The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 1906 Page: 2 of 4
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THE BONHAM NEWS
ESTABLISHED 1B66
Entered at the Postofflce, at Bonham, Texas, as
second-class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER ANNUM
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
CLUBBING RATES:
The News and St. Louis Republic...........$1.75
The News and Dallas News.................. 1.75
The News and Ft. Worth Record............ 1.75
The News and Bryan’s Commoner........... l.oo
The News and Atlanta Constitution......... 1.75
EVANS A EVANS, Proprietor*
ASHLEY EVANS. Editor
The Sherman Register is edited by
Bob Carver, Randell’s first private secre-
tary. We state this so the people of the
fourth congressional -district may under-
stand why the Register is so tricky in the
present Congressional race.
^ Alfred Beit, who is said to have been
the world’s richest millionaire, died in Lon-
don last Monday. He made his money by
\ being interested in the milies of South
Africa, asTiid the late Cecil Rhodes.
The people of Fannin county may be"
thoubgtless enough to follow the crowd
that raises the most sand, but we don’t
believe it. We believe they know and real-
ize the issues involved, and that they will
vote right when July 28 rolls around.
Major White, president of the Confed-
erate Veteran Association of Fannin Coun-
ty, is leaving nothing undone that will, in-
any way, contribute to the success of the
great reunion to be held in Bonham July
23-26. On that occasion orators of State-
wide reputation will be here, and will dis-
cuss matters that concern the people of
Fannin county. Each night there will be
a tree concert by the very best voices in the
city, and that feature alone will be worth
going miles to hear. Other things of in-
terest and entertainment will also be on
the grounds. A great treat in general is
in store for all who may attend.
Gov. Folk, of Missouri, delivered an ad-
dress this week before a convention of mer-
chants in Jefferson City. He made a strong
plea for the patronage of home enterprises
in preference to mail order houses and for-
eign concerns. Among other things, he
said: “If a place is good enough for a man
to live in and make his money in it is good
enough for him to spend bis money in. No
merchant can succeed without advertising
in one way or another. Patronize your
town papers; build them up and tbev will
build the town up and build you up in in-
creased trade and greater opportunities.”
That is good advise; it is common sense.
We trust that every one who reads i$; will
giye heed thereunto. Stay with the home-
folks—those who stay with you through
thick and thin.
* EXCHANGE COMMENT
HOURS FOR PRIMARIES
»«»»•«»««******
Assistant Attornay General Pollard
Construes the Law.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says money is
poor substitute for love, and there are
women who hold that love is a poor substi-
tute for money.—Houston Post.
How about a combination of love arm ijllOT DT linn
money-doesn’t that approximate the ideal? Mild I DC HELD IN DAYTIME
The man who has been keeping his ear
to the ground in the hope of being able to
figure out beyond the peradventure of a
doubt which gubernatorial band wagon
seemed to hold the winner so he could get
aboard and be in line for some of the pie
has been having a hard time of it. He does
not feel exactly safe yet whatever his se-
lection may have been.—Denison Herald.
%Yes, and he’ll probably not feel “exactly
safe” until the matter is finally decided in
the convention.
Delegate’s Names Cannot Be Placet!
Upon the Primal y flection
Ticket.
m&f'
It won’t do to loose sight of the real is-
sue in the races for those offices that have
to do with the enforcement of the law.
There is an old saying to the effect that
the hen that cackles the loudest doesn't al-
ways lay the biggest egg. It is also true
that the candidate whose supporters talk
the loudest doesn't always get there on
election day.
If you don’t know how a candidate stands
on questions that vitally concern the people
of Fannin county, make inquiry. Another
good way to size a candidate up is by the
crowd that is supporting him.
Joe Bailey’s public declaration in favor
of Judge Brooks for governor seems to be
adding to the Judge’s strength. - Here is a
recent dispatch from Austin: “It is the
general opinion in State political circles
that Senator J. W. Bailey’s declaration in
favoT of Judge Brooks for governor will be
of considerable benefit to that candidate
in the matter of adding to his support, It
is stated that Senator C. A. Culberson is
also supportinj^Judge Brooks.”
Let’s see: Congressman Randell poses
as being strictly agin” the i~suance of
free passes, doesnk he? He has been riding
a hobby horse known as Anti Free Pass for
a number of years, but pray tell us how far
he has gotten ? He has been in Congress
for six years, and has not accomplished any
more than a school boy could have done.
In the last session, he finally introduced a
bill, but it never passed. If it had passed,
it would have been inadequate, for it would
have only prevented congressmen and Fed-
eral judges from riding on tree passes, al-
lowing their private secretaries and friends
to ride on free passes as often as they could
get them. All of which goes to prove that
there is more wind than anything else
about the Colonel’s opposition to the prac-
tice of issuing free passes.
To insure the enforcement of the-local
option law and all other laws upon the stat-
ute bpoks, it is absolutely necessary to have
at least three good, competent and fearless
executive officers—a county judge, sheriff
and county attorney.’ Are; the people of
I* annin county going to keep wide awake
and put the right kind of men in these po-
sitions, or are they going to sleep on their
rights and let the wrong men get in these
offices? It won’t do to make any mistake
now,—there’s too much at stake. To put
the wrong men in these positions now,
means that the people of Fannin county
must begin and do over again the work
it has taken several years to accomplish.
Gentlemen, will you do your duty?
In asking that the names of those who
subscribe money to welcome him home be
published, Mr. Bryan announces that he
favors publicity in the matter of contribu-
tions toward political parties and candi-
dates. There can hardly be the least doubt
that Mr. Bryan is a candidate, and less
doubt that, if something unforeseen does
not occur, he will be the unanimous choice
of the Democratic party for the presidency.
— Dallas News.
Mr. Bryan is right when he fayors pub-
licity in the matter of contributions toward
political parties and candidates, as he is
right on most questions that concern the
welfare of the American people. That is
why it is nothing but right to nominate
him tor and elect him to the presidency of
the United States.
Austin, Tex., July 17.—As-
sistant Attorney Ceneral Claude
Pollard has returned an opinion
in Section 3, of the general elec-
tion law to the effect that pre-
cinct primaries must be held in
the several counties of the state
between the hours • of 8:30 a.m.
and 7 p. m. on July 28th, and
that it would be illegal to hold
tne primaries at night, as had
been the cus om heretofore par-
ticularly in the towns and cities
of the state. This opinion was
rendered in response to a ques-
tion from John E. Shelton of the
Travis County committee and
Tom the chairman of the Harris
County committee. The section
in question says:
‘ There shall be elected on pri-
mary election day, in a manner
irrescribed by the executive com-
miitee on the third Monday in
une, one delegate to the county
convention for each twenty-five
votes or a major fraction thereof
complete of the party candidate
or governor at the last proceed-
ing general election.”
In this county as well as other
counties of the state, the county
executive committee at its meet-
ing of the third Monday in June,
prescribed that the city pre-
cinct primaries shall be held at
night and the county precinct
primaries in the afternoon on
it is
• Don't forget that this is a very critical
time in the history of old Fannin; it is a
time when every loyal and law-abiding citi-
zen must do his duty.
. The people of Fannin county may be led
from the paths of duty by signs of “fox
fire," but we don’t believe they will.
One of the candidates in this county has
seen fit in his attacks on The News and
Favorite to stat* that the editor of The
News owns stock in the Favorite Printing
Co. Why he should make such a state-
ment I do not know, as there is not~the
least truth in it. He probably thinks it
will help his cause in some way. The Fa-
vorite Printing Company has entered its
denial of this statement, to which I add
mine. The Favorite says: “We under-
stand that it is being circulated ©Yer the
county that Mr. Ashley Evans, editor of
The Bonham News, owns controlling stock
in the Favorite Rrinting Co. * * * *
He has never in the past, does not now,
nor do we suppose that he will ever own
one cent’s worth of the Favorite stock,
either directly or fndirectlv; nor does he in '
any way, shape, form or fashion have any-
thing to do with shaping the policy of this
paper.” What the Favorite says in this is
true. The man who makes a statement to
the contrary has either been misled or de-
liberately states a falsehood.
The insolence of money goes to turn the
socialistic spirit of the ignorant into an-
archy, The man with money and the power
that is given him, who us^S it to do good
things in modesty, is about one to a hun-
dred of the other kind. The man with the
automobile and the insolence of a new for-
tune, who shout-5 ‘Hi! HiJ’ at the pedes-
trians, tries to break a policeman when he’s
arrested for speed law infringement and
shows his contempt for people in court, is
one of the best cartoons on the insolence
and growing aristocracy of money that any
man could create. The world follows the
fashion because ^so ‘few individuals caoi|'»u,a..DI] lu Wo nucn
think of themselves, and it’s thg fashion to I the primary election day.
Reverence for the man who gets the money ! undertdood lhat ,h* ruling 0f the
leads to the utter obliteration of the human j attorne-v general’s department
feelings. The tragedies and barbaric inci- * wiH b® observed in order that no
dents of history are done over and over, j question as to the legality oi the
again and again, in New York City daily, ! delegates may be raised. It is
and are as much greater in their settings , . , ,
and dramatic interest as a Broadway pro- C ai[Qed’ how®v®r, that the hold-
duction of today is greater than one of iiDg: of precinct Primaries in the
Toney Pastor’s burlesques on the Bowery! towns and cities in the after-
forty vears ago. The tragedies of children j noons will work hardships upon
wha°™VeS are soldto ^ame by parents | the voters who are unable to
is a common one. The degradation of the I •
(or eomes up as regularly as I ea 6 their eraployment to par-
the drunks. If it were poverty alone that |
was responsibe for this it would not be soj Assistant Attorney General
bad, but in many cases it is for love of Pollard has also rendered an
luxury -Bryan’s Commoner. opinion that the narat,a jJ “
The above is a sad, sad commentary upon I t^rtes can not be placed upon the
our hoastcd civilization! * I primary election ticket.
t on is for the purpose of adver-
tsing the whole county as a
county and not any particular
section and that every man who
comes into this county, benefits
the county as a whole and as the
demand for farms increase
price increases.
. •
li-
the t •
:
The following named gen- J
tlemen have bean appointed a {
What you will, think
what vou like, its the
person with the best set
of teeth that every one
admires; you know this.
have bean appointed a
committee to solicit funds to pro-
cure this adverti ing matter:
Committee of Funds for North
Texas Immigration Association:
W A. Spangler, Bonham,
II- L. Rodgers, Bonham,
E. H. Pritchett, Bonham,
S. J. McGrady, Bonham,
H. H. Arterbury, Savoy,
Ab Mayes, Ector,
C. F. Christensen, Ravenna,
J. L. Dillingham, Tulip,
G. D. Chapman, M^crea,
J. W. Cravens, Ravenna,
G. W. Eller, Ivanhoe,
John C. Benton, Edhube,
Romeo Claypool, Bonham, r f d
B. L. Adams, Bonham, r. f. d.,
D. A. Ewing, Bonham, r. f. d.,
A. S. Browning, Bailey,
Burr Wright, Randolph,
R. D. Purdy, Bonham,
Joe W. Arledge, Ivanhoe.
WTe urge you to either see them
or the General Secretary, Will H.
Evans, over F ret National Bank,
and give them your contribution
Remember that we can &1
work together to an advantage;
and that this is no scheme for
anybody to make anything fjr
himself but is for the benefit of
the whole county.
As the time is near at hand for
Uhe fall crop we must begin at
once so see one of these com-
mitteemen this week wbhout fail.
Yours Respectfully,
John C. Saunders, Vice-Pres.,
North Texas Immigration As-
sociation.
— County papers please copy in
first issue.
Well!
I will attend to any irregulari-
ties of your teeth. Fill the
moat sensitive absolutely with
out the least pain. Dou’t take
my word for it, ask some one of
my patients who have had this
method used, or better still,
come and have a tooth tilled.
All my work guaranteed. My
,prices will please you.
DR. F. C. ALLEN
OVER HUB CLOTHING STORK.*
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNTY OFFICES.
READ THIS.
Great preparations are being made for
the reception to be given Bryan in New
York on his return to the United States.
On that occasion the great Nebraskan will
be given one of the greatest ovations ever
given a private citizen in this or in any
other land, whether in ancient, medieval
or modern times. Let the good work go
on! Hurrah for Bryan!
-Senator Culberson has written Major
White that he will be here next Wednes-
day, July 25, and speak to the Confederate
\ eterans. It has been several years since
the Senator has been in Bonham, and his
many friends and admirers in Fannin coun-
ty will give him a great ovation when he
comes. Let every one who can come and
hear this speech, for it will be a good one.
Il Is Important to AH Voters,
and Should be Read by All.
For the benefit of the public
and the judges of the coming
primary elections I will say:
Under the law as it now is, no
pledge can be printed on the of-
ficial ballot.
However, the law prescribes
that in order to vote at the pri
tnary election, a man must be
qualified to vote as if same were a
general election, and that the ex-
ecutive committee of*the partv
may prescribe additional qualifi-
cations.
Under this authority our exec-
utive committee has made the
following order:
Whereas the object of the
primary election is to obtain the
choice of the Democrats for the
various offices voted on, there-
lore, it is ordered that all the
election officers are urged to al-
low only those people to vote
who are qualified voters, and who
Senator Barrett and Congressman
Randell will be in Bonham next Tuesday
and meet in joint discussion at the reunion
grounds. Are you coming to hear them?
Some one has said that “a man’s lite is
full of crosses and temptations. He comes
into this world without his consent, and
goes out against his will, and the trip be-
tween the two is exceedingly rocky. The
rule of contraries is one of the important
features of the trip. When he is little, the
big girls kiss him, but when he is grown
tne little girls kiss him. If be raises a
l«rge family, he is a chump, but it he
rtises a small check he is a thief. If he is
pjor, he is a bad manager; if he is rich, he
ii dishonest. If he’s in politics, it’s tor pie;
if he’s out of politics, you can’t place him,
and he's no good for his country. If he
d >esn t give to charity, he’s a stingy cuss;
if be does, it s for show. If he dies young,
there was a great future ahead of him; if
he lives to an old age, he has missed his
calling. The road is rocky, but man loves
to travel it.”
Judge Brooks and Judge Bell, candi-
dates for govetnor, will speak in Bonham
next Tuesday. If you haven’t heard these
gentlemen, you should, by all means, do
so. If you have beard them once, it won’t
be a waste of time to hear them again.
Yes. Johnnie, the political pot is“bilin,”
and if you get too close to it you are liable
to get burnt.
It is the duty of every man to go to the
polls on July 28 and vote for the best men
who are running for office.
If the people of the fourth congressional
district want any legislation to prohibit the
shipment of C. O. D. packages of liquor
into local optiou districts, and to prohibit
the issuance of liquor dealers' license to per-
sons residing in local option territories, they
surely can t vote for a man who has always
voted the anti ticket, who has stumped his
county against prohibition, and whocarries
about with him every dav a valuable watch,
presented to him in Denison by anti friends
for faithful service rendered their cause.
That’s the kind of man Colonel Randell is,
and that’s the record he has. Senator Bar-
rett is just the opposite to that—character
and record. Which do you favor?
W hen a candidate opens his campaign I An Anneal
with an attack on some newspaper he Q i_
makes a poor start. - Sofne days ago a few of the
And his finish is usually very sudden.— public spirited cit zens of this
Blossom Bee county assembled dn a mass
' his c,S withar%bTondt“.S S m88tin* tor the pUr*°°° ot di
waits to see if the press intends to support °588ing . way9 &nd mean"
him. If it demonstrates that it might do secure immigration into this
so, it is peaches and cream to him. But if counly of white American farm
it is disinclined to work for him, he at once ers. An orgination was formed
pu^dkoown as the North ™a9 Immi
or what-not. tL preTshouM tSfe " A-oiation. Every ntan Wl„ ^Th^T«h^
peop e fairly. As the News sees it, the!COniUCled Wlth the, Association are Democrat* an/1 .
people come first. If, in protecting the i has agreed to give as much of nnl trt ’. prom se
rights of the people, the press must criti- I his time and energy as is possible T,u n aKa'”S‘ °0m'nees
cise or even oppose a candidate, then that without nrien h,.t in n.i , i lhe Democratic party for any
is the thing to do. The candidate • can * n ?T’ , ' t0 National, State, county and pre-
speak for himself. He never fails to do so. j °f C'tlzen8 we de’ cinct offices; and for this purpose
Dallas News. ^ i °°T •“°ng U8 the iud*es of the election are re-
\ es, we know a fellow in this district I 1 . '1618 "®ces8ary {or u« to getLuired to swear any one whose
who opened his campa gn by denouncing!^11 8l^Ita e advertising matter, Democracy they doubt
the newspapers who saw fit to oppose him, de*0n*'ng 0ur county and its The judffes of thc pn‘ el
and he’s been “speaking for himself” ever j a va“taS**» and for it to be Lon are required to enforce this
since. The charges that have been niade Placed in the hands of those we order, the same as anyotherre-
des.re to make mtizens of Luired of the law, and I suggest
This will cost money, and for Ul0
. . , ,, J the following as the proper form
u to eucesafuNy carry out thin of oath to be administereP „ “
pUn it -ill be necessary for ycu I judges to a voter whose general
to contribute something; and w. qualifications are not t„„ or
ask you to assist us. , . ... , or
v who is challenged, or whdse De-
You are aware of the fact that * e-
. , , . . , inai mocracy they doubt or do not
hundreds of acres of of our be8tjknow.
lands are now idle on account of
the farmers
For County Judge—
T. J. Self
Henry Cunningham
Rosser Thomas
For County Attorney—
E. L. Aguew
For Sheriff—
Philip Wise
Charley Bridge
For Tax Collector—
M. B. Crowsou
Tom Lovelace
Jeff Davis
For Tax Assessor—
Chas. B. W hite
For County Clerk—
W. A. Thomas, Jr.
Juo. T. Fitzgerald
Pat Henry
For District Clerk—
S. P. Smith
M. A. Bridges
Frank Biair
R. B. Alderson
For Treasurer—
W. E. Newton
For Representative No.J—
J. A. Thomas
For Representative No. 2—
S. T. Rayburn
Sam H. Uarduer
For Couuty School SupLermlendent_
E. F. King
W. F. Keeton
For Cotton Weigher at Bonham—
A. J. Crittenden
For J ustioe of Peace Precinct No. 1—
Geo. H. Stephenson -
For J ustice of Peace Precinct No. 7—
J. E. Deupree
For Commissioner Precinct No. 1—|
O. W. McLennan /&■
E. Wise Adams
O. M. Biggerstaff
James A. Agnew
J. S. Wolfe
W. B. Frazier
For Commissioner Precinct No. 2—
B. E*. Ely
For Commissioner Precinct No. 4—
W. W. Slagle
O. R. Mitchell
For Constable, Precinct No. I—
Bob Allen
O. B. Fincher
Jesse Briley
against him are true, and he attempts to
answer them by frequently using a little
word of three letters, beginning with an 1
and ending with an e. The people will
say what they think about the gentleman
on July 28th.
^ artners and all housekeepers, do not
forget to prepare your turnip patches. A
good turnip patch is life in the winter.—
Loan Oak News. *
Good and timely advice. We trust Fan-
nin county farmers will take it.
Some few talk like they do not intend to
vote in the primary. We wish to impress
every Democratic voter that it is his duty
to go and vote, and then work for and vote
the ticket straight in November. —Lone
Oak News.
That’s the way to get the best men in
office, and keep the tires of Democracy
burning.
swear that
1
. You do solemnly
West. You are Lar^fthS *° *
. , questions propounded to you
we judg,, that the negroes have touchine your qu,Hfic.tio„ „ ,
formed a oomb.nat.on to ratse the voter in the Dc[nocratic imarr
P™eth0' °£°° P'0k‘n' thi“ fslM election now'being held, so help
•*nd this itself shou'd be enough [ you God W F
to induce you to assist in secur Then ask questions covering
mg wh'le labor to come mto this L„ points on which informatioo
is wanted as to general qualifica-
At the meeting of the Counties j tions, and so as to include the re-
of Fannin, Lamar and Red River quirements of the above order,
held in Paris last Thursday after- If any person shall refuse to state
Your
Summer
Outing
SHOULD BE YOUR THGUGHT AT
THE PRES NT TIME, AS THE
itra mm um j
are in effect c I
VIA
To all points where a most en-
joyable vacation can be spent.
You cannot make a mistake in
going to
Colorado
Arizona or
California
I have several interesting Pamphlet*
that I would like to send you if you
will drop me a card.
With Harvey Serving the Meals and a
Dust lees Truck, your trip cannot be
other than Joy.
w. s. Keenan, G. P, A.,
G. C. & S. F. RY. Galveston.
The developing of Texas
means more than appears on
ternoon the General Passenger
Agenf8 of the different railroads
present, assured us that they
industrially
will keep hundreds of thousands of dollars would render every assistance
in the state which are now being sent to their power to get this immi-
other states and thus aiding in their de- gration for us, and if we would
sonHerald ^ ^ e%penSe ol Texas- —Deni- furnish the literature they would
. * assist us to distribute it without
It is impossible to calculate the wonde - cost.
ful,possibilities of the Lone Star State. ^Fannin Cohnty is one of the
1 he people of Texas are realizing more tM8t counties in Tt jqas but unless
than ever that their salvation and pros- her lands are Icultjvated, pros-
perity depend upon the development of the
natural resources of the State.
perity will not he ours.
Remember that this Assocm-
under oath that he pledges him
self that he is a Democrat and
will promise not to vote against
any of the Democratic nominees
as specified in said order, he is
not, under the law, a qualified
voter in this primary election.
The returns will be ’phoned to
me by the judges of the election
as soon as the votes are all
counted, and will be announced
as usual. C. A. Wheeler,
County Chairman,
(County papers please copy.)
The Local Marltefo.
B The News will give ia each
issue the prices of country pro-
duce as paid bv the buyers of
Bonham. The prices will be those
ruling on the day before publica-
tion of the paper.
(tot ton seed............. h^qo
-......... 7.00 to KXOO
>2™, . ............... 50 tO 00
Oats, sacked ............. 30 to 36
Chickens, friers.......... 2.70to 3.Q0
Chickens, hens........... 2.25 u> 2.60
Eggs.................. io
Buttet. j,.............. .. 124 to 20
................ 4.60 to6.00
Cattle, fat................. 1.60 to 2.60
................... 0.00 to 8.00
.............. s oeto 11.00
ttweet Potatoes. ........ i.qo to 1.26
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Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 1906, newspaper, July 20, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth923724/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.