The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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e Weekly deraid.
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E. M. HULBERT, Publisher.
Lancaster, Texas.
W. R. HULBERT, Business Man’gr
B. M. HULBERT, Editor.
Minnie-Wetmore Tufts, Editor.
‘‘Texas dry in 1909.”
Think all that you speak, but
do not speak all that you think.
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Statistics show that about
400 persons are arrested annual-
ly for counterfeiting.
The estimated wealth of the
United States in $116,000,000,000,
Of this amount $55,510f228,057 is
ieai estate with improvements.
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At Monterey, Mexico, a hu-
mane society is befftfgr organized
©n the plan of the National Hu-
mane Society of the United States.
And D. R. Francis, of St. Louis,,
denies the report that he is out
lor the vice-presidency, from the
fact /that the nomination has not
been tendered him.
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It is now stated that prosperity
is again returning Jo this coun-
try, and that on June 1st thou-
sands of men who have been idle
will be put to work.
The high water washing de-
bris of all kinds into the rank
growth of weeds, calls for spe
cial effort in sanitary lines. Let
every property owner and tenant
give aid in working for the health
of their respective communities.
The Lancaster Dry Goods Co.
use our first page in announcing
their annual June clearance sale.
We also printed a thousand large
circulars for the firm.
It makes one heart-sick to
think of the hills and: mountain
ranges of cotton seed the South
wasted before they were found
to be so valuable,—Cotton and
Cotton Oil News.
Yes, but that was in the days
of ignorance and must be winked
at. In a few years from now we
will probably be bemoarning the
fact that cotton stalks were was ■
ted, when they could have been
converted into paper.
Among our exchanges last
week we note a .copy of the Lan-
caster Herald. Lancaster,Texas*
The Herald is a bright, newsy,
wide-awake paper and is well
supported by the enterprising
business men of the town,—
Record, Blanchard, Okla.
And we, in turn, have a copy
of the Blanchard Record. Blan-
chard is a new town, less than a
year old, but th: Record shows
that the citizens are hustlers,
and the paper is leading them.
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Italy has abolished capital
punishment, and there are none
in the States of Maine, Michigan,
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Wisconsin, Rhode Island and
B||pKansas. The states of Iowa
and Colorado have returned to it
after brief periods of abolition.
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Do&’t fail to send or tell the
itorif you have friends or rela-
es visiting you. We make it a
rat to get all such items, but
icasionally we miss thefi£. You
©vte it to your visitors to have
mention made, of their visit to
Yfur home.
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Riding to-, town on a split-log
drag seems eminently fitting.
That is the way a number of
farmers in an adjoining state
work the roads. The farmer who
rode his drag the farthest gets a
prize. Other papers can copy
this to advantage.
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The new city directory for
Pallas will be completed and
delivered today. During the
past year the population of that
city has increased 10,000. The
entire population is now estimat-
ed at 90,472. If that city keeps
©n spreading Lancaster will soon
\ be in the suburbs.
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The Dallas News asks the fol-
lowing question: Both branches
©f congress have voted to restore
**10 God We Trust” to the coin,
the question is what we are go-
ing to do with the “Godless coins
that are minted without the
motto?” While we have ail rev-
erence for the motto, will say
that we will manage to use the
old issue until the new ones can
be furnished.
The Herald, on account of the
loods and the refusal of the Fris-
co to handle express,has to come
out this week in half sheet size,
ajud on dodger paper at that.
!?£e have a large shipment of
paper tied up somewhere south
of here, and paper for this week
tied up north of Ravia. We hope
togTeet our readers in regular
size next week.—Ravia (Okla.)
Herald.
This is Joe T. Green’s paper,
and comes to us printed on red
poster paper, showing “where
Hiere’s a will, there’s a wav.”j
Joe T. is always equal to the
emergency. j
Road Commissioner E. E. Ellis
has beer using the drag on the
intermediate roads in this section
of the county. A drive over these
roads will convince any one of
the virtue of this machine. The
Ferris road, the Wilmer and
Hutchins roads and the road to
Houston school house have all
been worked. A steel drag has
been used instead of the split-
log drag, but the plan is the
same. All rough places are
smoothed down, a crest is form
ed which drains the water off
quickly when it rains and the
ground is made so hard that it
does not soak water like the or-
dinary country road. Stretches
of road that have been almost im-
passable have been put in good
condition. If you want a pleas-
ant drive try any of the roads
mentioned. The drag is a great
money saver to the county, and
farmers in any section can do
much ior themselves when the
county is not in a position to do
much for them, by using a split
log drag.an inexpensive and easi-
ly contrived machine.
A Statement.
Commercial Club Meeting.
The commercial club held the
regular monthly meeting at R.
P. Henry’s bank Tuesday eve-
ning, and after the usual routine
of i^^iness, many questions of
int^Pbt to the town and com-
munity were discussed.
S. L. Randlett moved, and the
motion prevailed, that the secre-
tary be instructed to get in touch
With the Chautauqua association,
with a view to having an assem-
bly in Lancaster this summer.
On motion of S. L. Randlett
that a committee be appointed
) look after the matter of mak-
ing . Lancaster a greater cotton
market,* the chair appointed S.
L. Randlett, R. P. Henrv and F.
M, Hammond.
C. M.’ Lyon and D. P. l^y^-
den were appointed a^omminee
to secure a home for the com-
mercial club.
The' following standing com-
mittees were appointed for 1908;
Local Entertainment — S. L.
Randlett, C. J. Denton and B. E.
White.
Membership—C. M. Lyon, W.
H. Batchler, C. R. Rea.
Agriculture—H. E. White, F.
M. Hammond, G/ C. Rawlins.
Railroads and Transportation
rA-J. A. Lavender, C. D. Smith,
B. E. White.
Public Highways and Road
Repairs—T. L. Ferguson, C. D.
Smith,'J. T. McCarty.
Advertising and Printing—E.
M. Hulbert, G. C. Rawlins, W.
P. Johnson.
Manufactures and Mercantile
Interests—F. M. Hammond, S.
L. Randlett, Lester White.
Finance—R. P. Henry, J. T.
McCarty, W. A. Wills.
The following letter was writ-
ten by Thos. Lacy, under date
of Denton, May 22nd, 1908, and is
in answer to questions asked by
J. H. Ellis concerning the accusa-
tion of cattle theft made against
Hon. A. W. Owsley, of Denton,
and is published by request :
“ Dear Sir—Your letter of in-
quiry received; I now answer
briefly as possible—
1. Q—-Reputation at home: Mr.
Owsley bears as good a reputation
as any man in Denton county. I
became acquainted with him six-
teen years ago, and have known
him rather rUtimatelv for the past
six years, His friends and neigh-
bors were ^ery much exaspera-
ted when they read this charge,
and I send you a clipping his
friends got up; he was away him-
self, and knew nothing about
what his friends were doing. A
thousand narfies could have been
gotten, but they could not have
been published. Boone Daugh-
erty’s name is in the list. He
was in the wjii^with W. T. Laven-
der, Henry Orr, and probably
Henry Ellis. They are all honest
men, and about equally,divided on
the [Bailey] issue.
2. Q—Refutation for honesty :
No man stands higher or is more
punctual in the payment of his
debts; he has stock in and is at-
torney for thp Exchange National
Bankof Denton, a bank of $150,000
capital.
3. Q—Foundation for'report of
cattle theft': Spite, revenge for
an imaginary wrong. ' The rec
ords of Denton county do not
bear Mr. Bailey out in his charge.
There are no bills of indictment
against Mr. Owsley in Denton
or any other county. The only
shadow of foundation for this
charge occurred about ten years
ago, when Mr. Owsley, in trying
to collect a bill from one of his
clients, the client paid him in
somebody else’s cattle. As soon
as he found out the trick, he
bought them from the true owner
and paid for them; after the man
had got his money, and reflecting
upon something that Owsley had
said in the transaction, he report-
ed the case to the grand jury,
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(Copyright 190"i, by J. U. Moses.)
SIDE TALKS liv 111 UK'S
STORE BOY.
Save from $50 to $75 by buy-
ing your pianos from E. M.Curry.
but, upon investigation, the jury
found the charge was too thin—
it would’nt hold shucks.
Now, as to this last question,
I have had to rely upon others ;
the several that I have interview-
ed on this agree in the statement
I have made. Your friend.
Thos. Lacy.”
In the letter was a clipping
from the Dallas News of April 17,
giving a lengthy statement from
the citizens of Denton, regardless
of the side of the question they
represented, attesting to the high
standing of Mr. Owsley in his
community. The signers are
bankers, lawyers, preachers,
mayor, ex-mayor and business
men of all branches. We merely
quote the last paragraph :
“Without reflecting upon any-
one else, we deny that there is
any ground to charge Mr. Owsley
with dishonesty, and unhesita-
tingly indorse him as an upright,
honorable, Christian gentleman,
and a consistent democrat.
Signed by J. C. Colt, R. L. Bass,
M. S. Stout, B. F. Paschall, J. R.
Edwards, Boone Daugherty, B.
H. Deavenport, W. L. Foreman,
Charles W. Geers, John A. Hann,
C. Lipscomb, W. B*. McClurkan,
F. M. Rayzor, O. P. Poe, W. C.
Edwards. G.*|4. Evans, J. L. Gil-
lespie, O. M. Curtis, R. H. Evers,
R. H. Garrison, T. H. Morris,
Ed, F. Bates, W. T. Johnson and
P. C. Withers.
Denton, Tex., April 12, 1908.”
Remember
Its not ho v-you live, but how's
your liver. If not in perfect
order, make it so by using Sim-
mon’s purifier,—tin boxes only.
Its the surest, safest and most
agreeable aid to that organ ever
put up.
Best chili in town 5 and 10c.
Good cigars and fresh fruits and
candies of allkind. M. L. Bass
Mr. Monroe was just talking
about floods and some of the ef-
fects. He was living in Galves-
ton at the time of the. flood there,
and knows something about
them. He said that while the
people in Dallas, what lived in
low places, had an awful strug-
gle to keep from drowning, still
■they had a better chance to get
out than the people in Galveston
had. Even though folks down
there knew that the flood was
coming, they didn’t hardlv have
no place to go. He thought it
was wonderful that there was so
few lives lost, and said that there
was many a man and a many'wo-
man around these parts who
should have medals^ for their
bravery, and for the sacrifices
they made to save life and give
confort to them that was strick-
en down. But he said this was
a critical time for Dallas, and
she should be more than careful
to prevent the spreding of dis-
ease, like down in Galveston.
Everybody should burn up trash
scatter disinfectants, and see
that oil is ooured on stagnant
pools of water, to keep mosqui-
toes and other things from
breeding. Disease will kill more
people than floods or wars. Dur-
ing the Spanish-American troub-
le there was ten times as many
soldiers killed by disease in
Florida, than was killed by bul-
lets in Cuba. And there would
have been more deaths from fe-
ver and cholera, if there hadn’t
been a bunch oi men with sense
and courage, who insisted on
soldiers having pure drink and
food, and sanitary surroundings.
Dallas has done awful well so
far, and she don’t want to fall
down now., There is plenty of
work for the well and strong,
but a man with a fever can’t
work, nor can he work if his wife
or child is down sick and needs
attention. This lisa time when
everybody can find something to
do. It looks to me that t^e ladies
are doing more than their share.
They are looking after the needy
and many a one who ain’t
never sewed a stitch for herself,
is helping to make clothes for the
unfortunates. There was a lady
in here a few minutes ago, who
gave awav all of her little boys’
clothes. She bought a complete
new outfit for the little fellow
from Miss Phemister, who put
her next to that swell lot of wash-
able suits we are selling for $3.
She picked out 5 of ’em, and said
that they were by far the best
she had seen for anything like
the price. And they are too; in
fact. I don’t believe you can go
nowhere and find as pretty stuff
for $1.50 or even $2 more than
our price. It you are in town
take a look at the display of these
$3 washable suits in our Elm st.
window. Or better still, come
in and let Miss Phemister show
them to you.
Burk’s Store Boy,
Care BURK & CO., 233, 235, 237
Main, 236 Elm, Dallas, Tex.
Take Pride
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YOUR LAWN
KEEP THE GRASS CLOSE CROPPED ! >
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g A lawrHhatjs neat and clean adds to the appearance
of the whole house and neighborhood.
We carry a full line of
Lawn Mowers, Lawn Trimmers,
Grass Catchers atid Sprinklers.
We have just added a Lawn Mower Grinder, and are
prepared to put your Lawn Mower in first-class order.
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JUST RECEIVED!
A Large Shipment of
“Crystal Flour”
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The Best on the Market.
•We carry a Complete Stock of-
Staple and Fancy Groceries
And fill all orders at lowest prices.
HARRIS & WINNIFORD
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BBST -SrCTCHEB HOESES ,
Whittaker’s Stable, Oak Cliff
When en route from south end of couuty to
the metropolis, and take the interurban into
city. We feed and take good care of teams.
VEHICLES FOR HIRE, The best of Turnouts at
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Bykd E. White,
Attorney-at-Law,
291-293 Main Street, Lindsley Bldg.
(Over Matthews’ Clothing Store)
Phone, Main 836,
-Dallas, - - i- - Texas.
Saturdays,
Lancaster, Tex.
John L. Young candidate for
county judge, was here Tuesday
meeting old friends and making
new ones. Mr. Young has quite
a number of ardent supporters
and admirers in the Carrollton
box and they have interested
themselves more than ordinary
in his race. He is a most pleas-
ing and affable gentleman, and
will doubtless make Dallas county
one of the best judges she ever
had, in the event he is successful
in his aspirations. — Carrollton
Chronicle. (Adv.)
Coldftfrinks of all kinds at M.
L. Bass’ place.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
Remember Newton the Tailor
sells up to dategoodsandguaran-
tees a fit.
You can get a good lunch at
mv restaurant. M. L. Bass.
Take advantage of the Herald
club rates when wanting maga
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E. M. Curry takes all kinds of
trade in exchange for pianos and
organs. I
I write all kinds of insurance.
Your business solicited.
H. B. Jordan.
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For first-class tuning, repair-
ing, etc., leave orders with E.
M. Curry. Satisfaction guaran-
teed.
If you have clothes to scrub
Monday and Thursday are our
scrubbing days.
Newton, the Tailor.
For Sale
A good Jersey cow, fresh.
Mrs. J. I. Lavender.
For Sale.
Peaches, 50 and 75 cents per
bushel.J. E. Worthington,
Four miles south of Lancaster.
Notice
If you want a good second-hand
cook stove I have one for sale.
John Whaley.
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Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore. The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1908, newspaper, June 5, 1908; Lancaster, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth543105/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lancaster Genealogical Society.