Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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GILMER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1917
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MRS. CONE ENTERTAINS COTTON SPORTS
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Mrs Loyd Cone entertained
Cotton sold in Gilmer Wednes
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LATE NEWS
The Russians sunk two German
With a potato curing plant destroyers and damaged two others
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Riga,
Suit has been filed at Belton to
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TOMORROW: A Five red feature Light and Darkness.
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“The Mystery of the Double
Cross,” is billed for the Rex to-
night, but owing to some delay
he has not r eaehed here at this
writing, but in the event it does
not come in on the afternoon
train there will be a four reel
program including "Animated
ing ahead, he talked to them of
the dignity of labor, and in-
dulged the hope for a better un-
derstanding of the attitude of
their white friends, a closer and
lasting friendship. He concluded
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Fifteen thousand head of cattle
were burned at the Kansas City
stock yards fire, which is believed
to have been of incendiary origin?
keted.
The thirty cent dream of the
farmer may yet come true
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Piersol, kidnapper of Baby Keet
at Mansfield, Mo., was given 35
years.
appropriation, and the case has been
set for hearing on the 24th,
Rev. A N. Pledger of Luling,
will preach at the Baptist church
tonight
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COLORED CONTINGENT
OF DRAFTED MEN
TO BE CAMLED SOON
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agement of Jasvis Christian In-
stitute.
Prof. L. B. Cash was selected
for the response, and after com-
plimenting the previous speaker
and deprecating the fact that he
shcu’d have been selected,
though he objected, for the re-
sponse, he made a rather humor-
ous speech in which he pointed
out how foolishly some of his
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THE BRIDGE CLUB
PRESIDENT MARSH
AND ELDER WM. LEE
BACK FROM UTAH
NEGRO INSTITUTE
GOOD PROGRAM
TUESDAY EVENING
The LaFollette investigation has
been delayed by his demanding
formal charges against him be staled
and that he be allowed to summon
witnesses and cross examine the
Nation’s witnesses.
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people were throwing away their
money, told about a wholly Ne-
gro town in * Oklahoma, gave his
fellow citizens some good whole-
some advice, told of their faults
and pointed the way to correct
them.
The Germans are being reinforced
in Russia, and are advancing on
Petrograd.
detailed account of the evenings
program, however, suffice it to
say that it was a good one, and
was concluded with a timely and
appropriate talk by Supt Elder,
who urged the patrons of the
colored schools to uphold the ef-
forts of the teachers.
The program was a good one,
and those in attendance heartily
enjoyed it.
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for Arris Hollinsworth, who died at
his home north of Gilmer Fuesday.
Henry Marable, co ored, died
Tuesday, so we learn from the rec-
ords at the court house whare a
burial permit was issued.
A blue veil was left at the Rex
Mr. T. H. Glezen was in the
city for the first time in some
time from his saw mill near
Gladewater a day or two ago,
and a pleasant caller at the Mir-
ror office. They are shipping a
good deal of hadwood timber
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here the market ought to be sup-
plied with sweet potatoes for a
much longer period than hereto
fore, when it was with difficulty
they could be kept through the
winter.
The high price of cotton Wed-
nesday brought a lot of it on the
market and the square was
blocked with wagons like Satur-
day’s.
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This is the 13th episode of this wonderful serial and it is getting more interesting with each episode. . The Mystery of the Double
Cross is expected in this afternoon but owing to delays in train service miy not reach here. If it doesn't, there will be a four reel
program anyway, including Animated Weekly, Mutt and Jeff Cartoon Comedy and a Nestor comedv.
Secretary McElroy of the
Board of Trade, has been study-
ing up on the income tax, and is
now prepared to give out any in-
formation about it that you may
want to know. We are sorry
that we are not subject to the in-
come tax, as it would be a pleas-
ure to help along the war in this
way.
the Bridge Club last Friday af- day morning for 27} conn
ternoon, the members spending pound and muen of it was mar-
a most delightful afternoon with
the charming hostess.
President Leroy Marsh and his
assistant, Wm. Lee, of the Upshur
county Mormon colony, have just
returned from Conference in Salt
Lake City, Utah. President Marsh
was a pleasant caller at the Mirror
office Wednesday morning and re-
port! a most enjoyable trip, and that
everything in Utah is in a prosper
ous condition. .
He was present at the services
when the Conference - in zested
$250,000 in Liberty Bonds and the
presiding Bishop took $100,000
more, the congregation there taking
care of $350,000 on that occasion.
President Marsh while there
gathered statistics of farm values
which are much higher there than
here, and tbowed that with all there
prosperity, that this section couli
make much more on the investment
with the same amount of labor, land
being so much cheaper,
"Go slow over the bridges,”
is an axiom that Upshur county
would like for the big truck
drivers to practice. The heavy
trucks now in use in the county
hauling cotton and cotton seed,
etc, strike the little bridges that
were not built fcr such heavy
traffic with such force that they
are literally being torii to pieces;
and it is costing the county as
much for bridges as the truck
drivers are making.
Crowds continne to zo to Dalias
to attend the fair, Tn- great pros-
perity of the co utry ought to mike
the attendance better this year than
ever before.
A burial permit was issued from
teat the validity of the University Theatre Tuesday night
can recover by calling
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and in turn lost one in the gulf of the County Clerk’s office Tuesday
There is a movement on foot by
the business men to have another
big Trades Day on the first Monday
in November, and it will no doubt
be made interesting to the visitors;
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AWeekly,” ”Mutt and Jeff,” and a
AN MM-N “Nestor Weekly,” making an in
VUIIIILI I teresting and varied program.
by telling of the work and man- Our limited space precludes a
The Upshur County Negro In
stitute had a splendid program
Tuesday evening, snd the school
building was comfortably filled,
quite a number of white people
attending the exercises.
The exercises opened with a
song bv the entire audience fol-
lowed by readings from some of
the female teachers that acquit
ted themselves creditably. an
oration. ’ The Need of the Hour”
tha was good. Vocal solos,
quartette and quintetto singing
by the students of the Jarvis
Christian Institute, of Hawkins.
The feature of the evening ex
ercises was the address of Prof
J N. Erwin, of Jarvis Christian
Institute who talked interesting
ly on the "Uplift of the Negro ”
He congratulated them on the
progress they had made consid-
ering their thousand years of
barbarism, their 250 years of
slavery and only their fifty years
of freedom. He pointed the way
to a higher destiny, upbraided
them for throwing away their
money, and illustrated this point
with many amusing illustrations
of how in these prosperous times,
when they should be endeavor
ing to save their mony to ac
i> quire a home, they were abso
lutely throwing it away.
He urged them to think, to be
I sure they were right before go-
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Refreshments consisting of
chicken salad, sandwiches, cof
fee, cheese straws sherbert and
cake were served, {,
Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Warren, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Croley, Mr. and
Mrs. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. U. E.
Oliver, Mrs. Douphrate, Mr and
Mrs. R M. Denmann.
The news was received here
Wednesday morning by Mr R-
L. Bullock, of the sad death of
his wife's brother, Mr. Oscar
McKinney, at his home in Green
ville The remains will be
brought here arriving Wednes
day night, and taken to Rose
wood for interment Thursday.
This being the former home of
the deceased. He was about 25
years of age and single. To the
bereaved friends and relatives
the sympathy of their many
frieads wiil be extended
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Now that most of the cotton is
out, a good rain would be a wel-
come benediction to the long
drouth.
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management for it.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at
the residence of Mrs. E L Chris
tian at 3 o’clock Thrsday.
There are men who would not
kick an enemy when he was down
preferring to jnmp on him with both
feet.
If her hear' is in the right place
it matters not n nether a woman is
younger or older than she looks.
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It is now announced that the
.colored, contingent of the drafted
men for the army will be mobil-
ized and sent to troining camps
between October 27te and the
31st, though the ‛B a d has no
official notice to this rffect, save
that they will be given two
weeks notice, before the time to
mobilize them.
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Tucker, George. Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1917, newspaper, October 17, 1917; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1408715/m1/1/?q=corinth: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.