The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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CROCKETT, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914.
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VOLUME XXV—NO. 33,
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WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN FORQES
FROM MEXIpAN SOIL IS ORDERED
Evacuation of Vera Cruz Will Take Place as Soon as Transports
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Can Be Sent and Troops Embark—All of War Fleet Except
Few Light Draft Vessels Will Be Called Home.
Washington, Sept. 15.—Evacua-
tion of Vera Cruz was ordered to-
day by President WilsoiL American
soldiers and marines under General
Funston, who have held Mexico's
principal seaport since it was seized
by the fleet \pril 21 last, will em-
bftrk for home as soon as the trans-
ports can go after them, and shortly
afterward all of the war fleet except
a few light draft vessels will be
withdrawn.
The evacuation order was an-
nounced at the White Housé today
after a long cabinet meeting. It is
the concluding chapter of the second
armed conflict between the United
States and Mexico, in which a score
of Americans lost their lives, nearly
a hundred wounded and upward of
300, Mexicans were killed or
wounded.
The reasons for the step were set
forth in the following statement
from the White House:
"The troops have been ordered
withdrawn from Vera Cruz. This
action is taken in view of the entire
removal of the circumstances which
were thought to justify the occupa-
tion. The further presence of the
troops is deemed unnecessary."
List of Petit Jurors.
The following is a list of the petit
jurors for the third week of the fall
term of the Houston county district
court:
C. L Mansfield and W. E. Hail,
Crockett; Claud Lundy.Oreek; J. W.
Morrison, Crockett; B. H. Logan,
Grapeland; R. L, Frazier, Lovelady;
George E. Calhoun and B. F. Brown,
Grapeland; M. W. Dent, Lovelady;
B. B. Warfield, Crockett; J. W. Mc-
Kinney, Ratcliff; J. S. Arrington and
B. F. Janes, Crockett; Tom Cude,
Lovelady; J. D. Sloan, Augüstaf J.
4- Holliday, Lovelady; W. H. O^tes,
Weldon; SL A. Parker, Grapeland; W.
<5. Cartwright, Crockett; R. L Wat-
son, Lóvelady; Jack Beasley and E.
C. Matthews, Grapeland; G. A.
Mayes, Crockett; A. D. Grounds,
Grapeland; Guy Gilder and R L.
Waller, Crockett; W. H. Monzingo,
E. N. Lewis and E. S. Atkinson,
Lovelady; S. El Howard, Grapeland;
W. P. Hail, Crockett; J. H. Kolb ahd
Tom Whitaker, Grapeland; I. B.
Lansford, Crockett; Lennard Sulli-
van, Grapeland; C. T. Simmons, J. S.
Reed, C. H. Tabb and J. C. Raines,
Crockett; A. N. Edens, Grapeland.
Surfacing and Ballasting Railroad.
The International & Great North-
ern Railway Company has a force
of ext*a>men at work on the railroad
track approaching Crockett from
both directions, surfacing, ditching
and ballasting the track- The road-
bed is being given a surface of
shell. There aire ninety men in the
force, known as the extra work
gang, sixty of them Mexicans and
thirty tfegroes. The Mexicans were
brought here from Laredo and San
Antonio and the negroes hired at
Crockett. They are paid $1.50 a
day and paid weekly. The money
pfiid the negroes last Saturday was
left* in Crockett. The Mexicans live
in the boarding cars and spend very
little. The train is made up of
boarding and implement cars atid
an engine, and will be in the vicin-
ity of Crockett altogether about
three weeks.
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We solicit your patronage for the FARMERS'
V / UNION WAREHOUSE for the storing of your
present crop of cotton. You all know the great
loss sustained last year from exposure, and as
there is no certainty of when this crop will move,
why not place it in the warehouse where it will
- be protected from the weather and where you
will be able to draw money on it to tide you over
this emergency.
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Storage Charges
25c Per Month
or fraction thereof after 30 days, payable when
the cotton is moved out. /
Jones & Salisbury
The First Blow, of the Civil War.
For the Crockett Courier.
It is commonly supposed that
the first gun fired in the civil war
was Beauregard's firing on Fort
Sumter. Mr. Stephens, in his "War
Between the States," says: "I main-
tain that it was inaugurated and
begun, though no blow had been
struck, when the hostile fleet, with
eleven ships, carrying two hundred
and eighty-five guns and two thous-
and four hundred men, was sept
out from New • York and Norfolk,
with orders from the authorities at
Washington, to reinforce Fort Sum-
ter peaceably, if permitted—but
forcibly if they ijiust.' The war
was then and there inaugurated
and begun by the authorities at
Washington." Mr. Stephens says
that the Confederate authorities
wére given assurance by Mr. Sewerd,
Mr. Lincoln's secretary of state, thát
Fort Sumter would be peaceably
vacuated, and this pledge* was not
:ept, but the naval fleet was se-
cretly sent to reinforce the fort, and
it was only when it was learned
that the fleet was nearing Charles-
ton that the Confederate officials
directed General geauregard to fire
upon Fort Sumter. So Mr. Stephens
fixes the responsibility for firing the
first gun of that terrible war upon
the officials at Washington.
S. F. Tenney .
A Living ModeL
Mme. Bolinius, a Parisian ar-
tisan, representing the Goodlex peo-
ple, makers of Up-to-date skirts and
coat suits, will exhibit at the store
of W. V. McConnell on Friday,
September 25, at 1:30 p. jm., the
most wonderful and unparalleled
display of ladies' skirts- and coat
suits that ever fell under the eye of
a critical observer; and that "you
may appreciate their unprecedented
beauty and artistic make, she will
be the living model upon which
this brilliant array of fascinating
suits and skirts will be displayed.
The Goodlex people have advanced
several of their suits and skirts,
others are coming, and Mme. Bo-
linius will bring an addition with
her. ' w
These suits and skirts belong to
the Goodlex people and Mme. Bo-
linius. will have them for sale on
that occasion, so come prepared to
buy, be fitted aiftl be suited. No
exchange, no bring back. Ladies,,
do not miss this opportunity to
purchase a suit of your choice.
After the departure of Mme. Bo-
linius, the agency for these suits
and skirts will fall to us. Every-
body is invited. Do not forget the
date or the hour, and come in the
sunshine or in the shower.
It. W. V. McConnell.
List of Petit Jurors.
The following is a list pf the petit
jurors for the fifth week of the fall
j term of the Houston county district
i court: ->
| S. H. Piatt, Crockett; A. M. Carle-
, ton, Crockett; N L Speer, Weldon;
• N. E. Allbright, Crockett; D. M. Ham,
Lovelady; J. E. Bishop, Grapetónd;
E. F. Archibald, Crockett; T. D.
Craddock, Crockett; E. L. Rainey,
Lovelady; J. H. Bledsoe, Crockett;
B. M. E31Í8, Lovelady; T. E. Coving-
ton, Percilló; H. L Morgan, Love-
lady; L. L Moore, Crockett; R E.
Goodrum, Weldon; Conner Denson,
Grapeland;.W. D. Collins, Crockett;
J. N. Guice, Grapeland; W. L Fox,
Grapeland; H. A. Salisbury, Crock-
ett; W. F. Rayburn Lovelady; A. L
Meeks, Crockett; W.5E. Ellison Crock-
ett; J. W. Brewer, Crockett; J. D.
English, Ratcliff; T. B. Collins, Crock-
ett; J. T. Young, Antioch; John Sid-
don, Volga; H. D. Standley, Love-
lady; D. R. Baker, Crockett; W. A.
Arnold, Lovelady;, J. A. Hutchins,
Lovelady; W. D. McQuire, Lovelady;
Nat J. Davis, Grapeland; J. M. Mur-
ray, Lovelady; W. A. Shaver, Qrape-
laqd; J. W. Arthur, Latexo; W. F.
Calvert, Antioch; J. W. Collins,
Grapeland; J. B. Sowers, Lovelady.
List of Petit Jurors.
The following is a list of the petit
jurors for the second week of the
fall term of the Houston county dis-' $24 an acre for his
trict court:
Money in Spanish Peanuts.
As an illustration of what may
be done in the successful growing
of Spanish peanuts as a money
crop and for feed, O. C. Goodwin
gives us a fair sample. Mr. Good-
win's farm is on Hurricane bayou,
near Crockett t He had twelve
acres planted to Spanish peanuts
this year. The ground was pre1
pared by "flat breaking" twice and
was section-harrowed just before
planting in May. The crop was
plowed and hoed one time and
harvested about the first of Sep-
tember. The renter, working on
the halves, sold his half in Crockett
at $15 per ton, which brought him
part. Mr.
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: GoodWin says the peanuts were
Wilson Whittaker, W, H. Richards grown on the poorest land in the
and W. F. West, 'Grapeland; R. Cv field—a sandy-gravel soil. He did
Stokesv Crockett; F. P. Kennedy and1 no^ sey ¿jg part, but states that he
W. W. Finch, Grapeland; D. T. haa three barns full of the feed,
Adair, Crocket^; J. H. Reynolds, A. which he will feed to vhis horses,
L. Bitner and A. J. Searcy, Love-, mules, cows and hogs.
lady; J, ,H. Powell, Augusta; George
W. Brox8on, Lovelady; Cal Beeson, i
Crockett; C. E. Christian, Ratcliff;
W. A. Hooper and A. J. Johns, Love-
lady; W. A. Routledge, Crockett; A.
E. Hollingsworth, Volga; J. A. Rich-
ardson, Augustá; J. W. Jones, Grape-
land; J. H. Smith, Lovelady; T. J.
Dotson, Perrilla; W. M. Brown,
Grapeland; Arch Baker, J. W. Hardy
and E. T. Ozier, Crockett; Sloan
Brown, Belott; J. D. Williams, Love-
lady; J. C. Allee, Creek; M. M. Bra-
shears, Crockett; T. P. Stuart, Love-
lady; J. R~ Turner, Crockett; J. D.
Johns, Ratcliff; E. A. Shell, Love-
lady; J. P. Smith, Crockett; J. I.
Bean and D. P. Pennington, Grape-
land; J. D. Taylor and J. L Straughan,
Lovelady; L. D. Bynum, Grapeland.
Keeps Your Liyer Healthily Active.
A man in Kentucky just told a
friend that Foley Cathartic Tablalb
were the most wonderful medicine
that had ever entered his system.
Said he would not be without them.
Neither would you, if you had ever
'tried them. A thoroughly cleans-
ing cathartic for chronic constipa-
tion or for an occasional purge.—
W. A. King, successor to' I. W.
Sweet. Adv.
Estray Notice.
The State of Texas, County of
Houston.
Taken up by Abe Bryant qpd es-
trayed before Jno. A. Davjs, Justice
of the Peace, Precinct No. 5, Hous-
ton county, Texas, the following
described animal: One dark brown
mare, about 12 years old, right
hind foot white, scar on right fore
foot, branded thus: G—3 on left
hip. Appraised at $50.00.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come* forward and pay
charges and take possession of said
animal, or same will be dealt with
as the law directs.
Given under my hand and seal
of office this 9th day of September,
1914. O. C. Goodwin,
Clerk, Houston County, Texas.*
By J. M. Ellis, Deputy. 3t*
Chamberlain's Liniment
If you are ever troubled with ,
aches, pains or soreness of the
.muscles, yoú will appreciate the
good qualities of Chamberlain's
Liniment. Many sufferers from
{heumatism and sciatica have usea
t with the best results. It is es-
pecially valuable for lumbago and'
lame back. For sale by all dealers.
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Try Our
Beef, Wine and Iron
For That
Run-Down Condition
To the Teachers of Houston County
We want to announce to you that our stock fof
, school books and supplies in every particular is one
of the largest stocks in East Texas.
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We have everything that the school will need and
will take great pleasure in mailing to you any ar-
ticle in our line of business.
Ask about the Blue Jay line of tablets, pencils, ink,
etc. Something good for the boys and girls GIVEN
AWAY FREE OF CHARGE.
Chamberlain & Woodatl
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Aiken, W. W. The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914, newspaper, September 17, 1914; Crockett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177759/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.