The Daily Leader. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, August 5, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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Sam T. Swinford died at 1:30
Sunday morning at his home
\ arrangements h*re
for the funeral, t>|t an-;
ement will be made in due
. Swinford has been ill for some
and the ind was not unex-
pected, permission to visit him hav-
ing been refused hia friends for the
j st three weeks. Mr. Swinford
was very hopeful aqd took
interest in public matters untit
near -the last. ' > H "S K '
Biographical Sketeh,
/Samuel Thomas Swinford waa
born December 11, 1851, in Pleasant
Hill, Mo. His father was a physician
and ordained minister, while his
mother came from a typical Ken-
tucky family. His public, school ed-
ucation was received in the schools
of Independence, mR., where he liv-
ed for a number of years in his boy-
hood. At the age of eighteen he be:
gan to teach school, and át the age
enty he attended the normal
ent of the University of Mis-
souri. At this institution he made
many friends among the students,
among whom was Eugene Field,
the poet. During all of his . life he
th¿ happy faculty of mak-
friends, among the mhsses as
well as among the classes. He
school at tee's -Summit, Mo.,
other places until 1878, when, at the
age of twenty-seven years, he re-
moved to- Orange, Texas.
Arriving in Orange he soon enter-
ed the lumber business, hia partners
being his. brother Eb, and C. H.
' *" ~alveston, the firm^biing
sown is" m83Fc *i&: Swinford. Their
mill was Ideated on Phojnlx lake.
" " In 1881, Mr. Swinford became mana-
ger of the D. R. Wingate Lumber
company, and he remained in that
position until the sale of the concern
to the late M. T. Jones.
Orange Appreciated Hla Worth.
While living in Orange Mr. Swin-
ford became Jütfr mayor of an entire-
ly democratic town, hut this was dens
to the fact thát politics wás lost
;• jinrht of. It was a merited tribute
the highminded and public spirited
ies of the man. To him har
given much of the credit foi
sg up the public school system
nge'and Orange county. /
1880 Mr. Swinford went to
shington with Henry J. Luthei
John H. Kirby to appear before
he- congressional committee on com-
ee. It was largely through his
that Sabine . Pass was recog-
es a possible port, the facts
Should anyone feel the, slightest
doubt about the great work that has
been and is being done hy Mayor (B,
W • Hewson.Va visit to the Northern!
part of the city wilt dispel the said
erroneous idea in a jiffy,
Ar representative of the Leader
pirtly inspected the finishedstreets
and sMeriivthat"%Te;:at:'^rtt^t being
worked upon this morqing and was
«mated Í* the great' improvements
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street ^thoroughfare
until recently in V very bad condi
tion, has been worked over and to-
day is one of the best looking
streets, not to be paved, that can *be
has been graded, properly ditched
and the weeds have been cut. It has
been opened up to the ball park and
is a beautiful stretch of road from
the standpoint of serviceability as
weM •• looks.
Ninth street is being gradedi
ditched and'shelled. A^force of men
are at present at work on the North
end of the street and hundreds 'of
loads of dirt are being hauled to fi
in the low places. Burton street,
with the* exception of about two
blocks, has been., completed and is
another fine stretch of road. Secon<
street is being worked and when fin-
ished will be second to hone in the
city.
V Mayor Hewson is jiving special
attention at the present time to cut-
ting weeds on the vacant squares
and open lots throughout the city.
It has been found almost impossible
to have the different property own-
ers cat weeds on their lots and- the
city has been forced to do the work.
It is needless to say that .with only
á little co-operation oh the part of
property "holders in the city it wi
not require any great length of
time for the Mayor tó make Orange
absolutely the cleanest city in Texas.
Headed by Capt A. R. ffliol-
compaay K, 3rd regiment of Texas
iiftit will leave for tffe en-
campment of State troops next Wed-
nesday afternoon.
The local armory will be left open
Tuesday and Wednesday
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OF ORANGE COUNTY
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At the meeting of the Orange
County Democratic Convention which
was held Saturday afternoon, the
found anywhere in the country. It following resolutions were adopted:
cracy of the nation upon the selec-
tion # Wood row Wilson as the
Standard Bearer of the .Democratic
Faith and praised him as a man pure
in politics. ~ x
Secdnd, congratulating Gov. tjol-
quitt upon his re-election and prom-
ise to the people to bring about polit-
ical rest and peace.
Third, pledging"' the support of the
Democracy of Orange and Orange
County to Morris* Sheppard as the
nominee of the Democratic party but
not endorsing his policy of free raw
material. Hope was expressed that
be will change his policy in that res-
pect.
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that our soldier boys may be free to
make all necessary preparations for
the trip. Tomorrow, Tuesday tifght,
has been set aside for the last drill
and .from the progress that has been
made our local company stands an
t ' equal chance to capture .first prize in
" Fourth, congratulating the district the competitive drill that will take
upon the re-nomination of the Hon. P'ace at the encampment, Capt! 1 ?; tammm
Matrin Dies and for their selection Sholars and Lieutenant White have! Át the last competitive shoot O*
""" been devoting considerable atten-.ange won out over Beaumont and
SUPPORT PLEDGED SKEPPftRD
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Arrangements have been perfectet
for.a contest between representatives
Of the. Port Arthur Gun Club and the
Orange organization, to be held Wfd
nesday afternoon on the local club
giOunds.
The Port Arthur delegation will *
consist of at least five members of
their club and an equal number of
marksmen will be selected to repre-
sent Orange. Members are at prac-
tice this afternoon atfd will meet
again tomorrow át which tiine itwíil
be decided just who will comprise
the team to defend the champion*
Over Sod
The committee on platform res-
olutions directed to the Hon, V. H.
Stark, Chairman of the Convention
was signed by the following: J. B
Bjsland, Dr. S, W. Sholars, Thos H.
Stanton, D. C. Freeman, Will Lewis
and W. H. McCorquodale.
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Tonight and
fair; light sow
WEATHER.
Tuesday
generally
aosoiuieiy tne cieancsi cuy m icmu. hearine-
Notwithstanding 4he fapt thatheis ph ici#n8 were
not meeting with anything like the ^ d d ±
enccStiraigemén""" ht deserves, Mr. -°-"9 • ■ -
Hewsbn is doing his best to bring
about the. above condition and his
lieutenant, Willis Gallier, is heart
and soul in sympathy with the move-
ment and is getting results.
Mayor Hewson. has just purchas-
ed an Austin wheeled scraper and. it
twas^j pressed into service this morn-
ing for the first time. By it* use a
greater quantity of dirt is being
moved in considerably less time than
is required to do it otherwise, it is 1
As a result of a free for all fight
in the negro quarter «ear John
Street, one victim is badly cut up,
one wounded, and three in jail. The
fracas took place early Sunday mórn-
ing when some Louisiana negroes,
passing through Orange, became en-
raged at each other and a fight re-
sulted. One of the pirty, Ernest
Love was badly cut about the face passed:
and head with a razor, and another ~
whose name coald not be learned,
was shot through the chest. Both
of the above and' one other we
taken into custody by local -officers
and put in the county jail, await in
erly winds.
E S. L DAVIS
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At a caucus of the Republican par
ty of Orange County held Saturday
afternoon at the City Hal} the fol-,sevc" votef-
lowing resolutions were adopted and llrs|: returns were received
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A telegram was received Saturday
evening by Sheriff R. M. Johnson,
from Judge S. E. Davi^ stating that
plete returns from the recent
priutary election gives him- the iioni-
inatlon í«>r District Judge over his
opponents hy a majority of forty
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tion to their men with this object in
view and it would not surprise the
natives here should they be success-
ful in winning the much coveted
The local company is sixty odd
strong and according to military
•law at least thirty eight men, with
three commissioned officers,, will
have to be mustered before vth*y
can be recognized at the encamp-
It is thought- that fully this
Port Arthur? but since that time the
latter team has been putting in a"
grea deal-of practice and will come
to Orange well fixed for revenge. A
professional trap shooter, J. H. Bor-
den of Houston, will be pn hand but
will take no part in the contest. Mr.
tíorden is a representative of a
prominent manufacturer of ammuni-
tion.
The Port Arthur team will reach
the city sometime Wednesday morn-
number will be able to make the jing and will make the trip by wa
trip.. A targe number of the men iter. The shoot will begin about 3
are willing and anxious to attend o'clock and everybody is invited *o
Both of the
wounded men are expected to live.
Be it Mbolved by . the Republicans
of Orange County, Texas, in County
Convention assembled: That we as
Republicans reluctantly consent to
the withdrawal of our well loved and
highly honored Chairman, Dr. James
Saunders, from active participation
supimoned and' in our councils. We are proud to
it was thought tlintjydge Thomas
would be the nominee but> additional
returns went against hint afai now
that all votes have been accounted
for Judge Davis leads by the above
majority.
Flying Bicyrclea.
first steamboat, steam loco-
The
thought that, another one will be . or
purchased—a large lone—and put to u
work within a few dayii; - '■ j .
Colonisation in Africa.
t. Louis, August S.—A movement
looking toward the colonization of
Negroes in Africa is the object Of
the "On to Africa" Congress which
opened in this city today under the
leadership of Isaac "B, Atkinson,
says Atkinsoii that he thinks his
"movement will result in removing
5,000,000
United
, people
States
know^hat for t«> years he has wise- motive ^nd glider each aroused the
ly, faithfully and loyally counseled derisioh of the public in the first
with Us and presided over us. From attempts. Such was the .fate of tRte
his wise rulings there has never been contestants who entered for the first
an appeal. We are proud or the fact public competition of motortess fly-
that he has éver been wathful,' ac- ing machines. The prize was $2,000,
tive and intelligent in the discharge ibut out of 198 entries only Z5 actual-
of the trying duties of Republican ly competed. The machines were
County Chairman, And now when quite similar in construction; being
age limits his-activities. *e know merely bicycles or tricycles fitted
that his head is yet as clear, his with planes and propellers. The
heart is as loyal, warm and true as motive power was furnished by the
when he was in his physical prime, rider by means of the pedals. "Av-
And be it further resolved: That iette" is the name bestowed on .this
the encampment, and will do so • ro-
yided their employers grant • be. rec-
essary leave of absence. It is l i jed
that everyone can arrange to ¿et
away and take part in the many com-
petitive drills.
witness the.contest
If -you want to learn, of some of
the prospective developments con-
templated for Oran«e be sure to at-
tend the regular meeting of the
Commercial Club to be held Mon-
day night, August 5th.
Do not let the opportunity slip by
and then blame some one far not
forcing .you to take advantage of
the-, money making possibilities fac-
ing you.
8-3-5.
WE BUY EMPTY SACKS. OR-
ANGE GRAIN COMPANY. 20-tf.
.Night Run Shat Down.
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The recent shut down of the night
run at the Atiller-Link mill will be
continued indefinitely On account of
the trouble that is being experienced
in the transportation of logs. The
company has not been able to secure
the necessary rails for the extension ;
of their tram road, and the shut
down will be continued -nni^s
time as they can be procured.
The officers of. the company state
that cannot say at this time just
how long they will be forced to walk
and in reply to a question along
this -line, Mr. Tam stated that it
would he indefinite.. f; .*
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Sidewalks t Lights! Streets?
Our optician has had the exper-
ience to thoroughly qualify him to German and
. we give him a vote of thanks for all .latest device in the art of flying,
or nearly one-half of the Negro pop-] his well rendered works, and order' To win the-prize .one had Ito rise
ulation. His plan is to. appoint an our secretary to enter these resolu- from the ground, if only ya few
Executive Committee to confer withjtions upon otjr minutes and to fur- inches, and travel a marked course
the representatives of the English , nish him a copy of the Same, and of 33 feet. A second prize was of-
French governments,' that we have the same resolution fered to anyone who flew over two
submitted to the commit ^ ^ , T..._ r
being based upon close observa- correCt all errors of vision—then we who own vast areas in Africa, to 'in-' put into print by our local papers strings placed only four inches apart
tion and study during his twelve ./have the only room especially fitted jtereat themselves in (the coloniza:.so that our fellow citizens may see All the trials met with failure, the
residence in Orange. ; | for properly testing the eye. No tion scheme artd to loan money for | how highly we do esteem our late performance beiqg likened to the
In the fall of 1880 _ Mr.^ Swihford charge is made for consultation. lOpg terms toy^evelop the country, Chairman, Dr. James Saunders. antics of cowboys trying -1-4'
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Negroes in Oklahoma, who claim
that they are disfranchised by ¿he
'Grandfather Amendment.".
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Organists to Discuss "Ragtime
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Ocean Grqve, N. J, August - 5.—
The fifth annual convention of thena-
tional association of organists open-
ed here today, with delegates present
from aU parts of the country. The
'rag time gospel hymn" will be dis-
cussed at the convention* and an- ef-
fort will he made to rajse the stand-
ard of hymns. The standardization
j of. the keyboard will also be one of
the subject* to be disculsed;.
Jas. B. Seargent,
J. M. Davidson; Com.
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to ride
bucking bronchos. Some of the in-
ventors'were absolutely exhausted
.after their .'fruitless efforts to get
their machines off the ground, but at
t0 ,earn oi ,ome of no time was anyone in peril, unless
the prospective developments con- jt wa# the ipectatorg>
made
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' deve'°Pments con* it was the spectators. I'Avo, how
templated for Orange be sure to at- evef tre,u thc matter 8criougIy,
tend the. regular meeting of the and "The contest, although a
Commercial Club to be held Mon- ft.,urC( hai not proved the impos.
«ÍÍ'l^^hfonÍórtnnitv slin bv 'ÍW1Íty °f m°t0r,É" flight By dí#"
Do not let the opportunity slip by , ¡ before the pubUc mtchines
and then blame some one for not wh¡ch ,acfc eyen comm(m «énse. an
forcing you to take adv.ntage of . íion hag been mated thaf
the money making possibilit.es fac- the prpb{m Jg mofe difficult than ¡%
■ ■ * yím* 8 I really is." Paulhan, who won the
—-—« — 4 $50,000 prize for the flight from
_. London to Manchester, comments:
A1^ B/^IMM^Mlf^WVS'2^f 'N°ne °f thC C°m'Petit°rs Undcr-
ANGE GRAIN COMPANY. 20-tf.- gtands the problem, and the motor-
' less flying machine does not yet ex-
ist." Tissauder. is quoted as saying:
"They all lack scientific knowledge
and their propellers are nearly, all
feeble. While I think it possible' to,
fulfill the requirements of the Peug-
eot prize, I don't think any avfette
will be able-to fly for many miles."
involve iMther per-
sonal risk nor great expense, some
of our young inventors might find
considerable amusement, it not prof
it in attempting to work out the
prohlem.—H. H. Windsor, in the
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Walthall, S. H. The Daily Leader. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, August 5, 1912, newspaper, August 5, 1912; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182855/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.