The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1889 Page: 1 of 4
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Dental
For the
lost no
that
work!
by the* uw of nitron* oxide
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Hofl sepathic Physician «g tli
m M.KINNKY, TRXA8.
uhffli^r:.°A^rxa£:
tfbt .t hltoflMiWfDb.pfM.pt-
d«y or night
ly attended to
Qfllce an talM
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Who caput" •! the I'm si premium on artificial teeth, and
everything elac p rtanniiu iv dentistry at the Texas State Fair
and Dallas Exposition, 1888, has put in more than
3,000 Sets of Teeth
Pat in the first year office was opened. I will continue to put
in artificial teeth for;
$6.oo A SET GOLD FILLING $1.00.
Call and see new method teeth without plates, that will not
drop nor get loos**, nor injure the remaining teeth, or make the
mouth stre. See samples of Continuous Qum Teeth, Gold
Plates, Gold Crowns aud Porcelain Fillings. Emeral Crowns
made to match your own teeth. Porcelain teeth carved for de-
form jaws, a specialty.
Gold and Wain Crowns $2.50 to $5.00.
I have on hand from ten to fifteen thousand dollars worth
of dental goods, em bracing the finest collection of artificial teeth
in the United States, including all the best makes of both
^Americau aud foreigu manufacturers.
Do not be deceived or misled by the statements
>f the old fossilized nod sore headed dentists, whose
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4AND
UG5 Mnhi utreet, between I.atuar and
t'oydraa.
DALLAS, ...... TEX.
JOMNB JRNKIN8.
TOM AMI)MEWS
Jenkins & Andrews,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
McKinney, Texas.
Oflier over H. O. Smdiw'idrtti iton, Worth-
wert corner publln mimtm
CEO. b.FARKER,
Physician nd SwgiM.
McUIMNKV, t t t TEXi
Oltloe over I. 1>. Neuaoine A Hon
grocery store. Can be found at oflloe
both day and N1U1IT.
ft
and
the Dkkdukat's many
omething about San
which to situated
*75 miles southwest of
I is the County site of
Ita population
60,000. It
lop of the tower it about 140
feet. From this position, look-
ing to the extreme northeast
part of the city, can be seen
Government Bill, the military
reservation and the headquar-
ters of the department of Tex-
as, Major David S. Stanley be- i
ing the commanding officer
This post is said to rank seo
oud in six*, beauty and com- j
pleteness to any In the United'
States.
The large stone residences,
the huge soldiers' brlek bar-
off
For Uw
i that i
WL_ *rs
That l£g*w. VI
are truatsa sad
we love, tor the
welcome and
loua God.
dro rivers,
a slgsag course through the1 unusual iuterest.
city. These streams are clear, The next place that we found
being supported by large Qf tut^rnat was, the San Pedro
springs, some of which gushes situated in the north
the Alamo, it was a scene of a
heroic struggle in which
Col. James Bowie, with ninety
brave followers met and do-
nated 400 Mexicans. Paasin
on about 2 miles farther, w
came to Mission San Jose"
which possibly la the moat In-
teresting of all.
the seene of many early
tlicts, it was the most elegant
of all the Texas missions. It is
said that the oelekrated artist,
Huica, was seat here by the
king of Spain and spent sever-
al years in
other in
of the guns, the
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feet long, and about 70 feet in
width. The main room Is
about 100 feet long and :k> wide.
We suppose the top of the
from the grouud as large as a part of the city at the head of to.be*l?out l0°, feet high
ethods of practice have long since gone out of date, and who
opposed I
ut call and see the" facilities of my dental establishment for
re opposed to the progress and advancement of dental science;
producing strictly first-class work, unsurpassed by any dental
office in America. My establishment is conducted on strictly
usiness principles, independent of any clique or combination
>r code-of-ethics influence.
Dr. Wilkius treats and tills the worst diseased and aching
[teeth without pain. Open every day from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Office.
Corner Elm and Harwood Streets,
803 Main Street, 804 Elm Street, Corner Elm and Murphy.
DALLAM.
(TEXAS.
FOR MONEY AND LOW
Thmt !MS!Se ttnd •heU<r i man's body. the SanPedro river. Her,, nature
lhat itjMirtBMgto comforted, nour-, The buildings both business , has more than done its share in
That the sorrow may oosso of the algh.j and dwellings are mostly built providing a park. A beautiful
That the *aplr!t^l>owed down may be of the best quality of ro^k and large spring gushes forth and
liftod and clad. brick. supply® a number of artificial
We pray lhee, pitying Lord. hiked which contain nivrii iM B>1UU Ul mailer, ine
It is undoubtedly a healthy "hlch contain myriads . woodwork Beenied ^ moaliy
location; this is evidenced by °' which can be seen as 0f cedar. These old missions
its citizens, who (both sexes) tbey lazily float in tire clear
waiter. A 1 urge pavilion is sit
These buildings all contain
numbers of small dark rooms.
The walls are invariably at
least four feet thick and built
of rock, together with some
kind of concrete matter. The
fliat brother the hand of LI* brother
way olaaii.
hrout ocean to ouean In friendliest
That for j/o'rtb and for South and for
Kaat and for Weal,
The horror of wur be forever at rent.
We pray Thee pitying Lord.
For
have every appearance of en
Joying good b.nltb. 0... g«.i ' ""'"J >" "> «<'!!.'vauS^Tll'"'l«t mm
ure still owned by the church
and are being exposed by beinjj
tlemen iuforiued us that four 'or conventions aud other pub*
OiOfble-alngBof earth and of air and ywH,g a^G |,e wa8 brought here lic gatherings. A zoological gar
That full on U8 all froui the Father on from New York, afflicted with den is connected with this park,
high,
For the crown of nil bieuiiift ftinc* blew*; consumption, and today he is I which contains many interest
Utf begun, - woM and hearty. The pure air iQ« animals. About one and
and fresh, clean water around ia miles southwest of this
San Antonio are convincing' Par^ ** the West Knd additiou.
proofs of the above assertions ' l^uutiful elevated tract of
Owing to the fact that very! to"'1 W1*H purchased by a com
little farming is doue around pany ol wealthy gentlemen.
San Antonio, some may be pn/. i ^ y learned tlmt before they
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For the gift, "tliuunapeaknlilo gift,'* of
Thy Son,
We prnlae Thee, ganeroiia Owl.
—J*. K. AdaniH la the ( entiiry. !
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
tioned is unfenced and conse- j will be given,
the Alamo had
Thus, it was by a struggle
which for conrage and sublime
devotion, can hardly be equal-
ed by any record of the world's
history. Strange to say a mon-
ument has never been reared to
the memory of these noble pa-
triots. The present "Alamo
Monument association of San
Antonio" was chartered April
an, 1874 and organized June 3,
1870. Should any one wish
to contribute they can remit to
W m Menger, treasurer, San An*
tonio, Tex., when due credit
C'atrcftilly CJleaned for tlie Itcad
era ol' tlie Deiiifierat.
Sau Antonio.
/.led about how it derives its
support. However, it becomes
clear when one remembers that
THE GREAT-
North and South
TRUNK Ul
-IS TUE-
*TK{)R0U6HFARE;0F TRAVELS
UKTWKKN
-if.
■G—
See M. H. B3 )i e. He i« pit efbtf the tiiorpeet Loan Com
Ipany operating in Texas. He will buy your laud notes aindex
[tend the time of payment. When in ueed of land or money
Byrne, he will tit your case exactly.
TH THIS MILL AND ELEVATOR CO.
•S'—t- - ■'5.
| To tho Wliont GroworMUiid CSlilp|>«*rH ol'Oolliu .
It is with pleasure that we aunounce the Grain Elevator
I will be readv to store grain on the 1st. of July, and ask you to
Ifavor us witn the storing of any grain you may want to hold
>r better market. We submit charges herewith as storing
rates :
WHEAT.
First ten days—one cent per bushel.
Second ten days -one half cent per bushel.
Third ten days—one half cent per bushel, and for every sub- \
sequent fifteen days one-half cent per bushel. On wheat stored
longer than 30 days we charge one per oent. of net weight for1
ihrinkage.
OAT8 AND CORN:
First thirty days or part thereof, one cent per bushel for every
ten days thereafter, or part ihercof one yuarler cent per bushel.
. 8HELLINC CORN:
Will shell and load corn for three cents per bushel.
OORN MEAL:
The < < ri; mill is new in t-jnaiion nnd will always be resd
supply any demna d lor natal. Ccrn taken in exchange fo
A, Ot. EAKINS, Manager-
B. W. BEDFORD, S-cr ^ary.
All gaaita subject to inspection by Win. B. Harrison before
Moring.
lAttention, Everybody!
J. P. LEVY,
DKALElt IX STAPLE AND FARCY
ROCERIES,
PROVISIONS, Etc
le asvlte «T*rfh«4y to villi esrscw r tal>lbt <*t et'| «nlto the Potolre
if osespM by Pttahagh a t lsrdy, on
Loulalana at., • • • McKinnejr, Tax.
I free to any part of the city
, Vlee-Prea't, T. U. tuaorua. Caafear.
emu A I, AND SOtTIIWEtrr TEXAS,
/- ami nil point*—>
North. East and West
Double daily service of elegant I'ull-
iiian. Hiitli't anil sleeping curs to Kan-
1 sua City and .si Lotala. Don't be do-
ceived, but call for your ticket* vlu the
Missouri, Kiinaaa and Teraa railway.
I For tickcts, rate* and other inforuia*
I tion. call mum
II. 1*. 11 t'ii HS, Texan Pasaanger
| Agent. Fort Worth.
.1. J. FllEY, Uenerul Superintendent,
1 Scita 1111. Mo.
GASTON MESLIEU,G. P. A., Seda-
lla, Mo.
I. WALDO, General Traffic Manager,
Keilalia Mo.
GEO. S. HEFL YBO WER,
Austin, Texas.
Ilreeder and ^ ^originator of
the Lone Star ^Batraina of P
KockM b« ^^^Mprtze win-
ning strain of the 8 o u t b,
anil tlie great- eat egg pro-
duw r* in the world I.a t
Tali h great Dallas
Fair my biriln^gJIB^^ won every
tirst piixeover aU competition. At San
Antonia fair 1 wan awarded every tirat
ami aeeoiul prize, and can boas' of that
which no P. Rock breeder North or
South can. aa In viiig a pair breedlug
pen of P. Ilocka that out acored every
variety of chlvkena. Kgga f a Bet-
ting, twoaettiiiga $LUC; iu cocherels at
fl.a'i a piece: x at a piece; 10 St
* .<) •, trloa *.J00, *7.1H>, 10 00 aud 10.00.
Tlie Alamo City and Some of its i jj (B oriH 0f (be greatest wool
lutereatlna feature a.
San Antonio, Nov. 13, 18«U.
Special to the Democrat :
Well, we are here.
I have referenoe to myself,
others and company, all from
McKinney.
We left McKinney at 5;46 a.
m. on the 7th instant, coming
by the way of Dallas, Fort
Worth and Taylor, ou the H.
& T. C., T. & P. and Interna-
tional and Great*Northern rail*
ways, arriving here about 11
o'clock the following night.
Our joy has been almost un-
limited. Oue of our company
furnished considerable fun for
the boys ; iu fact, he seemed to
be a duplicate of the original
Mark Twain. In r r-Ier to give
a faint idea of tlie quality of
the amusement furnished by
our own Mark, we will attempt
to record one or two incidents
in which he was a conspicuous
figure.
While on the train between
Dallas and Forth Worth, some
gentlemen were loudly expos-
tulating—seeming to be very
and l*ve stock markets in the
Southwest, besides the govern-
ment soldier's quarters are lo-
cated here which is an abun-
dant source of revenue.
Leaving the international
depot on the west side of the
city and traveling east one
comes to Military pla/.u <u
purchased it, not udrop of wa
ter could be seeu ou it. Nuw it
is adotued with a beautiful ar-
tilicial lake, covering over
7.") ttcres of grounds, while
thousands of wild ducks are
gracefully Moating upon its sur-
face. It is mainly supplied by
an artesian well. A miniature
steamboat is kept there for
visitors to ride ou. There are
also mauy little sail bouts uml
skids. The writer and (Jus
Wilson took a ride on one of
(ineutly slock of all kinds is
making it a rendezvous. We
notice that in each one of these
ancient buildiugs the Catholics
are still holding services. A
room in each
F. C. Thompson,
Killed Mis Two Babes.
New York, Nov. #2,—James
Smith, attached to station D,
ih ornamented i this afternoon tried to kill him
with statues and pictures. The self and two pretty babies in
holy water ami candles can be. Lawrebce Hat. at 821 Ninth
seeu and mauy other features street. He almost made com-
peculiar to their religion. We! plete success of his work. One
winh we had space to give a
more complete description of
what we have seen, but we
must stop by giving a quota-
tion from a description com*
piled by Wen. Hamilton I*. Bee.
child Is dead and the other
dying. The button on his
trousers was the only thing
that prevented Smith from
taking his own life. A woman
is at the bottom of it, as is
It d« scribes the last struggles < usually the case. Two weeks
of 'he Alaiuo braves which
occurred on March <5, 188B.
TIIK IW.OOlMlKl) Ft.AO OF NO
ijr A It'i'KH
The tire of the enemy was in-
cessant ; night and day, and
ago Smith's wife left him for a
second time without auy warn-
ing or cause,
Tie is suffering with con-
sumption contracted during a
blizzard. The doctor told him
he could not live later than
for twelve days it never ceased, j next spring. With his wife
This and the uightly false gone and his own death in
alarms incident upon the siege, view Smith decided that his
were slowly but surely wearing children would be better off
out the little garrison, that an dead than alive. His life was
inadequate iu numbers, were ( wrapped up in the two little
desperately defending defenses ones, and his life would be
that would have been scarcely empty withont them. He de-
tuanned with a thousand men.! cided to take his own life at
Hut the spirit that filled the' the same time and thus end
all misery at once. He left
the children with Mrs. Bauor,
a dressmaker In the house,
asking her to take care of
them until be returned. They
Kendrick of Piano and told of lluy* before the fall, has the are girls, one two years old
following ringing words: "1 and the other eleven months
feel confident that the deter old. He went out and bought
mined spirit, and desperate an old fashioned :«caliber re-
courage heretofore exhibited volver and a box of cartridges.
Is cm
large vacant square) in the,
center of which is being con- latter.
•tructed a large city hall, pos- After enjoying ourselves for
slhly the finest in the state, sometime on ihe lake, we visit-
Going just one block east of ed the land oftice, which was
this he enters Main pla/.a. The located near by. Here we got .
most interesting building on, acquainted with (*en. Kiiss of | .T^18 11l,1« defenders of the
, . t, r, .. I , f. , ... Alamo, was that of the patriot
thiH plaza .is the Catholic ca Indiana, who seemed to be the k>atiliiiic for liberty—indomita
thedral, San Fernando. It company's manager. The gen-j ble. The last letter written by
fronts the east and extends , eral enquired of his friend , Travis, to the convention, three
back to Military plaza. The,
front is of modern build while
the rear is letf of ail that is
the original.
We are told that when Tex
his pleasant visit to Collin iu
187'^, and the big time he expe
rienced while crow hunting
there. About this time
as was first given a bishop he | we discovered that it was sun
made this his cathedral and it
•o remains until to-day.
Traveling on east through
the long narrow street*, we ar-
rive at the Alamo plsza. Look-
down and that we were about
thrue miles away from out-
boarding house, and that we
had to "hoof" it; so after be-
ing assured that by our next
visit we would have the pleas*
by iuv men will not fail them He said nothing about his des-
onoe
into
perate resolve, but at
took the children back
his own rooms.
Then he placed the pretty
blue-eyed baby lu its ohair
ing to the west side v e gaze
much "stuck" ou their wealth upon the most interesting and ure of being conveyed by a
(f) standing iu society, etc ; historic building of Texas -1 rapid transit train, we "akip
whereupon Mark said that, Uall we say of the world t
"some people while away from j iu the historic Alamo ! with its , ant farewells
home are worth a million, but buttered, sullen and almost iu
when they get back they are j vincihie walls
iu the last struggle, and though
they may be sacriiiced to the
enemy, the victory will cost
that enemy so dear that it will
be more disastrous than a de
feat. The blood red banner of and took the elder one on his
extermination wavos from the'knee. There was one shot and
enemy's works -but without the Infant screamed. Blood
effect on my men, except to begau to trickle from its left
make all fight with the courage breast just above the heart,
that characterizes the patriot A second shot, and the gill,
It perl out" for home amid pleas- who 1s ready to die for his conn ' Klizabeth, cried, "Ob, papa,"
try. Ood and Texas! Victory putting band to her stomach,
„„ ,, . . , or death!!" where the bullet had entered.
Ihe eld missions next en March 4 Santa Anna called Smith next placed the glisten*
not worth a d—n !" The "gen-1 A guide ushers us in. We
tlemen" seemed not to relish stand upon the very spot
the expression and possibly | *here J7f> of the bravest Tex-
wonld have made "mince meat iaus aud Americans laid down
- hhpr.. . — j gii
gage our attention. We are ulticnrs together aud ar-'iug barrell" against his own
trigger.
which time it was decided to He felt the sliock of the bullet
storm the Alamo before dawn and thought he would die In a
of the eventful March 0th The few moments. The bullet
. , . , ._i . assault was to be made by the struck a button on his trousers
jOUt of the modem "Mark" if their lives for the (then) young traveler constantly encountera infantry alone, the cavalry be and glanced off. Inflicting a
; it had not been for the brave republic. ■ the remains of these aged mis ing held in reserve and so dia flesh wound only.
|(f) appearance of "Mark's" Turning to the left, ou enter ! sious which the Fiamdscau fa-1 posed also as to prevent the es- The neighbors heard the
"companions. Ing aud in the northwest cor-, titer's founded. Just think of cape of an> of the gairison tha- shooting and ran fyuisJpoltaB.
..~ . , , .,, . . „ , . mi«lit, iiauk trie attempt. For Oinceis ivitrren and Murray,of
Upon another occasion a tall, uer of the buudiug, we enter it! Nearly **> years ago these |10VV,.VHr, lhtrH WU!, lUe fourteenth precinct r*
large, portly-looking fellow small, dark, gloomy room, massive bu!ldii.gs w re belug Hll|ll|| ll(t„,|. ttlH defenders of spoded. They found Smith in
came walking through the car where Co) Uowie wu* murder- j constructed, long befoae Wash- the Alamo had resolv«d with his rear room frantically ki^s*
with a lordly a*ir, seemingly ed iu his sick bed, while to the ingicnaud his band of Auaeti-, tlieii heroic leader ueitber to ing the oldest child and caH-
uncoowioo. of thorn wound rigbl.oJ in ih. .outh .t oor j c n |*iriul |l « "<«no-, '^Victory*"<jr *&" ^nd
"Mark" sised him up and re- nerof the building, is a simi ruble winter at \ alley l-orge ^ „ y doW|| it8 Maty, the
marked, "My God! that fellow iar room where Mrs. Dickerson , and the successful establish i thk kv kntfii. not it. baby, was feebly cry log. Aa
told that throughout the ooun- rtinged for the finul assault, at stomach alsd pulled the
try from the Uulf to the Rocky
mountains on either side of
the Rio Orande, the curious
Rockwall, Tex,, Nov. 'til.-—
j Quite a number of citizens
were poisoned Tuesday from
eating fresh meats. Some have
sufficiently recovered to be on
the street to day, while others
are dangerously ill w*th the
physicians constantly in at-
tendance, The cause of the
wholesale poisoning will doubt-
less be Investigated.
must have this car chartered." and har child were found by t ment of 'our national indepen
The big fellow oast a Sullivan the Mexicans and were spared dence. During all the doubt
glance at us, evidently trying ' —the only survivors! We are ful struggles of our existence
to locate the spokesman. But told thai Davy Crockett stood as a nation, these Catholic
we were prepared—to apolo- near the entrance and slsyed missions have stood the rav ^ ^ ^
gize, ifueoesoary—and he walk- the enemies as they came until ages of time and are to day Atationed with Santa Anna,
ed on. j they were piled around him. monuments of Catholic priests about ftuo yards south of the
onoe sum-
March ti.—At :i o'clock a. m. ambulai.o^ was at
the assaulting columns, three money and the baby J^ken^to
in number, with scaling lad-
ders, crow bars, etc, were
ready. The bugles Mew the
charge, the bands—which were
Deilet ue hospital. The fath-
er's wound was dressed and he
wss locked up. The other
child lies in a biby carriage
now awaiting the coroner.
When asked why ho commit-
T.T.
irst National Bank.
New Orleans. La., Nov. 21.—
The cool braciug weather this
i morning produced a very ma-
terial change in the condition
| of Jeff Davis and while yestei-
day was his worst day since
he war first taken sick to day
has been his best. There was
[ very little fever lsst night and
Mr. Davis' temporal are be
One day we all Walked Into Col. Travis was killed in the aud their followers, who were, Alamo, near a battery-pUyed
* Mftveriuk Imnk In UUcit, takpftrflk. Uoi.ding. Tim, u, y ,h. !« ., b,.,o .nd
here Gas Wilson (Mark) de- oor readers may become more energetic as they were M,lP<'r' ^larao had begun. Experienced tUey were deal.
where Gas Wilson (Mark) tie our reaaers may oecome more «-a™ - —/ ™ Alsmo had begun. Experienced . ^ ,
po ited a eheok for $10 ia favor acquainted with this heroic stltious. officers led ana on the northeast "Whatooald I do, he asked;
of the uAlamo Moaument struggle we will attach a On Sunday morning, the 17th i corner, the southwest and south "my wire left me and I <n>aM
fund." The balance of ns de- qnoted statement to the close of instant, in company with Uus side of the enclosure the ad not take care or my cuuureu.
posited onr letrs! (We hap- this article. Wilson, the writer proceeded tTthe assault Its
On the north side of Alamo ou f>ot to visit some of these ,
lk M* mIIm a 9 O km a.
pened to be unprepared other
double quick—the walls of the
ns in re
of ootton
The genial banker, on fl««a Is just being completed missions. We first came to ouler „nC usure were scaled
fine government building. "Mission Conception La Puris- TUe utter impossibility of de
Let me die here," he
"life has no charms for me."
Smith was married three
years ago, and was a sober, ti-
llable man. His
.cost Is $250,000. sama de Acuua." It ia situated fending, ihe extended intrench twenty ^wjrears^old^jpretly
bold tbo p. muffle* .bout «o .nil*, bolow tbo olty . l«itbl«Mll.y. .nd fond of - - "
it~d duuo. court, on Inft b. k of tbo #«* !. j• .hly pretty.
oflle*M of sll iu- Bio river. It was liaishea in driven back; consisting evs j lived In the
of Oct
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