The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1896 Page: 1 of 4
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There are being more Estey Organs sold
In Texas than any othher. It has long
been the choice o dealars and customers.
We never hear or an Estey purchaser be-
ing dlsatisfied For dur bility. sweetness
ot tone and responsive tou h they are tar
superior to any other and are unexcelled
*0 any essential quality-
ESTEY
THE FINEST gq\DE MONEY CAN BUY.
Prices and Terms Reasonable.
I A1SO HAVE THE
Adam Schaaf, Camp & Co, and
Merrifield Pianos, and
Newman Bros., Camp & Co..
Western Cottage and
Needham Organs.
CALL ON ME.
J. T. COUCH,
Bingham Block.
McKINNEY, TEXAS.
A number of Baotist ministers
arrived in MeKinney over the S.
daughter,j S. <£ 8., Monday evening, enroute
. Tuesday to the association at Weston.
is recover-
Rev. and Mrs. I>. J. Martin
visited relatives in Piano last
week.
Mrs. Kindell and
Miss Jimpie. moved
from their farm one mile northl Miss Xora Kagsdak
MeKinney, to Piano, their future j ju^ f,.om a protracted illness of a
^oni°* eritieal nature.
George Frierson spent Sunday Kev x E Cannedy, of Caddo
with friend* in MeKinney. \jijjs< countv, is attending
George is buying cotton in Gar- t,.t. Baptisit association now in
land this season. • „ > ... . „
session at \\ cston.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Andrews re-
ACAIN IN THE LEAD.
Another Great Year for The Grand OLD MUTUAL.
Statement Dec. 31st. 1895.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of New York.
RICHARD A McCURDY, PRESIDENT.
A $221.213,721. Xi
Liah. *s 11*4,347,157. ">#
Sur pi us $ 2 > ." ♦>;{. 7 ">
Total Income $48.597.430,~>1
Total paid policy-holder^ in 1895 ^2o, 1
In-urance and annuitie- in force $899,074.453.7s
Net gain in R95 $l>l.'I47,(>4." .3ii
Statement of the Texas Business
INSURANCE IN FORCE.
Dec. 31. 1H94. Dec. 31. 1895.
24.581.452 $28,546,932 (Jain $3,9«;5,4*'.>
.... 2'>.7'>'<<.971 24,555,317 l.a>-s 2.213.iij4
22.7>7,s77 20,535,94s
NEW BUSINESS.
18m. 1X95.
$3.4:i3.19 ) $s.o7t.lMiO
9.330.ssji rt.S77.593
2,274.s 13 1.85rt.82!
Paid t«> Policy-holder- in Texas in ls; .">. .
Paid to the -fate for Ta\r«
'member that THE MI'TIAI. is the greatest company :in<i
the one that doe- the most '.rood.
A- a Policy-holder yon want to he in the Company that i- the.
largest and safest. A- an Agent you want to be in the ('onipam
that get- the busine—
Edwin Chamberlain tit Co.? Cen'l Agents.!
SAX ANTONIO. TEXAS.
I*\ H. a. (i. T. M \L< ).\K. f>i-t. Agents. Dallas. Texas.
Mutual Lift'
X. V. Life.,
i^rjuitablc..
Mutual Life
X. V. Life..
Equitable..
Loss 2.251.929
GAIN $4.rt41.7rt4
LOSS 2.453.29i'.
Loss 417,984
$2urt,203.s0
*12.< 11.2o
turned Friday from a month's >0-
journ in Arkansas and Kentucky.
K. 1\. Kerr and family of Vine-
land, have moved to MeKinney.
The Kentucky Store's new
dressmaker, Mrs. Kelly, arrived
from St. Louis today.
M. F. Mcdliu of Weston, was
in MeKinney Friday. He i> an
independent candidate for con-
stable of his precinct.
.1. R. Goughand Fount Shrader
attended the Anna democratic
club meetini; Friday :in«l made
speeches.
Misses Alwihla ( offey and
Cora Lucas have returned from a
few day-, \ i<it with Wetsel
friends.
Mr. and Mr . (ieorge llerndon
are vi-iting friend" of former
time> in Arkansas.
(i. 11. Pin le <if (ancy \ ille. Kv..
lias accepted 1 lie position of cash-
ier at the Kentuck\ -lore, wie-it
lie i- now forming the acipiaiut-
auce ofour people.
Mi— K< hhic Suttlc returned
from Coi'sjcana Saturday. where
-In -pent the siimiiirr vacation.
.1. K. W ilson. of this city. has a
dapanc-e persimmon bu-h that
now has hlo 'ins on it for I he
second time I hi- year.
Miss Maririe A. Fulcnwider ar-
rived in MeKinney Monday from
St. Louis after an eight months
ab-encc. she re-:ime- tin posi-
tion of head milliner at the Ken-
tucky Store.
We are pleased to note t lie im-
provement in Mr. Tom Knier-on -
health. which i- due to hi- -inn-
mer's sojourn in the cooler cli-
mate of Wisconsin He arrived
home Sat u: da\.
has been postponed until Monday j J? " ade *** «.
Se >t 21st 1 t"e delegate, reading the follow-
ing from Jesse R. Grant, son of
Gen. U. S. Grant:
San Diego, Cal., Sept. 1.—My
Dear Judge—-I have noticed with
much interest your withdrawal
from the democratic party and
espousal of the peoples party,
this action meets my approval
since I have concluded to enroll
myself in the same cause. The
financial plank in the republican
platform must drive from that
party anyone who believes as I
do and the anarchical plank in
the democratic platform must
close it to any person who be-
rived home after a year's absence \ Vwvo* in the protection of Ameri-
Hristol. Tennessee, attending i ran citizens at home as well as
!abroad.
j The platform of the peoples
Kd L. I homas. who is attend- party has. on the contrary, no ob-
ing the Metropolitan business jectionable principles and seems
college, came up from Dallas | to offer a political home that an
Sunday to spend the day with his | American can proudly enter,
parents. .Ikssk K. Grant.
Mr. (irani has been a resident
| of San Diego for several years.
He has large property interests
here, I ml has taken little part in
public affair-. His letter pro-
Miss Sue Barnes returned Sat
ur lay from Denton.
Last Saturda\ Joe Dulanev ar- j
at
King
College
.1. P. Burrus. -eeretary of the
Collin ('ounty Milling company
has fitted up a neat office in tin
John-oil block with W". W". Me- j
Dowcll. implement dealer. Flour!
will be kept for sale at the same j
place by t he company .
< ieiie Bark ham. one of the night j
employes at the Houring mill. ua-j
relieved ot sl<>.7 ' in ea-h Friday '
a little after iu oii. while sleeping j
at hi- room on North Chestnut j
street. >e\eral otijer little pel tit I
l hefts have been perpetrated up-!
on lijiier- of the mill boy- and if ;
the recrca nt s do not look-in theyj
will soon be viewing I he worhl j
t hrotigh t lie bar-.
Mr-. Klvira Jane Ma—!•-. wife;
ot .1. A. \l.i--ie died in ill-- < it \
>unday evening, after lingering-
at death - door for a number of"j
day-. She ha- iv-ided in lln-
county many year- and leave- a I
husband, -everal grow n children
and many other relative- ami J
friend- to mourn her death.
Dr. Mathi-. -ound money dem-!
oerat. and Tom William-, free j
silver di'inocrat. debated liic
money . jiie-tion Ik fore a good
-i/.ed audience at W alnut (irove
Saturday night. After the de-
bate. at Mr. Williams' request, a
vote vva- taken whieh resulted ill
a victorv for the sound monev
4
15
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voked long applause
vent ion.
in the eon-
A Challenqe.
Tiie Wyiie Bryan and Sevvall
club hereby challenge anv two ad-
vocate- of the -ingle gold stand-
ard withiu a radius of ten mile-
f Wyli e to a joint discussion of
the <pie-i ion at W ylie. Tex. Date
to be agreed upon when challenge
i- accepted.
.bi-i vu Stone. Pre-.
J. II. W vi kin-. Sec.
Lost
A ladic- gold watch between
Tom Muse's house and one mile
north of .MeKinney. The tinder
will be rewarded by leaving the
same at the Democrat office.
Teachers' Examination
MeKinney. Tex.. Sept. 7. "9rt.
The next county examination
will be held Sept. 1* and 1
All applicant- must be pre-eut by
s o'clock Friday is.
W. W . SUKIMIKRO. Supt.
Are Invited to Come and See Us and Take Part in Our Grand
DEMG SHOE SALE!
Thursday, September 10, we will be ready to show you the
Nicest Line of Shoes ever offered to the people of MeKinney.
NEW SHOES! NEW STORE.!
Strangers in your city and county. LET US IN.
WE WILL DO YOU GOOD.
Come and see us for Good Goods and Low Prices.
CROWLEY & SIMMS,
THE FOOT FITTERS. Bingham Block, McKLiney, Texas.
Strayed or Stolen.
F. EHKKSON,
PK*SII>KXT.
T. r. E1KRN0N,
Vicb-Pkksipknt.
T. H. EMERSON j
CisHiKr
First National Bank
OF M'KINNEY, TEXAS.
CAPITAL and SURPLUS - $125,000
BUYS AMI SELLS EXCHANGE 0> THE PRINCIPAL UTIES IS EUROPE
FIRST-CLASS PAPER DISJOI NTED.
DIRECTORS: Francis Emerson. T. T. EMERSON, T. H. Emersson
Jno. L. Lorejoy, C. H. Welch.
Business Hours: 9 a m. to 4 p. m.
... , ^ people at a ratio of 12 to H.
Mts> Judith husrli^li of Kose-
laml, returned to MrKinnev Sat- Makriko—At the Methodist
urday. Sh«* is oiu- of the m«>-t parsonaire in Alh-n Sunday. S pt.
effirient teaeher- of our citv I y Hev. J. A. Kerr. Mr.
PIGEON u°a"T .
(>nj«otion.i
MJB ■ ■ mm Coixain lto4daya. Imme-
[ diate In qui< k to care.
| A poflltlT« prcvpiitiTe. (": n bo
cnrri<>d In p .clt t. all com*
p>t* in oDa 9m<til pa 'sa-,- . Maileu to any addresr
on receipt of $1 by
COTTON ROOT
. nius
always reliable and
always ut for Dr.Roat'a
Pennyroyal Female
fall and never injure.
drf«s on receipt of
The J.«i>.inesc Pile Cure Company, St. Paal Mina.
FOR SALE BTC. C. PR0V1NE k Co.
FIULS
Wsafe. I.
Cotton H
Ptlla. Th.
Mmiled t4
ll.OO by
Orlfrlnal
and
OeBUlse
safe. LADIKS!
Cotton Root aad
Ptlla. They never
TIIE BEST IS. AVE, TIIE CHEAPEST." AVOID
IMITATIONS OF AM) SUBSTI-
TUTES FOR
SAPOLIO
STAR RESTAURANT! !
Is the place to take your Heals
nd Lunches when in MeKinney.
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Tables provided with the best the market affords. Polite
service and attention to guests. Comfortable
rooiis also Furnished.
schools.
Iieputy County Clerk Ed II.
Keen is taking a vacation from
hi> duties and recuperating hi-
health in the invigoratirg climate
of the San Antonio countn. H.
O. .lohiisoii i- acting deputy «-lerk
in Mr. Keen's absence.
The new residence of E. C.
Box. in the Midway community,
has Ween finished and i> now oc-
cupied by the family. Mr Box
lost his residence l y tire some
time ago and we hope lie may
never suffer a like misfortune
again.
L. A. Had man and J. A.
John T. Teel and Mis> Ida A.
Pearec. Both the contmeting
partie- are from Lehanon and
among the most popular and re-
spected of their community.
May prosperity and happine>s
ever attend them.
One chestnut -otrel tilley. t
\ear- old, ahout 11 hand- hiirh.
white slip on nose and hair peel-
ed off tip of rijrht ear. Liberal
reward li. M. S on .
Melissa. Texas.
A Close Call
We had the pleasure of meeting,
today, Mr. W.E. Sim.- of the tirm
of Crowley Ac Siinni>. Ft. Worth.
Mr. Simm> i- here to do a Shoe
business and i- located in the
Bingham block. Mr. Simms has j when , nlle<{ ,)V tiu.
the reputation of beiii* one of the j (>f affair
best >hoe men in Texas, having
17 years experience and is a hust-
ler strictly up to date. He brings
with him Messrs. .John Russell
An unu-ual accident occurred
! at the home of Maronev Baker,
residing-ix miles north of the
city. Tuesday evening, and a- a
result Baker"- ♦ -year-old son lie-
almost at the point of death,
while Carr Swann is under bond
j to an-wer to a serious charge
court. The
as we secur-
ed them from reliable authority,
are substantially as given below:
Tuesda\ evening Swann went
leg atld badl\ bruised up. It ua-
seeil at Olleetiiat the in.ilirie- of
tiie elder bo;, were i>! a danirerou-
( iiaracter. a- he remained uncoii-
-eiou- loi -< !!!•• time atti'f lu-
U oillld- were dl"e--ed. Latel" lie
rev ived and at la.-t report- wa-
gett insr :l 1< lIxT a- well eould be
c\j>ected umierthe circumstanc-
es. although he i- -till wr\ ion.
Immediateh after the a^air
word was -ent Mar-hal Ham
Howery and Deputy .lohu ( >ft'ev.
\\li<> r side- near the -reiie. Both
Watson or Sewali.
R R TIME C ARD.
>ewail i- a eorponitionist. uio-
nopolist and -< ab breed«*r. with a
reputation that fall- little -hort
of Mark Hanna'-. lie i- a man
that honest reformer-caunot slip
port, and a man that organized
labor will not support under any
eirelilllstanee It would lw a-
eon-isteiit to ask labor to vote
lor (reorge Pullman on a plat-
form declaring for jroveruinent
H & T. C.
North
. Cannon ball
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S<mth
Cannon Hall
EAST LINE.
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Passetijrer. arriws.
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Passenger leaves
11.
l-" a.
ni.
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85 p.
in.
Spaugh, id" Midway, took the and M. T. Bradley from the Fort
train in MeKinney. Monday Worth store to assist him in
morning, for Dallas to hear the catering to the wants of the peo-
gallant Tom \\ at son. pi*?. All the good people of this
Sheriff C. M. Moses of Wichita town and surrounding country are
county, was in MeKinney the lat- invited to
ter part of last week, the guest of line of tine
his aunt, Mrs. J. R. Padgitt. prices.
Sheriff Moses* name became fa-
miliar to many of oui citizens last
April when the two bank robbers
were mobbed in Wichita.
•all and see a nobby
shoes at strictIv low
itoito-
tlailt
la st
Thursday evening as J. C. Rhea
and Walkei Lewis were returning
Marriage Bells.
from the former's gin at Rheas j issne<l by Connty
..... , , , . , . , Clerk J. A. walden since onr last re
Mdl, the horses took fright and|^rt.
ran away with them. The buggy j r G Haggard and Miss L Bash
^as o%erturned and the occu-; j Johnson " " Nellie M'Curley
pants considerably bruised but j W Ho]jv '• Nora Campbell
not seriously hurt we are glad to ^ p Bunipass " 4* Georgia Horn
- -
fpprs
state.
Beautiful
But many
JOHNSON'S
E Randiels 44 44
JO Williamson44 44
J L Eads 44 '•
G W Hughes 44 44
J D Lemby 44 44
.1 E Whit* II44 44
R C Cook 44 4*
J S Wilson 44 "
Harry King *4 44
J M Rickman 44 44
Jno T Teel 4444
to the home of Baker, who is a
.•ar neighbor, for the purpose of tat ion is not the best, a- lit
..orrowing the hitter's wagon, been arrested heretofore for
Baker met him in the horse lot j rying a pistol
ownership ot -leephag cars, or to
responded to the call, but a- ( of- demand that they vote for Carne-
fe\ had the shorter route he '?"* 0,1 a platform re«lueiug the
reached the scene first and anvst- hour-and incivasing the pay of
ed Swann. who had taken a cir- ^tu'l-worker-. A declaration of
euitoiis route through the bottom '"'"form cannot be carried out un-
nn<l finally arrived at his home. a 11 lonner is chosen to exe-
Ile was taken at once to McKin-,4*"11, tlu> old<kr- s< u'all is a
ney. where he gave bond for his broken spoke in the wheel of re-
appearance when wanted by tin* birin that has Bryan tor its hub.
court. It is said Swann - repu- j u'the plutocratic and sflti-h
IOHN DOVLt,
Attorney-at-Law.
McKIMNEY. TEXAS.
Special Attention to all Buslmess
Intrusted.
Office Mlth DeArmond A Church.
In Morrow Block.
Drs Throckmorton v Kirkpatrick
l'by<kiais anj Surccuas.
OVER KO(iHRS& SHERWOOD.
OFFICE LP STAIRS
J C. N. SMITH.
Dentist.
All kinds of Dental work done atui
jjt|> national committee forms a tin1-
car- ! 'es,s ^llow. the latter tending to
The affair has cast '"'lipede the progress of the wheel pnarnnteed tlr*i el*h8.
an.! refused to make .he re,,u«t- j a -l.admv of ,.|oo,n ^r'.he -'e, - j would o.h.-nvise W j
ed loan. A quarrel ensued lie- i tion of country when* it occurred, j(,4 0< P°P11 IS 01
'charges can be trumped
tween the two at once and in a
short time words were insufficient j
and blow- were resorted to.
Swann suddenly picked up a:
Wylie Rustler.
Low Rates to the West
No such j
up |
against Tom Watson, the illus-1
trious son of Georgia. He has a j
record both private and public
that i- pure, lie has never an- i
tagonized labor; he has never
raised his voice except in behalf
of the common people, and his
business relations do not in anv
The Texas Pacific Railway
piece of scantling and swinging it Company will -ell Home Seekers"
around endeavored to strike Ba- Excursion Tickets from all sta-
ker with it. The latter, however, tions on on its lines from Alexan-
dodged the missile and it struck dria and Texarkana to Weather-
with full force the two boys of for<| inclusive to all points lie-
Baker, aged four and six years, tween Abilene and Pecos City in- i ' 0,nl>r('"use if* a warrior
who had been attracted to the j elusive, and to all points on the! " llll"'in' > • *' |s c "n >
. A. it i • i. caudidate tit to sit in the hujh
scene by the quarrel, knocking j Pecos \ alley Railway, at rate of
them l oth down and badly injur- j One Fare For The Round Trip
ing one of them. Swann immed- on Sept. 15th, 2 th and Oct. Gth
iately started on a run for the aud 20th, tickets limited to 20
bottoms near by while Baker has- . days from date of sale, stop overs
tily picked up the screaming allowed on either the going or re-
boys and carried them into the turn trip at any point West of
were Weathcrford.
aid Take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to visit the cheap lands of
HI H. L. Pearson,'
Dental Surgeon
Office north side square, over A roc*#
store. Residence 5 S. C'hnrch Street.
MeKinney, Texas.
L J Trammel
Hester Kakle
Ennna Mote
Martha Harvey I house, where the wounds
Daisv Powell1 dressed as soon as _medical
Susie Rogers' cou,d >e secured.
Etta Morgan • Almost the full force of the Western Texas.
Rosa Burnett blow designed for the father hail For any further
Nora Bat ley struck the elder of the two boys
I* D Sanders on the right side of the face.
councils of a reform government
and would greatly atld to Bryan's
strength where Sewall tears away.
The populists and work-people
demand the removal of Sewall
and the ratitication of Watson by
the .democrats, ami a compro-
mise of no other nature will lie
universally acceptable.—St. Louis
Journal.
L>R. H. H. ROBBINS,
VETERINARY SUR«EON AND DENTIST.
Offic« Over Erwln A . ant's Drai Stan
McKINNEY. TEXAS
Calls Promptly Answered Day ar Nlffcl
Uf
3§§jK
B^foi'iiialion
apply to your nearest ticket ng. nt When Li Hung ('hang meets
or Gaston* Mrsliek, Americans he asks them first how
G. P.&T. A.. Dallas. Tex.
i much money they are
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1896, newspaper, September 10, 1896; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191927/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.