The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXA8, THUR8DA\. JAN., 8, 1903.
VOL. 19, NO.
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futt Month of
rted by Add Wilson
ftlTEMI tt( UlMES'llR PUN IS MM AS SGM 8f EHIDEII DEMIPli I Mil BLTIEI WlllE HUE
Autumn Bains Have /lade
Prospects for^Ciood Crops
TMs Year **
Linney, Tec., Jan. 1, 1903.
for o logical report for Decem-
1802 is as follows:
THK&MOMETKB.
coldest day was the 4th—
egrfee*. The warmest dsj
[he 13th—71 degrees.
KAINfALL
INCHES
12 . .84
>4* * .04
114 • .48
T& -14
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i9* • a a e e e • e e .10
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4#
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II
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Total...... .I.rf9 44
RAINFALL FOE TEAS
linfall for the ipast twelve
lbs is as follows:
unary >78 inches
iruAxy .31
ch 6.96
Iril 1.31 *4
4.01 44
&e 54
By 6.34 44
jgnet .36 44
amber 5.57 "
jber 3.90 44
r ember 9.20 44
iber 1.69 ••
<e
41.97
year has been very pecu-
its extremely dry sad wet
Eds.
BABOMOTEB BEADING
fe highest pressure was on the
-29.32 inches. The lowest
Lure was on the 1st. 2d—28 40
)s, both days.
kit> has been the lowest ob-
bd for tbe last two and a half
the oracking open of the
fflk during the past summer,
be Autumn rainfi which wm
aches over the average rain
ttiB* amplemoisture into
round, there is a fine pros-
for good crops the comicg
/
the 4th «f December Ifee
iow of the seison felt. "
Add Wilson.
Brown A| olpt d Receiver
>rnev T. 8. Jaekson return-
' Friday from Waxahachie
he went to make appll-
in District Court for a re-
to be appointed for the
[Odorless Sewerage Company
his city. Judge Dillard grant
ie anplicati >n and John R.
Ivn of this city was appointed
ISt
r*V owners of the sewerage
lm are Miss Nellie Steele of
I, W. II. Steele of Sherman
P. Kelly of Gainosvillc.
jijc the d at'i of J ic'\ NtoMc
'was Secretary and a director
ie company, the other morn-
have failed to agree on a
issor for him, hence the pip-
ings n court.
miun
Committee From McKlnney Inter-
viewed the 5herman Bar
Indications That a Bill Prepared
by Collin Bar Will Be Sup-
ported by Gray son
Messrs. Nelse Grseham and
Dud Cottrell who are to represent
Collin county in the next legisla-
ture, Judge W. T. Beverlv, a
prominent member of the Collin
oounty bar, and John W. McKin-
ney, a prominent citizen and until
lately a county official of Collin
county, are in the city today rep-
teeentihg the Wishes of that coun-
ty in the matter of tbe creation of
a new Judicial district. It is tbe
unanimous wish of the Collin
county bar that a new district
court be created to have Jurisdic-
tion over all the business returna-
ble to suck a court originating In
Collin county and over a part of
the same class of business origi-
nating in Grayson county and to
sit alternately at Sherman and
McKinney.
In fact a bill has been drawn
up for presentation to,the legisla-
ture to that effect and it will be
urqed by Collin oounty represen-
tatives unless opposed by the rep-
resentatives from Grayson coun-
ty.
So far as can be learned this
plan is fully acquiesced in here.
Tbe necessity of creating anoth-
er court here to relieve the con-
gestion of business has long been
apparent and several weeks ago
resulted in a bar meeting at which
committees were selected and tbe
matter of securing relief at tbe
hands of the legislature put in
their hands to urge.
It is ouite certain that the gen-
tlemen from Collin county will
return home with every assurance
that their plan meets popular and
practically unanimous approval
here.
It seems to be generally con-
ceded that should tbe new court
be added here its jurisdiction
would not be exclusively civil or
criminai but cover both.
Chances for the creation of the
court are considered very bright.
—Sherman Register.
Jun* Wilcox Dined Officials.
Mrs. F E. Wilcox honored hor
husband, onr esteemable county
Judge, Thursday with a sumptous
mid-day dining given far himself
and astoclat county officials.
rare
Mrs. Wilcox displayed
their pretty
To Succeed Prof. Shepherd Who
Resigned
[El Hi i.OffiS MO 8! Ml II UK 1MH
He is Now Serving C P. Church
at Coleman
Cotton Pickers Needed
(lsboro, Tex., Dec. 31.-Tbere
\ great deiuaud here Monday
>tton pickers, many, farm >r*
ig to pay $1 p3fr 100 for
f. There is consido a' !«•
in some fields.
Cecil and Clare A her-
bs v re uraid from Dallas.
in decorating
home and anrivalea skill as a cul-
inary artist. The guests truly en-
joyed the warm hospitality ten-
dared them and trast the coming
year will often be thusly cheered.
Thoee participating were:
Sheriff T. M. Beverly.
County Treasure D. E. Neathery
County Clerk W M Shirley.
' Tax Assessor S. H. Graham.
Commissioner N. A. Burton.
County Supt. J. H. Hill.
County Attorney Clarence Mer-
ritt.
Di t riot Clerk W. T. Cox.
Owing to pressing business re-
lations County Tax Collector R.
Van Brown coul 1 not attend.
Entered On Duty
J*
G. E. Strother has arrived from
Anna and assumed his duties as
deputy in the county clerks office,
which position County Clerk Shir
ley on entering office appointed
him to.
,Mr. pother was -foevmurly cn-
gaj;«fd in tfie drug busThess at
Anna, and is one of Collins best
citieen*.
Hit family will arrive in a few
daye. We weloome tbem to Mo-
Kinney.
ti$$A
Miss Sarah Doggett Elected as a
Teacher. School Began
Again Monday
At a meeting of the school
board held Firday afternoon
at 5 o'clock, in Doggett A Clif-
ton's law office, ProfTF. D. Shep-
herd tendered his resignation as
superintendent of the city public
schools, which was accepted, and
Prof. T. W. Laaham, the as-
sociate principal, elected to suc-
ceed him and will enter on duty
at once.
Mise Sarah Doggett who has
been serving as supernumerary fot
two terms was elected a teacher
and will be assigned a grade Mon-
day when school will begin again
after vaoation for the holidays.
Prof Shepherd served very
efficiently last term and up to the
present, as superintendent, and
the board regretted to give him
up, but as he had fully made up
bis mind to take up the practice
of medicine, and by entering the
the medical university now be can
graduate in three months, they
considered his interests and re-
lieved him,
Prof. Shepherd who is already
four years advanced in the study
of medicine and has practiced one
year will at once matriculate in
the melical department of the
University of Tennessee at Nash-
ville. He leaves for that city to-
night. His family will remain in
Brownwood, where they went to
visit before the holidays.
Prof. Lanham is one of the
ablest teachers in Texas, as is evi-
dence d by the fact that I is a
member ef the State examining
board. The trustees are to be
congratulated on electing him to
fill out Prof. Shepherd's unex-
pired term.
itrs. Grant's Favorite Flower
Well Adapted to Farming and is
Being Rapidly Developed in
Agricultural Interests
The red rose was the favonte
flower of Gen. Grant's widow.
When the body of the General
was laid in Riverside tomb Mrs.
Grant gave a standing order to a
well-known florist tojput a large
boquet cf flowers every Sunday
upon his oasket. She stipulated
roses. The color; when red wa«
not available, ahe left tor the flor-
ist's taste. Faithfully the order
ba| been fullfiHed. In all prob-
ability the Grant family will now
see that the same floral tribute is
kept up. The custodians of the
tomb nave learned to watch for
tbe florist's wagon every Sunday
moraing. Every day in tbe week
they change the water and care for
the roses. The bouquet generally
includes four or five dozen roees.
The last time Mrs. Grant visited
the tomb was a year a|o last 8ep«
Sober while in the city enroute
* Canada. Until her health
led she was a weekly visitor.
$ # ^ * —
In Honor of Quests
Tbe royal hospitality which the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howell E
Smith always enjoy was strongly
emphasized at a New Year's din-
ing given by them Thursday in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Welch of Taylor.
Mrs. Smith enjoys a more than
local reputation as a fine cook, an
accomplishment every good homo
keeper aspires to, and on this > c-
casion won new laurels.
Those present besides the fam-
ily were: '*
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welch.'
Mr. and Mrs. spencek* Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. J.. Li Lovejoy.
- MisseS'Cas&ie Seay and Margie
Lovejoy.
Coleman, Texas, Dec. 30, 1902.
Editors of Democrat:—According
to promise made when leaving
your city lust Fall, I write a few
lines which I trust will be of some
interest to your readers.
This is a beautiful country—
well adapted to farming and it is
being rapidly developed in most
all agricultural interests. Its
pnoe ranges from 12 to 20 dollars
per acre which is of course regu-
lated by fertility of soil, nature
of improvements and distance
from railroads.
This climate is superlatively
beautiful; water good and plenti-
ful; people high-toned and mora),
all of wnich make Coleman (a
town of 2,000 people) a desirable
place to live. I have a good pas-
torate with an outlook of doing
much good here in the West.
But the wind blows here after
its own characteristic fashion on
Texas plains. I met a happy and
successful ex-Collin eounty far-
mer the other day who informed
(?) me that the wind had blown
the cracks out of his wire fence.
I asked him "What has become
of your veracity?" He answered,
"The wind has' blowed that away,
too!"
1 take great pleasure in keep-
ing up with the happenings in old
Collin. I trust McKinney will
secure those prizes, viz: the Uni-
versity, cotton mill, electric rail-
way, brick depot and the other
good things which many Southern
towns have, though smaller and
less able than McKinney.
I hope my friend ex-Sheriff
Pafford will be appointed Supt.
of Soldiers' Home at Austin, an
honor he deserves and would be
wisely shown.
Now, Mr. Editors, this is a Ion-
6er note than I intended writing,
ut must say before closing that
I appreciate with hundreds of
others tbe good clean and newsy
papers you are giving your read-
ers. Unquestionably one of the
greateat needs of today is cleanli-
ness in secular journalism and
tberefpre I am proud of The
Democrat.
Wishing you and your readera
a happy New Year, I remain,
Yours Trnly,
R. W: Oaebs.
Faithful Negro Slave Dead.
The funeral of Eitaline Allen,
an atfsd colored woman who died
Tuesday Bight took place Wednet
day afternoon. She belonged to
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Alien < in
slavery times, and was brought
to Texas by them in 1853. She
was a.-faithful slave, and a good
negro, and raised a large family
of children, who, with their chil-
dren, are among tho best colored
people of this place. The re-
mains were followed to Ross
cemetery by a long procession,
and amid many taars were put
beneath the sod.
There wet< present at tho
futcnl 22 children and i."> grand
children.
Pieasant Dining
Farmer Prevented Wreck on5an>
ta Fe Railroad
A Rail Had Been Broken, the Ends
of Which Had Turned In-
ward
The following thrilling account
appeared in tho Dallas News:
The Santa Fe Flyer, duo in
Dallas at 7:30 p. m., arrived last
Thursday 30 minutes late, having
encountered un experifneo be-
tween W)lie and Coneville, about
twenty miles north of Dallas, from
which the passengers are in some
cases still weak and shaken.
Among the passengers was H.
B. Marchbanks of Dallas, who
tells the following story
| At the point named, the train
was buzzing along at about thirty
miles per hour when a flaming
signal was seen waving across the
track. The train ground down to
a stop, and the passengers pre-
pared for train robbers or any
other evil which might come.
Instead of train robbers there
was encountered J. B. Holloway,
a farmer, who was waving a band
ful of burning brush across a
broken rail the ends of which bad
curled inward.
A purse was made up for Mr.
Holloway by the passengers as a
token of their appreciation, and
at Wylie the conductor telegraph-
ed a complimentary record to
haadquaiters. Tbe train crew
repaired tbe rail and the train
was delayed but thirty minvtes.
New Depot for McKinney.
McKinney, Texas, Jan. 2, 1903.
Ed. Democrat, McKinney, Tex-
as. -Dear Sir: During a late
conversation with Railroad Con-
tractor Jones, 1 was informed
that be would begin the construc-
tion of a neat, commodious H. &
T. C. depot at McKinney in about
two weeks.
Location wilt be on the west
side of track opposite the present
union depot at McKinney.
Contractor Jones said there
wonld be no plumbing done in
this depot becausc there was no
sewerage system with which to
connect.
Inasmuch as we are. about to
secure the location of the Fresby-
teriah University at or near Mc-
Kinney and in consequence a
large Increase in the number of
our traveling community, would
it not be appropriate to call a
public meeting, looking to coop-
errtion with our railroad people
in securing a depot with modern
conveniences.
It might aid us in getting the
University.
E. W. Kibepateick.
The Collin County National
flcKiiiney, Texas.
[DDE
Capital Stock $200,000.
and Profits $60,000—Resour-
ces and Liabilities.
The annual statement
Collin County National
this city has lust been issued
is a creditable showing ii
The board of directors baa j«t
increased its surplus fumf $l(^-
000 and also declared a five ■as-
cent dividend on its capital
of $200,000.
AnnUal Statement, Dec. 31,
JtB e Sk*lm, Pre*.
W. B. Nev39mc, V
f. C. Ceetfaer, 2*4 V. -firs.
J, I. White, Cas*fer.
. «. White, Asst. Caafl
THB
Collin County Natiftsal 1
McKinney, Texas,
Capital, $200,0
Surplus and Profits.... 60,OC
Reaourctut.
Lommi ud Diaeonata,
V. B. Bona* ud PrralaoM,
Other Stock* ud Bead*,
BmI Batote ud Fixture*,
Otob la Vault,
OMh in Bwu,
Bspeaaa Aaeout,
17MNJM
Liabilities.
Capital Stock,
Surplim ud ProSta,
Circulation,
Individual Depoalta,
Bank Dapoafta
A Delightful Entertainment.
Jas. A. Wells, Wesley Gerrish,
Buck Harris and Glen Rush of
len Inve gone to Naw What-
, Wash.
This, our annual statd
for the year ending December i
1902, is handtd jou with our
wishes.
We return our thanks toalli
friends for their very libera) fiat—
ronago in the past.
We invite the attention of aft'
to our statement, and to thoasr <m-
need of banking facilities we eat~
tend the accommodations'' eff as.
strong and well equipped
and shall be glad to have a
of your business.
DIRECTORS.
W. B. Newsome,
JeaaeShain, ,
J. R. Cough,
T. C. Goodner.
L. W
T. B. W
From Illinois
Dr. iind Mrs. Ben|. E. Throck-
uiortoi entertained a fow friend*
it six o'clock dinocr last Wednos-
d.iy at their pretty homo on North
Coleman St. Their guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. Jfemcs A. Bar
net t.
.Vr , Annio thirlev.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burnitt.
Mr. Harry Smith.
l;r. Hooston.
Dr. and Mrs. ,1. O. Erwin en-
tertained Thursday in honor of
their young daughter Miss Evelyn
and her friend, Miss JonnieMc-
Bride, of Wiu&boro.
No amount of rain and inud on
tho out*idc could deter the young
guest* from attending or throw a
< lump no** over their ardor or
capacity for enjoying the delight-
ful thing* planned for them. Mil-
lie, gumo*, a diversion and de-
licious refreshments n.ado the
hours pass all tco swiftly and it
was with reluctance that tho roo<T-
night, were spoken,
SI iss Evelyn id possessed of
many gifts of mind and poruon
and i« a universal favorite among
her friends.
Miss Jenoie McBridc, u'hd
shared the honor* also, has dur-
ing tho short time she has been,
attending school here made many
substantial friends and will be
missed when she goes back to hor
home in Winsboro, which sbe ex-
pects to do Saturday.
Tbe following extract ia fi
letter ju t received:
"Please send my paper t«* j
Carroll 111. We willbethere j
in Chicago until about Marrib
I iktend taking a finishing
in engraving and poeting np>
now on optics, then we are
ing back to McKinnay Texa-*
best state in the Unicn and the
Ho*t town in the state, to maAar
our future home. I will w*Jt
tho "Old Reliable," 1>. ( <
again.
Very Truly,
DR. .1. T Colk.
Approaching Nuptials.
Invitations bearing the folio-T-
ing insciiption are being l'tce
by friends of the contracting pxf-
tleS:
v ■ , t
"Mrs. M. M. Xplsop
the honor'of four prettence aiiJw*
marriagc of her daughter Mat m?
Pearl, to .Mr. Thos. StonewnA
.Jackson Wednoaday #v4Moo*i -
uary seventh, nineteen hundr* • 1
three, at eight o'clock, i*>re*r-*
llubt and Church St*. Mr I
ney, Texas,
wmm
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1903, newspaper, January 8, 1903; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192154/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.