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ALTO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 :>, 1911
Number 20
If you are a new resident here,
you arc probably looking for a bank
that will be as satisfactory as the one
you left. THE ALTO STATE is the
bank you arc looking for and will be
as good or better than your old bank.
TRAGEDY ENACTED.
Husband Kills Wife Last
and Then Himself.
Night,
THE ALTO STATE BANK
M. C. Parrish, President.
Aged Couple Made Happy.
Austin, Texas, April 18.—
There was a pathetic scene in
the Governor's office this morn-
ing when two aged people
were made happy. A mother
who, just reachiug the even/
jug of life, came in leading
her blind husband. They
had come to the Capitol in this
rain. After two hours of wiit,
necessarily full cf apprehen- mind being affected. The jn<
siou and misgivings, they
finally saw the Governor.
Their youngest boy was in the
training school for juveniles
at Gatesville, a victim of bad
compauy, and he is badly
needed to assist in caring for
his blind father and aged
mother. The officials at the
school gave the boy a high
le.ommendation and the Gov
ernor, without hesitation, or-
dered the boy pardo ed and
mothers who suffer," truth.'
fnlly remarked a sorrowing
woman who was pleading for
the liberation of her son,
The Governor also pat doped
another boy out of the juvenile
school and ordered his release
by telephone, an unusual oc-
currence. A brother of the
boy was drowned and the
mother was distracted, her
ventle was brought from Gates
ville in the custody of the
Sheriff and the Governor, up-
on urgent appeals, permitted
him to remain at home with
his grief stricken mother.
Another case of Executive
clemency today was a poor
Mexican who had been con-
victed of an unmentionable
crime. The evidence now dis-
closes that it jvas an impossi/
bility for him to have commit-
ed the crime described by the
restored to his hom-a. To have
seen the gratitude 011 the faces! supposed victim,
of those old people would have
touched the hearts of the hard-
est and tears welled into the
eyes of those who saw the
touching incident, As the
Will Await Texas' Action.
Guthrie, Ok., April 18—No
further action toward resub-
mission of the prohibition
happy mother, with her eyes j question in Oklahoma will be
full of tears, led the blind a^tt:nipted until after the peo/
father out of thi office, the in-j . , ~
, if 1 pie of Texas vote 011 the propo-
firni old gentleman walked . , \ \
... rj sition, accord-.n^ to resubmit
with uk r 1 to indeuce than ' 6
when he entered. "It's we
siou leaders of this State.
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One of the most deplorable
affairs that has ever happened
in Lufkin, occurred early last
night at the home of Mrs.
Watkins, when Tit ad Cliumly
shot his 15/year-old wife four
times with a 44-caliber pistol,
killing her instantly, and then
turned the weapon upon him-
self, the last bullet piercing
his brain. Both parties were
taken to the undertaking es-
tablishment by C. N. Hutnason
and viewed by hundreds, The
bodies were prepared and will
be shipped this afternoon to
Alto for interment, two broths
ers of the wife and the father
of the son coming here to see
after the remains.
It seems that the couple
have beeu seperated for some
time, and npon arriving in the
city yesterday the husband
made overtures for recoucilia-
which were uneffective, after
which the young wife for some
reason or other made a state-
ment in writing, jn the law of/
fice of a local fi'.m, which is
now in
Iu this statement certain ad/
missions it is said were made.
After leaving the law office,
and on the way to the house,
an attempt was made by the
husband to kill the wife, but
was not carried out. Upon
arriving at home, parties there
noting t h e enstrangement,
phoned Sheriff Watts, who
went to the scene, only to be
present when the fatal deed
was done; arriving too late to
intercede,
The young wife's maiden
name was Lizzie Glover whose
native home was at Clawson,
whose father is Joe Glover who
now lives at Chroiiister Front.
Chumly lived at Alto aud
leaves a father, mother and
two brothers.
As before stated, it is a de-
plorable incident, and the
spectacle at the morgue was a
horrible sight to set—the wife
being pierced with four leaden
bullets, all fearful and all
deadly wounds and the litis/
band killed by his own hand
with only one.—Lufkin Daily
News.
Mrs, Chumly remains were
brought to Alto and laid to
rest in the Alto cemetery yes/
j terday afternoon after the 5:27
I train. Funeral services were
j conducted by Rev. J. \V. John-
son at the Baptist church.
The deceased was a grand/
1 daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. M.
\ S. Pyles of this place, and The
I Herald aud its many readers
extends condolence to all those
concerned.
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YOUR IJANR ACCOUNT
Is something that deserves
serious thought. If you
are not satisfied at present
Of contemplate starting a
new bank account - -
COMi: IN AM) SLi: I S
We promise courtocus 'treat
inent and liberal accommo-
dations- as far as is consis
tent with good safe bank-
ing, and it is to thise facts that we owe our rapid growth.
Don't be held back! - - - - • Do it today.
CONTINENTAL STATE BANK OF ALTO, TEXAS
Suggestions for Park Name.
Buffalo, Center, Iowa,
April 14, 1911.
Editor Alto Herald,
Alto, Texas,
Dear Sir:
Mrs. C. E. Mallory sends
"Sunnybrook Zoo" as a nanie
for the park at Alto. My
choice is "Greenwood Park."
Yours Truly,
(Miss) Edith M. Skinner.
Alto, Texas, April 15.
Alto Heraldi
I suggest "Alto Reality
potion of "officii uame for ,hei
(Mrs.) Ella Burroughs.
Morrill, Texas, April 15.
To The Alto Herald:
I suggest that the park be
named "Altonio Park."
A Subscriber.
Miss Lena Guinn suggests
"Alto Loma" as name for park.
Gwendolyn Aguew suggests
"Bessie Knapp" as a name for
the park.
I suggest that the park be
named ''Forest Park."
(Miss) Fanuie Noell.
I suggest that the name
"Reality Park'' would be an
appropriate name for the park.
(Mrs,) Ira Dorsey.
"Park Enterprise,"
F, B. Guinn.
"Pricilla/Kuapp Park."
Will Crouch.
"Palmer Knappland Park."
(Miss) Amy Summers.
"Peoples' Park"
A Subscriber.
Alto, Texas, April 14.
I would suggest "Knapp
Oliver Park" as a name for the
park.
(Mrs) A. T. Rion.
"The ElkTioru Park."
J. Bishop.
LIST OK CUNTEvSTANTS.
Miss Mattie Murphy 30,600
Miss Julia Mathews 7.400
Mrs. W. W. Wolf 3,000
Miss Ruth G. Liles 2,400
Miss Lula C. Woody .... 2,300
Miss Nettie Black 2.200
Miss Mollie Allen 1,400
Miss Mary Mercer 1,300
Miss Ruth Rion 1,000
Mist Nellie K. Cole 1,000
Miss Bell Durbiir • 1,000
Mr. Joe Barnes i,oco
We notice in the Lufkin
Daily that the prohibition
election held at Lufkin last,
j Saturday, resulted in a ma/
jority of approximately 140
votes 111 favor of prohibition.
There has not beeu returns
from all the outside precincts,
says the Daily, "however the
fact that prohibition has car/
ried in Angelina County can
not be questioned.
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School Building, Saturday, 8:30
P. M,, April 29, 1911—Aus/
pices of Mothers' Club.
The program, which will be
published in full in the next
issue of The Herald, is epito-
mical as follows;
Address—Prof. B. J. Albrlt-
ton, Superintendent of Jack/
sonville Public School.
Readings.
Musical Selections, both vo-
cal aud instrumental.
AdJrcss—Rev. J. T. Smith,
Jacksonville.
Firm Changed Names.
The firm by the name of
Willis & Woody, have made
a change, Mr. Willis buyiog
out Mr. Woody's interest,
Mr. Willis intends to give the
people of Alto a fair deal and
wants a part of j your trade.
He will continue running his
deliver wagon, so give linn a
trial aud you will always get
satisfaction. ■
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Allen, E. E. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1911, newspaper, April 20, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214140/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.