The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ITASCA ITEM
FIRE INSURANCE
W. H. COFFHAN, A;ent.
VOL. 26.
ITASCA. Hll-L COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY. JUNE 12, 1913.
NO. 29
P. M. FILES President
J. M. COFFIN, Vice-President.
J NO. R. GRIFFIN, vice-president.
PAT E. HOOKS, Cashier
R. W. COFFIN, Ass'T Cashier
II. J. BARTON Ass't. Cashier
O. I. CARLISLE Ass't. Cashier
The First National Bank
Of ITASCA, TEXAS
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $130,000.00
We Want Your Business
R. B. BROWN
JOHN R. GRIFFIN
DIRECTORS
J. M. COFFIN T. J. FILES
MRS JULIA O. MoCORD
F. M. FILES
PAT. E. HOOKS
Name Site for Bridge.
Recently a committee of busi-
ness men from Cleburne and
Blum, and other citizens, went
out to the Brazos river to ascer-
tain the most suitable site for
the location of the Meridian road
bridge, talk of which has been
made. They decided that Kim- j
ball, near Kopperl, offered the :
most feasible location for a |
bridge. This is the bridge for
which Hill county has been asked
to make an appropriation of
$3000 toward erection. Mention
of the proposed bridge was made
in The Item last week.
PASTI
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Nights and
Saturday Matinee.
Loraine & Howell
In their great singing and talk-
ing comedy sketch.
Also a troup of trained Bull dogs
using the punching bags, turn-
wheel, and performing varied
acrobatic feats. A pleasing fea-
ture that you will enjoy.
Miss Lajoie
Soloist and pianiste in ari entire-
ly new and interesting repertoire
3 People 1
ACTS J
The Usual Program of
Three Reels of Fine.Mo-
tion Pictures Each Night
Three Acts Each
Night and a Com-
plete Change Ev-
ery Night.
Prices: 10c - 20c
We Appreciate Your Patronage
COUNTY SITE NEWS
Furnished by the Item's special Hills-
boro correspondent each week.
District Court—New Cases.
E Pendleton vs Annie Morris
et al. suit to remove cloud from
title and for partition.
Wheeler & Mutter Mtle Co vs
J W Thomason, suit for debt, in-
terest and attorney fees.
M A Cunningham vs J D Cun-
ningham, suit for divorce.
Cases Tried.
State of Texas vs P B Camp-
bell, unlawfully selling intoxicat-
ing liquors; hung jury.
M A Cunningham vs J D Cun-
ningham, divorce granted.
County Court—Criminal.
State of Texas vs Sadie Bell,
theft, plead guilty, fined $1 and
1 day in jail.
State of Texas vs Lee Paschal,
aggravated assault, plead guilty,
fined $25.00 and one day in jail.
Probate.
Estate of A G McMahan, de-
ceased; E K McMahan et al, ex-
ecutors; application of Mrs. Nora
McMahan for statutory allow-
ance; case dismissed. Applicant
accepted and gave notice of ap-
peal to district court. Bond fixed
at sum of $200.
Marriage Licenses.
R H Hamilton and Mrs. Emily
Anderson, both of Aquilla.
Claud Lacy and Miss Mae Mor-
gan, both of Hillsboro.
A II Akins of Bynum, and
Miss Clara I Hubbard of Hills-
boro.
•Elias Clarkston and Miss Wil-
lie Ray Jackson, both of Hub-
bard.
J T Flippo and Miss Rosie
Bruce, both of Abbott.
J E Jones of Aquilla and Miss
Hassie Melton of Cleburne.
PASTIME THEATER
'he Place Where Every-
body Goes.
Work is moving along satis-
factorily on Itasca's new gin
plant and it will be ready for
the new crop. Itasca is one of
the very best cotton markets in |
Texas ard she will maintain her (
supremacy during the coming
season.
W. B. Evans, a well known
citizen of the Huron section,
died last week.
For Poisoning Grasshoppers.
One method consists of de-
stroying the insects with poison-
ing baits at the time when they
travel to and from the field to
the woods, and along fences
where weeds are allowed to
grow. Either of the following
baits is good, but: since the hop-
per can stands great deal of
poison and it is slow in effect, do
not be disappointed if they do
not fall over while eating. It
requires from eight to eighty
hours to kill them. However,
they seldom feed after partaking
of the poison.
Bait Number 1:
Wheat bran, 40 pounds,
Arsenic or Paris green 3 to 5 lbs.
Sorghum molasses, 2 gallons,
'Water, about 2 gallons.
Mix well and apply in rows
along the lines of advance, pref-
erably along the fence close to
weeds where they are hiding.
The mixture can be strewn in a
continuous row or in balls every
ten feet.
Bait Number 2:
Paris green or arsenic, 1 pound,
Fresh horse manuie, 80 to 40lbs.
Salt, 2 pounds. Mix well and
apply same as Bait No. 1.
It is best to place these baits
out late in the afternoon so as to
prevent drying out, and at the
same time have it ready when
the insects are hungry.
It must be remembered that
the above poisons should not be
; used where chickens or stock
have access to fields.
Bait No. 2 (Griddle Mixture)
is by far better than No. 1 on
account of its cheapness and less
danger of poisoning birds and
other animals.
Very often valuable fruit is
destroyed by th? insects climb-
ing to the top of the. trees and
feeding upon the fruit. This
can be easily prevented by sur-
rounding the trunk of the tree
by a six-inch band of smooth tin,
or by wrapping the tree with
cotton batting or a strip of paper
(containing coal tar or tangle
| foot.
The Department urges the co-
j operation of ail farmers in the
destruction of these injurious in-
sects.
j In a barn fire near Malone last
week, Ed Herzog lost a lot of
hay, oats, corn, harness, etc.,
1 with no insurance on the prop-
1erty.
Miss Jon Pardue, of Alvarado,
was a guest of relatives here
this week .
Joe Bacon, brother of Lon Ba-
con of this city, has been serious-
ly ill at his home in Malone, but
is improving now.
Old papers for sale at this office
Man is Killed at Hiilsboro.
Dan Ellis, who up to about a
year ago had been employed for
| some time at the East End dairy
I at Hillsboro, was shot and killed
Sunday afternoon a few minutes
after he had boarded the north-
bound Katy passenger train with
a ticket to HamiPs Branch. The
train was at the station when
the shooting occurred.
After an inquest was held D.
W. Redmond, owner of the East
End dairy, gave bond in the sum
of $5,000 to await the action of
the grand jury.
Back of the tragedy lies a sto-
ry of alleged domestic, infelicity
said to have begun six months
ago when, according to the rec-
ords in the divorce suit, rumor
I linked the names of Ellis and
| Mrs. Redmond, the farmhand
I and the wife of the proprietor.
On Saturday, it is said, Ellis
spent the day in Grandview,
coming to Hillsboro on Sundav
morning. He is alleged to have
met the 20-year-old son of Mrs.
Redmond here and endeavored to
discuss certain rumors with him,
but the latter is said to have giv-
en him little satisfaction. D. W.
Redmond later learned the sub-
stance of the conversation.
About noon Redmond saw El-
lis sitting in front of a livery sta-
ble on North Waco street. He
approached the stable and when
Ellis left the place, asked wheth-
er it wasn't Ellis /he saw.
Ellis made the remark as Dep-
uty Sheriff Long was passing
him on the street, Sunday, that
this towp wasn't healthy for
him, the officer overhearing the
remark.
No statement has been made
by D. W. Redmond. While the
car was apparently filled with
men when the shooting took
place, only one man could be
found in a hurried investigation
Sunday who said he was still
there when the second shot was
fired, this being T. W. Denton of
Waxahachie, a railroad section
boss.
So far is Mr. Denton observed
neither man spoke a word as
Redmond made his way toward
Ellis down the aisle of the car.
Seeing him coming. Ellis jumped
up from his seat, it is claimed,
and made toward Redmond and
a struggle without preliminaries
began. Ellis fought with his
head down and this is supposed
to account for the fact that while
the first ball grazed his head
above the left temple, the sec-
ond and last entered the groove
made by the first, ploughing
straight downward through the
brain and came out at the back
of the neck on the right side.
As Ellis sunk to the floor the
mon with the weapon turned and
quietly made his way out of the
car, giving himself up to the of-
ficers without a word of explan-
ation. He is said to have been
decidedly the most selfcontained
man in the throng of hundreds
who gathered about the depot in
the twinkling of an eye.
Justice Wright viewed the
body, ''the verdict in substance,
being that "the deceased came
to his death from gunshot
wounds in the head, .the weapon
being in the hands of D. W.
Redmond."
Ellis is said to have a wife and
six children living now near
Italy. He is said to have board-
ed the train Sunday in the south
yards and to have been bound
for Hammel Branch, some 12
miles north of Hillsboro.
Waiving an examining trial,
Redmond had no difficulty in se-
curing bondsmen. The sheriff's
office wa3 disturbed well into the
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Copyright, 1911, by the Standard Adverting Co.
npiME casts (/ark s/iac/ott's a/iead
r for him who fails to provide
for the future. By not doing so
he violates a natural law, and
must pay the cost—the man
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without a lank account has dread
ahead.
ITASCA NATIONAL BANK
Itasca, Texas
W H Coffman, President W.J. Buchanan. Vice-President
N. b. Kces, Vice-President. H. E. Chiles, Cashier.
R. M. Gauldirtg, Assistant Cashier
night bv those who were anx-
ious to affix their names as se-
curity, if more names were need-
ed.
Considerable excitement was
created here by the shooting and
so great was the crowd that
appeared at Williams & Leather-
wood's establishment to view
the body of the dead man that a
doorkeeper was necessary t o
prevent overcrowding o f the
house.
Up to a late houi 'this after-
noon funeral arrangements had
not been completed but two of
the relatives of the dead man,
Martin Bateman, a railroad man.
and Walter Daniels, of Cleburne,
both brothers-in-law, had arriv-
ed here. J. C. Ellis, father of
Don, lives at Blanton and is ex-
pected here this afternoon,
Four brothers are also living,
Will, of Crowley, Pink, of Okla-
homa, Lon, of Dallas county, and
Lewis, of Tarrant. Mrs. Walter
Daniels, Cleburne, Mrs. Baron
Davis. Crowley, and Mrs. Bell
Darr, of Tennessee, are surviv-
ing sisters.—Hillsboro Mirror.
Our delivery wagon is prompt
and no order is too small or too
large to receive our careful at-
tention. We appreciate your
business. 2*5
The Sanitary Grocery.
One of the newest inventions
is an engine attached to a reaper
to run the parts of the machine
and only a team sufficient to pull
the binder is necessary. H. C.
Hughes Mercantile Company of
Meridian last week sold and put
one in operation for Hans Han-
son, one of Bosque county's
most prominent farmers. This
is the only one in that section of
the county, it being a Cushman
gasoline engine attached to an
eight foot cut Johnson binder.—
Whitney Messenger.
W. V. Roten had business in
Hillsboro Saturday.
The Christian Meeting.
I he Christian meeting that is
being conducted at the Baptist
tabernacle is progressing nicely.
1 he audience is increasing at
each service. All are cordially
invited to attend nnd study with
us the following subjects in the
light of the teaching of God's
word;
The all Sufficiency of God's
Word.
Marriage, a Type of the
Church.
Can Good People be Saved Out
of the Church?
A Model Conversion.
Wisdom.
Paul's Conversion.
A welcome to all.
E. S. Fitzgerald.
To Grain Sellers.
I have an office at the Texas
Implement & Carriage Co. store
and am in the market to buy
your grain and oats. Come to
ste me or let me know if you
have grain for sale.
J. H. Roper.
Dr. Lingo was showing a few
days ago a piece of iron ore
which was found on the W. W.
Watson farm about eight miles
northeast from Whitney, while
I digging a well and was under
i the ground sixteen feet. This
j piece of iron ore was exactly in
| the shape of a shoe in every
j way. It is supposed that a shoe
J was left in the swag where this
well was dug, and the irony sub-
stance settled around this shoe,
forming this unusual piece of
stone. — Whitney Messenger.
Get Alamo Coffee and Tea.
Guaranteed the best. We sell it.
23 Buchanan Grocery.
The shade trees should be wa-
tered and cared for during the
hot summer months. They are
'town beautifiers.
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The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913, newspaper, June 12, 1913; Itasca, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235583/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.