The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1900 Page: 1 of 6
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well set in brick, t 1-t inoh
steam pipe to pump—same, siss Kact - * -
pipe to air coin pressor. Boilers 0r•,,
condition; recently! ____
inspected and crtificte i «,ed | ^ rf ^ rabber
Pumping 84ation — Iron clad ^ p#ur ^ ^
building, dirt «oor *4x64. W*M w 8wi(w RprlT noBt|e
constructed. . Used exclusively service nopales. A HImmm
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Is for other infor-
mation bearing upon Gen. Cor-
bin's unitary record. e \
Washington, Mar. 8 —It has
been intended Ur proceed-today
W^h the Aldrieh-Robblus con-
tested election case in the bouse,
but unanimous consent was giv-
en to vacate the order heretofore
made and to poetpooe the final
vote until next Tueeda? at *80
p.m., the debate ooutinuinf Mon-
day and Tuenday.
D** Prl«'8 Baking Pow<kr is tk, " ■,
r s^wJAJ bo
or iron «M additions or
inspector. Lack of
fot4>id|s our pri^tin* tU
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- Uniformly 90 feat
wide and unpared. Character of
soil t* known as the **blaak
waxy" * very bad road in wet
Waterworks, municipal. owner-
ship. Plant was recently con-
itructed and paid for in 40 year
5 per cast bonds which brought to
fancy price. Water supply ie
ample for preeeat needs. City
has necessary funds available for
boring additional wells when
an increased supply Ie required.
Water mains are above the aver*
age sise with six inch leads to hy-
drants. There are eeveral dead
ends In* the system which will be
connected up by laterals later on.
This improvement will not be
made however until the city se-
cures enough subscribers to Justi-
fy the expense of the work.
Pumping capacity is now limited
to one pump. Plans ,calt for du-
plicate pump which will be paA
in position when additioatol wells
are bored. This deflofteaor does
not Jeopardise the safety of the
business district as several cist-
erne kept filled, are eaailf aooees
ible to fire engines nenr the pub-
lic square. Fire department is
considerably better than that of
the average second class eity.
Equipment ie modern and welt
euswhtar. Apparatus drawn
Mod horses and manned ty
disciplined volunteers.
* It Is through the courtesy of
Agent M. T. Jones that the Oa
aette w enabled to publish the
foregoing, he having htondod U a
printed c py of a report received
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BBPUCBD INMJKiHCB t*TB8
Geo. W. J Io«ieof DallM
of the T*mm and
Insurance Inspection Bureau,
who recently made a thorough
inapectlon of this city with a
view to lowering the insurance
rates, has Just seat tie report to
the insurance companies and
agents doing business here.
Mr. Jotonick has demded to
lower the inenmnse rates, rating
McKinney as a second class cfey,
aad will send a repreentative here
in a few d^ye for the purpose of
re-rating the city. Hb report Is a
very favorabW one and k full of
mforpiatioa which will prove of
iatersst to every citlaen of the
city. It wne follows:
Town Report, No. 1., McKinney,
Tsxns, population 5,000, in-
pBieted Feb, 8, 1800.
Water Supply— Two irtima
wells each 1080 feet deep, localid
at pump Jtanm two-thirds of a
mile southeast of tka public
square. Combiand capacity of
wells 880,000 gallaaa par diem.
Water b lifted from trails by aa
air compressor to aa underground
reservoir—capacity 40,080 gal-
lons, located at puAp house.
Fire pump takes suction from
reservoir and delivers water to
st^adpipe 1800 feet distant.
Thence distributed through street
mains. Auxiliary tupply —An
tesiaa Hull 1000 fast deep, locat-
ed on public square. A gaeoknt
for pumping aurthlnnry. Heat-
Ing incidental Closed oil tights.
within 100 feet.
Hrge of a day en-
Tke oUmu of
committee is authority for f||
staUmsst that arraagements hare
beaa completed to add a room to
pump boose for night engineer.
Telephone communicntlon with
city. * j**
Mains-One 18-inch ens# iron
supply mdn from pump house to
stand pips 1800 distant. 13-inch
mum exfsnde from stand ptperto
public squars 8500 fact distant.
10-inch main oa aouth side 1||
equarat 5 iach mala oa tke three
other sidee. Distributing malaa
iron t, 8 and 10 iuehss
coupling Is oanrladoa
on. One bos© Jumper with 800
feet of fair 8 1-8 iach hoee hold in
of It look pipe, TOO feet of 10-
luck pipe, 8040 fast of 8 luck
pips, and 14,180 feet of 6-iaak
pipe.
Hydrunta. thtity-nme two wtoj
8 US inch hydraats, aad 18 hy-
draats with one 4-Inch and tsro
11-8 inch outlets hi businam dis-
trict. 6-inch Inad from strast
mam to all kjdiuata.
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parutus drawn by good he
Firs 'Alarm— IWlephoue
friend of all die
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leavening agent, which makes the biscuit
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sndc«)u<tf UgbesiheahhfahiesaatoieAuB
cost and protects the food from alum,
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bell alarm.
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lees tad at
Famous fur tke gvowtk of
vigorous Ml Superior trees of
all leadiag varieties. Them rich
black limestone soils
large* specimene of foraet
and young trass from their aotla
are found mora sucoeeeful
intheert of transplnnting tknu
those from
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Many thou mud orders
are filled each sensoo, and the
buelnam is so sntisfsetory to the
trading public that It is lacreeeing
rupid^y.
Dou*t Suiinn -This Spring to
slip away until you plnut fruit
trass. Berry and Graps vines.
Bvergraaue, Flue Haam nnd
of
Wlthcolowd vstairlpjB free
axarelse 3mf the right
obiea*" Amonfflkoee
Htonry Weavur, osty buyer, tond
brother of Mayor Ckaa. P.
Weaver. Mr. Wearer gave bond
ta thUtama of 8780 add 81100to
answer f he nhmpsi of two indict-
ments returned afsiuet kirn.
TUB JUUOnBNTS AFPKMEO.
Bar om\y dwebtar, UU Welb,
married to O. N. Ckaee,
died in Nov. 1880.
Ds ranes d was marrtad to Dr.
O. H. Klrkpatrick la May J87f
aad to tkem una «<MM wee bora.
11 ugh Kirkpatrick. who is wsll
known in MeCinsej
sxtensivs in the '
engine at well lifts water to ele- JlMae. One
II la llioiiBlll district 48
pounds: sverege domekie praa*
ion 85 to 40 pouads. Direct
pump prsesura 180 pounds. Act-
ual test mnde with praesun
nt hydrant on eoutkwuet
public square.
Firs Department.-« Volunteer
50 members. About 0 men aa-
swer alarms. One puid man, dri-
Apparatue—One Americnn firs
engine No. 4r almost new and la
first dam condition}
heater. 9he hook aad ladder
track with flo-gallo*
tank attached—800 fast una inch
with 180>
■Jr.
J ames T. Conch,
if
McKtuney'fi General Mu le|Dealer.
SWanos, Organs,/V"iolins,
. Music Boxes,
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Blooming Hhr^^ritik'wWek to of clvfl nppeals, have beaa aflrm-
begia thc ^amrtury, and witH
which (Cmake name mora pre-
cious nud more sttructfve to the
children, anchoring them
the deuMpuely alluring winds of
ahifUng
• We have the pleats which will
grow and prod oca aa annual sup-
ply *f delicious fruits, sparkling
with bright tints of color, burst-
ing with delicious ewccta and
aside, sdepted to ssoet natural
nppmslng of thirst and
EhE assimulsting the noblest end
ssoet benevolent condition of
. KiaxrATxirx.
imuiuil.bn
Flute Accordeons, Patent Heads for Violins
Bran, of Bonhamhave
the hoam Htaam Lnun-
and Witt have it lumsi*
dad and refitted in fixat clam
<*ap° Theeejgentlemeuara man
of experience in tke laundry
us, and era thoroughly ra-
- i Sponsible business men. Thtgr nra
detcrmined to establish aaueoese
.fal laundry here If good work and
square business^jieelings will ac-
complish this result. The nnme
has been changed to The MoXI^
uey Steam Laundry.
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eet Musio an<y||^o-
of
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a town mora thaa a lira
■tf||fe0' "works
The Inw firm of Qarastt Smith
A Merritt received notice f&+>
terday that tke enite of C. T.
Wsrtlea vs. H. A T. C. railroad,
nnd of Jem Lockknrt vs. H. 8
T. C. ruilrond, triad ia^the eoua-
tf eourt keen n short tiase ago.
Judge Faulknac presiding, aad
which wars appgftidto the court
fussily came to Texae io Sept
1877, located at Rhea's Mill, i*
siding there until the fall of 1888
whea they moved to McKinney.
dummu mAma samfi^Aa^^uutosA aalMi^aaft naaaa* Ok
WMIWmW OVf |nilliTlU BOTHe U" I m
targe circle of devoted^ frieadi
wko never fniled to find in her
home n sunshine of lov# nnd
oongsuinHty. Never hee tke writer
known n nature so unselfish nnd
lovcable. Her eympathy, her
couneel nnd her love want out to
old aad young and her willing
ad.
The former cult wne for dam-
ages far a korse Monglug to Mr
Warden, which «ms run over iWl
rq|lrond, aad for
, ^
favor offiV plaiataff for 8150
The other euit Wtos for
en, wwcu
tjL
otM pi
nnstosloaifi by tke rnlirond curry-
ing the plnintiff, n young girl,
who'wne on her way from this
o ty to Visit ralstivas la BI Bsuo
I. T.; to Dsulsou, Instend of let-
ting her off nt Shermnn, where
she wpe to change cnra> tftlby
causing, it eras alleged, ddavt
grant Inconvenience aad anJflMP
uu bar nnd ker parents part.
She wi
sum of 0880
k Oaraett Smith A Merratt
rapraaontad tke plaintiff In both
of in. II. MpOMlk
Friday morning at half-past
seven o'clock, Jennie, wife of
Tti* OM. Kirkpstrick, peacefally
pasesd hum J life's |tamporal
dwelling Into tkat grant biQrond
aoula, such as hers, nra
otnised itarnal bliesfalacss.
Mrs. Kirkpstrick had bssn m
declining Imullkfar quite along
time, but pravkms to her death
' .,|oJkn#tIbad |%w
S4MMik« ^ M a ■ ,,i i a ga. , ,s 8 Jktoen^JSi^afiAl'''9
BMI1II Of URtimil WrTlllJliU
She was barn in Sullivan, Co,
and wss
to Jumte A. Wells who
died Dec. 1068 To this uUion
lira. Kirkpntrick with Iter Hampshire, fj New JitsSy, f|
hoase with artistic needle work
wklck waa a dear past-time Wttk
her.
As she loved tke flowers and
bnunty of untura, ker life baeas
sntlatad with ite graodenr and
Mauds gladly faaeked in this
rafiection. We would ipsnk
oomfort to tke hueband and
yut we kaow their
too sora Just noaftsr
ksatiag and time ae it accom-
pliekes all tkiags will bring tkem
balm and sweat memory of lore,
patliase and ekrietinuity will be
tknhe.
Tke ramnins were iatacred at
Walaut Grove cemetery, funeral
cervices being conducted by Rev.
Jerry Mnrtin A large number
of Men<h attended the srrvices
both at tke house and the grave.
I flU 'a H •'
The recent oommtttae meeting
of tke popuHet part/ at Liaooln,
set Msy 8 as the date of the Na-
tional Convention aia Sioux
fkllstkn plaos. There will be
^88 dalsgstes in said convention
spportioned as follows:
Alabama^; 45; Arkansas, 14j
California, 881 Colorada, 88}
Connecticut, 8: Dulewpra, 8t
Florida. 4; Georgia 80, Idaho, 7j
Illinois 88; Indians, 17; Iowss18;
Kansas, 84; Kentucky 14; Louiai-
aaa, 9; Maine, 5; Maryland, 8;
Massechussits, 10; Michigun, 17|
MiOncsots, 48; Mississippi, 7;
Missouri. 88; Monte an. 10; Ne-
braska, 44; Nevada, 0; New
New York, 10{ North Carolinu,
77; North Daktda, U| Okio, 80|
Oregon, 15; Penneylvnuin, 18;
Rhode leland, 8; South Osralins,
8; Dakota, 80; Tennessee
14< Texas, If! i Utah, fit Vermont,
8; Virginia, 8; West Virginia, 4;
Washington, It; Wisconsin, 15|
Wyoming, 6; Arisona, 4; New
Mexico, 8; Oklahoma, 10; Alaska,
8; District of Columbis, 8. Total
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Acctitfl ef tic reeplc'* I'srtf ltsllee-
al Ceeieilttce* y -
la soother column will hnfound
n full report of tke recent mast-
ing of-~tbe Netiooal Executive
Committee of the Pnople'e Party
at Liacola. Tke report is full
nnd very interacting. It will be
seen that those who had bolted
the party and held n rump con-
vention and nominated Barker
and Donnelly appeared at tke
committee meeting and demnudhd
to be edmftted. ft is dso notice-
able that the middle-of-the roed-
ers who have stood by tke Oumka
agreement were tkose wko wars
againat admittina these bolters to
tjhe committee meetinfi. U is al-
ap uoticeabtp J|i| j|^S Omsha
agraemeht to hold the National
Convention s month a8Hp^-0t^jj
old party convsbt ions were sus-
tained by tbs committee. In fait;
the date fer tke convention, May
tf, is mora than a month ahead of
the old party conventions. This
was the concslciou demanded by
the middle-of-tbe-rondsrs, and a
has been ecquieeoed in bf the
party.—The Caucasian, Butler's
paper
ifss filnd. in the
County Clerk here
uary aad 877 during Fnbruasy* a
total of 976 for the two moutke.
ering thecorraepondiug months
of lust year, a total of 1,058 were
filed, which uusaa excess of 83
over this yesr.
talks
niittee favored late
and tkay
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1900, newspaper, March 8, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252290/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.