The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1900 Page: 7 of 10
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very anxious to secure your patronage we beg to submit a few quotations and solicit your patronage for this Fall's busi
We are befter prepared to supply your wants than ever before. _
We have spared no pains in the selection of our Fall stock and it is a source of great pleasure to
know that there is no other establishment in North T*exas that can equal us in
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JWe Quote the following prices to give an idea of what we are doing:
126 Cloth Cupee, Pur and Braid. Trimmed, will close
,V . 50*.
200 Double, Black and assorted colon, cloth Cspes,
fur and braid trimmed, good valuer 1.25, will be sold at 75c.
500 Black and assorted colors, double cloth capes,
braid trim mi ngr regular made, 82 inch, sweep, value 2.00,
will be sold at... .7,...... • L00
We have about 100, full made, fur trimmed velvet
All Dress Style Calico sold at 5c and 6c, will be
sold at ,4Ct
Soft finished Bleached Domestic 4-4 wide will be
sold at
Our Dress Goods Department.
In this department we display the. most elaborate
stock ever shown in this city. We feel proud of tbi* depart-
300 Velvet eapes, fur collars, uicely braided, valufe
1.00, will be sold for 1.00.
capes, black and fancy lined, veiy handsome, real value 2.50,
w ll close them out at .; r 1.50.
These are exceptional values, and will sell rapidly.
Would advise an early selection.
\ We have a large assortment of Capes and Jackets,
very l^est styles and elegantly made up, ranging in price
from l.$Qto 20.00.
Doz. Heavy Ribbed, Ladies' Vests, bleached, silk
tape, and verjr nice, value 50c, will be sold for 25c.
lOlBaVisDreas Ginghams, just received, value 8c,
will be sold for 5c.
100 pieces Standard 64x64-Calico, will sell at 3 l-2c.
100 Dozen Seamless, fast - black, full regular made
hose, value 20c, will by sold for 10c.
We have about forty different styles in Outing Flan-
nel, very desirable patterns, value 10c. will be sold at 5c.
100 Child's 2 piece suits^ size 5 to 14, will be sold
for „ 75c
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Big assortment of Child's suits for 1.00. j
A full line of Vestee Suits, very stylish and beauti-
ful, at prices to please all.
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Now this lot wao bought at a big bargain and is ex-
ceedingly cheap.
ment and feel sure we can please all. WeddiDg Trousseaus
a Speacialty.
..WE ARE PREPARED TO PLEASE THE MOST FASTIDIOUS..
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Anr fluf liinif Orrinrfmnnf >0 lWs de|Mrtmnt wfcmwehlfcwl the Wfflts of none. We arc prepared to fit and please the large, thesmall, the fat. and the lean, in quality
Ulll VilUlllllla 1/uUul LlllCIIti and price to suit all. We carrry the most celebrated makes, surpassing in quality, workmanship and fit, all so-called tailor-made
Suits* We wish also to call your special attention to our Overcoat department for MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN. We bought most of our Overcoats in May, saving at least 20 per eeti|
on them, hence we are in a position to ftive you a bargain. We caray the best asssortmcnt of MEN'S AND BOYS'
Boots, Shoes, Hats* Caps* Etc.* Etc.
The most complete line of Men's Furnishings in the city. An elegant line of Ladies Underwear. A splendid line of LADIES AND MISSES SHOES. We beg to impress on your
mind that we furnish strictly high grade goods. We give our customers what they want. You do not have to haggle on prices, as we make absolutely one price to all, and the very low-
esi. Again soliciting your patronage, we aret Respectfully,
eH/INBLER, STIFF & GCyWPANY.
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SUCCESSORS TO M. ARON & CO.
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Notes From Over the County.
yoa want vonr nl*Ur«a and friend* ont of the oonotjr or Mat
' W**r trrm* C<4Un weeh. * «* «aiy?*•
by wndiaf them a copy of Th* Democrat, which will coat ft
week by rnndiag them a copy
letter par year Bfty two copi**
Cui^JtOKA CCLUfBI.
Com# la and *nb*crtbe. \
of Viueland were
Mate to have a
twa *e*4* a
yon only opt
The new gin
er A Collins
Sept. U-
of George, Ruck-
ro in me need work
Monday. Then- were eighteen
bales on wagon* waiting when the
fin started up.
An infant of Mr. and Mr*.
George Cupp died and was bur-
ied Sunday.
Mrs. James Hicks gave birth to
a girl baby Saturday.
Bom In Mr. and Mre^Demo*
Baas a boy Tucnday of last week.
Health of community is im-
proving.
Dr. H.A. Alderaon is the name
of a new physician in our burg.
jT H. CS#byt postmaster and
merchant w improving hi* resi-
dence.
— W. IL Graves was in the citj
of McKinney this week, hauling
goods for Oulleoka merchants.
- jttd richer,
Is conducting a aerie* of meetings
at Backbone. The tent
down at Culleoka. hence the
services at the school house.
R. K. Poanta
guests of Mis*
^feorge (loForth last week.
We were quite surprised Jast
week at the marriage of Mr. Fre<l
Shirley and Miss Quincie Coffman
at the resilience of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. r>off-
man, Rev. G. O. Key officiating.
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Fan* Mt aiiHY.
very low i * some better at
preisent.
J. A. Crntrher went t<i Fsnn-
•rsville for a bill of lumber last
Friday. He intcn<l* to build a
new honie-
L. H. Brakebill has been re-
Jiairing his house which ad«b to
ts looks very much.
Several of the Ik vm from this
community have been east of Mc-
Kinncy picking cotton.
I HM'a OH umc* f
lav Parris have gone
to attend Straugh-
Cbfcf
Aivva Akkaiji
Sept. 11.
Newt McKinney has returned
from Wsshlngtoar - - - ~
- Miners. Hosea Strother, Lee
Merrelt and Ray Parris ha
to Galveston
ob's Business
Mrs. C. W. Parker altd chil-
<lren of Sherman have been visit-
ing the family of J. 0. GoForth.
Mrs. J. W. McKinney Mf
gone to Houston to visit her
tef, Mrs. Jackson.
Frank Ont has gone to Dnrant,
1. T.
Miss Eloise McKinney of Tiogs
UtVi.
o Wirt
l# nifiinii 7
returned f
MM Thursday
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Sept. 10.
Cotton picking is the order of
the day now and the farmers have
smile* on their faces because of
the good prices received.
We had rain last night which
will daisy oottqq poking a few
dan, ' - ' — tj;
Terry 8ledge and wife are the
happy parent* of a fine boy. Telr-
ry has Wn very sick with fever
for three weeks not ^s better no^r.
R. M. Dickerson has gone
Arkantas [o s^ient) to his app
felL_ -
J. D. Biggs has returned from
Taylor county where be has been
prospecting. He reports a pleaa-
ant trip and likes the country
well enough to move there this
winter.
Mrs. Becky Chaddick and Miss
Miss Myrtle Braden have return-
ed from aa extended visit to rela-
tives in Ft*. Worth and Dallas.
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BoffiT Bci^a.
Sept. 10.
IV farmers are vertr much be-
hind in their stable Breaking on
account of Iat threshing.
The cotton fields an white
with the tfeecy staple
Franoe Griffin is out at Bates
leaking land.\ He will move
there next year.
Bro. Cook (mm been
Little
sirk.
Willie Hand ha* been
mv corner; hope Alto^s will come
a little more regular.
Aunt Betsy.
Ct.r.AR Lakk.
k .04 k sj* '£ sxlfc Mi. ]L mk
Sept. 10. -
-Cotton picking iw somewhat
diei^ked bv recent rains.
The farmers are mniling over
the handsome prices they are get-
ting for cottop •
Quite an excitement prevailed
among th "
Saturday night for. a short time
prei
thia
Mr. and Mm. W. M. BrakebiU
of Walnut Grove were irr this
community last week visiting
friends and relatives.
Mim* Kate lisy* of Lelmnon is
nding the week here with rel-
spenni
ativea.
George Hand ha« lost fotif
head of cattle with the Texas fe
ver and some of the tine cattle on
Shadeland ranch have died with
the *ame disease.
Mrs. Wallace, who lived north
o( herc_s few miles died of con-
sumption and was buried at the
Scott grave yard last Thursday.
8. H. Foster of Tioga has been
down looking after hi* farm. He
says Tioga M on a boom.
William Rutherford attended
the association at Allen.
Mrs. L. B. Brakebill's sister of
Denton is visiting here this week.
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McDonald Schoolhousk.
Sept. 10
Grandma Ro|f has returned
^o Sherman, r
Mm Mllkr of Wetael Sunday-
ed at Mr. Tallant's.
Mcedames Rogers and Parker
went to toifn Saturday.
Grandma Black is sick.
iMr. Wilmeth has returned to
the Nation after a short stay with
bis mother, Mrs. Scalf.
Phi Hi pi I saw the Professor in
teww Saturdayt He is all smiles
since he l^^rne^^ere was a vooal
class needed in' Vioelabd com-
munity 1 rather think he has a
preference for chin music. His
class will close at Farter this
week. Look out.
JfeH Fidna. Eva give herself
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tlie gin men at tlua plac*
. Mfht for, a *hort time
i from the discovery of fire in the
I1 overflow cotton. but it was soon
extinguished with no <lamage.
J. B. snd R. L. Palmer are in
the cotton market at* this place
for the wea on.
Ed and Jsc-K Wylfe are on the
sick list at pre*entv
The work on the telephone line
from this place is progressing
nirelv untler the management of
Meawrs. Jaine* . Daugliertv and
James McCullough of Wylie.
We long to «ee the day wlwn
we will Tmye s church at thl*
place. - • v „ "
A. F. Eggt'r* returned from
the Baptist association at Allen
Thursday.
Frank Marnott is all smiles
over the arrival of a new bosdei'
at his home. ~
God in his infinite wi*dom *sw
fit to visit the home of J. W. Al-
dington and take from him hi*
companion. Mrs. M. J. Adding-
ton, at 8:t0 a. m. Sept. 9. 1900.
She leaves to mourn earth's low*
and raftoiee in heiven's gain, a
husband, children and jmmd-
chHdren. We extend tmr neart-
feit sympathy to the bereaved
J. T lYel has returned from
the west.
J. S. .loncs is on the nick list
at thic writing.
i) A. Barnett has ginned st
this plnre over 100 bales of cotton,
lie in sl o buying the peo-
ple* cotton in the seed.
jacob
Wkstoh SirriKus
Oar fcksfc on sarth we meet with
Whits swift the Moments fly.
Tstsvsr oossss «M| thought of ssdnsss
fhMwemnst say good bye. .
How joyfai is the thonght that ijhger*
When lovnd ooss oros* dsath *s se*.
That wtna oar labors hsrs ar ended
ws slwil) evse he-
worts shall ever bs tpofcen
bright hart of flowers,
wags ofjrjo* and peace sad glad*
ihsll evse tMtta bs suta.
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MAM.
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Sept. 10.
A.J. Pouglas of Pilot Point
moved into the residence for-
merly occupied by F. M. Doug-
lass
Kev K. G. Robert* and Evang-
elist .lone* of Sherman are con-
ducting revival meeting st Lib-
erty.
(i. \V. Luck hss secured s po-
sition a* «sle*msn with s firm in
Whitewrigbt. He has been con-
nected with A. T. Robertson's
dry good* store-here fur ■ IOTIV-
berof * ears where he wiU be suc-
coe<led by Jim McBride."*
Hello! Hello! the new telephone
Hss to this place has been finally
completed and we now hsve two
fines of communication with the
outside world. If the neighbor
ing towns keep np with Weston
they will wre have to h-u-r-r-y.
~Suulre ITardin Is still confined
to his room suffering from an in-
done to one of his legs s«v-
weety ago.
Prof. Tucker begsn school last
Moaday morning with a goodly
number of students ib attendance.
We have a commodious college
building here of which any town
might be protid and there is no
earthjy reason why we should not
have a school second to none in
the state.
A law genial spirits from an
adjoining neighborhood became
very boisterous Saturday night
after having tanked up too freely
on the rejwenating product of
the still and were breaking the
quietude of the night with terrific
yells that woald have done credit
to a Commanche Indian, when
Deputv Sheriff Robertson ap-
peared upon the scene aad very
coolly silenced their ear splitting
propensities. Why, oh why is it>
that the good people of the great-
est" republic* that sdorn* the
nations of the
not rise up in
Sept. 10
rain in this
fleec\ white >taplc from the un-
folded nectionn of the cotton boll
ia in full progre**, snd if the du-
ties of writing f*riIliant editorials
hould at any time Income mo-
notonous to ye editor*, you might
get h day off and tind profitshle
employment out tliii way by help-
ing to place on the market our
immense cotton crop and thereby
set in motion the spindle* and
shuttle* of our New England fac-
tories, and cause them to hum anil
whir with an air of industry in
mring the produet of our
prej
Sun
t>cncath the
but Celonel
missing, and
prond galaxi of a
civilised world do I
their m$A**r and
unny Southland ff>rthc comfort
an<l pleasures of mankind. The
swfulne*« of the nitustion con-
fronts uh tiiough and we are con
strained to arine and a*k why we
cannot hsve the aforesaid factor-
ies in our own midst?
Quite a number of the gay and
bold da*hirg young npirit* from
the loyal precinct* of thin enter-
prising neighborhood attended
the picnic at Cbamber*viile Sat-
urday and remained over-till night
in order to take in the box supper
and balloon ascenaion.
A horrible and heart-rending
accident trsn*pircd before the
uvea of the apt*4ator* lust before
the departure of the bnlloon on
its voyage through the aerial
hesvens that some of them are
not likely to forget si* long as
hair grow* on their bald pste.
After thxr bxttoon bad been In-
flated with enough of the invisi-
ble fluid to carry it safely on its
way through the vapory heights
and everything was in readines*
for the occasion, Professor Smith
was detailed to cut the ropes thst
bound the little sirship to this
mundane sphere and in some no-
known way he became entangled
in the rigging snd was rapidly
being borne upward and would
have been rushed into the pret-
ence of St. Peter without so
much aa a formality of an iotro-
duction, had it not been for the
benevolence of a spectator, who
promptly seised his feet which
were so Imploringly extended for
aid and finally succeeded in dis-
entangling him from the rapidly
ascending airship where he was
instantly surrounded by sympa-
thising friends who warmly con-
gratulated . him on his narrow
escape from being Jerked from
thence to kingdom come. (!!!?)
A heavy raia fail aooumpanied
-bv a terrific east wind visited this
town Sundsy night, entirely 4*
molishing the front of the imple-
* • owned by F. Jl.
iod^ntio the front of
pp souie formerly occu
victim* lie interre<l
great ruin* or not
♦lack Troutin AO im ai«loei■ ■ m^ wn't
grave fear* are apprehendeo thst
he i« interred therein.
Haxkt Hi kes
Are celebrated the world over
and hsve no equal. They don't
rust or fall down before ripening,
withstand the coldest winters,
and re*i t the nfrong dry winds
of Texas. Yiold from 75 lo 90
bushels |>er acre. For sale by
McMi i.lkl & Fourk*,
HH-*w Gro<M'rs, McKinney. Tex.
To Osr Ssbscrlfccr*.
For anytliing in the grocery
line you u ill most likely tind it at
Goo*trcc & Houston's.
Look at. the date opposite your
nsme on this psper.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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Tho Demm rat desire* to re-
mind all who are in arrears for
subscription that it will expect a
settlement at su early day. The
fall ha* *et in and we must col-
lect in order to meet our obliga-j
tions. Please don't wait for us
to call on or write to you, but!
send or bring the money to us.
The date on your psper shows the
time you are due from. !
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SAN ANTONIO
INTERNATIONAL FAIR
OPENI OCTOBER 90,
trim.
i
Progressive
Pharmacy
la the last fsw years there have beta radical
improvements tn everything that pertains to Phar-
macy. New aad sctsatiflc tslhoils for handling
drugs, for sstractfatg their ill Ism sad tor oem-
ponadiag them, have besn devised.
thoss who (have kept ont of the rate, who have hept
ap with the Haas, who hare gvewa ss their estaoce
has grows. Ws have tried to keep step with fro-
grom. Wi BATI MOpUKl •TWJf ttprOVM
that woaM promote thsiatsrest of (oar <
there is vtalMs evMeaee that oar efforts ia
Hon are appreciated.
Maes ear emhsrhstka ia the drs^f I
name Hi years agn. w* har* at *11 times piUtWteS
by havtna aiaisstH 'W
of oor
At I M aresAat time we have two ataiaalm la mm
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1900, newspaper, September 13, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252316/m1/7/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.