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3Tt)e WtMv ffiemotraNiatttte
I'll lit TV-KK ill I'll YEAR (Established Februarj 7, Iti 4).
McJUNNKY, OOLliN COUNTY, TEW*. I III lODAY. JUNE a«. i#ai.
12 PAG ICS THIS WEEK
FOSTER'S
WEATHER
BULLETIN
GOODE BINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL REPORT FROM
GIVES TREATMENT AUSTIN CLAIMED
AGAINST RABIES ERRONEOUS
"NOT GUILTY,"
JURY VERDICT
Copyrighted 1 #21 b> W. T foster
Washington, D. C. June 30.—Jul>
6 an important storm will have come
Into telegraphIc sight west of thu
groat lake*. where It Is expected to
cross ineruliun #u on that date. This
will be the opening tilorin of July
cropweather which promises well tor
corn but threatens the, small grain
harvests. Second ul' these storms will
croaB meridian ¥0 near IB and third
near 23. These triplets will have
much to do 'ivith ihi small grain crops
of 1¥21 us they are coming •luring the
harvest times ot the Wiiitei wheal sec-
tioiis cast ol Rockies. These storms
Will b« o( a nature calculated to pro-
duce hail. hurricanes, tornadoes,
cloudtlursts The average time for
these storms to pass from meridian 90
to the Atlantic coast is near three
daya; from this the reader limy esti-
mate the dates when each of these
storms will reach any vicinity on the
continent, in some places outs will be
In bloom and easily damaged by severe
weather. 1 am expecting the most
dangerous date sto be near July &, 16
and 23. Near these dates you should
watch for the thunder heads, the dark
und angry clouds and the zig-zag
light nine.
lAst Bulletin gave the wrong date
fur the expected Ivurrlcane to organize
on the west oouat of Africa. July 5
Is the date. That hurricane will move
westward hut it Is very difficult to
s.iy haw rapidly it will move. The
beat evidence I have Is the exceeding-
ly cool weather that appears on my
chart foi the upper Mississippi and
lied Ulver of the North valleys for
mar July 10, indicating Unit the
hurricane will be on the 'lull' of
Mexico at that time. The greatest
f'irco of the storms on earth is esti-
mated for July lti. H is only a guess
ai to where that hurricane will he at
tliat time and 1 would guess that it
will bo in vicinity of Cuba on July 1.1
und the Bahamas on 16. If I coulil
only give more time to the study of
these problems great benefit, to our
race might be derived. Ureal earth-
quakes, tornadoes, cloudbursts, hurri-
canes arc possible at those times, hut
not all of them; a great earthquake or
a great tornado would kill the hurri-
cane. f treat electro-magnetic force
accumulates in the earth, as a mag-
net; that force must pass on to the
sun and It may be through a tornado,
a hurricane, or an earthquake, hut one
o ftheae is sufficient to relieve the
force.
South Dakotu has found it; found
the mothod by which to give relief to
the terribly depressed financial con-
dition of agriculture. Ureal hopes
had rested in the splendid new bank-
ins law enacted under the last na-
tional administration but the Federal
Heacrvo Hoard ruined that hope and
never more will any confidence be
placed in that banking law as a finan-
cial relief to * Agriculture. Keverul
States took up the question and South
Dakota has made a success of It. The
State loans the money to the farmers
after selling State hnnds to raise the
money. It works and is rapidly giv-
ing relief. The State will not demand
that the farmers pay the mortgages
next harvest time. One addition
seeniB necessary. The national gov-
ernment should use its more than
three billions of gold now idle In the
treasury as u base for loaning money
to the States. This would prevent the
profiteers from accumulating the
State bonds. Bankers aj-c paying three
per cent to depositors. The national
government could loAn to the states
at three and a half and the Stales to
the farmers at four. Real wcnjth ol
the country would he benefited but
capitalism would tight this
THE LOCAL MARKET
After deliberating on a verdict
eight minutes the Jiu*> iu the eaae
of the State of Texas versus
GimnIc itlnglium, tried on a charge
of murdering Everett Dooly,
brought lu u verdict of not guilt)
at 2:2 o'clock Saturday after-
uoom.
Following the lost speaker, County
Attorney A. M. Wolford, lor the
prosecution Saturday the case of
Ooode Bingham, went to the Jury at
2:1b o'clock.
Hlngham was charged with thu mur-
der of Rverett Dooly lu this city on
May 27, 11(20. The case was called
Thursday morning and the Jury in the
case completed al 3:25 o'clock Thurs-
day afternoon from a special venire
and fifteen additional talesmen. The
taking of testimony was concluded
Friday afternoon. Arguments were
begun next morning. The llrst speech
was mude for the Statu of Texas by
Hon. A. S. Basket! of liullas, who as-
sisted lti the prosecution, lion. B. C.
Merrltt for the defense followed Mr
Haskett, and Assistant County Attor-
ney H. Qrady Chandler followed Mr
Merrltt. Chandler was followed l>>
Hon. Charles I^eddy for the defense
County Attorney A. M. Wolford made
the close speech. Hon. Clyde Comp-
' ton of Ft. Worth who also assisted in
the prosecution did not speak.
This wus the second trial of the
irami. In the first trial Hlngham was
found guilty and his punishment as-
sessed at five years iu the penitentiary
He was granted a new trial.
The Jury In the case Is as follows
'j. M Connally of Kartnersvllle, W.
M. Brlstow, of l-rlsco, I. D. Hurton
of Farmersvllle, fl. H. Salmon of
IPlano. Joe Blpley of I,owery Crossing,
iTotn Curtis of McKlnney, J. M. Cole-
man of McKlnney, T. W. Noblltt of
.McKlnney, J. W. Wllklns of Allen.
W H. Chapman of McKlnney, C. H.
'Karnes of McKlnney, Llge Douglas
| of Cellna.
The case of N. W. Oswalt vs. Collin
jCounty I,evoe Improvement District
No. 1 et al, suit for damages, was con-
tinued until next term of court.
The dispatch from Austin Tuesday
slating that t'fty six additional , er-
10. B. McTee, well-known farmer o
the Burnett community, was uttend
lug to business iu McKlnney Tuesday u( „|Ut, IU rlVed al
Mr. Melees daughter-in-law, Mis ptlsieur Institute Monday for
liotman Melee, is taking the prevent- preventive treatment against rabies.
tve treatment against rabies lu the
McKlnney City Hospital. Mr. McTee
said the treatment his duughter-in-law Iu,llr mm, Kldge
gets in the McKlnney hospital is the
same as is given al the 1'astetir insil-
wus erroneous, according to R. IV
McTee of the Burnet! community.
who was lu Mc-
Klnney Tuesduy on business Mr.
McTee says that he does not know.
such ii report was circulated. He
said thut no other persons had gone
to Austin since the thirty persons who
tute at Austin. Mr. MeTee said thut nor ,.nn j,e u,-count for the fact that
few persons ill McKlnney and Collin
county were aware of the fact that this
treatment could be given in McKlnney
His daughter-in-law Is taking the so- \S,.nt immediately after the death of
rum treatment. She Is doing fine She uoldlc Belew, little daughter of Mr.
Is taking the treatment because of the nlllj Mrs. \\ih-y Helcw at Harnett
excitement caused In the Hariicti com- nearly three weeks ago. Mr. McTee,
niunlty a few weeks ago when a little wh0 t,elped nurse the little Belew
child died of hydrophobia. Mr. Me- K|(.| while she was ill of hydrophobia.
Teee's sister-in-law, Mrs, J. W, Mc- accompanied the first delegation to
Tee also came to McKlnney City Hos- 'Austin All have returned but nine,
pltal to take the treatment, and was Those still at Austin taking the treat-
■trlcken with uppondlcltis. having had Ilu.„t u,(. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Belew
to undergo an operation. land two sons, Rev. J. It. Jordan,
Mr. McToe said thut he cannot un- pustnr of the Methodist church al Blue
derstand how McKlnney ever got along Mrs. Bob Williams, Mrs. HI-
without tho splendid hospital. He Williams, Mrs J W. Urlsham
said that there are three persons now lin(1 Miss Ida Samples. Mr. McTee
patients In ihe hospital who live in mini that all of the above persona
his community. They are Mrs. ,1. W were reported to he getting ulong tine.
McTee, Charlie. Womhle anil Rimer
Business Halts
As Tribute to
Jimmie Geigas
JIMMIE GEIGAS
BELONGED TO US
ALL, SAYS WRITER
JnfTcoat. nil hnvlng been operated on
Mr. McTee said that persons who had
not been In sanitariums or hospitals
or had some members of his family In
mieh Institutions could not fully ap-
preciate the magnificent and well
equipped hospital that McKlnney hns.
He said that within less thon five year*
this hospital will have to he enlarged
lu order to cure for the patients who
come to McKlnney for treatment.
KI'RVEYORS AUK NOW WORK-
ING IN WYIjIK IHSTIUCT
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
FOR RITTER DENIKD
Judge Frank R. Wilcox of the
Fifty-ninth district court overruled
a motion for a new trial In the Fred
Bitter case Monday morning. Ritter's
bond was set at $10,000. Ritter's a* -
Itorneys gave notice of appenl and tho
case will be takon beforo the Court
iof Criminal Appeals.
Rltter wus tried and convicted at
this term of court of tho murder of
Wiley Stockwell and sentenced to ten
years In the penitentiary. Hki' broth-
er-in-law, James C. Martin, was tried
last term pf court on the same charge,
convicted and given twenty years lti
the penitentiary. Martin's case was
also appealed and Is now before the
Court of Criminal Appeals.
L. F. Bevll. brother-in-law to Mar-
fin1 and Bitter, Is charged by grand
Jury Indictment with the murder of
Stockwell and his case Is set for trial
July 11.
DAMAUE Sl'IT III,FORK
j MM'A I, DISTRKT COURT
County Knglneer F. W. Cawthorn
and his surveying crew are now at
work In the Wylle dis.rlct, making the
aurvey on the twelve miles of latteral
roads out of that town. J.udge T. O.
Murray states that the Commissioners'
Court will advertise for bids for the^haw both of Nevada,
construction of this twelve miles of
pike road In the Wylle district In the
near future. Besides these twelve
miles of latteral roads In the Wylle
district that district also gots the Dal-
las branch of the 6-A State Highway.
The survey on the designated highway
66-A through Wylle has already
been mode and according to Judge T.
O. Murray the Commissioners' Court
will also advertise for bids for Its con-
struction In tho near future.
PROMINENT SIIERMANITE
VISITS MeKINNKY
One of the editors of this paper had
the pleasure, Tuesday, of meeting
Ueorge llardwlcke of Sherman in the
SKRIOI'S OPF.RATION.
Snyder I,ady Is Sister of Mrs. I,. T.
tiny of McKlnney—Was Reared
at Nevada.
Mis .1 II. Ilarless of Snyder, Scur-
ry county, Texas, has Just been op-
erated on in the Lubbock hospital at
I.ublioek, Texas. While Ihe opera-
tion was a very critical one, her Col-
lin county relallves and friends loam
with much satisfaction ihat her con-
dition Is altogether favorable for a
steady improvement anil eventual
restoration to her former good
health. Mrs. Ilarless was formerly
Miss Oenshnw of Nevada. She Is a
sister of Mrs. L. T. Oay of McKlnney
und of Messrs. John W. Crenshaw of
Cellna and Allen and James Cren-
FEATL'RK OAMK OF RASEIIAM.
IIKit ON JUIjY FOURTH
The Ulorlons Fourth will see a
feature hasehnll game In McKlnney
ond If the teums llvo up to their past
reputations McKinnoy lovers of the
great Ameriopii sport will see a high
class game. The Texas Cotton Mill
team of which 1". V. Mulkey Is tho
manager, will meat the Schepp's
Hukery team of Dallas al the Cotton
Mill Dark on the afternoon of July
4th., game called at 4 p. m.
McKlnney has never had a baseball
team that made a better record than
the Texas Cotton Mill team. This
team has played fifteen games this
J. I'. Do we 11 store in this city. Mr. reason and have won fourteen of them
Hardwlcke Is the senior member .of
REVISITS McKINNEY
MTFR I«ONU ABSENCE
What the f armer* Are Being Pulil for
Their l*riHliicts—Corrected to Bute.
Feedstuff nnd Urn la
Corn In shuck, per bu 4fie
Shorts per owt. N 11.6.1
Chops per cwt $1.90
Oata epr bushel 25c to SOc
Wheat per bu |1.0s
Alfalfa hay per ton $l« to 118
Johnson grass hay per ton $7.50 to $10
Bran per cwt $1.48
Prairie hay per ton $* to $10|
♦ ♦ ♦
Produce nnd Provisions.
Bacon per pound 26c to 36c
Butter per pound 26c to 35c
Creamery butter * Si-
Chickens, fryers por pound 22c
Old roosters, per lb Si-
Hens, por lb 1 Be
Kggs per doz. (candled 1 - . IRe
Turkeys per lb 17c
I.ard per lb 20r
Irish potatoes per hu $3.00
Sweet potatoes per bu $2 60
• • •
Ijlve Stock.
Hogs per cwt. ....... ..$6 to $0,50
Beef cattle per cwt $ t to $ ft
Sheep tier cwt 12 to $5
♦ ♦ ♦
Cotton.
Cotton per pound .... 6c fo 1 2r
• 'otton seed per ton $17
• 'otton seed meal per cwt $1.70
Hulls per ton
Mixed hulls and mcnl cotton
seed per cwt tl.10
—4 ——
Miss Carrie Baxter of Bloomdale
who was operated oil 'it the McKlnney
City Hospital last week Is a sister of
Harold Baxter who was opernted on
for Ihe M.inie affliction Feb 7 Inst.
Thev hlldren of W. J. Baxter, n
substantial West Collin farmer
n f l c |M< n
wns hmugh
rles ha* a
him chnrgl
! The case of S. M. Cole vs. J. W
Jeffries, a damage suit, went to trial
In Fifty-ninth district court Monday
afternoon. This Is a very peculiar
case. Cole was acquitted of the mur-
der of W. Li. Jeffries, brother of J.
W. Jeffries, nt the last term of dis-
trict court. The killing having oc-
curred August 24, 1020, at Cole's
home, the latter being a tenant on
the Jeffries' farm. After the shoot-
ing of W. I,. Jeffries, Cole, who al-
leges he started to Van Alstyne to
catch an lnterurlian car to come to
Mi Klnnejf1 nnd surrender to the offi-
cers, was overtaken by J. W. Jeffries,
the latter shooting Colo four times
with a shotgun. Cole was brought to
McKlnney und placed In a local sani-
tarium About five hundred shot
were picked from Ills body beforo he
mght to McKlnney. J. W. Jeff-
case now pending against
•glng him with assault to
murder.
A few days after Cole had been ac-
quitted his attorneys filed suit against
J. W. Jeffries for $50,000 for dnmages.
I The defendant in the case Is rep-
resented by Attorneys Webb & Webh
of Shermnn, while the plaintiff Is
represented by Hughston /It Neilson
and Senator Woodvllle .1. Rogers of
McKlnney. Several dnys ago the de-
fendant's attorneys asked permission
of the plaintiff's attorneys to make a
physhal examination of the plaintiff,
which physical examination was
agreed to. Cole was tnken to the
City Hospital where fourteen X-ray
pictures were made of his body and
limbs. When Ihe defense today fail-
ed to bring before the Jury the X-ray
pictures, consternation was thrown
Into their camp, when the plaintiff's
attorneys had the photos brought Into
court and shown the Jury. R. A. I^e-
Reaux, in ehnrge of the X-ray and
lahrator.v at the McKlnney City Hos-
pital. who made the pie!urea, brought
Ins stereoscopic box and exhibited the
pictures The X-ray pictures of vari-
ous portions of Cole's body, according
to Mr. LcReaux, show that approxi-
mately 600 shot are yet In the plain-
tiffs body.
♦ ♦ ♦
<lury For Week.
W M. Branch, H. H. Williams W.
T Hiaswell, Tom Curtis, I^iwronce
Miller, W. I,. Applebce, R. IV Spurgtn
W. I'. Kirk, Mack Stephenson. T .1
Morris. T IC. Spearman, M. D. Bailey.
the big Sherman wholesale hardware
and machinery firm of llardwlcke-
Etter Co. Mr. Hardwlcke has been
■unking McKlnney about onct a month
for nearly forty year*. He was a spe-
cial friend of J. I'. Dowell, founder
of the big wholesale and retail hard-
ware and furniture house of this city Mr lln(| Mr„ j R Pttd(fitt of South
In which he was succeeded by his four (Th„tn,It Htr,,pt have a„ thrJr guests
splendid homh, Avery, ESd, Jim and uncle, B. F. Robertson
Clifton Dowell, who are still In chafge |an(, wlf(> of Hart«vllle, Tennessee,
of It and continuing the large sue- nn(j jjr8 Robertson have been
cess that the business attained under ivUlt|n(C ,h„|r K. L>. Robertson, a
In six games they shut out their op-
ponents and In five games the oppos-
ing teams were held to one run each.
This Is n real team of ball players.
the direction of its founder. Mr.
furniture dealer In Dallas. This of-
Hurdwleku'lias a number of old time received a pleasant visit from
friends lu McKlnney. He Is a sub
stunllal citizen and successful bus!
Mr Robertson and Mr. I'adgltt Tues
day afternoon. Mr. Robertson came
IM.MIK UKIUAS
Drnpud In tin American flag and
esuorted by an American soldier the
body of Jimmie deigns arrived In
McKlnney at in a. m. Wednesday
from France where he gave his life
lu defense of world civilization.
The body should have arrived
Tuesday afternoon, hut having miss-
ed train connection lu Texarkana, the
remains did not reach Sherman un-
til midnight Tuesday night.
There was a large crowd of friends
of Jlminle who knew anil udm'.red
him when he was living In McKlnney
and was an employe of a local grocery
store, gathered at the Interurban
station to meet the body. Many eyes
were dimmed with tears as yie
casket whs lowered from the iraln
Members of the local post of th«
American Deglon headed by Com-
mander II II. Neilson formed a guard
of honor to escort the body to the
undertaking parlors of Hum J. Mua-
sle where the body was held until
3:30 p. in. when the funeral proces-
sion started to the Noyes cemetery
where lutermenl was mude.
Citizens marched behind the hearse
hearing the body.
Mr. und Mrs. Kd Wilson, uncle and
aunt of Jimmlo deigns were among
those present when the body arrived.
Corporal Price of Little Rock. Ark.,
accompanied Ihe body to MeKlnney.
• ♦
Funeral al Noyos Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at the
graveside In Noyes cemetery, four
miles northcusl of McKinnoy, under
the auspices of Ihe local post of the
American l<egloti. Services were con-
ducted by the Rev. J. Ben Snider,
pastor of the King Memorial church,
assisted by Dr. I?. Ii. Flncher, pastor
of the Presbyterian church. Inter-
inient was beside the grave of his
imother.
Pallbearers were former soldlern
of Co. A, 35Htli Infantry to which
'Jlintnle was attached. They are War.
|ren Barnes. Bawrence Self, Will Wal-
thall and Bon Forshee, Walter Dag-
ger, John Odle, Keen Dunn and Hlr-
tiest Mllligan, who were members of
the sutne Infantry but a dlfferoat mm-
In deep %irrow, lis 'We cash up Our
sodden aeuouiils we say Jlminle Uolga*
was a penniless orphan. But. iu
rcullty «vc know Ihu motherhood of
McKlnney mothered him, und Us
fatherhood loved and protected htm.
The Muster wu« penniless, In u sense,
lull he who could find his lux lu a
fish's mouth, and feed five thousaud
with tt\c loavus ami two fishes was
not poor, hut "rich toward Uod."
Today Ihe motherhood of our little
clt^ feels ul'rcsh tho loss of "her hoy."
lie belonged lo us ull; he had no
lesser parent, Jlminle did not re-
member u father, but by his native
graces he achieved sonship and
i wrought u home out of the hearts of
l hose he ser\ed. Those who knew Ills
young mother well said of her that
she was a tireless worker, thut Is,
I never too tired lo play, and never out
ol humor. The sou perfected this
beautiful an of ihe work-a-day
| world. And In response Ihe cill/.on-
#•1 ilp of McKlnney lovus Jlminle Oolgus
Ihe happy child of her streets.
♦ ♦ ♦
Istvc K.'cks DxprcsMion.
And how often slncu Unit fatal day
lu far away France this undertone of
li ve has sought expression. We want-
led it monument to Jlls I'ullhfuluess, for
| we knew he died as he hud lived. We
thought we wanted u room In the new
hospital—a Jlminle Uelgas room, but
the liospitul Is Just for the sluk and
{sorry and Jimmie s life touched all life.
His wus a life of service, beautiful In
| Its Intoning of honesty and loyalty.
And a fitting memorial for .limmia
must be something of service to all.
♦ ♦ ♦
Avenue Proposed.
If official McKlnney would suy "wo
will call that white highway that leads
toward the College "Uelgas Avenue'
and each of you who love our boy may
j plant ii tree by the wayside," wouldn't
we be glad to give the local nursery
| our name and order, and this fall see
them put out our trees for us?
There Is a cemetery 111 Southern
California that looks like a beautiful
park. There Isn't a monument of
stone In 1!, nor name, nor date. Wvory-
where, all about, are llowers and trees
done In satisfying symmetrical plota.
A clerk keeps the number o fthe plot,
nnd names and dates In a book. Why
can't wo express our love In a like
tribute to our soldier boy?
A FRIKND.
THRASHERS RUNNING
IN WEST OOl-MN
ness man of Sherman. We were pleased to McKlnney Just thirty years ago on
Indeed to form his ucqualntuneo.
brick work has ItKUIJN
n prospecting trip and remained here
lahont six mouths. He -said at that
time there were only a few old hoard
ON McIM>NAM> HI II.IHNO Hldewalks and that he Just, couldn't
get used to this black mud. Ho went
Tho brick work hns begun on re- b.ick to Hartsvllle and purchased n
building tho Mrs. H. A. McDonald two ifarn, fron, the jato Hallitril Crump,
slory building on the south side of tho|tho ni„ving with his family to
square. Thfs building wus practically McKlnney Mr and Mrs. Robertson
ruined on the night of May 11, whon lmvo s|nco nved on this farm. All of
the J. P. Crouch A- Co., building and their eight children are grown and
largo Stock o^furniture and hardware niarried and tills old couple are coin-
was destroyed by flro. On account of fortahly situated at their farm home
the fire portions of the high walls of tt f,.w milcs from Hartsvllle. They
the Crouch building collapsed falling have always lived In Tennessee. On
on the McDonald building, crushing In December 16 last year they had been
tho building. I married fifty years. Mr. Robertson Is
75 years old and his wife is 74 years
of o«e.
. Mr. Robertson said that corn In his
• 'section was good. The tobacco crop
The Altoga Cornet Band Is furnish- i* good this year Mr. Robertson
Ing music for the annual three days states Ho said that he believed the
picnic at Bells, (Irayson county, this n,.w crop of tobncco would bring fifty
week—Wednesday. Thursday and Frl- teents i pound. There is no cotton
day. This is the opening engagement 'raised in Ills section of Tennessee.
o [this band for this summer. The t
Altoga band was organized more than CARPENTERS AT WORK HEtX>N-
AI/TOUA BAND PIjAYIM;
THIS WEEK AT BEMiS
twenty years ago and has been In
groat demand each summer since Its
organization. It Is one of the leading
<*riii;(rri.Nu i,iivmov bi imhni.
hands of .North
music for many
summer. .
'arpenters are busily engaged In re-
Texas nnd furnishes pairing the building of Mrs. J. L.
large picnics each Lovejoy on tho south side of square
nnd up until the fire of tho nlglit of
May 11 was ocupted by the Imporlal
[cafe. The building was almost ruinod
by collapse of tho walls of tho Crouch
Rvnlee McDonald, 13 years old. building, and also much damage ■was
died In Fa liners villi- Wednesday. She dono tho roar of the building by the
Dies at Farmersvllle.
Is survived by her parents and a
brother. Charles McDonald of Wi-
chita Falls.
fire. This building Is located between
the Crouch building and tho building
occupied by Crnus ,% Dowd.
,1. M. Andrews lo Battle Creek. I®AY CROPS ARE
reporter (*ooi
J. M \ ndrews. well-known Me-
Klnney • liiess ninn, hns gone to
Battle Cn k. Mich., for treatment
and recre.tlon. lie will begone some
five or si\ weeks
.1 O Bimi dey, J. M. 1/Jwery. R. A.
Oordon H > >. Welbourn. R. B. McTee,
R M Boi k. Fd Dnrsey, Jack Smith
.! N Phillips, It C. Kltnhrough, C. L.
Senrs, J. A. Garrison.
Walter L. Scott, a thrifty young
farmer living about four miles north-
west of McKlnney renews for The
Dally Courler-Unzette. He states that
Ills com and millet are both extra
good this year, Mr. Scott has no cot-
ton nt all planted this year. He hns
about 25 acres of wlient. Mr. Scott
has four milk cows and finds a readv
market for Ills buttor with MeKlnney
merchants.
'pany.
♦ ♦ ♦
Witnesses Tell of Death.
The circumstances of Jlmmlo's
ilonlh were told by former members
of his company. Jack Campbell of
Sherman and Jimmie had gone to a
spring in ii small town which the
Americans hud Just tuken from the
Uermans, lo till their canteens. This
was on September 15, 1918. The
company wus resting about a tulle or
mill- and a half from the spring. Jlin-
tnle and Ills buddy obtained the water
and hud started hnck to rejoin their
.company. Walking along the public
roud they observed a German air-
plane circling over the American lines,
dropping bombs here and there. Sud-
denly the plane swooped down over
ithe heads of Jimmie and his eom-
panlon and dropped a bomb. Camp-
|hell run und took refuge in a nearby
|dltch, suvlng his life. Jimmie re-
jmulneil In the road. The bomb ex-
ploded and he was Instantly killed.
Thus he was the first McKlnney sol-
dier to be killed on foreign soil.
The drive In which the brave young
McKlnney lad lost his life was tho
battle of St. Mllilel where the Amerl-
eun forces made their first drive.
♦ ♦ ♦
stores Close ns Tribute.
Between the hours of 3 unil 4 o'clock
Wednesday all stores in the city
closed as a mark of respect and
|tribute to the memory of Jimmie
Geigas.
Tl,ie box containing the casket bore
this Inscription: "Olgas, Jimmie;
Il'iii'.i.-, Ill; Pvt. Co. A, 3511th Inf. Gr. 53,
Sec. 32, Pt. 2, Com. 1233. From Chief
A. U. It. S. In Rill-ope. Cambral via
Antwerp."
He ts survived by a sister, Miss
Rdna Uelgas, Shopherdstown, West
{Virginia, who was unublti to attend
Ithe funeral.
Mm. Waters Doing Well.
Mrs. Chester N. Waters of Allen,
who underwent an operation more
I than a week ago at the Baptist Sani-
tarium. for appendicitis, Is reported
|to be getting along nicely. She will
be In the Sanitarium for perhaps a
week longer after which she will re-
tut n to her home.
The writer was called on huilnMi
In West Collin und Urnyson counties
Tuesday. We noticed several thrairtl-
ers running, and several more g®t«
ttng reuily to run. If ^he weathar
continues fair, the thrashers will be
running day and night by the laat of
the week. Tho yield In both wheat
and nats are very light, although the
acreage Is quite large. The wheat
yield Is believed to be as low aa from
12 to 15 bushels and tl#B oats from
20 to 3 0 bushels per acre. Wheat la
selling about $1.26 nnd onts 39c per
bushel. When the expenses come
out, the land lord, as well as the ten-
ant, comes up very short in profit.
PIONFEH RESIDENT OF
McDONAIjD COMMUNITY DIES
Mrs. Martha Hepp, 72 years of u#0.
died Monday night at ! :30 o'clock at
ihe home of her son. Horace Klnaer,
•In the McDonald community.
: Funeral services were held In the
McDonald school house Tuesday aft-
ernoon nt 3 o'clock, conducted by
! Rev. C A. Burrls, assisted by the
Rev. A. H. Snider. Rurlnl was mad*
In Pecan Urove cemetery.
Deceased had been in feeble health
for the past year or two. She waa a
native of Tioulslana. being born In
1849 She had been a resident of thla
county for fifteen or twonty yeara and
lived In Hunt county for several yeara
before moving to Collin county.'
Deceased had been married twice.
She was llrst mnrrled to U. L. Kln-
ser. who died twenty years ago. She
was married the second time to H.
I*. Hepp, the latter having died a
few years a.so.
She Is survived by five children—
three sons and two daughters: Horaoe
Klnser, J. K. Klnser and G. F. Kln-
ser, and Mrs. Lula Rltter, all of the
McDonald community. She was a
member of the Christian church.
CORN PROHPIXTS
VERY FLATTERING
Corn prospects all over Collin coun-
ty and North Texas are very flattering.
The yield will be unusually large, and
with another good rain or two within
the next fifteen days, we will have the
liest corn yield In several years. The
farmers, considering tho excessive
rains, aro well up with their work.
Inlying by tlmo for corn Is generally
considered July 4th In Texas, nnd with
a good rain on or about July 4th
Texas nearly always makes a good
corn crop. Hominy and hogs always
j helps out.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1921, newspaper, June 30, 1921; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291713/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.