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McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY. JULY 28, 1904.
VOL. 21, NO. 26.
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Arrived in ricKinney From
cago Monday.
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Some Land Owners Along Prelim-
inary Survey Ask Exor-
bitant Price.
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BIO GASOLINE ENGINE
And Pump Installed at H. & T. C.
Cottonwood Station.
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Mr Woodson arrived from Chi-
cago MoDday. To a Democrat re-
porter he said: "At a meeting of
the people wbo are backing this
enterprise held in Chicago last
Monday 1 submitted mv report,
which wa-« approved. The gen-
tlemen comprising the syndicate
decided to go ahead with this
work provided the people of this
wectiou want the road, and thct
can only be determined by com-
pliance with our demands. We
are proceeding with preliminary
work on the assumption that our
demauds will be met." Mr Wood-
son hit* not been to Blue Kidge
or Bonham, but a phone Monday
morning from Blue Kidge in-
ormed him that the other eud of
the route is ready to close a con-
tract. Mr Woodson said, "The
building of this road rests abso-
lutely and entirely with the peo-
ple of this section. You can have
it or not. Our syndicate has
made its demands and is ready to
carry out its contract and time
for delay has passed. 1 under-
stand the right of way commit-
tee is having trouble with land
owners who have become imbued
with the eroneous idea that the
road will be constructed along the
preliminary survey recently com-
pleted. The entertainment of
this idea has led them into the
mistake of making exorbitant de-
mands upon citizens of McKin-
ney. It would be well for such
laud owners to understand that
the preliminary survey is not
the permanent survey and
that while tire syndicate
1 represent will not pay one
cent for the right of way yet we
will do all in our power to assist
the citizens of McKinney who
hive undertaken to secure tho
right of way and that in rendering
such assictance by missing any
particular section of country
whose land owners are not enter-
prising enough to realize what a
great benefit and convenience an
electric interurban line will be to
them and who seek in addition to
the enhancement in the value of
their land such a line of necessity
would be, an unreasonable profit
from the pockets of their fellow
citizens. To such 1 would say
that while my peoplo want to
build the road and will build it
provided they receive the proper
encouragement, yet the enter-
prise can be very quickly killed
oy tho dilatory and unenterpris-
ing tactics."
A new Fairbanks gasoline en-
gine aud pump has been installed
at the H & T C Cottonwood
pump station, one mile north of
Allen. It has a capacity of 20,-
000 gallons per hour and makes
that pumping smtion the best
equipped on the entire road. Will
W Tickner is iu charge of it and
has been fer several years. R lil-
loads are substituting gasoline for
steam engines for pump stations
on nearly all lines. It is estima-
ted that the cost of pumping wa-
ter with gasoline euginc is only
two and a half ceuts per 1000
gallons while by steaiu under the
old method it costs them ten
cents per 1000 gallons.
Enjoyed by a Large Crowd
Rambo's Park.
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««Scotty" Forsyth Thinks Collin
County Could do Better
III WORM EXHIBIT
Mr. Dixon, in Charge of Horticul-
ture Says Kirkpatrick and Wil-
meth Only have Responded.
Those Participating and
Results—Very Inter-
esting.
the
The matinee races given by the
Collin County Driving Club at
Rambo's park Wednesday were
very interesting and the attend-
ance was large, several ladies be-
in? present.
Those participating in the races
aud the results a;e as follows:
A Lady at Uunter, <1 ray son Coun-
ty Assaulted.
Father of the Assaulted Woman
Trails him to a
Thresher.
CLASS A.
Pace half-mile heats, best
2 in
For Extended Visit.
Mrs George L Bush and chil-
dren, Gerge. Paul and Olive, and
Mrs Sol Fitzhugh, and grand-
children, Miss Lucile Wolfonl of
Allen, and .Jesse Cook left last
week for an extended visit in
Kentucky aud to attend the
World's Fair at St Louis. Mrs.
Bush will visit her mother in Lex
ington, Ky., while Mrs Fitzhugh
and grandchildren will visit rel-
atives at Louisville, Overton and
Sparta. Mrs Fitzhugh was born
in Kentucky but left there at the
age of two years. This is her
tfirst visit to the old hom6«v
Left for Albuquerque.
W M Pennington and family
|have gone to Albuquerge. N M,
to make their home. Mr Pen-
lington has Teased a photograph
gallery there and will go into bus-
faess at once. Sponcer Smith,
,ho was with him here, left last
ireek for Albuquetque and will be
rfth him there.
Left for Summer Horn*.
Mrs I A Burger and daughter,
lias Kate* left last week for
• ace, Virginia, where tbejt, will
.pend several months at their
beautiful summer borne. The
)f mocrat was ordered to keep
em posted 09 homfc news. ,,
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St. Louis, 44*18 Page Ave., July
IK,— Ed 1 to 1 Democrat: 1 had a
matter brought to my attention
yesterday that I wish to pass on
to you and through the Democrat
to the people of Collin county.
While visiting tho Texas Horti-
cultural Building exhibit I had
my attention called to it. Some
ladies were giving the superin-
tendent tits for not having better
peaches. They were having a
warm time. 1 finally put in, and
Mr Dixon, who has charge, asked
me where I was from. I told
him McKmpey. "Well," he
said, "1 am truly glad to meet
you lor 1 thought there were only
two men lived at McKiuney—
Kirkpatrick and a man named
Wilmeth, in fact these are all 1
have heard of. No one else in
that whole county has ever sent
me a thing at all." I thought
over it and went back to him and
asked him his name and told him
1 wanted to tell what he had said
when I went home. lie said
certainly I want to get you peo-
plo to send ine some fruit up here
(I think the express campanies
carry it free. Of that 1 aui not
sure, however) Address it to the
Texas Horticultural Exhibit.
World's Fair. We don't want
our exhibit to be behind, and
there is no need of it. 1 expect
they need it at the agricultural
exhibit also, but I have not been
to it yet. We are pleasantly sit-
uated here but seeing the Fair is
the hardest work I have tried yet,
but we are doing our share of it.
We have put in three full days
and have gone over somewhat
hurriedly all the main buildings.
Sincerely.
J ah. Forsyth.
3.
Dr Whitten, A E Buck owner,
Mamie W. Harry White, owner.
Won by DrWhitten.Timell8-110.
CLASS H.
Pace one-half mile heats, best
2 in 3.
Frank Russell, W II Bertram!.
(Tuck ) K M Hill, owner, won
by Tuck. Time 1.23 1-2, 2*5 1-2.
CLASH O.
Trot half-mile heats, best 2
in 3.
Gu§, W 11 Sims owner. Hunt, Dr
VV B Pope. Won by Hunt. Time
1 30-1.27 1-2.
CLASS 1).
Pace half-mile heats, best 2
in 3.
Geo R King, Walter Parvin
owner. Mereua, 2 yr, R Aber-
natby owner. Won by Merina.
Time 1.43 1-2 1.30.
Special, mixed roadster race,
owners driving top buggies—Nat
Burton won, Geo Russell second.
Sunday School of ihe First
tist Church.
Bap-
J M Bozarth, who resides on
Emerson's ranch west of McKiu-
ney, was brought here Thursday,
having been arrested on a charge
of assault to murder D II Van
Crease. Bozarth's bond was set
at $500, which he promptly made
ami was released. Mrs 1 Pitt-
man, Mr Uozarth's daughter,
who lives at Gunter, Grayson
county, was awakened Monday
morning by a man entering her
room, and before she could arise
from the bed he had assaulted
her. She fought with all her
might and succeeded in breaking
loose from his grasp, seized a
piece of stove wood and drove
him from the house. The vil-
lain did not accomplish his pur
pose.
The officers were notified at
once and a warrant was issued
charging Van Crease with assault
to rape. Mr Bozarth started on
trail of the accused man in order
to keep him from escaping.
Wednesday evening he located
him at a thresher just across the
line in Collin county. On com-
ing upon him Bozarth told him to
surrender and he would not shoot
him. Van Crease made a dash
to escape and Bozarth emptied
the contents of his shot gun into
his body. Van Crease was taken
to Sherman and given medical
attention and is still alive.
HOUSE BURGLARIZED
The
Sum of $450 Taken
Trunk at Millwood.
Fro 1
Deputy Sheriff Geoige Kubanks
was telephoned for Thurs« lay to
come to Millwood as it wan
thought that a clew could be se-
cured to the party or parties who
burglarized the residence of Mrs
Watkius a few uights ago, and se-
cured $4«r>0.
On the night of the robbery
there was 110 one at homn, Mrs
Watkins being at her son's*, res
deuce across the struct. Mrs
Watkins had $350 in gold which
she had saved for more than a
quarter of a century, and $100 in
currency locked 111 a trunk. The
trunk was broken open and the
money taken.
Returned 33 Bills of Indictment
Since Monday.
IK FAVOR SHERIFF BEVERLY
Jury Returns Verdict in the
of T. G. Brow n vs, T.
M. Beverly.
Suit
First of the New Structures
East Side.
on
hinman. Cotner & Woodall
solodate—Moved in
Thursday.
Con-
By Small
Explosion
Powder.
of a Can of
Train of Four Wagons Drawn
by Large Engine Fur-
nished Conveyance.
Accident happened Monday Af-
ternoon at 3 O'clock at Blur-
ton's Boarding house.
The annual picnic of the Sun- A little boy bv the name of
day Scho 1 of the First Baptist Bedford Kirln, whose parents
church took place at the foni on fioni Jackson, Tenn., are visiting
HARRIED THIS EVENINQ.
J. B. ScaM and MIssLafallet Con-
tracting Parties.
J B Scalf and Miss Mary Sue
Lafallett were married at 2:30
o'clock Saturday at the res-
idence of Eld J no M McKinney,
that clergyman officiating. The
groom is a son of John Scalf liv-
ing south of town.
Reseland
Eld R C Horn, who is holding
a meeting at Alia ohurch, writes
that interest is growing every ser-
vice. That wlieat threshing is
about done, yield and quality
both fine. That farmers are
turning land for another crop.
Corn and cotton are fine. That
the Masonic picnic at that place
has been postponed until a later
date, when farmers are less busy.
Off For Market.
-George M Oneal left Saturday
for the Eattern... markets td
boy goods fm the firmr of Oneal
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Wilson creek, west of
nev, Thursday. Four
Ale Kin-
Mr and Mrs J W Blurton, hap-
• wagons 1 . ,
joined together and drawn by J 1, j P^mnl to a serious accident at 3
Cox's large engine furnished con-
veyance foi the mcriy crowd. Ar-
riving at tho grounds the various
amusements and ways of enter-
taining the children were soon
arranged, and all were having a
good time. When the noon hour
arrived a bountiful dinner was
spread and enjoyed by all present.
Late in tho afternoon all climbed
into the wagons again and the
"steam hoise" drew them safely
back home, and thus ended a day
of great pleasure.
0 clock last Monday by an ex-
plosion of a can of powder, wh>ch
the little fellow hud found and
ignited.
His face and eyes were badly
burned, but the extent of his in-
juries are not known as we go to
1 press. His parents with Mr and
Mrs Blurtou went to Galveston
Saturday and have not returned.
Damaged by Fire.
Greenville, Tex., July 23.—A
J Lane's grocery store was partly
destroyed by fire this morning.
Damage to building about $200,
damage to stock aud hxtures
about $300. The loss on build-
ing and stock is fully covered by
iusurance.
MARRIED AT SHAWNEE.
New Office Apartments.
W H Bertram! is having thfe
upstairs of his building on the
east side of the square remodelled
and fitted up for the reception of
his brokerage office, which he
will move in a short time. Mr
-Bertrand recently bought the
building from Dr H L Pearson.
The Ipwer floor is ocoupied by W
E Ditto's grocery store.
Receives. Armadillo.
r • * # M + .
mall
,,AA Hunt tlie War mute
earner from, Weston received by
expree* Saturday from Leander,
Texas, a' larger Armadillo which
.be procured for a pet for bis ohil-
*dr#n.
Miss Jennie Edge Bride of Drug,
gist of Poetry. Texas,
On July 3, Miss Jennie Edge,
of Shawone, O T wa« married
at that place to K F Stewart , of
Poetry, Kaufman, county, Tex.,
The bride is well known in Mc-
Kinney where she lived twelve
years, most of the time combin-
ing a boarding house with her
sister Miss Francis Edgo who
still resides here. She has many
acquaintances in MeKinney and
Collin county to wish ber well.
The ^rooir. is a prominent <fruggi*t
and land owner of Kaufman
county. r*r„; r nV>
Ben Harris, alias Mark Harris,
wbo was arrested 11 short time
ago in Dallas on a charge of bur-
glarizing 11 an y White's residence
last fail, was given a habeas cor-
pus bearing before Judge Pear-
son Thursday. His bond was
set at $500, in default of which
he was remanded to jail.
llattie Smart was granted a di-
vorce from R E Smart.
The grand jury returned three
bills for misdemeanors.
The grand jury returned twen-
ty-sevon bills of indictment last
Friday and three Saturday,
making a total of thirty-three,
all for misdemeanors, since thev
reconvened last Monday. This
honorable body having finished
its labors were discharged at noon.
COUNTY COURT.
The case of T G Brown vs T M
Beverly was tried Saturday and a
verdict rendered in favor of de-
fendant Beverly. This was a
suit 111 which the plaintiff sued
Sheriff Beverly for recovery of
$7!*.75, amount paid him for
railroad fare 111 going after a man
by the name of Looter, who es-
caped hi- bondsmen, Brown being
011 the bond. This case gained
considerable celebrity during the
recent campaign, as in it was
charged that Sheriff Beverly col-
lected illegal foes. It will be
noted that the court's decision
completely exhonorated Sheriff
Beverly.
The case of T B Brady vs St L
& S W Ry Co, suit for damages
to crop by overflow, alleged to
have been caused by a dam con-
structed by defendants, and the
jury rendered a verdict 111 favor
of plaintiff for $100. Two other
cases of the same nature, those of
B F Athcy and N B Massie were
continued pending settlement.
Curt i'usse was tried on a
charge of unlawfully
The five new buildings on the
east side of the sqaie are all near
ing completion. The big tire
which destroyed the former build-
ings occurred April 12, and in
ninety days they have all been re-
placed with much handsomer
structures.
Work has been pushed rapidly
by contractors Johu M Martin
and Charlie Scott. The Seay
building wa9 tho first to be com-
pleted, and Messrs Hinman, Cot-
ner & Woodall who have consol-
odated their barber shops, moved
into it. It is elegantly fin-
ished and fitted up, is one of the
handsomest barber shops in North
Texas. Tho two building* to be
occupied by the J D Stiff Dry
Goods Company on September
1, are being specially arranged
for their immense stock.
The thud one of the Shain
buildings will be occupied by
McKinney & Neathery who have
formed a co-partnership for the
purpose of opening up a first-
class book store on Aug 1. Tho
shelving, show windows and fin-
ishing touches are now being put
on it.
Three archways have been cut
between the Lovejoy building oc-
cupied by Smith Bros & Co, and
Mrs Bates building, and this firm
will occupy both buildings. Their
new shelving, counters and show-
cases are being put in place rap-
idly, and when the arrangements
in both buildings are completed
they will have ample room, and
everything up-to-date in every
respect.
Splendid plate glass doors and
show windows have been put in the
buildings and and a wide awning
placed in front. The upstairs
rooms have been finished up ele-
gantly foi office apartments.
The owners of each of these
buildings are to be complimented
on the erection of such beautiful
structures which are indeed an
ornament to the town.
HISS SHAIN RECEIVES.
Informal Reception at Texas
Building—McKinney Visitors.
OFFICIALLY NOMINATED
Was Judge Pearson by the Exec-
utive Committee.
The executive committee of the
59th judicial district, which met
here Saturday, canvassed the re-
turns for district Jttdgn and de-
clared Hon J M Pearwn the nom-
inee of the Demoorstio parCy for
that office He received 5481
votes in Grayson and 469V in
Collin, making a total of WMfc
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down a fence was found guilty
and fined $10.
In the case of Wylie Bros vs
Iif bert Wright judgment wan ren-
dered in favor of plaintiff for
$50.
W C Odom pleaded guiltt to
aggravated assault and was fined
$40 and cost, amounting to $73.10
COMMISSIONERS.
The commissioners finished
their Inborn as an equalization
board and adjourned Saturday.
Inside Inn, St Louis, M., July
21.—At the Texas building Tues-
day Miss Shain and her assist-
ants, with Miss Mayhow of Sher-
man and the Misses Kirkpatrick
of McKinney, received infor-
mally.
At 3:30 p m thei was a recital
by the Russian pianist, MissStur-
kow.
Among the visitors were E W
Kirkpatrick McKinnev; Oscar
Goodwin, Waxahachie; and Capt
J L Grter, McKinney. Capt.
tearing ' Oreer subscribed $25 to the Texas
building, and a gentleman who
refused to give his name gave $5.
Card of Thanks,
T Return to Collin.
Ben Fambrough, of Era. an ox-
Collin ma^r formerly of near
Lebanon, but) for several years
noar Era,Cooke county,has closed
a trade for a tine farm near Piano
through F M1 Thompson, the
(and acent, and will move back
ot Collin tins fall.
Had a Leg Broken.
LaRue Darling, a young
about twenty-fodr year* or age,
residing about one tftile southwest
of McKinney, fell offtef^ food of
hay and broke Ms lofc'RM?' > "
"ai junfy • -
I desire, through the columns
of Ihe Democrat to express my
sincero thanks to tho poople of
Collin county for their generous
support for iue in the Democratic
primary July 9, for County Su-
perintendent of Collin county.
Respectfully,
W. L. Yakiirouuh.
CULLEOKA.
Culleoka, Ju|y 19.—W A Gam-
broil returned from Dallas Fri-
day, where he had^jboen transact-
ing business.
Little Fannie Lasater, who has
been sick the past week, is im-
proving.
R T Allen left Saturday for
Raines county.
J H Cosby went to Campbell
Tuesday.
Dr F Q McEiroy went to Mc-
Kinney Monday.
' Eld G W Gann is preaching"lt
series of sermons at the Christian
church this week.
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