The Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1906 Page: 11 of 12
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First Door East J. D. Stiff Pry ( o©ds Co.
McKinney, Tex
THE
Pirst Nat'l Bank
McKinney, Texas.
The Oldest Bank in Collin Co —Founded 18 jU.
v Fair, oourteona, conservative treatment to all; no
pets to foster, and no enemies to injure; to serve
our customers faithfully; to run a good stong Bank
where everybody is welcome and everyone is safe;
Honest, Straight Business all The Way Through.
T. T. EMERSON, Pres
FRANCIS H. WELCH,
Vice Pres.
HOWELL E. SMITH, Cashier
FRED EMERSON,
Assistant Cashier.
O. Leddy & Son
OLD DAYS IN
COLLIN COUNTY
ELD. REN FAULKNER WHITES
TO OA BE LUCAS.
WE ABE LIVING TOO FAST
Says Tliut Many Improve-
ments tit I'ritM'iii Old Days Ape
Not tii Im> HfH|tim'*l.
•FOR.
Roofing
Guttering
Repair Work
Galvanized Tanks
Corrugated Iron
Flues.
Sooth Teooessee St Telephone 407.
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SPRINGS
WITH
Correct Service
AND Rates
Write For Booklet
C. W. StraiG.P.A., Fort Worth
Gabe Lucas. Collin county's noted
"bumble bee fighter," and coming
lecturer, Ik In receipt of the follow-
ing letter front Eld. J. B. Faulk-
ner. who wan one of the ploneer
cltlzens of Collin county, well
known to all our people, and now
pastor of the Central Christian
church at Vernon:
Vernon, Texas, July 11.—Mr.
Gabe Lucas. Dear Brother: Tom
W. Perkins sent me his paper con-
taining your speech at Altoga which
carried me back to my boyhood
and young manhood. Well do I
remember the Ike Ellis affair. He
went to Orchard Gap to break up
the school, then being taught there
by my old father, who was shot In
the leg and disabled during the war
between the States, from which he
never recovered, and when the
news came that Ellis had struck
father over the head with his pistol
I immediately armed myself and
went after John and Bent Whlse-
nant, Bro. Bud, Tom Muse. Joe Rus-
sell and others, and we hunted for
them twenty-four hours and ran
them out of the city.
You know there was a gang of
them, together, there were three or
more with Ellis at the school. It
was well for them that my poor old
father was not armed for Collin
county never had a braver man than
Jake Faulkner, nor one that would
have fought quicker for what he be-
lieved to be right. Like yourself,
Gabe, I love to think over those old
days when Collin county was one
vast prairie with herds of horses
and cattle roaming at will. Then I
was a wild boy (not mean). Gabe,
I never was mean. I never gambled
or stole or done any mean, dishonest
thing but I loved to dance, romp,
ride wild horses, have fun as a
boy, and Gabe, somehow when
thinking over those old days fifty
years ago, I go back frequently and
live them over and over again and
while we have our railroads, tele-
graphs and telephones and all our
many wonderful Improvements, yet
I question if people enjoy life as
well now as then.
Gabe we are trying to live too
fast. Somehow I would like to live
those days over again. I try to be-
lieve we are growing wiser, and
therefore better, but it taxes my
credull y wonderfully to believe it.
In those days we had meetings in
private houses at your father's
and Uncle George's and Uncle Billie
Sindeis and Jimmie Lovelady's, Pe-
ter Fisher's and other places. Ev-
erybody went and loved to go. went
home with each other for dinner,
loved each other, discussed that
that was of Interest to them locally,
for we didn't know much about the
ousllde wo; Id, nor did we care. We
hardly ever heard of a suicide,
criminal assault or divorce suit, or
theft; had no locks on our doors,
the latch string was always on the
outside: the neighbor felt he had
a standing invitation to come when
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there Is no Doubt About it the
H. & T. C- R. R.
Will put yon there In the shortest time.
a-THROUQH TRAINS DAILY.a
Between North and South Texas. Four trains each way
dally between
DALLAS AND DKNISON.
Strictly first-class up-to-date service
THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPERS BETWEEN
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St. Louis, Denlson, Dallas, Houston and Galveston.
FREE CHAIR CAR5.
Rates to Summer Resorts In effect dally.
... For lull information address one of our Ticket
or
H: A. Jones, T. M. M. L. Bobbins, G. P. A.
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idest. Claims Often Carry the
Mont Conviction.
When Maxim, the famous gun in-
itor, placed his gun before a com-
ttee of Judges, he atated its car-
ng power to be much below what
felt sure the gun would accom-
ah. The result of the trial was
irefore a great surprise, Instead
disappointment. It Is the same
th the manufacturers of Cham-
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Rer ly. They do not pub-
licly boasi of all this remedy will
accomplish, but prefer to let the
users make the statements. What
they do claim, Is that It will posi-
tively cure diarrhoea, dysentery,
pains In the stomach and bowels
and has never been known to fail.
Sold by R. B. Bristol.
Mrs. Hogue Colfman of Melissa
came down to the city this morning.
he could. John in his shirt, sleeves
and Sallle in her calico dress with
her long tall white bonnet on, each
one with baby in lap and one on be-
hind were hs happy as kings and
queens. Every man had his own
wife and every woman her own
husband. But few divorce suits
then Gabe. but little jealousy then,
no room for it.
When 1 commenced preaching in
Collin county our people had but
two church houses in the county.
They were rude affairs, one in Mc-
Kinney, the other at Mantua. I
commenced preaching In little
school houses and private dwellings
and under trees and brush arbors.
I would work hard all week, ride
from ten to twenty miles, preach
on Saturday nights and Sunday,
back home Monday to go to work
again until time to go again. Did
my reading at night, first by a tal-
low candle, then a brass lamp, then
a lamp with a chimney. Thus with
the little education I received at
sunh schools as we had. I went
through Smith's Grammar, DavieB
Arithmetic, McGufTey's readers to
the sixth. When the war came up
I had made arrangements with Dan
Bradley to send me to college at
Clarksville to McKinsey, but when
the bugle sounded to call us to
arms I was one among the first to
enlist. I enlisted in Capt. J. J.
Dickson's company. Col. Maxey's
regiment and crossed the Mississip-
pi River at once and to make a
short matter of it did my duty the
best I could for four years. I came
out with not a cent, not even a
good suit of clothes. Married one
of the best women on earth and
went to work at any and everything
I could get to do, to make an hon-
est dollar; made a very god little
start, had a home and plenty my
mind on heir, wife snd little farm
was happy, and God called ma to
preach. I told him I couldn't, I
wasn't educaf'd suffi lentlv. Again
He said "Go and I will be with you
always, even unto the Bnd." So I
consecrated self, all I hpd. wife,
children and all to our dear Christ
and his cause ttnd On be, often the
way has seemed so dark, the hills
before me so steep I couldn't tell
how I could climb over, but I have
gone on; thus far the Lord has led
me. I have made some enemies who
have tried so hard to traduce my
good name, and ruin my Influence,
but let me say to you aud your
good wife I believe 1 received you
both Into the church, and married
you when yeu were married, I love
you both with all your family ten-
derly. I have always lived the
Christian life the best 1 could under
the circumstances, from my stand-
point, and what I know no man
ever has done more to establish
primitive Christianity or sacrificed
more according to what he had
than I. Hut I started out to thank
you for that Tioga talk and may
heaven's sweetest benedictions ever
abide with you and your good fami-
ly and may the Lord spare you
many 4ths to tell the good "old
story of bo>hood days In grand old
Collin. Think of Bro. Faulkner
once In a while and ask God's
blessing on his work. I am thy
brother always, love to all.
J. B. FAULK NEK.
WAV MEET HERE.
State Prohibition Convention .May
be Held In McKiiincy.
The following letter has been re-
ceived by J. P. Crouch of this city,
and Is self-explanatory, as his re-
ply:
Dallas, Texas, July i l.—Mr. J. P.
Crouch, McKinney, Texas. Friend:
The Democratic Convention, as you
know, is to meet in Dallas, and it
seems to the members of the Exec-
utive Committee here that this
meeting will entirely overshadow
the Prohibition Convention on the
same date. We are seriously con-
sidering the question of holding
our convention in some smaller
town that is easily reached. Vou
know, of course, that Ex-Governor
John P. St. John is to be the speak-
er of the occasion, and this ought
to be quite an attraction for any
town. Please advise me at once If
we should decide to come to Mc-
Kinney whether you could secure a
good hall and what kind of hotel
rates and other inducements. 1
must know this by return mail so
that the matter can be submitted
to the Executive Committee and
passed upon within the next four or
five days.
Yours sincerely,
P. F. PAIGE.
Secy, and Treas.
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McKinney, Texas, July 12.—Mr.
P. F. Paige, Se«. Executive Commit-
tee, Dallas, Texas. Dear Sir: Yours
of the 11th to hand and contents
noted. McKinney would gladly wel-
come you and we have a large hall,
which will seat 1200 people, which
we will be pleased to turn over to
you and we will take great pleasure
In entertaining the prohibition peo-
ple. We earnestly hope you will
come to McKinney, and McKinney
extends you a welcome invitation.
Yours truly,
J. P. CROUCH.
Mrs. W. A. Smart of Stephen-
vine has arrived for a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Andrews. Her
son-in-law, B. B Pate, of that place,
left for home this morning after a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. Andrews.
WEAK KIDNEYS ...AHE WEAK
BODIES.
Kidney Discuses Cause Halt' the
Common Ache* anil Ills of
McKinney People.
As one weak link weakens a chain
so weak kidneys weaken the whole
body and hasten the final breaking
down.
Overwork, strains, colds and oth-
er causes Injure the kidneys, and
when their activity is lessened the
whole body suffers from the excess
of uric poison circulated In the
blood.
Aches and pains and languor and
urinary ills come, and there Is an
ever increasing tendency toward di-
abetes and fatal Blight's disease.
There is no real help for the suffer-
er except, kidney help.
Doan's Kidney Pills act directly
on the kidneys and cure every kid-
ney ill. McKinney cures are proof.
J. S. Dowell, of 21 South Parker
street, McKinney, says: "I can
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
without hesitation, having tested
them myself wltu good results.
When I first heard of this remedy
and got a box at Smith Bros, drug
store. 1 was suffering from severe
backache which had bothered me
for a long time. Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me quick relief and
strengthened the kidneys."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's—
and take no other.
(Vtlorcd K. of P. Banquet.
The negro Knights of Pythias
gave a banquet at. their hall last
night. Music was furnished by the
Sherman colored orchestra.
A Tragic Finish.
ALL FRANCE CELEBRATES.
Anniversary of the Fall of llastile
I* Observed.
Paris. July 14.—-All France laid
aside work and worry today to en-
joy the usual festivities in celebra-
tion of the national holiday, the an-
niversary of the fall of the Bastlle.
Ther was a military review at Long-
ehamps. which was witnessed by a
large number of people. At all na-
val aud military stations there were
reviews, followed by Illuminations,
firework* and balls in the evening.
The Parisians participated In the
festivities with their usual xest,
Wreaths were placed on the Stras-
burg monument In the Place de la
Concorde by various deputations. As
the evening wore on the city pre-
sented a brilliant and animated
spectacle, open-air dancing, pyro-
technic displays and a general illu-
mination being the principal feat-
ures.
TWO HUNDRED
WEREJN PERIL
VERY .NARROW ESCAPE FROM
AMMONIA FUMES.
TROLLEY BURST THE PIPE
PnMMiigerN on Street Car Have An
Experience They Will Never
Forget.
ROBBERS' BIG It tl'L.
Secure *100.000 in Klondike Gold
En Route to United State*.
Seattle, Wash., July 12.— More
than $100,000 In gold consigned to
the Alaskan Pacific Express Compa-
ny here has been stolen from aboard
the steamer Ida May and no clew
has been discovered as to who the
robbers are. The shipment was sent
from Fairbanks and transferred at
N'enana. The Ida May was to trans-
fer it to the Sarah at Fort Gibson,
and there the loss was discovered.
Notice of Withdrawal.
Having accepted a position which
will require all my time, I hereby
announce my withdrawal from the
race for constable of precinct No.
1. I desire to express my sincere
thanks to my friends for their as-
surance of support..
Respectfully,
W. S. GRANT.
A watchman's neglect permitted
a leak In the great North Sea dyke,
which a child's finger could have
stopped, to become a ruinous break,
devastating an entire province of
Holland. In like manner Kenneth
Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me., permit-
ted a little cold to go unnoticed un-
til a tragic finish was only averted
by Dr. King'* New Discovery. He
writes: "Throe doctors gave me up
to die of lung Inflammation, caused
by a neglected ccld; but Dr. King's
New Discovery saved my life." Guar-
anteed best cough and cold cure at
Smith Bros, drug store. 50c and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
Mrs. E. H. Bowlhy and daughter,
Mrs. W. H. Bertrand, are visiting in
Dallas today.
The Tn«« ftnOrr
Cures all klauey, bladder and rheu-
matic troubles; so'd by all drug-
gists, or two mouths' treatment by
mall for SI. Dr. B. W. Hall, S I6 1
write,
Jones Academy.
If you wish your son and daugh-
ter to bloom in their youth, you
must guard their boyhood and girl-
hood. If you wish them to blossom
in boyhood and girlhood, you
must train them in child-
hood If the method of the Jones
Academy Is as good as is recognized
for young men and young Indies, it
is still better for younger boys and
girls in the primary departments.
It is a mistake to be satisfied with
poor advantages in the lower grades
and expect to give till your energy
and money to the finishing process.
Rather give some special attention
to the foundation and finishing
will be easy. F. G. JONES.
Mrs. H. T M In ton of Denton, has
retii tied home after a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mc-
Donald, west of town.
New York, July 13.—By th
bursting of an ammonia pipe which
was struck by the trolley p<He of a
Brighton Beach train parsing un-
der the footbridge connecting the
Consumers' Brewery with the Con-
sumers' Hotel in Flat bush early to-
day the lives of 200 passengers
were imperiled and when several
were prostrated by the fumes a pan-
ic followed.
By good fortune contact with the
liquid itself was avoided by the men
and women, who ran when they
smelled the constantly growing
odor. The motorman, James Mc-
Cartland, was unconscious for half
an hour through inhaling the fumes
and the engineer of the brewery,
Paul Kirschke, was overcome when
he tried to stop the flow.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
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.Man Arerwtcd on Charge of Murder
of Millie Ellison.
El Roy, Wis., July 12.—Conduct-
or It. M. Kiggs, who was arrested
here yesterday In connection with
the murder ot Millie Ellison at
Minneapolis, shot himself early to-
day. dying instantly. Riggs when
arrested asked to be taken to see
his wite and daughter, who are vis-
iting in the country. He returned
last night and talked with many
friends, being apparently cheerful,
but somewhat pale. Shortly after
midnight Riggs asked permission to
go to the hotel to his room. With
the officer outside and without
locking the door, Riggs shot him-
self through the temple. When
searched just after his arrest Riggs
had no weapon. Officers from Min-
neapolis were on their way here.
V. O Marshall, who has purchased
the cottage of R. L. Waddill, across
the street from the First Christian
church, is having some Improve-
ments upon it and will then occupy
it as a home.
& Rock Island Rates are Low.
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Tourists tickets are now 011 sale daily to Chicago, Kan-
sas City. St. Louis, St. Paul, Denver, Colorado Springs,
San Francisco,?Portland, Los Angeles, Memphis Louis-
ville, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Detroit, Boston, Montreal,
Mackinac, Milwaukee and all other important resorts in
the country.
| To the Southeast.
& ^.,11 4l.:
We sell every day this summer to the resorts in Alaba- V
ma, Mississippi,'Georgia Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia, V
North and South Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia. V
Elks to Colorado in July. %
One fare round tiip rate to Denver July 13, 14, 15.
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Z Through Sleepers to Chicago and Denver daily leave Dallas
X 7:00 p. m., Fort Worth ! :oo p. m. Send for beaulif il
i illustrated Colorado and California literature.
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A ror full information, write
PHIL A. AUER,
O. P. A., C. R, I & a.
¥ flltwwUikBn Fort Worth, Texa*.
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GET READY
To spend August 8-9-10 with the
pwople of McKinney. That's the
date of our pinic and re-union.
CE.T READY
TO Sl'KND THE FUTURE FREE FROM
FINANCIAL CARES BY DEPOSITING YOUR
surplus funds IN THIS BANK.
Continental Bank & Trust Co..
McKINNEY. TEX
J AS. W. FIELD.
President.
C. A. SAN FORD,
V. P. 4 Caahier.
You are always welcome at the Continental
Caahier.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1906, newspaper, July 19, 1906; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291951/m1/11/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.