The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1913 Page: 1 of 16
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riKTH YEAH, NO. 2.
McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TK<AH, THURSDAY, FEII. IS, lttl«
ONE DOLLAR PER
IT FACTORY
Another question to confront the
citizens of McKinney is: Does Mc-
Kinney want a shirt factory? If bo
It can be very easily secured if Bome
live wire will only take up the mat-
ter and push it a llfclle.
A factory of this kind would only
put another spoke in McKinney's
wheel of pto"gress. Any man will
admit that there is nothing that will
build up a city quicker than fac-
tories. "Tls true we have some few
here at present, and the entire citi-
zenship is now wondering how the
city did without them as iopg as it
<ild. One of the leading factories of
this city is the Texas Cotton Mill,
which Is indeed a very beneflclal en-
terprise to McKinney and Collin
county. What Is the use of manu-
facturing these various colors of cot-
ton cloth and shipping It to the fac-
tories of the North, there to bo made
vp Into clothes and shipped back to
McKinney to be soid to her citizens,
when the same could be done here
vith only a very small investment
iind $uvo the Wost of shipping both
ways?
A few weeks ago when n shipment
of cloth from the Texas Cotton Mill
was sent to Michigan City, Indiana,
to a shirt fqptory at that place, Mr.
W. A. Woods, who is an employe at
the depot, wrote his name on one of
the hales of cloth, and also added
that he would like to hHir from the
man who opened the bale. After a
■I few 'lays Mr. Woods received a let-
ter from T. Molner of Michigan City,
in which ne asked if McKinney lu\d
Mich a thing as a shirt factory. Mr.
Molner is an employe in a shirt fac-
tory at. that city, and states that he
Is familiar with the business from
start to finish.
He says a nice plant can be run
here, say about twenty-five or thirty
girls —this means about twenty sew-
ers on reg.ilar sewing machines—
that will turn out about forty dozen
«hir:,s daily after they become ac-
quainted with the work.
The equipment of factory on pow-
er machines would mean, including
lixt.ureB, tables, etc., seven or eight
hundred dollars. After the girls are
, adapted to the work and are being
paid from $6 to $10 per week, a fall
profit can be realized from a shirt
factory, says Mr. Molner.
Mr. Molner says $5,000 total
capital would be sufficient to run the
L factory and general business. He
I nays he can teach the girls the work,
do tlie cutting himself and would be
glad t.o assist In helping to secure a
thirl factory for McKinney.
Many northern towns pay a bonus
to the people starting such factories
In their cities, and are glad to have
the chance of doing it, as it is very
helpful to the town.
If any man in McKinney who
wisnes to get that factory fpr M< Kin-
iiey will write Mr. Molnei^at .Michi-
gan City, Indiana, in care of the Y.
| M. C. A., he will bo given (lie hear-
ty co-operation of that gentleman.
There is no-question but what a
shirt factory in McKinney, light here
where the cloth 'is manufactured,
would be a paying Investment. The
price to obtain same, as you can
ie&dlly sec, will be only a small
amount. Let's get busy and have a
shirt factory in McKlney by the close
of 1913.
Subscribes for Weekly.
G. D. Tleknor, cue of Allan's go-
nial and proi-M'e^fv.'; (itIrons, sub-
scribed for tho \V"tl.-ly D"-uocr:it-
Caectte, for which he will ac-
cept our thi>"'?«. Mr. Tleknor is tho
father of Will Tlcunor, formerly of
llils city, but now of Marquez.
A
TO BLUE RIDGE
Jim Ayconk, of Melissa, an Imple-
ment dealer and undertaker at that
place, was a business visitor at Dal-
las Monday. He stopped off ir Mc-
Kinney a few minutes on his return
heme and attended to Bome business
Matters. While In conversation with
Mr. Aycock he stated that he would
coon move to Blue Ridge. He has
(recently purchased the Implement
land undertaking establishment at
fthat city from J. \V. St Clair. Mr.
Si. Clair, who has been a resident
mnd business man of Blue Ridge for
many years, recently made a pros-
pecting trip to Old Mexico, having
purchased land there and will soon
move to that country with his fami-
y. Mr. Aycock will move his slock
of goods from Melissa to Blue
F!dge.
FINE POULTRY.
| Amnions Bros., Breeders of S. C.
Brown Leghorns.
t Amnions Brothers, proprietors of
Jt.be City Sanitary Dairy, one mile
Ptouth of McKlnnoy, on the lnterur-
J ban, are advertising eggs for sale at
1.$1*0 per setting of IB. They breed
|o b. Brown Leghorns and Invite
Ipoultry fanciers to call at their poul-
rtry yards to see their birds. They
Vfinve prize-winning stock and take
reat interest it. their chickens.
Joo Pickett of the Chambersvllle
tomniunlty was here Saturday.
THE COURT HOUSE
Proceedings in the district court
Monday would be termed rushing
as compared with the proceedings of
last week. Th?re was very little
doing In court last week, as It -vas
the first of the eight weeks" session
and also on account of the week be-
ing given over to the non-Jury dock-
et. But the opening of court last
Monday was much different from
that of Monday a week ago. Passing
through the hall of justice Monday,
one would InBtantly have been im-
pressed with the fact that there
was something doing.
Schofleld Pope and Carroll (Raal
McCown, the full account of whose
arreBt on charges of burglary In con-
nection with the jewelry store rob-
bery on the night of January 30, has
already appeared In these columns,
appeared before Special Judge G. It.
Smith In district court Monday a m.
and plead guilty to the charges, and
each accepted a sentence of two
years In the penitentiary.
C. C. Vineyard of Roland, who
v as arrested Christmas week, charg-
ed with the theft of a watch from
Charlie Mitchell at that place, and
who has since been held in "the jail
here, also appeared before Judge
Smith and plead guilty to the charge.
The jury assessed his punishment at
two years in the state penitentiary.
The case of Dr. T. W. Wiley vs.
The Texas Traction Co. was called
Monday p. m. at I o'clock. In this
case Dr. Wiiey is suing the Texas
Traction Company for persona' in-
juries received by ho and Mrs. Wi-
ley about three years ago when an
in torn rli an car hit the automobile
in which they wore riding.
Following is a list of the jury for
the week: Charles Anderhub, J. L.
Appleby, S. E. Bates, W. S. Braswell,
I A. Graves, I. T. Coleman, W. L.
Close, W. B. Chapman, Sam Lanier,
Lee Merritt, Tim Barnett, S. E. Ran-
dies, J. W. Hozon, J. W. Smith, C
A. Turrentihe, II. C. Foster, W. S.
V, ilson, B. M. Ingram, W. T. Hight,
W. A. Hull, R. A. Foster, G. H.
Graves, Cliff Emerson and 1. P. Dix-
on.
Following is the assignment of the
criminal docket of the district court,
beginning Monday February 21,
l!U 3:
Monday, Feb. 21.
State of Texas vs. Luther Cox.
State of Texas vs. Grady Cox.
State of Texas vs. Kid Roberts.
State of Texas vs. Clint McDowell.
State oi' Texas vs. Sam Turner.
State of Texas vs. Sam Turner.
Monday, .March i<.
State of ToxaB vs.
State of Texas, vs.
State of Texas vs,
State of Texas vs.
State of Texas vs.
State of Texas vs.
State of TexaB vs.
Jack Stiff.
Jack Stiff.
Clint Stilt.
Clint Stiff.
A. S. Odle.
Schofleld Pope.
Schofleld Pope,
Monday,, March 10.
State of Texas vs. Walter Cain
State of Texas vs. Maud Banks.
State of Texas vs. Russell Jor-
dan.
State of Texas vs. Allie Bryson.
State of Texas vs. W. H. Potter.
State of Texas vs. Henry Wright.
Monday, March 17.
State of Texas vs. Blanche Smith.
State of Texas vs. Kate Rogers.
State of Texas vs. Frank Bongo.
Slate of Tcxus vs. Weil Klrkput-
lick.
State of Texas vs. Finney Bryson.
State of Texas vs. J. II. Maynor.
Crnml .Jury .Makes Report.
Tiie grand jury which was empan-
eled Monday afternoon, Feb. !j, was
dismissed Saturday at noon until
Monday a. in. Their report shows
that twelve bills of Indictment had
been returned as follows: four fel-
onies and eight misdemeanors. The
grand .iurorf, spent Saturday night
mid Sunday with home folks.
Marriage license.
ILarry G. Byrd and Miss Mattye
Leigh.
1. J. Boron and Miss Ruth Frank-
lin.
J. A. Lindsey and Miss Beulah
Giles.
Paul Stalnberg and Misa Rebecca
Finkensteln.
G. W. Welch and Miss Leona
Southall.
W7. W. Ellis and Miss Katie Steele.
Floyd Ellis and Miss Ada Loud-
falrer. ,
E. L. Nelson and Miss Lula South-
wood.
D. A. Farnsworth and Miss Bessie
Mitchell.
Walter Frank and Miss Ethel
Orange.
Lawrence Miller and Miss Lillie
B Dixon.
Silas Pell and Miss Lola Scott.
W. H. Strickland and Miss Dovlo
Marion. >
Sunday night about 11 o'clock,
Hubert Smith and J. D. Hill, both of
Allen, were arrested by Night
Vatehman Pete Hlnsley. They were
placed in Jail and a charge of drunk-
enness filed against them. The
young men plead guilty to the
charge Monday morning and were
released after each had satisfied the
laws' demands to the amount of
$'.<.70, fine and costs.
Will Wilkerson, one of McKin-
rey's genial and progressive young
citir.ens, spent several dayB Of last
week with his parents at Farmers-
vllle.
City of Mexico, Feb. 10.—The
army in revolt In the City of Mexico
yesterday took possession of the pub-
lic buildings, shot down Federal ad-
herents In the streets, released Gen.
Felix Diaz, leader of the Vera Cruz
revolt, from prison, and, falling Into
line under his banner, practically
captured the Mexican capital.
Francisco Madero, President of the
Republic, and members of his Cabi-
net, took refuge In the National
Palace, where they were besieged,
but, with Eome loyal troops at their
back, succeeded in holding the pal-
ace from the ussaults of revolutloh-
ists.
Madero's family has taken refuge
in th? Japanese Legation, and, last
night the President was making a
fight, desperate in its efforts, aguinst
vhat appears to bo enormous odds,
for the retention of his power.
Gen. Diaz, who is the nephew of
the deposed President, Is at the head
of a majority of the capital troops,
Including most of the artillery, and
is in possession of the arsenal in
the city and the powder works near
by.
Madero Holies on Blanquet.
/Madero Is relying on the loyalty
of Gen. Bhtniiuet, who has been sum-
moned from Toluca, forty miles dis-
tant, but Blanquet has only 1,000
men under bis command and the
rebels are confident of defeating him
should lie refuse to jolt) the revolt.
The day was marked by four sep-
arate engagements, the most san-
guinary of which took place in front
of the National Palace. But the
most important was that which ter-
minated in the formel surrender of
the troops in the artillery barracks.
It Is believed that not less than
250 people were killed in the fight-
ing. Among the number was Gen.
Bernardo Reyes, a strong adherent
of Porfirla Diaz, and ex-Secretary of
War.
The mutinous troops .are led by
students of the miltary school at
Tlapama, a suburb. They marched
to the prison to which Gen. Diaz bad
been transferred for safe l«!<jglug
and released him.
Gen. Bernardo Reyes was also
freed from the Santiago miliary
prison, there being no resistance in
either quarter.
To the,army of mutineers quickly
came portions of the First Cavalry,
Twenty-Fourth Cavalry and Twen-
tieth Infantry. Gen. Manuel Hon-
dragon, retired, was in command,
l ilt gave way to Generals Diaz and
Deyos.
Gen. Reyes Is Killed.
At 8:30 o clock the fi^st encoun-
ter with loyal , troops occurred in
front of the WfTt lonal Palace, and
Ccn. Reyes, whose long record as an
army officer was broken little more
than a vear ago by a farcial revolt,
was instantly killed by a bullet
through the head. Many fell in this
engagement, and among the scores
of bodies which strewed the stroots
were those of minor officers, women
and boys of the lower classes and
members of the great crowd of spec-
tators which had gathered at the fir-
ing of tiib Ijist shot.
Washington, Fel>. 1 a.—Evidently
rc« ognizlng llint a crisis In the Mexi-
can situation had been reached,
President Taft shortly after mid-
night summoned to the White House
Secretary of State Knox, Secretary
of War Stiinson and He-rotary of the
Navy Meyer, together with a num-
ber of arir.y and navy oflivers. At
I ?30 this morning the last of those
summoned hud arrived, and with
Secretary Hilles, a conference was
begun iq tile librury of the White
House.
As si result of the early morning
conference three additional battle-
ships will be sent to the east coast
of Mexico today and orders will be
issuetcl at once for the immediate
placing in commission ol' two army
transports for thtttransport of troops
to the City of Mexico for the protec-
tion of the lives ol' Americans and
foreigners, should the situation
there grow any worse.
City of Mexico, Feb. 12.—The
Federals and rebels fought a seven-
hours drawn battle In the heart of
the city yesterday.
When darkness put an end to the
fighting neither side appeared to
have gained any material advantage.
Estimates of the casuulitles run
as high as one thousand, although
accurate information can not be ob-
tained at tliis time The dead cer-
tainly will be counted by the hun-
dreds.
Three (Americans Wounded.
Foreign residents for the most
I art kept under cover, but three
Americans are known to have suffer-
ed Injuries from stiay bullets. They
pro LlOyd Osbourne, an author, who
vas shot in the thigh; Dr. R. H. Mc-
Crosson of Lincoln, Neb., and Mark
Johnson, a negro, of Madison, III.
Artillery piajed the chief part In
the day's fighting, but (lifle lire was
kept uti continuously, though more
or less ineffectively.
Both Sides Express Confidence.
President Madero and his Minis-
ters expressed satisfaction last night
with the day's work and ventured
the opinion that today would see
the overpowering of the enemy.
Gen. Felix Diaz, in his arsenal
stronghold, appeared as defiant as at
any time since lie was released from
prison by the* mutinous soldiers, and
promisee today a repetition of the
terrific bombardment, the fierceness
of which is attested by the many
partially destroyed structures with-
in a radius of half a mlie.
The greatest loss ot life resulted
in a charge of Rurales, who, with a
daring amounting to foolhardiness,
moved against, a rebel battery which
mowed down men and horses.
Will Continue Struggle.
Almost within a stone's throw of
eacli other, these two fighting lorces,
each arnied*wit.h more than twenty
cannons, aparent.lv expect, to con-
tinue the struggle, regardless of the
loss of life.
PLUCK! LITTLE
Talk about the "ginger" "pep"
"gi't-up-aud-glt," we doff our hoti-
neT to the plucky, bustling hustling
little Melissa town just seven miles
north of the county capital. Now
listen, Lusiness men and citizens of
McKinney, to this short story about
this little Melissa town, for she is
setting a pace that would make our
commercial organization (?) look
like a goat in a bath robe. Up
there in that little village, which is
no larger than the smallest side of
our public square, is offering to
five away, as inducements to get
people to (fome to their town, $250
In cash prizes on their Trades Day
and Stock show, which takes place
the first/Saturday in March. They
are offering a big string of prizes
on Collin county livestock, includ-
ing Van Alstyno And they are not
keeping this a secret—no Percy, they
are too wise for that—It's a crack-
er-jack good drawing card for a
crowd and they are letting the peo-
ple know about It by placing an ad
in the Weekly Democrnt-Gazette^und
doing other kinds of advertising. A
number of the McKinney merchants
have offered their share of the
prizes. Everybody Is talking about
Melissa and there's going to be a big
crowd up there. The live wires
who are promoting this big clay for
Melissa are to be congratulated". Mc-
Kinney, get busy or Melissa will
pass you liKel a freight train passes
a tramp.
McKinney has a new Socialist
papor, carrying a McKinney date
line, but published at Iola, Kan., un-
der the auspices of the Socialist par-
ty of McKinney, Texas. It Is known
as the Headlight. K. D. Obenshaln
Is editor, and A. Snider, secretary-
treasurer.
J
The Fifth District Texas Bank-
ers' Association convened at the Ma-
jestic Theatre at Dallas this morn-
ing at 10 o'clock. Unprecedented
prosperity throughout the northeast
section of the State, included in the
Ballus dlBtrict, aided in making this
a record attendance. The local ar-
rangements committee made prepa-
rations for more than 400 vlstors.
The morning was devoted to the
transaction of business, the annual
election of officers and the addresses
of a number of prominent men. The
Afternoon was given over to an ln-
Bpectlo of the city by the bankers.
In observance of Lincoln's birth-
day all the bankB in this city wore
closed today. The following men at-
tended the convention from this
city: J. W. Ashley, cashier and
Messrs. Henry W. Warden and Harry
White of the Collin County Na-
tional bank; Howell E. Slmth cash-
ier, and son, Vet. and J. G. Fitz-
hugli of the First National bank.
A banquet will be served at the
Oriental Hotel this evening at 6
o'clock, and tonight the visitors will
be entertained at the Majestic with
the vaudeville Mill of the past week.
Among the visitors from tJ>e other
states who attended tho meeting
were: F. W. Wrieden, assistant
cashier National Bank oi' Commerce,
St Louis; Wllber Hattery, assistant
cashier Continental arcl Commercial
National Bank, Chicago; A. W. Mor-
ton of the National City Bank,
Chicago, and W. B. llilliard of the
Mechanics and Metals National
Bank, New York.
Aurle, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Hill, who has been quite
nick with la grlppo for the past two
weeks la able to be up today and Is
reported to be feeling very well.
SAFE MEASURES
WILL BE MEN
To the Citizens of MCKInney: Sev-
eral days ago we received from Mr.
If J. EmmiiiB, the building inspector
of Dallas, a statement as to the con-
dition In which he found the build-
ings in McKinney, which statement
was published in the Couriei -Ga-
zette, and to which we now again
call your attention In order to quiet
unnecessary alarm and fear that
there might be danger of the col-
lapse of other buildings in our city.
In response to our request, Mr. Em-
mies has furnished us an Itemized
statement of repairs recommended
by htm to be done on certain build-
ings-, to which we have called the
attention of the owners of each
building and they each have cheer-
fully agreed to make repairs as re-
quited in his report, as soon us prac-
ticable. In the event of their fail-
ure so to do, we will l e forced to
adopt measures to require them to
comply, and that, too, without un-
necessary delay. The fact that Mr.
Emmlns recommended repairs in
certain buildings noes not mean
that they are condemned or danger-
ous, but on the contrary, in his
heretofore published statement, and
in all his interviews with us, he has
declared emphatically that 110 build-
ing or buildings in McKinney were,
under precent uses and conditions,
dangerous, but that we should im-
press upon all our citizens the ne-
cessity of repairing and caring for
their buildings before actual danger
o\i ts, to the end that, no other ac-
cident can happen in our city, and
we shall insist upon his recommenda-
tions being carried into effect.
11. A. FINCH, Mayor..
J. W. BARNES,
S. J. MASSIE,
Commissioners.
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
District Contest to Ho Held Here
February 22,
Prof. F. G. Jones, chairman of
the district committee of the Mc-
Kinney district of the Collin County
Orfitorical Contest, announces that
th" preliminary, or district contest
will be held at the high school
building in this city on Saturday
night, February 22. All contestants
v-ill be governed accordingly. Chair-
man Jones recommends that all oth-
er districts hold their preliminary
contests on or about the same time,
as this will be a convenient time for
all, in his opinion.
FARM HOUSE BURNS.
In Woodlnrwn Community; Occupied
Hy Ben Davis.
A four-room tenant house on the
place of Walter B. Wilson at Wood-
lawn, three miles northwest of Mc-
Kinney, caught tire yesterday
and burned down. It was occupied
by Ben M. Davis. Mr. Davis, wife
and baby were at bome and suc-
ceeded in saving their household ef-
fects.
Constable Will Kerby was in Dal-
las Tuesday on official business.
He recovered some more of tho jew-
elry recently taken from Abbott's
piore here. The officers have prac-
tically recovered it all. Still some
people will tell you that our officers
are not "worth a continental."
Shame oil such people.
McKINNEY MARKET REPORT.
What the Farmers Are Being l'aid
For Their Products.
Feedstuff and Grain.
Bran per cwt $1.25
Shorts per cwt ' $1.40
Corn sholled, per bu 70c
Corn in shuck per bu 4 9c
Oats per bu 45c
Wheat per bu $1.06
Cane seed, per cwt $1.76
Cotton seed per ton 917.00
Oats, baled, per ton $12.00
Alfalfa hay per ton $17.00
Millet hay per ton $12.0<
Johnson grass hay perton .. $10.00
Prairie hay per ton $13.00
MUo Maize per ton $11.50
Bermuda hay per ton 110
Produce and Provisions.
Flour per cwt $2.85 to $3.26
Bacon per lb 15c to 18fl
Butter, per lb 15c to 26c
Creamery Butter 35c
Chickens, fryers, per lb.. ..12 l-2c
Chickens, old hens, lb So
Old roosters, per doz $2.00
Turkeys per lb 12c
Eggs per dozen 16c
Lard per lb 15c to 16c
Sweet potatoes per bu. $1 50 to $1
Irish potatoes per bu $1.00 to $1.25
Live Stock.
Mutton sheep per cwt. . . $ I to $5
Beef cattle per cwt $4 to $5
Hogs per cwt $7.00
Cotton.
Lint., baled per lb 12 to 12.50
In «eed per lb $3.75
Boils per 100 lbs... $1.50 to $2.0'
Cotton Seed For Sale.
I have for sale the Mebane Cot-
ton Seed, I think the best in the
world. This cotton took premium
at Texas State Fair 1912. Have
tried many of the best seed and
think Mebane far superior to all.
Made bale to the acre this year,
lint 34 to 37 to the hundred. I
have seed from 25 bales, price 65c
per bushel. Apply at once to R. W.
WALDEN, route 1, Melissa.
W: T. FOSTER'S
(Copyrighted 1913 by W. T. Foster)
Washington, D. C., Feb. 13.—Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturb-
ances to cross continent Feb. 14 to
18 and 19 to 23, warm waves 13 to
17 and 18 to 22, cool waves 16 to
20 and 21 to 25. First part of this
twelve days will bring a mjirked
warm wave and the last part a de-
cided coid wave. Great fall in tem-
peratures Feb. 17 to 25. Most rain
or snow 15 to 19. Somewhat stormy
but no dangerous stormB before Feb.
18 or 19. Then a period of remark-
able winter storms from near 20 to
28. But this will not bring as se-
vere storms as occurred first hail of
January.
Next disturbance will roach Pacific
coast about Feb. 24, cross Pacific
slope by eloBe of 25, great' central
valleys 26 to £8, eastern sections
March 1. Warm wave will cross Pa-
cific slope about Feb. 24 great cen-
tral valleys 26, eastern sections 28.
Cool wave will cross Pacific siope
about Feb. 27, great central valleys
March 1, eastern sections 5.
This will be a cold period and one
of the best ice making dates of tho
winter in northern sections. Not
much rain or snow but the precipi-
tation will occur in the wave that
will drift across continent 22 te 20.
We are still warning all to avoid
the dangerous storms expected Feb.
20 to 2s. Voyages on the Atlantic
coasts should be avoided. We hope
soon to be able to more definitely
locate these dreaded and dangerous
freaks of nature-.'
Our expected co!d wove for Jan.
?r, to 29 came later than forecasted
but it was a goo l one and made soino
of the ice men happy.
We have Just published the first
ol' a selies of scientific papers ex-
plaining the causes of our weather
changes. It is ho| ed that every one
interested in weather forecasts will
secure and keep a copy of this in-
teresting article and if your paper
bah not published it, Bend 2-cent
stamp to Foster's Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. C., and a copy will
le mailed to you free.
Tho 1913 crop will depend large-
ly on tho moisture in the soli when
the spring cropweather comes in. If
ilie soil is dry at planting and sowing
time and Is followed by dry weather
the prospect will be bad. But with
the soil well soaked with water at
planting time most soils cm ■with-
stand the April and May drouth. In
northern sections where the soil was
well wet when frozen last fall the
farmer has a treasure to Btart with.
But In burge sections March
promises to be dry; particularly In
tlie middle and upper Mississippi val-
leys, the Ohio valleys and the upper
Missouri valleys the prospect for
March moisture is not good while in
some other sections too much pre-
cipitation is expected and the sowing
and planting in March should be for
wet weather.
Much better crops can be made if
planting and sowing is done to suit
coming moisture. in case of dry
Aprils and Mays the early maturing
crops should he put in very early
and the late maturing crops very
late, drouths in April and May are
often followed by abundant rains In
June and July. Oats that fail in the
April and May drouths would make
good crops as a rule if sown six
weeks later so as to get the benefit
of the June and JuTy rains.
It Is believed that late sown spring
wheat would make good crops if
sown late in the plains states when
ilie drouths occur in April and May
and tho rains coma in June and July.
OF
F
News was recolved here Monday
night by relatives of D. M. (Mahlon)
Stewart, who resided at Brashoar,
Hopkins county, announcing his
death which occurred at the family
home Monday afternoon at 12:30.
Mr. Stewart's death was due to tu-
berculosis of the stomach. Deceas-
ed was for many years a citizen of
this county, having resided in the
Vineland community, about six
miles northwest of McKinney.
Deceased was 54 years of age. He
was horn in Missouri, but came to
Texas when lie was about 20 years
of age. After residing here for sev-
eral years he returned to Harrison-
ville, Mo., and was married to Miss
Annie Brady, and soon returned to
Texas with his. young bride.
Mr. Stewart moved with his fam-
ily to Brashcar about thirteen venrs
ago, at which place they have since
resided. He was a cousin of lx?m
Stewart of this city, and is surviv-
ed by his wife and five children, all
of whom were at home. He was a
consistent member of the Christian
cUurch.
Rev. R. C. Horn of Vineland, who
is an old friend of the family, left
Tuesday morning en route to Bra-
shear, lor the purpose of conduct-
ing tho funeral Tuesday afterr.aon.
But on nccount of bad railroad con-
nections be found It Impossible to
get to Brashear on time, so he dis-
continued the trip. We extend con-
dolence to the bereaved ones in this
tad hour of sorrow.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1913, newspaper, February 13, 1913; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292135/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.