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THIRTY-THIHD YEAH < C-tablUhe 1 ivbruui) 7. isa-1).
Mckl.NNl'.Y, COM.IN COI'NTY, T£\AN, Tin lt.H|>\Y. AttilKT
III 10
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
M'KIIEY TAX RATE
FOR IHIS YEAR
LOWER THAN LAST
■■ THE OUTLOOK FOR
OLD KING COTTON
SUDDEN DEATH "HOD" SMITH
OF MBS. MUSE LEAVES COLLIN
Ttic Mi'tvintn y i"ity «■ njiti.^sioii
holil u i"",tular Mt211• -<l meeting last
night of iunsiderubli! importance lo
every tn.v payer of our city. Mayor
Finch Jin• 1 Commissioners Barnes ;iikl
Ma "Hie w-to nil present. Tin > took
tip the mutter of establishing <> I«• x
rate for the cliy of M< Khun y for the
1isc.il year beginning Feb. 1st, 11MU,
nnd ending Jan. 31st, tat". After k"-
ing over the city's financial status as
a muni' ipulity, it wan decided to set
the tax rule for the year referred to
at $4.45 per hundred dollars, which
is u cents less on the hundred dollars
thu'i last year's tax rate. In view of
the many Improvements now In pro-
gress In the city, this reduction comes
us tiulti n surprise to the tax payers
generally, especially as this was In
view of the fact that onl> a few
months ago an additional school hond
lsnue nl' Si.'.lltIO Was voted, and had
lo be t• i*;i■ n cure of fur the first time
In the year's tax levy. In nearly ev-
ery oil,i i city of the state In MeKln-
ney's cla-* the eltv tax rate ranges
from $l.fin to $1.9.1 per hundred dol-
lars tan ill valuation, and in no < 11>
o' Mi Kit n i lass has there been a
greater amount of proi/ress and ad
^ fmieiu in the last three years
TS it linv" we experienced in that pe-
riod. The i >; idanat ion is found In the
fact that Mclvlnney's iiiunieip.il af-
fairs Were wisely committed lo the
commission form of government
three or four years ago anil have
lieett administered ever since liy oiii
present Mayor and two <'oininission-
ers, ahove named, who arc all suc-
cessful business men and have given
the city 'lie heuellt of their faithful
and efficient business management.
During their administration, Mr-
#Tuiinoy has received a number of
miles of street paving, many miles
of cetucnt side, walk construction, the
greatest school building advance-
ment In the history of the city, coin-
ing of natural gas, lowering of the
Insurance rates, improved Are in-
surance equipment and protection,
and the ownership of a 20 1-2 acre
city park which Is being beautified at
a nominal expense, and a number of
other minor conveniences and Im-
provements which might be mention-
ed.
Analysis of McKiniicy Tni llate.
General Fund - 5
Road and Bridge Fund 10
Waterworks Hond Fund 05
Waterworks Kxtcnsion Hond
Fund 00
Second Waterworks Kxtcnsion
Bond Fund 02
Electric Light Bond Fund 01
Street Improvement Fund 02
jT"ity Hull Bond Fund 02
MuKlnney School House Bond
Fund 04
Street Improvement Bond
Fund, Series B 16
School Bond Fund, Series B... .16
School Bond Fund, Series C 06
School Maintenance 50
Tot a I
*1.45
w III'NI>Hi:i> DOM, AH I,AND
(Hint Harris Buys 171 Acres Near
Cliamlx-rsvillc from C.
I). White.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 23. Fall
mouth options in the cotton market
knocked at the door of If> cent values
in jesteruays trading ouforo profit
taking brouglit about, a reaction to
lower levels. With January at 11 MS
tile lilglicHt of the season, u number
of longs took the position tliat prices
were high enough for the time being
and there was a goodly volume of
salt's lo realize profits.
Prospects of rain in Western Texas
helped to lessen the enthusiasm of
il.e bulls as well to give some courage
to the bears. However I lie participa-
tion of tin* public for the lusl two
days has been rather heavier than ui
an> tune during tin recent advance
and this trade with the help of some
of the big hulls, Is taking no very
great account of the w at her. This is
based on the theory that ict I hi- we*l
make a full crop and the supply \*ill
still lie l:<<rt on account of the short
production east i.f the river.
The feature of the news from a
crop standpoint was a condition re-
port by a I'hlcago authority placing
condition at lift per cent and giving
Indicated yield at eleven million
bales. These figures were naturally
the extreme of sensationalism and
seemingly found few believers, al-
though there are many who are per-
fectly willing to admit that the loss
In condition of the crop for the last
six weeks lias boon Honsatlonal.
Clood map readers said that
prospects for rains I.i Texas and
iahoma were the best shown In
quarter for a long time, tlooil
over those states would practically
Insure a big yield west of the river,
as Arkansas already has an excellent
outlook. Boll weevil depredations
about offset somewhat better weather
conditions east of the river.
the
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that
ains
KM I !•; AM) f'Mflt WKHK
FMPI/OVICII 'I'l IOSDAV NIGHT
In an affray on South Tennessee
street near Duncan's grocery store a
man minted Miller, who Is said to be
from Dnilus, received four knife
wvninds, three slashes In the left side
and ono on the left cheek. John Ken-
nedy, a barber, was beaten over the
head with a stick of wood and his in-
juries amounted to severe bruises. The
affray occurred about 10:30 o'clock
Tuesday night nnd the participants
were arrested by Special Officer W.
A. Kerby und Kd Blakeman, night po-
llceman. The combutunts were not
seriously Injured.
HACK HOMF. FROM AN
K.XTHNDKD KXCVHNION
Claude l>. White and wife, of Ft.
Worth, recently sold 171 acres of land
near Chambersvllle, to otlio Harris
for $17,100.00 cash. l'rctty good
price, but the land Is pretty good
and in a fine community. Mr. Har-
ris Is n son of Sam Harris, the Col-!
Hit county alfalfa king. Mrs. White,
was formerly Miss Linnet Moore,
daughter of the late Charles B.
Moore, an honored Collin pioneer.
FARMERS' PRODUCE
MARKET REPORT
Feedstuff and drain.
Corn, In Hhuck per bu 60 to flfic
Oats, per bu 4 0 to 4 2c
Bran per cwt $1.35
Shorts, por cwt $1.45
Chops, per cwt $1.85
Wheat, per bu $1.40
Oats billed per ton ....$7.00 to $ .00
Alfalfa hay per ton ....$12 to $13.50
Millet hay per ton $7 to $1
Johnson grata hay per ton ..$5 to $7
Pralrlciiuy per ton $7 to $8
Bermuda hay per ton $7 to $4
Produce and Provisions.
Flour per cwt $1.25
Bacon per pound I Re to 20a
Butter per lb 95c
Creamery butter 30c to 85c
Chickens, old hens, per lb to*
Chickens, fryers, per lb 13c
Old roosters per do* 92.00
Turkeys per lb II l-9c
F.ggs per doxen 1 8c
Lard pur lb II 1-Sc to 17c
Irtah potatoea per bu $1.40
Sweet potatoea 11. II
live Stock.
Hf>r« per cwt. $7.! to 99.99
MVlfon, sheep per ewt. 94.50 to $A.O0
Beef cattle per cwt ..11.10 to $*.00
Mrs. A. C. Carroll of Altoga nnd
tuirhtrr, Mrs. B. C. Terrell and chll-
sn of Climax, have returned from
a visit to their daughter and sister,
Mm. Arthur Wrlirht, at Bowie, Texas.
Price Stiff and wife and son, Judd
Oolludny St iff, arrived home Wed-
nesday from a ten days' visit to
Mrs. J. B. Oolladay, Mrs. Stiff's
mother, at Ottcrvlllc, Missouri, and
also visited relatives In St. Ijouls.
They also made a trip to Uoonevllle,
Mo., and were on a sight-seeing ex-
cursion to Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Stiff reports that crops aro
very short In Missouri, except In tho
Missouri River valley, where thoro 1.4
seldom a failure. Heat has been very
oppressive In tho North thl" year.
Mrs. J. B. Oolladay, mo*Iter of
Mrs. Stiff, returned home with them
and is spending some time hero with
her daughter.
Mr. Stiff is tho well known grocer
v hose store Is located n the west
side of the square.
He and lils fnml'y hnd a most en-
joyable trip and are glad to ho back
In McKlnney.
Mrs. Hllxabctli Muse, wife of Prof.
Kogcr It. Muse, of this city, died In
WaukcMhu, Wisconsin, at 1:30 p. in.
Friday. Aug. IH
The deceased was a daughter of B.
I* Waddill. of McKinney and was
born and reared here. She was about
thirty-one years of age. 1 it November
1912, she was married to her surviv-
ing husband. She was tin- mother of
one child, which died in Infancy.
Mrs. Muse hud gone north for her
health and was accompanied hy her
aunt-. Miss Fannie Waddill.
The unexpected death of tills young
wife is a great shock to the host of
friends of the bereaved family who
have tile sincere sympathy of our
entire city In Hits sudden and crush-
ing sorrow
The remains reached here Mon-
day morning over the Interurlein
at 0:59 and were received by tho
J. IV Crouch and Co., undertak-
ing establishment of this clt\ and
conveyed to the family residi nee on
church and l<iiiiinr streets. The
funeral service was held Mondnv
afternoon at four o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Walter I*. Jennings, pastor
of the First Christian Church, burial
following In Pecan drove Cemetery.
The pall-hearers were: Active,
Frcii l')merson, P. T,. Huberts, W. It.
Bush, II A. Finch, Jr.. T. M. Scott,
W M. Matthews, Honorary, J. I,.
I,ove.foy, J. S Hi vd, lloweil 10. Smith,
I,. A Scott, W T Robinson, J. M.
Muse, B. T MWoa, J s Carlisle. H. IT
Moiizon, It |). Krwln, Cliff F.inerson,
II A Finch. Sr., R. C Merrltt.
W A Sin it li ordci Ids Weekly
I icuiorrat-(lay.cttc changed lo his ad-
dress at Sherman. For 25 or 3o
years, Mr. Smith has been rated as
among the best fanner? and hog nn n
of Collin count). In fact he Is bi-tler
known as "Hog" Smith than In any
other name. lie and «'apt. J. S.
Howell were partners for niat>> yem .
and their regiaciid Poland Chinas
Were i1 o n sit I e red to lie ci|iial to nu>
swine in tin state of that popular
breed. l,;.ti-r. Mr. Smith \*a- in
c mi ire of the Hob Fislu r . lock farm
near Mi'Kimic.v. Mr. Smith gois on
a lag ranch located south of Sherman.
llU'idrcils of friends of "llo,j" Sioiili
genuinely regret ills departure from
oil" county, hut follow liiui Willi their
liesl wishes lo Ills Hew home 111 O'ay-
son We have had cousidcrablo
dealings with Mr. Smith nnd have
cvet found him to be honest, relia-
ble and accommodating In every and
nil particulars. i.ots of success to
you, Mr. Smith, but don't forget your
old Collin friends and pat oils.
II PflOGHESSIVE
SCHOOL DISTRICT
I'rof. It I-:. Ileasley and Miss Mae
Hall have belli been reemployed as
teachers of tho Wllmcth school
wulcli district Joins McKlnmy on the
north. The Wilniclh dlstrlcl trus-
tees arc W. A. Cheney, John It. Me-
Khitley and M. W. Sweeney. A seven
and a half mouths term was taught
last year, but it is hoped to leach out
a full dglil months term the coining
year. The Wiluicth school lias onlv
.. a Lu cent mniiitonnnco t • x rale. The
'"IS again vlslled| ,H,1IM. jti ,.,., t,„u
our community and claimed for Its |s „ R1,„|| ,W()
own, Miss Klsle Stiff, who fell asleep T|l(( <n:<tru., llWIIH
In the arms of JesuH at the quid. w H(.,iool and a good
hour of 3 o'clock Wednesday morn- (t„,chcr's |„. |t i,M <
Ing Aug. 10. l'llsle was tlie prl.lo and I ,, ., W( || n|. WI|||,,. Thl,
Joy of her home and was loved by all
Y<iluMi IjAHV'N liRVI'll
I'i'ibiilc |< Miss i:isic Stiff Who Pu«rt-
<il Away Aug. id.
Alliens, Aug "J, \ la Paris -Tho
occupation of Kastoria ami Corylsa
in the ilulgai'lan troops is contlrm-
ed News from an olllclal sourco'says
tiic Herman Hold marshal. Augurit von
MacUensen, is with the Unitarians.
The military movcmeiitH of tho
Km cute allies are hindered by tho
flight of tlie civil population heforo
tlie Rulgnrlali advance.
Kastoria Is twenty-tlve miles south
of Monastlr on I he extreme left of
I he Kutcntc front In Macedonia. It
lies about thirty miles southwest Of
Fiorina, and Its occupation Indicates
that the Bulgarians are pressing
southward their movement on tlie al-
lied left flank.
Field Marshal von Mack-mson was
reported at Kovel in July lo direct
operations against tlie Russians la
Volhynla
on it a good \vi II of Water.
I la I I:, cm ei'eil wit li I ie r i n ill la
NKWS sl'uitv MFI.TN
WITH lil Altn- Itl.SPOVSF,
The storv appearing in the Daily
Coiirler-Ciazi lie Saturday calling nt-
lentiou lo the lady Willi five sick
children camped out on Wilson
Creek southeast of McKiuucy re-
ceived a hearty r< spouse from the
good ladles of the northwest part of
town. Monday afternoon two ladies,
who wouldn't allow their names used,
called at this office and stated that
they had Just returned from a visit to
the destitute lady ami had carried
her an automobile load of provisions
and eiothlng, the donation iimounllng
lo probably fifteen dollars and that
the groceries luken out there would
probably be enough to last two weeks.
They found the lady anil children
Just as the story In the Dully Courler-
Oasietto staled- absolutely destitute
and her five children sick. The chil-
dren range In age front 8 to Hi years.
These ladles stated that the lady was
very anxious to get work of any char-
acter to do and as soon us her boys
get able, she wants to pluen them in
employment so to get tnoney with
which to buy food and clothing. Ac-
cording to the information ifiven the
Daily Oourler-Ouactte, this family
now needa some more clothing, a cot
or two and lied clothing. Any one
who cares to donate aomc bed elotliea
and wearing apparel, will rind that
the donation will be appreciated by
the woman and her family.
Much commendation ia due the In-
dies of tho northwest part of the city
who reaponded so liberally to the
wunta and needs of this destitute
family. It in to bo hoped that others
will follow thla excellent example and
make proper provision to those In
distress.
school
who knew her. She had only heonj kl„;|(s The children out oV'i'he
sick seventeen days when Ood saw mll() Under the direction of Prof
fit to call her. Hut she lias gone home | , .,,,.1 Miss ll.ill. I lie chii.lr. n
to t hat beautiful city of Ood Where i,..,,, Ul (|) .M<.|IO)>, lin.|nlses l.eau
death, rlckness and sorrows are Uli- (|(i,.,| wm, flowers, volini! Ires and
known. II Is so sail to see our dear J„ in .ippcarance The Wllmcth
loved one pass away. Klsle was Just community Is a one as Is iii.li
22 years, ji month and 10 days old at d by the school Interest of Its
ciltgenship generally.
FOSTER'S MR BULLETIN
Copyrighted 111 HI by W. T. Foster.
tlie time of her death.
lOisle will he sadly missed
home and In her community
in her
dear
she was born and reared. Tho
voice we loVed sp well Is for ever
hushed and allll. She'leaves a heart-
where WllOliMIA PI,AV
WAN (atlOATI.V 1'JN.IOVKM
Mr. nnd Mrs. Jeff Woods have gone
to Hoit'itcn, where they will reside.
Mrs. Woods was formerly Miss Rachel
McDowell.
Mr. nnd Mrs. II C. Barnes, of Sul-
phur, ('kla., are visiting their son.
Joe W. Ilarues and family, West l^m-
Islunn street, tills city.
COTTON MARKET
I tel.
Dec.
Jail
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
New Orli'im
Wed.
t 'pell
... I I 34
.. 14.40
... I 1.58
futures.
Wed.
t 'lose
I 1,01-115
I 1.77-78
14.87-88
Tuesday
Close
14.10-47
1 4.50-00
14. B 9 - 7 "
New Vork I'utiires.
Wed. Wed. Tuesday
(•pen Close Close
. 14.70 14.90-02 14.70-77
. .. 14.75 1 1.08- 09 ti.81-82
, .. 14.74 15.01-02 14 80-87
GRAIN MARKET
Wheat- Sept. closed nl 91-40 1-2;
rxtr. 9< 53 *-0 to 91.52 1-4. May
91.60 1-2 nnd 91.50 1-9.
Corn—Cloaed at .95 6-1. Pec. ,74
1-4: May .77 S-4.
Oata—Sept. .45 1 -S: Dec. .47 7-9:
May 52 9-9.
Miss Maggie Rhorlcy of Allen was
shopping In the city Wednesday.
TWO VERONIL MEN
TELL OF CROPS
A. C. Wornblo and son. Homer, two
substantial cltleens of the Verona,
community, twelve miles northeast of
tho city, motored over in the former's
Ford Wednesday. They report ev-
erything as being ery dry. Cotton
they say is going to mako a poor
yield, not over one-fourtn bale per
aero in their section. Corn also, which
w.-mi so promising at one time, wilt
yield poorly, but thero will be enough
for home consumption with hero arid
there perhaps a surplus.
Cotton picking will become genoral
about the first of the month.
Tho senior has farmed In Collin
county for tnoro than forty-six years
and his opinion nn the agricultural
outlook Is entiled to much weight
and consideration.
Waslilngon. D. C., Aug. 23—I^ast
bulletin gave forecast uf disturbance
lo cross conlInont Aug. 21) to Sept. 2,
warm wave 2K lo Se|it. I, cool Wavo
3 1 to Sept. 4. This will bring a high
temperature wave and will bo fol-
owed by frosts in northern parts of
tlie middle northwest. This middle
northwest is an Important grain sec-
tion and is bounded by lines running
west from Chicago to the Rockies and
north from Chlcugo to north line of
We expect kill-
ing frosts In northern part of that.
tire
eastern
A rousing meeting of tho Modern ,, .. . , ,
broken mother and other relative and Woodmen of America whs held at K1""' '"'I'
friends to mourn her loss. Her re- w, i ►. w. Hall Tuesday nlitht with a frosts In nortlu
mains were laid to rest In the Altoga W(M„| crowd present to witness tho "|"',lwn not fur fro,n 3 More
cemetery VlflMnosiluy evening at 4 burlesque Initiation play entitled. "A V.1"" ,U11 °*,>CQttM rrom th,M
o'clock Rev. O. A. Dale conducted Night In A l<odge Room," which Is a ?W',r ,n#nic un,111 ""v,;ro Hl,ornw """
the funeral service. The pallbearera i,lpt entirely of the manager of ror' Particularly In eii
Wf>rr: (the play, Mr. A. K. Crofts, of Dallas, K . „ . .
Ktna and tleorgla Vance, Artie and Texas who was present with tlilr-l September will bo full of storma,
T.ena Tyjcey, Betty and Alice Vermll-and gentlemen of Ills -Huff. aml r.a<Ucttl Woathor
Ho. Her body was gently laid away „irw. ,,„lnK prevented from coml ng ot, T>mngerou. at or ma arc ex-
to rest under the beautiful mounds neeount of unavoidable clrciimstun- ')10t,0,1' on eontlnent durln* the
of flowers. Dear Rlale, peaceful boThe play wan very fine from flvo eenlerlng on Septomber 4,
thy slumber: peaeeeful In thy grove[Htart to finish. The candidates initio- 9' n ,ln,, 21 Moro rnl" thnn """al **
so low. Thou no more wilt Join our tP(| |nto order of "Tho Merciful expected We are in doubt as .to
number, Thou no more our songs
shall know. HRIt rv>U8TV— it. 1.
Blue Ridge, Texas.
let) Cream Supper.
The Fast McKinney Christian F.n-
deavor will give an Ice cream supper
Frlduy night, Aiigunt 25, at the
church. Proceeds will go lo the
piano fund.
City Marshal Johnny McKinney nr-
resteil Hollman Hall, a young man, on
a charge of carrying a pistol. He
entered a plea of «ullty In county
court nnd was fined 9100 and court
costs, the total fine amounting to
nbout 9125.
T. B. Williams, enshier of the Wen-
ton Ouariinty State Bank, was it busi-
ness visitor in McKinney Tuesday af-
ternoon.
i:i> K, M'MI'ltlt.W.
Visiting in Our City—Tribute
Princeton's Mditor.
to
I'M 13. MoMtirray, of Princeton
was here Tuesday visiting Ills sis.
ter. Mrs. Dr. W. K. Illlcker. Mr Me-
Murray recently visited Mineral
Wells for the benefit of Ills health, lie
being a sufferer from rheumatism. In
speaking of conditions In his home
town at Princeton, Mr. McMurrny
took occasion to say that Princeton
Is strictly on the map as ii ^ood nnd
growing town. One of the most poten-
tial factors In the growth of his town.
Is the Princeton News published by
W. Donald. Who Was with these | n-
pers for about 14 yenra. In Mr. Mc-
Murrny'a opinion, W. Donald la one
of tho beat newapaper men In North
Texna. We agre* with Mr. Mr Mur-
ray'in thla conclusion. Princeton waa
lucky to vet him and. If ah* la wlhe.
her bualneaa mm will continue to itve
him and his paper a hearty aupport.
HBHIH
TUX RECORDS
Many people from all parts of the
courtv are In McKinney dully Inves-
tigating the tux records of tho tax
collector's office. Tax Collector
Chirldlek and Deputy Rufus Holson-
bukc are working us hard a:4 trojana
struightening out the taxes of the
people who make personal calls and
inquiries by mall. Mr. Chnddick
states that the trouble ull lies in tho
improper rendition of the property to
the assessor.
imtKFIiV VINITK M'KINNF.V.
Ret. W, l>. 'HlompMou of Sul|iliur
Springs, Oreels I'rieiidM Here.
Manikins" - a Chinaman, a Dutch- whether these rains will reach the
man and an Italian nnd.an old mnld :n'1'dU' nortHwent, f they do not that
—were splendidly Imporsonted by Mr. M"' n^ «">"ntry will freexe dry
A. K. f^roft, who assumed the ro|es of ho "P«-lng wheat a
the various characters of the candl- i^1, n^*, "Pr,n* Vcry c ol near
dates In a very pleasing and striking 3 and very warm durln*
manner, much to the pleasure and,1"® wfek «'«nterin r on Soptembar 99.
amusement of those present. w,lr,n *' '^ch Van-
Senator Tom W. Perkins was tho f0,,vnr "««"• Sept 11 and tompera-
princlpul speaker of the evening and t"re"w"1 rl"«' on ft" t.h« Poo,"c *«OP«
muster of ceremonies. Other speakersI ' will cross crest of Rockies by cloae
were Mrs. Muggle Oreen, District "J' HnPt- plains "«ctlons 4. meridian
Deputy for the Roynl Nelghbora, tho *rpn' Inkea and Ohio valleys 6,
liiidlea Auxiliary to the Modern ^t®r1n «• . pottohln« New-
Woodmen of America, and mcmbera 1,.,,n # '• Worm wave
of tho local Camp. 1*"' fo,,ow about one behind
The McKlney Camp M. W. of A.l?arn' nd co°' wav® *bout ono
linn launched a bl* membnrHlilp tooHlml jitorm wavo.
pulgn for Collin county, and tho nlny '' 1be.a «""«*erous storm and
was given here for tho ospoctul bene- , " J*"' bo ,rom no"nal to excee-
fit of the f«odgo in stimulating and H,v"' Temperatures will averacs okout
creating new Interest nnd furnishing n,,r,nu'- Another frost wave la upset -
an Instructive ns well as entertaining f re,lL'h meridian 90 near Sept. 11
evening for nil who would nttend. northcren aectiona.
No rbarpfo wnn mndo at the door andi . _ r ^°^on cropweathep la eipioU
n good crowd of members and others l'''0baby no frosta will reach tho
enjoyed the presentation of the piny r"!'0"J}*™* }n September. Some eec-
by the Company from tho Dallas."ons W"1 *et too much September
T<ndgc. I rain for that plant und too much cool
J. A. Burton, District Mannger of weather, hut tho warm week center-
Hie M. W. of A. Is duo much credit 'n'r on Wept. 20 will bo good for OOt-
for the successful presentation of the 'ori K,,'owth. t.lght frosts may touch
piny, and the bringing of the play to northern borders of cotton belt Oct.
of
I
McKinney. He will be In charge
the membership campaign nnd he1 Sowing of winter wheat. Is now the
has started out with the Intention of K10"' problem before tho formers. If
making the McKinney Camp one of could avoid the low, of.labor anil
the strongest Camps In the state. seed Hint occasionally comes from
A Crimp of the Rovnl Neighbors, ,'i"' ''op years, millions mlfht bo
the ladies auxiliary to tlie M. W. of A. snvo'1' T,,nt fluent wheat land on
will be orgnnlxed here right nwny. enrth, the plains sections, S00 miles
Mrs. Mnggle Oreen of Dnllns will w'de and 1200 miles Imf^, could feed
organlxe n enntp front nmong the 'l',° w°rld on wheat If every year pro-
membership of the Modern Woodmen "'|ped equal to tho beat. But occasion-
and the tadles of the city.
nl failures ore sometimes ruinous. Wo
believe we have solved that problem.
The causes of the variations In rain-
Arthur Melton of tjxncnsler. Texas, I _ _
Is in McKlnnev visiting old friends. |fn" "ave nt lust been found and WO
Arthur Is n son of the late T. J. Mel- can «'ve to agriculture a bettor
ton, who was for n number ot yenrs method thnn guessing. Millions can
rT prominent citlxen of McKinney. His.1'* "«ved by planting nnd sowlnir In
motlior Ih how living with bor dniiRb-|nro''" with now knowledge of futur#
ter. Mrs. Dr. Rod Neathery In Farm-jOropwenther.
orsvllle. Arthur is assistant ticket! R"t what can we/do? Tho author
Rev. W. D. Thompson, of Sulphur agent for the Southern Traction Com-!"' 'J1'" wor't hns given forty years of
Springs, Texas, passed through Me- puny nt I ancaster, i M spent $50,000 In money and
Kinney Monday In his nuto enrouto! |lnbor, to solve this immensely |m-
home from Midlothian. For three! Judge T C. Ooodner has greatly Portnnt prohem. He hns sufficient In-
years. Rev. Thompson was pastor of Improved during the past few days, eome from his weather Work for a
the First Methodist church of Mr-1 elT sits up much of the time now, hare living, but his capital Is nil gone
Kinney where he Is popular and rends the dally papers. Judge Oood- Inlo this work. He would be Im-
mucli'beloved. Ills pres. nt Sulphur nor Is In his «0th year. He has n re- mensely pleased to advise every
Springs charge In a much larger one ninrknbly strong constitution nnd re- farmer what and when to plant and
than McKinney and he is likewise cuperatlve pefters for one of his nd- sow. lint how enn he do It? We would
popular there. Ills membership thero
nnint'flis about 8ti0 or 900.
Nells Hcslikmce in Wyllc.
11. W. I jiwrence of V. .vile has sold
his residence on Brown street to S.
Ilousewright, who is the manager of
the Piano Oin company there. Mr.
Iwiwrence hns bought the Winn home
on Milliard avenue and will move
there in order to give XIr. House-
wriglit possession of the property he
has purchased.
W. N, Curtis, a prosperous farmer
of Pike, was here Tuesday, coming
over after his wife who has been tak-
ing treatment at Dr. CaldweN's sani-
tarium.
valu ed years.
be pleased to hear from tho farmers
and planters on this query.
A Charter Hiibwiihrr.
Walter Steele ts again with the
Browne Ornln Co. Walter was with
them before he went to the front ns a
soldier. He Is n good stenographer, ii Our old time friend and charter
tinrd-worklng voung man, and we subscriber, H. P, Wilmeth, renews
are glad Hint the Browne Ornln Co. for the Weekly Democrat,
have agnln employed him. jOaxette Mr. Wilmeth has a
■s fine big fnrm nnd country home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Compton arc In Bealdea being a successful termer,
McKinney visiting Mrs. Compton's Mr. Wilmeth la one of the beet know*
parents. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. U Franklin garden, truck and fruit growers In
r-n? Co.mucn will be «u*.'rltxend« the county.
ent of the schools at Fort Stockton,] s
Texas the comlnt term. I M. E. Melton of Allen waa a bust-
Jaa. Juffor, a leading farmer
Mt. Men, waa a businses visitor
McKinney Tusedsy.
'ness visitor In McKlnner Monday af-
of ternoon. Mr. Melton has recently re-
la turned from prsspicMnt tHp to
I points In West
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916, newspaper, August 24, 1916; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292217/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.