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Mc&INNEY, COMiIN COUNT*, TEXAS. Till HS| AY, AIUIKT 18. I VIA.
doings around suit for divorce c. e. rousted oies
the court house
' iston Hike, charged with violat-
ing' tho Sunda> luw. wui tried before
u Jury ami acquitted.
I. . Webster, colored, of Furmers-
vilb charged with violating the J
Iocs! option law, was tried I" fore u*
Jurv lid wus acquitted. Webster,
who is only 27 years Old, tips the
scabs at exactly SIS pounds. Ho
an->.i'<l his own case. The Jury was
mi' a few minutes.
I puty Sheriff S.im Welch and J..H-
< r 1 -ti r made five arrests Thursday,
pearl Stone an I Manuel Johnson. col-
ored, Were arrested on a cftjirgo ot
ij.imni^, and vvero released on bond.
J.re Smith and Joe Nichols, colored,
j,.-(I Has MoCowan were arrested for
vagrancy and placed In Jail. Mr-
i owan and Nichols were later release 1
on bond.
Sheriff Albert McCuillcy and Jailer
< :11> Foster arrested three young men -
I mn Davis, Hi a Every, and Shorty
AVest Friday afternoon for drunken-
ess. The young men wero placed In
Jail. It is said the young men are
from Dallas and are working on the
good roads In this district. They had
arrived In MeKlnney only a short
•while before they wero arrested
Sheriff McCuuley said they had a (food
supply of the "fire water" In their
possession at the time of the arrests.
Constable Tom Hounds arrested
< larence Jackson, colored, Monday,
on a charge of bootlegging in two
cases.
I aught Willi lliirsc ami Buggy.
A horse and buggy belonging to Mr
Miller at Allen, was stolen Sunday
morning The sherlfT's department
\s iih notiiled uud otllci rs of I In unly
\v<r< put to work endeavoring to lo.
( ite the horse and buggy anil capture
the guilty parties.
• 'onstable I'. M. Tallent of Blue
Ridge arrested William and Walter
lli nnett, two and a half miles north
of Van Alstyne Monday. The boys
were driving the horse at the time of
the arrest. They wero brought to Me-
Klnney and placed In jail. The boys
•ipp, ..r to lie twelve or fourteen years
old; they were barefooted, and told
Mr. Tallent llint they lived at Oklaho-
ma City, but had been at Waco for
several days.
Recovers .Marc ami Curt.
Special Otllcer W. A. Kerby recov-
ered a mare and cart Monday which
v. ,i.- stolon jit I'alias six woQks ago last
Siiturdttj^'fUght, which were returned
to their owner.
The stolen property was located two
miles north of Ccllniv a few dny« nfeo,
and the owner came up from Dallas
.Monday and acocmpanlcd Officer Kor-
by to that place and Immediately
ldentlfled thein as Ills properly. A
negro left the mare and cart with the
farmer, having drawn a little cash
from him until lie returned, but he has
rot yet returned for the property. The
■whereabouts of the negro Is unknown.
,Jtm K<mbrill Hilling Deputy.
.Tim Klmhriel, who has been con-
stable at Nevada for the past six
years, tendered his resignation to the
commissioners' court today to accept
the appointment as riding deputy
under Sheriff Albert McCauley. The
commissioners' court appointed Mack
Evans as constable lo succeed Mr.
Klmhriel.
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happens it mini
^ sad accident happened at Anna
vsterday when the four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs| Chits. Reynolds
v.is accldently shot by an eight yuar
old brother. The chlldron were play-
ing In the yard with a twenty-two
caliber target when It was discharged,
the bullet taking effect In the child's
in east and lodging under the collar
I.one. Medical aid was hastily sum-
moned hut late reports say the bullet
bad not been extracted.
Mr. Reynolds had come to MeKln-
ney Tuesday on business and was
located over the telephone at the Col-
lin County Mill and Elevator, wheie
lie was apprised of the accident. He
left Immediately for home.
MARRIED MONDAY NICillT.
Win. R. Cogburii nml Miss Mnllr
Miller 11 n I ted In Wedlock.
Win. H. Cogburn and MK< Myrtle
Miller were united In the holy bonds
of matrimony Monday night at 1*
o'clock at the home of Elder Johiitu
MeKlnney, South Bongo sit I, Elder
MeKlnney officiating. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. nml Mrs. II. >' Mil-
ler, who reside In West MeKlnney,
and Is n graduate of the MeKlnney
High school.
lien Munition Marries at Wain.
Hen Mottlden, well known In Me-
Klnney and Collin county, a son of
Former Sheriff .1. 1,. Moulden and
wife of Murphy, was married a few
days ago lo Miss ltlgglns of Waco,
.laughter of Mayor J. W. tllgglns of
that elty. The pictures of this fine
young coupln appeared In the pub-
lic press of the slate.
.1. W. Rrown of Plnnn lias gone to
Onlneevllle lo visit his daughter, Mrfc
Woolen.
wis filed here
A suit has la en filed in lite Fifty-
ninth district court uf Collin county
li> Mrs. A K. Slu rp y of Anna, against
her husband it. I< Slierley of l lie
same place, for divorce and division
ut community properly, tho accumu-
lations .if some twenty-five years ot
tho husband and wife.
in her petition Hie plaintiff al ius
that she alid 15. I. Slierley V el'e r.lar-
ried on tlu 23rd day of October, lvs:>,
and had lived together ever since, tuid
until a short time before the filing ot
the petition. As the fruit of the
marriage lien have been born si\
children, 'two of whom are .bad
Flint during their married life plain-
tltf and defendant have accumul il d
rtaln community property In the ag-
gregate, amounting to something line
$150,000, among which Is a tract of
eleven hundred acres t^f land In Col-
lin county, one hundred acres In Dlnt-
mltt county, besides live stock, stock In
hanks and trust companies, etc.
The plaintiff alleges further that
shortly after their marriage *a afore-
said, tho defendant unmindful of his
duty to plaintiff, hecamc Insulting,
abusive, disagreeable, threatening and
cruel, using gross Insult and personal
violence, causing her much physical
pain and mental anguish and great
shame, fear and humiliation. That
In tho month of May, 1900, for spile
and for the ptmiosc of distressing and
coercing plaintiff, defendant cruelly
and outrageously whipped their little
daughter, Mildred, then about eight
years of age, wliHh almost drove tin
plaintiff distracted. The practice of
upbraiding, Intimidation, threats and
abuse, continued up lo the time she
<Iiiit living with defendant.
The plaintiff alleges many other
things 111 her petition and closes It bv
praying for an equal- division of the
cointtl11tiity property, the custody of
their two minor children, the posses-
sion of the homestead during the pen-
dency of the suit, and one hundred
dollars per month alimony until settle-
turn, or division of tho estate can be
made, she also asks for one thous-
and dollars for Immediate attorney
fees end twenty-five hi• ti • d doi'nrs
as filial attorneys fees In the prose-
cution of the suit.. She also asks the
court to restrain said defendant from
Interference with the minor children
or coming about plaintiff during the
pendency of the suit.
The Slierley family Is one of the
best known in north Collin, and Is well
to do. II Is estimated that the 13. 1..
Slierley estate Is easily well worth
$1 50,000. The suit will probably be
beard at the next term of the Fifty-
ninth District court.
The still wiy< filed by the law firm
of Uandell At Uandell of Sherman,
who litis been retained by plalntl'f to
conduct the suit.
THE M'KINNEY MARKET REPORT
Feedstuff MMl
Corn In shuck per bu.
Oats per bu
llran, per cwt
Shorts, per cwt
Chops, per cwt
Wheat per bu
Oats baled per ton ..,
Alfalfa hay per ton ..
Millet hay per ton ..
Johnson grass hay per
Prairie hay per ton ..
Bermuda hay per ton .
Prlmo per ton
I'rime Cotton Seed ..
*1.
Grain.
80c
37 1 -2c
91.20
$1.46
11.76
10 to $1.12
$ to 910
. $8 to $10
. $7 to $8
.. $5 to $7
. $ to 919
.. 97 to $
.... 914.00
. .. $16.00
ton
Pnxluoe and Provision!.
Flour per cwt .. .... $.1.65 to $3.90
Bacon per lb 14c to 35c
Butter per lb 15c to 20c
Creamery butter 96c
Chickens, fryers, per lb Hi
Chickens, old hens per lb .. . . 7c to 8c
Old roosters per doz $2.00
Turkeys per lb 8c
Eggs per doz 12c
I*urd per lb 10 to 12 l-2e
Irish potatoes per bu 91-00
Live Mock.
Mutton, sheep per cwt. ,.9B to 96.00
Beet cattle per cwt. .. 92.(0 to (5.60
Hogs per cwt 95.60 to 97.00
Itcturiis To Collin Count jr.
W. A. McCasland, one of our best
friends and an enterprising, hard
working farmer of tho Blue Itldge
country, a valued reader of tho Big
Weekly Democrat-Oasctte, was hero
late Tuesday, calling in to see us. Ills
son, Claude McCasland, who, some
one year ago, moved to Wince, Tex-
as, has decided that old Collin Is the
finest place In this old world—as all
do—and has moved back, Claude
will probably locate In MeKlnney. We
hope so, l.tWe his father, Claude Is
a good man, and MeKlnney and old
Collin want to keep all such. Wo
were pleased at tho visit of our
friend.
W ore MeKlnney Visitors.
W. W. Walker and wife, of M"S-
qulte and Wylle Marshal of Dallas,
spent Sunday In MeKlnney at tho
home of Mrs. Walker's father ,T. It.
Padgett who Is also the uncle of Mr.
Marshall. They came through In Mr.
Walker's llulek auto. Mr. Walker Is
a lumberman of Mosquito. Mr. Mar-
shall Is president of the Dnl-Tox
Spring Red Manufacturing Company
of Dnllas. Mr. Walker's little 9 year
old son, Robert ganders Walker, re-
turned home with his parents after
a several weeks stay with his grand-
parents In MeKlnney.
was about Sju
\lsitiUK his daughters,
it fort worth
News reached here TilesiVuy of
tin death ol c. I'. lto>ster, wliuh oc-
i tiled at Ft. Worth Monday iilgii'-
after a few Weeks lllli, ss. Deceased
years of age, ami was
ftl I :.ll' mi '
llayncs and Crenshaw in that city ut
11,1' time ol Ills dentil
Mr. Itoyster was born and r> arcd in
''*• mo ssre. lie served through tho
v;.i. being under Co neral Fo"t't si He
v 'is a member ol llie Christ!.i.i
church of Throckmorton Cat: p II. C.
\. of this city. He was also a mem-
ber of the Prosper Masonic lodge,
and was probably the oldest M;C"'l ill
Coilln county.
I leceascd moved lo Ci.lllu county
from Tennessee about 4t> years age*,
and nettled near Vlneland, where lie
owned a valuable farm at time of his
death. Ills wife, forme! iy Miss
Franklin, a sister to Mrs. It C. Horn
of Vlneland, was called lo her re-
ward many years ago. Ilo htm one
son living In Tennessee.
The remains were shipped to Me-
Klnney, arriving here Wednesday and
were conveyed to the Horn cemetery,
six miles northwest from MeKlnney,
where the Interment was mail. Mm-
hers of the Prosper Masonic lodge
met the remains here, and the burial
was under the auspices of that lodge.
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FOSTER'S NEITHER BULLETIN
Copyrighted 1915 by W. T. Foster.
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Washington, I . August 12. I.ast
bullellti gave forecast of <llsl urbane
to cross continent August 15 to 19,
warm wave 1 -1 to IS, cool wave 17 to
21. This Is expected to produce dan-
gerous storms off our southern and
eastern coasts and on the continent.
These great storms are expected to be
most dangerous within a few days of
August 17 and again we may urge all
our readers lo take no unnecessary,
avoidable risks. Tornadoes are ex-
pected iu the great central valleys hilt
we can not say what part of them and
hurricanes are expected near our
coasts south and east of the continent
Very heavy rains are expected on our
southern coasts In the vicinity of the
hurricane und near latitude 40 iu the
great central valleys. Part of the cot-
ton states will get small amount, of
ruin.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about August 20, cross Pacific
slope by close of 21, great central val-
leys 22 lo 24, eastern mictions 25.
Warm wave will cross Pacific slope
about August 20, great central valleys
22, east rn sections 24. Cool wave will
cross Pacific slope about August 23.
great central valleys 25, eastern sec
lions 27. I.ook out for northern frosts
nour August 20.
Tills will be a dangerous set of
storms oil the continent and lite
oceans. Heavy rains are expected
from the Gulf of California lo north-
western Texas Including New Mexico,
and more than usual rains ou all of lite
Pacific slope where rains are unusual
at this season. I expect a drouth III
tiie south that will cut short growth
of cotton.
We are now at the change of the
et (ipweather conditions which cqvered
February 20 to August 17 and an en-
lire change of cropweather conditions
Is expected. During tho past six
months the moisture has been coming
from east of Cuba. During the next
sl.v months It will come from near the
Hawaiian Islands. Most rain lias fall-
en for the past six months near and
south of latitude 40. During next six
months most rain und snow Is expect-
ed on the Pacific slope and In the
koekies countries.
South Africa will get a mixture of
flood and drouth during next si\
months. Our northwestern Pacifii
slope will get heavy snows during the
coming Winter. Not much snow nor
rain east of Rookies for next six
months but probably a sufficient mois-
ture for the Fall sowing of Winter
grains.
Again we warn farmers that tills Is
not the time to sell grain and cotton.
Many will be compelled to sell but
those who can hold should do so. All
of Europe and many of our big specu-
lators ure getting grain and cotton at
comparatively low prices. The combi-
nations for those purposes never were
so large and powerful. Drouth will
da lunge late cotton. Better hold it.
We particularly advise all our Ame
rlcan grain dealers to buy and hold all
the grain they run. Europe must have
grain and they will soon pay good
prices. ( ottou occupies the same po-
sition as grain. Europe must have
both and will get them. "
There are no Indications of an earh
closing of the Kttropcan war. Ameri-
cans should lie absolutely neutral. \\ ■
want otir farmers and mechanics to
sell their products to all the nations of
Europe and therefore we should lie
scrupulously fair with all Interests
over there. It in not our light. We
l ave no right to meddle with their bu-
siness. nut we want to feed and clothe
them and sell to them Whatever they
can pay for and transport for their
own use. But do not sell farm pro-
ducts, particularly, grain at this time.
1-ewls Ruck, depot agent of the
American Express Company at Okla-
homa City, Is enjoying his vacation,
which he Is spending here In MeKln-
ney, his old home, l.ewls has been In
the express business for several years.
During tho past Ave or six years he
ha* held bin present responsible po-
sition In Oklahoma City.
klbert mm
killed st triin
"Heath Cul," north of Farinors-
vllle. on (he Santa l''e Railroad,
claimed another victim Monday of
this week, when Albert Hickman,
ag >1 ' .I years, was killed by a south
bourn! freight iraln. lie was one of
loot i than a half dozen persons Who
lui\ lost ihelt lives lu Ibis cut within
tin past twilvc or fifteen years. Tho
young man was totally deaf, having
In i left in litis condition some three
win .igo, as ;i result of having nieii-
iugiti II. I.ad boon to Dallas, and
w.i : i> turning home oil the Simla Fe-
pus liner train, due In Fartn'ersvlllo
about I I o'clock. I''or some reason.
In :is carried li\ here, ami on to
Mi ill, where he was put off and had
started to walk home.
When within about two miles of
Fiiriucrsvllle, he was struck by u
south bound freight train. Ho was
brought on to Farinersvllle by the
tmln crew, and Dr. Rodney Nealliery
wan summoned to the Santa Fe depot,
where he lay unconscious. After tin
examination by Dr. Nonthery, and tho
wound on the head dressed, he was
carried to the home of his sister, Mrs
John Paul. In the edge of town,
where lie died soon after reaching
there, death coming about I o'clock.
Deceased Is survived by the father,
W. II Hickman of Aflon, Texas, and
the following brothers and sisters:
Mk. John Paul, Mrs. Boone Sparks,
Mi T H. Cain. Mrs. Waller 1,tinier,
Mt Dock It odd, Miss Bodies lllek-
uinn. Henry Hickman, Johnnie^ Hick-
♦nan, of Ftirmersvllle, and Tom
Hickman, of MeKlnney.
The funeral and Interment was
held ut tho t O. O. F. Cemetery,
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. It VI.
Mon land officiating. Farinersvllle
Times.
radical chances
in rural routes
The Post of flee Department at Wash-
ington litis made considerable changes
In two of the rural routes leading out
rtt MeKlnney auJ has also discon-
tinued several routes at other towns lu
the county. The changes will become
effective September 1.
Route 5 out of MeKlnney, lliifus
Furr carrier, which now runs lo Col-
li oka, thence north ami haeji into Me-
Klnney by way of Wilson Chapel and
iVillllgan, has been changed to read by
field notes as follows:
South and east from MeKlnney to
lilggcrs. Thence north lo S. W. cor-
ner of Mrs. Wm. Monroe's farm.
Thence east and south to Intersection
of Princeton Route 1, this route ab-
sorbing all of Princeton route 1, south
of Princeton, and running north, one
tulle east of Princeton by llurton old
home place, thence toward MeKlnney
leaving Princeton to the south ubout
one mile. Ilouto 5 according to tin
change will be extended from 24 1-2
utiles to 29 1-2.
Route 2 out of MeKlnney, A. B
Fultz carrier, has been extended soutu
of Lucas, absorbing part of route I
out of Wylle. At present route 2
goes to Eueas and then hack to Me-
Klnney by way of Fltzhugh Mills.
Route 2 lias been extended from 25
miles to 30 miles. Princeton, route 1,
has been extended northeast to absorb
a part of Farinersvllle, route 3.
Clear I.tike, route 1, It Is understood,
will bo extended and will serve the
patrons on the discontinued part of
route 5 out of this city. Route 5 now
serves Culleoka and with the new
ehnnge alt Culleoka mall will have to
he sent to Clear l,ake, to be delivered
on tho Clear l.akc route.
One route tins been discontinued
out of Nevada; one out of Fariners-
vllle and one out of Wylle. The
patrons will be served by extension of
other routes.
mrs. miller
remains in jail
Sherman, Tex., Aug. 9.—Mrs, Flor-
ence Miller, who shot her htmband,
Jeff Miller, on the streets of Sher-
man recently, appeared before Judge
M. H. Oarnett of tho Fifty-ninth dis-
trict court Saturday aft moon und had
a habeas corpus hearing. Tho de-
fendant's bond was set at the sum of
11 ,.*00 and at the hour of going to
press she was still In the county Jttll
having failed to make the necessary
bond.
The ease has been set for trial on
September 1, and the sheriff's force
Is busily engaged in summoning n
special venire of seventy men who
have been ordered by the court to re-
port for Jury service on that date.
REV. •> l„ ORR.
baptist minister
returns to collin
Tills office acknowledged a pleas-
ant call Tuesday rroiu Rev. 11, I,.
Orr of Ashvllto North Carolina. Rev.
Orr will soon move Ills family Ao Ft.
Worth where lie expects to enter tho
liapllst Seminary. He first came to
Ci^lin county from North Carolina
when only I 4 years of ago and settled
In the Kcthclhcm coiniiiunlly. Ho
was ordained lo preach at the Ret hid
Item liapllst church lit 1900.- His
fil l pastorate was at Hopewell Hunt
county. In tin fall of 1904 lie return-
ed to his old home in North Carolina
and hits resided there and In South
Carolina ever since, lie has been In
the pastorate work since 1900. lie-
lore returning to North Carolina ho
assisted In several revival meetings
at various places III Collin nnd Hunt
counties.
Rev. Orr left Tuesday for Blue
Itldge. lie will probably be called as
pastor of some llaptlst church In Col-
lin county. We are glad to welcome
Rev. Orr back lo Collin county.
huce collin
II c. Myrlck an energetic, success-
ful Wilson Chapel farmer was hero
Monday evening. lie gave us three
prize-taker onions I hut weighed 2 1-2
pounds. They wore perhaps the larg-
est Collin county onlutis that we ever
saw. These onions were grown by
Mr. Myrlck's sister, Mrs. Clara Buck-
ler, whose farm adjoins his own. He
lias eight acres ill onions and his sister
ten acres. He hasn't, pulled his 'Tij|>
yet, but estimates Its yield ut 75 busi'-
elik per acre. Mr. Myrlck has the best
corn crop that he has raised III several
years. Ills cotton net (Is rain. The
Myrlck boys and their sb:ter have fine
ill'ep black-waxy farms, ail rich, level,
laying pretlllv and wit It good Imp .>v -
tin ills on their. Tlie\ are in the Prln-
i eion good roads district near where It
Joins the MeKlnney district. They are
all hoping •mil working tor a pike out
I heir way. That section only needs
pirns to ■ onv. rt It Int.i an ideal fii>'in-
'tit, community lis citi/cm.hlp Is the
most Jntelllgo'.t and progressive and
i hey are no! filing to lie satisfied un-
til good roads come However they
are muking the best of dirt roads that
they can by keeping I hem dragged and
siitool h.
RAISED (it)OI) OIIAIN CROPS
Itnrley, Wheat And Outs Anil Corn
All Excellent Yields This Your.
J. R. Ilerndon, one of our best
known farmers had 8 acres of hurley
which yielded 35 bushels per acre.
Wheat on his place iiiude an averuge
yield of ubout 26 bushels per acr«
nnd oats from 35 to 40 bushels. Mr.
Hermlon said he never saw breaking
land as far progressed ut this early
date as at present. Kurmers are all
busy turning land for their noxt
year's crop. Mr. Herndon snys he
likes to see this early plowing which
iiienns a groat advantage to land and
crops. Corn Is tho best crop for
several years.
Home Mori* Min Pciielie*.
IIKVIV/M.MEirmO 11*
Pll4H.ltENS AT VINEY DROVE
N. C. Wilson of Vlney drove was a
business visitor in MeKlnney Mon-
day. He states that Rev, Oeorge
Dale, a Baptist minister at West-
minster, began n series of revival
services at the Vlney drove school
house Sunday.
TTveretl Cohen «m here Wednesday
from Farmerxvllle.
d. O. Cates, one of the Courler-da-
zctte and Weekly Democrat-die/.otte's
most appreciated patrons and friends.
Is In MeKlnney transacting business.
In order to lighten the burdens of the
newspaper mm, as far as possible, lie
remembered ns v.'th a nice basket of
tine, lusel-.it!. Elberta peaches grown
on his farm near Altogn. Those
peaches hit the right spot and elimi-
nated our grouch. Mr. Cato Is one of
Collin's very best farmers, thresher-
men and stockman. We thank l.lm
for Ills kind remembrance.
12 ?AOE8 TftU Win
iftCOMERY OUTS
FIRST RALE COTTON
.1 II. Montgomery, manager of tho
MeKlnney Dry Hood* Co., purellMed
the lust bale of cotton brought t'
McKIiiu.'n this season, purchasing It
from J. c. Dlnsmoro, paying hlin 20
cents per pound. The cotton Will pro-
bably bo ginned Thursday morning,
and will be on exhibition at the front
of MeKlnney Dry Hoods Co. store af-
ter it Is ginned. All the gins of tho
I'llv are undergoing repairs and for
this reason tho cotton could not bo
ginned today.
Mr Dlnstnore has 30 acres planted
to cotton litis year and says Ills crop
Is not so good as last year's crop, Ho
picked over twelve acres In order to
get Hie first bale to the MeKlnney
market. The date of tlio first bale
this season was Just (our days later
I linn the date the first bale was re-
ceived last year.
Following are date tho flrst. hales
were received In MeKlnney for a few
years back: 1914, Aug. 6, Roger
Ahernuthy this city, eotlon grown
Just north from MeKlnney; Itlll,
Aug 19, Forrest Davidson, Clear
I .tike; 1912, Aug Id. W. R. Corley,
McDonald; 1911, Aug 7. C. T. Camp-
bell, Princeton; 1910, Aug. 2'il, W. A.
Ilevll, FltKiigh Mills.
Tho first bale of last season was
proluihly the earliest Mcttinnoy
every received her first bale, and
HliO was probably tho latest.
The eotlon crop of Collin county In
1912 was the largest ever grown In
the county, tho total being 101,426
bales, which was more than 20,000
greater than any crop before or slnco
that year.
Several bales greater than nny crop
before or slnco Hint year.
Several farmers of the county have
begun picking cotton and It will not
be a great while now until much of
Hie fleecy staple will be placed on the
market.
It Is estimated that Hie aerenge
planted to cotton 111 Collin county this
year is one-fourth loss than that of
last year. Anil unless the fnrmer is
given a fair price for Ills crop a large
per cent of the crop, will no doubt,
be placed In tho warehouses.
The sum of 935 ns a premium was
raised and presented to Mr, Pins-
more, of Branch, for bringing to Me-
Klnney the llrst bale of eotton raised
In Collin county In 191R, being deliv-
ered lo MeKlnney Tuesday afternoon,
August Kith, 191R. Following Is a list '
of those wlio donated to this pre-
mium :
The Ruslness Mens Ass'n . . . ,. 12.RO
J, P. Crouch Co 2-50
Ulles MeKlnney 1.00
W B. Mitchell 1.00
J II. Merrill 1,00
('hooves Bros 1.00
Sid II Brown 1.00
The Examiner 1.00
Morgan Weaver 2.00
Price Stiff 60
S. 11. Abbott ft Son 50
Matthews Urns •. 1.00
Continental State Rank 2.00
North 'Hide Drug Co 1,00
J. IIat ley of Duke & Ayers B0
Oourlor-Ousetto 1.00
J. T. Elliott Elir. Co 1.00
Seotty Forsyth 1.00
J. Douglas doostreo 1.00
Howol St. Eneas nnd Waters .. .. 1.00
c. J. Haydon 1,00
W. B, llonto I.OA
Wilcox Ehr. Co 1.00
S. ,T. Massle 1,00
Brownloo Sr Nelson 1.0P
D. E. Romur B0
J. P. Howell J,®#
Mrs) National Bank J.00
Smith Drug Co 1.00
MeKlnney Dry doods Co 2.00
THE Mil,MOAN GIN,
J. II. Hicks Will Hun II Again—
Ijcmvcn order for Printing.
J. It. Hicks, a progressive farmer
nnd owner of tho Milllgnn gin, called
In fe seo us, leaving a nlco order for
printed stationery, and had us enroll
his nnino on the list for tho Big Week-
ly Democrat-dagcttc, for which he Will
plea.se accept our thanks. Mr. Hlcka
Is a good farmer nnd gin man, and
does a good business. We appreciate
his cnlllng In to sec us, and leaving ua
the printing.
IKNTAMilNli NEW MACHINERY.
Ilurgnr Oln Company Getting Ready
Tor Tim Cotton Seaeon,
J. E. Taylor, one of the most exper-
ienced gin men In nil the state, has
taken chnrge and will be manager of
tho Rttrger din Compnny the coming
season. They are taking out all old
machinery, and putting In Double-
Rib Prntt Htilor dins, and tho latest
cotton cleaning machinery. This Is
one of tho oldest gin stnnds In tho city
and county, north Tennessee Street
They expect to do n big business tho
coining season, as usual.
Enjoyed lllrtliday IMnner.
Misses Bertha I^wls of Allen nnd
Miss Bertha Newman of Cottage lllll,
are spending a few days In MeKlnney
the guests of their grandmother, Mn.
John I<ewls, and other relatlvea and
friends. These young ladlea are
cousins, and their blrthdaya com* on
the same day, and both are the same
age. They enjoyed a birthday dinner
at tho homo of tholr aunt, Mrs. Hugh
Chlsra, South Bengo street, one day
recently.
Winifred Moore of Melissa was a
business visitor in MeKlnney Tues-
day afternoon.
Oren Vermillion was hero Tuesday
from Altoga.
GRAIN
Tho price of wheat on the local
I inrket yesterday was better, the
price ranging from $1.1* to |1.1S
per bushel. The price ot oats waa not
changed, the price being If 1-2 oeaU
per buahol.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1915, newspaper, August 12, 1915; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293238/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.