The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1922 Page: 1 of 16

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McKlNNCY, OCMUUM COURT*. TIE A A* THtllKDAY. JAN. II. INI
16 PAGES IN 2 SEC TIONS THIS WEEK
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Morris Delivers Great Sermon to CONFEDERATE AND
Midwinter Graduating Class of '21; j EARLY SETTLER
Commencement Exercises on Jan. 13 DIES AT COPEVILLE
RESTATE AIMS IN
A COMMUNICATION
TO THIS PAPER
FOSTER'S
WEATHER
BULLETIN
Copyrighted t 21 by W. T. Fouler.
Washing!on I . Jan 12 -Tin-1
week centering on Juu. 17 will average
colder than usual oil meridian troin
the Quit or Mexico to the tar north. :
The high temperature ot thul disturb- I
ance will be In northwestern Cunatl't
about Jan is on and all along me-
ridian *0 Jan. IT. and hi eastern sec-
tions Jan. II. A cold wave will he in
northweatern Canada near Jan. 17. on
meridian 10 It. eastern sections 21.
Top or a amull nigh temperature wavo
will be In northwestern Canada lieu'
Jan. SO, on and all along meridian VU
■It iastern aectiohm 24. These will
pio„ren euat'Wurd an usual. Severe,
but not dangerous storms are expected
Jan. II to 17. For their location* woo
flrat paragraph.
Colder than uitual Jan. 19 to i!>.
Moat precipitation expected near Jan.
II.
All indication* have been that uiois-
ture will be short eaat of KockleM (or
the Winter crop season. Oct. 2U to
April 20. hut there are indications that
January will get more than any other
month of the six. For the i'aclilc slope
the Winter precipitation 1s expected to
be better than for eaat of Itockles.
Two great problem* lie immedlaicly
acroMH North Americas path of pro-
greaa. They concern all the people but
are of moat Importance to I hose en
gaged In agriculture. America Is uiuk-
Ing a new and moat Important move In
catling together for consullulioii repre-
sentatives of agriculture, manufacto-
ries and transportation. I suggest thai,
while the great and preaslng problems
for which this convention is to meet
In Washington Jan. 23. will absorb i
nearly all the talent and time or the j
representatives, they should sound a
note of warning us to tile two prob-
lems to which I refer.
This continent is ui the beginning of
one of the greatest wars our race evci
oncountered. That war can not hi'
avoided by dlsHi'inainent, because w
can disarm our two great enemies only
by* destroying them ami their im-
mensely destructive armaments. Ku
rope had its HO year war and we are nt
the beginning of ours. We went Into
the World War, it is claimed to pre-
serve civilization. We are being forced
Into this new 30-year war by a uni-
versal d rout si "that will come because
of the destruction os timber and othei
vegetable growths. Whatever of our
crops are not destroyed by drouth will
he destroyed by insects. bugs, woi ins
und small animals. We art; killing the
birds, wild fowls, wild animals that
heretofore destroyed the Insects and
mnaller animals and if remedies are
not found within the next tfklrly years
our race will have made a long and
disastrous march toward its own de
struction.
All pastors of the down town
churches dispensed with their serv-
ices .Sunday morning at 11 o'clock for
the baccalauri ate services for the mid-
winter graduating class of the Howl
High school which were held in the
First Christian church at that hour.
I he congregation which taxed the
capacity of the main auditorium and
the Sunday school room of the First
Christian church was made up of
■numbers of the various churches and
persons who were members of tile
church.
Dr. J. L. Morris, pastor of the
First Methodist church, delivered the
buccalaureate address. The music
was furnished by a large choir made
up of members of all the choirs of tile
city. Invocation was offered by Dr.
R. It. Flncher, pastor of the Presby-
torlan church; l)r. W. D. Thompson,
presiding elder of the McKlnncy Dis-
trict. Methodist church, South. read
the scripture lesson. Dr. Clifford s.
Weaver, pastor of the First Christian
church, pronounced the benediction.
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Delivered Gnat Sermon.
The twenty-one members of the
graduating cluaa listened earneatly and
attentively to the aerinon of Dr. Mor-
ris, who In hia easy and accustomed
way delivered a sermon that seem-
ingly sank deep in the hearts of each
member of the class and which kind
expressions and nlntements will be
cherished In the memory of the mid-
term graduates during all the days of
their life. Hta test waa tlrst Cor.
16-13, "Watch ye, stand fast In the
faith, quit you like men, he strong."
Based on this text Dr. Morris In-
troduced his wonderful sermon with
the statement to the young men and
young women of the graduating
class before him that tnls life
Is the seed time for eternity.
Tills occasion really marks the begin-
ning of their sowing. He followed this
line of thought up with words of wis-
dom and admonition delivered In beau-
tiful Fugllsh and In one of the most
eloquent inspirational discourses ever
listened to on a like occasion In our
city.
♦ ♦ ♦
Graduating < lass.
Vivian llryan.
1 Handle lloyle.
Mamie King.
Heulah May.
IScssie Lee May.
Juanltu Valora McKlnncy.
A lytic McKlnncy.
Dorothy Searcy.
Lucy Thompson.
Margaret West.
Mary Leslie White.
(Irover Iturton.
Chilton Bonrd.
Manlcy Cook.
lOdward L. Greenwood.
John Will.
Albert N. Jackson.
Walter Morrow.
Joe M. McKlnney.
Charles Sportsman.
Robert Wilson.
City Hospital Grounds Are Being
Beautified; McKinney Landscape
Artist Directing Improvement Plans
ghahlfs k. martin
IHKS AT FA KM Kits VI 1,10
AT Till': AOIO OF 61
Charles K. Martin, aged fit yeu'S, 1
month and 2f> days, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Finis Kcrby, at
Farmersvllle Tuesday morning at 1:2".
o'clock, folhnvlng an illness of sovern
days.
The body «as brought to McKin-
ney Wednesday morning and laid lo
rest In l'ecan Grove Cemetery. Funern
services were conducted at the
graveside at I I o'clock by llio dev. .I
lien Snider.
I leceased had been a resident of Mr
Kinney and Collin county for many
years, lie was a man of rugged elinrac
lor anil was one of the county's most
highly esteemed and respected gentle-
men. Ills death brought sadness to tin
hearts of bis many friends In McKIn-
tiey. Deceased's wife who departed tlil-
llfe several years ago was formerly
Mios Annie Warden, daughter of tin
talc F. M. Warden of McKlnney. He If
survived by four children, three
daughters and one son as follows:
Mra. Finla Kerby, of Furmorsvlllo
Mra. Lelan (Fannie) Hulhert of San
Francisco, California; Mra. Hoy Hrock
of Dallas and Shelley Martin of
Ranger.
Att Warden, aged 77 years. "
months and lu days, died at the homo
of Ins daughter, Mrs. oJlin Cottier, al
Copeville Saturday atternon at J
o'clock, follow lug an illness of thirty
daya.
The funeral services were held Sun-
day afturuon at 2 o'clock In the Hap-
tlat church at Copeville, conducted by
llio pastor. Hev. Mr. liall. Interment
followed in the Thompson cemetery
two miles south of Copeville. The fol-
lowing relatives and friends iittoudcd
the funeral obsequies from McF.S'incy
Mr. and Mra. Henry Warden, Mi und
Mrs. Gibaon Caldwell, W. A. (Chief;
Warden, Mra. Jennie l'helps und aon,
Gibaon, Charlie Scara and W. M. Bur-
gess.
Doccused was born In Missouri. He
was u son of Willium Warden and
wife, who moved to Texas when the
deceased 'was a small child, settling
on liola d'Arc Creek in Fannin counTy.
Where they continued to live until aev-
aral years later when they moved to
Collin county, settling In the Climax
community, twelve inilea eaat of Mt>-
Klnney.
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Early Settler.
The Warden family wat among the
earlleat settlers to Collin county. The {
family has beuu prominent In the de-
velopment of Collin county, its mem-
bers having taken active and pronn-
mont parts In every worth while move-
ment and in converting Collin county
from a semi-wilderness to the rich
agricultural county of today. Mr.'
Warden was a member of u family
of eleven children all of whom are now
dead with the exception of one, W. A.
(hlef) Warden of McKlnney. Do-1
ceased was u brother of the late Slier
Iff Williams Warden, F. M. Warden, i
John Warden, Hob Warden, Mrs. Hob
FlUhugh, Mrs. John Hunter und Mrs.
Hike of tills county.
Deceusci] was niarlod twice, both
comupnlons having proceeded him to
the grave lio is survived by live chil-
dren as follows: Joe Warden of New
York, member of the U. S. Ariiiy; Jack
Warden, of California, Lou Warden ot
(ikluhomu City; Mrs. John ( other ol
Copcllle and Mrs. Nora Martin ot
Copevllljj and Mrs. Nora Martin of
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Confederate Veteran.
Deceased served through the Civil
War. At the close of the four years ot
strife ho returned to Collin county and
had since boon engaged lu farming
until a few years ago when lie sold Ills
farm and had spent declining years
lli the home of his daughter. The news
of his death was received with sadnoss
by his friends in McKlnney and all
over Collin county.
PION DDK Melt IN N FY
ClTIBISN t ItlTICALLY
II.I. IN IIOMF IIMHIO
7.MM.2I2 HALES COTTON
(.INNKI) PIUOR TO JAN. I
Washington. Jan. 10.—Cotton gin-
ned prior to Jan. 1 amounted to 7,-
884,272 running bales, Including 123,-
320 round bales, counted as half bales,
30,003 bales of American lOgyptlun
and 3,10(1 bales of Sea Island. To Jan.
I last year 11.H&4.048 bales wore gin-
ned. Including 202,1 27 round hales;
H4.2II2 bales of Amerlcun-Kgyptlun
land 1.440 of Sea Island.
Oinnings by Stales to Jan. 1 this
year were: Alabama, 584,335; Arl-
iviona, ;ir.,:i(M; Arkansas, 781,823; Call-
| I'ornla, 23,5(1!); Florida, 12,0118; Geor-
gia. 817.2(13; Louisiana, 281,773;
.Mississippi, 811,830; Missouri. 67,015;
I North Carolina. 783,598; Oklahoma.
17(1.270; South Carolina, 770,558; Ten-
i nessce, 205 3(10; Texas, 2,11.038; Vir
liinia, 1(1,078; all other Slates, 8,54"
DR. ADOLF L0RENZ
W. M. Kulhcrford Is critically III
at the homo of Ills son, George Kulh-
crford, Wilcox street, uccording to
word received from Ills bedside. Mr.
Kulhcrford is a pioneer McKlnney
resident, having lived in and near Mc-
Kinney for forty-one years. For many
years he resided in the liowlby com-
munity, west of McKlnney.
Itlt. WALTER McKINNICY
HEMOVFH TO DAIiIiAS
Dr. Walter McKlnney, who arrived
In McKlnncy Friday from Philadel-
phia, where he has been specializing
in the treatment of eye, ear, noae and
hroat diseases, left Monday for Dul-
las where lie will be associated with a
large ili-iti and will lie specialist lu
tlie treating of the above diseases. Dr.
McKlnney is a son of City Marshal
and Mis. John S. McKlnney of this
city.
A communication from the MoKln-J
ney Kliin id' the Ku Klux was re-
ceived shortly after noon Thursday
The contents ol I lie communication
so in to lie a restatement of ihe alms
ami purposes ol the Kiuu which have
alicudy apepared In print III the Colli
ier-Gasctte to which the letter was ad-
dressed.
Heretofore communications of
which several have been received have
been written on plain white paper.
Hut the latest letter is typewritten on
othclaI klan stationery uud bearing the
oltb'lul seal of the order -"McKliincy
Klan No. 120. Invisible lOmpIre,
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Mc-
Klnney, Texas." Is the wording of the
letterheud which Is "1'rlnted by the
Ku Klux Press," according to a
printers' Imprint, other mutter is
promised from time to time, aa "We
conalder It esaeutlul to let the good
people of Collin county know about
our orKUhixutiou, Ita worklnga, etc."
The local Klan haa doubled In mem-
berablp since the last letter waa given
to the public, the communication
says.
The letter follows;
McKlnney Texas, Juu. 6th, 1122.
AK. UVI.-—To the Cltlscns of Collin
County: (Ireetlnga:
We deem It essential to let the
good people of Collin county know
from time to time about our organi-
sation, Its workings, etc. As the pub-
lic knows so well, there has been a
bitter tight waged by the New York
World mml Its sympathisers. The re-
sult of the Congressional investiga-
tion is too well known to continent
on; sultlco It to say the investigation
and exposure fell flat.
♦ ♦ ♦
Doubled In ffli'iiiharstilp.
Since the bitter tight we feel safe In
saying the Klan has doubled In num-
bers .at least this is the situation In
Texas and grand old Collin. Yes, our
Klan has doubled In numbers since
our lasl communication to the public
of Collin county, and a word about
our membership. Our personnel Is
composed of white, protcstnnts, 100
per cent Americans; this class of men
we are very desirous ol having III
our Klan. We want no others, and
that doesn't mean we are lighting any
class or religion; it simply means u
man must measure up to (his stundard
to become ii member of the Ku Klux
Ulan. The public is well versed with
what we stand for and what we com-
bat. We are for white supremacy, a
clean lite and clean living. We believe
in protecting the widows and orphans
and to give them material help when
necessary; we believe in a man being
true to his home, his country and his
God; we believe in building up the
public schools of our country, both in
etHclcncy and morality; a Klausman
takes a solemn oath to do these things
We are absolutely opposed to cohabi-
tation of whites and blacks; we lire
opposeil to boot-leggers and all viola-
tors of the law. both moral and civil;
we are opposed to mob law in any
form. We do believe In all 100 per
cent Americana assisting the regular
elected ollle.ers lu the enforcement of
all laws; this is the duty of any man;
il Is doubly so as far as a Klaiisinun
I is concerned. We are against joy
| riding and Its attendant evils.
Standing llrin und Invisible for the
above principles we are willing to
live or die. We are a secret organl
zillion because we believe we can
serve our homes and country best 111
that way. Our mission Is io "serve."
our motto "Service before self." Our
Klansmen are active, wide uwuku und
far seeing, hut the good people re-
joice and the evil doer beware. Mori
from time to time.
K NIGHTS OFTHK K! KU'N K LAN
McKlnney Klan
, No. I2U I ten 1 m of Texas
The City ('omuiission has a hunch
ot laborers at work setting out shade
trees, hedges alid shrubbery and lay
lug oil tlower liotls on the McKlnney
City Hospital grounds.
This work Is being done undo tin
siipcrtulcndchey of Arby Sparliu, who
has had a number of years i \pcrlenei
ill the IIUI'stlfy ffuslncss and lis a tlorlsi
Aliout seventy-live trees, all elm, niv
being set out on the ground
Kxcuvntlous are being made foi
these trees three fool wide, three fool
long anil three foot deep. lOntirely new.
fresh til it ami fertiliser Is being useo
to till up these holes after the tree is
set out which gives greater assurance
of trees living, growing oil' and doing
woll.
The McKlnney City Hospital is
Ideally located oh an elevated part oi
llie city In the southwestern portion ol
tho town.
II has a fine view of the surround
ing country ami city and overlooks the
pretty Finch Park.
When the grounds are beautiful
with pretty shade trees, ornumcntai
flowers and shrubbery, (he beauty ol
the property will he still further en-
hanced.
Our city needs all the beauty spots
that It enn get ami Mayor Miller and
Commissioners Jones and Ithca lire to
he commended for their eye to civic
heauly In this henutiflcutlon of the
City Hospital grounds untl prcuilK"s.
LEASING ACTIVITY
EXTENSIVE IN
EAST COLLIN
rORMF.lt McKTNNIV
.MAN III FX AT NF.W
lloriO NF.Alt DAMiAK
Mrs. .las, F. Wilcox received word
thai her uncle John I'. I trad ley (or
t'licle John as his frlemls knew him
here i, bail passed away at the home
of ills daughter. Mrs J. D. Itlngo, In
Winchester, Ky. Dec 27, 1021, at the
age of 80 years. If lie had lived until
Hie I :t(Ii of January he would have
been 81 years old.
lie came to Texas in the spring ol'
t mxo, and made his home with the
IMi .las. F. Wilcox off and on until
Mr. H llcox's death in 1017. In the fall
of lot (l lie went back to Kentucky to
make his home with his youngest
^laughter, lie bad been In declining
health for several years, and for the
last lwo years lie lias been In the bed
most of the time. Ills death was due
to inllrmitles of old age.
Mrs. Mrs. Itlngo. lie leaves one son.
Millard llradley, of Winchester, Ky .
and a daughter. Mrs Charles Johnson
of Norman, III. One brother, Henry
I trail ley of Wolfe county, Ky., and one
•ilsler. Miss Margaret llradley, of Win-
chester, Ky.
Mr. llradley was a man of few
words, but a man everyone lilted and
respected. Ills many friends will rtl-
gret to hear of his death.
The funeral services were held al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Itlngo.
Ilev. F. J. llradley, a nephew of
the deceased, olllcluted. Ilurial was
made in the Winchester cemetery.
I W. .1 lllll iii the Water Hltlgc colli
11ii iinity was a business visitor al Tlttt
11'ally Courier Ga/cttc and The Woek-
ily liemocral Gaseltc ot'llce, Saturday
liiflernon. lie renewed for our weekly
for another year or to March I. 1023.
lit also seciiretl from our Job oflloe,
| one hundred oil leases for use lu Ills
j section of the county . From Mr, JIM
I we learn that the farmers of the Water
! Kldge, Fayhiirg ami Snow Hill com-
munities lielil a largely attended moot*
' big on Thursday night. Jan. 5 In the
brick school building at the latter
place In the Interest of sounding pub-
lic sentiment In rugeril lo leasing land
loi oil ami gits prospecting purposes.
Fedro i lick wits electeil chutrman of
I the meeting uml W. J. lllll secretary-
treasurer.
It -teemed to be the uniinimoua
sense of those present that the time
| was opportune for sccui'Iiik leases In
thut section and pooling them with a
view to enlisting tile iitleiitlon of oil
prospectors and operators. A deep well
test Is earnestly desired. Ity securing a
I big block ol leases from six to ten
'thousand acres In extent, II Is hoped
|that drillers and operators can lie In-
terested lo go there anil put down the
lest without Investment from the land
owners.
♦ ♦ ♦
TriaiUi's N Mineil.
Willi ibis bleu In view, three trus-
toes were mtnioii lu the pel nous of
Dave Key nobis, J. I, Hurst and Wot-
by Caiigliroii to whom leases ure to be
i mil It? and held In trust for the rest of
die land owners. A soliciting commit-
lie was also appointed, compoaed-of
tin. following iinines: J. A. I'aln, Joe
Shlnn. W. K. Hurt, A. A. Kemp, J. D.
Truolovo. H. W. JclTcoals and H. D.
dodgers.
From twenty-live hundred to threo
thousand acres were pledged at the
meeting to he leased for the purpose
ftif oil and gas development.
Some Verona citizens wen present at
the Know lllll mass meeting. Verona
has been active for ivvo or three weokn
along the same lines with a consider-
able degree of success In secnmlng
leases.
) ICxtenslvo leasing Is being done In
various parts of Fast Collin. West-
minster was the (ir«tt to lead ofl where
limber Is being hauled oul preparatory
WII.HY III.AIIl SFMiS
INTI.ItFST IN WIIOI.FN.AliF
GHOCHKY CONCFIIN
Wiley Hlulr of Dallas, president of
I lie lllalr-Hughes Wholesale Grocery
Co., has sold Ills entire stock In this
blu wholesale concern ami his good
will to A. c. Adklns. according to
word received here. Mr. lilalr will
retire from the wholesale grocery
business. One of the wholesale
branch houses of Mlalr-Hughcs Is lo-
cated in McKlnney and of which W.
('. Marshall Is manager. Mr. Blair,
aci'ordlng lo the announcement, will
continue to reside lu liullas.
| to erect lug u derrick for a deep test,
two and one-half miles south of the
town of Westminster.
Verona has several thousand acres
already leased.
Farmersvllle also has a considerable
area under lease and are proceeding
in a definite way towards securing u
test in that east Collin town In the
very near future.
Much leasing Is also being done In
the Princeton community and also Iri
the southeast Collin itround Nevada.
FOlttlFIt McKIN.N'FY
man III FN at nkw
IIOI'K NFAII DALLAS
Here From Gruluuu
JlllMIl: WIM OX MPFAItS
IIFFOIIF. GIIAYSO* IIAlt
Al the regular monthly noonday
luncheon meeting of the Grayson
County Bar Association, at Sherman.
Monday, Judge F. 10. Wilcox of Me
Kinney delivered an address on the
subject of "Dlreellnar u Verdict,'
which was favorably received and
much appreciated by the lawyers prcs
ont.
These monthly baiii|uets of the law-
yers have grown In the lusi few years
to be nulle ah Insulation in Sherman,
and they have a field of usefulness
not only In the promotion of good fel-
lowship among the meiiibi rs of the
profession, hut ah > In the discussion
anil consideration of welghiiei untl
more practical matters.
A movement Is on foot lo organise
more thoroughly ttie various county
bar associations, and then let the Stale
Bur Association hi composed of duly
accredited delegates sen! l>> ihese
various County Associations
County Home Demonstrator Begins
New Year With Enlarged Plans; May Form
Twenty New Girls Clubs in Collin County
10d Martin and son Willie, returned
Monday to their home at Graham
Texas, They accomapnled by Mrs
Martin arrived Sunday morning to al
tend the funeral of Mrs. Martin's
father, Att Warden, at Copeville Sun
day afternoon al 2 o'clock. Mrs, Mar
tin will remain in the county the guest
of relatives and friends for several
days.
ERNESTO VASC0NCELL0S
V
Dr. nml Mrs. F (*. Schulse and little
•on. R. C. Jr.. have returned lo their j
home In McKlnney after n two weclrii
visit to relatives at liUOrnngc. Texas 1
Or. Adolf Lorenz, the world fsmoui
Viennese practitioner of plastic ill',
gcry, who has come to America with
(he announced Intention ol icpayiog
he Idndnrs* shown by Americans to
Austrian* by offering his services to
i.c pit i' clinics throughout the country.
Eighteen years ace he came to the
United States especially to cure Mist
Lolita Armour, now Mra. John J,
Mitchell, Jr., of conqenltal dislocation.
Mrs. Viola Poole MeOec, county
home demonstration agent for Collin
county, Is beginning the new year
with enlarged plans for effective
work.
At present she has about twenty-
one or twenty-two clubs organised ill
the county with two or three more on
her program for organisation lu the
near future. In event she is given
an assistant, she expects to organise
clubs over the county tip to forty In
dumber. With ii total of that num-
ber, she could supervise and work
with twenty herself while her assist-
ant could Instruct the same number.
The demand of the farm wives and
daughters from over the county cx-
ceeds doubly the time that Mrs. Mo-
th an put In and she Is devoting
her entire time to the work. She has
her own Ford touring car anil gets
about with the greateat facility In
the discharge of her official duty.
Mrs. MeOee makes It a point to visit
her clubs a often as every two to
four wceli' Her latest organised
club which iced her attention most
every two weeka.
she gave one hull-
public demonstra-
. Islt
ii year
I I llety
she tries t
During I
tired and
lions.
She Instru is her clubs In canning,
cooking, b keeping, sewing, cutttn,'
goods, In .'.a It Ing labor saving de-
vices. gardening 'iml poultry rulaing.
♦ ♦ ♦
Raised flOO Home Gardens.
Her club women and glrla had a
total of two hundred home gardens
last year. She advises with her club
members on the selection of seed, time
and maiyier of plunting and, in a gen-
eral way, their cultivation as much
as her time will admit of so advis-
ing with them on these subjects.
Mrs. McGee has worKd In this
county for nearly three years In
leading and teaching our farm wo-
men and girls the arts of home malt-
ing and household economy. She is
wonderfully popular and successful
lu her work. The women and girls
look upon her as their Intimate
friend and most capable adviser and
helper. Kb ujoys their full and un-
ipinlltlfd conl'dence and respect. These
aTe large factors lu her success In
her very important Held of work to the
economic life of our people.
Mrs. McGee lives with her husband
on tl)elr farm near Fltshugh Mills,
six miles south of McKlnney.
She lately showed her approval of
the Important mission of the Collin
i ounty Purebred Livestock Associa-
tion in helping to Improve fnrmlng
conditions of (he county by taking aut
membership 111 the iiHaoclafIon. 'She
qualified to become a member of it by
purchasing a registered hog at the re-
cent Farmersvllle Community Fhir.
She thus shows herself to be In thor-
ough sympathy with every pliaao of
farm life and conditions effecting the
well being of both men und women
engaged In the pursuit of agriculture
whb actually live on the farms
ur county.
I
Homer Hitchcock of this city had a
telephone message from W. O.
Brown, formerly of (Vllna, but now
of near Dallas, stating that the latter'*
lather, Jim Brown, had died nt iii*
j home at Dalian Monday of heart fail-
ure. Interment -was made in llio New
Hope ei uiftcry III llnllus county Tues-
day 1 leceased and family resid-
ed In Collin county for more than
twenty years, having lived the ntONl
of tho time in the Vablustu und Al-
togu communities. Several ycara ago
he conducted the Central wagon yard
In McKlnney. Moving from McKlnney
the lamily located at tfew Hope In
Dallas county where he had a store.
Ho hna many friends in McKlnncy and
< ollln county who will regret to learn
of hla death. He Is survived by hto
wltlow anil two children. Deceased waa
about HO years of age.
MING llltOt'TII IN
PANIIANDMO IIHOKEN
HY llltlULING HAITI
Aimii'lllo, .Ian. 10. A five-months'
drouth In the Panhandle was brolnn
when a drisxllng rain began falling
yesterday afternoon. The precipitation
ranged from an eighth to a little
more than a fourth of uit Inoh early
tonight with a fine tlrlsxle still Ml-
ing. The ruin covered tliirty-elfflit
counties of the I'anhiindle. It waa pre-
ceded by a sharp thunder shower ao-
fompanled., by some hall.
I t ltlt TO IllHlill
MOIIF.KN IIOMF. ON CHURCH
xjk
Capt. I mosto v<isconc*lloa, one of
Portugal's delegates to the arms con.
ference. It secretary general of the
National Geographic Society of Lisbon
and dlrMtor of the diplomats servloe.
H. R. G. Furr recently purchased
from Jack Sportsman what Is known
as the W. B. Newsomo old home place
on Mouth Church street. Mr. Furr ex-
pects to tear down the old residence
on It at present some time in the near
future and erect thereon a modern six
ot seven room residence. This Is close-
In property and will be occupied by
Mr. and Mra. Furr as their home whan
completed. Mr. Furr haa resided 1il_
McKlnney for thirty-nine years. He la
a well Known concrete contractor of
our city who hss built many miles of
first eiasa concrete or cement side-
walks In every part of town,
Thanks to Mrs. W. K. Reed of Tar-
rell Texas, sends In her renewal sub*
scrlption to The Weekly Democrat*
Gaaette.