The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1918 Page: 3 of 16
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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT GAZETTE, THURSDAY. APRIL 4, 1918.
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Spring Styles in
Men's Hats
At the Store of Style
Come in men and permit us
to show you some of the
newest styles in felt. Pana-
ma and straw hats. We have
something decidedly new
for you along this line. We
are also showing* the new
neckwear, new hose and
other nifty things for
spring wear. Full line of
light weight underwear in
the best make.
Howell & Lucas
The Store of Style
Fox Bldg. McKinney, Tex.
IIMSIIKIt MVSTKKY VIOLATION
SI'V T OK I S'lTKO ST ATI.S.
Hon. Clnronco Mcrrttt, United
Status district attorney for tins Kus-
tnrn Itlstrlct of Texas, warns all
persons under penalty of prosecution
in the federal court who Boll, attempt
to soli or distribute the book entitled
"Tho Finished Mystery," declaring
limt It violates the Kspionagc Aet of
the United States. The proscribed book
contains Herman propaKunda and
must not be clrculnted. It hns boon
distributed by the International Hible
Students' Association and is claimed
to be a posthumous work of I'astoi
Itusscll. Thousiinds of copies of tho
book are being selsicd nil over tho
count ry.
Mr. Merritt's statement Is ns fol-
lows:
"Not ire Is hereby given that
book, "The Finished Mystery,"
dangerous propaganda, and
the lONpiollagc Act of tlx
Statos.
All persons who sell, take orders for,
or distribute this book are hereby
warned that they are violating the
laws of the 1'nitcd States, and prose-
cutions will bo instituted In the Fed-
eral Court iiKainst them for such vio-
lations. under express orders of tho
Attorney (leneral of the United
Mtates.
f'l.A IIUNCI'! MICII111TT,
United States Attorney, l'Jastorn Uis-
trlet of Texas.
| friends as quests. He reports an en
joyable visit. Mr. Aston Is a son of
I Mr. J. I'. Aston who lives with him,
both of whom conduct a blacksmith
' and woodwork shop southeast lit
I tho square.
I\\ItMKItSVIMJ. I'.MIM!•:«
Kll/I.l.l) IN RUNAWAY
I*ockc t'oopcr, a young farmer who
'resided with tils parents four miles
east 'if Farmers* illc, was killed Mull-
'day at Merit by being thrown
his buggy when his team ran
111- Si liars was seriously hurt,
two small boys escaped injury
from
awaj
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violates
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.1. .1 Mi U'lin of Anna was In Me
is iniu y Tuesday on business, lie had
just n t iiI'lli- l from a visit to the west-
.in part of the county where lie
talked with many breeders of pure
j In-i ll livestock lie says that all tho
'breeders with whom lie has talked
' a if ree in the urgent need of such an
' organiaat loll.
It would be Mr. Mcl#aln's Idea to
make tie' proposed organization a
live niie. This oi'tfa ni/.alioii could
'hold their annual sales in McKinney
ami by cooperating with one another
each could have successful sales and
the Interest in pure bred stock of all
kinds could be advanced In the en-
tire county.
IHPIUlVLmi lUWinKNUK CANNING CliUII OHGAN m;i>
IN NOIITIIK.AHT McKINNKY AT AUIil'.N MO.Nl .\i.
.Tsrry T^i.wson Is having Ills resl-
dence In Northwest McKinney re-
modeled, enlarged and repainted. Mr.
Lnwson was a successful Altoga far-
mer for many years before moving 1°
McKinney.
Ytsrrs inttmiKH aiti:u
AltSI'.NCK or If. YKAIIS
Jim M. Aston who lives on South
Bongo street, has returned from a
visit lo his brother. Van Aston and
Other relatives and friends at Coop-
er, lieltn county, lie had not seen his
brother In fifteen years. While there
ho was n guest. at. dinner list Sunday
at which were :tr> other reatlMs and
Mrs. ,1. t„ Ixtvejoy and Mrs. T. W.
Wiley went to Allen Tuesday where
they orgatilwd a canning c.luh for
the trills there. These two faithful
workers are never tiring in tholr of-
forls to lirlliir about the co-operation
nf young and old throughout the
count\ In carrying out the war pro-
gram and the program of food con-
servation. Mjrs. I.ovl\|oy Is primarily
responsible for the fact that there Is
a Junior Ited Cross organization tn
practically every school in the coun-
ty.
.?•>),n Harnett of I'rlnceton has pur-
chased anew lliipmobile from .1 II.
Stinson <v Son of McKinney.
LETTER FROM 10
SONS W. C. DYStBT
liluil ll«'l|llllK slllp llllthllllg.
\\ i.-tiiinglon. || C. Mai ch Id. I l!>. |
I'cai Mama: 1 ha\e been doing so
iiianv tlimns I.iti l\ that I don't huvu'
miii h lime to ship or cat. much less:
write b iters I am haviuir a wonderful j
time I mean b) that, that I am ilo- 1
iiik every bit I can 'or my country.!
Vuil ale unable tn get the enthus-
iasm that I halve, I suppose unless you
are actually here III Wlasliington and {
doing tho trnlniUK work I can't be-j
(•'in to tell you anythini; You see, I
mi uorking lor a new iii'part.iueut
of till Itinrrnillrlll whose duty Is to
Imlld ships, ll 1111 driiIs of them, ill the
shortest time possible I will lie here
in Washington all the time working
in 1111 1111ii i I have worked hard and
iiieil tn learn t hums since I came
In re mill as a result, they are going
In gi\i iili a chance, tonight, I take
el ' l:i nl' .i night fori e nf men doing
Ihi -..iiii work that I have been do-
ne In t n I. some of the boys that
• tile down here from Chicago are
11 ii * I i i . nd I .mi i.oing to make
• nl Wl eii I do, I liaxe sin reeded
and I won't over have any trouble
netting along.
Milt I linisl tell you about lily vls-
I it in brother l.-land I lefi Silnrday
mri't en i boat from Wiihinntotl to
I \iii'l'n,lv nd aI'l'lyI'll then the lleM
' iii"i Mini .il x o'clnrlv II is only lilfi
n i's IV. in lien 11111 the i.iiat travels
! ••lower than the train. I enjoyed |
j every minute of the trip down and
back We passed through Mali atoll I
Kotuls and tin log gun boats and
suhm.arini> chasers and everything
was ,i Might in me never to lie forgot-
ten I .el 11 n • I met iiic at the lauding
and it was certainly good to sec lilui
We can I'eel Justly proud of hilll for
he hits succeeded Wonderfully We
had breakfast at the hotel and tlun
wont out to camp. Kx pressing il in
i mild yvay. I will say thai lie is very
lorllimite Has good quarters and
the meals arc much better than I got)
here at the restaurants I suppose he
h is told \ i>11 of his fortunate appoint-
ment a.s Instructor. We enjoyed our-
selves all d: y and I (rave liitn all the
luxuries that wo collhl net for one day
and hoiiKiil him a nice kit full of
toilet articles, and then 1 left again
at fi:8o for Washington, lie Is coin-
ing up here lo see iiic and yvo are
going timet her to New York, which Is
i 111 s five hours ride from here. Now
I can't begin to describe all these ex-
l>crii!iii e.s. When I get home again I
will have lots to tell.
I haven't yvrltten nearly all that I
would like to, but I must stop unit
try to shop some for I have to go to
work from !i o'clock tonight to ft In
the morning. Send the home paper
to me. I<nts of love from. Your son,
R ItYSAKT.
I^laiiil In Navy.
"Monday, hear lloinefolks: Glad
to get your letter, but sorry to (tear
M'miiia had to go again to the bed-
side of her sister. I would have written
sooner hut Ulan came to see me, then
too, i've been awfully busy Mtudylnir.
iVrtaiuly onjoyod seeing Ulan ami
Ibopo that Ills visit, will be the begin-
ning of many more. While here, he
bought iiic ii toilet out lit which I cer-
tainly did rieisl Soon I'm going to try
a,ml get permission to go to Washing-
ton. for I want to nee the great Cap-
itol city.
Since writing my last letter, I've
been m.ole instructor in the Aviation
motor school here. Tills means a bet-
ter chance for advancement. Not
knowing anything about yvhat was
i oitig on, I was called into the offi-
cer's ollicc, questioned fully about
motors :>11• I given an instructor's
Job. lb-re, let me say I'm doing
■ \ eryt hing to make good, not leaving
a thing undone, .lust two more steps
until I become all officer, but as al-
l-only explained, these two steps are
in111■ 11 harder will take longer.
I am going to apply to h sent to
Columbia University for advanced
ti lining on motors. If I get to go I
will get. a commission soon after
completing tin- course, looking at
this from a patriotic view, our com-
manding olllecr said we yvouhl be do-
ing more than any six men in the
trenches toward winning the war.
I^ist night at. 2:SO o'clock tho fire
call sounded. Hvoryone had to go to
tho fire in military order. It was
Home exciting experience which I'll
never forgot.
Some think the war will end by
.Inly. In fact, in New York, It Is re-
port/id that they are betting twenty
to one it will be over In July, it Is
possible I'll be allowed to come
home for harvest, If so, you see 1
can do lots t.o help papa on the farm
while there. Don't fall to let nio hoar
ail tlie news from home. Send tile tho
McKinney paper.
Must close noyv and get some sleep
as I ha> c i watch from lo to 12 to-1]
night.
Your son. 1.101 .ANl*, U. S opcratlngi
Huso. Aviation, lleg. Co, C, Munit-
ion HoiiiIh, Va.
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For Sale
Twelve registered Hampshire bucks, all good type*, good fleeces,
heavy boned and one year old. See them on the farm ten miles west
of town or call
Henry Barlow
Phono 1S1I—Rial I.
ItltlM.ri or \\ I0STMINNTIOR
itri'oirrs ki:\i< i.stati: i i \i,s
W c iiriuloc of Westminster Is
sumo real estate hustler. He carries
an advertisement in the I tally Courl-
er-Ga/.etto and thw Weekly Democrat-
(ia/.ntiK regularly, and tells us that h*
guts fine reHiilts. Glad to hear It. Me
tells us that he has been very busy
the pas) ton day.*, reporting sains as
follows: ltiO acroM, U. IV Cla.rdv to W.
W. Kubanks. 2U,000; W. W Bu-
banks. 9tt seres, to I>. O. Kuyketidltil,
$I1,7:.«; M. .1. UtlOy, 100 acrrH, I*,-
2r o. W C. Iirinlou Is a hustler and n
good man to deal with. Head hl tair-
galiiH in this tmpor.
Heechiim Gerrlsh of Ciiiiip TlowU,
h'ort Worth, spent the week-end li re
tho guest of frionda and relative*.
Mian I'kMlo (Vtbb roturuod lo her
home In I'lano Thuradoy ufUrnooa af-
ter a pleMMini vlalt of MToral 4 ya
with Mrs. Archie tAndera.
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After-Easter
Offerings
A "The Store Ahead"
Recent express shipments have made THE STORK AHEAD
equally as interesting after Easter as before. You will lind the
month of April to he a most interesting one at this store.
Rare Values in New Dresses
In our ready-to-wear department may be seen some of spring's
most charming Silk, Georgette Crepe, Taffeta, Foulard and Crepe
l)e Chine Dresses for the ladies. Very attractively priced.
Inexpensive Street Dresses
An express shipment just received enables us to make an especially
good showing of Ladies' Dresses in Gingham, Voile and Tissues
for street wear. Priced extremely reasonable.
New Spring Oxfords
Our new spring Oxfords for the ladies in Pearl Gray, Rookie,
White and other shades are very stylish, good material and our
range of sizes will enable us to fit you perfectly. Get our prices be-
fore you buy. ««u>
Dress Goods and Accessories
Every lady will be delighted with our line of Silk Dress Goods and
Dress accessories. No better showing will be found in the city.
Special Children's Dresses
-Just received a very large line of beautiful Gingham Dresses for'
children. We are giving special attention to the needs of children.
Bring the little ones here for the best values. We can attire them
from head to foot.
$5.00 Offer
To Man
Extended
Due to the fact that one of our choicest shipments of Hart, Schaff-
ner & Marx Men's Suits arrived late Saturday and also due to in-
clement weather we feel that we owe it to the men of Collin county
to extend our special offer on suits until Saturday night, April 6th.
Many men have already availed themselves of this very rare op-
portunity. We can fit you even if you are in the "hard to fit" class.
GOOD FOR $5
This coupon will be accepted as $5.00
if applied on a new Man's Spring Suit
before Saturday night, April 0, 1918,
at the Berry-Moses Co. store, Wilson
new Bldg., McKinney, Texas.
Clip
This
$5
Berrv-Moses Co.
Your Name
Address .
Wilson New Building
McKinney, Texas
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1918, newspaper, April 4, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299930/m1/3/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.