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) VHIItU-KIKrH YI1AK (K.wUWhhI tvhruar) 7, I KM)
MoKINXlOY, COIJ.IN IXNTNTV, TOJAK. TlllltMUAY, <mt. i. iwih.
16 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS THIS WBEK
AUSTRIAN REPLY TO WILSON CONSIDERED UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
IUGHST0N BEVERLY
MED OF PNEUMONIA
IN NEW MEXICO
The remains of T. lluKhnion I3t v i -
Ijr, who ilUul at iKMiilnK, N -w M xico,
Afetunluy afternoon at 1:15 o'clock of
^•rjuiuonia, arrived in McKluney
Monday at 0:20 o'clock on a ape-
« ul in tern rim n car from OiiIIiik. The
\>m\y wah taken in charge by the
Mum J. Ma*aie undt rlakintf tHlubliHh
MfMi anil conv*yeil to the home of
Ifr. and Mrs. K. A. Now om«\ corner
Went Virginia ami College streeU.
funeral nervices woro hold at the
kfimo of Mr and Mrs. 15. A. Novvnoine
TNiesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, coin
^Iwcti'd by tho Hev. J. I*\ i'ierce ol
" Hfcorman, assisted hy In*. 10. 11 l«*inch-
^r ami the Uev. V \V Wnlliici' ol Mc-
Klnney. Ihirial was made in Pecan
drove cemetery.
Doc •eased visited hero nl)i)ill two
wmk.s ago and became III nf Spanish
iofluciign iiimI pin illinium noon after
hi* return to Doming. I i-«m:im -iI'm
mother. Mm. W. T. Beverly, vii nn-
tKicii of his critical i 1111 es.-i liinl J«-i't
1 op I)i'iiiink to iini'ii'I his ii'"i ill'. Mr
there shortly after ii< i son's
flout li.
T. Hughston Beverlv was a sun of
the lull- Ju<i ro W. 'I' B< verl, of Hi:."
city ami w:< horn ini'l i • ■.ir* «I in Mr
Kinney, II" 'Whh yearn oil. II' it
tended the public ..ehools of M. Kin
■iy anil graduated in tin law ilopi it
Mont of I'uniborlund ruiver.iit) at
Ijtiudon, Ti-miMwi', Minn .«•<•. oi .-even
yenn-i ago Hi- wan fornn-rl> justice ol
the peace of l'ree^i- which is tin
MrKinnox pree|:ict. II>- alsn pra-eticed
)t w in Mclvinnoy.
Ho hail been employed hy tin- I>0-
piirlinont of Justice of tin* govern-
ment for the past several month an !
hud hcen Htatloneil at Doming, New
Mexico. purt of I lie (line.
He recently visited Ills mother and
other relatives here at which lime lie
was on route back to Iwmlttn from
Arkansas, where hi' had hcen on bus-
iness for the government.
Ho Is survived hy Ills mollvr and
oac brother. Major FitKliugh Beverly,
new with the American lOxpoditlnnur,"
fTorecs in lOnglnnd. Mcfore entering
Hie eorsice of his country Major Bev-
erly was u prominent physician of
Austin.
Deceased was n nephew of Mrs. 10.
A Newsomo of this city.
Ho was a member of tho Methodist
cMt roll.
"V
•nt
,!NO l>. ODMO WIUTKS.
Was Recently Reported In Casualty
1,1st, As Wounded.
Mrs. J. M. Odle of this city lias re-
ceived another letter from her son,
John IV odle, Ho. T„ 58th Infantry,
A. R F., In which he says he Is get-
ting all right. and tells his mother
mot to worry about lils condition, for
>10 is not injured seriously. Young
Odle was recently reported among tho
^Hissing. but his mother received a
letter from him written after the date
tin was reported missing, and later
the war department advised her that
lie had been located in a hospital.
Mrs. Odle also received a letter from
the Rod Cross which advised her that
'her son was in a hospital and Im-
proving.
ANOTIIKIC SON OVI0H TII10RI.
II. II. Aclkin>on or l.ucn* It
oelvcs Cablegram From Son.
Mrs. H. II. Actkinson or I.ucs re-
ceived a cablegram Hunday s tying
1 hat licr son, <1. T. Actkinson, Co. B,
134th Division. had arrived safely
evepsoa.s and that he was well anil
having a good time.
•Scott Actkinson, his brother, has
boon In France for some time. Mis. J.
J. Itainoy. of McKinnoy, is a sister of
these to (talinnt young AmorlcJi, ol-
die rs.
OFFICER PRAISES
RED CROSS AND
Y ORGANIZATION
Henry H. Is.imm ( f the Matthews
iiros. Co. store is in receipt of a lettci
, from his nephew, I'apt. Harold A
(nri««s, now m Kran<*e. t'cpl. UriKgs
1 wan reared near Han Anionio Hi. li t •
! tor is as follows:
I ('apt. Harold A HWkk* <'ompan>
I I . 158th Inf.. A. 1'. < . 7KS. I• ranee I
Si pt. 30, mid, Mr. II II I lass ,\l> !
; Dear Henry. I was ver> |>11 "isnntly
siirprlsid to receive your letter, t
have about lost track of all my poo-
; pie. I moved from the states about
1 ho time mother came back to Sun
I Antonio. In my travels 1 lost her mi
I dress I wrote to her In care of my
wife. Suppose she will Kct it and
, write tno. Olad to know that you are
'still dnliiR fine.
1 I can not speak too highly f ir tin
I Ited I'rosw and V. M. 1'. A. Tile
j is ever w ith us furnishing papei
I \ elopes, readiiiK mallei, amuse
1 and tho best of counsel.
I The Bed 1'ross emblem should have
I superimposed upon it a figure of tho
"l'• 1 iard 1:111 AiikcI," as a sacred moth-
er.
At '.' in) a. m we slopped in tlx- Wi-
llie lown of I'Vance, lor 1 nffi e
I Wert) served by some brlKht fae> d real
American "mothers" i") had uni ii.nl (
j sleep foi tin' last livn ni^ht . 'I'liev
Maid Dint a di'laehiiicnt had been I
II hroiiKli Ihorei'Very tiio hours foi Hie
i last two 1111 > s. These real "mothers"
(of our men have pushed their havens
of relief right up to tin front So that
now iis tile WOlindeil iii" h"illK 1 Mien
aied they receive :i motlier's care
while still under shell fire.
I'Vanee is a wonderful eou
is beginning to feel the effei
war. Some of the people hav
hul there Is nothing that their money
can buy. Tile section I am in
heavy oak timber. Would I"
millions in America. The live
of the best. All blooded slock. < if
course, there are no horses a I goin
to the front. All work is done lis a
good type of ass. A very few head of
best breeding stock is retained. Tin \
are so proud of their horses that every
pedigreed horse that was sent to the
front was branded and made of re-
cord. the records filed so that after
the war tho horses lhat remain will
still bo known to their owners.
I can't toll you definitely where I
am hut I am about the center of the
slate. Am In command of a Training
Dep'it. I, personally, do not expect to
gel to the front till next spring. I will
have my hands full training men for
the front tills winter. But I am going
to try to get up to 1 lie front In the
spring. Anyway, I am very well con-
tent to stay here ror the winter. Am
well hiiicttcl at present. Have uinlce
room with a private family. I''ealher
bod, white sheets, fireplace and all
the comforts of home. In this country
they do not have camps. 10very one is
billetteil. Tho men In large ba.-us,
schools and churches. The ofrioeis are
assigned to private residences.
I have not met ydur brolher-in-lnw.
lie is probably around Bordeaux.
We had a very nice trip across. No
excitement. Bather cold for August.
We saw one large Iceberg. Sovoiul
whales and sharks, hut no snhs. It
was so cold while we were at our
most northern point that I wore an
overcoat for three days about the
20l.li of August.
Saw several large Kngllsh cities he
fore we finally arrived in Franco.
Very cool here now. Will put 011
heavy underwear next week. Well
take care of yourself and every body
a! home.
I a m learning to "parle Kranoaisc,"
Have lo in self defense.
Aurovoir, nui eher oncl". Jo votis
varral do n"uvoaux.
HAB< U.D.
MISS ANNIE WEBB BLANTON
STATE SUPERINTENDENT-ELECT
ANSWERS FREE TEXT BOOK OBJECTIONS
: >. bill
of the
money
Is a
worth
I III l< D
Austin, Tex., Oct. l!',i The fol-
lowinK article is giveil out by Miss
Annie Webb Blnnton regarding the
h'MlnioK inieinliiunl proposed:
A matter of unusual importance
soon to be decided by the voters of
Texas Is what is known as the "free
1 i s!hook amendment
I* ■ te 1 ■- rev ealed lu the examination
of men drafted tlit<> the army show
that, in the past, the Texas child has
nut received from the state the edu-
cational advantages to which lie has
a right 1 in (lie same principle that
lite slate furnishes the teacher id
lhi' sellout building and ciiuipmcnt ii
should furnish also t In- textbooks In
the lust met ion of the child. Kor the
state to provide free textbooks to
those pupils only whose parents are
unable to buy hooks for their chil-
ctien is to place upon those children
the stigma of charity lOven In the
short time since Its eiiaetmeul many
parents have pleaded as an excuse
for not complying with the i'ei|iiire-
mollis nf the compulsory eillleii t ion
law their Inability to provide the
necessary books for their children.
from tlii' standpoint of economy 11
is clear lhat the adoption of tin*
amendment Is n good thing for
Tex.i; It costs tlii' slate less to edu-
cate n child than lo lei him grow up
in ignorance too frci|uc!itly result
lug in crime to sav untiling nf th >
loss of the increased output ami of
ill) greater value nf Hie elTor'S of
lhi' trained worker as compared wl'.h
those of the ignorant and unskilled;
and will ho acquired at a
lower cost to the people of the state
under this plan, for not only is the
first cost usuallv less when the pur-
chase is 11111111' hy the state, but the
prolils of the middleman are elimi-
nated, and fewer books are needed
than under the present plan, since
tin1 same hooks are lu use hy suc-
cessive classes of children and the
waste of 1 lu- disuse or hooks in good
■ onditloii is thereby eliminated.
Hooks Could Ite i soil at IIoiiic.
Another objection that has been
raised recently in Texas Is that the
child needs ei rlnin hours of study lit
I'oine. and wiion the books become
the property of the state lie would
nut he permitted lo take them home
for study. The details of the text-
book law would In' fixed by our leg
islatiirc. Such a provision in regard
to Tree textbooks Is not customary in
other states. In most states where
free textbooks are provided the
children in grades above the pri-
mary department are permitted to
us)> the books for home study, the
teachers requiring each child to re-
turn Ills books in good condition and
to pay damages for the loss or abuse
of books.
It Is also urged that the child who
does not own the books which he uses
will become careless in handling
what belongs not to himself, hut lo
the public. The carelessness of
children in regard to their books is
proverbial in most families. Tblr
would ho inherent lu the free lext-
liook plan. Stat)- ownership of books
may be made a means of teaching
the ehihl to care for his hooks prop-
erly. since he will more readily rec-
iigitl/." his teacher's authority over
the hooks. It may also be usod to
leach a tlrst lesson in good citizen-
ship. respect for public properly,
since the child, If pl'opet'b trained
hy Ills teacher, will receive at his
most imprersionahle age an ineraili-
| cable conception of the duties of
those w in 1 make use of t hi- property
of the state In being taught to re-
spect and cure for the books which
he uses in everyday work.
Hooks Could lie I'oiiilmitisl.
It is sometimes urged against the
use of free textbooks that children
may contract dliicase from the use
of bunks handled by others. But U
Is 1111 \\ 'iiilte common for children
lo I> 11 \ books of others or to pur-
chase them from the dealer in S"c
onil ha ml goods, 110 effort being
made at present to render sanitary
the use or such books. When the
buitks become state property it Is
oustoniary for the law to make pro-
vision for the fumigation of hooks
at certain intervals, sn that in the
long 11111 this method Is at least as
liiicl.v as the present one to safe
guard the health of the chlHrcn.
I'ln textbook law also provide; thai
parents who wish lo do so maj pur
chase outright from 'he stale the
book.: used by their children. x the
state can provide books *it .1 lower
cost lluin obtains under the letnil
system the parent who chooses to do
tills will tluil that he is the gainer
by 1 lie proposed law.
We should not delude ourselves
with the idea lhat because the
omeiiilmont promises somclhing
"fro It is sure to meet with pub-
lic approval.
I'nsi experience lias shown that il
Is vcrj 111 flli* u 11 to carry any amend-
ment to the state constitution, bow
over meritorious It may be. Its
friends are too often Indifferent or
overconlliletit, and Its enemies ex
ceedingly active. This Is a measure
likely to be opposed by those who
have .1 general obji cllon to any
amendment to the const it ut Inn, hy
those who hold In disfavor any
Chang)' involving even a small In
crease in taxation, by those who have
no children; by those whose children
do lint attend the public schools and
by 11111 text hook companies who
fear thai II means cheaper books for
IVxiui. and who are also apprehen-
siv#■ that it may mean iu the end the
publishing Of the books h.v the state
Villi's Should Ho Sough!.
It is incumbent, therefore, upon
those who favor this provision to
make systematic efforts to secure Its
passage. First, they should not neg-
lect to vote for It themselves. Ill ail
till Ion they should speak fo llielr
friends, urging Its Importance as an
educational measure and should eltli
er before or on election day remind
them not to forget to vote for the
amendment. The telephone should
he used In reaching frlenus in oth-
er communities. Another effective
way of aiding this measure Is to In-
duce the editor of the lo .'ill newspa-
per to keep the subject before the
election.
Now Is the time to work for the
amendment, as few days remain bo-
fore election day, Nov. 5. I appeal
to every friend of education In the
state to lend his active support to
this measure that every child In
Texas may have Ills chance of an
education, which alone can make
any country safe for democracy.
I.«uiiIiiii, Oct, 2 .—Austria's ii'piT
to I'rcsiili'iti WIImhi Is 1 irwiil Us an
unci until 10110I surii'inlcr. Although
nini'iiiwil a- an cii'iil of tuliiu>iml-
j II |ll>' greatest UHlOli'lIt, denoting til)'
bn nt.ii u up hi' llapsbtiiir i iwor,
• nolo interest in iln< situation.
"It ii'iniiM's," xiiys the Telegraph,
"nil) lliigi'iing doubt lis to tin' total
and Irri'iiiiiliahlt' ilrfcal of (•criiiauy
tor which, iH'siili's licliig moMt grave
military misfortune il iiivalvi-M ulti-
mate crushing; iiolitlcnl ili'fiiu ws it
ilcsiiiits (lie monster fulirii' known as
iNMi-tioriiimiism."
Ilic Chronicle says:
"II iinuplflOH llie Isolation of tin.
mini) which if II ilei'iili's mi 11 war of
defense, must Is- 1 hi * 1 m 1^1 n I to imvt in-
BURCE FIELD
WEDNESDAY MEETS
INSTEAD FRIDAYS
CfcT-
ttisioii from the Austrian siilr,
tlic whole Italian army will N'
o|N'ritti> against il."
'lib- I tail) N'ows llkcitN Urn
Austria-lliiiiK«ir) to Unit lu
I adding:
"Cliao-. mil) mnui follow In
I many
I]'ii|tluislxltig llie M'rkHiH
i|in'civs foi' (ieriiiiuiy (ml
tlic allies nut i41 make the
an armistice such as to sill
mail) lulu resistance, llie IN ml nays:
"It now remains fur AWtVtH'e
ldcni|ion-iiilai'lc* i«i go wiUi die wtaMa
riag 10 Italian hciuliiimrtevn Hd
wlieu Austria-Hungary luu* Ixwn (Un-
armed anil Iter armies iliiunUUmil M
will Is- I'or Italy and tlu> Mllkw In d*-
•'iile u|sm tile tiriiis."
PRINCETON YOUNG
MAN DIED SUNDAY;
BURIAL MONDAY
JOSEPHINE YOUTH
KILLED IN BATTLE
AGAINST GERMANS
l^ickhai'i M.'itsou.
FIRST DEATH
AT CELINA FROM
THE INFLUENZA
Mrs. J. B. Beed of Holdonvlllo,] At noon Monday In tho county
Oltla, orders the Poniocrat-Qar,etto o'i 11-' off! linusc, M
1or ono year. Mr. nnd Mrs. Beod M. I.iiekharl anil Mrs. Willie Matron,
formerly resided in this county, but both of Dallas, weir happily in riiid,
recently moved to lloldenvllle, Okln. Dr. K. 10. King ofriclntlng.
Mrs. Reed Is a daughter of Mr. and The groom was partly reared in
Mrs. Jim Blackwell who rcsldo a few McKinnoy ami is a brother of Mrs. S
Miles South of McKlnney. ! A. Cotncr.
MANY FARMERS
IN COLLIN ARE
JAMES A. THOMAS
DIED AT FRANCIS,
The American casualty list Mon-
day contlilns lhi' name of Henry I,.
i'urrln of Josephine, in Southeast Col-
lin county, w ho was listi il as killed in
action.
Uiirrin is the fir.sl Southeast Collin
county boy 10 make the supremo sae-
ririco. In fact a very few young men
from that section have been listed In
the disunity lists which have been
coming In rather heavy since the
Americans began lliolr offensive oper-
ations against the Hermans.
Carl Klannory, aged 30 years, died
at ills home In Collnn Saturday
evening of pneumonia. He was tlrst
taken III of Spanish Inriuenwi a row
days ngo which terminated in pneu-
monia. This Is the tlrst death In
Cellna from this malady. T. A.
Henderson of the J. I". Crouch ft Co
undertaking establishment was call-
ed to Cellna and prepared the body
for burial. Burial was made there
Monday afternoon. Deceased leaves a
wife and two children.
I itfirwvirivnriv*----
HOLDING COTTON OKLA., OF INFLUENZA
THE LAW OF FANG AND CLAW.
It is surprising lo note the gronl
Amount of cotton being held by the
farmers of Oollln county. Traveling
Along most any ro; , In llie county
•no may observe from one to a dor-
i>n bales or more In the yards of far-
■tcrs. Considerable cotton yet re-
mains In the fields to be picked. It
Is also noted that In many fields
Ihore seems to be very large crop of
ureon bolls. After the cotton has all
heen picked there will undoubtedly
be a very large bollle crop In the
£ •"unty.
~ (Ydton pickers, n well ns the
(frowers have reaped a very profit-
able harvest. Many families hav*
keen known to make from $50 to
I tun per week and more. The prlco
pal' of lute lias been around tt per
\ ni"lr"d.
James Addlo Thomas, aged 32
years, died at Ills home In I'Vancls.
Oklahoma on October 20, of pneu-
monia, resulting from Influonia. In-
terment was made the following day,
Deceased Is survived hy bis wlfo and
three children. Also by his mother,
Mrs. Mary K. Thomas and sister, Miss
lOlcctla Thomas, both or McKinnoy
anil one brother, M. V. Thomas of
Dallas and two brothers, Sherman
and Murnn Thomas, both or Johnson
county, Oklahoma. Mr. Thomas with
his family had been a resident of
I'YancIs for nhout four years. Ho was
reared In thla county, a few miles eaat
of McKlnney. Deceased was only lol
nine days when his death occurred.
Ills mother and brother M. V. Thorn,
an were at his bedside whon death
cam 11.
Tlii- siivnirt' strain in tlir "Hlood Beast" wills Germany
liack to the jnnirle law, of fanjr nnd flaw, the right of might,
honee he glorilies hmte force, thus:
"Let him who has the power and feela himself prepared
cut the knot with the sword. For great historical questions this
is the only rational and permanent solution."—huston.
"What does right matter to me? I have no need of it—I
have the right to do what I have the power to do."—M. 8tirner.
"Might is the supreme right, and the dispute as to what is
right is decided by the arbitrament of war."—Bernhardt.
"The German people is always right because it is the Ger-
man people and numbers eighty-seven million souls."—Tan-
nenberg. *
"Woe and death to all those who shall oppose my will.
Woe and death to those who do not believe in my mission."—
Kaiser William Proclamation 1914.
Mint. Boswell, a director of Uncle
Sam's air fleet In training at the Kt.
Worth camps, visited I'M S. Binge
Saturday. lie made arrangements
with Mr It urge tn change the visit-
ing day id the aviators Ifiim the l'*t.
Worth field, from i'Ynluy to Wednes-
day nf each week hereafter. Ml.
1: 1111 - is a filvnrllo with I'liole Sum's
gallant ulruion on account of his
wholcsoiilci! hospitality and for tho
courtesies extended to I belli for sev-
eral mouths past. Mr. Iturgo not only
gives (.hem splendid landing grounds
iu his field tree of cost, but ho Is al-
ways present lo oxlclid lliem every
courtes) and to keep tho doors to his
dining room wide open lo the flyers,
who are told to come iu and partake
freely at his hospitable table. Mr.
Bulge has set an example of patriotic
encouragement, in the members of
our nation's great air Beets that Is
possibly without parallel anywhere In
tho nation. Ilo gives his promises
rri ii for their accommodation In ev-
ery way, even giving them the benefit
of his unto in getting uhniit over the
place and In coining In to McKinnoy
when I hev need to come and when
they can not make such trips In their
airplanes. In hot weather he provides
l lietii with free Ice-water anil gives
them gasoline and oil accommoda-
tions when they Will accept II. How*
ever, the airmen will Insist on paying
hint for Ills gasoline in most any lu-
•duncu when they draw It from his
tanks, lu this connection II Is just to
say that McKinnoy has a lady In the
person or Mrs. John 11. Bingham.|
who in her quiet way, is constantly
extending favors to the galla.nt young
airmen. Kor some time she hits beon(
making It a habit to send some,
edibles lo Mr. Bulge's home on tho|
week days when the aviators visit at
tho Hnrgo landing grounds. 8hc
wishes In Ibis way to show her appre-
ciation of these bravo young fellows
ami honor them.
(i. A. U ll/SON AIUUVKS
SAI'i0l/Y OVIOIINKAR.
Mrs. T. M. Wilson of Ibis city has
received the announcement of the
safe arrival overseas of her son, O.
A. Wilson, who sailed October 11.'
from Now York. Ho Is a member of
Machine Gun Company, 135th Infiui-'
try. Ilo went Into tho sorvlco last
May. l'rlor lo going Into the army,
ho was one of the bookkeepers at the
Kirst National Bank |n this city. This
makes two sons that Mrs. Wllroii has
In Franco.
I Oinir.lt MeK INN 10V l«AI Y
(AM,i;i> liV I) 10 ATI I AT BAI/I.AS
Mrs. (Omnia Bimch. aged 2li yearn
died at her home iu Hullu* Friday
afternoon of pneumonia. She moved
to Dallas 'vlth her husband from Mc-
Klnney about three months ago Be-
fore moving to McKlnney some six
or seven months ago, the family lived
near Melissa. The remains were
shipped to (ireonvllle whore the In-
terment was made Monday afternoon.
Deceased Is survived by her lius-
bnnil and an 18-month-old buby.
Thnrntun Wilson, aged L'N years,
well Known young man of I'riucoton,
died at Ills home at that place Sun-
day afternoon at 3:31) o'clock,
plieiimonlii. hocused had been sick
m11> ii few days and v\as tlrst taken
ill of Spanish luflUoineu, which tot
mill.ill ii lu pneumonia.
Decea.'ied Wiih llie only soil or Ml',
and Mr- T. Ben Wilson, hf that
place. lie was born lu I he Viney
mmunlly, and moved with
thi' family to I'rliioeton several
yours ago. Hi' Is survived by his
wife, formerly Allss Bllllc Burton,
Ills parents anil throe sisters. The
sisters are Mrs. James Ix'uch, Mm
Willis Noal and Miss Jennie Tom
Wilson of Princeton.
DoooaHed was a member of the
Christian church and also held
membership In the Woodman f the
World. He was a grandson nf the
late George M. Wilson of McKlnney
and llie lute Jorilon O. Hiraughun nf
tho Viney drove community, pio-
neer settlors of Collin county.
Deceased was a nephew of Mrn|
T M. Wilson. Wallace Wilson, J. J.
(Book l Wilson. Mrs. J. Krank Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. HlrailKhnn
of ibis city.
Kuueriil services were held nt
I'rineeton Monday at 4 o'clock.
Burial 1'ollowcd in tl.o I. O. O. F.
cemetery at that place.
l'* iiiomI services were conducted
by the Bov. M. A. Smith of Wylle.
assisted by the Bov. J. Bon Suliler of
McKlnney.
A llltlV ION 4 >Vl.ltKIOAM.
Caldegrinii I'Yinii I'ui'ii Kill* Aa-
iiotm«i*s His Safe Arrival "Over
Tlk'n-."
A. r\ King of this oily lias rocelved
a oahb-griim from IiIh son Boron King
a member of the American Hxpedt-
tlotiary e'eroos announolng bin safe
arrival overseas. Before ontorinf the
army several months ago, l<oron won
oni' of our city's ttiosi prominent
young business men. He gavo up a
good position to enter the service of
bis country in the war with the Ger-
man enemies of civilisation.
Old Itcsiili'iit of rhino Ihiori.
James He.Ism, for twenty-five years
a resident nf I'lano, died at his home
one and a half miles southweat of the
city on Thursday of Inst week, and
was burled Friday at the Odd Fel-
lows cemetery. lie had been III a
long time with Ttriglit's dlsoaMO. He
loaves a wife hut no children.
Tho deceased was a native of
Tennessee, but had lived In
since 18kt. ami on the same farm
near I'lano, twenty-five years.
il)< was honest Industrious kln'J-
heurtod and enjoyed tho confMte&M
ami friendship of all who knew htm.
The Slar-i 'ourlor offers condoletlM
to tho widow and other relatlv*.—
I'lano-Star Courier.
DIES OF INFLUENZA
AND PNEUMONIA
AT ALTOGA HOME
Bun T-acy, aged 10 years, aon of
W. W. I<uy, well-known resident of
Altogiu died Friday afternoon at 6.80
o'clock nf pneumonia after an attack
of influonaa. Deceased was bom at
that place. Besides his father he 1
survived by three slstem and four
brothers am followe: Mrs. John Bverl-
dge, of Hherman, Mrs. Richard
Gaines, of Cliambllss, Mia Ixma
l«acy of Altoim. Messcrs. Walter, Wll-
ford and John Ijaey of Altoira and
I.loyd Iiac.y, now In France. |
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon nt S o'clock at the family
residence, conducted by the Rev. W.
II. Dunn nnd tho Rev. Jnhn HllfW,
Burial followed in tho AltoRA ceme-
tery. Run was the younirwt son of
Mr. l.ncy nnd leave* nimtron
friends to mourn his death.
An lOngllsh Inventor's automobile
tool box contains a tray that Is fitted
to hold the most usod tools in sepa-
rate compartments.
SENDS MOTHER A
GERMAN'S HELMET
AS A SOUVENIR
Mrs. Muttlo Murray of tho Wetsel
community has received a very rut
souvenir from her son, Bliner Murray
who is across the sea fighting the
Huns. Tho souvenir received from
her boy was a Gorman helmet which
contained a bullet hole. Figuring the
range of the bullet. Judging from the
hole In the helmet tt Is easy to oon-
oludo where the Hun who woro It
now resides. The bullet entered tho
back of the holinet and ranged up-
ward coming out in front whero It
fits the head tightest.
Klmer Murray has been with tho
American forces In (Vance and this la
not the first evidence received from
him that would show Mm
to b« in the thick of tho fighting.
Only recently ho sent his mother a
button from a • captured Oerana'a
ooat.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1918, newspaper, October 31, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299960/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.