Breckenridge Weekly Democrat (Breckenridge, Tex), No. 45, Ed. 1, Friday, June 18, 1926 Page: 1 of 4
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TWENTY-SLAES YEARS OLD.
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QUARTS NITROGLYCERINE ON A
TRUCK EXPLODES ON HIGHWAY!
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.1 i drown 22. was hloun to .itiinm this iiiorniiur nlioiit
nine o'clock when an American
wns demolished Jim nftet it had cruised tin liriitae. nine niilesir A "owiManeed the Junior . hot'
out on tin. Crystal FnIN road. '' l'V!iu I '2.""P rr.'ny!
ir Oil men said the explo! probably : nttld by vlbmtfon TZT !
in mi- niiih us ii cioshih uif uneven approach irom uie nritiKc . hnllll BR mmu(p
roiipleil with a ilhjht leakage of tlie tiff f fi tank. The wlnMrtK team conveyed a
llimtu. fnriiirr gild lnr the - " me .am from I. K. t.aoet of for';.
CImo High School tram. ef I Urn d-tioii I "I nitro frock when If wan l( firor tireek Walker mil el-
(ItU iimiiiiIiic iiIhiiii M'teii o'clock prrripii.ii.-il in a mtlllon my raid o n tnn np hpr.8p p
Mlili n load ii iiIimi g1)ceiltie. He pi' hUh iMn the air; he saw the h vcreJ lo Walker ni lu FlrM
ui IhmiimI lor lliiiktiiirniit iiihI lui.l dense rtoi if rai while smoke X.otir Hank by Johnnie tefnr.
Iiail Jtii Milflrlnn (lino ( niicti whlrh ro.. after the blast; rope and lnr a( runner rn th JnHir II
I he niimtlmnt locution hIm'iv iliv'ilrtlil at on Ihe wines of the 4n at R5 .The rare her.m at'
Mum termini Mi. declined
I1" ATI IICII rMs l(li h.
IIiimui' fnl her who t niiiln)fl
Ii) ktm lit liliitrildkri tn 1vc..
rlitliiiiil I In iMiiuln n lii wiri
InI) fnilliil lir llir riMlm n.
ii'hiriiisl .nimiliiK iiml hrmt IihiU.
ill 10 III liiiuif.
ihmi gitfirl ni Mimi.
"Thn irttrk nnlrH . nn.n .'
Ktttw.- Moma aaiil "iirown n hnm-
un m llrrf.liir n.a Al.il.. 11
find lioan In Clci lor irrnl
foftra.'
fftrco of tbr blaai tnrr a vapinal
rtntPt in th roadwaj almo' uf
Ilctmt la Mark iraffir
mrr thr
Imi.IbI ImII. ...
' Mallard fr.-n.r... of . irk
wet pfekrd up In vrry uirifllon.'lond of tnrnki rla InManily
vmnkn b r.H.nt. of a ...... ..r Th- tmnar of h. "tZ!? Z?ZZ
hodr nono of wblfh wrn- mor
than two Inrkra
litrwiltk.
In Imkili or
Tharn wa a nan of . ralp tot oi l all hiprwiM'd o aolrkl
with ilark hair whin api-arrd "noi.r f-ltow a rrdhmdwl
allibtly atrtknl with n-. a Ml yt a nhnd of hf mp"
of (fob whlrb ar.-nir to lM tii waan It. and t wrr- ihi ftri 10
twiBk aklu frn ihi- hall nf a man''rlr on ihi- ovnf A mall rarrlrr
fwt a double hand.' nl of mml '" alont a Utile whll lalrr I'ref.
nutiAIni a f-w r(ii of lntirrdM aoon there wrre arorea of people
rlfHhlai;'' nnihlns morn 'there After a few mlntitea I man-
iWoriw or naraon who' hurried lo'aeed to drive around the rrnter In
lh ane rnrkeil ih-lr minda fur the road and nroeeed on mr way
hnttra In an unatallinv effort to ! (rainl Kalla where I tried to
Jonrn the Idemlir of the lrllm
IJretio I'litl- ri.uiitl.
tfrtixrrh amona ih- Imahea ad la-
rent the aeene of the bli nvpaled
a Lwlslail rOMMerrlal lleenea plate
S0. S?.l. aald to be an Uanland
aortal imttiber.
Th marbtne waa beeed to be
a QMC tkriwMourih ion trurb. I'art.
of an Inner me round near the
location of the etploaloM ahowed
iho ehlela had been ahml with
SCsG urea and Ii waa reported (hut
hi(ji can ur radiator plate found
ntwrhy had borne ibe IM(! atamp
Homo of tkoae who harried lo the
Milii. n Itrat Wlle.. ike lrllm m
be 'Doe" Unatir manaaer f the
AlHPrtran HOfrflm' r.impan
Urerfcenridfte M-ajifh
Moiler who'haa le-4-n a "iIhhmm"
for !a yearn;' aa fmni ln
nfftre tkl runrtilni. and a in on
lb door aald HUT OX IHT W.
IIAfK AT NCf)S '
Midler .''I'll. llit.
Telephone ralu to the office at'
ohp o'fbich went unanwerd iIumii h
Ii Ntai reported In llrerhenrtds-l
that Mntlar had been aeen In lb I
tnirtlOH bayond Crydal Fall.
Mmtr Mlfa la In Indiana where
ho wM to attend the funeral of
tier Mother killed recently lu An county waa continued.
nuioiiioMIe araWtnt. It waa raported One man waa aonlaSKHl to two
horn thta marnlni. ; yaara Ir the ataie neettentlary upon
NflRltbflra of M outer aald he left a ploa of anility to a forwarjr cbnrga.
lilt Iiomo thta mornlna with th A aeeonil man who pleaded not
Itiienlton of tHaktH a "hnt " Thef'ynllly on a almllar charte waa Ilka
did i)0 know definitely at that -rite roarleied and enenrel to
lluip whether or lint be had been r4ne three and a half yeara In
Iho victim. the Plate penal Institution.
A DiHlar Cnupo aurh a Moaler A third defendant tried In con-
Hns known to drive nrltl aurh aa neetlon with a reeeut of fort to
wna aald to linvo been filled wlib amucale aawa Into the county Jail
a)lni at a local fUUna atalli u waa aenienred to rerve flvo yeara
ttili tnurwlni ant In lh" Karat. n prlton the malmnm tarm for
Hpaoe npiMMlte the OtnUe eyldenily nurh an offanaa.
iinro occupied by a truck waa - Thua far thla year there hat bean
cant but one acquittal a rrlmlaal court
Three Men HiMr llhol.
II. Cornott J. R. HelvldRe and
V. II l.eul emplnyra of the
Amorlran (iacvillne ComiMny. wire
I lid ueareat known wltneaaea of Ihe
tragedy The three men wire to
imirltiK n road b-aillnt; to the cott-
imny'a boldlnap In the Cra(al Kall
region when they baard a daafoulng
roar. IluahlnK In itie tiirecilnn of
tilt) nnlie they found (be torn fraii-j
m.tnia of ilm iIpiuiiIIhIlh.! trnek iha
Ml of floalt and bone and the pi-' leirly harmon waa iitrnTlfeated Hat-
KfliUlc craicr In the road Ihi! unlay when the tatpayera uf Pot
KnUiloR mora. ak achool conimunlty vojed unnul-
Thv three men recalled iben. that moualy to liirreaae the levy for
n nllro truck had been aeon tohool punioaea to 0 chub on the
piK n fow tnnmenla bfore. tiiouah
limy did lint know the driver
Tlio trio returning to llreckon.
rldgo reported (he condition nf iliojln
road to tht comity uotniiiiaainneia
ind aiops wore takin to hnvo it ro-
pnlrod nt once.
IJkcnim Sn Sllniruiotm.
Monnwlillo. H. 0. Illlio emplnyn
nf tlm Ilreckonrldgo branch of the
TexiiB-Loiilalnnn Powor Compnny.
waa congrntiilatlnK Itlmaolf Satur-
day upon Ills mlraculoiiH oscapo from
dcntli.
Itlko. bound for Ornliam upon a
business mission wns behind dioM limit which is fl.OO.
c;i cci itio Compnny nitro truck
wind a lh" dbri f the tmck and
line br..n rrmaln. of the man
!. I 'iwh earthward and :a.
iintn ht niri1. Jumr fr hiir
pn-'vmr.t i'r aradtalt lxiti'
t. . wnd arnln
I ftll and h' tfi-M t'ai
" l'n of lluhhni.l rr- a
owd him frm daaih alono Kh
Ilroan IMki Im-ICV
H" I flannrd ii ta. thi'
mirti .iliii h- uld. hul dll.' I
"" tf lli . had lin unable to do
'" rwfon' tin ilolnn
i:itlnii llnl .iitninntiil.
'I wa on th afiutb aid- of th"
hrlda''. ' h" d'rlart
'Itrown ind
Itil kMl k krlitva Vrkrfl till
faiallii .urml. I aa a da'
raoail nn marMnr to aiop aiefc
"ii i lonnu m'-ii aianaim. mil
id ilia rar don't know wIko I
M'ed a telephone In mler to notify
riend In llrrrkenrtUte thai I waa
unhurt I waa unable In find a
phone I went on to ftrnham
When I returned lo the office later
In the day. they allll wera try Inn to
determine If 1 had tafon lajurnl."
U'ltiitou ('ruck Mile .ri)'. '
I'oroe of the tlpUuMMton broke
window In a atore at Cryatal llla.
mora than a mile away Hike da.
dared.
Ha did no know who the "red-
headed'' youth juai ahead of the e.
ploaUr machine wa. but aald a rim
from the wrecked truek atrnrb h
tear nf lh. boy'o automobile.
falling fraantent alao atrurk the
fender of lllke'n rar h aald and
i he front llrenur plate wa anarled
nn.t twlited ltioiih he waa unable
to d't rnilne If that hnd bn raua-
d l the eilnlon
)
Senleneed In
Dislriel Courl
)
Thre men were aentanreil Uurtnc
iibe pan wreh In dlrtliei roort aa
the judicial rauipalaa aaalnat lorn
try and Mil breaking In 0ihna
here an acquittal uKn a charte oft
murder
ril
THREE SCHOOLS
VOTE INCREASE
IN TAX RATE
Wonderful unanimity and neigh-
J100 valuation. Thla new levy will
give them a much larger fund on
which to oporate the mrpo school
the dletrlrt. theae holng Lovely
vauey nnn ucii iapt in aiiiuiinn
to Post Oak
Kncli of theae achnnla will om
ploy two timelier and pntrona am
exporting a flno uplift In the odlicn-
tlnnnl lntorot and program of the
RCllOOlfl.
Tho patrons nro boIhk to rocolvo
such substantial hnucflt from ho In-
crease in iholr tax rato thnt thoy
will douhtlofis soon bo ready jo ko
Junior I) Boys
Win Relay Race
To Breckenridge
From Pnnday' Dully
The Junior i. on; if the Y
Park at 1:30
Tin t inltr dlrl.tl im
.? mlic frrtth fir nrli rnn
Jltf
Nfir ifimilriir i.f r. rn'-p all
-unnr m iii rnMt rJ""rit '
Ihe 'V' for !.
' Pip ni a- s n fro ltfc lo
Ilfwhrnildw by ihr- l.rl f...i.-t I
n fnllott'
Hin.irtilr ttrrk Walkor. Ma r
ftl'll rt UrPTllinrldaP
Ilv i.i hand of thin fli f.Mitnl
niawnriT I ml )ot. In fh' narw
nf tin- Mspli of Park. urwt!n.r.
eonrratii'Mtirn ami MINI anon.
'i''iihk irom onr inrnniy ncisn-
ikti.'hi.i io . itr.
" llrlial.i. rr niin.i-rtna amon.
yi.ur rtiitin ilu- nn'niii.. hn.id
the rnmummallon of the Idea.
The InvrPlliient Hhlch Hip M0de
oi flrreVenridae harp made In e-
lahllplillik a hranrb of the Yntitic
Xl ni rhrlatlan -Nft Hon lh vmtr
elfl MM bepe . feppld ti
Iheiii limn fold TbU lit r -ti-Mil
aloi . from Hie freah III!" at
n to i.iat reputation for prier-l.i.H
trenep. and forward look Ins wMchlrn with arenl nlt.ndni.ep e-
your elt already ao jti.Hy rnK". Ipret.il from Hii-uhnu and Youne
but nioeh more from the 'pnlnln;lrouri.ll
or ine outn or tne commnnnv nolll
i..orall and pheally. a better
rilUena of I tree ken rid e of Ibei
i oninionwe.un .nd nor eounirr.
imaneu; i. k iiney.
Park. Tea June it. I!?r.
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Rural Telephone.
Svslem To Link
Connly Oulposls
a rempieta Ptem or rural teie
- - a
phone. roaneettna Ilreekenrldae
with the far fliina prnvineea nf her'acilnc iiimm a eltlon of 3? re.l
commercial domain la aeen aa the nnia of lh. Kollnn romtniinliy .Incor
ullimale rrlt of a purvey nf'iwirale.l that aecllon of the county
Htiphenp county which will be Into Hi. JllaHre of the 1'iacp Pre-
ptarird Immediately by n repreaen- clnrl No I Utti to the bullillnu of
lathe of the Houthw Ptern Tib' aood 'road .the hIIHoii ull. .It
phone Co ! more ronw-nlent for the nhetii.
Ilural development contmltieea f ibal eellon 10 alien! ihe Juailre
lately appolnieil n the vnrloup rnmCotitt in IlreekeiirldMe than e
munlilea adjacent Ilreckenrldae will ahere.
eooperale with the telephone com- About thla time two ear ae.
pany in aeeurlna: rapid rompleilon1'''! "iwn a almllar prtltlnn. the
of lhr work. tCninmlaalonera Court at that lime
The talanhon companya advance' '""Hi Cryatal I'ulla community In
a.en I. .tnoaie.l to reach llrken..lrwn ' ' ho juallrr of the
rlilfo from Wlohlta Falle iM-foro July
1 for tho iiiiruoM of Wtirtlna r.-
Italian ry iHrvaya iiracMlIng naiunl.
tnawiHiuon ui inv ayaicm. I
The Chamber of Commerce la aa-
Mating In oauaoetlng the "wlrea" to
Unit ilia rural regions wIlli the nut.
elilo world ami provide rapid nn.I
tnodorn ineana nf communication'
which were allowed to fall Into ilia-'
uae when the nil boom atrurk In thlal
lection
Slephens County
Deaths Surpass
Births Report
The uuinbor of ileathi ln Bteph-
rna county for the innntha of April
and May exceeded tho number of
blrtba by four
The number of deatha aa recorded
In (lie county clerk't office wna 10
urlill. the number of lilrlba waa IS.
' Marrtaae llaenaea that bnvo boen
laat.e.1 here alnce laat Friday nr. as
follawa: .
William Kelley and Nellie Walker.
C. P. Tlppa and Nellie Ittiili
Roi.
Iugono Thompson mid Vornn
Hello Wiiltncrc.
Arthur Hart and Allco Hanger.
H. P. Johnson and Jean Norton.
.
Hiicony Test After
Swensondale Sand
Hucnny Cas Co. will Rtart work
on their Mrl'orsnn No. 1 nnprovl-
nmtoly nlno tniloa southeast nf town
It was announced Saturday.
Thoy oxpect to pick up tho Swen-
sondnlo shallow sand although tlio
well will ho a doop tost in case It
is not picked up
June 21 To Be
Longest Day Of
Siminicr -Season
DoVi the nin Mi'nln ernt$
your far brpk into jrour morn
In klumbrr?
M II t)ii ti find thf hnnr of ilnrk-
nrni lnndMuar fur )n:r mi.l
nratT
Dofs l mm that annthr li
t gin. almoot bfmp Mir hniliw
hat. -lllil Into tlii'ir nTtiFion
nl p.imliir iUr:
rhM r tip.
Juiik St. lx day di"lnn( will
b ihr lonscxt diiy of thr yrnr.
AlHr tliat tin- rbon hour will
Inrir.-.- cr.tilnall until you'll Ii
liotliic luil' r-i:rtrn n-
rr'id liiH" f'l Urttlr llidi'lnr
KTIAI'.VIAN WILL
ROOST MOODY
AT ISIMSYILLR
Jtldjre V. l. Cluipmnn of
.SUtmfnifl member of the Mu-
nrvmt Court cnmminalnn of An-
peafa under fJovenior Neff will
appnk June 2A nt Eliiiaville in
iM'hnlf of Attorney Cenernl Dnn
Mtmtly'n ciintllclncy for the jjov
rnotuhlp of Texiif.
Thl. mi'llU' nee wa eonel In
h leei.rji reeel' e. nt A)MMI) neail-
luarier here Orda.
UiumIv hlnu-lf ha mnltlvely lal-
e thai he will Im- In llreckenrldoe
to dlher an nddrrp on pome due
Ml to he utihoimc i lufile Ihi' Jolt
I rltnnt) .
The KtlaMille Ptech of Jitdce
ri.iiliii.lli Will he Inn lie In ronltinc
t. ..iu.n i.i.p.i.iv e..t..
rtii. affair la helnr .mnmr.1 bv
lhr r-.ii-. i n.. irlnli ..nil
- .. --.-i.. .ui... t..i nn.i
j!. rnterlalnno nl
The ilootlr Olub of llreokenrli'
will aend apenbera to th9 varloua
aommunlllt adjaeeni iho eliy on
lri-balf of hla eamlbUcys.ll waa an-
nounctt) thl mornlna.
I'lolian Made Pari
Of IJreelcenridge
.lur-lice Preeinel
The romutlaaloner-. Court Monday
J"r; wj"1' ""-lode nil of
"wnrlifae ..ml adjucnt i.rrltor.
' t '
V '111 iCItorl lVIinnir
v
I llllllllll II lltt'lllVl
Victim Suspects
Robbery On Road
It. T. Ilogera definitely Identi-
fied aa thn "mystery man" who af-
ter fainting In the cotmiy courthouse
corridor lay for hours In comn nt
Ihe WeatPlde Hospital the victim of
vnnUhed memory .returns to Port
Worth this afternoon.
He um accompanied by hla wife
and alster who ruahed to hla bed-
side when the man'a pllsht became
known to them.
Ilogera omployo of the Cogdeli
uto Hupply Company of Port
Worth bellmen that be waa sand-
bagged and robbed while enroute to
llreekenridKn from North Texas lo
declared today after regaining con
sciousness.
He named a man whom he aald
he believed might have struck him.
hut declined o file complaint
against the auapcet Deputy Sheriff
David aald.
Itngera staggered Into the sheriff's
office Saturday morning hla head
bandaged and an nrin oaonsed In
splints. At Hint time he did not
know hla nnme .his employer or
from whnnco he bad come. Idnnllfl-
cation wna effected through letiora
found In tho man'a pockets and by n
telephone mil to the Port Worth
concern ho represented.
IIOI1V ShJ.Vr TO IIK.VVKII
The hmlv of Mrs. Mntllo A. Wood.
72. who tiled nt 4 a. m. this mo
Ine nt the home of hnr nn L. II
Wood 1001 K. Williams street w(R
sent to Denver. Col. today for burial.
liWiud Docs jMucli
! .
I I JfllllMirt' I II I In
Oil Kieltls Merc
Wind which nccompnnied Sun-
day afternoon's rain wrecked
half h dozen derricks in the
Curry pool with loss of approx
imately 2pl2."i0Uli reports 111!
IJreckenridjH' .Monday moriunxr
wiid.
Tiie rale. Mitkiim with full force
in the Curry field ! mllea aottth
mn of the city centered Up fury
upon the holtlinifp of three cnmpnn-
Ip nperallnic to ihnl leitill.
Aililttionnl iliimnKe liirt jet rouit
from other ri heinn winkmeil
by Ptraln of the lnd. It Wbp be-
lieved thla morning.
Three denlrka of the I"Wl nil
Corporation wr-ro blown down; the
Maanolln Compnny lo-t one; the
Itatle Knluh till Corporation lot
one mid the Ten Comp.ui) ore
A htdi.iulie i.'-ltiK iiiilllnu inn
rlilue owned b Jepp-n and Ander-
pon wTip doni!"d lo the ent or
ft Olid h fnllint timl.'M ft ntn the
wricked Halle t KnUhf (III for-
potation rig
III h HhX piHil the I'hllllp I'e-
iroleiim Company hnd three rlea
blown down with damnse of ap-
prolmntp; fto.nno. The Phllllpa
welU werp the Lynch No. I and
I'arlPh No. I and No. 3.
lite Block HoudiL
On Walker SlreeL
By iWilton Danir
MUon Do nl-1. In n deal concluded
thin mnrnltiji. h'cnnte the owner of
the laritpal hlork of land on Walker
ptret. nwtinl by nny slnnle Indl-
tlilual. The prnierty. ptirchnted fnm Pr.
H. P. Ilhodes of Abilene for a raxh
coiipiderallon of IHi.uoo embraces
Jo feet In Htock in on Walker
PHiet. and Inrludea the Hollla Ho-
tel. Yeager Purnl'ure Company. Du-
ll Shop two cfeat a produce houe
and tho Daniel Motor Company pro-
peri. aa well aa tho warehouse In-
ration. 100. 190 fprt on the aouth
end of the block. The properly In-
cludea a total of IS.oou aqua re re.
No tleflntte plana havo yet been
made by Mr. Daulel for develop-
nunl of ihe properly lie aal:l tb'a
morning.
Alkinson & Sandefer
Tc.l To Si art Soon
Aikinaon A Mandefer will bev'n
work on Hi. Ir C M. Williams No 2
well about S mllea east of town.
potni- time thip week. J. p. Snndc
fer annoiiiictd Haturday morning.
There In ii I ready nn proilurlng
Well on thla lease thla well being
the o. M.
Wlllliitiis No. 1
tt
AUTO UIJ.SF;rS:
BRECKENRIDGE
WAMIAT TlITrrV And n live virile chamber of
Ji) I n I 1 1 1 1 I (Commerce doing a DUblle aarvleo g.
Iwaa ready to nuswer inqulrlt re-
Mr. Jonn Hum. ::l II" North 'curdlim the city.
Iln)lor uxenue. Is lu thn Ilreeken
ridge Sanitiirl.iiu today suffering
fiom painful Injuries sustained yes-
ienl.iv afternoon hImiuI ":.'! when
the Pord Cottpo which ahe was drlv
Inc. t.irnnl over just thla pide of
Miiierut WelN. when ahe was acel-
denlly crowded off th highway.
badly damaging thn mr.
Mrs. Hum who hnd left llreck-
enrlduc nt 11:. 10 was returning from
Weatl.i rfor on a business trip
when Ihe accident occurred. She
w4 alone In the car. Mr.. IIuiii
bus riKld.il In ItieckenrldKc for two
year.
Her condition Is reported to he
pnlnful but not serious and a quick
n-coveiy Is expected.
She Was In nn uncnnsclou condi-
tion when brnuKht hen und did rot
remember ill.ilnrtU how the ticel
dent happened.
It wim ii ported that l rar bi
lleted to Ik u t'.iilllUie wits piisulni:
Mii'iiiu'i rnr iiouia lowniu .iiiiier.u
.i - i . ..i ti i
We' s an airs iiurn who wn
coming thl wuy was not seen nml
wa crowdi'd off the highway which
caused her car to caislae.
Cleaner Burned
Tn Gas. Plan!
II. '.. t.eo. cleaner for MrOlarnn
Dry Cleaners received burn on his
arm hamla nml face shortly after
nine o'clock thl morning when n
gns hlat from the holler he was
Drilling blew out upon Mm
The blast was nttrlhuod tn tlio
nccumiilatlon of gas in tho holler
herore llitltiff.
Tho Injuries were nut reported to
bo of a scrlatin nature.
RRANGEMENTS
!
COMPLETION FOR RACES AND
AIR CIRCUS JULY 3. I AND
Larnfe jMonllilv
Payroll II c r e
The monthly jmyroll In tho
Hreckonrldjie nrtn i wall nbovo
$101)0001) yor nioiith nccord-
injr to cnlculntioiiH nirtdo Ihi
iiioriiiiijr. nt the Chnnihor of
Commerce office?.
J. J. Price who li.i ' heen In Ihe
hotel buplm-ps h r- for the past
two yrars will bate Weinepdn
mornihK lor Miami. Pla . lenrlnt
crelenltaU to back up the Mory he
will tell rewarding the almo.t un-
hell tattle proMtd of llterli. HrliU'-.
Price h.i" just sold the CaniplH'll
hot. 1 and. necoiiipaiili'd bv his futu-
il will ko u Port Worth. D.illap.
Shre.port. Vleit ilnira and thenre to
Miami. He will r nil iH-rhaiw .0
dn there and then proceed to At
Inntn iia. from there to HnMgu.
N. C. back by Ashevllle N. C. and
Memphis Ttin.. remnlnlne awn
Irom Ilrerki'iirldge until H.ptemlier.
He hna hent pmvldrd wllh an
ample pupply of literature Iroui
the Chamber or Commerce to nil -"tth
the rliy along the route.
Price has been Instructed to tell
tin people n far ibat IlreckenritUe
U malntalnltiit n steady growth at
the rale of 2.f." a year and hna
now a imputation of about 17.000
pople htttiiiK attained this rieure
uiihln the tiM-t six )oars aa the r"
stilt of com In iin oil mlnetnl and
.irii it I hi ml ..' lupm. nt.
Tint all of her ImdWK ehurch.p
hate been hullt In Unit time nr.
in.iKtiirireiit Plr.icti.'.p and nro fuly
lnid for nml diiliraleil.
That on- half mllllnna dnllare
hnte lieen put ltlfl five inagHlflreni
school bulldliiKs.
Thai one million dollar la Invest-
ed In a water work p.
That the rlt's modern sewage
fyptHtn cost 4.100.000.
That thero more than eight mile
of paved at rails in the city.
That there are $1600000 worth
of hard aurfaced road In the eouti-
ir.
Thnt the city ha a IliS.OflO
courthouse a V. M. C. A. coning
tl3ft.000. with 1.150 member. 35
gasoline plants turning out 7.000-
000 gallons of gasoline shipped to
Ilm ouNlde world In (ralnload tola.
Hewn carbon black ptanta ship-
iditK their products to all parts of
the world.
Hundred of huge nil well pour
I'll the Kolden fluid Into pipe llnep
.imltit: tlioiixiinili of barreip dally
Tu liankp eurrtlnu more ltun
r. itnii.iiiii) depoilts.
It.iourre ii much mone an was
In rliritliHlcu durltiK the honni
days.
That the town Is on a rash basis
wllh n million dollar monthly pay
roll.
Approximately 3.000 children on-
tolled In achool.
i Six thousand flr hundred niiln-
mobiles regiatered In Hie county.
.-
One In Hospital;
0 ii e Jailed A
Car Is Wrecked
One mnn wns in n locnl hos-
pital this moruinjr mid n sec-
ond wns in tho county jail af-
ter an mitoinobilo crush which
ended what was believed to
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lllf IIL-l-ll (III III. Ill)(lll lllllW
parly. J
The two men were taken into
custody this morning at da break
after the I'md coupe In which tlmy
were tiding uppuret.tly tnwellnw hi1
it high rate of speed lift the high
tviiv about four miles went of
Ureckenrltlgo. Jumped the ditch tj
HID si. Hi "I tlio mini nun iniiwui
Into the dump before aomeratiult-l
i. ... . ... ......
inn. vt'iiit it. ftifriitniizf'fi oern nmiiK.
" - - . .
. i ...- i i i
.t IIIIHIIHiy Ol l ..r ..... ..... an(I .f( s
the demolished machine according M..ih-r nntl b.ibt r. hol r
to herlff'H officers who In.pecte) u ( mm wi
the wreckage when they wont 0 the (( h M i(i (ii)). f afirj K(Uiil
scone of the accident for tho aecomi fBhor J(p j w raileinan -'
man Illier ui n.jure.i roum in i"e(U v w NPniH r.n(l) l.lu..
crash n Mexican had been brought. o .
to the aherlff's tiff Ice by pnsslnu
tourists. ... A !. r it of loeiil flehumPn were
Iloth me woro Jailed at firat. ouf on f-p rVi r.rf..t! al PiWllt
but upon advleo of a physician tho a ro(i( of ri. fil( wMpl (v
Mexican cut by flying glass und ... ..vimUi t n x root
believed to he sufferliiK Intornnl ln-.rw (V WM .. .
lU'.e.H was removed hi u uopimintll ...... .... . r.llln (.nine flih-
for medical attention.
Tho other mnn wna not bndly
hurt Deputy Demon declared add
ing that It was n miracle Hint both
nun did not lose their lives.
'That wns tho most completely
jwrechud car I ever Haw" ho Bald.
ARE WEARING
i)
AdvortiaiiiR n In circus po tr
stnrtcd todnv for the K'l'antie
celebration which will he hi-ld
in Ilreekenridge July :'.. I .i-.'
fi.
Men henritiR flnmmo; rnlm.
hilln atnrted emit tlm niniiiin
to mver the couiitt with l
criptie mid illtislmtive m.itf
collinu nltontioii to the cmiit
hull". i. illcatioll to wnrnl .11
Iih .. mephettp colltlt . t f '
Juh . firework. ptroirlu l
pint .-i.ii 'inlay n l m h i : ii'. i. n
ninioiMii. racep .inn t mil '.
i. Hi' r n it. a fl)itiL in ii". 1 1
ftutii .mil ImmbltiK r i mii t in
w.il. I..1-. i ill gam. ac nihliin'ii
atirttrtion for each of Mi l.i-i t"
dn
'teeti planp call for ne of ii
Kr'.ii'-t e. lehralintia etr piai-'l
this ciion of the Ptnte.
Almot itnbelletahle eNe.i .t.
exicfl In Ihe mo(orc;cle r.o'
In Which tlo tttopt ilorlni; spent ' i
of Oklalioin.i Knnn and Texn- iu
particlpnie
One entrant. Itural Murr
llatif. r. already has drclar .1 t '
he etpertp to attain n sHeil of 1.'
miles per hour nn the cottr. at
Oil llelt Pair Park which has hem
ihornuuhly r cotPtrnced In antlrl
imllon of the approaching Pp.edfest.
Cnii-y IllufiUw Mulled.
Official entry blanks nave lieen
sent o racerp expeeteil lo entpr ihe
duly classic here in which pro-
Brant for the two days race meet i
outlined nr follow:
Moorccle rncep Juh .
Kvuit No. Time trials for faai-
epf two laps. I'ure Hit.
Ct.-iu No. : v Mile i: lap.
fOix-n to all rider i. Purea fgr.
Ifio. $::..
P.voni No. g. 5 mile x laps
fopen to Class II riders barrlnr.
first four tillers finishing Kvent No.
3i. 1'iin.e. 5o( jr $1S.
Ktet.f Nn. I 6 mllep. .1 Up.
(Op. n to nil rides). Pudaea S0
ISO. .10.
Motorcycle llaaea July a.
Itvent No. 1 B mllt( S lap.
(Open lo all rider). Purses 17ft
ISO. i:s.
P.vctit No. 3 I mllea 7 lap.
0ien to all rider with ldccar.
Must be mom than Q sidecars or
rare will Class A). Purses. IIU
lie. Itr.
Kvent No. 3 -IS roily. 21 lna.
lOien to all riders). Purse lino
ITS r.o.
ijv.ni No. t-6 mllea lnw.
(f..iii-..i.-iiiiin tiiee b.irrltm riders
wCitiiiii. sn. r 2S In other venis.)
Purs. . f :'.. $jfj. 16.
ettill (Ik ic A viii cil.
And. ii If th thrills itltemlnut
upon uiotori'M'le raclni: ut dealt. il
f)ll.i' f ed . Were not iou.li( a
floel. ot I'Mrleps pall. atli.iMt
will flht wiili iIIpum. r H" Diet win
Walk. loui the loop nml (In.
eartliw.H.I In parnchuiep from it.-rnii
ponltlou-i hlwh nlniM' thi nssiiohh.l
crowds.
CflnirMri for their nppciiriiiii-.' m
ail uerlal rlnus here on Jul) I i"l
B already bus been couhuiiiiii.ii !
.by the OH He It Pair officials.
Pinna nro h Iiik made for ih i.
terlalnnii ut ot rerord rrouds .it in-
races hull uhii.ih and it.ti.il emu
llreckenililt;i- i.lw.ni . i . I . .
etpfCtN to hi' inoro cliiMileil ill in
over with tho urrital ot thoii-.ni'i
of vllor from Clnco Hit-i l.i n.l
Hanger Mli.iti) Wichli.i lall Mn
letie unit iillor trlhutaiv .iin In
llllS tlllhill.
ti:i ihmi i: min iios
Mi. I I i linn kin iii. riiiinit ni'
""""' announc
Millil.i it oi'l t III Im
lli.lt Sliil.
In III lu l .
eourlliiiii i on 11 1 1 it .itul S.ttili.l
luh :'im itul 'Inl Ti irloTn di "Ir
III 1101 NpectillK In till. i Ho'
aiiiliiiillnii -) ouhl nollf Ml '. Iltncl
in. HI lit .in l.ll date If- -lie inn i
report tl i I Hinder u th.' Mate l
p.irlni. iii if Kilin iitloii Iii usllii
n(. unsilWlir vrilHH
The wm
nlil InfL in. nl tilt
. . . Mp nil. Ml. . .
. . . .
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"Tllt T.tnoi vestt-rilat itetiln .n
hungry
William Coulee. on nf Mr nml
Mrs. P II. Coulee has r' covered uf-
flclnnilt from nn operation to bf re
moved from tlio hospital to the fain
lly homo.
r
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Lockett, W. C. Breckenridge Weekly Democrat (Breckenridge, Tex), No. 45, Ed. 1, Friday, June 18, 1926, newspaper, June 18, 1926; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth69107/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.