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BARTLETT TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 1924.
VOL. 39.
NO. 7.
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TEMPLE FARMER 11407 BALES GINNED TO
SHOOTS BROTHERINLAW. SEPT. 1 IN BELL CO.
Temiple September 15. On a
crowded business street Monday
morning J. W. (Billio) Nichols
retired farmer and resident of
Temple was shot to death
shortly after he and his wife
stepped out of a store iwher'e
they had been shopping. Four
shots were fired from an auto-
matic 32.380 pistol two lodging
in Nlchol's arm and the others
entering the body. All were
llred at close range. Nichols
died without making a state-
ment shortly after reaching a
" hospital. A short scuffle is said
to have preceded the shooting.
C. S. (Gabe) McNcely farm-
er residing south of Temple
was arrested. McNeely has a
long deep cut across the fore-
head. No pistol was found on
the dead man it was said. The
men were brothers-in-laW and
the tr6uble is of long standing
originating over division of an
estate in which Mrs. McNcely
and her brother the dead man
were interested is believed to
have led up to the tragedy.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN
DISTRICT CONVENTION
Temple Sept. 16. Forty
counties are represented in tno
convention of the seventh dis
trict Christian Church of Tex
as which opened hero Tuesday
afternoon and will last through
Wednseday. Sesions are pre-
sided over by the president
Rev. J. W. Holsapple of Temple.
J. B. Holm'cs of Fort Worth
spoke at the afternoon meeting
Tuesday on th!e subject "The
Gcnorafl Doctrine of Christian
Stewardship." Other speakers
Vere Rev. Will Riemenschnci-
der of Bartlett and Samuel
Gregg of Taylor. Discussions
limited to three minutes for
each speaker followed all throe
addresses. .
Rev. J. W. Kerns and Mrs.
C. A. Tharp of Waco were the
principal speakers at the night
session.
Go to church Sunday.
There were 11407 bales of
cottonft counting round bales as
half bales ginned in Bell coun-
ty from the crop of 1924 prior
to Sept. 1 n3 compared with 17-
884 bales ginned to Sept. 1 1923
according to the report of Geo.
Wohleb agent of the bureau of
censue.
This year's crop was about
two weeks late but opened very
rapidly and it is believed that
in the two weeks intervening
between Sept. 1 and now the
ginnings have probably reached
the 25000 iriarlc.
Mr. Wohleb said yesterday
that he estimated that this
year's cotton crop should be
55000 to 58000 bales. He said
that the reaction from the rain
will probabljf help tfhe cotton
prices enough to offset the dam-
age from' the ltoin in other rd
spects.
TWO ELGIN GIRLS DROWN
SWIMMING IN TANK.
COLORED BOY
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT.
Wallace Dotray Jr. coored
of this place sustained injuries
Monday at Jarrell while work-
ing for the Bartletb-Western
railway from which he died
that night in a Temple institute
of surgery. The unfortunate
boy was about 14 years of age.
The accident occurcd when he
jumped from a car to throw a
switch and caught his foot
throwing him in front of the
train which passed over his
chest. He was rushed to the
sanitarium and was conscious all
the time but an examination
revealed the fact that his in-
juries Were fatal the lungs be-
ing affected. Ho was a good
workman.
Elgin Sept. 18. -Elsie Lou
Heidrick 12 years old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hei-
drick and her Mend Minnie
Edwards 10 years old of near
McDade drowned here late
Sunday afternoon while swim
ming in Jack Gillums' canK.
They went in bathing at 1
o'clock and were not discovered
until 6 o'clock when Elsie
Lou's brother Charlie found
the two bodies. They were
locked in each others arms when
found.
COTTON RECEIPTS
MRS. HOPKINS FREE
ON $1000 BOND.
The cotton receipts for Bart-
lett up to Thursday noon were
3807 bales counting round
hales as square. Prevailing
price 21c to 21.50c. Cotton has
been coming in slow since the
recent rains.
POSTED
My place 3 miles west of town
is posted. No hunting allowed.
AUG. HINZE.
Belton Sept. 17. Mr's. Lillie
Hopkins who stands charged
by complaint with arson nnd
conspiracy to murder was re-
leased on bond today in the sum
of $2000 in each case and left
on the noon train for Longview
where she will remain with rel
atives. An uncle of the accus-
ed arrived in this city this
morning with the bonds and
sho was released for her appear-
ance before the grand jury on
Oct. 20 and left immediately.
Mrs. Hopkins in an alleged
confession admitted that she
entered into a plot to kill her
husband and Jlater set fire to
their home.
The case attracted much in-
terest throughout the state at
tse time.
COTTON REPORT FOR
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
There were 18760 bales of
cotton counting round bales as
half bales ginned in Williamson
county from the crop of 1924
prior to September' 1 1924 as
compared with 36884 bales
ginned to September 1 1923.
P. S. FORD
Cotton Agt. for Williamson Co.
CENTRAL TEXAS FAIR
TO GIVE $5000 PREMIUMS
Belton Sept. 16. Cash prom-!
iums to the amount of $8000
nre to be paid out by the Cen-
tral Texas Fair which opens its
annual exposition September
23 at Midway between Temple
and Belton lasting for one week
About $3500 in prizes will be
awarded in the agricultural and
livestock departments. Com-
munity fair exhibits culinary
canning and preserving sections
girls and boys club work home
improvement work poultry sec-
tion and kindred exhibits. An
additional $1500 will bo dis-
bursed in purses during the
three days horso racing pro-
gram'. This section will again
be directed by Dr. Harry S.
Dowling of Temple. Some of
the best known Southwestern
stabies will be represented and
a number of racers have been
stabled at the fair grounds dur-
ing the past few weeks. An-
other feature of specfal interest
will bo the community fair ex-
hibits which will be more nu-
merous and extensive this year
than ever it is promised.
CHRISTIAN CONVETION
CLOSES AT TEMPLE.
JUDGE HAIR TO HELP
PROSECUTE McNEELY.
Temple Sept. 18. The dis-
trict Christian convention clos-
ed here yesterday with an ex-
cellent all-day program and a
large attendance 'from the 14
counties of the district at the
First Christian church. The
session closed with a banquet
last evening served by the wom-
en of the local church followed
by a steroptican lecture.
The next annual convention
will be held at Taylor it was
decided at the business session
yesterday morning. The Rev.
J. A. Campbell of Lampasas was
elected president ; The Rev. Will
Ricmenschneider of Bartlett
vice-president; Mrs. J. B. Hqlm-
es of Betlon secretary and the
Rev. Charles Schoonover of
Hillsboro representative of tho
state convention.
Go to church Sunday.
Temple Sept. 18. The only
outstanding development yes-
terday in the case of C. S. Mc-
Neely held at Belton on a
charge of murder in connection
With the faflal shooting here
Monday morning of J. W. Nich-
ols was the announcement that
W. W. Hair of Temple has beon
retained to assist District At-
torney Few Brewster in the
prosecution of McNeely. A. L.
Curtis of Belton was retained
earlier' in the week to assist in
the prosecution. DeWitt Bow-
mer of Temple is representing
the accused.
District Attorney Brewster
spent yesterday in Lampasas
and no move was made to se-
cure bail for McNeely. Ho re-
turned lato last night however
and said that some action prob-
ably will be taken today. If
tho state and defense ho said
can not agree on the amount of
bond to be fixed tho defense will
likely sue out a writ of habeas
corpus.
Special attorneys of the pros-
ecution spent yesterday gath-
ering evidence in the case.
LIr. Bowmer counsel for de-
fense said last night he had no
statement to make.
LAND DEALS MADE
NEAR BARTLETT.
During the week the follow-
ing land deals have been made
in this section: Jim Knight
sold to Walter Friedrich 93
acres 5 miles west of town
consideration $200 per acre.
Robt. Friedrich purchased 126
acres from' J. E. Tipton near
Kelso school consideration $170
per acre.
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25
Dr. Roberts .will remain in
Bartlett until Thursday morn-
ing September 25. The doctor
has operated on several eyes
this week.
Dr. Roberts also test eyes and
fits glasses.
PLAN TO CLEAR JIM
BEFORE JANUARY 1st.
Austin Sept. 16. Represen-
tative W. C. Morgan of Liberty
county today nnnounced that
ho has conferred with a number
of state officials on tho "possi-
bilities and wisdom" of peti-
tioning Governor Neff to call a
special session of tho legislature
to l'emovo the disabilities of im-
peachment from Jhm'es E. Fer-
guson before the beginning of
Mr's. Ferguson's term next Jan-
uary. Ho declared that without a
widespread demand he did not
expect the governor to heed the
petition but suggested that
other m'embers of tho legisla-
ture express their views.
Morgan left last flight an-
nouncing he will return within
a few days and as soon as an.
authoritlve opinion is secured
it will be decided whether to pe-
tition Governor Neff to call the
session.
He suported Robertson in
both primaries but as a Demo-
crat subscribes to the will of the
majority providing that it "can
be done to the dignity glory
and good of Texas."
"My information is" he said
"more tlfan two-thirds of the
membership of tho lower house
will join in the petition to the
governor and a mlemorial to tho
senate seeking tho removal of
Ferguson's disabilities so as to
prevent such action being plac-
ed on the 89th legislature when
Ferguson will to all purposes
be a part of the stato government."
T. E. L. CLASS
DINNER SATURDAY.
The T. E. L. Class of the Bap-
tist church will serve dinner
Saturday September 20 (to-
morrow) in tho building next
door to the Overland Sales Co.
Fifty cents per plato nnd plenty
to eat. You are cordially invited.
Coming "America" Alamo
Mon.-Tues. Sept. 29th-80th.
9.
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Against Cold and Rainy Weather
ALLIGATOR RAIN GOATS
A light garment made out of bal-
loon cloth and treated as to be ab-
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$1 5.oo
ONE LOT MARINE OVERCOATS
Made by one of America's foremost
uniform manufacturers for govern-
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for
$1 0.oo
IMPORTED HOUSE SLIPPERS
Warm comfortable and also dur
able
$2.50 and $3
The Gersbach-Wacker Co.
"Where Most People Trade."
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, September 19, 1924, newspaper, September 19, 1924; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76051/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.