The Fannin County Favorite. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. [3], Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1907 Page: 2 of 8
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THE FANNIN COUNTY FAVORITE^
Gathering and Markctfer CAMPING PARTY ENTERTAINED.
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W. H. fcPOTTS.
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GOOD ROADS.
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i The same spring which livens
the iris deepens the mud. Good
roads become again one of the
most important things in the ^
world to those who have to wade tQ gftecQ jnches in drill; then
6ro vino.
Peanuts.
From The Pallas News.
I promised to write the News
giving myplin of raising -pea-
nuts, as several have written me
regarding peanut'raising. F irst,
be as particular in planting your
peanuts in clean (land as you
would your corn ,or oats. 1 lant
this year about April 15 or 20,
n<?t later than May 10, in drills
three feet apart and from twelve
through bad ones. Farmers used
to be the only class which suffer-
ed from our barbarous country
roads. In these days of motor-
ing and oountry houses they are
alive and inhuman to all sorts of
people. In Maroh, in many po-
lite BeighborhoorfsX downtown
laborers, whose oouatry houses
are six or seven mile* from a
station, have to get up at half-
paat fivejin order to be in their
hy nine-thirty or ten
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-o’clock. Cutting an hour off
one’s sleep snd literally doubling
the rideio a station are tangible
things. No city man who has
waded hub deeD at a walk for an
hour, and then rolled out upon
the hard “State road,” as upon a
bridge aoroes a ewamp, would,
ever underestimate the import-
ance of good roads. Here, then,
is a suggestion for our troubled
millionaires. Why, instead of
filing libraries and lakes, do
______i h«y not build highways? They
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could spend quite as n ucfi
money, do more prsctioal good,
and have at the same time a dig-
nified and healthful avocation.
For they should be road-builders,
n t road-endowers. What more
pleasing? Here is your army of
laborers getting back the wealth
which the great man his wrung
from the public"* through the
years. Here is the road-builder
on his horse, ruddy, beaming,
riding up and down the line of
work, like some good old English
aquire—as the Father of his
Country "himself rode often
break ywir land like you would
for corif; lay off sballow furrbws;
cover with small plow about two
inches deep, to prevent cr<?ws
from getting them. Cultivate
with small plows and hoe enough
to keep clean till t.ime to lay by,
about the middle or latter part ol
June. Then plant one or two
drills of ..whippoorwill or Clay
peas in each middle. This will
keep your peanut vines from fa 11-
j n|r ground. Then by the
time your peanut bay begins to
ripen vour pea vines will be full
of peas and some of them begin
to ripen; then mow. f^et cure,
rake and bale and you will have
hay, worth feeding, with no grit
in it. When you take your pea-
puts and hay up together you
will get more or less grit in the
hay, which makes it unfit for a
horse to eat.
After getting off your hay,
take an eight-inch rhovel plow
and plow them up; then take
Young ladies of Hie Party Entertain the
Young Men at Home of Miss .Smith,
XTfi Tuwdny evening qui
enjoyable dinner was given at
the home of Mrs. Percy White in
the Heighte. About a week be-
fore this event a oamping party
went to PopO’o Cut-off and this
dinner was given by the young
ladies of the party to the young
gentlemen who so kindly made
the trip a pleasure and perfect
oomfort,
The girls arrived at the home
of the hostess, Miss Albert Smith,
whom they were to assist as
hostesses protem, in advance of
the other guests and reoeived the
boys and ohaperones with great
oordislity.
was not long before dinner
was announced, and the merry
party, of twenty-twO assembled in
the dining room toenjoy a feast
good anciugh to havy been pre-
your fork and bunch them. Let
lay till cured, then haul out and
store in barn.
By this method you will only
get about sixty bushels of pea-
nuts per acre, but will be easier
handled in any way you wish to
handle them and take up less
room in the barn. Besides, you
have about three tons of* hay per
acre that is worth more to your
stock than any other hay you can
get. It has so many peas in it
that it makes a fine feed. If vou
wish to raise them for hogs, just
plant one row of peas between
pared by the gods, who in this
-oase were impersonated by the'
girle present, as eaoh one of them
prepared some nioe dish for the
oooasion. At seven or eight
ooursee were served, the time
spent around that hoepitable
board was long, and every mo-
ment meant continued fun, for
everybody preeent felt the jollity
of the hour and triep to be aa in-
formal in conversation aa possi-
ble. When the last course was
hrought jn. and the last round of
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Health, happiness, friendly gree’
ipgs f^om every house alo*hg the
way, jiraotioal glory and personal
gratitude, instead of the half-
hearted abstract appreciation of
a city, which isn’t altogether sure
it longs for a library after all.
Gentlemen, build roads!—Col-
liers.
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There is now two laws in Texas
concerning the sheets that are
used on the beds of the hotel?.
The latest one enacted requires
the hotel keepers to use nine foot
Bheets on each bed. The other
requires them to be changed eacn
day, but there is nothing Baid in
either law in regard to having
said sheets laundried. There-
fore the smooth hotel ndan
chahges the sheets from one bed
to another each day and thereby
complies with the fetter of the
law.
Never forget that duty re-
quires you to bear your part of
every burden of the state and
county in which you live. If you
have much In material things,
you owe, much of that; if you
have much of ability and strength
you owe muoh of these. Do'your
part like a man, and discharge
^jycur duty to society.
Why wouldn’t it be better for
toe legislature to take up the tax
proposition and look into*it as a
business proposition and as a
matter of fairness to all concern"-"
ed. Let them Obtain the wealth
of the State in an accurate man-
ner and distribute the burden
accordingly. Then everybody
will be better satisfied.
lay bv; then after they all get
ripe, both peas and peanuts, turn
your hogs in. You will be so.
surprised that you will never try
to fatten another hog on corn.
Always plant the Spanish ifea-
nuts. I)o not plow them up
when the ground is wet, if you
want them for market, as the
dirt will stick to them and you
will have them to . wash before
they will go on the market.
To prepare for planting, put
them in a barrel, filling it with-
in about four or six inches of the
top; then put on some weights;
then fill the barrel full of water
to the top. or put the peanuts in
sacks and pitch in pool. You
will have to weight’ them down
under the water. Let soak two
days and nights, then, drop one
pod every twelve or lifter inches
in drill and follow the above. It
is useless to hull vour peanuts to
plant them. Besides, the tnoles
and birds will get more of them
when tjiey are hulled. I hope I
wiY^be able later on to tell you
how to thrash your peanuts.
And whatever you do, do not
take up your hay and peanuts to-
gether. If vou do, do not feed
it to your horses, for it is too
gritty and has too much sand
and dirt in it.
They may eat it, but* it will
ruin their teeth and do them no
good. Be good to vour horse;
feed him clean feed and treat him
asv one of the family, for he is
vour dependence.—F. M. Gook-
sey, Elm, Kaufmatr county, Tex.
repartee enjoyed, & final toast
was given and returns of the fun
wished to all.
The evening was finished with
a game of 600, much pretty music
and a very interesting prenologi-
cal. reading by Dr. Jernigan which
the voung people listened to with
keen attention. As late .as
twelve o’clock, the guests said
their good-nights, expressing
much pleasure over the evening.
Aa only the camping party were
preeent, the same gay informali-
ty of the trip was felt by all the
hours of tun were pleasure with-
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MAGNUS DIGGS
By Byron William*.
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SAYS
Nine persons in every ten
have Liver Troubles. If
you’re one of the nine--
don’t delay, try Ramon’s
Liver Pills * Tonic Pel-
lets. Better than physics
--don’t gripe--act quick-
ly and absolutely sure.
Full treatment 25 cents.
Cilf I»r k Store.
HEAVY SNOW FALLS TODAY
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Missouri and Nebraska have Winter
Weather.
All the Fruit That Escaped the Recent
freeze Was Ruined by Cold
Weather last Night.
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Magnus Diggs, he jlst moved here. He s th* boy at llv*s next door!
'■— — - *--••—* *”—* •• 'bout a week ago, er more! h J
_ . . 1Q p. • h(Jfl Cum fr'm on » farm 'out West," bout a week ago, er more!
Omaha, April 19 —Five inones Cimr t. gchooj ljt8t Monday noon, kind a-sldlln' through the gaWi
a. ———a tn—ke—fiiu” "flmoetio'r u/tnto iimtwn “gpf> th* new boy with !>>■ _
Of Know fell during the night and ’ tin ' wimnnad Hniaitlc.’ WIUIc llruBO. __
...... bawled Willie Brown, stand In right acro8t th
Utuupe
What's ver name?”
"Magnus Diggs,' th' new boy said, klnda trembly In his talkt
"Ho! Ho! What a' nawful name!" bellered "Smartle” Willie Brown;
. , , . . ' Magnus Diggs! Oh. hully gee! That's th’ worstest nalne in town!"
is the heaviest Then he up and got a chip—put It on his shoulder there—
known in Anril for several years. "Knock It off. now, Maggie' Diggs, dr l guess ye'll take a dare!"
*__ Well, sir, that there scrap was fun! Magnus Diggs, the new boy, he
Jist licked 'Smartle” Willie Brown easy as he could a flea! /
larruped him and pulled his hair! My. but Magnus used him tough!
Then he sit on him until ''Smartle” Willie bawled "Enough!”
“Served him right," said all th’ boys. Taln't no way t’ whoop aroun'
When a boy like Magnus Diggs, jlst a stranger, comes t” town.
continued this forenoon. The
faff was general over eastern
Nebraska and
s THE 99 CLUB ENTERTAINED.
Mrs. R. G. Alexander Was Voted
Charming Hostess.
Following is a list of the guests :
Misses Albert Smith,. Margaret
Sweeney, Margaret Dale, Joe
Nunn, Mamie Ware, Maud Bram-
lette, Fatsy Carter and Glossie
Dyer; Messrs. Bose Buohanan,
Nat Bradford, Dr. .A. Helbing,
Henry Young, Oscar Phillips and
Bert Spivy; Mr. and Mrs. Percy
White, J. W. Lewis, J. L. Buch-
anan and Gene McLellan. r
MRS. CRAWEORD ENTERTAINS.
Grade and ditch the roads
leading to Bonham, then grade
and ditch them again and so on.
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~TlfE tax dodgers of Texas are
leading a strenuous life just at
thia time.
The weather man is treading
on dangeroue ground just at this
time.
Teachers Enjoyed a 42 Party Tuesday
Evening.
Tueeday evening the out-of;
town teachers both from Carlton
College and the Publio School
wereInformally but delightfully
entsrtained by Mrs. W. P. Craw-
ford at her beautiful home on
West 5st Street. Mrs. Crawford
was assisted ably by her sisters,
Misses Annie and Fannie Oli-
phint.
At eight the guests camo, there
being sixteen in number. J. H.
Rosecrans was the only lucky
man to be asked and was “lord
of all he surveyed,”
A number of interesting games
of forty-two were played and the
time spent in Mrs. Crawford’i
oozy Home was Truly delightful
All felt at home Bnd the dainty
No man evei;grieve ! over hav
ing done right.
Have you evei tried Bate-' Im-
proved Antiseplio German Lini-
ment? It’s the best pn M»rth.
■rk
the market for 25 oents.
For Catarrhr-*t m** send 'ou
free, just to prove merit, a trial
•ize box of Dr. Shoop’e Catarrh
Remedy. It is enow white,
oreamy, healing antiseptio balm
that givel inetaattelief to oatarrh
| of the nose and, throat. Make the
-—-—— free test and" see. Address Dr.
And the oold weather contmm • shoop, R,cine, WJ», Large jare
t~ row odder. SffeehtB, Sdflfl vj J. W. Peeler.
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On Wednesday afternoon the
members of the 99 Club were
very hospitably entertained by
Mrs. R. G. > Alexander. Her
pretty home on West Seventh
Street was tastefully decorated
.My WI HI I'Jlb.iMt
ferns, ^afris and many roses.
Besides the banks of greenery
that massed pretty corners, there
were vases profusely filled with
tall La France and American
beauty roses, that lent .their
brilliant oolor to the attractive
scene. The hall way contained
red roses, while the parlor was
ornamented with delicate pink
roses.
Mrs. Alexander was'assisted in
receiving by her guest of honor,
Miss Laura Craig of Paris. A
cordial welcome was extended
the club members who mada their
way to the parlor where the tables
for forty-two were placed. After
having been provided with score
oards containing cunning little
Kate Greenwity girls done in
pretty water color tints, partners
for the game were found and a
very interesting round of scores
were won. The afternoon passed
quickly as only time pleasantly
spent? cau go, and it was with re
luctance the last game was ended.
The arrival of spotless lunch
cloths heralded the two course
luncheon that delighted all with
its inimitable delieaoy and plen-
teous viands. A salad course
with its accompanying edibles
was followed by an ioe course and
lRst came the conventional oafe-
“homey” atmosphere was the au noir,
finishing sensation of pleasure]- Unanimous praise was aeoord
Though the evening was ocol
enough for a fire that crackled
merrily, spripg was evinced in
the numbers ofj|retty roses that
adorned the rooms.
AT the oonolusion of the game,
linens were spread for a delect
able lunoheon which was preparec
and served in the daidtieet possi-
ble way.-iffrs. Crawford’sjyii*
ine is well known and her guests
always fare sumptuously.
Though only intended as an in
formal party, this entertainment
was perfect in every detail and
oould not have had added pleas
ure. Mrs. Crawford has the
naok of making any form of en*
tertainment a-,■genuine suooees,
BIG FIRE IN MANILA, P. I.
Cat Adopts Rabbits.
Joe Farmer, who livee i
town, has a oat of the
kind, which has a young
of her own and she is ve
voted to them. Having la
| eral of the number hy deal!
A Thousand Natives and 100 Foreigners' Farmer's, little boy having
One hundred Acres Swept Clean By
Flames.
Homeless - Loss is Estimated
at $200,000 Gold.
Manila, April 20.—Fire de-
stroyed 1,100 houses and parti of
district of Singalong, Paco and
Babang in Manila this afternoon.
The Amerioan settlement at Er-
mita and Malate escaped through
hard work on the part of the fire-
men assisted by soldiers and oiti-
zens. The flames, fanned by a
heavy gale, swept an area of 100
acres clean within two hour^ and
destroyed the homes of 100 for-
eign residents and 1,000 natives.
The native refugees are now
sheltered in school houses and
other buildings, while many are
camped in open places. The
damage is conservatively esti-
mated at 8200,000 gold. No cas-
ualties are reported.
The presents for the first couple
to be married at the Firemen’s
Carnival are on exhibition in the
show window of Halsell & Cald-
well Co.
ed Mrs. Alexander for having
entertained in so royal a manner,
as eaoh guest felt the party had
been an Assured success and like
all others yke hostess had given.
The only guests present who
were not club member,s were Miss
Nell 8oarborough "and Mrs.
Bland Smith. These two sup-
plied vacancies made by mem-
bers who ootild not attend.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILB|S
Itching. Blind Bleeding Protrud-
ing Files. Druggists are authorised
to reefund money if Paso Ointment
falls to cure in 14 days. Price 60c.
Mrs Walter Kennedy and
ohildrett-wlio have been visiting
relatives here for some time, re-
turned to their home at Austin
yesterday.
Mlaa Elsie. Delay ia vtaiUng- in
a nest of young rabbits afa
Hams size of the kittens, |
them Wfiera mother oat ooo
them and instead of making
work of them, she adopted |
there and then, and thei
family are as happy as such I
ilies oan be,
There are a lot* of shark
ing as promoters of cotton
eleotrio light plants, ete^l
are attempting to rob. the
of various towns in Texas
have headquarters at
They should have them
Dallas county jail.
, A man who formerly
saloon in Paris, says he
give $10,000 a year for the |
ledge of running a saloon
town, and would agree to ]
open only six hours a day.
He must think those Parisl
have gotten terribly dry.
9avoy.
Neoessity usually knows a good
thing when it sees it, even if it
thus proving hefeslf a hostess 6f does fall down on a lawskamina-
real social ability.
ABSTRACTS
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We make reliable abstract* and
perfect titles. Loans made on
real estate.
Pritchett & Nunn
The Show Last Nigbtj
From Sunday's Dally. |
Another good show wai
last night by the Rayti
Co., to a fair sjaed ki
The bill war* melodratn*
acts ard was well recei'
shown by the hearty a;
Iha appreciative
Spec altiee were gfven I
acts and eaoh gave entirtl
faction.
Happy ia" the man wt
soienoe ie ao olean and hi*|
aoh ao healthy that th’ej
him to sleep well and to <
Gamblers driven out <
by the pew law are fle
Oklahoma. Thisieoaui
of the Oklahoma newd
begin the agitation of
bling laws thero. The
the gamblers ia get
hard to find.
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Mr.^and Mrs. Jeeefl
of Honey Orove, oeme
night from Durant, wb
have been visiting relat
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Spotts, W. S. The Fannin County Favorite. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. [3], Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1907, newspaper, April 26, 1907; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091770/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.