The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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CANTON, VAN ZANDT COUNTY.'TEXAS FRIDAY. JUNE 25, 1JTJ
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TEXAS STATE BANK
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Guaranty Fund Bank
Cordially Invites Your Account
fliangc In Pdbliratiuu
luLertaiuiii<nt Tonight.
Beginning, with this week, the Her-' Tonight (Frldny) the ottering at the
aid will hereafter he publlshld on 1 Canton High Hrhool Auditorium will
Friday Instead of Thursday " as here-: be “A Stagr-Htruck Yankee."—14-—**--
lofpfe This.,change is made for the ja comedy; In three acts, to be present-
'reasOn that we ean give, our readera-l cd under it hr direction of the Mothers'
better news service by issuing the] Club of Myrtle Springs, and wITT not
paper one day later In the week. Fri ; doubt be a pleasing rendition. The | g
day is the best day of the week to *s- admission fee-will, be 15 and 25 cents, I K
sue a weekly newspaper and a large and the public of the town and com-i K
majority of the weekly newspapers munity is most cordially invited to! &
of the state are Issued .on this day, attend. IS
for "Home reason all of the Van
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VOJ,. XXXIII, NU. 48.
DIRECTORS:
E. A. Heard. John E. Qweag,
M., G. Sanders, W. D. Utts,
■ ■ C P Smith.
WL B. Rodgers
J. T. Beard
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CANTON
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TEXAS
but.
Zandt county papers—imve always
been issued earlier. The cihijiu- i)t
printing the county papers.airly i’k
the week was begun before tlw*
establishment pf rural mail routes antf
when mail facilities in the toun* t we
Were, not so g**nd as they are now, the
idea being to iss ue early enough tor
,ir sTibnerrhe-s to get their papers -by
Saturday, but conditions have changed
now and hv it suing the. Herald on
Friday we 'will lie able to give -pur
readers the very latest news and get
the paper to practically all county
subscribers not; later than Saturday
apd, to most of them on the day of
publication. 7“ ]
}V. W Day. a prominent business j >jt
hSn-:a>d , former city marsh *1 W ::
Athens was rjliot and instantly Killed j*
In that city ■ fast Saturday night.; i.:
,Grady French, son of Dr W. A. I
French and- -a nephew' o f District j f<
Judge John--3 1‘rjnce “f that place, 11
surrendered to the sheriff Bol|i tnen,, jj
it Is said, were engaged in the market f«
business. • — fi
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The Service of the
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First National Bank
-IS CONSTRUCTIVE—-
Little Miss
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SSSSitis ^«Mi<r'5;.',.l''ll,.?y!AJ ‘“hfr
of this city conceived the idea of hav-
ing .-Um_va£aiLtiJot_to
Methodist church cleared at att *rt~
(mmbrr.rrc nhd ntMvhb. .oideonver.-
lug same i.Uo r. play ground or paik
for the younger folks, and gTh “‘1B
in mind, she asked permission of Mr
Wentworth Manning, the owner, who
now lives a mile north-east of towm
The response was a prompt one, and
Mr Manning not only kindly cousen -
Vd to tho suggestion. but jiuclos,ed a
five dollar note for the purpose of
of "old Glory to
Revival Closed
Last Sunday night the union re-
vival which ran for two weeks- in this
city came to a close, and. it is' not too
much to say that it Was the best meet-
ing in many respects that has been
town of Canton for years,
i way scarcely Of placf
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' Accidental Shooting.
,i Mr. L M. Parker was in the city
Tuesday afternoon from bis place five
miles east of town o» the Grand Sa-
line road, and related the circum-
stance of how « young son of Mr. and
---gffg3afan--Pbelpn.4iv.iog..near.t‘U.li.orl.
the Beu Todd place,' happened to w
serious accident that morning. The
Jjiojr, Charlie by name, about -10 gr ik<x>£ that was done. Quite a number
years dTfl; bad been out with a sipaii | wer£ brought to a knowledge of that
rifle and upon returning to the houses power, which saves the soul. a»d hero-
_ i. ...j Vvowor tlm wpnnon on a La*..- m «____ . ... .
Is no way scarcety.TOf Placing
estimate on. The great amount of
endeavored to hang the weapon on a!
nail near the-door. The gun was loaded
and in some wgy was discharged, the
ball striking him in the left breast
and ranging dpsynward. Medical aid
wan summoned and "ME" Parker could
of
Herald
after will conform their lives to the
teachings of the great Master, and
countless numbers of those who had
drifted away from the path which
leads on up to that land of pure de-
light were constrained to dwell upon
A.
were^qterred la- the Ci
.1 ■’oOhc fiirntly sympathl
r
not say justTiow hadfytberTtcUm was|^|0 (,rror- of their way-and to again
IfiJUTedr buthe was complaining co"' seek that fountain filled with blood
siderably at last account The acct-; wjJ^ci1 renj0ves all guilty stath.
dent 1ft to be deplored, and it is to nc ^jje services were^ conducted by
hoped that the li^lc fellow will re-, i5TangCu8t DeLaye, and the sermons
cover. ' * . * | delivered by him proved a blessing to
v.....-j w--' . — j an who heard them. Whtle other
Sipce the above was written, it is j cjmrch workers nuty have appeared
learned that, the unfortunate boy ex-1 |lere jn times past equal to this great
pired as preparations were being nian [n the pulpit, it is quite certan
made fi^T1 an operation, and his remains that none were hts superior, and his
jterred la-the Canton cemetery manner of invpresstng the truth and
ftefnoon. The friends causing huuianity to, think for them-
sympathize with them se|Vcs on a subject of such vital con-
fn tbetr beremVemfint. Trrrr- cent ns the life everlasting could
--scarcely be improved upon. Prayers
County Union to Meet. 0f Canton people,, will attend him
The Van Zandt t'ounty Union, will whereaoe’er. ha chooses to go and it
meet with the Mt. Gibson Local, six will'be the earnest ptea of his new-
— miles fiftgt of Canton, on the 1st day found friends that abundant success
of July. All interested will please take w'ja formrer crown his efforts as he
notice. 1 J. T. HEARD, Secretary, continues to labor In the TiClfTS so
--—-- white unto the harvest. HIS traveling
I have fitted up a nice paint room companion, Rev. E. W.- Prarfenberger,
near Brooks garage and I am prepared is by far thq best singer and choir
to re paint automobiles, re-cover and conductor to ever visit here, and he,
upholster automobiles, paint bdggies too, greatly endeared himself to all
anything else and do a first-class the people of tlie town.
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suc-
cess of Uie revival, Revs. Collins and
Rev. Locket Adair, conducting the Qutndlfen throwing themselves unre-
revival in Grand Saline, was a vlsi-; servedty into the thick of tlie tight
tor In Canton again last Saturday aft- j that wa* waged against all manner of
ernoon. He was accompanied by hta sin, as did some of the laymen, and
wife, who is related to Mrs. G. fi. j m«|re especially the iadtex -xaf tl
Staton of this city, and who was a1 young ladies of The town. tTRfStatT
guest at the Staton home while here, being complimented most highly by
r ' - j the ^vgngellst during his last dis-
Mr. N. A. Anderson, who gets his j course for their seal tw the winning of
mail at Mabank, sends tho Herald one souls for Christ.
dollar on subscripton. Thanks. | All told, the revival will be known
’ " ~~———as a wonderful spiritual epoch In the
A little child of Mr. and,Mrs Olln | history of the town, and the whole
five dollar note
supplying tho flag
wave over the ground when it has
been transformed into a resort
Pbeauty and recreation. The
is sure his generosity will be pro-
ounly cherished by the children
whom he has so Cheertuny avo ed
In this instance, and hopes that
!!-Y,tpver'other help and
^^of noriTCir rirwnTir. it ST1 Irtfial
nark will be forthcoming from ‘^hor
pars . tha( {inal
resources in the town, uum
ly the play ground might bear
name of The owner of-the property.
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Waldron, Uyinj
three miles south-east et < anton,
were here Friday. The Enterprise was
glad to learn that Mrs. Waldron, who
had Tost .her eye sigiTr-raiT age In see.
She has been in a sanitarium at San
Angelo where she had undergone- an
operation for a cataract, which
proved successful. They were -on
their way home from Angelo.—Jidgc-
wood Enterprise.
One-of Canton’s citizens, in remark-
ing on the number of years that he
Mr.i. W.
.Foster
lias,
wife of-Tl-ov. W," E - Foster, V. In
Canton visiting at the home of Mrs.
Belle Massey and other relatives and
friends. Many years ago this family
resided her?, Rev. Foster being at
one time the' editor'"of t It IS paper.
‘ Her visit h4ka-lw-a-u
light to her many old associates
and because of this character, its
patronr, practically become a part
of its bankiflg' family. Every de
tail, largre or simtli, concerning the
affairs of this bank is important
ly regarded and given comprehe^
sive attention.
Your business solicited.
Edge wood Celebrates Fourth. i
As the fourth of July comes on [ _
Sunday this year.’TTdSTWUOd will have Ij
their annual celebration on Monday,
“July TT at the ciuti lake at that place.
Arrangements !are. being made for | j.t
the usual. picnic features, with a | t.t
basket dinner. - 8
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Rev. W. H. Smith died several days
ago In Dallas. His home was in Min-
eral Wells; formerly lie lived at A,lba
in Wood county and was born 47 years
ago In Van Zandt county near Edom.
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First National Bank
CANTON, TEXAS
Dr. -M.
DIRECTORS
L. Cox. , (CM. Hilliard.
Irbv Christopher L
Henry Seiko.
H. Sides*,
Mrs Fete Rentes aiid Joe White of j g
Tyler made another Canton ttirn-d'
on.. Wednesday of this week,
ftnuimio- everythtne in preltty good ; —
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'gpR BAO!—A T'yt8f,1TMni'Weillal Pel !*)l. tT-Tsy-Pujum, ■imirlwti
lege scholarship at a discount on the 0( {)10 f’arm & Ranch, was a recent
price charged at the college.—Chron- yi^ffor to Canton. In his service with
tele, Wills Point. ___ this celebrated farm paper. Mr. Payne
--------- ----------- ---- (takes much nnterest in the material „„„„ _ „ „
Misses Jo and Josie Wallace of ] advancement of The State at largw-aad | ^nd 'ErinYT'mlt l.^rr.rYin,.. 7>7aT*T-.^»
Orand Saline are guests of Mrs. Geo. mingles with the people in many lo- i damage was done to crops, dwellings
Staton -e»lUies..He has .traversed Van Zandt|aB[j out-houses. In the last issue of
county in tlhies past and talks. most l];-c Wiieeler Journal a partial list
Interestingly of Uiis section showing | of (llos^ Vho suffered most is given
that he is even better acquainted with , ^ (0jjQW(ng paragraph Is repro-
Damage Was Great.'
imt baiii .Iu/ljsb -
ticulars of the ligvoc wrought by the
storm In Its last isBue, the storm
which swept through that section ©r
country tying between -Bew-Whoeler
Mrs. Dora Grooms of this ei^y is
Visiting relatives in Gary, Texas. _
No. 666 will cure Chills and Fevers.
than many of us \vficT ..^.v m
it is the most"speedy remedy we know. | for years., it, is...liis. rx^rcase.d convlc- ^ worse.-Big holes can be seen
■ ■ ■ '■ ■ ’ . — | tlon that, the new highway which has ground where thi ‘ferrtbte
Cu M- Hilliard and aon, Horaci*, via-'» r^Cfcntly bof^n provided for through j 0f ice 'landed; trees cover©4
ited Dalla? the flT*t of thia week. this county wll proV?*- greatest: witJl loup:h bark ]o<)k as though bnU
•——1— - jhlessthg that could possibly come t°| lets from a German attacking force flad
Restored to Good Health. | sll the people. He says that railroad jnjjjcted the scars upon them, and
“f was sick for foui* years with | building in this state is praencaBy foliage which_on the day before
tng on me nuinuer oi juuip iimt , i wun mca tui tuu* j^ " ± , . f i*LLu.u__viA uuy oei
han made this his home, said that tlie stomach trouble,” writes Mrs. OttofcU'ad. that teven interurnan construe-. ■ waJ, proudly, waving, as though
"I lost weight tion Is
at a standstill all <>n account; sjg)fy that this was a country of
vast posslbllties which ( pca'ce ani pflfoty ana where W
tion in any form was Impossible, now,
crowd assembled in the courthouse . Gans, Zanesville, 0hio _
last Monday aftsrnoon at the "road and felt so weak that I almost gave up of the vast posslbllties
meeting" represented more brains j hope of being cured. A friend told mo i born demonstrated by the building
and more money
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ed in one assembly In the “old free a well woman." For sale by Nolen [terrupted Irafm in ail reasons ^ .aTia has returned, to the
Bros., ,a ftrat-clags ro? <<. froth r,re. °]dust from whence it came, i^irge fields
v h -ot corn which was looking better tlian “
any crop foe past years h^d Juuknff
rind was causing the farmers to
of Van Zandt county about Chambertain’s Tablets, and star*! wood roads, roada-that wilt endure V,r HU the flag on the slfSng and doW-
r seen Wforc gather ' mdnif two hotttr^am l imy^l^th^r r^^^ P^tnif of ^ ; frful%hip ^0^7
ihlv tn the old free . welt w'omnn " For sale bv Nolen' terrupted traffU; lh ri.. r-asons Is itli ■ .. —-----,—, .----- , .
state.'
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i Dallas (which ,the iiuilding .. t
fri Van Znndt wilt mnau, as it,
* vA'iflt n like rn«d at to
--loBTaf "rbgmntable -prices,-Rhone No. ,
24g_l H. MoNellJ, Wills Point. 25t4. churches contributed niuento file
Cooper is quite sick
home tn this city.
at the family
ccvitnyelty better off for its being
held.
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ust at this Time, and while
may b* a dlfference of opin-
ion as"to what to do and how to
do It. we *re all In favor of build-
ing good highways in Van Zandt
county, if you get unduly heated
up In the discussion of the road
propositions, call at our soda fount
and cool off. Our cold drinks are
refreshing drulng this warm
weather, and there Is po rortm for
argument as to their quality.
We are also prepared to supply
your netds In anything in the way
of drugs, medicines aPd driJggUd*'
sundries. * * ----—,—-—
"Your business will be appre-
ciated.
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v“ NOLEN BROS.
Marriage Licenses.
Cleave V. Rhodes and Lelahd Sides. |
J. L. Bounds and Helen Brown. j
J. A. Childs and Liztle Morse.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wallace were
arrivals here last week from Farmors-
viiie to visit the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. K. G. Griser, and other rel-
ativea and t ripuds.______________________
A few of oiir colored citizens re-
mained tn this precinct last Saturday,
but the majority of them celebrated
their emancipation in he town of Wills
Point.
It is learned that a revival meeting
Will be begun In thla city in the near
future at the Bapttst bbundr,Tf not-on
nekt Sunday/ then the Sunday folldw-
Ing. '__
A new bank has been organized'at
Kaufman known ab the Farmers &
Merchants’ National Bank with Wood
Nash, president; George Smith cashier
Jjoy'Clarlt, who has been conduct-
ing a drug business in Gunter. Texas,
; ITgB tUemstyl of same and- la now With .
this parents In this city. r
Jv- T. Riley, who formerly lived In
Fan ton, was a visitor hero the first
of the week from is home In Terrell.
Messrs. Sid Nolen, Lude Sides and
t Tyds Peace transacted business Dr
1 Dalian one day last week.
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wl(i V:i>ntij<t with a like road at the
-J Kaufman county line, lo say, a ,llojr llowni.as,t looks to Kmil,.s
duTo or motor truck* and hhRoo.busses, rTJlrr^ ho,>(, MW „ covered
will follow, plying between th« towu... .^ sn]h, with thHp topie hurled by
their sides. This is the case, especially
at I 'nIon Grove." ______ ___
of Cant6n and the Dallas market, and
that fruit' produrp.-poultry, vggs. buL
j ter. berries, garden truck and vgriftHfi. ‘
other things can be gotten to market
as quickly 'from the countrv.-around
Canton for miles nf 1f wc were sit-
! uated on a steam line'and that too »nd will .spend «,ne time with num-
j without damage to perishable stuff. | llt’ri' of EM 'rrnrfTTfgr! -, ■ Her first-rwri—L
Other isolated communities have been
Mrs.,Louisa Tumlinson arrived here
Monday afternoon frqfti Kingsville
Um-m-m! That’s Good!
Yon’ll say it—the family will
say it company will say it;
from th« first sip to the last
drop of ice tea made with
White ”wan
Tea
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—makes the kind of ice te* that simply takes
hold of you with its smooth deliciousness. Not
strong, but full of body. Tea that is tea.
Most All Grdeers
■ell White Swan Tea—four ««ze« in air-tight tin*
^ — 10c. 25* 40e and 75c. ShtmU your grocer be
one of the very few who don’t carry it. •end u«
75c for a pound—mt postpaid. ,
WAPLES-PLATTER grocer CO.
TWAAMMW Only)---------4^*_______
>' Dmusob. Ft. Wortk. Dallu, Anwriflo, Bow»,
eitowawood. Ckilbo-lw. Dublin, CakMniik.
GfuunviU*. Humlan, Mnrahull. Slumlord. To.i
»odA<U.Ok». -? f ’ 7
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j brougl'.t to life he says just inMhis
I way. and are enjoying prosperity that
they never dreamed of before, and he
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denee In,the town of Canton was matvy
years .•fgo when tlie county was
sparsely settled, and her recollection
of o\pnts in those days is Very clear.
remarked that he never sees or hears -“'A Il’'r rP<,,ta' nf mnn?' pP^odrs so
long ago Is most Interesting to hear,
The Herald, In behalf of all her ad-
mirers, extends a -most hearty wel-
come upon the occasion of_her return
for another visit, and trusts that her
stay will be a most Dleasa^ one
throughout She makes her home with
Mr and Mrs. C. H. Reese, who for-
r.f this kThd of progress in otbe' sec-
tions but that h‘s mind always runs
back to Van Zandt and the wonderful
fertile regions that he found here .sev;
oral years tfo, when he traveled
through the < r :fax. Ben Wheeler, Mar-
tins Mill end Wallace communities.
He Is alBO firm in the faith that once
* practical road is provided and the merly resided here, though now make
people have opportunity to witness the
advantages to be derived, that there
will be no end to the clamor for more
such highways, and that the citizens
will not rest until they have been se-
cured.
Messrs. Dean Mathis Bruco Mar-
shall. Homer Hilliard and Oscar
Wyatt played ball ‘last week with an
"all-star" aggregation which consist-
ed of several celebrites of Kaufman
Two games out of thrro -were lost to
the town of Rockwall, and something
like similar hospitality was shown
them In the town of Grand Saline
There being no more worlds to con-
quer, It is thought that they will dis-
band, and re-lncorporate under some
other nome. ~
Prof. J. E. Billingsley has gnne to
Garden Valley to join bis rt£tt|Jtr who
are visiting relatives there; Tater he
will go to Timpson to spend some
ttme with his father before returning
to Van Zandt county to teach the next
term of school MarttfiS Mill.
The notable., of the county wars
here Monday, from every nook and
corner thereof. Possibly soma, of them
hiii never Before seen the Van zandt
their home at Kingsville.
'"Hon. Jno. W. Davidson, former
county judge of Van Zandt county and
a long-time citizen of Canton, was a
prominent arrival here Tuesday morn-
ing from his, home in Childress. He
was accompanied by his brother, Wi-
ley A. Davidson, who is a prominent
lawyer at Amorilla, who Is also a for-
mer citizen of this county, and resided
at Grand Saline for some time. They
are guests of their father here. Judge
T, DaVTffSWT,
ativos and friends
Ted Tlfcpet, a whit* man, was
brought here last week from Grand
Saline by Officer A. S. Tunnel! and
placed In Jail on a charge of appro- »—
priating whiskey which did not be-
long .to him. l^ater,-he was released •
on bond. "
laria or BljHfotjg
m. ■~'-SZ^Trr.
No. 66t, will cure
Fever. It kills thq^
county courthouse! tKougK H BIB Wu| Qws » Um place when meal
standing here all the white on the time overtakes you in the town of
same spot—never been moved a parti-
cle.
A "sunrlac prayer-meeting" "was one that we will treat you right.
of the features of the union revival
last Sunday morning, and the attend-
ance was exceptionally good, and Jn
a special service was
and young
Do You Eat?
Canton. Look ui up on the weet
side of the square, and be assured.
Yours to Please,
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