The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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ESTABLISHED 18S1
VOL. XVIII, NO-ai
DECATUR. TEXAS. FRIDAY, MAY 12, i8qq.
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and beautiful, and qualities are much super-
ior to what might be expected at the prices.
A New Line of Leghorn Flats,
for Ladies, Misses and Children
just received and placed on sale at
Strictly Cash and One Price. Decatur, Texas.
Friday —
Remnant Sale Day.
We have inaugurated a big remnant sale
which will take place on Friday of each week.
We will offer rare bargains in these sales in
dress goods of all kinds, white goods, laces,
embroideries, in fact everything in remnants.
Everything marked in plain figures.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, I
County of Wise, f
To unknown owners of lot 6, block 36
south Decatur addition. Greeting:
Whereas, theCity of Decatur, through
its City Attorney, did on the 18th
day of April, A. D. 1899, file in
District Court of Wise County, in the
State of Texas, its petition in suit No.
79 on the Civil Docket of said Court,
being suit brought by the said the
City of Decatur, as Plaintiff, against
the unknown owners of lot 6 bl’k 36, S
Decatur add’n as defendants, and the
nature of the plaintiff’s demand as
stated in the said petition being an ac-
tion'to recover of the defendant as the
owner of the lands returned delinquent
for the taxes due thereon for the year
1897; and, Whereas, the residence of
said owner is unknown, and upon the
affidavit of F. J. Ford having been
kade, setting forth that said owner’s
Ksidence is unknown to the affiant, as
the Attorney for the City of Decatur,
and after inquiry not ascertained;
These are, therefore, to cite all inter-
ested parties and to make parties de-
fendant by notice in the name of the
city of Decatur and the County of
Xyise, directed to all persons owning or
being in any way interested in the
lands delinquent to the city of Deca-
tur for taxes, to be published in a
newspaper in said County, one time a
week for three consecuti ve weeks, in
the manner and style following:
The State of Texas and county of Wise.
To tne unknown owners of lot 6, blk
36 S. Decatur add’n and all persons
owning or having or claiming any in-
terest in the following described land
delinquent to the city of Decatur, for
taxes, to-wit: Lot 6. blk 36, S. Deca-
tur addition and the taxes
penalty, interest and costs up to
the filing of this suit amounts
|p 11.63, and you are hereby notified
Kat suit has been brought by the city
of Decatur for the collection of said
taxes, and you are commanded to ap-
?sar and defend such suit at the May
erm of the District Court of Wise
county, and State of Texas, being the
next regular term thereof, to be held
at the Court House thereof, at Decatur,
on the 29th day of May, 1899, and
show cause why judgment-fhall not be
rendered condemning said lands (or
lots,) and ordering sale and forclos-
ure thereof for said taxes and cost of
suit.____ •
ATTEST: John E. Boyd, clerk of
the District Court in and for Wise
County, State of Texas.
Given under my hand and seal of
said Court, at office in Decatur, Texas,
this 18th day of April, 1899.
John E. Boyd,
Clerk District Court,Wise Co., Texas.
CITATION.
The State of Texas, i
County of Wise, f
To unknown owners of block 115,
South Decatur addition, greeting:
Whereas, the City of Decatur, through
its City Attorney, did on the 20th
day of April, A. D. 1899, file in the
District Court of Wise County, in the
State of Texas, its petition in suit No.
93 on the Civil Docket of said Court,
being suit brought by the said City
of Decatur, as Plaintiff, against
unknown owners aforesaid as Defen-
dant, and the nature of the plaintiff’s
demand as stated in the said petition
being an action to recover of the de-
fendant as the owner of the lands
returned delinquent for the taxes due
thereon for the year 1897;
and Whereas, the residence of said own-
er is unknown, and upon the affidavit
of F. J. Ford haying been made, set-
ting forth that said owner’s residence is
unknown to the affiant, as the Attorney
for the City of Decatur, and after in-
quiry not ascertained;
These are, therefore, to cite all in-
terested parties and to make parties
defendant by notice in the name of city
of Decatur, and the county o. Wise,
directed to all persons owning, or
being in any way interested in the lands
delinquent to the City of Decatur for,
taxes, to be published in a newspaper
in said C >unty, one time a week for
three consecutive weeks, in the manner
and style following:
The State of Texas and county of
Wise,
To unknown owners block 115,
south Decatur addition and to ail per-
sons owning or having or claiming
any interest in the following describ-
ed land delinquent to the City of Deca-
tur, for taxes, to-wit:
Block 115, south Decatur addition,
taxes, interest, penalty and costs, up
to the filing of suit amount to $2.62.
and you are hereby notified that suit
has been brought by the city of Deca-
tur for the collection of said taxes,
and you are commanded to appear and
defend such suit at the May Term of
District Court of Wise county, and
State of Texas, being the next regular
term thereof, to be held at the Court
I House thereof, at Decatur, on the 29th
; day of May, 189th and show cause why
judgment shall not be rendered
condemning said land (or lots. ) and
ordering sale and foreclosure thereof
for said tuxes and cost of suit.
ATTEST: John E, Boyd, (Jerk of
the District Court in and for Wise
County, State of Texas.
Given under my hand and seal of
said Com t, at office in Decatur, Texas,
this 21st day of April, 1899.
John E. Boyd,
Clerk District Court, Wise Ct/, Texas.
CITATION.
The State of Texas, 1
County of Wise, j
To Uukonwu owners of Lots 2 and 3
Block 69, Smth Decatur addition, Greet-
: lug ■
Whereas, the city of Decatur, through
its city attorney, did on the 2Uth dav uf
April, A I) 1899, tile in the District Court
of Wi e County, in the State of Texas, its
petition in suit No. 89 on the Civil Dock-
et uf said Court, being suit brought hv
the said city of Decatur, as plaintiff,
against unknown owners as afore
i said as Defendants, and the nature"
ut the plaintiff’s demand as stated
in the said petition being an action to re-
cover of tne defendants as the owners ot
tne lanus returned delinquent fur the taxes
due thereon for the year 1897:
and, whereas, the names of said owner
is unknown, and upon the affidavit uf F.
J. Ford having been made, setting forth
that the said owners unmet are un-
known to the affiant, as the Attorney for
the City of Decatur, and after inquiry
not ascertained:
These are therefore to cite all interested
parties and to make parties defendant by
notice in the name of the City of Decatur
I 11. Wise county, Texas, directed load per-
sons owning <ff being in any way interested
in the lauds delinquent to the City of
Decatur for taxes, to be published in a
, newspaper in said county, one lime a
week for three consecutive weeks, in the
manner and style following:
The State of Texas and county of Wise,
To Unknown owners Lots 2 and 3,
Block 69, South Decatur addition,
and to all persons owning or having
or claiming any interest iu the fol-
lowing described laud delinquent to the
City of Decatur in tne State of
Texas and County of Wise, for taxes,
to wit: Lots 1 and 4, Block 71 S. Deca-
tur addition, and the interest, penalty,
taxes and costs of suit up to the filing of
same amoucts to $2.01 and you
are hereby notified that suit has been
brought by the City of Decatur for
the collection of said taxes, and
you are hereby commanded to ap-
i pear and defend such suit at the
May term of the District Court of Wise
County and State of Texas, being the
next regular term thereof, to be held at
the Court House thereof, at Decatur, on
the 29th day of Mav, 1899, and show
cause why judgment shall not be ren-
dered condemning said land (or lots), and
ordering sale and foreclosure thereof for
said taxes and costs of suit.
Attest: Jno. E. Boyd. Clerk of the
District court in and for Wise county.
State of Texas.
Given under my hand and seal of
said court, at office in Decatur, Texas,
this 21st day of April, 1899.
Jno. E. Boyd,
Clerk, District Court, Wise county, Tex.
The American Monthly Review of
Reviews of May devotes considerable
space to a survey of recent developments
in American cities. The editor com-
ments on the reelection of Mayor Carter
Harrison in Chicago, on Mayor Jones’
remarkable triumph in Toledo, on the
Detroit project for muncipal ownership
of the street railways, and on the gen-
eral situation in Boston, San Francisco,
Minneapolis, Cleveland, Denver, St.
Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and
New York. Dr. Shaw also contributes
a special study on the new San Francisco
character—a remarkable document in
its way, and Mr. George E. Hooker gives
some interesting facts about Mayor
Quincy’s administration of Boston.
Menstruation made regular and pain-
less. and pains in sides, hips and limbs
cured by Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or
tablets.
Be not too ready to ascribe improper
notions to your, neighboor. You can
not see down into his heart, you know
nothing of his troubles, nor of the battles
he has to wage. If you were in his place
you might not do half so well. Let your
judgement be tempered with mercy and
charity.
Easy fit means a good deal in a pair of
jeans working pants. The Buckskin
Breeches are not cut by guess work;
they are cut by men who know how to
cut; they are'stitched with care, and
with the best thread, and the buttons
are on to stay. They’re the kind of
working pants that fit and look well and
■re sold for the same price ■■ common
goods.
The State Firemans convention is in
session this week in Parts, Texes. The
News hopes the boys will have a good
time and they generally do.
Chautauquans. J
April, u.—Since out last report we
have lost a most valuable, and enthusi-
astic member m Mrs. Agnue, who after
spending the winter with her sister. Mis.
Greathouse, has gone to Victoria, B. C.
Although only a local reader while here,
we are gratified to know she has sent
up her application for membership and
will continue her readings in her far
away home and will still be in touch
with the little circle of “Know Nothings”
in Decatur. Our regular lesson was a
sketch of Thomas De Quincy, with ex
tracts from his "Confession of an Opium
Eater,” and a general discussion of the
style and characteristics of Charles Dic-
kens. George Eliot and Thackery. And
in Men and Manners our lesson was
Bean Nash, of Bath, and Mrs. Radcliffe
and her followers.
April, 19.—We have now come to the
study of Geology, and are deeply ab-
sorbed in its mysteries. The character
and origin of boulders, as well as their
mode of transportation and source, is
intensely fascinating as is the action of
glaciers, and the rates of glacial move-
ment. We should be at no loss for
objects of study if rocks ar" what we
we need, for certainly Decatur
has her share, but even these are objects
of more interest when properly and
carefully studied, for every rock bears
its own history.
The study of chemistry in the Chau-
tauquan, showing the growth of Chem-
ical science was next discussed. The
period of the alchemists was one long
search for the Philosophers stone, which
extended over a period of twelve hundred
yearts. Chemistry gradually freed itself
from alchemy and entered upon a new
period known as the "latro chemical
period.”
Death of E. J- Brown.
('Greenwood Courier.)
After an illness of more than two
months, Uncle Jack Brown, the grand
old Christian soldier and citizen, died
at his home east of town last Saturday
night. Although he had been sinking
for days and his death was hourlyLex-
pected, the shock was none the le*s
severe to his relatives and hosts of friends.
With the departure of E. J. Brown, one
of the landsmark > of Wise county is gone,
and one too, that always pointed toward
better things in this world and a better
life to come. He was a man among men,
brave and honorable in every word and
every deed and every one has been made
to feel better for having know nsuch a
character. Fearless and uncompromis-
ing in support of what he deemed the
rignt. Uncle Jack entered the Confeder-
ate service in ’61 and made a record for
conspicious bravery in that struggle and,
like a true patriot, accepted defeat and
ha sever since been a strong lover of the
stars and stripes. At the time of his
death, he was captain of Albert Sidney
Johnson Camp of Confederate Veterans
and was a delegate at the Atlanta Re-
union last year.
E. J. Brown was born August 16, 1835,
in Elbert county, Georgia. Joined the
Baptist church at the age of eighteen, of
which organization he remained a zeal-
ous, consistent member up to the time
of his death. In his younger days he
studied law, but during his residence in
Texas has devoted his time to farming
and stockraising. He moved to this
state in 1858, lived in Wise county most
of the time, about twenty years of it on
his farm east of Greenwood. He mar-
ried Purely C. Daly, June 24, 1875, who
died six years ago, He was interred in
Slidell cemetery Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Crystal conducting the services.
The heartfelt sympathy of every man.
woman and child i.i this community
goes out to the bereaved son and daugh-
ter. May the father’s pure, Christian life
prove a benediction and a blessing in the
hour of grief.
Keep Quiet
and use Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea remedy for all pains of the
stomach and all unatural looseness of the
bowels. It always cures. For sale by
J. P. Haytbr
Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
clears the complexion, gives buoyancy
to the mind, cures headache regulates
the stomach, bowels and liver.
Distinguished criminals in a New
York jail have organized a -cant-get-
away club, and the inmates of a Colorado
prison have been driving a great business
in counterfeiting the coin of the realm.
Chamberlain’s cough remedy has saved
the lives of thousands of croupy children.
It is also without an equal for colds and
whooping cough. For sale by J. P.
HayWr Mar99yi
Too much of a good thing is a brfd
thing.
Indifference is the manifestitation of
an incurable selfishness.
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MUSE-
May, 8—This is the fourth day its
' rained in this community and prospects
are still good for another rain. Most all
are through plowing corn the first time
and some have plowed cotton a little.
Everything looks flourishing at the pres-
ent writing ; gardens are coming in a little
i ... .Dr. and Mrs. Halcomb, of Booneville
were visitors at Mrs S. E Minors
Thursday night.... We are glad to cor-
rect the mistake in the last week’s issue
about Mr. Will Miller’s death.... Misses
Ella Belew and Minnie Donaldson at-
tended the graveyard working at Deep-
Creek last Saturday and Miss Ella did
not return home until Sunday evening
I .... Next Saturday the 13th is the day
appointed to meet and clean off the
Pleasant Grove cemetery.... Prof. Tid-
well of Decatur preached a very Interest-
ing sermon at Pleasant Grove church
last Sunday... .everybody are invited
to attend our prayer meeting at Post
Oak school house every Sunday p. m.....
j Miss Ida Walker is spending several
days with her friend Mrs. Bridges on
the prairie.... Mr. Eskridge of Clay
Co. has been in this neighborhood visit-
ing relatives and friends this week..,.
Messrs. Bob Sensibaugh and Bud Rhine
I of our neighborhood have joined the
military company at Decatur. X
Oity Council-
The following committees were ap-
pointed at the regular May meeting of
the council.
Ways, Means and Claims—Hayter,
Rush and Hayes.
Ordinances.—Martin, Henderson, Hay-
ter.
Streets, Bridges and Alleys.— Hen-
derson, Martin, Thomas.
Fire and Sanitation.—Thomas, Rush,
1 Hayes.
Decatur Baptist College Commencement-
May 28, 11 A. M., Commencement
Sermon B. II. Carroll, d d.,lid.
Monday May 29 ,9 a. in. annual meet-
ing of board of Trustees.
Monday May 29. 8 :io, a m., address to
Literary societies, Rev. Homer T.’Wilson
Monday May 29. 8 :15 p. m., Contest
in elocution for the Boyd medal.
Tuesday, May 30, 8 : to a. in., Debate
between Erosophian and Philomathian
literary societies.
Tuesday, May 30, 8 =15 p. m. Court-
ship of Miles Standish. PolymniaLlterary
Society. Drill by Physical Culture
Class.
Wednesday, May 31, io a. in. gradu-
ating exercises. Delivery of diplomas.
Baccalaurate address, by Rev. G. W.
Truett.
WHO IS TO BLAME. 3
Kidney trouble has become so preva-
lent tha,t is not unctfiinnion for a child to
be born afflicted witlnweak kidneys.
If the urine scaldstnKtlesh, or if, when
the child reaches an age when it should
control the passage, and it is yet afflicted
with bed-wetting, depend upon it the
cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble,
and the first step should be towards the
treatment of these important organs.
This unpleasant trouble is due to a dis-
eased condition of the kidneysand bladder
and not to a habit as most people suppose
If the adult has rheumatism ; jf the water
passes in irregular intervals or has a bad
odor; if it stains the linen or vessel the
color of rust; if the feet swell; if there
are puffy or dark circles under the eyes;
your kidneys are the cause and need
doctoring. Treatment of some diseases
may be delayed without danger, not
so with kidney disease.
Dr. Kilmers Swamp Root the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy prompt-
ly curs the most di«tressing cases. Its
mild and extraordinary effect is soon re-
alized. Sold by druggists in fifty-cents
and dollar sizes. You may have a
sample bottle and phamplet telling ail
about it sent free by maiL Address Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention that you read this
generous offer in Ths Drcatur Niws.
Capt. Coughlan, of United States Navy
is probably the first American to suffer
punishment for the crime of iese maj-
estie. He lambasted the German Empe-
ror to the tune of “Lilly Calow Caladdy”
The new commandment reads: Thou
shall not take the name of the "war lord*
in vain, for the American administration
will not hold him guiltless who singeth
sarcastic songs about “our cousin of
Berlin. ’
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Tyler, L. W. The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1899, newspaper, May 12, 1899; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193769/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .