Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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THE OLD RELIABLE
* 1
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Denton, Texas. Established 1882.
This Bank ha» thirty yean of successful experience to in credit, during which time it has, maintained a uniformly strong and
• Conservative position through all the varying conditions of business, with ample cash resources at all times to afford dependable
satisfactory and adequate banking facilities to the public.
We offer to depositors every advantage consistent with conservative methods and confidently solicit the accounts of individu
als, corporations and firms . .... 1 '
If you contemplate making any change in your banking business for the coming year you are cordially invited to call on us,
assuring you in advance that we will extend to you every courtesy and liberal treatment that is consisten with good banking.
Thanking all our customers for the very liberal patronage given us in the past, and wishing you all a happy and prosperous
New Year, we arc cordially yours, . .
DENTON BOY TELLS
* WREN COLDS IN 24 HOURS
OF URGES! VOLCANO450 MILES Of LAVA BEDS
DURATION Of COLD • ™’S exact position
Of UNUSUAL LENGTH
wnicn wu aurin* saia year auiy not* tuny p
probated in th* Probat* Court o. ■ ton about Nov. 2
aald county. by th© tertna of which »a* thereby dis.
th a
lor
tne
Ridley
P»X
tn
to county.
NEWS AT NORMAL COLLEGE
ofANSWER IT HONESTLY.
ih ii-auyht with Interest to Den
conveying to the under* Sued all ot
In aald
to
1911Foster
retaese
M - al .. le-
TXwIRr
0,000
Capital,
IN BcHRT.
Nous* th
a
of all kinds;
: ot the Denton
irst
11
It
for th*
almost
38
36
23
32
at Denton
bosioffle*
UP
60
this
visit
hl*
Septem-
d«ed of
look* I ke a lake ot
W* stayed tner* at
time, and It waa a
p. tn.
make
August ..
September
October .
November
December
A. C4RNEG1E WILL ‘
WA8HL4GT jN Jan.
Carnegie will appear
Hont»e rommlttee on the
investigation Jan. 10.The Committee Has Secured
the State Brown Leghorn Show for
1912—O« fleers Elected for the Ba-
th*
Trust
I
con-
1-3
to
pay-
eo-ded I” V'«'<»St P ps«e
Deed Records of Dcntoi
which rs’e’-ence Is
though noth ng appear*
which «1<
paid Off;
DIED O. TUBERCULOSIS
LAST SATURDAY.’TTY WAS PRAUITACALLY WITH.
OUT FIRE PROTECTION 1XJR
SEVERAL R.lRS.
metes andJ F. RALEY « Company
Middle the Bloc k.
South Hide Hq., Deiuon.
The wed.
at 7
will
Are the Statements of Denton Citi*
tens No -’-ore Itel’able Than
Those of Utter *trangers?
Th s is * vital question,
h ih iiauyht vtth interest to Den
-It
h«re,
ime
Leach
mlng.
to China from here but I think w*
win go back to the states before
Jan. 16. Wil close tor this time.,
and «L1 tell you more when I come
home.'*
what
seres
su t recovered.
That on the 16th day of
her, 1882, by his warranty ____
that date Gilbert Ragin. for a rash
cona'defAtlon conveyed to William
Ridley ng undiv (led 13-24 Interest In
140 acres o» said i«nd wh ch deed Is
duly record* | tn Deed Records <
All creditor* must within
permits of only one answer,
cannot L* evaded or ignored.
Denton citizen steaks her*
Specks tor the welfare of Denton.
A tit sen s statement la rellav.e
An VHe, stranger's doubtful.
Home i roof is th* beet pro-v*
1. it. Tompkins, farmer. Dunton,
FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-TWO
HOURS MERCURY STOOD BE-
LOW FREEZING POINT.
the dock. We arrived at G.en-
Your
Mone,
and five children as follows: Tom.
•nt Oliver, M sse* Ollie, bailie and
Annie.
The funeral, services were held
Saturday at 1 t o'clock and Interment
took place Sa’uraay afternon at
the Sh loh cemetery. *■
BROWN LEGHORNISHOW 1912
t-'ni/TKY ASSOCIATION MET
SATURDAY FOR ELECTION OF
OFFICERS.
At the home of th* bride'* mother,
Mrs. J. A. Withers, on East Oak
street, W. M. Pockrus, an employee
of the Denton Traction company and
for several years a resident of Dea-
ton county and *>’ss —via Wlth-
err formerly chief operator of tnv
Scithweatern elephon* company,
wve united In marriage. Rev Eetetl
rerformtng the ceremony,
dine took place Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Pockrus
tbo.r home in Denton.
serving
tne
surround Craters. One of Which Is
Nine Miles Long ai»<l Three Mira
,W ide—• Toasted Posi-hO Accom-
panies Letter t© His Father,day of November, A D
B. H. DEA VEN PORT,
Itw.
» CLYDE ELBERT GIVES INTER.
* E8TING DEHilRIPTlVN OF KJ*-
« LA LEA’S CRATER.
Folio wa;
ihe clipping,
of which waa
aboard the
to Honolulu
that night and anchored, ani at
11.30 the next morning we left for
Hilo. It is on an inland about 300
miles from Honolulu. We bad very
nice, warm weather going down, ex-
tent a little rain and a ground awetl.
We arrive! there at 9:30 the next
morn ng and on the way passed the
eper is.and. I will try to tel) you |
J. H. Wilson
Lin Stock Auctionaer.
4-18 .Mallorv-;
2-19 !'• made
began to modera e Monday afternoon
tic mercury stand.ng only at 3Q at
£ 7 p c ock Monday nght, from which
it descended to 20 Tuesday morning.
•At 10:30 Tuesday the mercury
showed 34 above freeizng for
first time in 74 hours.
Duggan Abstract Co.
Complete Abstract
of all Lands In Den-
ton County.
uy tuning <n* oath and g vtng
a* sum, and earn uecree as
ns snld records fall to show
proportional part of sa'd 627 3-4
each of th- plaintiffs
PROGRAM FOH INSTITUTE
TO BE HELD IN 1
continuing from 8:30 Saturday morn- taken uy H. E. McCombs during
■ ns to well up into the day Tuesday jv.alt here in Auguat.
rtie highest point record® I in that .
Sam Henry, for many yearn a res-
ident ot Denton county and for
pest eight years a recident of Den'oh.
died Sa urday morn mg at 1 o'clock
after an illness since last May of
tuberculosis and Brights dleaae.
De. eased had been confined to hla
bed part of the time, but recen ly
had teen up and seetnel better. Hie
srlou* tUneea was within the past
week only.The entire city was practically
without fire protection from 2 o'clock
Saturday anernoon until nearly 10
o'clock Saturday night by reason of
the break In the big trunk tine water
main on Eaat H.ckory street, and only
• by putting the en'ire force of men
available to work on the break in th*
freezing weather was the department
enabled t© get the repair done that
early. In the interval there waa al-
moat no water In the .lains, the
stand-pipe at the .'line of the break
having, it yas stated, only a few feet
of water at the time.
The depar'ment employes worked
incessantly and rapl Jy In spite of
the fact that tne mercury was hover-
ing around 1« when they started and
waa about 10 above zero wnen they
quit, a tarpaulin as a storm brdsa
and a wood fire for mel Ing the
lead being thedr only protection from
t he elements.
In adJiHon they had to work st
night with very little light, as some
minor damage to the generator early
Saturday morn.ng kept the lights
from being turneu on until about V
o’clock aaturday night
,.. «• omvw gyt ion miiig ■ vw* JUIBB JuCrilt.
118-1B Brant; The advmtage* to be g lined
|3-I4;tn hsv ng modern • uiptrent, M -L.
’ *“ Barney; Tre High school law, j.‘W
. Meang 6v Krum can
e made a Hl :h a hool, A. B. Weis-
ner. Pilot Point.Denton county. Text*, conveyed
sail Gilbert Ragin Pinkie Cornelius,
and W P. Cornelius Jr.. 527 3-4
sere* of land out of sa d Manchaca
survey, of whi h the tract above
deact 1 b*d I* rart. That the probate
Records of R*d River county and
thr deel recorda of Denton county
•e'l to S.ow .-,-Bt the sal! J. H Mor-
gan uuiy qaaiiiieo as sticn Hamintn-
trtor
oond
Kidney Pills and have found them
very sattafaetory. W* are therefor*
glad to recommend them. When the
Kicney* are out of orde< and we nav*
oat us through the back ani si -
neys, we always take Doan's Kidney
PH a and they give entire relief.”
For vale by al) dealers. Pricy <»*>
rents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York sole agent* for th* United
States.
Retnomber the 'name—Doan’s—
and take n0 other. 36
How easy it is to take colds
—dampness, wet feet, sit-
ting in a draft, exposure to
wind* and the unpleasant re-
sults soon follow. The bead
becomes cloggea, it’s difficult
to breathe, the mem brane*
of nose and throat become
irritated, tm tamed and a
catarrhal condition anifeata
itself.
But with proper treatment
is comparatively easy—
Nyals 1-axacold
cure* a cold in the shortest
Possible time, it acts direct*
ly on the mucous membranes,
opens up the pore* of th*
skin and acta aj a tonic lax-
ative.
The actions of bu» u few
tablets results in relief, noth-
ing simpler.
Me ior box of 38 tablets.
Mist the esiat* of 8. H Morgan, deceased,
Leonora | by deed duly recorded 1* Book O
of
to
h* devised all of hl* real estate to
said W. P. Cornelius Jr. and Mary
Washington, who accepted said es-
tate under the terms of said will
and thereby became bouuu by the
warranty deed *o given by th- said
G lbert Raglu to William Ridley a*
aforesaid.
That Mary Cornelius was In sa'd
decree called by h«r nlcknam* “Pin-
kie'* Cornelius, tha* Mary and “Pin.
klo’’ refer to one and the same per-
son; that Mary Cornelius subsequent
to said deed end decre* intermar-
ried with M. 8. Washington, now de.
ceased, and la a feme sole.
That William Ridley and his wife
Emelin*, Rl .ley both departed
life intestate In Dentc i county. Tex-
as, prior to 1890, and left surviv-
ing them as the.r only children and
heirs at law: W. A Ridley, Charles
F. R dley. George Ridley, J L. Rid-
ley. who *t times slgne 1 bls name
and was called J. M. Ridley, Jesse
Ridley, Matth Herndon, Hattl* Ma-
loney, M. J. Fin<h; that wh 1* both
J, L. and J. M. Ridley are made
parties hereto they are on* and the
same person. That prior to the 20th
day of August 1892, Jesse
departed th'* life intestate, single,
without lRlue *n<l without hav ng
been married, and thereafter his
mother, brothers and sisters con-
re ved their entir* interest 1- said
J 4 0 acres of land to W. N. Yearby
and H. B. M. Burrow, but there '»
t o'hlng on the deed records of Den-
ton county to show that J. L, Rid-
ley who executed said deed and J.
M. Ridley ia on* rnd the ■•">* Per
son.
On May 23, 1878; D. W. Heard
and Jas. L- Trueheart by deed ot
that date conveyed to M. W Wheel-
er th* entire C. Manchaca survey,
who as part consideration theretoi
executed and delivered her certain
promissory note of e'*n data with
aa d deed for *200, payable to said
Heard 4 T-let.eart Nov. 1 187v.
and a vendor's lien was expressly
retained to secure the payment there-
of, that though long sin re Paid to
the owners thereof no written re-
lease thp lien < retained to se-
cure the payment . f said note has
been recorded In Dentin county.
That on January 8. 1881, W. T.
Laughlin by bls warranty deel
that date conveyed to J. M L ndley
100 acres of as'd Manchaca survey,
a part of th* land above described,
and aa part consideration therefor
said Lindley eve nted and delivered
his *300 promissory not, of even
date with said deed payable to the
order of W. T. Laughlin 24 months
after date wh cp nOt* was fully pal!
off on March 20th. 1883, and Hen
discharged. That »o express Hen
was retained to secure the payment
of aald note, and more than four
years has elapsed since thy maturity
thereof and the same is barred by
the four years" statute of ’imitation
which pla ntiff here pleads. That
no written f*lease of said Hen ha*
be«n recorded.
That John C. Sm'th by bls trust
deed ,'ated Nov 1Kth. 1878,
veved to B. F. Wheeler 1948
acres of *ald Manchaca survey
secure M. W. Wheeler in the I
ment of two *1600. notes due Nov
1. 1878 ani iv.U payable to M. W.
Wheeler and endorsed to M. A.
Hendricks and J. A. Fain; that both
of said notes were paid off and d *-
charged Nov 8th, 1880, and the l’«n
thereby satisfied sine* which tim
no claim ha* been made .for th* pay
ment thereof. TTiat sat'd notes and
Hen matured irory than four yearsAt a mootin' oi 11* Denton county
Poultry Association Saturday even-
ing, the election of Oifleers tor tbs
ensuing term was held. AU of tbs
_otfleers weie present with th* ex-
ception oi President Frei M Bottortf
and his place was filled by J. M.
Martin, vic* president. Officers were
elected as follow*; President, J. M.
Martin; v.ce president, 3. A. Bushey;
secretary and treasurer, J. H. Clea'e-
lanu; assistant secietary and treas-
urer, Mrs. J. H. Claavelanu- honor-
ary vice preaiden s, Fred McCormick
Aubrey, G. A. Hughe* ot -anger, H.
3. Sexton of Drop, Ralph KlHlngs-
wortb of Lit le Elm, G. C. Turnerville
of Garza. W. F. Clevenger ot Krum,
Hugh Jenkins of Roanoke, Mr. Stra-
der of Justin. E. M. Arnold waa
elected superintendent with John
Million asst* ant. Fred Bottorff r»,
appointed legal a'lvisur and chairman
of the executive committee with J.
H. Cleaveland. E. M. Arnold, Will
Burge and John Million.
The association approved a motion
to hav* their meetings >n the first
Saturday in each month in the Coun-
ty court room at * ©clock, it wa*
deci .ed to have paper* read on the
beat plan for mating to produee ex-
hibition bird*, the paper* to t>* road
by J. M. Martin and E. M. Arnold.
Of come importance I* th* fact
that th* Denton Cou^ry Poultry as-
sociation ha* secureu »he State Brown
I^egbom show for 1 • 12. Th* aaso-
catbn a much pleased wth ’• suc-
ces* in tnl* m*tter. as the state show
is of much Importance.
j First Tract being part of th- M E
P. A P. R. R. co. Survey No. ‘87;
! patented to 8. H. Mo gan, assignee
o thp M. E. P. A P. R R. Co.
thereof and th* ram* ar* barrel by
the four year* statute of Hrnltat oe
which plaintiff plend*• that no re
S<M Hen was executed.
liohn W. Cos and wit* by
rsl trust deed* of that date
i«ni .1-1 acre* of sa’d
i Survey to J, B. Watkins,
to eecure the payment of ■
Jsmee Carter, and to M J. Dart to
secure J, B. Watkins « the payment
NORMAL COlXFGE Deutt n
ar. 3—The jioim*i op-m • | y, xiet
a; with uiujt ri the ,.ij r.u euta
b<d. end twe»’r7'-!hree -r.-^
i t lie* up to low. >.i>ie ciu lenu
hat... teen ydeta ned at none ”P ac
lo.ixil of illness and will retii n Inter
Sum chaa<e* were r.i:i ly dariinf
the hpl day*. New ueuii-rv i. -ap
t>bi ler* have been put In nil aaah-
r cti. Th* physical cu’.ure -isP'i'i-
meat ha* a shipment otmatertai now
*:■'* Ms* Paulson * much plea.ted
wit* the Interest hown by stuuenU.
The Now \e*>s party at the Gyn,
Moiday night was much enjoyeu.
AbtLt 200 student* were present.
Niss Cla k is ill and unable to be
wit) her classes
Tie Durant Normal w 11 debate
that North Texas State Norma) this
yea} on the quest on, ' Resolved.
I hit the initiative referendum ahi
re^‘11 should be adopted by the new-
rtl stats." The debate is to be held
„ hfre Apr 1 20.
I / H Grant ha* ac epto l a position
n the Washington High School at
Fort Wo th. He wa* a member oi
the Normal Octrtta and his place ha*
leen filled by Mr. Parka
thews, and as part consideration drrglgned acreptef sai4” trust,
the’-efor said E W Matthew* exe-lbas duly qualified as reqn’re<
cuted and delivered two 8203 prom-
Issory notes, of even date with sad'
U IN BIG WA!!R
MAIN.WAS REPAIRED
DENTON COPLE WERE
MARR'ED THURSDAY.
A description of tha volcano ot
Kilauea, the largest active volcano in
the world, is a feature of a very tu-
tcresting letter from Clvdu Elbert, al
sen of George W. Elbert of this e ty.!
writ en to homefolks from Honolulu/
Hawaiian fslan s. Young Elbert
joined the United States Navy sever-
al months ago and is now
a-'oard the U. B- S. Cal fornia In
Pac lie squadron.
In the let. er, which came-
week, young Elbert tell* ot his
to Kilauea, and mentions a so
v sit to Pesr) harbor, just now a
scene of great ac.lv ty In army and
navai circles, wtt*r* fortifications are
ceing installs 1 to protect what is
eld to be the chief vantage point
as a base of supply in the Pac tic-
The letter In part f<
“I am sending you tl
and also a ribbon, one
urnished every man
ship. We came back
fi’e years after date. That said
not* »aa fully paid off by said Ful-
1, 1896, and said Hea
wa* thereby discharged, but 4*ld
D ekinaon failed to execute any re-
lease. That mor* than four year*
have elapsed prior to the institution
oi this suit since th* maturity of
each and all ot said note* so exe-
<uted by said Cox and Fulton, and
the same ar* barred by the four
yeara statut, of Um tatlon which
plaintiff pleads.
That J. B. Duncan, Mary Busby,
Maud Ellen Busby, William Busby,
Hettle Peter and Pari* Peter, by war-
ranty deed dated Aug. 3. 18»1, con-
veyed to J. K. and J. W. Tucker,
549 *crea of sal i Manchaca survey,
and as part cons deration th* said
Tucker* executed and delivered to
grantor a the r note for *4,396, due
Aug. 1, 1*82, tG be discharged th
stock cattle at *10 per heal. That
Haiti- Busby to wbom E. B Peter
conveyed 1-3 interest 1„ 1701 l-»
acre* of said Manchaca survey on
Jan. 6. 1890, thereafter in aald
year intermarried wth J- B. Dun-
can, and prior to the 3rd of August,
1891, depart, d this Hfe >testate,
leaving a* as her only hr.trgM|r hit*,
band. J. B. Duncan, her^ root her,
Mary Busby, her brother, William
Busby, and her slaters, Maud Ellen
Busby and Bettie Peter.
That on Aug. 3. 1891, J. B. Dun-
can conveyed to J. K. and J, W.
Tucker 200 acres of *a d Manchaca
survey and a* part consideration
said Tucker* executed a *3000 note
payable to J. B. Duncan, Aug. 1,
18*2, said J. B. Duncan prior to
Aug. 3, x8v-, depart.d this lif* in-*
testate, without issue, leaving aa
hl* only he rs at law hl* mother,
M. A. Duncan, his sister. Hattie A
Hand, and his brother, W. H. Dun-
can. Thkt in a division of the prop-
erty belonging to th* estates of J. B
uuncsn and nettle Duncan u>«
*4396 not* and the *3000 note were
allotted to M Duncan, W H
Duncan and Hattie Hand aa he r* of
J. B. Duncan, and th- heirs of Hat-
,.a Duncan received other property
aa consideration therefor. That
said J. K. and J. W. Tucker paid
Slid *4396 note on July 24th. 18*1.
to M. A. Duncan, the owner thereof,
and on March 24th. 1898, they paid
said *3000 note to M. A. Duncan and
Hattie Lowe. *n-i the owners thereof
then executed release^ of such 1 en,
but nothing I* show- of record to
show how such owner* obtained said
notes.
Wherefor* plaintiff praya that the
defendants b* cited and that upon
a trlaj hereof 4t- have judgment
against ear- an ’ nil of the defend-
ants for the restitution ot said land,
for damages and tha« ea< h and ail
of th* clouds • ca«t updn h s title
be removed, and that an ©t <Re right
title Interest and claim which the
fendant* have or had In and to said
premises he ’dives'ed out of them
and vested In plaintin, >.t u for gen-
*4a: an i en«- m re'if • wtl" ever p» -y.
Herein fa'i not, but hav- you be-
fore said Court, at its aforesaid next
regular term, this writ, with your
return thereon, showing how you
hav* executed the sam*
Witness W E. Durbin. Oerk of
the Distr ct Court of Denton County.
Given under my head and seal of
said Court. *t office In Denton this
the 4 th day of December. 1911.
. W E. -.URBIN,
Clc-k District Court. Denton. Co
12-15-8wkaBlmpson ri. Morgan, de -seed, Pin-
Letter Received by 11. pierce Tells ??'nist' R1,dley' I1.' , B'
of Observations of H. K. McGomb ch ‘ R Atev m ' J‘7'
Hsu ”'Mai«oey “«M
fcmwr w. H. F,.re.K"j.» “!•? nSW!-..*%2!
receipt of a let er from F.'W.-Per- D. w Heard, . James L. Trueheart.
kins, acting superintendent of the W. T. LaughHn, John C Smith, M W
Coast and Geodetic survey depart- Wheeler, B F. Wheeler, M. A. Hen-
tuent of Commerce and Labor at J- A. Fain, Ja tee Carter. J.
Washington, g-vlng the exact data re- B- Watkins, Henry ^>ick nson, W. H.
gar Ing th* latitude and longitude y«r.can. If 1 ving but d*a<i then
That
.- two set
of conve’*
Denton eountv. Book P page 180, to Mancht
which referen-e Is her- msde: and Trweted ____________
on ths same dav W P Corae”n*. a* *S8A* 'net,, navvbt- ths or'er of
C.nsrflsn of Mary Cornel ua and W
P. Cornelius Jr., for a ra*h consider,
stlon convey* | to sa d Wm Ridlev24 »-10 INCHES RAINFALL.
Denton county’s fainfall for,
past twelve months beginning
January, was, a cording to <h* 11
nual report, of M’S. N. A. WiE
24 9-16 inches an avenge of t
Imhes per month, altnough th* n
or! shows that’ the rain in th* d
furan- month* was very unevei
dispersed.
December with 6 0-16 inches to/
credit leads the months and ’
September there was not the f#
Ion nf an >n< h of rain. One or
of the other months suffere > *1
as keenly October having only
of an inch.
The .report follows In full: t
January
February
April ...
March •
May
Jvne .. <
310, Abstract No. 1474, for 527 3-1
acres > begin n — at the s E. corn*
Southeatt corner (at ground) of of the John George survey; thence
Science han, 19 degrees, i>s.9 minutes] south 623 vara* a rock on N. B.
cast of north.
Spire on court house dome, 80 de-
grees, 28.2 *Mt °f north.
Cupola of Sam Houston school
39 degrees, 23.4 mma es east oi
NOTICE TO CREDITO.tS OF C. M
SWINDOMj
TATE OF TEXAS, >
county of Denton
o. the creditors of C. M. SwlndoU;
You are hereby notified that C. M
Swindell, of th* County of bento*,
pr or to the institution of this suit o* the i oth dsy of December, A D.
—a — v---- .--- yearl jpj lf execute I a dgetf Of assignment.
time was early Monday morning when ’he southeast corner of the Normal “°v« c,®u‘’_fro“!
it and Mr. McCombs left the exact spot *•*•*•> alleging tha* the Plaintiff is
a* fiom where the observations were the owner and has a fee ample title
a made n.aike. by a limestone post'lo about 500 aciea *f land lying In
and are barred by the four
st,i|iite of limitation. ~ _____ ____________ _______
That B F. Wheeler and wife M. hla pro-ierty for th* benefit of all
W. Wheeler by, deel dated Nov. 1.9, hla cred tor* said estate to be die-
1878, conveyed 26? acres of said :*Hbuted among said creditors In pro.
C. Manrhrca survey to ®. W Mat-{portion »o the'- claims that the un-
tb**a and swa* i msAjI* o^..-.*
stony
Lloyd • i •
Willow Springs ..
West School House
Aub ey -...........
Mustang
nke School House
Garza -
Argyle
Parvln
Denton Ward 1 —
Den on. Ward 3 .
Denton, Ward 4 ...
Waketon
fustln.........
Sanger
Wtet Pilot Point —•
Sidell
Drop -
Krum .... •
Ponder
Plainview .....
Dickson .........
CITATION BY PUBLICATION.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or Any Con*table of
Denton Conntv—Greeting:
Ywu ar* nereby commanded I
summon the unkndwn heirs oi Simp,
son rf Morgan, ' Pinkie'' Cornel'us]
W. A. Ridley. H, B. R dley, Jesse
Ridley, Georr- Riiley, Charles Rid-
ley, J. M. Ridley, J L. Ridley. Hat-
tie Maloney. Dolph Maloney, Matti*
He-ndon. Charl-s Herndon, M. J.
Finch, F. B. Finch, D. W Heard,
James L. Trneheart. W. T Lan Sh-
in, John C. Smith, M. W. M heeler,
B. F. Wheeler, M A. Hendricks, J.
A. Fain, James Csrt-r, J. B Wat-
kins, Henry Dl klnaon, ani W. H
Duncan. If living but if <’*ad then
th* unknown hc1rB of such deced-
ent or decedent*, 'y making publi-
cs’Inn of th'* Citation one* n each
week for eight sncce*rtvp week*
previous to the return day hereof In
the magnetic declination 9 degrees
iu minutes east.
Also tne to.towing true bearings
were determined: . _r ___
Southwest corner (at ground) of latent No. 390, Vol. II, Script. N >.
Science sail 3 uegreev, .01 minutes 310, Abs'ract No. 1474, for 527 3-1
wes of north.
Southeast corner (at ground)
The duration of the cold
first week in January Is . — ------- —- —------ . t t ---- ----
without precedent. For more than ot Denton, together with other obser-, th* unknown heirs-of such decend-
su.ent>-two hours the mercury stays.) vations concerning th* geographic _M'_ P;
'■■■ 11 ' " " —"......... . ±- .. » —WWH
No. 5463, where n s H. Finley tai That Gilbert Raglu departed this kin* to secur* the payment of *860
plaintiff, and the unknown heirs oi lif* In Red River, county. Texas, n not* payable t0 Henry Dickinson
‘ th* y«“r 1887, leaving a written will, - — -
which was during said year duly
Following Is the program
local institute to b* held in
T;on .an. 21. "ihe instl ut* opens
{110 a. m and c oses at 8:30 p. m.
”l Morning— Devotional exercises,
■ iHev. Porter; Wel ome address, Ge<».
Evrns; Response, L. C. Edwar is;
Number work in the primary grades
Miss Alma Robinson; How Interest tn
language work may be created in the
lower ’n ermediate grades,
settle Brashers and Mrs. L_ ...
Winner y (D op): Morals and man-! psg« 615. of the Deed Recor a
nets. H. E. Chalmers and Mias Bessie ~
Lyons.
Afternoon—Lltrares an! current
events Miss Erm* l^e. Miss Bertie
in.BUn-iwo uuuis me mgrvury bmjo.i ---—w ... .. . ' ^OraeliU*.
persistently be ow the freezing point. Position of certain plates in Denton, Jr-. Mary Washington. M. A. Dun-
- u can, and Hattl- Lowe ar*> defend-
J ents, said *u t is brought to try title
The observations were made from ° well as for damages, an I to re
N„ B.
line of Carmel Manihaca survey;
tbence west 1520 varas with sa d.
Manchaca N. B. lln- co ner cn
same, thenr- north 623 vara* -o.-ne,.
’n sefa’er u< WutM* road; thene* ia*
lo !C varaa to the place of beg m i'.g
Second Tr* t being part of the
Carmel Manchaca 2-3 league survey
Abstract No. 7*9, patent No. 57*.
Vol. 11; laginn ng at a stake tne
N. W. c-oin*r of the land allotted tu
the children ot T. N. Ski lea deceas-
ed, In th* division on bls estate, no
the D. B. . n- of John Heath's tract
out pf' aald Manchaca survey; thence
north 261 varas. then e east 2*2
varas; thence nortl. 150 varas, pass,
mg through center of an artes an
well; tbencc west 26 2 varss rock cn
Heaths E. B. j'ne; then * north 7Jt
voras, corner in center of public
road: thene- east J830 varas pile ot
rock ln said Mancbac* N. B. line;
thence south 1165 vara*; the**©
«est 1830 vara* to the place of be
gnnlng, and on the H’h day of
November, 1911, plaint ff was law-
ul’y seized and possessed of said
tracts of land, and th- defendants
entered upon said land and ejseted
Plaintiff therefrom, and now unlaw
fujly v Ithhold from him the' posses-
sion thereof to h s damage *500.
Plaintiff plead* the five and ten
years statutes of limitation and alleg-
es that be lias a g» od un i perfect
title to said land by reason thereof.
In addb on to h s title as store-
said plaintiff avers that he baa a
record ti’le to said land by regular
chain of written trans'ers from the
Stat* of Texas, to parties through
whom he clams, and fb«t ea<h and
all of the patents, judgments, deeds,
and other muniment* of title he eln
after ment'oned constitute a part of
hla tit)* to siild land and that the
recorl Hens, release* and defects
hereinafter ment oned create* and
KRUM.' SQ cloud* upon h * said title de-
jprertate lhe market value thereof
of the I *n<I should b* removed
Krum That on the —day of April,
at 1881. by vlrtiip of a decre- render*.]
In the prohate. court of Red River-
couryty, Te«n*. in the cea* ln whl<h
Gilbert Ragin. (Mary) Pink* Cor-
ns iuj zrd W. P. Cornelius Jr. were
i lalntlf'j aid th* estate of ? H
Morgan, deceased, was defendant.
John H. Morgan a* Administrator of
1482 POLL TAXES PAID.
Friday’s Rally.
Although the time limit to
jo l texes an i enjoy the privilege ot
suffrage draws near only 17 mor*
days remaining till Feb. 1, co'i«>
tlons continue extremely slow Only .“ouith.
a few over twenty tespta wert i*-| The observations are of import-
ed Thiireday, and Collector H-r. ance to land surveyor* in that they
l.ins Relieves it will be Impowibte estaliah author** Ively tne varia-
now to collet a. many as were paid ‘ “ns. of the magnetic needle in this
I si -car by Feb. 1. The total t-
dae Is 1,472 and the payment by
precincts follpws, showing Au-
:-rey uiw/nct tar in the lead with
1*6 polis m.td:
l enton. Ward 2
t'aet Pilot Point
Lewisville
Little Elm
Koanoke .....
Double Oak? • • -
______□■■■ ....._ Mk^
deed, du- Oct 1st 1879 sn « 1880: months from the dst* of thl* notice
th*f no express ll*n was retained to f ,e th«*r claim In writing. In leg*!
secure th* pavment of said nolee. th- th* law require*, with tne
sam- were hilly paid off st th* ma- "nderslgned who resides
turity thereof and more than four T***’- which is also
year* has claused-.since th* maturity .a <J
thereof and th* earn* ar* barrel by I w tncs* my hand th!, th* l(tb
1 hour,
lisi id
The with brass ring set Hush w'.h the sal<^ county of Denton about 7 mile*
normeartOgo“u7*t’all’bu7tne*n^^imU<’mum during the'blzzar. wa. u ’ground. The tatltune ot Dunton was R’__80 _de’ree#..WL fr.om ,he r,ty c‘.
kept coming back and telling me Tb. n.ir-igven ai
what a great thing it waa anj ‘
me to go up. So 1 left the ship
2 30 and our train waa waiting for
us at * " *
wood at 2 o’clock and took an auto
rom .here to th© crater house, and.
from the vrater house about 7 m les
to the crater.
Oster 9 •'‘lies Long, o
There are two hr the craters, one
about nine miles long and three
miles across; About 450 miles ot
just lava be s. The small crater..!*
thi‘«e niiles long and 1-2 miles across
It Is the largest living volcano
the world.
“There are geysers shoot ng
in the small crater, from 20 to
fee high. It is sajd t0 be rising
•tout 50 feet a week, and when 1
was there it was 100 feet irom the
top. It is reported to be running
f liter now and only 50 (eet from
the top. it has been two years since
t overflowed, but they say it will
overflow this time. When it goes
own it is 500 feet from the top.
“Gid Faith's" Geyser.
“There is one large geyser in the
m ddlc 6f the crater »)»ich they call
Old Faithful.* and when I a lava gets
a i ttie cool it forms a thin crust ou
top which cracks ana works toward
the center of the era er. You can
see it me’.t. ,
“About 100 yards from the small
crater you c*n fin J cracks where the
hert comes out, and these places
are where they 'toast' postals. You
put a i ostai on a stick and thrust it
it n the crack. In a few minutes xl
will bu toasted, and if. you leave it
any time it will burn up. The
< ound, or lava, is so hot you can
not sit down and your feet get so
warm you can't stay tn one place
ling. For 5 0.6 miles around the
ma n crater it
of molten ore.
ni-ht tor rome
<rand sight,
is Just nice and warm down
and we wear white all the
1 think we w 11 go to WSkaki
Chr stmas day ani go In swim-
It la rumorel that we will go
the mercury climbed t0 32, but
stood there tor less than halt
„ __ , another bLzzard causing
ibout the volcano we visited. I dd!lt>l*^ ,,,e registration.
above on Sunday morning The min-'g ven as 33 degrees, U minutes, the Den’on, described by
im im Monday was 18 above, and ,t longitude 97 degrees .09 minutes and l'°',n 8 Rs follows:
i ________^-s__4- ths* niktrnotlp d*»rlinatinn Q dnvroAg First Tr«j*f hdklnmi
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