The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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Walloon Takes Wrong Man
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balloon went up, Pug escaped Grove Signal.
Man Dies From
Peculiar Accident
“Sociability” Run On
Jefferson Highway
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serious injury, but he never re-
covered from the scare. The
balloon trip was constantly on his
mind and some years later he lost
, his reason and was sent to an
tangled in^he ropes when the | asylum for the insane.—Honey
J. 0. Allen Will
Speak Here Friday
The Farmers Union
Gin A Busy Place;
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Idle Farmers’ Union gin - is
running night and day and can’t
gin the cotton as fast as it comes
in. Early last week the ware-
house at the gin was filled with
seed cotton and over one hundred
bales of seed cotton was piled
out on the ground before Satur-
day evening. • The farmers are
bringing in cotton faster this
week than the gin can handle it
and by Saturday night there
will probably be over two hun-
dred bales of seed cotton piled on
the ground* This gin has gin-
ned oyer nine hundred bales of
cotton this season, which is more
than it has ever ginned befo rfe
up to this time in one season.
At a meeting of Denison Lodge
No. 161, I. O. O. F., Friday night
the second degree was conferred
upon six candidates, and a most
interesting and enthusiastic
meeting was held.
The lodge decided to entertain
the boys’ band and the girls’ or-
chestra of the I. O. O. F. home
at Corsicana on Monday, Oct.
9th. About sixty of the children
will be present. After the en-
tertainment, to which the public
will be invited, the children will
go to Bonham to attend the
grand encampment of the I. O.
O. F. of Texas.—Denison Gazette.
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B. R. McLellard, 69 years of
age, died in a sanitarium at
Sherman Saturday night at 8
o’clock from the effects of a mule
falling on him Tuesday of
last week. At the time Mc-
Lellard was riding the mule and
dismounted to adjust the saddle
and the mule fell over him, in-
flicting internal injuries. The
accident occurred near Tom
Bean. The body was shipped to
Tom Bean for interment Sunday
morning.
Mr. McLellard is survived by
A wife and two daughters, who
are in Mississippi.
“The most thrilling event of
the carnival was an accident that
occurred in connection with the
balloon ascension Tuesday even-
ing. The aviator, Roy Arnold,
of Dallas, was arranging to make
the ascension and gave orders for
the ropes to be loosened, but just
as the- balloon was released he
noticed that Wade Hawk, who
had been tiring, was entangled in
the bridle lines and was being
carried upward also. Arnold im-
mediately jumped out of the
parachute, falling a considerable
distance, while Hawks, who had
never made an ascension, was
carried soni^ 4,000 feet in the
air.
“When the news became cir-
culated that the wrong man had
been carried up, the crowd be-
came greatly excited and some
became almost frantic. He could
be plainly seen hanging to the
ropes between the balloon and
the parachute. The vast crowd
watched with bated breath as the
big gas bag went higher and
higher and gradually floated to-
ward the northwest. Scores of
automobiles hurried toward’ the
spot where the balloon seemed
destined to land'. After a time
it could be seen coming down,
but fears were entertained that
it would turn over and allow the
gas to escape and descend with
such force that the unfortunate
man would be instantly crushed,
However, the big balloon came
down so lightly that he escaped
serious in j u ry.—B u r kb u rne tt
Bulletin.”
Honey Groveites Who read this
item will recall the exciting ex-
perience of Pug Johnson, colored.
Pug was fireman for a balloon as-
cension in Honey Grove twenty-
five years ago and became en-
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 19.—
Much more interest than is usual-
ly manifested here, eyen in the
most hotly contested city cam-
paign, is being taken in the local
option campaign now in full
swing. The election for Tarrant
County will be held Sept. 25, and
both sides are exerting every
effort to influence voters as the
time grows shorter. Immense
gatherings are being held night-
ly at the Ham-Ramsey taber-
nacle on South Main street by
the pros, and orators for both
sides are discoursing daily at the
courthouse lawn and other
places. Street corner discus-
sions are of commqn occurrence
and considerable bitterness at
times has been aroused. A large
amount of newspaper space is
being used by both sides to
spread their doctrines, and the
mails carry thousands of pamph-
lets and circulars to the address-
es of voters.
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The Sunday’s Dallas Morning
News contained the following
news item from Chickasha, I
Oklahoma:
“Chickasha, Okla., Sept. 16.—
More than 150 young women who
sought to enter the Oklahoma
College for Women at Chickasha
this term were disappointed be-
cause meager facilities and lack
of dormitory space forbade.’ En-
rollment this year at this school
is 500. It is all the school can
care for. G. W. Austin, presi-
dent of the school,is from White-
wright. He left the Texas town
four years ago to become city
superintendent atWagoner. He
has been president at Chickasha
two years.”
I. 0. O. F. Orchestra
To Visit Denison
Denison, Texas, September 19.
—A relay “sociability” run is be-
ing planned by the officials of
the Jefferson highway, to extend
south from St. Joseph, Mo., to
New Orleans, La., oatterned
after the wonderfully successful
run of the same kind made re-
cently, ’ extending from St.
Joseph to Winnipeg, Canada, the
Northern terminus of the high-
way.
This run will not be under-
taken until after the fall elec-
tions of November 7 have been
disposed of, so there will be no
distractions.
Extensive preparations are be-
ing made for this run at many
points along the route with the
-determination that the Southern
run Shall be j’Ust as successful
as the big Northern one. Gener-
al Manager J. D. Clarkson, of
the Jefferson highway, is now on
his way South to see if the road
can be put in shape to carry the
relay run successfully. If he
finds the road in such a condi-
tion that it will be safe to under-
take the run he will at once pro-
ceed to make up the schedule.
Every village, town and; city on
the line will be provided with a
program of from thirty minutes
to an hour.
Entering Texas, the official
route of the Jefferson highway is
through Denison, Sherman,
Whitewright, Trenton, Leonard,
Celeste, Greenville, Campbell,
Cumby, Sulphur Springs, Sal-
tillo, Mt. Vernon, Winfield, Mt.
Pleasant,. Gilmer, Longview and
Marshall.
Bonds havefioeen voted in all
the Texas counties to build the
Jefferson highway, and the build-
ing of the road is progressing in
a most satisfactory manner.
fJ. O. Allen, assistant organ-
izer of Farmers’ Institutes for
the State Department of Agri-
culture, will be here Friday after-
noon to organize a Farmers’ In-
stitute. He will deliver an ad-
dress at 2:30 o’clock. - The De-
partment of Agriculture desires
to get in closer touch with the
farmers through the Farmers’
Institute and a cordial invitation
is extended all to hear Mr. Allen
on the above date.
Much Interest In Pro
Election In Tarrant
Former Whitewright
Citizen Making Good
A Man And
A Dollar
This Bank Is a Safe Place
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It Is The Place For That Dollar.
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First National Bank
On The Honor Roll
world traveling in all steel cars,
Preparedness
J. R. Glidewell
Jeweler, Optician and Fine Engraver
a
soon part company
unless the dollar is
put in a safe place.
Engraved or printed wedding
invitations announcements, etc.
The latest styles of engraving.
Prices right. The Sun.
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hours consistng of wild and
domestic animal acts interwoven
with dozens of high class Europe-
acts.
Twenty funny, foolish clowns
under the leadership of “Happy”
Billy Reid keep the audience in
good humor throughout the long
programme.
The performance will be pre-
sented in three rings, a stage,
and a large steel arena. There
will only be one Cole Bros.’
Show day this season and on that
day plenty of instructive and
amusing features-will be found
and for once it must be conceded
that at least one show not only
exhibits all it advertises but
ten times more.
Mr. John Henry Rice, the vet-
eran show agent, was in the city
some ten days ago and made all
contracts and arrangements and
record-breaking crowds may be
expected on Monday, Oct. 2,
Cole Bros’. Show day. adv.
If your eyes bother you, come to Glidewell’s
Jewelry Store, where you can get the very best
Optical Service reasonable. If your watch
, does not keep good time, Bring it to Glidewell’s
Jewelry Store, where you can get the best work
and it will cost you less when efficiency is con-
sidered. We do special order work. Let us
make your old gold into new and up to date
jewelry. We do fine hand engraving, and we
beat the world for bargains in good watches
and jewelry. If you are our customer, we are
much obliged; if not, come to see us and you’ll
be much obliged. Yours for the very best
^service in Texas in our line.
K Big Show Coming To Town’sidered. This famous shqw
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1^ Cole Bros’. World-loured steel cars, the only show in the
” Shows and Wild Animal Exhi-
bition to be here for two perfor- gives a varied programme of two
I finances on Monday, October 2.
I Monday morning the Katy
I brought in Advertising Car No.
I 2, of Gole Bros. World-Toured an and American Arenic
L Shows, Wm. M. Gillman, man-
ager with a crew of twenty bill-
I posters, lithographers, banner-
| men and programmers. Mr.
Gillman and his men used two
I automobiles and worked hard
I Monday to give the appearance
I of the show here all the publicity
I possible. They do not only post
bills on all available spaces in
y. town, place lithographs in win-
dows of business houses, and
banners of all sizes and pictorial
‘designs on wood and brick walls,
but men are sent out on routes
in the country in all directions
from the city for from twenty to
thirty mile's.
Mr. Gillman has had years of
experience in the management
of advertising cars for the big-
gest shows on the road and
knows how to advertise his
r show to the best advantage. He
says there is only one Cole Bros’.
World-Toured Show and it is in
i a class by itself when merit,
novelty and quality are con-
The Whitewright Sun
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VOL. 36
WHITEWRIGHT, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916
NO. 15
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Waggoner, J. H. The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1916, newspaper, September 22, 1916; Whitewright, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1240121/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Whitewright Public Library.