The Champion. (Center, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 17, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XXXIX
Center, Shelby County, Texas, May 17, 1916
NO. 20
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felt sympathy to the surviving f .
Judge R. L. Parker.
could be gotten together
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Of Center, Texas
“Money Makes the Way Easy,”
Founder of Center And Promi-
nent in County for Years.
Acquire the saving habit while your income
is small and it will be easier as your income
increases to
Increase Your Bank Account
Now is the opportune time to open an Ac-
count with us.
First National Bank
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Your Bank Account depends on what you
save. It is not a matter
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JUDGE R. L. PARKER PIONEER CITIZEN WHO DIED MAY 10.
PASSES AWAY.'
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Mrs. R. S. Bryarly,
Center, Texas,
Dear Mrs. Bryarly:-! have
just learned with regret of the
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Mrs. J. D. McCallum and
daughter, Winena, returned from
a visit to Lubbock Tuesday.
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to talk with. When the county
seat was moved to Center he was
' the first to arrive and from that
day until his recent illness, he
always performed his part to-
ward the upbuilding of the town.
In everything he undertook, he
did so in a way peculiar to his ____
own, but in all things being open death of our mutual friend, Capt
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Beautiful
flowers covered the casket, being
' gathered together by the friend#
and loved ones, representing Idve
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the de-
dtizens
of the town and county Z>f a life
Marriage Licer^es.
T. R. May to Laura Dry.
J. R. Betts to Lida (Christian.
Mark Moore to Evie Ritnour.
Geo. Shadoin to Addie Daw.
B. C. Sargent to Joe McTavish.
J. H. McCauley to Mrs. Lon
Jordan. fl
Fred Bridges t^Selma Wilson.’
Death of Mrs. Bessie B. Burns.
Mrs. Bessie B. Burns, wife of
John B. Burns, died at the fam-
ily home at San Angelo, Texas,
Monday morning, May 15, at
4:37 o’clock. The remains were
brought here, arriving yesterday
afternoon at 4 43, and were ac-
companied by the husband and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Will
Bridges, the latter having gone
to San Angelo to be at the bed-
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Closing Exercises ot
Center High School.
The final exercises of the Cen-
ter High School will be held, be-
ginning tomorrow evening at 8
o’clock, and the following is an
outline of the various exercises:
Thursday evening, at the
Methodist church, recital, Miss
Henderson’s music class.
Friday morning at Iff o’clock,
at the Christian church, Seventh
Grade graduating exercises. Di-
plomas will be delivered and ad-
dress by Judge J-. M. Sanders.
Also the giving out promotion
cards, awarding medals, ribbons,
etc.
Friday evening, at the Crystal
Theatre, Senior class play, ‘ ‘Bet-
terThan Gold,” in four acts, and
which will be repeated Saturday
evening at the same place.
Sunday morning, at the Chris-
tain church, Eld. F. M. Rey-
nolds of Dallas, will preach the
commencement sermon. At this
service it is customary that all
participate, and in this instance
there will be no morning services
at the other churches, though
the regular evening services will
be held.
Monday evening, the graduat-
ing exercises will be held at the
Christian church, which wfill
complete the program. In the
graduating class, eleven will be
presented with diplomas, and
Hon. W. I. Davis, president of
the school board, will make the
■tesentation address. Eld. Rey-
Blds will also deliver an address
B the class.
B This will mark the closing of,
Bn truth, a successful term of the
■school. The Superintendent has
B been badly hampered on account
r of shortness of funds to operate
I on and this has, in some respects,
F retarded work that would have
otherwise been accomplished.
But with that, the school has
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State University, has done good
work and will reflect credit on
Superintendent Rushing and his
assistants^
Sargent-McT avish.
Married, at the residence of J.
S. Kennedy, this city, Saturday
at high noon, Mr. Ben Sargent
and Miss Joe McTavish. The
couple left immediately for
Shreveport to have the marriage ~ — WT 1
blessed by a Priest, Miss McTav-! Vtflll >1 " M tffe Tl /I
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are not tied from carrying out your expecta-
tions and desires when you have money
In the Bank
side of the ill one. A larger
cent of the citizenship of Cem
went to the train and by then1
presence exhibited their hear
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the office of County Clerk, he ac-
quired the thorough, practical
knowledge of county affairs,
which enabled him, as a member
of the 15th Legislature of Texas,
to render another great public
service by securing the re-enact-
ment of the probate law of 1846,
the best law of the kind ever had
by the state.
Full sixty years he lived in
Shelby county. He passed
through stirring times, partici-
pated in stormy scenes, engaged
in bitter political contests, but
his last years were years of
peace and good will to his fellow
man. He could not bear malace,
could not cherish resentment,
was the very soul of generosity
and kindness, and while the
present generation survives, he
will be remembered for his
countless deeds of kindness, for
the good he did for others all
along the journey of life.”
Houston, Texas, May 12, 1916.
did fruition. In Center and
Shelby county, his place will
never again be filled because it is
only once that men like good old
Bob Parker are given to human-
ity, and we shall indeed miss
him sadly. In our hearts and
memories until we, too, cease to
know or remember, his loving
character and influence will lin-
ger like the vesper'hour of other
years, and through it all there
runs a note of exquisite pleasure
in the full knowledge that we Mrs- Burns will be mourned, and
shall see him again, beyond the manY wil1 be the expressions of
radiant glow of the sunset on sympathy to the bereaved hus-
Times sun-kissed ocean, after a' ban<I and children,
while. HENRY C. FULLER.
List Of Immortals.
The following have paid sub- and sympathy, attesting
scription to The Champion in- the high esteem in which
eluding Monday, May 8 and to ceased was held by the /
close of business May 13.
R. M. Champion, J. M. Me- time residence.
Cary, W. H. Carpenter, Preston
Smith, Mrs. Nora Innes, Geo. P.
Brittain, W. L. Thomason, W.
G. Harris, Frank Price, W. T.
Brinkley, J. A. Biggars.
Bob Parker. I was aware that
he had been in quite feeble health
for some time, and that the end
at any hour would not be a sur-
prise. But knowing even this, I
could not help but feel shocked
to know that the final summons
had come, and that this good
man, lovable character, patriot,
citizen and hero of such times as
you and I delight to think and
dream about, had quietly folded
his tired hands and laid down in
peaceful slumber. In the life, of
Capt. Parker we have the full
volume well written, every page
, made up
of deeds well done, duty well
performed, life well lived and
ended gloriously. His long and
eventful career was an inspira-
tion and a benediction. The
world is better because of his
having lived in it, and behind,
he has left an influence that will
go on and develop as the years
come and go, into flower first,
ish being a member of the Catho- j
lie church. From Shreveport i
they went to Chicago for a two-
weeks trip, and then to El Paso,
their future home. Mr. Sargent
travels out of El Paso, and while
not known here, it is said that he
is a splendid gentlemen and
prominent in the business circles
of the world.
- - Missf McTavish is a sister to
Mrs. J. S. Kennedy and has resid-
ed with her sister here for a num-
ber of years; is a lady with splen-
did traits and accomplishments.
Her marriage at this time was a
surprise to her friends since she
y had kept her secret well. Dur-
ing her residence here she has
made many friends among the
citizenship of Center, all of whom
will wish her much happiness in
the new voyage of life that she
has taken.
Motorcycle for Sale—Good run-
ning condition. $65.00 Apply
this office. 16-31
daughtei, election to the office of County a feature within itself,
ntcr. Clerk in 1860, which position he
his kindness to suffering human-
iey. It is said that at~~no time
was he ever known to turn away
a needy person and that no time
came when he was not ready to
go to the assistance of those who ' country, he greatly and endur- and fruits, bye and bye, of splen-
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members of the family on ac-
count of this untimely demise of
the wife and mother of a former
beloved citizen of the town. The
remains were carried to the resi-
dence of F. L. Runnels and i
mediately thereafter the funeral
services announced for 10 o’clock
this morning at the Methodist
church. The services were con-
ducted by Rev. E. D. Watson,
the pastor, assisted by Rev. J.
B. Turrentine of Marshall.
Last week The Champion an-
nounced that a message had been
■ received from Mr. Burns stating
that Mrs. Burns was in a critical
condition and the friends here
. and over the county -were very
solicitous of her condition and
every item of news from her bed-
, side was sought with eagerness.
Mrs. Burns has been a resident__x ' J
of this county for many years,
, coming to Center with her par-
ents when quite young. Follow-
ing her marriage to Mr. Burns,
at that time a resident of Ten-
1 aha,-sheJived there for _several—^
years and returned" here when
. Mr. Burns was elected sheriff of
the county, and resided here all
the while until the family moved
to San Angelo some two or three
months ago.
She was a daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. J. P. Payne, pioneer
and prominent citizens of this
county and section of the state,
and was indeed a splendid lady.
She was very popular with her
acquaintances, took a great in-
terest in church work, an inter-
est in school and civic improve-
ments and always lended aid to
charity. At the time the family
left here she was president of
the Reading Club, a civic im-
provement organization, and
member of the State Federated
Clubs, and was always interest-
ed in doing something for the
betterment of her town and the
unbuilding of humanity.
In Center, in Tenalia and all
over Shelby county, the death of
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Judge R. L Parker died at the
. family residence here Wednesday
, afternoon at 4:25 o’clock, follow-
ing a long seige of feeble health.
The Champion stated last week
that he was in a serious condition'
and that he could not live long, i
and before the paper was well off
the press, the news of his death
was received.
The funeral occurred Thursday
afternoon, the religious services
being held at the Methodist
church and conducted by Rev. E.
D. Watson, the pastor. At the
service a number of life long
friends spoke of the long and
useful career of deceased. Fol-
lowing the religious services the
members of the Masonic order
took charge of the remains and
conducted the burial services, in-
terment being at the old ceme-
tery.
A very large crowd of friends
and acquaintances attended the
services and many floral offerings
were presented as a token of The
love and esteem of the doners.
A consignment of flowers ar-|
rived on the afternoon train from1
Beaumont, being after the burial.
Judge Parker is survived by
five girls and one son by a first
marriage, being Mrs. W. B.
Downer of Center, Mrs. Nora
McCutcheon of Fort Worth, Mrs.
Livie Haynes of Beaumont, Mrs.
Stella McGowan < ‘ wiavu
Miss Irena Parker of this place eighty-six, it closed an eventful
and Dr. Robeit Parker of Dead- career. He first became promi-
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called for help. He was of a ingly endeared himself to the
rugged nature; strong in mind people of Shelby county.
and body; lovable and interesting Because of his long service in
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and fair to all.
Many things could be said of
his life, but it would require
j many columns to carry the full
story, therefore, The Champion
gives below two comments from
people who knew him for years,
one from Capt. James W. Truit
of Center and the other from H.
C. Fuller of Houston:
‘ ‘Honorable R. L. Parker was a
remarkable^, .man, " and when
of Kaufman, jeafh touched him at the age of
and Dr. Robert Parker of Dead-
wood, and his wife of a second1 nen£ jn Shelby county by his
marriage and one d-----1
Mrs. T. T. Smith of Center.
A sketch of Judge Parker’s continued to fill by re-election,
life would be interesting if it > during the entire four years of
. x , .x x. as it' war between the states, and for
maintained its^affiliation with the really was, for he was noted for . the generous, kind and continu-
ous assistance he gave to the
people generally, and to the
women and children especially,
whose husbands and fathers
were away in the service of their
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Gilmore, R. M. & Price, L. G. The Champion. (Center, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 17, 1916, newspaper, May 17, 1916; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1288989/m1/1/?q=%22r.+l.+parker%22: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.