Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1902 Page: 3 of 4
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PERSONAL MENTION. '
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court convene*
your egg*.—McCanly
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Many thanks.
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Kaufman last week.
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•ourt 23 rail road cases.
Some of us have a goad many
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a long time. Ticket* will be on
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a nice residence for Mrs. Louie
'Highsmith. He will erect one for
Mark Foster when be returns from
Bosque county.
but when we get to the cemetery
wo will all be on a dead level.
After being out two days the ju-
ry failed to reach an agreement in
the Grinnan case case tried at
fee the announcement of Alex
Collins in this issue for the office
sfcounty attorney.
Allen J. Compton and family of
Grand Saline are visiting near Can-
ton Ibis week.
W. F. Petty left Tuesday for a
three weeks’ visit to Bosque county.
We are in receipt of a letter from
’rof. J. S. Bagwell, Superintendent
of the Wills Point school stating
that Wills Point will furnish free
entertainment for all the teachers
attending the Institute at that
tasteless form.
Price 50 cents.
Notice.
For sale, one 50-horse
roatism, so bought a bottle of it and
before using two thirds of - it my
rheumatism had taken its flight
and I have not had a rheumatic
’ Sold by Nolen * Bros.
Oqr good friend C. J. Steele of Knox Curlin, T. R. Mallory, W. J.
Colfax was one of the prominen
visitors to the city Saturday au<
while here pulled the latch string
to our sanctum sanctorum.
See the announcement of Man-
ual McClellen for the office of Jus-
tice of the P«Mue of this precinct in
t. is issue.
Staton, J. H. Mills. B. F. Sanders
of Ben Wheeler, B. B. Youngblood
of Edom, W. E. Roddy of Roddy,
L. M. Norman of Stone Point, T. B.
Falls of Alsa were absent,
Th* -Mo rm.
Last Tuesday afternoon about 4
o’clock a considerable rain and wind
storm visited this vicinity, and in'
New Hope community, about 3
and became entangled in the gear,
but was promptly rescued by bis
father before he was injured.
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After Dr «. 1. Brtt. or XMora. Tmm. Im*
***** Mmtrla* Samparlll* Oosapoaud * tbar
o**b trial, h* t>ro*u*nc*4 it * great raawly
for Chroair Malaria, gaaerai run dvwu atria.
Lalargad Spteaa. Eto.
FOB SAUK BY
from Shreveport and Greenwood,,
La., on April 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
—1902, limited for return to leave
District
gvi>d»y-
n the Shaver well. The water was
covered with crucle oil which could
sur-
face of the water. The. drill Las
struck a rock and strong hopes are
entertained that when tha drill
[□es through the rock a genuine
i ;usher will be found.—Fruit Grow-
er.
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Senator J. G. Kearby of Wills
Point had the misfortune last Fri-
day of spraining hie left ankle and
*s ijresult he has not been able to
attend court this week.
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Miss Hazel Breco departed for
Montreal, Canada, Tuesday morn-
ing, where she will reside in the
future. Miss Hazel will be greatly
missed by the many warm friends
she has here, all of whom wish her
well in her new home beyond the
border.
J. W. Adams, traveling represen-
tative of the Adnof Manufacturing
Co. of Chisago, accompanied by
Lee Sanders of Grand Saline was
in our midst last week, doing spec-
ial advertising work for the well
known firm of D. D. Thames Co.
A Printer JGbeatly Surprised.
“I never was so much surprised
in my life, as I was with the re-
sults of using Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm,” says Henry T. Crook, press-
man of the Asheville fN. C j Ga
zette. “I cantracted a severe case
of rheumatism early last winter by
getting my feet wet. I tried sever-
al things for it without benefit.
One day while looking over the Ga-
zette, I noticed that Pain Balm was
21 and 60 days in jail.
The wills of S. E. and J. W.
Hawkins were admitted to probate
and also letters teatamentaiy
granted J. F. Hawkins. Contes-
tants gave notice of appeal to Dis-
trict court and asked that a tem-
po* ary administrator be appointed
pending contest. J. F. Hawkins
was appointed temporary adminis-
trator and pro ponente gave notice
of appeal to the district court of
the order appointing temporary
administrator.
Dre. Sanders.& Gray are rebuild-
ing their drug store at Edom.
Jas. T. Riley contributed adol-
lar'to£ur strong box this week.
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| Mrs. Georgia Goodman, nee Mar-
tin, died last Thursday at her home
about 8 mile* south of town. Iler
remains were entombed Friday at
the Old Bethel cemetery. The Em-
terprise deeply sympatbizee with
the heart-broken relatives.
led to the finance committee and
approved and ordered printed
(hereon by them, and not then un
til the fees as assessed against ea:h
candidate by this committee to p*j |
election expense* shall have bee^.
paid to them.”
A motion that all officers from
congressman down shall be selected
by the primary and the state offi-
cers* shall be selected in the county
convention was ur..»nimously adop-
ted. T._R. YARTIS,
Alex Collins, Chr’m.
Secy.
Bro. H. P. Davin preached at
Hatton Sunday morning and here
Sunday night. His sermon here
was I
to attentively.
of our agents will be glad to ar-
range for sleeping Mr accommoda-
tions and explain to you s
points connected with the trip,
we will be glad to have you wt
direct to us for further in format!
H. C. Geddie, attorney for the
T. & P. railway, continued by place on the 28th and 29th of this
agreement here last week in county
Judge Russell will speak at Ben
Wheeler Wednesday night, March
the 26th.
YOU KNOW WHATYOU ARETAKING
When you take Grove’s Tasteless
Chili Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle
showing thatlt^is'simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless form,
cure, no pay. 50 cents.
TAP REUNION LOW RATE ‘
For the annual reunion United.
Confederate Veterans to be held at.
Dallas, Texas, April 22nd to 25th,
inclusive, 1992, th* Texas 4 Pacific
also blew to one side of ths horse, railway company will sell round
las, Tax.
H.P.
E. W. GROVE adjutant and be will see that,' your
,W.F. Petty recently completed This signature is on every box of
the genuine LAXATIVE BROMO-
QUININE Tablets the remedy that
cures a cold in one day. ’
Russell 'to Speak.
Judge Gordon Russell, candidate
for Congress, willtspeak in the Can-
ton court house next Monday,
March 24lh at 1 o’clock p. m.
W. T. Slaughter subscribed for
Kxtibpbise Saturday.
G. M. Hilliard has sold hi* saloon
this place to Dock Beard.
If jpu want to be well informed
Ike a paper. Even a paper of pins easily be skimmed from the
will give you some good points.
Having a Run on Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy.
Between the hours of eleven
o’clock a. m. and closing time at
night on Jas. 25th. 1901, A. F.
Clark, druggist, Glade Springs,,
sold twelve bottles “of Chamber-
lain’* Cough Romedy. He *ay*,ul
never handled a medicine that sold
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trip ticket* from stations on its -
line in Texas at exceedingly Iqjy.
rates, in fact at lower rates than. •
Prof. C. W. Ashworth moved
rom Stewarts Chapel to Myrtle
first qf the week, his school at that
>lace closing last week. Prof.
Ashworth is not only a popular
teacher but is also an excellent
business man, the senior member
of Ashworth Bros, at this place.
We understand that be will devote
iis time during the summer to his
business here.—Fruit Grower.
companied by a cyclone, which
blew the front gallery and about
half the roof from the residence of
D. C. Cartwright and moved the
bouse on its foundation slightly.
The debris from the house—shin-
gles, lathing and rafters—were
blown about 100 yards and landed
hn the orchard of W. N. Canant. A
peculiar incident of the cyclone was
the blowing up of a small apple
tree by the roots and the sticking
of a rafter in the hole it was drawn
from.
Two of Mr. Cartwright’s children
were, in the storm. Ura, little 9 or
10-year-old daughter, was going to
the hoose when she was struck by
the wind and blown about 50 yards
and was bruised on her body to the
extent that she was unable to rise
from bed next morning. She was
doing very well yesterday (Wed-
nesday^ evening ahd supposed to
be not hurt much.
Carl, 8 or 9-year old ion, bad
been plowing and was riding bare-
back to the house, with tbo horse
also carrying th* plow gear, When
the mighty wind struck him and
blew him off the animal, but he re-
tained his holt on the bames, which
The p^rrent Literature Club
-met Friday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Riley and a very en-
joyable time was had. It will meet
tomorrow evening with Miss Mat-
mouth. Dr. Geo. W. Truett has
been secured to deliver his famous
lecture on “Right Convictions” for
Friday night which should be
more upl and down than others, heard by every teacher io the
county.
A country woman who under-
took to color some goods with
maple bark claims that she h*a>
disc^yered this is a good world to
live in, but a hard on* to dye, id. *
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W. J. Hollis returned from a
visit to Yantis, Wood county, last
.week. He was accompanied home
by bis mother, Mrs. J. R. Hollis,
who will probably reside with him
my customers.” This remedy has
* been in general use in Virginia for
many years, and the people there
are all well acquainted with its ex-
cellent qualities. Many of them
have testified to the remarkable
cures which it has effected. When
you need a good, reliable medicine
for a cough or cold, or attack of the
grip, us* Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and yen are,certain to be
power
automatic engine: 1 40-b. p. slide
valve; 1 30-h p. boiler. New.
Three second band 16-h. p. en-
gines and ons 20 and one 25-horse
power. One GO horse boiler am
three 20 hors*. J. J. Dickard,
Wills Point, Tex.
Hear Judge Russell at the court Thonjp600> Bt which time the
loop next Monday at 1 o’clock. , question of woman suffrage will be
--discussed.
THE VICE OF NAGGING.
Cloud* the happiness of home,
but a-nagging woman often needs
help.’ She may be so nervous and
run-down in health that trifles
annoy her. If she is melancholy,
excitable,' troubled with loss of
appetite, headache, sleeplessness,
constipation or fainting and dizzy
spells, she needs Electric Bitterly
the most wonderful remedy for
ailing women. Thousands of suf-
ferers from female troubles, ner-
vous troubles, backache and weak
kidneys have used it, and become
healthy and happy. Try it. Only
belter or gave better satisfaction to 5()c. Nolen Bros guarantee satis-
faction.
rain—or make some whips and
whistles when t||e sap is up anjl
the bark slips on the hickory; or
slip off down to the mill pond and
to take a swim and knock off the
dust and cobweb* in the goo’d
way. I think, by gum I know—I
would be happy tonight if I coulfj
oqly run another old fashioned
reel with the on* girl in particular
wjtb gold in her hair, lilies on her;
brow, and wiclets in her eyes and
roses in her cheeks and cheeHes'on.
her lips, and muaio in her laugh,
and sunshine in her smile*. Of
course a man has more Mnw trm>
a boy, but a boy has better teetn
and a heap more fun. So. if I
could only have my way about It,
I’d like to go back and live over,
my boyhood days and always bo
healthy, hungry-and happy.—Ru-
fus Sanders. ’*
name is properly enrolled. Your
dues will be 15 cents.
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Marrl*** Lie****.
J. T. Giles to Miss Laura Wyatt.
Granville J. Waggoner to Mies
Zelia A. Hand.
A. J. Marsh to Miss Ethel Joy-
ner.
toil and troubles that come to pl)
of us with’man’s estate—thirsting
not for the poison of popular ap-
plause, but holding boyhood’s free*
unfettered life as something highes
than the pomp and purple of the
great, the tinkling cymbal and
sounding brass—weary of toddling
as a child and eager to rise and
walk, as a mao, and in spite of sjl
the barriers and walls and limita-
tions that stubborn fate and pover-
ty might decree, still rich, rich in
a wealth of honest thought, and
feeling in my heart the fires oj
high resolve 1 Yes, yee, I think I
would like to go back once more to
walk with bounding step and bar*',
feet and breeches rolled up, the
path that led us down the hill to a
spot that was always cool and
shady-like and pleasant, where the
old spring bubbled up and th'e
wild flowers lifted their gay ban-
nered bosoms to the sun—or may
be to wade in the meadow brangt*
1 and build flutter mills after a big
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baa been chartered by D. L. Riley
C. F. Riley, W. J. Staton and J.
T. Riley with a capital stock of
110,000. .The purpose of the eor-
poration la to transact a general frightening the person* who were
naemnUle business.
BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MALARIA
Chills and Fever is a bottle of
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. It
is simply Iron and Quinine in a
No .cure, no pay. positively guaranteed to cure rhea-
to do so and meet with the Camp
iu Canton, Saturday, April 19th to
make arrangements to attend the
reunion. Hand your name to A.
H. Anderson, Tundra, Tex., who is
G. W. Tull and son, Will, de-
isitsd Tuesday morning for eas-
tern market* where they will pur-
ehase a complete and up-to-date
a nies line of Easter Egg dyes at
iko BroS‘
District Deputy W. II. Vance of
the W. O. W. was in Canton Sat-
urday.
Mrs. J. B. Lawler and children
visited relatives in Martins Mill
ast week.
Dr. T. P. Davis and Sid Nolen
were in Dallas Friday and Satur-o
day of last week.
Rev. L. M. Fowler of Athens vis-
ited Rev. D. L. Cain and family
the first of the week.
Misses Bettie Thompson and Ma-
ry Castle visited friends in Edge-
wood the latter part of last week.
Mrs. L. J. Cain and daughter,
Miss Mary arrived here last week
and will reside with Rev. D. L.
Cain and family.
On Monday more oil was struck Mrs. Matlie Nolen and Miss
Wilmer Da vis z went to Wills Point
Tuesday termeet Miss Annie Mas-
sey who has returned from school
at Fort Worth.
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Wills
’oint Chronicle was here Saturday.
Hugh Haraldson and C. T. Me
Cauley spent Sunday in Grand Sa-
ine.
Bring me your fat bogs.
p.,bigh«»».rk.^pr^_
The reason the dude parte his
hair in the middle is because he is
top tender and parts it in the mid-
dle to keep it from pulling him
over to one side.
J. G. Warren of Tyrrell was hers
this week.
Jjm Tutle was here from Com-
merce last week.
Miss Baltic Thompson visited in
Grand Saline Tuesday.
D. D. Sudduth arrived in the
city Tuesday afternoon.
Spencer Starnes returned Mon-
day from a visit to Alsa.
Mr*. Neil»on returned to her
mme in Dallas Saturday.
Editor Gilmore of the
The wind wrought other incon- have been announced to Dallas iu '
aider able damage in the vicinity, a long time. Ticket* will be on
such as laying fences, injuring fruit sale "from points in Texas, also,
trees, blowing down trees in farms
and across roads, etc.—Edgewood
Poet, 13lb iost.
Dallas April 26th--1902. Any one
Mavar** Wall.
The oil well of E. A. Shaver at
Myrtle Springs has been playing
. many pranks, but the latest is that
on Tuesday of this week while the
The D. L. Riley Co. of this place machinery was in motion the op-
•. .rator. h..r<l . ramblio, ~and mo„th, 1MMd wllh ,b, Wck
and immediately following it a_____t .____r E
stream of black and crude oil come
Mveral feet above the surface
oure which it affords. For sale by
Nolen Broe.
vaart Naw.
The following proceedings have
been had in the county court this
week:
State of Texas vs. W. W. Griffin,
theft; not guilty.
ANTI^Z^
MALABtTG*X
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COMPOUND.
For ImpovariaSa* Blood Impair** Vitality,
ParMtnU t-SlIto m Foran, that rWtra aoco
| vhaa hrokau aad >aeB aayialdias to ■badtetea.'l
■ M daatroya ttoa malarial oraaatana in the Wood
and ayetem that eaaaa Chill* and Favan ta ba-
coma '.hroate. It la an Anti Malarial Iron
until same shall hats been submit
vi*t>r It M m Mtollaa* ramady for Paanafo
TruublM. 'AakforR. D«a t h^ba' aay othar.
Fnoa SI .<» |H« boUlp. thraa botUaa. SI.SS.
rurmo oatr sv
THE EUCALiNC MEDICINE CO.,
•tatkm ▲. Daldft, Tvsaa.
preMQt. It then Milled down
to its normal condition. Here’s
hoping* regular Spindle Top HUI
will before many wMks be in onr
neighbor town.
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A Pntty iiitinm.
And do yon know, sometimes I
think I would like to be e boy again
—just to spit on the old elate, spoil
out and start over, and be a thor-
oughbred American boy—frM from
i cross and care, innocent of ambi-
tion's vaulting loot, caring not for
the greed of gain and gold and
place and power—knowing noth-
ing of the tumult and strife, the
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OFE THE COLD.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No oure
no pay. Price, 50 oentn.
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Hungry?
If so. attend the meeting of the
“Ancient Order of Hungry Men”
at the Sudduth house—convenes
eabh dQy. A. L. Henderson,
v Grand Master.
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aggravated awanlt; nol'proM-
State of Texas ve. Jim Tripp
malicious mischief; not guilty.
State of Texas vs. .Mac Cole,ag-
gravated assault, plea cf guilty
and fih#d 225.
State of Texas vs. Mac Cole, car-
rying pistol; disiuisaed.
State of Texas vs. A. 8. Watner,
selling liquor to minors; diamiwed. utl»niai(>.,|y adopted:
State of Texas vs. J. R. Berry, i “Resolved; That ail ballot* used
aggravated assault; plea of guilty 1st the Democratic primary *1*01100,
and fin*«i 225. I April 36tb, 1J02, shall be headed
State of Texas vs. Austin Shan* i Democratic Ticket, followed by the
non, 2 cases; plea of guilty, fine! ' pledge as adopted by the executive
'committee in session Jen. 18tb,
1902, end that no other ballots or
tickets shall be counted,
Further resolved; That no can-
didate's name shall appear thereon
The Democratic executive com-
mittee of Van Zandt county met
here Saturday but no change was
made in the date of the primary
highly interesting and listened and no double primary was ordered.
The following members of the com-
mittee were present: J. R. Fin-
ney, Capt. J. A. Harris, proxy
for vV. W. Gibson, J J. -Gary, D.
D. Richardson, E. L. Shirley, R.
R. Cade, Esq. W. F. Woods, proxy
for Jno. R. Wallaqo, J. A. Thorma-
len, proxy for G. A. Christian,
Confederate Camp Organized.
The Jas. L. Hogg Camp of Con-
federate Veterans was organized pajn Bince.”
here Saturday afternoon with a
membership of 26.
The officers elected are as fol-
lows:
Capt- and Com. J. H. Mills, 1st
Lieut. Com. W. D. Thompson, 2nd
Lieut. Com. L. A. Kellam, Adj. A. ., ,
„ . . u mileswestofEdgewoodjitwasac-
H. Anderson, burgeon, W. O. Wil-
liams, Chaplain, william Dawson,
Treasurer, T, /. Towles, ColOr Ser-
geant, H. C. Weems) Sponsor, Miss
Bettie Thompson.
The delegates appointed to rep-
resent the Camp in the reunion at
Dallas were: T. J. Towles, J. H.
Mills; alternates, W. J. Hale, W.
D. Thompson.
The Camp adjourned to meet
Saturday before the reunion.
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A comujercisl club has been or-
ri,ized in Grand Saline.
L tbit knows no master.
Notice. Confederate*.
All Confederates who have not
already joined our camp, the J. L.
Hogg Camp, are urgently requested
Th« Democratic executive <orn-
tniilee met in call eesaiun at Cao
too last Saturday.
A motion by J. R. Finney to an-
don* the action of th* commitlM
of Jan. 18lh a* to thu time and
teat carried unanimously.
i The following resolution was in*,
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Sanders, M. G. Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1902, newspaper, March 20, 1902; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1302763/m1/3/?q=negro: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.