West Texas Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1915 Page: 6 of 12
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Live News from our Correspondents
WINDY MARCH
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son of Mt. Pleasant took dinner
battlefield, covered with have to look out for No. 1 like
upon a
slain, but the
responsibilities with spirit
The singing at Mr. Reedy's
as
anyone else to have any.
vasion of Canada might draw
opposite you'.’
I think we should prohibit j the United States into war, and
, ises
HOOK
he is elected goes and does the he wants to be, if he has a not in the good luck, for there
come
Hollow attended the singing at
reverse,
When are you all going to have
key. If we could rid the United can hold down camps I know I
I won’t be bothered
know, who
Well, the saloons and constant gamblers.
cause of the poor.
Inez Cherryholmes called
And there is Silver Bell try-
PICKWICK
She said that
COUNTY LINE
or
the
munity.
Mr. Asberry Caudill and fam-
people to do the work. If noth-
ily visited Mrs. Couger Sun-
Dreamy Eyes.
Cotton Seed
V
Graham Cotton Oil Co.
Jones' Sunday.
Grandma George spent Tues-,
day at Mrs. T. C. Wadley's.
on the globe was in a southerly
direction but not due south.
not.
Mrs. B. T. Green spent today
(Monday) with Mrs. H. F. Wil-
and
Mc-
• as enjoyed by all present.
Ben Weldon went to Graford
today (Monday) on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Weldon
spent the day Sunday with
Grandpa Costello.
ham today (Monday.)
Miss Mary Caudill of Eox
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Perry are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Perry this week.
hve sure got that geography
all right.
Correspondent, your question
about that apple and pins is
with heart trouble as long as
the war remains on the other
side of the pond.
There is Salemite, hurrah for
him the way he writes; he still
finds time to smile in spite of
the hard times and the ad-
vanced price on hats, shoes and
land. I sure would like to shake
hands with him.
Our Dago is still with us and
Rev. Suttle took dinner at W.
E. Moore’s Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gowens
Mrs. Haag, of this place the
past week.
Salemite, as you and Corres-
pondent overlooked my answer
mons Sunday.
Mrs. Cherry holmes called at
Mrs. A .H. Jones’ Sunday after-
noon and took several pictures
for a large crowd, there being
somewhere between thirty and
forty people present.
Miss Mary Seddon and Miss
Mr.
for
Miss Ollie Durham and
Jim Green picked cotton
Nat McCoy today. ,
Trixie, I didn’t get to <
J. D. Caddel.
Mrs. Newman is on the sick
I list this week.
night but we won’t have anoth-my pen
er one until the second Friday skiddoo.
LOWER TONK
The grain is looking fine in
this part of the world.
Everybody is busy breaking
their corn land.
to Buster Blue and
Beauty.
men who lie thereon.
CENTER POINT
As I didn’t get to be with
you all last week will try to
hand in a few items this week.
Singing at the Center Point
school house Sunday night was
well attended and enjoyed by
all who were present.
was pleading the could kind of put up with the
presents were shoes, etc. did the people do in the frontier can still eat beef in spite of
That sounds a bit like some days? They had harder times the price.
Owing to the changeable and unsettled condition of the weather
during this month, it makes it a hard period on those who have
defective vision or weak eyes. If such persons only knew the
ease, comfort and satisfaction to be derived from the use of a
pair of
the women will just taste for whiskey, and gets un- seems to be no sale for either
and intelligent as the man.
When the women get their
vote they will have more inter-1 the manufacture of fire arms then what? There seems to be
est in the poor people than the i as we prohibit the manufacture- a great demand over there for
men have, who are the bosses of whiskey, for I think both are biscuits from the amount of
arise in
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and Mrs. Sam Jones, Misses’
Minnie and Eunice Moore, Dena
mothers’ sons.” of the murderous fiends and its been rather hard on us, one in
No woman would say, “It is i lawlessness in the cities like which we have no concern, but
nothing; that is what they get Chicago and New York. We read we are contributing milloins of
for fighting.” Personally, I be- of the death of some noted man dollars to feed and clothe the
lieve women should be entitled occasionally. Teddy, you know, destitute and starving Belgians
to vote, for the reason that came very near going over the who are homeless. I think if
presents to them. Most of the had never faced before.
women are. It seems like they
much from them yet. You say bye and bye.
Plow Boy, allow me to com-
pliment you last week’s letter.
It sure was fine. Yours also,
Kid. I will lie up there to go
in that class with you whether
I get my card or not.
are more mouths to feed. Well,
if there is, there are many more
Sunday dinn
Rose.
No, Dream
not changed
still writing,
late some fev
ing that her
there in time
D. A. Uph
ing his son, .
Mrs. Neill
Minnie Upha
and Hattie
Smith called
Mrs. Dalrym
Miss Edna
visited Frelo
Saturday anc
school Sunds
to have them
they will con
Frank Phi
ham Saturd
the train for
Misses Ste
and Hattie I
Gooseneck sc
noon.
Miss Georg
true. They are in line all right
but are they in a due line? Now
listen. Salemite, the world is
supposed to be round isn’t it?
Just make a circle and stand
wanted to States of its lawless people we can too.
it is not the religious creeds. America is now shipping every-
That is speaking rather plain. thing it has to foreign coun-
The W. C. T. U. women of Dai-i tries. ( Well, I can see several
las went around just before things that are not being ship-
Mesdames Viola and Vera
The wo- show of love. If we were to do United States shipping out our
the first cost on all all the Bible tells us to do what products we need not make any
are trying to help the poor all ing to scare us within an inch
they can. I can't say so much of our lives about hard times
for the men. Haven’t heard which are to come in the sweet
Wester able to attend Sunday
school yesterday.
Mr. Edgin of Dark Valley
is at.work for L. Z. Weldon this
at A. H. Jones’ Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Moore
• and Miss Eunice and brother,
Kemp Moore, and Ernest Beck-
ham took dinner with Charlie
Reedy Sunday.
Walter Timmons of Elbert at a given point let someone
attended church and took din- else stand right opposite you,
ner with the Jones boys. then let someone else stand
Jesse Jones took Sunday din- anywhere on the line you made
ner W i tn R. D. Gray . and would they lx? directly be-
Lee Moore took dinner with tween you and the one right
Sylvester Gowens Sunday. opposite you? I should think
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jones, Mr.
Miss Mary ...Timmons took to that literary it was t00 cold 1 ■ ,
dinner with Miss Sallie Tim-to.thatuteraryatWastoocodMr.Reedy’s.
of our good women had some-
thing else on their minds be-
sides hobble skirts and such
like. I, for one, am willing to
see the poor have a better show
and Elma. Kemp and Ivan ton
Moore all took dinner at A. H.!
! icans or anyone else.
Plow -Boy, you
WOODS BROS, Jewelers and Opticians
a, .... «.._____. _____ — ......J more. If the good Lord is wil-
thought would the other fellow is doing. If we ling and we are willing to do
wish them si
location.
Mr. and J
were made I
rival of a n
12th.
W. R. Ow
Will Pickard
Olaf Ribbl
- appointment
Sunday.
Mr. Askew
Home visitec
today (Sund
Miss Eula
Mrs. Kate L
atives in the
till Sunday.
•« W. R. Gib
ited Mr. Ne
Andy Owe
at W. A. I
.and Sunday.
Properly Fitted Glasses!
You may be using glasses and then be far from having the
real defect actually corrected, and still be content with the
thought that you probably have the best lit you can get. If
your eyes are not giving'you the service that you would like
for them to, whether you use glasses or not, suppose you come
and consult us, have your eyes tested by the most scientific
methods to he had, it will cost you nothing to thus find out
your needs.
We carry a complete line of spherical lenses of the kind suit-
able for the most of uses, selected from the best optical glass,
and ground by one of the largest optical concerns in America,
together with all kinds of frames and nose mountings. .Hence
can fit you up in a few minutes, with any kind of glasses you
desire, whether you want an inexpensive frame or a solid gold.
In either case we guarantee to suit you, both in price and qual-
ity. No matter what you may have seen or heard of in the
form of glasses which you may desire, we can supply you, give
us a trial and we will prove our efficiency.
Matt McMillan and Alton
Whatley spent Saturday night
with M. B. Costello.
Miss Maggie Costello is on
the sick list this week.
Glad to report Uncle Wash
attended church
Chapel Saturday.
to that question will give it
. i again and maybe you will see
Mr. Hand took dinner at W. it this time. I said that every
E. Moore S Saturday. mountain, river, lake and city
Jim Jones spent Tuesday
way ground last week. They
said they were telling each oth-
er secrets.
Vernon George went to Gra-
I went to Lucille today but
didn’t see Johnnie Dolittle.
Where were you Johnnie?
Kale Weldon spent Friday
night with Ben Weldon and
Saturday night with the What-
ley boys.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wester
of this community spent Sun-1
day with Mr. and Mrs. Reeves
of Lucille.
Litt Perkins was in our part
of the community from Friday
until Monday.
The Valentine party at Mr.
Breckenridge’s was well attend-
ed Saturday night and every-
body reported a nice time. Lots
of cards and letters were writ-
ten.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Spur-
lock of Lucille took Sunday din-
ner with Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Anderson.
School is progressing nicely
and we think we have the only
teacher.
Cotton picking is a thing of
the past here now.
Aaron Nicklas and Jim Bar-
ron took supper with Ben Wel-
don Saturday night and attend-
ed the party.
Miss Lottie Davis spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday at L.
Z. Weldon’s.
Miss Stella Lyster and Mrs.
Maggie Costello and children
spent Sunday with F. M. Clay’s
family.
J. C. and Alton Whatley took
supper with Chester Weldon
Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Weldon
spent Sunday evening with his
sister, Mrs. Allie Underwood.
John Gann visited his father
and mother at Sorghum Flat
today, or at least, that is where
John said he was going, and I
am sure it was, wasn’t it Sil-
ver Bell?
Miss Myrtle Whatley spent
from Friday night until Sat-
urday evening with Miss Mag-
gie Costello.
Will O’Neil was back again
today Busy Bee, but Lee didn't
come.
if it was raining. Everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves.
Rev. Suttle filled his regular
at Median
in this world. I don’t believe -
the socialists will make very ing happens to us more than the day.
they assume their share of life’s road. Most of this killing is we have anything to shudder
_________"it- -it* -giit = done by anarchists. They don’t about it would be the war com-
brave and equally courageous want any laws and don’t want' ing over here. A German in-
than we are having. I guess Mr. Couger and daughter of
some one will tell me that there Sand Valley are visiting Mr. J.
Couger and family in this com-
about have him sent down the der the influence of it, but the over there, both crops being
road in a long trot, if he doesn’t first thing when he gets a little very large and cannot be dis-
do better. For myself, I think cross-ways wants to get. his posed of at present. I’m not
the women have, as good right six-shooter. I think the six- getting very badly scared about
to vote as the negroes and Mex- shooter is worse than the whis- starving to death if the rabbits
men pay
human life. There is perhaps a grand old world we would unnecessary wrinkles on our fa-
no woman who would look down have to live in, but as it is we ces, for we can raise some
Parties having cotton seed to sell had better
bring them in as soon as pos .ible. We expect to
make the last run in about two weeks. After that
time the price will be lower as we will have to
hold the seed till next season.*
three days delivering the of hard times as something she killed a nice beef Saturday and 4
What delivered it out. Some of us
Gren, Hettie and Ollie Dur-
ham spent the day Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Caddel.
. j i Tom Easter and Edd Melton
Mrs. A. A. Timmons anc went to Jacksboro today (Mon-
Mrs. Seddon visited Mrs. Re- day)
nick Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Alma George and Miss
Anna Belle Wadley met on half
another one?
Porter Nicklas is breaking
| land for J. L. Dodson of this
place.
Our school is getting along
fine with J. L. Dodson as teach-
er. There is between thirty
, and forty pupils attending.
publicans. He seems to think
that the socialists are the guilty
ones. If I understand right
they have a good right to
plead the cause of one another
as any one. When the women
take their place in government
and the arrangement of exter-
nal affairs of her race, that will
be the day which heralds the
death of war as a means of ar-
ranging human differences. No
battlefield covered with slain
but what has cost the women
more in actual bloodshed and
anguish than it has cost the
, _ . . . . .. . । A. C. Derrick and family of I
ham Friday night to attend this community and W. L. Der-
the picture show. 1 rick and family of Mountain
Ue had a little shower Fri-Home were the guests of Mr.
day night. , and Mrs. W• M. Clay Sunday.
GW. Gowens gave the young Mrs. w M Clay spent this
people a party Friday night. (Monday) afternoon with Mrs.
There was a real nice crowd
, , Mrs. Cogsdell of Oklahoma
appointment Saturday and Sun- has been visiting her sister,
day.
M B Costello went to Gra_of affairs at present. When a destroyers of happiness, and wheat that: I heard had been
man makes a speech and prom- both are instruments of death. sent over there. The apple 4
to do anything and after No man, no matter how good grower and cotton raisers are
much headway for most of
them want others to do what
we know they would not do
themselves. If they had the
money, oh my! how they would
dress and Ford cars would be
as common as pig tracks. I’ll
bet they would not give a clod-
hopper like me a mess of yel-
low meal.
Yes, Plow Boy, the Bible
gives us some good advice. The
Bible tells us to bear one an-
other’s burdens and some of us
do. When we find a fellow in
the bog we help him out or
know the reason why. The Bi-
ble says “Love thy neighbor as
thyself.” Well, some of us do
make a pretty good outside
Clannahan and Vernon George
went to South Bend Sunday
afternoon.
J. R. McClannahan and sons,
Jim and Bill, went to town Sat-
urday.
Mack George went to town
Saturday.
Walter Hollybee went to town
Friday.
Carroll Robbins and Geoffry
Cherryholmes attended church
Sunday night.
Here, Candy Kid, is my pen-
cil. Best wishes to The Re-
porter and Correspondents.
X. Y. Z.
ternoon.
Murry Moore, Charlie Reedy.
Ernest Beckham, Lee Moore,
James and Sylvester Gowens,1
and R. D. Gray called on the
Jones boys Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Suttle and Mr. Hand
took dinner with Mr. Gray Sun-
day.
George Jones came home Sat-
urday night.
Luther Rogers and Matt.
Harrell of South Bend attended
----- ---------------- ------1 on Take my pencil Broncho Bob
Miss Gracie Jones Sunday af- and write us a long letter.
Kid-o.
her mind, “so many could only rid the world of some out part. It’s true the war has
night in March, so you all must!
come.
Busy Bee, you and Johnnie
Dolittle must come back again
next time, and as for the letter,
Busy Bee, I sure will keep it
for you if I get another one
like the one you spoke of.
Silver Bell, where were you
last week you did not appear
among the happy crowd of Cor-
respondents.
Dreamy Eyes and Plow Boy
both had good letters last week.
Mrs. Logston called on Mrs.
Perry one evening last week.
Miss Carrie Weldon spent
last Thursday night with the
Misses Costello.
Mrs. E. P. Costello spent last
week with Mrs. Perry of Henry
Chapel, returning home Friday.
Mrs. T. F. Weldon spent one
evening last week with her
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Under-
l wood.
Health in
good.
Glad to sa
was able to
school again.
We had a
Sunday and
present. Ais
er meeting.
Misses Ida
Stella Smith
la Wiley all
Mrs. Lue Dr
Frelon anc
fred Parsons
took dinner v
Sunday.
Andrew :
daughter, M
g ner with Joe
ily Sunday.
Dolph Owe
on Joe Upha
day.
0 Miss Geor
Mrs. Jenn
Mrs. Mollie I
W. L .New
Willie Owen,
went to towi
I forgot
week’s letter
and two sons
had moved t
regret very
go but wish
their new hoi
Earl Picka
left last Tue
Cleburne to
took dinner with A. A. Tim-
mons and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Timmons
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
Dan and Will Wester went to
Graham on business last week.
Mrs. Nannie Weldon moved
from the Doan Ranch this week
down near Graford.
Miss Stella Lyster spent last
Wednesday night with Miss
; Eula Kate Norton.
i Tip McPherson, who is at
’ work for J .K. Weldon went to
Lucille Sunday.
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church Sunday night in
Valley.
Misses Alma George
Anna Belle Wadley, Jim
is the south pole from the north
pole if it is not due south? I
night with John Timmons near
Mt. Pleasant. Due means straight doesn’t it
Mrs. Thomas and children Salemite? Salemite which way
MIN
I have just
Reporter. A
good letters t
4 Everybody
fields. Some
some are cut
Mrs. Nann
4 Thursday wi
Everett Ha
ited friends
night and a
at Mr. Gilme
Miss Marg
Ella Pickarc
spent Saturd
Albert Aske
the party in
Hugh Rib
party at Sale
Everett Nt
party in Car
night and we
Sunday.
W. R. Gib
ited relatives
ty Saturday
Glad to re
Ribble better
। week.
The literary was fine Friday, As news is scarce will hand
Well. I think that we have
some real good subjects in The
Reporter now, but I will not
lx? the one to give the best an-
swer, for I know that you all
would not take anything very
seriously that was said by one
who originated in the cedar
brakes.
Plow Boy says that some-
where in the Bible we read this,
"Open thy mouth and plead the
cause of the poor and needy.”
And, he also wants to know
who is doing this. He said it
was not the churches or relig-
ious creeds, democrats or re-
Christmas and took down all ped across the pond. The na- we like to hear from him too.
the names of the poor children tives of good old Stephens Mr. John Couger returned •
who had parents who were not • county are not being sent over home from St. Louis Saturday
able to get presents for them there, and I don’t miss any of'morning, where he had shipped
and the women were out two the rabbits. Silver Bell speaks several car loads of cattle. He
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