Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901 Page: 1 of 10
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WISE COUNT Y MESSENGER
VOL. XXII.
NO. 7.
DECATUR, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 15, 1901.
WHOLE NUMBER 1033.
IS THE LARGEST
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THE COUNTY PRESS.
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The Man Who Skates.
visited frieqds ,'u the city this
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to D.eatur Wednesday.
trouble.
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All kinds of job printing neatly exe-
cuted at the Messenger office.
along,
A gaily dressed wife by his side;
in satin and laces she looked like
queen,
And he like a king in his pride.
A woodsawyer stood on the street ;
thy passed,
The carriage and couple he eyed;
And said, as he worked with his saw
on the log,
“I wish I was rich and could ride."
MY WALL PAPER STOCK
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wuo recently moved here from near
Hark Springs.
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LINING THE RESEEVATION FOR THE
COMING BIG BUSH.
The territory to be opened lies in
the great mineral belt of the Wichita
A man in his carriage was riding
King’s New Life Pills. Millions
always at work, night and day,
ing Indigestion, Biliousness,
Trinity Valley Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Conley are in Min-
eral Wells.
A. A. Soward and A. W. Collier
went to Chickasha Monday.
There has again been some talk of
a new hotel building for Bridgeport.
Jim Malone and Ras Saufley, of
Decatur, were in Bridgeport last Sat.
urday.
Mrs. O. L. Thomas and little son,
O. L . Junior, who visited Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Soward the latter part of
last week, returned home to Decatur
last Sunday by way of Bowie.
Messrs. C. H. Smith and C. C
The residence of Capt. Simmous
caught lire last Inursday moruiug
from some deticieucy in the fue, but
was soon extinguished without any
serious damage.
11. G. Musgrove has sold his res-
: Ca:.3 mountains. There are 12,000 mining
Several [ claims and 8,000 "free home” claims.
Boyd Index.
Up to Wednesday nigut of
week Boyd had purchased 5740
of cotton.
Major Frank Junes, of Keeter,
purchased fur $1000 the 80 acre
in person. Alter making application
the applicant is allowed six months
in which to establish his residence.
"Union soldiers may initiate home-
stead nghts without being present at
the opening. They may file a declar-
atory statement by agent or attorney,
which entities them to enter within six
months.”
business Saturday night.
over 21 years of age, or, if under that
age, is the head of a family; that the
application is made in good faith, and
for the purpose of settlement, and that
he is not acting as agent for any other
person or corporation; that since
August 30, 1890, he has not entered
under the land laws of the United
States a quantity of land, agricultural
in character, which with the tract ap.
plied for would make more l han 320
acres; that he has not theretofore had
the benefit of the homestead laws.
"This application must be made I forth unto the place where is the ice,
The Woodmen did
% avivg something over $2 000 s*ll tin. borders of the newest ‘promised declaration to become such; that he is
My Drugs and notion Dtpartmcnt is right up-to-date. I shall, as in the past,
use my best efforts to supply the best for the sick ones and to please all. Your
Patronage solicited.
She looked on th carriage: the
lady she saw
Arrayed in apparel so fine,
And said in a whisper, "I wish from
my heart,
Those satins and laces were mine.”
The lady looked out on the maid with
her work,
So fair in her calico dress,
And said, "I'd relinquish position
and wealth,
Her beauty and youth to possess.”
Thus it is in the world, whatever our
lot,
Our minds and our time we employ
in longing and sighing for what we
have not,
Ungrateful for what we enjoy,
-•Selected.
of J. W. Petty, at Keeler, who, how-
ever, retains pussessiou tuisyear.
Ine luule daughter of Mrs. De Will
Summerville, ul Briar, died suuda,
night ul scarlet lever, aim iau othiers
ul her children are Hi wuu cue same
dread disease.
Chico Review.
Alf Breckeuridge, ul Decavur,
Decatur News.
Miss Nellie Dale, of Bowie, spent
Sunday at C. W. Martin's ranch at
i Hereford.
Rev. J. J. Hendricks, of Cleburne,
was in the city Monday and Tuesday
of this week
Ben and Albert Short are having a
house built and well bored on some
land which they own about one and a
half miles south of town. Mr Tgh-
man is doing the carpenter work and
Q D Lewis the well boring
City Marshal Allen states that the
January collections amounted to
$6 131 99 and that this is the largest
Looks for the best Medium, one
that is read by the people.
THE MESSENGER
Ottawa, Kansas., Feb. 2 —The of the United States, or has filed his
Consider now the man who goeth
forth to skater.
He hath joy in his heart and pride
in his eye, and he also hath some,
thing coming to him.
Yes, and he getteth it,
“Verily,” he sayeth unto himself,
"I am as young as I used to be.”
He telleth all who will listen of the
days when he was the champion
skater on the creek at Punkville.
Monday and Tuesday.
Esquire Kirkpatrick has contracted
to officiate at a Mexican wedding Sat.
urday and is cancelling all otiver en-
gagements for that date.
Mrs. E. .Hardcastle, our efficient
postmistress, will leave the last of the
month for Washington to visit rela-
tives and witness the inauguration of
President McKinley on March 4th.
Maj. W. H. Cundiff, who lives neai
Decatur, and his son in-law, Mr. W.
G Armstrong, of Chickasha, came
to Bridgeport Sunday afternoon and
were met by Bob Cundiff. son of the
former. The parly left immediately
for Major Cundiff’s home, four miles
west of Decatur.
W, E. Brown, of Decatur, was in
Bridgeport Monday and while here
secured a residence and will move his
family to this place shortly. He will
accept a position with the Jones Dry
Goods Co. when they open for bnsi.
aess.
. 1 that country in a hurry.”
weighs 200 pounds. He was an old
Indian scout, and has taken part in
nearly every movement into Indian
lands, being a "charter member” of
Payne’s "Oklahoma Boomers.’’
I have just completed a round-up of
the camps,” says Captain Cooper,
"and I find that there is going to be
one of the nest organized rushes that
ever went into the Territory. In the
camps are men of all trades and class-
es—farmers, artisans, lawyers, mer.
chants. And they are going to build
matinees, fur I shine best when I
skate beneath the dreaming moon.”
Behold, he putteth on the skates
and riseth unto his feet.
And one foot goeth unto the east
and the other to the west.
While the ice ariseth and bump-
eth the man between the cervical
vertebrae and the handkerchief pock-
et.
Yet he ariseth and asketh who hath
pushed him.
And again he starteth out, and
sitteth down upon his ear.
Yea, and the snow getteth up his
sleeve and down his neck
And the heavy-weight skater fall-
eth upon him and breaketh his cigars
and his New Year’s resolutions.
Surely, he seeth more stars than
the law allows.
And he calleth to them about him.
saying: “Loose me the skates from
off my feet, for I would seek the solid
ground.
“And I cannot walk upon my
hands.”
Then he goeth unto his home . and
anointeth himself with arnica and lini-
ment.
And sayeth that the ice is not
what it used to be, since the ice trusts
got hold of it.
Is it not so, even as it is printed
hereon?
Yea, surely, Perhaps__Baltimore
amon nt of texrs ever collected in any
N men.b the citv. The De'em1 er
84 , .‛ei ne am unted o h «i’ $2 coo
He speaketh of back rolls and
figure eights as if he was the man who
gut them up.
Surely, he forgotten that he hath a
spot on his head that hath long been a
pay streak for the maker of hair tonic.
He forgeteth that he hath charley.
horses in his limbs and that he
moveth as slow as a messenger boy.
For he thinketh that he is as young
as the old lady who writeth the tea.
timonial for the face bleach.
He taketh his skates and goeth
is not read by all the buying public,
but is read by more people who buy
than any other two Weeklies in Wise
Co. If you want results from your
advertisement plant it in
Jones, of Decatur, were in Bridgeport adence property iu Mr. H. S. Cagle,
Die headquarter* of the reservation
at Comanche, I. T., are flooded with
leuers from all over the country ask-
ing for infornation as to the steps
necessary in taking up land and initial,
ing a homesteed right. This has led
to the issuance of this public notifica.
tion.
"The applicant must first select the
quarter section on which he expects
to file, and be satisfied of the true de-
scription and location. He should
then go to the proper land office and
file application, stating his name, resi-
dence and post office address, and
giving a general description of the
land. This application must be ac.
companied by his affidavit setting
forth that he is not the proprietor of
more than 160 acres ot land in any
I State or Territory; that he is a citizen
and when he seeth the skaters there-
on he smileth unto himself.
He chuckleth in the sleeve of his
garment.
He winketh with his eye.
And murmureth:
"Lo, wait—even wait until I get
the skates upon my feet.
“Surely, I will make this bunch of
slippers look like a stalled caravan.
"Verily, I will give unto them the
aspect ot 30 shekels’ worth uf also-
rans.
“For I will introduce some
uf iny oldtime Plunktown twists and
I curves.
"And this ice will look like unto a
double entry account.
"For I will write my name thereon,
I and I will spread the eagle and cut
the figures and do the artistic gener-
l ally.”
A " \
collected of ihe entire assessment.
Slidell Courier.
Mud, muddy, muddier, muddiest!
The people of Slidell have had
qvit a task of pulling themselves
through the mud for the past few
days.
Dr. J. W. Willard atieuded the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Dal-
las Munday and Tuesday
Rev. Christal filled his regular ap-
pintinent at the Baptist church Sun-
day.
Alvord Budget.
were initiated aud a number of now
applications received.
Uncle Jue Henry Martin, who is 73
years old, tells us that he has been i
Texas ever since he ws 19 years old
and never has seen as mild a winter
as we have had,
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Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are Ignored by
those tireless, little workers—Dr.
A pretty young maid, with a bundle
of work,
Whose face, as the morning, was fair.
Went tripping alung with a smile of
delight,
While humming a love-breathing
air.
He fastenett on his skates, saying
The man in the carriage remarked to softlv:
his wife, I ’
"One thing I would give, if I could- ‘ Most surely, I am too good for
I would give all my wealth for the
strength and the health
Of the man that is sawing the wood.”
land” in Oklahoma—the Kiowa and
Comanche reservation, part of which
is soon to be thrown open to settle-
ment—are already dotted with camps
of men who expect to be in the first
rush for homesteads.
Tney have been attracted by the
stones of the fabulous wealth of the new
country, and by the chance for excite-
ment and adventure that the rush will
furnish.
There are several organized camps
of these men who expect to file their
claims immediately alter the opening
of the reservation. One of these is at
Ottawa, and among the others are
three at Council Grove, Kansas, two
at Iola, one at Osawatumie, one at
Gainesville, Mo., and two at Seward,
Ok.
One of the leading spirits in the
preparations for this movement is
Captain George Cooper, of Sewaid. I
who has been in Ottawa this week.
Captain Cooper is built on the gigantic
plan He is 6 feet 7 inches tall, and
And best selected I have ever had, and my Prices
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