Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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Associate Editors
Friday, May 26, 1916.
Most Widal/ Circulated Paper in Wise County.
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Hiram Monroe Helm
Mary Lee Thsmpson
..........May Hoyl
.......Erchal Creel
.......Winnie Holt
.......Lottie Taylor
..........Lois Neel
........Winnie Holt
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And Decatur Readers Can Depend on
What He Says.
For State Senator
GEO. M. HOPKINS
For Representative
FRENCH SPENCER
For District Judge
F. O. MCKINSEY
For County Judge
J. W. WALKER
For Sheriff
LEE MANN
For County Attorney
WILL SHULTS
M. W. BURCH
For County Assessor
D. A. (Doc) SHOWN.
M. L. WALKER.
BILL ROWLETT.
GRANGERiBLEWETT
LUTHER BELEW
JOHN CASEY
BARNIE L. BRADFORD
For District Clerk
LORY D. WHITE
W. V. CUNNINGHAM
For Tax Collector
DAVE DICKSON
For Treasurer
J. C. ALEXANDER
For County Clerk
JOHN E. BOYD
For Supt. Public Instruction
BRANDON TRUSSELL
For Commissioner Precs. 1 and 6
J. L. JEFFRIES
W. B. SPLAWN
For Public Weigher Prec. 1
J. P. DAVENPORT
J. M.TRUSSELL
For Constable of Prec. No. 1
CHAS. HARDWICK
WALTER WOOD.
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rub off-It lasts four times as long aa ore
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want stove polish, be
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Anspegerwibe gladly corrected upon its being
of the publishers.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
khat Our Joe would ever get down on
bis knees to his enemies.
Tom Love seems to be in bad re-
ite with Governor Jim and the oth-
• boys who are opposed to the move-
ent to bring about a saloonless Tex-
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Who delegated George D. to oper-
S- ate the oil can in the political affairs
I of nis state?
A few ciim that the lid-on move-
lent, to prevent Sunday selling of
rtieles prohibited by law. will cause
e young men to drift to Fort Worth
nd while away the day in bathing
>eir bowels with foaming suds,
asoline is high as a cat’s back, so
‘arket reports say.
tnlered at the Decatur, Texas, postoffloe as second ed, matter.
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Our Platform
AMERICA FIRST.
For President
WOODROW WILSON.
For United States Senator
T. M. CAMPBELL.
Fresh Fish and O1
Decatur was a dry, arid place Sun-
day, from 12 o’clock Saturday night
until 12 o’clock Sunday night. Not
a drink of “coke” or pepper, or
lemonade, or cherry this and cherry
that coulda be begged, bought or
Elijah Gooding. • • • 1
John Drew Irving. J
Seth Hines-.
Bart Eaton ■ • ■ •...................
Will Sellum...1
Art Wimple.......................
Samuel Crane......................
Star Clay..........................
Bill • • • • I bell boys ‛
George- ) 1..............
Dave Crane........................
Sallie Crane........................
Mrs, Jane Crane...................
Madge Clay.......................
Gertie Flye........................
Mrs. M. Jones-Brown..............
Mrs. Heziah Jenks.................
Miss Margaret Seymour............
SYNOPSIS
Hugh Scott, he is a soldier at heart,
and soldiers do not like diplomatic
gab. They want action. The other
day a bunch of Texas cow boys, be-
coming resentful over the Mexican
atrocities, took the law into their
own hands, and as a result twelve
Mexicans marauders paid the death
penalty for their petty depredations.
If President Wilson finds it necessary
to declare war, all that he will have
to do is to turn Funston loose and be
will do with Villa and his fellow
pirates just what he did with Aguinal-
do in the Philippines. Funston has
repeatedly asked for 50,000 men. He
has only a small army. He is handi-
capped because of a lack of field
fighting force. It looks to the unpre-
judiced as though Gen. Funston is
right. There has been entirely too
much diplomatic gab. There may be
reason for it, but the American peo-
ple are like Gen. Funston, they would
rather hear less talk and see more
action.
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Mexico, but with limited power. He
is being held back by the authorities
in Washington. It is only natural
that this trained fighter, who has
seen the rough side of war and is
possessed of the strategic genius that
tells him what is best to be done,
should express himself in a manly
way. In a recent interview given to
the staff correspondent of an New
York newspaper, Gen. Funston spat
out the truth. It was an interview
entirely dictated by his indignation.
He said, “Mark my words, this di-
plomatic gab will result in nothing.
While Obregon is up here killing
time through impossible conferences
his army and Carranza's are sneak-
ing northward into Chihuahua, where
they will be held ready to attack us
if we declare war. Carranza has
twice as many troops in Northern
Mexico as we have in all the country
west of the Mississippi river. It is
“stolen.” The id was on good and
tight, and some unkind and very un-
lady-like remarks were heard by those
who had been in the habit of wetting
their Sunday whistles with cooling
glasses of these beverages. And to-
bacco? Not as much as a “making”
could be bought, and all tobacco
cases were locked and the keys lost
for the day. The law went into effect
on short notice; in fact, nothing was
said by the proprietors of the cold
drink stands and cigar counters. The
petition, asking them to observe the
law prohibiting the sale of certain
drinks and tobacco, was presented
and the gentlemen immediately slap-
ped on the lid. It was done before a
Messenger editor was aware of it,
and when he came up town Sunday
morning to get the day’s supply of
tobacco, he was informed of the new
order. And to make matters appear
in a very, very bad light, this was the
first Sunday in years that we were
completely out of the “weed,” that is,
heretofore we had a small supply
either at home or at the office. But
Sunday, the “Blue Sunday,” as some
are wont to call it, caught us without
a crumb. So, we “panhandled” our
smokes throughout the day, and late
in the afternoon we succeeded in in-
teresting a friend with a story to
such an extent that he forgot and left
his sack of “Bull Durham” with us.
We would suggest, and we here and
now pledge ourself to the proposition,
to lay in a supply of smokes on Sat-
urday. As for the “cooling drinks,”
take water, pure cold water.
Gen. Funston is honest, Mrs. Volkman had. Foster-Mil-
Col. Bill Poindexter is a pronounc-
ed prohibitionist; he is out-spoken in
his pro convictions, and he stands
out boldly for the great cause—at
times. The colonel, when running
for governor, out-proed all pros in
the state; that was at a time when the
cause was prosperous, and an official
plum was in reach. When he was
mentioned for national committeeman
a statement was sent out by him that
he was not taking any prominent part
in the pro Morris’ campaign. Bill
is a pro all-right; maybe, perhaps
and sometimes. He is an outspoken
pro when the going is good, but when
it appears that conspiciousness might
do damage to his chances for office,
the astute lawyer-banker of Cleburne
back peddles. Why should he be the
choice of Jim Ferguson for national
committeeman?
Give Funston a chance. He is not
i much of a man when judged from a
physical point of view, but give him
a chance. Let the country see what
he can do. The Mexican situation
has nearly every one puzzled. The
administration at Washington un-
doubtedly knows more about the real
conditions than the average citizen
knows, but at the same time a little
light might help to clear the murky
skies. Gen Funston was sent into
The expression department of the college will present as
the annual commencement play, "The College Chap,” a very
lively comedy in three acts, at the college chapel Saturday
night at 8:15. An admission fee of 25c will be charged to help
defray the expense* of the commencement exercises.
CAST
For the married man who cannot
get along without drink, the follow-
ing is suggested as a means of free-
dom from bondage to the saloons:
Start a saloon in your own house.
Be the only customer, you’ll have no
license to pay. Go to your wife and
give her two dollars to buy a gallon
of whiskey, and remember there are
sixty-nine drinks in a gallon. Buy
your drinks from no one but your
wife, and by the time the first gallon
is gone she will have eight dollars to
put into the bank and two dollars to
start business again. Should you
live ten years and continue to buy
booze from her, and then die with
snakes in your boots, she will have
money enough to bury you decently,
educate your children, buy a house
and lot, marry a decent man. and
quit thinking about you entirely.
MISKVIXHBSSirTa,}
Mrs. Dick Collins
but not very diplomatic. Like Gen. burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Bell Ford has for several
years been one of the efficient instruc-
tors in Decatur high school, and she
has been re elected for another ses-
sion. She is also a member of the
faculty of the Wise County Summer
Normal, which opens at the college
next Wednespay.
Miss Ford is one of the city’s most
lovable girls, and she has a great ,
number of friends.
We see that our old friend Meu-
chant of Sherman, has landed a good
fat position in the border patrol
army, recently mustered into the re-
gular service. Meuchant is a Jew, a
real, genuine decendent of the early
settlers of Pharaoh-land. He is a sol-
dier, the product of master training
at the hand of Cecil Lyons, and for a
number of years he has been one of
big guns in the state’s army. We
know this dapper Jew; we walked a
million miles with him through the
valleys and up the hills of Virginia,
when thirty-seven thousand tin sol-
diers and some regulars re-enacted
Manasses’ memorable battle. Of
course, Meuchant was astride a good
horse, while we trudged along afoot,
but he raised no serious objection
when we would grab the beast’s tail
for a “lift” over a bad place. And,
when we tired of war’s awful carnage
and quit the blood-soaked field for a
ACT I—Office of the Occidental hotel.
ACT II-Office of the Chester Clarion. (Six months later )
ACT III—Office of the Occidentalhotel. (Bight months later)
Music furnighed by the College Orchestra,
Who is there in Decatur who does
not know Mr. Volkman?
Who would be unwilling to profit
by bis kindly advice?
When so well known a citizen as
Mr. Volkman speaks out,
Doubt sneaks away, skepticism
must vanish.
Every kidney sufferer in Decatur
Should profit by Mr. Volkman’s ex-
perience.
Isn’t it reasonable to expect Doan'*
to do as well for you?
Neill Volkman, W. Main street,
Decatur, says: “I lay my trouble to
standing so much. This causes my
back to become sore and lame and my
kidneys to get out of order. Off and
on for the past eight or nine years I
have used Doan's Kidney Pills in
preference to other medicines and I
have always found that they give
prompt and satisfactory relief. They
have never failed me and I advise
others to give them a trial.”
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kidney Pill*—the same that
Sixteen members of the stale militia
] fused to cast their lots with the oth-
r boys and take the oath. These
' jitters should be tagged and sent
'me and attached to the apron
•Ings. They were distinguihsed
_d dandies on the floor of the arm-
F back home, and they cut wide
th* at the candy-pullin’ functions
H he benefit of the company fund;
T paraded before the townspeople
4 put a-flutter the hearts of the
sa el-reading maidens. But when
<Treal, genuine 18k “thing” loomed
g. and their grizzled uncle at Wash-
fr ton called-they fluked; backed up
a asked to be excused. Go home.
‛ s, and learn to crochet and 'tend
nobaby chickens. Stay out of the
■ and watch yer step.
Our friend Poindexter came alive | round of pleasure in the nation’s cap-
with a whoop when he heard his name ital city, the dapper one. this Jew of-
oentioned in connection with the na- ;icer was kind enough to “overlook”
onal committeeman place. | us when we bumped into him at a
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The mountain refused to come to Meuchant is a good Jew: he is one of
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1916, newspaper, May 26, 1916; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582001/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .