Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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and is full of mystery. ad-
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the trial of this case.
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and success will crown his efforts.
Harrison Show in Gainesville
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a week’s engagement in this city
was situated Enoch
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Decatur box
Other allegations and counter-alle- and
gallons may be up when the case is I-.
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night, the Majestic will start one of
, the most thrilling serials yet brought
here. It is a stirring story in fifteen
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an energetic and
TAsizes Mazda
Helm, Ward & Dilleha.
never sells them to any other com-
Lewis and Creighton Hale,
also well known by the
Monday night and a packed house
has greeted the company each night.
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, of the largest congregations of
eason greeted Rev. Harlan J
ews Sunday night at the First
st church. The announcement
gone forth that Rev. Matthews
sent, Jim Belew a check I
0, «# amount of the judgment
Jim for personal injuries re-
Il wpe he was in the employ or
Jmpany in this city.
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These prices are positively guaranteed against
any reduction before August 1, 1917, but J
there is no guarantee against an advance in J
price at any time. J
THE HARDWARE WE SELL IS RELIABLE AND
STRONG; IT WILL STAND HARD WEAR.
THE “GOLDEN RULE” OF OUR STORE IS: WE
SELL GOOD, HONEST STUFG; WE PUT A LOW
SQUARE PRICE ON IT; WE CHARGE EVERYONE
THIS SAME PRICE.
DON’T YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH
THIS SORT OF A STORE.
Harrison's big tent theatre here all next week. They have a cast of 30 people
Usual program in connection
Admission the Same
Mrs J. B. Turner of Slidell is an
exhibited in this city.
No smoking is allowed in the tent
during the performance and every-
thing is done for the pleasure and
comfort of the patrons.
The Harrison company has the best
tent show on the road. The canvas
is absolutely weather-proof, all seats
For the last eight years a young
man has been preaching in the Liber-
The following prices for Ford
Cars are announced, effective
from August 1, 1916
called this morning. .
Representing Mr. Burch are attor- panies so you are assured of having
' nevs McMurray & Gettys and R. E seen the plays that will be presented | 55
Carswell; for Mr Shults are Attor- here only by the Harrison company""
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The first chapter, “The Vengeance
who has many admirers in Decatur,
plays the leading part, supported by
an all star cast among whom are
nevs Templeton of Fort Worth. Rat- during their engagement.
I lir & Spencer of Decatur, and United The scenery and costumes are in
States District Attorney Wilson of keeping with the balance of the show
Fort Worth. and taking it as a whole, the Harri-
Some of our citizens believe that son organization is ahead of any
grist for District Attorney Wilson's popular priced show that has ever
court in Fort Worth may come from
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Gainesville a high class company 2
being elevated at an angle and every
foot inside the tent is covered with
, ; _______ to time | smooth flooring. Two cars are nec-
Clyde has from time to t essary to transport the scenic effects
given some study to the fundamental j and wardrobe. Besides a cast of
principles laid down by Blackstone, actors and actresses who know their
Kent and Cooley, and when he buck- ] business, the Harrison orchestra
les down in earnest, we are o 1l e renders beautiful and appropriate
opinion that he will be ready or is music throughout the performances,
exam, in a short time. He has the I t is a show in which The Register
making of a splendid lawyer in him
■ Sam White had dark skin. He lived in Georgia,
■couldn’t write. He saw in the paper a picture ad
■ burglar. He got scared. He asked which bank
Ed it’s name under the picture. He put his "fo
Sllars in that bank.
/ He “took a notion” to make it a hundred dollars,
o, three, four, five hundred—then a thousand.
I I | anked money every week until he got three
I LI dollars. Whenever he went into the bank he
l id ask: “aint ah got mo’ money’n any cullud man
. dis town?” He was proud. Sam now owns a
larm. Can’t you save? Bank with us.
his opponent, Mr.
of their precincts. It is reported that
Mr. Shults has evidence that Mr.
Burch, himself, voting for himself,
cast his ballot in the North Decatur, | Decatur is proud of its native
when he should have voted in South
lovers of
• e pointed, very .
f piled the subject without gloves:
r 2EIX-S of Legar’ which is the begioning of
. f e of water; that farmers in the vl-
' Vity. that is, the vigorous conting-
I ‘ had abopt abandoned their crops
errort to gain the most vantag®
Snrs near the hole while the swim-
ig antics were on. Messenger rep-
e jntatives have not enjoyed the
ling waters of “Blue Hole, but
■i the thermometer dancing around
ipe mark at this writng, a plunge
22 enjoyable, and we i
Mnion that we, too, would cut capers
fa treat his congregation to a ser-
ette on “Swimming in Blue
says the Kansas City Star, and no- l
body would suppose that one of its
churches would provide a pulpit with
an international audience. Yet this
minister from Cedar Rapids, Joseph |
Fort Newton, has been called to one
of the distinguished pulpits of the
world, to succeed the Rev. Reginald,
J. Campbell at the City Temple, Lon |
e » and when the good man arose
leliver his discourse a large crowd
i present. The preacher’s remarks
- pointed, and he who are
Majestic patrons.
don.
It is a case over again of the man
who made a better mousetrap than
his neighbor, with the result that the
world beat a path to his door. Mr. |
! One of the most interesting cases
coming up in the district court here
for manyseasonsinthgcasnwhich Cedar Rapids is
[before Judge McKinsey, u>
> . sorshuitsanKthe, orthe important country,
’ democratic nominee for the office held
by Mr. Burch. That a merry time is
promised is evidenced by the activity
of both Mr. Burch and Mr. Shults
since the papers in the casewere
handed District Clerk Lory D. W hite.
Many rumors and reports have been
in circulation since the last meeting
I of the old executive committee, some
I were to the effect that grave charges
I against certain election officers would
grow out of Burch’s contest, others
carried the news that this and that
box would be ordered opened and the
votes counted, in which case the vot
They will open a week’s engage-
ment in our city next Monday night
and erect their large teuton the Cates
lot on East M ain street. The open-
ing play is a society comedy drama
in 4 acts, “The Love of a Thief.” So
come out Monday night and help
-pack the tent so as to give them a
hearty welcome on their return to our
city.
ers of the precincts would be sum-
moned and placed on the stand to
swear whom they voted for in the
county attorney contest. Messenger quaintanee wih
is not familiar with the allegations in
the petitions of Mr. Burch, but we
have been informed that they will in-
clude charges that sixteen or eighteen .
boxes, including North and South they saidtation, but to illumine his
Decatur and Bridgeport, werenegli- thought He had the ability to im-
gently and ignorantly conducted by th K whe heard
men who were over-worked and who Pressanapepi. began to attend his
made grievous errors in recording ' services from other churches because
the votes receivedbzssthocontestant, I hergavetem the spiritual help they
Mr. Burch, tha P P .Zleedea The newspapers got to pub-
kept record of the votes in these, nsei sermons, ana there was
SSeStedMoverJMr: shoita. It 18 dbmardtordhemthanuhecona
also claimed that the Audubon box
I gave Mr. Burch 63 votes and Mr
Shults 12. The tally-sheet in t
((The Iron Claw"
Begins at Majestic
Commencing tomorrow, Saturday
Mr. Burch Claims Right to Con- Joseph Fort Newton Called to
Pastorate of England's Most
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much unrest. Not long after, in a
Newton did not feel that he was bur-1
ied in Cedar Rapids. He gave the ,
best that was in him to his work. His ,
sermons showed a remarkable ac-1
'T literature, combined!
with a high degree of spiritual in-1
! Nise County tlessengen
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UP BEFORE JUDGE BOI 10 LONDON
sight. Plato, St. Augustine. Berg-
son, seers, ancient and modern, all |
were his familiars. He quoted what
jealgus rage, Golden accuses his wife
of betraying his confidence and sent
a plunge her away. At his orders, Legar’s
are of the I (ace is horribly mutilated and his
^capers hand crushed nana » GPSSpronime
himself with an iron, claw, the sign -
-- ticance of which Golden understood
Southland Cotton Oil Co: thi
work which is mysterious and
baffling. But go tomorrow night and ____
; see the balance of thi ePiso1: J exhibited here and played to standing
"erterofgotarunxyiusidontverfegrdhet........every night. .
stolayou1“ecthistrst chupgcopiThisyeal ar. Harrison has
gison Show here all next week .Price of admission thesa lrybrought “
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- "esnments were served.
he Serial Superior
a brand new repertoire. Mr 2
A gegation took up the work and issued
-. them in pamphlets, which attained a
the wide circulation. So London beard
-o Mr Farrington, who con- of him, and when the City Temple was
hands of , K looking for a new minister it turned
ducted thee ection, show Shults , not to New York or Boston or Chica-
received,53 yotes‛a.shuts,spe.go, butt the little city in Iowa,
other allegationsirellEatsrmething It is the man who counts He can
titionnsie voters participated in the make any field worth while if he real-
election illegally, voting out of their ly finds something to do.
Xincts 'These votes, it is claimed, Joseph Fort Newton was born in
were cast for Mr. Shults, and if they Decatur, in a modest joltage near
■ are declared void it""" “ lara no stands. He is the
vL^lUu-echarg Ppor sou • the lameated tn Neutona,
Mr SI alls wiil produce evidence in ni- d .y one of this section s most 1 2
tha' a num-r of those supporting prominent lawyers. Mrs. Sue Newton i J
Burch, voted out Long, the mother of Joseph Fort, has *
made her mark in the literary field. J
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1916, newspaper, August 11, 1916; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582011/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .