Caldwell News-Chronicle. (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1902 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CALDWELL NEWS-CHRONICLE, CALDWELL,
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CALDWELL NEWS-CHRONICLE.
RUST & JOINE.R, • • • Proprietors.
Entered in the Caldwell pootofficv a secoud-claa* matter.
Subscription Rates.
IIii.i county has just held a bond election,
which resulted in a decision to allow the county
commissioners to issue S40,( tttt road and
bridge bunds. You may look out for some good
roads in Hill county.—fflockiialc Messenger.
of The New Voice. It was «imply a
decoy letter, written on stationery
prepared for the purpoac, a common
method employed liy secret Mr vice
men in ferreting out counterfeltera,
forger , thieve and crook*. " Clar-
ence T. Johnson" in a fourteen-year-
old bov and harmless.
Last week Mnvor Riggins, of Waco, issued! The dccuv wan .out to about .son of
i . . . , .. i 7 , . ... the or «WO paper* of t h< state, It
orders to the police department to arrest all vio*i . .. . , . ,
vpnr St SO J ¡ wn* not sent to religious or educational
Bu Montis y..:';;..;:.relators of the gammg laws or the Sunday laws.,pupclwa,thcvvvullltl,10,(liir,rilll
Four Month . and to rigidly enforce them after this notice. It is uch stuff.
Two Months "^j about time for a "warmin' up in Dixie" up there
anyway, and as Wiggins has troubles of his own,
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It was not sent to liquor !
papers as they are not suspected of b !
lug reputable journal . It was not !
Advertising Rates.
i. i , . . , isent to wee papers in the smallest
he wants to have company. Poke up the fire, but | Unv,;, ^ tlK ftlll <lwatl al
| look out when the fun begins. 1 hose blamed ¡ tiut« un advertising proposition!
All advertising on first page will be charged <*) cents per j people up there will shoot sometimes. ¡ from an eastern concern.
inch straight, with no reduction for large ad*. ¡ M , . .■ i
* j j Manv newspaper* ignored the prop-1
Display ads one insertion twenty cents per inch: two j i .-sitio as unworthy of anv sort of1
cenVJlTAnch.rtV*liVC CC,,tS ,Kfr inCh; °,H' m°n,h MXtV A:; Vl 1! M,7 wa* «nude to insert an anti-prohi- . consideration «Mher* lie* intoriKhv- j
, t 4. I bit ¡.on plank in the platform recently adopted by Uau* anger. the letter muí ¡
U<'Cal rate- seven and one-half cents per line hr t inner- ,„ 1 1 .. ... ' I . *• . .. «♦ • ...
tion and five eent i per line each anubhcquent insertion. j the Republican stale convention, at l«ort Worth* ' the \\ a*hn «t n m M|T-j
Obituaries cards of thanks, and notices of entertain* j and a warm time was had before the matter was! r 11 4 u
ment,. given for religious.educational or charitable P«r-' dropped. Prohibition is fast getting to be the , " ca,m' " ha "f ''' 1 ,
paw* at half regular rates. .. . . . . leading paper* were willing to plan
* i • e it < • « s. ru\ i it , .. . II vest i^slie ill the St lte* from State C0ll\entl0ns to i the harlot with the whisky dealer** I«> r
Legal notices of all kinds ?1.no per hundred words first 11 111 ,m m '
insertion and 50 cents per hundred words each subsequent | city conncils, and lroni precincts to whole sec-j a consideration.
J. D.
CALDWELL, TEXAS.
Insertion.
The Nhws-ChKONici.E desires a correspondent at every
postotfíce in the county, and in exchange will furnish lb.
paper, stationery and p'-itage free. Will be pleased to cor-
respond with any on- the subject.
Telephone No 17.
lasuad Every Friday MornlnR.
Caldwell. Texas, September 19, 1902.
waco err y cor sen after mayor rhhhss.
The city council of Waco, at its regular meet-
tions of the state. The end is already in sight, A* to mm* matter w ithout adv. r-
Like llanijuo's ghost, it will not down. i ti-siug marks < r anv ' ind. 14 were
I willing to -ell themselves without re-
i serving the right to reject objection-
77// roi l TAX AMl M/>Vr\ r. able matter, two wanted offers and two
offered to tell, but desired m«>re infor
The Austin Statesman comments upon an arti-; mati.M before «piotiug rate-.
Moon Bros.'
Celebrated
Buggies
In complct. assortment can
always be found at my store,
and I alw.iy sell thein un-
der guarantee your moti-
ev hack if the bn^g, ain't
right. I also sell any kind
of Hnrneffia the same
cle from a prominent negro on the poll tax amend-
ment as follows:
,\s to editerial opinions, the ovitl
is not t|iiire no hojielessly bad. < >f the
bsH editors. 45, though they would <!«•-
In yesterday is*u w e printed an article upon the j j)am j| their news column . would not
question of poll taxes from the pen of A. .1. MeCaulev. a ; st.|¡ their editorial view-..
negro of this state, in which he takes the position that , S i x ty-1 hree werewilting to sell their
every man, while or black, who votes should be requoed j IU,W, "columns, hut did not state
to be aide to read and write and show a poll tax receipt a, whether the% would or would not -ell
well. This contention is certainly in line with good gov- ,hei|. cditonal opinion,
eminent and wi,e policy. The fact that one of their own
race is urging upon the negroes of the country the nece
ing last week, preferred charges against Mayor ; dtv for their own and their neighbor's elevation should be
Kiggins, citing him to answer impeachment pro.j sutHcieiit argument that he is right. The matter < f repre
ceedings, making nine separate charges, after in- sC,,laU,,n at tlK' ,""u "* '"vcr "pclt discuaaion. as it >
. ,, . , A, , • , ..i i*> too much .¡ViUHtHl at the present time. It would seem n • >t I - i ,,, , , , ,
troducing them with the resolution that. J. W. ■ , , , , ,, . ... ,, itheu iu«« «pa... .-.ut. i.u ~¡... •
& ing but right and proper thatall men should go to the pnlK ...
1 hie papel
would sell its news, but luol no edi-
torial c ilunin. A nut bet p.. per wanted
an otter.
Hut there remained 4 deprived
new-paper wretches who would
] J. 0. STOKES,
CALDWELL. TEXAS.
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mayor of the city of W aco, !),|S mani-j;l, equaJs. Tiiev can not do that unless they enjo\ enougl
tested his incompetency for the oftice of such I olui.ationai adv antages ti ptrmit of their under-taudint: then lv,
mavor, and has been and is guiltv of corruption, exactly what they are doing. The requirements that vot- j„ tll(. ,t,
misconduct and malfeasance in oftice. as mani-!cr* at thc >X,IU k,u,w v rci,d anU xvrit• a d
, , . . , , , . . have a poit tas n-ceipt i - not aimed to kiep anv b-g. 5 voter
tonton :ind fr>n«t 11 ll < od iv lis v-:,eiioi< :n-lu -.o.
anything eUe and .ictually quote,
rates at which the\ offered to debatí
mpanytUg 'able, on page
2. is given the record of the Hrfi >"di-
torial rascal , who .ire ready to lr
touch themselves asid their mrn.i,
together with the prices they set on
then manhood.
fested and constituted bv his various acts and , . ..
| from ei.-, ^ ing the privilege- ,f the ha.!-'! hi •. It i, sim-
commissions and omissions of duty in the office J,]y intended to purify the ballot bo\. and certainty should
0Í mayor, as aforesaid." j meet with the hearty approval ■ f every oro . The j«dl ta*
The council goes after him tooth and toenail forlpr, l" siti-m reaches that stage of perfection that mom-
various and sundrv alleged sins, winding up with ,,u'"'u ' to every >ne when tin- receipt is made neces.
, , . . , . * | sarv lo enjoying ths privilege <.d the ba'.i-d v.but until < ' aOienclnient .it t'tc
charging, in substance, that he is in the empov, .,
, ,fc b . , , ' that time it is ever . ,>11 I-al.u.e I eral election «ill
of the anti-prohibition leaders of the state at a
ax j xros/ <>/■ rrxA.s xnisr trru
gen-
aery. an ail
right thinking people will vote
for it. When adopted it will
cut off a large number of pur-
chasable votes. Anv one who
salary of $4000 per year and that he is using the;
city hall of Waco for his headquarters as such.
and his influence as mayor of Waco in such cause Most of our readers will remember thc letter
and neglecting his duties as mayor of Waco, and from Clarence T. Johnson recently published in does not P,v his poll i,x ind
"thereby bringing into disgrace nnd ridiculo lhc Nkws-Ch*..™:. i,, m h,cb the ril.r ,v„hed ; ,an botighl o,.Kl„ no. '.n b,' ,|.
haired and contempt, the said citv of Waco, and ,bt. pncc at which anti-prnhibiti..n mat- |„„ed ti)partii M.atc m ai.. I.. t,„n.
the government of the said city and the citizens tt,r Wouid be printed as news matter, and also This sort «if a man and a our-
and inhabitants thereof." ¡ what price would be asked for editorial opinions. )urcr arc about „n ., |evd, 'ant)
Altogether there promises to be some warm i maUer lo bl. furnished from same source. should if posible be m t.le - t
and readable matter concerning the situation, and j Thc N,.ws.Chh..mcm., along with other papers ! Jaw„ '/„,i/hut K,
as Waco never does things by halves, there will whicb had respect for themselves as well as for '
doubtless be "somethin' doin'" on both sides, and | common honesty and decency, and had a proper TtIi I)lIH.rH thr .tirho..t
some more hot history recorded. undvrstan.ling ,d the moral obligation of the !,:r„„„rv *,'rl „,ll lan„I„,,g th.
vre* < refused indignantly the offer for editorial plslul toUr f„r viobting. thl. laW
It is alleged that the boodling aldermen at St. j 01 0cUS "'alter to be n * o .is im ntiom d | (JUt nu., t, are do/ens of other
Louis have formed a plot to kill District Attorney ;occasion to vigorously denounce the man | laWH thal m,,(I Ul 1(, ltnfor,,(1
Folk, who is prosecuting them so fearlessly, but U, " T'1'. 1 'l'S U ^ "i ^i'"1', l<> sUl " |and ar(' "Ot. When a people
precautions have been taken to prevent their sue-' ' ¡ 1e cou > p esso exa . an< a so o irow flf0 for years in contempt of law
CCBii a icw houquets of cabbage leaves at any editor ; „n ont, suhMvt th,.v natl,rally
| who might be so base as to even consider a prop- j (k.vejop an indifference for laws
j osition to sell his editorial opinion on any subject „n anv ()lhcr wUbjcct, Tbt. jicr.
Thk recent Republican state convention at Ft. | whatsoever. !jld brli,,VCH in a ra(HOI,abk. e0.
Worth made considerable progress toward rele- The following article from the originator nf the forcement of all laws If thev
yating thc negro contingent of the party to the letter, which it seems was only a clever scheme arc ff(K),]) cnforcc them and then
rear, but the colored brother didn't fail to enter to ascertain why so many papers were printing
a vigorous protest. such demoralizing stuff, explains the whole affair
—— j in detail. It is taken from the "New Voice," a
At"i OMOBii.n is is causing manv more dealbs ! iournal published at Chicago, dated Sept. 11, and
among the upper tens of swelldom than ever ap- accompanied by a table giving a complete list of
liny your Uimtf .|(rom a relia
ble firm that . arríes a «to. k of
'Irs!-, lass mat win 1 arid never
charges u¡or> than a n asonable
profit
Itutlderv' Hardware. Doors.
s.t.h, Hliio!
1'aints. \'. ruUhes and every-
thing in oitr Un. in a complete
assortment of (hi- very best
gradcs.nnl.it the lowest pnce .
liny voiir stipp.ie^ in the*.-
lines from ti and vtMi will at-
ways '■! .¿iti i. d with your pur
i ha sc %.
The Ses! r ->d* for the least
iiitt f y .i t oat' \ .;rd
^enhins 8.
Scnhins.
pendicitis, in the heights of its popularity, was
yuilty of. Thank goodness, it's only rich folks
that die of it, though.
Thkkk members of prominent families were ar«
rested in Manchester, Massachusetts, for run-
ning automobiles faster than twenty miles pel*
hour. Let them run to their death if they want
to, but let poor folks keep out of their way.
those papers who offered to subsidize themselves
to the whisky traffic, together with the price
they asked and some hot comments on some of
those who, while filling positions of honor, and
claiming their papers to be clean and non-pur-
chasable, offeréd to sell out. and asked higher
prices on account of their good'? reputations.
Thc entire article will prove of interest to many
but for want of space we only reproduce the ex-
planation of thc scheme, but those who wonder
sometimes at articles in various newspapers will
find an explanation in the table attached to thc
Mayoh Ffu.oisu, of Waco, holds the rather unenviable article. The following is an extract from the ar-
position of leader of the anti-prohibition forcen In Texas.. mentioned:
So far hi* effort* eem to have ticen unavailing, as about ,
. . . „ . , . . * Dm,i.as, Texas. August 14, i stafT t orrespomlcnco. I
four countie* out of five have gone for prohibition. Mr. , , ,, , . , , , ,
* , , ... . .i ¡., . am now prepared to tell the whole story of the l.lareitce
Biggin* doesn't enjoy a very savory reputation either at I 1 . ... ...
K" . , , . . ... T. Johnson correnpondciu e with the rexa* newspapers
home or abroad, and his advoiacy of a measure would tie , . ... .. ,,. .......
. . ., ill regard to the proponed publication of anti-Prohibition
a at ron g argument against it with those who know him. i .. ,
_ , ,, , . . ,, ... ...... . . write-ups to lie paid for as news matter without ailver-
He I getting well paid for hi time and the prohibitionists | of anv kiml " and also as "editorial. "
will probably not object to his keeping up the fight, as h<* When articles of that sort recently began to appear In
. Iuníii//o A'rtonl. Texas papers, the Prohibition leader knew that they were
j ho ti jf hi and paid for, but, how to prove the fuel, and how
Mcems to be helping them wonderfully
Yes. but the city council and the people arc I to *ffl tile Texas newspaper sheep' from the goats wa* Hill
objecting strenuously, witness, thc imptachment j "'VlTaccompS'thi s end, the now celebrated "Clarence T.
proceedings. Johnson " letter waa aent to buy the Washington bureau
a demand will arise for their re-
peal. We «h on Id emulate the
sentiment of the "Old Alcade."!
when he was told that i! certain
measures were enforced they
would send the state to h I. j
His reply was, "She may go to
h i, but, if she docs, she will
go according to law." )oiilttnt
Herald.
« (nr rr.
"I wonder why bruin >\ork i* noi hrt
ter paid ciihf 'lie ambit ion y outli
"That is easily explained," ntisiverei)
Mi - Cayenne "When a man under
lakes to do lira in work for a In ing
there is no way of < niching him if n*
idles his time a-vaf, I'ben the X r y i
ivoii't hois whe'h. r lie U w,,r!,iiig his
lira i ft or n« • t a result, employer*
grow Mupielou•Washington Star
l ee|ieesM* .I lo.M Hum,
Alth" >gli I'anama hat are ipdif
the rage in thl« country, ieiy few of
our people klio.i that the real, genii
in * artiele Is known in It- imtlve home
oil the Isthmus and .south \lllerica by
ii- s|Mn|*h nam. of 'Sombrero jipi
jipe " <iben In Kuuli h the e word
form the alllleial i*e eoiiihinalioil
"heepei'-hahpah lint." Thl - I. . eilteili
(«vouched for hy a gentleinaneoniiret.
ed wlih one of the bihmlau legation*.
—Wa ■ hlnirloti .Star
TRHNS-TEXHS TELEPHOHE G8„
local aatf Lout Dial anee,
.Service Day and Night. Call h>tig
distance nod save needless delay on
shipments of goods.
J. LOUIS (JIlJDINdS, Manager.
■w
/fcutxaE
Will apprectala your
patronage, frorr) on«
corjt up "lU mar)y
articlot boildot
©ruge
Tt>at do not leave that
unploatant ta te Try
him. ar)d you will havo
tt)c pleasure of Know-
ing your motjoy 1)0*
boon judiciously spent.
S. J6. fliuvra^
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Caldwell News-Chronicle. (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1902, newspaper, September 19, 1902; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169407/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.