The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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Entered as Second-Class Matter at Crockett Post-Office.
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MOTTO: "QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY"
CROCKETT, TEXAS, JUNE 13, 1912.
VOLUME XXIII—NO. 20.
RACE DISTURBANCE AT GRAPELAND.
Citizens Resent Insult to White Woman
and Fight Follows—Two Ne-
groes Wounded.
News reached Crockett Sunday
morning of a race disturbance at
Grapeland late Saturday afternoon,
between 5 and 6 o'clock. The in-
formation at hand is that^a negro
woman pushed a white woman off
the sidewalk. A white citizen struck
the negro woman and knocked her
from the sidewalk. A negro man
took a hand and ran onto the white
man, when another white man
came to the rescue. This brought
a second negro man into the fight.
During the fight several shots were
fired and both negroes wounded.
Murdock Murchison was the citizen
resenting the insult to the white
woman and George Calhoun was
the friend coming to his rescue, so
our information goes. The first
negro in the fight was the Rev. Gib-
son and the second was a negro
named Jack Wells. Rev. Gibson
was the most seriously wounded of
the two. The Courier has no infor-
mation as to who fired the shots.
The matter is being investigated by
the Grapeland justice of the peace,
who has the assistance of the coun-
ty attorney.
Confederate Day at Lovelady.
The Confederate veterans of Hous-
ton county held their annual re-
union at Lovelady on Wednesday
last. A large crowd went from
Crockett. The attending veterans
were met by the citizens of Love-
lady at the depot and, led by the
Lovelady band, were conducted to
the school house where they were
welcomed by an eloquent speech
from Prof. Hartt.,
Commander Martin ordered roll
call and nearly fifty old vets re-
sponded to their names.
Dinner for all in the grove was
announced and everybody pro-
nounced it unsurpassed in quality
and abundance.
After dinner the veterans assem-
bled in the school house and Com-
mander Martin requested Adjutant
Rencher to read minutes of last
meeting, which Were approved, and
the camp proceeded to elect officers
for the next year. Judge E. Win-
free, commander; N. B. Barbee, 1st
lieutenant; A. M. Rencher, adjutant;
Thompson, 2nd lieutenant, were
elected by acclamation and com-
mander instructed to appoint the
I remaining officers.
| A memorial committee composed
| of Dr. Beasley, N. S. Herod and -—
j Skidmore was appointed, which re-
ported the following deaths since
last report: Col. D. A. Nunn, C. J.
Hassel, Ad Hester, F. A. Beckham
and others.
After receiving report of memorial
committee, the veterans transferred
the exercises to the Daughters of
Crockett, Mrs. Norris commanding
and Mrs. John LeGory secretary.
Chaplain Herod was requested to
lead in prayer and Prof. Hartt de-
livered a neat address in behalf of
the Daughters, which was responded
to by Comrade Barbee. He thanked
the citizens "of Lovelady for the en-
thusiastic reception given the vet-
erans and told the Daughters how
proud the old vets were of them,
and thanked the Lovelady band for
the inspiring music with which they
had entertained everybody.
Mrs. I. W. Sweet read an essay
by Mrs. Nunn on Houston county
and the part the county took in the
Civil war and since in maintaining
Christian civilization. Miss Grace
Denson pleased every one. by her
rendition of negro dialect. Miss
Nell Beasley gave a piano solo that
was greatly appreciated, and Miss
Otice McConnell eloquently ren-
dered "The Blue and the Gray."
The quartette, Mrs. John LeGory,
Mrs. Jas. Shivers, Mrs. Ralph Lundy
and Mrs. Fisher Arledge, sang sev-
eral selections that greatly pleased
all, and the veterans; were ^ again in-
vited to a lunch and coffee before
leaving.
Everybody voted the day a grand
success. The veterans also voted
against a division of the Confeder-
ate Veterans' reunion and elected
Dr. Beasley, Captain Wall, N. B.
Barbee and Commander Martin del-
egates to state reunion with in-
structions to vote the sentiment of
camp. Veteran.
When Buying, Buy Only die Best
Costs no more but gives the best
results. H. L. Blomquist, Esdaile,
Wis., says his wife considers Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound the best
cough cure on the market. "She
has tried various kinds but Foley's
gives the best result of all." I. W.
Sweet.
Whooping cough is not danger-
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and expectoration easy by giving
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
has been used in many epidemics
of this disease with perfect success.
For sale by all dealers.
Let Us Keep Your Clothes Nicely Cleaned
and Pressed
We've a very l&rge list
of pleased customers
and it's growing with
every new order.
We want to show you
what real clothes satis-
faction means.
If you'll give us a trial order, we'll do the rest.
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THEY GOTTA QUIT CHUNKDf.
They gotta quit chunkin' that mule around,
It belongs to a widow outside of town;
Its tail is short and its ears are long,
And when it brays it's a kind of a song
Of bitter dregs from an empty cup
That happened to it since chops went up.
They go*ta quit chunkin' that mule around.
Its got a habit of a sorry frown,
Its voice sounds like a sorry wail
While it brushes the flies with its limited
tail.
Its coat is as gray as the "rebs" of old,
When feed's in sight it's twice as bold
As the clank of battle of armed men—
When you driveNit away it's back again.
They gotta quit chunkin' that mule around.
Kodaks are busy on pictures bound
Of the little donkey all in and down
That lives in the road outside of town.
—Mrs. C. R. Stephenson.
Morning Chocolate.
Thursday morning from 10 to 12,
Mrs. James W. Young entertained
most charmingly with a morning
chocolate in honor of Sirs. W. G.
Cartwright of Crockett, Misses
Queen of Kerens, Young of Bastrop,
Matthews of Athens and Cunyus of
Houston. The guests were wel-
comed by Mrs. Johuson Arledge and
then announced by the butler.
With the hostess and honorees,
were the young ladies and graduates
returned from college and other
friends. The decorations were beau-
tiful in detail and. embodied the
good taste of the hostess. The color
scheme in the reception hall was
red, with palms and ferns giving an
added touch. In th£ drawing room,
where the receiving l|né stood, love-
ly pink and white carnations were
banked. Misses Hail and Eichel-
berger presided in the library over
the iced chocolate, with the massive
cut glass bowl surrounded by beds
of nasturtiums Mrs. Robert H.
Wootters conducted the guests into
the dining room where Mesdames
Satterwhite, Stokes and Woodson
served an iced course which was in
pink and white, that color being
more fully carried out in this as
shown in the roses placed in hand-
some cut glass receptacles. The
dining room, lovely in itself, admit-
ted of the tasteful fioral decora-
tions, and on the handsome mission
table was an exquisite cover of clu-
ny on which rested crystal vases of,
and bowls filled with, pink roses
and bonbon dishes of pink and
white mints.
Mrs. Young was gowned in pink
marquisette, real lace and diamonds
Mrs. Cartwright in shadow lace over
pink messaline and diamonds. Miss
Matthews wore pink messaline with
garniture of pink rose buds. Miss
Cunyus in embroided black messa-
line, real lace and pearls. The
sweet notes of the music furnished
made the guests linger loath to
leave. T. D.'
From Nr. Tenney.
Cornelia, Ga., June 6,1912.
Editor Courier:
My wife and I are now starting
towards home. In the three weeks
we have been absent we seem to,
have seen a large slice of the inter-
esting portion of the world Lately
we have been in South Carolina. 1
was surprised to see such a high
state of prosperity on the farms and
in the cities of this old, and many
might think, worn out state. Cot-
ten seed meal, and other fertilizers,
have done wonders for these old
lands, and I was astonished to learn
that South Carolina leads the world
In the yield per acre of cotton, corn
and oats. Its pine timber lands
have also contributed to increase
the wealth of this state. If you
could see the rapidly growing and
extensive city of Columbia, with its
beautiful, shaded streets and mag-
nificent residences, you would be
surprised to know that when I saw
it in 1866, it was sadly scarred with
lonely chimneys and the charred
ruins of Sherman's raid. In fact
our whole South no longer shows
the blighting effects of the Civil
war, but is a continuous scene of
prosperty.
The old town of Camden was
famous in its Revolutionary war
history. One of the battles was
fought in the outskirts of the city.
I saw the old war trenches, yet
plainly manifest after more than
one hundred and thirty years since
they were used. The Baron De-
Kalb, who fell in the battle of Cam-
den, lies buried under an imposing
monument which stands in front of
the Presbyterian church. This
quaint old church building of brick
is nearly one hundred years old. It
seemed queer to me to see the peo-
ple on Sunday going in at the back
door of this old church, and then af-
ter services opening the front door
for their exit I have not time to
tell you of many other interesting
things that we have seen.
S. F. Tenney.
Late Cultivation of the Com Crop.
Don't plan to lay by your com
too sooo^ CO£ú ueds fatft wihI Tn-
stant cultivation. Never' let the
middles bake or crust.
Don't cultivate your, corn with
any implement that will cut the
feeding roots of your corn; they are
needed to help grow the ears of
corn by carrying food to the
plant
Cultivate the corn late and often
with sweeps set to run flat and
shallow, or cultivate with a spring
tooth harrow, keeping a good soil
mulch from 1 % to 2 inches deep.
This prevents the escaping of moist-
ure.
Don't wait for it to rain, but keep
up the cultivation of the crop by
going through the middles often.
This will keep the . moisture below
coming up to help the plant make
ears of com. Corn should not be
laid by until a good crop is made.
Don't pull fodder. It has been
proven by test that the mjury to
the corn is greater than the fodder
is worth, hence loss of time and
less corn.
Plant peas or other crops for
forage and' have more and better
feed. Yours for more feed and
forage, ,H. W. Beeson,
Special Agent.
Webb's New Soda
Fountain and
lee Cream Parlor
is now open to the pub-
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vite you to call. We
serve only the best ice
cream and all the pop-
ular fountain beverages/
Our ice cream parlor is
Qool, pleasant and in-
viting, and you and your
friend will always find
a cordial welcome here.
Drop in any old time.
F. B. WEBB
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Aiken, W. W. The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1912, newspaper, June 13, 1912; Crockett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177663/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.