The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1901 Page: 4 of 8
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Old Hickory Wagons,
&Md Enough Salki Plows.
Rotarj Dutchman Disc Pious,
Disc Harrow with Drill Attachment,
Drag Harrows. Walking Plows,
NcCormick Mowers, Sc., 8c,
T. J. CLOTD,
West Louisiana Street.
McKINNEY, TEXAS.
Lumber
Owing to short crops we ar©
now offering superior inducements
on building material.
Parties desiring LARGE bills
of lumber will be especially inter
ested in the low figures «*« are
now making. CaP and get our bot-
tom dollar lowest figure before
purchasing elsewhere.
J. M. WILCOX & SON,
McKinney, Texas.
RAILROADS CREATE PROSPERITY.
This has been demonstrated by the marked improvement
in conditions along
"THE DENVER ROAD"
IN
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
Whither other lines Ibave come to share in the
results of the good times in that section.
PROSPERITY DEMANDS RAILROADS.
THE CHICAGO, POCK ISLAND £ MEXICO
Already crossing "THE DENVER ROAI)" at Dalhart.
THE CHOCTAW, OKLAHOMA A GULF
Soon to join "THE DENVER ROAD" at Wichita Falls and
Amarillo.
THE BLACKWELL. ENID L SOUTHWESTERN
Now building to "THE DENVER ROAD" at Vernon.
KANSAS CITY, MEXICO & ORIENT
ExDected to join "THE DENVER ROAD" at Chillicothe.
THE FRISCO SYSTEM
Which may meet "THE DENVER ROAD" at Acme.
THE ARKANSAS & CHOCTAW
Headed for "THE DEN VER ROAD at Wichita Falls.
All this, taken with the activity of immigration and real estate
agents, many new settlers, numbers buying Special 30 Day Home
Seekers' Tickets, and others seeking information, indicates that
"THE DENVER ROAD" is considered good company in a desir
able neighborhood.
W. F. STERLEY, A, A. GL1SSON, CHAS. L. HULL.
A. G. p. A. G. A. P. O. T. P. A.
The Fort Worth if Denver City Railway, Fort Wortht Texas.
N. B.—If you want to get choice of best locations YOU MAY
HAVE TO HASTEN; and remember this: "Only One Road,"
and >*You Don't Have to Apologize."
Organization at
Sarvie* in.
Muster Roll W
vlvora.
Inal
Jumped On a Tm PMMy Hail
Justice Beckham of Blue Ridge
was a pleasant .caller at our office
one day last.
Drs. O. H. Kirkpatrick and
W. B. Huun have located up
stair* over the McKinney Drug
Store.
The little daughter of Mr. J.
N. Powell jumped on an inverted
rake made of ten penny nails,
and thrust cne nail &utirely
through her foot and a second
one half way through. Chamber-
lain's Pain Balm was promptly
applied and five minutes later the
S{>e<'ial prices to stockmen on! pain had disappeared and no
25 and 50 pound pails Interna- n « rc suffering was experienced,
t'ional Stock boo*I. Sole agency ; In threw days the child wa« wear-
City Ui ug Stoie. ing her shoe as usual and with
C. E. Easterwood of Honey1 absolutely no discomfort, Mr,
Grove has purchased the Bud Powell i- a well known merchant
Wilson farm of 416 a«r<* Korkhu.d, Va. Pam Balm i* an
'' " ' antiseptic and heals snch injuries
Editor R. C. Dial of t he Green- , without maturation and in one
•« tim- ™>uired * *•
.MendX" Methodirtt Confercm-e I U8U I treatment.-Kor sale hy
fiere. : City Drug Stpre.
<Ju StrauKhan n of \V A.j TtIM
jhan or A *'!uth i- getting!
nicel,- .« « «,./ Sanitar- j. L. M iv..a n.ril).„ from Mo|)n.
ii after an operation for stone
the bladder.
Collie Bear visited her
Mr. and Mrs, Ch; *
tin at Dentson last week,
will move back to
a few days.
Shaio of this
bales of cotton
Round bale citem^nt
H brought
>>V
•y
vii| - that stock water
owing to Ihq. long continued
drouth. Mo made 12 half* on 40
acres of land. Corn is worth 65
c«*nls a bushel. He report* health
very good. A neighbor of hU, J.
B. Younger had his house burn-
the Democrat
In compliance of your request I
} ou a copy erf the muster roll of tli*
fl;st aad only infantry company that
went out from Coliin county during
the Confederate war. It waa Company
J*\ Ninth Texas Infantry.
Mr. Joe Dickson, a partner la the
law firm of Throckmorton 4b Dickson
of McKinney, some time after Texas
had voted for aad passed the ordi-
nance of secession, came to my house
and proposed that he aad I raise an
Infantry company and make part of
the regiment Mr. S. B. Maxey of
Paris, Texas, had authority to enlist
and organise for service in the Con*
federate states.
Mr. Dickson told me the reason he
came to me waa. that I had served in
the United States army in the war
with Mexico, and was therefore some-
what qualified by experience to under*
stand and discharge the duties pertain-
ing to organising and preparing the
company for service.
I agreed to assist him In raising the
company without pledging to go wita
the company. We soon had sufficient
names to justify organisation, and re-
quested the volunteers to assemble
in McKinney on a certain day for thai
purpose, which they did and the ac-
companying muster roil will show the
result of the election of commissioned
and non-commissioned officers
At the time I promised Mr. Dickson
I would assist him in raising the com
pany i had no idea of going with K,
as I had a family of little children,
the oldest being too young to take
care of his mother and look after the
stock and farm, but Mrs. Scott Ukt
all the other brave women of the
South land, said that she was\ not
afraid, that she, with her negroes and
children, could, putting her trust in
Providence, get along, as it was likely
the war would soon be over, and our
cause needed the help of every man
who could possibly be spared. And
so on the day of organisation I en
listed with the others, and being elect
ed first lieutenant of the company 1
went with it to the rendezvous, near
the little town of Franklin in Lamar
county, and was organised with the
other companies into what was known
as the Ninth Texas Infantry in the
Army of the Confederate States.
The regiment remained in camp for
several weeks in Camp Rusk. 8. B
Maxey was elected colonel. Captain
Dickson having been elected to the
legislature left the company in charge
of the first lieutenant and went to
Austin. In the mean time measles
had broken out among the men and
several died.
In December orders came from the
war department directing that the
regimen;, proceed east of the Missis-
sippi to the relief of Fort Donelson.
The march was at once commenced,
but on arriving at Memphis it was
known that the fort had already sur-
rendered. and further orders were re-
ceived to proceed to Iuka. Miss., at
which place tfce measles again broke
out, followed by pneunoaia, and sev-
eral men of the regiment died.
Capt. Dickson returned to the com-
pany in Feoruary. The fall of Fort
Donelson and Gen. Grant's moving up
the Tennessee river necessitated Gen.
Sidney Johnston's moving back to Cor-
inth. Miss., and the Ninth Texas waa
ordered to m? ve to Corinth, and short-
ly with the army moved out to attack
the Federals and on the #th and 7th
of April fought the bloody battle of
Shiioh. where Capt. Dickson and a
number of men of the McKinney com-
pany were killed.
After the battle of Shiioh the army
drew back to Tupelo, where it re-
mianed to recuperate during the sum-
mer months of July and August.
la September Gen. Bragg at the
head of the army- invaded Kentucky,
where the Ninth Texa* participated
in a skirmish at Mumfordsvilie. and
2 gave battle and utterly
lit Or^lerate army, the
which retreated across the Tennessee
river and then to Tupelo, Miss., where
It g adually 49U to pieces.
hi the movements, skirmishes aad
battlee referred to the Ninth Texas
was always in the advance, whether
marching or fighting The dead was
always buried and the wounded esot
to the hospitals where the larger por-
tion died. Those who lived aad were
disabled Here discharged, very few
returning to their companies.
The last fighting the Ninth Texas
sngaged in was at Spanish Fort I
will tell you what Gen. Marry, com-
manding at Mobile, said about the
regiment, and with It close this article.
Gen. Murry said: "My last experi-
ence of the efficiency of Texas sol-
diers was in the defense of Spanish
Fort, in the the battle of Mobile. Ec-
tor's Texans had come to me from
Hood's campaign, so destructive of
the army of Tennessee. The brigade
was ragged and battle-scarred. There
were not 500 of them left, but there
was an honest scar for every one of
them.
"I had placed them in the works at
Blakely, five miles above Spanish Fort
when Gen. Canby's army developed
attack. In the opening fire of the en-
emy's artillery some young boys who
before had never heard the howl of
the Howitxer, unanimously moved
from the skirmish line into the works.
When I saw them go I telegraphed
Gen. Siddle at Blakely: Send me Ec-
tor's Texans at once,' and for six
teen days and nights they held their
peaces, fighting and working by day.
and working and fighting by night
When it was decided to risk the gar-
rison no longer, volunteers from the
Ninth Texas made their way across to
Blakely and staked out the route by
which a few nights later they guided
the retiring garrison wifely out."
Capt. Milton Board led the volun-
teers referred to above in the perilous
expedition of staking out the route
for the retiring garrison.
On the 9th of May, 1865, the Ninth
Texas was paroled by Gen. Dick Tay-
lor, and, the war being over, what was
left of the replment came back to Tex-
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if yea
DRINKING TOO MUCH,
nil n tli* m
SICK HEADACHE —•
lake No Substitute.
in the regular pitched battle at Perry-
viljp on the way out of Kentucky.
After ti|is the seat of active hostili
ties drifted south through Murfrees-
boro. and there one of the hottest bat-
tles of the war was fought. Then on
in the direction of Chattanooga around
which place some of the heaviest
fighting of the war took place. Mission-
ary Ridge. I>ookout Mountain
Chickamauga. where many of the
Ninth Texas were killed or wounded.
It must be- remembered that when
the Ninth Texas is spoken of the com-
pany from McKinney is always includ-
ed.
The result of the fighting around
Chattanooga was that Gen. Bragg was
forced to fall back to Daiton, and the
command of the army was turned over
to Gen. Johnston, who fell back to
Rome, then to Resaca. where he fought
Sherman, and again near Dallas there
were three days fighting. At Kenessw
Mountain the armies agaia encounter-
( ed each other and the Federal army
is >caree,j wa8 severely repulsed. Gradually
Gen. Johnston fell back to the forti-
fications around Atlanta, and the com-
mand of the army was turned over to
Gen. Hood.
After repeated assaults upon the
forces of Gen. Sherman, all of which
were severely repulsed. Gen. Hood
ed recently, also another neigh-
bor, formerly of Ft* Worth, died ^
He says the rice and sugar ex- *handoned Atlanta, and following
The people
n with
his county, inear!y tbe 88 me route north that Gen.
to displace jJohnRton h,
ow-1 crossed the
I*
Following is a copy tfc* origi-
nal muster roll:
Muster roll of Captain Joseph J.
Dickson, Company F, of the Ninth
Regiment of Texas Infantry, enlisted
for twelve moQ&f, commanded by
Col. S. B. Maxey, in the volunteer ser-
vice of the Confederate States of Am-
erica, said company mustered into
said service at Camp Rusk, Lamar
county, Texas, on the 26th d&y of No-
vember. A. D.. 1861, by Col. S. B.
Maxey, by special order of the Sec-
retary of war.
Names of commissioned officers,
non-cam missioned officers and pri-
vstes:
Joseph J. Dickson, captain; killed
In the battle of Shiioh.
Thos. M. Scott, first lieutenant; cap-
tain. adjutant general; served through
war.
W. R. Bellew, second lieutenant;
missing.
J. M. Benge, second Jr., resigned,
re-enlisted in Martin's regiment; af-
terwards county clerk of Collin comi-
ty; now dead.
R. M. Board, first sergeant; rose to
captain, served through the war, now
lives in McKinney.
J. H. Jenkins, second sergeant; waa
wounded at Shiioh, captured, exchang-
ed; 3d lieut; now lives in McKinney.
C. A. Shults, third sergeant; captain,
inspector general, served through the
war; dead.
A. Rabins, fifth sergeant; served to
sad of war,
Thos. H. Muse, first corporal; died
la the service.
Elijah Norman, third corporal; kill-
ed at Kennesaw Mountain.
S. O. Jones, fourth corporal; killed
at Shiioh.
J. S. Faires, musician; discharged,
retaliated in Martin's regiment
Privates.
Andersoi}, W. T.; died in the serv-
ice.
Anderson, Joseph; served through
the war, wounded, dead.
Berry, E. T.; discharged, disability,
dead.
Berry, J. W., Jr.; served to the end
of the war; dead. ^ *
Box, A,.; wo^a^ea at Shiioh, burn-
ed up in the cars at Boonville by U.
8. Cavalry.
Beck, Eliaha; wounded discharged.
Barnes, Philip; served to end of war.
Browning, Wm.; served through the
war; wounded; uead.
Balsy, J. A.; wounded at Shiioh;
discharged,
Barnes, H. C.; wounded dtssharf
ed.
Burke, R. R.; killed in battle.
Barnes, J. M.; killed in battle.
Bruaunetto. 8. F,; discharged; diea
ability; dead.
Bowles* G. W.; served ttf end ot
war.
Buchanan, H. F-; wounded discharg-
ed.
Bowie, James; killed at M
John Carty, first lieut.; killed at
KMMKV Mountain.
Deoyer, C. J.
Davis, R. S.
Dunlap. R. R.; discharged at Camp
Rusk.
Day, Jeff; served through war.
Donaldson, Wm.; wounded; dis-
charged.
Douthitt D. Y.; died In the service.
Falkner, Jaa. B.; served through
the war; now a minister of the gos-
pel at Wylie.
Ferguson, W. L.; killed at Shiioh.
Gulley, W. R.; wounded; discharg-
ed.
Gough. W. M.; discharged, disa-
bility.
Glass, A. A.; served through the
war; dead.
Gates. C. A.; served through the
war; wounded.
Glass. E. P.; wounded; discharged;
dead.
Glass. Fred; wounded; discharged;
dead.
Huffman, Robt
Harris, J. M.; killed at Cbickamau-
fa.
Hawkins. E. B.; died at Iuka.
Hurt, J. H.; died.
Harris, H. W.; served through the
War; dead.
King. F.; killed at Shiioh.
Kerley, Elisha.
McCanall. F. M.; served through
the war; dead.
Maxwell, A. J.; discharged, disabil-
ity.
Mootry. M. M.; killed at 8hiloh.
Monday, E. F.; served through the
war.
Melton. D. L.,; discharged; dead.
McMillon. W. M. -
Matthews, irah; discharged; under
age.
Muse. i: M ; killed at Shiioh.
Odell, J. F.; captured; In prison to
end of war.
Parrish. M. R.; discharged at Camp
Rusk.
Paterson, H. 0.; wounded; dis-
charged.
Russell, Joseph W.; sewed through
the war; dead.
Rogers. R ; discharged; wounded.
Robinson. J. M.; exchanged into an
other command; dead,
Rector. E. S.; served through the
war; now resides at Veal Station,
Texas.
Stiff. David; dead,
Smith, W. F.; killed at Murfrees-
boro.
Smith, W. A.; served through the
wa«'.
Stanford. A.; discharged; dead.
Stanford. Napoleon; discharged;
dead.
Sailings. A.
Stili. James.
Sto <>r, R. B.; served through the
war.
Scott, J. A.; served through the war.
Turner. William; wounded; dis-
charged.
Thompson. William.
Thompson. J. J.; served through the
war.
Thompson. Jamee.
Tweedle, William; served through
the war.
Tunnell, D. P.; served through the
war; wounded.
Vermillion, J. H.; wounded at Shi-
ioh; discharged; dead.
Wiflinghap, W. n-; died in hospital.
Whiseaaat, ft. g.; discharged.
Webb. B. T.; killed.
Willburn, Thomas.
Williams. C. C.; discharged, under
age.
Whisenant J. W.j served through
the war.
White, L. 0; discharged; afterward
captain in Martin's regiment
Thus# Q9jn£s unaccounted for were
probably those who were left gt farm
houses along the route of the army
and mayJjave d'*** {,r, recovered from
sickness, and being young men, may
possibly have found sweethearts, re-
mained and most likely found homes
in other states.
• T. M. SCOTT,
Melissa. Texas. Nov. 8, IfiOl.
Absolutely Free on Xms
Dai.
McKINNEY & HILL
IT'S THIS WAY: For every cash purchase amount ing to
a- much as one do lint with us, between Octobcr 23 1901, to
6 o'clock, Xmas day, December 25, 1901, we will give you a
free gaes? at the number of seed in the home-raised
u
PUMPKIN,"
Now on Exhibition, Also the $100 Buggy,
at Our Store.
The proper parties guessing the number of feeds, or near-
the number of seeds, will be given the buggy absolutely
est
free. A committee of three citizens will count the
and give out the correct number on Dec. 26, 1901,
seeds
Remember
Fellow citizens, that we have the largest and best stock of
Fine Carriages, Phietons, Bnggies, Saddlery and Harness
Goods, every seen in McKinney. We are carrying too big a
stock for this market, and we are going to make special
prices on evervthing in our big store, between this date and
Xm:$s, and give you a free guess at the $100 Buggy.
McKinney & Hill,
South Side Square, Mi*KINNFY TFY
Between CroucS I Knight s.
NEW ADVF.RTIsriF.NTS.
Every Woman
18 nwl T-XJW
about ibe o..U-rftxl
MARVEL Whirling Spray
ThenewYafiMlRrriaa*. Imjtt-
I—S*f-
i
tio* and Snetwm. S I-
m.—Mot* CiriTCTweat,
It
Best Passenger Service
IN TEXAS.
4 important gateways 4
rtaHMbrM,
nvt sur
If j,- r-. 'not supply the
NiRVKI,, accept no
1- frid
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Gl.i
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"Ho trouble to ahawer qsaettaa."
2 FAST TRAINS DAILY 2
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Professional Cards.
l
Ha L. PEARSON, (
Dental Surgeon.
Office and Home : North side square,
up-stairs over Bray Bros. Phone 26. ,
If wanted at night rinsr office doorbell. 1
KoKfNNgy. TEX4S.
St. Louis, Chicago
•«• • 8fMl the Ea§l.
Only Um Running Tkmql
NEW ORLEANS
Superb Pullman Vestibules Buffet Sleeper
Handsome New Chair Cars (sssts free).
DIRECT LINE TO
NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA
AND CALIFORNIA.
Oyernton of MmWkiel New Train.
"Pacific Coast Limited,"
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS, DALLAS, for*
WORTH. LOS ANSCLCS AND
SAN fRANCISC^.
il/, t. mm,
Dentist.
Ornci—Over Wallace'■ Drag Store
McKINNEY, TEXAS.
lp.
taMtwApat, f9.JHm.rn
C.N.SMITH, ^
Dentist.
Omos—northeast oorasr sf tkt
Square,
McKINNEY, TSXAS.
BEST MR THE
Cornelias; discharged, dis-
CampbsUk Jaxaea; wounded si Shi-
Ipft; discharged.
grim, C. F.J spired through the w*r;
OsIsbmr, C. C.j died l the hospital
st Camp Rusk.
wTiwr^Ti
QR. A. J. CALDWELL,
Eye, Ear, Thro^
*-• *flTACTICE LIMITED.
*
Office—Foote House, rouios 8, 4. 5
and 6.
MCKINNEY: TEXAS.
Listol Letters-
EAT *EM LIKE OANDY
Remaining in the po^toffice at
McKinney, Tex., Nov. 14, 1901,
which, if unclaimed in two weeks,
will be sent to the Dead Letter
office at Washington, D. C
LADI*C8.
Johnson Miss Bulah.
Smith Mrs E A
Wood Miss Emma
Wilson Grace
GENTLEMEN.
Boggs Willie
Edwards S L
Kidder J C
Finley Dock
Fl'.ppen F
Ham moos Milton
Hix E
Holland HM
Lower W F
McCurry R M
Paysinger Claud
Roach
L. 8. nourk, K. P.
fe-rm-tMdfln-lluagw, GM'IHM'T
DALLAS. TEX
Electric Lighted
DIN 1X8 CMS
Comprise bat a portion of the equtp*
ment of the through train service Via
Louisville S Nashville R. R.
to au^poiirrs
NORTH AND EAST.
Elegant high hack feat Coaches and macniaoeot
Pulll n 8l«" P<«ur Our* arc run through from
Nawi"OHeaa«<o 4tlanta.a ahiiagttw, m>v ¥<*fe{
Chicago. SI Louis. LouisvilUs aad ^nnfSael
without change in the «horteet tiinc. aad OW
the flaaat road-bed |n the 8 >uth, wm,
rock aad free from du>t. For InformaUoa In
reference to rates, sleeping car reservatloas or
thae table, address.
I*. W. MORROW. T. H. KINSLEY.
T. R. A , T. R. A.
Honstan. Texas. Dallas, Texas.
J. K. RID6ELY, Dlv. Rass.
New Orleaas. La.
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Boarding Hou§^,
<RS, WEBB, rrafrMna,
McKinney, . Texas,
Beautiful location near I
College at the Dormitory
Splendid rooms tor small families.
T. M. HINSLEY,
Attorney at-]
Notary Public -!
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