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111W FIRM 11 MASS IB WIN Mil IKS I GOV S APPOINIMENIS Ml MII1S1 SiH 11 MilOff
Report by Commissioner W. N.
Osburn.
EXPENSE
Permanent Improvement—Farm
well Stocked—Net Balance
$438.60 For Year,
Held in District Court Room Last
Night.
Address By President Claggett on
Texas Presbyterian Universi-
ty. Plan of Action.
McKinney, Tex., Nov. 15, 02.
To the Honorable Commission-
ers Court of Collin county.
At the November term of Com-
missioners Court 1901 I was ap-
pointed by your honorable body
to manage the County Farm for
one year ending Nov. 15, 1902.
I therefore beg leave to sub-
mit to you and through you to
the citizens of Collin county my
annual report. I have used
every endeavor, if possible, to
make the county farm more than
self-supporting and am glad to
say that I have had the hearty
00 operation of the other Com-
missioners and County Judge
and have been ably assisted by
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess, superin-
tendents on the farm. They
both take great interest in the
work and management—raising
vegetables, chickens, etc., such
things as are used by themselves
and paupers. Tbey also pride
themselves in keeping every
thing in repair and keeping the
quarters of the paupers cleuu
and seem to try to make it as
pleasant a place as possible for
those who are forced to make
a county farm their home.
We have at this time 26 head
of high grade cattle aud 40 head
of good hogs, aud are taking care
of six paupers but have had as
high as twelve at one time dur-
ing this year.
We have this year expended
#59.00 improving hay shed, gates,
feucing garden, etc., have also
set out some fruit trees. I re-
turn the farm in good state of
cultivation, fencing, gates, lots,
etc., in good repair, stock in
good shape. To who ever may
take charge of the farm I wish
merited success.
I hereby present a statement
of receipts, disbursments and
balances:
RECEIPTS FROM THE FARM.
7T0 bu. of Com at 50c per bu KWU0
00 bu. of Oats at 48c per bu 2VB.40
06 tons of Hay at JlOperton M0.00
Increase In Cattle 160 00
Ca&li from sale ot Cattle 1(7.50
Hoga « 00
" Hay 1330
Total fl,«2K.10
EXPENSES.
Wages of Supt. on farm W5 M
Hired help MO.OO
Haling hay 140 00
Cutting 22 M
Threshing oats 27.80
Provisions used on farm 140.00
Cane seed and millet seed 77.00
Dry good*, estra bed. blankets, quilts . 50.00
Affidavit of Commissioners Court
to County Funds.
Wilis WIS FUNDS SEVER1L1 ID HD 01 KR8KIMCH1
Indebtedness atid Ready Resources
of The County—Available
and Perm'nt School Fund
First meeting looking to the es-
tablishment nf a college in Mc-
Kinney was called at the court
bouse at 7:30 Friday evening.
The object of the meeting was
stated by Mayor Pearson in a ten
minutes speech in which he very
forcibly spoke of the need ot
such an institution and of the
den*e population and immense
wealth of Collin county. He
statod that Collin county was the
richest agricultural county in the
U. S.
At the close of his speech Mr.
Pearson introduced Rev. W. H.
Clagett, President Board Trus-
tees Texas Presbyterian Universi-
ty, who spoke at length on the
proposed University, giving in de-
tails the plans and purpose of
establishing such a University in
the south-west. lie stated that
the school would bo loci ted some-
where in North Texas and within
a radius of 75 nnles of Dallas or
Ft. Worth. The location would
be selected in. January at the next
meeting of their board.
After short addresses by Dr.
Jno. II McLean, Dr. E. E. Ivioe,
Prof. Frank (J. Jones, Prof. T.
W. Lanham, and others it was
decided to organize and make an i
effort to get the Texas Presby-
terian University to locate in Me-j
Kinney. J. S. Heard was elected(
chairman and took the chair. N.;
R. Stone was elected secretary.
The motion was put and carried j
to appoint a committee of five to
draft plans and methods for a
general canvass for the purpose
of ascertaining what McKinney
and Collin county are willing to
offer in the way of subscription
and other inducements to secure
the proposed University, and that
this committee mako report at
the next mcetiug. The chair ap-
pointed on this committee, R. L.
Waddill, Dr. T. W. Wiley, Prof.
Frank G. Jones, L. A. Scott and
11. H. Crouch.
The motion was put and unani-
mously carried that we recognize
this as the greatest opportunity
that ever came to Mclvinney.
On motion the meeting adjourn
ed to meet Wednesday night
at the court house.
Affidavit of Commissioners
Court to County Funds:
Before me the undersigned
authority of Collin County, Tex-
as on this day came and person-
ally appeared J. H. Faulkner,
county judge, Mack Smith. J. T.
Howard. W. N. Osburn and H. R.
Cbaddlck. commissioners of
Collin county, Texas, who on
their oaths .state that on the
14th day of November, A. D.
1902 they actually counted the
money belonging to Collin coun-
ty Texas as per quarterly re-
port of D. E. Neat her y, County
Treasurer at this term of the
court and found the following
funds to be as follows to-wit:
Jury fond, first clans, overdrawn,
15921.80
Road and bridge fnnd, second
class, on hand 7724.50
General connty fund, third class.
on hand 1610.50
Conrt house fund, fourth class,
account balances, nothing on hand,
Permanent school fund, fifth
class, on hand 952.17
Available school fund, sixth class
on hand 12082.18
All of which is respectfully
submitted this 15th day of Nov.
A. D. 1902.
J. H. Faulkner, County Judge.
Mack Smith, County Commis'nr.
J. T. Howard, Co. Commission'r
W. N. Osburn, Co. Commis'n'r.
H. R. Chaddick, Co. Commisn'r.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Nov. 15, 1902.
J. P. MOULDEN,
County Clerk.
Those Who Will hold Office Un-
der Gov. Lanham.
Tom E. Batson, son of T. S.
Batson and brother of Mrs. J.
H. Sneed, returned Friday to his
home at Cason, Morris county,
after a weeks visit here.
•l.ltt.M
•0.30
Permanent Improvements
Total SI,181 JO
Balance 498.60
W. N. Osburn,
Co. Com. Diet. No. 3.
Coming Foot Ball Game.
The Y. M. C. A. foot ball team
will play a game with the Rich-
ardson toam at Rambo's park on
Thanksgiving day.
They will also play the Garland
team here December 5th and the
Weatherford team December
12th.
These games promise to be in-
teresting as the teams arc all
good ones.
The McKinney team is gaming
quite a reputation. It contains
some excellent players and sev-
eral new ones will be put on for
thot e occasions.
narrlage License.
J. B. Taylor and Alios Minnie
Hayes.
J. Murray McKtill and Miss
Vernie Yarbrough.
J. F.,Gaither and Mies May
HalL ;ZT- .
it and Miss Elects
SALVATION ARMY BOYS
Letter From Cadet George A.
Lynn at Chicago.
George A. Lynn, who is attend
ing the Salvation Army Training
School in Chicago, writes as fol-
lows concerning himself and two
other McKinney boys, Edward
and Goodman Elkins, who are
with him:
"We arrived in Chicago at 9:40
a. m. on the 13th day of Sopt.
then proceeded to the Training
Home whioh lis situated at 98
Warren Avenue.
The training home is a four
story structure with modern
eqipments. There are at the
present time 21 boys in the home
all expecting to be Bent away on
or about Jan 1st as officers of the
Salvation Army, and to be sent to
different parts of the U. S., to
begin the duties of a true Soldier
for Jesua.
I may write a description of
the life of a Salvationist ift the
city of Chicago in my next.
With best wishes to the Courier
and all friends in McKinney,
lam Vtaj truly,
Caput Gnoro* A. Lnro,
Of the Salvation Army.
INDEBTEDNESS OF COLLIN CO.
Account« allowed but not paid 110357.43
Jury fund, overdrawn,as shown
by Treasurer's report./. 5921.36
Due the Permanent School fund
of Collin County, as shown
by warrants in possession
of D. E. Neathery, Connty
Treasurer 8047.00
Interest, due upon above to
date 711.42
Total 125037.21
This amount was due by Collin
County on Saturday morning,
Nov. 15th, 1902, at the time the
undersigned became members of
the Commissioner's court. The
treasurer's report and the affida-
vit'above show the amount of
money on hand in the various
funds at that time.
The available school money is
not subject to the disposal of the
Commissioner's Court, and can-
not be used by said court, but is
paid out by the County Treasur-
er upon orders of the County
Superintendent for school pur-
poses.
The Permanent School Fund is
required by law to be kept loaned
out by the Commissioners Court,
and the interest on the same goes
into the Available School Fund
to be disbursed by the County
Superintendent.
F. E. Wilcox, County Judge.
N. A. Burton, Co. Commission^
N. J. Stinbbauoh,
Co. Commissioner.
F. M. Brooks, Co. Commiesion'r
Frisco Lake Was Ruined.
The heavy rains of Saturday
night caused the dam to the large
lake at F risco to burst.
The Frisco railroad track runs
across a part of the dam and as a
heavily loaded freight tiain was
passiug over it Monday, the dam
gave way, the engine and seven
car boxes rolled down tho steep
embankment.
Immediately the water began
to pour through the break and
escaped with treat volume until
the lake was drained.
' The engineer aad fireman on
the engine were seriously injur-
ed.
From Gov. Sayers Administration.
Col. Hill Does Not Want Re-
appointment.
Comparison With Figures Twenty
Years Ago
Austin, Tex., Nov. 19.—Gov-
ernor-elect Lanham has decided
concerning the majt/rity of those
who will be appointed and recom-
mended for the different State
offices under the next adminis-
tration. They are as foliows:
Private Secretary, N. A. Cra-
vens of Willi?; Secretary of State.
J. R. Curl of Parker county; As-
sistant Attorney General, Howard
Marlin of Weatherford; Adjutant
General, Thomas Scurry of Dal-
las; State Purchasing Agent, W.
B. Anderson of San Antonio,
Superintendent of Public Build-
ings and Grounds, C. E. Gilbert
ol Austin: Financial Agent Pen-
itentiaries, John Wortham of
Mexia; Superintendent State Pen-
itentiaries,Searcy Baker of Hunts-
ville; Assistant Superintendent of
Penitentiary at Rusk, John B.
Reagan of Rusk; Assistant Su-
perintendent in charge Gatesville
reformatory, L. J. Tankersley of
Killeen; Superintendent North
Texas Insane Asylum, J. L. Tur-
ner, M. D.; Superintendent Aus-
tin Insane Asylum, B. M. Wor-
sham, M. D., of Belton; Superin-
tendent Southwestern Insane As-
aylum, Marvin L. Graves, M. D.,
of Waco; Superintendent Blind
Asylum, Austin, II. L. Piner of
Wliitewright; State Health Offi-
cer, George R. Tabor of Bryan;
Superintendent Orphans' Home,
Corsicana, J. J Swanu of Marlin;
Fish and Oyster Commissioner, I.
P. Kibbe of Port Lavaca; Su-
Scrintendent Deaf, Dumb and
ilind Asylum for Colored Youths,
S. J. Jenkins of Brenham.
Col. Lanham left Austin to-
night. He will roach Foit Wroith
tomorrow morning, where he ex-
pects to remain until 3 p. m,,
when he will leave for his home
at Weatherford. Ho expects to
leavo for Washington next Mon-
day or Tuesday, and expects to
devote the few day* while at
homo to his private business.
Col. W. M. C. Hill, Financial
Agent of the Penitentiaries, call-
ed on Co/. Lanham last night and
announced to him that he did not
desire a reappointment.
Of the above named appointees,
Cravens, Scurry, Baker, Tauker-
sley, Turner, Worsham, Graves,
Piner, Tabor, Kibbe and Jeukins
hold over from Governor Sayers'
administration.
Waddle Worsham went to Den-
ison Saturday.
TALKED WITH FARNHAM
Mr. R. B. Creasy Saw the Trolley
Builder Last Night
R. B. Creasy met Mr. Farnham
last night at Dallas and rode as far
as Greenville on the train with
him. Mr. Farnham went on to
Sherman. He told Mr. Creasy he
expected to begin grading next
Monday for a line from Sherman
through Blue Ridge, McKinney
and Dallas, thence to the gulf.
When the graders begin they ex-
pect to make five miles a day.
Mr. Farnham told Mr. Creasy
thathe would be in Greenville
soon to talk with the people about
building a line. The first line,
however, will be a north and
south one, the others to loin it in
various places. When Mr. Farn-
ham cornea here he will receive a
careful hearing,. >as Greenville
needs and wants one of the trol-
ley lines.—Greenville Banner Nov
18.
Mr*. L. F. Daniel and children,
of Beaumont, who have been
here for-eeveral weeks visiting
her sister, Mrs. George ITiloox,
left Thursday for Bonfcam to
vieit her parents.
While mils in North Show Only
37 Per Cent Increase in
Same Period
A. F. Parker the practical cot-
ton manufacturer of Houston,
submits the following comparison
of cotton mill statistics of twenty
years ago with those of the pres-
ent:
"Houston, Tex, Nov. 21, 1902—
The whole United States then
consumed 1,694,000 bales of cot-
ton. We are now using cotton at
the rate of 8,486,000 bales per year
An increase of 1,741,000 bales or
125 per cent-
Seventy seven per cent of this
increase of 1,339,000 bales is
credited to the Southern States,
of which amount Texas does not
consume more than 30,000 bales,
while our State raises near one
third of the entire crop of the
United States. Twenty years
•go, Southern cotton mills only
used 187,000 bales of cotton per
year. Today thi? amount has
grown to 1,526,000 bales, an in-
crease of 715 per cent for the
Southern cotton factories, while
the mills in the North show an in-
crease of only about 27 per cent
in twenty years time.
Ten years ago 1,740,000 spindles
in the South were consuming
550,000 bales of cotton yearly or
about 158 pounds per spindle.
Ten years later (present time)
there are 5,500,000 spindles in
the South using 1,526,000 bales
of cotton yearly.
Just imagine the enormous in-
crease in the business of the
South, and many prominent mill
men predict that in the ucxt ten
years, 85 per cent of the cotton
crop of the South will bo man-
ufactured South of the Mason
and Dixon line. It can not be
otherwise, for the natural de-
mand of the trade, will insist,
that where the cotton is grown,
there it must bo manufactured.
If there was no othor reason,
that ot economy would bo all suf-
ficient. While Texas raises 1,-
500,000,000 pounds, she used only
1,500,000 pounds."
The Presbyterry mission Union.
Mesdames John Heard, J. C.
Erwin, Miss Ada Richardson and
Rev. S. L. Rieves returned from
Dallas Thursday, where they wont
to attend a meeting held at the
First Presbyterian church for the
purpose of organizing a Mission-
ary Union, for the Dallas Presby-
tery which, as Dr. McPherren of
Sherman stated, "is larger than
the stato of Tennessee and em-
braces 46,000 square miles." The
presbytery is increasing so rapid-
ly in population that a more sys-
tematic method of doing mission
work is desireu. At this meeting
Dr. John Moore of Sherman de-
livered an address on the best way
of awakening interest in misssion
work. Dr. Moore is said to bo
the oldest pastor in the state,
having begun his work thirty-two
years ago. He stated that when
he came to Texas there was only
one presbytery in this State and
that it was called the Presbytery
of East Texas. There were very
few Presbyterian churches in the
State.~**Now," he said, "there
are 390 Presbyterian churches in
this State and four presbyteries.
The church has increased some-
thing like 400 per cent in the last
twenty years. It is of great im-
portance to establish a systematic
mission organization throughout
the presbytery.
The above named representa-
tives from the McKinney Mis-
sionary society report an interest-
ing meeting. Luneh waa served
to the conference m the church
parlors by the ladies of the
church.
Of Instruction for Troops of the
United States Army
ft
Gen. Grant Recommends the Pu:
chase of ao.ooo Acres of Land]
Inspection Made
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 24.—
Gen. Frederick D. Grant, com-
manding the department of Tex-
as, has forwarded to the
War Department at Washington
his recommendation for the pur-
chase of a 20,000-acre tract of
laud near San Antonio on which
to establi&n a permanent camp of
instruction for troops of the Uni-
ted States army.
An inspection of the property
in question was made by General
Grant and his staff ten days ago
and his report that it meets all
requirements and is peculiarly
adapted to the purpose^for which
the Government needs it, being
conveniently located with refer-
ence to railroads and to the Gulf
Coast and is within twenty-four
hours ride to any portion of the
Texas-Mexican border. For a
camp of concentration in case of
war Gen. Grant is of the opinion
that this location could not be
surpassed anywhere in the South.
To Wed in Denisonr
Invitations have been received
by friends here, to the marriage
of Read Markham to Miss Lelia
Birch, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
E. R. Birch, of Denison, on the-
evening of the 3rd of December.,
at First Presbyterian church.
Mr. Markham is well knowu hero
being a *on of the late Dr, Mark-
ham, one of McKinney's best
citizens, who died several years
ago. Mr. Markham and fcis
mother have been living in Sher-
man for several years, he being a
large stock bolder and officer in
the Sherman National Bank. Tho
Courier extends congratulations
in advance.
The Foot Ball Game.
Tho game of foot ball which
was played between Piano High
School team and McKinney Y.
M. C. A. team Wednesday at
Rambo's Park resulted in Piano
going down in defeat.
The score was five to nothing.
The playing was good throughout*
ind everything passsed off in tho
nicest possible manner.
Another game will be played
here with tho WTeatherford team
on Thanksgiving day, and tho
team earnestly hopes for a larger
attendance than was present
yesterday.
CHANGE IN FlRn
Wilson Bros. Succeed Alma Wil-
son & Sons at Princeton
Charles A. Wilson, the affable
junior member of the firm of
Wilson Brothers, who succeeds
Alma Wilson & Sons, dealers in
general merchandise at Princeton,,
was a pleasant caller at our office
and left an order for job work.
Mr. Farnham Coming
As stated by Mr. B. B. Creasy
yesterday in The Banner, Mr.
Farnham expects to be iu Green-
ville in a few days to talk with
our people about a trolley road.
It is thought his plan will' be to
build from McKinney through
Farmersville to Greenville. The
business men should be ready to
hear what Mr. Farnham has to
say when he comes, and meet hin
cordially to hear his propositions.
—Greenville Banner.
Mr*. N. E. Johnson and ton,
Norman, returned to their home
at Lindsay, I. T., Wednesday,
after a vieit to their daughter tad
sister. Mis. 8. H. Cole.
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