The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1903 Page: 1 of 12
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McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY DECP;MBER 17, 1903.
VOL. 20, NO. 46.
idgc T. C. Goodner Relates Inter
eating Reminiscences.
f McKinney Then a Village of Only
goo Inhabitants. List of
Business Firms Then.
Last Friday a report«r in bis
tunds met up with Judge T. C.
oodner and finding' him in a
miniacent mood, asked him
about his recollect ions of early
days in McKinnoy. Taking a
fresh chew of tobacco the Judge
said that thirty-seven years ago
today, be arrived in McKinne.v
after a six weeks journey over j
land, in a one horse wagon with a
traveling companion, Henry Rut-
land, from near Nashville, Ten-
nessee. The same journey hns
ifince been made by Judge Good-
ner in thirty hours—by rail.
McKinney was then a village of
less than five hundred people.
Nearly all the business houses
were then on the west side of the
public square, not one on the
south ei.ie, but two on the north
side and only one little confection
ary, kept by Uncle Frank Roern-
mele on the east side and no court
house or other buildings on the
square. Among the merchants
here then were Murray & Boyd,
Z. E. Kanney, H. A. McDonald,
T. H. Emers.m & Co, J. B. &
David Stiff, Wm M. Bagley on
the west side; I. D. Newsome and
A. L. Shirley on the north side;
Frank Koemmele on the east side
as stated above. Ed Cannon
kept the City Hotel, lately toru
down by Heard Bros. J. W.
Throckmorton was the Governor
of Texas. T. J. Brbwn now on
the Supreme Bench, R. DeAr-
mond, J. H. Jenkins, Joseph
Bledsoe, Alexander Berry, Geo.
T. Ar nstrong, Judge W. H. An-
drews and Judge R. L. Waddill
composed the McKinney bar.
Drs. B M E Smith, G A Foote
^and G W Patterson were the phy-
sicians of the town.
■' The only sidewalk in tho town
was on the west side of the pub-
lic square and the only manufact-
uring plant or mill of any kind
was an old inclined wheel ox mill
that stood on the Dallas road
about ten blocks south of the
square near the place where Bal-
lew was hauged in 1872.
All of Short's addition, Peters-
burg, Russellville, College Hill,
and Fairfield were then in farm1).
From these facts it can readily be
seen how McKinney has grown
and developed from a village of
500 souls to a solid, up-to-date,
beautiful city of 7000 inhabitants
possessing more wealth in pro-
portion to population than any
city in the Unltod State?, outside
of Galveston and Hartford, Conn.
CHRISTMAS TREE COM'S.
Appointed By the Methodiat Sun-
day School.—Program.
The following committees have
been appointed to make arrange-
ments for the Methodist tree to
take place Christmas eve night.
To secure tree: John A. Mc-
Durmitt and I. R. Dillow. To
decorate tree: Miss Bessie Ham-
ilton, Kate Burger, Eva Bond,
Mary Talkington, Edith Kitching
Halfie Kitching, Ora Goodin,
Cora Garrison, Mrs. Walter B.
Wilson, C A Turrentine, Carey
Kller, Robert Brown, and Allen
Wiley. To secure presents all of
the teachers as follows: Mes-
dames W. M. Erwin; I R Dillow,
T S Jackson, A B Eller, Geo. P.
Brown, L Duer, W A
COUSIN ill! 1 III! SUNDAY
Of the Oeneral Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church.
ID IK fflWHI 11 HIS HOME III BOi
Placed Texas Presbyterian Uni-
verity on list for Considera-
tion for Endowment.
J B Golladay,Father of Mesdames
Stiff and Bunnell. .
Had Been Sick Only a Few Days.
Funeral Took Place Monday
Afternoon.
ABOUT POLL TAXES.
Tax Collector R. Van Brown Mas
Collected a,908 Up to Date.
Philadelphia, Pa., Deo. 12.1903. t
—Editor Courier: At the meet-
ing of the General Assembly of
tlit Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America last
serin*. A commission was ap-
ointed to raise the sum of $12,-
0,000 for the endowment of the
A message was received here
last Sunday from Ottoville, Mo.,
announcing the death of J. B.
Go Nadav, father of Mrs. Price
Stiff and M rs. Ruth Bunnell of
this city. Mr. Golladay had only
been kick a few day* ami his con-
dition was not considered to be
Tax Collector R. Van Brown
reports 2,908 poll taxei paid up
to date, which is a better record
than several adjoining counties
have made. The total number of
polls assessed is 9664, of this
number 6756 remain unpaid. Fol-
lowing is a list of the number of
poll taxes paid in each voting
precinct :
No 1 Northwest McKinney
No 2 Southwest McKinney
No 3 Southeast McKinney
No 4 No-theast McKinney.
No 5 Allen
No 6 Lucas
No 7 Lick Prairie
74
37
90
65
57
62
28
ARRIVED FOR VISIT.
Mrs. W. S. Scott and Daughter
of the Philippine Islands.
Mrp. W. S. Scott and daughter
Miss Katharine, have just arriv-
ed from the Philippine Islands,
, by way of India for a visit to her
husband's parents, Capt. andMrs.
|T. M. Scott and sister, Mrs.
Hogue Coffman of Melissa and
.brothers, L. A. and S. O. Scott,
of this city. Col. W. S. Scott is
governor of one of the provences
in the Philippine Islands.
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
E. H. Lawson Succeeded by Hiss
Hughes as Manager.
Miss Pauline Hughes succeeds
fi. H. Lawson who has resigned
m manager of the McKinney
Telephone Exchange. Miss
Hugbes has been an employe in
the office for several years, and
chief operator for six months.
Noel I gram who haa been with
the company for a long while, has
been appointed lineman and takes
charge of the switch Jboard.
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Thanks to Jno Coiner, J D
Parvin and J 8 Mclverof Nevi
for cash remittances cn The Dem-
ocrat subscription.
HI*
A PAINTING tV MUUI*
The. Holm Wight
HOLIDAYS 1903.
Stuckey, J Frank Smith, T W
Lanham. A I Buiger, Misses
Bessie Hamilton, Eva Bond, Ora
Goodin, Geo. P. Brown, Rev. N.
R. Stone. Richard Allen, C P
Heard, Walter B. Wilson, John
A. McDurinitt. C A Turrentine,
J. Frank Smith and Edwin D03-
gett. A nice literary and musi-
cal program is being arranged the
childien being under the training
of Prof. G P Gadbcrry and Miss
Maggie Furr.
HARRIED HERE YESTERDAY.
Couple Came From Sherman and
riarriedat New Century Hotel.
J W Crawford of Farmersvilie
and Miss Sallie Buster of Weath-
erford came down from Sherman
Sunday on tho 12:44 train and
were married in the parlor of
the New Century hotel at 2
o'clock. Rev Goo L Bush offi-
ciating. They returned this
morning to Sherman where Mr
Crawford is buying cotton during
the fall season. Miss Buster has
been connected with one of the
leading dry goods eetablishments
in Sherman as milliner.
Coughing Spell Caused Death
to
ta
He contract
"Harry Duokwell, aged a yean, choired
death early yMt r«Uv morning at hla home,
the preeenoe of hla wife and child. He <
m a alight cold a few day* ago and Mid
lift attention to it. Yoeterdajr morning
1 with a At of coughing Which oontli
time.
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Horehound 8prup would have •«
lo and 11.00 at Smith Bro , A Co.
luffocation.—
■1901." Bal-
laared him.
Presbyterian colleges. This com-
mission was further empowered
to devise the ways and means and
formulate the plan for raising
this endowment. The executive
committee of this commission met
in the city of Philadelphia ob
Friday, December 4th. In ac-
cordance with my commission
from the Synod of Texas I ap-
peared before this committee on
Saturday and laid before them
the clams of the Texas Presby-
terian University, and the com-
mittee unanimously and heartily
placed the university on the list
on an equal footing with all the
other colleges for, the considera-
tion of the commission. This ac-
tion will he reported by the com-
mittee to the Assembly's commis-
sion and a full meeting of the
commission will be held some
time in February when final de-
cision will bo made. I was given
% most cordial heating and tho
members of the committee mani-
fested the liveliest interest in our
work.
Today I was invited to address
the Presbytery of Philadelphia,
one of the largest and strongest
presbyteries in the church. I told
ihem of what we hoped to accom-
plish for the southwest and ot the
interest in McKinney, and at the
close of my address they cheered
it to the echo*
Very truly yours,
W. H. CLAGKTT.
IA.0TORZA.
The Kmd Yso Nave Alwijrs
serious at all but he expired sud-
denly Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock. He leaves a wife and
five children, his two daughters
residing here, and Mrs. Ames,
formerly Mrs. Williams of this
city and two sons, Joe and Judd
Golladay, the three latter living
in Attonville, Mo. Joe Golladay
made bis home in McKinney for
some time several years ago, and
Judd has visited here on several
occasions. The funeral of Mr.
Golladay took place Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock. Owing to the
illness of Mrs. Stiff and Mrs.
Bunnell's son, Paul, both of
whom have b^en confined tothor
beds for some time, they could
not attend the funeral. We ex-
tend sympathy to tho bereaved
family.
OREEN TO PLANT PECANS
Expert on Culture of Nut Pays
Visit to the Farm.
Terrell. Tex., Dec. 13—E, W.
Kirkpatrick of McKinney, au ex-
pert on pecan culture, was in the
city Friday inspecting the soil on
E. H. R. Green's demonstration
farm here. It is Mr. Green's
intention to plant a pecan or-
chard on the farm this winter.
Mr. Kirkpatrick pronounced
the aoil as good for pecans, and
suggested plans regarding the va-
rieties to be planted and tho
mothod of culture. •
W H Horn of Vineland is a
now ubscriber to The Dcm >crat.
No 8 Culleoka 66
No 9 Princeton . 82
No 10 Altoga 52
No 11 North Farmersville... 219
No 12 South Farmersville... 197
No 13 Climax 61
No 14 Veroua 32
No 15 Snow Hill 48
No 16 Melissa 102
No 17 Anna 81
No 18 Westminster 102
No 19 Valdasta . 73
No 20 Weston 175
No 21 Roseland 20
No 22 Celina 51
No 23 Piano 137
No 24 lienner 10
No 25 M urphy .... 60
No 26 Dump 23
No 27 Wylio 126
No 28 Rhea Mills 38
No 29 Prosper 47
No 80 Frisco 20
No 31 Lebanon.... 58
No 32 Millwood 46
No 33 Lavon 43
No 34 Copeville 72
No 35 Nevada .............. 66
No 36 Josephine 64
No 37 Blue Ridge 160
No 38 Gray Bill 40
No 39 Pike 124
TLIS Sd YETHS Ahwri
I
Mother and Daughter Both Die
Within Two days.
Home Near Murphy, This County
In Qloom and
Sorrow.
Two sad deaths, that of moth-
er and daughter, occurred last
week near Murphy, this county,
Tho deceased ladies were the wife
and daughter of M. T. Haley of
that community. Tuberculosis
was the fatal malady which oarri-
ed them both off within two days
of each other.
mother's death.
Mrs. Haley, who was 55 years
old died at 1:40 p. m., Monday,
Dec. 7, and was buried next day
in the Maxwell grave}ard. A
husband and the following child-
ren survive her: Misses Eula and
Etlie, and Mrs. R. C. Wilson,
Willie and Claude lluley, also
Mrs. Will Mosley who survived
Iter only two days*. She was a
consistent member of the Murphy
Baptist church. She was a devo-
ted wife, loving mother and kind
neighbor.
dal'ohtkk's death.
Mrs. Will Moseley, nee Miss
Dona Haley, passed away sud-
denly Wednesday morning Dec.
9, at 7 o'clock at the home of her
father-in-law, Gil Mo#ley, near
Murphy. As above stated, the
deceased was a sufferer from con-
sumption. She had not been
bod-ridden but two or three days,
in fact only last Sunday she was
able to be taken iu a buggy from
her homo to that of her father-in-
law's where she died. Her sud-
den demise, following so closely
that of her mother's,overwhelmed
the family and friends with grief
Her remains were laid to rest last
evening by tho side of the new-
made grave of her mother, in the
presence of a large concourse of
sorrowing friends. She, too, was
a member of the Murphy Baptist
church. Rev. W. T. Newsome,
of Lucas, conducted both funeral
services. Another daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Haley's, Mrs. Tot
England, died in September from
tho same disease which also cut
short the promising career of her
husband, Prof. Tot England, only
a few months before.
NEW LODGE ORGANIZED.
A Number of McKinney K of P's
Went to Celina.
The following members of the
degree teams of the K. of. P.
lodge here, went out to Celina
Thursday eve, and assisted in the
organization of a new lodge there:
.1 C Saunders, R B Davis, Harvey
Abernatby, Giles and Joe Mc-
Kinney, W H Sims, B L Hunter
E R Hall, Hugh McClellan,Frank
Emerson, T F Mangum, T W
Perkins and W Donald. Degrees
were conferred on twenty-eight
candidates, and a big banquet
sorved afterward.
Better Than a Plaster,
A !piece of flannel dampened
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and bouna on the affected parts,
is better than a plaster for a lame
back and for pains in the side or
chest Pain Balm has no su-
perior as a liniment for the relief
of deep seated muscular and
rheumatic p tins. For sale by City
Drug Store.
TO VISIT THE PECOS.
Party to Leave McKinney About
Jan 20th for that Destination.
Harold C. Barstow, of Barstow,
Ward county, was in the city
and favored us with a call. He
informed ua that J. P.Crouoh and
Mayor J. L. Doggott arc getting
up a party of local citisens to vis-
it bis portion of the Peco«
country, to start about Jan. 20th.
R T Smith of Tioga but form*
e* ly of Altoga has our (banks for
cash on subsetiption.
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1903, newspaper, December 17, 1903; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192203/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.