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IBELTON, TEXAS, IUESDAY. JUNE a, 1908
Number 48
BELL COUNTY NEWS NOTES.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.
It is the purpose of the Demo-
crat some time during the com-
ing month to invite all the cor-
respondents and their sweet-
hearts to meet at the Democrat
office and have an outing with us
at Midway. This is mainly for
the purpose of affording an op-
portunity for the girls and boys
who help us edit the Democrat
to get acquainted with each oth-
er. And beside this, the mana-
agerand stockholders of the Dem-
ocrat are anxious to meet all the
correspondents of the paper.
All the correspondents must
send in their name and postoftice
address at once so that we can
mail them further announcement
and program.
For the information of our cor-
respondents we will state that
we will soon have our correspon-
dence stationery printed, and as
soon as it is ready it will be mail-
ed ou to them.
Nolan Valley.
Health in this community is good
at present.
The creek got up last Sunday and
washed away some of Mr. M. A.
Fuller's oats.
Alma Estes and Hazel Rather
•spent Saturday and Sunday night
with Clyva Vandyke.
Bessie Carpenter spent one day
last week with her cousin, Olive
Glazner.
Lost—a hat. It was black with a
black string around it. Finder
pleaseplease return to Cecil Jones
and gfit reward.
^fhere was a literary at McDowell
school House and a number of Dog
Ridge boys present. Next time,
boys, bring your girls.
Mr. Bub Bowles and wife spent
Sunday night with his sister Mrs.
Ben Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hunt and
family spent a few days last week
witljAis brother, Mr. Tom Hunt.
Mr, and Mrs. Ben Carpenter and
children spent Friday night with
her brother, Bud Bowles.
Mr. Earnest Jordan has returned
to his home in Caldwell.
Bessie Carpenter spent Monday
eve with Hazel and Ruth Rather.
Alma Estes spent Saturday with
Hazel and Ruth Rather.
Alice Mangham stayed all day
with Bessie Carpenter Sunday.
On the account of bad weather
there was no Sunday school Sun-
day.
Well, as news is scarce, we will
close. We still remain,
"Sweetpeas."
Moffat News.
Well,, I am coming back again,
but will bring "Molly" with me this
time as I can't write much alone.
We have certainly had some big
rains since my last writing and the
river has been out of banks again,
though not quite as high as it was
before. It is going down slowly
now.
Miss Lollie Grimes has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. L. H. Nichols,
for nearly two weeks.
Mrs. G. E. Wilson was sick last
week, but is some better now.
Some of the young folks went out
to Mr. Nichols last Thursday night
and had a fine time playing "pig."
We will have another literary
Saturday night if nothing happens,
every body is invited to come. We
just received some new plays this
week, so hope to have something
better after this.
There will be Children's Day at
Leona the first Sunday in June if
the river ever gets down to stay
again.
The young people of this commu-
nity who are attending the school
at Huntsville, will be home next
Wednesdayy.y ,
Mrs. L. H. Nichols and Misses
Lucy and Mary Lynn Nichols spent
the afternoon in Moffat Tuesday.
The Baptist meeting will begin
the fourth Sunday in June.
Well, I think we have written
about all the news there is around
here, so guess we had better stop
before we write more.
I will try and bring Molly again
if I can.
Success to The Democrat.
Polly and Molly.
Sparta News. 4
As we haven't noticed any news
from this place in quite a while, we
thought we would send in our little
budget.
We wonder what has become of
the "Two Chums," as they haven't
written in a good while.
Miss Austa Gregg has returned
from Jacksboro where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. ''Leonard
Denman.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam SprueU of
Hamlin have moved back t6 Bell'
cqunty. Thev will make their fu-
ture home in Sparta.
Mrs. M. N. Walton and .daugh-
ter Miss Faxie, went to Belton
shoping last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lauda Boren returned from
Temple Monday where she has
been visiting here parents for the
past week.
Grandma Walton is real sick at
this writing but we all hope she will
soon recover.
Mrs. Sterling Doss and baby
called on Mrs. Bob Denman Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. John Crain spent the day
with her parents Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Roberts went
to Belton Tuesday, also Mr. and
Mrs. Bascom Humphrey.
Miss Thetty Damron called on
Miss Stella Denman Monday even-
ing and carried her a nice bucket
of peaches which she appreciated
very much, "I'm quite sure."
Mr. Will Hall and Miss Ora Pow-
ell were out driving Sunday even-
ing.
Mrs. Dock Walton and Mrs. Pow-
ell drove down to see the Leon riv-
er Sunday.
A certain young man crossed the
Cowhouse bright and early last Sun
day morning and went to see his
best girl, while he was over there
a big rise come down, and "we
think" he had to stay a good while
over there as the river did not be-
gan to fall till late Sunday evening.
"Wonder who he was?"
Mrs. Alice Roberts and daughter,
Nora, from Nolan Valley were Spar
ta visitors Wednesday.
Well as this is our first time,
we'll bid you all good bye till next
time.
'Two Blue-Eyed Sweethearts."
Hay Branch.
The grass and burs are growing
fine and the farmers are anxious
for the ground to dry.
Health is good at present.
Miss Myrtie Stephens spent Tues
day with the Misses Wilcox.
> On account of the rain Sunday
morning the preaching at Mr.
Stephens was almost a failure.
Miss Agnes Smith from Killeen
is spending a few days with the
Wilcox girls.
Mr. Ether Holmes had the mis-
fortune to get his buggy tore up by
some parties riding horse back. The
wreck took place Saturday night.
Mr. Jessie Sutton and Ether
Holmes while driving a wild pony
to a gig, the poriy ran away and
Jessie was caught in the wheel and
hurt him pretty bad.
Mr. Bill Cox and family have
been spending a few days at Will
Harris's.
Elm Grove.
The Grove is going to have its
news in the paper if it takes all
the young people to write and it
seems that they have all written ex
cept me so I think it is my time
now.
The rain Sunday was appreciated
by the farmers but not so much by
the young people as quite a num
ber was caught out in it.
We are glad to have Wiley Owens
among us again, it seems like old
times.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sawyer of
Maxdale have been visiting home
folks the past week.
Miss Lillie Traylor of Belton
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Myrtle Prater.
Two couples from this place
went to see Miss Irene Barrett Fri-
day night and report a nice time.
The Farmers' Union will have a
lecture here Friday night. Every-
body invited.
Mack Sherrod went to Belton
Sunday.
Miss Leona Kernes left last week
on account of the illness of her
brother.
Marvin Sherrod went to Belle
Plains Sunday morning. Go on
"Taters," we can't stop you.
Miss Ruby Harville was on the
sick list the past week.
Hugh Hannon was in our midst
Sunday. Think he has decided
that there is no place like the Grove
Jim Sherrod has been quite sick
but we are glad to report that he Is
up and able to be with us again.
Mrs. Ethel Jones of Belton is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Harville.
"Bright Eyes."
Tennessee Valley News.
As there has been nocommuni
cation sent in from the valley re-
cently, I will send in a few items
which may prove of interest to
some of the readers.
The farmers are very busy as
the recent rains injured the crops
very much.
There was an interesting party
at J. A. Stokes' Saturday even-
ing which was much enjoyed by
the young people and well at-
tended.
The Belton High school being
closed, Tom Rather and family
have moved to their home in the
valley.
The bridge over the Leon at
Miller Springs which was dam-
aged by the recent rises in the
river is being repaired.
Johnnie Pittman has returned
to his home here, the Belton
schools, which he had been at-
tending, having closed.
Mrs. Lucy Turner has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Lewis.
Ask Miss Maude Herring how
soda is selling. She is clerking
while Mr. Herring is in Temple.
Miss Justine Jones is the
guest of Miss Katie Allen this
week.
The Garner Bros, lost a part
of their berry crop on account of
the heavy rains. Ask Miss Lil-
lie what she has done with her
pet humming bird.
Miss Anna Thompson and
brother, George, attended com-
mencement at Belton the 22nd.
Frankie Garner has bought
two new lamps and Miss Calla
Hughes is making a new dress.
Wonder what's up.
Miss Emma Garner has been
on the sick list also Thelma and
Gladys Tatum.
Miss Calla spent the day with
thfe Misses Stokes Friday.
Miss Johntlie Mulholland and
brother, Talmage, were in the
valley Saturday night and Sun-
day.
Best wishes to the Democrat.
Segna.
Belton as a Grain Market.
The Democrat is glad to an-
nounce to its farmer friends that
Belton will be a red hotgrain mar-
ket this year. Besides its regu-
lar buyers—Messrs. E. R. Ever-
ett and C. W.Meyer,—Mr.Elisha
Embree has returned from Ari-
zona and will be actively in the
market during the entire season.
He began buying Monday morn-
ing and advises us that he se
cured five cars during the day.
Mr. Everett loaded two cars Sat-
urdav and Monday and "has many
more in prospect.
A Schorve.of Ballinger came in last
Saturday and will be in the city
several days. A business proposi-
tion he is looking after may termi-
nate in a way causing his perma-
nent location in Bell county.
J. M. Craner and several others
from Killeen were in the city last
Saturday.
Nelson K. Smith was a Granger
visitor last Friday.
Miss May Pettus Thomas left
over the M. K. & T. Friday for El-
dorado, Arkansas.
Curtis Mitchell of Temple visited
Belton Saturday.
District Clerk John McKay left
Saturday afternoon for Donahoe
and other places in that country.
Prof. Simpson of the Baylor Col-
lege left Saturday noon over the
M. K. & T. for Kansas City, Mo*.
Peter Hammersmith made a run
dawn to Galveston last Saturday
on a visit to his son in that city.
Lawyers A. L. Curtis and Win-
bourne Pearce were among the peo-
ple of Little River last Friday.
C. B. Triplett of* Louisville, Ky.,
was in the city the latter part of
last week representing life insur-
ance of the Knights of Pythias and
visiting his Uncle and family, W.
D. Woodruff.
Herbert Graves returned from
Fort Worth, and reported that city
looking as though there had been
some? high water about there recent-
ly- u
E. M. Thompson of Goldthwaite
came in on the Santa Fe last Fri-
day on his way to Nevada, and
while here called on his nephew,
Mr. Moore, ticket agent for the San
ta Fe.
L. G. Pool of Heidenheimer was
at the county seat last Saturday
on legal business.
Several bales of cotton were sold
in the city Wednesday and Thurs-
day of last week, bringing a little
above eleven cents.
John Montgomery, Deputy Sher-
iff of Taylor county, came down
one day last week, called by the
grand jury as a witness in some ca-
ses of horse theft which occurred
in this county and Taylor, earlier in
the spring.
Resin Farr of South Texas was
here last week visiting his father
Dr. R. S. Farr and other relatives.
The M. K. & T. has for its con-
ductor now, Mr. Mike Nelson, of
Smithville.
JUNE FORECASTS
BY GANDERBONE.
It was the seventeenth of June,
And great was the convention—
The vote was coming pretty soon,
~And thrilling was the tension.
"Alabama!" cried the clerk,
And some there were went daft
When a U. S. Marshall showed his
head
Out in the seething mass and said:
"Count 22 for Taft."
The Cannon men. turned pale as
ghosts,
And the Hughes men gasped for
breath—
The men for Fairbanks clug to posts
As colorless as death.
"Askansas!" the clerk exclaimed,
And the hall shook fore and aft
When a spry postmaster, white of
hair,
Hopped to the main deck of his chair,
And cried "Eighteen for Taft!"
The Fairbanks men exuded groans,
And the Cannon men shed tears—
And the Hlghes men uttered none but
moans
That once had uttered cheers.
"California!" boomed the clerk,
And the whole convention laughed
When'a revenue collector rose
And whistled shrilly though his nose,
"Count twenty more for Taft!"
The Hughes men looked at Cannon
men,
And they crawled out of their
chairs—
And the Fairbanks fellows joined
them when
They pulled their Teddy Bears.
And they all rushed up on the stage
As men who had made ready—
And when the din and the tumult
died,
And the dust had settled down inside,
The candidate was Teddy.
And when Bill Taft discovers what
a mean trick they have played him,
he'll shed his coat and go to find the
man who has betrayed him. He'll
lumber up the White House steps,
with each jump growing n^frimerr and
Ted will hear him coming in, and slip
into his armor. They'll spar around
the room a bit, and Ted will cry,
'See here Bill! I know the whole at-
fair must look all thunderation queer,
Bill; but listen: You'll be named
for vice, and when we're both elected,
why. I'll resign. You'll get it, Bill—
fact is, that I suspected Bryan would
defeat you, Bill, which made it nec-
essary for me to head the ticket, Bill,
lest, everything miscarry."
And Bill will sink into a chair,
aware that he has messer it, and will
exclaim. "I see it now! By Jove, I
should have guessed it! O, most un-
grateful wretch am I, to think that
you who made me—my benefactor
and my friend—had shamelessly be-
trayed me!"
Whereat they will embrace and hug
As lovers reunited.
And Ted will rest on William's breast
And softly say, "De-lighted!"
June gefti its name from Juno, the
Roman godess of marriage. Juno was
supposed to see everybody happily
married. She was highly qualified
to do this, for she herself had married
Jupiter, who was a morse runabout
than Boni Gould. When the celestial
chorus was playing Parnassus, Jupi-
ter hung around the stage door like
Pittsburger. ' He stirred up more
scandal than Tom Piatt', and was as
bold as Gilmanaire Gorey. Juno fin-
ally avenged herself upon her rivals
by turning them into cows, which
made Jupiter a cattle king.
The college graduate will hear
The Maoedonian cry
Of Kansas farmers who must get
The wheat cut by July.
They'll rustle out while yet the lark
Is chirruping his matin.
And chase the binder round the field
Exuding Greek and T.atin.
The dinner bell will bring the
sage, the scholar and the cynic, and
dinner will become a sort of scienti-
fic clinic. Astronomers will talk of
Mars, of Saturn and of Venus, and
Latinists recall a few romances of Sl-
lenus. The Juno bug will be men-
tioned as the genus Lachnosterna,
and other bugs wil speak of land as
being terra firma. They'll quarrel,
shout and sometimes swear in Arabic
and Greek, and now and then a dain-
ty hand will clasp a damask cheek.
And all the while the farmer, full of
wondering and doubt, will deeply mar
vel what the hotel Bill it's aTI about.
Then Anti-Saloon League willing,
the 2lBt will be the longest day of
the year. Upon that date the sun
will reach the Tropic of Cancer In
the northerly declination, and will
start south again. On the same day
the month will pass out of the influ-
ence of Gemnli the Twins, and p*e-
sons born after the 21st need not be
afraid. They will not have any. Up-
on the contrary, the stork Will fill
oMy single orders under the zodiac
c«t sign of Cancer ths Crab. Chlldre
ward and cry for crabapple Jelly.
The smiling heavens will Inspire.
The skylark and the linnet.
And the busy parsons will turn out
A new bride every minute
A few friends will throw shoes and
rice,
And taste the wedding cake.
And then make bets among them-
selves
On whether it will take.
Mr. Bryan will complete his wall
around Denver about the 30th, and
will set a deadfall at the gate for
Governor Johnson. In the course of
the month, all Democrats who have
fought fist-fights on the floor of Con-
gress, or in any other way distin-
guished themselves, will be honor-
ably mentioned for vice-president.
The boys will seek the swinning hole
In quite excited packs,
And paddle in it till the sun
Puts blisters on their backs;
And when the dlsobedlents
Come wet haired back to town,
They'll get a few more blisters raised
A little lower down.
Commencements will come in again
and knowing well this bore, the wily
parent will take up a seat quite near
the door; and when his own child has
declaimed, and shown its skill and
pluck, he'll lead the plaudits for a
time, and impolitely duck.
The hungry boy will stow a few
green apples in his turn, and his ma
will lay him belly up out in the blaz-
ing sun; and after while the pain will
cease, the agony and gripe, because,
by virtue of the sun, the once-green
fruit is ripe.
And then the Fourth will come again,
With death and lockjaw from it.
And Pike's peak in the public eye,
With Bryan on the summit.
The Anti-Spitting Crusade.
Everybody should help stop the pub
lie spitting habit, by sending a two-
cent stamp today for our attractive
unique hanger card which warms
against spitting nuisances. People
will take notice of this card and once
seen, never forgotten. Adress Domi-
nocards Co., 1807 Chouteau, St. Louis
Mo.
Confederate Campmeeting.
..A meeting of the Confederate
Veterans of Camp No. 122 was
held in the District Court room
of the courthouse here last Satur-
day. A quorum was present and
the meeting was called to order
at 2 o'c lock in the afternoon, elec-
ting Judge R. Y. King chairman
and Capt. H. E. Bradford secre-
tary..
The object of the meeting was
to set a time for holding the reunion
at Belton this summer. All mem-
bers present expressed themselves
as being favorable to holding the
reunion in August. A vote was tak-
en and the date unanimously agreed
upon will be the 6th and 7th, Thurs
day and Friday) in August, 1908.
On these dates the Confederate
Camp No. 122 of Bell County will
hold its annual reunion at its park
in thic city.
After disposing of this business
the Chair appointed Capt. H. E.
Bradford, John W. Turner (and the
Chairman, Judge R. T. King being
added) as a committee to draft
resolutions upon the death of the
late General Lee.
Dr. E. H. Wells, Rev. D. N.
Hembree and A. J. Caffin were ap-
pointed as delegates from this
camp to the general reunion at Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Col. W. S. Riggs was appointed
general manager in the way of
preparing, and policeing the ground
and furnishing the music for the
reunion to be held here in August.
Comrades McBride, Tad Powers,
Capt. Wilson of Belton and Mr.
Meadows of Pendleton, having been
reported sick the meeting adjourn-
ed.
Didn't Understand The Notice.
This story* is said to have oc-
cured with one of our physicians
who went out last Friday to the
Salou fishing. Upon arriving at the
creek he saw a notice in the ford
reading: "Danger, Bear Below."
Mistaking the meaning of the no-
tice, the doctor stops, takes out his
large hooks and lines, baits with
beef liver, goes down the creek and
casts out for big game. Turning up
the creek then, he proceeded to fish
and landed sixteen nice ones. This
string satisfied the doctor as he ex-
pected to be loaded down with big
game from his lower hooks. To his
surprise when he went to his big
hooks, instead of having caught the
bear he had caught too dogs.
A Big Assessment.
.. Two Million dollars worth of
property was assessed by Tax As-
sessor J. A. Bangle last Friday.
The property is that of the Santa
Fe and M. K. & T. Ry. Companies
It is said that the assessment of
this property has advanced a little
in figures.
Tom Graves of Brown wood was
here recently on a visit to his bro-
thllalMNm, before towing ttf
California on a tour of pleasure.
Death of Mrs. M. 0. Walton.
One by one the old land marks
pass away. After about two
weeks illness at her home near
Sparta, Mrs. M. D. Walton, one
of the oldest citizens in that com-
munity, died last Saturday.
Mrs. Walton was about eighty
years old and for many years
a resident in that section of the
country. She raised a family of
eight girls who have all married
off and have families ot their own,
hence there are a number of
grandchildren as well as children
to miss Grandmother. The chil-
dren live in different parts of the
country, being Mrs. J. B. Fer-
guson of Belton, Mrs. Beard
and Mrs. Perry Estes of west
Texas, Mrs. Bascum Davis, Mrs.
McHenry, Mrs. King, Beeviflte
and Mrs. Hall of Sparta, and
Mrs. Brown of Florida.
Funeral services were held at
the home on Sunday at 4 o'clock,
conducted by a local minister.
Interment at the Denman ceme-
tery. Quite a number of people
from Belton attended the fun-
eral.
Enemy of the Chicken House.
Henry Head Jr., in boyish de-
light, was exhibiting on the
street Monday a full grown
weasel he liad purchased from a
Mexican. Of course Henry was
not long in understanding all the
peculiarities of his newly ac-
quired property and after giving
an account of the animal's great
skill in catching rats, chickens
and other prey he scampered off
to have his new charge make
good what he had said about the
rat but wanted his heardrs to
believe what he had said about
the chickens and not have to be
shown.
A. Heavy Loss.
J. B. Mesesr of the city gave the
information that he lost from his
farm in McLennan county, between
eight and nine hundred cord of
wood washed away by the high wa-
ter in the Brazos river and Acquilla
creek last week. This loss may be
figured at over two thousand dollars
pxovided~aone of the wood is recov-
ered. Mr. Messer stated that the
recovery is hardly possible a sthe
wood floated to the main current of
the Brazos and then took passage
down the river.
Horse Stolen.
News reached the city one day
last week of the theft of a horse
last Tuesday night, belonging to
Jim Copeland. Mr. Copeland is
one of the progressive farmers who
lives in the Cedar Knobs communi-
ty.
That a swan will fight fiercely was
shown by an exciting struggle be-
tween a swan and a park policeman
on the upper lake in Waterlow park,
England. Some india rubber balls
had rolled into the water, and to
get them the constable paddled out
in a punt. This drew the notice of
the male swan, which deserted its
consort and the brood of cygnet and
went for the constable with great
fury. Once or twice it almost upset
the punt by causing the constable
to overbalance it in saving his legs
from the bird's beak. It was only
with difficulty and risk that the
balls were recovered. The swan
then followed tho punt to the bank,
making vicious darts at the consta-
ble.
Berlin la Quiet.
Berlin is said to be the most quiet
city in Europe. Railway engines
are not allowed to blow their whis-
tles within the city limits. There is
no loud bawljng of hucksters, and
a man whose wagon gearing is loose
and rattling is subject to a fine.
The courts have a large discretion
as to fines for noise making. Stran-
f;est of all, piano playing is regu-
ated in Berlin. Before a certain
hour in the day and after a certain
hour in the night the piano must be
silent in that musical city. Even
during the playing hours a fine is
imposed for mere pounding on the
piano.
A Cut* Lad.
A young Irishman once went to
a kind hearted old squire for a rec-
ommendation. An elaborate one
was written and read to him. He
took it with thanks, but did not
move.
"What's the matter with it?"
roared the squire.
"Oh, nothin', sorr," said the lad
quickly.
"Well, then, why don't you go?"
"Sure, pott, I thought on the
stringth of a recommind like that
t'd be wantin' to
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Wednesday, May 28,1908.
Eggs, 8 1-3 to J8 cts per doz.
Hens 83.00 to 83.25 per doz.
Fryers 2.40 to 3.00 per doz.
Turkeys 5 to 6 cts per lb.
Butter 9 to 20 cts per lb.
Butter fat 21 cts per lb.
Country sausage 10c per lb.
Wheat 1.15 to 1.20 per bu.
Corn 65 to 70 cts per bu. /
Oats 45 to 52 cts per bu.
Hay 7.00 to 8.00 per ton.
Pecans 2 3-4 to 3 cts per lb.
Hog's 4 to 4 3-4 per lb.
Cattle on foot 2 to 2 l-4e per lb.
Sweet potatoes 75 cts par bu.
Wood 3.00 per cord.
Wood, cedar 3.00 to 4.00 per cord.
Green Hides 2c per lb. • i
Spot Cotton.
Local Spots, basis 10 3-4
R. L, Moore of Gowan, Okla, was
in the city Thursday having come
from Holland where he attended
the funeral* of his father, T. C.
Moore who died there on Saturday
before. Mr. Moore stated that on
account of the washout on the rail-
roads he will not be able to return
to Oklahoma for several days.
Ed Cline and family and E. E.
Embree and family spent one day
last week fishing on the Salou.
Henry Graves of San Francisco
came in recently on a visit to the
family of Peter Hammersmith.
Miss Barbara Patterson, after an
extensive visit to relatives in the
old states has returned.
A. J. Wilder of Heidenheimer
was among the visitors in the city
the latter part of last week.
W. M. Jennings of Midway visited
his son, I. J. Jennings of the city
one day last week.
Mrs. W. C. Rylander, last week
attended the Foreign Mission Con-
vention at Fort Worth.
4
Rev. J. D. Young of the First
Methodist church, after having
visited Austin on business and the
mizM
town, returned to
urday afternoon.
Belton last Sat-
you
hire me."
Naturally.
"The last speaker," said the first
guest at the banquet, "was quite en-
tertaining."
"Yes," replied the other, "and
lie's a seTf made man too."
"I can't say, though, that I liked
his delivery. It was rather slow."
"Oh, naturally. He began life as
■ messenger boy."—-Kansas City
Newsbook.
Mrs. Graves of Waco and daugh-
ters, Misses Minnie and Gladys,
were here last week, visitors of Mrs.
P. Hammersmith, Mrs. Grave's sis-
ter.
Misses Laura Albertson, Lillian
Ferguson, Bessie George and Nellie
Smith left Monday for San Marcos
to attend the Summer Normal
which will be held there, lasting
about two months.
Mrs. Dee McKay and children
are visiting relatives at Holland
and other places in that section.
Miss Minnie Backstrom recently
returned to her home in Temple af-
ter visiting friends in Belton and
Salado.
Capt. Crawford Allison of Gran-
ger recently spent a few days here
visiting friends in the city.
Col. Holcomb was among the Bel-
ton visitors Saturday, being on his
way from McLennan county to his
home in Killeen.
Misses Winifred Bonner and Ma-
ry Louise Young of Austin, and
Miss Bertha Fouts of Temple were
visiting relatives in Belton last
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. M. Butler returned Sat-
urday from Temple where she visi-
ted her sister and nephew, Mrs.
Grant and Mr. Lucas, and exten-
ded her visit in the afternoon to
Sulphur Springs visitipg the home
of E. L. Berry.
Grain Beginning to Move.
The first car of this season's oats
from this country was shipped out
of Belton last Friday by Everett
Grain Company. They brought 42
cents a bushel.
County Convict Captured.
. .The Sheriff's department re-
ceived notice last Saturday that
Gabe McFarland, a negro who es-
caped from the county farm a few
weeks past, was arrested and in
jail at Roundrock. Some of the
officers left Sunday night to bring
him back .
Marriage at Courthouse
On Friday.last at the Courthouse
in this city Judge Shipp spoke the
words which made this young cou-
ple, Will Needham and Miss Ora
Adams, man and wife.
Henry Carnes and family moved"
last week to the Capt. Fuller place
on South Main street. Mr. Dough-
erty and family, former occupants,
having moved into the Rather place
recently purchased by him.
Ex-Marshall, Tom Warren said
that he is now opening up the binds
of the golden grain in 6oAt a
thresher for a livelihood
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Bell County Democrat (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 2, 1908, newspaper, June 2, 1908; Belton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232321/m1/1/?q=Flat: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.