The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1900 Page: 2 of 6
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Bf virtue^ of (he authority
vested in me, Thereby call a mass
IS of
Collin County to taeet In the'city
of McKSnney at t o'clock P. M,
of Saturday September 1, 1900,
for the purpose
gates to the state convention to
beheld hi the city of San Antonio
18th day of September,
other bufliness ai
before the convention.
BHgpB. H. Cole, Chairman,
Republican Ex. Com., Collin
Uo„ Texas.
ioUsr par yar-afty two copies,
yru|1| i iuiisl
V IMJBXiANDs
Aug. 20.
After a long absence we have
returned to the garden >pot of
Texas and renew our acquaint*
ance with The Democrat, Ilia
ohoice flower of the garden.
Still it rains and the weeds
continue to grow. If you find
Sour cornfield "joull hare to
ur-r-r-r-ry."
Ilisss Mary and Annie Wil-
meth returned to their honttlit
Dallas Monday after visiting rela-
tives here. ^
Mrs. Emma Hays is down from
th? Indian Territory visiting her
brother, J. L. Hays.
iWfr* party at Jim Horn's Sat-
order night, given
the Misses Wilmeth
in honor of
nuiia m.n
^Wrppir7a*«a v w wan .
enjoyable occasion.
Mrs. T. B. Scott' who was bad-
ly scalded ten days ago is improv-
ing bat not able to walk yufcr
Miss Alioo
Miller were married at the
bride*s home* Bro. Kimsey of'
floieted. wIM
Miss Cassie Clark and Mrs.
Emma Dorton viaitedMiss Saliie
Stronp this week. ■«
Mrs. Will Anderson has been
slek for several days.
A. J. Aycock and family of
PHnoeton visited relatives berc
last week.
Bro. Kimsey has just closed a
very successful meeting at Vero-
na. He dkl great good while
here. Heinaeotteecreted Chris-
tian and has the confidence of all
oar people. 1_
Eva.
Sritfr Chapel.
Ex-Senator Wm. Pf offer will Uncle Lige Baxter is no better.
porataon gang
; ♦ .
m:
Wm
w*<
stamp Kansas for McKinley.
Geronimo, the noted Indian
chief, recently reported to have
become insane, is, it is now said,
about to merry n youthful giri
wi|h a bank account of $40,900.
old warrior seems to be very
w, editor Texas Farmer,
democrat," who rep-
from the forks
hot after the cor-
by the state
W. Bailey,
averse to
fel-
lows. When Shaw tired
lighting pops he goes ah#r bis
own gang with equal vim. \
" Ex-Senator Wm. Stewart, *(tf
baa forsaken Bryan be-
in has forsaken hi* pet
silver." In the
defection of Stewart, Brjan loees
a tower of strength in the north-
west which wont endorse the bog-
m, so-called paramount issue of
Mimpcrielism.M
Bryan's notification speech will
bf translated into the language of
the Tegels. where it will be read
with delight. It will cause the
death of meny of our soldier boys
before the presidential campaign
is over.—Mieeoh) Courier.
The turning dfHmofof Town at
Ksaiii City will eoet Bryan many
voles in the west and northwest
and m6re than Uksly it will lose
him the presidency. The regulsr
people's parly organisation ex-
hibited a spirit of magnanimity
rarely ever met-with in the arena
of polities to seours united action
of all reform parties on one set
•of candidates. They were greet-
ed with hissea When their vice
presidential choice waa meationed
at Kaasns City. A truce may be
patehaii ap with some of the
leaders bet the sting of democra-
cy's hies of derision sank too deep
tn he reeaktd evea by lbs Bryan
ainee having ihecanoer removed.
Little Marie Barnes has been
on the sick list for several days.
Gano Horn's children have the
scarlet fever.
X jrSinftB win move bishonse
from the Wm. Kerr lease to his
ilace aouth of Bloomdale on T.
.. Scott's farm.
Prof. Warren of McKinney has
eeoure<Hhc Bloomdale school and
will move to the Lewson Kerr
Isaac which he bought of Prof.
J. L. Hays. V
Protracted meeting at the
Grove closed Sunder eveni
Many were prevented from i
ending on acoonnt of ii hard
rain> ^
The meetina at Vineland con-
ducted - by Revs. Morn and
Holmss, closed Monday night
with eleven additions.
Philutb,
in s a
sir-
It Is noticed that the papers in
the South that they are crying
' * im'and
n great hne and cry over
jaity of govereing a peo-
ple without the eoneeot of the
singing low over
disfranchisement of the
nf North Carolina and
remote but hardly for-
dfcf ranch ieement of the
Louislsint
States.
Demagogy wee never more patent,
and the funay part of it is thst
no one is fooled by their tommy-
rot.—Port Arthur Herald.
It is tee red thst the Herald imiy
be forthwith reed out of tb« party.
However, aa long aa it haa gone
en far, it should point to the
i which is approved by
nod republics n parties
IliSiSafike. It might bsve also mention-
ed, ns long as It is as desperate as
it seeme to be in saying what it hss
said, that the people ef the
Dlfirwt of Columbia are governed
by congress and have no repreeee-
ni delegate in that
though they pay taxes. The
ia that District
a nonstable. There
Nornt rnon thb Field.
H01, Tex.. Aug. SI, 1900.
S. Chmeron hi
o) meeting st Spring
church.
this church four
; rears and bsKheeo celled again
for next year.
Jetty Hensby's HJttle boy fell
off of a granary ybaterday and
broke hit arm.
Eld. M. 1. Davia of >Tarmer#-
eille will start went in a fhjv day
to umkeit his home,
ttufu* Watson snd Mmsi
Cbspman, both of the Sp
Hill community, were jbappll
marrisd last Sundsy. We w|
them a happy voyage o'er Ufe'a
sea.
Bob Kimsey of the Spring Hill
community has lost n number of
fine bogs with cholera.
School Diamtcrr No. 100.
Aug. II. ~
Cotton U looking well; if Mr.
boll worm will let up.
Fanners are very busy turning
land and preparing for eowing
wheat.
Misses Flora Faulkner and
Myrtle Dwyer have fever.
Tom Bradley and family will
leave for Miaaieaippi in a few
days where they will mske their
future home.
'l tomwmu
veloa
i *
McDoualo School
Hoi se.
ipprr
slesr-
m*!*. v&m
politics, and
men will do well
from
ft will do no
Aug. ft)
We had an ice cream an
at this place last week aad ©
bjinJik
hmmett Parker returned from
Oklahoma last sreek.
Sell Rogers and Mies Dora
Condor were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony last week.
Ben CUry and family of Proe-
per attended tJhe~ reunion end
were guests of J. H. Parker of
this community.
Webb of Dmton com-
menced n eerWo Of gieet1nn> at
Enloe Sunday.
Mr. Galloway aad famil
temled church at Whites Grave
Sunday.
Mrs. Tailaat waa aoddenly
called to Techuaeaaa last week
to aeeiier daughtrr-in-law who la
seriooely aiek.
Several from this community
sllmdsd the meeting i
kblvavlw wwmw
Sunday.
John Wethington hi
stopping m this vicinity for a few
A new boy—10 [be has t
Kbit residence at WaHor Roira.
, Duttoo also has a 10¥ poaod
' ■' "' Aug* 10.
Mias Zula Henderaon returned
laat Sunday from a several days
.vialt at Sherman. While there
•he attended the old aettlers' pic-
nic aad says she had a spendid
time. She was the guest of Miss
Sallie Corey, formerly of tbir-
neighborhood.
Mies Bulah Hstler of Melissa
returned home Friday after a
The ice cream
ty laat Monday
tended and a neat
iaed for the
■HLRJi|ai'ned
county last Mon-
amile of
18.
Llber-
waa well at-
#ia real-
| Mrs. Anna
from Hopkins
day. r^ili
Tom Hamor wears
unusual breadth.
Mrs. Kate Howelt ia visiting
friends on Red river. .
mA fishing party consietiwr o
Messrs. Hartman, HoWOtl* Con-
ley, WiCson snd Forbes^ with
Sfcij^pi^paTroPjE^Si
banks of Indian creek Wadnear
day and spent an enjoyable day
A good catch was reported v
A large per oentageof our pop-
on attended the
guest of Mia Iva Wallis.
Eld. A: M. Doticiass, of Melis-
sa occupied the pulpit here Sun-
day at fl o'clock.
John K. Wilson of Princeton
was here Suadey.
Some of the Wood Lawn
young folks attended Sunder
acbool here yeeterdny.
Dee Scott of Farmersville waa
here Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Wilsoo and' son
Eraeat of McKinney viaited here
ysaterday.
John Stiff aod family viaited at
Altoga yeeterday
Mm Faaoie Scott, of Meiiaea,
aocompanied by Miee Llasie
Grisham of Verona, attended
church at this place yesterday.
Mias Fannie Bomar of New
Hope visited aad attended ohnrch
at ibis place Sunday*
Will Hitchcock aod Mim Lia-
aie Dunn, also Frsok Dunn nnd
Dr. Rutlege of Altogs, were at
tk" ChipelMili '
Billio Wilnon. and - family of
Ardsth visited in this neighbor*
hood Sstur.lsv Ji^ght.
Joe Wsllace in|f Stony Point
eras here ydNtirday.
Joe U right and Finnk Duff
rolleil in their threshing uiscliiiM
ab f«it a wn*k ago, after-n vert
tucccsnful run.
are busya^r>nkiiig[|
a
eron.x The grata acreage
again m large and *tbe cotton
acreage small.
x W. D. C.
ulatton attended the reunion at
McKinney.
Brant Norman and family from
the Nation are with ue.
Grandma Norman is. ao better.
Miat- Yirgie Lacier of Rash
Ouarv community la visiting rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Jack Howell is vieiUnt
her parents on Aynold creek.
H. W. Griffith of Snow Hill
through our community
passed
lodey.
W. S. Thomasson has been en
the sick list this week.
Mlm Lexie Lough carried off
the premium cake aa the bk
popular lady preaent at the ioe-
oream aupper.
,r .jl_. ^, DnSnunqv.
-^fec. 1 Z 1 e V, • . . .
FAaunaaviLLE. .-'■
* /•; Ang.'fl. ;•
Tbraabing wi|! soon be over,
and everybody will be glad,
Proepecte are good for a good
qu t the country.. (point known aa the old Gov.
8everal of our farmers are I Throckmorton place north erf Mc-
through breaking stubble for the Kinney, where they a
next wheat crop. I break. The Indians
Geo. Luster aad family of and the seven men's Uvea were
Cooke county have returned home I by the adroit movement de-
after several days visit
city. He ooatemplates
here this fall. '
Grandpa Luater has
W. A. 8traoghs
daughter, Wlllard, a
at this
Aug. 1 .
and little
quite sick
vrHJn*
Erdle Whiteon ia o*
list this week,
The infant eon of Mr.
W. M. Wilson ia aick
writing. .
Stranghon made a
George
ing trip to Dallas Sunday.
Min haul Wilson i* visitingjup I* last night. Piof D. W
relatives at Melissa this week. I^cirH is with us and ia conduct
thix
"te
1 enmi
\
Aug. lfi.
Hon. T. F. Vaughan, member
of the laat legislature ffom thb
county, ia aick and has been eon-
fined to his bed for the last three
or fOur weeks. He is suffering
with heart trouble
Mrs. Dr. J. D Butt, who
been in Colorado for som* time
for her health, hs* ret uri.e«l home,
and was beeefittcil but little, if
any, by ber tyip,
S"l Wililsui- is hi>idiiig. a n«-
ocssfli! uieetliigst NrV^ln, s *m l'
town near this plsee, at«d lar^e
_ crowds throng j hesr him dny
aad iiiftlit. iTs W i a. me-f« g
liere IsU umim*r sn I r* se«l uml«
to build a new liepliet ohurrh,
which i« now completed a*i>l it m
a besutiful siruc u« *. and l«* hm*
. _ , tn the city tins m •rnfiqf lookinx
for amithcj^jaheal. ft ibe building and admiring it*
grain acreage wilt beoSy. - -
Paoxeu.
19.
Some of our farmera have be-
gua to pick cotton.
W. D. Haley end wife are visit-
iag the family of his fatkrr, T. .1.
Haley. ;
C. W. Stephens and alep-eon,
Andrew I^amar, left a few days
anofof an jBft#pf|e<i trip in the
Territory.
One pf tbagiewfc jeivaU i*
9 pr«f *m $t th* p. r. church
held in this
program
ha* ever
munlty. Thirtj-five profeMsed
night. ProTp
Mr. . d lira. I. N.
aod sun ('hurley of IVIlia, Fan-, u ^ ,
nin county, Texne, visited friends \
aad relativee here last week. j orf*n w,," I
Mr. Bea Wilson ishnnltng lum-
ber to build a new house in the
unr fntnm,
J. A. Caldwell and 0. B, Bry*
ell whb attend
at th«*
grsee nnd modes-
ty as to make the League mem-
ber* feel proud of her* She ha*
served as organic for oar eingers
and teach en* league e>*er eimv it
Wis qrgaptMd. ProfJUMp P<*t-
v f! Aug. 91.
G. L. and Tom Towoaend
. B. Baker and familiea return-
ed from eaetern Texas wht re they
went on a pleasure trip.
N
A conscripted mule serv<
cart No. I in place of the
that balked on the boys.
horse
A. F. Encrs and family viaited |
F. J. Marriott last Sunday. lhVl«v SBBUt- P
j. A.'Davidson ft
brother, Ienac Davidson,
this week.
L. Palmer is having an ad-1 good share~of notice.
ditton built to hie store he
f.
The Dallas artillery company
with the big cannon came in tor a
SPECIAL
ic af ItI I
13 OL Via Li
IHMRSE STOCK OF
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ouac.
C. W. Hillie is hauling lumber
to build a new barn.
8. H. Hillis has Ma new barn
completed.
J. L. McCruW and J. D. Hogge
have returned from a visit to the
Indian Territory, and report a
good time-
Mrs. R. L. Palmer and Miss
Annie Pen land viaited .Mra. C.
Shttman Sunday .evenings
--•i *
Uncle John M. McKinney
in his talk related the following
incident: In the forties there
were seven men in the old log
fort, which stood on the preaent
aite of the O'Brien farm where
Capt. Wygle now Uvea. Among
the seven men were Joe Wilcox,
brother of Jamee M. Wilcox, our
lumber man, and Jack McGarrah.
the day a band of 150 In-
During
,, dians approached the fort.
B. B. Aldington bZ *U""
from * vi.it to" Orsyjoo -nt^ Hdi^
in a pari i nH ....
he reporte crops short
of that county.
• P*111 on seeing the silent mine
ride away but ufter a snort
Paosriui Point ww.
Apuo. I would return only
I protruding guns.
would
while
to meet the
Again they
TO SUIT ANY BUYER.
ALSO BIG UNE OP SECOND HAND STOVES.
would ride away. They kept up
this motion till dark. After dark
the seven men crawled out on the
ground ailently aad made their
way to Wilson creek a few hun-
dred yurde away."' Thev fWiowedi
I the creek to itf mouth where
empties into East Fork. They
!\
At that time the preaent
Kfon
in our I •cribed
movine aite of McKuiney was oovered
with graaa with no aima of im-
. . .provements. Eld, McKinney says
inn muster nas just re- £ mnka ^ did the fimtjilow-
turned from a viait .to Cooke jn- j, ^ of MeKlnney
county. -—————- [when he plowed the gnrden for
Several from thh cemmuaity I Dr. Foote where the letter's home
attended the camp meeting at lie now. Mr. McKinney related
Union laat Sunday. J another incident wh|ch may be re-
« .k will Ka Imembered by some of the old set-
• n#*t t,erB Collin county. Two young
m*D. on. Mnwd Wc Width.
Thursdsy night. 8uo Inther ihiwh! seqrey wapaon bppu
oommunitv. I near old .Rowlett rhuwh la 1841.
The Sunday acbool et Wesley'a A bunch of Indians rode ap aad
Chanel will be reorganised next fired on the two young men men-
Sunday. Everybody invited to tioned. Rice was killed and Sear-
~ the Suad iXx^bool. jPy escaped running his hopse in sn
opponite direction from hie home
New and Second
\
PULL LINE UNDERTAKERS' SUPPLIES. C0NPE-
TITI0R CAN'T TOUCH US.
W. L. NELSON.
come and join
s
GiLoauoY
TiKitifl rw.
. -<£¥*?' ..., ■ •
lakuk (irowihwi^nk' sotw*.
X
X
with the Indians close after him.
[Searrv nmn«le«l a thicket return-
ing to h«s dead comrade, fook him
on bis horse behind him and muc-
oseiied ia getting home safe from
the Indians, This wan a heroic
[ deed, and several veer* sgo Mr.
frKinney related the eirmmstan-
|cea in the presence of Mrs. Lewi*I
The Kx- C< nfed r .tc and
S*tHers> pi< nie op«*ne«l We^a
day Auv. 15, under the nioet suJSHes i^st of McKinney Mr*
sj«ci-«us oireum-tseee-, Before^ incident
n. The booming of the cannon |on ^ burse behind him and that
aroused our citixens from slumber the incident was freeh in her
at daybreak. Just after sunrise memonr as iftt ~ onlv yestsr-
clou.U lln^d o .r >od . M>l fV" **
. . ... , k „„^ei t of McKinney bod part of the
bre«e pr v«W wh ch P" « ^
Mneficial. At aa early hour ve- McKinney now.
licles of every deseriptioo began These incidents are worthy of
o pour in from every direction, | record and Thu Dmociat i" al-
eoi
and others remaining in the city
By nine o'clock the equare and! Mr. Jim Wilmeth who ie visit-
aiiL ing here from Brewnwood relate#!
.iraeU w.ra «>ih U5 F**« Wilmrth
borw. aad v.htct A pnw^- >hmlt R ^ ^ wrnt
over east
sioo was formed oesr the city of McKinney to preach one Sun-
hall bended by the fire depert- <|ay. On his amy be brent of the
meat and three bands. It marched death of a man by the name of
McKfnney. He understood it
w
Cm Off fl( m4 It (M n I* tht Ceartff.
We have Just received n car load of these
' * celebrated Drllls aod are prepared to Tmr
alah same on good terms at
/
rushing to the picnic grounds print them.
Progressive
Pharmacy
&
\
to Pbsr
far artnotiag tbetr
of the rate, who tow kspi
has grow*. W# base tried te to
gams. We Jew sOnpfod every
i m fOT* ue (wP Tr
around th<> court houss and then
west and south to the grouads.
The crowd wus estimated to be
from 15,000 to 10,000 people. It
was the7 largest of aay similar
gathering held here for yenm.
The cr wd was welcomed by Hon.
W. T. Beverly of this eMy. Rev,
>. J. Martin of Piano re-
ponded ss nlso did Eld. John M.
McKinne>, Capt. J. N. Pair a en
and Capt. T. F. Maagum deliver-
ed fine sddypaaea.
The crpwd Thursday wns about I minia^ire tag on |^a hat wjiich
equsl U* the drat day, the day I ***** % wor_ U waa pro-
was tieautlful aad remained so to
t^c eloae of the picnic. Capt. J.
^f. Peareod the genial mayor of
to
be Joha M. McKinney. When
be got to hw appointment be an-
nounced from the pulpit the aad
news of the death of his friend
| John McKinney nnd- at once pro-
ceeded to wrench the letter's fu-
neral. ewtoWng the virtues of Un-
cle John. Fortunately Unele
I John ams not dead but ia' now liv-
ing In McKinney relating the
scenes of enriy dnys while POraon
Wilmeth hue fcmg rinee crossed
over the tiile.
A. S- (Reeley) Graves wore
f
SEE OUR UNE Or
(4
•ss
BUCKS
ft
e e
Cook Stoves
AND
..Hardware..
ARLIN & 0REND0RFF
a. c. asorr
s. w.
ted to h^m by a N^. Roo|e in
Arkanees county, Arkaoeae, Many
of these little inga a
the aokBere on their
were worn by
hats.
introduced the epoekerel
y M k , ThekMay nearly every brndi
oocasmi^nlly threw out an un- homw in McKinney etoeed in
to amuse the crowd. Rev. der that the employees could
delivered a flne hwtor-1 tend the picnic.
to the old comrades.
P. MWkiff a young em-| Mm. R..W. Carpenter
yonng . „¥naaimmammmnawiu
tor from Gainesville responded | JJjf•wvlvlii
""'a
or-
at-
re-
in behalf uf the Sons of ex-Coo- j
Veterans, fill speech j
Waa the subject of muoh favdrab^ i
Hon. J. W. Blake of!
n ex-chairmaa of the state
executive committee j
e1n the afternoon He i
bj Randolph Churk of
P elvcraity. Short talks!
Hnf e-Mp;
la tb# biprcl. r*o* 1 K« t
e* K(a« of thh dtf mom wM
of IhtwarwUI* me*
on
the
grom
Capt. Bush aerired dinner
members of Ms old eesnpuny.
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Hicks ie
ciiicens who
^ KNOTT & MITCHELL. 1
LeadSf BlacksaMn aad Nttd WirhMi if NcUmi.
Wsgoe, Pknr work, mmd Oasaial naystrtsg. Etorss atooalagl
flpsdalty toy O. W. MJteksll. Prtoas rsssoesbto. Pstronsgs sft|i
farmers of Ootttn roanty snHdti^
PKRSeMN'ft 9U9 ATAHB#
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mumamaammmammm
Money Saved
11 IN
By the Cash Tactics ef W. B. Kindell,
the Cash Groceryman of McKinney.
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1900, newspaper, August 23, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252314/m1/2/?q=vaughan: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.