The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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■Baft-'*
Hundred and Twenty Five
Offend by the Tex-
Cotton Crushers' As-
sociation.
The Texas Cotton Seed Crush-
ers' association offers two hun-
dred twenty five dollars ($225)
in prizes to the school children
and schools of Texas, for essays
on the merits of cotton seed pro-
ducts, the following being the
conditions:
The schools are divided into
three groups. The first group
consists of all the schools hav-
ing each more than 500 white
children; the second group con-
sists of all the schools having
each between 300 and 500 white
children; and the third group
consists of all the schools hav-
ing each fewer than 300 white
children.
Nine prizes will be awarded.
The pupil of each group of
schools who writes the best es-
say shall receive the first prize
which is twenty five dollars in
gold; the pupil of each group of
schools who writes the second
best essay shall receive the sec-
ond prize which is fifteen dol-
lars in gold; the pupil who writes
the third best essay shall receive
ten dollars in gold; and the school
that furnishes the successful con-
testant shall receive in cash one-
half the value of the prize won.
The money that goes to the school
will be paid to the teacher of the
successful contestant to be invest-
ed in books for the school library
Subejcts.
One of the following subjects
must, be used in writing each es-
say :
(a) The Merits of Cotton
Seed Oil and 'Cotton Seed Oii
Compounds as Food for Man.
(b) The Advantages of Cattle
Raising in the South and the Im-
portance to this Industry of Cot-
ton Seed Meal and Cotton Seed
Hulls.
(c) The value of Cotton Seed
Meal as Peed for Horses and
Mules.
<d) The Value of Cotton Seed
Meal a>s Feed for Poultry.
(e) The Value of Cotton Seed
Meal as Plant Food.
With the assistance of teachers
-or other public spirited citizens
or in person, the County Super-
intendent shall select not more
than twelve of the best essays
submitted to him and forward
same to the State Superintendent,
Austin, Texas.
On the first day of June, 1901),
or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable, a committee will grade all
the essays sent to Austin and
award prizes.
Rules of the Contest
1. Each contestant should read
all he can find on ttie subject,
should lalk with cotton-oil mill
men, feeders and farmers, and
should then write what he has
learned. The work submitted
must be his own.
2. The essay should be written
on one side of the paper only, anc
in ;nk.
3. Essays from the first and
the second group of schools
should contain not fewer than 70C
nor more than 1200 words, and
from the third group not fewer
than 500 and not more than 1200
words.
4. Local committees or teach-
ers may adopt their own methods
of selecting the essays to be sent
to Austin. The Committee at Aus-
tin will use the following scale
of points in grading the essays:
Subject matter 60; form, such as
heading, paragraphing, etc., 10;
punctuation 10; spelling and cap-
italization 10; English 10.
5. The essays sent to Austin
must be read before the school
to which the contestant belongs,
and it is desirable that copies of
V them be printed in the local news
^-fjapers, for the encouragement of
< ' s 1 students, and for the informa-
of the public.
must W fMt
securely with pins or brads. It
ijs safest to write the name of the
pupil on every page, so that a
leaf aceidently detached may be
put in its proper place by the com-
mittee. On the back of each
essay with the name and address
of the author should be written
the group to which his school be-
longs.
Any contestant can obtain, free
of charge, bulletins' or pamphlets
of information on the subjects
selected for essiays, by writing til
Department of Agriculture at
Washington, D. C'., to the A &
M. College, College Station, Tex-
as. or to Col. Joe W. Allison,
Chairman Bureau of Publicity,
Ennis, Texas and stating clearly
the subject upon which informa-
tion is desired.
A study of this part of our
great southern product ought to
he both interesting and profitable
to all our people. The committee
begs leave to say that it is try-
ing to help educate the children
of Texas in a most practical and
useful way. Although it is late
iu the season, there is sufficient
time to successfully prosecute this
work.
Take up this matter with your
teachers at once and it will add
interest and enthusiasm to the
closing days of school.
Hoping to be of service to the
cause of education, we are,
Respectfully,
R. B. Cousins,
F. M. Bralley,
C. E. Evans,
Carl Hartman,
R. R Foster,
J. W. Reid,
A. C. Sewell,
Committee.
I hope that "patrons and teach-
ers will encourage their children
in this contest, all essays must be!
in this office not later than May j
28, 1909. Messrs. E. E. McKin-
ley, Tom M. Cain, W. L. Francis,
U. L. Boatler, have been appointed
to select twelve of the best essays
and forward on the 28thli of May
to Austin.
Very truly,
J. T. Cox,
County Superintend,int.
Marriage License.
Sol Winn- to Francis Yyncli.
Joe Bowden to Alice Barton.
W. (1. Sims to Lillie May Lilll •
John Wesley C. ; to Kliz:'
Craze.
County Coirt—Criminal D"l:2t
State vs Otis Chatman. disturb-
ing religious a >r .'tip. #25
State vs Dave Johnson, s.iiir...
liquor on Sunday, fined $50.
Sti'te vs Shcephead, gaming,
fined #10.
State vs llenr. \V'i liams, gam-
ing. fined #10.
State vs Jim And >r>> tl.■ l i.
fined #10 and one hour in jail.
The suit t;-!' 1 J. K. BrulI'V
county attoines vs Dave Johnson,
which asked the court to forfeit
defendant's license and permit to
sell intoxicating liquors in Lime-
stone County, ou the alleged vio-
lation of the Baskin-McGregor
liquor law was heard, and a ver-
dict was rendered for the plain-
tiff, which carried with it the for
feiture as asked for. This is the
first case of its kind tried in this
court, and the result shows that
the Baskin-McGregor law is the
most stringent liquor law ever
enacted, and will put violators
completely out of business.
Deputy Clerk Dana Wright has
recovered from his recent illness,
and has resumed his position in
the office. While he was absent
his job was held down by Robin
Henderson.
The court house yard has under
gone quite a .change. The trees
have been trimmed, the yard
cleaned and the grass mowed,
which gives it a neat appearance.
County Clerk Frazier is pros-
pect ing in West Texas.
Fatal Conflict Between Marshall
Officers and Negroes.
Marshall, Texas, April 27.—At
this hour—2 oclock a. m.—the
•ity i.; quiet and the two negro
prisoners, having arrived from
Shreveport in Uie custody of the
sheriff's force, to which was add-
i\I a number of deputies from
oiiier East Texas poiuts. The
train cjnveying the party to this
city stopped near the eastern
edge of town and the posse went
in a roundabout way t.> the Har-
rison county jaii. The district
judge and attorney ;re er.pected
•it ami prompt legal actioi
' ward a itial of th. a u.. • ne-
groes is anticipated.
Marshall, Texas, April 26.-
On3 officer dead, one shot and
fifty negroes under arrest is the
news that the peaceful citizens of
Marshall were told when they
awoke this morning.
Just after midnight a negro
came t<f the county jail and told
Jailer Jesse Stotz that he wanted
an officer and that he had been
looking for Chief of Police San-
ders for more than two hours,
Jailer Stotz told him that Chief
Sanders was out of the city and
immediately telephoned to Sheriff
Cargill, in the meantime direct-
ing the negro to the home of
Deputy Sheriff Robt. Turner.
The negro stated to the jailer
that there had been a fight in the
railroad camp in the southeast-
ern portion of the city and that
one of the negroes had been run
out of camp and was shot at sev-
eral tiuies as he ran away.—Mar-
lin Democrat.
FOR GOVERNOR
TYLER LEADER MAKES
KNOWN HIS CANDI-
DACY IN LETTER.
In the Race Next Year
Will Net Be the Candidate
Any Particular Facticn—
Too Early to Start th^
Campaign.
cf
OF INTEREST TO OLD SOL-
DIERS AND THEIR HEIRS.
Certain Old Soldiers Have Land
Claims Coming to them from
the Government.
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
Seattle, Washington, April, 20.
—Down to date the principal mid
die west and east entries for the
big ilve stock show which is to
be a leading feature of the Alas-
ka-Yukon-Pacific Exposition this
summer have come from the
states of Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota, Indiana. Wisconsin,
and Ohio.
In the far west, Idaho, Oregon,
and California have come strong-
ly to the front and will show froii
all of the leading herds.
As originally planned the show
was to have been little more than
a western event but unpriced-[
ented demand from all over the
country has compelled an enlarge
ment of plans until it now prom-
ises to be the largest and most
representative live stock show ev-
.m
be
has ever
■maud o
it her colls
'ond thai
been a 11 "
lvcei vc
dcrat ion
of fa it h-
t^c ol
king
Still
duty, from
ciiployment
s <j"iilo'^ie;) I
statem
.f
Ullll-
wit li
Sur-
i l)V
Any old union soldier or sailor
who served 90 days or longer in
the late war of rebellion, and
who went west after the war and
ni de a homestead entry in any er }iel(l in America.
state in the Union for either -10,1 Among the later Nebraska en-
80, or 120 acres before June 22nd tries are Mousel Brothers, of
1874, has a claim coming to him Cambridge, showing Herefords;
from the government. I Straub Brothers of Avoea, show-
differ- ing Galloways. Wisconsin's last
up on | entries were F. \V. Harding, of
simply Waukesha, showing beef breeds,
I and, in the horse division, McLay
of old Brothers, who have been on the
soldiers who went to Kansas and western circuit during the season.
Nebraska after the war and took! Among Iowa's entries arc Otto
up eighty acre homesteads and] y. Battles, of Maquoketa, show-
ing Aberdeen Angus and A. C.
It
ence
his home
left it.
There were
does not
whether
ad
make any
he proved
entry or
thousands
when the grasshoppers and hot
winds came along simply left
their entries and went back east.
Each of these men have claims.
Under a Supreme Court decis-
ion these claims are assignable.
R. II. Peale, Judge Building,Salt
Lake City, Utah, perfects the
title to these claims, and will
pay the highest market price
for same.
if the soldier is dead the wi-
dow or heirs can sell this right.
If a soldier never made an en-
try he has nothing to sell.
When writing mention this
paper.
Binnie, of Alto, with the same
breed W. A. Van Atta of Fowler,
will show herefords.
G. E. Clark, of St. Cloud, Minn,
will show in the beef breeds and
also Galloways especially.
The horse department will car-
ry one of the largest and best
displays of draught horses ever
shown. Jay Crouch and Sons of
Lafayette, Indiana, and Alex Cal-
braith, of DeKalb, Illinois, are
among late announcements.
The Percheron Registry Asso-
ciation of Columbus, Ohio has of-
fered 17 gold and 17 silver med-
als and responses in the way of
entries have been many. Robert
Burgess and Sons, Winona, Ill-
inois, Truman's Pioneer stud
farm of Bushnell, Finch Brothers
NOTICE.
The gray pcrehon horse will
make the season at the Farmers
Union warehouse. 11 is weight is
1200 lbs; fi years old and is a
gentle
horse.
with large or small mares. Bar-
ren mares a specialty. Bring: , , , „
them every Monday. Rod Fieldei i arca' 1,00 1>y 00 1lie ori-"
in charge. I 'nal plans having comprehended
Terry N. Wood. ; an area 700 by 300.
of Joliet and the McLaughlins of
and quiet dispositioned j Columbus, having been among
I guarantee satisfaction late entries.
The stock show will cover an
A Clever Swindling Scheme
"No per:
thori/.eu to
mono;, or a
or promise.
fill disehiii-;
viduals si
the Unite.
vey.
This is a
the Director of tin* Survey, wr
ten in answer to an inquiry as to
whether one I). I*. Co hi • had been
authorized to hire assistants for
Alaskan service and to require a
deposit of $65 from each as a
guaranty that he would stay with
the work throughout the season.
The name of the United States
Government i.s occasionally used
to obtain money under false pre-
tenses, but the Federal ramifica-
tion i>i so extensive and interre-
lated that the, risk of detection
is great, and such operations are
usually short-lived, as in this case
The offender, Coble, came to Oak-
land, Cal.. from Vancouver, B. C.,
with his unique scheme for ob-
taining money
who would be attracted hv an
' illTexas, April 30.—
The f Rowing was printed today
in the Greenville Mornin;. Herald
The Herald takes the liberty to
publish the following correspond-
ence, which is self-explanatory:
Greenville, Texas, April 23.—
Hon. Cone Johnson. Tyler, Texas.
Dear Sir: Many of your friends
in this section and throughout tli
state are anxious to know if you
will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor
next year. If you have reached
a conclusion with reference to
your candidacy, 1 know your
prosperous supporters would ap-
preciate a definite statement fron
you. If agreeable with you, kind
ly let me hear from you in re-
gard to this matter. Yours truly
Henry Camp Harris.
I Tyler, Texas, April 28.—Henry
C. Harris, Esq., Greenville. Texas.
—J ly Dear Sir and Friend:
Your letter of April 23 is re-
ceived. I have received quite a
number of other generous offers
of support iu the event I became
a candidate for governor. I ap-
preciate these manifestations of
confidence and good will very
h. It is too early, I think,
any definite announcement.*
Do
With a Lame Bai
Kidney Trouble Hakes Ton Mlsa
Almost everyone know*of Dr. Kiln
Swaiup-Root, the great kidney, liver I
it „ |, bladder remedy, .
>i-' ' |j. cause of its remark
| able health resto
I properties. Swamp
Root fulfills als
every wish ia ov
coming rheuuatisn
pain in the bade, kid
neys, liver, bladd
and every part of til
urinary passage. Ill
corrects inability
hold water and scalding pain in pausing it,J
or l>ad effects followinguse of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
leeessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, end to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. It has been thor-
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that a special ar-
rangement l'.as been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al-
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and liow to
findoutifyouliavekid-
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingmeution :
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Home oibwauip-Root,
Binghamton, N. V. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle.
WHITE'S
Cream Vermifuge
THE GUARANTEED
WORM
REMEDY
ir to begin an at
tive canvass, but
i do not mind saying to you that
it is my present intention to an-
nounce at the proper time and
make the race. The situation as
it now appears to me is not un-
favorable to my candidacy. As I
have said to all. I will not be the
candidate of any particular fac-
tion or element in the party, but
if is my intention to simply be-
come a candidate for the nomina-
tion. having niv own views and
convictions upon the important
questions which will be before the
people of Texas. It is a great
undertaking, the state is so large
that every one must hesitate wher.
canvassing it for a state office,
and there is another tiling that
has invade me hesitate, I am com-
paratively a poor man. and if I
were so inclined! I could not spene
anything like the amounts which
it has been costing the candidates
for governor, and 1 realize that
from young men j m.V strength must lie in the un-
attracted bv mi selfish support of my friends and
THE CHILDREN'S FAVCrtJTE T0M!C.
DEWtSF OF I MITATIONfS.
THE GiNUIN* PREPARED OHLY BT
Ballard-Snow Liniment Co*
BT, LOUIS, MO,
For Sale by MEXIA DRUG CO.
those who believe as 1 do upon
putblic questions. Your friend,
(Signed) Cone Johnson.
offer of a good position and a
trip to Alaska. Ilis plans were
rather carefully laid. He hired
an office at Oakland, forged let-
ters of authorization in Director Charged With Murder.
Smith's name, had letter heads: John Ilenry Handell, Jesse
and blanks printed, and even en-j Stuart and Emerson Alexander,
gaged steamship berths to Alaska)all negroes are in the county jail
to lend color to the scheme, on a charge of iimccr growing
Thirty men answered his newspa- on* of the death of Jan Williams,
per advertisement for Geological | another negro, near SVagan Sal-
Survey assistants to go to the urday night at 10 mm < k.
Territory at "$60 a month and' Williams was !•:;it up about
found," but unfortunately for tat weeks since v.idle returning
from a dance which the defend-
ants wore also pr-.M nt
The three defenda' i.s, and four
others, were arrested at the time,
but were released on fond subse-
quently, at the examining trial
him, one of the thirty was an
astute member of the Oakland de-
tective force. Coble was all rea-
dy to receive the deposits when
the Oakland authorities inter-
fered. They had telegraphed to
the office of the Survey in San four were discharged, the three
Francisco and to the Director at
Washington, and as a result of
the information received, Mr. Co-
ble was transferred to the city
jail, where he is at present
awaiting the action of the Fed-
eral grand jury and is facing a
probate sentence of $1,000 fine or
three years' imprisonment or
both. His arrest was most timely
as it appeared that on the follow-
ing day he would have collected
the money and departed for M
ico.
named above being held under
bond to await the result of Wil-
liams' wounds.
The assault occurred at night
and the assaulting party used
clubs. Williams sustained inju-
ries about the head and an exami-
nation of the wounds disclosed
that the skull was fractured and
that blood clots formed on the
brain.
Upon notice of the death of
x- Williams Justice Davis of Reagan
ordered the re-arrest of Handell,
——— Stuart and Alexander. Sheriff
Dr. C. !j. Watsonn has returned j I'oole brought them up Sunday
from a few days sojourn in Mart, afternoon,—Marlin Democrat.
Day or Night
"1 would lay awake for hours
without any apparent cause, or
dream terrible dreams which
would bring on extreme spells
of nervousness. After taking
Dr. Alilcs' Nervine and Tonic
for awhile I could sleep well,
and the nervous spells have left
me." MISS ALMA HUG,
R. R, No. 4, Canal Dover, Ohio.
Without sleep the nervous
system soon becomes a wreck,
and the healthful activity of all
the organs obstructed. Restful,
body-building sleep accompanies
the use of Dr. Miles' Nervine
because it soothes the irritable
nerves, and restores nervous
energy. When taken a few days
according to directions, the most
restless sufferer will find sleep
natural and healthful. Get a
bottle from your druggist. Take
it all according to directions, and
if it docs not benefit he will re-
turn your money.
KILL THE COUGH
w CURE the LUNCS
with Dr. King's
New Discovery
fORCSffif8 jSt*
AND ALL' THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES.
GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY
OB MONEY REFUNDED.
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DR. HEBRA'S
VIOLA CREAM
Removes Freckles, Pimpit*.
Liver - Mole* Dwokheads
Sunburn and Ton, ami it*
•tores tho Blcla to Its origi-
nal fresh nest*, producing a;
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plf x Ion. Superior to all faco •
i>rei>urutloris and perfectly harmless. At flit
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