The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1914 Page: 1 of 16
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1(5 PAGES IN 2 SECTIONS THIS WEEK
DOINGS AROUND A MELISSA OLD WILL DECREASE MOORE-FRANKLIN R J. DAVENPORT BIDS ON ROADS
TRE COURT HOUSE CHEN IS DEAD
IlinlricL Court.
II.hi \V. M Peck, Sp< clul Judge
i u t lit- cane of A. .1. Ay cock vh J. It.
Hike, neipiest ration, «11■ I>t uiul fore-
closure, the Jury returned u verdict In
1 i \'or of tin plaintiff, allowing lit III
a Judgment for 9-20.05.
I Ion M (I < iiirnetl, .1 udge
lit i|n . *-e hi' Mi - Klin Wilson i I
ill v In- l> P. Parilue, suit on notes,
III Juts r nil' red a verdict which sun-
Y . 11 It • 11 lln claims llf till' dcfcilduilt.
No tuHt'H being Mil for tills Wrok,
111o Jury was dismissed Monday.
In the case nf the Stale vh. lOrnest
llnokman, ullas Frank Jones, charged
with the murder of Will Wi lls of Ne.
vii'1 a., Murch S, 1914, the Jury return-
ed a verdict of guilty on Saturday
uftornoon; and tlxeil Mb punishment
ut live years in the penitentiary.
In tho case of Hoyd Andrews vs.
3011a Andrews, suit for divorce, the
1 > 1 ii 11111IT was granted a full divorce.
New Suits I'llisl.
Susie Aiishurn vs. Lonnlo Aushurn,
unit for divorce.
Matilda K. Cole vs. .1 F. Colo, suit
on a foreign Judgment amounting to
u total of ^0,000.
County Court.
Tne court has appointed .1. N. Fes-
ter ol Anna I elver of the estate of
W. I'. Fostor, X. i'. M.
YVi'.ss Ciilwell, convicted on n
charge of aggravated assault, was
given i new trial.
In the case of the State vs. I nil?
M'tin ny, charged Willi theft, Hie Ju-
ry fiilind tin defend a III not guilty
111 the ease nf tin' State vs. I tan
Murpliy, the defendant plead guilty
tn a charge of gaining and was till' 'I
$10 and to a charge of aggravated as-
Hiiult, and was lined $25.
Annie TiiIiiIIiihoii was adjudged in
f-.nio Tuesday morning.
In the case of the State vs. Johnny
Green, charged with violating the lo-
cal option law, the defendant was
found gllty and punishment was tlx« d
at 20 days In Jail and a fine of $25.
The ease of the Slate vs. A. J. Ay-
cock, charged Willi carrying a pistol,
Is on trial Wednesday.
W. McCarty Moore was nppolnted
os temporary administrator of the es-
tate of the late lu- W. T. Moore.
The I,. M l'ayne will was prnbnt"il
with W. J. Holmes as executor.
New Suit* riled.
.7. T. Couch vs. A. A. Simmons ot
ol, s1111 for <li lit and foreclosure,
(}. 10. Sayle vs Perry M. Ilotiser,
Judgment on note.
' Marriage LlwllSOS.
.fames I,. I Hi ii li to Miss Pearl T.all'd.
.Tesi" Holler t<> Miss l.ottie Rogers.
Floyd H. l'riest to Miss Alma Itiv-
ers.
VV. li. Angle to Miss Mary Lee Hen-
dricks.
John William Mayes to Miss Jennie
1 ,eo Sea rs.
H. K. Mutton to Miss Bona Cnlwell.
Commissioners' Court.
Commissioner Sportsman presiding
The Court has allowed a number of
Accounts, transacted some routine
business, and was canvassing election
returns at .1 o'clock Wednesday after-
noon.
•Iiistlcn Court.
Hon. T. O. Murray, Justice of the
Peace.
J. Hennett Jones, charged with rob-
bing the cash drawer of Sid II. Brown
■was given an opportunity to have an
examining trial Friday, but waived il.
Ills bond was llxed at $1,000.
Police Court.
•favor It \. Finch, pn -idlng.
Two negroes were arrested Friday
by city Mar hnl Johnny MeKlnney on
n. ehririre of disturbance. Both plead
guilty and wnrei required to pay a
fine of $t and costs.
Prison Agent Here.
Prison Agent Itussell was hero
I Another old and respected Collin
I I 'iillllty citi/en his pusscd to his re -
w a rd.
Tuesday, at Ills home ill Melissa,
I llugiii' foffmau, ag. d «i, died, ut-
t• i" an illness nl' live «u'k>' duration,
lb w is Mill, ring from a cnmplleatioii
nf troubles i in Tuesday morning lie
! submitted to an o|n ration, but his
physical condition w as against liiui,
and lie surrendered til the (irllu
Iteapi-r at 10 o'clock Tlle>du> lilglil
Biographical.
.1 Hogue i'olTiiiaii was a sun of
I John Coffman, an early settler In
i'ollin County, who hoinesleaded land
In the early days, and lived to amass
j quite a competency of this world's
| goods; and who died at his old homc-
sti ad near Melissa, where, on Feb-
ruary 2. 1851, Hogue Coffniuil was
( born and grew up to young manhood,
lie was named In honor of llogun
Witt, another early settler of Collin
County and Texas. When a young
mail, Mr CofTiiiaii came tn MeKlnney
and engaged as salesman with Capt.
W I,. Mnyil, where he remained for
eight years. When Melissa was
founded Mr. Coffman and D. A Scott
opened a general merchandise store
there under the linn name of Scott &
Coffman. Hater the llrm was dissolv-
ed, Mr. CulTuian continuing it alone,
until a lire In Melissa six or seven
years ago destroyed his building and
Its contents I nirlng all these years
he was ac
also.
In ISTfi
ly engaged in f.iriiilng
Mr
tTuian was married
tn Miss Maltle Scott, daughter of
Col and Mrs. T M Scotl, and sister
of I. A Scott, president of tho Col
Illl County National Ifnnk, and of S.
(i. Scott, president of MeKlnney Tel
i phone Co., both of whom reside in
this city. To tills marriage two
children were born l.ouls, and Mch-
sle, who is now Mrs Houston Foster
and resides in Hrown wood. She was
with her father when he died.
Mr. Coffman had been ill but a few
weeks, but a complication of troubles
made an operation necessary. From
this he never recovered. He was a.
lifelong member of the Christian
Church, and lived an exemplary life,
lie was also a member of Defiance
Hodge No. S, Knights of PylhliUl, of
this city, his membership dating back
twenty live yours. M T Jones, rep-
resenting l>i 11,line l.odge, went up to
Melissa to render any assistance to
the family found necessary
The funeral will be held at the
Coffman home In Melissa at 2:30 p.
in. Thursday, conduct si hy I'ev. V.
I, Graves pastor of the Christian
Church In Melissa. The pallbearers
selected are, A. J. Clino, (\ M. Os-
burn, J. K. Gibson, Hump Wysong, If
10. Morgan and J. D. Havls.
mt. a. it. cahkoIiIj iiiiod
at I'oiit worth wioiixioshav
I ir. 10. 10. King went to Ft. Worth
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
lir. a. It. Carroll. Dr. Carroll was
the chief leader In the establishment
of the Baptist Southwestern Theolog-
ical Seminary at that place. The ser-
vices In Ft. Worth were held at 3 p.
in., after which the remains were
shipped to Waco for final burial. Dr.
Carroll was about eighty years of age,
and had been very active in the Inter-
ests of his chosen church for many
years.
I,. .1 Milliard and family of Frisco
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
i In- home of his brother-ln law, D. 10.
Harris, three miles northwest of
town. We received a pleasant call
Saturday evening from Messrs. Mal-
lard and Harris.
Sunday morning and carried to the
State Penitentiary at I luntsvllle the
following; \be and Don Johnson,
colored, convicted on a charge of vio-
lating tin local option law; Mill Blow,
colored, convicted on a charge of
theft; and Floyd Veiling, colored, con-
victed on a charge of forgery.
BAND MUSIC, COOD FELLOWSHIP
AND FRATERNALISM PREVAILED
COTTON ACREAGE
V i' Wnuiblc and son. Jack, of
the \\ limbic school house comiiiuiilly,
12 miles northeast of MeKlnney,
I rails.ii ted business luie Wednes-
day Tiny ciuiic over In Jack's auto.
Moth lather and son own Ford autos
V i' \\ inutile is among tin large laud
holders el Hast i'ollin, and stales that
lln- cotton acreage will be decreased
ii: Ins set tiihi probably to in to 50
I'll cent This is signlllcant in view
nl the fact that his taction Is iii the
Vel'\ lie.ill of tile best cotton growing
lands of the bhok wavy county lu
w Illl h we live Much w I4a.1l is being
sown The corn and oat roteage will
both be increased next year. That
section has grown very little wheat
heretofore. It was formerly brush
land but In the lust few years litis
been Vapidly clcai'cd up Into well Im-
proved farms. Many splendid farm
homes now dot the landscape out
there where a few years ago dense
thickets only predominated with
hero and there "a clearing" with
crude box houses on them as homes
for the hardy settlers who opened up
that sect I on and developed It to Its
present high state of cultivation. Mr.
Womblc has been a resident of that
section fur -11 years and, therefore
has had a large part lu Its develop-
ment.
NOPTIALS SUNDAY GOES TO REWARD
I MO\ I'll \M S4.I\ IMi SIOIIVH
Dr. King Mill llellior
Sermon at First I'i
< iiureli.
TlianlisgMiiig
■vh> li i Ian
The annual iinioii
service will lie held In
Nov. 2(1, at 10:SO a. in.
I 'ii s by 11 rla u < 'liu rob Is i Ii
Dr. 10. 10. King has
dells i r t lie sermon
the other churches
take part He v. 10.
pi i 1111 and arrange
II Is hoped that
of MeKlnney will
I'liunk gl\ Ing
MeKlnney
The First
place and
I ice n s< lect ed to
The pastors of
a re i v pi cl ed I n
Il Mnelier will
the program,
the business men
heed tills call to
There were mysterious movements
in the foresl fastnesses Monday night;
lights were turned low and, wraltli-
llke tlgnrcM Hilled hither and thither
In the Jungles 'around the Woodman
Hall on Soulh Tennessee. I.Ike file
(Meson's experiences lu Spirit Land,
the novices llfty of thorn were per-
plexed and pestered by wlcril scenes
nnd mystifying situations.
At the \V. II. \V. Hall.
At 7:00 o'clock Monday night, Mag-
nolia Camp W. (I. W. met and en-
gaged In routine business until R. It
was then iiliout time for tho Dallas
delegation to arrive. About "flllU"
local Woodmen were at the lntcrur-
lian station to meet them. At 8:80 the
special cars from Dallas pulled Into
llio station, bearing ninety-six chop-
pers from the head of steamboat nav-
igation on the Trinity, comprising
three degree teams, the Dallas W. < >.
W. band, all managed by Gen. It. 11
MfDill, Slate Manager. With music
floating out upon tho crisp night ulr,
Hint ainld cheers ot an admiring crowd
cached along the sidewalks like a
gang of birds of different feather
perched upon a barbed wire fence
surrounding a drinking place, the vis-
itors marched across tho square and
to the hall. The Dallas degree team,
< >nk Cliff and Haglow degree teams,
and a few others from the city, togeth-
er with I lie band, brought the num-
ber fiom tho city up to nlnety-MX.
Tiie hall was already filled, there hc-
IiIm large delegations of Woodmen
from Princeton, Ardnlh, Allen, Un-
bind. K lu a Mills, Foote, Melissa, Ul-
cus and other places In the county,
and II Is said that this was the big-
gest event In local Woodcraft since
the record breaking class of 1 908,
The Initiatory work was put on by
the dak CHIT degree team. It was
well done.
Many short speeches were made,
and a spirit of good fellowship pre-
vailed.
At I 1 o'clock lunch was served lu
the W. (i. W. dining hall. The sov-
erlgns were seated In relays of 100.
There were four changes of tables be-
fore all were served.
Magnolia Camp hns a membership
of nearly 800, all enthusiastic work-
ers, and the camp Is growing by leaps
and bounds, and Is doing much to
cultivate the spirit of fraternnllsm In
the community.
praise, song and sermon, and will at
lend themselves and give their em-
ployes an opportunity to do so.
Miss Until I low id I Is ill MeKlnney
for a few days to visit her parents.
Cu pi and Mrs. J. S. Dowcil. Miss
Kiilli Is a. student in Itaylor College at
Melton, Texas. She went to Galves-
ton to be present for the presentation
nf lie Silver Service to I lie Maltleship
Texas There she niel In r brother
l.leut. John I io we 11 of tin' Texas, and
her sister, Miss Mamie Dowell, of Me-
Klnney, w ho acci mi pa ii led here to
t Ills city.
J. W. Shook was here from Weston
Monday.
Vi ii o'clock Sunday evening, at
the home ot the bride's parents, 400
Sou'n College. .lack Moore and Miss
l.ottie Franklin w. re married, lte\
K D Shults olticlatlng.
M w .i-i a unlet home wedding, only
Immediate relatives and friends of the
familv being pre . nl
I'hc bride was dressed lu midnight
bin* chilTon hroailclolh coal soli, the
grooni wearing a tailored business
soil, and IM' presented a picture of
happiness ||l for any flame Tin
bride carrier! all elaborate bouiiuct of
w ;.iti chrysanthemums
Mi i Gladys Weaver, at the piano,
rendered in beaut 11 ill style Mendels-
sohn's wedding march, as the bride
and groom approached to the ccntci
of the parlor.
The bride Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs .1 Iceland Franklin, Is tal-
ented as a vocalist and popular In
MeKlnney social circles, and Is a
graduate of tho MeKlnney High
school. Miss IiOttle was reared lu
MeKlnney and with her many lovable
traits of character she has become a
favorite among those who know her
Mr Moore, the groom Is a MeKln-
ney raised boy, and son of Mrs
Id wis Moore Before Ills father's
death .lack, as lie is familiarly called,
was cnii lice led with liiui lu the fund
Illl" business.. lie Is now conned oil
with Price Still's grocery house lis
cashier. Is a graduate ol the M< Kin-
ney old business college, and Is a
young man nf sterling worth There
Were n HIV beautiful glflH for lllO
bride and groom; the parlors at the
Franklin lioiu. wer. beautifully deco
rate l with I'erns and cut tlowei'-. pn
seiitllig a beautiful .selling for lluv
nuptial scone.
I 111 medial c I \ after tin mairingi tile
newly Weds left over tin II \ T C.
for San Alilolilo where lhe.\ will
spend lie |||. I days of their Wedded
life
t.t IN 10 111 COMMIOItCIO.
I'.dllor Harrison's I'amllv .loins Him
ill (lie IIiiiiI County Melrii|Hills.
Mrs Vernon Garrison and children
have Joined lOdllor Garrison at Coin
uiori e, i he lOasl Hunt County uielrop
oils, wliero they will reside lu the
fnI ui'' We regret In see Mils good
family leave our town. We wish
them health, happiness and prosper-
ity iu I In Ir new home.
10 C i'ravens, a most substantial
farmer of Van Alstyno, Is here scrv
111ir on the Jury. We acknowledge a
pleasant business call, and a renewal
of subscription to The Weekly Dcm
ocraI-Ga/.ette Many I hanks.
M'KINNEY BEST MARKET IN
STATE FOR FLEECY STAPLE
As cotton moves, so gloom vanish-
es.
The cotton sll nation of the past
week shows two facts of prime sig-
nificance:
( I ) More cotton actually moved
than during any previous week since
the outbreak of the lOuropean war.
(2) The IJvcrpoo! exchange open-
ed for restricted trading on a cir-
cumscribed basis, a fact that definite-
ly foreshadows the early reopening of
the spot markets In this country.
To tills may be added a third fea-
ture, though it is in a way related to
the two others;
'I lie commercial agencies report a
brisker tone of business throughout
the South ami a reasw it Ion of a feel-
ing of Ihmi> alley.
The heavy and increasing move-
ment of cotton and the opening for
partial business of the IJverpool ex-
change can have but one meaning:
Traders and farmers alike are
agreed that cotton, ranging now be-
tween 7 and 8 cents, has at least
reached a moving hauls—otherwise
cotton would not be moving in such
quantities.
When cotton Is sluggish In tho
South, business generally Is stagnant.
Once cotton moves, business moves.
As an Intrinsic proposition, cotton
would ho wort I at least. 10 cents un-
der ordinary conditions,
Hut that value cannot be ohtalne
for cotton now, with the many of the
world's mills and spindles Idle. A
readjustment must take place a baisls
for trade In ftiimil which takes cog
nixancc of the cotton that can he con-
sumed today, not the cotton that may
be demanded tomorrow.
Anil this brings lis lo the point,
wl.lh there Is a country-wide slug
glshness in the cotton market. Mi
Kinney has maintained a fullest front,
and her buyers have paid for the
staple more than any other market in
lie land.
As a consequence MeKlnney Is re-
ceiving more cotton, considering the
amount being marketed, than ever
before, and farmers are bringing their
products here from sections of the
county which have heretofore
marketed elsewhere. Tills Is helping
MeKlnney; It Is helping the mer-
chant; It is helping all who gain a
living from wages earned.
Since (lie advance In the price
many farmers are showing more ills-
position to sell. This is proper to a
certain extent. Where there Is Indebt-
edness against the cotton, a part of
the debt should, where a creditor Is
eniburrnssed, be paid to relieve busl-
nesn conditions. Creditors, generally,
seoin willing to allow the farmer to
hold Ids cotton for better prices, as
long as financial arrangements will
permit.
Tlio money ile<| up in one luile ol
cotton will soon |uiy n thousand dol-
lars' wurlli ol' dclilx, once it Is'gins to
circulate. Iion'f forget that.
Tuesday cotton reached K cents in
MeKlnney, and considerable staple
was offen d. This market has main-
tained Inp prices, and rewords show
that throughout all Mils business de-
pression the buyers here have paid
more for cotton In the open market
than has been paid at any other point
in the state, except In tho long
staple districts.
This is not a. boast; it i simply the
statement of a fact.
Sonio cotton is moving out, the
shipments yesterday ainouiitlng to
sno bales; today the shipments will
aggregate almost ifloo. These ship-
ments are to supply orders, and most
of It Is destined to Kuropean parts.
The Men Who llo II.
MeKlnney ha* a fine bunch of buy-
ers; they arc live wires and feel a
pride In maintaining McKlnney's rep-
utation as market. Here (hey are;
J. D. Bass and son, Richard Bass.
Sam Hill also buys for the firm In Me-
Klnney,
J. W. Purcell and Tom McVlltl.
Will Beeves is a buyer for this firm.
Dowell Bros., the firm being com-
posed of ,l|in and Alf Dowell.
Joe and lOd Dorsey constitute the
firm of Dorsey Bros.
Dove and Wallers. This firm Is
cninposcd of Charley Move and <'lint
Walters. This firm moved here from
Wylie a year or so ago, nnd has been
active on the local market.
II. !•'. Hanks, represents H, T. Wil-
liams and Cn , Fort Forth.
W It Harrison, of Harrison and Co.
John II. Ferguson, president of tho
Texas Cotton Mill Co.
Glenn Hash, for Hash, Brln & Co.,
Terrell.
C. 10. Wlleoxson of Farmersvllle
spends about tliree-foiirlhs of his
time here, buying for Warren &
O'Neill, a Greenville firm.
Henry I,owls is an Independent
buyer.
Mr Williams Is on the local market,
representing M. II. Wolf A Co., Dal-
ian.
Many of these buyers, who nre ex-
perts, and buy and sell cotton In all
the cotton states, inform us that Me-
Klnney has the best market for com-
mercial staple of any town In the
1 nlted Slates.
\\ hill the ells felt a cloud of gloom
fall upon II I'i 111 a > morning when
I lie sudden death of Dr \\ T
Moore In i aine t;i iicralh known, i nr
Ihcr sadness was caused b> (lie death
ol another of lis csici-iited citl/.ciis
Vi it C' that morning It W Daxeu
port died at Ills home on Wist 1111111
Street, aflei a lingering Illness of
inaiiN months
The deceased was born In Itusk
I'liuiily, Ti xas, near the city of Men
illusion, on .Ian 1 ii, 1 S7Ii Me was,
therefore, Mil \cars, '.I months, and
20 days old.
Me was married on May Hi, IXSil
to Miss Susan Carroll of Mexla, Tex
as. To I his union live children were
born, as follows: John. Mlehard, Gor-
don, Itoberl, and Josephine. Besides
Ills widow and the live splendid chll
il cell, the deceased Is survived by
three brothers and three slslcrs.
Mr Davenporl had conduclcd a
thriving hardware and furniture
business here for many years About
two years ago he opened a second
store at Corslcanu, but closed It a
short time ago anil moved back to
MeKlnney In ills home.
The hand of disease was laid Itoav
lly upon the subject of this sketch iii
.Mine lllt.'l. since which fluin he had
seen nn days of robustness as In for
lllcr life However, lie (lore all Willi
true fortillide and was cheerful rx
eepl when pains made such llilpossl
hie.
As a clll/.en he was upright and ws'i
esteemed b\ one and all. As a hus-
band and father lie wan kind and hiv-
ing As a neighbor and clfl/ali In'
ever adhered In a high si a llda I'd.
The funeral and burial was
(lie allspices nf Magnolia.
f alii p W <'- W, Willi Seiintnr Tom j
W Perkins as master of ci-reiiinnleM.
At " 110 p in members of the lodge
%si I lln \\ ii \V hall mi South Ten
lic'iscc street, and marched In I lie
Inline of their deceased sovereign.
\fier Dr. King's discourse tho pro-
cession formed, headed by I he Wood-
men, nlnl I.lie last inarch In honor of
a dead snverelgli was taken up for
beautiful Pecan Grove cemetery, over
the hill, where flic bndy nf Mr, Da
venpnrt was laid In rest, I! I,. Wor-
sha in, <i'.; T. C, Andrews, Adv.
l.leut ; V T Church, clerk, and .1 M.
I'adglll, Hanker, taking nelivo purl In
the ceri monies and ritualistic work
Mefore his death Mr. Davenport
solei ted the pallbearers, a i follows:
A C, King, lOd Jriirgeiil, I. M Smith,
T .1. Fiiit, W II. Matthews, and
t la lie 1,111'itH.
The funeral was largely attended
woHTHY <HiH corn.io.
From Cla> Comity are \ IsiHnu Their
Mchlnnc.t Son ami Family.
A. II. Brock and wife, of Muffalo
Springs, Clay County. Texas, are vis-
iting III the home of their son, .1. I''.
Itriiek, In Mils city. Tills Is the llrst
visit of tills excellent old couple back
here where they formerly lived for
about 12 years. Mr. anil Mrs. Brock
(nee Miss Salllo Covington) were
united lu marriage Ti2 years ago lu
Madison County, Kentucky. They
came lo Collin county 211 years ago,
residing here H years and then mov-
ing to Clay County. They have five
sons and three daughters. Only one
of them, J. F., lives In this county
now. Mr. Brock Is ii substantial old
fanner of Clay Couiily. This excel
lent old couple IlllVe eight children, <M1
grand children and seven great grand
children. Their MeKlnney son, J. F.
lirock, Is manager of A. J. Commons'
produce house lu MeKlnney. He is
one of our most estimable citizens and
a good, honest business man who Is
a credit and joy lo Ids aged father and
mother who are now guests hi Ids
for a few days.
CL0SEN0V.il
iii i mil i i sat Ion with Judge II. I*
Davis Thursday, a representative of
the-1 pa pi in was informed that bids
for the const I in Moll ot the tirst parts
of liu pike roads in the MeKlnney
and • '• tin i districts would cIohii on
Mm I x Soon after thai time the
bid', will iii opened and considered.
$t .. il ii il worth of the bonds for the
Mclxiuiicv to ill enough morn to
build tin parts of road iu iiueslloii.
'lie load Hum the city limits of
MclOiiiici lo Hie district line In tho
direction of Cellini Is about eight
nilh > In length I'i ■ 1111 i Yllnn lo tho
limit ol that district In this direction
i< about six and one half miles. Tho
gap between the two district linos In
about three or four miles.
Till* S|n'cllleHtlolls.
The blue prints and specifications
have been completed hy tho county
engineering force They call for il
base of eight Inches of white rock,
and a surface of gravel four inches
thick The olllclals In charge of tho
road building In the county are of
the opinion I hnl this will make a du-
rable road, and can be hulll at a rea-
sonable expense
D. H. CARTER IS
KILLED IN DALLAS
ii II Carter, a gravel hauler, wail
hoi Ihruiigh the heart and Instantly
killed Mimda\ uioriiing al III o'clock
lit tile eastern etlll ot I lie Cniiiliiorco
St re. t, bridge, whom Cnmuiorco
Street crosses the Mock Island Itnll-
riiail track: W 10 MeSure, alsu
w hile, a flagman for I tin Hock Is-
land, iiilmlilcd after being arrested
thai lie idinl Carter, ami claimed that
lie did so lu self-defense.
Carter was shut once through Ilia
In art, and minilu r bullet struck liiui
about two Inches from tho point of
onlranee of the fatal shot. Hearing
I he in 111 ii 11 of (lie allots, Policeman M.
F Wallace arrested DeKure, against
whom Pnllcciuan Hawdoii Mates llloil
an aflldavll in Justice Stewart's Court
charging murder, and lie was placed
lu Jail.
Carter was HI years of age f.eHuro
gave Ids age as i> I years. MeSure gave
a statement Just after the shooting,
■ ix ii,i• that Curler had chased him
itiln Ids switchman's shanty and that
he shot Curler when he tried to get
Into I lie door.
Mr. Carter had lived In Mallas nine
years, coming here from MeKlnney.
He was originally from Illinois. For
the lasi two years lie had boon em-
ployed by the Haley Bros. Construc-
tion Company.
Mr. Carter's father and brother
live lu Wellington, Kansas, and they
have been notified of Ids death. Fu-
neral arrangements will not he mudo
until I hoy are heard from.
Mr. Carter's Immediate family con-
sists of a wife and six children, tho
youngest of whom Is 7 years of age.
Dallas News.
Known III MeKlnney.
I), II. Carter was known In MeKln-
ney and wlille here was employed as
stationary engineer. He married a
daughter of the bile John Sherblne.
The mother of the wife and a brother
and sister sllll live here.
Dr. Davis and Miss Aninih Graven
are aiming the Collin Couiily mar-
riages for November. Tin y were mar
I i« d at Melissa.
Our good friend, G. W. I low oil, of
West minster Is hero serving on the
Jury. No better man In the whole
county. Makes a good Juror, too.
S M (iiibbard and family are mov-
ing lo Wood County. where they
will make their home Mr. Gabbal'd
has been living out mi routi i, near
McKinin y, on rented land, lie has
prospered and has' bought a Iraet of
land iu Wood County, near Mlneola,
where he is now moving. Ilefore
leaving lie came In and subscribed for
The Weekly Democrat Coy,cite.
Guy Williams and wife of Fort
Smith, Ark., are hero guests of rein-
• Ives and friends. Mr. Willlama in
tho recorder of the district court at
Fort Smith.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2STH, IS
GREAT DOLLAR OAT IN M'KINNEY
*
m
i 10very person who knows what took
i place In MeKlnney on DOLLAR DAT
llast September will be glad to learn
:that another liollar Day will be given
In MeKlnney, the date for which has
| been set Wednesday, November 25th.
| And we hnvo overy assurance that
this Dollar Day will be even greater
than the one In September. Already
many of the merchants have an-
nounced that they would offer values
worth two and three times moro than
a dollar for a dollar on Dollar Day
^"V- ; The I tally Cmirlcr-Griisottti
and 1 lie Weekly Deinocriit-Gazotto
j have faith In Dollar Day because wo
j have seen it tried In MeKlnney and
j know that It Is a good tiling for tho
people. Hundreds of articles needed
by every person will lie offered at
prlecs far below their real valuo on
this date and on no other day will
vour dollars have such trcmendoUH
buying power. We told you beforo
the last Dollar Day what It would bo
and It surpassed oven our expecta-
tions, and we tell you now that tho
coming Dollar Day will surpass tho
one we had last September. Tho on-
ly way to get tho best values offered
on lioll.ir Day will bo to look closely
for ads about DOLf.AU DAT aa It
will only be a short tlmo until you
will be given a inoro doflnlto Idea of
what your dollars will do on thle
great day. Don't forget tho dato,
Wednesday, November 26, 1914.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1914, newspaper, November 12, 1914; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292176/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.