The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1918 Page: 6 of 16
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TITE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT GAZETTE, TlH'USnAV, SEPT. 19,1918.
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Hnti-ii'<l as Si ciuul'lass Mail Matti r
To subscribers The date | rm•«I
Opposite your iianii' oil Itir margin nl
the paper or mi tin- wruppci tndl-
catt'n tin? time to which >i>ni' sun-
scriptmn in paid. -Ml subsi liptioiiN
-x4 iri' on Ili<' first of Hi'1 month Any
subscriber not receiving the paper
regularly please notify us.
(lim'ImMl September
One year in advance
Six months In advance..
Three mouths in nivalin
191 H.)
... $1 50
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50
COMITX NATION.
I.tfe pays n« for tin- work «i- i|o
In iniscr> for our • 11• • ■ • Iof shnnici
In friends anil honor ami in fame
For standing fast ami standing trip
Who lives on <--■ i-t11 -hall sun ly
Tl • wages thai Ins strength
earned
Not from it." c -nurse ran lif<•
turned:
Unpaid, It new r leaves a debt.
gCt
In i" k11up of tli«' American sol-
do-is n I'raiicc, I'rcmior (li'ini'iu rail
.said III tin Kreiich lions, of I «>| n • !«■-
"Tin- Kn-nch generals tell me the
virtory was peculiarly American in
its conception and execution. I am
much impressed with the magnifl-
rent discipline, during:, and bravery
of the American troops."
1 lavid IJoyd-tieorgc, Prlmo Minis-
i. r nl Kngluud, in speaking of our sol-
diers, said;
"We Know that when they appear
in the battle line they light in a wuy
worthy of the (Treat traditions of their
groat country. This is In itself a
source of support, sustenance, and
encouragement to .ill those who with
anxious iiearts an- watching tile con-
flict going on in Km nee."
The Kngiish and Kreneh I'rimo
Ministers liavo only expressed the
iipinlon of the world of the Americans
in Krunce. Our soldiers' part In the
ureal drive against the Germans Is
worthy of our ureal Nation. on Scp-
11 in In r 2S begins the campaign for
HOME NECESSITIES
Tlie '.JI AI.ITY HOI'SK offers a ion)-
pleti fall slock of home necessities,
floods bought here are of lustluK qual-
ity because they are made of good
material, our Immense stock offers
you a wide selection. Home furnish-
ings. hardware, utensils and other ne-
cessities in abundance.
J. P. Dowell
I'lioncs -IS.
'•Tillo QiiAiiiTV liortsi;
be
an
'",M ilie I'Vuith Liberty l.oin, the drive to-
ward vietory which it is the part of
the Americana at homo to make a
triumph and success. If wo do our
it ; - w ■ • 11 as our soldiers do theirs, i
our n spouse will lie worthy of our
i'ii .'t country and of our soldiers and
sailors. And every good American
w iil do ills or her bent to make it so.'
*b r i
"More eilucation" should lie the alini
it-! if i 1 patriotic Americans. Our yoitnif- i
I | . r it'i'iii are the ones that the
tusk f rebuilding tins lorn up world
will : II upon. Keonomy and expert
const ruction and organisation abllltv
will l-i necessary to get the war
wr> I -. countries rehabilitated
dig tn
n should attend college If
it)
tl
uitlig > .'ur, so they w ill
of more use to the government In
• ie,ling years.
*3 "J fa
rii< 1-Vi'n ml liepartmcnt of Agt'-
cuitui'e ad\i.--s the farmers to build
more silos in order to help out the
•'i ..I shortage. Silos enablo the farm-
ers t > tave th.; corn stalks us well a"
the ear of his coin crop. In doing so
i'. is claimed that the corn stalk and
fodd'-r, when preserved In the sllo«
n:presents sixty per cent of the feed
value of a corn crop. Tills sixty per
cent of the corn crop Is lost on the
liven
Who sows In sin. In shame shall
Who tods in honor shall rejoice;
Kor, life shall smile upon his ehoic
I.ife makes Its laws for men to kee|
I'M gar (in'st.
m pi rj
Taking it all in all. It looks as i
tin- ' icrnip 'is linV" been Ii t only
numbered, but out-general-d a
ma p •.
Collin county farmers an haling a
great deal of oat .'.nil win: t straw.
Dating straw is a new departure for
'.'ollin farmers.
fca B?t Krt
The I lepult niellt of Ijibor 'as .
r • teil |o actual euiplox nient "ii tiru
in this country, since last February.
nu r< than ) iiti.uoa laborers.
h HQ Bi
The Herman military loaders base
shown tfiemsrdves cool-headed and
resourceful in their defeat they
seem to know the way liome.
Ma ws *«
You'll see some of the finest pure-
bred livestock in the Southwest if
you attend the Livestock Show and
sale in McKtnney Oct. 22 and ;:t.
r.i
No soon el are tin* American bo> s
mustered into the service than thc>
get the "pep" Tiiey will make it hot
for the unspeakable Huns. Mark what
We tell \'Otl.
WB *3 ^
Tlie corn show in Me Kinney Oct.
22nd and 23rd, will lie a hummer.
Some mighty good corn grown In Col-
lin county this year and you'll see til'.
best of it at this show.
m Rfl
''ourtesy Is the prime essential of
a successful business man. It creates
an atmosphere of good will between
the business man and thosi with
whom he deals that results in mutual
advantage to both. Not only in busi-
ness but in every walk of life courtesy
pays a big dividend.
■a *n IBs
As Collin county farm land ad-
vances in value, farmers give more
attention to the necessity of rotating
crops and to diversification; also to
fertilisation an I to the production of
thoroughbred swine, cattle, sheep and
poultry. Scrub stock and $2o0 ai re
farm land don't usually go togethi r.
m P>-;3 *81
Plans are being considered for the
holding of a poultry show hero in
connection -with the livu stock show
and sale October 22 and 23. They
should materialise. The poultry In- j mission, our trcts were paved
dustry should bo encouraged and ! ctononiii. Il\ • ti.| therefore the mlle-|
through the medium of a competitive age was inerea.. | thereby.
show is a good way to enlist more In- j
terost. j In the year ending January 1. 191H.
^ ^ ^ Texas prodti
the government. The people of the
country could not do without thom.
Our prices are as liberal as those of
any other paper in the country. It
is only a very small per cent of the
people who would think of giving IIP
, their favorite newspaper at any price,
! but those who do should think over
the situation and we are sure that
satisfaction to all will lie the result.
i r i i i
Collin county is iu the most favored1
section of the state this? year. There Ik
no occasion whatever for pessimism.
While it is true our cotton crop lias
been tut short by the eitrcnie drouth
tlu ro is the satisfaction that comes
from the unprecedenteilly high price
. in ing paid for the- staple and the fact
that it will be gathered and out of tho
way of preparations for another crop
..n much sootier. Wo lmvo raised
■iiileiidid grains crops. High prices
were paid for them.Tho farming class
of our citizenship is iu better shape
than ever beforo. Tho calamity
howler must seek another vocation.
There is no room for him in Collin
county.
fa
lIOIil) VlH lt 1/lltDIMA ISONDS.
Collin County
People
-houbl know more about th
shoe store. Most every day peo-
pie buy shoes hero and cxpros ;
their iirprise to know that we
carried such a complete stock
"I have been having to go out
of town." perhaps some one will
ay, but our slock puts an end
to that. People who will look
our sloe,: over will buy.
\o,v .'howitlg all the lute Tall
styles for ladles, gents and
children. All styles, lasts and
b at tiers.
BONE& RAY
SIIOIIS AMI llosiI :|( v
West Siile S<|llilt'c.
■
1/495 Delivered
lA>ok at this Hcripps-Booth car. It's a good looker and n good per-
former. We ran deliver this car to you In McKinney for only
$l4ttu. A classy looking roadster for the same money. Ia>t us give
you a demonstration that you may sco exactly what the car is and
what it will do.
C. J. SMITH
Uiiirk, NuhIi ami Scripps-ISoolh lirulor
Mi Kintwy 11 ot#*l t>l<l liulMiDK
Don't Trifle with Your E.yes
Alter your eyes are permanently Injured you would give a.nv nn in
of mom \ to have them re.' tored. Don't m i^b t ly < iir • ii you
think they need ultentton : 11 all come in in lor.i > i t" 1 ti
hundreds of eases properly fitted ghlsa s will ri inedx III milde My
work i guaranteed.
J. F. COLE
"liecn III re it l/<>ng Time." At Nor li side llrug Store.
stiongly advised to exchange them for
registered bonds In order to protect
Tin; effort to separate Liberty Bond themselves against the risk of loss,
holders not familiar with stock and 'Lett, and destruction or their bonds,
bond values from their Liberty Bonds '''links throughout the country,
will
Texas farm, where the ear hlKS taken a now turn. Tho manipula- us 11 ""utter of patriotic service,
nily is gathered and saved by tho
farmer, who usually cuts and burnt
the stalks and fodder.
tn n
Attorney t'ieneral Looney Is pre-
paring papers in a suit to lie brought
by the state against a (Srcat Brltlan
land concern to recover lilt.000 acres
tors instead of offering to buy tho doubtless all assist bondholders iu
bonds at inadequate prices offer In bonds.
exchange for them tlie stocks and
bonds of various wildcat corporations,
whose face value is large but whose
actual value Is little or nothing. '
Winter Pasture
... , ^ . I Save your feed by having good wln-
'liic safest Investment In the world tor |m(ttlll.aM, We hllvo thn boBt of
Is a Liberty Pond. Kor a patriotic rye and barley seed for you. Also
ol land valued at tin dollars per acre. American, Liberty Ponds are the best turnip seed. Now Is the time to buy.
Investment in tho world. '♦ < J' M ANDUIOWS, The Seed Store of
It is not
only a wise thing to hold them It Is n
patriotic thing to do. The soldier,
that takes a trench and then volun-
tarily gives it up is not to be compar-
ed with one who takes a trench and
holds It. against the enemy. An Ani-
The land Is located in tho Panhandle
country and was a part of the three! , ... ... . ,, ,. ... _ McKinney.
million acres given the syndicate in
payment for the construction of the
sta te capitol, t'nder a recent re-stir-!
vey of the land it was discovered that
56,000 more acn s were given than
the state agreed to give. Therefore| ,.rlcan who buy8 „ ubl5I.ty Honil an,|
tiic suit y\i!l be filed to recover "l0|)i,(,n .sells it Is not so good an Ameri-
excess. c,a„ UH ono wjlt) |M|yM lv bond anil holds
,, It. Tills does not apply, however, to NKV
McKinney has a splendid system of , ,
, one who sells his bond because of real
necessity; there Is legitimate trading
in Liberty Bonds whh h the Treasury
recognizes.
It was a wdse and patriotic old col-
ored American who refused to sell his
$100 Liberty Pond for $90. because lie
would not give up the United States
What Is ll tiiiiii.
ft Is the best that makes your cow
give more milk. Let us tell you all
ibout it. O. J. HAYIiO.N. (of course).
Thompson's W hite Itnlsin*.
Are very fine. Save sugar by using
ing them. Sold by GIL10S McKIN-
Phones. 31.
fifteen miles of paved streets. We'
spent a big sum of money for this Im j
provement, but In many ways worth
more than the cost. Although built
several years, they are holding up well!
under th" strain of heavy traffic. Our!
city officials wisely sayv to It that they'
were put down properly. We did not]
have to undergo th" expensive ex.
pertinent of employing Inefficient'
paving i ' ntI'iietors, thanks to tho 11111-,
getice and effn • ucy of our city com-;
You can buy Victory mixed flour
or Victory pure flour in any quantity
desired, from your grocer. Collin
i'ounty Mill fc Kiev a tor Co.
Just Received
A large shipment of the celebiated
Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup 00M) mih!
tires, ■which, after having sold them
for more than three years, we !.• lieve
lo be absolutely III best tll'e \;1tne ill
the market. We arc here to make
good on the guarantee for C000 miles
from each tire. We have no hesitancy
In recommending them to you. Buy
now. Prices are sure to advance
later.
Our ropair shop service Is unexcell-
ed. Sumo day service.
Patronize
Either Place
WATKINS & COCKRELL
West iKitii.-liimi mill North Tennessee Street. McKinney, Texas
Mr. and Mrs Tom Akins and chil-
dren of New Mope have recently re-
turned from a visit to relatives In desired, from your grocer.
Missouri. I County Mill Ac lilovator Co.
You can buy Victory mixed flovr
or Victory pure flour in any quantity
Collin
coi r acckssions im:cohi i;i);
lilt. KINO PltKACIIKS A'l' tVVi,ll
pr. K K. King of this cltv supplied
promise (his bond) to pay him $100 at the Itnptlst church In W'ylio Sun-
with Interest for the Knifed States' day morning at II o'clock and Sun-
prom.s. (currency) to pay him $06. '« '*• H" reports a good congre-
gation at both hours. There were lour
and who refnned to sell the same 1K.,,f,BH|onH l(1 t|„. church at tlie even-
1 .ond lor $ln2, because, he said, that ing hour. An offering was taken for
the $102 must be counterfeit or else lounty missions, and a liberal amount
the would-be purchaser would not bo H.ihserlho,!, Or. King states.
Or. King tins been acting as supply
willing to give it lor only $100, It In 0)- for the past three and one half
safe to say that there are no gold months, and during this time lias
McKinney has a number of <:<■ ' !-
lent church< . The houses of worship
are not only credit.■ Iil■ structures but
the church membership rolls contain
lb-- names of numerous eriterprlsiri.r
' )tiristi;..n men and women, wl.o are
working assiduously for th. prep .'et-
ing both the home and th< fori gn
missionary efforts.
fel fei It
The physical reconstruction of sol-
di'is dife.bli d in the win has been tie-
gun by the Knited States govern-
ment it is the policy of the govern-
ment tl; 't no soldier who has been
incapacitated In line of duty shall be
eiHcharg'<1 until • ire.| or as nearly so
as tho nature of ins disability permits.
Curative ho*pitnl* have bean estab- much In the last year Other newspa-1
1mh«d where the soldiers are treated v,.r* raised the prices of tbel
nnd then he Is taught a trade that i„nP we did
will help tnk' * are of hi* fnmlly, in
addition to the allowance hy ttie gov-
ernment which Is enough to itisiii'
the Independenc of those handicap.
| *d It Is vitally ncci s;,ry t|,,,t tliese
men who are returned from the i it.
tlefields of Kurope handle tpped for
life t>c restored to the fields of Useful-
brick or wildcat sectirltles anion;:
that American's nsuets.
i>*
I ON\ I ItSlON Ol' lilltl'.ltTY IIONIIS
11.04 5,000,000.00
worth of agricultural and livestock
applies Tin - was th" third highest
■ dim !• of an Individual state In the
in on, onh <i|iim nd Hlinoiu sorpa Tlo privilege of conversion which (California.
d he r. rl ' s Is i i -. I but not what arose in consequi nee of the issue of -1
T - s n do when -in tr-s. Texas per cent bonds of thi Third Lltierty
' "'.Id in tin firs' ci prod net ion be- I,nan will expire on No\'ember 0 next
st sta- is tin Ian.'' I state in tin- mill under ixisting law can not be ex-
union Tlie drouths of last summer tended or ren- w d. |)ela.y In exercirt-
1 an "1 this third place record of our ing the privilege will result In over-
great state, but nevertheless our burdening tin banking Institutions of
re. Old was fine ns compared with the country mid the Treusury Oepurt-
N' hrt 'kn Missouri, and the other mcnt by making it necessary to
gn at win ,t and corn raising states ot handle all conversions at tlie last
preached at some place ill tlie county
each Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Luster have
returned to their home at Prosper
after an extended Visit to relatives ill
w
OR- o. r. PARK
the North.
** fel 1*3
On HopN-ml ♦ r I t tho prW o of thin
p.'iprr w;i# r i « •!. TTio in' rffi ^d < oHt
of profliif tlon h:iM ln< r<•« m« *1 vitv
fnoin«-nt ; i ♦ I timy r« Hult in mii.ny • n
ill till' Insx iif Ifii prlvih trr of I'nnvi I -
Kion (iltC)Kot.hfr.
Mohli th of conpnn bon^ln arc
'•ir piiporn,
on onr« Homo
poop If think th' v ran roduco tho
pim « >.v failtnr to s ilc:rril)0, In othor
tr !" v. nt lo i ut tho nownpivpf r
on thi ti'nf klip t. What would tho
|i 'Opl*> «|o if |t v\ < ro r t ff^r tho iiowh-
fm p* rh? VVh* r« would Lhcy r«*< olvo
tho unnounooinontf) of tlu Kov rnnunt
on i * rtttin prlc" of dlfforont com-
iisms and self support, and we want to modito s? Wliere would the people
add our commendation to the govern- K,.t thp w,lr n,.WB oaj.lniram
Iiient for Its comprehensive plan of to Kurope? The newspapers of th*
rsoonstruction of its dlsabiticl soldiery, country are dossed as s necessity by
There I* more Catarrh 111 tills *1" „f
tile lounlry i hit ri nil oilier ill.-e., . put
togellier, and until the In t few y-ars
whh Hllpp, i .' il In lie |tn in ilit" 1' , i- n
great n i ii ii y y. in doelnrs proiiniitiee,| |i n
I'll iii ills. He mill pr> «e| tiled 11 I'll | 1,1,,
de s, iirul 11y 11hi i.111v t.illln. t.> i,
Willi i'n ll |l en i Hie iii pi >1111,1, . ,| ii tl(. ,,,
n'it". "ii> ■ li.i " pi "i "ii i 'a tiirt i le In it
COMIltMlltllillHl ||i • e-e, ml"! til, 1,1m. |.
•I nt " i treatment It ii|'«
< 'atarrll I 'III le nafa tin I ll y | |
I'll' li'V & 1 ., 'I'd' d i. Ill . |. ti,, only
Cons'itutiotnii i in, , e ti, ii, . ,i ii n
taken loli'irinlh II els .'i, • •, t j- ,,,, , | ,,
tilned nnd inie mis h ri • * ef ti,, ~ i..
They i.tTer mi, humlreit iIiiIIhii f,,| anv
en I. It r-id« to e, ii, H aul for eli 111,i, m
Slid lent I im in In I •
Ailitri'M I' .1 I nrv :v * ro , Tnteitu t
S'iti| m lirngnKia Tl',,'
Tsk* Hsli'a Kamiiv Mils for ennaiinittinn,
r,.«i i'jtr, noil I'lirniii
M|H'clilllst. I will linvc Or. I if.
reli. iipiniiicirl-i, wiili mi- Mini
ilnf snil Simirdn* of cucli
••'(•ii to do ilie refrni'flug. of-
■cc, I 'milliii iilill Itsnk llldg.,
McNtniic). Ti-smh.
THE OPEMNCi Of SCHOOLS
1'itids us reiidy with tin most com-
plete stock of school hooks and school
supplies we have ever had. We make
n specialty of "elling n tn I exchanging
old school books Save money by
bringing your old school iiookH here.
L. D. Batson
■Ml Contortion*. H. Tmn M.
Your Duty and Your Pocketbook
demand that all your cows give plenty of milk.
An increase cf from one to three pounds per
cow per day at an increased cost of about one cent
per cow per day is the result that may be cxpccted
fiom the use of Purina Cow Chow 3
Feed. the perfect dairy ration.
Try a ton and you will under-
stand why cows give more milk
when receiving a 24% protein ration
£OO {jfss — A- - \ AI. A- Jl
digestible protein) that does
not contain any cheap filler and
that is scientifically compounded
for the best possible results.
C. J. HA YDON
I H.vrRlBU I OK
McKinnev, Vu t ANlyne, Piano, FarmerwiUe, Richardson
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1918, newspaper, September 19, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299954/m1/6/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.