The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE J. SANDFORD SMITH FOR FIRE, LIFE, AND TORNADO INSURANCE, MEX1A, TEX.
The Mexia Weekly Herald.
Eighteenth Year.
MEXIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1917.
$1.00 Per Year.
COURT HOUSE ITEMS
From Groesbeck Journal.
Criminal Docket.
State vs. Walter Thompson,
burglary, plea of guilty, and
sentenced to five years in peni-
tentiary.
State vs. Iron Johnson,-boot-
legging, dismissed.
Bulin Pollard, convicted last
week of murder, and sentenced
to serve five, years in the pen-
itentiary, filed a motion for a
new trial, which was overruled
by the court. Then his attor-
neys gave notice of appeal, and
the court granted the defend-
ant appeal bond in the sum of
$3,000. The bond was made
with B. F. Busby and C. N.
Isham as sureties.
The court overruled the mo-
tion for a new trial in the case
of State vs. Walter Thomas,
convicted of theft, after which
sentence was passed commit-
ting him to the penitentiary
for two years.
Divorces Granted.
Julia Pittman vs. Will Pitt-
man.
Lucile Brech vs. Richard
Brech.
J. E. Watts vs. Mary Watts.
Mary Garman vs. Joe Gar-
man.
Nancy Gibson vs Lusty Gib-
son.
Emma Enge vs Emory Enge.
Willie Sims vs Sallie Sims.
William H. Matthews vs.
Maggie Ingram.
Garret Sanders vs. Nora San-
ders.
Vital Statistics—Births.
June 10, born to Will Popejoy
and wife, Groesbeck, a girl.
Sept. 12, born to Oscar Proc-
tor and wife, colored, Groesbeck
a boy.
June 1, born to Robert Sisk
and wife, Groesbeck, a boy.
July 11, born to Jim Pate
and wife, Groesbeck, a girl.
June 10, born to E. R. Pierce
and wife. Groesbeck, a girl.
Aug. 4, born to John Shelton
and wife, Groesbeck, a girl.
Sept. 13, born to Chas. O'-
Hara and wife, Groesbeck, a
boy.
Sept. 1, born to John Hender-
son and wife, Groesbeck, a girl.
Sept. 17, born to Gary and
wife, colored, Groesbeck, a boy.
Sept. 19, born to George M.
Owens and wife, Bighill, R. 1,
a girl.
Sept. 25, born to Henderson
Hughes and wife, colored,
Groesbeck, a boy.
Sept. 24, born to O. F. Burns
and wife, colored, Groesbeck, a
girl.
Deaths
Sept. 14, Thomas Walter
Campbell, Mexia.
Tax Rolls Now Complete
Tax Collector Richardson has
received the complete tax rolls
of Limestone county, and is
now ready to write a receipt for
taxes due the county and state.
The rolls show that the total
valuation of all property in
Limestone county to be $16,-
450,320. On this sum there is
assessed for state and county
taxe the sum of $254,^51.04.
Marriage License.
The following writs to wed
have been issued by County
Clerk A. C. Thompson since
the last issue of the Journal:
Pink A. Bates and Miss Alma
Rasco.
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William Livingston and Ar-
mamie Black.
Saint M. M. Haley and Miss
Lela Page.
Manson Sillman and Pearl
Davis.
Morris Harris and Willie
Sims.
Landers Johnson and Mary
McMillan.
George W. Archer and Luree
Kirton.
Levi Mays and Luella Con-
ner. "
Closen Jutson and Pearl
Lummus.
Zeb Walker and Miss Lena
Riggs.
Probate Docket.
Mrs. W. C. Berry was adjudg-
ed insane by a jury summoned
to try her sanity last Friday.
R. W. Buford filed an appli-
cation for letters of guardian-
ship of the estate of Jas. A. Bu-
ford, a non compos mentis.
Special Term of Commissioners
Court.
The commissioners court met
in special session last Monday
and the following orders were
entered:
The tax rolls of the county
were approved.
The resignation of T. G. Nea-
son as trustee of school district
No. 9 was accepted and W. L.
Dean was appointed to fill out
his unexpired term.
D. F. Hughes was appointed
to fill out the unexpired term of
J. W. Kincheloe, deceased, as
justice of the Peace of Pre-
cinct No. 4—Mexia Precinct.
KAISERJt DEVIL
A NEW FIRM LONG EXIST-
ING JUST REVEALED.
BUT LONG IN BUSINESS
Villa Raiders Financed by Ger-
many. Washington Com-
ments on Some Co-In-
cidents.
York are regarded as the most
important yet discovered in
Germany's great international
designs upon America.
NOTICE.
Washington, Oct. 4.—At the
very time the Deutsches Bank
was sending appeals for money
from the Berlin Foreign Office,
and paying it out in vast sums
to one "Charles Gledhill" (Bern-
storff) Villa was raiding Ameri-
can territory. The bandit then
boasted of unlimited sums, his
soldiers were well paid and his
obvious effort was to draw
America into a struggle with
Mexico.
Villa raided Columbus March
9 and on March 11 the Deut-
sches Bank was wirelessing
Berlin regarding funds previ-
ously asked for disposition in
this country, according to evi-
dence revealed in New York to-
Jday.
Ensuing days, while Villa
continued his raids and the sit-
uation. in Mexico grew mere
and more critical, regular pay-
ments of $200,000 and. $300,000
jwere being made through the
Rawleigh Products will be New York bank to "Gledhill.
found at Brooks' Furniture
Store at all times. Also anoth-
er good man wanted to sell
Rawleigh Products.
i 19wtf C. J. OLIVER.
It was March 15 that Presi-
dent Wilson issued his "get
Villa" order to General Persh-
ing. That same day Bernstorff
NOTICE.
The Christian women of Mex-
! ia have organized' what we
might call a "Patriotic Prayer
League," meeting every Satur-
day afternoon at 5 o'clock in
the second story of the Baptist
Sunday School rooms. This is
entirely undenominational. La-
dies of all churches are invited,
as well as those who have no
church membership anywhere.
All over the United States to-
day, many are busy preparing
comfortable clothing and com-
forts for the wounded soldiers
of our nation, why not take
some interest in their spiritual
well being? In many parts of
America these prayer meetings
are now being conducted week-
ly for the benefit of our sol-
diers, and the leaders of our
nation as well, imploring Al-
mighty God's protection and
jcare of our boys, and for the
' speedy termination of this
cruel war. Come out next Sat-
I urday evening and "let's do
our bit" in this way for our
country.
Ladies of the
Prayer League.
FOR SALE
The A. C. Moore farm 6 miles
Mexia on Mexia and Prairie
Grove road. Good house, barn,
storm house, etc, 45 acres in
cultivation, balance timber pas-
ture. Price $40.00. Now is the
chance to get a home that is
under its value.
Jess McLendon.
Children dry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
SPEEDOLINE does the work
|Was in Washington. He had
manifested the keenest interest
in the Mexican developments.
|
Bernstorff Curious.
Talking with newspaper men,
he had repeatedly said this
this country surely could not let
Villa's raids go unnoticed.
"What is the Mexican news
today?" was usually his initial
inquiry. He cross-examined
newspaper men vigorously, ap-
parently to ascertain some ink-
ling of what the President's
course might be. When Per
shing was ordered across lie
sought information as to the
number of troops, extent of
equipment, etc., that would go
to the border.
Between March 15 and
March 24 the Deutsches Bank
paid out' to "Gledhill" $1,200,-
000, New York evidence showed
today.
It was on March 24 that
Senator Stone made his famous
charge that "sinister forces are
seeking to embroil the United
States and Mexico in war."
Sentiment was Conflicting.
The armed ship fight, center-
ing on the McLemore resolution
to warn Americans off these
;vessels, had continued March 7.
There was much uncertainty in
the congressional attitude to-
ward the crisis with Germany
at that time, due to conflicting
sentiment throughout the coun-
try.
President Wilson was cogni-
zant of this sentiment and is
j known to have felt that "so
many cross currents" of public
i thought would make his task of
i welding the Nation into a com-
pact mass difficult. His first ef-
fort to this end had been made
in his preparedness tour of the
country the month previous.
Where the trail of German
gold will lead to officials here
will not say, but the revelations
now being disclosed in New
.NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Troubles Attack Mexia
Men and Women, Old
and Young.
Kidney ills seize young and
old.
Often come with little warn-
ing.
Children suffer in their early
years—
Can't control the kidney se-
cretars.
Girls are languid, nervous,
suffer pain.
Women worry, can't do daily
work.
! Men have lame and aching
backs.
If you have any form of kid-
ney ills.
You must reach the cause—
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for
weak kidneys—
i Have brought relief to Mexia
people.
| Mexia testimony proves it.
Mrs. J. P. Richards, McKin-
ney St., Mexia, Texas, says: "A
younger member of my fu.uuy
had weak kidneys and was un-
able to control the kidney se-
cretions. especially at night.
He was also subject to head-
aches A friend recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills and I gave
them to him as directed. They
regulated the wkidneys and
brought benefit in every way."
Price 60c, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy—get Doan's Kidney
Pills—the same that Mrs. Rich-
ard's recommends. Foster-
Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo,
N. Y (6)
HELP THEJOLDIERS
The work of the local Red
Cross is now progressing well.
The past week has been given
to the making of surgical dress-
ings Work will now begin on
hospital supplies also. The
thread for the knitted work has
not arrived yet, but is expect-
ed within the next few days.
Any lady who can give a few
hours time each week, or one
week, or one day, will be doing
"her bit" by helping with this
work. You do not have to be a
paid member of the Red Cross,
if you can do plain sewing neat-
ly, or are willing to learn to
roll bandages, come on and
help. Room at City Hall, (up
stairs) open from 3 to 6 P. M.,
Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday
of each week.
baa three members you should know if you desire to
enjoy life.
!. The popular liquid form of Parana—the reliable
tonic of th« American household, with a loot history of auooass ia
treating ajj catarrh*! difficulties.
2. The tablet form, which ia made after the same
formulary aad is autre convenient tor maay.
jhe Ideal laxative, by the regular turn of
which constipation may be ovenomn and
natural action restored.. Maa H has no
ho&it f'jrmiag dmf, but Is an aid to nature.'
Your tlruMist has all thro*. So many
thousands have received bearlli from the
use of oaa or both these remedies that they
are a roowtnlzcl pun of the equipment of
every careful house hold.
TH1 PttUKA COMPACT CJ«aba.0U*
j COW HIOES^WANTED
We are paying 13c per pound
for green hides. Green hides
should be salted leaving as
soon as possible, and shipped
by express. Put one tag with
your name and address inside
of the sack and one on the out-
side.
We also handle horse hides
and wool.
A. Golenternek & Co.,
Tyler, Texas.
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Driver Mont Anderson now
has a new fire wagon, as his
equipmet is mounted on a large
farm wagon while the new auto
truck is being fixed up with the
■ bed for carrying the hose and
other equipment. The work of
mounting the new truck will
take several days and then
Mexia will have a. first class
auto fire truck.
GERMANY EXPECTED
SOON TO MAKE
GREAT BID FOR PEACE
PROFESSOR HELD PRISON-
ER BY BRITISH SAYS
KAISER IS BROKEN
MAN AND TIRED
OF WAR.
By Philip Gibbs.
War Department Headquar-
ters in Belgium, Friday, Oct. 5.
—(Delayed.)— German prison-
ers taken in the latest Ypres
[drive do not hide their aston-
ishment at thl spirit of the
British troops. They know
now that the English are ter-
rible in attacks and arrive upon
them with strange and fearful
suddenness behind their bar-
rage.
One maimed German profes-
sor of broad intelligence and a
frank way of facing ugly facts
said that the British artillery
was too terrific for words. His
detachment was harrassed all
the way up to the front line
and lost many men. .When the
remnant got there, they had to
lie flat in the bottom of shell
holes, and the next thing they
knew was when they were sur-
rounded by masses of English
soldiers. He described the lat-
ter as gallant and chivalrous.
This professor thinks it will
not be long before Germany
makes a great bid for peace- by
offering to give up Belgium.
By midwinter, he says, she will
yield Alsace-Lorraine, Russia
will remain as before the war
except for an autonomous Po-
land. Italy will have what she
has captured, and Germany will
get back some of her colonies,
he thinks.
He laughed when indemnity
was mentioned, and said "Ger-
many is bankrupt."
He described the German
Emperor as a broken man and
all for peace, the Crown Prince
posing as the head of the mili-
tary party, but being unpopu-
lar. As soon as the German
people know that the subma-
rine threat had failed, he said,
they would demand that the
war stop at once.
j That is the opinion of one
educated German who has suf-
fered the full horrors of war
and his words are interesting,
if they represent no more than
his own views. Those views
will be strengthened .by what
the English won yesterday.
"OVER THE TOP"
Letter from Vimy Ridge Aero
To Father Ju t Before
Death.
New York, Oct. 8.—An illus-
tration of the lofty sentiment
possessed by men who die on
the European battlefield in the
war for democracy and a re-
minder for Americans who may
be backward in contributing to
the second Liberty loan for the
same great cause, the Liberty
loan committee made public the
last letter written by Captain
V. G. Tupper of the Canadian
Scottish Sixteenth Battalion to
his father, Sir Charles Hibbert
Tupper, before his death at the
battle of Vimy Ridge last
April. The soldier wrote:
"My Dear Father—I am
writing one of these 'in case'
letters, for the third time, and
of course, I hope you will never
have to read it. If you are
reading it now you will know
that your youngest son 'went
under' as proud as Punch on the
most glorious day of his life. I
am taking my company 'over
the top' for a mile in the big-
gest push that has ever been
launched in the world, and I
trust that it is going to be a
great factor toward peace.
"Dad, you can't imagine the
wonderful feeling a man thinks
something like this: 'Well, if
I am going to die this is worth
it a thousand times. I have
been over two or three times
before, but never with a com-
pany of my own. Think of it—
a hundred and fifty officers and
men who will follow you to
hell if need be.
"I don't want any of you dear
people to be sorry for me, al-
though of course, you will, in a
way. You will miss me but
you will be proud of me. Mind
you. I know what I am up
against and that the odds are
against me. I am not going in
the way I did the first time,
just for sheer deviltry, curios-
ity. I have seen this game for
two years and I still like it and
feel that my place is here.
"Good-by, dear father and
mother, and all of you. Again,
I say that I am proud to be
where I now am."
FORSALE
( 3 good Horses, and all kinds
Farming Tools, good as new.
Prices right. Write or see,
ldw2c E. T. Brown, Mexia
BRICK BATS
Keep your stomach, liver and
bowels in good condition if you
would have health. Prickly
Ash Bitters cleanses and
strengthens these organs and
We have a few loads of brick helps the system to resist dis-
ease germs. Price $1.25 per
bottle. Mexia Drug Co., special
agents. d&w
bats we will deliver to your res-
idence at $1.00 per wagon
load. Phone 84.
Mexia Press Brick Co.
Jack Beene returned Tues-
day afternoon from a visit in
Teague.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Brannon
went up to Dallas Monday af-
ternoon to spend a couple of
days.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1917, newspaper, October 11, 1917; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302504/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.