Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1909 Page: 1 of 7
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DAILY BULLETIN.
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money. It Is going np.
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Tor yonr protection all kinds
of insurance.
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VOLUME 10.
Member Texas News Service
BROWNWOOD TEXAS "WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24 1909.
NO. 33
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GO
MAN OF MGK1EY
GIVEN DEATH PENALTY
Jury Returned Verdict of Guilty and Judge
Fixed the Penalty at Death.
Jury out 18 Hours.
Ssecial to Daily Bulletin:
McKinney Texas Nov. 24. Louis
Coffnian a former constable in Col-
lin county was convicted this morning
on the charge of murdering his wife
and the penalty was fixed at death by
the jury. -The jury which had been
deliberating for eighteen hours re-
turned their verdict at 9:20 this morn-
ing. This is the second time a white
man has been sentenced to death in
Collin county and is the first in the
last thirty years. Mrs. Coffman was
found murdered at her home near Me-
lissa -several months ago. Her hus-
band was found to be wounded in the
hand and on being charged with the
crime told an incoherent story of an
attack by a man. Following the
tragedy Coffman was adjudged insane
and was placed in the North Texas
Insane Asylum at Terrell but the in-
sanity decree was soon withdrawn and
a charge of murder in the first de-
gree was filed. Co ff man's counsel will
seek a new trial.
FORMER BROWNWOOD BOY
"WINS MEDAL AND PRIZE.
Sam H. Ray son of Mr. and Mrs.
"W. G. Ray of Falfurrias and a stu-
dent at the Texas Agricultural Col-
lege distinguished himself at the Dal-
las Fair by winning highest honors in
two classes. He received a gold med-J
al for making' the best pound of but-
ter shown at the fair; and a cash
prize of -$25 as the best judge of dairy
cows and butter. The judges of the
contests were experts from the U. S.
Department of Agriculture and there
was close competition for these val-
uable prizes. Falfurrias Facts.
The Ray family once lived in
Brownwood W. G. Ray being a trav-
eling salesman for Walker-Smith Co.
Since going to Falfurrias Mr. Ray has
"been quite successfully engaged in
truck growing near Falfurrias.
ESS
IS
TO RESIDE NEAR FT. IR
LaPorte Officer Has Come to Identify The
Archmurderess If In Truth It be Her.
Reward is Claimed.
Special to Daily .Bulletin:
Fort Worth Texas Nov. 24. Sheriff
W. E. Antiss and Former Sheriff A. 1.
Smuftzer of LaPorte. Indiana arrived
here totiay and will investigate the
clew recently reported by E. L. Mill-
son of this city who believes that Mrs.
Gunness the arch-murderess is alive
in Texas. Among the articles belong-
ing to the- Gunness woman brought by
the sheriff to assist In the Identifica-
tion Is a set of false teeth. Millson a
brick mason residing at 1204 Louisi-
ana evenue declared that he positively
identified a woman living near this
city as Mrs. Gunness who has been
missing since the revelation of the
numreous tragedies at her home in La
Porte. Millson and the sheriffs will
visit the suspected woman late this
afternoon. They refuse to divulge
her whereabouts. Millson has engag-
ed counsel ad claims the ten thousand
dollar reward if Mrs. Gunness Is found
by his clew
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Special to Daily Bulletin:
Fort Worth Texas Nov. 24. Cattle
receipts SSOjO; hogs 2500. Steers
steady tops $4.90; cows lower tops
$3.65; calves steady tops $3.00; hogs
Strong tops $S.02.
DR. WINTERS ACQ TAINTED
WITH MRS. JEANETTE FORD.
Dr. B. F. Winters of this city said
today that he was. well acquainted
with Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford of
Cincinnati wh - is charged with re-
ceiving stolen money and - that her
son Frank worked for him for two
years. The doctor at first saw an ac-
count of the arrest of Mrs. Ford but
diiL not .associate the name with that
of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford mother
of the young man who worked for
him until he saw her picture in the
papers and then he was certain that
she was the same woman. He says
her son Frank often told him that
his mother was left considerable
money by Mr. Ford who was her
second husband. She lives in the
heighth of fashion and was well
thought of hy many of the best people
in Cincinnati. He Was astonished when
he saw she "had been arrested in con-
nection with Charles L. Warriner
former treasurer of the Big Four who
is charged with embezzling more than
half a million. Warriner claims that
he gave Mrs. Ford" $1000 witli which
to educate her soiu The doctor is
interested in the case since he finds
he is acquainted with the parties.
Geo. F. Britton who has been with
the Harper Grocer Company for sev-
eral months will leave . tonight for
Temple where he extcts to secure
employment as fireman on the Santa
Fe. Mr. Britton is an old railroader
and he finds after a few months' lay-
off that nothing suits him better and
he will return to the work if a situa-
tion can be procured. He is well
pleased with Brownwood and some
time may come back here to live. He
hopes to get on the Santa Fe branch
run so he will visit Brownwood oc-
casionally. BELIEVE
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BELIEVES THAT GUILTY
MEN HAVE BEEN CAPTUREO
Sheriff THIcy of McLennan County
Sajs He Beliefs that Guilty
Men are Captured.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Waco Texas. Nov. 24. Sheriff Geo.
W. Tilley of McLennan county will
return here tonight from Dallas after
arranging for the preliminary trials
of the four white men under arrest in
connection with the recent safe-blowing
and robberies at Lorena Diesel
and Ben Arnold. It is understood that
the proceedings against them will be
conducted in Dallas Cameron and
Waco. Roy Nix and Eddie Rivers are
in la II nt Dn.ll.1i?. Rprtrw TTnwnnl fit
;Greenvine and .aW t
Sheriff Tilley believes that the guilty.
men have been captured.
The Sporting Editor of the Bulletin
is In receipt of post cards from Jno.
jT. Yantis written in Boston which
gives an account of the football game
between Yale and Harvard. He says
? the game was the greatest ever wit-
nessed and that Yale has never been
" scored on this year. The cards also
contain pictures of all the players on
' both teams. John expects to visit
' home Christmas.
CUSTOM OFFICE WILL NOT
UNDERGO INVESTIGATION.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
El Paso Texas Nov. 24. Affairs of
the custom office in the El Paso .dis-
trict will not undergo an investiga-
tion by the Washington department
according to a special agent of the
treasury .department who was here
two weeks ago. The agent declares
that Collector A. L. Sharpe's records
are satisfactory. El Paso county a
part of the district including New
Mexico is urging Sharpe's reappoint-
ment July 1st when his term expires.
BOX SUITER PLANNED
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
A box supper will be given at the
Coggin Avenue Baptist Church tomor-
row night; the receipts from which
will go Into the building fund of the
new church. The public is cordially
invited to attend and participate. An
enjoyable evening is promised.
J. F. Renfro is today moving into
his new home on Hand street.
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Committee is Named to Investigate Charges
of Abuse of Convicts Who Testified
Before Committee.
Special to Dally Bulletin:
Austin Texas Nov. 24.-
-The State
Penitentiary Investigation Board this
morning received affidavits from J. T.
Mewshaw formerly member of the
penitentiary board. and Bob Brahan
formerly assistant manager of the
Cunningham convict farm verifying
that the penitentiary board authorized
the payment of twenty-five dollars
monthly by contractors to sergeants
through the financial agent at Hunts-
ville. This alleged Irregularity
was
first disclosed several days ago by
testimony before the Investigation
board. Affidavits show that the order
was made before J. A Herring be-
came superintendent. The statutes of
1903 make it a misdemeanor for a ser-
geant to receive and a felony for a
contractor to pay them money in ad-
dition to their salary. Senator Huds-
peth of San Angelo and Representa-
tive Stamps this afternoon named the
committee to investigate the charges
of abuse of the convicts who testified
t
before the committee
Miss Grace Moore will arrive from
Wlnc.hell tonight to spend Thanksgiv-
ing at home.
Walter H. Cajdwell of Menardvllle
in the city today and will remain over
for the football game tomorrow. He
says he never saw a town grow like
Brownwood has grown since last he
visited here.
V. T. Paul and wife of McKinney
spent a few hours in the city last night
enroute home from Balllnger.
Lee KIrkpatrick of San Saba who
has been visiting for a couple of days
in the city returned this morning to
his home.
A THANKSGIVING.
Though we be .fordone with the burden of toll; .
-Though we battle against odds with the foes who would spoil.
Since strength comes w'lth travail and glory crowns strife; "
.We thank Thee dear Lord we thank Thee for life. '
Though wrong be triumphant and right trodden down ; .. .
Though success to all seeming the ill-doer crown
To Thee we commit us nor doubt Thou art just; '
We thank Thee dear Lord we thank Thee for trust. -
Though our plans may be thwarted and our efforts be vain.
Still the spirit within us revlveth again
And girds it anew with disaster to cope; .
We thank Thee dear Lord we thank Thee for hop(v
Though our deepest affection bring bitterest -woe". ' ' .
And forces being bruised the hot tears to flow;
Yet by it we are lifted the brute above;
We thank Thee dear Lord we thank Thee for love.
And when as needs must ends life's fleeting day.
When the fast-falling shadows our spirits dismay ' ' .
If Thou be our strength with our last fainting breath
We shall thank Thee dear Lord we shall thank Thee for death.
- Jno. Power. '
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JUDGE BLANTON GRANTS
EDWARDS A NEW TRIAL.
Special te Daily Bulletin:
Abilene Texas Nov. 24. District
Judge Blanton late yesterday evening
granted a new trial to Wil'iam Ed-
wards convicted of murdering O. A.
Rogers in Callahan county and sent
tenced to .life imprisonment. The court
announced that the reason for the re-
trial was that Edwards was absent
from the -court room during part of
the proceedings.. The next trial will
be held at Eastland.
U. S. Berry State organizer for the
Carpenters' Union left this morning
for Coleman where he expects to spend
a few days and from there will go to
San Angelo. Mr Berry says Brown-
wood Is building about as fast as any
town in Texas and that there is
enough work here to keep the car-
penters busy through the winter. He
will visit here again in a few weeks.
T. G. Heslep has moved into his new
home on Center Avenue.
BOARD
RECEIVES AFFIDAVI TIS
ARRIVING TO ATTEND
BAYLOR HOME COMING
Estimated That More Than a Thou-
sand Visitor Arc In the City
Today.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Waco Texas Nov. 24. It is estl-
mated this afternoon that more than
a thousand visitors are in the city to
attend the Baylor home corning which
begins tonight and continues for two
days. President S. P. Brooks of Bay-
lor University will preside at the
opening exercises tonight.
. E. E. KIrkpatrick and sister Miss
Ivy left this morning for Austin
where they will attend the football
game tomorrow and where Miss Ivy
will join a house party to remain over
until the end of the week.
Parker Thaxton former tackle on
the Daniel Baker football team arriv-
ed this morning and will spend a few
days In the city with friends. Parker
has-been down In the Rio Grande
country for several months.
STORES WILL CLOSE
FOR THANKSKIGING.
Most Of the stores in Brownwood
will be closed tomorrow to give the
clerks a holiday. Many of the peo-
ple have arranged to spend the day on
the creek or at the football game.
The day will be pretty generally ob-
served In Brownwood.
The Elks will give a Thanksgiving
ball tonight and it is expected that
fully 150 people will be in attendance.
J $ $ J I I
CONDUCTOR ASA WILDER
DEAD AI
Remains Will Be Shipped to Denver Colo.
Tonight Well Known Railroad Man
and Mason.
Word was received in Brownwood
this morning that Conductor Asa Wil-
der of the Santa Fe branch died at
lifs home in Temple this morning at
G o;clock after a long illness from lo-
comotor ataxia and complications. Mr.
Wilder has been ill for several months
and for weeks the attending physi-
cians have held out no hope of recov-
ery. The remains will be shipped to
Denver Colo. for burial and will be
accompanied by Mrs. Wilder and a
representative from the order of con-
ductors and Masons the deceased hav-
ing been a prominent member of both
orders. He will rest beside his father
who is buried at Denver
Asa Wilder was senior passenger
conductor on the Santa Fe and for
years and years on the branch run.
He was a clever -and painstaking em-
ploye and a man of affairs in his home
town. In railroad circles he was uni-
versally popular. He is known In
every town on the Santa F line and
his friends mourn his death.
GERMAN MILLET
GROWN IN SIXTY DAYS.
That this country can produce
things even under unfavorable circum-
stances is shown by some samples of
millet grown by Emil Gehrke on his
farm this fall. It Is the variety
known as medium German and was
sown on September 6th and harvested
on Nov. 7th at that time being In the
dough state and measuring about two
and a half feet tall. If the farmers of
this country would only make an ef-
fort to grow something all the time
there would be little cause of com-
plaint of hard times even in seasons
that are not regarded as good. A fall
crop of millet In sixty days is a pretty
good record for any country. .
HIJWA
WEST 1
Decision Betweercoachland Manager as to
Ground feules is the Same as
Recent Game.
A great many people have been ask-
ing which side of the football park
will be assigned to Daniel Baker and
which assigned Ito Howard Payne
therefore Coach IBurleson and Prof.
Humphreys met and decided the ques-
tion this morningA Mr. Burleson pro-
posed that HowarV Payne take the
yest side just thesame as they did In
the first game between the teams and
his proposition was linst.mtly accept-
ed. Therefor the Howard Payne root
ers and thore who desire to do so will
occupy the' bleechers and Daniel Bak-
er rooter will be on the east side of
the field? The students will b& kept
apart during the game to prevent any
clash jind those sympathizing with the
colleges should find room on the side
with whatever college they beVoug
The teams are taking their last light
practice this afternoon and both fare
in prime shape for the game. On the
Daniel Baker team Tackle Golden
Thompson is out on account of sick-
ness. This will make a weak spot In
the team but with that they expect
to win. The game Is- expected to bo
close throughout and the team that
scores llrst will probably win the
game.
G. W. Malone has just completed the
building of about two thousand feet of
walks about his place and the Will
Martin home on Baker Greenleaf and
Malone streets and the Improvement
adds much to that part of the town.
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FINE GRAPES FR03r CALIFORNLV.
Mr. F. J. Hunter of Hunter & Kun-
itz today received a box of the finest
grapes this writer has seen for many
a day. They were sent to him by Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Warren who went from
here to California about a year and a
half ago and located at Oris! in that
State. The grapes are much larger
thon those usually offered on the mar-
ket here from that. State and the
bunches are simply immense in size.
The Bulletin would like to learn the
secret of growing such grapes for It
rooks like that with irrigation in this
State as fine grapes could be grown
as California can produce.
BANGS ROAD WANTS
ATTENTION" NEXT.
O H. Nichols was in town early this
week and reported that he had seen
practically all the land owners on
the Bangs road who had as far as he
had seen them agreed to donate ma-
terial on .their adjacent lands for the
construction of that road and he hop-
ed to induce the commissioners to
begin on that road as soon as. the
May road is completed to the edge of
the precinct.
Dr. W. S. Young df Wilkesbarre Pa.
has arrived In Brownwood and will be
associated with the Brownwood Opti-
cal company. Dr. Young i3 an ex-
perienced optician of some ten or
twelve years' experience and a pleas-
ant and affable gentleman. He has
recently disposed of his business at
Wilkesbarre and having heard much
of the Brownwood country came
down to see it. He was so delighted
that he has decided to locate here
Mr3. Young Is a sister to Mrs. F. J.
Hunter and was here on a visit som-j
weeks before the doctor came down.
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MILLIONAIRE GATES WILL
TALK WHEN SUMMONED
Will Be Asked to Testify As to the Re-
lations of the Texas Company to
the Standard.
Special to Dally Bulletin:
Austin Texas Nov. 24. John W.
Gates millionaire Is here today at-
tending the meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Producers Oil Company.-He
declined to discuss the report he will
be asked to make before the investi-
gation committee as to tne relation of
the Texas Company to the Standard
Oil Company. He said that he would
talk if summoned.
The Producers Oil Company declar-
ed a six per cent dividend and voted to
double their capital. The officers
elected were Waller B. Sharp presi-
dent Charles W. Gates first vice-
presl and W. E. Lockhart secretary
and treasurer. The following direct-
ors were elected: James Hopkins E.
F. Woodward J. C. McCume W. B.
Bales John F. Black and J. R. Sharp.
Miss Frankie Abney who has been
teaching at Vinters Is In the city to-
day enroute to her home at TVInchell
to spend Thanksgiving.
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Mayes, Will H. Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1909, newspaper, November 24, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth344534/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.