The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1918 Page: 2 of 4
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Subscription, $1.00 Per Year
After Nov. 1,1918, $1.50 a year.
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Elam Etchings
Mrs. Hollitield, wtfe of C. H.
Hollitield, died at her home at
Mabank Friday afternoon, Oct.
18. Burial took place at Pleas*
ant Mound cemetery Saturday
afternoon. Funeral service weie
conducted by Rev. W. R. Coving
ton. MrR. Hollitield, who was
33 years of age, was the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mur-
doch and was reared here. She
is survived by her husband, two
sons and two daughter, four
brothers and three sisters. She
was a member of the Baptist
church and had many friends
and relatives here. Her death
was due to pneumonia, following
an attack of intiuenzft At the
time of her death the four chil-
dren were seriously ill with the
influenza but are reported to be
improving.
Mrs. C. H. Bruton and little
daughter, Gussie Leon, are very
sick with influenza.
Dallas Reynolds' two children
Earnest and Ruth are sick, but
improving.
Elam and surrounding coun
try was visited bv a heavy rain
Monday night,
Fred Maher of Dallas, visited
relatives in Elam Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Coil,of Dallas
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hodges, Sunday.
Subscriber.
Mesquiter To Have Subscribers Helping
Typesetting Machine Us Obey Government
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
DruiUlsta refund money If PAZO OINTMENT folk
to cure Itching, Mind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get
restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c
Entered at the poBtofflce at Mesquite,
Texas, as mail matter of the second
class.
Friday, October 25, 1918
Peace will come in at one door
when autocracy goes out at the
other. Prepare to fade, Kaiser
Bill.
Make the free school system
really free. Vote for the [ree
text book amendment next
month.
Somebody ought to send the
German Kaiser one of these
flour advertisements, reading,
"Eventually—why not now?"
The Houston Post says that
it suspects that the Spanish in-
fluenza germ is of Republican
origin, but hesitates to say so
positively, lest it do the germ an
injustice.
If it took as much effort to get
our boys to fight as it does to
get the people back home to buy
Libertv Bonds, Geiiuany would
have had the war won long be-
fore this.
We imagine tnat James E
Ferguson will have to shut hfe
eyes and grit his teeth ween he
votes next month, a Democratic
ticket, loaded from top to bottom
with men who do not take kindly
to the Ferguson standard.
One of our valued subscribers
who has taken the paper a long
time, writes that he endorses
every editorial he has ever read
In the Mesquiter except one.
Which is pretty good proof that
said subscriber is a man of good
judgment.
If the Germans thought that
their peace proposals would lull
the American people iuto a sense
of security where they would
not buy Liberty bonds, they
missed it, just as they have fal.en
down on their other undertak-
ings recently. On to Berlin.
The Mesquiter editor was ab-
sent Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday of last week, on a busi-
ness trip to Madisonville, the
county seat and commercial
metropolis of Madison county,
where we purchased from Rev.
T. B. Anderson, a Linotype ma-
chine (typesetting machine),
Rev. Anderson had been editor
and owner of the Madisonville
Meteor for something more than
year, but desiring to again
take up regular ministerial work,
sold the paper to W. L. Turner,
from whom be purchased it and
who has owned and edited the
paper for the greater part ol
the twenty thrte years of its ex-
istence. While he owned the
paper, Rev. Anderson installed
a Linotype, but this was not in
eluded in the sale of the paper
hence we were able to get a good
machine, not u*ed enough to
hurt it, at a bargain price.
Madisonville is at the end of a
branch line of the I. & G. N. R
R., which leaves the main line
of that raillroad at Navasota,
and the railroad schedules make
it a hard place to get to We
left Dallas at 8:15 Monday night,
via the H. & T. 0., and arrived
at Navasota at 4:00 o'clock Fri-
day morning. The remainder of
the night and part of the morn*
ing we spent in bed at a> hotel,
leaving for Madisonville at 1 i:2c
a. m., and arrived there at 1:40
p. m. Oa .the way over from
Navasota to Madisonville we had
the company of Judge S. W.
Dean, formerly a member of the
Legislature from the Madison-
Leon district, but more recently
District Judge, which office he
resigned, in order to take up the
practice of law at Navasota,
which is the principal tow/i of
Grimes county, though Ander-
son is the county seat.
The Linotype was in operation
when we reached Madisonville
and in less than an hour wc bad
reached & satisfactory agree-
ment with Rev. Anderson. We
found him to be a most agreeble
Down in the Twtnty Third
Senatorial District a lot of the
good Democrats are preparing
to scratch the Democratic tioket.
And it is not because they are
not loyal Democrats. It is be-
cause Archie Parr was nomi-
nated for Senator by the votes
of Duval couuty, which exceeded
the number of voters living in!
the county. I
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION.
TI'E STATE OP TEXAS.
To all persons interested in the estate of
John F. Ashley, deceasedi %
Mrs. Hattie Leila Osborn has filed in
the county court ol Dallas county, State
of Texas, an application for the Probate of
the last Will of said John F. Ashley de-
ceased, and for Letters Testamentary.
Which application will be heard and acted
upon by said court, at the next term there-
of, to be held at the court house in the
city of Dallas, county of Dallas and State
of Texas, and commencing on the first
Monday in Nov., A. D. 1918, at which | Inhabitants,
gentleman, and that applies also
to Editor Turner and his force,
We took supper and spent t
delightful evening with Hon
and Mrs. J. M. Brownlee, special
friends, with whom we were as
sociated at Austin, as Mr. Brown-
lee formerly represented his dis-
trict in the Legislature, where
he made a splendid record and
earned for himself the highest
respect of his fellow members.
The train which comes out
from Navasota only stays theie
20 minutes and there is
only one train each way a day
As we had to be there longer
than 20 minutes, our next train
out was at 2:00 p. m. Saturday
We would have had to wait at
Navasota from something after
4:00 o'clock in the afternoon un-
til 11:42 that night, for a train to
Dallas, and would have reached
Dallas at 7:10 Sunday morning,
However, by hiring a car to
drive us over to Normangee,
distance of 12 or 15 miles, we
caught the 12:30 T. & B. V,
train to .Corsicana, where we
transferred to the Interurban
and reached Dallas Saturday
evening, in time to get the 8:30
train home. At Normangee
which is in Leon county, near
the Madison line, we had a pleas
ant chat with our friend, Repre
sentative Lacy of the Madison
Leon district. We also met M
L. Bennett, County Attorney of
Loon county and nominee for
District attorney, and Editor A
R. Crawford of tbe Normangee
Star, both of whom we found to
be very pleasant gentlemen.
Madison county is in the edge
of the Piney Woods district, and
the soil is for the most part of
the sandy variety. A big part
of the land is still in the woods
and the land looked poor to us.
On the train from Navasota to
Madisonville, we passed through
a small town. At a gin near the
railroad station, were a number
of bales of cotton waiting their
turn to be ginned, and we turned
to Judge Dean and remarked:
"It is a "mystery to me where all
this cotton comes from." Judge
Dean assured us that the land
was more productive than it
looked to a man from the black-
land section, and be said that
the people were in pretty good
fihane, despite a lack of sufficient
rainfall this year to make good
cops.
Madisonville is a prosperous
looking town of 2,500 or 8,000
and judging by
time and place all persons interested in
said estate shall appear and contest said
Application should they desire to do so,
the number of said cause on the Probate
Docket of said Court being 7260.
Witness W. S. Skiles, County clerk of
Dallas county, Texas.
Given under my hand and seal of said
Court at office in the city of Dallas, this
7th day of Oct., 1?18.
W. S. SKILES,
County Clerk, Dallas County, Texas.
By Fred Patrick, Deputy.
those we have mentioned and
other citizens whom we had the
pleasure of meeting, the people
are hospitable and clever.
There is lots of uncultivated
and unimproved land in Madison
county, and land there is still
cheap. It seems to us that it
would be a prettv good place for
the man with a little money to
go to get a home.
The Mesquiter has purchased
and hopes to have installed and
in operation early next month, a
Mergenthaler Linotype machine,
cut of which is shown herewith,
by the use of which type is set
by machinery instead of by hand.
The machine is run by an electric
motor and is made to perform
its functions by an operator,
who sits in front of the keyboard,
similar to but much larger than
the keyboard on a typewriter
In setting type by hand there
are as many separate pieces of
type in each line as there are let-
ters and spaces and each letter
must be taken from a separate
box in the case, one at a time,
and put in the composing stick.
The type comes from the Lino-
type machine with a line of type
on metal slug, hence the name
Linotype. The slugs are made
from hot metal, fed from the
melting pot on the machine. One
good operator with this machine
can set more type than four or
five printers can set by hand in
the same length of time. This
machine will not do all the type
setting on the Mesquiter, ai
larger headings and display type-
used in advertisements will have
to be set by hand, but the ma
chine will do probably 75 per
cent of our typesetting.
Mesquie.
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Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-
riching the blood. You can soon feel Its Strength
coins. Invigorating Effect. Price 60c.
Lawson Locals
Doyle Williams is in France.
Wesley and Thomas Laws on
write from "Over There" that
chiy a>e well aud getting along
nicely.
Ollie McKenzie, from Great
Lakes, 111., visited his brother,
Frank, and otffer relatives here
last week.
Miss Clara Nelson visited her
sister, Mrs. Herman Sides, in
Dallas, a few days this week.
Mrs. Sides has been ill with in-
fluenza,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bennett and
daughter of Dallas, visited
friends and relatives here Sun-
day.
J. C. Humphreys and Ernest
McKenzie and wife went to Dal-
las Sundav, to see their brother,
Ollie Humphreys, who is very ill
with pneumonia, following an
attack of influenza.
John Shore and family went
to Waco Sunday, to attend the
funeral of Mr. Shore's aunt, who
died Saturday night.
Ripley Bennett has been on
tbe sick list some time. We did
not find out what the trouble
was.
Part of Clayton Stark's family
have been on the sick list this
week.
Members of Mrs, Harvey's
family who have been sick with
influenza are better. There is
lots of influenza here. People
are almost afraid to visit their
neighbors.
Forrest Terry and wife, Roy
Miller, Mrs. Mildred Gaines,
Dr. Lasater and Mrs. Delk all
have influenza.
T. J. Bibb and wife both died
last Thursday about night. Both
deaths were in a few minutes of
each other. Both had pneu-
monia, following an attack of in-
fluenza, They lived near Kle-
burg. Mr. Bibb was 50 years
old tbe day he was buried. Thev
eft four children, all about
grown except one, three years
old. Mr. Bibb was buried by
the Masonic order.
Herbert Love and about all his
family have the influenza but are
better now. By the. way, Mr.
and Mrs. Love have a new baby,
The loyalty of a great bulk of
our subscribers to their home
paper and the cheerful spirit
they are manifesting in co-opera-
ting with us in our desire to
comply with the demands of the
U. S War Industries Board is
very gratifying, indeed. Now
and then a subscriber pays up
and orders his papjr discontin-
ued and a few may have to be
discontinued because they do
not pay up, but for every one
that goes off our list, two new
ones, paid in advance, will take
his place. Indications are that
collections between now and
Saturday night of next week
will break the record, both in
number and ameunt, but after
that, subscription money will be
scarce for a while, for most
everybody will be paid up by
that time and we will have to dis-
continue sending the paper to
all who do not. The following
have our thanks for subscrip-
tion payments this week. Sev
eral of these are new. Others
had already renewed, but came
in to take another dollar's worth
before the advance in the price
Cleve Moore. Checotah, Okla.
T. D. Davis. R. 3. Dallas.
E. N. Terry. R. 1, Mesquite.
L. W. Reddin, R. 1, Mesquite.
Tom Anders, Mesquite.
Jno. F. Carden, Forney.
Prof. J. W. Lewis, Allen.
Miss Lena Dasch, R. 3, Dallas.
Miss Lena Dasch, Dallas.
I. N. Range. R. 3,
J. F. Range, Justin,
T. E. Caldwell, R. 3, Mesquite
Mrs. Mattie White. Rocky, Ok.
R, P. Curtis, Dallas.
J. C. Butte, Hillsboro.
J. E. Moore, Ravia, Okla.
J. E. Tivis, Floydaba.
W. P. Edge, Wills Point.
W. F. Badgett, Irving.
C. L. Barnes, Mesquite.
A. C. ^Veed, R. 3, Mesquite.
J. W. Burton, R. 1, Mesquite.
O. B. Paradise, R. 3, Mesquite
John L. Terry, Mesquite.
John F. Austin, France.
D. P. Austin, R. 1, Mesquite.
Mrs. R. P. Watson, Oil City,
La
S. S. Allenbaugh, R. 4, Mes-
quite.
R. M. Paschall, Puryear.Tenn
J, B. Gross, Orphans Home.
J. A. Summers, R. 2, Mesquite
Mrs. BettieHodges, R.4, Mes
quite.
S. H. Cumby, R. 3, Dallas.
E. Cumby, Los Angeles. Cal.
Mrs. A. J. Toppell, R. 3,- Mes-
quite.
J. W, Lambert, R. 1, Mesq uite.
W. B. Miller, R. 1, Mesquite,
W. E. Lawrence, Austin.
J, S. Starnes, Seagoville.
J. A. Faigitt, Garland.
J. C. Blackwell, Mesquite.
J. P. Paschall, RoyseCity.
Mrs. Myrtle Guthrie, Rowlett.
Lieut. W. E Paschall, New
York:
Ned Hearne, R. 2, Mesquite.
F. C. Rugel of Dallas, was here
Wednesday.
There are a good many cases
of Spanish influenza throughout
the community and the doctors
are very busy. One one them
did not go to bed at all Tuesday
nignt, as be was going all that
night, as well as the day before
and the day following,
drove's Tasteless chill Tonic
destroys the malarial germs which are transmitted
to the blood by the Malaria Moaqulto. Price 60c.
born Friday night.
Lloyd Cole of Dallas, visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Cole, Sunday.
It is reported that school will
start next Monday. Prof. Dftven-
port from somewhere in Texas,
Miss Effle Balthrop of Denton,
and Miss Powell of Dallas, ae'
the teachers.
Morris Jones has bought oat
the grocery store whiijh Mr.
Will Bennett owned, we under-
stand.
Well, we were blessed with a
good rain Monday night—the
first good rain since last spring,
and we are all thankful.
Mrs. Johnnie.
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The Only Big Fair to be
kield in Texas this Year!
*1 the Exposition Dates.
IV is'an
U «nIngPX 5M. of aWuI« I and Livestock exhibit, ^ J
Come and see the Soldiers from Camp MacArthur in
realistic war fare before the big New Grandstand and
the Automobile Races, and Areoplane Flyers from
Rich Fild Aviation Camp.
The best Vaudeville in the World FREE In the
Gcliseum both afternoon and night.
Another rain fell Wednesday.
S. H. Moore and W. B. Law-
son, were in Mesq site ,\ ester
day.
Kasch Cotton Seed
200 bu. first year seed at $2.00
per bushel. L. H. Terry.
8USIKESS LOCALS.
Church Announcement
Nice pears for sale.
Jett, phone 70-1-2.
Buford
If its an automobile you want
see me. W. R. Walker.
For painting and papering, see
C. L Barnes, Pi ices right.
For Sale—Good milch cow.
Price $55. Lester Humphreys,
4 miles south of Mesquite.
Phone Tosch & Gross if you
have any cattle for sale. Will
pay market price for same.
PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and
7:15 p. m.
Remember that these serrio
will be held at the MethodU
Church and with the clocks
bick one-hour. You are invito
t > attend each one of these str|
vices. Edgar Hubbwd,
Minister,|
The Strong Withstand the Heat ol]
Summer Better Than the Weak
Dr. Geo. M.. Jones, Dentist,
at Cullom & Porter's Drugstore
every Tuesday. Examinations
free.
Deeds, mortgages, releases,
V. L and plain notes and other
legal blanks for sale at the Mes-
quiter office.
Old pcoplo who are feeble and
who are weak, will be strengthened and
go through the depressing hrtt of summer byul-1
ing GROVE S TASTELESSchlll TONIC. it parttss 1
and enrlchos the blood and builds upthewMtHM
tem. You can aooo feci its Streurithenlalt W|
•ting Effect. 60c.
DR. GEO. M. JONES
DENTIST
Will Be at Cullom 4 Party's |
Drug Store Every Tuesday
90 acres good land near Mes
quite, fine buildings, no waste, no
debts, $112 50 per acre. SeeEd.
D. Paschall.
Picture Show for sale; will
take team of mules or auto as
part pay, as I haven't time to look
after it. R. E. Paschall, at Hum-
phreys & Vanston's.
For Sale—Pair good inules,
wagon and harness. Will take
good milch cow as part payment.
Mules can be seen at Mesquite
brick plant. H, C. Patterson.
110 acres well improved farm
near Blue Ridge, Collin count y
for sale for a short time at $110
per acre. Would take Dodge or
I'ord car in part payment. $4,400
will handle, balance in ten years.
O. T, Darr, R. l, Mesquite,
Competent, Courteous and Rellibli
DR. 0. I. FAIS0N
DENTIST
1608 Elm Street, Dallas, Tens
J. J. Eckford W. L. Curtis
Attorneys at Law
619-20-21-22 Slaughter Bldg., Dslluje"
rhone s. W. Man 622
DE. A. F. JONES.
Physician and Surgeon.
Not specialising, but same
attention given Obstetrics and
eases of Women and Children *• j
other practice.
Office in Drug Store, next door &
Mesquite TeIS41
Two milch cows for sale. One,
a young, fawn colored Jersey,
now giving milk, Is not a heavy
milker, but is an extra fine but-
ter cow. The other, a large
black Jersey, is duo to be fresh
in a week or two. This cow will
give about four gallons of milk
per day. John E. Davis.
Automobiles For Sale
Ford—Kelsey body, ventilating
windshield, one man top.
1917 Ford—Good condition.
8cripp« Booth—8 passenirer
roadster, 1918 model.
Spick Service Garage.
Wo have what yon want.
Hiram P. Lively J- L- 0<*P°
LIVEL & 6066ANS
Attorneys-At-Law
Offices: Suit* 402-6 Commonweal
National Bank Bulldtnl.
Dallas, Texas. Phone No. W* ,
WHITEHURST & WHITEHURST
Attorneys-atLaw
Will practice In all the Court*
COMMONWEALTH BANK BID
Dallas, Texas.
DR. J. B. BRYANT
Physician and Surged® ,
Special attention liven to dif*^
of women and children.
Mesqulte Pharnacr, N. "
Mesquite, Texas.
DR. W. C. CULLOM
niiuiuk mi
Office at Palace Drug 8
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