The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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By John E. Davis.
MESQUITE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1911
Vol. XXIX No. 5&
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The first editorial I ever
wrote called for a display of cour*
afro in less than an hour after it
went to press. In this editorial
I darkly hinted that some of the
oounty officers were in the habit
of playing poker in the court
house of nights, and advised them
to quit it or I would expose them
through the columns of my pa-
per "The War Eagle." Of course
I was just guessing that poker
was being played in the court
house and really had no particu-
lar officer in mind when 1 wrote
the ftrticte, but when I saw the
County judge coming from the
court house toward my office I
Big Picnic
Barbecue.
JULY 4, 1911,
On'^the edge of East Pork Bot-
tom 2 miles 8. E. of Lawson
Fourth Annual celebration by
Woodmen, Odd Fellows and
Rebecca Lodges of Lawson.
EVEBYBODY INVITED.
Plenty of ice water barbecued
meats and well filled baskets.
A number of good speakers
will be present. Will have
some fine singing and all round
good time.
5; «TT}CoB,,nitl8e'
HAMMOCKS
Overcome the hot weather by buying you a hammock and
ham? it on the veranda or under your shade trees and get
all the advantage of the cool breeze. These hammocks are
made of very durable material and come in various colors.
Lace Curtains
Have yoq seen our line of lace curtains? We have some
nice patterns to offer you. When in need of window
whades cpme to our store and be satisfied by getting good
shades at ^ little less.
INTERURBAN NEWS;
INTEREST IS REVIVED
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L. C STEWART
Furniture and Hardware Mesquite, Texas
MTWTTtmi'fft'rT-rtTf-i'- -
knew that he was coming to
raise a difficulty with me and pre-
pared myself accordingly. We
took the judge completely by sur-
prise, for no sooner had he step-
ped into the door than my devil
floored him with the office chair.
I jumped astraddle of him as
soon as he hit the floor and nailed
him by his whiskers and bit his
nose all at the same time. All of
the fight must have been knocked
out of him right from the start
for he yelled help! murder! come
quick! and police! as fast and 1 ud
as he could holler. Tt took the
sheriff and five other able bodied
men to pull me and my devil off
of him. (Wild and unfettered ap
plause). It looked for a while like
my devil and I were going to
mobbed by the excited citizens
as we had assaulted not only a
high official, but a leading church
member of the town. Of course
where we made a mistake was in
not waiting to find out for certain
that the judge had come to raise
a row with us. It developed that
he had not read or even heard of
my editorial but had come to the
Fred A. Jones Company Get
Option on Proposed Road.
An important step looking to
the building of the Dallas-Ter-
rell interurban line was taken at
a meeting held in Dallas Tues
day. At this meeting repre-
senatives of the original com-
pany, organized by Dallas, Mes-
quite, Forney and Terrell men,
to make the survey, obtain the
right of way, etc., met repre-
sentatives of the Fred A. Jones
Company and closed an option
with the latter concern, which
will at once take steps toward
financing, building and equiping
of the line from Dallas to Terrell,
via Mesquite and Forney. The
Fred A. Jones Company propose
to furnish three-fourths of the
capital and to arrange the details
as to the matter of financing the
line. The right of way secured
by the original company, of which
S. B. Marshall of this place, is at
the head and C. L. Wakefield of
Dallas is secretary, is to be used,
and local people are to furnish
terminal facilities at Terrell and
a site for a power house at Mes
quite or Forney.
Two other concerns wanted op
tions on the proposition but the
Fred A. Jone Company made the
best bid. This is a very strong
and going concern and the fact
that they asked for and obtained
this option makes the proposition
look good.
rrn Is believed that Mesquite
will have a good chance to obtain
~ ~ the power house.
than running a country newspa- The probabilities aro that this
per. It not only requires cour nne wjn have no connection with
age to run a successful newspa- any other Interurban, but will
per, but great tact as well. The be an independant line.
newspaper man should be in a
position to change his politics or
religion at a moment's notice.
(Applause). Since I entered the
field of journalism I have changed
politics and religion more times
than I have tinkers and toes
The editor should have the happy
faculty of saying much and
meaning nothing, and when oc-
casion demands should be a good
fence straddler, so ns to be in a
position to talk on bot h sides in a
fatherly tone of voice. (Great
applause) Now take the prohibi-
tion question, a lot of us edit,opr.
have been straddling the fence
on that subject so long until we
have worn the seatofour breech
es out. Really about the only
safe place I can see f >r an editor
on this great moral crusade is
astraddle the fence. (Wild cheer-
ing). I have been on both sides
of the prohibition question, but
suffered great discomfort until I
got oack on the fence, where I
E STEWART 10 6.
office to give the Eagle a lotofjam u o w ' comfortably located
public printing. (Cheers) O f1 (Applause and yells of he's right),
course I regretted the unfortu- i want to 0CCupy a position on
nate affair and publicly apologized | the whiskey questi >n where I can
to the judge six months after its run wiu, the hare and hold with
occurance or as soon as I got out j the hounds. Or to make it plain
of jail (wild cheering in which the er, I don't want t<. beaurhau un-
hand tatces an active part). 'compromising pro, that my pre*
Yes my newspaper friemis,! ence will deter my friends living
there is no calling among men in local option towns from put
that requires greater courage ting me next to any thing that is
Burdened men will vote to put
The trouser-skirt on docket
If only the tailors will agree
To give the girls a pocket.
—Commercial Appeal.
THE DALLAS PRESSED BRICK COMPANY
FACTORY AND KILNS AT MESOUITE, TEXAS.
cold and cheerful to the inner
man. Neither do I want to be
such a fool anti that in my desire
io let the world know what an un-
compromising ass I am for the
cause that I am willing to make
;a swill tub of myself and fill a
| drunkard's grave. As I stated
to you at the beginning of this
address, I was called upon most
unexpectedly and have had to
deal with my subject in a purely
extemporaneous manner There
are many things concerning the
newspapers of the state that I
would like to discuss with you
and hope to do soon some future
occasion when I shall have been
better prepared. And now let
me say in conclusion that I love
every member of the Texas Press
Association regardless of age or
sex or previous standing. If
thru any vicisitudes of life and of
you should need financial assist
ance, you are at liberty to draw
on me thru any bank where 1
have money deposited. I thank
you. (Great applause amid the
wildest tumult in which strong
men wept for pure joy).
Ml
IIIIS HHEHSIHBOOlGl 1
Every one a brick—no bats, all good square fellows
$8.00 per thousand at the kiln.
S. B. MARSHALL, Manager
Hudson, Davis & Company
Just A Word To Our Friends:
Perhaps you hadn't considered it in just our way, hadn't
considered it from our standpoint, but then you are not
in business. But we are in business. We buy goods to
sell again—to make a profit on our investment, on our
knowledge of goods and values,our experience and labor.
And is tnat all? No, not at all. There is much more to
merchandising than the mere making of a living. The
merchant is, first of all, a citizen. He owes a duty to
his fellow citizens and to every customer who adds a
dollar to his cash account It is his duty, then, to pro-
tect his customers interests, to treat them fairly, to tell
them the truth as to quality and value—to deal honestly
with them. That is our idea and our aim to strive to do
All Millinery Reduced
This has been our best millinery
season and we want to make it
still better by supplying your
wants for the remainder of the
summer. The season will snnn
be over and we have made sub-
stantial reductions in the price
of all hats. If you need any-
th ng in millinery it will pay you
to come here.
Astronomers Tell Us
That there are stars which do not shine;
they are dead stars and invisible. But a
"Star Brand" shoe shines on any foot.
Its brilliancy ccmes in at well dressed
gatherings and in our best society. Well
dressed men and women are coming
more and more convinced that "Star
Brand shoes are better.
THOMSONS
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COMATi.
Ladies' Corsets
In the new fash-
ions received this
week. You will
find the summer
ventilated with
other styles a t
prices quoted
$1.00
1.50
2.00
Ladies' Elbow Gloves
We are pleased to say that we are in a
position at the present to furnish all
sizes in long gloves. The manu-
facturers tell us that it will be impos-
sible to deliver any goods in July and
August. The demand is so great. But
we made our order early and therefore
we can supply your wants <J> 1 A A
at per pair IJfA.UU
Ladies' Knit Underwear
Ladies' gause vests, 10c each or 3
for ••••25c
Ladies' gause vests regular and extra
sizes, price 15c each or 2 for 25c
Ladies' lace knee pants 25c
Ladies' ribbed gause vests, price
each 25c
Ladies' lace knee union suits, 50c
and 25
Our
$5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
Men's Pants
values this week
<<
$4.50
4.00
3 50
3.00
2.75
2 25
A good line of boys' pants, price per
pair $2.00 down to 50c
HUDSON, DAVIS & COMPANY I
MESOUITE, TEXAS |
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1911, newspaper, June 16, 1911; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth400738/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.