The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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H, Davis,
MESOUITE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1907.
Vol. XXVI No. 4
WE|A1
Some of us seem to take delight in fault-finding; it appears to be a part of our nature to call attention to the short-
comings o o ers- en we make mistakes, as a rule we realize it, and feel bad enough without someone lte<»ning it fresh
in our memory. We often make mistakes that teach us a lesson that nothing else would. God did not create any per-
fect men or women; that is, if He did we have so far not met any of them. We often make mistakes when we fail to
notice what is going on around us, what the stores are doing and what they are offering, or if we fail to compare the qual-
ity of the goods ottered with the prices asked.
o, N. T, therad at 5c a spool is a mistake. J All calico at per yard 5c, is not right. It
, J « 4 c r ' I *S from 5 l'2c to 7 L2c.
The best assorted lot of fans in town at 5c I
to 25c, and that's no mistake. Ladies' parasols, as nice as can be had at
the price} it's the truth, $1.25.
It's a fact that we have a complete line of Embroidery in a nicc assortment of pat.
ladies' vests and hose at 25c. j terns at per yard 5c and upj it's a fact.
Bring back any article that is not as rep.
resented and get the money, That's no
mistake.
As good a line of Men's, Women's and
Children's Shoes as can be had, and that's
no mistake,
A nice assortment of Men's Dress Shirts,
worth $1,25, for $1.00 is correct.
When you think we haven't a pretty
good assortment of Dry Goods, Notions,
Furnishings, ihoes and Hats, you are
mistaken.
YOU PLEASE MAN BEST WHEN YOU PLEASE HIS PURSE.
JAILS
WELiH
J, W, Bovell, Manager
OUTFITTER To MANKIND
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Mesquite, Texas.
pree Years in U. S. Army.
By Robert Shankles.
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flRWUED PROM LAST WEEK )
he next morning we continued
rmarch, arriving at Blair in
eafternoon of the third day,
Bt 3:00 o'clock, pitched our
|l« and made preparations for
|e work that was before us.
ere were about 3,000 State
lilitia and only 150 regulars,
: regulars were sent there to
the Militia and instruct
em in the art of war. This was
■ object of this march. About
He fourth day we were there we
a® exhibition drill before
ioveraor Warfield and his staff
|Mabo«i 2,000 people. The drill
by the regulars only and
isted about thirty minutes but
and furious and was
by a sabre charge, which
®Qglit the troop in front of the
pernor, where it was halted.
:e Governor complimented us
My for the way we went
jjrough the drill. After we were
INgh the Company of light
Pery with four guns gave a
■Pfctty drill, going through
all the manuevers as if they were
in real action, which also pleased
the Governor very much.
We also had a two days' sham
battle. This was fought just as
if it was a real battle, all the dif-
ference being that we used blank
ammunition instead of ball am-
munition, for which I was very
grateful. It is great fun to go
through one of these sham bat-
tles when you know there is no
danger of getting shot. The en-
tire forces were divided into two
sides. One was known as the
Browns and the other as the
Blues, The two forces were start-
ed out in opposite directions with
orders to meet at a certain place.
There were only about ttfty
mounted men and as they were
all regulars, they were used as
scouts and messengers to carry
orders from the front tc the
rear. Hundreds of people would
follow behind and watch the bat-
tle. It is said that Fighting Joe
Wheeler, as he watched one of
these sham battles at Fort Riley,
Kansas, remarked:' With his well
trained horse that will lie down
at his command, his long distance
rifle and the effectiveness with
which he uses it, his training and
the nerve which all true Ameri-
cans possess, the American sold-
ier is the best fighting machine
ever invented."
The first day the forces met at
9:00 o'clock and in a few min-
utes it was almost impossible to
hear anything for the rattle of the
small arms and the Artilery
which kept up a continuous fire.
There were five men who were
called umpires, or judges, who
followed to see which side won
the most points. The rules were
that you were not allowed to fire
at a man closer than a hundred
yards and when you were order-
ed to halt you were supposed to
be captured and was taken to the
rear as a prisoner of war. There
were only about fifty of the regu-
lars, all mounted, and as I said
before, were used as scouts and
messengers. When any of the
Militia would command any of
us to halt we would ride off and
laugh at them. We considered
it a disgrace to be captured by
starts, it is very slow and scat-
tering but about 11:00 o'clock all
the main forces were at close
range and the firing was fast and
furious and lasted until 12:00
o'clock. Then recall was sound-
ed and the firing ceased and the
judges decided which side had
made the best showing. The
first day the Browns won.
After we had gathered all our
forces together and the judges
had made their decisions, we
marched back to camp, arriving
there about 2:00 o'clock. We
rested the next day and prepared
for our next battle which was to
take place in a couple of days.
During this time we gave an exhi-
bition of bareback or "monkey"
drill, which was great fun for
the people there as they had
| never seen anything of this kind
before. On the morning of the
day set for the battle, we were
ready to start by daylight. In
the second day's battle the cav-
Prices
Are
Always
Right.
Emmet B. Cullom,
JEWELER AND WATCHMAkER.
High grade repair work a specialty. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Located at Chapman's
MESQUITE, .... TEXAS.
\
Resolutions of Respect,
THE DALLAS PRESSED BRICK COMPANY
FACTORY AND KILNS AT MESOUITE, TEXAS.
Every one a briek-no batt, all good fellows.
S8.C10 per thousand at the kiln.
S. IJ. MARSHALL, Manager
the Militia. They only caught: alary was used for the same pur-
three of the regulars the first pose as they were the first, but
day and I am satisfied that if j were put on opposite sides from
the boys had known how the rest where they were the first day.
of us would have guyed and made So the second day found me on
fun of them they would never1 the side with the Blues, and
have let themselves been caught. | blue it was, for about 8:00
At first, when the firing first o'clock it began to rain down in
) torrents. We never stopped for
j this, and paid no attention to it
v after we had gotten wet, but con-
, tinued the fight just as if the sun
had been shining.
Everything was getting along
fine until the Lieutenant told
another fellow and myself to go
around a hill and see if wo could
not find some way to get a com-
pany around there and capture
one of the enemy's guns which
had an excellent position and
could have done considerable
damage if it had been in real
action. We started out across
fields and pastures taking fences
as we came to them, for most all
the fences in that country are
built of rails and are not more
than four feet high. All horses
are trained to jump fences and
hurdles and as I was mounted on
an extra good horse, I paid little
the
the
Fel-
and
sin'
Continued on page 8.
To the Officers and Members of
Mesquite Lodge No. 133,1.O.O.F:
Whereas, death for the first
time invaded our home and a
place was made vacant when God
called from our midst and to his
reward our beloved brother, W.
P. Porter, therefore be it
Resolved, 1st. That by
death of Brother Porter
Order has lost another Odd
low and our lodge a worthy
useful member.
Resolved, 2nd. That we
cerely deplore the loss of Brother
Porter and sympathize with his
bereaved family in their sad af
fiiction and tender to them our
heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, 3rd. That these res-
olutions be published in our
home paper, that a copy be fur-
nished the family and one be
inscribed upon a memorial page
of the minutes of this lodge.
Resolved, 4th. That the mem-
bers of this lodge wear the usual
badge of mourning for a period
of thirty days.
F. W. Ross,
J. E. Russell,
A. H. Cooper,
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Com.
THE HABIT OF WORK."- /
If one were advising members of
the literary craft, who usually feel
that they have a right to lean upon,
the promptings of inclination, one
would say: Write every day from
ten to one; and once the habit is
formed of so doing, the thought will1,
answer the daily summons at the
given hour; ideas are amenable to •
habit, like most forces. The:
writer must tackle his task at a
given time, just^. as the musician
practises daily, or the child shoul-
ders his books and marches into •
school, never asking if that is the •
psychological moment of illumina-
tion, only if it is- the hour when
the school bell rings. So for most
of the world's work the great point
is not to postpone and do something
else, which one fondly persuades-
oneself is preparatory to the work,
but to begin promptly on the mo-
ment with such facilities and abil-
ities as one can muster. . "Launch-,
yoursolf with as strong and decided
an initiative as possible," realizing
that only so can you put yourself -to
the test and succeed or fail.-—
Harper's Weekly.
Miss Birdie Zercher of Dallas,
who had been visiting at the
homes of A. C. Nafus and L. C.
Ebrite, returned home Wednes-
day.
HARRIS BARBER SHOP
Located on North side Public Square, in Hass' store. I
want your patronage.; Agent for
THE SHERMAN STEAM LAUNDRY
THE BEST IN THE STATE.
Clothes cleaned and pressed, per suit........ $1.7& '
Hats cleaned and blocked .$1.50
Wm, F. Harris, Proprietor.
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1907, newspaper, July 19, 1907; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth407034/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.