The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1905 Page: 4 of 10
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THE TEXAS MESQUITER.
JOHN E. DAVIS, Editor and Pro*.
Published Every Friday At
Mesquite • * • • Texas.
Roosevelt as an individual, but
to the President of the United
States.
County Auditor Bill
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To The Town Council.
We understand that some of
the citizens of the county have
wired Gov. Lanham, asking him
to veto the. county auditor bill.
It seems to us that a county
I The Mesquite Milling Co„
We have been paying city tax
es for years—we didn’t object to | auditor would be a useful man.
sidewalk
Is new ready to execute orders for the very best meal and
chops in car load lots or smaller quantities. We are also in
the market for corn. Custom work done on Saturday only.
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Friday, April 21, 1905.
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i that; we built our own
| across the street in front of our Some Toughts About ,(Dad
; house—we didn’t kick much
j about having to' do that; the town
I council authorized or permitted
t-------- ,.........j our walk to be torn up to work
E. H. R. Green, one of the; the street and left the walk torn
erstwhile Republican leaders in J up> We have a right to kick
Texas, has quit politics entirely j about that and we are going to
and taken up auto racing. In. kick good and hard. We under-
time latter he can get a run for stand that other citizens were
We happened in a home the
other night, and over the parlor
door saw the legend worked in
letters of red: “What is home
■bis money in Texas.
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To the officials of Texas & Pa-
cific Ry. Don’t you think that a
town that buys over 10,000 bales
of cotton in one season and does
as much other business as Mes-
quite does is entitled to a better
depot?
_ treated in time same way.—We
hope hereafter that they will
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The Houston Chronicle says
that President Roosevelt told
the Kansans that he liked them
J- because they gave him such a
handsome majority last Novem-
ber, but when he got to Texas
he remembered the Alamo.
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With several nice; residences
going up, the new gin company,
funds for a handsome new Bap-
tist Church being raised, a cot-
ton factory on foot, the light
plant being extended, evidences
of progress in Mesquite are not
hard to find.
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We give our readers 10 pages
this week. The t vo extra pages
will be found interesting as a
comprehensive reviow is given
of the work accomplished at the
regular session of the twenty-
ninth Legislature together with
a good likeness of Gov. Lanham,
Lieut. Gov. Neal, Speaker Sea-
bury and Hons. Wm. D. Williams
o, ndThos. B.Love,autfco: of import-
and leading
ant tax measures
members of the Legislature.
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Representative Hill of Denton
is being boomed for lieutenant
governor. Whats his 'qualifica-
tions? Has he a record?—Dallas
Times-Herald.
What does he want with a re-
cord-such a record as the T.
H. usually accredits its support-
ees? Representative Hill has
the reputation of honesty, fear-
less where his convictions lead
him, and has made about as clean
a record as any of the boys.
Yes, what’s the matter with Hill
for lieutenant governor?—Rich-
ardson Echo.
Mr. Hill is not only honest and
fearless in the the discharge of
whatever duty is imposed upon
him, but, possesses the ability to
discharge the duties of the office
of lieutenant governor in a man-
ner that will rellect credit on
himself and the State Senate,
over which he would be called to,
preside. Yes, his qualifications
and his record are O. K.
The Arlington Journal cannot
understand why Texas gave
President Roosevelt such a great
reception, adding that “it cer-
tainly was not for anything he
has done or said.”
The Journal man lives in Tex-
as and he ought to know Texas
people; he ought to know that
there is nothing short about
them and that no matter if Roose-
velt has stired up race prejudice
in the South, did slander Jeffer-
son Davis, and belongs to a differ-
ent political party, he is President
of the United States and it was
perfectly proper vtbat he be re-
ceived with the' respect due to
the office he holds,
was not t o
without a mother?” Across the
room there was another brief,
“God Bless Our Home.”
Now, what’s the matter with
“God Bless Our Dad?” He gets
up early, lights the fire, boils an
have more regard for the rights • eggt grabs his dinner pail and
of citizens,
all.
Gentlemen, this
Tlie)LegislaturB Adjourns.
Extra Session Called—Other Notes.
As is known, the editor of this
paper was a clerk of the regular
session of the Twenty-ninth
Legislature which adjourned sine
die last Saturday at noon. All
the employees were appointed
for the regular session only, and
we told Speaker Seabury some
time ago that we did not desire
reappointment during the extra
session, as we would be ready to
come home at the end of the reg-
ular session. Our associations
at Austin were very pleasant in-
deed, but we are certainly glad
to be at home once more. ‘ ‘There
is no place like home”—especial-
ly if one’s home is at Mesquite.
„.As has already been told in the
daily papers, the Governor called
an extra session of the Legisla-
ture within three hours of the
adjournment of the regular
session. IJowever, through some
of the daily papers, the public
has been misinformed in that the
the statement was made that the
“Governor fooled the Legisla-
tors by thus convening them at
once and preventing the mem-
bers from drawing additional
mileage as they would have done
if more than one day had elapsed
between the regular and extra
sessions.” Such a statement is
not only misleading but unjust.
Members of the Legislature knew
that an extra session was neces-
sary, they knew that Gov. Lan-
ham would not put the State to
an unnecessary expense by de-
laying the call so that the mem-
bers would draw thousands of
dollars in mileage, and if any of
the members wanted the call de-
layed so that they could get the
mileage, they had too much sense
to express that hope. A great
many of the members did sayi
that if the Legislature had the
power to suspend the constitu-
tion as to drawing mileage for
the extra session, then they
vwould like to suspend it and go
home and rest up a week or two.
No Speaker in the world could
have preserved order during the
last hour of the session. De-
corum and parlimentary usages
were thrown to the winds, mem-
bers mounted desks and shouted
for recognition at the top of
their voices, dignified members
of the House of Representative^
acted like a lot of school boys.
Waste baskets and other objects
were hurled across the hall and
confusion reigned supreme. Thus
it was that the regular session
of the Twenty-ninth Legislature
passed into history.
wipes off the due of the dawn
with his boots while many a
mother is sleeping. He makes
the weekly hand-out for the
butcher, the grocer-, the milk-
man and the baker, and his little
pile is badly worn before he has
been home an hour. He stands
off the bailiff and keeps the rent
paid up.
If there is a noise during the
night “dad” is kicked in the back
and made to go down stairs to
find the burglar and kill him.
Mother darns the socks, but
“dad” bought the socks in the
first place,'-and the needles and
the yarn.....afterwhrd. Mother
does up the fruit; well, “dad”
bought it all, and jars and sugar
cost like the mischief.
“Dad” buys chicken for the
Sunday dinner, carves them him-
self and draws the neck from
the ruins after every one else is
served. “What is home without
a “dad?” Ten chances to one it
is a boarding house, father is
under a slab and the landlady is
the widow. “Dad,” here’s to
you; you’ve got your faults—you
may have lots of ’em—but you’re
all right, and we will miss you
when you’re gone.—Ex. .
Not to Be Blamed.
He—“A eolf-made man Is common
enough; but we never hear of a self-
made woman.”
She—“Conelderlng the kind of ar-
ticle the men who are In the self-mak-
ing business turn but, you can hardly
blame the women for not taking it
up.”
This la Awful.
”1 beg your pardon,” said tho fat
passenger, who had just slapped a
Btranger on the back, “but that suit
you have on is a dead ringer for one
worn by a friend of mine.”
~~”Ah, I see,” rejoined the stranger.
“Sort of clothes-ringer, as it were.”
Realization.
Pleasure is always greatest when
least expected. It is like twins that
come all unheralded. It’s charges and
sallies may rout trouble at any turn;
hut court it, and like a frightened dog,
It backs away slowly, distrustful. How
often have you looked forward, for
weeks, to the plucking of a pleasure-
flower that dropped its withered pet-
als at your plucking! And, again, how
happiness has taken possession of your
very heart o'er the unexpected find-
ing of a (5 bill in your old clothes that
your wife has forgotten to give to the
dago! You rejoice in that William
v&lngloriously; and, inasmuch aa your
Pasture, Pasture,
• NICK DOGGIE!"
wife doesn’t know you have it, you
decide to “see a man” downtown that
night and« spend it. You do! And
there's no pleasure in it at all—next
morning! This is the way of the
world. Queer old world, Isn't it?
come
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If you want your stock where
they will have plenty of grass
l he wel- and water, take them to R. E.;
Theodore Berry. '
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THE MESQUITE MILLING ©
T. H. Bennett, Manager, 4 Mesquite, Texas.
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FOR HOUSE AND CARRIAGE
Painting, and Paper Hanging, See
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Work First-Class. Prices Reasonable.
J. B. ADOTTE. President.
T. tV. GRIFFITHS, Vic»-Pre».
R. E. I,. KNIGHT, Vice-Prcs.
F. G. MOORE, Vice-Pres.
V. E. ARMSTRONG, Cashier.
A. H. ESTES. Ass’t Cashier.
GEORGE MILLER, Asa't Cashier.
J. II. CCMPSTON, Ass t Cashier.
saBUraSs."* over $200,000.22 '
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The National BankofCommerce
Cer. Eim and Poydras Streets DALLAS. TEXAS
Solicits Your Patronage
DIRECTORS:
r. C. CaUImv —AU'W. Griffiths. R.K. L. ICnlgiA
C. A. Robertson. Jas. S^oror.ey. V. E. Armen ono.
F. G. Moore.
J. B. Adoue.
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New Livery Stable
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NEW RIGS AND FIRST-CLASS SERVICE.
CHARGES REASONABLE.
We want your trade and will treat you right.
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J. T. DAVIS. Proprietor. C. D. KIM BELL, Manager..
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R. S. Kimbrough, President. L. S. Darling, Y-Presid’t.
Joe Kimbrough, Cashier.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF MESQUITE, TEXAS.
CAPITAL,
SURPLUS,
$50,000.00.
$17,000.00
DIRECTORS:
JfjC. Rngel, S. B. Marshall, A. J, Pulaski, W. S. Jobso,n,
R. P. Cnrtis, L. \V. Wilson, Joe Kimbrough
R. S. Kimbrough and L S. Parling.
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RESERVE AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS. ’
National Exchange Bank, Dalian.
Mechanics National Bank, St Lonis.
National Park Bank, New York City.
We take care of our OWN PEOPLE and do a conservative'
banking business and solicit your account, no matter how
small or how large. Bank Money Orders sold at low rate*.
^ Good anywhere, in the State.
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1905, newspaper, April 21, 1905; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth501628/m1/4/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.