Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1893 Page: 2 of 4
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PAID*
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Btohe West kijpk or buvarb.
t*lx MoutUs.
Three Months,
N«xt fuefcday Bfeuton will have
an election to Hmtta'me, whether
or not the tax payers of the city
want to be taxed for electric
street lights.
It is a part of the city's history
that she has long been behind her
resources in point of improvment.
She has had many misfortunes
and many difficulties to overcome.
Just a few months back she seem-
on .y»vi*TniNo Mi»* Kxow.x on j to be inspired with new life
; and now she is going up the lad-
tutcred iu the l*n.tofflee at Penlou Tex is, as del* With UO slO W but clt U BUre and
Second Class Mail Mutter
steady pace.
The lire fiend has been her
TrESDAy is Valentine's day; the 1 pr.ncipal enemV) and Uu8 many
day of all the year for lovers. times came near sweeping our en-
If Christ were mortal, seeing1 *ire numbcr of business structures
Ull things as he does, wouldn't he jint0 a shapeless heap of ashes.
sadly regret that he died for some | LaSt year our city counc'lf "nd
men , : business men contracted with a
1 I company for a complete water
If juries are too timid or! works and electric light plant.
money-wise to give murderers j The contract was filled to the let-
their just desert», the people will ter in regard to the water works,
take the obligations on their own
shoulders.
At Duluth, Iowa, last week it
is reported that the thermomter
registered 40 degrees helow zero.
Great snakes! aren't we glad Tex-
as is located so near the equator.
The progress and improve-
ment of Denton is 011 the tongue of
drummers, railroad managers, cap-
italists and everybody. Surely
we are but approaching the pros-
perity that will end in a full grown
eity.
as we now have the best small
system in the state with splendid
pressure and (lowing pure arte-
sian water. The light plant was
little troublesome at first but
now seems to be in good working
order. Now the question is, do
the tax payers of Denton want t
pay for lights for our streets!
Only the tax payer is allowed to
answer this question. We under-
stand that the entire tax paid in
city script for street lighting pur-
poses will be $1000 per year. We
are not experienced enough in
the price of lights to know
The state grand lodge of Odd whether or not this is an exorbi-
Fellows met in Dallas Monday, j tant price, but it occurs to th"
ating debts of this character, why
he can not as constitutionally ig-
nore the constitutional and stat-
utory prohibition against the levy
of a greater amount of taxes and
and it is clear to my mind that
the existence of this debt will be
an excuse in the near future for
levying a tax to meet it. It is a
fact well known to the city coun-
cil, and to Mayor Poe, that there
are those in the council now who
advocate the levying of a tax suf-
ficient to meet the debts of the
city without regard to this legal
prohibition, and I have never
heard Mayor Poe say to the coun
that I have any recollection of,
that he was not in favor of ex-
ceeding the limit of the law. It
seems to me an argument unwor-
thy of consideration in cases of
this kind to say that we will is-
sue the scrip, but that we never
intend to pay it. 1 can not be-
lieve there are many men in Den-
ton who, if they knew that a tax
to meet this scrip was prohibited
by law, and that the making of
debts of this character was pro-
hibited by law that they would
either vote in the council for the
contract or vote at the polls to in-
struct the council to do so. The
constitutional provision is as fol-
lows: The latter part of article 5,
section, 9 ''And no debt shall ever
be created by any city unless at
the same time provision is made
to assess and collect annually a
sufficient sura to pay the interest
thereon and create a sinking fund
of at least 2 per cent thereon."
I am persuaded that neither
Mayor Poe nor any other man,
can be found who has the hardi-
tie Myrtle, his aou and two broth- j
ers-in-law then mounted the
scaffold and with red hot Irons
began the most horrible torture
that ever human being felt or
human eye witnessed. The irons
were first thrust under the
wi etch's bare feet and slowly roll-
ed up his nude body throughly
baking the flesh on his entire per-
son. Vainly he bogged to be
shot or put to death instantly;
vainly ho declared he did not
know it wns Vance's child. Still
the red hot irons seared his flesh
and finally reached his eyes and
burned them out. Then he
screamed addressing Vance: "Yes
d—n you, I knew it was your
child and did it to punish you."
The irons were thrust into his
mouth and his vile tongue hushed
forever. His persecutors then
retreated from the scaffold and
the scaffold was fired. The
fiend moaned and writhed in agony
The ropes that bound him were
burned loose and he writhed out
of the fire, but willing hands were
ready to put him back; again he
escaped and again he was thrown
back. Finally he died, and the
fire was kept burning until his re-
mains were almost entirely con-
sumed. People carried off" knee
caps and ribs for mementoes.
Surely this execution is beyond
paralel.
bus boen making considerable
signs with W3 plow lately. May
he realise a handsome income
from his labors.
Jap Oahlton.
Willow Spriigi Itemi.
Willow Springs, Feb. 7.—
Wheat is looking very well in
this vicinity.
Oat sowing has begun Wm.
Iluskey has just finished sowing
a large crop.
On account of sickness Rev.
Galbrath did not preach at the
school house Monday night.
W. W. McCormick and lady
friend, of Lcwisville, attended
church here Sunday.
Prof. Porter was thrown from
his liorso week before last and
pretty badly shaken up, but is al-
right at present.
At Uev. L. H. Foster's next ap-
pointment is in March. His place
will be filled by Rev. G. Good of
Farmers Branch.
Over 500 delegates were p' esent
representing every lodge in the
writer that this amount would not
fall heavily on anyone. There is
state. Statistics show that this | no question about the city need-
order is rapidly increasing in
numbers.
iug the lights. We all know that
she does but the tax payer "pays
the freight" and he it is who de-
Mhs. Wm. <!. W httney, wife of ^ermines whether or not we shall
ex-secretary Whitney of Cleve-, dwell in outer darkness.
land's cabinet, died at their home
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION
in New York City Saturday
Mrs. Whitney was a great social
.'eader and a lady of very refined
and deep intellect.
We would very much like to
«ee Denton's streets aglow with
electric lights, but if we cannot
contract for them witnout violat-
ing the constitution and endan-
gering the financial government of
the city, as Judge Ferguson seems
t • - • mo ai UtiC lil
(mother column, then we too, are
willing to do without the lights.
The Enterprise is a new paper
issued from the village of Trenton
in Fannin county. It made its
first appearance last week. Talbot
& Diggs are the proprietors and
in an exhanstive salutatory they
intimate that they are goiug to
make their paper both a social
critic and moral persuader with-
out party or politics. A big job,
indeed.
Gov. IIooo Tuesday addr essed
a message to the legislature in re-
gard to the Paris horror. Head-
vises that body to pass a law levy-
ing a heavy tax on any county
where in a mob is committed, to
pay the family of the victim a
sum for the murder of the prisoner.
He also advises that the law pro-
vides that the sheriff permitting
lynching in his county, be dis-
qualified from holding office.
Andrew Carnegie, owner of
th e Homestead iron works and
the scene of the bloody battle be-
tween the mill men and detectives,
is now in America being dined
and worshipped by a few of the kid
glove snobbery because he is
Debatsd bj a Deiton Alderman aid Lawyer.
The Major ziswered.
To the Denton County News:
As Mayor Poe has rushed into
print to charge me with incon-
sistency, I desire the readers of
the News, as well as all others to
know the facts. In effect he
charges me with having advocat-
ed one thing ith regard to the
tito to rtAmnoinr n/»nl«nnf.
and another with regard to the
electric lights.
The truth is, I had nothing to
do with making the contract with
the water works company, it hav-
ing been made before my connec-
tion with the council, us is well
known to Mayor Poe, the mem-
bers of the city council and many
of the citizens of Denton.
It is also known to Mayor Poe
and all the members of the city
Lane School House Itoms.
Lane School house, Texas,
Feb. ti.—Farmers are well nigh
up with their work and are now
sowing oats.
Wheat is not looking well.
Horton Bros, of this place have
hood to say that this provision of ginned nearly three hundred bales
the constitution does not prohibit
the making of contracts of this
character Suppose our taxable
valueables are $1,000,000 as stated
by Mayor Poe, we. cau only real-
ize about S2300 after deducting
the delinquent list and cost of as-
sessing and collecting. Add to
this $200 for poll taxes, makes
$2500. We have already prom-
ised to pay $2000 for water each
year and it is a fact that will not
be denied, that we cannot meet
this contract for want of funds,
and it is now proposed to pay
$1000 per annum for lights, or
$500 more than can be realized
from ad valorum and occupation
taxes. Any man can see from
it will rl (\ i mju'e'
sible even to defray the current
expenses of the city, say nothing
of tuis $10,000 of floating indebt-
edness now outstanding, much of
which is drawing interest, at a
high rate. Plainly stated, the
proposition of Mayor Poe is to
disregard the constitution and
laws he is under at least some
obligation to support, to disre-
gard all sound business princi-
ples, the result of which will be
bankruptcy and financial disaster
council that were in it when the
water works contract was before, j and possibly litigation many of us
it, that I occupied the same posi-; may not live to see ended. Those
tion with reference to the legal- of us in the council who oppose
ity of the contract that I do now
with reference to the legality of
the electric light contract.
Mayor Poe's statement of the
indebtedness of the city is decep-
tive and misleading, and neither
he nor any other man who know.j
the facts will or can defend his
statement. Instead of beins $8,
this contract, do so because we
desire to conduct the business of
the city in accordance with what
we believe to be the constitution
and laws and sound business
principles. For myself, I see no
prosperity in financial dishonor
or bankruptcy, but I think 1 can
see prosperity within the limits of
of cotton this season.
There will be preaching here
on first Sunday by Rev. J. B.
Lewis, better known as the boy
preacher. lie is the s cond boy
preacher that the conference has
sent oil this circuit. Bro. Nich-
ols, the first one, was married on
January 4, to a Miss Curtis.
Rev. Pippin, a Baptist minister,
preaches on second Sunday.
Our free school conducted by
Prof. Geo. Godwin will close 011
the first of April.
We have a literary society every
Friday nignt. The writer was
honored with the president's
chair. J. S. Smith, secretary.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Smith, a boy. xiiis is their
eleventh child. Mr. Smith is not
yet 43 years old and Mrs. Smith
is only 39. Mr. Smith says no
democrat can beat that.
Two ol'our citizens the other
day thought to imitate Sullivan
and Corbett. We failed to learn
the amount of the stakes.
W. L. Lane and wife of Argyle
paid 11s a visit last Sunday.
Grandpa Matthews died a short
time ago at the residence of his
son, J. H. Matthews. He was
born in 1804. He was a devoted
christian and a member ol the
Christian church. He was the
father of 14 children and his off-
spring number over over 200. He
was an old timer ol Denton county
and has gone to a better home in
heaven. A. L. L.
Lewiavilla Looali.
Lewisville, Tex, Feb. 7—
Weather is quite cold this morn-
ing. The change was so sudden
it makes us shiver. The norther
of last wee'e, and of yesterday,
remind 11s of old times, in Texas,
and of what we used to hear of
them before we came, way in 40.
Some wag said "in Texas, there
are two kinds of northers a wet
and dry one" and betwixt the two
he preferred neither. I can say
these were Elick's sentiments,
this morning about the time he
was milking.
Our town was treated to a fes-
tival, last Saturday night, given
at the college, by the Ladies aid
society of the C. 1*. church. It is
unnecessary to say that it was
an enjoyable affair, for those
ladies always succeed in making
such occasions pleasant.
We were glad to note, in the
Headlight, that the military boys
contemplate orgainzing a Fire Co-
We think the business men should
assist in this move, with the nec-
essary means.
We are sorry to note that Jack
sou of J. C. Brownson, our towns
man, accidently shot himself yes-
terday morning. The wound is
painful though not dangerous. It
seems that while ho was arming
himself, preparing to go to feed
the horses, the hammer of the
pistol, a thirty-two caliber, caught
in his clothing, discharging a shot
which took effect in the thigh.
Mrs. J. 51. Fox went to Hills-
borough yesterday in answer to a
telegram from Mr Charley Graham
announcing the death of one of his
little daughters, the particulars of
which we have not learned.
Smart Elic.
cheap groceries and provisions,
PURCHASE OP W. A. SAMSON,
the spot cash grocer.
He has a full line of Fruits and Sweet meats for the Holidays. la
May Building, Northeast corner Denton.
M. 8 Stout, President. 8. ii. Davis. Vice-President. IT. F. Sciiwkkh, Cashier.
first national bank,
DENTON, TEXAS.
CAPITAL ANB SyRPLltiS, $60,000.
A (foneral banking business transacted. The interests of our patrons care-
fully guarded and promptly Berved.
Issue drafts payable in all the principal cities of Kurope. Yours buslnen»
solicited.
V i
p. rr fry,
john a. iiann,
DIRECTORS:
1) head.
g. ii. collins,
II scuweek.
8. r. pat18.
m m. BTOUT
T. J. Chamberlin,
BARBER
and
HAIRDRESSER.
FRONT OF HOWARDS KING'S SALOON.
We have just fitted this shop up with the latest improved furniture,
and electric lights. Come and see us.
Y<90 MUST DRIVE
YOUR BUSINESS!
If You Want to tie in the Procession in 1893.
Scientific American
Agency for
368, as he claims, of floating in- j the law, the business of the city
debtedness against the city, there
is more than $10,000.
The hose cart was left off of
his statement, which cost $900
and bears interest. In addition
to this nearly every item of the
indebtedness which he mentions,
draws interest at from 6 to 12 per
cent, per annum. A careful com
being conducted as any sane man
would conduct his own private
business, and certainly no sane
man would contract the debt pro-
posed to be fastened on the city
under the same circumstances if
it affects his own private busi-
ness. I would be glad to favor
the contract and have the lec-
ic lights, but my regard for the
added to the indebtedness, in my , law and the financial integrity of
judgment will make it more than j the city, and for business princi-
£10,000. | pies forbid that I should do so, so
In the next place he says this long as the city's condition is as
wealthj, for lie certainly cannot potior, 0f this interest being tri
be called noble, generous or
chairtable. It may be that Mr.
Carnegie has come over to find
out if possible just how much the
democratic party will reduce the
protection on his iron products.
Wf, can in a measure concieve
how Van?e, the father of the lit-
tle murdered babe, and her rela-
tives, could be wrought up to the
frenzy ot so horribly punishing
the negro fiend, Smith, but it is
beyond the capability of our con-
science to allow for the coolness
of disinterested parties assisting
or even looking on at the horri-
ble torture of that negro, though
a brute. While all admit that
death was his just reward, yet
death as horrible as that, is not
recorded in the pages of history,
and we, posing as the most enlight-
ened of all pf earth's former be-
ings are the devisers of this hor-
jiblc d«t>d.
indebtedness is all provided for
by special taxes except *1,343.
In this he is as badly mistaken as
he i3 about anything else he has
stated. There is no part of this
indebtedness provided for by
special taxation except the road
and bridge debt and the road ma-
chine debt of about *1,16J. In
the next plac^ Mayor Poe says:
The contract to tako electric
Bartonville Budget.
Bartonville, Tex., Feb. 6.—
Cold? Well "I should smile."
The gale that swept over this part
| of the earth's surface last Thurs-
day morning was enough to make
, the schoolboys lingers tingle, and
almost made us believe that we
were living somewhere near the
north pole instead of our fair,
sunny Southland, Texas. The
weather had been so mild and
pleasant before the norther struck
us that the farmers seemed to
think that spring had surely come.
The Double Oak school, under
the supervision of Prof. T. B.
Breeding is doing remarkably
well. Miss Lou Tisdale is assist-
ant and both she and the princi-
pal have as many pupils as they
The moit Horrible Torture Ever admiiieter- can well teach. Io put a finish-
ed ii Given the N.gro Fiend. ! ing touch to the school the young
As we stated last week, Henry people should organize a literary
Smith, the murderer of little society.
Myrtle Vance of Pans, was cap- Dock McMakin, Sr., of Weather-
tared Tuesday in Arkansas. He ford has been xisi'ing the family
was brought to Paris Wednesday of his brother, A. A. McMakin.
CAVEAT*.
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OESICN PATENTS.
COPYRIGHTS, •to.
For Information and free Handbook write to
ml'nn a co., 361 buoadwat, wsw york.
Oldest liureau for securing patents In america
Kvery pntODt taken out by us Is brought before
ihu public by a notice giten free of charge in the
fcicntiftf j&mmttw
Largest circulation of ary scientific paper In the
world. Splendidly illustrated. No Intelllffont
man should be without It. Weekly, 9.1.00 a
year: *1.50six months Address munn & co.*
y " ,j. Mew Turk City.
year;
Pt'BL
jjUbUKUfi, 3 til ifroadway.
Comfort and speed com-
bined when traveling.
VIA THE -
it is now.
11. C. Ferguson.
SLOWLY ROASTED ALIVE.
TEXAS
ROUTE
ELPA50
PACIFIC
You C3;isrt, Soli Goods unless
the people know you have them, no matter how
many or how cheap they may be marked; there-
fore, announce your bargains to the public at
once and all the time by advertising in the
Denton County News.
Rates reasonable. Value returns sure. Don't
forget that we do the nicest of
Commercial Printing.
City Work and City Prices duplicated. Call and
see us on the west side of the square, Denton.
Tin: SHOUT LINE TO
NEW ORLEANS, MEMPHIS
Gives Hie State. County and Local News.
ONE YEAR FOR
$1.00.
AND POINT. IN THE
SOUTHEAST
afternoon. It is said 20,000 peo-
will increase the the debt of the
city, but will not increase the
taxes, for the reason that higher
'axes than these now levied, can-
not be levied by law.
And I would ask him, or any
other man who favors this con-
tract for electric lights, if he can
, ignore the constitutional and
. prohibition onr
anxious
offered
lights and pay *1000 per annum pie were at the depot all
to see his life's blood
up-
Ile was placed on a float, and
S. T. Dinkins who has been
confined to his bed for the last
two or three weeks, is again able
to be up.
Our blacksmith has been very
driven through the principle street busy the last few weeks getting
of the city.
He was then taken to a scaffold
in the eastern part of town, made
to mount it, was stripped and
lashed to a stake.
Tl»nry Vjinee. the Utlter of lit-
the farmers' plows in shape to
make another crop.
T. F. Jasper has been busy the
last few days collecting the delin-
quent taxes.
Our postmaster. J?. M. Savage
Take "The St. Louis Limited."
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J. R. BURTON,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Real Estate, Loan and Life
Insurance agents
Offlco at tbo ROSS DIIUG STORE. North Side Square, Denton, !>*»».
J. F. Raley's page, nichols & co,
Livery Stable, grocers.
Oak Street and East Hickory St.
Xieo Oarrhges and Buggies and
gentle teams to hire at
r»»iwf>uable rates.
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