The Dublin Progress. (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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CHOOL TIME!
Regardless of the 4htet that It seemed »«d» a ahort while ago. It bo- 1
hoove* UB again to fit u^the youngster* for school. There muat be
oon^thing besides slate and tablet, book and pencil to buy. • The “kld-
iie," toast have some new tog*. See our window* tor Nobby Clothing
and up-to-date Serviceable Shown Then atop ln»ld* and let ua ahow
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HKLZ LIBERTY BELL
SCHOOL SHOES
We have any style you may
want—gun meUl, vicl, tan and
patent leather. Every pair bear-
ing the manufacturer's guaran-
tee. Onr prices are right
The boys say there ia tome
claaa about our hata and capa.
We have a beautiful selection
! I of caps, 25f and.
50C
, * BOYS CLOTH ISO
If your boy baa ever worn a
Hercules Suit you know without
our aaying Juat what the guar-
antee means which you find on
every auit A shipment Juat
received and the nobbleat line
of patterns you ever saw'.
93 so to............98 so
A Urge
ell for
pencil tablet and pen*
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A CAB LOAD OF FURNITURE JUST RECEIVED.
We Will Famish Your Home With Just a Small InstaHment Down.
« Balance Easy Terms.
iathaim Co.
The Weiaer light and power planta
located at Dublin and Hlco bavo men
at work this week stringing three
strand* of copper wire for transmis-
sion of electric current between the
two polnu. It tq the Intention of the
company to test out tbs proposition
as to whether they can profitably furn-
ish both towns from one plant and If
this can be dome, of which there la
HEW EKATfi COUNTY AGENT
FEDERAL CENSUS BUREAU
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Q A. Smith, a prominent farmer »t
near StephenvlU*, has been appointed
special representative in Erath county
for the department of commerce of
the federal census bureau at Wash- ]
ingtou, charged with the duty of col-
lecting reports of the cotton ginning*
lb the county at the successive per-
iods at which the federal government
Mila for them. This data has been
little or no doubt, a central plant of collected in Erath county by C. G.
Foust of Dublin ever since the organ-
isation of the service, some ten or
twelve years ago. A new ruling of
the department makes it necessary
that the .special agent make a personal
flalt to each gin in the county la or*
to procure these reports and ho-
of this requirement Mr; Foust
asked to be relieved and the appoint-
ment of a new agent followed.
Mr. Smith was in Dublin one day
this week collecting data and confer-
ring with Mr. Foust for the good of
the service Into which he has eutered.
large capacity will be installed at
Dublin or Hlco and the current furn-
ished for each of the two plane* and
also to Hamilton, where the Wefiers
own the local light and power plant.
The success of the venture wilt mean
that electric eervice for light and der
power purpose1? will also be placed at
the convenience of Alexander, Carl-
ion and other Intermediate tohna* and
!,lao the farms along the line between
the points It is also state! that It
successful a wire wilt be strung to
Walnut Springs to supply that city
and points between there and Hlco.
Similar arrangements are already
In practical operation in other parts
of Texas and even gin and oil mill
machinery Is being operated at points
miles away from the power house.
Waller 8. Baker, a prominent Waco
attoreny, fifty-eight years old, was
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Francisco, Cal., Tuesday night. A
message to Waco friends from Miss
Robbie Riggins , of Waco who ia in
San Francisco, said Mr. Baker took
suddenly HI oil the street Supposedly
as a result of recent illness from pto-
maine poisoning, and died upon reach-
ing tbe hospital. Cress dispatches
state that several hundred dollars
were missing frota Baker’s pockets
and that his vest was round to be
turned Inside out with his coat hut-
toned over It Mr. Baker gained a
statewide reputation In 1892 as man-
ages of the Hogg forces in the me-
morable Hogg-Clark campaign.
CERTIFICATES TO TEACH
GRANTED BY COUNTY HOARD
THAW BACK IN UNION PROMINENT TEXAS LAWYER
BUT ARRESTED AGAIN DIED IN SAN FRANCISCO
Harry K. Thaw, escaped from Mat-
tsawan asylum In New York and ar- .. . _____.. ____ ___ ____
rested In Canada, after a hot legal found helpless on tbe streets of San
battle of a week or more, wag ordered
deported Tuesday night by the Immi-
gration authorities of the Dominion
and early Wednesday morning was
taken from the jail at the small town
Of Coatlcook, Canada, by several Ca-
- naJlan officers and hurried in an au-
tomobile across tbe boundary line Into
Vermont, where he was turned loose
In tiite public road. Thaw feared the
authorities of Vermont would turn
him over to those of Nfew York and
believed he hud a better chance of
safety In New Hampshire. In another
car he hurried several miles and
crossed over the line Into the adjoin-
ing stole where he was arrested, and
win now stand another legal battto
* against, the efforts of New York of-
ficial* to have him transferred to their
possession and again lodged In the
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WAGON RAN OVER CHILD
DEATH IMMEDIATE RESULT
* A son of Bill Hunter, residing In
the Pleasant Home community, nortb-
wsst of Ungleville. waa run over by
a wagon wheel and killed Thurrday
of last week. The boy was driving
/ the wagon and a Jolt of the vehicle
threw bl» out. He toll under one of
the wheel*, which passed over his
head, fractured the skull and caused
concussion of the brain, from which
he died directly. The child was bur-
led at the Davldeon cemetery the fol-
lowing day.
LIE JONES XUBDEK CASE
APPEALS RECORD BEING MADE
Conrt Reporter Cunningham of this
district la engaged at thta time at Palo
Plato in making the records of the
statement of fact* in the Lee Jones
murder cose, which will go on appeal
The board of teachers examiners for
Erath county composed of W. J. ClaV
of Dublin and A. C. Johnson of Mor-
gan Nffll. mot at StephenvlUe last
week and examined a number of ap-
plicants for teachers certificates. Miss
Effle Smith of StephenvlUe was grant-
ed a six year certificate und the fol-
lowing each a four year certificate:
Misses Etta Patterson of Morgan Mill;
Ethel Beauchamp of StephenvlUe;
Alma Martin ot-Huckabay; May Le-
gate of Smith Springs; Mattie Down-
ey of Harbfn; Mrs. E. T. Hall of Bluff
Dale; Sam Russell of Smith Springs;
William Russell of Smith Springs.
called that the Progress recently a-
nounced the decision of Judge Oxford
to overrule the application of Charlie
and Robert Jones for a new bearing of
the tylJu which recently resulted In a
conviction of murdo> and the assess-
ment of n penalty of fifty year* each
In the penitentiary, and tbe filing of
the appeal to the higher court by the
attorneys for the defense. The. Item
was published exclusively In
to tne Higher courts. It will be re-
Progress or mat ante.
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of my gin mRchinery in Dublin has been shipped to
the factory and there remodeled, sharpened and
'Jill
outfit is equipped throughout with the celebrated
J fund superb Pratt CMn Machinery, which is considered
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EARLY GINNING SEASON
SURPASSES PREVIOUS RECORD
The greatest quantity of cotton ever
ginned In the season prior to Sep-
tember 1 was reported by the cen-
sus bureau at Washington Monday,
when it was announced 794,006 bales
of the growth of 1913 had been put
out from the ginneries throughout the
south. The heavy glnnings for the
first period are the result of an early
maturing of the crop and an effort
by farmers to beat the boll weevil, in
the opinion of. census bureau officials.
All states reported an Increase in
the ginning for the period over last
years totals for that time ylth the ex-
ception of Texas and North Carolina.
Last year to September first there had
been ginned 5.4 per cent of the entire
crop; in 1911 the quantity was 5 per
cent.
The Texas cotton crop this season
will not be much more than 3.000,000
bales according to officials of the
Farmer's Educational and Co-Opera-
tive union. They declare the crop
will be at least 2,000,000 bales shorter
than It was last year. The 1912-1913
yield was 4,862,000 bales nearly a half
million bales more than the output
for the previous year.. In most sec-
tions of the state tbe yield will run
a bale to four to eight acres, the of-
ficials of the union say. They base
their estimates oil letters from all sec-
tions of the state and from communi-
cations from the county organizations-
In but few instances will the yields
be as high as a half bale to the acre.
COflLN AND COTTON CLUBS
THROUGHOUT ERATH COUNTY
As Mr. Tackett, the former agri-
cultural agent In charge Of this work,
has resigned, I have been appointed
to take charge and will at an early
date arrange for our fall meeting. So
keep your records In good shape and
be ready to attend and compete tor
the prizes when that time comes. W#
want to make the year 1914 the “corn
club” year for Erath county by hav-
ing the largest corn club the county
ever had. So let’s all keep in close
touch, with the matter and all attend
the meeting this fall. Full particu-
lars will appear In this pager soon —
A. M. Latham, Special Agent.
EIGHT NEGRO CONVICTS
SMOTHERED IN CELL
In the dark cell at camp No. 8, Har-
lem state farm, near Houaton. eight
young negroes were smothered to
death Saturday night. The cell la a
room constructed of tour planked
walla and roof, nine feet,.eight inches
long, seven feet, one Inch wide and
seven feet high. To ventilate this,
there are tour holes one inch in diam-
eter through the floor, terminating
juat above the ground; six holes, also
one Inch in diameter, are based
through the roof to carry off the foul
air. *
The negro convicts died because
they were poisoned by the foul air.
Four ether negroes were In the small
cell at the same time, and all or these
will rartnrer. Three of the four were
In the corner# near the Mr hole#, and
the fourth waa very close to the door
and Jot breathing air from cracks
about It, though the door fits very
and the black assert* there
wag not more than enough air for his
mm, a.
RIANT FT. WORTH POLICE
RELATIVE OF DUBLIN CITIZEN
Police Chief Montgomery of Fort
Worth, six feet six Inches In height,
and his cousin, G. W. Montgomery,
seven feet one and ohe-quarter inches,
appointed traffic policeman la Fort
Worth, are not the only “big una" ol
their family, says the Star-Telegram
of recent date.
Four other relatives of Chief Mont-
gomery are about six feet. One of his
brothers, W. 1. Montgomery,* Grand-
view farmer, Is six feet two and
weighs-190 pounds. Two brothers of
the traffic policeman, Oren Montgom-
ery and Herman Montgomery; Swift
& Co. employes, are six feet six. Their
father, James Montgomery, who died
fifteen years ago, was also six feet
six.
Chief Montgomery's father, J. F.
Montgomery. Is six feet three, and
when younger weighed 225 pounds. He
resides in Ft, Worth.
The “midget" of the Montgomery
family is C. R. Montgomery, a broth
er of the chief, who live* at Waxa-
hachle. He la five'feet, ten inches
tall and weighs 175 pounds. When he
wants to whisper something In his
big brother's ear he stands on a chair.
The chiefs six-foot relatives are all
muscular men. but none of them «x-
cosds him in weight. The chief weighs
265 pounds. Traffic Officer Mont-
gomery’s weight Is about 230 pounds
The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram con-
taining the above also showed S pic-
ture of the two policemen. The traf-
fic policeman spoken of Is a cousin
of Capt. James Reed of Dublin. He
was born In Hamilton county and Is
known by many people in this sec-
tion.
GENERAL RAINS HAVE FALLEN
. NEARLY ALL PARTS TEXAS
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A fairly good shower fell In anil
about Dublin Tuesday evening and a
better one Wednesday afternoon. Re-
port* from nearly all directions. In-
dicate general rains throughout not
only this section, but all of east, west
and north Texas. A heavy rain fell
Wednesday morning ]n the Carlton and
Purve* country and a two-inch rain
visited the Gustlne country Tuesday
afternoon. The creeks Ip that local-
ity were all reported bank full.
Press reports,and paasengers from
those points report heavy rains at
Ft Worth, Dallaa, Wichita Falls and
Intermediate points Tuesday and Wed-
nesday.
At this wrltlhg Thursday the clouds
ar* still lowering and prospects are
good for more precipitation. *
Since the above waa put In type a
splendid 'half-inch rain toll In Dublin
laat night and an additional quarter
Inch throughout today. A cool nort >,
wind has blown all day and the ther-
mometer st dark this evening rsgls-4
tered fit degrees with a downward
tendency.
Tbe rain came too late to benefit
ootton in this aectlon, with the pos-
sible exception of a half dosen farms
within a radius of ten or fifteen miles,
but It will be serviceable In filling out
the second crops of feed and tor fall
sowing of grain. „ / '
WHILE OUT HUNTING BOY
!M ACCIDENTLY SHOT
A twalve-yeer-old son of Jim Couch,
living three mile* east of Outtlne, waa
Instantly killed Tuesday afternoon
about 3 O'clock by the accidental dis-
charge of a abot gun.
Tbe child and a little stater had
started hunting They had reached a
two hundred yard* from
the h.«*** when the %oy stumbled
ever the protruding root* of * tree
1. The gun whs thrown against
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Bought Heavy For Good Crops and Remember
TOM MILLER
:: Has Never Carried Over Goods. They Must be Sold
If Hot at Their Worth, They Must Sell.
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We have bought the most carefully selected stock for this FaU fee*-
son that we have bought In the history of our business. We bought
heavily on Many Lines, and we cannot see any advance on any lines
of Merchandise that we have bought.
OUR SHOE STOCK as well as our Ladles sad Xlases Ready-to-Wear
la the beat and most oomplete In the history of our storu and Cheaper
and Better than ever before.
Our reputable lines of Shoes, nothing and Ladle* Onto and Salto
need no recommendation. Dorothy Dodd Shoes for women, Williams
Knee land Shoe* for men, are In a class to themselves..
Childrens Shoes worth 81.75, we have marked........ 91 40
Childrens Shoes worth 82.00, we have marked................ \ 75
Childrens Shoes worth 82.60, we have marked.........% 95
Childrens Shoes worth 83-00, we have marked.....,.......... 2 60
Ladles Gun Metals, Patent and Vicl Kids, 91 45 to.......... 4 OO
We Will Save You Money on Your Fall Bill.
fTOM MILLER!
THE PRICE IS THE THING.
EXCITING RUNAWAY AT
TOWN OF PROCTOR
Friday evening of last week about
3 o'clock, as A. M. Stone of Proctor,
waa unloading a charged drum, used
In charging the carbonic tank at the
City Drug Btore in that city, the cap
blew off, striking Mr. Stone in.the
side. The escaping gas frightened
the team, causing them to run, and
the wagon struck Mr. Stone on the
left leg. The wagon on which the
drum was being unloaded, was stand-
ing between the City and the Frizzle
& Carnes drug stores, the team ran
upithe street which leads to the Klgbt
& Hurton gin, striking a telephone
post in front of the livery stable,
breaking the ocupling pole, leaving
the hind wheels and the bed. The
fore wheels were carried to the gin,
hanging on a guy wire. The team
broke loose from the rest of the wag-
on, and run Into Mrs. F. Friend’s
yard where they were caught. Mr.
Stone's Injuries are not serious.
FLEEING PRISONER KILLED
BY PALO PINTO SHERIFF
MAYOR GAYNOR OF NEW YORK
DIED IN MID OCEAN
.. Mayor Wm. J. Gaynor of New Y’ork
City, died on the Atlantic liner Bal-
tic In mid-ocean, at 1 o'clock Wednes-
day .afternoon, death being due to
heart failure.
Mayor Gaynor left New York on
September 4tli for a brief vacation on
the ocean, hoping thereby to be
strengthened. It Is stated that the
death of Mr. Gaynor was because of
throat trouble previously due to the
wounds Inflicted upon him Aug. 9th,
1910, by James J. Gallagher, Just as
he was Balling for a vacation trip to
Europe.
Gus Hite, committed to Jail at Pale
Pinto for contempt of district court,
was shot and killed late last Tuesday
evening, by Sheriff A. C. Jordan of
that county, when he attempted to
escape from the sheriff on the way to
the county Jail. Hite was on trial
for assault to murder and the jury
sitting tit hia case waa„ deliberating
when the sentence of three day* In
Jail, together with a fine of $100 for
contempt, was pronotuiced by Judge
Oxford. Hite made a*break for lib-
erty as soon as the sheriff left the
court room and when the sheriff saw
him he shot. The man died within an
hour after the shooting, having been
struck In the sma|l of the back.
ERATH COUNTY UNION
MEETS AT SHADY GROVE
The Erath County Farmer* Union
will meet with the Big IT or Shady
GroVe local on October 9th and 10th.
AH locals are urged to send full del-
egations and all union member* are
welcome at the county meeting. Lete
have a rousing attendarifiwfcf - VA
I.yles, secretary and treasffra^*^
bin, Texas.
BUFFALO HILL BANKRUPT
AND OIT OF SHOW BUSINESS
A recent bankruptcy petition filed
at Chicago by A. F. Cody reveals that
Buffalo Bill, the moat picturesque fig-
ure the Western frontier Ilf# ever
produced, has passed out of the showy
circus life he ha* led for more than
twenty-five years and In bis age and
Infirmity Is all but penniless.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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I $ake this method through the columns of the ;;
Progress to announce to my friends and the public ::
in general that I have accepted a position with the ;;
Utterback & Harris Co. in Dublin to have charge of
the furniture and undertaking department of this
big store.
I shall personally appreciate any favors shown
to me and to the firm in the way of business given
us and wish to assure the public that we shall eh- ::
deavor to make it mutually profitable and pleasant j>
to direct their trade our way.
It will be my pleasure to give courteous atten-
tion to your orders and to assist each in selecting
goods that will give perfect service and be economi
cal in purchase price.
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The Dublin Progress. (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1913, newspaper, September 12, 1913; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth543268/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.