The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME a
west. McLennan- county, texas, Friday, may 24.1912.
NUMBER 83
OBSERVATIONS ON
THE STEAM ROLLER
E. Km Me Mike* Some Points
Antnt • “Am" Machine
Mothers.
\
stmKl. It wan intended to flatten MENINGITIS EXPERT
out all they Bailey men in Texas,
;
Editor Tribune;
The ‘‘steam roller” found me
In the mud, fighting weeds mid
not Wilson. The steam roller,
being in the very atmosphere. 1
want The Tribune to lell me
what it has run over, any way ? 1
am asking information of The
Tribune, not a lot of ‘‘motion
picture” statesmen.
The inference from Saturday’s
Tribune is that it has run over
the Bailey Democrats in this
state. But, is it not a fact that
thousands of them cheerfully
gave their votes and influence to
Gov Wilson, believing. In spite
of honest differences of opinion,
that he was the most available
candidate the Democrats could
nominate' Will not The Tribune
recognise that even Halley Demo-
crats can rise superior to pitiful
partisan |iolitics, and dare to
differ with Mr. Bailey, and does
not The Tribune know that if it
was to have been a test vote,
I that Wilson’s majority in Texas
at l»ast would have been consi-
, durably lessened, if not obliter
* ated? And it is not by any means
V a fact that every man who is
fsupporting Wilson is an advocate
ilpf the doctorine of "free raw
k materials,” but they have the
t courage to go to the i>olls and
;cordiaily vote for him, believing
him to be a conscientious, high-
minded citizen, and upright,
courtly gentleman of southern
birth and ideals, and the average
Bailey Democrat is too broad be
tween the eyes to be influenced
by oetty partisan politics,
though he may believe another
candidate might have been the
wiser choice, he will not call his
fellow Democrat a “Republican,”
nor will he say that opponents
of Governor Harmon, nor those
who believe in “free raw materi
ais” ought to be kicked out of
the Democratic party.
Your chairman of the recent
county convention made that
statement in his speech, and yet
he bolted Hogg in l«92, Bryan in
1896, but wants to kick those
who impose the free raw materi-
al idea out of the party.
It was not a "steam” roller,
Bro. McCollum; it was a 'gas'
roller, and the “hot air” lias
drifted out here and wilted our
beans. When I view some antics,
and read some speeches, I un-
derstand why the emblem of the
Democratic party is a donkey.
You r boasted steam roller may
have run over a maohtne, but the
safe and sane Democrat who has
sinued only by voting for 8enator
Bailey ia yet untouched. And
tliere were lots of Bailey Demo-
crats who were anxious for that
A s'dential primary. It was
hi your number, anti-Bailey
ik Terrell, who gave to Texas
Turkey ized election law
precluded the state
utive committee from autho-
the primary for the whole
,te. If 1 am correct, it was
right and proper for
any county to authorise
one; why did not McLennan
county order one? Had no funds?
Where were all the only genuine,
town-in-t h e- bottle-expoundors
"* <?? elite rightc
i? Would they not come
with the stuff?
Hut, Bro. McCollum, the steam
r's work is cot done yet. If,
•m to und.-i b
It has a few to run over still.
There is Judge Ramsey, whom
The Tribune Is supporting for
governor; he is on the proscrib-
ed list, why notawash him? But,
you see. thousands of anti-Bailey
Democrats are just falling over
each other in piles to work and
vote for him—see?
Then there is Bro. Morris
Shepnard —he is a Bailey Demo-
crat, though different from Mr.
Bailey in some things, as he has
a perfect right to do; run your
roller over him. But no; that
will never do. No one knows
better than The Tribune editor
why. It’s all right to run the
roller over Jacob F. Wolters—
but that's another story, al-
though Bre’r George Robinson
has proven by the “Book of
Jefferson” that Col. Wolters is a
high-class prohibitionist.
8o, while you are jubilatiug
over the work your roller has
done, let me warn you in
time that there is another on the
way and it is laden down with
retribution and greased with
punishment, and some anti-
BaMey Democrats, who are also
anti prohibitionists, had better
be getting out of the way.
But, bring on vour steam roll-
er, Bro. Mack; “hitch up Cone
and Cullen," and your full team
of old broken down political
hacks, load it down with your
army of disappointed “also rans,”
and haul it over the roads of Mc-
lennan county; that will be a
“good roads movement" to curl
your whiskers, and will give
material aid to Bre'r Robinson's
"Red to the Rio Grande speed-
way.”
Now, In conclusion, it is proper
that I should congratulate The
Tribune Rooster on his first
time to crow In ten years, but so
singular is the game of politics,
as played in McLennan county,
that he is now crowing with the
same crowd that he crowed over
then. W. E. Kiikbi.k.
Waco, R. F. D. 2, May 18,1912.
Beatfc of a Baba
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs Finley Dorniny will t|be
grieved to learn of the death of
their baby boy which occurred
Sunday morning at the Dorniny
home west of town. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
J. T. McNew and interment took
place at Bold Springs cemetery.
Piano Recital
A graduating piano recital was
given at Waco Thursday evening
May 23, by Miss Roselyn Belle
Pressley, at Carroll Chapel. The
News acknowledges receipt of
an invitation and regretted our
inability to attend.
The school census which has
recently been completed shows
306 white and 32 colored children
of school age. Last years cen
sus It was 305, an increase of 32.
Visited it Mineral Wells *-
J. E McGhee, Pete Brown,
J. P. Glenn, aceompaned by Bob
Carpenter of Waco, spent several
days at Mineral Wells this week.
They went by the auto route.
Fir* at lee House ^
Sparks from a passing locomo-
tive set fire to the Jares ice house
Friday evening. The blase was
extinguished however before
any damage was done.
mom aer km
Mrs. Will Baker met with a
very painful accident Monday.
While attempting to crank an
automobile she fractured the
i right wrist.
BRAND MASTER
Annual Reception el Wednesday Club OFFERS TO DONATE
TO MANUFACTURE
ILLINGWORTH
The Wednesday Club, on the ■,
15th of this month met at the
PLATFORM 6R0INBS
Serum. Dr. Abraham Sopbien and
Thro# Kansas City Physicians
Form Company
Dr. Abraham Sophien, the
New York cerebrospinal menin-
gitis expert, will open offices July
1st in Kansas City with I)r. F. J.
Hall, a prominent physician, and
Dr. Verner Nisbet, the expert on
anti-rabies serum, of Philadel-
phia, who is now with Dr. Hall,
says the Kansas City Post.
The three pysicians plan a
farm in or near Kansas City for
the manufacturing of anti-men-
ingitis serum, anti-diptheria
serum, anti rabies serum and all
other virus and vaccines. This
will be the first laboratory of this
kind in the West.
Dr. Sophien, whose work
during the meningits epidemic is
said to have stamped out the
disease, was in Kansas City re-
cently, completing his arrange-
ments with Dr. Hall. He has
been in Texas for the past month
where he discovered that vacci-
nation was a preventative of
meningitis.
I)r. Sophien will resign as
assistant health commissioner of
New York city and as assistant
of Dr. Simon FHexner, of the
Rockefeller institute.
Lstgott Hows
The people of this community
are all busy plowing their cotton.
Mr. Walter Clifton, a charm-
ing young gentleman of near Le-
Roy, spent Sunday with Mr.
Tom Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. King spent
Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Stokes of near
Menlow. .§
Mr. Virgil Dowdy of Axtel was
visiting friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vine Chudy
spent 8unday with the former’s
brother Mr Chudy and family.
Mr. Damknes spent Sunday
eve with Mr. Stevenson.
Mrs. Grellhessel visited
parents, Mr. and
Sunday.
As this is my first time writing
to the News, I will ring off.
Buffalo Bill.
Fire at Him. Baldridges
Fire did some damage at the
home of Wrn. Baldridge Wednes-
day morning about 8 o’clock.
A pile of clothing and bed clothes
that lay on a chair in the dining
room, the dining table and other
fixtures were badly damaged.
The fire seems to have startad in
the idle of clothes as they were
destroyed, but just what caused
it is a mystery. Mr. Baldridge
discovered the fire and succeeded
in extinguishing jf without call
ing the fire boys. _*
* Hap -
The boys gave a very Informal
dance (ft their hail for dancing
last Monday night, which was
enjoyed by quite a number of
the young people. Music was
furnished by Maxey Stowers
and Harry Garrison._
To Sol Bats Far Rtumon
The executive committee of
the Confederate Association of
McLennan county will meet
Monday May 26th at Waco to
set dates and fix the {dace of
meeting for the next county
reunion. _
Fay Yoor Street Tax
l will begin collecting street
tax about the first of June
Please be ready.
J. A. Thompson
No.33-2t Street Overseer.
WiD Deliver
as Address at Odd-
feHow's Picnic Jane
The 1st.
her
Mrs. Sieth
Arrangements are being per-
fected for the big I. O. O. F.
picnic here June 1st.
The committee on program
have secured some exceptional
fine speakers, and men of state-
wide reputation.
Hon. Jake Walters, candidate
for the U. 8. Senate.
Hon. I. Illingworth, Grand
Master of I. O. O. F. of Texas.
Hon. D. W. O’Dell in behalf of
Judge W. F. Ramsey, candidate
for Governor.
Hon. C. C. McDonald, Secreta
ry of State, in behalf of Gov. 0.
B. Colquit.
The grounds are being put in
shape and plenty of water and
shade will be provided.
The big parade will forraRin
front of L 0.0. F. hall on Cotton
Mill Street and then march t6
the grounds. The West Cornet
Band will head the parade, to be
followed by the local and visiting
oddfellows. West’s tire depart-
ment and a number of business
firms will also occupy places in
the parade.
W. H. Forrester Announces
In this week’s issue of The
News is to be found the an-
nouncement of W. H. Forrestor,
as a candidate for County Attor
ney of McLennan County. In
coming before the people for
this office Mr. Forrestor does so
with a large acquaintance and a
strong following in almost every
section of the county, it being
the second time he has been
before the people for this office.
For several years in the past, he
has served the people of this
county as an assistant County
Attorney, in which capacity,
he represented the State before
all the Courts in the County, and
gained for himself an enviable
record as a prosecutor. There
are many men in every precinct
in the county who at some time
have served on the jury where
Forrestor prosecuted, and these
men can testify to his ability.
He has been in this community
several times in the interest of
his candidacy, and it is a well
known fact that he is developing
much strength hefg as the cam
paign progresses, for he Is
recognized by all as an honorable
gentleman, and a fearles prose-
cutor, believing in the enforce-
ment of every law as it is written.
It is this kind of a man that the
people are looking for to enforce
the laws of the country.
Haws At Tskio
Everybody Is most cordially
invited to attend our big singing
convention Sunday May 26, we
expect some fine singers to be
with us.
Our Uterary Society will meet
Saturday night to set a date and
select a subject for a debate with
the Brooken society.
The Literary society meets on
Saturday nights, they have big
crowds and everybody is wel-
come.
Our Sunday school is very
Interesting and the interest Is
growing raoWly W» now have
96 members enrolled.
Farmers are very busy with
spacious and hospitable home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Fowler, in
their seventh oi>en session.
The meeting was called to
order by roll call, to which each
member present responded with
some current event. The presi-
dent Mrs. Method Pazdral, made
a short address in which in her
plain quiet way showed to some
extent what the club had achiev-
ed during her administration
which it seemed had only been
too short to those guided by her
wholesome advice and ever kind-
ly encouragement.
Mrs. II. M. Johnson responded
to this in a very creditable way
making one and all feel proud of
being a member of such a worthy
institution. The program was
then rendered as follows.
1st Music by Miss Stowers,
she being absent, this number
was substituted by a beautiful
piano solo by Miss Jessie
Chambers.
2nd A reading by Miss Eddie
Snodgrass given in two numbers,
a selection from “Ben Hur” and
"Little Boy Blue.”
3rd Music selection by Mrs.
Berringer.
4th A debate on “Woman
Suffrage” one of the warm topics
of the times It being affirmed
“Women should vote.” Those
supporting the affirmative side
were Mrs. Jeff West, Mrs Kate
Fowler and Miss Maggie
O’Connell. The negative were
Mrs. Dr. Stowers, Mrs. Joe Cuff
and Mrs. Townley. The debate
caused a great deal of interest
and was thoroughly enjoyed by
all present judging faom the
peels of laughter that would
occasionally break out, especially
when Mrs. Stowers quoted a
tired housewife's words when
she was asked if she wanted to
vote, “What, me, want to vote?
no, indeed! I say if there is one
thing in the world that a man can
do without the aid of woman, for
goodnesa sake, let him do it.”
All were given credit for good
thought and excellent points
produced from papers which
showed hard work and deep
study. However, the judges
who were selected by the presi-
dent in the persons of Mesdames
Ingrahm, Boggess and Biggs,
and who were pointedly instret-
ed by the president to render
a decision entirely by the points
made on either side, rendert-d a
verdict in favor of the negatives.
5th Was another reading by
Miss Snodgrass, by request,
(Miss Pliarr being called out of
town.) Tins reading was Also fine
and exactly touched on the sub
ject above discussed, being “Die
Oak and die Vine.” The club
congratulated themselves »on
having Miss Edd with them, her
merits are well known to all.
A Shakespeare contest dosed
the program in which Miss
Duncan of Hillsboro carried off
tlie prize, though several others
came within one of answering
the same number. The prize
consisted of a beautiful painting
of Shakespeare by Miss Nell
Stowers, a very creditable and
much to be aTJpreclated article,
especially by a club member,
Miss Florence being the presi-
dent of a similar club in her own
city.
After partaking of refresh-
ments, served by the dub,
consisting of oink and *Mt»
brick cream, and cake of the
same delicate hue, all went away
feeling that after all the
’Wednesday Club” was not such
Mays Makes PnfNitet
City Council—Otksr
their crops now and are taking * ^ be, and our kindly nja^rCbnoJI.
advantage
W.
te
The City Council met in regu-
lar session at the City ball Tues-
day night, with all members
present except City Attorney
Fazdral.
A petition was received asking
for a cement crossing between
residences of Frank Krizan and
H. V. Aderhold. Same wan
granted.
The street committee reported
that they had placed a number
of steel oulverts.
The sanitary committee re:
ported that a number closets in
the business part of town were
without the necessary galvanised
cans, as required by ordinance.
The night man's salary wan
fixed at $35.00 and he given the
privelige of burying all dead
animals brought to the dumping
grounds.
Committee on buying W.O. W.
I>ark report no progress.
J. A. Thompson was appointed
to collect the street tax at a
commission of ten per cent.
Mayor Wilie suggested divid-
ing the city into wards, so that
each part of town could be rep-
resented in the Council.
R. F. Sikes was before the
Council with a proposition to
operate a tire whistle at the light
plant free of charge provide the
Council buy the necessary whis-
tle. No action taken.
A proposition was made by W.
W. Mayo to donate ground for
the cotton platform near his cot-
ton yard, and a committee was
named to see what could be done
in the matter. Aldermen
Bridges, Ingraham and Jonee
were selected.
Buck Baron was allowed $14.00
for taking care of fire depart-
ment for month of May,
Accounts allowed: Cameron
Lbr. Co. $21.85, Alexander A
Nerren $4.25.
A Pretest
To The News;
We the members of the Wed-
nesday Club urge upon the City
Council or City officers, to re-
move those benches from the
walk along the south side of
The National Bank, and not
allow them to be placed where
they will interfear with i*edee-
trians passing by. We find it ia
dangerous for ladies to pass this
place when it Is filled with men.
Only a few day, a lady had oc-
casion to pass this place and re]
ceivcd a full charge of tobacco
juice, soiling lier dress. We
know it was purely an accident.
Now remove the benches and
avoid the accidents.
The Wednesday Club.
Additional Teachers Elected
The school trustees have elect-
ed the following teachers which
completes the list needed for
next term.
Miss Alina Crawford of Cop-
peras Cove, Texas, 6th. grade.
Miss Abble Datis, of Hillsboro,
7th. grade.
Miss Emma Culberson of
Waco, primary.
Mrs. Andy waiters, colored
School. „„
| A protracted meeting
giu at tile ChriaSain
4th Sunday in June, in
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Terrell, H. B. The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1912, newspaper, May 24, 1912; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588518/m1/1/?q=music: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.