The Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ENTERPRISE.
W. L. WEST, Editor.
Entered as second class matter, October 4
1905 at the post office at Livingston, Texas,
under the 'Act of Congress of March 3,1891.
Office in 'Willis Building,
West Side Of Court House Square
Telephone No. 39.
SUBSCRIPTION:
(Payable in Advance
One year...............................- $1.00
Six months.....................50
Three months..........................25
Obituraries, Card of' Thanks and all like-
matter that is not news will be charged for at
one-half regular rates.
ins 'em to trot out a man to beat
him for governor. We haven’t
seen anything from him to that
effect since last Saturday. He
will have an opponent and Oscar
will be a one-term man when the
smoke clears away.—Italy News-
Herald.
It was as-late as Tuesday after
the election before we ever saw
anything in the papers as to his
whereabouts. We did not know
whether he was being treated for
nervous prostration, or whether
he had left Texas for his health.
Advertising rates made known on application
at this office.
There is important business to
“come before the Commercial Club
today and you should be on hand.
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Put in a few words this week,
next week and every week there-
after boosting: for the county
fair.
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Read the Polk County Fair
premium list in this week’s issue
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and see if you cannot be able to
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contest for some of the prizes.
LoOk out for good roads, they
are coming soon. When the time
comes to vote we do not believe
there will be a man that will op-
pose the bond issue.
The biggest surprise of the
election Saturday was the way
the large cities voted. Dallas
county only gave the antis a ma-
jority of about 250 and Tarrant
county only did about 1300 bet-
ter. Eight boys in the city of
Dallas went dry and two in Ft.
Worth. San Antonio and Hous-
ton fell far short of the anti ma-
jority that both sides expected.—
Forney Messenger.
The Messenger says "eight
boys” in the city of Dallas went
dry and two in Ft. Worth. Of
course we kno,w this is a typo-
graphical error, and are sure the
Messenger meant "boxes” in-
stead of “boys.” Though if it
had bet-n left to the noble boys of
our state she would have gone
dry by a big majority.
At Terrell Saturday Governor
Colquitt marched to the polls and
voted the wet ticket to the tune
Mr. Geo. F. Oliver, the new ed- i of Texas going dry by some thou-
sand%women and cliildreft. It-
itor of the Center Champion, is
doing some good work for his
people since iie took charge of
the paper, and he never fails to
boost for Center and East Texas.
Mr. Merchant, if you expect to
get a share of the fall business
you had better get busy now with
your advertising. The day and
time has passed when a man can
malf£ a success without newspa-
advertising.
The premium list is published
this week and the list of amuse-
ments and names of speakers
will be announced later. Don’t
forget the dates of the fair, Octo-
ber 18, 19 and 20. Make your
arrangements to be here on those
dates.
The Grapeland Mess e n g e r
came out last week in a hew
dress, Editor Luker having added
a new line of type to his office.
Luker is giving his people a good
newsy paper and it should be ap-
preciated by the citizens of that
town.
has been said by some that he
was not shown the respect that
should have been accorded the
governor of Texas. The ladies
and children showed him about
the same respect that he showed
a bunch of their sisters who went
to his office in Austin to petition
him not to make a speech in fa-
vor of anti-prohibition.—Forney
Messenger. ,
And what do you think of the
governor's vote being challenged
by his home people, and having
to phone to Austin to get a decis-
ion before he was allowed to vote?
Quite a slam on the governor of
the state when his own home peo-
ple question him this far.
Some of the farmers report
that the rains caused some of the
squares to fall off of their cotton,
but the majority of them say that
the cotton crop condition was
never more favorable in this sec-
tion of the' country and that the
bander cotton crop will be made
in Polk county this year. Move
to Polk county.
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The E. & W. had all the ditches
about their property cleaned out
last week and now the city is do-
ing its part. This is something
that adds more than any other
one thing to the general health of
a town, is the proper drainage,
and every citizen should consider
it his duty to help keep the town
healthful.—Lufkin News.
It is about time the citizens of
Fivingston should begin a clean
up campaign. We believe the H.
E. and W,.T. would cut the weeds
and clean up along their right of
way if the town would start the
campaign.
Every few days some convict
writes to Gov. Colquitt to praise
the improvement of the condi-
tions in the penitentiary. Lest
we forget, Tom Campbell’s ad-
ministration is the one to which
credit must be given for the law
now governing the system. His
administration asked for the com-
mittee to investigate the system
and the committee uncovered the
rottenness. His administration
passed* the Commission law and
Campbell approved it. It was
left to go into effect until the new
administration took hold of the
government and Colquitt was al-
lowed to appoint the commission-
ers.—Forney Messenger.
Yes, Tom Campbell is the man
to whom this credit is due, but it
seems that some of the papers of
the state want to make it appear
to the people that their Honorable
Oscar is the man that did the
work.
not safe to drink. Then, too,
there are many other insanitary
conditions which bring on epi-
demics of typhoid fever. Just at
this season of the year, more than
at any other time, people should
take the greatest precaution
against uncleanliness and tilth.—
State Press. - . .
Everyone should take all pre-
caution to guard against typhoid
during the summer months. The
weeds should be cut, and a gen-
eral cleaning up of the towns
should be inaugurated.
Little Oscar was going around
Texas last week crowing and dar-
GUARD AGAINST TYPHOID.
The average cost of taking care
of a case of typhoid fever, even
when the patient recovers, is es-
timated at $300. The cost of
swatting a few flies is compara-
tively nothing.—Cuero Record.
But the swatting of flies is not
enough. Typhoid fever results
very often from a contaminated
water supply. All drinking wa-
ter should be nearly as pure as it
is possible to get it. Cisterns
should "be cleaned out frequently.
The water from surface wells is
This Timpson Business League
is doipg things worth while. At
a meeting last nightr$l,000 was
guaranteed the compress and ten
thousand dollars subscribed for
stock in the handle factory. It
was decided to offer to the farm-
ers in Timpson s trade territory
two dollars for every dollar of
their money that they are willing
to expend on good roads. This
Timpson Business Leagu^vhas
real money behind it. It is a sol-
id, substantial, earnest organiza-
tion of business men with a de-
termination to make of Timpson
a thriving city, in spite of any and
all obstacles that may be thrown
in the way.—Timpson Times.
Timpson, through her Busi-
ness League, is setting a splen-
did example to the balance of
East Texas. Think of it! Ten
thousand dollars for a handle fac-
tory, one thousand dollars for a
compress and a feasible plan to
secure good roads. That’s going
some for a little place not over
half as large as Orange and one
that—we think unjustly—has a
reputation of being the slowest
town in East Texas. Timpson
may have been slow, but she is
certainly waking up now, taking
the above as a criterion.—Orange
Leader.
It would be' good for every
town in East Texas tc^follow the
example set byTimpson. It takes
money to do things and the mon-
ey spent in this way always
brings back to the business mai^
two dollars for every one he
spends in securing enterprises
for his town.
Pinckney News Items.
As we’ve seen no news’from
here in quite awhile though^ we
would write a few lines.
There has been considerable
rain for the past few days, which
is doing lots of damage to the cot-
ton crop.
The vocal music school, which
was taught by Miss Ida L. Mat-
thews, closed Saturday evening
with a concert and was enjoyed
by all attending. The school
proved to be a grand success.
We wish to congratulate Miss
Matthews for her prose, which
was entitled, “A Composition on
Music.”
Vern Gibson and wife of Buck
are visiting their parents at this
place this week.
Mrs. E. Turner is visiting at
Beaumont and Orange where she
will remain for the summer.
W. 'A. Adams, Sr., went to the
city this week.
Among the number who attend
ed singing at Big Sandy Sunday
were Misses Velma Gibson, Min-
nie Adams, Lessie Kersh, Abbie
Parker and Mrs. Bertha Gibson^
Messrs. Albert Dicken, Cullen
McKee, Vern Gibson and Bolen
Adams.
Mrs. Donna Lane of New Wil-
lard is visiting hpr parents, Mr.
ahd Mrs. Harrison.
Miss Abbie Parker returned
from Woodville last Saturday
vyhere she has been attending the
Summer Normal.
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TURKEY HAD AN EVIL EYE!
Men Insist They Killed Bird In 8elf-i
Defense, But Law Says They
Must Prove It.
John O’Halllhan, twenty-five years
old, and William Johnson, thirty-four
years old, were held In $200 bail each
on a charge of petit larceny in the
Flatbush police court. They went!
out to the Prospect Park zoo the
other day and climbed over into the!
Enclosure where the deer are. After
that they made a personal call upo$
the peacocks. Passing from inclosure,
to lnclosure on a series of friendly
calls they arrived at the pen where a
number of turkeys disport themselves.;
“That bird there,” O’Halllhan feaid^
pointing a fine bronze turkey gobbler,
“has an evil eye.”
Johnson looked, and it seemed so
to ’him also. The turkey was regard-
ing them with something like malev-
olence In Its fixed gaze. They re-,
tired. It charged them. They be-
came so confused that they could not
get out of the inclosure. The bird
chased them round and round and
round the pen, and as they ran, hold-
ing on to each other’s hands and gasp-
ing with fright and their exertions,
thet discussed the situation.
“There is only one thing to do,”
said O’Hallihan, “and that is to face
this thing courageously, bird or devil
or whatever it may be, and get those
eyes covered up. Its power is in its
eyes.”
"I don’t care,” Johnson panted.
"The thing’s gaining on us.” And he
sank down exhausted.
O’Hallihan is a bold man. So he
faced the infuriated turkey. After a
desperate battle he flung his coat
over Its head. With Its eyes covered,
just as he had expected, the power
for evil ceased. He clutched it tight-]
ly by the neck, and took It out of;
the park to finish It. When Detec-j
tlve Muss of the park squad arrested'
him on a petit larceny Charge the
creature was already dead.
"John O’Brien of the zoo force Is;
going to pickle the turkey go It will]
keep, and Introduce It as evidence ini
court. The police say that O’Halil!
ban and Johnson were drunk when]
they had their battle with the bird.—*
Brooklyn Eagle. 5;
curately placed In the,, exact i'Centei
of the seat that between it and th^
two individuals at the ends there wart
not room for the thinnest of passen!
gers to right or left.
, The car stopped to take on a small
person In a bee-hive hat, just from
rehearsal. She inventoried the car)
with the sweeping glance of the qx-j
•perienced New Yorker and picked th
seat containing the individuals abov
enumerated as offering the bes'
chances for room, seeing that it he!
but three, counting the one in tb
middle as only one passenger.
The newcomer insinuated her smal'
frame between Mrs. Fatness and tb
man with the bad cigarette. Shi
wriggled, pried and shoved, but go’
no further than halfway back in that
seat.' Then she swept the cigarette]
gentleman, with a scathing glance.
“Kindly move over,” said she to hi:
with considerable acidity.
The gentleman had paid no atten-i
tion to her shovings and wrigglings,
since he was too tightly jarume
against the rail to have them mattei
one way or the other. But this w;
too much. He slowly turned an<
looked at her, pressing his lips togeth!
er ou one side to hold the cigarette]
In safety. Then he growled: “Kind!
ly direct your remark to the dims
museum thing on your right.”—NeW]
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- LOGICAL.
“The second doctor Blank's fam-
ily had was, in all respects, exactly
like the first one.”
“Why shouldn't he be a fac simile,
when they iffrc a sick family ?”
B0RACIC ACID IN COMMERCE)
Scientists Finally Have Devised «
Way to Produce Commodity
Comparatively Cheaply.
AND THEN THE WORM TURNED
Remark Really More Than Suffering
Street Car Passenger Could 8tand
Without Complaint.
Use Want-Ads.
At either end of a seat in a Broad,
way open car was an individual, the
one at the far end smoking a very
.bad cigarette. Midway between these
two sat something very fat. Not only]
.was It very fat, but Its hat was fal
i with feathers, Its fingers were fal
iwlth many jew'eled rings. Its necl
was fat with beads and Its corsage
[was superfatted with chains, lorg,
nettes, vaalty (!) boxes and falls ofl
lace. It was in fact ao fat and so ac.
Formerly all the boracic, or boric,
add of commerce was obtained from
borax by heating It with calcined fer-
rous sulphate in closed vessels, where-
by sodoforic acid was formed, and
boracic acid was carried on with the
watery vapors, which escaped.
This was a long and tedious pro-
cess, and not much progress was mad#
until It was discovered that boraclo
acid could be obtained from the boil-
ing springs and jets of vapor In Tus-|
cany. Long after the discovery of
boracic acid In these springs, the bril-
liant Idea struck the physicist as well
as the chemist to employ the heat
of the' natural steam jets. This
method had the effect of converting
an unprofitable branch of industry]
Into one of the most successful.
The lagoons are situated near the
top of one of the highest hills. Asi
the volcanic vapors pass through thej
waters of the lagoons the boracic act
Is arrested by the water, which bei
comes Impregnated with It. In Cali-
fornia It occurs as the mineral sassf^
llte, and as a saline Incrustation
the crater of a mountain in the Ld]
group, north of Sicily.
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West, W. L. The Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1911, newspaper, August 3, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth660478/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.