The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913 Page: 6 of 10
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Coleman Twenty Years Ago
November, 1898:
Since Brownwood adopted local op>
tion we have heard quite a number of
expressions favoring a test of the
matter in Coleman.
James Foreman, a resident of the
Rockwood vicinity, shot and killed him
self on the night of the 28th ulL
John Hardin has returned rom
Irion county where he left 1,000 of
the Busk cattle on good range.
I want two or three wells bored
Will pay part cash and balance in
work mules.—Frank Anson.
F. Studer visited Albany last week
where he bought out a jewelry busi-
ness which will be conducted by Jerry
Harbour. Mr. Studer made the trip
on his bicycle, and on his return made
00 miles in one day against a strong
wind.
W.F.Murray returned Sunday from
San Saba where he bought 5,000 cat-
tle and 2,000 mutton.
Santa Anna item: Hon. L. L. Shield
is moving his household goods to our
town with the view of making his
home among us.
Joe Morris came in Sunday from
Monroe, La., and reports the people
there complaining of drouth.
The populists held their mass meet-
ing at courthouse Saturday as per
call. About twenty of the faithful
were present, besides a number of
democrats furious to know what was
-o be done. \ Organization was the
one theme on which all speakers
seemed to agree, but there were oth-
(From Files of the Coleman Voice.)
tion carried to appoint ten men who
should each select four men, these
squads to take subdivisions of the
town and search every barn, storm
house, cellar, outhouse and if possible
And the wounded man. The chair ap-
pointed J. P. Ledbetter, F. M. Bowen,
er and many subjects touched upon,
among them the “wet end of a Santa
Fe cattle train,” national banks, John
Bull, the newspapers, congress, dem-
ocratic and republican papers, and
many other matters which should be
reformed.
Mrs. Mary Dibrell of Seguin is here
to be with her sick sister, Miss Mat-
tie Little, who has^een dangerously
ill for some time.
The petition to abolish the town
corporation was of no avail. It seems
that the people have not the right
to abolish by vote, but a special act
of the legislature is required.
John Howe has returned from the
west where he placed 1,000 Overall
cattle on grass.
Bob Hall now holds the ribbons
on the Banister and Perry ’bus.
Dr Solomon has shipped his ef-
fects to Glen Rose where he will lo-
cate.
The meeting ht the Baptist church
continues. The following were bap-
$jsed Sunday: E. £. Perry. W. 0.
Brown, Delia-F,3wards, Rosa Edwards,
——-KrttTF”7!fartin, Ethel and Nettie Mar-
tin, Annie O’Keefe, Hattie Walker,
Lottie Davis, Guy Green, W. T. Knox,
Frank Gipson, Tom Strong, Jr., Lucy
Pittman, Hallie Fortson, Isola Cnad-
well, Tama Jesson and a number of
athers have since joined the church.
The drouth is at an end.
H. W. Coliins has bought the gro-
cery stock of R. J. Ross and will con-
tinue the business at the old stand.
John C. Jones is now with Sutphen
ft Buchanan.
A progressive euchre party of some
twenty couples gathered Friday even-
ing at the residence ‘of Mrs. O’Hair
and spent a pleasant evening.
The commissioners’ court have or-
dered a local option election to be held
in Coleman precinct No. .1, Saturday,
December 2nd.
Died, Tuesday, Nov. 13, Miss Mat-
tie Little, aged 20 years, followin': an
illness of two months.
J. H. Tucker left Wednesday for
Ft. Worth as a delegate to the an-
nual M. E. confernee from Brown-
wood district.
Barton Bros, came in Friday with
a bunch t f fat tows whicn 'hey sold
to Murray Bros £ Co., at 50 per
head.
•kno. P. Day, W. Brooks, Austin
fallan, Roy Beaver and Pelhfi i Bur-
roughs took in Ft. Worth this week.
R. V'. Wi od now has a positio i with
E. M. Brown.
B. W. Watson was in town Wed-
v nesday.
Monday night a sneak thief was
found in the bouse of Dr. Alexander
by Fred BrachCn, nephew of the doe*
tor, as he was about to retire. When
Brachen entered the room lie struck
a match and discovered a man b -
tween the bead of the bed ami the
wall. Brachen jumped to the bureau
drawer and got a pistol and as he
turned was met by the burglar who
cut at him with a knife. Brachen
fired and the burglar groaned as he
jumped out of the window. Brachen
came out of the encounter with only
a cut of about four inches in his shirt
bosom. The burglar seems to have
W. P. Rascoe, W. C. Perry, E.
Brown, W. H. Payton, J. T. Cross,
D. Leeper, Joel Warren and Joe Nap
ier. These gentlemen with their as
sistants and the sheriff and deputies
made a thorough search of the town
and surrounding country but without
developments.
Another revolution is on in the
cactus republic.
Representative J. W. Bailey has
introduced in congress a bill to stop
the pay of retired civil and military
officers of1 the U. S. and to prevent
any judge who has resigned his of
fice from receiving pay.
H. Williams £ Co., have made an
assignment for the benefit of credi
tors; J. B. Coleman Is trustee.
Marriage license issued to C. M.
Seitz and Mrs. Lizzie Penland; H. H.
Winn and Miss Lizzie Harbour; W
E. Hall and Miss Jennie Moore.
December, 1893:
Perry, the chief town of the “Cher-
okee strip,” contains’ 6,000 souls, has
sixty saloons, forty-five gambling
houses and 300 lawyers.
The board of school examiners at
their last meeting granted a first
grade certificate to J. G. Pope, late
of Sparta, Tenn., who is teaching the
school at Success.
We are informed that a number of
persons are feeding their cattle on
cactus and they pronounce it an e\^
cellent nutritious feed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ledbetter were
at home to their friends on the even-
ing of the Nov. 25th, in honor of their
daughter, Miss Winnie's eighteenth
birthday, Miss Beaumont of Brown-
wood assisting. 'At 10:30 card* were
drawn for partners at a potato tour
nament, which consisted of carrying
large potatoes on very small spoons.
Champion prize was won by Miss Mc-
Cord, the booby by Robert McFarland.
At the close of the repast of the even-
ing a horseshoe cake was discovered
beneath a pyramid of flbwers and the
guests tried their luck at cutting for
the lucky pennies, for the bachelor’s
button and for the old maid’s needle.
Miss McCord and Sam Woodward se-
cured the pennies; Miss Julia McCord
the needle, indicating, a ii/e^of single
blessedness, and Robert Bowei.^ame
off with the gentleman’s symbol of
similar significance.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ross left Wed-
nesday for Norman, Okla., where Mr.
Ross expects to engage in business.
The local option election Saturday
resulted in a victory for prohibition.
The Vote was, for prohibition 165;
against 90. Everything passed off
quietly and only aJ)out half of the
voting strength partWpated
Rev. J. C. S. Baird and C. H. Jen-
kins had a joint discussion in Brady
on the political issues of the day.
Ballinger gave local option a ma-
jority of 13 at Tuesday’s “lection.
From Goldthwaite to San Angelo is
quite a distance between drinks.
Tom McCoro is back from the
Cherokee strip heart whole ard fan-
cy free.
Wm. Ansan has purchased the Coyle
^place near Glen Cove, paying $lu per
by March 1.
There was an interesting scrap in
town one night this week in which
Will and Sam Robison figured with
pistols and profanity. Mayor White
taxed Sam 116.90 for his share of
the fup, while Will was taxed 814.40
by the mayor and was afterwards"
taken before ’Square Rose on a pistol
case which ^mounted to 840. Will
is now hauling dirt and filling in the
low places about the public square at
the rate of 50c a day.
The prohibition election In Runnels
county has been declared of no effect.
Dunn Brothers have purchased the
Horvet’a stock of goods.
Prohibition goes into effect Janu-
ary', 12.
Marriage license issued to J. W.
Kirkpatrick and Miss Marietta Bax-
ter.
Ben Davidson returned this week
from Hillsboro.
Robert Culp has purchased the Gus
Dunn residence.
Miss Mary Henderson is at home
from Dallas for the holidays.
January, 1894:
Marriage license issued to C. E.
Williams and Miss Maggie M. Jack-
son; E. B. Grady and Miss Lillie Mc-
Anelly.
Gus Dunn hts gone to the Territory
to spy out a location for the Horvet's
stock of goods.
Roquemore’s' float team ran away
Monday and considerably damaged
some furniture for Green.
C. A. Hemphill announces as a can-
didate for city marshal.
A. Horvet* left Thursday for St
Louis, where his wife is sick at her
father’s home.
M. M. Williams has purchased the
F. A. Dibrell ranch of 640 acres at
110 per acre, and has moved thereto.
H. C. Randolph has returned from
Austin and thinks Culberson will de-
velop considerable strength for gov-
ernor.
Over 300 saloons in St. Louis are
compelled to close <jn account of hard
times.
The genial phiz of Morris Wood is
with us again scattering smiles.
A, D. Dunn is back from the Ter-
ritory and has decided to remain with
us. Not a bad idea, Gus.
G. A. Lewis announces in this is-
sue as a candidate for city marshal.
Grant is too well known to need any
commendation from the Voice.
The Baptist congregation on Christ-
mas day presented their pastor,.,Rev.
R. F. Stokes, the handsome sufn of
8470.00.
ftainfall for 1893, 12.26.
Spath £ Hemphill have purchased
the H. Williams £ Co’s stock of goods.
W. C. Harten, one of the oldest
citizens of the county, died of la-
grippe Friday night at hig home in
Glen Cove.1
E. E. Martin was sentenced at
Brownwood for 99 years, for the kill-
ing of G. H. Glass in Coleman coun-
ty in 1891. This is the second time
he has been convicted.
A letter from R. D. Halbert, form-
erly of this place, represents the Pecos
country in a bad condition—no water,
no grass, and sheep dying of starva-
tion. The loss will be over 50 per cent
this winter. 4 ’
S. B. Savage died of chronic bowel
trouble, and lagrippe, Friday, at his
home west of Coleman. His wife and
six children survive him.
At Glen Cove last Friday Will Vin-
cent was hiL over the head with
wagon spoke by Sam Craig, and in re-
turn Vincent shot Craig in the arm,
the ball entering at the elbow.
The city council has fixed the sal-
ary of marshal, assessor and collector
at 850.00.
Rev. T. D. Secrest, late of Goliad,
has accepted the call of the Christian
church at this place, and will preach
on3 Sunday of each month at Santa
Anna.
The store of Smith £ Featherston
at Trickham was destroyed by fire
Friday morning about 3 o’clock. The
building was occupied as a store,
postoffice and residence. The explo-
sion of a can of powder was the first
intimation of the fire to the inmates,
when they awoke to find thq, house
in a blaze.
Barclay Martin announces in this
issue as a candidate for city marshal.
J. R. Banister has disposed of his
interest in the livery business to W.
C. Perry.
Jay Johnson is in the race for city
marshal. ’
H. D. Walker and Rev. Moss Martin
have traded dwellings.
A rumor reached town this week
to the effect that a hand employed in
grubbing on the Hammond farm in
the Jim Ned valley had suddenly left
under peculiar circumstances. It is
aaid he went to tta employer a day
or two ago and asked for the wages
due him, that he wanted to quit. On
balng questioned as to the came for /
his actions he stated he had dug up
83,100 in gold and silver coin and that
ha was going to leave the country;,
and he left. That section was inhab-
ited by Spaniards almost a century
ago,—Abilene News. ,
Marriage license issued to Fred W.
Turner and Miss Bessie V. Moore.
A petition is in circulation at Santa
Anna asking for an election to repeal
local option.
W. H. Bell has purchased of Col.
Overall 250 acres of land in front of
his home place, three miles south of
town, at 87.50 per acre. V
February, 1894:
TWe name of John C. Jones appears
among the announcements for > city
marshal.
Clgve Lindley, son of Dr. D. Lind-
ley of Burkett, was accidentally shot
with a shotgun by another boy, the
shot taking effect in the right hand.
So terribly was the hand mutilated
that amputation was necessary. The
boy died the next day following the
operation.
The bank of Santa Anna with W. T.
Laughlin manager, will open for busi-
ness the 15th inst.
B. H. Randall announces for city
marshal.. Like all the balance of the
candidates, he, too, is the man for the
place.
Our handsome young friend, W. L.
Rose, represented Coleman at the Odd
Fellows grand lodge this week.
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water was found in the horse lot next
morning with pieces of cuticle in it,
Sheriff Kings be ry notifed the train
conductors to watch out and Tuesday
morning there was a gathering of cit-
izens at the court house when reso-
lutions were adopted requesting the
citizens of Cjdgman to allow their
premises searined, and another mo-
acre, part of the consideration being
a number of range yearling celts by
the trotting stallion, Trison, at $45
each.
T. W. Hunter has retired from the
Santa Anna News. Will Hubert £
Sons continue the- publication.
W, 0. Brown has secured a posi-
tion as traveling salesman for a Dal-
las wholesale house. , ,
Sunday afternoon while Johr.nu:
Walker and Miss Mabel Roquemore
were riding leisurely their buggy was
run intU and overturned by Luke
Trammel’s team which was running
away. No serious damage was d me
other than extreme fright.
The young people were out buggy
riding in full force-Sunday afternoon
and held a rendezvous near the first
railroad section house east of town,
when two of the couples, Jno. D.
Mann and Miss Ada Enos, J. O. Spath
and Miss Anna Rogers were united
in marriage, Rev. R. F. Stokes per-
forming the ceremony.
George H. Allen, a prosperous
ranchman of this couri\p whose ranch
is situated 12 miles northeast of
Coleman, died at the residence of J.
C, Dibrell in this city Friday morn-
ing, after an illness of ten days with
pneumonia. The remains wire sent
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Hollingsworth, R. G. The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913, newspaper, March 14, 1913; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726029/m1/6/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.