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Xhe Jacksboro Gazette
VOLUME XLV.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST, 7, 1924
NUMBER 10.
Jack County Democrat Conven-
tion.
On Saturday afternoon at two
o ’clock J. W. Gaskin, chairman of
the Democrat executive commit-
tee called the County convention
to order, and upon motion D. R.
Sewell was elected permanent
chairman, and W. A. Ham, per-
manent secretary of said conven-
tion. The following persons were
appointed on the credentials com-
mittee : H. C. McClure, Mrs. Put-
nam, and T. N. Brown. The re-
port of said eomihittee was re-
ceived and adopted, and the fol-
lowing delegates were seated in
said convention: D. R. Sewell,
H. C. McClure, Mrs. C. E. Putnam,
T. N. Brown, W. A. Ham, S. F.
Borden, Gus Jones, Mrs. Kyle
Spiller, J. P. Simpson, E. M. Da-
vidson, John A. Moore, June Ev-
ans and F. W. McClelland.
The following were elected as
delegates to the State convention:
D. R. Sewell, H. C. McClure, J. P.
Simpson, Dick Smith, Mrs. C. E.
Putnam, T. N. Brown, F. W. Mc-
Clelland; alternates, W. A. Ham,
S. F. Borden, Gus Jones, Kyle
Spiller, Wm. Brown.
Mad Dog in Town.
Monday morning a mad dog was
killed at Clay Stoddard’s place.
The dog had attempted to bite
Roy Sharp at the Mill and Eleva-
tor Co. ’s. The dog had been taken
up Saturday and penned by the
official, but got out Sunday night.
Last Friday, west of town, Char
ley MeQuerry was bitten by a dog.
Its head w'as taken immediately
to Fort Worth, and it was found
to contain rabies. Mr. MeQuerry
received medical aid there and is
continuing treatment here.
Several dogs have been bitten.
Dr. McClure thinks that his dog
was bitten by the same dog, and
vaccinated it.
The city officials have distrib-
uted notices against
and are striving to make the town
safe. The hardware stores have
ordered muzzles in large lqte to
accommodate all dogs. All reg-
istered dog owners are liable to re-
ceive notices this week.
Two First Prizes Won by Jack
County.
Two first state prizes were cap-
tured by Jack County club mem-
bers at the A. & M. College short
course, Mrs. McDaniel in the kitch-
en contest and Miss Pearh Cannon
on the theme written about the
dress she made.
The county agent, Mr. Willis,
and the home demonstration agent,
Miss Sullivan, accompanied Mrs.
McDaniel of Burton Springs, Miss
Anna Klum of Bean Prairie, Miss
Avril Pankey and Miss Pearl Can-
non of Vineyard, Raymond Ste-
phenson and J. D. Craft of Jacks-
boro and Landreth Reynolds of
Perrin to College Station to take
the A. & M. short course.
The party started from Jacks-
boro at 8:30, July 26, camped at
the cotton palace in Waco and ar-
rived at its destination in the ear-
ly afternoon the following day.
Good luck and fair weather pre-
vailed throughout the entire jour-
ney. The course consisted of
good lectures and demonstrations
on various subjects pertaining to
farm life.
The party left there at three-
thirty o’clock Saturday morning
and arrived home at eight the same
evening.
County Judge Resigns—Moves to
Oklahoma City.
Jack County can Well be proud
of its native sons who have gone
to other fields of labor and endeav-
In the list there are many who
n
S^MAMatthm
&L imi.r.n A
OPPOSITION OF IGNORANCE
In a general sense one might
make -the broad statement. It is
criminal to be ignorant, or, Ignor-
ance is a crime. This would apply
to this country- No one in our
fsir land is forced to be Ignorant;
no one haa a right to remain ig-
norant. Therefore, he who remains
ignorant commits a crime against
himself, against his family and
against his state. »
Firtt—The opposition of a certain
group to the public schools is bora
of Ignorance, or, it is born of crimi-
nality. The public schools of this
country are the most democratic,
useful and indispensable organiza-
tions ever created In the country.
Any one who opposes them la ig-
norant, vicious or mercenary.
is makiag a
persistent attack upon free masonry.
Free masonry is an ancient insti-
tution, founded upon the Bible,
teaching a great moral code, estab-
lishing a brotherhood beneficial to
the Individual, and constructively
beneficial to society. Those who
oppose masonry are ignorant of its
meaning, practices and the good it
is accomplishing. Their ignorance
leads them to make false state-
ments concerning masonry, its ori-
gin, its purpose, its morality and
Its good. No well informed person
would ever make an attack upon
masonry.
Third—Ignorance is making a
diabolical attack upon the evan-
gelical church In this country. The
church is a supernatural organiza-
tion, in the world for supernatural
purposes, and Is supernaturally de-
fended. It is the only institution in
the world In which all classes and
conditions of people can come
through the blood of Jesus Christ
and sit down on terms of absolute
equality. Only those who are dia-
bolical in their ignorance and in
their purposes would attack the
evangelica
ignorance is
have attained positions of promi-
nence in the ministry, the law,
medicine, commerce, production,
manufacture and distribution in
other fields. It is a regret that lo-
feal conditions and opportunities
do not warrant and justify such
trained and gifted sons in remain
ing here. But such has always
been the case everywhere and will
such dogs likely continue to be. x
Another such lass has occurred
this week in the resignation of
County Judge John D. McComb
and his removal to Oklahoma
City to become a member of the
law firm of McComb & McComb,
the senior member of which is
Judge McComb’s brother, Thom-
as J. McComb, another native son
of Jaek County. Judge McComb’s
departure will be felt as a keen
loss by the whole county and in
all of its activities.
He has been one of the eading
lawyers of north Texas for sev-
eral years and holds the very
highest respect of the bench and
bar throughout this section of
the state in whieh he has practiced
his profession. He has been one
of the eaders in his town and
county in all civic activities that
tended to substantial development
and progress. As presiding judge
of the county commissioners’
court and as a member and direc-
tor of the Jacksboro Chamber of
Commerce, he has been probably
the most potent factor in the de-
velopment of the county’s mill-
ion dollar highway system now
under construction.
His serviee of two terms as
county attorney and awo terms as
county judge has been marked by
a high sense of duty, fideity to the
trust imposed and by common
sense and poise. »
Public School Opens September 8.
The public school will open Sep-
tember 8th, with the faculty as
follows: O. B. Powell, superin-
tendtnt; Leo Presnell of Com-
merce. principal; Florene Camp-
bell of Winnsboro. English; Ra-
chel Timberlake of this city, His-
jtorv, high school; Mrs. Leo Pres
nell of Commerce, 6th errade:
|Edith Martin of Fort Worth. 3rd
I grade; Ethel Franks 2nd grade:
Mary Belle Sam of Benjamin.
iMrs. Lillian Bryant, 1st grade
|Mrs. E. M. Davidson, music; Ra-
jehel Franks, kindergarten.
Miss Franks has had special jwho Is°invitedt
j training in kindergarten work
iand will have her piano to teach j
folk songs, games, etc. Rates of
!Lotion will be announced later
There is yet a position to be fill- (
jed by the resignation of Miss De
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1
T—i
2—N. Jacksboro
3—Gibtown
4—Cundiff
5—Newport
6—Antelope
7—-Jermyn
£
5
CO
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£Q
1
00
9—Keechi
10—Post Oak
11—Vineyard
12—Finis
13—Joplin
14—Truce
, 15—Perrin
16— Roberts Prairie
17— Sebree
19—Burton Springs
18—Berwick
Total
For U. S. Senator:
Sheppard
131 202
26
47
19
60
62 129
27
51
20
21
16
4 1
21
12 13
19
10
990
Davis __ _____
25
74
12
16
15
9
60
55
52
27
13
2
11
2 ,
36
12 32
7
16
496
Maddox
47
27
5
10
13
16
10
22
4
7
1
1
6
3
12
2 1
2
2
191
For Governor:
Collins __________ 10 13
9
4
3
9
6
8
2
2
1
0
6
0
6
1 3 *
0
3
84
Barton ____
29
24
/2
1
4
8
3
9
7
6
8
9
1
0
7
7 4
8
4
129
Robertson ______
65 105
23
26
10
23
71
96
7
27
12
4
5
1
76
2 6
0
4
563
Burkett ___ __ __
6
1
5
1
0
2
3
7
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0 4
0
0
32
Dixon _ ______
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
20
2
2
0
3
0
0 0
0
0
10
Lynch Davidson
70
94
2 ■
23
0
26
7
37
9
17
2
2
3
1
24
5 4
7
2
340
Pope _ _____ __ __
13
6
4
8
1
1
1
4
4
4
6
0
1
0
1
3 5
0
0
59
T. W. Davidson_______
39
48
5
9
16
4
58
20
7
6
6
13
10
3
70
1 19
3
13
337
Ferguson __________
33
18
3
3
24
19
11
32
3
32
8
13
9
2
13
6 6
10
8
253
For Lieutenant Governor:
Edwards _________
118 168
24
47
14
29
75
L21
17
40
11
13
9
0
67
11 15
7
7
793
McCall_____________
31
19
1
9
6
9
2
10
6
. 4
2
4
1
0
12
1 4
3
1
125
Malone __ ______
20
13
3
4
7,
5
5
40
6
4
0
3
0
6
1 3
1
1
94
Miller _ ___
80
83
13
14
23
32
63
16
11
34
25
7
19
6
85
11 21
11
16
600
For Attorney General:
Wall _____ ..
66
85
17
22
17
33
15
45
25
34
13
13
12
2
40
8 10
4
10
471
Ward_____ .
61
77
5
1
7
9
55
78
2
18
3
3
4
0
35
' 5 6
5
2
382
Melson___________
18
10
1
4
4
7
11
15
5
8
4
1
3
1
10
2 5
0
3
112
Moody ____ __ ____
102
117
12
40
14
15
56
46
6
20
16
6
11
4
71
8 16
11
9
584
For Comptroller of Public Accounts:
Terrell __ _ __
64
85
15
34
11
37
26
33
IQ
23
9
13
9
1
47
7 18
7
7
456
Smith ______ •
43
46
8
9
11
11
12
25
16
16
6
7
9
2
26
3 6
5
5
260
Moulden
3£
24
7
7
6
5
5
14
1
10
11
1
4
1
4
1 1
1
2
141
Bell __
27
24
3
16
4
6
11
26
5
5
5
O
3
1
13
4 4
2
1
163
Baker __ _ ____
35
59
4
3
4
0
44
56
4
12
1
7
2
0
27
2 3
1
4
261
Smith _____
26
22
2
4
3
8
7
17
‘3
7
9
3
3
1
15
3 6
2
4
132
For State Treasurer:
*' 'V-
Terrell __ __ __ _
280
353
78
88
56
128
151
232
48
97
55
24
35
8
265
24 65
33
31
2051
For State Supt. of Pub. Instruction:
Marrs
280
354
82
78
57
128
156
230
46
97
54
2(
37
8
267
25 66
28
31
2058
For Commissioner of Agriculture
:
Sparkman _____ _
129
172
33
42
28
28
73
125
25
53
23
24
19
7
88
13 17
15
13
912
Terrel 1__ _ _
114
97
9
34
12
42
36
61
15
23
7
9
10
0
54
10 18
8
11/
576
For Land Commissioner:
Robison____ __ __
94
109
18
38
17
22
52
78
17-
30
13
13
10
4
80
4 16
14
16
640
Binkley ____________
110
134
14
29
16
38
31
88
18
32
15
11
13
6
37
15 24
2
7
636
Sargent _ __ __
. 38
32
5
5
6
16
32
23
5
14
4
2
5
2
21
4 2
4
2
222
For Railroad Corns., Reg. 6
year
term:
Weaver_____________
122
169
22
24
18
22
70
113
12
37
10
9
16
2
71
13 15
10
16
771
Mason __ _ ____
37
40
9
17
9
14
9
18
10
11
9
4
7
0
15
4 11
2
3
229
Gilmore _ _____
75
62
10
28
14
32
36
50
13
24
11
9
6
2
37
7 13
7
3
439
For Railroad Corns., 4 year unexp. term:
Smith
87
113
14
14
17
26
23
53
14
34
9
15
16
5
48
15 17
5
10
532
Speer __ _ ___ _
48
38
13
32
10
27
10
44
11
20
10
5
8
3
27
4 10
9
2
337
West __ __ ___
17
14
0
2
3
5
7
10
7
1
2
5
1
0
5
2 2
1
4
84
Nabors _ _ ____ _.
75
103
12
24
8
17
77
17
4
21
3,
2
6
0
49
4 7
2
8
500
For Railroad Corns., 2 year unexp. term:
•
Splawn _____________
276
344
80
39
48
125
149
234
42
94
51
23
33
6
229
25 62
29
31
1990
For Chief Justice Supreme Courl
Cureton __ __ _
_ 61'
63
21
43
16
25
17
39
19
23
4 9
8
2
41
13 20
11
11
448
Wear _ _____
_ 84
120
6
14
4
10
56
82
9
10
8
3
11
0
43
6 3
3
5
481
> Buck ________________
. 81
94
10
15
15
24
44
55
11/
43
15
11
20
4
45
6 8
5
8
514
For Assoc. Justice Court Crim. Appls.:
n
Lattimore ____
279
346
80
86
53
129
151
231
47
95
51
22
35
5
265
23 64
30
33
2024
For Assoc. Jus. Ct. Cov. Appls, 2 Dist.:
Dunklin __________
279
349
81
86
51
125
149
233
47
94
54
22
35
5
268
23 63
30
32
2026
For Congress 13th Dist.:
Williams____________
283
363
84
88
54
130
156
241
48
99
51
23
36
. 7
272
26 65
34
34
2094
For State Senator, 22nd Dist.:
Tribble_________
_ 36
21
3
9
15
16
8
11
4
8
0
• 8
1
0
9
5 10
2
8
174
Miller _ __ ____
116
131
6
5
4
7
44
43
21
8
8
5
19
5
97
6 16
4
8
. 553
Coffee _____
_ 32
47
19
30
8
8
15
56
9
34
32
7
6
3
23
7 9
11
4
360
Cable ___ __ ___
_ 18
21
17
21
• 6
22
14
19
0
7
0
0
7
2
5
4 7
2
4
183
Rice _____ __
59
88
6
8
15
28
62
69
8
27
2
e 3
4
0
43
3 5
7
4
441
For Representative 109th Dist.:
McFarlane _____
305
362
86
89
55 132
164
239
47
99
52
25
38
11
267
31 68
34
38
2142
For Dist. Judge, 43rd Dist.:
1 MeKinsey____ __
245
297
81
89
47
131
148
226
41
85
51
25
37
13
246
26 64
34
37
' 1925
For District Clerk:
•
Bunnell _____ __ _
186
222
60
59
29
61
107
98
28
66
36
11
32
13
111
25 28
26
17
1215
Herd _________
134
105
13
10
10
38
37
117
21
21
11
11
16
5
109
7 40
9
20
72.4
For County Judge:
MeClure _ _______
316
344
85
88
62
137
172
237
50
124
50
25
42
21
279
37 65
37
40
2191
For County Attorney:
Simpson ___ ___
315
326
83
87
62
131
160
230
48
96
46
24
40
19
279
32 70
36
40
2118
For Surveyor:
SpiUer .......
332 358
85
88
62
135
173
243
49
132
54
25
42
22
280
37 71
39
40
2237
For County Clerk:
Worley ___________
332
348
84
88
63
137
16^
236
52
101
53
24
40
26
276
33 73
39
40
2211
For Sheriff and Tax Collector:
\
Middleton _____
138
198
72
46
28
73
88
109
33
61
30
17
25
15
147
26 28
20
18
1172
Bryson _. __ ___
209
172
14
41
39
65
88
143
21
42
28
12
30
15
135
15 43
21
25
1158
For Tax Assessor:
Nelms _________
180
137
2
13
3
14
13
46
29
13
25
13
28
10
82
4 30
4
11
657
McCllurkin_________
45
39
4
6
8
15
8
15
9
5
10
6
1
1
19
2 17.
3
0
219
Sartain____ ______
_ 59
67
53
22
5
9
67
95
9
5'
6
1
5
2
81
1 4
9
2
502
Whitsitt__________
_ 61
75
27
45
42
93
84
90
8
78
19
10
24
18
77
32 20
20
24
S47
For County Treasurer:
r
Hill_____ ________
330
341
86
89
51
133
151
235
53
•
50
30
31
256
35 69
39
39
2112
For County Superintendent:
Phillips _____ ___
245
225
80
66
17
85
97
128
40
11
38
19
34
10
187
20 55
33
35
1421
Scott--------------
. 76 128
3
20
48
41
64
92
12
87
14
6
6
18
67
18 13
2
18
744
For Co. Corns., Prect. No. 1:
Whittaker_________
69
41
57
50
5
11
14
160
Miller ___________
28
46
15
4
1
20
28
223
For Co. Corns., Prect. No. 2:
Rani zy____________
37
7
40
32
14
24
155
Gilliland _______
. 16
72
9
11
90
13
211
Harrison ________
4
7
* 1
11
166
— 0
189
Morgan ____________
0
N
2
20
9
5
48
For Co. Coma, Prect. No.
3: *
Kuykendall ______ .
_ 74
0
128
32
15
8
257
Bruce_______ ___
_ 60
6
121
21
15
* JNf
3
• 226
For Co. Corns., Prect. No.
4;
Scott ____________
69
125
47
29
29 36
335
Lilly ____________
95
8
46
110
22
11 16
262
For Justice of the Peace Prect No. 1—
Isbell 260; Leeman 297. Constable—Richardson, 154. '
For County Chairman—GwaKney,
755;
Gaskin, 723. Precinct Chairman, No. 1—
Moore 88; Brown 25. No. 2—
Key 173; Brown 61.
No. 3 Cox 77.
No
4—Haire 88. No, 5—Baker
12;
Waldrop
16.
No. 6—Patton 136. No.
7—Dement 74; Moore 71.
No
.8—Raley 90; Hester 94.
No. 9—Taylor 43. No. 10—Powers 50; Reynolds 34.
No. 11
—Worthington 29. No. 12—Gaskin 8.
No. 15—Powell
253.
No. 16—Anglin 29;
Craig 4. No. 17—Shown
36. No.
18—Haag, 17; Parrish 22
. No. 19—McDaniel 36.
Jacksboro Boys at Catnip Stanley.
Last Sunday morning marked
a great event at the depot when
the soldiers of Battery “F” left
for San Antonio. Spectators of
surrounding towns as well as
Jacksboro and the city band hon-
ored them by their presence, music
and tears.
Several musical instruments and
athletic equipment were taken
along for entertainment.
One of the men had to rereive
aid from an ear specialist before
complications set in, at Fort
Worth.
The names of the 62 men at-
nding camp are as follows: Cap-
tain, James R. Dennis; 1st Lieu-
tenant, Alonzo A. Files; 2nd Lieu-
tenant, Norman L. Stewart; 1st
Sergeant, Norace P. McKinney;
Sergeants, Charley T. Blanken-
ship, Henry M. Hart, Lester Y.
Jones; Corporals,Chester A. Brum-
mett, Jefferson P. Hackley, Nor-
man W. King, Kyle Spiller, Lu-
ther R. Cooper, Frank M. Smith;
Privates, Joseph B. Cooper, Wal-
lace Clark, William L. Gates, Gube
Gunter* Herbert L. McClurkin,
Ernest C. Pruitt, Porter Risley,
Divin Swan, John Y. Young, Fred
Parker, Cecil Ivey, Albert B. Har-
ville, David C. Cooper, George H.
Clemjnons, Alvie A. Crismore, Be-
ette B. Eubanks, Pecy D. Gilley,
Johnnie Hill, John C. Hines, Lew-
is Hutchens, Herbert L. Jackson,
Glenn B. Jones, Roy L. Knight,
Bruce Lewis, George W. Martin,
Marion F. Martin. George A- Mor-
gan, Clarence O. Newkirk, Lonnie
W. Newkirk, Tilman C. Newkirk,
John S. Price, William A. Riggs,
George S. Risley, Elsie A. Smith,
Lawrence A. Spears. James A.
Strickland, Willie Lee Walker,
James C. Wells, Leonard Zuber,
Ray L. Long, Jesse S. Terry, Jas.
B. Tilghman, Ed Tabor, Clayton
Crew, Theodore R. Beggs, Curtiss
Barrett, Henry Smith, Chester B>
Lyons, Jesse Robinson,
Annual Club Boys’ and Girls’ En-
campment—Aug. 7 and 8.
Big annual gathering of the Jack
such as chicken, .sandwiches, ba-
con, onions, pickles, bread, cook-
ies and pies, and don't forget
your bathing suit,
Presbyterian Intermediate C. E.
Young Minister Preaches First
Sermon at M. E, Church. ^
Aaron Q. Sartain, who graduat-
ed from the Jacksboro high school
and attended S. M. U. last session,
preached his first sermon at the
Methodist church Sunday mora-
ing. •
Mr. Sartain was a member of
the Daniel Webster Debating So--
eiety here, and last summer in thff
Methodist revival surrendered hi#
life to special work. He is an ac-
tive member in the young people’s
societies as well as chureh and
Sunday school work. The easy
poise of the young minister in his
sound logic Sunday insures suc-
cess in kingdom work.
Court Elects H. C. McClure m
County Judge.
At a called session of the Coun-
ty Commissioners’ Court held in
Jacksboro Monday, the resigna-
tion of Hon. John D. McComb as
county judge was accepted and
Hon. Hart C. McClure, prominent
member of the local bar was elect-
ed by the court as his successor.
As stated elsewrere in The Ga-
zette, Judge McComb is moving
to Oklahoma City to tngage in the
practice of law. Judge McClure
was born in Jacksboro, educated
in the local public schools adn at
the State University at Austin,
and has spent all of his life in
Jacksboro except a few years at
Olney in charge of the Young
County office of his law firm, Spo-
rer & McClure.
Judge McClure has spent all his
mature life in tht practice of his
profession and ranks as one of the
leading lawyers of this section of
Texas. He has been quite active
during all these years in all civic
enterprises having served as may-
or of Jacksboro, as a member of
the school board* director of the
Topic: Beautiful things I see in chamber of commerce and in oth
lountyClub boys and girls. Lunch [What Will We Do?
on the ground. Plenty to do.
All Club boys and girls and
their parents of Jack County.
Where Will It Be Held? ■ ■
On the Knox ranch at Carroll ( barge:
Creek five miles east of Jacks j
boro. I
Games of all kinds, swimming,
baseball, free moving picture
show, talk on judging, and but-
tonhole contest.
nature; their lessons, Matt. 6:
26-34.
Leader, Wilmoth Jones.
The city beautiful, Psalm 48,
Lorene Smith.
Beautiful messages, Lsa. 52:7-12,
Ruth Wylie.
er such activities.
He brings to the oflce unusual
energy and a wide experience,
and is highly trained and equip-
ped to discharge its duties with
skill, justice and efficiency.
Judge McClure was unopposed
of Jesuf^Cbriat
i Linnie Mosley will teach the I wh«‘ You Brin«*
i colored school. Bed roll, rations for two days, |
C. C. Willis,
County Agent.
Lula Sullivan,
Home Dem. Agt.
Wonrerful humanity, Psalm, 8, jin his candidacy for the nomina-
1 j t. Burns jtion as county judge in the re-
5 The beautiful sea Isa 11-9 Lew iCent Democratic Primary and is
me Deaumui sea, isa..l± .y,Lew- now the nominee of his party for
j is Grey Johnson. this position at the November
I Business. Benediction. , j election.
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Dennis, J. R. The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1924, newspaper, August 7, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth731231/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.