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DEMOCRAT-VOICE
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FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
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Vol. No. 39.
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, Friday, July 30, 1920.
No. 31.
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LOCAL ELECTION RE-
TURNS; ONLY 2438
RODEO EVENTS WILL
BE BIG ATTRACTION
HEARD ON THE SQUARE.
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_ HUE HMB American Lc-gion Picnic and liar-
BALLOTS RECORDED HERE, AUGUST 4
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Unofficial returns of the Democratic
primary in Coleman county, as tabu-
lated by the Democrat-Voice, show
the following results:
Light Vote Polled.
Only 2438 ballots were recorded,
whereas the i tax collector’s rolls show
3171 poll receipts issued, which num-
ber includes 120 exemptions of un-
ders but does not include those over
60 or discharged soldiers. More than
1000 voters in the county failed to par
i tieipate in the primary.
Bailey Leads by 25.
Sum. Houston to furnish music for the ; ] 1 i
American Legion picnic and barl*-; « •«***. •’“»>’ -D, io *.rflv« the
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pose of electing delegates to the State
and District convention, will be held
Governor; Bailey 868, Thoma-
450, Loney 170, Neff 843.
Congress; Blanton 1584, (iris-
ham 660.
For Representative: Sims 1356,
Kidwell 900. In Concho county the
vote for Sims was 663; for Kidwell
)*For County Judge: Strong 725,
athews 1528.
'For School Superintendent: Mrs.
vetts 804, South 1007, Griffin 521,
For Tax Assessor: Gilliland 1069,
tmith 1282.
For Tax Collector; Lewis 1115,
Thomason 1206.
For Commisioner Prec. 1; Snckett
499, Keller 390.
For Public Weigher, Coleman:
Starnes 473, Conner 303.
For Constable Prec. 1: May 452,
Stobaugh 202.
For Commissioner Prec. 2: Gil-
more 331, Curry 258.
For Commissioner Prec. 3: Moore
57. Pauley 172.
For Commissioner Prec. 4: Thur-
man 340, Russell 118.
For Public Weigher at Santa Anna,
Geo. W. Williams was elected over .1.
E. Watkins by a majority of approxi-
mately 40 votes. Mr. Williams name
was written on ticket by the voters.
Other State Candidates.
Lieutenant Governor: Davidson
583, Johnson 472. Humphrey 267,
McNealus 196, Culp 503.
Supreme Court: Key 719. Pierson
654, Hawkins 680.
Commissioner of Agriculture: Ter
—~rettT298, Dixon 781.
, R. R. Commissioner; Andrews 843,
.— Mayfield 1254. -..........
Comptroller: Wiginton U74, Smith
912.
Home Ownership Amendment: For
776, Against 681.
A tabulated report of vote for gov-
ernor and county officers appears on
another page of this paper.
Vote for Precinct Officers.
For Commissioner Prec. 1:
Echo: Sackett 12, Keller 13.
Burkett:, Sackett 23, Keller 90.
Coleman: Sackett 436, Keller 275.1
Camp Colorado: Sackett 16, Kel-
ler 10. '■ I
Madge: Sackett 12, Keller 2.
For Commissioner Prec. 2:
Santa Anna: Gilmore 206”. Curry)
148.
Trickham: Gilmore 41, Curry 3
Shield: Gilmore 17, Curry 23.
Red Bank: Gilmore 9, Curry
/Bvckwood: Gilmore 87, Curry
’ I yot: Gilmore 27, Curry 2.
refl^ommissioner Prec. 3:
Gouldbnsk: Moore 7, Pauley 43.
Fisk: Moore 2, Pauley 24.
Voss: Moore 26, Pauley 28
Valera: Moore 2, Pauley 63.
and 5th.
Program Mednreday, August I.
10:00 a. m. base bail game
12:00 to 100 p. m. basket dinner.
1:00 p. m. devoted to American Le-
gion.
1:45 to 4:45 p. in., speaking by two
gubernational candidates.
5:30 p. m. horse races; one-quarter
mile—free for all. cow pony race,
three-eights mile race, Shetland' pony
race.
Program Thursday, Aug. 5.
10:00 to 11:30 a. ni„ goat roping.
11:30 to 12:00 m., cigar race.
12:00 to 12:30 p. m,, potato race.
12:30 to 2:00 p. m.f free barbecue.
2:00 to 2:45 p. m., membership cam-
paign, American Legion.
2:45 to 4115 T). m., steer roping.
4:15 to 5:15 p. m., bronco riding.
5:15 to 5:45 p. m., battle royal. v
5:45 p. m., base ball game. Don’t
miss the battle royal. This event will
be worth coming milei) to see. Five
negroes will put on boxing gloves and
get in the prize ring, then the, battle
begins. No time will be railed, it
will be one continual battle, dryi the
man who stays in the ring longd-t gets
the money.
Prizes of Uodeo Events.
Steer riding (ladies only), $100.00,
$50.00.
Steer roping $65.00, $25.00, $10.00.
Goat roping $50.00, $25.00.
Cigar race $25.00, $10.00, $5.00.
Potato race $25.00, $15.00, $5.00.
Cow pony race, $50.00 $25.00, $10.00.
Quarter mile—free for all, $75.00,
$50.00, $25.00.
Three-eights mile, $100.00, $75.00,
$26.00.
Shetland pony race, $15.00, $10 00.
$5.00. ;
Ilronco riding $5.00 a mount.
Notice.
This is to notify all persons in the
city of Goloman that the ordinance
against staking or tiring rows on or
near the sidewalks will in the future
Ljg enforced and penalty assessed.
3lx. A. D. BUrdick, Chief of Police.
ii; JOS. W. BAILEY AND PAT M. NEFF WILL SPEAK
!l IN COLEMAN NEXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4
er with ML C, Me Dade who is now; at
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i=:iiS“ J!MNED MAKING OIL
agency and its object is to assist far-
mers in receiving correct grades on
cotton offered for sale. Tf)e classer
is financed by Coleman business men
and farmers.
at 2 p. m Saturday, July 31st.
the Prohibition Party also nominat-
ed an Ohio oian.
. In the midst'of local and State poli-
tics it is interesting to note progress
in local school affairs. Of more than
passing interest is the action of the
Santa Fe railway and West Texas
Telephone Company in appearing he
fore the local school’board and volun-
tarily offering that their property be
assessed at full value for local school
purposes.
. Next Wednesday. August 4th is
Governor's Day in Coleman. Come
and hear the next Governor of Texas
speak. Basket picnic. 16th Cavalry
band, baseball and horse-racing will
tie features of tin day at Pecan Park'
Every citizen of Coleman should
constitute himself a committee to as-
sist the American Legion in entertain-
ing the fifteen thousand visitors who
will be in our midst next Wednesday
and Thursday, August 4th and 5th.
|___Former Congressman James I., t !. i'1’?15;, At about
This is vacation season. Borne per-
sons are summering in the mountains,
othen. are at the seaside, some are
motoring and others art*-boating -up
Salt river.
A negro known by nicknuiae as
"Curly ■„ is alleged to have stolen six
silk dresses and a handgrip from the
Hug Dry Goods Company early Tues-
day morning. Two of the dresses
were recovered but the other four jmd
tin- negro arc -til] at large. “Curly”
makes h, splquarters wherever night
overtake- him but his. field of opera-
tion is principally in West Texas, west
of the 90th meridian. Sheriff Hamil-
ton wa: on liis trail Tuesday night
but lost ii in the high weeds in Little
Africa north of the court house.
The: home of W. E. Modawell in the
Coleman Junction community was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. The
family lost all household effects ex-
cepting several mattresses that were
liurriAily removed from the burning
building Origin of the fire is not
knowij.
Slayden of San Antonio, aspirant for 1<luf,k Tuesday, the Santa Fe westbound
j ,- . , *1 ' nnuunAirii: Iriitn otmi,>lz o n luilnmnL. I.,
re-election, was defeated by Hon, Car-
los Bee, present incumbent. The in-
complete vote gives Bee 8,350, 'Slav-
den 4,304.
passenger train struck an automobile
at a crossing just east of Mullin, de-
stroying the machine and killing its
driver, D. J. Johnson, a traveling auto
accessory salesman of Dallas. The,
train stopped, backed and picked up
the body, taking it to Brownwpod -t»-
„ ■ „ ,.......m., | await directions from Johnson’s rela-
Brown will lie assistant cotton class-j tivea at Dallas
Mr. E. L Brown, recently of Bry-
an, arrived Colemnn Wednesday. Mr.
U lowim ■■•*11 l... ... *
16.
33.
Hardin: Moore 10, Pauley 6.
Leaday: Moore 10, Pauley 8.
For Coqujjmsioner Prec. 4:
Glen Cove: Thurman 75, Russell
29.
Talpa: Thurman 84, Russell II
Novice: Thurman 44, Russell 41.
Silver Valley: Thurman 54, Rus-
sell 12.
Bowen: Thurman 27, Russell 6.
Anderson: Thurman 6, Russell; 10,
Goldsboro: Thurman 6, Russell 40.
[Public Weigher, Coleman:
Coleman: Starnes 442, Conner 276.
Bowen: Starnes 14, Conner 18.
Anderson: Starnes 17, Conner 9.
[ For Constable Prec. 1:
Coleman: , May 418,‘Stobaugh Ikh.
Bowen: May 16, Stobaugh 8.
Anderson: May 18, Stobaugh 6.
I Public Weigher, Santa Anna:
Red Bank: Watkins 23, Williams 2.
Niwot: Watkins 14, Williams 12.
Shield: Watkins 29, Williams 19.
Santa Anna: Watkins 161, Wil-
liams 232.
BE INDEPENDENT
HAVE
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ACCOUNT
There is no greater feeling of indepen-
dence than that of having a Bank Account suf-
ficient for your needs.
The only way you can ever have such an
Account is first to make
THE START.
We solicit your Account; we make the
start easy for you. We are your friend.
WHY WAIT
Longer when you know the importance of
this matter today?
Less Than 450,000
Votes Polled in State
Bailey Leading 5,300
The present outlook is that the to-
Uil vote cast in the Democratic pri-
mary election last-Saturduv will not
be much in excess of 440,900 This
is based upon estimates by the Texas
Election Bureau. Nearly 400,000
votes are so far accounted for. Mr.
Bailey is still in the lead and has in-
creased his lead over Neff until it is
now approximately, 5,300
Less I ban Half the ■ \ otc
This showing is to the effect that
the Democratic primary election this i << ,
first1
Blanton Has Big Lead
Over Opponent Grisham
With the possible exception of East-
land county, the home of R. N. Gris-
ham, Congressman Blanton apurently
has carried every county iri the Sev
cOleenth Congressional district in the
Saturday primary, his majority being
two to one over the Eastland county
candidate, The incomplete count in
Eastland county gives Grisham 2216
and Blanton 208.5. '
'ria total votes in the Congression-
al rai v so far reported is a, follows:
Blanton Grisham
Taylor flbunty
Eastland comity
minty
county.
Latent total^ in tho rate for Gov
McCulloch . county
255
1.30,197, Thomasgn 89,850. The Flee -11 count.v
tion Bureau has arcountcd for a to 1 i!i.""‘n county
tal of 399,983. [Callahan county
--_____ [Jones county
Mrs. M I Conley of Austin is the Shackelford countv
of Cole°f Her UUnt' MrS; ' B l>ibre11jR«9> ,«“ha county '
1 ' niun' Totals
2382
2085
!' 179 L
'45
’ 186
,1397
328
522
- 352
464
11471
914
152.3 _
1440
483
15,861 I
964
2246
1268
87
164
277
116
159
68
542
830
402
639
604
125
158
8.505
AFTER SHOT IN LIME
AT 2600 TO 2733 FEET
"The Jim Ned well of the Garner Oil
Co., Dibrell tract, was.shot in the lime
at 2600 to 2738 with a 360 quart
charge The well is gassing and mak-
ing oil through 700-foot'bridge. There
is every indication that the well may
be a good producer.
Central Production Co., Babington
trad, laying water line 1
New Locations Santa tuna Field.
Perry Oil & Gas Co., hauling rig
to Thornton tract, location 900 feet
south of north line. 900 feeC east of
west line of tract.
Santana Chief, moving rig to Kings-
bery No. 2, on air line between Hen-
derson well and Kingsbery No. 1,
• Contract let by Raney, Whiting et al
to Garner Oil Co. to drill Sanger tract.
Atlantic Producing & Refining Co.,
it is said, will drill the Teagle tract
north of Santa Anna.
The Garner Oil Co., it is said, are
under contract to drill the Blake tract.
Gladys Belle, Campbell tract, un-
derreaming 12 Vs at: 1170.
Dodwel! & Whiting. Melton tract,
spudding.
Lamb & box, Mathews tract, drill-
ing around 300.
The 55,000 barrel tank of Gladys
Belle Company is on the ground arid
will b<- erected at once.
Ex-Senator Jos. ML Bailey and Hon.
Pat,M. Neff, candidates for the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor of Tex-
| ns, will speak in Coleman next Wed
nesday, August 4th, which is the first
day of the American Legion picnic
j and barber [to be held at Pecan Park.
Both candidates have confirmed the
appointment by telegram since the
primary, July 24th, determined that
Mr. Bailey and Mr. Neff would be in
the run-off. The speaking will be
conducted, in the afternoon, beginning
at 1:30 o’clock.
From ten to fifteen thousand people,
are expected to be in Coleman during
the two days celebration of the A mere
cun Legion, August 4th and 5th.
Daily Oil Production
in Coleman Co. 800 Bbls
Important New Field
(San Antonio Express.)
There have been important devel-
opments in the shallow field at Santa
Anna, in Coleman County. A defin-
ite lime production has been develop-
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Mas Annabelle Stinnetli of Dallas
is guest of Miss Gussie Snodei-ass.
ed at a depth of 2,450 feet just north
1 east of Santa Anna, which is regarded
) as a separate pay sand from the one
j opened up in the Pope No. 5 of the
[Gladys Belle Oil Company at around
1,550 feet, three and a half miles
south of Santa Anna It is showing
in the Woodward well of the Magnolia
Petroleum Company at 2,450 feet, the
well now making 25 barrels of oil
daily after a shot. Just a mile and a
half north of the Woodward the Pip-
pins-Burk well is standing full of oil
at about the same level, and is now
cleaning out after a shot.
Seven miles southeast of Santa An-
na the Henderson No. 1 of tlje Santa
Anna Chief Oil Company has gone in-
to a heavy gas sand at, 1,425 feet.
Where the Fish Bite.
Messrs. John B. Pitts. C. W. Pitta,
Walter Pitts; and Rev. M. K. Little
of Waco, are spending the week on the} making 4,000,000 feet daily, and pos-
Suutb Llano river. The party is ren ibly will develop into a good pro
devoued at. seven hundred springs. I ducer. It is only a short distance
— —from On Pope shallow Add, which
A Washing:' ., -Ii.-aa'. i, .ail,, . , ' a- n. ■ n.-oe fa • pi o.i a ■ r^Uje Pope
says: “The hearing of the Texas I No, 5 Falter No 2 and Garref^Wo. f
wool glowers for reirttbur-emen* ’.■ ee. "1 th« Gladys Belt . ’Ssw.
the' .Government for 'Undervaluation: Cofaaaaa County production has ran
fixed on their product by Government i up to 800 barrels daily in the pipe line
appraisers during the war was trails- I runs, although the field is one of the
ferred Saturday afternoon to Boston.i,newest developed, and drilling there
ROUND ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.)
Declaration of Trust.
land mineral of 160
'.ii.
A.
eres
by the War Trade Board, to be resum
ed Monday afternoon. This was done
in order to enable the Government, to
introduce witnesses to offset the
claims of the Texans. Sain If. Hill.
J. S. Allison of San Angelo and W. S.
Alexander of Concho County will ac-
company tiie claims board to Boston,
while Prof. J C. Jones of the Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
who has also been attending the hear-
ings, will return to Texas.
^ Submitted.
A ft vi a young lawyer hud talked
nearly five hours to a jury, who felt
like lynching him-, his opponent, a
grizzled old veteran, . arose, looked
sweetly at the judge, and said;
"Your honor, I will follow the ex-
ample of my young friend who has
just finished and submit the case
without argument."
now is showing great activity. Many
other wells are on top of the sand and
w’ill be completed shortly. This twr-
ritory is destined to become as im-
portant as any othei shallow field’in-
West- Texas, but is now being over-
looked to a certain extent.
Fresh Chicken.
A Texas minister had discovered
oil on some land he owned The min
later invited some of his .deacons to
go with him to the new field, so that
they might share in the opportunities.
They were breakfasting at the local
eating house and had decided that
they would order chicken.
When the waitress, "a calcimined
and peroxided miss, came up, the min-
ister inquired, “How is the chicken _
this morning V’
“All right, kiddo!” she retorted.
“How are you ""
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The Central Producers Corporation j Cleveland survey 495 and 40
filed declaration of Trust with thej^ Martinez survey 751.
county clerk under date of July 26, ’* Cochran to Guy Lee, lot 6 in
1920 trustees are C. O. Jaggars,! block i, and lots 1 and 2 in bloek 18, j
ML F. Arnold, R. F. Calvin. j Santa Fe addition to Coleman: $100.00 j
Adjudged of Unsound Mind , ^ *' Thweatt to ,1 M. Hinds .Jr., j
. In-County Judge Mathews’ cou,«tT^To " " M
Monday, Mrs. Little Cooper, uif<» of I * :,t
I. F Cooper of (JouMI usk,
judged of unsound min,I. i "
tbJiert L. Gideon to Mrs. Mattie E.
Chapman, lot 10 in block A, AjhUm--
son’s addition to Coleman; $550,00
survey
C. Smith Jr. to S 1 Mcllvain,
Record of Births.
Reported to the county clerk:
lo Mr. and Mrs- J. ML Mathews.
Talpa, girl.
To Mr, ami Mrs. M
kett, boy.
Santa
T T. Perry to Floss I’ Davis, HF.x
,, , lfil bi feet, Mahoney addition to Santa
V. Bugly, Bar-1 Anna.
May E. Perry to R L. Dumiiari.NoU
J!
To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cupps, Santa j 11 and 12 in bloek 18, original town
A^?a»Pr ' • ' Inf Coleman. $1,000,00.
To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harvey, Santa; 11 M. Thomson to Mrs Ellen Cal
Amna Route, girl. Ian, west half of northeast quarter 1
T<> Mr and Mrs Herbert Ashford. Work 5, Clow’s 2nd addition lo ColeJ
Coleman, girl. . ... ■ Wan; $326.9.-
To.»r. and Mrs. William II Giv- Win. G Busk to Geo. M Griffith,
ens. Novice, girl. [lot in northwest corner of bbs-k f,|
[town of Gould busk; $140.00
To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson, Tal
P«, boy.-, .
Marriage'Licenses Issued.
July $2.—Sam A. Davis and Mattie
Robertson.
July 24. Newt. Evans and Dora
I-ong
July 24.—Paul Hadley and Ophelia
Jones.
July 24.—Asencion Artiz and Ynu
aia Basque;.
July 24
Taylor.
Oil Leases Filed for Record.
Royalty1 Assignment: L, ML Hun-
ter and A 0. Weaver to B. F. Howell,
undivided 1-40 of oil and minerals
89.3 acres containeil in block 12, M.
Martinez survey 751. —^
Assignment: 1 E. Melton to J. W.
Deavtr, 6 acre* contained in C. C.
Burk tract.
Asalgnment: J. E. Huff to Geo. G.
Clem Burleson and Maude I Murray, 140 acres contained in J. A.
H. Cleveland survey 495 (W H Allan
BEFORE THE WAR
July 24. -Y. B. Johnson and Flur-[ tract.)
ence Porter.
My 27.-
Alcorn
July 28.
Lobstein
■John Sartain and Ethel
Ftaude Cole and Beulah
Deeds Filed for Record
to T. C. Popnoe, south
anti southwest quarter
W. 0. Gay
quarter
f survey 4 John H. Giiwon; $4'4M.OO.
Mrs, Ellen Harrod to T, C. M atson,
flOx 120 feet. Mrs. Morrison’s addition
to Santa Anna; $1,1
.jt W Denver to E. Melton, undivid-
ed one-haff interest and equity in oJi
Assignment: Central Producers j
( orjioratioii to Gulf State* Oil & Re-
fining Co, 144 acres contained in lj[, R,
Starkweather sturdy 12, alao 590
[ acres contained in John Johnson sur-
[ vey 45, Shelby Smith survey 46, Wil-j
llam Richards survey 47, Frost 1
Thom survey 48, Jose Dias survey
and B. F. Rose survey 70, also 172
It was the custom in Coleman to have an
annual celebration oh or about August 1 st, but
this annual custom was interrupted by the ab
sence of our young*men and the necessity for
ones who remained at home to provide, by
strict economy, the funds to support our coun-
try’s first effort at World War.
Now, thanks to^thptyoung men, and to the
stay at homes, the war is successfully finished
and out of it has come a wonderful organiza
tion the American L-egioh which makes
possible a bigger and better celebration than
ever before. ___
I his bank and its .officers take a lively in-
terest in this year’s celebration on August 4th
and 5th, in gratitude for the events of the past,
and in hope for the future, and we most heart-
llv greet our friends The American Legion,
Coleman National Bank
acre* contained in E. T. R. R.
-
Rore *urref* 72 and 79.
80, W. L R«*e wirvey 80 and
H, H. Odom to ML A. Seal*, 10 acre*
contained in Walter Fozgate mirvey
487; $100.00 '
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