The Coleman Daily Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1915 Page: 4 of 4
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THE COLEMAN DAILY VOICE
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TONIGHT AND FRIDAY UNSETTLED.
Parisian Ivory, Cut Glass, Electric Percolators,
Electric Fans, Electric Stoves.
PRUGS. STATIONERY
SOCIETY NOTES
By Mrs. J. D. Mann
Mrs. Helen Moore and sister, Mrs.«touch of the pianist the first notes of
Sid Sackett of Albany, have returned | Mendelsshon’s weddinjr march then
Lightning Set Fire Shield Farmers Sell
to Oil Tank and Grass Fifty Hogs at $6.85
Late Wednesday to a Local Buyer
Late Wednesday afternoon . light-
nuur flashed along the Santa Fc track
northwest of town and started- a fire
at the Gulf Kefin'ng Company stor-
age house and set fire to the grass for
two hundred yards southeast. The
lightning followed a sultry sped of
weather, when the temperature rose
to 103 degrees and a real thunder-
storm seemed imminent No meat
i.mount of damage was done.
The fire at the Gulf Refining Com-
pany storage tanks would have been
.isastrous but for the work, of the
fireboys with the chemical engine.
The flash of lightning started a blaze
in the engine room and set fire to gas
coming from an escape pipe above
the tanks. The escape pipe was tip
ped with a merry flame, resembling
that from a gas burner. The fire in
A tar load of fat hogs assembled
at Coleman Tuesday for shipment un-
der the auspices of the co-operative
marketing association, were sold
Wednesday morning to a local buyer
at $6.85 per cwt.
F, Wal Taylor was the purchaser.
He consigned them to the Fort Worth
market.
The hogs came from the prosper-
ous community of Shield and were a
fine bunch of porkers. The persons
co-operating in the sale, were: W .0.
Jones, 22 head; John Dillingham, 10,
W. L, Gilbreath, 19; Ben Dillingham,
6; J. E. Taylor, 3.
GREAT PEACE CONFERENCE
IN INDEPENDENCE HALL
engine room where oil was being} wide
Philadelphia,
peace
„ June
r.fpence
from a pleasant trip to Fort Worth,
Dallas and Marlin. In the latter place
they spent two weeks for the benefit
o- Mrs. Moore’s health. Mrs. Sack -ct
and daughter. Miss Mamie «T.t visit
two weeks with Mrs. Moore no for;
returning to Albany.
Beautiful Wedding a! Novice.
Bamett-Leathers.—The passing
from girlhood to that of matron, of
one of Novice’s c harming and reai
daughters, real in the sense of hav-
ing been born and reared here as well
as in her being very close in the af-
fections of so many friends of this
county, was witnessed at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bar-
nett. Wednesday, June 16th, It was j
the giving in marriage of their datigh
pealed forth in sweetest melody and
heralded the coming, of the bridal
party. The bridesmaids, Miss Eliza-
beth Leathers, the elder sister of the
groom, in white crepe de chine and
silk lace, and Miss Joy Edgerton of
Coleman, gowned in embroidery of
pastel shades, with trimmings of tur-
quise silk, approached by the way
of the winding stairway. Then advanc-
ed the little sister of the bride, little
Miss Kathleene, who carried the ring
nestling in a white rose and preceded
the bride who entered with her maid
of honor, Miss Lucy C<jx, of Gould-
busk, and met the groom attended
by his best man, Mr. Walter Sprink-
les, under a sweet pea arch of sur-
passing beauty where the Rev. J. W.
Gates of Coleman pronounced -the
Auto Service Cars
We have two auto service cars
will answer calls day or ni|
Will meet dll trains. Will make ti
to adjoining towns. Rate Jo Sa
Anna, one passenger, $2; three (
each. Rates to other towns on api
cation,
Charlie and Leonard Wilson
Day ’Phone 75 Night ’Phone
wearing corsage bouquets of s«
peas. The home’s ornamentation ;
beautiful in sweet peas, roses i
carnation blossoms. A feature
17.—A world-
-ence convened hern
ter, Miss Mary, to Mr Joseph Frank- j marriage ceremony, using the ring as
lin Leathers of this place. The solemn- ! the emblem of love without end.
ity of a beautiful home altar, im- The bride was a picture of stately
provided by loving hands, lent to this ■ beauty in her wedding dress, a pret-
wedding that individuality which will ty colored faille silk coat suit with
cause it to be remembered as one of j accessories to exactly^ match. Her
the sweetest and most beautiful wed- i bouquet was of pink sweet peas and
dings in the history of Novice. Just j ferns. The maid of honor's gown was
as the clock chimed three Miss Laura i of Russian blue charmeuse with
Strong of Coleman, sang in beautiful 1 touches of chiffon. She carried white
voice, “At Dawning,” by Cadman. j and pink sweet peas like those of
with piano accompaniment by . Mi«s j the brides-maids. Miss Strong’s gown
Josephine Leathers, the younger sis-1 was of pink taffeta and Miss Leath-
ter of the groom. Under the skilled , ers’ .of the blue crepe de chine each
al letters, B. and L., su
the colonnade, the B.
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from one of the most prominent fam-
ilies of the county and is a charming
representative of the home. She is
a Coleman High School graduate and
attended C. I. A. at Denton. , The
groom has been a resident of this
place about two years, occupying the
responsible position of station agent.
With the best wishes for their hap-
piness from many friends, the young
couple, accompanied by the bridal
party, motored to Coleman and were
off on the 7:00 o’clock train on their
honeymoon trip to Dallas, Galveston
and other points.
pumped from a car to the storage j today in historiPlndepen'dence Hall/
lank was spreading' rapidly I tt consider the formation of a League'
When the firemen arrived a heavy j of Nations. Fostered by ex-President
smoke from the burning grass and : William Howard Taft, who will pre-
the fire at the Refilling Company | side at the meeting, the conference is
tanks nearly blinded them. The grass said to have.the unofficial endorse-
soon burned out and the chemical ex- i ment of President Wilson,
tinguishers did the rest. | The movement is regarded as the
A telegraph wire was laid off the j most definite step yet taken toward
(«des and seems to have started the international amity. ■ Attending the
grass Ifire along the right of way. | conference are. over one hundred
The thunder shock was felt at Santa prominent men of this country—pub-
Ft station and in many parts of town
T. H. Smith and A J. Priddy mo-
tored up from Gouldhusk Thursday
morning to attend" to business affairs
here
M. H. Crockett of (rou)dhusk
. the city Thursday.
LAND LOANS
I am direct representative for ah
af Central West Texas, for a large
loan company, that has the money,,
and that will not give the preference
to Central or North Texas business
We can therefore give you’ prompt
inspections, and close without de
lay,
If your security and title is goor,
we can handle your business.
We ci.n extend paper or mn’ ■ r •
loans.
If interest-d write and let nv Lmw 1
your wants All inquiries treater1 in
confidence.
lie. officials, international taw experts,
j humanitarians and presidents of uni-
: verSities.
j The confer?, re was called not mere-
i ly for the purpose of 'discussing ab-
1 strait questions of peace and arbi-
tration. hut to j ut squarely before the
■ inference a pioposition for the Unif
ed .States to join a peace ledgue, com-
posed of every great nation. The
league is intended to bind the signa-
tories to agree to certain definite
lines of international action, the
most important of which is that the
Powers joining the league litlize their |
,’oint military forces to prevent
one of their number going to
precipitately.
Two other proposals, will be sub-
mitted for the Conference considera-
tion. One provides for the creation
of an international judicial tribuna1
and the other aims to create an in-
ternatonal Council of Conciliation—
which has not l>een discussed hither-
to—■■ for- questions that are known as
me .justiciable, or those not consider-
ed triable in a judicial tribunal.
Record of Births.
To Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Roberts, a
girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bull, Novice,
a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Culpepper,
Coleman, a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith, Bur-
kett, a girl.
^ammowit^ro^ram
Tonight At The Dixie
ADOLPH ZUK0R
PRESENTS
Might is Not Right, Says Bryan.
By United Press.
Washington, June 17.—Ex-Secre-
tary Bryan's statement puts the blame
of war on the false philosophy that
might makes right. Covetousness and
selfishness, he says, make individuals
and nations apply this principle and
violate three commendments.
scores those who advocate war-pre-
paredness and says the country is
fortunate in having in the White
House Wilson instead of a man in-
fluenced with false philosophy.
of the Association, and to the re-
spective courts of Coleman county
with request that they be inscribed
upon a page of the minutes of said
courts, forever sacred to the memory
of our beloved brother.
Withness our hands at Coleman, in
Coleman county, Texas, this Tuesday,
the 15th day of June, A. D., 1915.
F. I,. SNODGRASS,
J. P. LEDBETTER,
J. B. DIBRELL,
T. J. WHITE,
WALTER C. WOODWARD,
T. H. STRONG,
D. L. SNODGRASS,
J. O WOODWARD,
W. MARCUS WEATHERRED.
J. K. BAKER,
E M. CRITZ,
R. B. RAGSDALE.
I). D. KNIGHT,
GARLAND WOODWARD,
War Oddities.
London—Huge recruiting office
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posters throughout England no'
the words, "Remember the Lusil
ever a litographed picture of the levi-
athan.
Northern France—-Jack Johnson's
He | notoriety has gone from the trenches.
Big German shells that screech over-
head and burst with a roar are now
called “Jess Willards.’’
P
MACYLIN ARBUCKLE
In Geo. Ade’s Comedy-Drama-
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN
Five Acts
400 Scenes
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, in the dispensation of an
All-wise Providence, our brother, the
honorable J. A. B. Miller, has been
called from the bar of human justice
to the courts of an ever-merciful
father;
And, whereas, our deceased broth-
er's walk before us as men was hon-
orable, upright, noble and true;
broth-
Milan—A leading newspapers fig-
ures the total of prisoners and guns
claimed to have been captured by the
Austrians since the war started, at
thirteen million men and 8,600 guns.
Salford, Eng.—Three hundred wo-
men here are anxious to serve as
street car conductors and “motormen”
to relieve men of military age.
B. E. HURLBUT
Brdwn-,yocd. Texas
Mr. Donnell of .the* Belton-Coleman
Dreamery, was in Coleman Wednes-
day looki tcr after the. business of hi.-
firm.
OUR STOCK OF SHOES IS BIG. WE CARRY
THEM IN ALL WIDTHS. THAT’S WHV WE CAN FIT
YOU. OUR SHOES ALSO MAKE THE FOOT LOOK
NEAT AND TRIM: THEY WEAR A LONG TIME.
THE BRANDS OF HOSE WE SELL HAUE STOOD
THE TEST AT WEARING.
ALL SHOES AN0 HOSE FOR THE SAME MONEY
ARE NOT THE SAME QUALITY. TRY OURS JUST
ONCE. THAT’S ALL WE ASK.
The GRAY-HICKS C0.
Coleman, Texas
And, whereas, our deceased
eris life as a citizen was ennobling
and dignified; and his life as a law-
yer was unsullied and unstained;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Bar of Coleman county, that we
extend to the wife and children of the
deceased, and to the public, this ex-
pression of our esteem and apprecia-
, tion of the life of our deceased
I wife and family in this their hour of
I great sorrow;
Further, be it resolved that this ex-
| pression be not signed simply by a
| committee but by each individual
j member of the Bar of Coleman as a
personal as well as an associations!
token of esteem and sympathy; that
a copy of these resolutions be presen-
ted to the wife of the deceased; to the
newspaper of Coleman for publica-
tion; to the Secretary of the Texas
State Bar Association for the records
CHINESE MERCHANTS STUDY AMERICA.
ODAK PRINTS Jrfi
Post Cards from any sized
film, 5c each—All size films
for sale—Prompt Delivery
MOORE’S STUDIO
K1
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WHY?
—Wear dirty clothes
while we are in business
COLEMAN
SteamLaundry
Photo by American Pres# Association.
OMLwe industrial commission on a tour of the United States. Cheng Hsna
Chang, chairman, is In native costume. On bis right is Acting Mayor McAneny
of New York.
SNAPPY AND SEASONABLE
furnishings for men who know and
care are on view here. The latest
shirts, the classiest socks, the most
comfortable and best fitting under-
wear. If you want to be sure you are
getting the right furnishings
come right here.
Newsom’s Dry Goods Store
Next Monday, June 21
Is Wool Sale Day
There are 318 bags of wool in stor-
age at Coleman, with twenty to thir-
ty bags yet to arrive. Monday, June
j 23st, has been agreed upon as the
date when the wools will be offered
for sale at competitive bids. A num-
ber of prominent buyers will be pres-
ent to make bids.
The following wools are in storage:
J. W. Wesley & Son, 5 bags; F.
Beck, 186 bags; Gordon & Holcomb,
4 bags; J. H. Candler, 1 bag; Chris
Hardin, 5 bags; D. E. Purcell, 10 bags;
S. H. Williams, 7 bags; G. W. Cand-
ler, 5 bags; H. R. Starkweather, 1
bag; Martin Williams, 2 bags; S. H.
Spruiell, 4 bags; Davis Brothers, 10
bags; W, O. K. Anderson, 8 bags;
Harry Hubert, 1 bag; J. S. Barnard,
3 bags; J. B. Wright, 10 bags; B. R.
Risinger, 12 bags; Dick Pauley, 29
bags; W. T. Davis, 1 bag; J. T, Sto-
vall, 8 bags; B. B. Fowler, 3 bags;
3. K. Baker, 6 bags; Miscellaneous,
2 bags.
Thanks to Fire Company.
For their prompt and efficient
j work Wednesday afternoon when
I lightning started fire at t he Gulf Re-
fining Company storage house, I de-
sire to thank the fire boys. But for
the fire company’s quick response, the
tanks would probably have exploded
as the fire down in the engine room
was spreading. J. M. MARTIN.
London—Agitation is great to have
the Kaiser’s model placed in the
“chamber of horrors” of a noted wax
works exhibition here.
Messrs. F. W. Greber and G. N.
Harrison of the West Texas Telephone
Company were over from Brownwood
Thursday on business. o
Notice tp Contributors!
Persons sending in items for publi-
cation should let their name accom-
pany the items for identification.
Manuscripts sent in without the sen-
der's name being made known to the
publishers will not be used. This rule
must be complied with,
tf The Democrat-Voice Pub. Co.
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If any one can, on the lumber you
want to buy. Let us take you through
our yard and you can see that we
have a variety of High class mater-
ial.
Our prices will be as low as good
material can be sold at.
J. r. DODSON LUMBER CO.
THE MODERN HOTEL
Under New Managements^
R^tCMso&5S3.-Gioe us a trial
MRS. L. D. KINCANN0N
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The Coleman Daily Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1915, newspaper, June 17, 1915; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747271/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.