The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1906 Page: 6 of 8
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Sign your name if you want your commun-
ication printed. We must know the names of
our contributors., If your name is not signed
your letter Is promptly consigned to our waste
basket
guess who home again.
Price, Texas, Jan, 27.- After an ab-
sence of quite awhile I am home
again and certainly do enjoy toeing
among the Gazette family, for without
the paper we Otould do nothing, it
seems like. It is a welcome visitor at
our home every week, ai d I have be-
come very much interested in the
stories and educational talks in it: and
Oh! such funny weddings Hopkins
does have sometimes, but Hopkins
does not believe in being beat at any-
thing. But I know Delta cstTbeat"
you at one thing, and that is bad roads.
Now, you good people may sav* OH!
that is impossible, but I fully under-
stand both cases. Have you people
ever put ten mules to an empty wag-
on and then “bog” down. That is
the way they do up here. It is a com-
mon thing to see a ten-mule team go
by. We live three miles from Coop-
er, and most men here carry flour, su-
gar and coffee out on their backs.
Horse-backers can hardly go, but the
weather has cleared up and we hope
the roads will dry and everything will
look brighter in the future.
We are very sorry to learn of Moser
being sick, but hope to hear she is
better soon. We are made sad also to
hear of Mrs. Addie Eldridge being so
low. We hope she will soon recover.
. Say, is Independence dead? It must
be, but if it is, who buried it?
Ye scribe is assisting in a school this
winter and has no time to write except
on Saturdays, and you know Satur-
days are women’s work days in doors,
but I will try my best to write more
often tHan I have for the past four
months. /
We can boast of one thing, and that
is a flne.cotton growing region. For
cotton this can’t be beat. One of our
nearest neighbors, Mr. Haddock, has
been here three years, and during the
three years he has made 101 bales of
cotton and received on an average 10
cents, and out of the three years we
have had what rqpst people call a bad
crop year. Hopkins may beat us on
sweet potatoes and molasses, but she
can’t on cotton and corn, but every
place has some disadvantages as well
as advantages.
Everbody up here has the We$? fe-
▼er. I never saw so many people go
West. Our doctor, Dr. McFarland, is
gone, and we are indeed sorry he has
left.
As I see the mail carrier coming I
will ring off. Guess Who.
DIKE.
Dike, Texas, Jan. 29. -We have had
some very pleasant weather for sev-
eral days, and the ground is drying
nicely. We have been driving about
the community some, and find evi-
dence of the farmers cleaning up land
and getting ready for another crop.
A great acreage of land has been
turned already, our people have not
.forgot the day of prosperity and feel
that the tide must turn their way
again soon and the true farmer knows
well, that if he fails all others go like-
wise, therefore he yeilds obedience to
the plow, puts his shoulder under the
great load of responsibility, and sings
his songs in the furrow again and
again until it brings forth a bountiful
harvest, a national blessing.
The singing at O. C. Stublefleld in
south Dike Sunday night was well at-
tended.
Miss Ann Rattiff an old time resi-
dent and much esteemed lady of our
community died early Sunday morn-
ing of paralysis.
"We learned today that Bud Shep-
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perd who has been living on Stevens
farm for the past two years, died Sun-
day evening at 6 o’clqck, ^f pneu-
monia. Mr. Sheppard lived in the
Dike community a number of years,
and was considered a noble and up-
right man.
Newton Rhodes and family, of Old
Tarrant, visited their parents Jasper
and Sarah at Dike, last Sunday.
J. B. Williams is contemplating im?
proving his store building in the near
future.-— --------- —
Monroe Peters who left early in the
winter for a hunting and trapping ex-
position in the Territory has returned.
He says when he crossed the Red
River all the varments struck a bee
line for Texas, consequently he had
no luck there.
Rambler come On with your letters
from Menard, we are always ^lad to
hear from you. Mr. Hudson looks
kind o' wild since he got back from
out there, we guess it is on ;accoUnt of
his eating so much deer and bear meat
while there.
One of our Dike friends who" moved
out west, says the wind blows so hard
you can cut it with a knife, he says
come over and get a jug full, it seems
to be free, and then kindly adds.
If ever at Moro you call
, Come up north and see us all,
The man on the right is Mr. Hill
Who owns the gin and run the mill.
Right on up the road by the way
Is my brother John but don’t think
he’ll stay
Just over the hill and down in a hol-
low ? |
You can find J. R. Johnson fat as he
can wallow.
Right on the road, just acrosp the
way,
You will find L. A. Miller I think he
aims to stay. Aunt Mae.
BRINKER.
Brinker, Texas, Jan. 28.—For the
past few days the weather has just
been fine, and the roads are improv-
ing very fast; yet there are many bad
places in the roads, which make a fel-
low feel like he would do most any-
thing reasonable that the condition of
our public roads might be improved.
At a meeting of the Farmer’s Union
yesterday evening a vote was taken
on whether it would be best for the
county to levy a special tax to im-
prove our public roads, and after
some discussion those present stood
solid for anything looking to better
roads.
Owing to the wintry weather the
first of the week, Prof. Ward got cut
oft at his home at Sulphur Springs and
there was no school until Wednesday.
Miss Dora Roach was unable to get
to her school at Shaggy until Tuesday,
owing to the bad weather.
Will Ripley, our efficient R. F. D.
boy, failed to make his route Monday
on account of bad weather.
Grandma Bromley is spending the
week at Allen Brinker’s, near town.
Miss Lona Elam of Sulphur Springs
is out visiting Miss Annie Whitlow.
Mrs. Myers is visiting relatives at
Wolfe City.
DeSota Atchley, of Cumby, is down
visiting relatives and friends.
Messrs. Sam and Chester Sheppard,
of Sulphur Springs, were out to our
burg today.
Miss Pearl Carroll, of Wood Springs,
and Miss Pinie Lantrip, of Perryville,
were visitors to our village Wednes-
day.
In response to a phone message
from Winnsboro announcing the seri-
ous illness of Mrs. Casey, Jim, Archie
and Chester Ross, L. P. Furgerson
and family, and Mrs. May Ross went
down and stayed until Mrs. Casey’s
condition improved.
Uncle Ben Sheppard changed cars
here and took it horseback to the city
last Thursday—bad roads.
Quite a number from this place at-
tended church at Rock Creek today.
Rev. W. A. Thornton preached; there
was good attendance and a very stir-
ring sermon delivered.
Many of our young folks attended a
musical at the home of Earl Adams
last night and all report a fine time.
Dick Landers and Tom Allen have
gone to farming. The latter will
plant 75 acres in cetton this year.
Our phone system is going to be put
in. The Village Blacksmith.
MARTIN SPRINGS.
Martin Springs, Texas, Jan. 26.-
There is no news to report except
“Mother Goose” is picking her geese,
to make a new feather bed, and we
think we shall need them if this north
wind continues blowing.
No school today on account of the
snow.
Miss Ivy Williamson is visiting in
Wlnsboro this week.
Charlie Ponder is quite ill this week.
Misses Carrie Haynsworth and ©us-
sle# Murphy visited relatives in our
families have moved to Haskell cpun-
ty.
Mr. Harper’s gin is running and the
cotton is flying. ,
Mrs. Baxley and daughter visited
Mrs. Sewell Saturday.
Th£re tvas singing at the Methodist
church Sunday last, Jed by Master
Homer Summerlin.
- Maude Leslie spent Friday night
with Kate Jennings.
Sleepy Eyes.
YANTIS.
Yantis, Texas, Jan. 29.—We are
again having some more pretty
weather, but had snow the first of
last week.
The young people eDjoyed an apron
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Acker' Friday night. There was a
large crowd present and everyone
seemed to-enjoy themselves hugely.
W. Kitchens, of this place, and Miss
Lou Glory, of Reily Springs, were
married last Sunday week at the home
of Rev. Gregory.
Mr. George Stone and Miss Eula
Hamrick, two miles north of here,
were united in the holy bonds Of mat-
rimony Sunday, at the home of the
bride’s parents.
Mr. John Wheatley, of Pleasant
Groye| attended the apron party Fri-
day night. •>
John Ybung and Hun Williams
went to Alba today.
Miss Thigpen, who has been visiting
Mrs. Estell Craver, returned , home
today.
Mr. Clifton, from Arbala, visited his
daughter, Mrs. De White, Saturday
and Sunday.
Seab and Maggie Flanagan and
Donnie Smith spent Sunday with Mrs.
Dave Flanagan.
Mr. A. H. Flapagan spent last week
visiting relatives at Sulphur Springs.
Dr. DuVal and wife are the proud
parents of a baby boy.
Bro. Gregory filled his regular ap-
pointment Sunday. Singing in the af-
ternoon at the church and at Mr.
Kitchen’s that night.
Ceiftral office now is just west of
town. Tom Cole is busy every day
putting in more phone boxes.
Mr. Charlie Harrington and family
has moved to his new house near
Yantis.
We have an artist in our town. He
can do real nice work.
Little Girl.
I MORO.
Moro, Texas, Jan. 28.—Moro is a
fine little place, one store, gin and
blacksmith shop. It is situate^ 35
miles southwest from Abline near the
southwest corner of Taylor county,
about 30 miles from Ballinger, these
are the nearest railroad stations.
The weather has been fine here this
winter no rain scarcely at all one little
snow.
Jake Johnsons seven months old
baby was sitting in a high chair at the
table yesterday and pulled a pan of
hot water over on her and burnt her
but not seriously.
Crit Armstrong has moved ;to their
new home he has lately bought.
Silas Bennett has just returned from
Hopkins on business, he says the roads
are very bad out there.
Johnnie Miller has moved on Jake
Johnson’s place.
@t. Brasher, better known as Bud-
die, has been visiting friends and rel-
atives here the past week.
What has become of Rip Van Win-
kle and Talpa? Guess they have quit
the club. "*
Mr. Brasher says since he has sold
his goats he has nothing to do hut
smoke his pipe.
This country is settling up fast; new
houses and farms to be seen in all di-
rections. You people that wants
cheap land need not come to Taylor
county expecting to find it, the peo-
ple here say they are going west to
buy cheap land. The best is just
always ahead.
Dee Miller and brothers have gone
into the flour business.
Now You Dike scribes come along it
is a great treat to us to get a letter
from home. Hattie.
FLORA.
Flora Texas, Jan. 26.—Health of our
community is reasonably good at this
writing. No sickness at all except
uncle Johnnie Stublefleld, and he is
repotted no better.
Our literary society met last Satur-
day night with very good attendance;
will meet every two weeks in the
future. * ______________ ________
Mr. Editor we would be glad if you
would come out and take supper with
us, we have cought a snow bird and
would make a stew.
Ivy Taylor of Nelta, was in our com-
munity last Saturday night.
» Carl and Alllce Harris of Prairie
moved out of the state and ten fami-
lies have moved to other communities
in Texas. We are sad and feel dis-
couraged to think of our friends mov-
ing away, and the poor outlook we
have in the way of making something
farming, but when we read The Ga-
zette and the newsy communications
of its correspondents we are inspired
to press onward and hope the condi-
tions may be better in the future.
R. S. Parker and family returned
home Monday, from a visit to rela-
tives at Edgewood and Emory.
Miss Odessa Cox, is visiting her sis-
ter, Mrs. Ed Scurlock, at Goff .
Mrs. Jasper Wilson who is visiting
relatives in Limestone county, re-
turned home last week.
Mrs. Tfinnie Browning visited the
family of Judge Russell, in Sulphur
Springslast week.
E. Bowen, J. M. Baker and Edward
Nichols, were in. Sulphur Springs on
business last week. t
Earl James and Claud Ormsby start-
ed Thursday on a trip to Haskell
county.
Denny & Spaaks have sold their
mill and gin to Dock Hill.
The road between Como and Wins-
boro is almost impassable.
Evergreen;
PINE FOREST.
Pine Forest, Texas, Jan. 29. We
are having some beautiful weather af-
ter the snow.
Farmers are preparing for another
crop. It is discouraging to make a
crop on account of the boll weevil,
though it may all be for the best.
Mr. J. McGee is no' better at this
writing.
Bro. Blackman tilled his regular ap-
pointment at this place Saturday and
Sunday. He had a good meeting at
the eleven o’clock service.
Mr. Frank Atkins left for Louisiana
yesterday to visit his father.
Early Waller bought out the J. J.
Bryant stock of goods and is doing a
flourishing business.
Ruddie Claunce and wife visited the
latter’s parents, T. J. Minter, Saturday
and Sunday.
J. M. Harris and wife visited the
latter’s sister, W. P. Brewer at' Weav-
er last Sunday.
M. H. Kenedy and wife visited the
writer Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Turner visited Tom
Turner and wife Sunday night.
Mr. J. Pogue went to Weaver Sat-
urday on business.
J. Jordan and wife, of Francis, Tex-
as, visited his parents a few days.
Curtis Minter, of Rock Creek, at-
tended church here Sunday.
Pine Forest Dude.
OBITUARY.
Pickton, Tex., Jan. 22.—The death
angel has again visited our little town.
This afternoon the last tribute of re-
spect was paid our aged friend and
brother, T. B. Wilson, and he was laid
in the icy tomb. -
Bro. Wilson was 66 years old last
August. He was a native of Alabama,
but has been a citizen of this state and
county a number of years. He serv-
ed through the entire civil war, in
company I, 3rd Alabama regiment
under the famous “Stonewall” Jack-
son until that brave leader was killed
and then under Lee the remainder of
the war.
In addition to this our deceased bro-
ther had joined another army and en-
gaged in another warfare. He was a
member of the missionary Baptist
church at Pickton. We can say as
Bro. Meade did while conducting the
funeral service, that “he is of good
report and our loss is his gain.”
All the bereaved have our sympa-
thy. Tonight as we pen these lines
we are reminded of the time our own
fatherbade his wife and children meet
him in a better world and passed over
the river.
In this quiet hour let the living stop
and think. It has only been a short
time since Uncle Sam Richardson and
Bro. Skinner were laid to rest in the
same churchyard. While trying to
lay up the treasures of this world, let
us not forget that death may claim
the young as well as the old in the
better world where we dwell forever
and ever with “Our Father which art
in Heaven.”. A Friend
yiVHHRY: & : WESTER,
Furniture and Undertakers.
Undertakers’ Supplies, Embalmers, Two Funeral Cars (1 for Whites, 1
for Blacks), nine sets Pedestals, Lowering Device and Church Truck.
ONLY LXPERIENCED LICENSED EMBALMED IN HOPKINS CO. 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
Northwest Corner Square,
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS.
Store Phone 81.
Night Phones 136 and 198
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ing so much rain, people are not feed-1 of the early days of Sulphur Springs
ing yet. and never fails to tell of grandpa Bu-
While my mission was a very sad j.fard’s generosity to the poor and
one back there, I enjoyed meeting so
many of my old friends, while a great
many had crossed over the river to
that unknown land. Since I moved
away from there six years £go caused
me to think'what will be in six years
more.' 1
I went to hear Cyclone Davis on
the rape and race question. I didn’t
think as serious about it as you did
that live among them. There is not
a negro in our county, or never has
been.
When 1 have time to look around
more I may have more to write, with
best wishes to the Gazette and her
many readers, 1 am very truly your
obedient servant.
T. M. ©AFFORD.
BLACK OAK.
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CROWELL.
Crowell, Tex., Jan.
you hear from the wild and
west according to promised
Jake Wilson came home with me,
he found employment that day on the
farm at $20 a month. A great many
men wanted to know why I didn’t
bring work hands back with me.
There is a great demand here for farm
hands. The ranches have moved fur-
ther west and our country is settling
up very fast with farmers. There
has been several land deals In the
country while I was gone, and I was
Black Oak, Texas, Jan. 23.—Mrs.
Mattie Foster has been very sick, but
we are glad to report her much im-
proved.
Jim Foster attended a party at the
residence of Jim Blacks near Reily
Springs Saturday night.
John Pepers and family of Yantis,
are visiting Mrs. Pepers father Joe
Smith at present.
Harris Attaway of Black Oak, is
going in the poultry business, he has
ordered him an incubator.
We are glad to report Mrs. Nellie
Faust much improved.
The Black Oak school will spell
against the Independence school next
Friday afternoon, everybody come.
Mrs. Altha Hart visited the family
Mr. Tidwell Friday night, and also
visited her mother near Yantis Satur-
day. Sun Flower.
REILY SPRINGS.
Reiley Springs, Texas, Jan. 31. We
| have been blest with beautiful weath-
er the past week. I suppose it put
our public highways in a little better
condition. But alas, its rain, more
rain, and all nature looks giooruy, but
we wont complain, as we want a freeze
to save our fruit. What a great en-
joyment fruit is to mankind in spring
and summer. When there is a good
yield of fruit, there seems to be less
sickness, this goes to prove that it is
very whdlesome. I see Dr. McElroy
is putting his orchard in good shape
by pruning his trees, berries and
grapes. Its strange, but very little
interest is taken in fruit culture.
Some sickness. Mrs. Thurman,
Rose Bud, of Starr Ridge is quite sick
at this writiug. We hope she may
soon be herself again and give us
more of her interesting locals from
that point.
Mr. Gullet has pneumouia.
Aunt Sug McRill was quite sick
Sunday.
Miss Anna Thurman of Starr Ridge
visited at Dr. McElroy’s Sunday.
Miss Stella Crowder our second as-
sistant in school here, visited in your
city from Friday until Sunday. Miss
Crowder is just pastsweet sixteen and
certainly is a credit to one so'young to
hold the above position, with the love
and respect of all her scholars.
Quarterly conference was held here
Saturday. Bro. Fladger preached
two fine sermons.
Messrs. Armstrong, Harris and
Millsap from Shooks Chapel attended
Quarterly Conference.
Mrs. Jim Steven’s family have mov-
ed into John McKay’s house.
The young people enjoyed a p^ty
at Henry Bailey’s.
Mrs. Yantis visited Mrs. Jim Wilk-
erson, from Saturday until Monday.
AunfrAnn Hurley, of Yantis, is stop-
ping for a few days with Aunt Sug
McGill. Aunt Ann is a pioneer of
Hopkins couuty, having lived in Sul-
phur Springs more than forty years
ago, and has watched Sulphur Springs
I grow from a very small hamlet, to a
21 ■ lefc city of five thousand people. She is
needy. May this good old lady live
many years yet.
I read what the editor had to say
about Mr. Stephen’s fine pondorosa
lemon. Let him wait until I bring
myitliree, then he will say fine, very-
fine. This tree of mine has had sir,
one weighed twenty-one ounces,’this
^arge one was sent to Upshur county,
to my good mother-in-law.
Yes, this is election year but it is a
trying time on' the housewife, having
to cook so many free meals. Nan
Reily has a good hotel and hopes to
entertain the candidates very cheap.
Times are too hard for one person,
to accept an invitatien from others
when',’the never expect to return
them.
......——r.v' ii!‘ -1 Matilda.
CENTER POINT.
Center Point, Texas, Jan. 30.—Just
.a few words on the habits of we
young people, who are serving the
devil when we are practicing them.
First I’ll speak of the opposite eex.
Yes, the boys,, by the time they are
fifteen, will step up to some neighor’s
boy and it’s John, Joe or whatever it
may be, let’s go up tomorrow and
take out a case. I have one up there
and by Jossy we’ll come back on a
tear and wb^ a time we will have.
Let me tell you boys that is dread-
fully wrong. Why not stay at home
and do something that will be an
honor to us instead of a dishonor.
Then again, we may see the youths
going about smoking cigars, chewing
tobacco and dipping snuff. Boys I
don’t say this is a sin, but I do say it
looks bad. It looks bad to see old
people using these poisonous things
and much worse for young people.
Yes, some one says she is scaring the
boys and defending her sex, but just
wait, our time is coming. Oh, yes,
there are some of us that are equals
With those bad boys. We will par-
take of the whiskey with the boys,
also smoke with them, just because.
they.ask us to. First let me say right
here, dear girls, a nice young man is
not going to smoke while with you,
much less invite you to take a smoke
with him. Again, we will allow them
to use profane language in our pres-
ence and probably help them out in
doing so. Dear people, both boys
and girls let’s do better in the future
then we have in the past. The world
is going to be what the people make
it. We all would rather live in a good
world than a bad one. Are you pre-
paring your soul for torment or heav-
en? If you gain a home in heaven
you have got to make a start some
time, why not make it today? Lead
a good, Christian life and work for
God and you will be living for a noble
purpose. What gaiueth a man if he
has lots of this world’s good and loses
his own soul? Strive to be a Chris-
tian and let the goodness of your
principle be seen in your ' conduct,
that all men may be led to honor
God, the author of all good. Heaven
is a beautiful city, with streets of
•gold, walls of jasper and gates of'
pearl, this is a sublime discription.
John XIV-2 tells us that there are
many mansions in our father’s house.
Our Savior will be there. How glori-
ous it will be to see Him and be like
Him. Now, in conclusion some one
may say I wonder if that correspon-
dent practices what she is trying to
teach and in reply, I will just say I
think I do. I generaly keep both
abont together and should any one
know of me getting behind with my
practice, just remind me of it and
I’ll cease to teach until I catch up
with my practice. So you all see
that this subject is well scattered, but
you must remember its a scattered
mind trying to explain to you.
Young IPet.
still hale and hearty, goes everywhere
at will, drives a fine horse and buggy.
It is quite interesting to hear her tell
The movement of corn through the
port of Qalveston is attracting much
attention. Last week nearly a mil-
lion bushels were loaded for export.
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