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BELTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 1927.
INo. 40.
HON. GEO. W. TYLER
DIED TUES. MORNING
CONFEDERATE VET-
ERAN ANSWERS
TAPS LAST TIME
CAPT. J. S. BIGHAM DIED HERE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON; WAS
OFFICER WITH THE SOUTH
DISTINGUISHED CIT-
BURIED HERE WED.
IZEN AND AUTHOR
SUCCUMBED AT 1:30 O’CLOCK
TUESDAY MORNING, AFTER
MANY MONTHS’ ILLNESS
LIONS CLUB TO
STAGE HOME TAL-
ENT COMEDY SOON
ACTORS AND ACTORINES WILL
BE MASCULINE; MISS MAT-
THEWS PLAYS VIOLIN
“ j The spirit of another Confederate
DR. DIENST WILL SPEAK    veteran, noble and true, has ans-ver-
ON TEXAS HISTORY THURS. ! eel the last call and'has gone to the
Great Reunion beyond this vale of
Announcement is made from Bay-
lor College that Dr. Alex Dienst of
Temple, who probably knows more
earthly partings. In the death of
Capt. J. Swan Big-ham there Pas
passed away another of the men who
Texas history than any man in Tex-1 in 1861-65 wore the,grey and fought
as, will speak in the college chapel j loyally under the Confederate ban-
next Thursday evening at 7 o’clock j ner. The call was sounded Tuesday
on “High Points in Texas History.” j of this week. Capt Big-ham was at
All interested in this subject are ! the home of his son, W. N. Bigham
Hon. Geo. W. Tyler, one of the
state’s leading citizens, jurist, author
and fraternal leader, died at his
home at 712 North Penelope street
Tuesday morning at 1:30 o’clock, fol-
lowing an illness of several months.
In the passing to the Home Be-
yond of the spirit of Hon. Geo. W.
Tyler, there has passed from earth
a great builder in education, in his-
torical research, in clean politics and
in Masonic and other fraternal or-
ders.
Geo. W. Tyler was the son of Or-
ville T. and Caroline Childers Tyler,
Texas pioneers. He was born in
Coryell county, October 31, 1851,
and- in 1864 his parents came to
Bell county, making their home at
Salado, where he grew to manhood.
Graduating from the Lebanon
Law School, Lebanon, Tennessee, in
1874, Attorney Tyler came to Bel-
ton, and from that time his influ-
ence has been felt in city, county
and state affairs. Though quiet and
unobtrusive in his conducting of any
undertaking upon which he entered,
his strong convictions and careful
study of all details necessary for a
successful completion, made him an
accepted leader wherever he was
placed.
Standing for a pure democracy,
his ability and power were recogniz-
ed as early as 1876 after he had
been in public life for only two
years. In 1876 he was elected to the
state democratic convention; and the
same honor has been conferred upon
him for almost every convention
held in the half century which has
passed since that time. SSliAjwT Anot
invited to hear Dr. Dienst.
COUNTY CONVENTION
The Belton Lions Club will stage
this city in the near future one of
the most gigantic home talent pro-1 The regular quarterly convention
ductions ever presented for the ap- of all the Christian churches of Bell
proval ol a civilized audience. The | county will meet with the First
characters m this nlav will he mas- Christian church of Belton, on the
fifth Sunday in this month for an all-
day session.
A large attendance of the mem-
bers from Temple, Troy, Bartlett,
Rogers, Holland and other points
will be present, and a basket dinner
will be served in the church annex.
A full program of well-prepared
addresses will be heard. The public
characters in this play will be mas
culine, but will portray both sexes of
the genus homo, from the brave
knight who would charge an armor-
ed regiment of Roman warriors with
a two-by-scantling and his bare fists,
dowin to the daintiest maiden in
flimsiest fabric. The club has a
large membership, and every mem-
ber is to take part in that which will
be the most comical production so far /"invited to“attenI
staged in Belton, it was announced
at Monday’s luncheon.
Miss Latimer, head of the ex-
pression department of Baylor Col-
lege, a guest of the club, Monday,
was commissioned just- before she
went north on her summer vacation
to select a suitable play for the
club. She made the announcement
that she had found a play for pre-
sentation, that it should be present-
ed by the membership, and offered
her assistance in directing,along with
that of Prof. Cote, who volunteered
some time ago to direct a play for
the club. Title of the play, proba-
ble date of presentation, features in
connection, etc., will be announced
later.
S. M. Ray, Jr., was toastmaster at
this meeting, and a fine program
was presented.
The first number was a beautifili
violin solo, “My Wild Irish Rose,”
by Miss Kathryne Matthews, accom-
panied at the piano by Miss Frances
James. For an encore Miss Mat-
thews played another beautiful se-
lection, which .was enjoyed equally
as well
The toastmaster then called upon
ROTARY CLUB PAYS
TRIBUTE TO DE-
CEASED MEMBER
LATE JUDGE GEO. W. TYLER IS
HONORED AT LUNCHEON
HERE THURSDAY
BANK HOLDUP SUSPECT
S CAUGHT I
Fit
NOLANVTLLE P. T. A. MET
FOR ITS FIRST MEETING
FATHER OF COUNTY SHERIFF BISHA
CLERK DIED AT HIS
LITTLE RIYER HOME
tend the county P. T. A. meeting in
Belton and hear Mrs. S. M. N. Marrs.
Plans were made for a Hallowe’en
carnival, to be held at the school
building the thirty-first of
month
welcome back the old ones.
Reporter.
Paying a beautiful tribute to the
life of Hon. Geo. W. Tyler, charter
member of the Belton Rotary Club,
who died at his home here early
at Union Grove. He had been crit-
ically ill for several clays previous to
his death.
J. Swan Bigham was a native of
Tennessee, born in Bedford county,
that state, July 11, 1833. In the
year 1851, at the age of eighteen
years, he came to Texas with his
parents, his father settling with a
colony of thirteen families in one of
the most fertile valleys in this coun-
ty, to which they gave the name of
their native state—Tennessee.
Capt. Bigham became a member of
the Texas rangers and was fearless
and loyal in that service, as he was
a few years later to the Confeder-
acy.
October 5, 1869, he was united in
marriage with Miss Louise E. Ham-
ilton, who preceded him to the Home
Beyond, having passed away June
17, 1912. A son and a daughter, W.
N. Bigham of this county, and Mrs.
Yancy P. Yarbrough, of Weslaco,
survive. Deceased Is also survived
by thirteen grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.    j    -
Funeral services were held Thurs- SAYS THE CRUELTY OF FATHER
day morning at the First Baptist! AND OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE
church. Dr. E. G. Townsend paid a !    FOR HIS DOWNFALL
beautiful tribute to the gentle, !    ———
quiet life of Capt. Bigham, with his ! The Journal reproduces below ex-
loyalty to public duty in services j cerpts from a letter received last
which went through pei-ilous days j week from a former Belton boy, who
The Nolanville Pf T. A. met for
its first meeting of the 1927-1928
year Tuesday afternoon at the
school building.
There was a large number of the
mothers at the meeting, and the j    ----
nrosnects are bright for an active JOHN DuBOSE, PIONEER CITI-
year. Mrs. A. D. Sutton is president IZEN OF BELL COUNTY, SUC-
of the association for the coming
year. She urged all present to at
CUMBED WEDNESDAY
SHAM
GETS MAN, CAR AND
$1,100.00 IN CASH
M. C. WOODSON, 29, ARRESTED
John S. DuBose, 69 years of age, ; AND IDENTIFIED AS THE MAN
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pioneer citizen of Bell county, died
at his home two miles west of Little
River at 1:45 o’clock Wednesday
WHO ROBBED EDDY BANK
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tipS | morning, after an illness of several I Sheriff John R. Bigham of Bell
i mo,nrthsr\ -r,    ,    .    „    ,. j county, believes he has the man who
The next regular meeting will be j Mr* DuBose was born in Troy, Ala- ; iast Monday robbed the First Nat-
the night of the 25th. It is to be a ! bama, February 17, 1858, and when : ional Bank of Eddy. Sheriff Bi®--
“get-acqudinted” feting. (Every- j10 yearsi of age came with his par-j ham arrested a man in Temple late
body is invited to meet the new j ents to Bell county, settling near j Wednesday afternoon who was at
members of the school faculty and j Little River, where _ he lived 59 j the time in possession of a car fit-
Call the Bell Cleaners for prompt
and efficient tailoring. Phone 161.
FORMER BELTON BOY
"CAME BACr AFTER
TIME IN 7 PRISONS
years He was united in marriage to ting the description of that in which
Miss Minnie Morgan in 1878, and to,j the robber visited Eddy, in the car
thm union live children were born, was a pillow identified as the one
tour or whom survive, and are: Mrs. j seen in the robber’s car while it was
P. D. Maples and Miss Minnie Du- ! parked in Eddy, and a sum of money
ose, Temple, County Clerk Tom ; totaling. $1162 was taken in a seach
DuBose Belton, and Jonn F. Du- Qf the man’s person and room at a
Bose, Plain view. He is also surviv- i Temple hotel.’. The man arrested
ed by his wife and three grandchil-; gave his name as'nU U^qojisnn and
drtY' r, r.    ,    , said his home was in Tulsa, Oklaho-
Mr. DuBose was a member of the ; ma, where he is employed as an oil
Methodist church, and for the past! well driller.
Jorty years lived the life and | Sheriff ^Bigham was strolling
taught the beliei by example and j along in Temple Wednesday after-
precept of the Master. He was a i noon when he saw a new Studebak-
good man, honored by his friends j er coupe, all dolled up in bright
and neighbors, dependable, and a | shiny extras, with a double-barrel
valued citizen, whose passing is deep- i musical horn in front. The car was
ly regretted by the entire county. | being driven by a stranger,and while
Funeral and burial services were j it is not the sheriff’s custom to ar-
conducted at the Wilson cemetery j rest every stranger he sees in a new
this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the j car, he took a good look at this par-
only had Judge Tyler been elected j various mes&ers for discussion of
these    -Objects, bustle respond
. active park as
ing committees and in the general
work of the conventions. Practical-
ly the same is true of the Bell coun-
ty democratic conventions^ where his
counsel many times prevailed.
In addition to his work in state
and county conventions Judge Tyler
presided over the senatorial conven-
tion of 1880, and was presidential
elector for the ninth congressional
district in 1884, on the Cleveland
and Hendricks ticket; was chosen
chairman of his congressional dis-
trict from 1886 to 1888, and was
temporary chairman of the congres-
sional convention at Waco in 1888,
when Hon. Roger Q. Mills was nom-
inated for his ninth term in con-
gress; was nominated and elected on
the democratic ticket as state sena-
tor in 1888, his term expiring in
1892.
He was the author of the Texas
“Arbor Day” law which was passed
by the 21st legislature, and was one
of the senators in that body who
signed and advocated the minority
report in favor of permitting a de-
fendant on trial in a criminal case to
Testify, which view was adopted by
the senate, and is now the law in
Texas.
Tthe title of “Judge” was won by
Attorney Tyler in services as special
judge in a number of cases where
the issues were complicated.
His services to the Masons of
Texas and honors conferred upon
him by that order have been as far
wasn’t so yreat as might have been
expected Mad the same number been
nominated for political positions.
^    in the early    history of Texas and    | was    seven times convicted    of crime
Tuesday morning, the Belton Rotary !    built ler the    present days the safety    j and    seven times pardoned    out of
Club today observed a memorial pro- j aTld prosperity which is now en joy-! penal institutions,
gram in his honor.    i ed-    j Accompanying the letter is a half-
. The regular luncheon Tuesday was J The body was interred in North ! page cartoon depicting the artist’s ,
postponed until today on account of I Belton cemetery, where “Shepherd I conception of a brute-man heating a|Wm. Penn
the death. At the luncheon today j    Psalm” was    read by Rev. Maddox    child    with a bull whip. In    dim out-!--
President Baker praised what Judge ;    find prayer    was offered by Dr.    j line    on the background is    a large j COURT HOUSE TO BE RE-
Tyler did for the Belton public! Townsend.    i hand, with the index finger pointing    PAINTED, STARTING SOON j Eddv people the afternoon of the
schools, and declared that he lived    ;    .    | at the man. The hand carries the !
presence of a large assemblage of j ticular car, noted the extra acces-
hfe-long friends and sorrowing rela- sories, recalled that a man driving
tives, Revs. E. R. Gordon and Henry j such a rig had confiscated S1500 of
Ford of Little River, officiating. j the funds of the Eddy bank, and de-
--- ^ I cicied to investigate. In the car was
5 cents—A Good Cigar, a pillow on which was painted a par-
rot, flowers, etc., as was the pillow
in the robber’s car, as noticed by
the life of a true Rotarian. Those j Wm. Penn—S cents-A Good Cigar, j words': “The accusingImnTof Af- | At the regular meeting of the | * ° The man was arrested nod *s®9
making-short talks on the life of the    ~Mlr~~    mighty God.” Underneath the car-1 commissioners’ court af Bell county, 1 cash taken from his nockets and
departed member were Dr. J. M. ,    AS STARTED ON    toon, typewritten by the writer of j held Monday of this week, an order , six-shooter was taken from his car
Frazier, who intimately knew Judge;    1928 BLUE BONNET !the letter, is the following: “Oh, my j was passed authorizing the painting At his room£ll    v
Tylei foi 50 yeais, Lr. M. P. McEl- ; ...... ~    | dear father, yonder in North Belton pf the courthouse, the. work to start suit case, hidden iJlBiv the Uodl
hannon, Dr. .1. C. Hardy ahd*W. W. \ With the onenin;^,/ school came
James. In addition to talks by these ! the announcement Prong .Miss Eva-
men, Miss Opal Langley sang- “Pass! nelle Robinson, Dallas, editor, and
It On,” to the accompaniment of! Miss Mozelle Smart, Florence, bus-
Lion R. L. Henderson, as head of i Mrs. C. W. Pepper and Miss Ruth mess manager, who have the Baylor
the “Belton Gas School,” told of the ; Houston, high school student, read j College yearbook in charge, that
merits of a commodity sold at his j “Thanatopsis.” Barnell Berry, also | work had been begun on the 1928
store, and proved all he said by a j a high school student, gave a piano I Blue Bonnet.
representative of the factory man- j solo.    j Miss Robinson has chosen as asso-
ufacturing the goods.    j    Dr. Frazier spoke of his associa- j dates on her editorial staff the fol-
County Superintendent P. L. Stone lions with Judge Tyler in Masonry, j lowing: Associate editor, Laura Van
spoke briefly on “Wildcatting for | on the Belton school board, as a | Tuyl, Fort Worth; organization ed
Oil in Bell County.” Mr. Stone sur-
prised his hearers when he stated for
a fact that a vast oil pool underlies
Bell county, according to observa-
tions of reputable geologists.
FINE SANTA FE
STATION IS NEAR-
ING COMPLETION
TILE WALLS UP, ELECTRICIANS
AND PLUMBERS BUSY; MAY
COMPLETE BY CHRISTMAS
Even from a distance the new
Santa Fe station near Baylor Col-
lege begins to look like a sho-nuff
edifice. The walls of hollow tile, not
yet faced with brick, are all up, the
window-casings are in, the rafters
are up' and the two facades facing
north and south in the center of the
building are already topped with two
... -- pretty do-funnies shaped just like
reaching as his works for democ-1 the fluted knobs Aunt Alicia uses on
racy. He was a member of the Ma- j the ends of her curtain-rods.
member of a firm of several business ; itor, Isobel Reeves, El Campo; as-
men who launched-the sewerage sys-j sistant organization editor, Nellie
tern in Belton, as a Knight Templar I Sema.an, San Antonio; feature editor,
.bed*; ;
and as a member of the advisory
council in the selective draft in the
recent world war.
“His altruism is what impressed
me most,” Dr. Frazier declared. “He
Mary South Summers, Nacogdoches;
kodak editor, Peggy McGlathery,
Dallas; athletic editor, Martha
Brown, San Antonio; grind editor,
Elizabeth Jones, Mexia; art editor,
was worth more to Belton than any ! Lucile Jeffers.
*Tlan’ an.d Belton owes much to , Miss Smart has named Faye Now-
him.’ ,he^ontinu,ed- r Dr- Frazier also j lin, Valley Mills, as associate busi-
praised the work of Judge Tyler j ness manager. She has also chosen
wnen he was head of the Grand j the following as assistant business
Lodge of Texas and said he did | managers: Frankie Nash, Kaufman;
much to bring the Grand Lodge of Lelah -Belle Davis. Eldorado: Lois
.sonic Blue Lodge, Chapter, Com- j And the whole job was
busy
mandery, Scottish Rite, Shrine and ! scene this week, with many different
Red Cross of Constantine. He was | phases of the work. Electricians
grand master of the Grand Lodge of j were busy installing the ceiling
Texas, A. F. & A. M., in 1890, grand ! lights in iron pipes, the plumbers
commander Knights Templar of were placing their big pipes in the
Texas in 1914, and for many years
hau been a member of the committee
on jurisprudence of the Grand
Lodge of Texas
member of the
small side-rooms, several husky ne
groes were digging- a sewer trench
to connect with the city system at
He was also a j the Baylor power house, carpenters
Masonic orphans’ j were completing the flat roofing of
Texas and the Grand Lodge of Mex-
ico in closer relation with each oth-
er. “As a patriot, as a citizen, as a
man and as a Rotarian he went into
anything he undertook with his
whole soul, and he put into practice
the principles of Rotary, demonstrat-
ing that “He profits most who serves
best,” the speaker concluded.
Dr. J. C. Hardy declared that the
people who knew Judge Tyler ought!
to learn from him tolerance and '
fairness. “We may not have al-
ways agreed with him, but we must
admire his fairness and frankness.”
Dr. Hardy also praised the active
Davis, Eldorado; Lois
Jackson, Powell;    Mildred Kyser,
Marlin;    LaVerne    Baker, Brecken-
ridge; Catherine    Roberts, Eagle
Lake; Freda Semaan, San Antonio.
Wm. Penn—5 cents—A Good Cigar.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Phone 161
sleeping. Whj    I reme-Aber you mimediatcly. *• i    -    ,, brought forth $63h
with love instead of realising you W* G. E. Wilstyi was empfoyedAio protested that - Tu*.
were as above?” and ‘for the in-; oversee the job, which will include wanted, but ’wWen , ShepUf L ,,
formation of The Journal editor, ! painting inside arid out of the build- and Deputy 0, R. Johnsoi^ ores^nted
“When I came out of the Spanish- | ]ng-    him to Cashier Fred SteVart of the
American war, with $90 saved, he j Bell-county’s court house, though Eddy bank a short time iater the
borrowed it. When he died it had I possibly not as modern as some in bank official positively identif ied
not been repaid, and not one cent of j the state, account of its having been him as the man who robby the bank
the estate did I receive. As a little | erected some^ years ago, is neverthe- Monday. Goodson was .'returned to
boy I cried out in fear and agony ! less a beautiful building, as substan- Bell county and lodged jn ^ail in
from the stinging lash, and shivered j tial as any, and with the completion Belton Wednesday night) to await
in chimney corners, barns and lum- j the paint job will present an ap- officers from McLenn4n county,
her yards, and my cries went un- | pearance of which the entire county ( where charges have bee^ preferred*
heard.”    I will be proud.    os Eddy is just over the iine from
In speaking of the terrible whip-    —--- | i_»eii in McLennan county
pings he received,at the hands of his!    new Tailor Shop—The Bell Sheriff Bigham showew a Journal
father, which caused him to wander I Cleaners-—will appreciate your bus- reporter the cold, hard I cash in his
office this (Thursday) inorning and
allowed him to put his! hand on a
$50 bill. (Two deputies) were in an
adjoining room at the tit ie.) it. was
real, pure de 18-carat U g. curren-
cy, just like that we pa ^ out in in-
stallments for washing r whines ni-
anos; talking machines* cars, etc.,
and was in two rolls, eg ch of which
was about the size of ai small man’s
leg.    |
The bank robbing bus- aess ig prof—
itable in some sections,, bat not in
Bell and adjoining counties, that is,
within a few miles of jBeli county,
two bank robberies wei^e palled off
in this county about Jthree years
ag’o, and Sheriff Bighaiftn and depu-
ties brought the guilty | parties to
man
away and fall in with older people ! mess-
of criminal minds, and eventually |    --——-
commit crimes on his own account, 11 I FTP! §7 TUI? h TD IT
for which he paid the penalty in til 1 1    1 OlLi/l 1 ilEi
seven prisons, the writer says: “You
might as well break the mainspring
of your watch and expect it to keep
good time as to break the courage
of your child and expect that child
to play a successful part in life.
Some will say that this picture of a
hairy devil beating a frightened
child is an exaggeration, but it is
not. Such a devil could not frighten
a man more than an angry father
frightens his child. Nothing could be
more pitiful than a child begging-
forgiveness for some slight offense
while undergoing a cruel whipping—-
and a beating inflicted in anger
Caj | never teaches a child anything.”
| Following is the letter from the
ORGANIZES FOR
THE NEW SEASON
FIRST PERFORMANCE WILL BE
IN FORM OF A REVUE; TO
BE PRESENTED NOV. 7
Roger H. Fife, Minister.
Sunday services:    ana a oeatmg miiicted m anger ! has done a great deal toward devel
9:45 a. m.—Bible School — Cal Inever teaches a child anything.” 0ping the talent in its one year of
Yarbrough, Superintendent.    I Following iS the letter from the    work in Belton. Last year was its
10:50 a. m.—Praise Service    and    jflormer Belton boy, whose photo-    first season, and during that time
Lord’s Supper.    ! graph, together with scenes around    four plays were produced and -one
r, , T ,    „    ,    .    .    11:20 a. m.—Sermon: “The    Lord’s    jhis home, are on file in The Journal    was carried to Dallas, where all the
iite ot Judge Tyler, commending him j Supper.”    office and may he seen by those who Little Theatre organizations of Tex-
especially lor his work for educa- ,    6:i5 p. m.—Young People’s Pray- ! care. to see them:    as met for a tournament. The Bel-
er Meeting.    j “Editor Belton Journal,    I ton organization received honorable
The Belton Little Theatre is re-
organizing, under the direction of
Emory G. Horger, for this season.
The membership of the organiza-    o_____^
tion is made up of local talent and ! justice. Sheriff Bigharl has"no de-
hne rlor,Q o    gjre t<) UgUrp the aUthcLjty 0f hlF
brother sheriff in adjoir (ing counties,
tion.
home board until he retired on ac- j the west-end express company of
count of failing health. In his work! fice, and the east-end portico, and
for the home Judge Tyler stood al- j one gang was filling in the long
ways for the very best that could be | platform, soon to be surfaced with
given the children placed in its care i brick, which extends alongside the
in the way of educational adVanta-! track for an unusual distance both
ges and and comfort, neatness and east and west. (The Santa Fe is
beauty of the buildings of the home.
For the Masons at home Judge Ty-
ler stood for better housing, and
was one of the initiative members in
the moving of t|ie home from the
old stone building at the corner of
Third avenue and East street to the
present temple on East Central ave-
running some long trains these days,
and doesn’t want its passengers to
disembark in the mud, from any car,
front or rear.) Even the section
crew was on the scene, and busy at
removing one of the switch tracks
now rendered useless.
In fact, so well was the work going
nue. Nor was Judge Tyler’s work I along that some of the workmen are
in the interest of the education and j figuring on a completed job by the
comfort of children away from I middle of December—in time for
home altogether. The beautiful! the Baylor girls to use the new sta-
building on North Main street which j tion for thefr holiday trip home. If
bears his name was erected through j not finished ! by. that time, it will be
his work, orders and planning while |soon after; and then Belton will have
president of the Belton school hoard,! a station to be proud of, and passen-
in which place he was strongly sup-jgers will no1) longer be prejudiced
ported by his fellow members. Judge ! against the city by having to waste
Tyler stood not alone for a more !time backing in or out through our
comfortable housing of the schools unattractive back yard.
of Belton,but for the very best that;    -•>-——
could be secured in instructors. He | Wm. Penn—5 cents—A Good Cigar.
was one of the most active citizens    —--
in securing Baylor College for Bel- Judges Jas. W. McClendon and
ton, on its removal from Indepen-; M. B. Blair of Austin, were amon^
dence m 1886 over several strong | the out_of.toin friends to attend th“
competing ct.es some of them much ; funeral and buria, servic„s
"‘Y /'fh f 01V    .    (,oo. W. Tyler here Wednesday af
The faithful and splendid services' ternoon
T ?r‘ McElhannon praised the work/ “7:15 p. m.—Sermon: “A Cake I    Belton, Texas.
Judge Tyler did among the poor, Unturned.”    i    “Tonight 1 came across the en-
and commented upon the fact that! a cordial invitation to attend all !closed cartoon, which I am sending
,e. lcj nc?.t f.ee <: notoriety. He was a | these services.    to Belton, and I ask you, in the name
5iend f , e y°un,£- man, and was j    - | of the sons and daughters of Amer-
ever ready to aid those who deserv-
ed it.
W. W. James said that the best
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Frances, who jica who ^ave so little chance—for
were recently married, have return- ! the sake of right—to post for the
f ,    ...    „ I ed to their home in Denison after a i benefit of blind fathers; and will you
rir<L°^Avho«?ve«1 fe publish the accompanying
predation' of him anfa^tribute we'! Saturday. for a brief visit    the 1    “0n a “1<1 January night in 1920
might seek to extend is trivial. Let
us so admire his character that we
will _seek to mould our lives like
his.”
A. G. Vick, Dr. J. M. Frazier, Dr.
M. P. McElhannon and Arthuh
Potts were named as a committee to
the j
home of Mrs. Frances’ parents, Mr. j
and Mrs. Ed Shine.
draw up resolutions on the death of ■ Kurk Evetts, who is a junior at S. M.
Judge Tyler.    u. this winter.
—just 7 years ago—a poorly clad
man crawled out of a box car in
[Kansas City, and penniless, cold and
Delay “Cotton” Wilbanks has re-1 hungry, started into town to find
turned home after spending several ! shelter. Just out of the federal pen-
days at Denton. Enroute home he ! itentiary, yet not lacking in confi-
stopped at Dallas and visited with ; dence—only bereft of the confidence
mention by the critics there and
won fourth place in the contest. The
organization has received much
praise from local people, and much
enthusiasm has been aroused over
its recent productons and future
possibilities.
Mr. Horger has made quite a rec-
hut to pi otect his own | county it is
necessary to nab viok itors around
the border.
REAGAN DAY CELEB \RATION
HELD BY U. D. (£. CHAPTER
--—.    | j
Rev. M. D. Council p1 aid a beauti-
,nd character
Confederate
the annual
ful tribute to the life d
of John H. Reagan,
postmaster general, at
Reagan Day celebration (/held If The
City Park last Friday,! > under the
auspices ot the Bell co )untv chanter
of the Daughters of t |ie Confeder-
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City Park last Friday,! > under the
ansnif>ps nf fVio Roll v*/,    , j
ord here as a play direetpr for the acy. True to his love iJor boys Rev
high school and Rotary club, as well \ Council dealt clearly aife fu}]’ witB
as being a wonderful actor himself, j the boyhood life of HRea<>-an his
and he states that a full season of struggles for an educa-tion Tor hini-
performances will be put on. He 1 self and his ambitions f or h;s youn°-
was a member of the Mask and Wig er brothers. The outst landing traits
Club of Southwestern University, j of Reagan’s character ’( yere c-yen as
which is noted for its dramatic work. ! steadfastness to duty, I always »;n<Ti-
The first, performance, in the ’ ficing self-promotion aY 1(j fen to the
form of a revue, will be on Novem- undertaking of a duty, «tatT or nat-
ber 7. A chorus, skits and three or ; ional, which'lay out be Jfore him- the
four imported numbers will be the 1 renouncing of gain frcVm liciuor
main features of the production.
Prices will be announced later.
Wm. Penn—5 cents—A Good Cigar.
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Bell Tailors—Phone 161.
The farmer wh'O' rotates his crops,
Who sells before the market drops,
Who has some hens and milks some c/ows
And keeps a few good shoats and sows
Will have no store debts to pay
For he hasi found a better way.
His cows and sows and faithful hens
Have kept up all his. odds and ends.
The Belton National Bank is franjk to say
His note is good, for he^s go(od pay.
THE BELTON NATIONAL BANK
BELTON, TEXAS
Established    1854
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERIENCE
traffic or any unclean work; a close
attention to any work fehich gave to
it order and precision, * and a tender
and gentle love for flo jwers, pictures
and books which gave \ a gentle re-
finement to his life am [} his home.
Other features of tl f,e afternoon’s
a reading
enjoyable trip, and says the fair J songs by the chapter, Tied ^rt^Mrs
is the best this year she has ever at-j Chas. Bogart. The v herds of wel-
tended. The weather was ideal dur-} come were delivered ’ |L Mrs J E
ing her stay and the trip was alto-j Elliott, president of tin { p p 'c ancj
g-ether a very pleasant one.    i the Lord’s prayer waf t u/d‘ ag the
M -p “TT-—7~ +    ,.,,, opening vocation, led 1 hy Mrs. E. h!
Mrs. Roy Potts and two little ; Wells,
sons left Tuesday for Dallas to take 1 As-has been the cus /om for spvpt-
Little Miss Ruth Ray back to her al years, the basket \ Jjpienic dinner
home after a visit here with Mrs. ; preceded the historical^ meeting. The
\ ; Mrs. Kate D. Wray returned Wed-
l j nesday from Dallas, where she vis-,    ________ _ M
| ited her son, WT. B. Wray, and at-1 historical program wer
I i tended the State Fair. She reports j by Mrs. Tom Hughes^ Lnd T, trio tic
| an enjoyable trip, and savs the fair ! sone-s hv Dip chanter 7lVi TS
i
j Potts, who is her aunt. They were i Tnner was declared or]'ie of the most
f I    i...    -r,___a.,. 'T7-_____ | delicious and bountifuiU 0f these an-
j accompanied by Miss Bertha Kemp- nMf „atherings. Grac, .l„as safdTv
j ^ aer. .    | Rev. Roger H! Fife. Jr
-*——_    j Confederate veterans! 1 ; 0f the coun-
J | Miss Ailese Parten of Baylor Col- | ty, their wives and wid :|ows and world
| | lege, was a week end visitor in Dal-j war veterans were g^uests- of the
..»>*las with friends.    U. D. C’s.
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