The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 26, 1907 Page: 4 of 4
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Corpse Found Lodged In a Drift
Near Ferguson’s Ferry.
BURIED NEAR YARNABY, I. T.
Supposed to Have Drowned While Fish-
ing In the River. There Was
No Trace of Identification.
Ravenna, Texas, July 22, 1907.
—The body of a white man. ap
parently about 30 years of at*e,
weighing about 160 pouds, was
found lodged in a drift in Red
River near Ferguson's Ferry
Saturday. The body was dis-
covered by fishermen and brought
to land. There was no paper or
anything on the person ot the
dead man by which the body
could be identified. It is sup
posed the unfortunate man had
been netting or seining, as he
was dressed in overalls and jump-
er and had on no underclothes.
The body had evidently been
in the water several days, as the
features were almost unrecogniz-
able.
The remains were buried in the
Territory near Yarnaby. It was
intended to interr the body in the
Yarnaby grave yard, but the
body was so badly decomposed
that it was impossible to do this.
It was at first reported that the
unfortunate man had met with
foul play, but this was later re-
futed.
No iDquest was held, the |tate
of the corpse not permitting of
the^ wait nece-sary to get the
proper officials.
ficial to cotton. The weather
for the past fifty days has been
favorable for the otton plant
and very destructive to the boll
weevils. But few weevils and
punctured squares can be found
now.
Wishing: to verify Dr. S. A.
Knapp’s statement as printed in
the News, your correspondent se-
cured a standard thermometer,
registering 130 degrees above to
80 degrees below zero, and went
into the field at 1 p. m., and aft-
er about fifteen minutes’ search
found a boll weevil and made a
nice smooth place in the sand
between the row, and, watch in
band, laid him down for his bath
in the sun, and the thermometer
close by, and it was dead in six
seconds,and the thermometer reg-
istered 130 degrees. Notwith-
standing the boll weevil is a trop-
ical insect, he can’t stand our
hot, dry sun in Texas. The rain-
fall at this place from Jan. 1 to
this morning, July 22, is 24.57
inches. Of this amount 15.37
inenes was precipitated in April
and Mav. Since that time only
3 inches have fallen in ten days.
The normal for the past twenty
years 22.63 inches. The mean
temperature for the same period
was 60.23 degrees and the normal
for twenty years 60.69 degrees.
Silas G. LACKEy, .
Weather Observer.
Texas Trust Busting.
President Woodrow Wilson
WANTED WATCH WAS LOCKED UP.
t Crazy Negro Did Not Comprehend Action
of Jailer Keeping Him Behind Bars.
“Pug” Johnson, the negro who
was carried up in the balloon at
Ladonia several years ago and
whose mind was affected by the
accident is still affording much
amusement to the officers by his
actions. He insists that he is
going to be married, chafes un-
der his jail restraint and asserts
that he does not .understand why
“Mr. Bob Hembree fastened him
up/-* “Pug” says that he owns
a sixty-dollar watch which is in
the hapds of a local jeweler. He
wants Jailer Haley to release him
ao that he oan get his time*peace.
But though the negro talks at
tiaafea of other subjects his mind
invariably wanders back to the
famous balloon ascenton with
Leroy when he was caught in the
ropes and dragged to the clouds
and was finally dropped ir.to a
pool of water and escaped un-
hurt.
“Pug’s” insanity is not of a
violent kind and he is in no wise
dangerous. Instead of being
sent to the asylum at Terrell, he
will be transferred to the county
-poorfarm. The negro is said to
be an expert engineer and has
been managing an engine up
until the time that he went to the
residence of a Petty citizen and
wanted to get a blanket in which
to be married.—Paris Advocate
— 1 'm 9 m--
Death of a Boll Weevil.
Dallas News.
Wkiland, Tex., July 22.—
This section is having some dry,
hot weather, which jls very bene-
A Rational Treatment*
for Catarrh
is one that soothes the inflamed and
congested membranes and heals and
cleanses without “drugging” the affec-
ted parts.
gives quick and permanent relief from
Catarrh, Colds—all affections of the
membranes of the nose and throat.
• Guarantee Satisfaction.
Buy a 50-cent tube of Nosena frbm
J. W. PEELER
emj get your money back if not satisfied.
Sample tube and Booklet by mail 10c.
PiMvU, No, Cr«an«vilUf T
would put monopolists in jail.
No doubt they would approve of
this policf in Texas, but it is not
workable there. The real big
monopolists, while they may do
business in Texas, do not stay
very long within its jurisdiction.
Some of them employ Senator
Bailey to do their business for
them, and they have got that
gentleman into very deep diffi-
culty- with his constituents by
reason ot it.
The Texas legislature exon-
erated Bailey to a certain extent,,
but it would not let up on the
trusts and monooolies. After it
had completed its labors on the
question of bed sheets and made
the length ot all sheets in Texas
nine feet, it passed a law declar-
ing that any one in Texas who
sells trust-made goods and all
persons who shall be in the em-
ployment of trusts or combines
shall be guilty of felony, and on
conviction shall be punished'by
confinement in the penitentiary
for a term of not less than two,
nor more than ten, years.
This act is now in effect, anc
the attorney general of Texas
announces his intention of en-
forcing it rigorously. In view of
the statute, Senator Bailey may
find it convenient to live perma-
nently in Washington, aa the
privilege of counsel to represent
trusts is not recognized by the
act. We do not know whether
the law defines a trust or not,
but the abstracts of it which haye
been printed do not contain any
such definition. A “trust,” so-
called, is usually merely a big
corporation. How will Texas
get along without the products
of corporations. She may go dry
like Georgia and avoid getting
the whisky of the whisky rust.
But if the law shuts out the pro-
ducts of the tobacco trust from
Texas, the habits of Texans
must change materially.
It .may be doubted whether un-
der the law any tickets can be
sold with safety over any of the
Harriman lines of railways in
Texas, as they surely are a
•“combine.” It is certain that
none of the Texas railroads may
hereafter purchase any rails or
other supplies manufactured by
a trust without running against
this law. The statute does not
make it criminal for the Texans
t) sell their own products,cotton,
cotton seed and sugar, to trusts,
buf all Texans who deal in any
article on which a trust has im-
posed 4.S unrighteous hands are
felons under this law.
Tais is the extreme of the
trust busting, and it is a child-
ish and foolish extreme. It
is unenforceable, and all at-
tempts to enforce it would run
counter to the Federal control of
interstate commerce. We hope
the Texas anti-trust law. It
contains no such provisions as
are here set forth. The law is a
very good one, and properly en-
forced will benefit the State.
Grayson College.
Whitewright, Texas, F. E
Butler, President.
The re-organized faculty con-
sists of F. E. Butler, H. S. Par-
sons, E. R. Williams, S. S.
Stroup, J. E. Abney and the
special teachers.
North Texas knows Prof. But-
ler. We candidly believe Gray-
son county has never had so
strong a faculty.
A good faculty is the strongest
factor, in a successful school.
Best private school plant in Tex-
as. Artesian water, Acetylene
gas, gynasium and chemical
laboratory.
Firm discipline. Dormitory
for young ladies under president’s
care. Dormitory for boys under
care ol Prof. Abney.
For catalogue address Grayson
College.
Symptoms of Meningitis.
Atlanta Journal.
Cool puffs from an electric tan,
directly in front of him, struck
Sam, the blackest porter at the
Kimball, full in the face Tues-
day evening as he leaned back in
a comfortable chair in the lobby
and ruminated on the joys of
life.
Conditions were soporihe. Soon
Sam slept, and as lie lost con-
sciousness of all surroundings,
his mouth opened up an unfath-
omable abyss.
J. M. Matthews, traveling rep-
resentative of a shoe house?
passed by when the chasm was
yawning its deepest. He had
iust returned from South Georgia,
and had on hand the remnants of
a stock of quinine, carried along
should signs of fever develop.
He quietly drew out a large
capsule and poured the contents
into the yawning abyss. The
maneuver woke Sam. Slowly
his features began to writhe and
take on an expression of extreme
disgust.
“I has the ransomest taste I
ever knowed of,” ha ejaculated.
“’Fore goodness, 1 b’lieves I has
the meningitis.”
•««««»««
Continued from page 3
Mrs. May Wilson, of Pryor
Creek, I. T., is the guest of her
parents, Mr. and- Mrs. G. M.
Thompson.
Mrs. Pence, of Terrell, is a
guest at the home of H. H. Ar-
terberry.
We take off our Panama to Col-
lin county. 2732 pro. majority
is some. Collin is the banner pro
and we are
he distinc-
ijias it that
edding here
county of the State,
sure she is preud of
tion,
Madame Rumor
there will be a w
soon.
T. E. Arterberry, 0
tor, had to send in
pass. So one day
ur Star edi-
his railroad
ast week he
swung the noon train and realiz-
ing all at once that
pass, he decided to
“face,” which is harcjly present-
able at best, and \t now looks
like an ill-shaped pile of sausage
meat.
Our Mr. Liggett
getting tired of kee
and taking his* meals at a hotel
but lie is a Sunday
and says the woman
house for him must be a “Chris-
tian.
King Booker, whose parents
live in this neighborhood, was
brought here from El Reno,I. TM
and buried in the Whitewright
cemetery on the 20th inst. He
was run over by a train, both
legs cut off, one arm broken and
his side torn. It was a sad oc-
currence, indeed. He left a wile
and one or two children.
Bro. Ben Blanton filled Bro.
Rosser’s appointment here on
the 21st, as Bro. Rosser was en-
gaged in a meeting elsewhere.
Charley Malone end family, of
the Belmont community, were
visiting Sam Williams and fam-
ily Sunday.
Mr. Fields and family, of the
Marvin community, were out
here at church and Sunday
school Sunday evening.
The protracted meeting com-
menced at 'Marvin on the 21st.
Wanderer;
he had no
ride on his
says he is
ping house
school man,
who keeps
Rooster.
growing
sun seems
boll weevil
several
had not
their cotton
GIRLS TO WEAR WHISKERS.
Chicago University Professor Says in
Time Women will Wear Beards.
■ Chicago, 111., July 22.—The
co-eds at the University of Chica-
go were agitated when Prof.
Samuel W. Williston, head of
the department of paleontology,
made the startling statement
that hair would soon grow on the
faces of women.
Say, but won’t John D. be mad
when he hears that?
“The day will soon come when
you will not only haye mustaches,
but you will have full beards,”
declared the professor, who has
won a national reputation as a
scholar. He was addressing a
class of co-eds.
“Horrors!” whispered one. “I’l
have mine cut Van Dyke,” said
another, “I always did like Van
Dyke beards.” “I’m going to
part mine in the center,” ven-
tured a third.
“Everything is tending toward
beard for women,” continued the
professor. “You girls have more
hair on your faces than the girls
of a decade ago.
Those who follow will have
more than you, until the day will
come when you will have long
flowing beards like the pictures
of Noah and Senator Pfeffer, of
Kansas.”
When will that be?" queried
one of the timid ones.
“Oh. a few centuries from
answered the professor.
and aunt,
now.
DON’T FORGET that Men’s
Jnion Meeting at the Presbyte-
rian Church, Sunday 3 p. m.
» • m —.-
AH kinds of stamping done at
reasonable rates. Mail orders
will receive prompt attention.—
Mrs. c,ora Morrow, Bonham, Tex.
SELFS.
This is fine cotton
weather, and the ho
to be driving the
away. I have hec.rd
farmers say that th^v
seen any weevils in
lately. Mr. Holder, of'Ubell,
got a little excited just after the
rains a few weeks agj), and hired
hands, paying 25c per hundred
for boll weevils. It seemed to
tickle the small children very
much to pick the weevils and put
them in bottles. They say they
can pick two or thre^ hundred a
day.
Several of the young people of
Selfs attended preachjng at Sash
Sunday night.
Misses Ola Morrison and Annie
Shipman and Mr. Walter Brown
attended praj^er meeti ig at Shilo.
Mrs. Haden and little daughter
spent the evening with Mrs. M.
S. Shipman.
Mr. and- Mrs. Huddle, of
Brookston, visited relatives near
Selfs.
Miss Cora Riddles, of Denison,
is visiting her uncle
Mr. and Mrs. Keelin, ot Selfs.
The pound supper at Mr.
Reed’s Tuesday night was real
enjoyable.
Alvie Brown, of Sel
ankle badly sprained,
impossible for him to
out a crutch.
Erwin Burket is v
this writing.
Mr. Arvil Couch le
for Boswell City, I. T.
Mr. Tom Bell and
here from the Territory visiting
his father, W. B. Bell
Mr. Golden is building an ad-
dition to his house.
Mrs. Newberry, of
tory, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Golden.
Clyde Hart spent Sunday with
Hassell Turner.
Miss Rose Harbert, of Celeste,
has been employed to
Selfs school. We ar
have her back with us
assistant teacher last year, and
we learned to love her very much.
The people of this community
are thru thrashing, ajnd found
that the oat crop was Very light.
There was a double wedding
at Georgia last Sunday bv a sin-
gle ceremony. Names not learned.
Plug Ug’ly’s Friend.
fs, has his
and it is
walk with-
er y sick at
t Sunday
family are
EDHUBE.
We are having some nice warm
weather now, which we think is
helpful to the cotton crop. There
is some complaint of weevil or
some other insect working on
the squares.
Mr; Paton has gone to Win-
dom and Honey Grove to visit
relatives for a few days.
Miss Jessie Laughlin, of Win-
dom, is visiting her brother, J.
B. Laughlin, of Edhube.
Little Ruby Wright, of^Ran-
dolph, is visiting at the home of
Dr. Stephens.
Bob Cunningham, of the In-
dian Territory, came over and
spent a few days visiting his
children.
Mr. Fatherly, of Whitewright*
came over and spent Saturday
night with A. L. Tarpley and
family.
Mrs. Jim Bledsoe and baby
are here from Leonard visiting
relatives.
T. C. Scruggs and wife, of
Bonham, came out and spent
Sunday with Mrs. Scruggs’ aunt.
G. W. Tarpley and wife, of
Pecan Gap, came over Saturday
to spend a few days with their
son, Marvin.
Tom Ross and family, after
spending a few days at the home
of Mrs. Ross’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Hammonds, returned
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vandergriff and
Master Ira, of Taylorville, were
in Edhube Sunday visiting Mrs.
Vandergriff’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bacon.
John Everheart, ot Taylorville,
was in Edhube Sunday evening.
John Watson and family, of
Whitewright, spent Sunday with
his father, Uncle Jack Watson,
who has been sick all summer,
but is doing nicely at this
writing. Uncle Watt.
Leslie.
I will record a few of the hap-
penings since my last report.
A good rain and plenty of sun-
shine, and a wonderful improve-
ment in crop prospects. The
farmers are in fine spirits over
the surprising change.' If the
worms will let our cotton alone
we^wYll make a bumper crop.
Corn is good, and 25 per cent
more than last year.
Some sickness prevails in this
community.
Mrs. Norman Wade is _sick
with fever. Her husband was
operated on for appendicitis a
short time ago at the Allen hos-1
pital in Bonham. He is at home j
now and feeling quite well. Ilej
speaks, in the highest terms of j
the kind attention he received!
while there.
The little son of Wert Bales)
has been seriously ill
is your best friend or your worst
enemy. Active it’s your friend.
Torpid it*s your enemy, and its
army is Constipation, Biliousness,
Sick Headache, etc.
| PAMOJgto
make active, strong and healthyj
livers, preventing and relieving,
liver troubles.
Complete Treatment 25«i
J. W. PEELER ^
LAND BARGAINS
weeks with inflammation of the
stomach and bowels.
Mrs. Word, who had been ill
for some time, died last week.
Mrs. M. R. Butt died quite
suddenly last Thursday and was
buried Friday.
Eld. M. L. Barrett filled his I
regular appointment Saturday
and Sunday.
A series of meetings began at I
the Leslie school house last week, j Rates,
conducted by Jesse Amlin, under Meals,
Is what I have to offer in several
good farms, and some town
property.
I will advertise your land free,
for two and ^ no saje js mac|e, wj]j make
no charge.
I will rent land, write rent con-
tracts and attend to writing le-
gal papers, and notary work of
all kinds. T. J. Self,
Dodd City, Tex.
-------- ■
The White House
West of First National Bank
- $1.00 per day
.------ -------, - 25 cents
the auspices of the Holiness peo- Private House with all the
conveniences of home. When
in town, you are invited to
stop here.
C. H. WHITE, Prop.
pie.
A few days ago six buggies
lined up in my lane, all from
Ector, and handed me a legal
looking document, and I pro-
ceeded to pronounce the words
that made Clyde Withrow and
MissTennie Long man and wife.
After many congratulations and
well wishes the happy couple
A Big Bargain.
I have what is known as the
Estes farm 6 miles northeast of
Bonham. The farm contains 100
went on their way rejoicing. We acres ot land, with splendid ini-
wish for them smooth . sailing provements, about 7Of acres in
on the matrimonial sea. cultivation, balance fine timber.
Misses Flora McMahon, Tot
Swinney and Lydia Gist, of Sa-
See me at once if you want to
get the best bargain ever offered
vov, were pleasant visitors of Miss for the money. Philip Wise.
Nellie Baldwin last Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Baldwin is visiting
triends near Savoy this week.
Most ot our •'young people are
engaged in the revival meetings
this week.
The farmers are all up with
their work and are taking a
sweet old rest.
A very enjoyable ice cream
supper was had at the home of
W. C. Waldron. Plenty of vocal
and instrumental music was en-
joved until a late hour.
We have a county bridge out 1
on the road from Caney to Mar- j No work for c010™11 People
vin, and hope our commissioner,
will not forget us any longer, as ! ^ EVANS,
it has been out for three months ] Attorney at Law and
and we stand badly in need of it. Notary Public.
Yours, etc.,
Sagadahock
PROFESSIONAL CAR1
D. T. BOYD, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office over Peeler’s Drug Store.
’Phone at residence and office.
DR. j. V. JENKINS,
Dentist
Office over Hargrove & Reynolds Dn
Store, Bonham, Texas
GAS BURNERS
mm
Sj.1l
the Terri-
Bonham Acetylene Gas Co., Bonham,
Texas, can supply you with one of the
best Burners on the market at 25c each.
Mail orders will receive prompt attention.
5V3
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VVilJ practice in all thecourts of the
I State. Collection of claims will re-
1 ceive my prompt attention. All no-
tary business solicited, and I guaran-
tee that it will be promptly executed
Office on North Side Public Square’
Bonham .... x*xai
C. M. WHEELER,
Notary Public *
Writes deeds and mortgages anywhere
n the county.
—Office at— „
Ector.....Texas
teach the
t glad to
She was
THE DIRECT
ROUTE TO
MINERAL WELLS
THE GREAT TEXAS
HEALTH AH0 PLEAS-
URE RESORT &
VIA
W. A. EVANS.
Attorney at Law
Will practice in all the courts of the
State. Will pay special aitenUoo to
probate business and collections.
Office on North Side Public Square
Bonham .... 'Jmx&h
Your Summer Trip Can Best be Made
by Using The M. K. & T. R’y.
Tne Jamestown Exposition at
Norfolk, Ya., is an attractive
point. The rates are low and
tickets are routed, if desired one
that the attorney general.of Tex- way via New York.
as will persevere in his expressed L It will pay you to write today
intention to enforce the law at and secure our Jamestown Expo-
once. The sooner a wind-inflat- sition Booklet and Leaflet of
e 1 measure like this receives a Rates and Routes. Sent free on
judicial puncture the better.— request. Address W. G. Crush,
Evening Star, Schnectady, N. Y. General Passenger Agent, M. K.
All of which goes to show that & T. R’y., Linz Building, Dal-
the Star knows nothing about' las, Texas. 2-tf
porters church.
We are now having some old-
time Texas weather again, and
everything is looming up. We
are assured now of ovei an aver-
age yield of corn. While we
haven’t any very large-eared
corn, we believe every field will
come nearer making corn than
we ever saw. Cotton has been
doing as well lately as
saw. and we are hopeful
cotton crop, although
considerable talk of
weevil and we suppose
a great many
weather from
hopeful of a fair crop,
nearlv an entire failurje. Oats
are threshing out from three
bushel to, we suppose, about
thirty bushel. Threshing will
soon be done.
R. E. MARTIN, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon.
Office over Saunders, Martin St Oo*i
Drug Store.
Boutiam * <•- - - . Taua.
2
No trouble to answer questions
PREE Write for Mineral WTelIs Booklet and New Book on Texas—FREE
E- P. TURNER, Traveling Passenger Agent, DALLAS, TEXAS
DR M. V. GRAY,
Dentist.
we ever
ot a fair
there is
the boll
ther^ are
but v^ith fair
now ori we are
Wheat
Office Over Fiist National Bank.
TELEPHONE NUMBKR 352
TRAVEL RIGHT
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J. C. CARLETON. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
VIA THE
M.K.&T. R’y “The Flyer
An Up-To-Date Train of Comfort and Convenience
Observation Sleepers t o Kansas
City and St. Louis
See any M. K. & T. Agent, or write
l Office over Saunders, Martin A CD’s.
• Drug Store. Office hours; 9 to 11 a. ml.
• and 2 to 4 p. m. Telephone both at
• ] office and residence.
•1 Bonham
C. A. GRAY. M. D.
J Physician and Surgeon.
• Office over Saunders, Martin A Oo’e
• Drug Store. Hours: 9 to 11a. m. ac
• I 2 to 4 p. m. Telephone at both oflk
• I and residence.
DR H. S. RAGLAND
Osteopath
W. G. CRUSH, G. P. & T. Agent, Dallas, Texas • j oak* residence «os West 5th
Phone 354 Bonham,
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