Cooper Review. (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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WHEELS OF JUSTICE GRIND
IN COUNTY COURT
OIL MILL SAFE BURGLAR- 7’YOUNG MOTHER LEAVES
IZED; $814 TAKEM TWO-WEEKS-OLD BABE
BROTHER DIES OE PISTOL
A burglar worked the combination j Mrs. Fannie E. Wright, wife of L.
of the big safe in the Cooper Cot-C. Wright, died at their home in
County court has been in session
this week with County Judge T. E..
McMillan doing his initial work on i ton Oil Mill office la3t Friday night j Cooper last Friday after two weeks pital in Memphis, last Saturday night | Haggard Thursday not to collect tax-
B. L. Howard, only surviving broth-
er of Mrs. 1. B. Lane, died at a hos-
The advisory board of drainage dis-
trict No. 1 ordered Collector Hope
the bench and County Attorney Joel
H. Berry representng the state for
the first time in this capacity.
The case of Floyd Williams, charge
ed with carrying a pistol, was tried
before a jury Tuesday and resulted in
an acquittal. The state made out a
good case, but it is thought the jury
acquitted him on account of defend-
ant having already paid a fine in jus-
tice court at Ben Frank’ n for dis-
turbance.
On account of absence of itnesses
three cases, Artis Chancellor, dis-
turbance; W. N. Schooler, selling in-
toxicating liquors; and Albert Shaw,
drunkenness, was set for Wednesday
of next week. Several witnesses in
the Artis Chancellor case were fined
$10 each for their ahsence.
The jury was dismissed
and court recessed until Monday
which is probate day. Next week is
civil week.
Below are pleas of guilty taken:
Walter Tooks, aggravated assault,
fined $25.
Fred Verner, aggravated assault,
reduced to simple assault and fined
$5.00.
Bob Robertson, affray, fined $1.00.
L. L. Allen, affray, fined $1.00.
Troy Jackson, forfeiture taken on
bond.
Lee Frazier, charged with stealing
an automobile, accomplice turned
state’s evidence and he pled guilty to
petty theft and was fined $5.00 and
one-fourth hour in jail.
and secured $814. Eighty dollars of illness. Funeral services were con-
this was cash and the balance in ducted at the home Saturday at 1 p.
checks, most of which were local and m. by Rev. J. C. McClain and inter-
could not be cashed. j ment took place in Dawson cemetery.
Bookkeeper Blue Rattan closed the The deceased is survived by a hus-
safe and turned the combinatiton band and two-weeks-old baby.
when he left the office Friday night
and when he returned Saturday morn-
ing early he found the safe door
standing ajar a very little. Noticing
this he opened it and found that the
cash drawer had been emptied, even
o* the accumulated dust, as though
it had been turned upside down and
its contents emptied out.
There is no clue as to the guilty
parties. The mill was running and
no one goes about the office during
the night. The windows of the of-
fice were down and the office door
Tuesday was locked when Mr. Hall went to
the office early in the morning and
built a fire.
The taking of this young mother
is especially sad. Only one year ago
Thanksgiving day Rev. McClain per-
formed the marriage ceremony of Mr.
and Mrs. Wright.
Dan Oyler has purchased the 60-
acre tract of land of the Allen estate
2 1-2 miles south of Cooper. The
consideration was $60 per acre.
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❖ BUSINESS HOUSES WILL *
❖ CLOSE THANKSGIVING. ❖
❖ The banks, dry goods, grocery, ❖
❖ hardware and furniture stores in ❖
Cooper will be closed all day <•
❖ Thursday, Nov. 30th, to observe <•
❖ Thanksgiving. The drug stores •>
❖ will close at 10 a. m. until 2 <•
♦> p. m. and again at 6 p. m. ♦
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DR. RIDLEY’S CAMPAIGNS.
from the affects of a pistol wound, i es on the property of the district for
according to information received
here by Mrs. Lane. Mr. Howard was
engaged in cleaning a pistol Friday,
it was stated, when it accidently was
discharged, the ball taking affect in
his abdomen. He was immediately
rushed to Memphis for an operation
but nothing could be done for him.
TYNES BROS. WILL OPEN
STORE AT HONEY GROVE.
Messrs. Carl Tyres of Cooper and
brother, Eugene, of Kansas City, will
open a dry goods store ' in Honey
Grove. They have leased a building
COOPER HIGH SCHOOL'
The Cooper Rounders will play tha
local High School football team tka
second annua game Thanksgiving day.
These same teams fought to a "oth-
ing to nothing tie last year in one of
the most thrilling and hardest fought
games of the season and both
will do their utmost to gain the de-
cision this year. While being out-
weighed the school boys will have tha
advantage of having worked togetbsa
more and being in better conditioe
tha
IN JAIL FOR FORGERY,
BOY SEEKS BOND.
W. C. Nance, an 18 year old boy,
who was arrested by Sheriff Henson
in Shelby county two weeks ago and
returned to Cooper to answer to a
charge of forgery, was trying to make
bond Thursday. He came here this
fall to pick cotton and while working
for Mr. Campbell in Grannys Neck JOEL H
received a check from D. E. Rorie for
$3.00 for his services. He admits
raising the check to $30 and cashing
it. He disappeared after cashing the
check and it was four weeks before
his home was located in Shelby coun-
ty by a letter he had written and left
here.
For sixteen years Dr. Ridley was a
pastor, and knows the pastor’s prob-
lems. He has only been an inde-
pendent evangelist for the past two
the bonds. The board which is com-
posed of Messrs. Jim Jones, L. An-
derson and W. T. Wilmon, was in
consultation with Arthur J. Stiles,
state surveyor, and he told them that
the levy would have *to be 12 feet
high with 1200 feet between the levies
to take care of the water, and he was
of the opinion that the property valu-1 will have an even break with
ation of the district was insufficient heavy Rounders «nd both tmt
to secure enough money to complete promise it will be a scrap from tha
the work- . | word go to the finnh.
After consulting with former County Thanksgiving Day at Base Ball Park.
Jujge Viles the board decided not to Line-up—Rounders: Pole H. rvey,
prepare the transcrip of the record ieft end. Kie Lemaster, left tackle *
_ t0 present to the attorney general’s Bill Covington, left guard; Harria
and expect to put in their stock and department and to abandon the ef- Cabeen, center; Bill Chesnut, Luther
be ready for business about January *ort to ^evV district. It is thought Adair, right guards; Hoss Chesnut.
the commissioners court will refund ri(?ht tackle; Pinkham> right end.
to the tax payers the excess they Blue Rattan> right half. Ralph
have to pay in county taxes, due to quarter back. Kizzie
rendering their land at $60 instead of
$10 per acre, as heretofore. It is
doubtful if the legislature can be got-
ten to refund the excess of state tax-
es, though an effort will be made to
have it done.
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1st.
The Honey Grove Signal carried
the following announcement of the
new store in last week’s issue:
“Honey Grove is to have a new dry
goods establishment which will begin
business on or about January 1, 1917.
W. A. Tynes & Bros., of Cooper, have
taken a lease on the White building,
now occupied by Thompson barber-
shop, and will stock same with dry
goods; it is their intention to be
years. He goes anywhere, regardless ready £op business by New Year.
The Tynes Bros, have for several
of cost, and no matter how small the
place, provided the community will
follow his simple suggestions for the
campaign. They are, viz:
First. By personal canvass, dili-
gent inquiry, or by some other meth-
od, locate the unsaved whom we are
years been engaged in the mercantile
business at Cooper, and their busi-
ness there will be continued. They
are successful business men and most
affable gentlemen. It is a case for
congratulations all around. Honey
likely to rech. A list of these names, Grove is fortunate in adding to her
in the hands of every live Christian Jigt of busin firms these lendid
will be a good prayer list. merchants, an3 the Messrs. Tynes
2nd. Get a line of the un-affiliat- are to be conKfatulated upon select.
ed church members who ought to join; fog North Texas> best town as a
and in some way communicate with p]ace of buainess»
them. They are often a real hind-j _____
*"* l° b'i COSMOPOLITAN
willing to do their duty.
3rd. Experience has confirmed me LADIES QUARTETTE,
in my conviction that the _______
The fiist number of the lyceum
the “Cosmopolitan Ladies’
appeared at the High
RECEIPTS 18,000 BALES;
COTTON 20 l-4c; SEED $60.
my conviction that the cottage
pryer meeting is a great asset. It
will do more good than any single course>
thing I know of. Have at least a i Quartette,
dozen at the same time, none to last pck°°l auditorium ^Thursday evening,
and all very in-
Kizzoir, left
half; Marion Tynes, full back.
C. H. S.: Hallie Yoakum, left end;
Prof. Millsap, left tackle; Prof. Stev-
enson, left guard; Odis Adair, cen-
ter; Forest Weaver, right guard; Gib-
son Ellis, right tackle; Dave Hen-
dricks, right end; Conway Jordan,
right half; Haywood Lain, quarter
back; Joseph Jeter, left half; Earl
Kerbow, full back..
Subs—Tom Carrell, Bryan Sparks,
Buddy Tynes, Herman Sparks, Maxia
Simms.
The High School will be handicap-
ped because of absence of Bascom
Talley and Lon White, two of the
most consistent players ever in a
, Cooper uniform.
As a curtain raiser to the big con-
test the younger boys of the town
will stage a comedy of their own.
Adults 25c. Children under 12, 15c.
Game starts promptly at 2 p. n.
NERVES OF STEEL.
T. E. McMILLAN, County Judge.
over thirty minutes,
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Cotton receipts have been light in
Cooper the past week and Thursday
evening the total receipts for the
season was estimated to be
bales.
There was a big advance in the
price Monday, but a decline Tues-
November 16th. The audience was
formal. Each meeting will appoint a ^he larKcst ever present to hear a
leader for the next A little talk and j ^yceun> number.
much prayer. ! Too much cannot be said m praise
4th. Let the meeting be a prom-; the ^our young ladies who com-
ment part of every service from now Pr'se the company. It would be hard
STATE ENGINEER GOES
TO NORTHEAST TEXAS.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Christian church next
Thursday at 10 a. m. The sermon,
will be delivered by Rev. W. L. price paid by scalpers ranged frim
Hamrlck- 20 to 20 l-4c.
An offering will be taken for Unit-
ed Charities of Cooper and a call
will be made for a meeting to reor-
ganize the society.
Choir practice will be held at the
Christian church Friday night, Nov.
24 th. All singer8 of the town are in-
18,000 untji we begin together. People are1 to single out any one of them for
! slow, even our best people, to get. special mention as each member ot
under the load.
5th. For general advertising I
would suggest a paragraph in the
their
start
company
to finish
splendid. Its
day, Wednesday and Thursday of
about $5.00 a bale. Thursday the! newspapers in which the meetings markable. Children and adults alike
market was 19 3-4 basis and the are prominently set forth every few were most highly entertained.
days until I get there. It will pull: ^e pronounce the Cosmopolitan erg of the Delta county Levee District
workers to us from all over the city. Quartette a clever group of enter- No. 1 regarding work in that sect’on
Austin, Texas, Nov. 22.—State Re-
clamation Engineer Stiles lati today
for Northeast Texas counties to spend
a week in making field examinations
in Titus, Red River, Lamar and
Franklin counties regarding the fea-
sibility and probable- cost of levees
variety was most re- proposed in these counties to reclaim
rich overflow valley lands. He will
also confer with the levee commission-
is an
their
artist From
program was
Cotton seed was selling at $60.
BOY SCOUTS ORGANIZE
WITH FOUR PATROLS.
■vited.
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BIG CROWD IN
COOPER WEDNESDAY.
Notwithstanding the bad weather
there was a large crowd in Cooper
Wednesday, automobile day, and in
most lines the merchants had all the
trade they could accommodate. D&n
Davidson of Cooper received the au-
tomobile.
NO SERVICES AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. W. H. norton, who is attend-
ing the Baptist Association in ses-
sion at Waco, writes that they are
having a fine meeting with a large
attendance. There will be no Ser-
vices at the Baptist church Sunday,
he states, as he will not be in Cooper.
The Boy Scouts met at the Chris-
tian church Monday night and com-
pleted their organization. Thirty-
two full-fledged scouts were enrolled,
which is the limit. Dues were sent
off and books ordered which will en-
title Scout Master Sam P. Jones to
a commission.
Four patrols wore organized and
the boys are now ready to get down
to business.
Dr. Ridey will begin a meeting at
the Baptist church in Cooper De-
cember 3ist.
CAR RUNS OFF BRIDGE;
JUMPS AND HAND BROKEN.
tainers.
Bud Maynard had his hand broken
Saturday night when he jumped from
an automobile on John’s creek bridge
on the Klondike road. He was ac-
In Titus and Franklin counties the
projected districts are on Sulphur
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF river; in Red River along the Red
THE FARMERS MUTUAL r,ver of Taxa* in Lamar county on
LIFE ASSOCIATION an(* Sulphur rivers and in Delta
along the Sulphur.
TO BRING ARTIST HERE.
The concert will be given January
To all members: Thia is to not!-,
fy you, that I, president of said Asso-j MOZART^ CHORAL CLUB
ciation, by the authority vested in
me as such, hereby call a meeting for
the election of officers and directors,
companing Deputy Sheriff R. D. Orrj to be held in the directors room of the ^6, Mrs. Helen F. Cahoon of
to Commerce. Mr. Orr was driving Farmers National Bank on Nov. 28,'the Texaa Christian University in Ft.
the car, which was a right-hand drive 1916. Under our >vJawa we must Worth, who is rated as Texas’ best
and being used to a left rand drive, meet at least once ifv four years to colorature soprano, is to be the solo-
elect officers and di/eetors, and to ist for the first concert given by the
Throughout the world there ara
thousands of engineers sitting at -tha
throttle-side of locomotives. Mm.
who in the fact of duty know do
fear. On their nerve, their judg-
ment and their sense of responsibil-
ity, we rely as on no other class of
men. The man in the engine cab iir
a praiseworthy citizen of whom
eryone is proud.
House Peters as Jim Lewis, WJ
plays tha star part in this grms
railroad story, “The Rail Rider,**
proves that the man at the throttle
is the man of the hour, when lie
comes face to face with a crisis.
It is a tremendous story, full at
love and excitement that thrills, bat
does not disgust.
Somewhere in this picture you will
find a heart throb that means s<
thing to your own life—it may prove
the turning point for you.
Zena Keefe whose wonderful smile
has won for her the admiration of all
film fans, plays the part of the raft
road president’s daughter—the hero-
ine—she is the kind of a girl you wi »
never want to forget.
Remember this is a Brady at the
Lyri« next Wednesday.
MARRIAGB LICENSE.
BIG SPECIAL ATTRACTION.
Scott McKinney of Bagwell, who
works for Southwestern Telephone
Co., was iw Cooper Wednesday on his
return from Greenville where he at-
tended the district meeting of the
telephone men.
Miss Tom Lombeth and Ang'e
Morgan spent Saturday la Paris.
Coming to Lyric Theatre on next
Monday, November 27th, “The Be-
loved Vagabond,” a 6-»eel feature in
natural colors. Aside from being
one of the best features ever filmed
it is one of the most beautiful things
you ever Baw as every scene in the
entire picture appears on the screen
in natural colors. Don’t forget the
date—next Monday.
he ran two wheels off the edge of the
bridge, where the car hung and bal-
anced. It was some distance to the meet with us
ground and Mr. Maynard fell on his 2 p. m
hand.
everyone interested
on
2
you would Mozart Choral Club of Cooper.
Messrs. R. J. Thomas and I. N.
J. M. HAGOOD, President.
J. C. SMITH, Secretary.
Winfrey returned Sunday from a trip BOX SUPPER AT GOODS CHAPEL,
to the Rio Grande valley. While.
there Mr. Winfrey traded onfe of his- There will be a box supper at
farms aear Charleston for a tra:t Goods Chapel Friday night, Nov. 24,
of 10$ acres near Harlingen. The the proceeds to be used In equipping
date at1 Anyone desiring associate member-
ship tickets will please see Mrs. How-
ard McKinney. These tickets entitle
owner to two tickets for 50c. The
sale of these tickets will close Jan.
1, 1917, all tickets bought after this
time will be 50c apiece. Send in
your name early for choice seats.
P. A. St Clair, a well-to-do Delta
county farmer, living near Enloe,
closed a big trade Tuesday for a Red
River county farm of 848 acres 6
miles southeast of Clarksville, for
which he paid $24,000. The trade
was negotiated through John Me-
Clanahan. Mr. 8t Clair states that
ha would make his home on the farm.
place is improved and has several
acres set in oranges and grape fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey are prepariag
to move down there and expect to
start about the middle of December.
and repairing the building.
Mr. V. H. Phillips and Miss
Watkins.
Mr. Leon Grady and Miss
Rucker.
Joe Releford and Clancy
Mr. Sheldon Flowers and Mti
zie Guthrey.
Mr. Lowry Iglehart and Miss
Buckhorn.
Mr. John Mining and Miss
OaBpea.
Congressman Black spent Tuesday
In Cooper mingling among frie. is,
leaving on the evening train for iu’*
phur Springs. He will start hack to
Washington next week for the open-
ing of Congress.
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HAVE YOUR EYES TESTED
and fitted with the glasses your eyes
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friends here. Mrs. Laughrey
Charlie McKinney,
from the county attorney’s office last 20 years experience in fitting glasses
week after serving two terms, has, We guarantee results. Home office
arranged a law office over tha Deita | $02 First National Rank Bldg., Paris,
Mrs. W. B. Laughrey and
Boyd, of Carrizozo, N. M.,
visit
National Bank and will do a general
practice.
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Call on M. T-. Parish for pianos,
organs and all kind of music goods.
French harps.
Texas.
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Messrs. T. J. Snell and Tom E.
Robertson were in Dallas last week
where they "crossed the desert sands’*
and took the S8rd Masonic degree.
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formerly Miss Lena Boyd and
here.
Sheriff C. Hu tie
Tuesday night from ’
M, where he _ ...
| past week.
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Cooper Review. (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1916, newspaper, November 24, 1916; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth979920/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Delta County Public Library.