The Post Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1896 Page: 1 of 8
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D j MOFF i r I
Proprietor.
I ERMS--$ i.oo
Per Annum.
OLD SERIES,
j I as r VOb. X\'U
1 MIKttOK VOl- IX
PILOT POINT, TEXAS. FRIDAY, \P\ Y :>2, 189(J.
NEW'SERIES--VOL,
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IX. NO. 17
Mil HJiiiiBiBU wrmnrrtwsjrrjm*
SPECIAL
I he Cyclone In Denton nmi Cooke
Counties.
The 1 ;ix U y,
AND
* Mill
GOODS
IE NEXT...
TUESDAY..
May 26.
fill save you from
per cent, on that day.
The flommlstlonrrs* court yesterday
made Him tax levy for 18'JO as follows:
I or general county purposes, 25 eta
on the hundred dollars; rnnd and
bridge, 15 cents; courthouse 1214; jail,
2 cent. Total 51 I -2.
181)2 -General ei unty, 25 cents; rond
and bridge 15; Milking fund, 8 12; jail
j -1 ■ Tola I 52 i -2
1833--General county. 25; road and
bridge. r>; jail 12 1-2: total, 52 1-2.
181)4 General county fund 25; road
and bridge 15 jail 12 1-2. Tot a 162 1-2.
| 1895 General county fund 25; road
and bridge 15; jail Bj courthouse 10.
j Total 55.
It will he seen that the taxes this
year are lower than last t ear notwiih-
j standing a jail debt of $1 1,0t)0 has been
j paid, and they ha vo 38)030 on hand to-
the family lu It but no one ! ward paying another 5jVl )'l bond. Re-
J oently they took ui ihe last outstund-
Grlbble Springs there were seven ing bridge bond —$0,500, and ample
provision is made toJbuild Ibe court
house, and at the same time reduce
taxes, and as long as tills policy is pur |
sued, ot applying every fund to Ibe
payment of ihe debts of the county, tin
people can felicitate themselves on the
(hi I that their finances ate in no dan-
ger Denton Monitor.
I
BARBER S1IQP
ulpappsr * Elmore Propj.
If you want a neat
hair cut or a clean
shave, call on me
|OOD RATH ROOMS ATTACH* D
igents Aatrltan Steam Ljoidrj Uainarrin*
SI mill taneons w 11 h the cyclone which
• wept Grayson county and did so much
damage In dberman, one, or perhaps
more, of thoae dreadful twisters passed
through Denton county from .Itistin, on
the Santa Fe railioad south «ol of
Djr.too, to Mountain Spiings In Cooke
county. At Justin a number of houses
were demolished and few left uninjured.
W. .1 Evans, a macblnirt from Fort
Worth, w.is killed and seventeen
wounded.
Two and a naif miles west of Denton
a house on the Cates farm was damaged
the end and side blown out all the
household goods carried off, hut none
I of the family who were in the lion-,
were injured. Mr. Mayfield's house at
Ponder or the Simla Fe was < an ted 180
yards with
hurt.
At
residences and the post otll e destroyed
.Mrs. Shannon and child and a little girl
j of Mr. llill were killed and u number
" 1 persons seriously hurt Rev. It. I-'.
: Sizemore, Baptist preacher, of IPooin-
j Held, who was on bis way to an up-
i pointment wins blown against a wire
| fenee but not seriously injured ; bis
]() f ur ! i,,JKKr tom to pieces.
' j Jesse Jones’ house on Pond creek
I west of Elm was blown down, but no
lone hurt. In the same neighborhood a
rent bouse on tire Walker farm, occu-
pied bv Mr. Gave, was demolished and
every thing blown away but the family
and the team Mr. Cave was badly burl
tr.d also his daughter and his baby but
not seriously.
Near Mountain Springs four houses
were destroyed besides out houses and
other properly. The sufferers were:
t'he widow Wilson, lost bouse and (she
seriously injured, one son bgrt In breast
not dangerously., ihe other ion escaped
uninjured. Jlln McMUlon lost portion
of bouse and all kitchen furniture but
no one hurt Taylor beys bouse de-
molished and goods nil gone. I bey
were away from home and escaped if.-
jury J. L. Spear lost house and all
R. S. J.
The conscription laws of Italy and
the fear of the African campaign are
driving herds of Italians to the United
States. About 20.000 Immigrants ar
iverl in tins country from January 1 to
April IT. and nearly all of them are
llliterale. Of the 8,174 arriving in
April only 197 were prevented from
landing; undertbe bill pending In con-
gress to exclude Immigrants between 14
and (10 years of age, who are unabl" to
read and write, 2,147 would have been
shut out. The standard proposed r>y
the bill ls^A oppressive, oht It would
save .be inped .Stales from a mass of
nndrstrab)«B(tl-seos.—Fori Worth Gaz.
iETffBf i
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customers .are delighted
this season with their
lovely display of cheap
goods. Sound money and
16 to 1 people fraternize
at their store and concede
the fact that the goods are
cheap enough
Is it necessary to say
more? We think not. We
cordially invite you to
come and examine and
price for your selves.
Hearn a WilBon
South side square.
Dr I». F Kirkpatrick and Mias Mattie j
Woodriin> were umri led at the borne of |
the bride’s mother, northwest of Lew-
isville, Wednesday May 13th. Im
Kirkpatrick is a lending physician of
Waketon. xnd Mbs Woodman is n tal-
ented and popular pedagogue. iiu-
biie; p^tnelfm) oi the Bethel t- noot.
LewIsville'fiini .
ROGERS,
Physician add Surgeon.
Calls answered promptly dry ttsid j
Jilt. O(Bee in IGcT< Dr.g Store
1 rtli side of square,
PILOT POINT,
Household goods. There weie seven In j In every 1.000 inhabitants, while
tunilly. all at borne. All escaped in-| untured slate of Massachusetis had
i lurv but Mrs. Spent Their wagon, j twenty three in 1.000. CHlifornla has
j buggy, cart and $75. In money all gone. \ tv erty-elght If Montana tbirty-
Teraa was long regarded as Ihe home
of the desperado and the bandit, but
according to the last census report this Estheiiille. Iowa, April 10, IMA
•date bad Die same per cent of criminals fburmond t heuiicnl i o. Dallas, ‘JY\
the District of Columbia, twenty-orn I <;nnt:.-n.<-i, The Catarrh Cun you
• ent int) baa (lxme np nil O. K.
TEX.
GORDON ELMORE,
^DENTIST >
ientunder used in extracting teeth.
1 work guaranteed. Office on North
iqu&re
LOT POINT, TEXAS,
nu) FJneche.
J, M. Sullivan.
iusche & Sullivan
aeral Land-office business.
¥
lot Point.
Also Notaries Publir
- - Tf.xas.
un« boy who was lying os 'he bed was
clown Into :i pond of water Imt no
! hurt Uncle lieu Kearn, 80 years old
■ in'! bis ai;ed wifi- bad i inlraculoua rs-
:apt. The bouse except tin tlooi and
I ill coition's were off tried away leaving
I be two old p- -pic lying cu ihe door
| urrounded by trees which had been
thrown by the onto Ihe Boor, The
cyclone seemed to have lifted un Icav
log Mountain .Springs.
A. M. Daugnerty, who lives a few
lilies wr,i oi I iioi i oioi had ois huru
aid out houses blown down, his wagon
aid buggy demolished and bis orchard
and v ineyard damaged.
Popular With The Republicans.
I
The Olil Reliable Texas & Pacific
Kailway will be the ''Popular Kout*:'
j for the Great National Republican Con-
| vention at 8t. Louis commencing June
two, end Nevada, thirty-three. The
highest percentage of criminals is rc
ported from Atir.ona, forty two in 1.000,
while the lowest is in Iowa and the Da-
kotas, only flvi in 1,000. -Fort Worth
Gazette.
Some of om exchanges are iri the
I habit of using editorial Items tioui
otuer papers w Itliout giving credit, or
simply attachingyte word “Exchange."
Now' this is wrong. If an item Is woilb
rent lid nein I" It is wnF'Ihe of c r - ri if nc
matter how inr-ignlflcant Ihe | apet from
which it is taken may appt.u "give
the devil bis due.” However, a para-
graph which is a mere item of general
, news can with propriety be left tm-
credlted; but, where an opinion is ex-
pressed. propriety would require the
proper credit.
SI
l*" i lint Is the second time It has brought
me out all light, and I will nevei l e
without it. i an recommend it to any
ore that is suffering from the horrible
catarrh. If, M. Madiron.
Hold by J. It. Peel.
W. WILSON,
Attorney-at-Law,
ILOT POINT, - - TEXAS.
Office at Justice Court room,
atapt attention given to collections.
|E. 8ULLIVAN,
Jeweler.
Watches, Clocks a ml Fine
Silverware. Dou’t^ 1 *M to
id y stock of IftiiloH and
gent-8 rings, pins, cull but
tons, etc , «hc.
pairing a Specialty and all work
guaranteed
a:j;tarc it Toe”
rth F.i J
riftiff itore.
Mayor Edmond?, of Sberman, who
is lu St. Louis, had i bullet wbi.-li ba.
lflth. No effort will lie spared to pro- j t,e‘‘D in hi" leK *lnce ,ll(‘ w"g I'mated
vide for the comfort of all who use this j r,Y " *‘80* of Hie X rity, and it was ex-
line. Special trains will be run, with | lracte<* on 4tl) ,nsl- I>h4 snf
elegant day coaches and ch.ait cars, i::n!
ifT
' iJOB wOOd
OMt OotSa HrrVilJ. Cm l
lr> xttmi. Sold by
j fared severely for} ears in consequent:
f the luillet, and submitted to several
( unsiu cessful operations to recover It.
1 He telegraphed his ton on 5tb th it he
j was getting along nlcelv.
Be iure to get Siiiinmu, Liver Regu-
lator for your Hpilng Medicine, It’s
Dn old reliable that did the old folks so
much good. Don't let anyone persuade
you to take anything else Instead. You
can always tell Simmons Liver Regula-
tor by the Red Z on the package.
Don't forget the word Regulator -Sim-
mons 1.1 vet K gclato -het:r, thuu 'inv-
tliing else, nnd sure to do you good.
It is frequently said hy the opposers
to the restoration of silver that prior to
The gold men say gold will all bo run j M7:* lhe™ w‘,r<‘ very few silver dollars
out of tli« country If silver i remon- j rn'ued. Silver v i- then at a premium
tizeJ. Why will it run nut of the I ovfir X"ld. 3 or a per vent, which ac-j
country then in) more than it does 1 ol,,lls 'or its not being presented at the i
now ? Would our foreign obligations i 1,1 *11 tK 1 u coinage,
beany greater than under the present I Cnpt. V .1 MeDona]tToT<Iuanab. is
gold standard. |a candidate for railroad commissioner.
I’lillni.iu l’aliif'F'Sleepers, and you will
bo wi-v-v to Rend In your name now bu
Doccsaary accdmmodutioiis, us the ut
tendance promises to be the largest for
any Com ention yet held.
i'b k.-ts will lie sold via the Texas A
Pacific Railway ut late of ONE LOW
KtJT LIMirKD FIRST CLASS FAKE
FOK THE BOUND TRIP on June
13th, 14tli and 15th, good until June 21,t,
1896.
Foi iickets, sleeping cur accommoda-
tion,, or any further information call on
nearest Texm ifc Pic ‘ .. nt, oi
G us PON MESLIKU, G. P. & T. A..
n!7-4w. Dal las, Texas
It Is reported that there Is a narrow
aection along the east county line from
west of Cc I Ina ex tending several tidies
south which got little or no rain.
Y ou can't tind a better niatket for
your chickens, eggs and butter than at
J. VV. Salmons’ grocery store east side
square.
MIsr Hattie Itonnel, one of the as-
i «l“t”n!s *rr tuir public s. bool, left yes-
terday for her old home at Pilot Point.
— Lewisville Signal.
When you want a lady’s Hat, correct
style, and lowest price, lie sure and see
Miss Wille McGee, at I . L. Bryan's. 13
The interest in tin county election la
these pai ls seems to have transTeried
from the assessor's race to commis-
sioner.
All parties vdio have left wntebcswltb
H. PL Sullivan for repair will please
call for them within 30 days. i,10 2w.
Sam Small Is lighting the powers of
darkness at Whitesboro.
Everybody knows that at W. T.
Nunn's Is the plaee to liny Shoes and
■SHf pers cheap..
The Texas Ranker's asioeUtlon met
at Dallas Tuesday.
Shepard and Blizzard fret zers are the
best, for sale by J. B. I’ondrom. nl(l
nr,
b ne •
Wichita Valley Lands
In Whichita, Archer and Baylor
counties i a vast amount of rich""
hurl now open to the hems s»ek-
er on easy ierms and sc cheap that
they are within the reset f a’!
from 9:4 to !J12 per acre. I arties
wanting to com ■ to Texas or those
now here w ishing to ( hung, the::
icrii'.ion w ould do well to address
us for full particulars of these d<-
sirs bio lands.
D.i. Molfitt,
Pilot. Point, Tex.
GOOD POSITION
and a £G<>d l>u»ines4 Kdueution nearer
lL>nie -JSpei'iul Ollor on June the IThu
Draughon’s Practiea) liuMnetw College,
Nashville, Tenu., will ‘open a branch
school ir
TEXARKANA,
under the management, of Prof. Ii. R.
Liimiin, who Las not only served as Pri«-
ri]>al of Dniughon’s Nashville Collet-
twelve niontJis, but ho has for years kept,
books for Konio of tho largest firms m
'I’eneesiiee and Kentucky, lie will be
assisted by other competent teachers.
'This blanch school became u necessity,
as the Nttftliville College found itdifticu.t
to accommodate its inrge attendance
from Co* West and other section*, it
will give the same advantage* as given
in tlie Nashville school It is generally
known that Prof. Draughon'* course of
book keeping is considered by business
men by far the beat in the Union, while
the other department? are second to
none. Prof. ilraughouV College guar
antees positions uuder reasonable comJi
lions.
'I hose who enter the Texarkana school
within a reasonable time will receive a
special discount.
For catalogue, etc., address,
J. F PKAUGHON, Pre*‘t,
Nashville, Tr-nn.
n!5 5w.
l'nke a do*e of he Witiv Little tarty Riper?
hift fur the good they will do vote TheM* hr
lllfl
tie riM* me
<-on»f ipniion.
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ffOf
Th
for iiujiyest ion.
iiey are good.
lion, grood foi
liuNia’i l>rug
vim villi cut Ibis iiilicrteiiiciii out
• °
and pt- M—t it lit my stoie, on or hvforo the 12th of
June. I will rpII you anv pair of hIiops at urinal ao«t.
Should you doubt tnir assU'iTion t will show von tin*
original bill. I simply make this nffci to dial out
whoi hrr prnpb irtually read nit ad vprtiapninni or not.
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Moffitt, D. J. The Post Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1896, newspaper, May 22, 1896; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982912/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .