McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette from Mckinney, Texas • Page 12

Fon? SOUTH COLLIN FARM HOME FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE FOREMAN FAMILY; NFAR PLANO CAME FROM KENTUCKY AND SETTLED IN 1846 SAME YEAR THAT COLLIN COUNTY ORGANIZED. ON IT Tn cor ('. r- iiliN it tit Itt 1 I C'ir It T. It AN I Ih. a ill mF WKFKLT DKMOniAT OAZFTTK N.SI.l FK.K.vS.

McKinney Hospital Completes 7 Years of Service Sunday cnrlicat one of tiic 11-K. 1 pr 1 1 Tt KrntiK ki.in-». 't The p- Tiii-n 111 1 to T.A. ill pliit tin i. tlic cnu'ity 'I'hci.

in the I'oi jtlvc ullh th p-i rloil of is -1 f. any otl rtmlimiou-H in tht county. piiMOt Iv 1 'it n-1 1 ill I to, It not art that the fsi.iti coiilrt mother aii'l rtar It. Patty wa.i horn laniii ry nmt tltct! AUKtiAt r-TT. The foliowinK Inscription ppcari across the hollOtn of thclr monument: "Td t-SiHh Tiv.

lewcls Imst. To Heaven Tii After the death of his wtfe. Jfittti r. f-Airetnan. husUamt, movetl to t'olcman, Texas, where he tlied a numtier of years afterward rtid hero he Is iniried.

Home other interestInjr monument.s that mark the sl. of stnne of pioii. rs who rest In this, v. ry oldest Collin county cenn ter- are: lU.m H. IT92.

William Foreman horn April S. IT di'd Hepti-mher isrifi. llnth Foremen, wife of Wiliiam Fort-man 1. tiorn January IV. 1 died tvtoher 2S.

William Foreman 11. born ptem- h.r T. March ic (Thomas) Fma-nian. William orennin 11. Aiiirust -I'-l January tsTT Fthe of Mrs.

AV. H. I of McK-n y. Ruth ii'hrnowith) Foreman, wife i. whose tomb to.

a jn- nd- Culy- ri. the lire, founder of the eol- of tK. April t. the City fully 011 pi. v.

'h of and Collin -a patients a tin Hovpii-I. trcat.el and .1 in the last ye r. in tin- of ions y. i troatt'd 't. pi II n- vv riie dy I lui aei nt.

im: day. Cemetery, kr.ll of p.art- rd illy rs IP hot 1 hip in ml p. th- an we IV A l.ny. the to me. ds of ilH.im al'ov I l.an.ht* ot IP.h 1 incr Pi.

.1 rot onv a P. 'Ittn Thb ha.s It in rvtct for.ilnt: Nt.ailand and of the city of re kept Old cenn-tery vhed or taiu rtm le on whieh funeral and conducted, nf- prot -etion from the elements hon ward plods his for the mourners synipathikii or for the population eommnnity there lo and for memorial t1 of 't. I VVlth ra of I sine. Xursin or-itf' crfivas worM to l.ninl Mark. 1.

1-. Ml F' iir fot.r II. Srmth Collin W'illi. sons and on- from nta. Uy r.

Th w. 1- F'r- Jos. ph For. P-atr, J-. 1 or-m an.l Clint The Lutiti F- 1- me ife ot (k AV.

tt. another pinne I- South oilm r. and Parr, r- th" o. Mrs, H. Pnne.l-..

of Plano. The P'oremnirs e.e-ii.i el in of Collin. father r-nl mill, kater r. etir.L, -m, built and also a euuotry store or miss.ary. TP-y op.

nat. and c-'Ol'- about a North of the pr Ham I'oreman ir H- 1 h.arv-St to their I furrow off th-r stuhhorn he h.iS Prnke I am Id! th V. th ir -tut. r. vrr.ykel drive Pi 1 th t- d.

ning 1 It a llltrb Stnmlartl Citle.mi'.blp. community and surrounding t. Is admittedly one of th. iiest sections of farming country in the state. All timber has long The lan.l Is in ti of eultlyatlon.

the farms improved with the cla.ss of farii; homes, avith Hlg b.am.s and molern rural improvements, citizenship is largely made up of ndhoPhrs who rank high in since high are other The 1. si'ule 'o -tr a that vi.cinity Al.m^ vr.jlt of Ill intelligence, thrift iation of schools, goo.l s.H'ial advantages. the and ap- roads and Hundiiy, hospital y.ars of MeKlnmy Ing tho.Hc b.s'tl This does no includ in the door tho.se not the hospital. Pur 4Tn patients indoor patn-nts And 110 tin- outiioor of p.itt* iit.s year. At gr.nliiiit School of Nursiiit.

the hospital, iiati'd nuvking a the ofgaiiizutiOM School. The Schiiol oft ing to Hoard of N'ursim. forts to rtii.se Pkluciition yigh school iHiring 1927 th held, anti sp numbering medical May 12 i.s N'u being aside to birthday of Flo who estahlisiied th school for nurs. hospital. I.ondon.

anti from vvhich of nursing have or hrate.l throughout The nature o'. such that a ti.m on visitors is but on At ay 12. Hospital Day the AlrKlnn. hospitsi ten.ls an invitation to the citizens McKinney and C.diln to, hospital. Arranu-menfs he made to recei' Hi ROTARIANS HAVE AN AHENDANCE CONTEST AGAIN St a SAY BILLOWS To Your Grocer S3 n.ier the eh Cl 1 nt H.nry ir due itlnmil l-Tul.

irmnnshlp of Past W. Wartb'ii, a -aas )i lumheon by the i tlie i'lrsi Christian church und n. chiiiriiianship of tl. Scott, tdirtlrnmn Warden iis.slgn- lam M. Seett.

Walter 15. Wilson nd 1 to briefly dis- 1' ev nd. avT tin ion in til. li- standard dinitting only the were I.S TO lectures. by .1 first tl- nin-r St.

Thom as in 1 go, modern schools is world. work is ware, the Itotuiian Ware to McKinney to district T. P. A- vacant of w'tl the Adsit Hospital day. your hospital a gri.st I cora- a life Th.

k. pt t- of pow er, that W. uHh tenour of The 1 l.iry. pomp of edl- visit to hoth rear- An uilt on a l.ranrh of a mile of III am! on nd now Aw owned i.y him. A dam was built lirancli a that was fe.l by springs proN i.i*-«l the for the operation of store, coopera an.l The man mill Th paths of the grave.

inevitable glory I. all that hour; but to I.ocated on the northwe.stern part oU i first ir. the firs continued to accomo- hardly a lion and came the across the mill pond and w.ater supply the mill. gin. saw mill, otiier were patronized by th early living in a wide scope of surrounding them.

se flourPh and afford dations for their patrons nntil th coming of H. T. th railr. through this 18T2 when the mill of activity The town of Plano as mile of their loea- naturally that point cent.r for pioneer s.i- t.i huv thiir supplies in nnd where also to have their ginning and milling refpure- im-nts done. Foremans and velop'tl their lan.l improved their place to the best to be iound in North Texas.

They were thrifty and have continued to play an important role in the drama of life throughout the tire existence of our county. This editor. In company with Ham Foreman Hi. who i.s his vear. visit.

the sites oi (now old mill, gin, store, coop- and saw mill. Nothing is mark three or four acres which they stood exc-pt the old dam has be.n wu.shed out and a cdvity in the side of the irank of the creek the oh! corn still was rocks and heavy Hois timber for the fountlations of the buildings machinery are al-so slightly expo.s.Ml at the surface of the ground imli- cating their former location when the were di.scontinued by their owners fifty-six ytmr.s ago wh.n the owner of the was only a lad of eleven or years of age. farm is etery in th- made in years ago, ing of Willium owner Piano. two II -was he and rap-(dozen death occur- school refer- for a the erage left to of land on portions of long since t'or first interment or to re-kon- Foreman 111, the. ort the farm.

The i first to in Ij was Lillie of Kentucky, who was a first cousin of William sn.l of William 1. deceased, then a young man. rode from Kentucky to hisj unci'- and other nlatives with view of possibly settling here him- i account of hardships in year ofle posure on the long hor.se-. and other lines hack journey, he fell lU of pneu- monia with which maia.iy when he idlv grew worse, hks ing within a few days thereafter, Im.s At Dr. Lilli, death a conference was held among the of that sparsely s.

ttied section xvith to seh-cting a location graveyard. owners of four lions of iand that corner er within thre. or four yards of the oh! grist to locate the graveyard there each of the four could an portion of cemetery. But it reason the graves were ail dug on the Foreman land on which all of the several hundred graves in the cemetery are located with the possible exception of four or five that are just outside of cemetery on the portion land of one of the other four proposed donors. William Foreman III also showed second grave.

Its occupant O. Haw kin-s six- She August 10, 1853. has well preserved head and foot bearing legible ins-riptions. No monument or stone marks the sleeping place of Dr. TdlHe, the first to be buried th-'re about a year before, but his grave is clearly marked and is definitely located so it can be pointed out by Mr.

other members of I To Man. Hon. P. Brown an.l Billie the two of tor on this most interesting the Foreman farm, were led in the Plano vicinity where their ihappv hoyhoo.l days were an.l where many of their loved om's and frit-nd-s in either of the thrc- in Piano, or the Foreman miles east of Plano, or Bowman cemetery a little more RESIDENT NEAR GUNTER PASSES AWAY SATURDAY man ml" located of The Foreman cemetery is in our fellowtownsman and fri. nd.

Billie Gee. from fact hks sister, l.rother* all slcs'p there. that and School Bus Crash Injures Several Daniel Thomas ft. 84 years old. died this (Satur.iav; morning abmi at his one am! half we.st Th eensed was found In He was a native of on .1.

l.ut hi.I th. Uotariun's Be-1 To His i -3S Vii-e i B. Pope I rS at Immlieon for in tfiury who was ut yiehl-d tin gatel for Hie to retury liiH llh. 1 Ho ott drew of the day In th. by the attendance of which A.

seil chairman. Boy Tuckt-r, a (larlaml real estate i ami loan num. wius a gii. st of ito- i tar in H. A.

rut by. a i mr-n and in the line of President F. introilu- of 111 tiiiy. from Palestine take of L. xvhlch was by the I c.

nt inovrvl from ity of Aubr who xva.s as liistrict l.v IMkin.s. who is also pre.sid.’iit Ml tio l'ita of merce. told of receiving a from the stln. Fhan.b. of Fnm- inerce lling of the us.

of Mr. Ware r.s a citiz-n of that s. c- tion of the st for- -oii'lng to Kinney. was at for four or five Tin liat.y no alier a neat response and to of making as useful a Itizen to as he is of. A.

II. Fubanks and F. were elect to the trlct convention at Texarkana while lUU Bhea and Atkln.son elected as alternates. nt Neathery c'd that Av ry Uussctl xv.nihl he of next wc'k's iirogram WKUQEC DR. L.

BURTON Announces the Intion of his son, EDWIN W. BURTON, A. M. D. DRS.

BURTON BURTON Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office and Sanitarium 132 S. Tenn. McKlnm y. xas. 1878 1928 whil F.LKFTBA.

Texas, March Mrs. J. V. Childers, wife a ber of the school togeth- huuilred mill, en- contribute land for the seems that for some mem- and a half pupils of the A lew were injured when the school which twenty-seven people were riding crashed into a telephone post at 9 morning. The accident occurred as the party was en route to Klectra to attend the Wichita County Intereschola.sttc league meet.

Airs. Childers was taken to a hospital, where three stitches were taken to close a deep wound in her temple. Others are less injured. resided in Gunter- for long The body will Is- to Rockdale. xas.

for burial, which will or Tb.ur.sday of next week. He is survived by four children; Bix of Los Paul Pruett of Gunter; Mrs. udo Culp of Bockdale. nn.l Mrs. LilHe V.u- of Bockdale.

of Rockd.ale. LOANS We bnve Been in.nklm; reliaBle uBstracts fur vears. Figures Idle At 1,874,050 AVil- now in sites of FOR CONSTABLE the of original us the was Elen ora teen. This grave OVF.R'lF.As a carteh SOI.HI EH. AN XOPNCF.S COX- ht able, 1 ixtn' xo.

4 col- M'ASTHXGTON, Abar. 2 persons out of work In this ate was informed Mon.h.y liy rc- tarv Davis of the is response to the re.solntlon of Senator W'agner iiaem.i, A'ork. and land twelve of 28. readily Foreman the family. In the proper announcement umn of The Dally and Weekly DemocraA-Gazctte will be found the name of Chester A.

Carter of Roland, for Constable, precinct No. 4. subject to the action tho Democratic primary on July 1928, Fhe.ster A. Carter was born in CoHln county. Is 33 years of age.

a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C'arter. J.

F. Carter, now deceased. was for 25 years a merchant of Roland, a pioneer, beloved and hign- cltlzen buslne-AH ing for a labor report. Davis in his letter to President Dawes said this situation w.as while so extensive or as the e.stlmates which have generally predicted -prompt through the inauguration of elaborate buildings programs by the T-. d.ral.j State and municipal governments, hut made no predictions.

The department report that there 23.348.892 era today, comfiared with -a in 1925 which was accepted as average year as th computatlon.s. This constitutes A. M. Russ'-H, Chnmil.T Atkinson and Clarence Andrews of the at- tendam-e t'lnmittee a resolution which was adopted reading a.s follow "All -14 that be born in Ih. boun.ls of Collin county.

Texas, be In one division and that Hardy he the Captain of thi.s group. All other members whose were so un- fortunat as to be of their futun- of first Ing light of day in the domain CoiUn he placed another group and that I'ope the Captain of unfortu- nat.s. That two Captains with their r. members into an our terminate with your term as of thi.H 1 hat the group making the highi'st utt('ndance cord for this shall be winner an.l that they be allowed the privilege of selecting carrying out what. ver punishment deem upon the unfortunates and that the enire club shall that the losers shall pay Plenty of moiiev Farm Losins.

COLLIN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO. H. A. AherHathy, Prop. in Fletcher O.

n. SMITH Suite 208 Newsome McKinney, Texas Civil and Criminal Practice W. T. ir iiifiiiuA i 29 i.xx att -mlance licginnlng wUhi that re- the DR. F.

J. WOODS, 0. D. Correct fitting of glasses, Just a little better service. See me when in need of Glasses.

220 E. La. St. McKinney. Hoard, D.

D. S. L. Hoard, D. D.

B. DRS. HOARD HOARD Dentists Office over Central Bank North side Office Phone 26 the and estimated wage earn- II basis for of 7.43 per cent in employ- Thc Prc.M'iit Owner. staled, the present er, WilHuin Foreman IH, liorn 3o. on the place and live all of own- who wa.s wa.s continued to his- He was marrl.d August 3, 18 to Miss Mary wlio was in the state of York but wa.s lirought to Texiis a Utile girl of only five.

William For. rnan IV' is a young man living at with his parents am! is helping lo run the Tdg farm of his making the fourth eration of same name to re- on the place. The children of Air. and Ham Foreman Hi are; Foreman of man who on the Fred ton, on one of his Plano; l-'rank W. Foreman Richardson: William Foreman IV with bis parents; Mrs.

Maggie lYooley of idano and Mrs. Char- He of Plano. Mrs. Wil- Tom W. Fliff Fore- old home- of Throckmor- who of at Alaiiy Buried In It.

The cemebry i.s a beautiful one, comparatively level, sodded with Ri rmuda gra.ss and neafly kept. Among the more familiar names of pioneer South Carolina families that we noted on some of the many beau tiful tombstones and monuments the Barnetts, locks, Andrews. Carpehters. Rice, Coffeys and others. The grave of the late Plney Davis, Plano banker.

is in this cemetery. One of the most imposing monuments in year old cemeteryl mark.s hi.s place. Among oth er notalde in tho earlier days of South Collin to he buried in Foreman cemetery were: Col. Col. L.

W. Oglesby, Rip WiLson, prominent physician Ala.son; Dr, tVdfey and him. and ly respected man. When the tocsin of war was sounded. and our country needed Chester A.

Cbrter, volunteered went oversea.s to defend our onr flag and our homes. 36th Returning to bi.s home In county, after overseas duty, he went to Dallas, working on the Dallas police force and 'one year. He being In the Pollin were in New fire department weTit from there for to shrinkagf ment. The downw-ard trend in empleiy- ment started In April. 1927.

the Ser- and continu'-d until of this year, hut he said that the figures for February, just available, showed a turn upward. Causes for the shrinkage named by Air. Davis as th- the Mississippi Aaalley and England, the Florida tornado, industrial plants and a in the bituniinou.s coal fleld.s over several months. He also (-ailed attention to the Immigration of 2.a-.- 023 Into thi.s conntry last year, describing most of se as la and fnrVher noted that hoys and girls reach the working Aixuit The division of the elub is in two groups of about numerical strength. Home of the nallve liorii group flr.st light of day in the following points in the county: Eubanks, Captain.

Faybtirg. Andrews, Txiwery Crossing. Atkinson, Penney. Caldwell, Climax. Dovvi-H, Hweet or Hloomdale, Dargent, BowHiy.

AIa.s.sie, Higgins Cemetery. Neathery, Prairie (H-ovc. Lick Hkilh't. F. Wetsi I.

Rhea, Rhea AilH.s. wcott, Dan, White Rock. Hcott, Tom, Hiiuei'ze i'cnncy. Hcoit. A.

Thomp.son. Thompson's Gin. Warden, Forrest flrovc. Wilson. W.

C. CuHeoka. Dr. Wolford, Rowlett. Swiss Specialist U.

B. DAVIS l-drc InsnmiM'e Ileal me handle your property whether for sale or rent. Phone 414. McKinney, Texas. inaki's of watchoH, cliiinp and I ih Diamoiid Bottiiiiu; und jowolvv ropiiii- Ill fact wo can if it is watohos, (docks, jewelry.

Holiitely liiiarantee our work. F. J. WOODS SON 220 E. La.

St. McKinney, Texas Dr. j. Knight OSTEOPATII Office; Fox Building .1. O.

RiMvrgcr Wt A- Peters SPARGER PETERS AnrillTECTS Your Business Hollcltod Boiiliam and McKinney, TVXH.S as a every year. SEXIOIl six-foot r. IIHISTIAX I ndi avdh IMlOGR.VAf the W. Dr. and others.

i.s from a farm, 3 married and 77 Years the farm und tenant house, is frame Foreman 1 and fimisi' AVns Built Y('t standing on now used only as a nn ol.l five room erected h.v WiHlam in the year 1851. It was idaitiallY nliout a room house. Hi has long since en torn leaving only rooms present Tin in- lum- For SDtcrs. Our attention was particularly attracted by a double monument of attractive iiattern erected more than a half century ago that marks the resting places of two sisters, hoth of them wives of the same man James C. Foreman.

Their maiden names were and Patty daughters of Klee Daniel of i Hherman. Jennie was born January 1840 and died May 1864 shortly after the l.irth of her first-born cldld. Her dying request to her hus- ban.l and twenty-two year old sis- I 'a tty, was that they marry so Han Antonio, where for two years he was on the police force of that city making a three service peace officer. Chester A. Carter is a weivhing some 235.

a fine fcHow, well (luallfied and is ing of help, aid and assistance our people. He resides on miles of Roland, three children. District Xo. 4 includes the follow- Holo, Mrs. Curtis T.ane.

tng Rolahd, Weston, Celina by leader, and Rhea Mills. Chester never of- Talk. What Has fered tor office before. Ikircl, Mary Ecvvis He now resides on the farm nhd is Hong, making a crop yedr. When ou Talk, What is Haivpenlng lioys went to -war, all of us told people Dare, Fanny them that we would help them, ifj Hong, they returned, had we a chance.

The Talk. What Can of precinct No. 4 now have a People Dare, Wm. 1-orsytn. chance to help Chester, and If theyj Hong, eh'ct him, he Will make them an ATlzpah.

honest, vigilant and competent off! cial. Consider w'Ml his claims at the of Dallas GERMAN FLYERS DELAYED AGAIN Flees Jail on Day i High Court Gives Him Another Trial PltoneH X-4927, DR. E. C. SCHULZE Fiyc, Ear, Nose anil Throat 1205 Aiedical Arts Bldg.

Dallas, Texas At Fir.st ('hristlan church Hunday ivn.l wfnds evening: IDPBI.I-X. March As ha.l "Dare to Follow rain continu' across Mi.ss Margie Hays. Scripture, Prayer nt). When flying field today the iftuk- Bremen, was back into its hangar and the on a trana-Atlantic fllglit po.st- iiuiefInltely. Texas.

March Jail hy Wichita FtillH ('onimlt iiurgary Reevcs. of con- aml sen- When When Bill ivble, eloituent district attorney of Dallas was hero the giH'St of V. I (V. rnle) Graves both going down 1(0 Club Lake, fooling the finny trliH'. Bill M('Graw has scores ot friends an.l could liave more, he woul.i l.ut come here und nobulate just a little," AFHTIN, from convleted splrncy to ten('('(l to two anti one-hulf will Hie Court of Criminal Appeals to set aside its as the cHenpe A.

M. Scott Co: INSURANCE Loans (Phono 065) Mi'Iitnncy. and wlileh was made pending appeal. from of Airs. T.yitian ami daugh- are visiting in if hoh- baliot liox on July 28, 1928.

a In Airs, J.te Ware and Mrs. W. Hill for Wells 'riiursday to iibout days. the ease the appellate codrt. Reversal of the Jndgment waa or.l- eretl Wednesday, a week after Reevo'H the Wlehltal County jailer and cseapeil on Marcli 21, the (liiy the appeal was snlimlttetl the higher court, 1'he latter found that the evidence on which Recvt a had bi'cn convicted was in.sufficient.

That Reeves had was not. known to the Court of Criminal Appeals nnlll day af'ir it luiii Its opinion. fishing Aldi KI MBS OF TKCKIiF. Baso Ball Ijuwn tnowcrs rented and repatrod. Expert Locksmith, all kinds of repairs.

liarson Oycic Co. 117 8. Twin. The Daily Is per iiionth. dellvered to any part of city..