McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette from Mckinney, Texas • Page 1

WtMv ESTAIiLlSHKl) FEHUUAHY 7, 1884. McKINNKY. TKXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 1928. TWELVE PAGES IN TWO ONE FORTY-FIFTH YEAR TEXAS I I NEWS BEN F.

HEARNE DIES AT HOME HERE TODAY END TESTIMONY IN AnACK CASE AWAir Mi ON I Ati-tiii, Nov. of tlu' -lou uf Ulf 'I. oiiiim.Hjion 11 lunn- thun not Ix- ojxii UlllU HUIIIC roitiiiilxNion, it with FUNERAL SKRVICHS WILL RE HELD THURSDAY AFTERNOON WOMAN IDENTHHES SILAS JOKMAN AS ASSAILANT AT TRIAL ANNUAL PURE FOOD SHOW UPHOLD SANTTY OF McDONALD annual 2:30 The II I aftfriioon itf fho Alunlc- Hhrrrnan, Tcxa.s, Nov. Kroriiijpa! rollHouin for a 4-day FORMER ACQUAINTANCES OF CAPITALIST TESTIFY LOCAl TALENT PUNTERS STATE DEVELOPED IN BANK AT FRISCO SHOW CLOSES TUESDAY (I oni (too fichooihooKi-. tur piiltlif a I apjii known thf arriv.il tu of xthook II how thf ballot.s ho crt- S.

1, VTA li, in I AT IMiA.N. xas, Nov. 14. H. l.ytal, 60, prominent Hunt county phy-Mlrian and for a of a a in of Hunt county, at hU hoiiu? at Mond ly niKht, a Ions illiti l.yliil's loalth failed hun boul a year ago.

1,1 IlK SI Worth, Nov. one of the two nuill clfikH on tht! Pacific truin who were held up by a lone bandit lYlday nlRbt the train urt-d I'ort Worth, hlm- If up to the authori- ufternoon. NOT KillnburKh, T. Nov. 1.1.- Plans of of liepub- fartion to contesf of Tu'-day's Jildaltfo 1 pt tctiCi.y Sunday In a inai l'ader of party und muc- for dUitri.Ht Judco.

annouuci'd he was opposcd to tesU Hcnjaniln Franklin Hearne, 37 yearn 10 old. died at the honH! of' hbi Mr. and 15. K. Hearne, at 'J o'clock iieHilay inornlnB, follow Ins an lllneiw of two Henjainin Franklin Heamo, a native of Collin county, born In the Hlooindalo coinmunlty, i 4.

He attended public MchoolH of this city and coun- ty. I'or a number of yearn, he wan I connected with W. M. Hhlpley and Adam Hond In the tatlorlnK I nlted States entered iwar In 1517, he enllnted at I here he living at that time. He thirteen ove'r.

i was with tho division. While I I In the service he contracted culowls, which resulted in i The deceased hsia been bedfast for two years. One year he; jwas a patient at Fort hospital In Colorado, and 'for the past year been tenderly cared for the home of his parents, and Mr.H. It. Hearne, 511 Short stnet, and at the home of hl.i ter, Mrs.

J. J. Miller, who lives near The was a member of the Church of Christ of McKinney. He was married a few years ago to Miss Maude lUnton of Little Hock, Arkan.sas, who survives him. The ceaJM'd is also survived by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. H. F. Hearne, and the followinit sisters; Mrs. tJ.

T. Herry, McKlnnry; Mrs. J. J. Melissa; A.

G. the stand In Judge Silas Ointrlct court day afternoon A. K. Haswen- flug, yoiing farm woman, detailed an attack alleged have been made on her by Silis Jorman, Hoiiston negro, on October Identlfl) Jorman. now on trial here In connection with the caw, a.s her aHHallant.

A. U. Hani.enplug, of the woman, was the flr.st for the state. Ho his condition when he found her at their home on the evening following the alleged attack. KIbert Hooper, county attorney of Denton county.

Identified Jorman as a negro who pas.sed him on the highway south of lloanoke soon after the alleged atta( occurred. f'arls, Ti-Xr -i. Nov. 14 Hleven for- endlng Haturilay night, mer acquaintances, of varying ly, the Texaii Pow-r At l.lght ('o. 'gree of Intimacy, testified 'I'uesday schofd b' Kan with four aft- in the William J.

McDonald will ernoon classes dl- eonteHt hearing here rhat the unl- recllon of Miss Higgins, food verslty benefactor was always of ap- RESERVED SEAT SALE SMITH DRUii STORE, SATURDAY AT TOWN OF FRISCO NOW, HAS ONLY ONE HANK rt is artistic economist of the company main oi- flces. Workers were busy until late night compleflng firation.s of their display iKjoths and the finishing touches were put on the exhibits by noon Wedn-srtay. The following are exhibitors: Merritt Dry Mattres-s liaking General Electric refrigerators; King Grocer featuring may- parently sound mentality and some of them regarded him as one of the brightest and shrewdent men who over lived here. A few' of recit'd that the man' who bequeathed an to the university was rested In astronomy, one that he had learned of this interest ten before his death. T.

Carlock, former county attorney of county, Mr. the who her not so long th--it worl'l was st 'rtled by appearance of a young woniitn. for years was known only to small circle of friends as a singer. Yoday all the world knows and pays homage to Marion lley, golden voice rai position of Utile to the opera, not so her from the known Kan i h. ights of the onnalse.

Aunt Jemima flour. Cream McDonald talked entertainingly tho UFALFA DAUGHTER DEAD IN OKLAHOMA woin.n wAii ix liAV Pocatello. Idaho, Nov. 33, of Hoise, u.ssistant i attorney gcnei d. and World war iks Hlce, -3, his sister- in-law, were kilb Sunday afternoon when the monocoupe airplane piloted by crashed about two of the Pocatello airport.

MRS. NOAH JONES ONCE RESIDED IN NEY noY ro iHi.s oi iiis iNJi Pans. Tex.iw. Nov. 13.

Geron l.ee Stripland. son of Mr. and Mr.s. J. M.

Stritdaml of Uroadway. county, dled Monday result of Injuries (1 Sunday hen he wa.s strutk by an automobile a mlle f.outh of The boy. who was ridlng on a wagon with an er brother, sald to ha ve from coupling polo and run around tear of wagon direct ly in path of an approach- Ing automobile. ro abandoned Mrs. IJnus M.

Smith, McKln- (Srlffin, nom- ney; Mrs. J. C. Hallew, Dallas; M. J.

Manning, Dalla.s; and by one brother, T. Hearne, of Little Uock, Arkansas. Funeral services will be conducted at Thursday afternoon at the home of the l.lnus M. Smith, College street. Hev.

Harvey J. Scott, pastor of the Church of Christ, at Sherman, a of tho family and of the tfeceaited, will 'conduct the He will be assisted by Itev. M. C. Cuthbertaon of Dalla.s.

pastor of the Sears and Sum, mlt of Christ of pallas. Interment will at Pecan Orove cemetery. The pallbearers will be Miller Hticher of Dallas, Paul Wilson and J. Manning of Linus M. Smith.

J. Smith and Tommie Hall. com- will have charge of the fun- eral services. These with I large circle of friends, extend ctmdolence to the parents, wife, sisters ami brother in thetr Oklahoma Nov. Mrs.

Nancy Jones, 4.1, of Sherman. Texaa, former to China, was found dead early Tuesday In her room at a hotel here. wa.s expressed that the woman had been dead since Sunday afternoon, when registered at the hotel. In a will scribbled on a found on her dressing table. Mrs.

Jones mentioned a sister. Mrs. O. J. S.

Klllng.son of Sherman, wife of the city manager of that city. No other relative was mentioned. MISSIOX.VUY TO CHIX.X. Sherman. Nov.

N. JoneT who was found in an Oklahoma City hotel. wa.s a daughter of the late It. K. Smith, known throughout the Southwest as Alfalfa Smith.

She was of the late Noah Jones, a wealthy farmer, and had been prominent In church work, having spent a In China as a mi.sslonary for the Southern Presbyterian church. 'o' ('otton, Rplees, Bee ftrand and llnn- Waples-Iiatter Grocer Imperial Sugar Kadlum Ore I Product, Hoedeker Ice crnam, Collin County Southland Ice Smith-Talkington W. H. Bakery, J. I ('.

Southwestern phone A llopr Sons. Kinney Dry Goods Ilak-j i ery, C. T. grocery. L.

Smith and Corona typewriter.s. Floyd i lips. Coca-Cola. Nehi. Magnolia Petroleum Ward lirown 'Cracker Candy Biggest Little Store, J.

p. Dowell. Cheeve.s Bros. L. II.

Millinery Gtiar- antee grocery. Kerby Motor Pnlversal Car Cnderwood i Chevrolet C. J. Smith. The Pure Food show Is held under the auspices of Circle 3.

ladles of the First Presbyterian church. Officers of this society are Mrs. T. P. pre.sldent; Mrs.

W. C. Lewis, vice-president; Mrs. F. P.

secretary; Mrs. J. J. Thompson, The Municipal band will play a concert tonight as the entertainment feature. Thursday night the Miller Manufacturing Co.

Girls' band will play, and Friday and Saturday nights Miss Nina pupils in ex- will In features. Specialty row will be one of the features of the food show this year. seeming particularly in botany, geology and spoke tronomy occasionally. versed Of MAN INSTALLS ALL NEW MACHINERY City singer And it is a theatrical young man, over his eyfs and his mouth at a dance in a small cafe. Today all the world knows who ha-s entertained millions of people with his unusdal ability.

Another theatrical man listened as a group of young men beat out strange and wild syncopation in the long ago man watch' a limb-r derby pulled down a cigar ituck In, of the old angle, holders In Thf Planters State bank 1 lO' 'f'uesilay inornlnK. by order of the Sf -nking The closlnir of thlH In.stltution a biis to ipniiy people who lip-il V. hed er. dual nt of the new in. itutlon, which ortranized in of year, undfr a plaa oi old Fri.Hoo State bank, hich I hj in November of list ar.

The new b.ink to')k over the liabilities and a.s.set« of the old Itank at the re-orKanlzation. Many stockholders were stock- the new' institution, together with quite a few who had confld--nce in the territory. The crops of the current year were much better than those of previous years, but they were not up to the production, only 5.000 bales of cotton being raised in the Frisco rear of a St. Louis front res- territory this year, whereas the nor- taurant on primitive hom. rnade in-jmal crop ia betwee S.OOO and Ktruments.

He pulled them from their 1000 WARREN COBB STARTED IN BUSINESS HERE 10 YEARS AGO One of the late.st and most extensive improvements made by any McKinney busine.is man within the nast few months is that made by Warren Cobb, who has just remodeled, repainted, and refufnished his to-date and well-eqnlpped repair on South stroet, just back of the A. P. groceryi It was our pleasure yesterday to vLslt and ln.spect his newly-repaired and furnished plac(i of business. What first attracted our attention was the new Champion, made by the Champion Shoe Machinery company of St. Louis, and w'hlch equipped to do all kinds of shoe repair work.

This machine is obscurity and within month the entire nation to the frantic melody of the Mound City Blue Blowers. What of the talent hidden away in McKinney? It will Th- seen in the Town Follies" offering, under the auspices of the i ladies of St. church I in the Pope theater, one night only, i Monday. November 13, with fully 350 McKlnneyltes In the cast. Among the principals.

Miss Doro- thy Mouzon ill sing. Rose of with the following group as Hawaiian dancers: i Cameron, Juanita Wallis, Gladys Watts. Anita Gross. Mary Margaret Browne. Lucille Christie, Kathleen Moore, Laura Barnett, Jessie Mae Woods.

Bobble King; Tom Wiley, Fred Nel.son, New.some Gay, Liburn Nicklaon, Carlyle Hight, Frank McMahan. Harrington. Marshal Travillion. Glen Sportsman, James This number is a winner. at the is the fea- Thi; th- town of Frisco with the original Imnk.

The First National, which was organized in 1902 by J. S. He; rd of McKinney, and in which he still Is a stockholder. D. A.

Marcom, rly of Ann.i. is chiishler of the First National bank. RED CROSS DRIVE GETS UNDERWAY and favors wiU.bt* awarded to the latest shoe repair machine, and tufg comedy act of mother, grandniofTier. man. girl.

Decorations this year be prettier than ever. CI.IITON O.N rillAli BAIlll). Baird, Tt xa.s. Selection of a juj-y to try Clifton P.rown, charged with the murder of li. C.

I'oleman, wjus the Forty-Second district MRS T. J. MORELAND DIES AT HOME HBtE bcKuii in Thur.Hday. Brown, a railroad emidoye. Is charged with the fatal shooting of roleman.

a switchman, as he changed hls clothes In switch shanty of I the railroad lure on tho night uf June 5. DKATII I'OKT ARTlll It MAX Wli.li III: PIlOHI.n. Port Texas, Nov. tip belief that F. T.

Carlile, local refinery employe, luul dletl of poisoning, rather than of natural causes, reliitlveis of the man before Judge T. A. Butler, ju.Htlce of the peace, here Saturday asking that the man'H body be exhumed and The were lunl the body dug np. The stomach wa.s nioved and sent to Austin for lOHTV. IX i.o.'i.r, rrs." Fort Worth, i'exas, that cuusi'd a lo.s.s of approximately 150,000 recki'il the mortuary of the I'ort Worth IMidertaktng and forty members of a or- ganixatiori who had put on unl- tonns to join an Arml.stlc day parade lost their clothes.

MAN HABY Dili As CAIt Tl HNS Ranger, Texas, Nov. Poulter, about and Bill Koller, 2, were almost instantly killed ten miles from Ranger on the Uanger- Caddo highway Sunday night when the car In which they wore riding turned, over. The ear was driven by Charles Putman, grandfather of ehlltl, and Mrs. Putman also was u' passenger. ciiiij hi ArrKND SOI TU TKXAS FAIIl.

Beaumont, Texa.s, Nov. day at th(' South State lair Tuesday was featured tiho most attractive school parade ever presented here. School.s woro dlsml.HR- ed and special attractions were vnll- able on the fair grounds for young visitors. Nancy Caroline (Sandige) died at the home of her daughter. Mrs.

1). W. Cloyd, 709 White In this city at this (Tuesday) morning. She was tho wife of the late T. J.

Moreland, who died April 1, 1915. The deceased was born January 21, 1852 In Bradley county, Tennessee and was therefore 71 years months and 23 days old at the time of her piUislng. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. D. W.

Cloyd of this city, and Mrs. V. T. Barnett of Allen. Also two sons survive, J.

D. Moreland of McKinney, and O. K. Moreland of Ennis. One daughter, Mrs.

Klla Terrell, is deceased. The decejused is also survived by eight grandchildren and three grandchildren, all being present at her bedside as her piusslng, as follows: Fwell Terrell, wife and son, Charles L. of Blackwell, Rutledge Terrell, Topeka, Mrs. 1). Johnston, Lindsey.

Cecil, Misses Lorino and Theda Lea Moreland. children of Mr. and Mrs. O. K.

Moreland; Mr.s. Fayette Barnett and daughter, Helen Jean, and Miss Lillian Barnett. Tho deceased came to Collin county In 1S80 from Tennessee, and has since resided In the county. Funeral held In the Altoga Baptist church at this (Tuesday) afternoon, conducted by Rev. (J.

O. Key of this city. Tho funeral cortege left the residence of Mrs. Cloyd here at 2 this afternoon. The deceased was a faithful Christian from yoiuig womanhood, being a member of the Baptist denomination.

She was an active member In all church services when health permitted. She had a wldo circle of friends residing throughout the county ho deeply regretted to learn of her death and extend heart-felt condolence to the bereaved ones. The C. C. Harris Funeral home of this city had charge of the ar- rangenionta.

Active pallbcarei's were her grandsons: Charlie Moreland, Elmo Cloyd, Trout nnd ANMlbur Pippin. IX KIXXKY. The above news Items under Ok- lahom.a City and date lines will be read with many regrets by the friends and acqUiUntances here I of the lady, ho once resided for two or three years in McKinney the lifetime of her husband, the late Noah Jones. here they made their home on North street. Mr.

and Mrs. Jones moved from here to Snyder, where Mr. Jones later died. Noah Jone.s' first wife a cousin of Mrs. R.

Van Brown of this city. ALBERT HEATH FUNERAL HELD BETHEL CHARLES HARRISON NOTED AaOR DIES AT DENVER, COLO Heath, 5S, passed away at 5 p. m. Sunday. November 11, at his late home in this city, 515 South street.

Funeral were held at Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the family residence, conducted by Rev. J. Ben Snider and Rev. J. A.

Sharpp, both of McKinney. Interment took place in Bethel ceme- boy and is run by electricity. It TiftB several I gear shifts with which to start vari- are said to ous parts of the ta, work needed. Painted in a brlffnt red I color, it is unusually attractive to A new linoleum haa been placed on the floor and the furnishings have been changed so as to give more room for korkmen and customers. An electric heat shoe Is another modern improvement added to his equipment.

Mr. Cobb started in the shoe re-' pair buslne.ss ten years ago in the same stand in which he Is now' located. His business ha.s experienced a growth imtil now It is nec- for him to have one assistant all the time, in of J. J. Mr.

Cobb carrlea a complete line of shoe equipment, such as heels, strings. poli.sh, etc. He Invites his friends and patrons to visit his plaf of business and in act nearly part. Tom the production performers Dowell is the in which will take principal of this number, Your Idea of a W'onder- ful Time, Take Me Following is a list of characters, in order of their appearance: Ticket seller, Bernice Bryant; blind beggar. Mugg; tow sports.

Bill Harringtoh, Frank drive Mahan; their girls, Nancy Genevieve Goddard; a flirt, Sara Emerson; a Porter Harding; rube. Bob Bryan: his Don Bagwill; bootblack, Talmadge Eddins; With 1,000 as their membership goal in McKinney, committees of local bu.siness men held an enthusiastic meeting in tho Chamber of Commerce rooms this morning at 9:30 after which they be; gan canvassing the city for new for the American Red (Cross. Chas. chairman of the annual Red Cross roll call in this presided, and opened the meeting. He explained what the Red for, and of the great work it was doing every day of year in the interest of suffering and needy humanity.

Mr. Graves then called on Prof. Smith, who is chairman of tho in Collin county, who made splendid talk. He told the men they had been choscn to make the drive because they Were busy he cited of the busy manner in which preacher. Will Rhea; Jew Toddler.

CljHrh'8 llarrlFon, well-known Texas showman and dratnatic artist, diod nt a hosiptal in Sunday niorning following a long ill- according to a telegram received by Henry W. Warden, active vice presidiMit of the Collin County National bank, Monday. Harrison was a cIofo personal friond of and tho death greatly srieved Mr. Warden and other friends. Mr.

Harrison was one of the most popular showmen ever to visit Me- Kinney. Two decades ago he spent much time here with his dramatic company nnd gave McKinney follow- of tho drama some of the best productions over presented here, Mr. Harrison was not only an actor himself, but a playwright and author and wrote and produced his own plays. In recent years he had given up traveling and had established a hookinq: agency in Denver and devoted his time to writing plays and directing their production. In the early part of the present year he suffered an attack of influenza from which he never fully recovered.

Following this he was at- by yellow Jaundice and later of the liver, which finally resulted in his death. He is aurvied by his wife He was an actor of high ideals and noble character, whose memory is revered by of older citiiiens of this and other Texas cities, which were Included on his annual tours for so many years duiiug his active career on the stage. and Mrs. Kali Wood.s visited in Dallas Monday. FOUNDATION FOR WEST TEXAS JERSEY HERDS tery, north of Frisco, with the Samispcct it it has been remodeled J.

Massle Son Undertaking firm of and refurnished, this city in charge of funeral rangemcnts. The dect'ased born in Wayne county, but had been a resident of this county and city for many years. The deceased is survived by his wife, and by one brother and two sisters, as follows: John Heath of Mrs. Maggie Brumby, who resides at 515 South Wilcox with her parents, and Mrs. Sue Wil- of McKinney, the following stepdaughters: Mrs.

S. E. Henley, Wichita Falls; Mr.s. E. W'.

Smotherman, Wichita Falls: Mi.ss Edna Gaw. Wichita Falls; Miss Roxle Gaw, W'lchita Fallas; Mrs. Margaret Anderson, Wink, Texas. Mr. Heath married October 1 4.

1924, to Mrs. Mollie Gaw of McKinney. The following pallbearers: J. A. Taylor, P.

Addington, Joe Edgar Wilson, Wayne E. Heath, Earl W. Heath. Mrs. Heath had re.sided in Collin county for forty-eight years.

IPe a quiet, unassuming num. and had many friends, who regret to see him SELECTED IN COLLIN CARLOAD TO DICKENS COUNTY Bob Ed Hamilton; messenger boy, Jimmie Caldwell; Sis Hopkins, Mrs. Ed Brown; cow punchers. John Ed Rhea, Ray Holden. James Troy Sharp, Jim W'hite, Tom Moore, Harold K.

W'. Morton, Joe Bill Smith, Marion Thomas, Bobbie Bullock, Floyd Hltchock. and Ray Roberts; Salva- la.s.sies. Genevieve Viers, Gladys Tilley. Juanita Smith.

Rica Leah Kaplan. Ethel Majors, Anna Bell Ntely, Fren Whitwell, Mary Margaret Browne; the b.tnd, Carlyle Hight. Fred Nelson. Frank McMa- hati, Deal, Lilburn Nickelson, lx)uis Jackson, i'oleman White; news boys and bootblacks, Montv'. Kaplan.

Leon Eubanks. W. K. Waller. A.

IL Eubanks, Ray Roberts. Floyd Hitchcock, Jamie Purcell, Bob Forte. Chester Funderburg, Billy Strode; policeman, Turen Franklin; girls. Nannt'tte Gay, Thelma Cromer. Esther Grissom, Polly King.

Martha Waide; organ grinder, Peyton.Xdams; stroet cleaners, Dan Scott. Tom Scott, Henry Barlow; village belle. Frances Nenney; tough guy. Jimmie Bolden; suffragettes. Elsie Fulton.

Ra- Beatrice ('ampbeli, Helen M. (Jake Glb.son of Melissa is shipping out a carload of carefully registered Collin coun- i Forte ty Jerseys to Spur. Dickens county, thLs week. Mr. Gibson and Dr.

A. T. Bryant of this city, assi.sted Ed Tan-'die Lovell, ner, county farm agent of Dickens bert Browne, Mrs. county, last week in selecting and shopper, Mrs. Jack buying up the.se fine Jerseys, which er shopper.

Mrs. out the year. He explained the fact that 50 cents of the dollar aership was kept by the local chapter, nnd that this was tho lunds the local chapter had to work with during the year. lie calls coming to from tinne to time for relief work over the nation is merely handled by Red iCro.ss officials here, and goes to the scene of the needy. Smith ex- jilained further that, regardless of how much you gave to the Red Cross, of that amount remained I ith the local chapter, save 50 cents, which is sent to the national headquarters.

Smith, as cotinty 'has 37 committees over the county functioning in the drive. Committee-members, who are canvassing the entire business district, are: side of square. West Loui 'i- ana and West Gordoi, chairman; H. D. Gamble, Joe Connor, England.

North side of square. North Ken, tuckey and North Warden, chairman; Arthur Malonj, Johnson, Bridgefarmer, Bagwill, Jesse Graves, tie Pullen, Olsie Lt'e Hoffman. Lu- Eas Pratt, Mrs. Her- Wiley; a Herndon; anoth- B. Kaplan, and on the farms Excellent and Tex- pass on.

WILCOX STREET PASTOR ELECTED SEC. will be placed ranches of that as county. We.st Texas is now dividing its live stock interest between the beef type and dairy type of cattle. The Jersey leads all dairy cattle in rlchne.ss of its butierfat and the wholesomeness of its milk and but- Mlsa Willie Mae Holland relatives in Dallas Tuesday. visited another shopper, Mrs.

Peyton Adams. The comedy is pre.sented in two scenes: Scene (a) is the exterior of a show tn McKinney; Scene (b) the interior of a movie sjiow, showing in the pantomime the oxpressions and Impressions of a movie audience. It is a scream from ter. It is the favorite quality withiS'tart to finish, the characters all the buying public. taken from McKinney life.

It will unique East J. Burkett, chairman; H. Shaw, Ed Kuunion, Lewis Graves, C. M. Bryan.

South side of square. South Tennessee and South T. Ford, chairman; Earl Walker, Roscie Stevens, Erwin Kisiiinger. Chestnut street, east on Louisiana and Virginia Leo Spilltnan, chairman; R. J.

W'alton, Benjamin Hill, W'. C. AVilson, George James. ('ourthouse. mi.scellaneous and cotton Thompson, chairman; H.

S. Davi.s, Smith. Rev. R. L.

PattoM, pastor of tho Wilcox Street church, was CITY CO.MMISSION elected secretary of tho City association at a recent meeting of that organization. Rev. Mr. Patton was elected to fill the place of Rev. .1.

T. Wilson, w'ho was tary, but has been moved from hl.s former pastorate of the Wilcox Street Methodi.st church Rector Benjamin Bean of this city is president of the a.ssoclatlon. At the meeting held recently commission, wjts decided to hold the annual Ing. You will go Thanksgiving at the thirst Presbyterian church. LET CONTRACT TO PAVE N.

COLLEGE for S. The City coinmi.ssion has let the contract to pave the greater portion of North I'ollege street to S. J. work to commence at M'he property assisted by the be one of the most unique and humorous affairs ever given theatri- COUNTY by local people. augmented orchestra with Dallas musicians will play the score performance.

Mr. Jeff Holcomb, iof Dallas is musical director. Miss Inez Lackey is accompanist for the SIPT. C. STEPHENS AMONG SCHOOLS 1.

I). Boykin of the W'ylie Herald was in our city Tuesday. Smiled in on us. Always do it. I.

D. Ever welcome. will do the pav- a long ways, and come back several tlme.s, before you will find a better or more tlal old town than McKinney. entire MU IIIXE SC.Vl.PS Giuri. Manchester, Miss Ella sculp was off when her hair caught in a torv machine.

of torn fac- F. J. manager of Cheevea i Bro.s. visited in i Wirrs AVIX. Dumfrie.s.

votea down a re.solution forbidding serving of alcoholic drinks at municipal functions. With the beginning of tho Wilson and Viney Grove Monday of this week, all schools in the I county, but one, is In full sw ing. Tho school that has not yet started is Rock Quarry, in East Collin. I Prof. Stephens, in company with State Inspector John L.

Smith of Austin, has just recently concluded 1 a visit to forty-nine in the petitioning for state aid. In short while. Prof. Stephens jthat he will continue his visitation all schools in the countyi.