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The Paris Morning News from Paris, Texas • Page 5

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THE PAWS MORNIHG HEWS, FRIDAY, JAH. IS, 1980. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Fred Caldwell spent Wednesday in Dali 0 visiting friends. 000 FED TRAPPED FRIEND Agent markable and Touching Stery of Canlno Affection.

In tho Telegram, Worcester, Maw, --------------John E. Dearth, field agent of Worces- In company with their they ter couptj farm burenu, tella this had spent the evening at the theatre story of the InteiUgence, sympathy, af- and were returning to the Adolphus, fection and clover understanding at the entrance to the hotel the part of a dog, which came under jhey were so unfortunate as to wit- ne the death of a chaufTeur who was shot to death by the driver of another car. There will be a banquet at the Central Presbyterian church tonight in honor of the beginnng of the fifth year of Dr. L. C.

pastorate and about 125 are expected to be in attendance. L. T. Carpenter, a well known attorney of Dallas, will be present by special invitation and will make an address. 8.

P. Henderson of Byars, has 'jeen transferred to Paris to take the position of claim clerk In the Santa Fe-Frieco-Midland freight depot. People who are moving about in the country changing homes are having a hard time pulling their household effects and other 'belongings through the mud. W. L.

a prominent farmer living near Harmon just over the Fannin county line, who is one of Holt, who lives known before on account of the mud on them with no washing rains to carry it away. PERSONAL hit observation in a recent nrlslt to; Princeton: A Priuceton man who is fond of horses tnd dogs owns a finely bred hunting dog and he tnlssed It for several dsys. He made inquiries all around, but no one had seen anything of thi animal, and after a week tho owner gave It up an lost. One of the farm hands was rambling through a chopped off wood lot a few days later and came upon the dog caught In a steel strup set for a skunk. Both forepaws were held In the Jaws of the imp and the dog could not escape.

But In of Its terrible predicament It was not emaciated, and although In pain had not gnawed Its forelegs as many animals will do when they are in the torture of a steel trap. Strangest of all, scattered ail around were bones and scraps of msat. Several hen bones and besf bones. tth shreds of meat still clinging, were ju dgr the nose, and It was chawing a bone when the farmer discovered its plight, SETS then, a little later, the owner went the Lamar couty fair was 111 to tho trap to see who or what brought those bones and scraps of dog food to the suffering captive. While he stood silently regarding the little heap of bones and scraps, another dog from bis own kennels came through the brush With Its Jaws filled with chicken bones, meat trimmings and Other gieaulngs from the kitchen gar pall.

The dog dropped Its load close to the trap and sniffed around as tfit were worried. Colling the dog after him. the owner went back to where the Injured dog was licking its wounds. When the other dog saw the rescued animal ft berked, capered around, wagged its tail almost off, and then lent its own Beist tongue to the healing process on its sorely bruised paws. yesterday and that he would leave tomorrow for Indiana to invest in some fine hogs to fill in his herd.

He will exhibit them at the fair. The Pattonville State Bank elected the following officers and directors Tuesday: Ed H. Modulation, presi- dent; J. A. Monroe and S.

W. Monk, vice-presidents; F. It. cashier; i I A. R.

Merritt, assltamt cashier; Dr. S. A. Modulation, F. R.

Crain, S. W. Monk, J. A. Monroe and Ed H.

Mci Culstion directors. The bank de- iclared a dividend of ten per cent, paiu $2,000 to the and paid the employes a ten per cent bonus. iRev. J. H.

Collins who was stricken to town. northeast of town, walked nine milea yesterday. Durlivg the month of December the Santa Fe-Frlsco Treight office at Paris handled 101 emigrant cars, which was the largest numlber ever known, and up To the 10th of this month 71 cars had been handled, representing that many families moving. jlf)y and wife have moved The quail hunters this season have back from Dallas to Paris and he had very little opportunity to will make his headquarters here dulge in the on account of the while holding a traveling position, tough roads and bad weather. An- Mr Moore of Spartanburg, S.

other drawback to the true sports-! who visiting his brother. D. man is that he is forced to take pot Moore, of Chicota, left for home shots, the bad weather making the yesterday. bunch up. Mrs.

Robert Hurt and daughter, Tom who was about 38 Miss Helen, left yesterday afternoon years old, and who was employed in to in Gainesville and Purcell, running a grader for the county, died Ok. They wil ibe away about three it hir home at Roxton yesterday weeks. morning of pneumonia after an ill- G. M. Elmore of Charleston, Delta ness of about two weeks.

He county, is here looking after his son- survived by a -wife and children, in-law, who is very ill. Marriage licenses have been issued, W. A. White, formerly of Brooks- to J. R.

Rochester and Mrs. Dais) ton, is here from B.irtlett, VVilllam- Cox D. C. Hatheox and Mias Mary eo neoun.ty, on a business trip. Frances Russell Wm.

T. Blythe and District Attorney A. tL. Robbns Miec Eula Smith. spent a few in yesterday While H.

Pearson was riding on his way home from Dallas, along West Kaufman street at noon Mrs. Tony Browning of Malvern, yesterday his horse shied at an auto- who has been a guest of her mobile and slipped and fell. Mr. sister. Mr Guy S.

Caldwell, several Pearson had a gash out in the scalp days, has returnu) home, on the side of his head and had E. A. Barnes will leave for shoulder badly bruised. He had to San Angelo to spend a few months be helped home and a doctor was for the benefit of his health. He la summoned.

The injury was not troubled with serious, he will be very sore for Mrs. Fly of Cooper, who been awhile and will not be able to ride, the guest of Mrs. Hayes the Two fire alarms were turned in week, returned home yesterday uf- yeaterday evening, one of which was.ternoon. for a flue fire at the home of J. T.

S. Riley. assistant general Webster, corner Lamar avenue and freight agent of the Santa Fe with 28th street. It was turned in by headquarters at Dallas, was in Paris Kjmebodv in the neighborhood. The yesterday, second alarm was about 6 for I G.

W. Bobo of Santa Anna, Cole- the Eddington home on Graham man county, who was here to attend street. A pan of grease blazed up on the funeral of his father. J. F.

Bobo, the stove and got so high that it was for home yesterday afternoon, feared it might set the house on fire. His mother and sister, Mies Mattie The Paris Mt. Pleaaant railroad, Bobo, accompanie dhim. Mm, J. P.

Fenet. who has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. R. J. (Murphy, Vent to Dallas yesterday evening and will leave there Sunday for Abilene.

J. 8. Wightman of Austin was among arrivals in Paris. F. K.

Davis was in the city last night from Foreman, Ark. Ben Hall, Roy Goodman and Dr. Gavin Watson of spent last night in Paris on their way home from Dallas. County Attorney Carl Wright Johnson of Red River county, was A Paris visitor yesterday. M.

S. Scarborough of DeQueen, was among arrivals in Paris. conductor George Hamilton of the Texas Midland attended court itf Greeville yesterday. J. Waltush, a cotton man of Broken Row, spent last night In Paris.

The public is attend these with paralysis last Sunday morning (he home his daughter, Mrs. S. Imp I That Fallen. Bailey, is -eported unimproved. ill have disappeared within be a of the the memory of living men, remarks a cm csHatinn writer in the Brooklyn Eagle.

official board of the First Christian 800,000,000 people, close to one-half church tonight at 7:30 at the home population, have been re- 0f Mr. and (Mrs. W. R. Wood, 13 7 leased from the of Imperial- 26th street.

Every member is 1871. History has no urged to be present, lei for auch changes. In the retro- j-ext Sunday will be Educational Of history 50 years are but a Day the pirit Christian church. A flash In the march of the ages and yet cial musical program has th. dottrloe of and the pastor will Urn has been e.abraced by balt b.

morning and even- world. Net all the preceding prearn Thp mlbU(, years of march toward liberty records such progress, Six have laid down crown and acepter since Theodore Roosevelt became the exponent of the strenuous life. Three have died, one was murdered, the other two are in exile, while of the three still living, only one. the boy emperor of China, is still enjoying the luxuries that sweeten life for those in high places. It was Napoleon III who led this debacle of Imperialism, Dom Pedro of Brazil was next und the last of the Manchu dynasty followed.

The crash of the three remaining European empires, Russia. Austria-Hungary and Germany, resulted from the war for democracy. When it comes to mere kings, memory cannot recall them all, for they have tumbled everywhere from Hawaii to Portugal, from Saxony to Bulgaria. which has been crippled by the frequent rains and flood 1 nthe Sulphur, which washed away part of the bridge, expected to have a train in last night. The Red River Valley Poultry Association has fixed November 24-2 7 as the dates for holding the next show.

The paved streets are said to be more slippery than nearly ever Mrs. Wm. J. eBason of Fort Worth will arrive today to attend the bedside of her father, Rev. J.

H. Coiltna. W. C. I of Hill left yesterday afternoon for California to visit his son.

Brooks Rudder of El Campo, who has ben making a short visit to rela tives here on his back from the Wichita (Falls oil field, left for yesterday afternoon. the above to rent to part lee who are able to furnish themselves If Interested see ine. Telephon 2 71 or 508. Residence 1658. J.

D. BAKE it, Office 1st Natl. Hink Bldg. Sanitary Notice Sanitary for first quarter 1920 were due Jan. 1 to 10.

Better pay now and save expense of a suit in the city cfity court. FAQ! Tin PARISIAN TAILORS AND CLEANERS 38 S. Main St Phone HW Cleaning, Pressinr and Reptirifif a Specialty. Work called for and Delivered Oo to Sunday School FARMS FOR RENT I have a few good farms to rent to the right parties. One near Deport 305 acres.

Two others near the above, of 120 and 90 acres. One of 133 acrts west of Another of 100 northwest of Paris. 2 00 acres or Calvin plxoe northeast of Paris, has 4 sets improvements, will rent 50 acres or up- All Record Apple Profit Seen. The apple growers In four northwestern states will receive $21,000,000 for their 1018 apple crop, according to reports from those states. Thie Is considerably the largest sum they have ever received for their apples and Is not due to the large crop, as the 1918 crop was not record crop.

The larger returns from the Northwestern orchards the last year Is jue mainly to the exceptionally high prices that have been and are being received. A fair estimate on the 1918 production in Washington. Oregon. Idaho and Montana puta the apple crop at 18,500 A car of apples this year means 756 boxes, ss against In former years. This gives a total production of approximately 13,986,000 boxes.

Life. World's Wheat Consumption. Per capita consumption of wheats for all purposes during the ten years. I averaged 8.80 bushels per, year In France, 8.20 bushels In Bel-j glum, 6.31 bushels In the Dnited States, 6.21 bushels In Italy, 0.17 bushels in the Dnited Kingdom. 4.80 bushels In Austrta-Hungary, 4.29 bushels in the Netherlands, 3.38 bushels In Germany; 4rye consumption being high), 0.85 bushel In British India, and 0.52 bushel do Japan, rice consumption being high in the last countries.

Ths Batter Kind. you think pilot when they go to sea in a fog ought to take aignal guns?" should think they could thread their way better with needle Tightwad. you ever call me they put in metered service not as liberal with my conversation as I used to ing hour of worship, cordially invited to services. Little 5Illdred Murphy Is sick at the home of her mother on East Price street. Mrs.

Bobbie Brooks, who was operated on at the Sanitarium several day's ago. is getting along well, and it is thought that she will be able to be moved back home Sunday. B. Johnson been acting as city attorney in the court the past few days on account of J. RG.

Long being sick. J. Shknklin. who has been managing store south of town for the past year or two, has moved back to the city. J.

E. Conner, a well known farmer of Forest Hill, who was in the city yesterday, stated that he would probably be in the race for county commissioner in precinct No. 6. J. W.

who has been e- gaged in farming in the Chicota section for several years, has to and his son, J. B. Campbell, and family left Monday for Waggoner, to make their home. C. B.

WePob, who wus very sick for a few days, was able to be out a little while yesterday, but was not strong enough to return to his duties. Although a great many people are moving from the country to town the country is said to be filled up like the towns and it is as dfficult to got a piece of grounl to rent in the country as it is to secure a vacant house in town. Every town and county report the same conditions as to Influx of population. On account of the almost impassable condition of the numbers of country people are walking American Wheat The wheat field of the United lo 1918 was four-fifths the of the ltlogdom of Austria and more thun yight times the sise Belgium. JHoui much have YOU got ili; me BANK? UJe offer uou the Service and Safety of If you deposit money in our bank you can pay your bills with checks and each check a receipt.

Give your wife a bank account. She will save you money. Her checks are her receipts, and we are helping her keep her books. You might need her balance some day. Come in to our bank and talk it over We smile in our bank.

Put Your Money in Our Bank. First State Bank Grand Theatre Tonight 8:30 MIKE SACKS AND COMPANY OF ORCHESTRA A few good seats left. Seats on Sale at Palace Drug Store. Prices Lower Floor These Prices include WAR TAX. Boys Shoes that will stand hardest knocks.

From 2.50 to 9.00 Hosiery too North Side Square. SPRING GOODS We are daily receiving merchandie for Spring and are offering some very attractive th'njjs at very economical prices. Remember that we bought after the Latimer and Anderson quit business sale that cleared the house of all remainders of goods carried over and that our stock now is nice fresh clean goods. We Are Adding New Lines to Our Stock and will be able to supply many thngs that heretofore we did not always have. While we make special showings on staple Dry Goods we are also showing many novelties in ready to wear and household needs for everyone.

We Appreciate Your Trade and Gan Please You and all we ask is that you remember there is a new store in town that is also an old store and that we want to serve you and will do so to your satisfaction. Anderson, Hays Gray Successors to Latimer and Anderson i A i SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER and it will soon be plowing and planting time in North Texas. 4 i DO YOUR WORK WITH THE JOHN DEERE STALK CUTTERS BEDDERS PLANTERS TURNING PLQWS MOUNE BEDDERS PLANTERS TURNING PLOWS A PAIR THAT CANT BE BEATEN Johnson-Billingsley Company Phone 248 Lamer Avenue ft i.

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