The Waxahachie daily light. [volume], December 07, 1903, Image 1

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WAX AH AC HIE, TEXAS. MONDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1903
The New Goods are Here
Ijgrndell Corn, Ferndell Peas.
FerndeHPumpkin, Ferndell Sugar Beets
Ferndell Roly Poly Cherries, Ferneell Cherries
Ferndell Sliced Peaches, Ferndell Pears.
They are the best money can buy
I J. B. HINLS
PHONE NO. 3. 00 ROGERS ST
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The Spice of Life
i· largely made up of good thing*
to «at. The·· thing· muet be
•eaaoned with the BPI'CEH of
commerce. Our clock of Pepper,
Muatard, Hage, Oil·, Salad·,
Dreaainga, etc., consiat· of the
beat and pareat good· obtainable.
All are aecured from reliable
ilealera. (>or Qroceri·· give aat
f* faction to all who uae them.
Voor order# will be appreciated
LEIGH BROTHERS
Phone 54
Heating and Cook Stoves
Air tight. Plain Coal. Fancy Oaks and
Franklin's, full line Bucks and Excelsior
Cook Stoves
Anti Rust Tinware, AAA1 Jordan
Carver and Butcher Knives Fine line
winter lap robes
WAXAHACHLK
HARDWARE, CO
D. Β /V\cCALL, /Wanaj^er.
SisK's
Grammars
and
Wheeler's :
Primers :
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THOMAS MOORE:
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BUSINESS
HOUSES
liBvintr widt-lv di*·
tribuU<d will flnd an
able a»»i«ta!H in tti«
LotiK IHatituef I"··I*·j bout
Try tt „
The Southwestern ^
Telefraph and Telephone
Company
See
McM^nus*
for*Fiue, Keliuble
Vehicles
The Βιπβμτ Club.
Clab 1· beret y called to
W. O. W. ball, Wexa
Texaa, December 18, at 7
Meeting to continue
UNb. limine·· of lmpor·
banquet. All member*
to b· preeeot.
Rufe Hendnck·, Sec.
J. C. Lumpkin·, Pre·.
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»
HELP
in
Selecting j
Gifts
At our Store you willlsnd
a large assortment of
jewelry in the latest de
signs.
J Cut Glass
Dishes
Bowls t
Glasses
Water Bottles
Bon Bons
Ktc
West Side Square
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Theater Company Arrives.
Tti^ theater compta}", beaded by
Mi·· lne& Formait and Jotm Dillon,
arrived lu the ally thi· morning aud
tonight will Rive a presentation of
that popular and familiar play,
"Kaat Lynn·." Mi·*· Korman aud
Mr. Dillon have a wide reputation
as actor* aud they are aupported in
thi· play by a strong caat.
To Core a Cold in one Day
Take Laxative liromo Cjuiuine
Tablet·. All drnggists refund the
money if It fail· to cure. K. W
Urove'· signature in on each box.
25c
Special M eel in*.
There will be a special meet tug of
the Waxahacbl· Kir· Department
thi· evening at 7:39 o'clock. All
member· are urged to be preaeot.
Baalne·· of importance.
Wm. McMauu·, Chief.
ELK SERVICES IN
MEMORIAM
Impressive Ceremonies Held in
Memory of Departed Brothers.
Yesterday afternoon every lodge
of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks in the United State·
held their annual memorial service·
in honor of their dead. These »er
vicee are very beautiful and im
preeelve and go to show the love
and devotion the brother* of the«e
lodge· feel for each other. The
Wa*ahachie Lodge No. 280, was in
stituted nearly ten years ago and
during its existence only one death
has occurred, being that of JR. L.
lioodloe, who died January 9, lUCTJ.
The services of the Waxahachie
lodge were held in the Main Street
Christian church in the presence of
a large assemblage of people. This
spacious sacred edifice was appro
priately decorated for the occasion.
The arch over the pulpit was fes
tooned with cedar and mistletoe,
while the speakers' stand was orna
mented with small palms, ferns and
other pot plants. Over the pulpit
arch the motto and initials of the
lodge and the dial with the hands
pointing to the eleventh hour were
artistically lettered in yellow, white
and violet paj>er.
At 1 :.10 the Elks assembled at the
lodge room from whence they
marched in a body to the church
where the front seats in the middle
tier was reserved for theui.
Promptly at 2:.'JD the exercises be
gan with "The Holy City,'' played
Uy Mrs T. H. Wear and Miss Kleta
Hawkins on the piano and violin.
The doxoiogy was sung with the
lodge and congregation standing.
Thi· was foil >wed by the "lodge
of sorrow" ceremonies conducted by
the officers and members of the or
der.
A quartette, "Peacefully Sleep,"
was sung by Mrs. H. W. Keeper,
Miss Nannie Kogera, Mr. T. H.
Wear and Dr. H. L. Schmidt.
Then followed tlie opening ode,
sunir to the tun»· of Aqld Lang
Syne:
(ireat Kuier of the I niverse,
All semi; and benign.
hook down upon and bless our work,
AnJ be all glory Thine?
<>h' hear our prayers for the hon
ored dead,
While bejtring in our minds
The memories graven on each heart
Kor Auld Lang 8yue.
The prayer was ottered by Mr.
Chalmers McPbereon, pastor of the
church in which the services were
held.
ι ut- soio, "neautltui Kealms,
w:v* sung by Mn Walter Crow.
Following a violin solo by Mine
Fieta Η twkln* the address wai de
livered by Hou. S. I*. Skinner. Mr.
fsklnner spoke on "The Order, It»
Objects and Principle·." He gave
a brief history of the order from it·
organization to the |>re«ent time and
rioted with a beautiful tribute t<>
Κ Ik don ι
The next feature on the program
ν*:»* a very pretty quartette *ung bv
M* Mia lien Keeper, Crow. Wear and
Μ ι»« Rogt ι «
Mr. H. W. 1'eck of Dalla· »&ηκ
the baritone nolo, "(»<>d Shall Wipe
Aw ay All Tear·."
The eulogy was pronounced by
Hon. J C. Muae of Dalla», hi* sub
ject Ι» ing, "Our Departed Broth
er*. Mr. Muse In an eloquent and
entertaining speaker and hi· address
was an able and pleasing effort.
"To He With Thee" was sung by
Memr·. Wear, Newton, Hudson and
Schmidt
Then came the cloning ceremouies
by the lodge and the chaut of the
Lord'· prayer by the choir.
The benediction wa« pronounced
by Kev. J . C Smith.
A· the people assembled in the
church they were presented with ar
tistically printed programs
The member· of the memorial
cemmlttee, composed of Capt. C. M.
gammons, Τ Η. Wear and John
Beatv, were untiring in their work
of perfecting arrangements for the
ceremonies. As chairman of the
committee Capt. Satuxons put his
whole heart aud soul in the work,
ffiving each particular feature per
taining to the arrangements bis
personal attention. The committee
and all members of the order feel
grateful to the ladies for their work
Baturday in decorating the church
•o beautifully for the services.
The reception committee was
composed of Oeo. P. Mliell, J. K.
Coleman. R. J. ColeLùAa and Luke
Harrison.
Following is the list of officers of
the lodge:
Jas. L. McCartney, Exalted Ruler;
John Β e at y, Esteemed Leading
Knight; Jo* Brown, Esteemed Loy
al Knight; Lex Meredith, Esteemed
Lecturing Knight; P.oger Kennedy,
Secretary; T. L. Fite, Esquire;
Osce Goodwin, Treasurer; P. 8.
Robertson, Chaplain; Floyd Ross,
Inner Guard; W. O. Beaty, Tiler;
R. K. Erwin, Dr. A. B. Small, Or.
D. O. Thompson, trustees; T. R.
Anderson, C. M. Sammons, Past
Grand Lodge officers; J. 8. Daris,
John D. McRae, J. E. Lancaster,
Ι H. E. Pickett, A R. Small. J. B.
Hlnes, Past Exalted Rulers,
The Work of Nr. Beall.
A special to the Dallas Times
Herald from Washington gives Con
gressman Jack Beall the following
complimentary notice:
Congressman Beall is displaying
as much interest in matters that af
fect Dallas as could any resident of
that city, and has gone to work for
Dallas project» like a Dallasite
wonld. Mr. Beall'e appointment as
a member of the committee on
claims is an unusually important
one for an entirely new member and
he is being congratulated by his col
leagues. Mr. Beall's assignments is
even more import act than were
those of his predecessor, and Mr.
Wooten had fine assignments.
A Quick Arrest.
On last Friday a white man stole
a pair of plyers from a small jewelry
stand which does business on the
street. The matter was placed in
the hands of City Marshal Dixon
and in a very short time he and his
assistants had the man and proper
ly located. He was placed under
arrest and the plvers were returned
to their owner. This was a quick
pieceofwork for which Officer Dixon
is to he congratulated.
Death of Jimmie Martin.
Jimmie Martin, a loyal βοα of the
Emerald Isle, who has lived in Kllis
county many years, died Saturday I
on hi* farm near Avalon. His re
mains w^re brought to Waxahachie
yesterday afternoon and interred in
the city cemetery. The deceased;
was an ex Confederate soldier and
several members of Camp Winnie
Davis attended the burial exercises.
Jimmie Martin was an honest, up
right, hard working man and had a J
large circle of friends in ttie county.
Attending Lectureship.
Mr. Chalmers McPhereon left this
morning for Cleburne to attend the
state lectureship of the Christian
church. Mr. McPhereon is 011 the
program for an address on "Church
Federation from the Standpoint of
the Disciples of Christ." Mr J. \V.
McOarvey of Lexington, Κν., will
deliver five lectures on live subjects ι
of the day. The remainder of the
program will be handled by Texans.
Filed Voluntary Petition.
Herry tlatewood, » prominent < · At -
tlt-triMP of Knnis, ha* tiled a volun
tary petition in bankrupt ■> wit!
In i ted States Cl«*i k J. H Kinks at
Dallas.
t he petition states that his liabil
ities ar·· $1!K»,4 i t 7'· and hi*
are VJ.
Mr. tiatewood is one of Knnia' j
most prominent citizen» and enjoys
a high reputation as a business man
He has exempted only f.'ôO worth of
property from hie assets.
Will be of mammoth
proportions this season.
Christmas shoppers will
tirul both the useful ind
ornamental in yreat pro
fusion. . . . . . . . .
W:Uch our next peek's
announcement
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HERRING
Drug
Company
Only a Short Time \
Until Christmas^
ARE YOU Ready to begin Christ
mas without a new suit. We
have spared no interest or money
in getting together clothing from
the best makers of the best ma
terials that can be made up at the
popular prices of : ; : : :
12.50, 15 & 18.50
The manufacturers of our clothing
are among the best in the world.
They make clothing that have fit
and are stylish, and we guarantee
thorough satisfaction in all cloth
ing we sell . .
Overcoat Weather C(.)mes
al ong
near Christmas. If you desire a
present for a jpan. why an over
coat is what you want for him. . .
thCpRTNctroK We have had a regular overcoat
season and sold out and re-order
f'tp ed. So now you can sttll get
new goods just from the manufacturer. We have the
colors—grays or blacks—long or medium. Prices: . .
$10.00 to $25.00
As nearer Christmas comes, the boys want to look
nice and be neatlv dressed. It you have a boy and
you want him to look dressed up, bring him in and
let us fit him up in one of our boys' suits, of which
we have the best line in town. ....
Overcoats that keep vou warm are needed for boys,
irs fran $3.50 to $15.00.
How are your tttfftsersr We can help you match that
coat and vesj^nnd make a good finish below your
overcoat. Jfie trousers you want are here. They have
a perfecynang, and look as if they were from th ■ best
tailor. 'The <>nly difference is the price, which is just
about half—an assortment from which to pick, SJ.50
to 57.50. Odd trousers for boys from 50. to S 1.50.
Come in and make selections for Christmas Clothing.
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PLEAS OF GUILTY ENTERED
Ike Cox fined in Three Cases
for Violating Local Option Law.
Today ha» been anotl er bus ν ·1 »y
in Wax. t! achie. It beii - fir^t M<
d ty and th» tiret day '.f : : ι ·-· D r.-in
ber court a large crowd «α» natur
ally tUrMtld I" tin- city Foi the J
greater part of tiie day the public
square and t. e principal street s were
thronged witii wagons :»ud horses
and people. The stock offered for
sale today appeared to be above the
usual first MV day offerings.
When count\ lourt was called at
10:;w the court room was literally
packed with people. They repre- S
sented most all shades and walks of
life. As the criminal docket ι» to
be tried first the most of the day
was devoted to calling case* and
making assignments Several pleas
of guilty were accepted, the most
important being the pleas of Ike
Oox, of Knnis, who is charged with
violating the local option law Cox
pleaded guilty to three cases and
was fined $£'i and given twenty days
in jail in each case. There are
three other cases pending against
lam.
Other pleas wore accepted as fol
lows
Johnnie Harris, ganuug; Sued >10.
Irwin White, gaming, fined $10.
Hud Griffin, gaming; fined $10.
Manuei Jones, gaming; fined $10.
Kd Dobb·, carrying arm·; fined
tZi
Κ at Pace, gaming; fined $10.
Willis Johns, Frank Simpson,
Paul Johus, John Johnson and
Jonas Henderson were fined fi'< each
for disobeying subpoenas.
Clo*taf Oat at Cost.
We are now closing oat our entire
stock of grocers* at actual co*t, for
spot cash οφΐν/ We will retira from
business aaj&on as stock is «old.
W ι Li. Ralston A Co. tt
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