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The Waxahachie Daily light wgm ~ > · VOLUME XI WAXAHACHIE. TEXAS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1903 NUMBER 216 y . ' "X y} ' · ' · I f Call for Old Fashion ; or Pumpkin Yam Sweet Potatoes « \Ve h îf wplentyof both kinds. Plenty of fresh Olerv all the time everv dav. §J. B. HINESS PHONE NO. 3. aa ROGERS ST g Don't Blams your Wife When the biscuits jre heavy. Give her Cottolene—the "perfect" shorten ing to cook with. . LE,IGH BROS. PHONF 54 Heating and CooK Stoves Air ti^hi. Plain Coal. Fancy Oaks and Franklin' -, lull line Β icks an : Hxcelsior Cook St')\ es Anti-Rust Tinware, \-\Al J >r.i η < Carver trul Hut. her Knives, Fine iin·.· winter lap robes WAXAHACHIK HARDWARE, CO D. Β /VAcCALL, Menacer. Yi Your = Christmas - Plans Will not be complete until you have look L-·» ed through oui large stock and considered what you can Jo in GIFT MAKING for little m ney. Γ he imount which you might pay for something cheap will put you in possession of something nue and appropriate. There ^an tv No Better Time than now to begin f<»oking around f«>r vour Christmas Gifts Our stock is all n<*w an 1 up-to-Jate. Nothing out »( >tyle and shop worn. Call in and let us show yurti how we c in Save You Money / We take pleasun in >h winj our goods whether you buy or not. : Walker Cs Fearis S The New Jewelers CHRISTMAS A GOODS Ready for your inspection now ( )ui Holiday bowing thi> . ar Min uses our form r efforts in this line. In point »î t-le^an * and newness of designs this year > display is a splendid showing oi desirable, medium priced Oaisti its things Dolls keener means "lots in doll quality. ' cork* stuffed bodies, durable—25.. 50c, 75, up t » 515 each KodaKs for Christmas their agents here. k"dak^ at >1. 52. $3, 51", 512. 5ΐ ς and 52u. Developing machines 52. 5''. and $7.50 Fancy Goods it would detail the items we shaw this year· Cases—giove, handkerchief, toilet, collar and cuff. ph<»t . traveling, music, tewehry, smoking, stationery, etc., are repre sented here. Chinaware In >live c ike plates, powder ho\ ·\ c >îïe and choc late s -ts, cracker ι irv etc. Burnt Wood In h n i frames, toilet cases, candlesticks, Jewelry cases, collar» and cuft baves, etc. We ν *nd a >rdi i! invitati 'o ver\ man. u η and Juld in Γ-llis c >unty ti· \ lsit ur Holiday dis; !a\. We are glad to have you com· and "look around." Ν ι matter h w <>ft· η you c 'me, it ν-ill η t ti tuble us in the least. HERRING DRUG CO HEAVY PENALTY ASSESSED To Insult Ellis County Woman is Costly Proposition. In the county court late yesterday afternoon a jury convicted John Chamblees of atrtcravated assault on a female and assessed his punish ment al two years in the county jail and the payment of a fine <>f Tnd^r :.ι· law this is tlie highest pen;my ttiat can be iniposed]iti a conviction for ak'scravat ••d assault, and so far as ttie records show this w us the first cas»· ever tried In the county court of Kills county where the extreme penalty was meted ont. Tiie abm e case went to tri ll yes· terday morning and from the nature nf the charge i^atnst the defendant it Attracted <· msiderahle attention. T! ·■ county court room was pretty well filled during the entire trial of the case. John Chamhlegg, the defendant in the case, je a farmer and lives In the Milford country where he has resid ed for several years. The evidence adduced in tiie trial of the case showed that one day last summer before crop» w>re laid l>v Chambless w· nt to the home of John Singleton, a youn>r tanner who lived nel^'bor to him, and made improper advance· toward Sintrlet >n'· wife Singleton w:»s away from home at the time and w hen he returned his wife re lated to 1 itn wl at had occurred. Taking his k'im he w> ι t to t) > field where ( hatnbie»- was at »■ rk and opened fire on hm. shooting him in the l.-jf. When II.» last vrrand jury w.t· r session <"t »mbl« ss w .ts in d 'ted and yesterday he w 11 tried Wit! t e Mix \ e reSU It Henry Gillespie wag arraigned in the cnarf this morning on charge similar in some respects to the ; above. The prosecuting witness in I this case was a girl about nine years ! old and a stepdaughter of the defen dant. One or two witnesses were examined this nforning and tiiis af ternoon goon after court convened the defendant withdrew hi* case and entered a plea of guilty before the court. The court assessed his pun ishment at a term of two years in the county jail and the payment of a fine of Death of Mrs. Thornhill. Mr. S. Y . Matthews this afteri.oun received a telephone message from Dalian, announcing the death of Mrs Sftilie Thornhill which occurr ed ther· today at II <0. Mrs.Thorn tiiM was .i niece of Mr. Matthews and ft sister to John, Walter and Mack LaniUerth. She was uiar ' ried in this city about two years ago to Mr. Hendricks Thornhill. She w is a must excellent young woman atnl had a host offriends in this city who w'll hear with sincere regret the news of b«r death The interment will tafc ? place at Dallas tomorrow Col. T. M. Hunt, traveling pas senger agent of the Queen and <.'r>*eceut rout· , with headquarters at Dallas. wis in the city yesterday afternoon, distributing ho'id-»y ad vertising literature. Uol. Hunt savs that from present indications travel to th» Κ »st will be large this w inter. Will discour t lew ac ceptable second lien land notes and personal note's --ν I: Fowler, Agt. 17: YOUNG MAN USES REVOLVER Charley McFaHand ShootsFather and Cousin Near Avalon. Some little excitement was created in the Avalon neighborhood last nijiht by the announcement that A. W. M HarUnd and Wheel,-r Mr Farland had heen p! , t The shoot intr took place about dark in the houee -if A W .McKarland a· I w is done by his son Charley V -f-ar land. A small 22 caliber r, »lver was us»·,I wl.:i I » i« fir»·,! a'. · i« se rature 'Π · 1er M Farland w-ι shntthr»- times and \S : .·.·!► · M ·· Karland. > usi to th· v»-unir ma: who did tt <■ fn.',')tinj wn w ι r:ιί· d once, th» i-ill taking el!"i t in ti." faue. <>n account of th»· imtllaeii of t he W' Ij.oi ! · « ' U I. is ar I t of a sf ri )U« a! ur< Sooii af!» r t ·· s! •'>tni»r Deputy Sheritî H'iirj S : ι ; 11 ! ,.f A>»|,· *»iil to the houe» and .irrested th» vontu; tnan. He w.ts ' rouffht t<> W a χ * hactiie las! · .j: t and 1 'd/ed in thi* county ,ail. On time or installment plan, an elegant bedroom suit furniture. 5. Κ. Fowler. U>l ι Attention R. Α. M A called convocation toi i. t at 7 in" W rk In Μ. Λ: F. W alter Acker, H. 1' W L. F. Lei^l s» <■ ν Pushed in an Old Well A f><>\ (ίι|. wi·.! R J Mm >re β name oii.it. 17 New Ties Revived by * : π·- rr. ^rn inj express . new*Vie W tlest line f Ascot . Putts and hour-in-hand^ >n the m irket. : : If you are looking for a suitt ible tl· λ c jn uit you now. : : : Come and ta.vv - peep at a new md ptvtt\ Ikie of ties. : : : : βίσί Jiiïlfa cFaiift Ûciïteîô r « #> Some Plums that are ·) <· Well Worth Picking J [J SA71 RDAY M( )RM.\( « g g VV11. y. u >niy . : >v pr s sp : will η t : rm t . ^ ·> ·> (9 · > ' > - ; ■ ' t · .1 t c ..I ,:.[►··· ' »«· .· .1- Ι- t ! /Λ \W ι t .ί ι * Aii.orii' « > ^ - * · · . i .1 - i I J ξ .»:.·» Ati.-· ι ■ ι» !» m · u V (φ 4 caiiH red Alas* ι halniuu φ\ X I ·) iJ fit·, ft K.iu.:tt<—β, "Mra ; η tli: ν r df· V • ® > 1_'t.»! ι t.·»iiii >·. 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