The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-07-24
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
HEAR RETURNS READ
CROWD WAS LARGEST THAT EV.
FER ASSEMBLED AROUND
BULLETIN BOARD.
A Report from Every Box in the
County Was Received in One
Hour After the Polls
Closed.

displayed in the prohibition election
Saturday it is estimated that fully
five thousand people assembled OH
the public square that night to hear
the reading of the returns as receiv-
ed by this paper. At least one half of
the square was a solid mass of hu-
manity. The bulletin board was
erected on telephone poles in front
of the drug store of Munroe Bros
and shortly before seven O'Clock
those who were eager to get the first
reports began crowding up as close
as it was possible for them to get
Although the ground was a little wet
rain this did not deter those who had
just polished their shoes from crowd
ing in where they could get a glimpse
of the returns as they were posted
Early Sunday morning that portion
of the square nearest the bulletin
board was packed as hard as q ce
ment floor Back of the hundreds who
were standing close to the bulletin
board automobiles and buggies were
damned up so closely that traffic on
the square was completely blocked
1t was jolly and good natureo
crowd and although there were MANY
tired necks from craning over the
heads and shoulders of others the
crowd did not begin to dispense IN
til along toward midnight There
VIZ oh 1lr = -.
opposing sides as they were read
showing that the ants were leading
or that the pros had carried some
town or county 1t was nearly 8
O'Clock before the first returns from
the state began to come in and these
were mostly from the dry counties in
North Texas. This was cheering news
to the pros, but later in the night re-
ports from South Texas gave the
ants an opportunity to test theil
lung powers. Although the crowo
| was the largest that ever assembled
| around bulletin board in Waxaha
chic good order prevailed and Their
was not thing said or done the
caused the slightest disturbance.
The thousands who swarme
| around the bulletin board easerI
waiting for something new in favol
of their respective sides did mol
know that a half dozen men in this
office, with sleeves rolled up and
perspiring worse than negro sec
ton hand, were kept on the jump
answering telephone calls and copy
ing telegraph messages for the man
who was reading the returns There
was not an idle moment in the office
o'clock.
The polls closed at 7 O'Clock and
in less than fifteen minutes the jim
gle of the telephone bells began. For
just one hour two men were kept
busy receiving returns from the for
ty-nine boxes in Ellis county, and
for the first time since this paper
began taking returns several years
ago complete report was received
from every box in the county. The
last box in the county was heard
from a few minutes after O'Clock.
This is the first time on record
where all the returns were received
on the same night of the election
Usually it has been impossible to
hear from few of the more remote
boxes for two or three days.
In this connection we desire to
thank Manager Longserre of the
Southwestern TelepgraPh and Tele-
phone company, Manager NcCanless
of the Independent Telephone COM
pany, Mrs. Leslie OF the Western
Union Telegraph company, and SUI
perintendent Nall of the Waxahach-
lie Gas and Electric company for
courtesies rendered. The large arc
light used in front of the bulletin
board was furnished free by Mr.
Nall. Managers Longserre and Nc
Canless rendered valuable assistance
in collecting county and state re-
turns, and Mrs. Leslie remained on
duty at the telegraph office until af-
ter 2 o'clock Sunday morning. And
we would not forget to thank the
messenger boys for their
promptness in delivering messages
to the office.