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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
AND CURRENT COMMENT.

BY BILL cox.

II has been my purpose for
several years to write a history Of
Ellis county and publish 1t In book
form. Owing to the fact that ! have
not been financially able to solicit
subscriptions and publish the work !
have done nothing toward It's accom-
rlishment. About twenty years ago
history of the county was publish
cd, but owing to the fact that IL
sold for about twenty-five dollars
very few we're able to secur@ copy
Having discussed the matter with a
great many OF our citizens | am con-
WINGED that | could not employ my
time during the next few months
In any way which would be more
Instructive. or more entertaining to
my readers than to recite some of
the main events pertaining to the
development OF Ellis county from
buffalo range to one of the most
enlightened and progressive sub
divisions of the Lone Star state.
My qualifications for this work
ere as follows: | came here fifty
years ago and have almost continu-
ally been a resident Of the county.
\ have been an eye witness to the
development of our present splendid
N a m
morality and educational interests
from frontier, the settlement of
which had stopped during the four
years of the sanguine struggle of the
north and south for power. During
the past nine years | have spent a
greater portion of the time visiting
tho people In all parts of the coun-
ty and have conversed with many
of the old settlers. l have seen
Ennis, Palmer. Ferris. Alma, Italy,
FForreston, Maypearl, Bardwell,
Midlothian and Britton begin
their career as towns ana
acquainted with manw of their
first settlers. 1t will be my
aim to give you first history of
tho organization of the county and
as nearly as possible the names
and places of residence of the first
settlers. This accomplished the
next step will be to give as nearly
rs possible detailed account of each
community, its origin and develop
ment. l shall endeavor to ascer-
tain the origin of the organization
OF each church congregation and
Write the history of the develop
ment OF schools in every community
and the industrial interests will
not be neglected
To sum II all up il is my intention
To begin at the foundation and step
b. step lead you through the process
OF building that superstructure OF
which we are all justly SO proud.
| must % necessity defer TO tne
Judgment OF those who have been
my readers for many years as TO
whether or not am capable Of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

The Bryan Eagle commenting on
that legislative blunder, the perma-
nent warehouse law. says: 1t may
be ignorance on our part. but the
Eagle has contended from the first
that this warehouse law was only
another legislative blunder. Not
withstandng the solid acres that
have been published in It's defense
tby those interested) the Eagle has
never been able TO see where II
could possibly benefit a single soul
except those filling the fat jobs
which II created"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
Death of G. b. Tingle.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, May
1S.-G. b. Tingle, aged 50 years
died at his home, one nile nor'n VI
Mount Pleasant, Sunday night at .
o'clock. The deceased was oon'
federate veteran and had llVed On
the farm where he died since io'-'
He is survived by his wife anu iou'
children, Stonewall Tingle and ME-
Annie Letcher of Muskogee' oA'"'
and T. ]. Tingle of Waxahachie anu
Mrs. ]. r. Rogers of this COUNT
The funeral service was heio "o
day afternoon at 4 o'clock, az wn''A
time all the business houses 'i0'e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

The fight for position with the
Athletics is now between Lester
ard Hendrix, or Poindexter might
let both 60 and play one OF MS
pitchers in the field. Testers arm,
while greatly improved over last
year. is not what it should be, but
at the same time he is one of the
best fielders in the league. He Is
also good with the big stick. Hen
dirk is a classy little fielder, but "a
poor runner. 1t is barely possible
that Poindexter will put Chambers
in left field and let him pitch when
his turn comes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

presenting the above mentioned mat
tiers In an edifying and entertaining
manner. My object is first to create
on interest In the Enterprise which
will increase It's circulation to that
extent which will increase my income
50 I may possibly be able to begin
the building OF a home for my
self and family. Secord, TO instruct
tho people of the county sufficiently
in the history of their home TO in
still. in them love for the different
communities. II | do not make
,cu all feel, before / am done. that
the residents Of every community
within the county are your neighbors
I will feel that have missed my
aim.
II you are firmly convinced that
| will give the worth of the price
tell your neighbor what | am going
to do and ask him to send me a
dollar for subscription, or If you
feel like 1t get his dollar and bring
or send II to me.
J. M. Baumgartner, who has one
of the neatest yards and lots in the
county, was here Monday with dol
lar. Fl. b. Curry of the firm Of
Curry and Odom, was here from
Ovilla Monday.
Wednesday | started mp the road
and was soon overtaken by w. f..
Middleton, who took me- in his buggy
and soon put me down at Sardis.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Brintle | ate a good dinner and got
the stuffin beaten out OF me in
domino game. At the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. C. l.. Morse | put up for
the night where l got two good hots
and an easy bed. Mr.. Morse, Hike
the other farmers, was busy as an
aid maid instructing people how TO
train children, in his crop. j. M.
King was blowing corn with walk
ing pillow and was going down after
the dirt and putting 1t up to the
corn. Over on Venus l ! got a good
dinner and had a pleasant chat with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Morris. J. B.
Owens on Venus l was fighting
hurrah grass and had his boy plant
ing cotton. At Maypearl | spent the
night at the hotel and next morn
ing went over to the home of Mrs.
W. r. Daniel, who added to nay
wealth. ]. B. CASTOR, who had lived
near Boyce for several years, strayed
off to the Maypearl community last
winter. He reported all about as
usual ]. b. Couch and one of the
Brindley boys were coming TO,
Waxahachie. / accepted ride with
them and was soon here. John Is
on his way to Birmingham to the re-
union by now and am sure he will
enjoy himself for he knows how II is
done.
cyrus NoOuiluE eHoNSu htN
sample of spring turnips Saturday
that was fine but he said lie had
better. r. II. Thompson and wife OF
Maurey county. Tennessee, are back
from the west with their sou. Mr..
Thompson said they had been March
visiting the Currys and did not get
quite around. ". +. Woodall, = good
citizen and the father Of some Of
the best looking daughters in the
county. was here from Midlothian
1 saturday NJ. D. Wifherspoon re-
newed Mrs. Witherspoon' Enter
prise. j p. King % WaXahaohie
left sunday Tor south Texas to hustle
lie Insurance. lie said il ae should
he brought hack vita hts toes turned
az re wished this inscription en- his
tombstone ~me fell hastl.ng ser an
application
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

The Sons of Confederate veter-
ans at Birmingham elected Ernest
n. Baldwin OF Roanoke. Va. as their
commander-in-chief II Is proper to
add that Cyclone Davis OF Texas was
not In the race.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
TEXAS COLLEGES.

WACO, Texas, May 1S.-Lucian
Roach of McGregor was yesterday
elected captain of the Baylor base
ball team for 1917. Roach is one
of the hardest hitters among col
lege baseball men and is an eXcep-
ticnally swift outfielder lie has
won his letters in soccer, baseball
and football.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Capt. James Clarity of corsi-
cana gives 100000 TO be proper
~ invested. and the interest to be
used for the relief of the worthy
poor Of Navarro county. In our
judgment this beats building libra
ries and endowing colleges.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

In line with movement to
solidify the anti vote behind Senator
Culberson he makes strong bid for
that vote by announcing that he Is
opposed to submitting national
prohibition amendment TO the state
legislatures for ratification.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

We don't see any necessity for
getting up row over who shall be
nominated for vice president on the
democratic ticket. The man chosen
Will nevcer have a chance to set the
world on fire
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
Farmer .slllled b, I.ightning.

CANADIAN. Texas, May Is
". T. Croft. aged 35. was killed
by lightning yesterday while plow-
ing near his house in the edge OF
town. He Is survived by his wife
and two children. The horse he
was working was also killed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

President Wilson declares he does
net want war. and We believe him.
He has had plenty Of opportunities
to get into trouble. but has succeed
ed in keeping out every time.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Senator Bailey and Governor
Ferguson &iIl both stiead the state
at san Antonio. They
were both AZ III Paso two years ago.
II We remember correctly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

The leaders IN any movement
should always be willing 10 consult
the rank and file. aany good
measure has been lost by bad man
agemcnt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

The Detroit Tigers are not get
ting along as well as they should.
but we expect them to move toward
the top OF the percentage column
az soon as the weather gets good
and hot
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

ST. LOUIS. May 1S.-By pound
ing Meadows and Steale for six ex-
ira base hits in the third and fourth
innings, stealing bases at will on
Snyder and taking advantage Of st.
Louis errors. New York beat the
locals, 8 to 3.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
THE DRY. PARCHED THpo,r

THE DRY. PARCHED THROAT
of the motor-girl Graves our dor.,
ously favored and tempting i.
cream. why not crafty her? coul5
anything be more heafthful9 ovu,
cream is more beneficial than cboan
ly favored soft drinks, to saw po,h
ing OF hard drinks, which most dainty
maidens entirely ignore Let the f,;,
ones decide. 'an
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Right Fielder John Jordan VIII De
used as relief catcher for the Atm
letics. He has worked in that po-
sition and can fill in where there
il need of relief man. ms
einches Jordan a place on the team.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Ed wicker and hts Ennis Tigers
passed through Waxahaehie last
night enroute home frem Temple.
where they played a series OF three
games with the Governors.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
TEXAS LEAGUE.

GALVESTON, Texas. May is
Inability OF two Dallas FINGERS TO
locate the home plate gave the Pr
rates 5-to-1 victory over the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
giants yesterday.

HOUSTON, May 1S.-Edmondson
bested BEDFORD in a fast pitching
duel here yesterday afternoon, hold
ing Fort Worth to three scattered
hits. Houston winning, to l.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
National League.
AMERICAN LEAGCE.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Wash-
'ington won its fourth straight game
from Detroit yesterday, 6 to 4. The
visitors in the ninth scored one run
on four hits. but with two out and
the bases full, Ayers struck out
Dalton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Catcher Boyer has been given his
release by Manager Poindexter.
BOYER is as good in the receiving sta
ton as Smith but the Arkansas
youngster Yields big stick.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-Home runs
in the third inning by Williams and
Schultz Put yesterdays game be-
yond reach of Brooklyn and Chicago
won, to 2.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
PHILADELPHIA. NJ

PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-St.
Louis hit Philadelphia pitchers hard
in the early innings yesterday and
won, to 4. Pick made a record
for the season here by stealing
four bases.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

CINCINNATI, May Boston
hit Teney hard yesterday, defeating
Cincinnati, to /. With the excep-
ton of Konetchy and Compton, all
OF the visitors hit we'll.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
DIAMOND TORPEDoEs.


Waxahachie had a two run lead
over Mexia yesterday in the third
inning when the rain came and the
game was called.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Things may not go your way down
~ the San Antonio convention. but
the sun will continue 10 rise in the
East.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

II candidate will take the PEG
pie Into his confidence, they will BE-
more apt to take him into theirs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Cyclone Davis will open his cam
paiEn fer reelection at Austin. and
will close Il at the head of Salt
river.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Some people are paid high sala-
ries. for acting the fool, while other
make no charge at all
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Let our farmers remember. that
the grass as well as the crops will
begin to grow after this rain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

II "A too bad that a speeder has
to XIII his engine to keep from being
run over by an express
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

II the opposite side has a snaiori
q sua cannot hope tor success siih.
Cut wiHnins sons q thea esxs
Thsy seat dsixs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

II POUR town needs new coat o.
paint let IL be applied. but When
you 20 10 select the color do not
make Il red
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Aeauaint yourself fully With the
Provisions q the ne~ charter and
then on selection day vote your hon
ct eorsietions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

onis forty seats all l.. provided
Ter ths Teas t@iesatiea a. tae sal
Lnnks eoasenfAea Allocate ISL
hzT~ u i1ok So for taem.elses-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

When man Ii continually itch
Ink for an oillce II Is welbenough to
scratch him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
CENTRAL TEXAS LEAGUE.

All games were rained out yester'
day afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

= CHICAGO. m. MAY is-That
. the war Ia Europe HAY asteri-
= ally Increase the price Of news
. papers. magazines and periods
. Gals Mas the belief EXPRESSED
. here Tuesday a. a reetiaE Of
. the executive committee q the
. inlnnd Daily Press associations
. The meeting AS called = de-
. wise ~ass and means ~ meeiins
. the sherfaKe ia earfr stock. aHa
. s resolution aaa adopted arsing
e. str.sf esouous iu tae ass ct
. paHsr. ft uaH sai1 that iu SEQ
= eities ef &W.eNe peoFle aal
. several am4lier eitlas SEVERAL
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

Houston and Texas Centrai.
West Bound.
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NJ, X. h II.
North Bound.

NJ, X. - r.
North Bound.
No. (Flyer) leaves. $3.50 q. N.
No. 10 tLimited) leaves. 1920 p. IN.
South Bound.
No. (Limited) leaves. /. 9:25 a. N
No. 5 (Flyer) leaves. 1905 p. m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

by planting a silo crop - our
Then see our silo and ss'
prices.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-10
SUGAR FACTORY
IN TWO VALLEYS
Lac Cruces and e. Paso Are
Working For Beet Sugar
Plant; to Put in Crops.

A beet sugar factory in the Mesiiia
or Ell Paso valley will be erecteu II tiie
plans Of the farmers in the Rio Grande
valleys are carried out Sunday aIleF-
noon a delegation from Las cruces
came to Ell Paso to meet with , Ihe
chamber Of commerce and lower Nalley
farmers.
The delegation was given luncheon
at Hotel Sheldon at one O'Clock Dy the
chamber of commerce and then taken
down the valley over the north loop
and main paved road, with STOP al
the West Ysleta Country club Tor sup
per. This inspection trip was mace 10
ascertain if beets showing a sufflcient
sugar content could be grown IN THIS
valley. 1t was agreed By the beet ex-
perts that this could be done: A 4
Gauger. chief agriculturist Tor Jhe
Holly Sugar company OF HoIS, CO-O.'
was in the party and made an lhspec-
ton OF the valley soil with view 70
growing sugar beets. He pronounced
it excellent for beets and said a sugar
factory could be supported Dy the Two
valleys if sufficient crops were put IN
by the farmers Of the two valleys.
Factories for Valleys.
TN time there is no reason why
there should not be two or three rae
tories in these valleys to manufacture
the beet sugar" said Mr.. Gauger at the
supper at the West Ysleta club Al Ine
Sheldon luncheon he said he mad never
seen anything like the possibilities OF
the Mesilla and FL Paso valleys and
these two valleys could feel assured
that a factory could come to this SEQ
ton providing a sufficient tonnage OF
beets could be guaranteed.
"Beets can be grown in commercial
quantities and with guarantees OF a
sufficient acreage TO establish factory
the sugar production would become a
staple product of these valleys" he said
7 am convinced that the valley SOIL
viii produce sufficient tonnage TO
support the factory If the crop is put
in"
Las Cruces Delegation.
Besides Mr.. Gauger, the Las Cruces
and Mesilia Valley Gesegation IN
Guided mayor r. c. Porter, judge E.
L Medler. Mai. ". H H. Llewellyn,
Fabian Garcia, W. B Vaudeville. J. Q.
Miller. h B. Link, P. B. Barber, W.
Palmer, jr-. James Quesenberry. Gus
Manasse. president Dwight B. Heard
Of the American Livestock association,
and chairman W. L Drummond OF the
Farm congress. were also present as
were R B. OrndOrff and II. A Fraser
OF the chamber OF commerce
Phil Ericsson, assistant to Mr.. eau
ger also made the trip through the
valley. He will remain in the Rio
Grande valleys for a year as adviser
10 the farmers who will put in the
beet crops.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-10
IN FIVE MINUTES
no SICK STOMACH,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" is the
quickest and surest
Stomach relief.

II what you Just sts is sOuring on
your stomach or lies like a lump OF
lead. refusing to digest. or you beicn
gas and erucrate sour, undigested food,
OF have A feeling OF dizziness. heart-
burn, fullness. nausea, bad taste in
mouth and stomach headache. you car
surely get relief in five minutes.
Ask your phdrmacist 10 show you the
formula, plainly printed on these fifty
cent cases OF Pape's Diapepsin, tnen
you viii understand Why dyspeptic
troubles OF all kinds must go, and WHY
il relieves sour, out-of-Order stomach
or Indigestion in five minutes. -Pape's
Diapepsin' is harmless tastes ike can
dy, though each dose viii digest and
prepare for assimilation into the blood
all the food you eat; besides. il makes
you go to the table with a healthy ap-
petite; but what viii please you most,
IS that you VIII feel that your srOm-
ach and intestines are clean and fresh,
and you viii not need to resort to lax
atives or liver pills for biliousness or
constipation.
This city will have many ~Pape's
Diapepsin" cranks, as some people Will
call them. but you will be enthusiastic
about this splendid stomach prepara-
ton. too. II you ever take 1t for indi
gestion. gases. heartburn. sourness,
dyspepsia, or any stomach misery.
Get some now, this minute, and rid
yourself CT stomach misery and lndi-
gestion in five mlnutes.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-10
BAR ASSOCIATION ENDORSES
NEW FEDERAL COURT DISTRICT

The bill creating the new federal court
district in western Texas was endorsed by
the e Paso Bar association Monday morn
Ing when II met in the 41st district court
room This bill was introduced in congress
by congressman W r Smith and places Fl
Paso in a new district with other western
Texas cities and relieves the present western
district OF much Of the legal work in the
western part of the state
A committee Of three. upon the recon-
mendation Of c L Vowel. was appointed
to draw up suitable resolutions to be sent
to Washington by P F. Burgess for presen-
tation TO the judiciary committee OF con-
gress This COMMITTEES on resolutions In
cludes the following; r. F. Burgess Judge NJ
Nagle. and c. L Vowel.
The suggestion 10 the resolution OF en-
dorsement was made by p. F Burgess who
declared that the passage Of this bill and
the creation OF the new district meant the
creation Of a capital in FL Paso for the
Judicial district Of western Texas He will
go to Washington this week and will take
the resolution with him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-10
High Heels and Soft Slippers
Dangerous To Women's Feet

St Louis. No. Jan. 10-Women
should not wear high heeled shoes "for
vanity's sake" or house slippers 'for
comforts sake according to DR..
Archer O'Reilly. Of the T2edical depart
ment of Washington university. In a
lecture on "Orthopedfc Defects and
Diseases Dr. O'Reilly said:
High heels are not beneficial, as
they tilt the feet and tend to f1atten
them by shifting the weight of the
body to an improper portion Of the
feet In their homes, women often put
on loose slippers or shoes that do not
give adequate support TO the arches Of
the feet, and this results in many cases
OF flat foot
DR.. O'Reilly also discussed infantile
paralysis and its cause He declared
that club feet. bow legs and knock
knees could all be cured by simple
operations if treated in time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-10
YOU CAN EASILY
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
By Applying Q-Ban No
Dye or Sticky Mess
Harmless.

If you care for evenly dark, radiant,
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o-Ban. This is a harmless, ready-to-
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sticky mess, but delightful to use, as
it eleanses the scalp at once of dan
druff. and changes all your gray hair
to an even, beautiful dark shade by
making hair and scalp healthy. Sold
on a money-back guarantee Ask for
Q-Ban Hair COler Restorer. Only soc
for a big 7-oz bottle at Peoples Drug
Store and Kelly & Pollard Ell Paso,
Tex Out-of-toWn- folks supplied by
ail-Advertisement.