The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29

was very largely attended at all of
the churches Rev. f.. Hill was at
his post at Mount Hebron Sunday.
Reporter was not permitted to at
tend and no further report was
available. Mr. Tommy Leonard who
has been quito seriously i'll for ten
weeks succumbed to Ills illness Fri
doy morning at g o'clock. His de-
voted father and mother have done
all that hearts and hands could do
to assist him, together with medical
attention from most efficient family
physician, but nothing could overcome
the dreaded enemy. He was quite
patient, and fine spirited from the
start, and continued to until the end.
The entire acquaintance Of these good
parents, together with his many rel
atives have our tendereds sympathy
during their bereavement. News
reached the reporter that Mr.. +. d.
Bentons store was misteroiusly burn
ed last week. The origin of the fire
is not known so far as we can learn.
Mr.. Benton was a progressive farm
er and business man, of the Wood
vile Community, and stands well in
this section. We hope that no sup
posed to be neighbor could hav,
cared so little for Colored enterprise
as to have caused the lost of his
holdings. This store served a good
neiehhOrhood We are glad to say
that Mr.. Ahe Hooper is much better
at this writing Born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. w. X Kyle on the 10Th, fine
tirl. Mother and babe doing nicely
Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Young
on the Bird instant, II pound boy
Mother and son doing fine. Mrs.
Tommy l.. Melee paid her old home
and relatives at Ponta a visit last
week, returning homo on the 23rd,
instant Miss Ellen Hardeway left
for Tyler, Texas, on the 23rd instant
to enter Texas College. Rev II. l..
Kyle was in Ponta last week on bus
mess. Everybody seems to dread the
Strike in this section which will go
into effect Nov list. as times are
already tight j. l.. Kyle, Reporter
COrSicana, Oct. 27.-The body OF
Mrs. Ida Warstine, daughter of Mrs.
Addie Williams, was shipped from
Dallas and buried by the Navarro
Undertaking Co., last week The
body of Dan JamisOn, who was kill
ed by Rev. Dave Lawrence at Powell
a week ago, was shipped to Powell
for burial by same company. The
Stewart Undertaking Co, buried the
body of p. Ellison who killed himself
at Ennis. MIR. I'D. Wood who was
stricken with paralysis. is slightly
io,rrnxrnd Mrc Dora NEillfan,C 10 on,
the sick list this week. Mrs. Will
mer Sallard has just returned from
a visit to her mother at Mexia.
Miss Flossie Booker of Rowland,
Texas, is guest of her aunt Mrs.
Tom Rhodes. Born to Mr. and Mrs
+. K. Proctor a fine pound BOY.
The Public Schools are Uvertlowirs.
All the teachers are now at work.
Supt. Filters held the institute meet
ing Monday and talked upon hoT'
10 use the text book. He brought
out the fact that books are instru-
ments and should be used for doing
definite things. The County Teachers
Institute Which was to have been
held at MeSia jointly with adjoining
counties is in session here instead
of MeXia. The change was Cue to
The crowded condition at MeXia be-
cause of the Oil boom. Prof. G. "A.
Jones, well known and prominent
teacher has Just returned from az
extended visit to his brother at
Omaha Nebr. He will open school
on the 31st. Mr. j. Jefferson, a long
time reader of the Express and for
a number Of years porter with the
year with the Central State Bank
st Saturday in the same capacity.
Ii is reported that Ethel Beniamine
vas fined one hundred dollars fol
carrying a gun. Also that jeff Wat
son had Jim Wilson arrested. The
list Of Express readers continues TO
grow. See PORT Boswell when you
have important news and want the
Express.
Athens, Oct. 25.--Services well
attended Sunday. Disii0j, ~. .. John
son of the A. NJ Il. Church stopped
over few hours between trains on
business. lie was very much pleas
cd with the church. The A. NJ +.
people also ran successful fair
last week and raised S4416. 1t will
continue another week. Mr. Cristo-
pher, the efficient carpenter knows
what to do when II comes to makins
rtws. In fact, he is an all around
man. The many friends and rel
atives of Rev, U S. Franks, former
citizen of this city, are GLAD to learn
of his speedy recovery Rev. and
Mrs. Snuwdcu remodeed their home
with Il new sleeping porch. Also
built store-house Mrs. Addic
Faux added d kitchen 10 her houst.
Mrs. Callie Stovall leaves for Barry
on few days business. The OLD
customers of H. Mckee are glad to
sc him on the wagon again. Mrs,
Rena (Mosley) Bell spenI few days
in Dallas. Mrs. Harriet Leake re-
turned after several days in Lime
stone County seeing OTTER her farm.
The asthma seems 10 be an epidem-
ic. The following has it: Mr.. Wiley
and Allen Richardson, S. j. Fisher,
Mrs. Mary Holman. Mrs. Nancy
Franks accompanied by Mr., Erford
Baker leaves for Dallas for visit.
Through the Express Mrs. Ana Rich
ardson just learned of the death OF
her uncle, w. VI. Swancy, who died
IN Loneview Buried last week. MI,
M. F. Baker made a two days visit
in Kerens last week to see his daugh-
ter, You can always find the Tx
press ut E G. Franks Barber Shop
Laura H. Miller. reporter.
Marshall, Oct. 27.-News reached
us that Miss Viola Johnson. one of
Marshall's most accomplished and
well loved young ladies who was
seriously hurt some time ago in
Fort Worth, was improving rapidly;