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W. E. Doyle To ' Dr. R. B. JacksonTeague, TeXu*. March 17, 1D21. Ir. R. B. Jackson.Mexin, Texas.I read with interest Walter Jack* sun's letter in the Mexin Herald.You know i know that Waller knows but tittle about many things, I-net ht* does not know that very well. | ITe talks much nnd says little: limits more nnd kills less than any mail I ('■•or hunted with.Walter has told me much about you j hr dill not put ill that letter. Ik* told1 me oner your feet were mi large that ' i‘ took two punehpons for you to | *•1111111 on ami eut a pirnuetle when] lt;uiudng weevily wheat with Penny ‘ Ransom. Ffc told nu* nu dal not* wear a 'hoe till you wmc about six-1 It on yeai * old; that when you came I tom Temie-.see Colony in Anderson | I’ounty to Springfield a distance of fifty-five or sixty mile—you wore ii'tonkhed at She size of tin.' Win'Id mil said, “If it i a.' big the other nay a* it U back home, it’s a whop-r ei :*■ that you went to lleeville oner j to see Dr. Martin Stephen.' and .Martini took you coon hunting. raying cooih (Mine at ntght to n j:r-1 of corn in the rield and ate much emn thry could not got out of the pen though the roil*, n.is heaped lip nbovu the pen; (rat when he and you gut to the pen, hr told you to get a rluh and he would yet up on the corn, kick one coon off at a time and when one hit the ground ou were to give it u heavy blow with Die club l»u' not to kill it: that there sure fivi okuk upon the corn unable to walk fton* overeating; that he j kicked one off at a line and when it , would 'trike tim ground. you wouldg;u* it a blow with your club and the inon would then gi-t up and walk off: that j i»u a*l.ed .Mntiu why lie did not v a nr joit to kslt them and lie said he uiin'ed to keep th«*m a*s if goodI nu to |;*'»r them punt when clubbed mil see them rack av ay. Ilo told ir.e that 'non alter .toil tame toSp» im:fihl that \i-u bad inventnl aI laclnre that «dvod the veX**d qtuv-Lton of |'*i|Ht\al mulion. and that the Machine mi v.hen 'tinted till ilt; wore out. bur iir never lt;v'dd 'tart i*.Kducat-ou iii't * mor now than It •’d when jiu \\e:e pte-ident of HornII ill Coilere. though it is not so prae* lual. I'nifr--nr fou'in-* has hern l*»'-.ir.e »ii tlo-j'tun Public School* at » salary of fid.iii.m « year: recently foil nr.' (hcluied ru .elect ion and the turdee* circle I a Piofc.-or Wil'on of t’alifo run. Mr. Wd'tm accepter I on • ■•ndit.on that they Would pay him MO.tWft the fii'l year. SfJ.UW the ?tcond ;.,,ar. pay his traveling expenses and furnish him an automobile. The trustees backed back. As president of Horn Hill College, 1 am sure you did not dcmund an auto in addition to your fat salary. You will likely find high school graduates next June who will bo unable to ciphcr*out the interest on $05.00 for' six and one-half months at 8'/,. * These days ure trotted too fast to graduation. Dr., I hope you will excuse this digression hs to education. You doubtless remember. Doctor, that in the good old days, iher'c was a time in the history ut Mexia that the nearest way out in any direction was by Fred Sterne's Shoo Shop. But those days arc gone like the last ro?e of summer.When I think of those halcyon days, ‘•Memory crowds and shadows luminous and gray file before me.’*Time's fleeting.hours pass as quickly as they come—pass like the bright meteor that flashes across the hoi icon for a moment and then disappears for (■vo!\ Though many y^hr.i have passed since first we met, they now appear as but u shadow crossing the gloom and dmknoss of time. But there is consolation in the fact that uur geniel friendship remains unshaken bv the pitiless storms of lit’o.Your oyer,William Elliott Doyle.Elks Will Take In Large ClassFriday night is the lime for the big initiation ceremonies at the Elks f.odge when a class of about fifty applicants will be received into the membership. The ceremonies will be held ill the Elks club rooms ui.d registration of the applicants will begin at -1:00 p. m. The ceremonies will continue until about 11 o’clock.Promptly at lt;5 o’clock a parade led by the Elks band in full uniform will start from the F.lks home on North Sherman and mmch through the bvsnc section of the city. Every band member is especially urged to bv un hand in time to participateSfcakyftemsJangling nervei and quivering mujetrs ere quicklycalmed by FORCE Tonic. ltqulcttandaoc*h«»ncrvB racked bodies by restoring lost energy and strength.TONIC 7t Makes Qor Strength*
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Mexia Daily News
Mexia, Texas, US
Fri, Mar 21, 1924
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