The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ASPERMONT STAR
Published Every Thursday
S. W. THOMAS, Ed. and Prop.
Subscription* 81 A Year.
harrison telephone number 13
Entered at the Postoffice at Asper-
mont, Texas, as second-class mail
matter.
"It is not what we want that
does us good, is it what we get;"
and we never get anything with-
out hard work. Equally true is
it that it is not what we think we
ought to have that we get, it is
what we merit by close applica-
tion and intelligent business
methods.
We have seen men and women
squandering their lives away, ev-
er posing as one who has been
cheated out of his rights. They
are ever of the opinion that they
are jewels unappreciated. Ah!
what a mistake you make,friend.
A man gets what he merits by
hard fighting. You must win
every inch of your success by
persistent tenacity of purpose.
Some are pleased to see an ef-
fort being made to incorporate
Aspermont. The Star is anx-
ious to see this much needed step
taken. Any town, and especially
the county seat, should be incor-
porated for municipal purposes.
We often hear this objection:
"It will incaease the taxes."
We agree that it takes money
to do anything worth while, but
who would prefer a filthy town
with less taxes, or a clean town
with a little more taxes?
To oppose the incorporation
on the grounds mentioned is very
much like refusing to use soap
because it makes living a little
more expensive. When people
come together in a town needs
obtain that can not be got round.
Let's everybody get together
on this proposition and put our
town in position to stand for
something. We need water-works
and other public improvement;
and, too, no town can hope to
merit the admiration of the out-
side world as long as streets are
ungraded and back alleys filled
with filth, the town has an un-
kept appearance,—in fact, when
everything is repulsive to decen-
cy. Aspermont is alive to her
interest, so the incorporation will
soon be a realized fact.
We are glad to see some work
being done on the streets of As-
permont. The picnic is coming
and we expect many visitors. So,
as it is perfectly legitimate to
have a house-cleaning before the
invited guests arrive, let's set a-
part a day, between now and the
picnic, for Street Cleaning Day,
and on that day consideration in-
yolved, would demand a clean
town.
That suggests the need of a
Civics Club. Most towns that
aretakingany pride in their ap-
pearance are organizing and en-
couraging the civics-club move-
ment. We notice that Amorilla
closed her stores and the people
made a raid on the old tin cans,
stray boxes and shifting paper.
Who will be the first to call a
mass meeting for the purpose of
considering the civics-club move-
ment? Here is a chance for the
ladies to get in their timely
work.
That awful negro question a-
gain! Tyler is now the center
of a foolish—yes we mean a "fool-
ish;"—court proceedings; for
who is so foolish as to think
there could be found in Texas a
jury that would convict a single
one of those who dared to a-
venge the most unholy of crimes?
Let the courts do what they may
a repetition of the crime will
bring a repetition of the mob's
proceedings.
Georgia's ten thousand (10,000)
square miles of territory shut
off from the outside world be-
cause the railroad officials at-
tempted to place nogro firemen
above white firemen4 is another
example of foolish leadership.
To make the whole affair graver,
ten mail trains started with nine
negro firemen. All know that
the white man is not going to sub-
mit to the negroe's crime or at-
tempted ascendency above the
white man in any vocation.
Stonewall has no negroes and we
are glad of it. Our boys are not
in competition with the negro la-
bor, nor are our mothers and
sisters terrorized by his criminal-
ity; but we sympathize with those
who do. Indeed, the race issue
is too ominous to pass unnoticed.
Austin, Texas, June 1.—The
Attorney General's Department
today advised the A. and M. Col-
lege authority that the students
of that institution are not requir
ed to work the roads of Brazos
County. The opinion is furnish-
ed by Assistant Crawford, who
holds that the students are tem-
porary residents of Brazos Coun-
ty, and therefore not required to
do road work.—Dallas News.
The above may enlighten some
FARMERS SUPPLY
We are still at our old stand ready
to serve you. Call and see us. We
carry a complete line of Dry Goods,
Groceries, Shoes, Hats, Gent's and
Ladies' Furnishings—All at the
right price : : : :
UNDERTAKER'S SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY.
Our goods are fresh and new and
we will meet "Railroad Prices."
Thanking you for past favors and
soliciting your future patronage,
We wish to remain,
Yours to serve,
FARMERS SUPPLY CO.
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of our officers, and safeguard
the interest of other people.
If You are Worth $50,000
Don't Read This.
This will not interest you if
you are worth fifty thousand dol-
lars, but if you are a man of
moderate means and cannot af-
ford to employ a physician when
you have an attack of diarrhoea,
you will be pleased to know that
one or two doses of Chamber-
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy will cure itl This
remedy has been in use for many
years and is thoroughly reliable.
Price 25 cents. For sale by all
druggists.
Big
ON JULY 7-8th, 1909.
We are getting ready for the Big Pic-nic on July 8th, and will have a
complete stock in $11 lines of merchandise, and want you to come and
make our store your headquarters during your stay in our city. Our
clerks will take pleasure in showing you through our stock and making
you prices. Come and see us whether you want to buy anything or not.
A visit from you will be appreciated by the whole force. In the mean
time we have the Goods you need always on hand and solicit a portion
of your business, for which we will give you value received.
Yours for Trade,
W. Springer & Co
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Thomas, S. W. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1909, newspaper, June 10, 1909; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168338/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.