The Daily Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 78, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 16, 1916 Page: 2 of 12
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THE BROWNWOOD DAILY BULLETIN BROWNWOOD TEXAS SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 16 1916.
PAGE TWO
65000 Brown County Gobblers
Slaughtered and Shipped to the
North and East for Consumption
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mzsssm
Men Women
Boys Girls
Little Children The Baby
JOIN
OUR
See Below How
Your Pennies
Grow into Dollars
When Brown county farmers start- j point by point It Increased until the
ed in to diversify their crops three 'high price was reached during the
or four years ago they heeded the I week before Christmas. The increase
advice of their friends among the (in price came despite the fact that
business men here and came to the the supply seemed to be limited. Lo-
conclusion that stuff that grows Outjcal buyers state that they believe
of the ground is not the only thing the price increase was due to the
tHat can be profitably produced on! general prosperity of the country
the farm. Consequently some farm-j More people this year were able to
ers "bought a few goats others bought; buy turkeys than ever before and
a few pigs others gathered a few good they bought regardless of price
milch cows and still others began i There is no doubt that the people or
raising turkeys. Of. course there j the whole country had more money to
wre many who raised all' of the-long t spend during the last three months
list of farm stock but none ' of. the' of 1915" than they had a year before
farmers who put a few; dollars In and the man with money to spend
. . 1 . 1 1 1 - I..... . .1
turkeys a year ago -tailed to realize . nevur ovciiuoks a tuimte iu uu uuu
eat a nicely cooked turkey. Home
consumers who did hot care to buy
Christmas Bankihg Club
a handsome profit fr.om their work
TVin chinmnnt nf chickens and eccs
is an entirely different story. This j direct from the producers paid prices
i i.ikI-ovc crrtQ of vnrvfiitr frnm 13 cn.nfs tn 20 cents
al UCIc lo iiuuui iiu w " . v 0 j
turkeys from the littlo five or six per pound the latter price being for
pound bird to the haughty gobhfer ; dressed turkeys bought from the
weighing all the way up to thirty f butchers. It is estimated that fully
pounds. Something like 65.000 of 65 per cent of the turkeys shipped j
these birds were slaughtered here from Brownwood were produced in
tils year and as a money crop rep- this county while the remainder
resented approximately $90000 in were concentrated here from other
cash. j points in this territory. Twelve of
The total shipments of turkeys the cars shipped were full carloads
from Brownwood produce houses ac-'hile the remainder were slaughter-
cording to the records of the produce' nd Pickd here and shipped to
men were 32 full car loads. A car- i her points in the state for repack-
load'of turkevs means 2.000 turkeys. ng and preparation for the long haul
and a minimum of 20.000 .pounds. It to the north and east. But in either
may be surprising to some who are case the Brown county producers got
not acquainted with the turkey bus-! th money. .
incss to learn that there is a by-prod-1 The producers of turkeys however
net to turkevs. Two full carloads were.noi onij -ones who maue. monv
of -turkey feathers were shipped out during the turkey season. There were;
cf Brownwood during tihe season ' from tlirtv to fifty pickers in the
and these feathers arc valuable. They employ of the produce houses during
will be made into feather dusters to the. season. These pickers worked j
koep offices and homes clean all over i lat l)cin? naid according fi-
the countrv. Some of the 'white feath- h number of turkeys picked. Al-
ers will be turned over to the millin- mcst any kind of a picker could nake.
ers and will becqA Imported PW day while one husky picker
aigrettes for the $40 pattern hat Xho was an adept at the art ?arn.ro I
which are to be worn Wing the com- .35 for picking 127 turkeys in one
ing season. Others my become dn:k This employment was ac-.- ted
feathers and find their last resting by. a motley lot of men and boys in-
places In pillows and Ws; while eluding an assortment of negrois anJ
some others will be psd for other" others who did not mind the rathor
.... ; repulsive work of picking turkeys as
purposes. . i
The turkeys shipped oil of Brown'- as there was money m t.c Jrb. .
wood beginning about November 1 A score of stories could be told
- ani continuing until today wenf to plating the experiences of farmers
all the large citler of the north and who -produced turkeys last season hv-
east People in Chicago. St. . Louis cry man who tried the scheme and
Kansas City. New York .'Philadelphia vas careful with his turkeys ma Jo
Boston BaltimoVf. and all the other good money. One farmer living in the .
cities paid high i rices for the Brown W community is typical of many-
icountv turkeys for whisb the farm- others who "produced turkeys. With
-ers here received 12 1-2 to 13 1-2 cents original investment of $4.5o a year!
per pound.! The price at the opening t aS. r a gobbler and two hens he
191-0 antc hit took good care of .his bunch of tur-
; Keys ne manceieu uunng eariy ut-1
ccmber $56.85 worth of turkeys; and
has left a flock of seven choice tur-
keys from which to raise turkeys forr
market next fall.
Some of the farmers are specializ-
ing on certain varieties of turkeys
believing that certain kinds grow
faster are healthier and make more
money for the producer than do the
common or mixed varieties. Many
farmers have demonstrated the fact
however that any kind of . turkeys
make good money for their- owners
and regardless of breed they are
stocking: up In preparation for a rec-
ord breaking business next year. Dup-
ing the pa.st season turkeys were
brought to town in wagons buggies
and automobiles besides several
large fiocks which were driven like
cattle to the slaughter. They wore
marketed singly by the dozen and by
the hundred and every time a .turkey
was Bold. its. producer put some money
in his pocket.
Turkey raising In Brown county
certainly paid a handsome profit dur-
ing the 1915 marketing season. And
they are still being marketed and
shipped.
I
ICc Club 5c Club
1st Wk. 10c 1st Wk. 5c
2nd Wk. 20c 2nd Wk. 10c
3rd Wk. 30c 3rd Wk. 15c
4th Wk. 40c 4th Wk. 20c
5th Wk. 50c- 5th Wk. 25c
Increase . Increase
Every. Week Every Week
by 10c by 5c
Total In Total In
. 50 50
Weeks Weeks
- . v
$127.50 $63.75
yoii want
exi Christmas?
PUT ONLY SCENTS IN OUR BANK
AND INCREASE IT 5 CENTS EACH WEEK;
VOOlL HAVE $63 r NEXT XMAS
2c Club
225.50
Ic Club
1st Wk. 2c 1st Wk. lc
2nd Wk. 4c 2nd Wk. 2c
3rd Wk. 6c 3rd Wk. 3c
4th Wk. 8c 4th Wk. 4c
5th Wk. 10c 5th Wk. 5c
Increase Increase
Every Week Every Week
by:2c by lc
Total In Total In
50 50
Weeks Weeks
$12.75
Come in Today and Get Your Bank Book
It Is Easy To Join
I Mr. and Mrs. f
Windham
Redford
Instructors o Society
Dancing. Folks dancing for
children a specialty. Mem-
bers of Dancing Teachers As-
sociation of New York City
with 16 years experience.
Studio over Palace Cafe.
Lessons by appointment.
Phone
Southern Hotel
All you. need to do is to come into our bank with lG.cpc-:
2c or lc or 25c 50c or $1.00 and tell which Club you wish tc'i
join. - . ' j
We. will make you a member of the Clubhand give yau a;
BANK BOOK showing the Club you have joined.
We want every MAN WOMAN and CHILD in this city;
to join our Christmas Banking Club and we exter.d to all a.'
cordial invitation to come into our Bank and join this Ciub.f
Come in NOW!
Join The Club Now-
; j Sight now is the best time to join our Christmas Banking
Cluib; and we urge you to also help your children to join.
The "saving habit" early acquired is one of the best
habits a child can have.
The systematic method of our Christmas Banking Club
makes it EASY FOR ALL TO SAVE and have money.
Nearly all Wealthy men began by saving and banking
their money. You can do the same.
Do it today!
The Citizens National Bank
it-
OUGH! PI PI
UB RHEUMATIC
ACHING JOINTS
Huh Pain Jttelft Out With Small Trial
Bo'Mo of Old Penetrating
"SI. Jacob's Oil
Five Dozen Wool
Stocking Caps
For
Girls
Burt Norwood
At
And
50c
Khciimatfsm - is "pain only." Not !
one case in fifty requires Internal.'
treatment. Stop drugging. Rub sooth-1.
Ing penetrating "St. Jacob's Oil" rightl
into your'sore stiff aching JointsanT
muscles and relief comes instantly.;
"St. Jacob's Oil" is a harmless rheu-
mausm cure wntcn never uisappoims
and can not burn the' skin.
Umber up! Quit complainingi Get
a .small trial bottre of old honest j
"St. Jacob's Oil" at any drug store
and In Just .a moment you'll be-free'
front rheumatic pain soreness stiff-'
tirsn arid swelling. Don't suffer! Re-s:
ly enthusiastic to travel to Houston
to attend . the conference.
The call follows:
To the Women of Texas: H
Tills Is a call to the conference of t
t the Hotel Bender. Houston. Janu-:A
ary 20; 1916.
The object of the conference is to a
pect state officers to direct federal ft
suffrage activities In the state during i
the coming year.
The conference will open M.l p. m. S
January 20. 1916 with a lunchoori at
the Hotel Bender. Tkrkets will be ?1
each and reservations can be made
at any time by mail or telephone or
tickets purchased .at the Congression
al Union headquarters at the Hotel x
Bender. At the conclusion of the
luncheon there will be' speeches e'.er- X
tlon of officers and adoption of a state v
constitution. Miss Alice Paul wi:i X
preside.
Preceding the conference oh the
evening of January 19 1916 here Y
will be a meeting in the UallrQm of
th . Hotel Herider 'to which. Mycr -
body is Invited ..
On the morning of .Inmurv th t -Chamber
of Commerce of Hieton
will entertain the visitors by antomo-
b.ile rides over the city.
RELIABLE-
RUBBER GOODS
When anything in rubber goods is needed.
two things should be considered where the
best assortment can be found and where the
most reliable goods can be had. We handle a
very extensive stock of reliable rubber goods.
Hot Water Bottles Bulb and Fountain Syring-
es Nipples Nursery Supplies etc.
We take care in buying rubber goods and
insist on getting the highest grades possible. We
guarantee all goods in this department to be the
best obtainable. Jreople seeking pest goods will
consider ourprices very reasonable. If you com-
pare our prices with those asked elsewhere be
sure that goods are of equal quality
CAMP-BELL DRUG COMPANY
:x..x-x;:::::X":x
lief awaits you. "St. Jacob's OH" has. Special railroad rates httvoj been
cured millions of rheumatism suffer-
ers In tho last half century and Is
ji-st as good for sciatica neuralgia
' iinbago backache sprains.
qj"tj"l '
i
i: Quality for Cash J
X! Afr Turing
Is Our Policy
And the results it has brought us
have thus far been deeply gratify-
ing '
10 HOLD CONFERENCE
The Price is The Thing
I But Quality Counts
You Get Them Both Here
JOHNSON'S
Phones
517 and 518
! Hronnwood Will Probably Xot Be
Uoprcsentcd at Meeting In Hous-
i t ton January 20.
i Brownwood suf'rngists have receiv-
ed a call to attend the conference of
! the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage "which has been Issued from
the Houston office by -Hetty D. M.
Wall is. Texas member of the Advisory
Council. The call has created much
' Interest throughout the state lnas-
much as the meeting will map out
' the plans for a state-wide campaign
in which every woman suffragiBt in
i the state will be Interested. It is
. extremely doubtful whether Brown-
wood wild be represented at this meet-
ing since local women while favor-
ing equal suffrage are not sufficlent-
I paralysis from which she had been a
sufferer for a long time. She was B2 ;
'! years old and like her husband was
a native of Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs.
I Xeely are survived by four children:
a married son with whom they made
their home here and an unmarried
' daughter here; a married son living
Sui'dOi Heath of W. L. 'ccly Follows at Granger and a married daughter
HUSBAND AND WIFE
DIE Will WEEK1
T..ree Days After Death of
His Wife.
granted by the Sunset linos. Full in
formation can be had from any ligept
or by writing to our. prganlecj Xrj.
S St. Clair Thompson. Hotel HyC
Houston Texas. ;r
AMce Paul ' Chairman.
Ilettie D. M. Walli
Texas Member of the Advisory Coun-
cil. AS A SUPPORT for oxhanstcd nervous
ovefttf)rkod women
nothing can do aa
much as Dr. Pierce's
Favor I to Prescrip-
tlon. It regulates
L and assists all tho
mWt natural functions
t nover conflicts with
IH II thorn and It strength
fl ens and builds up
Ml tho fomalo system In
BBB f a way ot it own.
BH 01 1 cursing
It lessens
ensures he
Zl " LZ: a uow"luw .7 Place. There are many splendid peo"
" Fort WoSTtcx i: mailers; ne eper.enCeQ BarP poiu pe Iq Bcowniwood who were -former-
JLlL'.teXIK m. t!10 Ton t his heart and return- y Comanchelte.s and all of them are
rlww" cd nome' "moving nis aaoea wa . by two death3
iMteff weight o fast I became alarmed eve? 2Qat he lay down on a bed and While ... Hmnhu famfiv
?ZAAA wrgocl in conversation with his son e3tlmable fiunlIy-
J tried it aad Ugaagiain la weight at nci daughter about trivial matters
Dr. PieTrco's Medical Adviser (10C3
kcs) cloth binding sent lor 31 com?
fdreea Dr. V. M. Pierce Buffalo. N. Y-
whose home Is at Plalnview. Mr.
Xeely was a member of the Methodist v
church and of the Woodmen of the
World.
The Neely family moved to B.rown-
annus the week Mrs. Neely having countv Tfa had madfi ther h0:ne
in the northern part of that county
near DeLeon for many years being
hlphW rpqnpotiM hv tho nonnlc nf tha
oral services being conducted at the -communitv ln which they vei He
residence 1510 Vincent street 'by was a farmerf and flad nlended en.
Rev. K. P. Barton. Interment was atT thn fi nn i-
(jugtu) iu uic tttiuiiub auu u uwr
ing business here. Indeed when death
The sudden death Friday of William
Louis Neely- 59 years old was the
end eath to sadden Mb family
d e i Tuesday and being htried Wed
nesday. Mr. Xeely was burled Sat-
urday afternoon at 4 o'clock the fun-
mothers (n flrpnnlpnf r.ntnptorv.
I and women generally. " " veciv'a death was the result of mg Dusmess nere- ioueea- WQen aean
I will find It exact! Mr- w 8 d was tne res"lt OI came he was in the midst of a conveiv
fitted to their neo'. heart failure. Friday morning he an- u un .
hoamvPviraSiSS!S. Pared aS WCU asJ"sua1' ar!d ?amc" Plans for truck gardening at this
healthy vigorous otrsprmg. dQwn town t0 aUend tQ 80me business nLnMA
in
suddenly died. - DR. B. L. FABSIS OSTEOFAM
Mrs. Neely's death resulled from iH Brerraw NaW. laak I14f.
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White, James C. The Daily Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 78, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 16, 1916, newspaper, January 16, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth344889/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.