The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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IXtaSltr <i*U gross recepts and the city obh- multiply and rubbish accumu-
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s__ AVh,K Iimprovemants at the terminationL combat these menaces.' Use
. M. HuLbert, Owner a * of the contract I pvorv nossible means to make
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every possible
As well as I remember thls the city healthful and beautiful!
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in the fall of 1910.
is now
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- 'i $S-*---- Britfcingh^m’s payments ranged The presidellt say8 it j
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meeting held which I liave at hand indicates ,.__.^x__________hiiv vnnr Lumber reauire-
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At the citizens meeting held I which 1 have^at hand indicates I with any coimtry) but we buy your Lumber reqUire-
Friday evening of last week for 1 there were 187 connections ivi be party to the destruc- {merits here — AND DO IT —
of the water led as follows: Residences loo, I« • ««. va*«a1«* «f commerce, re-1 . _____i_________
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today evening of last week for there were 1«7 connections ul v‘“- be party to the dest
tie discussion of the water ed *a follows: la?J tioii of vessels of commerce, re- L , ... have any
works problems, here was nobibirsiness houses 19, ho s, Igardless of humanity and rules] .
the attendance that t}ie im- mill 1, gins 3, gas plant l.railway I f international law. . reason to regret it.
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meeting in Dallas, in which some indicate,*c redit toyour indoor living room? sOock, and the price as low
twenty of oar citizens vere m «faW embarrassed Do the alleys and ditches repre- as what you will pay for or-
Xut forty attended the citi-and being unable to ladi^ to dinaIy ****** dumber of
sens meeting. Dr. G. T. Parks the conditions of his contract the e , are the Right Kind— that S Ours,
was elected to preside. City city council was compelled to de. the home mevery cas ^ __
Secretary it. B. Rawlins made a mand a cancelation of same and ^ wife ;md mother keeps
statement of the condition under a settlement on lease “““ ““ Le interior sanitary and inviting,
which a water works contract and a statement of improvemente me * h mjts
was entered into between the made. The matter was finaUy larth“r. A few
council and J. T. McDonald; the adjusted, the lease was ^«fiedrniouti work from the man of
present financial condition, and, and the improvemen ?8od dnr the house would put out side
tile moral right questioniof vah- After the ^^^^ Crro^idtog In accord with the
• dating the contract that had been ing the Bnttingham J? interior of the home. Does this
^rjedTnMc^naldC1m “d we mean yon Mr. man?
whtehfathTOukhea Sm<^i°error U^teaT^me^hould be correct- We have proof of how the ele-
was not considered legal and led. We accordingly advertised ments wofk against a newspaper
binding, and that fte same con- for bids for a lease on the plant reporter m their eflortto give the
tract with some minor changes [for a iierm of 10/ years. After items. In a search for an arti-1
had been sought to be made valid j considering many bids offeriri cle which had roUed unerd our
in the recent city election, but we accepted that made by Mr. J. j desk Monday* we found a s ee
hadbeen defeat^, That many T. McDbnald and we formally of copy which had never beSn on
c^ens had voted against said entered into contract with him [the copy hook, ^ several pages
proposition, not understanding in the spring of 1913. [from our notebook with botes
the^ssues, and that so much This contract with Mr. Me- for copy. These were items
diitedtisfaction had been express- J Donald was better in every way which should have appeared last
e^that a petition had been cir- than the Brittingham contract ^teber Ope told ofthe s^
culated asking that the question gave the city better terms, and W.H. Batcheler s ranch at.Ozona,
be again submitted tothepeople, in every way safe guarded the and another of the visit of W._H.
Several gentlemen were pres-j interest of the city as fat as we I Johnson to his daughter, m Sanl ^pyorrhea a specialty
ent who had voted against the could‘conceive. In entering \uto I Angelo, and of the new home over strain’s Drug Store,
nronosition who at this time I this contract with Mr. McDonald purchased by Mr, Nowell m thatjHours 9 to 12 a. m.; 2vto 5 p. m.
^ stated they did not understand I we did it in perfect good faith city. The notes/were of personals | tjAncaste
: the issue, and desired an oppor- with the power vested in us as -igorngs and comings, for which,
tunity to put themselves right, (the city councd of the city of |in our effort to give the Hews,
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Dk. C. D. Bryson1,
Veterinary Surgeon.
—Office at Mauldin’s Barn—
Office Plume 119. Res. Pfcoae 182. »
Lancaster, Texas.
answered promptly, day or night.
E. Taylor, .
Practising Physician
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Office with Dr. G. T. Parks,
Lancaster, Texas.
Dr. E. G. Stuart
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Btut others
W1 AmoUim5whic^prevailed by a I personally I stiU believe it. Mr. | troubles also.
large majority, was made to the] McDonald accepted our action in I ■ ’ -
effect that the meeting go on |good faith, accepted the position, 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS
• record as favoring the lease of j took charge of the plant, has in-1
the water system for a period [vested money in it, and so far as I are authorized to announce
of teii years to J. T. McDonald, JI know has' given excellent ser- the names of the following candi-
as per contract on file with the] vice. At that time, we believed dates for their respective offices, j
'secretary, The meeting adjourn- the contract to be legal and bind- 8Ubjoet to the action of the Demo- j
ed subject to call, and there will]ing. Regardless of the fact that cratiC primary, July 22,1816. -
probably be ether meetings held, j we neglected a technicality nec- r 11 / ■ ■
before the date of the election, jeessary to insure its legality, 11 For Congress, 5th District (ReJj
May 2nd. odnsider that our town is moral- Election) J
The following statement from ly bound to carry oqt its oon- HATTON W. SUMNERS
Lester White will giye light op tract. It might be established -----
the question to those who are not 1 that we are legally bound. I por Qounty and Probate Judge.
fully acquainted therewith: | have read the contract to be sub- E E jjURT. <
T I mitted to a vote in May and my I ' __
Since there has been and ig Personal opinion is that, it is an U Commisssioner Dist. No. 3-
Smce there has been a^d is improvement on the original |
nfiir some confusion relative to which we made with
the management of the water |Mr McDonald in 1913. Be* that
Works system of our town and 1 as ^ may) j honestly believe that
more especially in regard to the J we are jlonor bound ratify it.
contract formerly made by the J was the honest intention of the
nitv cnuncil with the Dresentl_;x_______^ t —
Dr. G. P. Pipkin
General Practice
^ Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
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Office ovei* Whith & Company,
.Lancaster, Texas.
Worn Out?
No doubt you are, if
you suffer from any of the
numerous ailments to
which an women are sub-
ject. Headache, back-
ache, sideache, pttvous-
ness, weak, tired feeling,
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are some of the symp-
toms, and you must rid
• yourself Of them in order
to feel well. Thousands
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Save the Chicks
..BY USING..
CONKIE’S
Poultry Remedies 1
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Cdnkies Lice Liquid.............35c
“ Sore Head Remedy 25c
“ ■ Roup Remedy............ 25c
“ Cholera Remedy.......... 25c
“ v Scaly-Leg Remedy........50c
“ White Diarrhoea Remedy . .50c
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“ Poultry Tonic ............50c
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The above are All Guaranteed Remedies.
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Drugs and Jewelry,
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AN EASTER LAY!
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Let your Egg be a “Nest-Egg” in our Bank. y/*;:
Get the really true spirit of Easter — the re-birth *.
of Hope.
Feel the thrill of joy that comes with knowing you 1
haye planted the seed from which prosperity
to yourself will blossom.
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A Dollar planted this Easter will sprout ihto a
r Substantial Bank Account.
WHITE & CO., Bankers
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Deeds, Mortgages, etc., prepared. Notary Public.
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C. D. SMITH.
BUSINESS ITEMS
Plants For Sale.
wnuAacD iuxmcixj wag the honest intentionof the -
city council with the present I city of the city of Lan- If your car needs overhauling]
lessee, Mr. J. T. McDonald, | caster to enter Into this contract j Keaj”se will do it for less. 4-28
has been requested that I make I an(j Mr. McDonald accepted our
a statement relative to the mat-1^^ ^ good faith When the
ter. The reason for the request J wor(j Gf the legal representatives.
was because of the fact that I|0fpur city, the city council, isl I have my plant beds in readi-
was a member of the city council j a matter of this kind, J ness again this year and can sup-
at the time the contract with Mr. I j consider it beneath the dignity I ply you with cabbage, tomato,
McDonald was made,and for that I Q|- our cites^ns to hide behind a J pepper and sweet potato plants,
reason am familiar with the facts J technicality to escape the moral) G. W. Neal.
pertaining thereto.
% For several years after the
water works were installed by. j^rom a moral standjxnn
our town the system was operat- J believe the contract should
as-I h4 tho wtv This nrw>rftt,inn I n , . ..
technicality to escape the moral
obligation we are under to be
true to our contract.
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From a moral standpoint I
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ed the city. This operation I ^ified. From a business stand-
from a financial standpoint was a I pQj^ j think one should certain-
failure. Just why it was impos-1jy ^ fOT my knowledge
sible for the city to operate theUj experience it is without
system successfully can not be I qnestion the most desirable ccm
dealt with herefor the lack of time j ^rac^ ^he city has ever been pre
and space. Nevertheless it re- Lented with relative to the leas-
mains a fact that the city lost I jQg plant. More impoVt-
mcmey on the water works while of ^ we are getting good
they operated it and the service 9ervice. Yours Respectfully.
was not of the best.' Because of I Lester White.
these facts it was decided to
lease the plant out at the mosti _ . . ...
favorable terms obtainable. AI , . ” ... ..
i. . . . ... !about your subscription—if your
contract was entered into with! . J
J. c. Brittingham, the contract^ don 1 blame u8
called fer tte monthly, papment '1 y0U “ get a paper.
G. W. Neal.
5 miles west of Lancaster, on J.
B. Hoover farm. 4-21
of women, who have
been benefited by this
remedy, urge youto
TAKE
& Cardui S
The Woman’s Toole
Mrs. Sylvania Woods,
of CUfton Mills, Ky., says:
* “Befose taking C a r d u I,
I was, at times, so weak I
could hardly walk, and
the pain in my back and
head nearly killed me.
After taking three bottles
of Cardui, the pains As-
appeared. Now j feel as
well as I ever did. Every
suffering woman should
try Cardiff.*
today.
W. B. HURST & CO.
, Phone 44--2 rings.
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INSURANCE
Roar ol R. P. Henry It Sons’
.. Bank..
LANCASTER,
TEXAS.
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Mabane Cotton Seed.
Plan Your Trips
For Sale. >phone 146, 1l 2s.,
H. O. Durrett.
4 1-2 miles southwest of Lan-i
caster. .
For Sale.
50 bushels of Mebane Cotton I For a fine’ juc-'’ beef
Seed. Also 3 good mules. fresh pork, or anything in the
E. E. Stoker, Lancaster. | meat line come to the City Mar-
_____— I ket. We appreciate your trade,
Call at the City Meat Market and insure you the best of treat-
when you want the best. We ment. Tom Fulton, Proprietor,
are here to please the people and I
will find pleasure in serving you. | Tubes vulcanjzed for only 15
Tom Fulton. | cents. Bring them to Kearse.
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Waxahachie Waco
Dallas ___ Hillsboro
Low Rates — Hourly Service
Direct interurban connections at Dallas for McKinney, Sher-
man, Denison, Ennis, Corsicana, Fort Worth, Cleburne and
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Tufts, Minnie Wetmore. The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1916, newspaper, April 21, 1916; Lancaster, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth542899/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lancaster Genealogical Society.