The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XXXIX.
8TEPHEHVILLE, TEXAS; FRIDAY. HAY 12. 1911.
HO. 36
ELEGANT NEW HOME
OF ALEXANDER BANK
Is Now
fe
upied By That Flour*
ing Institution
It was the Empire editor's
pleasure last Friday to be shown
through the new home of the
Alexander State Bank by its pop-
ular cashier Jess L. Richardson.
Mr. Richardson had only moved
from the old t(^^ie new place
six days before, Wrc already had
everything in proper position.
By the way, that is the reason
Jess Richardson can turn out so
much business in a day, he has a
place for everything and keeps
everything in its place.
This banks new home is made
of stone of an extra good quality
and after a very pretty design.
It is 25x50 and is charmingly fin-
ished inside with snowy white
plastering on the walls and the
latest pattern in ornamental met-
al ceiling. The plate glass front
set in heavy frame work, with
handsome doors of the substan-
tial sort, conveys the idea of se-
curity even before one enters the
building. But after one gets in
and is ushered around behind
those lovely golden oak counters
and other fixtures, into the big
vault which is built of stone and
cement and extends from pit to
dome with 18 inch walls, it be-
gins to appear yet more secure.
It is inside this great vault
however, that we come upon the
acme of safety, for here we find
the sort of safe the insurance
companies consider as near burg-
lar proof as can possibly be man-
ufactured and ' absolutely fire
proof, and so certain are those
companies of the security of such
safes, that banks posessing them
get the very lowest rate of in-
surance both against fire and
burglary. This safe weighs
2850 pounds; the door screws on
instead of being hinged; it is of
steel construction and nine inches
thick and is provided with trip-
pie time lock. Cashier Richard-
son and directors Andy Regers,
Alex Maloney and W. B. Warren
are justified in feeling that they
have one of the best small town
banks. Judge Geo. W. Riddle
of Dallas is president and Mr.
Warren vice president of the in-
stitution.
Sufferer Enters Into Rest.
Mrs. W. L. Williams died at
her home in, the Shelby com-
munity Tuesday, after an illness
| of six months, which began with
slow fever. Friday they started
with her to Breckenridge, but
she grew worse at Dublin and
had to return home home. Dr.
Wharton, who is a brotherinlaw
lives in Breckenridge, and it was
thought a change of location
would be good for the sick
woman, especially where she
would have such good attention.
Mrs. Williams was 46 years of
age; she is survived by her hus-
band and ten children. Her
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Wells, was
buried just four months ago,
hence there is a double sorrow
in the grief stricken home, which
is shared in by a multitude of
loving friends to the family.
The funeral at Shelby Wednes-
day was attended by a vast con-
course of neighbors. Feeling
services were conducted by Rev.
H. B. Clark of Bunyan and W. B.
Hicks, in which the many virtues
of the consecrated Christian
woman were mentioned as worthy
of general emulation.
Sam McCoy, when appointed
to lead the prayer meeting at the
Baptist church next Wednesday
evening, announced he would be-
gin promptly on time at 8 oclock
regardless of how many were
present. A capital idea, and one
which will help the services of
all prayer meeting, if all leaders
will adopt that plan. An on tjme
beginning will insure an on time
closing at 9 oclock.
FORT WORTH GIRLS HIRE
TO PAINT HOUSES
Put on Mens Clothes and
Climb the Ladders.
Fort Worth, Tex., May 9.t*
Two 18-year-old girls, Misses M.
Wells and Ida Smith, this morn-
ing donned men’s attire and
joined the women who yesterday
hired out as house painters to a
local contractor who is fighting
the unions. All are working
today on the residence of Judge
Humphreys.
Representatives of the Paint-
ers’ Union have approached the
women painters, offering them
apprentice blanks iti the union.
The women are considering the
offer, though they object to the
three years’apprenticeship. Busi-
ness Agent Burchfield has ruled
that there is no obstacle to the
women joining.
Judge Humphreys’ home was
visited late yesterda/ and this
morning by hundreds of curious
people, anxious to see the girls
climbing the ladders and smear-
ing the paint over the big resi-
dence. __ _
Marriage Licenses.
0. H. Murray and Miss Nellie
Jones, Huckabay.
W. E. Burnett and Miss Georgia
Knicks, Quanah.
Benefit Public School
LIBRARY FUND
Hie pupils of Stephenville Public
School will will render a splendid
program in the..... ' "
SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM
9 * ;_/*• • /•
FRIDAY Evening May 12, begin-
ning at 8:30 O’clock.
ADM I831 ON. CHILDREN I Be
ADULTS 2Bc
The Proceeds Donated to Public
School Library Fund.
' ..... 11 i 1 ■
All having parts on the' Program will be admitted free
Births Reported.
Boys to Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Hancock, Morgan Mill.
Josn Hill, Purves.
Marshal McDonald, Purves.
Rufus White,
John Currin, “
John Henderson, Morgan Mill.
Girls to Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Jackson, Sisk.
Lon Myers, Purves.
Vinson Colbaugh, Purves.
Walter Martin,
Avor Hare, Dublin Rte 5.
Thomas Morton, Dublin Rte 4.
Frank Emons, Stephenville.
5l?e first Jfotiopal Bai?K
OF STEPH ENVILLE, TEXAS
The class of men who live from
hand to mouth will always he an
inferior class.
The business of this great nation is not dependent on this
sort of people —for which we may well be thankful.
The men who are “doing things” in a l^isiness way,
making a name for themselves, are not the “hand to
mouth’’ kind of men.
I
We want you to get into the thrifty class, to be a builder,
to stand for advancement. Wo want you to come to this
bank and open a Saving Account.
Do you know of any better way to start right?
Jl?e first l^atiopal 8ai?K
Southwest Side Square
5tephei)uille, Sexas
BULLET THROUGH HEAD
Miss Elizabeth Shapard, daugh-
ter of C. J. Shapard won highest
honors at Hosmer Hall, St. Louis,
making an average in her two
years’ work of a fraction above
92 per cent. The nearest contes-
ant to her made a little better
than 91. Not only is her father,
but are her friends, proud of the
honor she has won by her dili-
gent work. This is but another
example of a student of the Paw-
ee high school making good.
Her graduation from Hosmer
Hall will take place in June and
the certificate from that school
admits her to Vassar, which in-
stitution she expects to attend
next year. —Pawnee (Okla) Cour-
ier.
Uncle Alex Shelton leaves for
Little Rock next week to mingle
again with his dear old comrades
who may be there. Having pass-
f<
Glen Rose, May 8. -rThe body
of Dupree Hurkins, age 26 and a
farmer, was found in a clump of
bushes near the home of his
brother, five miles north of here,
Monday. An old-fashioned 44-
caliber revolver was beside the
body. 1
Hurkins left his brother’s home
at 9 o’clock Monday morning,
saying he did not fee! well. His
dead body was found seven hours
after. The place where the body
was found is a quarter of a mile
from the house.
The bullet penetrated the head
just above the left ear. Worry
over domestic troubles is said to
have unbalanced Hurkins’ mind.
OVER 100 CONVERSIONS
IN DUBLIN REVIVAL
The Y. W. C. A. girls of J. T.
C. had their meeting last Thurs-
day afternoon out in the woods
near the college. After a ve
er a very
interesting program on the South
West Conference they adjourned
their meeting to have a good
time socially. They had broiled
bacon, sandwitches and a basket
radishes, lettuce and mustard
furnished by Mrs. L. O. Cox,
making an appetising luncheon,
never hpa a
grate-
The great meeting mentioned
last week as being in progress at
Dublin, closed Monday night.
Perhaps there is not a better
pleased pastor in the state just
now than Rev. M. T. Tucker of
that city, for truly he has seen
some glorious results from his
consecrated work there, and his
faithful members too have been
made to rejoice for all the good
seed they have helped to sow.
Dr. Lee Scarborough proved to
be the right man for the time of
harvest, as more than 100 souls
were garnered in under his
ministry of two weeks. The
Baptist church of Dublin received
102 new members, 77 by baptism.
•^Other denominations there also
received or will receive additions
as a result of the revival, but
(the Empires informant could
not say as to the number.
The girls say they never
dent, and Miss Shook and ifflS*
TIu«on stManmn w)in scantiness of the inc
gp
ed the four score post, the old
gentleman feels this will be his
last opportunity to meet with
them here below, but God may
see proper to spare such a bless-
ing as is Uncle Alex, a longer
period than he is figuring on.
May richest blessings attend the
dear old soul on this trip, and
happiness crown every moment
)f his abscence.
White goods, laces and em-
broideries. —Higginbotham Co.
Lillian Stevenson who cleaned,
off the ground for the picnic.
Sheriff Deaton and Deputy
Tumbow are proud of the new
barn which the commissioners
are having erected on the jail
lot. It has long been needed and
is being built substantially to
last many years. Tom Latte is
superintending the work and jter-
mits only first class materiaPto
go into the construction.
'Everybody works but father j/k
a song which will not apply to
Obed Bell, as he has been the
busiest daddy in the city since
Monday, when that bouncing ba-
by boy arrived.
Take at least a nickel with you
to church ladies and gentlemen,
every time you go, and go every
Sunday, and the item of inciden-
tal expenses will be solved "by
every church in Stephenville.
The reason stewarts and deacons
and elders become prematurely
or bald and sometimes both,
rry over the
incidental col-
lections, and the reason more
church goers do not contribute is
because they forget to provide
themselves with tne change be-
fore they start to the meeting
house. Why not be as thought-
ful on such occasions, as when
going to an amusement?
An entertainment in the public
school chapel Friday evening
will close the present school term
there. An interesting program
has been preparedhand the small
admission fee of 2bcts for adults
and 15cts for children is for the
public school library fund.
New millinery-todays express.
Higginbotham Co. .
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Hawkins, W. H. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1911, newspaper, May 12, 1911; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877809/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.