Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 269, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 13, 1912 Page: 4 of 4
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Saratoga Chips
Wo have just received a fr^shshipment of RGBERSON'S POTATO
CHIPS. Wtf havo a sanitary case to keep them and get them
fresh -tjyery week. These are in bulk and come cheaper.
PHONE ME YOUR ORDERS.
LYNN REAGOR NSSE
MY but isn't that Ideal Flour fine with that Ribbon
Cane Syrup these cold mornings. And just
think how cheap it is only #1.50 a sack.
Everything else you get here is in proportion.
Try us and see if you are not pleased.
C. E. YOUNGBLOOD
Spot Cash Grocer Both Phones 45
THE
ovn£
Electric Iron
Saves
TIME—ENERGY—MOMEt
The heat is applied
j needed which keeps
THE HANDLE COOL
THE ATTACHED
STANDISAVES
ALL LIFTING.
Have you tried lone. Guaran-
teed two years.
Waxahachie Gas
&. Electric Co.
Watch Repairing
Q^pck: Repairing
Jewelry Repairing
Engraving
I)one to suit the most
! particular individual.
Ho charges rfede until
*Mpn are satisfied.
FRED E. LAWRENCE
NbHIi'fcide &tfjare. _ JEWELER
IIATENTS FORTUNES
M81ZES i->r patent". Fbti
through
New 1 of inventions needed and possibl*
buyers. "Hints Kj inventors." "Why some
inventory fail." Rook on patents. Send u.»
roujrh sketch or mode! for :iearch of Paten'
Office reaprds and report on patentability. Special
agents In 500 cities and »mvr Mr. Gr«»eley while
Acting Commissioner of Patent* La'i f i < >-.<rseof
U S. T'au-t Offic. < ;<FKI.« v • '* r ' 7Klc
Patent Attorneys i . !J «
I _
I (.THAT BEATS ME j)
I LIVERY^
ORDINARY HOUSE SENSE
tells you that if you want to mate
a quick trip to get a motor car
and then just
Ordinary Common Sense
tells you that you should get it
at the most reliable Livery. Our
cars are all high grade and equip-
1 ped with the very best tires. The
I chances for delay therefor are
I very slight.
SIMS - THOMSON
"KISSEL KAR" "E.M.F. 30"
"FLANDERS"
Phone 642 Waxahachie Texas
BEST HORSES NEW BUGGIES
At Your Service
Baggage Transfer
We Move House-
hold Goods.
PHONE 49
Waxahachie Livery & Transfer j
COMPANY.
\ Warning Against Wet Feet.
Wet and Chilled feet usually af-
fect the raucous membrane of the
nose throat and lungs an<i lagrippe
bronchitis or pneumonia may re-
sult. Watch carefully particularly
the children and for the racking
stubborn coughs give Foley's Hon-
e yand Tar Compound. It soothes
the inflamed membranes and heals
the cough quickly. Take no substi-;
| tute. Curlin's Two Drug Stores i
north side square west side I
square. d& w ■
Getting Actual
Moneys Worth
is Assured You
In Crow's Shoesj Socks
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s.
Having nothing else to
sell you—studying the
material and making of
; nothing but shoes is
another reason why;
i.
Crow's Shoes Satisfy
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WEATHER—Tonight fair cplder;
Wednesday fair. Monday Max. 70.
Min. 4 2.
H. D. McCOMBS all kinds of Iniur
ance and bonds. it
FOR RENT—One furnished rootn
close in. Old phone 785*
"INDIAN RUNNER Duck egS "Sir
hatching. Old phone 122. tt
•vaNT TO rent—By March i fdt
one year a six room hotiife. iPfrbne
91. 273
FOR RENT—Five rodra house on 1
Brown street. Phftne S38. 't'hee Far-]
ley 2701
TEN THDtjSAND frost proof cab-
bage plants ready for planting. Bird i
Forrest. tf
FOR SALE—Good milch cow fresh
in milk. J. P. Fields Route 7 Wax-
ahachie. 270p'
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Want column.
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H. D. RANKIN Contractor and
Builder. Estimates furnished.
Phone 413. 288
FOUND—Bunch of keys. Get same
same by calling at this office and
identifying. 270
FOR MAGAZINES see E. F. Owen or
leave subscriptions at Curlin's Two
Drug Stores. tf
FOR RENT—Two rooms with
small hall at 4 34 Water street cor-
ner Hawkins. 272
DOWN STAIRS rooms for rent furn-
ished for light housekeeping. Phone
315 College street dh
RKNT CONTRACTS—ff yoti want
farm or city rental contracts call at
the Dally Light office. tf
FOR SALE—100 foot lot on Uni-
versity avenue in University addi-
;ion. See H. N. Peters. tf
THOROUGHBRED EGGS—You can
find a buyer for them by placing an
advertisement in this column. tf
SATURDAY'S DAILY LIGHT (8 pa-
ges) and the Waxahachie Enterprise
both one year for only $1.50. tf
FOR RENT—Four room house on
Dunn street with barn and city
water. O. H. Chapman & Co. 271
I EGGS FOR HATCHING—Barred
I Rocks Jeter strain; Buff Orping-
jtoTis Hoyle strain. Old phone 122. cf
FOR SALE—Blank chattel mort-
Jn ri Ic i-rtn tn) contracts blanJc
fice.
11 i
WHEN in need of printing such a-
letter heads note heads envelopes I
circulars etc. phone the DailJ
Light office. tf |
CLEANING pressing and repairing.
Ladies work a specialty. Next door
to Bedford's Restaurant. PAGE the
railor. Phone 77. tf
LADIES work our specialty. We do
"leaning pressing and repairing. A1J |
work guaranteed. Phone 178. Mat-
thews-Gammon Co. tf
SHADE TREES—1 to 6 inches; no
better time to plant than now.
Phone us for prices. We transplant.
Waxahaehie Nursery Co. tf
JOHN DAVENPORT up-to-date liv- J
er> and boarding stable agent for
the celebrated Columbus buggies.
Cash or installments. Both phones
No. 2. 280p
NOTICE—My /registered Jersey
Bull. Foxy Pilot No. 102308 will
stand for public service at my place
on West Jefferson street. Fee $2.50
cash at time of service return
privileges. J. W. Tucker. 271
THE WAXAHACHIE WEEKLY
ENTERPRISE carries more adver-
tisements in its want columns than
all the other weekly papers pub-1
lished in Ellis county combined
For results use the Enterprise the
paper that completely covers Ellis
county. 11
MAYBE you have a friend or rela-
tive living elsewhere who would en-
joy reading the Waxahachle Enter-
prise- -the paper that gives all the
news of Ellis county. The price Is
only $1.00 a year and your relatives
or friends will appreciate your kind-
n^r.s in sending it to him. tf
FOR SALE—About 200 pounds of
strong cord about the size of your
little finger. Every farmer in PC 11 ia
county needs some of this cord. It
can be used to an advantage in a
hundred different places about the
farm. 25 cents worth will last you
a whole year. Come and see it. Dai-
ly Light office Waxahachle Texas.
I That Five-Dollar Proposition.
The Daily Light hag on its sub- j
scriptioii list a large number of sub- i
scribers who pay $5 in advance for
a vear's subscription. Those who |
take advantage of this offer not only |
save a dollar on subscription each
year but they arc not troubled with
a collector during the time. One i
thing in particular that we havp no- j
ticed is that those who pay $5 in ad- !
vance almost invariably continue to |
pay in advance and few if any go j
back to the 50-cents-per-month plan i
if you have never tried the five-dol-
lars-a-year-in-advance plan we want j
you to try it one time and you will j
at once see how well pleased you i
will b*>. tf .
A.!! baseballs and baseball good:; j
at abeo'ute cost at Munroe Bros. 69 j
Our
Valentine
y
Offering
Includes appropriately decorated I
packages of high grade a
Candies
Post Cards
Memory Books
Books of Late Fiction
Harrison Fisher Books
Trinity Hand Bags
Waxahachie High School Hand Bags
Box and Pound Stationery
Etc. Etc. Etc.
CU HE CO.
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
The Stores
Best Talent in 4*Mr. Bttb."
Waxahachie's best talent will be
found In the two-act comedy "Mr.
Bob" to be given at the opera
house February 23. Following ig
?ast of characters and program:
Philip Royson fond of yacht-
ing Roger Edmondson
Robert Brown a law clerk.
Mack Lamberth
Cenkins who objects to cats...
Ed Waltman
Rebecca Luke fond of cats..
Mis8 Virginia Longserro
Catherine Rogers her niece. .
Miss Susie Lomax
rturion Bryant her friend . . .
< Miss Myrtle Maledon
Patty fond of dramatic art. .
Miss Modena HawklnB
MUSICAL NUMBERS*
"Moonaong" pantomlne ....
ChoruR ot 35
Minuet© The Kiddie*
"Phoebe Jane" (chorus and d&nce)
Misses 01adys flurke Blanche
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woTf7irta Collier Annie PereWT
Jewell Wicker ahd Lewis Haw-
kins Hawkina Arnold feari Gib-
son Mr. Simpson Arthlir Wicker
Burke RAlston.
Eccentric Bl^ck Face Act....
. . B. F\ Hawkins and Hawkins
Arnold.
"Sugar Moon'' (chorus and dance)
Earl Gibson and Misses
Gladys Burk. Blanche Smith Ma*
rie Smith Fay Wolfe Uta Col-
lier Annie Peters Jewell Wick-
er and Myrtle Maledon.
'When Mr. Yankee Doodle
Comes to Town" same as above.
WORK OX PIPE LINE
MAKES GOOD PROGRESS.
About One Hundred and Twenty-
Five Miles Laid South of
Corsicana.
Walter Harding right of way
agent for the Magnolia Petroleum
company is in the city for a few
flays closing up some contracts for
a right of way through Ellis county.
Mr. Harding stated that the work
on the line was making fair prog-
ress. The work of construction was
commenced Corsicana and is pro-
ceeding southward about one hun-
dred and twenty-five miles of pipe
having been laid between that city
and Houston. As soon as the line is
completed to Beaumont work on the
northern end will be started. This
line is to extend from the Electra
field to Beaumont. It will pass thru
the southern limits of Waxahachie
and follow the Trinity and Brazos
Valley to Corsicana. It is stated
that the construction crew will be
at work in this county in about
sixty days.
\\ I. WKR 1NSPKCTS WORK
MOVK8 PARK (iHANDSTAND.
Recruits Arc Ordered to Report for
Duty March 1.
Jimmy Weaver baseball magnate
was in Fort Worth inspecting Mor-
ris Park yesterday. The construc-
tion work on the new portions of
the grand stand is progressing rap-
idly and the grounds in general
will be ready to turn over to the
spring recruits about February 25.
Secretary Paul Lagrave notified the
yxjungBters Monday (hat all
should be on hand by March 1.
Aiken the former Houston in-
fielder will not. train with the Pan-
thers this year according to a mes-
sage received yesterday.
Pitcher Deardorff is in Fort
Worth doing stunts as a carpenter
on the ball stand. He was slightly
injured last week when a nail en-
tered his right foot. Fearing infec-
tion the little fellow has thrown
up the job for a few days.—Fort
Worth Record.
Orders taken for home made
bread and cakes Tuesday's and Sat-
urdays Phone 253.
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Baseball shbeg it esut ttricfeS:
Mttnrbe BrftS. $69 I
Buy your pttm» from F 8: |
Co. All kinds; Prices wijr dowh. tf 1
Ten thousand frost proof ciAbli&ga ■
plants ready for planting. Bird For-
rest. ' tf j
tennis shoes with white rubber ;
bottoms $1.50 sale price $1.10 and I
all nets anr rackets at cost prices. |
Munroe Bros j
A fine lot of i.harlcborrv shade]
trees. Our t'refc* have roots and have!
been Inspected. Either phone.. Wax-
ahachle Nursery Co. tf
Mr. and Mrs. Erve Lowrance and
babe of Red Oak wlio Have be«i
visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. A. OallaM
have returned home.
The Ladles of the Mtfecabecs
will meet tomorrow afternobb &t 9
o'clock. A full attendance is tlesir#d
as there li business 8f impdrtahcd.
The infant daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Y. Thomson is critically ill
at the hbiiie <m Kaufman istr^fet.
Mrs. Thomson's nidtber Mrs. Diin-
lap arrived frbm Meridian tills
morning in response to a telephone
message adviiing her of the low
condition tile child.
News has been received here
that Mrs. Chas. Clark of Sherman
was stricken with meningitis a tew
days ago. It is thought she wjll re-
cover. Mrs. Clark Is a daughter of
Mr. E. P. Hughes and a Sistfer c|*
Mrs. S. W. Durham and Mrs. W. M.
Mincey all of this city.
Nearly Million School Children.
Austin Texas Feb. 13.—The
scholastic population of Texas for
1911-12 which was taken in May
1911 shows that there were 991-
409 children in the state over 7 an J
under 17 years of age September 1
1911 that aro entitled to free tul» j
tion In the public schools. This |
gives a gain of 23143 ovef the
enumeration of a year ago. Usitig
this figure as a basis for the
annual apportionment df the State's
available fuhds the stkte bokrd Of
education apportioned tb feach Of
the school districts fbi* th§ ^enr
1911-12 either through the county
or direct from Austin the sum of
$6.80 for educational purposes fbr
every child of school age enumerat-
ed in the scholastic census. 'thfe
sum for ldll-12 amounts to $&-
741581.20.
The permanent school fund is
£72.040.000. The total available
funGv 4l«rived from state county
and local sourcbs is $ 1335112i.
The income from the county per-
manent fund and from local sources
will give an average of $6.66 per
capita making a general average
throughout the state of $13.46 for
the maintenance of the schools for
the present scholastic year. This is
almost $3.00 more per capita than
for the previous year.
There are 20742 certificated
teachers in the public schools of
Texas 17566 of these being white
teachers and 3176 colored. Of the
total number of teachers 68.65 per
cent hold state certificates 3.35
hold city certificates and 28 per
cent hold county certificates.
The general average salary of -1
white teacher in Texas for 1909-
10 was $405.82 as compared with
$394.23 in 1908-9. It will be ob-
served that there has been a mater- j
ial Increase in every instance.
Notice ft. P. O. Elks.
Regular meeting of Elks tonight
and a full attendance is desired.
LEE P. QUAITE E. R.
GEO. L. GRIFFIN Secretary.
Meeting of Commissioners.
The quarterly term of the county
commissioners convened Monday.
The first day was devoted to road
matters and Tuesday the court be- j
gan the consideration of accounts. |
Established 1868 Nationalized 1884
Ctltzsfis ifetifliral Bank
of W&*ah&chl« Texas
Capital Surplii» «ind Profits Over $300000.00
OFFICES:
O. H. DunlaP Pres.; T. A. Ferris Active Vice-Pres.
M. T. Patrick V.-Pres.; J. W. Singleton V-Pres.
R. W. Getzendaner Cashier.
J. N. Langsford. Asst. Cash ;W. E. HIPP.Asst. Cash.
DIRECTORS:
O. E. Dunlap T. A. Ferris M. T. Patrick R. K. Erwin
J. W. Singleton C. W. Gibson Dr. D. G. Thompson
S. P. Skinner and R. W. Getzendaner.
NATIONALIZED 1890 —
TOaxatjndrie National Uanfe
of WHAahachie TftJtas
Capital Surplus ind Profits $300000.00
YOUR ACCOtJ&T SOLICITED
J. H. Miller Pres.; G. H. Cunningham Vice-fres.
E. F. Cunningham Cashier.
W. E.IVlcKJMjGHT LYNN p. L^SSWELL.
Assistant Cafcliler Assistant Cashiet
DlkECTOfcS:j ^
P. A. Chapman. Wbxabacbla Tnu; R. Vlckerj H.' Wortfl Teiae
Wm. Stiles Waxabachle Texaa; K 7. Cujn/ngham. WrxihAcble
Texas; U. H. Cunningham Waxabachle Texaa; J. H. filler. Wax-
atachle. lexas; Or. G. W. Simpson WaxrbaCble. IMA*.'
ffcmk & Trwst (Eompang
of Waxahfcchie Texas
"GUARANTY FUND BANK''
Transacts a General Banking Business.
The non-Interest bearing antl lihcSfclirsd Bepdslte of this Bsu»
•re i rotected by the Depositors Quirdety Ftitid df the Stats if
T« as
Tils Bank la specially authorltfed > 7 L** Ut ii A-fftinls
tr or Executor. Guardian Receiver etc.
We respectfully solicit jro r business
R. G. PHILLIPS President G. W. ctiLE&AfJ tic® Prfcii; si
3. E. COLEMAN Cashier R. J. COLEMAN Asst.
R. fe. JOHNSTON; Asst. Castfie* . v
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Saving Time!
IF you're going to
Chicago St Louis or
Kansas £ity you'll get
there in better time and
greater coiiifort by using
Jhc Ifoly limited.
and
Th
These limited trains of un-
limited comfort equipped
with chair cars ana sleep-
ers that represent the best
in railway equipment run
on schedules that are fast
and tracks that are smootli.
For any travel information farts
berths etc. see Katy Agent or write
W. G. Crush Genl Pats. Agent
Lin* Building Dallas Texas.
Do You take the Light?
The Bright Shining Light
of The Traveling World
is the Rock Island's "FIREFLY"—frpm Dallas 12:30 p. m. Fort Worth
2:00 p. m. dailyarriving Kansas Clt'y 7:25 nfext morning. Observa-
tion Sleeper Cafe Diner Modern Coaches. Electric lighted through-
out. Connects with fast trains to east and north. Lands you in St.
Louis 6:29 p. m.
"CHICAGO LIMITED"
from Dallas 8:00 p. m. Fort W-ottft p. m. Only" train with both
through Sleepers and Chair Cars Texas to Giy^agp.
"OMAHA EXPRESS"
from Fort Worth 8:30 a. m. with only through Sleeper and Chair Car
Texas to Nebraska.
LOW COLONIST ONE \\A\ ^ (ienernl Pns&cngfr Agent.
RATE8 TO CALIFORNIA and IHULUUH *. L. JOftfct* I raveling
NORTH PACIFIC COA8T (Jppl® ^"To^OKTM. THX**
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