Stephenville Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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Stephenville
Tribune
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-FIRST YEAR
STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7,
NUMBER 50.
GET EVOLINE, GASOLINE AND MOTOR OIL AT EVANS AUTO COMPANY
Rinehart-HopwoodT
Play Comes to Steph-
enville Dec. 10 and 11
Take a big daBh of Conon Doyle,
lavish it with the ingenuity of Poe,
and sprinkle freely witlf Mark
Twain; and you will have a recipe
that probably would produce
aomething not unlike “The Bat,”
the play of the century.
The astounding success of “The
Bat,” written by Mary Roberts
Rinehart, and Avery Hopwood, and
produced by Wagenhals and Kem-
per, is therefore not difficult to
understand.
“The Bat,” not only has made
theatrical history, but it has emu-
lated masters of the pen, whose
V^j>rks of over two centuries ago
still carry their message today.
“The Bat,” gives the same com-
plete, simple, analyzed, immediate
enjoymmt of seeing, that forebear-
from reading the master-
Ithey have handed down to
[jirk Twain, in one of his
i moments said, “The first
do us, whatever the
other'good may be, is that they
make 'us happy. They are—plea-
sure." They carry a message of
humanity down through the ages.
The analogy of “The Bat,” can
be plainly seen. It gives the pres-
ent generation, a real characteriz-
ation of life portrayed on the
stage. And that is the ‘•’’mple rea-
son why “The Bat," aDer playing
for over-two years i.i New York,
for more than one year in Chicago,
reaking all theatrical records for
at city, and touring the country
ast to coast, is now more in
than ever. In London,
[ralia, and all through Canada,
_Jat,” was acclaimed the won-
der sTiomof all times.
The great failure of many stor-
ies today is that they lack that
necessary touch of humanity. They
deal with plot rather than people.
They are excellent reading, but
they are not lasting. “The Bat,”
is human, and it will live.
Manager Donnell of The Majes-
tic Theatre, announces that “The
Bat,” will be seen here on next
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. Id and
11. A cast of admitted excellence,
will be seen in the play.,
Seat sale opened, Thursday, yes-
terday.
Mrs. Gertrude Bassel
Gives Library News
I feel that everybody wants to
know how we are coming on with
our new library building, and it
gives us so much pleasure to tell
you that we are meeting with the
most gratifying success.
Everybody that we have seen has
received us very cordially, and
with only one or two exceptions,
have responded liberally. Quite a
number have given a hundred
dollars and more, one seventy-five,
several fifty and twenty-five, and
still others ten, five and on down
to a dollar.
The smaller amounts are just as
much appreciated as the larger
ones, if it is all you are able to
give.
As soon as our library is finish-
ed we want to organize a County
Federation, so. that our rural sis-
ters may get the benefit of it also.
Lots of the people from the rural
districts have read from the li-
brary for years. It only costs any-
body one dollar a year to belong,
and the rural readers are allowed
to keep the books out two weeks.
We will gladly furnish any num-
ber Of magazines free.
It is our ambition to have every
single family in Stephenville and
quite a number away from here
make tho library -building fund a
Christmas present within the next
three weeks,—Very cordially, Gert-
rude Bassel, Chairman Building
Committee.
Ollie Bennett Arrested
On Charge of Forgery
Ollie Bennett, who arrived in
Erath county about ten days ago
to visit relatives, and who makes
his home in Mississippi, was ar-
rested in this city late last Satur-
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Beauchamp. He was lodged in jail
and his case turned over to the
grand jury which convened Mon-
day morning.
It seems that Bennett came to
Stephenville Saturday with a num-
ber of forged checks in his posses-
sion. He traded some at Carlton’s
store and gave a check for $47.75
and received $36.05 in cash after
paying for what merchandise he
bought. At Cox’s store he bought
a few items and was given $37.20
in change. Later at Higginboth-
am’s he purchased an overcoat and
cap and received $22.40 in change.
At all three places he had given
forged checks and was receiving
the difference in cash, Late in the
afternoon he was trading at the
Caoss Drug Store and gave Carl
Hardin a check which Mr. Hardin
questioned. On going to the bank
payment was refused, the cashier
not having any account with 11. J.
Wooley whose name was signed to
the check. Not being satisfied Mr.
Hardin asked Bennett to go back to
the drug store and further efforts
would be made to get the check in-
dorsed. After arriving at the
store Bennett attempted to take the
check from Mr. Hardin with the re-
sult that the sheriff was called and
his arrest followed. Bennett did
get the check and succeeded in
tearing it to pieces but in so doing
he was dragged to the back of the
store by Mr. Hardin. Upon search-
ing him the sheriff’s office found
two other checks drawn on C. C.
Britton and it is very likely they
would' . have been presented for
payment had the incident gone un-
noticed at the Cross Drug Store.
Bennett also had a marriage li-
cense issued to him Saturday and
stated that he had planned to be
married, but upon his arrest he de-
stroyed the license. At the time
of being arrested he had in cash
something over $92.00.
On examination at the county at-
torney’s office Bennett gave Sam
Russell only a few minor state-
ments which it seems fere frivilous
and without any connection, so it
is said. He also appeared uncon-
cerned over the situation and did
not present any undue alarm.
But for the fact that Mr. Hardin
suspicioned the checks doubtless
merchants, of Stephenville would
have suffered a neat swindle, as
Bennett had the clothes, the money
and evidently intended to make his
getaway that night.
> This incident will more than
likely cause local merchants to be
more careful in cashing checks,
and doubtless will cause embar-
rassments but will not cause any
good man, who wishes to furnish
credentials when called for, any
inconvenience.
DEATH OF L. E. HICKMAN
The quail season opened last
Saturday and local sportsmen have
been enjoying the privilege im-
mensely. The birds are said to be
plentiful this year and extra fat
and tender. However, better be
careful where you hunt as many
farms in this vicinity are posted.
I sell the celebrated
DOMINO FANCY GRATE
EXCLUSIVELY
Mined from the famous Sugarite
District of New Mexico. '
NONE BETTER
A.LWARD
Phone 277 or 868
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L. E. Hickman, age 71 years,
died at his home in this city last
Sunday morning after suffering
for the past several months from
cancer of the liver. The remains
were shipped to Hico Monday and
intered there. Rev. J. U. McAfee,
pastor of the local Methodist
church and Rev. J. G. Gilliam, pas-
tor of the Carlton Baptist church
conducted the funeral services.
Deceased had been a resident of
Erath county practically all his
life. Years ago he was in the gin
business at Hico and he was
especially well known in all parts
of that section. Seven or eight
years ago the family moved to Ste-
phenville and have since made this
their home.
He is survived by a wife and
four children. AH were here for
the funeral except cme son in Cali-
fornia who was unable to come.
Poash Cowan returned this week
from Crosscut where he had been
to drill in another oil well on the
land he owns there. The well was
drilled in Saturday night and at
that time guaged better than sixty
barrels. It is said to be an extra
j good prospect, especially so since
the well is in a shallow sand and
is only down to a depth of 1300
Every Day in Every Way
our Croceries are
Better andBetter
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and we want you to use
them more and more
Frank Henson
, East Side Grocery Store
The House of “Appreciation, Sanitation and Serricf”
Clinton Burnett Gets
Important Assignment
Clinton E. Burnett, a student in
the University at Austin, has re-
cently been elected as one of the
twenty-six delegates to the Student
Volunteer convention to be held in
Indianapolis, Ind., from December
28 to January 1. Sterling Hollo-
way, grandson of Randolph Clark,
of this city, was also one of the
delegates.
Both these young men have been
in the University two years and by
close application and hard work
have won a warm place' in all stu-
dent activities at the University.
When it is considered that the dele-
gates wer!e selected from three
thousand students it can be seen
that it is quite an honor. Prof.
J. E. Burnett, father of Clinton,
stated that while in Indianapolis
Clinton would likely visit other
places in that vicinity, and had al-
ready received several invitations
from friends to visit them. ,
Fall Term District
Court In Session
FORMER CITIZEN DIES
Wm. A. Daugherty, who former!/
lived in the Huckabay community,
but recently of Oklahoma City,
Okla., died and was buried on Oct.
27th in Rose Hill cemetery. Mr.
Daugherty was an uncle of Mrs.
G. L. Reid of this city and Mrs.
Charlie Holt of Soper, Okla.
' Mrs. Daugherty is a sister of G.
L. Reid of this city and Mrs. Sam
Farrar of Huckabay and Mrs.
Wash Jones who lived at Huckabay
until her death 24 years ago, and
another sister, Mrs. Frances Hale, j
of Murfreeboro, Ark., who also
died Oct. 20th.
Mr.- Daugherty is survived by
his wife, one daughter, Parrie, and
four sons, Henry, Walter, Monroe
and Cicero, all of Oklahoma, and
a number of relatives in Erath
county, who mourn his loss. He
was a devout Christian and had
lots of friends.
Miss Anne Ferguson, a popular
student in Tarleton College, spent
Thanksgiving in Breckenrldge
with her parents. -
District court was convened last
Monday morning by Judge J. B.
Keith, and both grand and petit
juries empaneled. In addressing
the grand jury, Judge Keith stress-
ed investigating forgery, bootleg-
ging, petty thievery and all other
law violations which have been
so common throughout Texas dur-
ing the past two years. Judge
Keith is especially emphatic in his
declarations against booMegging.
It ie his opinion that this evil can
be stamped out if the people will
do their duty. In parts of this dis-
trict Judge Keith has had a severe
teSt along this line and the many
penitentiary sentences imposed
serves as a warning to bootleggers
that he is after them.
Monday the petit jury was dis-
missed for the day but were called
back for duty during the week.
The following were empaneled
as grand jurors: Geo. P. Knight,
foreman; King Hamilton, Harmon
Wylie, Bob Lewis, Harry Koons-
man, Chas. Deischer, J. M. Hender-
son, W. C. Oxford, J. R. Rucker,
G. M. Crenshaw, J. B. Adams, and
Henry Collins.
Very little procedure was en-
countered by the petit jury and af-
ter disposing of one divorce case—
Leonard Stone vs. Lola Stone—
they were dismissed for the week.
A special venire of eighty men
was ordered drawn by the court
for the Carmichael case% trans-
fered here from Hood county and
set for the 17th. Another special
venire was ordered Thursday for
an important case which comes up
on the 20th.
Basketball Coining Up
At Tarleton College
Mrs. R. F. Higgs and baby son,
John Fielding, left Thursday
morning for Brownwood where
they will visit Mrs. W, L. Edelen
and family for the week-end.
Basketball is opening up with a
bang at the College. Some twenty-
five candidates reported to Coach
Wisdom Tuesday, including six let-
ter men from last year’s squad,
Capt. Weaver, Jennings, Nix, Mul-
loy, Bennett and Bates. The two
star guards, “Big John” McMillan
and Bill Kay, will be sorely missed,
and their places are going to be
hard to fill. However, Bennett and
Mulloy, backed up by two or three
good men, should be able to carry
the brunt of the defense, while it
appears that the forwards will also
have some help. Loveless, star
guard from last year’s wonderful
team of the local high, should make
a good man as soon as he gets lined
up with the method of play, while
Baker, from Terrell School, Dallas,
and Hubby, star forward, from the
San Angelo High, should bolstei
up the offense. Many others are
out but as yet little dope is at hand
as to their real worth. Coach Wis-
dom, who will again handle the j
basketball, and who has placed 1
teams of the past two years to the
state championship series, getting
a tie each time, is in Dallas this
week arranging a schedule, and is
making an effort to get some of the
best teams in the state on the local [
court. He will also purchase new j
equipment while in the city.
A feature that will be interesting j
to the local fans of the sport will
be the improvements to be made in J
the Gymnasium. A new system of i
lighting, the most modern that can
be had, is being installed by the
Texas Power and Light Co.,'and
the court will be lighted complete-
ly. Steam pipes are also being in-
stalled around the court, and this
item will be appreciated by the
fans on the cold evenings. In fact,
everything is being done to insure
the supporters, of the game every
inducement possible to come but,
and big crowds are expected at all
the games.
If the team comes along as it did
last year, getting the good start
that it will, it should be a wonder.
It will be remembered that not a
ball was touched until the middle
of January last season, and many
other things came up to handicap
the work. It is the plan of Coach
Wisdom to use the court night and
day this year, and with the social
arrangement by the College this
year, cutting out as much as pos-
sible everything that would inter-
fere with the work, little interrup-
tion should occur in the practice.
According to the rules of the Jun-
ior College Association, the sched-
ule must be completed by the third
week in February, and no time can
be lost. Coach Wisdom is in hopes
that few requests will be made for
the Gym, as he will necessarily
have to turn them down, unless the
circumstances are very unusual.
Let everybody get behind Capt.
Buck Weaver and his gang, and a
wonderful season will be our re-
ward.
W. H. Neel, Pioneer
Citizen of Dublin Died
Friday, Nov. 24,1923
W. H. Neel died at his home on
North Patrick street on Friday
morning at 2 o’clock November 24,
1923/7 Mr. Neel had been ill with
pneumonia for a little over two
weeks, •
Mr. Neel was born near L&mkin,
Texas, In I860, and at the time of
his death was sixty-three years of
age. In 1885 he- married Miss
Maud Weaver: of Stephenville,
coming to Dublin the same year.
Of this union there were four
children, the oldest dying in in-
fancy. He is survived by his wife,
two sons, Guy of Dublin, Royal of
Lorerizo and Mrs. E. J. Roberson of
Brownwood.
Shortly after coming to Dublin
in 1885, Mr. Neel bought out a
small paper then in existence in
Dublin and established the Dublin
Telephone, which was for a num-
ber of years Dublin’s weekly pa-
per. He finally sold out to W. C.
Hutchingson and retired from
newspaper work. While editor of
the Telephone. Mr. Neel was a
member of the Texas Press Associ-
ation and for several years served
as secretary of that organization.
When only a boy he united with
the Methodist church, renewing
his pledge shortly after his mar-
riage. was a member of the Hick-
man Bible class and served on the
building committee of the Metho-
dist church in 1900.
Mr. Neel has seen the growth of
Dublin from a small village and
was always active in any work that
had for its aim the betterment of
the town. Was a charter member
of the Dublin Fire Department and
for several years Fire Chief, also
a charter member of the Knights
of Pythias lodge of Dublin. He
was a man who filled his place in
the community in a quiet and
unassuming manner, visiting the
sick, extending a helping hand to
the needy, speaking words of cheer
and encouragement to those in
trouble and formed. many true
friends who say of him that he was
never heard to utter an unkind re-
mark of anyone.
Funeral services conducted fey
Rev. Cockrill of the First Christ-
ian church were held ojl Friday at
four o’clock at the Methodist
church. Burial took place at the
New Dublin cemetery immediately
after the services, the Knights of
Pythias lodge having charge of the
beautiful and impressive lodge
ceremony at the grave.—Dublin
Progress.
J. L. Davis was here this week
from Wort Worth where he and
family are novv making theii' home:
lie stated to the Tribune that they
were all satisfied with their new
home.
i
Conscientious
Advice
based upon our information and
experience regarding investments
and business matters, is available
to patrons and friends, in such
cases as they deem this service
desirable.
YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL
UPON US WHEN A BANK CAN
ASSIST YOU,
feet. This welt fend others drilled
in’will in time bring in, good pro-
duction for Mr. Cowan and bin
company. .
I The FIRST STATE BANK
Tom Hughes returned from Fort
Worth Sunday with his mother
whp is recovering from an oper-
ation she underwent some time
ago. Mrs. Hughes is improving
and stood the trip well.—Dublin
Progress.
of Stephenville
No Depositor in a State Bank in Texas Haa Ever Lost a
Dollar
MARIMBA RECITAL
College Auditorium, Dec. 7, 1923
At the request of many friends
Mr. Garnett W. Froh will give a
complete Marimba Entertainment,
Friday, Dec. 7th, in the College
Auditorium at 7:30 p. m.
Many friends and patrons have
said that they have not heard
enough of this instrument this
year. Your opportunity is at hand
to hear the beautiful tones of this
new concert Marimba in a splen-
didjy prepared program. Come and
enjoy the entire evening in a di-
versified program of Marimba
music.
An admission fee of twenty-five
cents will be collected which will
be used to nay for the decoration
of this new concert sized Marimba.
J. A. Lee reports the loss c
about three hundred pounds c
seed cotton, stolen from hig fiel
south of town on the L. L. Robert
farm Tuesday night of last weel
He thinks the thieves—apparentl
two of them—took the cotton awa
in a wagon as tracks were foun
near the edge of the field. Sacl
ing the cotton up they of cours
had little trouble in getting awa
with it. Mr. Lee says he intends t
make an extended effort to find ou
just who the culprits are and 1
possible have the grand jury indie
them. All gins were promptly not
fled and they too will be on th
lookiut. The loss amounts t
about $30.00.
The Tribune has published one
cr two instances where cotton has
brought record prices. While in
Carlton’s store last Wednesday it
was noted that the Carlton store
paid to W, J. Rucker the sum of
$409.98 for two bales. It is believ-
ed that thjs will eclipse any record
established in this county during
the present season. The two bales
graded one four and one three. If
anybody can beat this we would
like to hear from them.
Robs Bell, of Thurber, was here
Wednesday on business and to
Visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
H. Bell.
Santa Claus Letters
Published Next Week
Every little boy and girl in
all this part of the world is in-
vited to send in their letters
early next week gp they may
be published and sent to Santa
Claus Headquarters, North
Pole, in time for him to make
the proper selections. Write
your letters as plain as pos-
sible and only on one side of
the paper, bring or mail them
to the Tribune and they will
be properly handled. We want
all the little boys and girls to
write Santa this year.
At a meeting of the K. of P*
Lodge last Tuesday night the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
year: Ed Collier, C. C.; Fred Hale,
V. C. C.; W. F. Bennett, M. at A.;
Roy Geren. K. of ft ft Svi Lonnie
iPickard, Prelate,* V. H. Barber, M.
W. : S. P. Williams, M. F.; R. M.
iHolcomb, representative; E. S. <
ftowell. -trustee; Harvey Belcher,
L G.; Horton Phelps, O. G.; Reid
Bassel, M. of E.
Abstracts, Plats, Etc.
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A good plant of Erath County
built with care and understand-
ing
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Stephenville Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1923, newspaper, December 7, 1923; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1134833/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.