The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUMNE X
MEMI ER OF UNITED PRESS
BALLINGER. RUNNELS COUBTY, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1915
Price 6 Cents
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU with everything necessary
for the sustenance and comforts of life. Phone 37.
Van Pelt, Kirk & Mack
W. A. Nance
Henry Jones
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Second Hand Cars at a Bargain.
2 passenger Mitchell, electric starter, in fine con-
dition $300.00 Half casi balance $25 per month.
1 Buick, 4 cylinder, presto light, atwater kent ig-
nition system $175.00.
1 Maxwell, 2 passenger $125.00.
We ar<5 always just 2 cents per gallon
cheaper on gasol ine than any one else.
We sell batteries at 27 l-2c others ask
you 40c.
We give you lO per cent off^on tires of
any kind.
We have the best equipped machine
and repair shop in town and guarantee
every job we turn out.
Try us, we will save you money.
Ballinger Auto Company
Opposite Crnrt House Lawn
Whites, Black
Faces and
Rob Train
TAX COLLECTOR
MAKES REMITTANCE
27.
By United Press ■
KITAFLA, Okla., OH
Tlu* first minstn! train robbery
in history occurred nine miles
north of here about two o'clock
this morning, when white men
with their countenances blacken-
ed with burnt cork held up a
southbound Katy passenger train
number nine, and secured loot of
unknown value.
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The robbers held the train
erew at bay and blew open two
express sates Securing four
packages ot what is said to be
cheap jewelry. The rohb rs made
their escapes. Officers with blood
hounds are pursuing the bandits
east of here, and it is believed
they will be captnr d.
AUSTIN. Tex., Oct- 27.—Tax
Collector W. T. Padgett of Ruu-
nels County recently remitted to
I the ( omptrollers Department .+4,-
| !>!*.’.do for tax collections. This
j remittance is among the largest
received in the Comptrollers De-
partment lately, and has been de-
posited with the State Treasurer
to the credit of the Oeneral Re-
\ enue account.
Ferguson and Funston
in Long Conference
PREPARING FOR BIG
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
CHARGED WITH
BOMB CONSPIRACY
By I n it,-i! Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Max
Prcitimg, a cousin of E. X Brei-
tling, ;i Michigan millionaire, was
arraigned before the C uited
Stales Commission today charged
with implication in the alleged
conspiracy to blow up munition
factories and ships in this coun-
try. Breitling was allowed bond in
(lie sum of $2.>00 and is to aonear
BULGARIANS AND
. GERMANS MEET
B\' United Press
BERLIN.'OH. 27 —The German
war office today announced that
the A list rod «ei man forces had
opened the way to Constantinople
by effecting a junction with the
Bulgarians at Ljubioevae, in north
western Serbia.
WORKING UP RAND
TRIP TO WACO
By United Press-
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 27.—Af-
ter a conference between Gov. Fer
guson and Gen. Funston it was
announced today that [dans were
agreed upon for Ihe declaration
ot martial law along the Mexican
border, and that following the
next border trouble Funston
would take full charge of the sit-
uation and declare martial law.
WOMAN TO TELL WHAT
CLASSES OF CHILDREN
SHOULDN'T BE BORN
Plans are
s' tiding the
' During the week of November
10th somewhere in the neighbor-
' hood of one hundred teachers will
: visit Ballinger and remain here
throughout the 10th. 11th and
I 12th in regular institute work
! Superintendent Wooten is busy
I arranging tor the three days ses
J sion, and tin1 program and gen
; era I outline of work to be done is
a u i • .i i , i | now in the hands of the printers
Sam Brookshire was ... the ntion had announced that drilling j lllJliU.(, out tn the tea-
city Tuesday and when questioned j would begin in about two weeks j this ,.oimU u ithin the
about the oil well that is nop- in Work on the well was suspend- j |1(ixt p.u ,p,vs
* Stan,l-still condition near < his ed some time ago when the funds The .program for the coming in-
home in the Talpa country, stated ot the company carrying on the tifll||1 is a most interesting one
that plans were well under way work became exhausted and some1 . • .
WILL RESUME OPERATIONS
IN TALPA OIL FIELD SOON
for tri;
d on Nov miter 4th.
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Thursday
Mme. Olga
Petrova, in
‘The Vampire'
PRINCESS
Admission 20c
Salem, Oct. 27.—Patrotisiu ran
I high at today's session of the
•Oregon Federation of Women’s
; clubs when songs of praise of the
nation were sung by the delegat-
I es and visitors.
A striking feature of the session
. was to be an address by President
Sarah A. Evans, in which she
would enumerate the classes of
children that should never have
been born.
well under way for
Ballinger band to
the (otton Palace Exposition at
| Waco m xt month The band is
jin tine shape and are eager to
make the trip and give Ballinger
a class of adertising that w ill be
worth while.
I ntoi innately Kunnels County
is not represented at the StapC
Fair at Dallas, where the attend- 11 J Armstrong, who was
mice each day is breaking the rec-j °Perated upon at the Halley and
cord, but it is not too late to make | Hove Sanitarium Monday for ap-
up for what we have lost by send ! pendicitis and other troubles, we
iiijr the local band to Waco, where I a,,«“ krbul to note is getting along
the prospects are most promising j vrry nicely at present and hopes
for the greatest Cotton Palace : ;ire entertained for her speedy re-
CONVALESCINC NICELY-
to start the drill to work again,
and that those behind the propos-
. . ... ..... Aside from the regular routine of
debts were left unpaid. We uu-j OMt|illn, ,|M. teachers, a
dersland that a new company has | llf aii|l|1.l.ss,.^ ,
MAN ATTACKED BY
MEXICANS DIES
PRINCESS
THEATRE
TONIGHT
PICTURE PROGRAM
Broadway Star features
Present Leah Baird in—
THE RADIUM THIEVES’
in three parts.
Also a riproaring Edison
comedy “llans and His
Boss ’ ’
Hearst-Selig Pictorial New s
with many interesting war
scenes.
5000
Feet
5O0D
Admission
ottered to complete the work
provided all ahe old debts were
paid off, and Mr. Brookshire
stated that all creditors had been
satisfied and that men with
ample money to complete the
job -strike oil or determine that j .,,s...... „„ „„
there is no oil u. hat particular sU,,j,.(.ts during jnstitut
locality, would take hold and
push tin- drill down in a hurry.
The drill was down to a depth
of about one thousand feet when
work was susp nded.
number of addresses irom pom-
ineiit educators ot ’I’ xas are slat j
ed, and between work hours time
will be given over to pleasure.
Mayor Powell is down on the
pregram for tin* address of Wel-
lcome, and other local speakers
will also lie heard on different
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY.
France reported slackening
of the German offensive be-
tween Dixmude and Xieup'ort
and Allied gains north of
Ypres and between La Basse
and Lena.
Berlin denied the modifica-
eation of the offensive, but
admitted that Austro-Ger-
maiis evacuated Russian Po-
land before fresh Russian
troops. The German cruiser
Emdcn sank a small .lap
steamer. Japan’s land and
sea force bombardment of
Tsing Tan continued.
Desperate fighting on the
San river and general repulse
of Austro-German forces in
Russian Poland was reported
Russia.
Premier Botha defeated
General Beyers, thus giving
the Boer rebellion in South
Africa a setback, England
said
On Thursday, the second day of
the institute, l)r. S. P. Brooks,
president of Baylor University
and a candidate for I'uited States
senator, will give two and maybe
three lectures, lie is billed to
speak at 2:45 and at 7:20 p. m
Hon (E. Evans, president of
The San Marcos State Normal,
will address the teachers at !> a.
m., on November 10. Oil Novem-
ber 11 a representative from the
State Board of Health w ill be here
and adderxs the teachers. Dr. II.
T M usselmaii. editor ot the Tex-
as School Journal, will deliver an
add res* at 0 a. in on November
12th.
The institute promises to be
one of the most successful ever
In Id in this city.
SCHMIDT BURROW.
show ever held
It is the desire of the local band
to compete in the contest for
amateur bands to lie held at the
( otton Palace Director Ward
feels confident that his aggrega-
tion of.music makers will put it
over anything entered in the
music makers contest.
The baud boys are not to re-
ceive any pay for their time in
making the trip, but have agreed
to go and represent the county it
the necessary expenses are paid.
The amount necessary to take care
of.the expense bill is being figur-
ed out and ;i committee of prom-
inent business men will work out
Ihe financial plans for the trip.
Its up to every one interested in
the welfare of the town and conn-
boys make the
trip.
Word was received in Ballinger
late I uesday attcruooii of the
death I f T A. Wilke, brother of
Miss Eli .Ii, Wdi.c, who was V-
lacked and hot •• tim •- In
M' Means ai his home near Lock
hart last week
The Ledger carried an account
of the attack made on the Wilke i tv to see that tIi
home, and of the fight that tol- j
lowed in wlii<;h Wilke killed oik* j
ol the Mexicans and Miss Frieda
Wilke killed the other, at least
shot him and lie died from the
wounds later.
W ilke’s brother-in-law is being
held in jail at Lockhart on a
charge of having employed the
Mexicans to kill Wilke, and it
is reported that he has confessed
to tlie crime.
eovery.
There was at her bedside dur-
ing the operation her sisters, Mes-
dames Ponder and Roberson of
near Caps and Mesdamcs Yates
and Campbell of near llaskel and
her brother-iu-law, W. A. Quatle-
baum and her brother Young
Buchanan, who left for their res-
pective homes Tuesday.
MILES COMING BACK.
Prof. J. C. Wells, superintend-
ent of the Miles schools, had bus-
iness in Ballinger Tuesday, com-
ing down in his auto after com-
pleting school work for the day-
lie stated that the school was in
good shape with 24(1 pupils en-
rolled. and that the town of Miles
was coming hack into a real live
business center again.
BUSINESS COLLEGE
HAS GOOD OPENING
Rev. Wiley spoke the beautiful
and impressive marriage vows
that united Mr. F. F. Schmidt and
Miss Kflie Burrow in the holy
bonds of wedlock at the home of
the bride’s parents. Mr and Mrs.
Zaek Burrow of the llatehel coun-
try, Sunday, October 24th
The Ledger joins many friends
in congratulations and best wish-
es for a long, happy and prosper-
out married life for the happy
j young couple.
TIME
will prove the wisdom of having an account with a
bank like this. It will not be a long time, either.
We are always ready to extend every possible bank-
ing aid to our depositors, new or old. If you have an
account here and require financial advice or assist-
ance don’t hesitate to call on us.
The Ballinger State Bank & Trust Co.
Ballinger. Ttxas
The Metropolitan Business Col-
lege opened for business Wednes-
day morning with fifteen pupils
present, ami others were enrolled
during tlie day and with those due
to come in during the week, the
local representative X. T. Hensley
Hated that at least thirty pupils
would be enrolled by Monday.
The offices over Schawe Groc-
ery store have been fitted up and
the training' for young men and
young women will he carried on
under the direction of a corps of
teachers sent here from the big
school at Dallas.
The managers of the school
claims that they will he able to
give as good training here as can
be had in the school at Dallas,
and by bringing the school here
those wishing to take a business
course can do so without leaving
home, and at much less expense
than making the trip to Dallas.
In addition to the day session a
night session will he taught.
Unexcelled Service
Mesdamcs W. A Ilamalicek and
E. I*. Ewald and little daughter j
and Miss Mary Baron, of Rowena,|
were among the visitors in Ballin-
ger between trains Wednesday.
We will accept for deposit checks on any bank.
We will settle for cotton bought by any buyer.
We will gladly assist you in the sale of your cotton
or other farm products.
We will mail you receipt promptly forall checks sent
us by mail.
We trust to have the good fortune of putting]*youf
name on our books.
Ask for our cotton calculator and pickers records.
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Sledge, A. W. The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1915, newspaper, October 27, 1915; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1138282/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.