The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 29, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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The Daily
edger.
VOLUMN XI
MEMBER UNITED PRESS.
BALLINGER. RUNNELS COUNTY, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARV 09. io16
THE WINDMILL WITH A REASON WHY—
AERMOTOR
THEY’RE THE KIND MOST PEOPLE BUY
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY
Van Pelt, Kirk and Mack
“Tell the TRUTH Advertisers”
EIGHTH STREET HOME
SHIPPED CAR HOGS.
DESTROYED BY FIRE
been
29. —
Watch the Fords Go By,
the street added a new addition to | displacement.
BERLIN AND PARIS
DR. SANDEFER WILL
DETROIT TIGERS
LOUIS VOTING
KILLS 57 SNAKES
ISSUE TWO REPORTS
GAMP IN TEXAS
RACE SEGREGATION
IN ONE DEN
with
his
Watch the Fords Go By.
W. A. Nance
Henry Jones
TONIGHT
the rattles numbered from five to l
ed is about twenty miles
above
THINK OF THE MONEY
Lubin Cornedv
6,000 FEET
ADMISSION 10c
^Returns on the Prohibition Election Saturday, will be shown on the screen at this Theatre.
to
as
Pretrograd, Feb. 29.—Tiflis re-
ports today that the Turkish
troops are evacuating Trebizond
today before the Russian advance.
Russian forces are pushing on to
a junction with the British troops
in Mesopotamia it is believed.
Movie Photographer John
Boggs arrives Wednesday af-
ternoon for Thursday’s drive.
Many thanks.
If you want to get in the movies
get your gun and join in the big
in drive Thursday.
NEW OIL STORAGE TANK.
The Higginbotham, Currie, Wil-
liams Co., have just installed *
large stooge tank on the A. & S.
right-of-way on Eighth street and
will handle oil in wholesale lots,
buying in car lots.
B.
no
for
for
The smallest snake killed mea-;
red two and one-half feet and
CIT YMASS MEET
ING POSTPONED.
Bv United Pre**
LONDON, Feb. 29.—A report
emanating from Berlin claims six-
teen thousand French were cap-
tured by the Germans in the
Woevre regio neast of Verdun to-
day.
A contradictory report from
Paris claims that all German at-
tacks in the last twenty-four hours
have been repulsed by the French
with heavy losses to the Teutons.
are glad to report that she is
resting very nicely Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wilson of
the Pony creek country, were
shopping in Ballinger Saturday
afternoon.
Houston, Feb. 29.
Sheriff J. D. Perkins,
1000 LOST;
800 SAVED
IN WRECK
the hotise at a cost of about $4000.
The old part of the house was also
remodeled and the building af-
forded private rooms for many
people from time to time.
W. C. Smith moved here sev-
eral months ago, having traded
fop the place, and was making it
his home at the time of the fire.
When the fire broke out Mr.
Smith and his boys were down
town. The house was pretty well
furnished and nothing was saved
frojn the building. The furniture
was insured in the agency of Miss
Maggie Sharp for $300, while a
policy for $3000 was carried in
the Elmer Shepherd & Co., agency.
At the time of the fire there
were four roomers occupying
rooms in the house, besides the
family. Doyle Parnell, D. Yeager,
Fred Melvin and Boyd II. Bailey.
All the roomers lost everything
they had in the way of clothing,
except what they were wearing.
W. T. Pagett was on a deal to
buy this place, and if the deal had
gone through he would have re-
moved the old part of the house
and improved the place for
home.
WOUNDED MIN TAKEN
FT. WARTH MONBLY
Perhaps the last prohibition
speech to be made in Ballinger
during the campaign that closes
Friday night will be made at the
J. W. Chestnutt who was
wounded when a Santa Fe passen-
ger train smashed into an auto on.
a crossing west of Ballinger last
Friday morning, was carried to
Fort Worth Monday afternoon,
where he will be placed in St.
John’s Infirmary.
Chestnutt had been in the local
sanitarium since the accident and
while the broken limb had been
set and he was seemingly getting
along as well as possible, he de-
sired that an X-ray examination
be made to make sure that the
broken limb was properly kniting
back together and that there
would be no further trouble.
Dr. Jones, of Corsicana, Frank
Cullinan, of Wichita Falls, who
were here with Mr. Chestnutt ac-
companied the man to Fort Worth
and Dr. A. S. Love accompanied
the party as far as Temple. The
wounded man was carried to the
train on stretchers and placed on
the sleeper through the window.
Claim Agent Sandlin Here.
Santa Fe Claim Agent Sandlin
was here Monday in the interest
of the settlement of the loss sus-
tained in the accident that oe-
cured on the crossing west of Bal-
linger last Friday, in which one
man was killed and another
wounded.
Colorado river. If you get lone-;
some and wish to have some real ,
sport wo suggest that you go I
snake huntiug.
Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial
Number 10.
“The World on the Screen.” Showing the latest war
news and current events, Spring Styles by Lucile,
Cartoons by T E. Powers.
J. 11. Taylor left Tuesday for
. Foil Worth, where he had shipped
out a car load of hogs on the co-
operative flan. He requests us to
announce that he will ship out an-
other car of hogs on Wednesday
March 15th and all who care
ship pleace notify him as early
The home of W. C. Smith,
known as the Reeder place, locat-
ed on Eighth street, was destroy-
ed by fire about six o’clock Mon-
day afternoon, and where for
many years a handsome and cost-
ly residence stood there remains
nothing but the charred ruins.
Mrs. Smith was in the kitchen
preparing supper and had all four
of the burners to the oil stove
burning, when, she said “Seem-
ingly without any cause the flam-
es flared up ami the whole room
was filled with flames before I
could hardly get out.’’ Mrs.
Smith’s clothing were badly burn-
ed showing that she had a close
eall. She did not have time to at-
tempt to do anything but save
her own life, and the strong wind
from the north soon swept the
flames through the big two story
house. The fire spread rapidly
and by the time the fire fighters
were on the scene the flames were
leaping from the second story
windows, and th building was
soon burned to the ground.
The destruction of this house
records to wiping out of an old
land mark and one of the oldest
homes in Ballinger. For many
years a two story building offered
homes for different families. A
few years ago D. Reeder pur'
chased the place and moving the
old building back further from
of
and
had I
the era hie literature presenting argu-
By United
WASHINGTON, Feb.
Secretary Lansing of the state de-
partment, today again directly re-
buked German ambassador Bern-
storf f for what he regards impro-
per publicity work. In a letter
published this morning Secretary
Lansing formally announced that
the report of the contents of the
memorandum presented to ihm by
Count von Bernstorff, was not
made public by the Secretary of
the Department. Lanscing also
said that he had mode no state-
ment of the State Department’s
ciews on the matter, and implied
that the reports had come from
the German ambassador. Morn-
ing newspapers published what
was purported to be a paraphrase
of the memorandum.
1 Brush, will run, $40.00 cash.
1 Overland, dandy good car, tires all good, cost $1100 will
sell for $350; $2o0 cash balance $12.50 per month. This car
is worth $500.
1 Auborn, 5 passenger, electric starter and lights, spare
rim and tire, c <st $1850; will sell at $450; $250 cash balance
next fall. A snap for some one on an up-to date car.
1 new Ford will sell for $15.00 off list.
1 4 passenger Metz, cost $650 good as new, will take $250
$15o cash balance $10 per month.
We Cut the Price on Every thing.f or Autos
Gasoline 19c. Spark Plugs Champion X 30c. Any Plug
not over 50c. Dry Batteries 30c. See us------
By Untied Preset
WAXAHACHIE, Tex., Feb. 29.
—Hughey Jennings’ mound men,
the advance guard of the Detroit
Tigers, arrived here today to be-
gin their spring conditioning. The
squad included Jean Dubuc, Wil-
liam James, Bernard Boland, Geo.
Dauss and George Boehler, right-
handers and Harry Coveleskie,
Grover Loudemilk, and John Old-
ham, left-handers, all veterans;
Wiley Marshall and George Cun-
ningham, right handers,
Chattanooga last season; John
Smithson, left-hander, with On-
tario last season and William Mc-
Tigue, left-hander, with Toronto
last season- The remainder of the
team will arrive March 10th.
day) by Dr. J. D- Sandefer,
Abilene. Dr. Sandefer will arrive
here on the noon train and will
speak at two o’clock.
It was reported that the pros
would hold a rally here on Friday
night and that a prominent speak-
er would be present, but W.
Ray stated this morning that
plans had been perfected
speaking dates further than
Dr. Sandefer tomorrow.
The campaign so far has been
quite a disappointment to the
sensationalist, the man who en-
joys seeing a real wool pulling,
rag chewing scrap. The antis
have remained mum as far as
public speech making and news-
paper publicity counts, and have
confined the campaigning strict-
ly to private personal work.
The pros have sent out consid-
remain dry, and there has been
specking in every votin;
in the county. The campaign has
arguments,
a change
.........._ . vote to be
the Cochran' polled Saturday the local issue
will soon be forgotten.
Bargains! Bargains!! Bargains!!! in
SECOND HAND CARS
BALLINGER AUTO COMPANY
Opposite Court House Lawn. Telephone Number 505
movies, and the round up pictured
in such way as to make the pic-
ture suitable for using in the
make up of the films showing the
current events.
The picture, if a good one, will
be shown in thousands of movies
all over the world, and will be
seen by thousands of people and of
course will give Ballinger pub-
licity that it could not otherwise
get. The picture makers are semi
ing a man here at their own ex-
pense, and the citizens should at
least co-operate in furnishing the
subject for the picture and make
the setting a dandy good one.
At this particular time Ballin-
ger is getting some valuable pub-
licity through the state papers,
due to the fact that the city has
correspondent for the state pa-
pers that is on the job all the
time and never lets a good story
get by. The rabbit drive stories
carries in the state papers from
time to time this winter has at-
tracted the attention of the mov-
ing picture makers and is respon-
sible for the first moving picture
to be made in this county. A re-
cent issue of the San Antonio Ex-
press carried a full page illus-
trated story of the rabbit indus-
try sent in from Ballinger, and
has attracted much attention as
shown by letters received by dif-
TURKS EVACUAT®,REBIZ0NI) Will Make Movie Picture of
Thursday’s Rabbit Drive
The above telegram was receiv-
ed by Sheriff Perkins Tuesday
morning in response to a telegram
that Mr. Perkins sent Monday af-
ternoon. Mr. Perkins received a
1 elegram from the Houston par-
ty Monday asking when the next
tabbit drive would be made in this
county. Mr. Perkins wi;ed back
sia’irg that a dnvj had
scheduled for Thursday.
The first moving picture ever
made in this county will be made
Th,n-»day in th . Bothel neighbor-
hood when the citizens meet to
make what pro.: ists to be the
largest rabbit drive ever made in
the county. The country to be
covered by the drive on this date
extends from the Ballinger-San
Angelo road to a point ten miles
south in the Bethel neighborhood.
It is expected that the moving
picture man will arrange for the
crowd to give him some special
poses for this picture, and the
drive will be reproduced just as
it takes places, showing the men
with their guns, the ladies at the' ferent parties in Ballinger,
dinner ground presiding over the
big spread. The slaughtered rab-
bits will be photographed
LANSING
SCORES
GERMAN
By United Press-
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 29.—After
court house tomorrow (Wednes- stiff legal fight against the hold-
of ing of an election on the subject,
St. Louis voters today are decid-
ing by ballot whether negroes
here shall be compelled to live
within residential districts select-
ed for them. The Segregation
Bill, as the plan is called, would
prevent whites and negroes from
living in the same blocks and
would compel white persons to
move from their homes in blocks
the majority of whose residents
are negroes. Negroes would be
prohibited from living in blocks
in which the majority of the resi-
dents are white. Should segrega-
tion win, negroes and white in-
terests opposed to the |
law, will attack it as unconstitu-1 vouched for the truthfulness of
tional, they said today, on t1" *' ' * ’
ground that it is discriminatory.
By United Press
PARIS, Feb. 29.—A thousand
lives were lost when the French
auxiliary cruiser, Pr< vence, was
sunk in the Mediterranean Sea
Saturday, according to wireless
messages received today It is of-
ficially stated that out of the
eighteen hundred aboard the ill-
fated vessel, two hundred and
ninety-six were landed in safety a
Malta, and about four hundred
more were picked up and carried
to the Greek island of Melos. Oth-
er reported rescues total the list
of saved up to nearly eight hun-
dred.
Provence was formerly a trans-
atlantic liner of eighten thousands
The mass meeting scheduled for
Wednesday afternoon of this week j
and which was to h w been held I
at the Methodist el;’ -ch, has been ■
postponed until 1 rec o’clock:
Tuesday afternoon next week.
The meeting has been called for
the purpose of launching a city
beautification campaign, and ev-l
cry one interested in making Bal-
linger a more beautiful cityr and.
a healthy city is urged
TALK PRO TOMORROW 51’
the (the snake story, and says that it
is not a story that is some times
caused by a fellow getting snak-
SERVICES FREE TO CITIZENS es in his i>oots, but is a true story.
-- | The four gentlemen found what
A. E. Burges, secretary of the they at first thought was a skunk
Business League, request us to'den in the bank of the Colorado
precinct I say that he is equipped for mak-j river. They proceeded to invest i-
‘ ing proper surveys for leveling, gate with the result that they
and terracing yards, and any one ' were soon fighting snakes. After
desiring his services can get same killing fifty-seven rattle snakes
by calling on him. The Business the boys suspended operations for
League recently purchased a level, the day, and expect to go back
tor Mr. Burgess. 'end finish the job when it will af-
---ford more nleasure and not so
D. C. Claypool is in the northern been void of street
part of the county this week,j and unless there is
where he is looking after the!brought about by the
work of building
school.
J. II. and J. E. Witherspoon,
Claude Petigrew and Lawrance
Bright, who live in the northwest
part of Runnels county, hold the
chapionship as snake killer for
this or any other county in this
part of Texas. While trapping
and fishing on the Colorado river
in the west side of the old R. K.
Wylie ranch pasture last Friday
the above named gentlemen dis-
covered a rattle snake den, and
after slaughtering fifty-seven rat-
tle snakes became nausiated at
the sight of snakes anil quit the
job, leaving what they believed to
be many more snakes in the den.
J- Y. Witherspoon, father of the
two Witerspoon boys who took
.part in the slaughter of the snak-
proposedjes, was in town Tuesday and
Mutual MasWpictures presents Robert Edeson, the
famous legitimate star in the f »ur act drama
MAN’S PREROGATIVE”
—Produced by Reliance Picture Corporation.
Mrs. W. A Schuhmann,
Rowena, daughter of Mr.
Mrs. A. J. Voelkel of our city,
two operations performed at
Halley & Love Sanitarium and we I ments as to why the county should
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