The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 29, 1916 Page: 3 of 4
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The More You Know
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Bank With Us
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The Old Reliable
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of
Airs. Koch will spend the balance
of the week here before returning
home.
about banking—the less you will
spend for trifles—Why? Because
every ambitious man is desirious of
becoming wealthy.
The trifles you pay for are sum-
med up on your checks and will
convince you that more profitable
expenditures could be made.
Make your financial transactions
through
The Daily Ledger is gradually
reaching out after country sub-
scribers. Many copies of the pa-
per are going out on the rural
Routes from Ballinger and at Win-
ters. W. (’. Wheelis, of Route A
out of Ballinger and C. E. Nance
of Winters were among the sub-
cribers to come on this week.
O. B. Corbet came in from
Dallas Tuesday at noon to visit
his family and Ballinger friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Koch,
San Angelo, were the guests
Win. Doose Sr., and Mr. Koch left
for home Tuesday at noon and
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BALLINGER
VIRGINIA FARMER
Restored to Health by Vinol
Altee, Va-—I was weak, run-
down, no appetite, my blood was
poor, I could not sleep nights and
was rapidly losing flesh, but I am
a farmer and had to work- Medi-
cines had failed to help me until
I took Vinol. After taking three
bottles my appetite is fine, I
sleep well, my blood is good and
I am well again ”—Orlando W
Borkey.
Vinol, our delicious cod liver
and iron tonic without oil, is
guaranteed to overcome weak,
run-down conditions, chro n i e
coughs, colds and bronchities.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
Farmers j&Merchants State Bank
"The Bank that HELPS YOU Do Thing
Mrs. Alike C. Boyd returned
home Monday night from Brown-
wood, where she had been at the
bedside of her sister, Airs- Will
Lathem and we are glad to report
Airs. Lathem convalescing very
nicely when she left her home.
I have employed Mr. George J. Burwell of San Francisco, an expert
tailor who can handle any kind of altering or making of garments. Give
us a trial. Cleaning, Pressing, Altering, Dying, of ladies or gents clothes.
W. H. RO^RK, The Tailor
“Nuf S*d” Work called for and delivered.
A/FV
XVYut XfuiAi’wnv
Ar Ab w A Jet,
Husband and wife should both save 'money. What’s
the good for one to save and the other to spend? Just
ask yourself today: ‘‘Who gets'he money I earn?” Do
I get it or does somebody else get it? You earned your
money: it belongs to you. Keep it. Be a careful man
and bank your money.
THE DAILY LEDGER
The greatest of all Frank
Spearman’s railroad
stories
SHOWN IN MOTION PICTURE
AT THE QUEEN THEATRE
EVERY SATURDAY.
(Continued from Yesterday)
Helen shrank back, out ts he
stepped respectfully toward her she
hated to hurt his feelings. She gave
him her hand for an Instant and hur-
ried, laughing, into the office.
Rounding the corner of the station,
Spike ran into the station baggage-
man. "What town is this, mister?’’ be
demanded.
“Vegas,” answered the railroad man
Shortly. A feeble grin overspreac
Spike’s battered features.
Seagrue had brought to the desert
with him from his camp two rogues
whose names had gradually been re-
duced by bad spelling and hard knocks
to "Bill ’ and “Lug.” The pair were
in his rooms with him when he asked
whether Spike had come on the pas-
senger train.
Bill was looking from the window at
the moment and answered, “That looks
like Spike down street, now.”
In a few moments more Spike had
found his way to the rendezvous. Sea-
grue, impatient as always, demanded
to know as soon as he entered the
room what had kept him. Spike told
his story, or at least such part of it as
he deemed it wise to tell, and, turning
the tables on Seagrue, asked what was
up. Seagrue told him of the right-of-
way contracts expected the following
day by Rhinelander.
“What of It?” demanded Spike.
“We must get them,” announced Sea-
grue, bluntly.
"Who’s we?” inquired Spike, impu-
dently.
"You!” returned Seagrue with as
much Insolence as he could throw into
ane word. Spike’s sullenness angered
him and he continued to explain, but
In no very amiable tones: "It means
the big end of the job for Rhinelander
If those contracts reach him; whereas.
If I get hold of them, we can tangle
him up worse than ever.”
Spike spoke up with a new and sud-
den energy: "You can’t get those con-
tracts. The girl is taking them to
Rhinelander tomorrow.”
“How- do you know that?”
"I saw the package in her hands, not
ten minutes ago.”
Seagrue knit his brows for a mo-
ment. "I guess there’s one way to get
them,” he said, looking hard at Spike
and from him to the two lesser lights.
“We’ll have to get Helen.”
"Then I can tell you,” blazed Spike,
“you don’t get them.” Seagrue looked
at his tool in amazement. The con-
vict’s face darkened. "The man that
harms that girl”—he raised his voice
ominously—"reckons with me.” He
registered an oath with his threat. ‘T il
tear his head from his shoulders!”
"You fool." stammered Seagrue. “No-
body means to hurt her. We’ll carry
her off and take th© contracts from
ler. When the thing blows over we’ll
et her go.”
“Leave me out of the Job,” growled
Spike bluntly.
Seagrue sprang to his feet—he was
i. powerful man—and grappled with
;he convict. The two struggled. Not
1 word was spoken. Only the grunt-
ing and gasping of a llfe-and-death
grapple, the slipping, gripping and
icuffling of two enraged men, with Lug
ind Bill looking on, broke the silence
af the room. Spike gradually bore his
enemy backward and downward. Lug
ind Bill jumped in to help Seagrue.
Spike, shaking himself free from the
:hree, whirled into a corner and caught
up a chair. Lug jumped for a gun.
Spike, with the strength of a giant,
smashed the heavy chair across the
table, shivering it to splinters and,
raising a piece of it as a club, sprang
for the door. "I'll brain the one that
lays a hand on me,” he cried. "Stand
back!”
Helen, next morning in her office,
was getting ready to take the train.
Seagrue overnight had outlined his
scheme to his two men, and, directing
them how to work, told them that after
they had secured Helen he would pick
them up with his automobile at Mile
Post 149. With this understanding, he
drove away in his car. The two men
went to the train.
Had they been more alert as they
walked down the street, they might
have seen Spike lounging on a corner
Reaching the station, where the train
had already arrived, they decided to
□lake the hind end of the observa-
tion car. But as the trafti started a
party of people came out on the ob-
servation platform, and the two men
slunk around to the other side of the
train.
As soon as they had got their bear-
ings, Lug, taking a coil of rope that
Bill had brought, threw it over the
top of the car, where It caught and
hung, on on« jof th<^ ews cocks. Test-
ing the rope carefully', the two be-
came satisfied it would hold and, one
following the other, they climbed from
below tc the top of the train. When
the train reached Arden station they
were relieved to see the people at the
end of the car leave, and when the
train was once more under way and
I the station disappeared from view,
Seagrue's roadster appeared on the
desert.
Lug lowered himself down the side
of the car. Inside, Helen was reading
quietly when Lug's hand, holding a
handkerchief saturated with chloro-
form, was thrust through the window
and despite her struggles Helen soon
was overpowered.
With a quick word to Bill, above,
Lug scrambled into the car. He placed
Helen, now unconscious, in a sitting
position and ran to the hind end to
look for the machine. It had over-
hauled the train and was speeding be-
side it along the highway. Lug waved
to the driver to come on. Returning
to the car, he motioned to Bill to help
him carry Helen out. The two men
picked her up and took her to the pfat-
form. How to transfer her to the mo-
torcar was a problem that might have
given pause to more clever men. Lug
Intended at first to throw the helpless
girl from the platform into the ma-
chine, but this he discovered would
never do—the distance was too great.
Bill, an old sailor, came to the res-
cue with another arrangement. In a
jiffy he had lashed Helen into a kind
of cradle In the middle of the long
rope, and, throwing one end to the
driver, shouted to him to make it fast.
The latter, when he caught the line,
hitched it to the side of his car, and
with the motor and the train still at
high speed. Lug, on the rope, went
hand over hand down to the motorcar.
Loosening the hitch, he then drew in
the rope, while Bill, on the platform,
carefully paid out and Helen was
transferred, uninjured, from the train
to thejELar±.i’4e.
(Continued Tommorow.)
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IN
THE BALLINGER DAILY
LEDGER
One cent per word first insertion
Half cent per word each subse-
quent insertion.
Black face type double regular
rate
Cash must accompany copy ex-
ept where party has regular open
account with us.
Call Telephone No. 27.
WANTED
EXPERT ITIIOLSTER, finisher
and repairer of all kinds of
furniture. Charges cheap to in-
troduce my work. Will cal) at
residences. Phone order to Led
ger office, phone 27. <1 It
WANTED—A girl or married
lady, without children, to do
general house work in family of
three. G. T. L Bryan, Aid. Box
No. 174. Bradshaw, Texas. 28-tfd
WANTED—A married man with
small frmily t<» work on farm
••hone Gil. J. -J. Pope. 28-3tdpd
si A\ i.\G WANTED—By Mrs
Garner, .*05, 11th street, Ballin-
ger. 12-dti
FOR 5ALE
FOR SALE—A second hand cook
stove in good condition, has wa-
ter pipes in box ready for conuee?
tion, may be seen at E. Allison &
Son’s store. A bargain. Phone 27
or 161. ' dtf
FRUIT TREES FOR SALE—I
still have some choice peach
I plums, appricots, pecans Als<
have Jersey bulls from 8 to 2(
months old for sale. Call soon o
you will be too late. Phone o
see me. W. R. White, Ballinger.
26-6td-ltwpd.
FOR SALE—My home and store
] building. Store 30x140, eeilev
and weaker boarded. Home and
store close in, modern eonvenien
ices. Bargain if sold at one-
(Cash and good terms. See C. A
Freeze, Singe* man. l-duim>
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FOR RENT.
FoR RENT—3 small house*. J
| W. POWELL. 24-5t<l
POSTED
Warning-—Keep Out
1 I hereby warn all parties, unde'
penalty of the law, not to hunt
fish, gather pecans or trespass ii
any manner, day or night, on in\
place on Valiev creek.
20-tfd " J. W. RABY.
LUMBER AND BUILDING MA
TERIALS.
LONG LEAF LUMBER. A I 1
Building Materials. C o m plete
house hills shipped anywhere
Quick shipments. Grade a n d
count guaranteed. Examination
allowed. Send estimate. 1NDE
PENDENT Co-Operative Lumber
Co. Lake Charles, La. d3-21-lG
pd.
Biscuit
wholesome cakes,
biscuits and pastry, use
K C BAKING POWDER
Always safe and reliable. If it
isn’t all we claim your grocer
will refund your money.
JAQUES MFG. CO., CHICAGO
PREMIUM LIST OF
BIG STOCK SHOW
AWARDS $18,000
EVERY CLASS OF LIVE-
STOCK IN SOUTHWEST IS
GIVEN AMPLE CONSID-
ERATION.
MANY ‘ SIDE” EVENTS
Saddle Horse Classes Are Given
Special Notice and Baby
Beef (’lasses Arouse
Much Interest.
Approximately $18,000 in
prizes are offered in the various
classes of the National Feeder’
and Breeders show, which will be
held at Fort Worth March 13-18.
Every class of livestock produced
in the Southwest is given ample
consideration in the comprehen-
sive premium list that has just
been spread broadcast among
big stockmen and small produc-
ers alike and it is anticipated
that the greatest and finest ex-
hibit ever witnessed in the twen-
ty years of the show’s existence
will be on hand when opening
day arrives.
Because of the repeated soli-
citation of prominent breeders of
Texas and Oklahoma, the man-
agement of the show changed
; the dates back to spring. It has
been argued that the exhibitors
were able to get their offering
in much better condition for
spring showing than for fall.
In acceding to the wishes of the
breeders, the stock show earned
a co-operation that will go far
towards making the coming
event the best in histo*v.
4 Watch the Fords Go By.
We are glad to note that Uncle
Johnny Saunders is able to be
down town again after a two
week’s round with the la grippe.
Mrs. N. N. Lovell returned home
Tuesday at noon from an extend-
ed visit to relatives and friends at
Granbury.
<**
For Children s Cough.
You cannot use anytaing bet-
ter for your child’s cough and
cold than Dr. King’s New Dis-
covery. It is prepared from Pine
Tar mixed with healing and
soothing balsams. It does not
centain anything harmful and is
slightly laxative, just enough to
expel the poisons from the sys-
I tern. Dr. King’s New Discovery
is antiseptic — kills the eold
: germs—raises the phlegm-—loos-
i ens the cough and soothes the ir-
| citation- Don’t put off treating,
j Coughs and Colds often lead to
1 serious lung troubles. It is also
good for adults and the aged.
Get a bottle today. All drug-
gists.
Watch the Fords Go By.
Fat Stock
AND
Horse Show
FL Worth
MARCH 11-18
$4.25 Round Trip $4.25
Tickets on Sale March 15
and fortrains arriving Ft. Worth
morning March 16
LIMITED MARCH 17
$7.30 Roind Trip $7.30
Tickets on Sale March 10 to 17
I.IMITED MARCH 29
THROUGH
SLEEPER
A. M.WIGLE.
Asrent
*
Cleaning, Pressingand Dyeing
PHONE 97
SCOTCH WOOLEN MILLS
HutcUcs Avfrnua Ballinger, Texas
Of Our Patrons
’Phone 31
We have adopted the plan of receiv-
ing payments of all accounts due the
company at the office, 8th Street, next
door to the Princess Theatre. AH bills
are due and payable before the 10th of
the month.
For the Convenience
$
$
Ballinger Electric Light
and Power Company
Next Door to Princess Theatre
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Sledge, A. W. The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 29, 1916, newspaper, February 29, 1916; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172672/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.