The Banner-Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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TTTE BANNER-LEDGER. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917.
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ANOTHER SHIPMENT
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Of the above shipmenl Winters
The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless; ’ . \ .
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Auxiliary supplied 28 pairs sod
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Mr. Rooster
Strutted About
and my
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will be launched soon after the hoi
idays, and an effort will be made
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AV. R. McDonald, who was ar-
rested Wednesday afternoon and
placed in jail for refusing to show
“‘Wr'll have to think all over again,
rowed Mr. Booster, slowly and b&dly.'
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Those who object to liquid modi
cines can procure Peruna Tablets.
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tut the rest of
oil—Bah!’ And
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E. Brimson of
neighborhood,
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25c can K. C. Baking Powder,
for 45c. Gustavus Grocery.
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Morris Views is here from San
Antonio to spend' the holidays
with his father, C.R.Crews, and
family.
lion, and have met with much suc-
cess ip*the treatment of those di-
seases. People who have suffered
for years with stomach trouble
and have been unable to obtain
any permanent relief, have been
completely cured by the use of
1he.se tablets Chamberlain’s Tab-
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How to Be Happy.
The happiest New Year is for those
rho sprlrtbe happim ss of others.
Apy one
Suffering with
Catarrh in
Any form
I will
Advise them
To take
Peruna
Paul Miehoelis of Ilatchel and
II. C. Brunson of the Dry Ridge
neighborhood, were among Hie
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to
to
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‘it's are natural an I we don’t put on
•ny airs about resolutions. Such non-
W. A. Summers, of the Talpa
country was transacting business
in Ballinger Saturday ami says he
has just bought 10(H) bushels of
seed oats and will begin to put
them in the ground after the 1st
of the war, rain or no rain.
Max Zt schan | of the .Jamison
neighborhood, was transacting
I business in the citv Monday and
Ed (Vf fee of the I/ced ay coun-
try, and J. M. Tindall and J. E.
Salmon of lhe New Home -neigh-
borhood. were looking after busi-
ness affairs in Ballinger Saturday
and while here Mr. Salmon had his
figures on The Ledger set up to
1919.
ing quarters. Wo are stationed in
a building about 3(1x40. It is heat-
ed just like the schools are down
The Banner-Ledger and Semi-Weekly Dallas News for . . $2.00
The Banner-Ledger and Semi-Weekly Ft. Worth Recore for $2.00
worry about him, that he would
The case is
Notice is hereby given of the
annual meeting of the stockhold-
er.-, of the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank of Ballinger, Texas,
to be held at the office of said
Bank, on Tuesday January 8, 1918
at 1he hour of 3 :00 p. m., for the
purpose of electing Directors for
the ensuing year and to attend to
such other business as may come
before the meeting.
II. Giesecke, President.
21-2tw.
bread coffee, potatoes and some
sort <>f fruit. Dinner and supper
is served lhe same as breakfast,
with
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Demoville
came in from Houston Sunday
and will visit their parents during
•the holidays. *
little while.
We have just come in from tak-
ing a little drill, and it was fine.
We get up at 5 in the morping
ami take a shower bath, put our
clothes on, make up our b6ds,
sweep ami mop up lhe floor, ami
then four of the boys in our com-
pany, go to lhe mess house and
quota in this work. So far Run-
nels county has made good in ev-
erything the government has call-
ed on us to do.
Mrs. Melton was instrumental I
in making the food conservation
campaign a great success. She,
*has been active in Red Cross work,
and while we have net been in-
formed whether she accepts the
work she is now being called on ;
to do or not, we know of no other
the committee could have selected
who is more fitted ami patriotic
to the couse than is Mrs. Melton.
How can you keep up with the army draft news?
How will you keep up with local county news?
How are you going to get along without The
We will be quarantined for a-
boiit 21 days and vaccinated once
or twice during that time, ami will
get off at Saturday
al! seed on hand. A few scatter-
ing s»-ed will be concentrated here
and another short run made later
in the season. The mill could not
begin to supply the local demand
for meal and hulls, and large quan
“‘Besides.’ said Mr. Rooster, ‘we’ll
avy to thia’; up entirely new resolu-
ions. Things that will bo hard lor us
o do. It’s a great nuisance.’
“‘That’s tru<,’ said Pinky, with
vieked grin. ‘It is always easiest
Io what come- natural to us and
ay we re so go <d doing it. But *
Mr. W. S. Brown, R. F. D. No. 4,
Box 82, Rogersville, Tennessee,
writes:
“I feel it my duty to recommend
Peruna to all sufferers of catarrh or
cough. In the year 1909, I took a
severe case of the la grippe. I then
took a bad cough. I had taken all
kinds of cough remedies but got no
relief. I then decided to try Peruna.
I used five bottles. After taking five
bottles my cough stopped
catarrh was cured. My
weight was 115 and now
148%. Any one suffering
tarrh in any form I will advise them to
take Peruna,"
9 pairs wristlets. The Norton la-1
dies furnished 14 pairs sod
sweater and 1 pair wristlets.
’ $32.65 per month,
come familiar with
(■nt lines
change my
splendid library, containing most
any kind of reading matter we
want, and will have quite a bit of
peaceable crowd. There are 24
men in each barrack. All have a
duty to perform while inside.
When he has finished his work he
can cither sit down and read or
get permission from the chief and
go out on lhe grounds to the other
barracks. There is no gambling
or stealing allowed, and obscene
language isn’t tolerated nt all. Of
course, it is practiced extensively.
Some of the officers are very so-
ciable. They will all speak .short
and snappy; that is their style,
ami recruits are allowed the same
privilege. Everything is sani-
tary and up to date.
Al! recruits get $60.00 worth of
clothing a year and they say that
is all they need, if they take care
of them. The boys that have them
say they don't get cold at all.
They get good wool socks, cap,
broad-cloth suits and good heavy
woolen sweaters, and all get a
good pair of high top over shoes.
August Vogelsang of Ilatchel,
W. F. McShan of Pony, F. M.
Wood <>f Mud ('reek, J. R. Tur-
ner and J. E. Gentry of Wilmoth,
W. *A. Esmond of Valley (’reek,
A. J. Byers of Benoit, were among
those shopping in Ballinger Satur-
day.
his loyalty to Lis country an<| for OIL MILL COMPLETES
making statements about the ad-
ministration that were not becom-
ing to an American, it is charged,
is still in jail, having made no
move to get -a hearing or obtain
bond. AIcDonald has made mt
Mrs. I’. P. Melton has received statement since being placed in
notice from Mrs. Virginia Thread- ja’d, and only requested that his
gill, Field Secretary lor Woman’s wife be notified and told not to
Work, War-Savings Committee,
informing her that she had been come out all right,
appointed as county chairman for one which the federal authorities
the Woman’s Committee, War- , will
Savings Campaign in Runnels _ pro
county.
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the exception of change of
ami it is just a little differ-
After supper four of lhe
clean up lhe dishes and kit-
chen. At 9 lights are all out all
are supposed to be in bed except
the guard. He is on duty in the
house for two hours and then he
calls up one of the other boys and
who is on duty for two hours.
1’ne former guard going to bed.
There is lots to be learned in the
Navy, but it is fun. Over half of
(Copyright.)
“The Animals were talking," com-
menced Daddy. “They were getting
quite excited when along came Pinky
Pig, who asked what the trouble was
all about. v
“‘The Pigeon family,’ said Mr. and
Mrs. Peacock together, ‘say that as it
is around the New Y'ear they should
make resolutions—good resolutions.’
“‘Well,’ grunted Pinky, ‘if you’ll
talk like n sensible animal and not
like one of the silly Grown-Ups, per-
haps I could get some sort of an idea
what you meant. As it is, I don't know
at all. What’s a resolution, anyway?
And an* then* bad ones and good ones?
That’s a silly word. Now good means
good, and bad means bad, and what
right has that word resolution to be J
both good and bad?’
“‘Dear me,’ clucked Mrs. Hen, ‘how
irritable you are today Pinky. You
should lie pleasant and try to make
good resolutions, too.’
“ ‘But how can 1 make something I
squealed Pinky,
owed Mr. Rooster,
re! That’s sonie-
the Dry Ridge
were shopping in
urday afternoon.
Patent flour $2.75 pe;
$5.45 per hundn d.
NO MOVE MADE TO
RELEASE McDonald
Ballinger, Texas.
Dear Father, and AU: Accord-
ing to my promise 1 will attempt
to write you a little about my new
home. It is nothing to compare
with what you might think it is.
I was surprised when I arrived
[ and found out fifte rules and reg-
ulations, that is, what I have
We arrived in
11 a. m., ate dinner
mil for the camps a-
it is .‘12 miles from;
Io the camps,
better eating than I
Great Lakes Training Camp,
Dee. 18, 1917.
noon after 21
seamen gvt
AV hen I be-
all the differ-
ing*, I may
rating. We have a
TEN THOUSAND STENOGRAPHERS WANTED
at Washington at entrance salaries of $1,000 to $1,200 and
there is an undrecedented shortage of private stenographers
and secretaries. A scholarship with books, only $42.00, would
make a substantial Christmas gift. San Angelo Business Col-
lege. *
iousness. Chronic constipation
may be permanently cured by
taking Chamberlain’s Tablets and
observing the plain printed direc-
tion
lhe Runnels county Red ( ross <,itlIli|1„ lhe iast WP(.k 'in pj,,.,,.
I hapter shipped another box oi .,,.v |o tl)p 10th U;|v of A|;i,.(.h uis
knutci1 garments to headquarters predi(,tiuIls are based (,n lhe fogs
rriday. lhe box contained the
following articles:
62 sweaters
14 mufflers
15 helmets
32 pairs wristlets’
mug about 2
Chicago at
and started
bout 12:30.
• ’liivago out
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be up bright mid
curly every morning,' suit! Mr. Rooster.
“‘You do that anywny,’ said Pinky.
Luther AVatson and Speck
Smickle were among the* soldier
boys who came in Sunday to
spend the holidays with home
folks and friends.
don't understand?
“‘Resolutions,’ <
‘are resolves! T1
thing for you I’
Strutted about pre
“ ‘You see,’ he
continued, ‘we can
resolve to be good
be.’
u'ro con< < itf'l.’ said the Pigeons,
boubi resolve not to think so
is beginning it is
well to resolve to
be good.’
“ ‘That's n o n -
grunted
‘I don't
shall give some very fine
said the Goat.
did 1 ever!’ exclaimed
‘1 iiiiclit as well resolve to wade in
every bit of mud 1 see. (if course, in
the winter that's hard, tint then 1 can
do my best!’
“‘And 1 arn going to lay lots of
pggs,’ said Mrs. Hen.
“ ‘I am going to give good milk,’ said
Mrs. Cow.
“‘I shall protect the sheep,’ said the
-rf
“‘Ami 1 shall look after the farmer’s
house.' barked the Watch Dog.
“ ‘1 have decided to let the children
drive me,’ brayed the Donkey.
“ ’We shall pick up as many bread-
•rnmbs as we can find,' chirped some
rood accommodations in ev-
s|tect. We will have ham-
and one mattress and
We think it’s silly for us,’ said the j heavy blankets wheir
ocks, ‘as were about as perfect as straightened out. We
ds ami blankets now.
We haven’t got our
t, but »wiil get them
vs. It isn’t as cold as
Good
Resolulions
We want to give every one a chance, and will accept
renewals and new subscriptions up to
' JJoraair’y 1st F©ir ,
After that date the rate will positively be $1.1)0.
do you mean?’ asked Mr.
‘Here are all you animals
>ragging al mt " bat you will do. You
lave all said you would do the things
hat you always do—you have not
nade any good resolutions, us you call
hem. You sim-
>lv will do the
hings that it is
uitural for you to
io. Tin* peacocks
ire honest, be-
cause they know
Chamberlain’s Tablets.
( hamberlain’s Tablets are _i’
tended especially for stoma W!
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MOW' tlCTilliffi'r iitu®|1ili!’!|!1IIM«ffln ....... ......... „ ..-n. ———■
j Catarrhal Cough
I ;iik*ii ph sihjii n iiioiu ■
.. . i i t ', 4i p‘>s dav is night.
lever. 11 wasn t so bad, but they • -. ;
sax that our arms will get prettvl. ,1h,s Wednesday morn-
ling, and my atius are not v t-y
sore. We are going to have
breakfast now. so I will close for
this Hine. When you .tfrite ad-
dress all mail with ink.
I am as ever,
#’Your son,
Elmer Barker
“ ‘You’re wrong,'
aid Mr. Rooster.
. “ ‘I don’t know about that,’ said Mrs.
’ow. ‘I would give milk no matter
chat time of the year it might be, and
t's certainly not a good resolution for
ue.’
“ ‘And I'd lay eggs,’ agreed Mrs.
len.
“‘I'd have to take the children for
ides,’ said the Donkey, ‘as they fasten
ue to a cart!’
“‘Didn’t 1 say I was right?’ said
’inky.
“‘I hate to admit it. though.’ said
fr. Rooster, putting his head on one
ide and looking very mournful.
‘“You might just as well,’ said
’inky.
■ Peacocks. ‘We have something
to be vain about.’
said the Pigeons.
other animal re-
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We have to do our own barber
work if we don't want to pay for
it, hut we can get a shave for 10c
and hair cut fur 15c, right on the
grounds. Our names are stensiled
on all our wearing apparel and
bed clothes. 1 have been on guard
twice and on mess detail twice.
That consists of sweeping, mop-
ping, dishing out* food and clean-
ing up the kitchen and utensils.
We came in at four o’clock this
evening and didn’t have much to
do inside so you see I have some
idle time. /
I enlisted for four years ser-
vice, and I don’t regret it the
least hit. Anyone at the end of
year can buy out for $69.00, jiro-
^Pjviding ihe nation is not at wai.
IcariKd. < H course, I haven ti^rrve , wo years and <ret out for
co:.urn iiee'l to learn it all. 1 like,.^ioo.OO; but if the nation is at
awfully well. peace 1 don’t think 1 will want
ived here yesterday eve-1 out.
We don't get but about $4.00 of
our first months pay. The idea
for that is to have money enough
io lake him home in case seme of
his folks are seriously ill, and he
gets a telegram to come home;
t.iis money is placed to his credit
until he is discharged if he don’t
use it in case of an emergency.
We may be here for 3 months
and it may be seven or eight—no
our knows. Some are sent to the
vest coast of California, Long Is-
land, and other islands,
1 can get insurance at a premi-
1,111 I um of 65c per $1000 each month.
Il think I wi|l pike out eight or
." 11 bn thousand rig'ht away. Our
*, X Captain is a mighty fine fellow,
. ® . .... ■ land has given us' quite a bit of
it v.'iiil, be. I here was snow on; , . . ... 'e
. »i good advice, with reference to our
the ground from Arkansas on.. *• u • * n-
. , , , . - promotions He is very intelu-
i bought me a good Mackinaw i . . , <
, . 5 -4 ii i ge»L also pleasant in both speech
icoat and am making i1 all o. k. , . ,, . ,
... . and manner. He has served a
\v •* were given our final exam- . .
I. , • term in the Army and savs the
Hnation inis morning: also vacct- v . . _
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove’s.
The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless
General Tonic because it contains the I 12 sweaters and 4 mufflers. The
^l1^5^t<^Si^rope,!ies?-QUI^INEi^‘les Auxiliarv supplie,! 19 pairs
•nd IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ! K _ ________/ J ], <* . , 1 .
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
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Sledge, A. W. The Banner-Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1917, newspaper, December 28, 1917; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172834/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.