The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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THE D AILY LEDGER
(Continued from first nage.)
Modern Conveniences 1
on
Don’t Neglect Your Cold
Excursion Rales
F JR MLLE
For the
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
via
MCJFIC
TEXAS
4-dtf.
Route of the
Louisiana Limited
To Shreveport and New Orleans
ATEIiSWOHDER
and
it-
Sunshine Special
TROUBLESOME FLIES
To St. Louis,
and East
TRESPASS NOTICES
See T. & P.
or write
DALLAS
C. A. DOOSE
or
iil-
•>;
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Your family deserves all the advan-
tages that your friends and neighbors provide
for theirs. So why not give them the popular
conveniences of the modem home.
Dee Oliver, of the Valley creek
country, passed through Ballinger
Thursday afternoon for San Saha
on a visit and business trip com-
bined.
A. D. Bell,
Asi't Gen’l Pass Agent.
Mrs. Otto Elder and niece, lit-
tle Miss Mamie Ruth ('
left Thursday afternoon tor
HANN SUCCEEDS TOM
LEACH AS STENOGRAPHER
Self-Filling
Fountain Pen
NON-LEAKABLE
Former Ballinger Men
In Shooting at Angelo;
E. W. Stokes is Killed
Geo. D. Hunter,
Gen’l Pass. Agent
Ballinger Fire Department Fea ‘
tures In Rescue Scene.
day afternoon en route to Seguine
to visit relatives.
In making mention of the move
that is now underway to bring a-
bout a change in the form of city
government, we stated that it
would be the ‘’duty of the com-
missioners to employ a manager.’’
when we should have said that the
commissioners would have the au-
thority to employ a manager and
invest in him the working out of
the details of the city’s affairs.
We hasten to correct what
might lead to a false impression
and cause some to vote against
I HOME TALENT MOVIE
NEARING COMPLETION
ter, Miss Lillie, of the Winters
country, passed through Ballin-
ger Thursday afternoon en route
to Buckholts to be at the bedsid'1
of his mother, who is seriously ill
and not expected to live.
It kills the larvae. To prevent
mosquitoes, spray lightly on pools
of water, rain barrels, and in cel-
lars. To disinfect the home, spray
lightly two or
month.
EOR SALE—One Jersey eow,
fresh in milk, also young bulls
of registered type. Phone 577 or
see me. W. R- White, Ballinger.
there are so many things
Luxurious gifts,
three times a
Sold in Ballinger by the
I>rug (’o.
All parlies arc hereby forbidden
under penalty of the law, to hunt,
fish, gather pecans, haul wood, or
otherwise trespass upon my Pecan
Mott farm, or upon any and all
other proprietors
trolled by me in
County.)
the proposition who perhaps
would otherwise favor the com-
mission form of government.
As we understand the law gov-
erning the management of the
city’s affairs under the commis-
sion form of government, the com-
missioners <lo not have to employ
an extra man to manage the city’s
business, but that authority can
be invested either in the mayor,
one of the commissioners or the
clerk, or the commissioners and
the mayor can carry on the work
It is
per-
fol-
: of
Mrs. Thomas Beeching,
BIG BARGAIN—I am leaving
Ballinger and if sold at once, I
collectively as is the plan under
-the present aldermanic form of
city government.
The change will not necessitate
the-employing of additional help,
or the increasing of the city’s pay
roll, but will be the means of con-
centrating the work, placing the
responsibility on one or three men
instead of on a half dozen
more as is the case under the
demanic form of government.
county. As Lucy Parmer she be-
came the bride of Al. 11. Bibb on
August 12, 1893. Three children
were born: Miss Ethel Bibb, now
Commission Form Will Cut
Expenses; Concentrate Work
FOR SALE—One good
FOR SALE OR TRADE—70 acres
in Comanche, 15 miles from Com-
anche. Every acre tillable, good
water and good improvements.
Phone 0003. T- J. Bryan. 4-6td4tw
J./ the granting of the divorce she
, desired.
. I Mrs. Bibb exhibited the letter
Thursday morning. It was type-
written and attested to by Justice
J of Peace Marshall of Precinct No.
‘'ll, Irion county. Bibb had affix-
t jed his signature in the lower left
hand corner. Mrs. Bibb slates
that his letter greatly relieved her
and she began to consider the ac-
ceptance of work which had been
offered her, her new duties to be-
gin next Monday. The woman
had given up her position at the
Ilerrenian Hotel, because of the
i worry which had been caused her
by her husband’s attempted visits.
It is said that Bibb had also warn-
ed Stokes to leave his wife alone.
Wednesday night Mrs. Bibb ac-
companied Stokes to the show and
did not know her husband was in
J. I). Miller, of Norton, was
transacting business in Ballinger
Thursday afternoon.
a col.I wears you out, and your
cough becomes serious if neglect-
ed. Hacking coughs drain the en-
ergy and sap the vitality. For 47
years the happy combination of
soothing antiseptic balsams in Dr.
King’s New Discovery has healed
coughs and relieved congestion.
Voting and old can testify to the
effectiveness of Dr. King’s New
Discovery for coughs and colds.
Buy a bottle today at your drug-
gist, 50c.
FOR SALE—Mesquite cord wood,
$3.25 per cord. Sec Victor Mil-
ler. 4-6tdltw
The Place To Do
Your Xmas Shopping
Xmas shopping is easy in our
store—there are so many things
to interest you. Luxurious gifts,
gifts distinctive, or gifts practical.
One of our best practical gifts is
********
C. P. SHEPHERD
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC
General Practice
Collections and rent pro,
handled. Office upstairs in ( __
Doose Building. Ballinger, Tex. *
Phone 60
FOR SALE—Pianos, phonographs digestion.
and records. Nice line late re- bine in such cases.,
cords and instruments on hand at appears instantly,
my home 4(HI Broadway. Mrs. L.' operate speedily and you feel fin *,
II Bacon. r 1-tdf vigorous and el eerful. Price 5(1.*.
FOR SALE—scholarship for ebm-
plete course of cotton classing,
shorthand, or steno-typewriting,
or bookkeeping, telegraphy, or
business administration and fin-
ance, in Tyler Commercial Col-
Don’t allow them io hatch.
RATES FOR
Classified Ads
awaited the arrival of an officer
Mrs. Bi I
was 50 ye;
little of h
having known him only a
1 ime.
It was there
The latter,
, showed her
Elm many kindnesses and frequently
set- escorted her to the show. Bibb
in the meantime was at Mertzon
and several times is said to have,
made unsuccessful attempts to
communicate with his wife. Then
on Wednesday Mrs. Bibb received
a letter from her husband, stat-
ling that l.c had just talked the
owned or oon-
♦hh i Runnels
A nice present for wife and
home—a Columbia Grafanola for
price. The Fair. 7-3td-lw
LOST Genl’s watch chain with
half locket on same. Finder
get reward for return to E. Alli-
son, Eighth street. 7-ltd
WOOD and COAL for sale. Bal-
linger Light, Power & Ice Co. I
Phone 312. 1-tfd* . .
_______________________________ Heartburn is a symptom of ;u-
FOR SALE—Pianos, phonographs digestion. Take a dose of lier-
The pain dis-
The bow* Is
Free them from the distaste of using old-
fashioned equipment — out-of-date methods.
Let them enjoy life to the fullest.
We are prepared to install a complete
water system in any home — large or small.
Let us figure on plumbing for your heme now.
Repair work done prompt-
ly, neatly and efficiently.
She knew but
connect ions,
short
court of Runnels county. The
case was in court and the attor-
Stop the First Cold
A cold does not get well of
Midland, and Tollie Bibb of .Mid-
land, Texas. The family resided in
various portions of the state. Bibb
during the greater part of the time
engaging in the stock business. In
the spring of 1915, Air. and Mrs.
Bibb moved from Rogers to Paint
Rock, two of their children hav-
ing gone to other sections to re-
side- Then in the late months of
the same year, the family went to
.Ballinger, when' Mrs. Bibb con-
Iducteda boardinghouse. Accord-
ing to the woman’s statement, her
husband did not have .steady em-
ployment much of the time and
she claims he deserted her
three separate occasions.
Airs. Bibb in October, 1915, fil-
*. G. Allison & Son
Phone 1 36
place, west part of city and 160
acre farm three miles from Nor-
ton. Good terms. Immediate pos-
session. J. N. Adams. 8-4td2w
The Walker Drug Company
The Rexall Store. Phones 12 and 1
the dishes, 1he women will
dulge in after-dinner speech)
bladder in both men and women, if not aolo
Sgs Jr*
treatment and seldom falls to perfect a cure.
q! ’1.1/2r tostlnjonlal* .fTOTn tti* end'other
Only a few days left to order <•’
’ olumbia Grafanola and get here
for wife’s Xmas present, bette •
hurry. The Fair. 7-3d-lw
IN
fHM WEKK1.F MANNED
ledge::
One cent per word first insertiok.
Half cent per word each suhw
quent insertion.
Black face type double rcxuln
rate.
Cash must accompany copy ex-
cept where party has regular open
account with us
Call Telephone No. ?7.
Danger Signal.
]f the fire bell should ring
would you run and stop it or go
and help to put out the fire? It
is much the same way with a
cough. A cough is a danger sig-
nal as much as a fire’bell. You
should no more try to suppress it
than to stop a file bell when it is
ringing, but should cure the dis-
ease that causes the coughing,
This can nearly always be done!
by taking Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy. Many have used it with1
the most beneficial results. .
especially valuable for lhe
sistent cough that so often
lows a bad cold or an attack
the grip.
Andrews, Ind., writes: “During
the winter my husband takes cold
easily and coughs and coughs.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is
the best medicine for breaking
up these ^ittacks and you can-
not get him to take any other ’’
Obtainable everywhere.
Neglected colds get worse, in-
;stead of better. A stuffed head,
a tight chest, must be relieved at
I once. Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-IIoncy
, is Nature’s remedy. Honey and
(glycerine heal the irritated mem-
brane, antiseptic tar loosens the
phlegm, you breathe easier and
your cold is broken up. Pleasant
to take, Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-
Honey is an ideal’ remedy for
children as well as grown-ups.
At your druggist, 25c.
at bargain. Ballinger Printing
Co., Ballinger, Texas.
(’hadbourne
(street. The man did not speak,
stales Airs. Bibb, but fired twice,
the discharges narrowly missing
her. She heard Stokes exclaim,
dozen nice(‘*Aly God you’ve killed me." and
make twelve r;in e;tS| across |jlc vacant lot. A
Xmas fjdts. |,j(.|<(q fence barred her wav and
she had turned in another direc-
tion when, she states, Bibb called
to her not to be alarmed, that he
would not harm her. The man
with the gun appeared cool and
taking his wife bv the arm walk-
LET THE MEN DO THE WORK.
Dallas, Tex., Dee. S. Men of
j the McKinney Avenue Baptist
church will cook and serve a din-
ner this evening to the women of
the Congregation-
Prominent business men. judges
and doctors are included in the
list of cooks and waiters.
When the dinner is finished,
while lhe waiters, in livery rented
for the oeeason, are clearing away ;
in-l
Judge J- O. Woodward, judge-
elect of the 35th judicial district,
has appointed Mr. Ralston Hann
of Austin as official court steno-
tgrapher to succeed Air. Tom Leach.
Mr. Hann was official court*
stenographer of the Austin di^-*
trict for seven years and wasapec-
retary to John S. Patterson,
banking commission, when
latter was killed at Tea
is a young man of splendid char-
acter and will be a valued ’addi-
tion to the citizenship of Coleman.
He will move to Coleman about
December 15th.—Coleman Demo-
crat.
Bibb, when her husband returned
and begged to be reinstated in her
affections. The plea was granted
and upon request of lhe plaintiff
suit was dismissed. The family
picked cotton in Runnels county
during the remainder of the sea-'
3;oii and then went to Eden.
“Same Old Story’’
There, stated Airs. Bibbs, it was
the same old story and on June 9,
1916, she finally parted with her
husband, immediately* filing a suit
play, Aliss Nell Kipp assumes the for divorce in Paint Rock. The
leading feminine role ami is ably grounds were “desertion.” This
supported by a cast consisting of suit is still pending, having been
Mr. Roy Sharp, Aliss Kathleen passed from the last term of court
Jones, Air. John Weeks and Air. j until the February, 1917, session.
Frank Pearce. I Ou September 7, Airs. Bibb came ;
At the beautiful residence of J. to San Angelo and secured work]
Y. Pearce, touching love scenes as a waiter in the dining room ofj
have been enacted, also an ex- lhe llerreman Hotel,
citing elopement ami a heroic res she met E. W. Stokes,
cue from the burning building. ] Mrs. Bibbs stated,
The pretty scenery along
creek has furnished ideal
tings for various parts of the
play. Al any comedy scenes,
where the irate father kicks and
chases his daughter’s lover, will
furnish rounds of laughter to
those seeing the finished produc-
tion. . • j*“~ l,,‘" ,v "j"1 J"'’ li'iKvo me
The Ballinger fire department ’patter over with a friend and had
made a thrilling run yesterday, <leei«led to offer no contention to
arriving on the scene, hose wen
connected and ladders run up
with such naturalness that many
supposed they were fighting a
real fire and rushed to the scene.
The wedding, a fitting climax
to the play, was a brilliant affair.]
The scene for this was staged at
the First .Methodist church and i
showed the bride and groom, at-
tendants and visitors all fitting-
ly attired for the occasion-
In Aliss Nell Kipp and Roy,
the director claims to have found
unusual talent, for all their act-
ing is without effort and natural.
With the support accorded these
leads by others in the cast,
Ballinger Romance’’ or “How
Nell Gets the Best of Father’
promises to be a great success.
The film will be completed to-
morrow and shown next .Monday, fOWI1 until she came face to face
1 uesday and Wednesday at the with him on North
Queen Theatre.
Your friends can buy anything
yon can give them except your
photograph. One
sepia photos will
very appropriate
Just phone 507 and arrange with
me for a sitting. I do the work
in your own home, no studio
troubles. W. E
home photo man.
Christmas Holidays
Between All Points In
Air. and Mrs. \V. L. Lampe and
Gressett, two children and her mother, Mrs.
• San Wilke, of the Rqwena country,
Antonio to visit relatives a few, passed through Ballinger Thurs-
weeks. day afternoon en route tn Seiriiinp
LOST.
LOST—One blue
taining twenty
rency and silver,
return to W. A. T
reward.
handbag con-
doliars in cur-
Finder please
a' y and receive
7-2td-lt w
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Sledge, A. W. The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1916, newspaper, December 8, 1916; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178365/m1/4/?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.