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VOLUME NUMBER 30.
BALLINGER. TEXAS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 25. 1911
NUMBER 50
11
RDILENE WIDOW
SUES FOR 130,000
>30,000 Damage Sall Hied in Abilene
—Widow of Barge ilamiton Ask
Coart To Grant Damage For That
Amount.
Suit was filed Tuesday after-
noon in the district court of the
42nd judicial district yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock in the case
of Mrs. Ollie Hamilton versus the
Abilene Light and Water Com-
pany and Southwestern Telegra-
ph Company, aa joint defendants,
asking for damages in the sum
of $30,000 for the death, on Aug-
ust 7th of M. B. (Burg) Hamil-
ton, the plaintiff’s husband.
The original petition, filed by
Ben L. Cox,esq., alleges that the
negligence of the two defendant
companies caused the death of
Hamilton. Hamilton was killed
at the corner of South Tenth and
. Chestnut street on August 7th.
^ The petition say the average ex-
pectation of Hamilton’s life was
thirty-nine more years; that his
earning capacity at the time of
his death was $55 per month, and
•that in a normal life, with chance
of promotion he would earn ap-
proximately $30,000 — Abilene
Reporter.
Big Meeting.
Rev. Pinnix, Free Will Baptist
Minester of Hylton is here hold-
ing a meeting at West End near
Blind Graham's residence.
Rev. Pinnix is> an earnest
Preacher, knows the scripture
and preaches it without fear or
favor.
He is meeting with fine suc-
cess and has good crowds each
night.
Milton G. Hodnett, who taaght
as High School principal here
two years, was here this week on
business. He is now State A-
gent for a big Life Insurance
Co. and resides at Austin.
J. GILMORE SMITH
WILL JOIN ADAIR
Brownwood Minister Announces In-
tention to Accompany the
Evangelist.
J. Gilmore Smith, a Presbyter-
ian (U. S. A.) evangelist, who
has been stationed at Brownwood
for quite a while, will join Rev.
Locket Adair in his evangelical
work.and will make a strong
working mate for the great
'evangelist.
Rev. Smith is a man of broad
intelligence, much experienced
in revival work and will be of
great help in the evengelical
field.
Little Foundling
It will be remembered that
two years ago the 201 h of this
month a girl baby was found
near the Missouri Milling Co’s,
place of business in this city and
that the baby was about three
months old at the time she was
picked up by Ballinger officers.
The little foundling was given
to G. R. Page and wife, who
were childless and reside 8 miles
up the Crews road from Ballin-
ger.
Mr. and Mrs. Page were in
town Saturday with the little
girl and she is now a bright
sweet girl baby more than two
years old, the picture of health
and is unusually large .for a
child of her age. Her foster
parents are proud of their adopt-
ed child and lavish on her every
comfort possible.
J. T. Hays who farms on Paul
McChaelis place north of Old
Runnels left Monday for Wheel-
er county to see about buying
some land.
Miss Suella Clark of Brown-
wood was the guest of Prof, and
Mrs. Fleming Saturday between
trains enroute from Brownwood
to Winters.
yoiive a bank account
Planning the
child
The whole of their future is made clear when you have
the necessary money. Open a special account while they
are yet young.
You owe it to them, as well as to yourself, to save. You are
responsible—they are helpless—depending on you. Oj>en
that accouht this day.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK
Capital $100,000.
JAKE KNOCKS
ro
OUT ANOTHER
Road and Bridge Fund
Yours for a Bible
THE WALKER DRUG COMPANY
Judge Hill Speaks.
Hatchefs First Bale
Real Estate Deal
Board of Equalization.
sold
A Nice Present.
EXPERT ASSISTANCE IN KEEPING YOUR
Cash Account
in
R.
The First National Bank
to
Established 1886,
Ballinger, Texas.
oil
Capital, surplus and shareholders liability $425,000
and
are
was
the
San
and
School Board of the Bal-
Ind. School Dist. Rat aw a
of Equalization this week
the J
was
Jacob McGee left Saturday for
Hollis Ok., where he will spend
the Fall months picking cotton.
Mrs. Allen and brother, Fields
Jackson, who had been visiting
his brother, W. A. Jackson, the
past few days, left last Friday
for her home at Colorado, Texas.
Mrs. Allen had been visiting at
New Orleans for several weeks
before coming to Ballinger.
Our old friend “Dad” Norris
was the recipient of a nice pres-
ent on Aug- 16 his 63rd birth-
day from Jno. A. Weeks, mana-
ger of The Walker Drug Co.
The present was a nice Bible
of the latest model and was ap-
preciated by friend Norris to the
fullest extent.
Judge C. O. Harris came in
Saturday from an extended trip
to New York City, and while
away toured Canada, returning
by Chicago. He says the weath-
er was delightfully cool in Buffa-
lo, New Yurk.
E. L. Rasbury, one of the saf-
est and most conservative cotton
men in West Texas and a man
who has had wide experience in
the cotton business, toured Run-
nels county in an auto Saturday
and in an interview with our re-
porter Saturday says that he fig-
ures that there is 180,000 acres
in cotton in Runnels county and
that a yield of a bale to every
six acres will be made, thus
making 30,000 bales for the coun
ty, and Ballinger can safely fig-
ure on 40 percent of this amount
for its wagon receipt or 12,000
bales.
Before Judge Robert G. Street,
District Judge of the 56 Dist.
Court in Galveston, an opinion
was rendered holding that the
Senate Investigating Committee
had the power to compel the at-
tendance of witnesses and could
fine for contempt as other Judi-
cial officers could.
The winning out in the trial
court is a victory for the pro con-
tention.
It is thought the antis will test
the opinion in the Higher Courts.
Cullen F. Thomas and Senator
Vaughn appeared for the Senate
Committee.
On Friday, the 11th, Hatchai
got her first bale of cotton, and
it was bought by Jim Holiday
representing the Miller Mercan-
tile Co. of this place, at) $11.40
per hundred.
The cotton was raised by J. H.
Tucker, on the farm adjoining
the town of Hatchel purchased
from Jim Holiday last winter.
A premium of $14.56 was giv-
en by the business men of Hat-
chel which shows the pluck of
this little town and they mean to
' do business out their way.
I This is Mr. Tuckers first at-
tempt at farming in Texas and
he feels like he has scored one
on the old Texas farmers.
Says 180,000 Acres in Cotton In Ranatb
County and An Average of A Bate
to 6 Acies Will Be Made.
That Juke Wolters may yet win hack
the belt for the white race in bellAyed
by many.
Last Monday he knocked Tho*. B.
Ix>ve down in the lobby of the Driscul
Hotel at Austin, and on Tuesday he
again put Senator McNealua of Dallas
on his back, bringing blood in lx>th in-
stances. It seems that any attempt to
question .lake’s veracity brings a fight
each and every time.
Master Edwin Skinner of
Bronte was here several days
last week visiting his brothor
James, and having some dental
work done.
Oscar Pearson, the cotton
man, left last Friday on a short
business trip to Houston.
Investigating Com-
mittee Wins Out
Presiding Elder Whitehearst
was here Saturday and held his
third quarterly meeting for this
charge Saturday night, going to
Winters on Sunday.
J -,
Mrs. W. A. Jackson who was
operated on Saturday August 5th
for appendicitis at the Halley &
Ix>ve Sanitarium was able to be
moved home last Saturday
her neighbors and friends
glad of her speedy recovery.
THE BANK THAT DOES THINGS FOR YOU”
Miss Kathleen Francis has
been elected as teacher in music
for the Thornton Public Schools
of Thornton, Texas, and will be-
gin her work Monday, Sept. 3rd.
Miss Kathleen has devoted a
great deal of time to her music
and is well prepared to teach this
subject, and we are glad to have
Ballinger so well represented
the Thornton Public Schools.
It has been the wishes of a
great many citizens of Runnels
county for a good while that the
Road Bridge Fund be divided
up among the various commis-
sioners precincts in proportion to
the taxable property in each pre-
cinct, and last week this was
done by the Honorable Commis-
sioners Court.
Heretofore the Road & Bridge
Fund has been kept together and
any section of the county that
needed a bridge would call on
the Court for rame, but now
each Commissioner’s precinct
will get just its proportional part
and no more.
This will be of great benefit to
Ballinger and Precinct No. 1, for
the reason that nearly one half
of the taxable property lies in
Precinct No. 1, thus giving this
precinct nearly as ~much as all
the balance of the county com-
bined.
To C. A. Doose belongs
credit for this change for it
he who pushed the matter.
The
linger
Board
to raise and lower any property
that may have been assailed
either too low or too high.
It is reported that many ren-
detions were raised.
Since the fact that farmer
P. Kirk furnished the Ballinger
market with the largest melon,
his mail is loaded down with let-
ters from all over the country
asking for information on how to
farm and he tells them.
E. L, RASBERRY
ON COTTON CROP
get
at-
infernal hell holes ever stopped
once to see whether they are de-
stroying that which is nearest
and dearest to all of us. (Ap-
plause. ) I don’t want to hurt
anybody’s feelings. Far be it
from me, but when I come to
deal with hell, don’t suppose for
a minute I am going to strike
the devil with a boquet. ” (Ap-
plause. )
3fMr. and Mrs. E. C. Curtsinger
of Dallas, who had been visiting
her sister Mrs. R. Kunitz and
family and other relatives in this
section, left Friday for San An-
gelo and in a day or two will re-
turn home.
Mr. D. R. Buchanan and fam-
ily recently moved to our section
from Hollis Mississippi have leas-'
ed the Mayes Hotel on Hutchins,
Avenue and Fifth street and will
take charge on the 1st. of Sep-1
tomber. They come highly rec-
commended to our city.
“In Business for Your Health.
[The Rexall Store]
If so, come to our store and
yourself one. Our prices are
tractive, our goods dependable, our
service good.
Judge Hill of San Angelo
among the pro speakers on
Methodist church lawn at
Angelo last Sunday night,
among other things he said:
“When I see the people who
come out like the prohibitionists
have been coming out in this
campaign, 1 feel certain that
' victory will perch upon our ban-
ner. (Applause.) Our forces
are standing like ond solid phal-
anx. Every man is doing his
duty and laboring in the great
cause which lies nearest to our
hearts. All that we need to do
is to continue that! orderly man-
agement that has been maintain-
ed during this campaign, my
fellow citizens, and the infernal
saloon will leave San Angelo on
the 29th of this month. (Ap-
plause.) Some gentlemen have
SECREST HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS
Mr. G. E. Walker of Beaumont,
came in Monday and has ac-
cepted a position as lineman for
the West Texas Telephone Co.,
as soon as he can secure rooms
will move his family here
make their permanent home.
There is no safer, simpler, easier method of keeping a
cash account than is provided by a bank book and check
book and stubbs. The bank proves your account without
any expense to you. All that is necessary to have expert
assistence in keeping your cash account is to open a Check-
ing Account with this bank and make all payments by check
When you think the matter over and fully realize that,
while a Checking Account with this bank costs nothing, it
entitles you to all the facilities of our strong organization
and equipment, we think that self interest, if nothing else,
will prompt you to make all payments by check.
Remember, small accounts are always welcome.
ARE YOU A STRANGER
The Greatest of All Books
THE BIBLE?
Mrs. Anna M. Dickinson
_____________ _____this week a ten acre tract in Old
said that I am too bitter, but tell Hunnels known as the Dr. Rape
me, my fellow citizens, if these acre tract to Jno. Nunn Jr.
' for $21.00 per acre. John has
been living at Garden City for
some years, but wants to invest
his spare money in Runnels coun
ty dirt, knowing the value there-
of.
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Shepherd, C.P. The Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1911, newspaper, August 25, 1911; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184311/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.