The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 22
ONLY PAPER IN STONEWALL COUNTY
ASPERMONT, TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 22 1920
NUMBER 40
A Jolly Picnic
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"Talk about your social t-vents,
Tuesday night a picnic was ex
eciated that was the jolliest we
«ver attended. Eats were won-
derful, Turkey, Ham, Stuffed
•.Eggs, Solada. Pies and cakes
" Sjfcwre a par): of the menu. It
was in celebration of the instal-
lation of the Dalco Lighting
vplaot. and we are all sorry that
*We don't have to have another
.Delco. Just one thing marred
fthe pleasure of the ouciug, there
were hardly enouarh grasshop-
pers to go around, Bill Meador
(had to substitute cookie-burs
:for salad seasoning. Mr. Link
stopped eating in the midd !e of
••the last piece of cake to asl<
iHpward Wylie if Dr. Jordan
was in town, when told that the
iDr. was, he heaved a sigh of
ipure bliss and said "I'll finish
uthis cake then." The rest of us
enjoyed it more after that also,
Aftereverything was eaten,
that is after evtryone had eaten
tall they could, The party came
Iha'-'k to town and turned on the
mew electric lights ic the store,
Mt'3. Wylie played the piano
while everyone else did just
twhat they pleased. Later,
«everyone gathered around the
piano and sang.
The whole Bryant- Link Force
arid their families ond Mr. and
Mrs, Wylie were the bunch,
seven cars took them out and
brought them back. It *.vas
;aome picnic.
We not only have electric
lights and electric fans, but also
the new show cases are in place.
"They surely improve the ap-
pearance of things, The best
thing about having so many
handsome cases for the display-
ing of Silk Shirts, Purses, Heads
-*tnd all kinds of attractive mer-
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Educational Note*
' Because of the shortage of
teachers Mis-i Blanton, State
j Superintendent, has authorised
jteachers' examinations be he If I
I on t he following dates:
! May 7 8
.June 4 5
July 2
Autrust 16 20
Septtmber 3-4
October 1 2
November 5 6
December <1 4.
Examinations for this county
will he held at the court house
as usual.
Ex Service men to receive
free instruction*. The Y, M, C,
A. will furnish free correspon-
dence course*, general and tec-
nieal, along any line, to ex ser-
vice men. For detailed infor-
mation write J E. Finney, 611
Sumpter bldg.. DalUs, Texas.
Are you a friend? To the
I children of > our district, county
|atid s-ate, if so, do not forget
.Tag I'ay, May first, for the bet-
ter school campaign. Did your
children hive a teacher this
year? More than fijty thousand
children in Texas did not. and
yours may not have this coming
jyear Are you thinking about
schools?
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-From The Dallas Morning News of April 13,1920. CW/right, 1920 by A. H. Belo & Company, Inc.
Harris Grained
Bond At Rob J
Buy Accidentally
Shoots Himself
Moving Day Coming
Last Monday, April 19th, Ted
Amos. ,the nine > ear old son of
W. D. Amos, "ho lives yight
miles south of Jay tor., acciden
tally shot hi itself in the temp'e
with a target rifle, and died at
mosc instantly.
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Money to Loan on Land
We loan money on land—We buy and extend vendors
lien notes—we compile, abstracts of title to lands-we
straighten bad titles—we write deeds- in fact do every-
thing in connection with the land and loan business-^
when in need of money, call and see us, it will pay you.
Consolidated Abslract Co.
Office 2nd floor Court House. R. S- TILLOTSON,
Aspermont, Texas. Manager
New Business
For Aspermont
From the time we came here
and assumed the position as
E.di'or, I>eviI and whole cheese
of the Aspermont Star, we have
never liked the location of eur
office and,have been trying for j Shoe It' i air
three long > ear* to move over in i Holcomb building, and tre ready
tovn, but. for various reasons (0 serve you, see their ad in
In a habeas corpus nroceeding
held before •fudge Chapman at
Rohy Saturday. Chester Harris
was granted bond in the sum of
■It. M. Oholston and W, Mc- ■ $10,000. Harris was indicted
Donald have opene<l a vulcani-ion a charge of murder in connec-
zing. Auto Top repairing anda|^on ^e ^'Ih'ng of Jeff
Shop, in the old J1Singleton in Fisher county a
few weeks ago. His father was
we could not get. a building, the
objec:ion of one property owner
was. that there was too much
danger of fire in a printing offi
ce. Now wouldn't that cock j
your pistoi; There isn't but one
thing about a weekly newspaper
that is comlustble, and that
only comes out once each week.
Hut we are going to move to
town just the same, and will oc-
cupy the building that we are
having inoven on the lot just
south of the City. Meat Market.
Come to wee us when we get
moved.
this istue,
Subscribe for the STAR
indicted in connection with the
same killing The cases have
been transferred to Anson for
trial at the May term of district
court.—Western Enterprise.
Singer Sewing Machines
FOR SALE BY
Bryant-Link Co
Aspermont. Texas.
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THE FREE SEWING MACHINE
Price $45 and $SO.
Why pay $75.00 and $80.00 for a Sewing Machine £
when I can sell you one just as good, will last just as lond, |
and will do everytning the high price|machine does.
See as before buying.
Chas. F. Gibson
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THE PART WE WANT TO PLAY
We want to serve you in sickness and in health. We want you to look to us for correct
filling of your prescriptions. We want to serve you at our fountain. We want to sell you the
mauy things you buy from your drtJfigist. In other words WE WANT TO SERVE YOU.
First Attention
t<> all
Orde s for the
Sick
CONNEHT YOUR HOME WITH A FIRST CLASS
DRUG SfORE.
ASPERMONT PHARMACY
THE TAN LAO STORE. PHONE 2t
Remember we
give iarda for
free silverware
a«k for them
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Dunwody, Will A. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1920, newspaper, April 22, 1920; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth126232/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.