Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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Wills Point Meat
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For Toilet and Completion.
Cause the matter is too small for tbeil thls writ showi
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muatify to say nothing of dusty
7 tanks and dry cisterns. The lar-i ,h-v to llie bereaved
V mer and merchant wii| eadh now
get a uew hitch oh his suspenders.
. Garble a song of joy and take a farm
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wishing the old one would eNpi
as they' did before the rain.
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We have on hand four oar loads ;
ineictiaiijs in irniH i mm will not; • . ' “ ’’ *”......
be guilty of anything of this kindJ^.J!."“f“r_Or ;jo^ at prices
though we have seen it done not a
■thousand miles away.
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«• We wish to say to- our friends' and customers that we -If
have moved to our NE.\V BUILDIN'-G at the old stand—
where we were burned out. lock, stock and barrel last -
January. (.>ur new stock is' complete in every respect
- etition. Come to see us when in town and take a look . '•
Kbotnt Gbrom'c
WILLS POINT, TEXAS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 12. fM
' C**‘l "“‘‘"r* , I We send all papers’till paid for • Whafs the Matter With our Ho,s?
r The City Council met m call ' at)(] ordered discontinued. If you We were shown a cat of.bacon •
aession last Friday morning To :,rp takjng the paper or Irave been and hatns, mostly bacon, that, wa^
consider the advisibility of tear- ending it to some one and do ll0t' ^eiw unloaded for the merchants
mg away the root On the school1 Wlsb jf continued vou had .belter 01 ,l,is Pla^e- This* ear represent-j ,
j liuilding and putting on a new i?a]| an(k;iee . fed about $1,400 tod hose _w ho buy | '
.one ot a ditferent kind- with less , . . ——; , : it and is about the Sfh shipped i •
- weight attached. Contractor Me- > ’ ’ L\ IkeaV*-11 vl"« •’ ruiles north- (o Wj)k pnJnt a)o|lp Ej„bt car's-' "
Gregor examined the building! *as'oUow"’ to,‘t tw^ S?0*1 co*8 would be $11,200 which the peo<!
and gave it as hi* opinion that at i-r'd.iy .supposed to be from eat- lpUx41j4te countrv.mostlv farmers, ■
-----preset!i it wind, from tli^ souU1'‘Pg’oo much sorghum hay. I™ | lniigt pay for. This is certainly
' threw fkA entire wdjdtE.id...l^ G 10 • U*a d^IoraWFitadTSr^mrs whent
.roof on the^rerih w.iit and vi,.» ■ a- a ° T^^** | there isno better country under|^,>- T
Wihfer is coming bn and we the-sun for raising meat than thrG
, , - to have fife wool! to > What can a country promise itself
•weight on the walla fof’ about burn.. We would be gla Tt? have’ wlnni its people, send Away their -^-7
$»IOO. t- Local .mechanics differ, those who. are deti’n q u e n t; hard-earned cash for the neces- •
1 several cords oi/i[sil>es of lifo4bat can be provided
2»-fooV wood.' Ihe sooner* thej for as well here as any where. I aw—vr=—>—’H-
better. . , . And yet we hear,there'is nothing I . MASON'S
Dr. H. .11. Jone- aud f\mily ,n hoSs ’a,nl Joe8 not P11? ,o raise . 1
- “'ESPOT CASH HOUSE
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or <»ut irf^ premium
( A reliable citizen ot our town
| . said the other day lhat farmers
.I-- —*■ whoJive in Van Zarrdt county
\ drill not.trade Tn Tyler tins fall,
, 1 because when they have cotne
’I . . here in.the past cows and horses
- vobbod them of—t+te feed stuffs
brought ^long lor their own teafos.
' We have.bows and horses lamping
loose on the public'' square , that
.latten on feed stuff un willingly
furnished by farmers who help to
Jeeep utr thivtowirby their (fad e.
•—Tylar Courier,
. Van Zandt people have no bus-
iness trading in Tyler anyway.
, They should come to Wills Point
where they can gekas good price
for their products as will be giv-
en anytyhtwa and buy goods at
redicutously low prices. Then,
too, we are an tep-no-date town
and do not let stock run on the
atreets to torment fanners'add
'eat up the feed they britub'auKriig
for their stock. Come to Wilts
Firing people of Van Zandt and
adjoining counties, . M
knowing, em
hame ever heard.”
“•Yes,” replied Miss. Cayenne.
‘“He his the advantage of nbb
about it to get
id confused.”—Washington
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on Hie tariff than anyone else! played our home boys.
was played the scoring being -?4
Io 10 in favor of Grand Saline.
Our team, is going there -nex-t
Wednesday and well redeem b ft-
themselves, r " jCYSTERS ALWAYS KEPT IN. THE|R SEASON.
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stream that has been going to!
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considered, we believe there will .
no disputing the fact that the
•entitled to the
, Wills. Point
corps of proposes to payMIfe fop of the
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hoping. t|ie new railroad bet week Canton y°u goods, aj price* that absolute-
us turned hia sprink. a|)(1 Wilu 1>o]lik SO()I| as
wg pot bottoni-sii^raip 1 uesday IpOUtr js established we under- ‘S'arZ 1« market head, your
you will get tire best. /- • . I
ionce to cleav-nut-+he fjgfibofHvay,- ■ ~ j Van Zandt the Best
gra.ie aji.yie^lte r<>ud._ B: E. Jordon and family, living' ■
Mias'Fannie, the ■ daughter of 6ear toW"’ returned last week
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Green, 5 miles’ lr",n a visirt<> .relalives in Ellis
|north-west of town, difed Satur- .co,,,»ty. Mr. Jordon dropped into
J day evening at 6 o’clock, the el)-i our office Saturday, reclined at
— - — .....x, „liu 'ferment taking plaue at. the Ce-jeil^A11 °»« our plush-bottomed.' —
given perfect satisfactioiu But dar Uroye cemetery .next day. q‘hi“rs and exclaimed emphatical-1 .
,<.1... we are glad to gel it now lot. it vVe lea™ “iat Miss Green was a l.v■ that m all his travels,there was
will help the cotton crop, along ; veT ^"'nable young lady and n0 P}*06 111 al1 the world that
raushly to say nothing of dustv I ,he CHRONicd extends its sympa wou>d compare with \ an Zandt
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• live happy and grow rich—aven!
. J the Klondyke gold fields not be-i
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ij^'iity ’'rmTiifflv k - ]fW^ J***^a' ' ntm *'W«Wfi
_ 'A^premiutn^fp^^mmanuedFthat you summon!
$18.10 was given Mr.. Harris. aH. th« P«Wle *ho want a good'
Three bales were put on market | Pr’ce ^ortheii'cotton and like to
last year,op July 28 and brought 1 bl,v ,lleir s,,PPli*'s at a. ver-v l6w^ ' _ , „ . ___________
about 6 cents per pound. psice, to lie and appear before; trpv Q If -
................... ™..,. z-Ihompson &. McKinney^
times of taking advmtMage Of-I will ffnd R cft t0 lheir},/ 1. -1 ' ; ' .......
strahgfers .and charge^<JoMble 'te^st Herein {uil
not find at
price for small art .cles ju#V- be- the end of the season have you:
■ ... .mo wnfc snowing 11OW Well I ’
th^ppfciAser to^miplauumucb- ynu haveExecuted tETsame—
“ rtranger|the praise shall be thine,
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business standpoint than little]
thingsof this kind and we hope' r ,
merchants in Wills Point will not I,a’S,n& anrt ties>. can furnish
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will justify you in' seeing us be- ;
fore placing yotir orders. "
Perry-B^ob. & Rick.
The Graad Saline ball team
came up .yesterday afternoon and' 2 ., ■ * ---
—-u—-L--. in spite! Nothing but the choicest
of Hie. rain a pretty lively game ' ----- , --------
7 KED MEAT
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moved last Friday into the house !*hem.
vacated by County
money might bcjf|ieir fU[lire home.
'.-an the J,* a„7|
half of our Town
to puli', it 1 and all, at (
t out. have tie
; a trip home town . is <
trade. Remember,
np half job eijher. ■ . We understand that ' ri L<,i £70
A1-?-? °* "earT | surveyors, are locating ttie line
turned his spfink. .llv] Wills 1'oint, As soon as the •)’ catinot be beat. So when you
-> route is established we under- s,a,'f market head-your team :
and 'the.rain, decended upon the sUn(I tfle V;m Zan(tt Cehtral for Wills Point and reassured _
just and unjust ahke. From all Lailroad company w.il begin at
appearances and reports the rain 1
WlS-general ami Ike doTTars arid
dimes that will jingle into old Van
•Zandt on account ol it can hard-
■ lY~be estimated. t
It didn’t .come a day too soon,
either.* In fact 'it could have
rartied here several wegks ago and
.ruoi on tlie-srertli w.dj_. and vice
varsa. and proposed to put on a 1
■ . Skew roof that would equalize the ; will have
Local .mechanics differ, those who.
however, with this theory and ! bring us in
— —Tire tfotlTicil dill nothjffg definite ’
towards the change. City Treas-
urer Thompson was instructed to
write and a«k that the school
house blind, which lias been or-
d-red^A-for payment.- be held Davis arid'Lvill.make VVilitf Point ™eat and pay for it
..ver that the-money might be tlie„. (u,ure ||ome Dr Jones ftionev they will
used fpr improvement-on <he (iajt ah ~|eg Ilt falljfjy'L>d in be- much in Jhe soup,
build.,.. I'-tfoertiu, wHI have 11;,11(,t „ur r„all fiflGhem . TMe Mercb.sts' M.
be ■ .:m..ra>p..e1.1.ax levted. We,come to ...ir m.d-f. . We call spec.a' attention in
and *n either event, an •election; -------—, . 1 |
Will have to be hnld and 7 tn.- ' The local gun club shot some ' lls ,881’ei “> «« * 'ert.sement "by (
propMitfou before anvthmg can I '"«• out ol 10 felr‘ls eae.h: W. B. ol Wills I Oint. Ihis has become
b:- done, «O M (Vor Harris informs! of pur people and V1
ns. The building i- thought bv, Wingo W. t wo shots at live; W. K. laying their chums before
inany t<> be pertecti v s .tV> as >t "L : Wingb 9. two shot- at tour; B '“nners of the county each
and the contemplated imprpv.-7.B",ce ,0‘ ' *■> shops at (me; AV. Gl' seas‘H1 U»e-V. «*Pect to verity
mentis more to give confidence: 1,1 S- e’e.ry Pr”m,se »l;lde- In the(
... . . .r, .. —- ----—. past our*, merchants have done
x. than ahythtng else Thtr-crmncd Ellis’Wifigo has been caused everything possible to merit tlJ
adjourned to meet on call ofjhe j much pain and. trouble- the past-tra,Je ol■ fl,e c<)llnly ali)J stem the i
mayor. . , j week by. an obstinate, tooth. It 7’
■ Tlie RaialatlaaL ■ was tSvken off when «h attempt; rieighboring wunfies.
It uns rained af' Iasi. I; there j was made I
q- ik^nynne wli<> is not. pleased he j tempts to .get t he root <
is afraid tQopen ins mouth around 1 been futile. Ellis making
these diggins. • . Io'Dallas without success.
^Audit was np-half job eijher. •!. We umh-rstan.?! hat a' <
After many days' ot
watching. Waiting and
Jupiter,1’luyi
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Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1897, newspaper, August 12, 1897; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1302553/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.