The Decatur News (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1923 Page: 4 of 8
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Decatur, Texas
THE DECATUR NEWS
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We have some real prices on
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Gulf Gasoline
Genuine Ford Parts
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Saving
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Get a sat a/ M«ea Cii CtrA /bam mm «F tibe feflamtv Jhmiaaw
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9 lb bag - - $1.00
100 lb bag $10.50
at same price of just gasoline
We sell
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The New Chocolate Covered Ice
Cream Confection
lOOIbs. Light Crust Flour .
100tbs. Light Crust Shorts
100lbs. Light Crust Bran
100lbs- Cotton Seed Meal
12 cans No. 2 Tomatoes
12 cans No. 2% Tomatoes
12 cans No. 2 White Swan Corn
12 cans No. 21//2 Hominy
12 cans No. 2!/2 Kraut
8 cans Giant or Babbit Lye
12 cans Hooker Lye
18 bars P. & G. Soap
22 bars Eagle Soap
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Hulda
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Notice to Teachers
Persons wishing to take teacher’s
examination in June, must register
before May 20th in the County Super-
intendent’s office.
The June examination is the last
examination before September.
There will be no county certificates
granted after September 1, 1923.
DECATUR MARKETS
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Come in and see us before you buy
In every way and every day they
are getting higher and higher. You
had better buy Now.
Users of natural gas in this ter-
ritory might profitably figure up
their saving the last winter. About
8000 feet of natural gas are equal
in domestic use to one ton of good
coal.
Figure first the actual saving in
dollars and cents.
$1.00
... 50c
... 7c
.... ' 6c
$20.00
$15.00
15c
... 16c
... 25c
6c
17c
... 21c
... 30c
... 20c
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He had traveled here at ids business ; hurt is painful, though not serious,
partner's suggestion, to find a place of
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bur slips for sale and ready for im-
mediate delivery.
Misses Tessie Rish and Willie Mee
Wilkinson, two of the town’s popular
young ladies, have gone to California
to enter the movie realm. On the eve 1
of their departure for California the
young ladies were tendered a fare-
well party at Chico Thursday night of
last week by Mr. Forrest Hall, which
- was attended by Misses Willie and
Nannie Wilkinson, Tessie and Nan-
' nie Belle Risl^.from Bridgport.
Hon. Guinn Williams of Decatur,
was in town a little while Wednesday , Corn ,
Oats
Hogs, 6c to
Pigs, 5^ic to...
Hay, peanut, per ton, $15 to
Johnson Grass. $14 to
Turkeys
Hens
Springs
Cocks. .......................................
Eggs
Eggs, (Circle) .
Butter, 20c to :
Sausage, 15c to
Cream
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E. L. BRANDENBURG”
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afternoon extending the cordial hand-
shake to old friends and acquaintanc-
es. The Congressman’s health was
somewhat impaired a while after first
going to Washington, but his friends
in Wise county will be pleased to
learn the illness was only temporary
and that he is again strong as ever.
While congress is not in session he
will visit various parts of the district
and put in the vacation to good ad-
vantage forming new friendships and
building 'his political fences sky-high
and pig proof.
Then figure the saving in time
and work, for coal fires take both.
Add to that the amount you save
through cleanliness. One winter of
soft coal would call for big bills
from the cleaners.
Then multiply the amount you
save by 100,'
consumers on the Lone Star system
will better real- ’
ural gas means
of Texas.
Mrs. John A. Weakley and daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. V. Montrief, returned
Thursday from a three weeks’ visit
Mr. Mon-
trief is with thg Internal Revenue
Collecting Department and maintains
headquarters at Dallas.
Tom Slover, with his little girl, was
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Gum-Dipped Cords
Gaining New Fame for Service
194% Sales Increase in Last Six Months
Shows Trend Toward firestone
Th* public has ruiph sai tally spabsa. Th* popu-
lar prafcrane* in all t*rrit<wte* la iwnniaTaWahij the
A standard of service ha* been eat by tteaaa fc-
snous tire* without paraBal in the paaL It 1mm
broudU a aalea huraaar *f 194% lor the peat aix
aaantha over the aeaae period af a year ago—the
peatMt gain ha all Fir wanna Matary.
Th* Ptreatane Own Dipped Coed la the aaighty
achievewMat which han iwahlad Mratnae to tavnk
the tTwnanrtmw raccad of peat PtNetane aaecaaa.
The tiro buying pubBc haa bean nronaed tn the
fed
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rewdta In ecwaomical mflaage of the Ftoeetana
paawaa of double gum-dlpphv. The buying-ewing
L)"«d FlreUune chow* how It haa advanced the
pnbhc'a ataodaad of the vahae.
BA #eem about Firaatanep
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acw car* you eee—juat hum the fca-
F»w^»Oum-D|ppedcw|de are man every-
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Ogden rested his oars aud viewed
the wild, beautiful scenery.
The lake, inclosed by tuisty green
hills, was like some visionary spot, cut
oft from u practical world.
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Dock Ramsdale, age 74, died at his
home in Newark Thursday night of|
laat Week and was buried at Paradise
Friday. Deceased was an uncle of
Mrs. Earl Ward of thia city. She and
Mr. Ward attended the funeral.
While handling a large lump of coal
in one of the mines Thursday John
Crawford sustained injuries that laid
him off duty temporarily. The lump
broke in two, falling on him. The
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out Into the wrfrld and-mixing with her i
kind. Hulda, ypu see, remained to j
show her gratitude for my care.
“Cold Dog”
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relaxation.
summon him to duty. .
lu Bartlett's little shack on the Mr. Montrief at Dallas,
wooded shore he was completely free ,
All day he might ;
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as he gazed *n town from the Paradise farm Sat-
urday. Mr. Slover takes to farm life
like a duck does to water and is des-
tined to make a success of his busi-
ness. Says he has a nice lot of cockle
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from interruption,
fish, or lazily dream.
lie was enjoying his vacation
Bartlett's shack. Now, i
.out over the shining lake he spied at
a jut in the wooded shore a sort of
flower gate overgrown with flaming
flowers mid vines. It occurred to him
that here might be a place to find
needed refreshment for the noon-hcur.
The row back to Bartlett's shuck i
wagjt wearisome one. He pulled in to
•bore. ,
ere<l> gate lead into a garden and on
to it rambling old bouse, hidden from
road or passage. A woman came out
to greet him and her smile was reas-
suring.
'"It is always a pleasure to enter ;
tain strangers in our isolation,” she '
Bald. “Hulda will have luncheon ready
in a few moments. It will be a delight |
to the girl to prepare It. I save Hulda
all that I can; she is not strong.”
It was in perplexity that Ogden ac-
cepted the veranda chair opposite that
<»f his hostess and listened to her fur-
ther confidences.
“My husband and I came to this
wild place long ago, when his people
were fur traders. Thpy left the house
to him. It was very desolate, but as
I had been used to farm living I v<as
soon content. Our childlessness was
my only sorrow. So, as time passed
we adopted children, First a boy—
who diet!. He was a dear boy, too.
Hulda was the second; she has been
a comfort as well as a care. When I
years later my husband died, Hulda ;
voluntarily stayed ou with me, when I
she might have made the excuse of I
earning her living a reason for going
gate,
aud mother makes money,
cooks and serves, and—”
The child’s face hardened,
stared at Its expression.
“Listen,” Gretta said. “I’ve got to
talk quick. I saw the way you looked
at Hulda the other day, as if you
knew all at once how good ami sweet
and abqaed she is. Well, our mother—”
Gretta's tone changed to quick dis-
gust—“Mother. I’ve got to ^call her
that, wlu*n she's a^-flend. She and
her husband adopted children to make
them slaves, to make them work In
fields and stable—to beat and starve
them. The boy died. Some way or
other Hulda lived through It all hnd
grew up like some poor frightened
thing under a lash. She has often told
me about It in the night when that
woman slept. Hulda woi*d have run
■way long ago but when I came, a help-
less baby, she determined to stand be-
tween me and the cruel things that
had happened to her ” Gretta stopped.
“We plan to go away together,” she
went on, “but that is harder to do
than you might .think. Mrs. Prescott
Is careful to claim al) the money and
she prevails upon Hulda In hgr need.
So we wait our time.” The child's thin
hands clutched his. ’ “You,” she said,
must he Hulda's rescuer. I shall stay
on a little longer. She has had enough
' to bear. A man can marry a woman,
can’t he, and take her away where he
will? That’a 9w, isn’t It, Mr. OgdenT
You will love her,” the child assured
him. “You are just hound to love
Hulda.”
Ogden aroee abruptly- "Bring her
here,” he demanded. “I shall row you
both acroea the lake and Inquire Into
thia that you havb been telling.”
Hulda came. Her wide blue eyea
studied bis anxious face, Then the
throe passed out through the flower
gate. Ogden looked beck from bis seat
In the boat. The house in the weed
appeared more mysterious, more sin-
ister than ever. “We will talk thia
over seriously,** bo said to Hulda. The
■nolle she gave bias was truetfuL
Oretta aeetled afataat bar eMa. <
other tot, Gretta.
too,
much care.”
The large woman with rosy cheeks
smiled, her dark snapping eyes chal-
lenged her visitor. “Am I not a happy
woman in my two adopted daughters?”
“You s[H*uk of spending here your
remaining days as thougii you were
an old woman,” Ogden smiled.
Ogden, still strangely perplexed, fol-
lowed Mrs. Prescott into th^ house. -
The soft intonation of her speech was
unexpected In the locality.
“This is tiie original sleeping gar-
den for sure.” he told himself.
A tiny white childish face confront-
ed him. Old-young eyes gazed quizzi-
cally at his.
“Helio, Wood-Sprite,” Ogden greeted.
Promptly the little girl came to sit
beside him.
“I am just Gretta," she said. "I knew j
you would come, again so I watched.
They all come again to see Hulda.
Mother thinks they come to get more
of Hulda’s pastries, hut I know. She
is so sweet they like to look at her.”
“They?” questioned Ogden,
nodded.
“People like you,” she explained,
“who stop when they see the flower
They always have.
mother
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