The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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8 Pages This Waek
COMMERCE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1914.
No. 45.
24 PAGE WAR ATLAS WITH MAPS, PICTURES, ETC., OF WARING NATIONS, AND THE JOURNAL—$1.15
House and Silo Burned.
R. R. Men Here.
Suggestions for Prevention of
Greenville, Texas, Nov. 4, 1914.
cial.
Will Nurse.
47
Bought Out Partner.
A Christmas Box.
E. J. Meier of the Model Bakery
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
have
Cotton
a
4,846.58
904.83
American Bank‘n8 House, Furniture
Hunt County Gin Report.
24,574.57
6,429.91
Annual Sermon.
Bed
Set,
Colored School Building.
616,21
4,265.06
(un-
120,656.87
1,274.08
more
14,162.31
in
(un-
1,781.81
Woosley Case Called.
1,820.00
Geo.
13.37
62,885.06
5,216.65
Palace of Sweets Sold.
be
Baptist Bazaar.
10,000.00
12,923.90
3,400.00
12th and 13th.
An Open Meeting.
any kind).
68,000.00
116,956.70
Notice!
375.90
to one year old.
476.41
City Map Accepted.
last
45
A CITIZEN.
bills and ac-
gratitude.
J
i
COTTON IS STILL
SLOWLY GOING UP
ANNUAL FLOWER
ANDBABYSHOW
Official Statement of the Financial
Condition of the
Democrat* Retain Control of
inches of Congress,
publican Gains.
Mn. Geo. Dugan, mother of Mrs.
Roy Nunn of this city, died at her
home in Seymour last Saturday. Mrs.
Nunn was with her at the time.
Fires and Better Methods
of Locating Them.
ville yesterday,
the 23rd of this month.
The Executive Committee of
Board of Trade will hold
Movement Under Considera-
tion By the Merchants.
A Good Thing.
MRS. N. TROLLINGER.
310 Chestnut Street.
and
and
Ninth Event to be Held by the Convention at Greenville, Nov.
21st for Organization in
County.
collection.
Spengeria.
Asparagus.
Boston or Sword.
Redemption fund with
U. S. Treas. (5 per
cent of circulation)...
and Fixtures
Other real estate owned..
Due from National Banks
not reserve agents
Due from State and pri-
vate banks and bank-
ers, trust companies,
and Savings
Due from Approved Re-
serve Agents in
central cities. .12,888.23
In other reserve
cities
NOTICE TRUSTEES
RURAL SCHOOLS
24,456.28
336.66
4,495.00
6,546.03
3,377.25
Cash Items..
Currency.. .
Specie
...2,984.11
. ..1,544.00
....2,752.60
8,500.00
4,055.16
Dr. B. H. Acker, son ,of Dr. and
Mrs. G. W. Acker of this city, who
Ladies of Christian Church
Nov. 19th.
A. A. Jones is here from Wyoming
visiting friends.
FIRES, FIREMEN,
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The First National Bank
No. 4021.
At Commerce, in the State of Texas,
at the close of business, October 31,
1914:
254
. .2
. .5
.11
BC
VOL. XXV.
Total .... $315,808.11
State of Texas, County of Hunt, ss:
I, H. D. Wynn, Cashier of the a-
bove-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
H. D. WYNN, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th day of Nov., 1914.
R. B. LONG, NoUry Public.
Correct—Attest:
W. B. DeJERNETT,
W. H. MALONEY.
J. D. JERNIGIN, Directors.
ALL AMENDMENTS
WERE VOTED DOWN
1 desire to inform the public that I
offer my services
nurse,
cases.
The fixtures and the stock of the
church j Palace of Sweets were sold last Sat-
The fountain
Thurman Blankenship has bought
the interested of M. M. Renfro in the
Busy Bee Cafe.
as a professional
A specialty of confinement
of the regional
inst will be s
business, it is believed.
, LATER—The Liverpool exchange
Willie Langston, who has been in
the Cotton Belt hospital at Texar-
kana for an operation for appendi-
citis, is back home.
Cashier’s checks out-
standing
Bills payable including
obligations represent-
ing money borrowed.... 40,000.00
Hunt County, Texas.
Gentlemen:-
At the request of many trustees of
rural schools in this county, and in
line with my letter to the Board of
a con-
opened up an office in Longview for
the practise of his profession.
Acker is a fine young man and a 4.—Each exhibor
Christian gentlemen, and the peuole own plants.
of Longview are fortunate in securing i
him as a citizen and as a dentist.
has ma.,y friends in Comn.«
well Wishes follow him n his chosen
; career.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ....$179,697.97
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured
U. S. Bonds deposited to
secure circulation 50,000.00
Commercial Paper deposit-
ed to secure circulation.
Expense
Advance on Cotton
Stock in Federal
Reserve Bank. . .$750.00
All other stock.... 154.83
COTTON GOODS
WEEK—MAYBE
Total - - - .
LIABILITIES.
Capitay Stock paid in $25,000.00
Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits, net....
Due to banks and bank-
ers, subject to check,
net
Individual Deposits sub-
ject to check, net
Time Certificates of De-
posit.
Bills payable and Re-
discounts
$72,345.67
5,063.58
817.18
Interest in depositors
Other resources as fol-
lows : Advances on
Cotton
m.J
Rural Trustees, I hereby call
At a meeting of the Council
night the new map of the city of Com-
merce just completed by M. S. Mott
was accepted and is now the official
map of Commerce. It is very com-
plete, showing every detail of the or-
iginal city and its several additions
and it will be of great value to the
city government and to others inter-
ested in city matters.
The usual quote of
counts were allowed.
As a matter of fact and figures we
have as prompt a department as it is
possible to have with our apparatus.
Upon the occasion of a recent alarm
it was only two and a half minutes
from the time the whistle blew till the
fire wagon was out and gone. A great
many city departments cannot do as
well. The lack of equipment should
be remedied. There should be at
Mr. Weaver Pratt of this city and
Miss Winnie Kenyon of Cooper were
married at the home of the bride’s
parents at the latter place last Sun-
day. Mr. Pratt is the son of Mrs.
J. B. Pratt, and is s fine young man.
He has a position at the Palace Drug
Store. The bride is also said to be a
most excellent young lady who is very
popular st home. They will live with
his mother.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed Assig-
nee for the benefit of the creditors of
W. R. Craig, doing business under
name of Palace of Sweets. Those
holding claims against said business
or individual are hereby notified to
file their claims with me as soon as
convenient and as provided by law.
0. C. MULKEY, Assignee.
The dry goods merchants are con-
. j on a cotton goods
Card of Thanks.
wish to thank my friends
kindness
■
Total --- - $120,656.87
State of Texas, County of Hunt.
We, E. E. Maloney as president, and
P. E. Maloney as cashier of said bank,
each of us, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of I should be remedied,
our knowledge and belief.
E. E. MALONEY, President
P. E. MALONEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th day of November, A. D. 1914.
C. C. APPERSON, Notary Public.
Hunt County, Texas.
Correct—Attest:
t ^ PHILLIPS,
E. MALONEY,
P. E^ MALONEY, Directors.
xiatt-Kenyon.
Prior to October 18th there were
150,266 bales of cotton ginned in Hunt
county as compared with 26,855 bales
ginned prior to October 1913.
The problem of supplying a building
for a public school for the colored
children of the city has been solved
by renting the Colored Methodist
Checks and other cash
items
Notes of other National
Banks
Fractional Paper Currency.
Nickels and Cents
Lawful money reserve
in bank, viz:
Specie 12,678.90
Legal-tender notes. .245.00
State Bank of Commerce
at Commerce, State of Texas, at the
close of business on the 31st day of
October, 1914, published in the
Journal, a newspaper printed and
published at Commerce, State of Tex-
as, on the 6th day of November, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, per-
sonal or collateral
Loans, real estate
Overdrafts
Real estate (banking
house)
Furniture and Fixtures...
Due from approved
Res. Agts. net.21,890.80
Due from other banks and
Bankers, subject to check,
net 2,683.77
10. —Flowers, fancy work and cakes
I will be judged at 1 o’clock.
11. —Babies will be judged prompt-
uncertain and the price far too low, jly at 3:30 p. m.
12. —Doors open at 2 o’clock p. m.
Admission 25 cents. School child-
at ? 10.00 per month. This money is
' to be paid in advance in lumber,
I which will be used to ceil the building.
I This expense is to be borne jointly by
the city and the school district.
Of course the negroes will continue
Rev. Bryant, Pastor of the Method-
ist church, will preach the Annual
Sermon to the Woman’s Missionary
Society, that always follows the week
of prayer and self-denial, next Sun-
day, Nov. 8th. W’e especially insist
that every member make" an effort
to be present. We cordially invite
i all those interested in missions to church for a period of seven months
be not less than four chemical extin- come.
The one surprise of last Tuesday’s
election in the Nation was the almost
complete annihilation of the Progres-
sive party. Apparently it has been siderable damage,
absorbed by the Republicans, thus giv- the possible res
ing that party much of its old time
strength. While this has cut down
the big Democratic majority in Con-
gress, the Democrats came out with a
good lead and President Wilson will
be able to carry out his policies dur-
ing the next two years.
The vote in Texas was light, though
the Socialists polled the largest vote
they have ever cast in the State.
The constitutional amendments
were all three defeated.
Following is the vote at Commerce
for governor:
J. E. Ferguson, Democrat.
F. M. Ethridge, Progressive
J. W. Phillips, Republican .
E. R. Meitzen, Socialist ....
I opened for business today.
The
en- ■
tire community in their bereavement. 1
—
The ladies of the Baptist
should have the department equipped ; will have a bazaar at Hundley’s Drug urday at public sale. The fountain
with these hand extinguishers with- Store on Thursday and Friday, Nov. "as purchased by the firm that sold
out delay. The lack of lanterns on
the wagon is another matter that
At night with
no street lights it is difficult to drive
with swiftness and safty. Proper
means of illumination should be pro-
vided.
Three of four hundred feet of hose
more is also necessary as smoke pro-
tectors and for the general welfare
of the boys who fight the fires at any
hour of the day or night.
If you are not a member of the
company, then you ought to at least
give your moral and financi<d assist-
ance to one of the most important
organizations of the city.
It is claimed that there is not a
fire insurance company doing busines
in the State that wants to place any
risks in the city of Commerce if they
are not already represented here.
Don’t wait until you have a fire to
appreciate the fire department. Do
it now.
Slow But Steady Upward Ten- 'from a containing two prize tick-'
dency In the Market—Is
Now 7’- Cents.
her home in this city
„ : a lingering illness of
The funeral was con-
Saturday afternoon by her
come dressed in the I pastor, Rev. R. F. Bryant of the
and it is unfair to ask Methodist church, and the body laid
some.
banks on the 16th
an additional relief to mi
| its, one for ladies and one for school got out among his friends yesterday
and made up a Christmas box to send
to the children of Belgium.
Total --- - $315,808.11
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $75,000.00
Surplus fund 15,030.00
1 Bank notes
outstanding
from one to Individual deposits sub-
| ject to check
from three to Time deposits payab’e
after 30 days or after
the
an open
meeting on Friday night, Nov. 6th, at
7:30 p. m. The object of this meet-
ing is to meet with the various com-
mittees of the labor organizations of
the city. Matters of interest will be
openly discussed and all union men
are cordially invited to attend. The
chairman of the Executive Committee
requests that a full attendance of the
committee for that night be had.
Herewith is given the Hues and C "I., 7^—,
premiums for the annual flower and To Board of Rural Trustees:
baby show to be given by the ladies i
of the First Christian church on the J
19th of this month.
RULES.
1. —The flowers entered
grown in Commerce and vicinity. | Rural Trustees, I hereby call a con-
2. The fancy work .nust be made vention of delegates selected by the
r-cently graduated in dentistry, ha. I in Commerce and vicinity. boards of rural trustees, at 11:00
----j----- ... . . . a_AII k„ —j 'o’clock, a. m. Saturday, Nov. 21st, in
the Auditorium of the Carnegie Pub-
lic Library at Greenville, Texas, for
the purpose of perfecting a perma-
nent county organization of RURAL
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Each board is requested to convene
before this date, and send two dele-
gates to this convention. Please send
in names to me.
Respectfully,
Joseph F. Nichols.
Representative-elect, Hunt Co., Tex.
3.—All fancy work must be entered
Dr. . by the one who made it.
a ' 4.—Each exhibor must raise her
>girls.
I
While the cotton situation is still
U.»— — • .—.... U..U vn<. pxxvc XTXX XXTU 1VW, 1
yet there is a steady tendency up- j
ward with a good demand. The '
price on the Commerce market has ren 10 cents,
reached the 7 1-2 cent mark, but :
there is not much cotton moving at '
this price.
It is now promised that the cotton
and New
I *uin •»*** upcii ui jusi a lew days,
[which, it is confidently believed, will
Neyland, Texas, Nov. 1.—A house be-
longing to Rush Ardis, with contents
here Friday
was destroyed by fire
night.
The house was a five room building
and occupied by Silas Tomlin and fam
ily, who were away from home at the j
time of the fire, losing all their !
household effects.
A new silo, which had not been er-
rected, was also destroyed. The to-
tal value of the building and silo will
be about 8900.00.
There was no insurance carried on
any of the loss.
The case of the State vs
| Woosley was called for trial at Green-
It was put off until Ito use the building as a church.
it to Craig. J. R. Pritchard bought
the other fixtures. It has not been
learned whether the business will be
opened up again or not.
guishers attached to the hose wagon.
Extinguishers of this kind can qu:ck-
5,000.00 ly and easily be carried into a house
and upstairs and into closets where it
is difficult to pull a hose. Owing to
the fact that their action is quick and
effective there is very little damage
resultant from their use. They should
cost not more than $10.00 each, and
the first time one of them is used it
will pay for the other three. We
I
neighbors for their
deeds of love during the funeral of
my late huiband. I shall ever re-
member each of you with love and
MRS. E. H. FULLER.
A number of the high officials of
the railroad men's unions visited
Commerce last Saturday ar.d attend-
ed two joint meetings of the local
unions ,at which business of the Fed-
erated Board of the Cotton Belt em-
ployes received attention. After fin-
i ishing here the party left for Tyler.
The cold weather brings the usual Among those here were, E. A. Ball
increased number of fire alarms, i Canada, vice president of the B. of
Some of them are trivial, some of con- | L. F. & E.; v “ 11 * * —*■
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. Notwithstanding
— possible results of a fire we
should take every precaution to elim-
inate the possibility of any confla-
gration. The dry fall and shingle
doubtless be
I v
exchanges of Liverpool
j Y’ork will open in just a few days,
j .. ivm.wxuu; wxrucvcu, Will
establish a market at a sharply ad-
i vanced price. The decree of the Eng-
lish government that there shall be
no cotton raised in Egypt next year,
should also help some. The opening , single plant.
. 4.—Best boquet of ten Chrysanthe-
mums.
Dept. C—Geraniums.
1.—Best collection.
Dept. D—Roses.
1. —Best bouquet of
Beauty Roses.
2. —Best bouquet of white Roses.
Dept. E—Fancy Work—Hand Em-
broidery.
1. —Best Embroideried
(sheet and pillow cases).
2. —Best Embroidered Combination
Suit.
3. —Best Embroidered child’s dress.
4. —Best Embroidered outfit
derwear).
Dept. F—Colored Embroidery.
1. —Best Italian Relief Work.
2. —Best Center Piece.
3. —Best Embroidered outfit
derwear).
Dept. G—Chrocheting.
1. —Best piece of Filet Chrochet.
2. —Best Chrochet Lunch Cloth.
3. —Best Chrochet Towels.
4. —Best Chrochet Table Runner.
Dept. H—Old Ladies’ Section.
Competitors in this class must 1
60 years old or over.
1. —Best knitted Slippers.
2. —Best knitted Wool Socks.
3. —Best Yard knitted Cotton Lace.
Dept. I—Cakes.
1. —Best Angel Food.
2. —Best White Loaf Cake.
3. —Best White Layer Cake (filling
any kind). i surplus :
4. —Best Jam or Spice Layer Cake. National
Dept. J—Babies.
1. —Prettiest Baby
three months old.
2. —Prettiest Baby
six months old.
3-—Prettiest Girl from six months | notice of 30 days or longer
to one year old.
4. —Prettiest Boy from six months !
to one year old.
5. — Prettiest Girl from one year to
two years old.
6. —Prettiest Boy from one year to
two years old.
7. —Prettiest Girl from two to three
years old.
8. —Prettiest Boy from two to three
years old.
9. —Fattest Baby.
10. —Prettiest Tango Haired Baby.
11. —Prettiest Baby in Country.
Everybody come and bring your
babies. This will be the biggest baby
show we have ever had. The country
people are especially invited to come
and bring their flowers, fancy work,
cakes and babies.
FRIZES.
Department A—Ferns.
1. —Best
2. —Best
3. —Best
4. —Best
Dept. B—Chrysanthemums.
1. —Best collection of five plants.
2. —Largest Chrysanthemum, any
color.
3. —Greatest number of blossoms on
The men who respond to the
1,678.80 alarms have no time to change clothes I ducted
and frequently
I bestt hey have,
fhpm tn rislr fl
ents when suitable
clothes would protect them.
A practice in most every 1
j where the department is a volunteer
one, is that whenever the department
is instrumental in saving property,
7,280.71 the owner voluntarily donates what-
| ever amount he feels he can afford
to the firemen’s fund. This manner
of showing appreciation will rapidly
build up a well equipped department.
Who will be the first one to show
their appreciation for service render-
ed by the fire department?
The fire department needs
mechanical equipment. There should
5. —Positively no plants, fancy
He I work or cakes can be entered after
whose j 12:00 o’clock, November 19, 1914.
6. —All plants or cut flowers for
sale, must be marked, “for sale, ’ and
50 per cent goes to the society.
7. —All cakes entered wil! be sold
and the proceeds go the society.
8. —No admittance fee will be
charged for entering babies, flowers, I
fancy work or cakes.
9. —There will be a drawing contest I
This is a small matter of |
can be arranged by the co- |
operation of a few of those most in-
terested at only a little trouble and
expense. „
The firemen of our volunteer de- sidering putting
partment receive very little support | week, during which time a specialty
I from the citizens and business men. W*H l>e made of cotton goods and espe-
The work of these loyal boys should ; cially goods made in America. If they
be appreciated and acknowledged. K° into >t there will be special dis-
plays and unusually low prices. It
would be a good thing, if properly
advertised, and would
well patronized.
Let Commerce
goods week.
; E. R. Hess of Jonesboro,
Ark., vice president of O. R. C.; C.
C. Wilks, chairman O. R. C.; J. T.
Barker of Pine Bluff, Ark., general
chairman of B. of R. T.; C. J. Gant
of Texarkana, secretary to Mr. Bar-
roofs of our dwellings add to the lia- ker’ and w- c- Turner, another offi-
bility of serious fires should condi-
tions be favorable.
In case of a fire the alarm is often
given to the firemen as the name of
a business house. If there are two
.or more people of the same name,
this is often confusing and causes
loss of time in getting to the fire.
A more satisfactory manner of locat-
ing fires should be put into effect.
Captain Frank Campbell suggests
that all fire plugs be painted white
and numbered and a map be made
showing the location of these plugs
and their respective numbers. When
an alarm is turned in if the number
of the nearest plug is given, it is a
matter of a very short time to locate
the fire,
detail and
Mrs. W. T. Pell.
Mrs. W. T. Pell passed away at
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least six sets of helmets, coats and morning after
4,631.30 I hoots. The men who respond to the some months.
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dressed in the I pastor,
them to risk the loss of good garm- i to rest in Rose Mound cemetery’,
fire-fignting j Mrs. Pell was an excellent woman
' and a fine Christian character.
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