Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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GILMER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 16, 1917
VOL. 2
CARD OF THANKS
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Good Salary.
The Chautauqua opened Tues
that he had officiated at his bap-
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demand, and. the cry all over the
country, for war and for the farms,
and other industries, is men, men.
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this county Tuesday afternoon,
and the large funeral cortege!
was a full attest of the great es-
teem in which it was held.
Rev. J. Rodenbecker perform-
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Locus Grove, near Big Sandy inday with the Killarney Girls and
Rita Rich in a.programof human
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common congratulates him on it.
It is told in the following official
statement, taken from the Ports-
mouth, N. H. paper, which says:
“By hitting the bull’s eye with
unerring skill from the standing,
kneeling or sitting position, Ellis
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News from Mr. C. T. Crosby,
who is at a sanilarium in Daitas
is to the effect that he is improv-
ing and that his malady is not as
serious as was at first believed.
This will be gratifying news to
his many friends
The flag committee rcquests
the Mirror to tender its sincerest
thanks to all those who assisted
or participated in the flag raising T
and especially to the two bands, :
the speakers and the sub-com-
mittees that rendered assistance
in getting up the demonstration.
8. J. Waghalter,
Mrs. Ed McClelland.
The Chautauqua is on, and
those attending are delighted
with the performances so far.
The Board of Trade rooms are
being made more com forcable by
the installation of screen doors.
The schools and the stores
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ANS RITA RICH AND
electric fans and are well venti-
lated, there is not a place that
you would enjoy spending the
summer more than taking a
course here with hundreds of
other enthusiastic students. With
our original copyrighted systems
we give you a better course in
half the time and at almost half
war has brought back the
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Many of our large business
concerns, and the U. S. Gov rn-
ment, are wanting bright, ener-
getic young men and women,
We are genuiely proud to offer our complete stock of Ladies, Men, Boys and Girls High Grade Hosiery for this day only, Thurs
day at these very special prices, Silk and Silk Hosiery. The kind you are looking for fully up to the High Standard of Quality that
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speeches being received with great
applause and heartily enjoyed by all
who heard them.
Coming as they did just at press
time, it was a source of regret that
we couldn’t be present and get a
synopsis of them. .
There are a good many visitors
to the city during Chautauqua.
'Phone us your guests that they
may be mentioned so that their
friends can call on them.
Mrs. Fay Shearer and broher
Sanders at the flag raising Tuesday
Judge J. R Wanen delivered a
stirring patriotio address-replete
with sound advice for the guidance
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tism when he became a member
of the church performed the cere-
mony when he was married less
than a year ago. .
Mr. Collins was a brother of J.
C. Collins, of this city, was well
known here and had a host of
friends who will learn of his
death with deep regret. The de-
ceased is survived by his wife.
The Cotton Belt pleaded guilty
to rebates in violation of the
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arkana, and was fined a thousand
dollars in each case, save the last
it was fined $1,660. The rebates
were to the Bodcaw Lumber Co.
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The weather is still cool, much
too cold for cotton.
a sympathetic appealThe su-
perb singing, the splendid music,
the .brilliant solos, the imperso-
nations, were the admiration of
all
Alton Packard, cartoonist and
entertainer, was an addition to
the evening program. He is a
wonder- witu the crayon, and his
rapid fire of running remarks
Prelude, The Harmony Glee
Club. Lecture, '‘The Romance
of Service,” Dr Dean C. Dutton.
Work on the pretty Montgom-
ery street residence of Mr. Hal
Walton, is progressing with ce-
lerity.
If you are not attending the
Chautauqua vou are missing the
entertainm nts that have been
shown in Gilmer.
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thoroughly trained by us to fill ,
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-Write for our catalog and read
what we can do for you, and '
what our graduates say we have
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course of his remarks mentioned and stories were distinctly aris-
. tic,-the music beautiful and With
he tall trees of Edst Texs and
■agility of the cat sqirrel are
Kapa largely responsible for the
■rt mrksmen that vour Uncle
Quel has called to the colors,
last fall Ellis Finney; Tax Riggs
Ellis J Martin left Rhonesboro
I enlisted. Riggs is zu the army
e w Mexico.
Ellis Finney joined the navy and
naws from him is that he is
Hing along fine; when he was.ast
Much was expected in the two
first performances, the opening
of the Chautauqua, which will be
here all the week, and everyone
seemed well satisfied.
The program today is the
Means Anderson Copamny. Edna
Means, Eva Anderson and Pearl
Lowe in songs, readings and
clever entertaining.
Tomorrow, the third day after-
noon:
Concert, The Harmony Glee
Club. Fine voices, a i c ean pro-
gram, witty wisdom. Playing
the organ chimes. Ethel Hinton
'the girl with the dialects.”
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done forthem. Also what our ,,, .. ,
graduates’ employers say of. their ° ecivilian during e war, and
efficiency. Then you will be
true and correct.
Make capital out of your sum-
■rer months. Enter our school
for a combined course of Book
keeping. Shorthand, Steno, Cot-
ton Classing, Telegraphy, o r
Business Administration a n d
Finance. Our rooms are large
ing, and the cartoons
Federal laws, in six cases at .Tex-. clever.
during the performance, 18 en- guarantee or 100 to be
tertaining, amusing and inspir- -"5 — " —5
Coston, Superintendent of the
Gilmer Public Schools, both
Following the speech of Mr..
A beautiful 5 room residence
in Gilmer, on East Harrison St.
one half block from Jefferson
Highway. Address W. B. AQ
kins, Ore City, Texas, 2td2tw
Machinery—improved machinery
' life presented by six talented
young ladies. It was a heart
touching program, but humorous,
and dedicated to the Irish people
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FUNERAL TUESDAY!
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The funeral of T. W. Collins,
who died at h's home in Smith’
county Monday, “took place at
when ever they wanted a chicken
around the house he stood in the
door and drilled the one designated
in the eye with his target rife.
All this stood him in good stead
when he reached the training camp,
and as soon as he got the hang of
the high power guns they use in the
army, ho was just as handy with it
89 he was with the target rifle with
which lie punched out the chickens
His performance is a credit, how-
ever, to his skill to the section from
which he came, and the Mirror in
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and cool, they are equipped with to the family of J. R. Penn.
Ellis J. Martin has been heard
Km recently, and the report is a
urce of pride to his friends in
Epshur county, and especially
Hound Rhonesboro, where he was
orn and raise 1. Ho is the 18 year
d sen of Mrs. Oma Martin Brice.
nd-was working for M. C Florence
Kat fall when he decided to pin the
Srmy. He pulled out from Rhones-
loro and went to Fort Wrth where
resides an aunt, Mrs. Callie Mq-
Kinney, and was sent to a training
Limp at Charleston, thence to
Portsmouth, N. H.
I It seemed to surprise those people
up there that this new recruit should
'beat them all shooting, but most all
Texans shoot,-and over here in East
Texas, where you have to shoot
quail in the brash, and squrrels in
tall trees growing so close together
that the squirrels can jump from
one to the other, we develop the
finest kind of shots. This young
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actly meets the demands of the
best paying positions. You will
also be convinced that our grad-
uates are placed in vogtions
promptly. Every statement
man didn’t have a shotgn, and got
all his practice with a rifle, and -baa qualified as an expert rifleman
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to an offirial bulletin from Washirg-
ton.
This keen eyed young man re-
ceived his first instructions in
gunnery at the Port Royal training
station a few weeks ago. Although
he is but a little more than a
novice, he made an excellent scorn
at slow and rapid fire, winning the
medal of an expert and increase of
pay. He is now stationed at Ports
mouth, N. H. awaiting orders for
duty on a battleship or foi service
abroad.”
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Tucker, George. Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1917, newspaper, May 16, 1917; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1408578/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Upshur County Library.