Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 158, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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To court and to de-
very healthy due to the natural
hills and there is plenty of good
mouses one can see a wash place
Mr. J. E. Stephens departed
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French we have to stand and lis-
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through the dark tunnels in the ten just as if we understood.
in line.
J. E. Macon, tuner.
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bank exists and has
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6 AND 11c
FIRST SHOW
8:30 P. M.
we are, nearly all the people are
old, but they are good old people.
They treat us just as if we were
PERSONAL MENTION OF
THOSE WHO COME AND G(
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ers’ calling, always
membering- that-
J. E. Macon, the piano tuner,
was called to ML Pleasant to fur-
it runs all the time, and is as cold
as we use our ice water at home.
Farming here is done for the
most part, in the valleys, how-
ever, some is done on the hills. It
THE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS.
NATIONALBANK
Mr. W. C. Walker of Morris
County, is here prospecting with
a view of locating in Upshur
County.
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“To Heli With the Kaiser.
MUTUAL
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William Russell
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amount of United States Treas-
ury Certificates of indebtedfess.
So far as we know this is the on-
ly bank in Upshur County that
has been thus honored.
Something Worthy of Notice.
A card in the window of the
Farmers and Merchants Nation-
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night. I will return Friday as I
am leaving several pianos to
tune. Phone J. L. Miller and get
I have been writing , them not
to write me but have changed
my mind and want to hear form
them.
We are all longing for the day
to come when we can ride back
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piano at the mess hall. They also
have a pool table there.
| We went to the rifle range yes-
terday. but have not found ont
what I scored.
I We had a fine rain here last
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Judge T. H. Briggs has re-
turned from Houston.
"Jane."
ly think of climbing back in the
States. Some of the fields are
not fenced at airbat what fences
they have are built of rock.
They raise lots of wheat and hay
and all kinds of vegetables here.
The people have thcir cows well
trained. They maka them mind
by talking to them. They, take
their cattle and sheep out to
graze on the side of the roads.
The wagons and harnes too look
queer to us.
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| I am well pleased here, if I am mouses one can see a wash place Mr. J. E. Stephens dep
near 3,000 miles from home with and a watering trough. The wa- Wednesday night for Dal,
85,000 strange faces. Have not ‘ -hih 1----‘-----x— fa- -
seen an Upshur County boy
since I left Camp Cody, Aug. 15.
| The first thing that reminded
me of home was some ham dump
pictures and I was-surely was
glad to get it. Have not geotten
much mail "since I left home for century. In this village in which
lings served for dinner Saturday.
We have ‘
I’ve learned a few words in
French, even though the lan-
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received your letter a few days
ago, the one you wrote me when
I was at Camp Mills. I am get-
ting along fine and am feeling
fine. This country, I believe, is
On active service with the serye.Eank.of Dallas,, shows
American Expeditionary Force,«tha theyhave complied, ith
July 16,1918. Mrs. Pleas Hill,purhasing their full allotted
False Tongues Speak.” -
W. C. BARNWELL, Cashier : GILMER, TEXAS
that Mr. Sut Sullivan, formerly
of this city, recently dropped
dead with heart failur at his
home in Lusiana.
AMtrror
sEkeyfnkXMXVEA"r.‛the Big Bend country WOs’hw
been put in War Sevings Stamps
for every man, woman and child
Mr. Geo. Tucker. Dear Sir: —
I As I still remember my prom-
ise to write you, and this being
our day off, will take advantage
of the opportunity.
1 We are under quarantine for
21 days. The boys are all dolled
in their new clothes and look like
soldiers.. Most all of them have
the walking blues for they can’t
get off of the company street,
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Mr. Hays sent me one of those houses are built of rock. As near
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How are all the boys.’ Write
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Hurrah after you have paid in the county. Let’s take the
your W. S. S. pledge. You will hint and put our country where
REX THEATRE
BUT A WAR SAVING STAMP ISSUED BY THK UNrTEDSTATFs GOVERNMEMT
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1 Camp Dix, N. J., Sept. 1, 1918.
and it is different from being at conditions. There are a lot of
home and preparing to go see - •......
mountains for we will be nearing
home then.
I Guess you have, been through
Pennsylvania and there’s no use
telling of the scenery.
Do you ever hear from Shorty,
and where is he ? _
j I am looking for a job after I
.get old “Bill” and if you have an
opening please hold it for Amos.
Every boy here says he is not
going to farm any more, but I
. have not joined them on that yet
for I am more than able for that
place now than ever before. Our
physical exercise is making men
of us. I will be prepared to wres
tie with you when I come back.
( It is near dinner time so I’ll
ont bother you any longer. Tell
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part of the family When they picturetonight
get started talking to us in - - - *
al Bank which has been recently
- received from the Federal Re-
Mutual Features present today William Russell, Charlotte Burto;
/ and Carl Stockdale in
j “UP ROMANCE ROAD.”
matters entrusted to us; •
to render service in
keeping with the best
. traditions of the bank-
business. —
The report has reached where
• plenty of g <4 music looks queer to see a field on the
M. C. A. and a good side of a hill, one we should hard
water. Every three or four
power, handling
scrupulous care
guage is hard to remember. Be- There wil b D .. Fair
fore long I suppose I shall learn this year, but Tyler and pittt
to speak it. ~ - - - - -
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, Mr. W. C. Barnwell has receiv-
ed information, in an indirect
way, that his patriotic offer of
services to the government,
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night and today is the first pret-
Xy day since coming here.
f I had the headache this morn-
ing and my sergeant insisted on
me going to the hospital. Well
they examined me and gave me
a glass of castor oil. If I feel
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The fourteenth was a holiday neighboring towns are arranging
for us here. We had a bad game for their fairs next month,
and some singing and speaking. | "This Bank is under the super-
The mayor made a speech in vision of the United States ” is
French which of course, we did the pretty sign just put up at the
not understand until one of our First National Bank.
officers repeated whac he said.
BOYS WE KNOW, the Mirror force.
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serve the fullest meas- .
ure of confidence; to
long as it is of real
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our CREED.
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GILMER, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SE PTEMBER 5, 1918.
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Tucker, George. Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 158, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1918, newspaper, September 5, 1918; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1408919/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Upshur County Library.