Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 218, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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Promises to Be One of the
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Given in East Texas.
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oughly tested, while munitions
of war and rations have been
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this well. Instead of producing
the required number of gallons
baskets on the front porch by
8 o’clock tomorrow morning, as
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of-way, lmost opposite the of-
fice of the Angelina County
Lumber Company.
Go out tomorrow and see it,
taste the water and think what
such a flow of aqua pura would
mean to Lufkin in the way of
health and satisfaction.
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SAFETY or SERVICE is the choice you must make in
the selection of some depositories, but when you decide
to do business with our Bank you have SAFETY and
SERVICE.
It is the aim of our Bank to give all its customers the
maximum of Safety as well as the maximum of Service.
If such a financial institution appeals to you, may we
have your business. . .
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Lightning Plays Havoc in
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Buffalo, N. Y„ July 13.—As
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We pay 4 per cent interest and open Savings Accounts
with as little as $1.00 deposits.
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goats and other species of
meats have been in cold storage
since yesterday, and that the
fires were started this morning
for the gigantic barbecue. To
give one a hint at details, it will
be said that there will be suf-
ficient meat and bread to feed
everybody within a radius of
fifty miles. One gentlemah ac-
Baltimore, Md., July 13.—
Messrs. Simon M. Lake and
Paul Hilken of this city are now
planning the construction of a
.fleet of giant submarine freight
boats.
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What may be safely relied
upon as the deciding point as
to the greak in relations will
come about this afternoon at
4:30 down at the local ball
yard, and every loyal fan, true
to the break in relations will
to be on hand.
If you believe in the home
contingent, show your faith by
your presence.
Hon. C. W. Howth, candidate
for Congress from this district,
has assembled in this city for '
many a day. The event has ■
been advertised etxensively, ev-
erybody in this and surround-
ing counties have heard about 1
it, and the multitudes will be
on hand.
Those having arrangements
under their supervision relate
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invited to hear him.
Mrs. Hugh Davis is spending
a few days in the city of Mar-
lin, enjoying the beneficial wa-
ters of that famous health re-
sort.
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how it all happened.
6 There is no occasion, how-
ever, for the Nacogdoches club
Clearance Sale. So far it has
thers are falling in line. Be-
B got the best prices yet, and
teps; they can’t come close to
ce to buy your goods right.
u know the reason why.
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time it will prove a pleasure,only exacted its toll of life, but
Bly expected.
Just here it will be we
to become discouraged, for the
Lufkin squad is sweeping ev-
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Somes to toying with the ball
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Cheer up and do the best
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alnu,, ..u waoped” your
saucy squad yesterday after-
toon. Another .dose of the
same will be administered this
afternoon, after which we will
ber of Lufkin citizens 1
to view the operations.
a revelation—the outcome of is within a few feet of the right-
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fee Water Produced
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iy afternoon a News
aS called, upon to vis-
Esawmill town about
from the city of Luf-
IS purpose of inspect-
water well that had
brought in by the
ythe Cotton Belt rail-
m. This well, as a
earned, while stand-
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lown for the railway ।
mentioned for supply-
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by this system in this
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and to sail under the American
flag. The adventure will be
watched with interest by ship,
pers on each side of the At,
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I here on the home grounds this
I afternoon—and not one of them
I will be allowed to “go to first.”
I e But there is a larger thought.
I Should our adversary from over
iacross the “border” succeed in
I their bombardment and storm
or very citadel, there will be
“ut the one recourse upon the
Ia part of generals in command,
enemy from our territory back
L< , to their native soil, and proceed
Th gt once to establish a line of
k fortifications along the classic
A.n Angelina, consisting of trench-
A i es, barbed wire entanglements,
K,' and a patrol sufficient to handle
E“he situation. While it has
I been suggested by a few citi-
zens that those of the opposi-
A tion be “seized” while here in
■ the event that hostilities are de-
I dared and that they be held as
p7 prisoners of war, still others in-
■ < clin to more diplomatic meas-
I pres, and are willing that pas-
I Sports be issued to all those not
. known to be “spies.”
y,. it may be said just here that
■ ? the situation is tense, and ulti-
I enatums are epected to go for-
■ > ward at any hour. In the mean-
I 3 time the home guard is taking
every precaution, the sentry
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Knype of air craft has been thor-
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in for the city of Luf- produced 300,000 gallons of
roves beyond all doubt pure water in the short period
thousands of people of six hours. The railway com-
Amay have not had ac-i pany representative looked the
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Also the knowledge that your money is safe from
thieves or fires helps you sleep nights.
Why not start a Savings Account here and let your
money earn future money?
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J E. J. MANTOOTH, G. R. THOMPSON, R. W. KURTH,
President Cashier Ass’t Cashier
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tomorrow—thats, if he will at- i
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tempt nothing out of the ordi- t
nary, but be content to let at-
mospheric conditions remain as '
they are, there will be one of
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Mt , “Pot Shots” Exchanged.
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M Yesterday at Nacogdoches arranged for by department
" The Lufkin baseball team de- — • ■
i . leafed the Nacogdoches boys
I by a score of 11 to 5. While
! this was confidently expected
‘Oy all Lufkin fans, still it is
{doches Sentinel.
2a And so it was. The Nacog-
doches aggregation “walloped”
the champion baseball team of
East Texas yesterday afternoon
in a score of 2 to 1; but thank
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Clothing Department
$ 1.00 Night Shirts-----------79c
1.50 B. V. D. Union Suits..$1.15
1.00 B. V. D. Union Suits....79c
4.00 Silk E. & W. Shirts--- 2.95
3.00 Crepe E. & W. Shirt a. 1.78
10.00 Cool Cloth Suita-------6.95
7.50 Cool Cloth Suita-------5.95
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Book Fold Prcales...,
Full Standard Calico-.
104 Bleached Pepperell
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A. C. A. Feather Tick.
10c Dress Gingham---
50c Embroidered Floxo
25c Doss Linen..
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in our store you can find the crowd
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invade the very precincts of
! ahe Lonely Lufkin town,and fin-
Tsh the job. “He who laughs
last, laughs best.” The mis-
understanding is not all ours,
I as you'will see—neither do we
tear all the discouragement.
1 . The goose hangs high;” pin
your faith to ’Doches.—Nacog-
las, who is well know in Texas,
was shot and instantly killed
by a masked burglar, who en-
tered his room at the Fairfield
Hotel at midnight last night.
The only known motive for
the crime was that of robbery.
The assassin has not been ap,
prehended, and friends thru,
out the State are grief-stricken
over the deplorable tragedy.
The police force, together
with the county constabulary,
is exerting every effort to fath.
om the mystery and bring the
criminal to justice.
Friday Night Entertainment.
The News is requested to an-
nounce that there will be a mu.
sical concert and a box supper
at Rocky Springs, 10 miles east
of Lufkin, Friday night, July
14th. The entertainment will
begin early in the evening, and
everybody is cordially Invited
to participate in the pleasures
of the occasion.
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Sem7 der a gqrantee that‘300,000 found so rear the city limits in .
just nere it win oe wen to gallons of: Water would be pro- the near future. In the mean- icals in the building,
say that the good ladies ofthe Yesterday the first test of the and a diversion for you to drive wrecked the building.
■ new wel was made, and a num-'out and see the phenomenon. ----------—
went out! The trip requtires but a few U. S. Submarine Freight
i. It was1 minutes in a car, and the well Boats Are Now Planned
pure water supply for proposition over, saw what had ;
oses in the past need' been accomplished and accept-
further for an end tojed the well, dismissed the drill-
troubles—the water' ers with the thanks of the com-!
btained at Keltys, and
a grade and such a
fis to forever set at
A’water problem” for
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We are in the second week of our Big July
been a big event, in fact, so successful that
lieve us, folks, we are setting the pace, we
though you see others following in our fool
these prices.
ment, and Mr. Sickle left last' a result of lightning striking the
night for Houston, where he department store building of
has other like ventures under the Semet-Solvay Company of
way. Mr. Sickle’s company is this city this morning, three
located at Stuttgart, Ark., and were killed outright and five .Mm
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1 ■ of your money should be put to hard work.
6 ■ When your money is invested it works for you dav and
oR nightsinterest accumulates with astonishing rapidity.
Shoes
We can fit your feet and purse.
$6.00 Men’s Oxford* ......$3.85
5.00 Men’* Oxford* .... .. 3.25
4.00 Men’* Oxford*------- 2.75
3.50 Men’* Oxford* ........2.35
4,00 Ladies’ Oxford*........ 2.85
3.50 Ladies’ Oxford*-------2.55
2.50 Misses’ Oxfords......1.95
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Watford, G. E. & Binion, W. C. Lufkin Daily News (Lufkin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 218, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1916, newspaper, July 13, 1916; Lufkin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1415148/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .