The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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on last
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LAND AGENTS.
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done every Sunday. The decora-
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We Advise Prospectors
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Dealers in
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This col-
in pie and vehicles-in order to pre-
McPherson and
on Tuesday the
at the
This is the largest church col-
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Plainview, 85
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hours and
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minutes, the best previous time
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Below will be found the correct
Sold and Recommended’ 5 ‘
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MAXWELL CAR.
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State on the
Notice of Publie Sate.
FRANKLIN CAR.
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Sheriff Terry Count: j
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who had a
gramme, as it
part of the work was in the hands
of Misses Short, Daugherty, Far-
ranged, and every feature was up
to the highest standard of excel-
eration the fact that these cars
had to go through twogoor sized
towns on each trip, open and shut
issued out of the Honorable Dis-
trict Court of Terry County, cn
the 4th day of February 1909, by
T. J. Price, Clerk oj said Court,
car. This was done in order that
there might be no question about
speed and durability contest be-
tween the Maxwell car and the
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State of Texas. County of Ter-
ry—Taken up by J. T. Hamil-
ton, and estrayed before Neil H.
Bigger, Justice of tne Peace Pre- I
cinct No 1. Terry county: One
red and white pided cow branded
“Stripe or Slash‘‘on left shoulder
the map of said town of Gomes
on record in Deed Records of
Terry County Texas, and levied
upon as property of said W. T.
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$
agent for the Franklin.
The towns along
Webb, Hardin and Bell.
It is impogsible to speak of all
d ) likewise.—Lynn ' County
News,
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javesremano
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Texas, between the hours of 10
a. m. and and 4 p. m. I will sell
said land at public vendue, for
Lynn
and
Health is
More Than
Wealth
Use
BALLARD'S
SNOW
LINIMENT
now
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secure the advantages,in the race.
The Maxwell made the trip in 23
minutes and 10 seconds less than
.the Franklin and thereby won
th • rac *.
The Maxwell car was gone from
Amarillo 4 hours and 43 minutes
and the time used by this car in
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four gates each way it is conclu-
sive that these people)
Twenty days after da'e I will
sell 3 head of cattle, described M
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• Brownfield,
rghter iiias ever.
the return from
miles, was two
State on the 38 sections owned,
*and oani be bought for two dol-
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Sheriffs Sale.
2-
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ally feel very thankfu, and the
rospeets for the future are
Left Amarillo at 1 p. m., and
passed Canyon City at 1:44 (11
minutes out for tire trouble) Pass-
ed Happy at 2:23, Tulia at 2:56
and arrived at Plainview at 3:40.
Did not stop but turned immedi-
ately for return trip. Passed Tulia
4:19 Happy at 4:50, Canyon
at 5:22 and arrived at Amarillo
at 5 :46.
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along the streets were numerous,
shouting people. Sheriff Sanford
and City Marshall Jowell were
thoughtful and icept the streets
Ballard Snow Liniment Co.
- 500-502 North Second Street,
part in the pro-
was varied and
State of Texas, County of Terry:
By virtue of a certain execution
Terry County.
Witness my hand, this 9th day
of April, 1909.
Geo. E. Tiernan.
Sheriff Terry County, Texas.
VOL. 5.
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$1.50 per bushel for Big Gor-
man Millet seed. See B. L.
Shook, Tahoka, Texas.
cash, to the highest bidder, as
the property of W. T. McPher-
son by virtue of eaid levy and
said execution.
And in compliance with law, I
give this notice by publication, in
the English language, once a
week for three consecutive weeks
| when they start here not to be stopped on J
g the road by stories about deep sand,. etc., J
2 but to come right along and SEE FOK i
t THEMSELVES. 2
eese woo oesseseeeevseg 44006004 2844404000 eege 9444
Th above is true. The great
The
The balance was secured
ST. LOUIS,
et m eu. ,, ‘
AND
you will alwaxshnve good health. What is more to a man
than good heaith? All the money in the world can’t mak
happiDess whore health is unknown, Ballard's Snow Liniment
CRESESasnsesLeestnsB2zedesgme w
county? If so let them go
a Franklin timer in the Maxwell' 8years old. One red cow branded
apd Powell, and
If you don’t want your lano
sold, you had best not list it with
us. We expect to have at least
gration connannies and sold the
lands on the spot. They seem
unconscious of the fact that they
can buv lands from settlers for
less than half what they pay the
immigration companies. In Ter-
ry county, as fine farming lands
es there are to be found an the
Texas Plains, can be bought for
1 Fine Ranch for Sale.
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~ We have a fine ranch for sale,
•located in southwest Texas. It
includes 65 sections, aH in arsolid
body, thiety eight sections~own-
ed and the balance leased.
Therein $f per acre due the
The Easter Programme.
The Easter programme render-
IS
; WTe have more than 150,000 acres of
j lands listed in Terry, GainesandYoo- ;
2 kum counties. Price ranges from $3 tc $15 2
2 per acre, according to location and quality. ;
2 it will be to the interest of the prospectbs ;
♦ to see or write us for prices and terms be- ♦
x fore purchasing. We take pleasure in ans- ;
| wering all letters and will furnish accurate ;
| information about the country. 2
agents want a
of affairs
here in
through which the cars were to
pass were kept posted as to the
time of leaving Ar arillo, when
they passed each statkn and
their arrival at Plainview ana
the same information was given
out on the return trip until they
arrived safely at Amarillo. Al,
along the line much interest was
manifested in the contest, and in
Canyon City many people were
out to see the cars as they passed
McPherson and G. E. McPher-
son for the sum of one thousand
two hundred and ninety-eigh:
($1293.00) dollars and cost of
suit, in cause No. 138 in raid • •
Court styled—Frank Tomlinson,
versus W. T. MePhersan, B. Mc-
Pherson and G. E. McPherson
and placed in my hands for serv-
ice, I, Geo E. Tiernan as Sherin
of Terry county, Texas, did, on
the 9th day of April 1909, levy on .
certain Real Estate, situated in
Left Amarillo at 1:20 p. m.
Passed Canyou City at 1:59; Hep-
py at 2:40, Tula at 3:17 and ar-
rived at Plainview at 4:06. Stop-
ped 2 minutes. On the return the
tainly “going some.’
Tnere was only1 ne delay dur-
ing the trip, the Maxwell having
had eleven minute3 out for the
lire trouble between Amarillo
aud Canyon on the down trip.
This eleven minutes were coun-
ted out in the running time there
having been a Maxwell timer
in the Franklin car and likewise
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“Half Circle Heart” on left side . I
about 12 years old. One red cow
branded—over 7 H on left side
about 12 years old. Appraised
at Twenty-five dollars.
The owner of said stock is re-
quested to come forward, prove
property, pay charges, and take
the same away, or it will be dealt
with as the law directs. Given
under my hand seal of office, this
the 13th day of April 1909.
T. J. Price, Clerk.
County Court Terry, County,
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L BROWNFIELD, TERRY COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1909.
follows: One white cow 4 years 1
old. branded 74 connected: One f
red bluer 4 years old, sme
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sSROwar
LINIMENT
into by Edgar Byers of Amarillo,
who is general agents for the
Maxwell car, and J. J Ellard of
Plainview, who is the general
Maxweil Auto Wins Contest. car passed Tulia at 4:06, Happy
--- at 5:26, Canyon City at 6:03 and
fair play and that the correct
iv time out for tire troubles might
seems to ba no trouble for the | be ascertained.
immigration companies t» sell j Below will be found the correct
land to the people they bring to
this country. They are rushed report of the time made on the
out into the lands of the immi. enure trip and the tune between
■ * - each town :
this. The people of the entire
northern and eastern part of the
Unied States have found out the
i past month or so, just what a fine
c untry the immigration crmpan-
nies have discovered for them
away out here in West Texas,and
they are coming do wn by the (rain
load. Do our land owners and
Plars bnus. It is cut up into two
pastures, has good house and
< and two good walls. It is in a
gramma grass country, and
ise of the best ranch proposi
Xha west. Ona half cash u. wov-pouu-—— -----
2 and balance inone and two yars fifty buyers here within the next
at 8per cent interest. Call on sixty days, and they are coming
adhn, write us for particulars. to buy land, too.
565- Bigger & Hill, * < . Bigger & Hill.
KB Brownfeld, Texae,
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through each way. The roof of the
court house as well as the roofs erry County, described as fol-
of many of the brick buildings: 10W8, towit: Blocks No. 49, 50,
were filled with spectors and 5 •2 »21, 22,23.24, 10 and 17
in the town of Gomez, Terry
County, Texas, as designated on
Under the capable and efficient Franklin in a race from Amarillo;
2 management of the Supt. Mr. to Plainview and return, a dis-
| John S. Powell, every part of the tance of 170 miles, was entered
2 programme was effectively ar-
immediately preceeding said day
having been 2 hours and 30 min- of sale, iu the Terry County Her-
aid a newspaper published in
many participated. Let it be
sufficient to say that eah one
who had a part in the service
carried off the honors of the oc-
Dasion .
Another feature of universal
interest was the collection—
amounting to $175.00. This was
made to pay off a debt on the
On last Tuesday afternoon the arrived at destination at 6:29.--
Canyon City News.
train loads of people who the im •
migration compsnies are bring:
ing into West Texas nea ly all buy
land, and p y all the way from
$20 to $35 per acie for it. It
seems to be no trouble for the
$8, $10 end $12 per acre. It
would be a good idea for the
real estate men of Tarry county
to get together and formulate a
plan to systematically advertise
our lands, and have literatnre
distributed in the states from
which the immigration compan-
ies bring I he homeseekers, and
let it be known that they will not
have to pay these high prices (or
land. •
tions were neat, artract.ve, and
vry tastefully arranged. This
lence, and this Special day is only
an earnest f the work being
| Farm Implement. Windmills, ♦ i chairs in the church.
* Stoves, Piping, Wire, Guns andAmunition, Cutlery, ♦ lection was started at $10.00, ten
and all kinds of Hardware. | people giving that much each. through this town cleared of peo-
Glassware and Tinware ♦ I amounts ranging irom s to $1.
Renairwork. worka Specialty* This is the largest church col-
■ " ♦ lection ever made in one day in
Gall and see Us. Prices Right 2 Brownfield before, and it
ciics 1. ‘ e $
Brownfield, Texas* u ;g, ,
eeo Church and Sunday school and
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$
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; R & HILL• 3 led by the Sunday School
S nunAorAre 2 ’ ’ ’’
vent blockade end accidents,
There was a prize of $1,000 for ( th day of May, 1909,
the round trip in the quickest -ourt House door of Terry
nly time and you may be sure that ty‘ in the town of Brownfield
took ten minutes to do it. The each driver tried earnestly to
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The Reason Why.
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Just think of the price those
poor Yankees have to pay the
imigration companies no butter
than the 500.000 acres of raw
farming land in Lynn County.
But thn there is a reason for
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as above. One calf with
brand, f
Geo. E. Tieman. .
the line against W. T. McPherson It
• . Missouri. ,
no. .4 •
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We have several small ranches
for sale very cheap. Call on or
write us.
Digger, A Hill.
One Who Knows.
J. G. Scott, Salt Lake City, Utah. writes: “ I cannot
teo highy praise your Ballard’s Snow Liniment for
tho relief of acute rheumatism, cauged by sudden change
• and exposure to the weather. I also recommend your
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup for coughs and colds.
‘These used together defy all pain.
GET THE GENUINE. Three Sizes 25c, SOc, $1.00
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Bigger, Neil H. The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 1909, newspaper, April 17, 1909; Brownfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1563681/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.