Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 787, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1896 Page: 5 of 8
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shop in
He has ordered
meeting that night. which will likely usual.
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Lv. Ringgold
Ar. Kansas City ....5:25p.m.
Cor.
Notice.
R. H. Woodward Company,
gravings and is sold by subscription.
his election.
have such visitors.
an-
as
21 st.
sell you Paints. Oil and W all Paper.
the
and
will make their future home.
—Mr. Ably has moved
erected in the north part oftowp.
and lunch room from the
eastern
accom-
plished young lady, of Palmer. I exas,
R-IPA-N-S
successful evangelists of the
most
the bank.
Rev. S. D. PERKINSON.
TRADE
the
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C. C. Cousins.
of same to
At last accounts Mr. Cal-
suffering severely from the
Ar. Chicago
Ar. Denver.
Balti,
book.
catur’sold residents, but q
ton. was in town this Meek.
Don’t overlook the fact that train
No. 2 saves you a whole business day
enroute to Colorado.
Ed.
men
Lv. Bowie...
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agents make from $5 to $10 a day
graphic account of the present
his bakery
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22nd. final limit to return May 24th
1896.
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short right hip. also red and white calf.
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mer resident of Cuba.
EXOUBSION BATES.
The below mentioned rates are
thorized.
Dallas, Texas, May 19th to
in Decatur Tuesday.
—See Hayter for wall paper,
sells cheap.
— Little Harry Miller is just
STRAYED.
Red and white cow branded T on
—Mr. J. J. Eads and family left
Tuesday for California, where they
, Red River and Pease Riv-
er Valleys,
The finest Wheat, Corn, and Cotto
__Mr. Tom Milligan. of Greenwood,
was called By teletram Wednesday to
Richland, Texaco see his little baby,
AUl
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AMTONIS
Ayer’s pills are recommended by
23ou 7
SPECIAL
WALL PAPERS
FROM 3Cts. A ROLL UP.
Write for Samples.
CHAS. DAUERNHEIM WALL PAPER CO.
2 1 4 N. Broadway, St. Louie, Mo.
CENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE-
book is written by Mr. Nathan C.
Green, the well-kown author and for-
a drug store. /
__Evangelist J. B. Boen, one of the
this dry, hot we;
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relieve colds, fevers, neuralgia and
rheumatism.
__Mrs. B. F. Means accompanied
visit of several months in
Texas.
—Miss Lucy Starks, an
a complete outfit. tioned last week, has since died of the
That brand new girl baby at
It is beauti.
trip. Selling dates May 21st
FLncomodd
*.2*
__Joseph Roth, merchant prince
and progressive farmer of W illow
Point. was in the city Monday and
Tuesday.
__Lee Vastine will soon open a tin-
—Gladney Short hasxoved his
—Miss Antoinette Devereux re-
turned Thursday ot last week from a
11:19 p. m.
the measles.
—Mr. Walter Cargill went to Den-
ton on business last week.
Brown’s Iron Tonic prevents chills.
For sale by Man & Simmons.
— There are thirteen prisoners in
the county jail at present.
__Mr. T. M. Huffnines was quite
sick < few days this week.
—Commissioners’ court will meet
in icgular session next Monday.
Brown’s Iron Tonic for children.
For sale by Man & Simmons.
ties and cause the vital fluid to become
vigorous and life-giving, Ayer’s Sarsa-
parilla is the most powerful and effec-
tive medicine in use.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. H.
Miller.
one of the
out. Many
the rear ot McClure’s grocery. F. Finch, whose accident we
__Uncle Sewell Brow, one of De-
was Suitable reward will be paid for return
100 en-
producing country in the world.
THE ONLY LINE RUNNING
Through Pullman and Free Reclining
Chair Cars without Change.
__For Further Information —
ADDRESS
D. B. KEELER,
G. P. A., FT. W. & D. C. RY.,
Ft. Worth, Texas
E. S. Beard,
C. A. FT. W. & D. C. RY.,
Ft. Worth, Texas.
O. L. Thomas, t. a.,
Decatur, Texas.
injuries then received.
__Since yesterday Sheriff Moore
seems about halt a head taller than
quantity sold. This is
greatest selling books
garden spot of Wise county.
Farmers are needing rain
Slidell is not on a boom b at is grad,
ually growing.
Murphy & Ritchie have just com.
pleted their nice store building, and
are receiving their goods.
Mr. A. D. Dawson and Miss Magna
Atcheson. both of Slidell. were married
last Thursday. The groom is a pros-
perous young farmer and the bride is
one of Slidell’s fairest belles. Social
circles will miss them very much.
The Baptist Sunday school at Slidell
has decided to give a picnic on Satur-
day, May 16th. The picnic will be
held in a beautiful grove in the Wil-
liams pasture 1 1-2 miles north-east of
The modern stand-
ard Family Medi-
cine : Cures the
common every-day
ills of humanity.
$150 IN COLD CIVEN
For Selling ‘ ‘ Story of Spain and Cuba. ’ ’
The International News & Book
Co., Baltimore, Md., offer $150.00 to
anyone selling in three months 175
copies of their new book. “Story of
Spain and Cuba ” Premiums and
liberal commission given for any
_Geoige Matheson and John Law-
rence. of Cottondale, were in the city leading physicians and druggists,
first Monday. John is Democratic the most prompt and efficient remedy
nominee for constable of precinct 4.1 for biliousness, nausea, costiveness.
George was talking horse trade, but indigestion, sluggishness of the liver,
what success he had we did not learn, jaundice, and sick headache; also, to
Carrie Lou, wb ivery sick at
home of its/ grand-parents at
place. It was taken there a
time after its mother died, which
only a few weeks ago.
1896. Texas Bankers’ Association.
Round trip from Decatur, $300.
Selling dates May 18th and 19th, final
limit to return, May 22nd, 1896.
Ft. Worth, Texas. May 22nd, 1896.
United Commercial Travelers of
America. One fare for the round
—Decatur doesn’t blow mch, but down the iron warehouse occupied by
her workmen have all had 'plenty to Lillard & Co., preparatory to the erec.
do for several months in putting up tion of a large stone warehouse on the
new buildings and making additions to same site. Several feet are being
old onee added to the rear of their main store
__Van Davenport was arrested in building-
Decatur Saturday evening by Sheriff -Bob Johnson, in jail here on the
Moore, and kept in jail here until charge of murdering old man Eary, and bring their baskets well filled.
Tuesday, when an officer from Ellis was taken before Judge Patterson
county came for him. 1 Monday in a habeas corpus trial, and
■ »• .. was granted bail in the sum of $5,-
__I AST*__Between the Messenger . . ,
000, failing to give which, he was
office and Stephenson Bros.’ store, on ' 2 . 0
Friday of last week, a post-office key., reman e 0 41 "
The finder will please return to this I —Henry Bridges is the right kind ‘-Story of Spam and Cuba.” This
office or leave at the post office. I of a candidate. It will be remem-
9:55 a. m.
7:25 a. m.
__Don Calvert, living two miles
north of Cottondale, while seining in
I Goose Lake one day recently, was bit.
। ten by a goose-mouth cotton moccasin.
The reptile hung 4o his leg and Mr.
Calvert pulled it oft and threw it on
continue for two or three weeks. his house explains it.
—Hayter has received a shipment The female minstrel show, which
of Fancy Baskets and Hampers and was to have been given to-night, has
Novelties in the basket line and they been postponed until next Friday
are going fast. Call and see them. night. May 15th. The show will be
__Work on the court house has given for the benefit of the Decatur
stopped for the present owing to the fire department.
inability of the contractor to get ma-
. » 1 ... .or canoes —Rev. C. M. Hutton has moved
terial. A strike at the quarry causes
. , to Decatur and will preach regularly
the trouble. , , . , f .
,C... - the first and third Sundays of each
Lack of vitality and clgmatterin month at the Presbyterian church,
the bulb, causes the hair/gfa The MESSENGER welcomes him and
and turn gray. We recpmmeM Hall s .
Z. , a... na his family to our midst.
Hair Renewer to prevent baldness and
grayness. I —Workmen are engaged tearing
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"remnAL
FORT worru--oc au
__Mrs. J. M. Embry leaves to-day
for Bowie, where she will spend about
two weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
John Lillard. /
SLIDELL.
Hello! Mr. Editor: After a long
sleep I greet you once more from the
The worst thing about jeans pants
is that they keep some wife, mother, or
sister constantly sewing rips and but-
tons. The best thing about the Buck,
skin Breeches is the fact that the but-
tons stay on and seams don’t rip as
more, Md., announce a new
—Mr and Mrs. W. A. Bridges, of bered that ne was making a matrimo-
Cottondale, were in Decatur Wednes. nial race down in Parker county at the
day and made us a pleasant call, tell-beginning of the present campaign, fully illustrated with nearly
ing us while here that they wanted the : He says that after his defeat he suP-
Messenger. We are always glad to ported the regular nominee right up to
south, will be here about the 14th of
June to assist in the protracted meet- yert was
lingsly left Monda)for King county to ing at the Christian church. All, bte
test their luck disciples of Isaac christian people are invited to take a
Walton and Nimrod. part in the meeting.
__J. P. Hayter wants a chance to
Pullman Sleepers and Free Reclin-
ng Chair Carson all trains.
Your local ticket agent will proba-
bly want to sell you a ticket via the
Rock Island, but if he don’t—insist
until he does.
J. C. McCabe, G. P. A.,
Fort Worth, Texas.
which will soon arrive.
__Rev. S. D. Perkinson left Mon-
day for Chico, where he began a
__Death suddenly visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs./T. M. Huffhines on
last Saturday and took away their
dear daughter. Miss Hattie Belle, who
until the day before had seemingly
been in perfect hhalth. On Friday
she had a congestive chill and the
next day Death claimed her as his
own. Her remains were taken to
Hillsboro Sunday for interment. The
grief-stricken family have the sympa-
thy of the entire community.
—Mrs. C. V. Terrell and baby are
visiting Mrs. Horace Leiper in Waxa-
hachie.
— Dr. John Embry returned Tues-
day from a several weeks’ tour in
Mexico.
—Mrs. Charles Soward is on an ex-
tended visit to Weatherford, Waxa-
hachie and Cleburne.
Brown’s Iron Tonic enriches the
blood. For sale by MAN & Simmons.
__Mr. E. W. Lusby visited friends
at Sam Houston and Greenwood Sat-
urday and Sunday.
__Friday night two houses in the
northwest part of town, owned by Mrs.
Fay, were burned.
Pleasant to taste, Brown’s Iron
Tonic. For sale by Man & Simmons,
__Mr. W. A. Kinsolving, of the
Greenwood Enterprise, was rustling in
Decatur Thursday.
B For Constipation use Brown’s iron
Tonic. For sale by Man & Simmons.
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(-173.
This map shows a modem “up-to-
date railroad.” and how it has its own
line to the principal large cities of the
West.
It is the “Great Rock Island Route”
and has double daily fast express tran
service from Texas as follows:
No. 4 Lv. Fort Worth. ... 10:40 a. m.
__Mr. Kich Halsel) went to Fort
Worth Wendesday.
—Miss Ida Gibson is visiting rela-
tives at Marlow. 1. T.
__Prof. W. W. Witt, of Chico, was
and the struggle for liberty is given.
100 beautiful illustrations, 500 pages.
Freight paid and credit given; 50-ct.
outfit free if 10 cents is sent for pos-
tage. Write them immediately.
“TEXAS PANHANDLE
ROUTE ”
FORT WORTH & DRKNVEK CITY
RAILWAY
MORGAN JONES. Receiver.
-- CHANGE OF TIME. --
__December 15th, 1895. —
Two nights and one day instead of
wo days and one night between Texas
and Colorado.
Through train leaves Ft. Worth at
11:15 a.m., arriving at Denver at
6:20 p. m., passing through
rrinidad, Pueblo, and the
Great Witchita.
; long as the pants last. That’s a good
while longer than any other pants will
wear.
town. Every body invited to come
sell building to the buiyling on the
southwest corner of the square formerly
occupied by Wakfields saloon. The
building vacated wj be remodeled
and occupied by Mn & Simmons as
_ just think of it! A new. first.
class, up-to-date $75.00 bicycle for His line is complete and he keeps
$35.00. See Free Press about it. best. If you want sorry paint and oil by her daughters, Mrs. M. L Means,
—Mr. Ake Martin, constable of pre- don’t look me up. Wall paper from Mrs. Harry Stapp and Miss Annie
cinct 3, made us a pleasant call while 75 cents a roll down to odds and ends Means, who have been in Sherman
in the city Monday. at 5 cents a roll. , feveral months, returned to Decatur
, . last Saturday. Mrs. M. L. Means
—There is a great deal of sickness । Mrs. will visit in Decatux
i" a»d about ro.u .r the preseur which they will
Flux, diarrhoea and bilious fever seem
, . , , , . a ’ return to Sherman,
to predominate and the doctors do
Kot Den-1 not expect a change for the better so As the strength of a budding de-
- 1 .... ther con. I pends upon the solidity of its founda-
■ tion, so health depends upon the con.
1 dition of the blood. To expel impuri.
house from Aurora and is having it
—John W. Hogg/and John Bil-
e*, “e
, **,]
Ar. Kansas City 8:20 next a. m
No. 2 Lv. Fort Worth.....8:10 p m.
Lv. Bowie.......10:40 p. m.
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Halcomb, N. W. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 787, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1896, newspaper, May 8, 1896; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1581180/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .