Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1898 Page: 12 of 12
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ANNEVILLE.
SILVER THE ISSUE IN 1900.
Money the Pricing Instrument.
parents live.
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Attorney-at-Lv,
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Decatur,
H. M. Walker.
R. L. Miller.
A GREAT NEW BOOK FUR THE PEOPLG.
Then in Hardware we are the ac-
knowledged leaders of low
Clevises 5 to 25c.
COTTON
tor the time of year.
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W. B. Fengusos.
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Decatur,
An Elegant Prospeetus,
c. L. WLsos, Jr.
8. P. Nasu.
Wm. D. Cleveland & Co.,
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Jines, Clevises, Bolts
Hames, Traces, etc.
this week from Wichita Falls.... The
Young people were royally entertained
Saturday night at the residence of Mr.
This is what our cus-
tomers say about our
Shoes and the beauty
of it is the price is
reasonable.
stencil and quotations on application
free of charge.
The Messenger and the St. Louis
Republic for 81.75.
A TEXAS WONDER.
hall's great discovery.
One small bottle of Hall’s Great
Discovery cures all Kidney and Blad-
The Money Question discussed in the
light of experience and history.
This is a cold world, and if you don’t
work, you’ll surely freeze to death.
A correct account of the doings of
Congress given each week.
A family paper for the home and fire-
Ride. All the important happenings of
the week, condensed, in news columns.
A large circulation In every State and
Territory.
Subscription Price, s1 Per Year.
Bend for sample; agents wanted.
$
Men’s heavy work shoe......
“ fine congress 11 ......
" finer “ " ......
“ best quality grain shoe
“ solid fine dress shoe...
11 regular 2.00 fine shoe..
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1.00
1.50
2.50
TheSilverKnight-Watehman.
The Leading Bimetallic Paper of America.
COTON FACTOR
Houston Texas.
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.1.20
.1.25
.1.35
.1.50
Published weekly by the
Sliver Knight Publishing Co.,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Our men’s 2.50 shoe is very hard to
equal.
Men’s Hats, we have a good line.
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GEN. R. E. LEE,
Soldier,
Citizen and Christian Patriot
NASH & WILSON,
n2Nrxere,
Experts to
GOLD CROWN AND BRIDGE-WCRK.
Teeth extracted with little or no pain
| Daily, by Mail, - $6 a year
I Daily & Sunday,by mail $8 a year
prices.
Best8-inch files 10c.
PAYNE and FERGUSON,
Dentists,
GOLD CROWN AND BRIDGE EXPERTS.
nor Office over Smith's Grocery
Store.
The Sunday Sun
Is the greatest Sunday News-
paper in the world.
PRICE 56. a copy. By tail. $8 a year.
Address THE SUN. ew York.
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Phyariaa and Sargeos,
Officenp stairs in Devereux Building.
DECATUR. TEXAS.
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We offer you our Services backed
by a continuous and successful exper.
lence of a quarter of a century in the
cotton factorage business. Will send
Times are
We are anxious to build up Western
Texas and, commencing at once and
Drs. Miller & Walker.
Office in
Miller’ OFfiica Building.
. W. HATCHER,
Decatur, Tex.
2000000000000002
| HORSES UNO MULES |
: FOR SALE ON ;
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| J. M. Bennetts Co J
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Best 10-inch file 15c. Just received a
nice line of table glassware, beauti-
full pieces from 10c to 25c.
When you want Plow
Men’s Regular 1.00 hats (@
•* " 1.50 “ (a.
“ • 2.00 “ (5.
“ fine 3.50 hats (a......
There are multitudes of people in our
churches who, if knocked off their
“spiritual standing,” would not fall
far enough to break any bones.
The Texan Honest.
Washington. February 12__Pension
Commissioner Evans recently received 1
from a pensioner in San Antonio, Tex-
as. an exspress order for $879. It was 1
money which the sender believed he
SOLID TRAINS OF
WAGNER BUFFET SLEEPERS P
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FREE RECLINING
KATY CHAIR CARS
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O. L. SLATON,
Attorney-at-Lew,
Office over First National Bank,
Decatnr. - - • Texas.
Don't forget that one of the T. &
P's handsome new chair cars is to be
run through from stations on the F.
W. & D. C. R‘y, leaving Amarillo
morning of the 19th, to New Orleans
without change for the Mardi Gras,
accompanied by a porter to look after
the comfort of the passengers. The
car will lay over at Wichita Falls from
noon of the 17th until 6 a. m.
of the 18th; and at Vernon fro.
noon of the 18th until 4 p. tn. of that
date! This will give many an oppor.
I tunity to see this handsome car, even
‘ if not going to New Oilcan*.
week on account of Prof. Wilson be
' ing sick .... Mr. Press Rushing, who
has been very low with pneumonia, is
improving.... Little Lona Walker is
sick....Miss Fannie Arnett visited had not properly received, and
MUSE.
Our school was suspended last
WILSON PRAIRIE.
Your kind favor received and now
I will try to make good everything you
desire and expect or imagine....
Since last account was given many
things have happened that might have
been of interest, among which are
Hymen’s transformation of some of our
boys into what we hope to be useful,
industrious citizens, the two religious
discussions at this place, the change
of habitation of some of our best citi.
zens, ard also the opening of the
new Bud Slover road; to get the par.
ticulars of which I enjoin all who want
the full discourse and some fun to
consult Grant Elex ... While these
items are stale now, the casual men-
tion of them will serve to let others
know that Wilson is not without in-
terest all the time....The Messen-
ger of the 28th ult. was very much
in demand in every crowd. The items
that excited the interest and comment
were contained in the report of Judge
J. W. Patterson’s finance committee
with regard to a certain book not be-
ing properly kept, and the over draft
of One of the commissioners allowed
by the court contrary to the law.
Somf criticisms on both items were
severJ... .A severe storm visited us
the 9th inst. The fright was worse
than the damage.... Farmers are
about up with their work. Oats sow-
ing is now on the order book and will
be looked after in good shape in the
near future. Wheat is looking badly
W. T. BASHAW,
W X JBZArk.,
LAND AND LOAN AGENT.
Money to loan on easy terms. Interest as
low as the lowest Lands for sale. Ti-
tles examined and perfected.
Office over the First National Bank.
DECATUR, TEXAS.
GOOD NEWSPAPERS
AT A VERY LOW PRICE.
The Semi-Weekly News (Galveston or Dal-
las) is published Tuesdays and Fridays. Ear »
issue consists of eight pages. There are special (
departments for the farmers, the ladies and
the boys and girls, besides a world of general
news matter, illustrated articles, market re-
ports, etc. You get
104 Papers for Only $ 1.00
Sample Copies Free. Address
A. H. BELO & Co.. Publishers.
DALLAS or G ALVasroN. rac.
Nice weather and farmers are
plowing and planting gardens. Every
thing fair for a good crop.... We
have preaching three times a month,
Sunday school every Sunday and liter-
ary society every Wednesday evening
....John Gibbs has moved to the
Nation.___Miss Jimmison, who has
been sick so long, has gotten well and
will return to the territory where her
Misses Durrett Saturday night....
good, with plenty of Miss Laura Anthony is expected home
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BAkiNG
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
“Mother's Friend” is sold by drug- ,
gists, or expressed on receipt of one
dollar.
Valuable book, “Before Baby is
Born,” mailed free on application.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, ea.
Decatur, Tex., Apr. 9, '97
This is to certify that after suffering
for 3 or 4 years with kidney and blad-
der trouble, I feel now after the use
of two-thirds of a bottle of Hall’s
Great Discovery I am cured.
C. H. Kinnebrough.
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News and Opinions
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National Importance
ness yet in our community.... Dr.
Caddell has been called to the bedside
of his daughter in the Territory....
The young people enjoyed a nice
party at Uncle Henry Farmer’s Tues,
day night... .T. T. Parish hurt him-
self last week lifting a rock.... Brum-
low will be out in full force at hanging
Friday.___Press Foster and Jake
Higgins are musicians “out of sight.”
... .Success to the Messenger.
Bud.
showing the different styles of binding, nample
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get exclusive control of the best territory. Ad”
ROYAL PUBLISHING CQ,
diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and
lame backs, rheumatism and all irreg.
larities of the kidneys in both men
and women. Regulates bladder trou.
bles in children. If not sold by your
druggist will be sent by mail on re.
ceipt of $t. One small bottle is two
months’ treatment, and will cure any
case above mentioned.
E. W. Hall, sole Mfgr.
P. O. Box ar8, Waco, Texas.
Sold by J. P. Hayter and
Man & Simmons, Druggists,
Decatur, Texas.
■rwnikW’7T louis,
The sympathetic tendernens of a lov- A Ln I m A A 4
ing husband is everything to an expec- w W rT l % > H % J
taut mother, especially during her first : _____ "
nent druggist of Dayton, O., grs the KANSAS CITY
following case:
A cusomer of mine, whose wife has used CLOSE CONNECTIONS
four bottles of ’Mother's Friend” before con- TO ALL POINTS
hs EAST, NORTH AND WEST,
would have them. | 1
“ Mother’s Friend ” is a scientifically • _ — mm
compounded liniment which affords cer- FIRST CLASS MEALS
tain relief in the various ailments pre- AT mm owN
ceding childbirth, and assures proper AT OUR OWN
castid in the final ordeal. DINING STATIONS
J T. Buckaloo,
continuing until April 30th, we will sell
to all corners from Ft. Worth and sta
110ns East, including Alexandria- La.,
round trip tickets to Abilene, Pecos
and stations intermediate, and to Eddy
and Roswell, New Mexico, at rate of
one and one-third fares for the round
trip; tickets good 30 days from date of
sale. This will be the best time of the
year to see Western Texas and you
ought to take advantage of the oppor.
tunity.
See nearest Ticket Agent for further
information, or address E P. Turner.
General Passenger Agent, T. & P. Ry.
Dallas, Texas.
it always pays you to
get our prices.
\. It pays to trade
\ at the Spot Cash
House of
J) Civillzation and Progress Have Kept
(, Step With Money Supply In All Ages.
the government. Mr. Fans had an
investigation made of the case and as-
certained that the pensioner was honest-
ly entitled to the money he was receiv-
ing. viz: $12 a month, and directd the
entire amount to be returned to him.
No. 2 Soft Spring,
Wheat for sowing can
be had from the Lil-
lard Milling C o m-
and Mrs. Gregg.....The people of
this community were shocked very
much last Tuesday morning by the
sudden death of Tom Burton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C- Burton, which oc-
cured in the field, near his father’s res.
idence. It was supposed he died of
heart failure... .Mrs. Jim Ratliff is on
the sick list....Miss Emma Gentry
was the guest of Ida Walker Saturday
night. .Prof. W. L. Russell visited Mrs.
S. J. B. Walker Saturday.....The
ball game between Post Oak and Cen.
ter clubs, on Feb. 12, resulted as fol-
lows: 20 to 8 in favor of Post Oak.
.... Hattie McCaskill visited her
aunt, Mrs. John Wallace, the latter
part of last week.... Ganie Plaxco
and little sister Annie are on the sick
list.... Miss Bessie Standifer visited
near Anneville Friday and Saturday.
... .Our literary society meets Friday
night, the 18th. As we anticipate a de-
lightful time we cordially invite the
Messenger force. One and all are
welcome.... Mrs. Press Rushing is
low with pneumonia... .Success to
the Messenger. Katie Eugenia.
the family of Bob Davenport the last
I of the week .... Miss Minnie Troxell,
who has been visiting in Muse, re-
turned home Sunday.... Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Gentry and little Ina visited at
Garvin Saturday and Sunday.... We
are glad to say that Grandma Spain
is improving in health.... D. E. Ar.
rington was out walking with his best
girl Sunday eve.....Mr. Melvine An-
thony visited Anneville Sunday....
Miss Grace Gentry was a guest of the
We sell Ladies’ fine Kid shoes.....90c
Ladies’ regular 1.50 Kid shoes.. .81.25
“ “ . 2.00 “ “ ....1.50
“ “ 1.75 " " ....1.35
Ladies’ finest kid shoes............2.50
There is not a finer lace shoe in De-
catur than this. See it.
Ladies’ all solid heavyshoe......81.00
.......... 1.25
“ very best kangaroo shoe....1.50
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Halcomb, N. W. & Dale, John W. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1898, newspaper, February 18, 1898; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1581254/m1/12/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .