Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1900 Page: 5 of 8
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ASH BITTERS
100 pound lots.
fruit
season is drawing near, and
you
l ake advantage of the
Low Puce and
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When
May 17,1'own ask us to show
vou some of
bargains.
today, you will know where
get the Prices when
you are ready.
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Notice to Census Enumerators-
A Fast Bicycle Rider
ESTRAY NOTICK,
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IF YOU KNOW THE VALUE of A
TELEPHONE IN YOUR HOME
on Fruit Jars and
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save money in the next thirty day:
I also have the largest and best
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/ Other Styles for Street,
—— Dress, House, Outing,
Sold by Lillard & Lane.
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Decatur, Texas,
man who sells on a credit.
If you will get my prices and
in Sugar;
you now.
J. A I Fruit Jar Extras.
“Fashion’s
Favorite.”
It quickly
M:ociitis, J
throat
John
It you do not want to
and remember the
of Ft. Worth & Denver City Ry.
North bound No. 2 arrives r.in
North bound No. 4 arrives 6: 50 p m
South bound No. 3 arrives 8 , S , "
South bound No. iartives g: ip m.absolutei
once a year, and it should be made
time of enjoyment by all our
trade’oriru wanzttoingytoansgllsor
adver tise it in the Messenger W
have 1the ear of the people and can
tell them ci bo ut it.
EUPION.
It is the best and
oil on the market.
Eupion Oil
is carried jn stock
________ Sold by c. B. GUNN.
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Springtime is Here.
Miss Georgia Cate left Wednesaav
morning on a visit to home fonks "ay
Mossy Creek, Tenn. "
The ladies of the Baptist church will
L 'e a dinner on the square on Mon
dM, the 4th day of June on Mon
Queen
Quality
Oxfords
$2.50
J T. Brown, of Ft. Worth, came
IT. Tye sday.to visit his daughter,
Mrs: T;.T Stnart, and to recuperate
his health, he having been confined to
his bed fAsome time and being j - ■
now able be up.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs
Brownlee, Decatur, Texas.
1900, a daughter.
Drugs, Medicines, Stationery,
Toilet Articles, Etc.,
•L W. SIMMONS,
’L Kirkpatrick,
•As. Me Carter,
M. D. Sellars,
C. II. Smith.
Kome and Keep Kool.
sThetladies of the Home Mission So-
cet: L1* serve ice cream at a lawn
you are in
> you would be
I am also
on Sugar in
lost or STOLEN. -
a cash business
RE-IEVES AND INVIGORATES.
It cleanses the liver and bowels, strengthens the kidn $
» s digestion, thus the system is regulated and the
body fortified to resist disease.
A- A VALUABLE REMEOY TO KEEP iN TE wousE A
East Main Street. .
DECATUR, TEXAS,
aanaluavd stomach troubletwentyyears
I began to use Rod of being cured till
it has done me so mu Dyspepsia Cure,
the s.vio. ormomuch good 1 call it
Wilkir son, Albarn ’r. writes W. R.
what , z, . V ’ lenn. Itdigestg
--*eai. C. B Gunn. C—-
The Messenger force
kept very busy this week getting out
the programs for the commencement
exercises of the Decatur Baptist col-
lege. and other work in our job de-
partment. J
,.Q. Hood, Justice of the Peace 4
Crosby, Miss., makes the following
statementi—nlcan certify that Oue
Minute Cough Cure will dalithat j.
claimed for it. My wife........ not get
her breath and the first dose of it re
lievedher., ft,has also benetitted my
who . family."’ acts immediately
and cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe,
bronch'tH. asthma and all throat and
lung troubles. C. B. Gunn.
Mr. T. Jordon, of Bridgeport was
in the city Wednesday with a load or
fine cabbage. He has been marketing
cabbage for some time. Verilv this a
great country.
" A. Bridges, of Cottondale in
thesoodessof his soil kindly sent
nicesu"v C-.p.-V move
niu liul’es up anothei vear Who
come- next?
appreyaripe springrchiekens would be
srusxenange
wsnkovrwood Is legal
more complete find I am L.t4
supply yor wants ii,,,;, dve tteroprepared to
on me. I aiu here to serve you. Call 011
Respectfully,
have been Why Not Tell Your
will be convinced. Do
long windy ads from me
surprised at the price.
1 he holders of five shares of stock
in the Decatur Electric Light & Ice
Co. desire to communicate with
parties wishing to purchase stock in
this corporation. Inquire or address
o-AKellam,ofSan Antonio, brother
Call! <• Terrell and JPKellam, of
Catlett Creek, is visiting relatives
D. J. Peninger has just received
another carload of McCormick binder
twine which he proposes to sell at
prices that can not be duplicated.
. Rev.J.A. May, of North Alabama
is in the city, a guest of Prof | ‛
Tidwell. He will remain during the
eomxlegment exercises of the "Bap.
Hint's Special Drive to the Cash
uyers of Wise and Adjoining
Counties.
Co. Clerk, Wise Co.
By A. C. HoYL, Deputy.
The ladies wonder how Mrs B
people. manages,,1o preserve her youthful
. 00ks;The secret is she takes Prickly
Ash Bitters: it keeps the system in
perfect order. For further particulars
>. Gunn.
Taken up and estrayed by County
Commissioner, L. E. Tibbetts, one
gray mate, no brands, about 15 hands
high, wire cut on each fore leg close to Chapped Hands,
breast: also her dark iron-gray year- .
hng mare mule colt. Left in charge Only 25c. Tryit. Sold by Mu
of W .A. Stevens, 7 miles north of De- mons, druggists.
catun, Texas. GUINN WILLIAMS, ____ __________
rp . ----- O PE
lay lor remembered the Messenger’ by
pendig us a couple or nic rip!
cormiek’singerhasna Svroxtra £
need one come and get it. ’ ' "
.The Mount Zion congregation had a
wol and the “Devil.” from D.
catur in their fold last Sunday.
A full line of repairs for McCor-
mick bindersand mowers are alwavs
keept on hamd by D.J. Peninger-
1 qMrs.R. M. Kelso and children and
-Tn C..Ferguson, of Denton, are vid
liingthe ramily or John W Hogg this
Mr. B. B. Moore has moved into !
the Brown house near the ( hristian I K1 dney s, liver, s:
chureh, and Mr. John Lewis has I ' or sale bv C. i3 -
moved into tie house formerly occu-
pied by Mr. Moore.
has moved his stock of Gro- 2
ceries to the I' twood build- 2
ing on West Mai„ ......... «
lormerly oceupied by -lames •
■ " ar ter, just across the •
street from his old stand. •
where his stock of 0
2 Groceries ;
• .2 •
We will be pleased to furnish all of
ouycorrespondents with stationed -7f
-ney will call on us when in the citv
Kev B. F. Hall of Azle, preached Pare them with what you
two.y ery interesting sermons to ahed 1- o r —
fanseations at the Christian church'not look for
larly by
4 mes=
Hleck’s barber shop is up-todat. I
There 8 where to go for an easy Ke.’
Meade Post No., A „ J
— Ma?";^^^
and to the Court House 1° elock P-m. at
and to I members o7 post armrddesand I
pu6i
starpuniVersityttenostrttending.the
pmeloyednos,principai the Peli
---- Friends? If You
Don t Know, Ask the Manager-
We give you prompt Dav or Night
service. It will save you from taking
many hurried trips when you don
want to go, and 111 business matters
will help you thwart many a rival's
snare. It only costs 5c per day.
EUPION OIL.
W hen purchasing burn-
1118 oil, ask for and insist
011 having
©
Mrs; Brady Bryan and Mrs. Vio-
letta Burks took dinner Sunday with
he famHyofJ. W. Taylor, and re-
port having had a peach cobbler for
dinner of this------ ■ 1
making a special price
We can well afford to leave our busi.
ness for a few hours each day and at- periecvoraer
tend every entertainment and encourage call on C. B
just the teachers and students of this
instit utton.
Your best feelings, your social
position or business success depend
largely 0,1 the action of vour Stomach
am. Liver. Dr. King's New Life I •ills
giuej nereased strength, a keen, clear 38
oanandhigh ambition: A 23c box
S 1 m ake,you feel like a new being
1 y Man Simmons Druggists.”
We have added several new fonts of
type this week to our already well
equipped job office, and we are pre-
pared to turn out any kind of job
printing in the latest and best styles.
Z°00000o0m0000000ccccccog paying for an inferior Glucose
IOCHI HND PERSONHI 2 I" 5 and 10 gallon lots
•••••••• •000.0.:
villorTautaolley was a Ft. Worth
can sell you goods Cheaper than
Halcomb A Crabb, Wise Countv
Messenger. —-MTY
Sour stomach, fullness after eatin,
flatulence are all caused by imptergt
digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters coc
ratssthesdisorders at once, drives
padiY digested food and tones the
the stomach, liver and bowels For
sale byC. B. Gunn
D. F. Davis,
Commande..
nUnited States Marshal Whitt
Phrzdon, was here yesterday and took
J his custody Bob Washington
(colored) to answer in the peeon
r ourt a charge of violating the U s
license0 law in selling whisky without
and all
it is requested by some of the cen-
ruzenumerators, that al the """me-
■ Wise county meet at tL
qurt,house j" Decatur on Tuesday,
May 29th, at l 0 clock p. m., that the J
may consult with each other ana "he
derstand their duties, the boundr es
, ------------- or otheir respective districts, it
year s peach crop. Mrs. hoped that a full attendance may be
here M„ss ' ... had. "e may be
-J. C Kennedy, itoanoke, Tenn.,
Win’s Ieaannotsay too much for De
Wil's Witch Hazel salve. One box
"1 it cured what the doctors called an
incurable ulcer on my jaw.” Cures
piles and all kinds or skin diseases
CoIcUIn for worthies imitations.
Everett Rhoads represents the Co-
lumbia Steam Laundry of Cleburne
Notify him and he will call for your
laundry and deliver it.
Will often receive painful cuts.)
sprains or bruises from accident.
ucklen s Arnica Salve, will kill the
pain and heal the injury. It’s the
eye list’s friend. Cures Chafing,
,, ’ Sore Lips, Burns,
I cens and Piles. Cure guaranteed.
I Notice the change in the pro
has been gram of the commencement at the
Baptist College. There will be no
exercises until Ir o’clock a in Sunday,
when the commencement sermon
will be preached by Rev. W C I ati
more. I). D.. of Denton. All are
cordially invited to atttend all these
exercises. I hese exercises only come
For neat job pi inting of all kinds
call at MESSENGER office.
I have just received a car of New
Orleans sugar and molasses,
move these goods off readily
.stimulate the cash trade, lam making
unheard of prices. I will sell you an
pure cane Molasses at
cheaper puces than you have veen
Syrup
sorted line of ,Lnti Trust Tobac.
cos to be found in this part of the
country; Why patronize u
/ / list when you can save money by
Buying independent tobaccos?
in Apr-H, a shepherd pup, about 3
months old, brown shaggy coat; white,
race. I he finder will be rewarded by
returning the dog. J.W. Simmons
W. E. Buckholts, from Marlow I
T cousin of Cal and Claud Watkins
weekitingrelatives in the city 'his
Mrs. Agnes Russell (nee Moor.
S Nrs. Nettie Moore,
mt""itythis wew.sluIg
Masters Buck Collins and Albert
i ankersley, of Decatur, are visiter
relatives of Master Collins in the .-it?
this week.—Denton Monitor. -
raRuyaNsCormickugoxerr.and.hay
bsrinshoworid. heyaresoidetti
CITY MEAT MARKET,
w. G. Prop
A" Kinds o DELICIOUS MEATS.
Our first ani last thoughts are
for your satisfaction. This is
our way of increasing and hold,
mg our trade.
sister SPje < Lair, of Canyon City,
the Baptist Colege is"hetter. Satron
the commencement exercises MG.
ylapwas a student of the College la.-t
A protracted meeting will begain
at the Christian church Wednesday
night May 30th. Rev. Frederick p naxt. n . ---um au a
Wyatt of Whitesboro will conduct the K nf Mday night. May 25th,
services. Everybodv cuiru1 , o of Mr. and Mrs. C. D
attend. ' envited to Everybody cordially invited.
3
Andnaw the time to preserve yourproye,
or paint. t" yomndn,houpe. with ''"at
erty .........astexendinpreserving,y......nprop-
Paints, Oils, Broshes Eft \ complete, line of
and see how cheap ‛ omeand price them
My stock of ‘ 11,1 e your house new.
F DO YOU FEEL ... "
BRA NW , 1111 UKL I
{ East Side Square,
4
the life of his iittM llaudnaR“yazyed
ng her On ■ Minute ( ouh "ur when
sin-was dung lcoin croup, i, is ihe
”>Hy tarmle-- remedy that gives
immediate result,, it quickly cures
"-d, -ociiti-, grippe, I “¥memesh
and lung nSNONS-HoGG.—The marriage of
I I nA’, i Simmons and Miss Velma
Purifs the sewers of the bo.lv .. of hi o. Paceat the Baptist church
-m-sm
• and bow.ls, pigantiy decorated with a rich pro
, vzion of flowers and running vines.
| IrS. J H. ( ates and Will Terrell
’ 2" ",s hers' Mrs. Furd Halsell
‘/PTaidedat the organ and played the
wedeing march while the bridal cou-
Peentered the church attended by the
Iollowin couples: Mr. John sim-
"on,) 7 Ima Hogg, daughter of
HX 1 • / A.b' Hogg, and cousin of
thebridej Mr. Geo. Flannigan, Miss
R ta Simmons: Mr. Cliff cates. Miss
Kdna Earhart: Mr. R. M. Simmons. -
Miss Ada Cates: Mt.. w 1; i>,.,,,.
Miss Mabel 1.^. After the-ruce
mony the bride and groom repaired
to the depot and took the north bound
train for Denver. They will return *
n about two weeks, Dr. Simmons ai d 8
wife are among the most prominent •
people of our city and carry wiih them 2
! j,best wishes of many friends for •
their happiness ,n life, in which the •
Messenger heartily joins. •
I am doing
Mr. C. Davis of Sherman spent sev-
eral days in the city this week.
I still buy bones, iron and brass at
, my black-smith shop. J. H. .mXIS
afrBorn:.to, Mr. and Mrs. C. C
f Decker, Wednesday, May 23rd, a son-
cRev.C. C. Barton will preach at tL.
o’clock"" chureh next Sunday at 11
BUNNELL is still making the cheap-
est and best photographs ever made
in Decatur.
EL. Miss Ima Hogg of Austin was here ।
F‛ te&si Sir.....wed-
may look for higher prices
much higher than I will sell
• Provisions, Tobacco, Feed •
• Stuffs, Etc., will be found •
2 complete in every detail. 2 tirteen years 1 wae., pi Pes ror
• Give him a call. He will • boxes of Dewiwswutre bymsing tw,
• appreciate your trade? J writes W. J. Baxter,
of Countereal3 exerything. Bewar
SOLD BY ALL DRUCCISTS.
• Price $1.00 Per Bottie.
every week, tor they cost money, and
groceries are sold too Cheap for
Cash to pay for them. Come in and
see for yourself—that’s the only
way- Yours truly.
J W. H UNT.
a A.W ' Elmore, of Yorktown, Tex
Aehr othe "rin-law ofc. H. Miller, i»
Heck’s bart«rshop?nd at wor al
Fora neat hair cut, an easy, cn-
o Vblg,shave, a delightful bath, g
to Heck ^m b.-,- sh<ng East Main St. I
Loaned and Lost
1^^'' and
tonferafvorpayyyrmentgi wili
N. W . HLCOMB
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Halcomb, N. W. & Crabb, C. J. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1900, newspaper, May 25, 1900; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1581605/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .