Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1923 Page: 5 of 8
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A. G. Tadlock and wife of Kress,
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Mareno is a Mexican and
in print.
has lived in Bridgeport several years.
four children to his care and protec-
First National Bank
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Decatur
City Ordinance.
—$60,000.00 Capital—
“Buy It In Decatur”
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SKYGAK DISCUSSES WAR DECLARED ON
BOLL WEEVIL PEST
BIG FEET SUBJECT
Messenger Editors: While perusing
While congress is
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as strong as e'er.
Our feet were so cotton with him.
of the pest. if such a thing he possible
We didn’t notice it so much at that
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front
h, was
has strong
without splitting it clear to
said to be a most successful oil man.
pistol and make folks think
put in
Our Good Fortune
side and point to us and say:
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hundred dollars.
determining
The
factor, so far as actual ravages go.
all our lives.
especially so since we
When we were a child
good points.
After Every Meal
METHODIST CHURCH
WRIGLEYS
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Sunday school
junior league at
at nine forty-five;
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GOODEAR
to expect very much in the way of
concerted action of a million growers ,
The diference between a starved
utility and a prosperous one is but a
few cents to the ustomer, but the
revenues can do
both for company
PRIVATE
OFFICE
the coming
conditions.
have laughed at our big feet, but in
spite of their goulish glee we have
Lively
pecting
ay and
turday
City Marshal Buck Riley arrested
Pete Mareno last Friday on a charge
the details of which are unfit for
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th.
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rent to
ents at
learn the illness was
and that he is again
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crawl
not ]
W. M Simpson.
Brother George F. Boyd has a new
home
is been
used
be pleased to
only temporary
get on ’
the ioe.
carry a
This Company has been fortunate in
having the people of the territory it
serves for its allies. They have real-
ized the advisability of a strong
Company to supply them with nat-
ural gas.
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Top off each meal
with a bit of
sweet in the form
of WRIGLEY’S.
It satisfies the
sweet tooth and
aids digestion.
Pleasure and
benefit combined.
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intermediate league at six-thirty and
senior league at seven p. m.
Come to the services next Sunday.
The public is cordially invited.
—The assets of this bank, together
with the character, ability and standing
of the officers and directors, are a guar-
antee of safety for your money.
Leave Fort Worth
Terminal Hotel
9:00 a. m.
12:15 p. m.
Leave Decatur
All Hotels
8:00 a. m.
12:15 p. m.
3:00 p. m.
Decatur-Ft. Worth Line
SPECIAL TRIPS AND RATES
FOR PARTIES
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ANEMIC GIRLS
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5:00 p. m.
Decatur Headquarters: Empire Drug Co.
Both Phones 26
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Hall which was attended by Misses
Willie and Nannie Wilkinson, Tessie
and Nannie Belle Rish from Bridge-
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push them cents now and likely to go no lower
for some time to come, the south can
tiful flowers that were sent. May the
richest blessings of Him that doeth
all things well abide with you.
FRANK J. FORD AND SONS,
MRS. A. S. KENNY AND CHIL-
DREN,
FORD SISTERS and BROTHER
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FSetyice Station
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season will be weather
If the season over the
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—The story of most all of our very rich
men has been the same. They began by
putting some of the hard-earned money
in the bank and adding to it.
BRIDGEPORT NEWS
(Index.)
and experiment has already shown
that it is possible. •
The American Cotton Association
is going to raise a fund ol a million
dollars from the many lines of busi-
ness interested in cotton culture, and
but two sizes of shoes in our life, the
first nines and the last elevens we
stilh wear the elevens.
Our big feet have been a constant
source of worry to us
desire to the available supply of calcium arse
CHICO NEWS
(Review.)
ore of
Ir. Nob
operating extensively in Texas and
Oklahoma fields, and is quoted as
under every conceivable condition of packing case on the docks at Brest
_. . taking the labor out or the alleged
labor battalion. Said one boastfully:
"Boy, Ah comes Cm a tough breed.
Mah ole man done cut his nails wif
a ax an’ brash his teef wif a file."
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W. C. Counts, age eighty-seven 5
years, came all the way from Tuscum- =
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r Mon-
some, of course, but it is too much within the next ten days.
Two negroes were lying behind a
Security State Bank :
—Perhaps you dream of a home of
your own some happy day. What are
you doing to get it? The easiest and the
quickest way is to start a savings account
today. Lay aside a part of each week’s
earnings and your dream will be a reality
in a very short time.
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generally is one with
"Annabelle evidently is going to be
married soon.”
"Buying her trousseau. is she?"
"No—-learning to use a revolver."
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7Gok;*e605s Ruw*
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cotton belt
/John Crawford sustained injuries
mithat laid him off duty temporarly.
5 The lump broke in two, falling on
= him. The hurt is painful, tho not
Lad v%%
diehonvgd
cotton growing.
m night of last week by Mr. Forrest
We desire to express our heart-felt
thanks to our friends who have
ministered to our wife, mother, sister
As a matter of fact the prosperity of
a public utility is always advantage-
ous. to the public it serves, while a
failure to prosper reflects itself to
the disadvantage of the patrons.
Only through prosperity can you get
good service today and be sure of
good service for tomorrow.
on Mr.
Snapp.
Chico,
married
county
hey re-m aA.
7 $
nd sur-"W •
to meet
at four
ition of
Kinney.
in west,
the old
have to put our pants on fair yield may be assured.
In the meanwhile let any known
afford to spend some energy and
some money in checking the ravages
home Tuesday. She will attend the ■
Denton Normal this summer. lE
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learning to crawl,
large we had to
because we could
gone on the even tenor of our way
and gathered in our share of the and eight
positions of honor that our fellow preach at both hours,
men had to bestow. We have served
rd met
elected
uperin-
sed his
Ike Killough and wife were over
9 from Decatur again Sunday visiting
- the family of Mrs. Killough’s brother.
nate, the only effective poison, is
terms as school trustee, road overseer
and president of a singing class We
have just been elected to the presi-
dency of a real singing convention
which positipn we expect to fill with
honor to the country at large and
LONE Sg28AS CO
DALL,5EXAS
polite ears and too disgusting to put andedaust ternesrsanarrn the Eend-
over our head because our feet are
so big they won’t go through the leg. method be practiced for lessening the
But in spite of this, they have their ravages and let every experiment that
— is promising be carried out. The
—The boss knows who the trustworthy
young man with the bank book is. The
boss wants to quit some day and the boy
with the bank account gets the chance.
And anyhow, it’s mighty handy to have a
bank account for your old age. Start one
now. Come to our bank.
week that Harry Crocker was very m
low and not expected to live at his =
him at Alpine. Rimp Crocker, his1 —
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quicker than any of them. All we
had to do was to jump down behind
our feet and we were bid. Yes, folks
All forces are being marshalled for
the pages of your profound publica a drive on the boll weevil this year,
tion our eyes fell on an article that Every resource of science and experi-
enough rain fall to assure early and "Huh, ain’t so tough. Mah ole man
. ..._________ fair growth of the plant, and then I am a plumber an’ twice a week be
began wearing heat and sunshine in abundance, a done shave hisself wif a blow torch.
we were touch. Our greatest ambi-] greater than was anticipated, and ----------
tion was to go to some of the eastern ।copper smelters are running in full saying that indications and forma-
states where a man from Texas was force. The price bids fair to be tions here are as good as he has seen
considered a desperate character. and stable around eighteen cents, proba- anywhere. Drilling operations an
,....«nudge.... another mmucoopbyyt. price the farmer
Methods of cultivation will help be in readiness for active operations
Preaching services at eleven a m.
p. m. The pastor will
the home of Mrs Milton at three:
^partner in the insurance business,
a Judge J. H. Foster. Glad to see
= business picking up.
g Miss Jewell Taylor, Wise county
S home demonstration agent, was here
9 Monday afternoon and a pleasant
#' caHer at this office. The young lady
g is planning a "better kitchen week"
g demonstration for some future time,
g Rock Ramsdale. age seventy-four,
= died at his home at Newark Thursday
9 night of last week and was buried
# at Paradise Friday. Deceased was an
# uncle of Mrs. Earle Ward of this city,
= and she and Mr. Ward attended the
= funeral.
While handling a large lump of
9 coal in one of the mines Thursday
at all serious.
Misses Tessie Rish and Willie Mae
Wilkinson, two of the town's popular
young ladies, have gone to California
to enter the movie realm. On the
eve of their departure for California
the young ladies were tendered a
farewell party at Chico Thursday
Dr. Miller Reese Hutchinson has been the new well will lie spudded in Mr.
selected to direct a campaign against Hunter’s home is in San Antonio and
the weevil. It has been found that •----*----
who saw us said: “Oh, what a cute
baby; what makes his feet so big?”
began with this question: "Has any- ment is to be used in checking his
one ever laughed at your big feet?” ravages over the cotton belt, for it
Yes, most everybody has laughed at is a recognized fact that he is here
our’big feet. Folks began to notice to stay. We can not grow cotton
our feet when we were just an infant without him. We must learn to grow
age, but as we grew older we began
to lake notice of it and when people
laughed at our feet we felt hurt.
w hen we readied our ’teens the
great ambition of our life was to
wear high-heeled boots and spurs.
But alas! Our feet were so big we
could not find a boot that we could
pants; we
Mrs. Lon V. Smith of Floydada. is •
visiting her mother, Mrs. H F. Haw m
kins, and other relatives in Chico this ; =
week. •
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Miss Picket of Decatur, who taught —
in the public school here, left for 9
fellow is from Texas; he looks like
financial backing. He is
and playing "hide and seek” with the position of the south with regard to
other children, we could always hide the coming cotton crop, and for one
or two more, is most favorable.
land is owned by Hines & Embry,
citizens of Bridgeport. Machinery
and all other equipment used in the
drilling of the Carey hole is being
removed to the new location and as
soon as it can be made ready to go
along as most babies do. Everyone
great glory to ourselves. We were
solicited last year to make the race
for "pound master" but declined for
business reasons. We do not mention
all this in a boasting way. but as an
example to other boys who have big,
. feet and cause them to "press along
with a song for they wil get there
bye and bye.”—Skygak.
brother, left for that place Wednes-
day, and up to Thursday afternoon
nothing further had been heard.
Mrs. J. W Perry, who died last
Thursday morning, was brought to
Chico Saturday for burial. Funeral
services were held at the Baptist
church and burial was made in the
Chico cemetery. She formerly lived
near Chico and moved from here to
Kress. She was seventy-two years
old, and had many friends and rela-
tives here. She was a sister to Mrs.
Sullivan who died here five weeks
ago.
VZTHEN you buy
VV Goodyear Tires
from us you get a
quality product, at
the lowest price at
which that quality
can be bought, and
you also get a service
that w ’. h ip you
get from those tires
alt the milcage built
into them at the
factory. T here's the
net of quality, price,
and service, and of
economy, tco.
A- f ind' ear Sort ice
I et er we mH arid recom-
’.tend tl • r t jd Got lyear
(red* trith the beveled Ail-
Veather Trevi and bo h
them up with s anda. d
C vrdy ear ittvitt
A GUARANTY FUND BANK
tion. The eldest, a girl of about
seventeen summers, was her father’s
house-keeper and upon ner statement
the complaint charging criminal inti
macy was sworn out. The marshal
his prisoner over to Sheriff W orkman
for safe keeping to await the action
of the grand jury.
Honorable Guinn Williams of Deca-
tur, was in town a little while last
Wednesday afternoon extending the
cordial handshake to old friends and
acquaintances The congressman’s
health was somewhat impaired a
while after first going to Washington
but his friends in Wise county will
An ordinance of the city of Decatur
relating to the regulation of traffic,
the use of the streets of the city of
Decatur by vehicles, the transporta-
tion of merchandise and other prop-
erty upon said streets, the moving,
movements, stopping and parking of
vehicles in the streets of Decatur, and
upon the public square.
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city of Decatur in regular
session assembled: That hereatter,
all drivers and persons in charge of
vehicles within the corporate limits
of the city of Decatur shall be re-
quired to observe the traffic rules
and regulations hereafter set out, and
a violation of any rule or regulation
by any person or persons shall con-
stitute a misdemeanor.
Section I.— Speed limit for motor
vehicles, fifteen miles an hour in
business section; eighteen miles per
hour in resident section.
Section II.—No vehicle will be al-
lowed to park in spaces so marked
by "no parking” signs. Provided that
ail vehicles carrying goods, wares and
merchandise to or from stores from
which they are sold or are to be sold
shall have the right to stop and
remain in the restricted district for a
sufficient length of time to load or
unload said goods, wares and mer-
chandise.
Section III.—All vehicles parking
on the public square shall back or
head-in against the curb of the side-
walk around the court house.
Penalty.—Any person who shall
violate any section of the above ordi-
nance shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punishable by fine not to exceed one
bia, Alabama. and is visiting his;
daughter. Mrs. H. T. Cullender, and .
THE WONDERFUL
- FOOD-TONIC
1 s enormous,
and customer.
not in session he will visit various
parts of the district and put in the
vacation to good advantage forming
new friendships and building his po-
litical fences sky-high and pig proof.
Bridgeport is again in the lime-
light as the oil center of Wise countv.
E. J. Hunter Company has brocked
about four thousand acres of good
oil land four miles southeast of town
and are going alter a gusher. The
Gym Teacher fto girls)—"Lots of
girls use dumb-bells to get color in
their cheeks.”
Bright One—"And lots of girls use
color on their cheeks to get dumb-
bells."
backward With cotton at more than thirty
We also had a
he had a "gat” swung on his hip;
you had better let him alone.” We
wanted to make folks look up to us
and lear us. But, with all our
ambitions, folks continued to laugh
at our big feet. We have never worn
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