Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1923 Page: 2 of 8
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Sedan 7 pass.. $1995
Touring 7-pass., $ 1435
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This results in a great in-
vestment, only part of which
can be earning at any one time,
and most of which earns noth-
Decatur
5:26 am
10:30 am
3:45 pm
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Ft. Worth
7:00 am
12:01 pm
5:15 pm
6:20 pm
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No Ad Taken for Less Than 25c.
Miss Lucille Burns of Sanger, has
been the guest of Mise Audry Dunn.
Mrs. Roe Shoemaker has been visit-
ing her daughter in Fort Worth this
week.
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exercises at the College of Industrial V. Patterson, president of the club.
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kenship made high score for members Camden for a long number of years
and Miss Eileen Rowan for guests. | and it is stated that he has made a
from Bel hue, where she has been
teaching in the high school.
The secretary of the Wise County-
Home Protective Association No. 1
has moved his office in the Charles
P. Nash jewelry store opposite the
Masonic building, on the northwest
corner of the square.
Mrs. Henry Buttrily and sons left
this week for a visit to relatives at
Midlothian.
Miss Annie Plaxco entertained the
forty-two club at her home last Sat
Ahtur were connected with the local
light plant, and they made many
Ellis, has been chief of police of
accept this advice and make it a rule I FOR SALE—Good buggy pony; also
to make the lease hound crack down buggy and harness in good condition;
Born, to Oscar Gardner and wife
(colored), on Saturday. May 26th,
1923, twin girls.
Frank Timberlake and family of
Wichita Falls, were here several days
this week.
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs Ira Aber-
nathy, on Monday, May 28th, 1923,
a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Muncey were
here Wednesday from Slidell. They
stated that oats are being cut. and
that wheat harvest will begin next
week.
Miss Orlena Gose has returned
from Quanah, where she has been
teaching piano in the high school.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Carr,
on Wednesday, May 30th, 1923, a
son.
Mrs. Harry Gose ana daughter.
Bettie Jo, are visiting relatives in
Mena, Arkansas.
throughout this county that promises FOR SALE—Good jeering mower
of the lease seekers, stranger in the and sulky rake.—CLIFF CATES, De-
friesnd among Decatur people.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mann, on Saturday, May 19th, 1923,
a son.
Embry Shoemaker is in Iowa Park.
Rememrbe r: Thursday. June 7th.
has been designated as "clean-up"
“Is the baby’ strong?”
"Well, rather. You know what a
tremendous voice he has?”
“Yes.”
"Well, he lifts that five or six
times an hour.”
Lon -Mann and family have re-
turned from a visit to Duncan. Okla-
homa.
J. M. Scott and family were Fort
Worth visitors Wednesday.
A reunion of the Gose family will
be held on Thursday, June 7th, on
the old Gose farm north of Decatur,
the place now owned and occupied
by Charles Myers. Over a hundred
of the relatives are expected to attend
this reunion.
No. W Falls
8— 3:00 am
6— 6:00 am
4— 1:15 pm
2— 2:45 pm
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—Good white corn at
ninety cents a bushel at barn, eight
miles south Decatur.-—N. E. YOUNG.
Emory Gose and family of Quanah, Raymond Gentry has returned here _ — — _ . _ a N
hamyor, "aEoeem vitie "e srom tencnonecounts, "aere he ha THE MESSENGER-$1.50 PER YEAR
Wheat and oat harvest was begun [ Marvin Alexander and family of ____________________________
this week in this county. The yield Fort Worth, are visitrng here. , --------------------------------
promises to be above the average !■ The pupils of Misses Doris Faith ' •Imi• l ■ 1 ■ ' • '■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■■ ■■■'■ ■ ■ ■
many sections of the county. and Eileen Rowan of the expression 1 2
Miss Mary Lee Ran has returned and music departments of the public f
Miss Lillian Draper of Bellvue has
been the guest of Miss Mary Lee Ran.
T. J Palmer was here this week
from the Masonic home at Arlington,
visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Cage.
Ladies’ chiffon silk hose for 1.95
at Rieger Brothers.
H. G. Ward was here Tuesday from
Wichita Falls.
Professor Ernest Gregg and family
returned home this week from Marfa,
where Professor Gregg has been serv-
ing several years as principal of the
high school He was recently elected
superintendent of this school for the
next session.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hagan of
Electra, have been here this wees
visiitng the family of H. E. Brady.
On next Monday afternoon there
will be a big ball game at the college
park betwee the Wise county Amer-
ican Legion team and the Fort Worth
fire department team. It will be a
good game, and you should attend.
Dr. Irwin E. Johnson of Dallas, Texas, inventor of Ideal
Trusses, "the kind you will eventually wear,” is now in Decatur
at Sanders & Ingram’s Drug Store for two weeks only, until
Thursday, June 7th. He wants to meet every mon, woman and
child who has rupture or hernia.
Do not neglect matters of such vital importance to you; at
least come in and let us talk it over. The advice of one who
knows is worth something to you—twenty-four years of know-
ing how—no charge for examination or consultation. Ideal
Trusses are made to measure while you wait—no harness, no
belting, no straps, no strings. They stay on you like the
glasses on your face. Fit like a glove. Wear as easy as on
old shoe. Hold under any and all circumstances. Are perfectly
sanitary. Last an ordinary life-time. Many local references.
Your eighbor may be one of them. Hundreds are cured. All
greatly relieved and benefitted.
Mothers, do not neglect your children. Prevent a life-
long suffering. The time to cure is in youth.
Jewelry Company, on the northwest
corner of the square.
Marshall Arthur Ellis of Camden,
Arkansas, passed thru the city Tues-
day afternoon on the south bound
Denver. Arthur, better known to
school, gave a splendid recital at the 5
high school Wednesday night.
Lory D. White, secretary of the =
Home Protective Association of Wise ■
county, has moved his office to the s
building occupied by the Decatur1 j
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THE ENGINE IMPROVES WITH USE,
No. Ft. Worth
7—10:45 pm
3— 7:45 am
1— 9:45 am
5— 6:45 pm
A delicious salad course was served, splendid peace officer. Dee and
or move on, much annoyance and
trouble for the land owner will be
avoided. It has been demonstrated
Low price is one phase of Willys-Knight value. Beauty
is another. But greater than price, greater than looks,
is performance. The marvelous Willys-Knight engine
actually improves u-ith use. Carbon only makes it better.
Owners report 50,000 miles and more without a single
engine adjustment.
WILLYS-KNIGHT
Touring S-pAM.. $1235 Roadster 3-pass., $1235 Sedan 5-pass., $1795 Coupe-Sedan 5-pass., $1595
Fish are now biung fine; also
the chiggers and mosquitoes. Take
along a bottle of Quick-Kill Chigger
Lotion. It kills the chigger; stops
the itching; heals the bite. Sold by
SANDERS & INGRAM, Decatur,
BOBO DRUG STORE, Rhome,
ACKER DRUG STORE, Slidell,
DAVIS DRUG STORE, Greenwood.
WREN DRUG STORE, Boyd.
CITY DRUG STORE, Alvord.
Arts Tuesday at Denton.
H. Grady Lackey of Dallas, visited
friends in the city last week end.
One evening this week a Messenger
representative met George Workman
of Willow Point, now serving as a
grand juryman for Judge McKinsey’s
court. George is a former Decatur
citizen, but several years ago he
became tired of town life and decided
to lay his foundation for fortune on
the farm; where he could enjoy the
whisperings of gentle zephyrs as they
were wafted across the fields of
cotton and corn, and watch the
grapes grow’ purple over his own
porch. George perferred the inde-
pendent kife of a farmer to that
existence allotted the town man. and
shortly after his marriage to a charm
ing young lady, he purchased a good
farm in the Willow Point community
and moved out. By industry and
staying with it, he has made good,
and is happy. In his talk with a
Messenger representative one evening
this week, the oil question was dis-
cussed, and he handed us some good,
sound information that should be
passed on. George said his experience
has taught him that whenever land
leasing hounds appear on a farmer’s
premises, seeking holdings in leases,
the first and all-important question
the farmer should propound is “What
is your offer and are you ready now
to put the price on the barrel head
in pure-de money; if not, go your
way." If the lease hound means
business, and is not trying to dally
for some time for something to turn
up, the trade will be made, and if
the land owners of the county would
old-time Decatur people as “Kid”
The following note was enclosed
with sixty-five cents and received by
the Messenger yesterday. No name
was signed to the article: We are
very much in sympathy with the half
dozen “laws” in Decatur, there being
so many on the job almost forces
them to tin-can every poor dog that
comes along in order to gain a liveli-
hood. Farmers, why not co-operate
with these men; come in and give
them jobs such as cotton chopping,
t erry picking, potato grabbling, etc.
Mrs. D. A. Carpenter and daughter.
Miss Gabie Sue, visited Fort Worth
Monday.
Mrs. W W. Williams visited in
Henrietta last week.
H. W Barton this week closed a
contract for a well to start at once
on the Archer Oil Company lease
which off-sets the new Sunshine State
well in Archer county. The Archer
Oil Company has declined an offer
of three thousand dollars per acre
for this property.
Dick Worsham Wiseman of Hen-
rietta. is the guest of his uncle. Joe
Holt.
The next meeting of the Decatur
district fifth Sunday singing conven-
tion will meet at Oliver Creek church
on the fifth Sunday in July. A pro-
gram wil be published later.
Edgar Proctor was here Wednes-
day from Boyd.
George Elder was in Fort Worth
Wednesday.
Rev. Albert Gettys, who holds the 1
chair of theology in Baylor College 1
of Belton, was here this week visiting i
bis mother, Mrs. M. Gettys. He has
just been honored with a degree from .
the Southwestern Baptist Seminary at (
Fort Worth.
John Woody and family of Fort
Worth, were in the community Sun- .
day visiting relatives.
Bill Rowan was at home this week
from Wichita Falls. He is suffering ,
from a sprained knee, caused by a
fall.
Mrs. H. L. Ward left Tuesday for
a visit to her mother in Hanford,
California.
Green McCarroll of SlideH, went
o Fort Worth Monday to serve on
the federal petit jury.
On next Monday afternoon the
American Legion ball team will play
the Fort Worth fire department team
at the college park at four p. m. The
fire-fighters have a splendid team
and the game will be worth the
money.
Amos Ford, a graduate of Decatur
Baptist College, has been elected
superintendent of the Bellvue high
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rieger have
returned from a visit to relatives at
Lubbock.
In fact, many widely separate
sources must be provided, and
these must furnish an “open
flow” quantity several times
greater than required.
It is evident that no one pool
can be relied upon, and that
even if one pool should furnish
a generous amount the uncer-
tainty which is always present
would re quire additional
sources.
The children’s day services at Oak
Grove last Sunday drew a large
crowd and proved very enjoyable.
Pastor S. P. Farler preached a splen-
did sermon in the morning, after
which lunch was served at the
church. In the afternoon the chil-
dren of the Sunday school rendered a
varied and entertaining program.
H H. Halseli was here yesterday
from Lubbock.
Ladies' lace berthas from seventy-
five cents to 81.95. Reiger Brothers.
J. V. Williams and family of
Wichita Falls. visited the family of
G. S. Blewett last week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pres-
kitt, on Monday, May 28tb, 1923, a
daughter.
The Milligan gin was damaged to
the amount of several hundred dol-
lars last Monday night when the wind
blew the tank and tower across the
engine room.
L. O. Shuggart, for many years a
highly respected citizen of Slidell,
died near Ponder last Friday. Fun-
eral services and interment occurred
at Slidell Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Shuggart was eighty-two years of
age.
Miss Katie Slover or Lubbock. is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Rieger.
Henry Buttrill and C. C. Hender-
son were in Fort Worth on business.
Mrs. John A. Simmons, who has
been ill with an attack of fever for
several weeks, went to the Johnson
sanitarium Wednesday for treatment.
Mrs. D. F. Davis has been visiting
in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Miss Wynelle Henderson, who for
two terms taught school in the Altus,
Oklahoma, schools has been elected
an instructor in the Fort Worth high
schools. This splendid young lady
made a fine record in the Altus
schools and she was asked to return
for another term, but she decided to
accept the Fort Worth offer. She
is one of the most efficient instruc-
tors that has ever gone out from
Decatur.
Mrs. Byron Turner and son, Byron
Jr., of Iowa Park, are visiting the
family of D. L. Hoyl.
H. W. Barton and Bert Davis spent
last Sunday with Mr. Barton's mother
in Red Oak.
Miss Anita Patterson returns today
from Auburn, Alabama, where she
has just graduated from Alabama
Polytechnic Institute.
Mrs. Roy Gilliland and children of
Quanah. are here visiting the family
of Judge Gose.
Mrs. B. R. Floyd and daughter will
return to their home Friday. Miss
Elizabeth has been attending the East
Texas Normal College at Commerce
the winter and spring terms.
H. M. Helm and Walter Minor
were in Fort Worth Tuesday.
Sam Man was here Sunday from
Wichita Falls.
Relatives and friends from out-of-
town who attended the funeral of
Uncle Billy King here Monday were
Mr. and Mrs. Gus King and son.
Clyde, of Henrietta; Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Gose of Wichita Falls; Arthur
Brady and family of Fort Worth;
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Tannahill of
Henrietta: Murdock Young and fam-
ily of Polytechnic; It. O. Harding of
Bowie; Mrs. M. J. Jarrell of Fort
Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gill of
Henrietta.
Mrs. Ira Long returned Monday
from a visit to her daughter in Hen-
rietta.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holt spent sev-
eral days in Celina.
Professor and Mrs. Wallace Gregg
have been here this week from Sli-
dell. They have just closed a very-
successful session of the Slidell pub-
lic schools. Professor Gregg has been
elected superintendent again of that
school.
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to his parents, suffered a broken
ankle-bone during the second game
of the double-header on Wednesday.
Jennings slid into third and so turned
his ankle that the bone snapped. ,
"Hughey” is a dandy ball player and
has done some good work for Deca-
tur teams. He has long been popular
among Decatur fans, and his many
friends regret his misfortune.
Mrs. Ermyne Ross and Miss Audry
Dunn visited in Sanger Sunday.
Mrs. W. M. Sanders visited Fort
Worth Wednesday.
A beautiful display of pictures,
painted by the art class of Mrs. J. D
Holt, is now being shown at Man &
Christian’s furniture store. The work
displayed is highly complimentary of
the talent of the student artists and
reflects much ability as an artist and
instructor on the part of Mrs. Holt.
Those members of the class exhibit-
ing pictures are: Mrs. Mary Clark.
Mrs. Roy Heathington. Mrs. L. C.
Boyd, Mrs. T. G. Rogers. Mrs. Clar-
ence Reeves, Miss Jewell England.
Arthur Brady and Mrs. John Ren
shaw.
Boys, try one of those twenty-five
cent size bottles of hair oil at Roe
Shoemaker's barber shop. None bet-
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lute Renshaw and
grand-daughter. Gladys Thomason,
are visiting in Hillsboro.
The mission study class of the
Methodist church held its last meet-
ing for the summer last Monday |
afternoon at the Sanders & Ingram
cream parlor, with Mmes. W. M. .
Sanders and Charles Workman as
hostesses.
Miss Jackie Gose returned from
attending Texas Woman’s College at,
Fort Worth. Miss Gose won distinc-
tion in her class by winning first
place in an expression contest in the ,
college.
The Worth While Club held its JERSEY COWS AND HEIFERS—A
last meeting for the summer with hundred head; good stock; cash or
Mrs. W. L. Rush Thursday afternoon, easy term; see them and get good
Mrs. W. S. Harper of Brownwood. selections now. — JOHN RECTOR,
is the guest of the family of Super- Decatur. (t-f) ।
intendent L. B. Gill. _I
Misses Julia C. Oliver, Margaret
W alters and Edith Chamberlain of
New York City, passed thru Decatur
Wednesday, hiking to California. *
Cecil Jennings, who came in last
Wednesday from Lubbock for a visit a
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