Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1923 Page: 3 of 8
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Owen’s
About fifty men will make
Barber
in the
Shop
NORTH BOUND.
the sick list this week.
here yesterday by the lop-sided score
SHARP RAZORS
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slackened his pace and two singles
Martin.
SOUTH BOUND
CLEAN TOWELS 7
Denton’s one score
GOOD WORKMAN-
SHIP!
Lieutenant Henry B. Maddux was
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A real bargain in men’s athletic
—CASH IN ADVANCE—
No Ad Taken for Less Than 23c.
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IF YOU HAVE real estate or business
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this week from Dallas
ville, has been here this week assist-
LOST.
Rewara — MRS. S. J. ■
Cherryholmes of Jack county, on the
First National Bank
office.
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Conveniences
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I am selling ice at the vault for 75c per
300-pound block, factory weights. Will
give you one-third of a block for 25c.
fifty ewes and bucks;
—ED YOUNG, Decatur.
at home this week from Austin where
he has been in charge of the rifle
squad in training for the national
rifle match this fall to be held at
era led with the willow, getting a
single, double and triple out of five
man
this
Mrs. Goodrum was the wife of the
late William Forster, the founder of
, the Messenger, and her son, W. D..
spent his younger years assisting his
al Guard
the trip
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considerably
W. Falls
3:00 am
11:55 am
1:10 pm
11:55 pm
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No. IX Worth
7—10:45 pm
3— 7:45 am
1— 9:45 am
5— 6:45 pm
Decatur
5:26 am
10:30 am
3:45 pm
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Gus Hughes is in Electra this week.
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Fort Worth.
Miss Hazel Coleman of Quanah. is
the guest of Miss Bess Coleman.
Attorney J. L. Gettys of Gaines-
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—You should start an account in our
bank and have no fear of the future.
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Dallas Monday.
Mrs. A. L. Thomas and children of
Decatur
12:21 am
9:16 am
11:03 am
8:18 pm
ents here this week.
Mrs. J. C. Goodruin of Bowie, and
fifteen cents each at Myers Variety
Store. Bridgeport, Texas.
Mrs. T. J. Dillehay visited in Slidell
will attend the Bridgeport pienie on
July 3rd and 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lackey of Fort
Worth. visited relatives here Sunday.
Join the Local Mutual Aid Associa-
tion before the initiation fee is raised
from one dollar to five dollars on
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your phonograph made by the Colum-
bia Manufacturing Company for only
fifteen cents each at Myers Variety
Store, Bridgeport, Texas.
Harold McNabb of Dallas, visited
it may be a good idea to send Ger-
mans to jail, but the darned German
stork remains at liberty—Easton Ex-
press
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Joint Stock Land Bank
Will make your loans
at six per cent.
"What is home without a cow?"
said Wash Hoeks today noon as he
filled up on buttermilk for the first
time this year.
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several hot sultry days,
wind cooled things off
yesterday.
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was entertained last Saturda after-
noon at Sanders & Ingram Ice cream
parlor by Miss Dollie Mecaskey.
Bonnie Sellars has opened a cold
drink stand on East Main street.
—If he had money in the bank now he
wouldn’t be so discouraged. It would
carry him over until he got another job,
or it might set him up in some little busi-
ness. It might do a lot of things—that’s
what it is for.
the new clerk:
"Did you give Callahan credit?"
for Waples-Platter Grocery Company, the Masonic building, where he has
He is another Decatur boy who has fitted up handsome and commodious
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—Here’s a picture for you that tells the
whole story. And it happens!
Mr. and Mrs. Gua King and son, union suits at thirty-nine cents per
Clyde, were here from Henrietta last garment at Perkins-Timberlake Com-
W. E. MUNN
Boyd, Texas.
SIX PER CENT FARM
LOANS
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Suppose you lost
-your JOB
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W Ae. money in the
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NEW FORT WORTH a DENVER
TRAIN SCHEDULE
The convenience of natural gas
is best appreciated by those who
have used other fuels.
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Cherryholmes ranch. Guinn says he SHEEP FOR SALE—From one to ■
caught one cat-fish that stuck out of -- ... —
this week.
Marco Hill was here this week
“Buy It In Decatur”
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property that you would sell or trade •
write out a full and complete descrip- •
tion of same and send to the under- 5
signed. I will find a buyer for it. S
I have farms to trade for town prop- •
CLASSIFIED K!
FOR RENT—Two unfurnished room;
close in, on East Walnut street.--
Mrs. Sallie Rudd and son of Gold were registered after he had passed
waithe, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. I the first
A S Martin ! came in this round. The legiou
' Roy C. Coffee of Paradise, won I scored one in the first, eight in the
one of the Dallas News’ subscription second, five in the third, one in the
contest prizes. He was presented with
the handsome Willys-Knight car by
the publishers of the News.
Charley Bradford of Bridgeport,
has been in the city several days this
for farms.—P. T. GRIBBLE. Rhome,
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Pastoi J. W. Slagle returned home
yesterday irom attending the summer
school for preachers at the Southern
Methodist University at Dallas.
A ten-inch double-disc record for
your phonograph made by the Colum erty and other properties to trade g
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WANTED.
WANTED—Furnished home or three
or four furnished rooms. Call at this
son. W. D. Forster and family of
Oklahoma City, were Decatur visitors
last Saturday. While in the city they
were pleasant callers at this office.
Rieger Brothers.
Jack Rieger and ramily have re-1
turned from a trip thru West Texas.
Grady New and family were here
Rev. R. E. Bell is to hold a revival
meeting at Valley View, five or six
miles west of town, beginning on the
second Sunday in July.
It is time for work now. Come to
fourth and three in the eighth. Rog-
that while in that city they over-
matched themelves in a domino game
Attorney F. J. Ford has moved his
law offices to the second floor of
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FOR SALE. "
FOR SALE-—Fifty acre lease within E
Twenty-five dozen men's dimity
union suits, sizes thirty-six to forty
six, now on sale at Perkins-Timber-
lake Company at thirty-nine cents.
Get yours today.
Mrs. Guinn Williams is visiting I
in Archer county.
Willard Blackburn and ramily were
Slidell visitors Sunday.
D. L. Jr. and Miss Maxine Mattix
Nobles fanned twelve
district court this week
a tow-sack two feet. He also claims
to have caught eight or ten big-sized
trout with his hook and line.
Mrs. H. T. Totten of Electra, has
been the guest of Mrs. B. R. Floyd.
D. C. Roberts of Kingsville, visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Roberts
N. Swinney and family of Fort
Worth, were guests of the family of
H. F. Boyd last Sunday.
W. P. Thurmond was called to
Ash Grove, Missouri, on account of
the serious illness of his mother.
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men, getting six in a row in the
fourth and fifth. Green, Rogers and
Sensibaugh made three runs each.
Petty and Clay made two runs each.
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The corner grocer Mr. Butterworth
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Douglas Hague was given a two-year
suspended sentence on a cosviction of
theft. Pete Moreno, a Mexican, was
given two years in the pen after being
convicted of incest Another Mexican
was acquitted yesterday on a charg
of selling "jake."
father in publishing this paper.
Alf Brown was in Newark on busi-
ness this week.
L. Schulkey and E. L Brandenburg
were in Alvord Tuesday. Reports are
I have bought out the Turner mill
and will be prepared to do grinding
of all kinds at the O. K. wagon
yard. G. W. Foster.
Camp Perry, Ohio. While at camp
Lieutenant Maddux led his team in
shooting, making high score in a
squad of one hundred and fifty men.
A ten-inch double-disc record for
Hillary Morris, owner of the Lacey
Garage on West Main street, suffered
an attack of appendicitis last Friday.
He was carried to Fort Worth Satur-
day, where he underwent a success-
ful operation, and has since been
improving. R. R. Lacey has charge
of the garage during the illness of
Mr. Morris.
Rev. W. C. Hand was here this
week from Channing. While here he
made arrangements to join in the
improvement of South Trinity street
by having curbing placed in front of
his property on that street.
was looking over the credit sales slips ■
one day. Suddenly he called out to •
out above the average in yield and
our grain farmers are having splen-
did weather in which to save their
grain.
Editor N. O. Carter was here last
Wednesday from Alvord.
“Snapifit”— new dimity athletic
union suit for men — twenty-five
dozen now on sale at Perkins-Tim-
berlake Company at thirty-nine cents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Douglass and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Douglass of Denton,
spent last Sunday with the family of
J. E. Douglass.
Mrs. W. V. Patton and daughters.
Cleo and Mary Ruth, have been visit
ing relatives at Mount Pleasant tor
the past two weeks. Mr. Patton will
leave Saturday for a visit to Mount
Pleasant.
Hear Mrs. Claud Lewis on "anti-
suffrage” at high school Friday eve-
ning at eight-thirty.
Seymour Holt was nere this week
from Henrietta visiting his brother.
Joe.
Carl Slaton was here Sunday from
Dallas.
Miss Evelyn Helm or Fort Worth,
hate been visiting Miss Katherine
Ruth Helm.
James A. Parr is in Denton county
this week.
One-third of three hundred-pound
block of ice, factory weight, for
WANTED—Second-hand steel water
tank to use for feed vin; must hold
one hundred bushels or more. See
me at once.— OUTLER D. GOSE, at
returned to their home in Los
Angeles, California, this week after
a visit to their grand-mother, Mrs.
Ed Mattix, in the Valley View com-
munity.
Mrs. Sam Gentry and daughter.
Miss Lee, have returned from a visit
to Henrietta.
Miss Hazel Hoyl is visiting in Iowa
Park.
Presiding Elder L. D. Shawver was
called to Bryson Tuesday to conduct
the funeral of Pastor T. B. Clayton,
of the Bryson Methodist church, who
died there Monday.
Mmes. J. A. Brownlee of Fort
Worth, and B. F. Stegall of Ada,
Oklahoma, were here yesterday visit-
ing friends.
The hundred and thirty-first field
artiHery of thia eity, will entrain next
Wednesday for San Antonio to attend
the encampment of the Texas Nation-
twenty-five cents at Dave Kerr's ice
house.
Thermometers jumped to ninety-
seven in Decatur Wednesday after
Delay means waste of time and ing his brother. County Attorney
WANTED—Good cream separator.-
B. F. WILLIAMS, Alvord, Texas,
route three. ((26)
profits. Start now! Senior Epworth
league Sunday night!
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Brown of
Oklahoma City, visited relatives here
and at Bridgeport this week.
Miss Frances Roberts left this week
for a stay in Colorado.
Reuben and John johnston visited
relatives in Waxahachie Sunday.
Wheat threshing has been going
on at a rapid pace during the past
week. Wheat and oats are turning
from Hillsboro. Monday night.
Mrs. W. S. Harper and daughter, MADDEN. Decatur.
Miss Julia, of Brownwood, have been
visiting the family of Superintendent
L. B. Gill. ,
one-half mile of Hunter-Scott well. ■
Congressman Guinn Williams spent —
last week on a fishing trip with Tom
Rieger Brothers. [nAN Tr A AA 17
Miss Maxine Christian returned on I | nlIin FAI I I
Tuesday from a visit to relatives in LLulUll I Lil 111 I I I
West Texas. '
Emzz DENTON NORMAL 1
July 1st. The membership is fast
approaching the two thousand limit.
Newt Crabtree and family visited .
In Chico last Sunday.
Miss Ruth Ashlock of Decatur, who
has been attending Brantley-Draughn
Business College in Fort Worth the
past session, was recently granted an
..onor certificate for proficiency in
the typewriting department. When
the next contest is held she will try
for a medal, either the bronze silver
or gold medal.
See Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Hoyl as
"end men" in Studebaker minstrels
A ten-inch double-disc record for
your phonograph made by the Colum-
bia Manufacturing Company for only
fifteen cents each at Myers Variety
Store, Bridgeport, Texas
week. He is a strong believer in the
Paradise Hines & Embry well, and
states this will be the first producer
in the county. Between boosts for
the well. Charley remarked about the
goodness and soundness of the repub-
lican party.
Miss Jessie Lee Milton is sick with
•evt r.
Mmes. K. E. Lindrose and Patter-
son and their mother went to Fort
Worth yesterday to meet Mr. Patter-
son, who will visit here for several
days.
The Methodist Sunday school offi-
cers, teachers and class representa-
tives held an interesting meeting at
the chamber of commerce hall last
Monday night. One of the good num-
bers on the program was a short
address by Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Cliff D. Cates on the impor-
tance of Bible study on the growth
of a community. An abundance of
seda pop and ice water was on hand.
Men's Palm Beach suits for $9.95
at Rieger Brothers.
A. C. Hoyl and family went to
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-—Three nice convenient
rooms; unfurnished.—J. V. PRUN-
FOR SALE—My residence on West
Main street; six rooms and bath;
good well and wind mill. See WILL
RENSHAW7, Decatur. (27)
STRAYED OR STOLEN—Red pig;
about two months old; in Decatur
Sunday. pany.
Just received—a shipment of new Mrs. Tom Dunn and Miss Sarah j Ennis. have been the guests of Mrs.
ladies' sport pumps and oxfords at Montford will spend the week-end in W. W. Williams this week.
No. W. Falls
8— 3:80 am
6— 8:00 am
4— 1:15 pm
2— 2:45 pm
trips. Detheridge got two out of
five. Sensibaugh rapped a double in )
Plato Gettys, in the district court.
See the comedians. “Sambo" and
"Jake" at high school Friday night.
An ice cream supper will be held
at Sycamore school bouse next Sat-
urday night. June 30th. The pro-
ceeds will be used to send a club boy
to the A. & M. College short course
this summer. Everybody invited to
attend the supper.
Wiley Caraway suffered a broken
arm last Friday. The accident oc-
the senior Epworth league Sunday.
Miss Clyde Hamilton left Tuesday
tor Fort Worth for a tew days’ visit
with relatives and friends. She will
leave next week for Warren, Ohio,
where she will spend several weeks
visiting her father. She is accom-
panied by her grand-mother. Mrs.
J. B. Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H Dunn had
as six o’clock dinner guests Sunday
Dr. and Mrs. Roy F. Saunders and
daughter. Miss Jane of Fort Worth,
and Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Petty of
Decatur.
Miss Valera Ball has been on the
sick list this week
I Charles Christian visited his par-
Miss Myrtle Welch of Chillicothe, of 17 to 1. Nobles held the visitors
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. S. to one hit till the ninth. when he
John B. Hunt of Bowie, was here •
this week attending district court. E
Mr Hunt is president of the First =
State Bank of Park Springs. In con- ■
versation with a Messenger editor he •
said: "I want to congratulate you m
gentlemen on the splendid paper you —
are issuing. I consider the Messenger •
one of the very best weekly papers •
in Texas." We thank you, Mr. Hunt, m
The young ladies’ forty-two club 5
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made easier. and clean iness pos-
sible—all at less cost than for a
dirty, house-heating- coal or wood
stove.
curred when Mr. Caraway was crank-
ing his Ford. The engine back-fired
and both bones of the right arm were
broken.
eBoys, try one of those twenty-five
cent size bottles of hair oil at Roe
Shoemaker’s barber shop. None bet-
ter.
Mrs. L. D. Shawver and daughter.
Miss Lois, visited in Bridgeport last
Monday.
Mrs. John Scott and daughters,
Misses Madge and Blanche, were
Rhome visitors Monday.
Mrs. H. L. Jones has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Lackey, in
Fort Worth the past week.
The election boxes are being sent
out this week to the various voting
boxes of the county .for the coming
eltciion on the constitutional amend
ment election on July 28th. The
proposition®to be voted upon provides;
for a state system of highways and
is explained at length in this issue
of the Messenger, under the heading
of “House Joint Resolution No. 16.”
Hear “Shorty Jones” (Mrs. Floyd
Kenney) and “his” French harp.
Joe Burnett left this week for a
stay in Bowie, where he has a posi-
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Turner were
here this week from Electra.
Bob Blankenship is at home from
Electra.
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Perhaps at no time is natural
gas more convenient in the home
than in the summer time. Right-
fully handled in improved appli-
ances, it does not heat up the
house, for only the amount of heat
required for cooking need be used.
No woman need spend hours coax-
ing a fire in a hot kitchen, for she
has an instant fuel at less than
half the cost.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—Two Ford
cars in good condition; bargain.--
JOHN KENDRICK at Decatur post
Hot water, too, is at her com-
mand at any minute. Household
Josephus Carlo Englando was in
Gainesville visiting yesterday. | The local American Legion team
Miss Thehma Taylor is reported on swamped the Denton Normal team
Ft. Worth
7:00 am
12:01 pm
5:15 pm
6:20 pm
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old friends here this weer. "Smut”
formerly resided in Decatur during
his youth, but he is now a resident
of Dallas, where he is city salesman
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Warm Weather
operations are simplified.
forged to the front and made good quarters.
in his chosen profession. Carley Brown and daughter. Miss
Three hundred-pound blocks of ice, Artie Brown, of Park Springs, visited
factory weight, for seventy-five cents friends and relatives here this week
at Dave Kerr’s ice house. while attending district court.
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Man left this James M. James, merchant of Park
week for a stay at Rockport, on the Springs. attended court here this
"Yes,” said the clerk. “I—I—•
"Didn’t I tell you to get a report •
on every man who asred for credit?” ~
“Why, I did,” said the young man. =
“The agency said he owed money to •
every grocer in town, and, of course, •
if his credit was as good as that, I g
knew that you would like to have him =
open an account here!’’ •
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