Wise County Messenger (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1927 Page: 3 of 8
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
—Page Three
142
SOOAL
&
ALMA WILKERSON. Reponren
Both Phoncs
Both Pnonzs
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lack of conveniences, i: will not
on
valuuble
t Majestie
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8 O’CLOCK COFFEE
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35C
TRY THIS PRIZE WINNING COFFEE TODAY!
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day's profitable excursion
sielertt ion
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lb.
lb.
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3 for
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Light 1-4
14c
Dark
1-2
21c
Bible (‘lass of the M.
WomuUs
with Mr.
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at
Purity Nut Oleo i9C
Baptist churel will meet Monca}
k in
three «
day of March.
Ilie foliowine pace'..
mimU reci
h 1 we m । he «-baure :
16 oz. 27c
Large 28c
■
heirs of R. P. ‘Tarleton, (.’Ims.
No. 21 23c
Small
4c
Small
7c
Large 12c
Large 27c
fe-rach: tit <.
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1927.
Smail
5c
Large 9c
Scans 23c
Campbell’s
1
way (‘ompany is reducee from 150 to
bill that he has who!l: fnileri ari
and haichinKs of baby chieks coming
lb.
PREMIER
Salad Dressing
I
six pigs at $.00 each.
rent «qiry arm
N. acres, four Inile . north
pkg.
lb.
to party who will buy equipmnent. iv
cows. honstholei
ssjon of said above deserili land
•mid bii :
LESTER BLACKRERN. Dei-mur Ind
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phone fii.
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ft’s Quality Won
the Gold Medal!
IVORY
SOAP
Baked
Beans
BURGLARS ENTER L C.
SUMP STORE AT RHOME
HEINZ
Peanut BUTTER
"The Scarlet Letter" is
Feature at the Majestic
district l’exas Fererntion of Women’:
i 'lul><“
A & P Brand
Peanut BUTTER
Mrs. Burch has held many respon
sible offices in her home town and l
dims est of Deratur. on Dan Wiii
goner home place, has for sale iwenty-
Morton’s or Shaker
salt lge.pk-
maker,
tlowe
ami
the
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()wi Club will hold its regular meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at the club
house « n East- Walnut street.
be
tip*
PURE FRUIT
PRESERVES16 oz i- 29c
BOKAR
COFFEE Supreme Ib. 45c
1
8
.bl. •
.rate 4
PUFFED
WHEAT
NUCOA
OLEO
GRAPE
NUTS
TUNA
FISH
"re
uit
I re
jurt
RAJAH
Sandwich Spread 9 oz. 27c
GOLD
DUST
10c
FAULTLESS
STARCH
23c
19c
BULK
PICKLES
SEARCHLIGHT
MATCHES 2 boxes 9c
PABSTETTE
CHEESE
NUTLEY
OLEO
25c
3
ON
39c
25c
LIBBY’S
APPLEBUTTER
13c
INNED
ESORT
CHEWING GUM and
CANDYBARS10c
$66606
10c
RED CIRCLE
COFFEE
HEINZ
RICEFLAKES pkg. 13c
16c
0
1,.
will e"eavor to interest a large num
her from this county to make “
1c Per Word
No Ad Taken for Less Than 50 Week
with NIrs loe Rogers
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ROOK ( LUI MET TUI RNDW
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Palmolive Soap 3 cakes 20c
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MISS BELEW ENTERTAINED
O. F. F. CLUE FRIDAY.
BLACK EYE
PEAS 4 Ibs.
f
•I. - a.
a with
possible to entertain women
occasion.
This is one of the most
no Owl Club member has hae • fl ire
in the state federation.
Mrs. M. W. Burch will bi presented
at the (iney convention April 2tith.
271 h and 28th for the presiieney of
the first distrtiet.
chreh. s nth. will meet e
April 25th. at three p m.
Miss Umma Dean Belew entertained
the O. F. F. Club at her home last
held the appointive place of chairm:
of the first district federation, for twe
years was chairman of child welfare .
was chairman of rural life for two
years. and is present chairman of Um
American home depurtment.
the dockei of said
herein W. S. Hand
he Fort Worth A Denver (‘ity
(10;, hundred dollars. 'That the resi-
deuce of defendants and each of ihem
1 loi or
Tarleton
nort beast
writ of resti-
for his rents.
Thursday Rook Club will meet on
April 28th at the home of Mrs. Archie
Morris, in North Decatur
saie reciuction: theme slightly sonth-
west with said south line of said wicle
ice Wil be
□y. shares
ld by citi-
at the Sesquicentennial International Ex-
position, Philadelphia, in 1926.
next president of fir
> ywtitien filed in sair! colt en
All Varieties Except lge. Umas
DRIED BEMIS b. 8
(ommnittee in charge of the boom: Askey. Orlena Davenport, Annett Me-
to the
survey :
ind premizes mid that
ttticz be issvee. and
(HD from and unlawfully withhold from
W.mnis Missionary N ei ty of th
WILL SELL
T. O. G. CLUB MET THURSDAY
WITH MISS MAYS.
7. O. G. Club met Thursday after
noon at the Methodist parsonage, on
North Trinity street, with Miss Currie
Alice Mays hostess.
After several business transactions,
lovely refreshments were served t•
Misses ‘Thominie Gaines Gentry. Bess
MeMordie, (ladys Thomason. Maxine
Christian, Virginia Patterson. Maurine
MeCracken, Faye Reeves, Ava White
and Louise Greer.
120 feet to the west line
Publie has eagerly awaited Lilliau
Gish, the first lady of the screen, in
her greatest emotional triumph. She
is here now in a film masterpiece that
will live forever—a drama of poignant
beuuty, tenderness and moving power.
Victor Seastrom, the genius who
made “I Ip Who Gets Slapped,” has
fashioned from the famous classic, one
of the world’s greatest love stories, a
magnificent screen product ion inj every
sense worthy of beautiful Lillian Gish.
“The Scarlet letter” is the title of
this new picture, adapted from the
novel by Natheniel Hawthorne.
rirele tbn * .
circle fonu ,
. ini., fiv.
, unknown heirs of M. L. Ritter, Nat M.
Burford and the unknown heirs of
Nat M. Burford. M W. Shumaker and
W Shu-
the tan-
ort. at its aferosaid next regular
term, this writ with your reinin'I here
on. showing how you have executed
the same
Given under my hand and seal of
said court. at office in Decatur, Texas,
this 2th day of ‘March. A. D. 1927:-
J. C. ALEXANDER, Clerk. Distriet
Court, Who County, Texas. By W. V.
Cunningham. Deputy (Ap 22-May 13)
fused to pay the samr
thereof.
“She has given liberally of her time
and means to this work Because of •
her forcofulness and tact. her knwi- ’
edge of parliamentary law, her justice,
dispatch of business, ready speech and
executive ability. Mrs Burch is well
qualified to fill the office of first dis
FOR RENT
FOR RENT—Three room in the C. C.
Jones hoi.se.—J. W. BAILEY. (IG tf)
D 1927.
MHIHODIST W. M. S. STUDIES
WOMAN S RESPONSIBILITY.
Woman's Missi.nary Society of the
M. E. « bureh. sonrh. met in the church
parlors al three p. . on Monday.
1 into th#
unty, and
Amy hasE
n, contem-
resdrt op
pon golf
rill ib in-
st stocked
onstrtnced.
11 he built .
of said railroad
of said "l'arleton
damages and costs of suit and for
>nih otier ml further relief in law
ind equity as in may be justly en
titled to receive.
Herein fail not. and have before said
c!nditig nine
cheap, tile
ilecal in
rizht-of way
sonth line
I hence va st
goi I
he same being the :0th day of May.
\ D 1927. then and there to answer
said petition alleging
i Ith dny of February,
plaintif was lawfully
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Millinan of
Gireenwood. visited relatives here first
of the week
of said right-of-way: thence northwest
with the west line of sair right -of way
• the place of beginning. T’hat on
.hr day and year last aforesaid de-
rendanis unlawfully entered upon ~aid
remises and ejected plaintiff there-
E A
D Cales and the unknown heirs of
('has D. Cates. Thomas Stratton and
he unknown heirs of Thomas Stratton.
A Doty and the unknown heirs of
•t each Tuesday "n feet from the center of the track 1
of said railway, at the south ere of
that on
A D.
ArLANTIC &
aim the pssession thereof to his dam
go in sum of one thousand dollars.
That the reasonable annual rental
value of said hind and premises is
part of said rizht-of way
theme sontheast parallel
Following a business session, tasty
refreshments were served to Misses
Cathryn Ruta Helm, Naomi Wright.
Sue Ella Van Meter. Anna Floyse
(ok, Minnie Pearl Arnett. Imogene
' Moore. Mildre Dillehay. Fannie Pearl
Wise County, to be holden at the court
honse thercof. in Decatur. Texas, on
he last Monday in May. A D 1927.
lain oms. wares and merebandlise and
vroeries to the aimuint and ir ‘He
sum of $12 10. which said ~ili i la
said G. II Nlevander then aur cd te
pay plaintiff in Wise Coimiy l’evas.
Wise county. For six years she ha'- 1 Friday evening
Hie unknown heirs of M.
.;i- to plaintiff unknown.
e lx." tin I Wherfeore. plaintiff prays that de
iendants be cited herein by publication
ami answer this wtition. Th:it plain
• iff have juument for the title and
-a F’cm '. j inu. in
ba re in. Ca II MRS
survey: Beginning
corner of the point
Decatur chamber of commerce and
the county agents have received notice
from the Denton chamber of commerce
of the annual field day and farm in-
pection to be conducted on the state
expetimental farm near Denton on
Bay 27th. The Denton chain
ber 7s extended a cordial invitation
to Wise county farmers and business
men to attend this big and imprtant
meeting. It is stated that, owing :e.
MRS R L. THUIMAN, seven milee
stizee and ossessec of the following
ileserilec land and premises situated
in Wise County. Texas, holdin and
claiming the same in fee simple, to-
wit All that certain lot. trad and
prcel of land situated in the town of:
Decatur, in Wise County Texas, out
Fjj^^April 22,1927.
FIELD DAY AT DENTON
, TO BE WELL ATTENDED
agricultural meetings thal is held ench
year in North Texas, and is always
attended by about two thousand of the
representative farmers, business men
and leaders of the section. Lessons
♦Conveyed concerning practical farming
.are of incalculable worth and have
vita, largely Influenced the adoption
•of Mogressive methods in every county
that has come in contact with the
practices followed.
The guests are given frec entertain-
meat in shape of a generous barbecne
ispread at the noon hour. State lead
ers, instructors and demonst rutors are
there to deliver addresses and to point
out the significances of the va ri fold
framing efforts that are to be seen by
Inspection trips of the farm under the
-escrt of efficient guides.
The experimental farm is about
twenty-five miles from Decatur, and
inasmuch ns a more valuable day
could not be sp-nt the local chamber
of commerce and the cunty agents
•ami Ierehandlist and uroeries for the! V rri~. Sat, Renshaw ami (itor-
zzreini sum and price of $126. wlich ter
said defendants Chas Alexander ami
G li Alexaneer agreed jointly and ■
WANTED
WANTED T’o hear from owner of
land for sale. D. M. I.EIGHT’. A!zada
Montana. (17,
ounty. if there be a newspaper pub-
। ' lished therein, but it not. then the
M,2. v neurest (-ounty where a newspaper is
: / '... pillished. to appwar at the next reg-
11 1 s' alar term of the district court of
C. A Doty. F Dubois and the nn
known heirs of F Dubois are de-
ronte four. Ind. phone 57 ::
D Reeves;
I' "l’Bomnns n :
amum CLASSIFIED ADVS
Wer5. planitiit. li the sinl - si im
y "Mid requst of defendant (; li \‘•
. Meer, sold and delivered to hin <e
120 feet:
with the
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Fox THE
COMING WEEK.
T. ( >. G. Club will meet f’hursc’::
nfternoon at the home of Miss Thom
mie Gaines Gentry
7 oz.
feus if said tole should not U« paid at
Lma/rity . that said note i- long past
Akine and unpaid and detendam- have o,I, MRS yovpoNpIN
ailed and refnsed to pay th- same "111 M*
s been placed in tin hane- of ;n R ok Club met Thursday afern......
uorns for oiler, ion and ~1i; insii at thze home of Mrs. Marion Mon!
ed on same ; gonory Mrs. C W Ferguson w.,.
That on the 22ml day of May 1925. —.,y,
^plaintiff, at the siH’cial inflame nml' h. . . ,
re/esi »r ik.. defnanis enN ai.x i Ta-ty rerrenluuis "Ie sun I"
cindler and i; Il Nlenanter sold an Nuns a 1 orun, I W: ""I-I
dieliver d to them certain gomP. wares Grady Slagle. R .M. Finley, Archit
at the
Bess 'Thomason, with Mines. Th«»masoi:
<nd J N Crabtree at hoste~se-
A Japanese pear firm, believing
that oysters have souls, has built ft
miniat ure pagoda as a shrine to pla-
cate the spirits of bivalves from which
pearls have been taken.
FOR SAIL
ENtiiJSH Wiite Leghorn coterei- ni
Small 17c
Large. . 38c
That on the 25th day of July. 19'5.
plaintiff, at the special instance ind
request of the defendant G ll \lev
tinder, bargained, sold and delivered to
axaid defendant certain zoors. wares,
nerchandise and groceries to the
qnount and to I he extent of S9i 15.
PMhich sai ' sum said defendant then
agree Io pay plaintiff in Wise County.
’Texas, but which he has wholly failed
and refused to pay the same or any
part thereof.
That all of said accounts alve men
tinned are long past due, and that
plaintiff has been damaged to the ex
tent and in the amounts as in said
aecounts respectively stated.
Plaintiff prays for judgment against
W. A. Alexander and G. II Alexander.
। jointly and severally, for the amount
I of the principal, interest and attorney
I fees as stilled in said lode: that it
have judgment against Chas. Alexan
Ader and <L H Alexander, jointly and
everally. in the sum of $12 6N: and
Khal it have judument against G ll
Alexander, personally in tin’ further
sum of $12.10. costs of suit and such
other and further relief in law and
equity as it may be justly entitled to
receive.
Herein fail not, but have you before
said court, at iis aforesaid regular
term, this wril with your return I here
hon, showing how you have executed
khe same.
K Given under by hand and the seal
kf said court, at office in Decatur.
gaxas, on this the 1Gth day of April,
BLD. 1027.—LORY D. WHITE, Clerk,
mkmnty Court, Wise C’ounty, Texas. By
f Clifton Hall, Deputy ( Ap 22-My 13)
FeI SALL A 193 acre slock tarm.
located ten miles northeast of Deca
lur: reasonable terms. W. P. 'Till it-
M( N I >. I ecat ur. ’ < HD
MRS. M. W. BURCH IN RACE
FOR DISTRICT PRESIDENT.
Owl Club, organized here in 1825,
federated the next yer and recoz-
nized as one of the pioneer and fore-
most literary clubs of the slate, has
broken a precedent by putting forth a
candidate for office in the Texas Fed-
eration of Women's (Nubs. In the
more than thirty years of memnbership
April 18th. After n business session
the regular monthly program was
given, the subject for April 1m ing
“Woman's Responsibility and the New
World.” —Reporter
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MISSES HUGHES AND HALEa
ENTERTAIN S. S. ( LASS.
Misses Bess Hughes and Mary Almna
Haley entertained the members of the
Baptist Sunday school class of Miss
Hughes with a picnic at Joe Wheeler
Park Saturday.
Among those present were Misses
Dana Louise Tilghman, Joy Bell. Irene
Wilkerson. Mozelle ilort-n. Elizabeth
Renshaw, Maxine McCracken. Mildred
(iriner. Max ne Young. Maxim* Chris
tian. Virginia Patterson. Kitty Beth
Christian. Jewel Burton. Jewel Gladys
Bradford and Belly Lou Shingaugh.
<». F. F. Club will meet this Friday
evening at the home of Miss Marut ret
Boyd, with Misses Boyd and Elmer
Veruice Clark joint hostess
FOR SALE J
(k i- plaintiff, ami James l’arleton
and I be unknown heirs of James l’arle-
ion. William II Hum and the un-
known heirs of William II Hunt.
Daniil Howell and the unknown heirs
of Daniel Howell. M l. Ritter and the
No. 2 17c
of Mrs. Burch said in a statement * Mordie. Eva Jo Greer, Francis Iacey.
issued in behalf of her candidacy. 1 Don thy Patterson.
uruain prices : egg;
The State of Texas ’To the sheriff
or any constable of Wise County-
Greeting :
You are hereby commaneie to sum
mon W A. Alexander, G. H. Alexander
and ('has. Alexander, by making pub
licutjon of this citation once in each
eck for four consexuti ve weeks pre-
(,Xpe‘o the return day hereof, in soin.
$Maper publishexl in your county,
there be a newspaper published
-therein, but if wt, then in the nearest
county when* a newspaper is publish
ed to appear at the next regular term
of the county court of Wise County
to Im* holden at the court house thercof
411 Deratur. Texas, on the first Monday
iuly. A 1). 1927, flu* same being the
40 of July. A. D 1927, then and
there to answer a rwtition filecl in said
wourt on the Hith day of April. A. D
1:927 in a suit, numbered on the docket
of said court No. 2571. wherein. Deca
fur Cadi (irorery Company, a corpora
tion is plaintiff, and W A Alexander
G. H \Ixeunder nml Chas Ah xande
jure defenilani- and '-aid petiiioi olleg
ing Um* on U- 2nd d: y of Ma.‘ 1925
defencianis W A Aridexam’er and!
A:,} 1. Alexanete Hindi . eXeellled for a
MMr.iUe cor~iclevition deH-.j i..
U. S. Selected Russet Burbank 1 A il f fA
POTATOES miPS JJC
8 oz. 17c
R. P. 'Tarleton and
block No. 1 of the larnes
each Thursday. DECATUR WHITE
LElHHiR.N RANCH ( l ift "
Med. 18c
'The State of Texas 'To the sheriff’
or any constable of Wis County |
(ireeiinu: I
You are herely comma mi<*d to sum-
man James larleton and the unknown
ncirs of .lames Tarleton. William H.
Hunt and the unknown heirs of Wil-
du II. Hunt, Daniel Howell and I he
nnknown heirs of Daniel Howell. M. L.
; Ritier and the unknown heirs of M. L.
Ritter, Nat M. Burford and the un-
I known heirs of Nat M. Burford, M. W.
Shumaker and the unknown heirs of
M. W. Shumaker, R. I*. Tarleton and
the unknown heirs of R. P. Tarleton,
(’has. D. Cales and the unknown heirs
of (’has. D. Cates, Thomas Stratton
and the unknown heirs of Thomas
Stratton, C. A. Doty and the unknown
heirs of C. A. Doty. E. Dubois and the
unknown heirs of E. Dubois by making
publication of this citation once in
each week for four consecutive weeks
previous to the return day hereof, in
some newspaper published in your
F !‘IAK. route our.
(101
Mi- J 1*. (iri'h rolrt as No 5G31
PVintiff Ill'll ioin mid e<T;:t no*-
in the prim i|»:i! ~12: of S152; 15 ne
and payable 1«» plaintiff in Wise t’olin
ly. "Tosas n ti 1- iay of Orelur with MIrs. A
192.». mid ole) icl11K for an addil ional .. . .
sum of tell per roni "Il the princi I "i 1
nmount then due by way of :itoruey
trict president. The Owl Club wi ll -
pleasur presents the nam • f Mrs (itation by Publication
M W Burdi for your careful ------- * -------
% a
General merchandise store of I,. C.
Slimp in Rhome was burglarized on
Tuesday night, and a quantity of
clothing and gre ceries was stolen. The
bur liars entered the store room thru
u rear door.
Sheriff George Gage was called t<
Rhome Wednesday morning. immedi-
ately after the robbery was discovered
by Mr. Slimp. Rhomne night watch-
man heard someone talking near the
store about eleven o'clock Tuesday
night, but thought ho recognized the
voice of one of the town’s citizens and
did not investigate
Fort Worth police depurtment has
been notified, and officers are on th •
be k out for the burglars.
T(MA‘T6 PLANTS MeGiee dwarri
champion, Ponderos 35 cents per 100: ,
Hidden queen, large yellow tomatves.
o cents per KKL -JOHN ATKERSON
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