The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XX. NO 2
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A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF THE NEWS, AND THE UPBUILDING OF MERIDIAN AND BOSQUE COUNTYS
MERIDIAN, TEXAS. JUNE 26. 1914.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
SAXON 8
A Good Lol Priced Car
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Commissioners
Court Doings
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The Price $449 Includes Top, Windshield, Lamps and Tools.
Delivered Anywhere in Bosque County.
True Blue SAXON Makes Good Everywhere
Nearly 2000 Saxons are now in use in all parts of the country. They are being driven on all
kinds of roads, under all sorts of conditions. And everywhere they are making good. Owners are
proving every day the wonderful power and stamina of these Saxon ears.
Ample Power for Heavy Going
From Texas comes the report of a long cross-country trip,
fording creeks, plugging through mud for miles and running
away from bigger cars. J. McNair. Ealy, a banker of Caro,
Mich.—a private owner—drove his Saxon from Detroit to
Caro, 110 miles through muddy March roads in 4% hours.
A strenuous trip over heavy Wisconsin roads made H. S.
Wilson write us that "the Saxon takes long grades and hills
better than most cars costing five times the money."
From Pittsburgh to Uniontown, Pa., three Saxons made
the trip over mountain roads “so full of ruts and holes that a
big car couldn't have gotten through at all.”
Gallops Up the Hills
On the hills the sturdy Saxon is unconquerable._ In Boston
it “gallops up Commonwealth Avenue on ‘high’ alongside
any big car at 35 miles per hour.”
In Portland, Me., the Saxon will climb on ‘high’ any hill
that any car can climb.” On the steep Broadway Hill in
Paterson, N. J., this car “started in at the bottom at 20 miles
an hour and had picked up to 22 at the top.”
The rough Gilbert Avenue Hill in Cincinnati 4,000 ’feet
long, is easy for the Saxon with 2 passengers at 26 miles an
hour. “Five miles per hour at the bottom, 25 miles at the
top of Ninth St. Hill” is the report from Layfayette, Ind.
And so everywhere.
A Car for All Classes
Saxons are making good with all classes of people—for
pleasure and business; for saving time; for keeping health.
Recent purchasers include: Farmers, corporation officials
and salesmen; stock brokers and physicians; contractors and
real estate men; men of moderate means and men who can
afford the most costly cars.
For the young man—or the young couple—the Saxon is just
the thing. For the man who belongs to a country club; for
the family living in the country for the summer, the Saxon
is an ideal convenience. |
And the Saxon is economical too. Its first cost is less than
a good horse and buggy. Its cost of operation far less.
An official test, recently made in Detroit, gave a record of
more than 30 miles to the gallon on average roads. If you
count the time saved, it’s cheaper to drive a Saxon than to
ride on street cars.
Buy Your Saxon Now
So buy your Saxon now—and get the use of it all summer.
Dealers’ allotments, we find, are small in proportion to the
demand. Many territories will not have enough Saxons for
all who want them. So the wise thing is to buy today.
Catalog on request.
The Commissioners met in
special session Monday as a board
of equalization and for the trans-
action of any other business legal-
ly coming before it. The follow-
ing business was transacted be
sides the equalizing of several ren-
ditions: - •
The returns of the election held
in common School District No.
35 on June 6th to determine
whether or not a special tax of 15
cents would be levied resulted as
follows: For the tax 17 votes,
against, one vote.
In the election held on June
2nd to determine whether not
pool halls would be permitted to
be operated in Bosque county
there were 669 votes, 583 against
the halls, and 86 for them.
Andrew Weeks, John Miller,
Tom Ellis, J. J. Chewing and
Andrew Jackson were appointed
a jury of view to locate and assess
damages for a second class public
road beginning at a point on the
Iredell and Spring Creek public
road at or near a mail box near
the residence of Mr. Blue, thence
in an easterly direction to intersect
with the Meridian and Stephens-
ville (via Iredell) public road.
The treasurer was ordered to
transfer $200 from road and
bridge fund No. 3 to special road
fund of said precinct. He was
also ordered to transfer $114.15
from available funds account of
road district No. 7 to interest and
sinking fund of said district.
Warrants were ordered issued
to Albert and Hendricks Nelson
in the sum of $25 each for additi-
onal right of way on the Clifton
and Hico public road.
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NOTICE
TATE see the need of explaining to the public what
we are prepared to do. We have gone to con-
′ " siderable expense in the way of tools and materi-
al. We are three in number now and have other men
spotted to double our crew on short notice. But mind
you, we need work. If your horse needs shoeing, you
are next, and if your wheel needs filling, we have a good
man on the job. There will not be any kind of wagon,
buggy or plow work that will not have our most speedy
attention, also we will give anything in the machine line
prompt service We are equipped with alathe for replac-
ing anything in the way of a shaft or special bolt. Gas
engines rebuilt ——guaranteed to run as new. Auto work,
all first class and are prepared to rebuild same. Come
to see us in the Big Brick Building after July 1st. All
work guaranteed. We promise to do all we say. Try us.
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The Saxon car is equipped with the famous Atwater-Kent Ignition System. This system has
been in use on my Rainier 7-passenger car for five years at a cost of $1.00 for one platinum point,
and never fails to fire when you turn the crank.
Call, ‘Phone or Write
J. W. RUDASILL, Meridian
Agent for Bosque County
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Our College.
We are all glad to note the fact
that our school has been raised to
the full standard of Junior College
grade. This means that two full
years of College work will be done.
The authorities of Southwestern
University have agreed to give full
credit for all the work done and
the general Board of Education of
the Methodist Church has made
an appropriation to help pay the
faculty which necessarily had to
be increased.
One of the greatest evidences!
of the standing and success of the
school lies in the fact that there
Duncan go to take up their work
in the medical department of
of Southern Methodist University
where they will prepare for Medical
Mission work. Mr. and Mrs. B.J.
Bingham of Mississippi will take
their places. Mr. Bingham is an
A. B. graduate of Millsaps College,
Miss., and has had several years
experience as a teacher. He has
been Superintendent of some large
Public Schools and has been con-
ductor of three Summer Normals,
besides considerable other experi-
ence. His wife is also a graduate
of the State Industrial College and
both of them come very highly
are so few changes in the personel I recommended. Miss Caroline
of the faculty. Professor and Mrs. | Richardson of Lampassas is the
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"I do not
think much
of a man
who is not
Abraham
Lincoln
wiser to-day didn’t know much about
than he was
yesterday."
— Abe Lincoln.
the LUMBER business,
but his ‘log cabin”
teaching taught him I
how to profit by the experience of others. o
Ask our CUSTOMERS about us. They will |
"put you wise” to the fact that our yard is the logi- Bl
cal place to buy your BUILDING MATERIALS.
Muse Lumber Company -
new English teacher. She hasal-
most an unparalleled record at
Baylor University, where she re-
ceived the A. B. degree. In forty-
five majors of work she made an
“A” in thirty-nine courses. She
has had experience teaching in
Rural Schools and for two years
was the instructor in English in
the Wills Point High School.
First honor graduate of the Waco
High School, honor graduate of
Baylor University, and successful
teacher of English in one of the
best High Schools in the State, we
may reasonably expect that Miss
Richardson will do first class work
in Meridian College.
This raising of the standard of
our school means a vast deal to
our citizens. It means that our
boys and girls can remain at home
two years longer and get just as
good advantages as they could
possibly get by going away. The
best place for any boy or girl is in
the home. Then too, it means a
saving of thousands of dollars in
the matter 01 Higher Education.
All this calls for increased local
patronage and a more enthusiastic
assistance on the part of all in se-
curing new students. Watch Me-
ridian College grow.
For sale or will lease for four
months, reasonable, to respon-
sible party, my restaurant. Am
leaving town for present. Bar-
gain for some one. J. H. Hamil-
ton, proprietor Acme Cafe, adv
Meridian, Texas
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Hon. Thos. H. Ball, candi-
date for Governor, will speak
at Cayote on July 4th, at 10
o’clock a. m.
adv
Hugh Pope Odle surprised his
many friends here Sunday when
they received announcements stat-
ing that he was married to Miss
Thelma Ruth Aubrey on Saturday
evening, June 20, 1914, at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Aubrey, at Walnut
Springs. Mr. Odle is one of our
prominent young business men
and possesses exemplary habits.
They will make their home in Me-
ridian, having engaged rooms at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Elliott Wejoin their many friends"
in extending heartiest congratu-
lations and best wishes.
News was received here this
morning that the Santa Fe depot
at Clifton was partially destroyed
by fire last night. No particulars
are obtainable as to the origin of
the fire, etc.
Hon. Thos. B. Ridgell, of Rock-
wall county, was in the city Sat-
urday in the interest of his can-
didacy for Congress from this dis-
trict to succeed Hon. Jack Beall
who has retired. Mr. Ridgell has
the endorsement of many of the
best citizens of the several coun-
ties composing the district, and
many of our citizens who ■ formed
his acquaintance while here, were so
favorably impressed with his per-
sonality, they are now actively
supporting him. He will visit
Meridian again before the primary
and hopes to form the acquaint-
ance of as many of our people as
is possible.
Hugh Harris, of Temple, was
here Wednesday in the interest of
his candidacy for state senator
from this district. He is making
an active canvass of the district
and says he will see personally as
many of the voters as is possible
before the primary July 25th, but
it will be impossible to see all,
and to those whom he does not
see, he asks a fair consideration of
his claims for the nomination.
Rev. S. B. Knowles entertained
his Sunday School class on last
Friday night. All attending this
entertainmet report a good time.
J. J. Forster suffered a partial
stroke of paralysis at his home
here Wednesday morning about
ten o’clock. It came as a great
surprise to his many friends as he
had been enjoying seemingly good
health. We are pleased to state
that he is getting along nicely at
present, and it is hoped that he will
recover from this attack at an early
date. Mrs. Forster, who has been
confined to her bed for the past
two weeks, is doing nicely at this
time, although the shock of Mr.
Forster’s condition caused her not
to do so well on Wednesday.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Forster trust they will be enjoy-
ing good health at an early day.
Hon. Thos. H. Ball, candidate
for Governor, will address the citi-
zens of Bosque county on July 4th,
as follows: Cayote, 10 o’clock a.
m.; Norse, 3 o’clock p. m., and
Morgan, 7:30 o’clock p. m. Mr.
Ball will arrive at Meridian about
6 o’clock in the afternoon and will
be given a reception on the court
house lawn by his friends.
Plenty of Money to Loan.
I have plenty money to loan on
Farm and Ranch lands. On long
time at low rate of interest.
Adv.
. T. C. Hill,
Land and Loans,
Meridian, Texas.
Woman’s Missionary Society.
The Woman’s Missionary So-
ciety met Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. S. T. Oliver. Mrs. Knowles
was leader. The subject was
“Mexico’s Religions.” Mrs.Grimes
told of the early Catholic religion.
Mrs. Walkup read a paper on “The
Present Tendencies of the Catholic
Religion”; Mrs.Smith read a poem
on “I Have Counted On You”;
Miss Cordye Oliver sang, and Miss
Winnie Tidwell gave a piano se-
lection, Mrs Virgil Odle was
elected delegate to the District
meeting to be held at Moody
June 27th, 28th, and 29th.
After enjoying cream and cake
the ladies adjourned, all being of
the opinion that it was one of the
most pleasant and profitable
meetings. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. Smith.
A very pleasant time was spent
by several of the young people of
Meridian last night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Edgar who
entertained in honor of the Senior
Epworth League. There were
about fifty members present.
Games, music and readings were
enjoyed until a late hour. Every-
one present expressed themselves
as having a good time and anxi-
ously await the time when Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar shall open their
home to them again.
Maxwell 25-4
‘All the Automobile Any Man Needs”
$760
A car that will perform; but also a car
that looks the part; a car for the man
who considers his automobile an every-
day necessity and who counts the cost.
A car that is economical in cost of upkeep
—gasoline, oil and tire consumption.
Better material does not enter into the
construction of any car on earth at any
price; for here is the best the science of
metallurgy and automobile construction
knows, and every dollar we have, and
our reputation, stand back of it, to guar-
antee every owner satisfaction.
Odle & Adams, District Agts.
Meridian, Texas ,
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1914, newspaper, June 26, 1914; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630135/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Meridian Public Library.