The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 5 of 8
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a. J.B. Burch visited San Antonio,
Saturday. ’
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R G. Harding of San Antonio was
‘ here Saturday.
Miss Allie Burch will spend sev-
eral weeks in Ft. Worth.
. , Millard Littleton.of Atascosa was
here Saturday. .
Mrs. Lou Crawford visited San
Antonio Saturday.
Miss Laura Moss of Pearsall visit
ed here the past week.
Frank Miller and family were here
from Lytle, Friday, shopping
Dr. J. R. Evans was a San Anto-
nio visitor Friday.
John Hester, Jr. was a San Anto-
, nio visitor Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Briscoe spent
some tide in San Antonio this week.
Mrs. J. B. Dubose and son Felton
/ visited Pearsall Saturday.
Miss Florence Briggs of Lytle
, visited her sister, Mrs. J, R. Stroud
\ this week. -
R.C. Howard and Dr. Dashiel
wrote insurance at Lytle two days
the past week. .
Grandma Hill and daughter, Miss
Georgia Hill of Benton visited Mrs
Cordelia Griffith the past week.
Full blooded Jersey Bull. Cows
kept in pasture during day. $1.50
/ J. F. Briscoe
tf
R. M. Redus is having the Adams
Gin put in good shape for the coming
crop.
John E Whitfield is at home from
Marshall Training School, San Anto-
Dr. E. F. Gates and son, W. B
were here Friday from Moore in a
new Mitchell auto.
H. T. Teel and family went to
Pearsall, Saturday in their new E.
-M E * , E
i Rev. H. S. Ball of Yancey came in
from the north Saturday and went
over to Zigzag.__
Galloway Buck is here from
Corpus Christi this week visiting his
parents. -3
Mrs. W. B. Cowley of Pearsall vis-
ited her father and brother here this
week, the Messrs Lilly.
Mr. Griffiths of Austin visited his
sister, Mrs. Jno, T. Briscoe, this
week. ________________
~Mrs. L. B. Alien of San Antonio
. spent a few .days with her daughter
Mrs. E. A. Logan, this week.
Raymond Redus was at home from
San Antonio Business College over
Sunday. -
Grandma Thompsogseoge home
Saturday from a visit to her son at
Pearsall. ______7
, Fret Engine Pruitof Laveriaa has
efrented a cottage in Devine and will
move here at once. He will teach
near Devine. V_____
Little Him Josie Harrie who had
been visiting her grandparents here
returned home to San Antonio, Sat-
urday, ________________
A. B. Williamson & Sons have
built a new iron office at their big
a gin, which adds to both the beauty
and comfort of the premises
. The remodeling and repainting of
the Burch , residence property on
7* East Front is quite an improvement
*
to the credit of J. C. Thompson
C. N. Tilley, Ed Balmos, Arch
Morris and J. A. Williamson of De-
vine served as jurors in District
Court at Monde last week.
L. W. Avant of Atascosa was here
.Saturday enroute to his farm near
Miguel. Mr. Avant paid $10. for
the farm‘two years ago and wouldn’t
take $25. now. The Edwards road
runs in six miles of it
If those 150 boys who have no
other employment, now out of the
public school, could be turned loose
for a few days in cotton fields, it
would mean something for the
farmers. We know of some thet
will go.
J. C. Thompson visited’ Pearsall
Friday and Saturday and while down
there visited J. H. Evans and Jack
Wards irrigated farms and now he is
almost in the notion of sinking some
wells and irrigating his splendid
farms adjoining Devine. It will
pay
G.F. Adams of Bigfoot went to
San Antonio Friday to meet his
wife and daughter who were on
their return from Florida, where
Mrs. Adams had been to attend the
bedside and later the funeral of a
brother.
The Mexican boy found after night
locked in Howel Co's store recently
pleaded guilty to burglary and got
two years in the pen. This, and a
case of assault, were the only bill's
returned against parties from this
end of the county by the late grand
jury.
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We have taken hold the new and
favorably known brand White Wing
and Angel Food Floor. A car re-
ceived this week.
When you want good Flour Ring vacant lots on West College and will
No. 54. for either of these brands, erect a modern brisk veneered dwel
Coopwood Littleton Co. ing on Washington, street, where he
Mr. Henry Earl Huffor, a Devine now resides.
boy making good in the South Mrs. Lou Crawford will erect a
Western University at Georgetown, $3,000, brick residence on her farm
gave a recital in Expression at the near town.
University Monday evening The The new bank building, two story
News acknowledges receipt of an in-brick concrete and iron, fire-proof
vitation. * throughout, is now about ready to
----------------' 'be occupied and is the beat building
Messrs. J. R, and R. S. Howard of in this entire section. There is not
Black Creek were in from the farms a floor, wall, partition or beam that
Sunday, with their families, to hear is burnable.
the baccalaureate sermon, the two -------------
families having a son and daughter Cash For Customers.
in the class.
A late train Monday kept the need cash at this season of the year,
Senior editor all day in Moore and to pay cotton choppers.
some Lytle people waiting all day We have always endeavored to
in Devine, take care of this demand, for our
------depositing customers, and we wish
Mrs. Trickey and daughter of Pear to say that we stand ready to help
sail visited ura. L. G. Briscoe, while them in this way again this year,
nr. Tricky, attended the Good Roads It tives us more pleasure to make
meeting_____loans to farmers, whoaie depositors
Little niss Pauline Howard of with this bank, than any other class
Pearsall, who had been visiting her of customers, because we realize
grandmother returned home Tues-that the farmers are the producers
dayof wealth, and we are all largely
----------------dependent on the prosperity of the’
Will L. Dunne, Sales Manager for farmers.
The Edwards Townsite Co. was here While this is true, yet we also be-
Tuesday with R. W. Caldwell, the lieve it is good baaking to help the
local agent man that helps us, and we confine
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Smith and Mr. our accommodations to those farmers
and Mrs. Elton Smith, of Lytle visit who help us by depositing with us,
ed home-folks here a part of the when they have money. We believe
week. this is fair. Come and see us if
Mrs. T. H. Morris, who underwent you are depositors and need help.
an operation for apendicitis was The Adams Nation BAk
brought home from San Antonio. Texas Wonder,
yoeterdsy.
i u7The Texas Wonder cures kidney
Cora has made rapid growth the and bladder troubles, removing
past week and is now going "i nto gravel, cures diabetes, weak and lame
tassel and silk on early plantine backs, rheumatism, and all irregular
Sauter & Walker have contract ties of the kidneys and bladder in
to erect Mrs. Lou Crawford a $3, both men and women. Regulates
500 of D'hanin red brick bladder troubles in children. If not
500. dyeenre nA sold by your druggist will be sent
See Sauter & Walker for contracts by mail on receipt of $1.00. One
on frame er brick buildings of all email bottle is two month's treat-
kinds, cement sidewalks, etc. ment and seldom fails to perfect a
-----------— cure. Dr. E. W. Hall, 2926, Olive
Mrs. J. F. Burns and daughter, xiss street, St. Louis, Mo. Send for
Annie, visited San Antonio this Texas testimonials. Sold by drug
week. — tista. - -
L.F. Price and M. A. Keller st- Piano Bargain.
tended court in San Antonio this
We have Richmond Piano, a first
---------------class instrument belonging to the
Mr. J. C. Fullerton purchased s Jesse French Piano Co. This is a
20 h. p five passenger Studebaker fine Piano and the price was $350
"Flanders" this week of R. K. Teel. They instruct me to sell the same
Mrd. Jones of Sen Marcos is visit- in the next two weeks for $260.
ing her parents, Mr. snd Mrs. Mc cash, or $275 monthly payments if
Cown.not sold, to be shipped back. This
■““T^TTT” . J is a chance to get a good piano, and'
The Devine Grocer Co., has moved, low price
into the Coopwood Littleton Co. * "EvansJewelery Store
Sam Buck and children of W. H. M. Meeting.
San Antonio are visiting at the M. E. The Woman's Home Missionary
parsonage. Society of the M. E. Church will
Mr and Mra Geo. T. Briscoe meet with Mrs. J. G. Lilly, in social
Antonio and probably session, Thursday. May 23d. instead
Houston this week. . . sol Thursday. May jot.
.--------------n 1 For Sale.—Your choice of two 3
- W. S. lnom special sent Union gallon Jersey cows, 5 and 6 years
Central Life, of San Antonio, visited old respectively. One has calf ten
his cousin, W. S. Lilly this week, days old. will sell for cash or trade
Miss Henderson of the Cotulla for horse, J. E. Buck,
school is visiting in Devine. ----------
/ a -------Rev. J. E. Buck visited Lytle Mon
G. W. Hines spent Sunday and day, _______,
Monday in Moore-------, T. H. Morris was a San Antonio
Strawhats at S J Howel Co’s. visitor Monday. I
Announcements.
We are authorized to announce A. S. Rober
son as a candidate for Justice of the Peace, pre
cinct No. 5. subject to action of the Democrat-
ic primaries. -
We are authorized to announce G. B.
Great as a candidate for County Commis.
sioner. Product No.:4 subject to the ection
of the Democratic primaries.
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We ere authorized to announce Z. Forester
as a candidate for Public Weigher, Product
No. S, subject to Democratic primaries.
Ws authorized to announce JOE CUDE no
a candidate for Constable Precinct No, 5
subject to democratic primaries.
We Are Building.
The big W. 6. Adams & Co. brick 1
store is complete and occupied by |
Coopwood Littleton Co.
The Devine Grocer Co. has moved |
into the Coopwood Littleton brick 1
on West Side.
A. B. Williamson is having his 1
beautiful home in East Devine re- 1
painted.
E. A. Reasons will remove the |
frame cottage from its present loca- |
tion on Washington street to the |
TINE
OCERI
WE HANDLE EVERYTHING CALLED GROCERIES |
WHEN YOU WANT GRO-
CERIES YOU SHOULD ASK
FOR. THE BEST. THAT IS
THE ONLY KIND WE SELL
Many of our farmer customers
E G A I
VIE* 1
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MEDINA LAND AND LOAN COMF
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A new and strong com-
pany organized for the
purpose of buying and
selling lands and securing
money for local develope-
ment. If you wish to buy
anywhere in Texas, let 1
us locate you, as our list
of bargains Is large. If
wish to borrow money on
land securities, see us.
We are perfecting arrange
ments whereby we hope
to Secure large amounts
of Eastern money. Inthe
meantime we can place
small loans for local
people.
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VI. H. BURNETT, Mgr.
DEVINE,
TEXAS
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W. L. DuBose & Sons. The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912, newspaper, May 16, 1912; Devine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1663103/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.