The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1912 Page: 1 of 6
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The AspermontStar
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Richard H. McCarty, Editor and Publisher
Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, Thursday, August 22, 1912
VoL 15. No. 5
Citation By Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To the Sheriff or any Constable
of Stonewall County—Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon J R Woolsev, and the
unknown heirs of the said J R
Woolsev, if any there be, and
any and all persons claiming title
or interest, either legal or equi-
table, to the hereinafter describ-
ed lands, by making publication
of this Citation once in each week
for eight consecutive weeks pre-
vious to the return d? v hereof,
to be and appear at the next
regular term of the Honorable
District Court of Stonewall coun-
ty, Texas, to be held at the court
house thereof in the town of
Aspermont, Texas, on the 11th
Monday after the first Monday
in August, 1912, the same being
the 21st day of October, 1912,
then and there to answer a peti-
tion filed in said court on the 21st
day of September, 1911, in a
cause numbered 947, on the Civil
Docket of said court, wherein P.
Brady is plaintiff, and J R Wool-
sev and his heirs, and all persons
claiming under them or anv of
them are defendants, and for
cause of action, the plaintiff rep-
resents and alleges as follows:
That on Feb. 3rd, 1890, A L
Rhomberg of Dubuque, Iowa, by
quit-claim deed of that date, con-
veyed to defendant J R Woolsey,
the N W 1-4 of the N E 1-4 of
Section 94, Block D, of the H &
T C Ry Co la*ds in said Stone-
wall county, Texas, Certificate
No. 30-2539, and containing 40
acres; and that as a part of the
consideration therefor, the said
defendant Woolsey, executed 3
purchase money notes for the
sum of $40 each, payable to said
A L Rhomberg, payable Feb. 3,
1891, 1892 and 1893, with interest
from date until paid at the rate
of 10 per cent per annum. The
above mentioned deed being re-
corded in Volume A, Folio 302
of the Deed Records of Stonewall
county, Texas. That the said
J R Woolsey, soon after the exe-
cution and delivery of said notes,
departed from the said county
of Stonewall, and abandoned the
said lands, and his whereabouts
is unknown to the plaintiff, and
his whereabouts is also unknown
to the said A. L Rhomberg, the
holder of the said notes. That
the said notes have never been
paid, either in whole or in part,
and that on Feb. 3rd, 1897, said
Rhomberg rescinded the con-
tract, and re-entered the prem-
ises and took entire possession
thereof, and has paid all current
and accrued taxes thereon.
Plaintiff further alleges that
on March 1st, 1906, said Rhom-
berg conveyed the said lands to
Wm R Harvey, and that on July
6th, 1908, said Wm R Harvey
conveyed the said lands to this
plaintiff, the conveyances thereof
being recorded in the proper
records. Plaintiff alleges that
by reason of the facts above set
forth, and the unreleased notes,
that there is a cloud upon the
title of this plaintiff to the said
lands, to his damage in the sum
of $2000.
Wherefore premises consider-
ed, plaintiff prays that the de-
fendant, J R Woolsey, and the
unknown heirs of the said J R
Woolsey, and all persons claiming
under them or any of them, be
cited to appear and answer this
suit, and that on final trial hereof
he have judgment of the court,
quieting the title to all said land
in him, for costs, and such other
relief as he is entitled to in the
premises.
Herein fail not, but have you
before said court, on said first
day of the next term thereof,
this Writ, with your return
thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Witness my hand and seal of
office at office at Asper-
(seal) mont, Texas, this the 2nd
day of August, in the year
A D 1912.
R. S. Tillotson, Clerk
District Court, Stonewall
8-8 8t County, Texas.
District Convention to Con-
vene in Aspermont.
County Chairman D. M. Old-
ham having also been selected as
district chairman for the 105th
representative district, composed
of Scurry, Kent, Dickens, King
and Stonewall, has issued a call
for said democratic district con-
vention to meet at the court
house in Aspermont, at 2 o'clock
p. m. on the fourth Saturday in
August, 1912, the same being the
24th dav of said month, then and
there to transact such business
as shall come before the con-
vention.
Mr. and Mr. N. G. Rollins left
last Tuesdav for Abilene in re-
sponse to a me&s¿.¿e announcing
the death of his brother's wife,
Mrs. Turner Rollins, of that city.
We did not learn the cause
of the lady's death. The Star
joins the many friends in extend-
ing sympathy to the bereaved
relatives and friends here and
elsewhere. ♦
Rev. R. M. Wimmell of Hamlin
came in Monday and has been
doinf the preaching in the meet-
ing at the Presbyterian church,
which began last Sunday. Rev.
Wimméll is an able minister °í
the gospel and everybody is cor-
dially invited to attend the ser-
vices at 10 o'clock in the morning
and at 8:30 at night.
Clark Hopkins is holding down
Newman Payne's barber shop
while Newman angles for the
finny tribe over on Clear Fork
near Fort Griffin. Clark in-
forms us that he has a stalk of
cotton nine feet high, and it has
275 bolls and squares. Don't ask
us about it; see Clark.
Rev. R. C.McCullough returned
Monday from Rochelle, McCulloch
county, where he was engaged in
a revival meeting for the past
few days. He reports a good
meeting. Rev. McCullougb left
again Tuesday for Oriana, where
he will assist Pastor Nicholson
in a revival meeting.
The Editor left Monday for a
short breathing spell in the
eastern part of the state. He
will return probably today, ac-
companied by Mrs. McCarty and
Margaret who have been visiting
relatives at Bowie for several
weeks,
Brack Lipscomb was the first
man to hand us a dollar for the
Woodrow Wilson campaign.
Now is the time for all good dem-
ocrats to the aid of their party.
Who will be the next.
Miss Oldham Entertains.
One of the most charmingly
pleasant entertainments that has
taken place in Aspermont this
season, was that given last Fri-
day evening by Miss Hattie Mae
Oldham at the parental home
in this city, to the members of
the "F. R. 7 Club" and a few
invited guests, the honoree being
Miss Alice Lanier, who is soon to
leave us and make her home in
Stamford. The house was hand-
somely decorated with ferns,
Spanish sunflowers and hearts,
the color scheme blending nicelv.
Abftut 8:30 the guests began to
arrive and by 9 o'clock the pleas-
ure was at its height, evervone
seeming to make special effort to
extract from the few short hours
all the pleasure possible, and at
the same time render due hom-
age to the charming honoree
whose place in our social circle
is soon to become vacant.
"Hearts" was the game of the
evening, and amid shouts of
laughter and the frequent call of
"Hearts" as some player threw
three "H's," the hours passed
too swiftly, and ere the pleasure
had reached its zenith, it was
time to go home. At the oppor-
tune moment delightful punch,
with angel fbod cake, was served,
the punch bowl being presided
over by Miss Doris Tomlinson of
Memphis, Texas. Mrs. E. W.
Dickey presided over the Guest
Book and twentythree names
were registered therein. In the
game of Hearts míss Alta Thomas
and Fred Johnson tied for the
high score, and in the drawing
of straws, míss Alta was declared
the winner and awarded a beau-
tiful picture heart in token of
her skill in the game of hearts.
Fred Johnson received as consola-
tion a magnificent, full-blown
Spanish sunflower.
Miss Alice Lanier is one of our
most charming young ladies and
the regret is general that she
will soon leave our city. Our
loss is Stamford's gain, and we
heartily commend the family to
the good people of our sister city,
and hope their residence there
may be pleasant and their return
to Aspermont be not long delay-
ed.
Too soon the city clock chimed
the hour oí 11:30, and the guests
with the satisfied feeling that
Miss Hattie Mae and her mother,
Mrs. D. M. Oldham, had again
proven themselves adepts in the
art of entertaining, and express-
ing thanks for a delightful even-
ing, and at the same time deplor-
ing the fact that the fair honoree
was so soon to leave us, departed.
Colt Show.
The Star has been requested
to announce that there will be a
colt show in Aspermont on the
3rd Saturday in September.
A premium of $10 has been
offered for the best colt from
Matt Gholson's black Percheron
horse, well known in this county.
While no other premiums have
been offered, this will be a good
time for other owners of fine
colts to bring them in and show
just what the county has in the
way of good stock. Bring vour
colts and maybe we can work up
sufficient interest to soon have
another colt show where free-for-
all orizes will be offered.
Married.
One dav this week Mr. Roy
Riddel, cashier of the First Na-
tion Bank, quietly packed his
grip and boarded the east
bound Wichita Valley train,
his destination being known
to only a few of his most intimate
friends. Last Tuesdav came the
news of his marriage to Miss
Robuck, a charming voung lady
of Handley, Texas, who is well
known to many of our people,
she having been the guest of
friends in this city on several oc-
casions. Mr. Riddel is one of
our foremost young business men
and has won the confidence and
esteem of our entire citizenship
by his uniform courtesy and
kindness. Miss Robuck is a most
charming young lady, and cap-
tured the hearts of our people
during her visits to this city, by
the modest charm of her person-
ality. Mr. Riddel is to be con-
gratulated upon securing so val-
uable a prize in the matrimonial
lottery, and the Star joins the
many friends of the young couple
in wishing them all the joys that
they have anticipated, and hopes
their journey throug life togeth-
er may be pleasant and all that
their imagination has pictured.
Mr. and Mrs. Riddel are ex-
pected home next Friday.
Asleep at Depot.
On last Sunday morning we
made our usual trip to meet the
west boiind Wichita Valley train,
and when we entered the depot
there sat Ed Cox, editor of the
Peacock Signal, sound asleep.
The passenger lobby was crowd-
ed with sight-seers, and among
that vast assembly was quite á
sprinkling of young ladies. As
Ed sat there with his head
thrown back and on his noble
brow the flies played hide and
seek. We heard one young lady
say, "Oh, aint he cute, tho.' "
Another one said, "I do wonder
who he is and where he lives."
Another said, "I'll bet he is a
newspaper man; look at his big
mouth, and, oh, Lordy, aint he"1
got big feet, tho." We walked
up to him and said, "Wake up,
Ed, and pay for your bed." But
he heeded us not and snored on.
Finally we got a straw and tick-
led his ear. He said: "See here,
stranger, Peacock is the best
on earth; situated in the midst
of the great shinnery belt, where
apples grow on post oak trees
and fritter ponds abound on ev-
erv hand"—and still he snored
on. We tickled his other ear and
he said, "Change cars for Pea-
cock, the queen city of the west,"
By this time the crowd had gath-
ered around the sleeping booster.
One young lady stepped up to us
and said, "Please, Mr. McCarty,
tell us who it is;" and she said,
"Oh, aint he swell, tho'; is he
married?" About this time the
train came rolling into the sta-
tion and the Rip van Winkle edi-
tor of the Peacock Signal sighed,
opened his eyes and said, "Shuck-
ins! what did you wake me up
for; I thought I was in heaven."
One young lady said, "Well, vou
are the next thing to it; you are
in Aspermont."
the West Texas Land Co.
A Race For Life.
An Aspermont voung lady was
walking along down the streets
of Abilene one day on her
way to school; the young lady
was in a brown study about home
and friends, and as matter of
course, she was home-sick. As
she walked along.on her way to
the Temple of Knowledge, she
exclaimed to herself: "Oh, I do
wish that I could see a familiar
face, or an object of any kind to
remind me of home in dear old
Aspermont." So she walked on
in a meditative mood, thinking
of home, sweet home. At last
she came to the corner of Broad-
way and Main. The thorough-
fare was crowded with autos,
floats, express wagons and other
yehicles; she hesitated a moment,
debating whether or not she
would attempt to cross the crowd-
ed street. Finally there toas a
lull in the street traffic; she step-
ped off the curb and started
across the street hurriedly, and
as she got about midway she met
a handsome, dashing young fel-
low, dressed like a lord. He
raised his hat, bowed and smiled
as he passed; she bowed, smiled
and blushed as she passed the
handsome fellow. Hurriedly she
jumped to the curb on the other
side of the street, and as she did
so, something impelled her to
turn and look back. And when
she did she saw a sight that froze
the blood Jin her veins and made
her heart stand still. When she
regained her self-control, she
screamed at the to£ of her voice:
"Oh, do save the poor, dear
thing!" Then she threw her
books down, and with the swift-
ness of the wind she sped down
the street in pursuit of the ob-
ject most dear to her heart. A
great throng of people joined in
the pursuit; men in autos, bug-
gies, floaty and on horseback
went pell mell down the street,
with this beautiful school girl
leading the van. It was a race
for life, and it was hard tellii
who would win. At last, ji
they turned the corner, they had
a collision with an auto. And
then the young lady ran with
all her might to be first to reach
the wreck. But just as she
reached the scene of destruction
they pulled the poor, dear thing
out from under the auto, and she
grabbed the object of her affec-
tion, pressed it against her heav-
ing bosom and began calling it all
kinds of endearing names; then
she sat down and with her loving
bands caressed its crumpled
form. It was a copy of the As-
permont Star, Stonewall county's
greatest country weekly.
The Star is requested to an-
nounce that the Stonewall Baptist
Associatian will convene at Tab-
ernacle in Aspermont on Thurs-
day, August 29, at 10 o'clock a.
m. Everybody is cordially in-
vited to attend the meeting
which will continue oyer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Dunwody
came over from Haskell this weeK
to spend a few days with Mrs*
Dunwody's parents, Mr. and Mrs*.
Will Guest and other relatives
and friends.
m
M. V. Guest was in town Sftfr
If you have any land that you urday. Brother Guest says that
want to sell or exchange, see the rains came in time to save
I his late feed and cotton.
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McCarty, Richard H. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1912, newspaper, August 22, 1912; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168496/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.