Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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MR JOHNSTON SAYS
W. RANKIN, Editor and Pub!i«l er
T. C. HOUSTON, Assistant Manat í
Bnticrc4;it the Puitt Offitt tt Caldwell, 1*W
us «fcond-clai mail matter.
ADVERTISING RATES:
One insertion 2Uc per inch
JLiooal readers 10 cent* per line each insertion.
All advertising run until ordered out.
Subscription Per Year $1.50
Three months 50c, Si* months 75c.
(Invariably in advance)
The Ledger is $1,50 p« r year.
If you can't spe*k well of yoirr
town, at least don't spenk of it at
all.
Knocking does a fellow no good
doe the town « lot of harm, and
disgusts e very bod v who heats it.
When you think y«m have reach-
ed the «point of human perfection,
it is time to back up and take a
fresh start. You need it.
What a rejief it would be if we
could get through j «st one single
week without hearing * smutty re-
mark about some good wom«n.
Speak gently, talk to a purpose
and you will be heard, heeded and
remembered. Rave at randum, and
you will be forgotten.
Mor. h rse* and mules ha e been
offered for sal* in Caldwell the past
week than for many years pa*t# no
l^ss than two of three cars have
been shipped in by outsider*, be-
sides three or four regular dealers.
Most all the stuff offered is very
good and our farmers are buying
readily.
This year many of our formers
are out of debt, and should buy
them a small home, thet^are tnany
good places advertised i our col-
ums the each w*ek, and some < f
them at very attractive pric^. Go
and look them over and then go
and see those having them in charge
and make a deal. Own a home
while the price «of cotton is where
you can pay for one.
Paper of all kinds took another
jump the past week, so if you fail
to get your paper next week, re-
member we have you asked to pay
up your subscription as we were
unable to carry any deliaguent
with the price of paper steadily ad-
vancing all the tim<*, and if you re-
fer another year after your pa-
per has be*n stopped plea-e enclose
it you owed us with the order,
we will apply it on your old
tion nnd b* thankful to you
j rW:e - s n« w 11.50 per
nably in ad ir.c so
.00 and t>.¡ ' ;
we will sti J {}n
"This m ruing I wan in Bill's
store when a granger came in and
a-ked him to cash a chectt for $1.00
but he refused-said that he did
not know tne man.
"A f*w minuted later another
stranger came in and offered to
send him a farm paper and give
him a fountain pen for nothing, if
he would pay the postage ou the
paper, which this agent said would
be $1.00. Bill bit!
"Why wasn't it just as safe to
cafh a check as it wa> fo buy
promises? If I'd been Bill, I w« uld
have told that fellow to see Joe
sh 'iiff, a deputy ur the constable
and get a note fr<>m him saying
that his credentials were O. K., and
I would have phoned some officer
to look this fellow up and see ii he
was all light, even it 1 had waited
to buy from him,
1 But I know half a dozen people
in this county who buy goods from
Bill, and take subscript! n« fot
first-class tarm papers and maga-
zines, and who can a ways be found
in case the paper doesn't show up,
and it beats me why Bill should
give his money to som* body he
never «aw before and will never
see again, instead <>f giving it to
home folks who spend their money
here."
Wonder what thos * citizens who
figtued on voting for Hu^hrS this
year, think n >w <>iuce Roosevelt's
speech last week, declaring that if
he had been president when the
Lnsifiana was sunk that h£ would
have rcquistioned every steamer in
U. S. Ports belonging to Germany
and would have held them and told
Germany to help herself, and futh-
ermore that if the republican party
was in power this country would be
at war, probably with M xieo, and
probably with some of the Europe-
an countries We would suggest to
the*e citizens who have always
voted the democratic ticket, that
they had better ke^p in line with
their former policy and vote
for Wilson and peace inntead of
Hughes and * ar
If we are to have a new school
building in keeping with our little
city, wouldn't it be a good idea to
begin getting things in shape to
build it. We believe that every cit-
izen here acknowledges the fact
that the present building has out
lived its usefuli>ess long ago, and
that a new one is badly needed,
then why not start it right away,
no use waiting until next year, for
by that time we will want more of
our streets graveled and the city
and county will probably get to-
gether and gravel the court house
square, which should be done also
without delay, as the dite.htfs around
'he square are a nuisance h.j 1
disgrace 1* J&o -«w
Get Your School
Supplies From Us
We carry a full line of tablets,
notebooks, theme paper, text'
books, pencils, pens, ink erasers,
bookstraps, schoolb&gs. :: :: ::
sap
PICKING OUT GOOD BOARDS
Takes time and costs money. There
will be no need of choosing if you
buy your lumber here. All our
boards, beams, etc., are carefully
selected and fully seatonen. They
work up quicker and with the least
possible waste. They are worth
much more than ordinary lumber,
but we don't charge any more for
them. Think it over.
Reeves - Woodson Lbr. Co,
Ed rr^ fes* -ccr & 4 ccf vr rw «s tw «**}
STIDÉBAKER WAGONS
Ws carry a ireo tin* oí Stable (¡rocerus, hardware and Farm Imple-
ments, Wagons, Etc.
A. F\ GRABOW
íSEsmsarnmamnm
MATTHEWS' FEED STORE
still have a full stockof OATS. H AV, BRAN
CORN, CHOPS, Cotton Seek Meal, Etc.
Also will ' ave a full supply of Garden Seed, Seed, Cotton Seed, Etc.
Delivery. I. Weir Matthews (!£
a <*.
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New Fall Goods
Our Nt w Fall Goods have arrived and consist of ever
thing; you need Jor fall and winter. Come in to ate us.
V. £. Hersbst
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Rankin, W. W. Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1916, newspaper, October 13, 1916; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168992/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.