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Eighteenth \ear.
SEE J. SANDFORD SMITH FOR FIRE, LIFE, AND TORNADO INSURANCE, MEX1A, TEX.
Mexia Weekly
MEXIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1917.
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SI.00 Per Y—r.
COURT HOUSE ITEMS
) j* i 1ST H M I
First National
{'uses Disposed of in District VH
Court, Marriage License-44,
Vital Statistics and
Ileal Estate Transfers
Prom Groesbeck Journal.
District Court — Civil Docket.
Sudle Thompson.
Bank of Kossei Spencer Bell and
Kosse Grocery Co., debt, ant.
judgment for plaintiff for debt Nickel Kelley and Lillie Bly-i
and foreclosure of lien. 'stone.
j Bond Brothers Vs Fannie j E. J. Kirven and
Scarbrough et al, debt, judg- Sims.
'ment for plaintiff for debt and Letoy Patton and
Rosa Bry-I
Gertrude:
Alberta!
foreclosure of lien.
B C. Morgan
Joe Polk.
vs
is now work-,Welch et al, to remove
Charles
cloud
CoTvAexxsed \Vve
Sm\\\ 5)
At the Close of Business Sept 11th, 1917
Vital Statistics—Births
Physicians ol' the county have
reported the following statin-.. «oeQioQ
tics. In this connection the; Woo.loo
RESOURCES
District court
ing in the third week of the from title, judgment for plain-
term, and a great amount of tiff.
busine*. has been transacted., C. S Bradley vs. Joseph c.0,Jnt cterk statea that a Bonds ' 18.580
The civil docket is being dis-(Copeland et al. to remove cloud lL
posed of expeditiously Last(from title, judgment for plain-
week was non-jury week, and tiff.
many of those cases .which! J. W. Steele et al vs. Clifford
were tried by the court have Steele et al, partition- The
been removed from the docke* 'court appointed W. R. Boyd
The court this week is trying'guardian ad litem to represent
the jury cases, and several have Clifford Steele. Judgment fix-
already been disposed of. The ing interests of parties,
following cases have their final Mrs. Julia Gregory vs. Chas.
innings in the district court for Anderson Jacobs and unknown
Lmestone county: heirs, suit to try title, judgment
E. V. Gregory vs B. F. Greg- for plaintiff.
85
00
f-ew of the physicians of the J Banking House, Furni-
county obey the law in regard j . . ^ _ _
to making reports of the vital ure and fixtures..... 10,000 00
statistics of the county: ■ Interest in Depositors
! August 18—Born to Mr. and Guaranty Fund 8,439 65
Mrs. W. T. Walker, white, Watt
ortf, partition, dismissed.
I
W H. Taylor vs T. J. Mcln-
J. W Shanks vs S. E. McClel-tosch et al, debt, judgment for
for plaintiff.
I Eli Foster
land, damages, .- judgment
defendant.
W. B. Cochran vs E. L. Varela, to remove cloud from
vs. heirs of A.
a boy.
August 24—Born to —Easly
and wife, colored. Watt, a boy.
August 10—Born to Mr. and
Mrs Chas. W. Moody, white,
Watt, a girl.
July 31—Born to Mr. and
Mrs. John Watson, white, Watt,
a boy. .
August 23—Born to Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Copeland, white, Te-
huacana, a boy
September 2—Born to Mr.
Cash and Exchange 138,201 2.4
Total $428,409 74
LIABILITIES
Capital. $ 75,000 00
Surplus and Undivided
Profits (Earned) 53,283 74
DEPOSTTS 300,126 00
Total $428,409 74
This bank has no City or County funds in its deposits.
Usual Semi-Annual dividend paid Sept. 1st, 1917.
The above statement is correct.
JACK WOMACK, President
J. SANDFORD SMITH, Cashier
Cochran, partition, dismissed, title, judgment for plaintiff.
S. M- Cook vs Central Texas! O. U. Arehibold et al v.. John ^ M<s , w Palters0„ white
Oil Co., continued. Grimes et al, partition, judg- Mart Rfd
J. B. Bradshaw vs C. A. Ja- ment fixing interest of parties.! Au* V-Born to Mr. and!
cobs et al. to try title, dismissed; ^ Criminal Docket- Mrs. James Denton, white, „
GuafftOt^, t e Limestone county, a girl. i
Bank of Thornton vs B. W-' Only one case has so far been •
Acuff, debt, judgment for plain- tried on the criminal docket.!
tiff for amount sued for and That of the State of Texas vs.,
foreclosure of mortgage. Eules Rubles et al, charged;
Central Texas Grocery Co. vs. with murder. In this case thei
SUNDAY FUNERALS
Lodge
be no
QUICK WORK
REMAINS OF
KINCHELOE AND MR.
CAMPBELL LAID
, TO REST
J. E. Lauderdale, et al,
judgment for plaintiff.
Limestone county vs. Frank
Morgenthaler et al, injunction,
dismissed- 'r'- ~ """
debt, jury rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
Marriage Licence.
The county clerk has issued Southwestern
der, in the Celestial
above, where there will
more partings of loved ones,
and where life will be everlast-
JUDGE ing.
At 4 p. m. a large crowd of
sympathizing friends assem-
bled at the home of Mr- T. W.
Campbell, where the services
were- conducted by. Dr. W. S.
Red, after which the Woodmen
in
• Sunday was a sad day ...
) The following telegram was Mexia, the funerals of Judge J. took charge and buried the
received this morning by Mrj J.jW Kincheloe and Mr. T. W.
Sanford Smith, agent Campbell, who died suddenly
iu nmce' — -?
Life Insure
Bond Brothers vs Fannie the following marriage license,Company of Dallas:
Friday of heart failure, being
body with their beautiful burial
ceremony.
The many beautiful floral of-
1
Scarbrough, debt, judgment for since the last issue of the Jour-
plaintif for amount sued for nal:
and forelosure of lien. S A. Ainsworth and Miss
Mrs. Willie Taylor et al vs. J. Lula Walker.
C. Cook et al, partition, dis- Wesley Stovail and Anine
missed. Taylor- j mailed you nine-thirty.
L F. Holt vs- unknown heirs Solomon Davis and Nancy T. W. Vardell,
of Wm. L. Moss, suit to remove Gibson. j President,
cloud from title; judgment for Lessie Popejoy and Miss1 9:45 a. m
the cause of two large crowds 'er'n£s« that literally covered
No. i0ft3
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
of the lioam-ikl condition of the
FIRST STATE BANK
at Tehuacana. State of Toxas, at tbe
close of business on tjie 11th day ot
Sept. 1017, published In the Evening
Neirs, a newspaper printed and pub
listed at Mexia, State of Texas, on
the Mth d*.v of Sept., 1917.
RESOURCES . ! J
Loan* and Discounts,
personal or collateral....... $18,389 aft
Overdraft1*
Keal estate (bauhin^ house)
Furniture and Fixture*
Due from Approved Reserve
Agents, net .
UowiKnt
* CONDENSED STATEMENT OR
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Mexia, Texas
From Itei*>rt tathe Comptroller at the dose of Business Sept. 41th, 1017
RESOURCES
Jywns and Discounts. $141,tilt ,f>0
Overdrafts . .. 489 615
United States liond.s ilO,~>0O 00
Other bonds and Securities.. l!i.625 6f>
Stock of Federal Beserw
Hank, r>o per cent of Sub. l,8(X) 00
Furniture and Fixture^.. 3,500 00
liealEstate .; i.noooo
Bills of Exchange (Cotton
AitCeptoncM) $'22,175 :J6
Cash on hand and
due from banks 12&,8150 20—150.985 62
Redemption Fund 625 00
< >tLior liesoiiroos .. 05 47
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
$ 50,000 00
Surplus an i undivided profits 26.051
Due to Banks
Circulation ...
Rediscounts
DEPOSITS
$888,481 87
5,219 72
12,500 00
14,088 44
225,627 75
♦888,482 *7
We. take pleasure in calling your attention to the strong position shown in the above
statement
This ba
and fu£iliti<
We want your businf
assistance consistent with sound banking.
I certify that the above statement is correct.
ikis £ member of the Federal Reserve Bank and has unsurpassed connections
i to take care of the wants of its customers.
is and offer the very best service and pledge you every legitimate
W. D. HIGHT, Cashier
who
eloe
had
last
was
and
ter
pie.
'Dallas, Iexa.s, 8 a.m. 8-18-11 to witness the last sad rites graves, attested the high :
J. Sanford Smith, over the remains of t-wo eood esteem in which these two good;^*'
Mexia. T,™ Z nd proSnt ciSnf «« "eld by their neigh-j™ -
Kincheloe proofs received at the Mathodist ? ^d. frien,ds' , (interestin Depositor-
eight-thirty, check to pay claim , . .. f " Methodist And thus cioses the last act Ouuruatv Fund - -
church was filled with people in a day of tragedies, that will Other Resou^s as follow
had known Judge Kinch- long be remembered by our peo-i
for many years, and who
assembled to assist in the
service- Rev. Singleton
assisted by Rev. Putrnan
Rev. C. R. Wright, and af-
a fervent prayer by Mr. ^
Wright, some sweet songs by
the choir and the reading ol the leave Groesbeck next Friday
lessons by Messrs- Putman and night for the training camp
Singleton, Mr. Wright preach- near gan Antonio, and a move-
ed the -ermon that brought tears ment is on foot to give the men
to the eyes of many, as in a a ljttle send off at Groesbec4c
simple way he told of the quiet, Friday afternoon with a picnic
;simple, christian life oi the on the court house lawn, and all
dead. It was a remarkable ora- precincts in the county are re-
gion. as in a soft, sympathetic quested to participate, as every
voice he would paint the most precinct will be represented in
[beautiful word pictures, and this allotment.
!then without mentioning the This is a good move and
will
GOING TO WAR
About 80 drafted men will
we
:;B 22
2,000 uo
1,600 00
10.434 37
3P M
1,334 CO
♦ 56
!00 00
Bills of Kxt-hange „l,W*l #1
T< >TAI. t>'S0,417 7:.
IJABIMTIES
Capital Htock paid in tlO.OUO 00
Undivided Profit.-,, nr) 80 61
Due to banks and Bankers,
sub jet-1 to check, net 1,171 :\'l
Individual Deposits, subject " > -i.
to check „ 22.1«t5> 78
Bills Payable and Redis-
counts 3,000 00
TOTAL **5,417.71
STATE OI-' TEXAS I
County of Limestone \ We, VV. M.
Moody, as president, and W. G. For
fst a> cashie# of said bank, each of
us, do solemnly -.wear that the abov.i
statement is true to the best ol our
knowledge and belief.
VV. M. MOODY, President.
VV. <). FORREST, Cashier.
Bubsta-ibed and swoi-a to before mo
; this 17th day of Sept., A. D. 1B17.
E. C. Trotter
is a good move
| dead would lead his auditors up trust that our people
j to the canvas and there in bold ^pond and be on hand to bid our |Notarv ^biicLhne^nT county,
relief would stand out some future soldiers God speed. Corm-t - Attest:
ivirtue or christian trait of the £>on't forget to be at Groes-!
'good man who lay there in his Friday afternoon and take;
Tex.
i"windowless palace" before the basket of something good to
|altar at which he had worship- eat, and lets do the right thing i
I Correct - Attest:
H. M. Gtlboufb
J. B. Maihis,
•Tno. T. Reese,
Directors.
ped for nearly half a century
But to those who knew Bro.
Kincheloe in life, eulogies were j
not necessary, for if there was
a man in Mexia who lived his
by our soldier boys.
I
Hon. Jed C. Adams returned
Rev. Geo. W. Kincheloe and,to his home in Dallas Friday
wife of Bardwell. pastor of the'afternoon after a several days
Methodist church there, arrived business trip here and at Groes-
religion sever days in the Friday night to attend the fun- beck While in the city he was
that man was J. vt. Kincheloe, eraj 0£ their brother. Judge J. the guest of the familv of
0)
land he was known and loved
throughout this section as a
sincere, consecrated christian
gentleman, and a citizen of the
highest standing.
After the service at the
church, Travis Lodge No. 20,
Knights of Pythias, of which
deceased had been a loyal mem-
ber and trusted officer for
years, took charge of the cas-
ket, bore it tenderly to the
grave and with the simple, im-
pressive Pythian burial cere-
mony consigned the body to
Mother Earth, there to remain
until the Final Roll Call up yon-
W. Kincheloe.
guest
Judge W. M. White.
I Recommend Peruna To
All Sufferers
Of Catarrh—
Think I
Ever Felt
Much
Better
iUocbllffe
William a
Myrtle St.. Be«reriy, Mam., wltes: "I
have taken feur boulae ot Panifcs.
and I can my that K baa dene ma
• great deal ot good fer catarrh or
the head aod throat 1 recommend
Peruna to all sulTerera with, catarrft.
1 do cot think T e*er felt mudh bat-
ter I am really aurpriaed at tha
work I can do. t do not thin* to>
much pra>ae can be aeld for
Those w+to object to liquid medf-
oJnea can pretour* F«runa Tafelafth,
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1917, newspaper, September 20, 1917; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302501/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.