The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1916 Page: 1 of 6
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XXXIII, No. 26
ALBANY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DEC. 1, 1916
CK SHOW IN ALBANY
FIRST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
For the next f;irst Saturday Dec. 2, the Young Men's
Booster Club will give prizes for ihe best stock and poul-
try. Pens will be built on the Court House lawn for all
entries. What you have to show must be in these pens
ksy 12 o'clock. The judging will begin at 2 p. m.
The following prizes will be awarded:
•Best milk cow, ist prize $2.00, blue ribbon.
2nd prize, red ribbon.
•Best Hereford cow, 1st prize $2.00, blue ribbon.
" 2nd prize, red ribbon.
•Best Hereford bull, 1st prize $2.<x>, blue ribbon.
" " " 2nd prize, red ribbon.
•Best jack, 1st prize 52.00. blue ribbon.
" 2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best stallion, 1st prize $2.00, blue ribbon.
" " 2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best colt under one year, 1 st prize 52.00, blue ribb >n.
" " " " " 2nd prize, red ribbon.
>Best mule colt, under one year, i^t prize $2.00, blue ribbon.
2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best Shetland, 1st prize #200, blue ribbon.
" " 2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best sow, 1st prize 2.00, blue ribbon.
" " 2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best bore, 1st prize 2.00, blue ribbon.
" 2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best pen of turkeys, 1 st prize 1.00, blue ribbon.
" " " " 2nd prize, red ribbon.
Best pen Brown L■•ghorns 1.00, blue ribbon: 211 1
ribbon.
Best pen White L/ghoms 1.«m , blu? rib';- >n: 2iul
ribbon.
churches is very few. Sevcntv-
tivc per eent. 1 >f the members '1"
not j>a\ ;i> much as they should,
and i \ i'ii thin is has to l>e drawn
from them like pulling an eye
tooth \ fi ve faithful member*
tisiiall) bear the brunt of the ex-
pense w hili the l est of the crow 1
roll b ck their e_\es and sinjj "Oh
How I l.ovi J.-us." when the
truth iif it is tins love e\ cry thing
el- . little bit better than they
lose Jcstts.
OIL NEWS FROM
STEPHENS COUNTY
The Breckinridge Democrat re-
ports that the Wright well is lilTO
feet, and is producing both oil and
gas in small quantities. The
Texas Pacific < >il Co. i- leasing
land ueai the well at $1011.00 , -i
acre, mainly in small tracts.
I he \\ a\ land vm II \\ ill In- start
ed soon. Drilling has begun on
Park \o. I he 1 ittlf Refining
\\ e ha\e passed through -eu r-' (preparing to drill on the A.
al hard >ears. but the fat years M l'incher land.
are \s th lis onc« more We could)
have paid out tenth during the
hard vcar- if we had earnestly
striven to do so, and the amount
would havi bei-n sufficient to
tiie 1 t 1 iut" 1 ibligatiim. but in>w, '?
we could even seiew up enough
piet\ to pas oik fifteenth of our
income, the \ arious jiastoi - would
not In in debt to tin gnu 1 rv arid
■ H ids merchant and h w , itild
. little left over to iinglt "1
pockets t hat !ta\ 1 b> en - >
1 nipt We has 1 iiione\ ' ■
1 s|i< ,w - to I > l: \ ill it lies f 1
,\ .tst< 1 in fr i\
FIVE COUNTIES IN TEXAS
FREED FROM TICK ORDER
dry l
hav 1
h 1 s
torn;
go tl
t .lis 1
in t.urs
Best pen Rhode Island Reds i.oo, blue tibbon: 2nd best,
R cks 1.00, blue ribb ai:
1 best, red
red ribbon
Best pen i! trie
ribbon.
Best pen Wv.ind<>tts 1.00, blue ribbon: 2nd best, red ribbon.
Best p 11 Capons 1.«k , blue ribbon: 2nd best, red ribbon.
The i'linitt.'e hopes that there will be a liTiie num-
ber of entri ^ for tit- \ irious pn/es. H\'ervb' dv is invited
to entc-i the!: stock, swine, or poultry.
olities, vet when we are called o i
to strain a point to pa v < hIr sltitc'l
obligations we plead the povefv
l)OSt red 1'' almo-t takes
our bri ath 11 the <K v tl doesn't
red ' Is'1 't all -itch 1 liitrch tm tuber- theu
he is a bull) I fellow eompar
ed to what he has alwavs bcci
reprerented. I.indale l\iporter.
FORT WORTH-EL PASO
HIGHWAY.
I'aird Mar W. H. Starr o,
Sw 1 etwater stopped over in I'aim
luesdav . veiling and consulted
with ludge Russell on the (iood
Ko.ids qtusiion. Mr. Starr is
Sieiitarv o! the ( 1 I-loads \s
-01 .itioi .. ini/ed at Midland in
( k tober.
I he v at ioti^
I \ P. Is V
S11 n pi 11 outh f<ir a time, t >
p. tbi e\Ji uses of a slirve) for
tie propos .| Highwa). and to
pav .11 tual e\pi uses of tin Assi.
ci .:ion Martin is the iml) cotin
t) that has paid stl far.
Washington Nov. I he De-
partment of Agriculture annour-
ced on Saturday the release front
cattle tick quarantine on Dec. II
of -"i,I'M squart* miles in Texas,
including all of Archer, Maylor
( lav, \olan and W ichita counties
and a part of Throckmorton and
Shackelford counties.
\ total of X?1 72 square miles in
Alabama, \rkansas, (ieorgia,
Mississippi And Texas was order
ed released. The new order
brings the t■ tal of released terri-
torv to square miles. Th--
area originally quarantined in
I*>• «; was V's..":!! square miles.
Whole Nmbar Uft
Sometlmg for th tapb if
Munjf toJM Mmt
The legral eight hour work day
is coming. Could it mean any-
thing to Albany?
The trains running from Waco
this way now make the run In
eight hours. Why could Albany
not be a division point? What
would a division point mean for
Albany? Let's work for tbi*
and many other good things that
might be brought to our city
with a united effort on the part
of all of our citizens.
W. G. Webb.
METHODIST CHURCH
The News received a letter
from J. W. Cude in Blanket.
Texas, where he recently moved
from Albany. He says that h<i
\, xt Sunday morning at 11:0,> wants The News forwarded to
o'clock the sermon will be on th. | hjm ^ hjg new h()me ^ h„
I5d.li I.aching regarding : mgy keep up wi|h his 0,d home
Baptism or Why We, as t happenings.
counties along thcjt'hiirch Practice Infant Baptism
promised to taise Ml an eordtallv united. Hct
Mardv.
best.
Directors Club Entertained.
Paying the Preacher.
Mr. ( I!. Snyder invited the
"Director- Club" to a turkey tin
and duck least at his ranch Sat- to
Orda\ night ami Sunday last, u
and the: all report a royal good
time. Tuts "Directors (Mul)'' is
Compo > ,1 ul the Dir. ctors of the
Alban; National Bank, and has
been in existence for about ten
years t r more. The following
Were gue-e it' Mr. Snyder: \V
H. Green, V*. M. Broyles, S.
Webb. K. M Stephen: . John F.
Sedwiel , ! . 1>. ( l aid, 'I. k.
Water Jim t'ott'.e I ladle;. Rob-
ert.
In T & P Wteck.
bi.
,i
\iv mg tin pri av her. • > t ats
amount of his - il.it si i
ilwav s be a gri at bitg a
iaii> rural toiuniutot
al' citi. - and vtllag. s. It is a
lotnti on thing fut the pa
•o go f' n ti1' illlhs, v el ) of11
,11.1 ativ instance tm
t , to i i in w itll< ut a p''
oi his ilarv It - a deplot
tar, aitairs to b alvva;.
>i> n11 i iik. i hrtstian p. ,
,. reined\ tin troub1
Preaching at Boogsburg.
Next Sunday, December 3rd,
at three p. m.. Rev. C. H. Craw-
ford of Albany, will preach at
Boogsburg schoolhouse. Let ev-
Ked Cross Christmas Seals are erybody turn out.
for sale at the following places "
of business:
Sedwick & Cook.
Castleberry Drug Store.
J. T. Lowerv.
The Albany National Hank.
It. S. Murrie.
The Mode! Cafe.
The Sackett Hotel.
The Albany II oust*.
The Albany News
<i. I. ' iregj*
Messrs. and Misses Hand rick
returned recently from an auto
trip to east Texas, where they
Messrs. Max and Coleman; attended the wedding of their
P>lachof Birmingham, Ala., were sister. Miss Ester Louiae„ to
in Albany this week looking over Louis Boettcher at Lincoln, Tex.
their ranch. Mr. Arendt said j Miss Rster is the daughter of Mr.
they were well pleased with con- and Mrs. A. Handrick.
ditions here and thought the |
stock looked well. Basket Ball.
The Albany High School and
Tompkin's Hired Man at the , Woodson High School basket ball
Opera House Dec. S. Benefit team® will play ball Saturday
Albany Public School. afternoon an the Albany court.
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Christmas is near. On account
of the war ir; Kurope the ladies
of the Presbyterian church will
have a Bazaar at the Center
building on First Saturday, so
you will not have to send to the
wat /.one for laces, fine needle
work, etc
U
Joe lYarce received
persimmons Saturda
father, J. J. P. arc.
Texas. He brought <
to th
know
Dr. a
Were
X
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Mr. ar<i
recently
Anton
load I
retun
he am.
Wreck
wh< n ti
the S
Mrs. I a
Wrenc. •
which
I,
the
d at>
\\. Casey
ek visiting
Casey, who
from S.,n
i, t;.' land
I « a y
said that
wei*" in the
• T. A P.
..ti ran int"
,u. He and
• ivttl slight
limbs, from
it recovered.
a Imix of
from his
in Tyler,
m ' around
editor so that he tnig *
how delict, us th, i.
t'ru; is.
Nature'* Kindly Hfalinj.
\n « \ mi turn i,f the v , aiiot'8 of
the I • it ull, , iu< b« .'! n a le t'.
I r l-M u Hwvi'.. the ttr ' etf*
ilitl'iti iimt. . n wiiti th> al.t of the
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The P
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turkej
Cone ..
present• a
key dint ei
At Cent.
lue Best Yet.
vtecian ladies invite
i theii Ba/tar and
tier Saturday.
buy your Christmas v<
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. h last i,r«-
«'a thi *tuUwiirii
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' al d v«-u thi<
■ ! Phe famou*
, U h en, « rose
allHf the* eoU«,
> eu r.
th.
eat a
nlditig.
1 r 0e tar-
Thus. erested in l'h< * r
phHP.H II"' • Me se ,'er will find
ftpubli; led ;n lull in thi is.-u.
af The New■ SNe 'ise it in Ihe,
New, by c,. rtesy of Dr. Smith,
and since r will I distributed
in Albany .ti.<i vicitiu* in this
way,
hen> tn t i ..d : e tn
Brow n .K' r. c it
loaf sugar,
. * Ml!T
of th-
VI II
ir. the
Why Gun® Stand Firt
On- of th • *.> :r<*+h of
¥■ U"* in tbi* milt* ir.*! utN**
of with which th « tob*
* ' ♦ ■ *«1 Tht* fibU a. uoeiti
ft vuth of « tiD'h th!' * and about t
4 i-*'' of nn iu h *id \ in mound
rou iJ th* tub* o' uiff of th**
nrr.m ti I. ta< h irjn about 110
itillrM of ttu* n .f- i. ii* tuuuil a *ei4ht
of 1.1 Phf rtbbut; tut* a
♦tr*: mtb «*f ti 4 a v-i'inr* inrh
I w a tb Mtnw th- o' titr^l
vi s it n^Arl. lfw> toL# iti
h m -j ftotr. th* touo-
•lry v* u• ih • a*' * o*
rt •* . mm % « .. tx',pi*t*
a, tL- « <u !• , io |>ruv its pun
••r * U H 9 or** Sjt Uitfl A'*
pn> * NI %'* 41 • • throutfb
1 First Saturday
1 Bargains
On next Saturday, Dec. 2, we
will make some exceptional
bargains on dry goods. This
will be an excellent opportun-
ity for you to buv winter cloth-
ing. also to purchase appropri-
ate articles for Christmas gifts.
Just Received a new lot of Hand-
kerchiefs, Fancy Bath Towels,
Hackinaws, Sweaters, Fancy
Ribbons, and many other things
appropriate as holiday presents.
We shall be glad to show them
to you.
I Sedwick & Cook
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