The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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The Meridian Tribune
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
VOL. 27, NO. 12.
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, AUGUST 26, 1921.
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
TWO LIVELY DAYS
SATURDAY AND MONDAY
Days of Real Bargain Givings. Just Think
School Starts September 12th, and You
Are Going to Need Shoes.
We have them in all the sizes for the little Boys, for the big Boys, for the little Girl,
and the growing school Girl from 2 1-2 to 6 inches, the low-heel Brown and Black, all new
and bought on this season's prices. As an inducement for you to see this splendid line, we
are placing them on sale for the two days at 20 per cent discount.
One Hour Sales—Saturday Afternoon
FROM 2 TO 3 O'CLOCK, P. M.
We will sell all Lace, and Insertings at half
their former price. The same hour for the
men, any Dress Shirt in the House for $1.39.
Silk not included.
FROM 3 TO 4 O'CLOCK P. M.
We will sell 6 yards of any Dress Gingham
for 89c, one pattern the customer. For the
men the same hour we will sell one lot Dress
Shoes for $5.00. Value $10 to 12.50.
FROM 4 TO 5 O'CLOCK P. M.
Eight yards best grade Bleach Domestic
for 98c. Also 5 yards 36-inch Dress Cambric
for 98c. For the Men any Dress Hat for
$2.39.
FROM 5 TO 6 O'CLOCK P. M.
Five yards 32-inch Romper Cloth for 98c.
All Ribbons at Half Price. The same hour
for the Men we offer Good Grade Khaki or
Blue Checked Trousers for $1.19.
The Above Prices Are For Cash Only to All.
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
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Tribune Receives Al-
leged K. K. K. Note
First Bale Brought
In Here Last Week
"All parties paying out public mon-
ies in bosque County must see that
all parties receiving same must earn
the same at same rate of time and
labor as parties have ho paid it in.
KU KLUX KLAN.
"U publish the above this week."
The above notice was received Tues-
day morning by the Tribune. It was
written in rather scrawl handwriting
on common scratch tablet paper and
spelling was as printed above. It
came to us enclosed in an envelope
bearing the postmark of Railway
Postoffice, Waco & Rotan, and had
been mailed on Texas Central M. K.
& T. train No. 38, August 22. The
envelope was addressed in the same
handwriting as the inside letter. No
official letterhead or seal of the above
named secret organization' was used
in the original notice received by us.
The first bale of cotton to be
brought to Meridian this year came
in Friday of last week. It was
brought in by John Erlanson, who
lives about six miles north of town
on the Ramsey Cox farm. The bale
was ginned by the Meridian Gin Com-
pany Monday, and was sold to Wm.
Connolly & Co., purchase price being
11^ cents per pound. A premium
was awarded Mr. Erlanson by the
local business men.
Mr. Beringer, who lives on the E. B.
Mayfield farm west of town brought
in the second bale on Saturday.
That "all in" feeling so common in
hot weater is not due to heat alone,
but to an unhealthy condition in the
liver, stomach and bowells. To pre-
vent a spell of sickness take Prickly
Ash Bitters. Men find it excellent as
a system cleanser and regulator. Price
$1.25 per bottle. J. E. Turner, Spec-
ial Agent. adv.
Lieutenant Maurice S. Hill, U. S.
Aviation Corps has been ordered to
relieve Captain Harold E. Hough as
E. & R. Officer of Carlstrom Field,
Florida, according to advice received
here by Lieutenant Hill's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hill. The new
post of duty awarded Lieut. Hill
places him next in line to be sent to
Langley Field, the most advanced fly-
ing field in the United States. The
Tribune and Lieut. Hill's many friends
are pleased to hear of his rapid ad-
vancement in his chosen field of serv-
ice and wish for him continued suc-
cess.
I Who Can Tell? |
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| Who knows what is best for man?
| Misfortune quite often reverts to our gain in the end.
| The dry hot days have been terrible to bear. Let us remember that
every hardship patiently borne, has its sure reward.
I Come to see us and let us talk over conditions with you. We will
help you plan a hopeful future.
j FARMERS GUARANTY STATE BANK j
R. V. Ferguson, President Chas. J. Lewis, Cashier
Miss Belle Stockard, Assistant Cashier.
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Recent Proceedings
In County Court
The following cases have been dis-
posed of in County Court since our
last report up to Wednesday, Aug-
ust 24th:
Schow Bros. vs. R. J. Brown et al,
suit for debt; dismissed as to Vollie,
Bernice and Lawrence Brown, judg-
ment granted for amount sued for and
foreclosure of lien against R. J.
Brown.
H. C. Hughes vs. Will Cabler; mis-
trial, case continued to second week
of October term of court.
Cason Bros. vs. Joe L. McNeill;
verdict of jurjMn favor of defendant.
A. N. Pike vs. W. Collins, suit for
debt; dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
J. W. Butler vs. J. H. White, suit
for debt; judgment by default for
amount prayed for.
Guaranty State Bank of Kopperl vs.
J. W. Hammons et al, suit for debt
and foreclosure; judgment by default
for amount prayed for and foreclosure
of mortgage.
S. A. Caruthers vs. N. Green et al,
suit on note; judgment by default.
State vs. Durham Lee, shooting
craps; dismissed on motion of County
Attorney.
State vs. Louis Bible, aggravated
assault; plea of guilty entered and
fine of $25.00 assessed.
All other cases were passed or con-
tinued.
Commissoners Court.
Commissioners Court was in ses
sion Monday, and the following busi-
ness was transacted:
Road Superintendents' reports of
Road Bond Districts Nos. 1-A, 8-A
and 3 were approved and warrants
ordered issued for work done and ac-
counts on roads named:
Meridian Highway No. 2, District
No. 8-A, $451.80.
Meridian and Cranfills Gap Road,
District 1-A, $179.55.
Meridian Highway, District No. 3,
$102.47.
Meridian Highway, District No. 1-A
$7.55.
cures Malarial Fever.
Still and Operator Cap-
tured Near Valley Mills
Henry T. Whites was arrested Wed-
nesday by Sheriff Wright, Valley
Mills officers and County Attorney
J. P. Word at his farm near Valley
Mills, charged with making and sell-
ing intoxicating liquors. Whites
and his 13 year old son, facts in the
case show, had been engaged in the
making of whiskey in an improvised
still at his home on his farm, and
disposing of same to buyers in and
near Valley Mills.
According to an interpretation of
facts by J. P. Word, County Attorney,
Whites had been manufacturing whis-
key at his place for the past three
months. The improvised still consist-
ed of what is commonly known as a
"cream" can, from which a coiled pipe
led through a trought of water to a
container. The whiskey was being
made from com meal and sugar,
which had been mixed in tubs and
placed in the cream can. The can
was placed on a stove and when heat-
ed the liquor was vaporized and then
condensed in the coiled pipe which
led through the water trough, allow-
ing the distilled whiskey to flow out.
Evidences around the farm of
Whites showed that a considerable
quantity of the corn mash had been
made and after being boiled had been
poured out around near the house.
Whites had made about one-half
gallon at each "run" of the still, and
during each week made about five gal-
lons. The whiskey had been disposed
of at $10.00 per gallon.
Whites was released on $2500 bond
to await the action of the grand jury
which convenes on September 19. His
13-year old son is under bond as a
witness in the case.
C. C. Crawford, who has been head
of the Department of Education in
Meridian College for the past two
years, and who left, at the end of the
summer session for Chicago Univer-
sity where he will soon receive the
Doctor of Philosophy degree, has
been tendered a place in the faculty
of the Carnegie Institute of Technol-
ogy, at Pittsburg, Pa. The Depart-
ment of Education is a new one for
that institution and Mr. Crawford is
the first teacher to be elected to that
work. He will also contribute to the
work of the Department of Research.
His many friends here are glad to
learn of his continued success and
promising future.
Sprinkling of the streets around the
Courthouse square this' week has
proven very helpful toward settling
the dust and making the business sec-
tion a more pleasant and healthful
place to live in. The City Council is
to be commended for supplying this
much felt need. The gravel wagons
which have been hauling gravel for
the roads and streets lately and the
general dry weather have caused the
dust in the business section to be al-
most unbearable. It would be a still
more commendable action if the busi-
ness men of the town would subscribe
to a fund which would be expended in
sprinkling the streets at least once
daily. The direct benefits therefrom
would be appreciated by the citizens
and visitors, and the amount necessary
from each business house would be
comparatively small.
Revival Continues.
The revival meeting being conduct-
ed on the Courthouse lawn under the
direction of the Church of the Naza-
rene will continue until next Sunday,
August 28th. An increasing interest
is being manifested each day in the
meeting, and several conversions and
much spiritual uplift has resulted-
Last Sunday was spent in a manner
similar to an old fashioned camp
meeting, dinner being served on the
ground and three services were held
that day. Rev. Mrs. Williams, who is
conducting the preaching, continues
to deliver deeply spiritual and stirring
messages, and the music and special
selections directed by Rev. Mrs. Beas-
ley are real inspiration. Your attend-
ance at the remaining services will
help to add to the success of the
meeting.
New Fall Dresses
A very attractive line of Dresses in Tricotines
and Serges, trimmed in embroidery and
Beads. You should not miss the opportunity
of seeing them.
———NEW BLOUSES
New Blouses are here too in very pretty de-
signs.
SHOES—
Our Fall and winter Shoes are here at the
right prices.
We will have other goods coming all along
now, and you should see them before you buy.
GROCERIES
Our Grocery Department has a complete stock and the
prices are right. Get prices from us before you buy.
Highest Prices Paid For Eggs and Cream
E. E. GARDINER & SON
Phone 38
1 MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Phone 38
Cureton Leads Bound-
ary Dispute Inquiry
Attorney General C. M. Cureton of
Texas, Attorney General Prince Free-
ling of Oklahoma and G. C. Fain of
the United States Attorney General's
office, with about twenty lawyers and
three court clerks, arrived at Durant,
Okla., Tuesday afternoon to start a
three days hearing Wednesday on the
Texas-Oklahoma boundary dispute,
according to the daily press. Freeling
represents the State of Oklahoma,'
while Cureton represents the State of
Texas. Fain will act as referee in the
case.
About forty witnesses will be called
most of whom are old settlers of the
country who have witnessed the shift-
ing of the course of Red River.. Old
records will be examined through
which an attempt will be made to ar-
rive at the true course of the river.
Motor Route Estab-
lished Here to Waco
New traffic signs and a new drive-
to-the-right post have been erected in
the business section this week. The
new signs give every vehicle driver
directions as to traffic in the business
section, and are expected to aid great-
ly in enabling the city ordinances reg-
ulating traffic to be complied with.
The new drive-to-the-right post is
much more attractive than the one it
replaced and more adequately fulfills
its purpose.
Establishment was made this week
of a new Meridian and Waco Motor
Route by P. M. Cox of this city. Cars
will run on a regular schedule from
Meridian to Waco daily, and will car-
ry passengers from all towns on the
route. The rate will be five cents per
mile. Regular runs will begin Mon-
day.
The advantages of the new route to
the people of this section are innum-
erable. Mr. Cox says he will make it
a quick service agency for the people
of towns along its route by bringing
such repairs, parts, etc. from Waco
that may be desired by the people in
the towns along the way. Also, the
new route will allow citizens of this
section a direct route to Waco which
will afford them four and one-half
hours to stay in Waco and yet they
can arrive home at 7 p. m. This line
will permit connection here with the
Meridian and Cleburne Auto Service
already established. Cars will call at
residences in Meridian if passengers
are ready before 7 a. m. Headquar-
ters are to be established at the Meri-
dian Auto Co. Direct connection
by this route with Waco will be
welcomed by many people of this sec-
tion. For the schedule see the Meri-
dian and Waco Motor Route adver-
tisement in this issue.
Rub-My-Tism for Rheumatism. 18
For Sale—New Corn.
Kerlee, Meridian.
See Jessie
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QUEEN THEATRE
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Show starts promptly at 8:15
Admission, 15c and 30c
FRIDAY NIGHT
THOMAS H. INCE PRESENTS
DORTHY DALTON IN
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HIS WIFE'S FRIEND' '
Money to Loan.
I have plenty money to loan on good
well improved farms; on long time—
say from five to ten years, at eight
per cent interest per annum. T. C.
Hill, Real Estate, Loans and Insur-
advl8 ance. advl2ctf
This is a pisture that has made a record and comes highly
recommended.
SATURDAY NIGHT
OUR FRIEND ENID BENNTTT IN
"THE WOMAN IN THE SUITCASE"
A story by C. Gardner Sullivan—played by an all-star cast—
this picture should be a good one.
DON'T FORGET THE MACK SENNETT COMEDY
"IT'S A BOY"
featuring Louise Fozenda and Billy Armstrong.
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1921, newspaper, August 26, 1921; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth415643/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Meridian Public Library.