The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1910 Page: 2 of 10
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PLENTY OF
Misses' and Children's Slippers, Oxfords and Hosiery
Left at Reduced Prices—Just The Thing to Start The Kids to School in
Warm weather generally lasts here up into November and quite often up into December.
Odds and Ends at very much reduced prices in most every Department
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We Are Making an Advance Showing of
Men's and Boys' Suits for Fall of J9JO
Every Suit that comes into our store this season will be All-Wool or Wool and Silk- -nothing else
Men's All'Wool Suits $12.50 and Up Boys' All-Wool Suits $5.00 and Up
GOOD
CLOTHES
GOOD
SHOES
WODffiN CLOTH/ERS-SEYMOUR,TEXAS
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More Wheat Buiinets.
When wheat was the whole
thing here, more attention wan
paid to methods than ny.w. It
ha* got to be that a litt' Ipatc^i
is "hogged in" on the side, no
particular care taken with it,
and no wonder the yield is not
more bountiful. The Seaborn
country, though, still goes con-
siderably on wheat and the yield
is a little better there. C. H.
Webb was up this week and says
the community averaged
ten bushels to the acre.
Firit Bale.
A cheer went up from the
crowded streets Saturday, Aug.
13, when W. T. Churchwell of
Red Springs drove by with the
/irst bale of the Baylor county
If 10 cotton crop. It was ginned
that evening by Foster & Burk-
halter, but was not sold until
Monday morning. It was dis-
posed of to the highest bidder
and C. H. Mitchell & Co. got it
at 15.(52 1-2. They disposing of
about J jt to King-Collie & Co. A pre-
mium of $40 was made up, which
Mr. Webb says he had a field together with the seed made a
of 25 acres that made 15 bushels total of $110.00.
to the acre. This land he broke | Mr. Churchwell is on S. H. Ad-
early and harrowed before the;amH' piace and has ISO acres in
fall rains, and the yield was five cotton. Some of this he planted
bushels more than on another j April 8th. Cotton is tolerably
piece which was broken later.! fajr at Ke(] Springs, but is open-
Mr. Webb states that (,. D. Col- jnsf ear]y on account, of the recent
well of Spring Creek, made 20 dry weather. H. F. Moore
bushels to the acre this year in brought in the second bale Wed-
spite of the very spring. Last; nesday. It weighed 477 pounds
summer he broke his land imme- an(j brought 14.M. Mr. Moore
diately after wheat harvest, fie I a|RO p]anted early.
put on an extra horse and dragg- , t , „
ed a small harrow after the plow, , L Scudder and family of
Dallas were up a few days the
past week to visit the former's
brother, W. I. Scudder. Mr.
Scudder has a good position at
harrowing the land two or three
times. Then after every rain he
harrowed the land to keep a
crust from forming.
This country needs a grain crop.
If put in early the pasturage
alone will pay for the prepara-
tion. Arid if put in right a tol-
erably fair yield will be made
every year. In the face of a
short yield this year, it does not.
Heem wise at first to advocate
the planting of wheat, and it
would be foolish to depend on
wheat alone, But we believe
the Seaborn
wrong when
Dallas as bookkeeper for a good
firm and also has some property
there. But he believes so strong-
ly in the possibilities of this place
that he has been on a quandary
for a couple of years as to whet h-
Sunday School Picnic.
The long deferred picnic of the
Presbyterian Sunday sch-w^t'^k
place last Friday. Hock CretA
was the place and 77 were in at-
tendance. A trip was made up
to Shultz's tank and the boys
later wont in swimming there.
All kinds of fine dinner was had
and everything else that would
contribute toward a good time.
H '—-•
L. M. Baldwin of I'lainviety
community was in Saturday with
a wagon load of produce, includ
ing some great big onions, a forty
pound watermelon, black eye
peas, etc. Better to bring them
in than to take them out from the
grocery store.
Ixiuis Kocourek of Taylor is
here for a week to look after his
.'{20 acre farm southeast of town,
occupied by A. P. Merka. He
will visit his brother-in-law, J.
J. Hannus. Mr. Kocourek says
Williamson county has not h«d a
good rain in about five months.
C. E. Lakey and S. Gorman
have bought from Jo, A. P. Dick-
son the southeast quarter of the
block just west of F. L. Fancher.
This is a good piece of land, fa-
vorably located.
Elbert !/oe and family returned
to Wichita Friday after a few
days visit here to relatives and
friends. Elbert is with .J. C
Ziegler in the tin business at
■ THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO MAKE MONEY
S THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SPEND MONEY
n
•
2 There's Only One Way to Have Money
\ SAVE IT
! ONE WAY TO SAVE MONEY IS TO PATRONIZE
| The Baylor Drug Store
The place where you get all that a
| dollar is worth, and sometimes more
Prescriptions filled while you wait, and careful and com-
petent clerks attend to your wants
IN THE LflNKFORO BLOCK
Seymour, Texas
er he will move here. But he has Wichita Hills,
about decided he will come if he
can arrange things at Dallas.
We would gladly welcome him.
Tom Taliaferro shipped two
people are not far cars of cattle to Ft. Worth Wed-
they intend to in- nesday for the llask Knife ranch.
crease their grain acreage for Clyde Fancher shipped one ear Knglarn
another year. Mr. Webb now ] the same day to the same place,
has 1,000 bushels of $1.00 wheat consigning them to French-Webb
in his barn. How's that? Commission Co.
G, B, Stewart, formerly of
Benjamin but now prominent
cit izen arid former mayor of Min-
eral Wells, came in Tuesday as
a witness in the McMillan case.
Miss Georgia Lou and Jessie
went to Stamford Sun-
friends for a few
New City Police.
W. If. Cray has resigned the
office of Chief of Police and W.
A. Larimore has been appointed
in his place. Alvin has in him
the qualities of a good officer and
we believe he will make good in
the capacity of police,
A Studebaker wagon having
SEYMOUR'S BEST FLOUR
IS THE BEST FOR HEALTH
day to visit
flays.
T. If. Clark went to Crowell
Saturday on a short visit to his
son, Arthur Clark, and his store on|y by West Texas Supply Co.
at that place.
J. II. McGuire of Vera was in Miss Gertrude E. Danneman
town Monday, lie says Vera got of Paris is here on a visit to the
a good rain Sunday, but it was j family of her uncle, E. L. Crad
ht
Peaches. Peachei.
By the bushel
$1.00 per bushe
residence. Gko, Bay,
Lost: Good hitch rein between
J, W, Mill farm and Washington
hotel. Leave at Banner office.
Mr. Elliott of Taylor
was here the past week
Peachei. Tom Adams of Jack county
or wagon load, j waM here two or three days last
Apply at my hi« nephew, J. E.
Galthor, Ho was accompanied
by Mrs, Bard well of the same
place,
Hon, L, W. Dalton of Plain-
view was here Monday in district
run seventeen years, ptill traveln |'"K Cf!l,rl ar(Lv,^!nK hi»
the roads of Baylor county. Sold
light this side of there.
dock.
er-in-law, J. V. White.
E. A. Rogers for Glass,
•!< C. Faubion went to Petrolia
Tuesday. He may move down
there soon.
Abner Donnell went to Burk-
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Clough i.r.rTZu ♦ « uPur,k*
left for their home at Ft. Worth U) v,iit hl» Bii*
Wednesday after a visit
KJay
former's sister, Mrs. H. C.
rison.
to the
Har-
ter for two weeks.
House U> rent. Apply at E. A.
Rogers' Paint Store. tf.
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1910, newspaper, August 19, 1910; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth429578/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Baylor County Free Library.