The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 125, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1896 Page: 1 of 4
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Hesperian
\ OI, XVIII.
GAINESVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 1, 1896.
NO. 125
Book Binding
Of Everv Description
» i
Sam Hiiri»*reiives,
108 Main St. IUi.lak, Texas
Dr. J. W It. Clark.
Physician and Surgeon,
QAINEHVII.I.K, - - - TKXAK
Calls in country promptly
attended to.
187!).
TRAN^FFR LINE
II. C. IIORD.
All manner of freight pa* ki
ami shipped. Hauling done I"
any part of the city. Ware room*
for all kinds of storage. OtVuv al
ley's fui»...uu' store, .No
!0")-207 Califi rni t street. Gaines-
villi*. !' v ; 'I.;, rs it, ,1. .--:i11s
fact ihi t i sr .I ! I. <I i
orricc or
Blackwcll's Durham tobacco company.
DURHAM, N. C.
To ALL
Merchants
Who Retail
Dear Sir:
You are entitled to receive
f REE from your wholesale dealer,
WHITE STAR SOAP with all
the
Blackwell's Genuine
Durham Smoking
Tobacco you buy. One bar
of soap Free with each pound,
whether 16 oz., 8 oz., 4 oz., or
a oz., packages.
We have notified every whole-
sale dealer in the United States
that we will supply them with soap
to Rive you FREE. Order a good
supply of QENUlNE DURHAM at
oncc, and insist on getting your
soap. One bar of Soap ppr£ with
each pound you buy. Soap Is
offered for a limited time, so order
to-day. Yours very truly,
BLACKWELL'S DURHAM
TOBACCO COMPANY.
»»»»»»»>>«♦
If you hnvi any difficulty in procuring your
•oap. cut out this notice and end It with
your order to your wholeol. dealer.
re IYour
CI la i ice !
Never before have you had the opportunity of buying
at such low prices as you can find at
Wm. Killgore's.
goods
WEAK MEN
CURED AS IF BY MAGIC.
Victims of Lost Alanhood should send at
once for a book
that explains how
lull manly vigor
is easily, quickly
and permanently
restored. No man
bu flfering from
weakness can af-
ford to ignore t hi:-
timely a d vi c e.
uv~'T\. Jh'LI/.V. Book tells how
* **"^^^^fiill stirnmh, de-
\ lopment and tone are imparted to every
>..iO<>n of tlia body. Sent with positive
j,' .utsi-ejiledt free toanymauouaiiplication.
EKIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO,N.Y.
l.of
ore
A stock of Dry Goods that it will pay you to inspect
buying elsewhere. Furniture, Sewing Machines, etc., at
special prices to unload—bio stock.
SPKt'IAL KOI! CASH:
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poun
2 pouml L li
2 poun
da'e Tomatoes
1
IV.i.'I
mnds
bars
cans, 25 cents,
n, cans, 25 cents.
>, ^ cns, 2^ oCiits.
i>;ts'( el < offec, 75 cents.
Satinet Soip 2 5 cents.
Ot
cash it \vi
am pre pa
er bargnins to(
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North Lormvrce Street.
Remember, we
PobeS, etc., at price
ai rv
to s1
a coi
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tp'v te .me ot
f Collins, Tuna
The
HEAD 1J ELOW
STEED HELOW
STRENGTH IiELOW
FOH 1800.
Popular Prices—
$40, $50 and $75
Jno. S. Fletcher, Agt.j
The Ciescent line of Bicycles is beyond question the most coin-1
plete line, for nil practical purpos's, ever turned out by any inanu- j
facturcr. It is adapted to riders of tall and short stature, and of dif j
fercnt weights. The provisions thus < mbraced enable us to furnish j
almost any style of wheel for riders of either se\, from adults of any
weight or Ri/.e, down to the baby of five and six years, to meet which j
latter demand we have placed upon the market models No. 7 and 8 1
having 20 inch wheels, and fitted with Iwth diamond and drop frame I
———————— ————ft—o—9————ao—o»
A GUARANTEE.
We suarantee everv Crescent Bicycle to be free from im-!
in material and construction, and will make good any defects;
which are not caused by use, misu e or neglect, provided the
serial number i> in'act, if suiiteiitcel to u> within one year
from date of purchase.
We-jTkkn Wm.'cki. Works, Chicago New York.
♦ 9«eACO«3 o OC » 9V9tZQ 9 £€«»C«3 0 th♦
riorgnn 6c Wright'sTietiuarantcc
We shall replace defective parts
»»hen in our judgment tin' defect
)ii from our fault, in no cum* will
we replace when worn in service
or Injured by accident. Make
your request direct to us. not to
the makers of the wheel. Kxpiess
charges on tires must be prepaid
In every instance. If return by
of one cent per once must come
See That Curve?
Tha wheel
per millers,
little breaks
with no tem-
None of the
and bothers
lo rutllc a rider's mind.
Don't think all wheels
aie alike. Sample the Keat-
ing fascination.
Art catalogue I cents in
stamps.
K E \ Tl NO WllKEl. Co.,
Ilolyoke, Ma s.
C RIPPLE CHEEK GONE.
TAYL0K HANGED.
Miners I'sed Dynamite to The Missouri Murderer Pays
Tear Down Buildings. ; the Penalty.
Cripple Creek, Col., April 30 — | Carrollton, Mo., April 30.—
While the fire was raging yester-, Wiliarn Taylor was hanged
day afternoon special trains were1 here today tor the murder
run from Victor and Gillette to - of Gus Meeks, his wife and
bring miners with sticks of dyna- two children. The murder was
mite ready to use wherever there
was chance for it. It was more
common than water at a city fire
and the lavish use was productive
of many fatalities.
The Palace Hotel, containing him today.
300 rooms, was one of the first j — — ■ —
places attacked with dynamite and The Revival.
from the results it would appear; The good work continues
committed on May 10, 1S!»4.
George Taylor, who escaped from
the j:'"1 here two weeks ago, is
still a large. He was connected
with his brother, William, and
was to have been hanged with
to
that no warning was given of the | grow in interest.
impending explosion. As the
walls tottered in response to the
tremendous charges of giant pow-
der the air was filled with shrieks j iiftli chapter of First Corinthians:
of dying men who had been caught j "For we walk by faith and not by
Mr. Kiggs took
for his text last evening a part of
the seventh verse found in the
in their rooms and dragged down
in the wreck. Before the wreck-
ers could offer any aid they were
driven back by the flames. The
dynamiters fled to save their own
lives and the loss of life at the
Palace is merely a matter of con-
jecture.
The Bi-Metallic bauk and the
First National burned as if they
were of paper. The First Nation-
al bank, while it was the leading
institution of the district, was
without proper facilities for hold-
ing the *150,000 or more of de-
posits that were entrusted to it.
Since the last fire the bank has
had temporary quarters in the
new burned district where there
are no vault accommodations. To
ado to tHe apprehensions of the
stockholders and depositors the
explosion of dynamite leaves
nothing to be recovered from the
ruins.
Volunteers operating without
guides or reason are credited with
blowing up the buildings.
After the explosion at the Pal-
ice Hotel the crowds that had
followed the lire paused for a mo-
ment and the people began to
sight."
The First Presbyterian church
was crowded almost to its full ca-
pacity, and seven confessions
were made. This makes a total
so far of thirteen. Mr. liiggswill
return to Dallas today, but the
Rev. Mr. Bishop will take his
place and the meeting continue
right on.
Dots From Bob.
Editor Hesperian.
We will again give you a few
dots from our thriving little burg.
Last Sunday was a beautiful
day and made it more soul inspir-
ing. The attendance at Sunday
school was good, and we had the
pleasure of listening to a fine ser-
mon by Bro. Sheror in the fore-
non and a commentation by Bro.
II< Hand in the evening at 3:30
o'clock on the "Discipline of the
Methodist Church,'' and we would
say that the requirements good
and if all persons, members of that
grow vehement in their denuncia- church, would
i the
! pie
live ii]) to them
tioa of the Miners and their work, they would bs a more noble peo-
A'hiie a riot v.iis impending the1
dames worked towards the crowds
I 4'V M Vo
Edwards'"«.thiinine
Hair Tonic
HAS NO EQUAL.
that blocked Bennet avenue and
the advantage gained by the de-
stine'ion of the hotel was lost by
no', removing the debris.
Tiiou-i:'.nd •! of homeless people
shivered about camp fires or wan
dered among the ruins of this
once prosperous city throughout
the night. The cold was severe
and toward morning snow began below:
ro fall. During the night for a a
distance of a mile to the right and
left the burning embers presented
a sight almost incomparable.
Everywhere along the thorough-
fares can be seen the work of
dynamite.
A company of Colorado Nation-
al Guard is ">n duty in tHe burned
dis! i ict.
Numerous arrests have been
made in the outside district, resort
to which has been made by t He
vagrant element, which has lately
infested Cripple Creek.
All n'ght fires are started up
occasionally on the placer.
Where possible residents pulled
the houses down, or that failed,
blew them up. They had no
water in that part of the city.
It is rumored that a man was
seen sntting tire to a dwelling on
Capitol Hill and was shot by a
resident just as the firebug was
shot and killed by Floyd Thomp-
son yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Doyle of Victor has em-
ployed two fire wardens for every
business block ir> that city, as it
iias been rumored the firebugs are
ifl<»r that town as well as Cripple
Creek.
A man was caught last evening
•n th° act of firing the rear of the
Newell Hardware Company's
store. He i~ m jail.
The total loss by yesterday's
filr> is estimated at if 1,500,000.
The insurance will probably foo'
np between £400,000 and £500,000.
The heauiest losers are Louis
Weinberg, clothing store, £40,000;
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
A Comfortable Home for Sale.
Convenient to business; six
rooms and bath room, gas, an
abundance of good water, plenty
of shade and fruit trees. Will be
sold on easy terms. Inquire at
14 Davis street between 10 a. m. i
and 2 p. m. mS
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
Colorado Coal
86 per ton delivered.
Merchants Electric Light Co
The state of Texas, County of
Cooke, to the creditors of A. K.
Collins.
You are hereby notified that A.
K. Collins of the county of Cooke,
Texas, on the 10th day of Ma.ch
| A. D., lhOG, executed a deed of
| assignment, conveying to the un-
; dersigned all of his property for
grass 't,ie bene^Vf ot his creditors
Wanted.
Stock to pasture. Good
and plenty of water. Three and ! as win consent to accept their pro-
portional share of his estate and
a half miles from town.
B. F. Bugg.
Residence 321 South Grand ave-
nue ni9
SPRING IS HERE.
Am ready to do
HOUSE CLEANING
and
CARPET WORK.
Leave orders at H. S. Scheline's.
J. H. COLLIER.
Place your orders early for aa
Easter suit at R. D. Dunbar's to
avoid the big rush.
Quite a number of our people
went to Gainesville Mondaj: B.
F. Michael. Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Thompson and J. T. Wheeler.
On Monday night several of the
young people ot Bob attended an
e detainment at Hunter Coeh-
r.sn's. A list of which we gtve
Miss Clara Reasoner, Dr.
Martin, Will Turner and
Miss Maggie Hersberg. They re-
port a pleasant time. Music fur-
nished by the Franklin Bros, of
Marrietta.
We had a very nice shower this
morning which we were glad to
fee. Hope we will have another
one soon.
We will close by wishing the
Hesperian success.
Happy Jack.
Bob, I. T., April 2S.
Tooth Powder
That will make yonr
wife forget that you
smoke. 25c a bottle.
Edwards
The Live Druggist.'
Get your wife a bot-
tle
Edwards' i
Dental Myrrh,
It sella for for 25c, too.
Just opened at Geo. Y. Bird's
store an extensive line of gent's,
boy's and children's straw hats.
13
discharge him, as the law directs,
from their respective claims and
that the undersigned accepted said
trust, and has duly qualified aa
required by law. All creditors
consenting to said assignment
must, within four months after
the publication of this notice,
make known to the assignee their
consent in writing, and within six
months from the date of this no-
tice file their claims, aa prescribed
by law, with the undersigned, who
resides at Gainesville, Texas,
which is also his postoffice ad-
dress.
Witness my hand this 7th day
of April A. D., 1896.
John Kino,
28 Assignee.
people's odellless process
—for—
Clcan:ng Vaults, Sinks and Closets
Without Offense or Smell.
Orders can lie left at
Scheline's store,
Edward's drug store,
William Kilgore's.
J. J. Reed.
YEAR.
Tha price for th•
DAILY
HESPERIAN
Has been reduced
from
$10 to $5
A Year.
A. C. Young has a nice line of
fancy Indian baskets to sell cheap.
wmmM
They go Saturday at 5 cents a
piece—those nice glass goblets at
the Blue Front China Hall. Don't
miss the day.
Tom J. Williams.
w///Zfr/A////////////////////////////////^
Removes Dandruff, Softtens the
Hair and Promotes the1. Growth.
"A Superior Dressing."
75 CENTS A BOTTLE.
al tee ho
£10.0Ji); Portland
charges^prepaid.
Jno. S.
mail is desired, postageat tl.erate
with request for repairs.
Mowgan & Wuight, Chicago.
I Diamond Rubber Co.'s Tire
Guarantee.
We guarantcee to replace any
pait of our tires when in our judg-
ment it is a defect in material or
workmanship, and will repair,
free of charge, until December 31,
1806, all tires of '96 construction
when delivered at our factory,
The Diamond Ruisrer Co., Akron, O.
Fletcher, Agt.
EDWAIUb, Tbe Live
Drnggst
Rent Free.
Will rent my two stoics, East
Gainesville, free to August 1 to
merchants who will put good
stocks in them. Also have rooms
to rent over Ross' store.
C. C. Hemming.
A Bargain.
Will sell fifty acres of land on
the north line of the city. Term*.,
one-third cash and the remainder
in one and two years with 6 per
cent interest on deferred payments.
W. T. Roberts.
ho'el, £20,coo, furniture, £7000;
W. T. Bo« th Fm nit are company,
^in,000; Wright Hardware com-
pany, £20,(>o0: El l'aso Lmnbei
company, £20,000; Herlers Druj.'
St'-re, £20,00i). There are manj
other individual losses as high as
£20.000.
All local newspapers, banks,
express offices, telegraph, tele
phone oflii-es and nearly all the
stores, restaurants and lodgin/
houses were wiped out.
W OMEN!
Woman's modesty and igno-
rance of danger often cause her
to endure pains and suffer tor-
ture rather than consult a
physician about important
subjects.
Pains in the head, neck,
back, hips, limbs and lower
bowels at monthly intervals, in-
dicate alarming derangements.
The Guarantee
Savings, Loan and Invest-
ment Company
Offers the following:
A Perpetual Life Membership, which can be sold
or transferred on withdrawal of shares.
75 Cents Per Month Shares, absolutely guaran-
teed to mature in eight years.
50 C.-nts Per Mouth Shares, absolutely guajan-
teed to vnatuse in ten jeais.
lliis gnariantee is plaln'y stated in Ihe certificate
of membership and the hy laws of the company and
is backed up by £250,000 cash paid up capital.
It does not take 10 cents per mouth to swell the
expense fund.
Lilieral withdrawals, returning full mon hly pay-
ments with interest at the rate of 6, 7 and 8 |>er cent.
To Borrowers—
A Straight Ilouest Lo:;n. Note jjive-n lor the
amount of money boireiwed. A definite contract.
Time of niatuiity of loan is fixed in the note ami
mortgage. No guess work. Can pay off loan in
whole or In paitat anytime. The liorrower himself
can tell in one minute at any time Ihe amount lo one
e-cut iuee.-»ary to pay off his loan.
This company do* s not war.t to buy property,
but on good loans it wil. make them in quirk time.
No long dela'
HOWKTll BROS . Agents.
WINE OF CARDU1
On Friday, May 1, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. H. F. Potts the
Junior League will have an ice
cieam social. Price 15 cents. All
are invited. 1
Releases from vendor's liens for
sale at the Ubspebiax office.
is a harmless Bitter Wine with-
out intoxicating qualities.
Taken at the proper time it
relieves pain, corrects derange-
ments, quiets nervousness and
cures Whites, Falling of the
Womb and Suppressed or too
Frequent Menses. Price $1.
Lf or BaJ« k) Sedielm
///y* MMMMIt M/iiMtMAItfSI
Watches
A Special Sale ofTWatches«
Ladiet' Gold Batches from $20 ep.
Ladies' Gold Filled Watches from $10 mp.
Gentlemen's Gold Watches from S25 up.
Ganiiemcn's Gold Filltd Watches from $10 up.
Gentlemen's Si!?*r Hatches from $3 up,
A Splendid Present at a Reasonsble Price.
MAX ROY.
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The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 125, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1896, newspaper, May 1, 1896; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth503398/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.