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BY W. T. CURTIS
CARBON, EASTLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER I, 1908
VOL. 8, NO. 5
Correspondence Department.
County Capitol News
Special Correspondence.
Sept. 29-
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Ennis Simer and Effie Demp-
sey,
Victor Abilas and Maria
Martinez,
A. J. Cook and Mrs. Avie
Evans,
,J. M. Dixon and Mrs. Annie
Jones,
M. C. Sharp and Evie Plummer
C. R. Bandy and Mrs. Mary E.
McCauley,
I. B. Minor and Laura Mason.
COURT REPORTS
State vs Less Wells, disturbing
the peace, the defendent appear-
ed and plead guilty and was fin-
ed $5.
State vs Dick Morris, disturb-
ing the peace, the defendent ap-
peared and plead guilty and was
fined $5.
State vs Will Hand, malicious
mischief, plead and was fined as
above.
State vs Oscar Oakley, mali-
cious mischief, dismissed on mo-
tion Co. Atty.
State vs Will Bavvlin, desertion
of wife, dismissed on motion of
Co. Atty.
Roper Knight & Co. vs Geo.
VV. Turner, suit on account,
judgment for plaintiff by default.
B. B. Whitehead vs Geo. Allen,
application for Injunction, grant-
ed.
J. R. Stubblefield vs Com. As-
surance Co. Limited, suit on in-
surance policy, dismissed at cost
of plaintiff.
W. T. Pearson vs W. Ployed
Chaney, suit on check, continued
to perfect service.
R. II. Yeager vs T. C. Ry. Co.
damages, judgment for plaintiff.
First National Bank of Gorman
vs R. N. West et al, judgment
for plaintiff.
Cisco.
Cotton receipts for Tuesday off
the wagons were 236 bales. j
Dr. Manciil and his sons were I
called to Fort Worth this week I „a!
bought last spring, you may ex-
pect to see him drive a nice
match team in the near future.
Singingat Britton next Sun-
day evening. Sometimes.
Mangum News
Mr. and Mrs. R., G. Patton of
aco are registered at the
German
Dr. Summitt is preparing to
close out his stock of merchan-
dise.
N. L. Britton, of Cisco, is here
in the capacity of seed buyer for
the Cisco Oil Mill.
R. F. Nelson made a trip to
Flemming this week to visit a
brother who is ill.
Miss May Burleson has gone
to Big Springs where she will
spend the next three months.
Mrs. Bryan, of Hico, is spend-
ing the week with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Walker.
Rev. Morgan and family are
occupying the Howell residence
in the west part of town.
J. C. Hall has sold his interest
in the lots on which the King
cotton yard is located to“Unele”
Bill Kinnison. Mr. Ivinnison ex-
pects to move back to Gorman
within the next few weeks.
The Eppler Merc. Co. is having
new ilooring put down in the
store, replacing the rotted out
sleepers and flooring. Building
too low on the ground seems to
be an almost universal mistake
in this town, causing the lumber
to rot out much quicker than it
should.—Progress Sept. 25.
by the serious illness of Wads-
worth Manciil.
Miss Ina Owen has a class in
Music and Elocution in Carbon
and will spend a large part of
her timeHhere this winter.
VV. B. McCarty late of Knox
City, has purchased the Slater
stock and located in Cisco,
| The Oil Mill whistle was added
; to the noise makers last Monday
, but we would not care if we had
' more whistles.
! Extensive repairs are still in
! progress on the Baptist church
| and it will present quite a differ-
! ent appearance when finished
l and the seating capacity increas-
j ed.
Rev. Chas. T. Alexander of
i
I Sulphur Springs was in the city
last Saturday having promised
Rev. W. A. Mason he would
preach his funeral services about
j eight years ago.
Only six or seven of the Cen-
tral R. R. boys have married
Cisco girls since the division
point was moved to this citv.
We have always claimed that the
railroad hub was an inviting
field for young men instead of
going west.—Anert Sept. 25.
Ballard.
Sept. 28. —Health in our com-
munity very good at present.
Cotton picking and corn gath-
ering is the order of the day.
Mrs. Cauble visited Mrs.
Majors Saturday night.
A. B. Free and wife visited
Walker Free and family Sunday.
L. J. Griggs and family visited
E. R. Wagner and family Satur-
day night and Sunday.
George Clark spent part of last
week with Frank Cauble.
Miss Lilia Griggs visited Miss-
es Elsie and Edna Majors Satur-
day night.
Rob Bostic is picking cotton
for George White.
Mrs. Free visited Mrs. Wagner
today.
Willis Early is hauling seed
from Romney to Cisco.
E. R. Wagner is picking cot-
ton for Frank Cauble.
We are having seme cool
weather now which we greatly
needed.
Jennie Lee.
Switzer hotel and will spend a
while here for their health.
Capt, J. A. Owen is here with
his men this week after a trip to
Galveston and other points on the
Gulf Coast, his men here are
making a show in raising the
grade, he has fifteen pair of
fine mules on the works here.
His tent under which he keeps
his mules was biown down Sun-
day morning when the blizzard
struck here, but no serious dam-
age was done.
The Butler Gin is making
things “hum” now all day long
and part of the sight, however
he had a break down Monday,
but was only hindered a few
hours and the whistle was blow-
ing again.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis who have
spent several months here for
their health returned to their
home in Houston Wednesday
much improved.
A crew of R. R. surveyors are
at work here again this week,we
are waiting to see what it means
•as it appears to us that the same
work has been done two or three
times before, however this sur-
veying may be for an entirely
Rising Star.
One of Mrs. Andrew’s little
boys has a very serious case of
sore eyes.
Misses Ethel Irby and„Lillie
Roberds left Monday to re-enter
school, the former at George-
town and the later at Austin.
Uncle Bill Swindell was in
J town Wednesday and informs us
that he raised forty bushels of
corn to the acre this year on sec-
ond years ground?*'
W. J. Tyler, who happened to
the misfortune to get a fall two
weeks ago, sustaining several
cuts on the head, is getting
along reasonably well.
Mrs. Dr. J. A. Haynes, of the
Nickle Hill community, has been
in the city this week under
medical treatment for a compli-
cated case of sore eyes. There
are a number of cases through-
out the country, some of which
have been pronounced incure-
able.
tooth ache.
We had frost here Monday
morning but not Enough to dam-
age cotton crops.
There is lots' of cotton being
brought to the Butler gin. but
J. W, Fairbairn is the only cot-
ton buyer here yet, but will like-
ly be others in a few days.
Cotton crops are fine.
Observer.
Griggs
Sept, 23. —Health of our com-
Tax Collector’s Notice.
I will be at the following places
on dates mentioned below for the
purpose of collecting the staff
and county Taxes for the year
1908:
Chaney..........Monday October 12
Tudor...............Tuesday “ 13
Tanner..........Wednesday “ 14
Desdemonia Thursday and Fri-
day 15-16
Kokomo...............Saturday “ 17
Long Branch (School House)
Tuesday 20
different purpose.
Romney ■
.......Wednesdav “
21
Bob Webb has been having a
Okra........
Thursday
22
serious time with the tooth ache
Rising Star Friday and Saturday
this week, but he and Dr. Rumph
23-24
by a united effort, dissolved part-
Pioneer
..........Monday “
26
nership with the troublesome
Sabanno
............Tuesday “
27
tooth. An application of cold
Scranton
........Wednesday “
28
steel is the best remedy for
Nimrod
......Thursday
29
Britton.
Sept. 29. '
We had a light frost here on
the 28th.
We are having fine weather
for picking the fleecy staple.
Health of this community is
good.
munity is good.
Cotton picking and corn, gath-
ering is the order of the day.
Will Ghormley and John Moore
went to Cisco today.
John Gardner of Roby is pick-
ing cotton for W. H. Lewis.
John Lasitor who’ is picking
cotton for W. C. Tidwell picked
511 pounds of cotton Friday.
The Misses Adkison’s went to
Carbon Thursday.
; Bernard Tidwell went to Rom-
1 ney Sunday.
We had some frost this morn-
ing and a brisk norther.
Mrs Clay Anderson had the
misfortune last week of being
Mrs. W. J. Hines and .Miss: spider bitten, we hope she will
Mary Stockton visited Mrs, Geo.
Hines yesterday in Oak Grove-
Born to W. I. Carroll and wife
24th, a fine boy.
Low Reynolds of Jewell was in
this community last Saturday,
soon be well again.
Singing at Griggs next Sun-
day, every one that likes singing
come and take part with the
class.
Bro. Banhill filled his appoint-
prospecting with p view to buy-1 ment here Sunday, he will preach
ing a farm.
H. B. Reed has bought a fine
young mule to match one he
here the fourth Sunday in Oct.
Every body invited to come.
France.
Carbon Friday and Saturday JO-
31
Ranger Wednesday and Thurs-
day .................................November 4-5
Gorman Friday and Satuar-
day “ 6-7
Cisco Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday “ 9-10-11
You must pay your poll tax in
person or by an authorized agent
who must have written authority
from you to do so.
Let me urge you to meet me at
some of the above named places
and if you can not pay all your
taxes at that time at least pay
your poll tax and save a trip to
Eastland.
Respectfully,
Jno. F. Patterson,
Tax Collector, Eastland County,
Texas.
Eastland, Texas, Sept. 10, 1908.
Ross County.
Following information con-
cerning “RossCounty,” the'Tvill
o’ the wisp” which Rising Star
has pursued for the past many
years, is given by the Rising
Star X-Ray-Record:
The proposed county of Ross
is to be made by taking 203
square miles from Eastland coun-
ty, 189 square miles from Brown
county, 137 square miles from
Comanche county, 131 square
miles from Calahan county, 48
square miles from Coleman coun-
ty, aggregating an area of 708
square miles—a sufficient area
under the constitution, and yet
reducing no county below the
constitutional limit, and not ap-
proaching nearer than twelve
miles of any county seat, the re-
quisite 700 square miles being
left to each old county as requir-
ed by Art. IX of the Constitu-
tion.
Its aggregate wealth is $0,0Q0,-
000.
It practically, in round num-
bers, has a family on each 160
acres in1 it—a strictly agricultur-
J people.
It has a large scholastic popu-
lation, many churches and a
school house in every hamlet.
Its citizenship—a populatioh of
about 13,500—are an intelligent,
thrifty, peaceable, law-abiding
people, fully equipped for busi-
ness, progress, development,self-
protection and self-goverment
in local affairs.
It has a voting strength of
2,200.
Ross county will be an oblong
square of 25 by 35 miles. The
geographical center of Ross
county is not 18 miles distant
from the most extreme point in
the county; and it is the purpose
of the people of Ross county to
place the court house on the ex-
act geographical center of Ross
county, as ascertained and certi-
fied by the Commissioner of
the Land Office, regardless of
whom it benefits or injures, as it
is asked for a convenience of the
people and as a constitutional
right. v-
New City Marshal.
At a meeting of the City Coun-
cil Monday the office of the City
Marshal was declared vacant in
the absence of C. E. Sprinkle
who had been marshal some time
but left Carbon a few days ago
for Waco. Walter H. Gilbert
was elected by the Council to
fill the unexpired term. Mr.
Gilbert, has had considerable ex-
perience in the duties of the
office and we are sure he will
make the town a good officer.
New Engine Put in the
Ciaborn Bros. Gin.
Last Thursday the old engine
at the Ciaborn Bros, gin in Car-
bon got out of fix and manager
Ciaborn boarded the train for
Dallas and at once had a new
engine shipped out. It arrived
here this week and they are ex-
pecting to have the gin in run-
ning order to day. The Reynolds
gin has been out of fix part of
the time, so the ginning has been
at considerable disadvantage in
Carbon the past week. All will
be well, however, from now on,
so the farmers will not have to
loose so much time waiting.
Meeting Day Changed.
We are requested to state that
the Baptist Church at Long-
Branch have changed their
monthly meeting from the 4th
Sunday to the 3rd Sunday and
Saturday before in each month.
Rev. A. J. Morgan of Abilene is
uastor of the Church.
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Curtis, W. T. The Carbon News (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1908, newspaper, October 1, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth522005/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Eastland Centennial Memorial Library.