The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1921 Page: 4 of 10
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ATTENTION!
-Our many patrons will find in our warehouse a com-
rritte stock of Cotton Seed Products, Maize and Corn Pro-
<dncts. also the best Fleur and Corn Meal that can be found.
- OUR COAL BINS AKE NOW FULL AND WE ARE
ABLE TO DELIVER YOUR WANTS.
11 Dorsey Grain Company
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
FWE DEPARTMENT TSWfBRB8
FI.ECTS OFFICERS IIBORWltlPOIFS
ANNUAL MEETING HELD THURS
DAY NIGHT—OFFICERS' RE-
PORTS RECEIVED
MAJOR L. G. WHITE SAYS GREAT
SUFFERING WILL COME
THIS WINTER
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The following article from the
At a meeting of the Weatherford
Volunteer Fire Department held at
the tire Station Thursday night, the ** ml,h in'ereBt b> frlends of Rev>
L. G. White, former president of
'Weatherford College, who is now
head of Methodist relief work in
Poland:
•'The Reds of Russia hold a deep
that
officers lor the ensuing year were
elected. With one exception, every I
position was filled by a new man. i
Chas. Heifrln, who has been treas-
urer for several years was re elected. |
The following officers were ejected:'
O. Penl md. chief. K H Potter, i" rtM!l> is onl> a ”OM> M,nU*r a"d
first assistant chief; Chas. Kellv.1 ,ha' * " n,u*" hf* “'^thrown before
second assistant chief: Chas Heifrin.i,h* ,5o,shev,ki ":iradtae’ oan *
George Gore, secretary; bru,,*h' l“ f,‘" reuli/,tion" ““
' Major I. G White of Fort Worth.
1 treasurer:
! Joe Quante, chief fire police.
Retiring Chief. K. V. Carroll, has
j held the position for the past seven
i or eight years, and he has made a
; good and efficient officer In
I ktnni uuu t*u n it-in uiiiccr. in pjifiS-
j ing to the list of past chiefs, he
Ferrasa! Instantly
Popular Here
who has just returned from a stay
of fourteen months in Poland, dur-j
ing which time he made occasional
trips into Russia.
...... ..... White was a special representative
SfCME COMING AT POO*~ ACME BRICK PLANT AT lnF to ’he “st ol past chiefs, he . _ .
V1LLE VERY ENJOYABLE BENNETTS CLOSED DOWN ■carr,os wi,h *hiu‘ ,ht> 'er> ^ | church Somh'buying sites and ^butld-
_ __ gards of the members of the de-, h Sou"1 hu-v,n>- M,es an,> Du',a
The Acme Ilrick Plan, a, Rennetts' nartmen, as well as the citizens tn|In*s for ,bo •‘stabllahment of schools.
Is
large crowd attended tlie Home
VI—mj: program at Pooiville, Tues
h
was an ideal da\ tlie people
I’
«af Out
community had planned for
Wfl
^ wood
time and it was certainly
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There were people who
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ljni> ir! \
lived in (lie community. |
•tot wtio
now reside in other coun-,
>ti4 sutd
even other states in attend )
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1 many pleasant anil happy
’-atortteg.
were expreienced.
He re-
closing down, the manufacturingigeneral. He has always been ready bos*>',',ls and orphanages.
Iiartment of the business, closing and wining to work for the depart-1 *urne<1 through^ Danzig, and sailing)
in honor of his efficient
through tlie Baltic Sea. the Kiel
It has) the Weatherford Fire Department
be tor three months.
When tile plant is
1 tion to be held at Atlanta, Ga.. early
Canal, into the North Sea and then
to London On landing at New
York lie was charged $68 duties on
articles which he paid $63 to pur-
The free demonstration at our (tore of Ferraaal, the Acid Neu-
tralizer, hae already reeulted in making thi* one of the most papular
household remedies in town.
When your digestion joes out of whack the cause is generally
Acid Stomach—and if you have a bo* of Ferrasal among your med-
icines your troubls will be quickly over.
For Acid Stomach
Ferrasal neutralizes the acids in the digestive system which
cause 90 per cent of all digestive trouble—indigestion, heartburn,
.biliousness, headache, constipation, kidney trouble, rheumatism and
kindred ilia. FERRASAL IS GUARANTEED to improve these con-
ditions or we return your money. Buy a box today.
BRASELTON-SMITH DRUG COMPANY
running full tin October. He will also represent
Ichase in Poland. He left Fort Worth
j July :’9. 1920. and arrived at home
FORT WORTH CAR THIEF PARKER COUNTY PIONEER
GETS FIVE YEAR SENTENCE) BURIED FRIDAY
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Constable Henry Irwin,, John Ship-
«««*. w?ch ^ ™ ,his "int" in
as wen as some fromjft loroe -sullicient to l°ad the cars., National convention w ill be
- ** :r i*z.'zlzss zzzrsrzx ;>»* ~ ™ r*. -k ,h , M „ , 8h „„
, , - starved and with no supplv of anv. thelt ol a car belonging to Sheriff
quiet just now. This was given us; gnnize a racing team of eleven men * ; L , D ..
i ... , . . . . kind to turn to. Houses and anl- X arl Smith of Fort. Worth,
with the required number of substi-’
Eastern Poland and Russia than :>}ey and Fred Robinson were in Fort
was endured there last year, for a 1- Worth. Tuesday, attending the trial
K
W. N Blanton of the Weal li-
st Chamber of Commerce respond-
fi*r Weatherford, He earnestly
the claims of the city and
attention of the people to the
AuV while the organization lie
B. Ward, charged with the
the cause for the shutdown.
J. G. Steele, Sr., one of Parke!
county's aged pioneer citizens, died
at the home of his son, J. O. Steele,
Jr„ in the Silver Creek community
early Friday morning, and the fun-
The eral and burial services were held
lutes. Joe Quante was ejected cap-
! mais have been destroyed and no 'jury found hint guilty and he was late in the afternoon.
Coming to Boll Weevil Meeting j tain of the team, and lie w ill select*
Lawrence Holland, banker of one man front each of the other
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crops were planted * igiven live years in the penitentiary.) Deceased was 88 years of age. Hoi
The Methodist train of clothing. (This car was captured in this coun- was born in Kentucky and when
which had been- gathered for relief !<y by Parker county olicers. It was he was twenty-one years of age he
...........tea ip.io cnlteii the Weather-' Pooiville, will be in the citv tonight departments and organize the team. I ‘ . 1 j. - _____. . ,. , .
ZTTn,™Jof .w™.««l .to MMttu ot ,he spe-<Ore.nita.ion o, b.|"' *» ** '• I." i. «*<«. — -V «•
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iilw «M«nfy was really included in its
territory, and whatever interests the
cial committee, which win plan the perfected at once, and active prae-1
Moscow, and Major White was injrorthem part of the county when Texas. He irst slopped |n Parker
charge of if. Front that lime on; located.
’ he was in charge of the relief workl ,
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campaign to fight tlie boll weevil in Mice " ill be started.
Interests Weatherford. He' Parker county. W. N. Blanton, sec The department acknowledged a
ted the boll weevil campaign rctary of the Chamber of Commerce check from J. B. Mvis for $26.00> ™ — — „'1P "esteh,ishment | County Treasurer Scot. Jordan then returned to Parker county,
he secured landed interests
.county. After a short time spent
---— I here he went to Young county where
supplying clothing and food County Pays Interest on Road Bonds he lived six or seven years. He
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w*kSj ihe chamber is preparing to
toes wnj wvts assured of the support
«*f tftte farming interes-is of Pooiville.
M rfie noon hour an old fashioned
fftotot dinner was served the large
•qmotI And such a dinner! There
wt*8 chicken fried, chicken baked,
~kzNk aU the accessories, there were
swetahles and fruits and pies and
In fact there was all kinds
and a plenty for the large
was in Pooiville, Tuesday attending (which was received a few days ago.,
the Home Coining, and it" made the! The Weatherford Fire Department | an ' 'l”.C.1.eu,
statement that the Chamber was I is one organization of which all!
j Wednesday paid the interest on the [where
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'ZEte eotertainntFnt features were
qery enjoyable. There were all
tyMs Of races and other contests. In
Mm ranee, the following prizes were
Bed:
race, box cigars, won by
Mm ‘Watkins,
ladies race, box candy and sack
Inr, won by Mrs. Clyde Boley.
was greeted with applause, and sev-jifying to note that (lie affairs
eral farmers in the community Risked the department are in line shape
for further particulars. He announc- and we feel that the new officers
ed the meeting of the committee will use every effort to maintain
for tonight at which time p]*ns an- the high standards which the depart-
Three sites were purchased iu and remaining issues of Ihe $800,000 road and spent Ihe remainder of his life.
Warsaw, and that location. [ bonds which amounted to $18,721.69. j About sixty years ago he was mar
To this
noar
taking up the fight. This statement I Weatherford is proud, and it is gral-| ... . , ___ ,
j which is the geographical center ol Ihe interest on these bonds is due Tied to Miss Sarah Clark.
4 (lie Methodist activities. The orph.'in- semi annually on the 10th day ofjunion there were born four children,
age sites which were purchased were) April and the 10th day of October |two of whom survive. J. G. Steele,
immediately opened and all the!of eagh year and on Ihe 10th day where Mr. Steele, Sr., has made his
(children that il is possible for thejof April each year, twenty-seven of,home since Ibe death of his wife in”
, , , , . .equipment to care for are inmates of [the $1,000 bonds are retired. This 1906, and Mrs. R. W. Dent, now a
to be formulated and Mr. Holland ment has attained- | , . .. ., , , ■ . ... •coon'
... .... ,, j 'the institutions. interest payment this was $638.31 resident of San Angelo,
assured him that he would attend ■ B
and render every assistance possible
One of the quickest things to he j less than it was last April, due to
County Practically Tick Free I accepted by ihe F’oles after the phy- [ the cancellation of
When questioned Friday morning
the bonds las,
race
over fifty, sack flour, < IR*kna ^
_ _ , steal needs had been supplied, was April.
75 Million Campaign Committee yarding the tick situation in Far- 'p a<,vantaKP of scI)00, The Polish i In speaking of the condition of
The following committee for ’he jjer rollB,v Insoector H R Fawka! , , , . . ' spcaaing oi nit louuiuun oi
"r> Million Campaign has beer, an- - a ,i \ ,i , ,i a 1 chll<1,'f',1 Rre (|uick ,0 learn an<1 i the bond fundH, Treasurer Jordan
M.ll.on campaign has beer, afw lhs, by the dose of the dip- anxioua to Iearn, sak, Major White.!aaid Wednesday that it was in better
Pointed for Parker County Baptist ping season, on the firs, ot Decerns one idea hp sajd th„. 7‘d " ^sda^ that
Association: b(,r lhP countv would be practically * , , J "aid, that , Bhape than at any previous tune
, ■ . ue practically, thp Polps havr bpPn made to absorb. durinR his administration. The coun-
,troe oi ticks. At best he thought wbjci, must be corrected, and that iLty holds
would be only five or that ihe American pt
' ,,,M" ° ,s"'a" hp|<ls 1,01,1 unrter quarantine. marily a money-loving folk
M. E. Weaver, organizer.
J. T. Bussey.
Mr, Fawks further stated that he
coupons clipped from Ihe
tlie American people are I'ri , bonds which were held by the coun-
ty several months, amounting to sev-
M* kr Mrs Dennis.
VBtls’ race, box candy, won
K Hlldred Dozier.
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Big Cotton Deal Made
j M. Davidson, representing Wit
Btoa* ft Go., of Dallas, closed the
cotton deal to have been
'Made hi this county this year Tues^
dh when ho purchased from the
MMr of W. TL Scott 218 bales of
paying 21,25 cents per pound
Wfif the lot. This is old cotton
Spoilt by Mr. Scott last year from
•^M tonnera of this county. The sale
9prtoo gave the estate a small profit.
Neal Duller, President Association- ba,| experienced very little trouble
Conditions of the country are not'Pra] thousand dollars. This has
al B. Y. P. U.
];his year in this county,as the owni
seen in the cities to am true extent,, [ bpen quite an item within itself and
Mj\ i^teeje did not serve in the
war between the states, but he was
in many of Ihe Indian skirmishes
which took place in this and ad
Joining counties. When the alarm
was sounded that assistance was
needed to fight the red man. he
was always ready and he is one
of the men who made it possible to
extend the frontier westward, and
make west Texas safe for civilisa-
tion.
Mr, Steele was a good man, and
J N. A\ ard, lor Ihe Sunday school, ,,rs „(• S|0ck seem anxious to comply
said Ihe niajot. The real suflering wben the tax collections are all in a good citizen. Forty-eight years
and want is covered by a spirit of j
work ...... .......n .........I the county in general win be In
„ „ » „ , , , . , .. wl,1‘ 11,0 lHW antl frpo ,h0 00,,n,y (the people which prompts them to1«{.. shaDP
Rev. B. A. (opas has tendeied his Lj- (h^s, which in tlie past has ____ .. ________j __. R
services in ihe Association and the ,caused Ihe death of thousands
put the best foot forward, and not
Board cordially thanked him an<$ j cotti*». During the early part
to complain. Naturally they have
very few needs and are contented
Two Congressmen Visit Weatherford
agreed to nee him in the Association. | tbp HPK!)0n he was forCPd to file w"ith 80 little"that it is difficult to! r'on*Tess»an Fr,tz Laitham of
charges against one party, and dur-; makp'thcin see tlie necessity of look-'Kort Worth and Congressman Hat-
Meeting at Moss School House ling the past few days another party far pnougl) ahead. "If a man!,on W-
Sumners of the Dallas rfit#-
| * * t'UItf IH.I VCMMB^II rtllCOU. Al a fit* 11
Interest is growing in the meeting (entered a plea of guilty to vioia'!,las a m,p t0 Pa, that suits bim; if irict, passed through the city Friday
out at Moss School House. iAst’ijon „f lbp dipping laws. With this1,... has n,u(.b b,’, wll] (.au jn bis morning enroute to Mineral Wells.
(,ion of the dipping laws. With this bp
night the attendance was just about j eyception he ' ' ‘
doubled over that of the night be-|Xlie laws have recently been P«r-j white
has had no trouble., frlPnd8 and have a feast,- said Mr- wi" ,our ,he weBtern
part of the state before he returns
fore. The meeting is progressing j fPctP,( and are now very strict, and
nicely and everybody win be wej-jviolations are expensive.
come. There is no church out there: \ir, Kawks is elated over the fact
Crowd Went to Pooiville
■'Whig.
morning quite a number
MZibers of the Chamber of Com-
et went to Pooiville to attend
community meeting and home
In the afternoon several
vbers of the Rotary Club went
m body. A large crowd is ex-
ted to attend the meeting.
but everybody can >get good out of I that the people of the county have
the meeting. Come. Your presence I bppn giving him the very best co-
will be appreciated. Just, two mi lea, operation in every way.
out on the Springtown road. --------------------
White brought to America a great ,t0 Da,la9- an<1 wi» vlslt ma^ of
many pictures of the fields in which ithe >ar*e ranche8’ He ,s ln‘«re8ted
he has been working. He expressed especially in the cattle industry of
the desire to return to the Polish field tbe sta*e and expects to Introduce
at some near date, though, he stated1 several measures of interest to the
it is in the main a hard life.
[ stockmen when he returns to con-
Once while making a little sortie iRress- Ho is mak,nK ,he in8Pection
into Russia without the passports i tr“> so thttt he may be tully Morm '
Rev. and Mrs. E. V. Cox returned j Mrs. Oscar Barthold’s Bible Plassj,,|Jit hb(U|{1| hp UBP(, white wased ^ cOhdklons as they actually
ago he professed faith in Christ and
united with the Methodist Episcopal
church. He lived a Christian life.
He was faithful to every trust and
a progressive citizen. His long life
was spent on the farm and ranch
and he was eminently successful.
He accumulated a great deal *of
property in this county which he
only recently divided between his
children.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon by his pastor. Rev. J.
M. Hayes. Surrounded by a large
concourse of sorrowing relatives and
friends, his body was consigned to
the tomb in the Clark graveyard
near the old family home.
Bible Class Perfects Organization
to their home in Fort Worth, Monday)met Thursday afternoon for a regu-
morning. Rev. Mr. Cox closed a liar monthly meeting al the home ol
exist.
guards ordered to ariest him. An |
series of meetings at the Greenwood | Mrs. Carson Baker on Spring street.i off)cPr b(gh ln thp rank8 of (|1P Guiles Beats Case on Appeal
church. Sunday. Ja constitution, previously drawn up.|RP(li,- buf pprH0I1ally an admirer of Tho oa8° of Slate vs Bob Guiles
•was read and adopted. The follow : (hp major gPnt a. SPCret agent to was ,ried ln the P0Unty court in this
ing permanent officers were elected: him and warned him ,0 ,eave an,lolt>' Thursday afternoon and the
Mrs. Guy Oliver, president; Mrs : ui(1|.() hjg PSPape jiury returned a Verdict of not guilty.
Carson Baker, vice president. Mrs.) Ii!t,pr on )lle strpp(s 0f Danzig,IMr- Guiles *** charged in the jus-
We’re Wwpwti the Job
[Roy Starnes, secrelary; Mrs. Ratli
Oscar itartti
AND IN THE MARKET AT ALL TIMES
• FOR YOUR PRODUCE
•leliffe, treasurer: Mrs
old, parliamentarian: Miss
Hannah Jones, press reporter.
After the business meeting
two ruffians attempted t.0
rob White. ,i(,e court at Mlllsap with an affray
M a rv1
one whacking him over the head an(l using abusive language. He was
with a stout
stick, and knocking convicted in the justice court from
Adjudged ln»ane
W. N White, age about 68 years,
was adjudged insane Friday morn-
ing in the county court. He lival
in the MiRsap country about twenty
years, and according to the evidence
he has been of unsound mind for
the past eighteen months.
t he!,
him to the sidewalk.
— I want, to buy your Chickens and Kgirs and ant in a
position to give a better price than the peddlers who travel
through the country. Phone me and get my prices before
| vou sell to them. Highest prices always paid for Hens.
Friers and Eggs.
—We want Tomatoes, Peaches, Apples. Pears and other
‘finals and vegetables.
|£v - r-'-We are not here for today, and out tomorrow, hut we
TOfcere every day in the year. See us before you sell.
A quick re-
coverv enabled him to draw a
j member* enjoyed a soeiai hour, dnr-j pi8t01‘ and arrpa, „nP and w„und the!
,ing which time delighthn refresh-! ,)lhp|. A pri.nianPnt injury was suf.J
,monls were served. | lprpd bv ,hP raajor. however, as his'
i A no,1(p nl ,ho ,imo :,nd W""! sight and hearing have been affected)
[of the next meeting will tie published sjnrp
(later. I
which he took an appeal.
Mrs. J. B. Maderis returned to her
home in A|edo, Saturday after a
visit in the city, the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E Frank
tin.
that time.
Mtz* Johnson Draws Full House
Miss Olive McClintic Johnson, im-
personator and reader, of note, gave
'•Enler Madame” at the Weather-
ford College auditorium Friday night
under the auspices of the Civic
Odd Fellows Go to Mineral Wells,
Friday night about twenty-five
members of the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs went to Mineral Wells |
where they attended a picnic and
program The program was appro- j
priate for the occasion and it was
Tom S. Bullock, Produce
Mv.
League. Her interpretation of this interspersed by music by the Odd
well known play was very fine and Fellows band. The supper was a
the large audience which greeted bjg basket affair and there was
her was well pleased. This was un-[pjen«y jor an. A big time was re-
(joubtcdly one of the highest class p^ted.
entertainments to be given in this ->----
city for some time. j BEST JOB PRINTING AT HERALD
When You Want to Sell Your Ear Corn
--Call and See--
H. J. BRADFISH, at the Elevator
TELEPHONE 160 AND 591
—Will pay you top on Dry Ear Corn; also, if you want
it ground, can grind it as fine? as you want it, shucks, cob
and all. This makes a dandy feed when ground. Try a load.
—Can make you a very close price on Cotton Seed Meal,
Cake, Hulls, Bran and 8horts.
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