The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1928 Page: 4 of 8
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/ THE BIg LAKE WILDCAT, BIG[LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS
hntimlay, March, 17, 1928
*2L»-=Jtg Hake »ilbrat
Treasure
tt» H l Ml>ON PRINT INC CO.
HIBlHIN
From Novembe john hihdon
F'.xumined and apt
Court lhi* l‘2th if,,,.
Kdi'ur
Aa*<>ciatf* fcditui
Wi«iy Kihlof
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
No. 947
Official Statement of Financial
Condition of the
If
CLASSIFIED ADS
'titW'AjNfiD* Huie»,
Quarter l
County, Tex
February I V
Balance la**
To amount
By uinou'
By airioi'
A-
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Om trar nx
SU uioatlir
•lute .
12 90
A *mie
135
* ill •IliU*
IS
t of llgtii
|2 .50
out of «Ute
Auy
andtti
NO TICK TO THE TDBLU
amoaoiM tflllocitua upMfi Hu ' character
ui ioptioniuii ui any |*o«*«»»i httn u( tut-
poc.lion, *h*ih may a|’|»«ai in the i: luniria «>t fhia
*tll he gliiiiy irttvclad upon dun it-Ucw ti
mum bcuu„- atvr.it t«* the editor. pui tonally, at the
affitt*.
IthSOl ID 1 s
Lr.tarad
«V the piwtollni* ai Ilia l ake. Tmaa uoilir
aruwd I ItM nutllnt January 2. 19J6
p«
of Marelt k, 4 H 79
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THE GOAT
For some there or four week*
there haa been a Hilly goat running
at large in the eity. This. billy is
plenty old to go by himself ami undet
ordinary circumatancra Like caie of
hmotelf Hr haa already eaten enough
sFirubfwry to have purrhawrd two or
three better goats than he. It o* a
crving disgrace to the town of lbg
l.irke that -.in h an animal should In-
pel milled to run it large within the
< it y limits. The goal is probably
worth Nix bits and he has, only yew
lenity, dewlroyed twenty dollars
w. * itii of shrubbery in one vard. It
It has been my most happy and
g'atefully appreciative privilege to
have been your servant as minister
of this church during the last seven
vials. During that time we have had
is Cod has lor ux all ordained, roses
and thorns, sunshine and clouds.
Fulness and sadness, triumphs and 1' 'as, on
'•teals, blessings clearly manifested 1928.
is of God, and blessings in disguise,
chastis»*ment and puninhment, sick- l.oans and discount*. un
1 < ss ami health, poverty and wealth, d* uhtrdlv good on per-
It F is |*een a b|e«»e«| lie that during 'o;i;il or collateral sta uri*
these years and experiences has
Found our hearts together in Christ
Ian fellowship and love, even a fel- rants
luwxhip that is clone kin to that with Overdrafts, undoubtedly
I the Father above, and who dors and timid
directs all things wi*elv and well.
These years have been happy
vears as we have proved, planned.
.nd wrought together in the Master’s
vineyard. Idle mere memory of it
»!l shall be an abiding benediction serve agents
and blessing to the writer all along Interest in Depositor
through the coining vears, no matter Guaranty Fund
where and when the providence of
Ci.d niav direct. Wr have sufli- IOI XL
eierrt evidence that the Holy Spirit j
I* I S TA 1 L BANk| FOR RENT Lake Sunday and preached to hi
|.t eple and held the second quarter-
. lose of business on the 28th day of ;*£ I^ih 'anT^'ue‘nea"“ «?u,oi \v ' ‘"'cjencc of the year He foun ‘
February, 1928, publish'd in the Big building Pln.nc in. tf* j the conditions of tin* small cliurch.
I. kc W ildcat, a ir-wxp.iper printed ! under the leadership of the pastor,
and publishei at Big Lake, State ol I OR IB ' I Ft > iui iidn tl :ipa:l- liev. II. 4 . Jackson, good. I liov liav •
the 17th dav t>f March, m. nt- .r d >"ivji:i!!n -F d luo.- a' unday ' bool every 'mid.iv morn
| nil 1 prit (a!! at Mr Hi- i:i . f >|lt v^*d with preaching and
id m e, I'hn.'-e .').•> 2o if i<: achin ' a ain at night. Rev. W.
V FulFtiglit, pastor of Big Lake’*
AFRICAN METHODIST CHURCH Dr. W. N. June., Dentist, San An-
Rev. E. D. Cooper, presiding el ge*o. Texas; office over First Nalioa-
drr of the San Angelo district of the *1 Bank. 48tf
Mrican Mclhndi-t church, was in Big
'~2ffr25f3ET3nrar8
County and N’hool W ar
$,i5-w3-67i SLr
HOI SI ~ Furnislicd and tcifuini ->.
ed, and furnished rooms ll i tci -t-
ed sec Dr. I angfor i at t ,>tt
tf
72.(47.97
FOR S \I.F
go«
Real
( Banking
Fist ate
House I
Furniture and Fixtures
t ash on hand
Due from approved re
iii-t Methodist church delivered to
ihrm at their church in Hollywood,
>i . ay afternoon at f> o'clock, a
v.oiiderfully inspiring message on
th* principles of Christian living
Ihesc people are appreciative of am
!l,()i8.02 I OR SAFI lwo half beds, springs encouragement in their work extend-
am! mattresses, two full si/e beds and j ed to them by the white people and
I 1,200.00' springs Apply to Wildcat office. " ' * " ' 1 ''
1230.00 i ~ ~
,.,’s ■ I OR SAFE One half interest in
* | Water Well Machine on good drill-
I "ki l|9 2i ir » ronlrnct. One-half interest in 1
toil Chevrolet truck, good as new
7*2 (jjj j " ith above machine. M .chin
any financial aid given in enabling
them to meet their financial obli-
gations.
ho lieareth witness with our Spirit . , , .
................i.ii i.......r .....i 1 -»F> tal «!<>■ k
I t VUIUTU.S
Arloine F ireatone, eleven year old
is ; <!: ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray F ire-
_____ | equipped with iools, lines anil is op- stone, sustained a painfully walled j
<>01,909 80 '’ratine. Inquire a'. Wildcat office, j foot Monday when the bail slipped,
22-tf from a bucket of hot water she was J
! carrying for her mother to the
Kiat we are the children of <><kI, a**d
v ho has blessed u* during our
!ul days together, has rors'antlv
woul-F cost *1.000 to fence againstj re< ted and led. and is eve
V
th. animal ami the people will not
<F i! tbey will not have to do it.
| Iv y is a reward oiu-red bv the
Slate Hanker’s A**orialion ol # >,
(X.<| for \every dead hank robber.
■ I 4 '%>/ I ..
a di-
rt cling and leading, that lor at least
time we part asunder.
It is with inward pain ilia! is
dimity itoii:riant, and v ith th.1
( erlilied surplus fund
I ndivi ed Profits, net
Due to Banks and bank-
er*. subject to che< k
Individual deposits sub-
ject to check
Public I unds on deposit
'! i.- WildcM is going to offer a re-
vs d of 5"> lor every d- id billy or
IM, nio goal killed in the art of
destroying ahrublrcrv or flowers in
the town of Big Lake. Bring the proof
r i d get the money
I he W iJd< at does not know to
w! orn this goat belongs hut it does
k mw that he dors not belong to run
a* large and destroy the shrubbery
<i! those w ho are endeavoring to beau-
) i. v then homes Whoever lavs
« I mi to this “angory’ with long
horns had lietter take him off the
all rets today early this morning
wh.de he is yet alive and save th
W bleat this $5 reward and to them ”,al
s. ves a pci fee)Iy go'wl goat alive
It is the holies! iqnnton of ihe
W Ideal that the < itv hould i.o t!ie
owner <0 this Fully /oat one hundred
d< liars for pa*lUrave and if ii”l paid
a1 < rice take u|> «anl lollv goat and
slaughter I urn al on<e be-ore ibi»
d.i. is gone. l ets m**our*tte the
and flowers inti
K>
lor
>r "Ttv-'.T r.r +*
* the landsiiipe
'hope that llirough the vears to come
jierchame our courses will now ami
then cross each other and may wo
hail each other on sunny days; it
is with clear mulct-tao ing and keen
realization of the leadership of the
fl..lv Spirit to go elsewhere, as it
s* orris the Lord i* directing, that I
oiler my resignation, arid that we
come to the parting o| the wav* to
sevrt the relations which have been
ours to enjoy for so many happy
years Hu-, resignation is offered
only after much deliberation and
prayer, dm me which time the F ath
irs will ha* l»een sought on everc
r I hand. It i« with hesitam v and re-
leave our friends of the
v ars iveiiind. with the hofie of mak
i.' friends elsewhere; it i* with
.•Indites* jr I *ubmi**tvrnen» to the
F ither * will that the decision is
made to minister in other fields.
For th- First Baptist Church and j
i- mrmltership a most sincerely '
iimhle prayer i* offered that tF».* j
4«,««irig of the * turne GikI, even of'
! ithci. Nort u.id Holy -sjiint, may l*e
..ranted vou, all and racFi, to abide,
-ith you. to direct vou, and to lead
< ountv
School
Total
TOTAL,
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s:ii),iK*u*tj't'stsyvi'R'rtvltiks h...w
dO,(XH).(X) >vr ' ■•>'< roya Ins m w,.r<, r,.nioVed immediately ami first
t list ftl bcagan an I I ecus counties, which I , i - - . ■ i i
j.uoa.tn,. I i r i i- , .... am adnimiatererl ami a physician
j nought before the In r play. I hey
2r> 100 70 i '‘prp he.light cheap and will be sold
I cheap; will trade for anything of
---j value, as I have plenty to -ell and
I hold some for myself. I W . Suttle-
niver, BiI.ak" Hotel, Big Lake,
Texas. 20-1 f
siunnirncd. She is getting along nice-
iv under tin- lieatinent.
Wildcat ads pay big dividends.
!$ I AJTBOKtTV" |
^£&STE«?S
new ;nternmtonal
DICTIONARY
-Till MtatlUAM \MUKTl.K
Hccaiac
Hundreds of Supreme Court
Judges concur In nighexf cruise
of tlic work as their .\1ananr7.
T lie rrcsiilentsof all leading Uni-
versities, Colleges, und Normal
Schools give their hearty -
rnent.
All States that have adopted u
Urge dictionary ss uandatj have
selected Webster's New Interna-
tional.
The ScluxiIbiHiks of the Country
iidA.ere u> the Mcrrium-Webster
system of diacritical marks.
The Government Printing Office
at Washington uses it as aurJumt>
IX t.ITI (or • simple ri*r of the No*
\t it. specimro ol Regular mJ Intlla
P«;»lrs, I ME.
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BELL'S W arrat.led Bmum!
Plant*. r>00-«.k': 100.SI.2A.
On in :
F ro-t
Stale
Wt . C.
end T
s,.iid ba
*f Leva*, Gountv
Nimlcr*, as vice president,
Lmcr-on, a* cashier of j
k, each of its, do solemnly
-w at that the above statement is trtii
ic th- list of our know led >..e and be- i
lief.
t . G, Sandrrn, Vice President.
I EMERSON, t ashier.
Sub*» ribrd and sworn to before j ,j
•nc tin- 10th dav of February, A. D
1928.
D ' Hill. ' Iv . Notary Publii
lit agon Gountv, 1 exas.
1 ORRF'i. I \ IT FST:
J. W VOI NG
H M HNF F M\W
M SHANNON.
Director
tiOL'XW.80: pmof (;abbaL«e Plants 2*i0-Sl.tM);
1; (. ... *00*S1 >0 ....... ' » Bell Plant
( o < !otulla, I
1.8- lot*
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ELI - riON NOTIGF.
L J. M. M 1 •, Mavor ' f the ( itv
of Big Lake, by v irture of the au-
thority vested in me under the laws
of the State of leva-, and ordinal!-
ci - of the l it' of Big Lake, do here-
in order an election to be held on
fir-t Tuesday in April. 1928.
ime being the third dav of April, A.
i D. P»28, viithin the (.itv of Big Lake,
; at the i irst State Bank building in
!Ft Like, Stale of leva*, at which
time a Mayor, two \l erroen and
'(.itv Marshal are to be elected for a
; tt-nn of two years.
Witness mv hand offii iallv this the
! 29tli dav of February. A. D. 192.8.
I M M00RI. Mayor,
City of Big Lake.
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| MAKKIOT AM) (ih’OCI'lRY
alarmed il
cannon go off i» thr w
t«-wn it wdl not mean
F;.s I>a»«l the penally ui
Fui that a goal ha* departed th.
*» » rises* »»' 1 >
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pot R IT ON
'Hm Wild, at h.w* adv.» ales! hui*w-
liilr't" plays in prefereme to cheap
truveling groups. There »« in reality
plenty of "home talent’’ who can and
d< entertain our |*e..plr W thin .
Vvc k’s lime three home talent i»e-n-
fc play* have l»een *ta I in Hi;
lake. They Fiavr all lwn*n g.i.n! and
even more entertaining .ban the (rav-
elins: show*. They are worihv and
should lie patronized but should, t<>
ge< the best results, Im more scat
tried.
Him. whi>*e burning passion it >.<S|
to do tiie Father's will; in the o^xjrit j
of for.etting the things which A»e \nd now it seems the “statute of
• < ■ lit and must forget; ami in the j limitations” i* to substitute for 3 plea
vou. thrcHitthnut the day, to come : *‘f hurtling de*ire to win more!„f insanity,
even 10 the ■ • I time md then •»’"» htgget victorim for out
• V- > «. ,b (owl’s va.i brvond forever Furious Mwter that tin* resignation
j M.?v vou. motto and standard be '* nu.*< res{>e, tfully submitted, and it*
i that one from the Bil»le which
Wildcat a.ls get result*.
FANCV GROCERIES
CHOICE BABY BEEF
FRUIT, VEGETABLES
AND LOOSE-WILES CANDY
immediate acceptance is urge I upon
. I ,-! ruts I be sestet „f the great apostle ‘ ■■«* '»'*> the earnest hope and prayer
U“*° t'iiwt’s vutoMous tile "Dos ^ ; to <h.. alwivc all and *ho dorth ;
' llimt I ib», fov.-tt.mr th..s, thing-! ;‘5 tHi.vp* well, that tins is H.s Holy
wfttrh atebebmd. -md rra.bou forth VN Ul "'P1 n,n' hr d,rrcl wur muu1";
•to the-,, things which are I f,., . l,‘ *' ‘‘ oi-^iim»n*s*f
The drum
Shrtnetji hav
were royally
r< 11 ’ly Masons a
!'• I il, md hot
a cod tun.- we
corpse of tire F'l l*a»o
come ami gone They
eaten.uned F>v Reayan
have a
Reagan
•. I.mni
•at the ei
.>d
eft 1
d f.
Th
I press toward the mark for the
p'.ze of the high .ailing of Cod ill
( bri«l Jesus.”
The on- thing which we are t>> do
• >ve all i.iher* is ihe will ..f God;
the thing* which we are to forget are
niirncr ijs <>nr mistake* mus- l>e for
te» le| its u»e dyern to span the
unknown chasm that shall lead us on
to victory because we have made
them , our busses w,
mil them to cripple
os ami hold us tlowr
dm; victories which
•lowed upon us we e
fuiare merely upon past
r.'lher tFv<y should F»e :
> in ouragertveni that ml
to vs in more aloriou.s
’•d he At- to
of the ffl. t that “Mi thing- work to
; ether for good to them that b.y-
tod. to them who arr the called a<
cording'to his purpose."
Mav He hlr-s vnu and lead you, I
iii.d m.iv it Ik* your happv oppor •
ti'irily and privilege to win greater
victories amt Ik* more useful in the
riuv* ahead of vou, than it has ever,
leen ours to experience in the past.;
. , 1 This resignation is effective with the;
»re n >t l,> |K-i
and hobble r'rmn* ,,r AP" ^«* ',-M-
Krspectfullv »ubmitteil.
REV. I F /IMMFRM\N
God
ble
has
sing*
Ik*
innol live in
victories, but
in heartening
semi us out
victories for
Ma-
il I
I,
-\ man i» quoted in the newspa-
per* as saving that American-born .
opera singer* give him a pain, and
», me of them could prohablv -tart 1
h. spital if such ftanknrss were uni-
veraal.
HOD
orm
■wt a
THE \fl
I Hwf WM*
t Sunday 1
had the I at
d vet. Someone r,
.ked like a “revival
• way to rb> it
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ke are l>eginniri?:
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that it
That’s
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N- xt Sunday we w
ill have all curl 1
new s-«t< in IV ,
istor will preach 1
on, **Thc Sm»l Wim
er,* in the morn- J 1
i»»*7 and on “ llie S.
ul \l inner’* Uni* 3
form,” in the event
ng. (howl music [ S
i'.' d spirited *in'iin
:r wdl feature! jj
tb ** aervkes, an«l
a warm web tune 1 y
await* vou at the “1
,ong Church with y 9
a Short 'sermon.”
Nl
VDll
— positively last
I ffams
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11^ Il.vc \oiir order for your \\ inter
iM'fort* llit* rush M*ason i«
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NOTICE TO EASTERN STAR'S
There will F>e a called meeting of
the Order of F.asiern Star. Vkeunci*-
dnv night. March 21. for the purpose
of initiation. All members are re-;
quested to be present.
MINNIE MAE CURTIS.
Worthy Matron.
<ViIdr*t a da get rewultn.
"PP1)' *'
on.
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1928, newspaper, March 17, 1928; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633860/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.