The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 269, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1921 Page: 4 of 6
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THE DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, HOV. 23, 1421.
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GOOD NEWS, to all the Herald Readers,
as well as all Dry Goods Buyers in this
Trade Territory
WATCH FOR FURTHER
A. W. Phillip® spent Sunday with
bis family. He is traveling in North
Texas and Oklahoma, making Weath-
erford about once each month.
Special Sale on >
New Improved
HOOSIER Beauty
-Any woman in the world would be indeed thankful
for a HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINET. •
—For the many blessings that \ye now enjoy. While
the past year has not been as prosperous, from a monetary
standpoint, as we could wish, -yet for our health and hap-
piness, friendships and love, we are indeed thankful. We
wish to express our appreciation to the people of Parker
County for their favors and patronage since November,
1920, and extend to everyone an invitation to visit our
store at every opportunity. We are always glad to see you.
—We are still carrying that same full stock of Shelf
Hardware, Implements, Builders’ Supplies, Case Machin-
ery, including Tractors, and we will appreciate an oppor-
tunity to show our goods and quote you prices.
—WE THANK YOU. Store Closed all day Thursday.
A comfort and convenience that the housewife is just
tied to. A large variety to select from.
Fred Kebelman
FURNITURE—N. MAIN ST.
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HERE AT HOME
Weatherford Citizens Gladly Testify
and Confidently Recommend Doan’e
Kidney Pille.
It ie testimony like the following
that has placed Doan’s Kidney PUle
so far above competitors. When peo-
ple right here at home raise their
voice In praise there Is ao room left
for doubt. Read the public utate-
gient of a Weatherford citizen:
J. D. Kyle, retired farmer, 4th and
lacksboro Sts., says: "flame time
ago I was having a lot of trouble with
my kidneys. I had to get up often
dnring the night and this broke my
rest. I suffered from thill pain.*
across my kidneys and at tlme.i n»y
hack spars lame and sore. One cf my
heirtfbors who wa3 greatly benefil
by Db: “v‘ .......
BRIDGE STANDS AS MONU-
1 against the bridge company.
MENT TO LINCOLN’S SKILL
Associated Pr»ai
Rock Island, 111., Nov. 22.—Monu-
ment to the legal skill of Abraham
Lincoln, and marking the spot where ated then that rule
ban’s Kidney Pills advised me *e.
try them for my trouble, so I did.
I found them to be Just as represent
«d. I am glad to be able to tell any-
one that Doan’s are a fine medicine
tor kidney trouble.”
Price 60c at all dealers. Don’t
dimply ask for a kidney remedy—get
ftout’e Kidney Pill*—the same that
Mr. Kyle had. Foeter-Milbum Co*
Mfr*., Buffalo. N. T.
the Mississippi river was first spanned
by a bridge, and where the first loco-
motive was ferried across to its west-
ern bank, the Rock Island bridge here
now rounding out a half century as
government property, is also a silent
token of almost fifty years of peace,
established between the rival forces
of railroad transportation and water
traffic. .. ,-t*
Most important of the cases in
which Abraham Lincoln was ever em-
ployed as lawyer, the case of Hurd vs.
e Rock Island Railroad Bridge Co.,,
857, glso marks the heighth and |
end of the struggle between the
Abraham Lincoln was retained by
railroad bridge company to defend its
right to maintain the bridge. He won.
The bridge was to stay. However, the
court in rendering its decision, enunci-
of traffic which
holds to this day, that river boats
have always the right of way. Because
of the ruling every railroad train in
the country today must stop at a
bridge, and the bridge must go up,
rather than require that' the boat re-
tard its speed.
First railroad trains to be propell-
ed by their own power across the Mis-
sissippi river passed over the bridge
that otjpesfctaed that ruling. At this
same place, however, months before,
six locomotives were ferried across,
giving the west half of the continent
Its first iron horses.
to be the largest In the world.
Ownership of the bridge Is vested
in the government, but provision has
been made that any other railroad
may have use of It, by joining with the
government and the Chicago, Rock Is-
land & Pacific railroad in bearing a
proportionate share of the cost of con-
struction.
two interests, which in reality seemed I Fifty years have almost passed
to be a clash between the interests of 8lnce that bridge was torn down. The
the growing railroad city of Chicago government, venturing Into a new
and the then metropolis and river
town of St. Louis. Chicago had 100,- Public bridflf, replacing It.
000 Inhabitants: St. Louis 150,000. i road com^
From the first it had been the con- j Chicago, Ro<& Island & Pacific, joined 0 ®r
rnment and shared the sal(l< While
The Johnson county grand jury has
been reconvened and specific instruc-
tions have been given that an exami-
nation of the affairs of the defunct
National Bank of Cleburne be made,
and the “financial status of the coun-
ty, school districts and the city of
Cleburne be investigated, as the de-
funct bank was the depository of the
funds of these organizations. “Rough-
ly estimated, there is a shortage in
the bank of over a million dollars,
which the county had on deposit.
There has either been a bank failure
bank defalcation,” said Judge
field of* endeavor,**ln 1872 buiit it"s flfet W_ird duriDg his ^at-
tention of river interests that building with the
Fie Supper at Balch, Friday Night
There will be a pie supper at
Balch school house on Friday night,
public is cordial-
November 25,^ The
ly Invited to attend.
Y«ur Thanksgiving Turkey
ready dressed and in our coolep..
W. E. SCOTT
bridges across navigable streams was
an illegal obstruction of trafflic. Not-
withstanding their vigorous opposition,
a wooden bridge was completed over
the Mississippi in 1855. Attempts had
been made during the construction to
destroy it and to intimidate the build-
ers.
A cause for war in the courts was
not long delayed. The steamboat Ef-
fie Afton, collided with one of the sup-
ports of the bridge and was badly
damaged. Suit was brought in the fed-
eral court at Chicago, by the comman-
der of the vessel, Captain Hurd,
expense.
The first
until 1896, w
steel bridge ti
signed by Ra'
Hrae. Mojeska,
Distinction
The rail-
which has become the
speaking of the weather the
day, the Mineral Wells Index
the rain that fell here
■ yesterday was rather limited In
■rnment bridge stood quantlty StU1 11 was a very flne <*ual-
a larger and better iity of rain and proves that the weath‘
• 'er man still has Mineral W
l-its place. It was de-1
Mojeska, son of
actress.
man still has Mineral Wells on
his visiting list.” Our health resort
city on the west is very much interest-
ed in the weather at this time, es-
pecially falling weather. Water, other
aiso, In that »» dew* .pan at that tla* thaB the mineral brands, ie short,
was the largest eve* made.
to that bridge
I Thank You
FOR THE VERY LIBERAL SHARE OF
YOUR INSURANCE RECEIVED
DURING THE PAST YEAR
—Through ten of the strongest Old Line-
Companies, I am able to take care of your
every insurance heed.
T. P. EVERETT
ROYAL ARCH MASONS.
Stated convocation of Weatherfor*
Chapter No. 105, R. A. M„ second Fr
lay night in each month. A cordis
avltatlon la extended to all vtsltlai
ompantom.
J. M. VENABLE, H. P
J. J. RAPE, Secretary
AMERICAN LEGION
PARKER COUNTY POST
Meets Pint Wednesday night lneae*
oonth. Club rooms over Pint Nsfl
lank. All ex-service men are cordiaEf
i vi ted.
AUSTIN F. LEACH, Command**
HAROLD J. GREGORY, AdjuUni
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Lone Star Lodge, No. 4. K. of *
neets every Tuesday night. Vlelttni
Lnlghta are always welcome. Castl«
Sail, West Side Public Square.
C. L. HKIFRIN, C. C.
THEO TARBROUGH. K. R. 8.
I. O. O. F.
Weatherford Lodge Ne. 711. O. O. P.
■seta every Thuraday night, north*
vest corner square.
w. m. pearcy; n. o.
T. O. GIVENS, Sec.
SWT JOB FlWHTlriO AT HERALD
The bridge as it Bow stands was
completed in December, 1896. Its con-
struction by the government was
deemed necessary because of the lo-
cation here of one of the government
arsenals, which since the war, Is said
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