Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXXII.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912.
NUMBER 38.
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THE JACKSBORO NATIONAL BANK 6;J
NO. 7814.
CAPITAL
- $50,000.00.
SURPLUS
- $10,000.00.
E. W.*Nicholson, Vice-Pres. W. A. Shown, Pres. Wm. Turner, Cashier
J. G. Mullens. Vice-Pies. J. P. Newell, Asst.
Cashier
S. Castleberry
E. A. Gwaltnney
J. G. Mullens
DIRECTORS:
E. W. Nicholson
W. A. Shown
Sil Stark
J. H. Timberlake
Wm. Turner
J. H. Walters
iXTEND SOUTH
PROPOSITION TO EXTEND PROM
JACKSBORO TO ORAN ACCEPT-
ED BY BOARD OF TRADE.
IMPORTANT CONNECTION
We offer to the people of Jack County all of the advantages of a
thoroughly up-to-date and conservatively managed banking institution.
The affairs of the bank are administered by a conservative Board of
successful business men, under the direction of the Treasurer of the
United States. The books are audited at frequent intervals by a com-
mittee of competent accountants, and examined twice annually by a
Special Agent of the Treasury Department, thus insuring to our de-
positors the greatest security known to the modern Banking fraternity.
Our depositors are among the best citizens of the community;
and, if you are not already one of them, a very cordial invitation is
extended to you to become one.
No deposit is too small to be welcomed, and equal courtesy is
Shown to all, without regard to the size of their balances.
THE JUGKSBORO NATIONAL BANK
Jacksboro, Texas
Will Virtually Mean a Trunk Line
From Plains Country to Louisi-
ana, Through Jacksboio.
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YOU CAN NOT EXPECT
HER TO BAKE
perfectly unless you provide her
with perfect materials of which
flour of cotunpe is the chief. A
sack of our Jacksboro flour will
settle the perfection question so
far as flour is concerned. Order
a sack today, so that perfect bak-
ing at your house may begin at
once.
JACKSBORO MILL &
ELEVATOR COMPANY.
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A very important meeting to the
people of Jacksboro was held at the
court house Friday morning, being-
called to order by J. P. Hackiey,
president of the Jacksboro Board of
Trade. Briefly, Mr. Hackiey stated
the object of the meeting and ex-
plained the proposition, and said that
he considered -this the best propo-
sition ever offered Jacksboro and it
should be accepted by the town.
Mr. Hackiey then introduced Mr-
B. B. Cain, vice president of the
Gulf, Texas and Western railroad-
Mr. Cain is well known in Jacksbo
ro and has the confidence of the
business people, owing to his suc-
cessful management of the G. T. &
W/ He is a clear and forceful speak-
er, and said this was an opportuni-
ty for Jacksboro, because of a com-
munity of interests amqng the bank-
ers of the East who finance all rail-
roads, and who consistently and per-
sistently refuse to assist any inde-
pendent enterprise which encroach-
j 000.00 and procure right of way from
j Jacksboro to county line, the Gulf,
| Texas & Western Railway Company
j will’ obligate v itself to extend its
railroad from the town of Jacksboro
southeastward to a connection with
the Weatherford, Mineral Wells &
Northwestern Railroad, at or near
J3alesville or Oran, and to operate
freight trains as far as Weather-
ford and passenger trains as far as
Mineral Wells, under the terms of
certain trackage contracts made and
entered into by and between the G-
T. & W. Ry. Co., and the Weather-
ford, Mineral Wells & Northwest-
ern Railway Company and the Tex-
as & Pacific Company.
2. The said $12,500.00 bonus shall
be paid in at the rate of $1,000.00
per mile for each completed mile of
road from Jacksboro towards said
connection.
3. As a guarantee of good faith
and to indemnify the citizens of
ANCIENT DYNASTY
PASSES OUT WITH THE ABDICA-
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TION OF THE MANCHU
RULER.
THRONE SURRENDERED
Republican Rule Is Formerly Pro-
claimed With the Abdication of
Child Emperor.
Pekin, Feb. 12.—After occupying
the throne of China for nearly three
^enturies, the Manchu dynasty, rep-
Jacksboro against any loss by reason j resented by the child emperor, pu
of failure to comply with its con-,
tract to construct said road as afore-
said, the Gulf, Texas & Western
Railway Company will deposit with
such bank or banks, as may be se
i Yi, abdicated today. Three edicts
were issued the first proclaiming ab-
dication, the second dealing with
the establishment of the republic
and the third urging the mainte-
y-.
lected a total of $25,000.00 in face j nance of peace and approving the
value ‘of its first mortgage bonds to j conditions agreed upon by the im-
be held by said hank or banks as se- Perial premier, Yuan Shi Kai, and
curity, pending the carrying out of the republicans.
said contract, it being understood At an audience yesterday the
and agreed that any expense which
the citizens of Jacksboro may have
empress dowager touchingly thank-
ed Yuan Shi Kai for his successful
incurred in complying herewith shall efforts in obtaining good treatment
be returned and paid back to- the cit-
izens of Jacksboro witb interest
thereon, in case said road shall not
be completed af.d put into opera-
tion according to contract. So soon
as said railroad shall have been
completed and put into operation,
or if not completed and put into op-
eration, then and in that event
whenever said railroad company
shall repay the bonus money which
es upon the territory of any of the
great systems. He pointed out the |ifc may have received’ and any mon-
fact that there was but little rail- ey which the citizens may have al‘
road building going on in the state
ready paid on for right of way, to-
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MONEY
Money to Loan on Improved Farms and Ranches,
Vendors’ Lein Notes Extended
Come and
WALTER
Jacksboro,
See Me,
ISBELL
Texas
for the imperia1 family from the re
publicans.
The publication of the edicts has
given profound relief to everyone
in Pekin, b6th foreigners and Chi-
nese. The arrangement is consid-
ered to be a skillful compromise and
it is believed the terms will satis-
fy the republicans. The first edict
provides that the terms shall b
communicated to the foreign lega-
tions for transmission to their re-
spective governments, the object
being to record worldwide the re-
al of Gov. Colquitt’s administration,
and we confidently rely upon their
sense cf justice and fair dealing te
give him an opportunity to Perfect
the policies which he sq wisel'y
adopted and to bring to Texas a.
short session of ‘legislatve rest ani£
political peace.’ ”
200 People Represented.
The report of the proceedings
which was given out says that about
200 people were represented, in.
person and by letter, the session
being held at the Westbrook Hotel
“Col. R. M. Johnston of Houston,”
says the report, “called the meet-
ing to order and stated its object—
that of aiding the campaign of Gov.
Colquitt for re-election. He ex-
pressed gratification that in view
of the quarantines now prevailing
he attendance was so large that so
many sections of the State were rep-
resented.
“The conference was organized by
the election of G. H. Culp of Gaines-
ville as chairman and W. P. Hobbjr
of Beaumont as secretary. Many
speeches were made, the speakers
saying that the interest in Go-v.
Colquitt’s re-election is general
throughout the State and that avs
aggressive campaign will he wage®
in his behalf from the counties and
sections represented. Each speak-
er predicted the renomination of
Gov. Colquitt by an overwhelming
majority.
To Promote Campaign.
“A committee on ways and mean*
consisting of Paul Waples of Fort
Worth, Gus Shaw of Texarkana, F-
W. Cook of San Antonio, Royal A.
Ferris of Dallas and B. F. Bonner
of Houston, was appointed to con-
sult Gov. Colquitt with a view to
aiding him in the promotion of hi*
campaign.
“A committee was appointed to
prepare an address to the Demo-
crats of Texas in behalf of Gov.
Colquitt, and the adoption of the
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publican pledges.
now, this being due to the feeling sether with any damages which it Republican Pledges,
of unrest among the railroads, and . may suffer by a failure to carry out Jn consideration for abdication
aiso Jffuong the people as to leg- contract be returned to said the repubIicans make the foiiowing
islation, and the constant agitation railroad company and said pledge eight podges to the emperor:
of politicians, concerning govern-; shall at once cease and terminate. The emperor shall retaln Ms title
ment ownership, etc., stating that if: 4- Construction of said road shall! and ghaU be reSpecte(1 as a fore|ga
the extension was built it would be j commenced within ninety days monarcb?
bui t without selling a single bond | from the date of contract, and shall j The emperor shall receive an an-
and with Private money, that i. b« prosecuted with reasonable dis- nua, grant of 4>000 000 taeIg until
would be handled the same as an; j Patch until said road shall have the currency is reformed, after
other business undertaking of sc; been finally completed and put info
large a scope.. j operation, not later, in any event
Mr. Cain put especial emphasis on j tkat the first day of September,
the necessity of the town accepting I 1913-
the proposition, as towns, like peo-i 5. Inasmuch as the G. T. & W. Ry.
pie, were either progressiig or r Company, has agreed and will depos-
rograding, and in order to prevent a it ample security to insure the car-
backward movement it was very rying out of this proposition on the
views as outlined by this commit-
part of the Railway Company^ the
Railway Company will likewise re-
With a complete equipment of machiney and
an abundance of the best of water I am prepared
to do in best shape all Laundry Work
Your Patronage S olicited
MRS. CORDA PHIPPS, Proprietor.
ISNWPapPPPPPPPPm PtPWPRPPPPMMPPPi
necessary to take this forward move;
ment in accepting the G. T. & Vv
proposition. He was listened u i Quire the acceptance of this propo-
with interest and much enthusiasm sition to be guaranteed in a satis-
was evinced by his hearers. factory manner so that payment of
At the close of Mr. Cain’s speech suid bonus shall be punctual and
Mr. P. E. Bock, now general super- certain.
intendent of the G. T. & W. made a j 6- This proposition is conditioned
brief speech on the great advantage! upon the acceptance of a proposition
this line would give Jacksboro in of similar nature, made to the peo-
shortening the distance to neighbor- Pie of Mineral Wells and Weather-
ing towns. At present, Mr. L •ford- Very respectfully,
receive $4,000,000
said the building of this road would
enable Jacksboro to compete with
other towns in shortening the dis-
tance which would mean lower rates
—from 4 to 6 cents on the hundred.
B. B. Cain, V. P. & G. M.
ANNOUNCEMENT
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We take this Method to Announce to the People
Jacksboro and Jack County
That Wc have just Opened up a Choice Line of
NICE FRESH GROCERIES
In (he Hotel Jacksboro Building, formerly occu-
pied by L. L. Cope.
In Buying Our Initial Bill of Groceries. QUALITY
was Our Watchword, and we wish to Assure You
that We will Always Keep on Hand a Complete
Line of Fresh Groceries of the Best Quality.
Phone No 1
Stewart & Stewart
Jacksboro, Texas
Mr. Cain stated that probably a
surveying corps would be on the
ground for work in ten days, and
, . , that actual work on road would be-
Mr. Bock continued by saying that it gin -n 9Q dayS> or ag gooQ ag neces_
had been a dream of his since be-, sary arrangements could be made.
coming connected with the Mineral I u ig expected that the line will be
which he shall
Mexican.
A temporary residence shall be
provided in the Forbidden city and
later the imperial family shall re*
side in the summer palace, ten
miles outside of Pekin.
The emperor may observe the sac-
rifices at his ancestral tombs and
temples, which will be protected by
republican soldiers.
The great tomb of the late em-
peror, Kwang Su, will be completed
and the funeral ceremony fittingly
observed at the republic’s expense.
The palace attendants may be re-
tained but the number of eunuchs
can not be increased.
The emperor’s property will be
protected by the republic.
The imperial guards will be gov-
erned by the army board, the repub-
lic paying their salaries.
Desire for Peace.
In concluding the second edict
the empress dowager says:
“Our sincere hope is that peace
will be restored and that happiness
tee setting forth the achievement*
of Gov. Colquitt’s administration
and presenting his claims u> the
support of Democrats in the forth-
coming primaries ended
of the conference.’’
the work
AM
WINTER’S BACKBONE BROKEN.
More Seasonable Temperature*
Promised in the Entire
Country.
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GOV. COLQUITT’S CAMPAIGN.
Wells road twenty years ago to at compieted by the 5th of September,! will be enjoyed under the repub
some time see a line run through .Q ^ .q haul ^ cropg tWg f&n
the territory now covered by the G I Thig road tQ thg south hag been
T. & W. and since the building of the dream Qf Jacksboro for arS
the <S. T. & W. he had hoped to and years Those who were inter-
see this wish realized. | ested in the development of the
After listening to the p^porttion L in the past boped tQ see {his
from all points as given by Messrs. road bu.lt and real.zed ^
Cain and Bock enthusiastic speeches [ that u would be> but it was
in favor of accepting it, were made, left f(>r their sUcceSSors to see its
by Messrs. Nicholson, Sporer, Fit*-1 eal conEtruction and completion.
gerald, Timberlake, J. C. Brown,
Mr. Cain said that the building q{
Marks, and J. W. Knox. The speech- ^ short 1}ne would mean almost
es of these men were concise and I a great trunk Une from Loui3iana
to the point in a business way, and through Jacksboro, on to the plains
were enthusiastically in favor of ac- Qf Texag
cepting the G. T. & W. proposition. Bonus'Committee: H. J. Hensley,
After a full discussion of the prop- chairman g Castleberry, Wm. Tur-
osition it was unanimously accepted, j ^ T H CherryhoaieS> F; N Fox.
The proposition is that Jacksboro j p Hackley j H Timber-
give $12,500 and right of way to! ,ake D c Horton_ j w. Knox.
county line. Mr. Hackiey then ap-1
pointed H. J. Hensley and D. R. i _, „ ,_
Sewell chairmen of the bonus and
right of way committees, and in-
structed each chairman to select his
own committeemen.
The contract as offered by Mr.
! Cain and accepted by the Jacksboro
Board of Trade is as follows:
The weather forecasts from Wash- ‘
ington indicate that the most severe
and protracted cold spell ,of many
years, probably, will be broken this
week and the unusual winter which
has partially paralyzed transporta-
iton on land and sea, taken many
lives and ecaused untold suffering
in ail partts of the country will
give way to more seasonable tem-
peratures.
Observers of the Weather Bureau
do not promise there will be n®
more ccold waves this winter, but
they predict that the next week or
ten days will be the forerunner
a spell of moderate weather.
Since the last week in December,
save for 3hort periods, in all the
country east of the Rocky Mountains
new records for extremely low
temperatures have been set. While
it was extremely cold in the East,
however, temperatures were above
normal on the Pacific slope.
At times below zero was receoret-
ed as far south as Tennessee, Ar-
kansas, northern Texas and Okla-
homa, and frosts were reccdrded in
Miami, Fla., wrhere they rarely oc-
cur.
Lake Superior, greatest of the
great lakes, is reported frozen
over from shore to shore, something
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 10.—At a nev*r heretofore recorded. In the
conference held here today by the Present mWh the mercury at Sault
friends of Gov. O. B. Colquitt, plans j Ste. Marie has touched 32 below, at
were made to conduct a vigorous I Northfield, Vt., 26 belowT, while in
campaign for his renominaiion and; ®an Francisco it has never been
re-election to the office he now colder than 46 degrees above,
holds. > the weather map of the Norfh-
The conference was executive. ern Hemisphere, as it looks today,
but at its conclusion a statement shows a general change towmrd mod-
Planned by Friends in Conference
at Fort. Worth, Urge Second
Term.
Carrolls Creek Cause\vay.
The causeway across Carroll Creek
on the Jacksboro road is about com-
pleted. This is the finest one in
Jack County. Concrete columns are
built on each side of the creek and
To the Chamber of Commerce,
Jacksboro, Texas. 'v
Gentlemen:—If the citizens of one
Jacksboro will pay a bonus of $12,- road.
statement
was issued giving an outline of the
proceedings and presenting an ad-
dress to the Democrats of Texas.
In this statement, among other
things, it is declared Gov. Colquitt
“is clearly entitled to the enjoy-
ment of a seepnd fferm under the jtion f°r the week probably will bft
guards will run along each side of j time honored custom of our party.” ! J?©nerally light, except in the North
the causeway, making it much safer, | The statement also says: , Pacific States,, where more than
as it is considerably longer than the j “We believe that,'aside from pro- j normal rainfall will occur,
across Los Creek on the same j hibition, which is not a pertinent is- j 1 • 1
eration, and the Weather Bureau
looks for warmer weather from now
on.
There are no indications at the
present time of a general storm to
cross the country. The precipita-
sue, the masses are one in approv- Subscribe for the Gazette^
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1912, newspaper, February 15, 1912; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730040/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.