Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE
Published every Thursday by
JV N. ROGERS & COMPANY.
Entered at the Postoffice at
Jacksboro, 'Texas, as second-class
mail matter.
Business office on northeast cor-
ner of Public Square, Jacksboro,
Texas.
Remit cash by Postoffice Money
Order or Bank Check at our risk,
otherwise at risk of sender.
Subscription: $1.00 a year.
Telephone 71.
throughout the southern states by States they left. In mineral re-
the fedrral farm demonstration bu- sources the South is a marvel of
reau, and the city council of Colum- richness, some of the States having,
bia, where the corn exposition is to j seemingly, all the really valuable
be held next January, has announced industrial minerals found anywhere
th_t the city will give a banquet to j -'-coal, iron, granite, marble, clays,
tih ,000 or more boys attending teh sands, cement materials—everything
exposition school. that has real industrial value. These
The s.hool will consist of the two resources are being brought into
boys in each county winning first use with constantly increasing rap-
and second place in the Boys’ Corn idity, and the, next few years will
club cor.t:s s. The school will open see the South one of the busiest
on Mcrtiday, Jan. 27, 1913, the open- secticns of (he country in mining
ing day of the exposition, and will and manu.ac.uring.”
continue one week. The faculty ’
will consist of agricultural experts.
from all parts of the country who Tom J. McMurray Candidate for
will be in attendance on the expo- i
si.ion, which is much more than a Ju^e 43rd 1,isrict'
mere corn show. Ic is a great na- jn the announcement column of
tic *al agricultural exposition, not the Gazette will be found the name
of Wise
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
houses are standing yet and are oc-
cupied as residences or otherwise
used. Among those standing are
Commit e? Meeting Held Saturday, three residences of the main offi-
cers who were stationed here.
and Business Attended to as
Announced in Call.
These, unlike most Fort homes are
constructed of lumber. To the
right and northwest of these is the
-- 1 old sanitarium, built of rock and
1 quite ample and commodious. Near
At the meeting of the Executive thig ^ one otber small rock build_
being con.ined to corn alone, and f;* Mr. Tom J. McMurray
the opportunity which it affords for County, as candidate for judge in
agricultural education is unexcelled, j thiS( the 43r(i Judicial District. Mr.
The boys attending the exposition McMurray is a member of the law
school w ill be quartered in a large fjrm 0f McMurray & Gectys at De- j
near the main exposition catur. He is well known all over
bui'.cinis, and they will be in charge wise County where he has hosts of j
of representatives of the farm dem- Gf friends. He has a splendid rec-
, oust: a ion work. The boys will be ord in his home county as a lawyer,
announces that this organization ■ organized in 0 a semi-military or- and as a gentleman. He stands high tan
has undertaken a work Lhat the g£miza:ioil and whiie the_ men 0f i in church circles, is a Democrat, and
business men ot that plaoe have the demonstrat on department will ai 0 a prohibitionist. In his letter
Commit ee held Saturday, all vacan
c es were fi-led, and the call was
made for a primary convention to
be held in the various precincts on
the first Saturday in May, which is
the 4 tir.
The DemocraticE xecutive Com-
mittee is as follows:
of. representatives f the farm dem-
No. 1—-Jacksboro, E. L. Douglass.
No. 2—East Keechi, W. J. Kieth.
No. 3—Gittown
No. 4—Cundiff, J. G. Haire.
No. 5—Newport, E. N. Eskridge.
No. 6—Antelope, J. T. Hawkins.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WORK FOR I bui dirg
BETTER FARMING.
Port O'Connor Commercial Club
ing which was an arsenal. North-
east of the officer’s residences, re-
ferred to, and near where the Rock
Island depot now stands, is a rather
long reck building wrhich was used
for storing provision. Around this
old fort the Indian’s warwhoop was
of en heard, as a menace and dare
to the soldiers, and many red skins,
bit tthe dust as a result of their
folly. This much for Jack County’s
bit of history, her capitol city, fort
and Indians.
The delegates were most hospita-
b’y entertained by the good people
of Jacksboro. It was a splendid
No. 7—Jenny n, C. M. Thompson.
No. 8—Bryson, A. B. Kuykendall. mee ing of tbe Fort Wortb pre‘sby
No- 9 Hld’ S. Bruton. ! tery, ar.d wi.l long be remembered
No. 10—Post Oak, M. A. Epps. I because of the waim reception,
No‘ 11 Vineyard, I. E. Worthing- kjndfy entertainment and' Christian
great faith in, as a developer of have clcse supervision over them, to the voters of this district, Mr.
the country for ten miles around
I will not be able to get around
to see jou all, so 1 write to advise
it is- planned that the boys them- McMurray says:
Port O Connor. The Club has in- sefv-es be given certain respon-
vesxigaied the crops that are suit- silnlities.i They will visit the ex-
ei especially to that locality, and ; hiid
A t . . parades, and | Df be 43rd judicial
to be dis.nouted among the truck- Wj j be given special instruction in
growers within ten miles of that
com-
Wise
place. In offering these prizes, the
Commercial Club hopes that it will
rec.ive reliable information in re-
gard to what particular crops will
bring .he largest returns on the
pait cuLr land used, with the least
amount of Jexpense and labor. It
. s *n the mornings and in the y0u tbat I am a candidate for Judge Rail-v
ha3 maae up $1,000 in casa prizes j after.ncons will have parades, and . 0f be 43rd judicial District,
posed of Parker, Jack and
co n judging, s.ock judging and the ! Counties.
like. The boys will be asked to j. i can not promite any radical ne- ]
prepare reports of what they see, informs, or anything wonderful cr
Snd he best of these - reports will stir.ling in the court. But I prom-
be sent to the home papers for ie to give my time, talent, and my
Publ etticn. j very best thought and enerrgy to
Then on Saturday night, the last , the end that I may rpake a just ;
v . night, cornea the banquet given by j judge. I leave it to the people j
hopes .o de-ermine the best kinds tbe ci y bf Columbia in .honor of wh8 know n:e to judge whether ii
o see s o e use , e mos prac the Ccrn club hoys. There will be am honest, jus:, and capable,
dcable methods of cu.tivaaon, car- speeches by some of the most no- i wm favor no clique or clan; nor
mg for and gathering of the crops, ^ men in the country, and, in 1 will j fcave one creed for one man,
and then Pacing .hem on the'mar- fact; it wiU be a genuine ., banquet, and another for another man. All
just like grown-up folks have. look alike to me under the law. If
.. .... . . , It is expected that Texas will be I know how to do right I will do
me.hcd will give .he information de- represented there in large numbers right If I know whatt the ’aw is
sired, which can be used in many of ,rnrn ihgx ‘nlllKa l S ’ f *natl tne “aw 1S’
w , i i . , vzyz xrojn the \a*ious corn clubs, x w.ll zee that n is enforced and
T* “ i ^oper de^loping of and ,he o cas on wm be an inspira- - property adminis’efed, that crime '
+tly’ and ln h 'lilu ^ land lion t0 l'°ys who are SO success- may fce suppressed and offenders
p.anted to such crops as shall prove ful as ^ fce admitted as the repre_ reforired
themselves superior to others. sentatives f.om their clubs, that f £h,H s .rive alwavs to put sdlf
When .he u.l reports are in, they will impress them, for good all away from me, loiget myself and
w 11 be puonshed in such form as thrnneh h-ir iive« ‘ . , , - & .
ma/ be easily understood for the in- = 1^ loo i cniy to your good' and to helP'
formation of all concerned, and will ? -^^- ;In* to make good goveramEnt and
he aa object lesson to farmers ail The Journal of the American j a^y^ °^eS’
along the gulf coast. With the fig- Medical Association says that the
ures and facts so compiled, the movement for parks and playgrounds
farmers will then be enabled to bel.ngs o preventive medicine, in
No. 12—Finis, T. J. Mauldin.
No. 13—Joplin, J. M. Hicks.
No. 14—North daeksboi’o, J.
Spivey.
No. 15—Oakdale, J. B. Moore.
I No. 16—Roberts Prairie, C.
kes.
Ic is firmly
believed that this
No. 17—Sebree, T. J. Powers.
Pie i i 't Chairmen.
Precinct chairmen are as follows:
No. 1—Jacksboro, W. C. Kufch.
No. 2—Ease KecChi, F. H. Marks.
No. 3—Gibtown, Joe Cox.
No. 4—Cundiff, C. E. Johnson.
No. 5—Newport, J. E. Pickett.
No. 6 —Ante ope, W. L: Patton.
No. 7—Jermyn, Oliver Loving.
No. 8—Bryson, J> A. Raley.
No. 9—Sa t H.l , C. A. McQuerry.
No. 10—Pose Oak, J. B. Brothers.
No. 11—Vineyard, W. S. Pounds.
No. 12—Finis, W. M. Glidewell.
No. 13—Jopi.n, W. H. Kean.
No. 14—North Jacksboro, T. N.
Brown.
No. 15—-Oakdale, J. C. Webb.
spirit exhibited by the citizenship
1 of .Jacksboro.
| Jacksboro is largely religious as
IT
is evidenced by the church buildings
lof the leading denominations. She
is highly in tellectual and literary’ as
is set forth by the maintenance of
\ two -splendid weekly newspapers.
. I £h 3 is truly fraternal as is indicated
' by the many fraternal orders with-
and return via
account
in her walls.
To the Stockholders of the Jack
Conn y Creamery Company.
I beg to no ify you that there will
be Stockholders’ Meeting of The
Jack County Creamery Company,
held at the court h6use, Jacksbor6,
Texas, Saturday April 27th at 2 p,
m. Respectfully,
F. N. Foxhall, Sec’y.
State or Ohio, Citt or Tou«no, )
t , r *' ,r r
Lvcas County.
ss. >
Frank J. Cuknbt makes oetli that he U sector
partner ct the firm o! SL-U. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
UNITED CONFEBERNTE
Tickets on sale May 3rd, 4th ant
5th, limit to May 15th, with privi-
lege of extension to June 5th. Fof
particulars, write, phone or call on
L. A. RINGGENBERG,
Phone 11. Local Agent.
e_K i D • • 73 j. ousiness in me cuy or toier
LNO. ID ^topei r.S Irrcirie, it. n. aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of
] ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence,
i this Gtli day of December, A. D„ 3 8S6.
. —-—-. A. W, GLEASON,
To the 'Democrat c Precinct Chair- | ] SZAL f notary public.
Henderson.
No. 17—Sebie~, W7 R. Christian.
Ca 1 for Primaries.
i.
Owing''to press of business con-
nected with the courcs Mr. McMur-
ray has been unable to visit Jack
Coun y but#states that he hopes to
make a canvass later on.
4Htn:- I Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
You are hereby advised that un- system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O.
Texas Industrial Notes.
club together, and make a special- the inoiein conception of that sub-
ty of a few of the crops which have esc. “It is, therefore,” the Jour-
proven rhemselves the mo^st profit- ^1 continues, “the opportunity and
aJ)^e,. and by exerting a community the duty of the physician as a pub-
ef energy and publicity along the 1 c-spiri ed citizen to exercise fore-
linss or the most profitable crops. sight is this matter and to use his
No restrictions have been made as parks, ^aysroiincs and breathingl The State Bankers’ Association
to rhe methods of cultivating the spates for tlpe people. From a'; wi.l ho-d their annual convention at
crops to be entered intto tHe prize, heal h standpoint many American San Antonio, May 7,h and 8ch.
with the exception that no irrigated cit es, and European cities as well, Bonds to the amount of $100,000
land will be considered. v are taking the matter into hand of were issued at
There are few rules that must establishing parks as a preventive County,precinct
der the provisions of the Terrell
Election Law, it will be your duty
to call a prin&ary convention to be
, hobl in your various precincts on
I the first Saturday in May, A., D.
; J 912, the same being the 4th day
of said1 month, be-ween the hours
Sold by all Druggists, 7 5c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
A Mother's Care.
A careful mother will nqt give
her child a medicine without know- j
I ing it is pure, contains no opiates,
of 10 o’c-ock a. m. and 8 p. m., for
the purpose cf electing delegates
to the comity convention to be held I and has healinS a"d cprative^quali-
on the Tuesday following, which is
the 7th day of May.
No per ion is allowed to partici-: whooping, cough, bronchitis is, and
Smithviile, Bas.rop; pure in ihe business of these pri-1 a-l offections of the throat, chest,
2 for the purpose ‘ mary convettions unlgss he is a and lungs. Best and
ties. Such a medicine is Foley’s
Honey and Tar Compound for croup,
safest for
govern the contestants that will ip- against cer fkin diseases, especially ! cf cons.ructing 60 miles of good i qualified voter as defined by the children and grown persons. Con-
sure Port O’Connor Commercial tub;rculosiis. In a discussion of Folds. Terrell Ekc.icn Law. It is the du- tains no opiates. J. H. Walters.
Club that all are acting in gpod faith this important problem and its solu- The Spencer-Howe Corn? .uci ion ty cl the Precinct Chaiiman to en-
some of which are that contestants tion in regard to Dallas and all oth- [ Company of Fort Arthur, will soon . fo^ce this prov.sion.
may enter land to compete for the ; er Texas towns the Dallas News ! begin work cn a canal bridge at a For your information I give.be
re- cites a recommendation from the | co t of $29,2D0 at that place.
Come
\ _
To the
GAZETTE
OFFICE
I i 1
various prizes,
eeive one prize
but shall only
on the same acre- ! chairman of a committee having in
Gcoi^roads increase va'ues be-
Wi
age, except in general acreage con- caarge .this park promotion enter- j ca ice they make values.
pris° in Berlin which recommends Tne little factory cf today will be
AH shi; pienrs of track to be la- that the physicians, with the archi- the m. mmo h industry of tomorrow,
h the Port O’Connor trade tecs, should be the leading spiriits The building of a fact oiy in Tex-
h shall be adopted by this in the hygiene of the .masses, and as means the starting of somettung
says tha it is a matter of reproach
according to that millions are spent on sanitori-
lollars. The urns for thei treatment of tubercu-
lcw the number of votes each pre-
cinct is ent.tled to ini the county
convention on the basis of the vote
returned for Governor.
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL
b ;*led
mark wh
commute
Prizes
the high
•ommlitt
tion the
truck, ai
o be awards
st yield in
e to take i
marketing
well as rai;
good >ou van n°t Scop.
Not lor years has there been
such an era of railroad activity as
isidera- losis, while no adequate provision no.v efxis.s in San Antonio. Construi
, paring for market.
Each statement
•price paid for land
«urred for labor,
and cultivation.
tion has begun on two lines to ex-
tend from San An.onto to the Gulf.
Selling of i-v made for giving the masses the
arid pre- air and -ight and opportunity for
recrea ion which would largely help coast, and work will, soon be started
sha.1 give tlje tj> pre ent the conditions which on a read v-ew. connect wiqh FredOr- |
ind exi>ense in-'th.se sana.oriums try to cur© at ieksburg, and also on the road ex-
fer.ilizmg, seed such great expense. The physician tending south from Laredo, along th
is ihe leader best fitted to direct 1 Rio Grande, which will open up
When Jack County farmers are such movements, and he should not much new trade terri.ory. i
thus organ zed for the marketing la4 and leave it to the/ publicist, j Thiough the efforts of the com-
of (heir pxoducts they will attain a the social worker or others well ; mercial club ihe Nueces County
success a-> now unknown to them, equips ed to appreciate the real re- good roads association, was organ-
becai.se acting singly and selling on quiremen s of the situation. i ized *on Apxiil 6. The object of the
an uncertain market ^hey can not organization is to promote the good
derive the profL and have as beady 1 m ’ j roads movement and to reach the
market as if .hey were well organ-^ ^ capitalist who is largely inter- desired end, sufficient funds will i
ize 1 and had either buyers or ship- es ed in various enterprises be secured by the sale of bonds,
see that the
No.
1—South Jacksboro- . . .
No.
2— Eas„'Keechi .......
.1
No.
3 — Gititown...........
.2
No.
4—Cundiff...........
.2
Np.
a—Newport........'. ..
. 2
* > y«
No.
7—J ermyn ...........
.2
No.
8—Rryson . . :........
.3
No.
9—Sal. Hill...........
.1
No.
10—Post Oak.........
. 2
No.
11—Vineyard .........
.2
No.
12—Finis ...........
.1
No.
13—Joplin ...........
.2
No.
14—North Jacksboro .
.6
No.
15—Oakdale .........
.2
No.
16—Roberts Prairie . . .
.1
No.
17—Sebraa ...........
.1
Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
Jacksboro People Know How to
Save It.
Very lespectfully,
E. M. Davidsdn,
Chr. Dem. Exc. Com.
Many Jacksboro people take their |
lives iin their hands by neglecting ,
the kidneys when they know these |
organs need help. Sick kidneys are |
responsible for a vsjst amount of j
suffering and il1 health—the slight- j
est delay is dangerous. Use Doan’s I
Kidney Pills—a remedy that has j
cured thousands of kidney sufferers. ;
Here is a Jacksboro citizen’s recom- j
mendation.
R. C. Taylor, Jacksboro, Texas, j
says: “I used Doan’s Kidney Pills i
about three years ago and found |
thr m very satisfactory. I had been I
laid up for several weeks and was j
iin constant pain from disordered I
Up-to-date
PRINTING
pers to
reached £
eondi lion
stant’y o
ure mori
no rea^oi
should
cood market
'kidneys. Seeing Doan’s Kidney Pills
products throughout the South recently said: J The Beeville citizens have raised ;4ack 11 ° as »I*esb)tei*j ^ highly recommended, I got a box ;
Visiter.
in proper ‘The eyes of the whole country a bonus of $40,000 to insure the San
Other counties are con- ae iixeu upon the South, and I An.onio, Rcckport & Mexican Ruii-
nizmg to make agriculc- look for an enormous development way-building through that city,
roficable^ and there is lnthat section during the nextt few Upshur County recently voted to
. hy Jack '^county farmers few years, The strange thing, build 100 miles of good roads in
not do so. There is cer- l,about it is that tt has not come be- that county,
tainlj money to be made that way fore. The^South has so many things Jn presenting to the people of
»:• o ra iny wou:d not go into it. to encourage enterprise and cause the South the plaAx of the Southern
de.e'opment. Its agricultural pos- States Cotton Corporation for mar-
1 m 1 sibilities are greater than those of i keting cot on, it does so feeling hill with a firm, rock foundation. It
a r’lii.’i'r nwnprrviTV wnn any other section of the country, that prac'.lcally the whole' country is a magnificent little city of about
* because to a natural fertility of soil realizes the need of a real business 2,000 population, with one of the
there are added the conditions of system for marketing the crop. be-t small rock court houses in the
climate that make possible the The Railroad Commission recently state, and more substantial rock-
The announcement comes from growing of so many more crops, approved bonds to the amount of huilc business houses than any oth-
Co umbia, South Carolina, that the There are no arid lands as there j $220,000 for the Houston & Braz- er town in the state to its size. In
greatest preparation possible is be- are *n many ssetions of the West, os Valley Railroad. These bonds , addition. Jacksboro has a most im-
Ihg made in that city for one thous- where millions of dollars must be are to be used to complete a rail- ! posing new brick school building, a
and boys who shall find themselves ®Pent in irrigation before the soil ' road from Velasco to Anchor. | cotton seed oil mill, ice and light
the first, and second winners in the can ^e made productive. The farm-! Grading work has begun on Hills- j plant, watter works’ system and the
Corn Clubs of the various counties eri who have fought the rigorous boro Dallas interurban at Hiillsboro. ! best rock quarrv in the state. This
of tbe Southern States. As outlin- winters and other unfavorable con-, , Arrangements were perfected at *8 proving profitable, as there is a
anl was quickly cured through their
i use. I believe that Doan’s Kidney |
On his^ return home from the Pills are the best kidney medicine j
Pre byiery which recently met in on the market.”
Jacksboio, Mr. W. G. Huie, editor: For^sale by all dealers. Price 50!
of the Krum Optimist wjrites in his ' cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffa- j
paper concerning Jacksboro: j i0, New York, sole agents for the j
Jacksboro is the county seat of i United States.
Jack County, and is situated on a ; Remember the name — Doan’s—
and take no other.
winning corn club boys.
el, this is the plan of the national di lons ln the Northwestern States, Orange for building a bag factory in
torn exposition management, to have who are now turning their at- | connection with the Yellow Pin^
a, great exposition school for prize tention to the South, find it much Paper Mill Company. This factory
winners ln the coonjy contests of easier to make a living and accumu- j will represent an investment of
tfie Poys’ Corn Clubs as conducted late a competency there than in the l $200,000.
large demand for Jlacksboro rock.
Just south of the main town
there 13 a beautiful running stream,
and litttle farther south is old Fort
Richardson. A few of the Fort’s The Home Newspaper—The Gazette.
Mrs. A. L. Van Ankenbauer, 3216
Marshall St.,^<ittle Rock, Ark., a
descendant of one of our finestt
southern colonial families, writes,
“I suffered greatly with kidney
trouble, had severe pains across my
back, and felt altogether miserable.
After taking Foley Kidney Pills for
a few days the pains left me and
now I have no kidney trouble. In
fact, Foley Kidney Pills have cured
me completely.” J. H. Walters.
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