Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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We Are Out For Business
We want your business
and if courteouss treat-
ment, prompt delivery
and square _ dealing
count we will have it.
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING.
Program of Meeting to be Held
With the Baptist' Church at
Antioch.
J.
Dicken-
JUST YOU GIVE US A TRIAL
We have just received a shipment of White Swan brand can-
ned goods. Order a can today and you will be our customer.
F. P. Poole & Son
JACKSBORO,
PHONE
TEXAS
SOUTH SIDE SQUARE.
program of the fifth Sunday meet-
ing to be held with the Baptist
Church at Antioch. Beginning
Thursday night, Dec. 28. 1911.
Introductory sermon bj
Brimhall; alternate, B. F.
son.
Friday, 9:30—Why are the words
close communion cast at Baptists?
Is it close communion or close bap-
tism, J. B. Fletcher.
11 a. m.—Preaching.
2 p. m.—Devotional services, J.
B. Brothers.
2:30—Where was the Lord’s Sup-
per instituted, and how many were
NEWPORT.
Farmers Getting Busy for Next]
Year. Proud of Good Roads.
Work on Pipe Line.
present? C. W. Horschler. f
Friday, 7 p. m.—Preaching.
Saturday, 9:30—Can the heathen
be saved without the gospel? Jno.
B. Evans.
Saturday, 11 o’clock—Preaching.
2 p. m.—Are the children of God
free moral agents? Joe Berry; L.
J. King.
Saturday night—Preaching,
Sunday, 9:30—The condition of
Newport, Dec. 18.—Rain and
snow! It seems unnatural, but it j
came just the same.
Dr. Greer reports the health of j
M. the community distressingly good.
Moving is the order of the day.
Mr. Geo. Woods has moved to Blue I
Grove, Mr. Ed Bulls to Mr. Wood’s
place, K. F. Jones has bought and
moved to Mr. Bulls’ place, L. T. Me- j
Manus has bought the A. E. McMa-
nus place and will locate here in-1
stead of Oklahoma. A. E. McMa-1
nus goes to Oklahoma.
There has been a bunch of elev-1
en men surveying in this commu-
nity the past week, supposedly for
pipe line from Electra to Fort ]
Worth.
R. V. McMahon has opened a I
first class restaurant in the Husky |
building.
W. M. Barker is building a three I
story addition to the Newport Ho-
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P. H. McRoberts has opened the j
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THE ELECTRIC LIGHT&ICEPL1T
AT JACKSBORO
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Has Installed New and Up-to-Date Ma-
chinery, and Will be Able to Grive the
Public First Class Service.
We Ask and Solicit Your Patronage,
HENSLEY BROS.
our work in the Foreign Mission' give the traveling public first class |
Field, Bf S. Howton; C. W. Horsch- sery’ce. 1
ler.
11 o'clock-
-Preaching.
CUXDIFF.
Good Rains in That Part of Coun-
ty. Social and Fraternal News.
W. O. W. Circle.
John, / Figure That
Telephone Has Paid Big.
“It has enabled us to secure such good
prices for our products,” says the up-to-
date farmer, “that we have had a far
more profitable season than ever before.
Both farm and home have benefited.”
Yo» may have a profit-producing tele-
phone by means of our Rural Line Plan.
Write for booklet.
The Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Co.
DALLAS, TEXAS
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The Newport school is progressing
nicely with Misses Whitten and |
Bolding as teachers.
E. E. McDow and wife of San Bo- |
nita are visiting relatives here.
Edgar Ireland and wife of Dim-1
mitt are visiting in the community. | Preparations Being Made for Crops
Emmet Shreves, Howard Williams,
LOU.
Pickens have been
Barker the past
and Randolph
visiting Mack
week.
Miss Blanche Raines has return-
ed from a visit in west Texas.
Next Year. Social News of the
Community.
Lou, Dec. 18.—After the fine rain
and snow that put such a fine sea-
JACKSBORO GAZETTE
Telephone 71.
Red Cross Seals insure a Merry
Christmas to giver and recipient.
No mattter what—no matter when
—if you get it at the New
Store, It’s right.
Every Red Cross Christmas Sealj80n were married on
Cundiff, Tex., Dec. IS.—A nice
rain fell here last week, and upon
that a three-inch snow and there is
a good season in the ground and
farmers are getting ready to begin
turning the soil for another crop
and we hope they will be abundant-
ly rewarded for their labor.
Bro. E. S. Tucker filled his reg-
ular appointment Sunday at eleven
o’clock.
The wedding bells are ringing in
Drug j our uttle town once more. Mr.
George Sutton and Miss Velma Dob-
Sunday, Dec.
The road hands of this communi- son in the ground there is a great
ty had just gotten and iised the
| deal of talk and some preparations
rj>ad drags for the first time when I £or anot^er crop. ,
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the snow came, and they will have
to do the work over now. We are
Most of the
picking cotton.
people are done
Mr. Irvin Christian
justly proud of our roads, they are is down here to finish picking his
simply fine. You ought to see long J co^on>
faces of these Clay, Montague and There is some moving around in
Wise County people when they look this part of the country’ Mr- *us-
at the Jack County roads and then Sel1 Watson is soing to move to
at theirs. The people of the north Boonville’ Mr’ John jQhnson *s go-
end of the county know how to ap- ing to move to his father’9 Plac* <>“
preciate this, for it’s—well there is the prairie west o£ Joplin’ and Mr’
’“Fly, little Snowbirds, fly east anjl
fly W£0tf
Carry my greetings to all I love {* a bullet ia the fight again8t tu~ 117th. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton are two
best.
and the
The Robin’s for spring
Lark is for June,
The summer brings Bobolinkls| mer-
riest tune ,
But when Christmas comes and' the full stock of all
other birds flee,
You stay with us singing your
chick-a-dee-dee.
berculosis. j of Cundlff’s popular young people,
DOLLS! DOLLS! DOLLS! Spears land we wish for them a long and
& Stewart have them at all prices, happy life.
You will be pleased with their as- Cards are' out announcing the mar
sortment of dolls. You will find a riage of Mr. Ed Cox and Miss Ben
kinds of
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The “Really” Santa Claus places
Red Cross Christmas Seals on a
presents.
If it’s a Xmas present you want,
come and ’ook over Spears & Stew-
art’s line of Xmas goods.
Rexall Shaving Lotion. An abso-
lute necessity to every man who
shaves. 25c and 50c.
WANTED, in exchange for pho-
ots, a few loads of wood; also some
feed. J. C. Price.
Red Cross Christmas Seals will
not carry any mail, but all mail
should carry them.
Your money back if you are not
satisfied with everything you buy at
tthe New Drug Store.
Every family has need of good, re-
iablle liniment. For sprains, bruises,
soreness of the muscles and rheumat-
ic pains there! is none better than
Chamberlain’s. Sold by all Dealers.
- Without opiates or harmful drugs
of any kind Foley’s Honey and Tar
Compound stops coughs and cures
colds. Do not accept any substitute.
J. H. Walters.
Rexall Rheumatism Remedy brings
relief in some of the worst cases of
rheumatism.
"I had been troubled with consti-
pation for two years and tried all of
the best physicians in Bristol, Tenn.,
and they could do nothing for me,
writes Thos. E. Williams, Middle-
boro, Ky., “Two packages of Cham-
berlain’s Stomach and-Llver, Tablets
cured me.” For sale by all Dealers.
If you want a gift for your sweet-
heart, wife, child, or- for anyone,
don’t fall to look through Spears &
Stewart’s line of Xmas goods.
Rexall Kidney Remedy stimulates,
regulates and tones up the kidneys,
50c and $1.00.
When you have a cold get a
bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough reni
edy . It will soon fix you up all righ
and will ward off any tendency to
pneumonia. This remedy contains
no opium or other narcotic and may
be given as confidently to a bafiy
as to an adult. Sold by Ail dealers.
no use to grumble about the past,
but it seems1 we are now on the
Jack County map.
The entire citizenship of this part
of the county is demanding that Mr.
Tom Heath is going to move on Mr.
Johnson’s place.
Health is fine here at this writ
ing.
School is progressing nicely, the
Deshane serve us another term as enrollment being about 30.
Xmas j lah Chowning to take place Dec.
goods there also. 24th, at the bride’s home. A linen
The quicker a cold is gotten rid and kitchen shower was given by
of the less danger from pneumonia Mrs. T. J. Moss for the bride-to-be.
and other serious diseases. Mr. . Many nice and useful presents were
W. L. Ha’l, of Waverly, Va., says: received. Music was furnished by
..|“I firmly believe Chamberlain’s Miss Ruth Allen, after which dain-
j Cough Remedy to be absolutely the *7 refreshments were served,
best preparation on the market for Mr. Henry Davis of Loving is now
colds. I have recommended it to a^ home to spend the holidays with
my friends and they all agree with kis parents and many friends of this
me.” For sale by All Dealers. | place.
The Woodman Circle met Saturday
commissioner and I don’t see how
he can get around it.
Mrs. G. D. Mires of this place
died at Bridgeport last Sunday. The
whole community sympathize with
Mr, Mires and little daughter in
their loss. Jack.
A crowd of boys and girls went
out hunting Saturday night, and all
report a nice time.
There was a singing at Mr. John
Johnson’s last night. All reported
a pleasant time.
Happy Jack.
Help the women of Texas fight
Buy Red!
for the election of officers and the
$20,000,000 in gold bonds to contin-
ue railroad building in Southwest
Texas.
Hereford recently shipped out the
first carload of sughr beets raised
in Texas.
Director Youngblood of the State
Department of Agriculture has re-
cently located a new demonstration
sum for the purpose of establishing
a demonstration farm,
farm near Nacogdoches.
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Zf&EZSSr -------1 following elected: Mrs. T. J.
oss Chr as Sea . Moss, 0|fcpdla Mrs< Lydia Chip
You may eat wnat you like, when man Adviser. Miss Lora PlleBf
y<m U8e ReXaU DySPeP‘|Cllerk; Miss Ethel Chowning, Bank-
er; Miss Florence Chowning, Attend-
When your feet are wet and cold, I an£. Sentinels, Misses Lucy Solo-
and your body chilled through and mon and Nannie Chowning; Chap-
through from exposure, take a big j laiD( Mra John Simpp3on; Mrs. Mat-
dose of Chamberlain’s Cough Reme- tie smith, Manager; Grove Physi-
dy, bathe your feet in hot water be- cian> Dr wiikerson. After the
fore going to bed, and you are al- j election of officers refreshments
most certain to ward off a severe j were served and enjoyed by all.
cold. For sale by All Dealers . | Mra. John- SimpSOn and Mrs. Beu-
lah Smith will entertain the Circle
| at their next meeting.
_ Wishing the Gazette a merry
The Jack County Farmers Union Chrlstmag and a proSperous New
Warehouse Co. will meet in court year
house at Jacksboro at one o’clock
p. m., Monday, Jan. 1, 1912. This
will be a general business meeting
of said Company. We hope all j Christinas Tree and Box Supper at
stockholders will be present.
Warehouse Meeting.
T. D. Franklin, President.
Preparing for Christinas.
This has been a busy week with
the stores and shops of all kinds
that are offering holiday goods. Al-
though people began shopping at
least two weeks earlier than for-
merly there still has been quite a
rush this week, even considering
the prevailing conditions owing to
short crops.
It is the season of good will and
gift-making and the indications are
that all will be remembered. In ad-
dition to the gifts for families and
friends there Is a hustle in getting
Christmas greens and Christmas
trees for Sunday schools, families
and friends.
Jacksboro streets and stores have
presented an unusually lively scene
this week, there being many holi-
day shoppers from all over the
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Plaster.
We, the committee of invitation
announce that there is going to be
a Christmas tree and a box supper
held in this district and at the Plas-
ter school house for the purpose of
seating and painting the school
house, and we heartily invite every-
one possible to come and bring
some one with them.
An excellent program is being
prepared and two of the speakers
will be W. A. Ham and Prof, L. H.
Bryant.
J. C. Ham,
J. E. Woods,
A. P. Simpson,
Committee
Ends Winter’s Troubles. Dairying Profitable in Wise County
To many winter Is a season of Cream shipments from Decatur for
trouble. The frost bitten and fin-1 the week ending Saturday, Nov. 28
gers, chapped hands and lips, coil- amounted to 1825 pounds. The
blains, cold sores, red and rough number of farmers engaged in the
skins, prove this. But such troubles J dairy business during the past year
fly before Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, has shown an increase of almost 100
A trial convinces. Greatest healer Lper cent, with prospects of the num-
of burns, boils, cuts, sores, bruises, ber growing larger during the next
eczema and sprains. Only 25c at All I twelve months. Many farmers who
Dealers. | have hillsides on their places are
sodding them in Bermuda grass and
are buying dairy herds. The aver-
age price paid the farmer for butter
fat, after having the-cream tested
here during the past few weeks,
has been 27 cents a pound, but re-
cently the price has advanced to 28
eents a pound, with the market
showing a bullish tendency. The
dairying side of farm life has given
an impetus to hog raising; all dairy
farmers are buying high grade and
thoroughbred hogs, utilizing much o
the skimmed milk for hog food in
connection with grain. With dairy-
ling profitable and hog raising on a
paying basis, the farmers of Wise
County who are not troubled with
low price of cotton are those who
dairy and farm.—Decatur News,
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San Angelo Wool - Growers have
shipped apprximately 130,000,000
pounds of wool this season.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER S
CASTORIA
Notice !
Any person found hunting on the
land of Risley Bros. & Co. will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
FARM AND RANCH is running
many important features and is Is-.
suing big special numbers one week • Tevas Industrt,rt Nofce8’
of every month that are worth tills! Victoria contemplates a $200,000
whole price. HOLLAND’S is just bond issue for road Improvement in
starting a new serial, Is running a the vicinity of the city,
tremendously popular feature and A vegetable packing house will be
plans for 1912 cash prize recipe established at Harlingen and ready
contests open to all subscribers. f0r operation by January 1st .
Take this Money Saving Offer Now. | There is a movement on foot in
m* .. t1 . »». _ ■ | Refugio to secure two railroads, the
Mail us, or call at office and Quauah Seymour, DubUo & Rock.
subscribe for tbese three j port from San Marcos and the San
Antonio, Mexico & Rockport road.
The disp’ay of a 4-year old orange
tree from Alvin is one of the most
attractive exhibits of the United
I States Land and Irrigation Exposi-
tion now on in Chicago.
It is reported that the Kansas
; City, Mexico & Orient Railway Com-
pany has filed application with the
Public Utility Corporation of Kan-
high-grade journals,
JACKSBORO GAZETTE
FARM AND RANCH
HOLLAND'S MAGAZINE
ILL LOR $1.79
The Burnett County commission-
s’ court last week appropriated a |
for manufacturing paper bottles in
that city.
The War Department has tempo-
rarily removed the irrigation re-
strictions upon the waters of the
Rio Grande.
The LX ranch near Amarillo has
purchased from the Turkey Track
ranch in New Mexico, 8,000 head
of cattle at a cost of $250,000.
The Gulf Refining Co., of Pitts-
burgh, Pa., will build a 6-inch
branch line from Saltillo to Fort
Worth where a refinery will be
built at once.
Wilson County will vote on $30,-
000 bond issue for purchase of two
complete road-building machines fotr
building, including scrapers, etc.
The city council of Farmersville
has let a contract for the construc-
tion of concrete gutters, curbs and
walks around the public square.
A good roads bond issue in Grimes
County which was recently voted on
was carried by an overwhelming
majority.
At an election recently held in
Matagorda County it was overwhelm-
ingly voted to issue bonds for the
purpose of reclaiming a large tract
of land between the Trespalacios
and Carancahua rivers. ‘
La Salle County farmers are plan-
ning an irrigation system that will
water 50,000 acres.
A carload of snap beans was ship-
ped from Wharton station last week
to Eastern markets.
United States Army Engineers
have recommended an appropriation
of $1,370,000 for Texas waterways,
made for the settlement of between \
200 and 300 families near Midland.
A company is being organized in
Corpus Christi to establish a plant
On December 16th, precinct No.
4, Limestone County, will vote on
the issuance of bonds for road im-
provement.
The State Bank at Temple has
increased capital stock from $50,-
000 to $500,000.
The Gulf Fish Company has been
organized in Corpus Christi for the
purpose of catching and packing
fish. Work will begin on the plant
at once. . ,
The Commercial Club of Rockport
is negotiating with Northern capi-
talists relative to the establishment
of a tourist’s hotel to cost about
$150,000.
In addition to the $60,000 bonds
for paving purposes and $30,000 for
sewer improvements, Beaumont will
vote on $60,000 for park building,
December 20th.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Wichita Falls has launched a move-
ment for the erection of an audito-
rium having a seating capacity of
about 3000.
The Galveston Commercial Asso-
ciation has submitted a proposition
to the national government for the
establishment of a fish hatchery on
sas to secure authority to issue the gulf coast.
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1911, newspaper, December 21, 1911; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730555/m1/3/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.