The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1913 Page: 1 of 11
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The Rockdale Reporter
Established 1873
AND MESSENGER
OUWCT. LAX GIST AND BIST XAPtX IN MLAM COUNTY
Rockdale Reporter, Established 1883
I, F. C0FF1ELD. Pr«to»
fcl. HiU- Vicc-Prestdent
J. E. L0NGM00R, Cashier
C. R. ISAACS, Asst. Cashier
The First National Bank
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Capital, $75,000, Surplus & Profits, $20,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
The management of this bank desires to express its
high appreciation of the number of new accounts
that are coming in, and to assure all new, as well
as old patrons, that nothing will be left undone to
merit continued patronage.
With ample resources, we are in position to render
service tnat cannot be excelled. Get in line with the
old First National and mutual benefits will follow.
Everybody should have a bank account.
DIRECTORS:
J.F. Coffieli R* L Hale, Lon Hudson, C. H. Coffield, A. P. Perry, Jr
ecidedly the classiest little Surmounting the pyramid the
corn display ever seen in Rock- massive solid silver Trophy Cup
a e this week graces one of the stand*. This cup was won by
mg show windows at the Henne | the Milam County Boys Corn
,7y.efr storc- was arrang-! Club i|i competition with the en-
. by Messrs. George Banzhaf, j tire *tate. It was given by
in charge of the county demon- [ Texas*Farm and Ranch, and is
stration work, and Uncle George;to be re-contested annually.
L)oss, Texas’ champion corn j The Club which wins it three
grower for 1913. j times will then retain it perma-
I The corn is arranged in pyra-! nently.
midai form, and the top row Not the least feature in this
18“ows corn from the same field \ windqsv display is the large num-
as came the Grand Sweepstakes1 her of premium ribbons shown.
, Championship exhibit which Mr. J They^ange from the big royal
Doss showed at Dallas, and | purple of the Sweepstakes, to
i which will be showed at the Na- the narrower white and yellow
giving Shower for
tecKner Orphans' Home.
To say it was a grand success
but expressing the truth mild-
Woman’s tender heart and
-pathy for motherless little
has always been one of her
t charming characteristics,
is was most beautifully de-
nstrated by the generous
ts for the orphan children
t Thursday afternoon. It
ly seemed that every woman
Kockdale was pleased by her
ace and gifts to show that
heart responded to the call
the motherless little ones,
e of the dear friends from
country were interested
gh to bring their gifts also,
mingle with the sisters of
town. We hope you liked
well enough to come often,
o everyone who so gracious- j ^raPe fruit-
helped us, we extend most
tional Corn Show in February.
------— j It is also the same corn from
Father of the latherless reward I which he sold a quantity at fifty! shown is remarkable, and tells
you abundantly. cents per ear, and is of the more forcibly than words of the
denoting 4th and 5th prizes.
The number of blue ribbons
The Woman’s Aid and Mission-
ary Society of the Baptist
Church.
Plowing time, plowing time.
Get your plow harness, hames,
collars, bridles, etc., at Schu-
bert’s. tf
Cashier Tink Perry’s aristo-
cratic bearing is due to a sore
tonsil and stiff neck and not to
a desire to impress his import-
ance upon a long suffering pub-
lic. So don’t be afraid of him;
that funereal smile will wear off
as soon as he can grapple with
the eats again. Two weeks on every one of you is our prayer,
soup is not conducive to a, Rebecca Pulliam,
pleased expression, and Tirk Mr. and Mrs. J. A. F. Evett.
looks a» happy as an undertaker. Mr. and Mrs. S. 0. Miller.
Bloody Butcher variety. j success with which Agent Banz-
n^ran*)erry Dent, Yellow Dent,1 haf’s work has been attended.
White Dent-in fact all the lead-1 Ityou haven’t seen this dis-
ing varieties, are shown, being; , ., ...
from the corn raised by Mr. Doss'play “ wlil pay you t0 come t0
and by the members of the town throu}?’n the mud iust to
Milam County Boys Corn Club. see it.
Card of ThanKs.
V\ e wish to thank our many
friends who with their heartfelt
sympathy and loving hands so
kindly assisted us in the parting
hour when our husband and
father was taken from our
midst. May God bless each and
If you want
trade anything
to buy. sell or
try Reporter
J. W. Key from out
One of our subscribers says he
receives five or six papers, and
never did pay his subscription in
advance on any of them until
The Reporter adopted the cash-
in-advance system. Now he
thinks more of The Reporter
than any of the others, and ex-
j pcrier.ces a feeling of pride
j every time he takes it from his
i mail box, knowing that he is
j getting something that actually
; belongs to him. It has develop-
ed a new interest and while he
classified ads. -hey get 1 paying for 52 more doses in ad-'
route 2 wasa caller last Friday,; a,waya ,iked the paper „e now
keep
L P. SESSIONS, Pres.
S. G. HODGE. Vice-President
W. L. BAIRD. Cnsfcler
r. M. GRAVES. Ass't Cashier
CONFIDENCE
/~\UR BANK has grown because the
people of this community Believe
in our BANK. We do not solicit
your account just because our s is a
‘Guaranty Fund Bank, chartered under
the laws of Texas, but also because the
GOOD NAMES of responsible up-
right men of KNOWN financial stand-
ing arc likewise behind our BANK.
We shall welcome you at our BANK.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
KOCKDALE STATE BANK
DIRECTORS «• lOCWENSTEIN
S. G. HODGE
H H. CAMP
..... GUST. BACKHAUS
1. P. SESSIONS
R. W. WALLIS
TooK Prizes at Taylor. j Wonder how many crops a
Rockdale was well represented year old Milam would produce,
at the Taylor Poultry Show last,anyhow! Careful gardeners have
week by Mrs. D. H. Sanford no difficulty in raising two or
and J. B. Collier. Mrs. Sanford three crops of vegetables, and
exhibited White Orpingtons, and J we know several people who
with two pens took down two have something growing the
first premiums, having the best entire year ’round—J. F. Mc-
birds of that strain in the show. 'Calla, for instance. As an illus-
Mr. Collier showed black Min- jtration of the fertility of the soil
orcas and took several firsts and the mildness of the winter
and several seconds. We are climate our friend A. Longmire
unable to learn exactly how j bronght to this office one day re-
many. icently some volunteer snap bean
Mrs. Sanford, as secretary of J plants which he had found grow-
the Milam County Poultry Asso- ing on the railroad track here in
elation, took advantage of the town, the seed having evidently
opportunity to imbibe sume been spilled from a ear. The
pointers on how to conduct a1 plants had grown and flourished
poultry show, and spent several ; without cultivation, and had
days in Taylor. She reports j beans on them big enough to
quite a nice show, but was told cat. Come to Matchless Milam!
vance. Mr. Key stated
G. W. Keen made a business when his time ran out he deter-
re thanks, and may the | trip to Brady last week.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR
==ALL==
You are going to be a Santa Claus too. You will
Jive presents this Christmas, of course. Now is the
hnie, and this is the Opportunity for Satisfactory
Uristmas buying that NOBODY CAN AFFORD
TO MISS........
°me to Us for Beautiful Presents
W'H be both pleased and satisfied. OUR
UNt is BRIGHT. CLEAN and FRESH and
Novt”8 VCry ^atcst *n Taste, Quality and
If
you are asking where you can buy the best and
J C|-*pcst this season you will get your answer by
00 mg through our large variety of
hristmas Presents
!^acc at youi disposal Appropriate Gifts for
VCry mentber of the family.
fl' T StA)PC -vou can Xmas Presents in Watches,
S'I.C S’N, ^ and Gold filled Jewelry. Silverware,
H n 0Vc^‘cs» Toiletware. Diamonds. Cut Glass,
nand Painted China, Gold Handle Umbrella, Mesh
Egyptian Ivory Novelties, Kodaks. Eastman,
aterman s and Conklin Fountain Pens. China,
asswarc, Xmas Cards, Xmas Books.
°YS! TOYS!! DOLLS! DOLLS!! FIREWORKS!
"h.n you want is our welcome to Christmas
-'crs- C ome and be pleased.
1LJ Aj
0cKDal,K.
& co.
TKXAS
mined to do without The Report-
er for awhile, but he commenced
to have nightsweats, chilblains,
corns, and finally an attack of
cold feet showed him that he
couldn’t do without his weekly
tonic any longer, hence the visit
to the sanctum sanctorum Fri-
day. An immediate cure was
effected.
If you need a good pocket
knife or butcher knife call on W.
E. Schubert. tf
Be in front of the Modern Dry
Goods Co.’s store Saturday at
2:30 p. m., and see the big foot
ball kick. Everybody in town
will be there.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Moore and
Miss Katie Griffin, of Smithville,
sppnt Thanksgiving with Mr
and Mrs. J. B. Turner.
that it was not nearly so large
as in former years.
Mrs. Sanford is to be congratu-
lated on her poultry stock as
well as her interest in the poul-
We are Forced to Raise Money try business. With such inter-
and in order to do so we are go-« est as she manifests the Milam
, knows that he couldn't
^ at house without it.
ing to give you the most wonder-
ful bargains ever heard of.
Modern Dry Goods Co.
Miss Tillie Fridge, who is
teaching school at Ben Arnold,
spent Thanksgiving with home-
folks.
John Wolf went to Austin last
Thursday to help Austin win.
He hasn’t 'fessed up as to how
much he lost.
County Poultry Association
sure to be a success.
A War for Cash has been de-
clared at the Modern Dry Goods
Co.
i The Youth’s Companion Calen-
dar for 1914.
i The publishers of the Youth’s
Companion will, as always at
this season, present to every
subscriber whose subscription is
paid for 1914, a Calendar for the
new year. The decorative
mounting is rich, but it is subor-
dinated to the main purpose to
produce a calendar that is use-
ful. it
The Christian Sunday School
made a new record last Sunday
both in attendance and collec-
tion. We are very desirous that
every member be present next
Sunday in order to arrange for
our Christmas program.
1 FINE WATCH RErAIKlNG\
WATCHES
CLOCKS
PCWELRY’
.SILVtRWARC
fOIAHOMDS
'cut BLASS
1 ENGRAVING I
See Hill & Co.'s show windows
for new goods. tf
I Car extra fine new ribbon cane
! syrup just arrived. Bring in;
your jug. i
Scarbrough & Hicks Co.
Send the Children to Us
m
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MONEYS
WORTH
HERE
I. ■ • ial
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III
They will get just as
good Groceries as
(hough you came your-
self.
You
hank
always receiving t h c
best from us.
WE HAVE ONLY ONE PRICE
And that is as low as wc can sell good quality
Groceries and give you honest weight, measure,
etc
The Sanitary Grocery
H. A L. HUDSON TelephoiwJNo. 32
mir
HOW PEREECTLY NATURAL
for members of the .'air sex
to seek to enhance their nat-
ural grace and charm by
fashionable dress and a
judicious
SELECTION OF JEWELS
Go to the Dry Goods Establish-
ment, the Dressmaker and the
Milliner for the former.
Come Here For the Latter
OUR STOCK CONTAINS
ALL THAT IS DESIRABLE
AT CORRECT PRICES
B. L. DOUTHIT
Expert Watchmaker and Jeweler
-AT-
Perry A Quebe's Drug Store
T. B. KEMP
& SON
Agents
Phone
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1913, newspaper, December 4, 1913; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742545/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.