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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE
10 Pages
FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
Vol. No. 40
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, Friday, March 11, 1921.
No. 10
BUILDING OF COLEMAN
AND G’LDBUSK ROAD
IER H’DWAY
Gfiidf work on the 6.78 miles stretch
of the Coleman and Oouldbusk road
was begun Monday by the contractors,
Burks, Firmin & Hart, smarting at the
city limits on south Fifth Avenue.
Mr. Burks, a member of the contract-
ing firm, will have office here and per-
sonally qiicct the work.
u\j Labor Employed.
Twenty teams belonging to the con-
tractors are employed at the begin-
ning of the job. and within ten days
fifty teams will be employed. Most
of the teams and practically all of the
labor will be secured in the county.
The gravel haul for surfacing the
road will approximate 2V4 miles aver-
age distance. It is estimated that
16,000 loads of gravel will be neces-
sary to surface the job. When two
miles of the grade work is finished
teams will then be employed on the
gravel haul. With favorable weather
Mr. Burks estimates that the grade
work on the entire job would be com-
pleted within sixty days. t
The present road bed will be used
the entire distance with the exception
of the last lap,of the road near Wild-
cat creek, where a direct course will
be taken and approximately a fifth of
a mile distance eliminated and a bet-
ter crossing on Wildcat secured. Round
corners will be substituted far the sev-
eral right angle turns that now occur
on this stretch of road.
Bring us your chickens and eggs.
Ryan & McKinney, west of court house
llx.
Brownwood Band Will
Give Open Air Concert
In Coleman Next Sunday
The Brownwood Concert Band of
thirty-five or forty members will visit
Coleman next Sunday, March 13,
weather permitting, and give a free
open air concert, to which the entire
public is invited.
The concert will be held in the
street, beginning about 2:30 p.' m.
and tbe musical program will be in
keeping with the day.
DO YOU WANT A GRAFONOLA ?
If so look up our offer, it will save
you big money.
lOx.
Bowen’s Drug Store.
ROUND ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
Jailed for Burglary.
Two young men transients,
who
100 bars white Laundry
|5.00 at Hubert’s.
Soap for
lOx.
Department Headquarters of the
American Legion and the Texas Leg-
ionnaire, official organ the Department
of Texas American Legion, have joint-
ly launched a membership and sub-
scription “game” with prizes ranging
from a Mahogany Grand Piano to a
real Oak Book Case for Post Club
rooms, and 38 Shetland ponies for the
children who boost the Legion through
the “game."
This is a State contest as well as
local, and is based entirely upon a
sliding scale of points, so as to make
is just as fair for the contestants in
the smaller places in competition with
the larger cities. So everyone help
the boys and girls of Coleman win the
Shetland ponies.
The contestants in Coleman will be:
Adelia Martin, Mary Lopise Murray,
Elizabeth Hubert, Paul Roquemore,
William Newsom, Marlin Lempeotis,
Camille Stobaugh and Geneva McCul-
lough.
L. E. Bell has recently changed his
address from Fisk to Voss.
NEW RAZOR BLADES: Name
your razor we have the blades to fit it.
A new stock now and they say better
than ever. Bowen’s Drug Store. lOx.
We pay cash for eggs,
cantile Co.
Gray Mer-
lOx.
Chas. Wilson, of the Wilson Grain
Co., left Tuesday evening on a business
trip to South Texas and Mexico.
Bulk Garden Seed.
We bought J. M. Crawford & Son’s
bulk seed. You can save money by
buying seed in bulk. Quality the very
best. Big stock beans and water-
melon seed.
>.,10x. Gray Mercantile Co.
The following visitors from Brown-
wood were in Coleman last Saturday
evening in attendance at the local club
dance: Misses Grace Floyd, Elizabeth
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Floyd and
Messrs. Frank Lake, Dan Ripley.
Womans Auxiliary of
American Legion to be
Organized Here Mch 15
There will be a meeting at the court
house Tuesday night Marih 15th for
the purpose of organizing a Woman’s
Auxiliary of the American Legion.
Those who are eligible for member-
ship are the mothers, wives, daughters
and sisters of ex-soldiers of the world
war.
This organization is very important
one and one women should be proud to
be a member of. A committee of the
American Legion will attend the meet-
ing for the purpose of starting the
work to going.
So all who are eligible for member-
ship in the Woman’s Auxiliary are es-
pecially invited to attend this meeting
and become charter members of /the
organization.
DON’T OVERLOOK our Grafonola
ad. Bowen’s Drug Store. lOx.
Attention Ex-Service Men!
There Will be a regular meeting of
Ray Post of the American Legion at<
the court house in Coleman, Satur-
day night, March 19th, at 8:00 p. m.
All members of the Post are expect-
ed to be present at this meeting, and
all ex-service men who are not mem-
bers of the_ Legion are invited to at-
tend and join the Ray Post.
By order of: L. S. White, Post Com-
mander; J. F. Henderson Jr., Post
Adjutant._ ' 10-11
Have you given us a trial at filling
your gas-tank with good gas? Drive
by. Coleman Machine Shop. lOx.
Miss May Trevett succeeds Miss Lil-
lie Sanders as head of the Domestic
Science Department in Coleman High
School. Miss Saunders was recently
called home on account of the death of
her sister-in-law and she will have the
care of her brothers’ children. It will
interest Coleman friends to know that,
since leaving Coleman Miss Saunders
was united in marriage to Mr. Hiram
Downard. The wedding occurred
Sunday, March 6th.
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Pictorial Review Patterns—20c to
35c—none higher—at Hubert’s. lOx.
Suits With a Guarantee.
We wish to announce the arrival of
a complete line of Hart, Schaffner &
Marx suits. This store has been the
home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx for
twenty-three consecutive seasons; and
their well known guarantee goes with
every garment. Satisfaction must
be yours or your money back.
lOx. Pessels Dry Goods Co.
sessed a fine of' $25.00 and costs.
Filing of Charter.
A charter from the Secretary of
State to the Coleman Sewer Company
was filed in the office of the county
clerk at Coleman March 5, 1921. The
company, a private corporation, has
a paid up capital stock of $40,000, 400
shares of $100 each. The members
of the firm are W. J. Coulson, C. S.
Polk, W. I). Allen, and the purpose of
the organisation is the construction
and maintenance of sewers.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
March 3.—F. M. Smith and Ger-
trude Manning.
state that their home is in New York,
are in the Coleman jail charged with
burglarizing the depot at Goldsboro.
The burglary occurred Monday night
when the cash drawer was filtered and
other articles taken from the depot.
The boys were arrested at Lawn in
Taylor county, the first station up the
road from'Goldsboro.
Adjudged of Unsound Mind.
The county court, composts) of
Judge Mathews, Attorney D. L. Snod-
grass and Clerk L. Emet Walker, went
to Santa Anna Wednesday morning to
conduct a hearing in which Mrs. Mary
E. By rum was adjudged of unsoubd
mind.
In County Court.
The week’s jury for the county
court was dismissed late Monday. The
court was occupied during the day
with dismissals for lack of evidence,
a dozen or mroe orimjnal cases being
dismissed, while the court accepted __ „ .. __________
one plea of -guilty to-gaming and it- land eightdeet-off-eastaide of lot 19-m
March 5.—*L. L. Barbee and Mrs. M,
E. Lantendorf.
March 8t—C. A. Billings and Lucy
Hall.
Record of Births.
Reported to the county clerk:
To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thute, Bur-
kett, boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. Carroll A. Cowan,
Burke,tt* boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wiginton,
Fisk, boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Parker,
Fisk, girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Woods, Val-
era, girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Adkins, Voss,
Boy.
Deeds Filed for Record,
James C. Spencer to Miles Wofford,
106.9 acres being block 6 out of S. S.
Tompkins’ survey 328; $4,008.75.
N- Thompson to Powell Roberts, 100*
acres contained in Coleman county
school survey 95; $3,500.00.
L. L. Shield to W. I. Mitchell, lot 9
r^^KSSTART
on Friday, March 18th ORGANIZATION HERE
CAMPAIGN NOW ON
where dinner will be served.
Everybody is requested to take part
in the drive and meet early, 7:30 a. m.,
at the designated points so that the
men can be distributed on the lines to
the best advantage.
FRESH SHELLED PECANS: these
are choice halves and strictly fresh.
Coulson ’ft Drug Store. lOx.
County Track Meet to
Be Held Here March 26
block 24, original town of Santa Anna;
$4,000.00.
Mrs. Mary L. Ruffner et al to G. W.
Jennings Jr., 38.20 acres out of Rich-
ard Perry survey 95; $955.00.
Mrs. Mullie Lee to J. J. Willing-
ham, 60x125 feet out of block 9, orig-
inal town c.f Coleman; $2,400.00.
A. C. Wodward to E. L. and W. L.
Woodward, 114.2 acres contained in j
Wade H. Bynum survey 272; $6,900.00.
Each school is entitled to one repre-
sentative.
acres contained in Bradford Fowler
survey 485; $6,000.00.
Neill II. Banister to G. O. Herring,
lot 19 of Banister addition to Santa
Anna; $495.00.
HEARD ON THE SQUARE.
There is a pleasing amount of ce-
ment work going on down.Commercial
avenue. Wouldn’t it cause a grand
and glorious feeling if all'the owners
of property along Commercial avenue
should lay cement walks?
The public will tuke notice of a
slight change in the local train sched-
ule on the San Angelo branch which
became effective March 6th. The aft-
ernoon train from San Angelo arrives
at 5:40 p. m. instead of 5:47 as hereto-
fore. The night train from Brown-
wood to San Angelo arrives at 10:10
instead <ff 10:25 as heretofore.
THE FIRST TEN DAYS of a chick-
en’s life is the most important and if
you feed them CONKEY’S BUTTER-
MILK STARTING FOOD you will
save their lives. Fresh supply at
Coulson’s Drug Store. lOx.
S. H, Gilliland left Sunday evening
for Austin where he will be engaged
in the work of eradicating cattle ticks
in Travis county under the direction
of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board.
CONDENSED REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF COLEMAN, TEXAS
at dose of business February 21, 1921.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts .............................................. $ 760,791.77
Overdrafts ...................................................:..............................•. 11,145.96
U. S. Bonds .................................................................................. 125,600.00
Real Estate and Fixtures.......................................................... 53,019.00
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank................................................ 6,000.00
Cash in vault and with other banks-----..---------$ 88,369.62
Bills of Exchange ............................................... 121,517.24 209,886.86
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$1,166,443.59
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock .............................................................................$ 100,000.00
“ ' “ ’ 100,000.00
......... 58,723.60
......... 98,600.00
......... 585,269.93
......... 127.85Q.16
........ 96,000.00
......... 1,100.00
Surplus Fund
Undivided J’rofits (net)
CirculaticA ...............
Deposit* Rpv
Depoa.vo <r ,......
Rediscount# with Federal Reaervo Bank
Bills Payable ........ *
Due on Reaj^Estate
$1,166,443.69
The above statement is correct.
' , R. H. ALEXANDER, Cashier.
THE Ty( 9Mh THAI flf-US "»'CCi,'fre.Sf
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COLEMAN. TfcX
The Modern Rooming House, own-
ed and operated by Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Williams, has been acquired by Mrs.
May Perry who will have charge after
April 1st.
TRY SAN-TOX PINE BALSAM for
coughs. It has been considered the
best for years. Why not now ? Bow-
en’s Drug Store. lOx.
Local Weather Report: Thursday
March 19, light frost, weather unset-
tled, may rain or come a cyclone.
A baby^dnughter born last week to
Mr. and/Ylii. L. O. Caffey of Coleman
was born with one full developed tooth
and another tooth almost developed.
We havejrfouse Paint in 27 different
colors. Forsyth and Fowler. lOtfx.
tice is unsavory, unsanitary and un-
christian.
Eggs! Eggs!! Bring us your
eggs; we pay 25 cents per dozen cash.
Gober Bros. lOx.
The county court, in session at Santa
Anna Wednesday morning, used the
office of Fred W. Turner for its de-
liberations in the absence of the own-
er. The court desires to -thank Mr.
Turner for the favor; at the same time,
the court would have the owner pro-
vide more seating capacity and better
accommodations if he expects to re-
ceive the future patronage of the hon-
orable Oourt.
Fresh shipment of -Femdell Coffee
just received.—F. F. Henderson &
Son. lOx.
The County Track Meet will be held
in Coleman Saturday, March 26th. On
the same date will be held the county
spelling contest in which three library
prizes of the value $25.00, $15.00 and
$10.00, will be given for 1st, 2nd, and
3rd places. Spelling will be conduct-
ed orally and begin on page 51 of the
Adopted Text. Any pupil not over 15
years old September 1, 1920, and not
cently adopted
districts which
o, any school
desire to do so
Tax Amendment Now Operative.
The Legislature having passed the
enabling clause for placing in opera-
tion the school tax amendment re-
in Texas
now
may hold an election for the purpose
of increasing their school taxes to the
maximum which, for purpose of build-
ing and maintenance, may not exceed
$1.00.
Rural State Aid.
Forty-one >choch in-Coleman coun-,
ty have applied for State aid in
amount more than $18,000. As result!
of inspection conducted last week ail
the schools applying for aid were
granted it, but some of the schools will
not receive the full amount asked for
because they have failed to meet all
requirements. While other schools that
showed to have made special efforts
will be recommended for a raise above
the amount applied for.
The forty-one schools recommended
for State aid are as follows:
Among seventeen State Vocational
schools of high school grade whose
representatives competed in stock
judging nt the Southwestern Exposi- _ _ , „ , ,
tion and Fat Stock Show in Ft. Worth, *£75. Turner Ranch $75, Starkweather
Grape Creek $265, Buffalo $700,
Herring $213, Junction $300, Glen
Cove $275, Oak Grove $250, Silver
Valley $970, Concho Peak $275, Inde-
pendence $500, Plainview $250, Comal
$250, Liberty $500, Rae $500. Burkett
$402, Shield $500, Talpa $750, Muke-
water $433, Leaday. $485, Brown
Ranch $565, Central $500, Milligan
the Granger High School team won
first place with the State Orphan’s
Home second and Penelope third. The
Coleman team was composed of Claude
Miller, Gordon Gillespie, Arthur Wed-
dle; alternate, J. P. Blair; coach, A. I.
Edwards.
See us before you sell your eggs;
we pay the top in cash or trade. Gober
Bros. lOx.
See us before you buy that auto cas-
ing: we can save you money. Roach
& Simmons. lOx.
• \j Joe Anderson, ginner at
V*»nn Coleman Monday on business
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
will speak at the Dixie Theatre in
Coleman, Wednesday night, April 6th,
under the auspices of the local lyceum
bureau.
In the list of Texas charters granted
at Austin, March 8, is the following:
Russell Production Company of Bal-
linger, capital stock $50,000; incor-
r
orators, H.. Giesecke, E. A. Giesecke,
A. Nicholson.
Auto casings at special prices.
Roach & Simmons, Coleman Machine
Shop. IQx.
Spencer Pipes is laid up with a pis-
tol wound in the leg as result of an
accident which occurred Sunday night
at the Pipes home in Coleman. The
recent arrest of several Mexicans by
Constable C. E. Pipes left him. in pos-
session of three pistol*. Spencer
Pipes took one of the weapons from
its drawer for the purpose of cleaning
it. Some of the cartridge* in the gun
wore corroded and in the effort to ex-
tract the ammunition the gun was dis-
charged, the bullet taking effect in the
lower part of the thigh and passing
out on the opposite side and several
inches below the point of entrance.
For Sale, Willy* Knight 7-passenger
automobije, slightly used; woukl trade
for cattle. Sam Wilson, at Ford Gar-
age. lOtfx.
The local health board is looking for
those storekeepers on Commercial
avenue who have formed the habit of
placing dead rata in the alleys and
streets. The penalty for such offense
it the sanitary code it, presum-
fine of $100 a rat ana n jail
sentence, To say the least, the prac-
The one or more Mexican prisoners
held in the county jail are being em-
ployed, by order of the county judge,
in grubbing timber from the public
roads.
$90, Gouldbusk $640, Hill $85, Hardin
(1) $275, Hardin (2) $150, Anderson
$500, Whon $100, White Chapel $550,
Bowen $500, Valera $900, Eliott $258,
Red Wire $200, Line $175, Novice
$800, Union Hill $70, Watts Creek
$480, Folk $400, Longview ' $140,
Goldsboro $500, Midway $365, Trick-
ham $500, Miller $250, Bee Branch
$500.
The meeting of farmers held in
Coleman last Friday, at which time
Mr. S. J. Enochs presented plans for
the organization of a county unit of
the Texas Farm Bureau Federation,
resulted in the formulation of plans
W. P .Pepper and others request the I
Democrat-Voice to announce a rab-
bit drive for Friday, March 18, with
following lines of march:
South Line .form at Voss at 7:30 a.
nt., wtth Joe Anderson and Barcus
Raymer as captains.
North Line, form at aVlera 7:30 a. j
m., with W. H. Rush and Bert Mulli- j
nax as captains. • ’ for organizing the county.
Round-up at Willow Water Hotel The following speaking dates were
arranged in the various precincts of
the county, the meetings to be held at
8 p. m.; and all farmers, men, women
and chiidrep are invited to attend:
Tuesday, March 8, at White Chapel,
Anderson, Glen Cove,
Wednesday, March Cat Silver Val-
ley, Burkett, Valera.
Thursday, March 10, at Rae, Talpa,
Novice.
Friday, March 1}, at Goldsboro,
Voss, Buffalo.
erty, Midway.
Tuesday, March 15, at Gouldbusk,
Plainview, Independence.
Wednesday, March 16, at
Lone Star, Rockwood.
Thursday, March 17, at Concho
Peak, Brown Ranch, Watts Creek.
Friday, March 18, at Trickham,
Starkweather, Bee Branch.
Monday, March 21, at Loss Creek,
Indian Creek, Bowen. "■
Tuesday, March 29, at Union Hill,
Camp Colorado, Central.
Wednesday, March 23, at Whon,
Hardin, Hill.
Thursday, March 24, at Elliott,
Spring Creek, Leaday.
Friday, March 25, at Miller, Long-
view, Leedy.
Saturday, March 26, at County or-
ganization (2:30 p. m.) at court house,
Coleman. ,
Other meetings to be called if con-
ditions will justify.
Christian Endeavor
Convention to Hold
Here March 11 to 13
The Christian Endeavor Convention
of Brownwood district will be held in
Coleman from March 11th to 13th in-
clusive. The sessions will begin Fri-
day evening and continue through Sun-
day, services being held each morning,
afternoon and night of the three days
at the Presbyterian Chruch.
Delegates to tnc numoer of approx-
imately 100 from the various Christian
and Presbyterian churches of the dis-
trict will be in attendance. The dele-
gates will be guests in private homes
of the city.
Dr. W. B. Gray of Brownwood will
occupy the pulpit at the 11 o/clock
service Sunday morning and at night
Dr. French W. Thompson, President
Daniel Baker College, will deliver a
consecrational address.
We sell the best in groceries and
pay the top for produce. Gober Bros.
lOx. ■
Jay Johnson of San Marcos and
Major Johnson of Houston are here
this week for a visit with their mother
who is seriously ill.
V’oss, was
He
stated the Voss gin had weighed out
about 1960 bales and would close the
season with two more ginning dates.
R. R. Hubert has a special
White Laundry Soap for $5.00.
100 bars
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The Magnolia Company, Morris No.
11, is reported drilling around 700
feet. Tne Prairie Company, Miller
tract, was given a second shot of ni-
tro last week to .dislodge lost bit-
stems.
“Belle of Wichita’’ flour makes bet-
ter biscuits. Try a sack,. Gober
Bros. lOx.
I Mayor E. P. Scarborough has re-
ceived official notice from the State
Fire Insurance Board to the effect that
the loss ratio of the city of Coleman
for the years 1918, 1919 and 1920 ha*
been checked and approved by the
commission, and that the record en-
titles Coleman to the maximum credit
of 15 per cent on all policies written
on or after January 1, 1921, to Feb-
ruary 28, 1922.
The Coleman schools will be sus-
pended this Friday and the faculty
will go to Brownwood to attend tbe
Mid Tex Teachers Institute, An ex-
hibit qf work in all department* of
the local schools will be shown at the
institute.
Mrs. H. H. Winn of Dallas arrived
Monday for a visit with her brother,
Jerry Harbour and family.
QUALITY Ice Cream BRICKS aro
Your 1920
Income Report
With only two days left we
urge that you immediately file
your Income Tax report.
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Last year there were thous-
ands of dollars penalties paid on
account of negligence on the part
of the tax payer.
See our Mr. Woodward today
for information and free assistance
in filing your return.
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any stylo or color you desire Phone
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