The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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“COST 1ER NOTHING”
“That Mrs. Nabor dropped in this afternoon and trot off a
lot of cheap talk.”
“CHEAP TALK”
“Yes. she used our Telephone for a full half hour.”
Why not subscribe for a telephone and quit annoying
your neighbor?
For information in reference to installing telephones,
call “Contract Department.”
PECOS A RIO GRANDE TELEPHONE CO.
ORIENT TINE TABLE
No. 1 W’estbound
Arrive
Leave
No. 2 Eastbound
Arrive
Leave
Both trains will dinner in Fort
Stockton.
1:40 p. m.
2:10 p. m.
11:40 a. m.
12:15 p. m.
If you want to go to the depot
or any other place in town, or
make a trip out of town, call F.
Tercero, who is always ready to
serve you. Price 25c. or round
trip 40c.
Miss Winnie Rigsbee has re-
turned from San Angelo, where
she had an operation on one of
her eyes. She was accompanied
home by Jack Nettleton. who
will be the guest of the Rigsbee
family for several days.
Mrs. Ed. Stockton and son
Jack, left Sunday for Fresno.
Calif., to s|>ond two months visit-
ing Mrs. Stockton’s daughter.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mi near,
were here this week, on their
monthly business trip, from tennlson’ ga“e"7h'^
ranch. an elegant “good-bye” dinner
Large audiences attended the from the home garden, Sunday,
services last Sunday, Morning j just before they started.
and evening, at the Methodist , _ _ , .
church Gm4 Reason far His Enthusiasm.
When a man has suffered for
several days with‘colic, diarrhoea
or other form of bowell complaint
and is then cured sound and well
I talk “right prices” and the
merchandise I sell, shouts about
i the quality that is in it. As ever
yours, Landers.
Puckett cleans hats.
Puckett reblocks hats.
Anything you buy will cost less
at Landers.
Take an ice cream with crush-
ed fruits—5c at Landers.
Cut your grocery bill. The
Landers’ habit will do it.
Galvanized Tanks, all sizes, at
Fort Stockton Cornice Works.
M. H. Hargus left Tuesday for
his former home in Marathon.
Every phone is a grocery store.
What do you want to eat? Lan-
ders.
W. A. Hadden returned Mon-
day from a business trip to San
Antonio.
Special prices on beds, mat-1
Tom Moore and Tom Hirst
came in Tuesday from Globe.
Ariz., for a visit of a few days
with the home folks.
Dr. L. Stevens and family
are sojourning at Christoval
Mineral Wells for the benefit of
Mrs. Stevens’ health.
Mrs. William Baines of San
Antonio will arrive in the city
tomorrow, to be the guest of
Mrs. W. R. Chancellor.
by one or two doses of Chamber-
lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, as is often the
case, it is but natural that he
should be enthusiastic in his
praise of the remedy, and es-
pecially is this the case of a se-
vere attack when life is threat-
ened. Try it when in need of
such a remedy. It never fails.
Sold by all dealers.
Raich Tarty
Mr. and Mrs. Chancellor, J.W.
Mrs. Oscar Roberts and chil-19ldf'"n- Hall Harmon. F A.
dren and Miss Josie Moore are I StubblefieldAkin Ro.mey. Mr.
Kuests of Mrs. Davenport and Demspter Mr. Harold M.ss Har-
ns, Miss Thalia Gillett of Alpine.
Miss Patty and Miss Abney of1
Miss Ray, at the ranch.
Everybody wants The Luck> gjg Springs went out to the Neal
Blue Bird. The Emblem ot Hap- Tanquay Ranch Saturday even-
piness and Prosperity. R. C. jng and enjoyed a dance and also
Thompson. The Jeweler. a delightful lunch, that had been
If interested in the purchase of; prepared for the guests. Other
n interested in tne purcnase oi; oreparru iui uiv kucdw. wtwi
tresses, springs and pi ows. ^ automobile, let me show you guests were Miss Branson of Al-
Landers.
W’anted-Strictly fresh eggs
at Tom’s place. Will pay 40c
per dozen.
A big special—4c a yard for
Simpson’s Eddystone Calico as B4
Landers.
Miss Morris and Miss Hodges
of San Angelo, are guests of Mrs.
E. Behrens.
the good points of the Reo.
H. H. Butz. Agent.
J. L. Sullivan arrived Monday,
from Mount Pleasant, Texas, to
take a place in the mechanical
force of the Pioneer office.
pine. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kenne-
dy. of the Kennedy Ranch.
Biases NiOce.
I have recently received a full
line of up-to-date plumbing ma-
terial consisting of Bath-tubs,
A headache is the first symptom of an on-coming
sickness. Ail sickness should be caught in time. Have
always in the house some simple remedies to take while
waiting for the Doctor to come. One of our combination
water-bag and fountain syringe is e household necessity.
Have you got one? There is no use of suffering long
with headache or neuralgia. Be prepared to treat it as
soon as it starts.
Come to OUR Drug Store.
Stockton Pharmacy
20 acres of good land with Lavatories. Toilets, Sinks and
5 - room house, at Hearford. everything usually carried in a
Texas, to trade for irrigated | first class plumbing establish-
mentr Ladies are specially in-
J. T. MOORE
A. RICHARDSON
J. N. Morton.
land. Stockton Realty Co.
You an- not treating v-ureelf i wiU be in «y office from 15th vitwit,< at*he Felix building
ri«ht. if you don't buy groceries j to 30th ofaach month, prepared j ^af m'av want, “iwilfap-
at Landers. to do all kinds of dental work.; |)recjate y0ur patronage.
Mayor Jas. Rooney and R. T. | Al> work ca--h- H. B. Bolt.
Durrett are in Denver. Colorado. J Mrs. C. E. Gilmore and little
on a business trip. son, of Wills Point, Texas, will i M
i Jack Richardson and Herbert
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Beaty came arrive today to be the g * * 1 Kinniard have rented the Happy
in from the ranch Monday to Mrs. GeoT. Spears for several Hour Theater and are putting on
transact business.
I talk about Landers to keep
you thinking about a good thing —
the Landers’ Habit.
For high grade watches, clocks,
rings, neck chains, etc., see M.
Alfish. The Jeweler.
Frank Rooney and sons. Ver-
non and Roy. returned Sunday,
from a trip to Galveston.
N. Winkler has gone to Eastern
markets to purchase goods for
the fall and winter trade.
Shipton Parke. Jr- came home
Monday from the ranch where
he had spent two weeks.
Go to Brown’s Garage and Ma-
chine Shop to have your car re-
paired, painted or rebuilt.
Carl Williams, manager of the
Roseland Dairy, returned Sunday
from a business trip to Cisco.
One good alfalfa farm at a
bargain; close in, for 30 days
only. Stockton Realty Co.
A. Richardson and family left
Wednesday for a weeks visit to
their old home, Sweetw ater, Tex.
Brown Garage and Machine
Shop for first-class auto service.
They will go anywhere, day or
night.
Buy guaranteed tires at the
Brown Garage and save ten to
twenty dollars per set of four
The new Reo, 5-passenger car,
fully equipped, electric , lights
and electric* self - starter, only
$1196.00, f. o. b. factory*
H. H. Buts, Agent
days.
Rev. Jones, pastor of the Mar-
fa Methodist church is here this
week attending the revival ser-
vices. conducted by Presiding
Elder Ray.
Mrs. W. T. Jones and children
are at home, after an extended
stay at Christoval Mineral Well.
She thinks Christoval is a great
health resort.
Master Shipton Parke return-
ed from the ranch Monday; Miss
Gladys will remain a few weeks
longer the guest of her cousin,
Miss Feme Minear.
Miss Fay Golightly accompan-
ied her father. Saturday, t o
Alpine, wThere he filled his reg-
ular appointment at the Chris-
tian church in that city.
First-class hotel and modern
residence in Clovis, New Mexico,
Changed ilangement.
some fine moving pictures. These
gentlemen will give the business
their personal attention and will
make the Happy Hour an attrac-
tive place of amusement.
At Baytirt Church
Rev. Harry Richardson will
preach at the Baptist church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
All members of the church are
urged to be present at this ser-
vice. On account of the meet-
ing a t the Methodist church
there will be no evening services.
Went to Pecs
W. A. Hadden. W. P. Rooney
and W. A. White of Grandfalls
went to Pecos yesterday evening
to confer with the railroad pro-
moters, relative to the proposed
Fort Stockton-Pecos Railroad.
Brooks Garage
MOORE 9t RICHARDSON
Proprietors
Search
Light
Tanks
1A7 E have the best equipped Garage and Machine Shop in this
section of Texas. Are equipped to do any kind of repairing
of machinery. We make a specialty of Auto repairing and rebuild-
ing. Vulcanising is also one of our specialties. Cars washed and
polished. Handle the best grease, gasoline and lubricating oils on
the market. Storage by day or month; service cars at any hour.
Every job guaranteed. Gasoline and Oil Stoves repaired.
DO YOUR KNOCKING TO DS. Remember, All Work Guaranteed
Wm4
The best that can be had, saw-
f timber, absolutely
'ou get full benefit
ed out of big timber, absolutely
no waste. Y<
to trade for ranch land in Pcoo*can be had at 48 cts.
per bushel, per sack. And honey
county.
Stockton Realty Co.
8-room modern residence in
Arlington. Texas, on the inter-
urban close to Dallas, to trade
for irrigated land.
Stockton Realty Co.
C. T. McAfee has returned
from a trip to the eastern mar-
kets, where he purchased a large
stock of dry goods, clothing and
act, for the Rooney Mercantile
Co.
R. 0. Thompson, J. C. Mauk
and G. W. Colveft have returned
from College Station, where they
attended the Farmers Congress.
They all report a suooemful Me-
too.
*J, Sam Gaines.
PitsduBg at Takerude
Elder Golightly will fill his
regular appointment Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock, but on
account of the protracted meet-
ing at the Methodist church, will
hold no services Sunday evening.
Lilt
Somewhere in town, a pair of
large scales, and finder please
bring to City Transfer office and
receive reward.
City Transfer A Storage Co.
Last Saturday, July 3B, some-
where in Fort Stockton, a Cameo
Pin finder return to Pioneer
md get reward. 11
Happy Hour
Next Week
The management will give to
the person holding the lucky
number, on Saturday night, Aug.
16. one-half bushel of home
grown peaches. A number given
with each ticket purchased.
We are also arranging to give
our patrons a better film service,
also some extraordinary feature
films.
Everybody come out, get a
ticket and work for the peaches.
Beginning Monday night, Aug.
11th, the show will start prompt-
ly at 8:30.
Admission 5 and 10 cents.
NOTICE
Will send out laundry basket
every Tuesday and return Satur-
day. Will call for and deliver to
your home. Phone 147.
Puckett’s Barber Shop.
>
I am agent for the Crown
Chemical Company floor Sweep,
(Ducheg^Swfeping Compound.)
RATLIFF’S
PHARMACY
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Pure Drugs and Medicines
PHYSICIANS* PRESCRIPTIONS
CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED
Prices Reasonable
Your Patronage Solicited
S. O. RATLIFF
PMPMETOIt
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Barry, E. The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1913, newspaper, August 8, 1913; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth811373/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .