The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911 Page: 3 of 16
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THE SULPHUR SPRINGS GAZETTE, DECEMBER 22, 1911.
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In pur business, shows that more people are still opening
accounts with us. We are daily ^adaijig new naimes to
owt already long list of depositors. They have found that
the road to wealth is by way of the bank account; and
"7at we, by our uniformly conservative methods, our cur-
tebus treatment of our customers have proven that this is
the place to open that account.
First State Bank
NO DEPOSITOR EVER LOST A PENNY IN A TEXAS bTATE BANK.
RAILROAD/TIME TABLE.
Cotton Belt.
Bast Bound No. 102........2:51a.m.
Bast Bound No./l04.........2:05 p.xn.
West Bound No. 101........1:69 a.m.
West Bound No1103.........1:24 p. m.
Missouri, Kansas arid Texas.
Bast Bound N4>. 222,.......12:17 p.m.
Bast Bound No. 224,.......12:17a.m.
West Bound No. 221........2:18 p. m.
West Bound No. 223,.......4:16 a. m.
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Guy Yantis was in the city Monday.
Roy Spence was in Winnsboro Sun-
day.
L. F.
days. I
Stacy is at home for the holi-
Ed. Pounds is here to spend Christ-
mas.
B. B. White of Winnsboro was here
Wednesday. •
J. T. Hightower
boro Sunday.
visited in Winns-
Mrs. W. I.
las yesterday.
Fortune visited in Dal-
Watch for the Palace
of Sweets.
Bob Knox was here from Mt. Ver-
non Wednesday.
R. O.
Springs
Yantis was
Monday.
here from Reily
Mrs. Matthew Agee
tives in ML Vernon.
is visiting rela-
W. M. Connor made a business trip
to Dallas Tuesday.
Christmas is almost
winter to speak of.
here .and no
J Dr.-M. C. Sheppard of Brinker
in the city Monday.
Hon. B.
Greenville
F. Crosby was here
Saturday.
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Mrs. J. E .McElroy of Reily Springs
was In the city Monday.
Ernest Littlefield is here from Ada,
Okla., to spend the holidays.
Wright Gill of ML Vernon was
the city last Friday on business.
Jack
est were h
Tume
e here
er and wife of Pine For-
shopping Monday.
Miss Lorena Titus leaves today for
a visit to relatives in Commerce.
Mrs J). A. Robinson of Pine Forest
is the guest of Mrs. R. A. Minter.
I have good Bermuda hay for sale
at my barn. W. A. Smith.
Reece Clifton of Franklin county
was visiting relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gibson of Pick-
ton were here Monday and Tuesday.
See Young Bros, for the best of ev-
erything in staple and fancy grocer-
y Colquitt of Austin was the
of his uncle, J. M. Colquitt, last
Cluas can get lots of "goodies'*
' little folks by phoning Young
uford returned last week from
v Corpus Christl and other
Everything the mind
could conceive 6f or the
heart desire in fine jew*
elry at Frank E. Yantis'.
Deakin Bros, have bought J. W.
Price’s stock of staple and fancy gro-
ceries.
W. T. Foster, merchant at Black
Oak .was in the city Monday and
Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rhodes of the
Dike community were shopping here
Monday.
LOCAL NEWS.
NO GAZETTE NEXT WEEK.
As usual,/ the Gazette will not be is-
sued Christmas week. Our force is
strictly human ,and like everybody
else, the bbys like to take a few days
off for Christmas.
However, we will greet you again
the first j week in January, and are
going to do our very best to give you
*a bigger and better Gazette next year.
Mrs. I. T. Harper is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. T. P. Lynch, at Como
this week.
Mrs. Kelly Cain and little son are
here to spend Christmas with the
home folks.
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Quite a number of horses have died
here the past week—blind staggers is
the trouble.
Last call for Christmas
Get your presents in jew-
elry from the old reliable
jeweler, Frank E. Yantis.
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O. M. Pate returned last week from
a trip to EH Paso and other South-
western towns.
Mrs. E. P. Greenwood of Wichita
Falls is here for a visit to her mother,
Mrs. R. A. Minter.
Young Bros, want to see Old Santa
before he fills his bag of good things
for the little folks.
Fine fancy candies, nuts, apples,
oranges, raisins ,etc., for Santa Claus
at Goo & Harper’s .
We are glad-to-learn that Mrs. W.
C. Stephens is recovering from her re-
cent critical illness.
Homer Palmer, now of Houston, is
here to spend the holidays with his
brother, E. I. Palmer.
Mrs. Claude McCorkle will leave
Sunday to spend Christmas with her
relatives at Rockwall.
Everything for Santa Claus sweets
and yonr Christmas baking can be
had at Gee & Harper’s.
Supreme President of Our United
Brotherhood, O. B. Briggs, made a bus-
iness trip to Dall-.s Monday.
A recent letter from our friend, V.
Y. Thompson, says he is enjoying
himself with friends in Alabama.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sheppard will
leave Sunday for a visit to Mr# and
Mrs. Albert Blount at Commerce.
Rev. J. E. Hinman filled his regular
appointment at Old Tarrant last Sun-
day, a good crowd being present.
W. R. McCarley of Chicago is here
to join his wife in a visit to her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Templeton.
Loads and loads of Christmas can-
dies, nuts, apples and oranges wait-
ing for Santa Claus at Young Bros.’
See the pretty things
in jewelry at Frank E.
Yantis.’
Mrs. Ida Tapp left Wednesday to
spend Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. Hugh Pangburn, in Fort Worth.
G. C. Roling was in Cumby Tuesday.
Miss Lizsie Murrie, who is teaching
school at Weaver, was here Saturday
and Sunday.
L. C. Moore of Franklin county
was the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
E. P. Templeton .here from Saturday
until Monday.
'Phone Gee A Harper fer any and
everything in the way of Christmas
candles, nuts, etc. They hare a big,
freeh stock of the very beeL
Santa Clans will find everything ke
needs in the way of Christmas candies,
apples, e range*, and nnts at our store.
Young Bros.
Dr. W. R. Cates, now of Grosvenor,
was here last wek to attend the last
illness of big mother, Mrs. Bettie
Cates, who died at Bonansa on the
28th.
WOOD-McGILL.
On Wednesday evening at 9 o’clock,
Rev. Wallace Bassett pronounced the
words that blended the lives and con-
summated the happiness of Joe Tom
Wood and Miss Marie Nannie McGill,
both of this city; the ceremony tak-
ing place at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McGill
on College street.
The groom is a son of our highly
esteemed and well known citizen, Joe
S. Wood, and was born and reared in
Hopkins county. He is a young man
of high moral character, possesses
many qualities of sterling manhood
and numbers bis friends almost by
hjs acquaintances.
The bride is one of Sulphur Springs’
most cultured, refined and worthy
young ladies and those who know her
best appreciate most her many charm-
ing attributes of mind and heart—
those things which tend to uplift the
mind and ennoble the soul. Her most
intimate acquaintances pronounce'her
“pure gold,” and we feel that our
friend is indeed to be congratulated
on having won such a worthy compan-
ion and help-mate for the journey
of life.
The Gazette joins this worthy young
couple’s host of friends in extending
congratulations and best wishes, and
trusts that their lives may be ever
blessed. May the Stars of Peace, Hap-
piness and Prosperity ever light their
pathway, and may their cup of Joy be
filled to overflowing.
BUY THE SEALS.
Red Cross Stamps have been placed
at the drug stores and business houses
of Sulphur Springs for sale at one cenLpiave.
each*. The proceeds of the sale will
constitute a fund to build a tuberculo-
sis sanitarium in Texas for the treat-
ment of the great white plague. In
the distribution of your Christmas gifts
you can use quite a number and when
you do so you will aid in a'great cause
in the interest of suffering humanity.
Let every package you send out bear
one of these promoters of health and
you will have made a meritorious con-
tribution for the welfare of all man-
kind. J
If you fall short on stamps, see Mrs.
H. E .Henderson .
T. L. Bird, who is now connected
with the Supreme Offices of Our Unit-
ed Brotherhood, was in Red River
county Monday and Tuesday in the
interest of the order.
J. F. McKnight who has the contract
for the erection of our 350,000 post of-
fice building is getting big shipments
of material and the work will be push-
ed after the holidays.
T. L. Elam left Monday for his home
at Shelbyville, Tenn., after an extended
visit to his daughters. Mesdames Jack
and Oscar Whaley. His daughter,
Miss Esther, accompanied him home.
Tell old Santa to be sure and go to
Gee & Harper’s before he lays in his
big supply of candies, nuts and goodies
for the little folks. They have one of
the finest stocks In town and will be
glad to load “Santa” up.
We are indebted to our friend J.
Marvin Nichols for a splendid article,
“The Day-Springs From on High,”
which appears on the editorial page.
We have always admired J. Marvin’s
writings, and we feel that this article
Is one of his best efforts. It Is indeed
appropriate for Christmas, and we
trust that all our readers will look it
up and read and enjoy iL
The many friends of Mrs. Bettie
Cates were deeply pained over her
death, which occured at Bonanza on
Wednesday of last week. She had
been a resident of that community for
many years, and by her many act# of
kindness and devoted Christian life
she had won the love and friendship
oftal 1 who knew her. The remains
were laid to rest in the Daughtery
Cemetery on last Thursday evening,
Rev. Clay Martin conducting the ser-
vices. The Gazette extends its sym-
pathies to those whose hearts are sad-
dened.
. Wacth for the Palace
of Sweets
TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF HOP-
KINS COUNTY.
The time has come for another year
of work and we want to have a very
heart to heart talk with you, for its
strictly to your interest, and to the
benefit of every citizen in the county.
We organized the Boys’ Corn Club in
this county this year and were the
means of several receiving'some very
handsome presents; in fact, more than
$300 were distributed to the boys—and
gave considerable time and attention
to this work for which we received
no pay whatever, and we want to
tell you right now that we are willing
to go right behind the boys and girls
this coming year and make it the ban-
ner year over all the state, but we
must have a small amount of money
from each, and a prompt response to
all our correspondence with you. We
want each one that becomes a member
of the clubs to forward us at least one
dollar in order that we may be more
able to carry on the work more per-
fectly, and then we can’t give our time
any longer for every kind of progres-
sive work in the county and receive no
pay; therefore, we want a just com-
pensation from each organization for
which we give service. It would not
be out of the way to state now, and
state it very plainly, that we are get-
ting the very poorest of pay for our
services in all of this progressive
work—only a few of the business
houses and citizens giving us any-
thing—to the extent that we cannot
make ends meet. And, again, we like
our work; and again, we believe that
we can be of more value to Hopkins
county than any other; and again, we
think we ought to receive enough to
meet our current expenses. Now, we
have made our position plain to all we
think; in fact, very plain, but this is
our way of doing, as we are not in-
clined to be otherwise. Now, we want
every school teacher in the county to
send in a list at once of all the boys
and girls that want to join the Boys’
and Girls’ Cotton and Corn Clubs and
Preserving Clubs; or it would suit us
better for each teacher in the county
to send us his name and we will then
mail him blanks to fill out with the
boys and girls and return to us, which
we will forward to the Department.
We have no demonstrator in this coun-
ty this year and its up to me to carry
this work oh ,and I will to the very
best of my ability; but as already
stated you must give me at least a
dollar each, and aid me in every other
way, for its my full determination to
bring these clubs first in the state
if you give me the support that I must
Now, school teachers, send in
your names at once and let me send
you the blanks and then get them into
the department;* and let the bulletins
come forward now, and let’s put ev-
erything on the move in this county.
We have no time to waste, but in order
to get the best results we must be up
and doing now—not some other time.
F. W. MACK, Sec’t’y.
Big stock of fine jew-
elry—only two more days
to get your presents.
Come to see us.
Frank E. Yantis.
PASSED TO HIGHER JOYS.
At the ripe age of 82 years, Capt. L.
D. King, pioneer citizen and attor-
ney for years in this cmnty, passed
to his reward on last Saturday morning
at 1 o’clock.
For more than forty years Capt.
King had been identified with the best
interests of Hopkins county and her
people. For many years he was one
of the first advocates in the lgal forum
and as an attorney had few equals and
no superiors. His convictions were pro-
nounced and strong, in all things touch-
ing and bearing on a correct and up-
right life. When the war of 1861 came
up, he raised a company at Old Tar-
rant and ffor four years followed and
gallantly defended the flag of the
“Stars and Bars.” After the war he
resumed the practice of the law, and
for many years was a leader in the
forensic battles of thp bar.
He was a member of the Methodist
church and at all times lived up to
his faith. As a citizen he was Just, as
a father kind and Indulgent, as a hus-
band loving and affectionate, and to
his friends was always true. He had
lived a long and eventful life, and his
friends throughout the state will be
sad to know he has lain his armor by.
Three daughters, four sons, thirty
grandchildren and eight great-grand-
children survive.
The funeral services were held at
the heme of Judge H. C. Connor on
Saturday evening at 8 o’clock, Elder
Hicks and Rev. Wallace Bassett offi-
ciating. Judge W. P. Leach, long an
associate with Capt. King In the legal
forum .came forward and In a well
ehosen wax paid a high tribute to the
distinguished dead. The Interment
was hsld at the City Cemetery Satur-
day evening at 9 o’clock.
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Rev. Charles Brewster, a Baptist
preacher up In Kaneas, has been impli-
cated in handling dynamite regardless
of the safety of property and life, a
kind of McNamaras stunt.
Your worry about what to give for a Christ-
mas gift will disappear like melted snow
when you come to select it at'this store.
O OMETHING here for everybody—something to suit
O all ages and all tastes—to suit him or her. Let
us aid you in your selection. It will give us the
greatest pleasure and our experience will help you.
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1847 Rogers Silverware, Community and
William Rogers Silverware. Toilet Sets, Lib-
by’s Cut Class. Fine line of Jewelry.
We are giving 25 per cent off
on Hand-Painted^ China.
Only 2 days left for your Christmas shopping.
Be sure to visit our store.
W. M. WALKER
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.
A number of White and Buff Rock
chickens. Both prize winners at poul-
try show. Overstocked; go at a bar-
gain.
Also have a nice house to rent after
January 1st; five rooms, two halls,
good cistern, all necessary out-houses;
all in good repair; rent reasonable.
, G. H. WILSON,
Box 265.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
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The following is the number of bales
of cotton weighed at each of the yards
in Sulphur Springs up until the hour of
going to press Wednesday afternoon:
Joe Wood’s Yard.............. 8,154
Alliance Yard ............... 7,981
Total............t.......16,138
The price of the staple In this city
yesterday ranged from 8c to 9 l-4c per
pound. v.
M. E. Miller of Stamfc rd has accept-
ed a position witu W. M. Walker, the
druggist.
A GENTLE REBUKE.
Daniel Webster’s generosity, his love
of kindly humor and his genuine neigh-
borliness, appear characteristically in
an anecdote recorded by Prof. W. C.
Wilkinson and is vouched for by Mr.
W. T. Davis.
Once, on Mr. Webster’s return to
Marshfield from Washington, a neigh-
bor called with a bill for hay.
Mr. Webster told him that if he
would call on the next Monday he
would have the money ready for him.
After the man left, Mr. Webster said
to his son, Fletcher:
“I think that I have paid that bill. I
wish you would see if you can find a
receipt.”
Fletcher found two receipts.
“Let those bills lie there,” said Mr.
Webster /‘and when our friend calls
Monday we will have some fun with
him.”
On Monday the farmer called fust
before dinner, and Mr. Webster said*.
Come in, neighbor, have dinner with
me, and then we will talk businees.”
After dinner they went out and sat
under the shady elm tree near the
house, and after a little conversation
Mr. Webster said:
Mr. N., do you keep books? I ad-
vise yen by all means to keep books.
Now if you had kept books, you
would know that I have paid this bill
once,” and he handed him one of the
receipts.
Mr. N. was greatly mortified, and
charged himself with Inexcusable neg-
ligence.
farther
Mr. Webster said again, “Mr. N., you
don’t know how important it is to
keep books,” and handing him the sec-
ond receipt, added, “If you had kept
books, you would tfiave known that
I have paid this bill twice. Now, I
am going to pay you just once more,
but I don’t believe I shall ever pay it
again.”
Mr. N., overwhelmed with surprise,
protested that when able he would re-
fund the money.
“No, Mr. N..” said Mr. Webster,
“you are a poor man, and I know you
to be honest. Keep the money, and
when you have any more hay to sell,
bring me a load and I will buy IL”—
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THE RAZOR BACK HOG.
The Tyler Courier-Times says: “Up
about Texarkana, which town is partly
In Arkansas the razor back hog is still
the favorite. The Four States Press
gives an account of the killing of a
razor back hog whose backbone was
fourteen feet long. The longer ihe
backbone of a hog the better it pleases
the man who sits in front of it after
it has been properly cooked. The razor
back hog grows to astonishing lengths.
On East Mud,creek, in this county, be-
fore the war, these razor backs grew
in lengths until they could stand on
their hind feet and eat acorns from the
limbs of the tallest trees.”
After reading this we just naturally
had to sit down and take a long cry.
The razor back hog was one of the
nearest and dearest things of memory
that is still in the dim and hazy die-
tance of the lovely and happy long ago.
What time could excel hog killing time
in the matter of genuine sport and a
good time, and what boy ever saw more
genuine fun than the time he spent in
blowing up a hog bladder a few days
before Christmas out by the old smoke-
house on the hillside far away? But
what would we give for days like that
again when every hour was jeweled
with a joy and the sun rays of hope
and happiness lingered long and touch-
ed with gentle hand the tallest limbs of
the trees back in the old country home
of Possum TrpL When Sister Sally
earns home with her country beau in
the evening and bidding him good-bye
at the gate, helped dear mother milk
the oowe and prepare sapper for the
family. It wee then that our childish
feet went to feed the rasor back hog
and watch him eat the corn that was
thrown to him until darkness settled,
upon the earth and thd call from the
kitchen told* ns it was time tor supper.
Such days can come but onoe
life, and the life that
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Fanning, R. W. The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1911, newspaper, December 22, 1911; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816953/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.