The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1900 Page: 4 of 4
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Ul»lratto~-hMU Thursday- night aftor tba
f rut and third Mnadaya Iu each month.
J. H. Bouohnr, Ch
Authur K«agor, Mae.
BUI daanoonUU: club will m—i
bafora the Aral and third Suu
day* In rack month._
The School
Wlda> nlfhi
djji In each :
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on Saturday
SundayaIn —
Corinth democratic club will moat Saturday
night before the first and third Sunday* ta
each mouth
The Martbei Onn democratic oiab will meet
on Saturday night before tb# hrat and third
Sundays In each month.
Tbc Cedar Puiut Democratic club meets at
i-dar Point Saturday night, March ill, and at
iuu ii Polul second Haturday ulgbt in April.
A 1C HgNTBH.Htcphenvtlic.Ch.
U. L. Kbid. Htephehvllie, Hec.y.
HHdrn This club meets Saturday ulgbt be
fore the second and fourth Munday*.
J B Uatchett. Sec Dr Y Brit
-tdges, Pres
Shelby Meets Friday March 8U
O bo D*
At OMBMTI. Pres ,
O. K Noah. Hec'y
JetitiiugH School House Mee
nightM before Hecoud and fourth
each month.
eels Thursday
days iu
(III) Maclshi hv. Chairman.
B P Hammbtt, sec’y.
Skipper (lap Meet* Wednesday night before
econd and fourth Sunday* iu each month
J L Enouish, Chairman,
A L VS amp. Secretary-
amp Branch Meets Friday night before
? ttr*t and third Huudays each month
Ml ay*
T P Hcttoh, CbairniHii,
W F KnulihM. Her
H M. Copeland and family, of-
W «ttl$**rford, a rived thin week and
will make Stephenvill* their home.
Mr. Copeland is a brother ofiMrs. J.
A Cherry.
—Otto Korb, (irand Chancellor K.
P , Boon vl lie, Ind nays '*0eWltt>
Witch Hazel Salve noothee the moat
delicate nkin and healn the moat ntuh
l»orn ulcer with certain and good re
nults. Corea pllen ami nkin dlneanen
Don’t buy an imitation. McAdams
Bron.
Uncle Ike Cowan made the Empire
11 pleasant vinit lant week, increased
the contents of it« coffers, nald bin
wheat crop wan unusually proiniHing.
looked happy and got around an pert an
if he was ou his Hrnt legs
His many Krath county friends will
rejoice to learn that (Jayle Talbot, for
merly of the late Stephenville Journal,
wan romina'^ed by the democrats of
Wise county for the legislature His
nomination is said to assure his elec
tion. He has the ability and energy to
make a good legislator
A Horrible Outbreak.
‘()f large sores on my little daugh-
ter’s head developed into a case of scald
head’’ wries C. I) Isbill, of Morgan
ton. Tenn , but Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve completely cured her It’s a
guaranteed cure for eczema, tetter, salt
rheum, pimples, sores, ulcers
piles, (inly 25c at Berry Bros
and
Marie Corel I i’h New Story.
Marie Corelli, for the tirst time in
tive years, has written a short story for
an American magazine. The Laurels
>f the Brave is the title of a bitter,
brilliant, timely story which she has
just finished for the Saturday Evening
Cost. of Philadelphia It deals with
the South African war charities, and
handles without gloves the ' Society
Department ’ of the English War (if
fice and tig- women who. for advertis
ing purposes, are donniifc khaki.
The Laurels of the Brave, superbly
illustrated by Harrison Fisher, will ap
pear in The Saturday Evening Post of-
April 11
Hood Newspapers at a Very Low Price.
The Semi-Weekly News (Ualvestou
or Dallas) is published Tuesdays ami
Fridays. Each issue consists of eight
pages There are special departments
for the farmers, the la ies and the
boys and girls, besides a dorld of gen
eral news matter illustrated articles,
etc We offer the Semi weekly News,
and the Stephenville Empire for twelve
months fur the low clubbing price i»f
$2.25 cash in Advance 1 his gives yon
three papers a week, or 15rt palters a
yaar, for a ridiculously low prices
Hend in your subscription at once
Just Three Questions.
Why ih it that no patriotic states
man rises to demand that the govern
merits of cities, counties, states and the
United States shall be run with less ex
pense to the tax payer?
Why is it that so many law makers
are puzzling their brains about how to
assess and collect more taxes, while
not one ever thinks about how to run
the government on less taxes?
Why ’s it that professional politicians
can set the people wild over their con
test for office while the people are puw
erless to arouse the politicians to advo
cate and make effective any measure
solely in the interest of the people7
Millions Liven Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the pul
lie to know of one concern which is not
afraid to be generous I be proprit tors
<if Dr King's New Discovery for (’on
sumption. Loughs and Colds, have
given awav over ten million trial bottles
and have the satisfaction of knowing it
lias ured thousand of hopeless cases
Asthma bromliitis. la grippe and all
throat, idlest and lung diseases are
surely cured by it < 'all on IVrry Bros.,
druggists, and get a free trial bottle.
Regular size 50c and fl *><>. Every hot
t le guaranteed .
A ( liccsc Factory and Creamery.
I'be country appears to be going wild
with the idea of starting cotton mills
It would be well if some one who has
the money should start one here. But
a cotton mill worth $100,(MM) would re
«|uire a cool half million of active capi-
tal to run it
It some one with energy and some
money should undertake a creamery
and cheese factory, and if our people
would give him a cordial support and
take an interest in the * nterprise, this
would mean something good for this
ci unit ry.
There is no good reason why the dai
Tying inte ests should not grow to im
mens* proportions, and these interests
• an be firmly established with a small
portion of tin* cost of a cotton mill.
Spreads l ike W ihlllre.
When thing are ' the best’ they he
come •the best selling.’’ Abraham
Hare, a leading druggist, of Belleville.
<>. . writes ‘Electric Bitters are the
best selling bitters I have handled in 20
>'»ars You know why? Most dis
eases begin in disorders of stomach,
liver, kidneys, lx>wels, blood and
nerves, hence cures ir ultitr.des of inal
adies It builds np the entire system.
Buts new life and vigor into any weak,
sickly, run down man or woman
Brice 50 cents Sold by Berry Bros
druggists.
xajur** 8tor*. Hour* 9 a
l., aim I J to 5 p. m
Frlwo’c >< tv Scrtic-
Arrangements were perfected
for the inauguration on Nov.
12th of through Cullman service
between St. Louis and San Anto-
nio, via the 8t. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad to Paris,
thence Gulf, Colorado and Sante
Fe Railway to Milano, and from
that junction to destination via
the International and Great
Northern Railroad.
The cars assigned to this ser-
vice are of the most modern
lib-ary observation pattern. They
will be supplied at all times with
" g dailies and magazines,
ie be reoognized as
~ ‘ iwest -Texas
—Dr. U. A. Jones has looated
in Dublin.
—The Hioo-Duffau road has
bean put in good fix.
—Dr. Burger of Bluff Dale ie
on e flying trip to Tennessee.
—W. E. Lowe was elected city
attorney of Dublin over J. E.
McCarty.
—Mrs. Fannie Kelsey,the pho-
tographer of Dublin, has looated
at Gorman.
—There were oommunion ser-
vices at the Methodist church
last Sunday night.
—George Clark of Wilson suc-
cessfully 9tood the oivil service
examination at Fort Worth last
week.
— Mr. Kile Dowdy of Clairette
was in town Monday and said
Green’s Creek was boomingSat-
urday.
—John Cameron now drives a
new delivery wagon and a fast
horse. He ‘‘gets there’’ sure
and quick.
—If you wish to keep Up with
all events in Erath county read
every page of the Empire. It is
all home print.
—Owing to an attack of grippe
Rev. J. D. Jackson could not
fill his last Sunday ’ s appointment
at Double Mountain.
—The debating societies of AI
exander and Purves are to have
a joint discussion at Purves on
the night of April 13.
— ‘‘Let me congratulate you
upon the present style and liberal
and progressive spirit of the Em-
pire,’’ says Mr. H. B. Keyser.
—The meeting of the Clairette
democratic club last Thursday
night was a rouser. The candi-
dates say it reminded them of
old times when democrats went
in to win.
—Mr. Charles Hubbard of
Clairette is loud in his praise ot
lion. W. T. Carlton’s speech
before the Clairette club last Sat-
urday night.
— Marshal Fulkerson and City
Attorney Sanders were sworn in
Monday. Now let every law be
enforced. The people want act-
ual results.
— Krath towns are now being
worked lor.g and hard by agents
of various secret mutual socie-
ties. Experience is the best
school for many, many men.
—The pastor, Rev. W.M.Rob-
ison, will henceforth preach at
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church on the first and third
Sundays, morning and nighi.
—Uncle Johnnie It.O’Neal haB
about seventy acres of land sown
this year in oats and Johnson
grass and Buch a prospect for a
big hay crop was never known.
— A lady reader of the Empire
at Bluff Dale under date of April
7 writes: ‘‘Tho Empire is so
newsy it takes quite a while to
peruse its interesting columns.
— \V. II. Shelton, formerly of
this place and now in the mad
service, writes to the Empire
from Mineral Wells that he has
been laid up for nearly a month,
but that he is now improving.
W H Shipman. Beardsley, Minn
nniler oath, says he suffered from dye
pepsia for twenty■ five years Doctors
and dieting tpive hut little relief. Ki
milly he used Kodol Dyspepsia I'll re
and now eats what he likes and as
much as he wants, and he feels like a
new man. It digests what you eat
McAdams Hros
— It might bo wise to have
yourself and all your family vac-
cinated. No man can tell when
Texas will bo rid of small-pox.
The Mexicans are here and are
multiplying.
— ‘‘The Kmpiro is greatiy im-
proved and I think everybody in
tho county ought now to take it
and if they will do so and keep it
up it will reflect great credit upon
Erath county,’’ says M. L. Pat-
ton .
— Habitual constipation is the
door through which many of the
serious ills of the body are ad
mitted. The occasional use of
Prickly Ash Bitters will remove
and cure this distressing condi-
tion. Sold by Joe Murphy.
— Mr. Tom Brannon was elect-
ed trustee for tho Indian Creek
school distriot Saturday. A vote
was also taken on the proposition
to consolidate the two Indian
( ieek schools and it carried by a
vote of 17 to 8. That is a good
move for it insures a longer term
and a better school.
—Parmer George Eydia says
the Bosque freshet Saturday
washod away his fences, turned
his hogs out and oovered some
30 to 40 acres of his corn land in
mud. He says his hogs went up
stream which is a strange inci-
dent in his observation.
W. W. M ay lie w Merton. Win ,
soys, '' 1 consider One Minute Cough
Cure » most wonderful medicine, quick
and safe ’ It is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results
It cures coughs, colds, croup, hron
ehltis, grippe, whooping cough, pneu-
monia and all throat and lung diseases
Its early use prevents consumption.
Children always like it and mothers en
dorse it. McAdams Bros
—Capt. G. W. Jenks of this
place long ago demonstrated by
experiments that Erath county iB
a first-class location for nurseries
and now numbers of nurseries
are located in the county. These
are needed home enterprises and
will keep a deal of money at
home.
—Prof. Roach of Lipan was
the oity Monday.
—Dr. A. C. Martin of Daada-
tnona has looated at Linglavilla.
—Stephenville continue# to re-
ceive new families from all poiate
of the com pace.
—Mrs. 8. J. Dyeart of Sher-
man ie vtailing her daughter,
Mr*. J. B. Keith.
dm*1* Creek Hem.
-The organisation of a populist
relte member* at Double
—Mr. Hoover, who is farming
near Allie Woodward, attempted
to cross the Bosque Saturday
while it was rushing and roaring.
He lost one horse and he
came near being drowned. It
seems some people will never
learn not to go into a Texas
stream when it is up and rising.
No one oan ever tell when a huge
“ “ of water ie coming.
club of twi
Mountain has been reported.
—Anotner drove of mulee left
Stephenville last week for the
British army in South Afrioa.
—CUrenoe Nugent, Esq., re-
turned last Friday from a pro-
tracted visit to Ft. Worth and
other points.
The Epworth Leaugere will
arrange to have Rev. H. D.
Knickerbocker to lecture here
May 11th, under the auspices of
the League.
— H.Clark, Cbnuuoey, U»., Raya De
K uaunoey, U»., aayi
Witt » Witch Hazel Salve cared him of
piles that had afflicted him for twenty
year*. It ie also a speedy cure for
ekin diseases. Beware of dangerous
counterfeits. McAdams Bros
—Will MoDermitt has lost only
one yearling out of 610 during
the winter of 1890-1900. He
vaccinates against black leg and
he believes it is a sure preven-
tive. He expresses the opinion
that ‘‘black leg’’ took its name
from the fact that when the ani-
mal has that disease and the dew
claws are cut off to bleed it, the
blood is found to be very blaok.
He says all the blood of the ani-
mal is black and yellowish and
that the yearling, however fat or
strong, takes sick and dies very
suddenly. He uses a hyperder-
raic syringe and a patent fluid in
vaccination and in jects under tho
skin of the tail.
—To put the brake on a wagon
going down hill is a help to the
horse, when the wagon is neavily
loaded. But what driver would
think of applying the brake to a
loaded wagon going up hill? If
lie did, his sensible horses would
probably balk. Many a man is
in the condition of pulling a load
up hill with the brake set against
him. When his stomach is out
of order and the allied organa of
digestion and nutrition impaired
in their their functions, a friction
is set up by which has to be over-
come in addition to tho perfor-
mance of daily duties. A foul
stomach makes a foggy brain,
and the man with a disordered
stomach has often to grope his
way through the day.s business
like a man in a four. He forgets
appointments. Broglems seem
presented to his mind ‘‘Wrong
end to.’’ This condition is en-
tirely remedied by the the use of
Dr. Bierce’s Golden Medical Dis-
covery. It puts thestomaoh and
digestive and nutritive system
into a condition of perfect health
and givos a clear brain, a steady
hand and a light step for the
day’s duties. When constipa
tion clogs the channels of the
body, Dr. Bierce’s Pleasant Bel-
iefs will work an effectual cure of
that disasterouH disease.
Ihtllnmtl KiniihllniCH.
The fact that there are two
surveying corps in the field
working independently of each
other, endeavoring to locate a
lino for a railway from Thurber
to Stephenville, or to Dublin,
makes tho people more sanguine
of a lino of railroad between the
two points. The Texas Central
corps, in charge of Chief Engin-
eer McWilliams, has ‘‘prelimi-
niiried’’ from Dublin to Ilucka-
hay, and on last Wednesday
afternoon the engineers and out-
fit passed through Thurber en
route to Balo Pinto creek be-
tween Thurber and Mineral City,
where camp was struck. It was,
and is, their purpose to start a
survey at Strawn, running
through l’hurber, and on to
lluokahay, and probably from
there to Stephenville. One or
more preliminary lines have pre-
viously been run, but those now
under way will, no doubt, be an
improvement over all.
Mr. Exalt, chief of tho other
outfit, reports progress on the
line between Thurber and Steph-
enville.—Thurber Journal.
Iniliiin Creek Hems.
Tho regular singing exercises
at Indian Creak have been dull
on account of small-pox but I
think it will bo on a boom soon
for the small-pox excitement is
just about over.
Mr. Bob Golightly esoortod
Miss Cornice Holcomb to singing
Sunday and Monday. Look out
for a wedding soon for that is
just tho way his elder brother
did and he sure got married.
Lookout, girls, Charlie Jami-
son has a Sunday pony and is
looking for a buggy.
Mrs. Brannen and Clara Bran-
nen went fishing Wednesday hut
didn’t catoh any fish.
B. G. Hatchett must be run-
ning for some office the way he
is riding around.
Annik Dolittle.
A IMIf of Lorn.
Assessor John A. Robertson
says he saw at Maco Jones’ home
place last week more oorn than
he ever saw at one time. He is
positive that there were 10,000
bushels. Some eight or ten
wagons were hauling some of it
to Dublin. The wagoners pay
28 oents and sell it at 32 oents.
He says Mr. Jones has wheat in
his grarlary that has been there
14 years—that he often holds his
cotton until his bagging rots off
and that hie wife has some 600
pounds of last season’s lard to
sell. Maoe Jones does not know
how much hs'ts worth but he
does know that he worked mighty
hard for all he has.
ipire:
is very sick this week with men*
in we lie. His neighbors glee him
a day's work.
J. M. Kiker has two very sick
children.
H. M. Smythie ie very sick.
J. H. MoNeal's family, of
Lingieville, were vieiting rela-
tives in this oommunity last
week.
Corn and ootton looks fins.
Cotton planting is in progress.
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The Flaest Ueraalaw*.
Baker Broe., the Ft. Worth
nureerymen, florists and seeds-
men are constantly growing in
popularity. They have greatly
pleased all their customers thie
season, and have now a full stook
of finest pot plants in Texas.
The Empire last week reoeived
from them a bill of the loveliest
geraniums, whioh oame in per*
Foot condition. Citizens of Erath
who want any kind of pot flowers
oan not do better than to order
from Baker Bros., 416 Houston
8t., Fort Worth, Texas.
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Fla* Water Melon HeeS Free.
We have a lot of fine water mel-
on seed from Florida, which we
propose giving away—enough for
half a dozen hills each—to the
next persons coming in and pay-
ing a year or more on subscrip-
tion. Last year one water melon
uf this variety weighed 149'a lbs.
and was the finest melon ever
grown. One vine produced over
800 lbs. of melons.
Come or send in at once, as they
will not last long, and first come
first sorved.
Shelby Item*.
After a season of good rains
we are enjoying the balmy air of
Spring.
Health is very good.
Our school closed Maroh 30.
Several visitors were present to
witness the closing exeroises.
Rev. N. R. French was present
and addressed the school and
patrons. Miss Ethel Cox has
taught us a good school of which
we are proud. She made a good
record while in our oommunity.
We admire a man very much
who has principle and courage to
stand for the right.
Chas. McClesky and wife of
Dublin were visiting at his moth-
er’s Sunday, April 1st.
Last Saturday Mrs. Dr. May,
of Stephenville, spent the day
at John McCleHky’s, returning
with Miss Ethel Cox.
Jack Wells now has a good
new carriage and harness.
Scribbler.
The Finest Texas Flowers and Fruits.
Texas grown flowers have be-
come generally recognized as the
largest, and the richest in col-
ors and perfumes. They take the
prizes wherever exhibited. And
the very finest of Texas fruits and
roses come from the well known
nursories of Dr. T. V. Munson,
Denison, Texas. Not only does
he grow the finest, but he ships
them out in the best condition.
The editor of the Empire lately
received from Munson’s a dozen
well grown rose bushes and other
shrubs, and in such fine condi-
tion that they are growing right
off as though they had not been
transplanted. Munson's nursery
is one of tho finest in the United
States and is strictly reliable.
Build Baum.
Tho heavy rains that fell
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
raised the Bosque highor than it
has been since the spring of 1895.
Sufficient rain fell during tho
three days, it is estimated, to
make three crops and to furnish
stook water for three years; but
it has all gone rushing to the
Gulf. The soil of Erath holds
water like a jug and dams can
be built with little labor and
at small expense. One of the
most sensible, profitable things
the farmers of a neighborhood
could do is to build one dam and
hold one big pond of water. It
would not only furnish stook
water but it would furnish boat-
ing and swimming for the young
people and also an occasional
mess of fish. Nearly every neigh-
borhood in this county has a
suitable place for suoh dam and
pond and for a general pionio
ground or park. It would add
much pleasure and profit to the
people, and the farmers could
build one after orops are laid by
and never miss the time given to
it. The men who will success-
fully lead in this enterprise will
prove thomBelves benefactors.
A Lamer l,efl.
The Empire representative met
a prominont lawyer of this town
this week who really believed
the first and fourth pages of the
Empire contain patent or plate
matter. While the Empire dis-
carded the patent outside a year
ago and has used no plate mat-
ter for over a month, yet the
said lawyer has read nothing but
thennside pages. He has missed
really the best pari of the paper
all this time. He has now found
that the Empire is a sure enough
live, up-to-date newspaper and
not a reprint of a lot of dead
items and rehashed matter ship-
ped from a distance. He also
now knows why the Empire’s
subscription prioe ie SI.60 and
why it is worth it. Newspapers
are like boarding houses—they
set very different meals at very
different prices. “You pays your
money and you takes your
ohoioe. ’ ’.
Editor Empire:
for a orop are as
this ssotion as it oould
be at this time of the year.
Diek Oxford made a good talk
laat Friday night to the Martbei
Oap olub. We would be glad to
have Ben Palmer with us nsxt
meeting.
Rev. Neely preaohed a splen-
did sermon at Prairie View to-
day. Mr. Neely la always com-
plete master of his subject.
I notice that the demooratio
executive oommittee of Johnson
oounty has deoided to have, this
tost printed on tickets to be used
in the primary election: * 'I who
vote thie tioket declare on my
honor that I have renounced all
allegiance to all other political
parties and I pledge my self to
abide by the action of the demo-
cratic party and support and vote
for all its nominees." Only
white men shall be allowed to
vote in the primary.
Dr, McDonald of Poodleville
has lately returned from Nevada,
Mo., where he graduated in the
art of magnetic healing.
Jim Dodson, an old oitizen of
Erath, has just got, in from
Greer county, Okla., whore he
moved last fall. They will oome
back to old Erath. Moving rare-
ly ever pays. There is many a
man old and gray that is too
poor in this world’s goods to fur-
nish himself with the necessities
of life that might have had suffi-
cient to spend their old age in
comfort and luxury had they re-
oeived $1.50 per day for every
day they have driven their teams
in moving from one country to
another and there is no place
that I know of in this oountry
that a man can’t earn as much
as $1.60 per day with a wagon
and team or plow and team, and
at the same time avoid many of
the hardships and necessary ex-
posure while moving There is a
great many people that have
moved so inuoh that all thoy have
to do to get ready to move is to
throw a dipper of water on the
fire and whistle to tneir dogs and
be off. XX
STEPHENVILLE via FORT WORTH.
To *11 Point* Horth. East and West.
For information regarding ratoa,
—After making threo different
orders Prof. Doyle of the Erath
Journal of Education has re-
oeived the prize watch offered by
him for the best essay on Amer-
ican literature. It is a beau*-"
It is a beauty
and goes to Mrs. Daley, the wife
of Editor James S. Daley of the
Dublin Progress. She is oer-
tainly justified in feeling very
proud of it.
One From
Bluff Dale.
We have a nice line of
Dry Goods, Notions
Shoes and Hats
That we are closing out at
ACTUAL COST FOR CASH,
in order to make room for
Groceries.
Calico, best Grade, at...... 4c
Lawns, all grades, 7 , 6 4 4'iC
Flannellettes, 10c grades 7'no
Best grade bleaohed domes-
tic ...................... 5c
Best ladies’ hose,20c grade,
now going at............ 15o
Best ladies hose 15c grade,
closing out price......... 10c
Towels at...........5, 10 A 15o
Laces at All Prioes.
Jf?e Oliuer
Has Come to Stay.
Do it Now
M. WICKER, 6. P. and P. A..
Fort Worth. Texas.
etc., apply to
T. P. MILES, Agent.
Stephen vlllo. Texas
glad-I-am-going expression on|
the faces of all who have discov-
ered the unexcelled train servioe
and connections for California
via
Fansas (Jin
THE DENVER ROAD.
Our passengers to California and
back take advantage of the
TRINIDAD GATEWAY
in oonneotion
with the A. T. ft 8. F., west-
ward through New Mexioo and
Arizona, eastward through Utah
and Colorado%
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PleaBe remember nothing
but the CA8H will carry the
Goods off. We will buy your
Eggs and Chickens at the
Market price. 30-4t
E. DENNIS.
oonneotions at Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver facilitate
round trip tickets via diverse
routes.
Magnificently illustrated litera-
ture will be sent to you without
expense by sending your name
to W. A. Sterley, A. G. P. A.,
or A. A. Glisson, G. A. P. D.
“The Denver Road” at Fort
Worth, Texaa.
D. B. KEELER. V. P. AT. M..
2-Fest Trains-2
DAILY
for St. Lou’s. Ch'c^QO
and the EAST.
- $25,000
-IN-
Cash Premiums!
Superb N«w Pullman V««ttbul*4
Buffet Sleeps re. Handsome
New Cheir Care. (Seete Free.)
ARE BEINO OFFERED BY
The Cincinnati Enquireif
-FOR-
Only L^ne Running Through
Coach aa and Sleeptre to New
Orl»«n» Without Cheng*.
Nearest Correct Guesses
the Population of the
United States.
-.1
To be r«j
ported b^r the^LI. Gen sue Bureau
DIRECT LINE TO
Arizona,
New Mexico
*ND California.
The first cenoo* of the United St
wan taken In 1810, Binoe then
■neceeding ten yean. The result
each oenau* has Men so follow*: -
J
Year
1810 .
1830
1880 .
1840
1880
Population
7,389,881
9,888,833
18,888,030
17,089.488
38.191,876
Year Poput
I860..
SI.448,a
| 1870..
88.686,11
1 i860.;
. 80,185,71
1 1890..
88.833,38
L. 8. THORNE, E. P. TURNER,
Tfclrd TICd-ftM't 0.1
•dd Odd i M,r .
DAIXAI, TKX A*.
O.d.rdl ru*r.
ddd Tdl ie.
Here yon have the Hgure* of a
of calculation. The problem now
What will be the population of
United State*.excluding recent scqal*.'
sit Iona, but the total of state* territo-
ries and the District of Ooltunbial
F’or Hale.
following IUI of property lo Krath
county I* offered for on easy tertnn at
8 prices named, to-wit:
Went s Of thr E. If On
To “r*,‘ ro"*et. j I
To tho second........................
the pr
No.
. _ . Iray JOS-bcre
surrey lying about live mile* 8. W or Tbnr-
t>er. AImiui S la good farming land and tbc
balance graslng land. Price, peT acre, 88.00.
No. 8. 8ec No. 10, R. TAB. R K Co.. 4*0
acre*, lying four mile* south of Thurber.
Fine graN* land Price, per acre. 88.00.
No. 4 K. T. A I. Rggicnton survey of *48
ff-IOacrew. located three miles 8. W. of Thur-
l>cr. 4 farming and H grafting land. Price,
per acre, Ift 00
No B. Htephen Donaldson survey near
Dnffau. 881 A. cut Into three blocks. 4 farm-
ing and 4 grafting land. Price, per A , IB 00
To the third.....
Toths fourth...
To tbs fifth
To the seventh......................
Tc the next 10, each 1100, amount to
To the t«xt B0. each IM. amounting to
To the next 100, each p
To the next BOO. each I
To the next f ,680, cad) I
la College Hill Addition to •tephenrUle.
No. 8. Lot 8, B. 1, III feet by 880 t, tb*
Lot 8, R. 1, 118 feet
I*cmI tio-occnoled -evidence lot
*et, tbe
r»ccnt»led -c*ldenee lot In Btephenvllle,
hetwreen tbe homes of O. 8. Houston and T J.
g Price, $m 00.
Hpradllat
No 9 Lot
desirable
rewldence
formerly occu
I froi
IIT feet by 880 feet, ver;
led
♦t, very
rewldence lot located between tbe
of O 8. Rontor and tbe ftaed
bj^lttdjr J. 8 Sira ugh an.
y 880 feet, south
Good cistern,
HKJTSSf
x w irr, siWMftl.
t., south front.
Get into line. Buy an Oliver
Typewriter. The writing is it
sight. Rules Vertioal and Hori-
Lines. Perfect Paper-
Perfeot Alignment...,
Soxth ffOBt. rum, Min.uv.
Wo 10 Lot S, B t, 188 toet by 880 feet, south
front, four room residence. Good
orcha«d. etc., being tbe pro)
j Judge Htraugbaa. .
n . a™!'"* *’ ■' * 1 *“*•*..
Price, 8800 00.
zontal
Feed.
to Shapsrd ft
St
* Colllao a
•pboavlllo.
Addttlo. to
THE OLIVER
Lot 2, B I, 192s 140 foot. Prioe, I
Lo»t, B I, 100140 foot. Friro. l
Lot I. B 4. 108x222 fort. Pries, I
I BIO
and h^hly
is thejnost perfeotly constructed
finished t
t
convinced.
No 12
No IS
No 14.
No 11 Lot I, B »; It ot I osro Prior. 2101
No I*. Lot ». B. T, 2 of I aero. Prior, 140.
Nu. I*. Lot t, a. 9, ft. off N. on A. Prior 940
i;nrr—pondnnon torltoft with oar on* Intar
nished typewriter on
the market. To see it is to bn
onto* In nny of lb la pmportj.
O. 1. Sntrtnn. Pnwn
iwnrr. Oklafeown.
For catalogue and particulars,
address,
—Prof. W. O. Wright is at
home again, the school at Lipan
having dosed last Friday,
------•' >’!' 'iUxl-
F H, VOfiLEY WRIGHT,
TBs socialist democracy nomi-
nated Eugene Debbs for presl-
dsnt.
......-
Sas.ooo j
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‘HH
A
the Emr
—“The people are bragging;
on the Empire very muoh late'
General Agent, Waco, Tex ly, "• says Colteotor Johnson.
Good and Cheap Board
and Lodging come to
Tbe Bradley House
AND WAGON YARD.
W. J. Griffith, Proprietor.
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Moore, Eugene. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1900, newspaper, April 12, 1900; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857417/m1/4/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.