The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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The Lampasas Leader,
Published Every Friday.
■ K:ti i at the postoffice at Lampasas
Texas, as second-class mail matter.
Bank Changes Hands.
It will be news to m'any people
in the city this afternoon to know
that the recently organized City
—.... ' National Bank has bought
Fowler Valley. i the entire stock of the First Na-
By Pansy Blossom] : tional Bank of Lampasas, and
With the help of this last good | that the officers and directors of
rain, from the stubble that was i the City National Bank have al-
brolcen has come up a good stand j ready taken charge of the First
of wheat, oats and barley. The j National Bank, together with its
farmer who did not break his
stubble, is simply not “in it.”
Fail turnips are up and look
fine.
stock, its assets, and its lia-
bilities.
A few days since there were
some propositions pending for
ties of the old, substantial and
well known First National Bank
to its pushing and enterprising
competitor, H. N. Key, and his
No need to say cotton picking j the absorption of the First Na-
is the order of the day, but will | tional Bank, and these proposi-
say, Mr. Editor, if you see any j tions materialized yesterday ev-
one who even looks like he could | ening by a contract which turned
pick cotton, please send him this over the entire assets and liabili-
way, as we need him badly. Cot-
ton is turning out some better
than was expected, but will soon
be gathered, as it is opening very _____r___________^ 7 ___________
fast, but we can’t see that it will i confreres, Messrs. W. P. Darby
be a very big drawback as it will j anq -\yf F. Barnes and others
enable the school to begin earlier j buying the stock of that institu-
tion year than usual, which will j tion.
be a great help, as our children ■ Congratulations are in order
need the schooling more than j for pushing proprietors of the
they need the cotton. Let every- ; new anq 0jq bank, which will
one get ready for the schools a i OCCUpy the place which the First
little earlier. 1"
Some have gathered their corn
and report it good.
Let everyone get ready for
Sunday school next Sunday; let s
try to know our lessons perfectly.
The church will have a call meet-
ing after Supday school, every-
one who is interested please at-
tend, as it is important.
Carey Leggett, from Port La-
vaca, is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
John Nance. May your stay be
a pleasant one, young man. We
think it will be, as he came from
vrn on the coast where the mos-
itoes grow as large as turkey
gobbleriB, (so we heard him tell
some one) but somehow we have
our doubts about it—or maybe
turkeys do not grow large down
where he lives. Which is it, Ca-
rey?
JPansy Blossom was sick last
week, until too late to write,
aencs our silence.
Notice to Farmers.
Stokes Bros., Smith Bros.,
Lampasas Commercial Co., S. L.
Yates & Co., and W. P. Darby,
are authorized to collect ginning W1U
fees for me, and no others have , ^ad been built up by both these
this authority. ^ ^ j worthy institutions.
National has so long occupied,
and will be officered as was the
City National, Messrs. Harry
Key and W. B. McGee constitut-
ing the principal working force
of the consolidated business. It
is understood that Wyckliffe
Skinner will also be of the work-
ing force of the bank when it as-
sumes the entire control.
With such men as Harry Key,
W. B. McGee, W. F. Barnes, A.
L. Higdon, J. R. Key, G. W.
Clements, W. P. Darby and oth-
ers, well known and thoroughly
identified with the business inter-
ests of the town, there can be no
doubt of the prosperity and use-
fulness of this institution. The
same liberal and hearty spirit
which has characterized Mr. Key
in all his actions heretofore will
surely continue with him in the
management of the financial in-
terests of himself and others.
It is quite probable that the
charter of the City National
Bank, which has just arrived
from Washington, will be return-
ed, and that the name of First
National Bank will be continued,
and that the new management
will enjoy the business which
d9t w2t Mrs. Ellen Barnes.
The “Old HickoryWagonsl Fifty Years Married j A young man by the name of
Sold in Lampasas Excht- Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Huffaker | Biggs, who drives a dray, was
sively by D. Culver, Jr. j were the recipients of a pleasant j seriously hurt Wednesday even-
In answer to some inquiries, the and happy surprise from their, about 6 o clock. The man
Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing friends and admirers Wednesday ; fe’l trom the dray and the wheel
Co., at Louisville, Kentucky, is i night at their home in depot town, j ran over his left leg, bruising it
sending out the following letter, This was the anniversay of their j considerably, and also ran over
in regard to the “Old Hickory” marriage, and it was known to a his right ankle, bruising it
Wagons, which they have made' number of their friends, who
this fall especially for Mr. Culver: j planned without the knowledge
Dear Sir:—We beg leave to in- j of the old people to give them a j
form you that our Lampasas i pleasant surprise.
Agent, Mr. D. Culver, Jr., placed j It was the regular night for j
an order with us fora large num- ! prayer-meeting at the Christian j confined to his room,
ber of wagons, early this year, so | Science church, and a larger
as to allow us ample time in which j crowd than usual was present,
se-
verely. Dr. Tom Ddrbandt, <who
waited upon him, says there are
no bones broken, and that he will
be all right in a week or two, but
for the present he must remain
For Lease.
, , . . /* i , i i About one thousand acres of
to give every detail of their con-; and there was a spirit of brother-, good gra3s landj located on Sul.
struction the most careful atten-; ly feeling manifest ‘poug11™41 phur creek seven miles from Lam-
tion. ’ • ! the meeting. At the close of the
His instructions to us were that: service, G. W. Clements propos-
we should spare no expense in ed to go home with the old peo-
making the wagons for him out of; pie, and taking them into his
pasas. Apply to E. B. Millican.
the best material, thoroughly
seasoned, and that the workman-
ship upon them should be first
class in every respect.
We followed his instructions
strictly, building the wagons for
him with bois d’arc rims, White
Oak spokes and hubs and other
parts of them of equally good ma-
terial. We put extra thick tires
on the wheels and ironed the
gearing parts in the most sub-
stantial manner, especially to
stand the rough roads over which
the wagons are used and the heavy
loads hauled upon them in your
section of the country.
surrey, he made his way leisure
ly to their home, more than a
mile from the church. When
they arrived, Mrs. Huffaker ex-
pressed astonishment that there
were some people there, that there
was a light in the house, and soon
Quite a number of the leading
farmers of this section are hold-
ing their cotton for an advance
in price, and The Leader believes
they are acting wisely in so do-
ing. That the cotton crop is
short, is evidenced by the gov-
ernment reports and the observa-
tion of those in position to know,
discovered that there were about! and the quantity on hand at the
fifty people at the Huffaker home, j beginning of the season was not
On going into the house, the | sufficient to eliminate the old
old people were further surprised
to find that the table was spread,
and that there were all kinds of
dainties prepared by loving hands
on the table, and that there were
people there from all parts of the
city. Some of the good lady
All of the woodwork in these j friends of these worthy old peo-
wagons is so,thoroughly seasoned! pi© had been busy, and had pre
that not the slightest^ shrinkage
can possibly take place, even
during periods of most severe pro-
tracted droughts.
While Mr. Culver will be com-
pelled to sell these wagons at
somewhat higher prices than are
usually asked for the ordinary
farm wagon, purchasers will be
well repaid for the small addi-
tional cost of them in the value
they will recieve in getting wag-
ons of marked superiority over all
others.
We have already shipped to
pared a supper for them and
other friends, and self-invited
they invaded the home during
the absence of the occupants,
whom Mr. Clements had with him
in his surrey, and had everything
arranged so that the people who
owned the home were taken com- jj. jg probable that a better service
fact of supply and demand as a
factor ins the price. The mills
must have cotton, and they are
going to get it for the least money
possible—and they are right in
this—but, at the same time, the
farmer is entitled to all he can
get for his production.
There are some propositions
pending to erect salt works at
the well known as the oil well,
but if this is done, it will in no
way interfere with the present
excellent supply of drinking wa-
ter, as the waters will be sepa-
rated and kept entirely distinct.
pletely by surprise.
Some valuable presents were
added to the surprise, Mrs. Huf-
faker being presented with a
gold brooch, and her husband
with a set of gold shirt buttons,
and besides there were some rugs
him one carload of the specially I an(^ other proper presents from
constructed wagons above de- j the friends.
Dr. Keel, of Dallas, will be at
Miss Dora Bruce is home from | the Lion Drug Store next Mon
Florence, where 3he has been for
some weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
A car lead of genuine Liver-
pool salt just arrived at Barnes,
Higdon & Co’s, grocery depart-
ment. If you want the best and
the best results, that is the kind
of salt to buy.
NO. 3261.
Report of the Condition
OF THE
First National Bank of Lampasas, in the State
of Texas, at the close of business. Sept. 6th,
1904.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts...............
Overdrafts secured and unsecured—
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation.....
Premiums on U. S. Bonds..............
Bonds, securities, etc..................
Furniture, and fixtures ..................
Other real estate owned.....................
Due from National Banks (not reserve
Agents).......- ....................
Due from state banks and bankers......
Due from approved reserve agents.....
Checks and other cash items................
Notes of other national banks............
Fraction al paper currency, nickels,
and cents...............................
Lawful money reserve in bank viz:
Sneoie..................... 7,335.50
Legst Pender notes....... 20,000.00
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas’r
(5 per cent of circulation)..........
TOTAL ..............................
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in...................
Surplus fund.................................
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid...............................
National bank notes outstanding........
Due to state banks and bankers.....
Individual deposits subject to check
Demand certificates of deposit...........
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, j
only. Persons needing glasses j
will do well to call on him on the
above dates.
Letter to Prof. VV.W. Hart,
Lampasas, Texas.
Dear sir: You . are a teacher: here’s
one for your boj s:
If the painting costs two or three
times as much as the paint, and one i
paint goes twice ak far as another, how j
much are those tv* paints worth? If !
Devoe is worth $l(4>0 or $1.75 a gallon, j
how. much is the f other one worth j
anyhow?
The answer is: Depends on the paint, j
, The reason: paint isn’t always paint.' j
so’ooooo ! -There are true and false paint and short- I
2.750.00 measure. !
9 318 97 •
4.000.00 j How much is a short-measure gallon '
1.050.00 | wortb? How much is false paint worth?
How much is Devoe worth?
There are millions a year in the an-
swer to this last one
Yours truly,
F. W. Devoe & Co.,
47 New York.
P. S. Little Lumber Company sells
our paint,
scribed and the remainder of them
will be shipped at early dates.
"Yon will oblige us very much
if you will call at his store and
closely examine the special wag-
ons and after you have done so,
we feel sure that you will agree
with|us, that they are by far, the
best lot of wagons ever produced
by any factory in this or any
other country.
If you are not disposed to pay
the additional cost required for
The supper was prepared at
the home of Mrs. W. F. Barnes,
and she was assisted by Mrs. J.
W. Blair, Mrs. Eugene Townsen,
Mrs. G. W. Clements, and other
ladies who affiliate with the
Christian Science church. The
servants were taken along with
the party and all we™ served as ^ Burnet Bulletin takes
though it was a feast piepared groun(j against Sunday base ball
will be furnished at the well
when the salt proposition is un-
dertaken, and that some conven-
iences will be placed there for
people who desire to loiter at the
well and drink the water. The
Leader believes, at least, that a
proposition to this effect will be
placed before the people before
many weeks.
Cotton advanced about a quar-
ter of a cent Wednesday, and
will probably continue to ad-
vance until about Saturday, but
you may be assured the specu-
lators will hammer it down again
by Monday’s opening.
for the occasion—which, indeed,
it was.
The party stayed until mid
these special wagons, you will! night, and all left feeling that it
find at his store, a good stock of j was good to be there, and those
good wagons made with Oak fel- | who had given and those who
loes, at popular prices. j had received of the hospitality of
The wagons we furnish Mr.
Culver are fully warranted by us
others were doubly blessed.
In addition to the local guests,
DOLLARS, j
149,951.74 I
and in addition purchasers have j the son of the old couple,* Mr.
the safety of his personal respon- j Mellie Huffaker, tax assessor of
sibility, as he owns his stoieandj park-ei. county, and Mrs. Corn, a
residence. Yours truly, ! . , . ,, tt « i *
Tr , , -.TT il. ~ j sister of Mrs. Huffaker, from
Kentucky YV agon Mtg. Co. *.
L xt -r. -j , Fort Worth, were present, and
W. C. Nones, President. ■ ’ 1
Look over the above letter none enD°yed tha surprise more
than they.
12,522.£0
25,000.00 j
65,599.62 j
1,584.22
370.00 |
303.20 j
27.335.50
2,219.50
..355,323.70
. 50,000.00
.. 10,000.00
..237,714.19
.. 2,405.00
TOTAL............................. 355,323.70
State of Texas, County of Lampasas, SS:
I, John M. Cage, cashier of the above na med
bank, do solemly swear that the above statement
is true to the be3t of my knowledge and be-
lief. John M. Cage, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th
day of Sept. 1904. W. B. Abney,
Notary public, Lampasas Co., Texas.
Correct—Attest :
( > . J. F. White, )
'Seal> J. F. Skinner, > Directors.
< ) Walter Acker, )
ESTKAY NOTJLCH.
The State of "Texas. County of Lam- j
pasas—Takeri up by J. M. Wright and j
_ ; estrayed befor'e John Nichols, justice cf i
44 390 00 ' tlie Peace> Precinct No 1, Lampasas j
2’483U6 ! county, one dark bay horse, about 3 or j
4 years old, about .14 hands high, no
brand. Also one light hay mare mule,
about 13 1-2 bads high, split in one ear,
no brand perceivable. Appraised at $40.
The owner of said stock is “requested
to come forward, prove property, pay
charges, and take the same away, or it
will be dealt with as the law directs.
Given under my hand and seal of
[L.S.] office, this the 10th day of Sep-
tember, 1904.
J. E. Morgan, County Clerk,
ol ByD, J Morris, Deputy.
again, and then call and see Mr.
Culver, who will tell you more
about this excellent wagon.
Big Fine Assessed.
Cleburne, Texas, Sept. 14.—
The largest fine since the trial of
local option cases during this
term of the district court today
was.given Henry Moss. He was
found guilty by jury 6f violating
the local option law, and was
fined $100.00 in money and given
sixty days in jail.
Advertised Letter List.
The following is a list of the
uncalled-for letters remaining in
the Lampasas postoffice for the
week ending today.
Will Edwards, Mrs. J. W. Fer-
guson, Sid McGee, Mrs. W. H.
Montgomery, Asa Nowlin, M, D.,
John R. Wharton.
/ W. H. Webber, P.M.
Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Townsen, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Clements, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. John Blair, Mr. and Mrs.
John Alexander, Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Barnes, Messrs. Tom and
Clay Looney, M. Huffaker, John
Earnest, Gustav Scharrenbeck,
Elbert Clements, Mesdames
Schley, Smith, Looney, Corn,
Stokes, Mitchell, Misses May Al-
exander, Mattie Reams, Tedd
Lyne, Frieda and Louisa Schar-
renbeck, Jessie, Annie May, and
Glen Dora Earnest, Berenice and
Annie Lois Clements, the little
Misses Huffaker, and little Mar-
garet Alexander.
Old papers-20c- per hundred at
this office.
playing, and shows that few
young men who engage in this
sport on the Sabbath day can re-
spect themselves, or be respected
by others. Morality has a high
hold upon the business world,
and one of the first principles of
morality is the observance of the
Sabbath day.
Dr. Edward E. Keel, the Dal-
las optician, will be in Lampasas
on September 19th, 20th and
21st, at the Lion Drug Store.
The Weekly Leader continues
to grow in crirculatioii, notwith-
standing many of the former
patrons of the weekly have
changed to the daily issue. A
larger number of papers are now
printed and circulated from this
office every week than any time
before in its history, and they
are taken and paid for by people
who regard the paper as having
merit, and being worth the sub-
scription price, really the best
people in all the country sur-
rounding Lampasas, or as one
advertiser said who looked over
the list “the cream of the coun-
try.” This circulation has.grown,
the paper never having been
forced upon any one who did not
want or was not willing to pay
for it. The subscription list has
more than trebled in the past
seven years under the present
management.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904, newspaper, September 16, 1904; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth876677/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.