The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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Correspondence
News of Interest From Ober the
County by p ecial Correspondents.
Banyan.
nBE^kruat \ 8. We are having
■HJk wiudy weather.
Mr. aud Mrs. Grisscttof Stephen
ville visited Mr. Cardwell and fam-
ily Sunday.
Miss I la Davenport was the guest
of Miss Antha Hennesse Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs., Shillinghurg of
near Dublin visited homefolks at
Bunyan Sunday.
Love Whitfield and lady visited
on Greeu's creek Snnday evening.
Clarence Reid and wife visited
relatives on Green’s creek Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mr. Friend and family of Dublin
spent Sunday with Mr. Perry and
lamily.
Lee Segars and family spent
Sunday night with- Hannibal
Howell and family.
Ed Clark and family visited at
Dublin Saturday night and Sun-
day.
The school at this place is pro-
gressing nicely uuder the care of
Prof. Clark.
Mr. Cumby and family were the
guests of Dr. Ayres and family
Sunday.
Mrs. Trice has been very sick.
Some around Bunyan are talk-
ing of doing their trading at Ste-
pheuville, because there is no au-
tomobile to scare the horses.
HltifT l)aIn.
Mrs. John T. Williams, wife of
wter Tferej'dred'FrP*
day of pneumonia and was buried
at Rock Church cemetery Satur-
day afternoon.
Oscar Reece is now at Hasse in
Comanche county where one of his
brothers reside.
Charley Crites, who died at
Tolar last Monday, was brought to
Rock Church for interment the fol-
lowing day. It appears probable
that a ruptured blood vessel
caused his sudden death.
H. L. Right of this city has
I bought another gin, it being the
Powell gin at Dublin.
The Methodist people hire have
contracted for $500 worth of the
latest improved oak pews for their
meeting house. These seats will
be of the circular pattern, so ar-
ranged as to conform with the
pulpit which will be placed in the
corner of the bouse.
The Baptist meeting house will
recive a similar treat, they having
placed an order with the same firm
for the best oak pews for their
building. Bluff Dale people and
those in the surrounding country
are great believers in good school
and church facilities.
Oscar Morgan has had a fearful
time with his left jaw as a result of
a decayed tooth. He has had some
fears that the jaw bone may have
become affected from it, though at
present he is not suffering so much
as awhile back.
George H. Roberts and wife of
Valley Grove were here Saturday
visiting the family of J. F. War-
nock.
Chandler & Hall will have one
of the handsomest soda fountains
in their store in a few days that
can be turned out. It fs now be-
ing made to order by o prominent
factory in the East and will reach
here in ample time for the summer
business.
I. A. Allard, after looking
around a bit, decided to remian in
Bluff Dale, and has opened a
grocery store in the Glenn build-
Arthitr Hardwick and Miss
Florence Riaza of this place were
married at Stepenville Saturday.
While Will Bramlett was plow-
ing on the Andy Holden place
Friday, the high wind caused a
tree which had been partially cut
to fall down. This scared the
mules Will was driviug and they
ran away. Young Bramlett, on
account of having the lines around
his body was pulled down and
painfully, but not sriously hurt, by
When ‘You Think of Drug
Store —
Don’t just think of Medicine, but of the
Many New Things we Receive Every
Week- You need some of these:
Select Line Stationery, Tablets, Bath Brushes,
Pine Perfumes, Talcum and Face Powders,
Honey Almond Cream, Fine Toilet Soap and
New Line Cigars.
DON’T FORGET
Our Delicious Fountain Drinks
PERRY BROS.
Drugs and Jewelry
being dragged n short distance.
S. M. Densmore says he attended
County Uniou meetiug at Harbin
sometime ago and that three fourths
of the delegates there were iu favor
of compulsory education.
Stockholders of the bank at their
late meeting te elected all officers
as well as the same board of direc-
tors. Cashier J. R. Bradenburg is
to be congratulated over the fact
that a dividend of 19 per cent was
declared.
Miss Rose Gordon visited Mrs.
Lou Ayers, nee Singleton, at
Blanket last week.
While playing at school one day
Jao. w. OKAY
Mn-pheuvillc,-Tt-xsn »
H H. HRYANT
FM-eoa, Tcxaa
GRAY LAND
COMPANY
Sell and Exchange Lands
Anywhere in Texas.
345 acre* adjoii ing the town of Win-
chell Brown county ; 20 in cultivation,
100 tillable, permanent stoca water in
small creek. 8 town lots in town of Wiu-
chell, adjoining above land, on which
ia situated a 4-room house, storm bousa,
cistern, crib and buggy shed, small or-
chard. Price $15.00 per acre in ex-
change for property in Stephenville.
$685.oo in Vendor’s Lein Notes, and
two acre block and two room house in
Rochelle, first Btation this side of Brady,
and is one of the fastest growing towns
west of Brown wood on tne Frisco. This
property is within 25O feet of the new
Bank building. Price $1000.00. Will
trade for a desirable residence in Ste-
phen ville, but must be priced right, and
close in. Would pay some difference.
7-room house,new and nicely furnish-
effTTJSTiiTt>ffl ’tJWldlngs, l-^hcre land,
convenient to.all three schools and to
business. Priteo $2500.00 in trade for a
small farm, of for residence in Ft Worth
or ltrownwood.
6 room houke. good barn, cistern, 1-2
acre land, ('.raham street. Price $2200,
1-3 cash, no trade.
6 loom house in South Side Addition,
nicely furnished, barn, chicken house,
small orchard, one acre land. Price
$1300.00, no trade. Improvements cost
oVer. $1400.00.
3 room house, gallery, nicely finished,
underground cistern, small barn, two
acres of land, one acre in variety of fruits
now in hearing, South Side Addition.
Price $1550.00, good terms, might take
some trade.
9 room, two-story residence, barn,
sheds, chicken honse, smokehouse, two
acres of land. Price $2500.00 and would
consider some stock in trade at right
price.
On the main Paluxy, two miles west
of Blnff Dale, and 1-4 mile from Wes-
leys ChHpel, we have 383 acres, with 16O
m cultivation, >> more tillable, new 7
room house nicely finished, a new barn
that cost $600 and other ont houses, also
3 room tenant house. Well, windmill
and tank, wates piped around the place,
cistern at back poarch. On public road,
rural route and telephone. No overflow,
and no Johnson grass, but an ideal home.
Price $26.00 per acre, and will trade
for well located property in, or around
Stephenville.
2t2 acres 8 miles of Texarkana, on
graveled road, i-2 mile from station,
good six room bouse, well, etc. large
barn, 7o acres in cultivation, balance
good black sandy land, all upland Price
$30.00 per acre, in trade for land in
Central or west Texas.
64O acies on line of Potter and Moore
couDty, 3-4 agricultural, ten miles from
railroad station. $iO per acre bonus,
will trade for residence in Stephenville,
or Erath county farm.
16 sections. (10,240 acres) in El Paso
comity, 5O mile northwest from Toyah,
and 40 miles from Van Horn, time not
lived out, will take two parties to han-
dl- it. Price $i.50 per acre bonus, and
will accept good farm, or stock of goods
for part or ail.
I
Cotton Seed Prices Better!
We will pay $15.00 per Ton
Cotton Seed Until March 1st.
Now is the time to Swap your Seed for Meal
and Hulls, the best and Cheapest Stock Food
on the Market. Ask your neighbor who has
tried them.
Stephenville Oil Mill
last week, Oscar Grogan had the
misfortune to get an arm dislocated,
causing several days of suffering.
Miss Katie Long of Sisk, and
Miss Luldine Long of Stephenville
were here Saturday.
ble, and how important it is to
always be able to present a clean
bill of character.
Further Details Regarding
R. Miller. *
Some fine land on the South
plains, in Gaines, Terry and
Dawson county, for sale or
trade.
Office over First National Bank,
Stephenville, Texas.
Dublin.
From The Telephone, Februajy 5.
Quite a serious little accident oc-
curred at Purves Sunday morning.
Several couples of young people en-
route to the Green’s creek fifth
Sunday singing were deprived of
their trip by Lewis Whisenant’s
horse becoming frightened and
throwing he and Miss Jeffie Case
out of the buggy on the hard street.
Miss Jeffie was thrown on her face,
causing many bruises and the
loosening of several teeth. At
present she is doing very well, and
we hope for her immediate return
to school.
Capt. E. R. Read was severely
injured in a runaway last Saturday
alternoon, due to the intractability
of one of the same horses that so
seriously injured his son, Will, a
few days previously. While com-
ing to town the horse became un-
manageable and ran away, over-
turning the buggy and throwing
the captain out on the gravelled
street. He was severely bruised,
and one of his legs received a bad
wrench, but fortunately no bones
were broken, and the doctor ex-
pects to have hitn up again in a
few days.
Lee O’Brien aud Ralph Rogers
know how it feels to be in the
clutches of the minions of the law.
They were down at Carlton the day
before the recent bank robbery, and
having nothing particular to do,
passed away a portion of the even-
ing meandering around town.
They spent the night at the hotel,
and next morning, when it was
found that the bank had been
robbed, naturally the citizens be-
gan to recall to mind the appear-
ance of all strangers who had vis-
ited the town for several days pre-
vious. Now, while Lee and Ralph
are two of the best and most inno-
cent young men in the world, their
countenances are somewhat against
them, and it took them some min-
utes, when approached by the con-
stable, to convince him that they
did not have that big wad of mon-
ey concealed about their persons,
but visited the little burg purely on
a legitimate business mission. Of
course, they were no longer de-
tained after their identity was as-
certained but the boys says they
had a very forceful reminder of how
easy it is for one to get into trou
Concerning the death of W. R.
Miller of near Ex-Ray Tuesday of
last week,mentioned in the Empire
of Feb. 5, the Gordon Courier con-
tains these additional details:
Mr. Miller had insurance on his
life aggregating $9000. He
buried by the W. O. W.
He was in Thurber, Mingus,and
Strawn Monday, and contracted for
nearly 4000 acres of land about 3
miles north of Mingus from the
Texas & Pacific Coal Company.
He left a wife, and several chil-
dren as follows: Mose, of Thur-
ber; John, of Delphos, New Mex-
ico; Miss Ula, Avry, Grady and
Wade, these four were attending
school in Stephenville. He has a
brother George, ol Malvern, Ark.;
aud a sister, Mrs. Sharpe, of Elgin,
Texas; and a nephew, Harry Mil-
ler, of Stephenville. These rela-
tives were notified of the accident,
and all promptly respnoded, except
John Miller, of New Mexico, from
whem nothing has been heard up
to this time.
The Miller home, were the trag-
edy occurred, is in Erath county,
about 10 miles south of Gordon.
It consists of 400 acres, and per-
haps one ol the most highly im-
proved farms in the state.
The Model store is offering the
greatest bargains in every thing
ready to wear.
DR. COX’S
Barbed Wire
Guaranteed to Heal Without Leav*
ing a Blemith or Money Refunded
No. I No. 2
Picture No. 1 shows wound)
clear across breast of horse,
18 inches long and so deep
could lift windpipe and wash
under it 12 bottles 50 cent
size healed in eight weeks
without blemish as shown in
picture No. 2.
PRICE $1.00, BOO, 2B0
Tfc. U ooot hottUo m hr fa.Ur dm only
FOI SALE IT
R. E. COX
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The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1909, newspaper, February 12, 1909; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877752/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.