The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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* Elder Scarbrough preached at
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the Baptist chuc&h fonn
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Mr. Kelley
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Mr/ Victor Roberson who,.ip
teaching at Box school house and
Clarence Roberson js teach-
ing at Leiden were in Lingleville
Saturday and Sunday. We were
all very glad tp see them.
Elder Simmons of Tolar will
preach at the Church of Christ
next saturdh;
at eleven.
ly night and Sunday
visi
day
Mrs. Arthur and her son Seth
ted Miss Lena Arthur Satur-
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feb. 12—Mrs. W. H. Vandyke
visited her daughter Mrs. Grace
Chatham at Theny latter part of
last week. XY ■ VY
> Rev. H. B. Clark is among the
people quarantined at Dublin on
accdunt of Mrs. East dying of
meningitis.
“Grandpa” Clark of Oak Dale
is staying with Sister Clark and
tile children. ,0.
Miss Edna Wright of Dallas is
Visiting relatives here.
; Josh Haney and family visited
Morgan Martin near Dublin Sun-
day.
J. W. Davenport ant .family
visited at Neal Corbell’s, near
Highland, Friday night $
J'lftt* Mrs. Zora Sones visited
Mrs. Walker at Green’s Creek
Saturday.
A Mr. Skinner moved from
Dublin this week and took charge
of the blacksmith shop.
Misses Naomia Snivel?, Flor-
ence Williams and Prof. Johnson
went to Stephenville Saturday. |J
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White and
bight and
brother H. G.
Mrs. N. L. Allison, Prof. Bow-
ers, Benton Winn and Misses
Orena Thornton and Mary Winn
were in your city Saturday.
W. D. Watkins and Tom Allen
were in Stephenville Saturday on
.business. ,
Prof. Benton and Jim Sones
were in Dublin and Harbin Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Most of the Masons and a large
crowd of friends of J. B. Davis
wbre at Exray Thursday to pay
their last respects due his dead
body.
Jim Hill and Hugh Mclnrod of
Liberty was in Huckabay Satur-
day.
Mrs. Allison spent Sunday with
Mrs. Harrison.^. Y Y’YYY” / • •
C. A. Hunt and wife spent
Sunday at liberty with their pa-
rents, where a fine birthday din-
ner was given their son Herman.
All had a splendid good time and
enjoyed the day fine.
J. 0. A. Clark is at Bunyan
with his son Rey.^ H. B. Clark
and family. f; - ’ '
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MofONLY CAN OUR Grocery Department
; Supply Your Every Want’ in the way of
Eatables, but it is Equipped with a Full and
Fresh Stock of Garden Seeds of the Very Best
Grades and Varieties.
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You Can Have the Best Garden
Only by Using the Best of Seed!
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Come to headquarters and let Us fix you with
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Ring 29 and Galt for Grocery Department
We Deliver Promptly to All Pprts of City
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We show here four of the Psiis
just received. There are oyer a
this wonderful line; we recommend them to you and
cordially invite you to call and see the full line. We
appreciate your business, large or $mall, and assure
you a cordial welcome to our store at all times.
* Prof. C, H. Hale and Oscar
Hood were in Stephenville Satur-
day.
J. R. Huckabay and family vis-
ited in the Sims Valley country
Sunday, ■■/-Y" ■ *Y
DUBUN
Fel>. I2.i-The new* waterworks
well was used Friday for the first
time. The test proved satisfac-
tory in every way. It is 850 feet
deep and the water is much soft-
er than that of the old well
A fine rain is falling here to-
day, with prospects of eontftiuing
throughout the night
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Arthur Burson who has been
engaged in theatrical and circus
work the past 12 years, is here
vi&ting homefolks. He was
raise i in Dublin.
Mrs. J. C. East who died here
Thursday morning of meningitis,
had not been exposed so far as
known. She was 64 years of
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age and was the mother of Mrs.
S. 0. Durham of Clairette and
Messers L. W., Robert Kenneth
and Stone East _TM burial was
at Green Creek cemetery.
Pastor Singleton is holding a
revival at the M. E. church. Mr
and Mrs. A. C. Fisher are in
charge of the song service.
The piping for the main line of
the sewer system has been laid
from the business section to the
septic tank in the south part of
town and a large force is push-
ing the work to completion.
_v,C. C. Baxter now owns the
Orafton streetproperty formerly
occupied by T. W. Hunt which
was partly destroyed by fire, re-
cently. -
Mrs. Will Wilson of Stephen-
viile was here Monday to attend
the funeral of her brotherinlaw,
Ed Powell.
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Wallace Reid has bought the
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Poultry Show March 2-4
The Erath County Poultry Association will hold
its next Show March 2nd and 4th and will award
Prizes as follows:
$25.00 for the Best Pen of Birds in the Show
$3.00 for (First Pen in Each Variety ; and $2.00 for
Second Pen.
$5.00 in Merchandise tor the First Pen of Turkeys
and $2.50 for the Second.
$5.00 in Merchandise for the First Pen of Ducks;
Y and $2.50 for the Second. *l
Entry Fees will be One Dollar for Breeding Pens,
Singles Fifty Cents. | '
Pens must score 90 points in order to receive first
money, except Barred Rocks which must score 88
points to get first money.
Birds must be Leg Branded. See Will Crotty
at'Cage & Crow Bank for Leg Bands and Entry
Blanks. Entries will dose Friday March" 1st, at
6 p. m: All birds must be m show by 9 o’dock,
Saturday March 2nd. We positivdy will not re-
ceive birds later than this hour.
P. E. Payne, President.
'^W.'-T.. (Graves, Sec'y and Treas. Y
Write W. T. Graves for Catalogue $18
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Hawkins, W. H. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912, newspaper, February 16, 1912; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth882360/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.