The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1906 Page: 3 of 12
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The Lion Drug: Store
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is headquarters for everything in the line of Toilet Articles,
such as Soaps, Combs, Hair Brushes, Nail Brushes, Tooth
Brushes, Clothes Brushes, Perfumes, Face Sachet and Tooth
Powders, and every character of the best Toilet Goods.
Tablet's, Inks, Pencils, Fancy Papetries, School Books,
School Supplies of every character and some miscellaneous and
Picture Books.
Our line of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils,
Varnishes, etc., is complete. Window Glass all Sizes.
Try Our Fine Cigars. Best in Lampasas.
Prescriptions and Family Recipes Carefully Compounded By an Experienced and Up to date Pharmacist
Cal! ariil See Us. North Side the Square
The Lion Drug Store
R. A. MARTIN & CO., Proprietors
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When you have to come to town, no matter how
far, just walk two blocks west of the square, and
save your well-earned money by giving ns a good
share of your trade. We stand behind everything
we sell with an absolute guarantee as to quality and
price. Give us a trial and if not convinced we will
wave all claims to your patronage. Everything in
stock usually kept in a first class goocery store.
Lowest Prices
Best Duality
J. E. WILEY & co.
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Topsey Topics.
By our regular correspondent
It is a cold day when the young
people of Topsey can’t get up a
Saturday night party or a Sun-
day night “singing.” There was
an ice cream supper at Nfr. N.
Scott’s last Saturday night. A
large crowd was ^present and an
Abundance of ice cream, plenty of
good music and a general good
time for the young people.
There was a singing at Little-
field school house Sunday night.
Rev. O. C. Sweeney preached
^ at Topsey school house at 4 p. m.
Sunday to a small congregation.
This closes his conference year
liere. He will probably Jnot re-
turn to this circuit next year.
Bev. J. S. Hall will preach here
next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 2
p. m. Sunday School will be
held after the last service, at 3
o’clock.
Jim Weir’s infant was quite
sick last Saturday night but is
better.
Tom Taylor is wearing a broad
smile and is the subject of many
^congratulations—it is a boy.
Miss May Terry who is attend-
ing school at Lampasas, came
home Friday and remained till
Sunday evening with her parents.
Master Andrew Moses came with
her.
Mrs. S. S. Vardeman who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Taylor returned
to her home at Gatesville Sunday.
Tom Green who has been living
. on Grandma Arnold’s place this
^ year has moved to Alvin Ander-
son’s place north of Lampasas.
Will Courtney rented Mrs.
Arnold’s place for the coming
year.
The Topsey gin broke a part of
its machinery Saturday morning
and was shut down until Tues-
day. There were about twenty
bales of cotton on the yard. Cot-
ton is still coming in rapidly but
picking in this section will soon
be over if the pretty weather lasts.
Jim Ayers who has charge of
the Bain Gin is quite sick this
week.
1 The Topsey gin has put out
over eleven hundred bales and the
Bain gin nearly eight hundred
this season.
,y Our postmaster ond merchant,
W. A. Adams, has recently had a
well bored on his place that fur-
nishes a fine supply of good I
water.
Some of the young people of
Topsey attended singing at Bock
church Sunday night and report
a large attendance.
Sam Hart, of Eastland county,
is here prospecting and while
here is the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. D. D. Hoover.
Jim Morgan has bought a home
in Tom Green county and will
soon leave for his new home.
Spurlin Butts and Will Little-
field expect to leave this country
soon. The three last named
gentlemen are sons-in-law of
Scott Garner.
Mr. Copeland who came here
from Williamson county this fall
to pick cotton has rented Mrs.
Emma Ayer’s place and is help-
ing to gather her crop.
We learn that Tom Archie has
about abandoned the idea of mov-
ing east for the present.
Mr. Miller has leased the place
now occupied by Jack Morgan,
father and sons.
There will be no vacant places
about Topsey uext year. Those
who own land have advanced their
prices.
There was preaching at Clay-
ton Sunday by Bev. Wheeler,
a Free-will Baptist. Bev. C. I.
Steele will preach there at 11 a.
m. Sunday and at Bock Church
at 4 p. m.
Bock Church will be well sup-
plied with preachers hereafter, as
a result of the untiring zeal of
W. Y. Norred, who is doing all
that is in his power to stimulate
an interest in the union Sunday
school at that place. He has an
interesting class in the Clayton
Sunday school which meets at 3
p. m.
Miss Vie Garner has taken
charge of the school at Stanley
Chapel.
The Clayton school opened
Monday.
Cotton picking is about finish-
ed on the Lampasas river.
Mrs, Bosson, Mrs. Tom Tay-
lor’s mother came in Monday
evening and willspend some time
with her daughter and little
grandson.
D. D. Hoover’s brother, Hen
from Oklahoma City paid him a
visit this week. He is interested
in the rubber business in Mexico.
Ed Adams made a trip to Lam-
pasas Tuesday.
Mi3S Edna Keye, local operator
of the Western Union, has gone
to Crowley, La., where she will
occupy a similar position with the
company. Miss Keye expects to
be gone about a month. Her
place is filled here by R. D. Rid-
gill of Crowley who is here for
his health. The two have mere-
ly exchanged positions for a
month. Mr. Ridgill is accom-
panied by his wife.
M. W. McCormick was in and
advanced the date on the two
copies of the Leader for which he
is responsible, and indicated that
he was well pleased with the
money spent fer reading and
news.
Mrs. J. D. Ross and four chil- j
dren came in this morning from
Stephenville, Texas. Mr. Ross
has been here for some time and
is employed in the Kizziar Barber
Shop.
Miss Annie Mallette, whose fa-
ther lives near Sage, Burnet
county, has been employed as
the asaistant 1- acher in the pub-
l.o school bt Le* ville, Gonzales
county, and weiivjj ciown mere
last week and is already at her
work. She has taught two or
three terms in her home county,
and will make a success any-
where.
One more car of Big Red Ap-
ples due to arrive next Satur-
day at the H. & T. C. depot.
Frank Mace.
Miss Carrye Huddlestein of
Liberty Hill passed ^through the
city today on her way to Payne
Gap, where she will teach for the
coming year.
LOST—Saturday, Nov. 10, on
the upper Gatesville road be-
tween Lampasas and my home,
a small package containing a
pair of pants bought of the Lam-
pasas Commercial Co. Finder
will please leave same at this of-
fice or with Walter Smith, Grun-
dy ville, Texas. w52.
Gen. Wm. R. Shafter, of Span-
ish-American war fame is dead.
He caught cold while at the polls
last week, and developed pneu-
monia. At the time of his death,
he was making his home with his
son-in-law in California.
W. R. Hughes of Kempner
passed through the city this
week on his way to Corpus
Christi where he will visit his
daughter Mrs. Beswick.
S F?. O. SMITH. !
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R. O. SMITH,
Physician and Surgeon,
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% Advice given as to use of Lampasas springs water. Office %
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Blacksmiths, Wheelwrights,
Wood workmen and Machinists.
Repairs Guns, Pistols, Sewing Machines, Farm Machinery, or any
thing that cm be repaired. When others fail, bring your woru to us.
Horses Shod Scientifically.
Agents for the Sampson Windmill and will set up and repair ^Engines
Machinery and Gins
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Draying and Hauling
You will find my wagons and teams
always at your service when you
need draying or hauling of any kind
done. Moving household furniture
a specialty. Your orders solicited
Bear in mind the best route
to South Texas is
The H. 61. C. R.R.
FIRST CLASS SERVICE
Pullman Sleeper between Austin and Houston. Close
connection at Houston for New Orleans and all
points in the east.
See Ticket agent for any information desired relative to
rates and connections, or address
C. K. Dunlap, Traffic Mgr. M.|L. Robbins, G.P.A.
Houston, Texas
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1906, newspaper, November 16, 1906; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889466/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.