The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [24], No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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The Leaderman had the pleas-
ure of crossing two new bridges
in Lampasas 'county Friday, one
on Lucy creek and the other at
the Grundyville crossing of the
Lampasas river. While no claim
is made to being an expert in the
line of judging a bridge, these
two structures are pronounced as
being splendid and make a con-
venience long needed in that
part of the county. The ap-
proaches were made- by home
people, and but for invidious
comparison, might be said to be
the best part of the work, those
at the river being partly made of
concrete, which was mixed and
placed on the ground, and the
other part of the approaches be-
ing constructed of native rocks,
sand and gravel. The bridges
are principally of iron, with just
sufficient wood to make them
pliable and durable. They are
at proper distance above high
water mark to make them safe in
sfee event of a great rise in the
streams, and will prevent the
heavy strain on teams at all
times which was necessary when
the fords were used as crossings.
The roads from Lampasas to the
river are in splendid condition,
and for some miles on the east
3ide of the river this condition
''•was noted, but for some miles
this side of Topsey the roads are
in bad condition, however, the
hands were at work near the
.eastern boundary of the county,
tand the overseer said he was do-
ing his best to put that part of
the road so that people could
pass without complaint. There
are some fine farms along the
road, notably those of W. L.
Walker and W. A. Trussell, and
all the farms seem to be in good
condition, the land in many
place being sown to small grain,
or prepared already for planting
of corn and cotton. Topsey is a
nice little country place, with
two stores, blacksmith shop, two
churches, a mill, gin, etc., and
the people there appear to be in
a prosperous condition.
An orchard is a source of pleas-
ure and profit to the owner.
Plant trees now.
It is a good time to plant orna-
mental trees, fruit trees, shade
trees and shrubbery. Do it now.
Miss Earl Hughs who has
been spending several weeks at
home has returned to Waco to re-
sume her studies at Baylor Uni-
versity.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ellis, from
Brooks crossing, were guests of
Mrs. Ellis’ sister, Mrs. Luther
Adams, Saturday.
Mrs. Belle Baskin, from Com-
manche county, is here as a guest
of her father, Uncle Jasper
Townsen, and other relatives.
J. E. Jones, from Copperas
Cove, was here Friday and made
The Leader a pleasant call.' He
is a young farmer and makes a
success of his chosen calling.
F. M. Jones and son came in
from Copperas Cove Saturday
with twelve bales of cotton which
they sold on the local market.
They received 10c per pound and
did some trading with our mer-
chants. Lampasas is a good
place to sell or buy goods. They
report roads not good on part of
the way.
Blamed a Good Worker.
“I blamed my heart for severe dis-
tress in my left side for two years,”
writes W. Evans, Danville, Va„ “but I
know now it was indigestion, as Dr.
King’s New Life Pills completely cured
me.” Best for stomach, liver and kid-
ney troubles, constipation, headache or
debility. 25c at all druggists.
Died at Star, Mills county,
| Thursday, Feb- 1st, after a lin-
gering illness, Mrs. Ada Cook,
j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
, Townsen. She was buried at the
Townsen family grave yard at
Adamsville, Friday.
Farmers are busy all over the
country, some preparing the land
for corn, cotton and other crops,
while many are sowing oats, one
.of the best and most reliable
crops raised in this part of the
state. The fall sowing was large
and the probability is the spring
sowing will be larger.
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Mrs. T. A. Nash, known here
as Miss Minnie Edwards, sends
for The Leader from her home at
Washington, Ga. She married
a minister of the Baptist faith,
after leaving Lampasas some
years ago. Mrs. Nash is an ac-
complished musician and taught
a class he^e while a resident of
Lampasas.
Sam C. Reed, 52 years of age,
died at Rogers, Ark., Friday
night. He was a brother of
Jerry M. Reed of this place, and
was a practical nurseryman. For
several years Mr. Reed has lost a
relative by death in the month of
February. He has the sympa-
thy of many friends here.
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There is more joy in a print-
ing office over one sinner that
pays in advance and abuses the
editor on every possible occasion
than there is over ninety and
nine who borrow the paper and
sing its praises without contrib-
uting a cent to keep it out of the
poor house.—Waco Morning
News.
Sam Davis of Lampasas and
Hosea King of Bend, the two
cases of meningitis in this coun-
ty, are reported by the attending
physician as convalescing. In
one case, Sam Davis, the anti
toxin was used early and his case
was mild throughout; in the other
case it was administered late and
the case was very severe. The
community and the physicians
are to be congratulated on the
results in these cases.
We praise people who are what
we call practical, and forget that
it is the men who have seen
visions and dreamed dreams who
have uplifted the world. Every
advance of civilization, every
great invention that has blessed
mankind, every overthrow of ty-
rannical law and establishing of
better conditions has been work-
ing out some one’s dream, the
realization of some heart’s de-
sire.—Forward.
Two thousand dollars to loan
on unincumbered real estate,
three to five years. Apply to W.
B. Abney. d-w-tf
A child that has intestinal worms is
handicapped in its growth. A few
doses of White’s Cream Vermifuge de-
stroys and expels worms; the child
immediately improves and thrives
wonderfully. Price 25c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Married, at the residence of
the bride’s sister, Mrs. Littlefield,
at Pendleton, Sunday, January
28th, John Walker and Miss
Nannie Smith, late of Miles, for-
merly of this county. The bride
and groom came in Saturday
night and are guests of the
groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Walker. John was raised in
this county and has many friends
here. The Leader joins in ex-
tending congratulations. They
will make their home at Belton.
• When the bowels become irregular
you are uncomfortable and the longer
this condition exists the worse you
feel. You can get rid of this misery
quickly by using Herbine. Take a dose
on going to bed and see how fine you
feel next day. Price 50c. Sold by all
druggists.
It was the privilege and pleas'
ure of this editor to visit at th<
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Terr;,
near Topsey recently, and he was
pleased to note the appearance oJ
thrift everywhere. Mr. Terrj
formerly lived here, where his
children were in school, but some
ten years ago he moved intc
Coryell county, where he has
something more than 600 acres of
land, nearly all of which is of the
rich chocolate color so much de-
sired by the farmers, in that it is
not so waxy as the black land, is
much easier handled in wet
weather, and is said to be as pro-
ductive as the heavier soils. Mr.
Terry has more than a hundred
head of hogs, principally young
stock, but plenty for breeding
purposes, and he ships hogs by
the car to the markets of Texas
or St. Louis. He also has a fine
lot of bacon in his smoke house,
which he proposes to market at
Lampasas when the price is right.
He also makes occasional sales to
the butchers. He has some ex-
cellent farm animals and raises
horses and mules for the market.
His home is full of such comforts
as the average family needs and
there is an air of independence
and prosperity about the place
which it does one good to see.
The son has spent two years in
the A. & M. College of Texas,
and gained knowledge there
which will serve him well in the
future, whether he remains on
the farm or goes into some other
department of life to make his
living. Mrs. Terry is a practical
woman and has vegetables and
fruits of her own preserving to
supply the table. Five men work
on the place and they cultivate
about 280 acres of land, growing
all crops suitable to this climate
and their soil.
The Weekly Leader $1 a yeai
i Must ie Sold—nearly Ml Tills Stock lias Been Bought in the Past 5 Months
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SHOES—&013 Pairs Ladies’ Low Cot Slices; S001 Pairs ivffen and Children’s Low Cut Shoes; A Large
Line of Men’s Work and Dress Shoes. A Large Line of Hosiery for Men, Women and Children.
Men’s Pants, Hats, Shirts, and Underwear
All Kinds ©£ Useful Artieles^T^^ and Dresser Scarfs, Embroidery, Laces, Ribbons, Etc. All Kinds
of Useful Bolt Goods, such as Ladies’ Dress Goods, Ginghams. Chambrays, Outings, Domestics, Drills, Checks, Flan-
nels, Quilts, Blankets, Knit Underwear of all kinds. This is a sale that your price will be mine, and this is your op-
portunity to buy useful good at Half Their Value.,
This Sale Begins Saturday Morning, Feb. 10
AND WILL CONTINUE 15 DAYS
And will apply to every piece of goods in the house—$ l .00 will buy $2.00 worth of goods
YOURS TRULY.
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I warj. H. H. BERRY
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [24], No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912, newspaper, February 9, 1912; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892636/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.