The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 23, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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WB WILL DO OUB BK8T TO MB BIGHT, LET HIM FIND FA* LT WHO MAT.1
BONHAM. FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 23. 1912
Exanmatioo to bo Held May 2. 3, sad
4, 1912. Schedule §i Eiamiaa-
tion Bivee.
Cbariod with the Ualawful Traospor
tation of Whiskey. Makes At-
tempt te Bat Away.
Our Boys* Suits are leaving
our Store very fast these days.
We’ve established a reputation
for having the best, and most
everybody comes here for their
Boys* Clothes.
Do you ever yonder why it
costs so much to keep your
Boys looking well dressed, and
do ypu imagine that it ought to
be done for leas money?
If You Do, Then Bring
Your Boys Here!
' *
We will sho.w you Boys’
Clothing that is so much better
made than the average that it
will surprise you by the way it
hold# Its shape and by the way
it wears.
Handsome Double Breasted
Suits in many choice fabrics
and patterns, 6 to118 years,
$4.00, $5.00 up to $10.00
Slate Suppuniendont F. M.
Brail**? has cil'rtla sp cial ex-
amination for teacheK’ certifi-
cates on the 2, 3, and 4, of May,
1912 This will not take the
place of tlie r gular June exami-
nation which will be held on
June 6, 7 ard 8. 1912
The sc'ui du.c ut Ex »m nation
is as follows.
Thursday; forenoon,, History
of Education, Pnysics, Solid
Geometry, English and Ameri-
cm Literature; afternoon, Fby-
chologb, Cbemestry, Plane Trig-
enometry. Bookkeeping.
Friday; Forenoon; Texas His-
tory, Pnysiology, Spelling, Read-
ing; afternoon. Methods and
Management, United States His-
tory, Geography, Agriculture.
Saturday: F>renoon; Arithme-
tic, Grammar, Physical Geogra-
yhy, Plane G.*ometnr; afternoon,
Civil Government, Algebra, Gen-
eral Historv, Composition.
Respectfully yours,"
j K. M. Parker,
County Superintendent, Fannin
Cvuntv, Texas.
of Rankins, who was wanted
at Durant charged with the
unlawful transporting of whis-
key, was arrested between Honey
Grove and Paris last Thursday.
The young man had been given a
sentence of thirty davs and a fine
of $50 and bad already served out
The County Executive Commit-
tee met at the County Cputt room
Saturday afternoon at two o’clock
at the order of their dtiiirmap,
Henry Evans. There were pres-
ent of the members of this com-
mittee. H. G. Evans, Chairmar ;
mining the preference of the dem-
ocratic voters of Fannin Countv
for president, and the preference
shown in the several boxes shall
be considered instruction bind-
ing on the delegates to the Coun-
ty convention. Said election to
twelke flays when he obtained
permission to visit his wife. The
deputy who had cocdUcted him
there had stepped aside when be
was talking to her. and when he
went back to get him be bad
, gone. Later it was found that
his wife got on the T & P train
at 3hjetman Junction. At Bells
her huabawd, Rankin*, got on.
Deputy Sheriff Mathews was also
onnhe train. He fopodout from
the conductor that they Were on
their way to Texarkana. He
made arrangements for their
money to be given back to them
for fare from Paris to that place
as he took them off there. 1
Later Rankins was taken back
to Sherman where the deputy
from Durant met them and took
charge/of the prisoner.
C. B. Trout, of tbe Honey Grove
precinct; ft H. Tremble, of the
resignation of R. C. Bragg, who and who opposed at the meeting
is a candidate for office and, of thgt"b&dv the primary plan,
therefore, not permitted to serve tpok the fiber. He asked for a
on the executive committee/^Hie-xopy of the Terrell Election law,
resignation was accepted andJ. saying that while he did not pre-
Balcb Moor unanimously elected tend to understand the entire
to take his place. law, and cited others who did
The chairman then fttafed that not, such as Thos. B. Love, of
there were two important matters Dallas, Frank Andrews and A
to be brought before the commit- B. Story, etc., vet there was one
tee; tbe first to decide whether passage that was so plain that
the Couoty should have a pre- he did uoderstaad, and that was
ferential primary, as to choice section 139,x or that which ap-
for pr^ident of the United Slates; plied to the holding of the pre-
and second the Mating the cinct conventions. Mr. Steger
chairmen for the various voting spoke eloquently an^ long in op-
precincts of the County. He position to tbe perference primary
then stated thrt the matter of idea,but said that he recogonized
deciding whether the? should the tight of the people to instruct
haye a primary should be first the delegates by vote in any way,
decided. He opened the matter or by mass meeting, or any other
by reading a petition from the war, after they had been duly
Nobility Voting precinct which elected. He said tba{ he had
had been signed br numerous suffered a good many attacks for
voters from that place. He then the position which he took on the
stated that he' had asked %anv state committee, that he was
democrats to be present who somewhat stirred up over the
Nunn & Jones Company
“The Good Clothes Store'*
We have a good proposition
for a man who wants a chicken
4nd hog ranch in edge of Bot-
ham- We -hav* twelve acres
with chicken and hog yards and
houses well arranged, plentyvot
good water, rich land. Half of
it fine for building lots- Can sell
it cheap enough.—Evans -&
Pritchett. 103 3t
ten thousand dollar school build-
ing and a good nine months
school, has five general merchan-
dise stores, a bank, two restau-
rants, one barber shop and as
good water system as is some
large towns.
This is also a fine farming
country. Wheat, oats sod alfalfa
looks fine- There has been a
large crop pf corn planted, with
fine prospects for a bumper crop.
Milk cows and good mules are
in demand. Land is high oriced
but fine. Lots of good orchards
aed bids fair to ,a good fruit
crop. There is fine water here
and it is plentiful. Noble is lo-
cated one half mile from the Ca-
nadian river, rwbich is a good
place to go fishing.
A Runaway.
Moble. Okl« , h eight mile,
■BMtRorme, tbe Coornr
lift7 It la a nice little village
ith six or seven Hundred of as
ne people as you will find any-
here* has three churches and a
The Houston Chronicle is mak-
ing a campaign for lb,000 sub-
scription list to hold over tbe
presidential election. Their
daily paoer including the Sunday
edition for $1 98 for six months.
Regular price is $3.00.
SIDE SQUARE
Bsatfct at Laaaaid.
The following deaths have oc-
curred at Leonard within the
past few days: P. V. Stewart,
aged 45 years, congestion of the
brain; Mrs, Fannie Taylor, aged
73- years.'pneumonia; Miss Dovie
McAlister, 33 years, pneumonia;
the infant daughter of C. W,
Alexander and wife.
1 We guarantee a good enter*
Refrigera
Rev. B. F. Milam, of Bonham,
came in Monday evening on busi-
ness, returning home Tuesday
morning. Mr- Milam was form-
erly pastor ot tbe Baptist church
and has many friends here.
While in our city he was the
gnestof A. B Quitland and fam-
ily.—Blossom Bee.
When you buy a.Refrigerator
be sure you buy a good ode.
We sell the “Odorless” and
. , I
guarantee them to be the best
Bonham Housefurnishing <
402-404-406 East Side Square Telephone h
1 SUbw afternoon and night.
Haase safl Twe Lata far $206
A two room house and twe
pretty lots in South Bonham
only $200.
1 Change of Program Daily.
Admission 5 and 10c
FLOUR
BEST ON THE MARKET
OZARK SPECIAL
S1.35 A SACK
LEO LEVINE & COMPANY
Feed aafl Seed,
Corn, chops, oats,
cotton seed meal. (
millet seed, maize a
corn.
103 2t
is an artist of the first class when it comes to making Haj^Bands
and Belts.
Williams & Bishop.
He can make any size in width or in length, and
he has many designs of stamps so that you must be satisfied.
Suppose you have him make that belt and thus have the latest
and best that can be had.
E. Anderson, Proprietor
119-123 North Main Street
Bonham, Texas
ALL KINDS OF MOHUMEHTAL WORK
GIAHITE A SPECIALTY
Condensed Statement of the
First National Bank
of Bonham, Texas,
at the Close of Business, Feb. 20, 1912
It is possible to fix up that old set of gear so it will do for this
year. But there is danger in trying to drive a team with a
weak or rotten harness. ,
> Those Old
DAGUERREOTYPES
UMOUBCBS ,
liMM** and discounts.....$621,093 94
United States Bonds ..... 60,000.00
Beal Estate, Bankli
House, Furniture
Futures......
Gash and Exchange ..
Total ............
DON’T COURT DEATH
of grandfather and grand-
mother and Aunt Mary and
then the quaint pictures
of father and mother taken
just after the war—money
couldn’t buy them from YOU
Are youforgetful of the fact
that future generations would
cherishjust such pictures of
you? There are Photogra-
hpers in this town, and one
of them is named,
CHAS. E: FOSTER
38,336.26
217,768.16
•833,196.84
and dying and pain when there is a cheap and good way to
avoid it. Get that harness repaired or get a new one, our
harness man can do the work.
1 certify that the above statement is correct.
D. W. Sweeney, Cashier.
Correct: A B. Scarborough. Chas. Halaell,
J. W. Haden, Zac Smith.
To those wishing desirable banking connections we offer
opr services as an old established, permanent, conservative
CHAS. DA VIS &
and accommodating bank, giving prompt and careful atten
lien to all business entrusted to us.
THE HARDWARE PEOPLE
Phone 12
Mi
LIABILITIES
Capital stock.............
8200,000.00
Surplus .................
100,000.00
Undivided Profits........
14,566.37
Circulation..............
50,000.00
Deposits.................
. 468,630.47
Total ...............
8833,196 84
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Comstock, E. B. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 23, 1912, newspaper, April 23, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904704/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.