The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 146, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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The Lampasas Daily Leader.
FOURTEENTH YEAR
SATURDAY
LAMPASAS, TEXAS, AUGUST 25, 1917.
SATURDAY
NUMBER 146.
Summer Glassware
We have on display in our south show window a large
assortment of summer glassware, consisting of Ice Tea
Glasses, Cafe Parfait, Handled Ice Teas, Oyster Cocktails,
Goblets, Wine Glasses, Sherbet Glasses, Sherbet Cham-
pagne, Guest Room Sets, Etc.
This is a most beautiful line of summer glassware. Come
and let us sell you what you want in this line.
Fox & Mills Hardware. Co.
Phone 70
H. D. Sparks Dead.
H. D. Sparks, 48 years of age,
died at his home on Main street
here Friday night at 10:45. He
had been in bad health for some
time and had been confined to
his home for about two months
and for the past three weeks
Rad been confined to his bed.
Mr. Sparks was born and
raised in Lampasas and has
made his home here practically
all the time. For the past thir-
ty-three years he has been in
the grocery business here for
himself and others. At the
time of his death he was a mem
ber of the grocery firpi of Lan-
drum & Sparks and is well
known throughout Lampasas
county and surrounding coun
try. He was married Feb. 23,
1895 to Miss Eleanor Christian.
The deceased is survived by
his widow and two daughters,
Miss Hazel and Emiline; his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Sparks; and
a sister, Mrs. Atelia Johnson of
Waco.
Funeral services were held at
the family home Saturday af-
ternoon and interment was
made at Oak Hill cemetery. The
family has a large circle of
friends here who extend their
sincere sympathy in this sad be-
reavement.
m.
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school 9:45 a.
preaching morning and evening.
A cordial invitation extended to
all.
J. M. Brooks, Pastor.
Miss Natalie Darby has re-
turned from Houston and Aus-
tin where she has been visiting
for the past three weeks.
Dr. D. W. Black and family
and Elbert Clements and family
returned Friday night from
Chadwick mill where they spent
a short time* fishing. They spent
over two days and nights there
and caught over 200 fish during
their stay. The river was in
fine condition for fishing and
they had such good luck that all
the small ones were thrown
back into the river and only
those of the larger size were
kept.
George Brown and Troy Sul-
livan came up Saturday for a
visit here with -their friend,
Charlie Stokes. The trio went
to Austin and will be accompan-
ied back by Melmoth Stokes
who is in the aviation training
camp at that place.
S. E. Guthrie has returned
from the northern and eastern
markets where he has been fqr
the past few weeks buying fall
and winter merchandise for the
firm of Stokes Bros. & Cq.
P. A. LeCompte returned Fri-
day from Louisville, Ky., where
he visited his mother. Mr. Le-
Compte reports fine crops in
that section and everything is
looking fine.
Lieut. Amory Oliver left Fri-
day night for Fort Hamilton, N.
Y., where he will report for du-
ty.
Elzy Berry returned Satur-
day morning from Houston
where he enlisted in the navy as
an apprentice seaman. He is
now awaiting orders and may
be called into service at any
time.
Announcement Party.
One of the really delightful
social events of the week was
heralded this way:
Ye old time “Sewing Bee”—
Remember the date
At the S. J. Smith home,
Work and Merriment in store
Just a real old time social.
If nothing more.
Aug. 24, 1917.
On their arrival the guests
were graciously received by
Mrs. Smith, and daughter, Miss
Mary, the latter conducting
them to the punch bowl, where
Miss Percy Moore presided.
Next a tray of pink silk bags
was passed containing hand-
painted puzzle cats. When they
were put together they “let the
cat out of the bag” and an-
nounced the marriage of Miss
Ilene Lytton and Mr. Amos
Felts of Elgin, Texas, Sept. 17,
1917.
Margaret Stokes was the for-
tunate one in the contest and re-
ceived as a reward a tapestry
knitting bag.
True to the old time custom,
comfort was tacked out and
then each guest was asked to
write an original recipe in the
bride's cook-book, which caused
much laughter and no little
thought.
Music was enjoyed through-
out the afternoon.
The refreshment plate which
was decorated with a beautiful
corsage bouquet of asters and
ferns, was passed to the follow-
ing guests: Misses Mamie
Mitchell, Mary Dickens, Natalie
Darby, Margaret Moore, Ruby,
Hazel and Joyce Hooper, Ruby
Colbert; Eleanor Skaggs of Lo-
meta; Louise Hardison, Carrie
and Marie Brooks, Margaret
Stokes, Ruth Abney, Ruth Key,
Inez Oliver, Helen Lytton, Vel-
ma and Percy Moore, Ilene Lyt-
ton and Mary Smith; Mesdames
J. H. Lytton, U. G. Hardison
and J3. J. Smith. X.
Capt. Hubert B. Jones of the
National army is a guest for a
few days here in the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Nat B. Read.
Miss Bessie Bobo of Florence
was a guest here Thursday
night of Mrs. Emmett Ramsey.
Mrs. J. H. Moore of Killeen is
a guest here in the home of
Judge and Mrs. J. Tom Higgins.
She is Mrs. Higgins’ mother.
Mrs. Colbert has gone to Port
Arthur where she will visit her
two sons who make their home
there,
Central Christian Church.
Bible School Sunday 9:45;
regular worship and praise ser-
vice at 11 a. m,; at the airdome
at 8:00 p. m.
Miss Imogene and Jeanette
Crawford of Sterling City and
Miss Marzee Easterling of Tem-
ple, are guests here of Miss
Clyde Walker and her mother,
Mrs. J. G. Walker.
Weather Forecast.
Following is the weather fore-
cast as furnished by the South-
western Telephone Co.
Tonight and Sunday, fair,
At the Baptist Church Sunday.
9:45 a. m., Sunday school.
11:00 a. m., preaching by
pastor; subject, “Is this church
a failure ?”
7:00 p. m., B. Y. P. U.
8:00 p. m., sermon by pastor;
subject, “Is this church a fail-
ure ?”
You are cordially invited to
hear these two sermons. We
are very much concerned about
the saving powers of this
church.
M. €. Bishop, Pastor.
Everything Now Quiet in
Houston.
Mrs. Clyde Northington re-
ceived a telephone message: frdm
her brother, George Andrew,
who is a city detective in Hous-
ton. Mr. Andrew stated every-
thing was now quiet in the city
and the negro troops had all
been removed. No further trou-
ble was anticipated.
Ferguson is Suspended from
Office.
Austin, Texas, Aug. 24.—
James E. Ferguson was sus-
pended from the office of gover-
nor of Texas shortly after 9
o’clock tonight when the board
of nine managers named by the
house of representatives pre-
sented to the senate twenty-one
articles of impeachment alleg-
ing official misconduct. W. P.
Hobby, lieutenant governor, au-
tomatically succeeded to the
governorship, pending disposi-
tion of the charges in the sen
ate. The senate formally desig
nated next Wednesday as the
time for beginning the trial. To-
night’s action was in conform-
ity with a resolution adopted by
the house yesterday in appoint-
ing the board of managers to
formulate articles of impeach
ment, after three weeks investi-
gation of charges preferrec
against Mr. Ferguson by Speak-
er F. O. Fuller. This committee
reported to the house today anc
twenty-one articles contained in
the bill of impeachment were
voted upon separately. A1
passed by a safe and some by a
wide margin and were immedi
ately sent to the senate, where
the date of the beginning of the
trial was set. The twenty-one
articles of impeachment include
the following: That Mr. Fer-
guson persistently refused to
reyeal the source of “question
able” loans aggregating $156,-
500, thus placing himself in -con-
tempt of the house; that he
misappropriated $5,600 of state
money and converted it to his
own use; that he abused the
power of veto and violated the
constitution when he vetoed
practically the entire appropri-
ations for maintenance of Texas
University for the next two
years. Other charges concern-
ed alleged placing of large sums
of state money, without secur-
ity and without interest, in a
bank in which Ferguson is
a stockholder; alleges violation
of the state banking laws in
that the governor borrowed
from his own bank a sum more
than twice greater than the law
permits; alleged exercise of un-
due and improper influence over
the university regents, and that
the governor failed to return to
the state treasury several
thousand dollars illegally ex-
pended for maintenance of the
governor’s mansion, and which
he had previously promised to
restore. Mr. Ferguson tonight
declined to discuss the proceed-
ings.
Dr. Norman B. Taylor
DENTIST
Office Over Townsen & Lamb
Office Phone No. 294
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
thirty-
the full attendance of
one being a quorum.
The senate proceeds to try
the case, sitting as a court, and
the practice is to observe. the
rules applicable to other judicial
proceedings.
A bill of impeachment having
been voted by the house, the
lieutenant governor automati-
cally takes charge of the gover-
ner’s office until such time as
the senate may reject the
charges made by the house.
While the lieutenant gover-
nor is acting as governor, the
president pro tempore presides
over the senate.
Judgment in case of impeach-
ment extends only to removal
from office and disqualification
from holding any office of hon-
or, trust or profit under this
state.
A party convicted on im-
peachment shall also be subject
to indictment, trial and punish-
ment according to law.
Christian Science Church.
Sunday—Sunday school at 9:30 a.
m. Lesson sermon, 11 a. m., subject
Mind.”
Wednesday—At 8:00 o’clock p. m.
Testimonial meeting. Reading room
and free circulating library located in
church building on North Broad St.,
'Pen from 4 to 6 o’clock daily, ex-
cept Sundays and holidays.
All cordially invited to attend the
church services and visit the reading
room.
At the Methodist Church.
The pastor having returned
from his vacation will preach at
loth the morning and evening
hour.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m., D.
T. Briggs, Supt.
Sermon at 10:45 a. m. The
evening service will be conduct-
ed on the lawn at 8:30. You are
cordially invited to attend these
services.
Nat B. Read, P. C.
COW WANTED—A good
milch cow that is fresh. Will
pay cash for same. W, L, Web-
er.
Mrs. W. J. Fox returned Fri-
day from San Angelo where she
has been visiting relatives and
friends for several days.
Meaning of Impeachment.
Up to the time that impeach-
ment articles are adopted in the
house of representatives the
matter is exclusively 'in the
hands of the representatives,
and thereafter it is exclusively
in the hands of the senators.
Only a majority vote of those
present is required in the house
to adopt articles of impeach-
ment, but in the senate a vote
of two-thirds of the senators
present is required to convict.
The vote in the senate neces-
sary to convict is fourteen at
the minimum and twenty-one
at the maximum, two-thirds of
Mrs. Oscar Wise and little son
of Richland Springs are guests
here in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Harris. Mr. Wise
spent a few days here but has
returned home.
Negro Soldiers Ordered to
Columbus, N. M.
San Antonio, Aug. 24.—Gen.
James Parker, commander of
the southern department, today
issued orders for the return To
their station at Columbus, N.
M., of the battalion of the
Twenty-fourth U. S. infantry at
Houston and the battalion at
Waco.
The movement is to start just
as soon as transportation can be
furnished and the necessary ar-
rangements made.
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The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 146, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1917, newspaper, August 25, 1917; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth906310/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.