The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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Richard H. McCarty, Editor and Publisher
Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, Friday, Feb. 10,1911.
The First Monday in March will be Trades Day in Aspei
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MEETING OF YOUNG
MEN'S BOOSTER CLUB
The Young Men's Booster
Club had a rousing meeting Tues-
day night and much business of
importance was transacted. The
committee which was appointed
to confer with the business men
in regard to the establishment of
a trade day. made their report,
and said report was favorable to
the establishment of a trade day
for Aspermont, and the club pro-
ceeded to adopt the report of the
committee, and the / same com-
mittee was continued to see all
the business men in town as to
whether or not they want to give
a prize. The first trade day will
be pulled off the first Monday in
March. The club voted to give
$15 in prizes. These prizes will
be given for best stallion, best
jack, best mule colt, best horse
colt, largest baby under 12
months old, best yearling etc.
The prizes to be given, will be
announced later on. Full pro-
gram will be given in next week's
Star, and also in circular form.
J. C. Link, J. B. Lipscomb and
F. J. Dalby, are the committee-
men appointed to wait on the
merchants as to the matter of
giving prizes. The Young Men's
Booster Club has started out to
do great things for Aspermont
and.if the business ifcen of the
town will co-operate with the
club, much good is goingto come
of it. After the inaugeration of
the trade day, the club will take
up other matters that need to be
boosted. Aboye everything else
on earth, the town needs a water
system, and the club is going to
get right in behind this proposi-
tion, then after that, something
else. The Club's motto is, "Do
Things," and it is going to liye
up to that motto. The com-
mittee that was appointed to se-
cure a place of meeting, secured
the west end of the Lee building
for a place to hold meetings.
This building will be fitted up
and made comfortable. It's the
purpose of the club later , on, to
fit up a nice club room where the
members can meet with profit
and pleasure.
Married.
Mr. R. V. Butler of this city,
and Miss Alma Tittle of Meri-
dian, were married this week, at
the home of the bride. Mr. But-
ler is one of Aspermont's model
young men. Though not having
lived here long, yet he has many
frieifds in Aspermont. He is the
senior member of the firm of
Butler and Payne, of the West
Side barber shop. The bride
and groom came in Thursday
morning, and Aspermont will be
their future home. The Star
joins their many friends in ex-
tending congratulations.
July 22, 1911, the great prohibi-
tion battle will be fought.
J. W. Thompson left Thursday
to visit home folks.
BUILD UP ASPERMOÑT
AND STONEWALL GO.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Spurlin of
Stamford visited in the city this
, week. They were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Link.
How can we build up our town
and "county? Can we do it by
cutting each other's throats?
Can we do it by back-bighting
and stabbing each other in the
back with suspicion and mis-
trust? Nearly two thousand
years ago there lived a man only
31 years of age who even at this
late date is acknowledged to have
been the most accurate, truthful
and interesting orator that ever
addressed an audience. On one
memorable occasion he made a
remarkable assertion, which time
and human experience of nearly
twenty centuries, as well as that
of earlier history, has proven
correct. He said: "And if a
Kingdom be .divided against
itself, that Kingdom cannot
stand. And if a house be divided
against itself, that house cannot
stand." Mark, 3:24-25—United
we p*- nd, divided we fall. Do
w 4 united, or divided?
Nuimng doing until we are
united. There are absolutely no
two questions or propositions to-
day that are responsible, or the
cause for the deplorable situation
as it now exists in our -town and
county. The first is to build up
both town and county by way of
public improvements, calling for
better roads* ;*£tter towns, bet-
ter schools, better churches and
a better citizenship. The second
is a phenominal desire on the
part of some to hold back and re-
tard the development of both
town and county, unwilling to
contribute their proportionate
part of the necessary funds
which are derived by way of
taxation, lest some one may
greatly profit by the upbuilding
of the town and county. If any
one man should profit by the up-
building of our towns and county,
all men, in both towns and coun-
ty will also profit thereby accord-
ing to their possessions, and con-
tributions bv way of taxes. The
town is an index to the country
that surrounds it. Visitors to
your town judge your country
by the general appearance of
your town. A raty, measly, dirty
town would naturally suggest to
the visitor that the country is un-
able to support a better town,
hence no man with money to in-
vest would go into a poor country
for an investment. Hold down
your town, knock it, and you will
hold down and knock on your
own holdings. If our county ever
prospers and develops beyond its
present state, we must hoist the
flag of truce, the white flag must
be unfurled and float in the soft,
sunny breeze instead of the cruel
black monstrous death flag here-
tofore floated over our heads and
choked the life out of both town
and county. Down with the
black flag and hoist the white
one. Townsmen, quit saying
mean things about your, country-
man if he does not agree with
your ideas on the subject of up-
building of the town and county,
he may be as honest and con-
scientious in his ideas as you
claim for yourself; accord to him
the same privilege you claim for
yourself. Countrymen/quit say-
ing bard things of your towns-
men, he can be bónest in his
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opinion,, though widely different
from yours. We ar'e dependent
upon each other—neither can live
independently of the other.
Then why can we not be closer
to each other? Is it because we
are suspicious of each other,
afraid of each other? Suppose
we all turn to be Ishmelites and
every man turn his hand against
his neighbor, say that each and
every man were dishonest and
treacherous, denounce each other
as fools and traitors because they
do not fall in line with our ideas,
and what kind of a town and
county will we haye? Well, I
will say a h—11 of a tówn, a h—11
roaring county—on that no de-
cent man or womat. ^ould want
to stop in for 24 hours. We would
have such a town and country as
Texas was once compared with.
When a man from the East once
asked a man who had lived in
Texas how he liked Texas, he
said, "Well, if I owned both hell
and Texas I would rent out
Texas and live in hell." I love
to see a man with the moral cour-
age and backbone to stand for
what he thinks is right, stand by
his convictions though he stands
alone and faces hi,s opposition by
the hundreds. When your
neighbor is guided by honest
thoughts and true convictions
censur him not if his ideas differ
from that of yours lest he may
censur you because your ideas do
not run in line with his. We can
not all see and understand things
alike; it was not so intended by
the Great Divine. If Our neigh-
bor differs with us in these mat-
ters he may be perfectly honest
in bis views—at least let's be
generous toward him and give
him credit for honesty. Let's
not charge him with dishonesty,
with ignorance, with selfish and
designing motives, and with a
bosom heaving and oyerflowing
with prejudice. Let's reason to-
gether on all propositions, coax
and lead our neighbor by kind-
ness and fairness instead of goad-
ing and driving him like an ass.
Greet your neighbor with a smile
and a pleasant word and he will
listen to you. Greet him with a
scowl on your brow, swell up like
a toad fit to "bust" and treat him
like a dog or that you think he is
beneath you, you then pass a man
by that you can neither coax,
lead e£ drive, only drive him for-
ever from you. Kindness to
other costs us but very little and
is a great investment. Try it
and see what returns it will bring
you.—Contributed.
For Sale.
Four cockerels and sixteen
laying pullets and hens—Brown
Leghorns—all raised by me.
tt Ernest Herring.
Wedlock.
There has been
marrying going on
week or two. ' Mr.""
and Miss Caddie Hut
Leonard Smith ani
Liles, Mr. Geo. F.
Miss Roberta Clack.
Taylor and Mrs. Mary
have all' taken upon
the vows of wedlock
The Star joins all
in wishing them ha{
First Baptist
SUNDAY SERVICES.
PreaChihg at 11 a. m.
p. m., B. F. Whitten,
Sunday School 9:45 a.
Guest, superintendent.
B. Y. P. U. 3:30 p.
Link, president.^
MIDWEEK SERVICES.
-
Thursday Evening,
meeting, leader selected.
Tuesday Evening, 2:30
W. M. U., Mrs. W. T.
president.
Tuesday Eve., 7:30, T
meeting, leader selected.
Choir practice at will.
To any and all these
the public is cordially
and we will do our best to
them worth your while.
Our pastor's Sunday
subject will be the
Neglect," and in the
"Heirship."
We are still giving the public a nice Picture with
every $20.00 cash purchase of Dry Goods. You
need not get this all at one time, just save your
tickets. Come and get one of these beautiful
pictures, they are an ornament to any home.
We can incidentally save you a little money on
Blankets, Comforts, Woolen Goods, Clothing,Etc.
Best Values always at
BRYANT-LINK CO.
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McCarty, Richard H. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1911, newspaper, February 10, 1911; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168464/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.