The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1909 Page: 14 of 14
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Jas. S. Shivers & Company
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THAT owing to the fact that we are taking inventory of our mammoth stock of dry
goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats, caps, stoves, wagons and hardware of every
kind, we will be almost ioo busy to advertise. Therefore, we desire to call
your attention specially to only one line of the many contained in our great establish-
ment, and that one—
Our Wonderful Line of Shirts
Those of the Ferguson-McKinney make, which is a guarantee in itself, and below we
will quote a few prices which we think should interest half of the population of
Houston county—at least that half that wears shirts. And while we shall quote you
prices on only a few styles, we are prepared to show you hundreds of designs if you
will kindly drop in our store. - ,
No. 5970, White Pongee, very
fine and dressy, would be a fine
value at $1.25, our *1.00
price $ I
No. C603, Black and white
striped and figures, good
$1.00 value, our price... f QQ
No. 2664, Black and white fig-
ures and stripes with cords,
well worth $1.00, our £
price only f QQ
No. 5457, Blue and wnite striped
regular 75c value, our
price only vUv
No. 5466, Extra size for big
men, black and white striped
and figures, 75c values. C||A
our price only vUC
No. W677, White Pongee, col
lar attached, good val-
ue at $1,25, our price.,
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No. 4948, Black and white and
blue and white, with cords and
coat style, fine $1.25 *1.00
value, our price only..^|
No. 445B, Boys' black and white
figures and stripes, 75c
st« ek, our price only.
50c
Therefore, when you want good shirts, or any other goods that are good, even mixed
with good treatment, just come to the Big Store and you will get what you came for
and at the price it should be sold to you.
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JAS. S. SHIVERS & COMPANY!
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Record-breaking Sale of Town Lots.
There wasn't another office in
Houston with the rush and bustle
and business that was carried on
in the Magnolia Land company's
office after their tract on the Har-
risburg road was opened for sale.
Placed on the market June 1, there
were up to 6 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon 2432 lots sold in Magno-
lia park. Never in the history of
Texas has there been so successful
a launching and sale of an addition
as this. From the moment the prop-
erty was opened to the public the
large office force in the company's
down-town office has been busy
recording sales and checking them
off the big plat in the office as they
were telephoned in from the
grounds. All of these sales wore
recorded to the minute to avoid
confusion* and during the middle
of the day and the early part of the
afternoon one sale was reported
after another as soon as the nu-
merous agents could secure the
phone line.
Nearly all of the sales have been
mide to Houston people, one
Houstonian purchasing an entire
block. M. S. Waller, secretary
of the company, said yesterday
that Houston people were pur-
chasing readily because they knew
the value of the property and were
familiar with the advance in
property in Houston and vicinity.
The park tract is one of the best
known to residents of Houston
than any other in the vicinity,
it is situated between the city
and Harrisburg and for decades
has been used as a picnic and play
ground. Shaded as it is with
stately, towering pines and sweet
scented magnolias, it is one of the
prettiest and most attractive spots
in the country.
It contains 430 acres and is part-
ly within the eastern corporate
limits of Houston and borders the
Houston ship channel and is in
close proximity to* the turning
basin. Several railroads pass
through and near it and the
Hou8ton-Harri8burg car line
borders the entire south. It is
directly in the track of the tide of
progress toward the shipping
facilities on the channel and will
undoubtedly in the future border
the most important commercial
point in the South.
Already the tract possesses
many city advantages. The Harris-
burg road that extends for a mile
along the southern border is one
of the best macadamized roads in
the State and is the principal auto-
mobile highway in this section.
Telephone wires are already
strung, being part of the city sys
tem, and both local and long dis-
tance phones can be installed, the
local phones working into the
Houston exchange. All Houston
merchants have a delivery system
that reaches that district, but the
electric light system has not as
yet been extended. It is said that
the extension of the light system
will depend upon petitions from
residents of that section.
As a general rule the park is
sloping, high and drained, which,
coupled with the aromatic purity
of the sweet-scented pines, assures
one of a heathful site with mias-
matic vapors far removed.
Under the guidance of the Mag-
nolia promoters, from a beautful
woodland with broad, far-reaching
vistas between the towering pines,
streets and avenues are being laid
out with precise regularity. Dur-
ing the week the company let the
contract for the cutting of trees
from the sreets, and cleaning and
grubbing to W. S. Burr, and with
a large corps of men he has been
engaged in chopping and dynamit-
ing stumps. More than fourteen
miles of streets will be laid out and
graded through the park.
With all this work of cutting
and clearing, the natural, rugged
beauty of the park will be left en-
tact. All of the giant pine and
magnolia and bay trees will be
left standing on the ground, at
the mercy and will of the
purchaser.
Some of the highways will be
laid off as broad avenues with a
grass plot and trees left standing
in the center. Several of these
avenues will be made. The rest
of the streets will be broad and
roomv as the modern street is
now faid off.
The street car company has al-
ready planned to make a return
loop for the Harrisburg line and
has requested that in laying off
the company leave a street wide
enough for the laying of tracks.
German street has been selected
and laid off accordingly.
As a whole the plat has been
topographically surveyed and the
lots priced accordingly. In the
Western section, in the neighbor-
hood of the old lake that once front-
ed the bayou, the lots, on account
of their level, have been priced
accordingly. Some are low as $50.
In other words, the lots have been
priced according to the future
assessments that may be laid upon
them. Those that will need filling
have been materially reduced in
price, while those that front the
Harrisburg road and are high and
will bear no road assessment for
years to come, are considerably
higher than others. The lots
range in price from $50 to $800.
The average lot is priced between
$100 and $250.
The terms that the company
makes appeal to everyone, whether
theyare purchasing for speculation
or home building.
The inducements to the home
builder who is in moderate circum-
stances are appealing, and the
tract will undoubtedly be settled
within the next few years wilh
hundreds of cozy cottages and
bungalows.—Houston Post.
$500 TO $50,000
Interest 5 PER CENT Returnable en or before 10 years
MONEY
Loaned ón Lands, Lots, Homes, Houses, Farms, Vendors Lien
Notes, Builders and Raterial Men's Liens, Bonds, Mortgages,
Stocks, Oil Property, Chattels, Business, or any security taken.
Will furnish Money to buy Lot to build your Home on your
own Plan, and Builder. No Delay or Waiting for Money
, A FEW GOOD AGENTS WANTED
J. J. JONES, Fiscal Agent
Prudential Investment Co.
Phone, Preston 6120 ' / 701-2-3 Paul Bldg., Houston, Texas
A Contented Woman
is always found in the same house
with Ballard's Snow Liniment. It.
keeps every member of the family
free from aches and pains, it heals
cuts, burns and scalds and cures
rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago
and all muscular soreness and
stiffness. 25c," 50c and $1.00 a
bottle. Sold by The Murchison-
Beasley Drug Co.
Terribly Scalded
is something we hear or read about
every day of our lives. Burns
and scalds either slight or serious
are. bound to happen in your
family, be prepared by having a
bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment
handy. It relieves the pain
instantly and quickly heals the
burn. Sold by The Murchison-
Beasley Drug Co.
Bowel Complaint In Children,
When six months old the little
daughter of E. N. Dewey, a well
known merchant of Angewville,
Va., had an attack of cholera
infantum. Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was .given and effected a complete
cure. This remedy has proven
very successful in cases of bowel
complaint in children and when
given according to the plain
printed directions can be relied
upon with i perfect confidence.
When reduccd with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take,
which is of great importance when
a medicine must be given to young
children For sale by The
Murchison-Beasley Drug Co.
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Smith Brothers
offer to the farmers and stock-
raisers of Houston county
the services, of a
Thoroughbred Young Jack
recently purchased by them and now
on exhibition at their brick livery barn.
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Raise Mules and Become Prosperous O
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Aiken, W. W. The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1909, newspaper, July 8, 1909; Crockett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177652/m1/14/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.