The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1902 Page: 1 of 16
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NO 38
MEXIA, TEXAS,
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER,
1002,
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We have for sa'e in Freestone and Limestone counties
some very fine improved farms, dh which we are prepared
to offer very favorable terms, both as to price, time and man-
ner of payment. We publish below a partial list, which we
consider special bargains:
100 aciejs in Freestone ccunty, about 6 miles West of Fairfield, 50 seres weir
improved and in cultivation, good new house, and other improvements.
541 acres Navasot bottom land, heavily timbered. Syeeial bargain
99 acres 4 miles er uthwebt, of Mexia, about 75 acres in cultivation, good
house, well, tar It, orchard, barns.
70 acres 4 miles southwest oi Mexia, 60 acres in cultivatior, hou? • and othe
improvements.
"J02 acres about 4 miles eoutlwcs-t of Moia, black prairie land, 7". acres in
cultivation, balance pasture, bouse, well und ti;nk, cribs and barn."
820 acres about 7 milts torthwest from Kcsse; this tract is all timber.
Special bargain.
482 acres 2 miles from Mills, Freestone county, residence, throe rent houses,
gin und other improvement*, all it clos d «r><! :>T) acres in cultivation, never
failing springs ' We can sell this land for - . ,'u the improvements cost.
17o 8-4 acres 3 miles north of Mexh:, 140 acres in cultivation, good houses,
ci'tern, tank and other improvements.
33 iicrts 1 mile from Cotton (lin, pood h:use, piactically all land ia culti-
, vation.
i ' 32 acres in town of Cotton Gic, all in cultivation, go'.d house, barn and other
improvements.
50 acres 2~hiile3 East of Cotton Gin, good hour.e and other improvements. 47
acrts in cultivation.
50 acres 3 1-2 miles west irom Mexia, all prairie land, 40 acres in cultivation
good improvements
fh 50 acres 1 loile weft of Mexia, 45 acres in cultivation.
OS aen s 1 n:.ile north of Nipant.uck, 60 acres in cultivation. This place has
some very (in;- tcuoia land on it., and is a snecial bargain.
125 acres n* nr Sliiloh 5 miles south of Alexia, 75 acres in cultivation, new
—modern house, well improved.
100 aeres near Prairie Hill. 05 acres in. cultivation, well improved,
100 acres adjoining the above tract, 05 aeres in cultivation, well improved.
100 acres 2 miles north of Mexia, 90 acres in cultivation.
100 acres .1 miles west of Mexia, 91 acres in cultivation, gool improvements
30 acres in the corporate, limits of Alexia, all fenced and in cultivation
Spejial b.u;.'. ain
134 acres 3 miles north of Mexia. 100 acres In- cultivation 50 of which is fine
bottom land, balance good prairie pasture Special bargain.
187 acres 1 1-2 miles east of Cotton Gin, 125 acres in cultivation, gool houses
and other improvement.1. '
204 acres near Brewer Prairie, 110 acres in cultivation, all urder good wire
fence, house*, wells, and other improvement =•
SO acres 2 miles northeast from Prairie Grove, 50 acres in cultivation.
Special bargain
(500 acres 5 milts west of Mexia, 300 acres bottom land, 240 acres in cultiva-
tion. Very fine r< eidencc am' oik r out hoo ••., weil fenced, several pasture.-: and
nbm;dahcc of living water. This bind can bo bought for the cost of imppove-
nien t...
Pianos, Organs and Sewi
Cattle.
I especially call your attention to cu.- line ci
with the latest attachments and modern improve-*
ment. Guarantee satisfaction. If you are in need
of an Organ or Sewing Machine and do not want to
spend the cash, I am prepared to handle cattle, and
will exchange any of the above goods for same.
Now is your chance to get rid of that cow, and
get something yoi are in much need of.
Call and let us take the matter up more fully
With you.
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Yours for business,
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We also have some very special bargains to offer in land:;
in the following oounii. s: lirown, Cook, Oalkun, Denton,
Ellis, rails, Franklin. Hopkins, Hood, Johnson Kaufman
McLenn.1:1, Me:!i 11 a
Ixobertson, Smith,
Montague, Parker, Rams,
Taylor, 1 r^vis, Wichita,
Ban--.
other countic£ Call on or address,
WHITE & SMITH, Mexia, Texas.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
Mexia is Now in a Fair
Way to Get it if our
People W:l! Act
Promptly.
*
Mr. lv. II. li.ii.eof iioust/ui,
representing the premoter3 of the
Hillsboro arid Southeastern rail-
road, was in consultation with
our railroad committee Tuesday
afternoon and the result was an
understanding was reached be-
tween Mr. Bakei and the com-
mittee that will bring us the road
if our people will cmply with tlio
requirement!?, which are very
reasonable.
At fi meeting held Wed-ianrI 530. Seven inch records 50c
nor-da." night, the action of the | each, So pgr dozen; 10 inoh rc-
cOiiim;( tee was ratified and a plan j C!(1l.js ^ ^ each, $11' per dozen
star.ed to raise the iwcessary j 'pi10 Graphophone and Colliir.bia
funds, whii:h securer the road fori l{<.>oords were awaitii d the Grand
Mexia, and work is to commence pi i/;o at the Paiia Exposition of
make them seemed to be cntire'y
lacking. The wide experience o!?
the record department of the
Columbia Phonograph Company
enabled it to grasp tlie true
principles underlying the making
of disc records, and the first
product was a great deal better
than anything that had been ac-
complished by ethers. With the
lapse of time the improvement
that has come with practice has
placed the Columbia Disc Records
far iu advance of all others. They
are characterized by smoothness
sweetness, clearness and natural-
ness. Aud while preserving all
these desirable qualities they ar •
the loudest records on the market.
• The Disc Gntphophone is made
in three types, selling at $15. §20
and 330. Sev.
No. 5014.
REPORT OF THE CONDI-
TION or THE
First Na tionai
or MEXIA,
Kect Ktver, At Mexia, in the State of Texas, at the
Wood and ' Close of business, 15, 1902.
! RESOURCES.
j Loans and discounts $140,028 24
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
eured
U.S. bonds to secure circula-
tion
Stocks, securities, etc
Banking house furniture and
fixtures
Other real estate owned
Due from national banks (not
resorve agents)
Due from state banks&bankers 13,1)70 2u
Due from approv'd reserve ag'ts 23,467 54
Checks and other eash items ... 699 59
Notes ot' other national banks, 2,000 00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents 376 35
Lawful money resorve in bank
viz:
Specie 4,180 75
Legal tender notes, 8,704 00-12,884 75
Redemption fund with U. S.
treasurer (5 percent of cir-
culation 625 00
Dae from U. S. treas, other
than 5 per cent redemption
fund 8 00
A Startling Comparison. Paid Up.
ISSlU
59,006 74
12,500 00
17,026 02
2,166 45
15,936 27
1,918 63
Nineteen students out of every , Following subscribers to the
[twenty who study liyrne Short- Herald have paid their subscrip-
j hand in Tyler College finish their Itipn sine
course and get their diplomas. I j ,
Nintetceu out of every twenty
tvno study other systems of short-<
hand in other schoola of Texas
do not finish their course. I
More students have graduated (J H. Collins
from the shorthand department 1 f,. p^-
of Tyler College in the last yeo.j ' '"'
than have graduated from all
other commercial schools com-
vur i
Partin, Island
Ellis Dickerson, Thelma
B. j. Hancock, Mexia
! Mrs. Focke, Mesia
in. W.Gray, "
W. N. Odom
A. Sherrar,
bined in the state of Texas in the; keeH^e'y
last two years.
. $1.00
. 1 00
... 1 0(
1 00
... 1 On
.. 100
.. 175
... (00
... 1 00
... 100
... 1 00
: W. M. Holm, Prairie Grove 1 00
Other schools require a speed | Jo^n BiehoPt'Beene (new) 50
of 80 to 115 words to the minute . G L_ p Datura (new) t 50
tor graduation. iyler College] -
on the Hillsboro end at once.
Efis; Graphophopes
anil Flat Records. . , lilkhg madime Mpp[|e5 „
Disc Grapho- every kind, will send yo.t cat",
1900.
rhe Columbia Phonograph Co.
88 Wabash Avenue. Chicago,
I headquarters for graphoph ines
1 ' ' of
iX,
. O
KiPS r
Perfection in Disc Graph
phones and Flat Records wp.s
quickly achiov - 1 by the Columbia
Phonograph Company, the pio-
neer-, and leaders in the taking
machine art, when it demonstrat-
cd the wonderful possibilities of
the <1 :it indcstruc'.ible records.
Up to that time nothing import-
ant had been accomplished. The
machines were faulty and the
records were not in the same class
with the cjhndrical records used
on the graphophone. A knowledge
of how to make disc records and
proper material of which t
logues on application.
Married.
Last Saturday evening at Groe- -
beck .Mr. Beverly Wood and Miss
Inez Carlton were married. The
young people live here and their
f:icnd3 wi:h them a long and
happy life.
Miss Helen Smith, formerly of
this city, and Mr. F. It. Lios-
trasBer, of Bryan, were married
at llcarno Sunday night. The
bride's many friends here will
join us in extending congratu*
lations a at} beat wishes,
Total..
$302,014 38
liabilities.
Capital stock paid in $50,000 00
Surplus fund 30,000 00
Undivided profits, less expen-
ses and taxes paid 29,576 54
National Bank notes out-
standing 12,500 00
Dae to other national banks 107 18
Duo to state banks & bankers 64 72
Individual deposits subject to
check 98,546 58
Time certificates of deposit. .... 35,993 40
Notes and bills rediscounted.. 17,225 96
Total $302,014 38
•State of Texas, l
County of Limcstono. j '
I, J. M. Long, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
.1. Mi Long, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of September, 1902. t
J. O. tlAUlM'-U,
Notary Public Limestone Co. Tex.
Correct—Attest:
M. E. ROBICRTS,
.iuliu.s Nussiiaum,
.Jos. B. Lono,
H. M. Munoi:r,
Directors.
requires 150 words per minute.
It t ikes 20 to 40 weeks to learn
to write 100 words to the minute
in other systems of shorthand.
It takes only 7 to 12 weeks to
learn to write 150 words to the
minute in the Byrne Shorthand
A course in the other systems
of shorthand usually cost from
*150 to $300. A course in the
Byrne Shorthand costs from $60
to $75.
Other systems of shorthand
have 500 rules, 500 exceptions
and 3000 word
to memorize.
Struck by an Engine.
This morning about 8 nelock
Mr. C. L. Hardy, who lives near
the railroad track in the northern
part of town, was struck by a
freight engine and knocked from
the track. He >vas considerably
bruised up ond a doctor had to be
called in to dress his wounds.
Mr. Haidj and a boy had been
over to the pasture and the boy
vtid phrase "signs i had crossed the track, but Mr.
The Byrne has 151 Hardy w^s not so fortunate and
the c w catcher of the
engine
off
rules, 9 word and phrase signs
and no exceptions to memorizo. ! , , . . , , , , , .
. ,, H struck h in and knocked him
1 he other systems of snort- ,
hand are hard to learn and hard | into e<vn.e rubbish on the side of
to retain. The Byrne casv to | the track.
learn and easy to retain In their
practical application the Byrne
is more casilj read than any other
system.
Tyler College is the fountain
head of up-to date shorthand. Mr. Ceo. Tucker raised the
Here the author of the Byrne | ^08s ear of corn in his
system teaches 51 weeks 111 thei T
knowl- garden over near the oil null. It
I is of the dune corn varietv and i*
Mr. Hardy does not know how
the rccident occured, and tiic in-
formation here given was secured
from the boy.
llunter Hughes and wife came
down from Ferria to visit rela-
tives and friends.
year. If you ha<ro a
edge of the common school
branches and will come to Tyler
College and Keep up with your
classes, w • will teach you to write
legibly 150 words to the minute
in 7 to 12 weeks or make no
charge.
For the largest catalogue of
the largest commercial and ahnrt-
hand s#hool west of the
Mississippi RiVer, write us and
mention ooursc wanted.
Tyler College,
iTylcr, Texas.
an ordinary looking ear of corn
utatil the shucks aie taken off,
whon the freak appears. The
plains range in size from the
ordinary grain to about the sizt<
of a silver dollar. We have the
freak ear in our office and will
show it to any one who will pay
his subscription, if he owes any,
and if he doesn't owe any, we
will frhow it to.hira any way,
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The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1902, newspaper, September 26, 1902; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290669/m1/1/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.