The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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Couttrltiwt Notea.
Cougar, Texas, July 5.—We are still
having some very hot weather, which
-has raised corn to look sick.
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Tuesday aafi report 4 good
time " , » r
Roger Williams and family
Phoenix, Arfxona, have returned
HONORED RESIDENT OF
dren, Lisa Laura ana T. W. Jr., of
We are sorry to report the recent Parker county.
illness of Miss Rub) Thompson. She Jack Holland and Charley Rey
has been wry sick for the last few nolds visited In Fort Worth, Sunday.
Lloyd Stone of Breckenrldge, vis-
days. hut Is reported better.
. The Dennis and Allison baseball bed his father. R. F. Stone and fam-
MILLSAP PASSES AWAY' Mineral Wells spent Sunday with Mr.1 1B® " Z1 „
i - . r # rroMffl bats Monday at Buck !*aturday, returning Monday.
and Mrs. J. A- Coffuian. The entire,
MUiaap. Texas, July 5 —Most of us party motored to Weatherford late4 npr ba" park SBd played a ver? pood
celebrated the Fourth by eating ice Sunday to visit Charlie Baker.
Mrs. Benie l pshaw and children of
Breckenridge are guests of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Strain
cream and watermelons. Some in
dnlged in fireworks. Our business
. houses took holiday and so did we.
Some motored to the Brazos river
and spent a very delightful time, com-
munity picnic style; others visited
relatives and friends at the Red Mud
picnic; some were Weatherford visi-
- tors; several attended the picnic at
Mineral Wells; several motored to
Lovers Retreat and in various ways
we all celebrated the Great Day of
Independence. Long may this great
people of the greatest nation on earth
to fittingly celebrate this, our great
national holiday.
The Ladies’ Demonstration Club
met at the home of Mrs. J. A. Coffman
last Wednesday. A very profitable
day was spent. Misses Myrtle Mur-
ray and pearl Scarlett had charge of
game, in which Dennis was victorious
the score being 10 10 IS.
Lawrence Holland left Tuesday for
New Mexico to take up some of
Uncle Sam's public domain. County
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Herring spent ’ Missionary T. \V. C Nealy began
I Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. A
Charlie Hawkins of Gainesville is; Thompson
a series of meetings at the Post
Oak school house Tuesday night
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Clearance Sale on Odd
Lots of Summer Slippers
visiting his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wright of I
Caddo spent the Fourth with their
parents here.
Miss Nancy Jaue Peters, age 71
years, died at the family home last
Thursday, June 30, following an ill-
ness of 64 days. “Aunt Sis." as every
one called her. was born in Tennes-
Rev. H. B. Forbes filled his regular j He will be assisted by Rev. D. M.
appointment here Saturday night and
Sunday with good attendance. He will
| begin a protracted meeting at Kicks
poo Falls Saturday, June 11.
Lester McCarty has gone to Fort
Worth where he is filling a position
with a large dairyman.
Quite a number of our young folks
attended a picnic at the Brannon
Dennison
see but bad lived here for about 40
years, during which time she madelbridpe Moflday and report H nice
her home in the household of her late
deceased brother, S. R. Peters, a lov-
ed and most welcome member. Aunt
Sis had been very active in,church
and Sunday school and all commun-
ity activities until a few years ago
the meeting. The next time we will jjer ^eixlth began to fail. During her
meet with Mrs. Mary Doss, July 12, at
3 p. m., and we invite everyone who
is interested in any of the work to
come and be with us.
Many visitors from other places
enjoyed the song fest at the Christian
church Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Stewart of Salesville is a guest
of her niece, Mrs. Floyd Kele.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul English and
sons, Billie and Raymond, are visit-
ing relatives in Dallas.
Messrs. Jett and Cluster Liles and
their families were holiday guests of
their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Storey went to
Fort Worth last Thursday to visit his
last illness while she suffered so in-
tensely willing hands guided by loving
hearts ministered unto her unceasing-
ly but to uo avail. The funeral was
held at the Methodist church bv her
pastor, Rev. J. W. Leggitt, and bur-
ial followed in Newberry cemetery,
surrounded by a large concourse of
sorrowing friends and elatives. Upon
the death of the first wife of Mr. Dave
Peters, her brother, she took the in-
fant daughter and reared her in the
nurture and admonition of her Lord
and Master. This foster daughter now
Mrs. Arthur Matthews, mourns for
dear Aunt Sis as for a mother. It
was her hand who taught her baby
aunt and uncle, of Tennessee, who feet (0 wa.lk, her guidance who taught
were guests of his sister
Little Miss Bonnye Lea Langdon
has returned to her home in Stop
Edgewood, Fort Worth, accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Vadyne Roy.
. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peters of El Paso
are guests of relatives here. \ .
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bruce, Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Mayes of Fort Worth,
motored Jjere and spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. P. Coffman. . iMr.1 and
Mrs. George Holland of Sturdevant
also spent the day with them. Mr.
And Mrs. J. W. Boyle of Fort Worth
had car trouble and reached here
about 2 p. m„ but are spending the
week with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Hannah Courtney of Weather-
ford is a guest of Mrs. George Wil-
liamson.
Mrs. T. J. Washam and daughter,
Moira, were delightful visitors with
us last week. Moira, has spent the
her to talk and to pray and to do all
those things a loving mother would
have us do. She Is also survived by
two brothers and two sisters, Messrs.
Dave and L. C. Peters, Millap; Mrs.
Wiley Senters, Millsap, and Mrs. 01-
lie Morton, Big Spring; her sister-in-
law, Mrs. S. R. Peters; niece, Mrs.
Mattie .Tierce, both of whom, with
Mrs. Matthews, have so tenderly and
wonderfully cared for her during her
long illness and who laid her away so
beautifully, covered by lovely flowers
—she the fairest of them all. Her life
has been an open book, filled with
wopderful deeds of kindness, not only
to her loved family, but to all those
to whom she felt was in need. She
was very fond Of her two great neph-
ews, Stanley and Lucien Tierce, and
her great niece, Sammy Ruth Mat-
thews, to whom she called herself
“Greaty,” and was constantly follow-
past year in the Masonic school but iQg their footsteps, like in years gone
is now on a two months vacation with on 8he had guided those of their moth
her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Allin left Tues-
ers, and we hope that a sweet memory
day for California where they will
visit her brother, Luther Strain, and
i wife. The entire party left July 4th
on a 30 days motor trip through the
North
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Long and chll-
of her presence will ever stay with
them—though they are so young now.
A host of friends extend tenderest
sympathies to the bereaved.
Mrs. Lester Smith of El Paso
visiting friends in the city.
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July Clearance Sale on Ladies Sum-
mer Footwear
j Featuring Three Lots at| Extremely
Low Prices
$1.95, $2.65, $3.95
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I AT NA 1 11 Q*i0ne big assortment of Ladies White <
LUIflU. 11 # I. Jl J siippeyg .assorted styles, some Brown
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Lace Oxfords in the lot; sizes up to 4 l-2s—these must go
out in the Great July Clearance Sale at
$1.95
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I AT NA 9 19 RR Here is a value that is going to at-
LVl IW. a, tract the attention of every one look-
ing for before-tbe-war values. In this lot we offer yon choice
of over 200 pairs of Black Kid Slippers, with low or military
hefts, Lace Oxfords or Plaii/ Pumps or Theo Ties. All sizes
in this lot and values that sold for $3.50 to $5,00, choice
time.
J, D. Howell made a business trip
to Fort Worth Wednesday,
j Win. Powell is placing on the Wea-
[ therford market some niee canteloups
| and watermelons. He states that the
market is fairly good, but his melon
patch is badly in need oLrain.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Howell spent
Monduy with his mother, Mrs. S. V.
Howell.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sheridan accom-
panied by some friends, spent the
Fourth picuicing on Robinson creek.
S. J. Mitchell made a business trip
to Weatherford Saturday.
The people of this community are
very busy canning fruit and vegeta-
bles. We are very glad to see them
adopt this home economy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jones attended
the picnic at Brannon bridge Monday.
Mrs. C. W. Sparks of Caddo is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. Van Johnson.
Mr. Larue and family attended the
ball game at Buckner Monday.
Miss Beryl Baker of Dennis spent
Saturday night and Sunday with her
friends. Misses lna and Minta Sheri-
idan.
Louv el Davis and Bari Brown of
Weatherford attended church at this
place Sunday night.
The hot dry weather that has pre-
vailed for the last few weeks has
caused a great ’>heck in the progress
of the boll weevil and the prospects
for cotton look better.
Harmony Local New*., " _
Harmony, Texas, June 6.—Thresh
ing is almost a thing of the post in
this community. Some have began
to market cantaloupes and speak
of ripe melons.
Mrs. Owens and children visited
Mr*. Curtis, Sunday.
The following young ladies visited
home folks Saturday and Sunday
from Denton: Misses Lora and Net-
tie May Drake, Effie Mae and Pau-
line Cash, Irma Fay Andrews and
Erma Prichard, all returning Mon-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had the
pleasure of having their children
visit, them Sunday as follows: Claud,
Willie, Irma Fay, Alvin and Clowie.
J. V. Lamothe is visiting at Will
Long’s this week.
Little Edith Long is visiting at
her grandparents this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kelley and
two sons visited Mr. Cash’s Sunday
afternoon.
Clifton Winstead visited homefolks
Sunday.
Mr. CWRtier of Whitt has moved
to county poor Harm as helper
in caring for the farm.
John Merrell visited home folks
Sunday and Monday, there • being
a social for the young folks at the
Merrell home. July 4, which wan
highly enjoyed by all present. Cake
and punch were served.
Mrs John Hamm is still on the
sick list.
Miss Frances Barton is visiting
in Weatherford this week.
The protracted meeting is to com-
mence here Saturday.
There will be singing in the after-
noon at 3 o’clock.
All who wish to bring their lunch
and remain on the ground are wel-
come to do so. All are invltefT to
attend all services.
Bethel Local Items.
Bethel. Texas. July 6.—With a lew
days more of sunshine, farmers wilt
be well up with their work. Bolt
weertls are working and most of
the farmers say they will plow up
their cotton and plant June corn as
cotton is late and weevils so bad
there is very little chance for a
crop.
Health of the community is very
good at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Harrington
and little son Bobbie Joe spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Harrington.
Mr and Mrs. Willard Coffman,
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Messer and Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Messer of Weather
ford visited Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Messer. Sunday.
Mrs. Louvell Montgomery spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Monroe Har-
rington.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhiney Bielss were
the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Davis.
Mrs. J. N. Hester and baby of
Weatherford spent Monday with
Mrs. J. E. Johns.
Mrs. Gertie Cretsinger of Park.
Texas, spent a few days last week
visiting her brother, J. W. Swearin-
gen and family.
Misses Erma Pritchard, Pauline
and Effie Mae Cash who are at-
tending Denton normal spent the
week end with home folks near
Harmony and attended church at
this place, Sunday.
Mrs. Mollie Justus returned home
Thursday after a pleasant visit witl
relatives at Millsap and Slurtle
vant.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harley and
Mrs., Mary Byers of Weatherford
Mrs. Sam Duncan and Mrs
Mr |||
Justus visited Mr. and Mrs.
Charley! Harrington, Sunday.
. JJuj. Narry, wife and children o!
De Leon, spent, a few days las
week here visiting relatives.
Roy Cretsinger of Bakh and John
Salmon of Harmony, accompanied
by.their lady friends attended church
at .this place, Sunday night.
(T.ftlrfl. Jordan Kele of Millsap and
W L. Y. Smith of Sturdevant visited
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Montgomery
Thursday
J. P. Sullivan returned home Mon
day from Lipan after three weeks’
visit with relatives.
Rev. J. N. Hester filled his regu
lar appointment here Sunday morn-
ing and at night delivering two ex
cellent sermons with a very good
atledance at both services.
ONE GROUP of Ladies’ High Grade Pumps and Ox-
fords in full Louis and a few Military and Junior
Louis Heels, of Black Kid, White Kid and Brown
Kid. These are extraordinary values that sold up
to $14.95—CLEARANCE SALE PRICE.........$2.50
ONE GROUP of Ladies' Small Siz» Pumps and Ox-
fords-CLEARANCE SALE PRICE ...........$1.95
ONE GROUP of Ladies’ Whit? Canvas Pumps and
Shoes—CLEARANCE SALE PRICE ........ $1.00
ONE GROUP of Men’s High Grade Dress Slippers—
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE ...................$4.75
ONE COUNTER of Men’s Work Shoes-CLEAR-
ANCE SALE PRICE .........................$2.50
ONE COUNTER of Boys’ Good Durable Work Shoes
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE ...................$2.00
Clothing Specials
—Just what you have been waiting for. All Two Piece
Summer Suits, Palm Beach, Mohairs and Tropical Worsteds
going at ONE-FOURTH OFF—
$12.50 Suits, less 1-4 ...................$9.38
$15.00 Suits, less 1-4 ..................$11.25
$20.00 Suits, less 1-4 ..................$15.00
$25.00 Suits, less 1-4 ........ $18.75
MEN'S PALM BEACH AND MOHAIR PANTS
GOING AT ONE-FOURTH OFF.
$5.00 Pants, less 1-4 ...................$3.75
$6.50 Pants, less 1-4 .......... ........$4.88
Men’s Night Shirts, real good Cambric, $1.50 quality. .$L0i ,j i
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A real good Crow Bar Dimity, $2.00 quality, for ..... .$1.36 ;
One lot of Athletic Union Suits ..... ....... (»c '
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rut 5 TORE WITH THE GOODS
♦ THE MARKET ♦
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Local produce dealers have been
CANNING FACTORY NOW
MAKING SHORT RUNS
The canning factory has been
making short runs on tomatoes
receiving liberal quantities of can- every day this week and. It is
taloupes, tomatoes and other fresh
vegetables this week, and the supply
is
probable the supply will be sufficient
to justify all day runs commencing
rapidly increasing. The prices.early next week. The quality of to-
a knnn KaIiIImm ____« a.« _ T*
Adell News Notes.
Adell, Texas, July 6.—Irl Melton
is on thn sick list.
Jtys. Cleaves spent Monday with
her daughter, Mis Laura Guerry.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Vestal spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mm. W. A
Lanier. ’* * J>>-: mdir eiui sH
Mr. and MrS. Bill Fondren spent
Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Fondren.
Miss Leona Clemijiits attended
singing at BaLew Springs, Sunday.
Mg’, and Mrs. D. Montgomery of
South Bend, Sundayed with NJrs
Clnaves.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Alcorn of Mineral
We]ls spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Phillips.
Mrs Minnie Grantham and little
son Ardin, spent Sunday in Fort
Worth.
M.iss Rule Lanier spent Wednes-
day with Miss Zena Wilkinson of
Wea therford.
Singing was well attended Sunday
Everybody come again. Third Sun-
day afternoon.
have been holding up remarkably
well, but most every price is sche
duled for a drop next week. The
offerings In oant&loupes have been
commanding from 35 to 50 cents
this week, but the prices will likely'crops of any size
go to 25 cents early In next week.
The acreage in the county is large
and the production heavy.
Tomatoes suitable for shipment are
<ead*rif*tei # J mi£
per pound. The extra red ripe to
matoes go to the oanning factory at
50 cents per bushel.
The price of peaches has declined
somewhat from last week, and the
best was selling Thursday at $1.00
to $1.50. About 100 bushels left
Weatherford, Wednesday by truck
for Fort Worth, but they found a
flooded market and a Blow sale. The
crop of peaches is considerably larg
er than was anticipated.
Cucumbers slow at....................... 2c
Good onions, per pound 2c
The following poultry prioas prevail:
Eggs, per dozen ................................15C
Friers, per pound 17c to ..20c
Hens, per pound .......................... 12|c
matoes being received has been very
fine and the packs being obtained
will be the very best. The factory
Is paying 50 cents per bushel for
red, ripe tomatoes and can handle
Tom Watson Watermelon Slicing
The second annual Parker County
Tom Watson Watermelon Slicing is
to’ be- held ftrferfettittiy XtM;n ‘ f ’’
1921, Weatherford, Texas.'
The Melon Growers Association-
on Saturday, July 2nd, voted unani-
mously to have the melon slicing
on the above date, and to make this
an annual event on First Monday Id
August of each year. Full particu-
lars will be given next week. A
special committee is arranging tor
advertising the slicing, and for every
detail of the occasion. National of-
ficers, state officers of each state,
business organisations, and all oth-
ers will be Invited to come. -Look
for full announcement next week.
$2.65
I 0T NO ^ OR Choice of over 200 pairs of $10.00
LU1 nu, V, and 112.00 values in Black or Brown
Kid, Plain Ptanfck, One Eyelet Ties; Low Heel Strap Slip-
pen; Low Heel Oxfords; excellent values that can’t be dup-
licated for some time to come. All sizes in the assortment '!
Poofville Local New*.
Poolville, Texas, June 6—We are
having some hot dry weather and
saving hay and laying by crops is
the, order of the day. Com and pea-
nuts and other feed crops are look-
ing well, but will need another rain
in a short time. There .ip plenty of
weevils in the, cotton pd unless
they hold up qr quit, their ravages
we will ^e the lightest yield of ["A^ tVomafiless ' Wedding”
the fleecy stapJ^ we bate bad tor given ty aksfst fa paytoj
*rs. Some
Springtown Demonstration Club
The home demonstration club Jield
an interesting meeting at Spring-
town Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Joe
Smith being hostess. This was n
regular business session and the
good and welfare Of the club was
discussed. The club has purchased
a piano fof use In theif public en-
n,8ht Tarrant”"county, ^ia ^“ITsaS
Road Work Progressing Nicely.
The surfacing of the highway east
of the city Is progressing nicely. It
will now take only a few days until
the surfacing’ will be completed past
the Dr. Campbell farm on the Clear
Fork, and when that Is completed
the road will be opened. At this
point traffic can take the old Fort
Worth road, kown as the wire road
and this will lead into the Knteman
cutoff at the Dunlap schoolhouse in
To ths Public:
1 have opened my residence, l3ff
jEast Spring street as a boarding
jand rooming house. I will do my
jbest to please you, both in price
and service. Thanking you for past
favors in this line and hoping for
a share of your business In the
future. Your* respectfully,
MRS. TOM LOVELADY.
tamers
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up thair cotton and
corn in its
will be
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Xavs plowed instrument, community picnic and
ni also discussed and it
' ths
to be in good shape.
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Several garments which were stob
k from Pickards Pressing Parlor
ago were found, a few
under the Union Gotten
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Club Girl Grows Largs Tomato.
Nora May Browder, a member of
the Springtown canning club gather
ed from her patch a tomato wljJeh ,a
weighed a pound And,* half, ,-»!*#•.
the largest tomato. *M«T_ rfpont. > •
from the members, of ojqb girls
of the county, and-is as (erg? M-t*e >.
largest so far reported from , the 1
eponty. . s
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