The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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he Goldthwaite Eagle
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PUBLISHED EVERY
SATURDAY
ONE DOLLAR PER
ANNUM
Entered at the Goldthwaite post-
office as Second class mail matter.
R. M. THOMPSON,
Editor
The governor cf Michigan says he
is anxious to get back to nature and
has given away his two autos and
his horses, so he can walk hereafter.
.'It is said that ex-President Castro
of Venezuela is en route to the
United States for the purpose of
furthering the movement for a revo-
lution in his native country.
A young man has been arrested at
San Antonio charged with the theft
of a register pouch from the Austin
postoffice. It is charged that he se-
cured about $1400 from the registered
mail in the pouch and has spent sev-
eral hundred dollars of the money.
Fire destroyed St. Joseph’s college,
in the suburbs of San Angelo, at an
early hour Sunday morning. Only
two pupils were in the building and
they, together with the Sisters, es-
caped unharmed. About 75 pupils
had been dismissed for the holidays
and, therefore, the house had but few
occupants. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The building was pur-
chased last summer from the West
Texas Methodist conference by the
Catholic denomination and was valued
at about $40,000. There was some
insurance, but not nearly enough to
cover the loss.
The attorney general’s department
has held that it is not necessary that
a man be a qualified voter in! order
to hold public office in Texas. Thus
it is that while a man may not be en
titled to vote, he may be elected by
the qualified voters. It does seem a
little strange, ’yet the situation is
more readily accepted when it is con-
sidered that a woman or a minor
may hold office under the law, and
they are not qualified voters. The at-
torney general holds that if a woman
may serve, a man may also be
eligible, his only disqualification be-
ing denial of right to vote.—Temple
Telegram.
How many people know what is
liable to happen when a pint of
gasoline is left open in a room? If
the temperature is normal the liquid
will entirely evaporate in twenty-
four hours. The vapor is heavier
than air, and, therefore, sinks to the
floor. Unless distributed, it will re-
main for hours and by mixing with
the air, forms an explosive compound
seven times as,.powerful as powder.
One pint of gasoline will make two
hundred cubic feet of this compound.
It is not necessary that a lighted
match come in contact with it. A
spank .struck from a nail in a shoe
(Will explode it, or a gas jet, or even
the enclosed fire of a kitchen stove.-
Exchange.
Andrew Carnegie, in a statement
announces that all but $25,000,000 of
his fortune which will be disposed of
Tinder his will, will be left to the Car-
negie Corporation of New York,
which has been made his residuary
legatee, and which will carry on his
educational and charitable work. In
making his announcement, telling how
he had gone about putting his “gos-
pel of wealth” into practice, Mr. Car-
negie said: “I resolved to fulfill the
requirements of the ‘gospel of wealth’
by transferring funds and have done
so, except that I have found it de-
sirable, to retain for a while, personal
(distribution of my United States mil-
itary telegraph corps pensions and
Pennsylvania railroad pensions. To
meet these payments and others un-
der my will $25,000,000 of bonds upon
which the New York State tax has
been paid have been reserved. But
Che New York Corporation has been
made my residuary legatee and all
surplus left after meeting the pro-
visions of my will goes to it. I am
happy in getting all this off my mind.
It is a grewsome business, but I find
that this earth is rapidly becoming
more and more heavenly. So many
men and women I know labor for
others. Surely Luther, Franklin and
their followers were right who held
that- ‘service to man is the highest
Worship of God.”
<EIGHBO.RING NEWS
Items Culled From the Leading Local
Papers.
HAMILTON
Charley Kerchman of Pottsville
has purchased an interest in the T.
T. Gordon gin property.
A. M. Shipp" sold his property
northeas-1- of town recently and leaves
next week with his family for Cedar-
Vale, New Mexico, where they will
make their future home. Mr. Ship]
has been a citizen of Hamilton county
for many years.
Mrs. W. W. Fowler and her charm-
ing little daughter, Mable, left Tues-
day for Gatesville and Goldthwaite,
where she will visit relaitves and
friends for a few days, after which
she will go to Houston for a stay of
several weeks before joining her
husband in New Orleans.
Baylis J. Fletcher, who was a
resident of this county quite a num-
ber of years ago and who will be
remembered by many of the older
citizens in Hamilton, died at his
home in Giddings, Texas, this morn-
ing, Thursday, December 19. He
was an uncle of J. Robert Fletcher,
recently of this city and was a
highly esteemed citizen during his
residence in this county. Mr. Fletcher
was about 63 years of age and is sur-
vived by his wife and several chil-
dren.—Record.
COMANCHE
Robert Riley, aged 15, suffered a
dislocated shoulder and fracture of
same while engaged in a playful
scuffle with Chas. Heflin Sunday.
Prof. Shockley, who was! formerly
teacher in the Comanche public
schools, passed away at his home in
Hasse Tuesday morning, of typhoid
fever, and was laid to rest at Shock-
ley Wednesday afternoon.
Lee Roy Cunningham and Miss
Carrie Killian were quietly married
near Newburg, Wednesday evening
at' 8:30 o’clock, Rev. H. B. Clark of
Comanche officiating, with a few rel-
atives and friends of the contracting
parties present.
Thomas J. Brown, better known by
the people of this section as Uncle
Tom, passed away on the 12th. He
was among the early settlers of this
county, having reached here about
the time the county was organized,
which was during the fifties.—Chief.
SAN SABA.
Sheriff Miller took Marion McNair,
a young man, to the insane, asylum
at Austin Saturday.
W. R. Vickrey and family left last
week, moving to Hico, their former
home. Mr. Vickrey will open a lum-
ber business at Freeport next spring.
Mrs. Leonard Doughty and Master
John, of Houston, are here to spend
the holidays with the former’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Blakeney.
T. C. Elkins died at the family
home in the east part of town Sun-
day, Dec. 15, and was buried in the
Odd Fellows cemetery Monday after-
noon.
Last Sunday evening J. F. Edwards
and Miss Bessie Orr and J. K. Red-
dock and Miss Ola Carr were quietly
iffarried.
W. E. White, of the firm of Watso.
& White, at Rosebud, Texas, arrived
last Saturday and has bought the S.
S. Chamberlain stock of goods.
T. Y. Parham and J. G. Atkinson
and fam^y are moving to San t\;ba
and will reside n> the Parham resi-
dence on Wallace street. They all re
cently came back from Arizona.
—News.
LOMETA
J. W. Stephens has recently com-
pleted taking a census of Lometa,
and the result shows one thousand
and thirty-seven people living in the
corporate limits and a total of tw
hundred and two residence e
Preston,, the nine year old child
of Dr. Lowe, was run over by a team
driven by W. J. Herrington’s children
near the school building Friday and
his right leg was broken between the
ankle and the knee. It was purely ar
accident. The injured boy is getting
along splendidly.
Contractor J. F. Drew started a
crew of men to work Tuesday break-
ing dirt for the foundation of the
Buttrill stone building. In the mean
time the other frame buildings- on
this lot will be moved so that the
work will not be blocked.
J. N. Mason is in receipt of a tele-
gram from the comptroller of cur-
rency at Washington, D. C., stating
that the application for charter for
a first national bank at Lometa
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If you would be ready to grasp the opportunity
of a good investment when it offers, it will be neces-
sary for you to have money or a good banlc connec-
tion, JBy depositing your money with this bank: you
need not worry about not getting it when you need it.
Besides, you will be with a hank at all times willing
and able to help its Customers in their undertakings.
We Appreciate Your Business No Natter How Small And
Can Take Care Of Your Account No Matter How Large.
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THE TRENT STATE BANK
GOLDTHWAITE, TEXAS
Capital— $50,000 A. Guaranty Fund Bank Surplus—$25,000
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would be approved, which puts an
end to any doubt that may have ex-
isted as to the bank being organized.
Reporter.
LAMPASAS
J. R. Townsen, now living at Ar-
lington, Tarrant county, is in this
part of the country and will remain'
until after the holidays.
Mrs. Raymond Senterfitt and little
daughter, Pauline, have gone to De-
catur, Texas, where they will spend
some time with Mrs. Jennings,
mother of Mrs. Senterfitt, who is re-
ported as seriously ill at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. L. S. Reeves.
D. C. Thomas, jr., who managed
the collection for Mrs. Jones, whose
home was consumed by fire Monday
morning, reports that something be-
tween three hundred and four hun-
dred dollars was raised to assist Mrs.
Jones and children to again go to
housekeeping.
The fire alarm was sounded at 6
o’clock Monday morning, the blaze
being located at the Lampasas hotel,
owned and occupied by Mrs. Reed
Jones, who bought the property some
years ago on the installment plan and
had just completed the payment for
it. In an hour the building and most
of its contents was a complete loss,
there being very little saved from
the flames and there was no insur-
ance on either the building or the
furniture.—Leader.
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C. M. Allen J. H. Allen, Jr.
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We have bought the Grocery Stock of
GARDNER FAULKNER
and will continue the business at the
same stand and solicit the patronage of
the public. We will handle only Fresh
and Wholesome Goods and we Guar-
antee Satisfaction to our Customers. ::
Will Pay the Highest Market Price for Produce
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ALLEN dPRROS.
Linemen for a telephone company
in San Marcos found $1480, together
with a Kyle bank check buried in
the residence portion of that city
Monday and turned the package over
to the sheriff. The money had been
recently buried and the indications
were that the robbers of the Kyle
bank had placed the money in hid-
ing at that place. One arrest fol-
lowed the finding of the money and
the probabilities are that there will
be others.
gj The Accommodating Grocers
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Buiider of
Guaranteed
Tanks. Flues,
West leui 92—PHONES—Rorol 82
Also of
Bath Tubs
and
L. B. WALTERS
Milk Coolers,
Gutters and
Piping.
SHEET METAL WORKS
Lavatories,
Pipe and
Fittings.
__ Pump and Windmill Repairing
Reliable Work. Prfres Re*s«n»ble 4- Next Door to Electric Light Pleat
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Fresh vegetables at our store to- I The home of Holiday perfumes and
day. Phone, send or bring your box Stationery at Logan’s Drug
orders early.—Allen Bros. Store. (adv)
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Thompson, R. M. The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 1912, newspaper, December 28, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1103444/m1/4/?q=baylis+fletcher: accessed June 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.