The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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Capital Enlarged. Established 1889 Facilities lncreased.
G. Richards, Banker.*/''
TEXAS.
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FAIRFIELD, -
Oldest Institution of the kind in Freestone <xmnty. Patrons treated
with oouftesy and consideration. :: :: Ain prepared to extend loans to
farmers as well as to stockmen and merchants. :r :! Am usually in the
market for good notes and Freestone county Sarip. :: :: We solicit
your deiswits, whether large,or Huiall, in fact, solicit all profitable busi-
ness. You will find it both pleasant and profitable to do business with
your home bauk.
L. G. SANDIFER, Cashier.
The Fairfield Recorder.
LEE KIRGAN, Editok.
Entered in the postoffice at Fairfield,
Tex., as second class mail matter.
POSTMASTKKS AND AGENTS.
All Postmasters are authorized to ac-
cept Bupscriptions to the Recorder.
Commission allowed postmasters irnd
agents as follows: New-Subscribers -<>
per cent; collections jfod old tobsetHiers
15 per cent. WV) ^
FRIDAY, JAN. 6 1903.
$1.00 Rate Extended.
As many of our subscribers,
who in the past, have paid
promptly, are yet in arrears for
1903, and as many of them will
he in attendance at District
Court during the present month,
we have decided to extend the
$l.dO rate to Feb. 28, 1903.
To those who are in arrears
hack of 1903, we desire to urge
their renewal. For many years
the Recorder has been careless
with its subscription books, and
carried parties over from‘year
While we do not rush into
print and publish kind words of
onr advertisers and subscribers,
yet they are appreciated, and en-
courage us to renewed efforts to
please our friends and give them
value for their money. From
the largest daily down to the
smallest “weakly,” at best, the
life of the editor is a continual
grind. Having to come in cop-
tact and deal with all classes of
humanity—the big, kind, liberal
hearted man, ever ready to offer
a kind word, and cheer and en-
courage the pencil pusher. And
the cross, crabbed, picaunous,
fault-finding man who is ever on
the lookout for errors and mis-
takes; and never fails to tell the
editor about it. This is the kind
of a tiring who reads the paper
several years, gets mad, orders
it discontinued, and never pays
a dollar. Hades is full of such.
An exchange is responsible
for the story that a man of that
place while plowing recently had
his steel beam plow with a pair
of horses brought to a sudden
halt. On investigation he found
' that it had struck a sweet pota-
to year, without receiving a cent
in exchange. Iliis condition is
a thing of the past, anu if you
are in arrears don't delude your-
self into believing that you are
going to continue receiving the
results^ of the “sweat of our
brow" free of charge any longer.
We dislike very much to lose
an old reader of the paper, and
hope that all will avail them-
selves of the opportunity to re-
new during the present month.
to so large that it couldn’t be
moved.—Madisonville Meteor.
While the above occurrence
was not in Freestone, yet it is
possible, as our soil produces
sweet and Irish potatoes, water-
melons, ribbon cane,.etc., of gi-
gantic size.
Admiral and Mrs Schley will
visit Texas again the latter part*
of February.
Show us an inland town in the
state of Texas that transacts as
much business as Fairfield, and
we’ll tip our hat—but you can’t
do it.
The anti-pass bill received
■“solar plexus” blow the first
round in the House, The rail
roads have a grip on the Texas
Legislatgre that cannot be
torn loose. For them, to ask is
to receive.
Judge A. W. Terrell, repre-
sentative of Travis county, has
introduced a bill in the House to
prevent election frauds. " The
Judge spent about eight months
preparing the bill, and it is said
•covers every phase of the
question. A law of this kind in
Texas is badly needed and will
doubtless be enadted by the
present legislature.
The bill to prevent .games on
Sunday in Texas was killed in
the committee room, and the
professional ball player is hap-
py. This bill should have been
made a law. About the most
-disgraceful thing that can be
pulled off on the Sabbath is a
base ball game. The Sabbath day
should be one of quiet and rest
—who ever heard of a peacable
base ball game?
Freestone county farm lands
are the most valuable in the
State of Texas. The black lands
that will produce, under favor
^ble conditions, one-third to i
bale an acre sells at from $85 to
$60. Freestone soil— rich san
dy loam—good for half a bale an
acre, and besides will produce
almost any kind of a crop, can | and
be bought at from $5 to $15.
Ward I’ruirie Happenings.
February, 2.—Mrs. E. W.
Odom continues to improve.
Mr. John Williams is on the
sick list.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will
Willard, last week, a boy,
Mrs. Frank Willard and Mrs.
John Lake are numbered with
the sick.
Cantrell Willard has ginned
501 bales and' Epp Odom 515
bales, this season.
0. B. Willard had .his road
hands out Thursday, and grad-
ed the road nicely in the worst
places.
Mrs. F. B. Odom’s new resi
dence has been completed.
The young people enjoyed a
nice singing at Mr. Jno. Chap-
pell’s Sunday evening.
Mr. Jim Keaton, of Palestine,
came over Sunday, returning the
following day.
Mr. Jones, of Stewards Mill,
lost his little baby yesterday.
We sympatizo with the bereaved
family.
On account of the gloomy pros-
pect for a cotton crop, I think it
will be best for the farmers if
they will plant more corn, peas,
melons, goobers, and raise more
bogs and hominy at home.
There is money in hogs to the
farmer that will raise his own
meat and a few hogs for
market. The successful farmer
is the one that lives at home.
Young Farmer.
Editor Recorder. —I have
been reading letters published in
the Recorder on good roads
for some time.
Judge Bell suits my notions
better than any I have seen
Some favor working between the
age of sixteen and sixty. 1 do
not think-school boys out to be
made to dp public work. I think
twenty-one years old is the prop-
er age, as he has to attain that
age before he can vote or be al-
lowed full citizenship. The age
of forty-five is long enough for
anyone to work the public roads
as twenty-four years ts a long
time to work for the pilblic, and
many men are physically broken
down at that age, ak it takes all
of their time to make a support
for their families. '
I think the county ought to
build bridges where they are
most needed. A bridge ought
to be put up rights It is "very*
expensive and nobody except ex-
perienced bridge builders should
be allowed to build them. If
there was a good bridge builder
on every road where they are to
be built that would be all right,
but such is not the case.
I think the laws are sufficient.
The trouble is that they are not
executed. The road I live near
running from Mills to Dew, has
not had anything done to it the
past year. There was, I am
told, an overseer appointed He
gave his commission to a neigh-
bor and moved out of the com-
munity. I don’t know what the
duties of a commissioner are.
There is some one responsible
for this road. There is one
bridge on the road, and a good
one is badly needed. The banks
are badly caving at each end and
if allowed to remain much lon-
ger the bridge will be a total
loss. My idea is, that the first
thing to do, and the most im-
portant, is to get good overseers
appointed, men that are pefma-
nently located and not always
moving around. Work the roads
twelve days a year if necessary.
Work like they are working in
their crops—early and late. I
think more depends on the kind
of overseer than on anything
else. As thickly settled as Tex-
as is I don’t see why there is not
a sufficient amount of labor to
keep good roads. While in Ark-
ansas, I was overseer about
twelve years. Had six miles of
road to keep up, with from nine
to sixteen hands; worked about
five days a year, and kept much
better roads than I find here.
I believe six days well put in on
every road will settle the road
I DON’T LOSE THE KEY
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It may be worth Dollars to you
| We have placed in a show case in front of our
| store, a box which contains $20, and have se-
| curely locked said box. We will give a key
W to this lock FREE with every $1 CASH PUR-
| CHASE; 2 keys with every $2 CASH PUR-
! CHASE; 3 keys with every $3 - CASH PUR
k
1 chase:
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^ As soon as we
H try your key.
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e given out iooo keys we will have an opening and
nfir THREE KEYS IN iooo will unlotk the ~
Thp ist one to open the box gets $10.00
The 2nd one to open the box gets $ 6.00
The 3d one-to open the box gets $ 4.00
This is a,/aij^'square, honest proposition and some one will certainly
££ 20.00 [ / L
| DON’T LOSE YOUR KEYS. The contents of §
i box are yours without reserve. 3
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Tcka Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet*. £ (V/6
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DEATH OF O. M. WOODS.
The subject of this sketch was
born in Monroe county, Miss.,
September 30, 1848, and died
January 20, 1903. He was mar-
ried to Miss M. C. Andrews, July
30, 1878; moved to Freestone
county, Texas, December 13,
1894. He united with the M. E.
church when 20 years of age and
was ever faithful at his post of
duty. His was a common lot in
life; it was net for him to pos-
sess much of this worlds goods,
but he left his children a rich
endowment—a noble Christian
life.. Thirty-four years he has
been laying up treasures ip
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FREE! FREE! FREE«uty
To Customers - M
Handsome Set of Decorated Table Ware
This isnogameof chance. You get
something for your money. If you
spend only 5 cents you have an in-
terest in one of these nice sets
PROPOSITION
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OUR
ave bought a
question. Now if you want good
heaven. For five months .he
suffered untold pain, but all
without a murmur or complaint.
The day before he died his
pastor, Bro. Russell, visited him I
and he requested him and Bro. |
Murphy to sing for him, which
they did, find when the song
“Amazing Grace,” was suttjr^he
joined with them.
It was my pleasure to visit
We have bought a large number . of complete sets of fine table
ware to give to our customers. We have coupons ranging from
5 cents to $5, and with every purchase made from us we give coup-
ons to the amountof your bill of goods. These coupons when pre-
sented to us will be redeemed in pieces from the tableware sets,
which consists of plates, cups, saucers, dishes, etc. Call and
see us. We will tell you all all about it and explain more fully
how you can get the set.
HARDWARE AND SADDLERY
H. W. JOHNSON.
roads just work them.
Arkansas.
Mills, Texas.
A Thousand Dollars Thrown
Away.
Mr. W. W. Baker, of Plainriew,
Neb., writes: "My wife had lung
trouble for ovef fifteen yean. We
tried a number of doctor* and spent
over a thousand pollan without sny re
Campbell’s Branch News.
Jan. 27, 1903.—Old Campbell’s
Branch isn’t quite dead yet; it is
true that quite a number of our
good people have moved away
but we are glad to say that oth-
ers have moved in to take their
places. While we regretecl very
much to see our friends leave us;
yet we extend a hearty welcome
to our new neghbors, and
hope that this may be a year of
prosperity for them.
Health of the community is
very good.
Our school is progressing
nicely under the management of
Prof. Griffith, of Fairfield.
O. Y. Manning and wife of
the near Wortham, visited the fam-
ily of W. R. Manning Sunday.
Mr. Alfred McKenney, who is
attending school in Fairfield,
spent Saturday and Sunday
with the home-folks.
Prayer meeting at the school-
house every Saturday night.
We had a larger crowd out last
Saturday night -than we have
had in some time. Now ,let us
Bro. Wood several times, and I
j always found him full of hope.
As his friends and family stood
around him, he requested them!
not to get excited, all was well i
with him.
He was a gentleman of the old
school, a giant in the faith, hon-
orable and courteous.
A good man is gone, a home
circle is broken, a father is at
rest. May the God of all grace
be with his family. C.-
Happy New Year to All
Is the wish of the Wortham Piano
and Organ Co. We thank all of our
customers for their past patronage,
and solicit it for the future. We are
better prepared than ever to furnish
you anything you want, from a Jews
Harp to a Pipe Organ and can fur-
nish vou almost any kind of a Sew-
ing Machine you want aud on easy
terms. Can save you money* if you
will give us a_ chance. We can say
tor
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this for old Freestone County: All
The Pra#fKan.) Union growls
thusly: The worst kickers on
what this paper publishes are
two individuals who do not take
the paper nor advertise in it. We
should like to know how in the
world they manage to find out
what we say, or what business
of theirs it is when we say it.
If they don't like this paper
they should not steal the new-
from it
the people whom we have done busi-
ness with have come up 0. X. and
we want more of their trade, we also
have a lot of Horses and Mules for
sale.
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Yours Respectfully
Wortham Piano 0 Organ Co
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Bicycles all the way from $14 to $26.00
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1903, newspaper, February 6, 1903; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107190/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.