The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1906 Page: 1 of 6
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ESTABLISHED 1876.
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VOL. XXXI.
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS NOVEMBER 16.1Q06.
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We Are Still Faithful to Teague And
Freestone County
OUR OPPORTUNITIES!
From the Enterprise.-
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COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
In the procession with » well assorted atook of HARDWARE ptir
I chased freiu headquarters Come to see ns. Make your stay with
ns when injown. Buy what you need ini our line/com us. You will
find prices low and a good*quality of goods. Come in and help us
build up a firstclass town in your county. Lay aifide prejudice and
use you good judgment. Inspect our stock and he satisfied that we
are with you to stay. We will appreciate your effort to trade with us
i WE HAVE A CAR OF
GENUINE OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS.
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| PARKER BLACKMON HARDWARE CO.,
jj Teague, Texas.
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Lumber
Shingles
Sash
Doors
and Blinds
Au4 everything carried in a first-
class Lumber yard, and at closest
prices. ........................
Teague Lumber Company
I of the road could at any time h,e
‘ bonded for wjsufficient sum to
extend the liny to Pine Blurt uu
I the Trinity river. This, at on*** Met Tfir Regular
The following is an able and tl“e. (Iuif;o a htele business
village, where boats loaded and
unloaded the freight of this sec-
tion, and it can be reached in
sixteen miles from Fairfield',
and Fairfield Would now guaran
sensible article, and we commend
it to our people for careful cop*
sideratipn
But a few years ago Trinity
University was located at Tehua-
cana. This was the State school
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, and drew to that place
many families and a great many
scholars for the educational ad-
vantages. These people gave to
Mexia a large cash trade. Te-
huaeana and the school for many
years urged and begged Mexia
to build to that place an electric
street railway, but the appeal
fell on deaf ears, and one bright
morning Trinity University
picked up and moved, and car-
ried with them those families,
the scholars and the trade, and
it proved a serious loss to
Mexia.
Mexia has held for a number
of years a large portion of the
trade from Freestone County,
and especially that part between
here and Fairfield and the terri
tory around that place. All the
freight for Fairfield was shipped
to Mexia, and all the cotton in
that territory was and is shipped
from Mexia, and a large portion
of the goods were bought in
Mexia. A new line of railroad
has# gone through Freestone
county, and the towns along the
line are pulling from Fairfield
the trade heretofore enjoyed by
that town, and Fairfield is now
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Session" Last
.Monday—Proceedings
_ C. C. Whitt, et als, bridge pe-
tition, passed for inVestigalion.
B. H. Shanks, ot als, petition
for road, granted.. T. J. Sims,
antee the Tight of-way from the 0. H. Connell, J. W. Westbrook,
Freestone county line, through S. 0. McGaw and J, L. Shanks,
Fairfield" to Pine Bluff With Jury,oi view. *
river connection at least $1.00 j, G. J. Bare, et als, report of
could be saved on the freight; jury of view; Jury of View or-
rate on every bale of cotton j dered to make another report,
shipped, and this alone would j W. G. Holland tax assessment
amount to an item of $15,000 a ; ordered corrected,
year, and the same saving would j Alec Lihton tax a8se88ment
be made on all freight shipped ; or£jered corrected,
to Mexia, and as soon as boats j
plied the river their would be a-j
saving in freight rates to Mexia |
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NEW GROCERY STORE
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Kirven,
Texas.
We are litre with a well selected line of Staple and
Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Tinware, etc., and assure
the public we are here for business, consequently we
will make as close prices as possible, and would appre-
ciate a call.
J. D. WILLARD & COHPANY. £
calling Tor help, it feelo XtfiSl
it must Lave a railroad, and it of
fers that if Mexia will construct
a line of road from Mexia to Fair-
field it will give the right of-way
from Fairfield to Freestone coun-
ty line and a considerable bonus
besides.
A line of rail way can be con-
structed from here to Fairfield
for less than $200,000, and the
Central railway or the T. & B. V
railway would gladly make ar-
rangements to operate and run
trains over the road as a feeder
of from $25,000 to $50,000. per
annum.
No railroad is going to build
this line. If built, it must he
done by the citizens of Mexia
and Fairfield. Fairfield is will-
ing to take hold of tire project
and furnish free the right-of-
way for all but three miles of
the distance, ami pay a good
cash bonus in addition. Will
Mexia act? If the monied men
of Mexia will take hold of the
project the line can be built,
and the increase ki property
valuet will more than reimburse
thorn for all money expended in
building the road. We have
been informed, that with the
right of way obtained, tji*. linn
of road can be built to Fairfield,
ready to have trains operated on
Mi for not exceeding $160,000.
Fairfield, we Teel satisfield,
would give us as a bonus (in ad-
dition to right-of-way) $l’0,©00.
Mexia could afford to give as a
bonus that much or more. Then
if the leading monied men of
Mexia would organize a compa-
ny, and subscribe and take the
stock, they would not have to
put up more than $125,000. The
two banks could afford to stand
behind the proposition, and
with beginning of work on the
road there would be incre&^d
demand for Mexia property, and
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their, main lines. Iu fact the values would steadily rise.
Long Leaf Yellow
Pine Lumber
Cypress Shingles
Sash, Doors,
Mouldings, Brick,
Lime and Cement.
No order too large
for our capacity.
No order so small
that it will not be
appreciated by us.
were the line once built it would
not be difficult to get the money
back out of it, for by offering it
for sale there would be lively
competition between the Central
and the Brazos Valley as to
which road should control this
feeder. One of the best paying
lines of road in this State is a
short branch line built from
Hearne down in the Brazos bot-
tom about 25 miles. The reports
of the Railway Commission
shows it to be one of the best
paying propositions in the State,
and it had not been long built Ire-
fore the Central took it over. It
would tie to Mexia forever the
trade of the large portion of
Freestone county, and wholesale
houses in Mexia could and would
s£l| the goods to the merchants
over there to be sold at retail.
There is another matter to be
taken into consideration. The
government is now building
locks and sooner or later the
Trinity river is going to be
made a navigable canal, and if
Mexia is to £St the benefit of
water rates on its cotton ship-
ped out and its goods shipped
in, neither line of railroads here
would not. build to the river, for
it, would give them competition,
and the freight rates *-«wv re-
ceived by them would be consid
erably leavened. and no corpo-
ration or- iiwHvidual eng^res in
an enterprise- to cut its own
throat. With a line of railroad
to Fairfield, controlled by |'i«
cltiSens <*f Mexia, that portion
Our population would double in
a few years, and business in ev
cry line grow. Let Mexia take
bold of the proposition. There
is greater benefit in it to Mexia
than any move we could make.
It would be a safe investment
and the making of a little city
here.
In Time of Peace. ^
In the first months of the
Russia Japan war we had a
striking example of the neces-
sity for preparation the ear
ly advantage of those who, so
to speak, “have shingled their
roofs.in dry weather.” The vir
tuo of preparation has made his
tory and given to us our great
est men. The individual as well
as ihe nation should be pre-
pared for any emergency. Are
you prepared to successfully
combat the first cold, you take?
A cold can be cured much more
quickly when treated as soon as
Jno. Landers, ot als, petition
granted.
W. H. Huckaby, work on road,
$1.60. • •
T. L. Jackson holding 2 in-
quests, $10.00.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
S. McCown, nails, $1.20.
F. A- M i]o*t -repaHfiag- bf ulge,
$3.00. ~
John Burleson, lumber, $28.93.
S. McCown, merchandise,
$7.44.
- J—P- Vaughan, hauling lum-
ber, $1.65. ....
Cobb & Savage, hauling and
building bridge, $22.10.
Jim Newman, work on court
house, $3.50,
Ed Chavers, hauling lumber,
$32.55.
Thos. C. Clark, hauling, $1.90.
Maverick-Clark, pens and
rubber bands, $2.25.
Kinir Bros., nail*. .35
State1 Printing Co., blanks,
$1.52.
Clarke & Courts, stationery,
$176.25.
D. J. Richards, wood, $2.50.
Tom P. Talley, repairing-
bridge, $15.80.
Tom P. Talley, building
bridge, $120.87.
J. P. Robinson, telephone
fees, 65 cents.
Edwin A. McCoy, payment on
typewriter, $100.00.
B. A. Salter, acct., $1.00.
D. E. Greene, holding inquest,
$5.00.
W. S. Grayson, nails, 50cents.
Balance of proceedings will
appear next week.
Alade Happy for Life.
Great happiness came into the
home of S. C. Blair, school sup-
erintendent at St. Albans, W.
Va., when his little daughter
was restored from the dreadful
complaint he names. He says:
“My little daughter had St. Vi
tus’ Dance, which yielded to no
treatment but grew steadily
worse until as a last ressrt we
we tried Electric Bitters: and f
rejoice to say three bottles ef-
fected a complete1 cure.” Quick
Sells More of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy than of all others
Put Together.
Mr-Thos. George, a merchant
at Mt. Elgin, Ontario, says: “I
have had the local agency for
Chamberlain’s dough Remedy
ever since it was introduced in
to Canada, and I sell as much of
it as I do of all other lines I
have on my shelves put togeth-
er. Of the many dozens sold
under my guarantee, I have not
had one bottle returned. I can
personally recommend this med-
icine as I have used it myself
_ . , and given it to my children and
sure cure for nervous com-,, s Wlth thi. bo,t „,sults.»
plaints, general debility, female „or sttle , johnson & Mcllveen
weaknesses, unpoveris h e d__ ‘
blood and malaria. Guaranteed
by all drugstores. Price 50c
it has been contracted and be-
fore it has become settled in the
system. Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy is famous for its cures
of eplds and it should be. kept at
band ready for instant use. For
sale by Johnson A M.Rvrfh
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At Fosse. Richard Mays re-
ceived 67 votes, Rufus’Hardy re
ceived 37 votes, and T. S.'TTeo-
derson received 11 votes for con-
gress. Those people don’t seem
to like the way the coog
al convention was cpruiucfcd.
Mexia News.
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Young man, let us give you
the benefit of our observation, j
We have noticed that at least
nine-tenths of the young men
who have been before the courts
for misdemeanors are those who
take no interest whatever in ed
ucation, seldom read a newspa-
per, and arc always ready tc
make fun of" other young men
who use correct language and
try to be somebody. It comes
natural to them to discourage
the ^studious and ambitious,
young men of their acquaint- j
.Their minds run toward |
dirty stories,, midnight' sprees ,
and bad* company. This in a
short, tune means trouble, aj
sheriff’s invitation to attend
court, and a fine or term in in.il !
M inooVa Tou rier.
Have You
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a Friend?
Then tell him about Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral. Tell him
how it cured your hard cough.
Tell him why you always keep
it in the house.’ Tell him to
ask his doctor about it. Doc>
tors use a great deal of it for
throat and lung troubles.
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Free Scholarship In Falrflaid High
SChool.
Thinking there might bs
so pie boy or gir\, young man or
young lady, who would be glad
to have an opportunity of earn-
ing their: tuition and board at .a
good school, we have decided
to offer the opportunity T«
any young man or woman, who
will secure for the Records*
250 subscriptions, yearly, at
least one-half to be new sub-
scribers, we will give s schol-
arship for six mouths, and first-
class board and lodging.
To the one who secures 20U
yearly subscriptions, one-half at
least to be new ones, will giv*
tuition, board and lodging for K.
months.
To the one who seures 15i
yearly subscriptions, one-half
at least to be new ones, we will
give scholarship, board and
lodging for four months.
tf anyone should work for
these premiums, and fail , to, se-
cure either, we will allow them
25 per cent commission.
If preferred we will substi-
tute a sChfBttrship in some good
Texas Business College, and
make it easy to get.
We intend to duoble our sub-
scription list and will push the
matter ourselves as hard as pd.M
sible, and will aid those work-
ing for premiums, every wry
possible we can.
If you desire to work -for dr •
of these premiums, send \sx
your name. Do this now, as wr
are going to make Novemlk r
and December the banner sub-
soription months in the history
of the Recorder.
horrible Death.
At about 6 o’clock Thursday
evening, of last week, the life-
less remains of a white man
were found on the track just
north of the depot at Kirven.
Death was caused by a train
running over the deceased and
it is suoposed he was asleep on
the track. It is said the party’s
name was Jones, »nd for many
years had been in the employ of
the construction company lay-
ing track on the Brazos Vplley.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1906, newspaper, November 16, 1906; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1109381/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.