The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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Home of Quality and Purity—Candy Kitchen.
LOO Per Annum.
TEAGUE, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS,‘ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1916.
Vol. 9. No.- 30.
FOR THE PROTECTION
£ RICHARDS
|1 Fancy Groceries
Feed Stuff
Ixas, Jtriy JO. 1014.
Jrain & Elevator Co]
|rexas.
•We have handled
I GOLD EN ROD and
Ives better satisfaction
It feed we have eve{
rery one of our cue]
pave’ fed it to 'rail!
get at least ten pe
lilk and butter thaii
Ire. One farmer saysl
fcht my mules out of
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City of Toledo, I
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lof the firm of P. J. Chenej
luslness In the City of To
I' nil State aforesaid, an|
I w 111 pay the sum of ON
pLLARS for each and ev|
rarrh that cannot be oure
BALL'S CATARRH CURS,
J FRANK J. CHENEY,
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[his 6th day of Decemb
A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public,
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iDrusrgists. 75c. -
family Pills for constlp
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;ral Practice
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and all Chronic
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Resources over - - - $275,000.00
A. T. WATSON. Chairman TEAGUE, TEXAS. T. R. WATSON, President.
Business Change.
W. A. Jackson has purchased
interest of R. Kunitz in the
fry roods firm of Higdon-JaCk-
bn-Kunitz Co. and the name of
he firnr henceforth will be flig-
|on-Jackson Co.
This store was established in
league about two years ago, and
enjoyed a steady gain in
itoonage and business until
;now enjoys a large business
oth with the citizens of Teague
id entire trade territory. Mr.
ackson, as manager of the’firm,
steered it safely over the
eginning of its career and
stablished the business firmly
a growing business of the
fcty.
Mr. Jackson will continue the
business at the. same stand on
Iain street next doop to Teague
)rug Co., and inviteS the contin-
ned patronage of the public.
Hot Chocolate at
[Kitchen, phone 20.
the Candy
Notice to My Friends and the
Public.
I have jprmed a partnership
with J. Tichy, who has been in
the employ of Jehnes Bro’s.
Laundry for the past year. Mr.
Tichy has had many years ex-
perience in tailoring and is no
stranger to the people of Teague,
he having worked in tailoring
establishments here for the past
five years. We are located* on
Fourth avenue, iri rear of First
National Bank building, where
we will be glad to serve ail our
old patrons and the public gen-
erally. P. L. HOVIS,
The Tailor.
Men's Get-Together Meeting.
All male members of the Bap-
tist church are urged to meet at
the Annex Friday, Feb. 19, at
8:00 p. m. Watch the paper for
program _ and decide now that
you will be present.
Button! Button!
Who’s Got the Button?
The. Boys’ basket ball team,
the girls’ basket ball team and
the junior base ball team of
Teague went up to Kirven Satur-
day and played the respective
teams of that town. The fans
report all the victories in favor
of Teague in the following
scores; Boya’ basket, ball. 39* to
-6; g-irla’ haaket hall 36 to 6:
We have one thousand number buttons
which we are distributing among our
friends and customers.
Many of the numbers are in pairs or
duplicates. We will give One Dollar each
for the two buttons when you find the
person who is wearing the same number
on his button that you have on yours.
We also have posted in the lobby of the
bank one button each week, for the du-
plicate of which we will pay Five Dollars.
The object of this button plan is to
furnish a little innocent amusement to
our friends, especially the younger people.
CALL AT THE BANK
FOR YOUR BUTTON.
THE FIRST STATE BANK
A OF TEAGUE
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e) HeaDlkk, President.' V
ey. Active Vioe President.
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Homeless Babe Has Earnd a
Childless Home.
It has been said that for every
childless home" thefg ts 4 "home-
les child.' How beautiful it is
for these two to get together.
More homes Should be opened, to
these babes. On January 27th
a beautiful baby girl of six weeks
found its way to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hoblit. This
baby was the daughter of Mrs.
Nell Anderson of Waxahachie,
whose husband had milicioualy
deserted her and left mother and
babe homeless. Mr. and Mrs. D.
Hoblit have adopted the baby
and named it Emily Dolores.
The little one seems charmed
with its new home. The mother
is doing well and1* Daddy Hoblit
is all smiles.
Mothers' Glub.
junior base ball match 10 to 6.
Improving Road.
R. M. Carley and L. R. Boyd,
Jr., circulated a petition for
firtids for improvement of the
Teague and Fairfield road this
week, obtaining a promise of
about $75.00 for the work. At-
torney 0. M. Wroe appeared be-
fore the commissioners court at
Fairfield Monday and elicited
their assistance in the improve-
ment of the highway. The sum
of $50.00 was appropriated by
the court, which with that con-
tributed by local citizens,
amounts to about $125.00. It is
said that this even will be aug-
mented by later contributions.
Tilden L. Childs started teams
and graders to work on the road
Tuesday, making a trip to Fair-
field and return in one day.
Since that time the teams and
graders have been engaged on
filling up the holes and working
up the bad places. The road
will be placed in as good condi-
tion as possible with one work-
ing and a fund will be reserved
for dragging and leveling up
the roadbed after each spell of
spring rains which Are sure to
cpme.
There is no reason to
but that the road will be
good condition
the
One of, the.most interesting as
well as helpful meeting of the
Mother’s Club was. held Wednes-
day, Fefcj; 3rd, in the High school
building. After dispensing with
the usual^ business, Mrs. Lingo,
president of third district of
Federated Clubs, read a splend-
ed selection on our work in re-
lation to the State and National
Clubs. Mrs. Gassman then, in a
forceful way, discussed the ques-
tion of health and our duties
concerning it. Mrs. Stover,who
was chairman of the program
committee, called for any ques-
tion that the members would like
to have brought before the meet-
ting to be written and placed in
a box, where the next commit-
tee could prepare the discussion
for the next weeting. - •
Mrs. Linson and Mrs. Bendy
will prepare the program for our
next meeting. The High school
quartet gave two numbers dur-
ing the session which was very
much enjoyed and'' appreciated.
Lastly, the club was invited
to the Home Economics depart-
ment-' where- deheioue—refresh-
ments consisting ot Gerraan-J
crisps, sandwiches and hot choc
olate had been prepared by the
young ladies of this department,
under the able direction of their
teacher, Miss Alta Headlee.
To Mrs. Stover we extend
thanks for the half hour ‘over
the tea cups.’ '*•
The meeting was in every way
a success. Four new members
were added. Reporter.
N Judge W. R. Boyd returned
Sunday from a business trip to
Tyler, Fort Worth, Dallas • and
other Texas cities.
Composes Musical Selection.
Mrs. Mack Sims, who resides
/ f '
at Cottbn Gin where she teaches
a class 4n instrumental muaic
has composed a piece of music
to which she has “given the name
“A^eet Me In The Moonlight.”
It is a- love Sqrug of the class
which are proving most popular
in the present day, and the
m^sic is appropriately set to the
words. It is destined to become
one of the ‘‘popular hits” and
Mrs. Sims deserves a degree of
credit for her talent in her pro-
fession. The music is on sale at
J. B. Looney’s jewelry store.
Being a home product, it should
command the attention of Free-
stone county fdlks first/
Found.-—About five months
ago a pair of geld riro eye glasses
were found in the Masonic lodge
room. Owner may have them
by identifying them and paying
25c for this ad. Call at Chroni-
cle.
Alexandcr-Cookc.
Mr. Sr- M. Alexander’ and
Miss Annie Sue Cook were quiet-
ly married at the. Presbyterian
manse at 8:30 p. m. on Thurs-
day of last week, Pastor D.
Arthur Dickey, performing the
ceremony. They are at home to
their friends at the residence
next door east of Judge W. R.
BQyd on Pecan street.
Mr. Alexander has been a
resident of Teague almost since
the establishment of the town.
His open, genial manner and
friehdly disposition have gained
for him the admiration of the
entire citizenship of the town.
Mrs. Alexander is the daughter
of Mr. J. E- Cook and is a worthy
and accomplished young lady.
The many friends of the couple
hav^-been fiberak-with-eoRgratu—
lations upon the event and well
wishes for their future happiness.
Get your Legal
Chronicle office.
Blanks at the
Died o( Coolidge.
B. McCullough, aged 67 years,
died at his home near Coolidge
Tuesday* Feb. 2, and was buried
at Red School House cemetery
a bout 4 miles northeast of Worth-
am Feb. 3. Bright’s disease was
the cause of his death and he
was buried on his 67th birthday.
Mr. McCullough had been justice
of the peace in Precinct No. 7 in
Limestone county for more than
fifteen years, and was widely
and popularly known over the
county.
Two sons, B. F. and J. J.
McCullough, and a daughter,
[Mrs. J. D. Martin, of this city
attended the funeral. Mr. Mc-
Cullough is survived by a wife
[and six children, besides those
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First National Bank
TEAGUE, TEXAS.
Capital - - - -
Surplus and Profits -
$50,000.oo
$30,000.oo
* OFFICERS:
John Riley, President
W. M. Peck, Vice Pres.
DIRECTORS:
J. P.JSUm, Chairman,
Root. F.
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Stringer, William J. The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1915, newspaper, February 12, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1110258/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.