The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 2 of 6
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Cold Facts in Finance
1 U ' xtivi.ii ly difficult to iMfminitt*r one's income safely and
systematically when currency is paiil from the pocket. One can
never kn w that his money is secure unless it is deposited in a safe
bank. Y ou.r-iad frequently bf misfortune overtaking those who kept
the custody >>f tneirlumK This bank makes it possible for you to
keep your money in security and to systematize .the recording of
Ml ts and ■ > p mdltures. Open an account here and enjoy—tb#.v-
Lknefits Ol (>ui organization - *
QFlatonia Bank
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TriE FLATONIA’ WEEKLY ARGUS
„ Published by.the Flatonia Printing Company
HENRY IIUKR. Editor
Ir
NOTICE All advertising will be ruf) and charged for until ordered disconljjiued
TELEPHONE 57
PRICE:. $1.00 A YEAR
running noon the streets and i- ‘
unbiased in his opinion on tin
subject of a stock law, and wish-
es that it lie considered ftom ail
view points. The health of thi: |
I communUy-is certainly a natter
for which we have reason to be
very- thankful v And the danse'j
i we qre'in Should remind one of
another little matter on which the
the people are using disastrous
judgment.
Have you ever noticed how
• many'people use polish <>rl tfiftY
shoes? Aral yet it has been pos- Trim
i itively proven that any kind of
I polish that has yet been invented
is very injurious to leather. Why
on earth should unintelligent and
economical people, who preach,
teach tfhd believe against any
form of extravagance, wilfully
and intentionally spend thousands
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presence; they carry innumerable
mites and fleas upon their bodies
and ara genctdllf re colling crea-
tures, to uu> if; j-ot withal, they
are being propegated as an aid to
the maintenance of health.
There are
therefore, wise and*
ample precedent for employing, hatting the agencies of
econorttiha1- aids td’the main fern
stupe of ..public health,:Which are
Ideal or FfeCpTiar tP a community,
such 'aid.t he to, _|he rest of
conyuonv enhhr;'
the irtibfic health has occupied a
highly satisfactory state foe a
long -'period oj^ tjijie. This cqn-
ditiojp is perfectly reflected
—wht»n- put t«» ti>e test «f. the
landed In Chicago.
Mrs. Fleming was anxious to know
Gerber. She had heard all about the
old school days, the tricks, the Bum-
mer evening larks, the swimming hole
and the pasture lot athletics. She
felt as though, she knew Gerber and
„ ____ , ... . . . . . wpuld instantly recognize him, even'
a year for a thing which shortens though Will had no picture of his
Habitation j the life of expensi ve shoes! A chum to spow her.
* Time went on regardless of nfatrl-
rhony and friendship. The buslness-ln
Sh mghul proved long drawn out.
When a year and a half had passed
Pli ming' had ceased talking about Uls
boyhood -days and. Gerber’s arrival
was u mislaid 'hope. Fleming put in
ouui me iccciiu poai, me > '. vMwwi ui Hieoiicvu> vi mi all his spare time amuBlng William
primitive lnsfThctof man,‘in com- the life of a~shoe made's very 1
disease, ; careful test of it in a Northern
caused'him to attack the agency"! State a few years ago. In order
■f disease by the costly, and in- < to make no mistake he purchased
Gerber Is a bachelor. When bis “How nice to meet you, Martha
bosom triend Fleming suddenly mar- Shaw!” exclaimed the little wfknan
ried a girl uuknowh to Gerbef, mar- with her hat awry as she sank into
ried without the slightest preliminary the vacant seat on the elevated train
warning, Gerber. felt hurt.'-•» He was beside a serene faced young woman,
in Shanghai when the news reacbgd "t suppose yqu also are hound on that
Smdtheripg his feelings, he ca- necessary errand Don’t you abyo-
bled his congratulations. Then he lutely dread Christmas shopping?"’
wrote, .promising to drop in on the
Flemings the very first moment ho
a trn -----* ■ *■ •
and the refuge and
which-they-provide for msecs.'-curry comb or cob would remove
and disease germs; insects harm- most'of the dii t from the shoe and
ful in tbijjnselyes and the- habit- 1 leave it in, its original health;
Ation they too, provide for dis- ‘condition. Do we believe in con-
ease germs. j servation, then why shine’ A
Until the* recent past, the ; doubter of the effects of polish on
PffrSICIAN and
SURGEON
Not In the least, you funny Josle
Graham,” Mrs. Shaw answered with ____
a superior air, “I don’t believe In Special Attention Given to the Diseases
rushing madly around-at the eleventh 0t Women and Children und*bhrohic
hour ,to' select gifts that invariably Diseases.
prove unsuitable and oftentimes are _
unappreciated. I’m giving only to my Hktonia, . * , - Texas
Sunday, school class and the children j ... » ». V
In the family* For llje girts I have * '
made dainty little fancy things dur- j
lng the.summer; for the children I Dr. L. A. Wheeler
bought books away, back lh Septein- rvrsiTicr
her. Today I’m going downtown to;}-* DENTIST ’
lunch with a dear friend " L- ’ Ul)8taira ’
“Fortunate creature!" Mrs. Graham wh.-eler Ride
sighed, enviously, another ' wrinkle "A K‘
Mrs. Graham
another
appearing in her forehead, as She
opened her bagf drew forth a list-and
hurriedly added another line of
cramped writing. ‘T’ve Just remem-
Flatonia, Texas
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C. E. Nesrsta,
Attorney at Law & Notary Public
efficient method by- attempting i pair’fof seven dollar shoes which
- huwfvy.1’.: .or repugnantili de^rQX-ii <iirectLjftUfili for in-, shPWStkey.eiy-iQdlcation irf .bein£
stance as the healing of the sores as nearly alike as any two shoes
of small pox, the placing of a can be. .One shoe - he^disped
hfmfr
' 'mad-stone” on th» bite of a (. fivery morning aM the
rabid dog; modern research has
bered jhat I must get something for
GO the memorable night that Mrs. the little girl next door. Last year
FI om frig was called awriy to her her mother sent* the baby a book, *• Re’ll Estate1
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heir, ills pipe and papers and mem- "Don’t you think that Is a wrong f/" ,*f .M rr* 1 »
ones. . • ’ | conception lof the Christmas Office ct the Raekel^tore on Penn
.. t-he_aon and heir went—- sleep, giving’’hgciqine-one Mrs. Shaw - , Avjrque. —
Flemlug’a pipe was drawing w'ell and asked. ”1 never will be a party to ■’‘•tbnig, - -■ Texas,
the memories slowly crept out of the ‘ such a mercenary. arrangement.’’’ . *
| years. It was Just* then that Gerber] “It doesn’t seem quite right, but I j.--Y------r—~-—--
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he- walked. In.
never polished nor allowed to be
proven thaujthe indirect method I polished. They* w:*re good shoes
of attacking these agencies 'of and lasted a long-tifnc, and the
disease: is far better and mote
•gentleman who'made the test was
efficient and we see now i^teqd; <mite a promihent figure in' his
the introduction in to the bio id k’ommonity and a man of acFnow-
The two old friends skimmed briefly
over-the. main events of their history
und Gerber was about to begin on
his oriental experience when Fleming
Interrupted him.
“Just hold on a,minute. I’ll tele-
hhOiib Mlklred that you are
——
you are here.
She’s perfectly crazy to know yoq.”
Fleming started for the nearest
i hate to hurt any one’s feelings by ;■ . i — -——
seeming to slight her,” Mrs. Graham George Wlllrich
replied, looking out of tiie window.]
anxiously. “Mercy! How tjijs train!
crawls. I know Dwon’t have tlip’fe
buy half the things on my list.” j
”1 wish I coufd persuade you to try Will practice in District and’all „
Illy JUtiii,” Mrs. Flraw said. “I liTvaldo"tllgtllT PfllTrtS,’ StatS Unfl lTficlffl!.
ATTORNEY and COUN-
SELOR AT LAW
rigorous law of. averages, com-,
moldy known as the mortality ' ^ern.18 whiej^ are either ut1er-1 ledged integrity, .jan^, for tjiese Fleming started for the nearest class not a singu
, ' T,..... ,.<• ly ni)i)(‘s(‘(l to nml thorofnra da:. ! rpaaonu the tout nf on. ic’ig store to telephone. He no sooimr anything from ni8%it a card express-i
"’ ’ n wn OI .. - ^ .-I : ... ’ .... I kad closed the door behind him than a ing a X*hrtstltias sentiriient. You],
Eiitionia -cannot, with that Ft °.v l,r nullify the agenev oi I usual interest in that purt of the* .retful niurtnttr Tf&in ''some corner of Lknow’, ttrtt is the-«ustom .abroad, and i
prile born o:J’ Ujt the knowledge disease. Here the medical world state at the time. - The.press kept the flat caughV Ge^rber’k Wr. Almost is'a. very convenient and grotty j RAILROAD C TIME TABLE
Mts. S'lraw said.
the children and the Sunday school | Office—Court House-
cla.ss not « single sou, will receive | TcXM
of trufh. reb f titr tQie ^i^..fi^U ,jidyaritege tbe.pe-
t-alRy r«i«/If his tmvn,’ the low> culiarities surrounding certain
•est jnortality mto of any town in agencies of disease. Iti our town
Texas, of like oc approximate we have amply proven the effica-
sizev-east of the 38th meridian-of cv of the indirect method of
longitude. It is but fair to say eliminating the abominable
that 'this satisfactory state of agency of disease in the form of
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Immediately the fretful
wall.
in touch With the satire proceed-
infc.. P«>r,}e grrat ^'Xi^VpAnfc-stric^
radius to see- tfte^man and the )uh>p lor bis hat, put it &n and stitrted
shoes, and there was constantly t0 ®8€“.pe' 1,ut A bl°od-curdiing roar
' • . . „ , , made-hlm turn desperately toward the
somebody with the1 man. And
□olse.
A baby! Fleming had a baby! Wba’t
the result of this most thorough
investigation into thle question.taiL do for a dying
whether,.&* polish did actually ;~
work to tl\e detriment’of leather sipwiy from The ’cigJg
Almost
murmur be--'
,. awfully embarrassed,
happenbd to be things f really wrfnt- ntnmff:
ed, knowing thnt P ha<l sent the donor 1 ra,n 10 East Bour;i
mereij-'a trifling card," Mrs. Graham
demurred. "Wouldn’t yoji feel embar-
rassed under similar circumstances?”
lutant” " “Not (n_<V -Vast,". JM«U ^huw an-
SOUTHERN PACmCi
1:57!P.M.
Ttritn-PtM.'*
East Bound_______ 1:21A.M.
Train 9 West Bound________ 4:07 A.M.
S. A. & a. p.
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Train 51 South Bound ______12:06 P.M.
Train 52 North Bound . , 3:42 P. M.
Which' have exkU«’i' here ton. a Instead of being what is usually ''Shoes, was made known IrKrio mid- "^papers. You pieked'them up ank -■firt
-• • ’. -• *___-j e.u. t*.___?__,, ,L! i . V I ...ttlked with them.
,. great .humbet- W ’ PiVm- termed • •‘okh fogyism”, this | taxable terms. The.shoe which
inently airio tg dur practiqea ha8T’PrafC^ce aW)!'ed to our town
been that of allowing cattle and and towns of ''fee peculiarities of
horkos jp run at large ’ upon our
streets'. The result • of- that
practice has be m .the
practical
soil and climate, is the inevitable
conclusion of ftmudgrn research
and thought. Why .chtyjge a
streets
unused portions of oyr
and vaca"nt places.
^That weeds are detrimental to
,sults.'
elimination df the weed from the Pr^ctice so fruitful of good re- - Tha Subscription price oj* ‘the
Argus will Be rjilse^ tiK$-1.5j) per
year on August first. We’re gi^-
ing you ample notice. '
Citjiteh
Remark
The'above article is cohtniljuted
public health, both in themselves I by one who has no cow or horse
T
had neverjbeen polished outlasted
the shoe, which was polished
every day, exactly, fifteen min-
utes. - **
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- WhatoUhapter and Verse of the*
Bible contains the name, Edna?
A years subscription to" the one
answering correctly.
Do You Read?
DiTTOU SAVE?
HOW WE CAN HELP
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.San Antofiio semi-weekly Express one year. $1.00
The Flatonia Argus one year . - .- ’ 1.00 ;
Our price, both for - . - • - $1.75
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' Galveston semi-weekly Farm News one year $1.00 —
The Flatonia Argus one year - . . 1.00 . <
Ourjjrice, bpth for . . 'i- . $1.75
Houston Daily Chronicle, six months' - - $3.00
The Hatonia Argus, one year - . . 1.00
J . Our price, both for - u * . $3.00
This is Election Year and You will be
Interested in the News
The Flatonia Argus
Baseball News
Gorber tried. thta*- With shaking
hands. It worjeed. ‘lljje a charm.
Round and round, the Hat went •'Ger-
ber. • (Jn (he. .twenty-second 'rounq,
Just os he jjwung with-graceful stride
towntd the parlor, the door oponed
and a tatty hatted, gowrie'd and gloged
■young woman stood thinking dazedly
at.the Interior of her home.’"'
m‘ «
sure of It when,' wth flashing, eyes,
she demanded] "What are you dc^ng
with my bujjj’?'" • -
Gerber stared helplessly, "t heard
him crying und I thougtft I’d pick him-
up." he explained hesitatingly. .
"Oh, you thought you'd'pick him
up!" cried Mrs. Fleming, her mind
one gallery of newspaper' headlines,
pictures of kldntfpers and “black
..[.hand” murderers. This dark, olive
It has been a long time since ginned, smooth faced tall man, with
Wuinwr wa,st visitor! By an p*»ntl<‘- , s.olt slouch fXjtt
porch shawl for a ChrlstAas gift
Gcrbor^ stirmlsetL that Miq .yqjtng “Rqw sweet of her!" Mrs.,$haw ex-
woman "was Mr*. Fleming. , lie wag-" claimed delightedly. “And pink, tool
------. .. .. ghe itno^.g that pjnk 1(i my favoj.it,-
. North ll.liu
of red silk thrp&d from her skirt.*’'"!! | . , .
one could only make up -one’s lrln 11 r
£ Market Report'.■
my friends did aud— That reminds CORRECTED EVERY WEDNESDAY
7*\SZT »“hi- Cotton, basis midditotr.,., 1IM
iai<« last-summer Mrs. Kemper knit Cotton seed, per 100-lbs. • 80t
you the most, exqiflslte pale -, pink- tUpcmper bu.sh^lled _ 90 C
Eggs, per dozr. ........... 14c
Butter,cooking,...... 12.T-2c
Butter,, table.*..:____....
Chickens, spring peY lb.
color. ’ A*thoughtful lopk came into Chickens, hens per lb.
her leyes. » - , .Chickens, roosters, each'.-.
At the next stop the two arose and Turkeys Der lh *
evtr together, parting when Bacon. ^r lb
For one awful second MrSj Flem-
Jng’s heart stopped beating. Then
with lightning swiftness she wag at
the library table and her hand touched
fi«tli tkaWnimnrUnm ______ |ber husband s brand new gun. She
vt h he W.eimar team, ant prov- p0jnte(j gtraigjit at the head or the
ed themselves gentlemen in every map.
respect. They downed the Wei- "Put that baby on the couch!" she
manly a bunch of baseball play-
1 efs as thpse here Tuesday.. They
came from Flatonia to cross bats j
left the ear
they reached the sidewalk.
I.nteHn the .afternoon when Mrs.
Graham paused beside a handkerchief
counter she bumped elbows with Mrs.
Shaw, who was frantically inspecting
the content? of various boxes, Her
'cainr appearance of tire jnorning had
vanished and she was disheveled and
wild eyed.
Lard, per Hv- __.....__
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mar boys,in-a fast game of ball
by a score of .4 (p 2. The home
boys were sadly in need oLprac-
ticer but put up a remarkably
geod gamenotwithstandingsame.
L.E.F. Townsend at short wis
the star and ulthough muddy by
making hiS slides managed to
ordered.
Gerber obeyed and then opened his
mouth to explain.
“Don't move or make^a sound. I’ll
tire if you do!” commanded the wom-
en with the gun. w
Gerber, flushed and stood motion*
(ess-.'
"If It Isn’t tho luckiest thing to'j-
meet you now!” Mr* Shaw exclaimed.1
Do you think Mrs. Kemper would
like a lace handkerchief for a gift?!
I ve racked my- brains and I can’t!
think of another thing. There, that’s
my’ bundle that dropped—all these I
■are mine, j • must .have them
made
when:
, Lei ihem do the worrying ■
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into one: You never know
ybll’ll get things If yqip have
sent at this busy season.
"But I .thought-" began
Oraham wonderlngly.
"Something fine and exquisite, of
course,” Mrs. Shaw 8aJd. “She has
taken so many love-stitches for me in
the pink shawl. By the; way, I had a
delightful visit Aoday wMh my frlend. _ ____________
She brought-me an exquisite center- safety—1TKeltk*.;
piece, her own handiwork. T’ve Just: JUG Italy //w//[7Z
them All you ttave to do is to bo« that your
ticket reyls via the £aty all-the-way l ’
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Tc KANSAS CITY
and ST. LOUIS'
r%‘-
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^ILbeVY Pf QULJwttiest Wg^arj^ 0erber" you know"
Summer is Here nito.
You will Neod Some of the Following
Furnishings for .Your Home:
Refrigerators
Carpets
Lawn Swings
We R Paper -
Matting
Linoleum
Window Shades
Paints
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Art Squares
Lawn Furniture
Japalac
Fleming found an Interesting tableau
, on his return. A rigid Gerber, a
Steal a tew bases. The Flatonia deathly pale Wife with a shining new
boy, were! tctdereii passes lo the! S, Z,™ SSSFSL u.
Airtlotne motiprt picture show .' -WMt „ • ■“.**»««* «•!*
a.Rdth«n in automrbiles were es-! heaven-8'name are you-doing with ^ e 68,1v liad
corted to Firemen's park, where I ~ ^ ZZZSSi '7ItTSS
call you .up tg‘ tell you to < am^ ?. buckle >oung girls love pretly
“ el“" | lae'lo boy to.l.ySrSSi.lJ'iy
•„*i. • j , , Gerber began to gurgle something. ou* r.„, „ >
visitors enjoyed themselves to Mrs. Fleming gave a sudden lurch down again tomorrow !n a"
their hearts’ content, say . they «n<!Iwitb-a "WeiU The baby!" crum-* other K,ft8 i caught a glimpse 0t2v
had a roval good timfe und that i p,t5 up, °n the ll,rar3'le- brother Jack’s Wife .It the fafrev work
when the Weimar -boys invade J, 1^""^ aCplnrin^tThen matching* a cord to a Pillow
Flatonia they will purely return be threw up his hands. “Gerber, I
the compliment. Batteries: Flat- clean for*ot the kl^’’ he cr,ed’
onia, Redmond and
Two fast, through traiqs, combining
every essential ior comfort. Speed and
F»r tf.UIIM UI.ra.Uoa, ••t aaral ataal ar wHU
d, CRUSH. General Pa.aeneer Ateet
Lint Buildinc, Dalle.. Tex.
girls entertained theip jn tho busy
\vHirl of the walfz and other danc-1
es until quite a Fate hour.* The :
Landa.ii, Famousjljne of Kitchen Cabinets
Koch; Wei.-^
mar,-..W$tron, Doppet anri Towtl- ’
send.—Weimar Meriur'y ' “ • «!
top ’that I know 1s fpr mo; I have
always 'openly admired hers. I think
I’ll give Jenny*And Jack a piece of cut
glass; they sorting housekeep*
CAI1 and examine our stock. Excellent values in Art Squares, $4.
and up. Phone 21{ and we will gladly quote piriqes
Would Save the Trees.
Mrs. Helen G.'Longstreet is work- Haven t your Christinas plaits 'ho-
ng hard to save the forests of Geor- . !]”me a ,l,(,e 'B®®rranged, my dear?"
pa,-and Is Risking speeches In the *rrfbam asked, unkindly.
WANTED —One hun.dr.ed of'
M. FERNAU
Hale to get money to carry oh the
.... , -ix'ork. She would have the state
our ^b.scrib ra in the city and on Luild dams in dlffereaf parts of the'
rural routes t« tell their neigh - date to provide power for mills. Mrs.
Sole Agent for Os ter moor and Sealy Mattresses
bors how they like the Argus.
When von find a. good thimr push
it-along. Same old price-$1.00
a year.
uongstreet is very much interested lr,
he work of Mr. GlfTord Pinchot in iho
llrection of conservation, and wishes
to bely him to much m possible
“No, Indeed," Mrs. Shaw returned
quickly, giving her hat a push which
landed it <*ver• tfitf1 fbft eye Instead of
th4 right. She held out her 'j*nd en-
cased in a soiled white kl ’ «•> - f0r
her package and added w“**
“I gm simply elaborating v %r
pirn-*
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Berger, the City Grocer
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Have you paid that supecription J
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912, newspaper, May 16, 1912; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1112841/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.