The Banner-Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1915 Page: 4 of 10
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TIIE BANNER-LEDGER: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1015.
President Wilson is going to had it ever occurred to you how-
take unto himself a wife, lie is fast the breed is playing out
doing the right thing. Why per-
tne ttaUuer-Leadet and the
ftenneis County Ledge* were con
didated January 28. 1913.
Texa*’ biggest show opens in Dallas
Saturday.
Ballinger, the home ol triplet haloes,
v. ill be read about by millions of peo-
ple.
Carranza is assured of the
moral support ot the I’nited
has every right, both civil and States, hut what assurances has
moral, to fill it? There never, he that In* w ill receive the milli-
was a president who lias as muchtarv support necessary to the cs-
trouhle to contend w-ith as Mr. tahlishment of constitutional gov-
Wilson has experienced during eminent in Mexico.—El
his administration, and now U h- Times,
wants to add trouble to trouble,
his enemies should not kick.
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LOSES ANOTHER
VALUABLE ANIMAL
meal is not a necessity in
make up of our grocery bill.
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Buffalo Bill stated that
show spent $800 in Ballinger.
For the second time within one
week. .1 II Taylor, who resides on
Paso! the J. II Kouth old place east of
| the city, has suffered the loss of
The Times is on the edg- of the! a fine Jersey. Last week Mr. Tay
fighting ground and perhaps is lor found his fine thoroughbred
ifamilar with the condition in, Jersey dead in the pasture with
BOOSTING TIIE COTTON j Mexico, and knows that it will | his brains Mown out with a shot
MARKET. j take more than the moral sup-jgun.
Euro|Vean nations imported al-{ port of the United States to bring f^hih* in the, pasture again
he found
\\,e are glad that cotton s®*M^;most twice as much American: peace to that country. Vlila and Monday of this week,
That’s about ten per cent of what
Ballinger spent with Buffalo Bill.
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The man who lurued up his
nose at cotton seed oil as a food
product, should now'try to buy a
gallon.
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President Wilson is a greater
man than his closest friends real-
ized. ile has conqurcd Germany
and won a bride all at the same
time.
Those who opposed the tick law saj
that it works an injustice upon the man
who does not want to dip his cattle.
It ma> appear that way, hot the major-
ity ha^ spoken and the poll.- were open
to e\ery qualified voter
Runnels County’s population increas
ed 400 in one day l>v importing that
number of negroes. But we will call ^
them visitors as we do not care to add
sc many negroes to our population at
one time.
day carried the following story: farmers an
WASHINGTON. Oct. »i.—
Enormits increases in the
cotton export trade during
August sue shown in the
monthly statement today of
the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, Cotton
exports for the month were
1 02,059 hales, valued tit, $7,-
025,03 1, as compared with
exports ot 21,21(1 hales, val-
ued at $1,300,117 in August,
1 !> 14. For the eight months
ended with August, ship-
ments were 0,099,420 hales,
as against 4.744,444 in the
same period last year.
A year ago the Record prt
dieted enormous shipments of after I'nele Sam told the
American cotton to the countries that tin* 1915 crop would lu*
of the old world. Speculators than eleven million hales, ot
v.e will call'bought it at a very low
Producers were the losers
should have housed and It
cotton of the crop of 1915, as theyjliLs outlaw hand will continue to. his second Jersey dead. 1 he ani-
Idid of the crop of 1914- The) fight and Carranza is not strong "nil bad been dead for several
i war was on hut this did not pro-; enough to subdue the enemy. days and Mr. Taylor could not
his vent shipments nor curtail the --- tell whether it had been shot or;
consumption of the fleecy staple. With cotton around 12 cents! not, hut the Jersey was in good
The Associated Press of \Vodnes-| and seed at $40.0(1 per ton ourj shape. had not been sick, and lie
heginninir to wear! is <>1 the opinion that some one!
| that smile that will hardly rub; murdered it also.
I off. Of course tin* crop is short. Mr. 'Pay I or has posted his pas-j
\cr\ short; 11 ut prices are even-! Hire and given notice to all par-;
ing* up things to «t considerable Dps to stay out. lb* says that!
extent—-Rosebud News ! shooting in his pasture is too ex-
Ycs. brother the long price1 pensive. Ile is keeping a close!
hut watch on things now, and if the
NO ALUM
DrPrkEs
Baking Powder
Sixty Years the Standard
Made from Cream of Tartar
i helps out your short crop
just think about our long crop guilty party should be apprehend
and long price put together. <‘d business in court would pick
Money is not growing on trees) up-
out hero in the W est, but it is
siiiv growing on cotton stalks.
It was not hard to understand
whv the farmers were sinili >g
Monday and Tuesday. Cotton < i
it, ami the way tin* king of • *:;i
money crop put on tin* sinnt \nu.
wor’ 1
c less
the
DR, GAEBELEIN IS
COMING TO RALLINGER
b.V his expositions of the word of
God
NOT PAINT
The worst mistake in painting Dr. A. C. Gaebelein, one of the
is not putting-off. That costs most noted bible scholars of the
about 1 (» percent; you keep your world, is due to arrive in Ballin-
moiiey n year and pay 10 per cent g(,r on the hist day of this month
for it. iand will he here for a week. In
Faint would have to come-1 minouneing the corning of Dr.
Avoid chilly rooms in the
morning by using Cole’s Hot
Blast Heaters. They prevent
colds and sickness.
WILL SHIP HOGS
NEXT WEEK.
Since tn 11 fairs have become so
common, may he it is best that
Ballinger did not tackle the job
this fall. We know it will prove
the best if the people w ifl get up
in the collar ami do something
better—build good roads.
price.: lightest crop since 19*19. When
* They | the fanner can get 12 cents or
Id the . more for his cotton he has some; paint. It easts from 50 percent to •*<
an chance to make a little nionev.
Staple. All signs pointed to
enormous consumption of the When he is forced to >c!l for less "ear.
staple of the South. ’Hundreds there is no chance for anything What a liar ‘*ehea|
of growers in The Record tcrri-lbut debt and want. Cotton is the, off’ is bad-enough;
tory were guided by the advice! only commodity that is sold two-; ten times worse,
of this newspaper. The Record 1 thirds of the time at less than cost ;
of Thursday contained the fol-iof production.—-Abilene Reporter
We predict better sailing all! BALE COTTON
J. H Taylor, secretary of the
down 25 percent t«• make It) per-1Gaehelem Rev. -I \V. Milton, pas-1 Hog Growers’ Association, an-
eent on the job, for wages do notjtor ot‘ Uie Ninth Street Baptist 11ounces that a ear of hogs will be
go-down. j church, says: jslupped from Ballinger next Tues
lallinger is to he congratulate! . 1 Uu.i. Ali trose
upon the coming to us of Dr. j'vwl,!,!J? lo ship a hog. calf or cow,
It Ml, first cost, and another ini A. <’. Gaebelein of New York iavo sarn ‘ :lt stock
The worst mistake
is ! • ‘ Put-
in
" cheap”
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City. Dr. Gaebelein is one of tin* ‘‘.V ten o’elo-v and not later
great Bible scholars of the world. | ,*,M '* 'J I'bx'lc. h necessary
and exceeded by none in bis pow- <:HIS "ib !*<> shipped.
Again .Indue Goodwin says. “I have
less to do here than anywhere in my
district.” Runnels County people ma>
not be any better than people in the
other counties in Judge Goodwin’s dis-j
trict, but they are either better or}
smarter and know liov. to cover uj»
* their meanness. Court records don’t
lie.
They ju*t won’t >ta_\ in Ballinger. J
Two time.- in three niv>udi> there have
been wholesale jail deliveries there—
firownwood Bulletin.
No. the last heard from two of tl,ose m»*r
iowing special dispatch :
BALLINGER, Oct. 0—An-
other large deal in last year’s
cotton was made here yes-
terday when G- II. Diers-
chke, a farmer living twelve
miles south of this city sold
to locaJ buyers 75 bales of his
125 bales of last year's crop
at 12 cents around l)i-*rsc!ikc
had this cotton stored on his
farm and he gained more
than $25 a bale by can*
it over fi*om on seas u
another.
In the vernacular of
in the street, this Balliti- r
made a killing. II - h <ns<** Ct'teen cents.
along the line for the farmer in
BRINGS $102.40
Davis marketed a hale of
<«■•«« N .»v V UUI Utl ID »m. Ill 111,'
! er to open its treasures up to tin*!
people and to make them love the;
j word and search its pages for
j new truth He is a teacher such
I as we w ill in all probability not
I hear again in many days. Every
!Christian of all churches will de-
flight in his explanations of the
Word.
GINNING. GINNING.
the future than in the past. The;
j world is using more cotton, and; IVt
j the consumers of all farm pro- cotton Tuesday that in-ought him
ducts are increasing taster than! $102.40. tor both the cotton and
lie producers. It will take a great seed. Of course this was a heavy
1 >a<*k to the farm movement to hale of cotton, hut look at thei varied- As an illustration ot
• change the current of the coin, money that was tied up in that j what he has been doing for many
Its all coming ,hc farmers way at one bundle of farm product. It
His ministry is very large andj
I have just taken charge of the
(’lews gin. Will be pleased to gin
your cotton, guaranteeing to give
good satisfaction at all times. If
you want a good turn out and
good sample try us once. W. Mc-
|KISSAt'K. itw
last.
peoph
^ ■ *'• Maddox of the Valley
ail over the United State’s ( rPek eountr.v. was marketing cot-
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begins to look like 12 cent cot- ami Canada will lu* seen in an hi
ton and $40 seed will add a little j cident that happened some years
_ ton and supplying in
Wednesday.
Ballinger
the
!g
A liunibe
r of in
ewspapi rs
—and
to
i d vidua Is
— win
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advised
the
; fai iners to
'•*!! tb*
•ir
-•‘it Tom
Nv}'i<*'l .
man
die price reached
te
'ii cents
are
fa r-
now adv.si
•lg tile
in
to hold
for!
tin* value of Runnels countv i ago in Canada- Brother Gaelic-!
land. There’s money in it.
.Mr. and Mrs. Bob Richardson
If you believ
buy your groceries from
ein was there holding a Bible
I Conference when he was brought are the proud parents of a 12
in home industry into contact with a young man! pound boy baby, born to them at
by the, their hoin * on Strown Avenue,
4
V Me-1 who had b* en deluded
(>ur advic* has ai- KISSACK. Crews. Texas. 4\vt ■ teachings oi Evolution and Spirit- Sunday October 10th.
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Unless you cover it with
^ good fire insurance policy. ^
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Be on the Safe Side—let us Protect von fro
i grain and cotton. Drop in and talk it over
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Why take the risk? |f
iverillSf S' Ballinger Insurance Agency I
<D
who were dissatisfied w
they were cn route to
where it is said society is more
genial tor them.
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con-
i' out city, and held 125 bales. lie sold it at
Brownwood, 12 cents per pound. Wise men.
lie profited by the accurate in-
formation furnished him. He
iMOttc’d the market, as well as
The citizens of this city worked for conditions. Now he is to the
several years trying to get the Western good $25 per hale oil his hold-
L'nion to establish a city office in Bal-,„,(>i* cotton. The advance in
ways . ■ -,*ii simpic: it the Firmer
owes mon *y, he shouhl sc!! hi>
•oTtoii as soon as it is gatiicictl;
if he can afford t*> iiold it and
wants to do so. it is r.is own prob-
lem- What is a wise policy for
«nc farm r is sometimes extreme-
•■GASGARETS*’ FOR A
COLD, BAD BREATH
OB SICK HEADACHE
ualisiu, and other things that' RECOVERS STOLEN PRO
swung him away front the Foun
tain Christ and in the process In-
had become and Infidel and had
gone down in his fight for man-
hood.. lie came to Dr. Gaebelein
to show him the way of life with
the happy result that the young
man was saved from his snares
In miNvise for another.—Brown-
tinger. And now it is taking the office‘ price to 12 cents per pound pre- wood Bulletin
to its utmost capacity with additional j cipitated a wave of prosperity; -Thoms our sentiments.” If ... ■ w mr mHuen nr «w»
help to handle the business. It’s just a and it is sweeping over the cotton! Vou are niortius'»ed von Ind iust Best for liver and bowels, for bili- fiid lie came into the light and, , .. ’ . * vipers
es. !'.......,.U ........m.'... :..........ousness, sour stomach and (the life of Christ. Today this t,,e ,torks-
constipation.
PER TV V/ITH SHOW.
it is SNvei
touch of the wave of prosperity that is|growing states. >;iS w(.;| to „,v v(lllr „,jnd to
striking every line of business through- For_S(>ei mon ht.,d thei|. co,.Uio what ever the fellow you are
out this country. Even the pop-coni1^ & ! -soaked” with says for you to
jnan is husy. ___ do. Quit buying on a credit, he
independent and then hold your
, , - ’ , i cotton until it rots if vou want
saentice. But land owners and. ... „ »
for the1'0’ '’p s'’''v ’’ tarnier iiauihig a
jlu,. load of cotton seed home the other
( •) Lynn lost two large forks
ux»-d for handling feed- last week,
i'h,* forks were left outside of the
ottice at the Lynn wood yard on
............. .... tile niSl>t the big show w'as here,
and from his life of dissipation ,n’' 11 "as ^'^P'vmned that some
.....i i... ......... i;..i.f .....r°» the hostlers or heloers with th*
Thmisands of poor
were forced to sell at a
Get a 10-eent box now.
helpers with the
Ml as the
snow loaded near the wood yard-
young business men of his citv ! ";l*s ^Ported to
and one ........... S,,entl ‘Vrk.ns. Mr. Perkins
young man
Today
is one of the great
no-
Runnels County farmers are
mighty Inisv to he troubled with
court matters, hut its the duty of renters who held arc,
every man to serve his country,,most F,a,t. responsible for - ............... —«■*.
si-r-Sigar srMi*s^^eaA“tr" r tr
,i.,..nn urid be kei.t Record. ! I g'» to $4() before ( hrist- which sours and ferments like jllt.> fV... i..-!^ Unit Ik was having the forks
expressed back to Ballinger.
and one of the most aggressive
j Christians of the city. I'h is inci-
Kurred Tongue, Bad ( olds. In- dent could he multiplied indeti-
digestion. Sallow Skin and Mis- nitelv.
l:;:!:; 1!;:;!^^/=.: ;cxrrEiH sn«
wlm-l. c:msc vom* stnn.m-h tn be- t||at p,,ts .|(| ,hat |(e fjets ,)y j h<‘. Ila^ located the forks I
titled the manager of the show
of the theft, and on Tuesday of
this week he received a telegram
dated at Dublin, from one of the
or three dozen men will he kept
away from their business and
work for a week or ten days, and
all just because some man has
fallen by the wayside. Its a[*
waste of the wicked that the
people must pay.
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* JUST FOR ARGUMENT’S *
SAKE.
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This is like all other towns of
mas.
a fool,
fool.
< hie
,, t .. . into testimonies for Christ, bv
* '• 1 ou '"'iN m garbage in a snniII barrel. I hat s f|,e printed page and scatters it
but he IS an independent the first step to untold misery— -,|| over the land at a price so
indigestion, ton I gases, h a d .cheap (hat it is an expense to him
breath, yellow skin, mental fears.) ;llstea,| 0f sOUree of income. He
of the canning eluh girl everything that is horrible and
nauseating. A Cascarct tonight
will give your constipated bowels
has won a scholarship by suece
Secretary Penn of the Business its size. It is not without a croak- ,m" ;,f t,u‘ contest Hope ;| thorough cleansing and straigh-
” J * _ • . ... ... fUM* si If* Will C<uit III lb. llmiinr I ..... ......4 I .......: rni. ...
League will step down and out on
Oct. 15th. Ballinger can’t afford
to he without a good live com-
mercial organization at this time.
The books of the present organ-
ization show a revenue too small
to carry on the work successfully.
Thor" are too many Ballinger
business men iuat are riding with
out paying the fare. The mem-
bership list should he made stron-
ger enough to employ an experi-
enced secretary, and ne\v life put
into the work-
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Yes, it is just as we expected.
Some people don’t like it because
er or the kicker. His presence
seems indispensihlc to keep up
her success will continue through ten you out by morning. They
out the educat'.onal course ami work while you sleep—a 10-eent
is the author ot a number of Com-
mentaries and many pamphlets
and each mouth writes devotional
'iid spiritual articles for his mag-
iziiit* -‘Our Hope.”
I will trade you good groceries
for your eggs and poultry. W. Mc-
KISSACK, Crews. 8tw
A WEST TEXAS
HEALTH RESORT.
,1... 0.0,„n.s, l»otweo„ the box ............. the Christ!..
prising citizen whose influence is,
felt and seen in the march of pro-
gress and improvement and the
man who finds his greatest de-
to follow in her footsteps.—rl cm- lions of men and women take a
pie Telegram. ;Cascarct now and then to keep
The trouble that girl will have their stomach, liver and bowels
light in throwing a wet blanket will b- keeping some sensible regulated and never know a mis-
on every enterprise that tends to-; man from stealing her for a wife, jerable moment Don’t forget the
ward improving the town. Lub- .......j.......... —,«hil<lt*,.n—tlu*n* littl.. umi.iuc ...-1
b«ek Avalanche.
its wonderful how some towns
thrive against the kicked. Tin-
little city of Ballinger continues
to prosper most, wonderfully not-
withstanding that a few kickers
are on the job all the time. But,
The world needs more canning j children—their little insides need
eluh wives, and the mm Nvhoia Rood, gentle cleansing, too
chooses this kind of a nvoiiihii for ’-----
a wife uses judgement that will R. A. Nicholson, the cotton
make his home « happy one in-1 man. bought from II. M. Leach
stead of making material for the an Overland "b” and presented
divorce courts. Give us more j the car to Mrs. Nicholson, this
canning club girls. l\v<*ek.
Quite a number from this sec-
Dr Gaebelein comes at the in- tion and several from Ballinger
forces j have visited at Christoval Min-
d Ballinger and all alike will bcjeral Wells through the (vast sum-
• Jessed in his ministry. ! mer, and it seems that the West «
The date for the meeting is set j Texas health resort is growing in J
for Oct. 41 to November 7. It is popularity. While the* well is
only in its third year the number
likely that he will leave Ballin-
ger and spend a day at Simmins
College, and speak there before
the students of that institution,
so that his stay at Ballinger may
be but. five days. In order to get
tin* most out of his visit to our
of guests registered at that place
almost double that of any previ-
ous season.
Mr. and Mrs,Q. R. Tucker of
hort Stockton, passed through
city, come to the first lecture and! Ballinger Wednesday en route to
stay through to the end. Your j Winters to visit relatives and
life will be permanently enriched j f riends a few weeks.
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