The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 317, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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Insurance placed with us
is safe—we write it right
BALLIN6ER INSURANCE
A6ENCY.
The Daily Ledger
BENNETT ABSTRACT
COMPANY
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BALLINGER, RUNNELS COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914
NUMBER 317
st of Living yan pe|£ Kirk & Mack
Let Us Help You A
Cost You Less C
The Farmers & Merchants
Make OUR bank Your bank.
State Bank
John Farmwait, of Van Horn.
Texas, came in Thursday night
ami will visit his sister, Mrs. W.
E. Allen ami family ami Ballinger
friends a few days. Mr. Farm-
wait was at one time the popular
sheriff of Runnels County and is
well known to all our older citi-
zens.
“Fathers and Mothers Bank”
The First National Bank
Of Ballinger
£
■ wM
PRINCESS THEATRE
POULTRY EXHIBIT
The most and
money
Dunn Dre n non and Co., Ballin*
E. E. Spencer, Ballinger; 1st
Mutual Pictures
RURAL HIGH SCHOOL
present
Not just a split
for the. ehil-
I'lie pastor.
invited
Admission 10c
hen
(Continued on Page 2)
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SOME MONEY THEN
The Best Test
The one true test as to your success in life is this;
Sunday
Sundav
The Van Warden Jewels
—Majestic. 2 reel drama
home men were suhstitted at
late hour. Rev. R. E
A. Healthy. Neighbor-
Keystone comedy.
\. C. Smith
r, announced
The Mutual House
TONIGHT
ATTENDED SAN
ANGLO BANQUET
Answer it honestly w’th yourself. No matter how much you MAKE,
unless you are also able to SAVE, you are a failure and you had just
as well face it squarely. Come in and talk it over. We will show you
the advantages of a bank account with our bank and how to become a
successful saver. It means much to you.
ROAD BOND ELEC
TION CALLED
DR. J. M. CARROL WILL
PREACH HERE SUNDAY
The exhibit hall at the big poul
try show was thronged with poo-
pie all day Friday and the at
tendance was much larger than
the first day. Many people weft*
here from out of town, and on ae j
Study this picture. ’ This kind of a thing is hap-
pening all the time. If the smooth stranger had a
really good thing he wouldn't be peddling it. He
wouldn't HAVE TO peddle it. Investments that
HAVE drummers NEED them. We can advise you
but we can't affore to advise ycu wrong.
FIRST YOU
YOU HIDE IT IN THE HOUSE THEN SOME
SMOOTH STRANGER COMES ALONG AND
YOU INVEST IN SOME SCHEME AND LOSE IT
If
then
Theatre tonight.
Watch for a Multiple
Reel Feature coming
soon.
reel expanded but a
Real Put-Across.
you do not want to laugh,
stay away from the Princes
on the birds in about one-half the1
time usually required. “It’s the
that everything was ready in the1 son
banquet hall and
guests to the table, and the menu
KEYSTONE KOMEDY AT
PRINCESS TONIGHT
why Ballinger should
have the best poultry show
Texas next season.”
Following is the report of
Dr. J. M. Carrol of Brownwood
will Im* hen* Sunday and will
preach both morning and evening
at the First Baptist Church. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all to hear the visiting preacher.
Eighth Street
but in other
of the town.
The Sunday school banquet
S. C. R. I. Reds.
11. B. Hunton. Miles;
2ml hen, 3rd cock. 2nd
of important part in getting the pro
give their annual ban i j‘‘<‘t laid properly before the com-
about! missioners court of this county
on is;
* concensus!
of opinion here that the opposing,
vote will In* small. The date of
the election has not been ascertain]
ed. About 15 other counties will;
hold good road bond elections this
niont h.
the’
Joiner, and
gelo. were'
the principal speakers fr the oc
casion. Rev. Joiner spoke on the
subject: “The real meaning of a
Sunday school.” and Dr. Mayes
discussed the subject, “The neces-l
sity of church members to he
members of Sunday school also.”
‘’The Sunday School a factor in
the progress of Ballinger,” was
(.iscussed by Rev. \ C. Smith ,
J'*hn Thurman spoke on tin* sa’* ,
Besides the members of the Sun-i
day School quite a number of
friends, those who do not attend
i any Sunday School were present.,
and it is believefl that much good'
will result from the unique ami
.well planned entertainment in that
i it will work up interest not only]
, in the
I School,
Schools
(.’oron Russell, of
creek country, was
who won the various prizes.
Judge Skaggs stated that the
arrangement of the coops made
the work of judging much easier
ami that the splendid manage-
ment ami arrangement, was a
the Pony
t ransacting
Thursday.
I and says the citizens of the Pony
1 creek and Bethel neighborhood,
are very enthusiastic with refer-
ence to the Rural High School in
their section and at a meeting
this week it was decided to meet :
again next Wednesday night. Jan-]
nary 28th to discuss the subject
; and any one interested in the mat'
ter is cordially invited to attend!
tne meeting.
Barred Plymouth Rocks.
McLeskay and Son, Brownwood
1st cock, 3rd cock, 4th cock, 1st
cockerel, 3rd cockerel, 1st hen. 2nd
hen. 1 pen.
W. W. Nance Winters; 2nd
cock, 2nd pullet. 4th pullet, 3rd
hen, 3rd pen.
N. S. Wright. 1st pullet. 3rd pub
left, 4th cockerel 2nd, pen.
Mrs. W. A. (Inin, Ilatchel; 4th
pen.
II. A. Cady.'Ballinger; 4th hen
White Plymouth Rocks.
W. W., Wiggle, Ilatchel; 1st.
cockerel, 3rd cockerel, 4th eock-
eral. 1st hen. 2ml hen, 1st pullet
2nd pullet, 1st and 2nd pen.
-I. R. Harris, Ilatchel: 1st cock
3ril hen. 4th hen. 4th pullet, 3rd
pen.
Bob Young. Abilene, 2nd cock-
erel. 3rd pullet, 4th pen.
Buff Plymouth Rocks.
N. A. Palmer, Comanche; 1st
cockerel, 3rd hen, 4th hen,
R. P. Kirk, Ballinger; 1st cock
terian Sunday School in 1:>’4,”,
and a talk on “Why must a Sun-
day school be modern and up'-to-
byterian Sunday school on Thurs-
day night was one of the most uni-
que ami successfully planned
church affairs held in Ballinger.
The Sunday school room at the
church was converted into a han
quet hall and the room was beau
tifully decorated in gold and
white. The menu cards were dec-
orated with a gold peanut tied
with gold baby ribbon. The menu
consisted of seven courses and ev
cry course consisted of some dish
flavored with peanuts, and carry
ing the peanut name.
The Ladies Aid of the church
assisted by about a dozen young
ladies had charge of the banquet
and considering the large crowd
it was handled in everv detail in J
the most satisfactory way. I he
guests were met at the door by ai owner of the birds and many were
reception committee and they were decorated with badges. This made
escorted to the register where each] it easy for tin* thousands of peo
one registered and then the guests’ pie who visited the show to know
were seated by the ushers in t he
auditorium of the church until
tliev were invited into the banquet
hall. Mrs. C. A. Doose. Mrs. J. A
Ostertag. Mrs. J. D. Norwood
met the guests at the door and
Miss Bettie Miller ami Mrs <). R
Austin were the ushers. The reg-
s that then* were 170
’•I it was
* room
The Sari Angelo Chamber
Commer..
quet Thursday night and
two hundred members and friends 1 he amount to he voted
were present. John II. Kirby, the 1 •»<>.<►<><). ami it is the
millionaire lumber man, was the]
principle speaker for the occasion
and delivered .an enthusiastic
‘‘ boosting” talk.
Those who represented Ballin
ger at the Banquet were II. Gie-
seeke, -Io Wil meth. II. M. Josey,
and R. McGregor. The gentlemen]
went over in Mr. Gieseeke’s .‘al-
and returned after the banquet.
W. S. Harmon, of Bangs, came Theatre tonight. There will be a
in Thursday afternoon to look af-[ long reel of real unalloyed pieas-
ter business affairs in Ballinger a lire by this famous brand of lir-
day or two. makers.
Groesbeck, Texas. Jan. 22.
Good roads are the order oi the.
day and practically every county
in Texas is making a strong effort
to secure more and better high-
ways. The latest county to sue
ceed in getting a road bond elec-
tion called is Limestone and the
local Commercial Club played an
was served, interspersed with
short talks from those who had
been assigned subjects. I nfor
tunatelv some of the out-of-town
son.” said Mr. Skaggs, “and itsi
one of the best managed shows I !
ever saw. With tin* splendid
start now made there is no rea-
not
in
| J. McGregor, Ballinger; 1st and
t|u. 2nd hen. 2nd pullet.
P. McGregor, 1st pullet, 3rd pul-
let.
Partridge Plymouth Rocks.
Harold Tucker, Ballinger: 1st.
S. B. Raby, Ballinger; 2nd cock.
3rd hen, 3rd pullet, 4th pen.
R. L. Shaffer, Winters; 2nd
pullet, 4tl pullet, 3rd pt.i, 3rd
cockerel.
W. 11. Arnold. Winters; 1st pul-
count of a high wind the first day] let, 4th cockerel, 2nd pen.
many Ballinger ladies did not visit'
the show. They came today and ger; 1st cockerel, 4th hen.
the big hall was crowded from the I* ” “
big hall was crowded from the' cock.
time the show opened early in the] D. Carson, Ballinger: 4th cock
morning and the crowd promises'
to hold up1 until nine o’clock to-
night when the successful show
comes to a close.
The judge completed his work
late in the afternoon of tin* first
day. and all awards were made j
Each coop in the big hall was(
labeled giving the name of the!
SUNDAY S. BANQUET MANY PEOPLE VISIT
SPLENDID AFFAIR
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Sledge, A. W. The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 317, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914, newspaper, January 23, 1914; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172725/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.