Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1910 Page: 1 of 14
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BAixnraxB, texar Friday, April io, isio.
A STAR'S-EYE VIEW OF THE WORLD
PIANO CONTEST
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A» the Pateball Season Approaches.
MOVED TO MELVIN.
his
his
INVESTMENT.
Thursday
V DAIRY COW ON THE FARM.
tiring, and as is his usual custom
DIED THIS MORNING.
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
not a difficult matter to
THE
ARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK
that will prove of great
to them throughout their
Liberal interest on Savings
Accounts and Time Deposits.
Mrs. Ralph Wofford and Mrs.
John T^hite went to Cuero Wed-
nesday to visit for a short time.
i
Fred Gerhart, of the Crews
country had business in Ballinger
Wednesday. He reports splendid
seasons in his part of the county,
and says the small grain crop
promises to be good.
R. M. Hardwick of Memphis,
Texas, is in Ballinger this week
looking over the city seeking a
location for a cold drink and con-
fectionery business.
The picnic season is opening up,
and the candidates will begin to
get down to business in dead earn,
est. The first to announce a pic-
nic is the Maverick School, and
the Banner-Leader is in receipt
of the following letter, which ful-
ly explains itself:
Earl Henson died at his home
near Crews at eleven o’clock
Thursday morning, after suffer-
ing one year with consumption.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
and interment made in the Crews
cemetery.
Judge B. B. Stone returned
Thursday from Austin where he
has been on legal business.
t
opening
as they
that the head of the match in
some way set the bed afire, and
he fell off to sleep before it be-
gan burning enough to attract his
attention.
Mr. Oliver lost no time in crawl-
ing out of the burning bed"
soon had the fire extinguished,
the loss amounting to perhaps
fifty dollars, the bed clothes and
the matting on the floor being
damaged.
Maverick School to GivK Picnic
and Entertainment Saturday*..
April 23.. Ballinger Man
to Make Address.
give a va-
that way
‘yCifT; u »*v>me very
common looking cows ’fed would
produce one and one-half pounds
of butter fat per day and main-
tain the average for a long time.
A few such cows as these should
be found on every farm in Texas,
and if fed and carefi for properly
they would be of more lasting
benefit to the Texas farmers than
the destruction of the boll weevil
could possibly be. We like to talk
about our big farms, our big plan-
tations, our big ranches, and yet
this country would be better off if
every one of these big farms and
plantations were sub-divided into
100-acre tracts and on each tract
there was placed an intelligent
family that could take care of the
work on that farm with little out-
ride help, growing cotton in rota-
tion with corn, cowpeas, peanuts,
or alfalfa as forage and rough
ness for the livestock, with an
abundance of good pasturage well
maintained; no one overworked or
in want; out of debt; an abund-
ance of all the good things of life
that should make men happy and
contented; a class of farmers in
terested in th welfare of their
families and the upbuilding of
their communities and the state in
which they live. Sush a condition
of country life we find when stock
farming is combined with crop
farming, and the most prosper-
ous sections of this country-those
sections where we find good roads
good schools, land values high,
good farms with buildings well
painted and kept in repair, neat
and tidy in appearance—are those
sections where the dairy industry
is the best developed on the small
holdings.
This bank has entered on the twenty-fifth year of its
existence.
Training and experience are priceless assets in busi-
ness life.
You have the benefit of a quarter century’s experi-
ence when you have an account with us. We have stud-
ied the banking needs of the farmers and business men
of this community and our advice and assistance are al-
ways at their service in any banking transaction.
We cordially invite your business.
New Nominations Every Day and
Thousands of Votes Being Turn
ed in by Contestants.
WONDERFUL INTEREST
IN PIANO CONTEST
What might have been a bad
fire was prevented at the Colora-
do hotel last night when the
blaze of a burning mattrees
in which Fred Oliver was asleep
crawled up and tickled Mr. Oli-
ver under the foot and gave warn-
ing for him to crawl out.
Mr. Oliver retired at his usual
time, and had entered dreamland
when he was aroused by the burn,
ing bed to find his room full of
smoke.
He almost suffocated before he
could get out of the room, and
he attributes his escape to the fact
that the transum to the room
was open, affording a means of es-
cape for the smoke. .Mr. Oliver
Maverick, Texas, Aprill2, 1910.
Banner- Leader,
Ballinger, Texas.
Gentlemen:
Please announce through your
paper this welk that there will be
a picnic and school entertainment
at Maverick on Saturday, April
23rd. There will be a day and a
night program. Rev. M. E. Hud-
son of Ballinger, and others will
deliver addresses.
Everybody cordially invited.
Yours very truly,
W. W. Wooten.
The non-interest bearing and unsecured deposits
of this bank are protected by the itors
Guaranty Fund of the state of Texas,
MAVERICK PEOPLE
PICNIC MT
WE WILL GIVE
ALL THE NEWS.
BROWNWOOD PRES-
BYTERY CONVENES.
Information for the Girls Who are
Trying to Win the Piano and
Other Prizes. i
BALLINGER HAS
NEW MARSHAL
On Wednesday as Wm. Esmond
and S. C. Mann were coming to
town the team belonging to Mr.
Mann became frightened and ran
away. Mr. Esmond was thrown
from the wagon and received a
fractured arm and several bad
cuts about the head. He was
brought to Ballinger and given
immediate attention.
Air. Esmond was suffering con-
siderably from pain but his inju-
ries are not considered dangerous
now. It was fortunate that the
results were not more disastrous.
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN A RUN-AWAY.
GOLD. Determine that you will
win this special prize.
Remember we will be glad to
give you all information possible
in regard to the contest at any
time. If there is anything you
are in doubt about, call us up and
ask us about it.
BED BURNS WHILE
MAN SLEEPS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Guy were
here from here from Talpa Wed-
nesday. Mr. Guy came up on
business and Mrs. Guy and the ba-
by came along to spend the day
visiting friends and relatives.
A fine boy arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKay
Tuesday night, and greatly
strengthens the official family of
Ballinger. Jack is as proud of his
new deputy as he can |m*. and will
now make it hard for the violator
of the peace and dignity of the
city.
[The interest being taken in our
piano contest is indeed wonderful.
When we1 put on this contest we
were sure that it was going to
prove of unusual interest, but it
has already far exceeded our most
sanguine expectations. In every
section of the county the girls
are busy soliciting votes, and the
immense number being turned in
shows they are meeting with most
gratifying success.
At the present rate, within the
next three months the Banner-
Leader will be a regular visitor to
every household in the county.
This is exactly what we desire.
Two thousand new subscribers
is what we are after. We decided
to offer the valuable inducements
in premiums in order to obtain
these new names for we are de-
termined to give the Banner-Lead-
er the largest circulation of any
weekly newspaper in this part of
the state. We do not hope to make
any money out of the contest, but
we are* sure to gain an immense
circulation, and that means money
to us.
The way the girls have gone
into this contest is indeed grati-
fying to us. They are taking an
interest that means great things
and they are finding the work
pleasant, and it is giving them an
experience in dealing with the
public
benefit
lives.
It is
secure subscriptions for the Ban-
ner-Leader, for we are making it
one of the best all round weeklies
to be found in this section of the
state, and those who pay their
dollar for it feel that they are get-
ting the worth of their money.
Now, girls, the world loves a
hustler. , The way to win this
beautiful instrument is to keep
busy hustling for votes. Let all
your friends know that you are
determined to win and they will
assist you in every way possible.
Ask them to save the free paper
votes for you, and also request
them to ask for merchant votes
when trading with the houses
giving them away.
Do not forget that the first offi-
cial count will be made on the 2nd
day of May, and that the one
ahead at that time will be pre-
sented with TEN DOLLARS IN
II. II. Kilpatrick left with
family Wednesday for their new
home at Melvin, a new town on
the Lometa extension of the Santa
Fe, between Brady and Eden.
Mr. Kilpatrick will engage in the
hardware business at Melvin. We
regret to lose him from Ballinger,
and wish for him success in
new’ field.
Mayor Kirk returned from Abi-
lene Wednesday at noon, where he
had been as a witness in court.
Mrs. Kirk and children, accompa-
nied Mr. Kirk on a visit to rela-
tives in Abilene, also returned
home Wednesday.
Directors: M. A.
Stephens, A. H. Van____.
Trimmier, R. R. Russel. A. R. Vi
B. B. .Stone, Vice Pres. Paul Tz
oan Dept. R. L. Bennett, Mgr. A
In hisbulletin, just issued by
^he department of agriculture at
Austin, on “The Dairy Industry
\ Texas,” Charles II. Alford,
sTofeisor of agriculture at the A-
• {ricultural and Mechanical Col-
ege of Texas, says:
“There .is one feature of the
laily industry that has always ap-
lealed to the author very strong-
t, and that is its adaptability to
.□e small farm and the farmer of
/ .nail means. If only two cows
•e kept they can be maintained
; a way that will be profitable
d some of the most success-
l and profitable dairies I ever
ue in contact with, consider-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
‘The Bank That Does Things For You”
The Brownwood Presbytery of
the .Southern Presbyterian church
convened at Winters this after-
n-K>n. A large number of dele-
gates passed through Ballinger at
noon today en route to the conven-
tion. Rev. J. D. Leslie and J. J.
Erwin, of this place are in attend-
ance.
notes. Our
Old First Natic
BALLINGER, TEXAS.
The Banner-Leader, while it
will be a paper for the country
people, we will continue the so-
ciety news feature of the paper,
and Miss Ilermia Smith will con-
tinue to edit ithe society news.
All society news items should be
phoned in to her not later than
Wednesday night or
morning of each week.
Our intentions are to
riety of news and in
make the Banner-Leader a paper
for all the people. We will de-
vote one page to country corres-
pondence; one page to editorial;
one page to farm news; one page
to personal mention; one page to
society; one page to general news
happenings of Runnels and ad-
joining counties. We will make
the Banner-Leader a paper for all
the people and cater especially to
the country people.
BALL.INGER, TEXAS
Est’b. 1886 / Capital and Surplus $210,000
f
The only Ba^nk in Ballinger under United States
Government Supervision.
As was announced a few 'days i
ago, the Daily Banner has been
sold to the Ledger Publishing Co.,
and there will no longer be a daily
paper issued from the Banner-
Leader office. This change will
in no way effect the piano con-
test, however, as the prizes will be
given to the persons receiving the
greatest number of popular votes
as announced at the beginning of
lhe contest.
Votes will al o be given on sub-
scriptions received for the Week-
:Jy Banner-Leader, 200 for six
months subscriptions and 600 for
.yearly subscribers. The same rules
apply to renewals and back sub-
'scriptions.
Votes will also be given on all
money taken in on job work,
where the work is actually solicit-
secured by the contestants.
ttjovv votes will bejMven for each
Mollar secured by the candidates
on this class of work.
No votes will be given on adver-
tising.
Votes will not be given on sub-
scriptions unless party paying for
same asks for votes at the time
tiie subscription is paid. In other
words, persons cannot give orders
for votes on subscription they may
have previusly paid. The votes
puust be obtained at'the tiifie set-
tlement is. made.
The free votes appearing in
each issue of the Banner-Leader
will be good until the 15th of May.
Ask all your friends to save these
yotes for you.
rT0 OBTAIN A COLLEGE EDUCATION:
When a boy or girl reaches the age to go to College,
how seldom has he or she the necessary means to do so.
Yet if bo. s and girls would save a part of their spend-
ing money—their “Pocket Pennies”-during all the years
they are going through public school, when colloge time
me they would find the path shining straight to the
outdoor. | |
In the bank would be a sum that would go a long
y and perhaps be entirely sufficient to finish their
cation.
Parents, encouraga your children to save by
iccount for them and letting them add to it
AS investment hind is secure.
It is safer than government bonds
an«l more desirable, since there is
no need for changes. To expect
lands to return profits of ten or
more per cent, when bonds bring
three, or less, is unjust to land.
Buy the home and realize more
than money, or money’s worth.
There can be no valuation for uses
of land as a home. It should have! takes a quiet smoke before re-
the price of affection—of affection
for the home, and for wife and he did so last night, and thinks
children, whose hearts will be
made glad.—Farm and Ranch.
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Sledge, A. W. Banner-Leader. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1910, newspaper, April 15, 1910; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1195042/m1/1/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.