Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1, Monday, July 5, 1920 Page: 2 of 6
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"TWRreckenridge American
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MONDAY JULY G 19M.
The -AnwrJcan Associated Press
Te3n wrvke of TODAY. It is
"ot-ft1rft afcht's rehash dated up.
Wwy t having Quite a lively tlini
kitlti Krlsoo according to the rcj6rb
i - l (Minora OMit. they have got noth
-dn BrcMkenrldge.
Aefweet day wc flhall Iihtc regit-
' 4m" rmi .service .ever ho railroad.
FmitliHt 'tltae cxmm well be happy
K Jon.t pt to worrying over kohic-
l1"K Hue even worse lack of newer
"wrrke for Instance.
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"Muskogee U a good place for spoon-
" yvopio to live. There Im olllelal
tratlon In that city tliat spooney
KMm&e otu 4ourt ami even kiss .-iiiiI
mcUl fttiey can Mutually agree upon.
W Kj-eMya)Hrkii and that no one shall
"waiWe-MheiH rffrald
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Am 'J"! Timer" badge Is a mark
'"wrliictlon and of honor This eelo-
iwnM-ton means more .to the old-timer
hwi i .anybody llr was here for
.yea.- JinQ years always with hopes I
tfeK wome day then would Im a rail j
rwM into Itrcckenrldgc With the ar-'
i! of that "Horn.' Day" he realizes j
JM ureaiu.
Tick's Had Hoy has evidently start-
v f)erauons again In Cleveland
Ohio or maybe he Is the grandson of
the original who had habitation In that
locality 'fhls modern youngster had
Just ail the fun he cared for by simply
tubhlng out the figure ti oh the gro
eer'j tlgn which originally redd "Sugar
2014 cent a pound." The shopperH
eamc niiir wrecking the place in their
struggle for a suure In the "(J'A cents
a pound" sugar as the hoy had umde
the sign read.
STREET DECORATIONS
Bright lights at night and welcome
arches by day give the streets a aure-
euough holiday apiiearance. The big
arch Just west of the bridge is a lint"
Impression on mind of the Incomers
by train while out to the west end
there are decorations on pillars which
give notice to folks from that way
that llreckcnrldge Is doing things.
Then out on the hillside In East llreck-
cnrldge an arch did show up grca:
until iome Joy riders hitched onto it
with their machine while so enrap-
t ii red with the splendid view of the
city from that point that they could
not mc things close by.
With Hags ami bunting nr I light
and arches th old town lioks like
somebody come.
FINK CEMENT SIDEWALK
A who'le 1 bleqk of cement sidewalk
is now IhuI1 atari In service on Walker
street niici on the depot highway. The
wain fronts tlie DAuglasa tle Cald
well theEvans and one other holding
In the block and it Is a strong Invlla-
iiou to other property owners along
that much traveled highway to go alid
do likewise.
ROASTING KAKS IN TOWN
FIjOC'K OF AIRrii.NES
To tell the truth about it. there 1r
only one airplane owned an dope rated
In Hrcckunririgc hut this one planp
has kept so busy the past few days
In Mights over the eity that the whirr
Is always in ear and most anytime
and anyway one looks upward an air-
plane is In sight There Is only the
one hut it Is doing overtime duty and
If anybody never saw such a crltU-
such one Is having that added treat
In Jtrcckcnriilgc.
Home raised roasting ears big and
Juicy ire In the market. Likewise a
fellow can buy a watermelon for three-
cents a pound a reduction from eight
cents due to too ur.any melons being
rushed In at the big price. Speaking
further to the .subject there hi plenty
of ' valde honey sold front wagon
and fresh from the greatest honey Held
in the world.
Anybody can eat In Brecl etirhlA
for the price.
SPECIAL DID NOT COMK
I Welcome Visitors I
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The ndrertlsed sjMM'ial train from
Dublin for July fUb. did not material
i7e. Instead the railroad ran special
Saturday ami Sunday tire regular hol-
iday kind and the departure of the
train .Monday morning marked tlie end
of the holiday trallle on reduced rates.
All trains In for several days past hae
brought big crowds.
BAKERIES 11USY
r.reckenrldge bakeries have to work
overtime. Now this is not due to the
celebration although In part the over-
time lg attributable to this extra
crowd. The fact Is the Imkerfes have
a rush on all the time and they got
llfteen cents straight for their loaves.
We are prepared to give ybii reliable irifor-
mation regarding the great Stephens County
Oil Fields. ' Call in and see us.
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A Chxs. II. GaAfts Acting Y. T.
M. J. IiewLs Caslhier.
X"&rt"t"ri"t"te
Guaranty State Bank
Capital .
Resources
$ 300000
1700000
S. T. Swcnsoit V. P.
Ih B. Farr V. P.
Jesse R. Smith V. P.
Ira L. GtrtTey V. P.
Ino. I. Cheslcy A. C.
E. (!. Bon ling A. C.
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Himount Place
Located 3 Blocks South of the Depot
Residence Lots 50 x 150 feet in size high
and sightly overlooking the business
and industrial sections of the city
lodu.trialandSwitchProperty
lYe have over 15000 front feet of very desirable
"Switch Property that can be served by either the
Wichita Falls Ranger & Ft. Worth Railroad or the
'Cisco & Northeastern Railroad both of which cross
; the full length of this addition. We are therefore in
position to furnish industrial locations any size desired
jBefore locating that Refinery Supply House " Pipe
:.'Line Yard Lumber Yard Warehouses etc. see us.
We have what you want
- liberal .em if desired and speeial inducements to
- those who improve their lots:
EMn-?Wentz Realty Co
Office Rooms 11-13 Browia Building
&. R. O. SIGN OUT
The Standing Koom Oaly sign is
displayed in most every house or tent
where sleeping accommodatioas arc
purveyed. It' la likewise almost us
badly crowded where they serrc the
eats but everybody can And something
to keep' up steam In that line.
Dreckcnridgo is especially well sup
piled with sleeping houses and every-
body is doing the best possible to take
care of the visitors.
Dogs Taxed According to Size.
la some of the cities of Europe a
dog la taxed according to Its size a
little tax for a little dog and a big tax
for big dog.
FOB HAIjU New residence; G-rooni
cottage conveniently a.rranged. Lot
R0tl2. ; adjacent ground can be secur-
ed; verj desirable location. Cash pay-
ment and terms. Inquire at American
office. d-tf
WANTED Good atl ronnd cook
wants out-of-town position or situa-
tion In camp. Wm. Jones caro Labor
Temple Breckenrfdgc. 4-tf1
WANTED To buy ar Ford. Miwt
be old dclapldated and cheap for cash.
Body and tires not necessary; no ob-
jections to broken springs. Kennedy
at .Service Elec. Co. l-4t
CARPKNTEK AND CONTRACTOR
J. F. Johnson Carpenter and Con-
tractor. 414 Walker Street. Let us
llgure your Job or contract. :ifit
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YOU CANT GO WRONG BY
HAVING AS MANY FANCY
MOUSSES AND FANCY STEIS
AS YOUR HUSBAND.
WANTED A real live groceryman.
Apply to Brynnt-Laynu Co. cor. Walkj
cr St. and Court Ave.
GRIFFIN Jfc JONES
REAL ESTATE AND
OIL INVESTMENTS
See us for any Information con-
cerning Stephen Co. oil fields
Y. W. FISK C. E.
City Engineer
Taylor Building.
SURVEYOR.
ROBERT & WELCH
OIL INVESTMENTS ANtt
CITY PROPERTY
Rdbgrts & Welch -'TJS. "' '
The American Theatre
. Tuesday July Sixth
. a vran'
Wm. Fox poresents
"Shod With Fire"
Featuring
WM. RUSSELL
Also "CAPTAIN KIDD'S KIDS"
Featuring Harold Lloyd
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For Sale
TimEE COMPLETE SETS STANDARD DRILLING TOOLS Tv
immediate delivery one loose In thirty days.
EXTRA DRILUNG CABLE. FISHING TOOLS. SPARE PARTS
BITS AND JARS. TWO TON TRUCIL FULL CAMP EQUH'
MENT. FB38T CLASS CONDITION. TRICED RIGHT FOR CASII
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VJw tt vOij ' Rooms 11
13 Brown Building
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Baxter, Tom L. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1, Monday, July 5, 1920, newspaper, July 5, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth121877/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.