The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1926 Page: 2 of 6
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at Aspermont, Texas
at second class apitCer
ct of Congress, March 1,
Margaret E. Guest, Editor.
J. C. GumI, Associate Editoi
■1 yr. — $1.50 — The Star.
Church
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHUKCh
Preaching ererv 4t*t *uini->v.,
morning and evening
Bible School lo Ou * in.
Communion 10:4h. m
Ladies Mission 8oc-i\ -vers
Tuesday.
A welcome to all.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 10 A. M .
Dr. E. L
Woman's
Tuesday \ P.
3rd Sunday?
President
Prayei i
8:30 P. M.
Senior Epworlh League Sunda.\
6:15 If". M. Robert Kennedy,
President.
Preaching'each Sunday a t 11
and eve. U.S. Aatkins, Pastor.
Xsi'i:rmont ctrciut
METHODIST CHITI« 11
(-Ki'll. FOX, PASTOR
Preaching on followinic <la\ •;
Mi. Olive, Fir*t. Sunday at II -V. M
and.'i:.'!0 P. M.
Old Glory, 8("fond .Suml:ij sit II -V.
M. and 8 P. M.
Grarulview, Second Snndu> .'i:M0 P. M.
'ting together the material to makejBfJW0S v'tilley, Third Sunday at II
the Stoneback exhibit an outstanding, ^ jyj. and 8 P. M.
feature of thfe' fair. j Swenson, Fourth Sunday at II A, M
Duggan, of the West Texas Chamber um) s p
of Commerce, and his party of West
Texan officials returned this week
from a tour .of Southwest Texas and
New Mexico. The party attended
throe district conventions of the West
Tejcas Chamber of Commerce, and
President Duggan and Manager Ho
{ner V. Wad* made addressee on
Chamber of Com-
Cotton, which ia irrigated
the W mm, and will be ready for
the fllll SlAfei in * few more days
WASHDKIION D. C.—A cotton crop
of 1S.MMM eqeivelei* 600 pound
betas thin yeat Is indicated by the
present conditions of the crop, accord
ing to officials of the department of
Agriculture. Acre production will be
about 155.8 pounds in Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona are included in
thin indication.
BRECKEN RIDGE—Building permits
for the month of July 1926, show a
total of $58,250 will be expended for
improvements in the city. This total
exceeds the one for July 1925 nearly
$3,000. Miwe building*,!^ done in
June of this year however.
CHOW ELL- The Foard County Fair
will be held this year in September
2-8-4.-Mil commmittees have been
at work on their plans for the event,
which is expected to be the best in
the history of the county.
ALBANY—The Albany Men's Club
is boosting the plans for a new sewer
system for this city. A bond issue to
the amount of $25,000 will be voted
Joe .this improvement, half of which
Was subscribed by members of the
club atV recent meeting.
PLAINVIEW—The people of Stone-
back community are laying plans to
enter an exhibit at the fair to be held
in Ptalnitfew this fall. Sam Scaling U
superintendent of the agricultural
exhibit of this community and is get-
§y$>,
a
\ .TRim'TB TO t lKHTRR H
1 memory
NOTICE IS I1KKKIIY GIVEN to
i all property owners and to all inter-
ested parties that at the FIRST CAL-
On Jung 2ft there was a celebration LEDSES8ION of the TH1RTY-NIN-
,by Indian* and white men alike of the|TH LEGISLATURE OT THE-STATE
flftietlPalmivemry bf Ousted* fight OF TEXAS, ta be convened In the
with till' Indians on the Little Rig City of Austin, Texas, on the Kith,
Horn- riler, in- Southern Montana, In 'ta> o/ J-'optcmber, A. D. 1926, there
Itiflii, In that fight the unbeaten Cus-
ter, four members of his family and
200 troopers .of the Seventh Cavalry
rode boldly to their death against
v.i!l t<*> introduced a bill-in respect U>
RO AI) DISTRICT NO. 5 OF STONE-
W.u.I. county, texas, and the
substance or' such proposed law ic as
Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, while follows:
Shaw, Stipt
M issiOnary Sue.,
M. After 1st., and
Mrs. E. I. Shaw
• •:uli. Wednesday,
the greater part of his regiment fum-
bled his plan of battle and failed to
respond to his call for reinforcements
Charles Francis Bates, retired colo
ncl of the; U. S. Army, has written
for the Aspermont Star a description
of the Battle of the Little Hit: Horn,
which will appear in the Magntine
Section, Sept. 2nd.
General Custer is remembered wi'th
affection and reverence in both Texa
and Oklahoma. While an C. S, office-
he lived in Oklahoma si veral years
' and during the time frequently visited
Texas army posts.
Till: HOY WHO IOKGKTS
I love him. the boy who forgets!
Dot's it. seem such a <)ueer thing to
•ay?
Can't help it; he's one of my pets;
Delightful at work or at play.
I'd trust him with all that 1 own,
A nd know neither worries nor frets
Put the secret of this lies alone
In the things that the laddie for-
uvts.
He forgets to look sulky and cross
When things are not going his way
is hi.'
an act ix) create road dis-
trict number 5 in stone-
wall county, texas; valid-
ATING AND approving all'
orders Made by the commis-
sioners court of said coun-
ty in respect to the organ-
ization of said district;
validating the authoriza-
tion, issuance, and sale of
certain road bonds there-
op, and providing for their
payment by the annual
levy, assessment and col-
lection of general ad va-
lorem taxes on all taxable
property in said road dis-
trict; approving and valid-
ating all orders of the
commissioners court of
said county in respect of
said road district, bonds
and taxes, or certified
i copies thereof, and consti-
tuting such orders legal
j evidence: and declaring an
EMERGENCY.
I DATED this the f), day of August;
1020.
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csson
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.Vpechii Kalin • F«*t*f
Lesson for Aufuet SI
THR TIN COMMANDMINTI
OUTItSTO MAM
USSSON THXT-
OOUBBN TBXT-
-SX*«hi 11:11-11.
-Tbsu sbslt lev* Ul
Everyone invited to come and have
a part in these services.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
I'reacliiuK at Swiwun Ut. unit 3rd.
Sunday*.
Preaching *1 Peacock 2nd. mid ttb.
, W. S. Featherston
! Forgets some one's gain is his loss; County Judge
Forgets, in his worktime, his play.; Stonewall County, Texas.
This is why I must take his part; j ,
Why I say he is one of mv pets; j Mrs. J. II. Robertson left Wednes-
1 repeat it with all of m.v heart: day for Big Springs to be with her
I love him for what he forgets! I •.•randmother, Mrs. T. R. Duke, who
Swiped. is very sick.
l, and at several town* . Sunday*.
pr<ui tha tear.
.SLA^ON —Slatoa has taken another
,,*tep cityward. All of the housett in
the city have been numbered and
atrewt markers which have been order
ed, are being place<l t ail corners.
Directions to stranger* can bt givfn .
easily by any citizen of Slayton sine
tKta tilth plank of th - Slayton Chain j
beraf Commerce has bern completed.
STlLESr- A T5.000 court house i.
to. tie erect'M l fo r Reagan Coun ty , and f
tlyr contriwt b: been recently award-1
d. Th« buihl'ag will be n three j
..lory structure of gray brick, v.tee:
and tile. The jail will occupy th
third story.
PKOOS—The Commissioners' Cour
of Beeves County has recently made
pnyili— for .marking the highway
, of tide tinftny, A rran gem. nts h,-r. ■
atoa been made to buy new machine,
with which U keep these roads in
condition especially the highway
from Feces to Ft. Stockton
WICHITA FALLS—A state fish h it-1
chary ia ta be leealed at Wichita K-iis
areertUnc to reports from t.hscaM
liaaa and Flak Commissioner. Tho
hatchery will bo located n< ut the di-
Hnht dM bales* LaK< Kemp. This
will be the third hatchery to he locat-
ed la Vert Texa . Chamber of Com-
t. H. VERNON, Preacher.
RUNDOWN
CsrAri SlMti Hueai
Uh 0b Reed Te
HseMi Agsia.
Mm. T. a HarrK eC
ClarkabttTB. Mo., writes.
"Ha two yean, I wae
ta rory poor health, alnwt
peet cams, ao weak and
raadowu. I tried to make
the mom of what little
stroaeth I bad left, bat
I could Had nothing to
start me ea the road te
health a<aln until, eae day,
I decided to try OarduL
"I took Card id far sev-
eral months aad wae eery
much gratined with the
ramMa. 1 began ta do my
ewa work again. My color,
which had been pale aad
callow, became natural.
My complexion cleared up
Cardui was last the tonic.
I needed."
Take Oardat If you ere
ma do ou. It should do
yea good, at an druggists.
CARDUI
ft* the 4K Tssss
DICK'S TAILOR SHOP
We are m near to you as your telephone
«r No. is 16 .
I Of when jn need of Cleaning & Pressing
We Call For And Deliver
ii
iB'irt!
80|0 . Federal Land Bank I^oans 500
New Rate on all loans closed after
1 Vlttr 1, 1926. This is a net saving
of $10 per $1000 over any loan offered
any Other lend nK concern in Texas.
W. H. McC andless, Sec'y-Treas.
Farm 1 ,oan Aie^. Rule, Texas
Bank Cap Stk. I,oans.
$187,000,000
f mu
n i'MWam' f. ; -,,l, ■ > C'ft.
MMMaMBmaaseaaHb'^svut; raaaa-sasas
POULTRY & EGGS
Wholesalers and Retailers of Gas and Oil
Automobile Accessories
H. L. ORR, Prop.
Variety
Quality
Economy
P I EC K g O O D s. N O V KLTI E s. SHOE s
FOR ALL THE FAMILY
< o L D DRINKS T O M A K E Y O II C O O I,
CAN l > V A N l TOR A ( C O
Aspermont
Variety Store |
IM
,;ifj
The Time To Start Is
NOW
"PUTTING OFF"
the time for stariiitK a Rank account is the foe of
prosperity Start yours now. Give your boy a start
also, teaching him the Thrift Habit through a Bank
Account. He trill make it grow. A boy who puts
aside a part of his income regularly will make sue*
fcwMfui man. Is not this what you want? Send him
tO Ms.
aelghher aa thyself.
PRIMAKT TOPIC—'ft • Ceonaaai-
mvnte Abeut Mea.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Mow te s«rv Mea.
INTBRMKDIATK AND BNiOR TOP
IC—Levlag aad Melptaa Ojaere.
TOUNO PBOPL.B AND AI OW TOP-
IC—Meal Humae nelatioaehlfa
I. The Plfth Commandment (▼. 12).
I. Hew this cemmaadmeai may be
hrokea.
(1) By sbowlag disrespect t
parents. Disrespect Is skowa to
parents—
(a) By speaking of them as "the
old aau" sad "the old woman."
(b) By being ashamed to be aeea la
their company.
(2) By disobedience.
(8) By not supporting them In their
eld sge.
Z Promises aauexed te this 4ea-
■eadtaent.
(1) "That it may be wall * th
fheo" (Kph. S: ).
(2) Thai tbvn mayest live long
epos the earth.
II. The SJxth Commandment (r. IS).
This la a bulwark thrown around
hsman life. Han was crested In
God's Image. Bvery attempt to take
human life Is a thrust at Ood. This
commandment may be broken:
1. By sinful anger (Mstt. 6:23).
•i. By hatred (I Jao. 3:10).
5. By immoderate recreation,
4. By employers baring unsare sur-
roundings, thereby causing the death
of their employees.
9. By sending chUdrea to toil ia
shopi and factories before maturity.
6. By suicide.
7. By Infanticide.
8. By warn.
III. The 8eventh Cemmandenent
<*. 14).
Tblt is a bulwark thrown around
tlie home. ThU commandment amy
be brofceu:
1. By unclean tbougbta. affocBons,
purposes and luagiusUoas (UattO'JI,
2S; 15:19).
2. By uucbaste coavorsation.
5. By wantoo looka (lsa S:ll; H
Peter 2:14).
4 By Ituuiodest apparel.
9. By actual adultery.
S. By divorce.
IV. The Ilghth Commandment
( . lb).
Thla commaadmeat strikes st tho
sla of theft Tills commaadmeat may
be broken:
1. By taking thai whlcb actaally
helangs te another.
2. By false weights and measures.
. By extortion.
4 By employers defrauding cut
pieyeee and the employee falling to do
hsaesi work or put lu full time.
8. By borrowing and not returnlug.
S. By going Into debt, knowing that
payment Is Impossible.
7. By usury.
8. By graft.
5. By lying advertisements.
11. By making assignments le es-
cape paymeat of debts.
11. By strong notions oppressing
the weaker ones.
V. The Ninth Commandment (*. 16).
The ale aimed at by this command Is
a moat deadly one—that of lying.
Thla commandment amy he broken:
l. By actual open lying.
I. By perlary—swearing to false-
hoods hy the name of Ood.
8. By slander.
4. By tale-hearing (Lev. if), id).
This le ceausoaly done hy repeating a
report without taveotlgatlog its irath-
fttneas.
6. By creating a false impression
<B> 28:1).
d. By a breach of promise
7. By wttbholdiag the truth.
8. By exaggeration.
•. My flatter,*
10. Hy recommending a man tor a
position of honor and treat who Is
unfit (ed for It.
VI. The Tenth Cemmangment (v.
17).
I'lUs couimsndraeai strikes at the
desire for that which la uniawfal for
one to have. The sla does aot lie la
rbe desire to possess things, but la
the desire to posassa that which be-
longs to another. It la net wrong te
Save lands and pereaaal progeny
which one may have acquired bene*!
ly, hut It is wrong to hero the laa*
which beloag to another. It is right
for a maa to have a wile, hut it is
alafnl to have aaether's wife Thla
csmtnaedmoat goee beck of all the
rest It deals net oaiy with the
vtelattoa. hut with the li
aad motives. It strihes at
ef the heert.
Nowhere Else to Qs
I have beea drivea mea
ay kaees hy the everwheimlag
vtetisa that I had nowhere else te ge
My ewa wisdom sad thet ed ell eheal
aw aeessed insufllrteat tor thet day —
Idacela.
To. the Sheriff or any Constable
of Stonewall ('mints'— GKEET
1N<J;
YOI ARK llERflfiY COM-
MANORD to notify tho quiklifi-
ed voters of Commissioner Pre-
cinct Ko. 3 of Stonewnll County,
that a Special Election will be
held on First Saturday, the 2nd.
day of September A. Ii. 1626, at
all the voting boxes in Commis-
sioner Precincl No. 3 in Stone-
wall County, Texas, for the fol.
lowinjj ptppores, viz:
To determine whether the
Commissioners Court shall levy
a Special Road Tax in said Com-
missioner Precinct No. 3, not to
exceed fifteen cents on the one
hundred dollars wort.ii of proper-
ty.
There shall he held an Klection
in said Commissioners Preeinct
No. 3, at the following voting
boxes with the following parties
as Presiding Judges:
Swenson, Hill Hoy.
Brazos Valley, Koy Mulhns.
Shinery Lake. Newt Turner.
Peacock. Willie Smith.
Center View, D. Barton.
Salt Flat, H. Boydston.
HEREIN FAIL NOT. But
make due return of this Writ as
the law provides.
(Seal) W. S. Featherston,
County Judge, Stonewall
County, Texas.
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SOCIAL
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John D. Martin, (merchant ef Gene-
view), was on our streets this week.
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Little Miss Dell Kennedy visited in
the home of Rev. Cecil Fo* since Inst
week.
Mir.. J. C. Thorn nod little daugh-
ters Florene and Jnuntta of Potoai are
visiting her parents Mr. mmI Mrs. W.
B. Metcalf of Rwenson and other rela-
tives here.
For sale— Frenh butter 40?. lb.
after 8ept let. will be Me.
Milk, Eags and Fryers.
Mn . Mary Gardner
—u-
We are authorized to announce a
social at tlie Tabernacle Friday ni<nt
Aur. 27th, under auspices B. W. M.
Society, honoring the young men and
women of the town who arc soon to
leave for school, A most cordial in-
vitation is extended to every one.
Come out and show your loyalty and
appreciation of our boys and girls.
Mrs. J. B. Lipscomb and children
J. Brack and Carroll of New Castle
are visiting her mother Mrs. J. A.
Carroll this week.
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Maurice Sharp and wife returned
home Thursday from Ft. Worth where
they had carried their baby for a min-
or operation.
Ii. f. Goodin, one of Stonewall Coun
ty's best farmers was in Aspermont
last Saturday.
Miss Clara Wilson from Cidar Hill
Community was shopping i.i town
one day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Davis of Tahoka
visited with Mr. Davis' brother Dee
Davis last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whorton of Bra
zos Vulley and Mrs. J. W. Porter and
son Douglass were in town since the
last issue.
Mrs, Parramore Sellers of SellerS
ranch was shopping in Aspermont
Saturday.
Lonelle Hays was among the visi-
tors la>it Saturday.
(J. S. Avery wan in town last of the
week.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Goest, Mm, W.
A. Dnnwody md ilSMglitoia letefaei
hewe from Dalles nd ft Wevtk ge
last Friday. Mr. and M*. tfm
** !«* «ww f* Oeeda aad Mrs.
Duewody flelshsd e ssene le hsaely
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Guest, Margaret E. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1926, newspaper, August 26, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth126555/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.