Upshur County Echo. (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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We are always anxious to show you every thing that is new “while it is new.” Come in and look whether you buy or not
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- Curtain Swiss, per yard
10. 12 vand ——___-
eventh Year
under contemplation can be con-
summated. In the matter of
the.recognition of normals Ihall
tike into consideration the num-
ber in the faculty and the scope
of territory embraced within the
district. - '
White pique, big stock, 10
15 and---:____...
I have ygurs of February 28,
relative to uniting the counties
of Wood, Camp. Upshur and
• vare- wile, our-price 75 and
Stendard width net 25 to____
date the several connties
tioned. - -
Wishing you success in
matter, I am
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Leavy in waint, but this season
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Gilmer, Texas, Thursday, March 12, 1908. _
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Pursuant to call ot Chairman
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met i i Barnwell & Eberhart’s |
office here Tuesday afternoon: i
T. H. Briggs, G A. Rogers,
Chairman J. 8. Barnwell and ।
Secretary J. J. Stephens.
The chairman called -order at
2 o’clock and announced that the
object of the meeting was to com
sider such matters a- might come
before the committee regarding
the representative's race in this
the 10th distriet composed of
Wash Dress Goods
Figured lawna in popular a
bledangs, price 5, 7, 8} and lUb
Very elaborite showing of bntisles*
and orx"ndien price range 25c
Men’s Hats
____We have all the new novelty
shapes atwell as staple*. We
give you -tyleund value combined.
Sec the new styles for spring 1908
in our hat department.
Men’s duts
In clothing, as you well -know,
I we ucknowledge no comprMou in
price making. New arrivals al-
.megt daily. Don't buy voor
before seeing us.
Laie«. Waists
Yours sincerely,
R. B. COUSINS,
■ . State Supt.
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Carden Agrees to Call Commit-
tee for Ordering Primary.
Dallas, Texa-. March 11.—
Chairman (arden of the state
democratic executive committee
announned today he would call a
'meeting of t he stale cominittee
soon for the purpose of-ordering
a state pruat v to select delegates
at urge to the national, conven-
lion if the coinmittee so. desires.
Ilerlso,aid he would treply to
the-coni^unicatidh* of George W.
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Upshur County
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rO MANUFACTURER
On the strength of tbese unhappy conditions for the wholesale people we are masters of the situation. We
Ladies' NewSkirts for
Spring: 1908
Our ladies' made.tn-wear de-
partment takes first pi ize.
Un skirts Wertart the puce range
with a very piytty Panama -kirt,
taffeta hands ane hutton-, hlsek,
navy or brown. $5 00 Q2 Qr
.value, pur price.h---wvivu
Acozen styles of regular $7 00
Panama skirts in the the A nr
most popular colors-----"v•
Six ati lya specially featured Pan-
ama skivts, in *11 the wantel eol-
ors, mwde for regular $8 50 r n
sellers, our price------------DiUU
Black, Brown or-navy voile -kirt-,
tunics effert. taffeta bands, n Q E
worth $10, our price—— 0.70
Embroideries
niously adopted.} f
There being no further busi-
nes the committee adjourned.
J. S. BARSWELL. Chairman land smaller attendance. It will
J. J. St«phkn8, Secretary, indeed be ‘ fortunate for your
section of the country if the plan
2000 evbroidenis and in-
rertone,. valued up to 10.% Ep
the let, per ur Uu
ihrinebfeubrdeues nuu
insertions at 10c will prove a *ur- -
prise to the most economical buy-
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Summer Normal Letter.
; March 8, 1008.
Mr. D Walker,.
Rhonesboro, Texas.
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White Goods wM
White India linons in unsnally 909
good values at5,10, 12j. 15. Qr p #d
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Persian lawn*, fie and O)r Ka
sheer, prices 15, 20 and ....... 00 ® * •
Check Nainsook, per yard, r. 592
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hammered the price to a minimum. 'thereby hangs a tale. We Dropose to divide these profits made in buying with je,
you. Wenropose that you share in this benefit. This is how we make friends. Seventy-five per cent of our sales are 3$
made ohaper than you can buy some quality gds elsewhere. Thia is the kind of mutual friendship that counts. Mu- gI;
•--1 n*emee? mekres mntnal friends < 5,93
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" hit” "uutes 10, 1 15, 25c
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elde Mhd Clarence Qusley in
You are at liberty to use my’fewdays.
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Wbste dre4g linen-, always rn, #29
good, priena 25. 35 and______ WriS
Hanekerehief linen priced 7r.
- at 25, 85. 50 and---------
Ntesundtv m dmen f«______
Bruwn drew linen* 15. 20 nod 25c
Ked: blur, grey and brown
White Waistings
A very large showing of white
wastings in extraordinary good
value*; prices range 10 124, 0£n
15, 19 an<l.----—------ZJb
Men’s Furnishings
'Ws show this senson an extra
strong line of men’s due shrts,
white or colored, pgees I "n.
range from 50c t------ livU
Shoes
- Nobodv uses ■ greater cme or
conuoience in the shoe busine-s
‘ than we. We buy the best that
can be had for the money, and
the choieet sty ire.
Ladler* fine dress kid shoes in alt
rhe wante.i la-ts, prnwd $1 35.
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Departed. a
Mrs. Florence Russell (ne
Bruner) died Suddenly in Dalla
last Friday morning. Ther te-
mains were brought tto Glmer
and interred in the city cemetect
Saturday afternoon. Rev. J. M.
Adama officiating.
Her sons Lit Owens of Palen
tine and Herbert Russell of Da+
Im, and duughter. Mis. Fancit
Lackland, of McAlester, Okla:
also her Mister, Mrs. Della Mat,
thews, from Dallas attended tin
futreral? Other relatives froe
near Glenwood, where she wa
raised, were present.
MesdamesJ. D. Buie and~8
W. Dailey of this city are turfer? >
of the deceased.
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Men’s Fine Shoes
Ina large variety we phow fine
kid or box calf rhoes for Q A An-
men; price range $2.tom‘VU
Gunmetal shyes. Ho popular with
many, priced at $8, $3 50 4.00
• Mena' fine blucher ' oxfords -
! in patent leather. several
5 it vies; pi leer $3 00, $3.50 R nn
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Ki<l blucher oxfords for J HA
। men. price range $2.00 to.-tVU ,
Men’s Un blucher nxforda.A n
। vervstylish,price$3 50andhVU.
! A very large showing of shon
I for boys, misses, infants and chil-
l dren. - shri -
beauties all. splendid val- 9 Eft
nes, price $2 50 to.--JU-
Ladies’ tea pumpa; eqclu- Q EH
aive style*, prim $2.00 to_ JiUU
staple Dry Goods
Good staple cahcoea, per yarl 5o
Soft- finish bleach domistic, C*
per yard-----------UU
Good 36-inch brown domuestic, E p
per yard— :---a----UU
Al Spa bland, domestic, 14 >1
, yaffle for--—-------------$
A CA feather tick, worth 1 )4A •
15/our price—--------— L2U
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decided upon a double primary Cass for the purpose of holding
for county anil precinct oandi- one large summer normal insti-
dates,the committee order one for | tute . I wish to applaud ydur
following the representative district to to effort and wish you success. I
__ _______ • held on the dates fixed by law. am thoroughly convinced that
Distric Executive ^Committee The motion was seconded, put one normal, with strong and ef
before the committee ami unani- dent faculty and a large attend
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Ladiw*' fine patent leuther dr-s
shore, pricen $2 00, $2 50, Q EQ
"Ed0zhdvmnercaromssirt
most wanted, styles, prise ‛orn
• range $1.50 to.---—-Z.0U
Ladies’ fine patent Irai her 9 E rt
blucher ofords. $2 to—uavU
Lndlies" tan blucher oxford*.
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linens, very cheap st_____
Linen fin-h, veryfioequah- A.
. ty, 12j. 15 ami ——______1- JU
p Don’t fail to se tue lot Oc
babv rets, Swim8 or cambric; r A
84 grades for ---- -a----UU .
lor value for------—--7 c
12fc value* for.---------8
1 be value*, andmmne ook fn
like 2uc, our price---------lUb
Emeroidery matchset*, 20 94/
values priced at------— — | Z2U
25c value* for,---------------- - 1 5c ~
35c values for---:------------20c
’ 40c values for--------------25c
$1 value* in allovers for.— 69c
- 75c bands for-----------------59c ...
30 aad band- for----20 c
Allover ♦ mhroiders, big stecK
to select from, price 25 to.$1
Double Primary tor
rhoh luces and insertion*, worth 0-
rp to 10c per yard, choice of r, 20
the lot only.,----------------- 3G - .
We chow French and German 503
Valenciennes, torchon and lnenm,
lam- and insertions to match at 59
at an obvious saving lo you of fe2
25 to 33p« r per ee nr. uK9
Lace ailov- ra in s variety ri r A
of pntte-n~, price‛183 to • iUU
Plam or fancy bohinrt. two An 5205
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It is with pardonable pride we call your attentiento thedailyarriyals of the snappiest and largest assortment 68
5 nnrtets. Te commercial conditions are desperate indeed? Of course We had heard of the hard times there, bur the #2
2 story was but halt told. Wholesale peuple and manufacturers, knowing we were cash buvers, knowing our capacity Ue3
g for handling tons of merchandise in in our SIX 1EEN STORES wo 1le say. "We ar top-heavy on goods. What F22)
is will you give for this lot?” Then would come the great battle cfgiye and take. Arguments to back up cost 9
5 price by them would be made Invoices would be produced. On’many lines of merchandise they would cffer us ,
j! prices less than cost to them. Yet we would say, " We will see what tue other tellow will do.” Never before have req
2 we seen jobbers so anxious to unload. Their business had been about one-half, so we bought up-to-date, dependable
merchandise, lots of it. at i f9 ■
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a lace 8
judging 52
we are 5^4 .
Camp and Upshur counties. ___
G. A. Eges moved that in as
much as Upshur county bad de-
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Stephens, J. J. Upshur County Echo. (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1908, newspaper, March 12, 1908; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430996/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.