Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 11, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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Twenty Years Ago.
YOU MUST
HAVE
GROCERIES
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Zavalla county hats been or-
date for district judge, was here,
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of raising children. Anyone de-
Children who have
reached a certain degree of effi
ciency in the pronounciation of
Southeast Corner Square, Decatur, Texas.
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port that trade is holding up
THE
TEXAS
(PACIFIC
ceiving and placing goods pre-
RAILWAY.
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fully arranged.
Our old friend, Porter Gilil-
land, seemed at home in charge
B. W. Faith was in town Mon-
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smiles, the result of a recent
himself as pleased with the out- recovery from the grip, and the
look.
i fact that he has plenty of good
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The Best Cough Syrup.
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seems just as wide awake as ever.'
AND THE NORTH and EAST
CHOICE OF ROUTES VIA
baby hAs a musical ear."
Obervat kq
English Spavin Liniment remove*
only thing that gave me satisfaction
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Wnrrantod the moat wonderful blem-
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all hard, soft or calloused lumps and tism for the past few years and found
blemishes from horses; blood spayins, that Ballard's Snow Liniment was the
GALVESTON, HOUSTON,
SAN ANTONIO, DALLAS
AND FORT WORTH TO
WIDE VESTIBULED ELECTRIC
LIGHTED TRAINS FROM
dent, came across a remedy that
will cause a broody hen to vacate
ST. LOUIS,
KANSAS CITY
Invaluable for Rheumetism.
I have been suffering with rheuma-
d i
After long and repeated efforts we
have been able to secure a good
stock of
nice portico on the front of same.1 died last week; that Decatur is
Judge •'Pat” Patterson, candi- to have a brass band.
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rPrenrdas"jtt. but little cal Devereux, by .be merest acci.
new store at that place tomorrow.
They have an elegant room taste-
The force of the Jones Dry
Goods Company were busy re-
Jest Passenger Service
IN TEXAS.
4 IMPORTANT GATEWAYS 4
Denison
dar
NOTES OF NOTABLES.
That part of his time that is
not employed in the discharge
of his duties as the precinct
her nest in the most agonizing
paratorytothe opening of their alarm and dare never to think of
returning there to set again.
Anyone troubled with broody
hens should have Mr. Devereux
I to relate his experience.
of the dry goods department of
A Y. Leslie & Co. He is the
"Co.” of the firm and expressed good fish catch in West Fork, his
ing was a grand success in ev-
ery sense of the word.
Henry Jackson went to Fort
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Read This.
Cameron, Tex., Oct. 7. 1902—This
is to certify that I have been cured of
kidney and bladder trouble by the Use
the Texas Wonder. Hall’s Great Dis-
covery, and I can cheerfully recoin
mend it to persons suffering in it"
same manner.
GILES C. AVRIETT, Sheriff.
A TEAXS WONDER.
One small bottle of the Texas Won
der. Hall’s Great Discovery, cures all
kidhey and bladder troubles, removes
gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emis-
Sions, weak and lame backs, rheuma-
t.sm ami all irregularities of the kid:
neys and bladder in both men and
women: regulates bladder troubles
in children. If not Hold by your drug-
gist it will be sent by mail on receipt
of $1. One small bottle is two months’
treatment and seldom fails to perfect
a cure Dr. E. W. Hall, sole manu-
facturer, P. O. box. *>29, St. Louis Mo
Send for testimonials. Sold by all
druggists.
Ben Butler will be a delegate
to the democratic national con,
vention. He has not attended a
like gathering before since 1860.
15he Rogers Dewberry
Leads all others as a money-
maker. Get in the procession
and plant an acre of this grand
fruit. I am headquarter* for
the genuine Rogers. Send for
circular if you mean business
JAs. w. HAMLETT. 9 Alvin, Toxas
In due time we will have a full
stock of the best grade of
Paris o r
March 24th, 1902,—John C. Deg-
uan, Kinsman. III. 25c, 5oc and $1,
closed last Sunday night, and
Rev. Hines returned Monday to
his home at Alvord. The meet
' Constipation e
Does your head ache ? Pain
back of your eyes? Bad
taste in your mouth? It’s )
your liver! Ayer’s Pills are
liver pills. They cure consti-
pation, headache, dyspepsia.
25c. All druggists.
Want your mnoustache or beard a beautiful
brown or rich black* Then use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYEMU
SO era orDmuadit, on R. P. hall a c., nauuk, N.H.
$100—Dr. E. Detchon’s Anti-Diure-
tic may be worth to you more than
$100 if you have a child who soils bed-
ding from incontinence of water dur-
ing sleep Cures old and young alike
It arrests the trouble at once. $1.00.
Sold by Man & ons. druggismtsSim.
It Served His Leg-
P. A. Danforth of LaGrange, Ga.,
Suffered for six months with a fright-
ful running;sore on his leg, but writes
that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers.
• ounds. piles. it’s the best salve in
ie world. Cure guaranteed. Only
,5c. Sold by Man & Simmons,
druggists.
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AT ALVORD.
The editor visited the thriving
town of Alvord Tuesday. From
the car window it could be seen
curbs, splints, sweeney, ring bone,
stifles, all swollen throats, coughs, 1 and tended to alleviate my pains,
ete. Save 850 by use of one bottle _ - _ _
d a y. Mr. Faith wore broad
his premises.
J. H Stewart has built a new
paling fence around his premi-
ses on North Buffao street.
Judge J W Patterson was in
the city Friday shaking hands
with lis numerous friends.
School work is good. Some
The S. A- Lillard Grocery Company is the place
to buy. We can and will make it to your inter-
est to buy from us. You will find that we al
ways carry the largest and best stock to be
found in town. Our stock being constantly’
sold out and replenished is always new and
fresh. We do both a Wholesale and Retail busi-
ness, and we want the farmers to know that if
they need credit we will SELL ON FALL TIME
ish cureever kuown. Sold by Man &
Simmon*, druggist*, Decatur, Texas at J. P.Haytei t.
"Mo trouble to answer questions."
2 FAST TRAINS DAILY 2
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St. Louis, Chicago
.... and the East.
Only Line Running Through
O-chee and uru noI raMe without
Steeper* to NEw UKLEAN > change.
Superb Pullman Vestibuled Buffet Sleepers,
Handsome New Chair Cars (seats free
DIRECT LINE TO
NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA
AND CALIFORNIA.
Operators of Magnificent New Train,
“Pacific Coast Limited,”
Semi-weekty, between
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, DALLAS, FORT
WORTH, LOS ANGELES AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
Conditions there are the same1 corn to tide over the candidate’s
as elsewhere. The merchants visit this spring. No doubt the
expact a thriving trade this sea- candidate will have to possess the
son if a good crop this year fol- instinct of a mosquito, though,
lows the prosperous times ere- to locate him this year, because
ated by last year's fine crops he has rented out bis land and
and good prices. Should the will spend the biggest part of
coming crop be poor they—well, his time fishing in West Fork
they don't like to consider that bottom. He sold 30 bales of cot-
contingency. but prefer to look ton at an average price of 10c.
on the bright side. I -----------
From Messenger Files. March 14. 1884
Published at Alvord. Texas.
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CHICO.
From the Review.
J. C Barnhill has recently
made valuable improvements on at the Methodist church the past
week by Evangelist J. C. Hines
few pupils are out on account of
the measles.
Dan Hill shipped a car of cat-
tle to Fort Worth Monday.
The work of building the
much needed awnings on the
east side of the square is at last
under headway and when corn
pleted will add greatly to the
looks of that part of town.
More Riois,
Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as graxe as an individual dis-
order of the system. Oveiwork. loss
of sleep, nervous tension will be fol-
lowed by utter collapse. unless a re-
liable remedy is immediately employed
There’s nothing so efficient to cure
disorders of the liver or kidneys as
Electric Bitters. It’s a wonderful ton-
ic, and effective nervine and the
gieatest all around medicine for run
down systems. It dispels nervous-
ness, rheumaiism and neuralgia and
expels malaria germs. Only 50c, and
satisfaction guaranteed by Man &Sim-
mons, druggists.
NEWS FROM OVER ^he COUNTY.
9 9 Iateresting News Notes Clipped from 5be County Papers. 5 3
last Saturday. He says Audu-
bon is-on a boom.
W. P. Robertson returned
) FRISCO
SYSTEM
Rowden’s Big Boll
Prolific Storm
Proof Cotton Seed
in the interest of his candidacy ganized, making 172 organized
Tuesday evening and Wednes- counties in Texas.
day morning. j The Christian brotherhood
ALVORD.
From the Budget.
Prof. Ben Short and wife, of
Decatur, were the guests of
their many Alvord friends Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Wash Davis has rented the up.
per story to the building he now
occupies and the boys will have
to make the arrangements for a
building in which to keep in pro-
gress their splendid Friday
night balls.
J. C. Carloss and family came
in the first of last week from
Mangum, O. T.. where they have
been for the last year. They
have moved on their farm near
Alvord.
The produce season will soon
be in full bloom again. The rad-
ish and mustard variety will
soon be large enough to ship-
Thousands and thousands of dol-
lars' worth of vegetables of
many varieties are shipped from
this section every spring and
summer, and as the result brings
with it a wave of prosperity
which lasts until the fleecy staple
is placed on the market—hence,
there is plenty of money in cir-
culation here the year round.
son s crops. The train made a John A Simmons is quite au
short stop at the new station of authority on the difficult science
Cowan for passengers to alight. ( ‘ "
The new store building at that' siring a literary course designed
place is completed. I for embryos should apply to this
At Alvord I learned that large | authority. Cid. ... L..
quantities of truck and fruit! ' ' "
would be grown in that vicinity cieucy u une piouvuuuauuu Jl
this year, more perhaps than i the alphabet are preferred. as
ever before. Large quantities this authority's experience with
of seed have already been plant-j infantiles has been necessarily
ed. A load of three bales of cot- quite limited,
ton came into town while I was I „ „ , . , , .
there. Ginning is not vet quite Balky horses and broody hens
completed at that point. Five are two hard propositions. They
bales were put up by one of the have been the source of much
gins one day recently and more speculation as to remedies for
is in sight. The merchants re- their vanquishment. Noremedy,
however, had reached the high-
est effectiveness until Mr. A.
members was organized at this' We note from the' Decatur J
place Wednesday night. Tribune of last week, that B F. 12
C. L. Fatheree is beautifying Banks is very sick with pneu- 3
his home by the addition of a monia; that Mrs. Blue Roberts 12
J. T. Johnson, Esq., of Audu- r2
bon. gave us a friendly call on12
"Well," said her busband thoughtful- used.” 25c, 50c and $t.oo, at J. P.
ly. “I don’t know, of course, and per- ( Hayter’s.
baps I am wrong, but it may be that ________r t —r
' from an extended Arkansas vis-
it on last Saturday’s train,brings '
Worth with another car of fat ing with him the following young
hogs this Friday morning, men: M. G. Robertson. Yell
A Farmers’ Union with six ' Leslie and Guynn Begley.
and a terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him but he grew
worse every day. At length we tried
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con-
sumption and our darling was saved.
He’s now sound and well." Every-
body ought to know- it's the only sure
cure for coughs colds and all lung dis-
eases. Guaranteed by Man & Sim.
mons. druggists. Price 50c and $100
Trial boules free.
S, A. Lillard
Grocery Company,
squire and high officiating knot
tier for those launching on the
that the farmers along the rail- uncertain sea of matrimony is
road line were well up with the devoted by Esquire Allison to
preparation of land for this sea the study of law.
Want the BEST
it w«« Just Possible. 1 s. L. Apple, ex-probate judge, Ot-
“I don't understand," said Mrs. tawa county, Kan., writes: "This is
Youngmother, “why it is that baby to that I have used Ballard’s
Won’t go to sleep. Here I have been .. < . c r a .1..
sitting and singing to him for the last , Horehound Syrup for years, and that
hour, and yet he keeps crying and I do not hesitate to recommend it as
the best cocgh syrup I have ever
------------ have organized a congregation 5
Tragedy Averted. of 21 members in the city of J
“Just in the nick of time our litile Decatur. They have been meet-:
boy was saved," writes Mrs. W. Wat-1 ing in the courthouse, but con- I
kins, of Pleaant City. O. "Pneumo- template building a house of *
ma had plated sad havoc with him worship soon. x •
BOYD.
From the ladex.
The protracted meeting held
r. nvGHEs. Trav. Pussenger Agsat, n WORTE. T
S. THOBNB, E. P. TUENEE,
se-Prus I and Gen’ Xanager, Gen i full nt fiaka ig.
DALLAS. TEX
and TIES:
and larycy Eating dall
f ALL THE WAY. e-
y. A. TULEY, G. P. A.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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Here, Farmers ! I
Cotton ginning season is some time off yet, but
we want you to know where to come for your
bagging and ties. W e constantly keep on
hand a full line of GRAIN and FEED. Remem-
ber, farmers, that your interests are our inter-
ests. We want your trade, and you can trade
with us with the assurance that we will always
treat you right. Yours for mutual good,
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