The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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BY COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917
NO. 17
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time yon and f had run forward fired. and she haughty fowl i came a clattering noise from the
They were in gleeful spirits all
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fled toware whence he came,
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families are toessbersofahe Church of Ch rut. ooth. Masons, two
of Uncle George’s boys married Grandpa Bridges’ daughters, and
he had heard the call for help so peaceful and nice, they made
from the Jying, and rushed to not a ripple on the waves of the
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Let those wbp stay at home
remember that these brave boys
are nowin the Army, preparing
to tight OUR enemies. upholding .
the flag that gives us liberty,
peace and freedom all our lives,
defending OUR country, and
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An old gobbler in nearby
yard, swelled and winked, say-
ing “they had do business being
there” and strutted on. Aa old
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he’s soiled. and wallow him in
his own bitter gall;
On September 7th, Elba T.
Oakley, and Jas. W. Holman.
On September 19th , Horace
W. Low, Joseph H. Beal, Scott
Walker, Geo P. Smith, Ernest
E. Ha wood, Homer R. Winston,
Robert E. McCaleb, Rufus A.
Atkinson. J. Monroe Telford,
M. Earl Williams, Will D. Bryant
Jack Wright, C. Lawrence Green
Thomas E. Brooks. Claud Meeks
Andy R. Lee, wood E. Johnson,
J. Olen Cardwell.
The last three were called by
wire after 8 p. m. and were game
to report next morning by 6.
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Lubbock Grain & Coal Company
nomatterwhether you have something to buy or to sell in our line, quality
m mnif _ . . . Call and see us when you are in Lubbock
ed out "thats do fight of mine.**
J ust then there emerged from a
house on the north side, a stal
wart man with a gun in hishand;
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Ed ' Willingham died
Tuesday night with typhoid fev:
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band was unable to go as he has -
typhoid fever and is not up yet.
Herald extends sympathy to
the bereaved relatives and
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and heart the same color, tbo
small in stature, but with noble
grit and "game", hurled himself
at the trespaeding monster, was
A- repulsed and stunned for a mo
‘V meat, then he "eeme back” and
renewed the rescue: by this
date those who fght for them.
Remember the Hlier boys “4
their parents.
orwst he dashed upon
tie weaker of the two and sank
i^s unmercid claws Mo the
tender form d this bantamette,
and turned its cheerful song in*
ts screams of wnjust death, as its
aliment was Mattered about. ;
We are still the leaders,.
sidered. Highest market price paid for yourhides.
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They all responded promptly to
aimed, and world, when suddently there the local. Board’s every call.
BOTH GOLDEN WEDDING COUPLES
Reading from left to right is Grandpa H. M Bridges and wife,
andUudeGeo Black and wile The former celebrated this year
We will pay $o.00 in trade or $8.00 Cash for Bear Grass baled and delivered on the
car at any siding in Terry County. Simply split the stool and cut off deep enough to -
, Bale with a hay baler and it is ready for market. Ask us
for any information yon want and lets get busy with the. grub hoe.
fighting our battles, and as
still enjoying pleasures andcom-
forts, should divide them . with
these boys. It’s right to do it.
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bis own from latter ass u its.
About the same time we read
in the paper how little Belgium
and her neighbor France, were
peacefully tilling their gardens
andfarms, and spinning the
wheels of their industries, harm-
lessly, quietly, enjoy in g the free-
dom that was theirs, and ours,
, million men, he's heard the cry,
land heeds the call he knows the
: past and reads the future, he
called the hand cf the devouring
monarch}! hawk of Europe. He
summoned his nephews to arms,
and Gid Terry. Grand old Terry
' County has answered, she didn’t
* answer in whispers either, but
those who pass them by, and Brownfield’s saddest tho great--
pursue their own avarice, but J est day, for it brought home to
there emerges from the western [ us the realization, that our coun-
, world a giant with a suit of stars
. *and stripes, who places his hon-
or above money, backed by a
talans, without one of Gtand pa Bridges’ nons manned one of Uncle George’s
daughtens. Soyou see the families are closely related.
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Brownfield Merc. Co.
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dropping his bleeding victim dy: i . . , v
ing to earth; and perched him-’ 8
self upon the telephone pole at
the corner, shuffled, and cast ajof the innocent; he made secure heels and turned their farmsand 1 they get to them, they don't
Lordly glance around. the existance of others, he saved homes into wrecks of carnage,
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spoke out ku S for she cent the Send them readirg matter, teiles
following gritty, nervy, game particles many things tossoothe
and true boys, and may they ‘ over the burdens and weariness
help pluck the plumes from this of the Army life. Orgamize a .
miliarist, make him bite the dirt booth of some kind, letevery one ,
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Md sweet, the little town was i
Miet, and peace seemed to reign
eler al, whesudden ly we beard
a futteringneise thru the tree
tapeand beheld an angiy beast
ascending, the it wore feathers.
Get Our Price on Coal, Cake and Grain
All Praise to Our Heroes.
d wings, sod flew in thee air,
e dictionacy would calt it a and toe latter batyear. Both men are Ex Confederates, they and
wk, a foul, but in ct it was
throwing sticks and clods, but beast came nopping toeartin and East, hardly awakened t hey be-
er, and her remains were carried
to Roaring Springs, her for-
mer home for intrement..
Mrs. Willingham was about 30
years of age, and had been mar- ,
ried 10 or 12 years,"but had nev-
er had any children. She leaves
a husband and other close rela-
tives including a brother, Rich
Bennett, of this city, who . ac-
CUT YOUR BEAR GRASS
eicsade
contribute something to t Md
a keeper or secretary cam send .
it every few days, . or weekiy-
The worst thing is a “slacker’*'
about the next is thrtM who did-,
n’t have to go, and fail to appre-
Monsieur Bantam, with wings goose wobbled anavandaquawk-
estt companions could; we were
/admiring their tranquil bliss, the
1 Mn was shining softly thru the
V tree boughs, the air was fresh
Dear Mr. Editor:
Yom will remember standing
with me in the Court house door .
in Brownfield on a beautiful sum-
mer day some three years ago
watching a prof bantams,
neath the shady trees, scratch-
ing in the cool earth for their
drily food, singing and ducking ’
toeach other, as only the sweet- ‘
amiss and in vain, " to wallowed in his own blood. They L held a Monster approaching, bunch because they deserve
frighten the glaring beast, who were not tne man’s bantams, it with hands of iron, and hoofs of I pride. Theofficers say they were
it was not his fight, bui didn’t he ’ steel, without warning or fore . the liveliest and best of the elev-
He was the hero of thought he cruchedthe weaker en trainsrarriving there that day. astsast resting place. Herhus
He avenged the death , of the two beneath his bloody They don’t cross bridges before
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their songs of joj’ and freedom arrives, why should we? Great
into screams of the dying and is the pride and honor their par
the pleas of slaves. There be ents are entitled too It was
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Stricklin, A. J. The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1917, newspaper, September 28, 1917; Brownfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1564614/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.