The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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ARY 16,1920
NO. 26
We don’t know whether it was the gate the h
THEN AND NOW
W Adams and fathea burnt corkers that would cork Fields.
knew
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a combination er and sons conducted a dry goods
laught.
Along about eleven years ago, the cook and did cook, or
of those plays.
same'year we landed here, found us
days.
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We are still here, aim to nounced excellent by both visitor
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on our “dignity” mostly off;
we go to the movies; some go to the
our
apiece.
baker’s
dozen
customers
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arrived unexpectedly three months
of the
square, at the top of our voice.
Brownfield trying to coin the cough. Oli thinks
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could handle all the law then.
Come to Terry.
in
some gall, and some “dignity.”
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we did not come to conquor by dis-
gists and post . masters
play of wealth, but by the manipula- Jim Mallard was the blacksmith :
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others
to work on the Terry County Herald.
church in spirit.
days.
$30,003
ably assisted by Miss-
build modern school buildings that
every state and nafional
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talking about our "doctrins" on Sun-
now discuss dogmas; ticol-
what
glorious
playing
auction
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conducted good hotels; Adams-Hok Pickford herself, vampires that could
ty to the west.
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RAIN COATS
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Rain Coats for Children
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grocery; Mrs
office; Uncle
negotiating a deal for the Herald.
We borrowed the money all right,
Redge Burnett. the man who rear-
ed around week before last because
he did not see any mention of his
hound pups in the Herald, was Oli the
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We have just gotten real good
values in mattresses from $12.50 to
$18.00. Also cane bottom chairs.
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Everybody is
to know everybody in Terry county res •
and some more than half who dwell-| Dr
ed in Yoakum,our good sster cun- Lou
BROWNFIELD, TERRY COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY JAN
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have been erected and many
in course of construction are
war path this week because we di.l
mention them, and gave it out that
he was going to whip us on sight
But when he saw how bad we looked,
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tion of our dignity. In fact we came
for us;
For amusement,
at would rival Miss
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at it ever since.
There were few people in business
here at that timie. We did not need
pretty women, who
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in a service car from the latter place,
<■ and the last admonition from an el-
der brother, Was “Jack, do try to be
dignified.”
That was in January 1909. and we
tried our blamest to live up to that
advice, inchiding the regular attend-
ance at church services, the latter
of which we have still lived up to
more or less regularly. But we found
a true Western people here, who
were open and frank, jovial and in-
formal, and our cautious brother
. Reaves kept the post-
Bragg and son Geo.
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Prof. Webb was I pletion.
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business; Allen and Moore ran a
we won’t vauch for them as "consis-
cashiered by Will Alf Bell.
over t‘ ere was conducted by 5 we had
iacdux : >d son Spot. Aunt j Arbuckle or (
DeShazo and R. W. Glover each . Comedieans th
bridge or checkers aa-i danc-
many, or they might not have had a citizens.
, baker’s dozen customers apiece. Plains was then the
There was the Brownfield State Bank Bank.
eights—mabe : jitney,
is hustle and bustle.
Farrar or Barra, and
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good old
The First State Bank of two kids. | corps of famous actors and actresses
— — Gomez State There are now between 3000 and are but a dream ct the distant past.
Bob Glover ran the Livery 4000 people here, and coming faster But glory be, we still have the hand-
who Stable, and Jest we forget it. Uncle than ever; every other man you meet some men, beauti u! ladies and god
ran a good livery stable is a stranger, seeking a good home. * COOKS.
T‘ • are entirely welcome, for we Amodern railroad has broken vp
editor arrived in Brownfield from of all: anyway June the 1st of the
Anson, Texas, coming via Big Springs <
Them was good old ’ As to the picnics and dances, we
I still have them and bo” are pro-
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When in my
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and with a ,
good horse of
myownJam
the happiest
man iiune world
day, w
kept the plows sharp and the horses
principal and interest, and have been shod. and T. M. Grifin, M. D. doctor- . stay here; stiil
ed the people. The little gasolene money- -little i"wus" in fact; and are (GONE! GONE!!
power gin and grist mill over there'off and _
was run by a stock company of local and our wife is supporting us and . cities to see the Grand Opera;
obligingly “extended it” several times Jack Coble
the Brownfield Merc. Co., over here. They needed no garages. They
ably managed by Dock Powell and (What few cars there were here then, realize that the old days are past, the bridle path of the cowboys that
Richard Banowsky. who “carried” the ( were kept in the back of the black-and Terry must assume its rightful used to ride into town out
latter to find us yelling at a jack people far and near through all the smith shops. place as the leading county of the draw,
rabbit crossing the south side of the years; Arthur Alexander, who carri-1 • There was then one church build- South Plains.
He ed a small stock of notions; L ring in Brownfield, the Methodist,but hi place of the very few business ,
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didn’t have to hunt us, he heard us Holden, groceries and restaurantall had their Sunday School together (houses here at that time.
Brownfield Hardware Co. which then ' and a canal obsever would never have about 50 firms in T
. know but all were Methodist. Of alone. Judge Spincer and nephew. have passed; enter the new.
_________________ J course every once in a while somePercey.
groceries: J.:in one would rile up a little over his or
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trying to borrow and native. But the big juice is
ioner of Precinct No. 2. Why not
There both run? It will mean more to the
planner
Inste:d of three teachers, Brown-
comedians that could puttate. reading Shakespeare.
Chaplin.0n .the bum.
! bright sunshine, the gentle breezes.' composed of
Old Terry Has Made Wonderful Pro- • the sandstorms, handsome men and and Simon Holgate, all now in the Shucks man, you
out HEerald
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i i our wa estimation
..____________--____ ‘ant" church members. Do.’t get it
ought to have” hrd” j into your head theugh, Mr. "Fureign"
i County Prof. Calthorp was then principal at "ill met
Copelan, Gomez. but have forgotten his assist-' law for heat. light, ventiation, sanita-
some of the good ladies—the best W. H. Gist, J. T. Gainer and Uncle ants. . tion ete.
And ah! what splendid gatherings. There
w are. which firm v as out vamp
and knew our voice. . ------------------------ --- --------------,
Our cash and stock in trade, was belonged to H. H. Longbrake and T.
some ten or twelve dollars—borrow-. J. Lane. two typical westerners.’
ed from our anxious brother—and i Brooks & Cordell, groceries: J. hn ' one would rile up a little over his or , and it c oes not take many more now,
But Randal and Ed Ellis.-splendid drug-! her pet doctrine, but it always turn-we are so Jaw abiding. Many nice;
combined ed out in good spirits and when time brick and concrete business houses
money to buy seats,! houses
R. ’ stoves or lamps, it was everybody’
gy. orthodox and the layman’s duly.
Of week days, the members riotly
spend their tine dealing in real cs-
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how to Hardware business here. J. T. Giain- Me and Longbrake and Aut Graham reader that this is l ton .1 town from
and “seed” M. B. Sawyer and the above. It is not We almost
W. J. A. Parker shed tears over some ; have no need of c urt.
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women on earth—don’t use any hand Jake Adams. County f-ommissioners. ,
le when addressing us. one of which The District officers were Judge such suberb picnics and dances, and
has been making our fires, washing Kendrick and Pencry. of P!ainview old soldiers reunions, ably assisted
our clothes and cooking our biscuits the Judge and Attorney, reshective- by the little brown jug that could
for the past ten years. We knew 1- ; then arrive over the dgily stage from
everybody—here—and it was gener- "k mez wa: 'hen as laree. ii not . Big Springs. My! .i..
ally understood that the five year i."ter than !*w -tield and i-r L.y,home tab nt p ays—no need of movies
olds in Brownfield, should or ought Id.- more in. -:e - Hr/
When you need groceries be
sure to get our prices. Our
stock is more complete than
ever and our groceries are
as good as the best. We pay
highest prices for produce.
We buy cotton.
Rain Coats for Ladies - $10.00
An extra good value in a cotton Sweater for 1.25
he wilted and said that it was friend
wife who was mad. Now wonder
what kind of yarns he’s been telling
Mrs. Burnett. Dogon the hound
pups anyway.
ready built or planing to •
J. W. Ellis the physician, and I.
Hill ran the Hill Hotel. Everyt ling ,
and latter to buy it if we liked the • was freighted out from Big Spring
country and could borrow the money. 100 miles away.
There were probably 1000 people I Geo. W. Neill was County Judge: schools and some of the ”rural”place
in the county at that time, all to ourt T. J. Price. County and District Clerk, notably. Needmore,
liking, and we were soon calling • Ceo. E. Tiernan' Sheriff and Tax- principal here. : '
everyone by his first name, and “they • Collector A len Shepherd Tax-es Short ami Farrar. W e believe
all”'soon learned that our moniker Assessor; A. B. Bynum County Prof. Calthorp was then principal at
was Jack, and untnl this good day. Treasurer; W. N. <
have a
field now has eight, and a beautiful
are nov foa; chich bui’d-
tli e Methodist. Baptist, Christ-
ian and Presbyterian, am’ instead o:
Some of us work t’.o;
few “crap shooters,'
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Barrier Bros. D. G. Co
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i Brown field and
• LONE STAR Cotton Seed for sale.
See or write S. L. Greathbuse. Brown
field Texas.
Uncle Bill Howard and W. B.
Carson, two of our prominent north
side farmers were on the streets one
day this week persuading each other
to become a candidate for Commiss-
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Stricklin, A. J. The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1920, newspaper, January 16, 1920; Brownfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1570024/m1/1/?q=Simon+P+Holmes: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.