Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901 Page: 3 of 10
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THE TIME FOR SPRING
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For Seed Potatoes, Oniop
New Bulk Seeds of.aH kin4
Wanted:—Bones and scrap iron at
my blacksmith shop. J. H. Morris
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Discs, Sulkey and Walking Plows,
Corn and Cotton Planters,
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Read the Messenger
J. K Gilliland is on the sick list this
week.
The snow has come and gone ami
left a splendid season in the ground.
NThe town was crowded with wg-
onsyesteday. M , attend the convention
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to plant potatoes?
J. B. Heuderson let': Tuesday
trustees have secured another house
Tuesday morning Dr. Payne dis-
covered a large, ferocious wolf at his
back-door trying to catch his chick-
lens. / He sent for Press Terrell, who
camg with hi-gun and killed the wolf
attv-shots. The skin is a very tine
one land will be saved to make a rug.
Verily, if we can’t keep the wolf from
our doors the next best thing is to kill
W. Clark
Benevolent Aseocetion.
of Ft. Worth & Denver City Ry.
North bound No. 1 arrives 11:23 is.
North bound No. 3 arrives 6: 51 2n.
South bound No. 4 arrives 8: 20a n.
South bound No. 2 arrives 3: 39 n.
Don’t fail to get prices on Seek Po.
tatoes and Onion Sets from J. W. Sim-
mons He's selling ’em cheap.
Dr. Payne's father and mother, who
masebeei visiting him for the past
thiee mouths, left Tuesday for their
holne at Monroe City, Mo.
of the United
up-to-date improvements, such as long distance axles, dust proof boxes, etc., and
all fully guaranteed. It makes no difference what you want in the hardware
line we have it—and we ^avt it for EtSS than the same quality of goods can be
bought for elsewhere. We are interested in your success, we areere to stay,
and'we would not palm off an unreliable article on you if we knewit, and we
have been in the business so long that we think we know what to buy-h
Yours for business, \
are you going to buy your seed? Why,
such an absurd question! From Sim-
mons, south side square, the merchant
who buys in large quantities, sells in
large quantities and gives the middle
man’s profit to the planter.
HYMENEAL
Married—At the Baptist college,
Good cistern. Good yard and
A desirable place. Apply
W. B. Jarrell.
H. H Halsell, W. T. Simmons,!
tatoes* Triumphs, of course!
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Lost— A small leather grip, con-
taining some notes and mortgage s,
somewhere between Decatur and Clear
creek. Finder will please leave
same at Messenger office or notify
W. H. Warren, Slidell, Texas.
For Sale:—Residence in South
Decatur formerly owned by W. Rosen
burg. $600, one-half cash; balance
in deferred payment.
G. W. CLARK.
Decatur, Texas
here for
Misses Electra Waggoner, Glen and
MEL Joe Halsell and J. F
tookin the cattle convention and
fat stock show in Ft. Worth this
> supposd that the
defective flue. The
week,)will be
Room” was produced at the Lyceum I 1 you are satshed witn any Kina 01
theatre last night by an unusually old antiquated printing you can have
Ford Thursday. February 14. 1901. at 2:30
p. m. Rev. J. L. Ward officiating.
Rev. J A Hendrix and Miss Louise
i order.
E Riley returned Wednesday from
Kansas City, where he went with six
dartoads of fat cattle. He sold at
satisfactory prices. He says it is very
cold there at this time.
For Sale:—I will sell, at a bar ain
my house in the southeast part of
Decatur; six rooms and a ball in
good condition. Barn and buggy
t Walter Harding left Ti play for
rdmore in responce to a tnmons to
the sick bed of hie sister, I Iss Dada,
wo has been visiting
some time.
B. F. Evans recently rceived a
~3 letter from his son Charlie, dated on
- bqard a hospital ship in Mnila Bay
Jaioth. Ciarlie has been sick
since the middle of November, and
has been assigned to the hospital in
one wing
boast. They have beel
organ is gold under a b
our goods direct fromthe
as good a deal on an trument as
stated, was well selected for the piece _____
and presented a faithful picture of one •
...... in a village. Horace WANTED—Men with rig to sell our
.. ... - Poultry Mixture; straight salary, $15
, vj n weekly and expenses. Address with
gav," the drunkard. D. B. Basal! stamp. Eureka M'fg Co.s East tit,
was a comical, loyal, warm hearted, j Louie, 111.
Barnes
The groom is the paster of the First
i Baptist church of Cleburne, and the
I bride was until a week since, head of
C. R. Terry and son, of Round
Mound. were in the city Wednesday. G-
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ling eve and vigorous digestisn, take side of life i
Prickly Ash BITTERs. It puts the Herbert was an excellent "JoeMor
J. J. Perkins is in the marke buyt
ymg his spring stock for his r eral ,
dry goods stores.
Good milk-cows for sale by) J.
Peninger & Co.
J. H. Morns and Lafayette Slimp
attended the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows in Dallas last week. .
Quit borrowing your neibor s
paper and subscribe for the ) sen-
ger.
Warner Williams, of Gisden.
-Tenn , arrived Thursday of las week
A and will remain a year in the nploy-
" ment of J F. Conley.
Just received a car load jo Baker
Perfect Barb Wire, and we A mak-
ing prices right. n
D. J. Peninger Co.
I consider matters of interest to
the music department in the Baptist
college.
The ceremony took place in the par-
lors of Neel Hall, in the presence of
the teachers, students and a number
of friends from the city.
The happy couple left on the south
bound train for Cleburne amid the con-
gratulations and best wishes cl a large
circle of friends, the tears of the young
ladies who had been Miss Barnes’
pupils testifying to the esteem in
which she was held by them as a
teacher.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room.
The play “Ten Nights in a Bar '
9 o’clock. It is
fire caught from a <
nd we yre as usual prepared to meet every emergency 22
with plows that will do your $
work so nicely and smoothly that you will take no note of *
the weather and will disregard the conditon of the soil. 2
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economy to use good took. Why scratch along with *
that old worn out plow when we will sell you one that 2
will do so much more work anddo it so much more satis- a;
Just received a carload of Baker-
Perfect Barb Wire. and we are mak
ing prices right.
D. J. Peninger & Co.
C. C. Jones and son Lawrence are
-imSt. Louis this week purchasing
thPhspring stocks for their store at
tills place and the one soon to be
opened at Bridgeport.
J. W. Simmons’ is the place to
i buy Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets and
I Garden Seed.
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N is our motto. Weare sclusive dealers in North
"K Texas for the world-wi efamed ESI EY organs and
? Newton Pianos.
" A postal card to us willgive you all the particulars.
JE. B. WARREN & 0)., Slidell and Decatur., ,
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Information of a large go ber with
A Opera House Saturday I 6thi en
fights in a Bar-Room.
\ High grade buggies at the ght
price at Lillard & Co.’s.
Mrs. Jim Booth, of the Bethel m-
Tymnity, is on the sick list this veek
Mrs. John Lewis is convale ent.
JAS. MedA ITER'S.
The Mundine building.
Vain Street, known as the “pl Den.
l»r Hotel,” has been purch id by
Mr. Woik, of Palestine.
Just received a car load of Baker
Perfect Barb Wire, and we are mak-
ing prices right.
D. J. Peninger & Co.
The third biennial convention of
the head camp, jurisdiction C Wood-
men of the World, comprising Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona. was in
session in Ft. Worth this week with
a very large attendance.
The Round Mound, No. 66, school
house was burned Monday night about
him. i a
Later:—it has since been learned
that the wolf was Mr. Greathouse's pet.
We have a good sale on Dr. Cald-
well’s Syrup Pepsin because we guar-,
antee and refund your money if it does
not do just as we represent -it. Call
for a booklet that tells you all about
it, at Man & Simmons’
Capt. Sellars has information that a
rate of 1 cent pet mile to Mmphisis
expected on the occasion of the Cort,
federate Veterans’ Reunion, to be
held May 28th, 29th and 30th. It fs
expected that a large representation
will attend from here.
For aclear complexion, bright spark-
Ft. Worth this week for the purpose
of revising and codifying the laws of
the order.
Uncle Zele Perkins, formerly of
Cottondale, now of Carter. I arker
county, was here Saturday and re-
plenished our bank account. Uncle
Zeke is one of our appreciated sub-
scribers of long standing. He raised
50 bales of cotton last season and has
a right to feel in good spirits.
The family that keeps on hand and
uses occasionally the celebrated
Prickly Ash Bitters is always a
well-regulated family •
C. B. GUNN.
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*••••••• eecepoe
Claude Lewis is among theisik.
factorily that you will save the ost of it in a few weeks’ $
plowing. h 2
I F we cannot sell you a new plow we would be gl»d to sell you any needed part a
■ for your old one. Remember we can supply yolwith everything needed for a
vour spring work, Chains, fiarntss, frames, Collars, etc. We can please the 9
most exacting buyer in K77agons, as We handle the old reliable 32
Bain and Studebaker, the renowned Mitchell, the new Maine, the Luedinghaus *
and the Linstroth. We have the best line of Bugsies and ,
ever offered to this trade. These kuggies have all the •
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Mr. E F. Copley, proprietor of the
Denton steam laundry, was in the city
the first of the week and placed an
agency with Tom Finch. See his ad
elsewhere in this issue.
competent company. The play is one
Of the best known of American
dramas, and as held the boards
through a long series of' years, in
spite of marked changes in dramatic
fashion since its origipal production.
It has a certdin potvei of its own as an
illustration of a common social trag-
edy, and has always maintained a re-
markable popularity. The cast as
simple "Ruba" with a suffieietkan-
kee clevertess as “Sample Swi"
Little Verna Marie, a fiye-yera
child, was surprisingly good as "
gan’s” daughter, and the remandew ;
of the company played intelligently
and with good taste in the mi.nor
parts. The specialties were well l'e-
ceived, especially the quartette sint-
ing, a number of selections bein,V
pleasingly rendered. The costuming’
and mounting were appropriate and
the production passed off smoothly to
the transformation scene at the 'last.
—Elmira (N. Y.) Advertiser, Dec.
28, 1899.
George L. Palmer’s big company
will present “Ten Nights in a Bar-
room” at the opera house tomorrow
(Saturday) night.
and the school will continue witn the
same teacher. Miss Sallie Mitchell
The school house will be rebuilt in the
summer.
Last Sunday evening Mrs. Burns,
a widow who lives in the southwest
part of town, left her little three-year-
old girl in the house for the, purpose
of going to milk a cow. By some
means the child’s clothing took fire
from the open fire place. It ran out
ino-the yard, where its screams at.
traded the attention of its mother
and Mrs. Reeves, a neighbor, who ran
to its relief, but too late. The crue
flame‘had done its work. The little one
lingered until 6 o’clock next morning
when death put an end to its suffer,
ing. The remains were buried in
the city cemetery Tuesday.
San Francisco, where he h expected
soon to arrive if he has mpt already
done so.
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Seed Potatoes! Seed Potatoes!
We have just received a car load of
Triumphs, Early Rose, Burbanks and
Ohios. and are selling them at rock
bottom prices. J. W. Simmons.
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Halcomb, N. W. & Crabb, C. J. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1901, newspaper, February 15, 1901; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1581643/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .