Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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SATURDAY, JULY 26
will close one of the moSt successful sales that
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$17.50
Dresses
for
$8 .75
24.50
Dresses
for
12.25
27.50
Dresses
tor
13.75
20.50
Dresses
for
14.75
Dresses
tor
16.25
34.50
Dresses
tor
17.25
42.50
Dresses
tor
21.25
6^" No Dresses Altered Or Exchanged During This Sale
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Local News
Gladys Splawn visited in Greenwood seven miles below Decatur, died last I
this week.
day afternoon.
EIdarado, Okla.
Fort
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stand-
attend)
ley of Moscow. on Wednesday, July same time have been very ill, but are
1 9 1 9. a daughter.
Boyd in this city.
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guar-
948 92
106 11
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W. T. Hall and George and Joe
relatives in Alvord.
Frank, better known
Visited
A. W. Cunningham. Jr., of Wichita
with the aviation corps overseas.
After several years of
and experimenting he has develop-
by
experts to be superior to the famous
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Wilkerson.
ed the form of ballots herein
pre-
fer the convenient use of
ASSO CIATED STORES
scribed,
voters.
Decatur-Alvord section, is in strik-
ing distance of the laurels of canta-
lope king of the Wonderful County.
40 00
962 81
5,000 00
750 00
875 00
Leave
W. Fa
2:50
1:20
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The
will gi
urday,
room,
picture
Mrs. Willie Me’onald of Bowie,
has been visiting relatives here the
past week.
Leave
Ft w
9:40
10:25
Allie Thomas was in Decatur yes-
terday from Denton.
Prot
turned
Hughe
Baylor
Sirs,
have i
with 1
ark.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Head,
on Saturday, July 18, 1919, a son.
Miss
Coal Cl
and f ri
beantir
the e
and Mr
zens of
Miss
from I
old pos
many f
lady at
REPORT OF CONDITION
First State I
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shipme
equipp
tor Co
We
shipme
equipp
tor Co
Mrs. Ross Tucker of Bowie, is vis-
iting here.
See
world,
ing st
the Ma
and ni
• prices.
Mr.
Sunday
College
vention
• the sta
Prof
home,
who de
for yo
church
The 42-club met at the San la Roy
Saturday afternoon with Miss Marie
Patterson as hostess.
Mrs. Walter Gililland has returned
Irom a visit to El Paso.
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6.285 88
362 06
84 35
1,571 09
3.592 97
Bryi
day fr
the lot
flow O'
Dru
B. C.
friend:
turned
Harry Hart and family left Wed-
nesday for their home in Okmulgee,
Okla., after a visit here.
Prof McKnight of College Station,
will address the farmers at the reun-
ion on August Sth.
The
have g
oats st
grain
Shock.
Little Alfred Rankin has returned
from Burkburnett.
Irs.
to her
it h|r
her sis
Gus
Okla,,
the fa
H. G. Ward was in Wichita Falls
several days this week.
T. V
day fo
Ran so i
Hart.
Rufus McMillan is at home again
after service in the army.
Mrs. W. H. Chambers of Rhome, is
visiting in the city.
Ernest Bowden has gone to Miner-
al Wells
Don’t forget the Saturday market,
July 26.
P. L. Jones has bought the Critser
home on East Main street.
SHAKE IX THE NET PROCEEDS
FROM THE STATE PENITENTI-
ABY SYSTEM
House Joint Resolution No. :8
Mr. Lamb is visiting in the Burk-
burnett oil field this week.
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sonal or collateral. ______442,737 52
10 percent L. L. Bonds..
Miss Lena Marie Skeen is visiting
“Triends in Silverton.
Miss Sybil Glass of Marlin, is the
guest of Miss DeAlva Greer.
Dave Dickson and family are here
from Brackenridge.
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Jack
his w
Robins
with C
"Da
P.ckfo
M jest
an ni
Bonnie l.. Kemp, whose home was PERMITTING PRISONERS rO
ing with the Milligan thresher crew,
when he, with several other of the
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Harry Hart was here this week
from Oklahoma.
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other place of note—We are going to let you have these dresses Saturday for
we have ever attempted to pull off. We
'ago'u
'res- OEa
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P. TURNA,
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Subscribed and sworn to before ‘
me this 22 day of July, A. D. 1919.
new section to be numbered Section Overdrafts ................
: 60 as follows: L. L. Bonds...................
SECTION 60: The Legislature Real estate (bk‛g house)
shall have power to authorize a di- Furniture and fixtures
piston of the net profits arising from Due from Approved Re-
the operation of the prison system serve Agents, net.......
If you enjoy astory filled with the
element of human interest, you yin,
see "Daddy Long-Legs" at the Ma-
jestic next Thursday afternoon and
। night. Remember the date.
! Falls, visited his son. W. V., here
Tuesday.
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Misses Frances and Lena Fullin-
gim are visiting relatives in Padu-
i call
Misses Susie Wills Sanders and
N,
The W M. Bolger murder case in
the district court has been postponed
until August 18th.
3
Fred Milligan was here Tuesday
from Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bailey spent young man went to a nearby house
the past week visiting relatives in and medical aid was called, but he
of such election.
Be it resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Texas:
SECTION 1. That Article 16 of
the Constitution of the State of Tex-
as be amended by adding thereto a
R. L. Hughes of Idabell, Okla.,
has been visiting his brother, Gus
Hughes.
M. E. Simmons and wife of Rhome
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cutris
Mrs. M. L. Watts has returned
from a visit to relatives in Hobart,
Okla.
Dennis McNair of Tulsa, Okla.,
was the guest of Miss Alma Dallas
last Sunday.
close study
John Casey was in Bridgeport
Tuesday.
M H. Tolbert of Ryan, Okla., was
tre this week.
ents." Previous to the election the
Secretary of State shall cause to be
printed and forwarded to the County
Judge of each county, for use in said
electinn. a sufficient number of bal-
for the use of the voters in each
county, on which he shall have print-
Care
is visit
a grea
4 Rush i
‘are si
Miss
ed a melon that is considered
Miss Mora Neilson left Tuesday
for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Osgood
Young. in Marlin.
Wallas Nash of Dallas,
friends here this week.
of Slidell, Texas. T
At close of business June 30, 1919."
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, per-
In appointing George Gage of De during any one fiscal year between W. S. S........
g,, traffic ges. 4, « the State of Texas and the prison- Cash Items..........
catur, trarfic officer the commis- ers confined in the Penitential, dur- Currency .
sinners’ court made a wise selection, ing said fiscal year or any part there- Specie
George will see that the law is en- of, or their dependents in such pro- Interest Depositors'
Dr. L. H. Reeves was in
Worth this week on business.
Mrs. C. C. Thompson suffered a
painful injury recently caused by a
fall. She is now rapidly improving.
Jim Mecaskey. and wife have re-
turned from Stoneburg, they having
sold their ranch there.
E. P. Gibson was in Bowie last
Sunday.
Boin to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jamison were brought home Sunday and fur
of Slidell. on Monday, July 21, 1919, eral services and interment occurred
a danghter. at the Pleasant Grove cemetery Sun-
—J. P. TURNER. Notary Public,
Wise county, Texas.
Saturday near Slidell. The remains
Mrs. E. W. Bass and daughter
have returned from a visit to Gal-
veston.
SECTION 3. The governor o
State is hereby directed to issu
necessary proclamation ordering
election, and have the same pul
ed as required by the Consti]
and laws of this State. The si
as "Fruit”
Char
to Dec:
She wi
duction
Majesti
see her
A The
■ ‘to. the
neen pi
vilish 1
but a p
Anvestig
be seve
hands, took sick last Saturday. The
Druggist Zack Sharp of Green-
wood, was in Decatur Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Barker of
Rhome, visited here Wednesday .
Just 1 -2 Price!
are satisfied with the way
merchandise has moved in every department except our ready made dress department. After going through this de-
partment carefully, we find that we have left juSt 50 of this season’s moSt beautiful patterns in silk and georgette,
some with collars and some without. Now, for the benefit of the ladies who expea to visit the Reunion or some
Mr and Mrs. Tom Genin spent , , ..
. . ... . ,, lard, ami Ola May Stamps of Tyler,
the past week with their son at Ho- . . . . .
. _. , are guests ot Miss Lizzie Paschall,
bait, Okla.
DOLPH CONIEY GAINING RErI - ticle 16 of the Constitution. authoriz- TOTAL 62210 cd
TVnox 41 MiNn wicc ing a division of the net proceeds of s, , , ‘ ..... . „
411104 Al NIE1oN KING the prison system of this State be- State,o. 7 exas. county of Wise.
Baits, returned Friday from service j tween the State ami prisoners con- % */•» S.Atcheson, as president.
Dolph Conley, one of the most fined in the Penitentiary or their de- ana Chas. E Peery, as cashier of
progressive voting farmers in the pendents." Those voting against its said bank, each of us, do solemnly
adoption shall have printed or writ- swear that the above statement is
ten on their ballots the following: true to the best of our knowledge*
"Against the amendment to Article and belief. T. S. ATCHESON, Pres-
16 01 the Constituiton authorizing ident: CHAS. E. PEERY, Cashier,
a division of the net proceeds of the I . CORRECT Attest:
prison system of this State between ER, A. R DRAKE. J. W. BRYAI
the State and the prisoners confined Directors,
in the Penitentiary or their depend-
. , .. . County superintendent Roe was in
See "Daddy Long-Legs Thursday. n . ,
Denton on business this week.
now recovering. Physicians attend-
ing the sick men have expressed the
opinion that ptomaine poison was
not the cause of the sickness. They
state there is rather an epidemic of
cholera morbus over the country,
and that they believe the men were
affected by this malady.
Mr. Kemp was work- cle 3"^ SSX "of Am £ msssfpdzax bwd
state, 01 Texas, by adding a new Sec- funds in the State Treasury J
7' pr.....ding that the Legislature expensesrorrpuatshintg derr
-hail have the power to enact laws mation, and printing and dj
authorizins a division 01 the net pro- ing the necessary tickets anil
ceeds arising Irom the operation of for use in said election a
died after only a few hours' illness. the prison system of this State be- F. HOWARD I Attest —A trI
It was thought that ptomaine poison , tween the State and prisoners con-
caused his illness. He was 18 years fined in the Penitentiary of their de-
. 2 .. ' , pendents; providing for the submis-
ot age, and was the son of Mr. and sion or a proposed amendement to a
Mrs Gilbert Kemp. Several others vote of the people, and making an
of the men who took sick at the appropriation to defray the expense
and popular Rocky Ford. This week
Mr. Conley brought his first load of
these melons to town, and they were
snapped up in short order. the
Messenger force was treated to sev-
eral, and we say they are calculated
to bring fame and fortune to Dolph
Mrs. J. H Hunt has been visiting The regular meeting of the Ma-
in Shawnee, Okla. sonic ledge will occur Saturday night
Juls 26.
Jamison were here yesterday from
Mrs. Jim Riddle has been visiting slid* 11.
Contract has been closed with Mr. forced He will be fair and just in portion as the Legislature may de- anty Fund
Dodson of the light plant for light- his dealings: but all must obey th- i""""1! not to exceed firty per cent Payments for Customers
. . „ to such prisoners of their depend- on L. L. Bonds
inE the reunion grounds. law This week George has been ents.
Mrs. Glenn Russell left w.. siving warnings to the speeders, be SECTION 2. The foregoing a- TOTAL................... 63,316 62
. lieving that notice should be given tmendment to Article 16 of the Con- LIABILITIES
day lor a few days visit to her hus- before the strohg arm of the law is stiution ol Texos shall be submit- Capital stock paid in ... 10,000 00
band in Breckenridee put in operation, ami commencing td 1.1tot he iqua1lifiedclectors of this Surplus Fund. " 7,500 00
Lite lor its adoption or rejection, I ndivided profits, net 1 166 62
Mrs W P Buss il returned last today the Volators will be looked at a special election hereby ordered Individual Deposits, sub-
Sunday alter a visit to her sister, after in dead earnest. Don't blame ior the fourth day of November, A. ject to check .......... 37,7 45 31
Mrs. L Riley a: Jacksboro the traffic officer when he rounds D. 1919. All voters on this propos- Cashier's checks.............. ’ 2 58 ,
you op. you know the law youpdvamendmonttsatsaidelection who Bill Payable and Redis-
. Misses Antonette Stamps of Bui- must obey it, led or writdontion thelr havlotprne swopunta Account” ...... 6,909 00
following: “For amendment to Ar- ..................A
Miss Marie Walcott has heen quite „ . »»i Tgci , , .
ill this week R ' H D- Heath of Plainview, H. r Boyd of Artesia, N. M., has
was here visiting friends this week ! been the guest of his brother, J. E.
Rem TN. Weeks of Bowie, was Hon. J. w Walker and Dennis
ere uesday. Ratliff have returned from Austin.
Attorney Frank J. Ford was in , 1. ... .
... , , Mrs. W . S. Yancy and children of
Waco this week. A i . ...
Oklahoma, are visiting friends here.
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919, newspaper, July 25, 1919; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582110/m1/2/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .