Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1901 Page: 3 of 4
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Read what J. P. Valentine has to
T. Hodges did then and there
Notice."
The Methodist protracted meet-
at their last meeting.
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was
to the ‘Sons of Rest at Canton.”—
Home of SwatupRoot.
Dicie
hud Roher, charged with incest.
beans, peas, radishes, and turnips
Several communications reached
etc, and a goodly quanity of gig-
for publication
this week.
Correspondents please
' to paint the town extatic with mu-
a
This
my or grass hoppers from a hen.
ew Blacksmith.
Mrs. C, C. Leverett is in Overton.
Dr. Johnson and family of Edom farm land, 105 acres in cultivation,
in
J. P. Valentine.
it.
relatives in Greenville.
Subscribe for the KNTERPRISE.
Springs Sunday night.
Judge J no. 8.
22328.
Johnnie Montgomery, son of W.
G. Montgomery who lives on Lacv
Creek, 6 miles west from Canton,
The Sons of Rest, we learn from
its President, are getting along
“The ‘Modern Order of Goats’
has been organized at Wills Point.
son.
Dee Miller to Miss Berta Jack-
son.
Kidney trouble preys tpon the mind, dis-
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
Best green coffee 8 1-.Uh for.
Y. C. Sudor 17 l-6H)for...........
say
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sample botle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell-
ables you to hold your business to
large proportions when you reach
it by adopting these slow methode.
There is no royal road to fortune
Blank notes with vendor’s lien
for vale at this office.
from Dallas Tuesday night.
Dock Knox and Henry Craft
made Wills Point Tuesday.
Blank mortgages for sale at this
office.
Wanted to trade cooking stoves
for fat yearlings.—J. P. Valentine.
the prevailing styles for the fall
season, and to purchase goods.
Capt. G. M. C. Davis and R. M.
Millsaps of Edgewood were in the
3ity yesterday on business.
1). D. Thames departed Saturday
for New Orleans to purchase goods
for his establishments here and in
Grand Saline.
Carry your Arbuckle coupon pic-
tures to McCauley Bros. and have
them framed.
afternonn and are domiciled at the
Chancellor placa on West Goshen
atreet.
where is thy sting? Oh grave where
is thy victory?”
are in the city.
Hon. R. I. Thompson has
turned from Colorado.
J.
on
Trade Tobacco per lb.................................... ..
Garretl and Hui ph Snuff per bottle
One half gallon Fruit jars per doz
2 quart Fruit jars per doz
are going to buil 1
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
George Griser spent several days
Kaufman last week.
W. N. Tull and wife are visiting
Commencing Aug. 1st. 1 have
a line of Seasonable goods
that WE will sell for
strictly cost.
For Sale.
In Kaufman county, 140 acres of
on the top rail resting for the fray.
These prices are for SPOT-
CASH and WILL BE main-,
tained indefinitely.
this office too late
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
A Glorious fleeting.
Phalba, Texas, Aug. 21.—The
Union Holiness campmeeting com-
oats and wheat for winter pasture
and let you have them at cost as
such is high at the best we can get
Marriage License.
Judge Nixson to Miss Clyde
Johnson.
meeting for the M. E. church. He
is an able man and a line presiding
instituted as a counter attraction
) that it is not uncommon
!' for a child to ba born
r afflicted with weak kid-
* neys. If the child urin-
I From the constant toot of the
mirey monster" Ginner Heard is
Lygrinding out the fleecy staple.
’ to the farmers, south and east,
this issue under the head of or about Thursday of last week
Judge Davidson and Attorney
Claud Stanford attended the reu-
nion at Wills Point last week.
A charter has been issued by the Sunday here with the former’s pa-'
state department to the D. D. rents.
hr the statement that rain will de-
scend this week or some time in
ihe future.
Mrs. Jno. W. Davidson and chiB
dren returned Monday afternoon
from a two weeks’ visit to relatives
in South Texas.
Wells.
Milton Starnes and wife spent
chuck Guiver, colored, was stored
„ayinjailSundayona charge of
"ggrssated assnult.
Spinks returned rience gained as you go along en-
Eetxourcopy in here by Monday
nfternoon or we can’t possibly pub.
lish.
exlremely sick for several days, is
1il reported to be in a serious con-
ition. His many friends will re-
pice to hear of his early recovery.
Healthy Mothers
few mothers are healthy, because
their duties are so exacting, the anxiety
of pregnancy, the shock of childbirth,
end the care of young children, are
severe trials on any woman. But with
Wine of Cardui within her grasp, every
mother—every woman in the land -can
pay the debt of personal health she
owes her loved ones. Do you want
robust health with all its privileges and
pleasures? Wine e ardui will give it
to you.
w®
strengthens the female organs and invig.
orates weakened functions. For every
female ill or weakness it is the best
medicine made. Ask your druggist for
I $1.00 bottle Wine of Cardui, and take no
I substitute under any circumstances.
Mrs. Edwin Gw, Gormer, Mich. "When I
commenced using Wine ol Cardui 1 was hard'y able
to walk across the house. Two weeks afterI walked
half a mile and picked strawberries. When my
othercltildw<i« born I suffered with labor paina 24
hours, and had to raise him on a bottle because I had
Francis Ewing P. Becker, boy
Eyangelist, of the Missionary Bap-
Bl church, will occupy the Baptist
Mipitinthis city Friday night,
Aturday night, and morning and
"ening Sunday. Hear him.
put thirteen brick in the side walk
jn front of hi? business house.
The ser-
Listen!
• Irm & Hummer Soda jib for.............
.Irbuckle Coffee Sib for...............................
Grandma Russell, who has been
living here since before Canton was
a town, died at her home here Sun-
day afternoon, from old age. She
was a noble lady and a consistent
Christian. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Thirty thousand dollars of the
" d court house and jail bonds that
"ererefunded and cancelled by the
Comptroller in May and June, were
"eceived by Judge Davidson from
Austin Monday.
Dr. T. P. Davis who has beenfrom the same place and the smiles vices were led by Revs. George
still silently chase each other from i McCulloch, J. H. McCleskey and
nessed by qute n large crowd of
young people from this place.
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder an J net to a habit as
most pecplo uppos.
Women as well as men are made mis-
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The m!ld and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
Notic to the farmer*. j Some good milk cows with young,
I will order seed rye, winter turf calves.— f. P. Davis, Canton, Tex
tabernacle soon. Bro. J. W.
no milk. After using the Wine during pregnancy
this time, I gave birth lastmonth to a baby sirl,and
was in labor only two hour*. with but little pain,
and I have plenty of milk. For this great improve-
meat in my hcalth l thank God and WineolCardul."
For advice incsses requiring special direction*,
addrese, givlag tyargtoms, "The Ladies' Advisory
n Department," The Chat-
Nh tanooga Medicine Co.,
__ 1 3 Chattanooga, Tenn.
space is reserved
\ number of Canton people are
eparing to go on an excursion 10
hlveston next week. We are not
going.
. . by druggists, in fifty-
A. A. Long to Miss Leia David- cent and one ' ’
i balance in pasture, good houses,
1 barns, wells, tanks, and orchids, un-
re- •
der 4 wire fence. Will sell cheap,
plenty of time given for payment.
Miss III Thompson will begin
a Kindergarten, at the old Black-
well house in this place, the 1st
Monday in Sept. Those who have
children to put in school would
do well to put them in her charge
as she is an excellent and exper-
ienced teacher.
20 Per Cent Off,
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had an examining trial I efore ; presented the hungry editor of this
Squire Richardson Tuesday and • paper with some of the finest, fresh
"8 allowed bail in Hie sum
of $1,000, which he gave.
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S
ates too often, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
Tom Redding to Miss Mattie
Goats expect to butt the Sons of i Rowan.
Prof. J. W. Lewis and family of Rest off the fence.”—Wills Point J
Forney arrived in the city Monday Chronicle. The ‘Sons of Rest’ are
lace received some roasting ears and continued 10 days.
Canton was livened up Saturday
sfternosnbya first class scrap.
One participant is badly bunged
up but still in the ring.
ear to ear on his sedate face. Tru- : J. W. Pierce, music by Bro. Ander-
ly this is the land for the Epecures. son. The preaching was plain and
scriptual, conviction seized the
A bevy of musically inclined people, about 28 were converted or
girls, armed with guitars, harps, sanctited and the Holy Ghost fell
elder. The saints are still saved
their way to
5 »**»i**tjt**»»t**»»»**»»**»*»**»»****»*t»*»*.** glory. H, D. WEAKES.
For SALE—Cows and calves, I
good brood and work mare, 3 nice
young filleys, cheap for cash.—J.
P. Valentine.
Miss Noma Tull and little broth-
er, G. W., visited their sister, Mrs.
Lula Anderson and family, in
Greenville Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Della Starnes, Willie Da-
vis, Messrs. R. M. Millsaps, J. W.
Peary, George Davis and Jessie
Foster spent Sunday in the city
sight seeing.
Jake Spangler and wife returned
to Kaufman Tuesday night. Mr.
Spangler has just completed the
residence of Dock Knox, which is a
thing of beauty.
on the people as on the day of
remain about a month, to more
thoroughly acquaint herself with 1
we have seen this year. I. B. Wal- menced at this camp the 9th inst.,
iness. Incorporated by D. D.
Thames, G. T. Nolen and J. T.
Todd.
ing was grand in spite of some op-
Bic, an,I they fared well, drinking position that we had to meet, glory
cider at Capt. Towles’, eating cakes to God. This is our third annual
-
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fCN
dollar cbsmh
sizes. You may have ;
Thames Company of Grand Saline; Cal Russell of Royce attended ’
capital stock 815,000. Purpose; to the funeral of Grandma Russell
transact a general mercantile bus- here Monday
County Surveyor Gibson of
Wills Point transacted business
here Wednesday.
Mr, and Mrs. Wyatt Wolf of
Grand Saline are visiting relatives
in the city this week.
Attorney H. C. Geddie of Min-
eola was in Canton the latter part
of last week on business.
I Tom White, a prosperous farmer
"Ving betwreen Grand Saline and
I 18 place, about five miles from
“"ee discovered his smoke house
nn lire early Friday morning. The
I ru lure was entirely consumed,
Iosether with it’s contents and, al-
1, T Veral bushels of corn which
I " previously been placed under
1 8 ed joining the building.
We have arranged a bargain counter in our
store upon which will be found, at all times,
aline of goods Which we offer at and below
COST. These are genuine big bargains.
While on the teat/ to marked udlh
your cotton, we invite you to call and,
inspect our line of furniture, espec-
ially our wooden bedsteads, which
hai'c been seHind fi‘oni Si.75 up to
So, a nd which ire are now offering
at a discount of 20 per cent, which a
defies railroad prices anywhere.
We also have other furniture,
and an unlimited amount, that ire
are selling at prices that we feel con-
fident will convince you that ive
mean business.
•McCeley BBros.
I big in business, when the true way
W. J. Staton returnee from I ot is to commence small and work and
build up something big. Expe-
where they ocularly discovered a Lively was present at the close of
third class ghost, and they lied like the meeting and held quarterly
Spaniards before an American ar - -- - - •
eputy Sheriff Gentry and Con-
Btable Long went to Snyder Springs
yesterday with a warrant for the
ttestof Tom Loe, who is charged ■
""h making serious threats upon
b. Garland of that community.
Le “ice crenm" wagon made
wtone trip 10 Myrtle Tuesday
gight. ____________
Canton is still on a boom.
Miss Ida Drosti, who is in the Judge T. R. Yantis attended to’^Wr^CTOr^^
employ of D. D. Thames as millin- legal business ia Bonham lastF“Ene-s e==
er, went to Dallas Sunday and will week. , V6
! A fine, large time was had by
party-going folks Saturday night at
the residence of Mr. anil Mrs. Jno.
sides.
J. A. Sadler to Miss
Ha in mons.
Closingexercises of the singing It is suspected that this order
fchool ut Myrtle Springs were wit- *
ing at Edgewood, conducted by
I Rev. Urquhart of this place, is still
cicely. Three members were added - 1 ... * .
- in progress and will continue the
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......... (Joe. ’
Grand Saline Sun. “Yes, the
Constable Ed Matthews of Wills
Point conveyed W. H- Carter to
the Canton jail Sunday on a charge
ut theft.
How does this Sound ?
20 to 2o yards of calico for.......................... ft]
yards (^tton checks for -................................ ’
yards Press Lairn for....................................................... /
to to 20 yards of dress bem itles for ...... « / *
Other varieties of Ladies' dress doods, etc., Gent's
furnishing doods, clothmd, shoes, huts, etc., ha re made
a leap downivard. These goods must be sold, befon
ire start to market.
Today’s rlarket.
Young men, unsteady; girls,
lively and in demand; papas, firm
but declining; mamas, unsettled
and waiting for other bids; coffee,
considerably mixed; wheat and
grain better than barley; eggs,
quiet but expected to open shortly;
whiskey is still going down; on-
ions, strong; boots and shoes,
those on the market are soled
and are constantly going up and
down; silver, close but not close
enough for us to get hold of it.—X
Genuine Mason’s Fruit jars with
porcelain lined tops for sale at J.
P. Valentines’.
Have Hutch, the barber, to cut
your hair and give you a slick, easy
shave. At Bud Day’s old stand
north side public square. Also agent
for best laundry in the state.
What most people want is some-
thing mild and gentle, wb^n in
need of a physic. Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets fill the
bill to a dot. They are easy to
take and pleasant in effect. For
sale by D. F. Clark.
For sale, a nice home for some
homeseeker. The place composes
of a large four-room residence, well,
sistern, barn, out-houses, etc., sur-
rounded by 100 acres of land. Part
of same is under cultivation.—Ap-
ply at once to P. R. Clark, Canton,
Texas. ____
The laws of health require that
the bowels move once each day and
one of the penalties for violating
this law is piles. Keep your bow-
els regular by taking a dose of
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets when necessary and you
will never have that severe pun-
ishment inflicted upon you. Price,
25 cent8. For sale by D. F. Clark.
--.asssnn.,,
.^local news. E
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' ther delightful singing was
dthe Baptist church Sunday
"igbt. _____________
Just received one car of newly
ground high patent flour.—J. P.
Valentine.
e, and cheerfulness soon
og) f-) isappear when the kid-
T-Gm, neys are out of order
Hl"pHeor'discascd.
rA Kidney trouble has
-4g- become so prevalent
gling, sallied forth Monday night Pentisost. The result of the meet-
for Clyde Peace, the
Mr and Mrs. J. J. Starnes vis- save by hard and close application
i ted in Grand Saline yesterday. to work.
.. .___________.
C. H. Hubbard and family re-
turned Tuesday from Mineral
at Mrs. Jesse Smith’s and stealing meeting and we have established
glimpses of “boogers” on the way camp ground and
I till they passed the Baptist church a
Esquire Richardson is authority Say Canton is dead? "Oh death
-n-m-aane-It . anan--*-
Write or call on A. Collins,
Canton, Texas.
Some men fritter and waste their
lives in wanting to do something
remainder of the week. Great
good is being done, and already
more than forty converts have
united with the church.
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Sanders, M. G. Free State Enterprise. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1901, newspaper, August 29, 1901; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585465/m1/3/?q=negro: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.