The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1907 Page: 5 of 8
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Milburn wagons at Con-
nolly’s
S. W. Gill and family now
occupy the A. N. Tandy
place.
Try a bucket of that good
coffee 90c at Connolly & Co’s.
Horace Standefer returned
Monday from a two weeks
visit to relatives at Waco.
See that Bargain Counter
at J. T. McConnell’s.
Clyde Alexander returned
Wednesday from a weeks’
visit to Galveston.
Just received a car of Salt
at J. T. McConnell’s.
Barbecue every Tuesday
and Saturday. R. W. Stande-
The Song
of the Hair
There are four verses. Verse 1.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor stops falling
hair. Verse 2. Ayer’s Hair
Vigor makes the hair grow.
Verse 3. Ayer’s Hair Vigor
cures dandruff. Verse 4.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor makes the
scalp healthy, and keeps it so.
It is a regular hair-food; this
is the real secret of its won-
derful success.
The best kind of a testimonial-
“ Sold for over sixty years.”
A Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass.
Also manufacturers of
— _ ? SARSAPARILLA.
/ A1101C PILLS
A Sy & • CHERRY PECTORAL.
When in the market for a
I windmill call and figure with
| Hughes Bros.
The Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., of Bosque'
County will be organized at
Meridian Saturday, Sept. 28,
1907. All Members are re-
quested to be present.
H. B. White shipped 40
head of cattle to Ft. Worth
Monday, and W. H. Gibson
shipped 73 calves.
All the latest and popular
songs can be obtained of Elmo
Alexander at the City Drug
Store.
Just received some five gal-
lon kegs and stone jars of
kraut at Dowis’.
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: Local News and Personals :
• “I know not what the truth may be •
• I’ll tell it as ‘twas told to me.” •
:..........•.............:
Read the Santa Fe ad-
Figure with Connoly for
your Windmills.
Duke Hill is attending a
business college at Dallas.
Millinery opening at Con-
nolly & Co’s Sept. 26 and 27.
Jay Adams, of Valley Mills,
visited in the city Saturday
and Sunday.
Let Dunlap & Cureton
insure your property.
Meridian was blessed with
a nice little shower Sunday
afternoon.
Try. a buckett of that good
coffee, 90c at Connolly’s.
The Academy opened up
Monday with a very good
attendance.
Just received-a carload of
Michigan salt at B.J. Word’s.
B. J. Word has just receiv-
ed a carload of his celebrated
mill products.
Fresh light bread every day
at the City Market.
Dr. J. M. Campbell, of
Goldthwaite, was a visitor in
Meridian this week.
Hughes Bros, have just
received more buggies and
it will pay you to see them
if in the market at all.
fer, the market man. Miss Jacsie Chiles and
brother, Vernon, have return-
Insure your gin in one of ed from an extended visit to
the companies represented by relatives at Honey Grove and
Dunlap & Cureton. Celeste.
Phone us your order for just received at Dowis’ a
pumpkin yams, they are fine, shipment of Armour’s "Veri-
Connolly & Co. best” brand of Pigs Feet, Veal
Albert Cherry, of McGregor, Loaf, Brisket Beef, Hot
was in the city on business Tamalas and Hamburger
several days this week. Steak.
Just received some five gal- Fred Dowis sold his gro-
lon kegs and stone jars of cery business to T. L Brown
kraut at Dowis’. Saturday, who will take
charge Oct. ist.
R. W. Standefer, The Mar-: o _
1 1 ; 1,2 A line offresh assortedcake
ket Man will treat you right and crackers at Connolly &
try him. Avis•
CO'S. ‘
Clyde and Cleve Tandy left Chatlie Richards and Earl
Tuesday for Brownsville their White left hruesaay For
future home. R B White's ranch near
Fresh kraut, 5-gallon kegs Amarillo where they will re-
at Connoly's & Co. main several weeks.
Oliver Frank and Oscar McConnell sells the goods
Cruse, of Walnut Springs, of quality, he stands by them,
visited in the city Sunday. T D: r 1
J J Joe Pinson, of Portales,
New goods coming all the New Mex., is shaking hands
time at ]. T. McConnell’s.
with old friends in Meridian
. - this week. This is his first
B. W. Ammons, of Cran-visit here in five years
fills Gap, was a pleasant caller 7
at this office Tuesday. Go see that splendid as-
sortment of elegant tableware
The Hamilton Brown Shoe at Hughes Bros,
wear longer. Sold by J. T. „ Th .
M.Cnel Hon. and Mrs. Otis True-
iove and children, of Amarillo
, sharpen them free of charge.
All accounts must be paid are visiting her parents, Hon. raters Totdh
on the ist of each month, and Mrs, S. H. Lumpkin, this
No exception to the rule. R. week.
W. Standefer the market man.
Mrs. 0. R. Marshall has
J. P. Williamson, of Iredell returned from a visit to
while in the city attending Moody.
court Monday was a pleasant Carl Odle of Aspermont,
caller at this office. arrived in the city Sunday
-=========----=== and will spend several days
000000000000000 0 visiting his parents, Mr. and
S. Mrs. j. S. Odle.
A SURPRISE
Fred Dowis.
“Meridian’s Leading Grocer.”
6000060000000006
awaits you at this store and its
chock full of good things in the way
of a selected stock of groceries. No
shelf-worn, musty, food products
ever leave this place. No, Sir!
What we dispose of is always high
grade goods and that too, at a general
"cut under price,” You’re safe in
placing standing orders for supplies
with us. We guarantee and stand by
what we sell and that’s why you’re
absolutely safe.
Mrs. T. J. McCamant, of
Aspermont, is visiting the
family of Hon. W. B. Thomp-
Ison this week.
Goto B. J. Word for Ameri-
can Beauty flour, the best on
the market.
I President Roosevelt has
appointed Mrs. R. K. Walton
postmaster at Walnut Springs
to succeed her husband, R.
W. Walton, deceased.
For fresh kraut in five gal-
lon kegs and stone jars see
| Fred Dowis.
Don’t forget that Hughes
1 Bros., will sell you a Samson
windmill at a price that you
can not well afford to pass up.
Miss Addie Russell, of
Ater, is the guest of Rev.
and Mrs. W. J. Mayhew.
For fresh kraut in five gal-
lon kegs and’stone jars see
Fred Dowis.
For Sale—Standard bred
prize winners barred Ply-
mouth Rock cockerels, from
laying strain. Also some
choice Poland China pigs.
J. D. Baird, Meridian, Texas.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. F.
Campbell returned home
Monday. They haye been at
Temple for several weeks
where an operation for appen-
dicitis was performed on
Mrs. Campbell.
AN OLD SOCK....
makes a poor place in which to keep money—you cannot hide it
where it is absolutely safe from thieves or fire, or where it will
not give you constant worry.
(Why not bank your money; keep it safe, yet where a part of it
is available at any time you wish to use it?
“By keeping your money in the bank, you build up your credit;
by paying your bills by check, you have a receipt for each and
every payment, a complete record of your income and expenses.
We furnish check and pass books free of charge.
The “Old Reliable" First National Bank of Meridian
======================================================== MERIDIAN TWENTY-THREE YEARS:----
Miss Hattie Edwards of
McGregor, visited Rev. and
Mrs. W. J. Mayhew Wednes-
dey.
J. J. Rasberry, of Walnut
Springs, was here attending
court Monday, and while here
paid this office a call.
Mrs. Tillie Goodart return-
ed Saturday from the market
where she purchased a large
stock of up-to-date millinery.
Dr. Marshall’s beautiful
home on Main street is near-
ing completion and in a few
more days will be ready for
occupancy.
MR. BUSINESS MAN.
Believing that you are or soon
will be in need of the services of a
stenographer or bookkeeper or
both, we ask to furnish you with
first class help, tor which we make -
no charge. Do not class our
graduates with those of the ordi-
nary business college, for if they
belonged to that class, we could
not have built up our school in
C. M. CURETON
H. J. CURETON
CURETON & CURETON
Attorneys at Law
MERIDIAN, - TEXAS
Office in the First National Bank Building
JAMES M. ROBERTSON
Attorney-at-Law
MERIDIAN, BOSQUE COUNTY, TEX.
seven years to an annual enroll- -
ment of 1000 to 1500 students -
from more than half the states in
the union. We have on our Em-
ployment Bureau list some of the
THE WOMACK HOUSE
J. A. Womack, Proprietor
Only $1.00 per day house in Meridian
First-class accomodations. Your
patronage solicited. :: :; ::
Leroy Farabee returned very best business firms, lawyers,
Sunday from Eulogy where and railroad
he had just completed the which will employ
new public school building.
He will return to that place
managers, many of
none but oui
and erect a residence for
Dude Robinson.
Every man who comes to
us with a job of Blacksmith-
ing, may bring his wife’s,
mother’s, aunt’s or sister’s
scissors along and we will
Every member of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., of Bosque Co., is
requested to be in Meridian
Sept 28, 1907 and assist in
the organization which will
be perfected that day.
Mrs. Tillie Goodart has re-
ceived her fall and winter
stock of millinery and will be
glad to have her friends call
and see her. She is located
upstairs in J. T. McConnell’s
store.
graduates.
The final examinations given
our students of bookkeeping and
shorthand are the same as given
by the U. S. Civil Service Com-
mission or by the best Employ-
ment Bureaus of this country.
Our graduates are so thoroughly
trained in practical work that we
have never had a single failure by
those taking the U. S. Civil Ser-
vice examination, or the hardest
examinations given by an Em-
ployment Bureau, or statutory
court reporters examination.
Write or ’phone us the kind of
helpyou need. Address Employ- ,
ment Department Tyler College.
Tyler, Texas.
YOU CAN VISIT
The Alamo
--AND-
Missions
======= AT ==========
San Antonio
as the
will on ,
Saturday, Sept. 21
Sell round trip tickets
to San Antonio Limited
for return Monday, Sept.
23rd, for
$3.70
See Santa Fe Agent for
further details.
W. S. Keenan, G. Pa.
Galvesthn, Texas.
See That Bargain Counter
at J. T. McConnell’s.
The farmers are storing
considerable cotton. They
hope to get 150 for it.
Just received a car of Pales-
tine salt—barrels and 25 to
loo-pound sacks at Connolly
& Co’s.
When you buy insurance
you want the best. Dunlap
& Cureton represent the old
reliable companies and the
rates are as low as any.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lo-
max and children, of Austin,
who have been visiting his
mother, Mrs- S. F. Lomax,
for the past ten days, returned
home Thursday.
The drouth was broken
this week. We had a light
shower Sunday and a very
good rain Wednesday. This
is the first rain since June
Everything First-Class Reasonable Rates
COLEMAN COTTAGE
Mrs. J. B. Coleman, Prop.
MERIDIAN, TEX,
Conveniently Located Patronage Solicited
TO THE PEOPLE
of Bosque County.
TI am working for the Singer Co.,
and if you want to buy a :: ::
Singer Sewing Machine
on long time and easy payments, or if
you want your old machine fixed up,
write me and I will come and see you .
P. B. BARRY, Meridian, Texas
or Walnut Springs, Texas.
Swilling & Durham's
RESTAURANT
First Door South of I ribune Office
Meals and Short Orders
Everything First-Class
Your Patronage Solicited
leorge P.
21st.
B. J. Word, the grocer; ex-
tends r special invitation to
his friends to visit his store
while attending court. Mr.
Word carries a large and
complete stock of staple and
fancy groceries and his prices
are hard to beat. . He also
has a complete stock to beat.
He also has a complete stock
of fine cigars, tobacco, fruit,
candy, etc. Call around and
see him—he will make it to
your interest.
Robertson
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND LAND AGENT.
Special Rates on
FARM LANDS
Buy and Sell Land
Meridian, Texas.
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune. (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1907, newspaper, September 20, 1907; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1629708/m1/5/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Meridian Public Library.