Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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Burleson Countu Ledger
W. W. RANKIN. Editor and Publisher
T. C. HOUSTON, Assistant Manager.
Entered at the Host Office at Caldwell, Texas,
as second-class mail matter.
ADVERTISING RATES:
One insertion -JOc per inch
Liocal readers lit cents per line each insertion.
All advertising run until ordered out.
Subscription Per Year $1.50
Three mouths 50c, Six months 75c.
(Invariably in advance)
Whenever y«>u hear a tow:
8p<>kt-n well of you may know that
its citizens are on the same plane
as its reputation.
When you think you have reach-
ed the point of human pertec ion; it
is time to back up and take a fresh
8tsrt, You need it.
It can b** truthfully said that Cald-
well has more automobile* than
any other town its size in the state,
which g« en to show that our citizens
are more prosperous than other
parts of the country; and tln.t they
believe i n enjoying themselves
while they are here and not piling
up their money s misers, which
they cannot take with them when
they leave this world.
Remember that from now on The
Ledger subácription is $1.50 a year
If you failed to take advantage of
our off r up to October 1-t as iLe
majority of our readers did. it is
your fault and not ours. If you fail
to get the papei next week, y> u
know also that you owe us over SI
and that we would like to have it
without placing your account in
the hands of a collector, which we
will have to do unless you come in
and pay in the next few da\s.
Reports from all over the cotton
belt show there i* no hope of a top
crop and therefore the price should
go higher, and we wouid not be
surprised to see 18 cent cott n be-
fore Christmas. Farmers as a rule
are out of debt now, and are ab<e
to hold the balance of their crop
for better prices and in many patt*
of the state they «re doing it, how-
ever, here it is being sold almost as
fast as it is ginned, people «round
here being satisfied with the price
being paid.
The streets of our city are crowd
ed with shoppers from the rural
district* daily now and our mer-
chants are all doing a thriving busi-
ness. Our farmers have learned
that they can get hs much or more
for their mo iey ruht in Caldwell
than they can get for it anywhere
else, consequently, are spending it
with home people, which is right.
When we have no money our home
merchants sell us on time and it is
our duty to spend our money with
theqi when we have it.
MR. JOHNSON SAYS
At the County Fair last week, I
spent some time watching the work
of a lot of traveling subscription
agents who evidently visit all the
fairs. Their business is to tackle
tne farmers who «re there and
make th¿tn a present of a fountain
pen, razor, pair of spectacle*, or
something else of the kind, if tney
will subscribe for certain farm pa-
pers and magazim s.
Why people patronize these trav-
eling subscription a-euts at ail is a
mystery to me, as you can always
subscribe for any first-class publi-
cation from your newspaper pub-
lisher or any «.t the local agents
who .ive in the county and sp nd
their money here, and who ure
known to be respondióle. It is es-
timated that the people of this
counhy are swindled our o' more
than a million dollars a year by
Traveling Subscription Ciooks wh >
tlock to fairs, carnivals, or any place
a ciowd assemble-.
Some of these agent- are perfect-
ly honest, but the only way you
can be sure is to refuse t<> pay mon-
ey to any agent you d not know,
until he proves «hat fv is all rigbt.
He can do this, to \our satisfaction,
by taking his credentials t> the
nearest deputy sheriff or constable,
and have him investigate them and
give the agent a note to ih^ effect
that they are all right, Ciedentials
are easily taked and one of your
Iccal poiic- officers should pass on
them before you accept them as
authentic.
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Gen. Caranza has showed his
weakness again in demanding the
immediate withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico while Commis-
sioners from both Mexico and this
country were trying their best to
sett le ti e differences between the
f
two at New London. Now he huts
in and orders his CommisHoners to
discuss nothing but the withdrawal
of American troops. Thenext tiling
he know* be will be getting what
he has long deeded, a good thrash-
ing. Villa is again showing consid-
erable torce in Mexico and Curan-
za's power is waning, and the
American government is ¡ < t h im>
to withdiaw her troops until some
stabie government is pnt up in
Mexico.
With the passing away last Fri-
day of three of the pioneei citizens
of our county whoes nges ranged
from seventy years up to < igbty,
odd, three more g od men have
gone on to join the great throng of
h* roe* of the confederacy. All were
good men and much beloved 0y our
citizens and they will be greatly
missed.
What ¡) i 'li tshould h i if we
could g«t tí i -i,- H just one single
week wit ou* o i tig a smutty re-
mark about sn.'vf «o id w™ an.
Get Your School
Supplies From Us
We carry a full line of tablets,
notebooks, theme paper, text-
books, pencils, pens, ink erasers,
bookstraps, schoolbags. :: :: ::
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ING OUT GOOD BOARDS
Takes time and cost money. There
^ \ will be no need of choosing if you
buy your lumber here. AU our
j boards, beams, etc, are carefully
; selected and fully *easonen. They
work up quicker and with the least
possible waste. They are worth
much more than ordinary lumber,
but v/e don't charge jiny more for
them. 1 hink it over.
Reeves-Noodson Lbr. Co.
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We carry a r ce line of Staple Groceries, Hardware and Farm Imple-
menta, Wagons, Etc.
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We
MATTHEWS' FEED STORE
still have a full stockof OATS, HAY, BRAN
CORN, CHOPS, Cotton Seek Meal, Etc.
Al.so will have a full supply ' Garden Seed, Seed, Cotton Seed, Etc.
Free City
Delivery.
L. Weir Matthews K
New Fall Goods
Our Ne*v Pall Goods have arrived and consist of every
thing you nuedjor fall and winter. Conie in to see us.
V. E. Hersbst
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Rankin, W. W. Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1916, newspaper, October 6, 1916; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168991/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.