The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1897 Page: 1 of 10
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The Caldwell News-Chrónicle.
VOL. XV1I1.
CALDWELL, BURLESON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1897.
Caldwell Cannot Afford to Let the Larger Towns Drain
NO. L
Realizing the responsibility resting upon me to hold the
money spent for
Furniture,
(Within Caldwell's legitimate territory) at home, our people
being wideawake and intelligent, Í have adopted the method
of meeting even their CUT PRICES, freight added.
I know our citizens are anxious to leave their CASH at
home (provided they can do us well). So we invito you to
lii in, pictuies of pieces of Furniture you want.
If I can't sell you as cheaply don't buy of me. But I WILL
meet, their prices-
The Cleburne Herald bee en*
l Í«)iis* on l'riees on my Kitch-
en Safes aiM $4.0:) and $->.00
you pay half the freight.
Mv prices are 8-1.00 and
s i..*>!), .lo'.inston paying the
freight.
•\ nice He<l Room Suit 20x24
Imported He vol Mirror o(i
Dresser, Med -.Mifeet .2 inches
high, Washstand top lS.vtfQ
for $12 00. V<tu pay freight..
ti'Miiiine Reversible Smyrna
Hut,'* ISx'.J(i.?l.")0 21xoI,$2.00
:)(>x72, $3.00.
Tiie above are Houston pri-
ces Johnston paving freight..
iliMnonihiir those CUT I'lM^KS arc made for
j.t C ASH OHSTL"^"!
POSITIVELY, will not charge at úricos above.
. W. JOHNSTON
1'. S. In Mattings my patterns are tho latest. Prices Lowest.
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
Washington, 1) C., May 16 —
Tbi poní > lBcf« (Impartin -nt has
eenl cut an inspector to inv**ii-
gate and rep >rt upon the working
of the rural free ruail delivery s •
tew, experimenta to teed the ad
van tag >s of which are i ow beiug
made in various pans of ibe
country. This week th* in«p c or
visited Jeflsisin county, Va..
where the experiment h-is be*n
going on for some time. He re-
porta that it íb giving great sutis-
faction to thn farmers, great num-
bers of whom are erecting boxes
et tbeir own expense along the
roads of Ihe county in order that
they may enjoy the full advant-
ages of the increased facilities af-
forded them for communication
with the outside world. The mail
now collected in the rural districts
of Jefferson county haa increased
from an insignificant amount to a
respectable quantity. The mail
for delivery has also increased
proportionately. Another inter-
toting f;*r:t roted by the insp-dir
,Is tl-it farmers wh > have h<rei'o-
f<>ra contented themselves with
weekly papers are n>w taking
dailies.
The roportw fro-n tlm postmaster
at <'iiro. Mo , ani from patrons of
the postal service in Riudolph
county, which uow ba« rural free
delivery, are to the effect that it
is a great benefit Tbo rural free
delivery in Randolph o unty cov-
ers an area of thirty-six miles.
Three carriers serve a population
oí over 1000.
The only complaints that have
been received of the rural free de-
livery servico come from the
country storekeepers. With a
daily delivery there is not the in-
centive for the farmer to go to
town onoe e week and spend the
day as has been his custom. The
trade of the country store-keeper
suffers accordingly. Congress has
voted an appropriation of $50,000
for the continuance oi ihe experi-
ments. During the coming year
8apt. Macbin saya that he ex-
pects to improve the service by
taking advantí go of fhc ideas cug-
W1LL THERE BE TROUP LEÍ
not be denied. Tf at last, vigor h
to replace indifference and our 1
rights in the premises ara to be as-
serted, the public will hail the
change of policy witii patriotic
enthusiasm.
1 tost.
Houston I'osi.
Iit possible that at last our
relations with Spain and Cuba are
to assume an acute orcritioal char-
acter? After settling down to the
c mvictiou that no clash between The powers sat us a
Spain and the United Slates wasjf)r interference when
likely to occur over the Cuban : tempted to handle the
question, are we, all at once, to 1 question in Turkey. Not
be ushered into the midst of stir
ring events and an exciting and
dangerous situation?
To attempt relief of the Cuban
euflarers will unquestionably of-
fend the haughty spirit of the
Spaniards and lead to complica-
tions of which no man can see the
end. Will Spain resent the inter-
ference? Will serious internation-
al troubles urisa? These are per-
tinent questions as matters are
now developing and may well
challenge the sober consideration ¡ main in doubt. It begins now
of this country. That the Wash-1 to look more like light was break-
iugton government has heretofore 'n6 over Cuba than at any time
acted without due regard for tbe f°r years past. Amerioan in-
protection and interests of i'.s own terfereuce is probable and war is
citizens in Cuba, to say nothing of possible—but the .United States
! claims uj on it oí humanity, can & ave r othirg to//
precedent
they at-
Armenian
ono of
the great European nations can
consistently offer an objection to
any effort by us to bring order out
of the chaos in Cuba and put a
s'op to the butchery and suffering
in that island. It is hardly pos-
sible that any one of the powers
will feel called upon to take any
notice of our policy toward Cuba.
Spain and the United States will
i be left to settle their own dispute,
'and if the worst oomes to the
' worst the is me wiil not long re-
tered its fifth year of
It is an eight page newsy paper.
In announcing the birthday the
editor explains:
The paper has had rough sail-
ing and at timss has been nearly
swamped by adverse waves, but
she bids fair to keep her sails fly
ing. The subscription of a large
number expires with this issue.
Will you kindly ootne up and re-
new so as not to mise an issue.
Wrt are in for the war and at alt
times you will find us ready for
the fray. Forward, march.
The Tyler Courier discovers
the benefits of fruit farming and
submits figures to show what East
Texas can do:
a small farmer near Tyler oq
about oue acre in strawberries has
already sold 8300 worth ofberries;
and will take in from this patch
about $100 more. He hae a small
peach orchard and expect* to gtt
9150 for the fruit that is already
in i-ight. This givea him $550,
and he has ample time in which
to make other money. Other peo-
ple are making cotton and trading
on lime.
The Denison Herald offers this
criticism oí an otlioer of Fort
Worth:
in assessing punishment upon
p culprit yester fay morning in the
city court tbe judge remarked:
"1 li.u: you #25, «rid had it been
my wii* you insni'ed I would
LaV*) killed you." Pretty strong
language for a jurig* on tbe b-nch.
The Paris Advocate offers a
suggestion for thosu who live in
dry towns:
Tue Meade col I Ht">rage bill has
become a law. People who live
in local option precincts will now
have to drink a. the drug store or
irjiü a boot leg.
Caldwell is in a local option
precinct, but our splendid syatem
of water works fully meets all
needs lor drink cf man and beast.
If you aro tbirsty come to Cald-
well.
Th« Williamson County Ban:
The Texa* railroad commission
last week gra.vely listened tD testi¡
mony showing that reductions in
freight rates aever benefitted the
producer—in fact, the witnesses
thought the price of produoe inj
variably fell with freight reducg
tions. Th« witnesses were, of
course, railroad agents and other
parties interested in having freight
rates increased, but if their con*
tentions ean be demonstrated to
ba true there will not be mnoh
more use for the commission in.
this state.
And now the Standard Oil Trust
has England completely in ite
grasp a/id the London Press !•
making & ¿owl. It deolares the
Standard has frozen out every in-
dependent oil onoern and secured
entire control of the oil producing;
wells. Parliment is asked to leg*
islate on the question. The con-
test between the trust and Eog-
land will be watched with oiose
interest. The Britishers have a
nut on hand to crack, which dis-
counts the Transvaal matter or
the Venezuelan question.—Waoo
Telephone.
Press and Printer: An Indiana,
editor has won a suit against a de-
linquent subscriber "who hid
never - ordered the paper," but
| who, it was shown, had regularly
called for it aud had taken it oai
of the poatot&oe for two years.
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Hutchings, E. P. & Rust & Joiner. The Caldwell News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1897, newspaper, May 20, 1897; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169154/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.