Caldwell News-Chronicle. (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 19, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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Caldwell News-Chronicle.
OUR AIM IB THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO THE PABMIM AMD WOBKIMO PEOPLE OP BDILNOM COUNTY.
VOL. XXVll.
CALDWELL, BURLESON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1906.
NO. 22.
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FREE!
Phone 66.
A two-storv house will lie given away. Coupons at Gramm's Drug Store. Contest begin* Monday, October 22,'06. Indian Peach Chewing Gum is
** ~ ^ 1 ^spepsia Tablets, guaranteed, 10c and 50c. A swell line of Dolls, Combs,
ipes and Tobaccos. Score Cards half price. Burnt Leather Post Cards 3 for 5c.
the latest, 5c. Havana St.iclf Cigars, 10c cigar for 5c. Swan Root D;
Brushes, Vasds, Albums, and Medallions just arrived. A new line of
CHAS. ORAriMi
Leading Druggist,
Caldwell, Texas,
Phone 66.
REJOLVtD!
that Jo«t pcoput oont kho\j mow r0
DatJr THCM*/fLVEJ. WHY Donr THEYJmr
COME TO us ? WC CAN J MOV/ YOU THC B€ IT
CLOTMÍÍ N/UL JTYltJ AND QUALIJlt?
fot. Twe utajf none*, ano scud Ku away
LookikjC AJ íadíricd AS You tccLthc
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EVERY ADV/ANTACC IN &1//INCSJ OR. I
jooai Life CM*. Thc PoefiiYDWieD
orttfls nt IT trut ?
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YOU CANNOT FEEL ^ATi^riED YOUR. .SELF UNLESS
YOU LOOK ¿AT! ¿FACTOR Y To OTHER J. CAN
YOU THEN TAKE CHANCER ON NOT LOOKING YOUR
bZST? IS HOT THE WAY To &E JURE YOU Do
TH\S TO 60 TO THE &E.ST PLACE To 5UY THE
THIN63 YOU WEAR? CAN YOU TOO MUCH THINK
A&OUT HOW PROPER DREJ-5IN6 WILL HELP Y0UT0
(3ET AND TO HOLD A "POSITION." MANY A GOOD
WOMAN HA«S FAILED TO GET FORWARD JUST BE-
CAUSE HER CLOTHE S WERE AGAIN ST HER. I-SN'T
IT TRUE? IF YOU KEEP UP WITH .STYLE NEWS
YOU WILL FIND WHEN YOU COME TO OUR ¿TORE
THAT WE HAVE THE PROPER THING J FOR DKZSS.
WE MAKE THIS OUR bUS\HlSS. IT PAY.S US.
SATISFACTION 5RINGS A CUSTOMER &ACK, THIS
IS WHY OUR BUSINESS HAS GROWN AND GROWS
ON. WE SHALL NOT HERE TELL YOU OF THE
MANY PRETTY THINGS WE HAVE FOR YOU--ONLY
REMEMBER THIS, THAT IF YOU COME To US FOR
THE RIGHT THINGS TO WEAR YOU CAN FIND THEM
--RIGHT IN QUALITY, RIGHT IN STYLE, RIGHT IN
PRICE.
....A COOK BOOK PRE!:.
What to cook .<n«l how to conk aro tin* questions th.it interest all
housewives. That vou may have a reference hook of value, we
have made arrangements with the publishers of the "Perfection
Cook Hook" for a limited number ol this valuable book, which con-
tains 'Mi pages, I. ■■"'•() recipes tor cookiny, valuable tables tor use in
tlii kitchv n, and a vari ty of items of interest to every woman. On
account ol the cost of this book we do not have them for promiscuous
distribution, but will be pleased to present you with a copv if vou
will kindly call and give us your name and address.
RESPECTFULLY.
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IHUniHTK rAMIIMIR filtfS hliUllitC
IIUVWIIWL vVrirwlHJ 111 VflUKIWIW*
Something Nut be Me la R*|ari to WMcr
Supply and Fire Protection Other-
wise lates Will be Increased.
The insurance agents of Caldr
well are in receipt of several
letters from the insurance com-
pañíes concerned in the recent
(ires, giving notice tbat unless
something is done to guarantee
plenty of water in the future
for fire purposes the town will
be placed in the fourth class
insurance rates. These letters
are all of about the same nature,
and as a sample we publish the
following to Mr. J. A. Gray,
from the Phoenix Insurance
Company:
Houston, Tex.. Oct. 16, 1906.
Mn. J. A. Gkay, Agent,
Caldwell, Texa*:
Dear Sir—Referring to there-
cent conflagration at Caldwell,
Texas, in which the insurance
companies suffered a loss of
over $17,000 of which my com-
pany, the Phoenix of Hartford,
was interested to the exteu of
$3300, I do not think the total
property loss could have been
less than $40,000, absolutely con-
sumed and lost to your town,
and all clue to the p^gügcncc of
the water works, for from in-
formation I received when I ad-
justed the Phoenix losses, 1 un-
derstand the water works' ele-
vated tank was empty, and the
pumping houses' boilers without
steam.
Had the elevated tank con-
tained the water it should have,
I firmly believe the fire could
have been confined to the build-
ing in which it originated, with
a loss of a few hundred dollars,
whereas the companies were
compelled to pay thousands of
dollars on account of the inex-
cusable negligence of some one.
The Pbornix of Hartfo *d has
granted the town of Caldwell,
ratesusually gi ven to second class
cities, under the presumption
that in case of fire, there would
be abundant water, and a re-
liable tire department to control
same, instead of which the re-
cent tire demonstrated tbat the
facilities of Caldwell were not
any better than a fourth class
town, which has no protection.
I therefore take this occasion
to say that unless the city of
Caldwell makes some effort to
provide an abundant supply of
water at all times to suppress
tires, I shall be under the neces-
sity of recommending to my
company that the town be placed
on a fourth class basis, and as
far as the Phoenix of Hartford
is concerned, that rates be ma-
terially increased.
1 hope vou will take this mat-
ter up with the citv officials as
well as discuss it with your good
citizens, and advise me what we
may expect in the future.
As Mr. M. L. Womack also
represents thc Phoenix in Cald-
well, I am addressing him a sim-
ilar letter today.
Yours truly,
ÍÍIÍO. U. Hartwkm.,
Special Agent.
This is a matter that has
been often called to the atten-
tion of the people of Caldwell, in
urging a better fire equipment,
|and heartier support for the
fire company, and tbe stat ment
bas frequently been made tbat
rates would be raised some.day
unless something was done in
this line. Tbe citizens have
probably passed this by as news-
paper talk in the past, but now
tbat it gets directly in touch
with their pocket books to the
amount of nearly $4000 per year,
perhaps tbe gravity of tbe situ-
ation will be realized.
According to the agents here,
a change from tbe second-class,
as thc town is now rated, which
is on a parity with towns having
a paid fire department, and is
lower than most towns in Texas
considerably larger than Cald-
well, to a fourth-class rating,
means an increase of nearly
fifty per cent, in the premiums,
and on about $9000 to $10,000
premiums paid in Caldwell every
year, will mean about $4000
paid out for no benefit, and
merely because this matter of
fire protection has not been
properly handled. If your in-
surance is costing you $100 per
year, it will mean $140 if the
rating is changed. And it also
means that if the rate is ever
raised it will be a long time be-
fore it can ever be lowered.
The cit) council already has
the question of a water supply
under consideration, and is try-
ing to gel at a remedy, and a
meeting of the citizens of Cald-
well is called for this evening at
8 oclock at the court house to
discuss the question, and de-
vise some way to prevent the
raise in rates, and to increase
the tire tightiug equipment and
insure water at all hours in thc
future. Every citizen who pays
insurance is interested in this
matter and should be on hand
tonight at the hour mentioned.
Ti hkkys—A spot cash mar-
ket for them in any number.
21-tf J. C. Baknktt & Co.
Wine of Cardui at Clramm's,
( bottles for $5.00.
VOLNEY.
Voi.nkv, Texan, Oct. lt>.
EdiTok nkwb-CHNOKici.it:
W. C. Ivy was sick a day or
two this week.
Mrs. J. R. Groceand daughter,
Miss Lela visited relatives at
Lone Oak Sunday.
J. H. Royal and W. C. Ivy
paid Mound Prairie a visit Sat-
urday.
Miss Ann Flanagan visited
relatives in Somerville last week.
Miss Bert Thomas visited
relatives here Sunday.
J. R. Mates and wife, of Lvons,
paid relatives here a visit Sun-
day.
J. C. Flanagan had business
in Caldwell Monday.
11. C. Arnold and Seth Groce
visited Somerville Saturday.
Joe Eubanks and Jack Nix
paid Lyons a visit last week.
Pi.ow Buy.
I, i quo/one at Gramm's drug
store, •> bottles for $5.00.
Two Residences For Stic.
Two residences one block from
town for sale. Thc most con-
venient location to business in
the city. One 7-room and one
t-rooui adjoining ¡.til property.
Apply to Homi.i; I.v.ikin.
COTfON RECEIPTS.
The receipts of cotton at tbe
different yards for the week
ending Thursday noon are a
follows:
Byl'AKK HA I.KB.
Hale & Al ford 800 bales
J. O. Schiller 184 bales
W. F. Gay 122 bale
Total for week 11<X> bale*
This week last year... 227 balea
The receipts of cotton at the
different yards to yesterday this
season are as follows:
squank balks.
Hule A Alford 5 15 bales
J. O. Schiller 1503 bales
W. F. (iay 1228 bales
Total for season sou. bales
Last season 5901 bales
MCCtMW HAW * MCfJPTS.
The total receipts for the past
six years for fiscal years end-
ing August. 31, taken from rail-
road shipments, have been as
follows:
Crop of 1S07-8 7216 bales
Crop of 1898-9 119h5 bales
Crop of 1899-1900..♦ 13007 bales
Crop of 1900-01....t 8589 bales
Crop of 1901-02 S(i72 bales
Crop of 1902-03 57fc'4 bales
Crop of 1903-04 8084 bales
Crop of 1904-05 8800 bales
Crop of 1905-06 .... 9299 bales
•In estimating totals, two round
bales arc c unted equivalent to one
square bale.
Why have a dirty. dandrulT head,
when Hooper's Tetter Cufe is guaran-
teed to eliminate dandruff and clean
y nir head.
We have a large lot of Burnt
Leather Post Cards that we are
selling at two for five cents. Be-
sides these we have a fine as-
sortment of Comic Post Cards,
and thirteen or fourteen Cald-
well views.
Stone «St Hitchcock.
Needs of the A. & M. College.
Bryan Eagle.
President Harrington of the
A. and M. College is still in
daily receipt of numerous appli-
cations for places for students
in the A. and M. College not-
withstanding his published state-
ment, made more than a week
ago, that no more could be taken,
regardless of their qualifications.
The applicants frequently men-
tion this anouncement of tbe
president and ask if any vacan-
cies occur that they be notified.
Some students who are there
for the first year, being «o well
pleased, have taken up the mat-
ter with the president of en-
deavoring to get places for their
brothers or other relatives,
while in some instances parents
have accompanied their sons to
the college in the effort to >jet
them in. This crving need of
the institution should certainly
make it apparent to the next
legislature that something must
be done to aid the college in
caring for the demands for prac-
tica! education.
Ready for Business.
My new building is now com-
pleted and new tools and stock
have arrived, so am ready for
your work. Will especially ap-
preciate your trade just now,
and also a settlement of all ac-
counts as soon as possible.
H. C. Cl vnk.
So.mi 1111 n ' Ni.w Just arrived,
a new line • f Silver Vases, on
display it (. t «. .u > (i r c*
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Joiner, R. Lee. Caldwell News-Chronicle. (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 19, 1906, newspaper, October 19, 1906; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169616/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.