The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1911 Page: 1 of 12
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Voi.UMli XI
ALTO, TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 27, t9ir
Numjm r.
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If you are a new resident here,
you arc probably looking for a bank
that will be as satisfactory as the one
you left. THE ALTO STATE is the
bank you are looking for and will be
as good or better than your old bank.
THE ALTO STATE BANK
M. C. Parrish, President.
LUFKIN MAN CAME ACROSS 244-Carat Diamond Pound.
\\f. L. 01- Bill Chesnut has Ne.v York, April 24.—
done gone and done it—he lias! Maiden Lane importers of dia^
had his whiskers removed, the mouds have just learned of the
ones he has been wearing fori finding of a diamond weighing
lo, these years. It was a flow-1 244 carats in Johannesburg,
ing beard, one that he was
proud of, but the city of Luf/
k'n went dry, as everybody
knows, and the gentleman re-
ferred to had already promised
to do it when whiskey \yas
voted otii—T/tifkin News.
Notice.
I will have A. K. Hawkes
Sc C )• Optician in my store
two days—May 81 h and 9th.
Come and have your eyes test.-
el by a conipetant optician.
Don't forget the date.
F. B. GUINN.
South Africa. It will rank as
one of the half dozen largest
and most valuable jewels in
the word.
Reports have also, reached
Maiden Lane of a rjisli to a
new diamond field in the
Western Transvaal section of
South Africa. The new field,!
called the Bl< emhof, already
has a population of 300 whites.
You ought to see those new
and npto/date pants just re-
ceived at Burnett's.
PARK NAMES.
Kanlatppo Park,
East Inn,
Mallery Cherokee P^rk
Animal Grove Park,
Mallery Warn Park,
Picneer Park,
Knapp Rockland Park,
Cliffy Park,
Huston Park,
K. cS: P. Park,
Zoological Park,
Knapp's Reality Park,
Snnnybrook Zoo Park,
Greenwood Park,
Alto Reality,
Aitonio Park,
Alto Loma,
Bessie Knapp,
Forest Park,
Reality Park,
Park Enterprise,
Percilla Knapp Park,
Palmer Kuappland Park,
The Peoples' Park,
Kuapj.-Oliver,
The Elk Horn Park,
The Elk Park,
Eik Park,
Knapp's Zoological,
Armstrong Park,
Knapp Zoo Park,
Boyd Knappalto Fark,
Kuappland Park,
Pricilla PaiK,
Live Oak Paikj
Knappalio Park,
East Alto Park,
Knapp Elkalto Park, ■■■>
San Jacinto Park.
Park Enterprise,'
Colonial Park,
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Merchant or Workinpan I
are equity \v< I
our bank, an 1
t!ic deposit ho
small, the same
and attc-iilion is
to all.
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ACCOUNT
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and safety on our
banking service.
hecansc we can h
assure von that both
part guarnantee to you the best p 1
CONTINENTAL STATE BANK OE ALTO, TE.yS g
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Charged Witli Death
Juarez Truce Not
of The Price Family.; Approved by Dia
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Corpus Christi, April 21.—
X, W. Elmore, formerly of
Grayson county, was arrested
011 his farm near here this af«-
tei noon by sheriff M. J. Wright
of this county on a warrant
held by R. L. McAffee of
Grayson count}-; charging El-
Mcxico City, April
That the armistice agr.■ ■
on by I" lancisco L Madu
up'
> for
the revolutionists and General
Navarro for the feder.i's has'
not yet been approved by liit:
government and will not be
approved until tlie arrival here
more with murder in connec-1 of a messenger witli dccniiie:it.j
tion with the death of John ! containingthe proposed U nii';.
Price, wife, five children an;'
a young lady stopping with government oiheiaJs to J a;
the Price familyf all of v. hom
was the declaration of highest
Only after careful itTtdy oP
perished in the fire of Pi ice'.-> i the proposed draft of an
rj ^ In Low &
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5^ ^ AND YOU THE WITNESS. ^. V
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% To The Public at Large: ^
On Oct. 15, 1910, we opened up with a new 7
and upto date, both dry goods and groceries and our
y business has grown beyond our expectation,'and to f
yi day take our enormous stock of merchandise, shows to rc
t the buying public that we are here for business, and f
ft are better prepared to serve you than eveF before 011 K
\ cash basis, our goods are bought right and we have f
fcy the prices, for we all know goods well bought are it
Vf half sold, and will state light here, our Spring and J
Summer fabric are up-to the latest designs, all our
departments are full with up-to-date merchandise £
both fancy Dress goo; S Notions, Shoes Hats etc. as ^
well as grocery and feed department, and we ask one
and all to give us a call whether you buy or not, we
sincerely thank the buying public for all business
given us and will ask a continuance of same, prices
"guai a iteed low as the lowest taking into consideration
Ouanity and not Quality. All goods delivered in
the city, phone your wants as we have special low
>T prices to offer six days 111 the week" three hundred
^ and thirteeu days in the year.
A Your to serve and keep satifyed is my moto.
j. W. CARTER
^ THE" LEADER OF LOW PRIBES
home 011 April 14, 1907, in
Grayson county. Elmore is a
prominent farmer here, having
a large cotton farm. He was
indicted by the Grayson coun-
ty grand jury three days ago.
Sherman
agree'
Mitchell Park.
Following are the judges
to J lect the name for the park ^ wjn be take„ ,0
which comes oil Saturday, by gherjff Mu^t|ce
April 29th: Mrs, 1. A. Pal-
mer, W. M Armstrong, W. A.
Muckleroy and B. L. McNeil.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
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Saturday night Tom Addi-
son, a farmer living in the
Wallace Chapel community,
took an extra draught of co-
caine in this city supposedly
for suicidal intent. Heroic
measures were resorted to and
the patient was saved. A sum
of money was made up for him
so it is stated, and a bill of
You can get into the habit
of living peacefully r.nd hap-
pily, and that habit is quite as
difficult to break as any habit
we know of. Let there be 110
long poutings; let there be 110
inent exchanged by the tv.o"
commanders yesterday will
formal ratification he made.
list of contestant,-;.
Miss Mat tie Murphy...
Miss'Julia Mathews....
Miss Ruth G. I.iles. .. .
Mr. Joe Barnes
Mrs. W. W. Wolf
Miss Nettie Black
Miss Mollie Allen
Miss Mary Mercer
Miss Ruth Rion
Miss Bell Durlmi • •..
3.5. ^00
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6,83©
4, IOO
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1,400
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1,000
Miss Ruth Lyles won the'
prize this week as having t' e
the prize being five dollars.
Another count will be mace
next week.
long careless, indifferent fits, most counts iu a week's time,
If little storms arise—and
they will arise—let them le
brief. Don't let us sleep over
it, and wake up in the morn-
i.ig and cudgel our brains to Notice!
remember who nagged last.
This kind of thing is mean, it
is ungenerous and it is sill)'.
groceries-purchased, which he |—Jacksonville Progress.
carried home with liitn.-
kin Daily News.
As the cleaning and ] less'
ing business can rot be suc-
cesif 1 ly conducted on c.cdic
I will be for el to (o duct
same 011 cash bas s. tlirtin.;
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Palmer,' May 1, 1911, : II clothes v ill
"knf- I Little Parish Palmer, son
Promiir&it Veteran Head
San Antonio, April 24.—Dr.
r. J. Largen, aged 70 years,
1 prominent physician and a
Confederate veteran who was
the body guard of General Ca-
bell during the war, died here
yesterday.
is very ill at the time of going
to press.
All kinds ot groceries, good
and fresh, at Agncw's.
have to he paid for before they
leave the shop,
Respectfully,
R. M. Collier.
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I have good,car corn for sale ?
at 80 cents "per bushel. Don't; *
fail to come early. Apply to\<
J. G, Martin, 011 A. S. Cole's
place.
Get your money's worth when you pay 5c
for a DANIEL BOONE CIGAR. Pest 011
eattli for'tlie money. Hand-inade by union
men. Sold exclusively by" ::::::
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Allen, E. E. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1911, newspaper, April 27, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214141/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Cherokee+County%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.