The Seymour News (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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Her First Case.
BY H. L. FINER, AUSTIN, TEXAS.
this story shares first prize in stort
contest in the sunny south.
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CDap of Seymour,
George Brandou, an experienc-
ed advocate, had jnst married a
female graduate of the law school
who had demanded as a part of
her marriage contract that she
should have an office adjoining
her husband's. Next morning
after the wedditog; she and her
husband were found at their res-
pective desks as separate and in-
dependent attorneys. The new
Mrs. Brandon was sitting in her
office m the ecstasy of her long-to-
be-gratified and now fulfilled am-
bition, when ehe overheard from
George's room a female voice:
"Where is your wife?" which
drew Mrs. Brandon at once to the
keyhole just in time to bear "I
don't want her to hear what I've
got to say to you," and which
somewhat unnerved the new law-
yeress. She would have beard a
good deal more, but for a knock
at her own door, which banished
her rising suspicions in the pros-
pect of a client of her own. After
about an hour Mrs. Brandon's
client left the office, and finding
that George was also now alone
she broke into his room with:
"George, dear, I have been a
little nervous over something I
heard in a female voice in your
office. Who is it that has secrets
with you that I must not hear?"
"Why, dearie, it was only a
client, that's all."
"Well, do all of your clients
have mysterious things to com-
municate, and am I to never know
them?" asked the pretty wife.
"Most of them, that is, some* of
them do, but I am sure I am quite
■willing to tell you everything
about it. The lady was Mrs. Selt-
zer and—"
"Mrs. Seltzer! Why, George,
how queer tijat is!"
"Yes, a Mrs. Seltzer who is silo-
ing for divorce," he continued.
"0, you are a dear fellow; it was
silly of me to listen, but I couldn't
help it, dear. But this gives me
the funniest thing in all the world
to tell you. You sny that was
Mrs. Seltzer, and that she want® a
divorce and has employed you to
secure it?"
"That's what I said," answored
George.
" "Well, if that isn't the queerest
coincidence; my client was Mr.
Seltzer and he has employed me
to prevent the divorce, and I'm
going to do it."
, "I verily believe you will, dear,
for I admit I have no evidence,
but it is a lawyer's duty to do hie
best for his client, and I am going
to do that. The case is set for
this afternoon at two, and I have
already written down here the
names of men who can be secured
for the jury, so that you need not
trouble about that."
"That's a dear fellow to take
that responsibility off of me. Oh,
this is,just going to be splendid!
Yon see we get all the fees on
both sides! I believe this the
happiest day of my life! Just
graduated, just married, just en-
tered my profession, and got a
case the first day! Splendid!
Perfectly grand! And I'm just
eare to win, for I've got all the
law and evidence on toy side! I'm
eure your client is a horrid old
mapping-turtle !?r
"Indeed, dear, she, is a beauti-
ful woman, and she is determined
to have that divorce, though I
admit to you privately that I see
no chance for her! Get your things
and let's go to luncheon; the case
it Mt for two, remember v Mrs.
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Showing the trade territory tributary to it. Seymour
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territory here shown, being the nearest R. II. point.
All that country West and Southwest is the
trading territory of Seymour.
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Change Cai<s at Wichita palls;
Take the tttiehito Valley f^iailcuay to Seymout*.
Seymonr is altnated 180 roilos northwest from ft. Worth; is thn terminus of tlio Wichita Valley railway and is the county neat, #f Baylor enmity. It in hnnntifnlly iocntod oil thn east bnnl: of
the Bra hop river and is the center of the wliaat. region of Toxua. Will command trade from more than a dftsou counties sarroundinu, bosidos all the great Country in the Kraut Northwest and Nn*
Mexico. Seymour has the fin rat huildiiiK atone in the state, In the (jreatost abundance, cropping out along the banks of tho river. Very rasy to quarry. She liiw otwot the finest mid most hVi t*
stantial conrt hoase in in tho stato, un iron brid«o spanning tho Brazofe, numerousstone houses completodund ocoupied, a two story stono buult building dosUui* uboat $20,000, The present r,oiui"
lation of Seymour is about 1000, • Good water can bo had in ail parts of town by digging wells from 111 to BO foot deep. '
The elevation of the city of Seymour is about 1500 feet above soa level. The atmosphero is light and dry; thorn is no malaria or natural cnusos for filrkness, Wo harn good schools v„l
churches. Ourtown is rapidly filling up and pricoH of rent estate are gradually advancing. You cannot make n mistike. Invest in town lots now and you are snrn of n hi,- profit in Ipsa tin'!«
six months, bocause we hold the location for a railroad and irrigation center, Just look on the mnp of Texas und judge for yourself. First, the Wichita Valley J{y. will probably build t> tl '
sonthwest, also to the Northwest from this place.' We have good reasons to beliove that tho following railroads will ftoms to onr town'. Tho Houston <ft Toxas Central, «r Wuoo branch is I ii'lli t !
Albany and some time in the future will be continued northward, perhaps to Vernon, in that ovent it will undoubtedly pass .through Heymonr. We can safoly rely on either Dnltas or F t W ■ '
(and porhaps both cities) building railroads into our town, on routeto Albuquerque. New Mexico. The W. M. W.4N. W.from Mineral Wells, Texas, issnre to come here thisywnr Hhould'n <'
liock Island Uy. come to Wichita Falls or Honrietta our town will be greatly benefitted. Tho facts are we have bottcr pro*pocts of u railroad center than Ft. Worth had fourteen yours iwto and 1 t'-
tor prospect for bnilding a big city. " . i j -
Baylor county is mostly fino agrionitural land, being on either side of tho Brazos and Big Wichita rivers. It is *onf ly rolling and undulating prairio, enfflclcnt tlmbor for fuel for fr
to como, soil is dark and chocolata loam, onsy to wwk. is deep and very rich, apparently inexhaustible, und will produce all kinds of small grain to perfection. The yield of when! j* f . *
thirty-five bushels, oats 40 to 60 bushels per acre, barley, rye, millet, sorghum, otc. in proportion. Tho yield of corn is enormous whouevor the seasons are suitable from 40 to fiC H TT w y'''
Unimproved lauds can bo bought from $2 to (C per acre, on easy terms. Onr connty. as welt an the adjoining country, has filled up rapidly, still there are t housauds of good soh'ool T Zi !"■ 7
may be purchased from the State for $3 por aoro on 40 years time, only one-fortieth being required in cash, all other paymonts inuy b« deferred for forty years provided tho intsr wl 1 h I '
cant on the total purchase price, is paid each yoar, all of which is deposited in tho Treasury to the credit of tho Free Wcliool fund of th state, thns making a munificent provision "f ' , . ' '"'r
rising gouoration. 1 or ® IucnUllKt"'f,
Shonid yon desire farther information, write as and we will gladly furnish it
THE NEWS, Seymour, Texas.
TO THE DEAF.—A rich lady,
cured of her deafness and noises in
the head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial
ear drums, gave $10,000 to his inoti-
tute,. so that deaf people unable to
procure the ear drums may have them
free. Address no. 11,271. The Nich-
son Institute, 780, 8th avenue, N. Y.
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Barber, George P. The Seymour News (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1900, newspaper, April 6, 1900; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235246/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.