The Hereford Brand, Vol. 16, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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The Hereford Brand
VOLUME 16
HEREFORD. TEXAS. THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 1916
NUMBER tt
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LARGELY ATTENDED
Jack ton and Mr«. J oho N. Boyd of i
Amarillo, Mrs. Love lady of Clovis,
Mrs. Will Ferrell of Brownwood.i
aod M F Garrison ot C.eburne, a
brother of deceased.
Tag Day
Om of Hereford's Beat Known Bus-
niness Men Laid te Rett
Last Friday
I That the wind was tempered to
The Funeral of J. E. G. rrison, j the shorn lamb, was again demon- I
who died at Panhandle last Wednes- j strated by the success which crown-
day week, was held at the Presby- j ed the Civic Club's Tag Day vent-
terian church in Hereford last Fri- jure, for tn spite of storm and raio,
day at 3 o'clock, followed by ritual-1 postponements, aod collisions with
istic services by the Masonic order other events, Hereford has had a
at the cemetery. ) tag day with au that tag day means
The services at the church were and the Civic Club has added some
-IZIZZIZL~~ T
j Wanted
10 0 F S POSSESS THB CITY RBW COMMISSION INSTALLS*
Panhandle Association Here joo Wtllta« Koight latere sa Thilt
Strong.
Rebekahs Here
Also
conducted by Rev. W. M. Baker,
pastor, assisted by the other pas-
tors of the town, each of toem tak-
ing part m the service.
Rev. Baker took for his text the
$50 to as exchequer.
If there aie ever any disagree-
able features connected with similar
occasions, such was assuredly not
the case in Hereford. The response
thought embouied in 1st Coiinthiaus wa> s0 hearty, so good natured and
12th verse: '*For now we see So genercus as io create the most
through a g.ass aarsly, but «*en i deUghttui kpirjt 0f good feeling,and
face to face." After giving a short, a general good time wa> enjoyed by
biographic sketch of deceased, he , &oth dono.s and collectors.
spoke of the strong faith always ex- j Thc outi0ok for a civic campaign,
ercised by Brother Garrison that I widespread and far-reaching, is aus-
enabled him to iulij trust where he
picious. The business men and mer
could not see nor iu iy audtrsianc,. cfc,an:s are in line, the women of the
believing that all mystery wou.d be
cleared in that lite that is to follow
tnis. He spoke of his loving devo-
tion to his family, to his brothers
and sisters, and loyal support of bis
pastor in every Christian effort as
superintendent oi the Sunday School,
as teacher and eider his was a con-
secrated service.
Rev. Farmer spoae of his good
work in the Brotherhood, an inter-
denominational organization. His
Christian character was broader
than denomination.
Kev. Henson of the Methodist
church read the Scripture lesson and
Dr. Faris of the Christian church,
led in prayer. A selected choir
rendered "Nearer My God to Thee"
and "Abide Wi.ta Me." Aquer- pro.p.my ,od p«rc,e.,
. . j r w n n everywhere evident in Here
tette composed of Messrs. Broaowell w , „ .
town are interested, and now, since
the finance problem has disposed ot
itself, there is no douot but that
this summer will mark an epech (oi
civic progressiveness.
Hew Family for Hereford
C. E. Sechrist, wife and two chil-
dren have moved to Heretord from
Kansas City, to mane their home.
He has accepted a pcs-tion with the
Hereford Nursery company a d
will take the road is salesman. H*
ts a brother of N. J. Secr.rist, a d
the two expect to sell a lar^e q ian
tity of nursery stock this *> -ason.
Hereford Dreeeing Up
At Once
Cavalry and
Artillery Horses
Five to seven years old
15 to 16 hands high
Weight 900 to 1400
Must be sound and
without blemishes
A.
t_
L. Gibson
Palmer Lumber Company
The Panhandle Association of the
1 O O. F convened bere Wednes-
day morning Kvery incoming
train was loaded with delegates,
whue a great many came in care.
Hereford was prepared to receive
thsm, (he town being gayty decorat-
ed with emblems of greeting
Wednesday morning the prelimi-
nary program at tne court house
auditorium was carried out. In the
atteruo^ n the degree ot Chivalry
w is publicly given. In the eveuing
tne nigh school gave the parade that
was given last Saturday with some
additions. Touignt the bauquet
wul oe given in tne Christian church.
I'he Clovis oaud is turniabiug music "®e c''y shall construct addi*
ite
Term aa Mayor; Aehhreek aad
Card well Cammiaaloaers
The old City Commission met last
Thursday evening and canvassed
the returns cf the city election aad
declared William Knight elected
Mayor, and D F. Aahbrook and J.
H Cardwell commissioners. Oa
Monday the new officers took the
oath ot office and wete installed.
The following resolutions were
adopted
Resolved, by the City Commis-
sion of tne City of Hereford, that it
is tne desire and intention of tha
Commission to secure tne construc-
tion by property owners, of much
needed additional sidewalks; and
to enliven trie occasion, it is esti-
mated that there are JOO delegates
preseut, inc.udiug Rebekatts. I'he
tional street crossings as fast as
financial condition will permit;
Resolved further, that in the
lateness ot Uie hour prevents having I judgment os the Commission, tvo
a complete leport tnis week, out! committees should be appointed, one
wul be given next week. { representing the east side, and the
Press Weigh, .o.eoe Founds °tt,Pr 'hc #,de o( l°*a* ,0 Work
with the Commission in the matter
)n |
I
i
We have hrially got ail our mach-' of «®r,lf,n« ,hc building of more
inery and turniture moved into our I m tt,e r|*y *nd ln sollcit-
uew ouiluing tjur oig press weighs ,nK ProPertV < w<wr« on such streets
10,000 pounds, and is neavy enough ** be <or sidewalk
iu d- any and at. ainds ot pruning, j to construct sidewalks
l o take duwu and set up a printing | *lonK ,h* ProP*rty <J ed b?
press .s no smaii po, aud we cum- ,n 8uch ■trer'" ,0 ,b* eod ,hat ®or#
piiment the t«u youug men, Ben' sidewalks may lie constructed and
Fame ana Joan Cioyd, tor their! 'hat ,he m*y lay "osswgs to
efficiency iu doing this work. Barr- COBB8Ct sidewalks wherever possible.
u.g some delay, we nave not missed
an issue of tne paper, nor tailed to
Resolved further, tnat Carl Gilll-
land and W K. Dameron are here-
HIGH SCHOOL CIRCUS
great day,
its value in
and Powelson and Mesdames R. N.
Mounts and Ezra Norton sang,
"Sometime We'll Understand."
At the cemetery the Masons gave
their ritualistic service. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful.
The attendance at tne funeral
was very large, attesting the high
esteem in which Mr. Garrison was
held in the community. Probably
no man that has passed away in
years here has been more sincerely
mourned.
The following were some of the
out-of-town friends and relatives at-
tending :
ford. The Texas Meat Market wi 1
soon be in newly finished
the White Restaurant s respleaden
with paint and varnish, the Skelton
'store has been completely renovated
while many residences are being
painted and otherwise improved.
This looks good and is good.
• •Dad" Baker Opens New Cafe
; be seen for only Sc.
! All in all, it was a
Show of Unrivalled Excellence aside from the fact of
Staged by Pupils of Here- dollars and cents.
ford High School j The department of domestic econ-
omy, to which the proceeds was
•'A.l 's well that ends well" and given, received in the neighborhood
quarters.' whfn late 3a.urcjay evening the of $50
Miss Pickett, under whose direc-
Mr and Mrs W A. <,r-er,
tioo the event was perfected, and j m,)Ved here recently from
who is directly responsible for
success, is to be congratulated.
School Notee
its
"Dad" Baker, who is well krown
here as a connoisseur in "eats,"
having operated a restaurant here
for several years, has returned from
Stutgart, Ark , and is again at the
P. E. Johnson of Groom, j head of a Cafe on Main Street, next
Mr. and Mrs. Tom -Curry, Mrs. j to the First State Bank.
Automatic
There is always a
circulation of cold,
dry air in the
into
Food flavors can't mix, and you are sure that whatever you put
this refrigerator will come out fresh tasting and appetizing.
Don't make the mistake of buying a refrigerator that hasn't this per-
fect circulation, together with an honest construction that means ice
spectacular demonstration, present-
ed by the high scoool, closed in a
blaze of glory amid the plaudits of
a vast throng of entbusias'ic admir-
e s, it was compens. tion, ample, for
all tne labor, discouraging delays.
; and frustrated p^ans with which Nelia Carter, Susie Lackey and
jt'.ese energetic school people had to Honier {jarnett have returned to
lc'JP*- scftool after several days absence
The parad'-, whi> h heralded the on account of sickness
' big event of 'h- evening, the rea.
ci'cus ar d wild west sn-w. easily
ran*s as tne very oest thing of tne
'kind ever se n in Hereford, not -x-
I cepting those of the famed Mol.i'-
i Hailev sh-ws. It was unique, it
' combtred with its comedy features
! the artistic and beautiful in a way
that was highly pleasing, and h-
best thing aoout it. was, that wnat
was intended to be funny, mo-, hilar-
ously funny, and what was m'er.dei
to appeal to the egth'tic, did so
Tnere was no mistaking tne one for
the other.
The high school orchestra, ir.
catchy uniforms, led the glittering
pageant, addir.g a touch of rea.:\m
to their music by jolting over tr.
-stremely rough streets 10 a c*r.
•hus demcr.i.tra* :ng "The R-.cny
Road to Dub.fn," while the-, p
■ 'Tipperary."
There was no feature of the
parade that was not dirt rir.t.y- - red
itable and out for la-k of spac-
each one wou:d oe given 'he r.M ,r
it deserves. Suffice it to say, now
ever, 'h*t individually, a- d a, <
wnole, it was an unqualified triumph
,nd furr.isne;
enterta nmer.'
within itself. Then in 'he evening
"We went to the animal fair,
The birds aod the beasts were
there,"
and it unquestionably bad the ear
marks of the genuine circus. Trie
red lemonade, the tall woman and
the snail man, the snake charm r.
the fortune teller, the bareoack
rider, all were there, to say notmng
, of the rare zoological specimens, u
ueuver * job, evcu in tae midst ot ; by requested to act as chairmen,
"snop moving," We are ptepared respectively, of the two committees
tc> do all kmus ot punting —no need ! meuuoned and to select and appoint
to send to Amanilo, Fort Worth or
St. Louis—ouy it in fciereturd. Co-
operation is tue iitc or a town
co operate
We
Opens Hospital Room
ho
Dallas,
nave opened a private hospital room
at their residence on B Street Mrs.
Greer is a trained nurse and
well recommended She is a sister
ot ReV R E L Farmer
the other members of their respec-
tive committees, and the two come
mit'eeg, wneu organized, are re-
quested to confer with the commie*
sion in regard to csrryi lg out the
spirit ol these resolutions and con-
ducting a campaign to increase
largely the convenience of sidewalks
wttmn ihe city
Dr L. T Hull, osteopath, of
omes AmariUo, has opened an office in
the Ashnrook-Suggs building, and
will be nere two days of each week,
vim i.i. ukk HKKfCKOftU." Tuesda/s and Fridays.
of mind over riatter
a really excellent
"Hereford Defeated." out with
the determif a'ion (•> '.ry a^ain
Canyon IV, Her-ifjr,i i
Thursday riigot, Apri. JO. the
literary societies ot in- Hi^n School
will stage tae piay " I ne Winning
of Latane." fc-veryone Oe sure to
come Admis. cn <Jic.
Merrill Granger nai re entered
school after an absence of two
months
Harland Lambert was aoiei.t
Tuesday afternoon
Tne r ireus given on tne \cnool
camp..* Saturday m^nt was very
profitable as we., as enjoyab.e. The
(Jepartrnent of ivonom. s realized
abiui $60 proht.
Tne ;racs t-- rr. oo> s are going to!
Amar. lo *>atu to er.ter u.e
mee' to Oe r.eld tr.ee
j.ooo cattle BougQt
Wee* before .«st Hailoway "j.
Poo. L/f Mid.and, soid to Waddeli,
fcusse. & Tucker, of Fort Wo.th,
3,Out) t and > -.Id «teers, for a
sum ar und t>^ > J,000. ^e. very was
made at Mulesnoe Wedr.-s;av, and
tney will srappeo to the Osage
pastu.es. -?lainview New.,
Hon. Rcuocn M. c...erd, candi-
date for Co:igr"ss, *a> in tr.e city
this week as a visiting delegate oi
the Odd Fellows Association, ana j
wniie here spoke t^ tne students of
the public school on some of toe;
national issues. He also talked to j
the voters in a wel -received address. |
B. Renfro is tome from Trent' n, j
Missouri, where ^e was called by
the ilioess of his sister, who ditd a
few hou s after nis arrival.
nim
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natioria
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sp.
When 'he Declaration of Indcpend-
erne %'x'i. 'h<- keynote >i liberty,
American ba'iking oad its inception.
M'i name ;tand higher in the mern
try 'I our riati(>n tiian that of Robt.
M rns, banker and patriot, wno
four, led 'fie nsutution wmch iirianc-
"d Tie W ir '>( 'he Revolution
i' in ri',i too mw h to say that but
for 'nat oana arid the wisdom, cour-
age Ai,(| tttianciai resourcefulness of
•i >un ier. 'he Revotut on wouid
fi.iv- i,."d It ipne d the hand*
oi General Wasriingion through 'bat
iori|< and dreadful war, a'id i<a/e to
< m i Tie money and framed
nto '••fectuai oemg Our
levotion of tnese 'w , men,
! 30i>i I * r
,e I j /h w. "ru e >ut tne gen ua oi Morris
jr.n< ip.e on ruf.n #e nave erected the
■ nas ven 'fie '.rise /ing factor m a.l our
• ageri'-y *na? has o,i up >ur industries and
•' .a. prosperity.
nation
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Western National
Bank
G. A r. Parker. Pres., John W. Sherman, Cashier,
Clifford C. Acker. Assistant.Caabier
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Guthrie, B. F. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 16, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1916, newspaper, April 13, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253851/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.