The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1906 Page: 5 of 6
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The T. & B. V. railway Co.,
are building a large oil tank at
Cleburne and and one at Teague.
Oil burners will soon be installed
on this line and used exclusively.
Another engine purchased by
this road has already been ship-
ped to Mexia and will arrive
shortly. A bran new engine is
to be installed for the passenger
train from Mexia to Cleburne.
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Read A. J. Wagner's clearance
sale ad on first page. Sale be-
gins Wednesday July 18th and
lasts 10 days, closing Saturday
July 29th. The|greatest reduction
ever macif on high grade mer-
chandise. /,
J. Sandford smith has returned
from Rockport where he spent guest Miss Bessie Seals of Bryan
several days recreating. ' , left Wednesday afternoon to vis-
Mrs. T. M. Stroud who has'it their schoolmate in a house
been the guest of her sister Mrs.: Party for a month in Tennessee.
Roy Bennett returned to her! Wells Fargo Agent, *Lyell has
home in Corsicana. 1 received notice that an office has
New Ruby and Pearl rings and ^been established at \ arela.
Studs at Pittman's. I Little Miss Evelyn Bennett is
Mrs. Addie McLendon of Cal- (visititing relatives in Corsicana.
vert who has peen the guest of i Dr> j< Noland Arvin who came
Mrs. Jesse W. McLendon .has j over for the Gaither-Hai'ris nup-
gone to Ft. Worth on a visit to tja]s ]ias returned to his home in
relatives. : Mart.
The editors family are under)
obligations to Mr. J. W
brook of Shanks for some of the to relatives in Wortham.
finest potatoes we have seen. One! . ,T .
... , . + ... Jesse McLendon has purchased
Oi tnem made a good mess lor, 1
, ,, itt „ . lour residence lots where the
our dinner, and Mr. Westbroo.. i _ , , , „ . . i .
, , , i t . \ Reeves hotel formerly stood.
Las lots more just like them. j 17
C. H. Wier, a prominent mer-
chant of Hempstead, spent Tues-
day in Mexia visiting his sister,
Mrs. J. F. Houx.
Karner & Phillips
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child-
, Mrs. Geo. Lanning ami
West-. (]ren have returned from a visit
For Sale— A scholarship in J
Tyler College. Apply-in persons
or write this office.
Prof. Cox of Mart is here to-
day on business.
shortly remove his
Coolidge.
George Pritchard of
The people of Coolidge are go-
famil
Prof. Cox will . , , .
mg to have a big picnic next
| Wednesday, the 18th. You are
invited to attend and enjoy your-
Dati ra i self.
. GRAND : CLEARANCE : SALE.
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Grows in Inteaest Every Day. This Summer's NEWEST MERCHANDISE
at prices that mean exceptional values. It has never been our privilege
to offer you such splendid values in HIGH GRADE MERCHANDISE as in
this present sale. In many cases the SAVING IS 50 PER CENT and over
The following items will quicken your interest in the values offered:
Straw Hats Sn Clearance Sale
3-3 to !-2 Off from Former Prices.
This means the GREATEST SAVING ever offered in STRAW HATS, right at
the time they are most needed. ::::::::::::::::::
LAWNS AND ORGANDIES
1-3 Off from Former Prices.
LAWNS up to 15 cents now 10 cents. Lawns and Organdies up to 25 cents go
in this CLEARANCE SALE at 15 cents a vard. ::::::::::::
Ladies' Oxfords and Slippers, values' up to 3.00, your * ,rv _
choice N
Mrs. N. P. Houx has returned
jfrom a visit to her sister, Mrs. J.
was here Wednesday and went
t ) Corsicana.
vYV anted A few moue young | w, Jennings, in Brownwood, ac-
men to join 'the Joe Johnston companied by her neice, Miss
Rifles and attend the state en- Mabel Sturdivant, who has been
campment at Austin in August, j spending- a few weeks out there
Apply to
office.
Capt. Houx at this
j visiting her brothers. Little
I Miss Curtis Jennings also came
Hon. Monta J. Moore of Came- t0 vjsjt relatives here,
ron arrivedjjon the noon train to j 1
fill Hon. Tom Campbell's appoint- Julius Nussbaum and wife ar-
1,150 Pairs go in this sale, amongstthem some of our very best sellers. That's
why the lines are broken. All kinds and styles, from a full dress pa- Q C
tent with French heel to welt sole, manish walking Oxfords, your choice i • V
Ladies' Oxfords and Slippers that have been up to 2 50, ,
choice
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400 Pairs go in this Sale,there are onlv one pair of a kind,they are all brokend? f Aft
lots, all kinds and styles and some of our very best sellers in this sale
ment here this afternoon, as Mr.
rived from New York Tuesday
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Campbell is sick at his hotel in.:™8^ an<' are now home in
Dallas. | this city.
H6n. A. M. Kennedy of Mart Capt. H. W. Williams has re-
Speclal Sale Men's Oxfords, values up to t.50, for this Sale
2.95
was here Wednesday afternoon
and called at our office.
turned from a visit to his son in
Fort Worth.
Bargains innearly everything, i Lindsej has returned
to~make room for our Fall stock f™ Br>"an where he went 0,1 a
which has already been bought | business trip.
and will coutinue to come as fast I Annie Belle Currie is visiting
as we can get them made up fori friends in Groesbeck.
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Respectlully yours, | Mrs. Sim Robertson of Taylor
W. D. Pittman. who has been visiting Mrs.
J. L. Sinclair who has been jFrank" Currie has £°ne to Con-
serving f.on the jury at Groes-j'c^e t0
beck returned home Wednesday i Dr. Harrison Moody of San
afternoon. Court has adjourned Antonio is here on a visit to
for this week. i relatives.
Doyle W. Harris has returned [ Mr. E. O. Jones of Houston,
to his position in Temple. He who has been visiting the family
came down to attend the mar-1 of J. F. Houx returned home
riage of his sister on Wednes- Monday night. Mr. Jones is as
Twelve complete lines on sale, all new styles in patent, TAN, gun metal and vici kid,
natty toes for the young men and wide toes for the older ones. Ex- fl? ET
tra good values at regular prices. Your choice in this Sale : : : J kD
Men's Oxfords, low quarters that have been up to 3.00,
choice
.95
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1400 Pairs Men's low quarter Shoes in vici kid, patent leather bluchers, all new styles
' some are our very best sellers and new lasts, some lots have one | CT
pair, others are hardly broken, go in Sale ::::::
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day afternoon.
Judge L. J. Storey, railroad
commiosioner, was in the city
this morning enroute to Fairfield.
Wm. Joseph was in the city
today representing the Houston
Post. He is taking a poll of the
different towns in this section on
the governor's race, and says he
found Mexia to be about neck and
neck as to Campbell and Bell,
with only an occasional supporter
for the other candidates.
A young boy from Houston has
been doing the town for several
days, begging for money to buy
a ticket home. He told half a
dozen different tales to half a
dozen people.
W. D. Daugherty is suffering
with a sore lace, caused by_ a
young horse viciously pawing him
while he was administering a
dose of medicine to the horse.
W. H. Lewis w'as a witness to
i he accident.
sistant manager of a large furni-
ture house in Houston.
John Green of East Texas for-
merly of Mexia was here on bus-
iness Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. E. Waller and little
daughter have returned from a
visit to relatives in Corsicana
and Wortham.
Mrs. J. E. Ross is visiting Cor-
sicana relatives for a few days.
She will go from Corsicana to
Deepwater.
Photographer Clogenson of the
Dallas news who made the views
of our big water carnival on June
27th has sent Mr. I. Newman a
book which contains a number of
views and they are especially
fine work. Mr. Newman is tak-
ing orders for the pictures. If
you want to see them call on Mr.
Newman.
Miss Cora McCain of Roswell
N. M. is in the city on a visit to
relatives.
Ladies' Slippers, Ox- ()jea|ance $a|g 0|, goys i(jW Qyaff8rS
fords and Straps
m . i u , . nr 3.00 Bovs low 1~4 in Sale Mens Low Quarter Shoes that
That have been up to 1. to, j
Your Choice $2.00 have been up to 2.25 in this
2.25 Boys low 1-4 in Sale Cleasance Sale at
$1.60 $.50
99 cents.
Parasols in Great Clearance Sale
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Ladies Parasols that have Parasols that have been 3. CO Parasols that have been 4.50
been up to 2.50 your choice in this Clearance Sale at to 5.00 in this Sale at
1.49
2.39
2.08
Parasols that have been up to $1.50 in sale at $1.15
KARNER & PHILLIPS
Miss Barbara Peyton has re-
turned from Corsicana where she
visited friends.
Jesse McLendon and family
and Mrs. W. H. Lewis and child-
ren spent Friday afternoon and
night on the Navasota river.
Mrs. Louis Stevens and daugh-
ter. Miss Kathleen, of Lometa,
are in the city visiting relatives.
Tom Drake rrrived Sunday i
from the West where he has [
been for some time for his health,
lie went home to Cotton Gin.
The fire alarm turned in Sun-
day night was for a fire at Mrs.
Bailey's boarding house. The
servants house caught fire, but
the fire was extinguished with-
out much damage.
Mrs. David Murphy has return-
ed from a visit in San Antonio.
Mrs. Sallie Pengilly of Worth-
tham spent the Sabbath as the
guest of her mother Mrs. E.
Denning.
Luther C. Smith has returned
to his home in Hen rue after a
pleasant visit to his mother Mrs
J. H. Park.
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Houx, N. P. The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1906, newspaper, July 12, 1906; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302220/m1/5/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.