Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1908 Page: 2 of 10
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One Hundred Million
DOLLARS
Is a large sum of money but it is smaller than the to-
tal amount of business handled by this bank during the
ten years prior to July 1st 1908.
If experience is worth anything when you do your
banking business with us you get the benefit of the
knowledge we have gained in handling this large vol-
ume of business and that gained by us during eighteen
years of satisfactory service rendered our customers.
Farmers & Merchants
National Bank
;OF ABILENE
Items Picked up on the Streets
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S. L.N.
W. N. Montgomery of Colony Hill
was In and loaded out with lumber for
additions to his home
J. Cf. Beck and 8. S. Hooser are here
from eastern Texas looking for new
homes and the latter is stopping with
his son W. C. Hooser.
W. S. Sh'aw has returned from a trip
to his farm near Sylvester. Good feed
crops but no cotton in that section he
reports.
A. R. Bajrd was in from Tuscola and
ordered The Reporter to go to his son
W. J. Bnird at Arab Scurry county
six months.
Will Myatt reports an epidemic of
whooping congh at Nugent. '
J. D. Walker of Carlsbad New Mex-
ico has closed a deal with Jeff Cow-
den for 2 1-2 acres of land in College
Heights and will build a good home
there for his family and move them
here.
Henry Preston waB over from Te-
Oh andler-Ha
Grocery Co.
Just Received:
Batavia Pickles Olives Pre-
serves and Tomato Catsup;
also Fresh Nuts Raisins Cur-
rants Etc.
. . New Goods arriving daily . .
Fish and Oysters every Friday
Tbree'Roberts Phones 34 81.
Two Southwestern Phouej 3 87
Courteous Treatment and Prompt Deliveries
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GET WISE
We are knocking at your door
with this proposition: When
in need of anything in Hard-
ware see us. We have the
goods we have the price that
will interest you.
tfAJESTIO RANGES
GARLAND RANGES
GARLAND COOKS
GARLAND HEATERS
PERFECTION HEATERS
" ASBESTOS SAD IKONS
1VISS SCISSORS AND SHEARS
FRISCO LANTERNS
RACINE AND RAHCOCK VEHICLES
ED. S. HUGHES-CO.
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cuniBch Callahan county and loaded
tit with lumber to' build a new home.
Robert darrctt was in from four
miles north of Mcrkcl with two loads
of milo maize for sale.
J. P. Davis hauled out lumber Moh-
ny for a 1C foot room to his homo near
PotOSi. "v
II. D. Lovett of sSmbo is figuring on
spending the ChristmasMiolldays with
his aged father and other relatives
around tha old hcarthstono back In
Mississippi.
"W. J. Daughtry living out In the
Hamby district was In with a big lot
of sausage backbones and Bpare ribs
and ho didn't for got the writer. "I
killed three pigs and to have had to
bought the lard I got out of them
from a grocery storo it would have
cost ma $75.00" he said.
Seth Kirk was In from Caps today.
He is expecting his daughter Miss
Qerdello to return this week from n
visit to Los Angeles friends.
N. U. Digham the gin man at Tru-
by Jones county was in today. Ho
has ginned only 330 bales of cotton
this season. Last year ho cut 1500
bales. We "were glad to take his name
(and the dollar of course) for The Re-
porter for 190&. He Bays however.
they are having some trouble getting
mall since It reaches them from Haw-
ley by a rural carrier.
J. F. Rodden has bought out M. C.
Bench living nine miles northwest and
Air. Bench will return to his old Mis-
souri home "Being from Missouri
of course you can't show him" said J.
F.
W. A. Massey formerly a Taylor
county citizen but now living at Odes
sa was in Abilene Monday from Tye
where he is visiting his daughters
Mcsdames. Ben Carum and John Paris.
He Is In his-77th year but gets around
Ike a school boy.
Mrs. H. B. Bigham of Garden City
is here visiting her nephew Jesse
Scott and family. Mrs. Bigham is the
only sister of our good friend L. C.
Scott whp recently moved to Lamesa..
G. S. Reed was In from the old
Chandler ranch near Shep Monday
and loaded out with a windmill and a
105 gallon tank for M. J. Stlnson who
bought the Judge Hill ranch Mr. Stln-
son i sbeglnnlng business right fixing
to irrigate his garden and orchard.
V. E. Hodges one of our carpenters
has just finished up a tenant house on
his farm out on Little Elm and isnow
building a good home for W. W. Wil-
son north of Judge Gagstafrs resi-
dence. .
J. H. Julian who bought apout 500
acres of land out on the Abilene and
Caps road about 28 years ago and has
lived there ever since has rented out
the placo and he and his good wife
have moved to Tye. During the
drouth of '8G and '87 he made good
money selling milk and butter to us
poor Abileners.
R. A. Lee of Washington the Mor
mon state has been visiting his broth
er J. E. Lee near Truby and his uncle
J. C. near Hodges.
Edward Adams living two miles
northeast of town was in Saturday
for the flrBt time in three weeks hav-
ing been sick and confined to his bed
most of tho time. Ho has made 35
bales of cotton on land that you could
not have given away 20 years ago. It
is on the hill between Cedar and Raney
creokB and it produces as well or bet-
ter than tho valley lands.
Z. T. Adams has bought eight acres
of land known as the Fredlck place on
tho right of tho road just after cross-
ing .tho Cedar Creek bridge on South
Ninth Btreot for $3000. Zack's going
to build a fine home thero and will de-
vote his tlmo to raising fruits and veg-
etables. Mat Williams tho young son of Jeff
Williams of Nugent was accidentally
Bhot one day last week and brought
into tho Alexander sanitarium and tho
bullet was extracted. We could not
learn tho particulars but the wound
was light and the boy is all right.
R. L. McGinnls who has lived In tho
Iboris precinct for two years has sold
out and bought tho C C. Powors place
near the Jim Nod school houso "I
bought a place near Jheris two years
ago on.jL credit nnd I've cleared $1000
there above nil expenses to put on
tho Jim Ned farm" said ho. But ho
didn't have to buy any bacon. Ho
raised it at home
When you meet Aunt Nan Foster
will notice that bIio's wearing an un-
usually bright smllo nnd Its not ovor
tho near approach of the timo whon
old Santa comes to mako tho world
glad either. It's over tho arrival of
a bouncing baby boy at tho homo of
hor baby girl Mrs F. M Hampton at
Hamby. It may bo that Grandpa Will
Foster is fooling good too but some-
how ho never could smile
Sandy Strickland of tho Iboris com-
munity was In Monday with hla fam-
ily trading. Ho has nine children tho
oldest only 13 years and thoy are nil
small for their ages. Mr Strickland
I was reared Jn Milam county went
from thero to Oklahoma a few years
ago and from thore to New Mexico
where ho staked a claim and after two
years there camo hero last suimuqr
Made to Eat-
Not to Keep
World Famed
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and has been picking cotton for tho j
Iberlsans. His condition to many looks
hard but no doubt but there's more '
real joy In his home than many palaces
where there are no children.
After sharpening plows and shoeing
horses in Abilene for 18 years Alex.
Graves has moved to Eula in Callahan
county where he has leased a black
smith shop for 12 months. Ho is an
honest man a first-class blacksmith
and his Abilene friends regret to give
him up but wish him well. It was
that grand son over thore little Bob
Favor that carried him and ho did
just right In going to him. "Uncle"
Alex thinks that boy is the only peb
ble on the beach.
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flipife
Bottom layer Brings ferft
as many tklicious ntorsds
surprises as top layers
Just Received a
Fresh Shipment
R. B. Compton Druggist
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS AND PIHECTORS.
Public notice Is hereby given that
the annual meeting ofCe stock hol
ders of the Kansas Gify Mexico &rl-
ent Railway Comjrty of TexasrwlU
be held at the eheral oulcesof me
Ar -i i
company in Sweetwater Tex at 10
o'clock In thwforenoon on'the thii
Wednesday m January M D. 1901
same being e 20th day of said montn
for the puifjroso of election of a boai
of nine diKctors foresaid corporation
to serve mor the ensuing year; and
for suchflfther business as may law
fully coi
sameyday immediately fol-
e annual meeting of stock
holders Isball be held at the same
place thi annual meeting of the board
rs of said corporation for tho
election of Ulcers for Bald
and foeSuch other busl-
aytMBftluy come before said
r W. T. TRAMMELL
Secretary.
Sweetwater Texas December 18th
1008.
JANUARY 20TII 09.
And o
lowing
of direc
purpose
corporat:
ness as
meeting.
Preventics the new Candy Cold Cure
Tablets are said by druggists to have
four special specific advantages over
all other remedies for a cold. First
They contain no quinine nothing
harsh or sickening Second They
give almost instant relief. Thrfrd
Pleasant to the taste like candy.
Fourth A largo box 48 Preventics
at 25 cents. Also fine for feverish
children. Sold by McLemore-Bass
Drug Co.
E. N. Williams was over from Merkel
yesterday attending to business mut
ters.
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Motz & Curtis
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Xmas Specials!
Xmas gift givers will find many useful presents for men that
would be highly appreciated if bought from our stock of
New Neckwear Handkerchiefs
Mufflers Etc.
Your are especially requested to inspect our offerings before
you buy your holiday goods.
MiSFiT CLOTHING CO.
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strength is measured by its capital assets that is
its capital surplus and undivided profits and by the
character of its management. The capital assets of
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Abilene Texas
Capital and Surplus . . $125000.00
Stockholders' Responsibility 75000.00
Total . . . $200000.00
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1908, newspaper, December 15, 1908; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315431/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.