The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1890 Page: 2 of 10
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JDHtfECk tilRKOTORY.
Kli nptl9t-fiunlity ncbool titSO b. iIj aer-
ified nt 11 n. rri. and fl:80 p. tn.t prnyer meeting
every Widnewlny night.
MothodM. 8mlli mnAitf ctilol.fltM r.m.i
OTlcrnntll n. m. mid H. w.s fircr meeting
ror Wedncmlny ovpnliig nt 8 p. 111.
l'nstor.
Church of Iho Uonvcnir ttcsi-Hervlcci on Sun-
day " i' !y) I'-.1" o'wirt'wt " J
ocond Sundays Wednesday cvciilngi. hi 8!30l
Sunday school M 0 :M k. nu
ChrlMlan c)inrch-8umUyi'clMolHtl:8nn. m.j
onlc bvcrV Sunday ni.lln. m. nml 8 p. rn.t
prayer mrctliiR Wedncsdny night m 8 in m.t
communion (.crvlccs intnfier Htmdnv school mi
flrat nml ocundSundny. nml jnl niter preach
tng on third nml fourth Sundays. .
0A.FArii.
l'mtor.
Cumberland l'resbylerlnn Church Service
every' Sunday morning mid ovcnliig: Humlny
aehool atU:JO n. m. praycr-mccllnif Thursday
OYeulng. CV. I0. l)6WlttTnstor
SECRET SOCIETIES
Abllcno Commnndery No. 27 Knight Temp'
tar hold lt noted conctAvo In.lhclr asylum
third floor j'ortcr A Itcovc buliaihR. comer
North Second nnd Pino Mrccts. on the jccoiid
Monday tilgbt lu each month Idling Sir
Knights cordially invited to attend.
J. II. l'AltnAXOItK
Em. Commander
C W. RoBKirt Recorder.
Abllcno Chapter No. 159. R. A. M. Holds Its
(tatcd convocation .the. second Friday night. In
each month In their hall third floor. Porter nnd
Reeve building comer Pine and orth Second
itrcctx. O. V. ItoniciiTR Secretary
Geo. P. Piiaur Mi K. II. P.
Abilene Lodge No. 559 V. and A. M. Holds Us
stated communication the nt Saturday night
In each month In their hall third floor Toner
and (tedves building corner Pino hnd North beo
ond g'reets. w. K.O Joummix. Sccrctnry.
O.W.Hoaisimi.W.'M ''
I. O. d. F. Meet every Tuesday iilght Iii tho
K. of P. hall. All visiting brethren cordially In-
Tltod to attend. W.ll Tmvr N. G.
J. W. Hams-tosc.. Secretary.
Star of the West Lodge No. K. of P'.-'Mccts
overv Tbtirwlay evening at It Castle Unit. V toll-
ing Knights cordially Invited to attend.
' C. Value ovr.C.C.
II. A. RnAWfifl K. of It. and 9.
COURT DIRECTORY.
MSTrtiCT COUnT.
Judge T. II. Conner.
Attorney 11. 1). Shropshire.
x Clorls-li.J.Kcd
Meets on tho third Monday In September
OOUSTT COUIIT.
.Tudgo IK A Porter.
Attorney T. A. Henry.
Clerk f)vlcl.I Red.'
Meets on the first Monday l.i February yvpril
June August October and December
COUMItftUOKtUS couiit. '
Judge II. A. Porter. .
Commissioners I. T. Houscr J. T. Tucker
; C. Loyns J. M. Cope .
Regular session on the second Monday .In Feb-
ruary MnyAngust and November. Meet as 'a
boatd of equalization on the first Monday In
June.
COURT? OFFICERS.
Judge IK A. Porter
Attorney T. A. Henry
cicrk-l). J. Red
Sheriff J. V. Cuiiiilnghnm.
Treasurer T. O. Anderson
Assuror j. n; Nein.
Animal Inspector J L. Stephenson.
CITY DIRECTORY.
JIayoi 1). W. Wrlsien.
Assessor W. J.-Thompton.
Treasurer I. G. Lowilon.
A Uonley .Tno. A. ' VIlllnms. .
Scretary W. O. SwnitSon. .
' Murshnl J. J Clinton. ' .
ALUEIIMEN'
M. C. Lambeth. Ed. 8. Hughes.
George C. Harris N. Porter.
Geo. C Harris. . C. Kvnns.
Regular Meetings Second and fourth Tuesday.
ALLIANCE NO. 3778.
President A. M. Urown. .
'Vice-President J. It. Woodward.
Secretary Robt. Whittakcr.
Treasurer N.1I. Cooke
.Lecturer J. 11. Webb.
Assistant-Lecturer S. D. Seymour.
Chaplain J..M. Iteynolds.
Doorkeopcr J. J Mathersou
Assistant Doorkeeper A. H Hodges. .
Times aud place of raeetliiK at the court
bouse the secoml Saturday of each month and
the fourth Saturday of each month at 8' o'clock
p.m.
TEOFITABIE AMUSEMENT.
920 in Gold. Freo. $20 in Gold.
TJnder the following conditions I
will on Dec. 2otli 1890 give to the
.party making the best compositions of
sentences out of the following words ;
(7. JS. Wardy the Leading Artist of
AbUtnt Texas. Conditions as fol-.
lows : 1 st Use each respective letter
and' begin each word and no word
used except beginning with the res-
pective letter and All writing to be
in ink and aU compositions must be
either mailed or brought to my gallery
on. or before December 19th. 3rd
All applicants m k 'sign his or her full
name and addr.js on the composition.
To the next best 1 will give one dozen
of my best cabinet photos.
N. IJ Cut this out and send tq
your friend to try 4ipt
11
Dissolution Notice.
itatlco Is hereby glvon that tho co-partner-..
JUl heretofore existing' between aeo 11. Mnl
coiueMus and It C Hancock of the II tin of .Mill'
comeslus & Hancock doing a geuernl meat mar-
ket business In tho city of Abllcuv Taylor coun-
ty Tor.. Is thl day dissolved by uuitunl conheut.
Geo. II. Malcomeslus retlrlnir froiii said llrm. In
having solil his (utervnt tu Jlul. Shelfey. Air
)UVM"UI III!? Will Mill Vflll UU IMIIM i'tUllllf MV
Geo. 11. .Malcomeslus and R. t Hancock each
ngrcullig to pay 0110 half. AH outstanding nc-
counts duo tho luto llrm nro payable to tho old
llrm Gso. II. Mauomesil'
It O. lUttcocu
Abilene Tex. Oct. 111 8W. 4J-0t
Notice.
The iiaftnersliij heretofore existing between
Geo. V Hatch and John G. Splvy is this day
illssolved by mutual consent. The umler-
i(;ned will continue the business and assume
ail responsibilities. Gko. V. Hatch
Abilene Tex Oct 8 189a 42-4t
If you are going to bui!4 or remodel
your house get yotir plans from
Archer is-.tf
Farming in Texas
If wc were lo nsk wliy the water be
gan W run off" the surface of a. hard
packed road bed or hard .place of any
kind we would be taken at once tor it
soft case. And yet wc find many farms
that arc littt little better prepared to
Ijold water than a hard place in the
road. '.Why is it that we seU more wa
tcr in the creeks and branches after a
heavy rain where the lull lands arc
under'culti.vaiion than is found in those
where the uplands are covered wih' h
heavy growth of grass or timber?
Almost any one can answer this
question correctly yet many farmefs
work oh for years' and never thmk of
cultivating their farms by nature's laws
or trying to hold a good supply of wa-
ter in the soil to help tide over a sum-
mer drouth as nature does when she is
left alone to care for a piece of ground.
How long oh how long will southern
farmers stand amid their withering
crops in midsummer and look up at the
silvery clouds floating northward and
wonder why it does not rain?'
Texas I suppose is generally consid
cred to be the dryest of southern states
and yet we have aii average of more
than twenty inches of rain each year;
but for all this we only make a full crop
two years out of five. Why? Becalise
of a five to ten weeks' drouth about
three summers out of five that cuts off
the tail of our fine dog prospect
just behind his ears. I have very often
beard it said that there never could be
any system of farming in Texas that
would fit the season three years' in .five
that .farming in Texas was alhg.uegs
wo'rk.jand nuess work is aS good as any
when it hits right you know the old
Texan will tell you when you ask for
the most successful mode of cultiva-
tion. If we go on in this way until
our beads are covered with the frost of
life's winter working by gtless planting
in the hope of a fruitful season and
neve'r try to find a cause or a remedy
for our failure what will we have ac-
complished when we have guessed
away our lives in this way ? No no
brother fanners it will not do to farm
on the lottery plan; there are too
many blanks. But "let us learn the
cause effect and remedy for the nu-
merous failures we are constantly mak-
ing. Don't be afraid to ask a reason
why whenever you come across any-
thing you do not comprehend in your
work on the farm for the earth is ours
to till and the fruits of the land are for
our happiness. Therefore let us be
diligent in the search for practical
knowledge of agriculture.
Now Brother Jones you must ex-
cuse my disconnected limber-jointed
appeal to. farmers to give more time to
thinking out a remedy for our failures
and give less time to guessing and
grumbling for I am sure mat it is for
the want of careful study oii the part
of the farmers themselves that all de-
pression in agriculture; is due; If ev-
ery man woman and child in the United
States who till the ground for a living
would read carefully each number of
the Southern parm for five years there
would be no hard times with us here-
after. But let us return to our first subject
and see what became of the fellow who
leaves his land as clean and hard as a
roadbed. About the middle" of June
he is the happiest man in the country;
thinks be will make a tremendous crop.
See him again the middle of July ; his
dog is dead and he is abusing Texas
and packing up his things to go to
Arkansas. But go again the 10th of
September the fall rains have set in
and his dead dog comes tp jife in the
shape of a top crop of cotton. Wait
until the 1st of October the army
worm and the boll worm have come
his dog is deadyagain. I have been
there.
But how to grow a crop drouth or
no drouth is what we.want to find out.
We have learned by sad experience
that spring preparation late planting
and slow working will not dpy Then
why not reverse it to fall and winter
breaking no burning thorough surface
stirring with plow or harrow in Febru-
ary. Plant early work early and fast.
Don't try to make a big show of work
. v going over too many acres. Ten
acres yel worked is a greater honor to
a farmer than thirty acres half in grass
half weeds and the rest in corn and
cotton.
If we will carefully terrace our up-
lands take the stumps and roots out
and use heavy teams and good plows
so that we can stir deep into our yel-
lowish clay subsuil; the subsoil is full
of lime in this section which causes it
to slack down and become fine soon
after being exposed to the atr and sun-
light we can hold wafer enough from
the winter and spring rains to make a
fair crop most any where.
We can make a goodj:rori l pfjcpjimv
lil tins way If we will plant an early
kind of cotton and will work it like
wc meant to get there Ely or bust
I would like to give a bit of experi-
ence on pea culture in com of a dry
year but my time is up and I remem-
ber that editors like other people
get enough sometimes. Some' more
by and by; Ben Crawford in Spurth-
ern Farm
Large line ot samples ot tne latest
styles of spring and summer goads just
received- by that popular taibri Mr
Tikker. ' "i 4tf
Tho Methodist Conference
The following list contains the
names ot oUr citizens who to this
date have ri greed' trt entertain' during
the coming Conference nnd the iitlm-
bef to be kepi by each set opposite
their respective names t
Thomas Anderson a Mrs. Andrews a V.
M. Alsobrook a Mrs. M. A. Adams 4 Dr.
ft N llrowM K. H lloonc t Ira llonlcr
4 Dr. J. H basi 4 Thomas Durgess 3 Itlch-
ard'ilrackch a J. J. Ulack I J A. Uoyle a
V. If. blanks 2 Vm. llrisco 2 I)r.M C.
IJoycei.Wllllatn berry a it. I. bentty a four
In emergency! John brant a Joseph Cockrcll
5 Thomas Cocke a Hev. John Ctmilcll Si
Dr. 1MI Carters Fred Corkrell a Mrs.
Chandler 1 N. H.'C6ok 1 J. V. Clarka
Mrs Cole a J. F Curry a It E. Carter 4.
Ruff Cook 2 Miss Kddic Callahan t Rev D.
C.DeWItt 2 T. V. DflUehcriy .; W..E.
Dortch 3 4 In emergency; Arthur Dur.tnl a;
Mr. Darnell a English kitchen Hotel i Mrs.
Ennis 3 lodges two; Andrew Moore feeds 2
Ltim Edwards 2 Mrs. Earl I V A. Fliitt
4. A. T Fain a Prof. FnusUj Uev. G A.
Farris 2 Gatlin 5 six in emergency; S.
II. Garrison 2 Thomas Gunn.2 R. C. Greer
feed 2 N VV. Garsoll lodge 2 Albert Glass-
cock 2 Rev. J. W.Hampton 5 Samuel flirkel
2 Mrs. M. A. Holt 4 1). T. Harkfider 3
T. Harris 2 J T. Houser 5 David Hilton 2
Tyre Hancock 2 T. A. Henry 2 M. Horn-
buckle 2 Mrs. A 11. Henderson 2 E. I'.
Haines Teed 2 O. V. Spnuldfng lodge '2 J( C.
Ilnrkridcr 2. II 11. Harden 2 Rufus Han-
cock feeds 2 James Humphreys 2 D. G. Hiil'
2 in emergency John Hoeny 2 S. 1'. Hard-
wick 2 Mrs. II. J. Irvine 2 G. I. Johnson 3
Joe Kemp ofta0fA. II. kttliy 27Charles
'Vv$vjQ&i?&7C. Knapp 2' J. G. LoWdon I
Prof. D. CLimbangh 1 P.H.Lassitcr 1 M.C.
Lambeth 2 S. Lapowski 2 T. K. Legctt I
Capt. Drew Middleton 2 M. Mennowitz 6
J. P. Massy 6 Martin 2 Mrs: F I. Murry 6
R. V. Miller 4 George McDaniel I P. M.
McKinney lodge 2 Mrs". M. F. Vest feeds 2
Mrs W. O. Mlscheaux lodges 2 liurncy
Miller I M L. McDougal 2 Robert Malone
2 J. C. Mills 2( Robert Miller lodge 2 J.
Nabors 2 J. F Northington 2 Col Olds 1
Geo. T. Phillips 2 in emergency 4; Palace
Hotel 2 Hancock House 2 Hon. II. Porter
4 E. A. Pearcc 2 J. P. Paine 2 Mrs. Parks
2 J. B. Prater 2 Z. T.Peak 1 George Porter
2 Charles Pratt 1 George Pcarce I Major
R. H. Parker 2 Col. J H.Parramore 2 Mrs.
Proctor 1 E. B Rollins 6 T. S. Rollins 6
N G. Rollins 4 Elbert Roberts 2 C. W.
Roberta 2 J. II. Radford 2 J Rushing 2
' Prof. G. W. Roach 2 David Roark 2 Thos.
Russell 2 C. P. Rowland 2 N. W. Rector 2
W. M. Rowland 2 Charles Rowland 2 David
J. Red 2 Thomas Richards 1 J. L. Stephen-
son .4 H. B. Smith lodge 2 O. A. Searvisa
J. T. Shelton 2 J. M. Steele 2 James A.
Smith 1 W. H. Starlings 2 P. J. Shackleford
2 G. W. Swanson 2 W. C. Shaw I Mrs. K.
C. Swinson 2 Capt. T. C. Sterrett 3 Otto
W. Steffens 4 William Stith 2 Sirs. Ma'ttie
Shelton 1 Mr. Stinchoomb lodge 1 W. L.
Triplett 2 Dr. Alf. H. Tolar 1 L. B. Tarply
2. H. M. Tippett 4 H. A. Tillett 4 Ed.
Tarply 2 Dr. Peyton Turner 2 Thomas Tar-
pley 2 J. E. Taylor 2 J. ty Wilson 2 David
White lodge 2 Rev. Dr. Mingo 2 II. A-
Wobten 2 J. E. Wills 2Dr.W.W. Wallace 2
D. W. Wristen 2 J. P. Webb 2 G. A. Witt
1 Elizabeth Watspn 2 Dr. Ward lodge 1
Prof. Wagskffti feeV. J. A. Wallace 5. Aen
Williams a.W'.Terry i.Mrs.Tresva'nt 2'Mrs..
L. T. Young 2 Win. Young 2 4 in'emer-
gency; Mrs M.C. Young a Mrs Zeiocr 2.
Quite a number of the guests will be enter-
tained by different ones .above named al the
hotels. I have been greatly assisted in this
work especially by Rev. D. C. DeWjtt and
the other preachers of t)ie city have generons-
ly aided me besides a number of ladies.
The people themselves have resjKJijded most
generously
Some twenty more homes I think would
make an assured success. Some persons I
have not as yet been able to- see but the way
is still open for a supplemental repoil.
Praying God's blessing upon this people
I am ypurs truly John W. Hampton.
Preferred Locals.
If you want plans for any kind of a
building go to H. A Hancock1 the. ar-
chitect. 20-tl
The reliable "Old Forrester" and
Paxton's private stock also the Belle
of Nelson are to be found at Bracken
& Knight's.- 37-tf
Dont thresh your rye but save it
for tlie Abilene collar factory.
3o-tf N Porter.
Nothing but the best whiskies wines
and cigars are kept in stock by Brack-
en & Knight. 37-tf
$75 solid walnut bedroom suite;
marble-top 18x40 glass on dresser
now $52. All goods go. on similar
reduced prices. Miller Bros. & Tut-
tle. 41-3
Minette petite panel mitten carre
in fact all the latest novelties in photo.-
graphs) rt Miljej; Bros.' 39;tf
For rent Our present place of
business the old corner building and
two roonis fronting l'ine. Also the
Old English Kitchen Miller Bros. &
Tuttle. 41-3
II Watters is prepared to clean
watches for one dollar. Other work
proportionately low No.' 20 Pine
street. t-tf
Big reduction on every article in the-
house "for cash." Miller Bros; &
Tuttle. . 4i:3
Patronize the Abilene collar factory
No. 25 Pine street. It Is a new enter-
prise. 3Qif
ED. S IIUGI1KS.
Ed. S. Hughes & Co.
kavti just made some very pretty and attractive additions to their stock of
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They have a beautiful line
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Heating Stoves !
Is complete. They would be pleased to have you call
CHARTER OAK STOVES.
R E MOVED .1
. Watches - Clocks - and - Jewelry
To the Porter & Reeves Building' where I have the prettiest place in the city and where L
will be pleased to see my old friends and patrons. My new
EZCDJLiTJDJirsr GOODS!
will be open soon and every Novelty of the season Will be
Jeweler. - "- . - - - -
oct 10 4 m I2w
G. A. KIRKLAND
Attorney-at-Law.
Office: Over First National Bonk.
DR. F. N. BROWN
-:3DDB3STTi:ST
ESTABLISHED AT ABILENE IN 1881.
tSTOBiCQ Dyer S. Lapowski & Bro's. '
J. M. WAGSTAFF
Attorney-at-Law
Office: Over First National' Bonk.
DR. J. M. ANDERSON
' MEDICAL AND StlKGICAI.
onice over Cmtor'H DrtiR Store.
PINE :: STKKKT :: AI11LENE. :: TEXAS.
K. K. LEGrETT
Attorney-at-Law
Office: Upstairs over MaVerick Saloon.
ABILENE - TEXAS.
MRS. M E. RXSINGKER
Lessoni on
PIANO AND GUITAR.
Rooms in New Public School Building.
34'tf.
Farm for Sale.
. Three hundred and twenty acres on
Deadman creek ten miles northeast of
Abilene.-at a big bargain. One hun-
dred and forty acres in cultivation two
houses plenty of water fine well etc.
Terms one-half cash balance easy
S..K. Radford
2A'( Abilene Texas.
A Good Chance for a Lady.
Fdr sale stock fixtures and busi-
ness ota milliner and dressmaker's es-
tablishment Terms moderate; satis-
factory reasons given for selling. Doing
a good business. Call at' Reporter
office for name and address pf party
3-tf
Cabinet Photos
only $2.50 per dozen at the Little Gm
gallery John West proprietor s6.tf
New crop of dried fruits at D W
Wristen's ' 38-tf
1 1 j 1 1 '1.1 .1
Leave your orders for carriages with
Fulwijcr Bros 34-tf
.....
tt a sxr a
of VAS and HANGING
wH
-I HAVE MOVED MY STOCK
W. H. KELSO
wholesale and retail
: GRAIN
NORTH SECOND STREET
ABILENE
The Only House in the City
xeed of all kinds
oct 10 2 in
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B U G G I E S !
Splendid variety embracing
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ABILENE
The prettiest place in the city.
Pine - Liquor s
WINES. AND CIGARS.
W. A GRAY Ppopkietok
Chestnut Slreet;
A1I1I.ENE ..... TEXAS.
1 ' 'j 1 a ' iiiiiii n 1 1 1 11 1 1
I.iulku If you mirer with !Servoumti Weak
neai Had ltest uml a fueling of Mllnilo Into
Dr. TlHirmoml'n l.ono yur Uloo4 byiup uml
your ralterlcn will at our bo cnJctl Ifur tale
by Word A Alexttnilcr I'alaco Dmir Ktoro. 9-tf
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LAMPS. Their stock of . ty
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Heating Stoves!
and examine their stock.
CHARTER OAK STOVES. '
OF-
found in this department.
J. F. CLARK.
DEALERS
TEXAS.!
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that deals exclusively in Grain
and r arm beeds:
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all grades always in Btook
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TEXAS.
"Tip-Top Typing"
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JNO.F. HARDY Gen'l Ag'l
016 Main St. Dallai Toiat.
unniiEWAHi).-
fuu' Voi any a of Consllpal
tlmt Dr. Tburmonil' Uio Btur HloQil Syrup '
not curv. Nor uilo Uy Word A Altjaiiaor Pal
DrugSloj 1 " p.
Don't dlKUt your fritmd with piat horr
ulleuslvu ba-ath when oliti Untie of Dr. Tli
woud'tLono Star Catarrh JCuru wlUmaWo It
iwct a a babe lu & tUau a vrwlt. For M
by Word A Alexander. i'Alac Drug Store. O-tfl
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