The Abilene Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 24, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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PERSONALS
- jweeke.
Mr and Mrs Hnynlc Edwards of Dal- Uoy uaUBbnuln r tho clm com.
las spent Sunday hore vlBltlnj; rOla-llnuy ya tranptlnp hiisluean Al-
lvoS jtleno Motiduy. He. Jn company with
.W. li Smith of Lubbock Tojsas Walton Ulanks. will loavo Wodnosday
islting his daughter. Mrs Kellxjfor AUfltlii' whore they will enter tho
Mooro. this week. .mechanical department of the State
Mrs. Oeorgq It. Harris rutunied. Sau.-jf'nlvoMlty for War training
day nlcht from a vllt with rolatlrasi Mr. nnd Mrs. Clyde McDavid are hero
and frlonsd. at Stamford. from Electra huvlng motored ovvr for
Jesse Howell loft Monday morning visit with friends for o few days
;or nis nomo cvnicano . aiwr u
vibu wiin reauves in in.s ..
A. V Huskinson una daughter of
Munday returned Monday morillwc nf-
f tyi- .. visit with rfiiatlvoi nnd friends iU P Llgon and family lolt 16 their e navy at New Y.ork City and has'
car Sunday for points In Past Tw9.b0'1 xalneiJ and-accepted as a pctv-
Arkannas. anil Oklahoma wherp tliey : uu C''"H iu.
Will visit relatives. Col. Morgan Jonos loft Tuosday via
Frunk Coffman of the I'otosl 'soc-1 the Santa Fc for Calgary. Cannila
tlon left Monday tor Fort Worth) where ho will spend a month visiting
whore he lias accepted a position with his friend Captain Ohnpon who has
a grocery concern. '- ijust spont two weeks In .Abilene on
JUdge Fred Cockrell itift Monday ) liuainoss. col. Jonos and Captain
morning for Mlnernl Wells. He will Chnpon will make tho trip together
deliver a speech thoro Monday night j . Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McDavid and chll-
In the Interest of tho enndiducy of dron. Mlss'lreno Wood and Stewart
James E. Ferguson .Logan left Tuesday morning tor Cor-
Mr and Mrs. Frank Grimes and chlUjpus Chrlstl In the McDavid cur. Mr.
drfcn returned .Sunday night from a ; MeDayld nnd' Mr Logan will return
Visit to the SMS ranch at pumni.it. home Saturday tho women and child;
They reported a good ralu around )rqh remaining for a visit of several
Bwartson Sunday afternoon. ' Week.
Judge' II. A. Cox went to Cross f. L Wood who llvos about halt way
Plains and Jlalrd Monday to speak for 'between Hodges and Stlth. was in Abi-James-
E. Ferguson. He spoko at jjene Tuesday and reported a. two inch
Cross Plains Monday afternoon nnd i 'rnln rit his place last week with'a fall
due to speak at Balrd tonight: of two and a half Inches at Hodcos in
Herman Fcnder. who la hero from that comuiwulty He said that crops
Waco states that crops cast of that ' Hr-good around Hodges which Is In
place are in fair way to make a' bum- Jones county "half way between Abl-
per yield It It rains soons hut otlior- jene. nnti Anson.
wise thoy will be ruined. Crop west jrjn r. sands representing Tho Ho-
of Waco ho said arc poor. porter spent Saturday In Clyde.
Geo. McDunK'L Jr. wlio has baoii) Miss' Julian Coffin of Itasca U tho
pttitloncd at N.iw Training. Schools guostof Ml Peok in College HeigJits.
Great Lakos III- has successfully hcv a. W-Parks left Saturday nlglit
passed an examination and' beo.u pro- ror niythc; Gnlnofs county on Imsl-
moted to a petty officor as yooniajn i(jwg
of tho third class. Mr McDattfel ha i Superintendent J. S. Smith went tp
many ineuua huiu ". ..
hear of his advancement
Mnlcomb Muyflcld who has been in
tho First Ilegiment Artillory Dand.tov
tho past fifteen months U at home on
furlough visiting his moitior. 'ino tirsi
Artillery Hand recently won numero.uwinlorg. Abllono Frl(layi kuV.
hohOrs In San Francisco In it compot
ltlvo regimental drill playing and
Blnging contest.
Mrs. h. G. Roberts ot the Nugent
aoctlon who has spent tho last threo
months at Fort Logan Colorado with
her son. Creed Roberts ot tho United
States army has returned home ac-
companied by hor son who will spend
n thirty-day furlough with homofoltt.
Mr Roberta was 111 of pneumonia for
three months but is now rapidly re-
covering. Lieut Mark P. Thomas is hero for
n brief visit with his parents Mr. and
Mrs O P Thomas and brothqr Lloyd
uiup. .iiiu uiui.ivi ""'"
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tllOUIUB. no J """l"
. T.. l. I.... .vn tIit..l
hlS course as aorial OhsOrVor at POit
Field. Fort Sill and louvos Momhy
'.".'"' lu. ." ' ..i.. .i.
night or Tuesaay lor .ucirou. .inuu..
whero ho will tnko a course In mi
chlno gunnery. Ho Is anxious to
across and fly over tho Hun linos.
nev. J. IL McLaughlin roturned
Monday from Scranton.
J. T.'Loeson returned Monday from
a business trip to Frt Worth.
Serg. H. L. Munloy of Camp TraVUt
Is homo on n ton day furlough.
T. E. UoagDn and Will Ayers of Mor-
kol wore business visitors In Abllono
Monday.
r. a. Ttinnks of the Cnn:i community
Was in Abllepe on buslnoas Monday!
afternoon-
Mrs. Mattlo Kdmondson roturnod
Tuesday from Westbrools tt) which
placo she was called on ucconnt ot the
uerlous Illness of her aunt Mrs. A 1).
Illnos.
U. F. Nolsop trnvoung reprenia
iitn of tho Dallas News Irt this Soetlou
of tho state loft Abilene Tuesday for
having spent soveraTduya hero With lit-:
family.
T. . . .. t m . ... .IM.
homo in Brorkcnrldgo to Join the Sim-
mons Collcgo boys who go to the Illi-
nois training camp tor two monthu lnr
tonslTo trulnlng. m .
Itov. B. P. Lyons pastor ot the firm
Ivan otokor camq in ftionuay iroin tuBiiue ahiioho i. s. ireo rmipioymoni
Haptlst church at San Angola. spont I mutism and plated Mr.
Monday night In Abllono visiting old!ftarium. Wnrdhn bw
friends Ho Was 'onrouto homo irom
nnnductinc a revival meeting.
Chorlos Brodshaw son ot Mr. mull
Mrs II. J. Drndshaw of Auiiopo wno
ropontly Joined tho Marino Corps Is
now In tho marlno barracks at Paris
Island S. C. training for active sor-io-
. .
Mrs. W. U Deal and soil ot Dig
Springs wora In Ablletie Sunday and
fhgiIn
oKH-ilriiiu oiir tle-
n'lhl I'iuo Sts
Monday visiting Mrs. Boal's parents
(Mr anil Mm. J. A. Emmons They
loft Monday for llentovllle Ark. where
they will visit relnllvos for a few
M ShllllnE and Miss Johnson of
t Ihlffalo Gup' wore In Abilene Wednes-
. '. wh rnma
' ' .: ' . .
. ayuney smith son or .'Mr. ana airs.
-iydney l. Smith of Abilene haa Join.
-uiMerKei siuuruay attornoon on nusi-
ness.
I. Cox. ni)ar tho Mud HIU com
.mUnlty.-was n' busiuods vlsjtor to the
city Saturday.
It. Proctor and W. S. Proctor of
lng at night for Fort Worth
Prof. Barnard who has been attend-
ing tho Simmons College Summor
School loft- Saturday for his home nt
O'liryan.
T. J. Chapman of Ovalo was ntnong
the business vistors to Abllono Satur-
day. Ho has Just roturned from Okla-
homa and other points.
T. S. Walton and K. U Black Of
Mnrle.'nenr Bronte Npent a few hours
In Abllono Friday leaving at night for
Fort Worth where thoy will work on
the cantonments.
Mrs. W- H. Wright and children left
.Snfnrilrtv ntnt-iHni fnr Knrnntnri vlulf
.i".r ...y.....n w. . w ...
.....j .! lw. K- Clll.n
'. furlnmrti frnnt Fnrf qnm
"hf on 'rlough front Fort Snm
illoliston. and leaves soon fnr Franco.
Houston und leaves soon for France.
Mr nnd-Mrs. Fillmore 10ft for Fort
Worth this morning whore Mr. Fill
more will play at tho Hippodrome He
hos been tho organist ht thts Qucuii
Thoatro this city for tho mutt ton
lnontbs.
II. II Boll foroiiirly a salesman
hore. is now at Houston employed as
timekeeper with Hortou nnd Horton
rantonmont hiilldors. He wrote homo
stating tlmt a heavy rain fell. In Hous-
ton last Friday.
ilnnagor J. B. Uitluim of the Wcst-ot-ii
Cnloh spent Saturday and Sun-
day at Rnngu'r on busluosS for tho
company. Mr Latham reports tho
Ranger office doing a flourishing bus- j
In ess - and more than tholr present
forco an promptly handle.
Hoadmaster Kent ot the Texas und
PaclfVwft in Abllqno Saturday. Ho
reports that ho could use a large nmn
bar of section hands along his division
The pay Is J8.S0 por day of ton hours
'The labor Is to ho recruited through
t tit .- ..
Forvlco.
. Joe T. POJry has roturned from Mar-
tin where hu accompanied W. C. Sliaw
of this city who has beon suffering
sevoroly for sevoml wooks with rhou-
hi 7J..i .i ..."
iid It Is hoppd tlmt
Shaw in a win
no in doing nicciy ami
ho Will soon rocovor.
Mrs. C. C. Jackson loft Vyednosdu)
for Corpus Chrlatl.
B. W. McCarty wont to Bastlund
Wednesday on bjislnoss.
Arthur RUos.o of SCranlon win a vis-
Hani to Abllono' Wodnediiv
W A Holford. editor of the Taylor
i County Times left Thursday morning
. T' r . m
lAtH f VCfi ' ' t
IJrjTllK. Mll" Wl
I for Dallas on btnlncsp
Mr (1 H Harris 1 in Htnnttonl
visiting her mother Mrs W F
Jlul-
HHRlou ror n few nays
Captain 1( t Lyons of Buffalo unpiinreo 'Ivors nmi two roiitpr me
1. tt't.tH ..!.. nlnlit f.tto tlAtMlllflt
lUli Hl-UUUUUJ lllfUL IUI 4tvlMIIHtkiV"i i
Oklahoma where he Will
visit his
brother U.t Ly
r ijt
Mrs. Sirln Malope and children want
fh Mljlfand Seminole and other points
.... Jf. lllulitu W.lliuyilKl V wllkrtt IhnT
flfl visit for several weeks
W M. Shaw rormeriy of ittiioKa.
Is moving his family to 14th and Or-
ange atreots. Mr. Shaw la an ex-newd-
pupor nmn hhiI civil engineer and he
will AgBlst In the ontlruotlan of tho
big Elm Creok dam.
Sllss Lllllo l'ric of Sweetwater came
In Wednesday from Spur unit Is visit-
ing Miss Alloe Mae Drtyce at tho nomo
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mlngus. She
oocpootft to return to Sweetwater the
first of hoxt wftk
After a week's visit with lior par-
ents. Mr and Mr T. J. Kdlns. Mrs.
11. H. Urown left Tuosduy morning for
San Antonio tp join her husband. Lieut
mown who Is connected with tnq
Quartermaster's Department. In . tho
mechanical ropnlr shop.
A. C Henderson a former Abilene
cltUen who Is representing the Gra-hnm-llroWii
Shoe Company of Dallas
was here Wednesday and is preparing
to moe his family back to this city.
Mr- Henderson nays there Is no plnce
like Abilene' and he Is luixfous to get
back "homo." His family haa been
located at Galveston
Fight men woro sent by Labor Ex
aminer W. H. Wright Wednesday to
Fori Wprth for construction work for
tho. General Construction Company:
W. O. I'atton Ovao; Dowoy Williams
Ovaio; J. B. Wllllums. Tahoka; J.'lJ.
Waller Tahoka; F. D. Landers Taho-
ka; A. H. Ash. Tahokai A. W. Wllkqr-
son Ovalo; T J Floyd Goidsboro.
A. H. Ash. formerly of SylvcJter but
more recently of Tahoka. wna an'onjf
the business. visitors In Abllwio Wtd-
nesduy. Mr Ash stated that crop
prospects In Lynn county worn iuirly
good but that rain wu now needed.
Feed nnd cotton in certain portions of
that secUon are reported thrifty. He
loft over the Texas and tVtclfb Wed-
ncsduy night tor Fort Worth
Miss Jullotte Kelly who has boon
with iho rcCrty Furniture-.Company
for several years will leave In a fpw
days for Washington I)-C. where ahe
has aocopted a position with the gov-;
eminent. Misls Kly since her con
nection with tho McCarty Furnlturtf
Company has proven n very bffleient
business woanan and It is with keen re
gret that tho firm gives her up.
O. L. Fleming for tsevoral years a
tcaoher in the Abllepo public sdhools.
wpp In the city Wednoedny on busi-
ness. For the past yoar Mr.Flemln'g
lias beon stiperliitondont .of the Ui
Grange public schpols nnd he has ac-
cepted the position again fot the cdni-
Ing year. Ho says he Is well pleased
with tlmt KectlOn of tho state Mrs.
Fleming and children are visiting rel
atives at Scranton and expect lo visit
here Within a few days
John U Neill. whoso nulnt and
por business was considerably dam -
ugcil by .the fire Mohdny night has '
ahout finished straightening things up
again and ho stated to a U.qportor rep
resentative Wednesday tlmt thts dam
age dohe by water was not as great as
ho at first thought. The flro seemed
.to have originated In the roof of the
building and n small nolo was burned
on down into tho reur end of .Mr. I
NolH's establishment. I
J. E. Brown of the Duggun-llrown
Company wont to Bairtl Thursday oven
lng on business
Dr. W. F. Fry roturned Thursday
evening from a busluos strip to point
;usi on me i. i.
Barton Whitakor of Morkel. Is visit
lng his aunt and coualnsi Mra. Wobb.
and dnughtors this week.
Pros. SeWell rolurnei
Sewell roturned Thursday
from a business trip to Balrd In tho
Interest of Ahllqnc Christian College
A. It. Coffee and Ed Hart enmo in
Wednesday from Dallas with two
BOtlilphem Trucks for the Duggaii-
Urown Overland Cpmpany.
C. Hays ot Brownflold. was In Abi-
lene Wednosday on busliioss. Ho re-
ported fairly gcod crops and range
conditions good In Terry county but
rnln IS badly needed at this time.
Geo. Stephens who was In from Ills
ranch Wednesday statos- that he has
been vaccinating his bunch of Hore-
ford cattle that ho shipped. hero
cently from Midland. Ho has t)0efl
losing a good many calves from black j
leg in tho past few days
John Sttncliomb roturned to Abl
Ibno Thursday mornlnB after having;' J" ".." ti.nt 1 lo ha arrld snio-
spent f ve weeks at Electra conduct- ' . L K J" I . f''t
Ihg a big sale for Glnsburg Bros. I)ryf'y. qV0H n M1'"?r0M la S' W
Goods company. He sayrf thp weather !f. " g to - $ ?" Company A.. 315th
has been almost unbearable In that j ''rt blKnl DrlBade American Expo-
seotlon during tho time ho was thore UltlonBry rontm.
and that crop conditions are about
like conditions hore.
llEWSlilEFE
Kerch ex 1liul?csi.
Abilene "four nilnulo won'' have ro-
colVod bronzo bodgos an which is en-
graved the "following inscription: "4
MM I." With tho budges came n card
bearing their names And commanding
thojr work.
IV. A. Mint in Mnrl.oj.
W. A. Mlntor. buyer for Mlnlor Dry)1""8 for tno Prusont. has suspended
Goods Company 1ms gone to market
and wlij liny tho fall und winter dry
grods for his company at Now York
and St. Louis.
i
Pay Anid Tajf.
Chairman Cur It a jlnncoek of
Stuto Highway Commission who. spont
Saturday ht'ro. oxnrcjtsed surrirlso al
the largo number of automobllos which
(1) ot 0r "'o white tag Showing that
(orls)H wh() hnvq nol m(1 tll0lr ie
t and who do not display tho wH!c
tag arc subject to fine.
.Bled n( AlhiiuurtiitiP.
.lai.tef A. Murrlu. who wr.s a linn
vp'e operator on thr Reporter for a
time in June died -it Mhutiucrouo. '"
M oi' 'uh 12. .ic"iiHng to uaril
liLJCbluu "d- city. H i ont Irom Vbi-
I in '1 l t VlMltO CUV ftOmolrcrftntlv him t)Mn ntntfnhrt.l l n nt
nk .. n rarch nt health. Ills i
homo w.s At 1'Vn worm wuoro lie
MlufV 1 .1 4 ul.fl
. ..-. .-..- ... - - -
pen mi- iiinni to ruri
n-..tw io mirrin iniin iii-inv irinii ihi
during his brl'f si-y horr
lUllIt "I ! '! . Vlip
Herds Filed for llcnlril.
a J. Smith and Wlfo to ll. 11. and I?.
f.TUllirtrrsf. ISO ne?(iB dut oflUlf. H.
Itutts Survey No CO und N Heed 8ur-
VJ' NO. SO. AIM 14 Cro Ot J. A. AS
Mils preemption Survey; consldbrution
JK.BAI.
Scwlliiiijitnlow
V. Walter Compbolt hos lot the con-
tract to II. H. McCauley for tho build
ing of a new imnsalow nt tho corner
of Soutti Sth and AmntJUo streets in
Altn A'lsUi addition to Abllono. Wprk
will commenco at once.
Hase Hall (ianio.
Tlie SouthldO Haptlst churcli rlno
defeated tho nlno frqln the First Chris-
tian church ot Abilene In a good gamo
of.bnll Thursday af'toriloon by n score
of 10 to t. Ilattorlos for Uaptlet ohutoh.
Froscot and Dudloy Osborno and
Owens. Christian church Cowsort
hikI Chambera.
Wcddine nt Court House.
At 1:30 Friday aftornoon Justice of
the 'Ponco P. II. Ford united in mar-
rlago Luther Uteres and Miss Annio
Wade nt tho county clerk's office nt
the court houso. Mr. Hooves is from
Smith cbunty nnd Mrs. ftooves has re
sided in Jones county.' They will make
their homo Ih Smith county.
Joe Peters Klllod.
According to a telephone tnossjtno
from W. M. Wright of Dallas to A.
Mayhcw of Abilene "Joo Peters for-
tnorly of this city who hna Iicon at
Kelly Field Son Antonio fell In. his
alrplnn'O nt that plnco Monday and was
Injured severely from tho effects of
which he died Thursday.' Mr. Wright
secured the information from a press
dispatch printed In Friday's Dallas
Morning News. .Too Peters for several
years made Abllono his homo as 'ho
was Connected with th6 G. P. Wlthor-
spoQii Cotton office and represented
this firm In Seymour and Snyder at
different seasons. In September. 1915
Mr. Potcrs and Miss Mamie Peteflsh
were married herd and made Abilene
their hoino for some time. Tho de-
coascq la Survived by his. wife and onq
little girl two years old who are now
at Long Beach. Cnl.
. HllWioro 'People Here.
Mr- and Mrs. V J. Thompson and
wife and their daughter Mliw Ethel
Thompson are hero from HiUsliorti
visiting Mr. 'J'hompsbn'3 sister Mrs.
L. M. Dyer nnd her daughter. Miss
Allee Dyer tteccntly a family reHii-j
Ion was held at Mr. Thompson's home
nt Hlllsboro which was attended by
i Mr. and ' Mrrf. y. M. Thompson and
their daughter; Miss Ailed all of Cor
Klcana mid Mrs. Dyer and Miss Alloc;
II..IHU .... . nn ..-.v. I'Mnvil MCfiUtl W1U1 Briliy IHO B1U1 IS
had man frtonrt. llo louvo&a Widow. Inmklnit nood as vMn..i i.v it rt
na-'Dyor. ot Abtlepo. After tho meeting
Ut Hlllsboro the party cumo by nufo-
mobile to Abilene arriving hero Wed
ncsday and spending tho day Thursday
visiting the' old Swenson ranch in -thq
northern part of Jp'nes county where
W. M. Thompson worked during tho
time A. E. T)yer Was fore.mnn-. ' Thojj
reported soiiiu fine crops near Luedcrs
In Jones county. '
" Calls l'asior.
' The Oak Street Baptist- church has
tailed Hev. E. T. Miller as pastor.- Itev.
Miller Is to give- tho church his un-
wer Sunday 'night.
Scaks nt Cljdc.
Attorney Dallas Scarborough spoko
at (vlydo'SatMrdjy aftdrnqdn '.in' favor
ot th cnndldney of Governor. Hobby.
I A' largo crovl'U Yfl8 progqht.
Arrives In Fnincr.'
Jlfs. H. B. Smith has.recqlvcd a card
frojn her son T. V. Smith stntlnp that
he has arrived safOly In France.
Senator Johnson Here Friday
Senator W. A. Johnson of Hall couu
ty. candidate for Lleutonnnt Governor
of Toxas was In Abllono Friday In tlu
interest of his candidacy for that of-
flee He Js.a life lqng prohibitionist
and being a western hian feels that liar
re-Lci.io of thn wnat
Pecplp ot tho v est.
has good claims to tho votes of the
Otto Watts in France.
Mr and Mrs. J. C. Watts have ro
celled a enrd from their son Otto
I'lilon Prayer Meeting
The union prayor mooting .will be
lipid this wook nt tho First Christian
Churohnnd C. O. Cook assistant pastor
of the First Baptist Church will load
the srvlre. The hour of picctlng a
S:0(i ami everybody Is Invited. Aftor
this wook tlie union prayqr'-mectincs
will bo discontinued until mil.
I.ciiws for Oklnhnina.
M. G. Jenkins manugor und ownor
ot the Ovalo ISnglo and Tuscola VI-
datte. left Saturday night for Duncan
Oklahoma whore he has net-opted a
position with a nowspapor. .Mr. Jon-
publlcatlon of the Eagle at Ovalo but
will continuo tho Tuscola papor
ltd urns From Oklahoma.
Mr. nnd Mrs. O. P. Thomas roturnod
Friday night from Fort SHI. Oklahoma
thefwhoro thoy went to visit their son
Lleutonnnt Murk Thomas who has
just finished his oourso which qualifies
rhlln as an artillery aerial observer.
i. lout. ThomaK' iiuiny Abllepo irlonds
ore wtehlng his rapid riso In the ser-
vice of Undo nni with A grout dual of
plensuro and thoy predfctfqr him a
brilliant future In tho aorvl'cn.
Home on Viirloiib. - . '
Klmar Blanks inn of Mr. and Mrs.
K. A. Blank of th Caps vummiinity.
who enlUted in the ijrmy no vera I
iiiontb ago. U h'n on a furlough
from Camp Cody N M Elinor until
tho Arizona If-ulnlue tamps Ho I
well pleased with army llfd and Is
timt ho lifts received iivornl promo
hour in tho Ofdnaneo Department of
the Army
Spoke nt Kiisthllid.
HhrrV. Toni 'Klni?. Poimiv rMi-timmii
? th lWhy forcos Bpoko at Eastlatld
rrmny aitornoon at 2:00 o'clock at a
mooting of old settlnra and at night at
o.uu irviin-K 111 ocnaii oi uovernor
Hobby.
llomor Iltirkrtt Passes
:'t)tiY hna' 'fin ' Keeii rccelVcd from
Homqr W. Ilurkctt who onterod tho
servlco of I'nOlo Snm on his eighteenth
birthday that )o hna passed his third
and filial examination with the Marina i
nnd Is now located on-Taria Island H
0. Young Ilurkctt Is it boh of Mr; und
Mrs. J C. Ilurkett. of Abllono.
Arrlvrs Safely In France.
Mrs. S. C. Galbralth hPB rcccltcd a
card from her on 3. (J. Jr. statlug
that ho has arrived safely In Frunpo
This ftioisagd wap. joyfully rccVjIved as
Mrs Galbralth hatl not heard from her
son Jn sovoral weeks.
IIcccItcs OCinas (lift.
Miss Corrle Klnii. a teacher who Is
In Abllono attending thq Abllono Sum
mer normal and boarding with Mrs.
Wiley Dodd received Monday djrect
from Franco a beautiful French wrist
watch whol was mailed to her Christ-
mas qvp by a- friend from Paris
Franco. Tho watch is' different from
American made watches and Is pron-
nounccd very attractive by those who
have been fortunate enough to see it.
Arrives In Frnnco
Mrs. G. N .Gratham who live. flvq
ir.llps north Of Hamby hits rdcclvdd n
card from lp?r son Gcorgo L. Grant
ham Informing lior ihat ho hue arrived
safely Jn Franco.
Crops' Look flood.
D. M. Cogdoll who has in cultivation
sQvrul thousand acres -nonr HaTvJoy
s.tnted that his cotton crop looks good.
"Wo got an inch -and h half. of rain the
other day nnd some of my cotton looks
like It. will mako a baI0 to thq ncrc"
said -Mr. CpgdoH.
Snffern' Broken Arm.
J B- Chandler happened to what
might have proven rt very serious ac-
cident Tuoeday whllo bringing a load
of- hay to town from tiia Benson place
ort Lytic Crook. soVen miles southeast
pf AhHOn?... "Vfhlle tho ivngrin was
missing o'vr a rough place In tho rolid
he was thrown to tho ground ahd bad
ly-bruised about tho head tho right
nrht being broken at the wrist tic was
rostlngoasy Wednesday morning.
nnonirces For Sheriff".
G G Flqurtioy. city marshall ot
Stamford Tor the past sixteen years
lias announced In this Issue of The
Reporter a u cnudidato for tho office
Of .Sheriff of Jones county. Mrj Flour-
noy in nuking bla announcement stat-
ed that he had not made n house to
house canvas throughout .Tones county
as oVery dollar ho -could spare has
beon placed .Jn tibertx bonds war sav-
.ln stumps nnd donated to the Hcd
Cross. -.'
. ' Chief J J. Clinton ot Abilene who
hah hnown Mr.'Flournoy for many
years said that ho Was ono nf the fin-
est officers in TCxaS and n good man
with it. "If JoneSg-ounty elects G0o.
716untoy sheriff y Can rest assured
thoy have elected lo of tho best offi
cers in the state oBTexas." siid Chief
Clinton.
V
TO AH.n
iVO.MKV
A l.litle Sound A
Will lUrTn jruiir
n Suffe
InWlhlloite.
No' wo.i
(coryfoer herself
healthy i
kidneys arp
off In the
weak P4!sons
secretion
neys are well.
ore rotaii
body when the
1 It tho kiduerft
kidneys
i-nd linri
Inflamed and swol-
;len
niay quickly follow
cause of boaring-
TI.l"
iicvjfp:
Uenct's backache etc
l tx po.
Is also ftciuent came
rU heat
lizzy spells languor
IJlorvou
d rheumatic pain.
Whef sjTffcJ
ng to try Doan'a Kid-
ney PW a
mody that has proven
Hter-t
ousunds of such casei.
1-ot a
Woman tell ot her cv-
pcrle
MnW C. AfJIay. 53 1 Sycamoro St
saysw "I havo used Doan s Kidney
Pills and havo lrnd very good resulta.
Poan'K Kidney Pills benefited nt?
prrmptly restoring my kidneys to a
healthy condition. . Doan's Kidney
PIUS nre a mighty fine kUlnoy medicine
and I havo great confidence In thorn.'
Prlco C0c nt all dealers. Don't Sim-
ply nsk for ft kidney remedy got
Doan's Kldnov Pills tho same that
Mrs. May had Fostcr-Mllburn Co
Mfgra.. Buffalo. NY
FARMERS CONGRESS
CONVENES FOR WORK
AT A. W. COLLEGE
'Following Is tho program for tho
gonoral sessions of tho Toxas Farm-
ers' Congress at College Station Tex-
as July 29-30-31.
.Monday Morning July 2111 i.
9 to 12 a. in. Sectional meotlngs ot
organlzatloim affiliated with tho Texas
Farmers' Congross.
13 t6 2. Lunch hours.
2 to 6 P m. Soctional Meetings of
organizations affiliated with tho Tqx-
Ks Furmors' Congross.
5 to 6 p m. Visit to muln experi-
ment station grounds.
G to 7:30.. Slipper and Test period.
7:30 p. in. General sessions of Far-
mers' Congross in Alrdorno.
Monday Ironing July SUilu.
7:30 to 8:00. Music; Invocation.
S:00 to 8: JO- Address ot wolcorno
.Dr W- B. Blzzoll. Prosldent Tbxas A.
J- Ttl. CotloKo oousgq station.
S:3o to 8rU0 President's Annual
" i
1
I -
Address Fritz Englohord Englo Lako.
S:C0 to D:00. Report of ScOrctory-
Trcasnrcr M. Faulknor Waco. Ap-
polntmont of cpmmlttcofl.
9:00 to . Address "Texas Agri-
cultural Problems" Clarence Ousloy
Assistant Socrotnry Of Agriculture U.
S. Department of Agriculture Wash:
tngton D. C nnd Collcgo Station.
Tucsdny Morning July 30.
9:00 to 12:00 a. m. Sectional meet-
ings of organization affiliated with tho
Texas Farmers' Congross.
12:00 to 2:0Q. Lunch hours.
2:00 to G:0O P. m. Sectional moet-
'.ngs of organization affiliated with tho
Tqxas Farmers' Congross.
15:00 to 6t00 p. m. Visit to main ex-
periment station grounds.
(5:00 to 7t30 p. m. Supper and rest
period.-
7i30 p. nf. General sesslohs of Far-
mers' Congress in Alrdorno.
'Second Session Tucsdny Mornlnp
July 80th.
7130 to 8:00. Music.
8:00 to 8:30. "Tho Third Lino of
Dofcnso-tbo Amorican Home" Miss
Mdry 15.- dearlng Professor of Homo
Economics University ot Texas Aus-
tin. g;30 to 3:00. Cold Storage Plants
for 'the Benefit of tho Farmers" Law-
renco Footc Special Agent in Market-
ing U. g. Departmont of AgrlOuituro
Llttlfe" Bock Ark.
5:00 to 9:30. Livestock and tho
War1 George M. Uommcl Chief Anl
mal Husbandry Division V- S. Depart-
ment ot Arglcullure Washington
D. C.
.Ilcports of Kcsolutlon and Educa-
tional Committees.
General session of Farmers' Con-
.gross In Alrdomc.
I Wednesday .Morning. July Illst.
ueoort or execuiivo commutco on
election of officers.
8:00 to 9:00. "Somo Practical Ways
of Increasing tho Yield of Our Staple
Food Crops" Dr. J. O. Morgan Prof
of AgfOnopjy Agricultural and Mech-
anical College of Texas. College Sta-
tion. 9:00 to 10;00. ''The Pink Boll
Worm' W. D. Hunter member of tho
Federal Horticultural Board Wash-
ington D. O. '
10:00 to 10:30. "Work of tho Ex-
periment Station' B. Youngblpod
Director Texas Experiment Station-
College Station.
"10:30 to 11:30. "HOW to Help Win
tho War by Conserving Food" E. A.
Pcden Federal Food Administrator ot
Texas Houston.
Song America.
stym-FHEi m mm
FOBCIPTRMIS; Fl R WRTER SUPPLY
Seventy-five young men from Abl-' n'ho firet work on Ablleno's five-
lcne und Taylor county were cntraln-hllllqn-gallon lako wtts begun Monday
cd hero Monday morning at 10:50 for morning nnd from now on until April.
?W!ta'1W!lir UCy WlU bCCOm' 192y- Ma sooner completed Con-
united States soldiers . T r. r . . . -
The men boardod a special car on tratUr II' C' Lewlg wP"h tho work
the caStbound Texas and Pacific pas- "n lho blg Project.
Bonger train." They were ii charge of C. McDonald who lias chargo of'' tho
L. W. Tittle of Morkel as captain I transportation work for Mr. 'Lowls
SiTJI??-0:!?!" "oBdv morning tho hauling-
I Thoy woro a husky hunch mostly
I boys from tho farms and had Plenty
uuimrcua pi persons mostly ro a-
lives of tho men gathered at tho a-
tlon to toll them good-bye. Thoro wns
consldorablo weeping among the folks
loft behind but in spite of that tho Y. ?BSS ?.i ' .
young mop wcro oheorfiil and depart-1 oun i thrii-m 1 S" ?! h""'
ed with a yell. Judge E. M OvorsnlnorCta ?.? ?fc7nl" ''?g P " a V
made un address to thn vnnni mm "$ Actual broaklng of dirt for tlir
oTthoawn. whllohey we'? .to- T "?""' V Paco about A
for tho train
Tho following niqn wcro ontralncdt
Alfred M. Childress.
Alfred D. Sklljenn.
OsCar J' Logan.
Clydo W. B'ynuui.
Lloyd D. 8trotbor
Walter 11. Blackburn
carl B. Ivoy.
Roy H. Lltflo.
Dcimlo F.'Iawkln8
Wllllo B.-Mopro."
Jobuniq V. Graham.
Jpsoph P. Smlfh.
Lundpn 11. Turnbow.
Henry Pnttorsoit.'
James C. Bagwell
Jbbn XV. Ifoiruhd. .
Jbsipii J.:vau; .;
qjltaa Si.'pi-nhain. ;
" if-'' '" -"' '
William B Ho'nca. '
Tom Woodlo.
Joseph H. Whitfield.
James X. Atkins.
Claronco B. Harrington.
Artist I. Cook.
Patrick H. AlcCullum:
Hohry C. Burcliard.
Isom Watts.
Edgar IL Kendall.
.V.l
AlUo M. Obar. ? ;i
Robert It. Tollvcr.
Burton D. Skolton. . -V
Miles A. Phllloy. - .'.:
John D. Pollock
Clint Stewart. '' '
Hoy.G. Fuller.
Lonoy Mustek .- . V '
Ezcklal A. Green. : ' -.'
Dnvid N. Floyd. '.
Bowlo II. Floyd. ''"-'.
Hoy A. Ivby. "
William II. Gamble. -.
Dee Ashi ' ' '.
! ...
Wllllo Clementa.
Uoland White.
Edwin S- Patterson.
Sidney I). Coats. .
Ora L. Mayflcld. "'
Arnhold Gnllo. ..-
MUcs A. Hardy .-.''
William A. VcsscUc. .
William '. Williams
Harrison W. Claxton. '
' Goorgo Harper.
Grady Oliver Ayors. . .
Henry I. Mustek.
Hay R. Roberts.
Arthur Jf. Casey.
Frank L. Evans.
James W. Mayfleld
i.
it . .
Hrtrvcy Ci Embrco. -.-. '
John H.Illalr. .". .' ;.- ;.;'...'.
. James L. Stlmson. ' " '.'"' ..
Edwin P. Barnum .':..
Dockcy White. ' ' '; . '-.
Jnmes W. Gray. 'V. '..
Richard D. Ferguson. . V '''..-
Mdrion A. Trout. . V . ' V
Looney XV: Tittle. "m-". " '
Wilson I Waddell. '' .. '' . V-.
William V. Cross. ' ;. :''-'"
Cornelius Clnxton. -..''''.
Junius E Evans. - '..'. -J ;V '-'.'-
Inducted for other boards": "'. f- s'' '..'
W. O. Holly. .' ' ' . ... .''- .
Claude Bagwell: :'''''-'-'"'.'
Kearnoy Strickland ' ' ' " ' ..
Othor boards; induot-for Taylor county
board: .'''. .'
John T. Warren . . t.
Hpbqrt Frcoman'. .'' ;'.
' Frank A. Hoamy. '
William C. Morrow v
Elton Tiller. . " .
Grover H. Caldwell.
f tlmbcr nn'l supplies for tho con
"ruction of a commissary a comqnt
... 7.. '.. "T " i
.S lw wl U .t.her.8 on tho ilom alto.
"T u2LUBeB um ' l 0 wo ls comulo.
I??l ? commtoiiilfy Will bo for tho
The contract between Iho city and
Contractor Lowls was signed Satur-
day. It callB for tho completion pf
Uio Oarthwork and conorcto work In
U porlod of an months from Auguat
SINY PHYSICAL 8TAMIARDR.
DALLASj Texas July 22Now phy-
Rlcnl .slandjirds havo boon promulga-
tod by Provost Marrfhal Gonoral
Ornwdor to guido oxoinptlon lioaVds Ip
sanding -selective men to mobilization
camps. Under tho now ruling tho
inlnlmuui weight ' ijc pounds and
iho minimum holght ls 03 inches. Here-
tofore the minimum weight has been
110 pounds and the minimum height
CQ inches. ' .'.'
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