Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 344, Ed. 1 Monday, May 16, 1904 Page: 1 of 4
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ABILENE DAILY REPORTER.
VOL. VIII.
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ABILENE. TEXAS MONDAY MAY 16 1904.
NO. 344
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Overstocked
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Wo must'havo more room in our land department
for we still have moro land than room and wb are
therefore forced to sell some to mako room for our im-
mense fall stook consequently wo haye just placed
2500 aoresof fine farming land on the market at 75
cents on the dollar on long time and low interest Will
take small farms or Abilene property on cash payment.
This opportunity will only last until all the land is sold.
Will sell in traots of 100 aores and up to any amount
wanted. Come right along if yQifwant to save 26 cents
on the dollar.
tit iVjfmrKni; D1VV)Oi
fif M. H. Compere C. C. Compere
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ED S. HUGHES President.
J. M. CUNNINGHAM Vice President.
THE
I FARMERS and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK I
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Capital
Surplus and Profits
AfelLENE
The American
Of Abilene.
CAPITAL PAID
A Home Institution Managed
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We Solicit
J. M. Waqstaff President W. G. Swunson Cashier
J. O Shbiton Ass't. Cashier.
The CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK
OF ABILENE.
Capital
Solicits your business and will at all times extend to its custo-
mers all accommodations consistent with. conservative banking.
DIRECTORS.
J. M. Wagstaff S. N. Morrison W. G. Swenson
J. H. Oliver D. G. Hill G. W. Parks
P. H. Hammook M. C. Cope W. A. Bowie.
Sold by lis.
Ed S. Hughes & Co
on LAND.
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Real Estate Insurance
Loan and Rental Boys
Notaries Publio Abileno fjU
HENRY JAMES Cashier.
W. R. KEEBLB Asit. Cashier.
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$60C00.00 1
40000.00
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National Baak
IN $75000.00
for the good of all cltUens.
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Accounts
$75pOO
Cycling is the
most delight-
ful summer
pleasure.
The best bicycles on
the market are the
"POPE
Products"
Well made and
handsome.
Excell all for
speeds
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OUR MONEY.
What It Is and Where It Is.
Wo havo.tho following differ-
ent kinds of monoy :
1. Gold coin t
2. Gold certificates
which represents gold that is
actually in the treasury.
3. Standard silver dollars.
4. Silver certificates repre-
senting the silver stored in tho
treasury.
5. Subsidiary silver (coinB of
less than one dollar in value.)
0. Treasury notes of 1890.
7. United States notes.
8. National bank notes.
This money amounted on last
report in all of all kinds to
$2720680560 of whioh S316-
063481 was in the United States
treasury and 163964807 was in
natonal banks named as deposi-
tories leaving S2404017069 in
circulation. against $2275686-
651 Oct. 1 1902
The amounts in circulation of
the different kinds of money
Oct. 1 1903 were as follows :
Gold coin - - $622650000
Gold certificates - 394.097.000
Standard silver dollars 75959000
Silver certificates - 468522000
Subsidiary silver -U.
S. Notes ot 1890 -National
Bank notes
94867000
17335000
404903000
The odd hundreds
are
left off
for convenience in each case.
The gold ooins are issued
in
pieces of the value of S2.60 $5.00
$10.00 and $20.00 respectively.
The silver coins are $1.00 60
cents 25 cents and 10 cents
respectively the 20 cent and 5
cent coihs being called in the
former being often passed for 25
cents and the latter too small to
handle easily the -niqkle being
issued in its place. The smallest
coin is the copper cent never
used outside of post offices in the
South our people refusing to
handle so small a coin. r
The paper money is issued in
$1.00 $200 $5.00 $10.00$2000
$10000 $500.00 $1000.00
$500000 and $1000000 bills.
The biggest amount of these
several denominations is in $10.
bills $461000000. The next" in
$20 bills $351000000. The next
in $5 bills $349000000.
No other single denomination
amounts to as much as $100000-
000. During thecivil war when sil-
ver was very soarce the govern-
ment issued many millions in
what at that time was called
"shin plasters" paper money in
50 Cent 25 cent 10 cent and 5
cent pieces.
This money was called in a
long time ago but $36276 ofsit is
still out. National Bank issues.
There is only one $10000 bill
out of the United States notes
more in national bank notes but
$87000000 in gold certificates.
DuringUhe gold mining exoit-
ment in California $60 gold
pieoes were ooined octagonal in
shape but the corners wore off
so fast that tho coins soon de-
preciated and they were called
in.
Tho per capita iu circulation
in 1903 is said to have been
more than double what it was in
in 1860 and higher than ever be-
before since 1860 $20.42r
"Bo glad it
has rained; bo
is growing; be
glad the grass
glad the cattle are fattening; be
glad beoauso the cotton and mi-
lo maize will come. All Nature
smiles and bids its ohildren to be
glad. It's gladness. that makes
the world go round. If the dark
mantle of hatred jealousy and
hypQoraoy oould spread its dark
folds and overshadow all the
gladness in less than three gen-
erations the human raoe in Bpite
of all its boasted civiliza-
tion would go back to barbar-
I ism" says the Albany News(
Death In The Door.
Alf. Harral brings noy8 of tho
death of Mrs. Phil. Smith and
ono child on Sunday afternoon
on tho farm of "W. R. Harral
near Dudley
It is stated that during a thun-
der storm Mrsi Smith was sit-
ting in the door with her baby in
her arms while an older ohild
was just outsido when a bolt of
lightning descended and killed
her and the ohild outsido the
door the baby in her arms os;
caping with a severe burn.
She waB the wife of Phil.
Smith a son of J. A. Smith of
our oity.
The parents of tho deceased
we are told live in Eastlana
county.
We tender sympathy to the be-
reaved husband and relatives.
Storm olouds hung about in
several directions during the
whole of- Sunday afternoon but
from Abilene they looked to be
thunder stormB with only one or
two having the appearance of
heavy rains.
Revival Christian Church.
Large audiences of people
attended the Lords Day services
and paid heed to the words of
the Old Jerusaleam Gospel by
earnest attention to the sermons
as delivered by Bro. Holsap-
ple. The morning service was
full of admonition to tho ohurch
member and the evening "serm-
on for the seeker sinner and
backslider.
Singing as usual was good.
Bro. Fitz having recovered from
a bad cold. "
Tonight (Monday) the Evan-
gelist will preach on "The Secret
of Human Happiness" and in
the list of special musio Prof.
Fitz will render an echo song
entitled "The Sinner and the
Song" (the choir invisible.)
Eaoh day at 10 a. m. and eve-
ning at 8.15 p. m. there will be
Gospel sermons and soul-stirring
songs.
You and your friends espec-
ially the lost ones are invited to
come.
S. M. B.
Gouging In St. Louis.
From all accounts
"gouging"
is rampant in St. Louis and there
seems to be no way to prevent it.
Every native seems to consider it
the .opportunity of a lifetime and
the stranger within the gates is
held up and skinned to a finish.
Hotels boarding houses mer-
chants lodging hou8eshash ven-
ders barbers boot-blaoks fa-
kers oofidenoe men and the en-
tire bunoh are being held up to
publio exeoration by the victims
of their rapaoity. Houston Post.
Abilene Summer Normal.
F. W. Chatfield will again con-
duot the Abilene Summer Nor-
mal School whioh opons on June
23rd.
Principals S. E. Thompson of
Big Sprigs R. C Campbell of
Baird and W. W. Laokey of Ab-
ilene will be associated with Mr.
Chatfield on the faoulty.
No Oaeliurt.
Wild rumors were afloat or the
streets this morning that Albany
was blown away Sunday and
that Audra was torn all to pieoos.
The only damagoTppdrtod attlie
Roberts tolephone office was the
blowing down of some out houses
about Audra but no one was in-
jured the storm being nothing
unusual at this season.
Rveival at the Methodist Church.
Tho revival meeting was begun
at the Methodist ohurch yoster-
day and tho large building was
full to tho last seat at both the
morning and evening services.
Tho preaoher was in fine voice
and delivered a splendid sermon
and a deep fo'eling seemed to
pervade the audienoe
There were about a half down
MONEY
When yoa wish to sell yor land
notes or borrow on yoar land
come to 0s. We are now In
a position to aid out friends-
and can make It to their Inter-
est to do business with an.
Will Stith & Co.
Real .Estate and Insurance
Abilene Texas.
A DRUG STORE
THAT CAN BE RELIED ON.
"Wouldn't it disgust you to trade at a drug store
where you felt that you had to watch everything
or else not get the best treatment? Ourpatrona
show that they have confidence in us. We have
always worked hard for it and it is most gratifying
to have attained our aim.
Mrs- L. H. Bradfiefd
Drags Stationery Paints Wall Paper Etc. Etc
"If its from Bradfield's its tho best." '
Abilene
For Style
Comfort
Shoe
Store
and
..Durability..
We have the
goods and In-
vite Inspection
J.P.Stttpfieii ipop'
J. F. POWER
GUN AND LOCKSMITH
PRACTICALMAtHINfST.
Gtms Revolvers' Locks Keys Gasoline Engines
Stoves Lamps Typewriters Bicycles Baby Carriages
Umbrellas and all kinds of Electrical and fine Machine
work. Sewing Machines a Specialty. All work guaran-
teed. Prices reasonable.
SOUTH FRONT ST. OPPOSITE R. R. DEPOT.
additions to the ohurch.
Prof. A J. Showalter who has
composed many of the best Sun-
day school anil 'revival s'ongs
now in use led the singing and
it is not stating it too strong to
say that no suoh ohoir ever be-
fore sang in any ohurch inuAbi-
lono. It was truly grand spirit-
uul and entortaining.
The moetings will be at 10:00
o'olook a. m. and 8:30 p. m. The
song-service will begin -at 8:00
o'olook. Allsincors are invited
to join the ohoir.
S.
Cotton In Stonewall.
The number of bales of ootton
sold in Aspormont the past sea-
son was 1430. This together
with the number marketed at
Stamford would mako about
2000 bales raised in tho county
instead of about 1100 as given
out by tho daily papers of tho
state. We don't know whore
tlose papers got their informa-
tion. Aspermont Star.
Geo L Paxton Jr. has a
I light case of measles.
'wW.tf-. COVBl.HT I
J O. Key of Leforopt is quoted
by the Snyder Coming West
as saying that 4000 head of oat-
tlq died the past winter and
spring on the Spur ranoh. It is
very dry out there showers up
to that time being light and scat-
tering of May 13th.
"Copious showers of rain havo
fallen in different parts of this
and surrounding counties but
they have been light hero in
Svootwater" says tho Sweetwa-
ter Reporter.
Roportswore made to tho San
Angelo Standard of hail stones
as big as a man's fist whioh fell
noar the Sherwood bridge on
Sunday May 8th. Thoro wero
bushels of them.
The organization of Torry
county has been ordered by the
Martin county commissioners
court an elootion of county offi-
cers being ordered fop June 28th.
Proceedings have bn begun to
prevent the organization.
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Shook, L. B. Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 344, Ed. 1 Monday, May 16, 1904, newspaper, May 16, 1904; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth333460/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.