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THE SAINT JO TRIBUNR
ESTABLISHED 1898
8AINT JO, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS', FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1928
VOI.UE 31, NUMBER 1
Reliable Advertising
A humorist has declared that the hen deserves to be immor-
talized because her SON NEVER SETS.
He may have made a pun, but he missed the mark. The hen
does not deserve praise .because her son does not set. Her son
also crows a lot—but never delivers an egg. But when the hen
cackles she has delivered the goods. In other words, she is a
reliable advertiser. There is never any "crow" in our adver-
tising. When we advertise that our bank is a good bank for
you, we mean it and can prove it.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
H. D. FIELD, President S. M. KING, Vice President
JOE BOWERS, Cashier GEO A. WRIGHT. Ass't Cashier
THE THANKSGIVING SPIRIT.
NOIES FROM THE OIL FIELD
Humble Oil and Refining Company
No. 1 Poteet, in the L. L. Stephens
survey, abstract 1,001, Cooke coun-
ty, is standardizing to drill into sand
at 1230 feet.
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Petroleum Producers No. 1 A. J.
Dennis, in the northeast eorner of the
Wilkerson survey, abstract 1,113,
Cooke county, is being placed on the
pump as a 25-barreler from the sand
at 1,129 feet.
POSTMASTER AT MYRA SLAIN.
Mail Carrier Facing Charge After W.
A. Hoskins' Death.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
cooperative Worship and Praise Meet-
nig inuisuay fcvenii.g at
lueniucust cnurcn.
GAINESVILLE, Texas, Nov. 25.W.
A. Hoskins, 55, postmaster at Myra,
twelve miles west of Gainesville, is
dead and Allen Teague, 48, mail car-
rier, is in the county jail here charg-
ed with murder as a result of an al-
tercation in the Myra postoffice Sat-
urday evening.
Hoskins was shot twice with a .32
caliber pistol and died in the Myra
Hospital Sunday morning at 2:15
o'clock.
Teague surrendered to officers
soon after the shooting. He refused
to make a statement to County Attor-
ney J. L. Gettys, who filed a charge
of murder Sunday morning upon be-
ing notified of Hoskins' death.
Hoskins told the county attorney
that he was accosted by Teague in
the pastoffice at 0:15 o'clock Satur-
day evening and after a brief ex-
change of words he was shot.
Hoskins is survived by his wife and
several grown children residing at
Myra and Gainesville. He had been
postmaster at Myra for a number of j
years and was one of the best known
citizens of the community .
Teague is married. He had been
trucking mail from the railroad sta-
tion to the postoffice at Myra for
more than a decade.
County Attorney Gettys says that
Teague recently accused a son of
Hoskins of firing upon him with a
gun and that Teague had visited
the county attorney in regard to the'
incident.
/v cooperative thanksgiving serv-
ice, lo which cne puolic is cordially
mvueu will ue neul at the Metnodisc,
cnuitn iiiursuay evening, xnov. 29.
Xne program will open with a serv-
ice of song and special musical num-
bers, aner wnieh tlie Thanksgiving
sermon will be preaehed by Kev. R.
(J. Brinkley, pastor of the Baptist
cnurch.
ine song service will, be led by K.
14. barlow. '
The following program will be ren-
dered :
hymn No. 157.
frayer.
Hymn No. 105.
Hymn No. 220.
Reading—Miss Katherine Davis.
Hymn No. 232.
Hymn No. 14.
liistrumnial Trio—Miss Marguerite
Huchton, v.olin; J. L. bellah, cornet;
Mis. L. J. Reynolds, piano.
Hymn No. 224.
Quartet, arranged by Glover
Thompson.
Hymn No. 277.
Reading—Miss Camp.
Hymn No. 210.
Scripture reading by Rev. C. R.
Brinkley.
Vocal solo—Miss Alice Lauderdale.
S'.rmon—Rev. R. C. Brinkley, at 8
p. m.
Program begins at 7 o'clock, and
the public is asked to be on time so
as to cause as little disturbance as
possible by getting in late.
Tint Show Coming.
PASTOR POUNDED.
Herbert Walters' Comedians will
play here in their big tent show all
next week commencing Monday, Dec.
3. This is a company of 20 people and
is playing at Nocona this week. The
show is well recommended. See their
advertisement elsewhere in the Trib-
Cemetery Working.
Gainesville Boy Dies from Accident-
al Shot.
Samuel Culp, 15, high school stu-
dent in Gainesville, and well known
in Saint Jo, died last Friday after-:
noon at the Gainesville sanitarium,!
his death resulting from complica-1
lions which followed a bullet wound,
inflicted accidentally while the young
man was attending a high school par-
ty at the Elks Hall in Gainesville
about three weeks ago.
While at the party he went into the
ante room of the Elks Hal with a
friend, where they found a pistol
and were examining it when it was
accidentally discharged, the bullet
striking the boy in the abdomen,
puncturing an intestine and causing
a mortal wound.
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Bandit Succumbs to Wounds.
Haynie Liddell, who was wounded
when he and an Indian, Colbert Keel,
attempted to rob the First National
Bank at Marietta, Okla., November
16, died in the Marietta hospital early
Wednesday morning. He was buried
Thursday in Gainesville where his pa-
rents reside.
All persons interested in the Moun-
tain Creek Cemetery are urged to
meed there on Wednesday afternoon,
December 5. That is the day set
aside to meet and clean up the gravesi
and do any other work that needs to
be done to clean up the cemetery.
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A Sweetwater man who shot a
banded duck was informed by the
Federal Bureau of Biological Survey
that the bird was marked at David-
son, Saskatchewan, 1,400 miles away.
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When one comes to sum up the
blessings he enjoys, and for which he
ought not only to feel a deep grati-
tude, but should give abundant ex-
pression of that gratitude in real,
genuine thanksgiving and praise to
the great Giver of all good gifts, if
he is really honest in summing up
such blessings, he will stand appall-
ed at the magnitude of the task.
Not even a bite of food can be tak-
en to appease our hunger, not a drop
of water can be drunk to quench our
thirst, not even a breath of air can
be taken into the lungs to sustain
life, but we should lift up our hearts
in adoration and gratitude to the
Father above who has placed such
things within our reach. If we are
thus dependent upon the Supreme
Being for such elemental and funda-
mental necessities of life, how much
more do we owe Him for the manifold
comforts and even luxuries we enjoy.
True, He told our ancestors in the
beginning that they should earn their
bread by the sweat of their brow,
but even that is a privilege for which
we should be truly grateful. With-
out the least thought of frivolity or
.irreverence, let us imagine, if pos-
sible, the condition of chaos through-
out the universe that would result
from even one moment of forgetful-
ncss, sleep, or even indifference upon
the part of the great Ruler of all
Eternity. Natural law would be sus-
pended, the elements of the air would
fail to be properly mixed and all ani-
mal life would be snuffed out like a
candle. Or perhaps all the water on |
the face of the earth or within its
deoths would become stagnated and
bring death bv thirst. Death would
stalk like a mighty giant through the
land and in an incredibly short time
this earth would be but a burned out
cinder, with no semblance of human
life upon it. Truly it is a blessing for^
which we should be profoundly grate-
ful that the preat Father neither
slumbers nor sleeps, nor does He for-
get h,;s people.
Perhaps we too often express our
gratitude for the comforts and luxu-
ries of life, either forgetting or tak-
ing for granted the fundamentals.
Let us praiPo the Lord for his good-
ness and for his wonderful works to
the children of men.
HUNTERS RETURN
Four Saint Jo Nimrods Bay a Total
of Five Fine Deers.
George Pedigo, Jap Field, Sam
Pedigo and Lem Eagan returned last
Saturday from a very successful
hunting trip in La Salle county, and
they surely brought home the veni- J
son. Each hunter was lucky enough
to bag one deer, and Eagan was sue-j
cessful in bringing down a couple.
The largest spenimen, a 10-point
buck, was brought down by George
Pedigo.
The hunters lived off the deer kill-1
ed by Field, and the Pedigo brothers
shipped their kill home, while Eagan j
brought one of his home on the car. J
Many citizens of Saint Jo have this
week enjoyed the first venison they,
ever tasted.
Rev. Breedlove and Family Victims of
Premeditated Act on Pait
of Congregation.
: - The Citizens National Hank
Reverting to the ancient but honor-
able custom-nf "pounding the preach-
er," the congregation of the Metho-
dist church here gathered at the
church building on Friday night of
last week, placed tables provided for
the occasion out in the center of the
auditorium, loaded them with good
things to eat, including almost every
thing that the thrifty housewife
loves to see stowed away in her culi
nary department, from a bottle of
pickles to a sack of flour, and several
large baskets of the most luscious
and tantalizing fruit, and then sent
Rev. R. C. Btinkley, Baptist pastor
who was a special guest of the occa
sion by invitation, and entered into
the spirit of it with zest and joy, to
invite Rev. and Mrs. Breedlove and
children to come over to the church.
On their arrival a musical pro-
gram a ranged by Mrs. L. J. Reynolds
on invitation of the Missionary So
cie'.y, and including several special
numbers, was rendered to a delighted
auc'ience and a perplexed pastor and
his wife, who were rather uncertain
r<s to what it was all about until one
of the members made a short talk
extending to them a royal welcome to
Saint Jo and especially to the Meth-
od'st church and presenting them
with the splendid assortment of gro
cci ies and fruits brought by the mem-
be: s and friends.
Uev. Breedlove responded feelingly
and with a touch of humor to the dis
play of hospitality.
Refreshments of hot chocolate and
pie were served by the ladies of the
Mi sionary Society, and all went
home with the firm conviction that it
waj good to be there.
The following musical program was
rendered:
Piano solo—Mrs. L. J. Reynolds.
Vocal Duet—Little Miss Margaret
GiLs and L. J. Reynolds, Jr.
'r.yer—Rev. II. C. Brinkley.
1 iano Solo—Miss Dorothy Rae
Buck.
Vocal Duet—Misses Una Morrow
and Pauline Griffin.
Vocal Trio—Mr. and Mrs. K. R.
Barlow and Rev. R. C. Brinkley.
Piano Solo—Mrs. L. J. Reynolds.
The affair was carried out accoid-
ing to plans by Mrs. T. E. Giles, who
also presided at the meeting.
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PRAIRIE HILL ITEMS.
Saint Jo Girl One of the Beauties of
Abilene Christian College.
A Short Story.
Steal—Sell.
Steel—cell.
An Epitaph.
"Sacred to the memory of John
Jones, who departed this life very
suddenly and unexpectedly by a mule
kicking him on the 15th of Septem-
ber, 1853. Well done, thou good and
faithful servant."
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It is said that the most provoking
husband is the one who talks indis-
tinctly in his sleep.
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Bring us your job printing.
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1928
Last week the students of Abilene
Christian College elected the eight
girls who will occupy the beauty sec-
tion of "The Prickly Pear," the col-
lege annual. i
There were 114 nominations from
which the lucky eight were to be
chosen. The girl receiving the larg-
est number of votes was Miss Blanche
Beckner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I
C. M. Beckner of Saint Jo.
Miss Beckner is a strikingly beau- j
tiful girl, tall and graceful and a per-\
feet representative of the rare gold- i
en blonde type.
Saint Jo and her High School, from!
which Miss Beckner graduated with
honors in 1927, feel real proud of the
honor "Blanche" has received. This
is her second year to be in the beau-
ty section, as last year she was chos-
en as freshman beauty.
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A girl with cotton stockings never
sees a mouse.
PRAIRIE HILL, November 28.—
Mr. and Mrs. Tobie Thompson of No-
cona spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. T. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ice spent
Sunday eve with Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Johns.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reid returned
to Byers Sunday afternoon after a
week's visit with relatives here.
Mr. Tom Edes spent Friday night
with Mr. M. E. Wilson.
Grandpa and Grandma Cliff are
visiting their grandson, Aubrey Johns
and family.
Mr. and Mis. H. C. Gill and son
and Mr. and Mrs. Richard McDonald
of Wichita visited Mr. and Mrs. Her-
bert Ice Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hurley spent last
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Ice.
Mrs. G. W. Wilson is visiting her
daughters, Mrs. W. G. Beashear and
Miss Cecile Wilson of Whitesboro.
Mrs. M. E. Wilson and daughters,
Mrs. R. L. Reid and Mrs. A. C. Reid,
spent Saturday morning with Mr.
and Mrs. N. Bowman at Nocona.
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Business Changes.
A partition is being built through
the Giles building on the north side
of the square, and one-half of the
building is to be occupied by the Al-
driedge Cafe, and the other by the
Texas-Louisiana Power Co. electrical
shop and office.
The cafe moved from the Bailey
building on the west side of the
square into their new quarters on
Wednesday, and the electric shop
will move from the Bellah building
on the northwest corner of the square
in a few days.
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A BARN WITHOUT BOARDS
A carpenter would not think of building a barn without boards
—would he? And he doesn't simply order boards and leave it
go at that. He selects the kinds of wood he needs, the proper
lengths and thicknesses. Yet isin't it a fact that you are at-
tempting to erect the Building which is to hold your Fortunes
without a proper bank account? You can no more do it than
a carpenter can build a barn without boards. And in the se-
lection of a bank that is to be YOUR BANK, it is essential to
your success that you choose one that will give you personal
attention. If such a Bank appeals to you, may we have your
business?
JAMES R. WILEY, Pres. S. H. CAMP, V. Pres.
GEO. D. PEDIGO, Cashier.
DYE MOUND NOTES.
DYE MOUND, Nov. 27.—An or-
dination service was held at Dye
Mound on November 18. Herman
Tompkins, one of Dye's leading young
men, was ordained to the ministry.
Rev. R. C. Brinkley, pastor of the St.
Jo church, preached the ordination
sc.nion, one that could be applied to
any Christian, as well as to a min-
ister, and one which was thoroughly
enjoyed by this church. Herman has
the good wishes of the entire com-
munity, as he is a very deserving
boy.
Everybody is invited to attend the
"Krazy Karnival" at Peabody Friday
night, November 30.
Mr. Ernest Suttles of Burkburnett
came in Sunday evening to visit his
mother, Mrs. Annie Suttles.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Baker of De-
catur came in Saturday night to visit
i elatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tompkins and
son Herman were in Decatur Thurs-
day on business.
Miss Mildred May Wilson was the
guest of Miss Virgie Robbins at
Bowie Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Wallace Baker of Amarillo
lame in Thursday to visit his parents
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker.
Miss Virgie Robbins was the guest
ot Misses Mable and Bowery Mann
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tompkins and
son Herman were the guests of Mrs.
Belle Magee at Montague Sunday.
T. H. Yaibrough and son, John
Dort of Nocona were here Thursday,
visiting his sister, Mrs. Lina Jack-
yon.
Mr. and Mrs. Snow Sadler and son
Clinton of Montague were here Sun-
day visiting his mother, Mrs. N. L.
Sadler.
Rev. Hurd of Saint Jo preached at
the Christian church here last Sun-
day morning and Sunday night.
Mrs. May Williams and daughter
Manda spent the week end with
Grandma Williams at Nocona, who is
real sick. They were accompanied
home by her little nephew, J. W. Wil-
liams.
Miss Ona Brogdon was the guest
of Miss Lucille Steadham Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cook spent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Black.
Miss Vedia Steadham spent Mon-
day night with Miss Manda Williams.
Miss Alice Dunn, who is attending
school at Montague, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Dunn.
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Frazier and
daughter, Miss Norene, of Spanish
Foit were visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.'
C. Masten Sunday.
Mrs. Will Dowd and sons, Ray and
W. D., spent Sunday afternoon with
Milton Buck and family at Bonita.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lynn and
daughter, Miss Ada, spent Sunday
with Berlin Laseman and family at
Corinth.
Mrs. W. A. McGhee.
Mrs. W. A. McGhee, 46, died at
Bellevue on Thursday, November 22.
She was laid to rest in Mountain
Park cemetery, Saint Jo, Friday, No-
vember 23, after funaral services con-
ducted by Elder John T. Lauderdale
in the Church of Christ at 2 o'clock.
She is survived by her husband and
six children, three sons and thres
daughters.
She is also survived by three broth-
ers and five sisters.
Mrs. McGhee was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Leatherwood, and
was born in Montague county near
Saint Jo, where she lived the greater
pait of her life, on May 16, 1882.
She was married toW. A. McGhee
in 1900, and to this union were born
the six children mentioned above.
She obeyed the gospel in 1902, and
has since lived a consistentt Christ-
ian life.
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Edward Newton Posey.
ILLINOIS BEND NEWS.
ILLINOIS BEND, Nov. 27.—R. L.
Hoover of Bethany, Okla., spent last
week here with his brother, Dan Hoo-
ver.
B. R. Grigsby made a business trip
to Gainesville Thursday.
Matt Williams of Fort Payne, Ala.,
spent a few days the past week with
his cousin, Mrs. Will Dowd, and fam-
ily. |
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Slaton and son
George visited Mr. and Mrs. Will
Dowd and family Thursday afternoon
of last week. j
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Buck sper.t Sun-
day with Alec Hollers of Bonita.
Mr. and Mrs. David Minor of Mon-
tague spent Sunday afternoon with
his uncle, A. V. Fleming. j
D. M. Martin and family spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Matney at Montague.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Dowd were shop-
ping in Ardmore, Okla., Thursday. |
Mrs. G. M. Preston and Miss Doro-
thy Mulhollan shopped in Gainesville
Edward Newton Posey, aged 15
years, died at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Posey, six
miles southwest of Saint Jo, Friday
evening, November 23, at 8 o'clock.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Starkey cemetery at 3 p. m. on
Sunday by Rev. Lansford of Mon-
tague and Rev. Wright of Bonita.
Interment, arranged by Scott Bros,
followed the ceremony.
Pall bearers were Gideon Prather,
Joe Conyer, Ernest Husband and
Clyde Husband.
Edward Newton was born in Mon-
tague county August 1, 1913, and
spent all the days of hte young li'e '
here.
He is survived by his parents, four
sisters, Mrs. Jack Conyer of Slaton,
Mrs. Lillie McDonald of Littiefield,
Mrs. Julia Woods of Slaton and Miss
Dessie Lee Posey of Saint Jo, and
two brothers, Homer D. Posey of Lit-
tiefield and Stamford Posey of Saint
Jo. All were present at the funeral
except Mrs. McDonald and Homer
Posey.
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William Houston Miller.
William Houston Miller, 61, died at
his home in Bulcher on Wednesday,
November 28, at 9 a. m.
Funeral services were held on
Thanksgiving Day in the Shiloh Bap-
tist church at 3 p. m., conducted by
Rev. Lee Branch of Mount Hope.
Interment following immediately
after the services and arranged by
Scott Bros., was in Shiloh cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, three
sons, D. F., W. M. and R. H. Miller,
all of Bulcher, and one daughter, Mrs.
Essie Woods of Saint Jo; also by two
brothers residing in Oklahoma and
one sister in Alabama.
William Houston Miller was born
in Alabama on September 5, 1867.
About 1908 he left his home state
and came to Oklahoma, and in 1910
he came on to Texas and settled in
Bulcher, since which time he has
been a prosperous farmer in that
community.
The Dunning System of Music Study
Begins with fundamentals and builds a sound Musical Education
from the first lesson to the last—systematic from beginning to
end.
Transposition, Modulations, Analysis and Melody Writing are
included among the methods used.
The ear is trained with musical tones by oral exercises.
Sight reading forms a part of every lesson, although presented
in a number of different ways.
Mental drills are employed to awaken musical thought.
Written work teaches the student that Music is a Language
they must learn to write as well as to interpret.
Studio Now Open
MRS. L. J. REYNOLDS
Authorized Dunning Teacher
"THEM'S OUR SENTIMENTS'
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