Lipscomb Lime Light and Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1919 Page: 2 of 6
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.IPSCOMB LIME LIGHT AND FOLLETT TIMES, THURSDAY, DEC.
1919
LIPSCOMB LIME LIGHT
AND FOLLETT IMES
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
First and Second Zones $1.50
Third Zone_ 1-60
Fourth Zone 1.--— 1.75
Fifth Zone. 1.85
Sixth and other-Zones. 2.00
Single Copies 5c
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ettera when'we rite. Jake replv-
ed & sed We should use Capitals
when we have the stummick ake
or sum thing else". He war think-
ing of Capsuls.- -
Thursday—Pa sed 2 ma theyr;
is just 1 reason why the Leeg of
Nashuns issent enny good. Mas-
sed Why so & hereplyed & sed It
aint Lodgekal. Then he laffed &
lalfed & ma did 2.
C. A. SKAGGS, Publisher.
Wished 'on Thursday Morning of Eacti
Week
Entered as second class matter
at the Post office at Follett, Tex-
as on July 31st 1918 under the
Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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of foreign advertisements It will be neces-
sary to send either draft, check or money
Qrder -with copy.
Advertising rates 15c per sin-
gle column inch; front page 75c.
Locals 7jc per line.
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Friday— The teecher had gave
us a essay 2 rite for today & mine
was 2 he about
Popular Guver-
ment I sed 2 pa
if'he wood help
. me I wood chop
a lot of kinling
& he sed all rile
he was a pritty
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IRREPARABLE LOSS TO WORLD
Treasures of Louvain Library, Da-
atroyed by the Huns, Can by No
Possibility Be Replaced.
Why Throw Away Your Money?
• ^.^y teaVl^g your machinery out in the weather,
each year's' exposure of farm machinery. I^et
needs. Machinery may be liarder to get next year
'you.baye; ' '
Twenty per cent
us help you plan
than it was this
is a low figure for
a shed to fit your
season. Save what
aNHANDLE LUMBER
J
Higgins,,
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The completeness with which the
famous library of Louvain was de-
stroyed comes out In the. report of
tl e American committee which has
oeen visiting the ruin with a view to
hulld'ng a new library of Louvain,.'
whkh. is to be the "free gift, of the
rotted States." Some of the walls, pil- j
lurs and buttresses remain standing, ;
and even retain their carvings and j
sculptures, but the idea of rebuilding -
the library has been abandoned. Of
the contents of* the Louvain library
nothing at all' Is Us?t; the few volumes !
that were found still retaining their j
ihnpe crumbled when touched. Aside I
from the thousands of Yolimes that
Cflp.be replaced the ruin contains the
ashes of at. least a thousand ra.iiiu-
8orlpts that were priceless, because It , f - - - .. „
would be impossible to replace them. . justreceived.- A.so a line ot
OUR Ali-r- HO HELP IMPROVE THE PANHANDLE f
V • YARDS AT GLAZIER, AND OCHILTREE
JOHN KAiiOE, Manager FOLLETT, TEXAS
Our policy to get what you want when you want it. We always have it some place.
Precinct No.
22 and 23.
' I will* collect at. one. of
banks at each of the above nam-
ed towns. • ' /:
1920 aut.QH¥3bile license can be
paid same as taxes-. : .. •. ...
' - Truly yours* .
(-51 ! A. B. Gr'iffitVi, >,
Tax Collector.,.'Lipscomb Coun-!
i ty, Tex. '. * "j
-100-' Stew' Copyright books
There were, one '-may admit, more
widely Important things In the world,'
for example, than the two-' autograph
manuscripts of Dionysius Carthusien-
dls, but Louvain was proud to possess
those specimens of his handwriting,
.and all. the wealth of the United
States cannot give them back.—<3hrt -
tlan Science Monitor. . : .
An Early Riser.
"Do you find the same old trouble In
getting your boy awake In the morn-
ing?"
"No. It's the other way around
now. Since he was in the army 7osh
has made it his business to wake up
everybody at daybreak, blowing a
bugle.''
S ory Books for :the
Wilson'Drug Store,
kiddies, at
2
To the Public
■. .Buy y.oun Edison • Phonograph
of} S. -W... Nortkup, Shattuck,
Okla." .
Shoe and
Harness
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! Repairing
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Pt'
good hand on
riteing essays &
1 things when he
was a yung boy
a going 2 skool
So I went &
chopped the
kinling & - he
rote for me. When we red them
the teecher give me sixty 4 & sed
it was the 'poorest she had ever
saw *hie rite.
' Saturday—we went 2 a move-
ing pitcher show and pa laffed
veryTou<F& it made ma kinda
mad ftshe'skofded on the way
home; She remarked that, she
did hate 2 see a man of machure
yeers & bald hare make hisself so
promiskusin publick.
SiiacJdy - The sunday skool tee-
cher sed we should ought 2
always count a 100 before saying
Sweden Using Wooden Corks.
Owing 0 the scarcity of true cork
in Sweden wooden corks are being
used in that country, the substitutes
being made from quick growing pine.
This wood has wide annual rings and
oue of Its characteristics is Its tend-
ency to swell somewhat after It has
been fashioned'Into stoppers.
The Bargain Rush.
"One would think those women wen?
rushing to get a husband," growled
the man in the department store.
"No," said his wife, sweetly, "they're
after hairpins at 3 cents a,, paper.
Something useful."—Louisville Coiir-
Ur-Journal. '.
Twelve -More Shopping Days.
From year to year the Children
as well as the older ones look for-
ward to Christmas as a time of
joy—a time of giving and re-
ceiving..
Now it is here. Are you ready
for it?. I^ast: year we boosted of
the largest Holiday stock this
side of Woodward, this year it is
even larger and more complete
than last. We have put forth
every effort to get a large assort* ;
ment and we have bees successful
want;your ha.r-
- Whett-you
nrss ' repaired or . you.*
shoes pended, I. am now
arranged to put up good
work'at-my..-shop, first
door south of O. K. Garage
H. THAYER
Ral-tett, Texas
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It is in this manner that we wish to announce
to the good people of Follett and vicinity that
we are neatly located with a modern and up-to-
date elevator complete with new macinery
throughout and fully capable of a 12,000 bushel
capacity
.We will be pleased to cater to the pleasuie
of the rural people who desire to deal with ua
when the crops are ready for market, assuring
every courtesy extended so far as conservative
business methods will permit. We thank you.
A.LISKE&CO.
\ L F. BEATY, Mgr.
Follett. Texas
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Our Barber
R.
is agency for Panhan-
dle Steam taundry.
Bring-your laundry
in—good work done —
give us a call and be
convinced.- ; •
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Follett, l exas
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.and are glad that we can. offer
a angry thought which we was a you such a line as we now have
thinking: ' on the way home Ted of Toys, Dolls, Games, Bol ks,
& me got into a argumint about etc.. and in mentioning the
our girls & I tride 2 folia the tee- Poetical and useful gifts, our line I {
... p. , .. ^ of Pvrex is now in, it consists of
chers advise & wood of cum out all sorts and shapes of G|ass
all rite only-Ted he counted by Baking Dishes, it.is noted for. its
5s« My eye is still pritty black, durability andean be changed
Ted ail ways was good in rithma- from a hot oven to co]cl water
tick. - ' i without injury. • j
Monday—\ seen a poor man j Wilson Drug.Store.
today-which had been haveing a ]
lot of .trubbel & ma sed Poor man-
he has had a dpgs life espeshully .. exP®?| to. ^ ^
... « ■ , •.® . „ , time until spring and will be glad
like my <j9gs He dont to 5ee
—the season of the year is here right now
for stoves—heating stoves, and we have them
and at the right kind of price. All sizes and also
an abundance of stove pipe. No w is the time to
get one ready foi the genuine winter.
We make a specialty of
making Galvanized Tanks
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PROPRIETOR
FOLLETT: TEXAS
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Home For the Winter.
AWlOfittR
s. M;:DAL|: :, .
follett :
Rate 1 Per Cent—Dales
First State Bank . ,,
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Always good prices paid
for Cream, Poultry,
Eggs and Hides
More fresh apples arrived
Tankage and Bran
on hand now
Follett Produce Co.
. . . . ■ persons desiring my ser-
hafto ga*2 skool or carrie in cole vices in a professional way and'-
or wash his face and gets a ple.ity who may desire loans on farms
2 eat and etc.. f and ranches.
Tuesday—line tossed me a 43 W. A. PALMER, ,
note today & she said in it I like ^ •
my dog & I like my cats. But 0 * .
best of all is - my ole frend Slats. I will be in the different Com-
They was a bgg of candy a stick-1 missionpr Precincts of the county, > - - ^
ing out of my pocket but I dont fo1" ^he purpose of collecting s
think that was the reason. Ai.|19I^es, on the following nam-
together. . ^ Precinct No. 2 Booker, Nov. 5
Wednesday—Jake is dum. The 1g> Darrouzett, Nov. 19.
teecher ast him when we should Precinct No. 3 Follett,
ought 2 use Capitals meaning big and 17.
W. f. MARKtfV M, 0. ! |
Physiciap an4 Surgeoa
fOLlfTI - ;
Wijl he .. in v Lipscomb
every Monday and Fri-
day, . Office at Court
House. All work guran-
tced/ ' R. GOETTSCHE
Don Long, Prop.
Dec. 16 ——/ -. j
Better Printing at the Xime Light i
ItllHIMMMMM
J. B. Reid &
ion
GENERAL BLAGKSMITH1NG
Actyline welding, disk rolling done in the
manner—A full line of Bolts kept on hand,
lays. 16-inch harrow disks kept in stock.
Prices right and good work all the time.
best of-
Lister
Foilett,
Texas
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Lipscomb Lime Light and Follett Times (Follett, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1919, newspaper, December 11, 1919; Follett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389751/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Higgins Public Library.