The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1908 Page: 9 of 10
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Attorney at Law
Land, Abstracts, Loans & Insurance
Sole Agent for the Proctor-Scott Lands
LOANS
See me when in need ot money. 1 can
place any desirable loan 'on real estate.
ABSTRACT®
"'I <>\vn a set of'Abstract Books of all the hind
titles in Shackelford County, and can furnish a
complete abstract'on short notice. Don't buy
anv piece of property, without jetting an abstract
and having the title examined.
J. D. Brush was ■ in Albany
Saturday.
Oliver Palm did business in the
ccjty. Saturday.
Ely Williams has come home
from Sylvester.
from the
The First National Bank
ALBANY. T MX AS.
Capital $75,ooo.nn Surplus 5^7,^00.00
N Bartholomew,
President
W [> K.ynoM
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D-usmess 111
List your pn»pert\' with me.
possible to further your interests.
solicit a fair share of the ousiness .of this section.
do everything
1 respect full v
Registered Stallion and Bull
I will stand my tine. Registered Standard-
bred Trotting Stallion, Red Zola, No. 444*A one
■ if the handsomest animal- in the State, at S'>.00,
payable when bred, with return privilege.
['will also stand my Registered Jersey Bull,
Sig's Chief of Albany, No-. ;>;o;, at $>>00, pay-
' able when bred, with return privilege. Easily
accessible, kept in barn at Albany.
THOflAS L. BLANTON
^ ALBANY,TEXAS
C0 Offices over First National Bank
shaking
Albanv
I Local and Personal.
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T. A. Deats was in
ranch Saturday.
M. B. Gentry was in
ranch Saturday.
1'. J. Lynch did
Albany Saturday.
C. F. Smalley was in to cast
his vote Saturday.
Crawford Brazzell was one of
Albany's guests Saturday.
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Mrs. E. L. Church and two
sons left Wednesday for Abilene.
Frank Easter and his son.
Evan were in Albany Satur-
day.
Judge Matthews was
hands with friends it
Saturday.
Go to C. F. Cathey's for the
Mexican Commerce cigar—the
best on earth.
Miss Mattie Adam son came
home from Moran Monday where
she had been visiting.
Misses Ermine Halber.t. Grace
Cox and Elizabeth Patton. who
have been'visiting Miss Camiile
Webb for some tin>e, returned t<»
Waco Wednesday.
Albany ,Lodge No. 482 A. V. &
A. M. meets on Friday evening
August 7th at 8 o'clock p. m.
J. A. KINO. VV.'M.
John S. Coghill, Sec.
Mr. John Gray of Tennessee
and his son Battle visited his
cousin. A. A. Clarke and family
this week. Mr. Gray is very
much pleased with this country
and thinks of buying properity
here.
day.
Mrs. G. F. Kinard and
The First Xational Bank has installed a SAVINGS S 1 >
by calling at the bank you can get full particulars. A cot>ipie>
>m the savings, on uhich interest of four per cent a;// be pa: i. '!'
you save, not what yon earn, that will wake von zcealtu >
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Lumber, Shingles, Sash,
Doors, Brick, Lime. Cement,
Sand, Malthoid and Carey's ready
to lay Roofing, which outlasts tin.
We have the best screen doors on the market.
^ Rockwell Bros. & Co., Albany, Texas.
the Racket Store
Where everything is sold at the lowest
prices. Come and see. Just received a fine
line of high grade Jewelry.
J. H. FRIEDLY/®
A Band Grand Stand. State Fair Poultry Show. ,
A grand stand for the Albany Dallas, Texas, July 29. Fred F.
band is to be erected on the siiney, director of the poultry
Court House lawn am) the band dei>artmem of the Stat Fa|r of
will give open air concerts. This _ ,, ' ■
He left for home Tues- will be a Hne thing for the music (Tcxas for the twenty th,nl an-
loving people of Albany, and who tula® meet. October 17 toNovem-
Brock is it that does not love music? her 1. predicts the greatest ex-
Henry Palm came to town Sat-
urday.
Hadley Robert was in town
Monday.
J. H. McNeely was in Albany
Saturday.
Buy your window glass at E.
E. Whitney's.
Dave Diller and wife were in
town Monday.
Miss Mable Palm was shopping
in Albany Saturday.
of Al-
Dick Moberly
Saturdav.
was in town
Middleton came in Monday after
a ten days visit to relatives it the
East. Thev were accompanied
Corrugated iron roofing at E. home by Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Kinard of Hubbard City, who
was in from the will visit their son. G. F. Kinard
and other Hill county friends for
awhile.
E. Whitney's.
Buck Nail
ranch Monday.
Judge and Mrs. Lynch came tot
town Saturday. . ]
I. P. Brazzell came in from the
ranch Saturday.
I hibition of tine birds this year
Strayed or Stolen. jn the history of the Southwest.
One dark blue mare mule, two Workmen are overhauling the
years old, branded halt" circle poultry V^uijdtng- preparatory to
Geo. T. Dunn was one
bany's guest Saturday.
„ »">■ i_ i Mrs. M. B. Gentry returned
Ellis and Prentiss Richardson , u, , ,
i. ■ ■ . home Wednesday.
were in Albany Saturday.
Miss M. E. Hodges came home
Miss t orinne Palm, Nelson and from Sweetwater Friday.
Mrs. Palm were in town Mon- . , * ,
, ; j Elmer Smith and his father
were in Albany Saturday.
A man needs no praise for be-
ing honest, it is a part of man-j E. ^ aters of Moran did
hood I business in Albany Tuesday.
Mrs. Hugh H. Hazlewood left E. C. Simmsand wife "have re-
1 Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cauble
came home from Fort Worth
Tuesday with Bailey , Cauble.
The doctors had intended to op-
John T. Baker did business in erate on his leg Monday but de-
the city Saturday. cided that the weather was too
R. S. Bradford and children warm and that it would be bet-
came home Friday.
ter to wait until October. They
say that an operation will be
necessary before he can recover.
over R on left shoulder, with
split in left ear.
$5.00 reward for any informa-
tion leading to recovery. Notify
Constable J. R. Day
at Stamford, or
R. D. Huffman,
Stamford. Texas.
Moran Notes.
Mrs. J. R. Warren and daugh-
installing a large number of Em-
pire, coops, ordered by the dir-
ectors at their first meeting this
year. When the work is com-
pleted the best of accomodations
will be afforded for the exhibi-
tion of at least 3000 birds. Al-
ready letters are pouring in in-
dicating thai this capacity will
be taxed to its utmost.
Offerings in the way of pre-
ter, \ era. of Gilmer who have miums and rewards this year
been guests at the G. E. Waters' are materially increased. The
ranch for the past two weeks, first premium pee prize will be
Saturday was one of the big- left Tuesday for Albany to visit $7.50 instead of $5.00 and the
gest days Albany has had tor their numerous friends. second $4.00 instead of $2.50
sometime. Nearly every male Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Snyder. The association will also offer
citizen of Precinct No. 1 was in children and nurse left Sunday $75.00 for the best parti-colored
town that he might cast his vote for an extended visit to the "Old pen and $75.00 for the best solid
for his choice candidate. The Ohio Home." colored pen
day passed off very, quietly, The Baptist revival conducted jn addition to those offered
there being very little contest by Rev. Brindell at Moran con- heretofore there will be special
in the local offices with the ex- tinues with unabated interest. prizes in the turkey department
Tuesday for Weather ford to visit turned from a visit to Tennessee, j ception of commissioner, J. E. The opening of the Academy Large wire cages will be install-
her.mother, y The man - who advertises his Allen bein^ W; C- at Albany this Fall is a much dis- ed in the center of the building
Miss Iva Matthews returned i own honesty, you had better Tidwell told the editor of the, cussed, topic, and tis_ thought •for. the exhibition of this class of
from Moran Monday where she [watch. News that he might state to the vvill receive quite a patronage poultry. The cages are of a
has been visiting for sometime. . Reynolds and his son tnat' alth° J1* uas from the Moran country. special make used for the first
- 6 0 • feated. he is not disheartened.
He is still in as good humor as
ever arid is proud of his consti-
tuents.
John F. Sedwick returned L- J- Reynolds were in town
home Wednesday from Waco, Saturday.
where he has been for several j Miss Turie McCasland was
days. o down from Stamford Sunday and
Mrs. J. A. Brindell and child-1 returned Monday morning.
ren went to Moyan Tuesdav. R. S. Long and wife return-
Rev. Brindell is there holding a ecj from Granbury Monday
meeting.
W. M. Biggs and family came with her.
home fronir Rqckport Saturday Mr. Thompson and family of
morning. Mrs. Biggs is very Arizona, who have been visiting
much improved in health. w. A. Williams and family, left
for home Saturday.
A Citizen.
Next Monday night August 3d
is the regular time for the open
meeting of the Commercial
League. Every body is request- j Hazlewood for some time,
ed to be present. J turned home Monday.
time in Texas for exhibition pur-
poses.
Killing Johnson Grass. Fanciers of the State express
W. T. J. Burton came in Sat- gratification at the ruling of the
. urday to exercise his right of association allowing exhibitors in
The Albany Militia. frarK-his». He told the editor of the poultry department to change
Dr. .J. R. Ricker called at the the News that he had been very their birds after the first week
News office Wednesday and in- successful in killing Johnson the Fair. This will serve to
Mrs Long's mother "came home f°rmed the editor that fifty men grass, but he had no easy or make the exhibitation of a high-
had been enrolled and examined quick method to give. He killed er class than ever before, as
for the Militia Company. This his grass by hard work —break- many exhibitors have stayed a-
is more than is required, yet ing the ground with a sulky, re- way in the past on account of the
more may join if they desire, plowing with a middle buster, fact that it is injurious to the
As soon as the Adjutent General and cultivating in cotton. He birds to keep them cooped up for
can be heard from, the company kept the grass plowed down all sixteen days.
Miss Dora Williams, who has will be organized and begin drill- the year and by this means the . The Catalogue is now complet-
been visiting Mrs. Hugh H. ing. The uniforms will be or- roots could not get the proper ed and ready for distribution,
re- dered right away and other nec- nourishment from the sun and and will be sent to these interest-
essary preparations made. air and died as a consequence. ed upon receipt of request.
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Baker, Paul. The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1908, newspaper, July 31, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403241/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.