The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1910 Page: 1 of 10
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY.
Everything In Readiness for Fine Year's Work.—Faculty
Full and Regarded as one of the Strongest In His-
tory of School.—Catalogue Issued.
MOST SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL TERM ASSURED
The Seymour schools will open
Monday, September 5, for what,
seems to promise one of the
most successful terms in its his-
tory. Supt. G. P. Tarrant has
been here all summer working
everything up in good shape.
catalogues will he given to stu-
dents until the opening of school
at which time each student will
be given one to keep.
Friday evening there will be
an informal reception of the
teachers at the auditorium. The
A summer school has been con- reception will be given by the
ducted a part of the time and Board of Education and Mothers
entrance examinations will be Club with their families and as-
held Thursday and Friday of this sisted by several ladies who will
week. The out of town teachers give music numbers. At 8:30
have begun to arrive. Miss Friday evening all graduates of
Mabel Smith, music director, the school are to meet to form an
G. T. * W. Railroad Maklai Sanrsy.
Tuesday morning tha people
of Cottle county and Padueah
began to have their interests
nroused again with the railroad
world when the officials of the
Gulf, Texas & Western and sev-
eral representative men from
this place started to the Plains
to see if a way could be secured
for them to get on top of the
caprock. Those composing the
party were Vice Pres. l'en B.
Cain; Chief engineer J. F. Witt;
S. P. Britt and Jno. W.
with several helpers
here wBiyituuir to make a sur-
vey of Ihe sarin- nature, which
will be tccomplinhi'd within the
next foUjf weeks. Padueah Post.
V Pmidrnt Here.
President Walkorcamein from
Belton this morning, after clos-
ing up with tin- Helton people
for $90,000 of stocks and bonds,
right-of-way through the county,
etc.
Mr. Walker explained that
WATERWORKS NOW A REALITY.
Work Rushing Rapidly. -Crew of Seventy-five Men Dig
glng Ditches .ind Laying Main. Standplpc Going
Up Well Going Down.
1,000 FEET OF MAIN LAID EVERY DAY.
The recent lair
weather
while Jielton is not on the air given opportunity for rapid pro
Carroll line between Quanah and Rock- Kre8H on tjie waterworks svstem. i
port, the road will avoid a rather The majng hfm
The only thing that now seems poor country by making this de-
possible for Padueah to miss get- tour, and then the people are
ting this road is the probability' very anxious for this road,
that a way will not be secured willing jto make sacrifices
n neon
through most of the low places j cily ig a|reatjy
so that if wet weather shouk'
ias'the ends of the lines they are
only four inches. The standpipe
will hold 50,000 gallons of water
and will constitute a valuable re-
serve for tire protection. The
equipped with an
Kill
for them to get on the Plains.
This proposition, so the cow-boys
tell us, will be accomplished, and
that a better way can be found
for the G. T. & W. than the
Denver has.
As soon as they have made
this preliminary survey the same
party is is going to start from
and,"" L,,ni " wfl organized tire department, with
! come no great interference would firt, sUltioll) horaes am, h()8e cartf
result. A large force of men are chcmical engine and fireman of
jat woik and it is said that about considerable experience. A thou-
1000 feet of main are laid every ;sand fept ()f good hoge> in f)0_
day. Tuesday the ditch came foot 8ections> wiU be hereby the
down through the mam business j time waterworks are in.
.™. ^ P?rtlon on Washington street. The well is down 25 feet and
1250,000 which covers less than are.'lll(1 ('eei>| lots of water in it, but there is
300 miles of road.—Quanah Trib- freezing will never affecti on more 8and bottom and
BesidiS Belton, Mr. Walker
had closed up with Strawn for
$30,000, Gustine $15,000, Graham
$30,000, etc., bringing up the
total amount of stock taken by
the towns north of Austin at
une
Chief.
them.
From the well
to a point near
GOOD REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DO
YOUR BANKING BUSINESS WITH
The
First National Bank
' f-.ji, O
of Seymour, Texas.
it will be dug deeper. It is be-
r . , . >nK walled as it is sunk. We
■ A. Levinson s on Washington have waited a long time for wa-
I street and from the well to the terworks, but in the end the sys-
- standpipe in the Wheat addition j tem i8 bejnff in8talIe(1 at a „ood
the pipes are eight inches in di- time Many men have found
ameter. All through the busi-1 empjoymenj. a dull sea-
ness section and main residence son and money ),a8 |)ecn turned
portion the pipes are six inches loose in the town at an
in diameter, while out toward | tune time.
came in Saturday evening,
will be here by Friday night.
" The handsome catalogue of the
Seymour School is off the press
and is an excellent pamphlet,
both in typographical appearance
and in subject matter. We know
the subject matter is good be-
cause Supt. Tarrant is the author
alumnae association. Nineteen
out of., the twenty-eight grad-
uateflVfMa now in town.
Monday morning at nine
o'clock will occur the formal
opening of school. Several short
talks and a short program will
be carried out. It is urged that
every pupil be on hand for the
, , 0n opening, all patrons and friends
and we know the printing is a jj^g^jgg invited. It takes
right because it was done in the co-operation to make a success-
Banner office. Prof Tarrant re- fui school. Let our school not
quests us to say that none of the fail on this point.
The Munday Times of last week
states that T. G. Easley, who
once practiced his profession of
dentistry here, went to Waco
early part of the week for an op-
eration for appendicitis. The op-
eration was successful.
Buy your gasoline at Seymour
Garage. • tf
Anyone desiring to subscribe or
renew for either the Ladies Home
Journal or Saturday Evening Post
are requested to do so through
the Philathea Class of the Bap-
tist church. J ust hand vour sub-
scription money to any member
of the class and the young ladies
will do the rest.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Because it is .h^^wgest, strongest
and best bank in this part of Texas.
Because it is progressive, up-to-date
in every respect and aggressive.
Because it is managed by men ripe
in banking experience, who have
stood the test and always made good.
Because your business, be it large or
small, is appreciated and always held
in strict confidence.
Because it is always in funds to loan
on good approved notes.
Because its condition is healthy and
if you be a depositor your money is
always ready and cheerfully paid you.
oppor-
The Philathea Class of the
Baptist church will serve an ice
cream supper on the court house
lawn next Monday evening from
4 to 11 o'clock. These young
ladies promise you an enjoyable
occasion and we hope to see them
liberally patronized.
I have some good propositions
east of here to exchange farm
lands, town property or mer-
chandise for lands in Baylor or
other counties west. Write or
Ginneri and Oil Mill Men Meeting
All ginners and oil mill mana-
gers, or owners, are cordially re-
quested to meet at the Farmers
Nat'l bank in Seymour for mu-
tual consultation at 3 o'clock Sat-
urday evening, Sept. 10, 1910.
Ginners of County.
Miss Opal^ Lloyd of Haskell is
here for a ten days "visit to her
friend, Miss Bertha Word. For
the benefit of the young gentle-
men we are authorized by Judge
tell me what you have to ex- j Kenan to say that Miss Lloyd is
change, I can get you up a trade. | just as pretty as Miss Bertha,
T. H. C. Peery, Seymour, Texas, i and that's saying a great deal.
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Round trip rates on all railroads, good for '10 days.
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WE ARE SPECIALIZING
In advance of our First Showing of Fall Fabrics we are specializing for the next few days extraordinary values in new
Percales, Ginghams, Hats, Shoes and Hosiery—especially Hosiery. We are always in the lead and want you to avail
yourself of the first opportunity to inspect these goods, for they are adapted to your present needs.
Red Seal Ginghams
Bates Seersucker, and Percales
IN ALL THE FALL SHADES
For Children's School Dresses and Boys' Waists
At 10c, 12 1-2c and 15c per yard
The Celebrated and Well Known
ONYX BRAND HOSIERY
THE BEST IN THE LAND
For gentlemen, ladies, misses and children ; in plain
lisle, gauze, mercerized liale, silk, and marco cotton
At 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, $1.00 and $1.50
We have Received our Fall of the Reliable
CROSSETT SHOES (or MEN
In all leathers, vici kid, box calf, gun metal and
patent. All the new lasts
$3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 per pair
Our showing of new goods for the Fall and Winter will eclipse anything we have ever before offered to the public of Seymour and vicinity and in point of finish style and
serviceability will stand unrivalled by any of our competitors. Our established reputation for honest dealing is behind these goods and we are sure they will appeal to the fancy
of the fashionable public as well as to the purse of the most economical buyer. We are receiving new goods every day and are anxious that you visit our store before the line is
picked over. An early call will be appreciated by ua and prove a satisfaction to you.
A. LEVINSON'S Reliable Store
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1910, newspaper, September 2, 1910; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth429650/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.