The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1915 Page: 3 of 10
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Don't Take Life
Too Seriously
But be sure and have your prescriptions filled
at the Western Pharmacy. Every prescrip-
tion filled with exactly "what the
doctor ordered"
We carry a line of proprietary medicines seldom
equaled in a town this size.
We carry all the goods supposed to be found in the
ordinary drug store, and maybe some things one would
not expect to see there.
Take special notice of our refrigerator candy show case.
A delightful place for chocolates through the summer.
€J Of course, you cannot forget our cold drink fountain.
Perfectly sanitary and our drinks and cream are per-
fectly delicious.
Connect Your Home With a
Reliable Drag Store
Western Pharmacy
THE S'CK ROOM STORE
i" =3£
Try Us and See
For anything in the Grocery Line call
Adkins & Simpson
A Clean. Fresh Stock, Courteous Treatment and
Prompt Service. If you are not trading with us
we are both losing money. Telephone 267.
ADKINS & SIMPSON
WOOD AND FEED
Whenever You Need a General Tonic !
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the ;
well known tonic propertiesof QUININE I
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives :
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and >
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
?uinine and Iron in a tasteless form,
he Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. SO cents
Gry Poster Sells
Guy Foster has sold his finn
farm south of Red Springs to
three different owners. First
he trades 400 acres of it to S.
Nichols for the latter's farm five
miles west of Seymour. Mr.
Nichols needed more land and
will move on to the place he ac-
quires. Joe Nichols gets 100
acres of the place and R. A.
Ferguson 140, both at $25 per
acre. Mr. Ferguson has been
renting the Hannus place just
west of the bridge. This is good
land and.the new owners do well
in purchasing it.
;ie ware o7 Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury
ii« mercury will Hiirely 'I'Mtroy tho B'-ri.w-
of i-meli rtiiitv l«lely dera.n>?« 11"'
whole i'ysti.m wll'-n entering II through
tho rnueoua mirfrt'in. Such articles nhouio
never be used i X'"pt on pp aerlp.lons
from reputable phyy.iei.in,!. :iu the 'liirmiK'
they Will >!o 1:1 t"M fold to the (food v< i
rr.n p""slbly derive from them. Kali's
<"atarrli Cure, manufactured by i\ .1
Cheney A f<>.. Toledo, <>.. contains no
m'Tetiry, nriii Ii I-iI.ti 1 nt< rn.'iliy, .v-Mnj?
(ilr'rtly upon the blood and mueou/i stir-
f'loes of the fyntern. In buylnif Kill's
f'-itarrli Cure be cure you get the genti-
Ine. rt is tnlcn Internally and made In
Tojodo, Ohio, by F\ J. Cheney & Co, Tes-
timonials free,.
Sotd by tJrtitrcrista. Prlee 75c per bottle
Tivk<! Call'o Family Pilln 'or —"tipation.
Mrs. T. B. Smith and daught- \ Jim Hudgens of Red Springs
er Maurine were here last week ; went to Oklahoma Friday to see
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. A. j his mother, who was reported to
Britain. be very low.
STOMACH SUFFERERS -
No doubt, you have long been looking for a relief. Do not be
misled. Do not experiment. Use
SEVERA'S BALSAM OF LIFE
and you will soon notice its upbuilding and tonic qualities
It is especially recommended in the treatment of indiges-
tion, dyspepsia, habitual constipation, intermittent
fever and torpid liver. Convalescei!.s, old and weak
people will find its use very beneficial. Price 75 cents.
Skin health depends largely on what lc.i,d
of a soap you use. We recommend
SEVERA'S
MEDICATED SKIN SOAP
for daily use in toilet, bath and nursery
and Mr shaving or shampooing.
Price 26 cent*.
Keiul rhat Mrs. fugue, of
M'iqiiab. Win., wrote n« re-
cently: "I wl»b to thunlc
you for Severn'* ItuUani of
Life. I wn troubled with
my being very
weak and having no appe-
tite. After imlng one bottle
of Kevera'n Balaam of l.lfe
all tlieiie trouble* dinap-
pea red. Pleaie publirfi thll
In the newnpaper*. for the
benefit of thone who under
ilmilariy."
All druggi;,t* net) Severs'* Preparation*. IniUt on getting Severn'*.
If you are unable to obtain them In your locality, write direct to
W. P. SEVERA CO., Cedar RipMs, lovi
The Banner is in receipt of a
big check from T. S. Whiteside
; of Idaho City, Idaho, which puts
him up to March 1, 1917. Mr.
Whiteside is still cashier of the
! Boise Baisin bank. He says his
: work keeps him pretty busy, as
i he is the only man in the bank,
j They have about $32,000 loaned
; out and still have a good reserve.
Despondency Due to Indigestion.
"About three months a^o when I was suf-
fering from indirection which caused head-
ache and dizzy sp^ll# snd made me feel tired
and decpondent, I began taking Chamber
Iain's Tablets," write* Mrh. Geo. Hon, Ma/-
edon, N. Y. "This medicine proved to !«•
the very thing f ne«*led, as one day'* treat-
ment relieved me greatly. I lined two bot-
tles of Chamberlain'* Tablets and they rid
me of this trouble." Obtainable everywhere,
Mrs. J.P.Cook returned Tues-
day to her home at Austin, hav-
ing spent several weeks visiting
her parents ,Supt. and Mrs W.E.
Edelen, and her many friends
this city.
in
Better price our shoes before
buying elsewhere, we guarantee
our shoes and sell 'em for less.
Britain D. G. Co.
MM OHM OAt YtKI,t)
"luheli In Ik»> Act e ii Mtrnufnl
V'ttHotm ilifertlting cieww hi *
ttfldliiii i)i'it'p|tiibtv to ihf wraith
j of u»if country these full* summer
•Invp. Hail mill continued wet
Jwcnlher took a heavy toll from'
thp crop, but a good, yield has j
been secured anyway, The best
oat yield we have heard of was
7<r> bushels and throe pecks to
the acre on N acres, made by J. j
T. Chandler of Richland. Mr.
('handler's wheat made IH bushels!
In the acre, although it had been
damaged about half by hail.
R. H. Busby of Westover
made 700 bushels of oats on 10
acres. At that rate it wouldn't
I take many acres to do one man.
Peaches For Sale
I have ail kinds of peaches at
my place north of town at 75c
per bushel. Call in afternoon or
phone 280. 42-47
W. E. Martin.
Kev. 0. W. Dean left Monday
for Tulia to visit his daughter
and try to get some relief from
his hay fever. A surgeon lives
there who has been operating
successfully for this disease and
Kev. Dean is joined by the rest
of us in hoping that his case may
be cured by an operation.
For Sale or Trade: A Milwau-
kee Row Binder. In good con-
dition. tf
Carl Harrison.
Hud McCaleb of Ennis is in
the West prospecting for a place
to buy cotton this fall. Mr. Mc-
Caleb was located here seven
years ago, being on the old Luck
& Taylor place near Cache Creek
schoolhouse. He notices lots of
changes here since he left.
Buy a No. 5. Oliver typewriter,
for $38. See Capt. Feery, he
will order it for you. Sample in
his office, terms given if wanted.
44-45
Miss Marie Thornton came in
S>wday from Chillicothe to sjirad
about a week with her brother,
C. 0. Thornton of the Banner
force. Miss Marie is a mighty
pleasant little lady and we would
like to have her on the force,
too, if she would stay.
For Sale: Sow and 7 pigs.
Write E. M. Potter 44-5
Seymour, R. 2,
M. I). Lankford, C. Joins. J,
A. Kenyan and A. P. Donnell
left Monday for Austin to attend
the State Farmers' Institute, as
delegates from the Baylor coun-
ty institute. Ari excellent pro-
gram has been prepared for this
three days event, July 27-28-20.
I am in the market all the
time for fresh eggs and good
butter. W. R. Lee. tf
We are in receipt of $1.00 from
Miss Mary Tomlinson of Florence
on subscription. She never saw
Baylor county and has no inter-
ests here, except that she is a
niece of Mrs. M. M. Harrison.
Still, she says she and her moth-
er enjoy reading the Banner.
Wash dress goods, in voiles, j
I tissues, organdies and linen at j
I Levinson's.
I -. — .
Mrs. Lloyd Logan arid little j
boy returned Saturday from a
J visit to her parents at*Coloradoj
; City. She reported that her
; father, Rev. R. W. Thomas, is
no better and that he expected
to leave the next day for north-
, em points for medical treatment.'
Auto polish and auto metal
polish at Rogers.
Mrs. Sallie Hashfield and Mrs.
Lottie Thomas left Saturday for
i their homes in Qoliin county after
a visit to the former's father in
Knox county and to the family I
of J. A. Fountain.
Wash dress goods in voiles,
; tissues organdies and linen at
| Levinson's.
W. E. Bock and A. F. Lanier,
traveling passenger and freight
agents for the G. T. & W., were;
here latter part of the week on
business for the road.
j Look for (hit
mark on your fan
Dreams of the wind-swept sea,
the cool sprny with the salty tang
the expanse of air and turquoise
sky for less than a nickel the whole
night long.
Cool comfort insures pleasant dreams. However
hot the flight you can rest comfortably in the breeze
<>f a G-E fan. Its operation costs but a fraction of a
cent an hour— its first cost is also low.
A telephone call will bring one
to your home or office.
Seymour Mill, Elevator and
Light Company
A* to Hay and Maize
McGregor, Tex., July 23, 1015.
Knox County Brazoi Bridge-.
In an election held Saturday
Mr. O. C. Harrison over Knox county bridge bonds to
Seymour, Texas. the amount of $40,000 were voted.
Dear O. C.:- the bond issue carrying b y
Referring to yours of the 21st, la majority o f about 80.
1 do not believe there will be any This money, when secured, will
demand for Johnson grass to j be used for the building of two
amount to anything this entire bridges over the Bra/.os river,
year. There is probably more
feed stuff in Texas than there
has been for at least eight years.
one between Vera and Goree and
one west of Knox City. Mr.
Anderson of Goree, in discussing
We have paid $5,50 for a few the matter, stated that Austin
cars of strictly choice Johnson Bros, had estimated the Goree
grass the last few days, but do bridge at $15,000. It will be
not believe we care to buy any about 000 feet long and will
more. have a hard clay foundation.
We note there will be a meet- Speaking for Seymour, will
ing in Amarillo to devine mean* h»v that this town did not exert
for getting sale of kaffir and itself to help carry the election,
maize. The cheapness the past However, far be it from >ur
season did more to advertise this enterprising people t o pi;- a
commodity than anything else, stumbling block in the wav of
In fact, the cheapness advertised, progress. For years past ih :'<
and there is no doubt but what place has enjoyed a liberal por-
in the future there will be plenty tion of Vera trade, some of
of outlet for kaffir and maize, which will be diverted to Goree
Our kaffir and maize worked by their proposed bridge. Still,
clear to Minneapolis this past we do not expect to lose our
season. We sold it in New friends entirely on account of
Orleans, all over Louisiana, all the bridge. In a way the entire
over Arkansas arid to Memphis, country is benefitted when any
and the demand is still there, portion of it is helped, and we
These same markets are buying might reasonably hope to share
it every flay. A good deal of in some way the advantage of
this stufF went beyond the Mis- another crossing of the Brazos,
And we will just treat our Knox
county friends s> well that they
will just "natcherly" come to
see us anyway.
me before buying your
sissippi River and with another
big crop of kaffir and maize at
cheap prices, we will have no
trouble in finding a market for
quite a bunch of it.
Should any demand for ,lohn-
STowX" » wherJTt - •»
See
can come from, as the whole
State is full of hay.
Yours truly,
McGregor Mill & Grain Co.
E. W. Crouch, Mgr.
engines.
44-5
C. I. Finn
Bargains in men's low quarter
shoes at Britain's.
HARVEST TIME
is here and the PROGRESSIVE-UP-TO
DATE FARMER feels the necessity of eo>
operating with a GOOD BANK. , ,
We, earnestly solicit the luwnimLt of farmer- »t tl,i„ bitty
<im", -v,<l thr COI HTKSIKS of o..r IS'STITI 'TIOS
nrr especially tulcnded tr> them at ALL SEASONS
of thr
year.
Farmers National Bank
SEYMOUR, TEXAS
Capital and Surplus $85,000
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Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1915, newspaper, July 29, 1915; Seymour, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth429736/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Baylor County Free Library.