Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 13, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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Cherokee County Banner.
Successor to Jacksonville Banner, Cherokee Blade and Alto News. Main Office Jacksonville; Branch Offices at Rusk and Alto.
$1.00 per Annum.
Devoted to the Interests of Cherokee County.
J. E, MeFARLAND, Editor aid Prop’r.
yolume 17,
Jacksonville, Texas, Friday Morning, May 13, 1904.
Number 44
RUSK PAGE
Miss May Bloomfield,
Local Editor.
Miss Bloomfield has the entire management bf this department, being in charge of
our Kusk branch office. She is authorized to solicit subscriptions, advertising and job
printing, and to collect for same. She will give prompt attention to all matters of bus-
iness connected with the paper, and will give a correct account of the news each week.
W. K. Fitts was in Jacksonville
Friday.
Louis Tittle was in Alto Tues-
day night.
Ben Coupland. spent Saturday
in Dialville.
Dr. M. E. McClure of Alto was
in town Friday.
Mike Fromowitz spent Sunday
in Jacksonville.
Prof. E. S. Repp was in Jack-
sonville Friday.
G. W. Gibson of Lufkin spent
Sunday in Rusk.
H. Getz of Alto was here for
the day Tuesday,
Evan Huston has returned
from a visit to Alto. ‘
Miss Marie Coleman was a vis-
itor to Tyler Sunday.
Sam Getz of Jacksonville was
in Rusk Sunday night.
Miss Wherry of Forest is the
guest of relatives here.
Judge S. B. Barron is in Pol-
lok on business this week.
M. Mandelstamm visited his
family in Jacksonville Sunday..
Mrs. Tom Coleman made a
business trip to Tyler Monday.
A. O. W. Frederick of Jackson-
ville came down to Rusk Sunday.
A. O. Keohm returned Tues-
day from a short stay in Marlin.
Menton Moseley of Jackson-
ville was in town Monday night.
Mrs. Tom Summers (formerly
isTMaryT’erfnnsfand Miss
Pearl Summers of Nacogdoches
are the guests of Mrs. Will
Shook.
Mrs. John S. Hill of Tyler is
visiting her mother^ Mrs. H. M.
Hill.
Will Forrest returned Sunday
from a business trip to Jackson-
ville.
Rev. Fred Davis has been here
this week on a visit to his chil-
dren.
George Huston and wife re-
turned Sunday from a trip to
Austin.
Dr. Sam Freedman of Dallas
spent tlris week here with his
parents.
E. C. Dickinson and Wyatt
Norman were in Jacksonville
Tuesday.
A number of the young people
here attended a singing at Sand
Flat Sunday.
Dr. Sterling Price of Nacogdo-
ches was here on business the
first of the week.
—. Traverse of the Cherokee
County Abstract Co. left Satur-
day for Gatesville.
Dr. L. Lloyd and George Wil-
liamson of Jacksonville spent
Monday night here.
Mrs. Dean Ford returned to
Dialville Tuesday, after a visit to
Mrs. George Fitch.
Several of the boys here went
to Jacksonville Tuesday to at-
tend a base ball game.
Tom Coleman of Houston visit-
ed his wife and daughter here
the first of the week.
J. H. Walker left Tuesday for
Huntsville to attend a meeting
of the penitentiary board.
Mr. Spain of Mt. Zion has re-
turned home after a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Will Long.
Miss White of Tyler was the
guest of Miss Florida "L. Parishe
from Friday until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Repp left
Tuesday for Alto, They will
make that place their home.
W. W. Sherman and wife of
Gent passed through here
Thursday, en route to Lufkin.
E. E. Smith of Palestine left
for Lufkin Thursday, after
spending several days in Rusk.
Miss Lillie Casey of Jackson-
ville reached here Saturday for a
visit to Miss Willie Mae Newman.
JMrs. Marion Rooks and child- attended
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Storey
are spending this week in Forest.
Miss Hattie Hawkiufs of Jack-
sonville attended the examina-
tion for teachers which was held
here Friday and Saturday.
Dr. A. O. Lester returned Sun-
day from the meeting of the
Dental association which conven-
ed last week in Corsicana.
A. O. Kehm and his niece,
Miss Forence Schultz, left Fri-
day for Marlin, where the latter
will remain several weeks.
Mrs. Hooper and children,
recent guests of Misses. Mary
and Mattie Blair, have returned
to their home in Beaumont.
Rev. L. B. Elrod, Lee Guinn
and wife, and E. C. Dickinson
have returned from Waco, where
renof Alto spent Tuesday with
the family of Rev. J. L. Dhwson.
Mrs. A. S. Busby, who has
been in Gatesville for several
months, reached here Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Clara Chandler has re-
turned from a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. W. B. Cowan, of Dial-
ville.
Joe Summers returned Wed-
nesday from Tyler, where he had
been since Monday attending
Federal court.
Misses Arcenoe and Janie
Walker of Dialville were visitors
j the home of T. H. Cobble from
I Thursday until Sunday.
Mrs. W. M. Imboden and son,
Wylie, reached here Tuesday
from Nacogdoches. They will
spend the summer here.
j Miss Antonette Landrum, who
j has been teaching in the public
the
the
Missionary
Methpdist
DIRECTORS:
G. L. NEWTON, W. H. SORY, J. P. GOOD SON,
W. B. RAGSDALE, J. L. SMITH,
V. P. MONKRESS,
A. P. KERR.
§j In* addition to its excellent facilities, this
a bank has the advantage of an abundant cap-
i ital, a good Board of Directors and a strong
™ body of stockholders. .’. .’. .’. .'. .'.
1 m CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK
I JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS.
Will Long, Frank Guinn, Will school here for the last two years,
Shook and Will Forrest were in' left Tuesday for her home in
Jacksonville Saturday. j Chilton.
Conference
church.
Rev. H. S. Springall went up
to Jacksonville Wednesday, but
returned the same afternoon to
be here to assist in the protract-
ed meeting in progress at the
Methodist church.
Rev. A. S. Whitehurst of Luf-
kin came up Tuesday to assist in
the protracted meeting in pro-
gress here, but was called home
the same day by the death of
one of his .members.
The following men from Alto
were in town Saturday: S. F.
Sparkman, Gregg Crosby, Char-
ley Aldridge, Wilbur Armstrong,
Will McCuistion, Alex Gaston
and Malone Armstrong.
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The second nines of Rusk and
Jacksonville were matched for a
game of base ball, to take place
here on Friday, but owing to the
recent heavy rain the attempt was
given up after playing two in-
nings. The score stood 2 to 2
when the game stopped.
Mrs. Elbert Gregg returned
Sunday from a week’s visit to
Lufkin. Mrs. Tom Humason
and little daughter, Dorothy, of
that place came with her, and
will remain in Rusk several days.
Announcement cards were re-
ceived here this week of the mar-
riage of Miss Emma Daniel to
Dr. Leonard F. Bland, both of
Willis, on May 3rd. Miss Dan-
iel was formerly a pupil of the
Baptist college here.
was
Mann, and
Revival services are being held
at the Methodist church. This
is a union meeting, and all Chris-
tians of the town are asked to
unite in the meeting. Rev. Her-
bert Springall occupied the pul-
pit Sunday evening. Services
were called in at all the other
churches in town.
Local Option Election Ordered.
The commissioners’ court has
ordered that a local option
election for the county be held
on Saturday, June 4. The law
requires that the election be
held in not less than fifteen nor
more than thirty days from the
date of the order, so June 4th
was selected as it is the last
Saturday within the limit.
Masonic Doings.
The following out of town Ma-
sons were here Monday night to
assist in conferring some de-
grees on new members: Dr. L. j
Lloyd, W. D. Wells, F. L. Dever-
eux and George Williamson of
Jacksonville; W. K. Dickson and
J. T. Greenwood of Lone Star;
W. A. Shaw of Griffin. The sec-
ond or fellowcraft degree
conferred on H. B
the third or master’s degree on
A. R. Odom. E. S. Jones E. M.
Gregg and Dr. J. R. Bigham will
receive the first or entered ap-
prentice degree on next Satur-
day night.
C. F. Gibson left for Waco
Tuesday morning to be present
at the laying of the corner stone
in the Grand Lodge building of
the state.
School Commencement Exercises.
The closing exercises of the
public school were held at the
opera house on Saturday eve-
ning. The program was com-
posed of twenty-two numbers,
including music, recitations,
drills, tableaux, reading of es-
says and pantomimes. The pu-
pils appearing on the program
had' been elected to represent
the different grades, by the mem-
bers of their respective classes.
The following were the gradu-
ate and were awarded diplo-
mas: Misses Kate Aileene
Sloan, Jimmie Douglass Moore,
Essie Belle Burke, and Messrs.
James Irvin Perkins and Lonnie
Hill Allen. The audience was
Continued, on Fourth Page.
Frank’s Big Remnant Sale
Is attracting the attention of hundreds of people. Parties who did not intend buying happened to walk in, looked at the goods, got the prices and bought. Even the transient and travel-
ing people say they never saw anything like it. A Chicago drummer bought one of our $7.95 suits; said Twas cheaper than he could buy in Chicago. A St. Louis man bought his wife a skirt
and shipped it to her. Over 1000 articles yet to be closed out.
Shoe Days.
For ten days we will interest
you in shoes. Men’s and
Ladies’ low quarters:
Our $3.50 grade only......$2.50
Our $3.00 kind only......• .$2.00
Our $2.00 kind only........$1.50
Out $1.50 kind only........$1.00
50c
Just as an extra inducement we
are going to sell 30 pairs of
fine Misses’ shoes worth
$1.50 for per pair......
Don’t delay, come along with the
crowd to Frank’s, wheieyou
can buy good goods for less
money than you can in any
other house in town. We mean
exactly what we say—and we
say FRANK sells for 'less.
Try us.
Millinery.
Did you ever stop to think how
much you could save by trad-
ing at Frank’s? Saturday we
will give you sTour choice of
200 Ladies’ Trimmed Hats for
$2.50. Come and see if you
can’t find the very same kind
in this lot that some milliners
are charging from $5.00 to
$10.00. We carry one of the
best assortments of Ladies’
Hats in town and we can and
do sell them so much cheaper.
Let us ask you to consider the
matter of saving and don’t go
and pay $5.00 for the same hat
you can have trimmed at
Frank’s for $2.50. Plain black
and white Sailors next Satur-
day for 20c each. If you are
not prepared to buy Saturday
you can have one laid away for
you.
Next Is Our
Spring Clothing Sale.
Next Saturday morning we will
place 100 suits of Men’s
Clothing on the Bargain Count-
er and give you your fin
choice for........j.... ^waUU
One Day Only.
50 Boy’s
Suits worth
$2.00, next
Sat’day you
take your
choice
for...
75c
50 Boy’s
Blouse Suits
which are
good values
for $1.00 and
$1.50 per
suit, your
choice
Sat ..
50c
E. Frank’s
A. B. McBride, Manager.
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McFarland, J. E. Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 13, 1904, newspaper, May 13, 1904; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507999/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jacksonville Public Library.