The Carbon News (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1909 Page: 2 of 4
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THE CARBON NE.W5
Successor to The Herald.
1’ i' i -fo il Weakly.Every Thursday
Enter'd in the Post Office at Car-
bon, Texas, as Second Claes
Mail Matter.
W. T. CURTIS, Editor and Proprietor
S. R Hariies, Associate Editor.
On. Yl£SC.R"'r^ ^Voo andJ. Parker attended th,
Six Months ------ .60 quarterly meeting at Cente
Three Months ----- - .2b Point last week.
Wiley
Ott Hearn attended Binging at H. W. Short of Eastland was
the Flat Sunday evening.1 here Sunday and took the train
L. L. Reese and family visaed for DeLeon,
at the Flat Sunday. , Prof. J. M Greer who has
Lafetle and Edward Janies at- spent several days here fishing
tended singing_at the Flat Sun- and hunting, left Sunday for
day. Carbon.
The Literary at Shortville was Bransford left Tuesday
well attended. evening on a prospecting tour in
D. A. Reese, A. G. Croclv l Northern California.
Mrs. F. S. Seastrunk and Mrs.
>V. T. Curtis of Carbon came
“WORTH
Local rates, 10c per line first in-
sertion ; fie per line .each subse-
qu *nr insertion.
Correspondence
Notice to Correspondents.
r
There will be a correspondei t
meeting held here Friday night
Apr.30ih. Every correspondent is
requested to be at this meeting.
PROGRAM
f ir the Correspondent Meeting
April 30th.
Music.
The value of a correspondence
department to the country and
to the local paper. Penman.
A news item, and why si!i.\
jokes should not he used.
Sometimes.
Music.
Toe value of corresponding to
the correspondent. Jewel! Mai
The benefit of a corrosponden
meeting. Proofsheet.
Remarks, Reportei.
Note—The place for holdup
this meeting will he stated la*er.
4
Correspondents will please
sign botii their real name an
non deplume name to each letter,
also date of writing.
South Flatwocd
Apr. *> —Health of this coni
munity is not good.
J. H. Reese is very sick thi
week.
Fred Byrd is improving.
Dillard Gaines' little hoy if
on the sick list.
Gertie Murrell is improving.
T. B. Garrett and family visit-
ed p,-A. Reese Sunday. '
Ben Ervin and wife of Dublii
vCited J. H. Reese.
Prof. Jess Richer.son of Nolar.
Co, visited home folks tbi-
voek.
Oscar Lyeria, Wiley Harbii
M. L. Harbin and Walter P.
ker attended the debate ar Go'
man last Saturday night.
Oyez
Mangum
Apr. 5.—Our school do?,"
Friday with a very nice lit i <
program with R. L. Reynol
ana Lee LeCluire as teachers.
The first man we saw on ti <
streets Monday morning was .
H. Bransford with a big buckt
full of eggs. See we have
good produce market here.
Robert Webb and family wen.
visiting in town Sunday evening.
Another one of Bob’s good fea-
tures is, lie will carry his family
visiting.
Joan CJsrv lias been right sick
tile past week hut is up now.
Lee LeClaire will return to
ms home pn west Texas this
week.
Cruf. R. L. Reynolds will
spend the week in west Texas
prelecting.
Mrs. G. W. Hines was called
to the bedside of her daughter
it Acquilla one day last week.
Little Maurice Mancill was
/er.v sick tne past week but can
ow be seen running around
again.
lue McLendon Hardwire man
>f Carbon was- down Sunday
•vening witii a two horse surry
/uil of ladies and misses to take
in the sights in and around Man-
gum. * They report having a
erv pleasant time. Come again
Janjea.
v\ e have the steam shov 1
gang with us for a month or
flora. The T. C. is determined
-o beat the Leon river.
The Patrons of the school had
a meeting Saturday to elect new
trustees, of which Tip Murrell
and Mr. Jcrmgan was elected to
succeed J, II. Bransford and Mr.
Stinbough.
1 iwn Friday evening to visit
Irs. T. Curtis and to be .-.ure
at caused the editor to have
isiness here Saturday right
and Sunday. While here iie a •
ended a prayer and song sei vice
the school house and after ail
•e black horse tried to beat
; »n but found it all in vain.
Blue Bells.
Center Point
The dry weather is holding on
yet and the sand storms contin-
ue to blow.
Bro. Havner preached some
lerestmg sermons Sunday and
S niday night.
Mrs. J. 0. Bohannon is on the
3ick list.
Fred Stanfield and wife ‘spent
Sunday night at Jim Lovell’s.
Olen Rutledge and wife visit-
'd at W. N. Greer’s Saturday
night and Sunday.
All the boys have returnee
from their fishing trips. Soon
say they caught plenty of fisl
while the others were not £(
lucky.
Grover Curry and family ai<
visiting at J. H. Collins’.
Misses Lizzie and Mary Bo
hannon visited ai Ed Collin.
Sunday evening.
Miss Sybbie Lovell spent Sur
day evening with Misses Zett
and Nettie Wilson.
Mr. Hodge and family visito
at Mr. Grines’ Sunday.
The literary was attended b
a large crowd Friday night. Ai
are invited to come again.
L. B. Scott and family visitei
at Wilburn Scott’s Sunday.
Sunday School and preaching
Sunday morning and preaching
in the evening at &30. Every-
body come. Old Timer.
HATS
WORTH HATS
Are Worth the
Money’
We have an elegant line of them for men and
boys in 11le very farest Blocks and Telescopes in
all Shapes and Shades. Also a beautiful lot of the
latest things in Mens, Boys and Childrens Straws.
Don’t fail to see our line before making a purchase.
T.J. MORRIS
r
Chas. Bailey and wife of Shin-
>ak Springs are visiting friends
ind relatives in this community
this week.
Wyatt Coznrt. left Eastland
Jonday for East Texas, Panola
lo., says it is too dry for him
lere. I understand that several
ire contemp ating on leaving if
it doesn't rain within a few
days.
vVill Driver has a fine boy at
ns house, the little fellow mak-
ing his arrival on the 23th.
Jim Chaney who has beeh vis-
iting his parents and relatives
for some time here returned to
Arizona. Jewell Maid.
Britton
Mar, 6.—We are still needing
rain.
H. B, Reed’s baby that was
sick some time ago is quite sics
again at this writing.
W. 0. Carroll who was quite j
sick last week has improved I
Jewel i
Brownwood Saturday having
! heard Hdn. W, J. Bryan speak
(thereon Friday. He says Bry-J
Apr. l>, — The wind continues!an is a great, man.
to blow. - " Miss McKindley of In-lain Mt.
Health of this community is j is visiting relatives and friends'
good at present. in’Jewel! this week.
Mi. Pulley made a business Ienough to go to Carbon Monday,
trip to Eastland Friday and Sat-, Bob Johnson and wife of Dub-
jrday- lin are visiting in this and East-
Our S. S. is progressing nicely land communities this week,
and we hope much and lasting Mrs. Rudie and Albert Beik-
,rood may be derived from it as nap returned yesterday from a
this place needs a good Sunday J visit with relatives and friends
School. at Dublin.;
Mi. Bacon has come in from The singing at Britton Sunday-
evening was very well attended
and enjoyed by ail present.
Mrs. Hiram Thurman of this
community died at her home last
Saturday evening .and was bur-
Farmers Want column
For sale at a bargain a good
span of Mules, gentle and fine
matches. ‘Cash or Credit.
It. F. Cox Okra Community
If you want stovewood phone
E. C. .Stephen.
Sorghum Fodder, matured and
cut just hi-iori'" frost, bright and
sound, price 10 per bundled.
It. Allison, Bear Springs Com-
munity.
I now have in ray possesion the
Continued on next page.
At 2 ocioek every Saturday,
the general public is cordially
invited to an hour’s free musical
entertainment on the second
floor of Gorman Bros, store
building, where the premiums
will be displayed. There is
plenty room and comfortable
leats to accomodate a large
crowd at this entertainment and
everybody is urged to attend.
For the entertainments we have
secured the services of Miss Ina
Owen, one of the leading musi-
ians and teachers in this section
•f the State. She will be assist-
id by the leading musicians of
'arbon and a musical treat is
>ffered a'l who attend This
•ntcrtainmer.t will he the same
ind that you usually pay 50c
'or. but we have arranged for it
o be free and we hope to hare
■ i large attendance.
Contest Rules
1. Any lady between the ages of
•ne and ninety-seven years, mar-
i»d or single, mav outer the con-
gest at any time before it closes.
2. To the lady who receive* the
largest number of votes in this con-
test will be awarded first honor and
.iihe will be presented with the
Piano. 1
3. The laky receiving the second
largest number of votes will he
awarded second place and will be
| presented with the Bed Room Suit.
4. The ledy receiving the third
largest number of votoa will be
awarded third nlac» and will be pre-
sented with the Scholarship.
5 The ladv rectiving the fourth
largest number of votes will he
avarded fourth place and will be
presented with the Kodak. N
6. Votes will, be issued only on
i mounts paid <>n mitiscnpiion either
o..ck due* or advan e payment.
7. One vote will b i issued for
•.•vet)' one cent paid on subscript)' U
Sfbanno German roach stallion.will
stand this season at my. farm five
mil a soiuhw st of carbuii.
j ‘ J T Boo
I ,
Boat, one black sow pig with
white spot in forehead, marked
under bit in. right ear. Finder
; please notify W ill Graham.
; 1 have a large wagon that I
would hke to exchange foi a light
jone. (,’. P. Lewis, William’s farm.
I want to
honey bees.
1 have a good horse torsa'e, is
10 years aid and in good condition.
Koy etcCoiiuui
buy a few stands of
Dr. T. I.. Pierce.,
l enough
rerri-
[ have a
fine
start at
first.
and we
were
le race.
Of
>remiums is
Time Enough Yet to En
ter Race
Those who are rustling subscriptions have not yet coverd enough
tory to count, so those who will yet enter the contest will have
chance. Don t stay out of the race just because you did not start
The premiums we offer are something worth rustling for and we
anxious for about twenty rustling contestants to get into the
course all understand tnat our object in putting up such costly pi
to streatch the circulation of the paper over the entire Carbon territory,
which should be easi'y done by only a little effort by a number of ladies.
The paper is well worth the price ashed for it and so far it has been no
trouble for the solicitors to get subscriptions.
$350.00 Beautiful Upright Piano
$45.00 Bed Room Suit
$40.00 Life Schollarship
Bookkt t-ping Department, Abik-nv Business College A
$15.00 Blair Folding Kodak
for instance,'wlmn a man pays $| 00
on subscription a coupon for 100
totes will be issued to him, and then
h.; can vote for tho lady of Ins
choir*-.
H. Every ballot must be signed
by the one to whom it kt issued,
and wued inside of ten days from
date issued.
9. flip ladies who are in the con-
test and anybody who v ishes to
work for them will be supplied with
receipt and ballot books, and auth-
orized to collect inon*",' on sub-
scription, give receipt i..r same and
also issue coupons on same.
10. Reports should I • turned n
to the office either in person ..r b-
mail once each week by Wednes-
day night so the issue >>i tha*
could be sent-tu th- u
ers and the votes ceun
lished in that issue.
11. Each week the votes will be
counted by »be office force and th-
standing of each „ . uo
lished. Then at th.- ,,
contest uninterest*-.' , wil) r„
count all the votes and m dare tin
result. Stubs will be ];/p.
receipt and ballot o
whom votes were . .
who n b8U d, so
possible ch rice for r-
12. You don’t ha. t.
jusi some of thus*
are published as e*
*' etb
coscrib-
■nd pub-
in each
-win: to
and
be
by
no
vote for
whose names
nts> You
nf.n.8t.“!t * “eW any time
ber. Any lady who
by voting for
wishes to ent. r
is started may do .g,
13. Receipts m st b.
every one who n a res
contest after it
issued to
. a payment.
snu thi* public g. n rally j, hereby
uohfteu to require a ceipt properly
signed by tbs agei t *hen .ae ,yiv-
ment is made. We w,u „.,0 ,.v ’
chutiou to prevent .
ZZ ' fin put ti. ■ M 11;
'•c.-.p. and huh • ’ . L r „ “
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Curtis, W. T. The Carbon News (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1909, newspaper, April 8, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521183/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Eastland Centennial Memorial Library.