The Carbon News (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1909 Page: 2 of 4
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THE CARBON NEWS
Successor to The Herald.
Published Weekly,Every Thursday
Entered in the Post Office at Car-
bon, Texas, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
W. T. Curtis, Proprietor.
8. R. Barnes, Publisher.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
One Year ------ $1.00
Six Months ------ .50
Three Months ------ .25
Lo u. «... o, . j t-f ini*? first in-
sertion; 5c per line each subse-
quent in-5i»r,ion.
few days leaving Sunday foe
their future home at Big Springs*.
Mra V. S. Ballenger who has
for the past three month made
this her home tor the benefit of
her health left Saturday to join
her husband at Hico. She made
a great many friends here dur-
ing her stay.
W. G. Daniels and wife was
visiting in Pleasant Valley neigh-
borhood Sunday.
Miss Edna Majors is sick.
Grandpa Williams who has
been visiting his grandson S. H.
Williams left Friday for DeLeon
where he will visit friends and
relatives before returning to his
home near Boonville, Ark.
R. E. Coats and family visited
at Charley Clifton’s Sunday.
Miss Mary Shuman visited
Miss Oddie Majors today.
Edd Ramsey and family visit-
Albert Myrick is visiting home ed relatives at Grape Vine Sun-
Correspondence
The Correspondence Depart-
ment is short this week and you
don’t know how bad we mbs
you. Try to come- in every week
and try your best to get in or
time. We know the most of yot
are very busy but try to find
time to tei! us what you are do-
ing, how your crop is looking et<
and make the Carbon News bet
ter by your writing. Try t<
come in every week if you pos-
sibly can.
folks this week.
Mrs. Lowrance of Rotan is
here for the benefit of her
health.
There was a wolf chase last
Friday night. We understand
they killed five wolves.
Blue Bell.
South FI at woods
Mangum
May 31.—We have had plenty
of rain and the farmers are very
busy with their crops.
The severe hail we had done
great damage to gardens and
corn thjit was up and growing
fine. A complete destruction
to the fruit.
John Switzer’s family has lo-
cated here. Mrs Switzer is in
very poor health, they will pro-
baly remain here some time for
the benefit of the mineral water.
Mrs S.R. Barnes spent the day
here Sunday. Also attended
prayer meeting at the Baptist
church Sunday night. We always
appreciate having her with us.
Mrs L. I. Curtis is‘spending a
fe^ days in Carbon this week
among friends and relatives.
Peftrce Switzer of Blanket is
here to visit relatives and use
the mineral water.
Jesse. Van who is now em-
ployed with the T. C. Steam
Shovel Gang at Hico was up
to spend Sunday with home
folks.
May 31.—Health is good.
Miss Oleo Pittman who has
been at Dallas for some time is
visiting home folks.
A. S. Reese and wife of Grape
Vine visited home folks Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. S. J. Lyerla and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Hearn visited at
Mrs. J. L. Pittman’s Saturday.
T.F. Murrell visited at J. H.
Reese’s Sunday evening.
Porter Hearn and family vis-
ited at Carbon Sunday.
0. E. Lyerla is attending the
Normal at Gorman.
Little Leather Hearn visited
Dora Reese Sunday
R. E. Hartwick visited at his
father’s Sunday.
T. B. Garrett and family visit
ed at D. A. Reese’s Sunday.
Singing at the Flat next Sun-
day evening at 2 o’clock. Ev-
erybody invited.
We had one of the biggest
hails and rains last Thursday
that we ever had here. It done
great damage, destroyed all The
fruiJ crop, and garden and other
crops will have to be planted
over. Qyez.
day.
Mrs. Ida Kinard has been on
the sick list the past few days. J
A. Abbott and family visited
at S. G. Baird’s Saturday night
and Sunday.
Crone Tucker had business in!
Carbon Friday,
Leno Alton, Bert Lockhar;,1
Mr. Milligan and T. L. Lasater
went to Cisco Friday.
Bob Majors and family visited
at Baxter Clarke’s Sunday.
Ike Kinard of Cisco visited
his brother N. S, Saturday and
Sunday.
S. H. Williams and family vis-
ited at Mr, Brunson’s Sunday. I
Mrs. Annie Elliott and daugh-
ter Miss Mae attended preaching
at Romney Sunday.
S. S. every Sunday.
Preaching second Saturday
and Sunday in each month.
Prayer meeting every Wed-
nesday night. Spain.
Romney
Pleasant Hill
i
May 31. —The farmers are
very busy planting cotton and
corn. Some few have corn
large enough to plow and they
are lucky too.
Sunday School was well at-
George Adams and family of tended Sunday.
ivuuiuo auu uuim.v Ui tCHUCU OUUUa.V.
Hasse came up ope day last week Mrs. Frank Trott has been
to visit relatives, near here for a’sick but is better today.
The
June 1.—Health is good,
rains are simply fine.
J. C. Maples is all smiles, A
girl the 26th.
T. D. Freeman of Cisco is
looking after his farm here.
T. H. Maples and wife visited
at Cisco Sunday.
F. C. Bruce of Carbon visited
here Sunday.
Has Rained
At Last
And you who need Cultivators come in and let us show
you the latest improved Famous Volunteer Walkers and the
new Texas Dandy and Dutch Uncle Riders.
AVe also have a supply of Buckeye Cultivators sweeps and
a good stock of heel sweeps. A- shipment, ol Cane and
Millet seed to arrive soon
T. J. MORR
CARBON AND OKRA.
Britton
June 1.—Health is good.
Farmers are very busy this
week planting cotton.
Porter Williams who left here
a few weeks ago to hunt work
in a wetter country has returned
since the rain and secured a job
here,
We had a good singing here
Sunday evening. Visiting lead-
ers present were H. L. Jackson
of Mangum, J. W. Guyton of t
J. L. Webb of Cisco was here-Lo?gT Branch and G‘ W’ Reed
last week.
Doc Ford and wife have re-
turned from Cisco where they
visited last week.
Mrs. G. N. Faulkner and Mrs.
Nix visited Mrs. J. C. Maples
Sunday.
Mrs. Charley Webb is sick.
Miss Minnie Nix left today
for Gorman to attend the Nor-
mal school.
Mrs. Thornton visited Mrs. J.
1 j. Maples Monday.
Dr. Rumph of Carbon was in
Romney today.
and Jim Buchan of Carbon. A
large and appreciative crowd
was present and enjoyed the
singing in the new books.
secured a nice list of subscribers
for the new song book “Our
Hymns of Love”. Thanks.
Sometimes.
-• • •- - —
Griggs
May 31. —Cotton and corn
planting is the order of the day. ‘
We had a shower of rain this
afternoon.
Born to Pleas Dangherty and
wife a boy the 29th.
L. J. Griggs and wife visited
Mr. McLaster Sunday who is
vt ry sick.
Singing at Henry Anderson’s
last night was enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Payne, of Baird
quite sick but is better now.
The farmers are still very
busy planting their crops.
We are having more rain.
Miss Eva Pierce visited Misses
May and lla Ferrell Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Bohannon has re-
turned from a visit to relatives
near Glen Rose.
Miss Josie ODonnell of- Steph-
enville came in Saturday on a
few days visit to Miss Lily Greer
Miss Sybbie Lovell spent Sun-
day at Mr. Bohannon’s.
Walter Boggs of near Rising
Star was in this community Sun-
day. *
Mr. Spivey and family came
will attend the Confederate Sol-1 U“d„Bla'k. 'i?ited (hi“ chi,d- and at 3 :Zn ev^rne0™"8
diers Reunion neat week in at Mr. Gnafa yeatadw , *■*>ln the <!™“™tacr_
Memphis, Tenn.
E. C. Stephens and family of
near Carbon visited at John Car-j Center Point Bear Springs
lile s Sunday. j June 1.—There is some sick- June 1.-Another rain Satur-
Ye scribe attended Sunday : ness in this community. clay evening and some hail. The
Hustler. 'School at Oak Grove Sunday and j Little Zella Lovell has been big rain and hail Thursday did
LEEI
i
At 2 p. m. every Saturday
•fening there will be an enter-
tainment at Gorman Bros, store
The entertainment will be under
the direction of Miss Alice Poe
and everyone is cordially invited
to come. Remember that it is
free. Come enjoy an hour of
good music free. You are wel-
come.
FREE
Contest Flutes
1. Any lady between the ages of
one and ninety-seven years, mar-
ried or single, may enter the con-
test at any time before it closes.
2. To the lady who receives Ihe
largest number of votes in this con-
test will be awarded first honor and
she will be presented with the
Piano.
3. The lady receiving the second
largest number of votes will be
awarded second place and will be
presented with the Bed Room Suit.
4. The lsdy receiving the third
largest number of voten will be
awarded third place and will hepre-
e at ted with the Scholarship.
5. The lady receiving the fourth
large*; number of votes will be
awarded fourth place and will be
prenvhted with the Kodak.
0. Votes will be issued only on
•mounts paid on subscription either
back dues or advance payment.
7. One vote will be issued for
every one cent paid on subscription.
It Has Rained And The Con-
test Is Warming Up
Help Some Worthy Girl To Get A
Useful And Valuable Premium.
THE CARBON NEWS.
Is all home print, Is full of live news every week, No patent med-
icine advertisements; Has a want column for the free usj£ of the
farmers, Is always out on time, Has bargains advertised in the
columns each week, Has more correspondence than any other
paper in this section, Is printed and mailed on Thursday.
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PREMIUMS TO BE GIVEN AWAY
$350.00 Beautiful Upright Piano
$45.00 Bed Room Suit
$40.00 Life Scholarship
$15.00 Blair Folding Kodak
for instance, when a man pays $1.00
on subscription a coupon for 100
votes will be issued to him, aud then
he can vote for the lady of his
choice.
8. Every ballot must be signed
by the one to whom it is issued,
and voted inside of ten days from
date issued.
0. 1 he iadies who are in the con-
test and anybody who wishes to
work for them will he supplied with
receipt and ballot books, and auth-
orized to collect money on sub-
scription, give receipt for same and
also issue coupons on same.
10. Reports should be turned in
to the office either in person or by
mail once each week by Wednes-
day night so the issue of that week
could be sent to the new subscrib-
ers and the votes counted and pub-
lished in that issue.
11. Each week tho votes will b?
counted by the office force and the
standing of each contestant pub-
lished. Then at the close of the
contest uninterested parties will re-
count all the votes and declare the
result. Stubs will be kept in each
receipt and ballot book showing to
whom votes were issued and by
whom issued, so there will be ho
possible cheince for fr?iud,
12. You don’t have to vote for
just some of those whose names
are published as contestants. You
can start a new candidate any time
by voting for her. Any lady who
wishes to enter the contest after it
is started may do so.
lb. Receipts must be issued to
every one who makes a payment,
and the publi. generally is hereby
notified to require a receipt properly
signed by tb* agent when the pay-
ment is made. We will use every
^ '°Q *0 pr’-vent any errors in
gving proper credits. Agents
Sir.°i>rr‘y..fll1 <ttt the stubs ill
ba i0t .bo,,k* f«r us to
uf tha payments.
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The Carbon News (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1909, newspaper, June 3, 1909; Carbon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521951/m1/2/?q=music: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Eastland Centennial Memorial Library.