The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1923 Page: 8 of 10
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—Are you trading where your enighbor does? Have you asked
your neighbor about the big bargains to be found at Bowden’s? Have
you (>een to BOWDEN’S store and examined the quality of the mer-
chandise he handles? If not—then you should “SEE FOR YOUR-
SELF’’ the very next time you are in town.
WINTER IS HERE—You will need a full suply of winter Dry
Goods, Clothing, Shoes and Blankets. We have the goods and we
make the price. If you can save a dollar or so on on purchase at Bow-
den’s, then you can surely save a great many dollars on your entire
bill. We can prove it to your entire satisfaction.
—Just look over the following prices and note that they are lower
than you believed they would be.
BLANKETS
60x80 Double Blankets ................. $2.75
64x76 Double Blankets, only..................$2.35
NASHUA BLANKETS, extra heavy grade
of the famous Nashua, priced at $3.00, $3.50,
$4.00 and ........................................... $5.00
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LADIES and MISSES COATS
COAT SUITS and DRESSES
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All Wool Ladies’ Coats, latest styles and
models in all desired colors, priced as low
as $8.75, $13.75 to ...................................$19.75
SEBGE COAT SUITS priced at $10, $12.50
and........................................................ $15.00
COAS SUITS in Poiret Twill and Triccotyne
priced at ....................................................$19,75
One lot of All Wool Poiret Twill Dresses,
drummers samples, worth $10.00 and $12.00,
Saturday and next week, priced at only
$7.50 and ....................................................$8.50
OVERCOAT TIME IS HERE
We have the Overcoat that will suit you. A
big stock and wide range of price at $8.50
up to $12.75 and from $13.75 up to......$27.50
SH0ES--SH0ES
A genuine All Leather Work Shoe that we
can guarante in every respect, only...,$$2.85
—You must be sure to visit our Shoe De
partment for genuine barggain prices.
Men’s Sweaters priced as low as $1.25, $2.00,
$3.00 up to..................................................$6.95
Women’s Sweaters at $1.25 to................$5.95
Children’s All Wool, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50
BIG SPECIAL-MENS SUITS
We have just received a shipment of Fifty
Fine French Serge Suits, the finest quality
serge made, close weave, hand tailored suits
guaranteed for wear and a complete saisfac-
tion or YOUR MONEY BACK. Worth ev-
erywhere $35.00.- We make the special price
SATURDAY AND NEXT WEEK, *f)r fin
per suit...............................................OZOiUU
Extra Trousers for these suits, only......$7.50
Other High Grade Wool Suits for Men eis
low as $13.75 and up to..........................$25.00
SUREFIT CAPS FOR MEN
AND BOYS
The BEST Adjustable Cap on the market,
the "SUREFIT.” No sizes, just an adjust-
able strap, easily and quickly made to Surefit
i na moment. They are priced $1.25, $2.00
and up to............................................ .....$2.50
WOOL SHIRTS FOR MEN—Some are very
slightly soiled from handling. Regular pri-
ces are $2.00 and $2.50, now selling at $1.50
WINTERiGLOVES
Good grade of low priced winter gloves for
every member of the family 15c, 20c, 25c
—On Saturday, you will more than likely find your friends and
neighbors shopping at this store. Meet them here.
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W. H. Bowden & Sons
YORK AVENUE— —WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
SMALL BOY SETS EXAMPLE
OF HIGH FINANCE WHEN
CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
"Ho will be a great financier when
be grcwr up," is an expression often
used in describing some unusual effort
of a small boy tc gather in a few she-
kels without causing his brow to sweat
■o profusely as one would imagine.
Not so with a young hopeful of Wea-
therford This lad is already a great
financier. He is just a small boy, too.
This stcry is toJd by his playmates
ai d naid to be actual facts.
Last Thursday morning, a short time
after Barnee’ Big Circus came to town,
tbe boy’s father or mother gave him
ncaey with which to purchase tickets
to tbe show. There being no school,
the youngster appeared at the circus
;ot early, carried water for the ani-
mals and secured a free pass. Along
before noon he hired out to peel pota
tees for the cook to get another pass.
When the potato peelers lined up to
get their free tickets, this boy is said
tc have gotten in line twice and re-
ceived two free tickets, making a total
of three tickets and a sum of money
•n his possession. He then negotiat-
ed three sales of the free passes, the
boys say, and then when show time
arrived, and the wind was blowing the
side walls high in the air, the youth
“Just walked in.” He not only saved
his original stake, but added thereto
the proceeds from the three passes
Am it finance, or am it not?
Chou. Fant and Clyde Jenkins at-
tended the Sprlngtown Fair, Friday.
OFFICIALS OF 8TATE ASYLUM
COME FOR ELMAR McCARTY
WHO ESCAPED LAST WEEK
Elmer McCarty, who was adjudged
insane in county court and taken to
the State Asylum for the feeble minded
at Austin last April, escaped from that
Institution several days ago and was
apprehended by Sheriff Joe Gilbert
Saturday near hlg old home at Peas-
tcr. Officials from Austin arrived
Sunday and the young man was re-
turned to Austin that day.
Auction Sale. Friday, Nov, 2
Of farm implements, stock, Ford
car and household goods at home 3 1-2
miles southeast of Mllisap. Mrs. A. J.
Smith. -
THE HERALD
The Sprlngtown Community Fair
opened Friday with & Urge attend-
ance, good exhibits and many conces-
sions and entertainment features. The
delegation from Weatherford left
early in the afternoon, moet of them
about S o’clock. In order that they
might get out there in time to see the
exhibits and mingle with the people
before night. The fair was ui every
way a credit to Sprlngtown and the
surrounding community.
In the poultry department, there
were some 200 fowls on exhibit These
consisted of turkeys and chickens of
the following varieties: Bronze tur-
keys, White Holland turkeys, Brown
Leghorns. White Plymouth Rocks,
Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns,
Black Minorcas, Silver Laced Wyan-
dottes, Barred Rocks, Buff Leghorns.
Golden Wyandottes, Anconas and Buff
Plymouth Rocks. Of these varieties,
the White Leghorns were the largest
class, there being 63 on exhibit. The
second largest class was the Rhode
Island Reds, followed In order by the
Brown Leghorns, White Rocks and
Barred Rocks. In this exhibit there
were some really high class birds,
such as will be hard to defeat in any
show. This exhibit of so many pure
<ved varieties of poultry as well as
other stock, speaks of a remarkable
progress in Parker County which has
been made within the past few years.
We wish that we might give the
name 3 of the winners at I he show, but
as the judg'ng had not even begun at
th.» time of pur visit, this is Impos-
sible. It Is needless to say, however,
that the winners in the larger classes
of the Sprlngtown Poultry Show ought
to bving their birds to the Parker
County Fair, Nov. 7 to 10.
Two breeds of hogs were on exhibi-
tion—the big bone Poland Chinas and
the Duroc Jerseys. These hogs were
of high class registered strains and
no finer hogs are being bred anywhero
in the State. All of the Big Type Po-
land China Hogs shown were by
Messrs J. R. WcAnally & Sons of Di-
cey, Texas. In their exhibit there
wac a variety of this fine breed—a
sow with six pigs, three young males,
throe gilts and one old male. The old
male was one of the star exhibits of
the swine department. He was not
fat, and is not allowed to get so, but
yet he tipped tbe scales at 847 pounds.
The owners stated that If he was al-
lowed to have a fattening ration for
short time he would easily reach
Have you tried our delicious HOME MADE
CANDIES? They are simply fine, and they
are priced so reasonable. Pure ingredients
always used.
—Get your Fresh Fruits here, the conve-
nient place. Oranges, Apples, Bananas, Co-
cocanuts, Grapes, Etc.
Smoke House
—Nearly everybody comes kere for their
SMOKES—Cigars, Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigar-
ettes. We have just what you want.
—Flashlights Batteries, “B” Batteries,
Telephone Batteries, School Supplies, Hal-
lowe’en Doo-Dads, Etc.
Walter Browder’s Candy Kitchen
EAST SIDE SQUARE
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
For Your Protection and Convenience
Open an account with us today and estab-
lish a credit for the future.
Every Facility for Your Accommodation
1,000 pounds.
There were several exhibitors of
'•egistered Durocs, among whom were
T. P. Richey of Sprlngtown, Claude
Rnoten of Sprlngtown and C. E. Holtz-
c’aw of Dicey. There was also a
large variety In this class. There
were many young males and gilts,
very boautifu’. and high class type.
Mr. Rhoten oxhiblted a sow that
weighed 845 pounds, Just two pounds
less than the big Poland China of
Messrs. McAnally. This sow was also
In lean condition and could easily be
made to recah 1,000 pounds in weight.
Mr. Holtzciaw had qne male which
would weigh anywhere from 500 to
600 pounds. It is pretty certain that
some of these hogs will be brought
to Weatherford for exhibit at the
county fair.
The cattle were not on exhibit Fri-
day. hut. they will be shown Saturday,
and it was raid that sor.ia mighty good
stock would be brought out.
One of the features of the Spring-
town fair was the Rodeo, which was
held on the outskirts of town, Friday
afternoon. Thir drew a large crowd.
Broncho riding, steer riding and calf
roping were parts of this program.
Nearly every department, floral, cul-
inary, domestic arts, curios and agri-
cultural, was well represented. In the
exhibit of canned and preserved pro-
ducts every variety of vegetable and
fruit was to bo found in the collection
and were as fine as ever exhibited at
any time or any place.
The agricultural exhibit fairly cover-
ed the products of Parker county.
Among the unusual were two fin*
stalks of green tobacco. Other agri-
cultural products shown wero all kinds
of kaffir, milo maize and cane, two or
three kinds of pears, cantaloupes, ap-
ples, onions, beans, peanuts, pop corn,
cotton seed, sweet potatoes, cushaws,
watermelons, pumpkins, white, red,
yellow, strawberry corn and Georgian
sweet watermelons (a yellow meated
variety).
Among the domestic arts, there were
large numbers of beautiful, useful and
curios creations in needlework. One
piece was a white cotton counterpane,
exhibited by Mrs. Beach of Spring-
town. Mrs. Beach is a very old lady.
She picked the seed from cotton, spun
the cotton Into thread with an old time
spinning wheel and then used the
thread to knit the counterpane.
In the curio department, there were
a number of very Interesting items
such as an ancient buffalo gun, which
at one time was the property of S. N.
Cockrell, Indian fighter and Mexican
War veteran. This gun was exhibit-
ed by J. D. Robertson. It was ex-
tremely heavy and it is said that it
would shoot one mile. There was a
pair r,f scissors over 100 years old,
also a pair of candlesticks of equal
age. There was a snuff box 114 years
old and an ostrich egg which requires
‘.'•ree months to hatch. Also there
was a book entitled "The Experienced
] Chri it hr.’’ which was printed tu 1796.
The volume is in good condition.
The Sprlngtown fair in every way
must be considered a success. There
is nothing that will contribute more
than a fair to the upbuilding of a com-
munity. May this fair continue to be
an annual event.
IS THIS WITCHCRAFT?
SCHERER BROS. HAVE
THREE ACCIDENTS
Death of A. J. McCurry
A. J. McCurry, 68 years of age,
died at his home iln Poolville Satur-
day morning at 11 o’clock, following
a several weeks’ illness with stomach
trouble. He had been critically ill for
the past weeks. Mr. McCurry was
horn in Meridian, Bosque county, and
came to Parker county in 1890, and
nad lived at his present home since
that time, a period of 33 years.
Besides his wife, Mr. McCurry is
mrvived by three sons and one daugh-
ter as follows. Jasper H. and James
D. McCurry and Mrs. W. B. Nelson of
Poolvlilo and R. F. McCurry of Seat-
tle, Wash. He is also survived by one
brother, Dick McCurry who was a
tong time citizen of Texas, but whose
home Is now in Claypool, Oklahoma.
The funeral was held at Poolville
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock the cere-
monies being conducted by Rev. Gil-
more, pastor of the M. E. Church of
that place. Burial was made in the
Poolville cemetery.
CAR CONTAINING GRANT
BOOKER FAMILY HEADS
IN DITCH EAST OF TOWN
A Frrd touring car driven by Grant
Booker and containing his family was
"hubbed” by a passing car just out of
the city limits in East Weatherford,
Sunday afternoon and took a head-
long plunge Into a deep ditch near the
Finis Lott home. The car was stand-
ing on its nose, with the rear end
pointing skyward. No one was Injur-
ed other than a severe shaking up
with a few minor bruises.
it begins to look like Scherer Bros.
a(e rclng to have to recruit a new
crew. In fact this is certain, unless
their line of hard luck in the way
accidents comes to a very sudden
stop. On Thursday, Tom Parks, one
qf their drivers was hurt when the
truck he was driving collided with
an auto. Parks, though not seriously
hurt, was put out of commission for
the time being.
But this accident was not to end
the trouble, for on Friday, Lawrence
Edwards, another of their drivers
was kicked on the wrist by a Ford
when he started to crank It and had
the big bone in his wrist broken. So
he, too, went out of commission.
Now Is the third time the charm?
Well, wo’U see what we’ll see. Today
John Scherer stuck a nail in his foot.
If there Is to be another accident, It
Is hard to guess just what particular
brand of accident It will be.
Death erf Mrs. Dr. Ray
News was received In Weatherford,
Monday morning of the death of Mrs;
Dr. Ray of Cleburne, a sister of Mrs.
Clyde Jenkins of this city, following
serious injuries which she received
when she fell from the loft of a barn
Sunday. It seems that the Ray fam-
ily were having a new home construct-
ed on their lot and temporarily had
their household goods stored In the
barn. Just how the accident happen-
ed, ip not known at this time, but 1t is
supposed that Mrs. Ray fell from a
window or through an opening in the
floor, while up In the loft of tho bam.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins were at the bed-
side at the time of her death. The
funeral will take place In Cleburne,
Tuesday at 10 o’clock.
Bendell Coder and Miss Thelma Fra-
dy, prominent young people of Aledo
were happily married Friday after-
noon by Rev. M. E. Weaver, pastor of
the First Baptist Church. The cere-
mony was performed In his study in
the presence of a few Intimate friends.
They will make their home In Aledo.
TO THOSE WHO WEAR SHOES
—Now since the winter weather has set in and you
have to have your shoes repaired anyway, just as well have
them repaired by a man of one trade, and that is shoe re-
pairing. No other line. Don’t know anything else but shoes.
For thirty years at the same trade. You had as well get the
best. Bring it to me If I don’t repair them, will have com-
petent help, and under my personal supervision. Real close
to another shoe shop, but beggars ain’t choosers.
TOM DAWSON'S SHOE SHOP
YORK AVENUE
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