The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1918 Page: 5 of 8

                                
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1 will sell the following stock
farm implements etc., at my farm
8 miles N. W. of Weatherford
and'2 1-2 miles S. E. of Peaster
on Friday, December 20th.
Absolutely to be sold to the
highest bidder for cash or bank-
able note.
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8CHOOL TRU8TES8 WILL HANDLE
WORK IN COUNTY—FRITZ
LANHAM TO 8PEAK.
12, 1*1t.
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300 bales of pane hay.
34 head of stock.
Two full sets of harness.
Two cultivators.
Two saddles.
One Ford car, 1917 model.
One wagon.
Household goods, including
Three turning plows.    one upright piano, five iron
Two busters or lister stocks.bedsteads with springs, practi-
One section harrow.
' Planters and many
things for farm use.
tally new.
other Several dozen jars canned
fruit and many other items.
For further particulars see
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SMITH
WEATHERFORD
TEXAS
•?,♦♦♦♦ 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ to the theft. The car was placed in
♦    PAVEMENT PARAGRAPHS 4 the garage Friday night and when
♦    ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦ Mr. Alexander went to get his car
-    | Saturday morning it was missing.
Drilling on the Sun oil well near j Dr. J. T. Melton, who has been kept
tho city is progressing. It is report- at home for the past three months on
ed that a depth of 2,250 feet has been | account of sickness, is convalescing
reached. <    nicely, being able to take rides in the
Charlie Tepllk has been appointed °P‘*n «*>• i« last gaining strength
by the county court as' temporary and hopes are entertained for his en-
guardtan for the estate of \Vm. Tola- llre recovery.
aek-#t al    1 Farmers coming to the city report
In the poultry show awards pub-;",!" the    grata in every section
lished last Saturday, the premium °f ,,“r*er coun,y "$**** bPlter
for the tj
award
e tflo
ed to
Of Rhode Island Reds was
Mrs. A. E. Kennedy, in-
etead of J. T. Jones, as published.
J. H. Mathis has Just sold his 137 j
acre farm, located one mile from Au- j
thou, to |L H. Taylor, the considera-
tion being 33,500. Possession was
given when the deal was consummat-
ed.
Ben Blackwell caught hts left foot
In the elevator at Baker Poston’s
Tuesday and mashed It severely. The
toot was given immediate medical at-
tention, 'and while there appears to
be no bones broken and the condi
Dons are not serious, the wound is
rather painful.
A Ford car was stolen from the
garage of R. B. Alexander, who lives
In the southern part of the city, some
time Friday night. - There is no clew
than it is now and the pasturage that
lit is affording is worth thousands of
j dollars to the county., Springs and
branches are now running that have
been dry for several years.
| Tuesday nbout noon \V. Barber was
idriving his Ford north on Main street
and as he entered the square, Roy
Harbinger, who was driving Hamp
Patillo’s car east, hit Mr. Barber’s
car. Both cars were slightly damag-
ed, the front axles being bent, Mr.
Patillo’s machine.receiving the great-
est damage. No one was hurt.
Tuesday morning, while
Every one Is proud that the war is
over and more than 2,000,000 of our
boys overseas will have no more fight-
ing to do. We are glad to tfiink the
Stars and Stripes have been furled,
and we trust they will never be un-
furled for war.
However, another flag “over there"
is waving in the breezes. This flag
has seen the most active service, and
will yet see greater service.
The Red Cross is having all it can
do in looking after our boys over
there who are wounded and sick, as
well as those who are well. Thou-
sands upon thousands of French, Bel-
gians, Italians and Serbians, who are
homeless, ragged and starving are be-
ing cared for by this organization of
mercy.
The Red Cross national organiza-
tion has issued the appeal that every
man, woman and child in the United
States take a 1919 membership in it.
This only costs $1. The Red Cross
will in the future make no further
call for money by subscription, as
has been the case heretofore. The
membership fee will be the only cost
the people are asked to bear. Next
week, beginning Monday, Dec. 16, and
ending the 23rd, the campaign for
1919 membership will be waged. The
people are asked to take out mem-
bership as well as to subscribe for
the magazine, which costs JJ p^r
year. One-half of the money raised
through membership will be retained
by the local Parker County Chapter,
the balance goes to the national or-
ganization.
The local committee for Parker
county has decided to place the drive
in the hands of the school trustees
throughout the county. All supplies
have been mailed to the teachers and
trustees. Headquarters has asked
that every preacher throughout the
country set apart one service next
Sunday, the 15th, and preach on Red
Cross, and every preacher in Parker
county is asked to do this.
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15, at 3
o’clock, at the courthouse in Weath
erford, a program will be had, at
STiich time Fritz Lanham of Fort
Worth will make an address. Every-
body throughout .the county is' earn-
estly requested to attend this meet-
ing. Please advertise this among
yoru neighbors. Ask every one to
come. Make up your mind that you
AUd your family will take out a
1919 membership in one of the grand
est organizations ever known. Do
this for your son who is over there.
Do it for your neighbor’s son
Tribute to Peter Radford.
At the funeral service of £eter Rad-
ford at Whitt last Friday, the follow-
ing tribute was ofered by bis friend,
"fi. B. Hood, of this city:
My Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen:
As a citizen of Parker county, and a
friend of the deceased, I desire to
add my testimonial to his sterling
character and splendid citizenship.
It was my pleasure to have known
Peter Raford for 30 years, and for at
least 25 years of which time we were
intimate friends. -As your represen-
tative, he succeeded me’ in the legis-
lature of Texas, and I watched his
course with both pride, and pleasure,
as he labored for the upliftfng of bis
fellow^ian. We did not always, in
fact we scarcely ever, agreed on mat-
ters political, but in all other re-
spects we were in perfect accord.
Peter Radford has been aptly call-
ed the “Farmer Philosopher of Amer-
ica,’ ’and so he was. He was not only
an honest man, but he wa s big of
braim big of heart. He thought deep-
ly and earnestly for those who need
the assistance of their fellow man.
His writings for the preservation of
those principles on which this Repub-
lic was founded have^made his name
familiar around the hearthstones of
all the humble of the land.
Peter Radford may have made mis-
takes. Who on earth has not? But
that -he was true to his convictions
and true to the plain people of Texas,
none that knew him can deny. He
was a man of broad vision and sym-
pathetic soul. He was easily, and de-
servedly so, the most distinguished
citzen our county has ever produced,
and this large concourse of people,
gathered from every walk of life, and
from all parts of the country, is ear-
nest testimony of how he was regard-
ed both at home and abroad. Here,
in the presence of those with whom
he began life’s struggle; here, sur-
rounded by those who knew him best
and loved him most, we return his
body to the dust from which it
sprang. Peace to his memory, and
everlasting honor to his name.
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XMAS SUGGESTIONS.
You are invited to call and inspect
our line, which we will take pleasure
in showing to you. Besides our candy
line we have new ones which are all
new and not last year’s left-over. We
have toilet and manicure sets, purses,
fountain pens, hand mirrors, perfumes
cigars, pipes and cigarette holders,
daks, stationery, thermos bottles. We
also take subscriptions for magazines
which make nice gifts for Xmas. Box
ciigars, pipes and cargette holders,
cigarette cases. Remember the place,
northwest corner square.
CORCANGES.
S. C. Doss of Seminole, Texas, who
recently attended a meeting of the
.    food administration at Houston, was
there. Do it in the name of mercy    ,    ,
- taken sick enroute home and stopped
over
and humanity.
JIM L. McCALL, Chairman.
COUNTY ENGINEER DblNG
MUCH PRELIMINARY WORK
J. E. Beavers, who has been em-
ployed as county engineer, and will
have charge of the construction of
working i K00<1 roads In Parker county, return
with his brother, J. H. Doss, here to
recuperate. He left Wednesday night
for Seminole.    \
! Don’t Fail To See
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I Toys and
| Christmas Things
!DUKE & AYERS
♦♦♦ WE HAVE NOTHING OVER 50 CENTS
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Parker Has 1,539 Motor Cars.
A report issued Dec. 2, shows that
1,539 motor vehicle licenses had been
issued to Parker county citizens. In
the entire state there had been is-
sued 291,507 licenses since the regis-
tration law went into effect, June,
1917. Of this number it 4s figured
that 40,000 vehicles have been junked,
stored, removed from the state or
registered under different numbers.
This would leave in round numbers
about 250,000 live cars in the state.
Alvin L Fain Wounded. *
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Fain Are moving
from the Reno community to Spring
town this week. They recently had
a lelter from their son, Alvin L. Fain,
who is in France, stating that he had
recovered from a wound he receievd
in battle in June and was again with:means Walter
his company at the front. Alvin’s Ichen Candies.
name was carried in the casualty Bok
several days ago as slightly wouote^.
but his parents feel confident thwt %- \"'t
referred to the wound he received fits 1 ;
June, as that wras the first time Afccj-
name had appeared in the list.
Funeral Thursday Morning-.
The remains of Mrs. Boyce W<m£-
ridge, who died Monday morning edt
Huran, Ark., were received in thte
city Wednesday afternoon by Undhar*-
taker White, and will be held In stater-
until 9:30 o’clock Thursday montag.
when funeral services will be eoa-
ducted at the First Baptist church tgp-
Rev. M. E. Weaver. Interment vEE^
be in the Cox cemetery, ten
west of the city.
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Sweet girls like sweet candy.
Browder's Candy
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Christmas
Gift* Worth while
There is no other class
of merchandise that will
give as many years of
enloyment and service as
a Ring, Watch, Watch •
Bracelets, LaValliere, ;
| Diamond Bar Pins,
Ear Screws, Cuff But* ;
tons, Waldemer ;
Chains, Tie Pins, Tie !
Clasps, Etc.
Our stock of
SILVERWARE,
CUT GLASS,
Shaying, Military and
Manicure Sets,
' Bibles, Clocks
end Pipes
is eomplete
CeII end see u< before ;
buying. Our prices will •
fttcrely interest you.
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on a car in front of Camp & Co. tin
shop, Lem Walker went hurriedly
into the shop for something and
stumbled and fell. Ae he fell his left
hand struck against a piece of tin
which almost severed the thumb. A
number of stitches were required to
close the wound, and it will be some
time before he is able to return to
work.
Rev C. A. Biekley and children, ac
companied by Mr. Biekley’s father
and mother, of Merkel, arrived in the
city last night. Mrs. Biekley is still
in a sanitarium at Dallas, following
an operation, and will likely not be
able to be brought here before Christ
mas. Rev. Mr. Biekley is the new
presiding elder of Weatherford dis-
trict, Methodist church.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. E. J.
Pickard received a message from lier
n, Lieut. Porter Pickard, stating
that he was In New York on hts way
home. Porter is in the aviation ser-
vice and has been In Fiance. It Is
not known just where he will go from
New York or when he will be at home.
He is the first Parker county boy, so
far as known, to return from France.
f,
ed Tuesday from Nolan county,
here he spent a few days winding
p his affairs preparatory to a per-
manent move to W’eatherford.
Mr. Beavers has been here the
greater part of the time for the past
four wjeeks, going over the roads of
the county and becoming familiar
with effnditons as they actually exist.
As soon as he completes the tour and
makes notations he will be ready to
commence the surveys and drawing
of the plans necessary to construc-
tion. ^He is also lining up the mate-
rial necessary and says that he is of
the opinion that plenty of good rock
will be found in different parts of the
county to build the roads, and that j
long hauls will not be necessary un-J
less It be to the extreme western j
part of the county.
Mr. Beavers also said that state
and federal engineers would be here |
isome time in the near future to go I
over the roads on which state and |
federal aid is expected, but the exact
-date cannot be announced at the pres I
ent time.
WANTED—Shelled
pecans, at
CORCANGES
Mrs. H. Brashears has a letter from
her son, Lieut. D. F. Brashears, Co.
A, 323d machine gun battalion, now
in France. This letter was written
Just before the armistice was signed
and he saya lhat he is well. He spent
some time in England and says that
he likes France much better than he
does Englfed. but the ways of each
of the cou4*rta« are rather antiquated
compared With progressive America.
Box Supper at Moss.
The trustees and patrons of Moss
schoolhouse will give a box supper in
the school building on Friday night,
Dec. 20th, to which all patrons and
friends are urgently invited to attend.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will^go for incidental expenses con
nected with the school.
t V.%
ilds Drug
Tr«ah Car Applet.
Just recalved a fresh car of fancy
box apple*. Several different kinds
the vet* best eating apple*. Come jored member,
a box for Christmas. /    .
JOHN CLAUNCH,
get you_a
Child Burnt Hand.
Little Margaret, the two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Gard-
ner, while playing in the yard Tues-
day fell near a wash kettle with tbe
result that one of her hands was pain-
fully burned. The wound, while pain
ful, la thought not to be serious, and
It will be only a abort while until tbe
liU* girl will regain use of the in-
The kids all cry foe Walter Brow-
BIG SALE
STILL GOES ON
Letting You Have Goods
FOR LESS!
Our prices are to all alike—Plain Figures.
Lots of goods are going at One-Third Off and
new ones are coming in daily.
Ladies’ Coat Suit, Cloak or Dress, worth $22 50 for
only $15.00, others in proportion,
Buy Practical Xmas Presents
such as will be of service; they
can be had at Rage’s store
Yours to Satisfy-
J. H. PAGE
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