The Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN POLK COUNTY
The Polk County Enterprise
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LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1913.
No. 12
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RAPES DAY ft B16 SUCCESS
business Was Perhaps the Largest in History of
the Town—Attendance Much Better Than
Expected—Purchasers Express Themselves
As Well Pleased With Bargains.
Trades Day in Livingston Monday was a big success; in fact
the attendance was muchlarger and the trade far better than even
the most sanguine had hoped for. It was not only a success'from
the standpoint of the business men of Livingston, but proved to be
profitable as well to the many visitors who came to buy or sell.
The Enterprise would not hazard a guess as to the number of vis-
itors present, but there were several hnndred of them; some of
them came by rail, but most of them in wagons or other private
.conveyance; and they came from every section of the county, and
■some from nearby portions of adjoining counties. Some of them
brought cotton and other farm products tn sell, for which they
found a good market, but most of them, it seems, came for the
purpose of availing themseftms of the extraordinary burgains ;which
the business men had offered, and there was hardly a wagon 01-
other vehicle left town that day but that was loaded to capacity
with the bsst values that have ever been offered in this entire sec-
tion of the country.
A complete list of the prize winners has not been furnished the
Enterprise. Some of these to whom premiums were awarded
were:
$10.00 in Gold fer bale of cotton hauled longest distance: Geo.
W. Harrison, Dollardsville, distance 24 miles; other contestants
entered: J. II. Matthews, Hortense, 23 miles, J. D. Crawford,
Hortense, 23 miles.
42-piece dinner set by Livingston Drug Company; Wyatt
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Company:
Shepherd.
Set of Knives .and Forks by H. B. Davis to tallest woman
Miss Annie Smith of Mount Rose; height 5 ft. 113-4 inches.
Hat to ugliest man: C. H. Morris, Livingston; other contest
ants entered: Will Marsh, Colita; Mr. Stockwell, Livingston,
Halcomb, Livingston.
COMMENTS BY BUSINESS MEN.
K. W. Jackson, Manager Greer Mercantile Co.: We
eral hundred dollars’ business by not having sufficic
serve the customers.
C. J. Gerlach: We enjoyed a fine business, we shq
trades day every month by all means.
J. W. Cochran: We had more business than v,
care of.
J. Hickman: Hickman & Fain's cash sales exi
the three days of the Fair combined. We could
more extra clerks.
A. M. Thomas of the Texas Store: It was by fa" the
in the history of our business.
W. W. Leggett: The Livingston Drug Company enjoyed
fine trade.
Faris Michael: We must have another one; business with me
was fine, particularly on clothing and shoes.
H. B. Davis: I was highly pleased with Trades Day results.
Business with me was better than during the three days of the
Fair combined. ,
T. C. Green, book-keeper J. W. Cochran & Co.: It was the
hardest day’s work of my life. Let me know if you are going to
have another one as I want to have the firm install a book-keeper's
.private swearing tent.
A Near-Serious Runaway.
Miss Carrie Campbell, Mi;^
A. M. Thomas and Dr. R. D.
Willis wore all three more or less
painfully bruised when a team
which they were driving Thanks-
giving became frightened and
ran away throwing them from
the buggy. Mrs. Thomas’ baby
was also in the buggy aud was
thrown out but escaped injury.
The runaway occurred near the
Sprott place, the party being
enroute to the river where they
were to join M r. Thomas and
others on a pecan hunt. Miss
Campbell and Mrs. Thomas and
her baby were brought to town
by Dr. Love in his automobile,
Dr. Willis returning in a buggy
with other's of the pecan hunting
party.
^ District Court Proceedings^
The November Term of the
District Court convened in Liv-
ingston Monday. On account of
illness Judge Hightower was un-
able to preside and returned to
Cleveland Monday afternoon.
He hopes to be able to return to
the bench by next Monday. The
local bar elected Judge E. J.
Manry as temporary judge who
is presiding over the Court this
week. The proceedings this week
will include only the disposal of
divorce cases and other cases
which are not to be contested.
The Grand Jury has been em-
panneled and put to work. K. W.
Jackson is foreman.
t Newt Green Sr. Dead.
The Enterprise reporter learn-
ed Wednesday that Uncle Newt
Green died suddenly in Colmes-
r.eii Tuesday night. Uncle Newt
lived in Polk County the greater
part of his life, and was a resi-
dent of Liuingston for many
years. A more extended notice
of his death will appear in next
week's issue.
Camden News.
The family of J. A. Hanner
are moving to Weldon. We are
sorrrto—hpse tbeh'T but? -hw
their new home will have pleas-
ure, health and happiness in
store for them. Mr. Hanner
still holdsjiis position here but
will join his family in Weldon
on.
Goolsby of Livingston
^turda.v and Sunday with
here.
visited home
:iday return-
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jV is visiting
Corrigan Defeated Groveton.
Corrigan, Texas, Nov. 29.1913.
_Corrigan girls defeated the
■Groveton girls here Thanksgiv-
ing Day in a game of basket ball
by a score 9 to 8- Croveton has
a good team and they played a
fast game but the home team
was too much for them.
Col. lSt. Sloan of Liberty was
a visitor in the city last week.
C. F. Fain was a business visi-
tor in San Antonio Monday and
Tuesday.
Misses Judineand Annabelie
Laremore who are attending the
Sam Houston Normal at Hunts-
ville spent the week end with
their parents in Livingston.
New M. E. Minister Named.
The Methodist Conference
which closed at Nacogdoches
Monday has assigned Rev. J. F.
Kidd to the Methodist Church
at Livingston. Rev. Kidd is
from the Marshall district.
While the report-from Nacogdo-
ches shows that Rev. C. M. Ken-
nedy the present pastor of the
Livingston church has been as-
signed to the-Marshall District,
it is understood that this has
not yet been definitely passed
upon and it is possible that Rev.
Kennedy may be transferred to
some other district.
G. A. Harrell was among those
from Soda who attended Trades
Day Monday.
»y and fami-
with the.fami-
Pate at Pine
/lor made a flying
c last Saturday,
ows honored her
twJ^^^^^Atwood and Haroll
witha^^lhday party Thanks-
giving evening, it being between
their birthday. The party was
given for both and was well at
tended by all between the ages
of H and 14 years.
Mr. Jesse Caton and father of
Alabama are visiting here. Mr.
Caton senior is a brother to Mrs.
E. A. Carter and Geo. and A. B.
Caton of this place and W. H.
Caton of Corrigan. This is the
first meeting of Mr. Caton with
his brothers and sister here in
37 years.
Miss Chas. Caton and cousin
Jesse Caton visited in Corrigan
last Monday and Tuesday.
We are informed that Erwin
Carter is to be married in Dal-
las December 6.
Our Sunday School is growing.
Camden can boast of having one
of the best Sunday Schools in
the county.
Tom Collins of Smithfield was
among the Trades Day visitors.
Adams Martin of Moscow was
a visitor in Livingston Saturday.
Holly Grove News.
Mr. J. P. Rhodes has moved
with his family to Fuqua, where
they will make their luture
home.
Mrs. Mary Nidhols died at her
home here on Sunday, the 23rd.
The remains were laid to rest
in Magnolia Cemetery Monday,
the'24th. She leaves a husband
and four children, two boys and
two girls.
Mr. and Mrs. W. ■fL” Bailey
spent last Sunday with her moth-
er Mrs. Francis Rhodes.
Mesdames Nancy and Arkan-
sas Gay went to Votaw Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Richardson,
visited Mr. D. P. Taylor Friday.
The death angel visited the
home of Mr. John Griffin and
called his wife away from this
world to a land beyond.- she
leaves a husband and live boys.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Richardson
and children visited Mr. and
Mrs. P. Rhodes Sunday.
Alvin Richardson and sister
Celesta attended church at Mag-
nolia Hill Sunday.
Most everyone is through
making syrup and digging
potatoes in this part of the com-
munity.
P. Rhodes and son Elie visited
in Livingston Thursday.
Mr. C. C. Sutton and family
went pecan hunting Saturday.
Elie Rhodes attended church
at Magnolia Hill Sunday.
Bob Handley of Hemphill was a
business visitor in Livingston
Monday.
S. B. Cherry of Mount Rose
availed himself of the opportuni-
ty to buy some cheap merchan-
dise in Livingston Trades Day.
In the absence of Pastor C. M.
Kennedy who was attending the
Texas Conference at Nacogdoch-
es, Rev. John E. Green of Hous-
ton filled the pulpit at the Meth-
odist Church in Livingston Sun-
day morning and night.
W. L. West, who has been serv-
ing as Secretary of the DeSota
Parish Fair at Mansfield, La. re-
turned to Livingston Sunday.
According to reports in the Mans-
field newspapers the DeSota
Parish Fair this year was by far
the best ever held there, and
much of the credit for its success
is given Mr. West. Mr. West
vArill remain in Livingston at least
untill after the holidays and per-
haps permanently.
New Willard News.
Miss Lizzie Herrington visited
at Leggett Sunday.
Miss Alexander who is teach-
ing school at Soda visited home
folks Sunday.
Mr. Mainer visited at Corrigan
Sunday.
Miss Willie Beaty has gone to
Diboll where she will attend
school this fall.
A. W. Baringtonand family of
Buck visited Relatives here last
week.
J. H. Jones of Livingston was
here on business Thursday.
C. J. Cox of Leggett passed here
Friday on peculiar business.
There has been more weddings
this year than you ever heard of.
We are looking for Polk County
to yield a bountiful crop next
year. And now comes the little
dimpled cheeked Ollie correspon-
ent with an attack charging us
as being connected with that dog
gone old Bachelor Club when
every body knows that we have
nothing to do with the infernal
thing and hate it above all things
both great and> small and are do-
ing our best to forever abolish
it from Polk County. And if she
is willing to withdraw her name
and intluence from the old maids
circle and come to terms with us
and we can make the right kind
of arrangements which can easily
be done on our part, we are will-
ing to pledge you our word and
honor that there will be two or-
ganizations bursted wide open
and for ever wiped out of the face
of East Texas unless some body
else takes the trouble to organize
them over again.
Prof. J. L. Nowlin says he hag
lived in seven different states
and been around the world twice,
but he has just found the place
to live and die, and that is Shady
Grove. He says there is pretty
girls enough here to take any
kind of a prize the Worlds
Fair.
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W. C. Presly of Cleveland visit-
ed here last week.
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Bub Barnett made his regular
c-all at Miss Brents Sunday eve-
ing.
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The little Misses Mckee's visit-
ed at Oakdale Friday.
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Messrs Earl and Kirk Laird
have returned from Killgore
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where they visited home folks.
Otw’k'J'kytor of Livingston visit-
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ed he?reSunday.
&H\ Rayney and family have
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moved to Graybci’g, where he
has accepted a position at that
place.
Little Miss Marylee Mainer
visited at Groveton last week.
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Ezra Alexander visited at Soda
Sunday.
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Ed Wright of Napia visited
Miss Mattie Lawrence Sunday.
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Shady Grove News.
Every body is throughgathering
their crops and are now turning
their attention to the making up
of syrup', whletfbf course is good"
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on the boys but the girls, the
sweet little things cant even taste
cane juice and molasses.
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Feagin, A. T. The Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1913, newspaper, December 4, 1913; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658762/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.