Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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LIVINGSTON. TEXAS, TliUKSDAV, JUNE 4. 1908.
No. 37 .
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U1M0NT AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD.
We will open our new line
into the City for business on
May 25th, 1908.
igh Freight and Passenger Service to ail Points.
Short and quickest service to
tis and all Eastern and Northern Points
We make close connection with the
if. N. Fast Train to and from
St. Louis at Trinity.
gte your freight and purchase your tickets via. the
B.& O N. R. R.
For further information call on or address,
. R. WANSBROUGiH,
The Opportunity of a Life j
Time.
Scholarships are on the market
(or ninety days at the lowest rate
ever offered by any high grade
business college in America. Our
$100 unlimited scholarships in
bookkeyping, wholesaling, bank-
ing, penmanship, business arith-
metic, business laV, letter writ-
ing, shorthand and typewriting,
are now $00. Scholarships in
Send us your
General Freight and Passenger Agent.
Ohalaska, Texas.
From Moscow.
From Corrigan.
icial event of last week
iarty given on Wednesday
the ap>y Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
JW in honor of their daugh-
ter, JJfessie’s, sixteenth birthday.
^wKrening was spent quite
ei
itly and Miss Bessie re-
Lumerous handsome pres-
td good wishes ffom her
s a number of our town
ended the Fifth Sunday
; at Camden and were de-
with the meeting and
Entertainment.
J. Canon has been con-
his home by sickness
days. All hope to see
(bored tci his usual tyealth
|nce Murphy is in Hunts-
as week attending the com-
aenf of the S. H. N. I.
5va Rowe is at home for
(liner vacation.
Miss Eva Manning of
on is guest of her grand
l Mrs, Angie Rowe.
J N. J. McCaghren, who
jnite sick several days last
week is convalescing.
Moscow expects to “do herself
proud” on the occasion of the re-
union, of Prof. Winston and his
Pupils.
The young ladies of the Bap
tist church are to give an ice
cream supper next Friday night
for the purpose of supplement-
ing their pastors salary.
From Onalaska.
Alth of our town very good
at present.
Pearcy returned from.
Arkftdelphia Saturday, accompa
nie&by his two daughters,
|s Bessie and Ruth, who
been attending school there.
i Listened the county capi-
fcs in the city this week
Jig on teeth.
fses Kate Moore and Hattie
1 left Monday for Jackson,
i visit relatives,
C. McDonald, one of the day.
company’s bookkeepers, left last
wefcfj. for a month vacation.
H young men of this place
hav©10rganized a brass band With
Ben Van Winkle as teacher and can be heard all over town now.
have about 25 pieces in it. They
Miss Mary Parks is visiting in
Groveton this week.
Mrs. M. A. Williams visited in
Livingston Saturday.
Dr. Pullen and wife, W. H. Ca-
ton and wife and Mabel Morris
spent Sunday in Camden.
Miss Lucy Angellis visiting
her sister at Carmona.
Mrs. E. N. Vinson was the
guest of Mrs. Will Vinson in
Trinity last week. K
Mrs. W. D. Price and Miss
Blanche Caraway of Logansport
visited relatives and friends here
last week.
Rev. I. W. Cambell is on the
sick list this week.
J. B. Massie and wife of Luf-
kin have moved back here and are
occupying the Floral Hotel. \
all departments for six months,
heretofore $75—now $50. Schol-
arships in business and typewri-
ting, now even $40. Scholarships
in any department three months,
formerly $45—now $25. * Schol-
arship in telegraphy and station
work, formerly $50—now $35. If
you knew the sort of work we are
doing, you would" jump quick at
our propositions. Hill’s Busi-
ness Colleges stand at the head
of the list of business colleges in
the south for practical add updo-
date methods and high grade
work. 1 At Hill’s Business Col-
leges you get the very cream of
business education. A three or
Job Printing
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From Hortense.
As this is such a lovely day
and everybody seem to feel so
good, I will give an account of the
happenings of the past few days.
Mr. Long, representing the
Schumacher Grocery Co., made
his regular trip nere last week.
Ml*. Woltz of Camden passed
through here Saturday on his
way to the quarterly meeting at
Midway.
J. D. Handley was looking af-
ter his farming interest on Sandy
last week.
The little infant of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Martin of Camden
was laid to rest in the Feagin
grave yard a few day ago, funer-
al services conducted by Rev.
Arnold.'
B. L. Rice and lady of Ollie vis-
ited Mrs. Rice of this city Satur-
day and Sunday.
Eddie Aolder from Ollie was in
town last week.
Misses Oallie Martin and Mit-
tie Parrish were in the city last
week.
Lyman Rice, accompanied by
his father and Gus Shine, attend-
ed the meeting at Midway Sun-
Dr. Haddley and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tives near Leggett.
Horace Handley, the new boy,
The people of this vicinity are
navepuuut a** *v. - —c
two or three pieces al- .anticipating a nice time here-next
ready apd have been started
only a week or two.
Mrs. L. O. Jackson and son,
iISk have beefn visiting in
Williams, who has been
tg the cashier in the bank,
the misfortune to get
iroken, left Saturday for
in Palestine,
Saturday catching fish and eat-
ing all sorts of good things down
on the creek.
Mrs. TJ. H. Shine and children
attended the/fifth Sunday meet-
ing at Camden last Sunday.
Kale Turner, the shingle and
lumber man of Pinckney, was
here Saturday.
No Job to small for our
Consideration.
four months' course with us
means more than a five or six
months’ course elsewhere. Our
new shorthand system is the
best, the easiest and the quickest
learned on the market/ Our
teachers are men of high educa-
tional attainments, who have
wide experience • as practical
bookkeepers in retail andi Whole-
sale houses before taking up the
work of teaching. A course with
us means a good paying position.
Address R. H. Hill, Pres.*, Waco,
Texas, or Memphis, Tenn.
Cemetery Association
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, ( Organized.
At a meeting held at the opera
house on Thursday Last May 28th
The Livingston Cemetery Asso-
ciation was organized and the fol-
lowing officers tvere elected*-
Mrs. K. W. Jackson, president;
Mrs. C. J. Gerlach, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. E. E. Hollingsworth,
secretary; Mrs. E. V. Doyle,
treasurer; Miss Lucy Evans,
corresponding secretary.
• Committee to draft constitu-
tion:
From Leggett.
C. N. Pitts of Onalaska was
here Sunday.
Mrs. J. C. Leggett spent a,few
days at Camden last week.
S. M. Hollomon of Nettie was
here Friday on his way to Cam-
den.
Walter Leggett and wife atten-
■ ciea tnentui -ctuitowj uiuvnug
Camden.
C. J. Pinckard went to Living-
ston Monday.
W. M. Lyle, Bob Lisenbee and
several others attended court at
Livingston Monday.
H. Leggett and wife attended
the Fifth Sunday meeting at
Camden Sunday last.
Judge E. J. Manry passed
through our city Friday.
There were two rattle snakes
killed here this week.
Mesdanies L. F. Gerlach, J.
Holshousen, S. H. Smith, J. E.
Peters, T. J. McKinnon.
The purpose of this associa-
tion is to improve, beautify and
preserve the two cemeteries of
Livingston. There is to be a
meeting of this association oh
Thursday, at 4 p, m., Junp 11th,
at the opera house and a most
cordial invitation and earnest re-
quest is extended to the ladies of
Livingston and vicinity to attend.
Wood for Sale.
Have oak and pine stove wood
for sale. Will deliver same at the
following prices: Oak $4.00 per
cord, pine $3.75 per cord, any
length. Phone 65, 3 rings.
H. J. Foxworth.
Musical Concert.
Miss Hattie Thomas who has
just closed a most successful
music school in our city will give
a musical concert at the opera
house on next Thursday night
June 11. The admission will be
25c. After all expenses are paid
the balance will be given to the
Cemetery Association.
This Musical'Concert is alto-
gether different from anything
that has ever been given in Liv-
ingston, and everyone that at-
tends will not regret the price of
admission.
No Job to large for us
to handle
SEND US A TRIAL ORDER.
THE ENTERPRISE.
bell, Tackaberrv, Evans, Mrs. J. \
E. Peters, Messrs, West; Brock,
Peters,. McCrorey, Evans and
Smith.
Piano Solo—‘ ‘Night Fall in For-
rest”—Holt, Miss Corrie Marsh.
Song—“Be my Teddy Bear—
Macky Campbell.
Piano Solo—“Fifth Noctune”
jiayWob, Miss Kathleen McKin-
shots*- —.....’ *
Reading—Music—Lange, miss”
Emily Daly.
Sextette—“ Yankee Doodle
Boy”—Emmett Manning with six
chorus girls.
„ Duet—“King Carnival”—Miss
Annie Belle McCardell and Miss
Thomas. *
Home, Sweet Home—by class
and all.
Program of Musical.
FIRST PART.
Invocation—Rev. Geo. E. Cloth-
ier.
Ptosy Faces—MissLouiseGer-
lach, with openingehorus, “Clear
the Way”—by 14 chorus girls.
Duet, “ Martha ’ ’—Misses Elma
Manning and Hattie Thomas.
Piano Solo, “Bells of the Val-
ley”—Schuman, Miss Marjory
Marshall.
Song, “I Can’t do the Sum”—
Sam Davidson, with 6 chorus
girls.
Piano Solo, “False Venitian”—
Miss Oran Smith.
Duet, “School Days”—Miss
Pearl Landram and W. L. West.
Piano “A. B. C. Solos,” “in
the Boat”—Miss Sallie Andress.
“Grand Parade”—Miss Jennie
McCardell. ‘IPansy Waltz.”—Miss
Zelpha Reynolds.
Sextette, “Don’t You Tell.”—
Misses Maude Clothier, Elma
Manning, Annie Bell McCardell,
Esther Davison, Mary Jones and
Willie Epperson, Messrs. Collis
Manning, John Cochran, Jr., Ed-
win Gerlach, Emory Marsh,
Thaxton Epperson and Will West.
Duet—“Melody of Love”—Egel-
man, Misses Maud Clothier and
Mary Jonefc.
SECOND PART.
Octette—“More of You”—
Misses Andress, Gerlach, Camp-
A “C” Supper.
Our little town isn’t quite dead
in the way of social life, for the
Ladies Auxiliary Society of Leg-
gett will givg a “C” supper.
The “Cautious Catering Com-
pany” will Cater to this Commu-
nity in the Cool school house on
Thursday evening, June 11,1908,
for a Certain Consideration for
each Commodity Consumed.
Children as well as adults are
Cordially invited to Convene on
said occasion.
MENU.
“C”
Cold, Cowed Creature.
Chopped Commentators.
Cordial Chew.
Country Cousin’s Comforts.
Cold, Clear Crystal.
Cook’s Curious Compound.
Consolidated Cream.
Cool Consolation.
NOVEL PIANOFORTE.
An invention of interact to mu*
sicians ia a pianoforte that renders
the diatonic sd le in perfectly juft
intonation in Lny desired key. It
differs in outward appearance frosty
the ordinary piano only in having,
in addition to the usual pedals, •
bank of a single octave, somewhat
like organ pedals, which actuate tt
bank of sliding bars, and these in
turn move the bridges on whiefi
the strings rest and adjust them aim-
ultaneously to any key. This is
believed to be the first practical so*
lution of the problem of just in*
tonatiou for instruments with 1x4^
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Manry, E. J. & West, W. L. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1908, newspaper, June 4, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth660430/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.