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.SUNDAY JANl'AHY 8 15Ws
The Breckenridge
Daily American
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MAKING THE OLD BOY FEEL GOOD
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Announcements
l'tiH nreetcotiridKe Holly American
i" auihurlted to mak the following
.uuuuiiii (ment. suhj ef to the action
t tin Demorratii Primary of July
IV s
In District .lodge. 1)01 li Mull Id!
.l. llll. I.
I.'i Ml-likl Attoiiiej:
I.. II. Vm. II (re-election)
I ".it IIMrlrt Clerk-
Miss MAIW.I. UODDS (teller.
tiou)
I hi- hliertfr
i; ii. ii
in l I. UloltSTOS (ri-elee.
Hon)
ItOV DAVID
I t ( 4IUIII) Clerk:
IMA It. (ill NT (re-election)
I ir Count) TmiMtrei :
It. M. PAYMC (tv.electton)
. J. UM'Klli
M. I. (I'A'IIC) .MMITI.V
I nr Tuv Collector!
. II. IKUVMNt; (toeletlion)
i i) voirrci.v
I " Tn AsrsMir:
C. It. SliMts (rr-electloii)
v r ... -
Norton To Make
Race For County
Tax Collector
To h Voters of Stephens County:
I hrreb.. unnouw" im ran Udar
for the off in of Coiim.i Tax Co-
li ctor. subject to the notion of the
Demotie'.le Primary.
1 ha beii' In the A-'cessor's of
(Ioe for the present term und pre-
lous to that served six yearn as
deputy In the Tu . Collectors of.'IC".
so 1 think 1 nni fariili.-i li tl
work nnd qtt.illf'ed for tl. of flu-
I have been u iesld lit of Htephei"
county for 2 years.
Any assistance given m In the
present election wlP be giertly ap-
pi eclated.
Slncorelj
KI) NOKTON.
.
Miss Wood Makes
Announcement
For Re-Election
To the Voters of Stephens (ountv
In mum rieiim for k election to
" mud two ouncei of tho po
uliiiii Ik in t pared at"! diatrlbui
u ii l'.i id t'j..iiilla implied
I oiii w l nt l.orhud Vll i i
. MM' lilt ol tiOlsOll lit ill 'It '
woliii li?t ednesdav jk geci
anoihi i stippu of the i
M. It. Keith anothet
fanner of this county living
Iinrpersvllu- has also hail eon
or.ible success In ridding his pi en i
ne ac'n t
pitwon kW
!t IMOIH If lit
sw
' f -
the olfice of District Clerk of qes ol predsitoty anim.ils. Ills cam
Downing Asks
Re-Election
onTnVr Pre. No. I
nS
k
supporting citizenship capable
of mnkiiur their own way with-
out dependnnce upon the public
purse. Charity properly direct-
ed jrot! beyond the nurc pro-
i.hioii of immediate ncce.ssitv
and lnoks to the elimination of
no d throii"h into'lio-r-nt assist-
ance toward self liolp. 15en
Franklin epitomized the ideal
when he snid very practically
that instead of giving a poor
man it gti'nea he would buy him
a razor so that he could save
many guineas in snuving him-
self. Tho gvent outlook for a sricial
sorvfoe Institution in 15recken-
r.ir Couiiiy siiperiniemiom of Pnbiio if the bringing of oppor-
ii.M.i.otiom i ItuniU' to tho doors ol tho un-
m jbrt .ii iiii i i iit iv iv i it; it t
J1ISS i:.M.M llt)PI?
Itr CTniiunl-loiiei' Preilnri No.
.1. W. ltMSi:v
II. II. IHlWMMi (r-eleetlon)
lor tiiiitnioloiiei' Pii'r.tiut No -:
V. M. tJIKM1
"IIO.SS" HOOD (nveltstSot)
lei I otitlty CiitiiiuUslonei' Piecllict
N.i ;t:
1 i:. (CnteM) K IKK LAND.
.. U. IIOItTON
li
City
vnnouncemeni-s
. 3lyor:
N)ltlV .1.
1 1!)2S; the first bill passed was
vetoed 1 the (Sovi mor. I then
had to wait until the Special Ses-
sion belore uettliiK a new hill In-
troduced anil worked fiom ! b. 1
to about Jiirn 10 1'''.'7 win ii the
ypeel.il Net now In force v:i fln-
i'd and beenme u law without cuin-
pensatlon other than the fees pro-
vided under the old fee bll and
It. that event only In case -where
there was a conviction and no np-
peal taken or an escape from Jail.
Th expenses of the trips to Auatln
and JtottlnK thin legislation tliroutth
tor the county was paid out of my
own funds.
I promlactl that If elected I would
fill the office myself and save tho
poop'e of my county tho '$3000 an-
nually paid out of tho county fnntU
for an assistant District Attorney.
ThU I have done and Imvo paid
the salary or my offlco help out of
my own fund. An examination of
the minutes of the Criminal Docket
or the DlHtrlet Court of Stephen--
eoiint reveals that from January 1.
lf25 to December 111 lf2fi there
wi i" 71 criminal cases tibd. A
To Mile Valor Of Commissioners
eelndl -NV. r.
iktirmBtfr' solicit your vote and
Infli dice fV re section (o-thn of-
flco 6f County Cmntnlutiloner ol
Preilrwt I nnd any fvpr nhown in
It. ti4eiiiiliH ejection will be tfivti'
1) jpT)rer.itctl.
Ttajnk.nc un for past' f.vi.- an 1
hop(nt) th.it I toury be of stIc. to
you t tiie futut-o. l am
I ' StncorWy;
f II.. . DOWNING.
M'Phens county I wish to say I
am deeply appreciative of your sup-
f.oit In my last catnpalen and co-
operation thus f.ir ilr.iln. i.iv term
of Oflr' I !.ie doii" in I .st to
ili 'h.ue ;Iie duties of ; n "-fflee
i'il f m fforts hae tie t wTT'i
jour .pro.il I s'.mll aj i i t t' a
coittinu.ition nf our suipm '
V i respertful .
.MAHKL )iii
ItlllhiK of .1
I1VVV
t
Fanners Poison
Campaign Against
Wolves Successful
of wohes
over such places.
MOItCAN
A CA.SK IN POINT
... more conclusive proof of
the need of an orgnnizntion to
'tip. i vise the entire field of
chaiity in Urt'ckenridgo is seen
than t.io CitKf of two abandoned
ouths who were brought bo-
r)if tho 9(th district court Fri-
d'U' aftiriioon. These two boys
t lie of them eleven yenrs of ago
:.miI the other thirteen were
pn; tntt'ti to the court as be-
n" (1 'pet'.! .it and abandoned.
T'p.W th Jiws. which -f ne-
ocrtity miht oixrate in a cold
and form;il v.nv these liovc
: I'ould m home be found for
tlrm. niuet be sent to the state
i 'ir .I " vl Mit ph'ldfn at
n - ;n tho ovont this io-
' '-( : .r o" OVOWdcrl ; it
i ' l " ' i tln -tate tvforni.'i-
fortunatos who need but oppor-
tunity to save themselves but
j are as yet Wind to is existence.
I It is of vastl mor? benefit
both to tne nwr aim tiu l-e-ceiver
to give i man a slioe
lliat lie mav wniK OVt r I'lUI'JIl ' 'i i'n ft criminal cases ui. v
places than to rarrv him bodily I funh.r eNan.iation of this record
nv. .iiM nl:.o i..-..ls that ilurlnR the xenr l'2.
vlthoiit an asslPtiint ' irUd In one
vi a r 71 crlmlnt'l cases with (':: eon-
etlons. I have therefore saed
th county the $3000 salaiy or an
Arslstant District Attorney and In
expediting tho trial or casrs have
made a lnrge savins to the count;'
there In Jury service. Thin iitate-
mont Is made from tho records In
tho DiBtrtct Clerk's office. I have
also reduced the work In tho araml
Jury to a minimum number of tliin.
thereby reducing the cost of tho
stand Jury several hundred tlaHara
Welch Asks R-
Election As
Dist. Atiornev
To the Voters of Stephens Count:
I am in this Issue of the Ilreck-
nurtitvA tlntlt Afnftrtnnt itiaUltiir inv
Kntiounaotneiit for re-eieotlon to the ' cnnUftlly'
office of District Attorney for the! Now. in view of the foregoing
DOth Judicial District of StephoitH ' foots. If the good people of Steph-
counly. eubjoct to the Domocrntlc '" county feel that I huve kept
my promise ana uy my oinumi cm
I have merited the trust placed In
mo whim elected to this offlco I
am then warranted In reeling that I
-I tni'ied in nM'Ine a renewal nf
tlmt trust and for your vote In
July re-electliiR mo to this office
for n second term. If I have fail-
ed to keep faith with the citizens
done el my county and have not nieilt-
d tho trust pluei 'I In me then I
Prlmnr In July of this year.
DurltiK my cntnpalcn two years
ago I promised tho people of .Steph-
ens county lhat if elected to this
office I would ondoaor to reduce
'- -! of tie off'ee to th"
mlniniuin and expedite the trial ef
eases In nich manner tha It would
f pnii"i!ili' .unterlul I ' r orlm
nnls In this county I hav
my best to make g.iod this nroini
nnd In order to enable the kooi! do not merit the orrtee tor a seeonu
people of my county to pars judf;-' term nnd If there Is another who
mont on my joari service since bo-1 ean and will fill the office better
Iok In office 1 wish to call your 'nil with lens ixpense to the coitn-
nttontlon In a tow fneis v hen that consideration Is d 'o
Shortly nrter taklu- 'imt tho du-
ties or the orfice. I f." ml that th
''peel il At of the Leu'sHnne pro-
Obviotulv neither of these in-
t tutionn are smted to the re-
((tprements of growing youth
.dure especially the reformatory
ich is established primarilv
to correct delinquency which
cannot bo justly charged to
th -jso unfortunates. It is not
ittxt that tlioy bo submitted to
the euro of institutions of the
nniurp. but tho officers of too
law have no recourse in the irat
tt. and all their efforts fail-
in' to secure a better disposi-
tion of tho two youths to the
reformatory they must go.
Into this breach compotont
tn act could stop an organiza-
tion such as the Social Sendee
IJureau now being organized
horo. Such an institution could
provide the way for tho opera-
tion f i sensible system of
charity whereby these boya
might' be brought to 'sane self-
'( eount If i'iv officlvl act.
h'e met -ltll WM1C iipiO-l. then
' -h-ill k t Iv appiiei.iti- onr Mile
"1 iiiiDiixti fer 'he offi"e fni a
e"oi'd tetin H'kI it n uewal of voiir
(onrid'iici .ml .ih"ur" you that ir
li elected I -hall continue to serve
the eount In C.ie same niaiiii' r I
have since taklnt over the duties of
.1
bllni; fr me office of District At
torni and Assistant District Attr
ney foi Stephens county ami pro-
viding a salary for the District At-
torney and Assistant District At-
torney nt n cost of $3000 annual-1
l to bo pnld out of tho local ooun-ithe office.
t funds had b'enn repoaled since
Septomber 1st 1D2B and lintl It
not been tor an old statute nine
bPlng nn nrtlclo In Jho Civil Code
ptovldlnff that at tho Bonoral oloc- TTT i i
tlotm a District Attorney for onch IlOOCl AnilOllllCCS
Jiidiclal District In Texas should ho
elected thorn would havo been no
provision for the offlco of District
Attorney In Stephens County allien
.September 1st 10SG. As it was
thero was no provision for compen
sation of tho Dlsttlct Attornoy in
our district nftor Septomhor 1 192C.
except on the old foe. basis. Unrly
in rabrj.jttry4ia'27' I made a trip to
AiiHtin and -unont n week thnro lftj.
fore. tho Lnj-'lslatitrn. Bottlnu n now
bill onncled -provldlnK for tho DIh-
ttict Attorney's office In tlila coun
ty nnd flxltiB a salary and ratlfy-
Iiik tho nctt) of tho Dlntrlot Attor-
noy and his salary paid alnco Sopt
itospectftiliy.
U. It. WELCH.
Dlatrtct Attorney.
For Second Term
As Commissioner
To
ot Commissioners
the Voters
Precinct 2:
1 hereby otrer myself as n enn-
illdiito for n second term to tho of-
flco of County Commissioner. Dur-
ing my first term I have endeavor-
ed to Horvo to tho best l.ntovcat of
tho tax payors of my precinct.
I bollovo my expoiionco of tho
tormina my duties of another term
If the voters see fit to ro-eloot 1110.
Tlionkinn you for past favors nnd
olirltliiii our vote and Influence In
the coming e'ectlon I am
Yours truly
IICMS" HOOI.
Arrinston Asks
For Rc-ElccLion
As Counlv Judge
Responding to the sollcltntions of
many of tho votora and tax jiayera
of tho county I nm mnklng my
nnnouuceinont for re-elaotlon to tho
offlco of .County Judge euDJcct to
the action ot tho Domocrntlc Pri-
mary. Itt making this nntiouncoment. I
wish to say to the voters of the
county that during my tenure In
orrtee to diito I have been faithful
and loyal to tho trust Imposed up
on mo as a nervant ot mo people.
and an "itch I have given you the
iy be:t iien ice thut I could un
(ier elstm clicumstnuces.
All ood citlxens ol Stepln n
county rich or poor look alike to
me In the discharge of my official
duty all arc entitled to u squuii
fkal nnd tho name eutirteous treat-
ment which I have tried to extend
ft every one. 1 have tried to den I
fairly with ail Issues and problem .
coining bofort mo In tny official ca-
pacity which nffected tho rights and
Interest of tho tax payers since my
induction Into this office on Jan.
Int. 1027. I have "atayetl on the
job nnd aawod wood" and havo all
aloug the Una contonded for what
I thought was right and for the
best interest nf all.
I am .t!ll holding to the policy
vl p-lnrlples which I ndvocntod In
1028 lllstld economy in tho ndtnln
p'r.Hm of the county' nf fairs and
tp'icM"" ar'i I aei In fav
v of a suffMeet tax rnte tn m et
1 current expends and other ob'l-
Katlotu of the county but no more
.-lun moie tlrn thh Is demanded
1 Is an unnv censary burden turn :
upon the people at which the tas
payers hao u Just right to om-
p'aln. During the slttlm; of the Conimls-
tloners Court ns a taxing board at
the time of fl'lng the present tax
rates of the county I earnestly "
Hlrted upon a reduction of the rt'te
and I am proud to av th.it in U'1
he county c"1' itsslnm-'o m"""11'1
with me and that the coutuy t.iv
rat en weie reduced 10 cents on the
$100 valuation of all taxable pro-
perty within tho county thus savl.tr
to the taxpuyers of tho count ap-
proximately 38.000 net.
I know the financial conditions of
Htephens county nnd I verily le-
lleve that conditions will fully Jus-
tify a further reduction in our rates
at the next slttlngor our tn!ng
board.
Should you soe rit to re-elect me.
I will not loso sight or the tact
that I nm a servant or tho people
and all the poople and I will con-
tinue to glvo you the very host ser-
vice that I can. and will extend the
samo courtootts trentmont to all. I
thank you all for past ravors aim
liopo that I have merited your sup
port for ro-olQotlon.
I nm gratefully yours.
V J. AUHINOTON.
Martin To Make
It
Race For Stephens
County Treasurer
The eradle.it Ion
Htonueils
tier
Biological
part
County
1j
epf" urcordlRg' to It.- A. Kltolio'
ft rnr liint tmith uf llt senridge.
.Mr. lWteht fo$v to .i m
pnluu uiulted in th
most 2" of the wo!
Iilght or ten fn.n.ir are now
using tin poison iipiieti b" the
I'nlted St-tei vomi nm it underHt
rectioii1 -.ui lied b. iho govei'n-
nlent. Tb tented i rcautlon 'k
taken that th rn'l!v ...lit will not
Ik eaten j '." ttb ml. Cufii
y AK":it Loc'iiHige i A thnt
is rnnfld" ni t .' n ' polfon I
ufed biii'I. hii" "li rieis nie
Infest' d villi d accord-
ing to dirclOT. stlpHi"i Ht tin
ureal- ot mini'" i of i tu
nmls i!i 1. .'Im'. i. ' .'i J-
fiiiin ' ii il- fer im
olli'-i -in '11 !' "' 'tie u
Tin pill. Ol. lo Hill i '
rh.ure by the govern!. .
hi seriiml b nppllc it
....
in Agent I.pohruiae.
oonaiy ctrtf luil'Cn flnii d'AO 'sf? Ti'jSlfc".iE?r- -.
the tUhictlon of the IlnrriKliL ...MiT.U..XVs.A.rWl.
Hnfvey of tho V. ;06 .-; "V.v.y n...
niont qL AgrfotiUtltw tlnauBh .V ' 'r A'iiJ '''"lit
Mttit Fmnil Uchriilg U'W'JJ'"1 '' i"4' PTr"'dJ
....... .. ...i... .-.. . ..a- mi" .i tit. l.nhv nnnfttfier tl lie it
lie lnd who wtlgWhl ninBiJouti'
oit Iter 'Brrlvai' UftJtS beetiH tnni"
rtfiara tVnrnlng. Rl
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m'mr frtt II nil ilri
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To tin Voter of Stephen- fount x :
I nm a candidate for County
. e. u.. r of Stephens County sub-
Ject to the action of the Democrat
le primary In July.
Having served jou nx lie.uiurcr
once before I feel that I . m ii'tall-
floil to fill the office nnd -can give
you the boat of s-rvlce.
Thanking the people for th-lr cup-
port In tho past and assuring you
that I will appreciate any aid und
support given me in the present
election I am
Rupert fully
M. !. (Fate) Martin.
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Total vnluo of all Texan farm
crops thlr. year estimated .t 100.-
000 f00 more than that of TUB
Women! Defeat Your Ills!
Port Arthur. Toxn:i "I haro talc-
on Dr. Pi ;rec's I-'avorlto Prescrip-
tion off and on
win n I would fool
rundown In health
nnd it ulna.i built
mo up and hclpod
mo n great dual Iti
mnny ways. I
can highly recom-
mend it to bo a
wonderful m o d I -clue
for ailing
women. I don't be-
liovo it cvei falls iC
Klvoii n fair trial."
Mrs. D. D. Wllllama. 027-tOtU St.
Obtain Dr. Pierce's Proscription
now in liquid largo bottlos $1.85 or
tablets CBc from your druggist or
Hdnd lOo for trial pkr;. of tablots to
Dr. PIoico'h Invnlids' Hotel In IJuffalo
Kvor triad Dr. Pierco'a Pleasant Pol-
lota for tho Htomiicli anil bowels?
00 Pellets U0 cts.
iy 5vviifi
lfytyfy
WILL BE ON DISPLAY
At our Show idhtm Tne.'riuy only. V'
everj one intifslcd In
this ci;i. Sec tin liu!
M)i!r ordff.
j :'
r. rcw 1 1 1 civ
nnd see it ivIo-in
cordially
li) i-;i
tl -i
iimto
: - on
j)l:ic
ik-;-K":
Benneti: Motor
Vn
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WVo
-FOR!) PKODUCTS
tmrxuai u rHt"WWtw(emilF V9 mieWWtlwiMl
-wwrMsyrit
m. siii fMiVUltJU
t I
DlCr SPRINO Uulldlng .pormlta
IfiBited horo during Docombor to-
pienent term will aaalat mo in por- tnlctl ?lll-tla.
iMzxrssasKimamcseif.zE3saitrimaKaaamaiM'' r i m iiiiubsslj. iw m :'iujH
mfrfa ' - - "8 i -rf!- .'Haft. ni-'
liJrH1 Jill
: ... 'jssmaBiL
Banished roof repair expense
Thcro u no aahto-
nanco expense widi n
Ilnrrctt Specification
Roof. "It's off your
mind 'till 19-17."
.!&
rfjifi
yaw
SPECIFICATION
GUARM1TEED against xc-
i pair and mnintctionco ex-
pense for 20 yentB ... by u
Surety Bond . . issued by a
strong nationally-known stircty
company. That's what we mean
when we soy "No upkeep ex-
pense on a Barrett Specification
Roof until 1947."
After 1947 what? Service rec
ords fully ansV.wr the question.
They testify tltpt roofs of this
type constntcted way back in the
"BO's" have- not cost their own-
ers one cent from tliat day to Uib.
Come in nnd discuss roofs with
us. Let U3 show you why the
famous Barrett Specification
Roof costs youlesfl-pcr-year-of-service.
ROOrS
KELI.KY ItOOFltfG & METAL SHOP
Phono 5J)2. N. Court Ave.
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