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The Jacksboro Gazette
VOLUME XLV.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924
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J. Pluvius Star Attraction at the
Picnic.
The mueh needed rain the peo-
ple have been wanting for several
weeks came Friday morning, July
4th, a few hours before the pic-
nic was scheduled to be opened.
Quite a number of the plans for
the day had to be abandoned. The
gun shoot was not held. The fir-
ing of the national salute of for-
ty-eight guns by Battery “F”
131st Field artillery was postpon-
ed until 2:30 in the afternoon
when, on account of the rain, only
twenty-five rounds were fired. It
was estimated that fully three hun-
dred people were present in spite
of the rain.
The band, composed of local tal-
ent, saved the day by furnishing
music at every opportunity. Sev-
ers persons who did not know of
the efforts of the local bqvs
thought that a band had been im-
ported from another town.
The barbecue that was to have
been servd at the park was por-
tioned out to the people of the
town. Efforts were made by the
fire boys to get a part of the "bar-
becue to every family.
The display of fire works at
nine-thirty in the evening was a
success in every way. The rain
teased before night, and the at-
mosphere was still and cool, and
the exhibition was witnessed by
several hundred spectator*.
Jacksboro Band Organized.
The Jacksboro Band was organ-
ized at a meeting held at the court
house Monday evening, by the
election of the following officers
and committees: President, E. M.
Davidson Jr.; secretary-treasurer,
Homer Price; membership com-
mittee, John Hensley, RolineCoop-
er, John Price; constitution and
by-laws committee, J. T. Dodson,
Terrill Isbell, Carl Sharp; com-
mittee to confer with Fireboys, Ro-
line Cooper, J. T. Dodson, Walter
Isbell.
The band rendered excellent
Wheat Crop a Big Success.
Masonic Officers Installed. Record Breaker for a Wheat Crop.
NUMBER &
Blanks
Adjusted Compensation
Received.
R. L. Gwaltney, adjutant of the
The farmer who planted wheat The following officers were in- Lee Easter of the Wynn Hill
the past season has been very fr •- stalled by Fort Richardson Lodge community has probably broken
tunate according to reports reeeiv- No. 320 A. F. & A. M. Monday ev- all records for the production of „ ... „ , » , ,
ed by The Gazette. It has been eniner: H. B. Sewell, W. M.; N. wheat in Jack County. According!. ai eZ~ ur^am. Post ° ^ Amer-
estimated by men operating P. McKinney, S. W.; Peyton Jones, to reports received by The Gazette ican Legion r®ceiv®<1 a
threshers and buyers that the yield J. W.: H. A. Wills, Treasurer; S. his wheat on 6acres threshed ' ^ °. an f or . e
will run all the way from twenty L. Leeman. Secretary; H. H. 52 bushels per acre. In one field . ^ saJ ors an m^rmes
to forty bushels per acre.
Sccrct&ry* H
A con-1 Stewart, S. D.; Glenn Alien, J. D.; of 18
servative estimate would be oniN. L. Stewart and Newell Locker.! or an average of 41% bushels ™x-C0mPensati011-
an average of twenty .to thirty Stewards; W. L. Kerns, Tiler. acre.
acres he made 750 bushels,
per
blanks for the ex-sol-
sailors and marines to use
applying for their adjusted
bushels.
(Jmany one who'has’maV^ab'rt- ;“titled t0 tbe compensation,
ter crop than this. | •
The wheat is testing 60 j Royal Arch officers installed
to 64 pounds per bushel, and is were S. V. Stark, H. P.; L. R.
selling for about $1.00 per bushel. Sartain. K.; H. B. Sewell. S.: E.
Wednesday’s market was $1.03. R. Sewell, P. S : J. T. Dodson. 3
The railroads report that there V.; L P. Livelv, 2 V.; Pevton _ . _ _
music for the 4th of July picnic have been seven car loads shipped Jones, 1 V.; R. R, Gilley, S.: S. L. Senior Epw°rtn League Program
’ from Jacksboro. The quantity j Leeman. Secretary; H. A. Wills,'
from the other shipping points in | Treasurer; S. F. Borden, C. H.; A.
the county has not been available l. Morgan, R. A. C.
Mr. Gwaltney will be glad
furnish the blanks to all who i
and barbecue. Regular rehearsals
have been continued since the
4th, and the instrumentation has
reached nineteen and is steadily
growing.
Interesting Newspaper Found.
An early issue of the “Rural
Citizen,” which was the first name
of the Jacksboro Gazette, was
found by A. D. Owens in one of
the desks of the office of Capt.
George Spiller, Saturday. This
is one of the few copies of the first
issues of the paper now in exist-
ence besides the files in The Ga-
zette office, and is very interesting
Newport News.
Newport, Jhly 8.—The foundr-
tion l or the gin is being built, and
lumber is on the ground for thp
ain house. The macninery va?
hauled out last week.
M/s. Ball, Grace a*.d Roy B?’l
-f Fort Worth were week-end vij-
itors here.
Stanley Br .nsford •£ * ortWortfc '5th.
was the guest of his mother, Mrs.
U. P. Hodge, during the week.
W. M. Barker, J. R. Morris and
W. F. Cleveland were in Henri-
etta on business Monday.
Chester McManus who is em-
ployed at Duke, Okla., came in on
a short visit this week.
to The Gazette. The following officers were in-
Oats and barley ha^e also done -tallvd jn the Council: R. R. Gil-
well this year. The estimated yield iPev. p. I. M.; L. P. Lively, C. G.;
of oats ranges from forty to for-jrT p Sowell ’c. C!. : S. F.'Bcrden]
ty-five bushels, and is selling c? . P g. Jones, Sent,
around 45 cents per bhshel. Bar-
for July 13.
ley is making about thirty bushels
and is worth 60 cents per bushel.
Births.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tip-
ton, a daughter, Saturday, July
Library Club.
Mrs. T. N. Brown was hohstess
to the Library Club Thursday af-
ternoon, this being the last meet-
ing of the club year. The new of-
ficers took charge of the work
Boy Scout Executives.
Judge Joe A. Wheat and Charles joneg<
Subject, The forgiven
Leader, Miss Elpie
Song. Prayer. Son
Bible readings, Aaron v
The fact of sin, Jewell
Psalm 51, 1-17, Mrs. J,
vens.
The interpretation
nold Cox.
The forgiveness of
Sycamore News.
Syeamore, July 7.—This com-
munity was visited by a nice rain
whieh was appreciated very nunek.
, The grasshoppers are still eat-
ing on the crops.
i Lon Campsey, Tom Scarber, L.
; L. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Mkt-
|dlebrooks were in Jacksboro Sat-
urday on business.
Miss Linnie Reynolds of Poet
Oak was visiting Miss Bealnb
Campsey the past two weeks.
Randall of Seymour were here
fthe past week in the interest of
the joint Boy Scout encampment
to be held here beginning next i
Monday. They were accompani-i
ed by their families and camped
at Fort Ricnardson. ,
Scout Master A. A. Files is ma
Business. Song. Benediction.
Missionary Society to Meet.
C.
W. Patton and Wife Go
California.
The Ladies’ Missionary Society
of the Christian Church will meet
'at the home of Rev. J. Thomas
king every arrangement possible Brown, Monday, July 14, at 4 p.
The Sunday school is progress- connected with their official posi
ing nicely.
The Baptist revival meeting
will begin Saturday night, the 12,
Rev. Mayfield will assist Rev. Red-
dell in the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Orbie Barker en-
tertained the young folks with a
musical Saturday night. Joe Dilu-
tions. The president, Mrs. D. R.
Sewell, appointed the standing
committees for thl next year. The
year books were distributed to
the members, with the suggestion
from the year book committee that
the leader for each meeting ar-
range her program and give those
whom she desires to assist her
time for preparing their parts.
At the close of the business pe-
riod the hostess gave out a patri-
otic contest which created consid-
erable interest, Mrs. Charles Stew-
to give the boys a good time. The
camp will be at Fort Richardson,
west of the old hospital building.
Presbyterian Intermediate Chris-
tian Endeavor.
with the following program:
Hymn.
Prayer by Mrs. Simpson.
Hymn.
Business period.
Bible lesson, John 18:36-38.
Prayer, Mrs. H. J. Hensley.
Our fallen heroes, Mrs. G.
can was violinist, Mr. Riggs, first
to those who were here rtthTttaS fuitar’,5if’ ^f.rmer’ 8ec“d
it wss published. The date is June j481!’ an? Rl?«» organist AU
11, 1885. The label on the paper en£yed tb5 m,usic 32? mS°hi
bears the name of A. Ii. Stinson, F-Jr?.olseyV 0rbie BaIker-
the father of Mrs. Gus Jones. Chester Walker, Lawrence Pow-
Among the interesting items !ers’ Halbert Coyle, Jesse Coyle, art winning the prize, a U. S. flag,
foundj in the paper is the account Hress Hodge, Everett Clair, and, Other interesting features includ-
of the marriage of Mr. C. O. Hess Weldon Simons were in Wichita ;e(j General and Mrs. GeorgeWash-
and Miss Lizzie Longmire, on June j Falls to see the ball game between ! ington in costumes of the period.
8 1885. One advertisement told | Fort Worth and Wichita Falls Refreshments were served in
The score was 1,3 in Fort Worth’s !?d: wld‘e a.nd blne ?aPfr ntaPkills
tied with ribbons, to the follow-
ing: Mesdames D. R. Sewell, J.
Topic for July 13, Abolish war 'Atkinson,
i—Whvf How? ! Recruits for the lager future,
Isa/ 2:1-4, James Spivey. Rev.. J. Thos. Brown.
Talk, The Vision,- Micah 4 ;15, | Soeial.
Louise Bynum, 1 Every member is urged to be
Suffering and sorrow, Isa. 3:1-5, present.
25. 26, Lorene Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Patton left:
{this week for an extended trip to
California. They are making the
trip overland in their car which
they have equipped with modem
camping conveniences. The ar-
rangement of the ear is such that
carries all of the cooking utensils
needed, clothing, bedding, ete.
Another improvement is a radio
rbuilt in the car over the driver’*
seat which can be used while the
car is moving as! well as when
standing still.
They were accompanied by Mis.
J. B. Wells as far as Oklahoma,
where they will make a short visit.
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Girls’ Club Entertained.
about arrangements made by a
stage line from Jacksboro making
connection with the train at De-
catur, by which a person might eat
breakfast ifa Jacksboro and sup-
Jordan, a son, July 3rd.
per in Fort Worth. Another stage j
line advertised daily trips to
Weatherford—making the trip in jC. E. Program, July 13, 7:00 P. M
eleven hours.
The paper also contained the
advertisement of George Spiller,
surveyor, abstractor and land
agent. It could hardly be a gen-
uine copy of the Rural Citizen or
Gazette without this ad 9s Capt.
Spiller has been a constant adver-
tiser almost since its beginning in
1880.
favor, t •"' ' r ‘ ' bm
B°ratoMr-and Mre-
j McClure, J. W. Knox. H. J. Hens- Ku<,sts were keP‘ buay thr»«ehmlt
;ley, J. P. Simpson, C. E. Putnam,
Charles Stewart, D. W. Porter, O.
M. Simpson, J. P. Lively, Ed Sew-
ell, Hubert Green, C. A. Worthing-
War—Why? ton, E. A. Gwaltney, George
Gardner, Will Breech, Hugh Spi-
jvey, E. E. Young, Lewis Johnson,
Pearl Ful- j E. C. Richards, J. R. Young, Gus Elizabeth Young, Emma
\ Jones, Mrs. Palmer of
Peace in Christ, Eph. 2:14-17,
Vidal Jones.
Our hope, Ps. 46:9-ll, Edna Mae \ The J. O. C. Club met Thursday
Pickett. afternoon with Emma Kate Glaz-
RollcaU and business. ’ner. The afternoon was pleasant-
Benediction. Jv spent with games and sewing.
. • 1 . ; Dainty refreshments were served
Mr,. Hugh Spivey Give, Party.
Mrs. Hugh Spivey entertained Ruth Wiley, Dorothy Davidson,
a few young people at her home
at Christian Church.
Topic, Abolish
How ? Isa. 2 :l-r.
Devotional—sprayer.
Scripture reading.
| cher.
Leader’s comments,
the evening by games planned by
the hostess. Grace Wvlie and
Margaret Spivey assisted' in serv-
ing refreshments to the following:
Edna May Pickett of Navasota,
Ruth Wylie, Wilmoth Jones, An-
Sewell, Dorothy Davidson,
Mildred Palmer of Dallas, and
Edna Mae Pickett of Navasota.
Christian Church, Sunday,July 13. |
me
Carl
Dod i------’ -----------Dallas, Glazner, Mary Elda Sewell, Ed-
MLsses Alice Rogers, Rachel Tim- diem an Spivey of Graham, James
The pastor, Rev. J. Thos. Brown, j
will be here.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Communion and preaching at
11:00 a. m. This will be an Odd
Fellow memorial service for the
Kate i local lodge. /
Sunday evening at 8:00 will be
the last service of the day.*
Uey MXMuttiiercs
XXD.PX.D.
AWTO CASTER.
son.
Whv abolish war? George Nich-! berlake,Alice Lilly, Norma Brown Grey
Uncle John
It never fails—before election
—we witness in its resurrection,
the hoax of by-gone days. 4 The
demagogue with hardened liver
points out some poor, old, nasty
river—and howls for “water-
ways.” Of course, we have the
transportation that jerks our
goods acrost the nation, and
lands ’em, double-quick. . . .
It’s fun to hear some jobless
critter explainin’ how it’s vastly
bettor So float ’em down the
crick! He wants to hear the
steam-boats tootin’ and watch
'em, splutterin’ and rootin’
among the sna|
He wants to
floatin’—and "■
the
ols. Hazel Dodson,
low, Lucile Jones.
Special musiic.
Scripture on war— ^
The vision, Annie Sewell.
P^aee by good will, Anne Davis.
Peace in Christ, Tna Gardner.
Our hope, Clova Dell Brown.
Special music.
How can we abolish war? Leola
Jones. Jessie Davis, Ham Estes,
Mr. Brown.
Song, Stand Up For Jesus.
Song. Benediction.
Bledsoe of New Orleans,
Audrey En-land the hostess. James McClurkin, Lewis Grey
This meeting closed the most Johnson, Bill Breech, Pierce Da-
successful and interesting year of vidson, Muton Bynum, Georg? Ce- rie community entertained the
the club’s work since its organi- cil Glazner, Robert Spivey, James ^|fhbarin^ £irls sInmber
zation. Spivey.
Slumber Party.
Mrs. Ben Stephens of Bean Prai-
the palace '
Is us, if we’ll do
k the rail-
It used to set
to listen at the
liar discourse oi-
r .ys”; I’ve helped elect
i ration—to come at
nd around and shiver,
_ afire
campai “
“water
in a ad
cheaper
them
now—I
and I
river—'v* smug job-hunt ■
pet; I watch its slippery, sludgy
movement, that never showed
the leant improvement, and
never w|l—you bet!
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Junior League Program
Topic, Danger signals.
Song.
Minutes and rollcall.
Bible readings—
First temberane^ band, Jer. 35:
i 6-10, Earle Wilson.
Temperance boys in olden times, ;
j Dan. 1:6, 11-15, Martha Brown.
Warning from the wisest men, j
jProv. 20:1, Lura Sartain.
! Song.
Harry Lauder’s Choice, Eliza- j
beth Young.
Other messages from Solomon,
Prov. 23:29-31.
Talk by leader.
Tom's Decision, Alberta Coburn.
J Isaiah’s warning, Isa. 5:11, Er-
nestine Youfig. ,
One of Luther Burbank’s dis-
'coveries, S. V. Stark.
Piano solo, Nina Audrey Co-
burn.
The body a temple, 1 Cor. 3:16,
j Charlotte Noll.
i League benediction. ;
y&u Nee J Nor Util
'bxt UJfiti Hadletj x “S|
• ff Walter L. Hodges had been content to remain an obscure farm
hand on an Indiana ranch nineteen yean ago he would not now be
the Hon. Walter L. Hodges, Los Angeles millionaire. In 1908, poverty-
stricken, uneducated, sickly, he was earning fifty cents a day on a little
ranch he didn't own. * *
His mother-in-law fell heir to a note for $8,000 given by a reamlgg
•otopany. She touted the note to Hod*>a. Uab<«c hU way to Los
Angeles he forced the company to give him sixteen moles and four
’v-agons. But what was he to do with sixteen hungry mules?
Riding one of them and leading the other fifteen he found a gravel
U-d on a Los Angeles river, where he could get gravel free. On his
nerve alone he hired three negro drivers and with them began hauling
travel into Los Angeles at $2.90 a load. At the end of two years ha
had not made a cent- »
To make money he must find a shorter haul He found a bed of
travel four miles nearer Los Angeles. Demand for gravel at $2.50 a
i.*ud was great, but at the end of a year he was $18,000 In debt
In a department store, where he had gone to buy overalls, he saw
hii escalator. Hurrying to a Junk dealer he obtained an assortment
■<* old machinery and rubber belting, and in a week had erected a
’ >.ig. bedVy movable belt running from his crushing platform down
" t*i* rsvine. One man could thus load more rock onto this belt
nnv© it dumped at the crusher than fourteen could handle before!.
. : usiness began to show a slight profit. At night he studied In the
> • Aoeeles Y. M. C. A., walking twelve miles each day to do so. But
•u months Inter, he found himself $35,000 in debt. ♦
» >ne Monday a note for $10,000 fell due. He went to the bank and
. ed to see the president. “I'm through,” said Hodges. “How much
a you need?” asked the banker. He loaned him $15,000 more.
Then the tide set his way. In 12 mouths he paid the bank. Then
“uc wiped him out, causing a $70,000 loss. But from insurance money
built a better plant. Six months later a flood swept down and
( ’tried his new plant under sand. His loss was $80,000. He built a
shhv plant and sold^the sand.
In May, 1922. Ais profits were so great that ha sold his internal I*
a Weston corptjftion for $1400,000 casil
party Tuesday night. Supper was
| served on the lawn to the follow- j
ing’ guests: Misses Myrtle Riggs, j,
Agnes Porter, Yenus Fowler, Ola |
Stephens, Berta Riggs. Ruby i
Spradling, Willie Porter, Elva j
[•Berry, Allie May Berry, Alma
Riggs, Agnes Stephens, Effie May j
Klum, Mesdames Greer Klum, Guy i
Berry, Leon Gatlin, Jim Jones and
the hostess.
Hazel Sharp Gives Party.
Hazel Sharp entertained a num-
ber of her friends at her home
Monday, July 7th. After a num-
ber of games were played an ice
course was served to the follow-
ing: Addie Ruth Atkinson, Edith
Brandenburg, Louise Bynum,
Leves Smith, Ola Kidwell, Jewell
Sharp, Hamilton Cabeen, John
Barnett. Yidal Jones, Bert Noel.
Calvin Parker, Frank Shaw, Fred
Holloway, Ed Tabor, Hite Kidwell
and the hostess.
T. M. Bruce for County Commis-
sioner.
T. M. Bruce of Bryson was here
Monday and authorized The Ga-
zette to place his name in the an-
nouncement column for commis-
sioner for precinct number three.
Mr. Bruce is making an active
campaign and will appreciate the
consideration of the voters.
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CHAMBERS of COMMERCE
The Christie/} spirit with its pet*
forming power must tie breathed i»-
to the business life «f the country
by Christian men. Jesus Christ
must he given a place in the
chamliers of commerce. Men ha
business must be made conscious <of
His sovereign right to enter and in-
spect the business life of the <mas-
try. He is not indifferent to aor
business woes, our {lersoual prob-
lems or our social sorrows. He is
not so far away that He has neither
Interest nor influence. He is living;
He is the aggressive power working
for righteousness in the life of every
Christian business man. He de-
mands personal righteousness—tbu
righteousness of personality, at
character and of conduct.
It is impossible to build a coas-
mercial organisation on a pi 11ns
cent foundation without Jeans
Christ. The time has come for bad-
ness men to recognise the fact that
they must glorify God In the mak-
ing of money. Business, the nyktog
of money and the transaction at
the common affairs of life moat .to
acts of worship, performed with a*
eye single to the glory of God.
The chamber of commerce Is not
the temple of mammon. It should
be the seat of operations of Chris-
tian men, who fear God, and
whose acts will square with His
standard of righteousness. Under
these conditions trade will become
holy commerce, receiving the bene-
dictions of God. »
Men have been trying to run busi-
ness under the dictation of politics,
by the rule of Congress, rather than
by the dictation of the Holy Ghost
and by the rule of jonseienoe en-
lightened by Jesus Christ. We need
more conscience and l€«s Congr;>m;
we need more Christ and less mam-
mon in business. •
The spiritual powers have deveih
oped America, not the material
foreeB.
Mammon worship leads to death.
Christ gives life, and. progress and
hii nnlnnoa
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Marriage Licenses Issued,
Ernest Pitts and Miss Myrtle
Morgan, July 3.
Granville Ladd and Miss Litfis*
Pugh, July 4.
Claude Hopkins and Miss On*
Sweeney, July 4.
Grover Yaws and Miss Belle
Pierce, Jufy 5. : • •(, ^
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Dennis, J. R. The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1924, newspaper, July 10, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730011/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.