The Jacksboro News. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1913 Page: 2 of 4
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THEJACKBORONEW
Tom M. Marks
P.fiitor and Proprietor
Thursday, Jail. 9, 1913.
E cured at the Pont office at J&cks-
Ooro «.« second-class mail matwr.
|Talk about it.and work for dean
I liv ing, clean vvSter.
Only six more days to boost
your candidate in Piano Contest.
The Graham Leader announces
that there will be at least 2o0
■ boys to join the corn club in that
I county. A big meeting will be
held there next Monday and
Special Agent .Marks of this coun-
sit’KNORIPTlON $1.00 A YEAR ty will address the boys and or-
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. th<L±±-
The News will be discontinued Every few days there is a ru-
prwapUy, without notice, on expiration mor of some n w enterprise tor
of time paid for. .laeksboro and every few weeks
a new enterprise materialized.
Clubbing Kates. Last week we spoke of a rumor
DaJlaa Semi-Weekly News and The ^ R welding plant to be installed
Jneksuoro News V, here and this is an assured fact.
New........ ' ...... $1.75 The plant has been ordered and
The Commoner and New. — $1.75 xvi.l soen be installed.
Ft. Worth Record*nd New* si.75 A tleuian employed by the
P*fm*R>COh ..... - in Panama canal
Ther an- two ierv powerful "”rk 'vho lias j,l>t ^turnf frT
tUTm «. world* .Wr.. st,«eS ,0 ,!,■ .h„, he
A continual canal was practically tmushed and
eu will make a believer that it would only require a vwrj
oa just subject uni V. there is a < " days to be r ady to pass ships
fJc ,u,4 >tion to the contra- through, but it was being held up
rx Tb r. ar- nmav wavs these »ntil ail diplomatic relations and
, . * , regulations liad been perteeted.
, . • . Farsight#d nun have always pre-,
* *--— dieted big things for Texas on
The Graint Leader copied our ae,.ounj 0f completion of this ea-
artiet* «a tVanuus and failed tof
^Telephone
for Aid
The DOCTOR, for man
or beast, is only one of
those you may summon
instantly by
Bell Telephone
A perfect means of
guarding against emer-
gencies and overcoming
loneliness.
Now is a good time to
learn how YOU can get
this service,
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Southwestern
Telegraph and
Telephone Co,
DALLAS. - TEXAS
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I Candies and Fruits |
I We have just received a fine shipment of ail kinds of nice Fresh
| Candies, pure and wholesome. Also just arrived a fine lot of
* Fresh Fruits, Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, Grapes.
| Our prices are as cheap as anywhere and cheaper than most when
% quality is considered.
! F. P. POOLE
* THE PURE FOOD GROCERY
of Public Square, Jacksboro, Texas
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* South Side
HERSLEY BEOS. JACKSBOBO TEXAS
ICE & ELECT1IC LICIT PLAIT
The Electric Lights service is now first-class. Try lights in
your residence. They are safe, convenient and economical
give eredt. Tb* Lesder evident-
ly eftauurd is* with those papers
that *rkb s» or n-ver write any-
thing tnd depend on other papers
for iheir matter, running ssme
wit&iait rredit The News is very
tariicuiar to give credit to all ar-
tieb s clipped and those not so
ered lul are prepared by us.
There are two way sto shine, one
with direct light and one way is
with borrowed light. The Lead-
naL
Jacksboro will find many new .
advantages with the opening of,
this road and the News looks for j
an important impetus to business.!
The s eond railroad to a town is
always the one that makes the
town move off. There is never a j
business stagnation shortly after j
the second railroad as there is j
for the first. For a while after
the first railroad reaches a town
, ,. , .. Ibus'U HS lags and there is always
bhm" for there are, ttae shortly after the first
$> m|»y articles sent cut by leted.
f rent organization’s and bureaus _1 „ , . .. j—>
that are run by many papers SoVne of the prize winners of
without any credit. the corn show have not yet re-
- - - - — . ceivtd their prizes and every year
Mr. Morgan, the very rich ^^ seemg t0 be troul)le in the
banker, stated on the witness i wian rs getting their prizes. The
stand in the money trust mvesti- j N„w.a Sll(rfr(,sts that it would be a
gation that his bank bad fre-
quently loaned as much as a mill-
ion dollars to men who were
known to them not to lx? worth a
cent, simply on their character.
News suggests that it would be a
good plan to have a committee-
man present when the produce is
judged to pay over the cash or
give order for the prize right on
If the
the spot. If the prize winner
It has been said by some wise fin-! houW nQt be present he should
aucier that good credit was bet- ^ mailed a check or order
ter than money or property. This I pUy after the corn show
saying has been repeated by alwjw OV(T This way of delaying
number of wise men. Whether |and eausing the winner of a prize
thia is true or not, a good credit)^; haye nm dovm the money does
,is a very fine thing to have and . atd (,onduce jn any way to induce
is surely very close to having a; p80p,e tQ work for a prize. That
lot of property and is one of not more people contest for the
the easiest things to acquire offered ig one of the worst
the world if a person will “PP1?^]drawbacks to the corn show.
up strictly to! S°me people who are working
themselves to the task. The way
to do it is to come up ........„ - . ,. . .
promise in every ease, both as tor toe betterment o tu nman
time and payment,, and aim j™ee often get discouraged at the
agreements of all kinds. r™ult» have and ar<‘
---u - - " i— J impatient for quicker returns
There are a number of eases of j from tb(.ir efforts. These things
typhoid fever in Jack County and ja|ways come si0wly. Prejudice
siLveral have died of it. This>d babit botb bave to be over-
means that some one is using j eome and tbese two things are
filthy water or they are filthy i v ry stubborn and resistless. But
about the house. This does not as (.onstant dripping of water will
mean that the persons having the wear aWay tbe hardest stone, so
fever are the filthy on'.s, it may' t|„, continued suggesting,
me that they caught the disease 1 faininePjng and presenting an
from somewhere else. The doctors i ideR f:nany make an impression
are always talking and \reach- jand stir tbe hearts of men to ae-
ing cleanliness and teaching the; tjon_ Among the many w'ho are
doctrine that typhoid is contract- workjng for better things it is a
ed by the use of impure water or i won(ler there are not more who
from living or associating with wiu work to get more people to
filthy conditions or people. We tak>> and r^ad papers which
pay little attention to and do not wonld do more to start better-
believe the doctors until some one ments than any other course. The
of our family is sick and then we j papers are more powerful than
send for him in a hurry Typhoid sehools, ministry or personal con-
f -ver' can absolutely be, stamped ta(d
out and there be no more danger , -----— -
here of taking the fever than of j F*r Sale
the yellow fever. It can be done [ Complete well drilling outfit
by the people making an effort;
Keep dean. Preach the doctrine
of cleanliness to your neighbor.
gasoline engine and all equipment.
Apple tu L. L. Brown Gibtown
R P D 1. j4.
Monuments.
Appreciating the fact that every
onejias a strong desire to place a
fitting memorial over the graves
of those who were near and dear
to them, 1 have made arrange-
ments with the largest Monument-
al Company in the South to repre-
sent them.
The consumers’ Monument Co. of
Ball Ground, Ga. ha3 a well earn-
ed reputation for fair dealing.
Their monuments show the work of
skilled artisans and are gauran-
teed satisfactory.
1 ask you to give me an oppor-
tunity to show the character of
monumental work I am selling.
It is different from the ordinary
am. the price is no higher. Have
Beautiful Woodmen designs.
My services are at your disposal
any time you call, write or phone
me. Yours Truly, 3j3p
W. L. Garvin, Jacksboro, Texas.
Laud at a Bargain
See H. T Daugherty at First
National Bank if you want 50 acres
of land within 2 miles of town at
a bargain.
For Sale
Five year old belackl mare mule
16 hands high, 1100 pounds, rea-
sonable good shape. $175 QO.
T. L. Middlebrooks.
jll 7 miles of Jacksboro.
For Sale.
A two light gasoline lighting
plant. Good for church or school
house, in good condiion, complete.
Cost $18. Wil take $10. Have
installed electric lights. Call at
News office.
No. 4348.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF JACKSBORO, TEXAS:
CAPITAL, $150,000 00 SURPLUS. $50,000.00
Jas. W. Knox, Pres. E.R. Worthington, Vice-Pres. D. L.Knox, Cash
DIRECTORS:
E. R. Worthington, Warren Worthington, Chas. A. Worthington
D. L.Knox, J. W. Aynes. Thos. D. Sporer, James W. Knox.
He Can See His Future
Because he began early
to cultivate the habit vof
saving. Early acquired
habits usually follow a
man through life. If you
have not opened an ac-
count with us, begin to-
day. It is never too late
to make good resolu-
tions.
Will you always be a wage earner?
Or will you save enough that when the opportune time
comes you can start in business for yourself? Start with
us to-day.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
JACKSBORO, TEXAS.
V* A ■ 4’*
•UN ■ ; - *
S. W. Nichoson, Vice Pres W. A. Shawn, Pres.
J. G. Mullens, Vice Pres.
Wm. Turner, Cashier
The Jacksboro National Bank
No. 7814.
CAPITAL STOCK, $50,000.00. SURPLUS, $10,000.00
DIRECTORS:
3. Castleberry. E. W. Nicholson, J. H. Timberlake,
E. A. Gwaltney, W. A. Shayvu, Wm. Turner.
J. G. Mullens, Sil Stark, J. H. Walters,
Report of the Examiniug Committee of the Condition of the
JACKSBORO NATIONAL BANK
At the Close of Business November 13th 1912.
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts......................-.............................................$104,096 37
U S. Bonds —............................................................................ 18,750.00
Premium Account.......................................................................—695.31
Redemption Fund................................................................ 937.50
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures......................................8,709.38
Cash and Sight Exchange.......-................................................115,821.98
Total.....................................................................$249,010.54
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock....................................................................................$50,000.00
Sarplus and Net Profits................................................... 13,191.84
Circulation.............................................. 18,750.00
Deposits
Individual.......-..........$133.83S.6i
Bank ...............................29,880.09
Time....................................3,350.00 167,068.70
Total........................................................
The above statement is correct.
E. W. Nicholson
$249,010.54
J. H. Timberlake >■ Committee.
E. A. Gwaltney )
The Jacksboro National Bank
OF JACKSBORO, TEXAS.
For Sale.
My residence on North First
street, east side town. Will take a
good horse and a buggy in on it.
Robt. H, Austin, Jacksboro,
Texas.
Lost
Two Jennies which got out of
Mr. Mann’s pasture on Keechi last
Thursday night. One was a yel
low and one a brown. Please not
ify Barney Groves at Jacksboro.
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Marks, Tom M. The Jacksboro News. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1913, newspaper, January 9, 1913; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth734303/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.