The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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HE LLANO NEWS
UnKUmOM IN ADV ANCB
One* A Wnt
by COLLINS * COLLINS
la tbm Llano Post Olie* ••
mall matter under Art
of 1»7*.
A few care of hoge are «ola* oat
of this country each week. Of course
Now Clara ttatth Hamoo fcaa mar-
ried a aiorle actor aad ia MyIb* on
u/wl^can tfUn ill national rep with premium prices, but each car
utatlon. There are not enough mil- sold place* Just that much more mcm
llonatr>>* to be murdered.
ey In circulation In the land of gold-
en opportunities
Talk about what the future hold s
In store. Hare you seon the great
are growing kind of empty cars one erer saw
A few yearc ago about the only
IT COULD BE WORSE
droves of turkeys that
up In llano County. It makes us
wish for Thanksgiving day Just to
look upon those wonderful flavored
t irds.
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When that glorious rainfall cornea,
v,»» wil} soon forget these hot dry days
' sent here for loading purposes were
cattle cars, now it is almost an every
day sight to see a string of flat cars
standing on the streets, ready to be
loaded with the famous IJano granite
The kind that casts envy over Barec,
Vermont.
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The winds of the past few days
country That’s alright, just so long
Time and tide waits for no man, as we don’t have to contend with the
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Under such conditions as we ai an(j wond,,r why we ever complained
espciImcing J“8* r‘ow* 100 many of over the kind of weather that was
ns are iv.'uly to coiajdaia. Every per out t0 Us the greater part of
son can plainly see that we are not tho ,r
enjoying the prosperity that win
ours a year or more ago, and this is -j jme nnu nun •’*»■«■” ■— •— ..... . .,
not speaking in local terms, for the fn|t h(jw nttrr_ man called upon to odor that too often comet. from th.*
iante rto d and depression that we ^ „„ t„, element8 of nature. Of <*ore on other side be si vc
1 |.|,no County, is being oxpor-, frm„(! ln m0Bf ln„tances it is only an thread that divides the two countrie
Jocce-; In every nook and corner of ftX(USfl on our part, yet we never 0
the land.
, But "■*:/ fiet and complain? Re
grets never puifhascd ahything in
this life except sorrow, failure an 1
disappointment. To talk o! hard tinvs
simply adds fuel to the tiro of do
fall to <ake advantage of It..
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Tt’s up to each man, woman and
Llano has many valuable asset-
but nothing ranks in importance with
our schools. The educational sys-
tem comes first in oil thngs. It'
child to show the visiting granite j,jve proper attention to all
men a great time next week. led m!ltfiriai things worth while, but thu
press ion. ‘ ' ’ constantly in-ned finest grade of stone that wa' Bhoul(1 have first consideration at all
sr-* a. - eztjzz* d""ate,i^“ -
It was Kipling.
what constituted a real man,said,
«*lf yoi) can meet with triumph and
disaster and treat those two impos
ters Just tho same ' Following ttm
close of the war. we met with triumph
and laughed within its face, and spent
our earnings In
manner. Today we find tho other tont
Imposter knocking a* our door. Let i
meet him the same way, and use our
best efforts to throw him aside in
coon as possible Surely no
land conditions.
Hack to the farm Is the slogan go j Ttie Texas Legislature Is once m<
lug out from the brokers and com at wor|t( with splendid chances
mission men of the north. It might accomplishing Just about as much
I o a good plan for them to offer a 1 thl8 Bitting as it did during the fl
ii n ..... Httle Inducement by boosting tho ca|| HOBHlon. Whenever the voters
the most reekles..; [)rlefi „f lilV/ material to a certain ox j Toxa„ raitke up their minds to pi
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On< great redeeming feature about better affairs in Texas Of
l9U,e “lil.e granite business ia the fact that' there are now some sound
healthy, I . . *».„ the \ straight forward honest dcalii
for in both branches of
lebodied man has room to complain tun»„|e8 and time offered for in both branches of tue i»w-m.^».i:.
this land of untold opportunities. It ^ worhmfi„ in the quarries. J)ry bodies, but the bad proposition is tho
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Is up to each of 'is to look ahead, *»•''“ i (|JW ^ver stopped the growtli
a rising sun. rather thau lament over r()ckg
the departing t-ys of a yesterdays, _
offerings. We should talk better
times, work for 1 ”<r times and in-
still within our h-ar!.- and minds Use
assurance of better times then wall
.. b. «bi»... .*<■ ^ Mr. w. „
know and appreciate the altuaiion| # # ,
which Is sure to come to every man
who toils and plans for the future
with confidente in himself to meet
and overcome any condition tha'
might arise.
Timer, are not «o bad especially in
this portion of the state, where so
many avenues of u livelihood are of
f.-reil Tills Is tho land of diversitl
cation.
Now is the time for each of us t >
exclaim with Shakespeare, "Lay o:i
Meduff. and woe be he who flr* t s.-v. •«.
Ho~ enough.”
nority.
Just a Moment of Nothing
PECANS Pi
•CANS PECAI
IS
HAVE ORDERS FOR
1AA AAA DahmJa D/v/»ai
iUUjVUV 1 u
For shipment
t cago. Get in
will pay you,
HIGHEST 1
by express to Ch
touch with us.
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NARnET PRICES
ns
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HONES
IT WEIGHTS
HILL PRODUCE C<
North Llano, Both Phones
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Blcised is tho country thut can
boast of fine sunshiny days. Then
thrice blessed Is the Llano country.
Swni the fly was the slogan in early
summer Now its swat the pasture
fires.
Between tho two we will take the
land of perpetual sunshine rather
than the land of never ending mud.
One more week and Llano will bn
entertain:; a the granite men of the
state, and it is going to be some royal
reception that the old town is going
to furnish,
The beach beauties are having a
great time along the shore line and
in the divorce courts, If we are to
judge from all reports coming frCTT’
the popular resorts
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No time I ke the present time »o
“prepare I?r rexX VPar’9 business, A
*'*.*}“ ning in the future is often
worth more than many regrets in the
past
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>i*shing on the Llano is a little off
now, but people are still coming
from all dire tiors Ju-t for the Sen-
sation cf camping on the banks o
Ibis wonderful s'r am
No msi tan b ■ too cvrtful wi.c
matches, cigarettes, cigars etc. now
It takes only a spark to set the dry
grass In the pastures afire, which can
easily result in untold damage
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Picnics and public gatherings hav-
been a little shy this summer, but
look out for next year. Politics will
come in evidence along with the sun-
ny d: -s of lf*22
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not organise a fair association
.n Llano again Some may say w
tried it once V< s and Cicero tricl
to il« about a half dr*en times before
be sucreedod in kicking the bucket
mm* throwing off this mortal toil
1 .ano, I'exici.
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Ileal liiii
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If you liad been w ith mo last
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Sunday a.licrnooti, you would
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Have seen tilings that would
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Have made you laugh not
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That a pasture file is-a funny
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1 Thing, because it is not -on tho
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Otht r hand it is a serious
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Proposition to see treacherous
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Flames destroying hundreds
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Of acres of grass and timber—
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But what I am driving at Bill
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Is the way sonic of those
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Fellows worked Will Flemming
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Was there aryl Jm Is about
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The best horse wrangler
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You ever saw at a (ire. He ~ ~
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Was TV .vith the hor. -s all
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The time he wasn't wrangling
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With “the boys
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For assistance. C’lauda t-^^
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Sawyer v mid have dr,'ne some
Awful good 'work, but it kept
see
Hi' busy 1 .ling springs
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; the ' r.-ty fighters.
Part umiaid. Allan Newsom
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Was over at the Llano National
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Early Tuesday morning trying
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To get a loan from Matt Mobs
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| On the strength of his
'• • .
Heroic work, when the truth
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: Of the matter is, he fights
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Fires like Bill Keys.-r fishes.
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Stiietly in the saddb\ and in
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Awfully careful that tue ho -
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Never gets Close to the fir1*
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Wallace Watkins is a mighty
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Good hand to dust leaves—in
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j The shade and John Buttery
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Likes to locate a new fire for
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.The other fellow. Of course
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I can't tell you much about
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, The many things that happened
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| because I was aw fully busy.
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II w ent out w ith Wilkes
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' An<l V^.'e truth of the mutter
The thermometer keeps hanging
uncomfortably around a hundred and
live, with never a sigh for assistance.
Gee but how grand and glorious will
he that first Texas norther when it
sweeps across God's country and gram,
liowls around the corners while the
telephone wires echo w ith that mourn
ful sound that tells us winter is
here. It may not seem good then,
hut v.e will welcome it for a spell.
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A man was on the streets Tuesday
who has always been recognized a
a successful farmer and stock rai.->ei
Of Presbyterian Church wil meet j Elkins, W. Va„ Aug. 1G.—Here’s a
with Mrs. E .11. Qualls Friday at 1 new Henry Ford Story. It is told by
I*. M to render the following pro- 'Jl|flge william E. Baker of Federal
District Court, and it is a new one,
for it happened when Mr. Ford, H.
g. Firestone and Thomas A. Edison
wore in Elkins not long ago on thoii
camping expedition.
Two negroes were playing dDo-
th at is. “shooting craps”—in th
street and one had taken about all
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Hymn—Stepping in tho Light.
Prayer—Mrs- W. Y. Fowler.
Scripture—By Leader Mrs Boyd
Roll Call
Song—The King's Blossoms.
Quaint and Curious—Miss Ora Wii
son.
Reading—Miss Pauline Haynie
Hungarian
Story—Musing of a Hungarian thg nioney tho other had. The win
a suuceatuiii mm*--* -............ j Baby— Virginia Todd nor played slowly and took plenty of
in the Llano country, and he said the j The Diary for one Member for Las« time Vith the dice before he would
great trouble with tho average man Year—Mrs. Regnor Cone. ■ ■ ron" them. The loser became im
was the fact that he throw up his His Lamp—Dorothy Todd. patient.
Windows Towards Heaven—Mr.
M illie Hardison.
. ...... „ nrv ... in„ A Little Girl's Faith—Felice Boyd, j
time be evei saw it my in mis see , ><wj>at you all mean,
For Missionary Committee—Mrs ( 1 •
(ion, nor is Tt the first time he evci I bones?1'
«»w cotton sell at ten and twelve ' y^_UL’jght up a,e
han-.ls in despair too soon. Tliis par-
ticular man says this is not the first
time tie ever saw it dry in this sec
Prayer
cents and cattle at live cents. H »
has seen prices much lower than they
are now and managed to not only get
by, but accumulate something of the
world's goods. Tliis is the optimistic
way of looking at conditions. A frown
and a sigh toward failure never help-1 shedsVwell
ed any man along the road of success, fence \Will
The worse tho conditions, the niorq Cottle
we should plan and work. Romeinbe"
the best paid baseball players arc
the men who can stand in the pitchers
box and v.in the game when his team
Wot],]
“Nigger," he said, “Ford them
hones."
Ford them
bones?”
“1 means shake, rattle and roll.
•dat’s what I riieans.”
hV»R SALE—4 room residence and
2 ac\'C of land, well situated. Loir,,
[id good chicken proof
l'11 or trade for stock
R. 3. DUNAWAY.
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hides:
eiSHESTffsS FILLS
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Was Ray Martin came awfully
You kro" Sam Roberts was
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AIau/9 a • I • r ,‘arted fellow
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K.i t-pent »iine running
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T’ rabbits w; from the
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Kir*1 Edgar Moi,s well 1
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\x . ay it. be^nuse Edgar
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1 T<dd ' e that if I e T told
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The trtit , or. him agr*n h«
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Weii’ l > r. «k my > r and In
• •
m • mv A or
W* don't know whether Bradv t-o
p|a irver w\> anythin* besides wsfe»
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t
wore sln'gi thfe*
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Mm I will »••*• *hsl
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Near losing the services of
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An awfully good man. Milton
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Started to turn back home
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U t i ieluded the fire was out
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And went on. otherwise I
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Would have never gotten
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‘There. Fred Jail;son (an tell
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•1 all ab t >t though. He
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Got th-v n tirr n -tart
t • • •
Bsi k hre-p before dark
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Ye. bn Si'ssl n ame
1 ko ! ' n r’her,,ke tnd
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The- * he « f .ue fire f t ter
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tV «• -< • S* rtn| t»U' he
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. i ll self • t * >r %ro»e
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(That -isy to * ret*- • *r
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n .t
-,,,?c TIME
AND LASOrj
AlVert Knoepke, Mocca-
sin. Montana, says; “I would
rather quit the ranch than
do without Delco-Light. It
save3 at least 14 hours per
week in labor, at a cost of
approximately $1.25 per
month.”
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DiAMOKO i vo :a 1:;...; * /A^
Gold tnetn' ic ! ics seidt'l v . a 1 \V/
Fibboa T 'vta no < mi-J. Buy of v ,ur \f
, oi> )lmri:M f-d r.»k (■.; I 1T1-Cill!',*.I .' i;l
We pay six cents per j und. snip ■iti .. > huas j p.i.ls. f r •.■■onr-Brj
your hides to us and receive full val- ££ “ o w* ‘» i f " n pf j p 0 i Q7C!
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HOW.uji) Vhde a LEATHER CO. | r-y-7-. -• S
San Antonio, Texas, FOR BLUE BUGi'
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Is in tk, WO andlbe ploch hitter. ».« .11 Blood Socking Insects, sir,-
who can mak. a okas hit «heo aJPU !«d ■.Martin s BIOS Bog Homed,
‘ ' Your money bacic
satisfied. Ask
[L’S DRUG STORE
hit is needed worst. It was a wise
old philosopher who said, "Any man
can succeed under favorable condi-
tions, hut the man worth ‘while is
the one who can succeed under the
most adverse circumstances.
per, paints
dw. Co for waii pi
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LLANO MIG CO.
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The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1921, newspaper, August 25, 1921; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth766688/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.