The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1912 Page: 3 of 10
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THE PURCHASE OF AN IRON BED
Listen! We have received a solid carload of Iron Beds and Springs direct from the factory
and as a special summer inducement we are going to give you a Pair of Springs FREE
with an IRON BED THAT SELLS FOR $6.00 OR MORE
■ ......... 9 6.00 Iron Bod
XVj ^8 2.00 Coil^Sprints
S 5 9 2.25*00*1 Springs
SR jfe &910.00 Vornis Martin Bed
TT.ff jff T g,93.00 Stool Springs
iMn VW»»h> 912.50 Vornis Martin Bod
__—, t------ 93.00 Stool Springs
I Both for 96.00
} Both for 97.50
- Both for 98.50
■ Both for 910.00
. Both for 912.50
Don’t wait but cpme in at once
and take advantage of this
Special Offer
You get the New Patterns and
the best values to be had on this
Special Offer
The above prices are the same as you
paid us last year for the beds alone,
now you get both Beds and Springs
for same price. You can’t afford to
delay. Do it now
COMPANY
FURNITURE
TAPP
Phones
Opposite Post Office
FALL MILLINERY
Prebfcy Styles, Rea^orjabl^ Pricey
My stock of Fall and Winter Millinery is now in
and I wish to extend one and all a cordial invitation
to come and look through the pretty things I have in
S&eo” . dfo
“Glzee” and ■.
The styles are very pretty and I am sure we can^'please
you in a hat. It is my earnest purpose to give you REAL
HAT SATISFACTION, and to accomplish that I realize
that I must give you CORRECT and becoming styles at
fair prices. Come to see me for your fall hat. -
HAIR GOODS: We have just opened up a nice lipe^.of
hair goods—switches, braides and pulls, and wciild be
pleased to have you call on us for anything in this dine.
PRESTIGE IS GAINED BY HAYING A BANK ACCOUNT AT
The First State Bank
WE HELP YOU TO SUCCEED
Call and let us demonstrate how easy and profitable it will be to
BANK WITH YOUR FRIENbS
Cashier
W. E. KENNEMUR
GUARANTEE FUND BANK
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
AUGUST 1, 1912.
No.
No.
No.
Mo.
Cotton Belt.
101, West Bound......2:11a.m.
102, East Bound......2:40 a.m.
103, West Bound...... 3.05p.m.
104, East Bound...... 2.08 p. m.
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No. 221, West'Bound....... 3:02 p.m.
No. 223, East Bound ....12:13p.m.
No. 223, West Bound......3:15a.m.
No. 224, East Bound......11:17 p.m.
LOCAL NEWS.
G. A Schley left Tuesday for San
Antonio on business.
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A fine daughter has been stopping
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Dossett since Sunday morning.
J. L. Routh has sold his residence to
W. C. • Gilbert left Tuesday for a
Trip to Palestine. *
Rev. H. N. G. Bentley of Como was
in the city Tuesday.
Muslin underwear at wholesale cost
-these are bargains you shouldn’t ov-
erlook. Claude Frost 4b Co.
haibeen i
the past two
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bfenfe her« tor"
The Daughters of the Confederacy
met at the home of Mrs. Henry Brink-
er on Thursday evening and an enjoy-
able evening was passed.
Mrs. Roy Mann and daughter, Eloise,
after a pleasant visit to their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Langman, have re-
turned to their home at Dallas.
After an absence of seven years'
Jesse Rutledge and family have grown
tired of the Oklahoma country and
have returned to us. Mr. Rutledge
says Hopkins county is good enough
for him. He knows a good thing when
be sees it.
Miss Louise Miller of Muskogee,
Okla., is the guest of friends and rela-
tives here this week.
A fine son has been stopping at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T.
Robertson since last Saturday.
Elastic seam drawers for men, while
they last, 35c. Claude Frost & Co.
J. F. Smith, Esq.f of Como was in the
city Wednesday.
It is a little early yet, but quite a
number of our. prominent citizens are
being spoken of for the next mayor.
Mrs. J. A. Old is visiting relatives
and friends at Gainesville, Denison,
Bonham and Tishomingo, Okla., and
will make an extended visit.
Commanche.
The Peoples’ Oil Mill is being push-
44 to completion as fast as money and
-men can ds it. The weather has been
fine and the progress made is good.
Prof. fa. V. Garrison returned from
Saturday, where he attended
the meeting of the Text Book Board.
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H/G. Corbin left Tuesday night for
^ vfeit to his ranch in Oklahoma.
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. Charlie Bentley and wife of Martin
'Barings passed through here last Fri-
day for a visit to relatives at Inde-
pendence.
The friends of Mart Kidd are glad
to see him able to be out after his
severe spell of congestion last week.
Col. W. H. Rand has returned from
a business visit to Jacksonville. He
says the crops of that section are
promising.
Monroe Dawson of Mt. Vernon was
in the city Tuesday.
The colored troops are flocking to
the black lands to pick cotton. A large
number left this week.
New gold and silver lace and wide
banding just in at Tramel’s.
Ladies, see our fine dress trimming,
just received; they simply sparkle and
dazzle. Tramel’s.
New fall patterns and fashion books
just received at Tramel’s.
Our buyer has returned from Ntew
York and the new fail goods he bought
are pouring in daily.
Tramel’s.
Advance showing of ladies’ coats at
Trainers.
We have just opened up some beau-
tiful coat suits for ladies. These are
the noted L-C Star line, which has
never/been surpassed for Style, fit and
finish. You should see them at Tram-
el’s.
Miss Maude Bingham is home again
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Edward
Smith, at Greenville.
Rey. R. C. Hicks attended the Quar-
terly Conference at Mt. Vernon last
Sunday.
Cyclone Davis has signed up a con-
tract to proclaim the Woodrow Wil-
son democracy in the Northern states
fcr the next six weeks.
’O0 isoa^ apnuio
AV p £X3A9 U{ 3UIUIOO spoos AL9M
Allan Ardis now has a position at
Tramel’s, where he would be glad to
meet his friends.
Miss Grace James, who has been tak-
ing a vacation with friends at For-
dyce, Ark., is now at home.
Mrs. S. H. Benton of Dallas has
been the guest this week of her cous-
in, Miss Marietta Patrick.
Pretty Felt Hats, from $1.50 up to
$2.50. 2t Mrs. Ed. Templeton.
Ask some of our customers how well
satisfied they are with the work we
are doing for them. Suits pressed
50c. Elvis Hurley.
We understand that
Polk is quite sick.
Miss Annie
Miss Ruth Morton of Cumby is the
guest this week of her sister, Mrs. C.‘
E. McGuire.
W. E. McLaughlin of Dike was in
the'City Tuesday and says the business
of his community is picking cotton.
New ready-to-wear hats
Tramel’s.
now at
See the new tailored skirts just re-
ceived at Tram0l’s.
Don’t, forget the new tailor shop on
the north side of the square. Tailor
made clothes. Suits pressed, 50c.
Elvis Hurley.
at Jthe
good showing made in Vermontoy
the Democrats—a stafcp that has frorih
time immemorial gone heavily; Re-
publican.
More improvements are in
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sight;
Grady Rash and TL D. Connor will
build nice residence^ soon. Week by
week the city grows; there’s no flies
on Sulphur Springs.
Rev. J. W. Sailors has just closed
p, successful protracted meeting at
Olive Branch, there being twenty-one
additions to the church. J. H. God-
win of Mt. Vernon, was with him and
ccnducted the song service.
J. M. Conner of the Nelta commune
ity, was here Wednesday and was a
pleasant caller at the Gazette office.
He reports crop conditions aa being
good fti his community.
Supreme Vice-President of Our
Uhited Brotherhood T. L. Bird and
wife have returned home from a sev-
eral weeks stay at Mineral Wells. Mr.
Bird's health is somewhat improved,
but. he is still unable, to take up his
duties in the office again.
A. E. Smith of Denton has moved
here and taken the management of
the ^People’s Cotton Oil Mill. Mr.
Smiti has had twenty years ekperi-
enct^in oiL mill jvork and knows the
is” a pleasant* gentle-
man and we are pleased to bid him
welcome to our city.
Mr. Lee Nabors was here Wednes-
day. He reports that oil has been
struck five miles from Emory. This
will bring the little county of Rains
into prominence and what she is short
in territory may he made up in quality
later on.
Craft Bohannon will practically-fin^
ish up the fine two-story house of
Buster Lollar on College street this
week. Mr. Bohannon says he has
three other houses now waiting for
him as soon as he can get to them.
For twenty years he has been a build-
ei, and many beautiful homes in Sul-
phur Springs today bear witness of the
dispatch of his hands and the handi-
work of his skill.
For anything new in hair goods, see
2t:9-6 Mrs. Ed. Templeton.
Little Miss Fay and Master Ed-
win Templeton, after a two weeks
visit to their grandpa, Mr. L. C. Moore,
in Franklin county, returned hemeothis
week. They say they had a nice time,
and we have no doubt of it, as the
children always <^o when the stunt is
pulled off “down in the sandy land,”
where the peaches and watermelons
grow.
The three-hundred-acre farm offered
for sale in this issue by W. A Smith
ia a good one, and shonld be espec-
ially attractive to a man" having %
large family. The time is here for the
head of a family to look out for homes
for his children. No safer investment
can be made than in the soil; its
revenue protects the old and is a
permanent and profitable heritage to
the young, and always a ready asset
that tells of independence and pros-
perity.
Our fall models of Warner Bros.
Corsets are in; let us show yon the
new ones. Claude Frost & Co.
Our esteemed citizen and druggist,
W. M. Walker, has retired from the
drug business. For sixteen ys^s^he
has stood four-square to his bwBMS
and extended to his customers that
courtesy and fair dealing that tells of
a just and upright life. Though he
will soon be engaged in other lines he
will in no measure pass from the pub-
lic confidence and will stand in ftdl
fellowship and enjoy the highest esti-
mation of fiie people he has so
and faithfully served.
Henry Godwin, one of the finest vo-
cal singers in Franklin county, visited
in this city Monday.
Will Ramsey is home again after a
pleasant visit to relatives in Franklin
-county.
Miss Donnie Belle Jenkins of Daing-
erfield is the visiting guest of '
friend, Miss G4pe Henderson.
Ray Vaughan of Corpus Christ! is
visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Ethel Nichols and her friend.
Miss Hampton, of Como, were i______
visitors in the city Tuesday.
True Lynch and wife of Como are
the guests of Mrs. I. T. Harper this
week. —
Come in and see the new models in
suits and coats.
Claude Frost & Co.
Nat Agee of Franklin county was the
guest of relatives and friends here
last Sunday.
Rev. H. C. Solomon and wife of
Franklin county, after a weeks visit
to their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Pharr,
returned to their home last Monday.
Mrs. A. S. Kenyon (nee Orra Stroth-
er, of Addran) is attending the Sunday
.school convention and is the guest of
Miss Jessie Butler.
The friends of Mrs. B. F. Ashcroft,
who is now in Denver for her health,
will regret to learn that her condi-
tion is not improved, and the hope of
a speedy recovery Is ni>t favorable.
Men’s $1.00 overalls, ............69c
Men’s 75c overalls, ..............50c
Men’s 60c overalls ..............39c
Claude Frost & Co.
Capt. John Sparks of Weaver was
here Wednesday. The Captain is
something of a stockman and recently
sold three car loads of fat steers.
Mrs. O. M. Pat? returned last week
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Denton at Dalhart.
Mrs. Dora Smith is entertaining
Mrs. W. M. Upshaw of Amarillo this
week. •
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. j Those fine dress trimmings at
Tramel’s must be seen to be fully ap-
preciated.
Frank Bernard and family of Mt.
Pleasant visited relatives here last
week.
New silk and crepe klmonas; long
and short at Tramel’s.
Mrs. G. C. Mann and children of Mt.
Vernon were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. McClimons last week.
Big line of fancy work just receiv-
ed in the needle work department at
Tramel’s.
The Democratic Executive Commit-
tee of Hopldns county met at the court
house Saturday evening, in response
to a call from Chairman J. M. ^felson.
Mr. Melson resigned as Chairman and
Hem. W. H. Dickerson was elected to
nerve in his stead.
New fall and winter shoes for ev-
erybody now at Tramel’s.
Constable E. N. Bingham brought in
two negroes Wednesday from Honey
Grove, who left this county last winter
in default of fines. The negroes are
now in jail waiting further action.
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Fanning, R. W. The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1912, newspaper, September 6, 1912; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth817819/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.