Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1922 Page: 1 of 21
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RAINS COUNTY LEADER
EMORY, TEXAS, Friday. May I2h. 1922
Doll Given Away
Saturday Evening
The little girls who are in the race to
win the beautiful doll, “Miss Thelma, will
please come in and bring representative to
count their votes after 3 o’clock Saturday
evening. May 13th, at which time the doll
will be given to the one ha\ing the most
votes. No one will be permitted to with-
draw from the race and transfer their votes
to some one else. Now is the time for the
little girl* to hustle and gather up all their
votes. Only just a few hundred might win
the prize.
REEVES DRUG STORE
“The Home of Pure Drugs’
LONE OAK GETS DOCTOR Merchant lit*-- Account;
D1STRKT t Ot RT
Judge Hall convened District
Court here Monday morning for
the two week's term with the
empaneling of the following
Grand Jury:
C I’ Abernathy, Point
K M Armstrong, Emory
ion, Point
M L lit>u -
A J Myers
B F Gilley
W H Pipp
J \V Warn
Monroe Ai
L H Du ile
1) li Yand.
Mm Teriy
Ed Alexan
J. E. Ale:
Point
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POINT PARAGRAPHS
Point, Texas, May li.—Jupi-
ter l'luvis again opened wide
his hountiiul hand dispersed a-
hundance of showers, deluges
..’id torieus of rain in our midst
this week and the farmers and
merchants have lengthened
.tied' lutes until the irerhers
are charging 20c lor shaves.
Many of those who planted
cotton have a line stand of m.i-
let instead of cotton or al least
it looks like millet. Much cot-
ton is uuplarited yet.
Many of the Point citizens mid
candidates are attending dis-
l let court in Emory this week.
Mrs, ilctner Daliew was tak-
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DRUGS SUNDRIES
Complexion Aids
During the spring weather with it* many
change* your complexion need* every assistance
to keep it as you with it. We handle a t kind*
of fac al creams, powder and perfume*.
I ry our fountain, Cold Drinks of all kinds
QUALITY-SERVICE—SATISf-AC1 ION
Your patronage appreciated.
C. M. NIX
Registered Pharmacist.
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the
•nt precincts were named
iding lailffs. Up to
sday nigiit tour telomes
ten returned, one against
eaton lor Murder. Ar- weeks
lave not been made in the itunur
cases. home seve
criminal docket will lie ported as
up next week, with the Dr. li i
riiirder trial set for Mon. |,ik office
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the ordeal
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and
Mr. Wats,
token up
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who was badly
an auto some
carried to a aan-
•reenville tars lieen
al days hut is re-
nt doing well.
Stewart has moved
i Lone Oak and will
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< onimi.—loner* Entei l ine l
at an
Point
Dr Sewart. who has l>een prac]
ticing medicine in the Pont tei_! T. J. Hernagx, one ot our |a<p
ritory for the part sevi'ai years uur restaurant men. got in ha.i
thi* week packed his office and th's week when he presented
household good- and cam. to his account to the Commission-
Lone Oak to take up the prac- ers’ Court. Ills hill was prop-
tice of ledicme here. Dr. Stew erly filled out and had the prop
art is an excelent physician and er file mai ks of the County
surgeon and lx>ne Oak should Clerk, hut when it got liefore
pride herself in the fuct that the commissioners court m-
the services of this excellent stead of that august lardy allow
physician have l*-en secured, png the account, as they always
Dr. Stewart will office over do all legal and just accounts.
Weaherly Drug Store, where they fined Mr. He. nag. $28 00
every c.mvemence for same ole and they offered to settle lor- 6
tamable will l« afforded. In ten cent cigars. We think it a
his moving here all Gone Oak measly shame and the matter
feels that they have not only, ought to le brought to the at-
tained an excellent physician tention of the grand jury,
liut a good citizen who will add Mr. Hemage's account was
in a material way to the city —' for feeding the fish in the pond
Lone Oak News. on the North side of the square
hurt ness disposed move his household good:
time follow*: early date. This leaves
Lertis Hill vs. Tenny Hill without a doctor,
suit for divorce; divorce grant- The Point Singing Society
had the largest attendance last,
IE It. C t iuorne vs. M . Me- Friday night in its history.
Den;iId suit P.l debt andt tore- The Union Church was well
closure, ’I,Jynviit by delault. packed and seemed to lie as
The Citizens State Dank of many more on the outside who*
Coruriie’ce, lexas, suit for lore were urahle to get inside,
elo-uic cl vendors lien, judg- There was fine singing and
ineiit by default loi plaintiff many vistors and a bg attend
- pi a,, i-d ter.
First State Dank of
. A K UosWell, et ah, suit for
Moy 1 *^fl
k
ividy itju
Extra H:gh Patent Flour, per sack
11
*2.2.» ■ 11
(and 25c can Health Club H. f. wit
h each -ack)
11 pounds Sugar
$1.00
8-p.miid can Maxwell !!ou.~e Col‘ c b i
Blip
1-pound can Maxwell Bouse Coffee
Ail vckle Coffee, |*-r jxrund
2** ’ 1
Ground Pea’ierry Coflee, 2 pounds to
45c i
Small Ducket Lard
Large Ducket Laid
41 80
Bulk Laud, per Pound ......
1 tic
Many dhei ..rticks on which
save you
money. Come in and make your purchases here.
F. M. HOOD,
LMOKY. TEXAS.
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ance is anticipated again Friday!
Emory night of this week.
The singing school conducted
del t and foreclosure judgment t,y )>,t,f. uttis Deaton, of Sub;
lot plaintiff as prayed lor. |>hui Springs, ended last Satui-
A H Huddleton vs. E A Hud- jay night and its success was!
dleton, suit for divorce, divorce celebrated with a rousing sing-’
granted. mg exhibition.
J A Bullock, trustee vs. Ken The Texas and Pacific Coal I
and Ten me Jackson, suit to re- Hn,j Oil Company has reached iThe f,re»id*nt t*emg absent the next meeting
cover land and cancel deed the Austin Chalk
plaintiff permitted to withdraw ,,n ;Juoge Humpiirey farm
MARRIAGE LICENSES
] H Kex and Ruth Goodwin.
Sam Pinson and Annie Step-
hens.
Fred Holmes and Mrs. Fred
Holme*.
Mr. D. B. Yandell handed in
his announcement this week as
a candidate for Sheriff and Tax
Collector of Hams county, sub-
ject to the action of the Demo
jeratic primary July 22nd. More
FIFTH SUNDAY SINGING Phillips. ,
■—----- Then the house was in ordur
The Southern District of the to elect new officers. A mo-
Rams County Fifth Sunday con lion to retain the old officers
vent'on met in regular session as heretofore carried. Newt
with the Dunlsir class April TO. was to select the place for ths
Willow Springs
then it,„t1 Secretary opened the session and Emory asked for the next
with hym No. 19, Hallelujah, session. As Emory had never
announcement of ready for trial at 2800 feet and are steadily I Th*‘n th<‘ followmlf '"'geis led had the convention Willow
and plaintiff takes nonsuit. . drilling away and expx to find',wo eHch: C K Coving- Spring- withdrew and made it
Mel Nix vs. D W Taylor, suit th„ Woodbine sand in a few hun ",n’ Koy B*rk<‘'’ Ac* ,v* M < unammou- for the next meet*
01*111 notes Hiid for foreclosure dred feet frx.ni the pivsent M*rna‘w’ tal 1 McAlister Judge ing to lie held in Emory the 5th
settled out of court. depth. The clia'k is supposed IGltrrett’ U" Bulk*k’ ftnd K *■ Sunday in July,
T J Shaw vs. Rains County, i*. ai*,ut 4i«j feet in thick-
, r, ~ 7 J r-7,t-r men of his candidacy will !«■ said in
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suit for damages, resulted in „e8i, here and the drillers re-
hung jury. port that the foundation has
Judge Hall appointed S S (,een running tegular and with
bowers S K Met alien and John good prospects for result* in
Smiley as Jury Commissioners the Woodbine sand,
yesterday morning. i ______
Mother'! What sweeter name
tn any language? What more
fitting than a day in her hon-
our country owes much to
the mothers of America. What
sUtespian in our history has
not humbly acknowledged his
debt to the teachings of a tine,
noble hearted mother.
May HER wisdom ever Ire
needed. A* those precepts of
virtue, truth, and justice have
made of this a mighty nation,
so will they presrve it!
^rafNaftSrxal Bank
Cniory ] ! 1
Tow or*
Second Week. May Kith
Luther Irwin, Point
H R Whitworth, AII.a
J H Ivie, Emory
Henry Horton, Point
M C Dyer, Em ory
Oscar Lee, Point
0 C Cupp, Point
W C Hass, A.lra
Arthur Jennings, Emory
J H Foster, Point
H C Williams, Emory,
Gus Allen, Emory
J 0 Fsrgusou, Point
J W Huckle, Alba
C R Glass, Emory
James McBride, Pomt
Walter Holmes, Emory
Sam Davis. Emory
Bert Andrews, Point
M C Fisher, All*
Geo. I'rather. Emory
Sam Calloway. Point
Jasper Smith, All*
H L Allen, Emory
Guy McMillan, Point
M M Murdock, Alba
Jim Pounds, Emory
Jess Smith, Point
G P Fuller, All*
A N Betts. Emory
W M Rice, Point
T M Woodson, Emory
Joe Fitzgerald. Emory
FARM LABOR l MON
ENDORSE TICKET
Represenatives of the Farm
Labor Union of America met at
th'> court house m Emory last
; Saturday and endorsed the fol-
lowing men as their candidates
tiefore the Democratic Primary
ho r District Clerk - All wit
, Gilley.
For County Judge— W. W.
Be nett.
For Sheriff—D. B. Y'andeli.
For County Clerk—C. R. Glass.
For County Treasurer—Dod-
I son.
! For Tax Assessor— Cochran.
1 For Cotton Weigher at Em-
ory—Clyde Greer.
| For Commissioner Precinct
; No. 1—G. W. Lockett,
j For Constable Precinct No. 1
—John Porter.
We understand that precinct
: candidates have been nominat-
! ed in the other precincts of the
county but we have not been
1 aide to get a list of the names
I endorsed.
[ A Williams, Point
[ Tot* Wicker, Emory
I A L Patterson. Emory
Garrett, Lon Bullock, and R F.
Five man Closing song by the Then the tolkiwing singer*
President. Roy Barker. led Mings; Lon Bullock. Will
Dinner. A Harris, C. R. Covington, A.
Afternoon |C. lvre, R. E Freeman.
Opening song try the Presi- arranged h Miss Willie Bub
dent, then the following sing- hud. entitled "Wonderful.” M,
ert led R. K. C. Hen agi -nl Elmo: McCtaw'-*
Freeman, C. K. Covington A. C ey.
Ivie. M. C. Hernagv and Car) Closing song by the President
Y'ancey. One special s ong. dismissed by Bro AliercromWe.r
Judge Garrett. Ihwitt Alexas- ROY BARKER. President '■>.
del. Virgil Branham arid Finest CARL Y ANCEY Secretary. '
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| HARDWARE
| AND PLOWS
We carry a full and complete line of Shelf Hard-
ware and Farm Implements and are sei. ng at
close prices.
If i
Planter ____
fore buying. We can save you some money
will appreciate your trade.
Full line of Lumber, Shingles, Cement, Erick
and Builder’s Materials can always be found here.
1*8 us figure with you on that bill.
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Hill, Tom W. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1922, newspaper, May 12, 1922; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth832228/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.