Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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THE FIRSTNATIONAL BANK
OF JACKSBORO, TEXAS
Capital $150,000 Surplus $50,000
JAMES \V. KNOX, President E. R. WORTHINGTON, Vice Pre*
D. L. KNOX, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
D. Li. Knox, E. R. Worthington, T. D. Sporer,
lames W. Knw,
Warren WorthiDgton, C. A. Worthington, J.
W. Aynes.
THE MERCHANT’S MESSAGE.
ADVERTISED GOODS.
(By Holt Harris, Chairman of
Mercantile Committee, Commer-
cial Secretaries’ Association.)
To successful-
ly advertise, the
merchant must
create an im-
pression that is
COMMISSIONERS WANT
COUNTY ROADS DRAGGED
Commissioner Bunnell Says There
Are Too Many Idle Drags.
They Should Be Used.
favorable and
lasting. to se-
cure a perma-
nent impres-
sion, the mer-
chant’s ad should occupy the
same position in the local paper
every issue. A favorable impres-
sion is created by carrying a mes-
sage of truth to the buyer, who
looks kindly upon an ad that is
well written, attractively arrang-
ed, and one that carries a mes-
sage of bargains.
The buying public is always on: mpe for road dragging, but it is
the lookout for bargains, but desire that the work be effi-
looks skeptically upon the spas-, cjen| or it can not be received,
modic advertiser, who occupies("Work done in dry weather is not
As a commissioner I desire to
call the attention of the county
road overseers to the fact that
the roads should be dragged after
each rain, and that each road
should have two rounds each. It
is the intention of the court that
all the drags be used on the roads
and if they are not used on one
road the court desires to put them
on roads where the people will
use them. They cost the county
money and they should not be al-
lowed to remain idle after the
rains. The court pays $1.25
WE REFER THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BANKED WITH US
TO THOSE WHO HAVE.
Mak OUR Bank YOUR Etank
DAVID L. KNOX, Cashier
first one place then another in
the local paper.
Consistency in advertising is as
commendable as in any other
transaction, for it creates confi-
dence in the minds of the buying
public and adds force to the mes-
sage of merchandising.
Goods that are advertised are
usually priced to give the mer-
chant the percentage of profit
that he deserves and also suit the
i
customer’s pocket book.
of any value and can not be paid
for. Efficiency in road building
is what we are working for.
H. M. Bunnell.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS
We desire to call the attention
of subscribers to their subscrip-
tion. Please come in and pay up
if you can, as we have been at
quite an expense in putting in a
new press to better equip the Ga-
Unadvertised goods, while of Zette office for giving the people
the same quality, have to be sold 0£ jac]j County better service.
order|
higher cost of ana see
IF YOU COULD SEE
how our ice cream is made you
would know why the pure food
and health laws have no terrors
for us. Such fine, pure, materials,
such cleanly uibnsils and caref ul
handling can not but produc e an
ice cream that is as whoxusame
as it is delicious. Try some autd
you’ll know at last what pe~fnet
eream is.
JACKSBORO ICE CREAM £ND
BOTTLING WORKS.
at a much larger price in order at the label on your Gazette
to overcome the
doing business.
"When the merchant sells fewer
how your subscription
stands. No effort has been spar-
ed to make the Gazette the best
Home
Wi
but£‘
GROCERIES
v \ MAKE
A HIT
Our Groceries are sure
to please. We have a
hobby for pure groceries
and it is fast becoming
popular among our sat-
isfied customer:?.
We Thank You
We wish to thank our many friends and customers
for the hearty patronage they have given us, and so-
licit a continuance of the same. We appreciate your
business.
F. P. POOLE & SON
goods he must make more profit p^per possible in a town the size
on each sale and as a consequence
the buyer is sometimes charged
an unfair pr|pe.
Advertised merchandise offers
the merchant his best opportuni-
ty to make money and the cus-
of Jacksboro, and to do this re-
quires muph money to meet all
obligaticns. Do not consider this
a 1* dun ’ ’ and stop your paper, but
consider it as you do your grocery
and dry goods bills. A county
LITTLE TEN THOUSAND road was built through the ranch
ACRE FARM DEVOTED Brownsville and this (Wd
[the country. This lmc trav-te a
- x j hundred miles before it leav :s the
To Agriculture cn Over Million j ranch. She donated the Lind for
tomer also profits by lower pric- j paper is now a necessity and not
es apd has the satisfaction of gen-
erally obtaining better quality.,
JACKSBORO,
PHONE 40
TEXAS
SOUTH SIDE SQUARE.
Don't Let Baby Suffer With
Eczema and Skin Eruptions.
Babies need a perfect skin-cov-
ering. Skin eruptions cause them
not onl intense suffering, but
hinder their growth. Dr, Hobson’s
Eczema Ointment can be relied
on for relief and permanent, cure
of suffering babies\ whose skin
eruptions have madq their life
miserable. “Our baby was afflict-
Acre Ranch. Wealthy Woman
Manages All.
a luxury and the payment-,of sub-
scription should be classed along
with the payment of bills for ne-
cessities. A dollar can not be bet- state
ter spent for the family than for
a year's subscription to the Ga-
zette. as it can be read and en-
joyed by every member of the
family every week.
San Antonio, Sept. 6.—A little
woman, elderly and of kindly
the townsite of Kingsville, now a
town of 3,COO persons. When
the land first was sought for ag-
ricultural purposes Mrs. Kin;? re-
fused to sell any part of it until
a provision was agreed to that
no saloons should ever be located
J TEACHERS OF COUNTY
CO OPERATE TO MAKE
face, rules over a domain, right thereon, She has sold 80,00p aer •>
here in America, as large as the \ in this way, which netted Ik r
of Delaware. Five thous-: nearly $5,000,000.
and people are under her sway, Mrs. King is philanthropi ally
she owns so many head of cattle inclined and is the leading spirit
and horses you couldn’t begin to 1 in religious and educational work
count them and she is one of the! in her section. She has erected
wealthiest women in the world, i at her own expense churches and
But she owns outrright all of this schools. She is especially liter-
domain. ested in poor and lowly Mexi-
This woman is Mrs. Henrietta cans and she has worked hai d to
M. King, 79 years old and owner uplift them. Not long ago she
of the largest solid ranch in gave 600 acres and money fer an
America consisting of 1,200,000 industrial home for Mexican boys
ed with breaking out of the skin i Corn Show and Amusement Week acres* ^everal hundred tnous- and girls.
tfNMMUl
A. LARNER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
1 AND
Furniture Mian
“A Dollar’s W^rth for $1.00!
all over the face and scalp. Doc-
tors and skin specialists failed
to help. We tried Dr. Hobson’s
Eczema Ointment and were over-
joyed to see baby completely
cured before one box was used,”
writes Mrs. Strubler, Dubuque,
Iowa. All druggists, or by mail,
50c. Pfeiffer Chemical Company,
St. Louis ,Mo.; Philadelphia, Pa.
—(Advt.)
One of Pleasure to All the
Visitors.
and cattle roam over this vast es- j Mrs. King has led a romantic
tate. Mrs. King is “ranch boss.” life. Of New England stock her
She operates and manages its big father, a Presbyterian missionary,
and little affairs with a firm but went to Brownsville in pioneer
kindly hand and she makes her days when the country was wild,
business pay. Her ranch is Soon she met Capt. Richard King,
worth $50,COO,COO and besides who commanded a steamship
this she lias a large bank account during the Mexican war. He had
«
i
New Showcase at Callahan’s
S. O. Callahan has installed a
new showcase in his shop, con-
taining a large assortment of i
sanitary liath room fixtures.
be one of
conducted in this
State.
the largest fairs ever
part of the
Big Fair at Flatonia.
Flatonia, Tex., Sept. 15.—Prize i hundred
lists of the South Texas Indus- prizes will
Lubbock Gives $350 In Prizes On
Trades Day.
, Sept. 15,—Three
fifty dollars in
awarded by the
of Commerce for
Lubbock, Tea;,
and
& Fair Complexion
Is Worth Keeping
If your complexion Is worth
keeping at all, it’s worth keep-
ing well. That’s why you
should us?
Rexall
CREAM OF ALMONDS
a delightful preparation of the
highest efficiency in softening,
'soothing, healing and preserv-
ing the skin. Renders the com-
plexion fresh and free from
blemish. Keeps the hands soft
and white; absolutely pure,
free from all grease or oil—
and will* not soil clothing.
Sold with the Rexall guaran-
tee—price per bottle, 35c.
New Drug Store
The REXALL Store
JACKSBORO, - - TEXAS.
* The committee on entertain-
ment for the Corn Show and
Amusement Week has accepted
the tender of help by the teach- and owns stock in man^ corpoaa-’a prophetic eye and saw a great
whatever, ^ons*
Values Rise Suddenly.
Twenty years ago much of this on^r a ^ew e^nts Per acre*
Fought Brigands.
However, it was no easy life
above named worth three dollars per acre but In early days he and his
ers of the county, in
i capacity desired during that
j time.
To the end of co-operating: land was valued at only one dol-
I with the Board of Trade in the lar per acre, ten years ago it was
future in the Southwest* He
bought the vast King ranch) i for
handing of the
| event.
Tin* following committee
been formed: C. C. Bock, E. A. [influx o
men
nqw it is valued at $40, $75 and | were continually fighting bri^ard
has $100 per acre. This is due to the and Mexican cut throatsKi and
farmers and turning of they had many bloody battles.
Strengthen Weak Kidneys..
Breech, L. Z. Timmons, J. W. South T xas grazing lands into Mrs. King, howevej^ as a bride,
Fulcher, J. E. Terry. agricultural tracts of the finest braved these dangers and aceom-
kind. | panied her husband to the isola-
In her ranch Mrs. King has a j ed homestead where a blockhouse
“little farm of 10,000 acres.” j was erected that no one could
Don’t suffer longer with weak [This tract is devoted entirely to damage or enter while the h v-
kidneys. You can get prompt re- agriculture and steam plows are band was absent on expedition
lief by taking Electric Bitters, kept busy all year turning sad.1 Her husband died shortly befor
that wonderful remedy prasied The farm is managed with great the wave of industrial and agri-
Start system and Mrs. King watches I cultural
trial and Agricultural Fair to local Chamber
be held here October 9th to 11th, the best display of agricultural
have been completed and are be- products OBi Oct. 6th which
ing widely distributed. This wiL trades day at ithis place.
by women everywhere.
with a bottle today, you will soon ih development and
feel fike a new person with am- of products closely,
bition to work, without fear of d he ->etion around the King
pain. Mr. John Dowling of San ranch is now filling up rapidly
Francisco writes: “Gratitude for;wdih setllers Irom all over the
the wonderful effect of Electric | United States. But for fifty
Bitters prompts me to write. It years the ranch was isolated and
cured my wife when all else fail-(Mrs. King led a lonesome, though
ed.” Good for the liver as well, active life. Years ago it was thir-
Nothing better for indigestion or ‘ty miles Irom the door of her home
biliousness. Price 50c and $1, at!to tlie front yard 8ate aDd lloth‘
developinent struck
marketing Southwest Texas.
Mrs. King is now building a
mansion near Kingsville that is i j
cost $300,000 and which the
crowned heads of Europe would
be proud to own. It will have
all the most modern >convenienct s
and is of beautiful architecture.
Every family in Jack County
should have a good home paper,
is The Gazette is making an effort
to H that paper.
All Dealers.— (Advt.)
Get ready to come to the corn
‘show.
ing to be seen between. The
nearest railroad was many miles
distant.
Rairoad Changes Country*.
Agriculture is the world’s great-
est industry and less system is
used in its development than in
any other business.
Subscribe for the Home Nswv
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1913, newspaper, September 18, 1913; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839867/m1/3/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.