Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1913 Page: 1 of 20
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE
VOLUME XXXIV.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1913.
NUMBER 14.
The Bank Habit
Possibly you who read this have never kept a bank account.
If not, let us suggest that you make the experiment. You will
find it helpful in many ways. Aside from tills; the fact that y oui
money will be safe from theft and fire, such a habit tends to
thrift, economy, discipline and a genera], understanding of busi-
ness principles, all of which are essential to success.
AN ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK
WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
THE JACKSBORO NATIONAL BANK
JACKSBORO, TEXAS
Capital $50,000 Surplus $10,000
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
WM. TURNER, Cashier.
Vice Presidents.
W. A. SHOWN, President.
J. H. TIMBERLAKE,
SIL STARK,
E. A. GWALTNEY. S. CASTLEBERRY. J. E. LILLY
J. D. VENTIONER. J. W. KINDER,
r,, ,'v;
TEtB CHOICEST WHEAT
HARVEST
yields to you flour which takes
rank itecoad to none when we
grind it into what is widely
known as the Jacksboro Brand.
Starting with prime whole wheat
made Into flour according to the
best accept© modern methods,
what o!se could be the result but
A1 floor?
I
JACKSBORO MILL &
ELEVATOR COMPANY.
m
ftNte
Ml
JACKSBORO STEAM LAUNDRY
.
With a complete equipment of machiney and
an abundance of the best of water I am prepared
to do in best shape all Laundry W ork
Your Patronage Solicited
. MRS. CORD A PHIPPS, Proprietor.
_
THE ROCK ISLAND
SILAGE_ SPECIAL
COMES AND GIVES PRACTI-
CAL DEMONSTRATION FOR
MAKING SILAGE.
| Fred A. Martin of Fakes & Co.; [ as, Okla., Wednesday night and
i Fred Jones, traveling passenger report crops very sorry.
agent; E. M. Stone, chief engin-
Commissioner Hester and his
SILAGE FED CATTLE 0. K.
The Equal of Those Fed on Any
Kind of Feed and Silage 60
Per Cent Better.
eer; A. B. Warner, vice presi- crew of men have been working
dent and general superintend- the Salt Creek road but is sus-
ent; H. Fairmon, trainmaster, 0. pended at present.
E. Daniels of Fort Collin, Kan- j Mr. Shanafelt and son, Worth,
sas, and J. G. Crawford of the and his wife visited in this com-
Fort Worth Star-Telegram; also munity, coming in their new auto.
Mrs. H. M. Cottrell is with the
party.
The train started in Colorado,
and has been through Oklahoma,
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Plaster
of Clarendon, are visiting in this
community at present.
There wras a social gathering at
New Mexico and the panhandle. Mr. Henry Plaster’s near Senate,
They have exhibited silos and de- J which was enjoyed by all pres-
livered lectures to about 50,000 en^
WATER OF PACIFIC
LET INTO CANAL
earth barrier across pa-
cific ENTRANCE BLOWN
UP WITH DYNAMITE.
CROWDS ARE PRESENT
farmers.
This is one of the most valua-
The wredding hells have been
ringing. Mr. Jodie Kee and Miss
l ie lines of work undertaken by jqogsie Woods married Sunday,
the Rock Island system and isjyyg vvish them a happy life.
being appreciated by the farmers __
wherever it goes, and nowhere
The Rock Island’s “Silage
Special” arrived in town
Wednesday q,t 10:45 a. m., as an-
nounced in previous issues of the
Gazette. This train has just com-
pleted a tour of the Panhandle
and Oklahoma.
Lectures on making ensilage
and building and filling silos
were delivered by H. M. Cottrell,
agricultural comissioner of the
Rock Island system.
B. C. Rhome Jr., breeder of
livestock at Rhome, a commission
man of Fort Worth and a repre-
sentative of the Fort Worth
stock yards also lectured.
The special was met by a large
crowd of farmers, stockraisers
ad business men. It was a good
representative crowd, stockmen
and farmers being here from a
distance of 20 to 25 and 30 miles.
The Jacksboro Board of Trade
had sent out over three hundred
letters to stockmen and farmers
requesting that they he here, and
the board of trade furnished au-
tomobiles to convey them to the
tra’n. The crowd was estimated
at about 300. The interest in IP
. nlBilwrf1
more than at Jacksboro as stock- * *
raisers are just beginning to be
interested and want to knowr ev- Splendid Revival Meeting
Fifteen Hundred Spectators In-
clude Officers of Britisi Cruis-
er New Zealand.
erything there is to know about
the entire silage business.
SEBREE.
Closed. Fine Cattle Shipped.
General News.
Panama, Aug, 31.—The waters
of the Pacific Ocean today wash-
just ed the outer walls of the Mira-
flores locks and the Pacific sec-
tion of the big Isthmian canal
now soon will be completed.
At precisely 9:30 o ’cl ock this
morning an explosion aJ: twenty
Cundiff, Sept. 1.—:Mr.^ J. G.
Haire was in Jacksboro Satur- t of dvnamiie rent the part.b
Gathering Crops the Order of the day> and W. p. Gleason was there barrier * aeross the canal
Day. Light But Fanners Are
Saving Everything.
Friday. 3,500 feet south of the Miraflores
Mr. M. Craig has bought Mr. opening a breach in the di
-- Sutton’s place here near Cundiff. which was 5C0 feet long m feet
Sebree, Tex., Sept. 4.-It is Mr* Craig ,*ays it is cheaper to ^ and 61 feet high.
still dry and hot, but health in buy Uian t0 m d a,s * L* Craigj The blast this morning threw
the community is very good. ^ going to in a is house soon. tons of debris hundreds oi feet
Mr. Paul Gafford who is at his j Mrs* ralg u± 0k aboma and in the air. A few sec-on :1s after-
mother’s, Mrs. Alice Swetnam, Mr; Wm* Lawrence of Loving are war<j erowds swarmed to inspect
sick is improving fast and is now vlsltng ^orta^s* the breach, including a . party o
j Mr. G. F. Martin and S. E. Ap- Shriners.
Gathering corn and cutting plen have gone to Halsell> Arch" j No water poured in this morn-
kaffir is the order of the day, but er County to rent places. ing, it being low tide. This af-
the corn gathering is not a very Bro* Mallard and Br0* Nlcho s teronen at high tide sea
big job, and the cotton crop, will closad cne of tbe best meetings fiowed through the breach, filled
be still lighter. Some people that we iiavo had here thls f the canal prism and waiihed
and we hope we can get Bro- Mai
h; ve made about a half crop of rtUU w locks. An 800 ton baige
cam While others have not made lard to contlime to Preach lor us. then sent through the breach
that much, and all'of the cotton Br0* Austin and some other Jacks- the spectacular event was'watw
around here is sorry. °oro irdmds attended tbe meet_ ed with intense interest by a
Mr. Reed of Joplin who had hero Simday* . ;huge crowd
died ^ course our Red .Springs- Dipper dredges soon vill
............. ......... ^ _ _ friend knows I was interested or'the W05rk of clearing the
beginning to realize that there isjtmy near Sebree A.ug. 28. Quite f M<ldd ^not kftve missed her so remnants of tlife dike, op
sameth-ng cf much benefit to the
farmer and stock raisers in the
silo.; /
*n sick for a long time
this train was great, as all are‘and was buried at Kilby ceme-
number of the Joplin people at- socm and sbe 1S excusable 11 8lu‘ free passage from open k^au
nded the funeral has cook for three teachers. the f rst lcw.ks and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomason excuse me’ for J don 1 the Pacific section of thi^^H
§y * . ... \
All kinds of Automobile and
Gas Engine repairin
PITV PAP1
g at the
iiiPP
ul 1 If uAni
Also Keep a Complete Line
Aul
of Accessories
AU Work Guaranteed
J. F. 80
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Mr. Cottrell stated in his lectH have been visiting at Mr. Roy Al-
ure that silage is 60 per cent j Ins the past week. t
cheaper than cotton seed or anyj Mr. and .Mrs. Jess Gafford of .
other feed generally used. lie Oklahoma are visiting friends 11 1 g
said all wanted to know what is | and relatives at Sebree and Vine-
the best kind of a silo 1 Every 'yard. ; „ \
man who is considering building) Mr. Will Jackson and family
one asks this question and expects of Peach orchard visited. Mr.
a positive answer. There is no! Jaekscn’s father, W. N. Jackson, Bulf‘
best kind. Any kind of a silo! on Saturday and Sunday. They
that is strong enough and tight r ported crops very good up there
enough to keep the silage in good i b it they have had much more
condition is a good silo. Silos ■ rain up in there than we have
V VINEYARD.
General News From the
Resort. Farmers In That
Busy Gathering Crops.
' %- f- :#S| - i
- 'V-
UUST .RECEIVED
A Large Stock of W. L. Douglass Shoes
P. A. BOOZ
Building News,
a pretty
silos, are all good silos when 1 can report a
properly constructed. Every any way.
one of them is bad if the silo is j _
poorly made.
Wood silos made of staves are
more numerous than any other
kind in the Central West and are
can not be excelled for keeping
silage in good condition.
Mr. Hosey representing Ar-
mour & Co., stated that silage-
ft d cattle are the equal of any
other, it makes no difference
wThat they' have been fed on. Si-
lage fed cattle are salable at the
packeries.
This train had on exhibition 19
vv oil, excuse
know about the music teacher,
but, O, those Cundiff school
teachers—that is about all their
what they eat.
Mr. Oscar Haire is home on a
visit from Electra where he has
been at work. He and some more
of the* Cundiff boys are going! --——
! Vineyard, Sept. 2.—Mr,
M r. and Mrs. J. L. Sutton are Mrs. Jim Husky and Miss II
visiting in' Wise County. Bagwell have just returned
Mr. Neely Tipton is attending vi iting near Craft on.
court this week, being on the ju-j Mrs -W. II. Dear more ? nd Htt
ry for the week. daughter have just returned to
next time I write1 Quite ft number from Cundilf the r home in Bowie after a three
rain_j hope so WOn‘ ® Jacksboro Monday, J. C. weeks’ stay in Vineyard, »|
.Wicker, J. A. Welch, J. W. Me- 3ir. and Mrs. Ben Peachy havrf
Caslin, M. A. Graves, Henry gone to their farm tjo
Graves, H. Black, M alter Ilam- their crop.
ilton, M. Taber, J. Starkey, W. F. | Mrs. Will Johnson, aceompam-
- Gleason, J. T. McNeal wrnre ed by her two small daughters is
Farmers Busy * Gathering Crops, among them. visiting relatives in BaLoria this
General and Sooial News of j* T- 11 Cherryhome* is shipping week.
. another nice bunch ot cattle irom Mi* .and Mrs. Brad! v
Community. ;his ranch her... moved t, .Mr. Ben *
-- • *-t house.
Plaster, Tex., Sept. 1.—Gather- James M n:foe Oprni New Con-, Amcng our visitors this week
mg corn is the order of the day.; fectionery. are Mesdames Miller, Svift and
t orn is very light, but some will| James Menefee ha8 0peped a Kerce of Parker County; J. L.
i .ake enough to,do them till an- Qiw con£ectionery on South Main Norville, Wichita Falls; Mrs.
other year’s crop. Some are ^tre, t known as “The Peribd.” Ribble and little daughter, Young
picking cotton, which is very He has aU the Iatest equipments County; C. Ni Plaster, C an ndon,
wwb and is getting a good trade,, Texas.
PLASTER.
have
Peachy *s
tion andlptill be quite _
j cottage -silos, including specimens built ^r* Bec^ Bryson visited iu wj1j(;h shows that Jacksboro isj ^Yr. and !Mrs. Jim Eubanks are
Pdr. Jas. W. Knox is making a j Work on Dr. Key’s new resi-jof all the most approved mate- community Sunday. growing along all lines. David preparing to start to Knox Coun-|
rial used in their construction. and ^Yrs. J. M. Brimhall ^Vynes jias a position with Mr. ^ next Thursday to visit,
Those in the party are II. M. yisited their daughter, Mrs. Jim Menefee. {daughter, Mrs. Leona Jones?. We
wish them a pleasant visit.
splendid improvement on his res- denee is progressing well and
id: nee property by having built when completed it will be a hand
a handsome iron fence with heavy gOIIie addition to North Main
ornamental cement posts. Thej street. L. J. Herring has the
fence is put up in solid cement,! contracts for these two resi-
and will be very permanent for d nees.
years to come, and wtyen com- ---• mm --
pleted will add much to the ap- E. L. Eouglass Buys Stone Build-
pearance of this already hand-) ing: cltt Belknap Street.
SOIIM?
Shaw has
occupied
Cottrell, agricultural commis- Beasley near Bryson, Saturday,
sion r for the Rock Island; Frank «ad report that she was seriou
Cottrell, assistant agricultural ty hurt iu a runaway Sunday
commissioner; Geo. S. Pentecost, night.
Baseball News.
The Bryson second nine came
over Tuesday and crossed hats
general passenger agent; E. J. |
Hosey of Armour & Co.; W. II.
Guelieh of Swift & Co.; B. C. j
Rhome Jr., breeder of livestock
The stone building
contract. by Hill & Cb/a wholesale gro- J at Rhome, a commission man
Mrs. Alkire’s new residence on eery was bought Monday by E. j Fort Worth and a representati-
Archer street is nearing comple- L. Douidass. * of the Fort Worth Stock Yard
Our farmers are very busy
gather;ng their crops. M my have
gathered their corn, a id some
are picking cotton.
Jacksboro team w'ent over to [ Inive some tavorabL indi-
(Graham on Wednesday to cations for a mueli needed rain
a ted that crops are not good play the team of that place. The j afternoon,
here he is. -season could scarcely close with- • •—- - 1 it'-v
Messrs. Claude Evans, and Al- out a game between the teams of1 Subscribe for the Home News-
Mr. H. T. Clapp returned to with the Jacksboro Kid nine,
is home last Wednesday, which
k in Chattanooga, Okla. He
d Robs, returned from Thom- these two towns.
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1913, newspaper, September 4, 1913; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839976/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.