Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CONBOB COURIER, CONROE. TfcXAS
THE CONROE COURIER
1 Published Every’ Thurfda '
J. S. ENGLAND jdH 0. ETHERIDCE
Editor* and Publisher*
OfTi*11*: l orer » Kldir., ^*’s
Court Hi use. Phone 58
The Girl and the Lion
Which Will You Do, Win Your
Independence or Marry a
Two-bit Man?
You are at the cross roads of
life.. There are two paths open
to you. One leads to indepen-
_____ . vr®. a d * dence, the other to dependency.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR ^ ^ ,o ^ th„ ^ you
•offvwjr. will travel. One requ res effoit.
j ’ * ‘ ‘ the other indifference. To trav-
el one, you must have real back
According to prex repi rt£- bone and determination, the oth-
from Austin some of the law- er. any old thing will do. Some
makers there are .•reatly peeved girls say lhe lion is in the
way." These girls lack gump-
tion. get-up-and-get They rea-
son that if so-and-so and such-
because seven o'- tic - r stenogra
phers have bn n working in the*
comptroller $ office the past lew aMj aiKja a thing had not hap-
day > amt consequently they are pened they could have made &! creases, a uniform finish :
1-1 ind in thi r corres| ondence. | great success. The lion is in the an(j your 0|q clothes look
In the good old days this did | waY* b^tr and indifference have new ones.
PROTECTION
against the spreading of gar-1
ment germs is vital and should !
command your attention.
We thoroughly sterilize every
garment we press, give you
rot Wt+rry the talesmen at ail. W>tered into their daily lives and
If they felt like answering a let-
ter they grabbed up a quill or
later, a pen, and jabbed off
few words and let it go at that
and when they got thru legis sit-
ing and got back home 'personal-
ly answere I unanswered letters.'
Iiut, the— times have chant ed
aim the average representative
at Austin these days is so plumb
full of legislating, or trying to
legislate, that he must' have
robbed them of their vim and
com age. It’s our life work to
i train people to determine to get
up and do tilings, develop their
latent talents, quicken their per-
ception that they may lead a
higher and more useful life. Our
thorough practical training in
Bookkeeping, Business Methods,
Shorthand, Steno-typewriting,
Telegraphy, Business Writing,
Business English, Business Law,
forty-eleven rtm^rriphent ttr -Business Arithmetic, bpelling,
a iswer his msilrTtek Mamp* and
gee that the usual hatch of
printed bills are sent out to his
(k*nr constituents. It may be all
rinht to do all this, but we i ur-
mise those seven stenograph- rs
earned their salary when work-
ing in the comptroller’s office.
That’s one satisfaction at least.
—Navasota Examiner-Review.
STOP THAT COUGH
A hui kjtig courth wtttki is the wink-
*ys>tem, dram* your energy and get#
wor#e if negu ted; your throat is raw,
\(,ur cheat m-t*.- anil you I eel sore ull
over. Keh«ve that Cold at once with
Dr. King's N*>* Discovery, The sooth-
ing pine baUurn heal the irritated
membranes, anti th- antiseptic audlrtx
alive qunuties kill the gt-mr-Candbreak
up \nur oul T- D'in"V tet a t-qjd linger.
Oct Dr. Ki ; New Discovery to-day
at vour Druggist, .‘'I*. 1
Fat'cnize
tht* merchants who ad-
vert!^ tr» this paper
They will treat you right
OH! PAYBACK
The F.iprrition of Many a Kidnry
Sufferer la Conroe.
A •tulv»rn 1»u< ksclu'Is ( Htii to *ri*
p»-ct kidruy Innl'lr When the k.*l
rtny* or" a— ■ -»> • I1**”. vooim* -
brings a aharp t«rb>"«- I- tt • »TT • f
tt»e h|(l', th-t atm-i^* tr*l ,•» *he l.r#-..- >
• Wav I * T • • rrn
pish kidneys—r< h. v«- a hi-ig hack".
Ilor*-"* Confis* pro .f:
J. \r ir \rrr«■.,.. » 'rzm>
asv« "1 think t Im• ’p «n I d-'iin ?i
ikon of Ihv ***■ n.-d r*u
Rapid Calculation, Money and
Banking. Corporation Finance,
Taxation anti Public Finance,
PrivateSecretaryship, Salesman-
ship, Advertising. Real Estate,
Commercial History, Higher Ac-
counting, Economics, Parliamen-
tary Law and Managerialship,
together with the use of the
most modern office appliances,
gets the lion out of the way.
gives the girl her independence,
places her where she can make
an honorable living, in any city-
in the land; command the respect
of the very l>est people. If in
c - CLEANING
x REPAIRING
• GET PROTECTION
A. C. BUTLER
Your Tailor. Phone 40
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UGH!CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK
Stop U»in( Dangerous Druf Before It
Salivate* You! ft*» Horrible.
You’re bilious, sluggish, con-
stipated and believe you need j
vile, dangerous calomel to start,
your liver and clean your bowels,
Here’s my guarantee! Ask
your druggist for a 50 cent bot-
tle of Dodson’s Liver Tone and
take a spoonful tonight. If it
doesn’t start your liver and
straighten you right up better}
than calomel and without griping
or making you sick I want you to
go back to the store and get
your money,
Take calomel today and to-
after life, she is left a widow morrow you will feel weak and
with plenty of money or pro|>er- j sick and nauseated. Don’t lose
ty she knows how to care l‘or it. a day’s work. Take a spoonful
If upon the other hand, she isjof harmless, vegetable Dodson’s
left to support herself she can River Tone tonight and wake
do so by accepting a good saluri- up feeling great. It’s perfectly
ed position or go into businvss; harmless, so give it to your chil-
for herself. dren any time. It can’t salivate
Girls who attend our institu- i Wo let them eat anything after-
tion are not only carefully look- \sards.
ed after while in school but as-
sisted by _j*»r ceirqjloymeat de-
partment after n>»vbig it. No
Auto Supplies
U. S. Nobby and plain tread
auto Tires. Casings and Spark
Plugs and other auto supplies at
£)-tf
and fw*«l k*4«i.
iruihlii.
iTtim f'
».vt-r tfi |
k a tt
»nl>rr, a
•hart* |>ain *lru 1*
tn<‘ in th«'J
•mall of j
mv lack and nrar
ty ijould* 1 ni
My r
k>dr «) * v «"•'
frnpritt i
n artin** f
and tn*-
(0 an««- ravr
ral time*
al night t > (>*•• t
h** kldi rr *«
t-ration*. ,
On* Ikk of Doin'
• Kidney Dill
1*. whlih
1 got from S K
llailey-p lira
g»va good raa iitr
Prica WV-, at all
I dadlrM. XX
■»n*t *im J
mother need fear her daughter
will not have the proper care
laijd attention while in our school vVahrenbergt*r’s.
and in making her start into the
• business office.*
Young woman, select the road
ithat leads to your independence.
I Don’t be always dependent on
iuiher:*. It is an unsatisfactory
life. Thousands have won their
indei*end«»nce wiih us, why not
you?' For uur large catalogue.
t \pl lining the workings of
America’s largest commercial
training institution, and endorse-
TTTfnrx 4rrrm ymrwnt* nnd Lady
graduates, fill in your name andj
ailukua. aud mail today
Nome ...,,.
Address .,.
U*r
How’s This?
We oflor One llundied Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured hv Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
r 3 riiY.-xrr » ro, Tot«fc> o
W•. thi> un<r«Tr»»rn«rt. known
Chrnry fur llir In t 15 nnr*. arwl
m' ~ u
him |M>rf«*.'Ov I*. im*r o A*
trmrvM<
out »n
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la all huatnra*
trariMetlniia mJ Unmi- «1J> mlbl* to c*rtt
r\y oblUalloiio imolr l»v lil"
NATIONAL MA..K i-K lOWMI
Srin
CHILE
Tmm
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•rima dlrveinr Upon »!>«• bknt arnl
mu aurfar.-a of lh» »y.i- in I i illnmnn
•ant fra» I’rlf# TS renta par boltl*. »*<»M
til all Uiua^lst*. _ _
Tttka HalTT ran.rijt PTT* Tor
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ntu
mala
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T
otniner
ply aak for a kldne
Uuaa'i Kidney I'tlk
Mr. Miller h«d. K<
f‘rvJp< . fUitfatn N
Mat
ARCHIE TAYLOR
LONTKACTOR
General Wcpnlr Shop
DIRK WORK
Northwest Corner Court Square
Ea W. GILKERSON
• Siirveyritf PUttin2 and Subdivtdmt
Sevnn NJilca N«*rth*-**t of Town
CONROK. TEXAS
J. A. KNIGHT
m Al.KR IN
Coffins, Caskets sni Uadertskrn’
Supplies
IW i:i m*NHOK, TEXAS.
liter t * <l • • # • «••••••••• o
Saved Girl’s Life X
*4l wsnt to tell you whst wonde.fuT benefit I hsv« re-
ceived (torn tfie use of Thedfoid's Blsck Draught,** writes
Mrv SyivanU Woods, of Clift*>n Mills, Ky.
’ It certainty has no equal for la grippe, bad colds,
Mver and stomach troubles. 1 firm!
saved my little girTi life. When
they went In on her, but one g
BUrt Drau;;trt made them break 11
mure trouble. I Stull never be wt
LODGE DIRECTORY]
D-V
>ne st tha rate u( 7V
>’ht. f • ,.t n
[than p*i«ui i ar t nctlfl’i
ft thia hml
»• |ifr yt-ar,
c*Mivam«nt
ta/ o w \ta» 4 t amp N«
"" ' tha last Si'ai My la aarS
J nwruti at nrin a'rh»ea >.... li w
|t * " .» D I A K M N « J.rk
believe Black-Draught
>hc had the measles,
d do«e of Thedtord s
end site kae bad no
iUt
THEDFORDS .
ck-DraugHT
In ary b*^ id- r constipafi
nrsi, nu1.. a, chilli ind tcyi
nilit enta. ThetHurd’e Illicit-D _
reluh f gentle and valuable remedy.
If you suffer from any uf these «<*npi«inta,
Drangtu It la e medldne «d knowe merit S
mm of ipkiaiid iuuete provee its value.
jSMtng end old. For sale everywhere. IMce A
tr ttgeetlon. headache, dl/rl- w
biliifushcss. and all similar
k-ht Las proved Itself • sale,
R. N. MOZISEK, 0.0.S
I DENTIST
Offkr Up Stairs Ovrr Tail Office
1 uMOh, THAI
r—
PRINTING
not the cheap kind
but the
good kind done brjr
Loyal
Subscriber,
Ask Your
Neighbor
To subscribe for
his county paper.
There are many
homes in our coun-
ty where no clean
publication, not ev-
en the county pap-
er, is read.
Every man for $1
per year, can pro-
vide his home with
this, greatest of all
necessities, a coun-
ty paper.
Ask yonr neigh-
bor* to subscribe.
Coughs at Night
For a good relieving remedy
t and disturb
tha wkata family.
BALLARD'S to
HOREHOUND SYRUP
It Eases the Lungs
It choci <1 coughing, relieve, chest pains. Howseness. Lom of
Voice, bore I.ungs, Wheezmg and Dimcult Breathing. Good tor
children or adults.
Price 2.1c, 50c and SI.OO per BoWla
JAS. f. BALLABO, PropHotor *T. tOUIS, MO.
e;o*a
FOR SALK BY S. K HAILEY, DRUGGiST
Conroe Communication Co.
CONROE, TEXAS
Local and Long Distance Calls.
Every Phone is the CEN TER of the syatem.
Let Us Figure on Installing a
PHONE IN YOUR HOME
First State Bank
Of C0NR0L TtXAS
GUARANTY FUND RANK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A. A. MADELEY S. K. HAILEY
G. B. MADELEY W. N. HOOPER
CLAUDE STEWART
We Solicit Your Account
A. A. MADELEY, Pres. S. K. HAILEY, Vice Pres.
J. M. GRIFFITH, Cashier
All Business Intrusted to Us Receives Prompt and Careful
Attention.
f
1!
J. waiiuenbkkgkr.
President.
\Y. N. FOSTKK,
Vice-President.
County Depository
I
Conroe State Bank
OF CONROE, TEXAS
At Close of Business on Decemler 27, 1916. Statement Ccs-
densed from Report to Superintendent of Banking:
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $98,020.42
Real Estate and Fixtures . 10,250.00
Guaranty Fund . . 1,009.50
Cash and Exchange . . . 139,119.91
$248,399.83
LIABILITIES
Capital......$25,000.00
Surplus and Profits, net 11,222.82
Reserved for Taxes . . 811.25
Deposits ...... 211,365.76
$248,399.83
The above statement is correct. A R. WOODSON, Cashier.
Prompt attention given to all business catenated to gar care.
announce the time and place of
Sloan'* I,u\lmerit ll Sfd thought of ffy^j^tir.g If yOU
by aiother* f«»f humv*. brui»e« and
we
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SLOAN S LINIMENT EASES PAIN
will notify
naatty happening The quicker you do it the quicker
|j iMMtntai *r*d the outaide world will know what
t. » ir»ri«*r «r>d \|adUton county ia doing in pea
nut culture If we enpect the
■ I raina that »rr ro
t*> rhlMrm It qut
»M»«lwe without rabmng. t t«*n«r and
.(Ui.o u«*n 1. i*«y pleat it* or
Kiif rh«umali< arhe*. n*»-
r*tgta natn a**d Ui»i gM*i»y ***ren«w* hu' er to come and buy what we
• fu»r cui*1*. Mluan'a l.in»m*nt gi.M ' . .
arampt r*U.t llav . bottle h.nrt, have, we w4U have to Aret let
fvri bruuaw eiralne. *pr*ine ***d all jf*-1 them ktfow we have It.— Madi-
tr. .*1 pma. tot Ih** ihmm-mU MateuT
auk i«ile them uui.U r». th* pame| .
In>! irht iuu>» mg r«|K»*ur* ar* rw- ( . . . m • _ ®
jt, vrd by nvm*'i iMMMMi At ati falelel Ceegkt g*tw?ed
< |ruggi*(*. Sh I Dr ktng'e 8#* Diwwvary la a mvtlh
_ — ■ »Hf, haaling ramady foe eopgh* i*d
ruht* (hat ha* *taad tha last of awatly
ntif year* Fa* that rvHjgh that •» raota
I ha thmat and *ap* th* vHahty try t*v
hong • Naw DaruraTf Tha aa'kiag
|mm hataam* and aid laiaiiv* mgtw
ilu-tiU >aiia Mill tha *otd tma th* ayw
Have a h<Ul* «a Said fur awtor
aaMa. map. inm hruarhiai ml
Im iium At yaaf Draggiat. th t
Lack (amaiaapf Orgaete*
4rh coin mu n»l» in the county
did I lave a p*«nut urgmiM-
i, then all come toirther ami
e 1 big county (efifilutten. ltNk
(Mug |a worth doing it all It
t# worth doing right, end to get
the beet pieehii reoulte It will
hpve to ie dene right. -Now, lei
a\ t ry coetwioaity gel t«uay right
le w ai d ‘*geea« Wa will never
1 k >w w here we ere I t eorr until
wa 4e It Me< • day. *n boor end
all ge I Ha MH«.l Will gledly ^
A1 r<***| DriigfIM.
Let lis Print
Y oar Sale Bills
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England, John Stone & Etheridge, O. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1917, newspaper, February 8, 1917; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth843911/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.