Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1920 Page: 3 of 8
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THE CONROE COURIER. CONROE. TEXAS
HEWS HAPPENINGS
■»■ - Price®, 25c a line, ordinary rIea
Wkat Hat Transpired This type.Janre type pmportTonate
u» | .» -f /* *y* Signature* at rijfht prides.
Week the •rorld v/Vtf* Huy your rubber stamps in
r* T. Darby ........................ Mayer
Mrs M S. Montgomery Pity MmUMT
A W Morris. Jr. ..... City Treaauror
W S. Turney Assessor and ('•lUour
AI.PICXMKN:
J. Wahrsnberger. M W. Kvero4t
<V Klhsrids* J. >1 llwdapetb.
II. H MaiMIsy
S. K Itsllsy ........ I'osuiisalsr
•y KOITH LOW ILL.
mmtm
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SCHOOL IM».\HI».
J. O H Bennetts. I’rw W. M Oanrnn.
II. 1', Addison. A K I Inker son
l>. W < 'up pa. H .A Hrss it. vl r Crooks.
Uuiuit N AmUsisou, kupl.
World’s Dsbt to Safety Pin.
I’erhap* Ih<> firm oclnntttU and sue*
■vesfut effort to prwrnt human suffer,
tug cut ailed by gicldeuta use tha eate-
fy pm. ,
Short Mentioning of Interesting
Happenings From Day to Day
Throughout the World.
HPRINIED^
Booklets and
Chrculasa will
, Sell lbar Goods.
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Disquieting stories to tbe effect Mist
sb alliance between Germany and so
▼let Russia la I aim In tint, If not sn ac
sow pushed fact by reason of s secret
treaty, are considerably discounted by
tbe American department of state
Crystal Cafe, upon ail night
“And Daughter."
\ County Judge
County ctertr
Tas I'uitsoter
.... Tas Assessor
Sheriff
County Attornsy
County Nupt.
, Co. Trsasuror
County Purveyor
District Clerk
Lons than 1 per cent of the more
than 34.000.000 men registered under
tAe selective service net during U»c
war have been found ^hargrable with
willful desertion, according to au ait
nomncement Monday by the war d«
part meat The actual figures are
1TI.M1, agolnat whom desertion
•barges have been recorded and this
represents, the statement says, “a
tremendous Improvement _ over ths
droit record of the civil war"
Good things to cat at tho
•CRYSTAL CAKK. Conroe.
THE CONROE COURIER
(Are you tired of mef
•'No. lL»h. not tired lt*a jest be
onus,, ever} thing la fee good to be tree
1 wont romance! adventure t Listed.
Bol. when 1 wu a IftUe tot It was
you who hauled me la your oart I
rede ou your valoctperta. you pulled use
out of ths duct pootL You've dsi-cod
with n»e, studied wife ns and loved
me. II baa always bean pea—•othfcfe
has ever ems liaTaopg off mod now
Use af Penny.
Use a petiny for rubbing mud from
clothing. It provides an edge that la
nof too sharp.
Tima #f Great Danger,
when any of the four pillars ol
government are mainly shaken oi
weakened—which are religion. JuMlcs,
counsel and treasure—men need t«
gray for fair weather.—Hacea.
II. II Malone . ' I’r
M U pitta PM
lieu Hicks . . I*r<
l‘ W navi. p,
Cutnmualonera couit meets t
Monday of each month.
WANTED—Your wHtrh And
jewelry repairing. Flowers.
Mischievous Magpls.
A fame magpie was once observed
to lii* gathering some pebbles In the
garden, slid solemnly dropping them In
a deep hole which had been made to
reeelvo a post. As each stone dropped
the magpie gnve n triumphant chuckle,
anil senrehed for another stone. Kx-
amlnntlon showed that a toad was
at Ihe bottom of tbe hole, which can
only point to the fact that tbe bird
was stoning for amusement.
McGown'a bread will satisfy
Settlement ef tbe strtks of 1.000
eoal minors In the Broad lop fields,
Pennsylvania, was announced Mon
day by the department of labor
County Hoard of ICduratton.
A. McDonald. prss R A. Powell,
J. L. (ticks. Net atfehe
It was astonish tag bet It wpa
true Ifttda was try tag. TPfei a beefe
of team the cociMnusd t ’Tbs an noted
and want to samp, bet yen never—
even—got across I Irti t!>e most com-
tuoaplucv sad uaromantk love I ever «
heard of. There f"
"Why. Hilda, little girt. 1 don't know
what you mean—or what to do—but
Isn’t Itwo snougM" His arm stoie I
around her.
“Bob. I want to be ran rood—I want
you to he a hero. I want you to mukteh
use from the Jaws of d horrible death.*
to carry me frugn a burning tmlldtogl
Anything anything I Bob. dear, only
let'a not Just he married and live hap-
pily ever after I want an adventure,
something different, something to re-
member and thrill at, even after tan
yearn I"
That night when Hob was alone In
hie room he pondered the quest loti
deeply. What could he dp—what could
a man In such a position do!
Hut fate often atepa In and setOaa
our difficult problems when we lanot
expect It
The next morning Hilda's atx-yenr-
old neighbor, Htanlay Mason, found her
In tier garden “Oh, Mlaa Hilda, won’t
yon please have a picnic with me thla
afternoont Mother's goto* away, an'
I Just hate to stay with Katie.**
“Why. than, Pd tore to. What •hall
we do, sod where shall we have ear
Good Work Never Lost.
The work mi unknown good man
hast done Is like a vein of water How-
lug hidden underground Horridly mak-
ing the ground green above It.—Car*
lyle.
NINTH DISTRICT COURT:
Mot* Mscoud Mondays In January and
July, open four wssk*
J. I.. Msnry of l.lvlngston .. Plat Judge
*' M. Cnln. ef Liberty Nil. Attorney
Authority to taerease express rates
12tg per cent waa granted the Amer
loss Railway Kxprose Company by the
lalerstate commerce cumndaslua Krl
day
when “deliooo*
freshing” mean t
Thl Coca-Cola Ce
SKVKNTV Kirril DIMTRICT COURT:
Mavis Second Mondays In April end
M«iiU>mh*r, upei four wsska
l> J Slnalvtoii of Kountss Dial. Judge
A. t,. I lav II of lvouniaa .... I>lsl. Attorney
Full weight loaves of fine,
Milklo bread 10c at McGown'a.
More than 100 diamond*, supposed
to have been part of the famous Jew-
els of tbe Russian royal family end
addressed to "Cojurado M.yten».'’j
have been lateroepted by customs of-
ficials while en route from soviet Rua
ala to ihe United States, according to ,
evidence Introduced at the deport*-j
Hob proceedings against I.udwlg <’ A. j
K Martens, aelf-atyled soviet ambassa-
dor to this country.
COUNTY COURT
Mwis Third Mundsys of Ksbr*tary, May,
Auauat and November, open four week*.
W. 11. Lee, County Judge
Miraculous Bell.
A qonlnt-lnoklng bell Is known ss
the “Miraculous Bell of St I'hmI" aud
Is reported ' to be greatly venerated
by the faithful' folk of the lab- <*f
Hatr. Km nee, to which s|>ot It Is re-
ported to b.tve t>cen conveyed from
Kngtnnil by n fish In the sixth cen-
tury 1
JTOTR’KH OK TUN PKACB AND
CONST AB1-KM
I’rec |: J. H„ II W «'arr.
('unstable. Ity 1 .Ittie
I’reo. 1 J t’..0J W Ithhardsea
Constable. Jacck I'bllllpa.
ASK YOUR
NEIGHBOR!
Siowti • ti 6m«
pg i lira • * , - as
ui*ich grarCj-r *K»'i «
striving gw*»i —
fkllure.— 45ee«** VPse*
( unstable, 11 X Huillit.
Imports of sugar Into the United ;
Stales during the fiscal year of 1920
exceeded exporta by qver tj,000,000.000
pounds, according to a summary of the
country's foreign trade in sugar at the
department of commerce Friday, and
amounted to 7,5*7,195.000 pounds
•agar exported for the year amount
ed to 1,444,030.655 pounds an advance
of more than .300.000.000 pWttada over
free.„4: J l*. J. W. bandars
CTxistabla. C 11 WllMsma
I’rso. ( J P4 Iks K. Ksllsy.
(’onstahls. A t> Harman.
I’rso. 4: J. 1*. K. P. Waltsrs.
t'onstabls. I. K. N«vdham.
Prw ; j r t t Derby
t'oiist sbls. O W Tsrn piston,
five X J. P, John Hmltb.
F.at McGown’d bread
jjrow healthy.
San Antonio, Trx as. — " IVtH'R»r
Pierco’s Favorite Trescripton Im.*
Iwen very beneficial to my heAith.
1 wns HufYertn^ .
with weakness
which caused
all run-do a a .
and nervous. 1 \#gr' y'
wp just nii?k'r- ^
aid*- lii 6j lie '
use of the ‘Fl;
vurite Treserip- j
tern" 1 was completely rest<»re*l to
Strength and iforwl health. Know-
ing what ’Favorite I’rwcHptitm’
hits done fur me, J do not ht-*tlate
to recommand it to other women
who mirtW **—* Mas. J. 1J. NauhR.
216 Kirbe Strivt.
IdCUmtu
GiveUaYm
Orders sen
. Printing
Winged Eaprcura
nine reck pigeons tty from 22 to 2*1
mftes an hour. Pheasants at their
b»*at ettver about S3 miles an hour,
and partridges from 2*3 to .'Vt miles an
buur. Carrier o I aeons have been found
to do as much as 50 mites an hour
Ibcrr* *• rsis aas f.X
wen to as*s -S.
Iu.in»-*l>»'e *t*'*s»*
Eat McGown’s nrcad rejrti-
inrly, 14 will keep you in xuoil
health.
•TATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The dally production <>f <>11 In the
gulf coast fields of Texa* during the
past week was approximately 96.000
barrels
pb-hlrT”
“I tell yon what; Til gel my Rah*
11 new and vow ran take n* H> yonr e«r
and vs’lt h«b Is Khadv Itnsd "
"That wtll be lovely, dear. If mother !
says yon may we will start at three
STtwr. t‘m so glad y*»w tnvltad me
I’ll gut up the tunclino. You ran and
ash year mother ”
It was only faur mllaa to the slug
gUli tilth br<Mtk. amt In *gy short time
they stopped by the elda of (lie seldom >
used r»a<l After Rtantay had actually
landed a fish. Hilda thought she would .
try her fisherman's luck. Hlak seemed
In enjoy balling her hook with s wig ;
gllog worm, though Hilda bad to Inre '
•way
After loamg her halt several times *
she felt I heavy Jerking «m her IlM (
pulled M In eiclaiming “fib I
must have the grandfather of all
Ashes 1“ Mu gars a tremendous pall
aud there on the hank beside her •
lay a horrible great wriggling red* At i
Hildas cry af alatm Rlsnley ran 14
ward her MM he ess lost a little hoy. j
and Hildas terror frightened hup He n A feewa
hegysr ♦- emit Ulida • panic ferreaeed
as she at tamhied up the sleep hank
The tfea same hew h*ram« -i.iaagieu
•boat her ankle wKh the eel pwllteg
and art thing jj the «u*d af the ttwe
Hilda snskiff 4Bd »rrugg*»ld *4N
could Wo* raises, her feot Ape smA
tfroty r»e*ts»1 Ns* e frl*Li and
THE CONROE COURIER
Lfft’* l»A * « Ik- ( Lalglir; (if
( onipirn r I Cf • js.
Necips for Peaceful Life.
Oninel Wet>st«»r on«a «H*mpr»-H«od a
great deal of worldy wisdom lulu a
few words: “Make yourself s lit-
tle tdt useful to your friends nod s
tittle bit dangerous to your oneiiilea,
and you have llttlf to fear." he said.
Monkeys Numerous as Birds.
American Y. W 0. A
Memoranda show Ing . that Augusts
Pas.pisle. “ths crank" held In Conner
lion wttk the kidnaping of Blaksley
Cawgklln. purchased 17.non worth of
bonds shortly after George FI (Hugh
lln. the baby s father, paid the fl2.00d
ransom demanded from hltn. ware
(•wad Monday ol tho prisoner s home
at New Gretna. N. J The autborltles
had, bean able to account for only
about |600 spent by Posqualn aline
*e,rri s rtes
In India looking for a camp ground *
for their girt - gutdos, l.sv# I.eeu
smnae.1 at the hundreds of monkey* J
iIimI rhaiu- about their week end bun .
gnlow “Instead of bint hunts we <-an
Indulge In monkey hunts” write* oos
of them. Indian girls. Ilka the Amer
ban school girl*, are fond of week
end tramps with swimming hosting
and loaftng thrown In
**"»-♦ . • • l r+r
The a»r*u • ksa- -e T--SM tw alt
we test a* Sn»v--a XT »As m
Hsn f efwatasVs. 22 o;»» «l:1 port
of .^Ymia sod ikaa W W « fr.ua
tb« *Hjf f wtr yp«e»e m
s (1st area mf stae*«.lsssm 130 a. res.
fvrmtog a Oa-e .■e*ms...a. a w, a low
hill. 1>*e nraat «W->*no eg tbe
lake «>. fa<* mao ITTV Wh —m
JoIimmu.i, l atino. Jos iMihn, Jr, Hprtna.
IOhI > W M BTsstmorsland. J. J.
I.IIlie. A W Wallace Ksyoranaa
nisi It M L Pratt. J. J I **aa. Mr.
Uuater. Willie
1*1.1 It J K Menu. W M. Mister. Nm-
li- It «’ ('slfes. « onree
Dial 'll w U ('leas. Cmbraa Mar-
ita. Waukegan; Otlls Waldlna H/epol.
Iu*i u Will Williams, omrod. K M.
I'urawstl. A K Paulknei
Floivprp tho wAtchmaker will
flx your wmteh right.
Bkamai. Tkxa> —" Duriiur i k*
i»-ctancy I hav«* always taken ihr.
iVrce’a FavoriL* Pn*acri|»tli»n oe .i
tonic and sircngthmor. and tn mrh
east- 1L had proveij to is- a wond«*r-
fal comfort and help to nw I hml
trracticaily no suffering ami my lux-
Idea have len strong ami healthy.
I believe Ihr IVrcr’a Pivorih
acrtpiion M the I wet mmiicint: thg
tOOBI m tb. r can take, and I never
hrnitAte tn reogumrwl U In Mf
fnemls" Matt IliA Chanck ,
Ail druauClaU aril the IVetmip-
bua in Loth fluid and tablet form,
Marry Little •uoshtna
Security
Visitor-—I Just bnikerl lit tn chaaf
you up s hit and Pm very gtgd t d*d
for I met the daetor going out sod
be Miys rati are worse than you think
not recover - Boston Tran
luhn Young. » *om*.
A gas wnll. rated nt two sod a half
ntillios fnat dally, has been brought
la IS mllaa northwest of Wtrbtta
rails Teiaa Only rncaatly a seven
and a half million (set gaasar was
brought la about a mils from tbs non
IJ < -.tenian. MpleoOSrs
I >lsl 14 II. U Hohlssen i
i«‘ K NaarMisni. New Ipsiy
Ida* IT. si M Kunus. (J.
M I *a « Is. Willis
Mali II N. A Manias.
IN* us _ •
nod may
nrrl|W
Life
Was a
Misery
Popular prices at tha Crystal
Caff.
Nat a Matte- af Flavor
(Joe whs evidently a|*e«ks from n
perimee says a gift’s rs(-prise b
• ins he* Aral bias la to lad that three
la aa ll*t* m It. Taste tndoed * Tba
potovw «a prupsaap owb mt sn-h so law
pad A kirn isn't a manor of As*«*
»f it worn tha I/h4 knows lb are art
en> w nan ugh WWt tbora art thrttl
Urth feeab. i Rill* I Vast sod tr amors
wba in the inlarbiaf ran tbltvlr af tdatof
- laxtrvttt, l^n .
Tbe wrnwnn *4 Mroteo ueo Bi c-ffled . ^ socw~w
O, JeafH Tbev tU (hern m H*»«o togmoa g
gaufe l»eg» sod I-tlt ftBPW'tP t4t*»* hot* • naly vo n
...ax»B rt am te-Mdl
than s»s*e ibev kawp dm m ****** i
TIiv» Alan dear. w*TT1 got (be «6d
tot off »<>mehnw Mary m«sa* ks»* pot .
• »--*> * oflt »
pan long nod seat,
Mtanley rag tn lbs ray and *f sM
the l aaS vi ' Nn ft*#*'• ton I (be
hrao«t('s all sanwUl..* m nr dldn •
nasal an) "
Hilda tided te Iwaro b- Htblo* lisa
an that abe osiM MIJ. L# fust from
tbe awn at bat the ^)lgbl tuggAng
epuoaa *ke ewH la An* spa twist Hilda
LODGE. DlftlCTQtY .
.n mom UIMII Mo t*4 A F <k (
r A A roa trod died tl U* borne
«p Mark rig) < otito/nia Friday »hp
TACT
IV Womao’i T«ic
aUidctiQO you buy lirfi
I irr» tamr* mjtty comptriion,
petition. Tbrn there is tbe
r ot th» Fiak Weal.
any com
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Etheridge, O. & Cupps, D. W. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1920, newspaper, August 20, 1920; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844130/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.