The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1895 Page: 2 of 4
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THE EMPIRE.
■UQEMK MOORE. Editor HdOwotr.
l at the postoffice at Stephenville.
>. to Moond elm mail matter
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. IW
C. K. Bell has been sick with
pip in Washington for some time
PMt. ___
Cyclone Davis proposed to
“influence” the populist mem-
ber* of the legislature to vote a
NHftln way for $4.50 per “in
fluenoe.” Wouldn’t he be a
bird in oongress?
The senate has passed the bill
legalizing primary elections, and
providing penalties for illegal
voting and making false returns.
It is to be hoped the house will
pass the bill without trouble.
The house on Tuesday prompt-
ly killed the senate bill abolish-
ing the state board of pardons
Had the bill become a law it
would have reduced the state’s
running expenses several thou-
sand dollars.
What do the populists of Krath
oounty think of the great Cyclone
Davis going down to the legisla-
ture and proposing to sell the vote
of Erath’s member, Uncle Hilly
Whittaker, for $4.50, or the en-
tire twenty-two for $100, to be
pocketed by himself. If this isn’t
brazen-faced corruntion we don’t
know what it is.
Denison has a bad case of r
form. At a special meeting of
the city council Tuesday salaries
of city officials were reduced as
follows: Chief of police, from
$1600 a year to $1000; aldermen,
from $15 per month to $1. The
city treasurer will have to hustle
on $1 a year. The city collector
gets 1 l* percent, for assessing,
and 1 Si per oent. for collecting.
Cyclone Davis proposed to
'‘influence’’ the 22 populist
members of the legislature to vote
for the Texarkana court bill if he
were paid $100 $4.50 each is
oertainly cheap enough for legis
lative votes. Hut what is to be
thought of a party leader who
will sell his friends in such
manner? and ho didn’t mean to
divide the $4.50 with the member
who was to do the voting either
He meant to pocket that for his
‘ ‘ influence ’ ’ It is a great thing
to have influence.
La grip is again epideraio in
New York and Brooklyn, and i*
proving very fatal.
A Prohibitory Measure.
HenatorJ. N. Hherrill will in-
troduce in the present Benate a
bill to abolish the saloon in this
state. He proposes in his meas-
ure to limit the sale of liquors to
quantities of one quart or over,
and to prohibit the drinking of
the stuff on or about the premises
where sold. It oan be seen at a
glance that a saloon wherein the
oonvivially inclined oan not meet
and treat and retreat would not
do much business, and if the
drinking feature of the business
oan be done away with it will
come mighty near doing away
with the business. Few men,
comparatively, would drink if
tney had to go and lay in a sup-
ply of liquor, a quart at a time,
and then go away somewhere
else and drink it.
We think this a good measure,
and in the absence of anything
better, we trust it may meet with
the success it so justly merits.
Any kind of a system would be
preferable to the open bar-room
with its attendant cv ils. —DeLeon
Free Hi css.
Finance BugB.
Editor Empire:—1 he
seems to be going cranky
•••
WANT
• ••
THANK
My many friends and old customers who have patronised me ainoe I have been In busines in
Stephen ville, and I want to tell you that I have made arrangements with the PARI/IN tt
ORRNDORFF CO., of Canton, 111., the oldest permanently established Plow Factory In
Amerioa to handle their line of
Agricultural Implements,
wm
BH1N SHe OLDS
WAGONS +
Buggies, Carriages, Carts, Harness,
On Tuosday the President sent
another message to congress urg-
ing the importance of immediate
financial legislation for the relief
of the treasury and to prevent
the necessity of another issue of
bonds. While the message was
a very reasonable one and touch-
ed upon the use of both gold and
silver, yet it had in it that red
rag, bonds, and some nf the
congressmen became insulted —
actually insuli^d.'” That is the
gre^LtaffCme with the country
now, there are too many great
leaders, and every one wants to
lead his own way.
It is very probable that within
a week there will not be a dollar
of gold in the national treasury.
It has been withdrawn at the rate
of four to seven million dollars a
day. It is thought this is being
done by persons who want the
gold to buy bonds when they are
issued again Our advice to
Grover is to issue no more bonds
until congress does something.
If the gold gives out, let the coun-
try run awhile without.
If its face isn’t good a little while
after paying cash for over 100
years, then its poor encourage-
ment to paying cash.
The president’s message of
Tuesday on the financial emer-
gency finds but little favor among
a large number of the silver peo-
ple. But there is much in it that
~~if wise and ought to be heeded
by congrtas. The trouble with
the country now is there are too
many who khow just what it
needs, and every one wants to
use his own remedy. All can’t
rule. It would be better to fol-
low the lead of those whom we
r’h*ve elected for that purpose.
. This would prevent muoh of the
evil condition that exists.
The Miner, at Thurber, de-
votes nine pages to the groat
national questions—finance, the
tariff, etc.—-and almost one page
to local news. The goal of Bro
McAdams’ ambition seems to be
to turn the world over and sit on
the top side. Wouldn’t it do
better to devote the nine pages to
the inter**!* of Thurber and
Krath oounty and the one page
to eilver and the tariff? Come
now, Bro. Mo., the Miner i* a
great paper, but don’t take the
field entirely away from the New
; Bun. Cincinnati Enquirer
I the Olobe-Demoorat. Help
I this Thurber road. It
nation
on fi-
nance. There is not much in-
terest taken in any legislation
unless there is some financial I
scheme tied to it. Even our
pompous and slow going senators
have caught the finaneial fever
anil are hatching various
schemes.
( hir financial forces arc divided |
into four distinct factions. There
arc the gold hugs, the silver
hugs, the paper or fiat hugs,and
the conservative tcrapm that be-
lieves in oeing right Indore going
ahead. The four factions are
playing ‘ ' | a- Y wants a < ■ Tier' ’
and it remains to be soon whic h
one gets there.
The go I | hugs are Working for
a gold standard The silver
hugs are working for a silver or
a 50 cent standard (they claim
for a double standard I The liat
bugs are working for a paper, or
promise, standard. The conser-
vatives are working for a stan-
dard that w ill hold all money at
par.
Now this is a free country and
everybody is at liberty to follow
after the faction that suits him or
his interests best.
Politically the gold hugs are
composed of republicans and
eastern democrats. The silver
bugs arc of about half the demo-
cratic party with western repub-
licans and a few populists. The
fiat hugs belong almost cut rely
to the populist party. The con-
servatives are the remainder of
the democratic party and the best
part of all the other parties, and
the amount the other parties con-
tribute to the terapms shows the
amount of good in said parties.
Now the terapins may he a lit-
tle slow and not bn/.z and make
as much fuss as the others, but
you may bet your old hat they j
will get there just the same, and j
will he in good shape, too.
ii. D.
P. S. -Col. tlindman spo'.’.e aC
I tit ffa,u Saturday, January 2b,on
Urn issues of the day from a pop-
ulist view. The Col. is a speak- [
erof the Brandenburg type, hut
with a plentiful supply of w it and
scriptural quotations.
To Indian Depredation Claim-
ants.
We arc today officially advised
that the e immissioners will he in j
Stephenvillo on February 5, to
hear testimony in all claim cases |
against the I nited States because
of Indian depredations, and all
parties, or their legal representa-
tives, with their witnesses should
he here on the said 5th day of
February, 1N95. Please make
this notice to al, claimants in
your neighborhood and oblige all
the old claimants.
Very respectfully.
Cook it Vincent.
January HO. 1805.
From Duffau.
Ed. Empire: — Ea grip is in thrt
community, but only a few cases.
Mrs. Eew’is is very sick with
fever She gave birth to twins
a few days ago.
We have preaching thrive to,
five Sundays in the month. Also
two prayer meetings and two
Sunday schools in full blast.
The young people’s Christian
Endeavor Society of the Method-
ist- Protestant church is in a
healthy condition. One of our
prayer meetings is under its con-
trol. It would have done your
soul good to have been with them
last Friday night. The young
people are at work strictly for
the Lord, in the salvation of the
unsaved. Their services are
well attended. The next meet-
ing will be at tin* Methodist par-
sonage. Warbler.
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Not “Busted," But Moved.
Slaughter A Watts would like
to see all their customers on the
oast side, where they will sell
them anything in the dry goods
or grocery line.
Dr. Prlc- a Cream Baking Powder
Moat Perfect Made.
Marvelous Result*.
From a letter written by Rev J (tun
dertnan, of Dtamnndsle. Mich. we are
permitted to make this extract I
have no Imitation in recommending Dr
King'* New Dlaeovery. a* the reanlta
ware almost marvelous in the c«ae of
my wife While I waa pastor of the
BaptUt church at Rivea Junction she
waa brought down with pneumonia boo
reeding la grippe Terrible paroxysm*
of oonghlng would laat hour* with little
interruption and tt aaama aa if aha could
not aurvlve them A friend rameiulx'red
Dr King * New Dlaeovery: tt waa quick
sja.’T*?SshshX“s:,".n %
• drug atone Ragula
-^Canton Clipper Plows, Cultivators,
Disk Harrows, Cotton and Corn Planters,
-==l WIND MILLS, PUMPS, I—-
And in fact Everything belonging to the Implement Line. I want your trade. Respectfully,
. GRAY.
I^u/ (jropery
--We have just opened up a stock of fresh-
GROCERIES
At the stand formerly occupied by the Krath Grocery
House, and invite ull who want good goods at good prices
to call on us.
MOTHERSHED & LOVE.
m M Here to Stay.
J M Having purchased tht* meat
I W M . I'fcl r I market formerly owned by Henry A
T tt \ I Starr, and are now in the old Iron
A ▼ flL i \ l\ IV. I I • Front building, northwest corner of
the square, where we propose to keep
* \. i \ tiling in the way «»f meats and it will he in tip top fthape. We have He-
i nr. d tin nervines of Mr. S K. Henry, who is known to he a Hint class butcher.
Mr Henry has bought property in Stephenville, and says he is with us to stay.
Don’t Forget the Iron Front.K?-
C. M. BISHOP, Manager.
Avoid Three Cent Cotton.
In
Poor
Health
means so much more than
you imagine—serious and
fatal diseases result from
trilling ailments neglected.
Don’t play with Nature’s
greatest gift-—health.
If Mu are feeling
eut ol tori*. *rik
■ 1 generally e«-
*te<1, net vou*.
grille
> apprt
it NHOI
.rk,
a k
h*U
ha \ c
• lid e
begin At oner
tug (hr most relia-
ble qt lengthening
medicine,w hich i»
Brown’» (run Bit
ters. A few bot-
tle* cure—benefit
comes from the
very fir*i dose- it
t»*’*» t stum your
ter tit, ■ n < I ii *
pleasant to lake
It Cures
Dyspepsia, Kidney and l.lver
Neuralgia, Trouble*.
Constipation, Bad Blood
Malaria, Nervous ailment'.
Women’* complaint*.
C.et onlr the genuine it h*« crossed red
lines on tne wrapper. All othet* tie suh- 1
stitutes. On receipt of two a« stamp* we
will send Set of Beautiful World’s *
View
JAN. V. VINCKHT.
COOK & VINCENT,
LAWYERS ANO LAND AGENTS.
STEPHEN VILLU,
FF.ANK & YOUNO,
ATLORNEYS-AT-LAW,
a-ephenville, Texas.
Stephenville Lime Works.
The old granger, W. T. Long, Ntlll make*
lime ( nil at Cameron** lumlier yard liar
relied, $1.26; in bulk,contractor'*flak,SOcents.
Patronise him if you want good lime.
W. T. CARLTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 29. — ]
Hon. Hector D. Lane, of Ala-
bama, president of the American
Cotton Growers’ Protective as-
sociation, has furnished the fol-
lowing significant memorandum
for publication to the people of
the south:
It goes without saying that if
anything like 3-cent cotton on
the plantation is witnessed next
year, a general crash will ensue.
Real estate and securities of all
kinds will reach such a level in
the south as few can imagine.
European speculators are today
selling cotton in Liverpool for
delivery in October, November
and December, 1895, at a price
equivalent to 4 cents on the farms
in the south for middling or 5
cents at the ports, believing that
another 9,500,000 or larger crop
will be grown in America, which
would insure them a profit of at
least 1 cent per pound, which
would mean to the farmer about
3 cents at railway stations next
autumn when cotton is moving
in largo volumes.
It is not to be supposed that
these shrewd European cotton
people are aggressively selling
the next crop at equal to 4 cents
unless they have excellent rea-
sons for believing that the south
will plant for another monster
crop. They are confident on in-
formation furnished them that
Texas will not decrease its acre-
age; therefore, believing this to
bo true to such an extent they
will be able to buy back during
next fall the cotton they are now
selling at much lower prices,
realizing thereby handsome
profits.
It remains with the farmers and
merchants of the south whether
these European speculators will
be permitted to reap a golden
harvest at the expense of the
farms, plantations, towns, real
estate and securities of the south.
HURNITURE#-
For all kinds of Furniture at all kinds of prices to suit
the rich and poor see
f I. GRIFFITH f -
A Good Sewing Machine for $ag.5s^=s~-
---.^^s^Undertakers’ Goods a Specialty,
Can be found at night at residence near passenger depot.
Paid for-ie-
Butter and Eggs
At T. & P. Coal Co.’s General Store.
Thurber, Texas F. S. CRONK, Storekeeper.
DUBLIN NURSERIES,
-Order your- •
Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees,
BERRIES,
And other nursery stock from the Dublin Nurseries, and get plants
that are at home in our soil. They do the best.
J. W. HIGGINBOTHAM,
23_Dublin, Texas.
Buy you a Home
on Easy Terms.
HEAD MY LIST.
No. 1. 320 acree Levi Payne aurvey
on South Paluxy creek, 98, mile* north-
east of town . lasting water* on land.
No. 9. 820 acre* Spit* Singleton sur-
vey. Join* No. 1 on Bouth; good land
No. 9. 400 acree of the F.E. Harwell
survey, 10 miles northeast of town;
good iiaature land.
No. 4 . 820 acre* of section 88 8. A.
dr M.O.R It. survey, 20 mile* north of
Stephenville.
No. 6. 402 acres J. Castilla* survey,
pasture land.
No. 8 . 640 acre* David Shorn survey
10 mile* ea*t of Stephenville. would
make a good farm and ranch.
No. 7. 900 acre* of Stephen W.
Southern survey, 20 mile* southeast.
This land is ent into 100 acre block*.
Will sell on easy term*.
No. 8 . 500 acre* of the David Wilson
survey, 10 mile* north of Stephenville.
No. 9 . 820 acree out of section* 6 and
14 Indlanola R. R. surreys, 15 mile*
north of Stephenville.
No. 10. 1010 acres Oliver Smith
survey, all under fence. Small farm;
plenty of stock water, 20 miles north of
Stephenville.
No. 11. 2800 acres out of the Clair -
borne Wright and J. 8. Brown survey*,
12 miles north of Stephenville. will be
sold on very easy terms. This land Is
commonly known a* the Hyman pas-
ture.
No. 12. 100 acre* of the K. L. Keen
survey, on Little Sunday creek, SO miles
north of Stephenville.
No. 18. 1485 acres of the D A. Perry
survey, on Paluxy creek, % mile from
Bluff Dale. All fenced; 105 acres In
cultivation; four houses; plenty of last-
ing water. This is one of tne finest
stock farms in Texas.
No. 14. 188 acres good farm on Pa-
lmy creek ; 115 acres in good Btate of
mltivation ; good houses, orchards, and
plenty of water.
No. 15. 175 acres of the Wm. Sims
survey, 1)* miles east of Stephenville.
All fenced; 50 acres in cultivation; good
8-room house, cistern in one room and
well in yard.
No. 10. 580 acres of the J.C.Corbin
survey, 7 miles sonth of Stephenville.
75 acres in cultivation; two houses,good
barn and other improvements.
No. 17. All unsold blofks in Stephen
Smith survey on Armstrong creek.
Good, dark, sandy, post oak land.
No. 18. 820 acre farm and rach 4
miles south of Dublin ; all under 4-wire
fence; 40 acres in cultivation; two
houses; two wells, and other good Im-
provements. Will sell at a bargain.
No. 19. 840 acres of land on Palmy
creek, near the town of Acrey, known
as the B. H. Oxford farm: will cut in
any shape to suit purchaser; will sell
on easy terms and take some good stock.
Here is the chance of a lifetime to get
one of the best valley farms In Texas.
No. 20. Good engine and boiler; will
trade for stock.
No. 21. 400 acres known as the Jas.
Walk survey, on Richardson creek; all
fenced ; one half tillable land ; will sell
on easy terms.
TOWN LOTS.
No. 1. A11 the lots unsold in the
Hhnpard & Collins addition, except
those owned by Collins. Prices low and
terms easy.
No. 2. Also all the lots unsold in the
Butler addition to the town of Stephen-
ville. These lots are very desirably lo-
cated for residences. People desiring
homes will do well to call on ns, as our
prices are low and our terms easy.
No. 4. One acre of the west end of
block 50.
No. 5. Five acres in the town of
Stephenville, east of the Bosque.
No. 7. Three acree of land on John
Blair survey, boxed house, 5 rooms,
good tin roof, smoke house, cistern,
storm house, good stables, corn pen and
harness room. Otherwise well improv-
ed.
OXFORD & TOLIVER,
Stephenville, Texas.
MANSION HOTEL,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
RATES, $2.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY.
Convenient to business center of the oity.
Table the best.
Stop Jtyere U/^9 ip port U/ortty.
DR. J. H. STEWART,
^DE NTIS T,*-
Office: Over City Drug 8tore.
All Work Guaranteed.
J. D. BERRY,
Fire Life, Accident, Wind, Storm
Will practice In all Htate and county c
>fliee: went room on nccoiu! floor of the
court*.
urt
dec I
ST. ELMO HOTEL,
-DUBLIN, TEXAS,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The lH*at salve in the world for cuts,
hruiaea. aorett, ulcers, Halt rlitnun, fever
HoreH, tetter .chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all Hkiu eruptionsg and posi-
tively cure* piles, or no pay rfeqn*red
It in guaranteed to give perfect Matin ac
tion or money refunded Price 25 cents
per box,at \( T.Gillentine'fl drug Mtore
Stephenville College.
A. F=. ROLAND,
PRO.
It has been refurnished throughout. When you go to
Dublin try it, and you will make it headquarters ever
afterwards. You will also find
Art of 1*1 Mr* ut
Fair Vl«wa anJ book lire
BROWN CHEMICAL CO BALTIMORE M0
McD. REIL,
Commission and Brokerage.
-finds-
Buyers 22? Sellers
-FOR-
Anything You Want to Buy orSelt,
-LEAVE ORDERS FOR-
Hay, Crain
At hi* office. Will deliver at
your house.
SEED OATS and BRAN.
The second term of the current
scholastic year will begin Deo.
31,1894. The term will continue
five scholastic months, ending
Mayl7, 1895. For information
as to rates of tuition, board,etc.,
send for catalogue or address the
resident,
Marshall McIlhany.
£0
—We learn that Mr. 8. H.
Jones will move the postoffice
about the first of March to the
Votaw building, Martin Bros. A
Co. having rented the entire
building where they are, which
includes the room now occupied
as the postoffice.... The enter-
tainment given at the opera house
Thursday night under the au- lo.„.
spices of the universal church EVERYTHING IN IT FIRST-CLASS.
was a very nice affair and a suc-
cess in every particular.... Mr.
Joel Fisher is having the old
Central hotel building torn down
and will put up a large substan-
tial rock building on this lot.—
Hioo Courier.
—You will find almost any-
thing you want in the queens-
ware line at the Racket store
very oheap. 24-2t
—A nice new stook of jewelry
just received at the Racket store.
Qyoloi)«, Tornado fJ plate Glass
INSURANCE + AGENT-
Office In the court house.
'xiIOS. B. KING,
Law Land and Loan Office.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS.
Loana made on Land; Ven«k>r‘a Lien Notes
n partial payment
attention give
and (Juarulan
Loana made on Land; Vendor's Lien No
exteudei* for 6 or lOyear* on partial puym<
plan. Particular attention given to huatni
of Adminiatratori* and Ouardiana, and nettling
difference* without suit.
ESH DRUGS
J. W. JARROTT,
ATTORNEY - AT - T AW,
STEPHENVll IJS, TEXAS.
Loan* negotiated '*•» *• «r*.i v * *{.. to »>r..p-
•. .»>. otea ex-
THE BUSS.IuZ'.J™
don’t fall to t4> leave yonr order* with .Tame#
Turnbow. He will nee that the “huaa" rearhea
you In time for the train. If you want a buggy
for a trip to any point he will faithfully meet
your requIi^aeFTit*.
From A Well Known Citizen.
Stephenvllle, Texas. Dec. II, 1894—
This Is to certify that, after using an-
other well recommended eye salve for
8 or 10 weeks without any material
benefit, that the Maffic Eye Salve and
water enred onr little girl* eyes In
twenty fonr hour*.
18 tf E. B. Jones,
Sheriff’* Sale.
HTATK OF TKXAa. I
coviiTt or bnatii. i By virtu# of an order
of male. I$*u«4 out of the tmnorabta district
court of Erath county, on the SSrd day of Octo-
ber. IMM, by the clerk thereof, la the r*-f of
im “ *
BRIAR PIPE
GIVEN AWAY
ONE
POUND
b&le
Ing the Mh day of
•urt hone* door of
phouvlll*.
hereof, in the
InnaM Hklpjwr va Halite J Davla, No. I Mg,]
Hnd to me. a«aherlff. directed and deliver**!, I
will |.r.M-#rd to e*M, within th* hour* pr*errtb-|
ed by law f*»r *h*rlfTa naloa. on th* Ural Tne*
day In February. I**. It being th<
•said month, before the court h<
aald Krai h couuly. In the town of
the following de*M*rlbed property, to-wlt:
140 acre* of land out of the Waa. Mima aurvey
of land, aituated in Brath county. Tea aa, being
*an»e land conveyed by plalnttlf to defendant
by deed dated September life, IM. baartanlng at
northeast corner of a 10# as re awb-dletaion of
aald survey aotd by Wm R kip per to T. L Nu-
gent ; thenee aouth M eaat f» varae a rock pile
fi?r comer; thence mirth il aaat IlllVi varflh:
thence north an eaat 7M varae; thence south tt
DUKES
MIXTURE
for ‘35K.cent*
The largest and best stock of Drugs ever brought
to Stephenville is now to be found first door north
of the Bank.
Prescriptions Accurately Filled.4»
JNO. 8. HYATT
Insure Your Life.
This means self reliance— Extinguishment of mortgage-
payment of debts—Avoidance of the charity of others.
_ —REMEMBER—
Providence helps those who help themselves, and
That a policy in a Good Company provides protection, and
The Mutual Me of New York
Stands Without a Peer.
Its past record is the licet guarantee for the future.
It haa paid the largest amount to Its members.
It haa paid the largest amount of surrender values.
It has paid th* largeet amonnt of dlviden la.
It bolds the largeet amount of asset* to secure its member*.
It is the largest tax payer in Texas
Good Contracts to Experienced Agents.
For further Information write
Edwin Chamberlain & Co
RIGHT & RUSSELL,
Real Estate, Coai> 0 ^olleotioi)
Plenty of money to loan on renl entate aecur-
Ity; will alao buy or take up and extead good
vendor’* Hen nntea If you want t.» borrow any
mount from NWO up. on 6 year*’ time, op land,
r if you went to buy or aril m farm or town
roperty give u* a cull
Ft. U/ortlj 9
Rio (Jraijde
Railway Co.
•f SHORTEST +
-AND-
Host Direct Route
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Moore, Eugene. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1895, newspaper, February 1, 1895; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857663/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.