Bonham Weekly Chronicle. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1898 Page: 4 of 4
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Bonham Directory,
gy. E. LAINHART,
Land and General Agent*
COURT HOUSE,
Any one seeking homes in Texas is solicted to
correspond with me
BONHAM, FANNIN CO., TEXAS.
NOTARY PUBLIC—Will write deeds, mort-
gages, take acknowledgments, Papers kept in
a fire-proof vault in conrt house.
Has Lands and Town Lots for sale in all por-
tions of th« county, of all character, improved
unimproved, large and small, of which the fol-
lowing is a portion:
No 6, One hundred and thirty acres black
and black sandy lands, ninety acres in cultiva
tint), forty acres good timber, all fenced, house
of eight rooms, tenant house three rooms, goof
well of water, three miles from Bonham, price
$3500.
No 9, One hundred and fifty acres good,
black sandy land, seventy acres in cultivation,
some timber, two houses, two cisterns, one pool,
price $2250.
No 12, One hundred and twenty-nine acres
black waxy land, sixty-five acres in cultivation,
balance in timber, all fence !, three houses,
never failing well water and cistern, ten miles
price $3820.
No 13, Three and one-fourth acres in north-
east portion of Bonham, fine grounds, large
shade trees, orchard, large well-built house, out
houses, well and cistern, valuable place, price
$8000 One half the cost. '
No 35, Twenty-two and one-half acres, one
mile from court house in Bonham, well im-
proved bearing orchard, price $1875.
No 40, Eighty acres black land, forty in cul-
tivation, balance timber pasture, tenant house
and cistern, price $2000, easy terms. ,
No 44, Four hundred and ninety-six acres
sandy land, fifteen miles from Bonham.
No 48, One hundred and seventj-five acres
sandy land, sixty acres in cultivation, seventy-
five acres hill land and one hundred acres sec-
ond river bottom, good improvements, twelve
acres in orchard, good water.
No 52, One hundred and fourteen acres un-
improved creek bottom, sandy timber, price
$700.
No 55. One hundred and forty-nine and one-
half acres black sandy improved land, seventy
five acres in cultivation, balance timber, good
plaCe, price $2500.
No 58, One hundred and fifty acres black
undy land, one hundred and thii ty acres in
haltivation, ten acres meadow ten acres pas-
snre, two-story house of twelve rooms, barn, out
touses, cistern and pool, three miles from Bon-
ham, price $4000.
No 59 Two hundred and forty acres black
sandy land, nearly all in cultivation, some iim
ber, fenced, several tenant houses, well water ’d,
well cut up. thLee miles from Bonham, price
$22.50 per acre.
No 60, Three hundrei acres prairie pasture,
good fences, plenty of water, five miles from
Bonham.
GROCERIES.
R. B. ALDERSON, staple and fancy groceries,
provisions, feed and country produce. North
Main street. Free delivery.
NOBLE BROS., N. W. corner of square
staple and fancy groceries, provistons, feed and
country produce—keep the best—free delivery.
T. G. MOORE, staple and fancy groceries,
provisions, feed and country produce. Free
delivery.
OWEN, GRIFFIS & WINDLE, staple and
fancy groceries and full line of holiday goods in
grocery line. Provisions, country produce and
feed. Free delivery.
R. E. STEGER, groceries, feed, etc. East
side square.
WILLIAMS & RAGSDALE, s^ple and fancy
groceries, feed, provision and country produce.
Exclusive agents for Peacemaker flour, the best
in the market. Two express delivery wagons
required to accomodate their city trade.
WELLS & SMITH, dealers in staple and fancy
groceries, plantation supplies, wagons and
farm implements This firm is successors to
and former portners with the late W A Nuune-
lee, and is one of the oldest and most reliable
grocery grms in the city
DRY GOODS.
RUSSELL, WHITE & BLAKENY DRY
GOODS COMPANY. Incorporated with a
capital stock of $30,000. One of the largest and
most extensive firms in North Texas, dealers in
staple and fancy dry goods, clothing, hoots,
shoes, hats notions, millinery goods, etc. North
Main street.
THE BEE HIVE, north side square, keeps
dry goods, clothing, notions, boots, shoes, racket
goods, etc. As its name indicates the proprie-
tor and employes of this store are kept busy as
bees waiting on their customers.
WORLD’S DRY GOODS CO., south-west
corner public square, keeps a full line of dry
goods, notions, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, etc,
M. ROSENBAUM, the oldest and most exten-
sive dry groods and general merchandise house
in Bonham, dry goods, notions, clothing, ejc., as
well as a full line of groceries and provisions.
Bnys cotton, grain and other farm products.
South Main street.
J. L. WARE & Son, staple and fancy d.iy goods
clothing, notions, boots, shoes, hats, etc. North
side square. Motto: “The best is the ceeapest.”
LAWYERS.
AGNEW & DUNCAN, Attorneys at Law, prac-
tice in the several courts of the county and dis-
trict and the supreme and appellate courts of
the state. Office up stairs in the Russell build-
ing, north side square.
H F LEWIS, Attorney at Law, practices in the
several courts of the county and district and the
supreme and appellate courts of the state.
Office up stairs, north side square.
H G EVANS, Lawyer, Notary Public, Loan
and Real Estate Agent. Office north side square.
J H G LEE. Lawyer and Notary Public. Office
south side square up stairs over Young’s furni-
ture store.
JAMES HLYDAY, Attorney at Law. Office
in Russell building, northeast corner square, up
stairs.
THOS. P STEGER, Attorney at Law and Land
Agent. Office north side square.
W A BRAMI.ETTE, Attorney at Law and
Land Agent. Land and Probate matters a
specialty. Office in Hotel Alexander building.
LEE CARPENTER, attorney at Jay, practices
in ail the courts of Fannin county, the district
and superior courts of the staie Office up
stairs in conrt house with county attorney
NUNN and CI'NNINGH aM, attorneys at law,
Bonham. TeAas, practice in all the courts of the
county and district and the supreme and op-
pellate courts of the state Chas G Nunn is also
city attorney for Bonham Office west side
square up stairs
PHYSICIANS,
DRS. G IIELBING & SON, Consulting Sur-
geons; we visit any part of the country in con-
sultation, or to perform surgical ope at’ions. All
letters promptly answered. Russell & Arledge
building, Bonham, Texas. Residence phone 28.
WAGON FACTORY.
MOSS & MOSS, blacksmiths and manufac-
tures of Bois d’Arc wagons. Also handle Mc-
Alester and blacksmithing coals.
WHOLESALE.
BONHAM WHOLESALE GROCERY COM
PANY, S. B. Howard Mang., is an incorporated
company and does a heavy jobbing trade in
North Texas and Indian Territory.
RESTAURANT.
O. K. RESTAURANT and Saloon, north side
square: O. K. Restaurant gives lunches at all
hours and three square meals a day. The Saloon
gaurantees the quality of its liquors sold &over
its bar.
Bizzell’s Restaurant, South Main street, feeds
more Fannin county people than any other res-
taurant and short order lunch house in Bonham;
also staple and fancy groceries, cigars aud tobac-
co.
BRAGG & SMITH’S Restaurant, west side of
square, best fare the market affords at 25cts and
lunches from 10 cts up—staple and fancy gro-
ceries, cigars and tobacco
MUSIC HOUSE,
MUSIC HOUSE and ewing Machines, Win
McMillan, South Main street, up stairs.
HARDWARE,
THOMPSON & ABERNATHY, west side
square, dealers in Hardware and Builders Ma
teria!, the Majestic Range, Bucks Stoves and all
kinds of Healing stoves.
BROOM FACTORY.
BONHAM BROOM FACTORY, aud Soda Pop
Works, W R White, Proprietor, South Main, st.
SADDLERY AND BUGGIES
M A NICHOLS & 8 oN, east side square, Deal-
ers in Saddlery, Harness, Buggies, Kentucky
Wagons and Farm Implements
CLOTHING AND GENTS’ FURNISHINGS
MCDONALD & HOWELL, Clothing and Gents’
Furnishing goods; Men’s Fine Shoes a specialty
W est side square.
SADDLERY AND HARNESS.
CALDWELL A WELCH, north side square,
Saddlery and Harness, and Saddlery Hardware.
Large stock and lowest prices.
J H WELCH, the old reliable Saddler, Collar
aud Harness maker, West Fourth street, west of
World’s Drs Goods Co.
NEWSPAPERS.
BONHAM NEWS, Evans & Evans Editors; es,
tablished in 1866, Democratic, $1.50 per annum-
tveekly, West Fourth street,
THE FANNIN FAVORITE, J M Terry Editor-
weekly, Democratic, $1 per annum, Newspaper
Row, South Center street.
FARMERS’ REVIEW, Sam J Hampton Editor,
weekly, Populist, $1 per annum, east side square,
up stairs.
Daily DINNER HORN, Jas BLane Local Ed-
itor, S J Hampton Publisher, 15 cts per month,
printed at Review office.
DAILY CARONICLE, J F Lewis Editor, Dem-
ocratic, evening daily, 25 cts per mon.h, News-
paper Row, South Center street.
Baptist TRUMPET, Primitive Baptist, J G
Webb Editor, weekly, $1.50 per annum, Newspa-
per Row, South Center street.
BONHAM WEEKLY CHRONICLE, W T Gass
Editor, weekly, $1 per annum, office in Newspa-
per Row, Daily Chronicle office.
BONHAM BREEZE, weekly local paper, Ma-
bel Jones Editor, 25 cents per annum, office in
Newspaper Row, South Center street.
BONHAM OIL MILL CO, Ed D Steger, Mana-
ger, pays the highest market price for cotton
seed (See output of two Bonham oil mills in
another column.)
DRUGS, BOOKS AND JEWELERY.
J C SAUNDERS & CO., Drugs, Books and Jew-
elry, South Main street, is the largest and most
extensive house of its class in north Texas.
Have the largest stock of holiday goods ever
shown in Bonham. See advertisement in an-
other column,
J W PEELE R, the oldest druggist in Bonham.
Wall paper, Books and Stationary, Jewelry and
Fancy articles, Paints, Oils, Brushes, Artists
Materials, etc. One of the finest furnished and
arrauged drug stores in the state.
A A HARGROVE, druggist, south side square
Bonham, , exas Santa clause headquarters
DENTIST
G A HARPER, D DP,, office south
side square in Preston building Is a graduate
of the best Dental colleges, and is supplied with
all the latest improvements for the dental
practice
DIVERSIFICATION OF CROPS.
The News, collecting data of gen-
eral conditions in Texas at the end
of the calender year 1897, finds seri-
ous depression, largely attributed to
the low price of cotton. Cattle own-
ers are in better spirit than at any
time since the climax was reached in
1883. A good feeling is especially
noticeable in the large grazing dis-
tricts of the state, where livestock
has been improved annually by add-
ing good stock to the herds Dis-
tricts growing wheat on a large scale
are in a fair condition, the price of
wheat being considered satisfactory.
Texas boasts of the size of her cot-
%
ton crop, although investigation in-
dicates that districts depending on
cattle or wheat, or both, are in good
condition, while districts depending
mostly or solely on cotton are the re-
verse. The News has investigated
the question very carefully, and is
prepared to assert its belief that ov-
erproduction of cotton results in pri-
ces below cost of production. Texas
can raise cotton cheaper than any
other state, but cotton can not be
raised under present conditions at 4
cents or 5 cents per pound. The
News points with some satisfaction
to articles published in its column in
the spring of 1892, when cotton sold
RAILWAY TIMETABLE,
EAST-BOUND
No. 34 (Cannon-ball) arrives, 8:16am
“ leaves, 8:32 a. m.
No. 32 arrives 2:13 and leaves 2:30
p. m.
WEST-BOUND
No. 31 arrives 1:23 p. m leaves J :43.
No. 33 arrives 7:25 p. m.; leaves 7:40
THE CHURCHES.
Regular services at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian chuich every Sun-
day at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. M. F.
Cowden, pastor. Sunday school at
9:30 a. rn.
Y. M. C. A. Gospel services every
Sunday at 4:15 p. m. S. B. Howard
president; Ode Roberts secretary.
First Christian church, North Main
street—Sunday school, 9:30; preach-
ingll a. m. and 8 p. in. by Eld. Chas.
'arlton. Christian Endeavor meets
it 7:15 p. m. Everybody invited.
Central Christian church, West
Third street—Sunday school, 9:30;
church meeting, 11.
Regulai services by the pastor, J.
H. Wiggins, at the Presbyterian
church every second and fourth Sun-
days each month. Sunday school
every Sunday at 9:30 a. m.
Methodist Episcopal. Church South,
corner of Eighth and Chestnut streets
—Preaching every Sunday at 11 a.
m. and 7 p. m. hy the pastor, Rev. J.
L Morris. Sunday School at 9:30 a.
m. (rain or shine), J. M. Booth, super-
intendent. Epworth League at 3 p.
m., J. M. Terry, president. Dr. I.
W. Clark, presiding elder. Pray-
er meeting every Wednesday night.
Trinity church,—Rev. .1. B. C.
Beaubien in charge,
SECRET ORDERS.
Masonic: Constantine Lodge No.
13, meets the Saturday night on or
before the full moon in each month.
I. M. Bennett, W. M., Frank Gray,
secretary.
Bonham Chapter No. 52, R. A. M.
meets every third Monday in each
month. All companions in good
standing are coidially invited to at-
tend. A. J. Wemple, H. P.; A. R.
Caldwell, Secretary.
Woodmen of the World:—Bonham
Chapter No. 14 meets first and third
Monday nights in each month W.
C. Duncan, C. C.; E. H. Pritchett,
clerk.
Fannin Lodge no. 1022 K. or IT.
meets every second and fourth Friday
night in each month, at theK. of P.
hall on east side.
Joseph W. Sowell, dictator,
J. F. Lewis, reporter.
I. O. O. F. —Phillip Sidney
jampment No. 52 meets second and
fourth Monday night’s in each
month. W. J. Nold, C. P.; H. L.
Miller, scribe.
American Legion of Honor meets
first and third Tuesday night’s in
each month. C. A. Wheeler, Com.;
Joe Lowry, Sec.
A. O. U. W. meets second and
fourth Tuesday nights in each month.
M. J. B. Youug W. M.; W. J High-
tower, secretary.
I. O. O. F.:—Haywood Lodge No
168 meets every Thursday night.
M. F. Cowden N. G.: J. A. Good-
man, S.
Flur de Lis Lodge No. 169 K. of P.
meets second and fourth Tuesday
nights in each month over Noble
Bros, store at north-west corner of
public square. Jas. R. McKinney,
C. C.; Will H. Evans, K. of R.S. All
knights have a standing invitation.
Improved Order of Red Men meets
DR. J M NEEL, Physician and Surgeon. Office
Peeler’s drug store. Residence phone 15.
DR. C A GR A Y, Physician and Surgeon. Office
over Moore & Murchet’s drug store. Residence
phone 17
DRS KINCAID & COX, Physicians and Sur-
geons—office over Saunders’ drug store. Phone
No 11.
DR J C CARLTON, Physician and Surgeon-
office over Saunders’ drug store. Phone No 47.
DR R D POTTS, surgery and general practice
Office over Frst Nat onal hank Residence
’phone 30 Office ’phone 33
DR R E MARTIN, physician and surgeon
Office over Moore & Murchant’s drug store
Residence ’phone 24 Office ’phone 101 .
DRS J T and A B KENNEDY, physicians and
surgeons Office at Ha grove’s drug store s uth
side square Office ’phone 10 Residence 76
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS.
JEFF SPARGER, Architect and builder, fur-
nishes plans and specifications for public build-
ings and residences and contracts for all kinds
of carpenter and brick work.
FURNITURE.
M. J. B. YOUNG, south side square is the
oldest and one of the most extensive furniture
and undertaking establishments in North Tex-
as. Keeps a very large stock of carpets, rugs,
wall paper, picture frames, etc.
ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY.
BONHAM ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER CO., H. C. Alexander Pres., F. M.
Thompson vic-Pres., T. E. Kennedy Sec., J. W.
Russetl Tres., and Wm. Lanius, Manager. Cost
of plant $45,000.
INSURANCE.
N. E. LAINHART, fire and aaccident Insur-
ance, represents the best companies. Office in
court house.
BRADFORD & LOWREY, insurance agents,
represents 20 oj the best companies doing busi-
ness in the U. S.
BANKS.
FANNIN COUNTY BANK, W. W. Russell,
President; J. T. Kennedy, Vice-President; John
W. Russell, Cashier andc. L. Bradford, Assist-
ant Cashier. Capital and surplus $i25,000.
FIRST NATIO VAL BANK, S B Allen, Presi-
dent; Geo. A Preston, Second Vice-President; A
B Scarborough.Cashier, and D ;W Sweeney, As-
sistant Cashier. Capital and surplus $226,000.
at 6 cents, and in 1895, when cotton
sold at 5 cents. In both years The
News advocated strongly diversified
crops and reduced acreage of cotton.
The News, appreciating the gener-
al unfavorable conditions resulting
from the low price of cotton, is anxi-
ous to do its share to make times bet-
ter in Texas. Where conditions have
been favorable in Texas a large in
crease in wheat is reported. The im-
FOrtant question now is what can
Texas farmers do in producing other
crops with a view of reducing acreage
in cotton for the year 1898? .
The News, for the purpose of as-
sisting in the diversification of crops,
has concluded to offer six premiums:
one of $50 00, one of $25.00, one of
$10 00, one of $5.00, one of $5.00, one
of $5 00; for the best articles enum-
erating what the tillers of the soil
can plant and cultivate to best ad-
vantage from February to May, and
how the produce can bo realized to
best advantage. All articles to be
mailed before Jan. 15, 1898.
Communications addressed to A.
II. Belo & Co., Galveston or Dallas,
and marked “Article on Diversifica
tion of Crops,” will be passed upon by
a committee to be selected for the
purpose, and the awards made in ac-
cordance with the judgment of such
committee.
Communications may be written
with special reference to respective
sections, The News reserving the
right to use any or all communica-
tions forwarded under this offer, or
such portions thereof as it may select.
first and third Wednesdays in each
month. Frank W Hess. Sachem;
Will Hornbeck, C. of R.
Junior Order of American Mechan-
ics meet every second and fourth
Tuesday nights in each month at the
east side Knights of Pythias hall.
Geo. P. Ball, counselor; M. A. Bridges
Y. C.; Will Hornbeck, secretary.
Knights of Pythias:—Bois d’Arc
Lodge No. 41 meets drst and third
Tuesday night’s in each month. Jas.
Q. Chenoweth, C. C.; Dick White,
Vice C.; J. Gid McGrady, K. of R.
and S.
The Home Forum Benefit Order,
No. 1438, meets in the K. of P. hall,
east side of square, every second and
fourth Wednesday nights of each
month. Dr. A. B. Cox, president;
Walter A. Loftin, secretary; Mrs.
W. J. Morton, treasurer.
N. E. Lainhart, Notary Public, so-
licits a share of the business in that
line. Office with Tax Assessor.
4t. Court House.
Mr. Charley McCullough, who
some time ago returned home from
the lunatic assylum suicided last
night by hanging him self.
I would like to write your fire msu-
surance. First-class companies.
• N. E. Lainhart.
4t. Court House,
DON’T TALK OF YOUR ILLS.
“Every one of us has his and her
own ailments,” writes Edward W.
Bole in the December Ladies’ Home
Journal, decrying the unpleasant hab-
it many people have uf disjussing
their hodily ills. “It is enough for
us all to keep well ourselves; to be
compelled to listen to the ailments of
others does not make that task any
easier. Besides all this, these un-
necessary narratives of personal ail-
ments are positively injurious to our-
selves. Pnysicians all agree that
many of the slight ilinesse-. of which
some people make so much, could be
cured if they would but take their
minds from themselves. Too many
people work themselvesiutoillnesses,
or prevent themselyes from getting
well, by talking about a petty ail-
ment, which, if forgotten, would
right itself. I will not say that wo-
men, more than men, are prone to
this e\ii. But as the majority of wo-
men have more leisure than the ma-
ority of men, they are]more likely to
let their minds dwell upon every lit-
tle ill that assails them, and talk
about it. It seems to me that one of
the most important lessons we can
all learn with the close of the year is
to refrain from inflicting upon oth-
ers what is purely personal to our-
selves. Let us cease this tiresome,
this inconsiderate, this unnecessary
talk about our ailments. Cold and
hard as it may seem, the fact is nev-
ertheless true, and will ever remain
so, that the vast majority of people
are interested in what is pleasant in
our lives, but not in what is unpleas-
ant Pains and sorrows are elements
in our lives which are sacred and in-
teresting only to ourselves.”
Had Dog Bite.
Mr. Lewis A. Agnew was severely
bitten hy a mad dog Saturday even
ing last, about three miles east of
Mulberry. Mr. Agnew was stand-
ing on the doorsteps when the dog
seized him by the foot one lush go-
ing through the shoe deep into his
toe. He came to J. W. Peeler’s this
morning and had a madstone applied
The foot is swollen and the sore has
a red angry look. A mad dog bite
always scares a man badly whether
it hui ts him much or not.
As Pink Beel was coming to Bon-
ham from his home in the Indian
Tirritory he was met about two miles
north of the city by Billie McHenry
who also lives in the Territory,
They got into a fight over an old fued
and Beel was badly used up. Mc-
Henry beat him on the face and head
with a pistol breaking his jaw near
the ear and near ihe chin. He was
brought to his cousins, Lee White,
and a physician called who dressed
his wounds.
The Chronicle remarked some
time ago that the people of Bonham
would hear something drap that
would cause them to tingle to their
finger tips. The news was tha5 the
splendid dry goods firm of Russell,
White & Blakeney was going to move
to Honey Grove, but in a conversa-
tion with Mr. White this morning he
said they had never had a thought of
either moving to Honey Grove or
putting in a branch house in “that
durty village,” notwithstanding the
Honey Grove Citizen to the contrary.
The truth of the matter is that the
Grove of Honey that has its “flitter
pond” at Bonham is not .catching
many of the leading firms of Bon-
ham.
Mr. John Cope, formerly the effic-
ient deputy in the county clerk’s of-
fice, took his final leave of Bonham
today for Honey Grove where he goes
to take a position in a Honey Grove
dry goods firm. He leaves
Bonham with many a long drawn
sigh, for his connections here were
most pleasant and endearing. Be-
sides this John is one of those warm-
hearted men who appreciates every
kindness and stands by his friends.
Tiie Chronicle tips its sombrerro
to John and wishes that his new re-
lations may prove as successful and
pleasant as those he left behind.
The telephone lines will all be in
working order by the time this writ-
ing goes to press. As little as you
may think of it, the heavy ice of the
past few weeks cost the telephone
company $150 to repair their lines.
They are about all in good shape once
more,
Robt. Baird who has been the
bookkeeper for the Bonham Whole-
sale Grocery Co. for a long time, en-
ters the New Year with another bus-
iness. He will be one of the firm of
the Bonham Mercantile Co. com
posed of D. A. Biard, Robt. Biard
and A. R. Caldwell. They are all
fine business men and carry a good
experience into the business.
Messrs. G. E. and J. A. Arledge
are now preparing to open a general
mercantile business in the stand on
west side folmerly occupied by G. W.
Arledge. They take pleasure in an-
nouncing to their friends where they
will be found in the future and ex-
tend a cordial invitation for all to
call and see them. Mr. G. W. Arl-
edge is moving his stock of grocer-
es to tIvanhoe.
MAJESTIC RANGES,
BUCK’S STOVES,
Wilson’s Air Tight Heaters.
The Majestic Steel Ranges are the Best;
Buck’s Stoves are Famous all over the world,
and Wilson’s Air-Tight Heaters will give
out more heat than any other class of heat-
ing stoves. Come and see them.
John Deere Plows end Stalk Cutters,
and Jebn Deere Mteel Wagons.
Thompson & Abernathy,
WES3T SIDE SQUARE. - BONAH vl
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