The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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The StephenTlIle Empire TEDDYS DAUGHLER
PRESSED BUTTON
HAWKINS
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR
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Whlrli Opened Flood Gates
Great Unm In Arizona.
A Day of Civic Pride.
The scores who went from this
part of tjie state to the fat stock
show at Port Worth during last
week seem to be of one accord in
pronouncing it a success, despite
the fact that the fire m the stock
yards destroyed many of the
Roosevelt, Ariz., March 18.—
Standing on a specially construct-
ed platform at Roosevelt dam,
__ CoL Roosevelt watched his daugh- . .
, , . * ter Ethel presstheelectric button P1*1** w*nn'n£ animals that were
Now that the «lone and other releued the flood to have been exhibited.
which will make useful hundreds!
of thousands of acres of arid
lands. A single word expressed
his sentiments: “Wonderful.”
unsightly rubbish have been re-
moved from the Public Square,
it is proper and now in order
that the entire city be treated in
like manner.
Therefore, by the authority!.'"“T"1?* “"T
„ ., around and watched the torrents
vested in me as Mayor of the
city of Stephenville, I hereby
rush through the canel and start
. . m for the waiting soil. Jolin P.
designate and net apart, TW L president of the Sa,t
day, the 28 day of March, 1911* |
as CLEAN-UP DAY in and for
the city of Stephenville, and urge
upon all citizens, within the city
limits of said city, to look well
to the removal all trash, rubbish
and debris of every kind, from
the bpek and front yards, back
and front streets, vacant lots,
improved lots and alley ways,
until every vestige of unsightly
and decaying matter be removed
therefrom.
It has t>een suggested, and
wisely so, in my opinion, that
this work be looked after by
committees from the several
wards of the city. Acting upon
this suggestion, I hereby appoint
the following named parties from
the different wards to serve on
such committees, and shall thank
them to give the matter their
attention.
Ward No. One — Mesdamea
Hunt Perry, J. C. George, J. H.
Cage and Mr. and Mrs. Will
Shelton.
Ward No. Two — Mesdaines
Andrew Doyle, Cartwright, Miss
Mattie Martin and Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Orr.
Ward No. Three—Mesdames
Ed Chandler, R, F. Holloway,
H. M. Grizzard, W. D. Bennett,
S. N. Borders, F. H. Chandler,
R. N. Carlton, Leonard Blakeney,
Eb Jones, G. H. Deason and Mr.
and Mrs. Clay Sandidge.
Ward No. Four—Mesdames J.
M. Killian, W. H. Frey, Willis
Higginbotham, Day Cage, Dr.
R. S. Cameron and Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Cox, your humble servant
joining in this good work.
Please place all trash which
cannot be burned on the premises,
in barrels, boxes and bags con-
venient to the street and the city
scavenger will haul same away.
Please notify Dr. Cameron. Bud
Deason or the Mayor if the
wagons are not at your premises
i n due time to haul off the rubbish.
The Twentieth Century Club
has olfered a prize of $2.00, for
the largest heap of debris etc.
prepared for removal from the
premises; they to select the
judges.
All assistance possible will be
rendered by the city officials.
People: Let us heed this day
and continue the work from day
to dav until we shall have the
CLEANEST, PRETTIEST and
the HEALTHIEST city within
alt this country.
Remember the day—Tuesday,
the 28 day of March A. D. 1911.
Yours for a clean city,
J. J. Bennett, Mayor.
Misses Louise White, Annie
McClellan and La Rue Hawkins,
in the home of the latter, gave a
party Monday evening in honor of
their schoolmate Miss Ileta Grif-
fith, who was to leave this week
for Duncan, Okla., which city
her father has decided to make
their place of residence. Thirty
two guests were present, includ-
ing the Mcllhany Academy Sen-
iors.
River Valley Water Users’ asso-
ciation, was master of ceremonies
at the dedication. He introduced
Gov. Slqan who read a letter from
former Secretary of the Interior.
B?Ringer, telling of the wonder-
ful good the project just complet-
ed will accomplish. Then he
introduced Col. Roosevelt, who
delivered a brief speech.
After her father’s speech, Miss
Roosevelt, in the role of chirsten-
er, pressed the button which re-
leased the machinery by which
the dam gates were raised. It
had been originally planned that
Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer
of the reclamation service, would
be in attendance, but his trip to
Europe interfered and the recla-
mation bureau was represented
by Louis P. Hill, supervising
engineer in immediate charge of
the Salt river project.
Following the ceremonies at
the dam, the Roosevelt party,
which had made the trip from
Phoenix in automobiles, went to
the town of Roosevelt, where
they were scheduled to spend
the night. After dark an elab-
orate illumination of the dam
canals and powerhouses were
shown. Again Miss Roosevelt
pressed the button.
Tomorrow the official party
will return toward Phoenix as
far as Mesa, Ariz.. where the
colonel and his party will spend
the day visiting Archie Roose-
velt, who is attending school
there. Monday the party will go
to Phoenix.
Friends of Manager Galbreath,
after the close of the show last
Saturday, presented him with a
handsome silver chest by way of
appreciation for the telling effort
he had put forth to’ make the
show what it has proved. Figures
compiled by the management in-
dicate that the attendance ex-
ceeded all previous records.
Protracted Meeting.
At the Methodist church be-
ginning Friday, 24th. Rev. J.
A. Biggs of Fort Worth, Confer-
ence Evangelist, will do the
pleaching. A cordial invitation
is extended to all to attend these
services. We will appreciate the
cooperation of all the churches.
C. L. Cartwright.
Marriage Licenses.
Terrell Gresham and Miss Cora
Cosper, Gran bury Rte 3.
Sam E. Barton and Miss Jewel
Mann, Dublin Rte 4.
Je^se Leverett and Miss Edna
Pauline Maxwell, Dublin Rte 5.
Births Reported.
Boys to Mr. and Mrs.
-Reed, Morgan Mill.
S. D. Walton, Morgan Mill.
C. P. Powell,
Ed Carter, Stephenville.
Girls to Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Stewart, Morgan Mill.
R. Brandenburg, Bluffdale.
'J’om Pack, Sisk.
^ouis Hancock, Morgan Mill.
The Empire and Semi-
fly Dallas News a year $1.75
Jesse Garrett Wins Another!
' Now if this related to a base-
ball game, the above caption
would be commonplace, for Mr.
Garrett has won so many ball
games he has long since ceased
to keep an account of his vic-
tories.
But baseball ednquests sirik
into insignificance in comparison
with the victory of this famous
pitcher, which the Empire in-
tends to relate just now.
Wednesday night at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. S. N. Borders,
their only daughter Miss Eliza-
beth, and Mr. Garrett, after a
In our Candy Kitchen is the best and freshest Candies at
the best prices. Likely you can get what'jJPwantin our
Stationary department. And we give you Bargains that
leaves a good taste in your mouth.
Milk Skimmer- -
Ladies Collar.
.. 5c
Ladies Union Suits....
25c
30c to 50c Corset Cover
25c
. 10c
Hammer.............
25c
- 10c
Hatchett............
25c
. 15c
5c
10 quart Strainer Milk
j Poll . .;. .........
25c
See our line of Straw Hats and Beautiful Baby Bath Tubs
Livingston’s Racket Store
SOUTHWEST CORNER PUBLIC SQUARE
The Millin.ry Opening.
Not that this reporter intends
to describe any of the headgear
or any of the displays. Far be
it from us to attempt a task so
utterly out of our scope. We
would not try such a thing even
in a one horse town where a real
millinery establishment has nev-
er existed, much less here in old
wide awake Stephenville where
an endless variety of head dress
stuff in all the latest styles may
f>e found in a number of stores.
Here’s what we wanted to say:
solemen and impressive ceremony | For more than .a quarter of a
py Rev. C. L. Cartwright, wereicentury Stephenville has been
pronounced man and wife. On headquarters for ladies hats for
account of sickness in the home
only relatives were invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett departed
on the night train for Portland
Oregon, where he is to report for
duty next week.
Suiprise Party for Mi». King
Wednesday was Mrs. Horace
Kings birthday. X)ur informant
did not say which one, but that
an immense trade territory, and
in all those years it is doubtful
if such an array of exquisite and
dainty productions have graced
the display counters of the deal-
ers as are to be found there this
season. For further information
refer you to the ladies in
we
charge of these several depart-
ments. The opening day in Ste-
phenville was last Friday, just
as you saw advertised in these
is immaterial. She is exactly c'olumns- but in justice to our
merchant friends the Empire
four years younger than Horace;
they have the same birthday.
Mrs. King has advanced far
enough along in fife that she does
not look upon birthdays with the
same degree of importance as in
girlhood, and was not anticipating
anything out of the ordinary on
this occasion. But early in the
afternoon callers began to drop
in until before she could get time
to think it over, about 25 of her
aid society sisters were unbidden
but welcome guests in her home.
The ladies had made it up among
themselves to give Mrs. King
this happy surprise party, out of
recognition for the valuable as-
sistance she had rendered the
»
society during her several years
membership. They brought e-
nough ice cream and cakes to
"■bountifully refresh all, and a
number of the ladies brought
along personal gifts for their
good sister in token of their
esteem. The ladies put in a full
afternoon together and are un-
animous in calling it a pleasant
affair.
R. M. Wright, under indict-
ment since 1908 charged with
disposing of mortgaged property,
was arrested Tuesday at Pauls
Valley Okla., by Sheriff Deaton.
Mr. Deaton made an extra swift
trip of it, leaving here on the
2:20 train of Tuesday and return-
ing on the 2:20 Wednesday morn-
ing.
AFTER IN FORM ATI® N.
Sunday School Teacher—Chil-
dren, we are all made of dust
Irrepreeaible Willie—And is nig-
—Princeton
gen made of coal duet ?
Tiger.
GRANDMA JENKINS
FATALLY BURNED
Grandma Jenkins, as she w&s
familiarly known, was burned to
death Monday morning at her
home in Comanche.
She was alone in the house
when a small fire was burning in
the fireplace. Her son found her
on the floor in front of the fire-
place with her clothing burned
off and life extinct.
Mrs. Jenkins was the mother
of the county superintendent of
schools of Comanche county,
Prof. W. D. Jenkins, and was
one of the pioneer settlers of
that county.
Cloudburst Near Stamford.
wants to assure its lady readers
that none of the advertisers told
it a thousandth part as stron
as
t ,1
the displays themselves. The
words have not as yet been coin
ed with which to describe such hail and considerable wind,
beauty and grandeur. You’ll
Stamford, Tex., March 19.—
There was a cloud burst between
Haskell and Stamford and four
inches of rain fell. Only a show-
er fell at Stamford and but little
rain fell at Haskell.
The creeks put out of the
banks, though the rain does not
appear to have covered an area
of over 15 or 20 miles, running
east and west. There was no
material damage done. It was
of great advantage to crops. The
rain was accompanied by some
m m
have to go see the goodsf
Federal Court Proceedings.
In the Federal court at Fort
Ben Anthony stands at the
head of a list of names offered .
by a Sweetwater paper, as suit-! Worth Tuesday in the case of
able timber from which to select ithe United States vs J. W. Simer,
a genuinely progressive board of T. D. and J. L. Granger, charged
aldermen from which we infer! wjth counterfeiting, the jury re-
our friend Ben has lost none of tU[(1ed a verdict of guilty on one
the get-up-and-get spirit which
characterized his life while a cit-
izen of this place. There will be
something doing in Sweetwater
if that town puts such men as
Mr. Anthony at the head of the
procession.
A local lodge U. B. A. has re-
cently been organized here with
fifteen charcer members. The
officers are: John Purves, past
president; J. B. Keith, president;
B. F. Poison, secretary; J. J.
Bennett, treasurer; Re-v. E. B.
McLaughlin, chaplain;Mack Tay-
lor, conductor; Virgil Hyatt, sen-
tinel; representative to supreme
lodge, J. J. Bennett; medical ex-
aminer, Dr, A. E. Lankford;
trustees, Dave Deaton, Henry
Bradshaw and Dr. Lankford.
The Empire failed to mention
a good piece of work performed
by the fire boys last week. Early
Wednesday morning the home of
Mrs. Martha Keith was discover-
ed on fire in ihe kitchen roof.
I. J. Blackburn seeing it could
be extinguished without using
the hose, had the stream cut off,
removed the flue, called for a
little water, poured it on the few
burning particles and the fire
was out Our fireboys are as
prompt and thoughtful as any
town coaid wish for.
count in the five of the indict-
ment, and not gui ty on the other
four.
On the same day and in the
same court, S. B. Bewley of
Wichita Falls, charged with
having used the mails in con-
nection with the attempted black-
mail of J. A. Kemp, was adjudg-
ed, guilty. Bewley was tried last
fafi but the jury failed to agree.
%[udge Meek announced he
w<juld pass sentence later in the
above cases.
irnnty Court Proceedings-
State vs Allie Boucher, carry-
ing knuckles; plea of guilty;fined
$100. \
Sfatej vs. Walter Young, petty
theft; pJea of guilty; fined $5 and
5 days iri jail.
State \ts Lee Means, petty theft
in two cases; ’plea of guilty in
each; fined $10 and 10 days in
jail in eaefi case.
State; J Reuben Smith, aggra-
vated d I ilt;plea of guilty; fined
$26. ^
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Hawkins, W. H. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1911, newspaper, March 24, 1911; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877731/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.