The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XXXVII.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1969.
NO 26
What is learned in the
cradle lasts till the grave
Cultivate the saving habit in
your children by opening an
account in their name. Teach
them to save their pennies—a
child’s pennies are a man’s
dollars.
Man Fall* Twenty Feet.
George Cady, a tinuer in the
shop of B. F. Compton, while
standing on the south wall of the
new bank building Friday morn-
ing, fell therefrom to the ground, a
distance of about twenty feet. An
empty crate happened to be stand-
ing at the place where he fell and
it was also a fortunate circumstance
that he came down feet foremost.
The only bad result to Mr. Cady is
a soreness in his back which has
prevented him from going back to
work at once. It is likely that he
will be rid of the soreness in a few
days.
A dollar or more starts an
count at this bank
ac-
IVe Solicit Small
as well as Large
Accounts
FARMERS * RATIONAL
QANK
Some Plain Word* to Those Who
Owe the Empire
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We dislike to annoy the many
readers of this paper who are
always paid up in advance, by con-
suming any space on the subject of
what is due us. But the publisher,
feeling as he does, that he is giv-
ing value received in this deal,
cannot be blamed for put.iug forth
an occasional effort to collect out-
standing subscriptions. Within the
next two weeks every reader who
is nrjt paid up ahead will receive a
enient from this office. Quite
umber have already been sent
and the list will be worked
through as speedily as possible
j any one getting these statements
will please do‘ us a favor to gi?e the
matter a quick reply. Don’t treat
us with silent contempt. That does
not balance the books in this office
by any means, as some have found
out in the past. If you see any
error in our statement of your ac-
count, point it out. There’s a way
to see who is correct. If any one
wants to stop the paper, that’s a
great American privilege; but for
the sake of honesty, pay up first.
A Fight in Court.
There was considerable excite-
ment in Justice Jackson’s court for
a few moments Monday afternoon.
During the progress of a civil pro-
ceeding, A. P. young vs. J. E.
Smith, Mr. Smith was defending
his cause personally before the
court, while Mr. Young was repre-
senting his side of the case. While
Mr. Smith was addressing the court
a dispute arose between the parties
to tbe suit wicli wound up in an
altercation, in which Mr. Smith re-
ceived two or three cuts with a
kniie, and Mr. Young saved his
head by alertly ducking under a
chair which was coming down with
g<*9
great force. The most aerjuus of __ ___
Mr. Smith’s woufids was in /fife*re- Prof. J. Barton Jones. Hi9 many
Quality in Drugs
The supreme point about our Drugs is their re-
liable quality- Our business is not guess work
any more thaji your cooking is guess work. We
know for a rertainty that our Drugs are of the
very best quality before we ever let them enter
the 9tore.
We have found that these are the kind of drugs
most people want-
Don’t get the idea the high quality makes our
prices high for it does not.
R.
DRUGS
E. COX
AND JEWELRY
EAST SIDE OF SQUARE
mention of the worthy ^rincit)%l,
See our line of side boards,
are charmingly beautiful.
Oxford Furniture Co.
They
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Busipess
/Ippoupeemei^t
.1 have moved into the store formerly
occupied by Richards Bros., and have
added a line of........
Dry Goods. Boots ar?d Styoes,
flats ar?d Gaps, £tc.
To my Groceries. Will still keep my
Grocery department up to its well known
kigh standard of excellence, and hope
to retain all former customers both in
city and country, and add many more.
Your trade will be appreciated.
W. D. BENNETT
gion of his ribs on the left side.
He was carried to a physician’s of
fice where his wounds were dressed,
after which he was on the streets
again for awhile before leaving for
his home at Huckabay.
A Visit to the Public School.
The Empire man made his first
visit since the opening day, to the
Public School of Stephenville
Tuesday morning. Right now be-
fore we overlook it let us say to the
citizens and patrons of this wonder-
ful school, you have no idea what
you are missing by not paying it an
occasional visit. The writer is free
to confess that he went there Tues-
day more out of a sense of duty
than with any idea of being enter-
tained or benefited. But it proved
a blessing to us. No/thoughtful
man can occupy a seat on the ros-
trum there and watch the several
hundred pupils file into that spaci-
ous chapel in the most order’y
manner, and conduct themseleves
with almost perfect deportment
throughout the chapel exercises,
without feeling thankful at heart
that Stephenville school district is
blessed wiiu a corps of teachers
who are training ss well as teach-
ing. And then after the scripture
lesson, Superintendent Hagan’s
talk to the school was so helpful.
It is really a ten minute sermon
which these boys and girls hear
over there, and in after years they
are'going to thank God for the
earnest effort* of that good man
and his assistants. Any grown up
man or woman who will visit this
school at chapel hour, 8:45 in the
morning, is sure to bring away
pleasant recollections. They will
also leave there mentally deter-
mining to be a closer friend to. the
school than ever before. No write
up of the Stephenville schools is
half way complete, without some
days of tnstinted service iu the
schools of tbis city have been
crowned with a measure of success
so loftly, that he has endeared him-
self to all who know anything
about the institution, and no teach-
er is better beloved by the boys and
girls of this district. This town
has not a nobler or better citizen
than he, and it was a fortunate day
in the school history of this place
when he came back to us. At some
future time we hope to visit the
various rooms and have somewhat
to say concerning the work being
id faculty. In the meantime pa-
rents, take our advice and pay the
public school a visit.
BASE BALL.—Chickasha In-
dians vs. Tarleton College nine; at
College Park Tuesday 3 p. m. and
at again at 7:30 p. in. General
admission 23 cents; grand stand 13
c$,nts extra.
The Mothers’ Club willl have a
concert in the auditorium of the
Public School building on Monday
evening, March 1st, at 8 p. m.
Admission 25 cents; children 15
cents. Proceeds go toward paying
for the piauo.
Burglary Insurance
The best burglary insurance policy ever writ-
ten is a checking account with a bank; saves
carrying a lot of money around with you and
yet you have it any minute you want it. If
all persons carried checking accounts and
wore a check-book in their inside pockets,
the hold-up guys would go out of business.
Better Come In Today and Open an
Account
The First National Bank
Stephenville, Texas.
“The_Oldest Bank In Erath County.”
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The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1909, newspaper, February 26, 1909; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877825/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.