The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1910 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL. XXXVIII.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 27. 1910.
NO. 38
Extra Low Prices
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Keith Brothers
1 yard wide Brown Sheeting.......................... 5c
12 l-2c and 15c Gingham.............................. 10c
White Lingerie Dresses at 1-3 Off, also few colors left
Big Sacrifice on Chijdrens Dresses
Big Shigment of Jus^rite Corsets—Every Corset Guaranteed
Lawns, J -unity, Cross Bar all on sale at Reduced Prices
Big 1 iot Shirt Waists to close at Bargains.
Muslin Underwear for Ladies cheaper than you can buy the
* material to make them.
Millinery—We are Sacrificing our Millinery to clean up
Have your Hat retrimmed—We have some pretty flowers—
You can buy Hat fixings Cheap
Mens Extra Trousers 50c to $1.60 Off on each pair
Mens Straw Hats at Bed Rock prices. See us on
Dry Goods, Millinery
Shoes and Furnishings
Our Cash method enables us to sell you cheaper—We can
Prove this statement if you will only gfjre us a chance
Every Shoe we sell we repair if it rips. Packages delivered
to any part of town Free
Keith Brothers
The Safest Place to .Trade
PhoneNo. 183 West Side Square
TABERNACLEIENLARGED
FOR 'ADAIR MEETING
By Saturday nighCthe work on
the addition to the tabernacle
will have been completed and as
a consequence there will l>e near-
ly double the *seating capacity
under the roof that it formerly
had.
Eight foot wide additions have
been put on the north, south and
east sides making it: seating ca-
pacity 1500 or more perhaps.
The school closing exercises dur-
ing the past week have in a
measure interterred w ith the cot-
tage prayer meetings, but it is
thought there has l»een much
praying in secret which will be
rewarded openly. Mr. Adair is
heralded as a great worker among
men. it is reported that most of
the converts of, lps meetings are
full growm men. Stephenville
will afford him a wonderful op-
portunity in this respect,as there
are few towns of its size in the
State with so many unsaved men.
Marriage Licenses.
5I?e pirst flatioi^al Bai?^
OF STEPHENVILLE, TEX As
05 per cent, of the business in
the business world is based on
CREDI T . Good credit is
therefore a most essential item
in every business.
In addition to the amount of
your money in the bank, the
fact that you are safeguarding
your future and have a check
account witl a strong hank,
strengthens '.our credit..
We have facilities
and are in a position to
handle your banking business
whether it he large or
— small.
Ji?e pirst ]tatioi?al 3a9^
OF COURSE WE ARE GOING -
TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
Nearly all the business men re-
sponded to Mayor Bennett’s call
Friday afternoon to decide about
July Fourth. The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Bennett.
Hunt Perry was elected chair-
man, G. W. Jenks and W. H.
Hawkins secretaries. On motion
was voted that the city in con-
nection with the fire companies
would celebrate the Fourth of
July^ by having a basket picnic
and inviting the people of the
county to join in with us.
W. H. Frey, Chas Neblett and
John Cage were appointed a fi-
ance committee to raise necessary
funds.
On motion the chair appointed
an arrangement committee, as
follows: Eb Jones, C. O. Blake-
ney and 0. H. Bell. Also a com-
mittee, of three on program and
advertising: W. H. Hawkins, F.
S. White and C. R. Coulter.
—About $200 was subscribed be-
fore the meeting adjourned, giv-
ing the finance committee a nice
sum to begin with on their can-
vass. They will try to increase
, it to at least $500 before next
I meeting, which is today (Friday)
at 4 p. m. At the meeting this
afternoon, after the picnic busi-
ness is over, a board of trade
will likely be organized.
Elder A. B. Baxley of Abiline,
will preach at the Graham street
church Sunday morning. He is
a brother of of our townsman K.
N. Baxley. They call him the
boy preacher as he is' only 21.
We are requested to also mention
there will be a church meeting
at^i) a. m.
/f Miss Mabel Gaston of GranX
bury was here Saturday return-
ing from DeLeon where she has
secured a splendid class in orato-
ry for the next session of the
public schools of that city. She
iR a daughter of Editor Gaston
and possesses rare ability in
line of work.)? t /
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Mulvy Eoff and Miss Alga But-
ler, Dublin Rte.
Charlie Longand Miss Amanda
Wilkins, Dublin Rte.
G. W. Harper and Miss Maomi
Oliver, Thurber.
T. A. Dunlap and Miss N. E.
Shipman, Stephenville Rte.
Eugene Bennett and Miss Lilie
Sublett, Dublin. ^
J. H. Renner and Miss Ola
Lackey, Chalk Mountain.
Will Kennedy (col.) and Liza
Phillips, Stephenville.
T • • . -W .. ■ .....—
Births Reported.
Boys to Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Bradley, Dublin.
A. E. Sewall, Stephenville.
J. A. Wharton,
Eugene Wyly, Selden.
Will Jones, Huckabay.
Russell Owen, Stephenville.
Girls to Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Wilcox, Morgan Mill.
Buc'k Martin, Johnsville.
Fred Spratt, Harbin.
liell-CreciMvood.
Southwest Side Squari?
Stepbepuille, Sexas
Mcllhany Academy Exercises.
There may have been as good
but there could not have been a
better school commencement pro-
gram than the one presented by
the graduating class of Mcllhany
Academy Thursday evening of
last week. In this connection we
might say that the principal H.J.
Mcllhany knows how to arrange
a program and then understands
the art of getting his pupils in
readiness for it.
On this occasion the weather
could not ha\'e been more dis-
agreeable, as the rain and hail
began just about the time that
many people were getting ready
to start to the opera house and
the big black clouds looked as if
they might contain considerable
wind. And so it was that many
were bluffed off. Yet quite a
goodly company assembled and
were completely captured by the L_
very first number, 9 concert ex-
Roscoe Cox has sold his resi-
dence in Park Place addition to
J. R. Stev, rt f Comanche coun-
ty who will move here soon. Mr.
Stewart is one of the best citizens
of theSipe Springs country and.
and will receive a genuinely1
hearty welcome to our city. /
Prof. O. E. Covey has been
elected principal of the Hucka-
bay public school for the 1910-11
term, and his wife as teacher of
the primary grade. This school
which has bden so ably conduct-
ed by Prof. Shults will still be in
good hands, as Mr. and Mrs.
Covey each hold first grade cer-
ates and are apt teachers.
At the residence of the bride’s erc'se e^)CU^on class of 25
father. , S. J. Greenwood. at or more members, and the inter-
Strawn, Texas, on Wednesday of ost never 'aK^e(I a particle
last week, at 2 o’clock p.'m. throughout the entire entertain-
Prof. Spurgeon Bell and Miss Al- nu;^‘
ice Greenwood were joined in , ^ ie ora^on °f Janies Albert
wedlock by their former Stephen- ( ansle °n 1 he • Value ol Chnrac-
ville pastor, Dr. Chas. B. Will-jter” was a gem, and Miss Ileta
iams, of Waco, Many handsome1 Gr,fnth’s essa>’. “Industry and
and valuable presents were re- I(,leness’ a jewel,and both were
ceived by the happy couple.
The bride, who was reared in
Bluffdale, attended Tarleton Col- , , , . .
, ... , , , , , at the speechmaking business
,and than it was don,, by Dink Marnier
U,en taut .., m the public sehool K„ss(,n ..Counw#.. was th(!
subject of Miss Louise Virginia
well delivered. “Regulus to the
Carthaginians, ” could not have
that of Miss Laru<> Hawkins, and
each of them are entitled to the
same compliments we have pass-
ed on those .^antioned before.
And now if we do place Russell
Aubrey Cox last, let no one get
the idea that his part was the
least entertaining of the several
numbers. The valedictorian has
the most difficult task to perform
<yn occasions of this Kind, and it
is not infrequently the case that,
their efforts are misapplied and*
inappropriate. Not so with Mr.
Cox. “The Habit of Success, ’’ a
speech glowing with pretty and
well rounded sentences, and a-
bounding wth timely suggest-
ions, was most impressively de-
livered by the young man. And
then turning first to his teach-
ers and then to his classmates he.
directed a few well Chosen re-
marks to each, in a manner so
forceful and eloquent as to stamp
him as an orator pf the first
Rev. G. L. Cartwright in a
brief but inspiring talk then pre-
sented the certificate of gradua-
tion to the eight young people
mentioned in these lines, and
another successful years work of
the Academy was over.
Amusing Base Ball Game.
The seniors vs. the board and
faculty made an an amusing
been done better by an old ha nil ^ame °L Monday after-
l o see board member .J
noon.
of Stephenville several terms. The
groom, a former membbr of
Tarleton faculty, is at present a
professor in Chicago University.
A letter from Wesley Chapel
reaches us too late for publica-
tion; it tells of success in the
childrens day exercises, which
was attended by an immense
crowd. Of course the dinner was
plentiful and very fine; its always
thus in that grand community.
E. Mobley and Prof. Jennings in
their uniform was well worth the
price of admission, and Mobley’s
run for a ball that was knocked
beyond him in left field was
worth another quarter. Charley
Neblett another board member
was 4 jam up first baseman when
a boy and ^ie has not entirely
ball at that bag yet.
. [ Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Perry are
1 in Hamilton for the big picnic oc-
casion. Hamilton was the girl-
hood home of| Mrs. Perry, and
she has many ?dear friends in
White’s essay and the beautiful
boquets she got were well de-
served. Grady Edwin Miller’s
declamation on “The American
War’’ showed that his parents | J^rgotten tffe art of stopping the
did not misname him in putting
Grady (Georgia’s illustrious ora
tor) at the front of his name.
“Your Influence” was the sub-*
ject of Miss Annie Ruth McClel-
and “Happiness”
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Hawkins, W. H. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1910, newspaper, May 27, 1910; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877935/m1/1/: accessed April 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.