The Stephenville Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Stephenville Empire-Tribune and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Stephenville Public Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
■as
The Stephenville Tribune.
THIRTEENTH YEAR.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, AUG. II, 1905.
4.
inq m rices on
SUMMER
KyS . X
Richards Store.
Our Buyer is ^xfw in the Wholesale Market making his
usual diligent search for merchandise that will satisfy
our trade-'Tor the coming months.
We fjjill have quite a lot of Summer Oxfords for ladies
an£ children, Blacks, Tans and White Canvas. In our
^ess Goods Department there are a number of very de-
sirable dress styles,,and over the store various other Summer
Goods. The prices on these goods have been reduced and
and reduced again making some very Attractive Bargains
Let us show you these.
Get Your Talking Machine Before Tuesday August 25th.
Our offer to give a $12.00 Talking Machine with $25.00
trade closes on that day. No tickets issued after August 25.
Keep what tickets you do not use. You may have opportu-
nity to use them later.
M T. E. RICHARDS,
WEST SIDE SQUARE. THE CASH MAN.
/
O BOBBIE.
COME
BACK
BOBBIE
And Bobbie Ran Away, Tore
• Buggy, but Did Not
Qet Excited.
John Hansen hooked up his fine
animal on Monday, and. as
[Usual, the uiicxjiectcd liappen-d.
y|Ame of the shaves be-
be calculated to create sickness in
the city. All stagnant slop and
puddle-holes should l>e looked af-
ter and receive immediate attention
so as to destroy .the breeding
places of mosquitoes which are
said to be regularly in the business
of transmitting various forms of
fever. I find that at various
places where watermelons are
kept for sale that the rinds are
thrown out of the back door there
came detached from the axle and
dropped, and caused the horse to to rot, which is a positive violation I intelligence
run. The vehicle struck a wagon 1 of the city ordinance. It is much to an ear of corn
and turned it half around, and cheaper to abate all nuisances
partially up set it. The buggy [ about your place, and by so doing
was completely demolished. Dur- prevent sickness to a great extent
ingthe run the animal dashed in- ; than it is to spend the night giv-
to a squad of men. Allie Carter ■ ing medicine and paying doctor’s
was slightly wounded in the leg i bills.
and arm, and Jess McAlpin had a
pair of $5 pants ripped up. The
animal ran up Graham street and
John was pitched out. After the
buggy was wrecked the animal
ran as far as the bottling works be-
fore he missed his master, and
stopped. John had regained his
feet, and walked to the corner of
the block. He called out, “O
libie. Come Hack, Bobbie,” and
lobhie came back to his owner.
John procured another rig, and
soon had the animal in harness,
and was driving around as if noth-
ing had happened.
Mayor’s Proclamation.
It is a well known fact that we
are now ill the midst of the hottest
summer that has been experienced
for several years, and owing to the
excessive rains 'in the early part of
the season which caused a vigorous
growth of all vegetation, I find
that the weeds have gotton beyond
the beautifying stage.
Therefore, I take this method of
notifying all citizens of this city
that they arc expected to clean
up their premises by cutting and
burning the weeds both inside of
their juclosures and off. of their
•*‘?wTewulk.
You are also commanded to
abate all other nuisances that may
It is my earnest desire to do all
I can for the preservation of the
city that I appeal to the citizens of
the city as I do.
Therefore I do hope that there
will not be any need of a more
stringent enforcement of the law
than this.
James Collins,
Mayor.
Vital Statistics.
John I
Union
Castraldo, Joe
Charley Trice,
Voss, Bunyan;
Compton, Buti-
BIRTHS.
Boys to: W. H. Riley,
Varnide, Antonio Amaga,
Martina, Angelo
Venia, Thurber;
Ungleville; J. T.
J. T. Owen, Rome
van.. r
Girls to: Martin Lavis, Manuel
Travenia, Lauss Sirena, Thurlier;
Charley Matthews, Ungleville;
Wm. Bates, Bunyan.
deaths. —-
Mrs. Grace Willis, 57 years, Ste-
phenville, congestion.
Child, (no name given,) eight
months, Huckabay, dysentery.
• Lola Hays, two years, Lingle-
ville, menengitis.
For. Sa
pigs 6 to 8 wee’
John Frey or
lood ^Mlann-China
at $2.50. See
JBell. 30-30 Pates
Two Ears to a Stalk.
G. Z. Hollingsworth is not only
a fine citizen, but he’s one of those
fellows who can make two blades
of grass grow where only one grew
before. As an evidence of> his
thrift the editor will say that he
went through his corn field this
week and discovered that he is al-
so making two good ears of corn
grow’ where only one and a nubbin
grew heretofore. Mr. H. has by
forced that nubbin in-
His method is as
follows: At gathering time he
hangs a sack in the rear of his
wagon and when he comes to a
stalk with two good ears he selects
the best and saves it for seed. By
doing thisi he gets his corn into
the habit1 of growing two ears to
the stalk. The editor noticed that
at least half of the corn in his
field produced two ears to the stalk
and the experiment is only just
two years old. There is only one
other improvement the editor could
suggest to Mr. H., and that would
lie to get his corn to do away with
the shuck and cob, and turn out
instead a little sack of meal right
where the ear ought to be. Some
unreasonable lady averse to house
keeping may now suggest that in-
stead of meal that the plant should
produce a cake of egg corn bread
already sliced and ready for the
table. Right here the editor
would object, for then there would
lie no necessity for house keeping
and the girls would all become old
maids if corn bread could lie grown
already cooked.
Pesidence Property For Sale.
One of th^ best residences fti
Stephenville noar the college, 11
room house, 2 ojsterns. 2-wells,
barn, apple, pear\uul peach or-
chards, one acre iiXUackberries,
over six acres of finoNand. Will
sell at a bargain if takenSt once.
31-4t J. B. Hancock.
Dn1d(nSteam^f,
ateq’ baTTJeyfti^)}}
nutidrv basket at
msmim *
II P
III
STEPHENVILLE. TEXAS.
IHE mm\ EMIT!
Heirs of Uncle Ike Cowan, of
Richardson Greek, and the
Father of Joseph*?. Cow-
an Were ' —
J. D. Cowan of Dallas Heir to
Property Worth a Billion.
Dollars.
If the Claims are 9wetained the
Cowans of Richardson Creek
Can Buy the Whole of
Erath County With
Their Loose Pocket
Change.
New York, Aug. 5.—Joseph T.
Cowan of Dallas, Texas, dropped
in on New York yesterday for the
purpose of putting into motion a
ciaim made some time ago by sev-
eral heirs .of the late Andrew Hart-
field for a large parcel of valuable
real estate. It is declared by these
heirs that Hartfield owned all that
section of the city lying west of
Fifth avenue between Seventy-
fifth and One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth streets, part of which
is now Central Park.
This tract, embracing 160 acres,
is worth more than $400,000,000,
says Mr. Cowan, who appraises it
at more than a billion dollars, but
he is willing to settle on a reason-
able basis with the present reputed
owners. The Hartfield or Hat-
field claim is not a new one, but
the heirs have now gotten together
and according to Mr. Cowan pro-
pose to take vigorous steps toward
securing their rights.
Cowan first came to New York
last November and placed the claim
before the comptroller and city
chamberlain.
When this claim was questioned,
the lawyer said he would go to the
register’s office and procure the
volume of the records wherein is
recorded the lease to the city by
Andrpw Hartfield of 160 acres for
ninetyknine years and a day begin-
ning with the year 1795. Mr.
Cowan did not find the record.
He now asserts that a'certain in-
dividual who is known to him sur-
reptitiously purloined one of the
record hooks containing a copy of
the lease. It is now his intention
to apply to the courts to compel
the custodian of the record to pro-
duce it in court.
Cowan, Texas. Aug. 8.—The
facts are: About this time last
year I heard of this matter, hut
paid no attention to it until this
spring, when I received a letter
from a relative of my father’s,
after which a general line of cor-
respondence was begun, from
which I have located relatives, and
have obtained family records as
far back as 1720. There is a re*
cord over two hundred years old
not yet found. A. B. Cowan,
Cowan, Texas.
m
sorted stock of Lumber and
ltd let us fiptirr with you
We have a large and in^jort
solicit your busiug^sT Call dv,
when you are jtf the market for}
LUBES, SASH, BOOBS, LIMB, LATHS, CEMENT, BRICK,
c>6 ANYTHING USED FOR BUILDING PURPOSES.
Wf'sell the celebrated
HODGE RED FENCE.
Yard on North Graham St.
C. H. KING, ~
Fire Boys “Smoker.”
The fire boysof Hose Com-
pany No. 2 met in business
session this week to talk ov6r mat-
ters connected with the property
interests of this city, and incident-
ally to enjoy a little smoker given
in honor and acknowledgment of
the confidence reposed in them by
the citizens of the town. A num-
ber of their friends were there, and
brilliant speeches were made both
by the fire boys and their guests.
After all these speeches had been
finished, and all the good things
provided for the inner man had
disappeared, these fire bo>s looked
over their guests and noticed that
one of their old-time friends was
absent. Motions were offered and
adopted that committees be sent out
and bring him in dead or alive.
John Cameron opposed ■ the word
“dead” in the motion hut he
was over ruled, and the motion
carried unanimously. The com-
mittee was sent out fully armed,
but by good luck Cameron was in-
advertently put on the committee.
Their trail led directly to the res-
idence of G. W. Jenks, and they
| sent in a messenger who woke him
up. It was then alout 10:30 p. m.
but the culprit was forced to df|gp
and appear liefore the cdmniittw.
Mort Mcllhany had loaded up with
a big sjieeeh, and he began firing
this at “the enemy’’ as soon as he
appeared. Those who heard Mort
say that his words and sentiments
were exacts suitable to the occa-
sion and delivered with so much
sincerity, force and earnestness
that there was no occasion for any
j of his brother committeemen to at-
tempt to speak. Mr. Jenks gave
CAGE & CROW,
“ Bankers
Individual Responsibility,
m m
*760,000
all the boys a "Roosevelt” hand
shake, thanked them for the visit
and for the mistake in getting
Cameron on the committee which
actually saved his life. Incidents
like these are as roses along the
pathway of life. Thanks are re-
turned to the fire boys for their
visit. May their shadows never
grow less.
Sealed* Bids. Aj
Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioners court- will Receive
sealed bids for the following con-
tracts, to-wit:
County printing.
Co\irt house janitor
Poo^ farm manager^ Applicants
to submit two propositions;' 1st:
Including lxiard ana guard for the
county cohviets;^2nd: Not includ-
ing board and guard for county
convicts. \ ,
County health officer.
Jail and poor .farm physician:
Applicants to submit four proposi-
tions: »l*»t; By visit and prescrip-
tion and,' furnish kiedicine; 2nd:
By visit And prescription and not
furnish/ medicine; 3rd: By the
montiynnd furnish medicine; 4th:
by th/month and not furntgji med
icine#
Bifls will Ijc received till\ 12
o’clock M. Thursday, August NL
The court reserves the right to re\
jeck any and all bids.
\ M. J. Thompson,
County Judge.
Notice to Bankers.
Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioners\Court will receive
bids from any linking incorpora-
tion, association Nor individual
banker of Erath cotthL- as the de-
pository of the funds' of Erath
county. \.
Bids will be received tij 1 12
o’clock m. Thursday, August 17.
Tl»e court reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Notice of Sale of Bankrupt Estate
In the matter of F'red CoUier, in
nkruptcy, No. 375,ym F’ort
Worth. In accordanceytvith order
of referee, and subject to confir-
mationov the referee, I will sell
the propertvof saidmankrupt, con-
sisting of: Ntocjf of drugs, med-
icines and fWtiires, and other
goods, notes lulcNaccounts, claims
and demands* Sale to be for cash,
and 10 per gent to lib. paid pending
considerotfon by the Court. Sales
to be inane, jointly or\severallv.
Sale win be made on ^Tuesday.
August 15, 1905, as prescribed by
acts pi bankruptcy.
O. H. Bell, Trustee,
/ 31-3t Stephenville, Texas.
A New Swindle. 1
i
• A well dressed stranger stays all
night with the intended victim and
during the stay reports that he has
lost a valuable diamond pin some-
where about the place. After
searching for half a day, he^ takes
his leave, feeling badly about his
loss, and requests the family to
keep a close lookout for the pin,
adding that he will pay $100 for
its recovery. A few days later a
bum appears on the place and ac-
cidently shows a pin exactly like
the one they had been looking for,
and casually remarks that he found
it just outside the gate. After
some dickering the pin is sold for
$25 and sometimes $50. The
farmer then writes to the address
left by the stranger and asks him
to bring his $100 dollars and get
the pin. He nev'er conies, oA the
bum was in the deal and the pin
costs only about 20 cents.
we do a general banking business and hare every
possible security thrown about us for the benefit and
security of depositors. >
Money loaned on good security.
Deposits and tarns, Large or Small, Are Solicited.
We kaveXroom in our bank, especiallv furnished for
our custogfers. When in town make it your headquar-
ters. You are always we'come.
Honesty, Courtesy, Safety.
THEFT OF A GIRL
A Little Romance Knocked Out
by a Six Shooter.
Bates Cox arrested at the.-court
house steps, on Wednesdayv a
young man from Comanche county
named W. W. Fletcher, by author-
ity of a message from a constable
at Blanket, in which Fletcher was
charged with the “theft of a girl.’
The young man arrived in Ste-
phenville on the 1 a. m. train with
Miss Minnie Gore, and as soon as
the county clerk’s office was open
he applied for a license to wed the
girl. Bates Cox placed him under
arrest, and search revealed that
Mr. Fletcher carried a pistol.
This fact greatly complicates the
case, for he is now in for a heavy
fine, $100 and costs. A Tribune
reporter interviewed the young
lady soon after her affianced was
placed in jail. She claims to be
over 18 years old, and while not
pretty, is prepossesing in figure
and seems to be quite intelligent.
Her widowed mother lives 8 miles
from Blanket, on a home she owns.
The widow had bought a new
home in Scurry county, and on
Tuesday had packed up and was
on the road moving to it. Her
daughter was in the rear, near her
brother, who was driving the cat-
tle. Fletcher drove up in a buggy
and he and the girl went to Co-
manche where they took the Fris-
co for Stephenville to get a license
to wed. Miss Minnie states that
she has been keeping company
with Fletcher for quite awhile, and
that her mother never objected,
but refused to permit her to marry
on account of her age. The girl
expressed regrets that her affian-
ced got into troubl over the pistol.
After things get straighted out she
intends to marry him. She visited
him in jail at 10 o’clock in the
morning to arrange all details nee-
cessary to future action. She says
Mr. Fletcher is well connected and
can easily give bond in the pistol
case. The girl will likely return
to relatives in Comanche county
until Mr. Fletcher gets his pistol
case adjusted.
Baby Found on Doorsteps.
Early Wednesday morning an
infant, apparently eight or ten
weeks old, was found on the door-
steps of Zack F^akins’ residence,
where it had been left by some
heartless parent some time during
the previous night. The child
was enclosed in a cheap pasteboard
telescope grip, in which slits had
been cut to supply air, and had on
a plain, but neat white dress. It
is apparently a healthy, robust
child, an unusually pretty little
fellow, and when seen by the Tele-
phone reporter was sweetly sleep-
ing, as though under the influence
of some mild opiate. City Mar-
shal Troutt, on being notified,
took charge of the child, and soon
found a permanent home for the
helpless little waif in the family of
Henry Smith.—Dublin Telephone.
Kicked by a Horse.
Boon Tudor was kicked by a
horse in Stephenville on Tuesday
morning. The animal’s hoof struck
him in the groin.
Election of Officers.
Hose Company No. 2 electetl
the following officers Tuesday
night: John Canteron, foreman;
S. M- Lamb, asst, foreman; E. L.
Hickey, secretary; P. E. Payne,
treasurer.
■ -X . ■:
$2
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View three places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Stephenville Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1905, newspaper, August 11, 1905; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881622/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.