The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1898 Page: 2 of 4
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populists have
or entire con
eounty government,
'democrats want a look at the
ks.
Each of the towns of Goldth-
waite, Manor and Milano re-
ceived its first hale of cotton on
August 12. The prices paid were
five and six cents.
Evbbt democrat in Erath coun-
ty should hear Joe Bailey in
Stephenville first week in Sep-
tember. The exact date will be
published later. Don’t fail to
turn out. Every club should
have a full representation. Don ’ t
fail to attend._
Only a little over two months
till the election. Every demo-
crat on the ticket can be elected
easily, and will be if the demo-
crats only take the proper inter-
est and turn out to the polls.
Let’s make a clean s veep in
Erath this year._
Joe Bailey writes that he will
probably so revise his appoint-
ments as to give Stephen ville an
appointment about the first week
in September. Watch out for
the date and let everybody come
who oan. Joe is the greatest or-
ator in Texas and has a national
reputation as one of the very
beet. He is the foremost demo-
crat in congress at this time.
ONLY A POPULIST LIE.
Two week’s ago the populist
papers published a vile, slander-
ous letter about Joe Sayers, in
the form of a statement from one
Affleck who remembered the ex-
aot day of the month in the sum-
mer of 1895 when Mr. Sayers
uttered oertain things concerning
the farmers, and how they ought
to work like the 'Chinaman, and
all that sort of thing. It struok
us as being a little strange that
this Pplander or Turk, or what
ever he is—certainly no Ameri-
can could screw his conscience
Affleck — should have such
wonderfully accurate memory,
to remember the exaot words and
the exact day of the month and
the hour of the day, for so long
a time. So we set down and
wrote the state democratic head-
quarters about this wonderful
man Affleck with the wonderful
memory. We thought it might
be well for them to employ him
to go around and recollect what
prominent men say, and keep
their sayings in his phonographic
mind for the years to come. But
the state secretary writes us as
follows concerning him:
“The Affleck charge was ex-
ploded during the spring cam-
paign. It is a lie out of the
whole cloth. * * * Affleck is
a disgrunted office seeker who
has a grudge at Maj. Sayers.
People who know him best would
not believe Affleck on oath. ’ ’
So there you are. Next time
you get up one let some Ameri-
can sign it.
A Model Son.
gates, some two or three coun-
ties having no representation at
all.
lion. Howard Martin was made
temporary chairman and John
A. Aston of Granbury, tempor-
ary secretary. Two committees,
one on credentials and perma-
nent organization, and one on
platform and resolutions were
appointed.
Mr. Eugene Moore of the Ste-
phenville Empire was made per-
manent chairman and John A.
Aston of Granbury, permanent
secretary
The committe on platform and
resolutions, consisting of J. K.
P. Shirley of Parker, Jas. W.
Swayne of Tarrant, B. M. Estes
and W. H. Butler of Hood, J.
N. Groesbeeck, jr. of Erath,
made the following report, which
was adopted:
To Hon. Eugene Moore, chair-
man of the 8th congressional
democratic convention:
We, your committee on plat-
form and resolutions, beg leave
to submit the following:
1. We the democracy of the
8th congressional district of the
state of Texas, reaffirm our alle
giance to the eternal principles
of democracy, and pledge our
unswerving, active support to
the party in the future as in the
past. > .
2. We recognize the platform
of the Federal democracy adopted
at Chicago in 1896, as the law
of the party, and endorse it in
its entirety as being the most
succinct, forcible and explicit
declaration of the principles of
democracy that has been pro-
mulgated during the past quarter
of a century.
3. We endorse the platform
of the recent Galveston demo-
cratic convention, and hereby
adopt the declarations of the
same as our expressions upon the
questions therein set forth.
4. . We endorse the course of
our congressman, Hon. S. W.
T. Lanham, in the last extraor-
dinary and regular sessions of
congress, a8 able, conservative,
wise and statesmanlike and bid
him a hearty Godspeed in his
faithful labors.
5. We congratulate the demo-
It would seem that in the case
of Hobson we have a remarkable
illustration cf the promise and
nexed to the command in the De-
calogue, * ‘Honor thy father an-
mother. ’ ’ it has been repeatedly
stated that h^.was a dutiful son,
but it iuwfSresting to hear the
aMffom his own mother.
i^^^In a letter to a friend, dated
June 11, she said: A nobler son
no mother ever had. He has been
a mighty tower of strength to me
for years. Never forgetting the
demands of a large household, it
has been his pleasure to share
his salary with us.’’
Making all due allowance for
the exuberance of a mother’s love
and stripping the incident of all
mere sentimentatity the bald fact
remains that he has ever been
singularly self-denying and duti-
ful, and there is no known reason
why he has not recieved a bless-
ing contained in the promise,
* ‘That it may be well with thee,
and that thou mayest live long on
the earth. ”—Republic.
A new cotton pest has made its
appearance in Waller county in
the shape of a flea. It works on
the very young bolls, and its
mode of attack is very much like
the work of a wevil, but the new
comer is very lively and very
hard to catch. Even when
found inside a boll he will hop
like a Spanish colt when the boll
is opened and is as quick as
powder.__________
tireatly Reduced Rates
To the summer resorts of the
north via the Iron Mountain
Route. Double daily through
servioe to St. Louis where con-
nections are made in the magnifi-
oent union station for all eastern,
western nod northern resorts.
brilliant victory in the campaign
of 1896 over the combined ene-
mies of democracy, and pledge
the nominee of this convention
our efforts to $ive him an in-
creased majority in the coming
campaign.
J. K. P. Shirley,
Chairman.
Col. Lanham was placed in
nomination by Hon. Jim Swayne
of Fort Worth, and upon motion
and second of J. K. P. Shirley
of Weatherford, was declared
the nominee of the convention
for congress by acclamation
He was introduced and made a
long speech, recounting his ser-
vices in the last congress, giving
a brief history of its legislation
and going over the causes of the
recent war with Spain ^ He was
in exact accord with the state
platform on expansion. He
quoted from Washington’s fare
well address to the effect that the
people of this great country
should be satisfied with what they
have and avoid any alliances of
offense or defense with foreign
countries. He was opposed to
the acquisition of any territory
not a part of the western hemi-
sphere.
Howard Martin was then elect-
ed executive chairman for the
next two years and the following
gentlemen were elected to serve
as executive committeemen for
their respective counties: W. A.
Hanger, Tarrant; J. J. Hiner,
Hood; J. N. Groesbeeck, jr.,
Erath; G. A. McCall, Parker;
Jno. J. Cox, Mills; T. C. Tay-
lor, Coryell; C. H. Rogan.
Brown; J. R. Milam, Somervell;
W. L. Browning, Lampasas.
Consider for a Moment
how slight a thread life hangs upon and
how important it is to pay prompt atten-
tion to any giving way of health. When
yon are ailing are in pain it is natures
call for help, and with such help as
Parkers Ginger Tonic affords, pain sub-
sides and the whole vital system takes
on new energy. The life functions re-
assert their force and new and bettter
blood with a relish for food and better
digestion respond to the remedial in-
fluences of this revitalizing Tonic. As
health and strength come back, and
life takes on again its happier aspect,
yon will turn to your friends and extol
the merits of Parker’s Ginger Tonic.
A Good Thing to Keep.
Your hair is abundant and beatiful
now, and it is a good thing to keep.
This you can do by using Parkers Hair
Balsam.
Excursion Rates.
On account of Trans-Missis-
sippi Exposition at Omaha, Neb.,
the Fort Worth A Rio Grande
railway will sell round trip tick-
ets from Stephenville to Omaha
and return, limited to return
November 15th afc~S33-75; lim-
ited to return 30 days Ifom date
of sale at $28.65.
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call of Chairman Witcher, at the
court house last Monday after-
noon.
A resolution was passed re-
questing the chairmen of dubs
all over the county to call to-
gether their clubs as soon as
practicable and where necessary
to reorganize the same. Where
the president has moved away or
resigned, or from other reason
fails to call together his olub the
precinct committeeman is re-
quested to do so, and to assist
all possible in starting up such
clubs in his precinct again.
There are a number of demo-
cratic speakers, county, district
and state, who can be secured for
the asking and it is made the bus-
iness of the campaign oommittee
to assist all possible in securing
such speakers as are desired by
clubs.
These clubs oan be made very
interesting as well as much good
be gotten out of them if the mem-
bers will only keep up interest
and keep up the meetings. We
often hear charges of a few men
running things generally, either
in politics or otherwise. Such a
thing as a few running the poli-
tics of a county would be an ut-
ter impossibility if the school
house clubs were kept alive and
in action. It is the best way in
the world to keep rings or trick
sters from trying to run things
Oftentimes things don’t go just
as some would like, but if an in
terest is kept up among all the
democrats they themselves will
control as they should do. By
meeting in their clubs regularly,
once a month, or at such other
time as is thought proper, not
only can political matters be dis-
cussed, but all general county
affairs of a political nature can
be looked into and steps taken
looking to concerted potion on
any measure.
Keep up the clubs by all means.
Let us have reports from them
and they will be published with
pleasure. Two or three blubs or
communities getting together
with a big picnic or big barbecue
and by a reasonable notice good
speakers can be secured and a
big time had.
♦ • ,—
Liberty. Letter.
To the Empire. >»
If “fair Willie” will excuse
our delay, will promise that in
the future his letters shall be an-
swered promptly. The habit of
procrastinating should not be in-
dulged in matters of such vital
importance between “ brethren-
ism.” He must have expected
a speedy reply to all his epistles
or he never would have appoint-
ed himself general adviser, nor
wouM he have used the pronoun
“I” twenty-seven times in his
last. If his ears are as long as
his article, he must indeed look
odd arguing Scripture with the
Why we failed to fill our ap-
pointment fast Sunday at John
Amen,
will'find in the 27th chapter of
Deuteronomy. The reader will
please excuse me for speaking of
myself, but Willie Fair forces
me to say that while I was work-
ing like a slave to improve a lit-
tle homestead pre-emption out
here in the breaks, that an aged
father and mother might have a
place to call home. Mr. Free-
man was sitting up an agency
for 1316 aores of the Epanosa
survey, and ad agent for S. A.
Walker, of Austin, he ignored
the lines on which our pre-emp-
tion is based and patented by the
state, and cut off the house and
well and orchard and sold it to
another party, and never offered
to pay a cent for the improve-
ments, and he knows full well,
that there is not a court this side
of hades that will sustain his im-
aginary line. “By their fruits
we shall know them, ’ ’
should smile.
Will Finnell.
Camp Tom Ball.
young ladies. Speaking
“polecats” and things reminds
me that a skunk stinking for at-
tention * ‘compells nobility to no-
tice him, ’ ’ hence it might not be
safe to pass Willie unnoticed.
No Willie, it won’t be necessary
for me to do any swearing unless
you have to be tried for lunacy.
What can you testify in regard
to wages-? There was nothing
in the language used that could
be construed to man that Mr
Freeman had paid debts at 50
cents on the dollar, and you
don’t think it either ! That was a
flimsy excuse you picked up to get
to speak of, Hume’s business !
A boy ten years old witn no oet-
ter understanding than that
should be disowned by his dad,
and fixed so that society might
never be cursed with one of
his progeny. Mr. Freeman can-
not, consistently, call anyone a
“political hybred,” for, on the
second morning after the election
in ’92, he told me through his
own lips that he voted for three
democrats, and said he had a
good reason for doing so. Res-
olutions have been adopted time
and again, giving populist voters
that privilege, yet you brand the
democrats with everything that
is colored with fraud and then
ask me why I don’t do liie
them !
Your acknowledgement that
I’ve got brain is quite a com-
pliment, wish we could return
the same.
If it will relieve your aching
bosom, will say that Keith got
my vote in the primary.
Yes, I run a delivery wagon
from Gordan to old Coalville
ten monts for Gentry & Co , at
$17.00 dollars per month, and
took the weather as it come, as
did Mr. Freeman; but he was
not of age at that time and could
not well help himself. Am hot
just ready to suicide yet by
smoking your ‘ ‘blazingtruths. ’ ’
Don’t smoke no how. You
write as if you had been exam-
ining the primary election re-
turns, and comparing ticket with
the poll list, such has been done
by curiosity seekers. Two years
ago my ticket was taken out and
carried over the country by a
populist candidate. Did you see
it, Willie? The “seven-year
itch” is a mild expression, to
see populist candidates hovering
around the Thurber saloon like
buzzards over the carcass of a
dead coyote, is enough to give a
man seven kinds of everything.
“Reliable” men have seen pop-
ulist candidates go behind the
bar of the Thurber saloon and
help themselves to cigars, and
right over their heads was a no-
tice that ‘ ‘no one except the em-
ployes of the company are al-
lowed behind the bar.” Some
pops speaks very highly of Hume.
Uncle Bob Mace says he is one
of the best men in the county;
other leading pops, Mr. Shands
for instance, named his boy
* ‘Tut. ’ ’ I have never heard of
Houston, Tex.. July25, 189&.
Mr. Odie Wright,
Stephenville, Tex.
Kind Friend:
Your letter was received this
morning, and as I am at leisure
1 will answer this evening, as
there is no telling when F will
have another opportunity.
Odie, I have, for the last three
days, been very sick, but I am
now nearly well. The boys all
tried to get me to go to the hos-
pital, but I didn’t go- and that
ain’t all, I will not go until I am
carried. All the other boys are
enjoying extra good health and
I think I will be ready for duty
by morning.
We are all in hopes that we
will leave here in a few days, as
the regiment is now full and
nearly all the company has been
mustered in and today is the day
for all the companies to take the
final oath, but I hardly think
they will, for it is now raining
and the prospects for an all day
rain is good. We are all anx-
ious to get out of here, for there
is no good drilling grounds down
here for the whole regiment, and
we will all be drilled • together as
soon as tli9 regiment is sworn in,
and that which causes us to. I
think, we will leave here before
long. The grub that has been
sent in there is not but very little
of the regular grub on hand, and
everything that came in Satur-
day was traveling grub. Say,
Udie, I wish you would sfend me
last week’s Empire, as they
failed to send it to me from some
cause and I am anxious to see
the paper. I promised Moore I
would send him a letter every
week, but it will be impossibly
for me tcT'wrlfe1 him this week.
The boys down here in march-
ing, has substituted the follow-
ing for the old “hay-foot, straw
fool’ ’: ‘ ‘Had a good home and
left it, left it. Now you’ve
found one durn you keep it; keep
it, wan two, wan two. ”
Regimental mail was received
Friday while the companies were
drilling, when recall was sound-
ed, the boys came in on double-
time and many of them looked
pretty well done up, rushing in-
to the company mail clerk, one
of the young patriots, said:
* ‘Say, Sergeant, if you will give
me a letter from my girl I will
get rested right off. ’ ’ Upon be-
ing disappointed, the young fel-
low he went off still tired, there
was no letter for him.
Company M has nine men who
speik and write Spanish fluculty.
Captain J. R. Holman is in-
cluded in the number. Compa-
ny L has been designated a3
color company of the third bat-
talion, and the boys feel highly
honored. The following is wuat
the Houston Post said of compa-
ny M:
“In the present formatioh of
the third battalion, Mayor Bul-
len commanding company M,
Commanche Light Guards, have
been honored that company,
furnishing Lieutenant Davis as
acting-Sergeant-Major. In all
essentions, the Commanche’s
are a fine aggregation of volun-
teer soldiers.
There is to be a flag arrive
Wednesday evening. The flag
is to form the name of Congress-
man Tom Ball..- Nelo Me re-
ceived a 17 page letter from home
the other day and Nell seemed to
wish as if he was at home for
awhile. The Dublin boys re-
ceived two boxes of fine grub
from home the other day and
they were very selfish with it,
and the two boys that joined us
at Fort Worth received some,
also, but it w.as made free for all
the boys, as long as it lasted,
and it was sure appreciated by
us. I will give you one bill-of-
fare: It consists of beef, po-
tatoes, beans, thick gravy, all
in the same dish, at the same
time. We have not seen any
hard tack yet. Well I will have
to close. Give my love to all
and write as often a3 possible
and give me all the news.
Your friend,
Will Bkjgus.
• ♦-
Farms for Sale.
I have two farms for sale be-
longing to the estate of Willis
Dunn, deceased, situated • 4 ‘a
and 5 ** miles east of Stephenville
and very convenient for school
and church privileges. One farm
contains one hundred and sixty
acres, the other, two hundred
and seventy acres. Terms easy.
Any one wishing to buy can
address me at Breckenridge,
soo School Housed
by our being notified by oar
friends at that plaoe that it would
be best to postpone the meeting
on9 account of the Methodist
camp meeting in the vicinity.
Therefore, we will postpone the
matter indefinitely, but hope, in
the near future, to have all the
necessary arrangements made,
and preaoh to the people on the
subject of temperance. The
protracted meeting commenced
at this place Friday night, and
since that time tho work of God
and the devil has been visible on
every hand. The meeting was
conducted by Brother R. P.
Ogan, pastor of the church, as-
sisted by Brother Davis, *our
Missionary for Erath County As-
sociation, and your correspond-
ent. The congregation has been
large, but up to date, (Friday),
no conversions to record; but
during these services the devil
got in a wholesale amount of
well I |-work in the way of stealing bridle
reins ai.d other articles, and put-
ting up a wholesale job in the
way of dog killing. Last Wed-
nesday night it seems that some-
one scattered poison on the
church yard, which has resulted
in the death of many dogs. Up
to this writing seven foots up tht
number included in the list of
dead dogs, and many other dogs
are dangerously sick. In fact,
the dog killing has become the
topic of all conversations, and
many children mourn because
their dogs are not alive.
You can see broken-hearted wo-
men sit around in groups and
pass the snuff bottle around and
talk and sigh about the dog kill-
ing and the terrible loss that had
so unexpectedly befal.en them,
and say: “Oh! if we just
knew who the black-hearted
scoundrel was, he would smoke
for it.” Now, we know just
how to sympathize with these
good women, and don’t blame
tnem for being mad. We are
mad at some. We are big mad,
sure enough mad, for killing
Watch and Trip. The only dog?
we had, are numbered with the
dead, but we will not fly into a
fit and say hard things about it,
for one reason only, and that is,
we don’t know who the dog kill-
er is or just how big he is. We
would be in"a pickle-mess to say
a whole lot of stuff about the dog
killing and then when we find
the fellow and he is too big for
us, that won't do, so we Vill
keep quiet.
Last Wednesday evening, at
3 o’clock, at the residence of the
bride’s father, Mr. Jake Mef-
ford, were united in mariage Mr.
Willie Defoor and Miss Emaline
Mefford. The house was filled
with relatives and neighbors.
Willie Defoor and wife 6tart out
in life with what Solomon said
was, better
August 18th has bees named by toe
managers of toe Trans-Mississippi Ex-
position. as Texas Day. and from pres-
ent indications, it seems certain there
will be a large attendance from the
Lone Star State. Governor Culberson
has signified bis intention of being
present, together with his staff and
many other prtninent citixens. The
railroads have made greatly reduced
rates for this occasion, and ronnd trip
tickets will be on sale August 10th,
good ten days for retrrn • •
The Rock Island is the popular line
between Bexas and Omana. and offers
choice or route, either direct via its
own rails or via Kansas City, with
privilege of stopover at latter point
five days.
Call on your local ticket agent for
farther information, oraddres,
Chas. b. Sloat,
G. P. A.. C. R. I. a t. Ry.
Fort Worth. Texas.
Mr. Barney Gibbs states that
hd.is ready to vote a combination
republican-populist ticket be
agreed on. Barney may be wil-
ling in the hope of election, but
there are a large number of pop-
ulists who will find the dose a
little bitter.—Ex.
—Miss Ruby Lyles, of Fort
Worth, is visiting Miss Julia
Keyser.
—A letter from Liberty and
also one from the soldier boys
were crowded out this week.
Th4 traveler, tourist or busi-
nessman is wise when he selects
the Rio Grande Western Railway
“Great Salt Lake Route” for
his route to the Pacifio Coast.
It is the only transcontinental
line passing directly through Salt
Lake City, and in addition to the
glimpse it affords of the Temple
City, the Great Salt Lake and
picturesque Salt Lake and Utah
Valley, it affords the ohoioe of
three distinct routes through the
mountains and the most magnifi-
cent scenery in the world.
On all Pacific Coast tourist
tickets utr p overs are granted at
Denver, Colorado Springs,
Manitou, Lead ville, Glenwood
Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden
and other points of interest.
Double daily train service and
through pulltnan and Tourist
sleeping cars between Denver and
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
For illustrated pamphlets de-
scriptive of the Great ‘ ‘Salt Lake
Route,” Write L. B. Eveland,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
305 West Ninth street, Kansas
City, or F. A. Wadleigh, Gen-
eral Passenger Agent, Salt Lake
City 43t
a good name,
happy voyage through life.
Jr D. Jackson.
Real Estate Loans.
Money to loan on improved
farms and income-bearing real
estate. Vendors-lien notes
bought and extended. Corres-
pondence invited from those who
are interested.
C. J. Shepard,
Fort Worth, Texas. ltf
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of the bath tab. Court health and shun
sickness by using
for all household cleansing purpose*.
Largest package—greatest economy.
Sold everywhere. Msde only by
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Childbirth. _
Ashland,Ala., writes: Haro
used Dr. IL A. Simmons
Liver Medicine M years
for Colds, DUrrfcceo,
.Summer Complaint with
children. It rival better
satisfaction than Tbed-
ford’a Black Draught." or
“St. Joseph’s Regulator,”
or anything we oan get.
Dimnesa of Vtatato
arCao* vifltsj
Hacaaible.tM
Svsa
rangement or debility, such as torpid liver
or inactive kidneys, producing a morbid
condition in the organism, constitutional
treatment with Dr. M. A. 81*
sna Liver
Unfit, the excessive uae of tho eves on too
bright or too mint) to objects, too much seep
or other circumstances which produce de-
termination cf Itiaod Ito the h^ad. 13c,
pirrmonj Y. '«"S xo ^in*AJyciiraa.
Reward OffercJ.
Any one knowing the where-
abouts of cattle branded O on
the left hip bone or belonging to
Cox Cattle Co., that we do not
already know about will be suit-
ably paid by informing O. S.
Houston. 40-tf
: --
With the occuation oi Cuba by a
U.S.force large enough to occu-
py most of the island or to permit
freedom of movemen t over it there
will come at once a demand for
meat not only for tho insurgent
forces, but for the hundreds of
starving natives whose relief this
country has had as its main ob-
ject in entering upon the strug-
gle with Spain. And it may be ex-
pected that measures will be taken
to re-stock the ranges and the
plantations of the devastated is-
land. These demands will make
an immense draft upon the cattle
supply of this country in addition
to the demands which have been
all along taken into considera-
tion, and the supplies called for
may be expected to go principal-
ly by way of Galveston and be
taken from the ranges of Texas
and T. T.—Childress Index.
—H. L. Mitchell, of Fort
Worth was in town this week.
—The doctors report several
lignt cases of sickness through
the country at present, but none
very serious.
For Sale.
I have a good house and lot for
sale in one of the most desirable
resident portions of town. Good
work stock will be taken in part
payment. J. M. Oxford.
51-4t.
of shoes in the world.
You can’t go wrong for a minute in
putting your feet in a pair of these
of the shoe trade is the
SELZ SHOE. In every
pair is the gathered wisdom
and experience of a quarter of
a century, in which time the
manufacturers have grown to
be the largest manufacturers
any other kind, f<
that “make your feet glad.”
Though the best, they cost the least
OX AMD AFTER OCT. 10
THE GREAT T. A P.
I “Sunset Limited,”
ONE OF THE
FINEST TRAINS IN THE
WORLD
WILL RUN SEMI-WEEKLY
EACH WAY TO
§ LOS ANGELES
$ 0 SAN FRANCISCO,
ALSO TO
$ St Louis ** Chicago
J VIA
| TEXAS & PACIFIC R* Y.
SLAUGHTER & WATTS.
CANS
B. T. Babbitt’s PURE POT*
IS EQUAL TO
of any Other BRAND,
Cans of any Other Brands,
Cans of B. T. Babbitt’s PITRE
A \ inior. notion regarding the where-
! a "nils of cattle in above brand will bo
, na onabiy rewarded bv
QA *1 I HIGGINBOTHAM CO.,
O'»(“ S>7 Stephenville. Texas
SAVES THE CONSUMER, 5 ots.
INSIST ON HAVING
B. T. BABBITT’S
Pure Potash or Lj
City Steam Laundry
UJ. B. BARNES,
UJatebyna^er
apd Jeu/eler.
] STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS..
• Ml
1» years of continuous service to the
11> ople of this community. No trans-
jit nt workman-here this week some-
’PHONE 43 where rise the next.
Near the John Tarleton College,
Is prepared to turn out
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FIRST CUJSS WORK!
All Work Guaranteed
CLARENCE NUGENT,
Attorney at Laze',
STEP1IFNY1LLE, : TEXAS.
&
On Short Notice.
Will practice in all the court*
! of the state. 45-tf.
Wood Yard in Connection, *Cieaning anti Dying a Specialty
Fort Worth & Rio Grande
^RAILWAY CONI PAN Y.^
Shortest and Most
Direct Route from
DO YOU WANT
A NEW SUIT .
Stephenville via FlWotih
» i
W. Williams, the tailor,
has just received the -
To Points North, East and West.
Stage bne be'.ween Stephenville and Thurber leaves K’ephenville T a. in.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Returning Tuesdays. Thursday and Sat-
urdays.
For information rejMrdintf rates, etc. , apply to
XV. 7^. BREWER, A^ent. Stephenlle, Tex
Or I__B. COWSR, G. F. and P. A.. Fort worth. Tex.
•iFinest Line of Samples:-
ever brought to Stephenville, and
is prepared to make them up
=AT reasonable rates —
J txi J&fc’S v- L vri a-:
m §
ti ^
L. G. OXFORD, M. D.,
Physician Surgeon.
t-S’ Residence, three blocke
north of the square on Graham
i Street.
Ilie Traii>-.Mi>si>sippi F.xposition a.
Omaha. Nebraska,
Is now open arid will continut
u: til November 30th. The Rock
Island is the best and quickesV
route and the only line having ite
own rails all the way.
Excursion tickets at reduced
rate's are on sale every day.
For folders showing route,
time and other details address
Chas. B. Sloat,
G.P. A. , C. R. 1. A Tex. Ry. ,
Fort Worth. 44-tf.
Good Newspaper* at a very Low Price.
t
Latest Styles. Fit Guaranteed
. 7-1 *
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Texas.
51-tf.
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I i-'Vt* -*« 11»— 1 -*t — t-t pages. There
rire »!►♦-<• i;iI s f«>r the farmers, the
lari ies auri the anri ulrA, t**-*ides a
! wnviri «if ;r»M,erai matter, illustrated
j article-. et«*. \V*- <•'!*•!• the *w»*ini Weekly New*
[ an*! the St«*phen\ij e Km pi re for twelve
I moiiihs for the tow clubbing price of 2*>
ca*>li hi advance This gives you three pa-
per- a week, or 1 Vi paper- a year, for a red!-
culousiy iow price, and f
at once.
io your *ubt»criplioQ
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Moore, Eugene. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1898, newspaper, August 18, 1898; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth882372/m1/2/?q=waco+tornado&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.