The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1891 Page: 3 of 4
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THE CHURCHES.
to Strewn immediately.
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climate.- dec.
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LOCAL.
k Baking lewder. 108a
Dai Rogers, wbo forms six miles esst
•*JMHfk#a*M«Mnt cottage.
Try i tka dl the celebrated Dlsm ond 8.
f£t?^42^,,T
ff Mason eoanty,
north of
__ . DM wtH do well to
r L. If. Chiles and see guarantees
, ^wMch ho seUs Colt * Co.’s pure
mixed point. dec7
Major M. a Baldwin has let Texas
know that Xrath county leads in bos
raising.
Mr. R. T. Cotoy of BeMen, called Mon-
day and, like a devoted son, renewed the
Bmwaa for Ms good mother in Georgia.
“C. C. C. Certain Chill Cure,” the most
pleasant to take of all fever and ague
remedies. Warranted to cure chills and
lev«f. Sold b> L. W. Chiles. sep2&-ly
4 Li ~ • | m - j
The Itntnt Wore here en masse Mon-
day* wifM paying taxes, renting
land for the new year, subscribing for the
Imran, etc.
Dn*f>u To 8«vo Money?
If so go to L. W. Chiles. Be will fill
i Withies bf My physician
, and wiB^save you 25 per
Dan Rogers in Decamber hilled four
tM months old pigs that averaged 275
pounds sach. Such size pigs would be
celled Jb^g hogs in the old states.
ie BermooR Al Use
WWnteg bear his text waa Matthew XI-
|4> “Let them alone; they be Miadlead-
And if the Mind lead
shall both foil into the
The leaeoas drawn Worn ibis
text were practical and strong-
ly Presented. The sermon was eminently
received marked Co
by the congregation. .
At eight Mr. Smith spoke from Romans
VII1-16: “The spirit itself bearetb wit-
our spirit, that we are the chil-
dren of God.” An at the morning ser-
vlet the preacher succeeded in riveting
ike attention of his hearers, and in gain-
tag expressions of surprise that the con-
tereoce does not taka him from the work-
bench tad utilize hie ability la the pul-
pit.
It was announced that the peator, Rev.
J. J. Harris, will hereafter preach in this
church the 8d ana 4th Sundays only, but
that services will be held there the 1st
and 2d Bnndays regularly, Mr. Smith
pledging his services when no other
preacher caa be had.
Baptist.
The pastor had fine congregations both
morning nod night, and delivered two ad-
mirable discourse a. At the morning ser-
vice ho spoke with grant force ana fervor
on the truth that all things work together
for good to them that love God, taking bis
text from Job. XXXVII-81: “Acquaint
hyself wi th Him, and be at peace : there-
by good shall come unto thee,” and Ro-
mans VIIl-28: “And we know that all
things work together for good to them
(hat love God, to them who are the call-
ed according to ills purpose.”
At night 1st Peter V-8: “Be sober, be
vigilant,” furnished the subject for a les-
son of great practical value to Christian
and sinner.
Tbero will be preaching at the Baptist
church in this place next Sunday, morn-
ing nnd evening. Subject for the morn-
ing service: “Christian Industry.” For
the evening: “The task of the church.’
Conference in the afternoon at 3 o’clock.
All are invited to attend these services.
' City Drug Btort Is headquarfersYor
clocks, jewelry and quadruple extracts of
various odors. . -* sepotf
-A--
Capt. £. H. Chandler, the lumber man-
of Bluff Dale, came over Tuesday on bus-
iness. Be is enthusiastic over the out-
look for his section. :
$20.00 REWARD.
Lost or stolen one red roan mare 3
years old, branded R X on left shoulder.
Will pay $20 reward for her delivery to
me at Gordon, Texas.
20 3m J. M. Dorbis.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Hawkins are now
at home to their friends. They moved in-
to the pretty Bassel-Phillips house on
Graham at. this week.
City Drug Store for solid gold rings,
breast pins, watch chains, charms, or
anything you want in the jewelry line.
All goods positively guaranteed lor 5
years. _-_ sepSif
Contractor Hanptvogie’s masons are all
Germans, and the way tuey are rushing
the work on the three new rock buildings
excites the wonder of everybody.
—of workers’!
Erath County "Baptist As
liekl wit h Li hei ty church
Mpg F»d* i
>B»p< foe Workers’
ers*t meeting 'of* Capt.
ssogattop, jj> ;be delight
vw*vj vu'uch Ski.* 2. Uc«)to* f f *
btfore the 5tfc-BbMay*l*. friend*
March, 1891, at 11 o’clock a. m. Develin.
Brother J. J. F. Lockhart to preach in- Bstej
; xsssss&ffffim
1st subject—Should a clinrch discipline wcre P
a nn mber for attendingar.d participating .The flirt housewife's usual accc
—«*
,-J1— ni y u® Suessed at, but lhe variety and
rfecl:c$ Qf cake must have bee n seen
follow.
2nd subject—Who are the Prip
accoicpani-
sauce
Bro. C. B Wheelefito open and. brother; find Capt
W. P.: Hatchett and others tofolldw.' • - -
4th subject—la Baptism the dona of th*.
church?—Bro. W-C. Hsrrejt to open and
Bro. J. C.'K. Locknart and others to fol-
low.
Board meeting at 2:40 o’clock p. m. on , yotn* own price.
Sarurday. Question box opened imme-
diately after board meeting, conducted
by Bro. M. H. Jones.
Come, one and all, and make the meet-
ing as interesting as possible.
COMMITTEE.
The HraS Step.
Perhaps you are run down, can’t eat
can’t sleep, can’t think, can’t do anything
to your satisfaction, and you wonder
what alls you. You should heed the
warning, you are taking the first step in
to nervous prostration. You need a nerve
tonic, and in Electric bitters yon will find
the exact remedy for restoring your ner-
vous system to its normal healthy condi-
tion. Surprising results follow the use of
thla great nerve tonic and alterative.
Your appetite returns, good digestion is
restored, and the liver and kidneys re-
sume healthy action. Try a bottle.
Price 60 cents at E. N. Curtis’ drugstore.
aag-231y
J. W. Dorns who taring on the Frey
place near Bluff Dale, came to Erath
county two years ago. He was in debt
TteMoX. BMU. Cm, Ml chrto- r ‘tT0"1’ "’"’t ’T!"
• ud Uiw lb. Bui ta f*'d UIHIU °< "'no',“* “■
to Taxas. He has done nothing except
farm, and is now worth at low estimate
$1600 in property, owes nothing, has
supplies for a year and mnch work done
towards next year’s crop. He is called
the boss cotton raiser of Erath county.”
tM aad dedicate the Meath County Baa
’ and artistic playing.
16td
Considerable complaint comes to the
Suras sboat the mail fp aad from Chalk
Mountain, bat the complaint fails to state
whether the foalt lies at that or some
A Bargain.
For Sale : A stallion 5 years old, 16
hands, weighs 1200 lbs. Price $200—one
half cash or trade; balance next fall.
E. A. Wink,
. 21 2* Huckabay, Erath Co., Texas
U. B. Moore, tbe chief rustler and en-
thusiast of and for Dublin, came over
Wednesday to take out all the deeds in
the clerk’s office belonging to him. He
says: “I am just now doing all I can to
sell what I have in and around Dublin,
and sell 1 will or bust.’-
Stepbenville B. & L. Association—
Notice to Stockholders.
You are requested to meet at the office
of the Association, at the First National
Bank, in Stepbenville, on the hrst Tues-
day in January, 1891, to elect a board of
Directors tor the ensuing year and to
transact such other business as may come
before the meeting. This call is made in
compliance with Article YIII, Sections
1,2 and 3 of the charter and by-laws of
said Association.
Stepbenville, Dec. 15, 1891.
JAMES COLLINS, .
19 3 _ Secretary.
The Erath County Building and Loan
Association Tuesday afternoon elected
the following named board of directors
for the ensuing year : C. J. Shapaid, J.
H. Cage, M. T. Gillentine, W. E. Taylor
and M. S. Crow. The directors will meet
to-morrow toi elect their officers and to
select a secretary and an attorney.
James Collins, Secretary.
Families not already supplied should
lose no time in procuring a bottle of
Cbamberlaio’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. It is the only remedy
that can always be depended upon for
bowel complaint In all its forms. 25 and
50 cent bottles for sale by L. W. Clules.
aug2-90
Mr. W. M. Sherrill, who farms 3} miles
southwest of town, made this year twelve
bales and 1200 pounds of seed cottou and
300 bushels of com with hts own labor,
except his three little girls helped him
pica the cotton. He is a rustler, and has
a years’ supplfcs and three bales of cotton
on band.
For Sale.
please look into tbe i
•; Don’t
That you cm get tbe
any Doctor filled «|$.
of So to S3 1*2 par CMt at any time at
L. W. CHILES,
Weat Si4« of Bquare, Stepbenville. lit!
Capt. W. W. Hickey, of San Angelo, ia
visiting Kratb. He waa for years one ot
the moat esteemed citizens of tbe county
Md bis many friends sincerely hope be
will soon return to tbe excellent form fie
•till owns In tbe couuty.
GUNSMITH.
M. Y. Hunter is now prepared to do all
your gun repairing. Call at S. B. John-
son’s blacksmith shop, near the Empire
Marshal J.E. Bishop, of Dublin, Sat-
urday night brought over and lodged iu
jail Alfred Pedigo, a young man who was
to have been married that night. The
arrest waa made under a requisition from
Teaaaaaan granted by Gov. Rom on tbe
charge of “carrylag concealed weapons.’
The Ti nnnana sheriff informs the mar-
ibal it ia a peculiar cue and that he will
explain all when he arrive#. It does-
•ecm a little peculiar to arrest a man on
der a requisition for “carrying concealed
weapons.” _______
borne years a«o we were very muen
subject to severe spells of cholera mor
bos; and now when we feel any of tb«
symptoms that usually precede that ail-
meet, sock m sickness at tbe stomach,
diarrhoea, ate., we become acary. W.
have found Chamberlain’s Remedy tht
very thing to straighten oae out in sue)
cases, and always keep it about. It U
somewhat similar to the usual cholera
cures, but seems to contain Ingredient-
that render it more pleasant to take, am.
that do their work more quickly. Sberlfi
Deveieux tells ua that he is subject to
cholera morbus, aad recently felt a spel
coming on, when he obtained a bottle o'
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, end two doses made bin
all right. We are not writing this for i.
pay testimonial, hat to let our reader-
know what Is a good thing to keep hand;,
in the henao.—Trey, (Kan.,) Cbiel.
For sale by L. W. Chllesr aug2-90
Brook Stddall Gone.
A letter from Dr. J. J. Lumpkin of Mer-
idian, br ngs tbe aad intelligence that Mr.
8. J. Slddall of that place died suddenly
the first day~SY January. “Brock,” as In
was called by hit friends, was at heait:
square man—a zealous.
•nod tr-v» J ‘ ■ V ■ man too generom
ha his friends and too forgiving to thoe<
who opposed him because they could mv
always use him. Now that he is dca
many there'll be who will loudly prais
bis many ilflnas when it can do no goo<:
but wh<>^w$M ke waa alive, Mid naught
to atrenalk en, aid and brighten him.
Goodbye, Brock! May your longlti
soul now a ad erst and all those myslerie:
which so much peuled you In this life.
Tk« Hew DiM*vrr i .
You have heard your friends and neigh
bora talking about it. Yon may yoursel
be one of Urn aaavy who know from pci
sonal exgtsMhc* Just how good a thin.
MP tried it yoa an
Mat inch friends, because th.
; about tt is, tbnt whet
Dr. King’s New Dia-
ler bolds a place in th.
i have never used it and
old; six pair unbroke moles, for sale or
to let till fall for feed ; one thoroughbred
jack. 14years old; four ^nnetts, two of
which were bred to the jncz last spring ;
twenty-six brood mares, all bred to the
jack; one imported short-horn ball, 4
years old; one full grade bull, 2 years old
Id April; 35 head of grade stock cattle;
any or all of which will be sold on easy
terms for bankable paper or cash.
20_3 J. H. CAGE.
McD. Rell says there must come a rev-
olution in business methods. When the
cross-roads merchant sella at cost at tbe
county seat, the county seat merchant
sells at cost at the county seat, the coun-
ty seat merchant sells at Dallas cost, the
Dallas merchant sells at New York cost
and the New York merchant sells at
manufacturer’s cost, then “the merchant
is working for nothing and finds him-
self.”
SaeKIfa • Araica salve.
1 hb iht salvk In the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sorce, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all akin eruptions, and posi-
tively cures piles, or no pay required
It isguarnteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. 25 cents per box
For sale by E. N. Curtis.
aug23 ly_
NOTICE.
All persons are warned not to trade for
,»n a leged note, bill or other acknowledg-
ment in writing, purporting to be signed
by myself and wife, L. M. Mefford, or by
either of us, promising to pay S.E. Moss,
>r Keyburn, Hunter & Co., for putting
ightning rods on my house. Said paper
was obtained by improper parties and
without my knowledge or consent, and 1
will not pay the same.
211 W. J. Mefford.
All who are indebted to me on sub-
to be prompt in paying up.
4-tf G. W. Janks.
Come at Last, and as Busy as a Bee.
W. N. Clark, the expert sewing ma-
chinist and skillful workman, of Cle-
burne, has at last got round to Stopheu-
viile, and for a few days will donate bis
services to the repairing uf sewing ma-
chines, and furnishing missing or defec-
tive parts of machines. Ladies whose
machines are out of order or who want
supplies, should give their orders at once.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Mr. Clark, af-
ter an absence of a year, is grateful for
the cordial reception given him by his old
patrons and friends and receive-, their ex-
pressions of confidence io his skill and
satisfaction with his work, with infinite
pleasure, and assures them that he is here
to perpetuate the good name they accord
him. Leave orders at the Empire office.
21 It*
to be lightly ap; ne>a-..!.
afc altogether delightful, and
e thoroughly «ocetc in the
many, '-many new years will
peace
friends.
Mis. Frey enjoying
and plenty surrounded by. tzu$ ft
-•‘Lb
Adp,e Gage la pow selling out re,
gardless of cost Just call aod get whst
——* ®T|f 22-l
mm
Is Closing!
:| MAI\IMOrril
Yt>U MUST PAY UP.
_ 4? indebted to the old firm of
i. ©. wyu* must caji and gyyjg at once
JRespectiully,
°*u i James Bkech.
We hav
Haiuilto.
and expect l^0 fceep a complete lino of
ls, at bottom prices.
not exclusive sale of the
’O-Mrown shoe, but have on hand
i • pwK
tUe.ae goods
J E. V. Nebleit.
*1j)boO Thrown Away.
In 1863 s ^Cancer developed on my lower
np. 1 vrcn| under treatment at once, and
from time th time since that have had
meuical aidtin New Orleans, Boston, and
New York,iviih no benefit at all. It has
progressed Light along, and now involves
my J iw ancHcbcek. One thousand dollars
would not cBertfte loss sustained through
the medicaHhnd surgical aid I have re-
ceived. I lave certainly tried everything
and was bewtited by nothing until I took
S. 8. S. It ua3 done me more good than
all else put together, and I believe I will
soon he sound and well. Swift’s Specific
Is certainly a great boon to humanity.
D. D. Wake, P. O. Box 1022
Kene, N. H.
Look After Your Land Deeds.
Deeds paid and unpaid for, have accu-
mulated in the County Clerk’s office until
there is positively no more room for them.
All persons are urgently requested to call Disgusted With a Doctor,
for their deeds immediately and to come) , ...
prepared to pay all fees dae for them. I * <i°n,ta2£ ed j severe case of Blood Poi-
I must have the room and I want the ! •t'on, *a ancj physicians put me
fees. R. X. LONG under a mercurial treatment of 3 months
" 21 4 County derk, E.’ C., T. without doing me any good, in fact I was
gradually growing worse. I then consulted
Op to goods add Clothing, Boots, Shoes,
HATS and CAPS AT and BELOW COST
And he asks his old friends to come and- get Cheap
Goods while the stock is going.
Vote of Thanks.
Myself aod hands have bec-n for several
days engaged in moving the old Fooshee
dry g.HKls building from its location on
the public square to a new site on Gra-
ham street, to make room for an elegant
new store house to meet the demands of
the rapid growth of “the new Stephcu-
ville.” On Wednesday at 11 o’clock my-
self and bauds, on the completion of our
laborious task, were “forced” to drop
our “levers” by G. W. Jenks, and bead
for his'residence, where a fine egg nogg,
cakes and cigars were spread before us.
We all return thanks to him and his hos-
pitable wife, and give three cheers for
our hiessed town, tbe “Dew Stephen-
ville. Dick Williams.
Wta Are fit Owners 1
Do You Wish to Know The Owners
or the Heirs of the Owners
Messrs. R. D. McFaddcu and J. M. Mc-
Williams, who recently moved to Erath
from Ellis county, and settled on a place
auothcr physician, who tried me with
potash and sarsaparilla, but. with no bet-
ter result. 1 then became disgusted with
doctors and their remedies, and coiniuenc-
purchased from Mr. James Beech, five ed taking Swift’s Sp.-cific. After taking
miles east of the city, made a pleasant! s<?ven bottles I was entirely cured, and T
call at the Ekpire office New Year’s day ur,tT pJmPtoin* of a return
...... .. „ since. I have recomineudcd S. S. S. to
and entered their names on the roll of others, who have used it with the same
honor. They are here to cultivate the j good results. J. C Nace,
soil, and may success attend them. Hobbyville, Green county, lad.
—------- j Treaties on Blood and Skin Diseases
Look To Y one Interest. [ mailed free.
And write to the Texas Busiucss Col- j SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta Ga.
lege, Austio, Texas, for enc of their beau-
tiful catalogues. ’the methods arc
thorough, equipments complete and with
$80, invested for board, tuition and sta-
tionary, you can secure an education that
will be of lifetime benefit to you. 21 8*
Mr. E. N. Curtis re-appears in the
frescoed columns of the Empire to-day,
with a superb announcement to the pub
He. He has one of the freshest and finest
Texas Land Measures.
Divisions of land iu this state are made
according to Spanish land measurement,
by varas, labors, and leagues, and dis-
tances are given in linear varas.
1 Vara........33 1-3 iiictfa.
1 apre........5'iW suarre Yure? -1^.-quart- yards.
1 labor. 1.0JO,(WO square yaras-=17< acres.
1-3 league. square vara, 1170 acre*.
I league......16,»J0,UJj rquare varas=!liS acres.
111 ague.»i.<t labor. .ai.OOO.Ouu square varas MOo ac.
15-jo 6 10 varas..................................i mile
WI acres.................... ,.....1 section
I’rc ciuiitioii as lium«.-te*d............. ....liw acres
Exemption aa home-toad..................am acres
ESTRAYS.
Taken up by J. R. Powell, commis-
sioner of precinct No. 3, Erath county,
Texas .Jan. 5,1 SOI, onebaymarel2 years,
old 14>£ hands high, branded 1C (or 16
with u liar run through it) on lift thigh
aud shoulder NW connected, blotched.
21 3
Also by .1. R. Powell, commissioner of
precinct No. 3, Erath county, Texas,
or ANY
drug stores in all this country, and don’t
An artesian well should be bored on the kuow how to ke..p dl anythi but|
public square at once. There has been j first c,ass „ood,_ It^Syii^^addtd j So brand *l> fiiV* d y y'
already sufficient said; it is now time for ; lhat Mhert Crane is still withkrlita^ Grayed by C. L. McElhany before
An Precinct No. 1,
work.
For Sale
xMy homestead and an undivided half in-
McEireev8 Wine of Cardui
nnty, Texas, Ja^^MgS
iiay horse about Hi hands high, la'
years old, a small white spot in forehead.
!S jssssr —“
see me.
21 2
We have not the exclusive sale of the
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Ooc’s shoes, but
wc have a complete line of said shoes al-
ways on hand at the lowtst prices.
22-2
0. F. OVKKBY, I v ;U , tJ ;
Stepbenville, Texas, e.j. collier * sou, s-.ciibenviue.
* L. W. Chiles, Stcyheaville.
K. N. Cuitis, St^pneml le.
J, M. Jordan, Alex under.
T. Stanaland, Alexander.
Case * Sliertnao, Alexander.
C. C. Oliver. Alexaitder.
Dr. H. b. Holt, Jiiuff Dale.
S. Frank
it is. II
one of I
wonderfi
once gi
co very
house,
should
any thi
bottle at
la _
funded,
jli’dnif
listed with a cough, cold, or
or cheat trouble, secure s
aatfglve it a fair t-ial. Ii
••tty time, or money ie
‘ bottles free at E. N. C r
►, atfSJ-l
_ _____secured the exclusive sale
auulton Brown Boots and Shoes
in this city. The largest slock ; the low-
est prices ; the best goods. 21 tf
Mrs. J. v*. w epi
H. C. Birchnr'r .
J. E. McCarty, Dublin.
J. K. Cale A (Vt^huffau.
K. P.CasupUelu I.inglovllle.
Texas Pacific Coal Co., Tburber.
21 3*
County Clerk.
DR. W. K. MUSSERLYil
Lingleville, Texas,
the
Offers his professional services to
public.
Prompt Attention Given Day or
Right. 21 ly
in this or adjacent counties?
Come and See
KIGHT & MORRIS who will find them for von.
They have correspondents all over the United
States. 20
Lauderdale & Greenwood,
BLUFF DALE, - - TEXAS,
Have now in Progress
A BIG REDUCTION SALE
OF CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS.
Th(e least discount we will offer on any of these goods
■ \ will be twenty per cent, and many articles
Wif( fra ,Cut to Cost or Below.
Don't fail to call during
the best bargains yon hat
select from.
.sale, as we will offer yon
INVESTORS!
DF.AH these facts.
ERATH COUNTY
Is in the nortwestem portion of the State, sixty-five miles southwest of
Fort Worth and ninety miles northwest of Waco.
ERATH HAS
An area of 1042 square miles. Its general surface is broken, and about
three-fourths covered with a variety of timber.
ERATH IS
Abundantly watered. The Bosque River runs through its center. Bar-
ton’s, Green, Gilmore, Richardson, Paluxy and Alarm Creeks and numer-
ous smaller streams traverse it in various directions.
ERATH HAS
PONDER THEBE FACTS! Act on these Facts and Predictions..
ERATH HAS
ERATH FARMING LAND
A population of 21,514, $4,71*555.50 taxable values, $1(,.928 S;, annual With average crops will make a living for the former and pay for itself in three years
school fund, 4,203 public school children and 105 public teachers. ; ERATH FARMING LAND will double in value within the next three years.
ER VTH HAS | ERATH UNIMPROVED FARMING LAND will increase in value twenty-five
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian, Episcopal and United Baptist Church or j <*"‘ l*1’ ” fol‘th" f"'lr
• i fo fi’ru i» % vnu t % vn *».;ii .ir.„kb.
ERATH HAS
ganizations.
ERATH RANCH LAND will double in value within two years.
ERATH COAL LAND will quintuple in value within five years.
Eight growing towns :
Stepbenville (County Seat: population..................
Dublin ......................... .................
Alexander ...............................................
Dutfau ..............................................
Bluff Dale......................................
Lingleville.......................................
..............................................
Tburber........................................
ERATH IS GROWING.
The Assessor's rolls for lton show
Splendid springs, surface wells and many fiowiug wells of depths from; \
137 to 484 feet.
Taxable Values. one hundred and forty eight thous-
ltendered by residents........§3^17,353 <k» and nine hundred forty-six dollars
paid out for the products sold from
non-residents ..
GRAND OPENING
Of the New Stepbenville Opera House
-by-
--STUTTZ’S--
New York Theatre Company, February
19tfi and 20th, 1891. 16 td
The Fall of the Bastile, one of the
grandest and most thrilling dramas on
he stage, will be presented by Stuttz’s
New York Theatre Company, at the
;rand opening of the New Opera House
o Stepbenville, February 19th and 20:b
1891. lGtd
$5 Reward.
Strayed: One dark brown mare coll,
.wo years old, branded lock unclasped
>n left shoulder and a heart on left thigh.
Will pay $5 reward for information lead-
ng to her recovery. S A. BARHAM,
20-tf Stepbenville, Texas.
Mr. William Dawson returned Tuesday
from a visit to friends In West Tennessee.
He looks somewhat t-mned, but is in flm-
tiealtb. His brother, Ford 8. Dawson.
turned with him to make Texas his
home. Also his niece, Miss Lizzie Baker,
:ame to spend some months on a visit.
St. Patrick’s Pills give entire satisfac-
ion. I have used them in my family.
They are the best I ever used for the put-
*>se.—Erank Cornelius, Purcell, India
t’er. For sale by L. W. Chiles. au2-ly
ERATH HAS
The Texas Central railroad running twenty-five miles through its south-
ern portion and the Fort Worth dt Rio Graude suuuing through its center
East and West.
ERATH HAS
Poll tax...................
Railroad assessment.....
Assessment for 1889.........
One year’s increase.......
Population.
Population in,ls!(o..........
18SU .........
“ 1870.........
Snii.-'n
2o],:*7l 0i»
0.47 - .70
4--2.no ■»!
this county in one year, aud in this
Erath Prod need For Sale in 1HSR).
The doctor who always answer:
us calls and tells the intended effect
>f his medicines or operations is thi
loctor who finally wins and holds
lis clientage.
Quinine racks the nerves. “C. C. C.,
terrain Chill Cure” racks malaria and
hills. No cure, no pay. Sold by L. W.
biles.
Delicious biscuit is made with the
Diamond S. Baking Powder. Sold by F.
A. Schnabel. 10 3m
L'he black waxy prairies, the alluvial bottoms and the black and red sandy
loam. The latter is covered with Post Oaks, is underlaid with a
clay subsoil, which holds water like a jug and stands drouths the best ] Lotion, 22,.»0 hales, value.....
J . Corn, sold 272,49!l hu. " .....
of any land in Texas.
ERATH SOIL
orn
Wheat, sold 29,584 hu. “ ......
Sweet Potatoes. 51.525 hu. value
Oats. 300,fXiU hu. value........
| Wool, 54,000 pounds, value
Produces on an average one year with another per acre one-third bale i Cotton seed. 9.96m tons,
cotton, 30 bushels com, 45 bushels oats. 12 bushels wheat, 500 bushels j esti™ateu vaiuc>
sweet potates, 100 bushels peanuts, 400 bushels onions, aud fruits, H,lirs, •• •• .......
sorghum and vegetables abundantly. j Thurher coal, actual output
! Total.....................
ERATH HAS
Erath’s County Seat—StephenviUe
Is the most substantial and the most tiourishisliing town in Texas. It has just started
in its growtli to C’itv Proportions It has the country to back it, the men, the pluck
and money to build it, aud it offers splendid opportunities for business or investments.
WE HAVE FOR SALE
Small Farms. Large Farms, Small Ranches. Large Randies, Coal Lands,
t.’nal Land. Store Houses, Town Lots, Town Blocks, and have now some
splendid bargains. Examine the following list and call on or write us:
The Charles S. Brown survey of 1476 about 100 bearing cherry trees, one box
. .. . . „ -icres by original grant, 1663 acres by ac- house and two log houses. Possession
estimate no acco t s t. v, j, , tua] surv,.yt on pony creek, well watered, given 1st of January, 1891. Terms easy.
L isli potatoes, molasses, fruits, poul- well timbered. About 1-2 tillable post
trv. Lo,„,...a various oil,er products | ZSS ** '
------for which money is obtained by the ;
....... i Also 2723 acres, the south half of the
• people. {p Cayton survey in south Erath.
-I,-,. . . i Will sell on reasonable terms, or will cx-
. 21.51 i There are 21.->14 people in tliu j t-.jjange for t^enoral ineroli^tnciisic slooIcs
11.7!*; county. Dividing the total money 1
1 xH . , . I Also 700 acres off of theTeoman sur-
mcome to the comity for the year vcv )R,ar *]oriraUs Mill. Will sell cheap. 160 Acres of Willis Dunn survey. Good
18510 and there is left ninety-nine ( j dwelling* of five rooms, well in yard,
dollars »n.l eigbty-eiglit %, \ SSr^ “
-s) fur eacli man, woman and child acres good post oak, bulauce 320 acres
When it is remem-1 S00'1 Sizing land with lastiog water.
$4,713,555 50
. ;;,5!t;.!i;7 oo
270 Acres of Sam Dubois survey, 75
acres in cultivation, all timbered land,
mosquite, post oak and elm lasting wa-
ter, on Richardson creek. Creek runs
th rouuh the center. Two renters’build-
ings with necessary lots, corn cribs, etc.,
with well at one house and spring at the
other.
About 150 acres all under fence, 50
acres in good state of cultivation, good
in Erath couuty.
liercd there is in circulation in the
United States only about 813 per
,i , _____ . i- • , orchard, good 6 room house, good spring,
capita, tree piospeious condition of g we„8 of Wilt,.r. „0.M, Earn anil out
Erath can he fully realized. The ; houses, one mile from couit house, good
Empiiik does not beleive any county j 'ljcat'"n f°r V-
in Texas nor any purely agricultu-
■5-2 I I- !ltc
ral county in the Union ean make a
i
This makes a total of two millions better showing than this
Inexhaustible coal fields,
puts out 600 tons a day.
The Texas Pacific Coal Company at Tburber
ERATH ~ l’R> 'DIVERS
p<4 ti.c -o al -i1 i* -
ERATH'S IMPROVED LANDS
Sell at from $5.00 to £12.50. and unimproved at from 81.00 to £5.00 per
acre. The average taxable value of land £2.87 per acre.
'>f Furt \Wrlli. Italia-
- fur wiiat tin y -cil and
Have the benefit uf the e..nn.ei
]L >u.-lull and • »alvcst.i:i. an ! tn ii‘-e a way - gel tin- iiigsie.-: prici
pay the lowest prices for wi;u! they U;iy.
El.'ATIi liXi'li' IS
T-iget in the near future a ra'ir-iad iV'-m ! .::: > . • ■ - e jv !ii- toWaeo. ;:ie Roek
l-hind railroad, and the Braz ■- Yadey rao"a l v.j D.i.e to Hie month ot the
Brazos River.
100 acres of J. A.Cullough survey situ-
ated in Duffau creek valley, seventy acres
in cultivation, three acres in orchard,
twenty acres in timber, good everlasting
spring, two houses on it and one*crtb.
Cheap for one-half cash, or will exchange
for StephenviUe property.
No. 14 38 half acre lots in Frey’s ad-
dition to the town ol Stepbenville.
No. 15. 112 acre?, 33 in good state of
cultivation one half mile from court house
No. 10. 13 acres, 8 in cultivation, well
of good water,half mile from court house.
115 acres out of the James A. McCul-
lough survey on Duffau creek—fifty acre
in cultivation, bilaoce heavy post oak
125 acres under f ace. Timh« r and pral- timber, good house and cribs, orchards
ri«. Good, la^tm? well of water and one etc. To sell at a bargain, or will swap
good tank. Seven miles wee of Step'a- for Stepbenville lots,
enville and eight mile? from Dublin. On Kiout & Monets,
tin* plao-, a good little orchard, including H tf StephenviUe, Texas.
44 acres of unimproved land half mile
we-t of court house: will sell in 5 acre
blocks or to suit purcha-.ers. Easy term-.
3 acre b.oek with resilience of three
rooms, one stone chimney, good out
houses, good well of water. Land iu
good state of cultivation, 1-4 mile n.w of
depot. Teims easy.
The W. W. McNeill farm, 7u't acres-
StephenviUe,
LAND AGENTS,
Texas
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