The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1908 Page: 3 of 8

                                
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Sale Will Close Saturday
Only a few more days to secure goods at the Big reductions. Your neighbors
have been here and they/are all pleased; not a dissatisfied customer has left the store
during this sale. There are yet hundreds of dollars worth of goods to go at bargain
prices and we want you to have your pick of them. Come today.
Come any day up to 10 o’clock Saturday night and avail yourself of the special in-
ducements now offered. Everything in the house is on the bargain list. Nothing re- |>
served, and everything has the quality.
MAKE SATURDAY THE GREATEST DAY OF THE GREAT SALE
LAMPASAS COMMERCIAL Co.
THE QUALITY STORE.
Bryan and Kern.
The above is the ticket for
president and vice president
named by the democratic con-
vention at Denver, the work of
the convention being completed
Friday afternoon. Mr. Bryan is
on the track for the third time,
having been the standard bearer
in 1896 and 1900. His record as
an original thinker is well known,
and his speeches and writings
have probably had a greater cir-
culation than any other politician
of the present day. His views
and those of his party have been
modified on many leading ques-
tions, the money question in par-
ticular, having a complete change
of aspect in the past 12 years.
Many of his leading principles
have also been appropriated by
Mr. Roosevelt, and have already
been warped into the platform
and demands of the republican
party. Really, there is little of
the original demands of the
democracy left for him and his
coherents to stand upon, but it is
evident by his nomination that
the party will make the best effort
possible to land him in the presi-
dential chair. That he is a great
man, an original and deep
thinker and speaker upon the
principles of government, even
his enemies will admit, but with
the changed conditions, few,
even in the south, have much
hope of seeing him elected to the
highest office in the nation,
Mr. Kern, his running mate, is
from Indiana, and but little is
known of him in the south,
though it is said that he is ac-
ceptable to Mr. Bryan.
The great auditorium in Han-
cock park is completed as far as
it was intended to complete it this
year, the grounds all over the
bend have been mowed, and the
weeds and grass have been
burned, rubbish has been re-
moved and many other notable
improvements have been made
this year. Our people all ought
to feel proud of the work which
these enthusiastic Baptists have
done, and those who have not
contributed to this work should
exercise their privilege of doing
so. More funds are needed to
make the work for the present
encampment a success.
Mack Reynolds is dead. He
died Friday night July 10. For
many months he has been suffer-
ing, and it was a difficult case to
diagnose, but finally it was de-
termined that he was suffering
from an internal cancer, and
everything that could be done to
relieve him was done, but to no
avail. He was taken to Temple
some time ago, but returned to
his home with no expectation of
getting well. He was a member
of the Methodist church, and of
the Fraternal Brotherhood, and
was esteemed by a large circle of
acquaintances. He leaves a
father, mother, an aged grand-
mother, and a number of brothers
and' sisters, besides a wife, to
mourn his loss. The body was
buried Saturday afternoon at the
city cemetery, the Fraternal
Brotherhood having charge of
the funeral ceremonies.
W. B. Walker and W. R. Whitis
of Kempner, were guests here
Saturday.
J. C. Bayley and Henry Porter
of the Nix section, were visitors
here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Thornal
were in from their farm on the
Lampasas river Saturday.
A. Lancaster, of the Lampasas
river section, spent Saturday
trading with Lampasas mer-
chants.
G. L. Tillman, of Adamsville,
J. A. Clements, of Naruna, and
C. M. Tumlinson who lives some
miles south of Lampasas, were in
town Saturday.
O. R. Wheeler and John Will-
iams, of Grundyville, spent Sat-
urday with friends here.
W. A. Dumas, of Rockwall,
came in Monday "morning early,
in answer to an advertisement of
Fox & Mills, and at once fell in-
to a place to work. They adver-
tised for a man to work, and
asked applicants not to write, but
to come. This man came and a
number of others wrote or wired
about the place. It frequent-
ly pays to comply with the
request of people who want a
thing, whether it be man to work,
or some other immaterial thing.
Mr. Dumas is a skilled salesman
and wants to make the acquaint-
ance of people who want hard-
ware. '
Major J. A. Ramsdell died at
his home in Columbia, Isle of
Pines, July 5th, and was buried
by the Masonic fraternity there
on the following day. Major
Ramsdell was a resident of this
place for many years, and had
many friends among the people
here. Some six or seven years
ago he moved with his son, Dr.
F. R. Ramsdell, to the Isle of
Pines, and has made his home
there since that time. He leaves
three sons, Drs. Charles and
Frank Ramsdell, the former liv-
in Oregon and the latter in the
Isle of Pines, and Eugene E.
Ramsdell, who is now making
his home at or near Lake Victor,
in Burnet county. The Major
was a member of the Methodist
church during a part of his resi-
dence at this place, and estab-
lished the first Sunday school ever
held in the English language in
the Isle of Pines. He was also a
member of the Masonic frater-
nity, and a man of good charac-
ter and was generally appreciated
as a friend wherever known. A
good man has gone to his re
ward.
Rev. M. T. Andrews was ab-
sent from his pulpit Sunday night
and Prof. Beckwith, of Baylor
University, filled his place. The
cause of his absenco was an im-
portant ceremony which he was
called to conduct and in which
he bound Harry H. Brown, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Brown, for
life to Mrs. Bebecca Ford Allen.
The Leader joins the friends of
these young people in wishing
them success.
M. D. Alexander, of Fowler’s
Valley, was a visitor in Lam-
pasas Monday.
T. D. Petrey, of Izora, was
shaking hands with Lampasas
friends Monday.
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Captain Bierbower and his
company of national guards ar-
rived home Sunday from Leon
Springs, beyond San Antonio,
where they spent ten days in
camp and in military maneuvers.
The company had the honor of
being selected for one sham bat-
tle, which was quite interesting,
and in another in which the
brown" and blue forces opposed
each other, the browns being the
national guards and the blues
being the regular army soldiers.
The boys are pleased with their
military experience, though some
Picnic and Barbecue at
Nix.
There will be a picnic and bar-
becue at Nix on the 21st of July.
Plenty of meat, bread, pickles
and coffee will be supplied, and
all are invited to come and bring
well filled baskets as well. Can-
didates for all offices are speci-
ally invited, whether state, dis-
trict or county, and they will be
given an opportunity to place
their claims before the people.
Ball .games and other amuse-
ments will be provided for the
young people. Remember the
date, Tuesday, July 21st.
Oil Field is Ruined.
A dispatch from the City of
Mexico says:    A lake of oil cov-
ering an area of more than one
square mile and of unknown
depth in the state of Vera Cruz is
on fire. It has been burning for
five days and has created the
wildest terror among the natives
of that section. The blaze is
seen for more than 200 miles at
sea, according to navigators who
have arrived at Vera Cruz and
Tampico.
The scene of the fire is about
70 miles southeast of Tampico,
near the San Geronimo river. An
oil field was being developed at
that place by the Pennsylvania
Oil Company, which is composed
of Pittsburg men. The company
had bored a number of wells and
all of them were flowing oil in
large quantities. The product was
being placed in earthen storage
tanks preparatory to shipping.
A careless workman accidently
set fire to one of the wells and
the flames were communicated to
the under-ground reservoir of
oil. A terrific explosion occurred
which uplifted the earth’s sur-
face throughout the whole field.
The explosion was heard seven-
ty-five miles distant. The oil
company lost $200,000 worth of
machinery, and the oil which has
been burned will total millions of
barrels. The whole oil field will
be destroyed.
Running Risks
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RESPITE the prevalence of
robbery, a few continue tc>
keep money about their homes.-.
In thus doing, they are not only
risking the loss of money, but
also their lives. How much safer
and better it would be if these
people would bring their money
to this bank. Are you running:-
such a risk?
CAPITAL..............$50,000
Surplus and Undivided
Profits................$21,000
Tile PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK
W. H. BROWNING, Jr„ Cashier,
T. A. Leech, of Pedcoke ranch,.
Henry Smith, of Naruna, John
Green, A. Lancaster, Charles-
Cole and Joe Rathman were
noticed among the out of town
visitors, who spent Monday here-.
To the Public.
Having learned that my name
had been presented by the re-
publican nominating committee
as a candidate for office, I take
this method of announcing that
I have never affiliated with any
political party, and that I now
respectfully decline the honor
tendered me in a political way..
Billie Brown,.
A. M. Pyron, superintendent
of the agricultural department of
the Sq<n Antonio Fair, spent a
day here while on his way to San
Saba, where the annual fair and
exhibition is now going on. Mr.
Pyron would be much pleased
of them will probably retire when for this county to make an agri-
their two years of enlistment has cultural exhibit at San Antonio,
expired.    j September 26 to October 11.
Rev. C. V. Carroll is home
from Briggs, where he and Rev,
A. B. Jenkins have been con-J
ducting a meeting for the past
ten days. Bro. Carroll reports
that there were fifty two additions
to the Baptist church, and a.
number of people converted that
have not yet joined any church-*
About $175 was raised during the
meeting for all purposes.
M. E, Seale
Physician and Surgeon?
Lampasas, Texas
Will do a general practice in the city
and surrounding country. Office at
Schwarz & Hoffmann’s drug store.
JOE E. DILDY,
Physician^ Surgeon,
Office atLion Drug Store,
,    Lampasas, Texas.
Daily Leader 3 months for $10