The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER
men’iMve and struggle after
■Gion'ey, they pile it up and pile
It .up and pile it up until it be-
cratnflfl a burden to thencq and
tiang3 like a millstone around
itheir neck. They cannot get
.away from its cares and respon-
sibilities no matter where they
:go. Money is a good thing, but
it is a waste of time and a waste
of energy to centralize one’s en-
A mile post shall be placed on
all public roads, indicating the
distance to the county seat or to
the large town to which the road
may lead. Road overseers were
allowed six months in 'which to
place such posts after the acts in
the criminal statutes went into
effect and penalty is prescribed
for failure to do so. Thus saith
the law, according to the com-
missioners court of Coryell coun-
ty who dug up the old statute and
proceeded to get busy with road
overseers. Let it be hoped that
the law is aotually a law, not
emasculated by decisions and
until yet not declared unconsti-
tution. The people need the mile
posts. They are easily pro-
cured and erected. There is
little excuse for not having
them. Only one amendment is
proposed to the law and road
overseers could take the liberty
of adopting the suggestion—print
the names of towns in “extend- j
ed” letters, in a long string of'
letters so that a man in an auto
may read as he runs.—Temple
Telegram.
Twelve teachers were before
the examining board Friday and
Saturday. All but four or five
of these are making their first
application to teach in the public
schools of the state.
Mrs. C. H. Clayton is at home
from Quanah where she has
been on a visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin. She
was delayed at Temple on ac-
count of the high waters.
Some twenty or more passen-
gers bound for southern Texas
came in over the Santa Fe Sat-
urday morning, after having
been water bound at Temple for
a day or two. They took the
Central here for the south, and
will probably be able to reach
their several destinations from
Austin.
D. E. Colp, secretary of the
Good Roads department of the
San Antonio chamber of com-
merce, and A. L. Westgard, of
the National Highway associa-
tion, were water bound at Tem-
ple for a day or two, and came
by here Saturday morning en
route to their headquarters at
San Antonio. Mr. Colp is well
known here, having visited this
place a number bf times in the
interests of what was once known
as the “Scenic Highway,” and
in other capacities.
Thirty miles of the levee along
the Brazos near Hearne washed
away during the flood and 55,-
000 acres of farm lands were
overflowed. No definite idea of
the property damage in that sec-
tion of the state can be given,
but the loss of livestock as well
as human life must have been
great.
E. M. Wingren and G. M.
Webb, of the northern part of
Burnet county, were here to-
gether Tuesday and had their
dates extended on The Leader.
It is a pleasure to have the en-
dorsement of such good citizens.
They report the roads almost im-
passable, but say the people are
in earnest about improving them.
People of all nations are now
fleeing from Mexico, train serv-
ice having been established to
Laredo from interior points. It
is a good country to leave, and
it is said that President Huerta
has already sent his family to
Vera Cruz, that they may be
ready to depart when the proper
time comes. Mr. Huerta will
quietly evacuate one of these
days and then there will be an-
other row started between other
contending factions. There is
no peace in sight for Mexico.
Deaths in Texas from the flood
of last week are now estimated
at not less than 150, most St
which were on the Brazos and
Colorado rivers and their tribu-
taries. The water is now reach-
ing the gulf and further danger
to life and property is not ex-
pected.
J. N. Dyer, of Oklahoma City,
is among the visitors. He was
formerly in the drug business at
this place, and has many friends
among the older inhabitants.
Stockholders Meeting.
The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Peoples
National Bank of Lampasas will
be held in the banking office at
Lampasas, Texas, on Tuesday
'the 13th day of January, 1914,
between the hours of 9 o’clock a.
m. and 4 o’clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing directors for
the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such other busi-
ness as may come before the
meeting. J. F. White,
w8 Cashier,
Lampasas, Texas, Dec. 10, 1913.
Stockholders Meeting.
The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Frst Na-
tional Bank of Lampasas will be
held in the banking office at
Lampasas, Texas, on Tuesday
the 13th day of January, 1914,
between the hours 9 o’clock a, m.
and 4 o’clock p.m., for the purpose
of electing directors for the ensu-
ing year, and for the transaction
of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
W. B. McGee,
w8 Cashier.
Lampasas, Texas, Dec. 10, 1913.
I have opened a variety store*
on the-east side of the square,
next door to W. A. Marcee. I
bought a stock of goods a way
below cost, and for the holiday
sale will sell many of these goods
for less money than they could
be bought for in the wholesale
markets. There are many things
suitable for Christmas presents,
such as hand-painted china, toys
for the children, lamps, glass-
ware, crockery, useful small
tools, but especially Christmas
goods, such as dolls, animal toys,
boys wagons, etc. Call and see
me. I expect to stay in Lampa-
sas, and am prepared to save you
some money. B. H. Baired. w
Other Storm Damages.
While the interest of all the
people was centered in and about
the square and the cotton yards,
there was damage at the Han-
cock park grounds that was
^overlooked. The creek broke over
the bank between the storehouse
and that part of the park north of
at, and flooded the open air bath-
ing pool to such an extent that
the bath rooms and platforms
were raised from the moorings
and considerably damaged, one
part of the bath houses being
turned across the pool and bro-
ken into two parts. It will re-
quire considerable expense to re-
place things as they were out
there, but the people who have
charge will see that all things
are again put into proper condi-
tion.
The water running through the
^business house of W. A. Marcee
practically ruined all the goods on
the floor, such as sugar, flour,
ffoeans, matches, etc., and the
Toof of the building also allowed
the water to come in from above
.and much damage was done in
this way. It is probable that he
{Buffered as much financial loss
as any one on the east side, but
ifie is a very quiet man, and
jfhence this late notice.
There are probably a number
<of other places where damages
occurred to a greater or less ex-
tent.
ergy and one’s desires upon its
accumulation. There are other
things worth while. In fact, it
has always appealed to me that
when a man and a woman, as
man and wife, have made a suc-
cess of a family, they have^ac-
complished a great work, more
lasting and more valuable than
many millions of wealth, piled
up in stocks and bonds or other
investments. The bringing^;up
of a family is the most important
work of life, for there is nothing
in life worth while unless there
are human hearts that beat in
sympathy with ours. Make
money, if you can make it hon-
estly, but in making, do not for-
get that money is a dangerous
thing to give to a child who has
not been grounded in those prin-
ciples that make of him a good
citizen, with human feelings and
human sympathy. — Cleburne
Enterprise.
Reports from Sage state that
James Everett has recovered all
the cotton which was washed
away from his gin Tuesday
morning, but he lost 13 head of
fattening hogs and a large quan-
tity of corn, maize and other
feed.
Come to our Store—the joy is awaiting
you in the shape of a complete line of use-
ful and beautiful gifts. We are making a
Specialty of Dolls
Character Dolls, Dressed Dolls
■B3BB
The prettiest line of Dolls ever brought to
Lampasas. Get the Christmas Spirit—
Come down and let us show you what we
have.
Gifts for Everybody
Toys and Dolls
I Harmonica Talking Machine
Lambs Wool Blankets, Crib Blankets, Comforts, Clotting,
Overcoats, Suspenders, Hosiery, Ties, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons,
Beauty Pins, Handkerchiefs, Dresses, Towels, Table Linen,
Napkins, Table Covers, Scarfs, Ribbon, Lace, Rugs.
FOR THE CHILDREN
Don’t overlook the Children.
Dolls by the cart loads from
10c to $5.00
With $25.00 Purchase during the Holidays we will sell
you one of these $25 machines for
$4.98
It makes an Ideal Gift for any home. Over 100 Records to
select from. Records 65c each. These machines are first-
class in everyway.
When Shopping Don’t Fail to 'Come and Make Our Store Your Headquarters.
J. S. TAYLOR DRY GOODS COMPANY
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1913, newspaper, December 12, 1913; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth895008/m1/4/?rotate=270: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.