The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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Your Farm Machinery
From Us. Why?
Because We Have the RIGHT KIND at the RIGHT PRICES
In Double Disc Plows we have in stock—
Standard Double Disc Plows, Sanders Double and Pony Disc Plows,
P. & 0. Double and Pony Disc Plows, P. & 0. 12x20 Disc Harrows
with Seeders and Tongue Trucks, International 12x18 Disc Harrows
with Tongue Trucks.
GRAIN DRILLS
We have the most complete Grain Drill ever sold in this section
THE KENTUCKY... It has improvements other drills don’t have.
WEBBER WAGONS with Cotton Frame and Spring Seat, Wagon
Harness, Chain, Rubber and Leather at prices to suit the times.
HERCULES GASOLINE ENGINES—V/2 to 3 horse. 6, 8 and 10
feet Steel Star Wind Mills, Galvanized Cisterns and Stock Tanks, Pipe
and Pipe Fittings.
We have recently added new lines of merchandise such as—
Toilet Articles, Toilet and Laundry Soap, Old Dutch Cleanser, Steel
Wool, Starch, Lux, Shoe Polish, and many other articles which are
used every day. We have a nice line of Baskets—all kinds and sizes.
When in Lampasas be sure to visit our store for we have the most
Complete stock of ALL KINDS of Hardware ever carried in this sec-
tion and it is our intention to add many more new lines so that you
need never be disappointed when you come to our store.
We are here to stay—We are here to help you in every way we can.
Let’s all put our shoulders to the same wheel and keep it rolling. We
can make everything easy by pulling together. There is everything
to gain by co-operation and nothing to lose.
FOX & MILLS HARDWARE COMPANY
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ANOTHER GOOD RAIN
The' rainfall of Friday afternoon,
Friday night and Saturday morning
amounted to 1.80 here in Lampasas,
and this will be of great benefit to
the pastures and put out stock water.
Some places water had played out and
stockmen were driving to water.
Sixty S. C. Brown Leghorn hens for
sale $1.00 each. Mrs. Oscar Thomal,
Adamsville, Texas, Rural telephone,
Grundyville. w
E. Beringer of West, Texas, was
among the visiting stockmen at the
Lampasas County Fair. He owns a
ranch near Topsey and had on exhi-
lyt. here some of his Aberdeen Angus
catfle which attract'ed a great deal of
attention from those interested , m
;stock.
IDEAL CAFE
The Ideal Cafe is now under new
management. Located on North side
square, where the public can get
good meals and service, and every-
thing will -be kept in a sanitary con-
dition.
•(*47 E. L. BEARDEN, Proprietor.
Mrs. Gherald Oliver and baby, who
Mve been visiting here for the past
two months in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Oliver, left Saturday morn-
-Sng for Galveston where they will
spend a short time before returning
io their home in Port Arthur.
Mrs. V. M. O’Hair and son, Mabry,
t?f Fort Worth, who have been visit-
ing in the home of Mrs. W. T. Hutto,
at Lake Victor, took the train here
Friday morning for their home.
M. P. Watson, whose home is in
3he district which was swept by a
flood on Rocky creek Saturday, was in
town Monday and reported that he
lost about half of his crop, and his
brother, Ed Watson, lost two year-
nings, a bale of cotton, wagon and
a part of his other crops.
The greatest enemy of child life is
tfhe tape worm. It destrys health and
vitality. The greatest enemy of the
tape worm is White’s Cream Vermi-
TEN INCH RAIN AT OAKALLA
The hardest rain reported in this
section was Saturday morning at Oak-
alla where a ten-inch rain fell in a
very short time. Owing to the con-
dition of telephone lines only meager
reports of the damage there could be
obtained. The rent house of Dolph
Smith, occupied by Joe Bob Carlisle
and family, was washed away and all
of the contents went with it. The
family left the house about four
o’clock in the morning and only the
clothing they wore was saved. They
also lost a number of hogs by the high
water. The iron bridge at Oakalla
was washed out and the barns of Mr.
Revis and Uncle Pete Bell were wash-
ed off. One barn washed down the
creek from above the places mention-
ed but it had not been learned who
the owner was . Parties living in
that Immediate section left their
homes and went up to the higher
ground but no other losses of barns or
houses were reported.
STATE TRAINING
SCHOOL BAND HERE
Superintendent C. E. King, of the
State Training School for Boys, loca-
ted at Gatesville, in company with
Mrs. King an^l the chidren, M:?s.
Fannie Weaver, and the band direc-
tol;, Harvey Thomas, brought the
members of the training school band
over to Lampasas to attend the Lam-
pasas County Fair and have a few
days outing in Hancock Park.
There were twenty-five boys in the
band, itone of them over sixteen years
of age, and all were dressed in nice
uniforms and made a splendid appear-
ance. They arrived Thursday after-
noon in a big truck and went out to
the Hancock Park, where they played
a few numbers at the auditorium, and
Friday morning at 9 o’clock they
gave a concert on the public square
where a large number of citizens and
visitors listened to the music. Mr.
Thomas has them well trained and
they make splendid music. They ex-
pect to return to the school Friday
afternoon. .
BVice 35c. Sold by Mackey & Ransom. I few hours returning on the 10.18 train.
BETTER BABY CONFERENCE
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Committee regretted that rain pre-
vented the lecture and conference on
Friday afternoon. Also the making
of awards publicly. The mothers were
interested and patient but rain poured
in torrents.
Lampasas county should feel proud
of having three 100 per cent babies—
names: Lester Fox, Ramah Dill ng--
ham, Billie Odell Shelbum. These
three babies will be given gold medals;
also the following babies will be given
gold medals, as grading hig.iest in
their classes: Earl B. Lee, Jr.. Alvy
Smithwick, Harold Deane Bolding,
Charles Lamar Hocker, Carol Mackey,
Allen Lively, Doris Gale Ligon, Mary
Frances Casbeer and Jessie Louise
Pearce.
The winners of red ribbons, or sec-
ond prizes, were: James Win. Lau-
derdale, Carroll E. Underwood, Oliver
Boyd Edgar, Lewis Eugene Fox, Les-
lie Claire Landrum, Johnnie May
James, Alice Amanda Vernor, Willie
Elizabeth Young, Gweneth Parsons,
Ellen May Bailey.
Mrs. Harris has all charts and med-
als not delivered to the mothers.
The following composed the com-
mittee in charge of Better Baby Con-
ference: Miss Pearl Hyer, of Austin;
Mesdames Horace Smith, Joseph Al-
len, Clarence Moses, W. F. Mace, J.
H. Andrew, F. J; Harris, assisted by
Drs. Garrett and Joe Townsen, Lan-
drum, Watson, Back, Willerson, and
Dorbandt.
For Sale or Trade
43 acres of land one-half mile of
Pearl on public highway adjoining
school grounds with a four-room stone
building;, 33 acres in cultivation. A
nice little home. If you would
like to be close to a good school, write
or phone. IVY EDMONDSON,
w47pd Pearl, Texas
A cross, sickly baby suffering from
digestive troubles and looseness of the
bowels needs McGee’s Baby Elixir. It
checks the bowels, eases the stomach
and restores healthy conditions. Price,
35c and 60c Sold by Mackey & Ran-
som.
Miss Honor Yates, of Kempner, is
a guest of her sister, Mrs. E. II. Rob-
erts, for a few days.
System P
ays
A farmer would be foolish to waste time cradling wheat in
these days of the modern grain binder. It’s harder work and it
don’t pay.
This is an age of mechanical conveniences, labor saving devices
and efficient systems, and one of the most efficient systems is the
present banking system as used by this bank. All up-to-date busi-
ness men and farmers do all their business through the bank be-
cause it is easier and better and it pays! Our system is right up-
to-date, we have all modern conveniendes and it will PAY you to
use them.
The Peoples National Bank.
J. F. WHITE, President; W. H. BROWNING, Vice President;
C. G. ABNEY, Active Vice President.
ED HOCKER, Cashier; R. J. PAINE, Assistant Cashier
E. E. Nelson came in Friday from
Uvalde and will be here with his broth-
er, Rev. C. M. Nelson, and attend the
Lampasas city school this term.
For skin eruptions, rash, chafed
skin, prickly heat, chigger bites and
stings of poisonous insects, Ballard’s
Snow Liniment is an effective applica-
tion. It heals quickly. Three sizes,
30c, 60c and $1.20 per bottle. Sold by
Mackey & Ransom.
Mrs. W. M. Aynesworth left on the
early morning train Wednesday to
spend a few days with her husband,
whose headquarters are now at Brady.
A lazy no-account feeling with
yawning and sleepiness in the day
time is caused by a tropid liver and
disordered bowels. Herbine is a
splendid remedy for such ailments. It
cleanses the system and restores vim
and activity. Price 60c. Sold by
Mackey & Ransom.
Dr. B. F. HE ARNE
Dentist
Office
OVER HOFFMANN DRUG CO.
W. H. BROWNING
Attorney At Law
LAMPASAS, TEXAS.
Office Over Peoples National Bank
Will Practice in All Courts
The Weekly Leader $1.50 year.
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The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921, newspaper, September 16, 1921; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth895081/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.