The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 129, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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The Lampasas Daily Leader.
Thirteenth Year
THURSDAY
Lampasas, Texas, August 3, 1916
THURSDAY
Member 129
Sanitation
insures Protection
Your Health Depends Upon It
In Fact Demands It
Our methods of providing our patrons with Pure
Food Sanitary Groceries are based solely upon these
principles, and for your PROTECTION we have the
Most Sanitary grocery department in this part of the
state, which has justly named for us our slogan
4 * The Sanitary Grocers,
Let us solve your cooking problems for you. Phone
ns your wants; we have them—and bear in mind,
when more Sanitary methods, more desirable and a
greater variety of pure food groceries are to be had,
you’ll find them at
Stokes Brothers I Company
The Sanitary Grocers
How iVluch of Your Salary
Do You Save?
You possibly could save one-fourth
of your salary. If you ever start you
aTe sure to keep it up. The man who
saves regularly is the man who
SUCCEEDS. Begin NOW and Start
With THIS BANK.
The Peoples National Bank
J. C. RAMSEY, President J. F. WHITE, Cashier U
W, H. BROWNING, Vice-President ED HOOKER, Assistant Cashier
Quick Meal Oil Stoves
That Quality is to be found in its highest degree in our
QUICK MEAL OIL STOVES is a fact well known and
fully appreciated by all users, and it is this stove’s reputa-
tion for Quality that has
secured for us such a large
business along this line.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE
TO BUY ONE.
We have all sizes in ovens,
both round and square; also
the two, three and four piece
stew pans. Save fuel by
using these sets.
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Fox & Malls Hardware Co.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county
I clerk since our last report:
'/ Ira W. Rutledge and Miss
[Emma Hamilton; S. B. Hoover
and Miss Bertha.Stovall.
The state board of education
has fixed the state per capita
apportionment for the year 1916-
17 at $7 per pupil.
Miss Lucile Robinson of Hemp-
stead is a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Abney. Miss Robinson is
a sister of Mrs. Abney.
Texas Baptist Encampment
| The attendance at the Lam-
! pasas Assembly has made a good
| increase over Tuesday. Over
five hundred people are already
camping and cars are arriving
hourly.
The feature of the Assembly
Wednesday was the eleven
o’clock address of Dr. John R.
Sampey of LouisviHe} Ky. He
is Professor of Old Testament
Interpretation in the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville. He spoke at eleven
o’clock on “Abraham the Father
of Believers.’’ Dr. Sampey has
no sympathy with the scholarship
which robs the Bible of the
miraculous. He is one of the
most popular speakers ever on
the Assembly program. His
addresses throughout the Assem-
bly will be on “Mountain Peaks
in the Old Testament.”
Dr. Joshua Gravett of Denver,
Colo., is the Assembly preacher
and will preach morning and
evening of each day.
Mr. Drue Cumby of Marshall,
Tex., is in charge of the music,
leading a large chorus choir.
Mr. T. C. Gardner, state sec-
retary of the B. Y. P. U. work,
has a large class studying meth-
ods.
Mr. W. P. Phillips, state Bap-
tist Sunday school secretary, is
leading a large class in the Nor-
mal Manual.
Mr. Louis Entzminger, super-
intendent of the First Baptist
Sunday school of Fort Worth,
arrived Wednesday morning
and is teaching a class of
over one hundred in “Winning
for Christ.”
Mrs. Alma Lyle of Fort Worth
spoke Wednesday on the women’s
work. The women’s work has a
large place on the program dur-
ing the Assembly.
The visitors are enjoying bath-
ing, fishing and automobiling.
There are over five hundred
automobiles in the park which
have come from all sections of
Texas.
Program for Friday, Aug. 4,
Gatesville and Coryell Day:
7:00 a. m. “The Ministry of
the Holy Spirit,” Joshua Gravett
9:00 a. m. Conferences and
study courses.
10:00 a. m. “The Pastor’s best
Assistant—What a Trained Wo-
man Worker Can Do,” Mrs. Ar-
thur Lile.
11-00 a. m. “Moses, the Law
Giver,” Dr. Sampey.
8:00 p. m. Mission address,
Rev. Hal F. Buckner, returned
missionary from China.
8:45 p. m. “Solomon’s An-
swer to Materialism,” Joshua
Gravett.
A great crowd was present
Thursday, and so far all speak-
ers who have been assigned sub-
jects were present.
PERSONALS.
Dr. D. M. Higgins, a prominent
laymen of Gainesville, Tex,, is a
guest of the assembly.
Rev. S. E. Tull and Rev. Car-
roll Smith head a large delega-
tion from Temple, Tex.
Dr. J. R. Nutt, of Belton, Tex.,
heads a large delegation from
Belton and Baylor College.
Rev. W. E. Foster.and wife of
Taylor, Texas, arrived Wednes-
day morning with a delegation
from Taylor.
Prominent among the large
delegation from ITaskel, Texas,
is Mr. W. P. Whitman and fam-
ily-
Mr. R. F. Peal of Sherman, a
regular annual visitor to the As-
sembly, a-r rive d Wednesday
morning.
Dr. W. F. Fry of Abilene, Tex.,
is one of the most popular teach-
ers of the Assembly, and has a
large class studying the New
Testament.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, the Supreme Ruler
of the Universe, in his all wise
providence has seen fit to remove
from our midst our esteemed
brother, W. P. Darby, who was
for many years an active and
worthy Knight of Pythias;
Therefore, be it resolved that
we’, the members of Sulphur City
Lodge No. 52, Knights of Pythias,
Lampasas, Texas, do realize that
in his death our community ha^
lost one of its most useful, hon-
or able and upright citizens, out
lodge one oi its most worthy
members and each of us a true
friend. A man who cherished in
his heart and put into practice in
his everyday life the cardinal
principles of our order—Friend-
ship, Charity, and Benevolence.
Be it further resolved, that we
commend the fraternal spirit of
our deceased brother and honor
his memory and shall strive to
emulate the virtues he exempli-
fied in his life and character.
Be it further resolved, that a
copy of these resolutions be
spread upon the Minutes of this
lodge and a copy sent to the
family of our deceased brother.
Respectfully submitted,
Albert Brown 1
Jno. I. McElroy > Committee
Roy Davis )
Call and see our new line of
mixed candies in 5c paokages.
d * Stokes Bros, & Co.
The Wesley Philathea class of
the Methodist church will meet
on the lawn of the church this
evening at 8:00 o’clock. There
is some business to be attended
to and all members are urged to
be present.
Mrs. E. Haby, Jr., Pres.
Mrs. Cordelia Skaggs has gone
to Winters where she wili spend
several weeks with relatives.
WANTED—500 new custom-
ers to try Cake Flour—the Rest
on earth. Landrum & Sparks.
Chris Paine and family have
gone to Bertram where they will
spend a few days at the fair.
Mrs. J. M. Skaggs has re-
turned to her home in Winters
after spending a few days here
with relatives.
Dipping Vat.
I have just completed a dip-
ping vat on my ranch, known as
the Brown & Williamson ranch,
6 miles north of Lampasas. 1
will dip cattle for the public.
Phone me at , my residence in
Lampasas.
d2-w F. P. Bowen.
Let your next sack be Cake
Flour—the kind that makes the
best cakes, pastry, bread, etc.
Landrum & Sparks.
Mrs. M. E. Parker and family,
Mrs. C. W. Wright and daughter,
Miss Margaret, and Miss Velma
Taylor of Temple enjoyed six
o’clock breakfast Thursday
morning about three miles south
of Lampasas on the Llano road,
given in honor- of Miss Taylor,
who is a guest of Miss Wright.
The early morning ride served
as an appetizer for the bountiful
spread which was enjoyed by
all.
Odis Hallmark has gone to
Winters where he wili spend a
few days with relatives and
friends.
Born, Wednesday, Aug. 2, to
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McGregor,
a son. Mr. and Mrs. McGregor
live on what is known as the
Barnes place, just south of the
city.
J. A. F. Hubbard and son, E.
P. Hubbard, are again located
in Lampasas for a time after
spending some time at Corpus
Christi and other points in south
Texas.
Leiler List.
List of advertised letters for
week ending Aug. 4, 1916:
Emmett Boyett, Frausla de
Gomez, Willie Curtis, Agapito
Chapa, John Holy bee, Mrs. Willie
Logan, Herbert Me--, Ponsi-
ano Madrigal, Rosento Ordoniz,
Simpson & Jones, A. Tomson, jr.
Geo. D. Zivley, P. M,
One sack of Cake Flour wili
convince you that we are correct
in our claims for this flour.
Landrum & Sparks.
Allen Lunsford, who was
struckgby lightning last Friday
while at work on the ranoh of
John Oliver near Joppa in Bur-
net county, died Wednesday
afternoon at 5:20 -without ever
gaining consciousness. He is
survived by his widow and sev-
eral grown children besides two
sisters, Mrs. I. C. Fletcher and
Mrs. D. W. Casbeer of Lam-
pasas, and three brothers, Wyatt
and Will Lunsford of Lampasas
and Dick Lunsford of Pecos.
The body was buried here Thurs-
day morning at Oak Hill cem-
etery.
Born, Wednesday, Aug. 2, to
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Cowan, twin
sons. Mr. and Mrs. Cowan make
their home about 8 miles south of
Lampasas on the Austin road .
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The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 129, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1916, newspaper, August 3, 1916; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth906121/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.