Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 87, Ed. 1, Friday, October 8, 1920 Page: 2 of 6
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ANSWKKS 10 ADS
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Uniiitrant; l'nrtrur: Investor: Cur
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pitxl ilinu. willi ji nlilll1 y.ti
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tiiiM. nM'iy tn hief f r-iior Smith
victim Hill 'I'.lvjh.m. i.i :i"iti
WAN ll'l -fleiili imimii ma ii
The Auierienn ollti-c. Ill l..it Clin S
ATTCVlo.N An- oti Klui; ti j
build'' N-t mi-. I vr ill Kite ymi it i
l.'fjictlniL Addrvw "C'fiutiii. tur" mrt !
Aniorhii'i tiBUl- J tl
IVAMIli lntent in .lrllll is
welli- in Hrii k.-iirlilgi- Urif kiiniilct
ItiVOMun m to. WO t ir-i Nut III ik
Mill: T'J tf
WIKI.S WAM'KDVc I nii.li I .nun
dry vakir tieel hii.'ui' n
VANTi:i) CVIliN ICUO.MKKS
Half liloclt west anil hlork anil Inlf
Miutli of nivtiillirr. Air. I.eoiu ll-uii
312 South .McAni- incline.
ire jHi-itlon. Addro 11 D.. t-nr UuboUo uml William Sts. Kust Jlret-t-1
vuioriem '7Jt eurldge; $!S00. $1000 cash balntteo.
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FOK SALE
LIST luiir Interests in drlllliiu wells -iii iulk CAKf unns H to me .
irli mi for tek itle. W are In Auto Market. We buy anil pell ued
mli with the buyers. Itrwkenri lge cars. On bloek south of Court I tous
iiM-rmi'nr uo.. ;hiu nrsi .Miuon.it j
innu isuic iJvtr
on Court Aveuue.
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KOU SAl.K-llurdwood lloor 10 x
-Kl leet. ehoiiii for rush. Kuiulre at
illr Atnerlimn otlico. 7-tf
KOU SALE A few sinnl! Interel
i drlllltti: wells forth the money. Hot-
r eo in iittlek. Itrrrkviirttlcc It.-
("tmeiit Comiany. JUKI Klrt Natlon-il
lniittjlulldim:. T-Mf
KOU SALE A romiilete strlnp of
taiirtaril ilrilllic toots. In llrst rlas
ulidltton; immediate delivery. Cull
or Mr. Lcwli nt Wasncr Supply 'o.
751' f
KOU SAI.K Model 111 7-imse!itfer
'arhanl tnr or will trade for 1-tfJnil
ii drilling well. V. 11. I. cure Amerl-
nn. S20f
I'lill S.M.K Small safe at a 'iar-
llass Oil Co.
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Olio. Sw 1. V. llii
KOU SAM-5-Cozy Kunming Iloum-:
en room furnished with leave. Two
flimi-uind dollar. SJOt
1MAN0S Ten cood second hand
piano bargain and on term?. AN.)
new upright uml players on hand at
ill times and on terms. Drop me it
itrd to l!o II Throckninrtou Txnu.
I. I). Conley. fe."-lm
KOU ISAI.K Ten room roomtni;
houe. nit nicely fiirntxlieil four blocks
IT Mulii street. Two rooms furnish.
d for llirht housekeeiilm: or woiiltl
eon-Ider lady partner with some mon-
ey. ThU place will k cheap If sold
In next ten days. Address .1. II. S..
care American. S7-'Jt
STKKL COTS and bnltllin: for s;ite
or will trade for Ford car. Hurtou
Tailor Hhop north llreckenrldi;i' Vve
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TUli SAil?-(7ll stocks at iiuctioii
S p. m. fvery Mlcht. Itreckenrldi:e Oil
nxcliatis". J7 4t
LOCAL-PERSONAL
NEWS NOTES OF
DAYjN TOWN
Marrl.tue Ucene was lotted today
to Milton M. Smith and MNs Mat'le
K. AnlN.
case ol l;iliui LtHiiwr vs. .. . I'lIS"
boKttu jcFterday was cotittutUMl
thnmirl'.iut mot of today.
Dr. ll'iiticr C. llowden w'ho has been
III for s-lx weeks sufferlnt; from ty-
phoid fever is able to be up nt lil-
home In north HrcckeurldKc but it
will be some time before he Is sultl-
i-Ietitly stninc to set down to his ol'ice.
IIOO.M WAXTKIi Iljr youim limn
rlllnt; lt well supplies- not o mil-
l!iiimin Inre adiln' AiihtIi-iii of
li e. SJ .V
WVM'lli oiii mid j ! iiiriwiil.-
ork Sbai ks. taraR.-. lieh!iis ami
e)iiiiiers .' vm i'tltj I'-tiiu. id's fur
lillli.l tS.ili-rnrlioii j;ii.iriiiiliHs J. kt
M.. V i) 11.. :hki M -i
vvTvriTT) '.i.v v...ik i HTI t?
llldll. "Ill "'liii. to Juiir olllo- or use
iiuii tvp writer Cult .it Klr-t Nu
lloiial lli-tik Ak I'.r Kiumett liar
Kelt lnyikktM.pcr. .sfc'tt
KOU IlKXT Tlm-o room hou-e and
vill sell lurulture. Kor particulars
nil lit llopTs Cafe. t; 1-T.t
VOUSAI.I-Hotel ftirnlhiMl cox-
ilete on Mnlu stris-t near depot. OihmI
i business proposition. M-"r"
KOU SAM! Meat market. cli.-i
) rent lmw lease: wllf jslve terms. Iii-
i mire 1-itnr.r Hotel. M-'U
K( )T SAlTH Tworoom house and
j ftirultuiv. l2ii blocks north off Walker
I St. on llaylor Ave. A harcalu It s(ii
at once. So .Miss Ijine.
AUCTION SAU:-Of oil stocks at
the Itrcekeiiridcn Oil llxchiinKe an S
p. m. every night. S7-'t
FOK KKNT
KOU JtKNT Completely fiirntslicd
well lo.-ated olllce also suitable for
busln.'ss location ; rout reasonable.
See l.eskoy-Keohane Co. Hns'kenrlilso
(iaraK I'-ldt. corner Slain and llreck-
cnrldce Ave. S."-.".t
I'OU HUNT Ten-room house one
bliH-k from Alain street near Cist'o
j-.- 'depot. Itfiienil Healty Co. MJ-tf
KOU MINT Store
WYNTrlH An im rl-m til 'hhiU-
keeper Al'plv M. itetlui' k A. Co. I'mlit
Stnir v i.l of tit-put Stl.:i
WWlTll IVoTlu Hon .unwlien';
liny am nun. ddrp-- C M. Curt". I
lire. k. n-ltitfi- or lluMtiiinl. Ten.
n; at
WVMIH To biiy to sell s..sn.Tc"
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. an. i... i ... i"- w-i ... in.- u.i..- ijliii!
si; ii-
U VN'll l At it use u. .roni lerrl
tor) i i i'iiitosi. of liil!in' Hi not
hin'i i i.eltss you bit- snniftlilnK
so. Ml V.'.lr.'-s Itox !! r.ret ki'iittilKe.
Te SO-t
room on Main
South plains land $x.txi street ''Jvtm ut $iV) month. (Jeiieral
U (Jraves Conipanv. Ue.Mty Co. Siitf
KOU SA Mi-
ller acn- W
I'.asement KIrst National Hank lliilld
lilts. Krcckenrldge Texas. Sit-I'.t
M.V.N M Wiri;-Witi xpwlen -t(
wish to :im roomlui; hmise or liotol on
ominis-liiii basis. Cun cle bt-st of
mferrii. i AtMre. lt. L'lkS." Hreck-
t iirldsc M-.lt"
WANTrn - NewspniH-r turrler bt.ys
routes i sMhUsheil. ccil pay. Diil'v
Ainerb an Ml tf
WWTin To lmy"iiiilt IiTyTmTc'.
A . Jn- k l'ot. or Trlnnsle Syndlctttes.
I. 11 S. tare American IMi-lt'
WAXTI.I) TO IH' live room-
house wl:li small ctsli payment hlid
easy ternis. Write description Hlttl
dlstnnn lioin oil well or location i'.
o. Ilo sf . s7..t
WAXTl.n !im1msiiiuI liiintl swell
fork tsitlMl. Must In- in kimmI ctilidr-
tlon it to Mr Mi Yiellv a l'ull-
iiimii C ; .7 It
W N Tl U Two llrsf cU auto ie-
lalr m-l.tibs Apply City (iuice.
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W N 1'Kli One ilmuHHii.l men 1 1 at-
tend t opt-n all xt the llrcekenridce
oil l:x n.iii!;.- Itiiseaient First Xutlt'U-
nl llun hi .s ttVltMk fverjr uisht. .s7-ll
W.NTK1 -Alty" UlliTr.ifluile.lIt:-
kIiiK. 't-tspotiN or fxenvatlns. O II
Anclln cun' American. 7 It
COMl'irrKNT httly btMkkif iierand
typist :iIm cviH'rleiHVil cushier. il. -
KOU UIINT .".7 room hotel com-
oletely furnished uiotlerii. On Slain
stnvt. Oencral Utility Co. iSt tf
KOU SAM! Host confoctlonary
in tity: food le.ise; cheap rent:
priced rlubt. (iener.il Healty Co. S'ltf
KOU SAM: Three-chair birbe.-
shop: rent Sl(X) month: Rood loca-
tion: -s(VH for quick sale. it'tf
KOU KKXT Olllce space steam
heated lire proof. liascmeut First
Nntlonal itank. ST-it
LOST
SHUlrOX" DKTKimVB ac.uncy
Have olllce second door wost of post
otllce on Walker Ave. Dms civil and
criminal iuvestlRatlons. Collwtlons nail
adju.stmriits made. W. M. Weave.
Husliie.3 MuuaKer. Ki-lt
KOU SAM-: Meat market on Main
street; best equipment obtainable:
snap for cash. Oneril Healty Co.
deisit. Ceneral Healty Co. sot;
KOU SA1.K Crocery : heart of bust-
iipss dlsitii-t; iIoIiir -l.ri.lXHl mouth:
.M.OtIO Pikes It. SUlf
KOU SAl.K-l.ots on terms. Stv
McCarty. mtomI door west of ist if-
lUe. Si5".t-
KOU SAMI One complete sot of
drug fixtures couslstiiiR of 1 10-fojt
fountain mil back bar; clRarctte and
tlRiir cast: 'i S-ft. .slidluR door wall
tates; 1 candy refrlcerator plate Rl'is
case; also ample supply of Rlas3s and
dishes; II tables chairs. See M. -1.
Wluvler. 203 Main. SO lit
KOir"bAM: llofTitiaiT stoniiT press
A-l coiulitlou. itarRain if taken at
fiict-. Inituire I'attersou Tailor Shop.
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LOOK OCT for cold weather. Have'
your w.uer lines covered before tin" j
first frte. linker & Myer-. Hov
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KOU SAI!" Hotel fiirnlshitl con-
plete. ground leiiwi near tleji)r .xid
business iri'KiitI(iti. S"-n
KO I rS A UK HarRaln if taken at
once new four room house scrt'iieil
In back i orch larci clothes rloet.
east front nice lot 73x73 ft
LOST Hlack hand Rrip between
Nrrtxiity and Hreckeurldue. Howard.
Ucturii to Hreck. Klshins Tool o.
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LOST I'alr Rlasses return to Am-
erican ofheo. S7--1
TKN DOLLAUS UEWAUD Infor-
mation t r return of hrlmlle bulldoi;
pup. seven mouths old; answers to liie
name of 'Uusty." White under ihest.
.larvis Urocerv Co.. S7-t
USKFl'L 1NFOK5LVTION
bunch of Us Just like you rcait uIm-iu
ust In Mark Twain's book about ice
"Huckleberry Finn." Only now we've
come to life in a blR niovluu picture
You'll wo u llvitiR th" Rreatet story
eer written by dear old Mark T.vnln
And hiti j lie you think the IiIr pro-
ducers an n't proud of usl Why they
made ihLt picture the blpRest super-
Hvlal iiltntoplay yoiteer saw. Hon
est! Thais what they call It super-
special I'urnmouut Artcntft plcttue."
-lllt tf kill. ..... (.1 tl... lmni.1....
in the Ninetieth District Court !. . " t. ... "--
... . . .. ... . i nifiiuv -siiimiiiv nun .iouuny tictoor
of l-.dmi Cooper vs. .N. . I'llRer
iv nu. i .nu. ov in k'l uirir ii ine
afteruooii. 'cause I think there's- go-
In lo he I.Il- crowds .'mil tlu.i-o woti'l
' ll.l ..ll.llll't. Ultnlo r..t nil l..i ..'....I ...
......i. .-....- ft... 1.11 ...... 1..1I1L 1.1
see my picture. See you Sund-iv at
I :'!0 p. m. o'clock at the Amjrlfaii.
HrliiR ;fjui children they kuow me
too.
Yours for a Rood time.
HUCKMinilUHY KI.VN.
KOU SALK HidldliiR In Necessity
at a hargnln Geo. Adams O. K. Uar-
ber Shop. - S;1i
int)llgent re.
At the root of Mount K'luvnntr. In
North .Mnnrhtirlu. there live strnttce
.nlmals called "fnni-tintilmti-kHti."
TJiey niv Inriter tlnn ordlnarv npe and
dip s.ac(ons chm'his 'n tl-p rockv
miles of tlie hills. DurliiR the spring I
nnu Slimmer tiiey stun
fond for tl w Inter
Llva Up to the Symptoms.
"You can nearly nlways tell a man
who Is suffering from this 'unrest'"
nbl .litd Tunkln. '-by the way he
ttmnitges to put In mure tllne restln?
than anyoni eWe In the nelshbor-hood."
Ul s-ulllelt-nt
Mtndlng China.
Hrnken china after inend'tiR shnnld
he allowed to "ret" In n box of saw
dust. Place in nny desired position
Hlid Its own welch will hold the ptec
Weudy until the remenl h.il-ilen.
Mrs. Furr who has been 111 since
here return from Colorado where she
spent a i-t'rt of the summer is very
much Improved ami able to fit up
news that her many friends will b. de-
liulitc.l to hear.
KOU SALII-
nt a barRiilu 0.
-Harbor shop futures
care American. 7 lit"
We will write Fire lusurancd on your
Dwellings that are exposee by oil wells
Good Old Line Companies
Moore & Freeman
The Service Agcncv
Andrews Hotel Lobby
Jtulite iMrden whose home was
burned Tuesday nlRht tlurltiR the oil
well tire. Is now temporarily locatisl
In a -cottaRe west of the main .sehool
bulhlliiR In the northwest part of the
city. The Judge's home and most of v
the conti nts were entirely lost whlcu
loss he istlmates at not less than -.-not)
with no insurance to cover.
Mrs. .f. O. Jordou is seeking informa-
tion as to tlie whereabouts of her
brother. Win. K. Ott whom she last
knew of as a pipe line employis u
year .-uo In this Held. Any Informa-
tion concernlne him will be wel'.'otiusl
by 5In. .lordon who has iniiottnnt
information to convey. She can be
reached by addressing her In are
of the American tillltv.
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Compare Prices at
THRIFT GROCERY
T. II. TarkltiRton arrested by the
Sheriffs Department In connection
with the ilesit robbery of some two
weeks ii'.'O wll probably be lveu
a hearing this evenint;. acctinlliiR to
the stateu.eut of an otliclal. TarklnR.
ton wn ulRht tiRi'ut at the time of
the robbery ami Rave a very grapiilc
description of the hold up. Litter de-
velopments seemed to indicate that he
was entirely .too familiar with the de-
tails of the situation and he is hcin-;
held for Investigation aa is also I. F.
Cothran who gave bond in the sum
of i?l00n Wednesday. At least otic
other parly Is under surveillance in
connection with this robbery thor.g'i
the arrest has not yet been made.
THIS IS TIIK LETTER
"HICK FINN" WROTE TO
ItRECKENRIIMIE FOLK
Mails Leave:
0:1(1 a. m. and S:.'H) p. m.
.Mails Arrive:
S :.'t0 a. ru. and C :03 p. m.
General delivery- windows open week
day S:0u a. in. to tl:00 p. m.
Opm nights until 10 o'clock.
Trains IPave:
C10 a m. and S:.10 p. m.
Trains Arrive:
S:.'t0 a. m. and t!:03 p. in
I'tillmnii and through chair car end
coach to Kort Worth cfcrrled on tnill'
leaving -it S :.10 i. m. and on tnilu ar-
riving at llreckenridge at S:"0 n. nt.
READ THE AOS
When you read an advertisement In
the American you are enjoying your
corner i time to good advantage
Hreckenridge Texas Oct.7 l'J'.'O.
Howdy tolka:
Maybe It's been so long ago since
you met me and p.ip and the rest of
our family that you've forgotten me.
Hut 1 thought you'd be glad to know
that I'm coming to Hreckenrldge Sun- !
day and Monday. Yep ! Ain't yo 1 1
glad? Me an' Tcm Sawyer and pap
die's no riccount) and the "duke" and '
the "kins" will Ik? with me the whole '
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Where you can help yourself to Fan-
cy and Staph Stock of Groceries
Brands and Grades you are familiar
with and Prices Lower than you have
been paying
3 pounds White Swan Coffee
3 " Maxwell House M
No. 2 Can Tomatoes
Flag Brand Corn
Small Package Gold Dust
Large Package Gold Dust
$180
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These are not merely leaders the entire stock runs ac-
cordingly. Make our shelves your pantry
No Per Cent Added
THE THRIFT GROCERY
218 South Court Avenue
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A Rig Built by
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With the Best Material Gives
Satisfaction. We Use
Parkersburg Rig Irons
A No. 1 grade of Timbers and Lumber and
only mechanics who have had many years ex-
perience rig building. Let us build you a Real
Rig Show what Dorsey service really means.
Dorsey Lumber & Rig Co.
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Bryant & Company of Texas
Ranger-Main Office Guaranty Bank Building
Brecken ridge-Lobby of New Miller Hotel
CAPITALIZED $25000000
Par Value $1.00
nWAy O Qkavpc of 1 KC One Share Preferred 10 Per Cent Per Annum
VllCr Olldieb Xl pi.OKJ One Share Common 2 1-2 Per Cent Monthly
INFORMATION Bryant & Company of Texas home office at Ranger.
G. A. Bryant is president and genera1 manager known all over the oil field
We have opened an office in the lobby of the New Miller Hotel reserving
a room for private affairs.
Our business is to begin drilling operations as quick as arrangements are
completed. To buy and sell and supply for interest and deal in brokerage
oil well casing drilling and fishing tools rigs labor contracts water and gas
teaming and hauling drilling contracts leases royalties production city
real estate rentals trackage stocks units; underwrite sale of new companies.
Just 25000 shares each of preferred and common shares of our own stock
guaranteeing per annum 40 percent and surplus dividends will be offered now
Buy Before the Books Close
Bryant & Company of Texas
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