The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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ONLY PAPER IN STONEWALL COUNTY
'OLUME 22
ASPERMONT, TEXAS, THURSDAY. JANUARY 29 1920
NUMBER 2*
Influenza KurIii
C. E. UniuiH'ii
Through the columns of The
Aspermont Star I wish to an-
nounce my candidacy for Re-
election tu the office of Clerk of j form.'' though th" efV- ets aren't
the District and County Courts|as benolicient as «!•« action* of
of Stonewall County, I that Deity to whom the quota-
How well I have servd you j tion was originally applied. One
since my election two years ago, j consolation remains, it doesn't
is left for you to say, I feel that seem to be as severe as i«*-t
felt'Urates SOih Hirllidny
1 am now in a better position to
serve you in (hisofficial capacity
than I have been in the past,
and if re elected will pledge
each arid every one of you a
faithful performance of my duty
through the corning term,
1 appreciate the substantial
majority vote over which 1 de-
feated my HonorabN opponent
year.
Mayor Robinson and wife
have it. Alton Scroggins is
likewise afflicted, and various
others. Miss Lee returned fn in
St. Louis ill. 1 he .flu again, li
would take something much
more severe than the 'flu to de-
ter Miss Lee though. She fin-
ished the Spring shopping for
two years ago, a nil have tried ; Bryant- Link Co.. then canu
to reciprocate such favors, by ; home so ill she could hardly >it
my earnest efforts to make you j up. The goods she bought hap
the best officer that my ability! already begun to arrive, Silks,
would permit, and on my record Silk Shirting, and bolt good* of
solely, 1 here ask an endorse- all kinds. The Spring.Swatches
ment at the hands of the Demo-1 have arrived from the Boi n
cratic party in the July pri- j Tailoring Co, Y"u nv n wh<>
iJiary, 1920. j ordered suits frwn that com-
j pany last year remember what
Did You See
Our nam'^ in the current issue
of the Saturday Evening Post?
IT'S THERE!
And it's there for the purpose
of informing all owners of Edi
son Cylinder Phonographb in
this section that we will give
them A No. 1 Ambrola Reord
service.
This means to store customers
and to Edison owners who order
their records by mail.
Our slogan is:
' TOP NOTCH AMBEROL
RECORD SERVICE"
Visit our store and see what a
apiendid assortment of Amberol
Records we carry. If you can-
not do this conveniently let us
demonstrate our prompt service
on Auiberol Record mail orders.
STAR DRUG STORE ~
Adv.
TeACiiers Examination
A Teachers examination will
be held at the Court liouxe,
Friday and Saturday, February
4*h and 7th.
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Among the people who get
very angry about the price of
clothing, are those who do not
bother to read the announce-
ments of bargains published
regularly in The Aspermont
Star.
Again this year the flu isj Judge T. P. Bingham had the ,
rampant. It "moves ismystf' <ple;i-'ure of tatug ;i tdrthday
I i t
ious wayp'its wonders to pt r-j dinner give n by himself wit 1 a
fW invited guests to enjoy i'
with him at the Lovirvgten Hotel
last S"tutv;ty, San, 10t.h, 1920,
h nori1 g his birthday as had al-
ways In en his custom prior to
the death "f his wife a little
o -or a. yeai* ago, and since then
n is been taken up by his ehil
dren. But owing to the deep
show and general stormin^ss of
the. weather hthnugi t it would
be impossible for tinm tu gt. i to-
gethei for this occasion and In-
decided to havi' a f<M friends at
t'ue eotel. So a nice dinner v.-as |
s> rveei to Itev. L, (), Cunning- j
ha in and family, Rev. K. J.
Birband family and "Dad':' A. j
L' Steele, as his guests A few \
others were expected but failed;
to arribe. However, his daugh-;
ter-in law, M.'s. Tom Binghan , |
who was not awa.ro of this din- ■
ner. had prepared a delicionsl
luncheon of e-;ko and c< flee j
which she, assisted by her dau- -
ght'r, Miss Hope, served as a;
surprise luncheon at his office in ,
the Court Hptise at 4 p. m. l'he
whole official force being invited j
together with a few of his old f
friends. Those present were.
Messrs. Geo. Barrows. P. S.
Bennett, Mood Smith, Mi 11< n
Price, "Dad" Steele, P- 8.
L ives, W, [S. Be: " and Mrsttr
G. H. Bint: ham. The lad it s
were Mrs. Sarah K. Ells?, Mrs.
VanGieson. Mi*s Parsons and
the hostess, Mrs. Bingham and
daughter.
The Court House officials made
him a present of a fine pair of
gloves, while other gifts were
received from home folks. And
all wished him much pleasure in
passing his 81st mile stone to
come as his 10th ha« just pass-
ed.—Lovington Leader.
Judg T. P. Bingham is the
father of our fellow townsman,
W. B. Bingham, and has many
friends and acquaintances here
who are glad to know that he is
well and active at his 80th anni-
versary.
exceptionally good vaiu<? the
Born Clothes are.
The rendy-made suits will be
here soon Also the Sp'ing
Shoes and Low Quarters. Just
wait till you see our Ltdies
Ready-to-wear, the women oi
Stonewall county are surely go-
ingio be dolled up this Spring
and Summer. Come around
some time soon r.o
BRYANT-LINK CO.
Ad v.
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That's Sociable
NEVER a dull moment after supper to drive
the home folks out looking for entertainment.
Instead, a place so friendly, so inviting that neigh-
bors drop in whenever they can. Make yours
that kind of home. Come down this week and
see us about getting a
—^'An frtatrnmonf, not
No Hchool Notes
It will be notieed that no
school appear in the Star this
week. We have tried evety
way we know to have a few
notes each week from every
chool in the county, but as ycu
will note by their absence, we
have failed completely Just
why the head of the schools do
not want their doings published
we do not know. We would be
glad to hear from anyone who
can and will give us a reason.
Send us your exolination, plain-
ly written, with your name
signed, and if you do not care to
have your name published, so
state and we assure you that it
will not be.
Yours for better schools.
Kditor.
Patronise Star Advertisers
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sender
visited in 8tamford this week,
Singer Sawing Machines
FOR SALE RY
Bryant-Link Co
Aspermont. Texas.
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— the wonderful phonograph
with the instrumentized
tone throat.
No metal — not a nail —
entere in the vita! sound-
carrying parts of the Da!ion.
Tone throat and tone cham-
ber are made of seasoned
violin wood, hand-shaped
and glued liko the finest of
instruments.
A Dalion rendition gives a
new meaning to phonograph
music. Come down and
hear it.
The Aspermont Pharmacy
ASPERMONT TEXAS
Hustle or Sh'p Down j effort? to attract new residents
land industries.
There are two ways for a bus- Communities are like stor-es;
iness man to become more pros-; it takes advertising to attract
perous The first U by active; interest and attention. Often
competition among his neighbors!^ 's "ot advertising spread
... . .. . .. broadcast that lands new busi-
If he is a live one. he realizes1
iness. Ifevnry community does
all it can to help its own young
younger; men wj10 have new enterprise®
and brighter men will get ahead' t0 start, it lays the foundation
of him. He must get out after for concerns that will become
to the full of the law of life.
that he must hustle or
Mrs, Ida Dye of Floydada was
here this week visiting the
family of her father, M. P. Carr,
Mr. E H. Wright of Peacock
and Misa Ruby Gray of the Mt.
Olive community were united in
marriage last Thursday. Jan.
22nd at the Methodist parson-
age, Rev. Bowen officiating.
Rev. G. C, Farris, pastor of
the First Baptist church at
Sweetwater, will fill the pulp t
at the Baptist church at this
p' ice next Sunday morning and
evening. The public is cordially
invited to come out and hear
him,
LOST—A suit case foil of
clothing, somewhere between
Hamlin and Aspermont. Find*
er will please leave at this office
and gat reward.
las®
trade or he will get out of trade.
But an additional prosperity can
be acquired, outside of what-
ever can be realized as the re-
suit of successful competion
with your neighbors, by united
efforts to make the home town
grow. The advance of a whole
community brings an accretion
to everyone who owns real es-
tate or a business, or who has
an income dependent on the
prosperity of his neighbors.
This increment brings a new
prosperity without much effort.
As your houselot grows in value
the more houses are built around
it, so your burtiness grows more
valuable as more people read
your advertising or pa* your
door.
No man is doing his duty by
his own bu«iness unless he seta
•part a certain modicum of ef-
fort to be devoted to meaauree
to make his home town grow,
. Any town can be made to grow
, by systematic and common mom
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m
iff
prosperous and bring people to
the town.
A dozen active business men,
with faith in the future of their
own town, who will give some
time eucb week to working out
plans and taking advantage of
opportunities that otherwise
would pass unnoticed, can work
wonders.
Rev. ,L .1, F. Lockhartof Abi-
lene will preach at the Court
House, in the County Court
room, Friday night, Jan, 80th,
All are cordially invited to
come out and hear him.
Roy Riddel was a business
visitor in Ft. Worth the latter
part of last week.
Thanks to Lee Hopkins of
Eastland for cash on subscrip-
tion this week.
■. A. Welty and son of Pea-
cock were business visitors in
Aspermont lea* Saturday.
I handle undertakers supplies
at my old ataadon the cornet
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Dunwody, Will A. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1920, newspaper, January 29, 1920; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth126317/m1/1/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.