Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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Mrs. Matti'i Elliott of Ledbetter
ha-t moved to Caldwell and will
make her home with Mrs. M. E.
Hitchcock.
Rev. M. C. Bishop and wife
spent the week at Austin attend
ing the Baptist General Conven
tion.
Por rent—A good farm near
Providence. Apply to Ledger
ofHce.
Mrs. Stewart Douglass and
daughter, Mrs. Gus Webb, left
Wednesday for Houston to visit
relatives.
Geo. Kocourtk, who is at end
ing Toby's College at Waco,
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with Joe Polansky and family.
You Need a Oeoeral Toole
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Build up the Whole System. 90 csuus.
The ginners report up to No-
vember 1st shows there have
ginned in Burleson county this
season 16,073 balas of cotton as
against 22,070 bales last season
A cordial invitation is extended
to every one tb attend the Thanks
givingservices at the Hix church.
Dinner will be served by the La-
dies Aid Society. A Parcel Post
Sale and benefit amusements
will be held in the a'ternoon.
Come out and help the ladies.
SOUR, ACID STOMACHS,
OASES OB INDIGESTION
Each "Pope's Diapepsln" dig esta 3000
groins food, ending all stomach
oilaery In five minutes.
Time it! In five minutes all stom-
ach distress will go. No Indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belching of
gas, add, or eructations of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pope's Diapepsln is noted for lta
opeed in regulating upset stomachs.
It is the surest, quickest stomach rem-
edy in the whole world and besides It
Is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting a large
flfty-oent case of Pape's Diapepsln
from any drug store. Tou realise In
five minutes how needless It is to suf-
fer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any
Stomach disorder. It's the quickest,
ourest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.
Wed res a v afternoon at three
o'clock at his h< m-> heie Rev. W.
S. Lackey united in marriage
Ash'y Price and Miss Willie J.
DulÜn, a young couple from
near Chriesman, the bride is a
daughter of C. C. Dulin, and a
young lady of sweet disposition
and noble womanly traits, while
the groom, a son Wm. Price, is
* hardworking, manly young
fellow. Both have many friends
who wish for them a long and
bappy life.
Attention Turkey Raiiers.
Eight Goblers For sale, strain
Mammoth Bronze Iowa King He
ceived First Premium Poultry
Siiow Oiathe, Kansas, also spec-
ial award at the same place.
Third price at Kansas Statej
Poultry Ass'n. Also fourth i
prise at the same ghow. Goblers
weighing from 40 to 50 pounds
each, Hens weighing from 20 to
25 pounds each. My said^ stock
originates from Oiathe, Kansas.
Address: j
F. F. -MAREK, Chriesman,
Home Talent Minstrel.
On Thanksgiving day the
Caldwell Culture Club will give
an old time minstrel show, mati-
nee and night, for the benefit of
Woodrow Park. Jay Clay Pow-
ers of San Antonio, is coaching
the show and has brought along
with him fifty up-to-date cos-
tumes to be worn by the per-
formers. Mr. Powers has put
on the same show in San An-
tonio, Austin, Temple, Cleburne,
and Corpus Christi, and goes
direct from Caldwell to El Paso,
to put the show on there. The
very best talent in Caldwell are
taking pari. The tambos are:
B. O. McLean, Jr., Albert Por-
ter, Tandy Easley, T. G. Healép,
Mrs. B. O. McLean, Jr.. Miss
Loula Morgan, Miss Lela Wood
and Mrs. J. W. Carter. The
ballad singers are: Miss Kate
Hundley, Miss Eunice Morgan,
Misses Myrtle Brewer and Jose-
phine Windhausen, Rufus Fraim
and Robt Houston. A mixed
chorus of thirty voices will back
up the ballad singers. Mrs. W.
H. Taylor will fill the difficult
role of interlocutor.
Following the big minstrel
part in which eight ballads, four
coon songs and choruses will be
sung, intersperced with witti-
cisms, jokes, joshes and conun-
drums on the part of the tambos,
there will be a number of vaude-
ville acts in the olio. Chief among
these will be a reading by Miss
Mollie Jim Gilley; a black-faced
monologue on Woman's Rights
by an unknown performer; and a
song and drill by Misses Martha
Stockton, Phronie Carrington,
Gladys Turner, Viola Houston,
Leonora Sherrill, Alma Simpson,
Mattie Williams, Inez Wyatt and
Fronia Love. Following the olio
will come the crowning event of
the shOvr, "A Day in Court," a
burlesque on a Justice's court.
This act has "taken the cake"
wherever it has been produced.
The role of Judge Muckenfuss
will be acted by Tandy Eesley,
"nuff ced." Dan, the court clerk
will be portrayed by Tommie
Houston. Robt. F. Houston will
play the part of the Court Police-
man. Various offenders are
brought before his honor for
trial. Lizzie Sims (Mrs. B. O.
McLean, Jr.,) and Jim Thomp-
son (Albert Porter) are tried for
a shooting scrape; Taylor Holm-
es (B O. McLean. Jr.,) stealing
a red rooster; Rastus Simmons
(Edgar Herbst) playing poker;
Jack Johnson and Melisa Jen-
kins, for dancing on Buck street;
Unlucky Mose. the jealous lover,
will be played by Dr. R. J. Sav-
age; Mose's fortunate rival, Allie
Allison (T. G. Heslep) elopes
with Susanna Huffy (Miss Lela
Wood) and Mose comes near
causing a tragedy at the wed-
ding in Judge Muckenfuss'
court "Melinda's Weddin'Day"
a rag time coon song by Miss
Kate Hundley, and fancy
dancing by Albert Porter, B. O.
McLean and others are inciden-
tal features of this act. Identi-!
cully the same show will be!
given at both the matinee and
night serfonnance.
Packed houses are exacted
for both the matinee and night
performances.
OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED]
ALL DAY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH,
—On Account Of It Being—
Thanksgiving Day
In the mean time had ycu not better be looking after your table
needs for that day? We cannot supply your table with food, but we can
furnish thi raiment for it and the right kind at the right prices. Of
course you know that nothing but snow white table linen is the proper
caper for a Thanksgiving table, and should you be in need of such goods
we would be pleased to show you our line, and showing the goods means
selling same, as the values are there, and there is no getting away from
this fact.
Just a Few Prices For Your Consideration:
6o inch snow white mercerized table damask 25c
64 inch snow white mercerized table damask ... . ...... 50c
73 inch snow white mercerized table damask 75c
7a inch snow white mercerized table damask $1.00
Snow white table napkins tcrmatch at 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and on up to
$5.00 per dozen.
Come to see us when you want to buy honest
goods at honest prices by honest methods; yes,
honest methods, which means one price to every-
body, marked in plain figures, so a child can buy
goods as cheaply as the most experienced shopper.
J. F. COBB COMPANY
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Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1915, newspaper, November 19, 1915; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168948/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.