The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 19, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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CROCKETT, TEXAS, JUNE 19, 1913.
VOLUME XXIV—NO. 21.
FIRST DAY OUT WITH
THE BOOSTER BUNCH.
A Wonderful Trip Through a Wonderful
Country—First Day Without An
Accident
The Crockett Booster bunch—the
men who made famous the first
automobile excursion over Houston
county—left Crockett on time Tues-
day morning. Fifteen automobiles
made up the excursion train and
each automobile carried from two
to five men according to capacity.
The excursionists were from among
the city's representative business
men, nearly all %of them wearing
white cloth hats and linen dusters
I. A. Daniel rode in the pilot car,
acting in the capacity of pathfinder
and guide. Latexo was the first
town reached, which was on sched-
ule time, and advertising was dis-
tributed with great enthusiasm.
From an automobile Mayor J. W.
Young of Crockett spoke to a good-
sized crowd of Latexo people, tell-
ing them among other things that
Crockett was the county seat of
their county and therefore as much
their town as anybody's. He told
them that the people of Crockett
were their neighbors and invited
them to come to Crockett on trades
day, Saturday, June 21. He also
told them about the big Houston
county fair that is to be held at
Crockett from September 50 to Oc-
tober ^ four days.
Grapeland, the next town, was
reached ahead of schedule time.
The road is good from Crockett to
Grapeland. The Booster band of
six instruments played here as at
Latexo and Mayor Young made a
talk in the interest of Houston
county, its county seat, the Houston
county fair and trades day. Many
Grapeland people gathered around
and there was much enthusiasm.
While the band played the business
men were visited in their stores,
souvenirs were handed out on the
streets and the excursionists depart-
ed for Percilla, encountering some
deep sand on their way, but every
car went through without trouble,
proving the excursionists to be as
good drivers as they were boosters.
At Percilla a pleasing reception
awaited them. Here the crowd
Was larger in proportion to the size
Of the town that at either of the
other two places and the reception
was enthusiastic. The band played,
Mayór Young made a speech and
the band played some more. The
people of Percilla wanted to know
why Crockett had never before sent
a delegation up to see them and
extended a pressing invitation to
call again. The invitation to visit
Crockett on trades day and during
the Houston county fair met with a
hearty response and many promises
to do so, showing the Percilla peo-
ple to be full of the spirit of pro-
greS8ivene88 and enthusiasm. A
of lemonade was free and the
on á hot day. Some good
boosters are there. We started to
write it "among those good people,"
but since we come to think of it
the good people are all over Hous-
tou'eounty.
The trip from Percilla to Augusta
i made without incident, except
Augusta was reached ahead of
I and the crowd on arrival was
noi large. But when the band
played they began to come in from
" >und and a good-sized crowd
Ho. 4684
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank
AT CROCKETT,
In the State of Texas, at the close of business,
June 4,1913.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $626,661 49
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 2,988 79
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 100,000 00
Other Bonds to secure Postal Savings.. 2,000 00
Bonds, Securities, etc 49,040 70
Banking house. Furniture and Fixtures 10,000 00
Due from National Banks (not reserve
agents) 436 86
Due from State and Private Banks ánd
Bankers, Trust'Companies and Sav-
ings Banks 48,934 17
Due from approved Reserve Agents 35,810 11
Checks and other Cash Items 65 55
Notes of other National Banks 500 00
Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels, and
Cents 895 95
Lawful Money Reserve In'Bank, viz:
Specie $23,512 00
Legal-tender notes 6,000 00— 29,512 00
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
(5% of circulation) 2,300 00
Total $904,145 62
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $100,000 00
Surplus fund 100,000 00
Undivided Profits, less Expenses and
Taxes paid 18,509 48
National Bank Notes outstanding 97,300 00
Due to other National Banks 22,507 91
Due to State and Private Banks and
Bankers 3,316 36
Individual Deposits subject to check 402,311 46
lime Certificates of Deposit 79,141 13
Cashier's checks outstanding 400 00
Postal Savings Deposits 659 28
Notes and bills rediscounted 10,000 00
Bills payable, including certificates of
deposit for money borrowed 70,000 00
Total $904,145 62
State of Texas! County of Houston, ss:
I, M. P. Jensen, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
M. P. JENSEN. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day
of June.. 1913.
- DAN P. CRADDOCK, Notary Public.
Correct—Attest- H. F. MOORE.
ARCH BAKER,
JAS. S. SHIVERS,
Directors.
heard Mayor Young's speech, which
was along the same lines as at
other places. The band played
again and enthusiasm was not lack-
ing. The boosters had their lunches
with them and as planned they
spread them at Augusta, after which
they departed for Weches.
Weches was reached on time and
the greatest enthusiasm of the day
was encountered. It was a large
and jolly crowd that had gathered
to welcome the trade excursionists.
Here as at other places the band
played and Mayor Young addressed
the assemblage as previously out-
lined. W. L Vaught responded in a
few happy words for the people of
Weches and concluded by inviting
the boosters to Dillard's drug store,
where the ladies were waiting to
serve ice cream and cake. No use
saying the refreshments were en-
joyed. The boosters left with three
big hurrahs for Weches, Belott be-
ing the next stop. Some rough
road was encountered after leaving
Weches, but nobody complained, so
enthusiastic had been the. reception.
Before reaching Belott the hand-
some new home of W. O. Lockey
was passed and across the front
yard was stretched a big canvas
sign bearing the words "Hurrah for
Crockett's Business Men." Will
Lockey is "some booster" jiimself
and never loses a chance to boost
for his home county and
seat. A good crowd was at Belott
and the band played as usual.
Here souvenirs and other advertis-
ing matter were distributed with
great enthusiasm. After which the
trip to Crockett was made without
incident, all automobiles coming in
together and ahead of time. Crops
are looking good, but needing rain.
The roads are good in some locali-
ties and bad in others.
ENTHUSIASM IS THE WORD
FOR THE BOOSTER BUNCH
Second Day's Trip No Less Enthusiastic
Than Was the First—Big Dinner at
Kennard.
So well did the Crockett trade ex-
cursionists make the first day's trip
that two automobiles were added
for the second day, making seven-
teen carp to leave Crockett Tuesday
morning on time. Everybody want-
ed to go. The trip from Crockett
to Ratcliff, the sawmill town in the
eastern part*- of the county, was
made by way of Enterprise school
house and through the beautiful
Hickory Creek valley. The trip was
made without incident except for a
few tire punctures, the road being
very rough in some places. On ac-
count of the sand in the sawmill
country, Ratcliff was reached about
thirty minutes late. Here the us-
ual program of music, speech mak-
ing and souvenir and advertising
distribution was carried out. May-
or Young was the spokesman for
the Crockett party throughout all
four days of the trip. It became
known while at Ratcliff that the
people there had raised a fund for a
dinner for the boosters, but learning
that Kennard was ahead of them
and that dinner would be taken at
Kennard, the plan was abandoned.
Before leaving Ratcliff it was noted
that two brick buddings have re-
cently gone up, one occupied by Ma
honey, one by McKinney Bros, and
the other by the bank. Kennard
was returned to for dinner. Here
the band played, speeches weft
made and enthusiasm ran riot.
Long tables had been arranged in a
nearby grove and on this the choic
est viands that the ladies could
prepare were heaped. It was "some
dinner," as the average booster de-
scribed it, and big eaters as they
are, a showing was hardly made.
The Kennard people know how to
win the hearts of a Crockett bunch.
Overflowing with the spirit of the
occasion, County Attorney B. F.
Dent, standing in an automobile, in
his usual happy way thanked the
Kennard people for their hospitality.
The band played and the bunch de-
No. 8742
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank
AT LOVELADY <
In the State of Texas, at the close of business,
June 4th, 1913.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts .....$ 67,193 69
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 1,744 55
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 6,250 00
Furniture and Fixtures 1,858 00
Due from State and Private Banks and
Bankers, Trust Companies, and Sav-
ings Banks 2 00
Due from approved Reserve Agents 25,272 27
Checks and other Cash Items 73 20
Notes of other National Banks 2,750 00
Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels and
Cents 270 89
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz:
Specie $6,023 85
Legal-tender notes 70 00— 6,093 85
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5«
per cent of circulation) 312 50
Total $111,820 95
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 25,000 00
Surplus fund.. 5,000 00
Undivided Profits, less Expenses and
Taxes paid 2,772 88,
National Bank Notes outstanding 6,250 00
Individual Deposit* subject to check 54,511 05
Time certificates of deposit \ 18,034 18
Cashier's checks outstanding 141 54
Reserved for taxes Ill 30
Total $111,820 95
State of Texas, County of Houston, ss:
I, W. H. Collins, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. -
W. H. COLLINS, Cashier.
Correct—Attest: J. O. MONDAY,
W.B.COLLINS,
H. H. LARUE,
Directors.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF THE
FIRST GUARANTY STATE BANK
AT WELDON,
State of Texas, at the close of business on the 4th
day of June, 1913, published in the Crockett
Courier, a newspf¿ér printed and published at
Crockett, State of Texas, on the 18th day of June,
1913: 1
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, personal or col-
lateral ( $32,411 88
Loans, real estate 2,688 75
Overdrafts 697 10
Real Estate (banking house) 8,175 00
Furniture and Fixtures 2,039 55
Due from Approved Reserve
Agents, net $ 619 29— 619 29
Currency 3,312 00
Specie 423 93-
parted for Pennington shouting hur-
rahs for Kennard. It might be not-
ed, however, that two of the cars
turned back at Kennard, fearing the
bad road ahead of them- Before
Pennington was reached some of
the worst road of the trip was en-
countered. The only time the ex-
cursionists left Houston county was
at Pennington, the first county seat
of Trinity county. Here the his-
toric old jail, a hewn log structure,
yet stands, and we were told that
its walls once held the notorious
desperado, John Wesley Hardin.
The old court house, that stood near
by, was destroyed by fire. The
lightning rods on the large houses
indicate that it is an old town and
the big, old-fashioned homes add
historic value. The excursionists
were welcomed by a large crowd,
ladies and children predominating.
The usual program of music amf
speeches was gone through and the
business men were visited in their
stores. A quick trip was made
through a prosperous country from
Pennington to Shady Grove, where
it seemed we were getting back in-
to Crockett, there were so many
familiar faces. After the usual
greetings here, the trip was made,
over a good road, to Crockett with-
out incident worthy of mention, all
automobiles coming in together and
on time. Some fine crops were
viewed on the second day's trip as
well as on the first.
Interest in Depositors Guaranty Fund.
3,735 93
154 71
Total ., $45,522 21
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in $10,000 00
i Surplus Fund 800 00
COUnty 1 UlIdlv,<le<, Profits, net 2.140 72
J ■ Individual Deposits subject to check 22,181 65
Time Certificates of Deposit 300 00
Cashier's Checks 99 84
Bills Payable and Rediscounts 10,000 00
Total $45,522 21
State of Texas, County of Houston.
We, W. A. Eastham as president, and W. C.
Page as cashier of said bank, each of us, do sol-
emnly swear that the above statement is true to
the best of our knowledge and belief.
W. A. EASTHAM. President.
W. C. PAGE, Cashier.
Correct—Attest: J. L. CARROLL,
W. D. JAMES.
E. W. LITTLE,
Directors.
The Brilliant Stars of June.
By the end of June, tylars, Venus,
Saturn and Jupiter will all be morn-
ing stars, but Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound is at all times the
"Star" medicine for coughs, colds,
croup and whooping cough. A cold
in June is as apt to develop into
bronchitis or pneumonia as at any
other time, but not if Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is taken. I. W.
Sweet.—Adv.
Lovelady.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tomme of Cool-
edge are here visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Clute Rayburn and daughter
of Manning are the guests of Mrs.
C. R. Rich.
Miss Verne Monday has as her
guests Misses Smith of Longview.
Misses Mildred Collins and Reba
Rich have returned from Waco.
Mrs. E. Peters has returned to
Livingston after a visit to Miss
Myra Hemphill.
Miss Bessie Hale has returned to
Camilla.
Mrs. E. Gardiner of Alto has been
the guest of relatives and friends
here. v •
Miss Bessie Jones has returned
from Victoria where she was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Thornton.
Mr. N. H. Moore is at home from
San Marcos.
Master Felix Elkins and sister,
Vergie, are visiting in Rockdale.
Miss Hazel Parker is visiting in
Crockett.
Mr. Chas. J. Niissle is at home
from Austin.
Miss Pearl Adams has returned
from Midland.
Miss Irene Hartt is the guest of
Mrs. Grady Bradley at Pennington.
Miss Grace Neil of Elkhart is vis-
iting Mrs. J. W. Beeson.
Mr. Chas. H. Owens of Vivian,
La., is the guest of his cousin, Mrs.
C.F. Niissle. ~ . >
Mr. and Mrs. R %. Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Monday, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Newton, Mrs. E. Kennedy,
Misses Freeman, Gayle, Murray and
Lawson were visitors to Weldon
last week.
Mr. Frank Ateshieo of Walter
visited friends here last week.
Can't Keep It Secret
The splendid work of Chamber-
lain's Tablets is daily becoming
more widely known. No such grand
remedy for stomach and liver
troubles has ever been known. For
sale by all dealers.—Adv.
ftake Off Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. Try a twenty-five
cent bottle of Chamberlain's Lini-
ment and see how quickly your
rheumatic pains will disappear.
Sold by all dealers.—Adv.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINAN-
CIAL CONDITION OF THE
Crockett State Bank
AT CROCKETT.
State of Texas, at the close of business on the 4th
day of June, 1913, published in the Crockett
Courier, a newspaper printed and published at
Crockett, State of Texas, on the 12th day of
June. 1913:
RESOURCES. <
Loans and Discounts, personal or col-
lateral $148.62^ 72
Loans, real «Kate 57,265 84
Overdrafts 974 82
Real Estate (banking house) 9,500 00
Furniture and Fixtures...A....... 3,000 0®
Due from Approved Reserve
Agents, net $30,080 39- 30,020 39
Cash Items $ 2.382 10
Currency 9,240 00
Specie 7,694 98- 19,317 85
Interest in Depositors Guaranty Fund .. 1,624 84
Other Resources as follows: Assessment
in State Guaranty Fund 127 51
Total .a $270,458 97
liabilities/.
Capital Stock paid In $ 50,000 00
Surplus Fund 20,000 00
UndividedProfits.net 8,953 27
Due to Banks and Bankers, subject to
check, net >... « 43,748 97
Individual Deposits, subject to check 129,265 73
Time Certificates of Deposit 18,491 00
Total $270,458 97
State of Texas, Cent y of Houston.
We, W. H. Denny as president, and D. O. Kiess-
ling as cashier of said bank, each of us, do solemn-
ly swear that the above statement is true to the
best of our knowledge and belief.
W. H. DENNY, President.
D. O. KIESSLING, Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this Uth dar
oi June, A. D. 1913.
Witness my hand and notarial seal on the date
last aforesaid. OLIVER C. ALDRICH,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest: ' B. L. SATTERWHITE.
H. J. ARLEDGE,
geo. w. crook.
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Aiken, W. W. The Crockett Courier (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 19, 1913, newspaper, June 19, 1913; Crockett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177710/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.