The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1920 Page: 4 of 8
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Edgar Allen
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I,for Sheriff and Tax Co lector.
B. W. Mitchell
• J, M. Reed
ids George W. Smith
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wnr County Treasurer
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Mx*. Ella L. Young
fenmttiisaioner cf.QS^^0" Pr9Ct"
William Matthews - -
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T. C. Mathies
JEor. Commissioner Prect. No. 4:
W.E.Duke
/or Public Wbigaer
w.M.Irwin
Edibiw
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Heealar services at the Meth-
odfst church next Sunday, mo -
intc and night. The >
"^ wh at Mount Blanco at 3.30
L^~—RTFrDnmr-
p; m.
At Baptist Church
to Sunday
cul-
ee
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those who came
school came in spite o^iffici
ties. We had a fine attendafcB
and good interest in the lesson.
ink of it, it is our
highest and deepest conviction
that our Christian duty is the
"largest and^moit urge# duty
and we can better neglect any
I I other work than Christian worjt*]
" f and the world will only believe
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anu 2h c> ?nl >ci -/ice. Let us all
1 next Sunday. Most
feferti., .
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The meeting at the Baptist
church begins July 25. Bro. Har-
;r «an Matihowo of Plaiftview
1 ore P ;h for uorj ^ 1" ' <
4 will lead the singing,
tians in and around Crosbyton
are urged and cordially invited
v J to co-operate with us in the meet-
ing. The pastor of the Methodist
-wrch has kindly promised to
,„3 With us_ Let usget through
all our busy work and visits and
/acations and make this date
ecial for. the test Chnstia
irk of our lives/ tours tolov
I serve the Master^ cause,,
e twenty- eighth annual com-
Simmons College
the college Awidi
Abilene, beginning
y 30 and continuing through
^ I In the graduating class
> literary department and foxfr
the
e Boys Pig clltii at Ralls >f-
a'permanent orgai teation
v ^morning by the|
'1 Morr as president.
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■ "secretary-.-
ollment and
off. v m
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wad and
upon by three?competent
selected as the best -and by re-
quest of some "of the teachers
we publish it, which is as follows:
- ,Jf well-remember being poured
out and molded into the large,
round piece of money that I then
was. ' ed States'
of America," °In God We
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Latin ■ inscription 'i' 'E pluribus
uiium," were stamped ..on me,
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found astherest, and eacHlgure
goi
w the
HHpfrthe
„,r
seemed to be the center of the
oil activities m Texas, my own-
er used me in paying for a night's
lodging with many other dollars.
I was deposited in the banket
Burkeburnett. I remained here
only a few days, however; when
I was sent to Lubbock; Texas,
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of Mr. Teague, who was going
to Crpsbyton to take his place
as mathematics- teacher.
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ioj-m heijiht, •" ..
very beautiful. • I had a fresh-,
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1 .U-j! :.h'
that beheld me. 1 was sent with
hundreds of other dollars to the
United States Treasury where I
was soon put into circulation by
the treasurer who, by the orders
of^Congress, paid
other pieces of .money-for a half
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engineer who received me first
waif compelled, however, much
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me to one iployees tor a
part of his wages. This employee
was a seafaring mas. daring at
all times. It seems to me he must
ering
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me across the ocean and
placed me in a small cavern on
and left me there. I judge it was
about six years that I remained
undiscovered* but at the end of
that time a Swedish lad found
me and the other coins and kept
us secretly for some time. His
father, h«wever, needed some
money and finally myself with
the other pieces were produced
who in turn paid us out to an
English merchant.
1 soon became lost from my
old companion dollars but new
ones took their places. I think
that was in 1900. The merchant
soon exchanged me for a permit
that he might carry his mer-
chandise to other countries* I
was not kep t in an y one person 's
ime
for some years hut made a wide
circle o"f the United Kingdom of
Britian. The first person to keep
me for any -length of time_ _was
the daughter of the light-house
keeper in New York Bay. I have
often tried to study out how I
got there, but have only come
to the conclusion that at some
time I was taken aboard a -ship
sailing for the United States and
during a storm in which th
ship was wiecked, was given in
'
little girl for some heroic act she
had performed in saving my
owner. The one thing 1 do know
. ciousaess I found myself in a
workbox;" by the side of a thimble.
My life here would v<;o been
they did not take it and now I
am waiting patiently for the
Sbphbmore's to g?et up their
themes that Miss Miles may give
me out. Not that I dislike stay-
ing with her but that I have .a
very keen curiosity to know who'
will win me. During all of my
life 1 have had varied and excit-
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possible that 1 will have many
more in the future".
Soon after my arrival in Cros-
byton, -iv ' £> v. me io
the English teacher, Miss-Nell
Miles, 'co ,-.;ard as ,a prize for
the Bestj theme written by " an
English pupil. The Sophomores
were. n the chance of
winnin ut esc! thought so
little of the honor of doing so
that they were neglectful and
• LUerne. -The
Tacky Party a! Rock House.
' Tacky party
was given at the Rock House
last; evening with Mrs. Olga
Spencer and Miss Lorena Asky
as hostesses.
All participants were to dress
tacky. As each car drove up and
its occupants came in they were
greeted with rosrs _of laughter,
A prize was given for the
tackiest boy and tackiest girl.
After a ballot was taken, Mrs.
Olga Spencer anb Mr. Anderson
were wiiwe: a. They received a
box.o| salted peanuts and a thin
cut plug of tobacco.
An old fashioned square dance
was one of ' the amusements of
the evening. "Tacky" refresh-
ments consisting of bacon, onions
corn bread, buttermilk and "'all
day suckers" weie served from
tin plates.
. Those enjoying this delightful
occasion were: Mr. and Mrs.
Parke Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Parks, Mr. and Mrs. Jake WebB;
Misses Kearae, Aynes/Hieslman,
Thomason, Lott.Asky: Mesdames
Gathings arid Spencer; Messr?j
John and Wallace Heard, Robert
and Loyd Webb, Shudeil, Dunn,
exas Farm Boys Special.
How Texas farm boys may
compete for berths on the Trxas
,
tour eighteen sfates and part of
Canada during the first three
weeks of August is told in infor-
mation which has been furnished
all farm agents and commercial
organizations of- the' state by
Walter Feteet, manager of the
agricultural department of the
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Any one of the 30,000 Texas
farm boys affiliated with the ex-
tensMn service of .the. A. &. M,.
College may compete for a free
ride over the 4,000-mile route
through corn or peanut growing,
pig raising, live stock judging
or any other of the farm boy
club activities,.
The special train of five or
more^Pullman cars will- leave
WS*1:. ' but College Station, July 3L, al the
close of the Farmers' short coure
and farm agents meeting, and
will be eonducted under the joint
auspices of the Texas Chamber
of Commerce and" the A. & ,M.
College. Stops will be made at
best-cotton, corn, wheat, alfalfa,
vegetable and livestock farms,
cooperative creameries and dai-
ries, fruit and vegetable packing
plants, agricultural colleges and
experi mentstation
The special tram also stop
at big market centers and many
places of scientific and historical
interest wiil be visited such as
Niagra Falls, the National cap
ital. Smithsonian institute; the
Natural Bridge in Virginia, and
the farm of U. S. Secretary of
Agriculture Edwin T. Meredith
in Iowa. . ^ ' ~"~y-
The tickets are sold for £300,
which includes all expenses of
travel, to commercial organiza-
tions and' business firms of the,
state to be presented to the prize
winning farm boys. No farm boy
will be allowed to purchase his
way with the special.
A map of the United States
showing the eighteen states
which will be visited has. been
distributed among farm agents
and commercial organizations
for the inspection of boys; who
compete.
forthei
r/ish to
Menaseo, McPaniles and others
whose names we failed to g§t.
Every one declared the "Tasky
party" a success and. left with
reluctance, thanking the hostess
lor one of the best times we've
ever had.
—Contributed.
FOR SALE—Pure Mebane cot-
at McAdoo from seed shipped
here direct from Lockhart one
and two years ago. From 2 to 7
. ,
cairo take# to prevent seed mix-
ing with other seed. Seed from
early picking, and good turnout.
$2.26 per fevshel on farm at place
at McAdoo. C. Gollihar
list has been reduced to jhird
place by improyed methods- of
treatment. The new census dis-
closes there are more men than
women, about 5,1 out of' everv
100-a cherring fact for l-.ap
year.—Capper's Weekly.
Feodfrici . i nia bu Cli^sper.
Food prices should be as cheap
if not cheaper than they were
six years ago"; says Edwin T.
Meiredith, Secretary of "Agri-
culture;—from Washington-City
We
against
old line companies.
your notes if desired. Will ap '
preciate your business. Woodson
& Ghiptey, • . '
Bi^r shipment Red Mountain
Cedar Posts just in. Murphy
after a swing around the coun-
try on an investigation .into con*
^tf^ril'VligTsays - there is-^-more-
food per capita being produced
than ever before and the public
is,foolish for paying exhorbitant
prices. He further says that the
"rube" who formerly bought
the gold brick, or the gullible
yokel who purchased the Masonic
Temple for £45 or paid $15-to see
Wat-shall ifieid't, !J u ; ^ turn
round, were "'wise guys" as
compared with the general pub-
lic today. lie says that "to-day
there is more grain; more leather,
more beef an<J more hog meat,
more wool and cotton, yet the
gullible American public is led
to believe all these commodities
are shoat^and-therefore costly."
He says foodstuffs, shoes cloth-
ing and other necessities, in
many cases:: are 100 per cent
Iseuimt
points of a5™ultu^nterMtJ|^4hann0 ^Zeir to relieve
these conditions.
C. EJ Van Mater, J. G. Rob-
ertson and J. N. Barker came in
from Rhome some days ago. The
two former gentlemen own fine
farms on the East Plains coun-
try and werfc out here looking
after them while Mr. Barker
was prospecting. - —-
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liSBSE . Bili
Graduate and Licked Veterinarian
Dr. T. J; WORRELL
. - Veterinarian ~
Interstate Inspector
- Phone-I! .. 35. +
Ralls, - Texas
Physician-Surgeon.
Crosby-ton, . Tsxas—
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W. A. MILU6AN
Bulling Contractor.
Phone 95^ Crosbyton, Texas
Lloyd Wicks
Attorney-at-Law
RALLS, - TEXAS
Special attention to business
of non-residents, real estate,
titles and civil law.
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HULONIC. FINLEY, M. D. " MUTOK T. COUNCIL D. O.
Cou'sultatioa amd Diagnosis Chiropra*tic-Maas$ui*
•' " FINLEY*8L COUN1
Eleotrical, Mechanical, Chiropractia, Oeteopathic-Massage.
Light and Heat Therapeutics a Spedalty in the Prevention
a?id-s\§aj*p ent of Sub- Acute and Chronic Diseases.
FFIGE ROOMS 7 * 8B , " Phone 619
JtOWS BLDG. " 5 LUBBOCK, TEXAS
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Hew Baby Every 111
In 1862 Lincoln 'wrote in a
message to Congress that in
1920 the United States would
have approximately 187 million
inhabitants. iThe probability
is the new census figures will
Lincoln's "estimate, of rcourse,
was based upon a birth rate,
which even at the time he wrote,
had already begun to drop and
is now about half what it was in
the early 60s. Notwithstanding
census enumerators estimate a
baby is bcrn every 10 seconds in
the United States, that a deatH
occurres every 10 Seconds, mar
riages every 25 seconds and di-
vorces every 25 minutes. Here
are some new census deductions:
About 12 out of every 100 deaths
in 1620 will be due to pneumonia,
One of the after effects of in-
fluenza. Heart disease will be
next most fatal. Tuberculosis
which formerly headed the death
, ~ Times/Have Changed. ,
'ew days ago the editor
loafed a f< dist-
—m f, _ L rict school wherejwe received the
ve*y ! • ' '• " . >nly education that ha,d'knocks
much condolence but I thought
it-was-in-aa-hada-iix.. as.
aeemed contend—however. be-
cause, I suppose, the workbox
had always beefnts home. It was
ia 1916 t£t my owner became
friertdaand"wss nrarriedr-~l7:t(F
car
gether with her other posses-
sions, was carried tu her new
a1iO(fc-pi Vnrk flity
came the .treat wlr of whkh"Tf't?^7TI0 ra°WltIa"" ! 1
have heard so much and my, know 35 years ago that we would
owner being poor, nevertheless now travel without horses, plow
atriqjdjj, pur6haB# iour. Thrift ] without horses, haul without
I ®!f oven fiy if the air.
an So, into the bankS:™8is%;^oId world, when
cess that boys talk
The other noon boys
- . „ Ml llS years old were talking _ JM
attached.iQ-oae_ ofjuhej' worthy rent-makes of-, motors, the
did hot provide. When we weire
■■■ ■;: ;: ■ :5 L .V''
fchrngs/ts, talk about during .re-
about now.
from 9 to
about
best spark plugs and how to ad-
just carburato*s. ; "Thirty-five
years ngo these thir.go were un-
did we
with his. other' we stop in our rush long enough
. b®onie>/kt«5^s-' to eoneider it.-Ex.-^
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Sep Smith, President
Lloyd Webb. Vice-Preside
J. A. Parks, Cashier
"J. J; Tayloy. Asst. Cashi:r
The First National Bank
OF CROSBYTON
Capital and Surplus $75,000
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AT THE HELM
of this organization are men of known
Financial Standing and ability. Their
Progressive, Consevrative Management
and ample resources of the bank make
this one of the safest financial institu-
tions in the country* It is a good bank
with which to have an account.
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The Greatest Fortunes of America •
Have been Built up by wise
Eeal Estate Investments;
There is mo better opportunity in America than
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Buck, James T. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1920, newspaper, May 14, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242534/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.