The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1900 Page: 2 of 4
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EMPIRE 8HAU< MIN AMD WIBLN BK D0BK8I Jl'IHJK MARTIN TALKH.
IK MOORE, Editor ud Owner.
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isecond class mkllmptter.
rHUBHUAY. MARCH 8, 1900.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
* AS authorized to
me the following, subject
action of the democratic
ir Judge 29th Judicial Distriot:
J. W. Parker.
W. J. Oxford.
»r County Clerk
T. J. Roberson,
Li. L. E- Wickline,
E. 8. (Sparks) Howell.
W. C. Ready.
T. G. Geren.
Jonn Frey, Jr.
'County Treasurer:
E. Fleming.
Joseph T. Starr.
K. J. M. Bruington.
• Tax Assessor:
M. L. Ashworth.
John A. Robertson.
H. A. Mothershead.
|>r Tax Collector:
N. N. Johnson.
Oscar F . Chastain.
>r County Judge:
L. N. Frank.
>r County Attorney,
Dick Oxford.
6r Sheriff:
R. T. Hume.
Dan Rogers,
jr District (Jerk :
Joe K. Terrett,
jr Commissioner I’recinct 1 ,
Jim Young.
j . it. ( Du.ky )Hoyd .
(j. M . ( Mac e)Sharp.
Commissioner Pro. J:
J. M. Kiker.
Jesse G . < nnner.
L. it. Mayfield.
A. H . Darker.
t>r Commissioner Dre,
H . T. She 1 mitt.
A. L. (ireen wo<id .
jr Commissioner I’re. *1:
A. II. Miller.’
jr Justice Dre. I :
John \V . < I ray.
Terrell Bryan.
1 ndopendent.
ttr Constable I’re . 1 :
G. W . 11 ughes .
[>r J. D. i’recinct 7 :
A. H. Miller.
City Marshal (Stephenville) :
J. A. Ratliff,
Kd Dewallen,
John Dong.
Will l ulkerson.
M . M . ('uninngham.
W. McLeod.
Dell Young.
T. J . ( Sc rap ) Wilson .
|The editorial from the New
ark Journal printed in the Km-
re last week furnishes delim-
its with all the needed shot,
Ihrapnel bombs and dynamite
rainst the republicans. In it
|e club orgam/ers can find moat
Lon which to feed their fulllJW-
3am Jones wail lecture at the
(uhodist church in Stephenville
[March 28 ai 8 p. m. under trie
■pices of the ladies' home mis-
Ln society.
The vote of the republicans in
ngress last week on tiic I’uorte
tariff lull has thrown Liu-
lole republican party into a
Ite of the wildest confusion and
isternation. The president has
Lome so alarmed at the severe
lunciation by the republican
|ss that he is trying to paten
or buy peace by offering to
[Puerto Ricans a donation to
ttmpense them for the rights
Lhioh the tariff bill robs them.
special message is every-
Lre denominated ‘ ‘the oharitx
Sage. ’ ’ II really seems now
the republican party is
Iked to utter defeat in Nn-
Lber.
I. W. Stcvi iiN 1.............
EPHBNVIU.lt, Kkh. J.pitioi
the undersigned members
Erath county bar, most
endorse the candidacy of
ion. I. W. Stevens for re-elec
to the position of associate
Of the Second Slijircme f 11
Pfotrict of Texas. His ser
a associate justice have been
tently satisfactory to all. We
llis fearlessness in the advo
whatever he deems right,
Integrity as a private citizen
tiblic official, combined with
ndeiatiguble energy, imnn
qualify Him lor the position
he has so ably filled and to
he asks a re-election.
M. F. Martin,
J. C. Gkokok,
F. H. Chandler,
W. T. Carlton.
Dee Youno,
J. B. Keith,
J M. Carter,
J. W. Moss,
J. T. Daniel,
Oxford,
Hughes,
D. P. McAdams.
' j£ J. W. Jarrott.
M. L! Jackson.
bt* JaS.U. Vincent
W*. Pannili..
Are the people of Erath oounty
going to ait down uadar the eon-
viotion that John Tarieton Col*
lege ia grown? y *
Or, will they get up and go to
work and add to it a manual train-
ing department?
Book learning is all right as
far as it goes but does it go far
enough?
Ought not every beneficiary
of that institution be taught to do
something and to do it well ?
Ought not every boy that takes
a course in thatoollege be taught
to work as well as to read, write
and cipher—to work in wood and
iron, to run machinery, to laun-
dry clothes, to attend cows and
run a dairy, to raise fowls, to
know soils and the laws of plant
life and how best to grow every
thing in field and garden and or-
chard? in short how to make or
create something.
Ought not every girl in that in-
stitution be taught to make some
one tiling and to make it well—
to do some ono thing and to do it
well? It is all right for girls to
know the difference between' ‘ac-
cept’’ and ‘‘except’’ (which
some of them never learn), to
know how to compute interest
which few of them will ever have
to do and how to write a pretty
hand. But it is more important
that she know how to write sen-
sibly about Home practical, sen-
sible subject, to know the living,
working meaning of words than
to know how to spell them and to
know how to earn an honest dol-
lar than to know how to count
interest on money she has not
and perhaps will never have,
livery woman who really knows
how to keep house, to care for
butter and milk, to cut garments,
to sew buttons on well, to cook
food in the right style and to do
any one of the thousand things
that make up the real life of man
and woman, had to learn how. She
was not born knowing how and
to know flow she must be taught
or she must learn how by experi-
ence; and if she learns how by
experience she learns at the ex-
pense of those she serves.
No kind or number of inven-
tions will ever free woman from
tier household work. No stove
will ever by itself do the cooking,
no machine will ever by itself
sew the patches or buttons on
the breeches, no churn will ever
by itself take care of the milk,
no broom will ever by itself keep
the house clean, no amount of
fashionable perfumery will ever
take the [dace of the aroma that
comes from well cooked food and
no musical instrument will over
by itself or with her help, relieve
the wife and mother from the
necessity of filling the home with
the silent but sweetest melody
that comes to the husband and
father only and fully from a
quiet, orderly direction of house-
hold affairs. This is woman’s
life work ' 'a work that is never
'lone .
Shall I he boys and girls of John
Tarieton College the beneficia-
ries of that old man wdio had felt
the stings of poverty and had
realized in his own life how im-
portant it is that iiveiy human
being should know (iow to do
some one thing well —snail they
be only stuffed and puffed witli
book learning and turned loose
in the world possessed of the de-
lusion that they are equipped to
win life’s battle? The world
wants doers, not simply cipher-
ers—workers, not simply listen-
ers -makers, not mere menders
—independent creators, not de-
pendent parasites.
John Tarlcton bequeathed to
the poor children of F.rath county
$75,000.00 that they might be-
come independent, useful citi-
zens; will not the 20,000 well-to-
do people of Krath county give
a dollar a piece to perfect the
work begun by John Tarlcton?
What He Maw aad Leans* Hie Re-
peat Trip te Baste*.
( iiliirisl t liun h.
Editor Empire: I wish to give
thanks to the good white people
of Htephenville and Thurbor and
Dublin, anti also the colored
people, who helped us in repair-
ing our church and parsonage.
I think we can move into the
parsonage next week. If wo can
raise $75 more we can complete
our church. Wo have only .'H
members and I have to work
them hard striving for the
church. And you see I am bound
to call upon the people to help
me to get some support for my
family as it is taking all we can
raise to do the ohurch work.
This will only last while wo are
burdened with our repairing. 1
think we can then take care of
ourselves. You have always
helped us. You are our friends
and I am not ashamed to call on
you for help. 8. L. Lowe:,
—Baker Phillips is one of the
ten Erath oourity men who are
know the White!serving as jurors in the U. 8.
1 up for spring? court at Fort Worth.
Hon. Millard F. Martin left
here two weeks ago for a recrea-
tion trip. He went to San An-
tonio where he in oompany with
Dr. J. 13. Turner, assistant su-
perintendent, visited the insane
asylum. He found there near
ttOO inmates male and female.
He says the asylum is well kept.
The inmates do considerable work
for themselves. They raise their
own meat and grain for the cows.
He says the asylum is beautifully
situated and everything is as
neat as it could possibly be. Dr.
Turner is well pleasod there.
He also visited the ostrich farm
where one had kicked a Mexican
a few days before and broke his
log. He says an ostrich beats a
mule a kioking. He says Ban
Antonio is growing and that
Judge Neill and Col. Groesbeeek
are well and happy.
On February 21 Judge Martin
left for Monterey. He stopped
at Laredo about eight hours
where a bull fight was going on.
Laredo has about 14,000 people,
some nice buildings mostly on
Mexican style. At the bull fight
five bulls and five horses were
killed. They shake a rod flag at
the bull, blindfold the horse and
then the horse is forced against
the bull which gores the horse
most viciously until he kills him.
The horse is ridden by a Mex-
ican. Tile Mexicans on foot
dodge the bull’s onslaught. The
horses are put in and killed for
no reason except to gratify the
Mexican’s cruelty. While there
the Baptists gave a dinner at two
biLh which tie enjoyed with many
others.
He took the Mexican National
which is a fine road. There were
about 800 passengers on the
train. He arrived at Monterey
at 3 o’clock a. m. on the
23rd, and took a mule drawn
street car for the main plaza.
He next went to all the holds in
search of lodging but failed to
get it. Finally he persuaded a
Mexican to tot him and compan-
ions sit in ins hotel until day-
light. No one of his crowd could
speak a word of Spanish nor
could the Mexicans speak a word
of-Englisii, Hut by pointing out
and naming objects they soon
got to understanding one an-
other.
After daylight they went to the
Windsor Hotel near the plaza
which is kept by Mr. Moore an
American. He had no room but
had a fair breakfast. They have
no milk except goat’s of which
he drank heartily. lie could
not get corn bread nor butter-
milk. ‘‘After getting full of
goat’s milk’’ said he ’’I started
out to find a room for the night.
Nearly every other house wan
kept for sale of muscal and qmh
(kelo). The latter is fine but tin
muscal is too strong. 1 was
tired hut could get no lodging
and I would take another drink
of kelo. After walking six
hours I got a room with three
eols in it at $3.00 per day. Mex-
ican money, and my bunch piled
m We washed, put on clean
doilies and took m the town.
Monterey has about 115,(MM) peo-
ple. It is in a beautiful valley
between high mountains on all
sides. The climate is delightful
—about like May here—arid eve-
rything in bloom. The houses
and streets are Mexican style —
the best of houses are carved in
front and the stria ts arc of
asphalt.
‘‘We visited the plazas which
are numerous and about 300 feet
in diameter. In (he center are
grand stands for music and flow -
ers and spraying fountains every -
where and a circular walk way
around the whole with seats all
along. Some people stay there
all night. The Mexican girls,
with black wavy hair, black eyes
and of petite form come nut
about sundown. They are chap-
eroned and are n it, allowed to
talk to males at all. They arc
the prettiest girls in the world
and all want to marry Americans,
1 got to talk to two of the.li all
right through a friend. They
were very communicative and
anxious to talk and so was I.
‘ ‘The streets are swept and
washed by convicts every day
and Monterey is tile cleanout city
I ever saw. When a misdemoan
or is committed the offender is
arrested by police, carried before
an Alcade who hears the police-
man’s statement and on this
alone he decides. It is really an
exparte proceeding from whicli
there is no appeal. The Ameri-
cans there say the law works ad-
mirably with the population.
‘‘I visited the state peniten-
tiary where are several hundred
conviots. The convicts are en-
gaged in all kinds of manufac-
tures whioh they make at a pro-
fit to the state. 1 saw 00 to 70
little boys from 0 to 12 years
of igt in there for petty theft.
The boys are trained to a trade.
They are oalled progenital thieves
who oannot be reformed and they
are there to etay. They are
taught a schooloouree of study.
“The Germans are running a
very large brewery there, make
fine beer and they treated us
royally. 1 visited the Topoohico
Hot 8pring
for its healing properties. There
is a large hotel built out of black
granite run by an American and
is the resort of the visiting rich
Americans. I went to the Casi-
no Hall the finest finished and
furnished club hall in all this
land. In it is everything at a
man's call, no odds what he may
wish. 1 visited many other
plaoes of great interest to me.
The people are hospitable, the
oountry is as rich in resources and
advantages as any on earth and
I predict that within the next de-
oade its development will sur-
prise the world. Taxes on prop-
erty is a mere pittanoe. Reve-
nues are derived from stamps
used by the people.
‘ 'There arc two classes of peo-
ple—one is rich and do not have
to work and the other works only
whon they have to get something
to eat. It is truly a wonderful
country with the richest lands at
$1.10 per acre. All Americans
there are prosperous and con-
tented . ’ ’
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The Mherweed Orchestra.
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The entertainment given at
opera housx last night by
Sherwood orchestra reflected
credit not only upon its
manager and evary participant,
but hpon everybody in the town of
Stephenville.
Mrs. Sherwood conducted it with
consummate skill, while her piano
playing was all that the lover of
whioh are famous I fine music could wish.
i In the singing of the young men
of the orchestra, ami of the
ladies, the audience enjoyed a sur-
prising revelation. It is now known
that Stephenville does not have to
go from home to secure splenid
singing while Miss Spradling, Miss
Wilson, Mrs. Houston and Mrs.
I’annill can be induced to enrapt-
ure all who hear them with the
melody and power of their voices,
and that when it copies to exquis-
ite music from a string band the
young gentlemen of the Sherwood
orchestra can furnish the sweetest
and the best. The fact is, to use a
common expression, "They are
out of sight.’’
No traveling troupe so far this
season has furnished such splendid
music as the Sherwood orchestra
furnished last night, and those
who missed it have missed the best
thing of the season. All Erath
county ought to lie proud of the
Sherwood orchestra.
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THEY SAY - - -
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The British will soon be in the heart of the Trans-
vaal, but that Is not near so important to the peo-
ple of this country as the fact that - - -
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A. GRIFFITH & CO.
will soon be into their new quarters, at the old
Crouse & Leonard stand with a full line of the most
Up-To-Date : '; T W S'
Dry Goods, Groceries and Clothing
that have ever been offered for sale this side of
the place where you “git ’em.”
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DEMOCRATIC CM'IIS 0KF A SIZED.
I It A 'I II Is
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I IIK HATCH M .
' ‘Tim IuhI shall be first. ’ ’ For
years Erath county, notwith-
standing its unsurpassed resour-
ces of soil, its central position,
its divergent lulls, ridges and
valleys, and its boundless depos-
its ■ )f coal and quarries of stone
was ignored by all the shrewd
promoters and builders of rail
roads, but a change has come
and is fast crowding upon the
situation.
It now seems a certainty that
Erath county is soon to be tome
the great gateway of railroad
traffiek from the east and the
west, and the north and the south
It is now ;i certainty that tie
Texas Central will huild across
to the coal fields in the western
part of the county. It is almost
a certainty that the Et. Worth A
Rio Grande will be extended to
the Llano iron and Burnett mar-
ble fields and thence to a connec-
tion with the Southern Pacific;
that the Erisco will he extended
from Sapulpa, I. T , to a con-
nection with the Et. Worth it Rio
Grande at some point m tne
county, or else it will under the
name of the Gulf and Drazos
Valley be limit through S(t phen-
ville, Hamilton and on to the
loiitli west with a brain-h to Gal-
veston, thus giving a through
line to St. Louis, Galveston and
Mexico.
Il is also certain that the Texas
Pacific coal company will at once
begin the construction of a rail-
road southward through Stepli-
enville, thus securing an imper-
atively needed outlet for its im-
mense output iif coal and brick
and packing products, and it is
very probable that the Santa Ee
will extend its Dallas branch
from f'lehiirne to Glen Dose and
up the I’aluxy valley to .Stephen-
ville.
In ihe meantime the great Kook
Island lias to extend its main line
from Dridgeport toward a deep-
water port and it, too, must
come through Erath or grade
down or tunnel numerous hills
and mountains by hugging the
banks of the I trazos.
Look at your map and see
what ail this means and then
shake yourself up and go to toot-
ing your horn for Stophonvillo
and glorious Erath, or else go
out and kick yourself to death .
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.hm iiilr Soi’irh |{rortriiiii7<Ml.
Tile Juvenile Missionary Soci-
ety of the Methodist church
reorganized last .Sunday and
the following officers were elect-
ed: President, Myrtle Hhaw;
vice-president, Irvin F’aulkner;
secretary, Emma Miller; treas-
urer, Roy Pendleton.
Committees Lookout: Eolsom
Moore, (chairman), LodaSprad-
ling. Kite Jett Cherry, Willie Lee
Wallace, Floral : Honnie George,
Cecil Young, Mabel Davis, Willie
Eritz, Annie Mary Moore.
Paper: Grace Hysmith, Mary
Allen.
Organist. I.eda Spradling.
Lady manager, Cordelia Pen-
dleton. Assistant, Miss Clara
Dart holomow.
The following program will he
rendered Sunday at 3 p rn . :
Hong No. 23.'
Prayer.
Scripture reading and talk by
Miss Bartholomew.
Song No. 21.
Recitation by Elvia Yeager.
Duet bjr Irvin F'aulkner and
Roy Pendleton.
Reading from Little Worker by
Sonnie George.
Answer to roll call by scripture
quotations.
Il»|pt Wanted.
I want all the fat hogs tl:at you
have to sell. See me at the
market are bring your hogs in
between this and the last of next
week. Will pay the top prioe.
C. t. Love.
—The English ‘ ‘Society for the
Prevention of Consumption ’ ’pre-
sided over by the prince of
Wales, was recently addressed
by Sir William Broadbent, who
stated that it was definitely
known that every case of con-
sumption began with a germ com-
municated from some other case.
There is no such tiling as inher-
ited consumption. There may
bo local weakness which ten s to
consumption, but the germ has
absolutely to be planted in tnat
weak spot before consumption
can ensue. This ought to com-
fort thousands of people who
have ‘‘weak chests’’ or ‘‘weak
lungs.’ ’ They are not foreor-
dained victims of this dread dis-
ease. All that is needed to bid
absolute defiance to this dreaded
Hcourage, is to tie able to
strengthen the weak lungs, and
build up a stroi g b >dy. Tho an-
swer to this i eed is found in Dr.
Pierce’s Golden Medical Discov-
ery. It so purifies the blood an i
increases the blood supply, that
disease is thrown off, and the
weak organs are nourished into
perfect health, whicli defies
germs of every kind. People,
given up by doctors, emaciated,
bleeding at tho lungs, with ob-
sl inale, lingering coughs, are
being cured every day by the
use of ‘‘Golden Medical Dis-
covery.'’ It is a strictly tem-
perance medicine containing no
alcohol, whisky or other intoxi-
cant.
— Mr. Mel). Reil, who is a
member of the executive com
mitteo,states that all the commit-
tee of the Erath and Comanche
ex-confederate association have
decided to select and locate a
place for the permanent meeting
of the re-union and til it they
will meet, for this purpose at Dub-
lin next Saturday. It is now in
order and urgent for Stephen-
ville to make a bid for the per-
manent reunions and Mr. Reil
wants to hear from this town be-
fore he leaves for Dublin next
Saturday. See him at once and
tell him what Stephenvilo can
and will do.
— Dikij -Marguerite, the little
five year old daughter of Mr. and
•Mrs. W . J. Clay, died at the
family home in this city last Sun-
day night after an illness of a
little less than a week. Tho do-
eease is attributed to an affection
of the throat, c.implicated with
kidney trouble. Funeral services
were hold at. tho family residence
at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon
and burial took place immedi-
ately after at the now Dublin
cemetery. The entire city joins
in sympathy to the bereaved par-
ents and other relatives in this
sad affliction.--Dublin Progress.
—Whon W. J. Murphy was
called as a juror in the Li. H.
court at F’ort Worth Monday he
handed the judge his certificate
of membership in tho Stephen-
ville fire company. The judge
looked at it and then said:
‘‘Those little fire companies are
organized to savo men from
working the roads and serving
on juries. They don’t go here.
Take your Heat in the box, Mr.
Murphy.’’ And W. J. sat and
continues to sit.
—Little, manly, brave Johnnfe
Leonard is much better this week,
tin yesterday the doctors per-
formed an operation upon him
and there escaped from around
his lungs over a gallon of serum
and pus. The little follow stood
it well and it is now believed lie
will recover and lie all right
again, and all who know him
are rejoicing greatly.
— Prof. B. N. Carter, of the
Hamilton county Gilmore school
and Prof. W. L. Carter of tho
Spring creek school oame up Sat-
urday to have their well earned
vouohers cashed. They are
brothers of our townsman, At-
torney Joe M. Carter, are full of
energy of body and force of brain
and have a bright future.
—The irrepressible Jim Sharp
came in this week and moved his
family to their new home at Mer-
kel whore he will engage in the
mercantile business. Jim is a
rustler,is fair and square in bus
iness transactions and will make
Merkel an excellent oitizen.
MOORE’S SCHOOL HOUSE.
Editor Empire:—We are glad
to say that our meeting F’riday
night, Maroh 2nd, was a suc-
cess. County Attorney Diok Ox-
ford not being present to officiate
in the organization, E. S. How-
ell acted as chairman pro tern.
L. R. Mayfield was elected pres-
ident; J. H. Morris, vice presi-
dent, L. N. Morris, secretary.
Names were enrolled as follows:
L. R. Mayfield, J. H. Morris,
L. N. Morris, I. A. Whitfield,
Ft. 8. Howell, A. G. Howell,
L. N. Stell, B. B. Whitfield,
B. W. Kiker, T. O. Kiker, A.
I. Lewis, W. C. McClesky, J.
C. Whitfield—Total. 13.
The club will meet F.’riday
night, March 9th, and from theu
on will meet on F riday nights be-
fore the 2nd and 4th Sundays
in each month until the prima-
ries .
Tho club being properly organ-
ized Mr. Mothershed was brought
forward and introduced art a
candidate for tax assesHor. He
then made us a whort rtneeoh.
Speeches were made by the
following candidates: Ft. 8.
Howell, for county clerk ; L. It.
Mayfield, for commissioner pre-
cinct 2; Ft. S. Whitfield for jus-
tice precinct 2. We insist on all
candidates to meet our club
and make themselves at home,
the meetings are Hint we may got
bettor acquainted with each oth-
er, and that you as candidates
may have a better chance to ex-
press yourselves to tho voters,
and we as a body of people may
be enlightened in the way of
true democracy. Wo insist on
yuii to come and be with uh.
We want also to ask all voters
of Kiker Gin, precinct 4, to come
out to our club, whother you
are a democrat or not, and be
with us, and especially all true
to the cause to come and enlist
with us. ‘ ‘ Where there is unity
there is strength. ’ ’ Let us work
together for tho upbuilding of
true democracy in our home and
nation in whioh wo live. F’or it
was this whioh gavo us tho lib-
erty that wo are now blessed
with—a voice in the making of
oui government. Ho let every
voter turn out to the primaries,
using this liberty, and say by
your vota who shall Ite the nom-
inees.
L. R. Mayfield, Pres’t.,
L. N. Morris, Secretary.
— Como to Die Whito Hwan for
regular meals after Saturday,
tiie 10th inst.
— Fib E. Jones,the well-known
stirring merchant and cotton
buyor, is being mentioned as a
candidate for the legislature. Kb
does not say what about it but
ho likes fun and he thinks there
can be a whole lot of fun gotten
out of ihe office of representa-
tive—especially out of the race
for it. hit) is a populist with
strong proclivities toward inde-
pondentism and has the luok of
getting what he goes after. As
a matter expected the democrats
will have to beat some one and
they had as soon beat a hustler
and a rustler liko Eb as any
other.
» hat’s Your Face llurlht
Look Out far Oil.
A Waoo dispatch to the Dallas
News states that the surface of
the Brazoe river was oovered
with petroleum on Monday and
that it is kuown that the oil flows
into the Brazos at some point
above the mouth of the Bosque.
There are several streams be-
sides the Bosque which rise in
Erath and flow direct in the Bra-
zos. it is suggested that the
people of Krath watch out for oil
along all the streams and at all
the seeps and springs, and the
well borers and diggers might
also look out for oil. The dis-
covery of oil would prove a for-
tune to the discoverer and add
another source of great wealth to
Krath county. Many exports are
wondering that both iron and oil
have not been found in this sec-
tion. Keep an eye out for oil.
Fpnnrtli l.cairuc.
Fallowing is the program for
Sunday’s Epworth League ineet-
mg:
Subject, ‘ ‘Rejecting Christ. ’ ’
Mark 12, 13.
Leader, Mr. Arthur F erguson.
Paper on lesson by Miss Ida
Oxford.
Luke 10-10, Miss Claud Sikes.
Clipping from F'.ra, Mihs May
Patton.
Mark 10-10, Miss Kmma Hodge
Talks on lesson by Jay Gxford
and R. A. Smith.
I Dili|>lf tCll tllC Pc|M*t
Mineral Wells, March 4.—The
depot of tiie Gulf and Brazos
Valley Railway at this place was
completed yesterday and the
agent and general officers at once
moved in.
HisMiiiitlou .Notice.
The firm of 11. H. Hardin Jt Co.
oomposed of H. H. Hardin and
the other stockholders of the
Calcasieu River Lumber Co., of
Oakdale, Louisiana, doing a re-
tail lumber business in Stephen
ville, has dissolved. H.H. Har-
din will continue the business
here, assuming all debts due to
creditors and collecting all debts
due the firm.
29-4t H. H. Hardin,
F'or the Company.
Mocklmlilcr*
AiiiiumI
Sometimes » fortune, but never, if
you Imve a sallow complexion, a j»un
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin, all eigns of liver trouble
But Dr. King's New Life lhlls give
(dear skin, rosy cheeks, rich complex-
ion, Only 8/1 cents at Perry Bros, drug
"lore. Meh
Sorghum Mill for Mule.
-—M. C. Oillette, of Dublin,
has established a branch bottling
works at Gainesville. Judge
Hardin has a branch lumber yard
at Granbury and R. B. Spencer
has a half dozen branoh yards.
Thus Erath men are pushing for-
ward in Texas.
Good 9-foot oopper pan, No.
It, Clipper mill, been used only
one Beaaon. Bargain.
J. W. Winters,
four miles northeast of Alexan-
der. 31 -2t
—W. H. Main, Stephenville’s
Irish loid, was chosen foreman
of the federal grand jury now
sitting at F'ort Wurth, and Newt
Jackson and Geo. Starr of Erath
are members of the grand jury.
—J. T. Wilson announces as a
candidate for city marshal. Ev-
ery voter in Stephenville, it is
believed, knows Scrap as he is
familiarly called. He needs the
office and promises to discharge
its duties to the satisfaction of
all good people.
—MoD. Reil lias ordered a
gasoline engine with whioh to
run his feed and chop mill and
will hereafter be able to furnish
all sorts of feed in any quantity
en short notice. It
—I have a few Jerusalem arti-
chokes for sale. Nothing better
or more productive for hog feed.
It C.F.Ov*RBY.
—Dtip ’Jt fail to read ,our oaah
premium offer.
—Guess how many people ara
in Erath oounty.
iiiitl DirtM-loi'M*
The annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the
F'ort Worth and Rio Grande rail-
way oompany will be held at the
office of the company in the city
of F\)rt Worth, Toxas, April 3d,
1900, at 3:00 o’olonk p. m
Transfer books will be closed
March 1st, 1900, and remain
closed until April 1th, 1900.
3i-5t J. S. Jones, Sec
‘‘Hollo, HiP,’’ said an Krath
horse trader Monday.
“Hello, yersolf, Hob. Whore
you been all day?’ ’
“Been alj round here. What
you done with the gray horse?”
‘ ‘ Drunk him up ’ ’
“What! Drunk old gray up?’’
“Yes, (hie) sold ’im far a
duller and (hie) drunk ’im up
tail and all. ' ’
I'lnlr-tl*
fit at mill till
Be in or ratic (lull Director)'.
Mee
r»l S
Th until ay n ig-h t nftt*r the
(lajrH lu each month.
J. II. Boucher, t'h
Authur Hriufor,
The School Hill democratic club
,>• nl^nt before the flrwt
in c,itGi mouth
Friday nl^i
days
The
and
will II
third ?
Marthcl
Oap
Saturday night before
Sunday*In rn
riuth
democrntl
lAc club w 111 meet
tne flrwt and third
ach month.
Corinth democratic dub will meet Saturday
night before the flr*t and third Mundnya In
each mouth
Democratle Appoiutmeato.
-..... ■ 'Jr w-'
Th* democrat* will meet to or|fftttiz* a demo-
cratic club at 8he»by Friday night, March !•
AU democrat* are reqtieaUfd to attend aod ail
candidate* are invited W T t ariion will
addreaN the club.
All democratic eiubn ortraniilnir will notify
W T t'arltou of the time of meeting end al*o
who they elect president and secretary.
Lowell l.ocitIn.
The wind blew a perfe^ t gale
yesterday and last night moving
T. F. Bowen’s house three feet
from its foundation.
W. W. Martin received the sad
intelligence yesterday that his
mother was dying and departed
yesterday for her home in Collin
county.
Wees Vick has a sick child.
J. W. Rogers and wife visited
W. B. Hilliard on Wednesday of
last, week.
Mrs. Creager still suffers with
out relief.
Lem McCall was here one day
last week.
Drof. J. H. Young was here
last Saturday.
C. W. Me,'ominous was here
Tuesday.
Dave Howard and wife visited
A. B. Walls and family Sunday.
Rev. Thomas failed to fill his
appointment Sunday.
A. H. Graham visited Steph-
enville Tuesday and says tie saw
only two candidates.
Lee Cook was here Monday.
Mrs. Roberson has sold her
house to K. Rutty, consideration
$3000.
Mr. Blair of Victor lias been
doctoring with l’rof. Weltmerof
Nevada, Mo., (magnetio healer)
and finds his treatment no good.
A life insurance man was here
Wednesday.
Sam Bays was painfully hurt
in a rutmway at Dublin last week.
His team became unmanageable
and ran away, completely de-
molishing his hack.
A. H. Walls was here Wednes-
day .
L. (A Steele visited DeLeon
lartt week.
Undo John Hunt was here
Monday.
Triangle school house has a
literary sooiety in full bloom.
J. W. Monday has a sick ohild.
Willie F air,
No Small-pox.
Just as the Empire was going
to press last week ’Squire Green-
wood of Bluff Dale brought in a
seemingly well substantiated re-
port that Dr. J. B. Gordon of
Raluxy town had tho Small-pox.
Just after the Empire was print-
ed, Mr. Melvin Turner, of Bluff
Dale, rushed in to state that the
report was not correct; that. Dr.
Gordon’s baby did haveohioken-
pox, and for this reason the yel-
low flag was hoisted at the doc-
tor’s house. The Fimpire is glad
the report proves incorrect, and
it is due ’Squire Greenwood to
state that he had good grounds
for making tho report.
Hood Milk Cows for Hals.
■7^
iff*;
I have five graded Jerseys I
want to sell for $25 to $35 each.
Two are now in, and three to be
in abopl Feb. 25 to March 30,
next. W. P. Hatchett,
30-3t. , Selden, Tex.
---
Notice »f Tax Awteninent.
B. F. Russell can be foupd in
my. office any day and will take
your asessment if 1 miss you and
leave notice.
John a. Robertson, ,
30-4t , Tax Asseseor.
TAKE EVERYTHING
as granted that is said and done
use your eyes and the oommon
sense with whioh you’re endow-
ed. In Parlin <fc Orendorff Co’s,
vehioles theer’s nothing to be
taken as granted—every claim
made for them can be—has been
—fully substantiated by hard
usage, and there’s no question
„ . ----- MMRI
of their stability. 1 back them u[
to any rpan’s money ae p
equivalents for the coin im
in their. A oar of Buggies and
Carriages just rsooived. 1 also
hsndls a complete line Han
Saddles, Implements and
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Moore, Eugene. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1900, newspaper, March 8, 1900; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857233/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.