The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1910 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. XXIV. NO. 1.
Local and Personal.
Flash!
I CAN FIX IT !
1). G. Knight and T D. Love
were in the city this week.
You will find the best brand of
cigars at Hamilton*.
II. II. Lovett spent the holi-
days in the city.
Fresh roasted peanuts and pop-
corn constantly on hand at Ham-
ilton*.
The New Era is receiving new
up-to-date type almost daily.
The servants are delighted to
m si k e the aquaintanee o f
4 ‘Flash”.
Gerald Young spent several i
days iu Marfa during the Iloli- j
days.
The office has had a number of
ru.-,h orders for job work this
week.
The Christmas tree at the Mar-
fa opera house on the 24th of Dec-
ember was a pronounced success.
. R,erre Guy on having recovered i Carload of Champion steel
from tho fever is back with the I tanks just arrived. Get our
Marfa .Mercantile Company. |cur prices before buying else-
Go to J. II. Hamilton's to cast: TJ . T m
your votes in the New Era Piano j G. C. Robinson Lumbku Co.
Contest. | yOU wanf to gep Horses got
The young folks had several |Tom Perrino to sieze them and
enjoyablo dances during the Ho- aU(dion them off.
’ | Born to Mr. and Mrs. \V. G.
I C A N F I X I T ! I Lempert a son.
expecting to have a
sometime this month.
Mr. Taver, the surveyor re-
turned Wednesday fiom the San
Antonio Canyon Country.
Good terms on either lots or
blocks in East Heights. See H.
K. .Middleton, Marta, Texas.
Mrs. L. C. Brito and Hester,,.. . Q, ...
spent several days in El Paso thip “Ionian Stallion, will mane the
season at Murphy & Walker Cos.,
Stable. Insured, $10 00. Come
and see him.
R. T. Mellard.
week
Do not forget you can now buy
fresh and delicious home made
candy at the Marfa Millinery
store. • Mrs. Ernest Williams accompa-
. j nied by her sister has returned
While out hunting this week I frora a trip to Ozona,Texas.
Jruley Aiken had the misfortune
Burke Humphreys spent the
holidays at his sister’s Mrs. II.
S. McCracken.
to fracture his arm.
At the Marfa Mercantile Com-
pany’s store you can find
“Flash’
ICANFIXITI
In the absence ot Morgan Rector
who is on a visit to San Antonio, I , . , . •
. Herbert Humphris is in charge j .'urora summoned for the. _
Ho was a little blue under the I of the dry goods department of ! ]1 ai'1, 110 1 etIt,2'1TorH for 1 *e
eyes caused by too much Christ-! the Marfa Mercanti'e Company, i 1 °‘ Jarjuary» Uld. < I
HiaS. ! GRAND oUKORr-J
Mr. T. B. Thaxton and wifei ^
the New Era.
MARFA, PRESIDIO CO., TEXAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY I. I 9 I 0.
HuRE'S TO YOU
Once iifc-ain lIn' New Km greets yuil
At 11 lieauotui Ni w Year dawn
May tho coming year’*primperlly
surpass the ones Ihal Nil* gone.
And now to our little city,
Pear MKrfN of the jihilns,
She la marching quickly forward
Anil hiuttdculutf her domains.
She Is quite up to the standard
Of progress in every way;
Her Imlhllngs up: growing larger,
she hows lo Klectron’s sway.
And here's for n happy New Year
To our patrons one and all;
May your days la* bright with sunshine
And the shadows gently fall
Financial Report of the
General Christmas
Tree Fund.
town hall Dec., 24, 1900.
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Total cash collected......S109.50
Dec. 22 ................ 0.25
115.75
I Material for fruit sacks.. 2.10
“Flash” will make a bad {Candy.................. 09.95
man’s heart white like snow. j Decorations............. 2.40
Tho W. O. W. of Marfa are ...................
fine time Music.'.V.V.'.‘.V.'.V.”.V.V.
Hall and lighting tree....
Joe Murray, ablood-Bay Ham- ^roPf PaP0.r*nd sack*....
...:n _ I Lumber for tree.........
Decorations.......... .75
Making of capes......... 2.00
8.00
8.00
.80
.95
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$115.75
Liberal donation were made by
all the merchants. Thanks.
Committee
JURY LIST
The following is the list of
Grand and Petit Juror3 drawn for
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tlie January term of the District
Court in and for Presidio County.
w'. AVIAV’.AVTA
We have much to be thankful for
at this time. Prosperity seems
already to have returned in nearly
all sections of the country and
business generally is fine.
1 hanking you for your contiuued patronge,
assuring you it is thoroughly appreciated,
and wishing you a Happy and Prosperous
New Year, we are
Very tiuly yours,
Iker Co.
Marfa, Texas.
; ,
Lester’s restaurant next
Hans Briam, is now opened up
for business.
M urwaco-Murwaco-Murwaco —
Our Trademark.
Murphy-Walker Co.
F. Sloan Matthews has pur-
chased tho ranch of Mr. Gustave
liaetchz.
Go to the Marfa Mercantile
Company and they will take plea-
sure in introducing you to
“Flash”
The High School will reopen
on Wednesday January 5th.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Hogan left
Thursday morning for El Paso.
ICANFIXITI
The rain and snow was general
throughout the County.
Claude Smith sold a carload of
very fine cows to Ardoiu of El
Paso. They were shipped Wed-
nesday.
Wo have made arrangements
with 51. M. Whisler of Alpine to
handle his tanks, Hues and every-
thing handled by him in the tin
line.
Marfa Mfg. Co.
Remember to pay your poll tax
before February 4*1 I.'IO.
The Gold Dust T'v*’>a need
“Flash” to make them white
like snow.
t0- i ‘tZh^ndlH-md relatives aSa°n I g^saw,’ L.‘w.‘ RoSs! gT
Saba Texas. H o me r Oulqu i tt! V anN eillf W ° H. 3^
Mrs. T. A. Childers spent
several days in the city this
week.
Pembroke Williams, Esq.,
spent several days in El Paso
during the gay Christmas season.
Thursday a car was being load-
ed with ore from the Young and
Wright mine near Shatter. It
attracted considerable attention,
due to the high grade nature
of the stuff.
We know exactly the feeling of
a rich man without the fear of
being robbed.
They arc now busy at the Big
Store taking stock and preparing
for the ending of their fiscal year
on January 15th 1910.
Miss Ida Chambers requests
the New Era to returu thanks in
her name to the friends who so
generously aided her in the piano
contest.
O. W. Wundenpohl returned
yesterday from San Antonio.
J. T. Go in-ley and R. B. Mar-
shal1. returned Friday from a trip
to San Antonio.
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Official Directuty.
State Offjjers.
Mrs. Judge Love nee Addia
j Finley, is in Marfa spending a
week with her friend Miss Grace
Brown oi the St. George.
The celebrated Schubert Sym-
phony Club will be at the opera
house on the 7th of February.
As we go to press a telegram
wuu received from California an-
nouncing the death of Thus. Col-
quitt, No particulars.
Wilcox, O: M. Lease, W. M.
Ellison, Oren Bunton.Geo. Daw-
son, Henry Reynolds and W. P.
Murphy.
PETIT JURORS
J. M. Daugherty, W. E. Mahon, !
Root. Daly, C. T, Mitchell, W. j
T. Davis, G. C. Robinson, |
W. G. Mecklin, R. W. McGee, I
R- II. Colquitt, I. W. Cline, H.
M. Mathews, W. K. Liningston, j
L. C. Britt, Santos TemN” s, |
Lon Robbins, A. J. Bogel, Glenn Governor, l. M. Campbell.
Bartlett. P. D. Anderson, J. A. 'Lieut. Gov., A. B. Davidson.
Pool, Jr., A. P. Culberson, Jnc. Attorney General, R. V. David-
Humpris, J. B. Bishop, Goo, ! son"
Shannon, J. W. Head, II. H.
Humphris, J. W. Howell, J. M.
Haney, J. I. Gourley, T. W.
Snyder, Jacob Baldwin, C. W. j 8UU’
Gillespie, Oliver Billingsly, A. C. Treasurer, Sam Sparks.
Powell, Jim Alexander and Gu* State Supt. Pub. Inst., U. B.
Elmendorf. j Cousins
-*-—*-- | Commissioner of Agriculture, E.
R, Kone.
Railroad Commissioners, L. J.
Comptroller, J. W. Stephens.
Land Commissioner, J. T. Robi-
Presidio Paragraphs
Storey, Allison Mayfield,
B. Colquit.
District Officers.
Happy New Year.
A subeription dance was held |
at Jose Pineda’s hill Christmas'
Eve. An enjoyable time is re- Representative in Congress, 16th
ported. f Diistrict, W . R. Smith.
„ , w T , -r. . I State Senator, 25th District,
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. kle.nnmn Claude Hudspeth,
had as guests at an eleborate din- v . , . . .
ner Christmas Eva, Mr. and Representative in Legislature,
Mrs. W. T. Millington and Col-
lector Weisinger and family.
99th District, A. ,M Turney
District Judl'e, 63rd Judicial Dis-
trict, W. C. Douglas.
Beaver trappers are reporting District Attorney, 63rd Judicial
good catcher and good prices.
A representative of the U. S.
Boundary Commission has taken
elevations in this vicinity and
proceeded to Polvo. He will be
i followed shortly by the main
„ ... . | camp. It is time the boundary
winner uo. iney will nave a l Mrs. Charles Bailey will receive qnoetioi, j8 settled as it has been
car on display in their new build- ; P1!^18 8Palll8.h beginning Jan. j u 8lumbling-bloek in the way of
ing. Call on them for information joth * ( h^ P”ce’ thpee Goliars : ma real estate deals,
and nrinpK per mouth, three lessons each;
P ’ — j week. Private lessons five dol-
lars per month.
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District, Geo. W. Thurmund.
District,Court convenes on the
2nd Monday after the 1st. |
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WELL DRILLER5
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Monday in January and Aug. j vj
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We are prepared to do all
kinds of well drilling, deepor
shallow and do it quick and
well. Figure with us before
having your work done.
CHAMBERS BROS.
MARFA, TEXAS
and continue in session three !|c*j
weeks. ^
County Offices. ‘X-Xv-dx-v-cogiox*:-J
County Judge, John P. Shields.
NOTICE
i County Attorney, II. H. Lovett. | TWENTY PER CENT.
Senorita Agripina Jimenez, ; County and District Clerk. J. H. ' At mH#tino. of thp .,nai.d fl!.
Cm mfialllo Preslfen^ SberTfi and Tax Collector M B - rectors of the Era Printing
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vices in the Methodist church to-j the 25th inst., by the Rev. Fa- County Treasurer, V. Hogan. Lwtfnt I CbRtn*
morrow as Bro. Allen is milled to ' th^r Plater'’:i|n\h^^.^ ^ County Surveyor, G. 11. Brooks, wa^e,e„tJd secretary ins!
Aktne. "1 here will be Sunday tone cathedral at Ojinaga. Our County Court convenens first tea(] 0f John Livincston who has
m.oft As this is the wishes go out to the young Monday in February, May, |cft the state. &
first Sunday of the New Year couple,
everybody pleaso be present.
Quien Sabe.
August and Novetrber.
present management
the company had only been in
chargo nine months when said
dividend was declared and paid.
- In the beginning of a new
year we desire to thank our
friends for past patronage,
ami hope by our best endeav-
or to please you in future.
Marfa Manufacturing Co.
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Kilpatrick, H. H. The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1910, newspaper, January 1, 1910; Marfa, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994109/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .