The Stamford News
Stamford, Texas

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Friday August 11, 1904
Volume 5, Number 24

Ad - R.E. HINDS & Co., northwest corner of square.
Having incorporated under the above firm name for the purpose of conducting a General Merchandise business, we wish to call the attention of our many friends to the fact that we will continue to do business at the old stand of J.S. GLENN & CO. We will also occupy the corner building, formerly occupied by B. YATES in which we will have a fresh and well assorted line of groceries which we will sell at very close figures.

Is Your Water Out? If so, put up a "Steel Star" or "Wood Leader" wind mill and the trouble will be fired for keeps.
PENICK-HUGHES CO.

Preparations are being rapidly pushed for the United Confederate Veteran's Reunion on the 17th, 18th and 19th of this month. Many of the old veterans are putting in solid time at hard labor in building the tabernacle and fencing the grounds.

Church Directory
Methodist - Preaching every Sunday at 11 a.m. and at night.
J.A. BIGGS, Pastor.

Baptist church - Preaching every Sunday at 11 oâclock and at night. Elder R.T. HANKS, Pastor.

Cumberland Presbyterian - 1st and 2nd Sundays in each month.
Dr. J.A. WARD, Pastor

ARNOLD & STANFORD
LAWYERS,
Anson, Texas
F.A. ARNOLD
P.G. STANFORD

Dr. J.H. RUTHERFORD
Surgeon-Dentist
Permanently located.
Office: North side of Square over Woods Building.

Dr. C.C. SHELL
Physician and Surgeon

A.C. FOSTER
Attorney-at-Law and Real Estate Agent
I have for sale the famous Wild Horse Prairie Lands.
Haskell, Texas

S.A. MARTIN
Attorney-at-Law
Stamofrd, Texas
(Office over First National Bank)

B.B. GREENWOOD
Lawyer
Will practice in all courts int he 39th and 42nd Judicial Districts
Stamford, Texas

JOHNSON brOS.
Druggists
South Side Plaza, Stamford, Texas

Drink
Dr. Pepper
The Year Round
At all Soda Fountains
5 cents
The Dr. Pepper Co.
Dallas, Texas
branch House, Memphis, Tenn.

Newstand for The Dallas News at
B. YATES Drug Store

The chief of the fire department, Dr. J.R. SLEDGE, repectfully requests the people to close their hydrants next Tuesday night that there may be better pressure of water.

The Stamford News
Published every Friday
S. GAY
Editor and Proprietor

We will publish the News next week on Wednesday in special edition of sixteen pages and two thousand copies, containing a full program for the three days reunion.

L.E. LARCHE
Only one price cash store. Staple and fancy groceries.
West Side

The Home Circle
Organized to protect families in case of death. The Jones County Home Circle Society of Texas, No. 106, was organized June 17, 1904 in Anson, Texas, by R.M. BIARD of Abilene, Texas, with 56 charter members. The Circle now has over 100. Following officers were duly elected: C.H. STEELE, president; S.W. LACKEY, vice-president; Sid G. CASTLES, secretary; C.H. PâPOOL, treasurer; trustuees: Jas. P. STINSON, Dr. D.L. STEPHENS and James MAXWELL. The following are duly authorized solicitors: R.M. BIARD, J.B. MURRAY, A.B. BEARD and Sid G. CASTLES
Fraternally,
R.M. BIARD

The First National Bank of Stamford
Stamford, Texas
W.D. REYNOLDS, Pres.
R.L. PENICK, Vice-Pres.
R.V. COLBERT, cashier
Walter L. ORR, Assât Cashier
Directors: Charles HAMILTON, G.T. REYNOLDS, W.D. REYNOLDS, R.L. PENICK, D.O. McRIMMON, J.C. brYANT, R.V. COLBERT

O.A. PARTEN came in Tuesday night.

Miss Fanny LYLE left Monday for the Fair and St. Louis.

J.O. MOON and family are on the river fishing this week.

See SMITH & SMITH, druggists, for Paris GREEN to down the boll worm.

Rev. J.A. BIGGS went to Ft. Worth Thursday and will return tomorrrow.

Mrs. F.G. GERMANY of Mexia is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. C. C. SHELL.

Hand furniture and cooks stoves at B.M. DURRETT & Co.

Rudolph COLBERT left Monday to attend the Worldâs Fair.

Thomas FARMER, agent of the Texas Central, is attending court at Eastland this week.

Walter ORR, left on Tuesdayâs train for a few days at Fort Worth.

Will BAKER and Miss Ada BAKER of Munday left Monday morning for St. Louis and the World's Fair.

Miss Bennie GREENWOOD returned Wednesday evening from a visit to relatives at breckenridge.

Mrs. J.N. TAYLOR and his son, John left on Monday's train for New York and New Jersey.

W.O. WETHERBEE came in from Tongue River Tuesday and left for New York Wednesday morning.

Dr. A.D. McREYNOLDS left on the train Monday for Dallas, He will operate on C.F. SHIPP for appendicitis.

Mrs. Lon CUNNINGHAM and children of Abilene are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. ASTIN, north of town.

J.T. WHALY and brother-in-law, J.M. FIKES, and son, William, of Mason county, called at the News office on Tuesday.

Cyclone DAVIS came in Tuesday from Anson and left on the train. He spoke on prohibition at Anson Monday night.

BOWEN & Co have the contract for furnishing barbecued meat at the reunion.

Wade BORDER and family left Tuesday for Austin where they will reside. Mr. BORDER has been in Stamford from the early days of the town.

Mr. and Mrs. D.O. McRIMMON left Wednesday morning for St. Louise.

Miss Rose SMITH who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. J.A. WHITE for some time left Wednesday for her home at Central City, Nebraska.

Mr. S. McGREGOR called on the news office Thursday in company with James CARDWELL, of McMinnville, Tenn. Mr. CARDWELL is looking at this section of Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. J.C. brYANT and son, Bernard, left Monday morning for St. Louis to purchase good for the BAKER, brYANT Co. stores.

A.H. O'KEEFE attended the reunion at Dublin and reports a good time but too mucch rain.

Unity Association, of the Primitive Baptist church met at Cliff last Friday . We met the following ministers at the depot Tuesday on the way to their homes: Elder J.S. NEWMAN of Glen Rose; Elder B.J. DRIVER, Erath county; Elder A.P. KOEN, Shrive, Texas.

Chas. SAMMONS received a phone call Wednesday from Mrs. C.F. SHIPP that she had received a letter from Dr. McREYNOLDS that Mr. Shippâs appendicitis was the worst he had ever seen.

For sale: A section of good land four miles southwest from Stamford at $10.00 per acre. C.C. FERRELL, Anson, Texas.

Please return the two spring wagon sets borrowed from us. Ira BORDER & Co.

World's Fair and Organ Contest
Votes at counted Thursday evening, August 11

Organ Contest: (names only will be given in order)
Fairview Baptist church
Fairview Methodist church
Spring Creek church
Stamford Baptist church
New Hope
Stamford Presbyterian church
Vernon School
Stamford M.E. church
Stamford Band
Stamford High School
Flat Top school
Corinth church
Pinkerton school
Avoca Baptist
Ward's school
Pinkerton M.E. church
Pinkerton Baptist church
Stamford school
Stamford K.P. Lodge
Idella school
Stamford Fire Co.
Sayles
Stamford I.O.O.F.
Pleasant Valley
Howard
Neinda
Plainview
Rule
S. Christian church
Aspermont school
Stamford W.O.W.
Aspermont M.E.
Farmer's Chapel

World's Fair Contest Cont.
Mary SMITH
Nollie ASHBURN
Mrs. McLEOD
Georgia RITER
C.M. CAMPBELL
Clara HAMBLETT
Lillie ASHBURN
Ellie SHY
Nellis HARRIS
Vida AYCOCK
Pearl MATTHEWS
Lucy WILLIAMS
Lena HILL
Alice KEELING
Ellie NILLSE
Mary HUMPHREY
Kate CRASTWAITE
Mamie SLEDGE
Neel NATTS
Clara HUMPHREY
Bessie HOOPER
Annie ASHBURN
Mrs. WRIGHT
Nellie GRAMMAR
Maggie BOURN
Bertie GRISHAM
Susie FOOTE
George NANCE
Cora LINK
Dora LITTS
Lula STEPHENSON
Blanche TUCKENHAPP
Hattie ASHER
Sallie JEFFERSON

Notice
On the 5th of September, I will open a kindergarten school at the Christian church. Will charge $1.50 per month. Mrs. C. ROSE.

Photos at 10 cents a dozen, at the Blue Tent.

MURRAY, The Grocery Merchant
Stamford, Texas

Stamford Mercantile Co. ad

Mesquite posts for sale. A.M. or J.W. GEORGE, Albany, Texas

Texas Central Railroad
Stamford
No. 1 Arrives from Waco at 5:45 p.m.
No. 2 Leaves for Waco at 10:00 a.m.
Thomas F. Farmer, Agent, Stamford
W.F. McMILLIN, G.P.A., Waco, Texas

D.O. McRIMMON & Co.
General Merchanise

SMITH & SMITH Druggists
North side of square

CORRESPONDENTS
McCaulley, August 9
Our meeting is under headway, with Elder GIRARD of Anson assisting the pastor, Rev. ELLIS.
Capt. RAYNER with others from Stamford are in town today.
R.L. McCAULLEY and Thomas TRAMMELL were in town Monday looking after the interests of the railroad.
Mrs. McLAIN and daughter are on a visit to her parents in Carlton.
Our trustees for the White Pond school are preapring to make an addition to the building and have engaged Prof. S.L. REVES to teach again as he has given good satisfaction the past two terms he taught for us.

Liberty School News, August 9, 1904
W.T. ADKISSON returned last Saturday from a trip to Oklahoma.
Albert HALL from Hill county was visiting relatives here last week.
Miss Grace LAMEND is here teaching music, and is boarding at A.C. TUNNELL'S.
Mr. INABNET and wife of Erath county were visiting at W.T. ADKISSON'S last week.
Nelson TUNNELL and family will leave in a few days for a visit to Comanche county.
Mr. Lee WILLIAMS of Truby was visiting R.F. WILLIAMS last week.

Abbie News
Abbie and Wise Chapel people feel proud of their new gin. Mr. Ike HUDSON is a gin man, and says it will be second to none in the country. Work has been stopped on account of the boiler not being here. As soon as it arrives, then this way of going to Stamford to get our cotton ginned will be a thing of the past.
J.D. McCLARON made a trip to Cottle county for a few days ago after visiting his wife and baby who had been visiting Mrs. McCLARON'S brother, Will FOMBY.
Mrs. RANKINS has her sister, of Hunt county, with her a while.
Mrs. Geo. JOHNSON is spending a few days with her parents in Hunt county.
Mr. BUSH has a brother from San Saba county visiting him.
Mr. Louis HURBST and Miss Pearl McCLARON were quietly united in matrimony at the home of the brideâs parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.M. McCLARON, Sunday evening, July 31st.
Lon MIDDLETON and family and Paul brOOKSFIELD are off on a wild goose chase to New Mexico.
Messrs. REEVES and CROFFORD are teaching a singing school at Wise chapel.
Prof. HICKS has charge of the Wise chapel school next term.

Anson Allsorts
District court very unceremoniously adjourned Monday of last week after a rather intersting term, there having been lawyers here from Abilene, Waco, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Haskell, Snyder, Stephenville, Benjamin, Coleman City and Stamford. The most important cases tried were the Hickey murder case and the Morrison will case, both resulting in mistrials or hung juries.
Mr. John brYANT and lady of Stamford were here last Saturday.
Joe STEELE and Uncle Jeff MARTIN are gone to the World's Fair this week.
Messrs. FERGUSON and KILLMAN of Hunt county are here this week prospecting.
Judge J.H. (Cyclone) DAVIS made a prohibition lecture last night to a large audience, in the courthouse.
Miss Bessie DAVIS, niece of Judge DAVIS, is back among her friends again. She has been visiting her uncle, Dr. DAVIS of Roby.
Miss Annie YATES is back from Austin where she has been attending a Normal school.
Rev. WILLIAMS of Haskell has been conducting a meeting at the Christian church.
bro. PIRTLE, the Methodist pastor here, has been conducting a meeting in the Anderson chapel, four miles west of town, assisted by his brother from Lamar county.
The Baptists are running a largely attended meeting at Prarieview, six miles southwest of Anson. bro. HANKS of Stamford is assisting in the meeting.
Mr. Nelson POTTS and Miss Vennie STEED, both of Anson were married at the home of the parents last Sunday evening.
Mr. F.A. ARNOLD and little daughters, Willie and Mozell, have gone to Neinda for a day or two visiting friends.
Mr. Ike HUDSON of this place is putting both his large gins here in repair by adding new fixtures for the mammoth cotton crop being made.
Messrs. R.J. ROLAND, Byard brOCKET and Claude BAILEY have gone to the World's Fair this week.
Mr. STAFFORD of Holland, Bell County, a brother-in-law of Col. R.A. MYERS, is here prospecting.
The new jail is growing rapidly.

C.M. PATILLO & SON
Hardware

Directory
J.B. THOMAS - County Judge
J.P. STINSON - County Attorney
J.D. PICKENS - Co. and Dis. Clerk
C.H. PâPOOL - Treasurer
W.S. SWAN - Sheriff and tax collector
G.W. CASTLES - Assessor
J.M. ARNETT - County surveyor
J.C. WARREN - Com. Prec. No. 1
J.N. LOOP - Com. Prec. No. 2
R.D. JEFFRIES - Com. Prec. No. 3
T.J. BARRETT - Com. Prec. No. 4
G.W. DAKAN - Com. Prec. No. 5