Jones County Texas Archives - Stamford American Excerpts - 1927 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Thursday, January 6, 1927 The W.R. Moore Grocery moved Saturday night from West McHarg avenue to the McDaniel building on the south side of the square. Sam Morrow, head of Drug Company Business has been picking up at the old stand of the Central West Drug Company on the north side of the square since Sam Morrow took charges. He has been in that business 25 years and is a registered druggist. Sam Morrow was born in Fulton, KY, October 8, 1882. When he was eight years old, his parents moved to Texas and settled in Jones county near Anson. Some nine or ten years later, he began working in the Morrow & Johnson Drug Store, at Anson, owned by his uncle, J.S. Morrow, and A.W. Johnson. Some years later, this store was bought by Sam Morrow and Isaac Hudson. Mr. Morrow continued in business until 1911, when he sold out and went on the road. He traveled for Nelson Baker & Co., then later for the Texas Drug Company and more recently for the San Antonio Drug Company. In 1907 Mr. Morrow married Miss Summer Hudson of Anson. They have three children, Sam, Jr., Margaret and Mary Elizabeth. Mrs. Morrow and children are now living in Dallas, where the children are in school. Rev. Mason, pastor of the newly organized Baptist church at Bunker Hill. Lueders The new brick theater building of Geo. Fickel is completed. The Stamford American Thursday, January 13, 1927 Rev. J.M. Youree, who has been pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church for more than four years plans to leave today for Jacksonville. He is a member of the Rotary club, chairman of the Library Board, chairman of the PastorsÕ Association; chaplain of the Stamford Fire Department. Chamber of Commerce damaged by fire. Central West Texas Poultry Association in Stamford. The Stamford American Thursday, January 20, 1927 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Rhea was destroyed by fire. Nugent V.V. Moorehead and Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Moorehead went to Stamford Tuesday. Mr. Wiggins from A.C. C. preached Sunday. Shower given for Mrs. Jess Middleton who recently married. The Stamford American Thursday, February 10, 1927 Rev. W.C. Moffett enter third year of First Baptist church pastorate. Townsend Motor Company to move to large brick building on North Swenson Avenue which has been occupied by the R.M. Kinard Garage. Kinard building on North Swenson leased by Ford dealer. The Stamford American Thursday, March 3, 1927 Col and Mrs. R.L. Penick have bought the J.K. Brady residence on East Reynolds street. Mr. and Mrs. Brady war moving to the W.M. ÒDutchÓ Harlan old home on East McHarg avenue. The Stamford American Thursday, March 17, 1927 Contract is let for Stamford Rifle Range Contract for a rifle range to be located three miles west of Stamford on land leased from Swenson Brothers. R.A. Fuqua and Floyd Wiley were awarded the contract for the construction work. Lectureship at Church of Christ. Preachers speaking are: G.K. Wallace, R.C. Bell, R.R. Brooks, Chas. R. Brewer, Morgan H. Carter, Pres. Batsell Baxter, all of Abilene; J.E. Harrison of Munday; T.H. Vernon of Rule; J.D. Harvey of Colorado. Preachers to speak are: J.D. Boren of Big Spring, J. Thos. Barr of Rotan, A. LeRoy Elkins of Lamesa, O.M. Reynolds of Abilene, W.D. Black, local minister. O.M. Reynolds, minister of the Anson and Hamlin churches will preach next Sunday night. Grubbs Produce Co bought by R.L. Howard of Abilene. and will be known as Big 3 Produce Co. Nearly 1,000 phone connections in Stamford now. Mrs. D.O. McRimmon residence on north Swenson damaged by fire and is occupied by Kit Knowles and J.N. Kinney families. West Texas Historical Association to meet here April 21, San Jacinto Day. Spring Creek Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Clark attended the funeral of Ernest Patterson of Pleasant Valley. Bunker Hill The school closed today, March 8, at noon in respect to Mrs. Eddie Kainer, Jr., who was buried at Capron Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 3:00. The Stamford American Thursday, March 24, 1927 Mayes & Pinson Store bought by Hassen D.G. Co. on the east side of the square. C.L. Mayes, has accepted a position with Mr. Hassen. J.M. Wells opens new market this week in the building with the W.R. Moore Grocery on the south side of the square. Tabernacle to be located just off Post office Plaza. Location will be facing the City Auditorium and adjoining the new West Texas Chamber of Commerce building on the north will be used. Two new brick buildings planned Legion to mark graves of those who died in War Highland Cemetery - Stamford Willis Hastings Joe G. Atkins Victor Buie Frank Rye Tom Johnson Spring Creek cemetery Willie Atkins Wilder Scott New Hope cemetery Noah Wallace Frank Wineteschlager G.W. Fowler Negroes grateful for handsome new school building known as the Washington school signed: Rev. A.M. Prince, Mr. P.H. Avis, Miss Ruby P. Williams, Prof. J.K. Johnson We wish to thank our benefactor Mr. Julius Rosenwall for his splendid gift. The Stamford American Thursday, March 31, 1927 W.T.U. moved into its new home on square. P.P. Shepard, district manager, M.L. Cope, local manager. The Wallace Building on North Swenson, formerly occupied by the utilities company, is to be occupied by ScottÕs Grocery. Olsburg Most of the people in this community look to be OlsonÕs and the Ericksdahl clan. The Stamford American Thursday, April 7, 1927 W.B. Tayman elected mayor Cleve HarwellÕs farm home destroyed by fire at 11:00, four miles east of town. W.P. Moore owned the house and no insurance. West Texas TeachersÕ Institute for colored teachers to be held in Stamford for a week. The Seventh Day Adventists have secured the used of the old Southern Presbyterian church on the corner of Wetherbee and Campbell streets, where they plan to organize their first church in the city of Stamford. Elder J.E. Brown ex-missionary in Brazil and now from Roswell, NM has arrived and baptized a number already. Law firm of Andrews and Coombes is to make use of the upper rooms of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce building. Judge Coombes, past mayor of Abilene, will serve. Jim KetchumÕs Last Stand by J. Marvin Hunter One of the early settlers of Tom Green county, Texas, was Eugene McCrohan, who located in that region in 1866 and lived there for more than half a century. Some years ago, McCrohan gave the following account of a Texas tragedy in those early days, which has almost faded from public memory. He said: ÒIn the spring of 1867, while a company of United States soldiers of the Fourth Cavalry was yet stationed at old Camp Charlotte, at the mouth of Kiowa Creek, on the Main Concho, Jim Ketchum started a large herd of cattle for New Mexico. At that time the government had rounded up and held as prisoners at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, 7000 Navajo Indians. These Indians had to be fed, and in order to do this a heavy draft on the Texas rangers became necessary and Texas beef cattle commanded high prices when delivered in Fort Sumner. At the same time Ketchum started his herd from the Concho river, others set out for the same destination with herds, large and small, I being one of the number. We drove our herds slowly, and in the fall we reached the Hondo River, about where Roswell, New Mexico, now stands, and finding water plentiful and range excellent, we wintered there. Ketchum and Party Attacked by Indians The next spring, we drove to Fort Sumner, where sales were made at satisfactory prices and made our return to Texas. Among the outfits preparing for the return trip were those of Jim Ketchum, Sam Gholson and others, and to insure safety against Indians during the long journey it was proposed that we all travel together. Ketchum with two of his friends were ready to start while the others had not quite finished making preparations for the trip. Pleading urgent demands for his presence at home on the Concho river, and maintaining that he and his men were able to cope with any opposition that Indians along the route might offer, Ketchum and his party started some two or three days in advance of us. If I remember correctly, he had no wagons and being encumbered with only a small amount of baggage, he depended altogether on one or more pack animals. His most valuable possession, however, was the money which he had received in payment for his cattle, amounting to several thousand dollars, and from what I afterward learned, most or all of this money was in greenbacks, or United States Currency. ÒIn the meantime, I had bought two large wagons, known in those days as ÒSanta FeÓ or ÒMurphyÓ wagons, with three yoke of large steers to each wagon, and with this outfit my party of five men took up the line of march for home. We had to content ourselves with the sluggish movements of our ox-teams, and hence traveled slowly, but as it so happened we kept within three or four daysÕ travel of KetchumÕs party. A Gruesome Discovery ÒEverything had gone fairly well with us until we reached the Mustang Water Hole, near the headwaters of the Main _______ where we camper overnight. The next morning as we resumed our journey, Joe Warner, a member of our party, went out to fill a fuffalo (sic). In a very short time, he came back at great speed, yelling at the top of his voice, ÔIndians! Indians!Õ However, when he reached our little wagon train, he admitted that he had come upon the body of a dead man, evidently murdered by Indians. Two or three of our party volunteered to return with Warren for the purpose of investigating, and they soon returned about as badly shaken as the man who first made the discovery. They declared that the county was Ôfull of Indians,Õ and urgently insisted that we make no halt, but to keep moving with all speed and get away from there as soon as possible. They had found, first the body of Jim Ketchum, then that of one of the McDonald boys, and a little further on they had come upon the corpse of a man named Comperry. they had not touched the bodies, but turned away and fled in order to bring us the news of their discoveries. ÒOn receipt of this intelligence, we called a halt and went into camp. One or two of GholsonÕs men were sent post haste to Camp Charlotte, and in response to their call, Captain Renderbrook, Company H. Fourth Cavalry, sent a detail under Lieutenant Hemphill, to the scene of the tragedy. Of course, by this time the Indians had decamped and were far away, and it only remained for the soldiers to gather up the bodies of the murdered men and give them decent burial where they were found. Ground Littered With Money When the soldiers reached the place where the men had been filled they found the ground littered with fragments of United States Currency Ñ greenback bills of various denominations. Evidently, this was the money or part of it, that Mr. Ketchum had received in payment for his cattle, and the Indians had knowing its value, had torn the bills to pieces and scattered the fragments to the winds. These fragments were gathered up carefully and afterwards delivered to Mrs. Ketchum who forwarded them to the Treasury Department at Washington for redemption, but with what success I never learned. ÒAll signs and indications showed that Ketchum and his party, while traveling, had come upon a large band of Indians; that the Indians attacked them, and that in order to escape immediate assassination they had sought the shelter of a small arroya, nearby, where, evidently the attack was concentrated, and where their bodies were found. The final stand of the white men was in a depression at the head of this arroya. Here, it seems they were protected on all sides save at one point, where a small hackberry tree stood, and this point overlooked and commanded every foot of KetchumÕs position. The Indians, apparently, soon discovered this vantage ground, and crawling up under the meagre(sic) protection afforded by this small hackberry, poured a deadly fire upon the three men in the arroya, keeping it up until the last man had fallen. How long the fight lasted will never be known, but all signs indicated that the unequal struggle was of long duration. Ketchum and his companions were well supplied with ammunition; their guns were of the best make, and the men behind them were strangers to fear. They concentrated their fire upon the hackberry with such accuracy that the tree was actually cut down close to the ground, and the bloodstains at and near the base of the tree, showed that quite a number of the savages were wounded or killed by the TexansÕ guns. Heroic Defense Even after the last of the three men had fallen, the Indians, fearful that a spark of life yet remained, and that some palsied hand might yet send a bullet into the heart of one of their number, gathered about the brow of the arroya overlooking the point where the bodies lay, and threw stones in such quantities that the corpses were almost covered by these stones. Hundreds of empty shells littered the ground where the men fell, and which with other telling evidences of a cool, calm life-and-death struggle, warrant the assertion that it was one of the bravest in by frontiersmen in West Texas. ÒA short time prior to the killing of Jim Ketchum, or soon thereafter, another one of the Ketchums, a brother, probably, was murdered by Indians while in camp at Salt Gap, now in McCulloch county, near Melvin. This Mr. Ketchum and two companions were turkey hunting in that vicinity, and had evidently been discovered by a party of prowling Comanches. Ketchum ______at a late hour the Indians crawled up and fired on them, fatally wounding Mr. Ketchum while he lay asleep on his pallet. The two men with him, both in whom had also been wounded, agreed to stay by him and offer such defense as was in their power, but he told them it would probably prove a useless sacrifice of their own lives, and urged them to leave him and save themselves, saying he had but a few hours to live. The two men made their way on foot to the Ketchum ranch, near the mouth of Brady creek, and reported the attack; a relief party was immediately sent out. When the relief party reached Sal Gap they found Ketchum dead, and that the Indians evidently had departed immediately after shooting into the camp.Ó The Stamford American Thursday, April 21, 1927 Nugent Mrs. Ruark died last week and was buried at Phantom Hill. The Stamford American Thursday, April 28, 1927 Church of Christ planning new building Cost is to be $15-20,000 on the site where the present frame church house now stands at the corner of Moran and Wetherbee streets. The meeting resulted in the appointment of a building committee: composed of G.W. Ashley, L.L. Loop, I.E. Macon, W.M. Carlton and Joe R. Jones. The Stamford American Thursday, May 5, 1927 The Swift Gin Co. is building a $30,000 gin at Jayton. The plant will be moved in every way. S.H. Sherman of Stamford is supervising the work. Nugent Mrs. Wilkerson of Abilene died Thursday and was buried at Phantom Hill Friday. The Stamford American Thursday, May 12, 1927 Nugent Miss Ada Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Winkle and little son, W.D., Mrs. W.A. Archer and daughter, Jewel, were visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Foster. Stamford Woodmen Circle Drill team which won the state championship at the recent convention at Mineral Wells. Mrs. Tip Pace, Miss Lola Terry, Mrs. Claud Day, Mrs. R.P. Small, Mrs. Artman Daniel, Mrs. F.B. Lee, Mrs. H.P. Moudy, Mrs. C.K. cline, Mrs. Tressie Goldsticker, Mrs. L.A. Gustafson, Mrs. Mitt Adams, Mrs. W.N. Kinney, Mrs. Fannie Meeker, Mrs. M.L. Middlebrook, Mrs. William Cook, Mrs. M.L. Lawson, Mrs. Jack Fuqua, Mrs. W.G. Bruce. C.J. Klein who has been with the Morrow Drug Company has accepted a position with the Palace Drug store of Brownfield. The Stamford American Thursday, May 19, 1927 Bulldogs in 1927 [Colored School building built in 1927 is the same one that is boarded up now once owned by Mr. and Mrs. Horn in 2000] High school building. Bomar Heights building Weiller & Benjamin at PeeveyÕs old stand Chaparral - a book recently published by the Jones county rural schools. The Stamford American Thursday, May 26, 1927 The ambition of a young man to give his sweetheart a thousand dollar diamond lead to the arrest of Aubrey Ray of Stamford and his cousin, Togo Ray at Durant, OK on charges of robbing the bank at Ovalo, Taylor county, a few months ago, according to a story given The American by Deputy Sheriff M.G. Pugh. Aubrey Ray led the officers to the money which was buried in four places originally but only one of the sacks was found, the one containing small coins. It was supposed that Togo had returned to the spot and dug up the money without AubreyÕs knowledge. Sagerton rebuilding after the fire Darden & Englemann are pushing the construction of two brick building, Mrs. E.G. Stein has a brick under construction, while the one for J.W. Martin is rapidly nearing completion. The Bell building has been completed and now houses a modern cafe. Highline to be brought into town by West Texas Utilities. The Stamford American Thursday, June 2, 1927 Traits of the Tonkaways (story insert) by J.E. Watkins Lueders F.B. Tonroy was valedictorian, Charles Oldham was salutatorian. Diplomas were given to: F.B. Tonroy, Otto Lambert, Charles Oldham, Olin Cowan. Dorothy Nell Sharbutt and Maurice Putman won the honors of best all-around students. Superintendent Chas. La Motte, who has been in Lueders for two years will not return next year. The Stamford American Thursday, June 9, 1927 A.C. Easterling, sales manager of the Swenson Land and Cattle Company and president of the Stamford chamber of Commerce, announced this week that he will leave Stamford July 1 to take personal charge of his ranch near Del Rio. Mr. Easterling has lived in Stamford for four years, coming here from Marfa, where for six years he had been manager of the Highland Hereford BreedersÕ Association. The Stamford American Thursday, June 16, 1927 Stamford American operations J.D. Rambo, foreman, C.O. Miller, Linotype operator; Cleburne Huston, editor. Correspondents: Miss Essie Mae Sorrell - New Hope; Miss Edna Moore - Spring Creek; Miss Ruth Davis - Vernon; Miss Josephine Turley - Avoca; Miss Rubie Hanson - Plain View; Miss Lena Boedeker - Bunker Hill; Miss Dollie Groom - Nugent; Miss Virgie McIntyre - Bunker Hill; Miss Ollie Buske - New Light Other staff members - Miss Lynder Holly. Avoca Service station destroyed by fire Friday. the building was the property of Mrs. Joe Humphrey and J.C. Williams, but was leased by the Texas Company. Nugent Burglars broke into V.V. MoorheadÕs garage Friday night and got about six inner tubes and got some tools and casings from Dr. Lewis. ÒGrandmotherÓ Vinson of near Nugent died Thursday evening, about 7:00 and was buried Friday. The Stamford American Thursday, June 23, 1927 Dr. E.P. Bunkley to succeed Easterling as C. of C. President Dr. Bunkley, one of the pioneers of Stamford and has been connected with the Chamber of Commerce. Bert King, manager of the Alcove Theater. American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell System H. Blair-Smith, Treasurer The Stamford American Thursday, June 30, 1927 Independence Edition Òsupreme in its fieldÓ Stamford Home of West Texas Chamber of Commerce. on December 21, 1918, initial meeting. First official family selected on February 8, 1919, at Wichita Falls, Texas. Col. C.T. Herring of Amarillo was chosen. First executive staff - First Executive board Pioneer Membership - 97 towns in January 1920 Staff of today: Homer D. Wade, manager; Miss Sena Allene Wright, assistant publicity manager; Miss Inez Lively - membership secretary; Miss Clara Lively - assistant to the manager; B.M. Whitaker - agricultural and exhibit manager. The Stamford American Thursday, June 30, 1927 Arthur L. Buster finishes term as Rotary president, Dr. Dallas Southard installed Gas company to being construction work in city about July 15th Surveyors are laying pipe which will bring natural gas from the Throckmorton county field to Stamford and other towns. according to T.E. Patton, general manager of the C.O. Moore interests. Avoca Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Flowers of Old Glory spent Saturday with Mrs. FlowersÕ parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.E. Macon. The Stamford American Thursday, June 30, 1927 Elliott family reunion held here Sunday Fifty-five people attended a reunion of the Elliott family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Elliott Sunday, June 26. The reunion was held in honor of Mr. ElliottÕs 75th birthday, which fell on Wednesday, June 22. It was the first time the entire family had been together since 1915, when a reunion was held at Hamlin. John A. Elliott, was born June 22, 1852. Mrs. Elliott, whose maiden name was Miss Nannie E. Young, was born July 13, 1860. They were married July 20, 1879, nearly 48 years ago, near Clayton, in Panola County. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, after their marriage, lived near Kemp, Kaufman county. In 1880, they moved to Panola county, lived there four years, then moved back to Kaufman county. In December 1889, they moved to Tom Green county, near San Angelo. They remained there eight months, and it did not rain a drop during that time. In September, 1890, they moved to Taylor county, settling on Dead Man creek, ten miles northeast of Abilene. For 15 years, they lived in Taylor county, near Abilene and Merkel. They moved to Jones County, near Hamlin, in 1906. In 1923, they moved to Stamford and have lived here since. Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Elliott. Two died in infancy and the other 11 are still living. There are also 29 grand and three great. Sons and daughters are: William M. Elliott of Merkel; Allen A. Elliott of Abilene; George W. Elliott of Abilene; Marvin E., Tom J. and Miss Jewell Elliott all of Stamford; S.H. ÒHarryÓ Elliott of Hamlin; Mrs. D.T. Simms of Mineral Wells; Miss Maye E. Elliott of New York City; Mrs. A.L. Weaver of Breckenridge; Mrs. W.N. Owens of Electra. Others present: Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Elliott and family of Hamlin; D.N. Balch, A.H. Balch and Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Balch and family, Miss Lula Kate Pardue, all of Abilene; Miss Effie Kirkland of Stamford. Special Section We are indebted to the faithful, diligent and loyal staff in making this July edition of the American a success. We are also indebted to The Chaparral, published by the Jones County rural schools under the supervision of Miss Luella Hauk, county superintendent, for some of the historical matter in the paper. But we donÕt want the readers to forget that after all, it is the advertisers who have made a paper of this size possible. Without the liberal patronage they have given us, this paper would not have been at all possible. DonÕt fail to read the ads! By-laws Central West Texas Poultry Association Adopted June 17, 1927 Four-H Club of Bunker Hill Doing Excellent Work; Meaning of Name is Explained by membership pledge by Virgie McIntyre The 4-H Agricultural club of Bunker Hill community is at the present the leading educational organization of the community. The club was organized, May 3, 1927, by the advanced school children with the teacher, W.C. McKenzie, acting as local adult leader. Twenty-seven members began the club work and this number has been greatly increased. At the present there are approximately 3000 4-H Club members in Texas. Haskell county joined three years ago and has approximately 150 members now. This is Bunker HillÕs first year in club work. Sam Cochran, 12, tried in the juvenile court, was acquitted of the charge lodged against him following the fatal shooting of Tom Tomlin on May 5. The shooting occurred when Sam alleged that Tom and another boy attempted to rob the filling station where he was employed, 12 miles west of here. Sam is the son of B.J. Cochran, the so-called Òempty grave mystery manÓ who startled the country a few years ago by supposedly dying and then reappearing in Mexico. TomlinÕs home was in Roscoe. He was shot in the leg and died from loss of blood at the Stamford Sanitarium. Confirmation at St. Thomas Church Festive Occasion by Paul Mosler, Pastor It was reported in the Stamford American that the Right Reverend Bishop Joseph Patrick Lynch, D.D., Bishop of the Dallas Diocese, would administer the Sacrament of Confirmation in the St. Thomas Church of Stamford. The bishop came. It was a festival occasion for all, especially the 13 children for the confirmation and their happy parents: Mrs. Mary Phil. Schoepps prepared them diligently; also, Misses Marie Kotulek and Bertha Grametbauer. Special Edition - 2600 copies of the paper were printed or 900 pounds of paper. The Stamford American Thursday, July 7, 1927 Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Griffin were very happy in a family reunion at their home in Avoca. Those present were their five daughters and families: Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Hall and daughter, Mildred and sons, Junior and Woody B., of Abilene; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bolton of Silverton; Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Cantrell and daughters, Golda and Alice of Stamford; Miss Ruby Griffin of Avoca; and Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Roten and son, Mabrey, and daughter, Bernice, from Chico, CA. Two sons of the Griffin families were unable to come: two sons - Frank of Abilene and Harmon of Los Angeles, CA. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Stewart of Plainview, cousins of Mr. Roten, ere also present. Mr. And Mrs. Stewart lived in California 20 years ago and have not seen Mr. and Mrs. Roten since that time. This is the first family reunion that has been possible for 17 years, when Mr. and Mrs. Roten and children visited here. there are only five grandchildren, three girls and two boys, and this is the first time they have ever all been together. Mr. and Mrs. Roten will leave for Mississippi on Monday where they will spend about two weeks with Mr. RotenÕs relatives there, before returning to California. Nugent Oliver Todd has sold his store. Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Brown have family reunion. Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Brown had a family reunion July 4. Present: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown of Abilene, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Brown and family, Eugene Brown and L.M. Middlebrook and family all of Stamford. Earl Brown is an instructor at Abilene Christian College and the college is sending him to Baltimore, for special study this winter. The Stamford American Thursday, July 14, 1927 Encampment opens with best attendance in history. The R.E. Cox Dry goods Company has purchased the stock and fixtures of J.T. Bryant and SonÕs dry goods store on the west side of the square. The new owners have closed the store for a short time. Four Cox brothers are interested in the R.E. Cox Dry Goods company. There are R.E., R.A., George L. and V.M. Cox. George L. Cox will have charge fo the store here. Purchasers are operating stores in Stephenville, Marlin and Waco. No services at the First Baptist church this Sunday so that all may attend the Baptist Encampment. No services at Presbyterian church so that all may attend the Presbyterian Encampment at Buffalo Gap. New Swenson Building to receive bids Friday Lange one-story building to be constructed of stone and brick Bids on the stone and brick building to be erected by the Swenson Land and Cattle Company at the northeast corner of the square are to be received Friday. The building will be 50 by 150 feet, one story high. The structure will house a store 50 by 100 feet and the Swenson offices, 90 by 50 feet. The offices will occupy the east end of the structure and will face on McHarg avenue, while the store will front on the square. The west and north walls of the building will be of stone. The south wall will be of brick and the east wall of either brick or stone. The store will have a modern plate glass front and also a line of plate glass windows along the entire McHarg avenue side. The offices will have a handsome stone arch front. ÔRound the Courthouse Mr. Sanders went to Wichita Falls on Wednesday of this week to accompany Roy Patterson to the Insane Asylum. He was accompanied by D.W. Gray, city Marshall J. Spurgeon Reeves, district clerk of Jones county is spending his vacation on the Ò7-DÓ Ranch at Mertzon. Miss Lela Dalton is in charge during his absence. Miss Anna Knox and B.F. Candron as in Stamford compiling delinquent tax roll for 1926. Tax assessor, W.H. ÒBillÓ Griffith. County Clerk, W.F. Wright County Judge Owen Thomas Sheriff Hudson Miss Luella Hauk, county superintendent of public instruction Professor Stephens will open a singing school at Rockdale Baptist Church Monday, July 25, according to J.M. Covey. Rev. Mr. Miller will assist the pastor, Rev. Joel Grimes in holding a meeting. The home of J.E. Mounce on Bunkley street was destroyed by fire Sunday night. The servantÕs house in rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Orr on North Swenson avenue caught fire about noon Sunday and was badly damaged. Jess Lee Sanderson helped in the John Herron tin shop, while soldering a pipe, dipped a wet ladle into a pot of hot metal. This caused the metal to splash up into his face completed destroying his eyesight. He was rushed to the Stamford sanitarium on July 9 from Rule for further treatment. Anson, July 13 Ñ Local citizens are working on a new clue as to the identity of the other members of a band of burglars who some time ago attempted to burglarize the J.M. Radford Grocery House of Stamford and one, Jack Smith, alias A.J. Tanner of Haskell county, was shot down by the night watchman, John Estes. Tanner confesses to having been sent to the penitentiary from Jones county in 1920 to serve two years for forgery. Nugent A few people from Wilsonville attended church at Nugent Sunday night. The Stamford American Thursday, July 21, 1927 7,500 people at Baptist Encampment Swenson Building contract delayed as bids too high The home of Mrs. R.E. Bridges on East Bunkley street was destroyed by fire Wednesday at 7:00. Stamford helps organize Rotary club at Hamlin This notice is to notify the public that no fishing, hunting, or trespassing is allowed on my premises at the Swedish Dam. N.P. Ekdahl The Stamford American Thursday, July 28, 1927 Work to being on Stamford Gas System Pipeline is being laid into eastern part of Jones County Humble to pipe Oil from Wells in Nugent area Line will run from Shackelford county to the Higgs well near Nugent. BrownÕs Grocery will have new brick building. The building will be 25 x 80 feet and will be located on the second lot north of the present location of the store. J.T.W. Brown, proprietor of the store has purchased this lot which adjoins the Methodist church property. The church recently purchased the two 25-foot lots just south of the building. The new building will have faced brick on the side next to the church as well as on the front. T.S. Ross of Gorman is the contractor. Work on Swenson building due to start next week. Public Schools of Stamford will open 5th of September Kindergarten is given approval of school board N.S. Holland, Superintendent The home of W.G. Henderson on South Swenson destroyed by fire on last Thursday. B.F. Thomas, B.S., Prairie View State Teachers College has been named Principal of the Washington School A new undertaking establishment was opened in Stamford this week under the name of Stamford Undertaking Company. The firm is composed of W.N. Kinney and W.H. Jones. Mr. Kinney will have active charge of the business. He is well known in Stamford as a funeral director and embalmer. Undertaking parlors are located in the new building on the south side of the square, owned by Morgan Ray. Firm will give free ambulance service anywhere inside the city limits. A large new Kissel ambulance has been purchased. The Stamford American Thursday, August 4, 1927 Swift Gin Company and Rule-Jayton Cotton Oil Company held a picnic at the Eric Swenson place on the Clear Fork, near Lueders last Friday. Dirt broken for erection of Swenson building on Wednesday morning at the northeast corner of the square where the old townsite office building formerly stood. C.S Oates of Abilene is the contractor. The Stamford American Thursday, August 11, 1927 Dr. and Mrs. F.E. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McDaniel and Miss Dora Kothman will leave for Paris in September to attend the American Legion convention. Ford Agency at Seymour bought by R.F. Townsend, owner of the Townsend Motor Company of Stamford. J.O. Butler, sales manager in Stamford will move to Seymour. Mrs. Anna L. Dial announces that her kindergarten and first grade school will open the first Monday in September. Mrs. Dial is adding the first grade work this year. Fay Anders has leased the filling station at the Camp Cozy tourist park on East Hamilton Street and is operating under the same Camp Cozy Filling Station. Mr. Anders has been employed at HusbandÕs Filling Station for the past year. Free KelloggÕs Corn Flakes to every reader of the American. The Stamford American Thursday, August 18, 1927 C.C. Cannon of the Spring Creek community brought the first bale of 1927 cotton to Stamford Monday. The bale consisted of 2300 pounds of ÒsnapsÓ which turned out 571 pounds of lint cotton. The bale was sold to the highest bidder and brought 23 cents a pound. Bob Taylor, buyer for the J.S. Smith and son gin was the buyer. The Stamford American Thursday, August 25, 1927 Skaggs Brothers of Breckenridge are Contractors for installation of Natural gas system T.A. Upshaw to erect business houses on north Swenson avenue. The buildings will be immediately north of the rock building occupied by BairdÕs Grocery and other businesses. Each building will be approximately 15 x 47 feet. One of the building will be occupied by JacksonÕs Cafe, another by John Steeley, who will operate a meat market. Stop signs are installed at four street corners McHarg and Swenson (northwest corner of square); Hamilton and Swenson (southwest corner of square); Hamilton and Ferguson (near Methodist church); and Oliver and Swenson (near Baptist church). The Stamford American Thursday, September 1, 1927 Buildings badly damaged by fire Monday morning Loss from fire in Austin building is estimated at $5,000. The first destructive fire that has occurred in the business district in Stamford in more than three years occurred Sunday night when two buildings on North Swenson avenue, owned by J.P. Astin were damaged to the extent of possibly $5,000. The fire started in the building occupied by Charlie LagadinosÕ Candy Kitchen and spread to the vacant building next door south. At times the Crystal Theater and American Cafe buildings were threatened. James Tanner, inmate of the Anson jail, charged with the Radford Burglary married Miss Nora Lockridge who is also inmate of Jones county jail. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Crump have acquired what was formerly known as LouÕs Cafe on West McHarg avenue, next to the Quality Service Station, and will operate it under the name ÒOliver Crump CafeÓ. He had been with the White Kitchen Cafe. Mrs. J.A. Middleton and daughters, Misses Mattie Merle and Leta Mae. The Stamford American Thursday, September 8, 1927 Lloyd Conatser, 19, was arrested in Columbus, Miss., last Saturday in connection with the slaying of Sheriff R.J. Smith and his deputy, Jake Owens, of Fisher county near Roby a week before. Bill Smith, who accompanied Conatser to Mississippi and who is alleged to have fired the fatal shots, is said to have left Columbus just before ConatserÕs arrest. He was said to be headed for Canada and at last report was still at large. Tanner estimates Jones County Crop at 54,000 bales Forty-two bales of cotton destroyed by fire at Avoca. H.D. Reid of Lubbock was arrested near Funston Wednesday morning in connection with an attempt to rob a safe in Breckenridge Tuesday night. Sheriff Tom Hudson and Deputy A.G. Sanders of Anson made the arrest. Officers at Breckenridge surprised two men in the act of knocking the knob on a safe in a creamery Tuesday night. One of the men was shot to death by one of the officers, but the other escaped. Lueders Homer J. Martin of McKinney has made his home in Lueders and is employed with the Bunkley Drug Store at Lueders. New Hope Several persons from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Dee Fielder at Bethel, Monday evening. The Stamford American Thursday, September 15, 1927 Nugent Mrs. Creath Harvey of Abilene is visiting her son, J.D. Harvey and daughter, Mrs. Randolph (Pauline) Moorehead. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moorehead are announcing arrival of a little son, born September 7. The Stamford American Thursday, September 22, 1927 Meeting is held by library board at Cooper Hotel. Thirty-four years in the service without a black mark or even so much as a Òbrownie" is the enviable record of P.R. Bettis of Stamford who resigned September 5 as an engineer on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad. Mr. Bettis owns a considerable amount of property and gave up his railroad job to look after his own business affairs. Mr. Bettis has been on the same road throughout the 34 years of his service. he was with the Texas Central when it was bought by the Katy. Mr. Bettis has been running on the west local, Stamford to Rotan and return. H. Peterson is now the engineer on this run. J.P. Astin starts business house east side square Work began this week on two new brick buildings on the east side of the public square, immediately north of the building occupied by the Piggly Wiggly store. J.P. Astin is erecting the building and E.D Jones is the contractor. The larger building is to be occupied by a ÒHelpy SelfyÓ chain grocery to be operated by A.S. Zachary. The Stamford American Thursday, September 29, 1927 Lueders Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goodrich and little daughter of Anson have moved to Lueders and will make their home with Mrs. GoodrichÕs father, J.T. Lawrence. The Clarence Saunders, ÒSole Owner of My NameÓ store will open for business in Stamford Saturday according to Herbert V. Woodson, new chain grocery operator. The store is located on the west side of the square. Sterlin Dodgen, formerly with Waples-Platter, will be a member of the force of the new store. The Stamford American Thursday, October 6, 1927 Work started on another building on east side by J.P. Astin. Building to be occupied by L. Schwarz & company. Grand Jury asks for strict enforcement of Sunday closing law Bride and groom no longer at home in Jones County jail Mrs. Tanner was charged with chicken theft and was granted a remission by Governor Moody and left to join her mother at Munday. Mr. Tanner was sent to the penitentiary. 219 new subscribers of the Stamford American Listed. Denton M. Black has purchased the Stamford Tailoring and Cleaning Company. For many years, he has been a member of the firm Elliott & Black. J.C. McGaughey has purchased the Texas Service Station formerly owned by Leonard Carlson. Mr. Carlson is to be with Hedberg Garage. The Stamford American Thursday, October 13, 1927 Owen C. Powell, formerly of Colorado, Texas, is now associated with J.M. Shaw in the Shaw Tire Company. Both Conatser and Smith to be tried on double charges Bill Smith, alias Roy Miller, alias Joyce Sheppard, 23, and Lloyd Conatser, 19, were reindicted Tuesday by the Fisher County grand jury for alleged murder of Sheriff Bob Smith and Deputy Jake Owens. Sheppard and his wife were arrested at Morganfield, Ky., under the name of Roy Miller. Sheppard in a statement to Sheriff OÕBar of Taylor county, claimed that Conatser shot the sheriff. Smith said he was born in Belton, December 6, 1904, married, sent to the Arizona penitentiary for life for killing a man over a crop division, was divorced by his wife, escaped last December, landed in Roby and after conducting a dance hall for some time was married. Conatser, formerly a resident of Roby, joined him just shortly before the double killing. Trial to be in Anson. Avoca The Avoca school opened October 10. The faculty consists of Prof. O.M. McCloud and wife and Mrs. Noel Brown and Misses Lucy Purifoy, Christine Carter and Grace McCloud. Mrs. H.J. Hanson is the music teacher and Mrs. Slover Culwell expression teacher. The W.T.U. Cooking school to be held at the City Auditorium The Stamford American Thursday, October 20, 1927 H.F. Faver must serve two years in the state penitentiary for the killing of J.A. Lisle, gin man of Rule, last February. Distilled Water for sale by Texas Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 405 East Reynolds Nugent School began here October 17. Teachers are Mr. Townsend, Miss Miller, Miss Cummins, Miss Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Middleton are announcing the arrival of a five-pound girl. Flower Show to be held October 25, 26, 27 The Stamford American Thursday, October 27, 1927 More than 8,000 bales of cotton ginned to date Mrs. J.G. High has her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Lovelady of Abilene as her guests. Mr. Lovelady being one of the Flower Show judges. Many new homes are springing up on east side of town In SymondÕs addition - Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Peckham, Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Woodson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Connell and the one recently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. N.M. Phy. East Elizabeth street U.D. Thompson home East Vanderbilt street - Floyd Lindsey, Frank Kohout, T.E. White, Mr. Day, Mr. Griffin, and rent house owned by John Morrison. East Wells avenue - Louis Hardy, E.E. Yates, Clint Brannon, brick home of H.F. Park Wesleyan Avenue - Hudley Raines, W.H. Peters, W.D. Meers Yale street - Dewey Fuqua, I.P. Helpler Berryhill school in session on October 11. Professor Stephens is the principal and Mrs. Stephens and Miss Inez Burns are the teachers. The Stamford American Thursday, November 3, 1927 Bonds sold to finish highway work in this District Editor of oldest Farm Journal is to pay Stamford visit Loring A. Schuler, editor of ÒThe Country GentlemenÓ will visit S.M.S. ranch. Jury in the Joyce Sheppard murder trial was given the death penalty. Loyd Conatser was given a 99 years term in Anson for the murders. - Anson Enterprise. New Hope Miss Alvoy Thompson is teaching school at Ericksdahl, where school started Monday. The Stamford American Thursday, November 10, 1927 Fitz Rounds Out His 35th Year at ShoemakeÕs Trade On November 7, 1892, Peter P. Fitzpatrick. a blue-eyed Irish lad, became a bonded apprentice to an Irish shoemaker. The term Òbonded apprenticeÓ meant that the boy was bound under the English law at the trade which he had chosen. At the end of the four years, the young shoemaker had made good and upon going before a board of examiners made up of master shoemakers, he was declared qualified as a master-worker and entitled to draw the wages of a journey maker. More than 30 years have elapsed since that day when the proud young Fitzpatrick successfully passed the test. During that time, he has seen fat and lean years but through both he has continued steadily to pound away at his work of repairing soles. After a few years at his trade in Ireland, he started his great adventure by coming to America. He landed in New York and spent seven years in various parts of Òthe states.Ó But 20 years ago, he landed in Stamford and Òsettled down.Ó Here through the years he has continued to ply his trade as a master shoemaker. Fitz has seen other trades and businesses come and go but he has no fear for the future of the shoemakerÕs trade. ÒWhen children are born without feet,Ó says Fitz, Òthen shoemakers will go out of business.Ó Rev. J.L. Bates, the first pastor of the Nazarene church in Stamford, has accepted a pastorate in Waurika, OK and has moved there from Bethany, OK, where he has been for the past few years. Dr. and Mrs. E.P. Bunkley are building a new home on East Reynolds. The building is to be of white brick and will have two stories. The new brick home of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Frances is under construction. The Stamford American Thursday, November 17, 1927 Rev. R.A. Stewart is returned to Stamford as Methodist Pastor Rev. J.H. Hamblen is re-appointed presiding elder A thoroughly modern and up-to-date hot water system is being installed in the high school by C.E. Wallace. Henry Tsuji has opened a laundry at 409 South Vassar street called Home Laundry. Tsuji was formerly in charge of the Stamford Inn Laundry. The Stamford American Thursday, December 1, 1927 Lutheran Church at Sagerton Now in new building Sagerton - Nov. 30. The 23rd of October was a great day for the Sagerton community when the new Zion Lutheran church was dedicated. A neat little parsonage has been erected for the pastor, Rev. C.F. Juergensen, who is now a resident here. Everyone is invited to visit at these services. Letters to Santa Claus Roy Leslie Bujon Bobbie Steve Bujon Eugene Tolle The Stamford American Thursday, December 8, 1927 Ring telephone 66 for Coal, I am handling the Swastika and Dawson lump coal. J.S. Smith. Letters to Santa Claus Victoria Crow Louis White Muriel Geneva Cozby Dixie May Baxter Cozby Inez Sorrell Clifton Cobb Jewell Hughes Altie Mae Hughes The Stamford American Thursday, December 15, 1927 Compulsory school attendance law is now in operation on December 5th Nugent V.V. Moorehead made a trip to Abilene. Santa Claus Letters Eula Lee Burney Denzil Gould Stacy Burney Denzil Moon Dorothy Dee Burney Ruth Marie Morgan H.C. Smith Helen Pustejovsky Alice Cook Alvin Comer Ewell Philips Chubby Barnett Nannie Smith Bessie Smith Gladys Cox Marvin Edward Newcomb Daulton Davis Dorothy Jack Bates Herbert Koch, Jr. Nettie Bea Anderson Zelma Zea Anderson Woodrow Reid Lanora Blackburn Clarence Blackburn Rebanell Blackburn Ernest Gene Blackburn Johnnie Cullum Miriam Cozby ÒLittleÓ Melba Cozby Lee Elford Cozby The Stamford American Thursday, December 22, 1927 Santa Claus Letters Ora Fay Wilson Ruby Mae Wilson Albert and Dorothy Thane La Nelle Austin Chriysteen Fay McKoy Delma Belle Jones Duane Jones Delton ÒDockÓ Jones La Nelle Austin John M. Harvey, age 7 Marvin Harvey, age 5 Albert Harvey, age 2 mo. Alvin and Osker Rodges Ruth Bennett Forrest Eldon Lawrence Carl League Irine and Corine Gregory Ruthie Pannell Evelyn Pannell Raymond Weeks Eley Bennett B.F. Hargrove, Jr. Ruby Mae and Billie Hargrove Onis Crawford Weldon Crawford Earl Crawford Bernadell Bush Dorothy Faye Scott Charles Henry Sorrell Alene Jennings Jewell Moss The Stamford American Thursday, December 29, 1927 Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Rhodes celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday, December 24, at their home six miles south of Stamford. Mr. RhodesÕ father and mother celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary three years ago, December 25 at Otto, Texas. Mrs. RhodesÕ parents are still living, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes were married December 24, 25 years ago at Otto, Texas, and came to Stamford in 1919. OÕRearÕs Bootery, owned and operated by O.O. OÕRear, moved this week from the location with Mrs. E.O. Hood & Co. to one of the new Astin buildings. Officers Prepare for Final attack on Cisco Bandits Two of Robbers have been captured, other two badly wounded. Abilene, Dec. 28 Ñ A posse of more than 100 men were gathered near the Goose Neck of the Brazos River between South Bend and Oil City early last night awaiting orders from Texas Rangers Tom Hickman and Gonzallaus, who were in Graham perfecting plans for a final onslaught on two ambushed bandits, believed to have participated in the robbery last Friday of the First National Bank of Cisco. The two men were located near the bend of the river late yesterday as they were frightened in the act of stealing an automobile from a farmer named Dennis, it was said. One of the men is believed to be the leader of the bandit gang. Both he and his pal are badly wounded. A third is in the county jail at Graham suffering serious wounds inflicted when he was shot down by pursuing officers near that city early this morning. He has made no statements. Two men detained for investigation in the county jail at Albany, Texas, arrested early Monday, admitted late today that they had dressed the banditsÕ wounds and had given them food Sunday. Charges of aiding and abetting int he robbery have been filed against them.