Navarro County Texas Archives News.....Blooming Grove Rustler Oct 27, 1918 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 December 4, 2015, 12:31 pm The Blooming Grove Rustler Oct 27, 1918 Friday 1918 Oct 27, 1918 Friday The Blooming Grove Rustler Vol XXVIII No 47 Editor Elvin C. Lowe. Published every Friday Ad The Citizens National Bank of Blooming Grove Capital and Surplus $52,500 R.s. Loyd, pres. F.H.Simpson, Cashier. Mrs. John Roberts left Tuesday for Goose Creek in response to a message stating that her mother and sister were sick. AD Big 4 Shoe Store Corsicana "The Home of Better Shoes" AD Heed the Call...to visit our store and see our new goods. Suits for boys from 3 to 18 years. We can also order you a nice suit made to measure. V.D. Burns & Company Religious Notice The members of the Central Baptist church are urged to be present at the conference to be held Saturday evening of this week, at 8:15 o'clock. You together with your friends, are most urgently requested to be in attendance at the Sunday School promptly at 10am and at the 11 o'clock service which will follow. J.B. Rowan, Preacher The influenza situation seems slightly improved. There have been some fatalities and a few new cases, but many patients are 'holding their own' and others are improving. For Sale Choice span matched mules, set good harness, 3 inch Peter Schuttler wagon, two good milch cows, one giving milk, the other be fresh Dec 1st, one choice heifer, brood sow will farrow Dec 1st. Cultivator and plow tools for one team crop. Come look this stuff over as am going to sell. C.J. Jones, in City WALTER ASHFORD Walter Ashford died Sunday night at his father's home near Dresden and the remains were laid to rest Monday afternoon at Dresden, Rev. W.Z. Corbin conducting the services. Deceased was 21 years old. He leave a father and one brother and sister. Dealers have received shipments of salt, and the next thing on the program is 'hog-killing' time. Bill Richards came in from the West with a case of 'flu' but has succeeded in shaking it. R.W. George wants to buy a load of ear corn. AD K.Wolens Corsicana War Saving Sale Shoes, Suits, blankets. 1 lot of silk poplin dresses fall styles in all colors, regular 12.50 values at 7.45 etc AD Haden-Smith Hardw'e Co. Walker & Langston Mgrs We have in stock three popular makes of Grain Drills. Help Win the War by raising a patch of wheat. AD Willard Storage Batteries. Davidson, Electric Co. Corsicana AD Texas Cotton Palace Exposition. Waco Nov 2-17 Come and see soldiers from Camp MacArthur in realistis war fare before the big New Grandstand and the Automobile Races and Areoplane Flyers from Rich Field Aviation Camp. The only big fair to be held in Texas this year. Try a sack of good molasses feed at Dillingham & Harris. Sees Oats -- Red Rust Proof; Oklahoma Red Oats Ad J.S. Stubbs Dentist Ad Merchants Cafe. Freeman & Kelly Proprietors We moved our Restaurant to the building on the coner oppostie B.C. Mercantile. For Sale Two good milch cows and one Red Polled bull for salw. Jas T. Carroll AD Huff Bros. Made-to-measure suit or overcoat AD Turk-Webb Dry Good Co. AD J.P. Willeford & Sons Dry Goods Mr. Harris handed us Monday a copy of the Lamesa Reporter, sent him by his son, E. H. Harris who has land interests in Dawson Co. Some Pepper The editor and ex editor of the Rustler are under obliations to Roger Loyd for two sacks of green pepper, one for each of us. It is home grown and very fine specimen of productiveness of Blooming Grove soil. We shall now "stuff" on stuffed pepper for day. Seven Pounds of Fruit Pits to save Soldiers from Gas Nationwide campaign. Invoking the same patriotic spirit of conservation that saved millions of bushels of wheat and immense quantities of meat, sugar and fat for export to our army and the allies, the Food Adminstration is calling up on its organizations to stimulate saving of fruit pits and nut shells from which will be made a high grade of carbon for gas masks that will withstand the raves of German poinson gas. It takes two hundred peach pits or seven pounds of shells, to furnish enough carbon for one mask that may save the life of an American soldier. AD Cotton Seed for Planting We will order you either Megane or Rowden. Stokes & Phillips Prairie Hay. I have plenty of good prairie hay for sale. W.G.C. Ingram BRUSHY PRAIRIE NEWS On last Monday in company with Roe Bradford, I made a trip to Corsicana via Frost, B. Grove and Barry. Stopped at the Grove going and coming. I met with lots of friends there and all gave me a hearty welcome handshake and many said, "Uncle John, why don't you write for our paper and tell us what is happening in your community?" I shall miss the co-operation of our old beloved, Doc Carroll. Old Jonas me and him in times of old, made things lively for the Rustler. Blooming Grove has become a great little city instead of a mrer village and is still improving. Our school at Emmet that is to be taught by Prof Glass and wife was to start last Monday, but was postponed for a while on account of the dreaded Influenza and 40 or 50 are down sick at this time. The whole city of Emmet was stricken and some few cases outside the incorporation. Our people are all done picking cotton unlessthe late bolls open which is doubtful. Most all to a man has sowed some wheat and most all have their stubble and corn land broke or bedded. All are working to help Uncle Sam lick the Huns and teach old Bill a lesson that God rules on earth as well s heaven. Our old grunters most all have hogs fattening to make their meat and feed enough to make another crop. Saturday and Sunday is to be our fourth quarterly meeting at Brushy if Bro Porter and our preacher Boulware don't catch flu and fail to come. LOCAL NEWS Miss Fannie Overall is in the city, guest of friends. Tom Dyer has returned from Wichita Falls. Edgar Campbell was a business visitor to Corsicana Saturday. Mrs. Ed Smithen has returned from the sanitarium at Dallas. She is getting along nicely. Frank Smith is overhauling his barn and making it more room and convenient. Mrs. Sallie Dorwood and children are guests at the home of S.A. Roberts Mrs. A.P. Langston has a sprained ankle as a result of an outing in quest of doves. Dillingham & Harris received and distributed a car of wood Wednesday. Mrs. J.A. Wilkinson and Miss Sue are here to the pleasure of many friends. The doctor is "flying" Shorty Sanders was a visitor to the office yesterday and we enjoyed reading a letter from his son, Robert, who is somewhere in France. The best rain in many months visited this section this week. The ground is thoroughly soaked and a good deal of stock water was caught. The rain extended far into the dry west, gladdening the hearts of our friend who had begun to fear they had seen their last rain. This rain is worth a great deal to Texas in the way of fall grain just coming up. Mrs. Floyd Hollingsworth is back from the Sanitarium in Dallas, and her many friends are glad to know she is very much improved. Charley Haden was up from Corsicana Friday and had the 'Old Reliable" changed to his new address. He said he could not do without it, and if he were to try his family would not let him stay at hoe. Tom Peters came in yesterday and bought a Dallas News that he might digest the verdict of the Court of Criminal Appeals. For Sale. My residence in Blooming Grove. I will give someone a bargain in a good residence. Terms to suit purchaser. John A. Roberts For Quick Sale. A span of mules, wagon, harness, cultivator, planter, buster, etc cheap for quick sale. Jim Crisp John George's youngest child has been real sick with pneumonia and influenza. For Sale. One brick building until recently occupied as a restaurant, size 24 x 80 feet, lot 25 x 120, town of Blooming Grove, price $1750.00, $75,00 cash, balance 25.00 per month. Interest 8 % per annum, no trade. Worth Jones, Care Federal Land Bank. Houston An Appeal We learn from a conversation with telephone manager, S.M. Woodard, that they are swamped day and night with telephone calls for doctors, drug stores or someone to help out in time of need. They keep two operators on the board all the time and they cannot begin to keep up. Here is the fact that Mr. Woodard wants to impress on all telephone users, whether patrons or not, do not use the phone unless absolutely necessary. While we realize that you pay for connection and central will gladly give it to you, but perhaps at the same time there might be an urgent call from someone for a physician. This is a serious time with many. Few are the homes that have not been visited with sickness and many by the grim reaper, death. The telephone people want to give the best service possible to those in need of service of any kind. So you will be doing a good part by cutting out all unnecessary talking. Always think before you call. Perhaps it will wait. Maybe it is a close neighbor and you could go to and from their house while you were getting connection. If central does not answer you promptly do not get wrought up. After all you are only one of countless numbers who want service. There may be 50 calls just ahead of yours and many of them urgent. They are giving you good service if you only but knew it. But just be patient and do not call unless absolutely necessary. For Sale. Good post oak wood. Both cord and pole wood, delivered. Phone me. T.C. Smyrl For Sale or Rent Building in Blooming Grove recently occupied by restaurant. See J.E. Freeman. Merchant's Cafe. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/navarro/newspapers/blooming190gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 10.0 Kb