Navarro County Texas Archives News.....May-June 1913 1913 ************************************************ 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 November 9, 2009, 10:53 am The Blooming Grove Rustler June 28, 1906 Vol XVI No 45 1913 May 22, 1913 Vol XXIII no 36 R.W. George, Editor and Publisher Mr. B. Harrold and Mrs. Clara French were married in Corsicana Thur night of last week [May 15]. The groom is a carpenter and contractor and has been working on the new bricks here. He is a good man. The bride is well known and much loved by all our people. They will reside in Corsicana. J.T. Spires adn Boss Clark have been appointed school trustees by Sept Albritton, Dr. Kelsey and Rober Loyd, who were elected, declined the honor. The held over is J.O. McSpadden. For Sale. My residence on Hinkley and Granger streets. Large premises (125 x 140 feet), hall and two porches, old fashioned fired place in sitting room, good barn and out houses, well fenced water and lights installed and also two wells of water on place. Thirty beraing peach and pear trees on place and a first class storm house. For sale if purchase appears at once. Will take one fourth cash and balance in one, two, three years. R.M. Waterman Miss Hazel Spires celebrated her 9th anniversary Thurs afternoon last week. We have bought John King's barber shop and will carry the business on just the same. Willeford & Post Blooming Grove State Bank. J.H. Whorton, Pres; J.A. Smith, V.P; R.L. Harris, Cashier, J.R. Griffin, Ast Cashier Mr. & Mrs. Frank Haynie have a new boy at their house. Blooming Grove Hardware Store W.G. Davis, O.D. of Corsicana, will be at the Old Corner Drug Store Blooming Grove Tex, Friday and Saturday May 23 and 24 and once each month in future where he will be prepared to fit and repair glasses and do all sorts of optical work. Stopping headaches a specialty. All work guaranteed and prices reasonable. John King has sold his barber shop to Willeford & Post and Tude Willeford, Mr. Post and Code Richards will be glad to have you call on them for work in their line. We purchased the bankrupt stock of the Dyer-Smith Dry Goods from A.L. Stanley. The Leader Gibson & Phenix. "The Price is Right" "Higbee of Havard" A comedy in three acts will be presented May the 30th. Proceeds go to M.E. church south. May 13, 1913 Thursday Vol XXIII No 37 The members of the Civic needle work club were pleasantly entertained last Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Seth Grant. Mrs. Thompson extended her resignation as president of the club. Mrs. Will Hugh is our next president. Mrs. Stubbs assisted mrs. Grant in serving delicious ice cream and cake. Mrs. Huffstutler entertains the club next Mrs. Lynche's house on her farm east of town was destroyed by fire Wednesday of last week. Mack Shivers and family were living in the house and very little household articles were saved. [Later in issue] Card of thanks to those who helped from Mrs. w.D. Lynch and Mr & Mrs J.M. Shivers The publisher was invited in low tone, by Mrs. R.D. George Jr. to be at her house May 14 at 12:30 to take part in a birthday celebration. R.B. McCormick, John George, J.B. Germany, Robert Grady, John M. Reid, R.D. George Sr. It turned out to be Junior R.D.'s birthday and one of the boys presented him with a box of cigars stating, "One cigar for each year old". The publisher stepped in at Majestic theatre Friday night and witnessed as good picture show as you'll see in Dallas. Meador & Cole are making good and their efforts merit liberal patronage. R.M. Waternman has resigned as R.R. agent and will leave for California in quest of health. May 29, 1913 Thursday Vol XXIII No 37 Announcement of approaching marriage of Miss May Hatcher, of Frost, to Mr. E.F. James, on the evening of Jun 16 at Baptist Church, Frost. Miss Hatcher is associated with The Frost Star and is a young newspaper woman of merit and talent. Workmen are busy putting in brick foundations at Blooming Grove Baptist Church. Then the additions are to be made, which will be extensive and will add greatly to the comfort and beauty of the place of worship. Invitations are out for the marriage of Rev. J.T. McNew to Miss Nora Wills June 4th at West Tex. Many friends join this paper in extending congratulations in advance. The Leader, Gibson & Phenix proprietors, has moved to the new brick on the corner and are fixing up and making things look mighty pretty. Spurlock is moving his drug Store to the house vacated by The Leader. He is also polishing things up and is fixing up a pretty drug store. The Ladies of the civic club invite all to attend Majestic Theater Thurs May 29 as 25 per cent of the proceeds will go to the civic club for the improvement of Rose Hill Cemetery. G.W. Corley, formerly of Barry, is our new agent at the depot. I have some nice, bright baled oats for sale at 50cents. T.M. George The friends of Mrs. G.C. Ramsey (nee Jewel Langston) weill be sorry to learn that she has slow fever, at her home in Frost and is quite sick. Mrs. Ransey has many friends here who feel and abiding interest in her and hope that she may withstand the ravages of the stubborn disease and come out all right. The voters of Ennis named their choice for postmaster, but Postmaster General Burleson named another. John King and family have moved to Mart, where John will engage in the barber business. Will Ingram has moved his grocery business to one of the new bricks, his same old stand. He invites his customers and friends to hunt him up. Miss Fort Smith went to Corsicana Tues to visit relatives. Miss Ethel Seay left Mon for her home in Mt. Vernon, Tx. Miss Seay has many friends here who hope she may come back and be associated in the school again. Miss Estelle Grady went to Corsicana Fri afternoon to be prsent at the graduating exercises at the opera house that night. Mrs. Cynthia Spivey has been real sick, but is able to be up again. Miss Pearl Turk of Hillsboro came in Sat on a visit to Miss Zora Cox. F.E. McClure, city marshal of Frost, was here Sat greeting friends. He was nursing a lame hand as a result of a rough and tumble round at Frost recently quieting down one who needed quieting. Drs. Stubbs and Savage have dissolved partnership and Dr. Savage has gone to Caldwell to practice. He authorized the Rustler to state that he appreciated very much the friends and support he had here and will all ways have pleasant recollections of Blooming Grove. W.M. Thompson and family leave this week for Corsicana to make their home. Blooming Grove regrets very much to lose this estimable family. Mr. Thompson is not selling his telephone interests, however, and will be back in our midst every few days. Workmen are getting along very well on a new house for Homer Whorton on High school ground. Miss Sarah Wallace's school is out and she has returned home for the summer. Milton Crabtree has disposed of his interest in the meat market to Thomas Frederick Cobe Taylor will go to Emhouse to put up a new brick house at that place. Thoroughbred Silver Laced Wyandottes and S.C. Brown Leghorsn. Eggs for hatching. R.A. Carroll, Blooming Grove June 5, 1913 Thursday Vol XXIII No 38 Mrs. J.R. Bryant and Misses Dora and Sarah Wallace went to West Sunday evning to be present Wed night at the marriage of Rev. J.T. McNew to Miss Nora Wills. Miss Dora Wallace was one of the bridesmaids and Miss Sarah played the wedding march. It was a church wedding and a very elaborate affair. Many join this paper in extending congratulations. Friends here went in together and made up present of about 60 pieces of Hamlin china. Mrs. Ada Greene and Mrs. W.H. Jones were called to Garrison Sund morning because of the death of Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Langston's little boy. The little fellow was a victim of that stubborn disease, meningitis. It was a terrible shock to the parents to have to give up one so robust, bright and full of promise. Joel Haden knocked the whole end of their car shed out with his car the other day. The thing wouldn't stop when he told it to and before he could scarcely bat his eye he was going on through building carrying timbers, etc with him. The car was not hut, but the house, oh, my! In Memory of Grandpa Ritter. He came to this county in 1885, joined the B.G. Baptist church in May of the same year. He leaves three children; Mrs. J.C. Armstrong of B.G, Mrs. C. D Idlet of Okla, and Mose Ritter of B.G.; 17 grand children and 23 great grand children. We have known Grnadpa 12 years and we feel grateful for our acquaintance with usch a character. He was a man that had never reached the childish stage of life. He was 83 years old and no record of him ever having an enemy; his life was a model christian life, all who live such a life will be happy when life sun shall set to rise no more. It was the happy lot of the writer to spend the last Sunday with him that he spent on earthy and that day will long be remembered. A word of consolation to children and grandchildren. Don't grieve fut take Grandpa's life as a model life; live it and when the Lord shall call, you answer; we are ready. A Friend Bob Barham has bought 100 acrs of the Davis farm from F.H. Simpson & Co. He gets that on the hill south of the road and east of the hedge. The play at C.T. C. Friday night under the direction of the Methodist ladies was one of the best plays 'pulled on' here in a long time. Mrs. Will Jones had personal supervision of the play... Dr. Kelsy, wife and little Miss Maurine and Mrs. Hill will leave next Wed for Farmington Iowa to visit Dr. Kelsey's parents. They will be gone about two weeks. Sheriff Walter Pevehouse was here Saturday and went out to Lone Oak to post notices for school tax election. Rev. and Mrs. Hawk are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine boy. Prof Herren has gone to Hubbard to teach in the summer normal. Wolves got into Sam Barton's flock of sheep one night recently killed four and wouded seven. Since that time the boys have had dogs chasing the wolves and parties shot at a wolf several times, but did not kill him. Louis Roach is quite sick at Mel Deaso's. He has tuberculosis. J.E. Barron has rented the building vacated by W.J. Spurlock and will put in a business later. Mrs. Joe Germany is enjoying a stay of a few days at Mineral Wells. The most interesting base ball game of the season took place Tue afternoon between business men on one side of the street and business men on the other side. The proceeds went to the civic club. West Side Line up Will Reid Victor Mabry Loyd Young Andrew Huff Bill Butcher Tude Willeford Dave Williams Joe Spurlock George Mabry East Side line up Will Jones H. Willeford Dare Mabry J.W. Pierce Zeme Simpson Bruce Meador Claude Cole Tommy George Rute Loyd Charley Dillingham was manager for the west side; J.W. Spivey manager for the east side. It was hard fought game and the east siders won 5-7. June 12, 1913 Thursday Vol XXIII No 39 George Holditch, while working on B.G. Baptist Church, suffeed a painful injury. A hard-hearted one by four turned itself loose and pitched with all its avoidupoise upon Uncle George's great toe. The result can be imagined. The following left for Trinity river Monday to hunt and fish: John Phillips, Henry Frederick, A.A. Fagala, F. Goodwin, Byron Hargrove, Robert Page, K. Hartley W.G.C. Ingram and wife left for Austin Sun to be present at the graduating exercises of the State University. Their son, Oscar, graduates with high honors. Frost Booster Club and business men and a sprinkling of rosy cheeked women blew into Blooming Grove about 1 o'clock Mondy and met with that cordial welcome with which our town is noted. They had about 35 automobiles all decorated with streamers, advertising the trades day Sat Jun 14. It was a fine showing for our thrifty neighbors and Blooming Grove rejoces in the evidence of prosperity which they display, for with steady growth of both these stalwart west Navarro towns, it will not be long ere they will join hands half way between, petition for a enw couty with the united metropolis as the powerful county seat. Blooming Grove boys passed the cigars around to the whiskers-faced men and sat a hugh galvanized tub of rich lemonade out to the modest-minded women and young boys. Among the crowd: Linsey Morgan, James Scott, Frank Mitchell, Jock Sanders, Jon Beck, Pro. Harvard, Mr. Hooser, Benjiman Crofford and lady, Robust Tom Harrington and others to numerous to mention. They had a brass band along of about 20 pieces and the boys discoursed sweet music. Although coming at an hour usually quiet, they found our streets with a goodly number of farmers and people from over the community and they were thus enabled to give their approaching trades day wide publicity. New Tailor Shop We are prepared to do all kinds of tailor work and will appreciate a liberal share of your business. We make a specialty of ladies work. Phone 153 Ward Crisp & Sam Willeford A few years ago there came along the shirt waist tyle. Man was thereby permitted to lay aside his coat and suspenders. That was a good style and prevails yet during the hot summer months. Now we want to see a style come galloping down the street by which man may take off his collar and tie and free himself of the neck paraphernalia which makes him hot every day of the week. Workmen have been making some improvements at Frank Simpson's in the way of new brick piers under his house and making some other improvements. Keep your money at home by carrying your insurance at cost in the Home Benefit Association. W.M. Thompson is authorized as solicitor Dr. McCurdy was called out Jess Green's a few days ago to set Jim Green's arm that had been broken by a fall from a hay wagon. G.W. Pruitt is having the brick house next to Brown & McSween's torn down and the same will be rebuilt. Scott Shook of Hillsboro has the contract. Jim Dorsey has treated his frame house next to Rustler office to a new gallery which wears and looks well. Summer Normal Vocal Music at Blooming Grove. Sec Board Directors J.B. Bermany. June 30th 18 days. Board reasonable. Dee Carroll and Volly Jaynes have bought the meat market again and wish to state that they are in the market business to stay and propose to run a clean business. The civic club has bought right of way through Tom Grady's pasture and the same is being surveyed. Also the three acres R.D. George, Jr. gave the club and cemetery is being surveyed and blocked off this week. This opens the way for a pretty cemetery now. The civic club has accomplished wonders but their real work has just begun. The drive way is to be fenced and a bridge put over the swag, then the addition given by Robert George will have to be blocked off with drive ways through it, shrubbery put out and the whole place beautified. J.W. Fletcher, Blooming Grove. Parties desiring first class concerete walks or any kind of concrete work please call. For smapl eof my work see walks in Blooming Grove. J.F. Fletcher, the hamberger vendor, called and subscribed for "the only paper in this neck o'the wookds" Mr. Fletcher knows how to give to hambergers a pleasing flavor. Once a customer always a customer. Ruby Cafe. I have bought this popular restaurant and employed an expert cook. James Jones successor to Sam Willeford J.L. Harris has made up money enough to have a concrete walk put down at Methodist church. W.H. Mathews, Tinner, Frost Texas Miss Georgia Allan returned Tues from a 2 week visit to Corsicana, and has accepted position with the Leader Dry Goods STore. I have farm of 78 acres just south White Church cemetery deep rich sandyu oam. Make some man a nice little farm and home with some grass and water. See. F.H. Simpson Lost between my house and public school, a good horse collar. R.H. Gibson Those owing small amounts to B.G. Telephone Co. will please come around and settle up. Mr. Thompson having bought Mr. Walker's interest, it is necessary that these small amounts be paid and put into the business. Blooming Grove Tele Co. by A.F. Huff Work is progressing nicely on the new Methodist church. It is going to be a handsome building. The Blooming Grove Rustler July 3, 1913 No 32 Vol XXIII Parents wishing to transfer their children to Blooming Grove public school must do so by Aug 1, 1913. If you are interested refer this matter to J.O. McSpadden, R. Clark or J.T. Spires, Sec of Board Death at Frost. Little Miss Lucile Gardner was so badly burned at Frost that she died. The little girl, 12 years old,was making a fire with coal when the oil in the can ignited and the flames spread all over the girl. She was the daughter of W.R. Gardner. Dr. J. De Voine Guyot, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Phiuladelphia, PA who has taught in Dallas, Tx for two years at the Baylor Medical College and who has practiced medicine four years in Dallas, will be permanent located with us after July 6, 1913. Office in City Drug Store. Letter from Midfield, Tex, (Madagascar Co) and former resident A.W. Stokes. Public School Faculty. List of teachers for public school. G.G. Herren, Supt; M.L. Munday, Prin; Miss Ola Loftin, English, Miss Rebecca Robinett, 6th & 7th grades; Miss Gower, 4th & 5th; Miss Hyla Leslie 2nd & 3rd; Miss Enone Williams, primary. Mr. Davis, an aged man living near Cryer Creek, died Sat. and the remains were interred Sun afternoon. Samuel McCord spent Sun over at Frost with his old friends,. Sam always enjoys a visit back to the lake city. C.L. Phenix and family have moved to the new bungalow build by Homer Whorton. G.W. Corley has moved to the Everett Walker home near C-T.C. H.C. Ivey and wife went to Mexia Friday to visit relatives. Section Foreman Crouch has a very sick child, a little girl. S.A. Roberts received his commission and started in as our new postmaster Tues. Mr. Roberts is a tried and true democrat, a life long friend of Congressman Hardy wh assisted him in getting the appointment. Mr. Robert's son John, will be first assistant. John is very accomodating and no doubt will carry on the work beautifully. Haden-Smith Hardware Co. Walker & Willeford, managers Mr. E.C. tillman, Sr. has bought J.H. Williams' nice home in East Blooming Grove. This is among the nicest homes in town. C.N. Dillingham is to have carpenters to begin at once on a new house where his home now stands. Jimmy Wallace was taken suddenly ill with appendicitis last week and was hurried to the Baptist Sanitarium in Dallas, and operated on Thur afternoon. The appendix had burst and it was at once seen that he was in precarious condition. The skilled surgeons gave it out that the chances were against6 him, but Jimmy had a strong consitition and manage to pull through. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace were in Alabama, but hurried to Dallas getting there Fri morning. Those from here with him at the Sanitarium during the most crucial hours were Dr. Wilkinson, Misses Dora and Sarah Wallace, Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Tillman. Luther Treadaway has arrived from the Navy headquarters on the Pacific. B.A. Crofford has sol dhis lumber business at Frost and will move to Corpus Christi. Mr. and Mrs. Crofford have many firends in Blooming Grove. There are 340 white children of scholastic age and 40 negroes entitled to free school privileges. This is a gain over last year of about 40. G.W. Pruitt and fie, Mrs. Heaton and the twins left Tues for the summer resorts in Colorado. Alva Langston, the retiring postmaster, has been in little over five years and has made a most excellent man for the place. He has been attentive, obliging man of few words and many deeds. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/navarro/newspapers/mayjune1153gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 16.6 Kb