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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
3
The mayor urges all taxpayers and citizens to use city light services starting June 1 for the summer, stressing that patronage keeps the plant functioning and that some business people have not yet switched over. The notice emphasizes day and night fan and light service for all residents.
Hearne's Rohde building hosts a new Popular Pool Parlor opened by Mr. Monroe Millar. The venue features four quarter sawn oak inlaid ivory tables and an electric piano. Dallas installer Mr. Biswick says the fixtures are state of the art and the parlor should attract strong patronage under manager C. L. Parnell.
The State vs T M Webb engineer on the International and Great Northern Railroad was tried in Franklin county court before special judge J Felton Lane. Webb was found guilty and fined one dollar and one day in jail. The defense argues the ordinance is illegal for imposing imprisonment. The case will be appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. May 17. A protracted Methodist meeting continues at Calvert led by Rev Houck and Rev Coppage with Prof Rayborn. May 19. Franklin city water and light committee favors municipal ownership issuing 40 year bonds to buy and upgrade the plants. Sunday Dr Lloyd and wife visited Hearne. News scarce. A Stranger.
In Bishopville a brief community note reports illnesses, church attendance by Bro Thomas at Elliott Sunday, W M Bishop and wife sick, Lucian Lloyd returning from a Sunday trip, and the Merchant child improving after a long coughing spell. T Lloyds visit D T Lloyd and wife, Carl Lloyd back home, Luther Griffin and family visiting.
The article urges farmers to save ground for peanuts praising its profitability even on poorer soil and suggesting it can yield more money than cotton, appealing to the reader’s practical farming interests.
Several showers fall this week and last. D. W. and A. Love visit N. C. Duncan near Hickory Grove. Cavitt and wife of McGregor visit. Miss Jettie Blanton and Rosella Elliott visit Lillie Mae Wallace. Dr. Terrell and wife move into Andrew Love’s old house. Margaret Cameron returns from Medina county teaching. Winona and Bryan McDonald visit near Edge. Dr. Mundric of Bryan visits. W. S. Hanover attends daughter Mary, teaching in Temple. Mary is improving. Edgar Covey family and Jim Dunn visit from Bryan. Poem fragment about suffragettes and biscuits attributed to Houston Post.
Spring Creek Health reports good conditions after a light rain on the 15th. Social visits include Miss Berta Timmons of Black Jack staying with Mrs. H L Moss, and Miss Ethel Moss with Mrs. Sam Moss. Jim Smith of Tabor circulated notices, J R Squires and family from Caldwell visited, a mule died near Wheelock, Claude and Jean Mass visited the county capitol, and Mrs D W Love of Wheelock passed away.
In Johnson County a lighthearted note promotes helping children return to school with the peanut as a gentle mascot. An accompanying product plug touts Dodson's Liver Tone, priced at fifty cents, claiming a money back guarantee if it fails to help with liver health.
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