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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
2
Notice details San Saba Texas weekly publication rates for advertising and subscriptions. Classified ads priced per word, display rates on application, obituaries and cards of thanks excluded from news items and charged at regular rates. Church entertainments with admission may incur charges.
The notice states that any erroneous reflections on the character of any person or firm appearing in these columns will be promptly corrected upon reporting the article to the management. It emphasizes prompt correction upon caller attention.
A quirky Sun of a Gun column mentions John H Brown’s letter about moving to Latham Kansas and caring for steers for D D Cagle. It promotes San Saba county fair dates August 11 to 14, 1925 and includes musings on bootlegging, teaching evolution, printer’s ink saving merchants, and a new Cameron color paint at San Saba lumber store with vivid local color and a tale of a Ford racing to town.
In Brownwood the Brown county sheriff defied a mob amid the Coleman County slaying case. The article lauds Sheriff Hise for calm diplomacy and suggests the mob did not threaten the jail or danger, contrasting with sensational reports and praising Texas law and order.
The text notes a school in the old picket room by the river behind Tom Sloan field named Rock Shoals school. It mentions a rock college in town where John Snelling, later county surveyor, served as teacher.
Archibald Mosley Harris, a San Saba County native who spent years in the Musselshell country, died suddenly of apoplexy at his Thirtymile home while loading straw. Born November 23, 1862, he lived in Oklahoma before moving to Roundup, Montana, in 1915. He was a veteran of pioneer days, a long-time Odd Fellow, and survived by his widow, six children, a sister, and multiple relatives across Texas, Texas, and Wyoming.
A sequence of visits and travels spans many towns with residents and relatives visiting relatives in Houston Amarillo San Saba and nearby areas. Notables include Mr and Mrs A J Reavis and daughter in Houston Mrs J M Plummer in San Saba and other locals visiting Denton Lubbock Belton and Mexia with minor health and education notes.
C. T. Loucks delivers fresh Jersey milk to children at home daily, promoting a wholesome food supply.
We have 60 lovely new frocks for summer in Voiles and Broad Cloth sizes 16 to 52 in imported and domestic Voiles with newest prints and colorings. Dame Fashions latest fancies include dainty wash dresses cool and fresh for summer. Regular price $7.00 sale price. Also reduced prices on shoes for Misses and Ladies in Blond and Black Satin Patent leather and White Kid with sale prices around $6.95 to $9.00.
A local store advertises a ten percent discount on all children, boys and men shoes. The offer applies to every pair in stock with no stated expiration date. Customers are urged to visit the shop to take advantage of the sale.
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