Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1904 Page: 1 of 10
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Cherokee Coun
ANNER.
Successor to Jacksonville Banner, Cherokee Blade and Alto News. Main Office Jacksonville; Branch Offices at Rusk and Alto.
$1.00 per Annum.
Devoted to the Interests of Cherokee County.
J. E. McFARLAND, Editor and Prop
Volume 18,
Jacksonville, Texas, Friday Morning, September 23, 1904.
Number 11.
RUSK PAGE
E. B. WARD,
Local Editor.
Mr. E. B. Ward has the entire management of this department, being’ in charge of
our Busk branch office. He is authorized to solicit subscriptions, advertising and job
printing, and to collect for same. He will give prompt attention to all matters of bus-
iness connected with the paper, and will give a correct account of the news each week.
C. H. Hill left for Troupe Tues-
day.
The health of the community
is much better.
S. O. Clark of Illinois is in the
city, prospecting.
Claud Lawrence returned from
the Pair Tuesday.
' L. R. Randolph left for Tyler
on a business trip.
Dr. Bigham of Atoy spent
Tuesday in the city.
R. W. McMinn of Griffin spent
Sunday in the city.
Wm. Walker of Reklaw was in
the city Wednesday.
Sam and Mrs. Pickens left
Monday for St. Louis.
E. P. Price of Tyler is in the
city on legal business.
Jeff Fryar went to Jackson-
ville to spend Sunday.
Dr. J. H. Reagan of Clawson’s
is in the city this week.
W. H. Reddin of Lone Star
was in the city Tuesday.
Henry Bingham of Dialville
was in the city Tuesday.
Dolph McKee of Mt. Seim an
spent Friday night here.
Mrs. Bettie Francis went to
Jacksonville Wednesday.
John Booth of Jacksonville
was in the city Tuesday.
H. Trigg left Tuesday for
Dallas to visit liomefolks.
W. Y. Forrest went to Tyler
K^Csday to spend the day.
jCaver left Tuesday f°r
thens on a business trip.
Mrs. Clay of Troupe, after
visiting in the city for two weeks
returned home Thursday.
R. C. Tucker has accepted a
place with Getz & Copeland.
Lee Whitman of Garrison is
visiting homefolks this week.
A. A. Ellerbee of Jacksonville
spent Monday night in the city.
District Clerk E. L. Jones
went up to Dialville Wednesday.
Kiney Maness of Atoy was in
the city ojn business Wednesday.
B. B. Perkins returned from a
trip to Nacogdoches Wednesday.
Rev. M. L. Fuller of Tyler
spent Tuesday night in the city.
Miss Annie Sutton left Mon-
day to visit friends in Jackson-
ville.
C. K. Calhoun of Crockett
spent Saturday and Sunday in
the city.
Mrs. T. J. Clay of this place
went to Troupe Thursday to visit
her son*
Attorney N. L. Brook of
Troupe is in the city on legal
business.
Mrs. Kenedy left Wednesday
to visit her parents in Ryley
Springs.
Mrs. S. E. Wood of Palestine
is visiting her son, B. M. Wood of
this place.
Knight Mallard is still improv-
ing, and we hope to see him out
again soon.
J. W. Bennett, who has been
on the sick list for several days,
is out again.
Mrs. Stiff left Wednesday for
Big Sandy, where she will visit
her daughter.
George Addis has returned
from a business trip to Houston
and Galveston.
the city several days, left for
Athens Tuesday.
Mrs. Douthitt of Palestine is
in the city visiting her mother,
Mrs. J.- J. Mallard.
Claud Lowe, who has been
quite sick of slow fever for quite
a while, is improving.
J. O. Coupland, after spending
several days in the city, left for
his home in Austin Tuesday.
Miss Maud Newman left
Saturday for Craft, where she
will begin teaching Monday.
Rev. A. L. Davis left Wednes-
day for Tyler to attend Smith
County Baptist Association.
Wilson Wood left for Waco
Sunday, where he has a accepted
a place with a dry goods firm.
Frazer Shattuck is reported
considerably better. He has been
confined to his bed for a month.
Frank Sherman, after spend-
ing a couple of weeks at the St.
Louis Fair, returned home Fri-
day.
L. D. Guinn returned from
Nacogdoches Monday evening,
where he has been on legal busi-
ness.
Attorneys W. T. Norman, B.
B. Perkins and C. B. Emanuel
attended court at Landrum Sat-
urday.
Miss Alice Coleman left Sun-
day morning for Cincinnati,
Ohio., where she will enter
school.
Miss May Bloomfield, form-
erly with The Banner, has ac-
cepted a place with the Rusk
Journal.
J. O. Copeland of Austin ar-
rived in the city Sunday and will
spend several days with relatives
and friends.
Theo Miller returned Friday
from his place of business at
Garrison to spend a few days
with friends.
The East Texas Abstract com-
pany are moving into the office
formerly occupied by Guinn,
Norman & Guinn.
Mr. Luther Tannery, who has
been visiting relatives here, re-
turned to his home at Ryley
Springs Wednesday.
Miss Leland Lindsey, after
visiting the family of I. W. Baker
of this place, returned to her
home in Tyler Saturday.
Mrs. Sam Chapman of Troupe,
who has been visiting the family
of Charlie Chapman of this place,
left for Jacksonville Friday.
J. J. Mallard & Son are
making some substantial im-
provements on their store on the
south side of the public square.
Deputy Sheriff W. B. Rogers
of Kent county was in the city
Wednesday. He arrested Jack
Hays, who was wanted at that
place for theft.
Mrs. Rosa Addis and little
daughter of New Orleans will
arrive in the city Tuesday, for
a two weeks’ visit to the family
of W. J. Addis.
W. A. Stuckert of Caddo Mills,
who has been in the city for
several weeks, visiting the family
of his brother, W. Stuckert, left
Sunday for home.
Guinn, Norman & Guinn are
moving their office fixtures and
library to their new office in the
Summers building, on the south
side of the public square.
The farmers of this country
brought in and sold seventy-
seven bales of cotton in Rusk
Wednesday. If sold as high as
1*0.80, the average price paid be-
ing 10.50.
Seven new pupils entered the
East Texas Institute at the be-
ginning of this week. Everything
is moving on nicely at the Col-
lege and it has the largest at-
tendance that it has had for
several years.
A CONSOLIDATION
We beg to announce that a merger has
been effected between the First National
Bank and the Citizens' National Bank
under the title of ^
I5he First National Bank
OF JACKSONVILLE, TEX.
The paid up Capital and Surplus of the
consolidated institution is j* & j*
$90.000.00.
Its Officers and Directors are as follows:
W. C. BOLTON,
President.
A. G. ADAMS,
Vice President,
WESLEY LOVE,
Vice President,
A. F, KERR,
Cashier,
Directors: E
^ G. L. NEWTON, J. H. BOLTON, W. H. SORY. §|
There was another meeting at
the court house Saturday night
for the purpose of discussing
the corporation. Chas. Emanuel
championed the cause for the
corporationists and E. C. Dickin-
son for the antis.
The Rusk public school build-
ing is now under construction
and the work is being pushed by
the contractors as fast as is
consistent, with good workman-
ship. It will probably be com-
pleted by Dec. 15th.
Sheriff J. G. Summers received
a ’phone message from Reklaw
Tuesday to the effect that there
was a strike on at one of the saw
mills and that trouble was antici-
pated. Two of his deputies went
to the place, but have not return-
ed as yet.
The populists called a meeting
at Rusk Saturday, but only a
few of them gathered in the city.
A circular was distributed at
noon inviting everybody to the
court house, where a good speak-
er would address the people.
No one responded to the call and
the speaking was call off.
Convict Shot and Killed.
Monday three convicts made
their escape from the penitentia-
ry. They were pursued and
overtaken by a guard before they
had gone very far, and in at-
tempting to re-capture them one
of the convicts watj shot and kill-
ed by the guard.
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CLOTHING!
SPERO , MICHAEL &. SON
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We are better prepared to please our customers in Clothing this season than ever
before. We are now carrying in stock a full line of Tailor Made Garments in Black
Tricot, Granites and Doeskins; Grays, Stripes and Plaids, the leading styles and
colors to be worn this season. We have them in Stouts, Slims and Regulars.
Custom Made Clothing!
Mixed Silk and Wool Tailor
Made Suits from
$ 10.00 u pto $20.00
Custom Made Suits From
$3.50 up to $14.00
We can sell the Young Boys’ Clothing, 3 to 10
Man a real hand= on years old, per Suit from
* UU 1 ...75c up to $10.00
some Suit for
AFULL LINE OF YOUTHS’ SUITS, FROM THE CHEAPEST TO THE FINEST.
We carry as good a line of up-to-date Clothing as you will find in any house in East Texas, and our record bears us out that we seil
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Dress Goods.
Broad Cloths and Sicilians in
tan, brown, black and all colors.
Cm* Fall Line of Dress Goods is now complete and it is one
of the largest in Jacksonville. We fear no competition in the
Dress Goods line. We don't add the price of Premium Stamps
to the cost. We‘give you the values and you will save
enough on a $10.00 purchase with us to buy you two Premi-
ums; try it. No merchant in this town is doing business for
their health. Do you think so?
porr-fcl Get the Prices at the Premium Stamp Stores
I tlLlS. and t^en our prfces ancj see {low many
STAMPS YOU CAN BUY WITH THE DIFFERENCE.
OUR FALL OPENING BEGINS SATURDAY
And We are Going to do the Business
if Low Prices Will do it. i ^ jt
We will sell you 20 yards
yard wide Domestic for 1.00
Feather Tick........ 12^c
Mattress Tick....... 05c
8-oz. Duck........... 10c
Outing, fleeced* on both
sides, yard.......... 05c
The very best Outing, oth-
ers ask 12ic, our price 10c
Lonsdale Bleaching, others
ask 12£c, our price. .. 10c
3 pairs good Hose for 25c
Men’s $2.00 Hats for 1.25
Men’s $1.50 Hats for 75c
SHOES ! Jhe kigfgTst lot of Shoes; the best line of
Shoes; the cheapest line of Shoes you ever
saw. Made by Brown Shoe Co. Star-5-Star. Wear no other.
Skirts and Shirt Waists.
The largest assortment of Skirts. No cheap,
shoddy, shelf worn goods in the house. All new stock.
Free Shirt Waists. We.have a few last
— 1 Waists. Next Saturday at 4
o'clock we will give one to each customer ABSOLUTELY
FREE. We will not carry old rubbish stock in our house-
They are FREE, and will be placed in one pile and you can
have your choice at 4 o'clock sharp Saturday evening Sept. 17.
We have only a few; so be on hand. They are worth taking.
Yours for Business,
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McFarland, J. E. Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1904, newspaper, September 23, 1904; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508014/m1/1/: accessed May 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jacksonville Public Library.