Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. [12], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1917 Page: 1 of 1
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THE BALLINGER DAILY LEDGER
AMERICAN GIRLS WED ATTENDANCE GAINS
ITALIANS NOW SAD
AT UNION SERVICE
4^-
1TEX1SVOIDER
Start the New Year Right!
FOR RENT
Queen
cess
Tonight
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
PICTURE PROGRAM
1-tfd
TEXAS
Get Your Bread
at the Store
TRESPASS NOTICES
RESOURCES
L. B. STUBBS
LIABILITIES
$5i 1,635.82
Those holding bread tickets can bring them to
store for bread or they wiil be redeemed in cash.
pine
and
Our bread wagon has been dis-
continued until the hot weater
avia
Hilo
?!00,000.00
22.O3i.7O
389,604.12
Capital Stock
Surplus and Undivided Profits
Total Deposits «
$100,000.00
6,000.00
16,031.70
4,687.94
372,670. IQ*
3.478.85
I.53498
7.23216
Adrf&ssioiiJIOc
2,(182.83
>3.505.00
5,614.67
4.890.94
4391
Jane Gail and Henry Ain-
ley in Blue Bird Photo Play
“Rupert of Huetzon” from
the famous story by An-
thony Hope. In five parts
Admission 10 cents.
WOOD and COAL for sale. Bal
linger Light, Tower
Phone 31
13,250.00
4,000.00
3< i.ooo.oo
5.000.00
7,000.00
278,141.57
4,000.00
46.000.00
5,000.00
4,8'X).94
43-91
>73,559-40
But the
and the
■ir quota.
Pleasing Workmanship
Of course you want your plumbing in-
stalled with careful regard to convenience of
arrangement. That is our first thought when
we undertake the work.
But it isn’t all. We use particular r.e-
caution not to mar the walla or floors of your
home. We aim to leave the finished work as
neat and tidy as possible.
And we are exceptionally careful to
see that all joints and connections are perfect-
ly tight
heavily
American girls
Italian noblemen,
girls have given
sons
Miss Alma S. Gardner of Santa
Anna, came in first of the week
and has accepted a position as
stenographer at the real estate of.
fice of C. A. Doose & Co.
FOR SALE—Pianos, phonographs
and records. Nice line late re-
cords and instruments on hand at
my home 400 Broadway. Mrs. L.
II Bacon. r 1-tdf
J. IL McMillan of Lampasas,
who had been visiting his father
and other relatives of the New
Home neighborhood, left for his
home Wednesday afternoon.
Coming “The Raven,” with
Henry B. Walthal.
everything in good working order.
Repairing done promptly «
and efficiently.
the Ballinger dally
LEDGER
One cent per word first Insertion
Half cent per word each tubse-
quent insertion.
Black face type double regular
rate.
Cash must accompany copy ex-
cept where party has regular opee
account with us
Cai’ Telephone No. 27
Judge Snodgrass, of Coleman,
was looking after legal business
in Ballinger Thursday.
KATES FOm
Classified Ads
The man who looks ahead will live in the
sun-flushed valley of the land of no regrets. Re-
gret brings remorse, unhappiness is unnatural.
Start the new year right by the power of might-
money is power—little savings make large fortunes.
Where there’s a will there’s a way. An account
with this bank will be the right start because our
officers and directors are interested in your suc-
Interest in Depositors Guaranty Fund
Other Resources as follows:
NO. 508
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Misses Riggs and Needham of
San Angelo, who h id been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Batts, of
South Ballinger, left from this
point Wednesday afternoon for
Brownwood where they are at-
tending Howard Payne college-
Moving To New Location.
1 am moving my saddle and
Harness and shoe repair shop to
Eighth street next to Ballinger
commission form
If kerosene oil was good to eat
living would not be so high. In-
dependent Oil Co. ltd
Heartburn, indigestion or dis-
tress of the stomach is instantly
relieved by Herbine It forces lhe
badly digested food mil of the
body and restores tone in the stom
ach and bowels. Price 50c. Sold
bv Walker Drug Co.
How’s This?
We oner One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure has been
taken by catarrh sufferers for the
past thirty-five years, and has be-
come known as the most reliable
remedy for Catarrh. Hall’s Cat-
arrh Cure acts thru the Blood on
the .Mucous surfaces, expelling
the Poison from the Blood and
healing lhe diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls
Cure for a short time you will see
a great improvement in your gen-
eral health. Start taking Hall’s
Catarrh Cure at once and get rid
of catarrh. Send for testimonials,
free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold bv all Druggists, 75c.
FOR RENT—Part of residence
close in. Phone 448. .Mrs,
Walter Parker. 4-2td
TOTAL
STATE OF TEXAS, County of Runnels,
We, II. Giesecke, as president, and A. C. Homann as cashier of said bank,
each of us, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of
our knowledge and belief. H. GIESECKE, President.
A. C. HOMANN, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 4th day of January, A. D. 1917.
H. M. JOSEY, Notary Public
(Seal) Runnels County .Texas.
Correct—Attest: J. F. Currie, E. D. Walker, J. L. Chastain, Directors.
RECAPITULATION
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
* • *’ •
Always bears
the ^2
Signature of * /‘wZ&CrtC
C. G. Allison & Son
Phone 1 36
Notice of Election.
Whereas, 1, J. W. Powell, May-
or of the City of Ballinger, have
had presented to me a petition in
writing, signed by more than ten
per cent of the qualified voters
of the City of Ballinger, request-
ing that an election be ordered in
said City of Ballinger to deter-
mine whether said City of Ballin-
ger shall adopt the commission
form of government as provided
in Article 1070, Vernon’s Sayles
Civil Statutes of 1914.
And whereas, I, the said J. W
Powell, Mayor as aforesaid, did,
on the 9th day of December, A. I The Doling place for said
~ .e... ... ? c..jv n
:said City of Ballinger.
Witness my hand, this the 9th
dav of December, A. D. 1916.
J. W. POWELL,
Light ami Power Co., and I take
this method of thanking my cus-
tomers and friends for past pat-
ronage and hope they will find me
in my new place and continue
their liberal patronage.
II. L. WENDORF.
The Busy Shop.
who
and
lone-
lier hus-
regiment
on his arrival in
on the 9th day of December, A. j The poling place for said elec-
D. 1916, order that said election tion will be at the City Hall in
be held as provided by law.
Now therefore, in accordance
with the provisions of said Arti-
cle 1070,1, J. W. Powell, mayor as
aforesaid, do hereby give notice Mayor of the City of Ballinger,
Texas. 9-1 mod
Found a Sure Thing
I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, N.
Y., has used Chamberlain’s Tab-
lets for years for disorders of lhe
stomach and liver and says.
‘‘Chamberlain’s Tablets are the
best I rave ever used.” Obtainable
everywhere-
How to Uneck That Cold
When it is painful to breathe
and fever sends shills up and
down your back, you are in for a
cold. A timely dose of Dr. Bell’s
Pine Tar Honey will stop
sneezes and sniffles. The
balsam loosens the phlegm
clears the bronchial tubes,
honey soothes and relieves
sore throat. The antiseptic qual-
ities kill lhe germ and the con-
gested condition i s relieved.
Croup, whooping cough and
chronic bronchial affections quick
ly relieved. At all druggists, 25c.
Capital Stock paid in
Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits, net
Due to Banks and Bankers, subject to check, net
Individual Deposits, subject to check
Demand Certificates of Deposit
Cashier’s Checks
Other Liabilities as follows:
THE Texas Wonder _<ires kidney an«i
bladder troubles, dissolves travel, cures
diabetes, we£k and lame backs, rheuma-
tism' and all irregularities of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and women. If not sold
by your druggist, will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of $L One small bottle is two months*
treatment and seldonrfails to perfect a cure.
Send for testimonials from this and other
States.* Dr. E^W. Hall, 2928 Olive Streep
Ivoac- an ! Dis-otmts_____________________
Bonds and stocks
Real Estate B. 11. Furniture and Fixtures
Other Real Estate
Interest in Guaranty Fund
Bills of Exchange
Cash and Exchange
FOR SALE—scholarship for com-
plete course of cotton classing,
shorthand, or steno-typewriting,|
or bookkeeping, telegraphy, or
business administration and fin-
ance, in Tyler Commercial Col- ■
lege. First come gets scholarship
at bargain. Ballinger Printing
Co., Ballinger, Texas.
; passes the union
in interest, and the
will begin as it never
began before for the churches of
Ballinger- The program tonight is
as follows, and the services begin
promptly at seven-thirty:
Thursday Night; Leader, Rev. J.
W. Bost.
Subject, “The Christian Home,”
(1) ‘The Christian Home in
Church,’ A- \V. Sledge;
‘Christ in the Home,’ Rev. <
Curry.
Rev. Atwood announces
following the union service
night Dr. Wallace, will addres:
the congregation of lhe First Pres
byterian church and any other
who wish to remain for the
dress. Dr. Wallace will tall
the Home Mission work in
Brownwood Presbvterv.
You Need a Tonic
There are times in every woman’s life when she
needs a tonic to help her over the hard places.
When that time comes to you, you know what tonic
to take—Cardui, the woman’s tonic. Cardui is com-
posed of purely vegetable ingredients, which ad
gently, yet surely, on the weakened womanly organs,
and helps build them back to strength and health.
It has benefited thousands and thousands of weak,
ailing women in its past half century of wonderM
success, and it will do the same Fur you.
You can’t make a mistake in taking
CARDUI
The Woman’s Tonic
Miss Amelia Wilson, R. F. D. No. 4, Alma, Ark.,
says: “I think Cardui is the greatest medicine on earth,
for women. Before I began to take Cardui, I was
so weak and nervous, and had such u.zzy
spells and a poor appetite. Now I feel as well and
as strong as 1 ever did, and can eat most anything.”
Begin taking Cardui today. Sold by all dealers.
Has Helped Thousands.
iirnis. Ope is
i‘ other in
former! v 1
FARM ERSXMEIIC HAMS
CHICHESTER S PILLS
™K l>s BRAND. A
L«dlrs! year for
i’i 11m ia Kt d and (•old tncuilic^^Z/
tw xes, sealed with Blue Ri'-Lon.
■fM Take bo other Buy of your
tQ HIAMOXn for
years know ntis Safest, A brays Reliable
—sold by brlggists everywhere
by posting at three public places
in said citv of-Ballinger, and bv
publishing this notice in The
Daily Ledger, a newspaper pub-
lished in said City of Ballnger,
that an election will be held with
in said city on the 10th day of
January, A. 1). 1917, being on a
Wednesday, to determine wheth-
er or not the
of government shall be adopted
in said City of Ballinger,
said election there shall also
two commissioners elected
said city, to serve until the
Tuesday in April, 1917.
FJB toALJ!
I RN FOR SALE—(’.ar shelled
corn just received ami is now
on track. $1.20 per bushel, or
$1.17 where purchaser furnishes
the sacks- Greer & Tavlor. phones
•219 and 3302. ’ 3-2tdHw
at Ballinger, State of Texas, at the close of business on the 27th day of Dec
ember, 1016, published in the Daily Ledger, a newspaper printed and publish
cd at Ballinger, State of Texas, on the ;tli day of January, 191
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, personal or collateral
Loans, real estate
Bonds and Stocks
Real estate (banking house)
Other Real Estate
Furniture and Fixtures
Due from Approved Reserve Agents, net
Due from other Banks and Bankers, subject to check, net
Cash Items
Currencv
The largest crowd of the week
was in til tendance at lhe union
services Wednesday night and
three limes as many people were
present as were present at the
Tuesday night’s service. The lit-
tle contest for the church having
the largest attendance proved
: successful and the First Christian
'church was represented by the
greatest number present from any
congregation.
For Wednesday night’s service
the uhoir was the best for the
week and lhe singing of course
was an inspiring feature of the
evening's program.
Rev. T. C. Jester was the leader
for last night’s services. Speak-
ing on the subject of “Secret
Sins’ Scott 11. Mack represented
the laymen on the program. Mr-
.'•lack 1 roved himself equal to the
occasion ami after his splendid
practical talk, one of the minis-
ters present suggested that the
preachers should pul some of the
laymen up to preach for them
some time.
Rev. -J. W. Atwood spoke on the
“Nurture of the Secret Life."
Rev. Atwood put secret prayer
above everything else in devotion
to God and second to prayer he
pl;1 ed the daily reading of the
VWCAPUDINE
FOR ACHESAND PAINS*
j R^IE5V -NOTȣ
By JOHN H. HE ARLEY.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
ROME, Dec. 13.—(By Mail
to New York, Jm. 4.)- Italy’s
war today lies heavily on the
hearts of many
married t o
Some of t hese
their husbands, others theii
to Savoia’s cause.
Princess Buoneampagni,
was Miss Draper of Boston
> Washington, is spending a
some honeymoon here,
band had to rejoin his
immediately
Rome.
Count Dentieo del Frasso is one
of the General Staff’s motorcyc-
ling messengers. His wife was
Georgiana Wilde of St. Louis.
She is the stepdaughter of Henry
Seigel, the one-time American
merchant prime.
Princess Alles:
tow sons under
the army and th
navy. She was
Broadwood.
Countess Telferer, who was
Ada Hungerford, lias a son in the
army.
Edward Kingsland, who be-
came an Italian citizen after his
widowed mother married Prim-e
Camporeale. has been dangerous-
ly woumhil al the front. He is
a cavalry officer ami was decor-
ated for gallant conduct in both
the Lybian war and
Pi incess (’amporealt
was Mary Bennel, a
New Jersey belle.
The son of the Duchess Luigi
Lante della Rovere is serving
with the Italian troops in Mace-
donia- He is called Don Luigi
Lante della Rovere. 'flic Duchess
was known to American i
as Mathilde Davis.
One of the son of P
Poggio Suaso Ruspoli is ai
tor. The other is in the
mobile service. She was formerly
Josephine Curtis of New York.
All of these titled Americans
are also doing their own bit for
their adapted country,
nursing and earing for
and orphaned children
most popular servi -es.
military sowing rooms
food stations attract the
POSTED—My place located 16
miles south of the river, known
as the Blocker ranch, is posted. I j
will prosecute anyone hauling
wood, hunting, camping and fish-!
ing. G.B. NIXON. 3mo-d&wpd
All parties are hereby forbidden
under pcnalt ; of the law, to hunt,!
fish, gather j»ccans, haul wood, or
otherwise trespass upon my Pecan 1
Mott farm, or upon any and all
other proprietors owned or con-
trolled by me in this < Runnels
County.)
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Sledge, A. W. Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. [12], Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1917, newspaper, January 4, 1917; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172886/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.