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AT . N O V E M B E R 25 , MM

( T H E

ONLY 4 YEARS AGO

NORTH FORT WORTH HAS 10,000

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of Opportunit ies for

Factories Here

by M a n y R a i l w a y s

L i n e s .

New Industries

RHA PS His re u I

munic ipa l i ty la i

o r t o r t h a i m a t t e ,

t ime sou th * est . that Is

makin g such rapid st r ides

rtan ce as *Corth

. Fro m a smal l hamlet

the hills to the nor th of

ago. t h a t

perhaps more th an twelve

tak ing In that c om-

J. W. Moore. J. B- Collier. J. D. Far mer and J . W. Stra in, t rustees.

The school faculty Is compo sed of•J~ _**• Moore, super inten dent ; A. H..F1n.cD.er. pr inc ipa l ; J . F . Whar ton, os -slstant pr inc ipa l , and H. C Sanders,second assistant pr inc ipa l , and MissesMu le Er i lc lnc , Florence McFaddenlater Doyd. Ju l ia Chr ist ian. SadieMoore. N 'annye Ozee. Mary I togan .Maggie Moore . Crace I iu rket t . Mc-MUlan and Mrs. Eva Wil l iams. Thecolored schools are In charge of Kmm.«J. Gulnn. pr inc ipa l , and Mary Poe, as sistant pr inc ipa l-

Schools Are Growing

The schools » r» nuki ng most sa t isfac tory progress, and the schoolboard is now planning to extend schoolfac i l i t ies to meet the increasing d emand for another year and perhaps before the end of the win ter session. Atpresent every avai lable por t ion of thebuildin g U being used, two class r oomshan ng recent ly been f i t ted up In thebasement . Every deta i l per ta ining to

the publtc school Inter ests is beingclosely looked after, an d It Is safe tosay that t he public schools will keeppace with the adv ance of the eliy In•ver y way. The educat ional advan tages, especially in the public schoolsthere, are all tha t could be desir ed.

The public schools of any commu nity

fore definite action Is taken . The general expens e of the city Is cut to t heminimum, and there I s no probabi l i tyof financi al difficulties.

About the Churches

Nor th For t Wor th has many goodchurch*buildings, and a la rge numl^erof the var ious rel igious denominat ion sare represented. At present the l i ip-t lsts . Chr ist ians, the two Methodistchurches. Presb) t er ians. Kpiscopal ians.and Cathol ics, compr ising twelve different church organiza t ions. Most ofthese organiza t ions have bu i ldings oftheir own and the other s are active Intheir efforts to erect buildings In thenear fu tu re .

All the churc hes have a number ofchurc h societi es and look a fter thework of their respective churches in amost thoro manner .

Many Lodges

North For t Wor th I s a lso a f ra ter ra lCity. Many of the principal lodges havesubordina te organiza t ions and nowhere

are they, as a whole, more flouris hing.Follo wing Is a list of the lodges, wit htheir of f icers and t imes of meet inr .

United Benevolent Associa t ion—Thisis one of the oldest fraternal orga niza t ions In North Fort Worth- It wasplanted in tha t community when i t wa sonly an isolated suburban vil lage. Ithas made steady progress ever

Xor lh For t Wor th no w popula t ion of ten thousand.A model stock sards of i m m t n s e capaci ty. . . .

Two of the la rgest p acking plan ts In the sou th , employing rve tho usand people a t fa ir wat .es. with ^ *y pay roll of mor e th an J6O.CO0. •>

Two na t ional banks with ample capi ta l . - -T-

Two elec tr ic st reet ra i lway l ines, giving abo u t , a f ive-minu te service to the c i ty of Por t Wor th , ami *union rail way stati on, exte ndi ng to all the princip al s-.burb*. ->Eleven steam ra i lways ent er the corpora te l imits of the c . 'y. having many miles of t rackage, ani fau- *sites can have ampl e rai' road facilities. «fr

Thee gra in e leva tors. •>Large st crea mery In the southw est—i ce crea m factor y. * •>Overall factory . •>Steam laundry. —. <•Electri c light plan t. 9Horse and mule mark et. « •:•Ice and cold stor age pla nt, • <•

A 135.000 school buildi ng. • — •>A 1103.000 sys tem of wate r worke. furni shing an In etha usti ble suppl y of water for domes tic and •>

al purpo ses. •>

Paid fire dep artme nt- •>Seven church es, and ma ny churc h societies . •>

The p retti est resid ence location of any city in Tex as or elsewh ere. High, delightful an d sanit ary. •Many of the usual retai l busi ness concerns, and unlimited opportuni ties for any legiti mate bran ch •>

Anyth ing tha t can succeed anywhere , can succeed in Nor th lVr l Wor th , and many enter - •>not succeed e lsewhere can succeed there- *£•

c3t, know n as

ng of the Swift and ArNor th For t

d soulsation of the t^wn. but the

did not sto p with Hint,turi ng e nte r

being Insta l leds and fine residence s

all directions. W ithnew manufa ctur ing en

and ashe tow n. th e

or more 'merc anti le conce rn*grea ter . Therefore new merhouses a re constant ly beingand m anv of them would do

much la rger city. Tl>»t Worth are p ro

and enter prisi ng and are ever1n advan cing t he int er

tow n.

bega n Its era of commer cement with the Incori>or.i-

l purThe first clt>

meeti ng was Held on Dec. 3.officers we re.

- Farme r, mayo r: ald ermen .B . C. Smith. J. S. Gra nt,

reasHard ing ; atto rney . W. P. Mc

Jno. F. Grant ; c i ty phv-Gilmore . The city

and lai d thehich tho pres

ful munic ipal ity now"Proper ty I s steadi ly advanc ing

and the conti nued activ ityrea l esta te pres

pros pero us fut ure.

a re many handsome resirlb. Fort Wor t*, as well

ess and office bui ld-s wisely

*— ••— —elect ion of thebu i ldings 1

bu i lding ordi-

Bought Water Wo rks

gove rnmen t have twi ceecame

pora ted munic ipa l i ty. I* G-luccee ded Mr. Far mer to

. and unde r his able a d-e town made wo nder 'Among the Impor tant

ad

for a wate r works s yste m,all the needs of the ci ty

ce of pure ar tes ianall purposes . The cost of

system was abou tand t he wat er supp ly is o b

two artesi an wells. Theell has been able to supp ly

or water so far . and n ot-the two packing plants

g for the past thre e orreds of ga l

e supp ly fromwell has b»en inex hausti ble.

IS abo ut one tho usand feetmpin g capac ity 19

s eve ry twelve hours .r pressur e from tne

for fire protectio n is-five poun ds. A larg e

on an e igh ty- foot e le-a. capaci ty of on-

thous and gallo ns Is kept ccm-

wat er supp ly Is at all lim eson.

larg e quan tit ies of waters, there a re

or six hundred pr ivat e re siw suppl ied w Ith cit y

ally all t hehouses. While the meter n i t - Jche.ip. the monthl y rece ipts

const i tu te a very Impor tant single interest . Texa s has made in Its lawsl ibera l provisions for the suppo r t of

the public schools, both by state an dloca l taxa t ion, and the tendency t owardle t t er schools I s increasing with eachyear . T he publ ic mind I s steadi lygrow ing more friendly and liberal toward popu lar educat ion, and every c i t i zen Is Interest ed In the ultima te result, an d willingly lends all possibleaid to an y movemen t that Is for thebenefit of the schools. Ther efore, theschool board and teacher s have the cooperati on of the school'^ patr ons Inbr inging the Nonh For t Wor th ^chooisup to the popu lar stan dard.

Thes e os well as many oth er publ icimprovements of minor Impor tance, a rethe fruits of the ener gy and zealous ef-foi t* of 11 r . Pntc hard and h ie cabinet of enterpr ising counci lnien.

Davis Elected MayorAt Ihe lar- city election held In April

of the pre- ent year. W. D. Davi s waselected mayor to succeed Mr. Prltc hard.Mr. Davis Is a man of strong capabi lit ies and business energy, and has entered int o the duties of hi- office wit hall the zeal of his predecess or, and abrilliant administ ratio n of the affairsof the city govern ment is assu red. Thepresen t members nf the city councilare awake to every interest of the city.and ent er heartily Into all matt ers i>er-ta imn g loa the c i ty 's welfare , and workharmon iousl y with the executi ve officers for the advan cemen t of the city' sintere sts. They ore all men fujly Identified in a commercial way wit h thecity, and comprise the following gentlemen : H- It. Daniel and T. Thanis ch.Fir st ward . Lou is T t lanke and F. G.Coffey. Second ward: Jo e Mulhol landand It- H. Kelly. Third wa rd: P at Con way and B. M. Frazuer . Four th ward.

The other cl»y officers are: If. L.Proc tor , c i ty secretary: J . W. Baskln.c i ty a t torney: O. I t . Montgomery, c l tvmart-hal: J. B. Collier, city trea sure r:W. K. Sandsbe r ry. assessor and collector. Jo hn W. Buckl.i nJ, chief of fi. e

depar t ment : Dr . Fraz ier . c i ty physician ; T. J- Cl.nrdy. san itar y officer.

The futur e has In store wonderfulach ievements for Nor th For t Wor th .and the citizens are proud of theprogress they have made with in thepast few years. Eve ryd ay br ings new-settl ers who are soon Identified witnthe advancing th rongs. The peoplelend thei r aid In every way to the citycouncil and Uie commerci al org aniz at ion, and have the spir i t tha t a lwaysbr ings success.

Want Sewerage System

Amons the needed enterpr ises tha tthe clt> Is after no w is a se werage• •>• and both the city council an dthe Commercial Club are actively atwork to secure It. Withi n the |W>tmonth proposi t ions of th is charac terhave at different times been before thecity council, but up to the presen t tiit uno franchi se has been grant ed.

The Commercial ClubWorki rg In conjunct ion with the c i ty

council for Ihe benefit of Nort h F ortWort h, is the Commerci al Club. Thisorgan izati on Is compose d of man y ofthe basin*** men of the city. The officers and directors are as follows: I*n. Pntchard. president : J- W. Condon,f i r st vice president : V. S. Whrdlaw.second vice p'csi . lent : Rochester Har t -away. secretary: P. P. Hopkins, t reasurer. Direc tors —W. D. Davis . W. H.Grove. J . D. Farmer . T . M. Thanisch .

Dr. J. R» Frezl er and P. J. Conwa y.

Regu lar meet ings of th is c lub areheld in the directo r's room of ti n ,Exchange Nat ional Bank each Tuesdayaftern oon at 4 o'clock. The club is att h i s ti m e a c t i vel y I n t e r es t e d « • £ « " -Ing more manufac tu r ing enterpr ises,an d the Individ ual members at all timesare ready to show the prospectoraround . The re are many ™J desir able fac lor j si t e . In Nor th For t Wor th ,and Inducements commensura te withtho Importance of the enterprise willat all times be extended.

C ity la ProsperousThe city is in sple ndi d financial co n

di t ion. Notwithstandin g the two bondissues previously ment ioned, i t cannot be c-cnsldered that the city is involved . The reven ue from the clt.. wa -ter rvoi ic ind.ca t- s tha t tha t enterpr iset more than's a if -ust a i . - in g. The c . tyfrom rcceints over and above the city sneeds and for fir- purpose s, .s moreThan aSle to pay all accr ued Int eres ton the bonds and provide for a sin king fund suffUlenf to take up eachcoupon as I t c«m « due. The tax^r a tcvoted to provide for the payment ofT he i n t er e st o n t h . M £ > l M g « £prov ide a sink ing fund Is entire ly suff lc lent to meet the payments and a lsoto keep the school propert y Id prop er

"T he " affairs of the cit y W ffMOnJ-ca l ly administered, aa id every mat tercoming before the c i ty counc lMsJho ro- I

ly discus

Its organ izati on and is a very popula roidc r. The preseut officers are as follows: J . M. Burket t . president ; T . M.

Calloway , vice pres iden t. Mrs. L. M.Dil ls , secretary and t reasure r ; MrsI .u la Carde nhler . chaplai n. T he lodfeCmeets a t Frazuer 's ha l l on the th irdSatu rd ay nigh t In each month .

Woodmen Circ le—II . A. ThomasGrove No. 278 was organized and char tered No v. 7. 1903. with t he followingoff icers: Guardian. H at t ie H ar t ; adviser. Delia. Wlnc omb: cler k. DelaSloan; banker . Sa l l ie Nevlns; a t tendant . Laura Hummel: magic ian. TommleEastha m; inner guard. OHie Mack:ou ter guard. Eva Nichols; managers.Alma Ray and E l izabeth Hensley; p! .y-sic lan. Dr . James Har t . At tha t tunethere were only a small number int erested In th is woma n* auxi l ia ry to th eWoodme n of the World. Now the me mbersh ip 13 larg e and steadil y g r ow m j .under the guidance of the present li*tof officers, who a re: Guard ian. Mrs.Gra Pi t tm anx advi ser . Mrs. Moll isC laypool : c lerk. Mrs. Mary Gal loway;banker . Mrs. Net t ie Towns; a t tenda nt .M r s . Estes: magic ian. Mat t ie Randal li i ner guard. Mrs. Ph i l l ips; ou ter g uard.M r s . Claypool ; managers. Mrs. Hunker .Mrs Mitchell and Dr. Hick man, phy sician. Regular meeti ngs are held edthTuesday af ternoon a t PHtchard's ha l l .

Nort h Fort Worth Lodge No 1 0 3 . I.O. O. F_ was organized May 10. ISM.It holds a regu lar meet ing ever S a ' u r -day night at P n t c h a r d

-* halL Th e

membersh ip Is steadi ly g i ow u l g an dthe degree staff, under the leadershipof L. O. Miller has plen ty of work todo at every meet ing. A new lot of ad di t iona l rega l ia has recent ly been pu i -chased at a cost of mora t h a n $10" andthe degree sta ff meets every Wedn esday night for drill. The presen t offi cersa r e : C. Halemberg. si t t ing past gr and:

D. It. Smith , noble gran d: W. T . Anderson , vice gran d: T. P.. Quavle. sec re tary, and R. P. Stokes, t reasurer . Th epresent mem bersh ip Is now almost 100.

North Fort Worth Lodge No. 1191S.Modern Woodmen of America. wa« organized Oct. 15. 1905. The memb eish ipi> now about two hundred Regul armeeting s are held at Frlt chard 's Haltever j Monday nigh t . The of luers a rc :Fust co nsul. William J. O Urieii, co ns u l . J . E . Buchan: adviser . Mr . Al 'en:c lerk. R. Hadaw ay; banker . I t. V.1 'razuer ; escor t . L . W. Orp ent er ;mana gers . F. H. Clajp ool; C. R Bu.-h-man and R- B- Sla lkes; music ian. Dr .M E. Tadlock; examining physic ians.D r s . M. E. Ollmore. M. C. Tadlock andA. D. L ions . Th is camp bears the dis tincti on or havin g been Ihe first campInstit uted in Texa s, and now holds th esta te banne r for having the la rgestmembersh ip of any one camp in theslat e. The membe rshi p at large is o.-«rnine hundre d thousa nd, but is Just en-tenn g Texas. I t I s growing a t the ra t eof abou t twenty members a month .

It also has a flourishing lodge ofBoja l Neighbors, the ladies ' auxlha iv .

The lodge of Knights of r>t hia s Bone of the popular fraternal or gaiuzaliens. The list of o fficers compri sethose among the very best businessmen in th e city and the lodge Is in af lour ish ing condit ion.

The Rathbone Sisters.- the ladies 'auxil iary, is In a most flouris hing con -il.tinn. The officers are nil alive to theinterests of the order and Ihe uuet-u igs ar e all harmonious and prof . ta -ble.

The Fire Depar tment

North Fort Wor th cla:ms to have oneOf the best paid fire depart ment s ofan \ ci ty in the sla te of Its size. It hasbeen organized abou t two tears, andduri ng that time has done -efficientservice . The f i re f igh t ing appara t uscons ists of a hose reel, w ith ladde ra t tachmen t , and a chemica l engineThere are about two thous and feet ofhose, and so far the equipment hasliecn ample lo meet even- emergency,but the growth of the city will sooncall for a more modern outfit. Th edepar tmen t was organized mainly bythe present chief. J. W. Bucklan d andformer chief. Arch Carp. At that t uneMr. Buckland was assistant ch ief andhe and Mr. Carp not only traine d t hethree horses, but even constructe d theprese nt firs hall. Duri ng the timesince the organi zation ma ny fires havebeen handled and as je t there hasnever been a serious accident - Ther resent members of the depar tmentn r e : J. W. Buckland. chief; B. Hill,assistant ch ief - and Messrs. D. B .Smith . Har ry Smit h . Char ley Crause

and Puddy. At no far distant dayit Is the hope of the firemen that anew hall, more centra lly located, willbe erec ted.

The Nor th For t Wor th Kindergar tenAssoc ioto n is an org aniza t ion -xhat Is:ncro mplls hlmj much for the cause ofeducat ing the l i t t le folks. The kinder gart en Is In charg e of Miss Sara CarCand Miss Eu la lee Punber . with two as -

fully unders tood be-

A L L R E A D Y F O R

T H E C A R N I V A L

Celebration Wil l O pen on the

North Side Monday

PBOGBAM'OF THE WEEK

Citizens of North Fort Worth Hoping

for Good Weather During Cele

bration of Birthday

Notwithstanding the unfavorableconditi on of the weather, the NorthFor t Wor th Commercia l C lub cont inued to make extensive prep ara t ionsfor the gran d fourth Annive rsary celebra t ion, which begins tomorrow af t ernoon, and wil l cont inue th ruou t theweek. It la the desire of the Co mmercial Club to make the opening da y.which has been appropr ia te ly desig

nated Nor th Fort Wor th day. one ofthe feature days of the week's celebra t ion. To th is end var ious sta te a ndnation al officials have been Invited *omake addresses on the occasion. Therew 111 als o be lo cal s pea ker s, wh o wi llpoint out to the asse mbly the unp rece dented growth and prosper i ty of Nor thFor t Wor th , and inc identa l ly ment ionthe fact that the city Is after mor e factor ies and commercia l industr ies, andprese nt the claims of the CommercialClub that the city has more and better desirable facto r} ' si tes than a nyother city in the southwest. In tact,the prime object In brin ging to thecity at this time a grea t multitu de ofpeople is for the purpose of Interesting t i iem in these ina t ters.

In older to provide e nter ta inmentfor .the thousan ds of people who areexpect ed to be In the city dally, t heCommercia l Club is bring ing a greataggregat ion of carniva l a t t rac t ions totho city. A.I thes e attr acti ons are tolie appro ved and exhibited under t hesupervi sion of the Commerci al Clubcommit tee , and tha t organiza t ion haspromised the c i t izens tha t not h ing ofthe least objec t ionable charac ter will betolera ted. In fact, the st reet a t t ra ctions have all been approved by peoplewho have Invest iga ted them, and noone need fear tha t any a t tempt will bemade to evade the expresse d wishes orthe Commercial Club and the citizensof North Fort Wort h.

The t ra ins br inging the a t t rac t ions ofthe Cosmopol i tan Amusement Compan ywill arrive Sunday Crom Lawton, Okla.

The y will bs unloade d at once In thoRock I sland ja r ds In Nor th For tWorth, and by 7:30 Monday Uie streetsof North For t Wort h will be a blaze offun. gall) ' decorat ed with flags andbunt l i« . and the fest ive bark of thespeller will be heard ami d the din ofthe men y voices, mingled with thest ra ins f i . im the ' hand s and the sh r i l lnote s of the ste am calloiie. It will bea week of Jolly fun makin g for all-

Week's ProgramThe prog ram for the week has been

ar ranged as fol lows:

Monday . 7:30 p. m.—Opening of thecelebration, when Mayor Davis cfNort h Fort Worth will welcome th e\ i - i tor .s to the c i ty, and promine ntspeake rs wil l make addresses. Theopening day has been designated asNort h IMrt Wot th Day.

Tuesday af ternoon—Children's day.Special features will be arra nged ata l l a . t rac t ions for the enter ta inment c fthe ch i ldren.

Tuesday nigh t—For t Wor th day.Wednesday af ternoon—Orphans' day.

The orphan child ren will be the g uestsof the Commercia l Club and the man agement of the amusement company.

Wednesday nigh t—Dallas day. TheInte rurba n will make a rate of $1 forthe round trip for the occasion, andmany people f rom Dal las wil l a t tend.The Texas Heal Esta te and Indust r ia lAssociati on will also be enter tain ed asthe gue~ts of the Commercial Club.

Thur sda y afternoon— Specia l day forWoodme n Circle. Royal Neighbo rs.Rathbone Sisters and Royal Achates.

Thursd ay nigh t—The crowning cfthe >iueen of the carniv al, with ap pro pr ia te ceremonies. T he rega l ia to beworn by the queen-elec t at the c oron ation ma y be se en in the w indow at B.X. Friedman'!, jowelrv store , on Houston st reet , near E igh th . I t consists ofn beautiful robe, a crown with beau tiful settings and a hand some scep ter.

Fr iday af ternoon—Will be announcedla tar .

Fr iday nigh t—Public marr iage of apopu lar jo ung couple on the back ofthe big elepha nt. This Is also specialday for the Knights of Pythi as. Gran dFra terni ty and Odd Fel lows

Saturda y af ternoon — Commissionmen's and cattle men's day.

Satu rda y nigh t — Modern Woodmenof America's special day. and the closing of the carnival

M I S S S M I T H N O W

L E A D S IN C O N T E S T

Chance in Posit ions of All

Candidates

The interest In th e e lection of aqueen of the carniv al was almost atfever heat Saturda y. All the cont estant s for the honor received very s tron gsuppor t and the opening or the campaign again Monday means tha t therewill be renewed interes t in the conte st.

Wlien Ihe votes were counted at So'c lock Satu rday nigh t Miss Oer t rudeSmith was the leading candida te , with1.820 votes to her credit. The voti ngwas rpin ted late in the afternoo n an.lIt is state d that many votes wereplaced la the ballot boxes after thevotes had been taken out and countedfor anno unceme nt In toda>*s pai-er.Jus t how many to tes are coming Is a.luestlmi that all the candi dates andtheir friends are deeply Interested In.The announcement of the standing onMonday afternoon is expected to bringon the expected b attle of ballots for th euueen of the carnival, which will eon-t.nue to grow more interesti ng as t hetime approaches . The contes t willdos e Wednesday nigh t , the hour forreceiving the last ballots will be announced la ter .

The robe, crowo and scepter to beworn by the queen on the night of thecoronat ion have a l ready been secured.

The re la t ive standing of the contestants is as fol lows:Miss Gertru de Smith I.S5H

Miss Mamie KIper 1.5«oMiss Rhoda Hangl ln J . « SMiss Bessie Maur ice * .*»Miss Clara Huddle ston 1.06SMiss Mabel Daniels "••'• . . U N

It is one of the most wonderfultonics for developing tho f igure , m ik ing bright eyes, red lips and rosycheeks , ever offered to the Amer icangir l . Hol l ister 's Bocky Mounta in Tea .Tea or Tablets, 35 cents . J. P. Bra-

R I V E K S I D

The re t i r ing pastor . Rer . Mr . Wln-fteld, has been appoin ted to Joshua .Texas, and will leave with his familyfor that place soon.

Mr. W'lnuel of Riversi de, who hasbeen quite sick at his home for thepast week. I s repor ted some:i mprovedon Satu rday nighL

Joe Wynne of Pr imrose. Texas, a r rived In Riversi de Satu rday night an dwill spend the next few days with hisson. A. E. Wynn e.

Rev. Mr . Bickley. . the .newly.appo inted pastor of the Riversi de M. E. church.'wil l occupy the pu lpi t Sunday mornl n*and nigh t , preach ing h is ini t ia l sermonat 11 a. m.

corner opposi te the newschool bui lding. Considerable ' Impro vemen t has been planned for the building and new seats will ' be orde red

A number of Riverside young people,twenty In a l l . pleasant ly su rpr ised thefamily of Grant Ru t ter last Thursdaynigh t. A good time was reported as thear rangemen ts had been completedwitho ut the knowledge of Lillian and

Charles and Annie Hogue, of the Butter residence.

The Riverside school trust ees heldthe regu lar bi-month ly neet ln g Satu r day morning In the office of J. B . Ba ker on Hous ton. st reet and passed onsome build ing estimat es for the new-school building. The salaries for theschool teachers were also allowed andthe session closed with the usual routine work. T here were five member s

G L E N W O O D

J. M. Young and family are spe ndingSund ay In Glen wood with fr an k Ru*!.and family cm Cromwell st reet,

M r s . Witt is much improved Sal u r -da> at her reside nce, 408 Duncanstreet . Glennood, and her physic ianexpresses or ient prospects for the agedlady' s speedy recovery after a threeweek's illness.

Brick work on the new mattres s factor y buildlna; is now practically c ompleted and manufac tu r ing opera t ion*will be commenced soon. The factorybuildi ng is located In Kast Vickeryboulevar d and adds one more good Industry to the enterpr ising suburb onth© east of Fort Wort h.

Thanksgiving day I s to be celebra tedIn royal fashion by the Junior Ord erof United American Mechanics in Glen-wood. Already a number of tu rk ejshave been purchased and are being fattened in a coop safely guarded . A reg u lar tu rkey dinner , with a l l Thanksgi v

ing accessories , will be served In theJuni or hall In Bessie street, and t heAmer ican Daughters order has beenm\l te d with many ou tside f r iends.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

Miss Mary Bent ley of Whar ton. Texa s . Is spend ing a few days In Brook lyn Heights at the home of Miss MaudeCraig.

The Re\s. Wrigh t and Money areholding a protrac ted reviva l mjet lnjIn the Brooklyn Heigh ts Bapt ist churchan d e.ich service Is exceedingly wellatte nded for the time of the yea r.

The Baptist church, which was re-centl> completed, will be formally dedica ted Sunday. Nov. 25 , a t the morningservice hour of 11 o'clock. Churchservice s ha. e been held in the n*»\rbuildin g for some time past, but he retofore no dedication ser\i«.e had beena r r a nge d .

E. E. B*ildridge and family have removed from Brooklyn Heights to Arlington Heights. Next summer theirnew Arlingt on Heights residence w-illbe completed, after which they »\illmove permanent ly. Mr. Baldri dge wii:re ta in h is ca t t le interests a t BrooklynHeigh ts.

P OLYTECHNI C

IL B . Young has re tu rned to h is duties at Polyte chnic college aft er aweek's visit to friends In Ryan. I. T.

J. A. cimI.™ 1 of Gainesville. Texas .I s spending Sunday In PolytechnicHeig hts v ii ii hla famlly_M r. Gilllland 'sch i ldren are a t tending the col lege, having sta r ted last September .

A basket ball game has been arranged for Thursday morning Iietwe*-nthe Polytechnic team and the Texa sEapt lst univ ersi ty team. The game wil lbe played on the camp us, making t woInterest ing features for Thanksg lv tag

Stude nts at Polytechnic college areanxiously await ing Thanksgi ving day.when the prep football eleven will battle with the first team for honors onthe college campus . Ea ch team hasdone considerab le practice work an J a sthe prep men are above the averagethis year in weight much speculationsurr ound s the outco me of the game.

G O E S A C I D R O U T E

Man Takes Poison in Presence of Wife

and Promptly DiesSpecial tit T»e Telegram.

HOUSTON'. Texas. Nov. 21.—JosepaMann ler took his life tonight at 10o'clock by drinkin g a bottle of carbolicacid In the presen ce of his wife. Hesent his wife for a bucket of beer andupon her ret urn he said- *I am tiredof living and 1 am goin g to Quit It:I am going now." With these words heswallowed the contents of a small vialand expired on the floor. No cause is

kno wn for the deed excent t!>..t-n wdeceased had been drinking heavily forthe past th ree days.

Tn Philade lphia the prohibition ca ndidate for governor got about 600 votesout of a total of nearl y 250.000. It ispainfully eviden t that the booze chariotIs more popular tha n the water wagonIn that sinful city.

liver. The greates t regulato r ever offered to suffering hum anit y. If yousuffer from liver complain t. If you arebilious and fretful, it's your liver, andHeroine will put it in its proper conditio n. A positive cure for Constipation B iliousness. Dyspepsia and all libdue 't o a torpid liver. Try a bottle andyou will never use anything else. Soldby Covey * Martin.-

CARD OP THANKS .We wish to expres s our hea rtfelt

sympat hy to a l l our many f r iends fortheir many ac ts of kindness and beau-tifal floral offerings, and especi ally dowe" apprec iate the kind word s of Rev;Mr. Daniel to us during the sicknessand Illnes s of our beloved wife an d

C. X PCfJH,PER RY PUG IX.

811 WestrBel knap. Nov. M.-UOfc

L I N E R ADS B r i n g , R a w Us

S T R E E T IS N A M E D

" P R O S P E R I T Y P I K E "

On e Suggest ion Waa Accom

panied.-With-Verses

At a special meeting of the commit

tee of the Commercial Club neld yes

terday af ternoon, the name for the

carniva l a t re et ' was se lec ted ' f rom a

large number suggested by var ious

ladles.

The name selec ted was "Prosp er i tyPike." and was suggested by MissI thoda Hangl ln. one of the contestant sfor carniv al queen. There were manyvery appropr ia te names suggested, andone Uiat came In second choice wa s"Rubber Way." and was accompaniedby the following not e:

-RUBB ER WAT."When st rol l ing down the st reet

On hsppy carni val day. -II your fnend s yoi n.-.-t.

Take them down the "Rubber Way."

And as you pass along.

See what you may.Don't be surprised a bit.For It's on the -Rubbe r Way."

Then rubber , rubber , rubber .Don't miss a single show; ^

Tben rubber, rubber, rubber*As into them you go .

And don't forget your mone y.As down the "Rubbe r Way "

You're strolling with your honey,pay.or you'll surely have

Be sober, or be Jolly.Eithe r as you may:

You'll not call It folly.Wha t you see on the "Rub ber Way ."

So rubber , rubber , rubber .Rubber th is and tha t .

Then rubber, rubber, rubb er.Just rubber and grow fa t .

We'l l ca l l the st reet the "Rubber Way."I thin k It's quite c omplete;

Don't you think so? Say—On the "Rubber Way" we ' l l mee t

home to Coleman after a visit to herdaugh ter , Mrs. James A. Hcnson.

City Marshal Montgomery has selected a number of special officers tobe on duty durin g the carnival week.

The Tuesday C lub will hold regularsemi-month ly meet ing Tuesday af ter

noon with Mrs. A- C. Chase on Market *avenue. All the members of the #lubare u rged to a t tend.

A ball will" be given at Prltc hard' *hal l Wednesday nigh t for the enter ta inment of ou t-of - town visi tors to thecelebra t ion. ~ _ ^

The Odd Fellows held a ..reg ularweekly meet ing last nigh t and notwithstanding the condit ions of theweather a fair attendance of memberswas presen t. There was work In the

North Fort Wor th branc h No. 210.Grand Fra terni ty, will have a big meeting on Tues day night at Prlt chard 's hallfor the purpose of organising the Nor.nFor t Wor th band.^

Waples-Pa lnter Co. Centra l ave. wantyour lumber business. Phones 1»07.

Phon e 1367, William Cameron A Co .North Ft. Worth , for Drives on l umber.

' J I M C R O W " LAW

Kditor Telegram:NORTH ~ORT WORTH. Texas. Nov.

13.—I want to use your paper in oi lerto epeak to the law controll ers. We.as colored people, wan t a separ ateroach and we want It according-to thelaw. and the way It directs . We oregtea t ly bothered with white men rushing Into our coach, usin g it for a s moking and whisky roo m. We want It t->stop thruout the state of Texas.

The leading colored people are v ervwell satisfied with the separ ation an d

the whites ought to be.I have been a citizen of Texas eve r

since 1863 and hav e owned a home eversin ce 187S. I have raise d a family InTexa s and have succeeded In educatingthem. Out of five children ther e areth ree graduat es: Maggie I* Stewar t ,science certifica te: Umeth . cl assics I.and Loui s Be. classical. This makes mefeel that I am a citi zen and hav e aright to ask for anyth ing that is rightand In accordance with the law.

As I was returning from the city ofWaco, to my surprise I saw a whiteman In a negro coach, sitting In a negro woman's lap. drinking whisky outof the same bottle with her. This isImposing on the bet t ere las s of_coloredpeople and

A Friendways w EN

Col

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tncrpieat Cold, tak

Remembe r, all

Discomforts bat

Nip them In the

thextomsch like "B

They act Uta E

Muscles that prope

Indication

Dytfefsi*

Torpid Liveorpid Lrver

- Appendicitis

Colic

Wermt

Ma

In inch ea ses a

worth fllty dollars

on. to say nothing

lort. loss ol Busine

It

He

Acld-rlsuir s la the

trig are sure signs

food poisons, an d

promptly.

O ne C a s c a r e t

trouble, an d mo ve

takca at the first s

Don't tall to car

ol Cascarets with y

All druggists sell

boxes a year.

Be very carefu

made only by t he

pany and never

tablet stamped "C

" D o w n t oGRANULATED -Yellow Clarified Dark Brown Sug

Evapora ted AppCooking Figs. 3Good Prunes. 3 2 Crown Raisins

Evapora ted PeEvapora ted PeEvapora ted Ap

Seeded Rai sins.-Cleaned CurrantsCitron, pound I*mon Peel , po

London Layer UPPE R CRUSTRewley*s Rest FWor th FlourHlgl i Pa tent FloAnchor Pa tent FQueen of the PS K . I I . kegs Kra

want It stopped.

Tours for my race.

GEORGE W. STEWART.

O S T E O P A T H S MET

Cemtnitte e Was Appoint ed at Afte rnoon Session

The Texa s Association of 0>teopa thsmet at the Hotel Worth Saturda y aft-ernon. On account of the weather andthe shortness of time allowed by thecall for the meeting, there were on lyabout twenty doctor s present at themeeting which was called to order b ythe president of the stat e associati on.Dr Hallovvay of Dallas. The principalaction of tne meeting was the appoi ntment of a committee of taree to actas a legislat ive committe e. T he members of this, committee are Dr . T. L.Ray of Fort Worth. Dr. M. B . H a r r i sof Fort Worth and Dr. Bailey of Waco.'Financia l a f fa ir s of the assoc ia t ion

were a lso ar ranged. -

THE TEXAS WONDER.Cures all kidne y, bladder and rheu

mat ic t roubles: sold by al l druggists,or two months ' t rea tment by mall forJ100 Dr . E . W. HalL 2»!t Olivertree't. St. Louis. Mo. Send for Texastest imonia ls.

CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RY.Will on Nov. 27 sell tickets to pointsIn Iowa. Minnesota and Illinois at oneand one-thi rd fare, good to return thir ty days from date of sale. Fo r further Information apply to George W.Lincoln. T. P. A. 7 West Ninth street ,K a ns a s C i t y , ' M o .

S gal . kega PiMackerel, kitPigs' Feet, hitHolland Herring;Smnked Her ri ogPi-kled Herrin g.Holland HerringNice fat Macker

Large r fat MackAmerica n SardinMustard SardineGood Salmon, c

Imported Dill Greeley PotatoesBurbank Pota toelull-lb. sack SugSO-lb. can CompSO.Ib can Leaf LFresh Crackers, b5-lb. pails Jelly10-Ib. pails Jelly5-lb. palls Prese20-Ib. pall Prese

NEW CROP S

Vi gal. fancy Tab1 gal. fancy TablVi gal . Sorghum1 gal. SorghumH gal. Evapor ate1 gal. Evaporat ed

New crop East Cane Syrup.

GRANDMA PANEeg-O-See. X pkPrice's Foo d, 3 pkScotch Oat s. 3 pkS-lb pkg. Oats

Full l i n? new RCorn Beef, ca n .Veal Loaf, ca n .Beef Loaf, can Ham Loaf . ' can Polted Ham. 3 ca3-Ib. Pie Peaches,3-Ib. Pie Apples,S- lb. Pumpkin, c3-lb. Lye Homin y3-lb. Kraut , can Greeley Potatoe s,Burbank Pota toesPlum Puddin gs. 1

Fru i t Cakes, 1-

H. E. S'Both Phones 8.

C r oChamberlain'

Is a certain cur e f

been known to (.tilGiven as «x>n_

hoarse, or even af

appears, it will pre

It Is the sole depe

and* of mothers,

t h em .

Price 25 cents

Large aize BO

Gives vigor, strenerves , stom ach a" * I t 's easy body . .Ilttle Hollister'a RIt does Ihe busine

We are Showing this STh'o-handsomest"-line of L A D L B S ' P U E S

h o w e v e r . show n. -

R. A,

70 6 Main.

A N D E R S !TH E D R U G G I S T ;

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