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erald THIRTEENTH YEAR. HAMLIN, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918 NUMBER 15 Birthday Feb. 22. LEGAL HOLIDAY THIS INSTITUTION WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY The inspiration of Washington's staunch Americanism has this year a wonderful timeliness. Upon the birthday of the Father of our country may we each resolve to maintain, individully and collectively, ideals worthy of our Nation, and support those ideals by influence and acts to the limit of our power.

Like Washington, may we be loyal energetic, courageous, patriotic! First National Bank of Hamlin of Hamlin, Texas Nice Rain Fell Sunday Night A real gentle wetting rain amounting to .44 of an inch fell slowly Sunday night. It was warm and the moisture all went into the ground. Counting the .3 of an inch of moisture that came from the last snow the recent rain gave our country a total of about three-fourths of an inch since Christmas. Some farmers state that wheat is coming up that was planted last fail. This is portions of fields that were not ruined by sprouting and then dieing.

There is not quite enough moisture vet to bring up oats, however there will be more oats than usual planted this spring. Chances for early grass are better now as with the rain of this week and snow that drifted high in places in the first part of January will likely cause many green spots over the pasture lands, Boy Falliog From Light Pole, Dies Sunday afternoon while playing with several other bovs, Gid, fourteen-year-old son of J. D. McCluskv, met with a most tragic death out near town. It seems that Gid with some other boys, were playing around the which is the line that carrier the electric light and to Hamlin and Anson from Stamford.

Gid climbed one of the thirty foot two-pronged poles which is made of steel and toid a companion that he believed he would touch the wires. The boy on the ground yelled at him not to do it as it would hurt him. Gid reached his hand up towards the wires, which are charged with a 3,300 voltage. No sooner had the poor hand got within a foot of the wire, perhaps, than the current went through his body, on to the pole and into ground, thus The boy was knocked off the pole and fell to the ground, where he was picked up in an unconscious condition, dying Sunday night at 11 Dr. Bickley was called to see the little fellow ingly stated that the fall is what kiiled the boy, according to his opinion, though it is admitted that the boy was badly burned nearly ail over his body.

It seems that the current burned his fingers, went through his body and through his shoes into the pole. The remains were laid to rest in Highland cemetery Monday afternoon, and many sorrowing friends attended the funeral. Stamford Leader. Four-minute Speaches By Local Speakers It is announced by T. S.

Whiteley, Chairman of the Four-minute Men of Hamlin, that Mayor C. P. Chastain will speak at the Fergerson Theatre, Friday night and C. B. Cook, Saturday night.

Each speaker will have a subject of national importance. It is the intention of the Committee to have at least two speeches each week from now on at the theatre by local speakers, upon subject furnished by the National War Publicity Committee. Orient Changes Schedule Sunday the Orient road put on a new schedule, making the time forjarrival and departure some hours later than formerly. No. 4 East bound arrives at 10:35 a.m.

leaves at 10:55 a m. No. 3 West bound arrives at 12:35 p.m. leaves at 12:55 p.m. The West bound takes dinner here- This new schedule makes a heavier mail to arrive here over the Orient owing to better connections with the T.

P. Mrs. J. W. Grisham Dead A message was received Thursday stating that Mrs.

J. W. Grisham had died at her home in Hilisboro. We were unable to get further pariiculars, except that she had been in ill health since leaving Hamlin, last summer. J.

P. Lamar came near receiving serious injuries this week when he and the horse he was riding, were stuck by an auto. Mr. Lamar was running his horse to head off some stock he was driving through town and dashed out of an alley just as Lon Palmer came along in his car, both unaware of the presence. Mr.

Lamar was thrown from the horse and the hdrse was knocked some distance but not seriously hurt. Mr. Lamar felt shocked and jared but not till the next day did he learn that his right shoulder was dislocated. FERNS AND POT PLANTS Will have a shipment of ferns and pot plants at the American Express Office Saturday. Mrs.

W. A. Albritton. Dr. E.

A. Pardue returned Monday from a business trip to Louisiana, where has been for several weeks. Dr. want9 it distinctly understood that he is not going to move from Hamlin. It has been necessary for him to be away so much recently, on business.

Hamlin Citizens Will Seek Oil Interest in making an investigation for oil in the Hamlin community. is a gain revived. It will be remembered that some- thing like 18 months ago there was great interest here in putting down a test well for oil. Ev- ifery geologist and oil man who has seen the country west of town speaks very favorably of that locality as being a pronable oil field. The first efforts to test this locality was promoted by out of-town oil men.

Several thousand dollars worth of stock was sold and paid in. a company was chartered and leases taken but some difficulty arose and the company was disolved and the money refunded to the stock holders. Up to this week the above is a brief history of oil developments at Hamlin. Tuesday afternoon a mass meeting was called by the busi- nesz men of Hamlin to meet at the City Hall. There the subject was taken a spirit of business like earnestness.

The indications are that the citizens of this community wili be independent ahd organize themselves into a company and mike a thorough investigatio of our oil prospects. There is money enoughjto spare in Hamlin and community to make a test well of at least 3,500 feet or more and we believe it will be done in the next twelve months. The Tuesday meeting was presided over by Dr. J. F.

Taylor, Chairman, and a committee composed of Dr. A. Pardue, J. J. Waggoner and Y.

C. White was appointed to solicit stock, being authorized to take applications for shares at $10 each to be fully paid at the time of organization. Those present were in dead earnest, and at once subscriped 350 shares, the amount for each man being from 2 to 50 shares, but there was no limit as to the amount that could be subscribed. This is strictly a home enterprise, there is no chance for a graft. It means I that there are citizens in this community who are willing to vegt a little money to determine what might be found by digging a well 3,000 or 4,000 feet deep, I It is worth the effort and money to do this.

It is no more gamble than to place money into a barren field to raise a crop, it is no bigger risk than the merchant takes when he sells his thous ands of dollars worth of goods to The Foundation Of Nations IN the of 1 human dictionary- there is the small but powerful word Thrift which means saving, success, industry good fortune, and all else that is best for people, cities, and nations. THRIFT is is the foudation of prosperity andkey of all industry. Cultivate the HABIT of thrift -SAVE SOME and you will find that SUM will do so much to help realize your ambitions. It is as easy to be so much ahead instead of that much behind. Let Help YOU SAVE.

FIRST STATE BANK of HAMLIN Capital and Surplus $35,000.00 A GUARANTY FUND BANK people on the strength of a crop being made. This is an enterprise in which all should do their not knock but remember that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred where oil has been found the local people have tak en the initiative. There can never be a gas well found unless something more than is expended trving to find it. The committee aspointed to secure stock will meet the citizens again at the Citv Hall, on Tuesday Feb, 19, at 2:30 p.m. A STATE BANK FOR MC CAULLEY The IDEA Bigger The TIMES Than First Now would be a good time for The parents reading the above, to instruct their children not to, in any way come in contact with a light wire.

Stay off the electric poles. Don't touch a broken light wire or even a telephone wire it might be in contact with a live light wire and would be as dangerous as the light wire. If find a broken light wire phone the light company, they will appreciate your doing so and will at once repair the wire. By doing this promptly you might be the means of saving someone an injury, or even death. All the necessities of life have advanced rapidly in price since the War FOOD, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC.

BUT STYLE PLUS Clothes and $21 Represent an idea that not even these momentous times have been able to over come. The public appreciates a consistent policy. The business of STYLE PLUS makers has doubled the past year. Volume and concentration have made manufacturing economies possible and so that increased cost has been ofset. Still all wool fabrics, same distinctive style and tailoring, same guaranteed saitsfaction, SAME PRICE $17 and $21.

Bigger Than Times Has made Good Can Still Be Well Dressed for only $17.00. We have a few overcoats left to sell for $4.90. Pool-Whittington Company Ernest Carter Dies Ernest Carter, age 18 years, son of Milton Carter and wife of the Whitelev community died Tuesday morning, after thirteen days of suffering from pneumonia. Ernest was a good bov and will be missed by his friends both old and young. While he had never made anv public profession, he left satisfactorv evidence of a hone in a blessed immortality.

While it is and to give up our boys and burv them at home, it is far more distressing for them to die and buried in a foreign land. May the great and eternal Jehovah guide the parents of this noble bov, to life eternal. Rev. J. T.

Nicholson. Dr. W. S. Carruthers returned Saturday from Gilmer.

Dr. has decided to locate permanently at Big Sandy, Texas and came here to arrange for moving. Dr. Carruthers will be greatly missed from our little city. Here is hoping that he and his estimable wife will return and make Hamlin their home again.

Dr. wants the Herald to pay them weekly visits and says he will look anxiously for the report of the first big rain. J. W. Ezell and associates are organizing a new bank for Me Caulley.

Mr. Ezell purchased the old bank building and fixtures about a month ago from Grover Ellis, the present cashier. The Bank of McCaulley will be liquidate and a new bank, as the First Guaranty State Bank of McCaully will open about Feb. 20. The officers of the new bank will be Dan W.

Maberry, J. W. Ezell, vice-pres. L. J.

Brian, cashier. The board of directors is composed of the above officers together with S. Baker and S. E. Miers, Mr.

Brian has been living in Hamlin about one year and will move to McCaulley Monday. We regret to see this good family move from our city, but they will not be far away. Mr. Brian is an experienced banner, having had about 15 years work. He is business like and sociable.

Mr. zell is what may be called an old timer, so well known that it is not necessary to say more than that he is making good as cashier of the First State Bank of Hamlin, and while the people of McCaulley are letting go a splendid family here like Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, they are fortunate in securing these new people. The Herald congratulates the promoters of the new bank.

Here is wishing all parties much success. W. C. Cutrell, of Anson, was here Wednesday looking after the interests of his race for Tax Collector. Mr.

Cutrell made the race for collector two years ago and is meeting many old friends, Mrs. G. R. Bates underwent a very delicate and dangerous operation at the Hamlin Sanitarium, Monday. She is doing well at the last reports.

F. M. F1ZER DIES Just as we go to press we learn that F. W. Fizer passed way at his home in west Hamlin.

Full details will be given next week. CARD OF THANKS We take this method of expressing our thanks and appreciation to those who were so faithful to us while our little one was sick. For your expressions of sympathy to us in the hour of death, we 3hall ever remember. May He who doeth all things well bless you and sustain us in all sorrows and trials that befall us. Mr, and Mrs.

T. A. Jean. Have you made a Red Croaa garment for one of Our Boys?.