[Texas Spur Extract, 5 Jan 1917]
[transcribed by Mark Murphy, 25 Sep 2001]

REPAIR WORK
Furniture and Stoves repaired.  Wagons, Hacks and Buggies fixed to
run like new ones.
SMALL JOBS
done at shop or I will go out and do your work.
WILL BUY OR SELL
all kinds of Second Hand Goods and do repairing at Reasonable Prices.
See me at Grubb's Blacksmith Shop.
G.W. Bills		Spur, Texas
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Read The Texas Spur- $1.00
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We pay the highest prices for Poultry, Eggs, Hides and Furs.-
Spur Produce Co.  10tf
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Jesse Fletcher came in Saturday from his home a mile east of the city
and spent some time here greeting friends.
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G.S. Jones, of near Spur, was in the city Saturday of last week trading
with the merchants and shaking hands with his friends.
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R.E. Thomas, of several miles north of Spur, was in the city the latter
part of the past week after wire with which to build hog pastures,
gardens and other important fencings and improvements on his farm.
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J.A. Murphy, of Hubbard, arrived in Spur the latter part of last week
and he and family will make their home here in the future.  Mr. Murphy
has purchased the G.S. Jones has already bought another place [sic],
therefore we are assured of having another good family located in the
great Spur section of the country.  There is no country in America
which is settling more rapidly and developing more substantially at 
this time than the Spur country.
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EXAMPLE
Of the Successful Business Man
is a good one to follow: you can't go far wrong if you walk in his 
footsteps.  No man of affairs today is without a commercial bank
account; no business however small, can afford to be without one.  If
you have not an account, get in line for success by opening one with
us today
CAPITAL STOCK $40,000		SURPLUS FUND $10,000
NAT'L BANK OF SPUR TEXAS
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Burl Harrington was in the city Saturday.
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W.E. Fletcher, of one mile east of Spur, was in th city Saturday 
on business.
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W.A. Holloway, of several mile north of Spur, was in the city the
latter part of last week.
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A girl was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Tunnell at their home
in the city.
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J.L. Karr, one of the most prominent citizens of the Spur country, came
in Saturday from his farm home five or six miles northeast of the city
and spent some time here on business and greeting friends.
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W.A. King was in Spur the first of this week buying lumber and building
material in the improvement of a new place which he recently purchased 
a few miles south of Spur.
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S.B. Scott was around the city the first of the week smiling and as 
jovial as any man in the whole country.  Asked as to why he was so 
happy, he informed us that he had a fine boy at his home.  We extend
our congratulations and we are confident that S.B., Jr., will make a
man of whom his father will be proud.
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Mrs. E.H. Wendell, of New York, is in the city and is now having her
property in the city repaired, repainted and placed in the best of 
shape.  Mrs. Wendell is one of the best business women we have ever met,
and is most progressive in her ideas of city building and improvement.
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Elmo Sleight made a trip the latter part of last week to Abilene after a
"Country Club" Overland for Hogan & Patton.  He carried us out in this 
new car and we testify that it is one of the neatest, smoothest...
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