Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-06-05
JEFFERS0N'S FIRST
GREAT TRADES DAY
Was 4 Grand Success -Di(fest Event
In Years-0ver seoo People w.t.
ness Balloon Ascension.


In Years-0ver scco People w.t.
ness Balloon Ascension.
JeHerson's first great Trades
Day, Tuesday June 3rd, was a
success from every stand point.
The people began to gather early
from all parts of onr trading ter
ritory, aud soon the crowd was
immense and beyond expecta-
tions. The J. & N, w. put on
special a coach from the M. K. &
T. arrived at 9 m from
Ii nden and brought a large nun
Der of people from Linden, La
nier and other stations on their
line. The Imperial Band met
this train and they rendered con-
certs at $50 and at 100 p. m,
and at 400 p. m. on the leading
street corners and for the nice
music they rendered they we're
highly complimented. The main
part of the crowd was centered
at the large stores that offered
special prizes for that day, Per
kins Bros. Co. and j. j. Segal
having the largest, while
The Jefferson Progressive Club
room on Lafayette Street was
thronged between the hours of
8 a. m. to 4 p. m. by the people
depositing their trades day cOu-
pons for chance to win the
golden prize.
At 4 p. IN. the ticket that won
the golden prize was drawn from
the cylender by little ten-year
old Miriam Crute and number
called out by Sam f. Eberstadt,
secretary of The Progressive
Club, to vast throng corner
Polk and Lafayette Streets. The
winners were: Willie Hill, 500;
p. II. Lennon, $40; A. d. Ora
YER, S.. G. w. Grubbs of Pros.
pect, won the 81 barrel of -four
for bringing in the largest nun
Der of people on one wagon,
drawn by two mules. He had 62
men, women and children. Mr..
Grubbs had his wagon prepared
like 16-foot float, draped with
white cloth and all the occupants
stood up on the float. They
brought cheers from many when
he drove into the city and up be.
fore the Progressive Club room
to have his load counted. The
personel of those on the wagon
are:
Misses Alice and Lena Suber,
Oaklay Youngblood, Hattie Lu
Smith, Eva and Vera Howard, Mary
McAdoo, Clara and Mable Grubbs,
Verna and Mable Bramlett, Bessie
Lou Whitfield, Nora FAINT, Burma
Latham, Gladys Grubbs, Ada, Eta
and Louise Whitfield, Jewel Mann
ing, Mrs. Fannie Whitfield, Mrs
Eula Manning, Fannie Manning.
Messrs, Chester Latham, Hayden
Giubbs, Clark Grubbs, Aubry Lath,
am, Grady Bramlett, Morris Lath-
am, George Grubbs, Jr,, Travis
Maxwell, Anston Grubbs, Travis
Grubbs, Clark Grubbs, Austin
Bramleft, David FAINT, Rupert
Bramlett, Fred Bramlett, Lou,
Howard, Floyd Bramlet4, Clay
borne. Whitfield, Henry Maxwells
Albert Cox Vernon Grubbs. Mans
FAINT. Robt. Grubbs. jeff Stevers
son. Kirby Grubbs. Kennon Cox
Dayton Smith. A. l.. Bramlett
j. w. Grubbs. ]. r. .Grubbs. Ray.
ford Grubbs, Luther Grubbs.
Lamar Owens. G w. Grubbs.
At Perkins Bros. Co. ] w
Grubbs was the winner of the
81 pair of shoes offered, to the
one who guessed the nearest tC
the number of people who would
visit their store that day, his
guess being 4,110, while the
number was 4, 1875. d B Maddox
won the $40 offered by The j j
Segal Co., who gave a coupon for
every dollar cash purchase.
Erambert- Vaughan Cos. store
was filed all day with trades day
buyers. Every merchant that
gave coupons for the golden
prize had their stores taxed tC
the limit to attend to the wants
of their customers.
The New Pool Hall gave box
of cigars to, the tallest man who
visited their place that day, and
was won by r. S. League whose
height was 6-feet l2 inches.
Following the distribution of
prizes, the crowd went in body
to the ground South of the post
office, where Prof. Hogan was
initiating his big balloon. 1t was
q hugh affair and took some time,
but the crowd waited patiently,
and when it was turned loose
and shot straight up into the air
MAINLY "a IL. k..-L Mail.