The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. XXVII.
for Life
Insurance
THE SCHULENBURG STICKER
Insuran
Scbuleoburg. Fayette County. Texas, Friday, February 25. 1921
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Letter
From Mansfield
At State Capital
(By J. J. Mansfield.),
The people of the District of
Columbia are making a desper-
ate effort to secure the privilege
of voting, and of having repre-
sentation in Congress. The
Washington papers are leading
in the fight, backed by all the
elements that have become en-
riched off of the Federal Govern-
ment. The women are also
joining in the general campaign,
and the colored population is
stirred up and having one rally
after another. Suffrage in the
District can be granted only
through an amendment to the
Constitution of the United
States, and the purpose of . the
campaign is to impress Con-
gress in order to get the
amendment submitted to the
states for ratification.
The District was originally
ten miles square, situated on
both sides of the Potomac River,
approximately six by ten miles
being granted by the state of
Maryland, and four by ten miles
by the state of Virginia. Many
^year ago the portion on the south
side of the river was ceded back
to the state of Virginia.
The founder^ of our Govern-
ment did not want any state to
have an advantage over another
in the location of the seat of Gov-
ernment. For that reason they
decided to create a Federal Dis-
trict to be governed entirely by
•Congress. Knowing that those
who reside in the environment
Of the National Capital would
exert far greater influence over
the affairs of the Government
than those remote, it was the in-
tention to maintain the District
as a non-political zone in which
the people should not be permit-
ted to vote, nor have representa-
tiyes in Congress. To now
grapt suffrage and representa-
tion to the District would be
equivalent to creating it a state,
and giving its people a decided
advantage over those of any
other state in govenmental af-
fairs.
Even without direct repre-
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sentatives in Congress the peo-
ple of the District have for a
hundred years fared far better
than those of any state, in that
the Government pays one half the
cost of the Municipal adminis-
tration—even to furnishing one
half the funds for the mainten-
ance of the public schools in the
District. At the same time the
people of the District pay |ar
les-s taxes proportionately than
the people of any other large city
in the United States. For sev-
eral years past the lower House
of Congress has been endeavpr-
ing to require the people of
Washington to pay a greater
proportion of the expense of the
Municipal administration, be-
lieving that the Government
should not be required to furn-
ish more than about one fourth,
or at most, one third of the
fund.
The Senate has invariably ad-
hered to the old time rule of
50 50, but last year the House
positively refused to further
provide one half of the funds,
and the Senate after several
weeks of wrangling finally ac-
quiesed. Under the District
Appropriation bill of last year
sixty per cent of the cost was
required to be raised by the
people of the District, the |Gov-
ernment to pay the other forty
per cent, and the bill as passed
at the present Congress main-
tains the same proportion. Wash-
ingtonians are dissatisfied with
this arrangement, and believe
that if they have two Senators
and two Representatives in the
House that they will be able
hereafter to require the people
of the United States to pay a
greater proportion of their
extravagance.
Call at Ignaz Russek State
Bank and get your Liberty
Bonds left with us for exchange,
as all bonds have been received
and are ready for you. All bonds
so held at the bank are strictly
at the owners risk. 22-tfc
Dr. J. Kabn, Optometrist of
Dallas will make his regular
monthly visit to Schulenburg,
and will be at Paul Breymann's
Drug Store, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, March 6th, 7th and
8th.
I F* - - - Efficiency—Cleanliness—Best of Materials—Con-
scientious Workmanship—Reasonable Compensa-
tion for Services—Appeal to you in the selection
of your Dentist, 1 solicit your Patronage. -.
DR JOE F\ LESSING
DENTIST
Office over First National Bank
Free Automobile Trip
To Port Lavaca and return, go with your
Friends who are now buying our Black hog
wallow Land at prices that can not be
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equaled in the State of Texas.
See me and make your arrangements
for FREE trip.
O. J. Millsaps.
Schulenburg, Texas.
Register Your Vote
"For" Independent
School District
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the
day set for the election whifcb
if carried will Schulenburg, and
the people of this section full
control of our own schools.
Schulenburg, and the School
children of this place are en
titled to far better school facili
ties than have ever been afford
ed them here. And while all of
the surrounding towns have
gone ahead and built and better
ed their schools, Schulenburg
has done practically nothing
and today, we find ourselves on
no better plane, from an educa
tional standpoint, than any little
country school in an isolated
section of the state.
The people of this section have
in every instance recorded fchem
selves in favor of "local option"
as affecting other issues, and
this election merely provides
"local option" or local control of
local schools, and should there
fore carry.
It does away with practically
all dictation from outside
sources, and leaves the control
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and upbuilding of our schools,
entirely within our own hands.
Next Saturday is the day, and
the vote of every good citizen
should be "for", changing this
from Common to an Independent
school district. ;
For the benefit of those who
do not understand or may be
misinformed, we wish to state
that this election has nothing
whatever to do with any bond
issue or the raising or lowering
of the tax rate. To issue bonds
or increase school tax levies, a
special election for that purpose
so stated, iliust be held.
Colorado County has just let
another Highway contract being
for the stretch between Glidden
and Borden, a distance of four
miles, which when completed,
will give our neighboring coun-
ty a complete and modern high-
way through the county. The
four miles will cost Colorado
County $38,669.99. Work will
start within 30 days, and is to
be completed in 100 working
days.
The Washington Birthday
Party given by the Methodist
Ladies at Mrs David's Cafe last
Tuesday, was one of the most
successful of the season, and a
large number of the ladies as
well as the downtown business
men, dropped in for a delightful
lunch. Little Red Hatchets ser-
ved as souvenirs.
A big line of planters and cul-
tivates now ready for farmers
at Kessler Mercantile Co. Prices
right.
MUSIC
INSTRUCTION
Teaching In
Violin
Voice
IPiano
Uelcelale
Expression
Arrangements can be ma.de
by letter, or phone
113 or 51
Ela Maxine Lessing
Schulenburg, Tx.
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The End of a Perfect Day
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Hallettsville May
Have Government
Cotton Glasser
The farmers of the Halletts-
ville section are considering the
advisability of having a govern-
ment cotton classer at Halletts-
ville. L. A. Huff of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, re-
cently visited that city, and set
forth the details of the plans
under which a government man
will come to a town.
The same matter has at differ-
ent time& been suggested for
Schulenburg, and for that rea-
son the following from tljis
week's Hallettsville New Era is
reproduced:
"A governmentcoiton classer,
if appointed, would have an of-
fice at the cotton platform and
would sample each bale of cot-
ton and staple for the grower.
He would give the grower a cer-
tificate showing the grade and
staple of the cotton and tell him
what he should get for the cot-
ton on that day. Each cotton
buyer would then post the price
for each grade of cotton and the
farmer would get that price with-
out the buyer ever seeing the
sample. A charge of about 50
cents per bale would be made to'
pay the salary of the govern-
ment cotton classer. The purpose
of this service is to demonstrate
better methods of handling and
marketing cotton by farmers,
and to assist producers in devel-
oping and operating a system of
selling cotton that will insure to
them the full market value of
their product.
Call at Ignaz Russek State
Bank and get your Liberty
Bonds left with us for exchange,
as all bonds have been received
and are ready for you. All bonds
so held at the bank are strictly
at the owners risk. 22-tfc
Another Bond
Issue Necessary
Another bond issue of one
hundred thousand dollars will
be necessary before the high-
way through Special Road Dis-
trict Number One can be com-
pleted. County Engineer A.
Schlafligave figures on the work
already done and estimates on
the work yet to be done substan-
tiating the call for another bond
issue at a meeting of citizens last
Thursday night. The meeting
was called for the purpose of
putting the matter before our
people, and the county engineer
and Messrs. R. A, Wolters, J. C.
Baumgarten and H. P. Schaefer
of Schulenburg were invited to
attend.
Reports from officials show
that the completed highway will
cost a total of $352,000 of which
our county has been assured
$152,000 in state and federal aid
provided the people of the dis-
trict will pay $200,000..
The tax rate on our bonds
has been 29 cents for the past
three years, and ihe county
has retired $12,000 of these
bonds. The rate is due to be
reduced this year. Other road
districts in our county are pay-
ing a higher rate in one district
being 44 cents. The additional
bond issue in this district will
necessitate a tax of very little
over this rate for the entire
amount of bonds and the work
will of course have precedence
over other work of like nature
in the county, since this road is
now under construction.
The stretch of highway be-
tween here and Schulenburg is
expected to ,be completed in
about six weeks.—Flatonia Ar-
gus.
Oscar Wolters visited at La
Grange one day last week.
TWO BIG
Rodeos
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Presented by McAllister & Ross
The people of Schulenburg will have
the pleasure of seeing 4 big reels of
film made from 2 biggest rodeos and
Big Wild West
Exhibitions
Ever given in Texes. There are shown the fi-
nest pictures of real bucking horses, bucking
steers, goat roping, trick riding and roping, and
many other features that made these rodeos at
Coleman and Brownwood famous.
These two big rodeo pictures will be shown
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Wednesday, March 9th
OLYMPIA Theatre
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$29.00 More For
Relief Forwarded
During Past Week
The following additional conj
tributions have been received
and7forwarded to Mr. Peden :
Mrs. Fannie Haidusek, La
Grange $ 3.00
Joe Brendle, Rutersville... 2 00
Charles Frohnapalfel. La
Grange 2.00
Hugo Ehlers, LaGrange... 10.00
Baumgarten-Matula Co.,
Schulenburg.. 10.00
John Lidiak, La Grange... 1.00
Henry Koepke, La Grange 1.00
Previously reported 817 00
Total to-date $846.00
In addition to the above Mr.
Peden has received the sum of
$53.45 and to all doners to this
fund the heart-felt thanks of the
European Relief Council, of Mr.
Hoover and Mr. Peden is given.
Thanks should be but a poor
return, but behind them is the
deepest flood of gratitude in his-
tory—the gratitude of nearly
four million children, and in the
years to come, when these
children have grown into strong
men and healthy women, the
thought that you have helped
rescue them from starvation will
be a recompense immeasurable.
Thanking each of you for the
interest manifested, I am,
C. G. Robson.
Federal Highway
Engineer nO. K' s"
Cement Bridges
The chief federal Highway
Engineer for the U. S. Gove
ment in charge of road buildin
in Texas paid this section a visit
last Saturday, and was take
out over the road work no
built and building, and in addi-
tion to placing his 0. K., on the
work done, further pronounced
it "excellent" in his report.
Especially was he pleased wit
the quality cement bridge struc-
tures that have been built, and
pronounced them the best in the
state, which is some gentle little
puff for Contractor Lake Robert-
son.
Some other sections have
been so fortunate in getting
work and good material, and
adjoining county is going to hav
to replace some twenty cem
structures built, before they
will conform to government re-
quirements, which is necessary
to secure Federal monetary aid.
The chief engineer also in-
spected the Flatonia-Schulen-
burg road and pronounced it
satisfactory in every way.
R. J. Watzlavick and wife and
Ignac Cernosek and wife were
passengers for San Antonio
Tuesday morning, where the
two gentlemen joined a class of
200 other Knights of Columbus
and were initiated into the
Fourth Degree of that order
with elaborate festivities and
ceremonies. In the evening,
Knights and'their wives joined
in a big banquet. They report
a fine trip and time.
O^.RD OF THANKS
jVe desire to extend our heart-
felt thanks and gratitude to all
those who so kindly assisted us
in caring for our beloved wife
and mother during her recent
illness and at her death and fun-
eral. Especially do we thank
Rev.Piepenbrokand the Schulen
burg Choir, and the many loving
friends who so kindly brought
the many beautiful flowers.
G. Knape and Children.
Neaux Beaux
Miss Edna Schaefer was
hostess to the Neaux Beaux last
Wednesday evening.
Three tables of players parti-
cipated in the game of 500. Mrs.
R. G. Seeberger received-a bit of
silken lingerie for high score,
Miss Minnie Schwenke a bath
towel with crochet edge for con- ,
solation and Mi^s Selma Schind-
ler a%ox of stationary for booby.
. Following the game a salad
course was served to the follow -
ing: Misses Minnie Schwenke,
Audrey Baumgarten, Emma
Bohlmann, Tonie Mertz, Lillie
Bohlmann, Selma Schindler,
Julia Clark, Hertha Graf. Emma
Borchers, Mesdames Alfred
Flocke, R. G. Seeberger and Mr.
Oscar Sobotik.
One of the tWo twins, born to
John Ballar,d and wifce, colored,
last week, passed away Monday
morning. It is said that the
other twin is a healthy individ-
ual. The father, a well known
colored man of this section is
62 years of age. He was mar-
ried about a year ago.
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Price, J. A. The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1921, newspaper, February 25, 1921; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth189704/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Schulenburg Public Library.