The Childress Index (Childress, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 14, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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CHILDRESS INDEX.
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VOL. XXV
CHILDRESS. TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. 1913.
NO. 26
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<1 STRONG FEATURE
GOOD PURSES ARE OFFERED FOR
FOUR DAYS' RACING DURING
THE JULY CELEBRATION.
Directors of the Childress Coun-
ty Fair and Racing Association have
ai ranged the racing program and
purses, and have sent them to prom-
inent horsemen over this and other
states. The dates set for the lair
are July 10. J >. 17 and IS. Meeting
here a week niter the opening at
Clarendon.
The purses offered are the largest
ever put up by a county fair in the
state, and will draw a large number
of horses here. Not only will the
association try to get good horses
and racing, hut other means of en-
joyment will be arranged.
The business men of the city have
not, as yet, decided upon the mode of
entertainment for the 1 Sth, hut it.
is a sure thing that something hand-
some will be done. At present the
committee is in correspondence with
a firm of aviators, and it may he
that arrangements will be made for
two flights each day of the fair. If
that is not arranged the usual bar-
becue will be had, with speaking and
other entertainment.
As business conditions are much
better this year than last the at-
tendance will no doubt be much larg-
er than last year.
Below till be found the racing
program (or the four days of the fair.
As 4 seen some handsome purs-
es are pqt up and they should bring
some gool anii; , Is to the fair:
First Day
2:2u !'• <4, purse $300.00
2:2k . .rrt, purse 400.00
Two-y«' i)ld race, purse .... 100.00
Quart*' fcile Dash, puree .... 100.00
Flve-eH Ws Mile Das]) 100.00
V i "d DiJ>
Free for all Pace, purse ....$300.00
Three-year-o/d Trot, purse.... 200.00
Half Mile Dash, purse 100.00
Seventh-eighths Mile Dash .. 100.00
Third Day
2:35 Pace, purse $400.00
Two-year-old Trot, purse • ••• 100.00
Childress County Derby, mile.. 150.00
Four and half Furlongs 75.00
Fourth Day
2:14 Pace, purse $400.00
2:16 Trot, wursc 400.00
Three-eighths Mile Dash .... 100.00
Six and half Furlongs 100.00
PLANS A CITY DRIVE WAY. ,
1
Alderman Wm. Romans Suggests a
Splendid City Drive Way.
Alderman Win. Ronmtie has start- |
ed the agitation ot a scheme that I
should be brought to a successful |
termination, and will be if the in-
terested people give him the encour-
agement they should.
His plan is to build a drive way
| around the entire city, the drive
! way lo pass near each of the pub-
lic buildings of the city, through the
prettiest part of the resident dis-
tricts and around the Fort Worth &
Denver railway shops. The streets
and roads partially selected begin
on Main street at the Northwest
corner of the court house square.
From there, the route will follow
'the street east and south to cross-
J inu' over the railroad south of east
I school building. After crossing the
j railroad the route will continue
south on Seventh street two blocks
'to Avenue C, S.E., thence west
with that street to the fair grounds,
I around the fair grounds, crossing the
J railroad at the stock pens. Follow-
ing the public road until the street
j north of the court house is reached,
thence east to the place of beginning.
A drive over this route a few
; days ago found it to Lie four and one-
| half miles long, making a nice drive
for horse and buggy, also a nice
drive for an auto. As stated above,
it will pass close to all the School
buildings, the court house arid in see-
ing distance of the church buildings,
gins, compress, railroad shops and
other manufacturing industries will
be along the route, thus when show-
ing a visitor the* city he will see
| everything on the one trip.
It is intended that the streets and
i roads be graded and put in first
j class condition, the expense to be
! mat by private subscription, or at
| least most of it raised in that man-
j ner. The city will pass an ordinance
; requiring drivers to always keep on
j the right side of the road, thus mak-
| ing it perfectly safe at all times.
' Tlilg !► , goou move and should
bo carried to a successful completion.
As soon as put in good order the
people living along the route will pro-
ceed to put their property in good
shape, thus making it more attrac-
tive to the visitors and others.
COMMENDS THE EDITOR.
"Officer, Do Your Duty"
PORK EATEN AND SOLD.
s?
—CLIV(L/\ND
Northwest Texas Autoists to
Seek Gulf-Colorado Highway
The
Smallest
Depositor
is entitled to abso=
lute safety—ade-
quate facilities—
unvarying cour-
tesy.
We specialize on
these points.
The
FirstState
Bank
M Guaranty Fund Bank."
W. L. Underwood, Pre«.
G. F. Springer, V-Pre .
C. W. Mitchell, Cashier
F. E. Woodruff, An*'t. C« h.
Fort. Worth, Texas, May 10, 1013.
Mr. L. K. Haskett, Childress, Texas.
—Dear Friend: I have been intend-
ing for a long time back to write and
express my appreciation of the good
work which you have been doing for
your section of the country, within
the last year or two, in the way of
advocating the use of silos. I firm-
ly believe that that is the solution of
the problem of how to get the most
out of our western lands, and 1
think that your people up there owe
you a debt of gratitude, for your
steady and continued advocacy of this j p()rt \y0rth
This paper has had something to
say on different occasions about the
building of a good road from Den-
ver Col., to Fort Worth, thence to
the gulf. The Commercial Club of
Colorado Springs has sent a com-
mittee along the proposed routes,
and from all information that, has
been received the route following the
Fort Worth & Denver railroad was
looked upon as the best. But. as
other towns and routes in Texas
are working for the road it behoov-
es the people along the Denver road
to go to work if they expect to re-
ceive the sanction of their route.
With that idea in view the Cham-
ber of Commerce of A"iarlllo, has
called a meeting to be held here on
.May 22. This meeting is for the pur-
pose of formulating a plan of work
and to secure the co-operation of all
the towns along the road. There
will be delegations from Amarillo,
Clarendon, Memphis, Quanah, Ver-
non and Wichita Falls and the work
then planned will be pushed by all
towns.
In this connection it behooves the
people of Childress to make prepara-
tions to entertain the delegates while
here. Also to see that a meeting
place is secured and other courtes-
ies extended. The work of this
kind should bo looked by auto own-
ers, and no doubt they will take
charge of the same at once and see
that every thing needed is done or
arranged for.
There is no doubt but what a good
auto road leading from the gulf to
thence up the Denver
plans will be evolved looking to unit-
ed steps toward securing the auto
highway, whose worth to the towns
touched is generally recognized. It
wil' bring this way hundreds, per-
haps thousands of overland tourists
and will prove a standing advertise-
ment to this city and section.—Am-
arillo Daily News.
The date for the meeting of the
autoists of the Panhandle will be
May 22 at Childress. This is going
to be an important gathering and
local auto owners should all be on
hand. A first-class auto road across
this county will be worth while to
our <eople.—Memphis Herald.
TheO. Koss and family were tour-
ing about Carey last Sunday in their
auto and Mr. Koss brings back glow-
iiiii accounts of crop conditions. He
stated that on the Uivens' farm is
one of the prettiest pieces of corn
ho ever saw. It is about six or
eight inches high and a perfect
stand. Cotton is up and to a good
stand. The same can also be said of
the feed crops. Mr, Koss said it
made a man feel proud to see the
country looking so good and that, the
people in general were expecting
good crops this year.
Chi'dress County Farmers Buy $4,- I
360.00 of Potk Annually.
I
"lie Farmers' 1'nlon is inaugurating
a Live at Hone campaign among J
the farmers of Texas. Mr. Peter j
Radford, President of the Union, in |
discussing the subject said: "There
is :io reason why a farmer should
buy a dollar's worth of meat during
th'j year, but from such information
1 am able to obtain, the farmers
o* Texas buy $20,000,000 of pork and
it - products per annum, to say noth-
ing of other kinds of meats and sup-
plies purchased that should be rais-
ed on the farm. No farmer can af-
ford to buy a thing he can raise,
no matter how cheap it may be."
According to government estimates
the per capita consumption of pork
and its products per annum is 100
pounds and the Federal Census Re-
ports on hogp marketed and slaught-
ered in each county, give a reliable
basis for production by counties.
The report shows Childress County
produced 8i*!i,0u0 pounds of pork'and
consumed 953,800 pounds per annum,
sending out of the county $4,380 for
pork yearly.
The Farmers' Union is asking
that the farmers reduce the cotton
acreage and "plant" hogs, raise more
corn, milo maize, build silos and
feed and fatten livestock on the
farm and live tit home the whole
year around.
IWOODLEY IS
AGAIN RE ELECTED
SUPT. WOODLEY WILL CONDUCT
CHILDRESS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DURING YEAR OF 1913-14.
BACCAULAREATE SERMON.
The Baccaulareate sermon to the
members of the graduating class of
the Childress High School will be giv-
en by Rev. J. T..Griswold, pastor of
ihe First Methodist church at the
cl urch Sunday night. The public is
cordially invited to the services and
especially the patrons of the school.
The program follows:
Voluntary Mrs. O. E. Maer
Sc ripture Reading.. Rev. J. T. Price
Anthem, Union Choir led by S. P.
McMinn.
| Sermon Rev. J. T. Grlswold
Quartette.
ilonediction Rev. L. A. Betcher.
•Vine blocks of street was worked
and graded last week in the north
part of the city. The work was done
with private money.
A CORRECTION.
Two weeks ago The Index was in-
formed that W. B. Howard and M.
.1. Hathaway had formed a partner-
ship for the practice of law, and that
Judge Hathaway had moved his of-
fice into the Underwood building
with Judge Howard. Since we learn
that Hie Information received was
incorrect. There has been no part-
nership formed and they do not
office together. Judge Hathaway has
moved to the Underwood building.
This i orrectton is made for the
bene'it of alt concerned.
At a meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the Childress Independent
school district, held Friday night of
last week, teachers were elected for
the coming school term. The trus-
tees had agreed to require that all
the present teachers should make
written application, but later that
order was revoked.
At the meeting the trustees discuss-
ed the situation thoroughly from
every standpoint. And on the vote
for the re-election of W. H. Woodley
as superintendent the vote was four
and three against. On the re-election
of Prof. Stonewall Brown the vote
stood five for and two against.
In taking up the other teachers tho
board voted to re-elect all but Misses
Lelda I.ec, Mitchell. Abbott and Hol-
land. Saturday morning the board was
called together by trustees who hail
opposed Supt. Woodley. They stated
that while they had been opposed to
his election a majority of the board
was favorable and they were willing
to accept tho verdict and wanted to
make the election by a unanimous
vote. The same action was taken in
the cases of the above named young
ladies, thus all of the old teachers
were re-elected by acclamation. This
action puts tho board in harmony on
the teacher question and permits
the work of the board to move along
without friction.
While the action of the board came
as a distinct surprise to many of the
patrons, yet all will, or should, unite*
with the board of trustees in doing
all they can to make the coming
term a success.
There are yet a few teachers to
be elected. Those to be elect-'ij will
be in the high school department,
and will be required to teach many
of the branches recently added to
the school.
Rumors are that several of the
teachers will tender thefr resigna-
tions, not at being displease*' with
the school but some have schools at
other places with increased salaries,
others going to quit teaching and
still others who are said to be matri-
monially inclined.
A piece of residence property, va-
cant, on. the south side, along a ce-
ment walk, was priced at $12.."0 per
front foot a few days ago. Ten dol-
lars was offered. It is doubtful If
the property could be purchased at
the price offered at this time.
proposition, which 1 am pleased to j roa(j (0 Colorado would be a great
note from your pajier, which I re- j thing for all the towns along the
ceive regularly, is now bearing good rolIte There would be hundreds of
fruit. j autos passing along the road each
Allow me also to congratulate J'°" year. It would also assure the own-
on your appointment as postmaster | ers 0f cars good roads from one
of your city, which was certainly de- t0Wn t0 anolher. The advertising
served, if steady, consistent, and per- the towns and c0Untry would receive
sistent work for a quarter of a ceil-1 Cftn not be estimate,i.
tury for the upbuilding of your tow.i Below we publish an item taken
and county are at. all deserving of; ,ron; the Anmrillo Dally News con
recognition. I feel sure that J'011 j cerning the meeting to be held here:
will fill the appointment with satis , Meeting at Childress.
faction to your people and credit
yourself. With kind regards
best wishes.
Yours truly,
P. W. HUNT
BUILDS A SILO.
to!
Secretary Seth It. Dolman of the
an(* J .'•:iiarillo Chamber of Commerce, is
J (! spatching letters to the eommer-
Icial secretaries and other interests
in all towns from Amarillo to Fort
Worth along the Fort Worth & Deti-
| ver line, announcing that a meeting
T. J King has completed the erec 1*111 ?'< Childress on May 22
tion of a Common Sense silo on his | " ,Ile lntcrest of ,ho proposed t ol-
farm two miles west of Childress.
Tho material was sold by Cicero
Smith Lumber Co., of this city.
' The silo lias a capacity of 140 tons.
It has been finished just the same
as a house and on top is placed a
2,000 gallon water reservoir. This
reservoir furnishes ample pressure
so as to fight fire around the dwell-
ing or barns. The weight of tin-
water is IK.onti pounds.
Mr. King is one of Childress conn
t.vY best farmers, lie has a farm
that Is not surpassed in many places
in the state. Ills barn is large, it
fine orchard, alfalfa field for his
hogs and a good supply of well water.
Some day take awhile off and go out
to Mr. King's farm.
Tho Klk lodge has ordered through
E. L. Illggerstaff new furnishings | interest will attend 'lie Childress
for their 'odge room. When received j meet In:; and it is predicted that tho
orado -to-the-Gulf auto highway.
The favored route of this proposed
highway touches the towns along
the Denver road, and it is to make
certain the maintenance of this route
that the Childress meeting will he
held. Since the proposition was
fii i mentioned In 'he News, now j
u, rlv two months ago, keen Inter-
r>~i has been manifested all along
ll-c proposed rout". Secretary Read
of tho Memphis Commercial Club!
has been notably active, and will
lend his tie aid to any con -I \
ceiled movement which may follow f
th" forthcoming couf< rence. f
Selection of a me ting date dovolv-1 f
ed upon Secretary llolinan, whose de-
cision was announced yesterday
morning. Mr llolinan, Walter Cros-
■tt and other \marillo citizens in
and placed In the club rooms th*
Klk will have the beat equipped hom«
In the city.
attendance
he heavy.
From thii
from otIw r points will
meet ing it is hellev<
1 he Index is tirst and best.
JNO. H. P. JONES, President
S. P. BRITT
N\ HARDING
V. NORRIS
C. C. BADOETT, Cashier
H. S. DAVIS, Asst. Cashier
H J. KING.
WILL P. JONES, Active V-Pres.
F. R. FRIEND, Active VP res
W. E. CONNEL
W. H. CRAVEN
T*us CITYXVTI « >Atai/BAX IC
Surplus $26,000
Capital ttOC.OOC
You probably know that banks usually have
about all the loans they can carry at this time
of the year
we have more money than usual .
your friend
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Haskett, L. E. The Childress Index (Childress, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 14, 1913, newspaper, May 14, 1913; Childress, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233537/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.