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The Hereford Brand
Vol. 11
HEREFORD, TEXAS. MAT 18. 1911
No. 14
EDUCATIONAL
RALLY HELD
Ssteral Addreeaes la the Interest
•i Education and General Good
Time Laet Friday Night.
and make our college what it ought
and deserves to be.
The laptop of the Christian church
as a fittin/close served ice cream
and cake, May thie be one of many
such occasions that will be given in
the interest of education in Here-
ford and the Panhandle.
Thoee who attended the Educa-
tional Rally at the Christian Church
Friday evening were well repaid for
the time spent. The rally was giv-
en in the interest of Hereford Col-
lege and was largely attended by
the citizens of Hereford and com-
munity.
After the invocation given by Rev.
J. C. Boyd of the Baptist Church,
Miss Carter gave a humorous read-
ing that pat the house in a good
humor for the rest of the program.
Pres. Shirley then introduced Pres.
Cousins of The ^Test Texas Normal
College who was the chief speaker
of the evening. The peer of Mr.
Cousins speech is seldom heard
when education is taken for the
topic. The handling of the subject
showed that the speaker • had
put much time and thought in its
preparation. In fact the greater
part of Mr. Cousins life has been
given to the subject of education in
Texas. The speaker first dwelt on
the duty that every person in a town
or community owes to their children
and their childrens children in es-
tablishing and maintaining schools
and colleges. It is a duty that we
dare not neglect and one that we
should be proud to carry out. The
return on money thus spent cannot
be measured in dollars and cents
but will bring its returns in charac-
ter, the uplift of the community and
the raising of the standards of mor-
ality and virtue. He also dwelt
with emphasis on the duty of the
schools to the people, saying that
they should not make claims that
they are not able to carry out and
promises that they cannot fill. Be
honest with those they have to deal
with and merit their patronage and
support. Intermixed with the
thoughtful things of the lecture were
spots of humor and wit that added
greatly to the entertaining part of it.
The close was marked with a hearty
round of applause.
Supt. Short of the High School
was the next speaker and he spoke
on the relation of the High School
to the College where they were in
the same town. Harmony and co-
operation should be the things that
shonld attend this condition if the
greatest good is to be accomplished
and mutual benefit result. He stat-
ed that such was the case at present
and that he would ever strive to
keep it so. Prof. Short having lived
for a number of years in a town
where there was a college and high
school was especially well prepared
to handle the subject.
S. T. Shore of the Christian
Church spoke next and dwelt on the
moral side of college life. Neglect
the morals of a boy or girl during
the time they are in college and
there is no use in the rest of their
education was the fact he brought
ont.
Rev. Sherman of the Methodist
church then proceeded to the finan-
cial part of the matter and called
for donations for the maintainance
of the college for the next year.
Quite a nice start was made and
this will be pushed in town during
the next few weeks and out in the
state during the summer. Let us
follow the advice of Pres. Cousins
Dr. B. G. Prestridge of Alvarado,
an old friend of the Brand, was in
the city Tuesday looking after land
interests which lie about eleven
miles west of town. The Doctor
was in attendance at the State Medi-
cal Association at Amarillo.
SECOND WEEK
DISTRICT COURT
some Prominent Criminal Cases
Disposed Of—Several Eminent
Lawyers and Sheriffs Here.
WATER CARNIVAL
AND DARDECtlE
Date Set For Flow—Million
Galloas of Water Thursday to
Saturday, Juae 15-17.
District Court has been working
on the Crimnal Docket this week,
the case of The State of Texas vs.
W. B. Slaughter being the first one
called. The defendant in this case
was indicted for theft in Hartley
county, a change of venue having
been taken to this county, and the
jury returned a verdict of Not
Guilty as charged.
In the case of The State of Texas
vs. C. E. Oakes, Embezzlement, the
District Attorney's motion for a con-
tinuance was refused and the case
was dismissed on account of inability
to secure out of state witnesses.
On Wedne^ay afternoon the case [ turned loose,
of the State of Texas vs. Mrs. B.
Manley. Assault to Murder, went to
trial. There is unusual local inter-
est shown in the trial of this case,
the courtroom being crowded to over-
flowing from the beginning. Messrs.
Knight & Slaton of Hereford and
Ridgell and Foree of Rockwall are
defending Mrs. Manley and the
prosecution is being conducted by
District Attorney Sellers, assisted
by County Attorney Dameron.
The grand jury reconvened last
Saturday, returned two indictments
and adjourned until Saturday, May
13th. Two of their number, how-
ever, • are engaged in auditing the
county books this week.
Judge Jas. A. Graham of Ama-
rillo, the newly appointed Chief
Justice of the Seventh Court of Civil
Appeals, has been attending court at
Hereford this week. He states that
the members of the new court will
have a meeting in Amarillo next
Tuesday for the purpose of selecting
a clerk, bailiff and stenographer.
Among other visiting attorneys
attending court here this week were,
W. W. Moore and Del W. Harring-
ton of Dalhart, Jno. W. Veale of
Amarillo, L. C. Penry of Plainview
and E. R. Ridgell and Judge Foree
of Rockwall, Texas.
W. D. Wagner, Frank B. Farwell,
T. R. Day, C. E. Oakes and W. B.
Slaughter of Dalhart, J. D. Raw-
lings of Sherman county, Barnett
0'Bryan of the Channing Courier, J.
E. McAllister and E. S. Collins of
Channing and F. S. Vaden of San
Antonio, have been in attendance on
court here this week as witnesses in
the Slaughter and Oakes cases.
R. C. Hopping, Sheriff of Palmer
county, G. W. Martin, Sheriff of
Hartley county, M. W. Armstrong,
Sheriff of Oldham county and Sheriff
Ward of Tucumcari, have been
visitors in town this week.
In the case of the State of Texas
vs. Mrs. Manly the jury returned a
verdict of "not guilty" late Thurs-
day afternoon.
Plenty to drink and plenty to eat.
Pure, sparkling water, a million gal-
lons and more if needed, will be
poured out for the benefit of our
visitors on June 15, 16 and 17. And
to close the event, on Saturday a
free for all barbecue, the kind that
the cowboys used to give, will be
given. Thie was the unanimous de-
cision of the citizens at a general
ifim* meeting Tuesday night at the
court house. F. H. Oberthier acted
as chairman and after an all round
discussion, a motion was carried
that a two days water carnival and
barbecue would be given. Free
transportation to and from the wells
would be for all visitors, the barbe-
cue for all comers.
This water carnival and barbecue
is intended to furnish a pastime en-
tertainment for the Odd Fellows and
the thousand friends who will be here
on the days mentioned. "These
hale fellows well met" *ill be given
the freedcm of the town and country
They will not be expected to pay
for anything they see and want—free
eat, free drink (water), free sleep
and free air. A lot of all and each
kind. The water gates will be
The three big irriga-
tion wells on the McDonald Farms
will be running in full force and
while many people have seen water
before, when they come to Hereford
they will forget the small quantities
and forever after talk only of the
big gushes at Hereford.
Warning: "If you can't swin
don't go near the wells."
The Odd Fellows conclave will be
in session Thursday, Thursday
night and Friday. On Friday after-
noon their entertainment will begin,
and if they know how to enjoy real
hospitality, Hereford will show them
the greatest time of their lives.
Come to Hereford on the Carnival
Days. Special rates will be granted
by the Santa Fe and other roads and
it is fully expected that three thou-
sand people will be here on the third
day, the big day.
The committee in charge will
make a schedule or program which
will be published in due time. This
event will be largely advertised
Firm Chaagee.
The firm of Sumrall & Bennett,
tinners and plumers, composed of
Hall Sumrall and Chas Bennett, has
bad a change. Mr. Sumrall selling
his intereet to W. W. Bennett, father
of Chas. Bennett. The father and
son will enlarge and continue the
business under the firm name of
Bennett Plumbing Co. They will
still occupy the same place and
solicits a share of the tinning and
plumbing busine
I'll meet
Store.
business
g^Qatl
the Corner Drug
J8tf
MONDAY IS TO
DE CLEAN UP DAY
City Conncil Sets the 15 Inst. 1
General Clean-Up Dey for the
City of Hereford.
A proclamation issued by the city
council and Mayor Head, and bear-
ing the signature of J. H. Card well,
Mayor pro tem, authorizes the an-
nouncing of Monday, May 15th as
general clean-up day for Hereford.
This is not for the business section
alone but for the entire town. So
get busy early Monday morning and
have your premises cleaned of trash
so that when the wagons, furnished
by the city, call all will be in readi-
ness. These wagons will only haul
trash when it is either sacked or
properly piled, and will not haul
dirt and ashes.
Music and Oratory.
On the evenings of Friday and
Saturday, May 18 and 19, there will
be given in the college auditorium
two entertainments by the Music and
Oratory departments of the College.
Friday evening will be given to
the recital by the students of music
and oratory and on Saturday a play
will be given. Also at this time
there will be awarded two scholar-
ships for next term in Texas Chris-
tian University each amounting to
fifty dollars. These are to be given
to the students that have made the
highest average grade during the i Church ; Rev
past year. It is also necessary that North side , A.
three different branches have been
pursued. There has been quite a
deal of rivalry in this matter and the
race has been close, in fact it is not
yet decided who the winners will be.
The term just closing has b en
very successful in the way of good
work and good spirit as not a single ] ™
REBELS WIN
JAUREZ TALIS
Large Quantities of Ammunition
Taken by Twtih ine lei eh
lish Provisional Govern-
ment at Jaarez.
i After the bloodiest battle of the
I Mexican Revolution, the border city
of Jaurez was captured by the rebels
on Wednesday. Col. Garibaldi of
the msurrectos receiving General
Navarro's sword at about one
o'clock. Much bravery was dis-
played by each faction. Col. Tamo-
borel. who had taunted the rebels
as cowards was killed in the engage-
ment. Gen. Madero, commander-
in-chief of the maurrecto forces
paroled Gen. Navarro and his offi-
cers after receiving their word that
they would not leave the city.
Yesterday (Thursday) the pro-
visional government of Mexico was
established with the fallen city as
the capital, and Francisco I. Madero
as provisional governor. An entire
cAbinet was also named, distinguish-
ed men of the rebel cause, filling the
places.
incident of a serious character hasjare
throughout the Panhandle and Texas, j marred the year's work. The atten-
and even in other states. Circulars, , dance has not been ai good as it
should have been, but under the con-
ditions aud circumstances it has
been gratifying.
Come to these entertainments and
enjoy yourselves and show your in-
terest in the work that your and
your neighbor's children are doing.
hangers, etc., will be scattered
everywhere announcing the event
and the people of Hereford must
make good.
Mary's Lambs.
If Mary was here now she cer-
tainly would be happy. 50,000 little
lambs would surely disturb any
school and cause the scholars to
break
there
Smith county right now. Some of
the herds are showing over 100 per
cent increase. The flock of Mayer
J. H. Head has 600 frolicing lambs,
including 32 doublets, and having
lost by accident 19, his herd is 13
lambs ahead. Other owners have
had equally or fortunate success.
The
Special Edition,
special edition keepa
on
the rules. From all reports j growing. It will be a hummer and
ars that many lambs in Deaf no business firm or shop keeper in
Hereford cam afford not to be repre-
sented in the advertising pages of
this issue. If you have not made a
contract for "space," don't wait to
be solicited.
Basteru Star Meeting.
All members of the Eastern Star
are urged to attend the meeting to
be held tomorrow (Saturday) after-
noon at the regular hour.
YOU'LL 1JH.E ttJUUCFORDI
Will Drill For Oil.
Ed. F. Connell announced to a
Brand representative this week that
he had let the contract for an oil
well to be sunk at Glenrio. The
contrast calls for two thousand feet,
land further if necessary, and was
let to the Reasnor Well Drilling Co.,
of Illinois.
The Amarillo District Conference.
This body will convene in Here-
ford on the I7th inst at 8: JO p. m.
The opening exercise will be a ser-
mon by Rev. A. L. Webb of Canyon
City. You will miss something
"worth while" if you fail to hear
Bro. Webb.
The Amarillo District embraces
fourteen counties in the northwest
corner of the Panhandle of Texas
with 17 pastoral charges. This new
district was formed last fall at Clar-
endon out of the old Clarendon dis-
trict with the Rev. O. P- Kiker as
presiding elder. Our elder has
made a fine record so far and doubt-
less at the end of tne year will be
able to answer, "a good year Bis-
hop."
The personell of bis helpers and
co-workers as follows ? Rev. E. E.
Robinson, Amarillo Polk Street
Leslie Roberson,
H Hussey, Bovina ;
T E. Graham, Channing; A. C
Smith, Dalhart; J. T. Howell.
Dumas; B. J. Ashborne, Hansford.
D. W. Hawkins, Ochiltree; A. L.
Bowman, Panhandle; W B. Mc-
Keown, Pampa, J. W. Mayne,
Stratford . Thos. S. Hanks, Texline .
P. Edwards, Wildorado. There
two or three new charges that
have been formed and their pastors
will be here to represent the same.
Four lay delegates will be elected
from each pastorial charge. Many
of them will be present with a num-
ber of visiting ministers representing
special interests such as College
men, Missions, Church Extension,
Laymen's Movement, Woman's
Boards, etc. We are expecting four
days of splendid service.
Communion service Thursday
mr.ning 9 a. m. Organization 10
to 11 a. m. Preaching 11 a. m.
The citizenship of the town is cor-
dially invited to be present from
service to service and day to day.
Most of the above brethren are
known in the Panhandle of Texas
and need no words of commendation
from this scribe. The presiding
elder, pastor and visiting brethren
all desire a good religious occasion.
Let us make it such. Judge J. P.
Slaton will deliver the welcome ad-
dress Thursday 10 a. m. May 13th.
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Saturday.
Fuqua was in Amarillo
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 11, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1911, newspaper, May 12, 1911; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253605/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.