The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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THE HERALD
Published Every Thursday.
N. P. Houx, Editor and Proprietor,
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Entered as second-class matter March
fe, 1908, at the poatoffice at Mexla,
ttoas, under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
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ginia, died in the eloetrie chair
early Friday morning after mak-
ing a oonfesskviii to his spiritual
advisers that he committed the
awful crime and did not want to
go to his death with a lie on his
lips, lien/ce the confession. In
this case justice was prompt and
sufficient.
Less Than One uaQrter Paoe.
1 issue—per inch 20 cents,
t Issuer —per inch 36 cents.
4 issues—per inch 60 cents.
Only a month until Christmas.
Are you doing your shopping
early 1
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The farmer who diversified this
year should be in the front rank
of those who give thanks for
benefits received.
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Texas is a mass of wonderful
possibilities 'that the master
hand of industry is rapidly mold-
ing into perfect prosperity.
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Sixty people were killed in a
railroad' wreck in Franco wheni a
passenger train plunged through
a bridge iinto the river Thouet.
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The state of Oaxaca, in Mexico
has seceeded and with Benito
Juarez, Jr., as governor, will/rti-
deavor to paddle its owtni little
ship of state.
Three of the Kansas "tar par-
ty" were convicted, and each sen-
tenced to one year! in jail. They
ought to consider themselves
lucky that they do not live in
Texas.
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The booster "bulls" the mar-
ket of success, -while the knocked
is a "bear" on his own prosper-
ity. Boost your town and state
and your own business Will profit
accordingly.
Candidates for congressman at
large are coming out so fast that
it is difficult to keep up with
them. There are now about a
dozen in the race and the cam-
paign has hardly started.
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The fact that Mr. Bryan has
just explained how ships should
be run is mo sign he didn't
know it all the time. It has just
been brought to his attention.—
Fort Worth Record.
Do you mean ships of state'/
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And now Russia and Persia
are about to go to war, the latter
having rejected the ultimatum of
the former in some sort of a
trouble that they are having.
They seem to like the war game
in the far east.,
What's the use of buying goods
made out of the state when we
can just as well purchase Texas-
made articles? Texas factories
can, and do, turn out just as
good a product as the foriegn
factory. Such being the case it
behooves us to patronize home in-
dustries, for when Texas enter-
prises thrive we—the community,
the state—profit accordingly.
President Taft has had a cold
for a couple of days, so we learn
from double headed art ides on
the first pages of the big dailies.
And here we have had the grip
for a week, and not a word aboul
it in the papers.—Mexia News.
Perhaps if you had stubbed
your toe and fell with the collec-
tion plate last Sunday special
mention .together wilth' your pic-
ture would have appeared in the
papers. Suppose you try the ex-
periment.—Deniison Herald.
The collection plate never con-
tains enough to overbalance a
fellow that much. Bro. Ellis has
certainly never passed the iplate
around or he would know better
The modeern type of sleeping
car that will be used on the Wa-
co-Dallas-Corsicana interurban i
only another indication of the
many good things that are com-
ing our way. There is nothing
too good for the people of the
Lone Star State. The men at the
head of Texas public-service eor-
potations realize this and are giv-
ing their patrons the best there
is to be had.
The McNamaras made a clean
breast of the whole thing and
one got a life term in the pen
while the other got off with fif-
teen years. Now if they will
catch the fellows "higher up"
who put up the job we will all
he satisfied.
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Princess Lat, mother of the
young Chinese emperor, who re-
wently eloped with Yung iShu Lu,
an actor, evidently wished! to
change the real tragedy of her
existence to a comedy. The
elopers are said to be living hap-
pily together in Mukden.
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Old Winklewads .is here again
with this artistic rhyme. We
hbpe he will remain at least itid
after Christmas time:
Artistic.
Some beasts have talent, to be
sure, for, note the work of art
IWhon hog-backed, brush-taiiled
* mules at times are known 4o
l draw a cart." i
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Henry Clay Beatfie, Jr., the
convicted' wife murdeereT of Vir-
A preacher in California has
written a man in Iowa offering
to pay him for a watermelon
that he stole 50 years ago when
lie was a boy. Saysi it has been
bothering bis conscience and
that he wants to clear the mat-
ter up. If all who stole water-
melons in their boyhood are to
be barred from the pearly streets
how many of us will bo able to
ever get there?
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Do you believe that we have
one of the best townsi on earth—
or maybe you believe it is the
best; if so, th®t is better—and
do you occasionally let other peo
pie knew that you ,be!lieve it? To
believe in otp's own town, coun-
ty and state is a requirement, for
success £h$t is secondary only to
the baeie principle of belief in
oneself, and1 One's own ability.
To let others know tSiat you be-
lieve in it is the most effective
advertisement a town can have.
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The Teague Herald, daily and
weekly, recently changed hands
and is now the property of Tiklei
Chi Ids and J. P. Yantis. ' Mr.
Childs founded the Teague Tri-
bune, the Immediate predecessor
of the Herald, but has been out
of the business for some timt
building good roads. Mr. Yan-
tiss, who is the active manager
of the paper, is an. experience*
printer and newspaper man, hav-
ing received his training in his
father's office—the Athens Re-
view—and is fully competent to
give Teague a live paper, which
he is doing. We welcome tilt
new proprietors back to the fold.
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The editor took a trip through
the country east f Mexia, yes-
terday, and saw lots of cotton
yet to be picked, and in nearly
every field there was a bunch of
pickers. We also saw some bet'
ter roads in Freestone county
than in Limestone. Why can't
we have them also?—Mexia News
Freestone is getting quite a
"rep" on her good roads, due to
the voting of bonds in Road Dis-
trict No. 1, and the expenditure
of money in building good roads
by specifications furnished by
civil engineers and under direc-
tion of an engineer. Get after
your people, Major, and tell
them that good roads have en-
hanced the value of Freestone
lands, trom 50 to 100 per cent
with plenty of buyers to pay the
price.—Fairfield Recorder.
Here is some expert testimony
on the value of good roads, for
we all know what terrible roads
they had in Freestone county be-
fore they voted bonds to build
good one's.'-
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Dr. and Mrs. J. . M.„ Pybuj-n
Were over Irorii CVrtflid^e Sunday
visiting Mrs. Ppbumte parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A, T. Setralz.
We consider ourselves a pro-
gressive people, but when it
comes to possessing the things
that make primarily for our com-
fort amd wealth we might learn
a few lessons from the ancients.
One of these is road building.
The Romans, had the greatest
sysitems of public highways the
world has ever known. With
them road building was reduced
to an art. If old Appius Claud-
ius had been present at the Na-
ional Good Roads Convention re-
cently held at Richmond, no
doubt he would have been accord
ed a liberal share of applause
when he had finished his' speech,
as he was such an authority on
highway construction that hi*
roads are still being used after
having been built more than two
thousand years.
The Teague Herald, daily ^ and
weekly, recently changed han'ds
and is now the property of Tilder
Childs and J. P. Yantis. Mr.
Childs founded the Teague Trib-
une, the immediate predecessor
of The Herald, but has been out
of the business for some time
building good roads. Mr. Yantis,
paper, is an experienced pri
and newspaper man, haviitfe
ceived his training in his father's
is fully competent to give TeagUe
a live paper, which he is doing.
We welcome the new proprietors.
—Mexia Evening News.
We wish to thank Major Houx
for the bouquet thrown to us.
The major is one of those kind-
hearted souls who tries to throSv
sunshine into all soul. The nifc-
jor is a good newpaper man arid
has always striven for the bet-
terment of our neighbor tow
Mexia.—Tea give Herald.
What will you take?
NOTICE TO PATRONS
AND TRUSTEES
The County School Board met
in the County Supt. office, Mon.
Dec. 4, 1911. After some re-
marks by the President, W. M.
Bigony, the Board began its work
by adopting Supt. F. M. liral-
ley's Course of Study for the
Public Schools.
The Board will modify the
course of study from time to
time; if found necessary
The next item of business tak-
en up was the clnasirtyintr of the
Common Schools of this county.
According? to the new School
Law, this Board is required to
classify the Schools of the coun-
ty into Primary,. Intermediate,
and High Schools.
The following schools were
classified as> Primary of three
grades, and will not be allowed
to teach any subject above the
third grade: Pleasant and Heads
Creek.
The following schools were
schools were classified as Pri-
mary Schools of four grades, and
will not be allowed to teach any
subject above the fourth grade;
Valley and Smith's Chapel.
The following schools were
classified as Primary schools of
five grades and will not be al-
lowed to teach any subject above
the Fifth grade; Comanche, New
Home, South Bend, Shady, Bald-
win, Egypt, Street Chapel, and
Willi*.
The following schools were
-classified as Intermediate schools
of six grades and will not be
allowed to teach any subject
above the sixth grade; Lost Prai-
rie,. Mt. Joy, Mesquite, Little
Elm, Union. Church, Davis Prai-
rie,, Cedar Creek, Mill Cr^ek,
Oak Hill No. 1 and No. 2, Vfoli
who is the active manager of Itfic; Creek, Sims Colony, Goiidon,
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office—Uhe Athens llevietf^-anMF ela^Sifiei as Intermediate' schools
Rocky Crossing,
omib.
The following
Murphy, Whit-
schools
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Program for the East Lime-
stone County Institute to be held
at Point Enterprise, Dec. 16, 1911
All teachers and patrons are
urged to attend.
9—9.30 School room Tactics
for Primary Classes, Miss Vesta
Johnson, Miss Nellie Wright.
9.30—10. Chapter 9, Dinsmor's
Teaching a District School, W
II. Iluddgins.
10—10.30. Importance of Ag-
rieul/turee, II. W. Tolson.
10.30—11. Importance of Fre-
quent Reviews, .T. N. Sherrill.
11—11.45 (a). Some Mistakes
Teachers Make, Robert McBay.
(lb). Some Mistakes that Mat-
rons Make, J. D. Ramibo.
Noon.
1—1.30. What Texas is Doing
for Her Children, E. B. Stover.
1.30—2. Rural High School—
Why so Much Needed, Geo. W.
Perkins.
2—3.00. First Number Lesson,
(Illustration with class.) —Miss
Bettie Burtson.
II. W. Tolson,
Chairman.
Nellie M. Wright,
Secretary.
Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Dunlap
of Corsicana are in the city visit-
ing for a few days. . .
of seven grades and will not be
allowed to teach any subject
above the seventh grade; Locust
Grove, Bethel, Eutaw, Cedar, Is-
land, Central Institute, Spring-
field, Beulah, Tiger Prairie, Far-
rar, Macedonia, Sandy Creek, Bil-
lington. Marx Chapel, Moss
Springs, Elm Ridge, Dale, Belle-
vue, Willow Springs , Science
Hall, Frost Creek, Concord, Cot-
of'tonwood, Yanbroville, Rocky
Boint, Pleasant Valley, Oliver,
Ft. Parker, Mustang, Cowser,
Shady Grove, Telmacana Valley,
New Hope.
The following schools were
classified as High Schools of
eight grades and will not be al
lowed to teach any subject above
the eighth grade; Frosa, Varela,
Mt. Antioch, Watt, Box Church,
Cedar, Pt. Enterprise, Prairie
View, Eureka, Woodland, Har-
mony, Forest Glade, Independ-
ence, Big Hill, Prairie Point,
Callina, Oakes, Nus, Center Point
Victoria, Welcome, Personville.
The following schools were
classified as High Sshoolc of nine
grades and cannot teach any sub-
ject above the ninth grade; Shi-
loh, Pleasant Grove, Oklahoma,
Little Brazos, La Salle.
The following schools were
classified) as High Schools of ten
grades and will not be allowed
to teach any subject above the
tehth grade; Prairie Hill, Kirk,
Delia, Ben Ilur.
Parties having complaints re-
garding this classification will be
given a hearing at any meeting
of the Board. Complaints can be
made by appearing in person be-
fore the Board or by filing them
with the County Superintendent.
W. M. Bigony,
President.
.J. T. Cox.
Secretary and px-efficio mem-
ber.
Col. W. T. Smith waff down
from Coorsitfcni:-this afternoon.
House for rent, on corner in
front of Dr. Conrad, Apply to J.
A. Gnntz.
imil am • ««y page
We have a large stock of
Remington SholjGuns
to close out cheap. Come in
and let us show them to you.
V. Wolverton Company
Phone or Mail your Orders to
TEAGUE, TEXAS.
When you want the Best Whiskies Wines or
Beer. Here are a few of our best brands:
Bottled in Bond
Barrel Goods
Quart
Gal.
$1.50
Cumberland 8 yr old $5.00
Dripping Springs •..
1.25
Dripping Springs ...
Beene's Private stock
4.00
Hill & Hill
1.2§
4.00
1.25
Kentucky Favorite..
4.00
W. H. McBrayer...
1.25
3.00
Guckenheimer Rye-
1.25
Eagle Springs
3.00
Prompt attention to Mai! Orde s
W. P. Beene ^ Beene,
Jno. A. Robinson _ .
Bartenders Proprietor
Limestone County Texas
"For Good Lands and Pleasant Climate"
If you have lands to sell, list it with me.
I know the buyer. If you want to buy
land, I have it to sell, and will say to
you, don't wait until you get money to
pay all cash. I can aid you with the
coin. I keep in touch with long time
money, enabling me to pay all cash; to
seller and give you long time to pay for
land
R. J. Ellington,
Mexia, Texas.
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The Brick Blacksmith|Shop
in Mexia is the only shop giving coupons in The
Herald Piano Contest. Best of work, and prices
the same as charged by less competent workmen
in other shops. We solicit your blacksmith^work.
M. L. M'DONALD, Prop'r.
When in need os
PRINTING OF ANY KIND
Phone 146. First Class Work and
Reasonable Prices "
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911, newspaper, December 7, 1911; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302361/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.