Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1920 Page: 4 of 8

                                
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LOCAL NEWS
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith who
have been spending the winter in
Mercedes returned to their home at
Griggsville, 111., Tuesday. They
came here for the benefit of Mr.
Smith’s health, and he has entirely
recovered. Before leaving he pur-
chased some land and they will re-
turn next fall to make their perma-
nent home here.
Don’t forget the little boys that
we stake our future on. You can
dress him from shoes to skull cap
at L. W. Jones & Co. Prices to
please you.
Mr. C. C. Fraser and Mr. E. P.
Shean were up from La Feria Mon-
day. Mr. Shean and wife, well re-
membered as Mr. Fraser’s daughter,
Miss Hazel, came over from Louisi-
ana a few days ago for a visit to
homefolk. They, brought with them
little Miss Delda Marie Hall, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hall, Mrs.
Hall being also a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fraser.
Again a new arrival of Georgette
and voile dresses to please everybody
at L. W. Jones & Co.
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Arthur C. Mason of Coffey, Mo.,
was a pleasant caller at the Tribune
office Monday. Mr. Mason recently
purchased a choice farm on the
Santa Maria tract. He went to Cof-
fey this week to make his arrange-
ments to dispose of his business
there and bring his family to San-
ta Maria where they will make their
future home.
If you contemplate buying a re-
frigerator L. W. Jones & Co. can
save you money.
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AMERICANIZATION DAY
SATURDAY, MAY FIRST
Program
Parade form at school house ready
to move at 4 p. m. in following or-
der:
Platoon of 4th Cavalry.
800 school children.
American Legion.
Boy Scouts
Civic- club represented by float.
Parent Teachers association repre-
sented by two floats.
Kindergarten school represented by
float.
Better Babies—float.
Decorated automobiles.
After the parade the program will
be carried on at the city park.
There will he a May Pole dance,
folk dances, kindergarten drill, a cir-
cus by the high school boys which
will include horizontal bar and
trapeze performances, athletic events
and ptunts of various kinds.
Songs led by ^Mr. Arrant and an
address by Prof, E. B. Bentley,
superintendent of the McAllen school
Ice cream will be sei’ved by the
Mercedes Community Service.
Some folks who blame the Lord
for letting their buildings burn up,
are the same ones who always did
their work in the hay barn with :
leaky lantern.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Lost.—A man’s blue coat on road
between Harlingen and Mercedes
this (Friday) afternoon. J. A. Me-
Kemra. Leave at Tribune office It
DEATH OF PROMINENT
OIO GRANDE CITY CITIZEN
Judge J. R. Monroe, Active in Pro-
moting Talley Enterprises, Sue*
cumbed to Heart Failure.
For Sale.—Second hand furniture.
First class condition. H. Van Meter,
Mercedes, Texas.    ll-2tp
For Sale or Exchange.—10 room
modern stucco residence centrally
located in Jamestown, N. Dak.,. Will
accept land or city property. Tom
Heights, at home after 6 p. m., Mer-
cedes.    ll-4t
OUR SHELVES
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MOST EDIBLE GROCERIES TO BE HAD,
SO THAT YOUR CONVENIENCE HAY AL-
WAYS BE SERVED HERE.
THE VARIETY AND CONVENIENCE OF
OUR STOCK ARE FOR YOUR CONVEN-
IENCE AN1) SATISFACTION.
Mercedes,
Texas
Judge J. R. Monroe, one of the
best known citizens on the lower
border, died suddenly Wednesday
morning at his home in Rio Grande
City.
His death was entirely unexpected
as 'he was in his usual good health.
He had his breakfast as usual and
members of the family entering thf
dining room shortly after found him
dead, a victim of heart disease.
Judge Monroe came to Rio Grande
City 37 years ago and has followed
the practice of law ever since. He
was 74 years old. He was county
judge of Starr county for many years
and also represented the district in
the legislature two terms.
He was very active in the inter-
est of the proposed gravity canal
and recently made a trip to Wash-
ington, D. C., to further it.
He is survived by a son and two
daughters..
The funeral was conducted Wed-
nesday evening under the auspices
of the Masonic lodge.
A building m’QSram will be inau
gurated in the near future by the
commencement of five new resi
dences, by Mr. Schnorenberg of Min-
neapolis, Minn., who is identified with
the La Feria proposition in a finan-
cial way and is now on the ground
to look after his interests and start
the buildings which he. proposes to
erect. If is believed that these five
buildings will be but the forerunner
of mp ny more, as La Feria is now
receiving many prospectors from the
eorFi and good property is in de-
mand.
A beautiful assortment of 'white
dresses for the school girls at L.
W. Jones & Co.
Traffic Truck
The lowest priced 4000-lbs capacity truck in
the world
It takes 10 acres.toi grow the feed a team of horses
consumes in year. Traffic Trucks feed on gasoline,
which is cheaper. It costs on an average of $1.20 a
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A very interesting meeting was
largely attended at the high school
auditorium last night in the inter-
est of the campaign now on to save
our schools. The proposed constitu-
tional amendment to allow an in-
creased tax rate was discussed by
Miss Florence Settles, President of
the School Board Bennett, and Mayor
L. T., Hoyt. A vocal solo by Miss
Pearl Hearing and folk dances by
the pupils of the primary grades add-
ed much to the evening’s entertain-
ment. Prominently displayed at the
foot of the stage were nine silver
cups, the trophies of the Mercedes
school in as many contests held dur-
ing the present year.
German Industrial Experiments
One of the first results of the Ger-
man revolution was that the work-
men declined to work at piece rates.
But it was soon found that this re-
sulted in a decrease of production.
Even many of the socialists are dis-
covering that there must be payment
by results accomplished, and that it
is unfair to give the lazy worker the
same pay as the industrious.
In the government railroad shops
at Golm—Mark, production has been
increased 100% by restoring piece
work rates.
It is also significant that produc-
tion committees have been appoint-
ed in all the German railroad work-
shops to increase output.
By methods like these Germany
will shoulder and carry her heavy
burden. The United States must al-
! so obtain a satisfactory industrial
output before it can attain sound
prosperity.
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Better school campaign is being
waged not for the teachers but for
the sake of the children. We must
have the best to teach Texas chil-
dren.
Formerly the hired girl kicked
because she did not have a washing
machine, and now she kicks if she
has to operate one.
Let everyone’s slogan be S. O, S.
Save Our Schools.
A better growing climate than Cal-
ifornia, far richer soil than the
Golden State, and a citizenship that
can accomplish anything in the $vay
of improvement that it sets itself
to do, is the comparison of the Rio
Grande Valley and California as ex-
pressed by a Californian who spent
several days in Mercedes last. week.
Mr. J. M. Lane of Los Angeles came
over from his    home in Cali-
fornia to be with his mother, Mrs.
Lane, who has been ill at her home
on Virginia avenue for some weeks
and to visit his sister, Mrs. Jno. P.
Sewell and her family, Mrs. Lane
has so far recovered her usual health
as to permit the return of her son
last friday afternoon. Mr. Lane has
visited Mercedes several times, his
last visit having been made some two
years ago. The progress made by
Mercedes during ' the time that has
elapsed since his last visit was a
source of favorable comtment by Mr.
Lane, who seemed to note every-
thing—particularly the public im-
provements—city sanitary sewer, city
hall, paved streets, lpng stretches of
paved sidewalks, ornambental street
lights, and new private residences
without number. Mr. Lane is lookin
forward to the time—about five
years, he estimates—when Cali-
fornia and the Valley will be con-
nected by a hard surfaced automobile
highway—then his visits will be
come more' frequent than biennial-
ly.
Wedding Bells.
A wedding of interest to many was
that of Mr. J. P. Phelphrey and Miss
Beatrice Griffin of New Orleans.
The marriage occurred Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o’clock at the Baptist
parsonage, Rev. Boyd officiating.
The bride has been one of the lead-
ing nurses in the hospitals at New
Orleans the past eight years. The
groom is the funeral director and
embalmer for Menton Mercantile Co.
and has many friends here.
Why Do Most People
Use Goodyears?
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ple prefer GOODYEAR Tires—
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The clothing manufacturers de-
plore the high cost of clothing, but
not many of ’em have marched in the
overalls parade.
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In spite of all this enthusiasm
for daylight saving, very few peo-
ple call, .for. alarm clocks nowadays.
This is the time that comes
in four years when the politic!
begin to jump out of their autoi
biles and shake hands with t|
dear friends the country folks.
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