Batesville Herald. (Batesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Hkttcsuillc tjcralfc.
VOL. 12
BATESVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
NO. 37
Record-breaking Price
For Texas Grass Cattle
Fort Worth,Texas., May—The
highest price ever paid at anv
market for grass fed cattle was
paid in Fort Worth Tuesday af-
ternoon, when a load averaging
liBIl pounds (ter head, shipped
from La Pryor, Uvalde Couuty,
was bought in for $7.50 per hun-
dred-weight, In addition to this
sale, several loads of Texas
iambs sold for $9.50.
—o—
The above shows that Uvalde
County got the credit for this
shipment of cattle when they
weresh.pped from Zavala Coun-
ty. Uvalde in Uvalde County has
long been famous for her heavy
shipments of cattle as well as
honey, but because she has a big
reputation does not mean that
everything goes from there. We
believe we are safe to say that at
least half the cattle shipped from
Uvalde now and in former years,
and for which she gets the credit,
are raised in Zavala County.
Same with the honey shipments
for which Uvalde is also a noted
shipping point. A very large
per cent of the Uvalde honey
shipments come from Zavala
County, and is of the very finest
grade.
Zavala county ought soon to
come into the lime light. She now
has the honor of shipping the
best grabeof onions from Texas
last year, and which topped the
market, and just last week top-
|ied the market with her grass
fed cattle. The above cattle were
shipped by Mr. Hal Mangum.
Oh, there is no question but
that Zavala County is soon to be-
come one of the foremost coun-
ties of the state.
Let’s go after that railroad for
Batesville and then see that Za-
vala County gets credit for all
her shipments.
Loma Vista
On Sunday the' heaviest ruin
fell that has fallen for nine years,
three inches and a half falling in
an hour and a half. There was
another nice shower on Monday.
The rain on Sunday did some
damage to crops but is of great
benefit to the grass. The corn
crop is now practically assured.
J. Ll Rutledge and daughter,
Mrs. Robertson, have returned
from Millett.
Mrs. Thomason of the I jeon a
is visiting her sister, Mrs. T.
Holdsworth.
Ben Moore of Uvalde is down
on his ranch here gathering cat-
tle.
Subscribe for the Batesville
Baptist Meeting Successful
The series? of meetings con-
ducted by the Baptist Church
here has resulted in six additions
for bapt’stn and a deepening of
the spiritual life of a number of
professors of the town. The
preaching by the Crystal City
pastor has been plain, forceful,
convincing and scriptural in the
largest degree, and the seed
sown will no doubt result in great
goo J for the future besides the
blessed results that have already
beer, manifested.
The meeting has indeed been
successful when you consider
the many hindrances—twonights
of school entertainment, a coun-
ty seat election, an unavoidable
diversion of the audience for
Saturday services, the rain on
Sunday and the threatening
weather following—all seem to
have been over ruled by a gra-
cious providence. The interest
and audience have steadily in-
creased.
We praise the Lord for the
blessed results, also thank the
public generally for their attend-
ance, interest and liberality in
aiding in the work. The signs
indicate great things to come for
the Batesville people in the near
future.
The meeting closed Wednes-
day night. The names of those
that were baptised were; Misses
Fannie Bragg, Lillian Peace,
Beulah Shearer, Cuia Churchill,
Vera Cnurchill and Maggie Ruth
Gardner.
Pastor.
BIGGEST RAIN IN YEARS
Country In Fine Condition—Good Crops
Are Now Practically Assured—-Corn
Tasseling, With Ather Crops
Well Advanced
Batesville Is Happy
Batesville won over Crystal
City in the county seat contest
in one of the hardest-fought bat-
tles in the history of the county,
one that shook the county from
center to circumference. Bates-
ville retains the county seHt.
Crystal City was a few votes
short. This settles the matter
for five years* „ (
Batesville lias been the county
seat of Zavala County since its
organization in 1834, and is sit-
uated on the banks of the Leona
River in the beautiful Leona Val-
ley and has many wonderful
natural resources. It has, among
other enterprise, a newspaper,
telephone exchange, a cannery,
a broom factory, a saw mill and
600 acres under irrigation under
a gravity ditch and numerous
nearby pumping plants, and
some real live wires.
There is a movement on foot
for the organization of a bank, n
cotton gin and negotiations are
pending for the construction of
a railroad.—S. A. Express.
Herald. One dollar per year.
dibdSbdibdio
•3l dibdwbdwbdMb
dBbdibdBbcSbWGSa
AdGbdSbdibdSb
The heaviest rain for years fell here last Sunday, estimated
at about two and a half or three inches. The rain liegan about ten
o’clock Sunday morning and was a steady downpour for several
hours, then showered along all through Monday. All tanks and
sloughs were Hooded and water flowed down the Leona. Other
parts of the county report a heavier rain fall than we had here,
estimated at from three and a half to four inches.
Although there was considerable moisture already in the soil,
this rain was very welcome, and the amount of good it will do this
section can hardly be estimated. Crop prospects are very prom-
ising indeed. Corn is now practically assured, some of it already
in tassel. Cotton is being chopped and worked out, with a splen-
outlook. Batesville onions were not injured but only kept growing
the faster. Mr. Klein will begin harvesting his onions as soon as it
is dry enough and will rush out several cars immediately therefore.
It is highly probable that Batesville onions will top the market
again this year. The trucking industry has taken on considerable
proportions, and most of this product will be canned by Mr. Myers
at the local cannery before putting on the market. Gardens gen-
erally were greatly benefited by the recent rains. Broom corn,
milo maize and other dry farm crops were also greatly benefited.
Indications show that there will be a big demand for feedstuffs this
year, and this section will get her share in that respect. The
troubles in Mexico, it is said, have prevented regular crops being
planted there, and the floods along the Mississippi River have
delayed or possibly prevented the raising of a crop there, which
will go a long way towards keeping prices up. All and in all, crop
prospects are excellent.
Conditions are also good on the ranges, but this rain will make
them better. Cattle are already fat and are being shipped from
the county almost daily, bringing fancy prices. A load of range
cattle shipped from La Pryor last week to Ft. Worth topped the
market at $7.50 per hundred, and average 1,311 pounds per head.
People all over the county are rounding up their cattle preparing
for future sales and deliveries.
We hear some remark that the conditions of the county and
the outlook have not been so bright for years.
College President
Visits Batesville
Dr. C. M. Bishop, President of
the Southwestern University of
Georgetown was an honored
guest of Batesville last Saturday.
He preached two eloquent and
strong sermons at the Methodist
Church at 11 o’clock and at night.
He also explained the operation
of the special and good institu-
tion of Texas, Methodism, of
which he is at the head. This
famous institution of learning is
one of the best in Texas, and we
commend it to all ambitious
boys and girls who are seeking a
classical education.
Sgrfe.
HERES ANOTHER
MONEY TALK.
IF YOU PUT YOUR
MONEY in the BANK
You WILL H/VE IT [
,i WHEN YOU NEED IT. |
A you. *
*
faXkgtcOiA OCt/H/floC rwiA/to%> I
Stand By Your Friend
Do not distrust your friend.
You may not always understand
his actions and consequently you
may not interpret them aright.
If he is impulsive he may not
always act in accordance witli
your ideas, he will make mis-
takes and perhaps stumble by
the wayside. But if lie is your
friend stand up for him and be-
lieve in his goodness and virtue
and his desire for your welfare.
Remember you cannot see his
heart and there is more nobility
and goodness than appears on
the surface. You cannot afford
I to distrust him, for real friend-
ship is rare. Do not hold your-
self aloof from him, but encour-
age him by council precept and
; example. Help him if he is
| weak, and encourage him if he
falters. His heart will go out
in gratitude and you both will
have made the world better.—Ex.
Democratic Convention
The ’ Democratic Convention
for precinct No. 1 met here Sat
urda.v afternoon. County Judge
O.A.Mills and Judge Geo.C.Her-
man were elected to the County
Convention and instructed to vote
for Champ Clark.
On Tuesday afternoon the
County Convention met. At thW
meeting W.T.Chileress was elect-
ed as a delegate to the State Con-
vention, which meets in Houston
on the fourth Saturday of this
month, and was also instructed
to vote for Clark. Thus Zavala
County seems to heartily endorse
Champ Clark for our next Presi-
dent.
C. B. McConnell was here this
week in the interest of Modern
Woodman and made a speech to
the local lodge Wednesday night.
MAYER ROTHSCHILD, born in Frankford, Germnny
in 1734, and founder of the Great Rothschild fortune—the
greatest on earth—peddled from house to house when a boy i
He saved his money. Economy and INTEREST at low
rates made this great fortune.
Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank
Commercial National Bank
UVALDE, TEXAS
Capital Stock $100,000 Surplus and Profits $40,000
On Sunday last, an automobile
party, consisting of Dr. C. M.
Bishop, president of Southwes-
tern University. Rev. and Mrs.
Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Childress and Dr. D. A. Harris-
son, left Batesville in the latters
new touring car for Frio Town,
Pearsall and Moore, Ht each of
which places Dr. Bishop was
billed to speak. Well did it rainy
l guess. The party was maroon-
ed and the floodgates opened.
After the rain the party proceed
ed in the direction of Frio Town
and went well until we crossed
l Elm Creek, when the road was
bad and slippery. At one time
the left fore wheel skidded into a
ditch and a wreck was narrowly
averted. Here we camped for
some time, but with all hands at
the pump we were out again and
gone again. We reached Frio
Town in a hard down-pour but
were royally entertained at lunch
on at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Roberts. After
taking in the sights, of which
there are many of nature's best
portions, we proceeded to Pear-
sall, where we were given the
glad hand by the good people of
Pearsall and at which plr.ee Dr.
Bishop filled his appointment
and took the train for other ap-
pointments, with the promise
that he would make Batesville
again this fall. Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Child ress went also to San
Antonio. The remaining party
returned by automobile Tuesday,
| stopping on the road at the nice
home of Mrs. W. J. Slaughter
where they were entertained at
lunch. Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Chil-
dress come in Thursday. All
! had a good time and here is hop-
ing there will be another way-
bill made out soon.
One of the victims.
Crystal City Not Dis-
couraged Over Election
Crystal City, Tex., May 2.—In
the county seat election held
Tuesday to determine whether
or not the county seat of Zavala
County should be moved from
Batesville to Crystal City the
latter place lacked onlg twenty-
five votes of getting the necessa-
ry two-thirds of all votes cast.
Crystal City received 842 votes,
Batesville 198, I^a Pryor 9. To
show the relative strengtli of
these three towns, Crystal City
1 >olled 271 votes, Batesville 98
and La Pryor 55. Crystal City
jieople are proud of their little
city in that the ballot showed
only two adverse votes.
While disappointed over the
result of the election, yet the
lieople of this city are not dis-
couraged. They have already
lived over their failure to get the
two-thirds and have gone to work
to build a city of 10,000.-8. A.
Express.
In reply to the last paragraph
of the above we are want to say
a word of commendation, and,
with apologies to the citizens of
Crystal City, we will quote ‘‘A
Sermon by a Horse” form an ex-
change, which seems to convey
tiie idea, and which is a good les-
son for us alL The idea that
when one. stumbles, rise at once
and pull all the harder to make
up for lost time is expressed
thus:
‘‘A young minister walked
along a busy city street one raw
November day. He was discour-
aged And embittered, because he
thought he was being overwork-
ed, and was not receiving the
recognition he deserved. His
mood was bitter and rebellious, a
mood that is found among minis-
ters perhaps as often as among
other lieople.
‘‘Out of the din of traffic there
came to his ears the rumble ef a
heavily loaded dray and thowetrad
of iron-shod hoofs striking the
pavement. A dray, loaded with
huge rolls of paper and drawn by
a pair of magnificent bay horses,
was coming briskly up a slight
rise in the street. Tin* driver, a
little wrinkled Irishman, crouch-
ed lazily on his seat., with the
reins hanging loose from his fin-
ger. The two-splendid beasts,
without a word or a touch from
him, were doing their work with
perfect intelligence and willing-
ness. The minister paused upon
the curb to watch them.
‘‘Suddenly the horse nearest
to him trod upon a slippery man-
hole cover, lost his footing, and
went down on his side witli a re-
sounding crush. A quick little
gasp of pity came from the watch-
ers on the sidewalk. But it was
wasted pity. For before the
Socialists May Put Out
Full Corps Of Officers
The Batesville Socialist Local
had their regular meeting at the
school house Saturday night. At
the meeting Saturday night the
subject of bringing out candi-
dates for the different County
offices was discussed at length.
It is not deffinitly known yet but
indications point to the fuct that
a full set will be brought out be-
fore the fall election.
Holmes-Danport
Mr. Allie Holmes from the
western part of the county near
Cometa and Miss Mary Donport
of Goliad but who is teaching
school near Cometa were united
in marriage at the Plaza Hotel
here Tuesday night, Rev. B. G.
Holloway officiating. It was a
very quiet affair, only a few rela-
tives and friends being present.
They came over to Batesville
Sunday and was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. L, M. Pond the greater
part of the week, Mr. Holmes be-
ing a near relative of Mrs. Pond.
Mr. Holmes is a resident of
San Antonio but will probably
make his home near Cometa, to
which place he and Mrs. Holmes
returned today. They were ac-
companied over Sunday by Mrs.
C. Vancle ve and children and
Mrs. J. J. Davidson and two chil-
dren.
Rev. and Mrs. Brandon, Mr,
and Mrs. W. T. Childress and Dr.
Harrison accompanied Dr. Bish-
op to Pearsall Sunday via Frio
Town. Rev. and Mrs. Brandon
and Dr. Harrison returned Tues-
day but Mr. and Mrs. Childress
went on to San Antonio, return-
ing Thursday.
dray had lost its headway, before
the little old driver had gathered
up his reins, the great horse,
with a violent scramble,' got to
his feet again, and threw himself
into his collar with an energy
that threatened to tear the heavy
harness off his back.
“As the dray topped the rise
and rumbled round the corner,
the minister turned slowly away.
His eyes were moist and his heart
humble. His impulse was to fol-
low that horse all day, and learn
his spirit of generous co-opera-
tion. And that night, as he knelt
at his bedside, he prayed a
strange prayer:
“‘O God, make me like that
horse. Teach me what you want
me to do, and help me to want to
do it without being driven. When
I stumble, may I rise at once and
pull all the harder to make up
for lost time. Bless my life with
a feeling of harmony and co-oper-
ation with thyself. Amen’.”
S U 13!^C. T^. I for the Batesville Herald
and keep ixisted as to the happenings of the entire
county every week in the year. You will find the news
U nless you are like some other folks and already know
everthing that can lie mentioned or even thought of.
13 ut even then there will apiiear in every issue of the
Heruld things of vital iiiqiortance that you never would
^ ee in any other paper, or even hear about, because we
make an effort to get what, is going on in the county, and
C an get it as no other pajier can, lieing located at the
County seat, news of special im]iortance to you, too.
1^. ight now is the time to subscribe while we already
have your name on the list, but which will be dropped
I f you are not on our regular list and if we do not hear
from you soon. You connot afford to be without the
13 atesville Herald. One inan said tiiat one item alone in
one issue had been worth a year’s subscription to him.
t, vey issue will probably be just as valuable. Let us know
at once if you wish to !SLJ I3!SC R113 EL
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Hardy, J. H. Batesville Herald. (Batesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1912, newspaper, May 10, 1912; Batesville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107591/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .