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VOL. 31, NO. 30.
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR M. C. DRIVE
President Cook Makes Preparations
For Church Effort to Collect
$115,000 Unpaid Pledges.
“Not in several years has the out-
look for significant funds for the
support of Meridian College been so
Nn| ’” says Major Jas. S. Cook,
N dent of the College, who has be-
gun preliminary work of a great effort
to collect due arid unpaid Christian
education pledges in the Waco, Cisco
and Gatesville districts of the Cen-
tral Texas Conflerece of the Methodist
church, south for' the junior - college
here. .
“Of general interest to the educa-
tional world," Major Cook says, “is
the movement now on foot in the
three main Texas Conferences of the
M. E. Church, South, for the collec-
tion of unpaid Christian education
pledges. In these three conferences,
the Texas, Central Texas anl North
Texas, there are Christian education
: pledges, unpaid and due, amounting
to approximately one and a quarter
million dollars. A plan has been de-
vised and set on foot under which
the territory in these conferences is
to be allocated to the various Meth-
odist schools, by Presiding Elders
Districts, for this collection campaign.
Each school, having been assigned its
territory, is to be given absolute right
of way, and has been pledged the co-
operation and assistance of the ma-
chinery of the Church for this pur-
posel. In the general distribution of
territory, Meridian College has been
assigned the Waco, Cisco and Gates-
ville districts. In these three dis-
' tricts there are unpaid pledges in the
amount of approximately $115,000.
The President of the College is at this
time arranging a collection campaign
in the Waco District, particularly in
the city of Waco, and has been prom-
ised the whole-hearted support of the
entire group of Methodist pastors of
that city. The campaigns in the
Cisco and Gatesville Districts will be
organized and put on foot shortly
after January 1st.
“Unquestionably there is an oppor-
tunity for the people of this part of
- Texas to rally o the cause of Chris-
tian Education in a time of great
need, and on all sides there is the
feeling that here at last is the op-
portunity which our Church Schools
have so long needed. It is expected
that when the subscribers in Meridian
and the Gatesville District have the
matter presented to them, they will
not fail to appreciate the great need
that exists, and the opportunity thus
presented to place their payments on
Christian Education Pledges in a
strictly local channel.
“Not in several years has the out-
look for significant funds for the
support of Meridian College been so
bright, and it is confidently felt that
all who have the - interest of the
school at heart will rally to her sup-
port in this campaign for the collec-
tion of pledges made to the cause of
Christian Education in Texas.”
At the last session of the Central
Texas Conference, renewed interest
was shown in the educational insti-
tutions of the M. E. Church, South.
- The problems of the various Colleges
were presented frankly to the con-
ference, and on every hand: it was
comforting to note the spirit of sym-
pathy and helpfulness exhibited,
Major Cook states.
When the report of the President
of Meridian College was made to the
Conference Board! of Education, it
became apparent that the Board' it-
self stood ready and willing to do
, everything in its power in the solu-
tion of the problems which face our
Bosque County Methodist College.
When the Board was considering the
report of Meridian College, a motion
was made that the Spring meeting of
the Board of Education 1 11 in
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1925.
RED LETTER DAYS
By A. B. CHAPIN
[BUN I
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
EBHAT WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS EVE
WHEN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL HAD THE
CHRISTMAS TREE EXERCISES AND
AFTER. NEARLY ALL THE PRESENTS HAD
BEEN GWEN OUT — AND TOMO- HEART
BEGINNING TO SINK DECAUSE 00
HADN'T RECEIVED A SINGLE THING — AND
FINALLY THE SUPERINTENDANT REACHED
UP For THAT BEAUTIFUL BIG Doll WHICH
YOU HAD NOT EVEN DAR ED TO HOPE FOR -
AND CALLED OUT TOUR NAME -
OH-OH - NEVEWILL THAT DAY /
BE FORGOTTEN —
TRIBUNE SCORES
WITH BIG SCOOP
Press Associations and State Papers
Make Belated Attempt to Get
News of “Big Raid.”
How the “old home town weekly’
LYDIA HALE,
PLEASE STEP
FORWARD
Safe and Sane Xmas
Is Sought By Board
"Let’s have a sane Christmas” is
the advice given by the state board of
occasionally “scoops” the big dailies - .
was demonstrated last Saturday night carelessness,
when phone wires leading to both the'
Tribune editor's home and the
sheriff’s office here sizzled' for several
minutes as state papers and press
associations cried eagerly for news
of the “big raid” on what is known as
the ranch of a prominent figure in
present-day Texas politics.
When told that Bosque county
papers carried full particulars of the
so-called “raid,” which apparently
held great journalistic possibilities,
in their issues two weeks previous,
the up-town news hounds were heard
to utter sighs of disgust, and one
editor demanded to know why the
story had been "hushed." ‘
It appeared that the big dailies
had just heard of the report of Sheriff
Lowery Lewis’ and his deputies’ cap-
ture of an 80-gallon still, a barrel of
mash on the aforesaid mentioned
Basque county ranch on Sunday,
Dec. 7th, and the subsequent seizure
of a keg containing seven of eight
gallons of liquor which the officers
found in the ranch barn, and thinking
that the so-called “raid” was a piece
of “hot” news, grasped desperately
for information which they might
relay to the dumb world.
It is known that one of the news-
papers which wanted this informa-
tion so urgently last Saturday night
has had the same information in its
, office since the day of the so-called
the city of /Mieridhian. The motion
received the unanimous support of
the rest of the Board. Thile meeting
will be held about April 15th, 1926.
It is planned to make quite an occa-
sion of that date, and its influence
should be long felt in Meridian and
the College.
Mr. and Fred Hicks, of Abilene,
spent last Friday night here with
Mrs. Hick’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.
W. Bowden while en route to Waco,
Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi,
Brownsville and Mexico on a business
trip. Their son and daughter, Jack
and Kathleen, remained here to visit
their grandparents while their par-
ents are away.
YULETIDE SPIRIT
RULES MERIDIAN
health, in urging that precautions be
used during the Yuletilde season to
prevent changing a time 'of happi-
ness and merriment to one of such
suffering and sorrow as the injury or
death brought about by some one’s
or through sickness
caused by unnecessary exposure.
"Each year,” stated Dr. H. 0. Sap-
pington, state health officer, “we hear
of the untimely death or injury of
children by burns sustained during
Christmas festivities. Naturally,
children at this time are under undue
excitement and are not as careful as
usual while around lighted candbas,
open fires anld! gas stoves. "The
practice of using lighted candles on
Christmas trees is an exceedingly
dangerous one.”
' Marriage Licenses.
Barton Pederson and Miss Myrtle
Tergerson,
August Roetsckke and Miss Susana
Seljos.
Dewey Dukes Escapes.
Dewey Dukes, 20, under indictment
on charges of stealing an automobile
near Wharton, - escaped1 from the
Erath County jail at Stephenville
Saturday night and at last report was
still at large.
Dukes, whose health is said to be
poor, had been given freedom of the
jail "run-around." During the night.
Saturday, he made his way through
the main doors of the second and
third floors of the prison, letting him-
self down to the ground from a third-
“raid," and it seems, had either over-
looked the act or else believed it was
a hoax until press wires began to
whisper about it, and then this same
newspaper made the most active of
all the belated attempts to secure
the story.
When told they were just two
weeks behind the times, and that no
arrests had been made in the case,
only one paper mentioned1 the liquor
and still capture.
All of whidh goes to prove that
even the copy-choppers of ye estelem-
ad metropolitan newspapers and press
associations might profitably sub-
scribe for ye Til’ old home town paper.
Price $1.50 per year.
Let us recharge or repair your old
battery. Grimes Filling Station.
IVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAYAV
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
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In extending to you, our sincere best wishes, for a happy Christmas
season, we sincerely thank you for the maniy favors shown us in the
plast, and let us all hope that the year 1926, will bring to us all good
health, happiness, and a reasonable amount of prosperity. In this
connection we ask a continuance of your business in our line.
Fire, Windstorm, Life, Health and Accident Insurance.
. . Very truly Yours,
T. C. HILL, Agent
The Place of Service \
Evidence That Santa Claus Has Cap-
tured City Become Plainer As
“Zero Hour” Nears.
May you find in your Christmas Hap-
piness a reflection of our efforts to
Serve You during the past year. For
your Happiness is our happiness—
your work is our work—your success,
ours.
May we continue with you in this
Brotherhood of Service.
The First National Bank
_----MERIDIAN, TEXAS—
POOL PARK PLAN
HONORS-PIONEERS
REV. W. V. JONES
CALLED BY DEATH
Erection of Fence Around Site and
Placing of Stone Monument to
First Settlers Planned.
The first work of the Old Settlers
Association in beautifying the Pool
Memorial Park as now planned, will
be the erection of a fence around the
Pioneer Preacherand Tribune Cor
respondent Dies at Iredell on
Tuesday Afternoon.
Rev. W. V. Jones, redell corre
pondent of The Tribune and pione
Methodist minister, died ».t his hon
at Iredell Tuesday afternoon at abo
1 o’clock. Funeral services 1
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’cloc-
park and placing of a monument
carved from Texas granite, writes
Miss Juddie Martini, of Morgan. ,
On the tract donated by Tom M. health for several years and ha
Rev. Jones had been in failin-
Meridian joined the rest of the
world in succumbing to the Christ-
mas spirit this week.
Noticeable evidences:
Church and family Christmas trees,
little tots bubbling over with anxiety,
fathers and others impersonating Old
Saint Nick. Bed-time stories of rein-
deers and of the Cheery Old Fellow
in the sleigh, of chimneys, of stock-
ings to be hung up.
Christmas shoppers, imbued with
the spirit of giving, quickened their
steps. Farmers gathered on side
walks talked Christmas, probably
also wondering if next year will be
a dry one. Shop windows displaying
Christmas , suggestions, added sales
forces inside; fathers, mothers, sis-
ters, brothers, children—all puzzled
over "what shall I give.” Wonder if
it will be a tie this Christmas?
String of customers at bank, cash
going out, checks coming in.
Turkey gobbling in coop. Phone
rings and cranberries ordered. Fruit
cake all ready on pantry shelf.
Bits of holly and evergreen here
and there, wreaths in prominent win-
dows and glass doors, autos deco-
rated with autumn leaves, town folks
Pool for the purpose is a large spread-
ing live oak tree, venerable with
age, and standing as a sentinel to
guard this sacred spot. It stands as
the only living witness at this place
of the first election held in Bosque
reached an advanced age, yet he le|
a life of fruitful activity up until [
few days before his death, a
About two weeks ago, he suffere
injuries from a fall which he receive
ed at his home, and, although it wa.
first tought he would recover, he was
due to ill health and age, unable to
County.
The records show that this first
election was held on Oct. 7, 1854, stay the Hand of the Grim Reaper.
with three voting boxes provided for: Rev. Jones was known throughout
“One on the Brazos River, with R. this section, both as a preacher of
S. Barnes presiding officer; one at
Meridian, with Israel Standefer pre-
sidling officer, and the third under a
truly historic live oak tree, still
standing near the residence of Tom
Pool, about five mile below Clifton,
With J. K. Helton as presiding offi-
Rev. Jones Ayas known throughout
the. Gospel, for his weekly column of
news and comments in The Tribune
and other papers.
cer.”
As there were no qualified voters at
Meridian, no returns were made, ac-
cording to the records. At the
Barnes box only five votes were cast,
while under the live oak tree only 12
were cast making a total of 17 votes.
The Norwegians (Who were among
the earliest settlers of the couny)
had not been naturalized, and there-
fore were not qualified to vote. Some
of the officers elected were:
P. Bryant, sheriff; A. C. Pearce,
district clerk (Pearce was the father
of the late William Pearce of Cle-
burne, Mrs. John Barry of Walnut
Springs and Mrs. John Webster of
Waco); Jasper N. Mabry, county
clerk (father of Mrs. Martha Ran-
t white child
cutting Christmas trees on the hill-<
side, tinsels and brilliants, a deco-dall, who was' the first
rated hearth, a crackling fire, a cold
whistling wind outside.
Acts of benevolence on the part of
churches and fraternal organizations
to see that the poor and needy suffer
not on the anniversary of His birth.
Former residents, children of pres-
story window by means of a rope.
The jail is undergoing extensive PuriEE Lesueite,--------• prcu
repairs, and officials believe that wor - ent-day residents, college students
men inadvertently left the two doors and visitors arriving back at the “old
unlocked when they quit work late home town” for the holidays.
home town” for the holidays.
Meridian College students boarding
trains for their respective homes.
Among proclamations issued by public school students enjoying class-
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson last room gift-exchanges, after which, on
week was one announcing the grant- Wednesday, they scurried home to
ing of an extension of furlough for forget books and knowledge until the
fifteen days to Lawrence Glass, con-1 Christmas spirit dies.
victed in Bosque county of violation Postmaster and assistants with
of the liquor law. The proclamation tired look, pretty young thing with
states that the furlough was extend- stack of greeting cards addressed to
ed in order that Glass might remain far and near,
with his wife, who is critically ill.
Saturday.
I Sheriff, probably preparing to begin
a look-out for illegal “cheer."
Julian Johnson, who has been em-j ----•— —
ployed at Bristow, . Oklahoma the, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Deaver and son
past several months, is here to spend:1 cut mam
the holidays wtih his parents, Mr. spent Saturday and Sunday in Tem
and Mrs. B. Johnson I ple the guests of friends.
Your Holiday Fats
We can supply you with Candies, Fruits, Nuts, Dried Fruits, Canned
Goods, Fancy Groceries, and in fact, most everything you will need.
Our Stock is Fresh and Clean and Prices are as Low, if not Lower,
than the Lowest. We will try to merit your patronage and hope
you will give us a trial. i a
----MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS—--
MODERN GROCERY
H. WOOLEY & SON, Proprietors
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
The Tribune joins a. legion of oldo
time friends in this section in exo
tending deepest sympathy to a sorg.
rowing family. A more extended ac-3
count of his life will, appear in a)
later issue.
Monday Shortest Day of Year.
Monday was the shortest day of
the year, the date of the winter sol-
stice. From now on the days will be-
gin to lengthen, this being barely
noticeable at first, but gradually in-
creasing, until the date for summer
solstice is had, usually about June 21.
born, in Bosque County after it was
cut off from McLennan County and
made a separate county, and who re-
sides in Waco but formerly resided
at Morgan anld Meridian); L. H.
Scrutchfielid, chief justice (Who was
related to the Scrutchfield children
who were the first White children born
in what is now Bosque County be-
fore it was severed from McLennan
County), and J. K. Helton, justice of
the peace.
The names of the election officers
of this first election will be carved
on the granite monument which will
Mrs. H. B. White and son, Dr. Rex 1
White, have returned from Meadow, i
accompanied by Mrs. Earl White and !
children We are glad to report that
Earl, who has been ill at his home at |
Meadow is now improved, and will |
join his wife and children here in a 1
few days, c
be placed in Pool Park by the com-
mittee. .
The finance committee of the Old
Settlers Association is composed of
Mrs. C. R. Nichol, Clifton, chairman;
Tom M. Pool and; J. N. Fallis, Clif-
ton; Mrs. R. V. Ferguson, Mrs. Ida
E, Lumpkin arid H. C. Odle, Meridian
Mrs. Etta Taber, Walnut Springs;
Mrs. Philip Nowlin, Valley Mills;
Mrs. Frank Frazier, Morgan; T.
Mitchell, Iredell.
IF IT’S BISCUIT, CAKES OR PASTRY
YOU WANT, USE
K. B. Flour
Has No Superior and Few Equals.
IF YOU WANT LIGHT BREAD USE
Faultless
Get Them From Your Dealer.
DICKASON-HUFF MILLING CO.
A. C. McKinney, Manager
Meridian, Texas
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