The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1916 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME XIX
DEVINE, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS, MARCH 16,1916
Industrial Fair
.School Meet
Big Success
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NUMBER 46
Twenty Schools Were Represented
...Many Interesting Contests,
Exhibits, Ball Games, Etc
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The Second Annual Industrial Fair
and Tri-County School Weet at De-
mine is now a matter of history and
I, chronicled as a success. With the
experience of last year, the manage-
ment hedged on expenses, provided
amusements that cost less and were
just as good The attendance on ei-
liber day was not so large as it was
on the one day, as held last year
but the combined attendance and re
ceipts were larger. The Express
correspondent placed the at-
tendance Friday at 3,000 and the
Saturday attendance was greater
than Friday. Practically everybody
in Devine were on the grounda. one
or both days. Pearsall, SanAntonio
Hondo and Jourdanton, four county-
Lit towns, were represented by
Lickers and pupils. Our reporter
enrolled the names of thirty-five L
visiting teachers, representing twen
ty schools, away from Devine, and
in lost cases, large numbers of pu-
pils and patrons came.
Teachers Who Came
1 Mrs. Harbour, Bear Creek.
■ C. E. Winn and Miss Webb, Biry.
I Messrs Meadows and Richardson
Lad Misses Bradshaw and Richard-
son. Big Foot.
W.G Moore, and Miss Richarboon
■Centerville.
I Miss Colon, C. I. A., Denton.
■ Co. Supt. Saathoff and Miss Stone
Hondo.
Miss Griffin, Haass.
J. B. Hayes, Jourdanton
■ Messrs Shanks and Davis and Miss
Is Beck, Cullen and Foster.
J Misses Bradshaw, Grant and For
ester, Natalia. School closed.
I Supt J.F. Johnson and Misses
Ward and Heathcock, Lytle.
I Messrs Porter and Carver, Pearsall
I Willis Ridgeway, Powder Valley.
1 Miss Crutchfield, Redus.
■ Miss Weir, Shookville.
1 Miss Jameson, Thomas Girls.
I L. H. Pond, West Texas.
J W R Lee and Miss Franks, Zigsag
Declamations and Debate.
I Inthe Declamation Contests, Yan
key Zigzag and Devine were the only
contestants, Devine taking the hon-
jars. Yancey taking 3d in senior boys
I In Junior Girls: 1st Prize, Gladys
Thompson, 2nd Lois Crutchfield* 3d
Nonny Tilley. ‘ -----
■ In Junior Boys: 1st Walker Harde
man: 2nd Carroll Slater; 3d Lofton
Hornburg.
I Senior Girls; 1st Effie Rackley: 2d
Nit a Redus, 3d Eunice Roberson.
■ Boys Senior; 1st Edward Pente-
cost; 2nd A. J. Cook: 3d Stanley Me
Anelly.
I Inthe Debate on the One mill tax
Famous Medina County Mercantile
Establishment
Built on Confidence and Good Will
From a small beginning, through straightforward business methods, liberality and service
we have inspired the confidence and good will of our innumerable friends and customers and
have prospered even beyond the fondest expectations.
We always carry a full line in every department, which means thatrot r
lutely everything you need for von- W== and fare-ader one 1
the same courteous treatment prevails in every line if you trade with us.
, buy abso- .
--and oncet I Bynt so that
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proposition, Edward Pentecost and
Charles Thompson, won for the Neg-
atives over A. J. Cook and James
Crawford.
Senator Willacy’s Speech.
Education and Enlightenment as it
relates, or should relate, to govern-
ment, deploring present cooditiona
in Texas, where an illiterate, pur-
chasable, mobilized vote holds a bal
ance of political power and thwarts
the wishes of intelligent, enlighten-
ed citizenship. He lastly appealed
for the intelligent vote of woman.
they voted in droves for corrupt
merand special interests. He was
freuently applauded, especially
wen he pledged himself to stand
Following an interesting program
of music, motion songs, etc. Jno. T.
Briscoe introduced Senator Jno. G..-------------. ...
Willacy of San Antonio, who spoke rather than the illiterates whose pol ublic
voryinterestingly for 60 minutes on tax receipts are locked in safes andechoo
ayinst that mobilized spectre of gov
eament that is to-day discounting
itelligence and placing a premium
a illiteracy and ignorance, and has
eld Texas, with its magnifficent
ublic domsin and princely state
1 fund, so low in its education*
al efficiency.
Work From The C. I. A. at Denton
Miss Floris Culon was in charge of
a very instructive festure of school
work from Denton College of Indus-
trial Arts, and made two very later-
eating talks on domestic economy.
She said our Miss Hansel was a
"star graduate" of their school, that
Continued on page 2
Engineer Kill-
ed when Boil-
er Exploded
Millard Holmes Killed In Explosion
On S. P. Near Del Rio--Buried
Here Saturday
DEL RIO Tex., March 9th.—Mil-
lard Holmes of this place was in-
stantly killed and his fireman G. W.
Hill latally injured thia morning
when the boiler of the big mogul No
773 exploded about seven miles
west of here.
Engineer Holmes was blown about
200 feet from the engine aed p acti-
colly every bone in hia body was
broken, a gash cut in his head and
badly scalded. Hill was taken to San
Antonio on a special releif train and
likely will die. Holmes leavds a”
widow.
The lower portion of the enjine
was left on the track while the uper
portion waa completely blown away
The pieces and fragmenta were scat-
tered for hundreds of yards around,
and the largest piece was blown a
distance of about half a mile and
in a corral belonging to John Billings.
—Del Rio Special S. A. Expreaa
The body of Millard M. Holmes
reached Devine Friday night accom- '
pained by the widow, a brother and
Mr and Mra J. W. Fullerton, of this *
city, Mra Holmes being n daughter
of Mra Fullerton. Deceased would
have beea 34 years of age on the
next day after the fatal explosion
He had beta with the S. P. Ry. Co.
about eight years, four years an
engineer. He woa born in Edwarda
county aad was second son of Mr
and Mrs Abe Holmes, who for many
years resided at Big Foot. Millard
was married several yeara ago to
Mate niauinaIEV
Del Rio aad hadevery convenience
and promise of a long and happy /
life. He was a Baptist, a Mason, an
Elk. and 0. E. S. and one or two B
R. T. orders and was very popular
with every one as shown by the
most profuae and costly floral offer-
ing ever seen in Devine, five of which
were donated by different orders at
Del Rio, where the funeral was first
held. He leaver, beeidea those
mentioned above, two brothers, Sam
Holmes of Ft Stocton. Jeff Holmes
of San Antonio, where his parents
now reside, Allie Holmes of Devine
and four sisters, Mra Callie Pond of
Batesville, Mrs Nettie Van Cleave
nf Comets; Mrs Myrtle Winters of
Big Foot aad Mrs Millie Wharton of
Sao Antonio.
After a abort service at the home of
Mayor Fullerton, by Reverend Horn-
burg, the Masons interred the re-
mains late Saturday evening in the
Evergreen Cemetery. The grief
stricken young widow will make her
home with her mother in Devine
where she has the profound sympa-
thy nf every one in her sudden and
deep grief,
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W. L. DuBose & Sons. The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1916, newspaper, March 16, 1916; Devine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1660598/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.