The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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Brand
VOLUME 13
HEREFORD. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1913
NUMBER 15
BOARD ELECTS
MORE TEACBRS
All Members of Faculty Applying
Were Unanimous Elected te
Placet la Scheol for An-
other Year.
At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Hereford Independ-
ent School District last Monday
night, every member of the faculty,
who had made application, was
chosen by an unanimous vote. Those
elected were: Misses Anna Brown,
Anna Price, Clara Edwards, Francis
Turrentine, Susie Montgomery and
Mrs. Geo. Garrison for the grades;
Miss Maud McLean for a place in
the high school. There are two
more teachers to be elected for the
high school department, two more
for the grammar grade and one for
the primary department. The Board
will meet again on Friday, May 23,
to complete the faculty. It has a
task of no small proportions to per*
form, having on file seventy-five ap-
plications, coming from Texas to
Wjm?* >" -
gCfpe to Johnson's Saturday after*
nOon and eat cream and cake with
the Rebekahs. It
The Heed of the Silo.
Union, for directing attention to Up
importance 0 tW silo in Texas agri-
culture. He sayc it will increase
tht efficiency of the feed 40 per cent
and enable cereals and forage crops
to successfully compete in productive
value with cotton. Silos and red
barns are the twin agencies of pros-
perity and fortunate is the farmer
who possesses them'. They are good
business educators and ownership
arouses the spirit of thrift and en-
terprise.
The most appropriate graduation,
presents are to be found in the jewel-
er's line. Oar line of jewelry is al-
ways up-to-date. W. H. Ray. It
Card wells Will Move.
Some time next week, perhaps be-
ginning Tuesday, Cardwell Brothers
will move their stock of groceries
to their old stand at 209 Main St.,
their own building. The firm will
have the same telephone numbers—
81 and 50. The building has been
thoroly overhauled, reshelved and
painted. They extend an invitation
to their customers and friends to call
upon them at their old familiar place
of business.
R. M. Dakin of Boyle, Miss.,
sends word to his frieod, John P.
Slaton, that he wants to read a news-
paper published in Hereford, if
there be one.
Mothers' Club.
The Mothers' Club met in the
beautiful country home of Mrs. Geo.
Caylor April 29th, in business
session, eleven members being pres-
ent. The subject of Mothers' Day
was discussed. It was decided to
render a Mothers' Day program at
the Presbyterian church. Interest-
ing selections of music and readings
were rendered by some of the mem-
bers. Members present were: Mes-
dames Bowers, Caylor, Dodson,
Elliott, Palmer, iyaes, Vanderburgh
and Bell. Refreshments of coffee,
sandwiches, pickles and cake were
served. In all a delightful meeting
was had. Press Reporter.
lovuTiia hboporim
Celebrates Birthday.
A very happy occasion for a num-
ber of elderly middle age grown-ups
and little folks was a surprise birth-
day party given by Mesdames W.
H. Russell and Allan Bell for their
mother, Mrs. M. B. Daniel, at her
home. May 2nd, 1913. Aunt Anna
Johnson played well the part of
Leading Lady and tolled Mrs. Dan-
iel at an early hour to the banks of
the Tierra Blanco on a fishing ex-
pedition. The Carrier Pigeon went
forth with the message, "Come to
Ma's birthday Friday, May 2nd.
Each is to prepare some good 'taster'
for the dinner, but this 'Invite'
makes you a member of the Secret
Service and Ma must know nothing
of this." On the said day the friends
began to gather near eleven o'clock
and the table so attractive in glisten-
ing white damask, laid for fourteen
persons, was by noon bedecked with
numerous elegant dishes well filled
with wholesome eatables, most
beautifully decorated and artistically
garnished. Talk about hard times!
No one looking upon such a repaat
ever thought of such words, but
"Come to the feast, the table now is
spread; a land flowing with milk
and honey, extra fine butter, and
splendid bread." The color scheme
was not planned, yet the shades pre-
dominating in dihing room wttt yel-
low and white. In the center of
table upon a most unique piece of
Montmelic rested a handsome cut
glass vase filled wkbyellow beney
The reciyUpa rasa
tana were made yet more at-
tractive by further decorations of
pot plants and trailing vines so trelat-
ed one seemed walking through
bowers of flowers. Three times was
the table laid, after each bad eaten
bountifully plenty was left. Like
the large heart of love of the honoree
were the viands in abundance
The order had gone forth : "Hitch
horses at north side of house so as
the two fisherwomen approach the
home nothing will be visible to let
the cat escape." My! how we en-
joyed watching quite impatiently
that weary tread of those two tired
out mortals as they slowly approach-
ed the home where all was excite-
ment, all eyes strained and each ear
alert. So fatiqued were Aunt Anna
and Ma Daniel they had let bonnets
fell upon shoulders to save weight,
and were dragging fishing poles.
This is not a fish story so as to the
"catch' we refer to our fisherman
friend, Mr. Dale. There was music
while we ate and happy conversation
was incessant. Judge Russell was
our only male representative, and
while he did his part bravely, the
constant talking was not interferred
with. Judge left after filling the
inner man, he might have stood 16
to 1, but not 45 to 1. A liberal
serving of ice cream and cake came
as a happy after thought during the
warm afternoon. Perpetual motion
and a continuous season entertain-
ment ceased only when the last guest
had departed. The daughters had
very thoughtfully selected a most
attractive birthday book and this
was passed to each guest, who in
turn wrote under her birth date a
wish for Mrs. Daniel. After thia
the crowd was invited into the front
yard which converted into a photo*
graph galery and we had pictures
made of our becoming countenances.
Friends gathered about piano and
many old tfef thongs were enjoyed.
Se* I JJSdlTns?00^ wefe iun8 b7
have from Mrs. Daniel,
m negro dialect stirred
gs of those so well ac-
quainted with plantation scenes.
Elizabeth Black gave several choice
piano selections, yarns were spun, a
farewell song was sung and all made
merry. Mrs. Daniel wishes to say:
"I never had a birthday so full dur-
ing the entire Say of sweet thoughts
and lnving deeds. The presents
given me made my heart glad' t6
know 1 was so beautifully remrmtfer-
ed. I want to thank my daughters
for bringing so much happiness to
me, and my many friends who so
loyally filled my cup of joy to over-
flowing. I can never be able to tell
of my appreciation of the 1913 birth-
day celebration."
We were the fortunate ones: Mes-
dames Burl France, A. B. Simpson,
W. D. Cloyd, Eva Bruce, J. A.
Johnson, S. J. Dodson, W. H. Gar-
rison, J. N. Sypert, G. F. Pierce,
Edgar Johnson, E. A. Winterrowd,
W. C. Falwell, E. B. Black, W. J.
Gilliland, M. E. Childress, Jennie
Thompson, Henry Cloyd, M. V.
Roberson, Jessie Stilson, Smith Mc-
Leroy, Chas. Sullivan, Hal Hawkins,
T. M. Palmer, W. B. Robinson,
Cummings, Reed, Daniel, Allan
Bell, W. H. Russell and Mildred
and Zoe McLeroy, Frances Chil-
dress, Nellie Grace, and Gerturde
Cloyd. WtUiam Black, Evelyn Bell,
Elisabeth Bl&ck, May and Master
Robersoar,>ArUs, Jess and Willie
Russellanllfr. W. H. Russell.
To. Mrs. Daniel wewauld say:
"Throughout the years may you re*
' ceive .
Health, pWhpre,. frttna , content*
ment fare,
And freedom from oppressive care.
A Loving Friend.
ii. S.1ST
GOOD REPORT
Agricultural Report Gives Out In-
formation as to Water Supply
at Hereford.
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington has not as yet issued a
published report on the irrigation
water supply of the South Plains, but
a letter from that department to a
gentlemen in Kansas gives out some
interesting information. When it is
known that Uncle Sam is a little
slow to boost an enterprise not his
own, this letter becomes at once a
strong endorsement of the irrigation
possibilities of the Hereford district.
united States department of
agriculture office of experi-
ment stations washington.
April 30th, 1913.
F. L. Benham,
620 Jefferson St.,
Fredonia, Kans.
Dear Sir—I have your letter ask-
ing for reports on the south Plains
country of Texas, especially Deaf
Smith county. We have no publish-
ed report upon this section, but from
an office report received from our
man in charge of work in Texas, we
give you the following information.
There is a good supply of water in
a considerable portioo of Deaf Smith
and other neighboring counties at a
depth of 25 to 75 feet. Lpgs of wells
that have been sunk 250 feet in the
vicinity of Hereford show 150 feet
of almost continuous water-bearing
fornlation.
The soil throughout the Panhandle
of Texas falls largely into three
classes: (1) A black clay loam
found in the valleys and low-lying
lands. This soil is quite femle.
easily worked, retains moisture well,
and has a good percentage of vege-
table matter. Upon this land most
alfalfa in that section is grown. (2)
A chocolote clay loam which covers
wide areas ot the Plains region. This
soil is sandy enough to be easily
worked, yet has enough clay to re-
tain nfristure well, is quite senile,
and the sections where it is found He
very uniform and slope gradually
south and east. (3) A red clay
loam. This contains quite a percent*
age of red sand, is easily cultivated,
well adapted to peaches, grapes,
melons, sweet potatoes, peanuts and
vegetables, crops that require rather
a warm soil.
The rainfall records from 1895 to
1908 show an average rainfall of
23.34 inches at Amarillo, of which
15.4 inches fell from April to August
inclusive—the growing season.
Land in this section is quite well
adapted to grain, forage, alfalfa,
orchards, berries and vegetables.
With the 15 inches of rainfall during
the growing season, it has been es-
timated that 9 to 12 inches applied
by irrigation will be sufficient for or*
chsrds and vegetables, and 12 to 15
inches applied by irrigation for
alfalfa.
The average date of the last frost
in the spring in*this section wae
about Apdllat, ,at>(ftifrat,of the first
frost in the fall about October*30.
The latest recorded frost was Apnl
30, and the earliest October 20. -
. We trust this information will be
aC aniatance-ta yon.
Sincerely yours,
Samuel Fortier,
Chief of Irrigation Investigations.
Standing of Contestants in Stam-
baugh's Piano Ceateet.
Week ending Wednesday, May
4th, 1913.
No. Votes
2 ...213770
59.. 164385
64 365540
66 335155
75 169835
89 38400
102 ..49025
105 141950
106... 127765
107 154271
110 132635
118 51895
122 .....216030
124 211480
127 43765
13 5 156185
13 6 41830
150 69150
15 4 211750
15 5 62240
Another lucky contestant this
week. No. 64 is the lucky number.
The prise waa a pretty set consisting
of individual coffee spoon, butter
knife and sugar spoon. Number 64
turned in the largest number of votes
for the week. There are 14 more
prizes to be given away weekly.
Each contestant can get some of
these if they will work hard.
Geo. A. Stambaugh, Cash Store.
lOtf
Address Wanted.
The Brand desires the address of
J. T. Matthews, formerly of Califor-
nia and Old Mexico, but more re-
cently of Hereford and Hurley,
Texas. We have some important
mail for him. If any of our ex*
changes know his present address,
please write us at once as we have
come bueiness of importance to him.
What do you know about that?
You can get a screen door at Kemp's
for $1.25. It
no WEEK
DISTRICT COURT
Satire Time Given to Civil Docket.
TMKBSgrS"* .J
Kcponeu.
District Court is still at work on
the Civil Jury Docket $his week as
there were no criminal cases to be
taken up Monday and it is likely
that none will be tried at this term
of court. The Grand Jury adjourn-
ed Wednesday of this week to re-
convene next Tuesday. No.bills of
indictment have been returned so
far. The following cases have been
disposed since the last issue of the
Brand:
Con Schrimsher et al vs G. A. E.
Parker et al—-?Suit in Trespass to
Try Title. Trial by a jury on
special issues and answers favorable
to plaintiffs returned by jury.
Mrs. Kathryn Hut son, adminis-
tratrix of the estate of John Hutson,
deceased, vs L. T. Lester—Suit to
Quiet Title and for damages. Trial
by a jury and tfftfict returned Wed-
nesday for the plaiatiff quieting her
title to the land in contfcversy and
for the sum of
Willi** W. FgnneU vs & F. JUTil*
"* * et ttjfM ~gg Ml) and fore-
closure. fSV court and
judgment by default for plaintiff.
Jaoob Litteral vs J. P. Snyder et
al—Suit on note and foreclosure.
Trial by the court and judgment by
default for plaintiff.
I. W. Evans vs Albert F. Wood
et al—Suit to try title and for dam-
ages. Trial by the court and judg-
ment by default for plaintiff for title
and possession of the land sued for.
I). W. Hawkins vg A. C. Elliott
et al—suit on note and foreclosure.
Settled by payment of claim by
defendant Elliott.
J. D. Hanby and W. R. Evants
vs First National Bank of Hereford
et al—Suit for conversion and on
notes. Jury case, on trial.
Among the out of town attorneys
in attendance oo court this week are :
C. B. Reeder of Amarillo, I. H.
Burney of Fort Worth, L. C. Penry
and Pierce of Plainview, A. S. Rol-
lins and W. H. Kimbrough of Ama-
rillo.
You can come nearer finding what
you want for a graduation present at
our store than at any other place in
town. W. H. Ray. It
At Locust Grove Farm.
On Tuesday evening. May 13,
Mr. and Mrs. Burns entertained
Class '13 at their beautiful home
five miles southwest of Hereford.
The rooms were artistically decorat-
ed in locust blooms and a spray of
the same blossoms was pinned on
each guest. During the evening
conversation, story telling and music
were enjoyed. Refreshments of cake
and delicious ice cream were served.
The evening passed all too quickly
till time for the returning moonlight
drive to town. Members of the
Senior class are: Mary Blacet,
Jewell Buster, Lois Garrison, Alma
Nortoo, Besse Nance, Clara Lam-
bert, Nelle Wilson, Cotta Sisk, Vir-
ginia Wyche, Earl Lust, James Lips-
comb and Edgar Webb. Others,
who are grateful for a happy even-
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Burns are,
Supt. Ben Short and wife, Principal
Shirley are wife, Misses Sammy
and Claudia Sain and Messrs. Jim
Sain and Lloyd Wright.
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1913, newspaper, May 16, 1913; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253705/m1/1/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.