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VOLUME 13
HEREFORD. TEXAS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1913
NUMBER 45
i . express views
Borne and State Publishes Tabulat-
ed Replies to Circular Letter to
State Papers.
" Some weeks ago the Home and
State sent out a general circular
letter asking divers questions about
tbe past political attitudes snd the
present possible positions of tbe
various Texas editors, and in their
replies there may be found some in-
teresting reading. Two hundred
and eight replies were received: 176
of these were Democratic, 23 In-
dependent, 2 Progressive, 2 Socialist,
1 Prohibition, 1 Republican. The
Home and State in a published article
sets forth the following facts:
"In answer to the question as to
their stand on State-wide Prohibition
1&1911, 127 editors said they favor-
ed tbe amendment and 58 opposed
it. With reference to their present
stand 135 editors said that they
favored it and 60 opposed it, though
some of those wno oppose it state
that they do so strictly on grounds
of expediency, believing that this is
an inopportune time for a State-wide
campaign. Of the papers at present
opposed to State-wide Prohibition,
38 favor Prohibition in Local Option
elections and 21 oppose it. Forty-
four of the 208 editors say that they
supported Colquitt in 1912, 119 sup*
ported Ramsey, 3 supported Poindex-
ter, 2 supported Andrews^and 1 sup-
ported Lassater. In the same year
123 supported Morris Sheppard for
Uq^ited States Senator, 13 supported
Randell and 15 supported Wolters,
while Zollner, Lewis and Bailey were
supported each by one editor.
Wood row Wilson received the sup-
port of 161 of the 203 editors in the
1912.primaries, % supported Clark,
7 supported Harmon, 5 favored
Roosevelt, 4 favored Taft and 2
favored Debs. With regard to the
choice for Governor in 1914, 126 of
the 208 editors specifically declared
that they had no choice, 46 said
that they favored Mayes, 12 are in
favor of Thomas, 4 favor Colquitt, 3
favor Mills, 3 favor Lane. Tbe
balance of those mentioned include
Terrell, Poindexter, Sparks, Exall,
Ball, Holland, Ferguson, Hanger
and Chilton, each of whom is favor-
ed by one weekly editor. With re-
gard to the plan adopted by Progres-
sive Prohibition Democrats to elimin-
ate all but one of their candidates
for Governor before the Democratic
primaries in 1914, 102 of the editors
favor tbe plan and 59 oppose it.
Many of the anti-Prohibition papers
declined to express themselves on
this question on the ground that it
was a matter for the Prohibition
Democrat to determine. However,
in the totals given are included 8
Anti editors who said they favored
the plan and 26 who said they op-
posed it. One of the questions ask-
ed was: 'Do you favor a general re-
vision of the Texas Constitution?'
To-this question 118 editors answer-
ed 'Yea,' 52 answered 'No,' and a
number of tbe others said they favor-
ed a revision in some particulars,
while some of the Anti editors said
they would be in favor of a revision
if tbey could only know beforehand
who would do the revising."
J. G. Callens left yesterday after-
noon for the hot tamale city, San
Antonio, where he will spend the
winter. His friends hope that the
warm climate and hot diet will im-
prove bis health so that by spring
he will be all himself again. Orville
Newell and C. E. Smith will have
charge of the Callens Store during
his absence.
We have the finest assortment of
handsome Rockers for the holiday
trade ever shown in Hereford. 25
per cent off the regular price, during
tbe sale. E. B. Black Co. It
Parcel Post.
You haven't tried out parcel post
to its full extent yet if you are not
mailing, in generous packages, some
of your table knickknacks, cakes,
good sliced ham, home-made breed
and butter, nuts, buttered popcorn,
etc., to your boy or girl who is away
at college or boarding-school, and
who is oh ! so Ured of restaurant or
boarding-house grub. How it brings
them back to mother, home and
country fireside, to get a generous
hand-out from the old folks at home!
In that way we make "visits"
pretty often to our children who are
at school for nine or ten long months
of the year; and from the responsive
letters we get we know that those
parcels warm up the cockles in the
young hearts.
Two Headed Child Born.
A Memphis physician informs us
of the birth of a child near Lodge
last Monday that possessed two well
formed and developed heads. One
head, he said, occupied the usual
position, while the other, which was
slightly smaller, was located just
above the left shoulder. Each head
was connected to the body by a neck
of normal proportions and the body
was otherwise normal. The child
was dead when born. This physi-
cian said he had never seen or heard
of a similar case.—Estelline News.
Hens Declare Strike Off.
The egg strike that has been on
by the hens in the Hereford district
for the past two months was declar-
ed off the first of the week and a
number of poultry rrisers have been
bringing in eggs this week. The
new eggs will not, however, reduce
the cost of <high living as they are
selling to the consumer at 40 cents
per dozen.
Building Addition to House.
W. H. Ray is having an addition-
al room built to his residence on 11th
street. Tbe workmen were delayed
during the rainy weather, but they
have been steadily on the job this
week.
Disease in the Army.
In every compaigo several times
as many soldiers die from disease
as from bullets on account of the
want of proper sanitation. You can
get sanitation free of cost by sending
your clothes to Hereford Sanitary
Steam Laundry. Phone 246, and do
it now. It
Hereford Garage and Machine
Works can do all kinds repairing.
Heavy Lathe and Planer work a
specialty. Give us a call. lOtf
three more
irrigated farms
Hereford District Gets Four More
Families Who Will Develop Ir-
rigation Farms—Others
Coining.
That Hereford irrigation is well
established and that without the
usual killing boom is proving a satis-
faction to the old time citizens as
well as tbe new people who are com-
ing each week into the country.
Only this week, four new families
are moving in: one from Colorado
via Arkansas, one from Illinois and
two from another Texas county.
The first is J. H. Hardman and fam«
ily, who comes here from Arkansas,
but who lived for a number of years
in the irrigation districts of Colorado.
They have bought a half section
near the Morgan farm and will have
a well put down and will develop
their land under irrigation. The
second is a Mr. Neal, who will erect
a nice house on a section 2 miles
this side of Dawn and will irrigate
as much of the land as one of the
big wells will care for. The Teifel
Bros. of Parmer county are moving
to Hereford for the winter. They,
too, will open an irrigated farm near
Dawn and will build a large bunga-
low, erect other suitable buildings
and otherwise improve their holdings.
Dawn is the first stop east of Here-
ford on the Santa Fe and is only 12
miles. f
City Builds Cinder Walks.
The City has been busy atl this
week hauling cinders and making
walks and crossings at a number oi
places. The mud has put some of
the places in an almost impassable
condition and these cinders have
answered a good purpose. A num-
ber of crossings in tne business dis-
trict and around the public school
building have been made ; also a few
hundred feet of walks fronting the
residences.
House For Sale.
The S. B. Edwards old home in
north part of town. A splendid
place complete with every conveni-
ence, at a bargain. Part terms if de-
sired. F. H. Oberthier. 42tf
A Christmas Gift that really
amounts to something—A nice article
of Furniture or a handsome Rug.
Special reduction on every article
during the holidays. E. B. Black
Co. It
Heavy Flood T«U of Death.
The heavj floods in the central
part of Texas have assessed a toll
of about one hundred and fifty peo-
ple. This was along the Trinity
and Brazos rivers below Dallas and
Waco. The material damage cannot
be estimated. Millions of acres of
bottom lands have been under water,
the loss in live stock is large, fences
and houses swept away, many
families losing all their property,
except the land and much of it was
badly washed.
Big Snow in Colorado.
E. W. Morgan is in receipt of a
letter from his daughter and she
states that as much as three feet of
snow fell last week in that state.
The train service was suspended and
street cars bad to stand right where
the storm caught them. Schools
were closed. She stated that the
people were walking in snow canyons
from five to nioe feet deep.
The Week's Weather.
Last week was altogether rainy,
nearly every day bringing a down
pour, the total for that week being 4
inches. Since that time it has been
cold, but no wind blowing, the ther-
mometer standing each morning ai
about 20 degrees and a heavy frost
was to be seen by early risers.
Marshall tor Senator.
Childress Index—Judge J. C. Mar-
shall of Quanah is considering the
matter of entering the senatorial
race against Senator W. A. Johnson
of Memphis. Judge Marshall is a
strong man with a large number of
personal friends over the district,
and if he should enter the race would
make a strong race. He was county
judge of Hardeman county for two
or thrre terms and has the almost
united backing of his home people
for anything be may ask for, which
is a great thing in the political fight."
Quanah Tribune.—If Judge Mar-
shall goes after die senatorial toga'
he will make Senator Johnson hit
the ground in high places keeping
his fences up, because John is not
only a hustling campaigner, but he
also is a "go-getter."
New watches it Smith's, Hamilton
and Waltham. 45-2t
C. C. Crews of Texas, well known
here, having surveyed a great deal
of the land in this section, passed
thru Hereford Wednesday on his way
down to Mule Shoe, the new station
of the Cutoff from Lubbock to Clovis
where he will have charge of the
civil engineering in connection with
the development of the Mule Shoe
Ranch into irrigation farming.
pecos vilify
improvements
Opens New System of Water Sup-
ply , Old Windmill Down-
Builds New Side Walk.
The workmen put the finishing
touches on the new system of water
supply for the Pecos Valley at Here-
ford this week ; the old pump house
and the big windmill for years the
land mark and light house for the
steel ships of the rail for this section
of the great Santa Fe, has, at last,
succumbed to the advances of
modernism and are no more. The
old mill was torn down this week,
the casing pulled from the well and
the hole plugged, thus ending tbe
first well dug at Hereford. This
well has been in use for nearly fifteen
years and has never showed any
signs of failing.
The new equipment consists of a
dual system of pumping, a large,
steel reservoir, built from the ground
up and a line of pipes ending in two
cranes from which tbe water is de-
livered to the tanks of the engines.
There is also a crane attached direct
to the reservoir. This pump house
and reservoir are located east of the
depot and south of the main and
passing tracks. The cranes are so
located that the passenger trains may
take water white standing for pas-
sengers to detrain or embark. The
new side walk is located at tba west
end of the long train platform and
extends to the street line up main
street where the city can easily make
connections with a crossing to the
sidewalks. This walk is substantially
built and shouldL.satve.as an example
to the City as to the manner of con-
struction. . But the Santa Fe never
does anything by halves. The
Brand wishes to congratulate the
road on this splendid equipment and
it can assure the officers of the road
that Hereford appreciates the im-
provements and their show of sub-
stantiality and permanency.
Junior C. E. Program.
Sunday, Dec. 14.
Subject —How to Tame the Tongue
Song—No. 68.
Bible lesson—Read by leader.
Song—No. 39.
Lord's prayer in concert.
Short talks on ways of taming the
tongue.
Asking God to help—Christine
Nutter.
Keeping the heart clean—Marjory
Dameron.
Thinking before we speak—Doro-
thy Barnett.
Saying kind things—Emma Belle
Eliott. i
Controlling the temper—Thelma
Tynes.
Lesson story. The First Settler's
Story—Lucile Weems.
Sentence prayers.
Mission study, Morebead and
Hazel Green K e n t u c k y—Opal
Vaughn.
Reading—Joe Bailey Elliston.
Leader—Agnes Elliston.
Mizpah.
Fine American Red Cedar Chests
all sizes. 25 per cent off during
our Great Holiday Sale. E. B.
Black Co. It
Irrigation Well at Hereford Pumping 1500 Gallons per Minute.
ONE PIECE of clear, revenue bear-
ing property to trade for section
of land in Deaf Smith or Castro
county. Address Box 188, Here-
ford, Texas. 44-4t
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1913, newspaper, December 12, 1913; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253735/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.