The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 1920 Page: 2 of 10
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BUILD NOW.
The one great need in Ameri-
, v ca today is the need of homes.
From all parts of the country
■ comes the insistent demand for
places in which to live. People
" want homes, they need homes,
they are clamoring for homes.
Why don't you, who live in rent-,
ed houses build homes for your-1
selves? And you, who have!
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Limestone County, Texas,
(Precinct means Justice prec.).
Minor civil division
1920
1910
1900
Limestone County
33,283
34,621
32,578
Prec. 1, including Groesbeck.:.
6,292
6,333
6,183
Prec. 2,
4,859
6,751
5,578
Prec. 3,
2,170
2,287
2,793
Prec. 4, including Mexia and Te-
huacana
8,633
7,986
6,776
Prec. 5, including Kosse
2,174
2,633
2,878
iPrec. 6,
1,288
1,117
1,323
Prec. 7, including Coolidge
4,085
3,599
3,287
Prec. 8, including Thornton
3,782
3,915
3,755
Incorporated place
1920
1910
1900
Coolidge town
880
505
Groesbeck town
1,522
1,454
1,462
Kosse town
872
764
717
Mexia town
3,482
2,694
2,393
Tehuacana town
614
425
382
Thornton town
733
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MEXIA'S POPULATION.
PROCLAMATION
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you
Has the growth during
J last decade been what
jthought it should be?
i Or were you disappointed?
It takes industries to build a
city and no industry can thrive
unless local citizens
it.
Some of the greatest indus-
tries in the world had as small
a beginning as the smallest in-
dustry in our city.
Patronage built the industries
and the industries built the
cities.
Patronize our local industries,
and you will have no occasion for
disappointment ten years hence.
WHAT THE EDUCATIONAL
AMENDMENT DOES.
"If you don't understand a con-
stitutional amendment,swat it,"
is the Texas attitude. So it be-
money to invest, why don't you (census report on Mexia?
build houses and get the benefit
of the rents ?
Rents are higher today than
ever before in the history of the
nation. If you are a renter you
want to escape this abnormal
condition. If you are a landlord
you should take advantage of
these opportunities and secure
more houses to rent. In either
case the answer is—build.
It is conceded that present
building costs are somewhat
high but this is more than off-
set by the prevailing high rents.
Moreover, incomes of all kinds
are higher today than ever be-
fore, so that general conditions
are enormously in favor of
building now.
You who are now living in
rented houses, pay out in rent
each month practically as much
money as would build you a
home and pay for it entirely.
You are only losing by waiting.
If you would build now, instead
of continuing in the rent payers
rut, you would soon have a home
paying actual cash dividends in
rental saved.
Moreover it is your obligation
as a husband and father to pro-
vide your family with a pleas-
ant, comfortable, secure shelter
for the years to come. You owe
yom* little ones the happiness
and joy and safety of a home of
their own today and the memo-
ries of that home in future
years.
In building your own home
you can build where you wish
and how you wish. You can
build according to your own de-
sires and preferences and to
suit the tastes and wishes
yourself and your family.
Building your own home
not only a sound business
vestment but it serves as an ex-
cellent plan for saving money.
Paying for a home gives you a
tangible objective as a check to
unreasonable spending.
Improved property is always
salable. It is also recognized as
valid collateral in any business
transaction and serves as stable
security in any emergency.
Build now,
Were you satisfied with tVie, the Oovernor of the State ot'
I Texas:
the During the year ending Aug-
ust 31st, 1920, one hundred and
sixty-one lives were recorded as
lost from fires in Texas, and
three hundred and thirty-seven
persons were recorded as injur-
patronizejed; and it is estimated that a
large per cent of these lives lost,
and a large number of these per-
sons injured were killed or in
jured by fires for which these
innocent people were not at all
responsible.
The property loss from fires
in Texas last year amounted to
twelve and three-fourths million
dollars, and statistics show that
fully seventy-five per cent of
this property loss arose from
preventable fires. As with the
State, so with the Nation—only
in larger degree. It is authori-
tatively claimed that exceeding
fifteen thousand lives are lost
from fire annually in this coun-
of
is
in-
hooves those who wish good try, and more than fifty thous-
schools to explain the amend- and persons are injured; the
ment to be voted upon in No-, losses from fire are getting to
vember. Unfortunately some | approximate one million dollars
of its friends have described it a day, or three hundred and six-
with more zeal than accuracy, ty-five million annually. These
and given it unmerited opposi- colossal figures are almost a ca-
tion. j tastrophe, and the most regret-
The amendment will give, able part of all this is that these
powers now enjoyed by cities losses in lives and property are
only to all communities. To il-; mainly due to the gross care-
lustrate: It will give farmers lessness of our people.
the same right to determine j The chief correctives for
what kind of schools they will;these conditions are more know-
maintain that only cities now j ledge on the part of the people
have. Acres of paper may be; of the causes of fires and a high-
used, but a more definite, clear- jer sense of moral responsibility
cut and accurate description of;to guard against them,
the amendment can not be writ-j It is in my judgment meet
ten in more or fewer words. jand proper at ail times to warn
Friends of education should,the people against fire hazards,
make it clear that the amend-[and it is customary to designate
ment does not raise any tax j one day of each year as a day
rate; it does not levy any tax; it, upon which the people at large
does not increase the school1 shall consider the magnitude
fund; it does not raise teachers' and danger of fires, and consid-
pay; it will not affect incorpora^er of themselves and through
ted cities. proper public agencies of the
The issue is clear. The ques-|ways and means of preventing
tion is: "Should the country,fires.
have the same right to maintain I Pursuant to this thought and
schools cities have ?" If you j to the general practice in the
answer that question yes, then j nation at large, I hereby pro-
you are for that amendment,and j claim Saturday, October 9, 1920,
it is your positive duty to think j Fire Prevention Day in Texas,
of it, talk of it, work for it and land urge the Mayors of the var-
Consider the wisdom and the
judgment of the home-spent
dollar.
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Advertised good3 are guaran-1
teed goods. The merchants of;
this community do not afvertise
their wares unless they are good
goods. It doesn't pay to adver-
tise merchandise that is not
good.
And it is the home merchant
who advertises his goods that
attracts the dollar—makes it
the home-spent dollar. He in
turn directs the dollar back to
guaranteed firms—the adverti-
sing firm. •
Follow the trail of the home-
spent dollar for two weeks—and
you will learn that it enters the
doors of the advertised firms.
The jingle of home-spent dol-
lars is a merry tune—if we all
play it together—and business
will hum to that tune, too.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Since the Governor has issued
a proclamation uring the people
to observe National Fire Preven-
tion Day, on Saturday, October j
the th, the pupils of the public j
schools have decided to stress;
incidentally the conservation of j
life and property with reference
to fire throughout the week.
Essays on "Some Things That
School Children Can Do to Pre-'
vent Fires" and "Habits of
Carelessness' or "Habits of Care- j
fulness" will be expected of all,
Elementary School and High!
School students.
Fire drills respectively at the
Grammar School and the High1.
School buildings, have been ac-
complished during the week in
less than 40 second each.
W. H. Butler,
Supt. of Schools.
Roscoe Cook informs the
News-Herald that he will begin
this week, active steps toward
organizing Limestone county for
the American Cotton Associa-
tion. When asked whether he
intended to use any publicity in
placing the matter before the
people, Mr. Cook stated that he
had not decided definitely. Mr.
Cook says of the American Cot-
ton Association: "We foster the
building of bonded warehouses,
permitting negotiable receipts,
so that cotton may be distribut-
ed throughout the year, instead
of being marketed within from
30 to 90 days, which custom has;
prevailed in Texas for so many ■
years, and which has been so'
harmful to the cotton farmer.
We now have 43 coanties in the
state under organization, and
our work has met with a favor-
able reception from the farmers.
Every other cotton state except
Texas has perfected organiza-
tion."
mc
Finest granulated, per pound, only.—18c
FLOUR
—Upper Ten, $3.50—American Beauty, $3.75—
—White Crest, $1.00—
BACON
Dry Salt, fine for boiling, per pound 25c
Best Grade Wrapped Bacon, per pound 40c
Sliced Breakfast Bacon, per pound 75c
SOAP
Mascot, a good laundry soap, 20 bars lor $1.00
P. & G. The big bar of white naptha soap only .10
COFFEE
A good Kin, 3 pounds for $1.00—Fine Peaberry per pound,
40c. Large stock of package coffees. White Swan, Maxwell
House, Wapco, Coat of Arms. John Bremond, and 1869.
CRISCO
3 lb. sizes
(i lb. sizes
9 lh. sizes
$1.00
. 1.85
. 2.75
PIG CHOW makes little pigs big and big pigs
bigger—try a sack; price now down to $4.40.
Everything we sell must make good or we do.
S>
Grocery
Credit and Delivery For Your Convenience
We Stake Our Reputation on
the Service We Render
WE wonder if you know how well we
really try to serve you.
Take your tires for instance:
We sell the best tires we know of—
GOODYEAR'S
OF COURSE
Then we show you, by advice and ac-
tual assistance, Just how to take care
of your tires, so they will yield to you
the last mile built into them.
We render this valuable and expert
Service because we know it will bring
us both the most satisfaction in the
end.
Come in and inspect our line of Good-
year Clincher Tires—Sizes 30x3—30x
3 1-2—31x4.
The Price and Quality will suit you.
MEXIA BATTERY & TIRE CO.
The Battery Doctors
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ss s
The pecan is the state
plant pecans.
tree—
"A hotel is the gateway to a
city, and a good or bad impres-
sion of a citv is acquired from
its hotels."—R. E. Pellow, own-
er Hotel Raleigh, Waco.
Predictions are being made
that Mexia will get 15,000 bales
of cotton of the 1920 crop. Our
opinion is that about half of the
crop has already been gathered.
GOVERNOR HOBBY
SIGNS BILL FOR
PAYMENT OF
TAX
Austin, October 3.—Governor
Hobby has signed the suffrage
bill which requires both men
and women who have not paid
their poll tax to pay same to
the state, and it is now in ef-
fect. These poll tax payments,
under the bill, can be made up
to Oct. 22.
Women who wish to vote in
If Mexia could pave one block j generaj election in Novem-
street it wouldn't be ^ twelve ker wj]j have to pay a poll tax,
and men who failed to pay their
of
months before the whole city
would be taking steps to fill up
the holes and drive over hard
surface.
Friday, Oct. 1st, was the first
day for the payment of state
and county taxes, also for the
securing of poll tax receipts and
exemption certificates. The
time limit for paying state andi
county taxes and poll taxes is!
January 31, 1921.
L. P. Atmar happened to the!
sad misfortune of losing one of
his valuable cuff links one day;
this week. As soon as he had I
discovered his loss he phoned j
Grandpa Classified of The News:
to hunt it up for him. His ad
was jotted down for publication
in the great weekly spasm and
no more thought given it. Mr.,
Atmar recovered his cuff button
the next day—two days before
the paper went to press. We
ipake the claim that very few
papers in this neck of the woods
can beat The News for getting
results from advertising in its
colyums.—Trinity County News.
vote for it.—Ft. Worth Record, j ious cities in Texas to issue proc- i
lamations for Fire Prevention |
Day; and I call upon the various j
fire chiefs and fire marshals on j
that day to do and perform those
things in their several commun-
ities which shall disseminate
more and better knowledge of
the causes and preventability of
fires; and I especially appeal to
all teachers to impress upon the
students the folly, waste and
danger of needless fires.
I also appeal to all civic organ-
izations to co-operate with the
authorities in making this Fire
Prevention Day in - Texas the
best and most successful Fire
Prevention Day we have ever
had, and above all, I urge the
general public to turn their
thoughts on October 9th, to fire
prevention in Texas, and to re-
alize that the needless deaths
and woundings from fires may
be of your own loved ones, and
that the property loss from {
fires is never exclusively anoth-j
er's but always in part your
own.
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand, and cau-
sed the Seal of the State of
Texas to be affixed hereon, i
Austin, Texas, this first day <
October, A. I). 1920.
W. P. Hobby,
Governor of Texas.
By the Governor:
C. I). Minis. Sec. of State.
TRADE MARK
poll tax before the time limit ex-
pired last January 31st, may do
so now up until Oct. 22nd.
Why Does He Get
Results?
Because he has a system of
fitting you with Eye Glasses
that you do not find in many
places. A system that is
harmless; if it is harmless so
it must be good, and it is good
because it removes the cause
of a great many nervous ills.
To remove results, as aspirin
for headache, gives you only
temporary relief, the cause
remains. Very often when
you relieve one trouble you
assist nature to overcome the
others. Come in and get the
facts about my system of fit-
ting Glasses any 3rd Monday
and Tuesday at Cox-Forrest
Drug Co., Mexia, Texas.
J. C. WEDEMEYER, Jr.. Opt.
Home Office, Waco, Tex.
Farm Tfactor
The Fordson cuts the cost of preparing land almost to
half of what it cost with horses. But even more important
is the fact that the Fordson saves from thirty to fiftv per
cent of the farmer's time. And time saved—gett ing fields
in shape to plant in the proper season; getting things done
when they should be done—means money to the farmer.
Besides it solves the labor problem.
As ever, the machine-way is proving more efficient, fas-
ter, easier than the old hand way. In the factory, the ma-
chine increases production, saves labor—produces more at
less cost. And that is what the Fordson does on the farm.
The Fordson way is the machine way of farming. Besides
it solves the labor problem.
The Fordson first cost is the lowest in the market; and after
or operating cost is low-
est. It is a compact eas-
ily handled tractor back-
ed by the greatest trac-
tor service organization
in the United States.
We are Fordson deal-
ers. Not only do we sell
Fordson tractors, but we
carry a stock of Fordson
parts and employ Ford-
son mechanics to help
the farmers get the best
results from the Ford-
son.
Made by Henry Ford
& Son and sold by
At the noon hour Monday the jW
Munger gin had issued tickets SS|
on 2,801 bales of cotton, the K
Farmers gin 1,601 and Jackson R
1,101, making a total of 5,5031^
bales of cotton ginned here this ^
we'Xd 6h6C53 Ses ya dS ^
Limestone Motor Co.
F. W. Welch, Mgr., Mexia, Tex.
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The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 1920, newspaper, October 8, 1920; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292383/m1/2/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.