The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO S3
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MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1925
11.50 PER YEAR IN AOVANC&
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Dove Season Will
Open in the South
Zone in November
It is time all hunters became
acquainted with the Game War-
den's ruling for 1925 before they
begin to brag about how many
doves they bagged. Texas has been
divided into two zones for dove
hunting and bag limits have been
changed. The zones which ' are
known as Northern and Southern
zones, divided by the I.-G. N. Kail-
AUDITOR TELLS
CASH BALANCE
OF LIMESTONE
Bulk of Cash to Credit
of Road District
Near Mexia
Limestone county has a cash credit
balance of $1,673,932.32, .wait of
which is the bond money "of Road
District No. 4. The county auditor's
way from Laredo on the Mexican monthly statement-follows: •
To the Honorable Commissioners
Court of Limestone County, Texas,
statement herein furnished to you,
showing oredit balances of all funds,
on the first day of August, 1925:
General fund ... 37,677.80
Jury Fund 8,370.62
Consolidated Road Dist.
No . 4. Bond Fund...r..,cl,329,987.27
Road and Bridge
General Fund 8,117.70
Pjrecinct No. 1 11,120.75
Precinct No. 2 8,370.85
Precinct No. 3 4,092.37
Precinct No. 4 — 27,028.51
Permanent Improvement
Fund 16,896.48
No. 4, Interest and
Sinking Fund 138.464.32
No. 9, Interest and
Sinking Fund 2,831.35
No. 10, Interest and
Sinking Fund 2,818.10
No. 11, Interest and
Sinking Fund 29,406.71
No. 13, Interest and
Sinking Fund 1,400.57
No. 14, Interest and
Sinking Fund 9,527.03
No. 15, Interest and
Sinking Fund 24,563.68
No. 18, Interest and
Sinking Fund 3,134.26
R. and B. Funding
Fund, No. 2 3,203.22
R. and B. Funding
Fund, No. 1 172.76
Road District, Bond
Fund, old issue 44.90
Road District Bond
Fund, No. 12 5,869.83
Road District, Bond
Fund, No. 15 12.76
border through San Antonio, Aus-
tin and Longview to Texarkana on*
the Arkansas line.
The season is open now for
hunting white-wing doves in both
zones. They may be bagged
throughout this month and Sep-
tember. Open season for the wild
mourning doves in the north zone
has been set for September 1 "to
November 1. In the south zone
the wild mourning dove can be
bunted during November and De-
cember.
The bagging limits this year state
that not more than 15 doves shall
be bagged in any one day and not
more than 45 doves killed in a week
cf seven days.
A license must be bought by the
hunter, who expects to hunt out-
side his own county. The license
sells for $2 to Texans and for $25
to non-residents and can be pur-
chased from county clerks or from
the Game, Fish and Oyster Com-
missioner's office.
Hunters who violate any of the
regulations set forth will be liable
to a fine of not less than $10 or
more than $200. It is said the
Izaak Walton League of America,
has announced that a reward of
$25 will be given by the chapter
to anyone other than duly consti-
tuted officers for information lead-
ing to the arrest and conviction of
hunters who shoot doves before the
proper season.
College Regents
Hear David Murphy
Members of the Board of Regents
of Westminster College held a busi-
ness session at the college Monday
night of this week. David Murphy,
Mexia Rotary representative on the
regency, was present at the session
and presented some ideas with a
view of increasing the service of
the institution to this section by
offering it as a Junior College to
all surrounding and neighboring
school districts. The other members
of the Board were much impressed
with the proposal and hail it as
one which will help Westminster and
also help the entire community, in-
cluding Mexia, Coolidge, Wortham,
Groesbeck, Teague and other near-
by points.
John McElrov Back DIRT FARMER
County Treasurer
Bal. Aug. 1, 1925 $1,673,021.84
Outstanding checks, at
Bank $ 910.48
Bank Balance at City
Nr.tional
Bank !J1,673,932.32 $1,673,922.32
Respectfully submitted this the
10th day of Augus.
J. B. WATSON, Jr.,
County Auditor.
HARDY EUBANKS GOES
ON COLLIN COUNTY TRIP
Hardy Eubanks of the Farmers
State Bank left Friday afternoon on
a business trip to points in Collin
county. He expects to retufn to Mex-
ia Sunday and in a few days Mrs.
Eubanks will go to the Ozarks where
she will spend several weeks.
fells of Markets
John I. McElroy returned Friday
from New York where he went to
market for the Higdon-McE.'roy
Company of this city. With him in
the East were Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Higdon, of Lampasas; J. S. Blair of
Belton; and F, C. Rogers of Waxa-
hachie, all engaged in the dry gcods
business.
Mr. McElroy atates that he is as
much pleased generally and in special
instances better pleased with his
purchases as ever before. He was
away three weeks, taking plenty of
time to study the field.
The first week was spent in vif.it-
ing all markets, before he made a
single purchase. Wood shades, dark
colors, such as brown, pansy purple,
dark blue and lemon are prevailing
colors. He noted considerable change
in ladies ready-to-wear. Sieves this
year are long and close-fitting, he
points out as an example of the style
changes. In men's clothing, very
little change is noted, loose fitting
coats prevailing. Mr. McElroy
bought as heavily this year as ever
before, fueling justified becauso of
the greater numbers who look to
Mexia annually to supply their
mercantile needs.
FALLON SCHOOL
PLANS OPENING
SEPTEMBER 7
Will Transfer Fallon
High School Pupils
to Mexia School
The trustees of the Fallon school
have decided to take advantage of
the fact that the cotton crop'is so
short and will be so soon gathered
to begin school early this year. They
think the cotton will practically all
be out by September and have set
the opening date for the school for
the first week after the County In-
stitute, Sept. 7.
These people have transferred
their high school pupils to the Mexia
school and arranged for daily trans-
portation. The three teachers there
will confine their work to grammar
school work.
BACK FROM VACATION
HAS NO FISH STORIES
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hopson have
returned from near Calvert where
they have been on a fashing trip for
a few days. Mr. Hopson returns this
time declaring he has no fish stor-
ies, as he didn't catch hut one while
away. However, they got caught in
a miniature cyclone and would have
been capsized, he says, but was for-
tunate in getting under a tree so
that he could lean the Ford up
against its trunk while articles of
their camping outfit were blown
quite a distance.
SAYS OUTLOOK
WORSTIN YEARS
Thinks Exaggerated
Crop Report Harming
Stricken Farmers
;== Why Pay More?,
FARM LOANS
Ranch Loans
33 YEARS
'Amortization Plan
6
Why Pay More?
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=~ A loan of $1,000 at 6 per cent interest payable in 33 years by means of semi-annual installments
SEE of $35.00, which includes interest and part of the principal.
"THIS MORTGAGE NEVER COMES DUE
IT JUST DIES A NATURAL DEATH" |
Small amount of principal LIBERAL §f
each year is all you ever have PREPAYMENT
to pay. , ' PRIVILEGES =
UNLIMITED FUNDS
Superior .
Service
Debt Paid in
33 Years
5 Year
Option
No Commission Charged the Borrower
' on These Loans.
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NOLAN.
Mexia, Texas 1
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When Judge Fountain Kirby, in an
interview published in The Mexia
Daily News, declared that crop con-
ditions east of the railroad were
generally better than on the other
side of the road and that there was
some feed east of the road he drew
fire from farmers of that section,
who declare that conditions cculd
not be much worse than they are
even east of the railroad and don't
like ihe admonition from the county
iudge to "sit tight."
A letter from D. A. Haddick, a
"dirt farmer," follows:
Mexia Daily News:
After reading the two articles
written by Judge Kirby and C. L.
Wat con I want to let them know
how some of us real dirt farmers
think about the situation.
We will first pay our respects to
Judge Kirby. In regard to the con-
dition he states the crops east of
the railroad as being very good,
.vitfc some stock water. Yes, there
are some wells that afford pienty
of water yet, and people are hauling
water every day from these wells
and getting by. Some have carried
their stock east of Fairfield and put
them in pastures where they have
plenty of spring water and biack
jack bushes to live on.
In regard to cotton and feed crops,
why that part of his article is a
joke. If he don't think so I would
like to see him don a cotton sack
and start down a row of bumble bee
cotton and get him 100 pound1; per
day. I bet him a dime to a dough-
nut he won't sit still or lie still
that night after he has gone through
the performance.
I have lived around Mexia for
39 years and have farmed all these
years. I have never seen as short
crops and dry times as we have ex-
perienced in the last 12 months.
C. L. Watson voices the sentiment
of the entire country when he said
the xeports were bearish and holding
the price of cotton down about seven
,-ents per pound. When our little bit
cf cotton is picked and sold then
you will see a different report and
prices will go up to 30 cents per
pound. The speculator will be the
only one benefited by this difference.
It will be a loss to the bank,
merchants and farmers of this coun-
try.
Who is to blame?
It is the exaggerated reports that
go out and find publication in all
the dailies.
Judge Kirby advised us a'.l to
,?it steady in the boat. He would
have us pray the prayer that Pat
prayed when Mike was out in a
boat end a storm came up an*! the
boat was about to capsize. Mike
asked Pat if he ever prayed. Pat
said he never did. Mike said,
"Something has to be done so, Pat,
you lead prayer." —
Pat could not think of anything
and just then a big wave struck
the boat and turned it over and Pat
said, "Lord make us thankful for
what we are about to receive."
So the judge would like for us
to sit steady in the boat and pray
the prayer that Pat prayed.
The condition that has struck this
country is a condition that will af-
fect the banker, merchant, doctor,
lawyer and farmer all alike.
cannot sit very steady.
Hendrix Returns
Sees Good Season
F. Hendrix, manager for W. A.
Jackson in this city, has returned
from markets in the East where he
has been for the past several days
making purchases for Fall customers
of the big establishment here.
Mr. Hendrix is very optimistic
over the outlook for an active busi-
ness here this fall. He states that
he found dress goods to be cheaper
this year than last and will be an
incentive to buyers throughout this
section.
With Mexia's trade territory con-
stantly expanding, the W. A. Jack-
son company has determined to keep
abreast with this expansion and its
stock here is to be kept up to old
time standards, says Mr. Hendnx,
with the public offered a wide va-
riety of selections to choose from
in making their purchases.
PICK SIXTEEN
MEN FOR GRAND
JURY SEPT. 7TH
Many Issues Await New
Grand Jury and Two
Months Court
GROESBECK, Aug. 25.—Sixteen
citizens of Limestone county have
been summoned to Groesbeck Sep-
tember 7, for the selection of a
grand jury in the Seventy-seventh
district court, over which Judge A.
M. Blackmon will preside. A long list
of criminal and other matters are
awaiting action of the grand jury.
September 7, will be the opening
date of a two months session of the
district court.
Men summoned for the grand jury
are: W. M. Barnett, Groesgeck;
Claud Garrett, Groesbeck; R. M. Mar
tin, Oletha; Joe Suttle, Kosse; R. L.
Eproson, Thornton; John Hili, Cool-
idge; J. H. Robbins, Mexia; C. B.
Sadler, Oletha; Elmer Rinehart, Kos-
se; F. C. Padgett, Kosse; Jack Worn-
ack, Mexia; P. K. Prichard, Groes-
beck; John Henry, Personville; E. C.
Anderson, Thornton; Will Welch,
Kosse, ad Jodie Burleson, Person-
ville.—
RAIN LESS THAN
INCH FALLS BUT
GREAT BENEFIT
Stock Water Not Helped
but Grass Hoped to
Be Improved
Rain general over Texas brought
.81 rainfall at Mexia Wednesday
giving relief from sultry v n4;>er
and promising an end to th.- knfc
urouth which has seriously affected
the country and district.
Stock water in the western part
of the county has not been mater-
ially aided, as the rain, falling slow,
was not sufficient to flow into ti>«
tanks, many of them dry for manj
months.
In Mexia a great benefit was done
when the city was able to bank up
water at the rate of 1,000,000 gs'.Ur.s
a day during the storm and due t.c
the ardent efforts of the city therf
has not been a cut-off of the water
pressure for more than a week and
indications are that there will be no
more necessity for cutting down the
supply.
Farmers were pleased with the
rain, although they had hopes fot
more. Grass on which to graze stock
this fall may result ar.d some hopt
for a top crop of cotton. At least
cotton will be helped some.
J The rains are believed to have end-
ed for the storm period.
Miss Bryan Will
Teach at Meridian
RAINS GENERAL
DALLAS, Aug. 26.—Rain of vary-
ing intensity fell over a strip ex-
tending from the edge of the drouth
area in central Texas eastward to the
Louisiana line in the last thirty-six
hours, according to advices here to-
day.
The fall amounted to more than
half an inch at Corsicana and re-1
ports there indicated the rain was!
general over the county. San Augus- j
tine received a drizzle with a sharp >
fall in temperature. A t.wo-hour i
steady rain fell at Hillsboro, while
the Tuesday fall at Waco registered
more than half an inch.
Falls have been received at Wills
Point, Mexia, Plainview, Cieburnei
Crockett, Edgewood, Fort Worth,
Palmar and Bryan. Partly cloudy
weather with showers in some sec-
tions was predicted for the state
during the next 24 hours by the
United States Weather Bureau here
today.
Miss Louise Bryan, teacher of
history in -Westminster College last
session, and who has been teach-
ing in the summer school there the
past several weeks, has returned to
her home in Hico, where she will
spend a few days with her father.
She will then go to Meridian, where
r.he has accepted a position on the
faculty of Meridian College for next
year.
Miss Bryan is a graduate of
Southern Methodist University at
Dallas, and is making a coveted
record in teaching, according to those
who have watched her progress.
ENJOY RAPID FIRE
VACATION TO WEST
WHITES HOME SOON
Judge and Mrs. W. M. White are
planning to leave Boulder, Colorado,
the present week and will go from
there to Canyon, Texas. After a
brief visit there, they expect to ra-
turn to their home here.
E. A. Hampton of the Anderson- j
Horn Drug Company has returned
from a rapid fire vacation trip I
which carried him into the Pan- j
handle, Plains and New Mexico. He
was accompanied on the tour which j
was made by automobile by his j
father, J. M. Hampton. He visited
in Lubbock, Portales, with Clovis,
New Mexico, as his destination
They were much pleased with 'he
progress noted in many of the towns
visited. Mr. Hampton states that
Lubbock does not look like the town
it was when he was there some six
years ago. Portales, too, is :n a
flourishing condition. Mr. Hamrion :
stated that he did not see Rex |
Forrest, the Jacksons and others who |
moved to Portales from her« ant", i
near here but "heard lots of them.''
The trip to Clovis and back was j
made in six days.
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for us to do is to make rome
resolutions and get busy and c.irry
them out to the letter. We did it to
win the world war, we can do the
rame thing in this crisis, provided
we all do our part.
Remember the sun is still shin-
ning behind that dark cloud. Be
lair with one another and tell the
truth about the crop conditions and
we will all see the sun shine again.
Respectfully,
D. A. Haddick.
Hotel Manager
Gets Two Visits
from Burglars
Jack Lane, manager of the Oil
City Hotel, knows now that two
witnesses are enough to establish a
fact. As far as that goes, he was
convinced several weeks ago that
there were burglars in this section.
He was paid a visit by parties un-
known who left with fi5 of ^his game
chickens. Then, Tuesday, it is learn-
ed that some more burglars or the
same thieves broke into his hide
house and stole $125 worth of cow
hides.
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 1925, newspaper, August 28, 1925; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292482/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.