The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1926 Page: 4 of 4
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. 8.—Prepar-
the AnifwiF?erm of 87th
suits now being filed
of District Clerk A.
are being set for
department Suits filed in
district court during the past
r day* include:
Jones versus Inceda
divorce action, B. W. Miles,
«3T.
Nora Cuwy versus Floyd Curry,
action, L. W. Shepperd, at-
7 Bertha Mikel versus Erwin
Mikal, diovrce action, Osborne
Kennedy, attorney.
Central Texas Grocery company
versus V. E. Packard, suit on ac-
White and White attorneys
tiff.
,1 Texas Grocery company
.Glenn Falls Insurance eom-
and Superior Fire Insurance
White and White attorneys.
Mabel McBay versus Leonard
eBay, divorce action, William
.Kennedy and Glover Englewood,
attorneys.
J« A. Farrell versus Helen
Moore Farrell, divorce action, H.
P. Kirby, attorney.
R. Mi Usry versus J. K. Stroud,
garnishee, J. E. and C. S. Bradley
.attorneys. Suit for garnishment
fter judgment.
AT COOUDGE
FOR BUILDING
City Officers Will
Have New Home;
Spill Low Bid
COOLIDGE, July 8.—Erection
of a new civic building here is
expected to begin shortly, after
the opening of bids on Tuesday,
and plan3 and specifications for
the building call for a modern two
story brick edifice 24 feet wide by
40 long, with offices for all execu-
tives of the city.
Mayor J. G. Gamel announced
June 19, that bids would be re-
ceived, and opened on July 5.
When opened Monday low bid for
the building was turned in by E.
H. Spill, a Coolidge man, closely
followed by Mr. Johnson. Spill bid
$42S3 while Johnson bid $4285. No
contracts have been let yet,
though it is probable that this
will be done soon. The building
will be paid for by warrants is-
sued.
The building will replace the
old civic building now almost worn
out, and will be a modern struc-
ture, brick and concrete, and is
expected to cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4500.
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J. I. Riddle of the J. I. Rid-
dle Furniture company, has
left for the furniture markets
in Chicago and Grand Rapids
on a buying trip. He expects
to be gone about two weeks
IR RATES
TALKED WHEN
DADSGATHER
Lack of Quorum Is
Handicap to City
Commission
Lack of a quorum made it im-
possible to take any decisive ac-
tion at the City Commissioners
meeting held at the City Hall
Tuesday night, but Mayor J.
Sandfbrd Smith and W. P. Free-
man, in consultation with City
Engineer R. D. Morgan and City
Manager J. G. Mcintosh, went
thoroughly .into the matter of the
city's poster rates, and though no
action was taken, the matter was
discussed from the viewpoint of
securing lower rates, and several
plans for securing the reduction
were gone into.
The paving contract came in for
its share of attention also, along
with the sewerage plant.
Pending reports from the corps
of engineers now at work at the
city reservoir, nothing will be
done rfb'out the city water. The
state engineers have been working
for several weeks in an effort to
give Mexia permannt relief from
the bad odor and color of the
water, and when their report is
made, action will be taken by the
city authorities.
A meeting for Wednesday night
was tentatively planned, and if
held, definite action may be taken
on the question of adding addi-
tional gravel to the pit at the
sewerage disposal plant.
{rfE MEXIA WggKLY WywiiT.ii
IMPROVEMENT
IN FLEA PEST
SEEN IN CROP
Haines Advises Keep
Sulphur Out, Work
Cotton Good
frtday. JWy i
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rices
Reduced
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We take great pleasure in announcing a substantially
reduced schedule of prices on the complete Goodyear
line of Tires and Tubes. As a result we are prepared to
supply you with Goodyear All-Weathers, Goodyear built
Pathfinders and your size in n, Goodyear Tube at a fig-
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By P. J. Haines, County Agent
Some who have used sulphur
to dust the cotton against the flea
are reporting favorable results.
There are a few sections reporting
new infestation of the flea and
other sections reporting a certain
improvement in the cotton. These
reports lead us to believe that
we might expect considerable im-
provement in the next few days.
However, it is well to keep a
careful lookout and if you do not
find the cotton beginning to 'set
a crop' you had better use the
sulphur. Repeated instructions
have been given, however, for
those that might have missed
them they will be repeated. Use
from 8 to 10 pounds of sulphur
per acre—three applications about
six days apart. You must have
some form of hand or powder
duster since the 1>ag and pole
method will not work.
With the heavy infestation of
insects in the cotton it is well to
remember that constant plowing
and consequent shaking of the
stalk, which causes the squares
containing the eggs, to drop to
the hot ground, is one of the very
best remedies.
KINKED RAtt,
CAUSES EIGHT
CARS GO OFF
Wrecker Clears Line
by Midnight for
Through Trains •
DELAY LIMITED
Detour Traffic on
T&BV While Work
at Richland
TO TALK OF
CHICK SHOW
HERE FRIDAY
Meeting at Inn at
• 8 p. m. Called
by Radley
Discussion of the poultry show
to be held in connection with
the tri-county Mexia Farmers
Educational Exhibit this fall will
be on the program for the Lime-
stone County Poultry Producers
Association meeting Friday, ac-
cording to J. W. Radley, president.
The association will meet at 8
p. m. Friday at Liontarian Inn,
with a large number of poultry-
men expected. All interested in
poultry are invited to attend, Mr.
Radley says.
The show this fall is to be the
largest thing this district has at-
tempted with exhibits of all kinds
from a radius of 50 miles.
Striking a "sun kinked"
rail when just out of Rich-
land near Richland creek a
Southern Pacific freight train
loaded with wheat bound for
Houston, was wrecked Wed-
nesday afternoon, causing
damage estimated by local
freight offices at between
$60,000 and $75,000.
No one was injured in the wreck
in which eight cars of wheat were
overturned and rolled down a very
deep embanKment, barely missing
Richland Creek.
The accident caused the fast S.
P. Limited that passes through
Mexia about 3:30 in the afternoon
south bound to detour around by
Teague, as the two afternoon
north bound trains were forced
to do also. Later trains were able
to go on the regular route, being
about 50 minutes late.
The wreck was cleared at 11
o'clock last nigKt, after two
wreckers, one from Hearne and
one from Ennis, had worked from
the time of the wreck.
B. S. Holliman, division super-
intendent, with the assistant divi-
sion superintendent, was in Mexia
in his special car looking over oil
prospects at the time, and im-
mediately rushed to the scene of
the wreck on a railroad motor
HEAT WAVE PARTLY BROKEN
BY RAIN TH0UGH0UT TEXAS,
RAIN IS £0 IN THIS CITY
General Rainfall
Benefit Crops in
Texas
DALLAS, July 8.—The heat
wave that has griped the northern
half of the state W*s broken to-
day.
Wildly separated points in
northern Texas reported falls in
the last 24 hours from light
showers to more than 3 inches.
Some wind and lightning accom-
panied the fall.
Thr8e and a half inches fell at
inch rain at Fort Worth and a
similar fall at Dallas.
Sweetwater, Ranger and other
West Texas and Panhandle points
reported timely showers, needed
by growing crops.
Report ihdicate rain area gen-
real throughout, extending far
acrof>> the line into Oklahoma.
Two persons were stunned by
lightning, one wfcman at Hamlin
and another at Paris.
afgarated tha true condition*, fjjj
Heavy rains throughout the e«f
tral meaa were reported. i
Rain amounting to .60 of
inch, or a little more than 1
inch, fell during the night ^
Mexia and surrounding territory
causing many m pull the ahai
doned blanket over them befor
day but at noon indications
the mercury would abide at it
customary high mark befoM th
end of the day. ^
The rain was considered
benefit to growing crops,
was reported most benefited
the precipitation.
No storm damage was reported
in this district and the rain wa<
steady.
Con
tited bj
MEXICO CITY, July 8.—It was
inconfirmadely reported today
Clarendon during the night flood-1 that *-wo persons drowned during
ing about half mile of Fort Worth ; yesterday's cloud-burst in Pueblo, E .E. Lightsey, Point Enter*
and Denver track. | but it; 13 believed the reports ex- prise, Mexia, Route 1. 9wl
A 35 mile wind accompanied an
FOR SALE — Jersey millf
cow, fresh, with young calf.
NEW MEMBERS
FACULTY FOR
BAYLOR GIRLS
County Board
Meeting Today
GROESBECK, July 8.—Mem-
ers of the County Board of Edu-
cation were in session Wednesday
considering consolidation? appoint-
ment of trustees where vacancies
occurred and getting school mat-
ters in condition for the fall
school opening.
BELTON, July 8.—The faculty;
of Baylor college here has added i
a number of new instructors who j
will take up their duties with the
beginning of the 1926 fall term in
September. The new professors,
according to college authorities,
are composed of a great many
who have attained tlfe degree of
Ph D of those who have complet-
ed the work for that degree and
will give the school a faculty
composed of fewer instructors
with the bachelor's degree than
any school in Texas.
Arthur Faguy-Cota will head
the department of voice as an ad-
dition to the department of fine
arts. F. Yantis Robnette from
North Texas State Teachers Col-
lege and Miss Florence E. Barnes
from the University of Chicago
will be in the English department.
Additions to the French depart-
ment will be Margaret N. Breck
and Jeannette M. Hayward. Mabel
Smith from the University of
Texas will join the Spanish de-
partment.
Prof. A. T. Bawden formtrly of
the Ottawa University at OHawa,
Kansas, will be head of the
chemistry department.
Rose Lewis will be the new
head of the department of i ome
economics.
GIGANTIC
Shoe SeJe
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Ox|ords and Shoes. Guaranteed solid leath-
er.
In
ge
Closing out all Women's White Shoes,
nuine washable kids, pumps and straps.
$4.48
ALT MAN'S FURNISHINGS
100 East Commerce St.
in County Court §g EXTRAORDINARY
GROESBECK, July 8.—Suits
filed in county civil courts include:
Berry-Barnett Grocery Company
versus Superior Fire Insurance
Company of Pennsylvania, C. H.
Machen, attorney.
Berry-Barnett Grocery Company
versus Glenn Galls Insurance Com-
pany, of New York.
O. P. Arrington and E. L. Crow
versus T. Yanderford, O. Kennedy,
attorney for plaintiff, A. B. Ren-
nolds for defendent.
Markham, Ainsworth and Co.,
a Corpn., versus W. C. Hunt,
suit on note, J. H. Jackson, attor-
ney.
Minor Owens is charged with
theft in a case filed in county
criminal court.
OPPORTUNITY
Brutal Death
Penalty Takes _
Eleven Minutes M
SANTIAGO, Cuba, July 8.—
Salvatore Aguilera was strangled
to death in the steel grip of the
ancient garote today in pnnish-
ment for the brutal murder of his
aunt, whom he killed to obtain her
savings of $200.
Death is supposed to be in-
stantaneous and therefore pain-
less but it was not so with
Aguilera.
Two complete turns of the
tightening screw were required
before sufficient pressure could be
obtained and then Aguilera strug-
gled in the grip of death for 11
minutes.
City National
Pays Dividend
The regular semi-annual five
per cent dividend has been an-
nounced by the City National
Bank, according to a statement by
David Murphy, vice-president.
Mrs. T. I. Garrison of Te-
huacana returned to her home
yesterday. Mrs. Garrison had
been in the Brown Hospital
the last few days.
George W. Black of Thorn-
ton, candidate for the legisla-
ture, was in Mexia Wednes-
day. Mr. Black is the father
of Mrs. W. B. Kendrick.
The Boston Store High Grade Merchandise and the Boston Store Sale
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1926, newspaper, July 9, 1926; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292526/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.