The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1927 Page: 3 of 4
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COOLIDGE HAS
BIGGEST DAY
IN LONG TIME
thousands Gather in
Trades Day; Will
Be Monthly
^ COOLIDGE, Sept. 5.—Saturday
fv, os by far .the "biggest" day seen
(in CojUUtfa in many moons, a reg-
jlar "back to normal" day. Th?
'occasion was the hearty response
by the people to attend the initial
Trades Day held here by the
j Chamber of Commerce.
i "I "liavp , V'ly seen more people
In Coolidge at other times in the
past," says J. J. Glover, president
' of the Chamber of Commerce, "but
I the crowd here Saturday was in-
peed more than gratifying to the
Irriembers of the Chamber of Com-
Imerce.''
I The principal attraction for the
[day was the big auction sale which
.NOTICE—No hunting allowed on
my place. Take notice. T. E.
Spivey. W-ll-lt
began at 2 o'clock In the after-
noon, with County Commissioner
J. E. Cooper acting as auctioneer.
There was something on the uuc-
tion block from most every busi
ntas house in Coolidffe. Flour,
sugar, lard, coffee and ail such
staples from the grocery' stores
locking chairs, congo'.cum rugs
etc., from the furnituro stores,
knee pads, shirts, ha s, pants, col-
lars, dress patterns shoes, suits
of clothes etc., etc. from the dry
goods stores; tires, tubes and car
shadeB from the garages, glass-
wave, axle grease, bath sprays,
etc., from other lines, and all kinds
of toilet articles from the drug
stores. The auction was entered
into with much merriment and
bidding and buying brisk from
the time it began until the last
article was sold.
TRUCK AND 286 GALLONS OF
WHISKEY ON TEAGUE HIGHWAY
Saturday night about midnight a new mock was turned
over on thri Mexia-" eague road about twj miles east of town
and the same being reported to Deputy Sheriff A. Talley and
Night Watchman Lock Jackson, they went out to investigate
and found it to be a booze bus and they salvaged from the
wreck 28b gallons of "corn"' which was taken to Groesbeck
and turned over to the sheriff.
There was no one with the truck when the officers ar-
rived, the driving having made his get away, and no arrests
have been made.
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Don't Throw That
j Shoe Away!
^Get twice the wear out of
iocs by having them repair-
d. We can repair them right.
D. Prickett Shoe
j Shop
I Across from Post Office
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MIXED
FEED
Manufactured by
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Manger Oil and |
Cotton Co.
Alexia, Texas
Room 208
, Pittman Bldg.
Stracke Employed
by IWaco Business
E. L. Stracke, formerly of the
Central Sanitary Supply Company,
of Mexia, has taken a position as
manager of the plumbing supplies
department of the D. June Mach-
inery Co., at Waco. Mr. Stracke
will maintain his home here for
the present. H« work is largely
on the road, traveling to many
East and Central Texas points.
STANDARD RIG
BOOSTS CRUDE
I WARD WELL
Temperature Stays
Low and Race on for
Production
TWO LEADERS
Hearing1 Tuesday Will
Determine Location
of JSlew Tests
FAIRFIELD IS
PLANNING FOR
BOOTH AT FAIR
Committees Named to
Present Best of
District
Drs. Brown & Christoffer
Surgery • Med'cine
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O. T. Christoffer, M. I).
Marion M. Brown, M. D.
IB to 208 City Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Mexia, Texas
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PALMER GRADUATE
bffice and Res. Phone 207
619 E. COMMERCE ST.
}r. C. P. McKenzie
IY8IC1AN
es. Phone
AND SURGEON
114; Offcie 395
Office in K:mp Bldg.
) NAMES M. STUCK! M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Snlt« ft and « White Hide,
idenra Phon I2I-J OHef
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notice
NOTICE IS HKBXBY GIVEN that J.
K. Hucliea, Jack Womack, Gtorso I,. Pey-
ton. A. L. HolHatcr, O. W. Kunnon, Jr.,
and W. S. Banks, all of Mexia, Texas,
Trustees of J. K. IIUOHES DEVELOP-
ING COMPANY, u trait ntftto .organiMd
under and l*i virtue of a Declaration of
Tniwt awjfatfgflfeicliM of Association, execut-
ed .... y of March, 1932, recqrdod
in Vor? ' '<* t pace 467 of the Deed
Records of Limestone County. Texas, and
tho said J. K. HUGHES DEVELOPING
COMPANY, as such trust estate, in virtue
of tho authority vented in the trustees
of said trust estate by Ssetlon 51 of tho
Articles of Trust and Association, above
mentioned, wherein it is provided!
"If at any time tha trustees ahull deem
it adviaabl* to incorporate under the laws
of any state, the trunteoe are hereby autit-
orlzed to and may incorporate or may
transfer the properties held by them to
an existing corporation; and in the event
of the Incorporation of thie estate und*r
the laws of any state of tho United States
of America or ot the transfer of the
property of this estate to any then oxi.t-
inss corporation, the trustees are hereby
aotnoiined to take up the then uutstandinu
beneficial certificates herein provltM for
and to issue In lieu thereof ehtfei of
stock ia said corporation."
The ubuve named and mentioned trus-
tees and the aoove mentioned trust estate
desire to become incorporated, without a
chance ot the name of said trust estate,
and when so incorporated said trustees
and said trust eatate will transfer, assign
and set over to said corporation all of
tha properties, real, personal 'id mixed,
belonging to or owned and held by said
trust estate and the trustees thereof for
said trust estate, it being the desire and
purpose of which notice is here now given,
to so incorporate said trust estate under
the name of "J. K. HUGHES DEVELOP-
ING COMPANY," under and in virtue of
tha laws of the State of Texas, with its
principal office and place of business at
Mexia, in Limestone County, Texas, and
with tho said above named trustees as
incorporators, with a capital stock of
$2,000,000, divided into 200,000 shares of
the par value ot $10 per chare, for tho
purpose ot establishing and maintaining
en oil business, with authority to con-
tract for the lease and purchase ot the
rights to prospect for, develop and use
clay and other minerals, petroleum and
gas, also the right to erect, build und
own all necessary oil tanks, cars and
pipes Accessory tor the operation of the
business of the same; said corporation to
exist for a term ot fifty years; all of
the capital stock of said corporation to be
oubacrioed by the trustees aforesaid for
the benefit ut said trust estate and the
owners and holders of beneficial certifi-
cates of interest therein; all of the pro*
portico of the trust estate to be trans-
ferred to said corporation upon tho com-
pletion of the organisation thereof, and
the corporation to be obligated and bound
for all of the debts, liabilities and obli-
gations ot the trust estate and of the
trustees of said trust estate and the own-
ers and holders of cerificates of beneficial
interest in said trust estate.
This notice is given under and in virtue
vt Article 1807 of the Revised Civil Sta-
tute* of the State of Texas, 1025, as
disclosed In Vol. 8, P. 164. Vernon's An
notated Texas Civil Statute.", and pub-
lished as therein directed und authorized.
And notice is hereby given that .ipplicn-
tion will bo made for the charter of said
corporation on the oxpira'.ion of tho per-
iod of time for which this nolle* is re-
quired to be published, and in mediately
upon acceptance and tiling of said charter
by the Secretary of B:atc of tho Statu
of Texas, transfers of 1.11 of thu property
aforesaid from the trust estate and the
trustees thereof will be made to such
corporation.
Dated August 81, 1927.
J. K. HUGHES
JACK WOMACK
GEOKGE L. PEYTON
A. T,. HOLLISTEB
C. W. KENNON, Jr.
W. S. BANKS
(SEAL)
J. K. HUGHES DEVELOPING COM-
PANY.
By J. K. HUGHES, President.
ATTEST:
O. W. KENNON. Jr., Secretary.
Bajer Aspirin
Proved Safe
Take without Fear as Told
in "Bayer" Package
not of fed
Unless you see tlie "Bayer Cross"
on package or on tablets you are
not getting the genuine Aspirin
proved safe by millions and pre-
scribed by physicians over twenty-
five years for
Colds
Neuritis
Toothache
Neuralgia
Headache
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Pain, Pain
Each unbrol:en "Bayer" package
contains proven directions. Handy
boxes of twelve tablets cost few
cents. Druggists also sell bottles
of 24 and 100. (Adv.)
Two trips o£ the standard tools
into the discovery well at Cedar
Creek field, nine miles west of
Mexia, have increased the flow of
oil to more than 660 barrels daily,
and the gas pressure is also in
creased, being now better than
10,000,000 cubic feot daily.
Saturday operator^ cut a few
inches more into the sand and
Sunday morning and again Sun-
day afternoon the standard tool
was again sent down and by night
the hole was eight feet in the
sand and flowing more than 35
barrels of oil an hour.
The gauge Sunday morning
showed that 263 barrels had been
produced for 24 hours and at 7 a.
m. Monday, about 14 hours after
the last drilling, 531 barrels were
recorded for 24 hours, indicating
the production between 600 and
700 barrels during the night, for
some of the 24 wurs was before
the drilling.
TO AWAIT RESULT
No further drilling is expected
for several days in this well, the
operators being inclined to watch
the discovery tost for a while.
Meanwhile a race for produc-
tion was on with the Transcon-
tiental Oil Company and the Mou*
tray Oil Company, Reiter and
Lewis partnership taking the lead.
A lively race between the two
Concerns is on, with the Trans
holding offsets to nearly every
tract owned by the discovery
partnership.
TO SETTLE DISPUTE
Several narrow leases have
caused a dispute which only the
Texas Railroad Commission can
solve, for rule 36 says that all
wells must be at least 150 feet
from each property line. This is
impossible on some tracts less
than 200 feet wide and the com-
mission will be called on for
special permits.
Judge II. E. Bell, former chief
supervisor of the oil and gas divi-
sion of the railroad commission,
now head of the land department j
of the Moutray Oil Company, is:
handling the Reiter & Lewis-1
Moutray side of the controversy
while George Gay and others rep-
resent the Transcontiental.
It is very evident that the
Transcontiental is to play an ac-
tive part in the new field, for this
concern now has three derricks
up, tho latest being on offset on
the Dugger lease to the Cranfill
& Reynolds-Sun Company located
on the same farm.
A race for the second well is
also centering between the Trans-
continental and tho Reiter inter-
ests. The Reiter et al Ward No.
2 and the Transcontinental Lewis
No. 1 started drilling at the same
time and are about 40 feet in the
hole in rock formation now. Bill
Dearing and Sons are contractors
on the Reiter-Lewis-Moutray
Ward No. 2, while Penn and Black
are contractors oi the Trans, well.
HEARING TUESDAY
Several locations arc awaiting
action of the Railroad Commission
early this week, a hearing being
set for Tuesday.
Slight Decline
in Mexia Crude
Average daily production for tho
Mexia district estimated by the
American Petroleum Institute fol-
lows:
East Central Tex. Aug. 27 Aug. 20
Mexia 0,600 9,050
Currie ■■ ■ ■n t,j, 700 600
Richland 900 1,000
Wortham ..... 2,860 3,000
Corsicana-Poewll ....14,930 14,950
Nigger Creek .......... 2,800 2,950
Tot., E. Cent'l Tex. 31,800 82,050
Teacher: "Johnny, what ia a
rivulet?"
Johnny: "A small river."
Teacher: "Now, Robert, you tell
me what a hamlet is."
Robert (just beginning to dose
off): "Er—a small ham."
FAIRFIELD, Sept. 5. — The
Parent Teachers Association is
sponsoring the Fairfield commun-
ity booth at the Teaguc Fair, Sep-1
tember 28 to October 1. Com-.
mittees have been appointed to
take care of this work, as follows:!
Divisionl, Field corps, Chairman !
P. D. Browne, assisted by County'
Agent D. B. Shelton and S. V.j
Ivy. |
Division 2, Fresh fruits and ve-!
getables: Chairman, Mrs. Johnj
Hill, Jr.; assisted by Mrs. Judson
Davis and Mrs. Tom Llndly,
Division 3, Live Stock products:
Chairman, Mrs. J. O. Swinburn;
assisted by Mrs. Baldree and Mrs.
R. H. Harrison.
Divison 4, Canned Fruits and
Vegetables, Pickles, Preserves and
Jellies: Chairman, Mrs. F. E. Hill,
Jr.; assisted by Mrs. W. F. Rich-
ardson and Mrs. W. A. Parker.
Division 5, Attractiveness of
Exhibit: Chairman. Mrs. P. O.
French, assisted by Mrs. T. J,
Hall and M to. H L. Willi ford.
The associstion invites and so-
licits the co-operation of the en-
tire citizenship of FulrXield School
District in securing eyhibts for
the booth, from the homes and
farms. Farmers are asked to
exhbit their nicest and largest
pumpkins, watermelons, cushaws
and other fruits and vegetables,
"It should be a matter of
pride," said Mr. French "with
everyone to exhibit some good
product from their own farm or
pantry. Let's show what Free-
stone County can do. When we
go from house to house and see
the well stocked pantries of cann-
ed peaches, apples, pears, plums
apricots, grapes and figs, also'
jellies are from all these fruits. I
and preserves and cucumber pick- j
les, jars and jars' of krout, relish- j
es of all kinds made from sweet'
and hot peppers, tomatoes and!
onions, and to think they are all
raised here in our own gardens
with small effort. Aiao irish po-
tatoes and onionS are put away
for our wniter use—and the sweet
potatoes yet in the ground to be
dug later and stored. Then take
a look at the barns full of corn,
hay, sorghum and other feed stuff.
I forgot to mention the fine syrup
made here in Freestone County-
sorghum and ribbon cane, hogs,
to make meat this winter, fine
jersey cows for butter and milk
and several chicken farm, besides
the chickens each and every far-
mer has for their eggs and fryers,
then why not bring or send some
of these things to the fair in our
own county and let others see and
prosper by what we have done."
MANY ATTEND
FUNERAL FOR
HITTJRIDAY
Well Known Mason Is
Buried with Two
Ceremonies
I prater steward, G. R. Farmer as
I junior steward, and L. W. Shef-
| field as marshal.
The pall bsareru, members of
I the lodge, were: Jno. H. Sweatt,
Geo. M. Tidwell, G. W. Butler, W.
W. Barnett, A. II. Berry and A.
R. Mace,
The J. I. lliddle Undertaking
company had charge of funeral
arrangements.
Tho floral' offerings were beau-
tiful end numerous attesting the
popularty of deceased and the
sorrow at his untimely death.
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Denies Whiskey
Taken from Him
in Auto Hold-up
J. B. Lansford, who is alleged
to have been held up on a road
near Fairfield, denies that the. de-
fondants in a case growing out of
the incident took any whiskey, ac-
cording fo a story in a Dallfl'
paper. Says the account:
"J. H. Eubanks, Sheriff of Free-
stone County, left Friday after-
noon for Fairfield with two pris-
oners, Jack and Maynard "(Fat)
Harper in his custody. Ho was
prevented from taking his prison-
ers out of the Dallas County jail
Thursday when an application for
a writ of habeas corpus was filed
by Howard Dailey, attorney for
the two men. The prisoners were
given over to custody of Sheriff
Eubanks following a hearing Fri-
day morning before Judje Grover ! ;h concrete highway,
C. Adams of the Criminal District ■ is to begin at once.
vhere work 4r. Glazencr will teach in the
Court.
"J. B. Lansford testified that
the two Harpers had stopped him
on a road near Fairfield several
days ago and held a gun ^<n htm.
He denied that they took any
whiskey from his automobile when
Mr. D,ailey questioned him about
that."'
WATER MAINS
FOR CONCRETE
ROAD BUILDING
Gravel Short Strip
for Traffic of
Road Work
'lease
The highway from Teajjue tr I Mrs. J. I
G«ppert Hill is being covered with ' la Aycock
gravel preparatory to being top- I Mrs. Silar
ped with asphalt topping to save i \ baby
the road from damage. jjr. a-.id M:
Fairfield Personals I las Wedni
Mrs. Clara Manahan left Satur- ; here,
day for Stinnett, Hutchinson coun- j .
ty, where she has accepted a posi-1
tion.
Clyde R. Glazaner was operated
on at Teague Thursday for ap-
pendicitia.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Stewart
spent Sunday in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Childa
of Palestine visited in Fairfield
Monaay.
Mr. and Mrs. Monta Glazsner
of Desdemonn, formerly of Fair-
field, are moving to Dallas, where
. Arc
of 1
Dock
•day,
•r und Miss Del-
art are visiting
or was born to
Watson in Pair
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y Up Yom
Subscription.
White Rotary Sev
ing Machines.
have machines pri.: '
from $50 up. John E
Corley Company, 2C7
East Commerce St.
FAIRFIELD, Bopt. 5.—A two
inch water line ts being laid along I
the highway from Fairfield tc I
Geppert Hill, to be UBed by Con-
tractor McElwrath hi constructing I
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
READ THIS!
Many children supposed to have
good eyes are dull and backward
or dislike their studies on ac-
count of some unnoticed defect
in their eyes. Glasses properly
prescribed afford the only means
for avoiding these bad results.
I make no charge for examina- J
tions.
Dr. Joe B. Williams, Optometrist. |
Nussbaum B'dg., Mexia, Texas.
Farmers' Headquarters
See me before you buy.
ARCHER'S CASH GROCERY
Mexia, Texas Phone 711
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Fletcher's Cas-
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mother
toria is a pleasant, harmless Sub-
stitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared for
Infants in aans and Children all ages.
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
pf0vtn directions ag each pa£l<ai;e. Physicians everywhere recornn.. nd it.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
UNDERTAKING
JOHN R. CORLEY COMPANY
Phone: Day 9; Night 25 and 85
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Chooses his bank with the
most care, considering not
much the length of its service to
the public as the record estab-
lished during its lifetime. We
present to the public a record of
unfailing- service, of sane bank-
ing- One unvarying policy of
conservatism has guided us since
our establishment.
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Hundreds of People Buy from Us!
—There's a Reason—
SETTER PRICES — BETTER EATS
COX BROS.
Phone 160 400 S, Belknap St.
One of the largest funerals ever
hold in Mexia was that of Ed J.
Hitt Friday afternoon when hun-
dreds of his old time friends and
neighbors turned out to pay the
last tribute to his memory and
to offer condolence to the surviv-
ing wife and children.
Rev. B. T. Goodwin conducted
the beautiful Baptist service at
the homo at Forest Glade at 5
p. m., with the Baptist quartet
rendering some beautiful and ap-
propriate music, after which the
body was followed to the city
cemetery by a long line of autos
where it was laid to rest with the
Masonic service, of which order
deceosed had been a faithful and
loyal member for many years,
having joined the lodge at Prairie
Hill before he moved to Mexia,
and the apron given him at the
time of his initiation was used in
the service and was placed upon
his coffin to go with him to that
country from whose bourne no
traveler has ever returned.
By special request of the family
Major N. P. Houx, past master
officiated as worshipful master,
and was assisted by J. F. Denning
as senior warden, Tom Griffith
as junior warden, Paul Quinn as
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A LIVING ON THE FARM
When the farmer can sit down to a table abundantly
supplied with home-grown fruits anc! vegetables; milk
and butter from his own cows; meat from his own hogs
and eggs from nis own f!ock, then he may well say, in
all content, "THIS IS LIVING."
it is the aim and ambition of this bank to help every
farm customer so that he may enjoy the independence
and contentment of an assured living at home, with
year-round profits all along the waj.
Please bear in mind, that Intensive Fanning, and a
living at ncrr.e, is the, best possible basis for credit ac-
commodation.
FARMERS STATE BANK
Mexia, Texas
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DOROTHY WENOORF
SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION AND DRAMATIC ART
announces
THE OPENING OF HER STUDIOS ON SEPT. 8TH
Two Studios:
319 East Sumpter St.
Phone 540-R.
800 S. McKinney St.
Phone 258
Announcing
Nehi
Root Beer
Folks, it's great. Try
a real Root Beer.
Nehi Bottling
Company
Exclusive Bottlers of
Qnality Nehi
Beverages
503 South Sherman
: Phone 516
BIG STOCK OF
FARM TOOLS
We carry at all times a big stock of tools and farming
implements. Glad to serve you in way of repair for old
\ machines. v , ^ ;j| v • ?
We maintain the lowest market prices ELrb Wire,
Nails and Fencing of all kinds.
CALL ON US FOR ANYTHING IN HARDWARE
Dollarhide-Stephens Hardware Co.
Masonic Bldg. Mexia, Texas.
Suits Cleaned and Pressed..$1.00
I Suits Pressed 50c
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1927, newspaper, September 9, 1927; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299270/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.