Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 71, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 7, 1920 Page: 4 of 6
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BROWNWOOD BULLETIN JANUARY 7 1920
oe BRrnmnrooD bulletin
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t per month. $7.20 per year.
Amy erroneous refection upon the
dMracter standing or reputation ot
y ron firm or corporation "Which
nay appear in the columns of The
Dally Bulletin will be gladly correct-
4 poa its being brought to the at-
tention of the publishers.
Tae Associated Press is exclusively
titled to the use for republication
all aews dispatches credited to it
r ot otherwise credited in this pa-
yer sad also the local news publish-
ed taeia.
i HOGS FOR THE MARKETS.
THE PROPOSAL of the Fort Worth
Stockyards company to distribute
at coat a number of carefully selected
brood sows among the farmers of this
county to encourage the production
of hogs for the markets commends
itself to farmers and business men
alike; and it is probable that arxange-
able to secure supplies by reason of
the fact that the demand here was'
reduced- to a minimum.
"The Magee field contains five big
gas wells with an average capacity
of (5000000 to S.000000 feet each and
with an average rock pressure of 950
pounds."
It is hard to estimate the value of
this new industry to Browriwood.
This is an illustration of the fact that
we do not always get what we go
after but we sometimes get something
which if not just as good is at least
of very great value. Brownwoqd drill-
ed for pay oil and got pay gas.
. But they also got oil in small quan-
tities which in calculating Brown-
wood's prosperity must not be; 'over
looked. An item of news from Brown-
wood yesterday stated that a quarter
of a million barrels of oil was taken
frdfrn the shallow field there -during
last year and this with production in
a rather run down condition.
One man who owns two of the first
shallow wells drilled in August 1917
has increased' the daily output of his
wells from one to fifteen barrels by
haying given them a thorough clean
ing and installing new pumping equip- i
meht.
mu nueen oarrei production is
holding up steadily and in the opin-
ion of oil men here gives proof of the
life of the shallow wells in this field
when properly handled. Other oper
ators observing Gulley's success are
making arrangements for thoroughly
cleaning and overhauling their fwells
with a view of bringing the nroduc-
tian of the field up to former high
levels."
If Brownwood has not become an
oil center of such proportions as may :
have been anticipated by some and;
asi ia few Texas cities have it is reap: j
mg some steady profits and one can-!
CITY MANAGER BRASHEAR IN
FORMAL REPORT- REVIEWS WORK
SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS
Tlie
made
night
shear:
following annual report ' was
to the. City Council Tuesday
by City .Manager' E: It. Bra-
. Brownwood" Tcxast
January C 1920
To the Honorable Wayor and City
Council Brownwood; Texas:
Gentlemen
As you are aware . the year just
drawn to" a clc-jc has been one of un-
certainty and of very unsettled condi-
tions. Taking cl-rrge of the various
had sixteen fires in December" with
only one loss of $2000 which I think
is a fine record and should we he for-
tunatc enough to get our new truck. .1
hope to see the hoys keep that record
up.
Complaint wiiDer One.
There seems to be considerable feel-
ing manifested throughout the city
regarding the present light rate and
while there is in my mind cases where
the hills are excessive and -othera
where not the rate as a whole is en-
m
y
new
STUDENTS
COLLEGE
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BOTH SCHOOLS JEXTEJt TJl'ftt
WOItK FOLLOWING CIHK1ST-
ttAS HOLIDAY VACATION
. Practically all of the old students
and a number of new students are re-
ported to have enrolled at Daniel 13a-
rer and Howard Payne colleges for
lowing is a. list of the new students
-with their .addresses. The total en
rollment of the session up to.the pres-
ent date is 511.
Four ministerial students have en-
rolled with the new pupils.. -Rev. I).
K. Smith .Rev. Ilerschell Harris Rev.
T. L. Nippahd Rev. J.. A. Hanoy.
The list of new students is; Miss
Cleo Chapman. Spur; Miss Lois Chap-
jteacher of Expression in Howard'
(Payne jColiege is student secfetary;-.ot
the . Baptist Students .'Missionary
Movement of America.
The Cottage Home is flourishing
under the direction of Rev. and Mrs.
W. D. Wadkins. Rev. Wadkins who Is
a skilled engineer and blcksmith. as
well as plumber and two- or three oth-
er things celebrated the Christmas
man Spur;; .Miss Lunette Wler. Mondays by installing a complete line
Ilillsboro; Orian Dennis Richland I t;gs heating connections and equip-
Spring; Charleton Woodward. Cc-! went in the Cottage Home. The young
Clois Ellis Comanche; Mis--:
inanGhe
Juanita Coates. Big Lake;EarL Green
Brownwood; Lee R. Tesson Bang-:
fceott Cofiman. Brownwood: S. G.1
the new term. All teachers have re-ipreeman winters; Miss Lula. Staeev
departments at tLo time I did finding tirely too high and should be regu-
the water sewer and sanitary depart-J latcd. . The fact is the present rate
emnts in a deplorable condition my j c harged the water department street
time was fully taken up trying to rem-j light and municipal buildings is en-
edy these-conditions . and at present tirely too high and the .service inade-
beg to say they are all in satisfactory ! quute and unsatisfactory. We have for
shape. But as the Xew Year dawns.i street lighting. only 224 lights ranging;
and we hope for. better weather as' as follows;
well as "labor conditions it is time we 21 100 candle power lights;
take up and try to doise ways andj i0 " i ; . :
means whereby wo can do some per-1 130 - GO " "
manent paving. 1 am sure we will not t 15 -10 . " . " : ; . ".
he able to get rock for paving from making a total of 553.6". K.; W; .H. per
local crusher (at least not in thel month for which we pay 305.00. At
neaf future) and I have been uhable.;the water works pump station we use
30 to flo.OQO K. W. H. and our bill for
pumping for 'December cost the . City
Water Department $746.0-1; -our City
Hall about 330 K 'Vt. -.If. -cost $36.r4;
to find where we can purchase same
from out of t-.wn people. Therefore it
will be up to us 'to arrange to Install
our own crusher and prepare to do
our own work l.have figured out a
pla n whereby we can accomplish what
we want along that line. My plan is.
plare our crusher which has a capac-
ity of sixty to sixty-five yards per day.
turned and the colleges have eaci
opened- in earnest for the new term.
The presidents of each college fue
very much encouraged over the bright
outlook.
In Daniel Baker College a number
of new students havo been reported!
among which are noted:
B. G. Renfro of Zephyr. Miss Serena
(Black of Sterling City Will Gaston of j
Ranger and numbers of others who1
Avill be announced later.
The Girls Dormitory is full and ap-
plications fcr rooms ure still coming
in. The rooms have recently been re-
calcimined and the furniture-has been
thoroughly overhauled.
. The young men are organizing bas-
ket ball teams which promises to be
one of the (best in the . history of the
college. ...
Brownwood; .Miss Ida Castrc Brown
wood; Miss 'Ener Davis Eden;
ladies were formaly presented with"
this equipment by the good man as a
New Year's gift pn their return " to.
school Saturday night.
A DOtt A XI) A OAT
1 will ctffv rm lKnwn cm I a. tf iVta firo
' Brownwood; Miss Evie Garrett T?a-
i tor: Edwarl (5;irriff..
N'ipp. Stophenyille;
Stephenville.
Miss Rachel Cabe
Duster;
Mrs. Xeeta
T.. L.
x;pp.
&m3
moment you tie them together the bat-
tle of Bunker Hill bezomes a shank
the nowly weds shculd fight their
battles with rolling pin- flat iron and
f -n.p-.- : that tongue stuff in a new home built
""''by HENRY MOUNT Architect. 72c
HoVvard Payne College Xok'.s
Howard Payne. College resumed the
work of. the winter term this morning
the Sewor Pump $53.02 making a tqtali after two weeks " holiday . vacation.
PLEDGED
1 FOR FIREMEN IS
BY L1S J.T
MEETING ON TUESDAY
COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO SI R-
TEY SITrATIOX AM) PREPARE
PLAXS FOR ACTION.
The Lions Club met In regular semi-monthh-
luncheon Tuesday with a
large attendance cf members and two 'on the railroad company that
artd its needs. Chief. V. D. MqCulley
was a guest of the ellub and upon re
quest outlined to the Lions somp. of
the more pressing needs of .the lire! The.
fighters following the discussion of sewer system for the south side
the situation" at" the firemen's banquet
a .week ago.-
meats will be made within the next j"? next two or three years may-bring
i ttonn m central Texas
cca. ui (.nu iui ixic v-uaac ul UliB
or more carloads of such animals in
this county.. During his visit here
this week an industrial agent of the
Stockyards company Avas given a cor-
dial reception and was assured that
the financial and commercial inter-
ests of the. city would do their utmost
to assist farmers ia buying such ani-
mals. As the Bulletin understands it the
proposal of the Stockyards company
is to select from the shipments of
jiuga itxcaeu run vtunu uu iue
best young sows regardless of breed
and after immunizing them and sub-
mitting them to all the necessary fed-
eral tests to ship them in carload lots
to various counties for distribution
.among the farmers and stockmen at
-their actual cost to the Stockyards
company which will probably aver-
age about $35 each. Such sow ship-
ped now will farrow during May. The
hogs thus produced will be market
hogs in ihe strictest sense and the
distribution of the Stockyards spws
should not be confused with the move-
ment already under way in this coun
ty to import a number of registered
sows and place them on the farms of
the county.
The purpose of the Stockyards com-
pany in arranging for this distribu-
tion of brood sows is to assist in build-
ing up the hog industry throughout
the state and to increase the number
of marketable hogs annually produc-
ed. Texas should raise twice as many
hogs as it is raising but the growth
of the industry is certain to. be slow
unless some kind of help and encour-
tnmont'ic irfvon in ftiio farmorc finfl
stockmen. Based upon the best infor-
mation which it has been able to se-
cure the Bulletin's advice to the far-
mers of this county is to arrange for
one or more of the sows which are
now offered by the Stockyards com-
pany and to undertake to raise a few-
hogs for next winter's market; utiliz
ing as feed much of the waste grain;
and forage which this year is found
in considerable quantities on many
farms The hog-raising industry is a
profitable one and an opportunity to
get into it at a reasonable expense
and. under favorable conditions should"
not be ignored. . . I
nqt tell what the oil developments ofton some lot adjacent to the railroad;
ami as uie cuy owns a lurgu umuuin
of rock on the Boyson tract and at
o'ne time the railroad company had 'a'
monthly bill of $1140.(50..
Tin's is entirely too much "'for the ser-
vice arid there is no reason why the
?ity cannot light the streets arid pump
their water at the same-time -and save rand habits
foOO.OO per month in so doing.
('oiupla.'it Number Two.
President L. J. Minis conducted' the
chapel service at ten o'clock giving
the studeiitil iiome practical- advice
concerning the care of their .health
Miss Cora Wo'ls of the
Expression Department" read the
scripture from the First Chapter . of
John's gospel. '. ' .
The faculty and old students hav?
enjoyed the visit of Miss Cora A.
There has been-quite a lot of corn-
spur track leading alongside ot u tho iuaini regarding tne way tne Urown:
citv can have the rock nuarried-and'.' wood Gas "Comnanv cut ut the naved
loaded on board cars as it comes from 'streets and has -not complied with ourj Goodwin. Miss tloodwin is now super-
the quary. and for 'S.50 per car. it can ordinances or. Jheir franchise in -rerj Intendcnt of the public school at
he delivered to our crusher. It will bjj placing the Till back after laying thei csaa where.. She has one of-the mpsi
the stone inlpipe 1 hav repeatedly .called uieir : u' lu"uutu -SHUUI lu"u sv 11 1
as it comes from thejattention to this and the City "Attor-; i5U'.1" . . : .
lUiss .luuia uasKew; wno nas. just
completed the senior work for her de-
jmuch cheaper to haul
large pieces
quary than tor us to .try and cruslnney nas also out no relief so what-L
the rock and then load.it into cars; ever your instructions will ie in this
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With the facilities we have at pres- matter will be -followed strictly to the h ' V. ' -."...
Kespcctmilv submitted "l 777' t
T ;omM"i) .; Ing librarian during-thd fall term has
nr - " been chosen as secretary to the pres-
Cily ManarJ-ident. . "
ent. it would not require a large- ex-j letter.
p'enditure to equip us for crushinfj
stone as we have crusher engine and;
tome elevator equipment and If there!
Icould .be pressure-enough brought
may "get the spur track at reasonable;
cost; 1 feel sure the balance can be
or! three guests. : The meeting was de-
voted to a discussion or" a number ot
matters the principal one of which.; handled very economically. I have aj
was the Volunteer Fire Department j lot centrally located and adjacent to!
the railroad that will meet all the;
requirements at this end of the line. )
Sewer System.
plans and specifications for i ' ''17
GII? -EMPLOYES FI
FO GET PHI INCREASES;
GER MAKES REPORTS
11
j Miss Blanche Eaton a graduate of.
tim. Commercial Department has;
' been ;iveu a position as stencjraphur j
5 in the First National Bank.
The dean's otlice has been kept
busy enrolling new students. Moro
nan twenty .have enrolled. The fol-
The Hayden Spring Wheel
As -advertised in this space yesterday is not an experiment- -but a
thoroughly -tested success. -
No argument is necessary- to convince any one of the field lor a
successful motor car improvement: especially one that solves the
greatest. motor p'roblem namely: "the tire trouble And; at the same
time ah article cdmpeting in cost 'with the . old style arid saving serr
era! hundred dollars during the life'of. a car.
We are Biov-nwood citizens :and . expect to stay here. We believe
we hrive omefliing that vriil. interest' every man who looks this propo-
sition "pver. U.e ibelieve that: in offering you a chance-at the capital
stoof: of tbis enterprise we are . befriending yqu; " W6 believe it. safe
and sure jlccCSs-Xor tiie- following reasons: First we know the men.
Second. ve know there is a demand; arid need 'as. broad as ihe. car in-"
tlistryr Thirdi't is a tested success "
Wo. have-no 'high pressure hot..air stockselling talk for you.. The
Company hag. "never advertised the stock and will-note Most o.-the
stock is sold. Come and see the proposition and judee for voursel'f."
. Hours-: Afternoons from 2 to 7; o'clock. . ..
Place: The Sanitary' Eakerjv Pifik.'St. next to Morgan Garage. " -
Harcrow & Dorsett
is
almost completed and will no doubt.!
be Teady. to submit to your -Honorable f
: After several others had discusstu -JJody at the next regular meeting j i
r.ie nremen .and trie ueeds of the de-. have based the estimate on the future
parcment. a committee was pained.
Messrs. McCullev Wilkes and pennv
f(jr a discussion of the general needs
of the Fire Department and to work
Oliit plans for action. -in providing the
things needed. The committee was di-
rected to devote special attention to
the proposal for providing sonic kind
ot life and accident .insurance for the
nieiribers of the llrel-departmerit
Judge W. Van Sickle of -Alpine a
member of the counsel in the. Span-
ojl trial was a sties't of the Club an j
delivered an address discussing vari-
ktfps national and state matters. He
declared himself a supporter of the
theory of state's rights and said this
theory should be applied to road build-
ing as well as other-matters. He ex-
pressed the opinion that tlie Federal
government is making an error in at-
tempting to join the states arid coun-
ties in road building work a better
plan being for each county and state
tb handle its own road 'problems.
District Farm
Agents to Meet
Here Next Week
the department revenue is sufficient t;o
nieet the monthly expenditures nec-
essary. - I
Wafer Department.
I call your attention to the contract
we have with the Texas Power -
i nr.-in.) I rein u. rm
TIC JJLE CT1HC JiATKS. . jgg
.
City- employes -who retpiested sal-f
arj- increases b?.;inning with the newjOD
year met with an unfavorable recep-inn
tion by the City Council last ntehl. iH iga
growth of the city and the system .will
be sufficient to take care of the south
side for several years to come. !
Sanitary Department.
ims uepanmeni is m exccueni r!lis ls Knnrv .iwn. nnQ-l
shatie. considcrinir tho nndilinri. nnd-T:. .. - . -."". . (
. " . -.-! io -. nor montn wnicu is in
nn
such requests being tabled or defer-.
red for future action. Only the -city; jjjg
fire marshal. Alvin C el bar reaeived a Inn
Thursday's
Special !
.dition to his pay .as a
ber Of the. Fire Department.
ad-tan
salaried mcm-lHS
The CouiiPil -devoted much of its it-Hri
teution to the annual report of Citv
Manager 'Brashear which .is. publish-
ed elsewhere in this issue of-the Bu.l-
usgnt company ror power turnisned letin. "A petition from a&out a scoi-e
fcr pumping water and for street!
lighting which expires August I Sth. electric rales charged "for' domesti."
102O. and which automatically renews ' service hv ther Texas--' Power .&' Mnht
itself from year to year. 1 .deemed it
Company and asking for regulation (
advisable to. prepare for emergencies rates by the Council -was'read and til
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phy. local manager requesting him toj revision of rates made effective last
advise me if the rate would be changed ! summer bad the effect of inrr wising for
or if the present rate would be low-! rates and creating unfair and unjust !.
ered and.to this date no reply; but in! regulations governing the consnmp-
conversation with Mr. Murphy. I was tion 'of electricity. JL is understood 's
assured the rate would not -be lowered that a number .of such petitions arcjrjn-
but increased l then had a competent' in circulation to be presented lo the
electrical engineer figure on a propoi-j Cosinril at a" subsequent nieutiiig. .
tion whereby wC can install! The city manager was iristructe:i to-gg
two units of 150. H. P. crude oil en-'.:seti uai 110 K8 coiiipiuvy-iimKes prop-ma
gincs. direct connentcd to 170 K. V. A. Cr repairs m nil streets winch aro
alternatives with exciters and fiwtteh-j torn ul for tllc laying-of gas mains cr pa
board for operating all equipment ncc-
service lines.
parallel- including all equipment iicc- Tho cil-v instructed to
Ui
PLENTY OF FUEL.
ITNDER THIS HEADING the Tem-
y pie Telegram has the following
complimentary and congratulatory re-
marks to address to Brownwood;
Brownwood has been very fortunate
in having an abundance of natural
gas available for fuel during the past
sixty days. A news item from there
recently stated that there had been
no worry there over the coal short-
age but that business has been better
than usual.
Tlie gas is piped from the Mdgee
field fourteen miles southwest of.
Brownwood. "Gas in unlimited quan-
tities is available" the item reads "to
all local homes industries and publiq
institutions and there has been no
slowing up because of a lack of coal
The few industries and institutions;
still using coal for fuel have been
A meeting of the county agricul-
tural agents of the Browriwood dis-
trict will be held at the city hall in
brownwood on. January 16tb and 17th j. Qur gl
riccording to an announcement by O.j. -. '
. rt . . ... lis ii
urimn county agent -nere.
' The programs for both days will be
ipf great interest to the farriiers of the
county as well as to the agents in at
tendance and all farmers have an in
vitation to be present. The program
Of the 16th Mr. Griffln says will be of
particular interest to the producers
0f the county. All day sessions will
Jjc held each day. ...
essary. delivered af Brownwood. The' W!w".t ttt ' v
capacity of the above units is K124"S0 K..
-" Council a detailed proposal
of the
rolatlvo
!00
n
V. IL per month; whereas all the en-!.to t!lf 'nHtaHiiirori of. a municipal-
jergy needed to pump our-water audi
'owned electric power o rtlit.to lie us-
streets sewer. City Hull etr.
ed in providing power for the 'pump-
W. H. per month which t
i ing" plant and also to .provide street
We have finished our invoice and taken out all rem-
nants which will be on sale tomorrow. Each one of
these has been measured and marked at regular price; :
These will be. conveniently arranged on first three tables
in middle aisle and on sale at one-half marked price.
Extra Special Lace Offer
We have placed on fourth table middle aisle large as-
sortment of our Val. Nottingham and Cotton Torchon
Lace values up to 1 0c per yard for 4c.
" Big reduction on all Knited Sweaters and Caps.
NEW ARRIVALS
LADIES' SPRING SDITS
We invite your presence in this department.
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Divorces on Increase
in Boston Records Show:
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BOSTON Mass. Jan. 7. Tho ra-
pidity wjith which Bay State mar-
riages are being dissolved is increas-
i.Ing by astounding proportions.
Courts of the Commonwealth grant
three out of every four petitions filed
records show..
Within the palt forty years the
divorce evil in Massachusetts is great-
er by eight per cent.
Suffolk county leads the State in the
number of divorces awarded her resi-
dents. Nantucket has secured only one
In twelve months.
Thirty-one out of every one hundred
divorces granted-during the last . cen-
sus year wore to the husband and
sixty-nine oyer twice as many to the
wife.
The average span of married life
prior to divorce Is 10 9 years. Youthful
marriages prove -most disastrous.
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would give us plenty to spare in case ;Qr co.on(irutt wUh the council ;DO
we should want to Illuminate the city in tho 1)mmratUm- of the proposals gg
double or thribblo. as now doing and in f:DnformUy with the suggestions !ag.
never be wantinc for enercv. . i..
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iui uiwt 1.41X1 iufuji;ui " ' Council
nnri is willimr in nonlmcl with ih 1
Gity to save$i00.00 per month over tho
present -cost of the. same lighting and
pumping. I think some action should
be taken in this matter at once for
the present contract expiring August
ISth 1920 wJll take the City alL time
to install necessary equipment.
Building permits issued for Dot-ember5
$i3osr.oo.
. Collections:
Water works" $715.09
Sewer .: ' -18.90
Sanitary . . . . .". . .'. 1 14.70
Street U1.G0
" . 990.29
This is a good collection for the last
month of the old year.
.Sidewalks.
There are no sidewalks being built
as requested by the Council some time
Lago and the time limit is up. 1 think
the matter should not be lost 'Sight of.
Fire Department.
In view of the fact that we have only
one firo truck in commission and ara
using an-auto one ton truck as -substitute'
for another I wish to com
mend our Fire Department far their j
gallant and elficient work. "Wo have
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