Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1921 Page: 2 of 4
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J. W. DISMUKES Publisher
MISS MURIEL GREEN, Local Editor
Entered at the Palacios Post Offic*
as second class mail matter
ine year $1:50 Six months $1:00
"i oree months 60c Five cents the copy
CARANCAHUA
The NelT family were Sunday
callers at the Whyman home.
Miss Edith Lof spent last week
. in Palacios at the Lewis home.
The Ed James family-have gone
to the oil fields, where Mr. J^mes
has work.
The Franksons are builaing a
large hay barn and cattle sheds
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Frankson
were Sunday guests at the Why-
man home.
L. J. Slaikeu and family visited
at the Huffman home last Sun-
day afternoon.
Rev. Goodenough of Palacios
will preach at the school house
next Sunday»afternoon at 3 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe of Talac-
ios were looking after land inter-
ests in our community Monday.
Messrs. Neff and Slaikeu help-
ed Mr. Huffman raise his wind-
mill Monday and make aome
needed repairs on it.
Mr. and Mrs^ Robert Margerum
are moving this week to the
Crone farm. Mr. Margurum will
teach the Piper Lake school the
coming year.
Rev. Echols preached a very
helpful sermon to a large crowd
at the school house Sunday after-
noon. Rev, and Mrs. Hanks and
Mrs. Tandy accompanicd him out
from town.
Fluke Frankson was called to
Edna Monday to serve on the
jury, but returned the same day,
as his services were not needed,
because he was not a married
"ftian or a land owner. .Better get
married Fluke.
Notice to Taxpayers.
Geo. E. Serrill, State and Coun-
ty Tax Collector, will be in Palac-
ios all day Saturday, October 8,
1921, for the purpose of collect-
ing the 1921 taxes.
He requests all who contem-
plate early payments to pay at
this time, as the poll taxes are
/- assessed to husband and wife
jointly and must be paid by both
at the same time; however the
husband may j ay the wife's poll
tax provided he has a written or-
» der to do so, or vice-versa.
Attention is also called to the
delinquent tax notices of 1920,
which if not paid by October fif-
teenth, considerable court costs
will accrue,
This will be the last visit to
this precinct by the Collector for
this year's axes.
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ing for a
ft—birth-
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,.i you give a Corona!
,r boy or girl is going
to school or college—Co-
jiis is almost a necessity—
^nd no parting gift could give
ter pleasure,
-> costs but $50 includ-
Easy terms if
HIS FIRST CLIENT
By LILLIAN P. LEONARD.
(®v 1121, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
"Cheero, old dear!"
"Whereyu get. that stuff, 'cheero'?"
"Cheer up! Look at the sua shining
and—"
"Little birdies singing 'tweet, tweet,'
I suppose!" growled Ross In a tone of
utter disgust. Bringing his feet down
from the window sill with a bang and
rising with a huge yawn he stretched
his already long arms to their utmost.
As he stood in this position he
looked like some colossal llgure sup-
plicating the cosmic powers, his mouUi
wide in Invocation. So thought the
appurition as she opened the door and
stood hesitating on the threshold!
Ross, crimson, brought himself into
shape, while the man oj>posite slid the
cuspidor under the desk with his foot.
V For the girl In the doorway the
flrit human being, otlierJjjflfh" them-
selves, who 11n(1 door; that
door letlCTPH'^Wfrh ornate gilt letter-
ing:
Ross Adams
Henry Dewson
Real Estate, Mortgages,
Justice of the Peace Notary Public
WALK IN.
The girl stepped into the room and
took the chair proffered by the mo-
mentarily flustered Ross, while Henry
evaporated toward a door marked "pri-
vate" in severely plain, black letters.
The usual light remains had been
made, and Ros£, taking a gasping fly-
er into his first taste of business,
asked:
"There is some matter I could assist
you in, Miss?
"1 came to see a justice of the
peace," replied the girl, blushing
vividly.
"Well, I am Ross Adams, justice of
the peace."
The girl looked at the floor, bit her
lip and stammered:
"You marry people?"
He took a grip on himself and an-
swered airily:
"Oh', yes, to, he sure, when every-
thing appears all right and parties
lia^e the license,"
'tHow many people have you mar-
ried, Mr. Adams?"
"Why, -er—er—hundreds—of course
I never kept count."
"Oh, I aili so sorry; I wanted to be
the first. Will you marry me?"
"Yes, indeed. I shall be delighted,"
smiled ltoss.
At this moment the door swung
open and two men, heavily beardejl,
stalked Into the room, and iu military
precision took a stand on each side of
Ross, while in duet they chanted:
"We are witnesses to your promise
to marry this young lady?
With a swift back-action swat, Ross
cuffed the pseudo girl soundly across
the clifc^k, while with lightning speed
he clutched at"fiie men's beards. They
came forth in each hand, but there
also came forth a startled yelp in «n
unmistakably feminine voice from the
girl in the chair, and Ross was staring
horrified at "Girlie" of college days
in the face of one of the men he had
denuded of a beard.
"Now, see here, 'Girlie,'" said Ross,
"I always told you that no good ever
came from practical joking. You have
• brought this upon yourselves. But,"
turning to the girl, who was crouched
down in the chair with a hand held to
a crimson cheek, "my deepest regrets
to tliis young lady for my brutal act
and my only hope is tlint she will for-
give me. Who is she anyway?"
"Oh, that's only my kid sister and
she don't mind a little crack like that!
Ought to see her sometimes after she
has put on the gloves with me!"
"Huh!" flashed the girl. "Mr. Ross,
you should see him when I get
through with him! He looks like a
beef steak pie for a week after!
But though I know that every tooth
Is knocked down my throat and that
ipy jaw is fractured in a thousand
picces, I guess I'll forgive you this
time."
"Gee !" mourned "Girlie," "went and
messed up the whole show after our
rehearsing for a week. But, see here,
Ross, this Is Jim Turner," motioning
toward the other man who had leaped
•to ,t0~ 'he side of the girl and was
trying to comfort her in a most lover-
like manner.
"All right," replied ltoss, "and now,
the why of all this fool farce?"
"Oh, Sis and Jim want to be mar-
ried, that's all. Folks kicking up a
rumpus, but Sis and I are strong for
Jim, so go to/ it!"
Ross, from whom all timidity of
"first business" had fled, took from
his desk drawer the necessary book
and calling in the grinning Henry as
a witness joined the couple in mar-
riage.
"Now," said Ross, "my privilege to
kiss the bride shall be taken advan-
tage of and may it in some measure
erase the memory of the blow."
So Ross performed this ceremony,
also, to everyone's satisfaction with
the exception, possibly of the bride-
groom's.
"The joke's on me, so It's my—"
Ross put his hand into his pocket
where reposed safe and sound just
seven coppers, one dime and a pant's
button.
"I should say not, it's our splurge,"
snid "Girlie," pressing a fat roll Into
J'""1' ind. "So, on with the feast!"
■■Is spectacular entry into the
•rid, Ross went surely and
In Ids practice and the
■ t In coming when the
the addition of a
^-another wedding
A DESERTED VILLAGE
( From The Iron Age )
Tom Plowman lived on a section farm
Not far from a prosperous village;
He worked late and early and calloused his palm,
And thrived by industrious tillage.
He saved up some money and stood very well,
His luck would have lasted for all we can tell —
If he had never heard of Chicago,
One day a big catalog came through the mail,
That told of a wonderful heater;
The figures were tempting, Tom swallowed the tale,
Says he, "Mr. Merchant's a cheater.
His profit must be near a hundred per cent,
I'll just call his bluff and unless he'll relent
I'll order a stove from Chicago."
So he drove to the viilage and entered the store
With an air that was lofty and knowing.
Says he; "Mr. Merchant, please tell me once more
The price of that stove you were showing."
"Thirty-five, cash or credit, the best one in town. "
Tom turned on his heel and went out with a frown—
And sent off a check to Chicago.
He bragged to his neighbors and they in a thrice
Sent away for what they needed.
They often got stuck, but they got a low price,
Which, of course, was the one thing they heeded.
The merchant soon failed and sold out his store,
And this was the notice he left on his door :
"Gone to look for a job in Chicago."
Tom's mail order stove didn't work very long,
But no one in town could repair it;
At last he was forced to admit he was wrong,
His neighbors weren't slow to declare it.
With no stores there was no one to buy or to sell,
The drummers stopped coming—they closed the hotel;
'Twas surprising how quickly the town went to—well
A very long way from Chicago.
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The lawyer, the doctor, the editor, too,
They all got cold feet very quickly;
The parson soon noticed the way the wind blew;
He left, for his children were sickly,
At last Tom decided to sell his old farm,
But no one, he found with the greatest alarm,
Would buy one so far from Chicago,
When blank desolation stared Tom in the fae«
His courage grew weaker and weaker,
Till he made up his mind to get out of the place
And go on a jaunt as a home-seeker.
So he put on his best clothes, packed up his grip,
Says he, "I'll give my neighbors the slip,
For I nrwst be off to Chicago."
When he got to the station to Tom's great surprise
He found it deserted and dusty,
Inhabited only by spiders and flies,
And the siding was crooked and rusty.
The trains flew by whizzing; Tom waited in vain-
Says he, "Neither doctor nor merchant •nor train
Will stop any place but Chicago,"
J. F. McWhCrter, will over-
haul your AUTO or FORD and
give you SERVICE for your
money, at ,'Ernest Wylie's
GARAGE.
Births Exceed Deaths in Houston.
Houston, Tex.—During the month of
August there were 326 births and 187
deaths, according to the report of the
city health department filed Thursday.
Of the total deaths, 127 were whites
and GO negroes. Of the births 54 were
negro .children, while the remainder
were white children.
Grain Crops of Trance.
Washington.—The wheat and rye
crops of France this year are about
equal to the pre-war averages, the bu-
reau of markets and crop estimatea
announced Thursday upon the basis
of a radiogram from the International
Institute of Agriculture at Rome.
Norwegian Writer Dies.
Madison, Wis.—Peer O. Stromme, a
Norwegian writer, lecturer and jour-
nalist, died Thursday.
Duennas' Duties,
The chief lady-in-waiting on-* the
queen of Spain is known as a duenna.
In a more general sense Spanish and
Portuguese families apply the term
to the elderly woman who takes
charge of the younger members of a
family—a kind of governess or com-
panion.
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DOLLARS
AND SENSE
The man who earns $50 per month and
saves $5 of it, is $5 per month better off
than the man who earns $100 per month
and spends all of it.
He is not only financially better off, but
he is better off in character, grit and
thrift.
It is not what you earn that counts, but
what you SAVE, Open an account with
us; $1.00 or more will do it.
SERVICE WITH COURTESY
Palacios State Bank
PAfcACIOS, TEXAS
Office Hours : 9:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m.
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Friday-Saturday
SEPT. 30--OCT. i
"Son of Tarzan"
— Episode No. 1
"International News"
"The Call of Blood"
—Western.
"In Again Out' -Comedy
A TABLE TALK
Your Grocery should be like your Doctor. You've
got to trust him—trust him with your health and inci-
dently with your purse. If you get hold of one who
thinks of - your pocketbook to the detriment of your
health, you had better drop him quick,
We make healthy customers by selling them healthy
food, and satisfied customers by charging them fair-
prices.
A trial will convince you.
Curtis-Sisson Grocery Co.
Phone 22
"The Home of Quality Groceries.
Phone 22
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Green, Muriel. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1921, newspaper, September 30, 1921; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411453/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.