Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1928 Page: 4 of 4
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Statement of Receipts and
Disbursements of City of. Palacios
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
Palacios, Texas, June 1st, 1928.
Hon. Mayor and City Council,
Gentlemen:
The following is the report of collections made in the City Service De-
partment during the month of May for the month of April, 1928:—
Received for Water Service $589.26
Received for Sanitary Service 89.75
Received for Prior Accounts 19.45
Received for Connections 25.00
Received for Supplies Sold 4.35
Received for Deposits 24.00
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TOTAL RECEIPTS $751.80
Paid Out, Deposits Returned, with interest $ 16.70
Paid Out, Check to Treasurer 735.10
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $751.80
Respectfully submitted,
> r , M. K. FEATHER, Collector.
CITY TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT
Report of J. F. Barnett, City Treasurer, City of Palacios, Texas, for the
month of May, A. D., 1928.
GENERAL FUND
On Hand May 1st $1,080.49
Received During Month 17.40
' Total 1,097.89
Warrants Paid 114.45
On Hand 983.44
STREET AND BRIDGE FUND
On Hand May 1st $768.73
Received During Month 18.04
$983.44
Total 786.77
Warrants Paid 210.63
On Hand 576.14
WATERWORKS FUND
On Hand May 1st $10,903.74
Received During Month 700.05
$576.14
Total 11,603.79
Warrants Paid 627.79
On Hand 10,976.00
SEWER BOND SINKING FUND
On Hand May 1st $4,053.84
Received During Month 30.53
$10,976.00
Total..... 4,084.37
Warrants Paid 452.00
On Hand 3,632.37
WATERWORKS SINKING FUND
On Hand May 1st $2,258.30
Received During Month 17.40
$3,632.37
Total 2,275.70
Warrants Paid .00
On Hand 2,275.70
STREET AND BRIDGE SINKING FUND
On Hand May 1st $1,493.69
Received During Month 6.94
$2,275.70
Total 1,600.63
Warrants Paid .00
On Hand 1,500.63
** FUNDING WARRANT FUND
On Band May 1st $2,000.00
Receded During Month .00
Total 2,000.00
Warrants Paid 2,081.26
$1,500.63
On Hand (Overdrawn) 81.26
$81.25
TOTAL AMOUNT ON HAND, $19,863.03
I do hereby certify that the above and foregoing report is true and correct,
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. F. BARNETT, City Treasurer, Palacios, Texas
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Don't spend it recklessly! Put it in the
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compound interest and protect you against
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low a sum as one dollar. Open one. It-
is the wisest thing that you can do. Prac-
tice thrift and you will find yourself much
the gainer. Good, courteous attention
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Miss Terryl Cole, of San Antonio,
is visiting Palacios friends.
Mrs. Kight, of Stamford, is a guest
of her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Price and
family.
Mrs. B M. Flynn and little son, of
Dallas, are guests of her mother, Mrs.
Tollerson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Richards and ba-
by daughter, and son John Cobel, spent
from Sunday until Tuesday in Hous-
ton sightseeing and visiting with rel-
atives.
Mrs. Abington and son Gordan, of
Childress, came in Wednesday for a
visit with her mother, Mrs. G. H.
Crawford.
Judge F. C. Hensel left Wednesday
for Nebraska, where he will spend
several weeks visiting with friends
and relatives at. different, points and
looking after business.
!peal Happenings
Miss Marguerite Frank, of San An-
tonio, came in Tuesday to visit with
her friend, Miss Dorothy Douglas.
She will leave Friday, accompanied
by Miss Douglas, for Houston, where
they will visit friends until after the
Democratic Convention in that city
next week.
Mrs. C. F. Taylor and children, of
Wharton, are guests at the F. L.
Foster home. The Taylor family made
Palacios their home a few years ago
when Mr. Taylor was employed on the
Palacios end of the S. P. and have
numerous friends here who are always
delightod to see them.
Mrs. A. R. Harrison and Mrs. A.
E. Lauderback will entertain the Bay
City fraternal order of the W. B. A.
at the home of Mrs. Harrison in this
city on next Wednesday the 27th, at
an all day meeting. If there are any
W. B. A.'s in Palacios these ladies
would be glad to have them attend this
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Tabb and baby
daughter, Priscilla, oi Three Sands,
Okla., are guests of their aunt Mrs.
J. H. Allen and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Tabb and baby accompanined by Mrs,
Allen and daughters, Miss Lorraine
and Mrs. Pewee Horn motored over
to Gulf Wednesday for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Messrs. Theisen and Jensen, of
Danevang, accompanied by their fam-
ilies and Adolph Anderson motored to
Palacios last week and spent several
days campiwr in the B. Y. P. U.
grounds. Others from Danevang
joined them Sunday. Some of the
party visited with Mrs. T. Anderson,
formerly of Danevang, during their
stay here.
Mrs. Robert Somers and Mrs.
Pewee Horn, motored up to Boling
last Sunday for a visit with their
husbands who are employed there by
the Gulf Sulphur Co. They were ac-
companied by their mothers, Mrs. O.
H. Hart and Mrs. J. H. Allen. The
ladies took their supper with them and
had the boys for their guests, and
report that Robert and Pewee enjoyed
it hugely.
Mrs. A. E. Lauderback is having the
pleasure this week of entertaining her
sister, Mrs. W. W. Stacey and two
sons, of Houston. They have been
visiting relatives in Bay City.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Driskill and
little daughter, of Dallas, are in Pa-
lacios for their vacation and are vis
iting with their parents. Dr. and Mrs,
T. F. Driskill and other relatives and
friends.
Wayne Huddleston and Butler Allen
are motoring over to San Antonio to
day, Thursday, and will be accompan
ied home by Mrs. Huddleston and
daughters, who have bppn visiting rel-
atives there the past two weeks.
Mrs. T. D. Barton is enjoying a visit
with her son, Albert Haynes, who
came in a few days ago to spend a
part of his vacation in Palacios. Mr.
Haynes attended the State University
of Oklahoma the past school year.
Mrs. L. P. Hansen, of Houston, Mr,
and Mrs. Arthur Andersen, and Mr.
and Mrs. Viggo Anderson attended
services at the Lutheran church Sun-
day and were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Linquist, of north of town
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Milam left the
first of the week for Rosenberg where
they joined their daughter and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Abendroth
and two children, and all motored to
Tennessee the former home of Mr.
Milam for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Sailor and little
son left the first of the week for a
weeks' visit with relatives and friends
in their old home town, Pampa, Texas
They will be gone some three or four
weeks and Mr. Sailor will look after
some matters of business.
A card from W. W. Bussel, who
with Mrs. Bussell and Miss Alpha, left
last week for Colorado to spend the
summer, states they had a very pleas-
ant trip and reached Colorado Springs
all O. K. Found Pikes Peak covered
with snow and the weather quite cool
Mrs. C. F. Taylor and children, of
Wharton, are guests at the F. L. Fos-
ter home. The Taylor family made
Palacios their home a few years ago
when Mr. Taylor was employed on the
S. P. and have numerous friends here
who are always delighted to see them.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shuts, of
Washington, D. C., arrived in Palacios
last Thursday evening via the auto
route for a visit with the latter's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bryant.
They report a very pleasant and en-
oyable trip and said the best looking
crop prospects they saw during the
trip were between here and Houston
and that Matagorda county had them
all beat. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant and
Mr. and Mrs. Shuts left Tuesday for
Harlingen and other Vallep points.
VIGORO
™SptdtUy prtp*mj pltnt food
C. W. Simpson and daughters re-
cently had as their guests of several
days Mr. Simpson's brother, wife and
son, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Simpson and
John, of Sweetwater, Texas, who were
hene for their first time. On the way
to Palacios they were joined by a sis-
ter, Mrs. M. E. Harry and her son,
Irvin Dowburn, wife and three sons,
of V oakum. They fished, bathed and
rowed the boats besides having a very
pleasant visit.
Mrs. J. F. McCall entertained on
last Friday afternoon from four un
tH seven o'clock at her home honor
ing her grand daughter, Miss Dorthy
I. Kitch, of Grove City, Pa., who has
spent the winter here and is leaving
soon for her home. The guests in-
cluded a few of the honoree's school
mates and friends, and t.hev had a
delightful time with games, music and
swimming followed by delicious re-
freshments and fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boiling had as
their guests over last week end, Mrs.
Boiling's father, of Edna, and her
brother, P. H. Jamison, wife and three
children, of New Orleans, who were
visiting relatives at Edna and El Cam-
po, Mr. and Mrs. Boiling and daugh-
ters, Misses Mary and Margaret, mo-
tored to El Campo Thursday, where
Miss Margaret joined her uncle and
family and will accompany them home
for a several weeks visit.
On Wednesday evening members of
the Wayside Club held their June pic-
nic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Green, more than thirty families
were in attendance and it was one of
the most successful and enjoyable in
the history of the club. A long table
set beneath the shade of the beauti-
ful trees on the lawn at the Green
hom was laden with good eats and at
six o'clock the supper was served to
all the guests, after which various
games were enjoyed, young and all
taking part, until a late hour. The
Wayside Club holds two get-together
meetings of a social nature each year
and the June affair has become a
very popular one and one looked for-
ward to by the members and families.
The Carrs had recently had their
sixth baby, reports T. Ott. Mrs. Carr
who was the wife of a trainman,
was going down street when Mrs.
Flynn called to her.
"Oh, Mrs. Carr, congratulation. I
hear ye have a new baby."
"Yis," said Mrs. Carr, "an' I hope
it's the caboose,"
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CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
Sermon, 11:00 A. M.
B. Y. P. U.'s, 7:00 P. M.
Preaching, 8:00 P. M.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR
REDEEMER.
Services Sunday morning at 10:30
a. m.
Visitors welcome.
O. Winterstein, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
On next Lord's Day the sermon
topics will be as follows:
Morning, 11 a. m.—Sermon on Con-
version.
Evening, 8:00 p. m.—'Jesus as
Saviour.'
Bible School, 9:45 A. M.
Junior C. E.—9 A, M.
Senior C. E.—7 P. M.
Prayer Meeting—Wednesday even-
ing, 7:45 P. M.
Visitors are cordially invited.
G. F. Gillespie, Pastor.
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MOTH PROOF Garment Bags. Will
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BEST BUY IN PALACIOS—First
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IF THE PARTY who took the spare
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same at Frankson's Store, there
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LOOK OUT! O. S. Sadler.
FOR RENT or LEASE
WANTED TO RENT—Singer Sew-
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Box 401, Palacios. 24tf.
FOR RENT—Vacuum Cleaner.
Texas Service Station.
FOR RENT 5-Room House and Lot
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Sewing. Mrs. E. P. LeCompte. 3-p
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NO WASHING, No Ironing, no more
Laundry Bills on Table Linen.
Something New! After each meal
rub off with damp cloth. Will not
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Musician: "I'm afraid you've made
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but a doctor of music."
Old Lady: "Oh yes, I know, sir.
That's why 1 came to you. I've got
such a terrible singing in my ears."
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