The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, January 30, 1925 Page: 1
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THE TULIA HERALD
WEEKLY NEWS SUMMARY
St the of the West Tei Chamber Cll Jl ° l
1 Mr Scott states that tho
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a large attendance and everything
Is being done to make it
the best of its kind ever held
Colorado City Hcrinleigh Merkel
borahto and San Angclo will send
bands with their delegations and
practicaUyevery town has promised
to scfrd delegates to the convention
Indications are at this
timo that this will be the largest
District Convention yet held
San Angclo From records secured
from the County AgentV
office here it is shown thnt there
lias been a large increase in tho
poultry industry in Tom Oreen
County in 1921 This inereaso in
U124 was 25 per cant greater than
the year 10211 The turkov crop
alone in 1921 was 2500 head with
a increase in 1921 of 8S000 head
shipped through San Angelo
treat growth of the poultry industry
is also shown in the increased
capacity of two San An
gelo liatcheries the Brcozclnnd
Farm and tho Hock Hill Poultry
Warm from 1U0O to 23S00
Sweetwater Sweetwater in
considering plans for street improvements
and hah asked for bids
for Furnishing material labor and
machinery for the construction of
the same Plans and specifications
are already on file in the
City Secretarys office
BidSWlll be considered0 < lu
following types of pavement
WarronitoBituliUiic Rein forced
Concrete Asphalt Macadam Vitrified
Brick Tvalrle Mock As
Willite Auiiesite
Brady Among the new buildings
to bo erected here this year
the modem store building to
he constructed by 11 Vf Zweig
The building will have a 10 ft
rronteg and 10 ft depth the
front to constructed of ornamental
brick and plate glass The
building will also bi > firoproof
m > ther instnncc of Bradys
is the Bond is
tvic dovelopment
sue for a waterworks extension
to bo voted on February Itrd ot
100000
Lluio The Llano Chamber of
Commerce through tho Traffic
Bureau of the West Texas Cham
tier of Commerce is preparing
figures on freight rates on granite
into Llano with tho purpose
of filing complaint for readjustment
of these freight rates as to
nut Llano on a parity with gran
ite shipping points to Oklahoman
ml Kansas
Llano is now putting on a campaign
to interest the farmers m
the production of Irish potatoes
for commercial purposes
Tayton Plans have been completed
here for the installation or
svstem
modern water works
being made to
manager
company is not in position just
1025
there
Iit week in reporting the elec
ion of thc officrrs of the American
Ugion we failed to wport
tha election of C C Northcutt as
Pwt Conocaader We bep your
pardon Kr Northcatt
WcriU tor tk Tulia Herald
Bolton Finney near
hov on Jflunary 15th
1 P Hill Kress a
January 1st
TULIA SWISHER CObNTA TEXAS JANUARY JO 1925
j UTILITIES TO BUILD TULIA ACQUIRES MORE
I 160 MILES OP LINES LIGHT LEGALLYGUESTS
m accordflock the of Geo J
Central West Texas oUllmZ m personage Co
of Commerce will be held in this
city February 5th Prom reports
received from Convention Mana
Jennings who is already
ning to become acclimated to the
WHOrc ti ov m VTMr train of
city of Tulia U pullntnns 2 dines and in the work room ready to attend
Tho company has just recently name of Sanders and
yon a distance of 20 miles Hap which was owned by
th
When extension in thc ieoed in the practice of law with
irl on
O Ellis Kress a bov on Jan has been instructed to enter suit
GUESTS OP SOUTHLAND
LIFE INSURANCE
Furnished By West Texas Cham i i
Ber of Commerce J During 1925 the Texas Utilities i Tulia ami tho bar of prnctic r lUuj rj t p jjr ur
Co plans extensions of its high nig attorneys of Swisher Comity nveti honie from a trip as guests
Big Spring The Convention tcnf l0n P r 1 in tho Plams l ns ncqxiirctl an addition to their f tho SoutMimd Ah mWMWe
They left on tho Ifith inst
begin anj j0nei the party at Dallas
Matnrnnris 12 p m driving 40
plants of the company in the J Mr Don H Culton here and we mile > <
Plains region are completed the suggest that the eitienship make wnV
MISS BESS THOMPSON
TEACHES MUSIC AT KRESS
Miss Bess Thompson left last
week for Kress Texas where she
will have a class in violin until
about the first of May
She writes for the Foard Conn
a very fine typo of folks She
j is getting along well with hot
class Foard County News
I J T JOHNSON PASSES
J T Johnson eightfour years
old died at the home of his son
John Johnson near Kaffir Wednesday
evening Funeral services
were conducted nt Rose Hill Ceine
tery yesterday ftfternooii at 00
6 cloek
Mr Johnson had
been in poor
h fc r 0 e ptst several weeks
PAY TODAY OR TOMORROW
Thert ojl > two days left i
which to pay your taxes before
the penult i added It is reported
bv the e t finds that their
Ijjxcb an oonnng m niecB iKn
tho county and Hchool eollcetoi
are nuiging a big b < minute run
It will In i iti of money to
pay within the two
J
against all those who have goncun Barker
nary
Arthur Unbind west Tulia a delinquent
bov on January 23rd
REIDCOTTER
Alpine Texns Jan ft 102 r
wed radio broadcasting stations in the
In the simple but impressive
ding or Miss Beth Cotter and Mrtnited and stands third among
Warner Unci Alpine has lost two States in number of radios There
about 100 000 radio in
of its most loved voung people are
Their plans bad been to marry Texns and it is estimated that 20
January lflth before Mr Rid j 000 of the 100000 sets arc on
was to leave to resume bis school farms
work in San Antonio but after S M Morris a farmer who
reccivintr a wire Sunday to report Hives near Weir Williamson conn
there at once they were quietl > ty Texns owns a supercircuit
married by the Rev Mr J W threetub
iiMiolm nt the home of thc
Co 130
ct the West Texas Ftilits Cotter nt p
To their high transmission illn Tv if t < ov
wiif shortly bo held on this
Memphis The bank deposits of
than they
Hall Count v arc greater
have ever been with thc exeep
tion of 1019 At the clow of business
December 31 1021 tho total
of HaM County B > iks
were three and a quarter million
As the farmers are still gathering
cotton the deposits are steadily
growing
Prospects for the year
exceedingly bright as
me
building program insight
vs quile n
for something
sight with prospects
thing like 200000 public build
uigs to consist of new Masonic
Temple and several business
houses
rland
extend
Javtou 1A conference fo Sn Antonio whero Mr Ifitl
to teach in the Nelson Page
School Alpine News
REWARD OF VIRTURE
Krery time I ake cantor oil
mother puts > centime in my mon
eybox
And vli i your money box
full
Sh buys a w bottle of ca
or oil I
1H
spent Snndiiv in Canyon visiting
relatives and friend
Mr and Mrs F W Scott left
8unday for Dala and points
South where they will spend some
wfkft for the benefit of Mm
Scotts health While driving
ries like this one diring 192 <
and also all the live ocnl conn
Mr and Mrs Ford Conner aejty news that s fit to print
eompanied bv Mrs Roy McMurtry
near Romoc one of the tirea blew Econonmrt
to turn
np and caused car
ov
ovwrro hurt nor
ed to any great iUnt
IDENTIFIED
back over
Kveryone
the paved high
was glad to get
company will have a total acquaintance as we have done ji jji to cars and retire for every
ty in its plants of 175 tons of ice j and extend the welcoming handmH > W1S Cl < rtninly very tired
Cork is now being shipped in forof friendship
various exteusions A 15 ton
plant is being erected in Canyon
A new plant of 5 tons capacity is
being erected in Lubbock making
a total capacity at that point of
75 tons dnilj
Plants are to be built at Post
Hereford Tulia and Brownfield
of 15 tons capacity each
Saw Dr Bruees daughter Vera
She reports all the exTuliaites
as doing nicely Dr and Mrs
Bruce lack Wright and family
Luther Cooper and family The
Kirks say thai is sure a fiuv conn
try and rapidly filling up with
good iubsti ntial clash of people
A wonderful climate and the most
beautiful orchards of grape fruits
of the North American Irrigation
Co Kirk said ho saw two intake
pipes 00 inch each in diameter
taking in water How much water
Figure it for yourself They
i report a most fondcrful t rip But
after two weeks of pleasure they
were glad to he at home agin
ACQUITTAL GIVEN
I MRS MADDUX IN
CHILDRESS TRIAL
Childresb Jan 2 < t It rcquiteil
just 22 minutes for thc jury to
return a verdict of acquittal in
the case of Mrs Clara Maddux
who was charged with thc mur
NEW BUSINESS IN TULIA
The now filling station and
workshop of Hodges Motor Co
is now ready for business in one
now to make public the nature Mr Jennings comes to us from 0 ars Leaving Dallas B ftN > nnr oar
thc ion k that Canadian where he Jin becium in the
R Affiffhsm7thXrovnrhpof cnf JUt snJimia > at U p m arrived in griffin
K r of tins line Mr i i
some will be built out soointed in tho practice with
Mereedes at
of Plainview 1 Sanders under the firm
Tluv vi < U > a numner > f owns
contracted with the eitivons of He was also manager of the Hood j Hnrlingin San Benito
Happv to build a line from Can Abstract Co a corporation ville and Matamarris w
1 < > depot
lei of Mrs Anna Belle Marker in
tins city Septctiilei 7 J92 > l TliC
was stubbornly onttHled by
troubles and Q
10 a m next day K h oil others
front to fill your
The front has
a double driveway two gas
leanings n j Vallev Walasco Mercedes Mauds five air and water with
Browns lights illuminating tho
here the whole place Also all modern con
e other I Co tendered the party a banquet vonienees for the travelling pub
5h
py will incorporate in the near firm 0j qvuiils venidson other good A sueccssful business pre
future Mr lennings will be assocint tilings to eat and drink Leaving dieted for the boys
CEMENT WALKS LAID
A substantial cement walk is
being placed in front of the I ledges
Motor Co now building and
also in front of the Klk Tailor
Shop which Is owned by V C
Uagood and preparations are he
ing made by the Citv to put in
a cement crossing joining this to
the Tulia Hotel corner It is ru
uiored that we will soon have the
j walls extended from Hagoods lotto
the walk along the First No
The daily capacity of the Plainty News and sin she is pleased orancs Lemons lV and enough n1 nU UuiK T l
view plant is 45 tons Plainview with the country and people They lnU > HU8 foci in g menl walk almost the entire tis
Herald are ehurehgoing people and are islttl niinMK pim tanee from the Square to the Kmn
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to hose who so kindly
assisted us during the illnes and
death of our husband and father
and for the beautiful flowers and
comforting words expressed May
Sods richest blessings be thine
Mrs M 13 Pearson and family
1 llfPoinNotr nid familyi
W L Pearson and family
Mrs V Parker and family
B C Pearson and family
BIRTHS
Born to Mr and Mrs
C iDick 1 Tikr Tulut
linv on January 2ith
Lloyd Airhart Tulia a boy on
January 26lh
Roy Stflsobmiirh of Kress u
srir on Jimunrv IRth
Kress n
PLAINVIEW SAM
TARIUM NEWS ITEMS
i V L Wretm of Happy was
down last Monday and had his
in
sons tnsils removed lie was
the Sanitarium several days but
nl last report was doing nicely
Dr Webb came down and assisted
in the operation
Mrs A 1 PatteiHoti of Quilii
que is under medlenl I real men
it the Sanitarium mid hm been
ioee the Mlh of the month llcr
e million i some better
MisM Texas Kell daughter
<
f of ll
m tV Srtuilaritim
treatment M iv Texnw h n
have not already done so as it game T i J W Weslev or Vigo
eiet eitv at tonic Mrs MaddiiN had emu to thil
s repotted that the ul > attonrnj shamrock Texan with Park underwent an ora ion InM
RADIO IN THE TOWN
AND ON THE FARM
Texas possessen sonic of the best
Dr
Mrs Maddux said I W lii lay for appfudicitis
was
at hat time she had tracked
llier husband from Klk City Cllcla 1 oparalion
the home of Mrs Marker She V II Vice of Tubn vvas oper
went to Shamrock and learned her on I iiiiwlnv for iippiwIitM
Bh Mr Vice the opera
husband wax in Childress She
> woll ami w doing very we 1
used a service car from Klitim i
rncl to Memphis and came to
dress on a train Within
blocks of the railroad station she
saw her husband standing be
ide bis automobile rending a letter
and in the car was Mis Barker
Mrs Maddux approached
the car ami fired two shots either
ol which would have proved fatal
to Mrs Barker Her liimbaud
grabbed her and grasped tin pis
iroin all the larger radio stations to fiom her bund then curried
bride parents Mr and Mrs in the United States His son the dying woman
s
builds radio the hotel
m Mon David J Morris who of
set for farmer folks and town
folks of Williamson county b
written a very interesting story
entitled Radio in the Town nnd
on tho Farm which will be pul
lisbod in the Magazine Section of
the TuIih Herald February 13th
Be uptodate by nlwn rim
big the Tulia Herald
Chil ionsidering bis condilion which
t wo
into the lobb >
Mr Maddux reside near lc
cutitr in Wise count j and is tin
mother of two little ohildrcn A
number of friend relatives and
viiicnc from Decatur nnd Plain
view were here to attend the
trial
t
The W M S will meot WVdnu
If win an behind with vonr mib day February 1th at 2110 nt the
ami
ieriitior RKNKW NOW AND
DON T MISS u single issue The
prnld will have more good
church in a htiainufl meeting
bible Httuly Yon arc cordially in
ted to wine
iik of a serious nature when he
eainc Dr MeKaiTuig was here
and assisted in the operation
Mrs 1 W Kendrick of Silver
ton underwent an operation for
lidlSloncM last Thursday Mrs
Kendrick withstood the operation
and is doing as well n could he
expected Dr Moore wan here
assisted in th ojcration
IYed Heed of Kresi was operated
on Snndiiy aflernoon nt I Ift
for Hernia Dr McKnrling canie
over and nHint d in tint operaion
lf Heed rt pveseot is doing very
wollMr John Miler of Happy hud
r < nv reniovud at tbe Sani
> < rntm She utH leave ToeKda
Mi > rii Wine n iuden < a
Wavbiiil Cdlce from QuHioiue
e h tek i t tin Hnniuiriuin Htm
It ifterooon and in lev under
tie e 1 > f phVHieilUIK
Mr V P WhitJoy of llaprv
i in tin Sanitarium for XKay
examination and treatment
A J Harris ret ilnied tiiat week j A fine baby g rl wa horn Jo
from an erieiuled visit and busi M iid Mrs C t Iliarr ol Ml
no trip to south Texan and verton Sunday the mother and
ern Oklahoma pointa He reports jbuby are doing nicely
lots of niekucKs in thesi p rt j
Professor I visited WHICH7
VDo you think that
fvidder mcan anything by it
Wbatf WH Vlcc > wrt0 WfiH Derated A man is never older than he
He advtrtlied a lecture on on ftr a bad ease of appendicitis fools declardcd the nndent beau
FooU I bought a ticket and it in the Plainview hospital last bravely Now I ffrt as fresh asK
id Admit One Dry Ooodii Thursday is reported getting a twoyear old
along nicely and will be able to Horse or egg asked the
lta > r thc hospital some time nfU irweet yonnj thing brirfly I on
Lubbock U week Mr Vice is a brother in don TitBit
Jr Fortunately neither of them II B Holland of
22e rdW this week painting for thc law of David FawKett of thc Her
SIMjtm Motor Co nrag
aid office
HWhfmH GOODS ARBHRTTK
< of 1
Number 5
PLU
The flu tho flu the awful flu
Do you know has it hit you
Tis a foolish quest Inn to ask you
of the best locations and in as good then
a building as Tulia affords You For youll know youll feel
wilt find in addition to Chas bke a has boon
Hodges himself Krnost Dewees
Kvery bone in your body will
quake
Youll wish youre anything
even a snake
For then you could wiggle squirm
and bite
But you can do either nor
sleep at night
Will power goes a long way
In the fighting average maladyBut when the flu hits you squaro
in tho spine
That powor is minus and
falls right in line
And if the doctor says go to bed
Meekly turn in as ho has said
Youll not wear it out by gadding
about
The flu says Ive got you
look out
It docii no good to give him your
HUSK
It has its forces marshalled
on masse
These forces advance to tho weakest
npot
And say hero mister well
iast our lot
lie iiuiheK no request as to quart
elh
Wherever he plemgw he bu
torn
When all tho Hpiuui is taken in
you
Von may iwl ammretl oo
lone thc fht
MU8I0IAI ORGANIZATION
Do yon know of a town that lir
more music lovers neeordhitf >
Iluli Tuba has Do voi
r I ihat Tulia has a numbor of
KXIIK nhllh thil
TirVT uwl v < f l l l irt M
ieal efJortH for lite betterment of
botli sole continuing tluough ibmt at VVaylHmi Ilingc fh n nm oomniunity Dont
ilncc davs and two night sessions Mr H I Hwijfiu if Qnitaqi j M < < M wf BlI11
who Iiih been in the Saul
The lulling occurred front P an
or hotel Second street Ihmry t uintn hum
a on
and we
diVH iV vmi Mabhu a former deputy state unproviii
be able to go homu hooii
warden id husband f
pith is jznidually
hope lie will
orgaii uation of thi ie lovers of tan
sic would go a long way for lb
betterment of all elates of iriiwo
withinour town
The fii Id of iitiiimint in meh
an orgnniiition m and will be
limited only bv I lie imlividiml
ineiiibeih of Htieh an orgiiuiwition
With thorough co opc iiion id
nil nicinliciM hikIi an orgniuation
eottld accoinplist uuthmirht ol
good
UciiMining along llicse bv s a
iiiiinhcr of musioiilly iiteliliuil peo
pie of our city have thought it wine
to call a meeting foe Sun
da v afternoon to perfect such an
organiilion and for tin elect ion
of officers This organization to
bcgoveniiiig body within itself to
do the things that is thought best
and within the reach and means of
it talent In other words anv
thing in the mimical line will la
tackled in lie as
body says 10
If you are one who vodil Ilk
to see such ail organization hiic
coed be at the Methodist church
Suuibiv afternoon at 2I0 o clock
TRADES DAY FOR PUMA
Tin second Monday in Folini
ar ban been designated mm Tulia
riiH ioiilhlv Trsdes dav Tl
Iredes dav is ing worked U b
MixNrs < I Hjogeni Will Krvm
id J leKinic v So far ovary en
eouragemeiit h been given to
them bv he meicliailM and busi
iicm men of this oily Tim farmera
i > r In Mid trritory are also en
ttgyidfiHficalh back of Die move
incut It is a matter of liistor v
that other towns in this section
have very profitably carried oi
such sabs and tnulfa days Then
why not get in behind these gentleman
and in tike it a grand sue
rcss for Tulia live those gentlemen
all your encouragement and
assistance and it will go over big
etch month Watch next wcekV
Herald for list of items for sab
dt auction and the merchants apce
iuTr odurrmtiita to trade in Tulu
t
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