The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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THE SEMINOLE SENT
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i lUctt tiimit ur TO TUI VtVTllS 01 THI MflACHHVT OP III MIDLAND ROAD OfllA RAMS Ilif®
U"“ mo,ismi im » «*» ”*«
\ r. i %*, Ion*- 12 lw*geF Jtt«* •- Dallef The he lowing •* <
tty of i,i.v Jiaiv* I. Fergus®* » MM plans would be perfectedjdale* *» 11*4
impest liiiifiH w»* upheld ny tit** within rhe -*e*t few weeks *•*•! et Waa%
*tnu* supreme court n»ur<*tkky will hnntf about the pwlflttlii meeting of the
B For Hi** benefit «*f th.«* who Answering question-* >n F*rgu of service on toe Mhltnml w<l Convent**, »*
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lit— 1—* l Aww of I te** i hi** method of announc
ttoproiimninly tfcSM*X>vM* *»»•> mg *.» c updid *\V f*»r
t'i>n**ti here ftulnrduj afternoon tmn f»r the <•« - <‘f District
In * Urn which 4wwtrwf»4 two •*«'»**• nf this jortb-kd district
lumber vsni*» and swept
%ru*' , . . ^ ri . k*AV« * f^.mlv nuv* alwav* name °9 the TV*** aeniocrwlie i Kuilroud Commiewtoner Waltor Marshall, Ly*«h
Th. th»«i|<HMl » ,h"I ‘“*,Tk" t»..... .. , .....Huu»to«; V A (Ml ». IWta.
«“»"> St-*** '»>»**•' •«* *■'" rrj*.! ; * L .......... ,h. .pm i»t m«M »i* „< *» &»,«.<* »«•. ta**j
Iwtolj to to* "» |ta> “ ' 1 * ', ,, U,. ouaUKtWQ at* b, WM, T*u* Otoafeir *t Com l> *»*>••. A.i».nllo, J * Or
gmbothuu Hucimw yard, de* "*1U* in t| », |„ oontestiu* )»* rig hi I*. „ierce and * repeusentotlto •Tigne.*, T«»nK Htn-hwll,
tm,io« UHh Th* Bm tlvoo hnv* , mhMm («r *n«iH.r 4Wr' Uw wpiMta >» MlJhM ^ W K hip**, CofJJMi
juuip«*l «o»M o( Prick tonUO na-Uroantl l*air■-«!i" hm.nt U •Xg mi |.al »hw n-d to Chrt.ll, MU t> fc>h.rfo«, KM
t ,eiu only rnvnntiy uonntrui’toU %o gj JJgjjJP" “
the »n
vt..r^*rw l hove i»n* he*i nmljHin wife, Mr*. \lir»t*m A (N,*+l *”|’hn pre«mU»rlMhlomtu*w- T.m,*lw.
gggs 5S3 i=Ss=S3=;J,
jj* ,1,... i-.oi, now, hw tlMMiMlf «mw wf IlM Kcrfuom he perfucteU U> brinu »ht>ul IhoU'orpnn UtvInlL *|
1 .atint# i el*M-t me * family in tbw 11*1 tor tiovernor iWalrwd re»u»mlkm of wr»l«," t’mwalkwWMar otUwMVilLal
omjr Store, thn Touri.t tain. ^ ^,*1,1 h r tint IVrgwn'n M,„^**h...e.a wm. Sptown Mid Often—J. T Koo.«ho„, rw- •»•*•■
the Payne lirucery t’oiupany. loth*» ofUtn, Uh.iU >> va|uJ "n»d eonMtittilkmal, the ton, J K HnakU.v, liraiinni
the II (i tiray nnddto nliup, th« hnvn i>l*w*d * \r^1 wufthl>W. SANTA II SU1VEX TUL1A Htiirmti 1'im.atokmtr - .
lUn'zia Dry (h*o.U ttomimuy, U. my care, anilbave me TO SILVfeRTON COMPUTED k Ul lino re, lull Verm, .*-* ke
T MnOadnDryl................. ' a „*rv„v. i,„i 1 .i.t. ^ur r,lllurnlll, “ ‘ *S-
Ut* Furniture Compnn.v, ChM’|d® “iy to tlttehani* wktnre they will upend the uuui
well Service Shop, WUuon Bar dmiet* of tite o«oe, with w*r with reintlfee,
ber Shots Bolt s t'.unlv Kitchen, justice to nil mid social favorul
______- _.d ...III. .loo eiairu»<l 141
and leveled practically
tire hltH'k.
Firms suffered virtually I*
tot»*l loss in aildition to lumte-r
yards were the Simpson H**ti
nett Motor Company, the Fa-on-
ouiy Store, the Tourist Cafe,
it
I
At S o’clock the hlaie was u .-
d»*r control and Ui*- NJajeeWc
Ttieater, which seriously threat
ened, was saved
The only aalvage from the bus
mess concerns was a few articles
carried from the premises by
clerks and volunteer workere.
A Lubbock tire truck arrived,
in SiaUm anout tt:80 Saturday
to none, and With due regard to
the taxpayer s interest in hav-
ing the courts disposeof business
speedily and economically.
tieo ti Bean
l^uite a number of farmer* r>
isirt damage to their crops from
g rasshoptwrs
l) W. Scott, of Abilene, is
standing a few days here on
business.
STARK FAMILY IN
jtion; J. L- Mason, Merkel, ful
kk*rl Cowart, cashier of the term, W M W. Splawn, uuea
Third National bank, was ui pired term of two yeara, re ela*
Tuba Sunday, visiting with tmn. W A Natnira, uueipiieo
friends. H* a totes that lh* term of four yeara, re-elecimu
Santa F*‘ surveyors have com J. M Phillips, Beckville, utic*
pie ted the survey from Tulin pired two year term, fcd P. Vt ea
to Silverton for an extension oh tar, I'exarkaua full term, laa.
believed A. Smith, four year tuu xpired
F W
, , . having an outing and reunion i
afternoon to catch a apectal train .
, , 1 „ 1 near Sterling. Among those
tal*-»k»l, ifom tW|w> ,Wly
m #gli«"K il* «“■! " M"auJ Mr. 0,„ stork
which was devastating tho town , ., ..
They uuUe VI,. rkulnxu ............ «" «r “"d L "
11 iey ui 11 | St.u k, T O Stark and son, Mor-
to Slatuu m ies-s than .5 mill *
, ,, ris, all of.Seminole; ilotu»*r and
ute>, a distance of 17 unles , , . - ,,, .
’ ,, Calvin Stark ami families, of
A,. xumkum'J 1 s„^Tl.„, ,v
m SI.UH, », 5 5.. r-r tl“ L|^Sllllj„
local tire lighters to hurry to
Lauaesa, and tin* truck under, ^H. S. Stone left Wadnos
Supervision ot t'luef Alex Be|
........——|—— ......... ' pie Santa Fe that It is
... v w Itonhaui was a visitor wl|| p,. t*i .*> survey foi term, U I S|-*er, Foil, Wurth
KfcUNlON NEAR STERLING here from ixubtss’k Thursday i,,Ws the line to Puiaview until j I. M West, Houston, um xpiieu
---- 1 Th, wim-sdo«wl survey baa the draw south of Tulia is crus * * term of lour years Uppih -dim.
The Stalk family Is this week si»*oi 4b..ui »:w,imw »“»*• « torto ud and then g«*e* direct toSl.ver tiled with names of '*■' Voters
1 u. 1 k i.mi J^uuurv. or loBWtWs® *v*,i . ll. i ,l,i oim h, il liiereto !
Um The Plain view Herald
*uit Uat January, or somstMss «*«»
hull of IU si»proi»rlaUun, a»*
rjtft'» wwmw..........
,luB ! rates throughout the couniry
To homo hands th» cotlou ol ihs were ordered readjusted t*»day
Nil Hi tola kt.Uon a «ls ot iL hv t nt-s* r wt.etst Coui(uei*e
boost i> i*** is Using coast rusted
attached thereto I
Chief Justice of Supreme
Court 1'. M C uetou, re ele*
lion; W V Wow4, rtillsmno; K.
B Bucks, Fort Worth.
I la* ulcusut Uoveruoi Barrv
/
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------------ - ltJ the Interstate ------ , ,n,-•>•»> va-.**.
ih. approximating eigl't 1M,‘ umnt, Wallace Malone, Fort
oil humor engine of m-nlom tvws
tx-w gin will bs rsady
the 1924 crop.
United States Senator*-
ris Sheppard, ft election;
W Mavis- Austin, John F
Mot
Fred
Mad*
,h< ih»ne approximating wight d**r j Wallace
(or toudorg w#| s«d slight 1 eduction toj Worth
ithe West and South- I'be new!
Mr. aN.Hto- enw-^| sw .«-*•«»• ta»i
• -..........- • - I day morning for Crosby toll to j iU-.dly over. Tbs lota! nuiuhsi of mr- j( l\|*i5,
Umg. with a crew of imm I Hmnd «, District Meeting of the | U«tU ol oalos. sidpperi ho,» Ur.*tu| dex, Houston
purled about d:(k*i for that ^w“i Woman,s Mission vrv Society uf' t^iiiu *ud « fv* a wtur.a <Ul u| M, t.regai, arrived] Sul’ NttfieriwleudeMl of Pub
coutd t,V v!Ui, wsS*£S£*« w ^
Foster and Chester Lmdle, ( Mrs. J J Komlrtolc «f ftom j ' Z bi^Utor, U M Hal
lust week purchased a business .graves went as ded- gate limn " i uUl it xU ^1 uumoo* effteo, «how»dIt ( tt„U family. Mr. Bailey is
lo, ua tlw «*.» SO. ol U* «|U»n-; **•»«« *“"«»» . «• rS.ZZ\.M ■ l» VI,lv.i dkM« ...a
Mr and Mrs. Ulys Balmont m* ,.«,.srsi« port* *«r* *• follow* busiuwss at Mct.regur Here-
«,«,» l.„re W»dn««ta, »»r.*«.l s*' *"«'■ u'*'",a*1
S M N Mans,
from Boss U. Pittman.
W. W Hancock left Friday for
Sherman, where he will look
after fanning interests for a
few months.
County Clerk Fisher Pollard
and Sheriff John Speed were
here from Andrews, Wednesday
to their New Mix uni ranch
A. C, Kimbrough, of Living
ton, was a business visil e- here
Monday.
(Jet in on the profit sharing
plan Pittmans.
The Legislative History of the Commission
By WALTBH Bplawn, Baili'o oi Commissioner of Texas
(continued from last week)
tu;s Jut
tit?,m
TltB Texs* NtUousl Uusrd «u,*iep
im at Hit* *uwtuer shl * u*t clow* tu
liiHiuuo 111 •iilidiitest*, P»V »"il inoi*
porisUon. s« urdu* lu sstlwaiss fs-
h> th« sduUui *1 n»,rsl» dspart*
Ilf at tUc city * kick «eU lh* *«v
c*mpmt-ni will be mu*i lnl*r*»l*4 in
Ui* pay *ii,l *ub*Uteuc* lUui**. whl. u
lilt*) uv*i 1*00,WW
I'rcniluut* rwlls'id ky ilucX hr* lu*
iimuiiH, i«mt>*nd‘» Uulag kusln*** m
I, ah» tor Ike >mu* h»U U, laeluMv*.
tiuiounlwJ 10 |ia»,»U,#4*. wkils ih*
i lM*a«A« pant lor ik* »*m« period »<»•**
|,ort» crop conditions as being
rtsblii*. IWTJM. Ur*u*8- lu lllH Mvotmii of the stale
The act of April a, ltdl re
tpured the (Jnvernor to apiMlnt
three mi n who slieuUI comtmse
the Hall road Comuiisslou of Tex
as These men were to hold
office from the date of apimlnt
muni until the secoml Monday
after the inauguration of the
next succeeding Governor. The
(inventor had asked for an ap
p,dative commission.
Governor Hogg said in his
„pooch at Wills Point on April
•Jl, |Htl2- “Half the session had
expired before any suggestion
was made to elect the 00mUP*
sum. Never liail there been
during the fourteen yeara atrug
glu a lull proposing to elect com
missiniiers If the Commission
should be made elective, Bun
what question could in* discuss _______
ml lie fere the public? WliatjU"1 iltf.0M.MT. ais-ordea to_lf«w«i
v! tiiuiplkod »*.v Hi* *Ut* firs ikiiirsH-*
policies could they advocate. ' vun»u»twMum TUI* liulUate* tkat tk*
My advice would he that if thet |IwUImUIW (nroimiit** op*r*it«* n» UP*
Misses Clwo Boss, Helen Bart
and Inn Miani and W Itctlisey
and Irvin ThouipsiMi left Mon
dsy for Lnhtmck to tlteiid the
District Meeting nf the Lpworth
league 11. session In that city
this week Tliay expect to re
turn Friday afternoon
B M. McCullough ha* elected
a building on the lot east of the
Gaines Itotol. and will use the
front for Ids slim' repair el*«p»
lie lostruettou
: ro election
*4iau* Conqdroller -G B.
Baker, («*u*e, Bou F Hltlith,
Ualvestou; N B l"M«li, West,
Tom ludt, tWsikamti A, J
Mtuith, Haskell, Pal MouMen,
Austin
Commlasioner ol AgGcultun
Geo. B IVnell, re eiwetltm,
U B Npaikmaw, Italy
(Vmrtof Ciputual Api**cf‘
N latUlmoi e, re el«ctmo(
Ktate Treasurer G. V
re election.
Congiessmau at l<aig
Cole, Austin
commissioners are ever made
elective they he elected for four !■**» **vsu v**r* for tk* y**r 1924
, 1 ih* Hr* tiikuruiic* WMUpaal** 414 e*
or six years, so while one Is, |u|U M lh. premium, cel
running fur office, the other >uu,Uitic4 m I24.stt.i44, »**iu»i
in iv he attending to huslneas j|„»*«* pahi of tu,.n»v,U9, ui s lu**
The people decided to elect r*ilu "f ***
III,. UHuiulHliUtora lltotowl ol; lows** ** “*
I........o-',*-.....7“T;‘«—
Governor, **ut they dirt accept ,v„ .4la,« „r i,M„. frui« tk# t'aic
and will reshte tu the ruat Be having
recently sold his resUtelire lu
11»» m »**••» *' . r — * \ * . |
i,,u h*v* not f*r»4 bs4iy 4urtus ‘ke i t|,w *outli part of town to U, U
______ MU.. It.* u*u* 1UT4 1
Farrar
Br I*. D Hhdiards spent1
day and Tuesday at Flurey nd
piofeseUrttoi huaiueaa. Be re
iHirt* thiuu new cltotoua a*
arnved there 4tm#
Ida a toy.
■ ||,y Ih* ntsto of la**" 0*,»“
tlie suggestion for a term of six l(1| ! qyu4u-»i* la n» i>* £Um*’4
years,
Governor Hogg also suggest
ed that a commissioner should
be disqualified from holding any
ntlmr public office for two years
after the expiration ol Ids term.
This suggestion was not adopted
pi the law
,u market a« INptaiator l, Tklsaci*-
*n •ti'*** nver lh* l.iwu.uuu
aore* 4«I.S1*4 by Ih* •»*»• ^*r i»
H,»r» **o in 4bIv *yu4lc*i* lu p*ym««»
f„r the ruaitruelkMl uf *b* »t«4"
This ton«t I* la i*u Isslla*, on*
pf vino*' *cr»»* In Hartley (’aunty a»4
lh* oih*r Ut IT.WHI ** ra* shaated h*
Paltsm lu W“M f,uu*
Uathart. »k* *"UiHy **st
Mrs W J Miller and grand
daughter, Miss Ivadeil Miller,
ol Ki Paso, Slid Mrs Fannie
McMurr.v and son, Billy, of Cup
oradu City, vlaltod at the home
of Mr. and Mra K W Pittman
Wedne*'lay aiid Thuraday
Mra. Kato F*ida left Friday
morning (or Lynn County, abate
she will vla»t her eon, I* N Ban
cock for a Lw weeka
Mra, BUI'ahahy tlila Week dv
velopnd a case nf mnall im*
Mra HIM recently iama hem
rom Amarillo hi visit het aiato*
Mrs Ida Breen wood.
Attorney J M Held well, nf
Midland, transacted Uuslneaa
here Wedneadaf and ‘Hiuraday
Hemlmile defeated Andrews nn
the local grounds Wednesday in
loosely idayed game nl hast
hall, ‘W»e muire being ti ?
I am hm* preiiargd hi handle
Federal Farm I mans Nee me if
Interested ^ Ai li Maf<
Mra LJ M Hit haids la Baltine
relatives ki IHdetatalitf Bd*
week,
ri
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1924, newspaper, June 12, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth576947/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.