The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1912 Page: 1 of 10
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west, Mclennan county, texas, Friday, april 19,101-.
MAYOR PROTEM
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Council Tuesday night, Mayor
ie was unavoidably absent
Mayor Protein Helton pre-
sided over the deliberations like a
trained parliamentarian.
Ail the aldermen were present
Marshal Thompson and
v’lerk Clampott
tA petition from Mrs. M. J.
\»t et al, praying for a SO year
Whise, to build, equip and
irate an electric light plant in
)t was duly granted after
*e discussion by the council.
I Petty was employed as day
at a salary of $40.00 per
Jwptlfl
r W, D. Averite was elected
^flight police.
! Collector Denton made hit
j final report on collections and
turned hit books over to the
newly elected collector, E. H.
Bresler, whose bond in the sum
of $$600 was accepted by the
council.
The city clerk’s bond was fix-
ed at $600.
City Health Officer, Dr.
Pazdral, was present and urged
more rigid enforcements of sani
tary ordinances. He also report
/ ed that he would have something
f * to offer for a sewer system
j* the near future.
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Will EioMhergtr
Attention is directed to the an
nouncement of Will Kchelberger
in today's News as a candidate
for County Clerk It will be re
metnbered that he made the race
two year* ago against County
Clerk Caufield, an official who is
deservedly popular in the Coun-
ty, and the vote he received in
the election, was so flattering
that his friends now feel that he
is aura of election. Mr. Eichel
berger was raised on the Bosque
river in the Western iwrtion of
the County, and is the oldest son
of Charlie Eichel berger, who
served as County treasurer in
the past. Several years ago he
left the far&i on the Bosque riv-
er to accept a place in the County
Clerk's office as deputy, which1
place lie held for live years,
rendering efficient service to the
County and bis emnloyer. Being
ambitious, and knowing his abill
ty to discharge the duties of the
v office In an acceptable manner,
he resigned from the office and
made the race 2 years ago, carry
ing many large boxes In the
county and 5 out of (1 wards in
Waco He expects to make a
throujrh canvas of the County,
god promises if elected that Ms
heat efforts will be put forth to
make the people a clerk that will
be entirely satisfactory to all.
Eicbelberger has many friends
at this box.
hspremt The Parks
The pretty little parks along
Front Street have been put In
dice shape this week. Grass has
been mown, trees whitewashed
and shrubbery put out.
Jhn Park had a big force at
work Wednesday, and the park
Abat bears his name l* one of
TTest’a beauty spots.
A News reporter happened
around just as Jim was serving
baked turkey and other
I tilings, and it was clear to
■ mind how he got so many to
i keep the park In good con
Up And Down The Street
Many improvements are be
ing made on Front street as well
as other parts of town. Paint,
paper and new fixtures has add-
ed materially to the general ap-
pearance of a number of our
business houses and an air of
prosperity seems to prevail
throughout our little city.
The Brown Hair cream parlor
by repainting and repapering
have changed the looks of that
popular ooid drink stand. They
hare alao added a new fountain
of the latent design, which is al-
so complete as to sanitary ar-
rangement.
Will Baker has put in a new
refrigerator and other fixturee
and treated his place to a hand-
some coat of paper, making a
decided improvement.
The Metropole Barber 8hop
shines like a new dollar since the
addition of that red, white and
blue paint.
Pace Golden is all smiles since
he has completed the finishing
touches to his heretofore neat
jewelery store, by handsome
paper and plenty of paint.
Glenn A Christian, the big
hardware men, are right in line
with the spring clean up, and
their place of business shines
brighlei than ever.
John Bednar s popular resort
shows no bad effect of the recent
fire. A modern front and fix-
tures and interior decorations
now greet his customers.
REST ROOM
NOW ASSODED
Wednesday Club Has Secured Funds
Far Hi Prspar Mam
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The Farmers' Saloon is an-
'other evidence that paint and
new paper, and remodeling will
change the looks of a business
house.
The Hagau Hotel, which is
presided over by that Prince of
good fellows, Joe Small (how’l
you have your eggs) has kept
pace with improvement fever
and it looks as splc and span as
a new Lincoln penny.
The Motis building which is
now occupied by that tall Syca-
more from the forks of the creek,
R. L. Bailey, has every api>ear
ance of a. big wholesale house.
Mr. Bailey and Mr. Motis are
both to be c ongratulated on the
improvementa.
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Rudolf Kolar now has a pretty
little two chair barber shop and
shows no ill effects of the fire.
The West Light Plant's office is
a gem and Manager Sikes is to
be congratulated on the pleasing
effects
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The Walla A Maresh gin is un-
dergoing extensive repairs and
alterations and when completed
will be much better equipped to
handle the fleecy staple than
heretofore.
The Wednesday Club’s rest
room now seems an assured fact.
Their soliciting committee in
forms the News man that twenty
eight business firjns had agreed
to donate 50 cents per month,
payable quarterly, for its main-
tenance. There are several yet
to see and they feel sure that
sufficient funds will be available
to furnish the room properly and
provide for its keeping. No
suitable room lias yet been
secured, and the club feels that
there will be no trouble along
that line.
At their regular meeting Wed-
nesday, the following officers
were elected:
Mrs. J. R. Cuff, president;
“ W. R. Lovell, vice-prest.
" E. Berringer, secretary;
“ Mayme Wilson, treas.;
“ Mrs. Method Pazdral,
corresponding secretary
Mrs. Will Townley, press re
porter.
The Club will hold an open ses
aion on May 8th to which the
public is invited.
They also discussed the pure
food laws and its application to
grocers and meat market men,
and will endeavor to have the
law enforced.
Mere Improvement*
The West Bank will soon begin
placing modern plate glass fronts
in Brown-Hair cream parlor,
Hill A Presnail grocery and
Hardison A Helton grocery and
dry goods store. They will also
have built an entire new awning
on these buildings in keeping
with the other improvementa.
Such improvementa as these we
are glad to note as it shows con-
clusively that those who have
means are not afraid to invest it
in West.
NEW BUILDING
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Hm> JfadMary—Al Right Strvw
And Batter Li|Ms Can
The Divorce Evil.
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B. Ingraban
Councilman B. u. ing rebam
who is chairman of the streets
and alley committee is doing
some good work on our streets
and crossing* He has had a
force of men at work this week
and he aaya that there will be no
let-up until all the bad places are
porperly fixed.
At Was* leadsjr
The following Westites were
at Waco Sunday':
Mr. and Mrs. Will Steele, Mr.
and Mrs. O. S. Boggess, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter McClelland.
H. C. Cook, J. W. VanCleave,
J. R, Buckner, Harry Lane, Paul
IStewart, John Smith, JohnGlase,
Roger Barton ahd
Re limit ie Hie Territory. ..
There is no limit to the terri-
tory in which a West merchant
cau and will sell his goods and
wares. This was proven very
conclusively this week when S.
B. Jones sold and shipped six
Bill planters to J. R. Johnson at
Cleburne, and four Ledbetter
planters to S. R. Johnson at
Rome, a small town north-west
of Fort Worth. Just keep your
weather eye on West.
Hive Heed Show*
Manager Alexander of the
opera house is to be compliment-
ed on the high class entertain
merits lie is furnishing the peo-
ple. His moving pictures are of
the best and the vaudeville is
equally as good. He promises
three nights of vaudeville for
next week, beginning with Mon
day _
The union meeting being con-
ducted at Presbyterian church
by the protestant pastors of the
West churches continue# to grow
in interest. The preaching so
far has been done by local past-
ors until tiie arrival of Rev. Sid
Williams the evangelist. He will
be with them on Sunday, bring-
ing bis daughtu^, Mrs. QuilUan,
who wMi asms* in the singing.
Rev. Williams has been a min
istef of the gospel twenty five
years and has been the means of
converting sixty thousand people leaving
As will be seen in the proceed
ings of the City Council of Tues-
day night, the Wes* Light Plant
has been granted a fifty year
franchise to operate a light plant
in West.
In conversation with those
interested, we learn that many
substantial improvements are
contemplated.
A new brick building will be
erected at once and new and
modern machinery installed to
furniah more and better lights
than heretofore. The cotton
mill will no longer furnish the
power and lights, Other than for
its own use. The new building
will be built on the Mill track,
between the mill and The News
office The railroad will be
asked to make some changes in
the track so as to avoid heavy
curves they now have, that the
larger engines can pass over. |
Orders are now being placed
for machinery and they hope to
have thernew plant in operation
by July let.
C. C. Evens Roes to Aiteil
Chaa. 0. Evans, has accepted
a position ,pt Axtell and will leave
West with his family within a
few weeks. He takes charge of
the big cotton gin there.
Mr Evans has been a resident
of West since 1900, being con-
nected with tbe Nichols Gin Co.
the greater part of the time. He
also served in the City Council
three terms. He is an experienc-
ed gin man and has been a regular
attendant at all state meetings.
Next week he goes to Dallas to
attend the Grand Lodge l.O. O.F.
as a delegate from West Lodge
No. 996. and while there, will buy
some new machinery for enlarg-
ing the gin at Axtell, making it a
90 bale gin.
Take* Ie MaHie.
Fatties Scocek of the Catholic
Chnrcfa bore was taken to Marlin
Tuesday where he will be treated
for rheumatism. His condition
was such that he had to be car-
ried on a cot. His many friends
hope for him a speedy recovery.
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Operated Os For Appendicitis
Rev. Will Park was taken to a
Sanitarium at Dallas last week
where an operation for appendi
citis was performed. He stood
the ordeal nicely and is now im
proving.
Lett For Snath Texas.
The following West people have
gone to Corpus Christi for an
ontlng and fishing trip;
Wo. Hurlock
H. D. CaUen
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wills.
Later in the week Scott Smith
and daughters and Mrs. Richard
Hurlock will join them.
More families will in a few
generations be broken by divorce
than death, unless the present
rate of divorce increase is stop-
pad.
The problem now confronting
the world is whether the family
is proving itself still to be the
most efficient kind of social
group, and also whether it is
able to withstand the adverce
conditions in which it now exists.
One thing is certain, the family
is rapidly becoming disorganized
and disintegrated. This break-
up means what may be termed a
reversion of type, a going back
to conditions of primitive civilisa-
tion, The break-np of the family
Is seen everewbere.
Divorces are being granted at
an ever increasing rate. It may
be computed that if the present
ratio of incrsaio in population
and in seperation is maintained,
the number of separations of
marriage by death would at end
of the twentieth century be less
than the number of seperations
by divorce.—By Frances Pea
body.
There Is Semething Mfroef
Isn’t it strange to contemplate
the vagaries of the human mind
when held in passion’s sway.
The wife and mother elopes
with another man, and leaves her
husband and her children, just
as if this was happiness. A lover
angered by a chance remark,
shoots the sweetheart on the
public streets,and after finding
that his bullets have not accom-
plished their deadly purpose, he
prays that ahe may be saved and
health and strength be hers again
A wandering mind, grown
weary with the tangled skein of
life, gulps down the. fiery acid
and ends his life. A father,
frenzied with the fight for bread,
kills big little children and their
darling wife, then presses o’er
his throbing heart tbe deadly
pistol, and as the shot rings out
his crimson blood flows out and
ends his life. Everywhere the
crooked brain, the broken mind,
is filling life with tragedy. There
is something wrong somewhere
and hnmanity needs a master
doctor’s hand.—Waco News.
INTERVRBAHWORK
STARTER TNRRSMT
Terns, Flews and Scrapers art al
ingitisand was burr lad at White
Rock cemetery Tuesday. Rev.
Kinakiw of tbe Methodist church
conducted the funeral service.
Jee Leu*
Joe Long, son of Dave Long of
Elm Mott, died at Waco of men ^ted near the base of the cu-
BM At His Fast
Cleburne,Tex. April 15.—StiU
clasping the noszic of a fire hose,
the body of Assistant City Mar
shal Bledsoe was found this mor
ning beneath 18 inches of brick
and mortar in the Johnson coun
ty court house, which burned
here last night. Bledsoe with a
squad of firemen was on the sec
ond floor, near the district court
room, playing water on the blaze,
when without warning a wall
toppled over his head. He was
the foremost man of the squad
and the only one to be caught by
the descending mass. Dutch
Cushion, another member of the
squad was Injured, but not seri
ously. He and the other survi-
vors retreated to second story
windows whence they escaped to
the ground after narrow escapes
from death. Bledsoe was In
stantly killed. He leaves a wid
ow and two small children.
The total damage was $75,000
with $60,000 insurance. The fire
Tewa.
Grade work on the Dallas-Waco
interurban is now on in earnest
at several different points along
the line.
Work started at Hillsboro Sat-
urday where contractor A. Key
has a large force now busy pat-
ting the grade ia shape for the
track.
In the West territory the first
dirt was broken at 1:30 p. m.
Thursday on the Claude Miller
farm one aad one-half miles south
of town, near the house occupied
by Andy Merenda.
Pick Homan is the foreman in
charge of this piece of work and
his force to begin with was only
six teams and five men, but he in-
formed a News reporter that a
much larger force would be at
work in a few days.
The interurban will parallel the
Katy track almost to Elm Mott
and passes through a pretty strip
of country which will be easy to
grade.__
Frew Our Creek
As I have been urged by many
of my friends to write to the
News, sc I am dropping yon a
few lines.
Louis Jecmenek and family of
West were in our corner Sunday.
Chaa. Prasifkaof Brigman was
in our vicinity 8unday.
Joe J. Pauschuber will put up
a photo gallery and a Hamburger
stand in Tours. We wish him
much success in his new posi-
tion.
M rs. John Haidid was in our
corner Sunday.
The corn is doing fine, just
coming out with ears on like big
rabbits. This is the new kind of
seed and is getting very popular
with the farmers in this vicinity.
We are glad to have the road
dragged after every rain.
Rauschhuber’s and Praaifka’s
boys were fishing Friday, but
reported just two catches.
Texes Indmrtrel Rates.
The Southern Commercial Sec-
retaries will hold their annual
meeting at Houston. May 17th.
and 18th.
Northern capitalist are to spend
$150,000 for the purpose of build-
ing a new gas plant at Brenham.
Eight hundred acres of land
near Victoria recently sold for a
consideration of $35,000.
The Texas Cotton Seed Crush-
ers Association will hold its an-
nual meeting at Houston, Jane
22nd to 24th.
A road dragging dub has been
organized at Bowie, and the citi-
zens have pledged funds for the
work.
Bonds to the amount of $45,000
have been voted at Terrell for
Ohas. Haidtk has resigned his
piaoe »i«u S. F. Cktiia'i JUld uti
a similar position at
Charley has many
friends ia Weat whe regret his
palo. Defective wiring is sug
gested as a cause, although some
investigators assert it was incen-
diary. The county records are
believed to be safe.
Hon. Method Paadral left
Thursday for Baa Antonio to at-
tend an important meeting of
German societies, and
tally to look after his
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municipal improvements.
The Houston Real Estate
change recently adopted
tious to support the
$1,0000, bond issue, the
to be used for paving and a
.t-werage system
According to reports
State Department of
there were 81,847
ginned in Texas In
Plans for the
9trrr««f w«
completed
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