The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1911 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME 2
REFINING SUGAR
IN TEXAS
wcent Importation of 15,000 Sacks
to Sugarland Noted
Recently.
west, McLennan county, texas, fkiday, april h, 1911
WEST BASE BALL ! INSTALL BURGLAR
CLUB ORGANIZED ALARM SYSTEM
. Port Worth, Texas, April 7.—
ITlie Commercial Secretaries Rave
[out the following today.
“A recent press dispatch from
l ifcilveston stating that 15,000
sacks of raw suga- will be im-
I ported into Galveston from Cuba
to be refined at Sugarland is an
important announcement to the
Iieopje of Texas.
“Our wharves are the depots
for the raw farm products of
the United States and of the fin-
ished products of European fac-
tories, and this shipment of raw
material imjxirted into the Unit-
ed States for manufacturing pur
poses indicates a turning of the
4ideand faintly suggests the tre-
mendous prosperity that awaits
us when we fully utilize our
port* in bringing in raw mater
Ml from the coast and from for-
'countries. Our ports are
to the world's
An Association Formed by Base Bali
Enthusiasts—Suitable Park
Is To Be Arranged
com-
, jj<* Attend 6ood Roads Meefing
luch interest is being shown
jfWest in relation to the mass
eting that is called for Ross to
borrow on the good roads ques-
Son, and it is said that a great
many of our prominent citizens
attend. Mayor Wilie has
taken the matter up and, while
no delegates will be selected to
represent West officially, it is
known that a large number have
promised to go Our citizens
realize that such a work means
much to West, and Chat being the
case they will be on hand to lend
encouragement in the matter.
News comes from Leroy and Elm
Mott that the citizens of those
communities are greatly inter-
ested in the subject of good roads
and will have a big delegation at
the Ross meeting. County.Judge
| Tom L. McCullough is expected
to be on hand to deliver an ad-
dress, and City Attorney Method
Pazdral is al^o expected to be on
hand and, as he is a ready talker
on any occasion, he will of course
de called upon.
McGregor precinct has just
Ordered an election for the issu-
ance of bonds and Mart is to fol-
dw suit, so it is just a question
of time until the good roads long
looked for in this county will be
realized.
A large number of Wqst’sgood
citizens who are interested in
base ball have formed the West
Base Ball Park Association for
the purpose of promoting the
national game here. They have
leased the W. W. Mayo cotton
yard and will build fences and a
grand stand. The officers of the
association are:
Floyd Casey, president.
Joe CufT, vice president.
C. P. Davis, secretary and
treasurer.
W. L. Steele, manager of team.
Committee to Draft By-Laws
—Fioyd Casey, Joe Cuff, Will
Tubb, Med Talley, C. P. Davis.
The West Bank Now Fully Protected
From Teggmen or Day-
light Holdups.
ERGINEERS AT WORK STATE FIREMEH’S
ON INTERURBAN ASSOCIATION
At The New Hagan
Two nice furnished rooms with
board at The Hagan Hotel. Meals
I) city folks 35c. Special Sun-
\y dinners. Good Table board
[ jfet reasonable rates. 27-2t
Killed at Amarillo /
From the press dispatches of
^Saturday we learc of the acci-
f dental death of Joe J. Suter at
Amarillo. He was killed by a
switch engine in the railroad
yards. Mi'. Suter was an uncle
of W. W. Taylor of West.
' April Wand 20—at George W.
Brown’s store—you are wanted
to pass your judgment on the
best line of Varnish. Coffee and
'lake; music too. Remember the
Ate. 27-lt
j White Swan Flour, the best in
own, at $2.80 per cwt, at S. B.
fjones*. 27-lt
Our local base ball fans are
iudei obligations to Messrs,
rjampiH & Janalt for establish-
ing a bulletin board at their ice
cream i*arlor giving daily reports
( the games.
Bold Springs Cemetery Association
Our last convening of the Bold
Springs Cemetery was at the
home of Mrs. B. H. Derrick. Or-
der committee reported services
of a sexton for four months.
Some work will soon be under
headway by the decoration com
mittee. The finance committee
submits the following total on
the new iron fence which
now incloses the entire grounds,
$481.79 (which includes all mate
rial used, the hauling of same,
posts, corner braces, gates and
arch and work of Its construc-
tion). Special committee on cis-
terns reports cisterns in good
order with filters, etc., ready for
use.
Since our last press report we
have added several new names
to our roster, aud each mem-
ber was urged to solicit new
members and also to solicit all
men interested to enroll as hon-
orary members and pay dues an-
nually, and in this way we feel
that we may all help.
We enjoyed having a good
number present. Had a very in-
teresting meeting. After ad-
journing we enjoyed hospitality
of the splendid new home and a
nice lunch and some fine music.
We meet with Mrs. Blume in
May. Secretary.
MASS MEETING
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Called for the Purpose of Entertain-
ing Chicago Merchants—Street
Sprinkling Matters Up
President Crow of the Com
mercial Club nas called a mass
meeting of the citizens of West
for this afternoon to formulate
plans for entertaining the Chi-
cago Commerce League, an orga-
nization of Chicago’s leading busi-
ness men who are touring the
southwest.
The meeting is called for 4:30
p. m. and every business man in
West should be there.
The street sprinkling proposi-
tion will also be discussed.
The officials of the West Bank
are to be congratulated in the
precaution they are taking to
protect the interests of their
many customers.
They have just installed, at a
heavy expense, a most complete
burglar alarm system, aud a
public demopstration was given
of it by the bank officials Wednes-
day evening.
This burglar alarm system was
put in by the American Bank
Protection Co. of Minneapolis,
Minn., under the supervision of
Mr. W. E. Hushaw, an expert
electrician. An especially built
steel lining was made for the
vault. This lining being double,
any attempt to drill through it
sounds the alarm.
The system consists of two 7
inch test bells inside of vault,
two 10 inch .rapid stroke tire
alarm gongs on front end of
vault and one 20 inch 56 pound
bell on outside of building. All
the bells are protected with dou-
ble hercules shields and are con-
nected up with both open and
closed circuit work, so that any
attempt to drill through vaults
tamper with combination, cut a
wire or remove a shield from bell
starts tlie entire alarm, which
can only be stopped by going in-
side the vault and cutting out the
three controlling switches.
The system does not depend
on the local light plant for cur-
rent—that being produced from
heavy batteries inside of vault,
thus eliminating the human
agency in handling the system.
The system is a double auto-
matic one and all the care needed
is to wind timers once a week. It
switches the current off the vault
door at opening time in the morn-
ing, thus making it possible to
open the door during the day
without sounding the alarm, and
switch the current onto the door
at closing time at night—thus
again making it impossible to
open the door without the entire
alarm system being sounded.
Every time the vault door is
opened or closed, an automatic
test shows whether the system
is in working condition.
There are push buttons located
in different parts of the bank
from which the alarm can be
turned in, in case of a daylight
holdup.
This company has 2000 of these
systems in use and has had
twelve attempts made by bur-
glars to rob banks in which they
were—none being successful.
Edward T. Moore Says Stone & Web-, Meets at Waco June 20, 21, 22—
ster Will Build as Soon as Right I Many Delegates Will
ol Way Is Secured. fltfend
NUMBER 27
GOV. COLQUITrs
PROCLAMATION
Will Issue Certificates of Merit <«
Corn Orowers-Object Is to En-
courage the Industry
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About a week ago an engineer-
ing party began a survey of the
Dallas-Waco interurban road,
which the Southern Traction
Company proposes to build. To-
morrow, according to the an-
nouncement of President Strick-
land, another surveying party
will commence laying out the
Dallas-C’orsicana line.
“We are making all organiza-
tion and arrangement plans with
a rush,’’ said President Strick-
land. “The surveys will be made
as quickly as possible, and con-
struction work will commence
as soon as the surveys are com
pleted and the roads built with
out any delay. Even with the
additional mileage, we don’t ex-
pect to be half as long building
this line as we were the Sherman-
Dallas line ”
There are thirty men on the
Southern Traction Company’s
payroll now, on the work of the
two new lines, and Monday night
there will be forty or more men,
Mr. Strickland said. He stated
that both the Dallas-Waco and
the Dallas-Corsicana lines were
going thru, just as announced,
and as rapidly as possible.
At Stone & Webster head-
quarters General Manager Moore
said that a resurvey was being
made of the proposed line for
their Dallas-Waxahachie interur-
ban. Work is now under way
securing the right of way for
this line, he said, and stated fur-
ther that actual construction
work would commence within
thirty days after Jhe right of
way was secured. The right of
way question is now being taken
up with the various towns along
the line, and Mr. Moore said he
could not tell how long it would
be before the right of way was
secured.
No definite announcements are
made regarding the proposed
Dallas-Terrell Interurban, but it
is said that after the conference
of Friday between C. L. Wake-
field and citizens of Terrell the
prospects of the financing of tnat
road are better. —Dallas News.
The Waco Times-Herald of the
12th inst. says:
This morning Chief A. M.
Prescott of the Waco fire depart-
ment received the following let-
ter from T. W, Hunt of the State
Firemen’s Association of Texas:
Dublin, Tex., April 11, 1911
Friend Prescott, Waco, Texas :
I have just received a positive
answer from the General Man-
ager’s Association of Texas,
granting all duly elected dele-
gates free transportation to our
meeting in Waco. Schmitz and
myself have decided to fix the
dates for the Waco convention
for June 20, 21 and 22.
This will give us time to secure
said transportation, which I think
will be appreciated by the volun-
teer firemen. A circular letter
will be mailed out at once to all
departments, notifying them of
the time and place of meeting.
With best regards and kindest
wishes, I beg to remain, yours
very truly,
W. T. Hunt, President.
This city will give the volun-
teer firemen of Texas a most cor-
dial welcome. Firemen of Texas
feel at home here, for they have
visited Waco frequently. The
program will be a most entertain
ing one. The hall in which the
sessions will take place will soon
be chosen, and the commercial
organizations of Waco will tend
every assistance in making the
necessary arrangements for the
big meet.
Easier Egg Hunt
Next Saturday, April 15, at 3
p. in. at residence of Mrs. H. H.
Ingraham, given by the Metho-
dist Sunday school. All the chil-
dren of the school invited.
Organize Glee Club
Monday night last the West
high school glee club was reor-
ganized and they are now prac-
ticing for an entertainment that
is to be given some time next
month. Some twenty-five or
thirty of the West high school
students are members of the
glee club and the entertainment
they are to give is being looked
forward to with pleasure by the
people of West generally.
Notice
I have turned my breeders’
book over toW.W. Taylor. Those
owing for service will please call
and settle with him and get re-
ceipt. Thanking all for past
favors, respectfully,
27-lt J. W. Brown.
Business Chance
I have a good proposition to
offer to a party desiring to go
into the soda fount, ice cream,
confectionery and grocery busi-
ness. Best location in town.'
27-lt T. S. Hruska.
Miss Birdie Pewitt of Waco,
after visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
W.ifanCleave has returned home
tmum
ip&nied by Alvine and Isel
Barber Shop Changes Hands
J. W. Van Cleave, who has been
in the employ of Will Tubb, has
assumed control of the Metro-
pole barber shop. Mr. Van
Cleave is au old tonsorial artist
and he invites his friends to call
and see him at his new location.
Boyce Case Affirmed
A dispatch from Austin, dated
the 12th, says the court of crim
inal appeals that day affirmed the
case of John Boyce from this
county, in which Boyce was
given the death penalty.
Denton county black laifd
farms, the best bargains in Tex-
as, any size tracts, and on easy
terms. For particulars, write
or phone, Lipscomb & Fritz,
Denton, Texas, No. 25-4t
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE
VERY DISASTROOS
Passes Through Kansas—Kills Eight
or Ten, Injures Others and
Does Orest Damage
Ben Golden of Belton visited
his brother Pace here this week.
They both left Wednesday for a
visit with home folks at Corai-
ta
A terriffic cyclone swept the
town of Big Heart, Ok., Wednes
day afternoon, wiping out the
town and killing eight people and
injuring about thirty more, some
fatally. Only one house is left
standing. The bodies of John
Kerns, Fred Hammond and Wm.
Marlow have been recovered.
All wire communication is down,
and details are meager over the
lone wire hastily strung since.
It was a typical twister and
struck the town without warn-
ing. A bunch of Indians were
camped near the town and the
storm struck them first, scatter-
ing Indians, tents, blankets and
other utensils everywhere. |
A report from Toj>eka says a
tornado also swept through Kan-
sas the same day, killing several
people, injuring many others and
doing great property damage.
Eskridge, Powhatan, Netawaka,
Hiawatha and Germantown were
the greatest sufferers. At Esk-
ridge twenty school children are
reported injured. At Hiawatha
a little girl named Pelton was
killed and her teacher had both
legs broken. Near Whiting a
Mrs. Stone was swept into her
neighbor’s yard and picked up
with a fractured skull. A man
named J. E. Rosenbolm was
struck and killed by lightning
at Germantown. A child is also
reported kilieu uetti' Mauviiie.
The storm started in Oklahoma
and took a northeasterly course
across Kansas, dipping frequent
’ as it went,*
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Austin, Texas, April 12 —The
governor late this afternoon is-
sued the following proclamation:
Whereas, Special attention is
now being given to the encour-
agement of agriculture through-
out the country, and especially
to the movement establishing
“boys’ corn clubs,” by and
tli rough which it is proposed
to demonstrate the productive
capacity of the soil and to en-
courage an interest in and love
for agricultural pursuits among
boys who are ripening into the
years of usefulness; and
Whereas, Special attention is
now being given to this move-
ment by sjiecial agents of the
Department of Agriculture for
the United States in Texas, and
also by the Texas State Depart-
ment of Agriculture; now there-
fore
I, O. B. Colquitt, Governor of
Texas, do hereby issue this, my
proclamation, to the boys of Tex-
as, offering them certificates of
honor and merit, under the hand
of the governor snd the great
seal of the S‘ate ef Texas, as fol-
lows:
A special certificate of honor
to the boy under 18 years of age
who will raise 123 bushels of corn
per acre, or more.
Certificate of merit No. 1: To
all boys under 18 years of age
who will raise 100 bushels of corn
or more per acre.
Certificate of merit No. 2: To
all boys under 18 who will raise
73 bushels of corn or more per
acre.
Certificate of merit No. 3: To
all boys who will raise 50 bushels
of corn or more per acre.
Proof of such yield to be made
in the manner prescribed by
proper authorities.
O. B. Colquitt,
Governor of Texas.
Confederate Committee Will Meet
The sub-committee which was
appointed by the executive com-
mittee of the McLennan County
Confederate Veterans’ Associa-
tion to select the place and name
the time of meeting of the next
county encampment will meet in
a short time and take up this
matter in earnest.
The town of West is anxious to
entertain the veterans next time,
and South Bosque also mention
ed the proposition a short time
ago, but nothing Ijas been heard
of it lately. The proposition of
West seems likely to receive fav-
orable consideration now, tho*
this cannot be stated with posi-
tiveness. The meetings are al-
ways unusually pleasant and are
attended by thousands.
There will be a big delegation
going to the national reunion of
Confederates at Little Rock,
May 15; and remaining several
days. Hon. Seth P. Mills said
that he had not been in Little
Rock since September 7, 1868,
the boys in gray abandoned the
place under tire to the federate.
He will attend the reunion and
talk over the changes which
have taken place since that time.
Waco Times-Herald.
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Terrell, H. B. The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1911, newspaper, April 14, 1911; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588775/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.