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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921.
MERCEDES TRIBUNE
PAGE THRE3S
Train Schedule
Effective Monday, May 9th, 1921:
West Bound
No. 6 ............Dep. 11:05 A. M.
No. 12 ..........Dep. 6:03 P.M.
No 8 ........ Dep. 9:54 P. M.
East Bound
No. 7 .............Dep. 5:57 A. M.
No. 9 . .'...........Dep. 9 :45 A. M.
No. 5 .............Dep. 4:05 P. M.
Mails Close.
For faints up (west) the Val-
ley' ...................10:30 A.M.
For points East and North 3:15 P. M.
For San Benito, Brownsville,
Kingsville and - points North
......................7:30 P. M.
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Health first—low taxes after-
wards.
THE PROFESSIONS^
MRS. ELLA HOOPER SPINES
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TEACHER OF PIANO f%
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| Phone 117 $
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% MERCEDES TEXAS |
LAWYERS
GAUSE & KIRKPATRICK
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Practice in State and Federal
Courts
MERCEDES, - TEXAS
Fred E.mBennett Jas. H. Anderson
BENNETT & ANDERSON
Attorneys-at-Law
General Practice in all of the Courts
OFFICES
Hidalgo County Bank Building
Mercedes, Texas
FLOWERS & CAMERON
Attorneys-at-Law
I?h*st National Bank Bldg.
CHURCH SERVICES
Catholic Church
Mass (Spanish) Sunday 7:00 a. m.
Mass (English) Sunday.. 9:30 a. m.
Instructions and Benedictions of
Blessed Sacrement, first Friday of
every month at 7:45 p. m.
Father Yvo Gourmelen,
Father L. J. Moriarty,
Pastors.
Christian Science Society
Holds services in City Hall each
Sunday at 11:00 a. m. Sunday school
at 9 :45 a. m.
Subject: “Soul.”
Ev. Lutheran Immanuel Church
Sunday school ...............9:45
Morning service ..............10:30
Evening Service ............. 8:00
You are invited to attend.
PAUL G. BIRKMANN, Pastor
The Presbyterian Church.
Morning Worship .......11:00 a. m.
.Sunday School .......... 9:45 a. m.
Junior C. E.............5:00 p. m.
Intermediate C. E. ...... 6:00 p. m.
Senior C. E.............7:00 p. m.
Evening prayer, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
ROBT. F. GRIBBLE, Pastor.
The Baptist Church.
Sunday School...........9:45 a. m.
Preaching Service.......11:00 a. m
Senior B. Y. P. U.......6:30 p. m.
Junior B. Y. P. U....... 5:00 p. m-
Preaching Service • ......8:00 p. m.
Prayer Service Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
J .C. BOYD, Pastor.
First Methodist Church.
Sunday school ........... 9:45 a.m.
Preaching ...............10:45 a. m.
Epworth League.........7:00 p.m.
Preaching . ............ 8:00 p. m.
Prayer service Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
H. L. DuPREE, Pastor.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
Church of Christ.
Services every Sunday at new High
School building. Bible lesson 10:00
a. m. Communion services 11:00 a. m.
Christian Church.
Regular services held in the school
auditorium each Sunday.
Sunday School .........10:00 a. m.
Preaching .............11:00 a. m.
Junior C. E.............. 5:45 p. m
Senior C. E............. 7:00 p. m.
Preaching ............. 8:00 p. m,
JOHN C. MYRICK,
Pastor Supply.
PHYSICIANS
CHAS. B. BUCK, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office across street from postoffice
Phone No. 9 Mercedes. Tex.
J. G. WEBB
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON
First Floor Bank of Com-
merce and Trust Building
MERCEDES,
TEXAS
DR. D. L. HEIDRICK
. *,. Physician and Surgeon
Office 5th St. and Texas Avenue
Telephone 124
Mercedes, Texas
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DENTISTS
DR. M. H. CHANDLER
DENTIST
Office in Menton Building
PHONE 147
DR. C. M. OLIVER
DENTIST
Oral Surgery, Ortliodonia (Straight-
ening teeth) Examinations Free
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
ARCHITECTS
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P. O. Box 552 *
I C. B. Daniel
| ARCHITECT *
Room 7, Menton Bldg.
$ MERCEDES, TEXAS
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CIVIL ENGINEERS
Y H. E. BENNETT, C. E.
^ City Engineer
♦*. Irrigation and Drainage X
% .. Surveys and Maps Y
♦j. IB^fc 5 Menton Bldg. .j.
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Episcopal Church.
Divipe services as ' follows each
month:
1st Sunday in month........ .11 a. m,
2nd Sunday in month......8 p.m.
3rd Sunday in month........ 9 a.m.
4ith Sunday in month......... 8 p.m.
5th Sunday in month........11a.m.
All services in the small school
building adjacent to the old school
building..
MERCEDES LODGES
Masonic
Mercedes Lodge No. 1010,
A. F. & a. M., meets every
Tuesday night. All breth-
ren invited to attend.
FRANK DAWSON, W. M.
T. J. FIKES, Sec’y. '
I. O. O. F.
Meets Monday night, Mercedes
Bank of Commerce building. Visit-
ors always welcome.
H. T. STOTLER, N. G.
J. O. WARD, Secretarv.
Eastern Star.
Mercedes Chapter No. 629, Order
of Eastern Star meets 2nd and 4tb
Mondays at 7:30 p. m., Masonic Hall.
MRS. O. Em. JONES, W. M.
MRS. BETTIE R. VINING, Sec.
American Legion
The J. A. Garcia Post
No. 172, American Le-
gion of Texas, meets
1st and 3rd Wednesdays
at the Community
House. All World War
veterans are invited to
attend.
F. G. TAPPAN, Post Commander
A. W. ERSKINE. Post Adjutant.
CHIROPRACTIC
WIU, eiYg VOW HEALTH
AGNES JONES
Doctor of Chkopractics
Barbee House, Ohio Ave.
MERCEDES, TEXAS.
Be it remembered, that . on July
11th, 1921, the City Council of the
City of Mercedes, Texas, met in reg-
ular sessioiT at the City Hall, with the
following members and officers pres-
ent: Hon. J. E. Haynes, mayor, Coun-
cilmen Kerns, Mason and Garrison,
and J. E. Howze, city secretary, when
the following proceedings were had:
The minutes of the last two meet-
ings were read and adopted.
By unanimous vote of the Council
the following persons were appointed
as a Board of Equalization: O. Em
Jones, B. H. Brooks Sr., and H. E.
Hager.
The following accounts were al-
lowed by the Council:
Dr C. B. Buck, city health of-
ficer, birth and death cer-
tificates, general fund 40.50
Dr. C. B. Buck, city health of-
ficer, birth and death cer-
tificates,'general fund ..... 40.25
Ed Herring, work on streets .. 156.50
H. E. Bennett, engineer work
on streets ..... * 32.73
Chas. Dolese, grading streets 30.00
Borderland Hdw. Co. hose for
park, etc.................. 34.15
Mercedes Plumbing Co., work
on sewer ......... 28.50
G. C. Fittz, sewer extension.. 240.00
Tribune Pub. Co., envelopes
and ad ......r............ 11.80
Border Electric Shop, street
lamps and labor .......... 16.25
Mercedes Water, Light & Power
Co., water and lights, June 77.00
J. E. Howze, city secretary,
salary .................... 75.00
H. W. Perkins, city marshal,
salary .................... 75.00
H. J. Menton, fire chief, 3 mos.
salary .......... 75.00
Jose Gonzales, work on park 7.50
Martin Rodi'iguez, work of sts. 3.75
Juan Castres, work on streets 17.50
Jose Gonzales, park work ... 7.50
Juan Castres, street work____ 21.00
Martin Rodriguez, street work 5.00
Mercedes Lbr. Co., lumber .. 29.52
The Dorsey Co., rolls and
blanks .................... 23.50
Doyle Perkins, building bridge 42.15
Martin Rodriguez, street work 3.75
Jose Gonzales, park work ... 7J>0
Juan Castres, street work ... 21.00
Jas. H. Anderson, city attorney,
fees in city court ........ 75.00
J. E. Haynes, mayor, fees in
city court .............. 25.50
And the secretary is authorized to
issue the proper warrants in payment
of above accounts.
The Council then adoumed until
Monday, July 18, 1921.
Mercedes, July 18, 1921.
The City Council of the City of
Mercedes - met pursuant to adjourn-
ment on July 11, 1921, with the fol-
lowing members and officers present:
Hon. J. E. Haynes, Mayor, Council-
men Mason, Kern and Garrison and
J. E. Howze, City Secretary, when
the following proceedings were had:
On . motion of Mr. Garrison, second-
ed by Mr. Kern, it is ordered by the
Council that the Burke-Simms Fire
Equipment Company be and they are
hereby allowed the sum of $200 out of
the general fund, in full settlement
of their claim for $500 damages
against the City for alleged breach
of contract by the former Council in
ordering from them a fire truck on
August 12, 1919, to cost $2156.90, and
countermanding said order on Augusi
28, 1919. This payment is made with
the understanding that it is in full
satisfaction of said claim, and that
said Company will, without cost to
the City, dismiss the suit now pend-
ing against the City in the County
Court of Hidalgo county. Said set-
tlement is made in accordance with
the written proposition of said Com-
pany dated June 23, 1921, signed by
said Company, by J. F. Simms, Man-
ager; and the Secretary-Treasurer is
authorized to issue proper check in
payment for said $200.
Mrs. Ida G. Wattson, having made
and filed an affidavit that the as-
sessment against her on . the rolls of
1920 of $2,500 for personal property
was excessive; that she did not have
exceeding $400 worth of taxable per-
sonal propei’ty for said year, and ask-
ing for a refund of the difference and
the Council deeming her claim just,
therefore it is ordered by the Coun-
cil that she be allowed a refund of
the sum of $14.70 out of the general
fund, and the treasurer is authorized
to issue check in her favor for same.
On motion by Mr. Mason, seconded
by Mr. Kern, which motion carried
unanimously, it is ordered by the
Council that Funding warrants be is-
sued in the sum of $10,000 in denom-
inations of $1000 each, numbered from j
1 to 10, payable in one to ten years <
respectively, at the office of the City j
Treasurer of the City of Mercedes
bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent, payable annually; said war-
rants to be sold for the highest price
obtainable, and the proceeds applied
to the payment of balance due on
warrant No. 932, dated December 30
1919, and issued to the Finley Method
Co. for $101000. The Council reserves
the right to reject any and all offers
for said bonds.
No further business appearing the
Council adjourned.
Read and adopted Aug. 8. 1921.
J. E. HAYNES, Mayor.
Attest: J. E. Howze, City Sec.
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LA FERIA NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Thos. E. Betts was hostess to
the Le Feria 500 club Thursday after-
noon, at her home. The rooms were
decorated in yellow and white, crepe
paper, with yellow daisies in profu-
sion. The table covers were in black
and yellow. Five tables of players
enjoyed ten games, after which re-
freshments of maple nut cream, cake
and punch were served. Mrs. B. H. j
Dunlap lecerved club prize, Mrs. D. F. j
Griffith guest prize, Mrs. A. S. Wig- I
gam consolation prize. Mrs. J. Mul- i
hausen and Mrs. Sam Williams of j
San Benito were guests of the club.
Prof. J. O. Davis has moved into j
the residence of P. B. Branch on j
Main and Magnolia streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson of Santa i
Rosa spent last Sunday at the home I
of T. E. Betts.
Mrs. Simms, who has been visiting i
Miss Davis at the home of A. J. Val-
lier, died last Saturday night. The
remains were shipped to Sioux Falls,
S. D., for burial, where the daughter
.of the deceased lives.* Both Mrs.
Mrs. Simms and Miss Davis were
nieces of A. J. Vallier.
Mesdames Bailey, Drake and
Swertzfager of Donna were guests of
Mrs. E. C. Snow Tuesday afternoon.
E. C. Snow, a member of the Board
of Directors of the Lower Rio Grande
Water Users’ Association, met with
the Board Tuesday night at Harlin-
gen. Mr. Snow reports that they are
doing splendid work.
The La Feria band wil reorganize
next Tuesday night, August 16. Alt
the members are urged to be present.
Mary J. Dunlap entertained a num-
ber of her little friends with a birth-
day party. Ten little girls enoyed
many games during the afternoon,
after which they were served with
ice cream and cake.
PEASE QUOTESFROM
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
An article in the last issue of the
Country Gentleman by J. Clyde Mar-
quis, magazine writer of national
reputation, gives a great deal of in-
teresting information regarding our
gravity project. This magazine hav-
ing a circulation of several hundred
thousand, carrying the story of grav-
ity irrigation throughout the entire
United States.
Mr. Marquis starts off his article
with the following paragraph:
“The hope of the Rio Grande Val-
ley lies in the unified irrigation sys-
tem under government supervision.
This must include storage in the
apper river, gravity canals, drainage
and flood protection. Preliminary
surveys have been considered, and the
project pronounced feasible, so that
the movement now faces the second
stage, financing. , The development
of the Valley has come to the point
where local initiative and cooperation
must meet their test.”
He then proceeds to give a brief
account of the steps which have been
taken heretofore, calling attention to
the cooperative contract that was
made between the Reclamation Ser-
vice and the people of the Valley,
which resulted in the report of the
Reclamation Service which is now
available. The results of the survey
are set out in the following para-
graph :
“The Reclamation Service survey
has disclosed several good reservoir
sites on the Rio Grande ancl contrib-
utary streams located from 25Q to
400 miles above the proposed diver-
sion sites for canals. It is estimated
that enough water can be secured to
irrigate practically the entire Val-
ley, or, roughly, something like a
million acres. Mueh of the water
which would be stored comes from
streams on the Mexican side; conse-
quently an international agreement
is needed to make this available. This
would involve some division of the
water with Mexico so as to provide
for possible irrigation of lands on>
the Mexican side of the Lower Rio
Grande.”
Then follows a brief description of
the plan evolved by the government
for irrigating the Valley, and a state-
ment that the cost is estimated con-
siderably over $50,000,000, which
would be distributed over a very
large area and over a long period of
years. He says:
“For size, the Rio Grande project
would exceed anything yet attempted
by the government, except possibly
the proposed expansion of the Im-
perial Valley. The present Imperial
Valley project will cost about $52,-
000,000, and provide for irrigating
400,000 acres.
“The development of gravity irri-
gation in the Valley would not only
require thorough cooperation and
agreement between practically all
land owners in the Valley, but would
involve a scrapping of the present
pumping plant to a large extent, ana
a considerable re-arrangement of
canal systems. Something like $14,-
000,000 is now invested in works in
the Valley, of which the canals that
would be retained represent a large
part. The change would be made
gradually over a period of years,
however, which need not involve a
hardship or immediate heavy finan-
cial loss to anyone concerned. There
would be from 700,000 to 800,000
acres included in the project, and
other areas might be reached on
higher levels by a small amount of
pumping or canal extensions.”
He then discusses the importance
of development along with irrigation,
the system of drainage and flood con-
trol, and mentions the peculiar char-
acteristics of the delta of the Rio
Grande by which the drainage is
away from the river instead of into
it. Then appears the following par-
agraph :
“More recently a Water Users’ As-
sociation has been organized for the
purpose of fostering the gravity irri-
gation, drainage and flood protection
work, with directors from each of
thirteen districts, and membership by
owners of one or more acres of land.
Plans are just being completed for
a survey by the Reclamation Service
engineers to show how such overflow
and drainage work should be carried
out. This calls for the raising of
some $10,000, which is not an easy
matter in this season of depression.”
Further on he says: “A history of
most of the projects indicates that the
pumping plants will ultimately be
operated either by farm owners as
irrigation districts, or by a few pri-
vate companies which will be man-
aged by Valley people.”
A discussion of the transportation
problem and the deep water follows:
“Many Valley leaders and govern-
ment officials who have studied the
situation agree that the Rio Grande
Valley'needs help, yet most of its
problems must be solved by its own
people. The water problem has beei.
very well laid out, and if further
progress is to be made toward grav-
ity irrigation it must be the result
of the action of the Valley people.
This district is too fine a region
for the national government to allow
it to drag along in the midst of criti-
cism and misunderstanding which
will continue to mislead settlers, re-
sulting in failures and personal hard -
ship.”
He then quotes from a letter re-
ceived from a man who states that
he had been farming in the Valiev'
for three years and he says:
'-Gravity irrigation and a square-
deal to the settler are to my mind:
the two prime factors for the perma-
nent success of the Valley.”
In summing up the problems of
the Valley Mr. Marquis arranges
them in the following order:
“First, the stabilizing of land val-
ues at somewhere near their produc-
tive value;
Second, genuine cooperation to pro-
mote gravity irrigation;
Third, a thorough survey of thfe
systems of farming in the Valley
that are likely to prove most depend-
able;
Fourth, an organization among:
Valley people which will, result in
compact settlement by men who un-
derstand the conditions they face,,
and have sufficient backing to en-
dure the first few years of trial.”
Then he goes on to say in closing
his article: “The Magic Valley is a
beautiful semi-tropical province
which can be made a garden spot.
American ingenuity can solve all off
its problems. There are opportuni-
ties waiting today. Careful set-
tlers can find farms there on which,
safeguarded by proper knowledge of
conditions, they have as good an as-
surance of success as in any new ag-
ricultural district, and they will fe©
further safeguarded by the advant-
ages of irrigation, the long growing
season, the wide variety of adaptable
crops and a constant growing market
for food products produced in our
sub-tropical region which, taken all
together, form but a small part off
the agricultural area of the country.
The Lower Rio Grande is today
struggling with the pioneer problems
that faced Kansas, California and the
northwest years ago. It will come
through, I hope, with less grief and
less sacrifice. Many will fail there
as they have elsewhere, but others
will find in the Valley the perma-
nent prosperity they are seeking.”
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Veteran Rancher Dies
J. J. (Young, Senior, large ranch
owner in Hidalgo county, died Sat-
urday night, at his home in Browns-
ville after a prolonged illness. Mr.
Young was one of the first to enter
the cattle business in this section of
the state, and at the time of his death
retained large holdings outside of the
irrigated parts of Hidalgo county.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day afternoon at the Sacred Heart
church in Brownsville, many of the
Brownsville business houses being
closed between the hours of three and
six as a token of respect to his
memory.
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Holland, W. D. & Buell, Ralph L. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1921, newspaper, August 12, 1921; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637931/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.