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A BOOST FOR SINTON AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
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VOLUME 19.
Terms: $2.00 Per Year, In Advance.
SINTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927
NUMBER 30.
ARREST MADE IN
MYSTERY UDDER
YELLOWSTONE PARK AND
GEYSERS-TRAVELOGUE
Home-Town Friends
By Mrs. John D. Cochran
Sheriff Hunt left Saturday for From Mammoth Hot Springs to the
Greenville, returning Tuesday with Geyser Basins our road passed through
Henry A. Duffer, who is. being held in | the “Hoodoos,” Silver Gate and Gar-
connection with the murder of John den Gate, *7,256 feet, one of the most
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Sickels, which occurred April 26,
about 1% miles from Aransas Pass on
picturesque drives in the park. It is
a rugged pass between the base of the
the Gregory Highway, where the body j losty elevations. of Bunsen Peak and
was found.
Marks on the body showed three
different blows by some sharp instru-
ment, which gave evidence of murder
the southern extremity of Terrace
Mountain. The sides of these rocky
walls rise 200 to 300 feet above the
roadway, and are covered with yel-
It don't ever make much dif’ence
Where you go, you’ll always find
That yer home-town friends ’re faithful.
Though you leave ’em far behind.
Mebbe you won’t know they like you
Very much, for years an’ years—
Mebbe not till death or sickness
Or some other grief appears;
f But it’s then they prove the sayin’
That, no matter where you roam,
There’ll be someone glad t’ help you
When you turn again towards home
DEMONSTRATION ATTRACTS SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
URGE CROWD OF LADIES WEEKLY GIN REPORT
Q.J&wrewa:
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instead of being hit by a passing auto- low lichen, suggesting its name. , The
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mobile, as was supposed to be con-; concrete viaduct presents a very dif-
veyed, also a pool of blood was .found ficult piece of engineering in this
which had been covered with sand pass. At the head of Golden Gate
J| -about fifty yards from where the body j Canyon is Rustic Falls, 70 feet high,
was found. i Immediately after passing Rustic
About two weeks later an old coat Falls the road leads into Swan Lake
Basin.
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was found in a box in the brush near
the scene, which contained a grocery
slip, the*only mark of identification,
dated six years .previous, from the Jett
- Mercantile company of Jett, Okla.
The name was so dim it could not be
determined.
The abrupt passing from the
walls of Golden Gate Canyon to this
open . mountain valley, is a pleasant
surprise. This basin is a broad moun-
tain prairie, hemmed in by snow-clad
peaks about ten to twelve thousand
feet high. Then we passed the Apol-
In the meantime a nephew of Mr. linaris Spring, all getting out and try-
Sickqls, W. B, Cooper of Jett, Okla., j ing its water, which none of us liked, |
who was expecting his uncle to re- then by Obsidian Cliff, Twin Lakes
turn to Oklahoma, when he did not,1 and the Frying Pan, a basin fifteen
began writing and making inquiry in ! feet across, completely filled with lit-
he Valley, also at Aransas Pass. We | tie hot springs er steam vents, which j
understand that Mr. Sickels, with! are constantly' in a state of violent
Henry A. Duffer, had been working agitation, to Norris Geyser Basin, j
in Falfurrias and other points on the ; where we again left the car for a walk i
There’ll be friends you had forgotten—
But their hearts have been so true
That it’s part o’ their religion
Jus’t’ be a friend, t’ you.
Mebbe you won’t understand ’em
An’ you’ll treat ’em kinda mean,
But I hope yer heart ’ll tell you
What yer eyes had never seen.
Life may bring you many blessin’s,
But there’s few that can compare
^ W’ith yer home town an’ the friendship^
That’s a-waitin’ for you there. ^
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0. O Hawthorn*
The interest manifested Thursday
and Friday afternoons of last week, in i
The 1927 cotton picking season is al-
the electrical cooking school conduct- most at a close. A number of our gin*
have closed down and the rest running
only part time. This has been a short
but intensified ginning season, and
one of the best seasons for cotton pick-
ing we have had in many years, as
ed by Mrs. Pearl Spencer, factory rep-
resentative of the Universal company,
assisted by Mrs. J. C. Kelly of the Cen-
tral Power & Light company of Sinton,
was evidenced by the largest attend-
] anee of any previous demonstrations there has been no rain to amount to-
held in Sinton. ; anything since picking started.
Thursday afternoon, in connection Following, is a report from all the
with the lecture, a. ham was baked, al- j San Patricio county gins it was poa-(
so an angel food cake. The cake was j-sibie for us to hear from:
awarded to Mrs. L. F. Garrett. . j Gerdes Gin, Sinton______________2362.
Friday afternoon, which closed’ the Guaranty Gin, Sinton______^_____215f.
Mc-Fadden' Gin, Sinton _____1677.
meetings, was given over to the mak-
ing of salads, pastry, cake and hot
rolls.
Farmers Gin, Odem________„____1684.
| Smith Gin, Odem_________________1315.
to those present.
Awarding the prizes each afternoon,
proved very interesting. Those for-
tunate in receiving prizes Friday af-
ternoon were: attendance prize,-Mrs.
West Sinton Gin.
2nd prize, electric curling iron, Mrs. ; Peoples Gin, Taft_—_
Gus C. Birkner; 3rd prize, pineapple Roberts Gin, Taft_________-1358.
cake, Mrs* Archie Birkner.
Baldwin Gin, Taft___.___
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Southern Pacific roalroad, at the car- over this basin.- Because of the un-
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^_____ trade, and he (Mr. Sickels) safe condition of the crust through
*Tas said
a considerable
penter
to carry
of money.
r. Cooper identified his uncle, and
take the body to Oklahoma for
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Hunt, Attorney W. S. Vaw-
with Ranger Light Townsend,
been persistently on this mys-
ever since it occurred. It
advertised and every
_ made to clear the mys-
bring Justice to light
murder
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here, board walks have been built and ;
tourists are provided with a guide and
cautioned not to step off the walks.
The phenomena of this basin is con
TWO FIRES FOR SINTON SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND
NIGHT i PRINCIPALS FOR COMING YEAR
Sunday evening about 8:00 o’clock, Following is a list of Superintend-
stantly changing in size, locality, char-!the resldence of Rev. Darden, pastor ents and Principals for the schools of
acter of eruption and nature of con- colored Baptist church, in the Paul San Patricio county, for the coming
tents of tube. The most prominenti at,dition, caught fire and burned to school year:
geysers in this basin are The Con- the Eround- °nl>' a few of the house- Superintendents of Independent
Districts
the ground. Only a few of the house-
stant, Whirligig, Black Growler, Mon- b°ld goods were saved. The Sinton,
arch, and the Minute Man, interest-
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE
SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2
The Institute for San Patricio coun-
ty teachers will be held at the Sinton
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, open on Monday, September 5th.
High school* building, beginning Sep-
tember 1st and continuing through the
2nd.
So far as information 'can be re-
ceived, all schools of the county will
ing because of its regularity. Frotn
the 'Norris Basin the road enters Gib-
Sin ton. _________H. T. Beck worth.
fire department responded to the
alarm, -but the fire had gained 'such
headway it was impossible to save TaB;—;-------■-----------R- A. Lewis.
bon Canyon. Three or four miles is itbe buBdin£- j Gregory. E. W, McDonald.
shadowed by precipitous cliffs, in! About midnight the alarm woke the Pass—-----B^r“6y'
places a thousand feet high, then Gib- citizens of Sinton, to learn that the v e - * 1 * on-
bon Falls, whose waters ^tumble in a barn belonging to J. D. Caddell, .Odem * - - PauBi.
foamy torrent down a steep cascade
on one side and on the other side
flow in a thin ribbon of silvery spray
west of town, was burning. The fire Adams——------Chas. E. Lumpkin.
department again responded, but it Paui------------—J* H* Crawford
was too late by the time they got to Mathis-------------S. W. Henderson
Principals for Common School
Districts
____.Miss Elva Bratton.
from a height of over 80 feet. The the fire to do anY g°od- The barn -was
Fire Hole River meets the Gibbon ! °t feed, which was a total loss.
River here and they form the Mad-
wives, and apy one who is interested
in the culinary art..
ADDITIONAL BOOKS DONATED TO
SINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
West Portland Gin__
Shell gin,;: Gregory___...
The following books have been pre-
sented to the Sinton Public Library,
for w'hich the Committee wishes to
Taft Gin & Ele., Gregory------—1024,
Taft Gin & Ele., Portland--------1251-
Total____________________48,729.
thank the donors:
Robert Sipes:
“Her Father’s Daughter.”
Milton Sipes:
“The Rover Boys on
Treasure
Island.”
Mary Cain Peckham:
“Pollyanna of the
soms.”
Orange Blos-
MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED
ison, one of the three great branches j ^ ^at 1,743-word sentence written in Portland
of the Missouri River. In this locality an annual report by Nicholas Murray West Portland______Miss Mary Johns.
are the Mammoth Paint Pots, a fine Butle? is even more wonderful than San J>vtrlcl°-----Mlss Lucy Gftrrison-
wiiitish mud which* is( in a state of-™ at first supposed. It makes no Iugleside----------Miss Ola Mae Meed
constant agitation, some shading into mention of the weather, base ball ~ ~~ T" —
deep colors and looking exactly like scandals or prohibition. Is your subscription in arrears'*
boiling paint. All afternoon we went
The Tax Collectors’ office reports
following motor vehicles regis- from geysers, hot springs, mud vol-
Margaret and Kathryn Gerdes:
“The Corner House Girl.”
“Five Little Peppers Grown Up.”
“Phronsie Pepper.”
“Five Little Peppers Midway.”
“Five Little Peppers and their
Friends.”
“Merry Girls ef^ngland.”
“How Eva Roberts Gained Her Ed-
ucation.”
“A Very Naughty Girl.”
“Aunt Dina.”
“Girl of True Blue.”
LOCAL DEALERS ATTEND RADIO
CONVENTION AT SAN ANTONIO
Ray Franklin, J. W. Brewer and A.
L. McWhorter attended an Atwater-
Kent Radio Convention at "Ban Atf''
tonio, Monday held by Straus-Frank
Company.
The delegates from Sintern report a
fine time—lunch and dinner at the
Plaza Hotel and a theatre party aL
the Majestic at nighL
The afternoon was profitably spent
by listening to speeches by factory
men, and looking over the new crea-
tions in radio equipmenL The eonvenr
tion was attended by a large number
of Atwater-Kent dealers.
Messrs. Franklin and Brewer are
j agents for the Atwater-Kent radios in
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AN INVITATION
the week ending August 20,
1927; Otis Handley, Odem, Ford
3, Jackson Motor Co., dealer; W. A.
Sodville, Chevrolet coupe, J. E.
l, dealer; L. C. Ivey, Taft, Chev-
touring, J. E. Dodson, dealer;
e Whitehead, Sinton, Chevrolet
runabout, J. E. Dodson, dealer; B. A.
flpleiaan, Taft, Chevrolet truck, Sny-
Motor Co., Aransas Pass, dealer;
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L. Stanley, Taft, Chevrolet truck, J.
canoes and other strange phenomena
to others, each one more amazing than
the last and once seen, the mystery
and memory of them will linger for-
ever. Time passed, night came on,
and still we lingered, not willing to
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SAN PATRICIO COUNTY TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
SINTON HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, SINTON. TEXAS
SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2, 1927
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1:30-3:30
Dodson, dealer; S. P. Stanley,
I, Chevrolet truck, J. E. Dodson,
dealer.
From the first of the year the total
amount received from auto registra-
tion in San Patricio county is
$23,555:24, of which $6,921,14 is re-
tained In the county, the balance,
$16,634.10, going to the state depart-
it.
leave these wonders, but hunger and
cold proved a strong urge to the chil- MORNING SESSIONS 9:30-11:30
dren, who were tired out ana wanting
to see “Old Faithful.” We arrived at THURSDAY FORENOON
Old Faithful Camp as the crowds were
assembling at the hear feeding 0penin9 Rxereiaea:
grounds to see the bears eat and to Special Musie_ - - - —--Sinton High School Band
Song —,— -------------;---------------j-------------------^."Afeerica”
Invocation-------------------------__T--------------Rev. C. W. Qrrick
Address of Welcome------------------___________,_____W. E. Haisley
Response --------------------------------—---------Supt. B. H. Burney
Address—.------------Representative S. T. S. T. C San Marcos, Texas
hear a park ranger give a lecture on
the “Wild Animal Life” in the park.
Our children immediately forgot their
hunger, fatigue, and were off to the
hears, leaving Jno. D. and I to make,
icamp. Wrhile this ranger gave his
Announcements:
CELLUMS ON A VACATION
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Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Cellum left Sat-
evening for a ten days’ pleasure
business trip combined. The first
stop will be at Corsicana, where they
will attend the secretaries’ association
the Odd Fellows and Rebekah
at the Odd Fellows. Home, discoverers and makers of our won-
Miss Gladys Cellum will meet them
lecture, in a big open-air ampitheatre, Organization-
other rangers were piling pine logs j Election of Secretary.
high and wiring them together, pre- 0,.buptog and Enrollment of Schools '
paring warmth and light for another
THURSDAY . AFTERNOON
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there, then they will spend one day
•with Mi*s Gladys at Denton, where
she is, in college. At Dallas they will
visit with their son, Llylbon Cellum,
and from there to Clarksville to visit
Cellum’s mother, Mrs. S. A.
They expect to purchase their sup-
of holiday goods while on this
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You must be satisfied. Give us a
on your Plumbing and Sheet
work. Sinton Plumbing & Sup-
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lecture, which was given on the “His-:
torlc Features” of the park. We had , Address----—.-Representative Nueces Valley Dental Society, Dr. H. P. Beatty
finished our camp, by this time and . Address-------T. S. T. A. Work, by Chairman 14th District, Miss Mary Carroll
enjoyed, and were greatly enlightened Enrollment: Every teacher expected to be a member
by this young man’s lecture; learned
about John Coulter. James linger, dif-! FR,DAY FORENOON
ferent tribes of Indians, the pioneers, Irterscholastic League Work: '
New Rules and Changes, discussed by_______- _ ____Supt. K. T Faulk
derful playground. - Round Table Discussion.
By time the second lecture was over . Election of County Executive Committee:
it was time to go and see Old Faithful „ T.- . ,, _ ,
Open Session, For discussion of any Common School problem
erupt, which we all did, while hun- j
dreds of others looked on with us. FRIDAY AFTERNOON
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An immense search light was turned County Agricultural Agent’s Work______________________________C. M. Merritt
on from the top of Old Faithful Inn. County Home Demonstration Agent’s Work___________Miss Sarah Ann Walker
I would be foolish to try and describe County Health Work: Representative from Health Education Bureau, U. of T.
this marvelous display. Will just tell Outline of Work of County Health Nurse_^__________________Mrs. W. C. Sparks
you that Old Faithful is the most re-! —- - ___’
markable and best-known geyser in SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE INSTITUTE
the park. Every 70 minutes, day and MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1927, AT 8:00 O’CLOCK
night, summer and winter, this won- SINTON HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
derful manifestation of nature gives Address: “Recent School Legislation,”_______-State Supt. Hon S. M. N. Marrs
its exhibition. Never since the dis- Every teacher and school trustee expected to be present.
A most cordial invitation extended to the public.
Herbert Gerdes, Jr:
“In the Apache Country ”
Mrs. H, C. Gerdes:
“Found Yet Lost.”
“Miss Lou.”
“Elsie’s Holidays.”
“Elsie’s Girlhood.”
“Elsie’s Motherhood ”
“Elsie’s Children.”
“Elsie’s Widowhood.’'
“Grandmother Elsie.”
“Elsie’s New Relations.”
“Elsie at Nantucket.’”
“The Two Elsies.”
“Elsie’s Kith and Kin.”
“Elsie’s Friends at Woodburn.”
“Christmas With Grandmother
Elsie.”
“Elsie and the Raymonds.”
“Elsie Yachting wUh the Ray-
monds.”
“Elsie’s Vacation.”
“Elsie at Viamede”
“Elsie at the World’s Fair ”
“Elsie in the South.”
The public is cordially invited to be
present at the Teachers Institute, to
be held at the Sinton High school
! building.Thursday, September 1st, at
i 9:30 a. m. Come out and greet San
! Patricio county teachers, and make
them feel welcome.
MISS STOLTZFUS WILL SAIL FOR
PARIS, SEPTEMBER 2
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Miss Gladys Cellum, C. I. A.. Denton:
“Little Mrs. Mannington.”
We are especially thankful to Mrs.
Gerdes for her lovely gift of the Elsie
Dinsmore books. We have had so
many calls for them.
—Committee.
Miss Nell Stoltzfus will sail on Sep-
tember 2, from Galveston ou the
steamship “Chicago,” for Paris,
France, to attend the American Le-
gion convention which meets in that
city in September.
Miss Stoltzfus is a member of the
American Legion, having served a&
Red Cross Army reserve nurse during'
the World War, and has been granted
a six weeks’ leave-of-absence from her—
duties as county health nurse of San
Patricio county.
This trip will include visits to the
battlefields, France, Switzerland,
Northern Italy, the Rhine, and other
points of interest. The party will
sail on their return from Harve,
France, October 9, on the steamship
"La Salle,” landing at Galveston.
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SINTON MUSIC CLUB
NO SIGNS OF RABIES
’Sheriff Hunt received a telegram
Wednesday afternoon from Austin say-
ing positively no signs of rabies are
shown in the head of the dog which
was sent Monday night..
The dog in question was one which
had strayed into the yard of the Hunt
home and had bitten little Bobby
Hunt.
This message was a great relief to
the parents as well as the many
friends of little Bobby.
The Year Books for the Sinton. Mur
sic Club are ready for distribution at
my home. Each member is requested
to call and secure her copy.
Mrs. Geo. W. Beevdr,
President.
SPECIAL TIRE BARGAIN
For a limited time only, we will sell
30x3 J Oldfield Cord Tires at $5.95.
30x3| Oldfield Cord, Oversize Tirea
at $6.45.
Hurt Bros. Tire Shop,
Sinton, Terns.
—Adv. 3*1
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