Yoakum Daily Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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BUILD YOAKUM
A CoIudb of Comment by the Editor
SAFEGUARD:—He shall give his
angels charge over thee, to keep thee
in all thy ways. Psalm 91:11.
PRAYER:—We trust the Lord with
all ,for Thou are our Shepherd, and wre
shall not want.
TOM HOGAN FOUND
DEAD IN FIELD
LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CHECK
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ROTARIANS ENJOY FINE
SIN6 AND ABLE TALK'
By Maude Spears
It Is with sorrow we are called upon
to chronicle the death of Mr. Tom Ho-
gan of the Salem section, which oc-
curred on Tuesday morning May the
5th. Mr. Hogan was apparently in
The Hospital officials are well good health and Tuesday morning
pleased with the response they'went to the field to plow, it was
received from the citizens of. about 6:30 o’clock when he left the
Yoakum in accepting the mvita- i house as .ho never came back his wife
tioil issued by the Board to at- 1 became alarmed about one o’clock In
tend the open house held there the afternoon and went to see what
yesterday from 3 to o p. 111. was keeping him in the field so long
About a hundred citizens were ami found him near his plow dead,
shown over the plant, and Were! An inquest was held and the cause of
given a better idea as to the death was found to be heart failure,
equipment and management. i From all appearance Mr. Hogan had
Yoakum can be justly proud of : been dead about t; hours when found
its hospital and its staff, and a: by his wife. lie was aged 09 years,
better understanding was estab- was a man or uobi** character and in
lished between the Citizens and j his loss the county indeed has lost j Wold was received today by 1). F.
the board and staff Of the bos-! one of its best citizens. He was one I Sistrunk in a letter that Rudolph Sobo | Asphall Com,,any arriv*;«I in Yoakum I Him
pital. 'f the pioneer settlers of Ibis county jt(|; ^ad been arrested in Clay county
-nd has spent most of his life here. ! Iu.ar (ho border of Texas and Okla
The more railroad . Rill we hear | He was widely known and held the re- ! homa on the Red River,
the more we*become muddled, SO: spec! and esteem of every one who j Rudolph Sobotik whs indicted by the
NOTHING BUT NEWS
Big Topics in Few Wwnab £
.——----
There was a good attendance at the
regular weekly luncheon of the Rotary1 HUGO, Okla.-WilMam KwaAksceX!
Club today and a most excellent pro-
Pictured above is the largest check that ever figured in an industrial trans-
action'. It is for $116,000,000. written by Dillion, Reed Company of New
York, representing the purchase price of the Dodge Brothers Motor Com-
pany. It was carried by airplane from New York to Detroit to avoid loss of
interest, which amounted to $N117.60 a day at 2 per cent.
10, farmer living at Fruitage te.xa*. 1“
miles southeast of her*- and' Ukr
stranged wife, Doris, 22, ate t***.<.
Clydla Roddlng, 25, slsfen of v&*x:
Lookadoo .Is pvntvibly fatally w *wM»\inik
as a result of an aiteication Ufw -Av-
horne of Ben Harrison. 15 miles. s<v*.s»i
east of here last night.
NEW YORK Effort - ... !u\.-
small unnmrked graves opened atv W-
ing made by Assistant District iluinx—
RUSOLPH SOBOTIK, WANTED
FOR DEATH OF J. '
DEBORAH, CAPTURES
i grain was enjoyed.
The musical end of the program was
| furnished by Mrs. E. G. Wessels and
Miss Fern Richter of Shiner a nil New
York and known as “The Richter
Sisters” who delightfully entertained
'the assemblage with several selections
(and were heartily applauded. Their ap
1 pea ranee at this luncheon was thru the
efforts of Philip Welhausen and K. D.
Buffington.
Rev. .1. J. Wallace of Selma. Ala. of I ney William P. Ryan in a. .vear m
the Society of Jesuits of Now Orleans, evidence against Mrs. Helen
; was present as a guest of Dav e Shall | Vlesen Volk, owner of a Ruby ?****■
' I
and very ably discussed a most vital j "'here 23 deaths have been rM*.wrt«».r> we
question in modern civilisation, that i last 16 months.
of “Tin* Horn, anil the Saucily of the! -
Home." lie stated that in the l\ S, PARIS. France General Ctu>3w»
j... ... wits one .livorce to every seven Mangin, French hero of Verdun
yesterday aft* moon and is conferring j marriages, in Japan I to S. in England I today.
r.illi tin* city officials in iegnr.1 the | 1 to 96, in Canada I to Hi!. His rea-1 —
proposed paving project | sons lor this wen*, 1st In. y marriages j HOUSTON C. King Wooifflndjp*? v”
A contracting company Lroni Austin j 2nd, easy divot.■<>, 3rd, . asy rental-1 New York, pr*>sident of the Dlo'upttws-jr
PAVING AND CONSTRUCTING
COMPANIES REPRESENTATIVES
IN YOAKUM CONFERRING
W. E. Camp of the l valde Rock
we have decided to wait for state : had the pleasure of knowing hint. Grand Jury last term of district courtly a)so im lh, jol> alu, lookinK things j riage. His (all, was well received and j Corporation of America .vv.u*. umuti*
ments from headquarters, and , Mr. Hogan was a kind neighbor, con j j„ connection With the death of John Lv,,,.f (.,,nt -i rincr wijb the officials.1 heartily applauded. luted for the presidency of Hit- jp.. V... .’
then we know wheie we aie. jsidorafo lather and a most devoted , Deborah, who was found dead on the j (.;)v Attorney |, y;,*rreni is having! A number of representatives of the; W. by the joint assembly at 2’ n/Vrti*
It is a funny thing that the husband and the Place made vacant by . highway above Hall itsville last Jun.
man that talks the most usually this good man can never be filled. He | The death of Deborah has been
gives the impression Of knowing j w.:s „ mail of great industry, strictly
i mystery
time, ami at that
less. The wise man is the one attending his own affairs, and was i time no chic was t<» be had. He v\ «.*
who stands quietly by and frank- ; never known to speak a word of harm ' found .b ail from pistol shots on the
| City Attorney I.. C. Merretn is luivir
| iin* speciticai.on,-- jo. par. u ,o,.l art ang P. Railway vv**r** present and re-1 Tuesday afternoon. Tin* nomdaasCfcr*.
i ing for the leg.-.I end ..! tin tinanelng marks and ns.-iratics of good w ill for | by the joint assembly in the pa-« •».*.*&
! of the proposition in so tar as the city j Yoakum wen* fexprest by Mr. Stcnsel, ' equivalent to election.
i
i i* concerned.
I
ly admits that he is not a mem-
ber of the board of the directors.
It is thought that arrangements will ; a mi others.
Jim Smith, .1. J. .Moore, Jack Hough
!
WASHINGTON Appoint,™ ot
against anyone.
road by a motorist.
j be mad.* to carry tlte proposition thru , Hr. John Burns of the Ciirro Rotary Geo. C. Butte, former head. nt tfe*- !tr.»
. Tie is survived by his wife two sons j .\ reward of $300.on had been oflere.i i ,() wp ,,n,j 1if«*D will i*«*s t?lt. in consider | Club was present <n .! congratulated i school of the University of T>cg* *e»*
and therefore is not in a position Fred and Kulan Hogan one daughter 1 by Governor Ferguson for the capture. | J|W|> p;n inR Y(ia)alI11. Yoakum on the outcome of the Sap ] republican candidate test year ;S,**
to saj cin> thing. ^ Mm- Hiliart Knippa ot Pilot Grove j am) Charlie Longoria of Shiner was J street Commissioner Fitch stated 1 tin'll S. I*, in i- r . governor of Texas ,«s at'amirir •»><*
But considering the pioposi- and one grand child. Also two broth-jibe one that made the arrest. jtluii he was investigating thoroughly ! Other visiting Rotarians were Fritz ! eral of Porto Rieo, was uniwmnrw-fif ac-
tion from the standpoint of what j erS John and Robert Hogan of nr nr] it was stated that Sobotik was work- j th(i ni(<tho(]s „f ,.Very company that he | Koehler and Earnest WYylan.l of1 day at the White Ilouse
has already happened things are! Pilot Grove, two sisters, Mrs. T. A. Sc- j inK on a farm. ! rollU] K„, hulu< in or,iol. to s„„‘ that u„. i Cuero. 1 -
looking up for Yoakum. i crest of Simmons, Live Oak County j ---•»- Lty received full value for its niomT; ' Other gue.-ts we,. Fa the, KiefiVr, E. I BROWNSVILLE -Oran* Gouge 1C, *»
A HUNDRED YOAKUMITES >--♦- 'J. nue.fl;. I! A. l.inil.nberg.Mrs. W. T..' I’ convention here offieiaRy
Tlie little phrase in the cil'cu- ' H.mi Mr®. Beeline Page of Jackson cour
lar issued from the office of Gen- ty.
eral Manager and Vice President! The funeral was hold Wednesday at
stating that the “Yoakum Shops tternoon about 1 o’clock by ltev. Press
will be knows as the ‘General ; Brown pastor of the Baptist church.
Shops’.” 1 interment being in the Salem cemetery
AT HOSPITAL OPEN HOUSE JUSS OPERATION TO COME
About a hundred Yonkumies attethl _
. . , . „ ,. ed the Open House at the Yoakum By N,.ws S(.PV,W
A general Siiop on tile south- A large crowd of sorrowing relatives I Municipal hospital .observing National j TOPEKA. Kan., May 12 Bus
i Browning .Mrs. L. V. Richter of Shin<*r! tills morning at !* a. m. iit tfle iteUmr,
■ and Miss Martini Ann Men;. ntlia|. f11”1 Soldiers Memorial Hall. O* Oi W
TO SHOW DOWN IN KANSAS Martha Kincaid. Stipt. ..f >oore'fiWrly <»f
Flrsr
cm Pacific lines means some- and friends being In attendance,
thing, and the possibilities of ex-; b'e rest in peace,
pansion are tremendpus. --------
boattisM a"d d°n t 10Ck the I YOAKUM PLAYS BEEVILLE
line I
Mlut.li Memorial Hospital ,as a guest of
the Club, in a few well chosen words
church of Brownsville, no* U»ts-
hart delivered the address ot WVtnvfiuv*
YOAKUM HI6H SCHOOL I
STUDENTS TO FILL !
INJUESTIONNAIRE
Supt. McGuffin stated this morning
that questionnaires were being passed
out to all the students from the sev-
enth grade on up, for the purpose of
finding out what courses the pupils
are going to take next year.
The questionnaire is to be filled out,
and all are to be handed in FYiday, at
which time the pulls will be enrolled
for the coming year.
It was stated that this was done to
find out how to plan for the coming
year.
There are nine required units that all
students have to take before graduat-
ing, and that it takes a total of 16
units to graduate, thus leaving a
choice of seven units, up to the stu-
dents.
The required upits are four in Eng-
lish, two in History, and three years
math.
The subjects that are left up to
students are four in science, two in
Spanish, four in Latin ,two in domes-
tic science, two in shop work, one in
public speaking and one in business
arithmetic.
The work for the coming year is
then planned ahead of time, end also
the schedule is made ujj so when
school begins next year, the schedule
^prepared and work can go ahead at
once, and not have to waste ten days
to two weeks In fixing up a proper
schedule.
ON TOLAND FIELD SUNDAY
"}1- Hospital Day, and birthday of Florence operators both of passenger and j
Nightengale, originator of the modern freight - tire organizing, preparatory J
organized nursing. to the fight they will make for the I
j The hospital was decorated ' with right to operate in Kansas. I'ml.r aj
j flowers thruout. recent ruling of tin* slat .'legislature
The guests were received by Miss the operation of such lines depends up!
Martha Kincaid, Superintendent, Mrs. on their "convenience and necessity
gave a little insight into tin* work and :
conditions at tin* hospital. Telling of I
the nurses I raining class now mini
lu ring six students hut v. Iii. li she e\-
pecte.l in the near I'uttin to enroll al
least l**ii. She extended a cordial in-
vitation to all to visit lh** liu.-tpi Ur I and
DUBLIN Not wKlitfta.'U.tifig »*»
| legend that St. Fat rick hanisft^li- xf •’
Hi'* snakes from In land, mw* bus Vr***rr
discovered in Dublin and. ?■*■* u**» «*v.
exhibition on the Natinnal' Muxvucr.
The Yoakum team is preparing for a
hot game with the Beeville Longhorns
next. Sunday on Toland field.
The team will start working oul as
a unit Thursday, and will put in some
good licks in the line of practice be-
fore the game.
Sralla is scheduled to start the
game for the locals, and he has been
warming up every day this week, and
says that, hr* is feeling fine, aud will
be in good fettle for the game Sunday.
A «ood crowd should turn out and
witness this gatne ,as it is going to be
a good ono.
Tomi Johnson, assistant, Mrs. Chi is. i Hearings to determine tin* facts in
i get. better acquainted with is work
ATLANTA Amveuncetui'us.
made lu re of tin* lectioa of 3uiiiWrr»»
its kind that sin* had ever visited.
men from lh** various sections, of M**
ATTENDED MEETING AT
HOCHHEIM
Zack Kirk returned today from a
brief business trip to Houston.
Rev. Moore, J. W. Cook, J. B. Morris
Mr. Neely, Mesdamcs Artffur Cain. O.
E. Kirtley, J .E. Sills and two children,
J. H. McElyea and son, C. E. Harris. R.
E. K't’k, J. B. Morris and daughter. G.
J. Morrow and daughter. J. H. Swank,
J. VV. Freeman, Boatman, Leltie Boll,
Neely, Moore, Tucker, Brown, Bette,
and Cochran. Misses Lillie Bell, Ad-
die Hoch and Emma Musgrove spent
yesterday at Hochheim attending an
ail day meeting of the Guadalupe As-
sociation of the Baptist Churches,
Barbecue with all the accessories
was served most Jbountifully to about
200 people and the meeting was a suc-
cess from every stand point.
The W. M. U. of the North Mission
Church of this city was placed on the
honor roll for having the largest num-
ber present according to active mem
berahip and having In attendance both
the President and Secretary of their
Society.
STEEL WORK ON NEW
FREIGHTKPOT STARTS
Thu concrete work on the Freight
depot on Front street has been com-
pleted and the work on the steel peti-
tion o fthe building is starting at once.
The Tuseon Steel Compftny lias tin*
contract for the steel work, and they
have a crew of nmn on the. job. and
work has started on erecting the fra no*
work of the building.
After this work gets well underway
it takes only a short time to c iwmt.'t
the building ,as the par*- l;.t\•* b<*
cut in the factory. *nd 1; i/ only a r.u.t
ter of putting it up.
Rev. Dixon reported that plans „„.j country as members of mtn* «T
underway to put in a good tennis court .directois of the Stone Mountain
at the hospital grounds.
Supt. McGuffin announced that U**t
Hugh McClellan would deliver ih
federal* M< morini.
lugs and is efforts. Shu stated it was
Johnson. Mrs. J. W, Cook. Mrs. Harry such cases are to be held before the j oj)0 ()(. |))( mosJ hospitals 0f [ governors and it number of pa*M»tira*u»
Brown Jr.. Mrs. Harry Brown Sr., Mrs. state public service commission.
Hale, Mrs. F. Mergenthal and Mrs,! Tbe first hearing will be held at
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Shropshire. [Topeka May lh. Another is sched-
After registering the guests were j uled for Wichita May 20. Another
show n thru the hospital from top to j will be held at Parsons May 22: one
bottom, including the operating room, j at Salina May 25 and the final hearing
sterilizing room, thru the dining room,1 will be at Dodge City May 27
kitchen, labiatories. linen Tooms, pan Operators of bus lines intend to em-
tty, and other 1 matures of out* hospit.nl. j ploy attorneys to represent them, it
After a lour the guests were served j |a Haj,j (jln( |Hiiroails. which have suf
delicious punch. j heavily since the motors started
All visitors expressed themselves j operations, will be represented. Every
woll pleased with the hospital plant,, effort will be made by their attorneys,
and it is thought that more people ol ! n Ka|(j jjy |)US jjne officials, to show
\oakum were made acquainted with j cause why the bus operators should
the equipment, and personel of ib*’;not be licensed,
force .than fever before.
1 LUFKIN- A man who gave hi* iTjtre*
class address for Yoakum High School |i!!*’( *u WilKam Hoopt-r «»» e.»- >-mrsen*,.
It was announced that as hereto-! a1"* as M llllam SiuItt* -C
fore the club would entertain ihe boys place is in a sanitarium
of the Graduating class of our schools, ^ca^y wounded tolUiwing » gsat
as their guests in the near future. !'vith « u'v*» Ui*'
Mrs. R. B. Kraunkopf and daughter
left today for Luling where they will
Join Mr. Krauskopf and make their
future home.
The railroad companies an* expect-
ed to make their stand on th** ground
that th** service they give is adequate i
both for passengers and freight; that
they pay an enormous amount of taxes
to the slate, and that the heavy busses
wear out. the roads quickly.
At the present time bus lines cover
every section of the state. Many op-
erators, it Is said, if denied permits to
operate under the state law. will estab-
lish terminals in towns and cities in
surrounding states. If they operate
from this terminal they will come
under the interstate commerce coin-
mission, and the local commission will
not have Jurisdiction.
Some companies already have taken
this action. One with headquarters in
j Topeka .has established offices in
Kansas City, Mo.. 8t. Joseph and Jop-
lin. Others .it is predicted, will ojH*r-
ate in the same way. Those in the
northern part of the state will estab"
' > d< pots in Nebraska towns, while
YOAKUM WOMAN IS.
FRONT STREET BEING i NEW PRESIOE,<T or
WORKED OVER BY CREW! CA“ 0A“8*ttf’
----- AUSTIN, May 13 Wi'.lr efeeiiur S
The Yoakum street crew is busy , Mrs. l.ouis Potb of Yoakum
this week making some needed repairs | regent and the sefcctkH* i»l Wi.fifirtm*.
on front street., from the Grand Avenue j Falls as the convention city Uu\ '3S3A*
crossing as far as the city limits. , the fifth annual conv«nti>*n uU 4f*c*
TJiis street Is as much of u problem | Catholic Daughters u$ Anwrur*k **a»uc-
us Gonzales ami Hochheim streets, to a close Tuesday ttftemnimi
due to the fact that these streets carry j Other officers elect*?*! ativ. 'Wrw*
off a large portion of the rain that. 1 May Oarthar of Houston* juw www
falls over tin* western half of Yoakum. \ tary; Miss .Marjorie Garrett ot. B—l*
The stre**ts are continually In bad con ( nionf .state treasurer," 4tr*i #.
dltlon due to this fact. At this time,; Wright or Austin, state advocate; (WSw
a new drainage ditch is being estab-;Ora O’Daniel of Scotland, tUa/t- ri
lished in h»t>es that the situation can tor.
be remedied considerable. j Monsignor J. M. KJcwln
Front street from the Gran<l Avenue j was re-elected state chapfir/.
crossing is a dirt street, ami after u j There are four district depu.Mfec.x4l >
heavy rain Is a virtual river, and it be appointed ami these wiY» »*jmwug
carries all the sediment from th** up- j later by tlie slate r»-gctv/* . mitow ’s-osi
p»yr portions down to the lower part tot about a hundred delegate* - art;
the city limits there by dstiiing up the
water.
those of the southern sections
cross Into Oklahoma.
will
ventlon, representing ICTcxnrrY* JL.
Texas, with a total m«*nihei-ttlH|« «MB
3000.
Mrs Albert Ley of Cuero came* Ifc
day to visit Mrs. C. L. Turbevltl*
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Richter, T. H. Yoakum Daily Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1925, newspaper, May 13, 1925; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth758219/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.