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The Llano News.
VOLUME XU
LLAMO, LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 1929
NUMBER 20 \
final report on county ro- county poll tax receipts taking dangerous "curves
DENT CAMPAIGN; 12,337 POINTS REACHED 1,529 WEDNESDAY
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HOTEL PETITION WALLS ARE LLANO CATTLE OEAL OVER FIRST CAR OF ORE FROM iwam
OUT OF HIGHWAY NUMBER £9 NOW GOING IN YHE BU.LD.NC HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MINES NEAR HmI ,S SHIPPS
A total of 12,337 points were re- ■ This week has seen some plckup-iu Mr. Tyson has had a force of men4, a..,. .. . ,
iwrted in the county wide rodent con '‘he payment of taxes in both th. at work near Bertram, straightening (,„» in™.,).. " nw hotel stiuc- A local cattle transaction was made The Frank C. Pavitte Mining Com-
• test just ended, which included 1,509 county and city collectors’ offices uuu out the road where It crosses.a water in . * m°re “ve " ,ea ,ot‘'1 here durlnK ,he pasl WC8k wh,c^ in »““>• operating a lead mine soma
rats, 4,282 rabbits and 752 gophers, in this the poll Ux registration has structure some three miles this side At rh. ,, „ ^ L voiced oyer a hundred thousand dol- twenty-five miles from Llano in the
According to recotfls of similar con- run up to a good extent. The sum- 0f that town. , . ™e r' nod*ra9i< haa 4 iars according to information which edge of Burnet count}, has shipped,
teats ooaducted over the state under. ber of receipts Issued in the county I This has for a long while been one *! W°rk P,U' “ NeWH repre8eDtativ*' wa* abl« lo 1,9 flr9t f«H carload of ore to the
direction of the Bureau of Biological collector’s office up to last night was ,,f lhe most dangerous places on thU „„ ® P°„ °n ;°r the rar ga,her on th« ont*ide smelters at Joppa, Mo., the ore hav-
^ -Survey of the Department of Agricul- 1 529 and in the city collector’s office (highway betweea Llano and Austin, j#h_ w 8 tWs *ort,on *’nu,k MeCready and Son and John ing left yesterday,
ture. this Is a high average, consider-! 400. bringing the totals at both places : owins to the many curves which one l - „ . 0 re0« re some three or McDade, all of Vine. Kansas were in For some five y<
as there were only thirteen schools, made. The county registration by
of the county that sent in reports. voting precincts is as follows:
Schools entering the contest and Llano - —- *05
Castell ......................... 93
Bluffton .................... 38
**■**> *» uigu average, cuuBiuci-j o — i—towing co me many curves wmcn one jt . - — ------—■» years Mr. Puvltte, an
ing the number of schools reporting, ‘ up near the number of assessments encounters on both sides of the nar-' m „ * * ^completed, this town and other points for several, experienced miner of Cripple Creek.
•ow oridge the fln,8lung Job* for the da>9 d»'ing ‘he past two weeks and | Colorado, has been working this mine
time the State took over this highway “ B T T* t<0n- ub°Ve ,he hundred thmmnd dol-««*d thl* eompgny stated this week
the regulations of that department I l^ if 1 Jh ™ T » Ur n,urk- /°r the pU8f three year* ,hal true te9t9 had P~ven beyond a
were not so Strict, and as a conse !h ! J “ » m k" , Mr Avery hu8 been makin* hl." f,pri,ut doubt tha‘ ore Is of the very
quence the road leading from Llano T . sales ,u ,Ue3e *'“Ulenu,n’ but this ““ highest grade and is to be found ther„
to Austin is anything but straight am. j "P!" *"*f be roof worb was li,rger than an} *“ tbe preced,n* '« u'"'™“ed auantities. Many bags
many ot the sharp curves are exceed ThJ* ,Pd shorU>’ -vears- °‘ tbi9 or« have been shipped to dif-
ingiv dangerous ' T * tor* are now corresp(*‘’- While here Mr. McDade purchased ferent points, where ‘he assays have
There are sorae bad curves on tins '"8 diffarent concerning around three hundred two-year-old all shown it to run from 77 to 85 per
tile Colorado river i asi"8 °( bundl,,R' b,u Mp 19‘«ers from VYid Hardin. Mr. Me- c ent pure lead.
the number of points turned
each are listed below:
in by
Llano Grade School .............
... 2,334
Babv Head School .....
1,534
Hutchison School ... ............
1,294
New /Hope School ..................
1,215
Lone Grove School .- .............
. 1,175
Llano High School .................
917
Bluffton School ..........
773
Evergreen School ................
657
Wrights Creek School
645
Valley Spring School
621
Castell School ....................
586
Lehmberg School . .... .
382
Kingsiand School .........
204
Winners of School Prises
Baby Head—31 enrolled with a to-
tal of 1.534 points, won first prize with
an average of 49 points per pupil.
Wrights Creek—15 enrolled with a
total of 645 points, won second prize
with an average of 43 points per pu-
pil.
New Hope—32 enrolled with a total
of 1215 points, won third prize with
an average of 37 points per pupil.
Individual Prises for Boys
First—J. B. Graham, Baby Head,
714 points.
Second—Horace Carson, Evergreen.
657 points.
Third—M. J. Ste.vart, Llano high.
553 points.
Fourth—Roy
530 points.
Fifth—Albert
424 points.
Sixth—Franklin Overstreet. Lone
Grove, 389 points.
Seventh—Woodrow Kothmann, Hut-
chison. 357 points.
Eighth—Therbert Stewart. Llano
grade and Clarence Reagor. Llano
grade tie with 352 points.
Individual Prizes for Girls
First—Irmgarde , Hoerster, Castell,
and Annetta Moss, Llano grade, tied
with 165 points.
Third—Loleat Ratliff, Llano grade,
79 points.
Fourth—Mildred Osbourne, Llano
grade. 70 points.
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M*hs. CORA GRAHAM DIES
Tow ............
Lone Grove
Duncan School
Sandy Mt.
Click .....
Winkei
Field Creek
Valley Spring
Oxford
Prairie Mt. ..
Baby Head
Long Mt.
San Fernando
Gainesville
Six Mile
Kingsiand
Total
69
82
25
20
31
34
01
130
46
44
47
16 j
42
Is
47
31
bridge ^d^BluEton, which' will prob-1 ,,“® "° deal bas bm' l:loHed Dade purchafM‘d ,h« Hardta a*eeiH
ably be eliminated before the p'-esent
'year is gone. ’ 0
DEATH OF SAM H. PUTMAN
DEATH OF JOHN TEMPLETON
1,529
Beasley, Hutchison.
Gray, Baby ’Head
The ore dips downward from tbe
last year, also, hut the price paid was surface, and back some 150 feet from
not available. Messrs. McCready also (he out cropping, the drills have been
bought about four hundred three-year- sunk, revealing an ore tied from 15
old steers from Owens Ac Campbell o>' to 110 feet thick along a line l,5oo
Another familiar Llano character in 'San Saba and ar°‘“'d ‘llree hundred feet long. This oue test has proved
This past wee.; has witnessed the the person of Sant H. Putman has three-year-old steers from Walter the deposit to contain 750,000 tons of
passing of another of Llano county’s passed‘from the activities of this mu-! Lehrer' wlllctl was ulso a transaction ore and averaging this at 75 per cent
pioneer citizens in tile death of Mr. terial lif0 to enter that higher home ‘u,’nl«K “ lar«e sum of Kansas would glv* th„ company 500^100 tons
Today is the last date for payms John Temp^ton, who died at his u( eternal blessings. money in Texas. of pure lead to be mint'd,
taxes without a penalty aud no doub. j home at Lone Grove on last Friday. Mr.j Putman died at Ills home here | These cuttle are to he delivered in The market quotations on lead at
the offices in the court house will he'January 25. after an illness of some on ia|t Thursday afternoon, January April wben they wil1 ,H‘ *h,pped ,r‘ ‘bis time are 6.35 per pound, which
busy places all day and into the nigli* three months duration, during which 24 at five o'clock after an illness or Kunsas. where these gentlemen will reveuls the fact that thousands upon
time he received every care and at- some three weeks. Pl£n;(* 'henl on ‘heir ranches. thousands of dollars worth of lea-l
tention that loving hands and medical , Mr puttnan was born in Gonzales Kansas buyers ure always partial to is in this deposit, If the miners are
knowledge ctfuld offer, but his fruil county on December 23. 1953. He, ‘he Llano county cuttle and for that correct in their tests, und they known
constitution and advanced years of wifh ,lis fMmily. moved to this county •’ea9on are willing to pay the top llg they qre.
life was too much for the weak liody jn and had resided here contin l,reH for ‘hose uuimuls. Mr. I’avitte. discovered this deposit
to .ight against and only death could UOU8|y Up t0 tpe tjme Qf i Mr. Avery has several other larg-* when he first came into this country.
bring relief. : in June, 1873 lie was united in mar- herds which he has made no dlsposi- and so strong was his faith in It that
Mr. Templeton was 74 years of ago rjHge (0 Miss Minnie Chew, and to ‘*°‘l °f yet. und will probably hold he has continued the work, starting
at the time of his death, having pas- ^is union three children were born, them, shipping direct to the markets, on a very small scale without any
ed man's allotted time by some four two of w|lom HU1Vive tiie father. W. t --o--- equipment you might sa> and coutinu-
years. He was horn in Cook county B an(J (; L Plltn,an< i,ot], o1 tills ' DEATH OF MISS MAGGIE PRYOR in* *« »dd l‘. taking other parties
on October 8. 1854 and at the age of p|ace. | _ 'in with him. until today the company
as the last day is always a rush.
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DEATH OF MRS. HERBERT HILL
That life is always uncertain aim
rhat the hand of God may reach down
to take His own unto Himself when-
ever in His wisdom He thinks best,
was again shown last Saturday after-
noon at 2:30 oclock when death en-
tered the St. David's hospital at Aus-
tin to carry forth the soul of Mrs.
i
Herbert Hill to her new home in ‘he twenty moved to this county where whil5 Mr putt»au had been in dm j Miss Maggie Pryor, daughter of has 90me *3o 0,HI worth of machinery
presence of God where henceforth ,,e t,a.H resided since that time, and oliI1|nf? health for SOInR owinfl Mr and Mra' Jhn prvor ot th|H t.Ry, a‘ th*9 I,|un*' u“ ,,f l,le be9‘ arul most
she may behold him face to face. for a long number of years was en- to advaIlced years> which hud kept died here Tuesday. January 29 at modern type.
Mrs.^ Herbert Hill, formerly , gaged in the mercantile business at him out of the public activities of life U:so p in. and was buried In tin \ Ml' Rl,nlspv and °,hf>1'9 a^ociated
Lone Grove. , i yet he was a man well known und cjty cr.metrey Wednesday afternoon wi‘b him in this proposition beiievo
Mr. Templeton united with the Bap- hlKhiy esteemed by the people of thi , u, foui. o’clock, Rev. F. V. McF.it j without a doubt tliat it is going to
tist church in Grayson county in 1872 , lollllty. He Was a true Christian gen- riflKe conducting the service. | b* ‘b*4 Krea‘e9‘ lead mine in the entire
and from that time until his death : tlemanf having united with the Pr ;- ( Mi8s Pryor was born on March 31. country within only a short time, and
was one of its faithful members, loi 1 byte rig n church at the age of twenty- jgpg and had lived here the greater *‘lat t'-'rl°ud ufter carload of ore wdl
years Mr. Templeton was one of the one a(l(| hH,i been one of its dependa portion of her life, where she was 1,e moving forward to the smelters,
leading men in all religious work .11 |3[e and consecrated members slnci 1 well and favorably known, especially I Should tliis first shipment of ore
his community, and was regarded as that tlme ,ltmon? the young people. She was prove t0 be a11 that th« company ex-
most profound Christian by all who phe funeral services were held ai'a member of the Baptist church and ‘hen we may rest assured t uit
the Young People’s Un- ‘hl* mine will soon be operating on
a scale far beyond tha limits of the
most vivid Imagination.
Edna Long, was born in Llano county
on August 13. 1901 and had lived in
this county all of her life.
In December. 1911. she was united
in marriage to Mr. Herbert Hill, also
of this county and to thus union three
children were born, all of whom sur-
vive their mother.
Mrs. Hill died January 26. 1929,
stating that she was on the nt*rrow , knew him | the family residence Friday afternoon nresldtnt of
way which leads toward heaven lhe B*sldest th? wife, he is. survived by at three 0*cUM;k by Rev. Wesley L
wa> w c s le a c ose 0 three children. Alphofizo. Ida am Prince> pu8tor of the Presbyterian phe pall/leavers were her young
w en ,is a gir o v,e ve s l? accep e> sjX children having preceded cilurci, aBer which a long procession friends; Dallas Moore, Suel Lanu g,!
Jesus ua er a',our uU K him in death. Two brothers. George of 8orrowiiig relatives and friends fol- £>, Broome, Ford Clinger. Franklin1
Miles Buttery received a telegram
A late yesterday aftrnoon conveying the
sad news that his cousin, Mrs. Cora
Graham had died in Houston. Her
death occurred about five o'clock in
the afternoon.
a Mrs. Graham had been in Houston
* for the past few weeks, visiting her
sister. Mrs. Dan Monroe and family,
and the news of her death came as a
great shock to her many Llano rela-
tives and friends. The funeral will
r take place in Llano and tlie services
will be held at tba residence of Miles
Buttery Friday afternoon at four
o’clock.
Further particulars will appear i 1
I this paper next week.
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TODAY IS LAST FOR DRIVING
CARS CARRYING 1928 NUMBER
^ This is the last day ef January, con-
sequently it is net only the last day
for paviug poll and property tax with-
out a penalty, but automobile regis-
tration closes with this day and cars
operating tomorrow without the 1929
>r to a fine.
•riff Dan McDoaald said that he
permitted the automobiles to run
:to couaty durlag all of January
the old numbers, or at least
whose owners were not in poe.
to pay the registration fees, but
Christian church.
It is only this faith in her present
happiness and glory that gives cour-
age to her husband,, her three child-
ren, her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. D. M. Long, her three brothers
and five sisters who still survive her.
The funeral services were held at
the home of Mr. Rufus Deats Sunduv
afternoon at five o’clock, where Rev-
Geo. B. Hadtield. pastor of the Chris-
tian church, spoke words of comfort
and encouragement, based upon tile
words of our Master; “Let not your
hearts be troubled, ye believe in God,
oelieve also in Me.”
MR9^ WILEY LOWE DOING
NICELY AFTER OPERATION
Mrs. Wiley Lowe who underwent m
operation for appendicitis in Austin
Monday morning is doing as well as
could De expected. Mr. Lowe retun.
ed home Tuesday night from Austin
and late yesterday afternoon learned
F. M. RAMSEY OIES IN LAMPASAS
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Mr. .'\ M. Ramsey, of Lampasas and
a raa 1 well known in Ma-
ids home about the noon hour Tues-
day at the advuuced age of eighty-
two and had been in declining health
for/ some time. Mr. Ramsey was a
brother in-law of Mrs. J. E. Lin-isoy
o fthis pLace who was there at the
reward promised to all who ure fuitli- j tbe cominj? |0Ved ones
tul and observe the laws of theii
Creator.
H. Wallace, vice-president and ‘'n,e ,,f ,lls death, and Mr. Lindsey
went over yesterday to attend the
funeral.
of tbe
of Chicago and J. L. Templeton of [owed tbe remains to the city ceme-' gpinka und Doris Murphy.
Lone Grove and one sister. Mrs. \\ tery where they' were tenderly laid j pi,e beautiful floral offering attod
A. Overstreet of Lone Grove also 9,,r- to ,.e8( and a flora| tribute pluced on ed the high esteem in which this
vive him. ; tlie grave by hands of true friends ' young lady was held by so many
The luneral took place in (lie Lon' wbo Ba(] known hint for his worth in 1 Ida no friend#.
Grove cemetery Saturday afternoon day8 Qf (lfe I ____^_ _
>-«t .ATU-.O.Y ro. new
o. A ca.™,,, n. 2;™ ^^Lnrill. J,C,,o!iYO"K *"» CHIC>0° M*RKETS
heart broken relatives and sorrowing , all(j may they find comfort in
friends gathered to pay their last re•; kll0wlng that all is well with their , .
tha mpmorv irf this deuartel , . . . . . general munager of the Acme Dry
S JLTJ gone onlo receive that l«ved,one’ wbo8e SOUl has 08 *° floods Company left last Saturday on —
one. who has gone on to retei e^ , tUat heavenly home, there to awn.t an ext<ulded trlp t0 thp northern ma--1 The many Llano friends
I kets where he will purchase an ex I wer« “ripved t0 bear of hi9
*-0- j tensive line of spring and summer 1 d«a“>. and Mrs. Lindsey and other
_____ AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION FOR K(WHl8 for hls firm here. I '’elatlve.i here have the profound
MISS JOSEPHINE FEHL IN THIS COUNTY 1,191 LAST NICHT j ilr. Wallace will first stop in Saint j -ymnathy of their many friend;
THE MARKETS THIS WEEK - latuis to visit the wholesale houses j --« ~
j Alm-ist twelve hundred motor care j and fron, there will go to New York; WORK STARTS ON ANOTHER
Mias Josephine Pehl left tlwr ftrdt liav< iieen registred in Llano count? and Chicago there to do the major I NEW HOME IN THIS TOWN
of the week tor the markets where | to date end no donbt the run today | port|on Gf the buying. I ---.—
she is buying millinery and ladies i will place the figures w-ell over t’<• [ Before leuvlng Llano Mr. Wallace Workmen ure now busy on another
ready-to-wear for the Watkins Mer- j tvfelre hu*dr«d mark, u* this is t!i-'8Utd that every member of hls firm , new residence in Liano. This is to
cantUe Company. j flnal date for automobile registration J WBH quite optimistic over poesent and j* the new home of Slator Duncan
Mr. Watkins stated yesterday that j withou" a penally. I future conditions throughout this and jn the western jiurt of th*
town. The residence will be erected
on a very choice lot. will be stucco
and along the sam« line; of construc-
over the phone that his wife was con the demands for sPring goods in tbes.v! The tecords in C ollector Dun Me-1 trade territory, consequently he was
firming to improve as rappidly a3 liaeg wiB soon be ^„tte stroug. and I Donald’s office shows automobiles to1 jr,,|ng to buy in a way never before
could be expected. I chat he is looking for the best sea- be 1.928 and trucks 163. making a t >■ anth ipded That in the various lints
She will probably be able to ret ir!> | son-s b,,8ine«w in thi* respect that the ral of 1.191 to date.
homo the first of the coming wee!;. i line* of onr town hove --—o----
uira -pE.TERSON ..HAS _ 1929___ L>« iL-
lei this oung ladv to burr hewvtly and 4A^*ON i57bP1l?dI HERe varied »ti»ck whicn wdl
TIAN CHURCH NEXT TUESOAV
'^1
of nationally known merchandise he
erTtectmj to purchase the Itest and
wonhl afford a
me mm .gtrasm
be s.tie io au-
Miss Etolle Morrison will give
recital in voice and rending on ae»
Tuesday evening. February 5. at th *
| Ghriatiar. church.
This young lady has spent thro-*
he had strict orders from the years if study in Carr Burnett Culiege
department to permit it no loug- at Sherman and will present a pra-
ter today, and that any violation gram of merit and full of interest anti
is law after lies date would sim entertainment. Tbe public is cordial
mean extra cost and trouble ;-»r |y invited to attend this entertain
ova.ru of the automobiles. *f meat A social hour will follow tb*
car fails to cu*ry :i 1929 number program and there will be no charg"
toda» ii would be best lo !>'*' ;> j Miss Morrison will be accomnanlcd
if tin public rosd< ami *?re-t« io Llano by Mr. ami Mr* D N Brian-*
It lla- altered te-. ..ii,-h-•* . port. and while h«r» will b«
unit penult w I be lit •• * •> • f s|r-> Mricg* . -!-r .1 r •
rieiMton • *cn> • L..r.*rt
of the best merchandise obtainable. -- j ,^uj j0 every buyer.
Miss I’ehl will make a dareful study Worth Peterson, local ug.- it for ti: • ( While gone be will attend the many
-uf the very latest creations and her1 Pontiac car received his first 192* stV|* shows now at their heighth in
purchases will embrace the best line... model the first of the week and n<»*. I tbe northern markets, where h«* will
all of which will be on dtsptny In thh ( has it on display here. The new ailto 1 study the very latest creations thus
has many striking features, among1
store within the very near future.
S i* will probably be In-the markets them Icing the body lines, addir.g
f >r several days
UITTLE SON CARRIED TO AUSTIN
mucb *0 the cars appearance, and th*
many mechanical improvements mailt
it one ot the most popular si^t cylind-
er car on the market, and especial!/
Alheef Banks carried his little son MO amiin( th. lower priced autos
Frank to Austin Tuesdav to pla* •
him in a *io«mt* wher» he could r*'
Mr. 1‘eterson ha# sold many of
these ci rs her*- during the past few
b-'-r attention. The Ittfie fel n,„nthlt „r whlrh are giving Ibe
low hat be«a »‘ck for some time wrliti
:m>ei
r inriilins h *« be
report >0 re* e(v
idition >ea|erdiy.
tiesr of *ervt*> and tutlt'i l.on lid
• n. * in" i*-! 1 - - r - ■ ■ -i ■•>-! ,» • a
*1 aillitioii.il approval a nuns me
t -orfi. live own* ft o' •“*» car-
will dominate the styles for the com
ing season and make h’s purchases
accordingly.
This gentlemen left a little earl>
this year, bat said tint expertem—
had taught him that th* ejrtr buyer*
were tbw ones who were able to se-
cur* the cream of the marker
Mr. Wallace expected to be gone
some two or three week-
R. H Ratliff ha* been in Au»nn for
tbe past few dsv. wlt--«r* be |t —r»
tion of other modern homes In the
town
■wi* si»* -a®«' ‘ '-ewiwnii**-’- «er»i#liie<w
plete the plac-. yet wi: if a tew
month*. this young couple will be
living n their own home n I enjoying
the privilege* of the>r ow:i vine and
:lg tree.
MUSICAL RECITAL. HIGH SCHOOC
^AUDITORIUM TOMORROW NIGHT
Mrs. J A. Lantng * m i-ir •'ass will
render a program :tf th-* htrh school
auditorium tomorrow iFr. I * y r night
to wbhh the public t« ■ ordially in-
vited to attend
Mr* (ainlnz anl her pupils has*
been working extra hard ia order to
Bake thU program one of rare en-
tertainment and iover-t *»l music
should avail ti-e|*e< > -hi. op-
; 1 b“a- (!t»>its.
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