The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1911 Page: 6 of 10
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E. Barky,
G. W. Kosk,
Editor and Proprietor
Associate Editor
The Fort Stockton Pioneer sti" p“*hi“< construe-
______ I tion Work on The Orient.
Division Engineer, K. 1*. Bin Iv-
or, returned a tiny or two nn*>,
from a trip over tin* lino and re-
ports tin* work us progressing in
a satisfactory manner, notwith-
standing the break down of the
track laying machine. They are
using the ordinary method and
putting .down three fourths >f a
mile a day. Mr. Parker also says
all the grading into Fort Stockton
will lx* completed in five or six
weeks, and that the pile driver
lias already been brought to the
Pecos river, where they will liegin
work on the bridge at once, which
will be completed, when tin* track
layers get to the river, there will
l>e no delay at all. It took twenty
horses to haul the pile driver
from the end of the railroad to
the Pecos river. This shows that
the builders are using every ef-
fort to get into Fort Stockton at
the earliest day possible.
Entered an *•*»•«uid-c'at* inattci \|*riI
2. liHia, Ml the PoMloltice .*i K«*ri spn-k-
tou, IVxm*, under the let **l
of iiareli U. IK7M.
*150 PER TEAR IN ADVAMCE
Should Experiment With
Sugar Beets.
Our irrigated land farmers
should experiment next season
with sugar beets. We never saw
such stock beets grown anywhere,
as were grown this season by D.
W. Thompson and W. W. Brittain
on the irrigated lands near here.
There is no reason why the sugar
beet should not grow as well; and
we feel sure that this soil and
climate will produce beets with as
great a per cent of sugar as any
other locality. The only way to
find out about the matter is to
raise the beets, ship a sample to a
sugar l>eot factory and have them
tested. Then, if the test should
prove satisfactory, we would have
no trouble in securing a sugar
factory to consume the product.
At least a half dozen farmers
should experiment next season
with sugar lieets, planting them
in seveuil different kinds of soil.
Papers Combine.
The Free Press and Herald of
Haskell have combined, and will
now give the town one good pa
per, instead of two, that were not
so good. This brings to mind
the fact that there has been a
nuinl*er of consolidations and
eliminations in West Texas this
year, among them being the pa-
|K*rs of Anson, Stamford, Olney,
Wichita Falls. Ozona and Mid-
lai (i I In* unsiak'- is often mad*
in trying to run two paper-,
where there is only a field for
one. In a good one paper town,
two papers can exist for a time,
but eventually the business men
get tired trying to support two
papei s. and it finally comes in the
I>oint of the survival of the fittest.
It seems that Shell Williams.
Chairman ol the Stale Democ'itt-
ic* Committee, i«. opposed to (ail-
ing a jocsidential primary elec-
tion. We Hie not surprised at
this, a- it is !* well known fact
that he elongs to that element
of the pH't.V. that want** to keep
the control in the hand*- of a few
people.
The time i- fast approaching
when tin people will not submit
to bosses, but will take the con-
trol of the party into their « wn
hands.
Only b,\ i < lit ihsiit g the Texas
of today with the I'exas of twen-
ty five \e>«rs ago can one get a
view point from which to study
the progress tliaf has been made i
and to forecast the future. Mar-
velous tilings have been achieved.
Still more marvelous achivernentsJ
are to tie made. Much has been
done, but there are limitless re- I
sources to i*e developed; limitless
opportunities to be utilized.
Woodrow Wilson's visit to
Texas seems to have dispelled any
doubt that might have existed
heretofore, of his securing the in-
structions of Texas democrats for
President, provided the people are
permitted to express their prefer-
ences at a primary elect:on.
Orient Will Spend Millions in
Texas. Cash Available.
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 31. John
Eaton, general attorney for the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Ry.
Co., tiled an application with tin*
public utility commission today
to issue $20,000,000. in gold notes
for general construction work.
Hie money is to be usen in build-
ing lines m Mexico and Southern
Texas. The notes already have
tieen sold to a French banking
company.
It is said this will be enough
money to complete all tin* Orient
lines in this country and the great-
er part of them i i Mexico.
The Band.
I he Booster Band is coining
to the front right along. They
have hand practice every lues
da.\ and Friday nights, in the K.
of P. Hall. The boys expect to
be giving band concerts on the
streets sometime in tin* near fu-
ture. While the members are
not soliciting aid or help of any
kind from tin* town, tin* Pioneer
feels sure that any amount, our
Citizens care t*» give, would be
appreciated b\ the band, as their
eApenses inn close on to a hun-
dred dollars a month, which is
quite a sum for a few working
boys to pay. If you care to help
see M. Shaw or (Miff Moody.
Reckless Shooting.
Some persons have recently
been doing some very careless
shooting. Mrs H igginUit ham,
while in her tent near the spring
received a painful wound in the
shoulder from a rifle or pistol.
Mr. Brittain, on the TD Ranch
had a $75.00 milk cow killed a
few days ago. a liflie ball going
ent irely through her.
This careless shooting has caus-
ed tin* Irrigated Lands ('o. to
post, their lands and forbid any
one hunting on tin* same.
Honor Roll.
In the examination of the dif-
ferent grades of our graded pub-
lic school, at the end of October,
tin* pupils showed marked prog-
ress, and the per cent of a ma-
jority of the pupils was very
satisfactory to teachers and par-
ents. Following is a list of the
names of those who received tin*
highest per cent in each grade.
The per cent was a wattled, not
only on scholarship, but also on
attendance and general conduct:
1st grade, Phil Bennett.
Low 2nd grade, Mary Barker.
High 2nd grade, I»well Ponder.
Ixnv 3rd grade. Verb* Rose.
High 3rd grade, (Jeorge Bynum.
Fourth grade, (ioorgia Mai;
Puckett.
Fifth grade, Wendell Martin.
Sixth grade, Iva Overholser.
Seventh grade, Glayds Parke.
Eighth grade, Lodomu Iiyan.
Ninth grade, Melvin Thompson.
Tenth grade. Hen Long.
Coyanosa Cullings.
We have been having some
cool pleasant weather.
Glad to report Mrs. J. B.
Graham much better.
A. C. Ashworth, of Grand
Falls, spent Saturday night with
Mr. Graham’s family.
C. W. Bradford came from
Benjamin Saturday to look after
shipping cattle from his ranch.
Will Neel, of Pecos, who has
been visiting his cousin. P. J.
Rogers, will return home this
week.
D. R. Edwards is busy plow-
ing for another crop.
Mrs. J. F. Grogan went to
Mr. Broyles’ last week.
W. W. Courtney and wife
were the guests of Mrs. Graham
last Thursday.
Jack Rabbit.
Death of Child.
Sunday night, at their resi-
dence in tie* Orient addition, Mr.
and Mrs. William Williams lost h
little 9-months old child by death.
Mrs. Williams returned last
week from a visit to their former
homo in Sweetwater, and on the
way between Monahans and Fort
Stockton, the child became sick
and never did recover. The bur-
ial took place Monday afternoon
at East Mill cemetery. Brother
Duncan officiating at the funeral
ser\ ices
Liberally Patronized.
I’he ladies of the Presbyterian
church served oysters Wednes-
day, in the vacant room of the
Stockton building on First St.,
and were liberally patronized,
taking in about $*7.00, for which
tb** ladies of the church are
thankful to the good people of
Fort Stockton.
To Non-Resident Property
Owners.
I s(.|| strictly on commission.
Information as to the progress of
the town and surrounding < ountr.v
truthfully given as I -i>»* it. Eight
years experience. List your pro-
l>ort\ with tin*. Attend to busi-
ness six days in the week. No-
thing doing on the other day. Not
much fu-s and feathers, but just
strait business. R. C. Kinnaird.
Warning to Hunters.
All hunters are warned to keep
off of tin* enclosed lands of the
Fort Stockton Irrigated Lands Go.
part of which is known as the 7D
Ranch. Anyone violating this
warning will lie prosecuted.
Fort Stockton Irrigated
n3 4t Lands Co.
NEW ARRIVALS
SWEATERS -- OORSET8
DRESS GOODS SPECIALS
Poplins, 25c class at......................................
Indian Head Suiting. 25c value, at per yard.......
Regular 15c Dress Ginghams, per yard ......
Percales, extra wide, special at per yard..........
40c Chocolate Candy, at per pound ...........................
Marshmallows, Fudge, Creams, etc........................ 15c
Nobody Can Meet Our Candy Prices.
SHOES THAT FIT DON’T F0RGIT
LANDER’S
"The Store thit Ain't Skeered of it's Prices."
B. Y. P. U. Meeting.
Next Sunday at .r> o'clock p. m.
there will be a meeting of the B.
Y. P. [r. at the Baptist church.
There is no regular program, but
it is an important meeting, and
everyone interested in the B. Y.
P. 1’. is urged to be present,
R. D. Blaydes.
For Sale Cheap.
10 acre* improved Irrigated
land. Fenced and planted to al-
falfa. Price $125 per acre if
sold quick.
Chas. Gramm, office Rooney
Hotel. n3-tf
Prospectors Here.
Among the proapectom here
this week are Mr. and Mrs. 8. A.
Allen of Mena, Ark., G. W. Gray
of Hamlin, Texan, and Willard
Burton of Fort Worth.
..The..
Finest Irrigated Land
The Sun Shines On
IS NOW OPEN TO YOU AT A
Development price at Fort Stockton, Texas. Richest soil in
the Pecos Valley, lime* stone formation. (No gyp), natural flow
of pure spring water exceeding 55,000,000 gallons per day
for irrigation; irrigation system completed and in full opera-
tion now; no waiting for wate r; many crops will yield profits of
from $100 to $1000 per acre; no drought; no crop failures;
finest all the year round climate in the Lnited States; altitude
3050 feet above sea level.
FORT STOCKTON FARMERS
Are making big profits. Peaches yield $15 per tree; Malaga
grapes 50 pounds per vine; melons $200 per acre; turnips
$300 per acre; sorghum $100 per acre; maize $100 per acre;
alfalfa seven cuttings, making 8 to 10 tons per acre.
WE ARE SELLING LAND TO
Experienced irrigation farmers and fruit growers from Colo-
rado, California, Oregon. Idaho, etc., where lands are valued
at from $200 to $1,500 per acre and bearing orchards from
$2,000 to $4,000 per acre, who state that this is the finest
body of land and water supply they ever saw. Our clients
also include bankers, merchants, farmers, gardeners, etc., who
have inspected many irrigation projects, hut who did not find
what they wanted in irrigated land until they saw Fort
Stockton.
THIS IS ONE IRRIGATION
Project where the water supply has not varied in 50 years;
where every drop of water used for irrigation is good to drink
and where there is water in abundance for every acre of land
that is irrigable. You cannot afford to buy land anywhere
without seeing Fort Stockton.
REFERENCES:
First National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.
First State Bank. Fort Stockton, Texas.
Prospectus, Map and Illustrated Folder describing
these lands, mailed free to all who address
Fort Stockton Irrigated
Lands Company
311 Fidelity Trust Building
Kansas City, Mo.
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Barry, E. The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1911, newspaper, November 3, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806768/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .