Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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RAINS COUNTY LEADER
V«i K.
■MOST. RAINS COUNTY. TEXAS FRIDAY, AUtiliST NTI lt»
Judge Sellers Women’s Missionary
Refuses Dissolve Society Met With
Ja*nd Injunction Mrs. Southerland
Tax Rate $3.38 Cafe Burns at Point
On $100 Valuation; Wednesday Morninjc
JtAlNH COUNTY Hill
>100
HKAKH lit*' Women's Missionary Society
-— ■■ i was delightfully entertained Mon
lajaaeliun Involving Schwol I .and-. day afternoon ut the home of Mr
fl flock ley < uunly 1m Heard Here 1 A. Southerland who was very
■ — effectivaljr assisted bv Mias Belle j ---------
JUUR— r*n~\..................... Bertie Williams Dies
lu Alm-mi Midnight When Judge) m which some of the guests prov
He I tern Announreu Decisiaa in Kf
fort la BiMolve Injunction
Ih. Slat. Tiix Board lia« set th 1 A A Hughey’s Cafe burned at
stulc rule at 6«r; the county nrtejl'olnl about 2 o'clock Wednesday
After n largely attended hearing
that lusted until almost midnight, | Edwards,
Judge (inner Sellers of Eighth Dls
Irlcl Court. Ihutv.lux overruled *
motion by defendants to dissolve »
temporal \ injunction recently
granted to Kugie Lynch, restrain
mg the Ciwinty ComimsMom r»
Court of Hums CuMly and O. II
Hodrs from going through with the
uuie of 3.3U0 acres of Hums County
school lands in Hockley (.ou.ily
Bugie l ynch plaintiff, bringing
the original action as a citigen of
Hams County. charged in his peti
tioa that tlur bounty Commission*-1 s
Court of Rains County, hud. at a
s|iectul session of the court, with
m? having advertised sale of th.
lamia, sold the remaining J.JtM
acres of the count v school lands
is Huthi.-y County to (» H. liwirv
fur $14 an acre giving the purrhas
er 4$ yems in which to pay, with
inlereal nt 6 per cent, and ex
empting min f.om prruaii liability
for payment of tin purchase pritv
save lo I he eateul of forfeiture of
the land itself.
The !.SM acres in controversy is
the remainder of socurftiitig lik.
13.4U0 acres of school lands in
Modirv t.ounty owned by Hains
County The remainder of the
land baa been sold aff. testimony
diaaftofied. at an average price of
ghoul $11 par acre.
$3^^ jxotJXanwee ahdnaesl that the
pfte? (or which the land »»l<l
WO, toadr^oilr aii.l plxirii our
wMon, on llw (land who Inlifird
that hr had offered F15 prr acre
for the land, all ra»h or w. an)
Irrm, the rood Mnd; that l.r
had uivratnl part of bi, inunry.
but would ye. pa> .*1 > an acre
fur the laud. Mtl.'HK. of the amounl
*1.71). and with AI.IHI M-Jiool la, j morion* The fire wa* dim merril
>"iu have a total of ft:t Jd on the t>» lourlsla pasninil fliroufib Point.
■ iuaiioii. who !.routed the citiienabip. The
n ____ jvohinlrer bucket hriR.de kepi Ibc
• Mar. Flj.^ 4 t^ ifttj !<u I iilft
Mi. Hugh* > did not havi any
— 'insurance on his stock of goods,
ed then “e*i« rtnes, " in ferntin«| -',l ': The Imil.hn. wa, owned by Mr,.
out ................I »o,wcr.«d pur "" 1..... - omn.un.ly of C. Pruplr, and we d.d uol I. am
a ling nor,........ pri.es were award »'■» «ht«-kedlu learn of U» ,( uisur.m-e wa, carried
*d Mr.. McKay. Mr,. Tyler. Mrs I~ I ........
Gallon Beer Moody O-ppoto** <om-
And Two Men; mission on Delin-
quent Taxes
Mrs. Castoti and Mrs.
Ihfirll. Those forlunate ones
seemed lo have Iheir thinking and
reasoning faculties most in can
nia nd.
Hut us slower ones felt amply
rewarded and at peace with tin-
wur*:l while partaking of the love-
ly refreshments served, whnli coil
sistad of iced tea, sandwiches, caki
and slierbcrt. The occosiou wav
enjtiv.it |»> all and we count our-
selves foi lunate indeed to Im( guests
of such generous hostesses. R *
porter.
mass of documentary evidence, in
eluding plats and amp* of the land,
Hirer dr«(ls confirm.d sales of lun I
in 11128 at $21 an air., etc
Waller MrCakee
Walter Mcfiahec, one of the
County <AMninissioiiers, wav pul on
the viand by the petitioner. Hr
said that he had looked at the land.
I hr Couumsssonem Court he said,
had originally valued the entire
tract, lief ore any was void off, at
$21 prr acre in 11*27. He describe I
it as wild prairie land with no
improvement*. II. ' ukd to a. It
the land lo Judge Rmles at $14 an
acre, hut at that time had made
no investigation since (tie original
valuation. ... - - - ^ ------
On cross-elamina!ion. he favrj ||Af fAntnal Av«rto»H
h as his opinion thm ihe choicest! 1 Averted
land had been wild when (he M.bUb
acre, went at 421 per nrrt. The
commissioners hadn’t been able lo
sell any land whatever for six
months, though they had tried.
Under lb** new law*, he said, the
countv has to pay taxe* % school
of its best voung
«rns, that of UcilM' Williams .«• j j,, illl(| Vr> Jur ||unl|,lir,.,
17. Hcrtir Im.k ,uk SalunSjfh f j. w HaT*- r
IHMH. was lak.-n h. a i.M ' n»illr|fr<(tll New Vork ,:it) wh,.rr lllrN
have la-en attending Columbia I n
Iversilv Mr. Huiuphrcy has been .
vet v ill fo» ^ie past several day' •,MI ca*h»4« ’
from poisoning he believes he got
from eating gra|»ei.
Slwrtff I K soutlierand and
!>cpul\ ti N. Mi luggart arrested
two ni« n ag.l got a gallon of lan-r
on the highway Saturday.
The men were released on bond.
Will Be Sent To Auntin
William hrasier, an lk year old
hov from Ihe prairie, was adjudged
ol leetil. mind by a jury in Judgc
hushine h e.Miri Saturday and an
order remanding him to the St del
School for feeble unruled was rn ]
tcred.
hospital Sunday morning and
operation was performed. Every-
thing Dial loving hands could do
was done for him. hut C«mI willed
that lie should he taken from Its
Monday morning ut 4 o’clock.
Monday afternoon ul 4 oYI.m k
I lie funeral services w ere conduct-
n) b> Hru.hr. Parkins. Irrli.l.vr, and frirml, hen
I. tends attended Ihe funeral slmw . . __
•“« ,h"' l"v* (,,r ,‘,H" ll,rlr Mis. Franc*! •iiinlginnrrr au.l
ihep sympathy foi I hr gr.rf alrkk ^ Ilrvllrl ,;lrrnvl,|,
an will In
i.i as Ihev
tiovernor MixMiy ann lunces dtil
he opposes the high eomimasionx
allowed undei u new law fur crjl-
ledum of dcimiueiit taut, and llv*t
he will call Ihe fourth sin rial .sets
sum of the Legislature to consider
this matter The new law |*ruitts
’ oiiiJiiivaionx as ' igl» as one-third
of the tax*** collected.
Itains County (luauuiwiunni
Court bus i onlrat U-d for 2M 1 2 per
cent fur the collection ol dcl*n«|Ueiit
taxes; however. Ihe contractor is
to furnish n hloek hook of tae
county at his own exjienir, and
Hus is something the county needs
badly.
Ir. and Mrs. Kan hunn of Cros
'hytoti, Texas, have been visiting
parents and relatives.
We know that then- is a vacant**
in the home that no one van fid
and while fond parents, brother*
and sisters weep lor him. we
know that Bertie's pain and suffer
mg on earth are over, and Ihu*
while he if resting, we must toil
onward. K very oar loved licrlie
because of bis cheerful dbposiliofl
and his friendliness lo all Mans
are his friends and we shall miss
him so much in Ihe community H.
was greatly loved bv his class-
mates. and no leather could wish
for a belter pupil than Bertie. He
luu always lived III th«» iomo.ua
ity; thus he leaves many friend
to weep and sympathise with th*.
bereaved ones.- bv A Krieud.
vi.oIoin Ihursday.
Mi (ilass has had
init on hl» home
Sows and Pijrs
Versus Cotton
Mr Jim McBride, residing on the
Heed farm in the Western pari of
the county, has sold over .vJUMI
worth of pigs since Sepl ember.
ITJ* and slid has 21 utoie pigs.
How does that compare with the
cotton crop this year, or any idher
as lo that matter?
Mor.I Don't place all your
money on one crop.
Trustees Meeting
I called
•t t$«
I h.* meeting for trustees
by County Supt Bushing _
court h«aist- Saturday moi atag h^d
a good attcndanec. The (Mirpapa
of the meeting was to cuw” aid
discuss stmt* new i ales laid
down b) the State Sup* rinlcn*lcfil
irf leferencc to cagtmrt> betw©
trustees .noI tea«‘hcrs.
tier stood most
have to make their ooatgnct
iniriro ori wren
-rs. and we tm-
of the truslv|s
o. >n t fu. i' over.
Mrs. Max Unborn and .Miss oi i * —
ban DiAtxn 4 Kmm> wrrr h*r. , . , KainS COUnty School 1
Wf.inr.uy Turkey and Blackhead per ( apjt# {21,30
R l>. King had business in tiraau- If your turkeys are dying with
j bin ki. ad you might learn souie
• thing lo your advantage by visit-
ing i.ounty Agent lyle.A office,
lie has on display the liver of a
turkev that died with blackhead
king had business in lirecu-
villr Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs W T McMillon.
Helen King. Johnnie Bollard and
Bui*n (Doc» Hclldh went lo Myrtb
Springs Sund.iv afternrain
H lid. IS Bo I H AM SHOE SHOP
Men* bu If-stM's. 4ST». Wdinau’'
The Rains < ountv School Poxanf
met in Kruoi» last Friday bud anl
the county per capita d $Uk
which ildrd to Ihe 417.5$ par
capita set by the State Hoard makai
4 Mai of 121J5. From Udi
(tmounl ine oOmmistraiioa tea td
dot is deducted leaving $21.5$ lor
th. education of card hoy and 0r\
lands. On Ihe reinah
Hams Comity would ha
about 42.INNI annually in t»
the Commissioners decided
Members of the Itains t.mnly
Couuiiissionei . (.ourl said they had
«rtHN w.rr.1 Irtlrr, lo thi, -.il- i '•* b”' <* "»
!•> accept Ju*lgc It.ales’ offer.
by getting an interest pay
each year olid escaping th
menl of taxes on land fr.nn‘M-i.
there was no income.
Pay ac
Seven pr mu mm I ciliUPMs of u
neighborhood near hmors were hml
ed into court for violating the seine
law Monddy morning and a hotly
contested trial hi Judge la-anon s
court was brewing, when a com-
promise verdict was effected.
not a violation of the l.iw
seine all except three monlhs iu
year If a 3-inch mesh is used.
Cu4ton is coining in nicely just ____
now Lt>oks like Fall from the ' Half soles, 4.75, Hnbber Heels. $*y,t :«\>irTta*nU wtthTa' tha'acholMlk
way people are uoanng to lown • Leather lips. 4.2H, Heel Braces
-■4 14.24. Material and work guaran
/Mr. Merrell Scot I ha* accefitcd a' Iced. North side MfUar.■. Fmory
piMiifion as bookkeeper with Mi ' ■— - »*■■■■■■
S. S. Bowers during the eoffoti Will A. Hams of Poiat was in
season "laird*' as Mr Scott |» I Kmory l u* sdn\
affectionatelv .ailed, is one id the I-
Ibis is the largest per capita
(h* caunty has ever had.
h ading young husintms men of the Sanatorium
lown and we are glad ta ref*»*rl Mx ! seems to t»e
recent connection j recoaary.
doing nudy and
Ihe road to a sjteed'
Notice
MU, who had moved after hi i
made his original offer, mid hud
also written something like hun
dr*-d letter* In an effort to dispose
of the 3.34NI acre left, which they
said was scattered aud not as uond
land as the land that had ulreadx
been sold off
Wynn and Wynn of k.mim.n
Countx represented petitioner in'
action, while I. H. Potts, B. M. Mi
Mahan and Clark. Harrell ami
Clark represented Iht- defendan s
Kugie I ynrh
Kugie Lynch. Ihe pelitiornr. \s
the find witness. II. dcclun ihxi
lie bad brought bis ctinn as j * iti
gen In prolerl the p pic of li.miN
County. He said he Inifl I . cn t
Hockley Count \ and look I me.
the Imu i and fuualdrred m |
v/orlh more mom > tlm it h , |
h.*en sol*4 for In Jml h
Mylr* Stuart
WyU v Mu.nl, of F.slellinc. h i
fix'd Ihiil he had offered 41 ;.n
m re for lip* I Mil; p;o . t»’ pui . t
all cash. Ihat he w.n» told at ,!i,
litlh lb at th' c Uht> wa* ut.lt.
COAtrncl li> Cosi.) and I’om;,. wn
‘f I " s
T' iu vein
Wd|,h.. .....
y
\
Important Notice
was attending business in our towiijlniughf the Cafe formerly run by
Wednesday. Mi. Hyuu slates th.it Jack CuiarC We are glad lo have
Bui if vou use a seine w ith a) crops look as well here a* any I Maria join our luismess circles,
smaller mesh Ihe D-pul\ linirj place he has been. •»»•-*- . 4. — ‘ >
Warden Fred Brewer is liable to ---------» 9 — Cooks as tho we have a real
and on you w ith both feet | |.im4s like th. "Bear tlats** ;:re I Commissioner for this precinct 1 desperately in nerd
We wish to have a inrHing a4
th. Lone Mar OiUeterv the find
Friday in September for Ihr pur
inis* id electing new officers of the
Cemetery Asvxwation Everyone
interested is inviti*d lo 1 inair if poa-
sible. Wi Wau! >oU to Sew UoW
the cemetery looks now. The
meeting will hr from thru** to ttmr
p. i;i.. Hrpb*inl»er 6th We »!4
>f financial
f. II HjIIcw. Briwidenl.
Mrs. I- H Ballew, Sec. Trcua.
I laying dow n on Ihe job. We ha\ *lAfter making oar of the rural j aid: so please bring *»r send
not had a game in ever so long. !|"Utes hi has promised to make il' money * • 4 <
j Mavbe, who knows the tisilnrs ar. 'ihe Im*sI toad In the e/ojeiy M;.!
t.U.1
that In hid lived in th.il section 1'^e i|H*ciulixt will Ik at C. M ,n«n> times, they should keep -*n the different roads and a* noon) -—•«
Iheir eyes on them and we could as it rains will put Ihe trad01 t ’ w^VlBlT AldflN
still have games. I w ork. Ho, ch«/4 up. if your road| r'' " ■
— -0—-- | is a little had at this time. I
(Jmb a collection of night gar-{also going lo li\
for llirci years, lb said he km v Nl • D»u« Store Wednesday. S. p
«<f no land, either raw or cultivated, | H'Uilxnr 4th. Si c him aU>ut ymir
in that section (hat had been sold • v •* Children’s eyes a ipeciutty.
.«> low as 615 an acre. 'including lie* lieulunnl of cross
‘he plaintiff rested
Judge Rushing
"Unly Judge J. |\ Bushing '
In st witness for d« fendan's.
i In bad looked id Ihe land
• I Ill'll time ||| • Cmiiimiissi
4 uri pul an average price
an » n oji it. ul Which p
Highway 19
mrul.s were on display during the! load for
fire Tuesday night. I In writer of I know win*
this article was blooming out in a' Houston,
pair pajamas that looked like1
this
t f Sups
speeptl piece ol ; public
writer. Only
is. 1 hanks.
w* t m
I he 111jll|l**tIII
Iasi rhuisthu
1 Ihe delegation
(rial at Greenvi
And.
Ih" first 1 Mi.
in of tin j Oak '
After all.1
i buck lo, Mr.
'ire about rctun
and .Mrs. F. I'. Si
It obeli Muntz and s
cd from an extended
ig tireen, Kentucky.
It. M. Bollard hag b*
s|H*nt Thurx
D. McKay of the Emory*
si ti'rtd and t.LUinly Napcnu-
t I. T Bushing visited Aus-
tin the first of the week in Ih*
interest of oar school.
Supt. McKay and other* *tc
making a sin mg effort lo get the
l.inory si ho«»| in lh« affilinled 1 lass
i.nd everyone should lend all the
help they can in this laialshle un-
dertaking.
• .1 Mis J l» Hbrr *rd
»• i nt to Sulphur Sp.'ht$a
sit Mrs. Bohbe' Hay. Ib>*in
• • has been sick W* ar^
eporl her betfer al thia
weix* wiling oil i• i
ct* of the bin ! 1
lie shMid ready, h
e said, to pa,
$15 .in ai re for tin
1 land now and
would pay as min t
!i as 62b,OUb in j
rush. Saving *i
id> invested a
pail of his iu ii s
H. A. It nr ion
II. A. Horton, .i
Point, said that
%u* had looked over the laud. <• i
. which h*- said the
re was a good)
ijral of brush II, •
*stiniatci| th d it;
would take about
45 an acre |gl'
ad-- •» He fb* scribed i: •
n> to hike*, blow s,
smi, brush, cli.
He siud he went !•«
HiM'klcs (aKill-
ly b#*y«use he w i'
bdd hr e*iulil
buy land ailja. nt
lo the Bain* | *
t.iUil
ten al»«'ut Id
al to Stuar
Ills t>UM ,‘»
lb said he had wr
h’llers, nit luding srv
but Stuart had solii
mill hr r.HlIi-.i l K,.| i„ ,rlU(.|, Wll!
*r:n II, n„, inlrrr.lrj in !li
•
rr,\nl no |>io(ii .mi ,,f 11,,. [ r]:!,
action.
And 11111 s* is a litlie gossip ti».c
mn .* good, and that is. ihat two I
highway men wire here Frida\
and Saturday taking tne eleva ions
of tin* bills on the Clarks f.r >
r* • (( in 11 Sahnie lo F.mory, and on
to tin* llopktn* CiHinly line. VN
>lon*t know what that ".s|n-IIs," bm
we are hoping (hut il mi 111s the)
ami family
*eu •% isiling use
J : W. Htr-bKabJ
Il M Is*
I VN cdll
wr
\!l
m iuding
•I lo
■ fori
ostmaster, v.cri
at of IIm* way. 'I lie n
>ail*l time been away on v:i
they hail know they were
, „ 1-ig. In fact, we all v.'ould hav
IH.Khwu, lirparmrnt i, -le'fln* | ,ike(l ,.k<. Ihf ,u.v ,rff.
1 1 hi r»i
Mis !» S P«i*pics was a Cuntbs
Mr
- Kama Lh minim b is
ra-
airier *
* isitor Mondily.
turn*
»d from a visit* *wdh her
ws*
o at ion
ter.
Mrs. (amine F’Pfgerabi,
in
Miss Addle S|>erd of (.undiy was!
Dalit
is. Mrs. Fi'.xgcrald and
s«>n.
•4, hr
R. f'r,jnl> achoul luiul, ai *11' i i
av, nr fuun.i I*. Mir
wm |nM from In
■PjMIY.' U wa, th, rh. ... .{ lam
hi CottO fiml. hr aairl.
b(lfla«< r» ton in!r j.lut 1
nlmiilr,| lha
"> Hi. Il, * rffrrlrd al i
all ntrrlntK of th, Cninjui.M.in. i
t nurl for . tlui lauriHM,, on Jui:>
a. •■’~l. that lu.ilr,' utfrr ww. r*
(Wiv,4 amt arrr|itnl wtthaw th.
Ian I li.ivhl, lirrn ailvertiard
ty lo designate Highway
•um> Hant counts.
,#L.
her soul made happ:
catalogs active.
ibxk
IL Kiri her t itmitlesl th.*;
was cashier of th, Fp*s| Ni
(Contimini on last pugr)
rMs Ada Duffey lx at Ihuih from
tirt-i'iivillr where slu* has been wltti
her daughter, Mrs. John Mt Elroy,
the past few weeks. Afrs. McElroy
iiiderwetil a set iuu* operation, l»u(
we are glad to note that she is
t*iw improving nicety.
Miss Florets Edwards of laxm-
•ueri • sia-nt the week-end here.
Mr. H<*hcr1 King. Jr. was
tirecnvilh* visitor over the weet
end.
Alls* Vivian Porter of Dallas w
visiting in lown over the week-cm
visiting in I'oirt Sunday.
Mr*. H H Babb and Mis* Johnnsc
I Pollard were tuei uvi'le visitors
j Thursday.
Mr*. Ira Melton i f Emory h •>
! b»*m sjM iiding a few days with
| her parents, Mr and Mrs. ti. M
! McMillon.
I 177 bale* of cotton have been
,1.1s. and daughter. • Mm May, left
i Saturday foi Nan fh< go, f , tij
| ft.4e ihe* future hugpfe.
Sheriff (A. Soufherlaml xnd
| Mr. Richards attend*4*! an Elk * dink
ner at .Mineoia Fridiy, They r*>
i p'#» I a fine (iiuc. |
Mr and Mrs I 0 lurnet, V\
| .rill Mrs. J. W. P uts. Mra. L C.
j I' /nor and Mrs. Nell Potts all f.(
We are glmi to report that Mis Binned in Point up to Wednesday j *«rand Prairie., wire gursfj In th*
I'M*) Arnold v.bu U in Ih, Suit, 1 “»'•-moon.
| tHHB, Of
k Sunday.
T. W Hill and family.
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Tom W. Hill and Son. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1929, newspaper, August 30, 1929; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth845616/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.