The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 15, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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MCLA80DAE
WEDNESDAY, NOV. I ft, I9lft
abr (rtklamibak
Official Orran of (hr La-SIM)kla
1‘rvtiamnal Brigade^
• ......Editor
RuAtnea* Mgr.
.............Cantor
S. Ifeane Maamin
II. I'reMoa Met alib
1.1. K. 'V. Whitnrt
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a COl*. BI’I.LAKI>*S WORD «
a TO THE ENLISTED MEN B
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W(| ui-': all fa*
"h*g! merit* of th'*
brigade. regular* ami
National guardsmen:
To thr men of all
ame brigade, united by
Cheer Up Qkf Fop. Thanksgiving.
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Published weekly at San Benito,
IYxa*, in thr interest of and for the
, itia v1 I
contributory artklfa Mu
but the writers name need not I** . . , ■ .....
made public to anyS* hut the editor the president for “
and censor. All articles arc* censored po.-e. If we r\n la'* to g*
by Id. Whitikey of Brigade Head- campaign or fight \ou wi (>•• look
quartern. ing to each upihcr to stand by .
SubarrtpIXH. I‘nc I ........ lh. in
Single copies, 5c Hj mail, 5« the fight will I*. vh n> imprmeo
Subscription for t»me Brigade is in if we all now culti\ate relations and
service, not to exceed ft months MV food comradeship heforehan* *h*
Same price for like subscriptions o.i Vrrrce tn name National (iuard*
mailed. nmn or Regulars. make no differ
are the same
for the same
the man *.
work iii g
t
urn,
wi. v$!d.
Address all communication.- and make
* drtl W n» X:rM"',V;iv.,.. therefore. «
Entered as second-claa* matter ratios hip a- Americans ami soldi* rs
August 24. 1916. at the post office \pul’ll he glad of it if you ever g-
at San Benito, Texas, under the Act in campaign and have to fight and
of March 3, 1879. march and bear hardships together.
JuickU after this issue of The
TIME TO OKI Ok la odaik w.* w again h. in imu
It ha been the po cy <» Th, <>k ^ ran a||n , confidently expert
lasodak to keep out of Civilian af- #|| offUm and men to p.ay the
fairs in. Sm Benito., However, when ( That j„ our business while
an evil exists due to neglect upon * soi,|jorv<,
♦ ne part of the civi'.ta** citizens of
this city, that affects the soldiers ,M thr manPuvcr we will probably #
of 'Bullard's Brigade, then we fee jn other towns of the;#
we have a right to step in and
»!»eak our mind-:
Civilians have l>een compiainto. - bn(ra<ir that there „ . .
of misconduct upon the part of r ^ ^ botloni an<{ therefore they Continued from laao week
toxicated soldier-, who u e vile and ^ ^ no. ^ raneemed to try to turn Vera Crux. Mexico,
profane language upon the streets ^ r vJl>y villa(n* up side down. Thlv n(y shou,d ||€ mtw
nLl ^ rts V wrong" conduct ? ^ 7 / ta '"rr"Ur of **uUard’a **** fineBt in ,h<* worid docking
upon the part of the soldier.-, and "" ^ '~**«'** niono on account of ita Uatorv. hut
the military police have stringent
tlmlo ^l.tf'onr w.y ‘,« '.'-V. Ji.'I"- about to on,or the field b> «* S <'™ th*' ™“IH ***' iB**H
-hi .til. will ’ i> up to the civ,: ,, onr a, nty Ttn »,11 He ' omm.nded hy Major t—w«l |%ed,r n.tely an,I t. do the ,tib,„t Jutlire
ick run**ton. for a |*eriod of 8., require* an able |>en. Ae neither1
months from April until tNovember space, time or ability i* possesaed
:i il n n n n u n ii B 8 o It a J»e met With in k n.wriunga *tn*ll
n III M.I'll OF THE SOUilBi; B through the market. The many co-
- to B tumea and babel of strange tongue*
H> < ATT. W. S. SHIELDS B making a picture of intense inter-
------- . lM r,> hrrr ,or * B Camp Sanitary lnapactor « *-t and one never to be forgotten.
r long time I *an * un the men of 8 B B B B tt 8 B 8 8 B IB I fl n In addition to the heterogenous
k .1,0 hri«M»d.- that there i nothing 7'
I ha\
population, sailor* of all races couid
prior to the Euro|n*an war. Im* seen
about the streets, for the harlmr of
g Vera Crux is rated as one of the
ita history but and ahipping facilities unsurpassed
also from the fact that it wa.- oc So f»*M of charm and quaintness aaj
cupied and under military control well aa historical interest i» Vera
ians to do it. It is in their power, tbe acid test
not ours.
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We don't km.* how many open
saloons there are in San Benito.
Our l me is too valuable to go
arourd and count them. Rut
know that there are more
enough, even if three ^is bu
We are thankful that presidential
elections come but once every four
we do
than
1914.
The v rfter was forti
by the writer he muai pass on with
in l*e merely touching here and then* the
ing a number of the abawr com most salient features. Before con-
mand and the following briof sketch eluding the descriptive portiq^_of
** 0 C aside from the historical part will j^hi* article several things deserve
Brigade made a great ^ more in the light of persona! special mention, as follow*.
»• t*JU n reci n u it ■« .... Bullard*
\s U|m'g a* the citjT*tolerates these showing in the four day’s of hik experiences and will endeavor to Tlie CaatiUo de San Juan de Ulua
' open saloon.-, there is no kick com- hut watch u> in the fifteen day.- show in general way the manner mentioned above as the old Spani»h
ing a- to misconduct ny soldier- maneuver . in which an exceedingly delicate alt- prison. This wonderful Rtructurr re
who become intoxicated. A «lrunk - — ll*tion s° rably (tor.duaed resents an architectural triumph. It
man is in a < raxed condition and is |.| Kl T. IIIHSCHEIELD RETl’KNS hy <»enera! I in *<v is situatetl on 1-* ‘.allaga island
not respon ible for w hat he *ioe.-. ____ Historical Vera < rut, the first in the hay of \ era < rut and con
The way to prevent drunkenness i
to eliminate the liquor business. All
about one
rot
other plan* have proved to be fail °‘ , 'kianoma rieui n •» mr„.of Mexico. b> wate? about 400 miles .wall. It i* a combination fort, arsenal..
urea. turn<’<, f!°m no™°™ lexa g. E. of San Benito. / *lry dock.* ship yard, light hou*e
Then citizens of Ska Benito, if J)*‘ ha*v h.*en v.-'ting or e p« (>n April 2l ,r>1J, a Spanish ex- and military prison. the comer;
you de-ire law ami order, if you want '" ^ _ .u- u,. pedition, commanded by Herando stone of which was laid hy the
it »o that ydiir women can m* on us ^auir' " . h (’orte*. first landed on the ahorea Spaniards in 1528: All of these
tne streets at night without danger t*‘r P*rt “ as n‘ ' , , of Vera (rut. which was at that year* it has withstood th' buffet-
of being insulted, remove this dam-I lVolh’*r Wrn‘ “ ** , . time an Indian village oecauw -1 in«xi of hundreds of violent trophi-
able cur*e trorp yVr ^ mUSxJjKI'T EFtZSL * .’/U »>4i 4a t-.W'-LRom,. and iU massive foun-
it quick. Call an elect <»n and , 1 . ** . orthern day> a ,lay on which Catholic fdOliCa which are built below the
During his stay in the northern „K|ir,h fKjl ^ water level, am said to have cost
a fabulous j
.... _ , ., .. . v.u,.. ,„r ..... ,Vw.. «. . »>r ..u,,..... «. legrnd told to
fore the soldiers came to Kan Be- at <,ran< "w» ’ xns' <.r _ cros- thi* day well illustrates tne im-
,.me m«t> y«r, .nd .!« h» hoy ^ ^ lhj> thM of thi. .tructurr. -On,
the saloons out. If you don’t do it, I ,• ....... • chur<h venerates the true crosa, ho water level, are said tc
th,n don't kick. . p«rt of th, SUU th, l,,ut,^nt »t.- nam<.<| j( u vi|„ m„ Vomitw. million, of doltant.
The evil existing now. existed be- lt<k< , fi, ’f” fi 1 Crux. The rii h town of the tru« sum in those days. A ,ej
nito. Their coming has simply mag
nificd this evil until you can see ['00<J 'P *U^‘" tnTrt^a vea'r- fitted out the exneditior which lat-j^V * V standing on the
that* the saloon is not only not an h**„ha'_ ... ....... un,..i on er conquered Meico for the Spmr-1balcony of his palace in Spam shad-
...... While in San Antonio he called on conquered
a-set to your fair city hut a curse. _ : ..... . l*. lards
to ... .. Colonel Met aw. post surgeon at H.
* ' Sam Houston, and found there Major
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Ing his eyes with nis hand and look-
Thr history of Vera Cmi haa baen!1"* intently westward across the
•V \NTED. A Y. M. t \.
>am Houston, arm iuui.u u, .* } ^ *g. «At what is your majesty look
Ha!!oran who rif.r trophi* at' hurricane. pntage.I >«*•' inquired a courtier. 'I am look-
moMlixwfioi, of^Oklahom^trcJip- «nd a-k,. I......c ancer hlZE ^ ^ San Judft de Hu,' h.s maj
I T. . v . .. momiixaiioT! 01^ , , hy fore._n . „ _f . replied, ‘it has ,-ost me enough
W? f“ ^,^^.f07; H? :ho,.frarTHiow'fever^:* tS^. 7n aero,, the sea.- o
iitblish a field bu.Ming for the -ol- wh,rh wa once cam|>e«l w ith the '< ’ a r indeed tha the ‘ Th,B for,rrVhJ- ha ^ itrist®0*! many
lift Seen fit to .*• mf.,|y with Field Hospital No. 7. ny enmera yenow lever a>t*i lypnoB.'10
d,er- of Bulton?.,,‘,iK ^ K°.n OuibomT tZZ | Tt t^^Tl^faSiV^El
had cat aucca, with ,u,h inat, ' , ■».- 'b- «* "» K- , H«r •" »*««".-•“• h,"!’5.rrf'n>'«^1
tutions at Brownsville. Llano (irande, —-— -— :ever it ha- withstno*! both this rav
and many other places along tne CLEANLINESS NEXT TO (.Oil- «i»nr and man in » mark
border. The men down hen* desire • I.INESS. ah>'* manner and to m^e it mon*
a suitable place to spend their even- —— interesting, many of the hi idinga.
ings in a profitable entertaining Call for fresh bakery products and fortifications, etc., erected by tb>
manner. Tlie Kmghts of Columbus candies, made by Schmidt Bakery Spaniard- in the I4tn century still
have hel|M»*l to a great extent with & Confectionery. Adv chg. remain and for the moat part in as
their reading room, but we need a — . good condition a.- when first con-
larger instiuiJon*. officers and non -comm irftioned of- et meted
B tt B fiver have devotted the past w«*« l)e-< riptive Vera Crux i ono of
The fifteen day mane livers are to the studv of maps of the Kan the oldest, quaintest, and nit.d coۥ
upon us. We have had company. Benito country if’ preparation for mopolitan town on the An-irrican
regimental and brigade training, ami the district general maneuvers. 'continent. Owing to the per? a-ioncy
--- of the buildings first ere, •*! by
_ _ _ _ _ , ’be Spaniards and the prr r«i toy
commercial activity of the port, the
How many exchanges
GIVE ANY OE YOUR MONEY BACK
The profits from your exchange goes to your
Mess, Sport and other funds
11ST. OKLUtOMA KCIIANGE |
J “Buy a Coupon Book, pay payday” |
i .1 of
W antique and modem up to-dat* -mild-
• ings erected hy the English and
(ierman inhabitants stand s k by
side with relie of Spanish arift
tecture Luilt in the days of
j Charles V. of Spain.
J A vi-itor may loaay in * five
J walk go irom fair:. m4.
f ern cuartel or barracks b*iilt far
• the Mexican army to old Fort San-
tiago built in 1540 or fr\,m mod
em municipal jail tj the old Caa-
tillo de San Juan de Ulua Mftl
in 1528 with ita torture rack* jEH
dungeons below m-j level in w|S
the prs merit were immersed ?r a
water up to their chin in high tide,
with foo*l lowered to them t twugfe
a man hole and in which 9S
average life was some thrwe oaths
from date of confinement. I gggv
add here in passing that varal
unfortunates were mcar.emt.-d (to
these dungeon- upon the American
occupation and were at once Ijiber
ated hy onler of the comm,g|Ng
general, a fact which gives a gaad
m-ight Into the c|»aracrenst|r
ty with which Mexico treats -aMM*
of her prisoners.
Vem < nix has a population «f
some forty thousand which at th*
]time of our occupation repre- ealad
nearly every nation on the g|«bs:
American English. French.
Spanish, Indiana, Mexican*, Ha
and Martinique negroe*.
to the Mexicans in 1824
The dungeons were the most In-
terring feature to Ace Americans.
Upon occupation of the city in April
1914, as stated before, several hun-
dred prisoners were release*! from
these vole places. The job of clean-
ing the prison with its dungcon-
was 'given to two companies of U.
S. Marines, about 300 men They
were equipped with two fire en-
gines with plenty of hose. 1.rooms,
scrubbing brushes. hundreds of
pound* of sulphur, gallons of for-
malin and white wash galore. It took
them nearly: three weeks steady j
•work to accomplish the job. Can you
imagine the joy of a prisoner con- !
fined in one of these roul smellihg,!
vermin infested dungeons. No light, j
very little air. up to his neck In
Walter at high tide and the rest of,
the time in a bed of muck and filth.:
•nd yet in our present day civilization!
human beings were confined in such
places. Various inscriptions carved
in the wall* of th^r-e nun genus, were |
found, probaby put there by some
unfortunate victim in day* gone hy.
The Parochial chureh (I41 Parra-,
quia) i* a picturesque hit of archi-
tecture constructed by the Spaniards
in 1734 and in use today by thej
Catholic inhabitant*. Aside from It*
beauty and quaintnes* it ia of in j
terest because of it* roof, steeple and
belfry ia the nightly abode of hun-
dred* of buzzards or zopilote* as
they are called. At nightfall these
The Safest Bank
Is the Bank that is conservative. It must be
ably managed, have a sound Business policy,
and be modern in every respect.
We offer such advantages to you. l^t us
handle your Personal. Company, Regimental
and < ther funds.
Farmers Stale Guaranty Sank
v Jno. T. l>oinax. President
A. Herbst, ('ashler W. VV. Jones, Asst. Cashier
Every I ow n Has One First-Class Garage
San Benito 14as
Mayer & Toolan’s
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THE CLEAR PRINT OF THE OKLASODAK
Ia due to the fact that it is printed in the
Largest and Rest Equipped
Printing Plant in the Valley
CT'
Have you compared this newspaper with
other border papers? There is a difference
THE SAN BENITO LIGHT
PRINTERS TO BULLARD’S BRIGADE
WHY NOT LIVE
Where vegetables and tropical fruit and
flowers are the year around?
The Lower Rio Grande Yralley
Has a home for you.
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE
VAllEY SAFES & TRADING CO.
San Renito, Texas
ISVIUE
J ■
Corpus Chriati
and return. $4.15
WEEK END
EXCURSIONS
Visit This Famous Winter Resort
Md»u.s ,r«tur,. flock to th, roof Ticket* on sale Fridays and Saturday*. Return limit followinit
zlzz? £.r.z] rr:r N<>
li^ht night, their profit, again,t th, SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
fe^*rfr!“0W,,SVI“*"dSA'M FORDYCE and Intermedi-
toJ"*Thi. i, on, Of th, fimt im ,for °"? ,w*^y • minimum fare 50 cents. No baggage
praaaion. on, gather, front . vi.it <-h*ck«l on these ticket* and no reduction on children,
to Vara Cm*, not a pleasing on* ™■ ®* CRAIG, Ticket Agent, San Benito, Texan
I ran aaaurr you.
The Isia de Sarrifirioa I* a beau-:
r Hfal Uland in 'Vera Tnif hay fhree
fdtoarfrom the mainland and of in
GULF COAST LINES
Vera* ruxanoi. and «o on. could aff (Cantinued on page 8)
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Wasson, S. Deane. The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 15, 1916, newspaper, November 15, 1916; San Benito, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth852527/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .