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Ole Lindahl
Aug 23
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE RAYMONDVILLE, SEBASTIAN AND LYFORD TERRITORY
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUILD.
CHILDS & SCHLIFF,
Contractors
Raymondville, Texas
WILLACY COUNTY NEWS
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(FORMERLY THE MAGIC VAL LEY NEWS)
RAYMONDVILLE (COUNTY SEAT) WILLACY COUNTY, TEXAS.
RAYMONDVILLE. TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25th. 1923
V.OLUME 6. NUMBER 4*
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MRS EATON PASSES AWAY j U. S. RECLAMATION SERVICE
FOLLOWING DEATH OF BABY IN-EFFICIENT IN MANAGEMENT
Mrs. Willburta Hazel Eaton, died WASHINGTON, Oct., 25th.—The en-
at her* home in Raymondville Tuesday 1 tire scheme of government reclamat-
October 23th, after a serious illness
following child birth- The baby was
buried a few days before her passing
way. She was born at Dodge Center
Minn., March oth 1894. Attended
school at that place and finished high
school here. She was married to Rus-
sell B. Eaton July 28th., 1915. She and improvements, must be
came to Raymondville in November
1920 but returned in June 1921 to Min-
nesota, then to North Dakota and lat-
er going to Casper, Wyoming, return-
ing to Raymondville August 1922.
The funeral services were held Wed
nesday imorning at 10 o’clock Rev.
Gouchs of McAllen officiating. Songs
were touchingly rendered by lady j
friends of the'departed. The flowers
lers were induced to go upon the pro
ion development is endangered by
the present situation of the more im-
portant projects, Secretary Work de-
clared Monday in opening the initial
session of the fact finding committee
appointed by him to formulate a new
reclamation policy- Radical reforms
effected
he said,, if the settlers were to be pro-
tected from the loss and the govern-
ment’s interest safeguarded.
Complaints from various groups
virtually interested in the develop-
. „ arid lands bega'n to reach him
soon after he assumed office.
The complaints include charges, he
said, that in many of the projects the
eia j original estimates under which sett-
were many and beautiful, but not I*, ---j- — j *--------
more beautiful than the face that rest-
ed so peacefully in death, but far
more beautiful in the glorious resur-
rection morn. Flowers seem to be the
best emblem we have to express' our
love, for we wreathe them around the
cradle, the marriage alter and the \
LYCEUM COURSE TO BEGIN
OCTOBER 31st.
The Lyceum Course for 1923-24 be-
gins on the above date with “The
Music Makers,” a male quartet, furn-
ishing both vocal and instrumental
music.
These will be followed by “The Tern
pie Singers,” a mixed quartette, giv-
ing Solos, duets and trio arrange-
ments as well.”
“ The Sorority Singers,” a ladies
ROAD SIGNS MUST BE PROTECT-
ED SAYS HIGHWAY OFFICIAL
The folowing letter has been receiv-
ed by county officers:
State Highway Department-
Austin, Texas.
Gentlemen:
The State Highway Department is
collecting information for the mark-
ing of the different state highways
and the posts and signs themselves
jects were from 50 to 100 per cent too
iow, and that the actual cost has been
so great that it is impossible for the
farmers to pay out within the time .
and manner fixed by law, or even at j
all; that mistakes engineering and
otherwise had been made which added
quartette, giving a varied and interest are actually being prepared now for
ing program. The last number of the ; erection on the different state high-
Course will be the “Pam Pamza Fil-.ways. The actual erection of these
ipino,” quartet, with their native in- , signs will begin within a few days,
struments and songs, as well as some j We have noticed in many casesi in
from other forgein countries and A- other States that there is a tendency
merica. j on the part of school boys and soipe-
For further particulars regarding times of young men to use road signs
any of these attractions, see the small as targets, and to disfigure and de-
hand bills. The Course will be held stroy same. It is of the utmost im-
in the School Auditorium; price Nfor ' portance that these signs be protected
Course tickets—Adults $2.50. Child- j to give very necessary information to
ren $1.00. the 8'eneral pubilc,, and we request
Tickets for sale at Post office, Me- that the constables, police and othei
Claugherity’s Meat Market, Lacoma, local peace officers be informed of the
Burton’s Garage, Drug store, Ray- j necessity of preserving and protect-
mondville State Bank and from mem- I ing' these road signs, and we wish to
bers of the Committee. Tickets will; solicit your earnest cooperation in
be reserved at the Drug Store, Tues- ; trying to preserve these signs
WILLACY COUNTY LANDS WILL
BE WORTH FORTUNE.. IF
AGAINST THE GOVERNMBN
tomb. Thus would we leave her, and j materially to the cost of construct- ] day 0ctober 30th, for the entire Cour-
in memory keep her, as sweetly repos-
ing among the beautiful and fragrant
flowers.
The body was carried to the hearse
by D. E- Decker, W. K. Sampson, C.
E. Belden, Ralph Scott, H. E. Tomme,
Aleck Crow, E. T. Houston and C. R.
Johnson, all members of the local A-
merican Legion Post. A large proces-
sion followed the hearse to the ceme'-
tery, where a short service was held.
Those who have gone down into the
'valley of suffering and stood for days
by the side of a loved one, as hope af-
ter hope dropped away as the petals
fall from a fading flower,, know that
ed projects; that others had been un- |se
dertaken' that should never have been
started; that the overhead costs of the
service and many of the individual pro
,jecs all borne by water users, were
burdensome and excessive.
Large Investment
‘Under the system used in the re-
NO TUBERCULOSIS IN RAYMOND
VILLE DAIRY HERDS
Final test on about 400 Raymond-
ville dairy cows failed to show a sin-
gle cow affected in any way with tu-
clamation srevice^ Yhave been unable berculosis, a remark^ record in-
to get figures that appear to be de- "«*? that our farmers may
s (well be proud off. Dr. G. W. North-
It is hoped that school children; will
j be taught not to disfigure and destroy
iroad signs.
Yours very truly,
J. FAULTEROY
State ^ighway Engineer .
COUNTY ORDERS COLLECTION
,. .OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
DEVELOPED
D .J. Reynolds, formerly of Minn-
iapclis, now of Lcs Angeles, Calf.,
writes to relatives here under date of
October 15th., that he and his family
are enjoying California immensely,
but he still remain interested in Wil-
lacy county, as he owns several hun-
dred acres here. He is especially in-
terested in the Irrigation project.
Mr. Reynolds in part says “there is
great activities in. California pi’oba-
bly over two hundred million dollars
worth of buildings going up this year
and 100,000 city lots have changed
hands. A farm ten miles from cen-
ter of city (just now prairie) sold at
$15,000 an acre. These lots to be sold
at $5,000 to 10,000 a lot.. It is esti-
mated about 200,000 transcients in
this county. Let me tell you, that in
say, 30 years, the prices in the Rio
Grande Valley will be up there too,
They are slowly but surely to advance
You have the soil and climate, get the
water and the rest will come pretty
fast.” Mr. Reynolds run excursions
to Raymondville from Minneapolis sev
eral years ago, known as the Clark &
Reynolds Land Co.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT FORBIQS
SHOWING THE “BIRTH OF
A NATION
projects or the total money expended of Kmgsville, mth whom arrang-
on all projects. | emfts,were "f <=
I “It is reported, taken from the re- «» the j Kmgsv.lle
cords of the bureau that the govern- Creamery and was assisted and accom
,__________________- - meat's total investment to June 30, by County Commissioner C
• ■uackvJ-uguish cannot find solace in tfse 11923. itl round numbers is $484,1*00*90 ; ‘ wbo.is^lj ' ow p.
tenderest words. The husband with a i and its total receipts are about $46, beid
The county commissioners court
met in session Wednesday afternoon
and after taking care of the routine
^business- and approving bills, the court
on' motion by Commissioner J. St.
Clair Thompson and seconded by Com
rnissioner S. S. Caldwell unanimously
ed the delinquent tax records
V.’o&i pt; 4 :■C..'" yearsu :.at) or-
PARIS, Ot, 24th—The authorities
have again forbidden showing of the
motion picture “The Birth of a Nation
until all scenes containing negroes or
the Ku Klu Klan have been eliminated
This censorship of the picture, which
was to have been exhibited today,
would have made it valueless, say the
filmmen, as quoted by the Herald.
Unless the government reconsiders
Some people are never able to see
anything! good in the party that hap-
pens to be in power. Therefore, they
are constitutionally and eternally “
“against ^he goVernmejfft}.”. What-
ever it does is wrong, or should have
been done in some other way, or
should not have been done at all.
No matter who we elect for cur of-
ficers, be it National, state or county,
or what party or faction they may af-
filiate with, they are unquestionally
men of standing and integrity of
brains and ability to accomplish
things, or they would not be occupy-
ing their positions. Be they repub-
licans, democrats or Independents
they have their good qualities as well
as their faults, and invariable the
good qualities predominates.
These facts, being true, we would
have a more harmonious and prosper-
ous county if we would all be for the
government instead of so violently de-
nounce its every act.
Once our elected officials go into of-
fice they are entitled to the loyal sup-
port of all people who believe in good
government and American progress-
ivenes.s
Continually criticizing the govern-
ment and its various officers doe3
more harm than good and accomplish-
es nothing- Give your co-operation
to the duly elected officers and if then
they do not what you think they ought
to do, elect somebody else at the next
election.
SAYS OLD HI HICKS
Yes, I know that Bill’s got rich
Owns a place now, and such
Things as go with wads of gold-
Worth a million I am told
But I swear I wouldn’t trade
Places with him, even up—
its decision the film men stand to lose
| For his gold I fear will fade
devotion that few men are capable off
whose strenght was given sweetly and iand unpaid of $135,000,000.
tenderly to his precious wife, whose
devotion, with that of her mother and
sister never faltered, could not detain
her by clasp of earthly love..
Vainly grouping after the infinite j obligations as they fell due.
000.000 leaving a balance invested
“ The reclamation service for which
this department is responsible appar-
ently requires re-organization. Out
of the 28 projects only one has met
Long
meanings we cry: Why should so pre-
cious, so necessary a life be taken?
The old, old question which will never
be answered till the veil of our mortal
vision be rent by immortality, and wc
see, not as now, darkly, but face to
face. Then also may we behold the
heavenly mansion which perhaps she
was called thither, thus early, to help
prepare for loved ones:. As a poet
said:
“For non'e return from those Spirit
shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold
and pale, . '
We hear the dip of the golden
oars,
And catch a gleam of the snowy
sail,
\“We only know that their barques
no more,
May sail with us o’er life’s stormy
LYFORD MERCHANT ENDORSE
POINT ISABEL HIGHWAY.
The concrete highway to Point Isa-
bel would prove one of the best invest-
ments Cameron county could make,
and in my opinion both the Browns-
V
ville and Bareda highway should be
constructed” was the statement of E.
W. Archer of Lyford, one of the Val-
ley pioneers who was in Brownsville
last week, according to the Herald.
“I am not a resident of Cameron
count, but I am a taxpayer, and as
such I am naturally interested in the
development of every resource of Cam
eron county. I am confident that if
the highways to Point Isabel are con-
structed along the lines Couty Judge
Dancy advocates—a road from Bar-
rada to serve the upper Valley and a
road from Brownsville to Enos to con-
nect with it— it will prove one of the
best investments the county could
make. ..
WORK ON LACOMA BUILDING
. .NEARING COMPLETION
VALLEY SUPERIOR CITRUS
SECT ION TO FLORIDA
The work on the dd Trust Company ^ ,
i i i t 11 r 1 sicii :i/iious<iTici aoLaa s.
building, now owned by the Lacoma,,, .
•nr i there? is about 1500 lots and
Mercantile Company is rapidly near- i , . ,. ■
... ™ tl , , !, l the owners either refuse
mg completion. The wall between tne ;• ,
, , , t. i „ |render for taxation o*r pay taxes
store and where the State Bank form-
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dered the publication of 3amc, and in- ^ ree m\ 1011 ianc::”
structed the county attorney to file
suits,- as the law directs, after publi-
cation. Back taxes on real 6sstate due
l:Ke* aounty and state amount to sev-
At present
farms.
to
extentions of time for payments due
are betas urged individually and by ^!
cut and the corner room will be utilis-
ed by the store. This will give the
store an corner entrance
projects and an additional 20 year ex-
tension is being asked..
“Your committee is requested to sur-
vey the whole project in its entirety;
give to the bureau your opinions con-
cerning our/ methods that we may a-
void errors, and finally your recom-
mendations which congress may study I
and which should ultimately preserve ha,(„, six K,rd c,.,
the sanctity of contract, secure to K RBmton Garage accord.
BURTON GARAGE MAKE BIG
SALE OF LORD CARS
The J. C. Eng-dma’i Land Company
y,ale and can be bought for taxes with
a clear and good title.
it
KING SOLOMON’S MINES
FURNISH CORNERSTONE
FOR MASONIC TEMPLE
Atlanta City. N. J. Oct..
“The Rio Grande Valley will become
a \ enderful citrus country” was the
statement of W. H .Haywood of Win
ter Park, Fla-,, citrus fruit expert, who j-j don,t haye to
arrived in Brownsville last week in
company with M. M. High, entomoi-
g;st at Kingsville, according to the
Brownsville Herald.
“The Valley has Florida beaten in
many ways,” he continued, “and while j ^n~he dies, Bin’s'coin wilY be
’ "■ * “ ’ by Dr. W. W
And the twillight’s quit peace
Gives me constant revenue
From a wealth that cannot cease
Bill keeps fussing night and day
Fraid his wealth will melt away—
Keeps his house locked good and tite
Lest a thief break in at night;
worry none
Burglars; cannot steal the sun
Or the bird song, or the bloom
Or the laughter or perfume
Of the happy world that I
Keep in heart and soul and eye—*
I had been informed
Left behind—whereas for me
Yothers, who participated in your cit- j AU the loye and joy that>s mine
rus schools last summer that this was (Pollowg me on paths diyine>
stone weighing a half ton from King;a Steat citrus country, I was surpns- :pye treasures j can save—
Solomon's quarries, near Jerusalem,!0(1 industry attaining such Hig glipg from at tjje grave
farmers safety for their investment
already made and insure the govern-
ment a return on invested funds..
GREAT LAKE CO., HAS GOOD
BOATS FOR VALLEY HARBOR
ing to Ross Holloway, manager
Engelman, in commenting upon the
purchase of these cars, which will be
used to carry investors around the
Valley said, that, it had been his ex-
perience that smaller cars like the
has arrived here today to be used as ! raPid development.”
^r- ’the cornerstone of the $500,000 temple I “ Citrus fruit in the Rio Grande Val
the erection of which by Atlanta City ley develop m^ch more rapidly than in
■n/r’ ' * 7 • , , , , ITM ^ ^ It r\ r»f nbnrl ^T\/T/\c«4* a-? fll.o
Masons, is planning to start next ionaa>
month.
The Rev. Thomas J. Cross of the
The MeDoucjal Terminal Warehouse
Company of Duluth, Minn, has two
large refrigerator boats, now employ-
en in the great lakes region, which
they wish to place in the Gulg Coast
vegetable and truck trade during the ^ R Thompson another Fordson tract
rbonths of December, Ja-Trsry, Feb-. . — „ ......
cursions and were also more ecoqfomi-
WHAT THE DOCTOR TOOK
An old darky was taken ill and cal-
lie stated. “Most of the
growers have secured excellent stock, | led"in Vphyrfcian’of his W' race,
and I find that the Florida seedlings & ^ a& there was no signs
Chelsea Baptist Church, an active Ma-:and sour orange seeds have been no j of improvementS) he called a white
son, arranged for the delivery of the! sma11 -factor in the development of the ; doctor> who S0(m fejt the old man’s
stone while on a trip to the Holy Land,
cally operated. Otiter sa’es for the There has been but few instances, in
past week are:
Sabas Cantu, touring car, E. Roem-
er, roadster, Pablo Perez, touring car
which a stone from the quarry of King
industry. Large shipments will be
made from Florida this year. It ‘s
■■•y evident from what I have already
Solomon the first Master Mason, has observed that the growth of the citrus
been takes to a foreign country.
urarv, March and April, according to
a letter received by the Brownsville
Board of City Developments, from the
officers of the company.
During the months, specified in the
company’s letter the Great Lakes are
frozen over, and boat traffic is sus-
pended, and by sending boats through
the New York barge canal and down
the Atlantic coast to the lower Gulf
coast, they could be kept in commiss-
ion; twelve months of the year.
The boats the company desires to
place in the Gulf trade were completed
this year and placed in commission on
the lakes. They are electrical driven,
and have draft of ten feet, which par
ticularly adapts them for the
coast trade..
or and W. T. Holder tractor plow and
disc.
WORK ON PAVED HIGHWAY
GOING FORWARD
FROM MINNESOTA
The McAllen Monitor has this to
say about our friend Arsers, who is
visiting here from Minnesota.—*
TJhe many friends of C. G. Arsers
are pleased to see him hack again with
them after an absence of little over
two years. Mr. Arsers is now band
leader in his home town iVi Spring
Valley, -Minn., and is down here on a
vacation. He was accompanied as far
as Raymondville by Mrs. Arsers who
stopped there to pay a visit with her
Gulf parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Passmore.
Work on the La Feria end of the
concrete highway No. 12 is going for-
ward at the rate of 500 feet per day
The second road outfit is busy working
on the Brownsville end of the highway
and it will be hut a few months before
the towns in the lower Valley will be
linked together with complete con-
crete roads.
orchards in the Valley will be very
rapid from now on, and I sincerely
hope that the growers will use the ut-
most discretion in selecting and pur-
chasing their seeds, or nursery stock
in order that no heavy losses be su-
stained.”
WEATHER REPORT — OCTOBER
Date
18-
Max
—87-
—81-
Min.
-58
20—74-
21-79-
Maybe Ma’d Be Willing
A school teacher was annoyed
the continued mischievousness of
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pulse and then examined his tongue.
“ Did your other doctor take your
temparature?” he asked.
“I don’t know, boss,” replied the
sick negro. “I hain’t missed nothing
but my watch as yit.”—
Sporting Squibs
of All Minds
The New York state boxing commis-
sion’s age limits for boxers are twen-
ty-one and thirty-eight, inclusive.
Coach Spears of West Virginia uni-
versity football squad demonstrates
his method of play when instructing
his squad.
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of her boys.
_________ The boats will be put in Mr. Arsers, during his residence in
operation as soon as the Point Isabel | McAllen two years ago, was the lead-
harbor and channel is completed, if jet a popular orchestra which f urn-
other details can be satisfactory ar- ; ished excellent music for many an oc-
r-anged. Icasion througout the Valley.
Wm. Smith returned home the last
. At last the exclaimed, in exasper- ■ of the week after a 'two weeks stay in
ation, “I wish I could be your mother ! Dallas,
for one week.”
“Very well, I will speak to father
about it.” replied the youngster cooly.
FOR SALE—50 chickens, apply at
the Barber Shop—Dave Moon—adv.
The Phillies have purchased Leon-
ard Metz, a shortstop, from the Grand.
Island dnb of the Nebraska Stats
league.
A report frosa Stockton, CuL, has it
that the Browms have acquired a new
shortstop from the independent So-
nora team in that section by the name’
uf Urban Pickering,
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OUR PRICES ON LUMBER
1x4 No. 2 Coicmen $40.00 2x4 No. 1 Common $50 00 1x12 No. 2 Common $50 00
’ ” ” Shiplap $43 00 2x6 ” ” ” $50.00 Shingles $6.00. per thousand
Prices in Effect as of Date October, 25th, 1923, Lenghts 12 to 20 Feet.
Raymondville Lumber Company.
PRICES SUBJECT TO
WITHOUT NOTICE
CHANGE
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Johnson, Charles R. Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1923, newspaper, October 25, 1923; Raymondville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth874725/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reber Memorial Library.