The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1924 Page: 8 of 8
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The Delight of Spring Furnishing
Is a Universal Feminine Emotion
Therefore women who are already planning for future activities will find rare
pleasure in visiting this store and looking over the damty curtainings, the colorful
cretonnes, the charming draperies that speak so eloquently of sunny, care-free
days when windows are flung wide to the vagrant breeze.
DAINTY CURTAININGS
For Spring and Summer, of qualities
selected for their charm and dura-
bility.
Plain Scrim, pesr yard ............. 15c
Plain and Fancy V©lie, per yard 25c
Fish Net, per yard....................65c
Silk Marquisette, per yard......$1.00
INEXPENSIVE DRAPERIES
For Spring and Summer introducing
manv intriguing novelties in design
and color combination
Colorful Cretonnes, per yard______35c
Colonial Draperies, per yard......75c
Tapestry, per yard ..............$1.00
Stokes Brothers & Company
THE PEOPLE WHO SELL IT FOR LESS
MEMORIAL SERVICES
The memorial services Wednesday
BUY A
Buckeye Incubator
FEED your BABY CHICKS on
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it
FEEDS, use Buckeye Brooder
to house them, and your troubles will be few.
Where Buckeyes are used, and proper feeds
given, success and profits follow.
See our display of Buckeyes and get prices be-
fore you buy.
The only complete line of “Stock and Poultry
Feeds” in Lampasas. Ask for Superior Calendar,
full of useful information for poultry raisers and
it is free.
Bring us your Poultry, Eggs, Hides, Pecans,
CREAM, etc., we are always in the market, and
will pay top prices.
Central Produce Co.
Lampasas, Texas. —E. B. Millican, Mgr.
Southwestern 83 & 133. Rural 27
C. OF C. LUNCHEON
The Chamber of Commerce lunch-
eon was presided over by the presi-
dent, W. H. Walton, at the Hotel Wa-
chen Wednesday and a good crowd
was present and several matter of
business were discussed. The presi-
dent stated that it was his desire that
entire membership oo-operate that
the greatest good might be obtained
from the work of the organization,
and he was ready and willing to take
the advice and counsel of the mem-
bers: He also stated that it was his
desire that all business be transacted
promptly and no more than the al-
loted time be given the meetings.
This meets with the hearty, approval
of the members.
R. Key reported for the com-
mittee on the Abney well proposition
and stated that new casing had beer;
put down thirty feet in the well, but;
there is still an obstruction down about
forty-two feet and a well drill will
be placed over the well to try and re-
move the obstruction.
J. H. Andrew reported for the ar-
rangement committee of the recent
banquet and stated that the expense
of the “eats” vras $123.00, but he had
no bills for the other expense incur-
red.
Roy L. Walker reported that a
request had come from the City Fed-
eration for help in caring for the
watering of the flower beds along1
Grand Avenue. No definite statement
of what was needed had been made
by the Federation and the proposition
was held over until next meeting for
definite action. In this connection it
was stated that probably the property
owners along he blocks in which the
beds were located would water and
take care of the flowers.
The committee appointed to induce
the West Texas Methodist Encamp-
ment to locate in Lampasas made its
report. The committee learned that
the encampment wanted about three
or four hundred acres ox land and they
would make improvements to suit
their needs. They also learned that
Kerrville had made them an offer of
$10,000.00 in cash, to locate there and
Uvalde had offered $10,000 in cash
and 300 acres of land. The committee
decided that Lampasas had practically
no chance to secure the encampment.
It was decided to have representa-
tives in Austin on the 12th of this
month to attend the State Convention
of the Texas Centennial Celebration.
A motion was made that the presi-
dent of the Chamber, of Commerce at-
tend the meeting and Roy L. Walker,
J. R. Key, J. F. Everett, and R. S.
Carney volunteered to attend the
meeting also if it was possible for
them to do so.
A letter from Dr. J. V. Brown,
president of the San Marcos Baptist
Academy, was read in which he stat-
ed that it would be impossible for
them to continue their summer camp
school here. Owing to the growth of
the school and the necessity of con-
centration, they will not have any
summer camp1 schools but will hold
their summer school for both boys and
girls at San Marcos.
It was stated that the Board of
Directors of the Chambers of Com-
merce had appointed a committee to
try and secure a summer school for
Lampasas, but at the present the com-
mittee had no report to make on the
matter.
J. R. Key reported that some work
was being done on the trees at the
park in order to preserve them. The
park management is also trying to
secure some one to operate the dining
hall at the park for the convenience
of the summer visitors.
The visitors at the luncheon Wed-
nesday were W. W. Cox and R. F.
George, business men of Killeen, and
Rev. W. A. Belcher of Cherokee, who
is here attending the Methodist dis-
trict conference.
WARDEN NAMED FOR
HUNTSVILLE PRISON
Huntsville, Texas, Feb. 5—W. M.
Miller of Cleburne, for four years
sheriff of Johnson county, was unani-
mously elected warden of the State
penitentiary here by the Prison Com-
mission Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Miller accepted the position and
will enter upon his new duties at once.
He will have charge of the execution
of the five negroes who will be elec-
trocuted in the prison here between
midnight and dawn next Friday morn-
ing, and who will be the first prison-
ers legally put to death in this manner
in Texas.
Mir. Miller is 41 years old and has
a wife and six children.
PERRY-BLACK NUPTIALS
The wedding ceremony which unit-
ed Miss Lois Black and Robt. H. Perry
as husband and wife took place Friday
morning, Feb. 1st, at 9:30 o’clock
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Di\ and Mrs. D. W. Black.
If the elements of nature have the
power to forecast the shadows of com-
ing events, this bride and bridegroom
will certainly have a silver lining to
all the clouds that may arise in their
journey through life. Their wedding
day was one that was marked by the
brightness of the sun, the calmness_
of the atmosphere and the peaceful-
ness of all the surroundings, and their
many friends wish for them the ser-
enity and peacefulness with which the
day was emblematic.
The ceremony was conducted by
Rev. J. Grady Timmons, the ring cere-
mony being used, and only a few spe-
cial friends and neighbors were wit-
nesses to the wedding ceremony.
Mrs. Perry is one of the most at-
tractive and lovable young women
that has been led to the marriage al-
tar in Lampasas. She graduated in
the Lampasas High School and then
took the three-year course at South-
western Methodist University at
Georgetown and graduated with hon-
ors. She studied music in the mean-
time, and is accomplished in many
ways. She carried a bouquet of lilies-
of-the-valley and sweet peas, and af-
ter the ceremony presented it to
her mother.
Mr. Perry is a. brother of Mrs.
Frank Baker of this city, and is also
a graduate of Southwestern Universi-
ty and since his graduation a few
years ago has taken post graduate
courses and for a time was professor
of English., in the University of Min-
nesota, but has decided to make Texas
his home and will be located at some
point in the state in the near future.
He is a young man of pleasing ap-
pearance and excellent character, and
hearty congratulations are extended
Mr. and Mrs. Perry, who departed on
the Friday morning train for Belton
to visit Mr. Perry’s father, and later
will go to Dallas and other points for
-a wedding trip. -
SALE OF TREASURY
CERTIFICATES TO BE
STOPPED IN TEXAS
Washington, Jan. 31.—Sale of treas-
ury savings certificates by postmas-
ters in 17 Middle Western and Wes-
tern States has been suspended by
Postmaster General New until further
notice, with the approval of Secre-
tary Mellon of the treasury, in order
to assist in the present financial stress
among the small banks of those states
Postmasters in North and South
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas,
Arkansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona and Mon-
tana were ordered to discontinue sale
of the certificates.
The order supplements one issued
January 19, which ordered discontinu-
ance of- advertising and soliciting of
subscriptions. The order does not af-
fect acceptance of deposits in the pos -
tal savings system.
NEGRO IS WHIPPED AND
TARRED AND FEATHERED
Waco, Texas, Jan. 31.—A young ne-
gro employed as porter at a local
rooming house was taken by four or
five masked men last night into the
outskirts of the.city, given a beating
and a ^cat of tar and feathers The
negro was brought back to the city
and ejected from the car on one of
the prominent corners of the city.
Mrs. W. F. Barnes has returned
from Pawhuska, Okla., where she vis-
ited in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Beauman. Mr. Beauman is
getting along very well and is cheer-
ful, but is not able to take any solid
foods and the physicians are not hope-
ful of his recovery.
BIRTHS FAR EXCEED
DEATHS IN TEXAS
Austin, Texas, Jan. 31.—Birth reg-
istrations in Texas during 1923 num-
bered 76,714, as compared with 36,-
535 deaths recorded, a ratio of more
than two to one. for 1922 the same
ratio prevailed, there being 75,606
births registered against 37,049
deaths.
Broocke Eubank, of Cross Plains,
spent Sunday here in the home of his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Sparks, and departed Monday morning
for Temple where he will spend sev-
eral days.
afternoon in honor of Ex-President
Woodrow Wilson, whose death occur-
red Sunday, were largely attended,
the Methodist church being full and
extra seats were brought in to ac-
commodate the crowd. The High
School was dismissed in order that
the students might attend, and the
banks and all of the business houses
were closed in honor of the deceased.
The address by Judge W. H. Brown-
ing on “Wilson as a Statesman,” was
said to be one of the best addresses
of its character ever delivered in Lam-
pasas, and Dr. Urnphrey Lee, whose
address was on “Wilson as a Christ-
ian”, was said to be a masterpiece,
and superb in every particular.
PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT
There is a splendid report for the
public schools for the month of Jan-
uary notwithstanding - the coldest
weather of the winter months was ex-
perienced and both pupils and teach-
ers worked under difficulties as the
heating plant has not been adequate
and all have suffered from cold. How-
ever, through the kindness of R. S.
Mills, who has loaned the school some
stoves, the rooms are more comfort-
able this week and no one has suf-
fered from cold.
The number of pupils enrolled in
the Grammar School is—boys, 257;
girls, 243; total, 500.
The number enrolled in high school
is—boys, 111; girls, 114; total 225.
The colored school enrollment is—
boys, 32, girls, 20; total, 52.
The grand total enrollment of the
schools is 777. The percent of at-
tendance is 95 in both grammar and
high schools, and in the colored school
85. The number of pupils not absent
395, not tardy 466; number A’s 19;
number making not lower than B, 28.
Those making distinction and great
distinction are as follows:
Magna Cum Laude: Olene C^sbeer,
Verna Belle Huffaker, Estelle Roberts,
Lila Martin, Faye Martin, Madison
Rayburn, Mona Waters, Margaret
Matthews, Frances Key, Kenneth
Leatherwood, Burford Struck, B. W.
Brown, Charles Miller, Hobert White,
Mildred Davis, Florence Harper, Ver-
na Mace, George Young.
Magna Laude: Mildred Brown, Attis
Jones, Glenn Marie Harwell, Alma
Glenn Jordan, Homer Moten, Mar-
gurite Townsend, Margaret Hallmark,
Leone Casbeer, Annie Beth Baker,
Katherine Martin, Fred Matthews,
Darrell Willerson, Frances Largent,
Myvan Morris, Alice Struck, Winnie
Carpenter, Vera Martin, Clyde Terry,
Thelma Word, Ophia Henderson, Ber-
nice Vann, Rachael Smith, Janie Belle
Earnest), Lila Faye Everett, Ruby
Glover, Selma Waggoner, Bee How-
ard, Erwin Field.
Judge W. B. Abney arrived at home
Thursday morning from San Antonio,
and will be here until Sunday looking
after his business interests.
SEVEN PERSONS DEAD
OF BOTULINUS POISON
Albiny, Oregon, Feb. 5.—Botulinus
poison in home preserved beans caused
the death yesterday and early today
of seven persons and affected three
others so seriously that scant hope
is held for their recovery. The beans
which had spoiled after being pre-
served, were eaten at a family dinner
Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Reinhold Gerber. The dead:
Mrs. Paul Gerbig, 34; Hilda Gerbig,
10; Marie Gerbig, 7; Gottfried Rueh-
ling; Mrs. Gottfried Ruehling; Wer-
ner Yunker, 10; Reinhold Gerber.
Two persons, Mrs. Reinhold Gerber,
and Margaret Gerbig, an infant, were
the only ones of the 12 persons at the
dinner who escaped the poison. They
did not eat the infected food.
Mrs. Gerber told authorities she no-
ticed the beans seemed slightly
spoiled when she opened the jar but
she thought they would not hurt any
one. Werner Yunker is said to have
spoken of a peculiar odor and taste
when he ate them.
None of the death occurred until
more than twenty-four hours after
the dinner.
Mrs. Ed Bear went over to Temple
Thursday morning, where she is tak-
ing treatment for the benefit of her
eyes. ,
KAISER’S HEALTH BROKEN,
REPORT HEARD IN DOORN
Doom, Holland, Jan. 31.—Former
Kaiser Wilhelm’s health has broken
down and members of his immediate
household fear the worst, it was learn-
ed here today.
Friends of the one time war lord
admitted his physical cpb&dition is
precarious, but claimed that the at-
atending physicians are hopeful of re-
storing normal health.
Constant brooding over the down-
fall of his dynasty, coupled with re-
ligious mania, have contributed to
general physical weakness.
Friends of the former emperor fear
that the end may come suddenly, ow-
ing to weakened heart action.
Wilhelm goes through his custom-
ary daily activities, but wood sawing
has become too strenuous for him and
he gets his exercise by walking in
the garden of the house of Doom.
Frequently Wilhelm suffers fits of
acute weakness. His appearance be-
comes more fragile and his face is
pale and lined.
Recently while drinking tea with
Hermine, his wife, Wilhelm suddenly
fell unconscious from his chair. Be-
. fore Hermine’s cries brought assist-
ance the ex-kaiser had risen from the
floor and refused to accept any as-
sistance to his bed chamber.
The Weekly Leader 6 months 75c.
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The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1924, newspaper, February 8, 1924; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885750/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.