The Lampasas Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 5, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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The Season’s Most Charming
Models In
WOMEN’S AND MISSES
FROCKS
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> Fashions smartest models—developed of all the wanted materials, including satin, crepe de
chine, canton, and many woolen materials. Gay embroideries, dainty tuckings, pleatings, headings,
buttons these are just a few of the details of these frocks of newest silhouettes. These are circular
hares and godet sknts, fully shirred skirts, box pleated skirts. With long or short sleeves—close
fitting ones or loose wide ones.
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Every day’s express brings new spring merchandise to our big store, and there is no use of f
thinking you have to wait we have excellent numbers to select from now. 'We earnestly invite ^
you to come in as often as you like and see the new styles—they are always found in our store. |
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Pioneer “ " Flood In Lam-
pasas Fifty-Three Years Ago
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Mrs. M. F. Supple, of McCreaville, sends the Leader the fol-
lowing clipping taken from the Lampasas Dispatch, dated Septem-
ber 29, 1873, which will be read with interest by the older citizens
and others of Lampasas:
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On Friday night, after midnight,
the rain began to fall with consider-
able force, and so continued until late
in the evening of Saturday. By
twelve o’clock on Saturday the town
was flooded with water from the
branches around town and the back
water from Burleson and • Sulphur
Fork. About 1 p. m. the overflow from
the Sulphur Fork took place and in
thirty minutes the whole town was
submerged. In less than half an hour
from the break over of the water
from the creek, a dozen or more
houses were swept off leaving the lots
entirely desolate of a piece of timber.
Not a thing had been taken from a
waters.
The College, Gracy’s Hotel, the
Lampasas Hotel (upper story), Mrs.
Hulings, Tom Haynies and Judge Mc-
Ginnis’ are nearly the only houses
without water on the floor. Many
houses which were not swept away
had all their contents taken off.
The houses in the highest parts cf
town were filled with the distracted,
almost naked, and shivering women
and children. About four o’clock the
waters began to subside and soon the
men of the town were busy with wag-
ons and horses hunting up the home-
less and disconsolate. Every house
where any comforts and provisions
single house as far as we know—in j were left was made open and free to
fact no one suspected such a terrible j the destitute and homeless. Dozens of
catastrophe—and when it did come, families were left with not a change
the question wTas “what shall we do
to save our lives?”
Women and children went from
their falling houses, wading up to
their waists, screaming for help, and
an impassible slough separating many
of the men from their families. Some
took refuge in trees where they were
obliged to remain for three or four
hours before help could get to them.
One sick lady with a child three
weeks old in her arms, stayed in a
tree until rescued after the water sub-
sided.
But a very houses in town were
’ of clothing, a pair of shoes or a mor-
j sel of food. More than twenty-five
j residences and business houses were
washed away.
! One unfortunate man was drowned ,
; upon the public square—being crip- !
pled in the hand he was unable to j
catch among the trees through which j
, he was dashed. His name was Lewis j
C. Phillips, whose brother was fortu-
nate enough to save himself in a tree, i
where he remained until the subsi-
I dence of the waters. He saw his bro-
I ther make desperate efforts to save
himself, and at last was compelled to
day on Burleson Creek, more than a
half a mile from town.
About two miles below town the
saddest occurence connected with our
flood took place. Judge W. H. Garrett
and a Mr. Jones, who worked with (
At present it is almost impossible
to give an estimate of the loss sus-
tained from the effects of the late
flood, but we think $75,000 a low esti-
mate
We forgot to mention that the wat-
him, lives near the creek, and fearing
their houses would be washed away,
took their families in a wagon and
started to higher grounds. A deep flat! get things in sh to make
had to be crossed, and m passing i a^je extra
through it the wagon upset and Judge '
Garrett and one child, Mr. Jones and
er came up about three feet in our
printing office and carried off our
paper a mile or two. We can scarcely
a read-
high enough to be
from the ravages
entirely exep|pt ( witness^ his envelopment in the angry
of the rushing waves; The body was found the next
two children were drowned. Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. Garrett with the bal-
ance of their families were saved. Had
they remained at the houses they
would have been safe, as the waters
did not get into them.
Those left entirely homeless, their
homes having been washed away, are
as follows: Hart Anderson, T. F. Pow-
ers, Mrs. Higgins, John Sparks’ resi-
dence filled with furniture, (he and
family both away from home), Dr.
W. P. Beall, Ernest Engall, Mrs.
Dickson, Mr. Labat, D. O. Mitchell,
Thos. Bivens, Mrs. Mary Gwin, Joe
Casbeer, Mr. Bruton, John Milner and
a part of Mr. Chalk’s house.
The business houses which were
washed off are: D. G. Phillips and
Brother, Family Grocery with new
stock just arrived, S. S. Gholson and
Co., General Merchandise, Kit Wil-
liams Book, Drug and Family Grocery
Store, in which the Post Office with
all the contents of the same were
lost, Mitchell’s Meat Market House,
Abney and Lessing’s Law Office, with
all their papers and books, White*
and Gibson’s Law Office with all their
books and papers, Haywood Brothers
new store house, washed into the pub-
lic square and lodged, (greatly dam-
aged), Smart’s Blacksmith Shop, the
large house of Henry Hill, used as a
court house, was washed ten or more
feet and many of the records lost and
the balance badly injured.
Mr. an dMrs. Gracy, of the Star
Hotel will accept the sincere thanks
and best wishes of the many distress-
ed persons who sought refuge be-
neath their roof on the day of the
freshet.
We are requested by our friend, W.
B. Blake, to say that he returns his
most sincere thanks to all who aided
in his rescue on the day of the over-
flow. Much credit is due them for their
chivalrous and daring conduct upon
that occasion.
Owing to our late misfortune we
will be unable to issue the Dispatch
this week. Persons not receiving our
paper of Sept. 25th will attribute it
to the overflow, as a vast amount of
matter for the mail was lost.
W. B. Blake (a cripple) was in the
Brown’s Boot Shop during the freshet
and was completely surrounded by
water for several hours. The house
he occupied was moved about; thirteen
feet from its original position, and
a part of it swept away by the water.
Notwithstanding the old gentleman’s
situation was perilous in the extreme,
Jie bore it with that fortitude rarely
witnessed under such circumstances.
About four o’clock in the evening a
number of gentlemen came to the
rescue, among whom were Tom Hay-
nie, Lee Scott, Dick Huling, Allie Cli-
bourne, James Odneal, Henry Hill
and others, whose names we do not
recollect. The old man was rescued
and is now safe above “high-water”
mark.
There is no possibility at present
of estimating the injury and loss sus-
tained by the people of this vicinity.
We now have only one store left and
the groceries in that were to a great
extent lost or very badly injured. The
mills cf the country are gone, or so
badly crippled so as to not be able
to grind for weeks to come. Many of
the people are entirely destitute of
clothing, bedding, houses or money.
In their behalf, we appeal to the be-
nevolent who are able to give help.
Unless assistance is afforded from
abroad great suffering will result.
The names of the following gentle-
men at their respective places, have
been mentioned by some of our citi-
zens, with the request that they enlist
themselves n our behalf, among those
of their friends who are in a condi-
tion to assist the unfortunate:
At Galveston, L & L. Blum, P. J.
Willis & Bro., Kauffman & Runge,
Leander Cameron and Cyrus Thomp-
son.
At Houston, T. W. House, W. J.
Hutchens, Dr. Ashsbel Smith.
At Austin, W. H. Bell, Bremond &
Co., Sampson & Co., Raymond &
Whitis, W. Brugerhoff.
At Waco, Flint & Chamberlain Ber-
ry Trice, Dr. Sol. K. Smith, Fort &
Jackson.
At Georgetown, Capt. Morrow and
Capt. Price.
At Belton, Dr. McGuire and Miller
& Chamberlain.
At Burnett, Gen. Johnson and E.
Sampson.
James A. Hamon, of Lampasas, will
receive remittances in money, cloth-
ing or provisions. The general distress
of the country people beyond the
creek is not yet known, but we know
it must be great. There has as yet,
been no news from Lampasas River.
TO ALL WORKERS ON CROP
CAMPAIGN FOR 1926
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28.—Please
read this letter carefully and pre-
serve for future use.
At the meeting of the Central Com-
mittee this morning on the Crop
Campaign for 1926 the following
points regarding this campaign were
established and you are respectfully
asked to keep these points in mind.
1. Entries in this campaign began
November 1st. Your producers may
sign for this contest until March 1st
when the entries for the contest close.
No producer can enter this contest
after March first.
2. Each county must have a min-
imum of twelve contestants sign up
by March 1st to be eligible for this
contest.
3. The signed up cards of each
county must be in the hands of the
County Agent of that county, or the
Secretary of the Chamber of Com-
merce of the county seat, or the Coun-
ty Judge of that county by March
1st.
4. The first judging of the farms
in this contest may take place as the
entries come in.
5. The final judging of the cam-
paign shall begin immediately after
August 1st and close before Septem-
ber 1st.
The Central Committee has en-
deavored to make this campaign and
its regulations as simple and easy
as possible.
Yours very truly,
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
FOR SALE—White Leghorn Cock-
erells chicks, bought from F. W.
Kazmier. They are as fine bred as
there are in the state. Address or
telephone me at Kempner, Texas.
Mrs. J. R. GEE.
RESIGNATION OF
MITCHELL ACCEPTED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The res-
ignation of Colonel William Mitchell
from the army has been accepted.
In accordance with his expressed
wishes the air service officer will be
permitted to step out on February 1,
thus automatically bringing to an
end the five year suspension to which
he was sentenced by a courtmartal
after conviction of breaking discipline
by his criticisms of the government’s
aviation policies.
The decision was announced in this
statement by Secretary Davis of the
war department:
“The secretary of war has decided
that the resignation of Colonel Wil-
liam Mitchell, air service, will be ac-
cepted to take effect February 1,
1926. The Adjutant general of the
army has been notified to this ef-
URGE ATTENDANCE AT
C. 0. C. LUNCHEON
There was a large atendance Wed-
nesday at the Hotel Wachen for the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon and
chc chief topic of discussion was the
annual banquet for the Chamber of
Commerce.
Secretary Walker stated that the
Postmaster here had 'been notified
from Washington that a larger mail
box would be sent here and placed at
the Santa Fe station to take care of
the outgoing mail. This larger box
was asked for by a committee of the
Chamber of Commerce several weeks
ago. Mr. Walker also had a copy of
the “Texas Utility News,” a monthly
magazine published by the Texas
Power & Light Company, and in it
were scenes from Lampasas. Mr. Gil-
more, manager of the Texas Public
Utilities Co., stated that this maga-
zine had a very large circulation
among employes and others and that
the necessary pictures and write-
ups were secured, a two-page spread
would be devoted to Lampasas. This-
offer was appreciated by the Cham-
ber of Commerce and a motion was
made and carried to the effect that
the pictures be secured by J. R. Key*
and E. M. Pharr write the article for
the magazine.
Secretary Walker stated what busi-
ness had been transacted at the meet-
ing of the board of directors last Sat-
urday night, and in connection with
this it was moved and* carried that
the present board of directors be in-
cluded in the twenty-one names that
are to be voted on for directors of
the Chamber of Commerce for an- 1
other year.
Consideralle discussion took place
in regard to the annual banquet and
it was decided that all members of
the Lampasas Fire Department and
Lampasas Municipal Band, who are
not members of the Chamber of Com-
ferce, be invited guests to the ban-
quet.It was also recommended to the
board of directors that the Athletic
Association be included in the invited
guests. The banquet will be served by
the ladies of the Federated Clubs, and
all committees named will proceed
with their duties.
The committees appointed to han-
dle the tickets for the banquet is com-
posed of M. T. Taylor, D. R. Fitch, Ik
M. Gilmore, R. J. Paine, E. M. Pharr
and Gordon Mackey.
The date for the annual banquek
has been changed to March 4th, in-
stead of February 18th, as suggested
previously. This date was changed on
account of the absence of the presi-
dent, V. E. Curry, from the city of
February 18th.
U. S. HIGH COURT ADMITS
NEGRO' WOMAN LAWYER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The
first negro woman lawyer ever ad-
mitted to practice before the supreme
coui’t of the United States Friday be-
came a member of that bar.
She is Violette N. Anderson of
Chicago. She was admitted on a
certificate which showed she had
piacticed for more than three years
before the highest court of Illinois.
BODY OF MAN FOUND IN
CREEK UNIDENTIFIED
Taylor, Texas, Feb. 1.—The body of
a white man found in the Pecan Creek
near Taylor is still at Forwood
morgue awaiting identification. Nu-
merous people have viewed the body
but to no avail as to his identity. His
tailor mark inside the lining of his
coat shows the name of Jim Hodge,
West Post Ave., the material of same
being a nice quality of Society brand.
His height was 5 feet 5 inches; his
weight 145 pounds; his shirt collar
size 15. The local undertaker think*
probably he was a man of means, rofc-
bed and brought for miles to the creek
foul play being evident from a crush-
ed skull.
WILLIAM BLANTON, BROTHER
OF CONGRESSMAN, IS DEAD
Washington.—William M. Blanton,
47, brother and secretary to Repre-
sentative Blanton, Texas, is dead at
his residence here after a short ill-
ness. He had lived here several years.
In addition to Representative Blan-
ton he is survived by his wife, a lit-
tle daughter, Rubelle, three sisters,
Mrs. Frank W. Hill and Miss Annie
Webb Blanton of Austin, and Mrs. J.
Kilgore, of Dallas.
Mr. Blanton will be buried in Wash-
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