The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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March 10,1883
Official Organ ot Frio County.
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Consolidated With Pearsall Leader March 1, I9I3
Pearsall, Texas, Friday, August % 4914
Number 17
DS/T WITH THE REARS ALL NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. SISO.OOO.OO.
Loan of
Mon
hwest Tex-
It spells
an for an
ar farmers
1 over the
ip will be
clear sky
f war be-
tnssia last
Of course
we forgot
the Unifc-
Mexico,
?ar. Ger-
Lhe whole
started in
tp France
realizing
, tried to
hands off
igbt differ-
ed war on
every line
factnre of
yzed, and
ely felt in
dropped to
ffered and
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all others
and there
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1 not know
:ton
RMERSI DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic Convention held
in Pearsall Saturday was not over-
ly well attended, but it made up
in interest and enthusiasm what
it lacked in numbers.
1 The meeting was called to order
• rmers by Chairman E. L. Allen with R.
■and Nixon as secretary.
Returns of the primary election
were canvassed and reported on.
(These returns appear on another
page of The Leader.)
J. A. Carter, Walter Wolfe and
Luther DeVilbiss were appointed
a committee on platform and reso-
lutions and upon submission their
report was accepted.
A resolution that temporary or-
ganization be made permanent
was adopted
R S. Nixon introduced a reso-
lution to eliminate Sec 5 of the
County Platform, which restricts
a man to only four years in office.
The matter received warm discus-
sion, but finally lost out and was
replaced by another resolution
putting it up to the voters at the
next primary election.
The old Democratic platform
was adopted, with the addition of
a resolution endorsing the Wilson
administration.
The following delegates were
elected to the different conven-
tions: *
State Convention at El Paso: I.
S Davenport, Mason Maney,J.A
Carter, Marshall Hicks, S. T.
Phelps, P. G. Smith, Luther De-
Vilbiss, J. L. Burden and R. S.
NixOn.
Congrssional Convention: W.
Trickey, Walter Wolfe
97th Representative District
Convention: J. A. Metcalfe,R.S.
Park, Jr L. Pranglin.
4th Supreme Judicial District
Convention: Magus Smith, S. T.
Dowe, J. W. Harris.
22nd Senatorial District Con-
vention: B. P. Tankersley,G.W.
Curtis. '
49th Judicial District Conven-
tion: Lee Applewhite, H. E.
Johnson. 1
ffermg 10
feel dis-
e for their
it for they
situation
ubious all
lining ap-
sday when
aled to the
gton to aid
rgency by
lend them
until
Mr
govern-
loin him
lys and
farmers
message
ai dele-
ean war
Congress
he far-
g States
>r their
be pursued without doing violence
to sound governmental principles
and upon the same theory that
the Government receives merchan-
dise in bond and holds it for se-
curity of the payment of tariff
taxes, in many cases the tariff
amounting to as much as the value
of the goods.
'Unless something of this kind
is done, if actual . war in Europe
breaks out, our cotton farmers
will be ruined.
"On behalf of our people, I ap-
peal to you to take up this matter
in their interest at once.’'
The Texas Congressmen all re-
plied to Governor Colquitt, assur-
r»g him that everything possible
!1 be done here to aid the cotton
planters and interests.
“The
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Satisfaction
That comes from the
knowledge that you’ve
gotten your moneys
worth and delivered
when and where you
want it, is worth seek-
ing for.
W. F. & J. F.
$ I J. '**.
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Lumber Co.
W. L. CRAWFORD, of Dilley
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Agent for FORDS farfrio County
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We carry a full linerf)f Accessories and Repair Parts
for the Ford Cars.
Expert Mechanic Direct FrMn Ford Factory.
Write, wire or phone us, and we will send yon any
repair part at once that fpu may need.
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can
'Children’s and Misses’ Dresses
at persuasive prices.—Rubinstein
Mercantile Co., Eldridge Build-
ing. 2t
For sale in any
quantity from
1-2 cord up.
All sawed and
r use, .delivered at
Tel. No. 1, or see
& COMPANY.
BK FOOT Holts.
Special to The Leader.
Big Foot, Aug. 3.
Mrs. P. K. Moore, of Big Foot
is visiting her parents in San An-
tonio.
Misses Ethel and Anna Gard-
ner are visiting their brother,
Sheriff W. T. Gardner of Carrizo
Springs
Mrs. Jim Burns is visiting in
Pearsall this week.
Ben Clark and family of Hal-
lettsville, who have been visiting
G. F. Mixon and family returned
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home last Monday.
Mrs. G. C Kercheville of De-
vine returned home Monday after
a few days visit with her sister
Mrs. Charley Thomas.
Mrs J. S. Thomas in company
with her £on, Walter, and Miss
Mamie Kercheville, went to La
Pryor last Thursday on a few
days visit.
Miss Blanche Thomas visited in
Pearsall last week.
Prof, and Mrs. Harry Moore
accompanied by MissEstella Ridg-
way and Miss Bessie Sadler visited
Sand Hollow and Pearsall last
week
Mrs. W O Rogers received the
sad news last Wednesday by tele-
gram that her brother,Bud Staple-
ton, had been killed accidentally
that morning in Pierce, Ariz. Bud
was raised in this neighborhood
but left here many years ago.
Commissioner-elect Ed Noel,
went to Laredo last Tuesday after
cotton pickers,returning Thursday
with 30.
The Big Foot gin has turned out
25 bales of cotton to date.
Schoubrunn Palace, the favorite
summer residence of the imperial
family, and the Gloriette, a favor-
ite gallery of Maria Theresia. The
grounds ar& laid of in French
style and are beautiful beyond de-
scription. We were not allowed
to enter the palace, because the
emperor was here at present, but
the different apartments were
pointed out to us. We saw the
room where the little King of
Rome (Napoleon’s son) died, at the
age of 21, on the very bed occu-
pied by his father when he was
conqueror here.
The Emperor Francis Joseph is
84 years old and very feeble; he
has had a great deal of trouble.
We found to our great delight
that we reached Vienna just in
time to hear Passifals. It wasgiv
en the last time this season tonight
in the Imperial Opera House Our
box was very near the royal box.
How fortunate we were to attend
grand operajn Vienna, the most
musical city in the world.
We visited the aft galleries,mu
seums, and the University, where
so many Americans come to study.
Doctor spent several hours one
morning in one of the hospitals,
watching some noted surgeons op-
erate. He will have something
new for the doctors when he gets
home.
I enjoyed very much, visiting
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LEAGUE PR
Subject: Matthew Business as a
preparation for a character vocation.
Leader, Miss Etta Bilhartz.
Song service.
Prayer.
Scripture lesson Mark. 111:18; Matt.
IX:9; Luke V:27:29.
A short sketch of Afatthew the man.
Miss Leta DeVilbiss
Some tracks of the man in business.
Walter Harris
The publican and diciple.
Mrs. Horton
The power that changes.
- ^ Mrs. Williamson
Matthews work as an apostle.
Leader
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COTTON REPORT.
Pearsall Gin Co. 109 bales
Ward & Foster, 110 bales.
Burks & Smith,Melon,108 bales.
On the Aegean Sea, .Toly 6,1914
Pearsall Leader:
I believe we were in Dresden in
my last letter. We reached Vienna
at 7 p.m. June 21st. Austria looks
very much like Germany. Vienna
is the capital of the Austrian Em
pire and is one of the oldest cities
of Europe; when Berlin was
straggling village on a sandy plain
Vienna had been for centuries
powerful metropolis; it is a beau-
tiful city Containing a million and
a half inhabitants.
We had dinner immediately af
ter arrival at our hotel, then visit-
ed a park to see the electric foun-
tain olay, the finest in the world
My descriptive powers are inade
quate to.describe the beauties that
we see; shall try to give you
little idea of this fountain. There
is a large central one, and five
smaller ones around it. The water
shoots over 200 feet in the air and
seems just a spray. At first its
color is white, then gradually
turns to a Nile green, violet, old
rose, then a crimson, then all col-
ors combined; it is very pretty.
The next morning (Monday) we
visited several noted churches
which I shall not take the time to
describe. We entered the crypt
of the Dapuchini Church and saw
the scercophagi of Maria Theresia;
Fran I; Empress Elizabeth, wife
of the present Emporer, who was
assassinated by an Italian while
she was traveling in Switzerland;
Crown Prince Rudolph, their son.
who committed suicide at the age
of 24, on account of a scandal in
which he was implicated; Maxi-
miilian, brother to the emperor
who was shot in Mexico like a
criminal; the little King of Rome,
as he was called, son of Napoleon;
and many others belonging to the
royal family.
At St Augustine Church we
saw the hearts of royalty in silver
urns; «lso that noted piece of sculp-
ture by Canover, one of the finest
in the world; it’s in one of the
chapels, in a monument to the
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Grand Duchess Maria Christiana,
daughter of Empress Maria Ther-
esa. In the afternoon we visited
paraphernalia, diamonds, pearls,
rubies and emeralds until my eyes
ached. We saw, also, Marie An-
tonette’s jewels; ’tis hard to real-
ize that the owner of such rare
and precious jewels could have
met the fate that befell this beau-
tiful woman in Paris. “Uneasy
lie? the head that wears a crown.”
From Vienna we went to Buda
Pest, by way of the Danube,
which is considered one of the
most beautiful of rivers. We
were on it all day. The scenery
is varied; there are fine farms of
all kinds of grain, vegetables, or-
chards, and vineyards. We also
saw a great many cattle. The
women work in the fields the same
as the men and are mostly bare-
foot. After travelling in Europe
one appreciates being an Ameri-
can woman. They use horses very
littlfe in Dlowing, mostly oxen, not
only in plowing, but hauling also.
The mountain scenery is grand,
especially as we near Buda Pest.
Buda Pest is the capital of Hun-
gary, and is one of the leading
commercial towns in Europq, as
well as one of the handsomest. Its
population is 900,000 The House
of Parliament is considered the
finest in the world. The interior
is lavishly, but tastefully adorned
with gold and marble. The pal-
ace is considered the most beauti-
ful of palaces. I shall not attempt
a description—words fail me. In
one of their parks is a monument
of George Washington, which the
Hungarian immigrants in America
have erected to his memory to
show their gratitude to onr coun-
try.
From Buda Pest we came to
Bukharest, the capital of Boa-
mania, a beautiful town of 290,-
000. We were only here _
and night,and drove over the
The most interesting sights
were the many different
and the Greek churches,
in the city on Sunday we
their worship. It is 1 ‘
try than anything I
seen, it seems strange that people
can be so benighted in this day.
We are beginning to see very
queer costumes; people m* differ-
ent from the rest jof Europe we
have seen. ___
tiful ladies here,
as one could
There seems to
the well-to-do and the
poor. Some'of the ec
the peasants are tery
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bale of cotton to
ABALETO
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doesn’t sound __ ^
without irrigation, hot
nevertheless. J. H.
Melon, has several
cotton that is
lint inspite e
is storing the cotton ift
at the Moon gin is it _ ^
and when through will have U _
ginned atone time in ordttr to keep
from getting it muttd with other
seed* He has already received
quite a number of orders for the
seed and expects to have no diffi-
culty in disposing aH of it to the
farmers in this oounty.
AND ms RAINING.
Let’s see, the drouth commenced
about the first of June and was
broken Wednesday night, August
5th. Some drouth that: bet it
could have been longer. A quar-
ter of an inch of rain fell Wednes-
day and Thursday morning about
nine o’clock started up again with
a slow drizzle that will do a whole
lot of good and no damage There
is itill time to make a top crop Of
cotton if the boll weevils will give
us half a chance.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTICE <
Sunday School 9:45 A. 1C, Now
lets pick up a little ' Preaching
at 11 A. M. Subject- “The Signs
of the Times.” The B Y. P. U. at
their respective hour. Preaching
at 8:30 P. M. Subject: Sin, its ori-
gin, and effect on the human race.
Welcome to all, ours is the home
like Church, you are a stranger
bnt once.
Rev. JEL W. McCann, Pastor
Howard’s Grocery
(Old Favor & Curtis Stand)
“Fresh Groceries—Prompt Delivery”
MY MOTTO
Give me a Trial If yon are Satisfied tell
Others, if not tell Me,
PHONE NO. 46.
FEED OF ALL KINDS.
J SURVEYING.
PAVING.
IRRIGATION. |
MONROE CHAPMAN
I CIVIL ENGINEER—COUNTY SURVEYOR 1
1 drainage.
PUKSAU, TEXAS.
SEWERAGE.
KACHOOPfaj
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