The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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March 10,1883
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Official Organ ot Frio County.
Pearsall, Texas, Friday, August 2iU. 1914
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Consolidated With Pearsall Leader March 1, lp!3
Number 20
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)SIT WITH THE PEARSALL NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLM5. S1SO.OOO.OO.
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H.E* Johnson,
. Jones and I.
le Leader rep-
trip to Mr.
rat eight miles
lay. The farms
d evidence of
id indications
^cond cutting,
e fields were
in their heavy
VIr. Johnson’s
crop looked
id promising,
tting was used
r-battery silo
the ranch, and
joing the fin-
ch unit is 20x
pacifcy of 275
100 tons for
h unit is built
e foundation,
wished similar
-Ho, a pboto-
recently pub-
r. Workmen
the roof. The
• of cement,
nd and third
;avily braced,
ng bay, corn
\11 floors are
30 the doors ot
n lift or ele-
i the outside
iplements and
3ors, In
■k
and the feed
r and covering
placed nearby
ch is heavily
the next few
will place 500
yf the ensilage
and refilling
new crop of
While he
“experiment”
iccess the first
iopeful and is
of dollars in
ments substan-
Ight and ev-
rday night
?rae out and
FARMERS MEETING AT MOORE.
The Leader editor enjoyed a
trip to Moore Saturday afternoon
in company with Ira A. Durren-
berger, who made an interesting
talk on his work to a gathering of
the farmers.
While Mr. Durrenber’s talk on-
ly lasted about 45 minutes,he cov-
ered the ground pretty well, en-
deavoring to cover as many
branches of his subject as possible,
his object being to get the farmers
interested in diversification, crop,
rotation, stock and poultry raising
and to impress upon them the fact
that he is anxious to afeist them in
every way possible. He called at-
tention to the alarming and dan-
gerous spread of the disease called
“Naraitoad,” caused by continu-
ous planting of the same crops on
the land year after year without
rotation. The presence of the dis-
ease is easily detected as the roots
of the plants affected are abnorm-
ally large and distorted and soon
rot. The plant, too, is usually
dwarfed and scraggly and the
farmer thinks such spots are caus-
ed by poor land. The only known
remedy is a complete' rotation of
crops. Mr. Durrenberger had
several pea vines the roots of
which were covered with the fun-
gus growth,and also passed around
a number of photographs of fields
thus affected. i min [ririrrmffi
The present was pointed out as
opportunity to cut down the
cotton acreage and commence rais-
ing poultry, hogs and cattle for
market, on a gradually increasing
scale and also to take up dairying,
using the cotton land for raising
the feed to accomplish all this The
present predicament of the cotton
farmer is proof sufficient that the
one crop system is not to be re-
lied upon, and the change to feed
crops, livestock dairying, and
poultry raising would mean more
prosperous times, with money
coming in at all seasons, of the
year. * )
Those who attended the meeting
were greatly interested and sever-
al requested Mr. Durrenberger to
have bulletins on hog cholera and
other topics forwarded to them by
the Government.
“The
Satisfaction”
That comes from the
knowledge that you’ve
gotten your moneys
worth and delivered
when and where you J
want it, is worth, seek-!!}
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W. F. & J. F. Barnes Lumber Co.
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In Europe
has caused uneasiness among
what the future holds in store,
ion we can gather, we are led to be-
: advance in the prices of all wear-
shoes. We have received our
More is brim full of good merchan-
stead of advancing prices, as con-
to do, WE HAVE REDUCED
m we originally intended. We
i it ions as they are and know that it
best merchandise at the lowest
^et the business.
-Merest that you see our prices
ling. Every thing in our store is
l the quality stands up.
E SHOES” For Men. *
r \N SHOES” For Women*
“MEN’S CLOTHING”
“LADIES’ DRESSES”
Howard’s Grocery
(Old Favor & Curtig Stand)
“Fresh Groceries-Prompt Delivery”
MY MOTTO
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Just received fresh stock of Bran, Oats, Chops
Alfalfa Hay and Johnson Grass.
Let me have your n$xt order for Feed. ,
PHONE NO. 46.
OF ALL KINDS .
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FEIN MERC. CO.
THE CASH STORE
Eldridge
Bldg.
SCHOOL MOTES.
Public school will open Monday
September 7th. Let every par-
ent prepare their children with a
view £o their being present the
first day and every day of the
coming session. Students will be
enrolled and classified on Monday
morning. Books should not be
purchased until’ Monday afternoon
when children shall have been
given the necessary list.
Examinations will be held on
Monday for pupils who were not
in school at the close of last year
and for new pupils. Children
postively will not be “taken in on
trial” when it is evident that they
belong in lower grades.
The Pearsall City Teachers’ In-
stitute will convene on Tuesday,
September 1st and will be in ses-
sion .until Saturday afternoon.
Parents and friends of education
are cordially invited to attend the
daily sessions. The following
teachers have been enrolled for
the institute, Miss Maria Hill,
Mrs. A. B. Carver, Miss Maud
Cund, „Miss Loujse Kirkpatrick,
A. B. Carver Misses Mincbie Lor-
enz, Edith King, Ethel Stroman,
Lois Kearse, and W. T. Pollard.
All the Pearsall High School
graduates who applied for certifi-
cates at the Fowlerton Normal
were successful. Each one re-
ceived the certificate for which she
applied. Three of these, Misses
Lorena Foster, Dorothy Peel,
and Ruth Hudson obtained firsfc
grade certificates All of those
applying at Fowlerton excepting
one have been heard from and, so
far, all but one have received
certificates.
Misses Lolita Kimball, Ruth
Hudson, and Lorena Foster have
secured positions and will begin
teaching in* September. These
young ladies have the love and
confidence of many friends who
have known them from childhood
and it is believed that they will
become the successful and conse-
crated Christian teachers, which
the state so much needs.
BIG FOOT NOTES.
Special to The Leader.
Big Foot was blessed with an-
other fine shower of rain Satur-
day which was needed on fall gar-
dens.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sorrell, of
Pearsall, arrived in Big Foot Sat-
urday in their car, returning home
Sunday. v
Mr. W. D Hassel, and wife vis-
ited their daughter in Charlotte
Tuesday, returning home Friday.
Mrs. P. K Moore arrived at
home from San Antonio Thursday
accompanied by her father, W. E. 1
Carroll. v-
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Moore’s health is much improved.
Jonas Creig and family, of San
Antonio are visiting relatives here.
G. K. 'Mixon made a business
trip to San Antonio last weekJ
J. F Burns, and son, Leo, of
San Antonio, are staying on the
Burns ranch near Big Foot for a
few days.
Mr. Dixon, of San Antonio, got
his knee badly sprained Friday,
by jumping outof his wagon when
his mules ran away. Herbert
Moore was driving the team and
he soon brought them to a stop by
running them into a fence.
The Big Foot farmers are dis-
couraged over the low price of cot-
ton,* and the cry of hard times
are heard every where. You bard-
...... time thinkers go and ask your
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grand-parents how times were m
Miss Bessie Pranglin announces
the opening of her music class for
September first. Terms $5.00.
PEARSALL VS BIG FOOT
The Big Foot first nine met their
Waterloo oi/ their home grounds
last Thursday by the second nine
of Pearsall, the score being 10 to
7 in our favor.
Qlark, the 16ft-handed Johnson
had the Big Foot sloggers eating
out of his hands up to the eight
inning when one of the Big Foot
boys fouled the only new ball over
in the hickory nut patch and lost
it. They had only scored one run
and two hits up on to this time.
As soon as Ridgeway, the second
nine pitcher of Big Foot, entered
the box he was given a warm re-
ception by the Pearsall boys and
retired in the last of the second
inning. He was followed by “Pipe
Stem Willie,” the leading pitcher
of San Marcos Baptist Academy,
who also inet a warm reception
and retired in the last of the sev-
enth in favor of Dixon
The Big Foot pitchers had Shel-
ton and Little at their mercy,
Shelton only getting three two-
baggers and one hit for three bases
out of five trips to the plate.
He also starred behind the bat.
Little followed him a close second
with three two-baggers and a sin-
gle outof five times up. Lewis
as usual did fine work on first and
Smith, an outfielder, did sensation-
al work on second. Dowe played
an errorless game on short, while
his swift pegging was perfect.
“Slick” Johnson our sensational
right-fielder allowed a man to score
in the eighth by pegging a hickory
nut home instead of the ball. This
gave them heart and they scored
five runs in the next inning. Jen-
nison and McKinney played fine
games in the field. No one could
find fault with the excellent work
of Umpire Henderson-
Following is the score by innings:
Pearsall, 070 002 100
Big Foot, 100 000 015
Southwest Texas, sixty years ago
when cotton sold at nine cents a
pound, corn at two dollars a bus-
hel, flour twenty dollars a barrel.
No boys, we have not gotten to
hard times yet; the Big Foot gin
has turned out 190 bales of cotton
up to date and the meat market
opened Saturday for the first time
iu several mouths. ;
MISS KELLAM COMPLIMENTED
Saturday evening a large num-
ber of young people enjoyed a
pleasant social at the home of
Misses Leta and Ora DeVilbiss in
honor of Miss Mabel Kellam, of
San Antonio.
Many interesting games were
enjoyed, one of which Mr. Mood
Kellam was winner of the booby
prize. Delicious refreshments
were served, after which the par-
ty adjourned.
The invited guests included,
Misses Mabel Kellam, Cecil Car-
tea, Lena Mai Trickey, Gertrude
Harris, Ollie Berry, Fannie Wick-
ware, Bernice and Marguerite Lee,
Maude Rogers, Lida Smith, and
Messrs. Horace Hudson, Mood and
Hunton Kellam, Wiley Purl, Mil-
ton Horton, Otis Rogers, Wiley
and John Cochran, Tom Waddell,
Leslie Dowe, Sam Mefcalfe and
the hostesses.
FROM LHLLET ATMOSPHERE.
L. C. Ross visited his family in
Pearsall Sunday.
Judge 11. J. Ward, who has
been visiting his daughter, Misa
Luah here, returned to his home
in Pearsall Sunday. *
Mrs. J. R Forester, of Devine,
visited her daughter, Mffc C. S.
Sims here last week.
Mrs. S. A. Rhodes, of PearaaD,
came in yesterday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. G. R. Newman,
and famijy. ' t
H. E Gill, editor of the
phere was suddenly called to
nesota, by a message from bis sis*
ter informing him of the death of
her husband. Mr. GiH gofs up
to wind the business affairs of his
sister, and in all probability bit
sister will return with him and
make Frio County her home.
Miss Herman Ward, who has \
been in San Antonio several mon-
ths in the hospital under treatment* *
arrived in Dilley Saturday to visit
her sister, Mias Loab, and friends
much improved in health.
Misa Annie Lippard, ot Pear-
sall, came in Sunday to visit her
uncle, D. C Lippard, and family
for a few days.
County Treasurer, O. L. Smith,
visited his parents here Saturday
and Sunday.
BOOK LOVEB’S CLUB.
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The Book Lover’s CM held a
very pleasant meeting, Wednes-
day afternoon, at the home of
Mrs. G. A. Tallmadge.
At the beginning of the new
year a classical book will be read
aloud instead of having the usual
roll call.
AH members are requested to
pay their dues at the next meeting. *
The resignation _ of Mr*. MB;
gore was aeoepted with much re-
gret.
The social feature of the after-
noon was “A shirt waist romance.”
After this profile pictures were
hung up and much merriment was
caused in guessing as to who were
the subjects of them- ^
Delicious refreshments of ba-
nana cream and cake were served.
The guests of the afternoon
were, Misses Willie Smith and /
Bird Maney, Mesdamea Frank
Saunders, Jas Powell and E. A.
Lilly*
The Club adjourned to meet
with Mrs Mason Maney on Sep-
tember 9th.
STORE DESTROYED BT FIRE.
Archie Cooper’s stole, on the
Mexican side of town»was destroy-
ed by fire at twelve o’clock Mon-
day, with all contents. This was
considered the biggest and best
store in Mexican town. By hard
work the adjoining buildings were
saved. No insurance.
WOOD
For sale in any
quantity from
1-2 cord up.
All sawed and
split and ready for use, delivered at
your door. Phone Tel No. 1, or see
S. W. CURTIS &’ COMPANY.
VACCINATION NECESSARY.
Attention of parents is called to
the necessity of having their chil-
dren vaccinated before the open-
ing of school, as- a certificate of
vaccination is necessary before the
child can attend school.
E. G. Cochran,
County Health Officer
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SURVEYING. PAVING.
MONROE CHAPMAN
CIVIL BNQINEER—COUNTY SURVEYOR
NAKSALL, TEXAS.
drainage. sewerage.
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Hudson, C. H. & Woodward, Roy. The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 1914, newspaper, August 28, 1914; Pearsall, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth920636/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .