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jpcarsall Leader
PXAjjfULL NIWSJE3T._ MAR. 10.1888
LEADER EST. MAY 12.1896
Official Organ of Frio County.
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Vohime 20
Pearsall, Texas, Friday, February ’2, 1915
Number 44
DEPOSIT WITH THE PEARSALL NATIONAL BANK
_ CAPITAL AND SURPLUS *750.000.00.
WHAT ARE THE FARMERS
OF foUO COUNTY DOING?
The Leader Desires to Obtain All Information Possible Along This Line
So We Can Deal In Facts.
The Leader needs the co opera-
tion of ever.\one in securing the
following census of Frio County
which we want to keep on file in
this office for purposes of compari-
son in future Everyone who pos
sesses anything from a dog to a
thousand head of cattle or will cul-
tivate a garden or a large field, is
asked to fill out and mail to us
the blank printed below. We have
secured the co-operation of Ira A.
NAME
Durrenberger County demons! ra
tor, in the work and will supph
him with a quantity of blanks 10
distribute to the farmers while
visiting about the County In
this way it should be possible to
arrive at a fair estimate of the}
crop and livestock resources ot
Frio County for 1915, an estimate
we will take pleasure in giving to
our readers.
ADDRESS
REPORT OF LIVESTOCK. BEES. POULTRY. ETC,. ON HAND JAN. 1,1915:
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Hogs
Dogs
Chickens
Turkeys
ACREAGE IN DIFFERENT CROPS PLANTED OR TO BE PLANTED IN 1915:
Peanuts
Peas
Beans
Onions
Corn Lettuce | Cabbage Tomatoes Sweet Potatoes Irish Potatoes Melons Cantaloupes
f ■
Stave Silos
nvun. auc auuvc miuruiauun is aesirea ^porn every citizen in frio uounty in order to arr
correct census, and the hearty co-operation of everyone will be appreciated. Will you help?
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Yes, when headed for
our yard you are on
the RIGHT TRACK
for any and everything
in the line of BUILD-
ING MATERIAL.
W. F. & J. F. Barnes Lumber Co.
THE BOY SCOUTS.
Editors of The Pearsall Leader:
May I trespass upon your val-
uable space to extend through the
Leader an invitation to all parents
of boys, ESPECIALLY ot Boy
Scouts to attend our meeting, at
any and all time bn Sunday after-
noons at two o’clock.
This is the only regular meeting
we bold, our other meetings are
just called, when we can take tests
on our scout work, necessary - to
our promotion from one rank to
another. The tenderfoot must
know the scout laws, significance
of the scout badge, scout signs
and salute. Know the history and
composition of our National flag,
know how to tie at least four out
of eight standard knots
There are ten points in the sec
ond class requirements and ten in
the first class requirements
The major portion of each being
tokDow how to be resourceful in
c&riDg for your own life and pro-
tecting and saving the life of
others, or in other -words develop-
ing in the boys of today the spirit
of chivalry and heroism for which
our grandfathers were so noted.
To any and all of these meetings
our citizenship is requested to
come and see at FIRST HAND,
what your boy is being taught.
I feel that our invitation is suf-
ficiently urgent that if you are in-
terested you will come and see for I boy.
yourself, and until you do, I am
sure you will forbear to criticize.
O. F. Hatfield,
Scout Master.
our
BIG FOOT NOTES.
Special to The Leader.
Big Foot, Texas, Feb 8, 1915
The death Angel visited
community February 2, calling for
Leona, the thirteen months ol-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sharp
Whitley.
The Hon S T Dowe of Pear
sail, visited the Big Foot school
Tuesday.
S H. Ridgeway made a business
trip to Cuero last week
Ira Durrenberger of Pearsall, in
company with Mr Payne, of Col
lege Station, were in Big Foot
Tuesday investigating the hog
cholera yarn
C H Hudson, of the Pearsall
Leader was shaking hands with
friends in Big Foot Saturday
Mallie Sorrells, Tax Assessor,
attended the TOO F. meeting
here Saturday night.
Frank Gossett of Pearsall spent
Saturday with friends
Mr and Mrs. Jack Dixon gave
the young people and entertain
ment Saturday night which was
enjo.\ed by all present
Norton Bros show took in all
the spare change here Saturday
night.
Some of the farmers in our
neighborhood are planting corn
this week
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edmon
Gardner, on the 2 inst., a 9 pound
DERBY NOTES.
Special to the Leader.
Mr and Mrs. R E Howel and
little daughter are visiting in De-
vine this week.
Rev Callihan, of Moore,visited
here Monday
Miss Doris Saul is visiting her
parents.
Mr and Mrs. Fred Thurmond
visited in Pearsall Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs. John Fields, of
Pearsall visited here Sunday
Mr. Edwin Woodward .transact
ed business in Pearsall Tuesday
Mr. J W DeVilbiss was in Der
b.\ Monday
Mr and Mrs Fred Thurmond
and family visited in Dilley Sun-
day.
Miss Imogene Guinn, of San
Antonio is visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr and Mrs S G. Speed.
NOTICE.
All persons interested have your
trash ready to move Monday,
February 22nd, when wagons
will call for same. Failure to
comply with this notice will sub-
ject you to a fine of $1 per day
after Feb. 24th. Please assist in
cleaning up. L. H. SMITH,
Mayor.
SCHOOL NOTES.
The Current Event Society of
the High School will render their
monthly program on Friday after-
noon February 12th All patrons
are invited to attend
Miss Bessie Pranglin will give a
delightful operetta at the Opera
House on the evening of February
18th, as a benefit for the High
School All lovers of high-class
entertainment and all patriotic
people should attend The charges
will be 35c and 50c
The Pearsall High School base
hall team and the basket ball team
will probably play the Yancey
teams next Saturday on the Pear-
sail diamond
POLL TAXES FALL OFF.
19f4 holds the record for a good
many years in the small number
of poll taxes paid, numbering on-
l.\ 641 with about 6 exemptions*
The main reason given for this is
that aside from school and city
elections there are no elections of
importance in sight for the year.
The following is the record for
several years
1911, 819.
1912, ^25.
1913, 810, and 15 exemptions.
1914, 641, and 6 exemptions.
Electric lamps, all
Brown-DeVilbiss Co’s.
TO THE PUBLIC.
I am prepared to do your plumb-
ing now. Call me at No 68. Let
sizes, at rae fi*?ure on your work
We represent the Laundry De
Luxe of San Antonio. All work
guaranteed and all claims are paid
promptly by us. Laundry called for
and delivered. Give us your Laun-
dry we will appreciate it. We are
here to stay—not for a season.
G. W. Lewis & Son.
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.
( lias. Win,.,*. Resignation as
ru s Me Pi i i. ci 2 accepted
Pearsall National and Peoples
•Male Btnk. Bid as county depos-
itory Bit) of per cent accepted
8. T. Dowe. One month salary
as County School Superintendent
allowed
W V\ Lee. Application to be
appointed constable of Precinct 5,
granted.
Motion that taxes delinquent for
year on following tracts of land:
Abst. Nos, 714, 750, 1430 (Combs)
Abst 200, 1402 (Winters) be and
are hereby cancelled, same having
been paid.
V\ W. Lee. Official bond as
constable approved.
R- A. Little ^ Motion that dup-
licate warrant for $2 for holding
election be issued prevailed.
E E Coleman. Application
for order to buy *shirts and over
alls for Mexicans in jail, prevailed
K. M- Scott. Report of J. P.
Prec 5, approved
Commissioners’ Court. Motion
that the auditing of Clerks and
Treasurers quarterly and annual
reports be deferred until next
term, prevailed.
Commissioners’ Court. Motion
that Cowley road matter be de-
ferred until next term, prevailed.
J L Hess Application to have
credit on finance ledger for fines
laid out in jail to sum of $615 00,
granted.
Commissioners' Court. Motion
that clerk of County Court be or-
dered to issue capias to all defend-
ants who failed to pay fines ad-
judged against them in said court,
prevailed
E L Allen Quarterly report
as J P approved
Commissioners’ Court Motion
that no duplicate warrant be issued
until six months have elapsed,pre
vailed
Court Motion that Frio County
interest bearing warrant for $3600
be taken up and paid for out of
• h»* 2nd class special and 4th class
>pecial fund, and clerk is author-
ized to draw warrants for same,
prevailed
Court. Motion that J. L. Hess
be paid balance due him on collec
tors accounts for 1912-13, prevail-
ed.
Adv.
Shaw A. Barnes
Planting Time Is Here!
HOW ABOUT SEED POTATOES?
(Irish Cobblers the Best Kind)
Garden Seed of all kinds. Red Top Cane Seed.
FOR SALE AT "
HOWARD’S GROCERY
‘(Buick
•meal’
IUICKmA
Gasoline and Oil Stoves for hot weather use can be
had at Clay Coker’s. He knows a good thing when he
sees it.* “S. S.” that means Satisfaction and Safety.
SUCH ARE “QUICK MEAL” GOODS.
He will also get a “Blue" Range for you*, a “Quick
Meal.' Thousands in use in the North. Pearsall peo-
ple need some also.
Ask Clay Coker for the “Newlywed’s Experience.”
BUSBY’S MINSTELS ARE 0. K.
Large and appreciative audi-
ences enjoyed Busby’s World’s
Greatest Colored Mistrel Show
this week
The performance is a clean one
as well as being clever.
The wav those darkies sang and
dauced and did juggling tricks
drew forth such remarks from the
avdiences as “Best show for the
money I ever saw in Los Angeles.”
“They certainly are fun makers,
etc ”—Los Angeles News
Pearsall, Tuesday Feb 16.
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
The City Council met in regular
session Tuesday with a full at-
tendance of officers. The follow-
ing bills were allowed and ordered
paid: H. A Fuqua,city electrician,
$3 00; A. J. Schott, blacksmith
work, $3 10; Barnes Lumber Co.,
lumber and supplies, $17 50.
After considerable discussion
regarding the city sanitary tax of
$1 a motion carried that this tax
be removed and the ad valorem
rate increased from 30 to 35cents,
to take effect this year. This will
add about $400 to the city treas-
ury every year and if used for
cleaning the town will go a long
way toward that end. In line
with keeping Pearsall clean this
year the Council ordered the fol-»
lowing notice published in The
Leader this week:
“All persons interested, have
your trash ready to move Mon-
day, February 22nd when wagons
will call for same. Failure to
comply with this notice will sub-
ject you to a fine of one dollar per
day after February 24th. Please
assist in cleaning up.”
This shows a disposition on the
part of the Council to keep the
town sanitary and it is hoped that
the dollar fine is not merely added
as a “joker.”
Another thing the Council did,
something which should have been
done long ago, was to offer $5.00
reward for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of any
person dumping trash or unsani-
tary matter within the Cityilimits.
This action was taken in answer
to numerous complaints of citizens
using vacant lots as dumping
ground, but more especially be-
cause of the practice of using the
flat just west of the railroad as a
regular dumping ground. It is
hoped that a few object lessons
will soon put a stop to the prac-
tice.
The secretary was ordered to
prepare and have published the
delinquent tax list for 1914,with a
view of enforcing collection by.
law. Pearsall is behind other
incorporated towns in this section
in the matter of enforcing tax
payments and the publication of
the list will do no good unless fol-
lowed up by publication of the
citation, sheriff’s sale, and the
proper execution of same, all of
which is charged up to the delin-
quent.
In discussing the assessing of
taxes for the current year, some
favored employing an assessor and
collector on a percentage basis.
A new supply of Boy Scout
Hatchets with or without sheaths*
Brown-DeVilbiss Co.
BIG TURNIPS.
Ira A- Durrenberger brought
three immense turnips to The
Leader office Friday morning
from the garden of G. W. Rum-
field, at Dillev- The three weigh-
ed 22 1-2 pounds and we under-
stand Mr. Rumtield has taken
some from his garden that weigh-
ed eight pounds.
Koval Gasoline Irons at Pear-
sall Mercantile Co.
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.
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Hudson, C. H. & Woodward, Roy. The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1915, newspaper, February 12, 1915; Pearsall, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth979248/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .