Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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COOPER DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDA V, FEBRUARY 10, 1922.
* \VB I’AY TIIKSK I-RICES *
Subject to Change Without •
Notice •
+ Turkey* 28c •
Hide* OS* *
Spring Chickens, under 2 1-2 •
lb ....... 15c. ♦
Eggs ---------------------fll ♦
Roosters, per lb. ____________5c. •
Packing house butter______10c ♦
Hens, per lb. _______________13c ♦
+ We buy furs. ♦
+ S. w. FOUST •
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Will Ask Commis- Farr"£rs (^t Wat/T .
sioners For Demon- 1 <>o Muddy to Haul
stration Agent j>ura| Carrier Ed White says r',e
•-- I light showers that have prevailed have
.1. E. Sanford, field man foi the ex j produced a pecular situation. The
tension department of A. & M. ( oln > farmerg ilave not caught enough
was in Cooper Thursday and-contend wajeI. SUppiy them and the roads
with members of the Chambei oi * on jiavt, j,(,tten too bad for them to haul
merce and others relative to arranging water
to put a farm demonstrator in Delta
county. The extension department
pays $1500 of the agent’s salary an.
the county or some organization of toe
county would have to bear $1000 of
the expense annually.
A letter from the Home Demon-
stration Club of Ben Franklin, a ladies
ogranization of that place, which has
done exceptional work, to the Chamber
0f Commerce which asked that a home
demonstration lady agent be secured
for the benefit of the ladies of the
county instead of a farm demonstra-
tion agent was refered to Mr. San oi<
He said it made no difference with
the extension department which class
of agent they put here but he reccom-
mended that a farm demonstration
agent, if one is to be placed in the
eountv. He said, however, the county
ought to have both and ho thought a
little later a home demonstration
agent could be put in the county, also
a committe was appointed to confer
with the commissioners court Monday
to ask that the county pay its part
t -ward securing an agent.
Three Frame Buildings
Burn at Klondike
Much Interest in
Oil Situation—Little
Development
There is considerable work being
b >ne in the county to block acreage to
secure a drilling contract, but aside
from this there is little oil news. It
Birth-Day Dinner
Rev. and Mrs. I. D. Johnston gave a
delightful birth-day dinner Tuesday
evening in honor of his mother, Mrs.
Johnston, who has been visiting here.
Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. ,1.
W. Crawford and family, Mr. and Mrs.
VV. D. Hart and children, the host and
hostess, Mrs. Coffman, mother of Mrs.
Johnston and the honoree.
We can only wish that Mother John -
dtori may live to enjoy more happy
birth-days and that life will grow
sweeter with each passing year.
Lorene Hendrix
Candidate for Treasurer Delta Co.
The name of Lorene Hendrix ap-
peared in The Review announcement,
column last week as a candidate for
county treasurer, subject to the action
of the democratic primary.
Mr. Hendrix is a son of Mrs. Mag-
gie Hendrix of Cooper, and was born
and reared in the Lake Creek com-
munity where he now resides on a
farm.
He is a capable young man, thor-
oughly reliable, of high moral and
character, and in whom the people-
may safely put their trust.
He has a good education and for
several years worked in the Delta
National Bank where he acquired a
_____ - knowledge and training which amply
is known that representati\. s 0 j* j fits him for the duties of the office lie
big oil companies have been here look-
He solicits the support of the deni-
atjc vi.'ers of Delta c.i.unD l q.
iIp | promises, if elected,'to give them good
I servic e as a treasurer.
Fire which was discovered in the
rear of C. 1. Moore’s restaurant at
Klondike last F’riday night, destroyed
three frame buildings before the tile
was brought under contro.l.
The fire department of Cooper was
called and made the run to Klondike
in 13 minutes. They soon extinguished
the blaze which was menacing the
postoffit-e building when they arrived.
Mr. Moi re’s stock and fixtures were
Rev. Aubrey Delivers Mrs. C. C. Dunagan Program Teachers
Lectures in Cooper Died Way Meeting Klondike
February 12th
Rev. J. E. Aubrey of Dennison gave
two very interesting and helpful lec- I
tures in Cooper last Friday under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce.
In the afternoon he spoke at the high
school building to the faculty and the
larger pupils of the schools. At tba
evening hour Mr. Aubrey spoke to a
well filled house at the court house.
He spoke on the “One Mile Town,’’
Mrs. Aidella Dunagan. wife of C. C. Beginnin*r at ten °’clock- We’ll have
I as opening:
Dunagan, who was stricken with par-
Community Co-operation” and “Liv-
valued at $500 or $000 and a totol loss, ing Well Together.” He held out as an
with no insurance. The building was ideal for a town not to seek to gain of
owned by M. E. Parks and was1 population alone but to prepare to
unihsured. j serve its population well, and he oni-
A vacant building owned by J. B.} phasized a good public school us one
Allard burned. It was worth only about of the essentials of any community.
$400 and was uninsured. I Rev. Mr. Aubrey is a great platform
A building belonging to Dr. W. H. man, and is well known in Cooper,
Forrester burned. It was uninsured, having conducted a* chautauqua hero j husband, 1 daughter, Mrs. J T.Wood-
It was occupied by Mrs. Sargeant with j ^bout eight years ago. He re-[ all, 1 brother, Ras Blackwell, and two
a racket stock. The goods were moved i eently returned homo from an extend- ! sisters, Mrs. Ella Ratliff of Dallas, and
out but were damaged in moving.
alysis a little more than two weeks
ago, died Sunday morning at the
Paris Sanitarium at 10 a. m., where
she had been a patient soon after be
coming ill. The remains were broughi
to Cooper Sunday afternoon on th
4:45 train and the funeral services
were held Monday at 2:30 at the fam
ily home in East Cooper, conducted by
Rev. J. D. Allen.
Mrs. Dunagan had reached the ago
of 04 year, 11 months and 20 days, and
had lived in Delta county all her life,
being the daughter of Page Black-
well, deceased. She is survived by her
Rally For School at
Court House Tuesday j
Nighi j
There will be a mass meeting and |
rally at the court house Tuesday for
the purpose of considering important
matters concerning Cooper schools.
The new school district created by j
an act of the legislature came into |
existence Jan. 1, and it has no tax fori
maintenance and it will not have until j
a tax is voted. The trustees of the old
district hold over. One half will be
elected in April and the other ha>f in
the following April.
ed chautauqua tour in the Northern j Mrs. Dave Pickens of this city. Mrs.
states, and for a short time he is vis-
iting the places in this section, trying
to do some good and renew old ac-
quaintances.
j Song by audience,
i Devotional—Bro. O. A. Wright.
I Music—Miss Bulah llollon.
Welcome address—C. W. Bledsoe.
Response—Mr. Flowers.
Address—Dr. Winfield.
A Male Quartette by Klondike,
“Someone is Reading You.”
Lunch Hour.
Quartette—Berry Brothers.
Address—H. H. J.F’ling.
Solo—Miss Crowson of Pecan Gap.
Reading—Pauline Lee man.
Solo—Mrs. T. P. Berry.
Business session.
, Address by County Superintendent.
Music—Bro, Thompson and Miss
{ Clara.
j Talk, subject selected—Prof. New-
ton.
3768 Poll Taxes Paid
Following is number of poll taxes
paid to Collector Williams by pre-
cincts:
East Cooper __________________7fi1
West Cooper___________________747
Klondike ________ 363
Junagan’s life, was filled with
kindly deeds and she was indeed a
true wife, mother and neighbor, and a
friend to all. She was of a quite na-
ture. hut whenever she could help a
friend in time of distress she was ever |
ready to do all she could. We sympa-
thize with the ones who loved her ar.-l
mourn her going for .she will be sadly
missed in her home that she cared At the 0f business February
for so well. j 6, 1922.
Among the out-of-town relatives f
Short talk—Bro. McCjain, Cooper.
Music—Erma Jean Moxley.
Dismissal by prayer.—Bro. Sansing.
Financial Statement
of Cooper Benevolent
Association
j Yowell .... 1 > < and fi lend* who won here for the fun-
i Horton_________________________ go joral are: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duna-
Ben Franklin ___________ __ __ ;{;)2 l gan and Oscar Dunagan of Paris, Mrs.
I Pecan Gap___'_______ _________ 30s Ella Ratliff and daugter, Miss Myrtle,
Enloe_________________________of Dallas.
, Lake Creek___________
Mrs. Clifford Strong, who has been charleston
visiting he> son, J. D. Susong, and
wife, returned home Thursday.
Total ........
232
-- 372
..3768
Miss Hallie McKinn j spent Mon-
day in Paris with her sister, Mrs. W.
M. McCuistion.
* "* Receipts: . „.v.
Dec. 7—Paris Relief Fund____$48.10
Dec. 8—Chautauqua__________38.14
Dec. 14—Bay View Club______10.00
Dec. 14—Daughters of Mary 10.00
Dec. 10—General Contribution. 260.62
The Balcones Fault
jng over the field, and so fat as the
writer knows, nv.y have had th '-r tie.
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section, but no reports have b«en
public, and it is of little consequences
what they do, for we are convince!
that nothing can be done to test out
the field in Delta county until bio-k
of acreage are secured and drill mr
contracts are made with legitimate
cO men who will start operations.
’j'b/'re have been pome -ease m 1 1
lure th's week claiming to represent
i .- . companies or large capital twine j "
v> secuie leases on Contract
v nnid not insure the land own
Rev. A llen Resigns
Pastors L
Rev. ,T. D. Allen, who has pastor'"
the Baptist church of this place fo
more than a year, resigned, off - Fv
1st. He has several place
view but so far lias not doci lei
where he will aec-ent work.
Side wall of huge underground reservoirs for storage of oil, Richest fields in the
rsrld !*?*,• e been developed East of this fault, among which are Grnesbect.
Mexia, Currier, Wortham and Corsicana. Many new discoveries predicted by
minent geologists.
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signed by those present, agreeing to
block their acreage for a drilling con-
tract to be secured when the n-'ce..--
sary acreage is secured. A large
amount of
1ST NATION
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H. F. Morris
Candidate
For Justice of The Peace,
Precinct 1.
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H. F. Morris autorizes The Review
to announce him as a candidate for
1 Justice of the Peace of Precinct 1,
acreage is being secured 1- ^^ to tho democratk. primarv.
Mr. Morris has resided in Cooper j
south and west of Klondike for drill-
ing. said commissioner T. M. NVi-on , ...
I most of his 1 ■ f e and much of the time
Saturday, and he thought they would ( ... . ,
three ^a-s S(,rved as peace ollicer, and for
I the last several years has served in
the capacity of City Marshal. As n
have sufficient amount to secure
wells, but of course it will require
„„mc time to set them all up
„„d the title, perfected m«l rcce.de.l., ^
He asks your support, promising if
elected a fair administration of the
law in his court.
Rev. J. E. Aubrey to
Hold Meeting Here
f 1 ! Saturday Last Day
have been secured by the Presbyter-,
ian church of Cooper to conduct a'
revival meeting, beginning the latter
pari, of this month.
For Wilson Foun-
dation Fund
District Chairman J. F. Kunkel is
requesting that all collections from
Mr R R. Gaggers and baby daugh. Dclta county the Woodrow Wilson
who have been visiting her mother Foundation Fund be remitted now.
at Roxton, returned home Sunday af- Th«se futlds wiI1 be sent in Saturday
tersoon accompanied by Mr. Gaggers, a"d a» those who contemplate
- l contributing to this worthy cause are
who met them in gans.
requested to make their contributions
i at once.Either of the Cooper banks
Mr and Mrs. Stinley C. Clifton of, have receipt books and will be pleased
C«**merce visited Mr». Clifton s par-; to receive your contribution.
enta, Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Darwin Sun- j
<i«y. returning home Sunday after- if jt,’s Insurance, we write it—
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Total -------------------$366.86
Disbursements:
Dec. 3—Crawford-Norris-Steveng Co.,
(clothes for Egger children) _$7.06
Doc. 3—Cooper Mercantile Co.,
(clothes for Egger children) _ 6.50
Dec. 8—Joe Hargrove (meals for
destitute family) ___________ 3.75
n-i- f‘_ Fid Tt nd- wV« (gtocarie To,-
Pai-Ker family) _. 570
Dec. 31—J. Will White (groceries
for Parker family)' __________3,95
■ a-'. —Mrs. I, A. Buck (part of Dad
Rugsell’s board bill) . 21.00
an. 14—O. c. On- (groceries for
Parker family (■ 7^
i Jan- 23—Mrs. L. A. Buck (Meals for
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tJalan--:} < ash on hand. __ $268.15
Vouchers on file in mv office.
^ HARLES NAVLOR, Treas.
Rear Wheel Stolen
From Car
D. O. Hudson, who livt's at Long
• • j ported to She iff Wilhite that
on e one had stolen the rear wheel
1 ropi hi. car while in his garage.
There is no clue as to the guilty party.
See Louis M. Taylor and have your
car protected against loss as above.
City and School
Taxes Collected
City Tax Collector I. H. Hickman
reports city tax collections as follows:
City tax-------------------$20,964.12
School tax---------------$13,386.73
Total --------------------$34,350.85
Assessor’s and collector’s commis-
sion $1,807.19.
The Texas Midland is having gravel
j spread over the space between the
, passenger station and Clem Lumber
I Co. This has been a muddy, unsightly
place and its improvement will add
much to the program of beautifying
the place which agent J. W. Green has
1 been putting into effect.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hooten have moved
from Grandbury and will farm in Delta
county this year. Their daughter,
Miss Ixirene, will remain in school un-
til the end of the term.
Lundy Hooten has purchased the 82
acre tract of the I .on Terrell place 1
mile northeast of Cooper .$113 per acre
was the consideration.
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