The Pearsall Leader. (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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HOUSTON NEELEY, Editor dt Business Manager
Vol. 14
Pearsall, Texas. Thursday, July 9 1908.
DEPOSIT WITH THE PEARSALL NATION A*
CAPITAL. SURPLUS AND PROFIT. SI35 000.00
Do not fail to read our letter setting forth reasons why you should deposit with us. "
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THE FOURH OF
JULY CELEBRATION
Saturday was the glorious 4th,
and Pearsall had a big crowd, be-
ing some two thousand or more on
the grounds to celebrate the
day and enjoy the barbecue The
day was very warm and therefore
disagreeable in this way, but ev-
erybody seemed to bestirring and
having a good time. Mr. C. O
Vining, our present county asses-
sor and candidate for re-election,
made a splendid talk on the Farm-
ers’ Union, its intentions and pur-
poses. Following him was Judge
Frank B. Earnest of Cotulla, can-
didate for district judge on the
democratic ticket, who was intro-
duced by Hon. Mason Maney and
the Judge made a pleasant nice
talk and was kindly received by
his hearers; although the under-
tone among the people farther
back, made it very hard to get
the full line of his speech. Judge
Earnest is well and favorably
known in Pearsall and Frio coun-
ty. and it goes without question
that he will poll a heavy vote in
this county. We had the pleas-
ure of meeting the Judge and are
glad to form his acquaintance.
He is a nice gentleman and well
lualified to fill the responsible
position to which he aspires.
Dinner was served at 12:30 and
as far as we have heard there was
plenty for all. No doubt some
complainers have made unfavor-
able comment, but that is always
to be expected for some are nev-
er pleased, but we hope and be-
lieve the majority were satisfied.
Afternoon Col. M .J. Denman,
candidate for congress from this
the 15th district against John N.
Garner, made a speech to a good
crowd of people and was given a
good hearing. The building in
which the speaking was held was
so wjgm that the talks were all
necAsarily short. Rev.. Arthur
Jones, State Prohibition lecturer
also made a short talk.
In the forenoon a ball game
stween the Frios and the Leona
teams was played resulting in a
score of 6 to 4 in favor of Pear-
sall. In the afternoon a double
header between Devine and the
Frios was pulled off being a nice
interesting game The first game
the score stood 10 to 8 in favor of
Devine, while in the second, being
only seven innings played with a
score of 13 to 2 in favor of the
Frios. The game was not finish-
ed on account of night comming
on. We thought all games and
entertainments were to be free,
especially to visitors, but the gate
keepers for the ball teams made
them dig up.
Important Statement Relating to
Public Free Schools.
The following is the list of en-
trances into the contests and the
winners of the several different
prizes:
100 yard dash, Delbert Curtis 1st
place; Pearsall Meicantile Com-
pany prize.
B. L. Medford 2nd place; G. W.
Sanders <&, Bro. Mercantile Com-
pany, prize.
Bob Tankersly 3rd place: Clay
>ker, prize.
220 yard run, John Youngblood
1st place; People's Drug Store,
prize.
T. B. Calhon 2nd place; L. H.
Smith & Bro., prize.
£ mile run Jim Kirkham;
Mercer Drug Company, prize.
Hammer Throw, W. T. Bridg
es; J. M. Kemper, prize.
Shot Put, Emmitt Bratton; J.
W. Harris & Company, prize.
Discus Throw, Tom DeYilbiss;
1st place; P. A. Rhodes & Com-
pany, prize.
Emmitt Bratton 2nd place; Bil-
hartz Confectionery, prize.
220yard Hurdle, Delbert Cur-
tis; K. A. Lilly, prize.
120 yard hurdles, L. G. Patter.
1st place; Rubinstein Mercan.
Company, prize.
John Campbell 2nd place; A.
. J. Smith Confectionery, prize
One question of supreme im-
portance which the friends of ed-
ucation in Texas are at this time
greatly interested in is the opin-
ion rendered by the supreme
court in the Baird Independent
School District case and the effect
of its opinion on school affairs in
Texas. A careful study and anal-
ysis of the opinion warrant the
following conclusions:
Towns and villages incorporated
for free school purposes only, re-
ferred to usually as independent
sthool districts, are not author-
ized, under the State Constitution
to levy more than a 20-cent local
school tax, whereas heretofore,
under the uninterrupted and con-
tinuous construction of the law,
beginning with the administration
of Attorney General Crane and
extending down to the present
time, said towns and villages in-
corporated for free school purpos-
es only have been authorized to
levy a school building tax of not
more than twenty-five cents on
each one hundred dollars of prop-
erty, and an annual maintainance
tax of not exceeding fifty cents on
each one hundred dollars valua-
tion of property; and bonds issued
by such districts for the erection
of sehoolhouses to the amount of
approximately $3,500,000 are pos
sibly invalidated. The opinion of
the Court does not affect “incor-
jiocated cities and towns which
have assumed control of the pub-
lic free schools within their limits
and which constitute independent
school districts” nor does it inter-
fere with “the power of those in-
corporated cities and towns for
school purposes only whose dis-
trict lines a»*e coincident with its
municipal limits.
A motion for re-hearing has
been filed in the supreme court
and until the matter has been fin-
ally adjudicated by that tribunal
it would be well for the people of
the respective independent school
districts in Texas to continue to
levy, assess rnd collect mainten-
ance taxes, and to continue to
levy, assess and collect bond taxes
f
with which to provide sinking
funds and to pay interest on bonds
already issued. However, it would
be unwise and not in keeping with
sound public policy to attempt
further issues of bonds for build-
ing sehoolhouses in such indepen-
dent school districts prior to the
final disposition of the Baird case
by the supreme court. If the . . >
, , i candidate for re-election to Cong
supreme court on re-hearing . *
! , i j • • i i 1 ress from the *—
should amriu the decision already
rendered, it is probable that the
public free schools, in the Novem-
ber. 1908 election, is made abso-
lutely essential because the adop-
tion of this amendment will give
to these independent school dis-
tricts, as well as to the country
school districts, the right to levy,
by majority vote of the property
taxpaying voters thereof, a tax of
not exceeding fifty cents on the
one hundred dollars valuation of
property for the annual mainten-
ance of their schools and for the
erection and equipment of school-
houses. Hence, the proper and
only logical course for the friends
of education residing in such in-
dependent school districts through
out the State to pursue is to fall
into line promptly and to assist
in vigorously prosecuting the
present campaign for the adoption
of the pending constutional amen-
dment, relating to public free
schools.^ This amendment should
be adopted for the following addi-
tional reasons:
1 An intelligent, educated citi-
zenship is absolutely necessary in
a republican form of government.
2. The only effective means of
educating the masses of the peo-
ple is by and through an efficient
system of public free schools.
3. It is impossible for Texas to
maintain efficient public free
schools throughout the State un-
less the funds received by the res-
pective school districts from the
State are supplemented by focal
financial support. -
4. The adoption of this amend-
ment to the State Constitution
will emphasize the principle of
local selfgovernment by giving a
majority of the rpoperty taxpay-
ing voters of the respective school
districts the legal right to deter-
mine by election all questions af-
fecting the local support of the
schools.
5. It will remove the unjust, un-
warranted and discrimsnating pro-
visions of the present Constution,
whereby a minority is permitted
to dictate to the majority.
6. It will make practible the es-
tablishment of a good public free
school in every school district in
Texas, and the maintenance of
said school for such length of time
each year as the local conditions,
in the opinion of the people, may
warrant.
Austin, Texas, July 3, 1908-
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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FOR CONGRESS
We are authorised to announce
Hon Jno N Garner of Uvalde as
FOR
COUNTY JUDGE.
Geo. W. Curtis announces as
candidate for County Judge.
Subject to the action of the dem- i
ocratic primaries.
G. C. Harrison, of Moore, an-1
nounces as. candidate for County j
Judge, subject to the action of the
democratic primaries.
Needham Smith announces as a
candidate for County Judge, sub-
ject to the action of the democrat-
ic primaries.
We are authorized to announce
S. T. Phelps as candidate for
County Judge, subject to the ac-
tion of the democratic primaries
FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERK
John L. Pranglin announces as
candidate for County and District
Clerk'subject to the action of the
democratic primaries.
FOR SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce
J. M. Riggan as a candidate for
re-election to the office of Sheriff
and Tax Collector, subject to the
Democratic primaries.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce
Howard Winters, of Moore,Texas,
as a candidate for County Treas-
urer of Frio county, subject to the
action of the democratic primaries.
David H. Haynes announces as a
candidate for County Treasurer,
subject to the democratic primaries
J. A. Metcalfe announces as a
candidate for County Treasurer,
subject to the democratic primaries
FOR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR.
C. O. Vining announces as can-
didate for Tax Assessor for the
ensuing term. Subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic Primaries.
P. A Thurmond, of Dilley, an-
nounces as a candidate for Tax
Assessor of Frio county,subject to
action of democratic primaries.
John W. Winters, of Moore,an-
nounces as candidate for Tax As-
sessor, subject to the action of the
democratic primaries.
People s Sta
CAPITAL STOCK
Stockholders Responsibility
TOTAL LIABILITY
We are now located and open for
new building. We solicit a portion o:
business. Collections given prompt
made on approved securities.
MASON MANEY. Pres. J.D. OPPEN
CHAS. E. DULLER, Cash.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND
JUSTICE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 2.
L. W. Moore, of
Established in Texas more than
D. and A. Oppei
(Unincorporated.
Banker:
San Antonio, Te
We solicit patronage of Frio County i
depositors. Loans on real estate and
53£S55c3£
FOR
DRY GOODS AND
CALL ON
CLIFTON & MATT
Fudge
Foot,
Thirty-first legislaturs would sub-
mit an amendment to the State
Constitution to be voted upon by
the people validating or providing
for the validation of, all bonds
heretofore issued by independent
15th distric; sub
jecc to the action of the Democrat-
ic Primaries.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Hon. J no. T. Briscoe of Devine
announces as a candidate for re-
election to the effice of Repre-
sentative, 97th District Subject
school districts, or giv ing such re-' to the action of the Etemocratic■
Big
announces as candidate for
Justice of the Peace and County
Commissioner of precinct No. 2.
Subject to the action of the dem-
ocratic primaries. Served
tice last term.
as jus-
J. T. Bush, of Big Foot, an-
nounces for the offices of County
Commissioner and Justice of the
Peace, Precinct No. 2, subject to
the action of the democratic pri-
maries.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
YV e are authorised to announce
J. C. Eldridge as a candidate for
the nomination for Commissioner
of Precinct No. 1 subject to the
action of the Democratic
ries.
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lief as the people may demand.
The people of such districts hav-
ing authorized the issuance of said
Party.
\\re are authorized to announce!
Magus Smith as cardidate
R. J. Malone announces as can-
didate for Commissioner of Pre-
____D__________ ao for ^cinct No. 1. Subject to the action
bond'. ^ ,51. t'\° > Representative of the 9fth district. ^ie ^ena°cratic primaries.
value therefor in comfortable an-l1 the actlOD the dem°- W> H> Tavlor annou,lc<'sas ean-
up-to-date sehoolhouses, would * ™1"6 prlraanes' didate for Commissioner Precinct
have no disposition whatever to1 for district XJDge. (No. 4, subject to action of demo.
repudiate honest debts thus incur-
red, and the Constitutional amend
ment validating, or providing forj
Judge Frank B. Etrnest of Co-
tulla , announces forJudge of the
49th Judical District Subject to
An Excellent Of
the validation of, said bonds! the Democratic Prinaries.
would be adopted, in my opinion, j J. F. Mullally d Laredo an-
by an overwhelming vote of the nounces as a candicate for re-elec-
people tion to the office o District Judge
The adoption of the amendment of the 49th district. Subject to
to Section 3, Article 7, of the nomination by the republican con-
State Constitution, relating to vention.
cratic primaries.
L. H. Smith announces as can-
didate for Commissioner precinct
No- 1, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries.
Richard Helms announces as a can-
didate for Commissioner of precinct No.
1, subject to the action of the Demo*
tratic primaries.
An opportunity to keep abreast o\
state and county news. For $2.00
you the Semi-Weekly Houston Po< s
News and the Pearsall Leader froi
January 1, 1909, or either of the Sen
and the Leader for that time for $? .5
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Neeley, Houston. The Pearsall Leader. (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1908, newspaper, July 9, 1908; Pearsall, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988498/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .