La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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PAGE FOUR
LAGRANGE JOURNAL
MAY 14, 1931
: THIN6S IN GENERAL I
(Continued from page one.)
the amendment that the vote in their
county and diatrict for the gover-
nor’a race was ample Justification for
their action. Maybe it was, we arc
not challenging; when a man is
called by his people and he is in-
formed enough to kno^, that the peo-
ple have a right to vote on any am-
endment, it should be taken into con-
sideration that the people who voted
for the elected candidate as well as
the people who voted for the defeat-
ed candidate, should be consulted.
Members of the house should remem-
ber that measures in that branch or
in the upper house of the legislature,
deigned to become laws, are their’s
to be voted for or against, but am-
endments, in which the people are
vitally interested, should be sent
back to the people for disposition.
Doesn’t matter, if the worst is
told. The antagonizing divisions in
the voters of the state leads one to
believe that if the road bond meas-
ure was sent to the people, and a
vote from these tax payers would be
recorded in November, it would show
that a majority entertained an op-
position, because of the “tax it would
impose” even if it did not. Yet there
are many citizens of Texas, in the
rural sections as well as in the
‘‘bulging cities where brutal majori-
ties dictate” who feel that they have
been ignored. As a democratic form
of government it would seem to us
tiiat the people have been very much
ignored. This is, however, the opin-
ion of only one man, and counts rath-
er small when the politicians, honest
and otherwise, snarl and spit. Seems
lather ridiculous, however, when we
think of how these same politicians
tear their shirts in behalf of the
“dear people” when on the stump,
readily step forward and seek to pre-
vent them from having a say In their
amendment adoption.
f • • •
The Devil a Saint Would Be; And
The Devil a Saint, Was He.
When we lack the initiative or
when we lack the knowledge of how
to edge out of a hard position, we
readily adopt the old slogan, that it
was the devil’s fault, or "the devil
mr.de me do it.” We must have an
excuse, that is a part of the human
i habit, and excuses certainly get one
i out of a difficult position. Eventually,
! however, the only comfort we can
j get is in the saying that “the devil
made me do it.” From the tot to the
man who is believed to be endowed
with judgment enough to decide be-
tween the right and the wrong, this
barricade is encouraged, the reason
must be made. We recall the story
of the little boy who had been ad-
monished by his mother to not visit
the jam closet, and if tempted to do
so, to unhesitatingly say: “Get thee
behind me Satan.” The mother re-
turned and found that the tot has
b$en disobedient and when repri-
manded about forgetting to utter the
command to get behind him, he said:
“I did tell Satan to get behind me
and he did, and pushed me.”
Place no blame on the kid, he
couldn’t help it; we read in the dis-
patches) of the day that a complete
confession has been made by a man
in Colorado, to “setting fire to his
house and burning to death his wife
r.nd three children, and that he ad-
mits having planned the thing and
that the devil made him do it.” And
yet there are today men, good men
at that who, when admonished to go
to church and hear the gospel
preached, will say: “That is all bunk,
there is not heaven or hell.” They,
these scoffers, like others who must
have a defense, forget the story of
the two brothers who were engaged
in the mercantile business; the one
made the statement that “there was
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LaGrange, Texas, May 7, 1981.
To the Hon. M. C. Jeffrey, Judge of
the District Court of Fayette
County, Texas:
Now comes the Grand Jury for the
April term, A. D. 1931, of the district
court of Fayette County, Texas, and
herewith makes its final report, sup-
plementing the partial report hereto-
fore made on May 1, A. D. 1931.
This body wishes to report that it
has diligently investigated and in-
quired into all violations of law that
have been reported to it and as a
result of its investigations returns
into this court a total of 30 indict-
ments, twenty-four indictments hav-
ing been heretofore returned and six
being herewith returned.
We have visited the county jail and
found the same in good condition,
sanitary, well kept and the prisoners
well cared for.
We have also visited the County
Poor Farm and found the same sani-
tary, well kept and in good condition
with the exception of the pest house.
We recommend to the Commission-
ers’ Court that the pest house be re-
built and improved and that proper
facilities be provided to properly
care for the inmates. All of the in-
mates of the poor farm appeared well
cared for and apparently satisfied
and contented.
We believe that a certified public
accountant should be employed to
audit all books and accounts of the
county and precinct offices. Our in-
vestigations disclose that the Grand
Jury for the April term, A. D. 1929,
recommended the employment of a
certified public accountant to audit
the books and accounts of the county
and that so far the Commissioners’
Court has not acted upon said recom-
mendation. We believe that it is
srund business to have the books and
accounts of the county audited every
few years, and we wish to urge the
Commissioners’ Court to have same
dene at the earliest convenience.
We find that all officers required
bv law to file reports have done so.
These reports are all properly sworn
to and have been approved by the
County Auditor, and so far' as our
examination of them has disclosed
are apparently correct.
We have finished our labors and
submit this as our final report and
respectfully ask that the same be
accepted and that we be discharged.
WALTER KNEIP, Foreman.
no hell” and the other wanted to
know if there was no hell, where had
business gone to.
Command of words that would
ferm an opinion sufficient to fit the
creature who would, commit and did
commit the crime of setting his
house on fire, pouring gasoline on
the children’s beds while they slept
then applying the match and then
going into his wife’s chamber and
throwing the remainder of the gas-
oline in the can he had carried on
the bed of hi.s wife, are not within
the reach of this writer. And what is
more, we could not, with a clear con-
science face the presiding judge and
say that we were willing to sit as a
jeror on that case and go according
to the law and the evidence. We have
read much in the past years of hor-
rible crimes and brutal acts of those
clothed in the form of man, and with
this one added to the long stretch of
crimes daily committed, we find our-
selves without fuel to utter. Maybe
this chap in Colorado is right, in a
way, but instead of the devil making
him commit the deed, we are willing
to admit that he is the old nick,
himself. •
LUTHER LEAGUERS HAVE SO-
CIAL AT FAIR GROUNDS
The LaGrange Luther Leaguers
had their first social of the season
at the Fayette county Fair Grounds
ls.it Friday night. The evening was
ideal for such a gathering and the
crowd spent an enjoyable evening
playing games, solving puzzles and
eating. The eats were really a big
feature because they were delicious.
The menu consisted of punchj sand-
wiches and cake, and more punch,
sandwiches and cake.
A part of the evening was spent
in regular meeting; busfnqsu, old and
new, was discussed briefly—very
bveifly because there seemed to be
a greater desire for the other parts
of the program. Everyone has a
splendid time. ****
BLUME IS IT
NOTICE OF ROAD BOND ELEC-
TION IN ROAD DISTRICT
NO. 11, OF FAYETTE
COUNTY, TEXAS.
In the state meet at Austin, Leslie
Blume of the Walhalla school won
first place in the rural division in
the declamation contest. We might
add that we had expected it of Leslie.
Our congratulations.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FAYETTE.
TO THE RESIDENT PROPERTY
TAXPAYING VOTERS OF ROAD
DISTRICT NO. 11, OF FAYETTE
County, texas.
TAKE NOTICE that an election
will be held on the 6th day of June,
A. D. 1931, within Road Diatrict No.
11 of Fayette County, Texas, to de-
termine if said District shall issue
bonds and if an ad valorem tax shall
be levied in payment thereof, in obed-
i« nee to an order entered by the Com-
missioners’ Court on the let day of
May, A. D. 1931, which is as follows:
ORDER OF COMMISSIONERS’
COURT UPON HEARING PETI-
TION AND ORDERING ELEC-
TION UPON THE QUESTION OF
ISSUANCE OF ROAD BONDS
OF ROAD DISTRICT NO. 11, OF
FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FAYETTE
On this the 1st day of May, 1931,
the County Commissioners’ Court of
Fayette County, Texas, was convened
in Special Session, at the regular
meeting place thereof in the court
house at LaGrange, Texas, with the
following members of the court pres-
ent:
THEO. W. LUEDERS, County Judge.
T. LEE SMITH,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 1.
ROBT. A. RICHTER,
-Commissioner, Precinct No. 2.
JOHN W. IVY,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 3.
OTTO BRAUNER,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 4.
ALBERT F. MACH,
County Clerk.
and passed the following order:
IT APPEARING AFFIRMATIVE-
LY to the Court that Road District
No. 11 of Fayette County, heretofore
has been created and established by
Special Acts, Senate Bill 364 of the
Forty-Second Legislature and carry-
ing the emergency clause and having
been signed by the Governor of the
State of Texas, and now being a law
and said Road District No. 11, as cre-
ated by said acts of the Forty-Second
Legislature, in Regular Session, and
by order of the Commissioners’ Court
heretofore passed on the 1st day of
April, A. D. 1931, which order has
been duly recorded in the Minutes of
this Court and said District is par-
ticularly described as hereinafter set
forth; and
IT FURTHER APPEARING AF-
FIRMATIVELY to the Court that
after the creation and establishment
oi said Road District No. 11, a peti-
tion was presented to this Ccfurt
praying for an election upon the
question of authorizing the issuance
of road bonds and levying ad valorem
taxes in payment thereof as follows:
PETITION FOR ROAD BOND
ELECTION, ROAD DISTRICT
NO. 11.
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" THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FAYETTE.
TO THE HONORABLE COMMIS-
SIONERS’ COURT OF FAYETTE
COUNTY, TEXAS:
We, the undersigned, being resi-
dents of the hereinafter described
territory known as Road District No.
11, of Fayette County, Texas, res-
pectfully represent:
I.
That we are resident property tax-
paying voters within said territory.
II.
That we desire your Honorable
Body to order an election to deter-
mine whether or not the bonds of
said District known and designated
as Road District No. 11 of Fayette
County, Texas, shall be issued in the
amount of Twenty Five Thousand
and No/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars,
bearing interest at the rate of five
(5) per centum per annum, payable
anhually and maturing at such times
as may be fixed by the Commission-
ers’ Court, serially or otherwise, not
later than Thirty (30) years from
their date, for the purpose of the
construction, maintenance and oper-
ation of macadamised, graveled or
paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid
thereof, and whether or not an ad
valorem tax shall be levied on all
taxable property within said Road
District No. 11 of Fayette County,
Texas, for the purpose of paying the
interest on said bonds and to provide
a sinking fund for the redemption
thereof at maturity.
III. \
That the territory embraced with-
in said Road District No. 11, as cre-
ated and established by Special Acts,
Senate Bill 364 of the Forty-Second
Legislature and carrying the emer-
gency clause and having been signed
by the Governor of the State of Tex-
as, and now being a law and said
Road District No. 11, as created by
said acts of the Forty-Second Legis-
lature, in Regular Session, and by
order of the Commissioners’ Court
heretofore passed on the 1st day of
April, A. D. 1981, recorded in Vol-
ume 9, pa gen 463 and 464, Minutes
of said Court, and described by metes
and bounds, as followj, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the Northeast cor-
ner of the S. M. Williams league
No. 1, a stake on the South bank of
Buckners Creek. Thence South along
the East boundary line of said league
and the West boundary line of tho
J. E. Lewis K league, 3914 varas to
the Southwest corner of aaid Lewis
M league. Thence East along the
North boundary line of the W. H.
Toy league and the South boundary
line of said Lewis 14 league 340 Varas
to the West corner of the David Ber-
ry league. Thence along the South-
west boundary line of said David Ber-
ry league and the Northeast boun-
dary line of the W. H. Toy league
South 45* East 1300 varas to the
most Eastern corner of the W. H.
Toy league and the Northwest cor-
ner of the Fayette County School
Land, 11065 acres. Thence along the
East boundary line of the W. H. Toy
league South 10V4* West 7830 varas
to the Southeast corner of the same.
Thence West along the South boun-
dary line of the W. H. Toy league
3294 varas to the Southwest corner
thereof and the Southeast corner of
the T. O. Berry league. Thence con-
tinue West along the South line of
the said T. O. Berry league and the
North line of the R. Smith league at
1640 vgras to the Northwest corner
of said R. Smith league. Thence
South 2000 varas to the most South-
ern Southeast corner of the T. O.
Berry league and the Northeast cor-
ner of the S. F. Knight league
Thence along the South line of the
T. O. Berry league West 2800 varas
to the Southwest corner of said T.
O. Berry league. Thence North along
the West boundary line of eaid T. O.
Berry league 7856 varas to the
Northwest corner thereof. Thence
East along the North boundary line
of T. O. Berry league 1580 varas to
the Northeast corner thereof. Thence
North along the West boundary line
cl the S. M. Williams league No. Two
5150 varas to Buckners Creek. Thence
down Buckners Creek with its mean-
ders to the place of beginning, con-
taining in said limits 17712 acres of
land, more or less, or an area of 27.7
square miles.
IV.
That the above described territory
is situated wholly within Fayette
County, Texas.
V.
WHEREFORE, we pray the Court
to fix a time and place at which time
this petition shall be heard in the
manner and time at provided for by
law, and that legal notice be given
by the County Clerk of such time and
place of hearing, and that after final
hearing hereof the Court shall make
and cause to be entered of record up-
on its minutes an order directing
that an election be held within and
for said Road District No. 11 of Fay-
ette County, Texas, at a date fixed
by said order for the purpose of de-
termining the proposition mentioned
in this petition.
Dated this the 6th day of April,
A. D. 1931.
Signed by George Bruns, and 68
ether resident property taxpaying
voters within said District.
AND IT FURTHER APPEARING
AFFIRMATIVELY to the Court that
on the’ 8th day of April, 1931, this
Court by appropriate order set said
petition down for hearing before the
Commissioners’ Court of Fayette
County, Texas, said hearing to be
held at 10 o’clock A. M., on the 1st
day of May, 1931, at the Court House
of said County; and,
IT FURTHER APPEARING AF-
FIRMATIVELY to the Court that
notice of such hearing was given by
the County Clerk of eaid County by
posting three notices in said District
and one at the Court House door of
said County at least ten days before
the date of such hearing and also by
publication of such notice in a news-
paper published in said District or
County at least five days prior to
said hearing; and,
IT FURTHER APPEARING AF-
FIRMATIVELY to the Court that on
this the 1st day of May, 1931, in ac-
cordance with said order setting said
petition down for hearing and in ac-
cordance with the notice of said hear-
ing at the time and place designated
therefore, the Commissioners’ Court
ot said County was duly convened
and held such hearing on such peti-
tion; and,
IT FURTHER APPEARING AF-
FIRMATIVELY to the Court that all
persons interested therein were per-
mitted to appear before said Court
i.i person or by attorney and contend
for or protest of the calling of such
election; and,
IT FURTHER APPEARING AF-
FIRMATIVELY to the Court that
said Court did hear evidence pertain-
ing thereto and does hereby affirma-
tively find that said petition is signed
by more than fifty (50), to-wit: 69,
of the resident property taxpaying
voters of said District; and,
IT FURTHER APPEARING AF-
FIRMATIVELY to the Gourt that the
proposed improvements would be for
the benefit of all taxable property
situated in said Road District:
IT IS THEREFORE CONSIDERED
AND ORDERED by the Court that
an election be held in said Road Dis-
trict No. 11 of Fayette County, Tex-
as, on the 6th day of June, 1931,
which ia not less than thirty (30)
days from the date of this order, to
determine whether or not the bonds
of said Road District No. 11 of Fay-
ette County, Texas, shall be issued
in the amount of Twenty-Five Thous-
and and No./100 ($25,000.00) Dollars,
bearing five per cent interest per
annum, and payable at such time or
times as may be deemed most expe-
dient by the Commissioners’ Court
cf said County, serially or otherwise
rot later than thirty (30) years from
the date thereof, for the purpose of
the construction, maintenance and
operation of macadamized, graveled
or paved roads and turnpikes, or in
aid thereof, and whether or not an
ad valorem tax shall be levied annu-
elly upon all the taxable property of
said Road District No. 11, of Fayette
County, Texas, for the purpose of
paying the interest on said bonds and
to provide a sinking fund for the re-
demption thereof at maturity, and
ad valorem taxes are to be levied an-
nually on all taxable property within
said District sufficient to pay the
annual interest and provide a sink-
ing fund to pay the bonds at matu-
rity.
The said election shall be held un-
der the provisions of the General
Laws of the State of Texas, includ-
ing Chapter 16 of the General Laws
passed by the 39th Legislature at its
Firat Called Session, 1926.
All persons who are legally quali-
fied voters.of this State and of this
County, and who are resident proper-
ty taxpayers in said Road District
No. 11 of Fayette County, Texas,
snail be entitled to vote at said elec-
tion, and all voters desiring to sup-
port the proposition to issue such
bonds shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words:
“FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF
AD VALOREM TAXES IN PAY-
MENT THEREOF.”
and those opposed shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words:
“AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF
AD VALOREM TAXES IN PAY-
MENT THEREOF.”
The polling place and Presiding
Officer of said election shall be as
follows:
At the O’Quin Dance Hall, in vot-
ing precinct No. 22, with John Koe-
nig, as Presiding Officer.
Notice of said election shall be giv-
en by publication of a copy of this
order in the LaGrange Journal, a
newspaper published in said County,
once a week for three successive
weeks before the date of said elec-
tion, and in addition thereto the
County Clerk shall post other copies
of this order at three public places
in the District, and one at the Court
House door of Fayette County, Tex-
as, for three weeks prior to said elec-
tion.
The County Clerk of this County is
hereby directed to post such notices
and to cause the same to be pub-
lished as herein provided, and fur-
ther orders are reserved until sa«d
election shall have been held and re-
turns thereof shall be made to this
Court.
THRO. W. LUEDERS, County Judge.
T. LEE SMITH,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 1.
ROBT. A. RICHTER,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 2.
JOHN W. IVY,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 8.
OTTO BRAUNER,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 4.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
ALBERT F. MACH,
Clerk of the County Court and Ex-
Officio Clerk of the Commissioners’
Court of Fayette County, Texas.
* * 6
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FAYETTE.
I, ALBERT F. MACH, Clerk of
(he County Court and Ex-Officio
Clerk of the Commissioners’ Court
of Fayette County, Texas, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of the ORDER
OF COMMISSIONERS’ COURT UP-
ON HEARING PETITION AND
ORDERING ELECTION UPON THE
QUESTION OF ISSUANCE OF
ROAD BONDS OF ROAD DIS-
TRICT NO. 11 OF FAYETTE
COUNTY, TEXAS, as passed by the
Commissioners’ Court of said Coun-
ty on the 1st day of May, A. D. 1931,
as said order now appears duly of
record in the Minutes of said Com-
missioners’ Court.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the
seal of the Commissioners’ Court of
Fayette County, Texas, at LaGrange,
Texas, on this the 4th day of May,
A. D. 1931. 19-4t.
(SEAL) ALBERT F. MACH,
Clerk of the County Court and Ex-
Officio Clerk of the Commissioners'
Court of Fayette County, Texas.
By R. L. ZBRANEK, Deputy.
DIED SUNDAY
Mrs. F. A. Schulz, aged. 53 years,
of Fayetteville, died in this city early
Sunday morning at 3:10 o’clock. Fun-
eral services were Jield Monday af-
ternoon at four o’clock, interment in
the Fayetteville city cemetery, Rev.
Potshard of Warrenton, assisted by
Rev. Lindenberg of Frelsburg, offi-
ciating.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band Fritz Schulz, six sisters and
two brothers: Miss Selma Warnasch,
Mrs. Alex Voelkel, Mrs. Alex Jaster
of Fayetteville; Mrs. Albert Voelkel
and Walter Warnasch of Round Top;
Mm. Eugene Kneip of Karnes City,
Mrs. Willie Meinen and Erwin War-
nasch of Shelby.
DIED NEAR WILLOW SPRINGS
Mrs. Louise Krebs, aged 70 years,
wife of Willie Krebs, died at her
home near Willow Springs, Friday
evening. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, bu-
rial in the family cemetery, Rev.
Bosshard of Warrenton officiating.
Besides her husband, deceased
leaves three sons and one daughter,
Edwin, Herman, Kenny and Mrs.
Mary Martinck.
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