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THE POPULAR HOME NEWSPAPER OF STEPHENVILLE AND ERATH COUNTY
Finest Fountain Serviea
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR
FARM BUREAU OFFICIAL
WIU SPEAK HERE TODAY
J. W. Li. tiMll, one of the officials of
the Texas Farm Bureau with head-
quarters in Dallas, will be in Stephen-
viUe this (Friday) afternoon to de-
liver a talk to the farmers of Erath
county with reference to the grade of
cotton seed they expect to plant next
year. While here he will be enter-
tained by local Farm Bureau mem-
bers.
Authoritative reports are to the
effect that there will be only 180,000
certified bushels of cotton seed for
sale in Texas next spring. This con-
dition has been brought about by rea-
son of the fact that many of the certi-
fied seed producing companies are lo-
cated in the drouth stricken area of
Texas and their crops have been a
total failure. Of the 180,000 bushels
the Texas Farm Bureau has purchas-
ed 76,000 bushels and will offer a part
of them to the farmers of this county
at exactly what they cost the Farm
Bureau.
Mr. Hall will explain the plan of
distribution fully this afternoon to
those who attend the meeting, which
will be called to order at 8 o’clock. The
seed will not be sold unless they can
he placed among a number of farmers
in a certain community. In other
words, one man located at Oak Dale
cannot buy the seed unless he is join-
ed by a number of other farmers from
the same community. Of course mem-
bers of the Farm Bureau will get all
the seed they need, but the idea is tol
get others to use them too.
It is hoped that a good crowd will
hear Mr. Hall.
STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1925.
NUMBER 42
TARLETON EASILY DEFEATS
CLIFTON COLLEGE TEAM 81-0
In their first game of the season the
Tarleton College Plowboys easily de-
feated Clifton College by a score of
81 to 0. Coach Wisdom was greatly
surprised when his proteges began
piling up such a top heavy score, al-
though he fully expected them to win
handily but not by such a large score.
Practically every man on the first
squad got an opportunity to show
what he could do. The entire team
showed up exceptionally well and if
they keep up their present form other ] J
junior colleges encountered will most
certainly feel the sting of defeat. Fol-
lowers of the purple and white confi-
dently look forward to a state cham-
pionship football team this year.
This week’s game will surely see a
hard tussle fpr on Friday Tarleton
will clash with the McMurray College
Indians from Abilene. McMurray is
a senior college and will eome to Ste-
phenville fresh from a hard game
with Texas Tech, at Lubbock, in which
they held the strong Tech team to a
scoreless tie. This game was original-
ly scheduled for Saturday but was
changed to Friday so that business
men of the city could attend without
interfering with the usual Saturday
rush.
Grocery Satisfaction
is one thing
AND GETTING IT IS ANOTHER
At HENSON’S you will always find the very highest qual-
ity line of Pure Food Products—and prices always reas-
onable, just and in unison.
For each dollar spent at this store you are always sure
of getting a full dollar’s worth of real merchandise in
return. .
Frank Henson
East Side Grocery Store
TELEGRAM ANNOUNCES
DEATH OF ED PELLENZ
FERGUSON CLAIMS MAJORITY
OF SOLONS AGAINST $400,000
HOOF-MOUTH APPROPRIATION
MANY ERATH TEACHERS
ENROLL IN STATE ASS’N.
Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 7.—J. F.
Whiaenant, superintendent of Erath
county schools, has reported the en-
listment of 33 county teacher^ jn the
Tejas State Teachers’ Association.
JK ost at ^JpMited to attend
the an
of the associ-
j State Teachers
which wTTT he he!
November 26, 27 and 28. The group
includes Virgil A. Andrews, Mrs. V.
H. Barber, Electra Beauchamp, Ruth
Calloway, J. S. Clendenen. W. D.
Davis, Faye Davis, Elene Ferguson,
Porter C. Gentry, W. T. Graves, W.
Doyle Graves, W. P. Hallmark, Jr.,
Cowman C. Gulley, Earl S. Huffman,
Collin B. Jones, Mrs. Collin B. Jones,
Murine Kenny. James Logan, Riila
Loden, Nora Menefee, L. R. McCarty,
GMl-McQe*key, E. B. Moon, T. A,
Parker, Mrs. Emma Phillips, H. L.
Purvis. W. B. Russell, Sybil Ruther-
ford, E. S. Tunnell, A. W. Shoup, A.
A. Tampico, Izetta Woods, and J. F.
Whisenant.
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PAYS FIRST POLL TAX
L. L. Roberts, county treasurer-
auditor, was the first man to get his
'1926 poll tax receipt from the tax col-
lector’s office last Thursday morning.
While paying his own poll tax Mr.
Roberts also paid for Mrs. Roberts,
and likewise took receipts for his
property tax. October 1 was the first
day 1926 taxes could be paid.
Mr. Roberts has enjoyed the dis-
tinction of being the first man to pay
his taxes for several years.
CACKELO FEED
FOR CHICKENS
Milkelo Dairy Feed
Crystal White Onion
Sets
BRING US YOUR CREAM
AND PRODUCE
L. E. BARHAM
Telephone 196
Austin, Texas, Oct. 6.—A great ma-
jority of the 120 members of the Leg-
islature who have answered Governor
Ferguson's query as to whether they
would vote for an appropriation of
$400,000 at the next regular session
to pay debts incurred by the State in
fighting the hoof and mouth disease
in Harris and Galveston counties are
against the appropriation, according
to a statement Monday by J. E. Fer-
guson.
It developed Monday that Travis
county’s representatives John T. Smith
and Felix Raymer, have not received
the Governor’s query, but it was as-
serted at the Governor’s office that
communications were to be sent to
them at once, containing the same
substance as the telegrams which have
Rone to the other 179 members of the
Legislature. The query was also senT
to the Lieutenant Governor, as well as
the speaker of the House.
In these telegrams the statement
was made that all of the available
money had been appropriated and that
the “Legislature had no authority to
maike further appropriations for the
present year.”
Representative Raymer stated that
he would make negative reply when
the Governor’s communication is re-
ceived by him. Representative Smith
indicated that he would make a simi-
lar response, declaring that the mes-
sages contained in press reports as
having been dispatched to other mem-
bers was not in accordance with the
Constitution and “created an errone-
ous impression.”
Mr. Smith asserted that “there is
no limit to which the Legislature may
go in the matter of appropriations.”
The State, in his opinion, may get
only $10,000,000 in revenues, “yet,”
he said, “the Legislature may pass
appropriations totaling $20,000,000.”
He referred to the Legislature two
years ago as having appropriated
more money than the total amount of
revenue. “That is a wrong Impres-
sion the Governor is leaving with the
people,” Mr. Smith said.
Mr. Raymer said that if he receives
a message from the Governor asking
how he will vote on the proposition
he will answer that he will oppose the
appropriation.
“Why should the Legislature be
called upon to reimburse Harris and
Galveston county business men be-
cause of their losses from this foot
and mouth disease?" Mr. Raymer
said. “You might as well talk about
the Legislature reimbursing Travis
county farmers for their losses due to
the drouth. The principal is the same
in both instances. The people of Hsr-
ris and Galveston counties are the vic-
tims of circumstances, as are the farm-
ers of Travis and other drouth-strick-
en counties.”
MISS DESS1E DEAVER INJURED
IN CAR WRECK A TSPUR, TEXAS
Last Friday morning’s papers con-
tained a news account of an automo-
bile accident near Spur, Texas, where-
in Miss Dessie Deaver was seriously
injured. She with a party of friends
were in the car when it ran over a
steep embankment because of warn-
ing signals being removed during the
day by. a construction gang rebuilding
the bridge.
Miss Dessie was removed to Stam-
ford where she is receiving treatment.
Her condition is such that it will be
necessary for her to remain in a cast
for several weeks due to a severe in-
jury to her back.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hack Deaver who formerly lived in
this county, and a sister to Mrs. W. L.
Edelen who lived in Stephenville unyi
two years ago. Miss Dessie visited
here with her sister and is well known
by the younger set.
A. B. COX RETURNS FROM
BUSINESS TRIP TO EUROPE
COUNTY ATTORNEY EX-
PLAINS AUTO TESTINtj, LAWS
To the Editor of Stephenville Tri-
bune: Chapter 26 (House Bill No. 23)
page 135, Acts of 39th Legislature of
the State of Texas, Sections 15 and 16
of said chapter, diametrically oppose
each other, stating the duties, incum-
bent upon County Test Stations .(ad-
justing and testing headlights),) and
the Tax Collectors (issuing certificates
of registration numbers), that neither
can act until the other acts.
This matter has been submitted to
the Attorney General of the State of
Texas, whose ruling is, County Test
Stations act first, (Sec. 15, page 142),
then owner of motor vehicle, presents
certificate of County Test Stations to
County Tax Collector, who issues reg-
istration number (Sec. 16, page 142),
then owner of motor vehicle must take
registration number hack to testing
station to have blank intesting certifi-
cate filled in with registration num-
ber.—B. E. Cook, County Attorney of
Erath County. Texas.
A telegram Was received in Steph-
enville Thursday announcing the
death of Ed Pellenz, a former well
known citizen of this city. No par-
ticulars concerning his sickness were
received, but it is presumed he died
suddenly.
Deceased first came to Stephenville
about the year 1910 and was associat-
ed with the light plant and the Steph-
enville cotton oil mill. He was also at
different times connected with the
same concern in Hico, Dublin and was
well known over this section of Texas.
Both he and his wife were particular
favorites with a large circle of people
in this city and were intimate friends
of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Burroughs. In
the past few years he had made seve-
ral trips to Stephenville.
Many farmers were well acquainted
with Mr. Pellenz and this acquaintance
was widened more recently by reason
of the fact that he was so intensely
interested in the fertilizer proposition
in this and surrounding counties. Thru
the work of Mr. Burroughs and Mr.
Pellenz this feature of farming was
greatly extended, or it might be said,
established here and on a solid basis.
Friends of the family will be shock-
ed to learn of the untimely death of
Mr. Pellenz and will be quick to offer
their deepest sympathies.
TOTAL GINNINGS GO
■ OVER 4000 THIS WEEK
OIL SITUATION IS AT
STANDSTILL NOW
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While the prospects for the future
look brighter than any time in the
past m the Laney field, the work is
practically at a standstill at this time.
Nothing definite can be learned at this
time with reference to just what the
plans are but it is known that the pro-
moters feel greatly encouraged over
the program they have in mind.
A gasoline test was given the well
recently completed and it was found
to produce 1% gallons of gasoline to.
each 1000 feet” of gas. This is said to
be far above the average and may lead
to the drilling of many otheiv wells in
that territory. In fact, this is the
proposition that is now pending and
will doubtless be made public within
the next few weeks.
Should another well be drilled again
soon it is claimed by many that the
location will be made northwest of the
number four well. Drillers who are
familiar with the situation say that
two more wells will locate the pool.
In the Dublin oil field, a new loca-
tion has been made northwest of tho
Trojan well and it Is likely that drill-
ing will be started there very shortly.
DISTINGUISHED CLUB WOMEN
IN STEPHENVILLE, THURSDAY
Early season predictions as to the
total amount of cotton ginned in Ste-
phenville will evidently fall far below
the actual total that will be received
at the four Stephenviille gins. While
it has been almost impossible to get
an accurate report on the ginnings,
yet the 4000 mark was passed early
Thursday morning. Therefore it is _
safe to predict that more than 4560 special guests of Mrs. R .E. Cox,
Mrs. W. R. Potter, of Bowie, Texas,
vice-president of the State Federation
of Womens Clubs, and Mrs. R. E.
Buchanan, of Fort Worth, parlia-
mentarian of the same organization,
were both in Stephenville Wednesday
and Thursday of this Week. They cams
at the instance of the local Twentieth
Century Club to take part, in the for-
mal” opening of this club for its fall
and winter season. Incidentally, Mrs,
Potter is a candidate for state presi-
dent of the state federation.
While in the city both have been
A. B. Cox, better known in Erath
county as Lon Cox, was here last weeVf
visiting his brother, W. J. Cox at
Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France
and other nations. He was sent there
by the United States department of
agriculture where he has been an em-
ployee for the past three years, and
his mission was to study cotton mar-
keting conditions and the manner in
which it is handled.
In talking of what he discovered Mr.
Cox states that he found some inte-
resting points, notable of which was
the extremely systematic manner in
which the Germans handled cotton
imported. In his opinion the Germans
have outstripped all other countries
in this respect. Incidentally, Mr. Cox
mentioned that the feeling of hatred
between Germany and France and
England was indeed noticeable and
that many people feared another great
war in time.
If possible plans will be completed
whereby Mr. Cox will come to Steph-
enville some time during the next few
months and make an address to the
people of the county, telling them the
things they should know in reference
to what he found in Europe and how
the cotton shipments are handled.
J. W. FREY SELLS. PROPERTY
ON NORTH BELKNAP STREET
Repoyt of Condition of
FIRST STATE
Bank
of Stephenville
'At the close of business on September 28, 1925, as made
to the Commissioner of Banking, at Austin, Texas
RESOURCES
Loans------------------------------------$402,813.75
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixture*_________
Interest in Depositors’ Guaranty Fund_______
Assessment in Depositors’ Guaranty Fund....
Liberty Bonds _____________________
Other Stocks and Bonds__*__________
Customers Bonds Deposited_________
Cash------------;___________
13,791.62
6,593.16
10,010.25
81,367.24
500.00
24,800.00
90,943.07
TOTAL...................... $680,819.09
LIABILITIES
-----:-------------$125,000.00
-------- 8,932.49
---------------...----15.00
Customers Bonds Deposited ______ 24,800.00
Bonds Sold Under Repurchase Agreement____ 20,000.00
DEPOSITS----,------------------ 451,571.60
Capital Stock__J
Surplus and Profits
Dividend Unpaid
TOTAL..
4630,319.09
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
PrwMmt C. O. BLAKKNXY
Prmlfknt ^K. N. CARLTON
Ouhlar R. E. COX
•hier T. O. FUNK
Cashier O. N. GRICE
A deal was closed this week where-
in John W. Frey sold to Jack Allen his
business building located oi\ Belknap
street directly behind the Mecca Cafe
building, and now occupied by the
Pearcy Grocery store. Possession will
be given January 1. The consideration
was $3000 cash,
Mr. Allen plans to move his market
there as soon as he gets possession
and will add to his present stock of
groceries.
LOCAL SCHOOL BOYS ARE
STUDENTS OKLAHOMA U.
Norman, Okla., Oct. 8.—Claude Tate ....... _. _____________
and J. C. Eberhard, juniors in the Green Creek, served a big dinner in
School of Business, of Stephenville,
are among; the many students attend-
ing the University of Oklahoma from
cities in Texas.
Seventy-five of the 100 Texans here
rallied at the request of Dr. W. B.
Bizzell, president, and formed the Uni-
versity Longhorn club.
William Colt of Dallas was elected
president, Miss Elaine Bizzell, for-
merly of College Station, vice-presi-
dent, and Miss Neva Black of Wichita
Falls, secretary-treasurer. Fifty-two
Texas cities,'many of them in remote
sections of the state, have represen-
tatives here. Wichita Falls, with 19
students, heads the list, while Dallas
folows with 17.
Immediately after the organization
of the Longhorn club, its members,
including Mr. Tate and Mr. Eberhard,
adjourned to the home of the preai-
dent where a group picture was made.
me, was
to attend^
Jack Lockhart, of Cleburne,
here Thursday of this week to
his father who is making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Will Newman,
south of the city. The elder Mr. Lock-
hart has been suffering with a com-
plication of ailments the past several
weeks and was operated on by Dr. A.
E. Lankford, Thursday afternoon. Dykes scheduled the game.
FORMAL OPENING FOR ARCH
EVANS’ STATION SATURDAY
* Saturday will be a big day (or the
Arch Evans Service Station if oi*e is-
to judge from the extensive nlans this
concern is making for their formal
opening date. Their station has re-
cently been in course of reconstruction
and the place now presents almost an
entirely new face. The front of the
building has been entirely rebuilt and
a big. wide drive in established, all
of which makes it more 'desirable and
pleasing for customers of this station.
One of the most complete-features
of the new station is the ladies’ read-
ing room which has been added on the
second floor. The stairway leading up
to this room is directly in front of the
building and is accessible to all who
come to the station. All the latest
magazines, newspapers, plenty of
chairs, floor coverings, dressing tables
and all other modern conveniences are
embodied in this part of the station.
Mr. Evans wants to make it a place
for all ladies to rest and pass away
the time while in the city shopping
and having to wait before returning
home. Nothing has been left undone
to make the reading room complete
in every detail and women visitors to
Stephenville will find it a convenient
place to while away the hours. All
women who visit this room Saturday
will be given roses.
A big free drawing proposition will
he in effect and every one who comes
to the station will be given a dupli-
cate numbered ticket which will en-
title them to participate in the $20.00
in gold contest. It will not be neces-
sary to make purchases to get the
tickets but simply come to the station
and ask for them. At 5;30 the one
holding the lucky number will be,
given cash prizes, the $20.00 being
divided into three cash prizes.
Complete details of the opening date
will be found elsewhere in this edition
in a large advertisement used by this
concern and the attention of all is di-
rected thereto.
y" ___________ “*—__
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Matthews, of
will have been ginned in Stephenville
by the end of this week.
’ The three cotton yards had weighed
in the neighborhood of 5000 hales
Thursday, hut this number will also
be materially increased by the end of
this week.
At this time it appears that the crop
is practically half gathered and if
this be true the crop in this section
will go far above what it did last year.
Last season there were only 5700
bales ginned in Stephenville and about
7000 hales weighed in at the yards
According to present figures the gins
will handle easily 8000 bales and the
yards should go above the 10,000 mark.
DUBLIN VOTES PAVING
BONDS FIVE TO ONE
The paving election held in Dublin
last Tuesday ^herein the property
owning tax payers of Dublin were to
decide whether they would issue $40,-
000 in bonds with which to pave the
principal business streets carried by a
5 to 1 majority. The vote was not
extra heavy, there being 287 for the
proposition and 54 against.
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL BE
OPERATED TO DALLAS FAIR
Officials of the Frisco were in Ste-
phenville this week making arrange-
ments to send a special train from this
city to Dallas, Saturday, October 17.
The train will be christened the “Tar-
leton Special” and besides a large
number of people from over this sec-
tion will carry the Tarleton student
body and band. If the train measures
up to the same standard as in the past
there is little doubt but what many
from this section will take advantage
of tne $2.20 round trip rate on that
date.
Mrs. J. T. Mann, of Brady, is here
this week the guest of Mrs. Thos. Don-
nell. Shewas one of the honor guests
at the tea given at the home of Mrs.
R. E. Cox, Wednesday afternoon which
was declared to be one of the out-
standing social events of the season.
honor of Mrs. Matthews’ sister, Mrs.
Emma Slaughter, of Slaton, last Sun-
day. Besides the honor guest the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters were pres-
ent: T. A. Henson, I. B. Henson and
wife, I. N. Matthews and wife, Mrs.
Mamie Mayfield, of Hamilton and Mrs.
J. N. Henson. Other relatives present
were Virgil Underwood and wife, Ot-
to Lovelace ahd wife, Indian Gap;
Milton Lovelace and Donnie Henson.
Byrd Henson who reported the affair
says it was great from start to finish
and that it was the first time in 18
years that all the brothers and sisters
had been together in one meeting.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM GOES
TO OAK CLIFF FOR C, AME
The Stephenville high school Yellow
Jackets are in Oak CHIT today where
they play the Oak Cliff high school
team The team is in good condition
and hut for the inexperience of the
, ad in general they will be well able
;o take care of themselves against the
pards. Last year the Dallas team
ive Stephenville a 30 to 0 defeat and
is with the hopes of bringing this
score to a closer margin that Coach
FOR SATURDAY
RICHARD BARTHELMESS
-IN-
“New Toys”
From the Play by Melton Herbert Cropper and
Oscar Hammerstein, and
Supported by Mary Hoy
A Johnson S. Robertson Production
A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE
MAJESTIC SATURDAY
president of the first district of feder-
ated clubs. Wednesday afternoon
Mesdames Cox and Thos. Donnell en-
tertained with a tea and the club
ladies were honor guests.
At the opening of the Twentieth
Century Club Thursday afternoon
guests were here from Granbury and
Dublin.
EXPECT MILLION-DOLLAR
PRISON COTTON CROP
Austin, Texas, Oct. 7.—Latest re-
ports made to the Governor’s office is
that 6,000 bales of cotton have been
picked on State prison farms and that
with no storm (jamuge at least 6,000
additional bales v.-fli be gathered, mak-
ing a minimum of 12,000 bales from
the 32,000 acres planted to cotton.
It is estimated that the lint and
seed will hring the State prison sys-
tem $150 per bale, or a total of $900,-
000 to date and by next week $1,000,-
000.
BODY OF MISSING MAN
IS FOUND ON FARM
Comanche, Texas, Oct. 7.—The bad-
ly decomposed body of H. M. (Tobe)
Bear, 59 years old. who had been miss-
ing since Sept. 30, was found on ht«
farm five miles south of Comanche
Wednesday morning by his son, Char-
ley Bear, who had driven out after a
load of wood.
The body was a quarter of a mile
from the residence and near it was a
bottle which had contained poison, A
coroner’s^jury verdict of suicide was
returned. Search had been made by
the dead man’s family and the
Sheriff’s department since his disap-
pearance from his home.
Petitions have been freely circulat-
ed over the county the past week
which will doubtless be presented to
the commissioners court some time in
the near future urging the court to
re-instate the county farm agent and
the home demonstration agent. Many
are of the opinion that the service will
he again started, especially since so
many are displaying such active inter-
est.
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