The Fort Stockton Pioneer (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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► VOLUME VIII
FORT STOCKTON. PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS. AUGUST 13.1915
NUMBER 19
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INTERESTING NOTES BIG PREPARATIONS
OF TIE GREAT RANGE FOR TIE BOOSTERS
Two cars of yearlings came in Fort Stockton is making big
Monday for the E. W. McKenzie preparations to entertain the El
ranch. j Paso Trade Boosters, who will
reach that place. August 19 on
M. K. Kennedy bought th*s; their Pecos Valley excursion, ac-
week, from H. T. Odneal, one j cording to County Judge Howell
section of school land, located in Johnson, of Fort Stockton.
Judge Johnson was a caller at
the Kennedy pasture.
J. M. Livingston recently
bonght 1,500 head of Mexican
sheep from Will Harrell, these
he placed on grass in the Ship-
ton Parke ranch.
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This week J. M. Livingston
moved the 4000 head of sheep he
has been pasturing north of Ft.
Stockton, to the Luke Girvin
ranch, near Girvin.
Hugh Rogers of Ft Worth, was
a business visitor to our city
Wednesday. Saturday he will
receive, at Girvin, another ship-
ment of stock from the Baker-
White ranch, on a former deal.
PECOS COUNTY BEAUTIES
TO EL ‘PASO TRADE EVANGELS:
“Come in the evening, or come in the morning—
Come when you are looked for, or come wilhoul warning,
j4 thousand welcomes you ’ll find before you!
And the oftener you’ll come the more we’ll adore you!
the Times Monday and declared
that every effort possible will be
made to entertain the El Paso
trade delegation during its stay
in Fort Stockton.
“We are going to give them a
barbecue dinner; they will be
taken to see the irrigated lands,
and in the evening a ball will be
given in their honor at the Hotel
Stockton, as nice a hotel as one
will find in a place the size of
Fort Stockton. ’* said Judge
Johnson.
“If the trip is made according
to the itinerary we have received
a number of people from Fort
Stockton will go to Pecos and
IMPORTANT MEETING
STOCKMEN’S ASS’N
REGULAR MEETING OF
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
members of the Pecos county
Stockmen’s Association assem-
bled to transact important busi-
ness.
The meeting was called to or-
der by T. H. Baker, temporary
chairman. On motion Judge
Jno. M. Odom was made chair-
man and H. D. Mendel Sec.-
Treas.
The principal business before
the meeting was to change a
escort them up there,” he con-, a clause in a subscription mem-
tinued. “We have the finest ter ship petition to read Stock
stolen from any one in the
At the court house Tuesday | The regular meeting of the
morning, a number of prominent, Pecos County Commissioners’
Court convened at the
at the court
house Monday, Aug. 9th, 1915,
with Commissioners J.H. Downs,
Jno. Dragoo, J. T. Baker and
Tom Cope present.
County Judge Howell Johnson
being absent, the Court elected
Tom Cope as presiding officer till
the return of Judge Johnson on
Tuesday.
Election Returns Canvassed
Beside the regular routine bus-1 his credit,
iness of hearing and approving
reports of county officers and
others, the Court canvassed the
SCALP CLAIMANTS
SWAMP TIE COURT
Monday, the first day of the
Countv Commissioners’ Court,
was “scalp day.’’ This was the
first scalp count held since the
new bounty law went into effect,
June 19, 1915.
The count showed that three
thousand twelve jack Rabbits
had bit the dust in Pecos county
between June 19 and August 9,
which at five cents a pair
brought the claimants $150.60.
Forty-seven wolf hides were pre-
sented, each of which brought
$2. Only ten wild cats had giv-
en up their pelts to the bounty
hunter. These brought $1 each.
Each claimant had to make
affidavit that the scalps turned
in by him, were secured in Pecos
county after the new law went
into effect, June 19.
R. R. Dakan, of Buenavista,
won the distinction of having
killed more rabbits than any
other claimant, he having three
hundred twenty-four scalps to
GOES TO MARKET
President and General Mana-
EES i Si 3ir KH'2 sc sssj^ss i ' SSE'srfl
on his irrigated farm west 0f'^ave’n^ Faso.
*own i It is about 27o miles from El
fied voters to vote in precincts'!?0* *n the interest of the millin-
He was showimr four snecimen i Faso to Fort Stockton, and good ;the change was adopted. „ ------ vv, ..___... ___________. . - ---------
peaches which when placed on roads can be found practically all Motion by G. A. Sachse, second- th than the precinct of their j ^ department of this big de-
CIS-SwC£sd s'“»•*!• '«*»»“■!-5JSSC2,!.T!«■*—.. — «*■>» —• SB? SSL SiT »
the two pound mark.
Can you beat it?
Fort Stotkton is a businesslike ward of $l<Hi be paid, by the As-
place of about 2,000 population sociation, for the conviction of
and is the distributing place for any one roping, driving or un-
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING a considerable territory. lawfully handling stock oelong-
The progressive School Board “Dallas has been getting the t° members of the Associa-
for district No. 1 let the contract Fort Stockton business,” assert- ti°n* after discussion, prevailed.
Thursday, for a nice, new frame: ed Judge Johnson, “but El Paso I A motion by Stanley Wilson,
school building to be built at,
what is now known, as Pumpkin
Center.
This building has been much
needed and will be much ap-
preciated by pupils and patrons.
ALFALFA FACTO AND FIGURES
One car of alfalfa seed went
out Thursday, consigned to Rud-
er Patrick Seed Co. of Kansas
City. The shipment weighed
32,000 pounds, which means
$4480 cash, to the farmers of this
valley.
About 1000 acres of alfalfa
seed is yet to be harvested and
threshed in the Fort Stockton
valley. Some of the the heaviest
yields, yet to be reported, are ex-
pected off of these fields.
Alfalfa hay prices are steadily
climbing with demand strong.
should have it. El Paso is near- sanded by T. H. Baker, that
er, and we are more alike. But;an assessment of $15 per member
for some reason Dallas has been ' be made and paid in and placed
getting the most of the business jon deposit to meet rewards in
out of our town.
“Of course the El Paso boost-
ers are coming out there to do
what they can to get the trade,
and I hope that they will suc-
ceed. El Paso ought to have it"
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tions, carried by 1 * votes. them to the New York market.
Amendment providing that the Mr. Rooney stated before leav-
Supreme Court of this State shall | *n2 the markets, that he
consist of a Chief Justice, and i "tou^ buy the best and finest
- . . . , .. i ., stock ever shown by his company,
four Associate Justices, descnb-l_______ J
ing their qualifications and ten-| ~ ~
ure of office and compensation, 18°n’ Presiding Officer; R. W.
lost by 7 votes. Musse>'' Jud*e-
Amendment authorizing the
INTERESTING ORIENT ANB
ROUND ROUSE ROTES
Born to Mr. and Mrs. K. L.
Carr, a girl baby, Friday night,
August 6.
Mrs. A1 Gibson, wife of brake-
man Gibson, is in Hamlin on a
visit.
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Jack Swift, the crippled brake-
man, left Wednesday for a visit
in San Angelo.
L. Norman of San Angelo is
temporarily in the freight ser-
vice between Fort Stockton and
San Angelo.
Mrs. Hamlet and three daught-
ers, of Oakhearst, Texas, are
guests of Mrs. Hamlet’s niece
Mrs. B. L. Connell, of the round
house addition.
levy and collection of a special
road tax not to exceed fifty cents
cases of conviction for stealing, on the one hundred doUars vaIu.
or depredating on stock of the atjon 0f property jn any county,
members of the Association, also 8ubdivision, subdivisions or de-
other assessments when found fined ^j^ct thereof, when same
necessary, also carried. bas been authorized by a majori-
Judge Johnson arrived in El
Paso Monday morning on busi-
ness and left in the afternoon for
Alpine, from whence he will re-
turn to Fort Stockton, bearing
the news that the El Paso boost-
ers are coming, and that they
hope to put Fort Stockton on the
El Paso business map.—El Paso
Morning Times, Aug. 10.
’Nuf Sed—The keys to the city
belong the El Paso boosters on
their arrival in the Spring City. —
The Pioneer.
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TORT STOCKTON
TEXAS
Capital and Surplus
$60,000,001
W*. Solicit
Your
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From the above it will be seen
that our stockmen are determined
to make the path of trespasser
and stock thief anything but easy
to travel.
The standing reward in
Pecos county for the arrest
and conviction of any one steal-
ing stock of any description from
any citizen is $500; and for driv-
ing roping and maliciously hand-
ling cattle of members of the
Association, $100.
All members of the Association
present paid in the assessment,
after which the meeting ad-
journed.
Following; Are the minutes
of the meeting;
Fort Stockton, Texas,
Aug. 10, 1915.
Meeting called to order by T.
H. Baker, temporary chairman.
On motion of G. A. Sachse,
seconded by F. S. Wilson, Judge
John M. Odom was made perma-
nent chairman and H. D. Men-
del secretary and treasurer.
Motion made by Sachse, sec-
onded by Moser, to change clause
from “Stock stolen from mem-
of this Ass’n,” to “Stock stolen
from any one in the county/*
Motion carried.
Motion mad^ by Wilson sec-
onded by Sachse, that a reward
of $100. would be given by this
Ass’n. for any one convicted of
Motion carried.
Motion made by Wilson, sec-
onded by Baker that assessment
be made on members for $15.00
each and placed on deposit to
meet reward for any one con vic-
ed of stealing from any one In
oar county or depredating on
stock belonging to any member.
In case of conviction and reward
paid, another assessment shall
be immediately made and placed
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ty of the qualified voters at an
election held for that purpose,
carried by 9 votes.
Amendment authorizing the
Commissioners’ Court to create a
Students* Loan Fund, carried by
5 votes.
Amendment authorizing the
issuance of bonds for levee,
drainage, road and other public
improvements, and for taxes
therefor, carried by 15 votes.
Amendment providing for the
separation of the University of
Texas and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and an equit-
able division of the University
lands, carried by 27 votes.
County School Truotooo
The Court heard a petition by
Samuel P. Ford and others rela-
tive to cutting off Common School
District. This being outside the
jurisdiction of the Court, they
appointed a Board of County
School Trustees composed of
each member of the Commission-
ers’ Court and Geo. C. Haseltine
to hear the petition at a later
date.
Pvsslaet Elect Isn Officers
The following precinct election
officers were appointed by the
Court:
Prednct No. 1. J.M. Rooney,
Presiding Officer; C. E. Cass bier,
Din Bflil and A. Haas, Judges.
Prednct No. 2. E. R. Purin-
ton, Prodding Officer; T. 8. Tal-
ley, Judge,
Prednct No. 3. H. C. Noelke,
Prodding Officer; E. W. Martin,
Judge.
Prednct Nf. A C. M. Hall,
Prodding Officer; P. D. Colville,
Judge.
Prednct No. 5. Luke Girvin,
Providing Officer; Q.T. Galloway,
Judge. *ag&gps2Esa
Product No* A P.
Precinct No. 7. No officers
were appointed, as not enough
vote! s to hold an election.
Precinct No. 8. Jack Cain,
Presiding Officer; F. S. Mathews,
Judge.
Precinct No. 9. W. H. Lyons,
Presiding Officer; J. M. Sim-
mons, Judge.
Precinct No. 10. W. K. Ful-
ton, Presiding Officer; W. R.
Harrell, Judge.
Precinct No. 11. F. A. York,
Presiding Officer, Tom Riggs,
Judge.
Scholastic Census
Judge Johnson, Ex-Officio Sup-
erintendent of Public Instruction,
reported that, according to the
last scholastic census, the schol-
astic enrollment was as follows:
Precinct No. 1, (City of
Fort Stockton inclusive), .569
Precinct No. 2, ............. 12
Precinct No. 3..............78
Precinct No. 4, ............. 8
Precinct No. 5, ........ 194
Total .................861
After allowing a number of
accounts the Court adjourned.
Fireman J. K. Harris, of San
Angelo is relieving Tom Nipper,
on his passenger run between
San Angelo and Fort Stockton
while Mr. Nipper visits relatives
in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Dan Collins, wife of
round house pumper Collins, who
recently underwent a very ser-
ious operation at a local sanitar-
ium continues to improve nicely,
being able to sit up part of the
time.
The round house wag was heard
to remark a few mornings ago
that R. L. Carr was very much
pleased with the new “Car”
which arrived at his home Friday
night.
Mrs. R. C. Bates, who has been
visiting her son I. W. Bates and
wife, at the Hotel Bennett, re-
turned to her home in San An-
gelo Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
Bates accompanied her as far as
Rankin.
Mrs. W. R. Kirkland, mother
of night hostler, C. W, Kirk-
land, of the round house, came
in Tuesday from Alpine, to make
her home with her son. Miss
Carter of Alpine is also a guest
at the Kirkland home.
J. W. Ivey and his bridge and
builder crew completed the new
cinder pit at the round house
Wednesday and left for San An-
gelo where they will put in a
pit.
Mrs. A. Hemphill, left Monday
for Hamlin, to join her husband,
who has been transferred as en-
gineer from the Fort Stockton-
Alpine freight run to the San
Angelo-Hamlin run.
Walter Graham, section fore-
man at Belding, had a pleasant
visit this week from his father,
Hiram Graham, and brother,
Ernest, of San Antonio.
Mrs. C. W. Kirkland, wife of
night hostler Kirkland at the
round house, enjoyed a visit last
week from her father, T. N.
Rawls, of Dublin.
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