Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1925 Page: 1 of 10
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE RAYMONDVILLE, LYFORD AND SEBASTIAN TERRITORY
More Building Now Per Dollar-
WHY WAIT?
Thos. W. Blake Lumber Co.
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More Building Now Per Dollar-
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Thos. W. Blake Lumber Co.
Lyford—Sebastian
VOLUME 8
RAYMONDVILLE, (COUNTY SEAT) WILLACY COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925.
No. .20
FLOOD WATERS CAN
BE ADAPTED HERE
J. L. Corbin Answers Questions
Propounded By S. L. Gill.
POPULAR STORE ROBBED
QUANTITY MERCHANDISE
Premium Offered First Bale Cotton
Robbers Gained Entrance By Rear
Wjindow—Make Get-a-way.
1
In County—Ginned At This Place
GEORGE G. CURRY
IS LAID TO REST
In answer to Mr. S. L. Gill’s article
in the preceeding issue of the News
in connection with my article of a
previous issue I take pleasure in sub-
mitting the following:—
Of the total area of Willacy Coun- j
tv, that part which is included to the
south of the north line of the Gulf j ^ ^________ ^___ ____ ______
Coast irrigation Companies survey i by prying 0ff the screen over the
and that'line extended and projected rear window and raisins1 the window,
for a distance of approximately _ six
miles west from the Gulf Coast Lines ________
and found his entire stock
Sometime between eleven o’clock
Monday night and the early hours of
Tuesday morning some one .entered
the Popular Store, owned and oper-
ated by Harry A. Shapiro, and
helped himself (or themselves) with
a quantity of valuable jewelry, and
other merchandise.
Entrance into the store was gained
Railway, thence southwesterly to a
point in the WiHacy and Hidalgo
County line about three miles east of
•the Town of Filigonio, has in a recent
age, been built up by the numerous
floodings of the Rio Grande River
and consequently iss of a delta forma-
tion consisting of various stratas of | be "responsible.'
rear window and raising the window.
. the theft was not known until Mr.
| Shapiro opened his store 'Tuesday
morning and f<
: disarranged, shoe boxes scattered on
the floor, trousers moved around
and the entire jewelry case emptied.
The authorities were promptly no-
tified and a search instituted for the
party of parties who are supposed to
sandy loam, sandy clay, and of sand
and gravel deposits, the age of the
later deposits being ancient enough
to allow of the fullest fertilization of
the upper deposits forming whit is
today one of the largest, compact
bodies of fertile soil that is to be
found anywhere in Texas today.
As this delta in its various ages of
formation has had to the east of it the
water-s of the Gulf of Mexico into
which to discharge its surplus waters'
and as the Rio Grande has been ie-
livering its waters onto it at a very
considerable higher elevation than
the waters of the Gulf, this immense
delta has never had occasion to take
on any of the characteristics of what
is termed in irrigation, a basin and is
not so characterized at the present
time.
If this delta should all be placed
under irrigation the first noticeable
result would be the formation of an
underflow in the sands and gravels of
the delta deposits which underlie the
surface from ten to twenty-five feet.
These deposits will become filled
principally from the main-line and
distributive canals of the system
rather than from the actual irriga-
tion of the lands unless over-irriga-
tion is resorted to, which case merely
sugests inefficient management of
the district. Intermittent as these
runs of water will necessarily be, it is
doubtful, if a system be properly
managed, whether there would be
any great need of supplying a drain-
age system, but if the occasion
should arrise whereby drainage
would become necessary, the natural
fall of the country to the eastward
would allow of sufficient disposition
of the excess waters.
The great underlying principle of
irrigation is to supply the soil with
only the deficient moisture neccessary
to a full crop production which the
precipitation of an arid section lacks.
This is an amount far under that
which is generally applied by irrigat-
ing. Over-irrigation is one of the pre-
vailing weaknesses of most districts.
This probably ranks first in the list
of weaknesses. That which ranks se-
cond probably is the tendency to
maintain a supply of water in the
main-line and distributive canals the
greatest number of days possible
throughout the year. This results in
the excessive raising of the water
table and the consequent need of
drainage. These are both faults pre-
ventable or curable by consistant
management. The necessity of drain-
age in this area will be in almost, di-
rect proportion to the oversupply ox
water allowed to enter the bounda-
ries of the district.
Individals, corporations, and water
improvement ditsricts alike have the
right to appropriate the unappro-
priated waters of the natural streems
and waste waters within the State of
Texas. Where an area the size of
that desired to be watered in Willacy
County is considered, from a financial
standpoint, it is generally deemed
advisable to create an irrigation dist-
rict or water improvement district,
which has the right to bond its lands
for the improvement necessary to
water it. The cost in this case would
be only a fractional part of that im-
posed upon the irrigation districts of
Hidalgo and Cameron Counties whose
principle items of cost are attached
directly to their pumping stations
which in the case of Willacy County
is eliminated. With only tentative
plans from which to form an esti-
mate the construction cost for the
completed system figures about $20.00
per acre.
It is a general rule of state and
government that waste waters can
be appropriated to beneficial use
wherever found. And it is not the
intention of the commission of Inter-
national Committiee to deprive either
side of the river from the beneficial
use of water that is not demanded
^for beneficial use on the other side.
Appropriations are not considered
with reference to" the normal flow of
a stream and riparian rights are not
recognized in Texas irrigation law,
except^ as applies to individual legal
subdivisions of land having river
frontage. The amount of water ap-
propriated from any stream has only
to do with the value of the appropri-
ations as the first in time is recogniz-
ed as the first in right.
The most seasonable irrigation in a
semi-irrigated country is immediately
before the planting season and dur-
ing the maturing period of crops and
if obtainable at these seasons, the
more cultivation there is and the
Three strangers, all Americans,
were noticed in Raymondville late
Monday afternoon and evening. These
men showed every indications of be-
ing “hoboes” by their shabby cloth-
ing and knapsacks over their shoul-
ders. It is presumed that these men
are responsible for the theft. A new
suit case, taken from the Popular
store, was found near the depot
which gives rise to the thought that
those who did the work took a hasty
departure on one of the early morn-
ing freight trains going north, hav-
ing emptied their loot from the suit
case and thrown it away.
Mr. Shapiro estimates that between
three and four hundred dollars was
stolen from him Monday night.
A Purse of One Hundred Dollars Will Go To Lucky Farmer Who
Brings In First Bale of 1925 Crop To Raymondville Grown in
Willacy County—June 1st Probable First Bale Date.
Business of City Suspended While
Honoring Memory of Pioneer.
LIVRITE CLUB HEARS
TALK BY C. H. PEASE
Willacy County Citizens Urged Make
Use Of Flood Waters.
Amid huge banks of flowers and
surrounded by several hundred mourn
‘A blessing in disguise” is the
paraphrase of Mr. C. H. Pease’s sum-
In addition to securing a possible bonus from the buyer for first bale . Jt . „
honors the farmer who brings in the first wagon load of the 1925 cotton crop j the mortS^emSs ^George^h in?
for ginnig at any one of the three Raymondville gins will receive a purse ! Curry were pronounced in clear,
of $100.00. solemn tones by Rev. W? W. Wilker-
P. T. A. Meeting.
The Raymondville Parent-Teachers
Association will meet at the High
School building tomorrow afternoon
at four o’clock. It is important that
every member of this organization be
present at that time as many mat-
ters of vital interest will be brought
up for consideration.
Hrv^Tumlinson this week started
coWtefuction on a five room bungalow
in the Chas. R. Johnson subdivision to
Raymondville. This home will be
modern in every respect and will
make quite an addition to that portion
of the city.
the seeding and maturing seasons
that irrigation becomes valuable and
only secondly to the amount of rain-
fal that falls during these particular
seasons, as tl^e average rainfall is
only about a half or less of what-is
needed at that particular season to
sufficiently saturate the soil to in-
sure the uninterupted growth of
crops to maturity. The planting of
crops with the assurance which irri-
gation gives of that crop growing to
maturity is a most valuable asset.
The storage of water in the Salt
Lakes is a problem that deserves
more study and consideration than at
first hand would seem necessary. The
Lake structure of itself is some-
what of a peculiar formation. The
fact that the water of the lake raises
and lowers with the tide of the sea
bears some significance within itself.
A study of the recession of these wa-
ters into subterranian channels
might be an interesting subject if fol-
lowed up in connection with the abili-
ty of these lakes to hold storage
waters and in connection with the
diluting of the salt-waters of the
lake to an extent whereby" the water
would become fit for irrigation pur-
poses. One of the construction pro-
blems in connection with the salt
lakes is the disnosition of the over-
flow waters. If left to seek its own
course it would cover a lfirge body of
farming lands to the south and east
of the salt lakes and if disposed of
to the northeast an aritficial channel
would have to be constructed an in-
definite distance into the sand-hills
with no well defined basin to waste it
into, and furthermore these particu-
lar sandhill lands are not consirered
as waste lands.
In general it is sought to obtain
water at a cheaper cost than water is
to be obtained in the present valley
districts. This can only be accom-
plished by confining the waters1 to a
strictly gravity basis but for the be-
nefit that might be derived from
water held in storage it nc doubt
would warrant a higher charge.
Then, too, the first bale man generally has the ginning and bagging and
ties donated to him for being the first to the market with his crop.
That there is going to be a lively race for this honor is seen by the fact
that several good sized acreage of cotton are nearing the maturing stage.
Some even boasting that they will be able to “officially” open the 1925
cotton season possibly before the first day of June.
Farmers in various sections of Willacy county have their crops in excel-
lent condition. Especially the crop planted earlier in the planting season.
This early cotton is putting on in fine shape and practically free from worms
and weevil. The yield on this wijl in all probability go better than a half bale
to the acre with- staple ranking as good as any in the lower sections of the
Valley.
This bonus is being raised by the business and professional men of Ray-
mondville and consists of cash and trade certificates equal to $100. This
amount has already been subscribed and the money and trade certificates are
now in the first State Bank ready for the lucky man who can bring in the
first bale to Raymondville.
ers of Raymondville and surrounding T?ary.,0.^ tbe now confronting
- - - the citizens of Willacy county in tak-
care of the excess flood waters
from Hidalgo and Cameron counties,
during a fifteen' minute talk before
son, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Raymondville, last Thurs-
day afternoon.
Out of respect to the memory of
this pioneer settler of the Raymond-
the members of the Livrite Club at
its luncheon last Wednesday week.
Mr. Pease, probably one of the old-
est residents in this section, has given
the subject of gravity irrigation for
WILLACY COUNTY PROGRAM
TO/BE GIVEN JUNE 11th.
Brownsville Radio Manager—Gives
That Date To This County.
MEMORIAL DAY TO BE
OBSERVED AT THE BAY
May 30th and 31st To Witness Valley-
Wide Celebration
Thursday, June 1.1th, is the date
offered by C. L. Jessup, manager of
the Brownsville radio casting station,
and accepted by the program chair-
man, W. W. Grayson, for Raymond-
ville and Willacy county.
Three nights a week will be broad-
casting nights at the Brownsville
station, according to Manager Jessup.
These nights will be Tuesday, Thurs-
day and Saturday of each week. Tues-
day and Thursday nights of each
week have been offered the nineteen
cbinmunities in the Rio Grande Val-
ley.~ Saturday nights only being
served'-hy.,._B.r-o\vnsville for her
grams.
Every night up to June 11th has
been booked and Raymondville has
been offered that night to put on her
program. This offer has been prompt-
ly accepted.
Instead of making it a strictly
pro-
Appropriate programs and enter-
tainments will feature Memorial Day
at Red Fish Bay according to a state-
ment issued this week by President J.
L. Corbin of the Red Fish Bay Asso-
ciation.
At that time it is planned to have
a valley-wide observance of Memorial
Day at Red Fish bay when a number
of prominent speakers will be present
and deliver addresses. In addition to
these talks other features of enter-
tainments will consist of fishing,
boating, bathing races and other
past times.
Material is being hauled out this
week for the construction of necessa-
ry out buildings for the comfort of
Red Fish Bay Association members
and their frineds. These buildings
will be ready for use within the com-
ing week.
The plans of the association, Mr.
Corbin states, is to have a general
gathering of all valley people who
ville community the entire business i j;b*s Valley considerable
of the city was brought to a stand- i thought and study This as he states
still from two o’clock in the after- j ^as brought about by; the fact that
noon until four Thursday. f.he natural flow from the Rio Grande
The funeral cortege assembled at I bes throa?b the nort,hern end of what
the residence of the deceased where ')15 now Willacy county and
with its
migny frinds gathered to pay their
last sad respects to the departed and
to extend condolences to the bereaved
widow and family. Shortly after two
o’clock one of the longest _ funeral
processions ever witnessed in Ray-
mondville slowly wended its way to
the Raymondville cemetery where a
most impressive funeral service was
conducted by Rev. Wilkerson, aided
by the members of his choir.
A veritable mountain of flowers
attested to the esteem in which the
deceased was held by the entire com-
munity.
BRILLIANT SERIES OF
PROGRAMS CLOSE SCHOOL
Class Plays, Graduation Exercises
and Other Events Pleasing.
Raymondville program it has been dare to take advantage, of the legal
wisely decided) to secure talent*from 1 ht#.kl:i;,T, « Saturday, M«y 39th, tp
Lyford, Sebastian and other parts of come out to Red Fish Bay that day
this county and make it a county- ! and enjoy a splendid program and
wide program. In addition to splendid spend the night fishing and the fol-
musical program a ten or fifteen ! lowing day in devious sports,
minute talk will be made by one who j It is hoped that a large number
will tell of the advantages of the i will avail themselves of the oppor-
su
r
Th
entire county.
| tunity to attend this special program
on May- 30th.
The
The
School Faculties Plans For
Summer and Coming Year.
Superintendent V. H. Tumlinson
will build a fine home in the Johnson
addition soon as their plans can be
perfected. The latter part of the sum
mer he plans to attend the six weeks
term at the State University at Aus-
tin..
T. D. Waterston, History and
Science teacher, left Monday night
for Austin where he wlil work this
summer. Mr. Waterston will attend a
Western University next year. Miss
Katheryn Hyland, English teacher
WILD TURKEYS INCREASING
4-TEMPTATIONS TO HUNTERS
Game Warden Advised to Keep watch
On Law Violators.
- “If you were riding around in the
“back country” and ran^into a flock
of nice, fat, juicy wild turkeys and
‘accidentally’ happened to be armed,
what would you do?” Your first im-
pulse would be to “land?’ one of those
departed Monday night for her home ‘ gobblers, but on second thought you
at College Station and will attend would probably say to yourself “the
the graduation exercises at A. and ’
M. where her brother finishes. She
law protects them until November
1926, I better obey the law and let
the babes at home go hungry.”
While possibly a great many con-
scientious men would think twice be-
will attend the State University this
summer and return in the fall.
Mrs. W. T. Holder sixth and seventh
grade teacher, is helping to superin-
tend the building of their fine new
home that they are erecting on their i°re acting, yet there are a few who
farm East of town. Mrs. Holder will W0UId stop at nothing to bag one or
more of those turkeys. Inf act, from
reports reaching the News office this
week, it appears that there are seve-
teach again this fall.
Mrs. Wm. Key, fifth grade teacher
has decided to take a much needed
| rest, the coming year.
Mrs. F. E. Ballow, fourth grade
teacher, will be at home this summer
I and will be back on duty, the next
I school year.
Mrs. F. E. Hunter second and
third grade teacher will remain- at
home for most of the summer and
will continue her school work in the
fall.
Miss Bessise Wynn, first grade
ral men evidently making a practice
of hunting wild turkeys on the
Mestenes tract west of Raymondville.
This is to be regretted as it will
materially effect the aims and pur-
poses of the law protecting these
wild fowl until the fall of 1926. Since
the law became effetive four
ago wild turkeys have been
years
Water, though with a charge attached teacher, left Friday night for her fg0 Wlld turkeys have been on the
conforming to the present valley home in Bloomington, Miss Winn will increase from year to year. This year
district charge is to be avoided if pos attend C. T. A. at Denton this sum- ’ there are any number of wild turkeys
ference to water that is turned into ™ Mis^ThXia^Rylander, first grade ! f°lmd “ the WlldS WGSt °f this
the upper tloodway direct from the teacher in Mexican school, also taught j y‘
river and diveriea out of it near me first grade Spanish in Highschool, - According to Mr. C. L. Pollock, a
departed for her home .in Robstown,1 resiaent of Filligonio, there are any
Sunday, she will probably attend , number of wild turkeys to be seen in
that section this year. Fine, large
turkey gobblers, as large as any do-
mestic bird, while the mother hens
are strutting around with exception-
ally large broods of young turkeys,
Game Warden Reasonover has
been advised of conditions in the
western part of this county and is
taking the necessary steps to see that
the laws are obeyed.
southwest c.'rr.er of Willacy County
as I have outlined heretofore in the
News of May 7th and in the map
shown in the issue of May 14tn. A
diversion dam in the Rio Grande is to
be avoided at almost any cost, not so
much with reference to existing treat-
ies with Mexico as from the stand-
point of high waters in the river, it
being very essential that the chan-
nels of the existing waterways be
kept free from obstructions so that
the runoff of floods will be hampered
to the least degree possible. And
from a financial standpoint the class
of construction necessary to with-
stand the floods of the Rio Grande
makes a diversion dam almost prohi-
bitive. But luckily for Willacy county
the natural profiles of the proposed
F
summer school at the new State
Teacher’s College in Kingsville this
summer and return in the fall.
Miss Florence Calvin third grade
teacher in the Mexican school will
leave about the first of June for Aus-
tin where she will attend the State
University this summer. Miss Cavlin
will continue her work here.
Miss Mary Lou Martin second
grade teacher in the Mexican school,
also taught second year Spanish in
High School, will visit a brother in
Bishop for a short time, her plans
for the summer are indefinate, but
she will return in September.
Will Woods also taught first grade
in the Mexican school, will attend
school in Denton this summer and
will continue his work here in the fall.
Doubtless no more brilliant series
of entertainments ever marked the
closing exercises of Raymondville
schools than that which brought the
1924-25 school year to an end on
Monday night of this week.
Beginning with the Seventh grade
graduating exercises Thursday night
and closing with the presentation of
diplomas Monday night the entire
community had an opportunity to en-
joy the several phases of develop-
ment of the pupils of the Raymond-
ville schools.
Thursday night was seventh grade
graduation exercises when twenty-
three pupils of this grade closed a
successful year and will enter the
st section of High School work,
he various papers and speeches by
hese pupils reflected considerable
credit, to them as well as their in-
structors.
Friday night was Senior Class
night when the eight members of the
Senior class pressented a delight-
fully pleasing program intermingled
with choruses.
Saturday night a dual program
was enjoyed by a packed audience
when the English and Spanish classes
each presented pleasing programs.
The Spanish class rendering a delight
fill two-act play, carrying out their
lines in Spanish in a way that con-
vinced their listeners they were
masters of that language. The Eng-
lish play was also a two-act comedy
drama and centered around a college
scene. They toe acted their parts to a
nicety.
Sunday morning another packed
audience at the High School enjoyed
tha baccalaureate address by Rev.
Lovett of Bxownsville. . Rev Lovett
delivered a timely address to the
members of the graduating class as
well as to his audience.
Monday evening a real intellectual
treat was in store not only for the
graduating class but to each and
every member of the audience who
heard Hon. W. Mitchell of LaFeria
deliver the commencement address.
All these programs were interse-
persed with music and readings and
rounded out a week of highly enter-
taining and instructive literary
achievments. Thus bringing to a close
one of the most successful school
years in the history of Raymondville.
Death of Little Son.
The soul of Edward John Cheney,
the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Cheney of this city, took its earthly
flight Friday morning at eight
o’clock in a sanitarium in Harlingen,
following a brief illness.
Edward John Cheney was born in
Raymondville on October 3, 1923,
and up to a month ago was in the
best of health. At that time he con-
tracted the measles and apparently
had recovered when he was stricken
with fever. Every thing possible was
done for the little sufferer until
death relieved him last Friday.
The remains were prepared for
burial. Services were conducted in
the First Baptist Church of this city
Saturday morning at ten o’clock and
interment had in the city cemetery.
The bereaved parents and family
have the sincere condolences of
the entire community.
gradual slope towards the gulf will
lend itself admirably to irrigation.
He advises a more careful study of
the situation and urges that a com-
petent engineer be employed by the
residents of this county to make a
comprehensive survey and recom-
mendation of what is best to be done.
He suggested that B. F. Williams,
formerly connected with the _ State
Reclamation Department, who is now
in the Valley be called into consulta-
tion with the citizens of this county
for that purpose.
Within the short time alloted to
Mr. Pease for his subject he could
but touch upon the outter edges, but
he succeeded in driving home the
thought that to jump at conclusions
in this matter wL. ]d be foolhardy
and urged his listeners to make a
careful investigation before taking
definite action on either one of the
two routes available for the disposi-
tion of the excess flood waters, favor
ing, if practicable, the salt bassin, on
face would seem to be of inestimable
benefit to the entire county.
Among other visitors present at that
meeting was Rev. W. W. Wilkerson,
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Raymondville who made a few timely
remarks.
A splendid musical program was
prepared by program chairman J. D,
McCann who solicited the aid of Miss
Octavia Swayze who favored the
club members with two delightful
solos, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Thelma Pierson. Miss Susie
Grayson’s piano solo was greatly en-
joyed and was called back for an
enchore. ' , .
The luncheons are being held in
the basement of the Ward ■ School
building each Wednesday noon with
the ladies of the 'Mettjn^st-;
acting as hostesses. A splendid menu
was served the past week. This
arrangement will be continued unti
the first of June when other plans
will be ®ade.
NEW RURAL ROUTE
CARRIER APPOINTED
Thos. E. Halpin Will Have Charge
of Route On June 1st
Effective June first Thos. E. Halphi
will be the regular mail carrier out of
Raymondville on Rural Route No. 1,
according to information received
this week by Postmaster, Mrs. Bessie
Hackett.
This route has been taken care of
the past several months, following
the resignation of Mr. Crow, by W-
W. Woodman. Mr Woodman has
given the patrons of this route entire
satisfaction. He will continue to act
as substitute carrier for Mr. Halpin..
ODD FELLOW ^^^TED HERE
Many Visiting Members Present to
Witness Ceremony.
MRS. HACKETT WILL
ATTEND CONVENTION
route from the waters of the Rio
more hot, sunshiny days there might! Grande to the lands of of Willacy
be the greater will be the produc- ! County is attended with no expensive
ion. i structures whatever, and the simpli-
Most truck is planted in Septem- 1 city of the proposed system renders Laid the Dust,
ber and October for example, beans, j is understandable to the engineers Through the co-operation of the
beets, cabbage, calif lower, celery ; and the farmers alike. city administration and the water
carrots, lettuce, mustard, okra, onions j It is to be hoped that plans for the company the business men on Seventh
potatoes, radishes, green corn, spi- j accomplishing of this project be! street were enabled to secure some
nach, and squash. Other crops are worked out at an early date and that relief from the dust nuisance by
being matured in June and July such ' some definite steps be taken to ac- | turning on the water from a fire
complish that end.
Respectively submitted
J. L. Corbin, Irrigation Engineer, laying the dust.
as cotton and broom-corn, Many
trucks are seeded in July for fall
marketing. It is with reference to
Archer’s efficient salesladies at his
Lyford store received no little com-
mendation this week from the ef-
fective window display of “Derrick”
_ work shirts being sold by this esta-
hydrant through the fire hose drench- ; blishment. Attractively arranged a-
ing the street in good shape and al- j round a immature derrick were a num-
ber of these work shirts.
To Participate In League of District
Postmasters Next Week.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt Mrs. Besssie Hackett, local post
thanks to our neighbors and friends . , , ,, , »
who so generously aided us in many 1 master’ Wl11 leave next Monday for
ways during the recent illness and j Galveston where she will spend a
death of our little son, Edward John. I couple of days attending a session of
Mi. and Mrs. W.PI.Chaney and family, j the District Post Masters' convention.
~~ " j The convention will convene in the
Miss Lute Ba^ridge! one of E. W. ! °!eander citV> Tuesday morning , and
’ will last through Wednesday night.
■ This is the annual meeting of district
Under the direction and able leader
ship of J. O. Ward, District Deputy-
Grand Master of Odd Fellows in this
district, Raymondville I.O.O.F., No.
135 was duly instituted last Thursday
afternoon and a class of thirty-odd
members were inducted into the mys-
teries of the four degrees of the order
that night..
The ceremonies took place in the
District court room before a large
number of visitors from San Benito,
Harlingen, LaFeria, Mercedes, Don-
na, McAllen, Edinburg and other
Valley points.
Immediately following the initia-
tory work officers of the baby lodge
were elected and appointed and duly
installed as follows:
Lake A. Barber, N.G.; C. A. Thomp
son, Vice-Grand; Geo. R. Lochrie,
secretary; W. P. Gano, treasurer; L.
E. Shaw, Warden; I. Moritz, conduct-
or; Doc. Stovall Inner Guard; E. P.
Bostick, outer guard; L, A. Booner
chaplain; Ralph Scott, R.S.N.G.; Buck
Huffer, L. S. N. G; E. H. Jamison,
R. S. V. G; H. S. Williams, L. S. V.
G.; R. McCoy, R. S. S.; Wm. Corley
L.S.S.
•Until further notice regular meet-
j ing of the lodge will be held each
‘ Wednesday night in the Raymond-
ville Lumber Co’s building
postmasters for South Texas where
Mrs. Hackett hopes to be able to
' bring back a number of new ideas for
the convenience of the many patrons
of the local office.
To Kansas City .
Miss M. J. Pilant left Tuesday
night for Kansas City, Mo., where
she will spend a month visiting her
mother and at the same time attend
to business affairs. She hopes to be
able to pick jip some new designs in
dresses, hats and novelties while
away fof" Her Vogue Shoppe. During
her absence Miss Octavia Swayze
will have charge of the Vogue Shoppe
Mrs. Henry Calvin returned Satur-
day from visiting relatives in San
Marcus and her son Bingham in Aus-
tin.
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Moritz, Isasdore. Willacy County News (Raymondville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1925, newspaper, May 21, 1925; Raymondville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth874916/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reber Memorial Library.