Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 27, 1923 Page: 7 of 12
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1923
MERCEDES TRIBUNE
Mercedes Hotel
All modern conveniences
European Flan. Bates $1.00 per
day and up.
MERCEDES, TEXAS
Protest Increase
In Valuations
Many farmers from all sections of
the county appeared before the Com-
missioners’ Court on Monday of this
week as they sat as a County Board
of Equalization, protesting the in-
crease in valuation on practically all
lands in the county within two miles
of the proposed hard surfaced road.
Many whose land is situated one or
two forty’s back from the road con-
tended that they should not be made
to stand ,the same increase as those
whose land directly bordered the
road, and many complained of the
fact that the dry lands were non-
participants i nthe raise.
Engineers
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Polk Appointed
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JULY 4th
CELEBRATION
Corpus Christi
JULY 3 and 4
There’ll be Thousands of visitors here.
BE SURE TO COME
Music and Dancing
GORGEOUS DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS
—Grand Pageants
—Old Time Fair
—BOAT Races
—Swimming Races
SOMETHING GOOD EVERY MINUTE
The Largest Fourth of July Celebration Ever Staged
H in South Texas
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Special Reduced Rates on all Railway Lines
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Galveston to Chicago via Ft. Worth-Oklahoma and
Kansas City every day beginnig July 3
Santa Fe A»theWav
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Leave Galveston —
Leave Houston —
6:30 A. M.
8:30 A. M.
— Train No. 6
Train No. 6
Receiving direct connection from Gulf Coast Lines Train No. 4
arriving Houston 7:00 A. M.
Corresponding service returning on Train No. 5 arriving HouSr
ton 8:05 P. M., connecting with Gulf Coast Lines Train No. 3,
leaving Houston 9:30 P. M.
For detail information dnd reservations ask your Gulf Coast
Lines Ticket Agent or write:
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and Easy to Lay
If you want an unusually handsome but very economical
roof, you’ll want Barrett Everlastic Octagonal Strip
Shingles. Their shape is novel—their rugged mineral sur-
face in rich red, cool green or blue-black is most attractive.
And they are inexpensive to apply because they are laid in
strips of four instead of singly.
Everlastic Octagonal Strip Shingles are extremely durable
and fire-resistant. Their price is moderate. There is no
maintenance cost to consider as they need no painting.
Let us estimate on that new rpof.
McMURRY LUMBER CO.
Phone 22 MERCEDES, Texas
construction.
v 5. Construct control works in the
vicinity of Mercedes to properly di-
vide the flood floyv between the-
Arroyo Colorado and the channel that
goes northward through Campacaus
Lake.
6. The work should be designed to
safely dispose of a total overflow of
130,900 second feet, approximately
40,000 second feet leaving the river
at Mission and passing under the
Mission, flumes, approximately 70,-
000 second feet coming through the
Grangeno basin and being delivered
to the Sardinas Resaca at the Pharr-
San Juan west line, and approximate-
ly 20,000 second feet passing from the
river through ,the Donna flood-way.
The flood channel along the Sardinas
-should carry 40,000 second feet from
the Mission flumes to Pharr-San Juan
west line, from this point to the
junction with the channel from the
Donna flood-way the main channel
should carry 110,000 second feet, and
thence to the point of division, at the
east end of Llano Grande Lake, the
capacity should be 130,000 second
feet. From the point of division
approximately 70,000 second feet
should be delivered into the Arroyo
Colorado and approximately 60,000
second feet should be discharged
through the North Channel.
Principal Details of Work
1. From the Mission flumes to the
Pharr-San Juan west line there shall
be constructed a channel having ca-
pacity of 40,000 second feet, following
the course of the Sardinas Resaca. A
continuous levee will be built to form
the south side of this channel. On
the north side the “first bench” gen-
erally will serve to confine the wat-
er, but levees will be needed in some
localities .
2. To conduct the water from the
Grangeno basin to the Sardinas Re-
saqa at the Pharr- San Juan west
line there shall be constructed a
water-way of 70,000 second feet ca-
pacity. A levee will be built along
each side of this channel.
3. From the junction of the chan-
nels from Mission and Grangeno, near
the Pharr-San Juan west line, the
main flood channel shall extend to
the east line of Llano Grande Lake,
following approximately the course
of the flood-way of the Hidalgo
Drainage District Number One and
including Cruz Resaca and Llano
Grande Lake. This channel shall
have capacity of 110,000 second feet
down to its junction with the chan-
nel from the Donna spill-way and,
thence to the East end of Llano
Grande Lake, a capacity of 130,000
second feet. Generally there will be
levees on both sides of this channel,
but for a part of the way its north
bank will be formed by the “first
bench.” Excavation will be neces-
sary in some sections of this channel.
4. Levees shall .be constructed from
the Donna flood-way to the main
channel to form a water-way having
capacity of 20,000 second feet.
5. The cut from the lower end of
Llano Grande Lake through the Fuste
to the Arroyo Colorado shall be en-
larged by dredging and the construcl
tion of levees to have capacity equal-
ing that o fthe 'Arroyo; or if found
more expedient, a part of the water
going north from Llano Grande Lake
may be passed tround north of the
city of Mercedes and through the
Anaquitas Arroyo to ,the Arroyo Col-
orado, in which case the capacity
through the Fuste will be approxi-
mately 45,009 second feet.
6. To the north of Mercedes a j
channel having capacity of 60,000
second feet shall be provided. This
will be ' accomplished by building
levees along both sides and making
considerable excavations at places.
The work already done in this sec-
tion by the American Rio Grande
Land and Irrigation Company will be
utilized, beyond this work, the chan-
nel will extend through a series of
natural depressions, flanked by
levees, as far toward the coast as it
is necessary to confine the flood wat-
ers. The most desirable location for
the lower end of this channel can
not be determined until further sur-
veys are made.
7. In the vicinity of Mercedes there
shall be constructed adequate con-
trol works which will operate to
properly divide the flood waters be-
tween the Arrqyo Colorado and the
Campacaus Channel, flowing north-
ward.
8. In the Arroyo Colorado excava-
tions shall be made at several places
and obstructions removed. Along its j
banks levees shall be constructed
where they are needed to prevent ser-
ious sprad of water. When so im-
proved this Arroyo will have capa-
city to safely carry 70,000 second
feet.
Costs
It will be readily understood that?
because of the lack of complete data
and lack of time to consider in detail
all the existing data, fully detailed
estimates of costs have not been at-
tempted, but approximate estimates
have been made for each principal
feature and we feel warranted in
stating that works as have been indi-
cated herein may be constructed at a
total cost not exceeding Four Mil-
lion Dollars.
/ No bridges, or other structures
across the flood-ways have been con-
sidered because it is believed that
communities for whose benefit such
structures may be built should pay
for them.’/’
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
For Rent.—5 room modern house
with big screen porch. See O. E.
Van Berg, 20-tf
the Governor. Many friends urged
that Boone be named by Mr. Neff for
the new place and he yielded to their
urgings and, according to dispatches,
has tendered the Pharr jurist the
honor. Judge Boone is said to be
without reach of ,the Governor’s of-
fice and to be sojourning on a va-
cation somewhere in the vicinity of
the Davis Mountains. Meanwhile,
the friends of Perkins are carrying
on an intensive campaign while, on
the other hand, lawyers friendly to
Polk have chosen him special judgeu
to sit in place of Judge Boone while
court is in session at Alice.
Residents of Bexar County know a
little about the intensity of the fight
over the place just named by desig-
nation of W. W. McCrory. It is be-
lieved to have been inane and tame
compared with the way they are do-
ing things down Hidalgo way. Sen-
ator Parr, recognized political boss
of all his section of Texas, expects
heated opposition in his contest for
re-election next year. A district
judge who likes him can be of power-
ful aid. A district judge who dis-
likes him can be of potent assistance
to Parr’s rival. That tells the whole
story to the initiated. The struggle
is being watched with bated breaths
by all the voters of the 79th Judicial
District and by others as well.
It is a matter of printed record
that some of those fighting Parr and
Mr. Polk have received letters from
Governor Neff commending them for
standing for the passage of his quo
warranto bill. It may be that a law-
yer who believes in a quo warranto
law will be named the new judge, for
it is thought Judge Boone will de-
cline the tender of the new place.
If such a judge is appointed by the
Governor it is believed in San Anton-
io there will immediately start a bat-
tle against him for the nomination in
1924 and that the candidate ,to be
matched against the Neff appointee
will be sponsored by the Benavides
man who represents his district in
the Texas Senate and who is a force
at Austin, as well as in ,the “King-
dom of Duval.” Most of the political
elect all over Southwest Texas have
heard rumors" of the storm. This
thing is to them just about as im-
portant as the name of the Demo-
cratic candidate for the White
House is to William Jennings Bryan,
for instance.
Why Swelter ?
Wear Cool Clothes !
Our Summer-comfort Clothes
are the happy answer to the
question, “What to wear when
its hot?”
Mrs. L. T. Hoyt and daughter Bar-
bara. returned Sunday from a two
weeks’ stay in San Antonio.
KEEP STOVE BRIGHT—Rub your
stove off daily with an ordinary
piece of newspaper and the polish
will remain twice ds long.
Fabrics — everything from Tropical Worsteds to
7 weeds at value giving prices
Shekell & King
Company
FORMER MERCEDES TEACHER
GAINS COLLEGE HONOR
Texas avenue, between Mercedes Drug Co. and Rio Grande
Hardware and Machinery Co.
Miss Lorene Morrow who has been
a teacher in the Mercedes public
schools for the past two years, leav-
ing at the end of the last term to
enter C. I. A., has been made editor-
in-chief of the Lass-O, the college
weekly newspaper of her institution.
Miss Morrow will receive the. B.
L. I. degree in June, 1924.
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Elks to Initiate
The Mercedes Lodge of E ks wili
initiate several candidates at their
regular meeting Thursday nignl of
this week. The secretary announce?
that refreshments wili be serve.. 1.
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Leaves for Waco
Rev. R. F. Gribble ,who recently
resigned the pastorate of the Mer-
cedes Presbyterian Church left to-
daw for Waco, Texas, where he will
spend the summer months with hi?
family.
STOP THAT ITCHING
Use Blue Star Remedy for
Eczema, Fell,- Tetter or Cracked
Hands Ring Worms. Chapped
Face, Poison Oak, Sunburns, O’ld
Sores or Sores on Children. It re-
lievos all forms of Sore Feet.. For
Sale by HARREL DRUG CO. -
Time
to Re-tire?
(Buy Fisk)
lOI MARK RbC
u. a. rat. off. r
FOR SALE BY
CRAWFORD & MacVEAN
Mercedes, Texas
Watch Wait
for the
to appear in the
issue of July 18
Something UNUSUAL and WORTH
WHILE
Sam S. Richardson,
Jeweler
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I RED STEER FERTILIZER
THE FIRST USED IN
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
They gave excellent results. Use them again this
season. Don’t change.
“It Pays to Use Them”
PAUL EMERY, Agent
MERCEDES, TEXAS.
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Holland, W. D. & Buell, Ralph L. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 27, 1923, newspaper, June 27, 1923; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1003135/m1/7/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.