The Pearsall Leader (Pearsall, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1912 Page: 6 of 8
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Leader
JODW aRD
roprietors.
Editor,
sines* Hanager
> Per Annum.
Pearsall
Office in
Matter.
Pear
ers and locals,
af Thanks (or-
Resolutions of
ces, 3 cents per
vertising from
ealized, 5 cents
16, 1912
EMENTS.
mocratic Primaries
July 27th 1912:
iXSON
•or:
’H
No. 1:
session of the Texas
i: Congress will be held
Texas, August, 20, 22
he program prepared is
t ing and everyone who
be well repaid.
have a city park and
er company furnish the
hat’s the idea. The
io water company fur-
er for all the city parks,
,11 should have water for
* little park. Can’t ex-
ueb, you know, for we
ite as large as San An-
expect to grow.
all had been scoured, it
;ook cleaner Load af-
trash is being hauled
yet the ladies continue
ate. The American side
ill soon be spotless, and
we can learn, the Mex-
been aroused and are
i clean up their side, if
jet help.
In spite of the continued drouth,
farmers generally concede that the
cotton crop this year will more
than equal that of last year, at
least in Frio County. Many fields
already have a quarter of a bale
per acre made, and with the indi-
cations we have had the past week
a general rain is about due. The
heavy winds that blow constantly
from the southeast bring up thick
rain clouds every morning, and
the rain cannot hold off much long-
er. While a good rain at this time
would be of untold benefit, it
would also do considerable damage
to cotton that is already open, but
in spite of this everyone would
welcome rain.
The Pearsall schools open on
September 9th, and every boy anc
girl should make preparations anc
look forward to a year of hard
work and progress. Too many of
the boys nowadays neglect the op-
portunities for a good education,
and many of them quit school al
together before they are sixteen
years old In another year or two
they will feel too old to return,
and for the balance of their lives
will regret the lack of education,
and never cease to feel their detic-
iences. Education is a great thing,
without which no man can hope to
succeed as well as those who grasp
the opportunity offered in youth.
Go to school, boys, or ten to one,
you’ll be in the day-laborer class
all your days.
City taxes are due in August—
this month, by the way—and soon
we will see the good work of im-
proving our streets continued.
Last year’s taxes practically com-
pleted the work of grading and
claying our main streets, and if
our citizens will do as they did last
year and raise a bonus of nearly
fifty cents toward the cost of im-
proving their street, the city’s
money will go twice as far. It is
true we pay taxes for this purpose,
and many people object to paying
any more, but handicapped as we
are, every fellow should be willing
to do a little more than his part.
For our part, we advocate the
raising of the taxes sufficient to as-
sure the absolute cleanliness of
Pearsall at all times.
iorthern friends, it will
to hear the complaint
■an labor now costs us a
y, when they are pay-
any price up there, to
Uarvesting done. Ten
Mexican labor could be
cents per day and good
at a monthly salary of
we wonder that the cost
going up? The cost of
is also doing likewise.
- no fought the building
v school house a year or
and favored the building
on the back of the old
:an now see their mistake,
would have been full of
id additional room de-
Another teacher has
ed to the faculty this
at the present rate of in-
ong the school children
compelled to build an-
>nl house many years be-
iew one is paid for.
For the time being, it is right
and proper to take up a collection
or the purpose of cleaning the
streets of our town. The city treas-
ury is depleted and there is no oth-
er way to get the town clean, but
let's advocate the raising of the
city’s taxes to 40 cents next year,
and let the cleaning be looked af-
ter by the proper authorities Pear-
sall should always be kept as clean
as it is today, and can be if we
have a mind to do it. An addition-
al tax of ten cents would place
about $800.00 more in the treas-
ury, and should be ample to keep
two men at work the year ’round
cleaning our streets and keeping
down the weeds and bushes The
public subscription has many ob-
jectional features, the greatest of
which is this: The non-resident,
as a rule pays nothingtoward clean-
ing his lot; the man worth $50,000
chips in a dollar while the little t wo-
by - four puts in the same amount,
and also others whom it will ben-
efit just as much, give nothing at
all. Now, where is the justice of
it all? By taxation every man
pays alike and according to what
he is worth. This is the only just
solution to the problem, and we
advocate its adoption.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
tion authorizing cities of more
than 5000 inhabitants to
adopt their Charter by
Vote of the People.
(H J R No. 10) House Joint Resolu
tion.
House Joint Resolution proposing an
amendment to Section 5,of Article II,of
the Constitution of the State of Texas,
providing for cities of more than five
thousand (5000) inhabitants to adopt
their charter by a vote of the people.
Be it rt solved by the Legislature o’
the State of Texas:
Section 1. That Section 5 of Article
II of the Constitution of the State
Texas be amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
Section 5. Cities having more than
five thousand (5000) inhabitants may,
by a majority vote of the qualified vo-
ters of said city, at an election held for
that purpose, adopt or amend their
charters, subject to such limitations as
may be prescribed by the Legislature
and providing that no charter or any
ordinance passed under said charter
shall contain any provision inconsist-
ent with the Constitution of the State,
or of the general laws enacted by the
Legislature of this State; said cities
may levy, assess and collect taxes as
may be authorized by law or by their
charters, but no tax for any purpose
shall ever be lawful for any one year
which shall exceed two and one-half
per cent, of the taxable property of such
city, and no debt shall ever be created
by any city, unless at the same time
provision be made to assess and collect
annually a sufficient sum to pay the in-
terest thereon and create a sinking
fund of at least two per cent thereon,
and provided further that no city char-
ter shall be altered,amended or repeal-
ed oftener than every two years.
Sec. 2. The Governor of this State
is hereby directed to issue the necess-
ary proclamation, submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters or
Texas at the next general election held
in this State, or in case any previous
election shall be held in this State for
other purposes, then this proposed
amendment shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the State. At such
election, those favoring the amendment
shall have written or printed on their
ballots, the words: “For amendment to
Section 5, Article II, of the Constitu
tion, authorizing cities of more than
five thousand inhabitants to adopt
their charters by a vote of the people;
those opposing said amendment shall
have written or printed on iheir ballots
the words: “Against amendmsnt to
Section 5, Article II of the Constitu-
tion, authorizing cities of more than
five thousand inhabitants to adopt
their charters by a vote of the people.
The sum of five thousand dohars, or so
much as is necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out of the Treasury of the State
of Texas out of monies not otherwise
appropriated to pay the expenses of the
publication of this amendment and the
proclamation for the election.
is
an
towns where street
paid for by the citi-
business men. every bus-
who does not contribute
rata toward the expense,
is no water. When the wa-
ts to his office or *tore the
i- cut off until his place is
This tells everyone that
’■•'fused to bear his part of
• :nse, and does not tend to
e the esteem in which he is
Economy is alright, but
ess is— well, if you could
hat the people say about
ju would try to get out of
rit in a hurry.
CALL FOR BIDS.
Bids are invited and will be re-
ceived by the Board of the Pear-
sall Independent School District
up to Aug. 26th , 6 p. m. for a de-
pository of the public school funds
of the said district for the year of
1912-1913 beginning with the first
day of September 1912. The
right is reserved to reject any and
all bids. All bids to be deposited
with the Secretary of the Board.
Better have that summer suitor
extra pair of trousers cleaned and
pressed, so they will last you the
balance of the summer. It’s a
genuine economy when Forf.stkk
does it.
John Lee is again holding down
his old job at the Pearsall Mercan-
tile, that firm having discontinued
their commissary at Haynesville,
where, we understand, grubbing
operations have practically ceas-
ed on account of the scarcity of la-
borers.
Proposed Amendment to the State
Constitution providing that members
of the Board of Regents of the
State Uuiversity and Boards of
Trustees and managers of the
Educational, Eleemosynary
and Penal Institutions
shall be elected or ap-
pointed for the
term of six
years.
(H. J.R. No. 9 ) House Joint Reso-
ution.
An act proposing an amendment to
Article 16 of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, by adding a new section
thereto, to be entitled “Section 30a”;
providing that the members of the
3oard of Regents of the State Univer-
sity, and the board of trustees or man-
agers of educational, eleemosynary and
penal institutions of the State and such
other boards as have been or may here-
after be established by law, may be
elected or appointed for a term of six
(6) years, one-third of the members of
said boards to be elected or appointed
every two (2) years in the manner pro-
vided by law’, fixing the time for hold-
ing the election, and making the appro-
priation therefor.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section 1. That Article 16 of the
Constitution be amended by adding a
new section thereto, to be known and
designated as “30a,” and to read as
follows:
Section 30a. The Legislature may
provide by law that the members of the
Board of Regents of the State Univer-
sity and Boards of Trustees or Mana-
gers of the educational, eleemosynary
and penal institutions of the State, and
such boards as have been, or may here-
after be established by law may hold
their respective offices for the term of
six (6) years, one-third of the members
6f such boards to be elected or appoint-
ed every two (2) years in such manner
as the Legislature may determine; va-
cancies in such offices to be filled as
may be provided by law,” and the Leg-
islature shall enact suitable laws to give
effect to this section.
Section 2. The foregoing Constitu-
tional amendment shall be submitted to
a vote of the qualified electors for the
Proposed Amendment io the State
Constitution so as to authorize the
Grant of aid to indigent and
Disabled Soldiers and
their wives.
(S J R No.9) Senate Joint Resolution
Senate Joint Resolution to amend
Section 51, of Article 3 of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas so as to au-
thorize the giant of aid to indigent and
disabled Confederate soldiers and sail-
ors and their widows and to soldiers
who served in the militia and in organ-
izations for the protection of the fron-
tier and their indigent widows and to
grant aid for the establishment and
maintenance of a home for the indi-
gent and dependent wives and widows
of Confederate soldiers and sailors and
such women as aided the Confederacy
and authorize a special ad valorem pen
sion tax and make appropriations for
same.
Be it enancted by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section 1. That section 51 Article 3
of the Constitution of the State of Tex-
as be so amended as to hereafter read
as follows:
Article 3. Section 51. The Legisla-
ture shall have no power to make any
grant or authorize the making of any
grant of public money to any individ-
ual, association of individuals, munici-
pal or other corporation whatsoever;
provided however the Legislature may
grant aid to indigent and disabled Con
federate soldiers and sailors who came
to Texas prior to January 1, 1900; and
their widows in indigent circumstances
and who have been bona fide residents
of the State of Texas since January 1
1900 and who were married to such sol-
diers and sailors anteiior to January 1
1900; to indigent and disabled soldiers
who under special laws of the State of
Texas, during the war between the
States served for a period of at least
six months in organizations for the
protection of the frontier against In-
dian raids or Mexican marauders, and
to indigent and disabled soldiers of the
militia of the State of Texas who were
in active service for a period of at least
six months during the war between the
States, to the widows of such soldiers
who are in indigent circumstances and
who were married to such soldiers prior
to January 1, 1900 providing that the
word “widow" in the preceding lines
of this section shall not apply to wo-
men born since 1861 and also to grant
aid for the establishment and mainten.
ance of a home for said soldiers and
sailors, their wives and widows, and
women who aided in the Confederacy
under such regulations and limitations
as may be provided for by law; provid-
ed the Legislature may provide for
husband and wife to remain together
in the home.
The Legislature shall have power to
evy and collect, in addition to all
other taxes heretofore permitted by
i:he Constitution of Texas, a State ad
valorem tax on property not exceeding
live cents on the one huudred dollars
valuation for the purpose of ci eating a
special fund for the payment of pen-
sions for services in the Confederate
Army and Navy, frontier organizations
and the militia of the State of Texas,
and for the widows of such soldiers
serving in said armies, navies, organi-
zations or militia.
Sec. 2. The Governor of the state is
lereby directed to issue the necessary
jroclamation for the submission of this
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Texas at the general elec-
tion of state officers, in November,1912
At which election all voters favoring
this amendment shall have written o •
their ballots the words “For the
amendment to Section 51 Article 3 of
the Constitution relating to increase of
Confederate pensions,” and the voters
opposed to said amendments shall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words: Against the amendment to
Section 51, Article 3, of the Constitu-
tion, relating to increase of Confeder-
ate pensions ”
Sec. 3. The sum of $5,000.00 or 60
much thereof as may be necessary, is
iereby appropriated to pay the expen-
ses of carrying out the provisions of
this resolution.
Vacation Days J# ^
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BEST REACHED VIA THE
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Two Trains Each Day Between Texas & St. Louis
Electric Lighted Sleeping Car Service to MEMPHIS
ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO ,
Only one Change of Cara to Michigan, Canadian and New England Resorts
Superb Dining Car Service
Summer Tourist Tickets on sale daily with extraordinary stopover privileges
Full particulars cheerfully given upon application to Ticket Agent
D. J. PRICE, J. N. KILGORE,
Local Ticket Agent
PEARSALL. TEXAS
General Passenger an
HOUSTON,
Picket Agent
CAS
FIRE INSURANCE!
HAIL INSURANCE!
1 can Insure your Cotton and Corn Crop against Hail.
WALTER
REARSALL,
T RICKEY
TEXAS.
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iso
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If you buy our Lumber
every time you drive a
nail, you’ll shake hands
with yourself when the
job’s complete, because
everything will be right
and neat! When we
sell Lumber to a custo-
mer once, we look for-
ward to a continuance.
J. W. HARRIS & CO.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure is taken internally acting directly
npon the blood and mucous sui faces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strrngth by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work The proprietors have
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that they offer One Hundred Dol ars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
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Address F.J.CHENEY & CO..Toledo,O
members of the Legislature, at the
next general election to be held in this
State, at which election all voters fa-
voring said proposed amendment shall
have printed or written on their ballots:
“For the amendment of Article 16 of
the Constitution of the State of
Texas, regulating the term of office
of the Board of Regents of the State
University, and other Boards of
Trustees or Managers, heretofore
or hereafter established by law.”
And all voters opposed to said amend-
ment shall have printed or written on
their ballots the words: “Against the
amendment of Article 16 of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas, regulating
the term of office of the Board of Re-
gents of the State University, and
other Boards of Trustees, or Managers
heretofore or hereafter established by
law. ”
Sec. 3. The Governor of this State
is hereby directed to issue the necess-
ary proclamation for said election, and
have the same published, as required
by the law of this State.
Sec. 4. The sum of five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00). or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out of any funds in the State
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated,
to defray the expenses of said proclam
ation, publication and election.
Misses Ethel and Katie Lee San-
ders and Messrs. Emmett Neill and
Deryl Perkins, went to Cotulla
Tuesday, to be guests at a house
party given by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Woolls. on their place near
that town.
Severe Rheumatism.
Grove Hill, Ala:—Hunts Lightn- j able and adverse poss<
ingOil cured my wife of a severe case ' above described land usi:
of rheumatism aud my friend of tooth-
ache. I surely heleive it is good for
all you claim for it.-A. R. Stringer 25c
& 50c a bottle all dealers.
Call for a Chocolate Nut Sun-
dae at Brake’s
W. S. Gunsulas, a farmer living near
Fleming, Pa., says he has used Cham-, . ,. ™ .£
herlains Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea °fthe next term thereof, this Writ,
CITATION BY PUBLICATION.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Frio County—GREETING:
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED,
That you summon, by making Publica-
tion of this Citation in some newspaper
published in the County of Frio if there
be a newspaper published therein, but
if not, then in any newspaper published
in the 49th judicial district; but if there
be no newspaper publihed in said judicial
district then in a newspaper published in
the nearest district to said 49th judicial
district, for Eight weeks previous to the
return day hereof, The unknown heirs
of Nicholas Russell whose residence is
unknown, to be and appear before the
Hon. District Court, at the next regular
term thereof, to be holden in the Coun-
ty of Frio at the Court House thereof,
in Pearsall on the 3rd Monday in Sep-
tember, A. D. 1912, the same being the
16 day of September, A. D. 1912, then
and there to answer a Petition filed in
said Court, on the 7th day of August,
A. D. 1911, in a suit numbered on the
docket of said Court No. 1306, wherein
1. T. DeVilbiss is plaintiff and The Un-
known Heirs of Nicholas Russell are
defendant. The nature of the plaintiffs
demand being as follow’s, to-wit: •
Plaintiff represents to the Court that
for a number of years past he was and
is now the lawful and bonafide owner in
fee simple of a certain lot or parcel of
land lying and being in the County of
Frio, and State of Texas, and known
and described as Lot No. (2) Two
Block No. (19) Nineteen according to
the map or plat of the said Town of
Pearsall; Plaintiff alleges that S. W.
Redmond in the year 1883 purchased
from Nicholas Russel, who then resid-
ed in Frio County, Texas, said Lot No.
2, in Block No. 19, in the said Town of
Pearsall, Texas, and paid him the full
price therefor to-writ: $250.00 and im-
mediatly took possession of same and
that he and his heirs and legal represen-
tatives and their assigns have had peace-
able possession of same when there
should have been executed and delivered
to the said S. W. Redmond at the time
a deed, which, if so has been lost or mis-
plced and never been placed upon the re-
cord thereby causing the records to show
j some pretended claim by defendents in
the above described land which casts a
cloud upon the title of plaintiff. Plain-
tiff alleges that he is now and has been
for a number of years the lawful and
bonafide ow’ner in fee simple of the said
above described lot and holds a regular
chain of title for more than twenty-sev-
en years. Plaintiff alleges that he and
those under whom he claims has had
peaceable and adverse possession of
above described land and paying taxes
thereon and claiming, using ana enjoy-
ing the same and paying the taxes there-
on, and claiming the same under a deed
or deeds duly registered for more than
five years before the commencement of
this suit and he now’ pleads the statutes
of limitation of five years against the
defendants. _
Plaintiff alleges that he and those
under whom he claims has had peace-
session of the
ng and enjoy-
ing the same for more than ten years next
preceeding the institution of this suit
and here specially pleads the statute of
ten years limitation, against the defen-
dants.
Wherefore premises considered, plain-
tiff prays for citation according to law
to the defendants and on a hearing here-
of he prays for judgement, etc., and
that plaintiff be quited in his possession
thereof, etc.
HEREIN FAIL NOT, And have you
before said Court on the said first day
Remedy in his family for fourteen
years, and that he has found it to be an
excellent remedy and takes pleasure in
recommending it. For sale by all deal-
ers.
J. J. Dawson returned home ear-
ly in the week from a stay at the
Terrell Hot Wells, near San An-
tonio, where he has been enjoying
the sulphur baths
w’ith your endorsement thereon, show-
ing how you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal of said
Court, at office in Pearsall, this, the 11th
day of July, A. D. 1912.
John L. Pranglin,
Clerk, District Court, Frio County.
Texas. By Arthur Dawson,
Deputy.
“1 was cured of diarrhoea by one dose
j 7' . i"? j of Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Di-
lie states that arrhoea Remedy,” writes M E.Gedhar-
they proved very beneficial to his et. Oriole, Pa. There is nothing better
health. For sale by all dealers.
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