Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1920 Page: 2 of 6
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Is now open for business
and can satisfy your
wants in
Clothing, Dry Goods,
Suits and Hats
We have
Everything
Ready to Wear
Store for You
Three doors east of
Busy Bee Cafe
We sell it for less—IHE STORE FOR YOU
deal all the year
We give you a
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MERCEDES TRIBUNE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1920
IT PAYS TO PAY CASH.
BUY HERE AND SAVE
FRESH GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETARLES
Joseph’s Cash Grocery
New Arrivals:
Fresh Dried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes and Raisins
SPECIALS
SUGAR per pound .......................................................
SUGAR per 100 pounds ... 1.....................................
85c. Jar Heinz Apple Butter, per jar.......
Jar Heinz Apple Butter, per jar
Colonial Brand Preserves, per jar
Pure Fruit Preserves, per jar.............
Sphinx Brand Preserves, 24-oz. jar
Fig, Apricot and Plum Jam, per jar _.
50c.
60c.
60c.
65c.
$1.50
WE WILL DELIVER TO
ANY PART OF THE CITY
JOSEPH’S CASH GROCERY
Phone 148
Sixteen feet square, eleven feet'high, made from 12 oz. U. S. Army
gray duck. Machine repaired, guaranteed free from holes and
tears, and in good, serviceable condition — worth new $90.00
Offered complete with hood, slides and ropes at $28.75 while they
last, f.o.b. San Antonio. I
Olive Drab Reclaimed Army Blankets, best quality
parcel post prepaid at $4.85 each
Three thousand Kahki Breeches, one dollar per pair.
HOOD & MAYER, P. O. Box 1132, San Antonio, Tex.
|Warehouse; cor. Medina & Gaadalupe sts. ^
GRAHAM AND RYE
BREAD
MERCEDES BAKING CO.
Mercedes Sanitary Market
lOO PER CENT PURE
MERCEDES FAMOUS BREAD
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LUMBER
and Building Material of all
kinds. Paints, varnishes and
oils. All the various roofing
materials.
We have the stocks
We give the service
MERCEDES LUMBER?
COMPANY
VALLEY ABSTRACT COMPANY
Incorporated
We Make Complete, Concise Accurate Abstracts.
Write or Phone us. EDINBURG, TEXAS
AQQTDAPTQ hidalgo guaran-
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yy. R. MONTGOMERY, Attorney.at-Lsw, President and Manager
1! WRITE OR PHONE EDINBURG, TEXAN
Alamo News.
Boys here is your opportunity to
have one real good time. Mr. David
S. Switzer, Hidalgo county Y. M. C.
A. man, has all plans made to open
camp August 25th and will continue
this for eight days. For the benefit
of the younger boys of the ages of
9 to 12 a three-day camp will be
run in connection with the regular
camp, beginning August 30th, Mon-
day morning, and lasting until Wed-
nesday, September 1st. Special su-
pervision will be given this class of
boys and parents may be assured
that careful direction will be given
them.
The .camp will be situated on the
resaca three miles south of San
Juan. The camp site is on well
drained sandy soil, elevated enough
to catch all the breeze and will be
thoroughly sanitary.
It is -the purpose of the Young Mens
Christian Association to give the
boys attending this camp, in addi-
tion to a great experience of out-
door life, a higher understanding of
what it means to be four-square.
The cost of this entire week of
fun is only seven dollars. For fur-
ther 'information address Mr. David
Switzer, Sec. Hidalgo County, Room
6 Osborn Building, McAllen, Texas.
STATE INSTITUTE OF
x FARMERS IS CALLED
Tenth Annual Meeting Will Be Held
at Austin on September Sth
it is Announced.
Austin, Tex.—The tenth annual
State Farmers’ Institute is to meet
here on September Sth for a three
day session. President of the insti-
tute Fred Davis, state agricultural
commissioner, declared that matters
of urgent importance to the farmers
of Texas will be considered, includ-
ing the price of the 1920 cotton crop.
‘ Several hundred progressive Tex-
as farmers are again keeping tab on
the cost of producing the cotton crop
and their reports will bedn the hands
of the price-recommending commit-
tee of the institute on the opening
day,” Mr. Davis said. “Government
estimates on yield will be complete
enough at that time to enable the
committee to approximate very close-
ly the average cost of growing the
1920 crop- which will give the bhsis
for price recommendation.
“With the view to ultimate sale of
cotton direct to the spinners, they
have been invited to send represen-
tatives to the meeting. Invitations
have also been extended to Senator
Smith of South Carolina, and Con-
gressman Heflin of Alabama, to ad-
dress the meeting.”
Mr. Davis said he expected a large
attendance by farmers from all parts
of Texas and predicted that the meet-
ing would be a big affair for the
cotton growers.
WHAT WE BOUGHT
FOR THE ARMY MULE
From the Searchlight:
It is gradually becoming evident
that both the horse and the mule
played a m'ost important part in the
great war. Without them much prof-
iteering and profligacy of expendi-
tures would have been impossible.
The figures tell the story.
There’ were, all told, in and for the
army, 580,182 horses and” mules. For
that number of equine and muline
aids, the far-sighted- win-the-war-
quick authorities bought:
2,850,853 halters—about 5 for each
deserving animal.
1,637,199 brushes—nearly 3 for 1.
2,033-204 nose bags—giving every
spirited steed one for each meal with
fresh ones for occasional luncheons.
1,148,364 horse covers—one for
week days, and one for the Sabbath.
585,615 saddle bags—one for each
assuming that all were riding acad-
emy stock, which is doubtful because
of the next items.
500-326 sets of double harness and
110,828 single sets.
945.000 saddles—raising another
doubt as to the character of the
steeds. 8,781,516 horse shoes—each
horse having four feet, some of the
miules more.
195.000 branding irons—making it
unnecessary to use the same marker
more than 2^ times.
Ninety-six thousand horses and
mules died, for which no blame can
attach to the authorities, for the rea-
son that no ordinary beast could be
expected long to survive the burden
of carrying the halters- harness, sad-
dles, etc., that were bought for them
Only 67,948 horses and mules were
shipped overseas, for which there
may have been keen disappointment
or much slacker joy, according to
the patriotism of those involved.
The nation, through its military
rulers, was just as liberal with the
humans whose title or equipment
suggest cavalry association. For the
swiveleer and field ordnance officers
there were purchased 712,510 com-
plete sets of spur straps—about 36
sets for each officer.
COL. F. SAYBE TO
PANAMA IS ORDER
Former Coinunander Brownsville Dis-
trict and Sixteenth Cavalry to
Canal Zone Duty
Recent orders from the war de-
partment announce the transfer of
Colonel Farrand Sayre, commanding
officer of the 16th Cavalry, to Pana-
ma. Since leaving the Valley Col.
Sayre has, with his regiment been
stationed at Fort Sam Houston.
Stationed on the border for sev-
eral years Col. Sayre became without
doubt the best known and the best
liked commanding officer that ever
served in the Brownsville district.
To Col. Sayre of the American army
and to Col. Bermea, deceased, of the
Mexican army belong the credit for
harmonizing the lower border.' Col.
Sayre and Colonel Bermae then com-
manding officer of the Matamoros
district worked hand in hand for the
quieting of border disturbances and
the taking of Colonel Sayr from
the border was as deeply regretted
by residents of the Mexican side of
the Rio Grande as by those on the
American side.
FLEET A. LENTZ
SELLING
Complete Stock Of
Genuine Ford Parts, Tire Accessories, Etc.
Same Old Ford Stand
COR. TEXAS AVENUE AND FOURTH STREE:
Mercedes, Texas
CATHOLIC LADIES
FORM A SOCIETY
Alamo News.
The ladies of the Alamo Catholic
church last Thursday formed a new
society known as St. Anne’s Society.
Already they have a membership of
over twenty-five ladies. Miss Mary
Leverman is president of the socie-
ty and Mrs. Farley is secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Farley was hostess
at the meeting on last Thursday.
The ladies are banded together
mainly for the purpose of helping to
get finances for their new church
which is surely coming. Father Dwan
of San Antonio now has charge of
the Alamo parish and he is most
hopeful as to the future for the
progressive Catholics in and around
Alamo. He states that it is their
earnest desire to see their chui'ch
completed at the end of eight months
When completed this church will be
a most credible edifice.
THE VALLEY LAUNDRY
Of Pharr
Will collect and deliver laundry in Mercedes
on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
We are the Only Laundry
Offering this Fast Service.
Our Prices and the Quality
of Our Work are Right.
THE VALLEY LAUNDRY
ED. DuBOSE, Representative
Telephone No. 91 Pharr Exchange
Hidalgo and Starr Counties Abstract Go.
Incorporated
Capital Stock—$10,000.00—Fully Paid.
We are prepared to furnish complete or supplemental abstracts
on Hidalgo County land and city property.
OUR SPECIALTY; Greatest promptness possible, consistent with
accuracy . :
We employ only expert abstractors and typists.
Prices reasonable. We would appreciate your orders. Phone or
write. EDINBBRG, TEXAS
Hidalgo and Starr Counties Abstract Go.
While a Texas steeplejack painted
the flagpole of a tall school building
at Altoona, the coroner and the
town’s most prominent undertaker
sat on a porch across the street and
watched him. As might be expected
under such circumstances nothing
more exciting happened.
Catholic Church.
Sunday services:—First and third
Sunday of each moptb, rptass at 10:00
o’clock. Secorfd and fourth Sundays,
mass at 8:00 o’clock for the Spanish
speaking congregation. At 10:00
o’clock for the Engilsh congregation.
OBLATE FAmERS.
Furthermore, when you think a
woman is taking a lot of time to
make up her mind it is already made
up and she is getting her arguments
ready.
Percy Noodles says that when he
asked the capitalist's daughter why
she didn’t do something for the poor,
she replied that she was giving most
of her spare time to a beggar.
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1920, newspaper, August 20, 1920; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1018240/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.