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STAUDE
Mak - a - Tractor
Converts a Ford touring car or runabout in-
to a powerful, guaranteed farm tractor in
twenty minutes. It can be changed back in-
to a Ford in tne same short length of time.
IT DOES THE AVERAGE WORK OF 4 HORSES
PRICE $258.50
DEMONSTRATION
will be held Saturday, August 25th, at 4
o’clock p. m., on the lot just north of the
Tribune office.
Everyone is invited to be present
F. H. WAGEMANN, Dealer
MERCEDES, TEXAS
WILLING TO HATE A
LARGER MERCEDES
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dary line of the city of Mercedes, to
the place of beginning, hereby peti-
tion your honorable body for all or-
ders and proceedings necessary for
the annexation of the above described
territory as part and parcel of the city
of Mercedes.
“For annexation: Dionocio Cavazos,
Ramon Cavazos, Luis Cavazos, Fran-
cisco Cavazos.
“Against annexation: None.
“That we, the undersigned, are the
only qualified voters to vote for the
members of the legislature in said dis-
trict, and that on the 16th day of Au-
gust, 1917, a vote was taken for the
purpose of determining whether a ma-
jority of said voters were in favor of
becoming a part of the city of Mer-
cedes and that four persons being a
majorit/ of such qualified voters, and
voted in favor of the said proposition
and none against it.
“Signed this the 16th day of August,
A.D. 1917.
“DIONICIO CAVAZOS
“RAMON CAVAZOS,
“FRANCISCO CAVAZOS,
“LUIS CAVAZOS.
“Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 16th day of August, A.D. 1917.
“ALEX. WHELESS,
“Nortary Public in and for Hidalgo
County.”
Councilman Brooks moved that the
city council “ratify” the petition to
take in the new territory as describ-
ed in thej&petition of the Messrs. Ca-
-yvazos. Councilman Hodges seconded
the motion to “ratify.” The question
to “ratify” being put resulted in the
following vote:
Ayes—Brooks, Hodges. Noes — A.
Stewart. Councilmen Hadden and Sei-
bert declined to vote. Motion to “ra-
tify” was declared to have carried.
On motion of Councilman Hodges,
seconded by Seibert, the city paarshal
and the city fire marshal were instruct
ed to take whatever steps are neces-
sary to abate the fire hazard caused
by corn hu$ks at the Rio Grande Grain
company’s shelling machine.
On motion of Councilman Brooks,
seconded by Councilman Hadden, the
mayor was instructed to give W. S.
Miller a commission as city policeman
provided he will not claim any salary
for the month of July and that his
salary shall be $50 per month and all
fees of his office shall be turned over
to the city.
On motion duly seconded, the meet-
ing adjourned.
Not properly coming under the
head of “Council Meeting,” but still
it may be proper to say that a new
construction has been placed on the
closing law, and all saloons in the
Valley are allowed to continue busi-
ness. The action of the city council
of Mercedes accomplished nothing one
way or the other, the boundaries are
just the same as they were before and
it is not necessary now that it should
extend the limits of the city to pro-
tect the saloon, it is already protect-
ed, and that was the only reason on
earth why the signors of the petition
wanted the boundaries extended. *
The signers of the petition are the
owners of the 200 acres of land known
as the Cavazos tract upon the south
end of which the saloon is located just
outside of the north city limits.
This is the only tract of land upon
the entire Mercedes proposition upon
which a saloon can be operated for
the reason that it is the only piece of
land which was not purchased by the
American Rio Grande Land, and Irri-
gation company and in the deeds of
conveyances from this company pro-
vision is made that no intoxicating
liquors can be sold on the land con-
veyed.
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PORT ARTHUR, Tex. — A tire stol
en from the car of the new chief of
police before he had scarcely become
used to his office was recovered, hav-
ing been found on an auto of a man
who claimed to have bought it.
CORN IS IP FIVE CENTS
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ling factor of most influence. If the
market went up, peace talk in Europe
did it. On the other hand, if the mar-
ket went down, peace talk in Europe
was responsible. But the cause that
produced the drop in the Chicago
grain market last Thursday certainly
capped the climax of diagnosis when
offered as a reason for effect.
We were told that the corn market
went off in Chicago because the Texas
corn crop had begup to move, the first
car cf said new crop having been re-
ceived at Fort Worth the day preced-
ing. The ridiculous feature is, that
there is not a school boy in the whole
country that does not know that ex-
cept for the Rio Grande Valley and
a small strip of country around Bay
City, there is no corn crop in Texas
this year.
Indeed, one might almost- say that
outside of the two localities named,
the Texas corn crop could be gather-
ed and moved in a market basket. And
another thing: if the market repor-
ters and food gamblers of Chicago
think they are going to have a chance
to flop their lips over the toothsome
tortilla made of corn received in Fort
Worth from the Rio Grande Valley
last Thursday, they are mistaken.
That corn will never roll a rail’s
length the other side of Fort Worth.
No, sir; it is going to remain right
there and diversify the diet of the
Panther City plutocrats, who are pay-
ing in the neighborhood of $2.40 per
bushel for the privilege.
Some other reason than the moving
of the Texas corn crop will have to be
offered as the cause for any future
drop that may occur in the corn mar-
ket. No Texas corn will go to the
Chicago market this year. Indeed,
Texas is a corn buyer itself. Always
has been and vpry likely always will I
be.
On Friday, August T7, the governor
asked the legislature, now in special
session- at Austin, to make an appro-
priation of money for the relief of
drouth sufferers in fifty counties of
Texas.
Then and Now
Aug. Siefker dropped into the Trib-
une office last Saturday noon and in
speaking of the prices being realized
for farm products now compared them
with those realized by him many years
ago when he first went to farming.
He stated that the lowest price at
which he ever sold corn was 18 cents
per bushel; the highest 60 cents; the
lowest he ever sold wheat was 45
cents per bushel and out of this he
had to pay for the threshing which
cost him 10 cents per bushel, and coal
for the engine which drove the thresh-
er, thus reducing the net price to
something less than 35 cents per bush-
el. The highest price he ever receiv-
ed for wheat was $2.08 a few days
ago. , J
Mr. Seifker is a retired farmer, but
when he came down and looked over
y^e Rio Grande country he realized
that he was inspecting a good thing
and bought a farm in the Heidelberg
community. That farm this year he
is operating this year on shares, the
tenant paying nart of the crop instead
of cash as rental.
On Saturday his tenant brought in
his first and second bales of cotton
and Mr. Seifker’s interest (one-third)
amounted to $100, minus 9 cents.
There will be more cotton gathered
and corn marketed from this farm
this year, so Mr. Seifker does not know
yet exactly how much he will receive
as rent for that Heidelberg forty.
The Cotton Market
The cotton market went off some
more at Mercedes during the past
week, the price Tuesday, August 21,
being 24.50 as against 25.50 same day
last week. Galveston quoted the staple
at 26.25 Tuesday.
Cotton seed climbed up a notch,
however, selling at $55 per ton as
against $50 per ton same day last
week.
Gin To Run Every Other Day
Up to Tuesday, August 21. the Mer-
cedes gin had turned out 488 bales for
the entire season. The small number
of bales ginned is partly accountable
for on account of the farmers being
very busy hauling corn to fill con-
tracts previously made.
Because of the small offerings of
cotton ,Mr. Schwarz has decided to
"•in only three days per week, and be-
ginning Monday, An mist 27, the plant
will be in operation Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Saturdays only.
Galveston spots Tuesday, 26.25.
New Orleans futures Monday—Oc-
tober close 23.05-10; December, 22.96-
97.
Receipts at all United States ports
(for season)—143.451: last year, 165,-
068: difference 21,617.
LIMIT FLUCTUATIONS IN COTTON
Directors of New Orleans Exchange
Adopt New Rule
NEW ORLEANS, La—Directors of
the New Orleans cotton exchange, fol-
lowing a meeting reecntly, announced
a new regulation which limits fluctu-
ations in future prices in any one day
to 3c a pound above or below the clos-
ing bid price of such month on the
preceding business session of the ex-
change. The regulation, which will
be in effect Aug. 25, is identical to that
announced Aug. 15 by the board of
managers of the New York cotton ex-
change.
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The department of university exten-
sion of the Missouri state board of
education is offering class work in
French conversation for the soldiers
in the armories and encampments in
Massachusetts. The opportunity is
open equally to the non-residents who
will arrive later at the great encamp-
ment in Ayer as well as to national
guardsmen in their armories or camps
and regular army soldiers in their
forts. The state will pay the cost of
the instruction, except for a charge
of one dollar for special lesson papers
used for the first course of twehty
lessons.
W-:/- 'A
Gapisalio Mercantile Go.
THE STORE OF QUALITY
LADIES’ GINGHAMS
(Assorted colors)
the best that can be pro- "j
cured in the Valley, per yd V ■
LADIES’ CLOTH HATS
colored, something that
for automobiling and
around the house, price
is fine
50^
RIBBONS
We have the finest assortment
of ribbons that can be seen any-
where in the Valley and are ~t
offering them at pr yd t
LACE
Fancy lace just the kind that
you need, a large assoortment to
select from at ~l
per yard ...............
PARASOLS
J„n«a" ““ 50<? *° $1.50
EMBROIDERY
. You must see the large stock of
embroidery we carry and at the
price anybody can 1 A t° 1 Ef A
pay, per yard from
CORSETS.
We handle the well-known W. T.
corsets, all sizes. If you want a
good pair, you must buy flJ-| CCQ
this. Price *r *
WAISTS
priced6rately 75^ ,to $1.50
UMON SUITS
They are beauties
All sizes
NIGHT GOWNS
We have the best
%nd they are dandies-
$1.25
$1.50
MEN’S WORKING BLACK
SHOES
$2.75
MEN’S GUN METAL BLACK
DRESS SHOES
$5.00
LADIES SHOES FROM
$2.50 TO $5.00
MEN’S YICI KID BLACK
DRESS SHOES
$6.00
MEN’S HATS FROM
$2.50 TO $7.50
SUITCASES
TRUNKS
TRAVELING
BAGS
We Carry a Yery Large As-
sortment of Children’s Shoes
at Reasonable Prices
Our Grocery Department is
complete and our price is
the lowest in the whole Val-
ley. Give ns a trial and be
convinced. We handle noth-
ing but strictly first-class
goods.
We carry a large assortment
of Gents Furnishings, Neck-
ties, Shirts, Underwear, Col-
lars, Shoes, Pants, Belts,
Hats and Caps.
Gapisalio.....Co,
MERCEDES, TEXAS
STORY - OF SEAGOING STEER
It Floated Around New York Harbor
for Many Hours and Caused Much
Excitement Before Rescued.
Several longshoremen were biting
into thick sandwiches of garlic on the
water front when there came a prod!
gious thumping on the plank under-
neath. The floor of the pier gave forth
a hollow sound.
One of the longshoremen, the Brook-
lyn Eagle testifies, swallowed his gar-
lic the wrong way and let out a Polish
exclamation. Then he bent over and
applied his eyes to a crack in the
woodwork. At first he could not make
out anything in the murk, but at length
a pair of green eyes met his horrified
gaze, it seemed, to his untutored mind,
conclusive evidence of a personal call
from the evil one, and when horns
rapped the planking and a long tail
swished the water he went away from
there very quickly. With him went
the rest of the longshoremen.
Up winding Fulton street they sped
and around the crooked corner into
narrow Poplar street, where they very
nearly carried the door of the Poplar
street police station off its hinges. They
arrived before the desk sergeant all
abreast and told their story, as their
knees smote one against another and
their hands groped feebly for the desk
rail. The desk lieutenant thought at
first it was a case of “greenhouse”
whisky, but he finally sent a man down
to Investigate. The patrolman found
that the apparition was only a steer
which had been thrown into the river
and had swum up under the dock. He
did not know just what to do and his
police manual gave him no help. Ob-
viously he could not loosen the steer’s
collar and roll it over a barrel. Nor
could he give it an antidote for poison.
At last he had a bright thought and
called up the dock department, the
steer being at a dock and therefore,
per se a fit subject for the dock de-
partment.
The dock department responded—or
part of it did—with saws. Then having
opened a nice round hole in one of the
city’s docks, its work was done, and it
sent for the S. P. O. A. The S. P. O. A.
does all hoisting jobs appertaining to
steers, mustangs or other animal flot-
sam lifted from the river.
Some brave man passed a rope
around the middle of Taurus and every-
body gave a “Yo, heave ho!” Up came
the steer and stood dripping on the
dock with the seaweed hanging from
his flanks.
This steer is supposed to have been
in the river for 48 hours before it was
rescued.
Communal Kitchens.
It is expected that, with the assent
of the food controller of Great Brit-
ain, an experiment in the use of com-
munal kitchens will be in vogue very
soon. The need for these aids to the
feeding of the people is threefold;
the large number of families who are
unSble, through ill-health or other
causes, to participate in the economic
advantages of the war; the difficulty
of obtaining suitable and nourishing
food for children; and the necessity
of having an organization like this in
direct touch with the central headquar-
ters. The food once cooked at the
central kitchen would be sent out in
large tin-lined boxes or double cans
to the various depots for sale, and in
these big, closed receptacles it would
keep hot a long time. At the depots it
might be well to supply hot pldtes for
the food to stand on so that when
bought it would need little reheating
before it was served, says a London
correspondent. The demand for a va-
riety of didts can all be met, and
plans have already been thought out
for dealing with a thousand-and-one
interesting questions that arise.
Substitute for Copper.
The use of soft steel and iron as
a partial substitute for copper in the
manufacture of decorative metals is
being experimented with in the depart-
ment of manual arts at’the University
of Wisconsin.
For years it has been traditional for
decorative metal products to be made
wholly or In large part of copper, brass
or some other alloy of copper. The
price of copper is now so high, more
than 50 cents a pound, th»t a substi-
tute is needed in decorative metal.
The kind of steel and iron required
in this kind of work costs at present
14 cents a pound. In many respects
this steel Is as good, if not better, than
copper. It works easily, wears as
well, is not discolored or oxidized as
quickly, and for many uses is even
stronger than copper. It lacks the
red-gold luster, but can be given a
silver-hued burnish, or can be decorat-
ed with paints.—University of Wiscon-
sin Bulletin.
Humanity’s Lengthened Life.
Fifty years ago the average length
of human life in the 'United States
was In the neighborhood of thirty-
four years. Today the average Ameri-
can citizen lives to be forty-five years
of age. And fifty years from now
the average human life will have
lengthened to almost sixty years.
All of this gain in lengthened life
Is due to the practice of disease pre-
vention. And If the world would put
Into practice all that Is known of dis-
ease prevention today, the life of even
the present generation might be
lengthened by a dozen years or so.
A Question.
“The Hindoos have some queer cus-
toms. The women wear strings of
gold coins and many bangles. One fe*1
male will frequently carry all the fam-
ily wealth.”
“Are we so very different?” Inquired
Flubdub, indicating a display of easy
payment diamonds that was going bjr.i
SECOND DRAFT WILL
11 BE MADE JAN. 1st
WASHINGTON, D. C. — January 1
has been tentatively set for the sec-
ond draft, the number of men to be
called will. be approximately 750,000.
This, learned in war department
circles, is answer to the question,
what will President Wilson reply to
the pope’s peace proposals.
With the allies striking on every
front, the United States—through the
officials charged with carrying on the
war—let drop sufficient hints of pre-
parations for the future to make it
plain that there is little hope for peace
in administration circles at this time.
Indications were that President Wil
son through the state department, has
been in touch with the entente govern-
ments and that the basis on which the
answer to the pope will be made has
been decided upon. It at least will be
drafted in broad outline and only de-
tails remained to be disclosed.
With an army of more than 1,200,-
00 assured, the government is devot-
ing its entire attention to transporting
the men already enrolled or drafted
to France rather than attempting to
increase the number under arms.
The principal problems are being
met with much success, it was def-
initely learned with so much success,
in fact, that after a certain period the
length of which must remain a secret,
there will be a constant and uninter-
rupted flow of American troops and
supplies overseas.
Equipment problems have taken on
another aspect, however. The army
experienced difficulty in outfitting
even the national guard when it was
drafted into federal service and the
coming in of the draft foorces will
drain the last uniform and rifle.
Indeed, the prospect was that there
will not be sufficient materials on
hand October 3 when the last incre-
ment of the conscripted force is
brought to the colors to properly out-
fit and equip them. Many men may
be forced to drill in civilian attire or
makeshift uniform for several months.
An immense amount of detailed labor
remains to be done before a second
draft can be called. As the situation
stands at present there not only is no
equipment for the men should they
be called immediately but there are
no camps to send them to and no of-
ficers to train them.
Before the second draft can be of-
ficered, the men who go into the re-
serve* officers training camps on Au-
gust 27 have to be trained and com-
missioned. That will take until De-
cember 2. It will require at least
four months to replenish the depleted
army stores.
The war department is considering
turning the national guard camps in
the South into draft army camps if
necessary but nothing definite has yet
been accomplished in this line.
It is pointed out that the guardsmen
will be at the camps only a compara-
tively short time. They will have a
period of intensive training and then
will be sent to France.
Present plans call for their pres-
ence at the American base before
Christmas. That will leave the South-
ern training sites vacant but in order
to encamp a draft army there it will
be necessary to supply vast amounts
of tentage or to ask congress for mil-
lions to build additional wooden can-
tonments. The national guard will
camp under canvas in the South, but
it will take its tents with it to France.
Also there will be a heavy demand
from the troops abroad for tentage to
replenish the supply there.
America’s problem has resolved it-
self not into one of getting men or of
getting them across the ocean, but in
equipping them. And from what is said
in official circles the problem is not
an easy one to solve. The quarter-
master’s department, cooperating with
the various war and supply boards, is
scouring the market for the needed
materials but they are not coming in
as fast as desired.
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“I wish I knew where my husband
was,” remarked a lady whose spouse
was irregular in his homecomings.
‘ You mean, I presume,” responded
her precise friend, “that you wish you
knew where your husband is?”
“No, I don’t,” was the retort. “I
know where he is. He’s up in his
room sleeping off a headache. I want
to know where he was!”
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LEMONS WHITEN AND
BEAUTIFY THE SKIN
Classified
Make your wants known in this
column. 1 cent a word—
Cash in advance.
TO TRADE
A few shotes for some pullets or good
calf; a Maxwell runabout for fifty
bushels corn; a Reo touring car for
one hundred bushels corn or a ton of
seed cotton. Malcolm Riess, Box 43„
Mercedes, Texas. t25-3tp
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
Maxwell touring car, perfect condi-
tion; new casing, also fireless cook-
er, refrigerator. B. H. Brooks. 24-4t
Small farm near town and a modern
house in town. Malcolm Riess, Box
43, Marcedes, Texas. sx25-3tp>
FOR SALE
Harry McNeil, LaFeria, has three es-
pecially fine Jersey bull calves four
months old for sale, also one team
horses and one team mules. s26-4tp
ake this beauty lotion cheaply for
your face, neck, arms and hands.
At the cost of a small jar of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare a full quar-
ter pint of the most wonderful lemon
skin softener and complexion beautifier,
by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem-
ons into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through a fine cloth
so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lo-
tion will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles, sallowness and tan and is
the ideal skin softener, whitener and
beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. It is
marvelous to smoothen rough, red hands.
Post card size developing box, never
used; 5x7 developing tank for plate,,
new; print frames, developing and
printing material and powders. Cheap
for quick cash sale. Apply Tribune
office. s23
3,000 cans of 2-lb. tomatoes, fresh
stock. W. W. Riley, box 486, Mer-
cedes, Tex. . s24-5tp
Used Maxwell touring car, good run-
ning condition. First $175 gets it.
L‘: T. Hoyt, Mercedes, Texas. s2i>
Ten cows, one bull 2y2 years old, 2
bull calves, all Jerseys; milk house,
feed house, dairy house, bottles, milk
cans, aerator, 2 big ice boxes, horse
and wagon—a complete, well estab-
lished and money-making dairy busi-
ness in Mercedes. Address Box 351.
s2.6-tf
Eleven cows, one bull 2y2 years old,,
3 heifer calves, 2 bull calves, all
Jerseys; milk house, feed house, dairy
house, bottles, milk cans, aerator, 2
big ice boxes, DeLaval separator,
horse and wagon—a complete, well
established and money-making dairy
business in Mercedes. Address Wm.
McClellan, Box 351. s26-tf
Mexican June corn seed $3 per bushel
at Rothrocks. Leave address at
Unit office. s27-2t
Two teams of large young mules,
guaranteed to be in perfect condi-
tion and the equal of any mules in
the Rio Grande Valley. These mules
can be seen at my farm one mile east
of LaFeria. For price and particulars
apply to Geo. H. Byrnes, LaFeria,
Texas. s27-4t
One good horse, one Single buggy, one
eight-horse gasoline engine; all in
A1 condition, pried right. See AY..
Meredith, Mercedes, Texas. s27-4tp
A gentle pony, safe for children to
ride, works anywhere; saddle and
bridle; 160-egg incubator, farming
tools. Apply Mrs. S. E. Rowan, one
mile north of Mercedes. s27-ltp
One Jersey cow, four years old and
heifer calf, fourteen months old;
cow fresh October 1; price $100. M.c-
Murry Lumber Company. s27-lt
One Wagner motorcycle, single cylin-
der, 3 y2 h.p. for $40; the tires alone-
worth $25. One double buggy and
double set of .harness for $40; oir
single buggy and single set of harness
for $20; three p'ood all-purpose horses
for $150, any two worth the price ask-
ed for them. These prices are for
quick cash sale. Inquire at Tribune
office. s27
Crow Is Omniverous.
In order to get a living in New
England during the winter the crow
has developed a catholic appetite, and-
persons who have made a study of the
bird and its bill of fare say that the
crow is omniverous in the broadest
sense of the word. In a pinch he will
eat anything. The principal items on
his bill of fare are beetles, spiders,
weevils, grasshoppers, moths, butter-
flies, caterpillars, bees, ants, wasps,
flies, crabs, shrimps, snails, fish, toads,
frogs, young chickens, wild birds and
their eggs, carrion and all sorts of
plants and grains, both wild and culti-
vated. Corn constitutes a large pro-
portion of the grain eaten, and this
is one of the principal grievances of
the farmer against the crow. A bird
with such a catholic taste in food is
obviously well prepared to meet hard
times and the high cost of living. The
crow will kill and eat small snakes.
He will eat small mammals up to the
size of a cottontail rabbit.—Hartford
Courant.
The author of a waltz that rivals-
the “Blue Danube” is said to be be
hind the bars at Atlanta. Isn’t th%
punishment somewhat excessive?
Radium has proved of no value in
curing cancer. By and by radium will;
be completely exposed.
Having been used for speculative
purposes, the dove of peace feels Mite-
taking a sterilizing bath.
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