Eagle Pass News-Guide. (Eagle Pass, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 12, 1910 Page: 4 of 8
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EAGLE PASS NEWS-GUIDE
Consolidation of Rio Grande News
and Eagle Pass Guide.
JEntcrefl as second-rtJjsjs matter .January ll>, l'.HiO.
at the prist office at Eagle Pass. Texas, under
Act of March 3, 187ft.
Published Every Saturday in the Red
Brick Front Opposite Court House
JOS. O. ROEHMER, Mgr. and Editor
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 per Year
Saturday, March 12, 1910
Eagle Pass is still open for a
good laundry proposition.
The Eagle Pass coal field will
supply a railroad from here to
the coast with a train load of
coal per day, right at the start.
That Eagle Pass has prettier
women and more of them than
any town in the State can be
proved by the newspaper men
and boosters who visited this
place recently. And these men
are probably better judges than
any other class of men.
What is Dry Farming.
Ed. R. Cone, State commis-
sioner of Agriculture, will find
in Southwest Texas that dry
farming is well understood.
There is plenty of room for mis-
sionary work among those who
have not lived in this part of the
State long and those who are
naturally slow to learn.
Dry farming is presumed to be
a very queer sort of an arrange-
ment by which, with the aid of
magic wands, the new college-
bred farmer forces the crops to
grow where there is no rain.
The misconception of dry farm-
ing is one of the greatest obsta-
cles in the way of teaching it.
Dry farming methods are so sim-
ple that many of the older Ger-
man farmers of Southwest Texas
discovered them without the aid
of books and are raising large
crops every year. They would
promptly answer in the negative,
however, if asked whether they
understood the principles of dry
farming.
There is enough rainfall in
Southwest Texas every year to
raise a bountiful crop. The wea-
ther reports show that conclu-
sively. The trouble is that dis-
tribution is sometimes bad. The
rain sometimes is scarce in the
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gar hint, all the lraues of thr fowl, the
Mila, tlir hales, % uuuuitaun» auh
wallegs—all marshalleh juther
tfje grant* generalship nf
Miss Siatimrr
lE-tune nut auh see.
Eagle Pass is soon to have an-
other railroad. This is a fore-
gone conclusion. Every property
holder in Maverick county cart^ - - - ------
afford to give liberally toward spring as it is this year, Some-
getting a road from here to deep
water on the Gulf, for the simple
reason that they will be enabled
to pay the sum of their subscrip-
tion out of the increased wealth
it will bring them. In other
words they only give a pait of
their profits.
Parties having large or small
tracts of land in this section for
sale are asked to send their ad-
dress to the secretary of the
Eagle Pass Industrial League,
and he will take pleasure in sup-
plying a list of names of parties
making inquires for such lands.
Frequently there are persons
having large tracts for sale who
are not represented by the real
estate agents. The League' is
for the benefit of all, and it s in-
formation is for the use of the
public.
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For a railroad from here to
Aransas Pass Eagle Pass ought
to raise $100,000.00, including
the terminals, right of way to
the county line, and depot site.
When Eagle Pass gives a bonus
for such a road she is in reality
giving a bonus for two roads,
for the Orient or some other
road from the north would be
sure to come in then. This is a
proposition worth considering,
and means more to Eagle Pass
than the average person can com-
prehend- It means a city, a job-
bing center, for this place.
The business men of Eagle
Pass realize that at present the
bulk of the trade of this com-
munity comes from Mexico.
There is a large trade in that
section that we arq not getting
for the simple reason that we
are making no effort to get it.
’ It is proposed to run a ‘‘Trade
Boosting Excursion’ ’ to the sec-
tion of Mexico tributary to Eagle
Pass for the purpose of getting
acquainted with the people of
that section and increasing the
social and business relations be-
tween them and the people of
this border. Every business man
nr-Eagle Pass will profit by this
undertaking, and there is noth-
ing to be gained by delaying the
matter. If it is a good thing, it
is worth doing now. Are you in
on the proposition?
times there is not enough rain
during the winter months to soak
the sub soil and sometimes the
rain falls during the winter and
spring, but stops during almost
the entire summer. But the
average for the twelve months
will show enough to grow crops.
Dry farming is nothing more
than thorough plowing and cul-
tivation with the little trick of
keeping a mulch of dust over the
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more than the average rainfall,
irrigated farms and ranches sup-
plied with artesian water, the
crop was fairly good.
Irrigation is wonderful, but
Southwest Texas will always de-
pend on rainfall for a large pro-
portion of her crops and dry
farming is the real solution of
the problem. It is spreading
rapidly in popularity. Mr. Kone
carries with him the good wishes
A WINNING BALL TEAM
surface of the ground to prevent j of those interested in the devel-
HIDDEN DANGERS.
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MAKE' YOUR DOLLARS |
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Some dollars haven’t sense enough to ^
know that two of them will buy one |
of our new, open-front Manhattan |
coat shirts. Come and see ’em. It’s |
the only senseable thing to do. |
L. DE BONA, The House of Value
evaporation. It has been discov-
ered that those little cakes of
ground which peel up act as
wicks while, when crumbled into
dust, they are a blanket which
defies evaporation. Keeping
most of the rainfall in ground
already thoroughly cultivated
the farmers are able to grow
good crops even when there is a
drouth for two months.
Dry farming is becoming more
and more generally understood
as the idea that it is a magic
trick of some kind fades. Farm-
ers like to see magic tricks at
the circus, but they do not like
to practice magic on farms that
cost $50 an acre, especially when
good seed costs money and farm
labor is demanding a wage of
over $1 a day. Dry farming is a
very simple, rational method of
tilling the ground. It is already
followed at such an extent that
opment of Southwest Texas when
he explains to tillers of the soil
that dry farming involves noth-
ing more occult than thorough
and intelligent use of the plow,
harrow and hoe.—Express.
Card of Thanks.
To all those frienas who o° j nQ year can nOW be a complete
generously gave valuab e assist-1 £ajjure jn Southwest Texas. That
ance in the time of need, an j wag g]lown }ast year when the
especially to Mrs Jos. De ona, < rajn£a]| was }ess than ever be-
Mrs. Lombard, and Mrs. E.. eza, jj fore jn the history of the local
who so faithfully helped wit i my j observatory. Recalling the time
wife in her illness, I extend sm- j w^en years meant starving
cere thanks. Also foi the many j cattle, burned corn and not
expressions of condolence, art j en0Ug.]1 cotton to pick, merchants
the floral contributions and heip I some what blue last year,
of all the kind people, at the time; hut when the crop came in it
of my bereavement. i was found that between dry
Albert A. Switzer, Jr. j farmers, small areas which got
Mrs. Elizabeth Guy.
Died.—In Eagle Pass, Texas,
on Friday, February 25, 1910,
Mrs. Elizabeth Guy, aged 59
years.
Decedent came to Eagle Pass
last January with her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Thacker, the latter
taking a position as switchman
in the yards of the Southern Pa-
cific at this place. She became
ill about three weeks before her
death and died of cerebral hom-
morrhage. The remains were
interred in the city cemetery on
Saturday, Rev. C. B. Cross per-
forming the last sad rite. In
addition to her daughter, Mrs.
James A. Thacker, of this place,
two other daughters survive her,
Mrs. J. J. Woulfe, of Denver,
Colo., and Mrs. H. C. Hunt, of
Danville, 111.
This paper extends sincere
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
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Extra heavy enameled dish
pans tripple coated on heavy
steel base at very low prices at
Loudon Hardware Co.
Eagle Pass Will Have a Club in Field
This Season that Will Be a
Credit to the City.
Eagle Pass will have a winning
base ball club in the field this
season. This was demonstrated
at the initial game last Sunday
when Eag>)e Pass, with Perry
McMenamin in the box and Fritz
Hausser holding his hot shot, {
played the Diaz team a good
game, the score standing five to
two in favor of Eagle Pass.
M. S. Brown is managing the
Eagle Pass team this year, and
he is going to make it a winner.
The business people of the town
are helping the team better than
before, which only demonstrates
what has always been contended
—that the business people will
support a good ball team, but
they will not spend money on a
losing bunch. In a short while
this week the boys collected
about $200.00 with which to buy
suits and rquip the new team.
Mr. Carlos Schmidt, the old-
time Tiger who loves a hard
fight, has taken charge of the
High School team, and the two
teams are putting in good prac-
tice match three times a week.
Carlos thinks he will soon have
the High School boys so they can
wallop the big team.
There will be another game
next Sunday, tomorrow, at the
Post in .Eagle Pass between
Eagle Pass and Diaz. Every
body invited. No charge.
Ladies’ Civic League.
There will be an important
meeting of the Ladies’ Civic
League next Monday night, and
every member is urged to attend.
Some matters of vital importance
are to be discussed.
Katiire Gives Timely Warning That So
Eagle Pass Citizen Can Afford
to Ignore.
Danger Signal No. 1 comes from the
kidney secretions. They will warn you
when the kidneys are sick W ell kid-
neys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick
kidneys send out a thin,pale and foamy,
or a thick, red, ill-smelling urine, full
of sediment and irregular of passage.
Danger Signal No. 2 comes from the
back. Back paius, dull and heavy, or
sharp and acute, tell you of sick kid-
neys.and warn you of the approach of
dropsy, diabetes and Bright’s disease.
Doan’s Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys
and cute them' permanently. Here is
proof in the statement of a nearby
resident.
Mrs. E. Docura, 513 Montana Street,
San Antonio,Tex.,says: “1 used Doan’s
Kidney Pills with great benefit. I had
a dull pain in the small of my back and
was also bothered by irregular passages
of the kidney secretions. I was finally
led to try Doan’s Kidney Pills by hear-
ing many favorable reports of them.
They removed my trouble in a short
time. I am pleased to give this remedy
my recommendation in the hope that
my experience will help other kidney
sufferers to find relief.”
For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s—and
take no other.
An Ordinance
Providing for the Passage and Publica-
tion of Ordinances of the City of
Eagle Pass.
Be it ordained by the City Commis-
sioners of the City of Eagle Pass :
Section 1. The style of all ordinances
of' this city shall be: “Be it ordained
by the City Commissioners of the City
of Eagle Pass,” but it may be omitted
when published in the form of a book.
Sec. 2. All ordinances and resolutions
adopted by the City Commissioners,
shall be placed in the office of the City
Clerk before they take effect, and shall
be signed by the Mayor, if he approves
the same, and if the Mayor disapproves
the same, he shall file his objections
thereto, with the Clerk, within five
days after said ordinance is adopted by
the City Commissioners. If the Mayor
file his objections as heretofore provid-
ed for, said ordinance together with
his objections, shall be returned to the
City Commissioners at their next meet-
ing, either regular or special, and if
adopted by a majority of the Commis-
sioners, said ordinance shall become
effective without the signature of the
Mayor. In the event the Mayor fails
to sign an ordinance within five days
after its passage by the City Commis-
sioners, or in case an ordinance is
over the objection of the Mayor, the
Clerk shall note in the minutes follow-
ing the record of such ordinance, the
facts in the case, showing how the
same became a law without the signa-
ture of the Mayor..
Sec. 8. Every ordinance imposing a
fine for violation of its provisions, and
such other ordinances as the Commis-
sioners shall direct, shall after passage
thereof be published in some newspaper
in the City of Eagle Pass, at least one
time before such ordinance shall be-
come effective.
Sec. 4. Ordinances requiring publica-
tion, and such ordinances as the Com-
missioners shall direct to be published,
shall be in force and effect five days
after the same are published, unless
otherwise specified in the ordinance,
and ordinances not published shall be .
in force and effect from and after the
passage of the same, unless otherwise
specified.
Sec. 5. All ordinances authenticated
by the signature of the Mayor, attested
by the City Clerk, with the seal of the
city affixed, shall be admitted and re-
ceived in all courts, without further
proof,
Adopted and passed by the City Com-
missioners of the City of Eagle Pass,
on the 10th day of March, 1910.
J. R. Murray, J
Clerk of the City of Eagle Pass.
Approved on the 11th day of March,
1910. N F. V. Blesse,
Mayor of the City of Eagle Pass.
Cream City Flour Bin and Sif-
ter, keeps the flour fresh and
clean. Ladner.
The ladies should see those
pretty shopping: bags at the In-
ternational Dry Goods Co. 50c
to $7.50.
Getting Hot To Cook.
The time is fast approaching
when the housewife dreads go-
ing into the kitchen to prepare a
meal. It is a pleasure to cook a
meal on a good Gasolene Stove.
Ladner has all kinds of Gaso-
lene stoves. Those fine evapor-
ating gasolene stoves are an or-
nament to any home. Your wife
should have one. Call at Ladner’s
and see them. (tf)
Just Received From New York a Beautiful line of the Latest Shies
Misses' Children's and Infants'
DRESSES
Also a Very Extensive Line of-
LADIES WAISTS
And the Latest Fads in
Hair Ornaments
The newest styles in ladies, misses, and children’s
Hats at very reasonable prices.
THE FAIR J. KRANZTHOR, Prop,
An Ordinance
Establishing a Place to Keep Stray
Stock, and Providing for the Im-
pounding of the Same.
Be it ordained by the City Commis-
sioners of the City of Eagle Pass:
Section 1. That it shall be the duty
of the City Marshal of the City of Eagle
Pass to provide a safe and secure pen,
or pound, to be by him provided for the
purpose of safely keeping any and all
cattle, mules, jacks, jennets, horses,
sheep, swine, or goats, that he may
find, or may be found, running at large
within the corporate limits of the City
of Eagle Pass.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
City Marshal, at any and all times, to
take up all cattle,mules, jacks, jennets,
horses, sheep, swine, or goats, found
running at large within the corporate
limits of the City of Eagle Pass, and
confine them in a pen, or pound, which
has been provided for that purpose.
Sec. 3. Whenever any cattle, or other
animal is impounded under the provi-
sions of Section 2, the Marshal shall
proceed to sell the same to the highest
bidder for cash, after having given ten
days notice of the time and place od
such sale, by posting up a written or
printed notice thereof in three public
places in this city; provided that the
owner of such cattle, or other animal
may redeem the same at any time be-
fore the sale thereof, by paying one
dollar per head for impounding fees,
together with the reasonable expense
of keeping the same.
Sec. 4. The proceeds arising fro®
impounding fees and sale of animal
shall be deposited by the Marshal with
the City Treasurer, and said Marshal
shall keep a record thereof, and report
the same to the City Commissioners;
provided, that the animal sold maj
make proot of such ownership satis’
factory to the Marshal, whereupon h«
shall receive the net proceeds of suck
sale, after deducting charges for i®'
pounding, a reasonable expense
keeping the same, and a reasonahl*
expense for making the sale.
Sec. 5. The City Marshal shall %
allowed such compensation for his s&
vices fn impounding animals under $
foregoing sections as the City Commr8
sioners may allow.
Passed and approved by the Chi
Commissioners of thje City of Ea^
Pass, this 10th day of March, 1910.
J. R. Murray,
Clerk of the City of Eagle PasS,
Approved on the 11th day of MalC 1
1910. F. V. Blesse,
Mayor of the City of Eagle Pa38,
Ice shavers at Ladner’s.
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