The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1924 Page: 1 of 6
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Armnsftic® Day
NOVEMBER 11.
The Cotulla Record
NUMBER 25. VOL. 26.
SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 1924
Land Owners
Will Meet on
Irrigation Project.
Mass Meeting Called for 7:30
Friday Night at the Court
House to Discuss
Details.
Both Claim
Victory on Eve
of Election.
Ma Ferguson Says She Will
Win by 200,000 Majority
... Butte Savs
75,000.
Engineers have determined
the outlines of the proposed ir-
rigation district and a mass
meeting has been called for
Friday night at the Court
House in Cotulla for the pur-
pose of taking definite steps to-
ward organization. Letters and
telegrams were sent out this
week by the Chamber of Com-
merce to practically every land
owner within the outlines of the
district which comprises a total
acreage of approximately 125,-
000 acres and embraces both
sides of the Nueces rivr.
At this meeting Judge John
W. Gains, who is recognized as
a leading authority on the or-
ganization of irrigation dis-
tricts will be present and will
answer all questions pertaining
to the legal phases of the mat-
ter. Engineers who have been
working on the project will also
be here to give the land owners
any information desired re-
garding engineering features.
The Board of Water Engin-
eers of the State of Texas have ;
approved this project. They
have spent several months in
detail investigation and actual
^;work in the field besides many
p thousand dollars and they re-
gard it as the largest project
yet proposed in the state and
say its construction will be very
reasonable.
Engineers have found that
it will not be possible to take
the canal as far North of Co-
tulla as was first expected nor
will any of the land directly
East of Cotulla be subject to ir-
rigation, except possibly the
itt-• k—trutic<iir i.r tr.c' crty limits,'
and this of course will be some
what of a dissapointment to
those who owned land in this
locality who expected it to
come under the project.
14 The water right filings made
with the Board of Water En-
gineers last spring by the Cham-
ber of Commerce fully protect
this project until next April,
when they will expire unless a
district is organized by that
date. As other projects are
contemplated further up the
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 29—Sup-
reme confidence that victory
was just around the corner
emanated from both political
camps today as the State gub-
ernatorial campaign entered its
last week to determine whether
Texas is to have the first wom-
an Governor in the world or the
first Republican Executive since
reconstruction days.
Both candidates were hard at
work with plans to continue the
fight until the eve of the elec-
tion.
Dr. George C. Butte, Republi-
can nominee, reiterated pre-
dictions that he would succeed
Governor Pat Neff by a ma-
jority of 50,000 votes; while
Mass Meeting Friday Night.
A mass meeting of all owners of ’and
within the boundaries of the proposed
Irrigation District has been called for
Friday night at the Court House at 7:30
o’clock.
All citizens of La Salle county and all
others interested are cordially invited to
attend the meeting.
Ladies are especially invited.
House for
Fire Engine
Will Be Built.
Council Discusses Mailer and
Favors Location on
Southeast Corner
of Plaza.
Labor Cou
sues Statt
for Davis
•for
New York, l
council of the T
or Council of
Texas Farmers Getting
Cheap Explosives.
Land Owners Favor
Good Roads.
Since the City has purchased
a fire truck the building of a
! fire station is under considera-
tion. At a meeting of the Coun- York, claiming to
cil Tuesday night a committee j fifth of the entin
was appointed to secure plans I of the American i
' and cost of a brick structure of ! Labor, have voted
about 16x30 feet and submit i of Senator La Folletu
I their findings at the next meet- dorse John W. Davis, ,
! ing which will be the second nounced at Democratic
j Tuesday in next month. i quarters here,
i The location of this building
as discussed at length at the
meeting as it was the opinion
of the Council that the South-
west corner of the plaza would
be a very desirable locaton.
This would be about the center
of town.
The small chemical engine
Texas farmers a*-e taking the Messrs. J. W. Dowd of Chi-
advantage of the oportunity to cago and J. G. Daily of Musko-
obtain cheap explosives for dig- gee were here last week for
i ing ditches, blasting stumps several days and while here
and quarrying stone from the oaid the Record a pleasant call. o____
former James E. Ferguson, im-1 stocks of surplus munitions be- These gentlemen are consider-i has arrived and is temporarily
peached Executive, who is cam- j distributed by the United ably interested in La Salle Co-! being kept at Keck’s lumber-
paigning in behalf of his wife. States Department of Agricul- unty land, in fact own one of i yard. W. A. Kerr was appoint-
claims the election by at least j ture through the various State the largest farms in the county | ed fire chief with authority to
200,000. agricultural colleges. Lamar, besides several hundred acres | organize a volunter fire com-
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, county farmers were the first j of ^ improv'd land. ^ They j pany and have the same all
ready for drilling exercise
Democratic nominee, estimates in Texas to receive a car of both are eager to see La Salle
her probable majority next these explosives through the county build the Meridian High
Tuesday at 250,000. Extension Service working
Butte and Ferguson have through their county agent,
spoken before large crowds !and the second car will go to
throughout the present cam- Angelena.
paign. Mrs. Ferguson has re- There has been some talk of
mained at home on account of , getting a car for this county
sight illness. [and County Agent Lown re-
way, and while non-residents,
say they are more than willing
to pay the necessary extra tax-
es to build the road, because it
enhance the value of their prop-
erty. They both live in states
when the new truck arrives.
Big Farm Changes Hands.
This action was taken in /?0
junction with a similar declL.^-
tion for Davis by the powel^'
Building Trades Council of
York and Long Island, virtu
assures Davis the support of
workers in Greater New Y
City, the Democratic announl
ment states. >
It adds that the action on the \
part of the executive council
Thursday following demands of .
the workers of Greater Ney/’
York. 7
TEXAS NEGROES WILI
SUPPORT FERGUSON.
It is stated on the daily press
that Texas Negroes will sup-
port Ferguson for Governor.
J. A. Schulze & Sons bought j
all the farm mules and farming
.........— | . v , - —-rv- .. , , , , ,,of! implements of the Dowd &
While the candidates express ! ceived a letter this week giving miles ot good roads and they | Dailv Farm, the past week and
themselves concretely upon the | ^formation as to the cost, are still building them, and they leased the farm for the coming
Wedding at Laredo.
question of anticipated major-: The Ietter reads in Part a» fol- j say without a question of a
lows: “The necessary pro-' doubt it is a paying investment.
I ities, many observers point to
the scramble political situation
I doubtfully.
Butte has attacked he Demo-
| cratic candidate upon the
| ground that her husband “will
; be the real Governor’’ in event
I of her election, and called att-
retitfon ' Td his impeachment.
where there are hundreds v,. , .mm™™™™ S'-”"* «. < The marriaga of Mr. Algenon Sid-
ney Billings Jr., or Boerne, Texas
and Miss Jesse Lee Breeding of Enci-
yc-ar This farm comprises ]
cedure in securing a car of the i Mr. Dowd said they came Sch^£e"*i Sons'"haveTeen o£ i
explosives is as follows: Send down from San Antonio by auto grating from one thousand to i dating.
a list with names and addresses i and the road was fine until the twelve'hundred -icr^c in enttnn The sroom is a prominent young
of parties who desire explosives I La Salle county line was reach- for lbe uast three vears and man °! B?erne’ Texas and is to be
giving the exact amount in ed whan they lit in a lot of , ffve te^makSg mon^f Thh
pounds that each want. in- chug holes which could not but yonv their ciod was short as it *es> daughter oi Mr. anti Mrs. James
dividual can secure more, than help create a very bad im- }va- everywhere, but they cai-«‘.....
one thousand pounds. A mini-; pression of the_ county’s pro- ■ out ahead of the game, the* fi-
Countering, former Governor mum car *s twenty thousand' gressiveness. These gentlemen
Ferguson charged the Republi- ! pounds. In sending your order were of the opinion that 99 per
can with alliance with the Ku *° us ^ *s necessary to accorn-1 cent of the non resident land
Klux Klan and pointed to the i Pany the order with bank ex-: owners of La Salle county would
4.800 bales of cotton burned
at Lockhart last Sunday. The
Nueces it is absolutely necessa- i Farmers Warehouse with con-
iviuA anu ponueu io me ^ —VT- ,........ is more iarmers line Mr. senu
State Supreme Court’s recent j change at the rate of $7.00 per j vote for the Meridian Highway aml his boys. They paid S50
decision approving the legality hundred pounds. The explo- if they were allowed a voice m
of the candidacy of Mrs. Fer- i sive is shipped from Wisconsin, ; the matter.
gUSOn> I The freight rate will bring the i
_ ; net cost of the explosives to i
4800 Bales of Cotton Burns pounds.”
Mr. Lown said he had circul-
ars describig the explosives if
anyone wanted more detail in-
formation.
I>t--fcb.ng,.jr.oi.-.ntI*.'
and pioneer families of this section
of the state. The bride was very
r.a! outturns showing upon the ; attractive in an ensemble suit of mid-
right side of the ledger. night blue suede-de-laine, mole skin
What La Salle county needs iur trimmcd- With this was worn a
is more farmers like Mr. Schulze
at Lockhart.
Heavy Traffc Makes
Chug Holes in Roads.
biack Rawark model hat, with other
accessories co match,
ail Only members of the families
acre for land three years ago. we‘e present. Mr. and Mrs. Bili-
but it was well located and im- ^ cn ethe mi,dn'ght train for
, , ,, , . their future home at tloerne.
proved and they are making
raising cotton.--
money on land at this price Potato chips at S. Gotulia’s.
'
ry that prompt action be taken j tents was completely destroyed,
to protect the rights this pro- Firemen fought the blaze all
jeect now posesses. The I-G. N. ; day to keep it from spreading
Railroad people in conjunction to adjoining property. It is
with the Chamber of Commerce ! said the people have an idea as
of Cotulla have gone as far as to how the fire originated. On-
they can with the project. Quite ly about one half of the cotton
a sum of money has been spent ] was insured and all of it belong-
bv the state, and also the rail-1 ed to farmers who were holding
road in bringing the project up ! it for higher prices,
to the point of organizaion, and
now it is squarely up the
land owners and the people in-
terested to step in the breach
and help push forward Texas
greatest irrigation project, and
one that would mean great pro-
gress to all this section and
especially La Salle county.
Work Begins on Building.
The heavy traffc that now
goes over the roads from San
Antonio to Laredo has had the
effect of making plpnty of chug
holes in the road, especially be-
Chas. E. Neal began work on ' tween Cotulla and the Frio
his new brick on the corner of ' couny line where the road has
Front and Tilden Streets, where ! n°t been dragged sine; the last
the cafe was located and which ; rains. To the South it is stut-
was burned in the August fire. I ed the read is .n better condi-
f
! J. L. PORTER
DAIRYMAN
Fresh milk and cream
When this building is complet-
ed the entire burned area will
have been rebuilt with brick.
tion.
delivered morning and
night anywhere in city limils. {
Jersey Cows for sale. '
Will Build Office.
Judge John W. Willson made
the statement to the Record
this week that he expected to
build a new office, of either tile
or brick construction in the near
future. He expects to get un-
der way by the middle of Dec-
ember, if not earlier. The build-
ing will be located on the site
where his frame office now
stands on the East side of the
Record office. ■ The building
will be about the same size as
the Record building.
Saving Money But a
Matier of Buying HERE.
Mrs. Dave Adams went to
Galveston this week to attend
the Grand Chapter of the East- ^
e.-n Star.
Telephone
I Office 15
i
i f
Resident 111 j | Over Gaddis Pharmacy
I i
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Conference Returns Connell
to Cotulla.
The Methodist Conference,
session at Austin last week
ned Rev. P. S. Connell to
This action of the Con-
e meets with the general
al of his congregation
e people in Cotulla in
1 are glad to know that he
here for another year.
SILK GOODS
Printed Ctepe De Chene $2.50 Value
TRADES DAY PRICE
$1.89
Printed Georgette $3.00 Value . .
$1.95
TRADES DAY PRICE
Canton Crepe $2.50 Value . .
$1.85
TRADES DAY PRICE
Wool Flannel $350 Value . .
$2.75
TRADES DAY PRICE
SKIRTING PLAIDS 54 in. $3.50 value,
$2.75
TRADES DAY PRICE
We Carry Only First Class Merchandise in Stock,
NO INFERIOR GRADE.
COME IN AND INSPECT THEM.
Aaronson & Pullen.
Winter is Mere
We now have on hand one Coupe, one
Tudor Sedan and one Fordor Sedan. If
you are contemplating’ buying any make
of car do not do so until you have come
down and looked at thse three most mod-
ern styles of cars. They are the most
practical, easy to drive and cheapest
to buy. We also have on hand Road-
sters, Touring Cars and Trucks.
Mr. Farmer: —Now is the time to buy
your Tractor.—Remember we can give
you any kind of terms you desire.
Chas. E. Neal Motor Co
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The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1924, newspaper, November 1, 1924; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162143/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.