The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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Register your vote today in the run off election for the best Interest ef your State. Vote Early.
Fir® Inmuraiiace
in Reliable Companies.
THE MANLY AGENCY
Cotulla KeGord
Umosa Bms Lira®
Two cars each way daily between
Cotulla and San Antonio.
VOL. 26. NO. 24.
COTULLA TEXAS, AUGUST 23. 1924
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Fire Destroys Half
Block of Business
Section of Cotulla.
IN THE RUN-OFF
Below we give the names of
those who will be in the run-off
in the August 23rd .election.
For Governor:
MIRRIAM A. FERGUSON.
FELIX D. ROBERTSON.
For Lieuteannt Governor;
BARRY MILLER.
WILL C. EDWARDS.
POST OFFICE IN REAR OF
AARONSON STORE
File bioke out in the Cotulla As near as can be estimated
Cafe about 11 o’clock last Sun- the total loss will amount to a-
day night and before the flames bout $15,000. distributed as fol- p0r Attorney Genera!:
were checked wiped out halt a lows: Clias E. Neal, Cafe d.AN MOODY
block of frame biuldings. Had building, $3,000. no insurance; ruwARD B WARD,
there been the usual high South Cotulla Cafe, C. Hays $3,500 For Comptroller:
east wind, that has prevailed al- $2,400 insurance; Cotulla Re-, g H TERRELL,
most nightly this summer the cord building and contents burn q' d' raKER
conflagation' would have spread cd, $2,500, insurance $2,000; por Railroad Commission, 6
to the residence district and Chamber Commerce building,, year Term:
wrought great damage. As it Pease Barber Shop and Postj ED E WEAVER
was roofs four blocks from the office building owned by T. R.
fire had to be kept wet to pre- Keck, with postofflee fixtures,
vent them Igniting. $7,000. no insurance, Gaddis
The fire originated between Pharmacy, damage to wall and
the ceiling roof over the kitchen in removal of stock, not yet de-
of the Cotulla Cafe, and while termined, and probably covered
it is not known how It started, by insurance.
In all probability from the flue. WILL BE REBUILT
The flames were bursting out The buildings destroyed will
the roof before it was discover- be built at once and good brick
ed and had gained such head- structures will go up Instead of nr-n.cu
way before anyone arrived on the frame structures that a MANY PERISH
the scene that it was Impossible short time ago occupied t^e j
to check it. charred site. T. R. Keck has
Only a few things were saved already begun work erecting a
from the Cafe. Next door was new brick post office building,
Ball’s restaurant and practi- which will be completed at the
cally everything was saved from earliest date possible. He will
this place. From the Record then build on other lots modem
office was saved all office fumi- bricks.
ture, iron safe, and practically i --°-
all type and lighter machinery.'; RIO GRANDE ASSOCIATION
Two presses and all type stands DATE CHANGED
and tables were destroyed. Prac -
tically all paper stock was got- At a meeting of the Execu-
ten out. tive Board at Pearsall, Tuesday,
Everything was saved from a^ the request of the State
the Chamber of Commerce of- P°ar(l. the Rio Grande Associa-
Temporary quarters of the
Gorilla Post office is In the rear
of the Aaronson store. Fortu
nately the old fixtures were on
hand and very good temporary
quaiters have been put in T. R.
Keck who has a lease with the
Candidates Make Prediction
on Eve of Election—
Both Claiming Election.
Brownwood, Texas, Aug. 21
Houston, Texas, Aug. 21. —
Government for Postoffice Build Judge Felix. D. Robertson when [Mrs. Miram Ferguson, candi-
ing stated to the Record that all asked today for a statement re-jdate for Governor made a state
haste would be made in the con- garding Saturdays election, saidjinent here today, predicting vie-
struction of a new building he would win by 90,000 majority itory in Saturdays election. She
which would be built of brick. “Liquor Against Me.’’ I said she w ould not be satisfied
Mr. Keck also stated that all of "The fight is clearly on on i with less than 125,000 majority.
CLARENCE E. GILMORE.
For Railroad Commissioner 4
Year Term:
W. A. NABORS.
LON A. SMITH.
For Chief Justice Supreme
Court:
WILLIAM CIxAYTON WEAR.
C. M. CURETON.
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IN HAY BARN
FIRE CALIFORNIA
Knights Landing, Cal. Aug 14.
—Twenty itinerant laborers are
believed to have perished, their
charred bodies still being bur-
ied today under a smoldering
pile of 750 tons of hay, in a fire
that destroyed a large barn own
his other property on this street the prohibition question”, he
would be covered with brick said, “With the liquor interests
sfructures as soon as they could squarely against me, the friends
be erected. of prohibition all over Texas are
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BARNES LUMBER COMPANY
PUTS IN PLANT HERE
rallying to my support. I will
win by about 90,000. I expect
Her husband did not accompany
her to Houston, as he is cam-
paigning in West Texas.
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“NO MA FOR ME”
flee and Pease Barber Shop. All M°n> to meet in Laredo, Oct. 9th,
mall and records were saved *'as changed to call the meeting
from the Post office, all fixtures Sept. 25th. This also removes
■were lost. A heroic fight was * f™™ date of Frio Caunty Fair,
made to check the flames at and Sets meeting back to old
Gaddis Pharmacy. At one time date of a *ew years ago.
OPERATED ON FOR APPEN- to gan Angelo and Tom Green jmater at 3,000, Sam Sparks of
DICITIS j county where he had always Austin Thursday night advocat-
intense heat. Only that body Antonio. The operation^ was. The Republicans met last superior. He said that the only
of one unidentified man
been recovered.
the fire fighters virtually ga^
tip. but others braved the flames
-a -few. minutes longer and
although the window frames
were burned almost out of the
building the fire was kept from
vetting a hold inside. It was
fortunate no one was overcome
bv smoke. It was generally
thought the building was doom-
ed and all stock and fixtures
ALLEGED MURDERER OF
HOLLOWAY IS CAPTURED
Bianquini, who is allleged to
have killed Deputy Holloway, in
Frio County recently, who was
captured and placed in jail at
Nueva Laredo, and was later
turned out of the jail, has again
been recaptured, across from
were broken" out! “ The wall of ®a^Pafs- and, maY be brought
the Pharmacy building exposed
to the fire shows effects of the
terrific heat. The wall Is bad-
ly damaged and will have to be
rebuilt. Much credit is due to
the peonle in fighting the fire.
Fi-erybodv worked like Turks. FOR SALE-2 incubators, 1
*"d h Is wonderful how much lLincoln 180 egg> and j o]d Tr’ug_
back to Pearsall for trial. Sher-
iff Weathers and officials from
San Antonio have gone t. oEagle
Pass to try to get him back into
the U. S.
when elected to represent the en j “Texas Is Too Old for a Wet
-- tire citizenship of Texas, irres- Nurse. No Ma for Me.”
W. F. and J. P. Barnes Lum- pective of political, social and An automobile with a t big
ber Company are putting In a|rclogious creeds with intoler- |Slgn on the back, bearing .ne
lumber yard here. Earnest Do ance and justice to all.” foregoing quotation is being driv
Vilbiss of Pearsall will have, In his address at San Angelo, jen about the streets by an em-
charge of the new enterprise Judge Robertson added to the'ploye at the city hall,
and Is now on the ground super- j list of charges he has made a— Many other automobiles with
vising operations of building an gainst James E. Ferguson, one!smaller signs, “No Ma for Me”,
office building and sheds. It Is classifying Ferguson as a “dou-,aie also seen on the streets,
expected that lumber stock will ble crosser” of Tom Green coun!—Dallas Times Herald.
be shipped in within the next ty citizens in that he had been
two or three weeks. The yard twice a winner in that county
is located on an I. -G. N. Lease when he came to figure in the
opposite Barnes Filling Station, j awarding of a college to West
, i Texas and chose Abeline where j
SPARKS AT BELTON BOOSTS
ROBERTSON
Belton, Texas, Aug. 15. —
, he had always lost in preference | Speaking before a crowd esti-
objection to Robertson was the
klan, which he was not defend-
ing, but if people think it wrong
and should be desproyed there
was carried from the buildings
with little breakage.
Dress Making, hemstitching
and picoting, Prompt serlvce,
(silk 8c cotton 7c. Located one
jty, 120 eggs capacity. —Apply'door east of Neely’s store. —
S. M. Turner, Buckhorn Cafe. Mrs. J. T. Pugh.
Back From
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ROLLINS
1 HOSIERY
* For Men . Women
* and Children
■
_ X/C OTHERS I —you can keep
1 JyL y°ur children drexed
fl better with leu cost if you
■ supply their stockings and socks
J from our complete line of Roll ins.
1 There ia workmanship in Rollins
■ that makes stockings strong.
■ Then, too, there is the Rollins
5 **Hsmu Mot*' dye that giv-» clear
I color and still preserve* all the
s/\l original strength of choicest
1 _ yams—these «re the rr—en* for
U the long wear that has made
jj Rollins popular all over the coun-
V try. Begin your hosiery economy
l efM by selecting your next purchases
^ W of children’s stockings from out
Market
with an array of values that
take their place as “the best
of the year. ”
Parents of our school
children should share in our
splendid preparations for
school need.
Children to be at ease, to
properly and efficiently pre-
form their school duties
must be rightly clothed.
We advise you cordially
to take advantage of the
opportunities we are offer-
ing when supplies are plen-
ul and prices moderate.
The K. BURWELL STORE
home. Mrs. Binkley and her|Vj8e his Republican forces to go
mother Mrs. Ernest are in San out an(j vote for her; but this is
Antonio with him.
Don’t turn the wild bull into
the cotton patch to eat the grass
has more serious than anticipated as week an(j nominated T. P. Lee,
rauyciCT1 It was found that there were!0f Houston, as the candidate of
The fire of unknown origin. One S'acts wa^to
Hme^he slTepin^ mw^ could1^ web on hi8 waY to recovery and write Mrs. Ferguson, endorsing is a better way than by electing
aroused the entire unlocked end by late next week, if he keeps on jher candidacy fer the Democrat Ferguson, or Mrs Miriam A. Fer
of the hay barn was ablaze. The improving will be able to return jc nomination. He didn’t ad- guson. Governor,
panic stricken men, rushing to
the other end of the building,
tore boards lose and crawled out
one by one. through a small op-
ening. The fire was discovered
by a watchman who was awak-
ened by the screams of the men.
The coroner said that fifty
men were sleeping in the barn,
but that so far only seven men
had notified him that they had
escaped. He said he presumed
that the others who were able to
squeeze through the small open-
ing did not stop to tell the auth-
orities of their safety.
SAN ANTONIO TO LAREDO
GOOD WILL TRIP
Creager is up in the air about
lit, they expect the Ferguson
[vote, as usual to go to the Re-
publican nominee, in case she
---— is defeated next Saturday, as
The Record has been notified she is almost sure to be. There
that the Chamber of Commerce [is method in madness of this
of San Antonio has rranged a bunch; who make a great deal
Good Will trip of its business'of fus both in the July primaries
men from San Antonio to Lare-:and in the November election,
do. on Wednesday, .Sep. 10th, jbut never fool enough votdfs to
stopping at each town In order!elect any body.—Devine News,
to “Get Acquainted” with thei --o--
business people and show gen-1
eral Good Will. They will be i
in Cotulla 40 minutes. The com-,
WORDS OF APPRECIATION
We desire to sincerely thank
tacitily agreed, and white- Mrr|gnd’ at the ■saiinr-ttnr? destroy
the cotton,” was his urge. There
is a better way of putting out
the klan than by getting behind
an impeached Governor, he ar-
gued. Ferguson’s record as a
Democrat and public official
was condemned. He said that
his success would endanger the
University.
Hemstitching and picoting
neat and prompt service.
Straight ruffles cotton 7c and
sik 9c. Bias ruffles and all oth
er work cotton 8c, silk 10c.—
Mrs. R. E. Blackaller, Pearsall.
more to say about this ate . qre We cannot find words to
Lv. San Antonio 6:30 A. M.
5 min.
Ar. Von Ormy 7:05
Lv. Von Ormy 7:10
Ar. Lytle 7:35 20 min
Lv. Lytle 7:55
Ar. Devine 8:14
Lv. Devine 8:55
Ar. Moore 9:15
Lv. Moore 9:25
Ar. Pearsall 9:55
Lv. Pearsall 10:55
Ar. Derby 11:15
Lv. Derby
Ar. Dilley
Lv. Dilley
Ar. Millett
Lv. Millett
express our appreciation.
GADDIS PHARMACY.
41 miu.
10 min.
1 hr.
10 min.
11:25
11:40 30 min.
12:10 PM.
12:23 5 min.
12:28
5 min.
I feel it our duty to thank the
I people of Cotulla for the way
they turned out and fought the
fire Sunday night, and especially
do I thank the Mexican citizens
for the important part they play
ed in checking the flames.
CHAS. E. NEAL.
Ar. Gardendale 12:38
Lv. Gardendale 12:43
Ar. Cotulla 12:55 40 min
■ complete mock*.
Lv. Cotulla
Ar. Artesia
Lv. Artesia
Ar. Encinal
Lv. Encinal
Ar. I^aredo
Lv. Teredo
1:35
2:05 10 min.
2:10.
2:45 10 min.
2:55.
4:15 7 hr.-46’
12:01
We feel grateful to those who
helped us remove the contents
from our building during Sun-
day night’s fire, which saved con
siderable loss. Scores of Mexi-
can citizens did heoric work in
all the buildings in the fires path
and we feel they should be es-
pecially commended for the man
ner in which they responded in
the time of need.
MANLY & MANLY.
Ar. San Antonio 7:00 A. M.
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Pepsinated Calomel b
Better than the Old*
Time Sickening Kind
It is gentle, imported English
Calomel, combined with Pepsin and
other helpful ingredients. It is mild
but certain, causing no harshness or
unpleasantness snd will absolutely
relieve indigestion, billiousness, bad
colds, constipation and sick headaches
And best of all it does it at once—
I quickly and pleasantly. Take one
' snail tablet at bedOlme and you will
get up hungry and feeling fine. Rcc-
emmended by
Chas. Thompson was in town
from Artesia Wells during the
week. Charlie said cotton was
coming In rapidly now and most
farmers were getting a pretty
good yiield.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fullerton
and children of San Antonio
came down last Saturday. H. C.
remained over Sunday, return-
ing to San Antonio, but Mrs Ful
lerton and Ifhe children spent
the week in the city with friends
and relatives.
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J. B. O’Brien tells us that he
was thoroughly convinced that
poisoning cotton paid this year
He said that on cotton he pois-
oned most this year he is get-
ting the best yield, and that if
he had started earlier would
have made a much better cotton
crop.
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j NEED GLASSES?;
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SEE ME. ;
DR. WEHRHEIM OPT. D. I
[Office over Gaddis Pharmacy j
1
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Just Arrived . . .
New shipment of Ladies
and Men’s SHOES. Come
in and see them.
AARONSON & PULLEN
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