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THE COTULLA RECORD
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JANUARY.
MARCH.
Walter McMahon and Clyde Tar-
ver meet with horrible accident on
highway South of Moore, when auto-
mobile strikes guard rail over cul-
vert. Gas tank explodes. Me*
to death. Tar-
burned.
The Board of Directors of the
Water Improvemment District makes
inspection trip to Wichita Falls.
C. H. Cunningham brought ro Co-
tulla the first ripe wateermelon of
the season.
Rev M. B. Ervine preaches
Baccalaureate sermon at Presbyter-
ian church.
Order of Eastern Star has an-
nual election of officers.
Mrs. G. Hilje brings in first ripe
tomatoes for the season.
Unusual weather covers entire
nation. Heat, cold, earthquakes
country.
Eagle Pass has eleven inches rain
in 36 hours.
Cotulla School closes and Audi-
Com moncement
exercises. There were six high
School graduats.
Wm. Dyson begins building new
home on Tilden Street.
Cotulla defeats Devine in ball
game.
Three Mexicans shot in free for all
near M
JUNE.
Heavy rains over the Nueces water-
Engmeers went into the field to Mrs. F. A. Gallman dies after i!l-
begin preliminary survey for the La- ness of several weeks.
Salle County Water Improvement Plant Growers Ibreak thvir own
District project. Camp was estab- record for iveek’s plant shipments j^a[lon ls burned
lished at the Kerr farm, eight miles when they send out 30,000,000 first ' , , ' . ,v ..... , , ,,
’ * , . ’ ver s leg severed at ankle and badly
South of Cotulla. week in March.
News was received in Cotulla of Express Company at Cotulla made
the killing of Ed Campbell, former a total of 7,800 shipments in Feb-
Carrieo. Springs resident, at Calexico, ruary, an average of 331 different
Cal. Bell Tumlinson was arrested, shipments for each working day.
Cotulla buys a fire engine and ’I he Western Union handled 1,834
Fire Chief Sarran of the San Antonio telegrams in February.
Fire Department came to Cotulla to Dry weather continues to hold the
make the official test. stage over Central and North Texas.
Barnes Filling Station sold to 1). S. J. F. Merriman purchase? the
Wright. Mr. Wright becomes agent Buckhorn Cafe building on Frant
for the Gulf Refining Company. Street and will open drugstore.
John Trammell and Miss Lidia Last days of March brings to all
McMains of Big Wells were married La Salle county a three inch rain,
at the La Salle Hotel. This rain came out of Mexico and did
W. L. Rockwell, soil expert, makes not extend far Northward. ,
survey of proposed irrigation dis- A sensational arrest made by , .
triet and makes exceptionally favor- Deputy Sheriff J. W. Murray. Capt. i>„,„ v,„„ .__,____
able report. Allen Walker, deputy United States
A wave of influenza sweeps Co- Marshall and his driver Jose ller-
tulla and adjoining towns, but very rera charged with transporting and . ,
few deaths occur from the malady. selling intoxicating liquor. Con- __
Part of the Martin ranch Soutn of rado Gonzales and Chon Sheeley Jr.
'Cotulla was sold to Austin parties. also arrested in connection with rr.at-
The spinach market soared, spin- ter.
ach selling as high as $2.50 in New W. L. Wright, noted Ranger Cap-
York. tain of Texas, tenders his resignation
Cold, cloudy weather, and over the Oil struck on the Lowe ranen in
Northern part of the State affect- McMullen county. , , .....
ed business of Plant Farms. Judge John T. Bivens, well known IK a ance neal * 1 e
Mrs. Elizabeth Coggins, (nee Wil- lawyer of Pearsall dies of heart
denthal) died from at attack of failure.
pneumonia. Leslie Robuck appointed Road
Harris Bros. Farm at Harris Vai- Supervisor for State Highways in La- shed sends that stream on wildest
ley sold to Catholic organization Salle and Webb Counties. rampage in 25 years. Wagon
who will put in large dairy. Allison Favor and Miss Gladys bridge at Cotulla swept away. Traf-
City buys lot and starts building l Soles married. Will make home at blocked,
new Fire station on Tilden Street. Encinal. J- M- Ramsey, leading citizen of
Some farmers plant early patches Big meeting on irrigation project Artesia Wells section of La Salle
of corn in Millett section of county, held at La Salle Hotel. More than county for 40 years passes away.
“Chon” Sheeley, well known Co- one hundred at banquet and project Ram iurner opens new Cafe in
tulla Mexican shot to death at Ash- gains momentum.
erton by Jesus Benevidas, former Co- Ford dealers hold convention sn
tulla man. Chas. E. Neal building.
Cotulla Mercantile Company un- Western part of La Salle county
loads two car loads farm implements, gets rainfall that benefits farmers.
Mrs. Jas. Evetts dies in San Anto- Nueces river. Contract price $2’.,-
nio hospital after long illness. 373.00.
.. Owing to dry weather cotton crop
Kur- APRIL. failing fast.
--or Temporary bridge built by lee
Peters for the county over Nueces
completed. thousands’of'acres "of’cotton planted". com>,lctcd and °Pen *>r traffic.
Cotulla sets record for shipping of Revival in progress at Methodist Artesia Wells and other sections of
plants. Local growers ship 25,000,- Church. Preaching by Rev, Jnn. coanty e<*. llght showers.
00" in one week by express. N. McKay. H’ C; pla"‘^Werwre*
Board of Directors of Water Jm- Justice of the Peace, W. Kerr, tur_ns from tast and Mlddle
provement District sells $75,000 binds deputy U. S. Marshall Allen and ,reP°rts Prospects good ror next
bond issue at par and accrued interest. Walker, Jose Herrera, Conrado Gon- ^car s usiness.
Jesus Benevidas indicted at Carrizo zales and “Chon” Sheeley, Jr., over L- C- Colbert lost $1000 worth of
for murder of “Chon” j to await the action of the Grand boney, bee hives and bees in the
Jury on the charge of violation of the Nueces flood.
Death rate at Pearsall very heavy liquor laws. Cotul'a High School givven higher
from flu and pneumonia. H. C. Pittman leases offices in rating by State Department of Edu-
Wm. Dyson, local business man. Chas. E. Neal building and moves in- cation.
. , ... .• , , I.-Ci. N. and Gulf Coast Rail Oiti-
stricken with appendicitis, and dan- same. .
jrerously ill. Onion shipments open up with cla*s sPen(^ a aay in Cotulla.
C. F. Binkley resigns as Commis- M. V. Davis loading out first car. Continued dry weather deterioat-
sioner precinct No. 1, La Salle -which sold for $1.75. crops fast.
County. H. C. Guinn appointed to County Meet held at Fowlerton Chamber of Commerce secures
fill vacancy. and Fowlerton walks off with most of right-of-way down Nueces for spur
Jesus Benevidas given prompt honors. llne of T**G* N-
Neal Building on Tilden Street.
Dixon Holman married to Miss
Ruth Stovall at Ft. Worth.
Austin Bridge Co., awarded con-
tract for building new bridge across
FEBRUARY.
Dr. J. N. Lightsey called to
nes Citj where his father died.
New Chas. E. Neal office building April weather opens up ideal
on corner Front and Tilden Streets, planting crops. Good season and
Springs
Sheeley.
shows
total
office.
trial at Carrizo Springs for kilting Corn waist high in some parts of hcnolastic census
Ch m Sheeley, and sentenced to 50 county and early plantings of cotton scholastics in county 2367; Cotulla
years in penitentiary. is being plowed out. U*8’
M. L. Gaddis builds now home on Mrs. Lee Joseph of San Antonio Western Union Telegraph Com-
Le na Street. lectures at Auditorium on Interna- Pan>’ announces opening of up town
Mrs. Jane Peters builds new home tional Relations,
in Oleander Heights. E. T. Widener, old time citizen
Test holes at damsite on Nueces found dead on Nueces, where he had
being sunk. gone fishing. Cause of death heart Lucian Lind operated on in San An*
W. E. Rock, Jr., formerly Co- failure. tonio for appendicitis,
tulla citizen, dies at Kerrville.
Leo Callart, new Chairman of tne a* Gardendale.
Live Stock Sanitary Board visits Co- Methodist Church
JULY.
Henry Stallbaum was found dead B. Wildenthal, Sr. connected with
Stockmens National Bank since I3(i4,
closes retires as Cashier on account of
revival
tu’.la and talks with stockmen
garding tick eradication.
with eighteen additions.
O. W. Barnes appointed agent for
health.
Cotton picking begins at Artesia
Wells.
Si Lann, engineer at electric plant
A. G. Salmon loses his barn by dent of Texas Ginners Association at has narrow escape when sleeve
Millett school closes for a week on Magnolia Oil Co.
account of an outbreak of dipchena. W. V. Angell elected vicepresi-
fire on his farm near Artesia Wells.
New I.-G. N. officials were in Co-
tulla on inspection trip.
Parr-Stevenson “Tick eradication
La Salie
catches in belt.
Showers fall in spots of
County.
J. L. Porter sells garage to W. D.
Dallas meeting.
Roland Robertson, farmer, g' ts
finger cut off in cultivator cogs.
O. R. Armstrong, former Cotulla
bill" bill, for which local stockmen boy, now El Paso attorney, visits old Colbath of Los Angeles,
are interested passes Legislature. home town. J, E, Dozier, of Austin, owner of
Mrs. F. A. Gallman, mother of .J. Uvalde District Conference for the 15000 acres of the Martin pasture
H. Gallman dangerously ill with Methodist Church holds three days lands, in Cotulla to make application
pneumonia. session in Cotulla. to have land included in irrigation
Artesia Wells farmers report coin Plant shipping season nearing end. district,
coming up. Cotulla total shipments of onion and
Dilley votes $30,000 Waterworks cabbage plants total 15 cars.
bonds. MAY.
J. W. Lacey has started an ex-
tensive addition to the La Salle Hotel. Cotulla gets good rain, but was
J. L. Porter sold his dairy herd to not general over county.
R. A. Franklin of Artesia Wells. 200 delegates attend B. Y. P. U.
A fire partly destroyed a large meeting at Cotulla Baptist Church,
barn on Bert Mars place North of | Devine’s crack ball team defeated Ford.
town. at Cotulla, 7 to 2. All cotton growing belt of La Salle
Survey of onion acreage shows Chamber of Commerce holds an- gets good rain July 11th.
1924 crop to be slightly below nor- nual meeting, re-electing all officers Big mountain lion killed near Fow-
inal. for ensuing ensuing year. lerton by E. A. Herman and others.
P. C. McCabe was killed at Tam- R. R. Smith, Austin attorney de- Local cattlemen enter protest be-
pico. Mex., by a boiler explosion in livers Commencement address at fore Railroad Commission on mile-
the plant where he was employed. High School. age plan charges for used tick cars.
He was in the employ of the East Excellent rains give La Salle Commissioners Court protests to
Coast Oil Company. icounty promise of big cotton crop. Highway Commission regarding
Gins at Cotulla and Artesia Wells
start running.
Frank Rock returns from Colorado,
bringing with him Mrs. Rock and
their son Edwin, who have been
there for the past three years. Mr.
and Mrs. Earnest Rock made the
trip with them, going through in a
The Grand Jury made a record by
returning 19 indictments, most of
them against liquor violators.
Report of State Department shows
Cotulla Public Schools made good
progress past year.
Highway officials take step to
build bridge over Nueces river, to re-
place present structure built in 1858,
which is in unsafe condition.
J. H. Gilbert brings first roasting
ears to local market.
manner in which maintenance con-
tractors are doing work.
Cotton soars on Government le-
port selling at ports above 26 cents.
Cotulla broomcom sold by Buck
Taylor at Wichita, Kans., for $<jJ0
per ton, when prevailing price on
average grade was $160.
Up to July 23, 746 bales cotton
ginned in La Salle county.
Leaf Worm attacks cotton fields and
does great damage.
School bond election at Buckholt
carries solid.
Dr. A. S. Scott of Temple announc-
es that a large Sanitorium will be
built on the West part of the Co-
china ranch when Nueces dam is
built.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Wildenthal Jr., re-
turn from a six weeks trip through
the Northwest.
AUGUST.
Over 1200 bales cotton ginned in
county August 1st.
Work progressing slowly on Nue-
ces bridge on account of rock en-
countered in driving piling.
Water Board decides to investi-
gate damsite “D,” which is 3 miles
West of town, for building of dam.
A four inch rain falls all over 1 a
Salle county, freaking severe drouth
and insuring fall feed crop.
I. -G. N. Boosters run special train
to Cotulla for ball game.
Highway Commission cancels con-
tract for maintenance in La Salle
and Webb counties on grounds that
contractors were not doing their
duty.
Seventy-five Boy Scouts of Laredo
camping on the Nueces.
Cotulla ball team defeats “Boston
Bloomers” by a score of 20 to 0.
B. Vesper celebrates 80th birthday
with dinner at his ranch
L. E. Robuck appointed foreman
of maintenance ofHighways in La-
Salle, FYio, Webb and Zapata coun-
ties.
John Dillard, one of county’s oldest
ranchmen, passes away at his ranch
near Artesia Wells.
Burglars rob store of R. Junco
also a house in Artesia Wells.
Famous Alamo-Peck Indians lose
scalp in ball game with Cotulla team.
Score 7 to 4.
Terific heat that engulfs Nation
does not pass up this region.
Word received that young son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Windrow, form-
erly of Cotulla was run down and
killed by a truck at Laredo.
Negroes stage shooting scrape in
rear of Gilbert’s Blacksmith Shop.
SEPTEMBER.
New' bridge across Nueces com-
pleted and opened for traffic.
Freakish rains come with Septem-
ber. Floods in some parts of
county, while other parts get none.
Field forces on irrigation project
finish work.
Artesia Wells votes $12,000 bonds
for new school building without a
dissenting vote.
Florence Burleson, six year old
child kicked in head by mule at Val-
ley Wells.
Dirt dam across slough at Kerr
place, washed out by June flood
completed and Holland-Texas reser-
voir restored.
La Salle County gins 2,568 bales
cotton to September 12th.
Fruit Supply Co., of St. Louis
leases Lqwn & Gallman farm and
will plant 300 acres produce.
T. H. Poole sells Warren Philibert
half block {business property. Con-
sideration $8000.
Mexicans celebrate Diez y Siez in
big style.
Cotulla schools open with large at-
tendance.
City Council notifies 80 tax payers
to appear before Equalization Hoard.
Heavy rains fall all over La Salle
county.
Government report causes cotton
to slump $7 per bale.
OCTOBER.
Heavy spinach crop planted a-
round Cotulla. More than five tons
seed shipped in.
Over seven inches of rain fell at
Cotulla during September.
Water Improvement District
Board appraises land within proposed
irrigation district at $13,000,000.
Local freight terminal moved to
Dilley.
Pat Hickey, former Cotulla hoy,
meets death under wL'qpls of freight
train at Hebbronville.
H. C. Guinn, E. W. Earnest and J.
C. Proctor appointed Jury fommis-
sioners by District Court.
Mrs. Kate Keene Jordan, Promi-
nent Encinal woman dies aft Las
Cruces, N. M. Funeral at EnVnal.
J. H. Sayle of Commerce \'iys
plant farm here.
Wolf hunters having
drives and making coyotes
catch.
Lang-Eiser Co., of San Antogio
purchase Dobie ranch and will
velop it for oil.
Farmers report worms working
young spinach, causing considerabl
destruction.
Warren Philibert buys B. Wilden-
thal Jr., residence.
First Norther of season comes
October 16th.
J. G. Childers & Sons close big
steer deal with Lee Russell of Ft.
Worth, selling 1250 aged steers for
$90,000.
Monster mass meeting held at
Court House and plans for big irri-
gation project unanimously endorsed
and Board of Directors given vote of
confidence.
McNeese Bros, of Dallas buy Dixie
Theater and make announcement of
improvements.
Word comes from Missouri of the
death of Louis Roscher.
$7,3.31,000 bond election set for
Nov. 30th.
First severe winter spell misses
freezing by ten degrees.
Express Company announces that
salaried agent will be put in at Co-
tulla and joint office abolished.
Pepper growers shipping daily and
receiving good returns.
NOVEMBER.
Prohibition and law enforcement
meeting at Methodist Church.
Thunder showers and misty .veavh-
er come with November.
Chamber of Commerce holds rneet-
ng and resolves to make effort to
carry irrigation bond election solid.
Cotton ginnings for la Sa!',e
county pass 3,000 mark.
Warren Philibert opens new Filling
Station on Tilden Street.
Mathew Cartwright, well known in
Cotulla and owner of a large ranch
in La Salle county, dies at his home
in Terrell.
Work remodeling I.-G. N. depot
begins.
Armistice Day observed by all bus-
iness houses closing.
Robt. D. Smith and Olivia Smith
wife, convicted at Laredo for em-
bezzling funds from Gardendale
Postoffice.
The Presbyterians build a spacious
Annex adjoining the Church.
Dave Woodward, well known over
Southwest Texas, dies in San An-
tonio. His last public speech was
made at Cotulla Oct. 20th.
N. Dillard, banker and pioneer
resident of Dilley dies.
Cotulla votes $7,331,000 irrigation
bonds without dissenting vote. The
Record issues an 8-page “Extra.”
DECEMBER.
The local Theater changes name
from “Dixie” to Palace Theater.
Rig is set up for drilling deep
test for oil on Dobie ranch.
Grapefruit from a tree in the yard
of L. W. Gaddis takes first prize at
Mid-Winter Fair in the Rio Grande
valley.
W. W. Sloan, former Cotulla busi-
ness man, dies in San Antonio.
Dilley oranges are awarded first
prize at Mid-Winter Fair at Har-
lingen.
I. -G. N. surveyors start work on
lines for spur down the Nueces into^
heart of irrigation district-
jack P. Jordan, aged Austin hum
er, found dead from heart J«.il»re,
near Encinal.
Schools close Dec. 18th until Jan.
4th. ^
J. T. Maltsberger and Dentea
Daily kill large panther in Martin
pasture.
State Water Board of Engineers
approve Cotulla Irrigation project
for 101,000 acres.
Cotulla establishes record for dry-
est Christmas in history of tow*.
New Year ushered in in safe, sane,
and soberly.
Monkey Fur
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Very long monkey fur makes the
cuffs and collar of this black satin
coat. The coat fastens In front with
two ornamental buttons. A wrapped
turban with a rhinestone ornament
completes the costume worn bjf
Estelle Clark.
Cabbage Plants—now ready. Write
or phone Lind Plant Farm, Cotulla.
7“xas. tf.
Jiief Inspector Sounds Keynote to
Purifying Nation’s Milk Supply
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Interior of a Mill: Patleuriiing Plant.
At the 14th annual convention of
tlie International Association of
Dairy and Milk Inspectors held at
Indianapolis, recently, leading au-
thorities of the United States and
Canada submitted interesting and in-
formative papers relative to the puri-
fication cf the nation's milk supply.
In the closing session of the series
of meetings. Dr. Roy K. Leslie, Chief
Meat and Dairy Inspector of Cleve-
land, Ohio, emphasized the great
Importance of co-operative measures
by the producer In the production of
clean milk.
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“With co-operation on the part of
the milk producers," g-iaid Dr. Leslie,
"much can be done along this line
that would dthorwise be impossible."
He then told of how the public was
kept Informed of steps taken to con-
trol the milk supply with a view to
safeguarding the health of all who
use milk and dairy products.
“In Cleveland,” said Dr. Leslie,
"more than 70% of the milk is sold
at one o* another of a system of
chain stores where the customer Is
given an allowance of 2 cents on the
purchase of each quart of milk.”
The 2 cents allowed covers the cost
of delivery In tlio homo and repre-
sents a saving of about 12% to the
consumer.
Milk in Cleveland must be sold
within 36 hours of pasteurizing.
Mr. J. V. Quigley, dairy adviser,
Kansas City Consumers’ League,
Kansas City, Mo., followed with an
account of the work of purifying the
milk supply of that city.
He stated that milk produced In
dairies where they follow all sani-
tary regulations such as clean sta-
bles, clipped udders and flanks of
milk cows, thorough grooming and
brushing of the animal before milk-
ing, and periodical tests for bacteria,
brought to producers In the league 2
cents to 3 cents more per quart of
milk than is received by those who
were not members of the Kansas
City Consumers’ League.
Throughout the series of meetings,
stress was laid upon the rapid strides
being made towards a thorough and
comprehensive Inspection program of
the milk supply of cities throughout
the United States and Canada,
It is certain that the results of this
work are reflected to a great extent
in the increased consumption of milk
by the people of the United States,
and this Increased consumption Is
sure to bo reflected in monetary ad-
vantages for both the producer and
the distributer. High quality will In-
crease milk consumption and high
consumption of milk will keep th
milk market steady.
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