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A Progressive
Paper in a
Progressive Town
/ THE LOCAL NEWS
PUBLISHED WHILE
IT IS NEWS
VOL. 39. NO. 8.
FRIDAY. AUqi’ST 9, 1935.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
KNOW HOW
TO VOTE
ALL sums
At present the Legislature can
f ubmit proposed changes in the Con-
stitution only at regular sessions—
held every 2 years.
Proposal Number four on the bal-
lot for the August 24th election
would revise the Constitution to per-
mit the submission of amendments
at special sessions. It is pointed out
that in emergency cases, particularly
i n relief matters, that it might b'e
necessary for Texas voters to vote
on an emergency measure at a time,
when the regular session of the Leg-
islature is quite far distant in the
future.
The original purpose of the pro-
vi-irn which makes submission pos-
sible only at regular sessions was to
make the fundamental law hard to
amend and change. Two schools of
Grand Old Man Passes
to Higher World
i
Corn shipments begin this week,
cars being loaded at practically ev-
ery railroad station in the county.
There are a number of buyers and
the price paid this week was 50
tents, in shuck, loaded on the cars.
The dry weather is fine for get-
ting out this crop and farmers are
desirous of seeing dry weather con-
tinue for a week or two longer, and
by that time the bulk of it will be
moved.
Buyers are not making a price of
50 cents for longer than this week.
Whether they will be able to pay
this price next week, they do not
know. It is entirely possible that
thought are at variance here. The: the price will hold for next week,
one believing that the Constitution jbut it may drop a nickle or dime,
should be easy to change—particu-
larly in emergency cases, and the
ether that every safeguard should be
ALFRED TOWLES IRVIN’E
Alfred T. Irvine, known to his rel-
placed around it to make it difficult
to change.
If the proposed amendment is a-
dopted the legislature in any special
session can submit proposed amend-
ments to the voters—provided such
amendments are submitted by the
Governor for the Legislature’s con-
sideration. If the amendment is re-
There is an enormous crop this year, ativeg and acquaintances as “grand-
and later deliveries will no doubt fathel. .. passed t0 the higher world
bring less money. last Wednesday night at ten o’clock.
_ - He was 90 years of age the 30th day
of June last, and since last Febru-
Truck an Savs ary, when he suffered a stroke and
r |was partially paralyzed, has been
Article Misleading confined to his room. Of recent
___ weeks he has been slowly sinking,
and about ten o’clock Wednesday
Editor Cotulla Record:
Several weeks ago an article ap- night when the family went to tell
jected the present system will obtain; ' Peared in the Record under the title •*«" goodnight, found that he had
that is, constitutional amendments I “Truck Lines Secure Higher Freight passed away, life leaving him ap-
can be submitted to the people only i Rates” which was misleading and I Parently without the least struggle,
at the regular sessions of the legis- j desire to call your attention to the Alfred lowlc-s Irvine was born
lature same. June 30, 1845 near Maimi, Mo., his
The 44th Legislature submitted ■ Please take note when the local parents being early settlers of Mis-
thirteen amendments to the voters— j freight rates were reduced at the souri> coming from Virginia when the
seven in August of this year and six same time the car load rates were Western frontier was less than half
in Noveihber of 1936. These wer ^ increased. The reduction in local waY across the United States of
all submitted during the regular ses- i freight rates was only granted fey today- He was the flfth so" of the
sion. Under the proposed change |the Railroad Commission for this family of seven sons and thre«
the 44th might yet submit additional j territory and not for the entire state daughters. Aftei attending Fair-
amendments for the voter's consid- as your article stated. view’ <Mo> schools he received a
eration. The reduction asked for by the business education at Washington
railroads was temporary as they University, St. Louis, Mo. He was
claimed they wanted to meet tiuck married U> Josephine Wilson of Fair-
competition. The real purpose was Held, M°-> t° whom was born their
Black Widow Spider
Bites Mrs. H. D. Storey
r L
A black w I.!-
D. Storey just
•Sunday night
was sitting on
the balance of
the
th
der bit Air
the ankle
’ter dark,
out porch
amily wher
Rock-Daniel dam on the Nue-
ces, 'eight miles below Cotulla gave
way last Saturday night. A wash-
out oeeured on the North end which
tor4 away the main dam to the mid-
dle-Oi the stream. This dam was
built 30 years ago, when the Rock
set‘lenient was first established on
th^North side of the river and the
The
felt the sting and a flashlight
vealed the spider on the floor
. H.
last |
She
with 1
she
re-
A
BliiiS COTTON
Appro
nve bee
mately 1000 Ui
ginned in the
Daniel farm on the South side,
retjervoir furnished water for
Drdicimately 1000 acres of land.
I^ith the slough dams going out
on the Holland-Texas reseivoir dur-
bjg mouth bottle was secured and the date
spider capture?! and examim 1 and it Los
proved to be a “black widow,
tinguishable by the crimson
glass on its abdomen.
Spirits of ammonia w
ately put on the bite and Di. Light- A
sey summoned and limb bandaged in
th Millett leading with 400,
375, Encinal 125 and
Angelei
dis- Cotulla 100.
n hour The crop is fifty to sixty five per
cent out, and pickers are scarce,
immedi- consequently is coming in slowly.
first before corn gathering eom-
ced there were more pickers, but
and saturated with ammonia. Mrs. many of the laborer- are now in the
8D-
Storey, having read so much recently corn fields and many have gone to
about the danger of the bite of this the coastal sections to pick.
spider, thought it best to go to the Cotton is very spotted. In some
,.u .. , , hospital, and she was taken to San fields a third to a half bale to the
mg the June flood, approximately , . . , . . ,
->r.nn , Antonio that night, where s
2,000 acres of irrigated land will be . . ... ’ . . ,
trained until Monday aiternoon, it takes 20 acres
matter
afflicted, which is a serious
for this community. Land owners
are now trying to devise plans
whereby the dams can be rebuilt.
re- acre is being made, while in others
to make a bale.
She said that the bite of the spider Jas. Carr, Encinal ginner, here
did not make her sick, and biting Thursday, stated that he had ginned
through her stocking probably help- 125 bales and 45 were for one man.
ed some. The poison had the effect This farmer had only 100 acres in
of making her feel sore over her cotton consequently was getting half
body for a few days, but that was a bale to the acre. He had certifi-
the extent of the bad effects. cates for 20 bales and 45 bales were
j No doubt the prompt attention to on the yard because he couldn’t sell
the bite prevented the poison from them. This farmer, Mr. Carr stated
having the effect it would have had planted very early. Other farmers,
Ban Antonio, Texas, Aug. 7.- otherwise- particularly light plantings, are re-
Price levels held steadv to slichtlv II aPPta,s that this class of spid- turning a poor yield, and taking it
sttonger on the better grades of «■ a>* ™lly numerous this’as a whole Mr. Carr said the crop
bJh slaughter and shipping cattle year’ but this is the first instance . around Encinal would be light.
Wednesday on the San Antonio Live- ,localiy whe,€ a Person has b**n bit’ Geo' D Cook’ pinner at Cotulla,
stick market. Supplies continued ten since the little i,isect has been . said in every early planted field he
Price Levels Steady to
Stronger
liberal and consisted mostly of calves g*',en >0 muc'b publicity,
and light yearlings. These moved i
out readily at $6.50 to $6.75 for
choice offerings. Small killers paid !
BLACK WIDOW BITE KILLS
TRANSIENT
: had observed, the yield was fairly
good, while late plantings were al-
; most a failure. He says if farmers
j will plant cotton the first days of
March each year, they can get pro-
DEVIN'E SHIPS BROOMCORN
The Devine News says that De-
corn, and that Devine buyers have
shipped over 100 cars from the ter-
ritory South of Devine. Prices
lange up to $120 per ton} owing to
grade.
Mrs. Wm. Dyson.
the truck operator out of business. Iater he was married to Elizabeth
vine has shipped 30 cars of "broom- the endeavor °f the railroads t0 put daU*hter’
up to $7 for few fancy individuals Karnes City> Texa?( Aug. 7._Bit. duetl0n
m ! ten by a black widow Caswell Cook, ginner at Millett
to $o.25. Heavy steers sold up to days ag0> Mrs Mattie Woodburn, 48. was in town Thursday. He said cot-
$o, for best arrivals. All classes of __u ,
. j Oklahoma City, who came here with ton was coming m slowly at the
COW .tuff moved at little easier but at her husband, John and four chUdren MUlett gin now because pickers
steady rates. Cutters and low cut-ja week ag0 to pick cotton, died in a .uere scart,. About 400 bales have
eis loug t . .i o an camp at the edge of the city "Wed- been ginned at Millett and most of it
) eadily. Good bee bulls sold mostly - nesd>y afternoon. jka8 brcught 12 cents.
0r| , 8t '^i t0 T°' ^rs' "oodhurn was bitten while j The Government cotton report on
with slightly higher paid sparingly sitting in front of the tent wbjch ha<i yield estimate Thursday was for 11,-
tor^ fancy lndividueJs. ; been her family’s home, but not un- 798.000 bales. It Was considered
oice io o P°un t,uc ogs til Wednesday was a physician call- bearish and the markets closed
The cheap rates expired on June Shelton of Hughesville, Mo., whojmoved up anothti -5 cents for a new ed She djed about six bours latei. Thursday with a net loss of a dollar
30th, and the railroads did not ask
for extension of this low rate.
Yours truly,
ROY GILBERT.
died in 1918.
top of $10.25, the highest paid on the The body wil] be gent t0 Oklahoma a bale.
J When a mere boy of 19, Alfred I San Antonio market since Sept. 4. City for burial.
Irvine joined the armies of the, 1^28. Mbdium and heavyweights, j
LOS ANGELES BOY JOINS ARMY
Confederacy and fought through the excepting choice quality, moved slow-
years of 1864-5. After the war hejly- There was a continued active . _
Mr. Gilbert is correct in stating went West and spent some time in demand for feeder pigs at S7.00 to Injured WnCH
Youth League Speaker
Against Whiskey
Forrest Eh Gustafson, son of Mr. I that the rates did not apply to the California and other Western states, j §8.00, or 50 cents higher than last LJ I r T -
life week. Me Jumps rrem I rain Dr J. W. Mason, pastor of the
No sheep were offered for market. -_ Baptist church at Pearsall, is the
Several strings of goats brought A white man about 35, giving nis leader for the Y'outh Division of the
$1.50 and $1.75. name as W. L. Prince was picked up Texas league Agair
and Mrs. G. E. Gustafson of Los entire state, but only this section, returning and engaging in the
Angeles, has enlisted in the United as was stated in the* article. The insurance business in Missouri and
States army and has been assigned rates applied from San Antonio to later in Western Kansas, where he
to the 15th F. Artillery, with station Laredo and over the Winter Garden established an abstract of title bus-
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
East, West Meet
in Ohio 10c Store
District.
iness and was also County Clerk for
Receipts and quotations Wednes- off the railroad right of way about a team that will tour
W
this
The facts in the case, as we un- several terms. He afterwards re- day were: Cattle, 289 head; calves, half a mile above the station Tues- (between now and the date
derstand them to be, are that when turned to Hughesville, Mo., and en- 575 head; calves, common and ran- day morning suffering from an in- electior. August 24th.
the rates were granted the railroads gaged in the mercantile business and nies, $2.50 @ 83.50; general spread jured hip. He said that he was rid- A mas- metfre wi 1 at
district
if the
by the Railroad Commission the Com- managed a large farm for several!of calves, $3.75 @ 83; better kinds a freight train and when the train the Methodist Church
Monday
B. G,
mon Carrier Truck Lines protested years, until after the death of hist to choice, S5.25 @ $6.75; common to stopped about 3 a. m., he jumped off, right, August 12th. Rev
and the Railroad Commission held a wife, and past the age of 74 he re-1 medium grass steers, S3 @ S4; better ar|d there, being some embankment, Ho liday of Crystal City will be ihe
hearing at Laredo, but after hearing tired from active business and came binds, S4.25 @ S5; canner and cut- fell and injured himself so that he me.in Speaker and Max Laxon of
the representatives of the Common to Cotulla to live with his daughter J ter cows, $1.75 @ $2.75; plain butch- could not get up. Dr. Lightsey ex- Pearsall will be the Y ;th Speaker
Carrier Truck Lines, refused to an- and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J or cows, $3 @ S3.50; good and fat, amined his hip and said there was a ct the team.
nul the new rates which were put Dyson. He had been a resident here $3.75 @ $4.50; butcher bulls, $3 @ possible fracture. The man said he Rev Judd Holt is making ariar.ge-
into ^effect. The representatives tof about 17 years, and during all of
the Common Carrier Truck Lines that time, not withstanding his ad-
then went to Austin and got out an vanced age he was very active, and
$3.50; beef bulls, $3.75 @ $b.25. had a brother living at Corpus Chris-1 ments foi the meeting and is ex-
Hogs, 58 head, choice 175-250 ti, a seed salesman, who was notified, tending an invitation to every pc.s^.!
__ pounds, $10.25; medium and heavy- W. Lacey said he was acquainted in Cotulla to be present at this meet-
injunction, which was dissolved by took a great interest in everything j weights, $8.50 @ $9.75; lights and with the brother, who made this ing. Youth Speakers are covering
jthe District Court of Travis county, that was of interest to the town. He'feeder pigs, $7 @ $8. territory in his trips. The injured Texas between now and election date
| on July 11th, 1934, and the rates in was a Democrat of the old school, j Sheep, none. Goats 176 head; nlan was taken to the Travelers Ho- asking people to vote auainst repeal
j question continued in effect until and no matter what came up, as good to choice milk lamb«, $5 @ $6; where he is recuperating. iamemlmen'.
;June 30, 1935, the period for which things have in recent years, to di-j wethers $2.25 @ $2.75; goats, gen-
ii hey were granted. Mr. Gilbert is v’ide the Party of the Old South, ! eral run, $1.25 @ $1.75; choice fat, j
! cognizant of these facts but says conscience would never permit $2.00.
; when the injunction was dissolved to scratch a Democratic ticket.
| the Common Carrier Truck Lines He read a great deal and was well
j gave up the fight deeming it useless versed on all world matters and poli-
HEAT WAVE MAKES THINGS
SIZZLE.
W A N T I R A N SPORT A T!ON
BIG CAR BROOMCORN
W. M. Ellis has the record of ship-
The heat wave that we have been pinK the lar?e?t car of broom corn
” , V6’"'- 7“““* use,ess V '"“r* 7 ‘ 7“ - reading about in the naner- settled tVom La SalIe county. It contained
j to further endeavor to prevent the ties. As a boy he united with the Judge G A Welhausen, Supt. E. tt; J? PfP ®e t f 40.350 pound- and -old for «i*0 pel
Railroads from hauling freight at Cumberland Presbyterian Church and ‘ j Bailey, T. A. Kerr, Freddie John- , tb'* feg,on Thursday, when the*
thermometer soared to 104. The
ton.
pounds and sold for $120 per
bringing the shipper a little
the lower rates, but at the expira- was a devoted Christian all of his son and Eugene Mangum w-ent to u- T ' V" V more than $2400 00
tion period of the low rates, the aad useful life. He served as a Austin Monday to confer with the \ „ , Bureau predicts that today
Railroads did not ask for renewal of Ruling Elder of his church for 45 Department of' Sducation relative to be "°7e and that there 18 no --
£ r "jk f “ 'yTP ™,„ a. „h.„ h. ™ | mzz sssLi-rjz 1 cev,rai ^
tion was misleading, and we are glad stricken he was unusually vigorous,; South to Cotulla. They said that aid » k u” UP by ra’n' h 7 gettln,r H. W. Tatum, merchant of Mart,
I to so state that it
An Illustrious Chinese literalljr
met his "milllon-dollar baby” In
a 5-nnd 10-cent store when K. M.
James Lin, above, son of the
president of China, chose for bis
mate pretty Viola Brown, below,
Columbus, O., dime store clerk.
A student at Ohio State Univer-
sity. Lin met his bride-to-be last
April.
was. It was was always in a jolly mood and en-] wag promised and application for ° b‘ tb< tlm* °f the ycal I0r a guIf Texas, and owner of a farm in the
j based on the knowledge of the fight i°yed the association and fellowship game has been pPOperiy made> * 0lr!1 t0 make lt8 aPPearance. A extreme Northwestern part of the
made by the Common Carrier Truck of his fri«nds- He was a man of j ; urncane is reported on the West county wag here this week. Mr. Ta-
Lines against the lower rates at the f’ne qualities; a man of deep con-. side of Mexico in the Pacific, but up tum reports that the cotton crop is
time they were inaugurated. |vietions; a man who made friends Holt. Both ministers paid a splen- ® date no storms have developed in gpotted jn Milam and McLennnan
--— easily—friends who admired him and I did tribute to the dead man. A large 1 e ( ai rabean or Gulf this year. C0Unties. In so: es the cotton
loved him. He was a prand old man. j concourse of friends and relatives U. ”c^.,s unusual- East 3Tear up to vje](j wj]j ~00c| ■while in others in-
sect damage is considerable. How-
ever, he said there would be lots of
i cotton and the heaviest crop ever
: made is coming on. Mr. Tatum said
OLD SETTLER DEAD
Who lived a long life of service to i followed the remains to the Cotulla tb's t’me several had appeared.
ATTEND INSTITUTE
La Senora Eusebia Moreno, 65, niankind- °ut of the family of sev- j cemetery at 4 p. m., where they
died here Wednesday night She en ?ons aild ^ree daughters, Mrs. were laid to rest. The floral tribute
was the wife of the late Ygnacio W’ E- Rock’ San Anton'°- a 8IS‘ was beautiful. j _
Moreno, an old time citizen of this ter tbe deceased> if now the only The pall bearers were: F. I. Rock, • . McMains Mrs Fiank 'hat -ince weevil infe-tation got so
'county. They lived on the La Motta lamdy survivor- ^he is 88 and was C. H. Rock, Jess Rock, J. P. Daniel.1^, . ’ p ’ bad in thi- country, he ha^ been an-
ranch when the county was first bere *° at,end tbe funeral and is ex- J. H. Gallman and H. C. Pittman. . .* .. d- ‘ T , , able to get much results fr
—1— i— —* . coptionally vigorous. ^ ti....* ♦ v.. f ‘ *- - —• • • •»
organized.
Those attending the funeral from
stitute, under the direction of the
farm here. This year, while it was
l The funeral was held at the Dyson , $an Antonio were: Mrs W. E. Tpxas Re,ief Conimission ' The have »g all over the world there was
• . . . n RAOLr h I KnnLr Miacoc so no on<4 J p.*! . . .i xt . i .
t.erald RuHedge of San Antonio is „ome and was conducted by Rev. Ro^k’ P Rock' ,k;a’be aad been teaching night school at the a Bttle spot up in the Northwestern
ore onevj i j u i. 1 T'~“ A" part 0f the county that was missed
here to spend several days with his .. u ... , n ,, D Ruby Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Dan All- ,1 . tct 'n,ri j11*
.... w T t, ■ Harry Hamilton and Rev. Judd B. . * ’ Mexican school for the
sister, Mrs. Jess Rock.
bright and Gerald Rutledge.
past year.
until late.
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