The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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Aspermont, Stonewall (County, Texas, Thursday, May 23,1912
Vol.14. No. 44
AGRICULTURAL ASSO-
CIATION PERFECTED.
The Central West Texas Ag-
ricultural Association is the name
of an organization that was per
fected at Hamlin "May 9th. Its
object, as stated in the preamble,
is to foster and encourage agri
culture and everything that term
implies.
The meeting held at Hamlin
was well attended and was most
enthusiastic. Seven town were
represented and, in addition
thereto, representatives were
present from the Wichita Vallev
the Texas Central, the Orient
and the Abilene & Southern rail-
ways. There were also a large
number of farmers present, who
participated in the meeting and
a number of very practical ad-
dresses were made during the
afternoon.
The organization is the result
of a conference held in Stamford
several weeks ago, in which an
official call was issued, signed by
J. J. Stein of Haskell; L. T. Cun-
ningham, Anson; Jeff D. Reagan,
Spur; W. S. Whaley, Hamlin,
and Jas. A. White of this city.
In response to the call about
fifty business men, representing
the towns of Haskell, Hamlin,
Spur, Stamford, Aspermotffand
Anson, assembled at Hamlin and
all participated in the meeting.
The visitors were entertained
at a nice luncheon by the people
of Hamlin, and immediately
thereafter the meeting was call-
ed to order at the opera house,
by Mayor A* D. McLaughlin of
Hamlin, who called on Homer D.
Wade of Stamford, to state jthe
object of the meeting. In a
brief speech Mr. Wade related
the circumstances that brought
about the preliminary meeting
and said that he felt that there
should be a most concerted and
co-operative work done in the
matter of encouraging agricul-
ture in this section of the state.
At the conclusion of his re-
marks Mr. Wade asked for nom-
inations for temporary Officers.
F. Gr. Alexander of Haskell, and
Chas. Brewington of Stamford,
were elected temporary chair-
man and secretary respecively.
Chairman Alexander asked for
expressions from different towns
and for the next two hours some
very interesting and eloquent
observations were made, both by
the business men and the farm-
ers. The result was there was
unanimous sentiment for a per-
manent • organization. On mo-
tion ^the chair appointed a com-
mittee on nominations for per-
manent officers and a committee
on Constitution and By-Laws.
These committees retired and
made their reports in a short
time.
The By-Laws as reported, pro-
vided for a president, first vice
president, and a vice president
for each of the affiliated towns
and a secretary-treasure* It
also provides a membership,fee
of $2.50 per month for towns
with population oif 1500 and un-
der; $8.50 per month for town!
of 1500 to 2000: $4.00 per month
for towns of 8000 and over. It
also proyides for an individual
membership of $1,00 per month,
with the provision that individual
memberships are entitled to one
entitled to three votes. It fur-
ther provides that the editors of
all newspapers included in the
territory are active members
without payment of membership
fees. It also provides for bi-
monthly meetings, the meetings
to be held at places selected bv
the association at the bi-monthly
meeetings.
The officers, including the vice
presidents, constitute the Execu-
tive Committee, and this commit-
tee has full charge of the busi-
ness affairs of the association.
The committee on nominations
recommended the following offi-
cers, who were elected by, unan-
imous vote:
President, A. D. McLaughlin,
Hamlin; First vice president, J.
E. Pool, Haskell; Secretary-
treasurer, Homer D. Wade,
Stamford. The vice presidents
are yet to be named.
On motion the boundaries for
the association were fixed as fol-
lows:
The Texas & Pacific from Ab-
ilene to Sweetwater; the Orient
railway from Sweetwater to
Knox City; the Wichita Valley
railway from Abilene to Munday;
the Stamford & Northwestern
from Stamford to Spur; the Tex
as Central railway from Lueders
to Rotan; the Abilene & South-
ern from Abilene to Hamlin and
all of the towns included in these
boundaries.
The next meeting of the asso-
ciation will be held in Haskell
the second Thursday in July. A
meeting of Executive Commit-
tee will be held at an earlv date
and the plans as outlined will be
carried into execution.
The following railroad officials
attended the meeting: D. B,
Keeler, vice president of the
Fort Worth & Denver, and
the Wichita Valley railway; W.
F. Sterley, general freight agent
of the same road; H. B. Sperry,
general passenger agent the
Texas Central railroad; J. B.
Shackelford, general passenger
agent of the Abilene & Southern
railwav, and G. A. Nelson, Gen-
eral ^passenger agent of the
Orient railway.
J. W. Neill, representing the
State Department of Agriculture,
was also in attendance and deliv-
ered a very strong address at the
meeting,
Those who attended the meet-
ing from Stamford were, Jas. A.
White, president Stamford Com-
mercial Club; Chas. Brewington,
Mayor; R. L. Penick, J. F.
P'Pool, G. L. Davenport and
•Homer D. Wade. The trip was
made in automobiles and they
were accompanied by Messrs.
Keeler and Sterlev of the Wichi-
ta Valley Railway, H. B. Sperry
of the Texas Central, J. B.
Shackelford ot the Abilene &
Southern railway, and Judge
Walter B. Chapman of Anson,
also Chas. G. Jones and Jeff D.
Reagan of Spur.
Walker-Decker.
On Thursday^May 16, at the
borne of the bride's parent, Mr.
J. R. Freeman, Mr. Carl D.
Walker and Mrs. Widy Grace
Decker were joined in the holy
bonds jof wedlock. Rev. McCul-
lough, pastor of the First Baptist
church, said the words that made
them one entwain. The Star
their many friends in ex-
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THE RIO VISTA
SCHOOL CLOSED
Interesting Progr/m Render-
ed, and Dinner Served on
the Ground.
-———- — tending congratulations, with the
vote, and town memberships are f wish that they forever be happv.
'iWi
In company with Dan Couch
on lapt Friday morning we drove
out to Rib Vista to attend the
closing exercises of the school.
We arrived about noon and found
tb£ school house crowded with
patrons of the school and a good-
ly number of visitors. At the
noon hour the good ladies of this
splendid school community
spread an old fashioned picnic
dinner, and they had everythfng
on earth that was good to eat,
and to say that McCarty and
Couch got their fill does not ex-
press it.
They had part of the exercises
in the forenoon, and immediately
after dinner the program was
again taken up. We want to
say that Rio Vista school patrons
are alive to the necessity of a
good school, and they are stand-
ing by it to a man. They have
asplendid man at the bead of this
school. He is possessed with all
the requirements that go to make
a teacher, and the people of that
community appreciate this man.
His name is Prof. Mell B. King,
and his qualities fit the name—
he is red-headed ijhd a "plumb"
good one. The|f)oys and girls
did honor to tbeq^elves and their
teacher in the execution of the
splendid program, which consist-
ed of speeches and declamations.
Dan Couch and the editor of the
Star were called on to say a few
words to students and patrons.
We want to say that Dan Couch
made the speech of his life on
this occasion, and in this connec-
tion we want to say that thereby
hang a story: On our way out
to Rio Vista Dan asked the editor
of the Star what he was going to
speak on, both having been invit-
ed to make a talk on this occa-
sion. And thinking we would
be called upon to make the first
talk, for the reason that in the
execution of all programs, the
poorest speakers and the lightest
are put on first, saving the best
plays for the last. So very cour-
teously we outlined our speech in
full to Dan. So on arrival he got a
stand-in with the master of cere-
monies and had his name placed
first on the program. And do
you know the doggone stinker
stole our speech in full, and I'll
tell you Dan electrified the mul-
titude. Fact of the business, he
made the speech of his life—if be
did swipe it.
We want to say that we enjoyed
this trip out to Rio Vista, and
enjoyed the exercises. Crouch
Marrand M.A.Howell both made
good talks for their school. This
is one of the best communites in
Stonewall county; it is composed
of a fine class of people and they
all stand as a unit for their school.
The farmers of this comm unity
are all wide awake, have nice
homes and beautiful farms, all in
a high state of cultivation. CropB
out this way look good, all that
have been planted. A great
many of the farmers are just
now planting their cotton. In
this part of the county and espe-
cially in the shinnery land, they
don't usually plant cotton until
the latter part of May or the
first of June.
THE METHODIST REVIVAL
CLOSED SUNDAY NIGHT
In Many Respects This Was a Great Meeting. While
There Were Not so Many Conversions, Yet it Was a
Great Spiritual Uplift for the Entire Town.
The Methodist revival closed
last Sunday night. As we see it,
this meeting was a great spiritual
uplift for the entire town. Dr.
Hunt did some powerful preach-
ing, and the gospel seeds will
spring up and grow. All the
services were well attended and
Dr. Hunt had the attention of
his audience. At the afternoon
services missionary volunteers
were called for and several re-
sponded to the call. At the close
of the services Sunday night Dr.
Hunt called for a voluntary
contribution to pay the debt on
church building, the amount be-
ing one thousand dollars, and in
just a short while they bad raised
fifteen hundred dollars, enough
to pay all indebtedness, and then
some. Dr. Hunt's farewell ser-
vice was a lecture at the court
house Monday nigl}t, given as a
benefit for the Mission Society.
A large crowd greeted the speak-
er at the meeting, and those who
were there say that it was a gem.
His subject wfcs "The Model
Citizen." The door receipts for
the lecture were $63.50. Dr.
Hunt left Tuesday for bis home
at Snyder, leaving behind him
the well wishes of all. The mem-
ory of his sweet Christian spirit
and his great sermons will forev-
er linger with those who came in
contact with him.
H. W. Emsoff.
In this issue of the Star you
will find the name of H. W.Emsoff
who is a candidate for commis-
sioner of Precinct No. 1, Stone-
wall county. Mr. Emsoff is a
farmer and a man of good execu-
tive ability, and he enters this
race at the solicitation of many
friends. He promises if elect-
ed, to discharge the duties of the
office with fairness to all and
with special privileges to none.
He lives near Pastura and stands'
well in the community where he
lives.
B. Y. P. U. Program
May 26, 3 p. m.
Subject—Missionary Meeting.
Leader—Oscar Ford.
Opening exercises.
Scripture.Readings.
- 2 CWn. 33:1-12—Zenie Ham-
mer.
Rom. 12:1-12—Albert Baugh.
* Rom. 10:10-15—Dora McLaur!y
Acts 4:12—Ruth Spann.
Music.
Paper, "Soutlf America and
its People"—Mrs. E. H. Johnson
Our Missions in South Ameri-
ca—Mrs. R. H. McCarty.
At the Methodist Church
Sunday, May 26, 1912.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. by the
pastor. /
8:15. Address by Mrs. N. G.
Rollins on the Woman's Mission-
ary Council at Washington, D. C.
J. B. McCarley,
' Pastor.
A Social Entertainment
The Baraca class of the Bap-
tist church will be at home to
the young people of Aspermont
on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Guest, Friday evening, May 81,
from 8:30 to 11. Each and every
one is hereby invited to attend.
Guy Carr, Sec.
Swenson School Exercises.
The Swenson school under the
principalship of Prof. D. M. Old-
ham, Miss Annie Mae Higgins,
will close for the term with an
interesting program Friday night
May 24, 1912. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
More Hog and Hominy.
Joe Tanner, our popular
druggist, has concluded to stock
his ranch with hogs, having al-
ready made a purchase of some
fine blooded stock. Joe is very
enthusiastic about the hog busi-
ness; he has already figured it out
on paper, and as he sees it, there
are millions in it. If every farm-
nr in Stonewall county would
catch a case of hog fever like Joe
has/ we would have more hog
and hominy here. There is no
question but what the hog busi-
ness would be a paying one in
this county. We heard a hog ex-
pert say this of the hog business
in West Texas: He said this
country would eventually develop
into the greatest hog raising sec-
tion of the southwest. And this
is the reason that he gave for it:
He said that out here in this high
dry climate there would never
be any disease among hogs, and
last but not least, that milo maize
was the bests hog feed in the
world. It is very seldom that^
milo maize fails in this country,
if it is planted at the proper time
^nd cultivated as it should be.
And when a good crop year does
come, one can raise enough to do
them two or three yearsr-if they
will take care of it. We knoW
quite a number of farmers this
year who have planted as much
as one hundred acres in maize,
and some few have planted as
much as one hundred and fifty
acres. If these men get anything
like a good crop they will raise
enough maize to do them at least
two years. We are glad that Joe
has caught the fever, because, if
he succeeds, somdbody else will
take up the business and on and
on, until Stonewall county will
become known far and near as
a great bog center. Let's have
our smokehouse in Stonewall
cou nty instead of Ch icago. We
see farmers every day loading in
bacon and lard at our stores for
home consumption, when they
to raise all their meat athome*
Notice to Baracasr
member is requested to
be present at the class Sunday
morning. Officers and teacher to
be elected.
Guy Carr, Sec.
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McCarty, Richard H. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1912, newspaper, May 23, 1912; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth126061/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.