The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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The Hereford Brand
VOLUME 13
HEREFORD. TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913
NUMBER 33
PUBLIC SCHOOL
BEGINS WORK
Patrons Attend Opening Exercises—
Prominent Visitor* Speak-
Large Enrollment Made for
First Week.
Ai announced, the Hereford public
school opened for another year's
work last Monday at 9 .15. A large
number of visitors and patrons were
present and these, with the pupils,
filled the auditorium to its capacity.
At the appointed hour, Supt. Short
called for quiet and Rev. G. A.
Farris, pastor of the First Christian
church, lead in prayer. He was
followed by Presiding Elder O. P
Kiker of Amarillo, who read a few
verses from the Bible. After him,
Mr. Short introduced Rev. Geo- S.
Slover, president of Clarendon Col-
lege, who made a short address. At
the close of nis remarks, Rev. Farris
made a talk, congratulating the
present day schools and pupils upon
their opportunities, saying that our
facilities are so great now as com-
pared with older days that our op-
portunities lie near at hand. Mr.
Kiker was called for and he respond-
ed by telling a few "jokes out of
schools." He told one on Mr.
Slover, calling to mind the occasion
when the latter was a small boy in
ths ttMhtf I
MchSof
who lead tbs ehildrsa of Israel out
Egypt. Young Slover, not under-
standing the question and feeling
guilty about something, acknowledg-
ed that he did, but would not do so
any more. Having the floor to him-
self, Mr. Kiker then took advantage
of the local pastor, Mr. Henson, and
told "one on him." He said that
Mr. Henson was always religiously
inclined and that when a boy was
sent by his father to the post office
to buy stamps. Approaching the
window, young Henson asked for a
dime's worth of stamps. "What
denomination?" the postmaster ask-
ed. Being an ardent believer in his
church, the boy replied: "Method-
ist." "Alright," the postmaster
said, "here's a few that don't stick
very well." Both of these stories
brought a large and audible smile to
the faces of young and old. Mr.
Kiker closed his remarks by telling
about the school that a teacher
"who was different." This is a fine
story and contains a good lesion,
but for lack of space, it would be
retold here.
The address of the tuorning was
that of Rev. Slover, who talked with
interest about the object of life, the
object of the schools. The seed
thoughts of his remarks were: That
the making of manhood and woman-
hood was the prime object of the
schools; that the basis of our future
and the ultimate success of our gov-
ernment depended largely upon the
material that was turned out by the
schools of lie country ; that the suc-
cess of the schools depended upon
the teacher behind the desk, upon
the absolute obedience of the pupils.
He added that disobedient children
at home were usually the disobedient
pupils in school; that the disobedient
in school were the ones that fell into
the hands of the sheriff on the streets.
He admonished the pupils to learn
how to obey, bow to work and how
to get the most out of school. His
remarks were well received by pa-
trons and pupils. Supt. Short then
made a few announcements about the
grades and the classes. He an-
nounced that the manual training
and domestic science departments
would not be ready for some two
weeks, as the material had not been
installed. The pupils were dismiss-
ed to their respective rooms and the
work of the new session was ushered
in.
The Cooking School a Success.
The Cooking School conducted by
the Health Club Baking Powder
Concern at E. B. Black Company's,
was a decided success. Mrs. Al-
dridge, assisted by three young
ladies, held a session three after-
noons, beginning Monday of last
week. On the last day, there were
over 100 ladies present, who not only
enjoyed the lessons in baking, but
the very toothsome dished served.
A gasoline stove was used. Biscuits,
cornbread, light bread, several kinds
of cake, doughnuts without holes,
meat pies, cheese straws, nut bread
which was used to make some taste-
ful sandwiches. As the preparation
and the cooking was conducted each
woman wrote down the recipes, neat
little note books being furnished by
Messrs. Black & Thomas. At the
close of tbe school, the ladies ex-
pressed their very high appreciation
of the opportunity given them to at-
tend and the many other courtesies
extended.
WALL STREET
JARS IT
Irrigation at Hereford Goes Abroad
and Lands Safely in ths Great
Financial Canter.
Irrigation at Hereford has the
distinction of being the first to break
into the newspapers of New York
City. Not only has it secured special
space in the papers of that great
city, but the irrigation resources
have had sufficient notice to receive
notice in The Wall Street Journal,
the paper with tbe largest circulation
than any other American financial
publication. The only mistake made
by that journal is that tbe New York
writer has the idea that Hereford
irrigation is done from large reser-
voirs which are used to store storm
waters. While it is true Hereford
bas a million acre reservoir, it is
under tbe ground, not on the surface,
and the water must be pumped from
its long bidden home. The Journal,
however, says:
IMtlGATIOM'S SMILE.
The irrigationist has the laugh on
the humid region farmer, who is
without water in his streams or in his
wells and is driving off his cattle to
soomebody else's pasture in another
state. In Hereford county, Texas,
the irrigated districts are averaging
35 bushels of wheat an acre, while
oats averages approximately 75
bushels. Much more certainty and
much heavier yields might be insured
if some of tbe water that runs away
during the winter were stored for the
summer's supply. One way of doing
this is to build reservoirs, but another
way is to treat the soil in such a
manner as to retain the moisture in
it and to get all that is possible from
tbe atmosphere. The semi-dry belt
whose corn was killed this season
has only to rediscover the sources of
moisture at band and make better
use of them.
Another Good Shower.
This section was visited last Tues-
day and night by another small size
shower, measuring about | inch at
Hereford. Some of the farmers are
preparing to sow wheat as the ground
has a good season.
Who's Him?
Wbeo a man bears his head in the
presence of his friends, it is the best
sign that the spirit of Chesterfield
hides under his tho rough exterior.
A man is a man, not for his fine
clothes, but on account of bis
thoughts. You will know that the
victim of this week's shadowgraph is
a man who enjoys his friends and one
that has the greatest respect for men
who hold themselves above the petty
things of this life and who have
looked into the great beyond with
the truest eye of faith. Standing is
his familiar attitude, as if listening
intently to an interesting story, with
head bear, his natural characteristics
sticks out as plain as his nasal organ
on the front side of his face. His
high crown indicates that his venera-
tion is large, that he worships his
Maker with humbleness. His bump
of tune and his double knot of cal-
culation is more prominent than any;
hence he would have made a fine
mathematician and, if he bad devot-
ed any time to the games, would
have been the "champeen" checker
and chess player of Texas; in fact,
he enjoys these games very much
and often devotes hours of time with
his knees under the board, while the
weeds grow in his corn unmolested
and unafraid. His faculty of tune
has only been partially developed,
but when a younger man, no doubt,
was a fairly good singer at camp
meetin's, and often played tbe fiddle
at the coontry dances till the early
hours of morning. But in what he
has failed to develop in himself, be
has imparted this noble talent of
music and tune to his offspring. He
is a lover of home surroundings, en-
joys his family and children. His
bump of inquisitiveness may not have
ever gotten him into any trouble on
account, perhaps, of his general
good nature and his cautiousness;
but bis combativeness has been fair-
ly well developed and would not,
when a young man, run from a fist
fight, tho he never could stand still
under the rattle of musketry. He is
known by his friends as an agricul-
turalist and not as a practical far-
mer, though be has made a living at
farming and has raised a large fam-
ily. His greatest drawback is the
fact that he is "sot" in his religious
ideas and chews a lot of stingy
green till he bas worn out his teeth.
He is a charter member of the Bench
Congress and the only one that is
allowed to discuss religious subjects.
To know him is to admire his frank-
ness and good naturedness.
New Department at Stambaugh's.
Stambaugh's cash store has in-
stalled a racket department in which
may be found many useful articles
for all sixes and ages. Three large,
double decked counters have been
erected to display the goods of this
department, and those who are look-
ing for just that tittle thing they
have needed about the bouse or
kitchen for a long time will likely
find it there.
Standing of Contestants in Stam-
bangh's Piano Contest.
Week ending Wednesday, Sept.
17th, 1913.
No. Votes
66 5,835455
124 3,223820
64. 1,357135
75 1,020100
110 708300
105 696435
15 4 672000
122.. .671440
107 582105
15 5 253505
Special votes continued on millin-
ery. ladies' suits and ladies' and
children's coats and 5c, 10c and 25c
counters, also on perfumery and
toilet articles.
Geo. A. Stambaugh, Cash Store.
lOtf
Studio of Music.
Miss Terrell, graduate 1901,
Piano, Violin and Literary Dept's ,
North Texas Normal College, Den-
ton, will open a studio in Hereford
next week. Graduate Piano and
Violin of Doma's Musical Institute
Warren, Ohio, 1903. Post graduate
and substitute teacher 1904. Teach-
er Piano and Violin North Texas
Normal College five years. Recall-
ed to Doma's Institute Warren,
Ohio, as teacher of Piano, 1909.
During the past few years Miss Ter-
rell has studied under Emil Liebling
of Chicago, also under Miss Sharpe,
who was a pupil of Leichetizky.
Miss Terrell, who is now Director of
Music in Canyon City public school,
will be in Hereford two days each
week. Her coming will afford a rare
opportunity to students of high class
music. She can be seen tomorrow
(Saturday) at the residence of J. E.
Garrison, 511 West 4th St. It
High School Lyceum.
Oct. 2. Chicago ladies, 8 people,
musicians, including a reader of rare
ability.
Oct. 24. Play singers, 4 musi-
cians, includes one reader.
Nov. 24. Booth Lowery, bumer-
ous lecturer.
Jan. 31. Hawkeye Glee Club.
Feb. 13. Souther's Humor Lec-
turer.
All five attractions high class.
Double season's tickets, adults
$3.50; double season's tickets, adults
$2.00; single tickets, high school
$1.25 ; gVammar school and children
$1.00. Au~above expenses will be
placed in the library fund for the
public school.
Millinery.
We always welcome lookers. If
you can't give us an order, come in
and give us a smile, we'll return the
favor. The Millinery Parlor, with
the hats that please. It
Mothers Club.
The Mothers Club met with Mrs.
Clarence Smith Sept. 9th, at 4 p. m.
Thirteen members were present and
three visitors, Mrs. Virden of Prince-
ton, Mo., Mrs. Reynolds of Gaines-
ville and Mrs. A. L. Gibson. An
interesting program on "Training
Children to be Reverent," was dis-
cussed by all. Mesdames Dodson,
Harrison and Vanderburg had splen-
did papers on the subject. Mrs. C.
D. Miller was taken in as a new
member. Dainty refreshments were
served by tbe hostess assisted by
Mrs. Gibson after which adjourn-
ment was had to meet again with
Mrs. R. A. Tynes, Sept. 23rd.
Press Reporter.
"OCBA1V8 OF WATER."
WITH COUNTRY
. NEWSPAPERS
Department of Seizors and Pasts-
pot—Clippings and Comments
—Politics et Cetera.
Quanah Tribune-Chief—Bro. Ray
of the Vernon Record has accom-
plished the impossible! During their
local option campaign be managed to
pull tbe leg of pro and ami imparti-
ally, and be pulled them hard, too.
How many newspaper men in Texas
could have worked this: stand in
with the Lord and the devil both?
This is the unkindest cut we often
hear of. Tbe Brand does not think
the position of the Vernon Rscord
justifies the editor of the Tribune-
Chief in making the acquisition of
trying to stand in with God and
Mammon. The Record position is
one of "straddle." and it does not
stand in with eitner. No«, no other
newspaper person can even do that
as well as the acrobat who presides
over tbe fence that runs thru Jere-
miah's office. We applaud such
feats.
A POSTED MAN.
Childress Index—There is no man
in public lifs who is better posted
concerning the affairs of the Indians
than Hon. John H. Stephens, con-
gressman from this district. The
Indians were hi« neighbors when he
went to congress, and the land con-
trolled by them in Oklahoma was
leased to cattlemen of Texas, who
were making fortunes off tbe stupid-
ity of the Indians and tbe graft of
the government officials, who were at
the head of tbe Indian affairs. Mr.
Stephens realised that tbe growth of
Northwest Texas depended to a largo
extent upon the development of the
Indian country adjoining Texas. He
at once set about to have this land
purchased by the government and
opened to settlement. He succeed-
ed and today the better part of Okla-
homa is that adjoining Texas along
Red river. The settlement of that
country caused the building of rail-
roads. The building of the Frisco
into Quanah and Vernon and the
building of the Wichita Falls and
Northwestern can be attributed sole-
ly tc tbe settlement of the Indian
coujtry in Western Oklahoma. The
people know this and recognise that
they owe Hon. John H. Stephens for
the position of affairs in this section
today.
If Mt Stephens is to be given
credit for all direct and indirect
blessings that have come from tbe
settlement of Oklahoma, why should
he not also be charged with some of
the discomforts that have followed.
He should also be booked for the
drouth that bas hit the Vernon coun-
try this year
City Comtemplstss Change in
Pumping Water.
The City Commission is facing
tbe problem of expending some
$2,000 for another well equipment.
Over against this is the proposition
from tbe Light Company to pump
the water at 6 cents per 1,000 gal-
lons and to furnish steam to operate
tbe emergency pump; in addition
they will agree to put in a 10 ton ice
plant. The water at present is cost-
ing over 7$ cents, not including the
salary of tbe attended at the well.
The Light Company makes this pro-
position in connection with a contract
which is pending with tbe railroad
company to pump water for them.
Selling New Cro Maize.
The farmers of Lynn county have
recently shipped out 14 cars of
maise at $14 per ton. In other
places maise heads are biing quoted
at $17.50 per too. The scarcity of
feed in the corn and hay district ie
bringing old milo into prominence
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1913, newspaper, September 19, 1913; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253723/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.