The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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Fifteenth .Year.
MEXIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1914.
$1.00 Per Year.
A. K. LKWIS
Cotaicanu, Tex a-.
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Lewis Brothers
Mexia, Texas
We Are Real Estate Dealers
When you have anything to sell or exchange
Come and See Us
When You Want to Buy Anything, Come
and See US
If We haven't what you want
We can get it for You
MEXIA TO THE FRONT
RAILROAD AND PIPE LINE
WORK NOW ON IN-
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J. & M. LETTER
That although financial condi-
tions are such as to make all talk
<>i' bond issues for road improve-
ment impractical, Texas should
turn her attention to spending
wisely the money received from
road tux and other funds in the
improvement and maintenance
of earth roads is the statement
of George I). Marshall, road ex-
pert in the joint employ of the
United States government and
the A. & M. College.
"150,000 miles of highway in
Texas. How can they be main-1
tained? Why not turn our at- i
tention from depressing busi-
ness conditions to the solution!
of this problem. While millions
of men in Europe are engaged,
in the destruction of life and j
property, the people of Texas'
can add millions to property val-
ues by construction and mainte-
nance of roads.
"When the war is over the
world will be crying for our
products. Prices will bo high
but how can we take advantage
of these conditions with impass-
able roads between the farm and
market. We have lost thous-
ands of dollars in past years by
not getting the best price for
our farm products because mud
was our master. Profits depend
upon a quick sure market. Now
is the time to cut the distance to
.shipping point in half by im-
proving our roads. There should
not be a road grader or drag idle
in the State. Unless your road
is rocky or sandy, drag it after
every rain, shower or cloud-
burst. All over Texas there are
sections of road that have been
built with a smooth hard surface
by continuous use of the drag.
Don't try to drag sand until clay
has been spread and harrowed
in with disc and spike tooth har-
rows. Don't try to drag a rocky
road, throw the rocks out and
save wear and tear on mules and
wagons. Clay." sand-clay, or
sand loam will yield to dragging
because the drag smears the sur-
face when it is wet. pulls ruts
and holes and makes a crown
that will shed water.
"Every day we read in the pa-
pers of the campaign in Austria
in France and other countries.
What Texas needs is road main-
tenance campaigns.
"If we have invested a lot of
money in highway improvement,
now is the time to secure that
investment by the use of the
drag. If the roads have not
been dragged the use of the
drag will make them 100 per
cent better. During hard times
we can prepare for good times
sure to follow, by dragging
roads, draining them properly,
and repairing culverts and
bridges.
"Nehemiah was one of the,
greatest statesmen and generals,
that ever lived but he could
never have rebuilt the walls ofj
Jerusalem if every man had not
worked on the section near his
own home. A similar campaign
of road maintenance in Texas!
with every man dragging and
otherwise improving the sec-
tions of highway near his own
home would put us in a position
Mexia is getting ready to
move to the front in rapid
strides, and it will not be many
months before we will be inde-
pendent of the cotton market
and such small things as that.
PIPE LINE.
The Hope Engineering and
Supply company of Pittsburg, I
Pa., are here with a large force
of men to begin work on the
Mexia-Waco Pipe Line and work !
will be pushed as rapidly as the!
weather will permit. Natural- j
l.v the men on this work will;
spend considerable money in
Mexia, which will make busi-!
ness pick up in all lines.
RAILROAD WORK.
Foreman Carter, who built
the round house and other
works for the Central here, is (
on the ground with a force of
men ready to begin work on the;
two story brick office building j
to be erected just east of the in-
terlocking tower down at the1
shops. He says it will take I
about two months to complete'
the building and have it ready!
for the dispatchers force and
the superintendent.
So, it looks like Mexia is go-
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A Sixty Year Standby
For sixty years Dr. Price's Cream Baking
Powder has been the standby of countless
housekeepers who have relied upon it for
healthful, home-baked food.
Dr. Price's contains no alum or lime phos-
phate. There is never any question about
the absolute purity and healthfulness of the
food it raises.
It has stood the test of time. That is
why the best informed housewives will use
no other.
Dr.Prices
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
Made from Cream of Tartar
No Alum
to market crops when prices are I Pl,s^ to the iront right
highest at greatly reduced cost.
STATE UNIVERSITY
Austin, Texas, Nov. 25.—In-
quiries were made today at
| headquarters of the University
| Interscholastic League concern-
! ing the high school football
i championship, and the Univer-
sity of Texas Interscholastic
Athletic director, A. J. Robin-
, son, made the following state-
ment.
"There is no official state
football contest this season and
anything I may say would be
merely in the way of sugges-
tion. So far as I am informed,
at present Austin. Cue.ro, and
San Marcos have undefeated
teams in South Texas and
North Fort Worth. Sherman,
Der.ison, Amar'llo, Bowie and
Wichita Falls in North Te .as,
and Rusk in Fa«t Tex.n have
exceptionally good records and
are undefeated. I fail to see
how any tean mentioned has
any claim on a championship
until all others are eliminated.
My suggestion as to how this
might be done is this: Austin
vs Cucro, Sherman vs Denis in,
Amaiillo vs North Fort Worth,
Bowie vs Wichita Falls, Rusk
vs Marshall, this week. The
winner of Austin Cuero to play
the winner of Rusk-Marshall,
winner of Sherman-Denison to
play winner of Bowie-Wichita-
Falls, winner of North Fort
Worth to play winner of Sher-
man-Denison, Bowie - Wichita
away.
When these people come to j
Mexia to live they will need
houses. It is now up to our
people to build houses for them.
We have the lots and the build-
ing material, and plenty of men
to do the work. Put them at it
right away.
TRAGEDY w«o is THE
CALAMIVY HOWLER
TWO PICTURES
NEGRO MAN DEAD, NEGRO
\\ OMAN IS IN JAIL. j And now we come to ask
I who is this one that howls?
are lost.
MEXIA MASONS
TO CORSICANA
Thursday m o r n i n g Si r
Knights A. M. Stevens and N. P.
Houx, and Red Cross Companion
W. Duke Pittman went up to
Corsicana to attend the Thanks-
giving all day meeting of the
Masonic bodies and Companion
Pittman was given the Temple
degrees and is now a full Hedged
Knight Templar.
The work was done by the
Corsicana Commandery in a
beautiful and impressive man-:
ner, as they always do it.
In the afternoon there was
Last Saturday night there
was a tragedy enacted over in
the neighborhood of Judge
White's residence that resulted
in the death of Hight Cotton a
colored man who has been
working for the Brick company,
and the arrest of Caroline Lind-
sey, who has been cooking for
Judge White.
The woman tells it that the
man was beating her with a
limb pulled from a tree and that
she defended herself with a
knife inflicting a wound in the
left breast that caused almost
instant death. She told where
the limb could be found and it
was there, and she also had the
marks on her shoulders where
she had been struck several
times by the man.
After the difficulty she went
and phoned for a doctor, but in
the meantime two young men of
the city, on their way home,
stumbled over the body on the
OPTIMISTIC
Off for joy
In my car;
Seeking pleasure,
Near and far.
you
We
You did not have time
to stop and investigate him, I
did, and after thoroughly an- j Then the joy
alyzing by every test of givingi j have found:
time and thought, this diagnosis With my girl,
I pronounce. FIRST, you will: neighboring
find him without reason. SEC-|
ONI), you will find him in debt.! ' 'ent> ot gas
town.
And oil's the best:
1 Motor a humming.
And I'm at rest.
THIRD, you will find that he
a failure in life. FOURTH, you:
can at any time find him stand-j
ing on some corner with his j ^ p the mountains
hands in his pockets chewing to-1 And down the trail;
bacco, spitting and crying hard | Qvel- the valleys,
work in the Royal Arch and
Council degrees, and at night sidewalk and gave the alarm,
three candidates were put The
through the Master's degree, locked
the work being done by Navarro
county Masons in a manner to
impress both candidate and spec-
tator.
In the afternoon Messrs Ar-
woman was arrestee! and
up and Sunday after-
noon Constable Cox took her to
j Groesbeck and turned hei over
to the county authorities.
The body was removed to the
• calaboose where it was left until
Falls series. The two teams (enjoying the day hugely,
surviving to play final game. 1 These Thanksgiving
don't mean to say that this ar-
rangement is practicable, and
some other combination might
be more satisfactory. But the
thur Clifton, J. S. Seale, W. W.'Sunday when the burial took
Prather, Jim Robertson, Ed place in the colored cemetery.
Baldwin, and R. L. McMinn, -♦«
went up to witness the Blue tun
Lodge work, all returning to! MEETING Of WO
Mexia on the night train, after |
MAN'S FRIDAY CLUB
Day
meetings have become a regular
thing in Corsicana, and not-
withstanding the ugly weather
there was a large crowd present
point I desire to make is, that; an tiay> there being a number of
the Interscholastic League has i visitors from other cities.
no state contest in football this!
season and claims to the cham-1
pionship made by any team are
not authorized by me."
WeDoMPriubfTM.
Burt Liles and Charlie Hatch-
er have enlisted in the regular
army and are now regularly
mustered in and gone to join a
regiment.
The Woman's Friday Club
met Friday. Nov. 20 by special
invitation with Mrs. W. M. Cor-
ley.
The lesson was well conducted
by Mrs. Forrest, after which
Mrs. E. F. Fink, delegate to the
State Federation which met at
Galveston, gave in a few well
chosen words a most interest-
ing report.
Following the program a de-
licious salad course w s served.
times and if he had all the op-!
portunities in the world hej
would make some excuse if it
took any exertion.
WH AT ARE VOl TO DO?
Again we ask, are you to turn
this grand country over to such
a people, will you allow them tc
destroy the efforts of your life,
the efforts of your father's life?
Have we come to degenerate?
Can you predict such for a coun-
try with as bright an out look
as this? Hasn't the great mak-
er laid a hand of glorious oppor-
tunity upon this land in which
we live? Would you dare in the
face of this progressive age with
prosperity chiseling its way into
our midst? Wolud you be one
to lend a hand to build a fort to
fight it back? This great coun-
try has awaken and in every city
and in every village publicity at
I last is recognized as the great
builder, and is now taking its
place at the front. Have you
helped to advertise your city ?
Are you lined up with those
fighting down calamity howlers
and opening the way for the gol-
den wheels of prosperity to role
in and with it bring happiness?
Don't block this great wagon,
stand and let it pass, though you
may not be hitched to it. this
load is heavy and we need more
help to pull it, there is a place
for you. will you fill it?
And in the dale.
Viewing nature
Pretty and green:
Old log cabin,
A rustic scene.
Then 'tis dark
Lights are bright;
Pleasant running.
Through the night.
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Doyle Harris came up from
Kirven Sunday on business.
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PESSMISTIC.
Day is breaking
I'm in the sand;
Having troubles, ** j
To beat the band.
Weather threatening
I'm out of oil,
Radiator leaking, '
Water in a boil.
Motor missing i
Caused a backfire;
Too much pressure, *
Blew up a tire.
Met a wagon 5 '
Full of men; J
Hired their horses.
Got pulled in.
The garage mechanic
Pronounced my ills;
Repaired the motor,
And produced the bills.
Here's a motto
Good the year round;
Drive your car slow
And stay in town.
—J. M. Blake, Mexia,
^ in Auto Sparks.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1914, newspaper, December 3, 1914; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292282/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.