The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1926 Page: 4 of 4
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Announcements
RATES
District 1 $15.00
Comity 10.0(i
Precinct 6.00
The Mexia Weekly Herald is au-
thorized to make the following an-
nouncements, for public office, sub-
ject to the democratic primaries in
July:
For Sheriff:—
A. B. McKENZIE
For County Clerk:—
J. L. DAY
For County Judge:—
FOUNTAIN KIR BY
(Re-election)
For County Attorney:—
CARL CANNON
For Tax Collector:—
W. A. RQBBINS
(Re-election)
(Political Advertisement)
Fire Engineers
Here for Survey
on Water System
Engineers from the State Fire In-
surance Commission are in Mexia
making a survey preliminary to es-
tablishing a new key rate of insur-
ance for Meia, according to C. L.
Pittman, fire chief, who hopes to
sec a substantial reduction in the
rate.
The fire hydrants of the city are
each being inspected by the engi-
neers and within two weeks action
should have been taken to reduce
the rate, it is said. The city officials
here believe they have complied with
the regulations and are entitled to a
law rate.
TEMPLETON IN
NIGHT SCHOOL
FOR BUSINESS
Seven Students Take
Course at Opening
of School Here
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The Night School started by Gor-
don Templeton opened Monday night
with seven pupils in attendance and
with about 25 prospects who are ex-
pected to begin their work within
the first few weeks of the school.
Mr. Templeton states that he is much
gratified with the start made and
assures any contemplating attend-
ance that they may do so within the
next few days and he will devote ex-
tra time to enable them to join the
class of Monday night.
At present, the school is devoted
to the teaching and study of double
entry bookkeeping and two courses
of study that assure the graduate
of as good a foundation as can be
secured in any business college in
the country.
The school is being conducted in
Suitable Hare Says
J. W. Stubenrauch
J. W. STUBENRAUCH
The question is often asked us to
which are the beat trees to plant.
Unfortunately we have not the
b' 3t soil conditions about the town
ef Mexia for many of our finer
f.2>ecies of trees. However, with more
water available from now on in ease
f dry spells, there are enough of
hardy varieties to give harmony as
well1 as variation. There are a
number of kinds of Elms, the Rus-
sian (non-bearing) Mulberries, and
VcVirginia Poplars are all good
ones.
Another mcst excellent street tree
s the Live Oak, some trees of which
ave to be found along some of our
c.'eek bottoms." While Oak trees of
iViOst kinds are hard to make live,
ihe Live Oak grows well enough,
^ cc&efully transplanted. The late
Nick Messmer planted two speci-
mens of them about his home,
corner of Hopkins and Ross avenue.
These are c'.oing well. If seeds of
this line of Oak could be gotten,
1 would say, plant them, as the
plants, being evergreen, look pretty
from little up.
I would say the same regarding
pecans. There are a number of fine,
large pecan trees about Mexia, but
come to find out nearly all of them
crime from the seed where they
stand. If Mexia had such a soil as
■here is about Forest Glade, a deep
sand, planting good size budded
pecan trees might be just the thing,
because the straight down root of
2 feet or more could be nicely plant-
ed with the expectation of success.
The only proper way to plant such
trees in a tight soil, as I can see,
would be to dig a good size hole
and then discharge a stick of dyna-
mite in the bottom to loosen up
and give drainage, then fill up
with good surface soil, no manure,
plant the trees, being careful not
expose the roots to sun and wind
f.hile out of the ground. Many a
tree is lost just simply by being
exposed for hours to the drying in-
fluence of sun and wind, while wait-
ing for holes to be dug. It is far
i"- om me to discourage the planting
of these trees, but juding vrom
P5sJ. experience, I would say that
success is more likely by selecting
the smaller size budded trees in-
the old Cafeteria of the Humphreys j stead of the larger ones for a soil
Building, well lighted, ventilated and j av.ch as there is about Mexia.
heated, and has been equipped for! — ' m : ' ~ _
the purpose. CITY DEPOSIT'S
The school will be opened at first 1 vyllu
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
days' from 7:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m.
and as interest increases, other
nights will be opened to the students.
Much interest is being shown in
the school and it is believed that
Mr. Templeton has stepped into a
wide open field and will give Mexia
and this section the needed services
of a good business college.
TOTAL CLOSE TO
SIX MILLIONS
IN RACi
' SEES
FOR REELECTION,
0ADS AS BIG ISSUE
Wo\ild Take Roads Out
of State by Change
in Roads Laws
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seyler
Wortham are the proud parents
a 6 1-2 pound baby girl born
Brown Hospital Tuesday.
Mark Costley, who was recently
operated on at Brown hospital for
j appendicitis and later contracted
pneumonia, is reported as improving
rapidly.
Money More Plentiful
in Spite of Drouth
and Short Crop
Mothers Treat Colds
The New "Direct" Way
No Longer Necessary to "Dose"' Chil-
dren With Internal Medicines to
Break Colds.
_ Children's diges-
tions are easily up-
set by too much
"dosing." Vicks
VapoRub being ex-
ternally applied,
does not upset little
stomachs.
At the first sign of
croup, sore throat,
or any other cold trouble, apply Vicks
freely. There is nothing to swallow—
you just "rub it on."
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Ore* HMuuqhJms Used Yearly
Custom Hatching
Texas Cotton Palace
Hatchery
Waco. Texas
. .
.. .$3.00
"We Set Every Day'
Capacity 75,000
We buy eggs
culled
from Purebred
flocks.
Mexia's three banks have deposits
of $5,670 912.90, as of January 1,
compared with $8,952,560.51 of the
tame date a year ago, a tabulation
of bank statements show. This is an
increase in deposits of ?1,718,351.36
in one year's time.
Considering the drouth of the sea-
Claiming continuation of his fight
on the state highway act, comple-
tion of the roads Project in the
Mexia Precinct and other Unfinished
business as a demand oh him to
continue in office County Judge
Fountain Kirby . Saturday announced
his candidacy for re-election to of-
fice for a fourth term. His m-
nauncement follows:
In making my formal announce
ment for re-election to the responsi-
ble office of County Judge, the
circumstanecs of the occasion impel 1
me to offer some reasons why I
again seek this honor. '
I no not, at this time, 'feel that I
rhave rendered to the good citizenship
cf this county all of the service pos-
sible. I have not done all that I had
wished could be done, and have not
carried out all of my plans formulat-
ed by myself because circumstances,
over which I have had no control,
have Prevented.
I have tried to give the entire
citizenship a good dministration.
how ably that task has been perform-
ed is for the people to say. The of-
fice of County Judge belongs to the
people, not to the one who holds it,
and it is for the people to say who
shall occupy the office.
For five years I have been con-
tending that each County should re-
tain all or at least a major part of
the Auto Taxes, and at every Con-
vention I have attended I have either
offered or supported resolutions to
this effect. My resolutions were
either defeated by an overwhc'.mieg
majority or the Committee would
throw my resolutions out the
window, and almost throw me out
with them. I have been very un-
popular with other County Judges
and Commissioners, with an excep-
tion of a few notable ones in this
State, but, not withstanding the
fight I made and lust, heretofore, I
have kept up the fight and an) sill
fighting, and do not propose to tease
until the present Highway law is
either repealed outright or so modi-
fied as to prevent such a rad
spectacle as we have just witnessed.
Now n.ark you; I cast no imputation
upon anyone, personally, connected
with the Highway Commission of
flexas though I think things might |
have been otherwise, it is the system
I am complaining about, fiftten mil-
lion dollars placed in the hands of
a centralized board at Austin is too
much money and too far away from
the hands of the people. Repeal the
law as it now is, and you,will not
hear so much as we have heard for
the last few months.
Place the responsibility of expend-
ing the Auto Taxes in the hands of
t'. e Commissioners' Court, where you,
at least, in some degree, can watc'n
't for as a rule the Commissioner
T would see to it that the roads
promised to be constructed with the
bonds voted, would be built as
promised them in an order of the
Commissioners' Court, and I have
not changed my wind. As I helped
to start the road building program
in that precinct, I certainly would
like to bring it to a successful close.
And if able to retain our auto
taxes, as we should, other parts of
1*e County will be able to build
good hard surfaced roads, and that
without having bond issues. In other
'.'ords the auto taxes added to a
large road and bridge fund will help
Wonderfully in keeping down large
bond issues.
There are many other things I
would like to discuss but lack of
rpace prevents it. I have, as all
know, some very decided opinions
with reference to Tick Eradication
and r few other things, but that
will all be thoroughly discussed on
the stump by me before the cam-
paign is over.
Wish to say that 1 shall conduct
;ny campaign on the same high
plane as I have in the past, will
make no attacks on any one who
seeks to oppose me; will cast no re-
flection whatever on anyone, when
T reach the Point to, where seeh
raetics Will de adopted to win an
office, it will be time for me to
quit, so, I Purpose to be fair to all
as I have tried to be in the past.
Inviti."g you to a thorough investiga-
tion of my record, thanking the
good people who have stood by me
-o faithfully in the past, and wishing
for all a Happy and Prosperous New
Year, with malice toward none, best
wishes to all, I am,
Very respectfully,
FOUNTAIN KIRBY
>|a Ross,
Fia, was given
the? murder
ored lidsband,
whei a jury
itfc verdict
GROESBECK, Jan.
colored woman, of Me
a 15-year sentence t
of her well-to.do eo
James Ross, in Mexi:
hearing the case ret
today. ,
The woman was (Jsnv^ctfiW as an
accomplice, largely oi , the jtestimony
of Edward Walker! young negro,
who claimed the woifan offered him
l| 2,000 in cash and tier loVe to get
her husband out of „the way.
Ross, well known? among the ne-
groes of Mexia, wjs (lie' owner of
several houses in Mexia, a.' farm and
got heavy oil royalty sometimes run-
ning as high as $1|0OO a,'month.
Attorneys for the?/womsh indicated
their intention to appeal .the case.
Edward Walker,; confessed slay-
er, goes on trial 'next Monday in
the same court for the deaj(.h of Ross.
Ho admits firing ftiu shot that kill-
ed Ross and relftted ail incidents
of the affair in tlje triaj this week
of the woman. k
The case Has th<l mostjsensational
negro trial in mnay months and was
tried in Judge A. M. Blaijkmon's 77th !
district court. Defense attorneys, A. j
B. Geppert of Te^gue and William
Kennedy and Robert Lyles, Groes-
beck, asked for acquittal of the wo-
man when the arguments were giv-
en the jury. The' prosecution, in-
cluding District Attsomey James Kim
bell, C. H. Machen: and; J. E. Brad-
ley, special proseSutoJs, demanded
t<ie death sentence."
The woman did cot take the stand
but a few defense "witnesses were of-
fered.
Kellcy Bluitt of Mexia told of
pawning the pistol to Walker for
?5> and identified the gun in evi-
Police Chief A.
placed on the stand by the
He told of the dying
Ross and of an appearance in his'
fice of Walker before the inoiw
in which Walker sought his jH
mission to carry a gun for Kc-
The jury included:
Ivan Banks, Frank Knoff, *>•
Wright, J. D. Frazier, C. F. Copc-
land, B. L. Carter, J. G. Freeman,
R. L. Merritt, George O'Neal,
Opera House j,
SATURDAY ONLY
Danny Duncan's
Comedians
'
—in—
Freckles
A Comedy with a Punch
in Every Line
Matinee at 2 p. ni.
Lower FJoor:
Adults 35c; Children 20c
Balcony:
Adults 25c; Children 1004
Night Show Logins at (> p. n.
Lower Floor: A
Adults 50c; Children 20c
Balcony:
Aduits 35c; Children 10c
■fii-
MARRIAGE LICENSES
GROESBECK, Jan. 12.—Marriage j
Licenses issued in the county clerk's j
office for the Past week include-
Vernon Hulkaby and Gertrude Bar- |
rows.
Jesse King and Clarevy Polls.
Charles Carpenter and Onetta
Humphries.
Tom Dagley and Dullie Brumack. ;
Steve Hubbard and Annie Mae I
Barton
Mercer Martin and Florence Jones. |
Jessie Walker and Katie Mae j
Ra veil.
Alva Spivey and Gertrude Denton.
Bob Seales and Prun Perkins.
Joe M. Matysiak and Maybelle
Nicheals.
Hall Dickson and Angelina i'ink-
a rd.
J. A. Blackford and Sue Scott.
Sam Arnold and Mamie Young.
Clevic Dalker and Lois Range.
Andrew D. Smith and Henrietta
Waldei.
Baby Chicks
and
vrecinct he is elected direct by the
vrte of the people, he at least feels
that he is responsible to them for
the office and if he is a man of
, .honor and a vast majority are, of
son in Limestone county, when only ^ tflx his abmty to the
limit in order that his people get
USES MORE SII.K 1
LONDON.—England may soon be J
called a "milk-fed" nation. Official
agricultural statistics published show j
wants to do the best he can Mr his I an increase in the milk consumption |
in England and Wales during the, j
last year of more than 10,000,0001
gallons.
FERTILIZER
It Pays to Use It
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT
TIDWELL'S GROCERY OR FEED STORE
h-.lf a cotton crop was gathered, the
bankers consider the statement very
"•ood for the city. "Satisfactory pro-
gress," is reported by all.
The. deposits by banks reported af-
I ter the recent call follows:
Farmers State $ 983,045.48
Prendergast-Smith 2,044,445.81
I City National 2,642,821.61
Since banks reflect the progress of
0 community the businss men of the
city "«atch this barometer closely.
The city is growing, the deposits
show, and growing rapidly.
City commissioners and the cham-
ber of commerce are making plans
for still more growth in the city,
with city hall, auditorium, athletic
field and other improvements, in ad-
dition to the paving of more streets.
The paving of the streets will add to
the property value and increase the
assessed valuation of the city and
the tax resources, insuring more
growth for the community.
Dr. Marion M. Brown is in C .rsi-
cana today attending the district
,r edical meeting.
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THE PEOPLE OF MEXIA
and this vicinity are cordially invited to consult our
officers upon any financial problem. The better we
know each other the more mutually helpful we can be.
Stop in this week, get acquainted, and start a checking
account, if you haven't one.
pRENDERGAST-flMITH RATION \L ffANK
Since 1882—"The Old Reliable"
the benefit of every dollar paid as
Taxes on Automobiles, and at the
same time give the farmer who does
net live on the Highway a bard j
surfaced road to market his arm !
products.
The last Convention of the County
Judges' and County Commissioners,
held in the City of Amarillo, last
September, adopted a Resolution em-
boding the same theory that I had
contended for at all previous meet-
ings, and to my surprise the resolu-
tion Was adopted without
ing vote, not only did the Convention
call on the Legislature to repeal the
present Auto Tax Law, placing the
same in the Counties where collected,
but went, as far to say that here-
after any money for the purpose of
constructing roads should be expend-
ed ir connection with the Commis-
sioners' Courts of the Counties. A
very wise resolution.
A number of the County Judges of
this State were placed 011 Legislative
Committee for the purpose of pre-
paring and supporting bills before
•he next session of the Legislature,
•■epealing ha present Auto Tax
Law. Tlie Convention did me the
f.onor of placing my name on that
Committee. This was another sur-
prise, as I did not think I would ever,
after I had fought so hard, be plac-
5 j ,'d or an important Committee. If re-
5 i elected I will be present at the
= j proper time at the next meeting of
E the Legislature ,which will be in
E i January 1927, ready to do my part
E | in helping to repeal the Law.
E Precinct No. 4, Mexia, now has a
E | large road building program on foot,
Zi | with probably more than a million
E! and a half bond money, with the
— | State and Federal Aid, and I am
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Already Know This
To Be a Fact
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PEDIGREED BLUE RIBBON
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS
Uon KjlR FIRST AWARDS at Mexia
educational Exhibit.
—Hatching Ejrgs—priced $2.00 to $5.00 per setting.
Laby ( nicks, priced 20c to 50c each.
Si I
We Thatch; every Tuesday after Feb. 1st.
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.• VifHITE LEGHORN FARM
Route No. 1 p:ix 7 Groesbeck Road
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2. A Better Car.
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