Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country—Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1923
VOLUME XVI NUMBER 14
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Easter Services
Greatly Enjoyed
The Easter services in the
Presbyterian church were both
beautiful and impressive. For
decorating the leaves of the palm
with quantities of red lilies and
white lilies were used, making a
very pleasing effect. In the
morning service the choir ren-
dered special Easter music and
Rev. Gillespie preached a fine
sermon, using for his ' theme,
"The Certainty and Joy of the
Resurrection."
At the evening service the
choir gave the sacred cantata,
"Victory," which without ques-
tion was the finest thing of its
kind ever given in Palacios. The
packed house sat hushed as the
wonderful choruses swelled or
with eager intensity as it listened
to the inspiring solos or duets, It
was really a beautiful service
and for the privilege of hearing
it the thanks of the community
re due the choir, Mrs. Burton,
/who so ably directed it, and Miss
Louise Pybus, the faithful and
efficient accompaniest.
The soprano singers are Mrs.
Burton, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Koer-
ber, Misses Holliday, Nora Mae
Boyd and Madge Clement; altos,
Mrs. Sisson, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs.
Miller and Audry Clement; ten-
ors, Mr. ICickendahl, Mr. Clem-
ent, Mr. Berger; bass, Mr. Bur-
ton and Carlton Crawford.
At the request of a host of
those who were unable to be
present Easter night, the choir
has graciously consented to re-
peat the cantata next Sunday
night.
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At the Christian Endeavor
District Convention held" in
Pierce the latter part of last
week, Palacios young people re-
ceived recognition. Miss Madge
Clement was re-elected district
president; Miss Nora Mae Boyd,
social supt.; Miss Audrey Clem,
ent supt. of life work recruits;
and Mr. Rowland Burton, pub-
licity supt. At the election Miss
Madge Clement was presented
with a beautiful C. E. pin the C
outlined with tiny pearls and the
E with rubies.
Daniel Sherwood and Clarence
Pagett left via the automobile
route Thursday morning for the
mountains of Colorado, there to
spend at least two months hunt-
ing and fishing and generally
having a good time.
Children's Easter Parties.
Easter is a happy time for the
kiddies and this year proved no
exception. Miss Mattie Clement,
who has charge of the primary
department of the Presbyterian
Sunday school, had all the little
folks and some members of the
cradle roll for a party Saturday
afternoon. The children gather-
ed at the church and cars carried
them to the spacious Clement
home on East Bay. They were
then given beautiful gay colored
baskets and arranged by twos to
hunt for the Easter eggs hidden
on the lawn. Other games were
played for awhile and the child-
ren were taken to the dining
room for refreshments. The ta-
ble with its streamers of yellow
crepe paper and the nests of
green "hay" containing the
candy eggs brought forth shrieks
of joy from the tiny guests.
Monday after school, class No.
3, a class of young girls, taught
by Miss Edith Clement, met at
the home of Miss Elizabeth Ruth-
ven for their Easter egg hunt.
After a rather hilarious hunt they
had lots of fun feeding paper
carrots to a paper bunny, but
their greatest pleasure came
when Miss Edith gave the favors
blown egg shells with quaintly
painted faces with frilly gowns
and beautiful little Easter bon-
nets of crepe paper. Dainty re-
freshments brought to a close a
very satisfying afternoon.
The primary department of
the Methodist Sunday school
were conveyed to the home of
Mrs. J. E. Anthony where they
hunted for the lovely Easter eggs
that had been hidden on the
lawn, each child having a dainty
basket for the purpose of collect-
ing them. 'Other games were in-
dulged in until time -for the
lunch which after the active
games was a very welcome event.
Mrs. Anthony was assisted by
the teachers of this department,
Mrs. Harold Stewart, Mrs. Box
and Miss Lorena Iflland.
Mrs. Nina Gardner, after hav-
ing been away visiting in West
Virginia and Indianapolis for the
past ten months, came home
Wednesday. Mrs. Gardner's va-
cation has proved very beneficial
and she is feeling splendidly but
so glad to once more be "home."
Klensso Atomizer for spraying
the nose and throot, special
March price, 98c.
Nester Drug Co.
Cantata at Presbyterian Church
To Be Repeated Sunday Night
Acceding to requests that have been made, the choir of the
Presbyterian church, under the direction of Mrs. E. E. Burton,
will repeat the sacred cantata, "ViQtory" by Henry Wildemere,
on next Sabbath eve, April 8th.
1 From Gethsemane to Calvary Chorus by the Choir
2 Not What I Will, Tenor solo, Mr.~ Kickendahl
v 3 Out of the Night of Darkness Choir
4 0 Morn of Joy, Duet...... Mrs. Koerber, Mrs. Sisson
5 Angels Rolled the Stone Away, Carlton Crawford and Choir
6 There's No Night in Heaven. Quartette Mrs. Arnold,
Mrs. Sisson, Mr. Kickenhahl, Mr. Burton.
7 In the Splendor of His Glory Choir
8 His Love Divine, Solo Mrs. Sisson
9 Christ Hath Arisen - Choir
Accompanist—Miss Louise Pybus.
The Catanta is full of melody and beautiful harmonies, of
strong contrasts and climaxes in depicting the tragedy of the
cross, the grief of Jesus' followers and their hope of the Saviour's
:ymph over death. It tells of the joyful morn of the Resurrection
-»niness of that wondrous place where there is no night
"id our triumphant faith in a risen Lord and vie
Nine Geologists Make Favorable
Reports on Taylor No. 1 Well
By Beacon Oil Reporter.
The first intimation that anyone was
aware of the presence of a salt dome oil
pool at the head of East Bay and extend-
ing out into the Moore pasture subdivision
of lands between the Tres-Palacios river
and Cash Creek, where the Taylor No. 1
is located on a very prominent part of the
structure, was some time during April,
1920, when the writer made a careful ex-
amination of these lands involved in the Estel Stark Brown
lease contract, and about that time announced to the pub-
lic that a very promising oil structure with its accompany-
ing salt dome possibilities was very pronounced and the
geology of the same most excellent for large production.
Here existed all of the primary requisites for a procurable
oil-pool deformation or structural conditions, as domes,
anticlines, terraces, etc., to concentrate and trap the oil
into paying pools.
Since that time there have been eight other geologists
to my certain knowledge who have examined these lands
referred to above for the presence of oil, and each and ev-
ery one of them have made favorable reports concerning
this same structure. Some of tho geologists of the Stand-
ard Oil group did not make their findings public, however
the Gulf Production Company, who had two geologists
over the particular tract the well is located on, made an
offer of a good round sum for a block of 300 acres lying
on two sides of the well and composed of the Taylor tract.
This offer was made to the Economy Oil Company imme-
diately after they built the derrick on the present location.
Mr. L. A. Judson, chief geologist for the Humphreys
interests, made an examination of the Taylor No. 1 and
the surrounding terrain, since the well suspended opera-
tions. Immediately after this report went in to Colonel
Humphreys he made immediate inquiry as to the proba-
bility of getting adjustments made of some of the leases
at once. This was not possible at that time. However
the adjustments have all been made since that time and
the holdings are in far better shape now than when the
Economy Oil Company suspended operations. This was
accomplished by Mrs. Brown and her co-workers here, ev-
ery one responding to the best of his ability, and the im-
possible has been made possible. v
People Went Skating and Threw
Snow Balls on July Fourth, 1816
Mrs. Wm. Wildman has pre-
served the following clipping for
years and it has been in the pos-
session of her family for even a
longer time. Considering the
unprecedented late freezes this
spring she thought it would be
of interest to the readers of the
Beacon and generously loaned
the precious clipping.
THE SUMMER OF 1816.
Chicago Inter Ocean; "The
Danville, (111.,) News, with a
thoughtfulness that cannot be
too highly commended, recalls
the summer of 1816 to the mem-
ory of its old subscribers and
gives some interesting facts con-
cerning the meterological condi-
tions which then prevailed in
these parts.
If the recollections of the News
are not at fault, and it seems to
think they are not, thai summer
cannot, strictly speaking, be said
to have ever set in. Along in
April when the gardens should
have been exhibiting signs of
active life, the snow on the
ground was from four to six feet
deep and frozen solid for half of
its depth. In May only the sur
face of it had melted and the
ground could not be reached for
plantingjpurposes except by tun-
neling. In June the snow had
disappeared, but the ground was
still frozen hard, and along to-
to spots on the sun just as they
are doing now.
The winters preceding and fol-
lowing the severe summer were
intensely cold and as the people
of those days knew none of the
conveniences of steam-heated
flats and were wholly ignorant of
the comforts derived from con-
tact with the modern janitor,
their suffering, it will be suppos-
ed, must of necessity have been
intense.
The contrary was the case,
however. The public health was
never better. There were the
usual quiltings and lograisings
everywhere. Altho the crops
were a failure, the spirite of the
people never drooped, and their
confidence in Illinois as a corn
producer never weakened. The
sturdy pioneers and first settlers
went about their business just as
usual during that hard season,
and were cheered now and then
by learning that Chicago was al-
ready beginning to attract at-
tention as a summer resort.
New Meat Market
The Harrison Market, of Bay
City, has rented the lower floor
of the Guy Perry building and
will install a meat market about
the middle of the month. Mr.
Harrison expects to buy and
ship both cattle and hogs in ad-
dition "to overseeing the market.
He has had years of experience
in both lines of the work and
will no doubt make a success of
the business in Palacios.
ward the latter part of that
month another fall occurred
which made sleighing good in
Danville and vicinity for several
days.
On the morning of July 4 wat-
er froze in the wells and pitch-
ers of the early settlers, and
there was excellent skating on
the neighborhood ponds. Snow
fell toward noon, and the usual
Independence day exercises were
held in a church warmed by
blazing log fires and were par-
ticipated in by men and women
in mid-winter clothing.
The spring when it came in
reality, was so short and severe
that no vegetation could thrive
in it. In August the corn, which
had struggled against adverse
circumstances, went to tassel so
early that it was useless except
as fodder. Corn from other parts
of the country brought unheard-
of prices and for seed to be used
in the spring of 1817 farmers
were obliged to provide them-
selves with corn grown in 1815.
All breadstuff's went up and flour
sold a year afterward at $17 a
barrel.
As a matter of fact there was
no summer in the vicinity of
Danville in 1916, and the files of
the Danville News for that per-
iod prove the weather experts in
those days attributed the extra-
ordinary meterological conditions
A Birthday Surprise.
Saturday being the 80th birth-
day of Mr. William Wildman,
some of the members of the
Wayside club; of which organiz-
ation Mrs. Wildman is a valued
member, and their husbands to
the number of twenty, brought
well-filled lunch baskets and
came as a surprise to Mr. Wild-
man. Mr. Wildman had been
very proud of his 80th birthday
and had decided that he and
Mrs. Wildman would have a little
celebration all by themselves.
He determined to wear his best
clothes and go to town for the
first time since his illness. This
he did in the morning and in the
afternoon was seated with his
paper and prepared to enjoy his
rest and read. However when
the company came upon them he
was equal tc the occasion and
played up to all expectations.
Beside the great birthday cake
there were baskets and basins of
other good thing to make the in-
ner man rejoice.
Rsv. B. A. Myers, Austin, who
has just closed a very successful
series of meetings at the Metho-
dist church, left Monday morn-
ing for his home and after a
short visit will go to Stockdale
there to conkuct a similar series
ef meetings. Mr. Myers suc-
ceeded in getting 65 members of
the congregation to go on record
as tithers. This is indeed a fine
showing and wili mean much in
the lives of the tithers and in the
financial standing of the church.
Mr. Myers was accompanied by
Mr. McMahon, a singer of mark-
ed ability who did much toward
the success of the meetings.
J. W. Sartwelle
In Mexico With
Brahma Cattle
Mr. Jas, W. Sartwelle arrived
in the City of Mexico Wednes-
day where he is attending a gov-
ernment sponsored stock show at
the Mexican agricultural college
and experiment station. For
some time the Mexican Jgovern-
ment has been putting on a cam-
paign for a better grade of cattle
and one step in the program is
this show which their president
formally opened Wednesday.
Mr. Sartwelle has had the
great good fortune to sell four
head of his best Brahmas to the
Mexican government and one
reason for this trip was to see
that the cattle were delivered
in good condition. Again "luck
is work" for Mr. Sartwelle has
been working.for months to get
the government interested along
these lines. Mr. Sartwelle rea-
sons that the Brahmas should do
exceptionally weli in Mexico for
parts of the country have a cli-
mate closely resembling the cli-
mate in India, the home of the
Brahmas. Mr. Sartwelle writes
that President Obregon is highly
pleased with the cattle from the
Crescent V ranch and that there
is much favorable comment
heard from all who see them.
Palacios Girl on Choral Club.
Belton, Tex<)u March 31—Miss
Mary Lois Bullock, daughter of
T. A. Bullock, of Palacios, is a
member of the Baylor College
Choral Club of which Mrs. Allie
Coleman Pierce is director.
Miss Bullock has held several
student offices. She is now chor-
ister of the Marjorie T. Stanton
B. Y. P. U., one of the twenty-
two B. Y. P. U.'s of Baylor Col-
lege; and vice-president "The
Daughter's Club."
Second Monday
Chamber of Commerce meeting
Monday night, April 9th, at City
Hall, 8 P. M. Be sure to come.
Carlton Crawford.
Wrestling Matches
Tonight Lee Tompkins, of Pa-
lacios, wrestles Joe Kopecky at
the Queen Theater. Results
will appear in next week's Bea-
con. Friday, April 13th Lee
Tompkins wrestles Young Her-
man, of El Paso, who weighs 155
pounds. This should be a good
bout as it is close to Tompkins
weight. Herman has been de-
feating the best men in several
states.
Christian Church.
There will be preaching ser-
vices at the Christian church
next Sunday by Rev. A. Benton,
D. D., of Houston. Morning
subject, "The Two Prodigal
Sons." Eyening. "Blessed are
the Discontented."
Bible School at the usual hour.
Everyone invited to these ser-
vices.
Sunday being Jim Green's 16th
birthday he invited in some of
his boy friends to help take care
of the excellent dinner his moth-
er, Mrs. W. E. Green had pre-
pared. Jim's class, the Juniors,
felt this rather a one-sided affair
so they in a body and accompa-
nied by Miss Wolf, Miss Boone
Mr. Rogers, drove out Monday
evening to help commemorate
the occasion. As reminders of
their visit they left some real
man-sized stationery and cuff-
links. After a joyful evening
nut sundaes and devils food were
served.
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Grant, Mrs. Earl. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1923, newspaper, April 6, 1923; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412217/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.