The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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The Meridian Tribune
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Meridian and Bosque County
VOL. 27, NO. 19.
MERIDIAN, TEXAS, OCTOBER 14, 1921.
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR
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CASH GROCERY.
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THE STORE
I The following is a small list of what we have for sale. Evelythkig is )
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1 Irish Potatoes 5c Good Heavy Brooms 50c 1
| Sweet Potatoes 4c Babitt Lye, per can, 12j
1 Light Crust Flour...... ...$2.25 Giant Lye, per can,.. 12%c |
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County's Taxable Val-
ues Lower This Year
Will Drill For Oil
On Rhome Ranch
Drilling is to begin at once on the
J. O. Rhome ranch 8 miles northwest
of Morgan. The derrick was complet-
ed some time ago, and the machinery
is expected to arrive at Morgan one
day this week when it will be moved
to the Rhome ranch at once. D. An-
derson, of the Anderson Drilling Co.,
of Tulsa, stated that he thought the
well on this 10,000-acre lease would
be spudded in within the next fifteen
days. The Pennsylvania drillers have
arrived and there will be no time lost
in getting the drilling under way
when the machinery arrives.
Quite a number of leases are being
taken in that section of Bosque county,
and judging from the fact that
some of the big companies are in-
terested, it seems that somtthing has
cropped out that indicates Bosque
Count may get an oil field.
Does your stomach feel bloated af-
ter eating? Do you have sour ris-
ings, heartburn, spells of dizziness,
and constipated bowels ? If so, Prick-
ly Ash Bitters is the medicine for you.
Men who use it find it exactly suited
for such disorders. Price $1.25 per
bottle. J. E. Turner, Special Agent.
Former Meridian Doctor
Convicted In U. S* Court
What Do You Know?
Do you know that an editor or a
reporter for a newspaper can in his
rounds stop and ask a hundred persons
"what is the news?" and ninety out
of the hundred will reply, "Nothing
special," and yet 50 out of that num-
ber know something that, if not found
in the next paper, will astonish them
greatly and disappoint them more,
and perhaps make them madder than
hornets. Don't be afraid to let the
newspaper man know it.
There were 4,718 bales of cotton
ginned in Bosque county from the
1921 crop prior to Sept. 25th. as com-
pared with 2,460 bales ginned up to
the same date last year according to
a report furnished the Tribune by T.
L. Dunlap, Special Agent of the U.
S. Bureau of Census. This report, on
its face, indicates that Bosque county's
crop will be almost double that of
last year, but such is not the case,
On account of the dry weather, cotton
this year matured earlier than last
year, and in most cases, the first pick-
ing got the entire crop, the new bolls
being destroyed by the boll weevil.
Conservative estimates place the yield
in Meridian territory at ten per cent
of an ordinary crop. Fifteen or six-
teen hundred bales are usually ginned
at Meridian from an ordinary crop,
but this year not exceeding 150 bales
will be ginned, which means a loss,
to the farmers in this community, as
compared with ordinary years, of a-
round $170,00.00 in cash.
Six officers of the Thompson Treat-
ment Company, which promoted an
alleged cure for tuberculosis that
came into wide use, were found guil-
ty by a jury in the United States
District Court at San Antonio
Saturday of using the mails in further
of a scheme to defraud.
It was announced that sentence will
be passed Tuesday by Judge Duval
West. The convicted men are A. F.
W. MacManus, H. B. Thompson, K.
D. Thompson, Dr. H. Fitzgerald
D. McCoy • Jfc'l&ari&jSf?
seventh officer who was indicted, John
Fitzsimmons, was found not guilty.
The trial was begun Sept. 26, and
• grew into a long-drawn-out fight, in
which a mass of evidence was pre-
sented. The Government showed that
the Thompson treatment consisted of
inhalations from a sort of stove under
which ordinary oak chips were burn-
ed, the smoke passing upward through
plain clay.
Several patients of the company
testified that they had ■beg^ cured,
but in one case of the ohf£ on'e who
would submit to an X-ray examina-
tion, the test showed the disease in
an advanced stage.. The Government
offered proof that several patients
had died.
The maximum sentence which can
be imposed under the verdict is five
years imprisonment.
Dr. Marshall formerly resided in
Meridian where he practiced medicine
and has many warm friends here who
do not believe he is guilty of willfully
violating the federal laws in this
matter. He moved from here • to
Moody, and after the Thompson
Treatment Co. had been established
at San Antonio for some time, was in-
duced to buy an interest and become
a member of the Medical Board of
tlie concern,
A petition to Judge West, asking
that Dr. Marshall be fined only, was
Circulated here Tuesday and was free.-
ly signed by a large number of our cit-
izens, and it is sincerely hoped that
in some fttay he will be spared the
humiliation of serving a term in pri-
son.
Taxable values of Bosque County,
according to the 1921 tax rolls, show
a decrease of $248,850. Last year
the total taxable values of the county
were $14,169,140, and this year they
amount to $13,920,290. The value of
j lands show a slight increase this year,
having been rendered on an average
of about $11.10 per acre, city and per-
sonal property being responsible for
the decrease.
The rolls for 1921 show the follow-
ing: 613, 410 acres lands, $7,031,260;
city property, $1,221,930; personal
property, $3,739,070; 78 10-100 miles
railroads, $1,383,520; telegraph and
telephone lines, $81,860; pipe lines,
$136,250; bank shares, 3950 shares,
$326,400.
The county's revenue from the as-
sessment rolls will aggregate $76,577.
13. The state's revenue will be $86,
311.09. State and county poll taxes
will aggregate $10,783.50, road dis-
trict bond taxes, $18,866.56, and
special taxes levied by rural school
A Signal Victory For
Progressive Farmers
The Texas Telephone Co. has been
having some needed repair work and
extensions done in Meridian the past
two weeks. The cable on Main Street
has been extended for about a quarter
of a mile and other work has been
done. The aim of the officials of the
Texas Telephone Co. is to give its
patrons first-class service, and they
in connection with the local manager,
H. N. Reese, who is a first-class tele-
phone man, will soon have our system
so that we will be proud of the ser-
vice.
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1 We Know Your Wants
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We know your needs. It is our aim to supply them to the
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Your patronage will increase our ability to serve you.
Our faith in you makes you stronger. Your faith in us makes
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COME TO SEE US
FARMERS GUARANTY STATE BANK
R. V. Ferguson, President Chas. J. Lewis, Cashier
Miss Belle Stockard, Assistant Cashier.
ted by County Tax Collector Horn-
buckle. The county tax rate is 55c
and the state 62c, making a total of
$1.17, which does not include the
special road district and rural school
taxes.
In the event all poll taxes are paid,
crease of $4,656.75 for both county
and state as compared with last year.
The potential voting strength of the
county for 1922 is estimated at 6,162,
an increase of 2,661 over last year.
; 5 Permitted to Pair.
County Clerk Tubb has issued the
following marriage license since our
last report.
Sawnee Snell and Miss Rloberta
Odie. (col.)
D. B. Hudson and Miss Bessie
Woody.
Alex Wright and Miss Vera May
Merrett.
Clide Payne and Miss Laur Thomp-
son.
B. S. Jackson and Miss Louise
Jaehne.
About forty persons took the coun-
ty teachers' examination last Friday
and Saturday. Of this number there
were* 13 colored.
"There is nothing before the Court"
was the decision rendered by Judge
York in the Commissioners' Court
Monday morning after Commissioner
Jenkins had made one of his eloquent
speeches opposing the employment
of a County Farm Agent and Home
Demonstrator for Bosque County, and
the matter stands just as the Tribune
predicted it would.
After Commissioner Jenkins was in-
formed that there was "nothing before
the court," he made a motion to re-
consider the matter of employing the
County Farm Agent and Home De-
monstrator, but the other Commis-
sioners, who are backed by a large
majority of their constituents "stood
pat," and the motion received no sec-
ond and County Judge York declared
there was nothing before the court
for consideration.
Quite a number for and against the
appropriation were in attendance, but
the progressive citizens of Bosque
County w©n a signal victory by hav-
ing such sterling and progressive men
as Commissioners Hord, Belcher and
Raley champion their cause.
This educational work for Bosque
County will not cost the tax payers
one cent extra. It is here for the
benefit of all, but only those who co-
operate in the work will receive full
benefit. It was Hot promulgated for
the man that "knows it all," but thpse
who are willing to learn something
will be greatly benefitted. We may
expect those who oppose it to fight
it continually, and it behooves those
who support it to be active and make
tlie ensuing year's work so ^successful
that a County Farm Agent and Home
Demonstrator is a settled fact for
Bosque County in the future.
Even if it was necessary to tax the
people in the future to support it,
only 14c on each thousand rendition
would be necessary. The county is
collecting from the people about $20,-
000.00 for tick eradication purposes,
and it is estimated that only about $3,-
000 will be necessary next year, so
we will have a surplus of about $17,-
000.00 in that fund from one year's
taxes—enough to run the Farm De-
partment for SYz years.
The Tribune may be counted upon
to lend its aid in this matter, and
"everything we can do to educate the
people in better agriculture, stock-
raising and home work will be done.
WANTED—300
at the Methodist Sunday School Sunday
Mrs. Flowers
Will Give Her
Sermon-Lecturc
on
"HOME"
Sunday at 11 o'clock
Powell Heads Nation- ! Meridian Man Is Vic-
al Postal Carriers
Washington, Oct. 12.—S. L. Pow-
ell of Meridian, secretary of the Tex-
as Rural Free Delivery Carriers' as-
sociation, was elected chairman- of the
National Association of Rural Mail
Carriers here today. Powell was the
only Texan appointed to a committee
chairmanship.
The six delgates from Texas were
prominent in the proceedings today.
They also have been singing the
praises of the Lone Star State to
other delegates and otherwise adver-
tising Texas. Each of the Texas de-
legates wore a wide blue sash across
his waistcoat with the word "Texas"
prominently displayed.
Latest News From France.
Paris, Oct. 12.—(By Cable.)—Indi-
cations that the short skirt is not
yet a dead issue were seen today in
the fall and winter opening of Mada-
leine Vionnet, the length being less
than at any other couturier's. Black
is dominant.
tim of Tough Luck
Washington, Oct. 12.—Here is a
real hard luck story. S. L. Powell of
Meridian, Texas, delegate to the Na-
tional Association of Rural Mail Car-
riers, is an ardent baseball fan. For
years he had dreamed of seeing a
world's series baseball game. So
having a day before the convention
opened he went to New York. Form-
ing in line at the Polo Grounds he
slowly winded his way toward the
gate.
Out in the Bull pen Jess Barnes and
Phil Douglas and Waite Hoyt and
Cai'l Mays were warming up. A
world series game was right in the
offing for Powell. Then it happened.
A policeman came down the line
and said that the gates had been clos-
ed. • The park was full. So Powell
missed the game.
What made it even tougher on Pow-
ell was the fact that the policeman
who disseminated the information was
wrong—plenty of vacant seats being
left in the upper stands when the
game tsarted.
S-H-O-E-S!
We sell the well known
"Peters Srand" Shoes.
Our stock is complete in
Women's and Children's
Shoes^nd the Prices are
Right. See us Before you
purchase ydtir Winter
supply of Shoes.
^ Our Grocery Stock is
complete. Try Monogram Flour.
Give us your orders.
E. E. GARDNER & SON
Phone 38
MERIDIAN, TEXAS
Phone 38
Recent Proceedings
In County Court
Business Transacted
By the Commissioners
Among the bills of indictment re-
turned by the last grand jury were
22 misdemeanors and the county court
has been doing a nice business the
past few days in accepting pleas*of
guilty. - .
Pleas of guilty have been entered
in the following cases:
Buster Wilson, aggravated assault
and battery; fined $25.00 and costs.
Eugene Smart, aggravated assault;
fined $25.00 and costs.
Sam Rundell, aggravated assault;
fined $25.00 and costs.
Frank Landon, fornication; fined
0.00 and costs.
Deward Newson, adultry; fined $100
and costs.
'Eugene Smart, fornication; fined
$50.00 and costs.
Buster Wilson, fornication; fined
0.00 and costs.
Hugh Pike, fornication; fined $50.00
and costs.
Aubrey Smart, aggravated assault;
fined $25.00 and costs.
Bad breath is a symptom of a dis-
ordered stomach, and weak digestion.
The remedy for it is Prickly Ash Bit-
ters; the medicine for men. It purges
the stomach and boWela of fermented
food and impurities, purifies the
breath, clears the complexion of sal-
lowness and fnakcfs you, feel fine.
Price $1.25 per bottle. J. E. Turner,
Special Agent. adv.
Commissioners' Court met in regu-
lar session Monday with all members
present.
The following business was tran-
sacted:
The temporary allowance made to
Mrs. H. P. Thompson at the August
term appearing insufficient, an addi-
tional sum of $10.00 was allowed.
Mrs. Bowling, of Meridian, being in
the same condition, an additional sum
of $10.00 was also allowed to her.
The County Treasurer was ordered
to transfer $500.00 from the General
Fund to the Jury Fund.
It appearing that G. A. Brown had
been erronerously assessed for taxes
in Road Bond District No. 1-A for
the years 1919, 1920 and 1921 on 320
acres of land not in said district, the
tax paid, amounting to $12.88 was
ordered refunded.
The expense accounts of the Coun-
ty Officers for September were appro-
ved and ordered paid.
After taking up^the claim docket
the court adjourned.
And Maybe They Can
One-third of the fools in the coun-
try think they can beat a lawyer ex-
pounding the laws. One-half think
they can beat the doctor in healing
the sick. Two-thirds of them think
they can put the minister in the hole
expounding the gospel, and all of them
think they can beat the editor running
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Dunlap, Levi A. The Meridian Tribune (Meridian, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1921, newspaper, October 14, 1921; Meridian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth415415/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Meridian Public Library.