The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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SENTINEL
Vol. 18, No. 48
8EMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1920
$1.00 Pee Ybab
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
CHURCH TO UNITE
The representatives of the
Northern and Southern Meth-
odist church, in session in Louis
ville, filially decided on a plan of
re uniting these two great relig-
ious bodies which separated
about seventy years ago anent
slavery. This is an important
step id the furthering Christ’s
Kingdom. There should be other
consolidations of religious bodies
ever looking to a final answer to
the Lord’s prayer “that these
may be one.” Denominational-
ism is not in line with the pres-
ent day religious world; it is un-
christian, selfish, wasteful.—Ex.
TEXAS WEALTH IS
GROWING BY LEAPS
According to a statement is
sued by the state comptrollers
few days ago the assessed values
of Texas for this year amount to
$3,200,295,205, an increase over
last year of $187,475,918. He es-
timates total tax produced there-
by will be $24,919,216, an in-
crease of $7,424,863.
POLL TAX PAYMENTS
FOR GAINES COUNTY
TEXAS FOOL HALLS
FORCED TO CLOSE
Austin, Feb. 4—Peace oflicers
of Texas were today notified by
the attorney general that they
can now proceed to close pool
halls. This action followed the
receipt of official notice by the
attorney general that the su-
preme court of the United States
has refused to grant an order to
stay the enforcement of the
Texas anti-pool law pending a
decision in a case involving its
constitutionality.
Tax Collector Cleve Cobb in
the final total for poll tax receipts
issued in this county shows that
288 receipts were issued to men,
69 to women ann 7 exemptions.
Mrs. F. C. Mellard and son
are here from Marfa visiting the
tm awsrs sisters, Mesdame# T
C. Heard and Mattie Trimble.
They expect to leave Sunday for
a few days visit with relatives
at Snyder before returning to
their home at Marfa.
Mrs. L. D. Levy left Tuesday
for her home at Merkel, after
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. L.
Ramsey, and family, for the past
several days. Mrs. Grade Long-
botham accompanied her to Mid-
land, returning Thursday.
Lost—A pair of ladies’ two
buckle overshoes, size 7, on the
streets of Seminole. Finder
please leave at Pittman's store.—
Mrs. J. B. King.
P. J, Stanley and children left
the latter part of the week for
Brownfield to visit relatives for
a few days.
B. B. Curry went to Lubbock
Thursday morning to have his
eyes treated.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Babe
Howell, ou Suniay, February 1,
a fine boy.
See my new line of men's and
boys’ suits and pants.—R. W,
Pittman.
SCHOOL TO RE-OPEN
AGAIN NEXT WEEK
The Seminole school has been
closed for the past two weeks on
account of the influenza epidemic.
Supt. Duff states that the situa-
tion has improved to such an ex
tent that our school will again
open on Monday, Feb. 9.
It is hoped that all pupils will
be in their respective rooms
ready for work on this date.
Presiding Elder Shearer, of
Lubbock, was here Sunday and
occupied the pulpit at the Meth-
odist church at the morning
hour. While here he held the
first quarterly conference of the
year for this charge.
MRS. MATTIE TRIMBLE
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
The name of Mrs. Mattie
Trimble appears in the announce-
ment column of the Sentinel this
week as a candidate for the office
of County Treasurer of Games
county, subject to the action of
the Democratic Primary in July.
Mrs, Trimble is now serving
the people as County Treasurer
and has attended to the duties of
this office in a business like way
jn every respect, and from the
support she has received from
the voters in the past elections
she has given satisfaction.
She asks the support of the
voters of the county, assuring
them that she will give her very
best efforts in attending to the
business of this office.
She ask that her candidacy be
given your careful consideration
before casting your ballot in the
coming July primary, and will
appreciate your vote and influ-
ence.
ENUMERATOR FOR EAST
HALF OF C0UNNY
L. L. Cobb has been appointed
census enumerator for Commis-
sioners’ Precincts Nos. 1 and 4
of Gaines county, whioh includes
the entire east half of the county.
He expects to begin his rounds
at once and complete the work
at the earliest date possible.
J. H. Hawkihs, who had the
west half, has just about pom-
pleted his work. If you know
of anyone that has been over
looked, be sure to phone one*of
these enumerators at once.
FATHER AND SON SUC-
CUMB TO PNEUMONIA
John and Chas. Elam were
here Monday and Tuesday from
Flooo, Floyd county, visiting rel
atives and attending to business
matters.
L. M. Wright waa^ere from
his place near Hobbs, N. M.,
Monday.
Mrs. S. C. Doss is reported
seriously ill the latter part of
the week.
J. B. Belcher is confined to
his room having contracted flu.
J. P. Taylor of Brady was
here this week prospecting.
Guy Stark was a business vis-
itor to Lamesa Wednesday.
Judge J. C. Wilson of the fed-
eral court in this district de-
clares the "present suspended
sentence law of Texas is the
greatest piece of folly ever per-
petrated by the legislature,” and
the act is a disgrace to the state.
He said further, "that he does
not understand who can favor
such a law except criminals.”
The suspended sentence law en-
courages crime. It should be
repealed.
Garden City, Feb. 2.—W. J.
Medlin, 40, of this county, a
prominent ranchman add widely
known throughout West Texas,
died at Midland yesterday of
pneumonia. Burial was at Gar-
den City today.
His father, I. Medlin, was bur
ied at Lamesa Sunday. His
death was also due to pneumon-
ia.
E|gn Cobb made a business
L. C. Holman shipped 7 cars tri» “ Lubbock Plalnview
oICi.tof.-om hereto Ms -naotr returoipulnfiato.-k*
near Midland the first of the
the week. W. O. Hale, also of
Midland, shipped two cars.
Mrs. J. M. Tinker who has
been the guest of her sisters.
Mesdames L. L. Cobb and F. D.
Stark, for the past few days left
Thursday for her home at East-
land.
Mrs. L. D. Richards has been
seriously ill for the past few
days.
An election has been called for
March 3rd, at Lamesa, to vote
on bonds to the amount of $50,-
000, with which to build a modern
school building.
Dave Henderson returned Sat
urday of last week from points
in the central part of the state,
See my new line of men’s and
boys’ suits and pants.—R. W.
Pittman.
W. C. Cox was here the first
this week from Lockney pros-
pecting.
Chas. Musick was here from
his ranch in New Mexico Tues-
day.
Judson Roach is able to he up
| after an illness of several days,
West Texas Agricultural And Mechanical College
From The Dallas News.
Lubbock Sanitarium
A modern fireproof building equipped
for medical and surgical cues.
DU. ARVEL FOHT0R
Phones: Office 628; lea. 628
DR. 0. F. FEEBLER
Phones: Office 209; Ree. 341
DR. J. T. HUTCHIHS0M
Phones: Office 209; Ree. 216
DR. J. T. CRUEGER -
Phone 628
MART P. PAR WELL, B. I., Sopt.
Phone 628
A chartered traiaiag school it coa-
dneted by Miaa Mary P. Parwefi, R.
N., Supt. Bright healthy young wo-
men who desire to enter may address
Mus Parwefi.
There is genuine need of an
Agricultu ral and Mechanical Col-
lege in West Texas. The News
believes the people of that sec-
tion can get it if they go about
the work in the right way. This
right way in the News’ opinion,
is to base their demand for it
solely upon the argument which
can be made in support of it and
to refuse to pool their interests
with that of other sections which
will make demands that are, in-
trinsically, less worthy than
theirs. The votes they can get
in the Legislature in support of
their demand by pledging the
votes of their own representa-
tives in support of other de
mands cost more than they are
worth, for the reason that they
bring down upon their own de-
mand a prejudice which it would
not incur if it were advanced in-
dependently. The legislature
and the people of the state can
be made to see that it is both
just and expedient that an Agri
cultural and Mechanical College
be established in West Texas,
and once seeing it, they will
order its establishment. But
they are blinded to that fact in
some degree when that demand
is allowed to enter into partner-
ship relations with others which
oan win only by entering into a
game of pork-barrel politics.
The agricultural problems of a
vast expanse called West Texas
are radically different from those
of every other section of the
state. The Agricultural and Me-
chanical College we now have at
College Station may train a
young man perfectly to follow
his profession of farming in
North, 8outh or East Texas and
leave him utterly unfitted to fol-
low in West Texas. The News
doubts if that institution is ade-
quately equipped, in the matter
of men and facilities, to give
such training as is needed by a
young man who goes to it from
West Texas. For the most part
the crops which it is practicable
to grow in West Texas can not
be grown successfully in Brazos
county, so that to the extent that
actual demonstration in field
work enters into the teaching it
must be thought Ifhat the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College
is not fitted to serve the needs of
that immense section. Farther.
more, it must be regarded as
rather likely that professors who
have mastered the problems pre-
sented by the agricultural needs
of North, South and East Texas
have neither time nor energy to
master problems so essentially
different as those which confront
the farmers of West Texas. To
To attempt to make the exist-
ing Agricultural and Mechanical
College serve the needs of West
Texas is virtually to neglect
them, for we attempt the imprac-
ticable, if notr the impossible.
Probably very few young men
from West Texas attend the in-
stitution at College Station. The
reason is, not the distance of that
institution from West Texas, but
the belief that it is so little cap
able of giving the training that
is serviceable to young men of
that section. The establishment
of an Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College in West Texas would
undoubtedly be a powerful stim
ulus to the farming industry of
that section, and that result
would handsomely repay the
rest of the state lor its contribn
tion ta the cost.
INFLUENZA SHOWS IN-
CREASE OVER TEXAS
Austin, Feb. 4.—The greatest
increase in influenza since the
recent epidemic began was
shown in reports received by
the state health department to-
day. A total, °f ‘A514 new influ-
enza cases aid 88 new pneumonia
cases were registered since yes-
terday.
IJowever, all of this increase
has not developed since yester-
day, as a number of local health
officers made their first report
today and included all cases in
their locality since the epidemic
began.
TWO SANITARIUMS AT
LUBBOCK CONSOLIDATE
We note from the Lubbock
Avalanche of last week that Dr.
Ponton and associates, who own
the Lubbock Sanitarium, have
purchased the West Texas Sani-
tarium from Drs. Overton and
Wagner. Dr. Overton will be a
stockholder in the former. It is
not known just what Dr. Wag-
ner’s plans are for the future.
We received a card this week
from R. A. Brabham, who until
recently was manager of the
Seagraves Mercantile Company,
asking us to send him the Sen-
tinel to Atlanta, Texas. He has
accepted a position as traveling
salesman for a wholesale grocery
firm at that place.
It is reported that * certain
cPols a mule ana cow, in o]
that buttermilk will produce a
stronger kick. If successful he
expects to retire from the news-
paper business and rest in ease
the remainder of his days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Smith of
Cuthbert, Mitchell county, came
in the first of this week to spend
a few weeks with their son, J. A,
Smith, and family.
Marvin Collier, representing
the South Plains Monument Co.,
of Plain view, was here on busi-
ness for the above firm Monday.
Mrs. W. E. Hecker of Here-
ford came in the first of the week
to visit her daughter, Mrs. T. W.
Shepard.
R. A. Cox of Austin was here
a few days visiting and looking
after land interests in this coun-
ty. __
Joe Hilton was here from Lub-
bock Tuesday.
SEE
Cox & Heard
For haying or Bell-
ing large or small
tracts of land.
Alio a large list
of cattle for sale.
If you hare not
listed your land
or cattle with us,
we would be gUd
to do so.
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1920, newspaper, February 5, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth555576/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.