The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 7, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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Tin ildcat Offers More I han Twice I he (circulation in Big Ixike I rade territory of Any Other Newspaper—How Does that Appeal to the Advertiser?
VOLUME i.
IU<; LAKE. REAL* AN COUNY. TEXAS. A ITS I’ST 7. 1020
NO. 48
3,000 Vistors in Big Lake
1,013 ISN’T MANY BUT
MEANS LOTS TO TEXAS
DR. ALBERT HALE
Complete official returns from the
252 counties of the stair gives Dan
Moody 1,013 majority over all his
opponents, according to the Texas
Election Bureau. The report gives
the following figures on state offi-
cers:
Governor—Moody. 411,390; Fer-
guson, 281,938; VTilrnan*, 1,498;
Johnston, 1,006.
Attorney General—Pollard, MV
578; Allred, 112.792; Braehfield.
127,432; Irwin, 110,345: Hornsby,
91,916;; Christopher, 42,115.
Treasurer Hatcher. 215,383; Ball
140,935; Garrett, 81,611; Johnston.
66.047; Harris, 55,481; Christian,
52.570; Garner, 39049.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion—Marrs, 372,8*12; Bennett, 170.
275; Humphreys, 156,423.
Commissioner of Agriculture-
Torrell, 515,587; Bolin. 161,329.
Land Commissioner — Robison,
356,615; Ter re II. 321,878.
Railroad Commissioner - Terrell,
356,679; Speer, 181 1.71 ; Baughman,
136,511.
Judge Court of Criminal Apjteals
—Hawkins, 393,242; Pierson, 2&3,-
734.
Republican;
Governor—Haines, 7,824; Scott,
3,427.
Superintendent Public Instruction
—Garrett, 3,470; Lindsey, 3,431.
When returns from Fisher county,
the last county reported, were tabu-
lated the total vote for Governor
stood at 821,767, raising Moody’s
majority to the new figure.
DRILLING REPORT
COOKS SNAKE FOODS
Ut. Ait>eri Hale of Chicago has
been appointed professor of economic
geo^rnph) In the t'i.ivt rally of Porto
HI co.
CITY COUNCIL ELECTS
i Ending fugiM/ 5th i
Camp well,, section No. 31, block
II, 1 nivrrsity lands, in Reagan
.county, only five and one-half miles
southwest of Big Mike, has been
i drilling in grey lime for tin- pa#l day
or so and is looking good lor a pro-
' <lu<vr. I he hole is clear of water
[and in good shape. Ojierutor Camp
is going very carefully in order to be
sure of n<* mishaps, and will continue
to drill to oil. The hole is ht-low 2,-i
, 7<M) feet; this is on a high point and'
i> not deep enough as yet.
i Shaffer well, section No. 9, bio* k
17, I niversity lurid*, Crockett county, i
is still working trying to remove I
casing.
Texort-Marlund, on section No.
154, blink I, Texas Pacific Bv sur-
vey northeast of Big Lake, i* drilling |
by tools lost some time ago.
Ben Simon, section No. 3, G. C. h 1 T,„. uew Klmurn restaurant In the
S. T . Bv. survey, south ol Big Lake. j heart ..f Tokyo, Japan. speclallMa to
is still shut down awaiting the arrival anake finals, su<-h as, for Instance
' ** ' **'■'■ Juicy fried snakes The proprietor, a
well known Japanese chef, is shown
In this photograph, with the base for
one of hta famous dishes.
of Pete Hoffman.
Wilcox et al., section 20, block 30,
nnn a ti an n nrniiiiil^n'vn!>',y lands. Crocket tcounty, is
DORAN AS ALDERMAN"r:r......
At an adjourned regular meeting! Cpton county reports considerable j CITY S NEi^/ DRAG IS
of the city council on Tuesday morn-1 activity hut no new wildcats this
ing, H. B. Kdnes offered his resign.!-, week.
tion as alderman, which was at once' Winkler well, in VI inkier county,
accepted and Paul Doran elected to is reported as making a uiir pump-r
fill out his unexpired two-year term. I and will be the incentive for consul-.
DOING GOOD WORK
Mr. Ldnes has made a splendid al-
derman, attending the meetings regu-
larly and promptly and offering
sound business-like suggestions and
counsel, and each remaining member
of the council expressed regrets that
his business necessitated his retiring
from the office. He is u live-wire
mi inn Alinr llfftnr an<^ (° the l»est interests of his
OLD JOB ONCE MORE;-,™
- ! Doran, was sworn in and took hi*
M. W. Morris, representing the'oath at this meeting and is now a full-
erable driling.
Angelo Represented by
250 Boosters and Band
All,Surrounding Towns and Communities Well
Represented al Big I ,uk<* Annual Celebration
and Barbecue—Estimated 2.5(H) People*
Partake of \oonda\ Repast
DOI BEE-HEADER EEATUBE OE THE DAY
W hit h I exon I akc> Big I .ike Down the I ine in Both Ganns Big
Dance (.loses Day’s \ctivities T.vervbody Has Good Time
\nd NX i 11 -\wait With Pleasure the Next 1 vent
Big Lake < itizen*. business men weir brought into play and the dance
live wites and boosters all acquit- went merrily on.
ted themselves honorably in the prep- Music for both dance was furnish-
•■rations and execution of Big Lakes |,^ Keaton t> 7-piei e ot chest ra,
annual event and celebration. Friday. than whom there is non- bettci in
August 6th, when they entertained jf,, \\,rst. Each member of ibis or-
mid cared for a c rowd estimated any- ganizution i« an artist on bo pa:tie-
where from 3.1KM) to >.(HKi |M‘ople. ulur instrument, and the music wa*
Early in the morning automobiles all that any discerning into could
filled with happy, care-free jK-opb-. ask for or desire,
came from all directions in respond-. With the dosing hours of Triday
to Big Lake’s invitation issued only 1 night’s big dance brought to an end
a few day* previous. The Wildcat ’ one of Big Lake’* most successful
had a few weeks before invited thej entertainments, and the events and
whole world, but realized before pleasures of the day will long
MORRIS BACK ON THE
REV. GLEN FLINN FILLS
METHODIST PULPIT
Rev. Glrn Minn, vice president of time will keep our stri-et* in fairlv
Southwestern l niversity at George- good condition until tin* paving is be-
Autrey Monsey went over to San
Angelo the other dnv and built i
brand new drag which is now Ik-ing tJ,r *jay was spent that we bad “look main a pleasant memory,
used to level the str.-rt.- Aulrey states j„" j0<) much territory but Big laik>-
tfiat this machine will take the hard lu,d tjir pleasure and honor of enter-;
ground better than tfie plow on the tairting; practically the entire county
tractor and do I* Her work. It mil t 0f Reagan with comer. from all -<-i 1
’’ rounding counties, ami not n Ivv. ,
jieople from points as far <Jisj.i i a-
D.dla- and Foil Worth.
Ik* conceded it i* tool worth lb
money and if used at the opportune
YOUNG SON HANDS HIS
PAPA A REAL HOT ONE
town, delivered an able address at
the Methodist church last Sunday at
(lie morning hour, (^uite a number
gun at least.
Speaking of the ding reminds ns
that Autrev did some splendid work
and
The San Angelo Booster*. 2.’<l
strong and beaded bv a magnificent
uniformed bend, came in at about
trn o'clock, . id mixed and mingled
John (i. (arr, winner in the pri-
mary election for < nunty commia-
-iorirr, i« wearing a badly bruised
lirek. win. h look a if some one
Jordan Gandv Company, of San An- fledged member of the city court- il , were in ntte*rdam< en- oli Main street the past dav w U.UII 1Iiri . .
gelo, who is not only one of the very of Big Lake. Mr. Doran is also pr.-s- )"ved the speaker s utterances to the lla(1 ,|ir streets in a v.-rv presentable h J ' , niak. >"1 « >'«dge hammer on him
b<*st salesmen on the road but one of ident of the chamber of commerce utmost hr spoke upon a subject condition for the big barbecue and ............ *'v. ^ *,"rr H,‘!
the best men on the road, was a visi- an,I one of Big Mike’s most progre* ,h-" » TJJ*1 jj «J*Jr«lon. Big Lake htt the m»k- ' f , J |w.,,t,|„. PJJ JJ ,l.’" ""m <,,, , k
tor in Big Lake this week. This is sivc citizens and live-wircs. With fn,h'’r ”"*h*'* "f*1 ' of »> * «f a real c.tv and from all ap- f.|y <>f SJ ^ |||(. l||f^.m„ | i**<l ^ <*" *..........
his first trip out since he turned his such men as now hold city offices l i,k'’ «"* rummumty, but of the pearances w,- also have, the live wires ( ■ fi,„is iherc, The rnu-i-
car over some six weeks ago and sus- there is no occasion for anything but • nl.re world the most important »h„ will leave nothing undone to |,v the'band ua* enjovei! verv much. I 1 * "un ,s developing into
^ tL U/iMcnt office Tuesday ers and men of eood business ,„dg- «M important, but summing up in council as well as resilient of the •«»" f.or I exon and points west d u
using a in.m-M/i fiat and evidently
Zf*m,‘""f^lwi"~‘“'h' VhV.-tie n,;n-.7n^„7„;:tl,c7. %-......A«MiS7ii
be enjoyed to the utmost. bills. <an l**0!*'*- Utday l\ Making and move out and that right toon. These j Lover* of the great American .port his base and then rusilrd a pitcher
Mr MoiTis reports a fine business While no action was taken ut this Molding Christian Character. Die two Qf lives! wires in Big Ukr
for his company and making some meeting the matter of diverting the young, in the hands of their parents, arr young men and active, and when
splendid safes. He represents a street around the proposer! court- should be^ as the modeler s clay, to ( U,«ry set their head* to do a thing it
home rumtirn. that is not only a house, which will occupy the middle be molded and shaped into any de* l% almo*t the *aroe as alreadv ac orn-
home concern, but produc-es good of the block just north of the Texas , *orm- an° ,*K1 making an , plished.
goods and at a very reasonable price. JI„trl, whas discussed. The council molding our young people into <-hns-
Consumers of randy should call for appeared favorable to making an tian men and women was the great County Attorney J. A. Moore went
Jordon’s Brand “and take no other,” eighty-foot street on either side task ‘*c.!n* u* over to Best one day last week and
for there is “nothing just as good.” whirh would take the place Mr Minn met a number o o < .i< - |§c|Le<| Up thirteen fine* out of the
But Morris, bring a good salesman, of the alley through these block*, quaintaneea and made new frien, s court at that place. Five more
will tell hi# buyers all thr story and This is thought to he a wise move for himself and^the great edu,ationa gQnjpJjjntu were file<l in the sume
nt> a)
r~
MORTIJARY
if the buying public will only help and will prohalily Tie a.ied upon .it institute which he so ably represent*,
a little by insisting on Jordan’*, they their next regular meeting.
can increase his sale* wonderfully. —-
Morris is one of the old-timers in Mr*. John Hihdon and son, John
this part of thr country, and was for jr^ |cft Wrdnrday morning for a few
a number of months a resident of Jays visit in Pecos, their old borne.
Big loikr, a* manager of the High- where they will visit and look after
tower store here, lie ha* many Big (jir home affairs a* well a* make an
l,akc friend* who will lie glad to rfforj j() collect some old account*,
know he is sufficiently recovered to Hj|| J*. th*-ir first visit to the
again be on the road and hope that 0),j foime and friend* in almo»t a
his rapid recovery continue# until he yrar They expect to return Satur-
is back to normal. Many thank* for 4jay IU)(j ,f (J*. “lioat” hold# out and
the Havana*. John makes no bad errors they will lo-forr death came.
make it, since it i* a “boat” in good f Claude Riley, of Rig Iwtkc
court by Mr. Moore a day or so later.
Judge Moore i# looking after the vio-
later# of the “statutes” and i* making
it hot for such a* do not toe the mark
Mr*. J. A. Moore and children left
this week for Gordon where they will
Tfrr. I ydm f\dt\ m,- uviumi „n,,,u, , mu -. , , ,
Mr*. Lydia Riley, aged 67 years, viwit relative* for a few day# when ,™‘,r monc> ” *°M '
and national game- baseball were of icr walrr to pour on hi* dad's
treated to a fast and furious *etto In head in order to revive him so that
the morning at 1M:U0 o'clock he- he could continue the game, there
tween the teams of Big I-akc and Tex- j l*eing no substitute* handy. From
on, the latter winning the game by a thi* time on The Wildcat is placing
score of l to 1. In the afternoon at j Hi* last thin dime on young ( arr in
3:00 o’clock the two tram* again whatever fie undertake* to put over,
crossed hats. Big l-ake again handing
thr laurels to lexon, in a neatly done
up score of 5 to 4. The rivalry l*e-
tw-een the Big 1-akr and lexon hall
dubs is one of the most friendly, each
team playing hall purely for the love
of tin- sport, w in or lose. I hr boy#
are evenly matched in most cases, and
the foregoing score# would indicatr
that attending fans witnessed some
good game* and by all mean# got
arid a resident of Barnhart, died at
the home of her daughter at 6:30
o’clock Thursday. The body wa»
laid to re*t at Eldorado at 1:30 Tri-
day. She wa* ill only a short time
thev will l>r joined by the Judge and
all will go to Tennessee for a visit
with hi* mother. Ibr> drive through
in their new (Chrysler.
BIG LAKE'S NEW HOTEL
OPENS DOORS SUNDAY
The Hotel Doran opened it* door*
for business laal Sunday afternoon
with a very satisfactory business
which ha# daily inrreenrd until
Thursday when rvrry room was
Thursday a donee platform wn» fil|r-<i.
erected on the vacant lot* acroas the | ^|| wj,0 f1Jlvr v,.llr(j tj,iw moat
street and ju»t north of the T ir*t modern and c omfortable of Big
Sate Bank, and the first of a series ol M-ike’» Hotel exprrs<u*,l their dc
dance* wa* begun that night, par- ]igzlit at the handsomely furnished
I bv about mom*, elrirnnt appointment* and
Coast. They will drive through.
some time. Mr. fientry wa* taken to
A. H. Ramsell, who has Ik-cii with a sanitarium at Temple for an ojk r-
the Big laike Drug Company for the aiion, and upon arrival there, the
past two year* or more, left Monday family telegraphed Mia# Hern to
for a visit with home folk at hldora* come at once that her father wa* dy-
do. Thi# will be hi# first vacation ing. She left immediately for Tern-
•ime he came to Big I »ke Hr ha* p|r. The many friend* of Mis* Gen-
honn “under the weather” for the jry greatly aympathiM with her in
paat three week*. thi# sad hour of liereavmient.
was
Paul Doran and other* have closed tinpated in and witnessed bv al>oiit room*, elegant
Scott j, Jra| through J. A. Moore for some 500 people, in fail, there were so moderate prices,
of California; Je*# Riley, of verv ilesirablr i lo*e in oil lea*e* in | many dam-ers, ami in anticipation of Hotel Doran is filling a long-felt
Roacoe; lemur I Riley, of Sweet- Crane county. ! a much larcrr attendance on the day nrr,j 0f nru) rnany Hf,0
water, and Mr*. W. A. Reed of Carl#- ______--- of the celebration, the platform have heretofore lieen spending the
Vli#s Ilcen (»<-ntry returned Thurs- had and Mrs. Dora Morris, of (.al- Mr*. Sam H. Chancrllor and little ^ enlarged and exlen<le<l. ' nighl in San Angebi and elsewhere,
he had brot, Okla., son* and daughter*, #ur daughter left Monday for a visit with Triday night the feature dam > of will now make Big Mike the point
hem at the bedside of her father, vive her. Most of these were at her j„.r mother at Pilot Point. >hr will the occasion wa* held It ha# been of destination since they can have
David Oatry, who had ben ill for hedsidr^whrn death claimed her. al#o visit a *i*trr in Louisville before j estimated that 1,500 people were in all the comforts and
Mr*. I’rtd IU.ru.,«lr. M... j W. ""tfh ^
I^tnc and Misse* Anna and Laura h,M ,n ,hr P"*
Camp, left Sumlfiv for California#
, 1 . ti » .» Mi»% lliTn l#rnlry rrtumra inuri (*'»« *,#*»* ,/UI" ,,,w'■ v* mi* ^Hm m i.nanmiof ami iiiib-i a — ■
to* ^ delighu":.! the ’ pL lfk tf«n San Angelo -here she had **^ * ‘'n .L f t"L
The U tMrat family with a host of returning The vacation will
ether friend* extend <leej>est #vin- Mj Mb<>ut ten day* duration.
pathy. -.........— ........
j R. J. Chancellor came in Thur*dav
According to J. A. Moore, he and for a xi*it with his son, S*m It.
W. F. McDermett arr preparing to!Chancellor. He will pmhahlv r<*.
ere* t several house* in Cro#aett and turn In San Angelo Monday for an-
have ordered the material put on1 other visit with hitf son there before
the ground. returning to hi* home in Fast Texas.
convenience*
attendance, and at no time were there ; the hotel* of largm eilies afford,
fewet than 75 to 100 couple* on the ■ J. 9J (.oilier, Jr., hr<-ther of N.
floor. Only one regrettable, and un-1 A. Collier, of Best, is Paul Doran’s
avoidable, incident hap|»ened to mar | able assistant. He i# from one of the
the pleasures of the occasion thr big hotel* of Dallas and know* just
lights went off at about 9:IX) and did how to serve ihc trade to make them
not come on again until around 11 KK) come again. They both express
o'clock. However, light# from waiting j themselves a* well pleased with the
automobile#, candles, gas light*, etc., j opening business.
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 7, 1926, newspaper, August 7, 1926; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633612/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.