The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 19, 1929 Page: 1 of 8
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Cake Httlhcai
VOLUME IV
(Bi" I,ake News and Oil Review Absorixvi by Purchase March J, 1927)
Bl<; LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS. J AM \HV
ID. IB
DON’T TRY TO GET
AWAY FROM THE
SHERIFF NOW
Never III the history nl the auto-
mobile ha- there hern mi mueh ri\al
ry as at thi* lime. !•> the i heaper
<ais the new Inn) mid new si\-
cylinder Chevrolet the liyulry up-
pears to he the greatest, and all will
have to admit that hnili are splendid
ears and can pet ove; the roads
where there are main short turns
and (inves even luster than iiianx
curs selling lot three nr four times
as much money.
The real mania, one would con-
clude, is for speed and while on i
straight or reasonably .tiaight uml
smooth roads many ol the higher-
priced ears will make til) to I(M>
miles |H-r hour, there is no doubt hut
that the late model Kurds and Chevro-
let* have all the speed needed for
safety and even in emergency cases*.
Not only this but being lighter enr-
tliey make tire distances on the mini
No. 18
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GAS IN NINETY DAYS LIONS ACCOMPLISH A
IF CONTRACT SECURED FEW IMPROVEMENTS
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Malcolm D Xlm.ivk, IS year old
*1 high school hoy.
won -I,WOlor himself, $4,000 for
S‘.,V” ' *’>' "•flint! the best stu-
Lsviy ,,n t|lc Solution of the
I rohihitiun I rohlcm in the contest
eoiuiucted by *V C Durant.
FIRST STATE BANK
REELECTS OFFICERS
\ meeting ol the stockholders of
It looks as if ,p|cndid progress i* The'i w i* .1 unusually >ond
being in ide m the (losing of eon- now I «l the Lion- lum hr*n Tuesday
tract- and minor dr-.ails which will r-d r.er.d visitor-, were present he
within lour months give Rip l.ake ii*r- tin* mnnbei-.
natural gas. ' X committee was appointed to con-
L. L.tughlin, repri settling Reese ult >viih i > ivil engineer arid oncer
! XleGec of Blackwell, Oklultoma. las ti m.| ol tunning level- and
attended the I ior luncheon I tie-- >, i .:*•«( n mdet th.it we may bavi
day and was a business \ i - it or in j j<ropi*r drainage for the city in times |
Bi ! ik< a .ii nn Khursda) He , f fjol 1 Thi« • immittee is to i p u
has made -alisf acton arrangements : ..u ||U| ,„.xi ni'etirig. which i- In •
with \\ . I (.ulliirth and IL I lieis for day. Il is (he intention of the club in
llnii Iramhisf* to furnish natural conjut. : ion vyith tin ( hamber ol
. tor the city ol Big Lake and it i* Lornsdete |o tii-l rut tin- diti In - t• •
imdeisleod that obstacle ha- been j carry' * nil the flood waters wilhoti!
eliminated to the -it ti-1 act ion of all washing out the streets and then. ,d
\t:y» Mary Anna Beckwith, ( hrya-
utante <>f two yc,.i s ago m now
W a g in the advertisin',- d< nart-
,i *'• a Ch-cago shop In her dr-
f'*r a ijrerr, (fir quit <ws tety’s
b«H....... l k Pm Kit ■ I a
,r, mu
ter this i- accomplished, giude •"
mueh. of the street ,i» the road lay
will dr, invent:' « title with (lushed
rock jo make them -uh-tiiiitiul and
partie- eoiiceitied.
Mi. Luuglilili i- seeking the f run -
chise to furnish gas to Hjinkin ami
Met iimey and should hr gel the ('<>■
opei ntioii of tlir people of these last ill-.
three towns he will enter into con- The subject of the airport was
tract to furnish natural ga- pronto, again taken up altd discussed. Lee
Should Hank ill and McLamey trive i \\ iNon made a talk, tilling ol the
WILSON OFOZCNA
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BIG LAKE ROOSTERS
BCOST FOR RIG LAKE
Id Paso business men to the num-
ber of fifteen this week made a vood-
will airplane trip to West I exits, vis-
ilinu among i it In i town. McLamey,
Miiilarid, Stanton and Odessa. I hey
-pi ol Wednesday night in Odessa,
where they were royally entertained
at a I ample! and Intel a dam e.
Lee Wilson ol the Wilson Motor
< ii of Biv Lake and O/.oria, Ihiirk
; dealers, and Dense Young of the S
* ash Grocery <d Ihg Lake, rode over
!o Oifes-n iii Wilson's plane for the
purpose (d enjoying with these good
people the festivities of the ornisioti
| ami advertising Big laike I hey re-
port a good time and Wilson state*
'that without quoion Big l.ake got a«
I much oi more puldieily than any
town repri’sented. Mr. Young had
ju-t taken his first ride in an airplane
going oyer with W ilson and the kick
and enthusiasm he got from it could
. ... - —............. , , ... . . , r . . . .i l1"' I ample of Bi - Lnk. lean, a »°« remain for long in the system
... ..................... ............... the First Stati Bank w .i- hr Id in the them the projie.....ipenlton present needs uf the landing and of H(,p jjjt [|lul.. a|„ Mjl hl., . < • I one man, mo when called upon fw
mum umotmx of gas and oils. Any J dirertors room of that institution Sat- W'*I' ®‘$ “* proposes to enter J frrind igain to pay l»i one-hall o( ,.v.., v ,| u \ i.,. j j0 a (.|u}Ja speech Mr Young did not fail but
of these ears can go a- Lot ,i- thejnidav. 'll.....Id officers h.-d made into * contract to begin work on the the ifeded improvement. X com- J>rj ^ together niitny ... t>d.I them all about Big Lake Air-
Wildcat editor cares to ride unless I such ,i splendid res >rd during the I' "!''' *'**IBI 'hntv days from datt mitteq ' ippointed to assist XL ,r ,atMj ,|irti ,|lt.v j »rts was one <>l the main topi«
he is riding on a train or in an air- past year that each and every one of "* sig:iirri eimtiael^ am have^ gas W ilson in laving <>ut the marker ,j |( ,,U||(| , (| ,omi. ,,i t},, L>i di-i ussion and Dees*. alter hay
■’ ’ ‘ ' ' .................... 11 done 1'uesday allemoon.
plane- Ithern was reelected us follows: running into Big Like within ninety
Since the above is true naturally C. Sanders, pre ident; Herman :l,,m '",l dat<- contract,
each owner, if he does not think his Srhneemann, vice president; J. W. 1 h‘‘ '•“«* ",,t !,r 0,1 a
car the best, he feels that it is a good Ypung, vice president; raylot Liner- -1 - l( •' 1 i!n"'
one and he got hi- money’s worth -on, (adder; Fulton Emerson, assis- 'Vest Llilitiew <•*»., accordintr
which vva
(andets. or something of that nature,
will l«C -pe ad around thi- circle and
whip w ished or ealeirn'med to make it
visihle from plane- above. XII this
when lu- purchased it. ! tunt cashier; I). S. Mitt. Jr.. as-Biaut ll> die amount u.-ed, hut will he low ,n,n may not he done by this time.
But all this is only leading up to cashier, enough to he within the reach of all |f . , j g will he done within the next
the fad that the people of Big Lake Bill and Tate (da-sen,k and XL- •>«»«) "'!l -ave the «itv many thoiis- few ,1 y D la-1 lursd.iy the wind
are the same as in every other good. Ilene (»entry are the other efficient -uid- >< ,i• I\.
wholesome town in the -late or any -'’wl hu
where else lor that matter. I hey 'ion.
like good sport and good races. Lie financial
employees ol the institu-
cily many ihotis-
Beside.'s tlii-, it will !>*’
great ituliK erneut to m«uuifa*'ur-
ing concerns to Im ate in I5ig Luke.
We have the pure soft water in
addition ol
will have
In addition to this
ippointed to look
cone was put uj
l eirrriilt’ e v(
after the painting of t,he> lar
Big I-ike on top of some promi-
nent building ol the town. I In- will
he accomplished within u short time
hen the natural gas i- turned on. since X|,. Burdin, of the Herndon
good and some
I i1 in their nridibor-. With ill
! th:- the ties ol friendship grow
-tne per with each meetin >. It lake'
j time, however, to find out all the
wi ■ dnp> points of any individual and
especially those who do not meet with
iis .:! re olar irilrrv iL. Xnd in wait
in to fun) out we sometimes iru— ,-h
whole lot of worthwhile talent.
(Ins leads up to the lac1 that the]
i led the day before in laying
oil! tin* marker am1 erecting the wind
ore on our lo< ul airport, was loaded
;■ the guards with planes and airport
-lull lie told them, and ptoved hi'
lares |i\ W iNon. that Big I ike Ini'
h- st natural la! ding field oi any
town in Texas. I h<* ground i - level
am! covered with n heavy turf which
makes it free from dust during dry
............ ......... tatement a.s of Jan-
Only yesterday a race was mulched iiary I sliovis the hank to he in sp|<*n- ahum ance and with thi
between one of the new Fords and did condition and with about S 100. • heap fuel, such a
one of the new aixcylindcr Chevro-! LHH) on deposit. • Din ing the past "ben the natural ga, —...........rnrr mi. ... .... ...••..uoii |W il-mi a. an airplane enthusiast
lets and in the afternoon the race;'ear, accoi.ling to- Cashier Taylor there is no estimating the advantages Burditt Lheytoht informed the >in(j |{„j,.|k <jf.i,|e-l |(,. i„ .,|| t|,.u
Big Lake Lions haye missed many /weather and plenty liar,I during wet
(.eat by not knowing the attaiiimente! weather. As to si/e he stated it was
'ol its membership. Apparently tin Lrpe.j Lindr v field i'1 lexas
Lions have heretofore looked upon; '*d
I .re XX i|s(»n
•vered from fifteen to twenty
:.oi ol land, \riolher important
was run and the Ford came out with Emerson, the directors declared two »<• Ik- gained by out town, nor
the honors. In a two mile race the dividends of 10 per cent each. Fc » » "ll! M,-lkr ** ® ctmse
Ford eimie out about two hundred I he l irst State Bank is a 'Iron " <|uener.
Irwin the lead. and substantial institution and as
- Ford which made this race was *«fe as the Bock of Gibraltar. It has l’l 1 X\ (Ml M XX I AKI
^’'iiew sport coujie purchased some a .splendid corps of of! icets and 'help BI X( I Ml t \>ll)!» Dll
three weeks ago In Reagan comity'"H of whom arc ronrteon and id •
fpi Sheriff Weadterby’s use. It wasicommodating.__X) physician in I
driven in lliis race In (.ene Sander-, ||| \TTiUS’ lift M BLLS perhaps the I nited State- claim
son. I burtnan Lole drove the new Approximately $213.00 were paid to have found a substitute t,«r ■ .i -t-
i ly Used a*; j(i irnhli* county for fines the j'ast "'I, a discovery which shoold plea -
the properly j for violations of the .. .me children and not displease mown
lyantage over rnosi other landing
eld* it is oidy about live or »ix
< ks from the business portion of
Lions that he had one of the finest |m|J(.h mon. Th(. yy piously
sign painters in the ruuntry. doubt* ,f any member ever even
' L« Li ' Uf"’! 'm ,H‘I>r,r7u!f a dreamed that L-e XX il-.m is .I “Bniiia j dir town and you will not find it
l!ei-e . Mit.eeol Blackwell, Ok I a- | Kturia.** but that i- just wh.! tin- mv-esiyary to Hire a conveyance to pet
honta, was present .md talked about i.,,, ,n ~i.ttc* he i Ju ' you to town— just a pleasant w.ilk
;!„• piping mto Big Like ol\ natural WT ^ hat we\e been mis o,^ in, Aix ording to Wilson. Young mad,
•MS. Tits remarks were to die point talk nnK'«Tiout ^ ^ of tWm-ew-
ion ami was lauded and applauded;
cud ''ounce,! tli, lielir'f that with
in ii, - next four moi.tlis the i iti/en-
ol Big lake who de-ire and that
Chevrolet couch, formerly
a demonstrator hut now
season for violations of the game
of I niton Emerson. laws, according to information re- n|>s. It’s pecan oil.
There were several hundred spec- Lejvej from j |? Steven >n. count’. In ;|i address on “New I of
tators from Big uke «nd j attorney. This stint is amull in com- d"' #n,” delivered before the ex-
ilic amount collected in ceutiye committee of the recently
the use ol natural gas.
pe
ing country to witness the race. It,pnrison to
was pulled oft oil th( Slih ' mai ladjoining (,unities, where there were urgani/.e** West lexas Bec.m Assoi i
from a point where the road turns out n)(>|T hllnI<.r. Violators of the law alion at Brady, Dr. J. E Bail. prn<
to the Bar > pastures to the *’»*> jM rtui„t> .,aj(| approximately tiring phv'iiian and prominent
limits. It is staled that some lur sj (|(H, - -
hundred dollars changed hands ii' n j | ||(.u. wrr<
result of the ra«r. due for hunting without license, one!1hired pecan oil has not only as good
Joe H. Xloore, I lead ol the truppist without a license, one laxative qualities j» other oils, hut i •
M. Moore Xlotor Lo., m., is >> |or |M,^,.s<i0n of doves out of season, also less irritating to take,
course happy, elated, and can hardly ,.m(| for ,|lr p„,session of a doe. | Besides its laxative y.ilue.
ing fields and such lmi.il ihut!.’-
wheu fie could have been giving ie a i',-r the talks were finished as
,solo X iui are gue-.sing Imw the w • .i- 'h wl im p.:.
■e nearly all of them may have ! ^ {|j| a)jvamt. niloima- i‘ t**«e limn, every one of the fifteen
lion and if you'll take time and you i I I I’a-onan* and many of the Odes*
will to read the account of the last'-dis, sought lo meet him and inter-
meeting of tFt• (l/ona I ions tluh, n- ' i'*w him
ublished J.. usday’s O/on.i Mm k L Lai has i o i filer boosters
man, you’ll find out. It follows: ''ban hr Wilson and W; D Y'ounc.
A Iii It* X oung may not he classed as a
W VI Lit Bll I
I’KO.Ml* ILX
' BI I\G PAID
BX V. XI t ti l 'LB'
contain himself over the victory. He
lias been talking the strong points of
the Ford so long that he actually be-
lieves everything he says about them.
One of his strong points is their
startling get-a-way and speed and
now he will have a mnrh easier time
converting the public to his claims
in that respect. Beally liar new Ford
does not need much furthei boost-
ing, only to create furllirr demand
and since Joe has been unable to get
enough of the new product to till his
orders, he has only to sit and wait
on the factory.
However this may he Herndoii-
Burdilt ( heyrolet (.»>. know they al*
have a eai which will make as many
miles over the roads whether they he
good or bail, as any safe driver will
rare to make.
KLLOBD LEG XL I'AI'EHS
A long distance telephone call at
Bounty (Jerk Puckett’s office thi-
week called for u copy of a lease to
I'w st property, hut upon examination
it was found that the papers had ney
ci been filed for record. I hey were
lost or burned and the lessee now has
nothing whatever to show he has. or
ever had, any light or title to same.
Many people not only here hut
i^oahly m every county m the stale,
i or fail to have put of record
county clerk's office valuable
instruments which may be burned
lost or laid aside where they can-
not l»e found when needed. Had
they been recorded at least a copy
could lie had from the records and
much trouble and delay avoided be
(ides many thousands of dollars
naved to the people. It is only a
matter of “safety fimt,” and should
not he neglected.
Wildcat ads get result*
I he ( itv ((.iter department reports
• ni «.s getting better all the while | {■ | W Li SOX til XI >
.1 W at-r users more prompt in pay IINOX-s \4 H XL I 1(1 \l
tun grower ol joruiioii, stressed the i, ni ,.| s.iier lulls. Last month pav-
I (i cases of trespassing, j medical value of the pecan. He de- incuts due on the 10th of the month ( jufi s />nill : /„ I 0< ul f‘inh.
.. :.i—. i:............. i -1 -i r*>.l niv-iin <sil li-.^ ...a .. ......I ii id »i>nu* delinquent. X* ^
ol the 10th ol the present month j
Ilici• were only $27 short. The water]
• •I the cilv must lo* paid for by ibo*«-
wh
MIICi
f i«‘i
No casualties in Kimble county "'I. the Junction |ihysician poilited
among hunters were reported this 0,*L "as nutritiye ,|uulitirs. Kerr
season.—Junction Eagle. jvillc limes.
Use it il the people ale- to Ik-
cd.l. The council has given «h«*)k,
f’•»IIU‘ trial Ihr IUtli nl rarh mimth i**
| / rt's l)L*t'inuuiiv Sonw of lliis SiUnrul - Stor\ U oik
By Alhurt T. Rrui
Iver-longues! orator,*’ he has the
gift of gah” and is not u hit back-
ward in telling wlutl lie knows and
a lot ho does not know, lie is one o!
the few who is strong enough bo!It
mentally and physically to throw
off anything he may have in hi* sys-
tem before an audience of twenty*
five or thirfv .if a f ions luncheon or
meet iiitr j{.f, thousand at u political or social
.other mg.
tt.th more than thirty present, m N|, \\ ,U<„, „unds . vo ted as he-
eluding "«vrral visitor*, iln- club en- m |(|, tiUnr. ,, Q| M
joyed one ol the peppiest program* vt I) Young, hut is alway. glad to
i"1 »*“■ year One «•( the feature* ol lf | ........... jfe||oW furnwh thi orato
th, day was „ plauitive tenobanbawo r> u|, >ui.h aMOMV while he furn-
Itlb’s ;
I .ion s i ln|. 111 ogi .(ins get Tet-
ter and better the last one must lie
the best one anil Monday
solo sung by Ire Wilson, thr
pfim.i donna, who by the
islies the an plane transportation—
! and incidentally the coin, for he is
{length of Ins interpretation giabbed Ml|), ,M. |MUay wj|h the filthy lucre
"If honor, finm Mats Meme, kr. yo anj „ n|| M.||IIIK ,JM. best
i.d aoloist "I the previou* week automobiles on the market the
The i luh was furthei entertainrd |{UI(
»,ll, iwo v<« al numbers by Mr*. Biv f j paiM, Ml|| OIJt Mrioth<-i air-
.m XL Donald, with Mis XX. I t.iim |,|i,«- delegation to this section on
•" (be piano 2tth m > ith of thi* month v I,..
X"""' Im visitoi wire Ira ' am. wj|| , IMl , ; ,j„ t
•"'......* agent m San Xn • • » aj .i - \ . I ■ entlemen from
farratl of the Nun itv Building ami , , |«aw, gnvi. Wilson and Young a
Loan X(socialion ol San Angelo, and1
XL. Light-' v of I.oli>,ado hrothei-
I ulmei.
m law of President M M
XL. t ain i< a mcmhei <>
Xngelo Lions club and helped the
! local lub to organ we At the con
i lusioi; of the regulai program, XL
‘t am spoke brief 1 v to the nnpoitam
] of proper (ttetilioii to the hoy
In* training.
promise, il (Kiswihlc to do so. ti
11 ,(* ,i! Big Lake, uispci t our Imid-
mgs, the town and sill loiindings.
i'ie ^at , ()) jh,» isinti the Lions and (.ham
Lei ol l.omnii'iir will In- expected
to get hn-y and 'huw these f,l Bas-
il.ins what we have and give them a
hi;. I cod and an opportunity to te’l
ti» something ol that splendid bor-
der citv.
and
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BILL MIBB PASSED AWAY
Bill ( obb passi'd nway at his home
XL. and Xfrs. L l> Jones have ,n Saturday, a victim of pneu-
heen arrested on an mdntmeni iminia fn»m which he had Mtiffered
i barging burglary. < apt W. W. lay- jj,r pA«,t nine days. He w««
lor, deputy sherill. returning Mr».^u,fn(y.wvrn years old and is sur-
, h*nes here from Big Ukr Monday, vivw| |jy his wife and a baby son,
aflrt Mr Jones had beer, mrespsl by j ^rnlrrn „„,nths old. He had cm-
iCaptain Taylor at a tope line camp j p|oymM1t with the Drane Humphrev
twenty mile* west of Eldorado San larik company as painter. The body
Xngelo I imr* WJI„ |a,^ |„ roa, jn jhe Big laike eem-
Ilirv Sunday afternoon with Ret (I
the last dav of grace m which to pav E. Moreland, pastor of the First
Jfoi water (nr the preceding month Methodist church of Rig laikr, offi-
In rase payment it not made by this
date the water i» rut off. Pay your
water hills and save yourself trouble
and the city expenae.
( mting. We extend our sympathy to
tlie bereaved loved ones.
Boom for Better, Bigger Brg laike
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 19, 1929, newspaper, January 19, 1929; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633613/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.