Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 19, 1914 Page: 4 of 4
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BIO GRANDE
HARDWARE &
MACHINERY
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QUALITY AND
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JOHN DEERE
implements, Furniture,
ini general hardware.
1 kinds if Fencing;
iagois, taggies, har-
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ors ii tie sale of heavy
MachiierY-such as
ENGINES,
m ENGINES, SILOS,
CORN - HARVESTERS,
CREAM-SEPARATORS,
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Our service and exper-
ience at your disposal
Rio Grande Hardware &
Machinery Co.
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Will buy a few head of Jer-
sey heifer calves, 4 to 8 months
old, if priced right. O. E. Lath-
rop, box 223, Mercedes —24-2t
Miss Irene Dickinson of Go-
liad is spending a coupie of
weeks visiting her sister hero,
Mrs. D. H. Myers.
Alex Wheless made a trip to
Edinburg and Mission Monday.
See Bowen Bros, ad., Im-
proved farms for sale cheap.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Dunlap of
La Feria were visitors in Mer-
cedes Friday.
by Miss Clarabel Wilkinson,
who has k|®dly nonsented to
furnish us a* weekly news let-
ter from that prosperous com-
munity. We exceedingly re-
gret that we are to lose Miss
Barr as a correspondent, but
consider ourselves fortunate in
securing so able a successor as
Miss Wilkinson:
See Bowen Bros, ad., Im-
proved farms for sale cheap.
Postmaster T. W. Books, wife
and baby were visitors here
Monday.
Eltweed Pomeroy and A. J.
Whitesideof Donna were in the
city' on business Tuesday.
Let the Rothroek boys do
your hay baling.' —21-tf
Mrs. G. K. Riess entertained
the Ladies’ Aid of the Baptist
church Thursday afternoon.
See Bowen Bros, ad., Im-
proved farms for sale cheap, '
Rev; J. 0. Shelby and family
from Tula, Mexico, arrived in
Mercedes Monday and will
spend several months here.
They are refugees from the
land of revolution, and Rev.
Shelby, who is a missionary of
the Presbyterian church, will
occupy his time while here in
missionary work among the
the Mexican population. They
are making their home wtih
Rev. and Mrs. Sam’l. Glasgow.
A meeting of the Good Gov-
ernment League will be held
Friday night at 8; o’clck at the
K. of P. hall, to which every-
one is invited. Willard Fergu-
son of Mission, candidate for
County Judge; A. F. Hester of
Donna, candidate for Commis-
sioner of Precinct No.l, and J.
H. January of McAllen, candi-
date for Tax Assessor, will be
preset and address the meet-
ing.
Dr. E. PI. Kasey and Arthur
Summers have completed the
erection of a nice bath house
at Campacuas Beach. This new
bath house is located just south
of the public bath house, has
glass doors and is painted a
bright green color.
A party including Ben Tuck-
er, Rev. S. M. Glasgow, Messrs.
Wheless, Rev. Moore of San Be-
nito, Rev. and Mrs. Gammon of
Harlingen, expect to leave
Thursday in Mr. Tucker’s auto
for. Point Isabel to spend a
couple of days.
It was announced Sunday
morning at the P esbyterian
church that Rev. Glasgow will
hold services during the week
beginning August 2 and con-
tinue till August 9. It is pro-
posed to have the yard lighted
and hold the services out of
doors, which will be much more
comfortable than in the church.
G. B. Meriwether of Donna
was in town on business Tues-
day.
Attorney Rob’t. J. Smith was
taken seriously ill Friday morn-
ing of last week with typhoid
fever. His many friends will
be glad to know that his condi-
tion has improved, and hope
that he will speedily recover.
Miss Elsie Barr, who has
been the Tribune’s correspond-
ent at Panchita since the pa-
per was established, leaves soon
i for the North for an extended
| stay, and she will be succeeded
Cured ©f Indigestion.
Mrs. Sadie P. Clawson, Indi-
ana, Pa., was bothered with
indigestion. “My stomach pain-
ed me night and day,” she
writes. “I would feel bloated
and have headache and belch-
ing after eating. My daughter
had used Chamberlain’s Tab-
lets and they did her so much
good that she gave me a few
doses of them and insisted up-
on* my trying them. They
helped me as nothing else has
done.” For sale by all dealers.
W. C. Smith of Harlingen
was in the eiy Tuesday and
made arrangements to move
his family here at once, he hav-
ing rented a farm on this canal.
Mr. Smith was • particularly
pleased with the large pumping
plant and canals of the Ameri-
can Rio Grande Land and Irri-
gation Co., and the fact that
the Mercedes farmers are able
at all times to secure water for
irrigation when they want it
is one of the things that- in-
duced Mr. Smith to locate here.
Congratulation's Bring Response
In response to the congratu-
tory telegram sent by a num-
ber of Mercedes people to Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Richards, who
were recently married in Groes-
beck, Mr. N. E. Tucker received
the following letter:
“My Dear Mr. Tucker—Won’t
you please try to express our
appreciation to yourself and
those other good friends of
ours who remembered us in the
sweetest, most sacred hours of
our lives. You can never know
the thrills of gratitude we have
felt for you and for every name
signed to that precious mes-
sage to us. As you will see
from the above we are still at
Sinton; however, we leave for
San Antonio tomorrow, and I
don’t know where we will go
next. We certainly expect to
see all of you soon.
“John M. Richards
“Nellie Jane Richards.”
Headache and Nervousness
Cured
“Chamberlain’s Tablets are
entitled to all the praise I can
give them,” writes Mrs. Rich-
ard Olp, Spencerport, N. Y.
“They have cured me of head-
ache and nervousness and re-
stored me to my normal
health.” For sale by all deal-
ers.
A gun carriage patented by
a German artilleryman holds a
gun level no matter how uneven
the ground on which the wheels
Stand.
AUTOnOBllE
SUPPLIES
e CLASSIFIED ADS. =
AKX Advertisements inserted in this col-
Mi umn will be charged for at the rate
^ of 5-centsper line each issue. No
II ad, accepted for less than 25c,
FOR SALE.
For sale—“Billy” bay stal-
lion, 5 years old, weight 1600
pounds, perfect disposition,
awarded first premium Merce-
des stock show 1913. Grover
Hooks, Donna, Texas —21-tf
FOR SALE.
Forty head extra high grade
two and three year-old Jersey
heifers. Some fresh in milk.
S. G. McCoy or U. G. Macaw,
one-quarter mile east of . Merce-
des. —-3-t.1
For sale cheap—Second hand
buggy, harness and a saddle.
E. E. Evans. 16-tf.
For Sale or Rent — 20 acres
of broken land; water lateral;
about two miles from Mercedes.
Liberal terms. Write J. P. Bai-
ley, 320 Y.M.C.A. Bldg., Oma-
ha, Neb. 19-...L
Mercedes Dairy—Pure, fresh
Jersey milk delivered daily at
your door. Ring 19.
LOST.
Lost — Tuesday afternoon, .
chain and cameo locket. Sup-
posed to have been lest in City '
park. Rward of $2.00 will ,be
paid if returned to Mrs. D„
Blackwell.
Lost—Last week, watch tod
chain near Seibert’s i store.' One
dollar reward will; be 'paid to
finder. May be left,at Hidalgo
County Bank. L. F. Saenger.
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Stolen—From my pasture on
el Fuste, four head; of;i Jersey,
cows—three branded T 'on left
hip and one branded diamond
on . left hip. Will ' pay $100.00
reward for capture and convic-
tion of thief tod recovery "Of
stock, T. H. POAG. —24-tf.T^
Taken Up—One big brown
mare mule about 16 hands
high. Looks to be about 15
years old. Taken up in April.
J. A. YORK, Poundmaster.
STOLEN—REWARD
Stolen — Out of my pasture,
about the firsfc week in July, four
Jersey heifers, branded T on left
hip ; heavy with calves. One
hundred dollars reward for cap-
ture of thief and return of stock.
T. H. POAG, Mercedes. 24-tf
WANTED.
Wanted to Buy—Some ser-
viceable second hand garden
hose. Write to box 114 how
much you have and the price.
Wanted— To trade horses,
Jerseys, swine or farm machin-
ery for good motorcycle or type-
writer. Box 10, Run, Tex. 24-2
Dr. A. C. SEISER
DENTIST
Office Hours: 8 to 12; 1 to 5
Diagonally from Postoffice
Over Bank. Phone No, 166
A N BENITO - - - TEXAS
IMPROVED FIRMS FOR SALE RY THE OWNERS-
One mile north of Mercedes, Road 1-4 West: South half of Lot
Block 81, containing 16 2-3 acres; fenced and all under cultiva- -
Without the crop---
$100 Per Acre
One and three-quarter miles north of Mercedes—Lot' 6, Blocks
on Road 1-4 West: Twenty acres, all under cultivation—
$100 Per Acre Without the Crop
One and three-quarter miles north of Mercedes, onCampa--
s Lake, Lots I” and ‘‘M, ” Block 81: Eight acres. House,,
n, Mexican house, corn cribs and out-buildings; drilled well,.
set, cold water; windmill and tank, water piped to. buildings!
all orchard of fruit trees—
$1,000
Six miles north of Mercedes, Road 11, Lot? 11, Block 23:-
by acres, 25 acres-cleared—
$50 Per Acre
BOWEN BROS., Owners, Mercedes,,Texas
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed bids, in writing, will
) received by 'George B.
THE UP TO DATE A'UTOIST
wants up to date supplies for
his. car. He wants the latest
lamp, horn, speedometer, ignit-
er,’ tools, gloves, goggles, and
in fact everything that will in-
crease his machine’s efficiency
or his own comfort. He can
get them here with surer satis-
faction than anywhere else in
town. You are the ‘He” we are
talking about.
STERLING AUTO GO.
MERCEDES, TEXAS
Seed Selection.
What it has to do with the market-
ing of your crop.
Pure onion seed would have ad-
ded possibly 10 per cent to the value
of your crop.
A proper selection of lettuce seed
would have enabled you to ship far-
ther, thereby giving you a broader
market and higher prices.
The same is true of cabbage.
A proper selection of tomato seed
will give you tomatoes until the
vines have been destroyed by frost.
But it is necessary to spray the vines
with Bordeaux immediately after
each rain, particularly if the weather
is cold and cloudy.
For further information write Ag-
geler & Musser Seed Co., Los An-
geles, Cal. —26-4t.
Section No. 7.
A strip of land about 500
Section No. 8..
A strip of land about 500
eron Counties, containing about
153 acres and about 2.5 miles.,
..All bids, shall be in writing,,
sealed and delivered to the said
chairman of the Drainage Com-
missioners, together with a cer-
tified check for at least 5 per
cent of the total amount bid,
which shall be forfeited.to the
District in case the bidder re- ■
fuses to enter into a proper con- ■
tract if his bid is accepted.
The unqualified right is re-
served to reject any and all
bids. For further information
as to the work to be done, and
where it is to be done, apply to
G. B. Meriwether, chairman of
Drainage Commissioners of Hi-
dalgo County Drainage District:
Number One, Donna, Hidalgo
County, Texas.
G. B. Meriwether
Louis Gerlts
Lytle Harrison
Drainage Commissioners Hidal-
go County Drainage District
Number One —24-31-4.
To enable a student to learn
typewriting by the touch sys-
tem an apron has been invent-
ed to be worn around the neck j
and cover a keyboard.
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 19, 1914, newspaper, August 19, 1914; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634936/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.