Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 5, 1914 Page: 6 of 8
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THE PROOF OF
THE PUDDING
Trains Collide at San Benito,
At 10:53 o’clock Sunday
morning south bound passen-
ger train No. 103, traveling at
35 miles per hour, struck an
open switch one mile north of
San Benito Which had evident-
ly been left open by a freight
crew in the siding at that time.
Engineer Crispin driving the
engine of the passenger train,
applied the air as soon as he
struck the switch, but not until
he had headed into the freight
.engine on the siding.
The passenger engine was
damaged to such an extent that
it was necessary to couple the
freight engine to the passenger
train to take it to Brownsville.
The Pullman porter and one
negro passenger were hurt in
the leg,the news agent of the
train and a traveling news
agent for the Brown News com-
pany were slightly injured,
while three other passengers
were badly shaken up. Con-1 at auction^ to the highest _bid-
ductor Horan was in charge of ^Ler’ aR(* ffic*cess4ul Beider,
the passenger train while Con-
ductor Britton was in charge of
JOHN R. SHUMAN
Mr. E. V. White, formerly
chief clerk of the State Depart*
ment of Education, and now an
assistant in the Department oi
Extension in the University ol
Texas, in one of his recent trips
met some of the principal char-
acters in the following story:
A certain community had
voted the limit of school tax
The opposition, which was bitten
and uncompromising, was led
by a certain old bachelor, who
argued with caustic words that
it was wrong in principle to tax
him to educate other men’s
children.
The school, however, still had
insufficient funds, and the next
year the ingenious school
ma’am, a lady of good looks and
keen intelligence, hit upon the
plan of giving a “box-supper,”
the proceeds of which were to
be used in purchasing school
furniture. Each young lady, of
the community contributed a
wuiu.u.i.v,, The imprisonment, reported release
cake. Each cake was to be sold subsequent disappearance of John
the freight.
Kingsville Remains Dry.'
By a vote of 501 for and 269
against, Kleburg county re-
mained-' in the dry column- after
a very exciting election held
throughout the county Satur-
day. The agents of the several
brewing concerns were in
Kingsville working for anti-pro-
hibition, but their work ■ gained
little results.
The vote by boxes: Kings-
ville 310 for, 209 against. Ri-
vera 77 for, 47 against. Santa
Gertrudis 68 for, 8 against. Ri-
cardo 94 for, 15 against, Lau-
reles 37 for, 0 against.
Irrigation District Probable.
At a meeting of the farmers
of Mission and Alton sections at
the Chamber of Commrece in
this city last Tuesday night it
was decided to continue the in-
vestigation of the advisability
• of the organization of an Irri-
gation District to irrigate the
lands now being irrigated by
the Mission Canal. A commit-
tee which has been at work on
this matter made some rather
favorable reports which is res-
ponsible for the action of meet-
ing and the retention of the
same committee for further in-
vestigation which will be sub-
mitted to the people at a meet-
ing to be held later which will
doubtless determine the ques-
ition.
The object of the formation
of such a district is for the pur-
pose of cheapening the present
water rate if possible, which is
claimed by many that it can be
done, as the burden of expenses
will partially be borne by all of
the property of such a district,
though the bulk of such an ex-
pense will be paid by the water
user.
From reports and conversa-
tions with various farmers
championing the cause, the area
of such a district will be in the
neighborhood of fifty to sixty
thousand acres which would in-
clude all of the Mission and
Briggs tracts and possibly
twelve to fifteen thousand addi-
tional acres of first lift land
west of Mission and lying south
of Sam Fordyce branch rail-
road.—Mission Citizen.
if an unmarried man, was
awarded the privilege of escort-
ing home the young lady whose
cake he purchased. Interest in
the contest was further in-
creased by selling votes to de-
termine the best cake and the
most popular young lady.
Meanwhile the bachelor who
had opposed the tax had been
finding the pretty school ma’am
mighty attractive; and as his
infatuation grew his hostility to
the school tax became more and
more feeble. The night of the
box-supper arrived and the
cakes were auctioned off, the
one the pretty teacher had
made netting the goodly sum of
$80.00. It was knocked down
to the now reckless bachelor ai
that price. And with the
cake he had won the right
to see his lady home,—probably
the most expensive stroll the
gentleman ever took; for the
teacher’s home was only a scant
hundred yards from the school
house. The box-supper netted
$159.00. The stroll netted noth-
ing but experience, for the next
year the young lady accepted a
school in another section, the
bachelor is yet unmarried, and
a vicious school tax is still
swelled by a yearly contribu-
tion unjustly assessed on a
^aidless man.
R. Siliiman, American vice-consul at
Saltillo, caused the administration
great anxiety, but he finally reached
Vera Cruz in safety.
TEXANS HEAVY TOBACCO USERS
Tobacco raising in Texas is still in
an experimental stage. Experts of
the Federal Government claim that
there are 500,000 acres of land in
East Texas suitable for tobacco cul-
ture; but according to the latest re-
ports of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, only 300 acres
are planted to this product'. The
production in 1913 was 140,000
pounds, which had a value of $34,-
000.
Texans, as a rule, are heavy, users
of tobacco and last year spent
for this weed two and on-e-half
minioii dollars, practically all of
which went outside the State. We
consume more than 100 times' as
much tobacco as we produce, and
statistics show that the demand is
ever increasing, while the production
at the present time is less than that
of 10 years ago. .
The manufacture, of snuff, chew-
ing and smoking tobacco is limited
in Texas, although cigarmaking has
developed into an important indus-
try. The latest Federal. Census Re-
ports show 67 cigar factories oper-
ating in this State, employing .500
persons and turning out products
valued at $509,000 annually. Nearly
a half million dollars is invested in
Tne importance of cotton as 4 j this line of industry and the yearly
necessity of life is made manifest kPayro^ the employes amounts to
when we consider that during the j $160,000. _
past century the world’s population! Cigars made in Texas, from Tex-
has increased 130 per cent, whil i as ra^se(i tobacco have become popu-
the uses of cotton show an iu ; hr among smokers everywhere, and
crease of 3,700 per cent. j although the supply is limited, they
—_—. 1 find a ready market in all parts of
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^ PANCHITA NOTES >
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Mr. Joe Barr and Fredie Wil-
son were at Lyford Friday.
Mr. Thos. Wilkinson called on
Mr. Joe Barr Sunday afternoon.
F. L. Johnston and Pablo
Hinojosa were at Mercedes on
Monday.
Mr. Will Wilson and family
spent Sunday with relatives at
Sebastian.
Mr. Frank Kassabaum and
family took dinner at the James
Nattinger home Sunday.
Timoteo Solis of San Jose,
who has been ill for some time,
vikited at Los Burros Sunday.
Messrs, Summer, Chadick and
Collins from Mercedes, visited
Thursday' at the Wm. Ewing
home.
Mr. Frank 'Kassabaum, 'Miss
Mabel, Mrs* Lee Wilkinson and
Miss Clarabel Wilkinson were at
Lyford Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Solis
and son of Lyford were visitors
at Los Burros and Panchita Sat-
urday and Sunday.
■The baseball teams from Los
Indies and San Jose played
with the Panchita club Sunday.
Panchita won the game.
Mr. Wm. Ewing and family
had as,their Sunday guests, Mr.
Wadom, Mr. and Mrs, Thos,
Wilkinson, Thomas and Minnie.
The carpenters have finished
their work on the B. & E.
ranch and are now at Los 01-
mos putting up a steel windmill
and supply tanks.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed bids in writing will be
received by G. B. Merriwether,
chairman of the drainage com-
missioners, of Hidalgo County
Drainage District Number One,
at Donna, in Hidalgo County,
Texas, until the 14th day of
August, 1914, at noon, for the
building of a pile bent bridge
100 feet long and 16 feet wide,
south of Donna on the Run road.
All bids shall be in writing,
sealed and delivered
leading Cotton-producing j th country/ Practically aU of the chairman'^rtre^Drain^pVn^
oi Texas are Ellis, Mo tobacco grown in this State is made . . amage Com
nr.-u ..... info cigars of line quality. Raw ma- WotW win. .
terial consumed by the Texas facto-
ries is grown principally in Cuba,
Kentucky, North Carolina and Vir-
ginia.
The cultivation and use of tobacco _ ---------
of such antiquity that authentic; fuses to enter into a proper con
Lennan, Hill and Williamson.
The greater part of the Texas
cotton crop is planted in April
and matures in October, although
some of the crop is marketed the
latter part of August.
The largest cotton crop ever pro-
duced in Texas was in 1913 and
amounted to 4,880,310 bales of 500
pounds each and sold for $331,*
430,000, including the value of the
seed.
Are Toy a Woman ?
The seed from the Texas cottor
crop sell for $39,690,000 annually
and weigh 3,171,000 tons.
missioners, together with a cer-
tified check for at least five per
cent of the total amount bid,
which shall be forfeited to the
district in case the bidder re-
An acre of cotton, in Texas
the leading cotton state, yields
$11.00 more than an acre planted
to corn in Illinois, the leading
corn state, and $14.00 more tliar
an acre of oats in the leading oat-
producing state, which is Iowa.
Texas factories use only one bah
of cotton out of every 100 pro-
duced.
An acre of Texas cotton yieldi
$33.69 worth of lint and $3.50 ol
seed.
!s Tonic
W9STS
The average cotton production oi
the world is 13 bales per 1,00C
population, and the average foi
Texas is 1,000 bales per 1,00(
population.
Texas has more cotton gins, com-
presses and cotton seed oil mills
than any other state.
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history does not record their origin, j tract, if his bid is accepted.
The claim of certain European and 1
Asiatic countries to an acquaintance
with the plant prior to the discov-
ery of America by Columbus is not
supported by accepted history nor
satisfactorily demonstrated by the
researches of the antiquarian. It is
generally accepted that tobacco is
indigenous to the Western Hemis-
phere and that the aborigines prao-
tfeed its cultivation and use from re-
motest times, and spread their knowl-
edge to the rest of the world. It is
not definitely known when the first
tobacco was planted in Texas, but its
first propagation on a commercial
seal0 was attempted in Nacogdoches
conntv during the past decade.
Closing out my $300 sample piano
in the Lion Restaurant. (Melton,
Field & Lippman, St. Louis), at a
bargain—$250. Terms, $25 cash. $10
monthly payments.
Rooming house with furniture and
two lots for sale at a bargain.
Improved good land from 20
acres up to 240 acres.
One-row Deering corn binder, good
as new, $100, and other implements.
One large roan horse $70, and five
good young Jersey cows.
E. A. Hendrickson., Mercedes, Tex.
The unqualified right is re-
served to reject any and all
bids. For further information as
to the plans and specifications
and where work is to be done,
apply to C. S. Clark, Drainage
Engineer, Donna, Texas.
George B. Merriwether,
Lytle Harrison,
Louis Gerltz,
Drainage Commissioners, Hidal-
go County Drainage District
Number One.
Dr. E. R. Forbes the Texas
State Veterinary, states that
the United States loses 50,000,-
000 annually by hog cholera.
It is at least gratifying to
note that the Lower Rio Grande
Valley does not contribute any-
thing to this amount.
Here, where hogs grow fast-
er, bigger and fatter than in
any other section of the whole
country, a case of hog cholera
has never been known.
olumbia Theatre
McALLEN, T exas.
“ SOMETHIN® DOING ” EVERY NIGHT!
DRAINAGE THE OUTFIT
A complete outfit for making
concrete tile for sale. Good
money can be made in the irrigat-
ed districts as all irrigated land
should be drained.
A little money will start
you.
Address
J. W. SCHUCHARDT
San Antonio, Texas
GINNING and
MILLING CO.
A- G. CRAWFORD
MANAGI
HEADQUARTERS FOR
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Hay and Feed, Oats, Bran, Chops Shorts, Etc.
Choice
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ALWAYS ON
HAND
Offers by mail or telephone filled promptly
Cash Paid for Com, Sorghum,
Alfalfa, Chickens and Eggs
Four Stand Cotton Gin
NOW IN OPERATION j
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Office, Salesroom and Warehouse :
Illinois Ave., Se. cor. Fourth street ];/:/'
MERCEDES, - TEXAS
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“ Please Pass: the Bread
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WHAT BREAD SHOULD IT BE ?
Bread that is made in the clean-
est Bakery;
Bread that is 100 per cent pure.
Mercedes Famous Bread
On Sale at All Grocers and the
Bakery
I REFRIGERATOR SALE!
We have a few refrigerators left that we are
closing out at a very low price — $10.00 refrig-
erators for $7.00. Come early and get the first
pick. Sale lasts until Sept. 1. After then they
go back to their regular price.
Complete Hae of HARDWARE, FURNITURE a ad IMPLEMENTS
H. J. MENTON MERC. CO.
THE PIONEERS
MERCEDES. TEXAS
UNDERTAKERS
and EMBALMEHS
Day Phone No. lO
Night Phone No. 18
COLD STORAGE MEATS
CORN FED BEEF
HENRY WARD, Wholesale Meat Man
Pharr, Texas
H. F. Renneberg
CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER
All work Guaranteed
Plans and Specifications furnished
Mercedes, -
Texas
H.
J. BIRNSTENG1
DRAYMAN
Baggage called for and Del -ei
and Express Shipments pro
attended to
Pianos; Sales and Hous
moved with the great
PHONE
Mercedes,
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 5, 1914, newspaper, August 5, 1914; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634984/m1/6/: 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.