Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1914 Page: 1 of 6
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Volume 1
Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas, Wednesday, September 30. 1914
Number 35
MASS MEETING *
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Much Interest Manifested in
Success of Live Stock Show
and Fair in Mercedes
ARTHUR CARR UN
Arrested in Edinburg Charged
With a Murder in
Ohio.
The mass meeting at the
Stadium last night was attend-
ed by about 250 citizens of Mer-
cedes and much enthusiasm was
manifested throughout the
meeting.
The Stadium itself was a rev-
elation to most of those present
and few had any real conception
of the ideal manner in which
this great hall had been arrang-
ed for public meetings. Com-
modious seats are arranged in
tiers on each side and one end,
the stage occupying the other
end.
A space 40 by 60 feet is left
in the center in .which the stock
will be judged and prizes award-
ed on each morning of the fair.
The present seats will accom-
modate nearly 900 persons. By
placing seats in the center ful-
ly 1200 people can be comfort-
ably accommodated. In other
words Mercedes now has the
largest hall suitable for con-
ventions and public gatherings
in the Valley. The wiring had
been completed and the entire
exposition hall was brilliantly
lighted by electricitiy.
Mr. N. P. Barton, president
of the Fair Association, presid-
ed at the meeting arid intro-
duced the speakers, who were
J. H. Christner, Rev. John
Herzig and L. T. Hoyt, Rev.
Herzig delivering his address in
German.
Each of the speakers endea-
vored to emphasize the impor-
tance of the success of the Fair
not only® to the Valley in gen-
eral but to Mercedes in par-
ticular, and to impress upon the
people of Mercedes the respon-
sibilitiy resting upon each in-
dividual to exert every effort to
take care of and entertain the
great number of visitors which
it is expected will be present.
The entry fees for all stock
and articles exhibited for a pre-
mium have been eliminated and
r
WAITING
J. P. Owen, a special officer
from Cleveland, Ohio, passed
through Mercedes Friday after-
noon en route home with Ar-
thur Carr, wanted on a charge
of murder alleged to have been
committed in Cleveland 16
years ago—January 18, 1898.
Carr, 50 years old, was ar-
rested on a ranch near Edin-
burug, and agreed to go to
Ohio without requisition. It
seems that a letter written to
Jiis sister in Cleveland, in which
he said, “I am innocent, but
you can tell them where to find
me, as I want to stand trial,”
resulted in his arrest. The of-
ficer quietly dropped off a train
at Edinburg, went to the
ranch in a hack and found his
man waiting for him. They
caught the next train north.
Mr. Owen has known the pris-
oner for many years, ever since
he was a boy, and does not hes-
itate to predict his acquittal.
“I never understood why Ar-
thur ran,” he said.
V
MANY ENTRIES IN
FOR BABY CONTEST
Coming in Rapidly and Great
Amount or Interest Is Be-
ing Shown.
AUTOMOBILISTS TO
MEET AT FAIR
Owners Will Meet in Stadium
October 8th, to Perfect
Organization
Entries for the Better Babies
Contest on October 8th, are
coming in very rapidly and it
looks as if the ladies of the
Women’s Study Club, which has
the contest in charge, will have
their hands full to take care of
the large number of babies who
will be present. Parents desir-
ing to enter their babies in the
contest should send their entry
blanks in early to Mrs. Belle
Lincoln, so that assignments can
be made.
(Copyright.)
BIG SERIAL STORY
STARTS IN TRIBUNE
“The Last Shot” by Frederick
Palmer, Makes Its Initial
Appearance Today
The first installment of “The
Last Shot,” Frederick Palmer’s
PROCLAMATION
BY THE MAYOR
Show and Fair Days at Mer-
cedes, October 8, 9 and
10, 1914
Whereas, the Rio Grande Val-
ley Live Stock Show and Fair
COL. BLOCKSOM
NOW IN COMMAND
Col. A. P. Blocksom of the
United States cavalry has ar-
rived in Brownsville find has
assumed command of the Uni-
ted States troops on the lower
border, relieving Lieutenant-
Colonel Guy Carlton, who has
left for Fort Riley, Kansas.
great war story, appears in this Association will hold its second
| issue of the Tribune. Don’t
| fail to read the opening chap-
ters, and continue to read this
intensely interesting story.,
which grows more and more in-
teresting with each installment.
SAN BENITO CANAL
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
GRAVITY IRRIGATION
DISTRICT MEETING
Alton, Texas, Sept. 29.—One
of the most enthusiastic mass
meetings ever held in this city
was that of last night in the
interest of the Shepperd bill ap-
propriating $50,000 for a sur-
vey of the Rio Grande from its
mouth to Fort Quitman in an
endeavor to provide ways and
means for the storing of the
storm and flood waters of the
Rio Grande for the irrigation
purposes and to foster the
movement to have the Rio
annual Fair at Mercedes on the
8th, 9th and 10th of October,
1914, for the promotion of ag-
riculture, live stock, poultry and 1 Grande declared a non-naviga-
Contrary to reports in cir-
culation the San Benito canals
have not been closed perman-
With the arrival of Col. | ently, but only temporal ily foi
Blocksom this United States
army patrol district is consid-
erably enlarged. The Rio
Grande City district” is consoli-
dated with the Brownsville dis-
trict, placing the border from
Rio Grande City to the gulf
coast under the jurisdiction of
the commanding officer, Col.
: Blocksom. The troops include
j eight troops of Col. Blocksom’s
! own regiment, four troops of
corps.
, the Twelfth cavalry and five
there is no reason why any per-; companies of the coast artillery
son in Mercedes should hesitate
to exhibit. It is the great op-
portunity to demonstrate to the
people of the Valley what can
be produced on the Mercedes
canal and the Mercedes farmer
Dixon to Be At Fair
Secretary Rose is in receipt
of a letter from Hon. Sam H.
’who neglects to show what he I ^xon stating that he will be in
attendance on each day of the
Fair and deliver an address on
the Citrus Fruit Industry in
the Rio Grande Valley. Besides
being a member of the present
legislature, Mr. Dixon is chief
inspector of the nursery depart
ment of the state department of
agriculture. He is an excellent
speaker and will add greatly to
the program arranged for the
Fair.
is doing will be certainly most
derelict in his duty. If you
can’t find anything to exhibit
yourself see that your neigh-
bor makes an exhibit. Every
citizen of Mercedes is consti-
tuted a committee of one to
make this event an unprecedent-
ed success. Every person is ex-
pected to do his or her duty.
The eyes qf the entire Valley
will be upon Mercedes. The fu-
ture of stock shows in Mercedes
depends absolutely upon how
successful this one is.
During the meeting the audi-
ence joined in singing America, s
Dixie, and the Watch on the i lln a^'‘
repairs, according to the state-
ment of San Benito men. The
erroneous report was credited
to the fact that the St. Louis
Union Trust company plans to
foreclose soon on the concern,
but this will not affect the oper-
ation of the system, it is stat-
ed. When the repairs are com-
pleted, which will be very short-
for amusement;
And whereas, it is expected
that large crowds wijl be pres-
ent, little and big, old and
young, and will bring with them
their prize animals, prize babies,
works of art and curios; and
that the streets, alleys, high-
ways and vacant lots will be
necessary for the success of the
Live Stock Show and Fair;
Therefore, I, E. E. Sullivan,
Mayor of Mercedes, do hereby
declare that the highways,
streets, and alleys and vacant
lots in the City of Mercedes
shall be used by the Rio
Grande Valley Live Stock Show
and Fair Association only on
October 8th, 9th and 10th, 1914,
ly, operation of the system will j for aq such purposes as shall
be resumed.—Herald. j better promote the success of
*--| the Fair.
Musical Comedy Farce Signed this the 7th day of
The next of the monthly so-! September, A. D., 1914.
cial affairs given to the Presby-
terian Sunday school will be
by the officers of the school.
It will be at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Simpson on Mon-
day evening, and on account of
the school children and the
younger folks the .program will
begin promptly at 7:30. Come
on time—don’t miss a single
number on the program. This
E. E. SULLIVAN,
Mayor of Mercedes.
May Submit Moratorium
Austin, Texas. — Governor
Colquitt is considering the ad-
visability of submitting to the
legislature the question of
passing a bill declaring a mora-
torium. It is known that he
is being urged to submit this
will be the first, and doubtless ] Question, and a bill coveiing
the last, opportunity, to hear
such rare talent in Mercedes,
and you’ll be sorry if you miss
it. Remember the concert hall
is in open air, so if it is cool,
bring your wraps.
Moral—It pays to be a mem-
the question has been drawn up
by the attorney general’s de-
partment. The time for which
the moratorium would be de-
clared should the bill be sub-
mitted has not been inserted in
the bill as yet. Governor Col-
Fast Game at McAllen
San Benito and McAllen j bJ^l^^rTsbherian Sunday I Q«itt said that he does not de-
played an exciting game of:schoo!> if you are not attending'slre to dlstlact the legislate e
elsewhere.
| baseball at the latter place on
Rhine.
1 Birthday Party
Lytle Harrison, Jr., celebrat-
3d his 6th birthday anniversary
yesterday and entertained a
party of his young friends
with a birthday dinner at the
Mercedes hotel. He was the
recipient of many presents,
both from Mercedes and from
friends at a distance. Lytle
has the distinction of being the
first white child born at Mer-
cedes.
San Benito scored one run in
the 6th inning which was the
only scoring in the game until
the last half of the 9th when
three singles gave McAllen two
runs and the game.
H. J. Menton of Mercedes
held down third base for Mc-
Allen.
The game was played for a
purse of $300 a side.
Arrangements are being
made for a return game to be
played at San Benito next Sun-
day.
from a careful consideration of
_ the bank bill and therefore will
Proclamation by Mayor j not submit this question nor
Monday, October 5th, is here- j other questions that he has in
by designated as clean-up day! mind at this time. He intima-
for the City of Mercedes. All j ted that he is giving the mat-
good citizens are requested to j ter careful thought and that
have their yards and premises j there is a possibility that he
and the streets abutting clear | will submit it following action
and free from all weeds, papers j °n the bank bill.
and rubbish. The city will have | -
wagons call at each residence j Good Returns
to remove all garbage and the j H. H. Hall has returned from
citizens are requested to have! Houston where he went last
it in piles or recepticals so that' week with a carload of 79 Mer-
it may be quickly handled. , cedes hogs. The net returns
E. E. SULLIVAN, Mayor. from the car were $12J5.17.
ble stream, as well as to pro-
mote a treaty with Mexico
whereby dams and reservoirs
could be- established to con-
serve the flood and storm wa-
ters for irrigation purposes.
The meeting was attended by
practically every farmer in this
section who stood as a unit in
endorsing the movement.
This was the first meeting to
be held by the Gravity Irri-
gation Association of the Low-
er Rio Grande Valley, others to
follow in quick succession in all
other towns of the Valley. In
order to facilitate the work of
the general organization, an
auxiliary was organized with
Frank Leverman as president,
L. H. Smith, vice president and
W. LI. Dickens, secretary and
treasurer. This organization
will have supervision of the
work of the general organiza-
tion in the Alton section, there-
by relieving the general organ-
ization of considerable work.
Other auxiliary organizations
will be perfected in each of the
Valley towns; the director of
v
the general organization in such
town becoming president of the
local organization.
The meeting was presided
over by Mr. Frank Leverman,
director of the general organi-
zation representing the Alton
section. Hon. Geo, P. Brown,
president, was the first speak-
er, and followed by S. A. Pipes,
secretary, and directors Willard
Ferguson of Mission and E. A.
Sterling of Monte Christo. Lo-
cal parties who addressed the
meeting were Frank Leverman,
L. H. Smith and others.
A 'call has been made by a
number of prominent automo-
bile enthusiasts throughout the
Valley for a meeting of all au-
tomobile owners to be held at
the stadium on the fair grounds
in Mercedes on October 8th, ata
two o’clock p* m., for the pur-
pose of forming a permanent
Valley Automobile Association.
The benefit that can be de-
rived by organizatino can hard-
ly be overestimated. The re-
sults to be obtained by a con-
certed action for good roads and
the erection of guide posts
would alone prove of great value
to say nothing of the social
features to be enjoyed.
It is proposed to eventually
obtain a convenient location in
the Valley for a general meet-
ing place and rendezvous, to be
conducted on the plan of a
country club, with golf links,
tennis courts, etc.
Every automobile owner in
the Valley is urged to attend
this meeting. In fact he can-
not afford to stay away. Ar-
rangements have been made to
check and guard the cars so
that they will be perfectly safe.
ALL STOCK MOVED ON
PASSENGER TIME
A telegram has been received
from Mr. C. J. Nolan, advising
that all stock for the Mercedes
fair will be moved on passenger
time. In fact all stock cars will
be attached to the passenger
trains, on Wednesday the 7th.
This insures quick transporta-
tion, but the farmers and
stockmen must notify their
railroad agent in ample time,
that they can have stock cars
set out at the towns, so that
plenty of time will be allowed
to load before the passenger
train arrives.
TALK REDUCTION OF
COTTON ACREAGE
New Orleans,—At the South-
ern Cotton convention in ses-
sion here, Harvie Jordan, pres-
! ident of the convention, said
he believed that no cotton at
all should be planted next year.
All the speakers favored acre-
age reduction. Some of the
delegates thought the acreage
reduction plan foolish because
its enforcement would be im-
possible.
Washington, D. C.—The cot-
ton conference here appeared
unanimous in the opinion that
the acreage should be cut in
half next year. How this will
be accomplished has not yet
been decided.
Donna Sugar Mill to Grind
The Donna Sugar Mill is be-
ing rapidly placed in condition
to operate on November 1st.
A force of about 25 workmen
is employed in going over all
the machinery among which are
seven expert mechcanics and
sugar men from Porto Rico. The
mill has been leased for a term
of years bya syndicate of prom-
inent sugar men and it will be
the only mill in the Valley which
will operate this fall.
Littke Rock, Ark.—The re-
duction of the cotton acreage
was the main topic of discus-
sion here at a statewide meet-
ing of cotton men, called by
Governor Hays.
Mercedes Man Gets Contract
J. S. McNeil of Mercedes has
been awarded the contract for
the construction of the new
canal and laterals from the new
reservoir at Donna through the
Val Verdi tract which has re-
cently been placed on the mar-
ket. The work is to be com-
menced at once and will be com-
pleted in about four months.
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1914, newspaper, September 30, 1914; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634991/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.