The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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Francitas
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Francitas, Jackson County, Texas, iWay 25, 1911
Hays WHi Return
A. Hays a prominent business
man of Pleasanton, Neb.,who has
been here for the last three
weeks looking- after his land and
g-etting- acquainted with the pos-
sibilities of Francitas, left Mon-
day for his home.
“It is my intention to return
early in the fall,” said Mr. Hays
“if the school house is completed
by that time. In fact I do not
want to leave here now and I
thought once of telegraphing my
family to come on down. But I
expect to come back in the early
fall. I am delighted with Fran-
citas and believe it has a splen-
did future.”
There is no question about the
school house being ready by the
first part of September. It has
to be and whatever has to be, is..
Dr. Mackey Visits Norfolk
Dr. J. H. Mackey left Mondays
for Norfolk to be gone for seme
time looking ^fter some business
which he left there in December.
Mrs. Mackey will remain here to
look after their property. The
people of Francitas will miss Dr.
Mackey. He has been their
true friend and adviser in time
of sickness and their entertaining
companion at all times. He be-
lieves in Francitas, has a won-
derful amount of energy and this
little city is fortunate that he has
been here since the opening and
it will rejoice when he returns.
Back to The Farm
A. F. Enof, founder and for
years editor of the Stanton,
Neb., Picket, was a Francitas vis-
itor the latter part of last week.
Mr. Enof owns several farms in
Jackson county and is just now
running the Lone Star hotel at
Palacios.
“I never expected to get into
that business” said Mr. Enof
“but I am enjoying the experi-
ence very much. I came down
■to this country over a year ago
<md so far I have not regretted
the move. I beleive in the gulf
coast. I am supprised at the
growth of Francitas and I am
glad to see such evidences of
prosperity as I notice here. I
am deeply interested in the
growth and development, erf the
the town because it is the home
of Nebraskans and I am a
Nebraskan.”
Incidently to remove to this
country Mr. Enof resigned the
position of postmaster of Stanton.
And that is a good paying posi-
tion.
Mrs. Alice Holton has started
the construction of her cottag'e
southwest of her present loca-
tion on Avenue J.
Cal Calkins who has been get-
ting The Bee in Colorado has
ordered the paper changed to
Francitas. Mr. Calkins has
built a home across the river
and is interested in a launch
which will ply between there
and the bay.
PUIS fOR CHURCH
R. L. Pierce of San Antonio Submits
Plans for the new Kosise
of Worship.
Plans for the church building
have been received and those
who have examined them are
well satisfied that when com-
pleted the church will be one of
the prettiest in the gulf coast
country considering the amount
of money invested, some $2500.
Mr. Pierce of San Antonio who
drew the plans did so at the
request of Mr. Scwind, who was
recently in that city. Mr.
Schwind’s instructions were to
plan something “different” and
the architect complied with the
instructions to the letter.
The plans call for an aditorium
36x60 feet with a raised pulpit
and chancel. At, the entrance
there will be to vestibules 10x10
feet each. The front of the
church is of mission style.
The ' committee having in
charge the raising of the church
fund has collected approxi-
mately $1,000 and $1,500 is : yet
needed. It is believed this sum
will be readily subscribed for
every property owner of the city
realizes the value of a nice
church in the community, so
the contribution to the church
fund will be an investment,
rather than giving to charity.
The contract holders in Lincoln
and Omaha alone could raise
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RALPH C. YOUNG, ROBT. E. YOUNG, ‘
President and Manager Secretary
JOHN M. YOUNG, Treasurer.
Francitas Land and improve-
ment company
Speculation is one Thing
Investment is Another!
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"When you buy land and do
not develop it
THAT IS SPECULATION
When you buy land and
start development
THAT* IS INVESTMENT
We are here to help you
with the investment part
of it.
W e are g rowing or-
chards for many of your
friends. Investigate the
proposition. \
Have you your
Permanent Corners Placed?
We will Contract and Guarantee to
Grow YOU an ORCHARD.
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$500 and never miss the money.
Mrs. Phelps Goes North.
Mrs. G. J. Phelps left for hei
home in Lincoln Sunday morn
lag after a visit of oik- month
with her husband, G. J. Puelpr
resident manager of the Valle\
Fruit Fram and Carder
Company. Mrs. Phelps wil
return later in the summer foi
a more extendid visit after i
trip to Illinios to visit relatives
Francitas took to Mrs.. Phelps
as it has to her husband anc
Mrs. Phelps took to Francitas
During her visit here the ladies
.aid was organized and .she tool
.an active interest in that as wel
■as taught a Sunday schoo
class.
Mr. Phelps accompanied Mrs
Phelps as far as Houston on the
return trip, the two spending
Sunday there.
The Merchants and Planters
Lumber company is construct-
ing an immense shed which
when completed will enable the
■company to carry a much larger
stock. The new sheds will be
26X90 feet and will be double
deck. This is an indication of
the faith this company has in the
future growth of the town.
One of the 'prettiest store
fronts in the city will be in the
building to be occupied by the
Francitas' Pharmacy. This
store front is being made by W,.
B. Hughes who has a work shop
adjoining the lumber company’s
office. Mr. Hughes came from
Hebron with a reputation as a
first class carpenter and builder
and he has added to that reputa-
tion here. The new storefront
will be a standing advertisement
for him.
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C. W. Gibson, the pioneer
merchant of Francitas who also
conducts a business at Blessing,
was here the first of the week
looking over his stock and fill-
ing up any holes that might be
be found there. He expressed
himself as being well satisfied
with the business that his store
is doing here, though of course
he will not relax his efforts to
get more.
A Growing Town.
Edna, Tex.,—Peter Penrod, a
business man of the new and
prosperous town of Francitas,
in Jackson county, was in Edna
this week. He brought encour-
aging reports of the industrial
developments now rapidly taking*
place in that part of the country.
This town which is largely made
up of enterprising people from
Nebraska, had its birth less than
a year ago, and has made won-
derful growth. Mr. Penrod says
the farmers who are developing
goods farms around Francitas
seem to be well pleased with
their prospects. The country
he says must have drainage in
order to make it yield the best
results, but this necessity will
soon be forth coming.. Mr.
Penrod incidently remarked
that he had lived in Nebraska
twenty-three years and kne\^
what a good country was, and
that he was as well satisfied with
the Francitas country as he had
ever been with Nebraska, and he
believed his neighbors felt the
same way.—Galveston News.
A Knocker.
lie was sleepy looking and he
sat lazily^ against the side of his
shack. In his hand he held a
novel at which he occasionally
glanced. A stranger was pass-
ing. The sleepy eyed one ac-
costed him.
“Looking up -some land?” lie
inquired.
“Yes,” replied the stranger,
“I expect to move here.”
“Yon wont stay long.” volun-
teered the one by the shack.
“Why not?” asked the strang-
er, “Isn’t this land all right?”
“Wont grow nothing. Biggest
humbug in the world,” said the
one by the shack. “I’m fixing
to leave here myself. Can’t do
nothing. Can’t raise a thing*.
Nothing wont grow and I can’t
make a living.”
“If you work all the time like
you are this afternoon” said the
stranger “I’m not surprised you
can’t make a living. Where I
came from farmers don’t sit
around in the middle of the af-
ternoon and say things wont
grow. They make things grow.
Any man with a cow and chick-
ens can make a good living. And
with a garden, if'he will work it,
he can save some money. Did
you ever try it?
“Welllaint got no cow nor
chickens, but I can’t make no
living here.” said the one by the
shack.
And it is this class of men who
have never tried working and
who read beside their shacks in
the afternoons that for a time
infest every new community and
use the hammer for the benefit
of the stranger.
The little Worden children
have about recovered from their
sick spell.
P. Penrod and Otto Whitaker
were in Edna on business the
latter part of last week.
The two children of Otto
Whitaker who were sick the first
of the week are now out of
danger and far on the road to
complete recovery.
Fred Kingham, wife and
daughter Miss Zella; Levi
Bailey and wife and Rev. R. M.
Bailey and familey drove to
Palacios Monday morning and
returned Tuesday afternoon.
Louis Waterman of Chicago
an expert mechanic and inventor
spent Sunday with the family
of Mrs. Fred Kingham, his
cousin. Mr. Waterman had
been to Port Lavaca to look
after a gang plow which was out
of working order.
WELL PLEASED
Former Game Warden of Nebraska
sees francitas and §oes
Home Delighted.
Dan Geilus former game
warden of Nebraska and at pres-
ent with the Paxton-Gallagher
wholesale house spent several
days in Francitas last week
looking after his 80 acre farm
here. Mr. Geilus is one of the
best known men and best liked
citizens of Nebraska and his opin-
ion of the country around about
Francitas will carry weight
among his friends. He said:
“I am more than pleased with
Francitas and especially ami
pleased with my farm here. It
is a good 8.0 acre tract and I shall
develop it and when I get the
work well under way I shall move
here and make this my home.
“There is no exense for any
one not being able to make a
good living in this town. A cow
and a few chickens it seems to
me would bring in sufficient
revenue to keep a family and
with raising vegetables, pending
the time when the fruit trees
will bear, a person should be
able to lay aside some money.
“I heard lots of knocking on
Francitas in Omaha and Neb-
raska but I shall go back there
and tell the truth. Fran-
citas is all right. I am satis-
fied the soil will grow anything
that is tended right.' The roads
that are being cut through will
add value to every tract of land
and they will carry off all the
water that falls. Then it will be
just a question of working and
sticking to it. I am glad I came
here and saw tlie country rather
than staying- at home and being
satisfied with the reports of
the knockers. Every contract
holder has got his money’s
worth.”
Likes Texas.
J. W. Line and wife of McCook,
Neb., were here for a couple
of days this week, looking* up
their property and getting a line
on Francitas. Mr. Line brought
to The Bee offiice much good
news of Nebraska friends. He
told us about A. Galusha former
secretary of state going into
business with his son, Adair
Galusha at McCook and about
Adair getting married, and that
the firm is doing good business.
Mr. Line is a native of Nebraska
and was born at Nebraska City
and is well acquainted with
Frank Helvey and with Frank
McCartney who grew up and
spread out in the same town.
Especially Helvey.
“I am well pleased with Texas
and with Francitas in particular”
said Mr. Line. “I began to like
the state when we crossed the
line. It was intensely hot at St.
Joseph and at Kansas City and
through Oklahoma but when we
got into Texas it was nice and
pleasent. I expect to have my
land plowed and put in shape
for trees.”
Mr. and Mrs. Line are going
to New Orleans and to New
York and Vermont, before re-
turning* to Nebraska.
Dr. C. E. Gossard of Webber,
Kan., was here several days this
week and spent some of the time
with his old friend William
Hempstead. The doctor was
particularly impressed with the
gulf coast climate.
The Aid Society met with
Mrs. Kingham Thursday, there
being 16 present. The Aid
will meet with Mrs. Griest next
Thursday at 2:30. The
women of the city are invited
to meet with the society.
Mo. 25
BANK TO
OPEN
SOON
k :
Bank Commissioner Smith
of Houston was here Tues-
day to pass upon the appli-
cation on file for a charter for
the First State Bank of
Francitas.
Mr. Smith was perfectly
satisfied with his investiga-
tion and will return within
ten days to superintend the
formal opening of the insti-
tution.
The bank was organized
several weeks ago and the
delay in its formal opening ,
has been due to the'very rig-
id examination that .has been
made by the banking depart-
ment. Banks in this state
may elect to operate under
the guaranty deposit law,
which the local organization
did, and for that reason the
examination of applicants for
bank charters-is very rigid. ■
Mr. Bimick’s banking his-
tory was traced back to Adam
and not a flaw was found.
Mr. Smith visited the bus-
iness men and found they
are anxious for the bank
and need it badly.
Pending the construction
of the new brick bank build-
ing, the institution will be
opened in the office of the
Valley Fruit Farm and. Gar-
den company.
While Mr. Smith proved
himself a most delightful
gentleman, he also demon-
strated that he thoroughly
realized his responsibilities
and his investigation was
thorough and searching.
Boosting Railroad!.
Contract holders are respond-
ing very generously to the let-
ters being*, sent out regarding
the proposed railroad. We prints
a couple of letters just received:-
Smithfield Neb, Editor Fran-
citas Bee,.. Dear Sir: I am an in-
terested reader of the Bee. I
notice what you say in. regard
to the new railroad and I am
willing to add my name to the
list of those who are willing to
give $10 to have it come through
Francitas for I think it will be
a great help to the town. And
as I own property, there I want
to see a good town there.
Yours Respectively,
Frank Crawford.
THAT’S THE ROAD-
G. A. Salisbury, Ravenna Neb.
I f the railroad you
speak of is to run from Palacios
to Francitas that the land holders
are subscribing $10 for, I will
give $10 as that road is needed.
I have some land in the south
part of the Schwind and Maher
newadition I expect to build on
this fall.
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Philpott, H. H. The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1911, newspaper, May 25, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth638424/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephen F. Austin East Texas Research Center.