The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XI
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916.
NUMBER 11.
McKIBBEN & SWINT GET THEIR KEROSENE OIL IN TANK CARLOADS DIRECT FROM THE REFINERY
GRAIN GROWING IN
TEXAS PANHANDLE
MRS. WHITENER DEAD
The Death Angel visited this
city last Friday morning and
claimed for its own the soul of
Mrs. Maggie C. Whitener. who
had lived in the Dunlap eommuni-
INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE ^^afte/about'a ^month’s' dl-
UNTED STATES AGRICUL-
TURAL DEPARTMENT
ness. She had not been expect-
ed to live for several days. Ev-
erything possible \\A done for
_ her that human han"s and hu-]
man kindness could do, but the
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25. ca]i fr0m above tiad come and ;
—Mixed farming is the only prof- had t0 be answered,
liable type of agriculture under Mrs. Whitener was a devout ,
the conditions which prevail in Christian woman, having been j
the Panhandle of Texas, says a a member of the Baptist church!
new publication of the Depart- for a number of years, and there |
rnent (of Agriculture, Farmers’ j js not the least doubt but what
Bulletin 738. The distance from j s|le js resting in the Celestial
large markets and the compara-, home above. She leaves a hus-
tive lack of transportation facili
ties make it imperative that a
large portion of the crops raised
should be fed to stock. The most
important grain crops are the
sorghums, especially the milo,
kafir and feterita varieties. These
occupy about three-fourths of the
total cultivated area of the Pan-
handle. The small grain crops,
however, though of minor import-
ance, have their place in the
fanning scheme and the purpose
of the bulletin already mentioned
is to convey to the farmer the
information in regard to cereal
crops in this region which has
been collected by recent govern-
ment investigators.
The bulletin recommends the
band and five children, besides
many other close relatives to
mourn her death. The body was
laid to rest in the city cemetery
Friday afternoon, funeral services
having been held at. the Metho-
dist church, Rev. Biddy saying
the last words of kindness.
The Post wishes to join the
many other friends of Mr. Whit-
ener and his family in extend-
ing to them our heart-felt sym-
pathy.
BALL GAME AT MATADOR
BUILDING BIG TANK
PAR
ML VOTE OF
COTTLE COUNTY
SHOWING OFFICERS ELECT
ED. BUT NOT EXACT
A. unnsuallv large lank i- be-
r : Fit by T. J. Richard.- in;
pasture south of town, it
will be the largest tank in the
; county—-less it be the railroad
tank—when completed. The dam
will be 125 feet across at the
ua-e. and 2* feet high and 700
feet long. The side next the j
! water will be plastered with con-
i Crete, also the wasteway.
It is being built at the place
I surveyed by the city engineers
when the town of Paducah was election last Saturday as nearly
I figuring on building a big lake j correct as vve can get it up to
to supply water for the city. this date. The final vote will
_______ not be counted until next Satur-
| day. We expect to give our
| readers a tabulated report of the
VOTE
Following is the report of the
NO WATER MELONS
KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
Recent photograph of King Alphonso and Consort. Many irnli-
tions point to King Alfonso as the likely Peace Mediator when
conditions are ready for action.
We stand a poor chance to get | count:
any of the good old water melons; ^or the submission of an amend
, , .. ’ 1 * . 1 • ♦/-» tile 1 'mielitiif inn r\PA
that are usually raised in this
county. Farmers tell us that if
it does not rain within the next
week or two there will absolutely
be no melons raised.
<dottle County usually raises the
finest melons of any county in the
State, and seldom ever do they
make a failure.
WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH
The Paducah boys went to
Matador last Saturday to cross]
bats with the team at that place.,
An interesting game was played ]
growing of winter wheat, spring] the score being 8 to 6 in favor
oats is the only one of the lat-j0f Matador.
winter grains it says, have been We understand there will be1
more successful in the Panhandle |a at Paducah Saturday be-j
than spring grains, and spring, tween these teams. The home
INSURANCE COMPANY PYTHIAN LODGE
PAYS FIRST POLICY GIVES BANQUET
oaes is the onl) one of the lat- boyS have not played any in
ter that has p eel eve;: fairly
protfitable. At the present time
the winter wheat crop is of much
more importance from a money
standpoint than spring oats. Both
these crops, however, can be used
to advantage in a general farm-
ing system.
Whiter rye is desirable be-
cause of its hardiness. Though
its yields are not the equal of
those of winter wheat, it nearly
always comes through the wint-
er in good shape and it has never
failed to produce more seed than
was sowed. This cart not he said
of wheat. At the present time,
however, very little rye is grown
in the Panhandle.
three years, but they are work-
ing out this week and the game
promises to be a good one.
HOME ORGANIZATION MAK- ENTERTAIN MANY OF THEIR
ING GOOD AND GROWING FRIENDS IN HOSPITABLE
ALL THE TIME MANNER
DALLAS, July 21.—Mrs. J. J.
Hoops, 35, was found beaten
to death near her home three
miles south of Lancaster, four-
teen miles south of here, short-
ly after noon today.
The body was discovered by
j neighbors passing the house. Her
j head was crushed in apparently
, by blows from a club.
J. J. Hoops, husband of the
I woman, had gone to Lancaster
rnent to the Constitution pro-
viding for Statewide Prohibi-
tion” ....................146
"Against the submission of an
amendment to the Constitution
providing for Statewide Pro-
hibition” ................ 47
For United States Senator:
R. L. Henry ................ 33
0. B. Colquitt ............169
S. P. Brooks ..............134
T. M. Campbell ............ 19
Chas. A. Culberson ........ 47
John Davis ................ 21
For Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court:
.Nelson Phillips ............204
Chas. H. Jenkins............155
For Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court:
R. W. Hall ................210
J. E. Yantis .............. 67
For Governor:
C. H. Morriss ..............207
James E. Ferguson ..........213
II. C. Marshall ............ 16
I on business and did not learn
|of the killing until he returned;For Lieutenant Governor:
home some time after the bodyiW. P. Hobby ..............198
i had been found. 1For Attorney General:
The first policy of the Cottle The Knights of Pythias Lodge | Officers are working on the ease.
The man who goes through life
looking for an opportunity to
kill two birds with one stone us-
ually misses both.
John W. Wood ............126
B. F. Looney ..............127
* .STLS!?: «"» -v entertained the mem- j £*£ ***** | <*„; 1111111.' 30
Turkey type is probably the best
for this region.
Rye is the other winter grain
recommended in the bulletin.
Spring rye, it should be said, is
not recommended under any cir-
cumstances. When winter rye is
to be used for pasturage, it should
I be sown early in September at
At £r»'z •sJa
troduced from Russia and often
called hog millet and broom corn
millet. It is grown for grain,
not for hay, and fed particu-
larly to hogs, sheep and poultry.
To the dry land farmer its chief
value is its earliness, for proso
can produce a crop of seed_ in
two months or less from the time
of seeding. The bulletin recom-
mends that this crop should be
raised for home use, but warns
the grower that it is not likely
to be profitable when sold on the
market.
For the growing of winter
grains the land should be pre-
pared as early in the summer as
possible and plowed to a depth
of at least 6 inches. Weeds should
not be allowed to get a start,
but in keeping them down care
must be taken not to fine the sur-
face soil too much. Fine surface
seeded about the middle of Octo-
ber at about three pecks per acre.
The two varieties that promise
the best yields are the Kansas
and the Ivanov,
Oats is the only spring grain
that has proved successful. Next
to winter wheat it is perhaps the
best small grain crop. While the
yields are not large, it has never
failed entirely to make grain.
The highest yields have been ob-
tained from the rust-proof group
which are really winter oats, but
in the Panhandle are grown from
spring seeding. The crop is usu-
ally sown about March 1 and
five pecks per acre have given
the best results. All varieties
shatter more or less and should
be harvested as soon as ripe.
Proso may be sown in the lat-
ter part of May or in June at
Association was paid Monday, b hj and m of their friends £ .
the amount being $570. The pol- 1 , . ble clue,
icy had been issued to Mrs. Mag- “t the Pythian hall Monday even-! _
gie C. Whitener, who died last mg in a most hospitable manner.'
Friday. A nice little program had been] „ _ -
There will be an unveiling of f°r Treasurer.
W. E. Munn................ o2
96
WOODMAN UNVEILING
For Railroad Commissioner:
Rufus B. Daniel ............ 92
Allison Mayfield ............121
'John W. Robbins .......... 60
This kind of insurance is the ptvpared. which was well rend'-r-!
cheapest protection that anyone ed. The lodge especially wishes j ^‘t^Ginsite ''c’emetJry^oi^Se iJ- Edwards
can get, and the money is al- thank Miss Ina Belle McCar-
ways ready for payment of any iPy for the splendid reading ren-
poliey. There is never any courts dered. which was highly appre-
to go through, or long delays in eiated by all who were there,
getting the money from some. The refreshments served were
foreign insurance company. This ■ ice cream and cakes. The cream
policy was paid two da vs after had been ordered by one of the
the death, and would nave been local and everyone declared
it to be the best they ever ate.
paid sooner if it had been de- Several talks along the line of
maaded or the occasion had ea led pythianism were made by mem-
f°r | bers of the order ,and Aiken’s
This insurance company now f>racr Store must be extended
has about 575 members. Each i thanks for the Victrola they
one is assessed a dollar at the „.,.Pe t-;nd enough to place in the
death of a member. There is a [0l]ge hr.ll for the occasion,
reserve fund always kept on The Knijrhts of Pythias of this
hand, in order that no delays: city are an enthusiastic bunch of
will come in paying a policy by worker-;. They like pleasure
3d of this month, at 3:30 p. m.
Uohn W. Baker ............131
All members of the W. 0. TV. For Judge of the Court of Crimi-
Lodge and1 their families are re- nal Appeals of Texas:
quested to be present. A splen- J. Harper ..............173
did urogram has been arranged > W. (. Morrow ............196
tor the occasion. For Commissioner of General
W. B. STRADLEY. Sec. i Land Office:
_ j J. T. Robison ..............154
OKLAHOMA MAN KILLS WIFE; H. Ellis Hill ................ 53
AND TWO OTHERS ] < 'barley Geers ............ 75
_ : For Commissioner of Agriculture:
HUGO, Okla., July 22.—J. B.! H. A. Halbert..............127
having to wait until an assess- ‘ .nixed in with their work, and
rnent is made. believe in letting their friends
And why should not people j enjoy their social gatherings. Ev-
keep their insurance money at oryone expressed themselves as
home? It is always as safe as having spent a most enjoyable
any other, and costs a great deal!evening with the Knights.
less. There are millions of dol-, -
lars sent out of the State each COTTON DOING FINE
year for insurance when it could -- t*len s °*
be kept at home just as well. ^ Despite the dry weather cot- j house.
| ton is doing fine. Most crops
Marlow, a farmer living at Codv, Ered W. Davis ‘
a small settlement near here, .For Comptroller of Public Ac-
early today shot and killed his, u H 14q
wife John Sutter an employe j ^ / R White !!!!!!!!!!!! 125
on his farm, and TV M. Beeler, por Confrressman.at_Large:
a neighbor, and then escaped, Ruf® J*^Skmd .......... 55
according to meager information; ^ j ])anvjn 97
received here. 1' H ’ Davis ...........1!! .73
Mrs. Marlow lived several hours .. . ' 11
after the shooting. She said her f,* Garrett '78
husband came into her room say- Arthur R Firmin .......... 4
ing he had killed Beeler and
Sutter and that he was going
TV .R. Cox
| to kill
her and two other men.
-J. E. Porter ............... 10
her and left the
John J. Harrington ........ 2
A RUNAWAY
S. 0. Paddelford............ 17
land will blow more than if it
is left somewhat rough, and the
high winds which prevail all
throughout the Panhandle must
be reckoned with in all agricul-
tural operations. Increased yields
are obtained from alternating
summer fallow and crops, but the
increase is not large enough to
pay fbr the extra work involved*
As has been said, the sorghum1
■, crops occupy the most important
in Panhandle agneuTCfire.
placs — . ——-—
These grow late in the fall and
leave the soil dry. so th&t it is
Vet, advisable to follow them with
winter grain. It is better to grow
some leguminous crop like cow-
peas the next ye* and to fol-
low this with wb*at or rye.
Wheat should be sown about
October 1 to November 1 will do.
The amount of moisture m the
Soil at seeding time and the sub-
sequent Weather conditions nave
n greater influence upon the yield
than the date upon which the
crop is sown. Three pecks per
acre is the rate recommended un-
condiviwux* *
the rate of 20 pounds of seed per
der ordinary
acre. This crop is harvested with
a grain binder and thrashed the
same as the other small grains.
The other small grain crops
now grown lb the Panhandle in-
clude winter barley, spring wheat,
winter spelt and winter emmeh
None of these have demonstrated
superiority in any important re-
spect over the four crops recom-
mended in the bulletin and there
seems to be no good reason, there-
fore, why they should be grown.
In feeding value em«er and spelt
are similar to oats and are used
for much the same purpose. The
straw, however, is of little value
and the yields of neither of these
crops are as great as from the
better varieties of oats.
With all the small grain crops
in this section there is consider-
able loss from smut each year.
The greater part of this loss can
be prevented by treating the seed
With a formaldehyde solution. The
different methods of treatment
are described in detail in Farm-
ers’ Bulletin 738.
Posses were formed at daylight ' ‘ " ” ‘ ^ | ” 4
have never stopped growing and aild started in pursuit of the man. Hur)i Nugent Fitzgerald .... 27
it is patting on fruit as fast as| ..___~~ mn nnrv ‘‘For the retention without modi-
n. team,«4 «. .he iee ».«. |>»»ible. if aeema ,.r»ng, that ] OBTOUHO10 Oil,
on of A. K. Latham became ira-,« ««■“ » >»»» f f_ I
. .. , „ 'ot dry weather ,but such is the i ____ , , „ .... ,
ruly Monday morning and rBnjca^e | AMSTERDAM. July 22.—(Via;
away, tearing the big ice wag-, and kafir corn is doing London).—Posters have been past-.
They became I NVell. There is quite a lot of on the walls of barracks m
on all to pieces. They became | well. There is quite n .u. u.,-- — ,. .
frightened at something and the early maize that is already made, 'Ghent, statmg that nego muons
unable ,0 Li .bem'am. SAS £££ t
JthiKf,r »*■«»»
from their driver, but usually
they wee stopped before any big
damage was done.
evacuation of Belgium, ac-
| cording to the Echo Beige.
_ 1 According to the posters. Ger-
TVASHINGTON, July 21.—The;many js prepared to withdraw
naval appropriation bill with a]from Belgium on Ae pigment
three-year building program, in- ] °f indemnity of 40,000,000,000
eluditig the immediate construe-j marks.
SOME COOL WEATHER
Since the showers of last week tion of four dreadnoughts, four The
R Wn ne.irl v great battle cruisers and fifty- eastically on this proposal term-
the weather has not been nearly; great battle cruisers and fifty-
so warn as it was before. Peo- eight other craft passed the sen-
Pl« .«*» »leep »mfon,ble «eJ.e
tL’st ss \ s
part of the night. measure passed the house.
The first part of July gave ns
some of the hottest weather this
The young man who is too
country has ever experienced, j good to work in time becomes
and it is to be hoped that these!the old mah who can't get work,
extremely hot days are a thing But the lesson is seldom learn-
of the past for this y£ar. c(^ until too I&te.
ing the proposed indemnity
mere flea bite.”
Stick to the farm, young man,
and its wealth will stick to you.
Cholera is spread in the same
manner as typhoid fever.
A flower in your front yard
looks vastly better than a we^d.
Speed up the flowers.
fieation or change of the com-
pulsory investment feature
otf the Robertson Insurance
Law”....................140
"Against the retention without
modification or change of the
compulsory investment feature
of the Robertson Insurance
Law”.................... 59
For Associate Justice of the Court,
of Civil Appeals, Seventh Sr*
preme Judicial District of Tfjt-
as:
B. Frank Buie ............. 76*.
W.U Fisher ............ 55
Willia.a M. Knight ........ 23
William Boyce........... . 79 >
For Representative of the 104th
Representative District ef Tex-
as:
W. D. Cope ........ 249*
F. M. Dorsey ...............164
For United States Congressman-
for the 13th Oonggwsitmal Dis-
trict of Texas:
Reuben M. Ellerd1.......... 77
W. E. Prescott .............290
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Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1916, newspaper, July 27, 1916; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth755811/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.