The Fort Stockton Pioneer (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fort Stockton Pioneer
VOLl'ME XV
A. F. LUSK BRINGS
M PMRTAU
WELL AT PIONEER
KURT STOCKTON. PECOS COTNTY. TEXAS. Alttl ST 25. I»22.
Nl MHKR 21.
POULTRY COURSE IS
GROWING INTERESTING
Is |ir<xlu( ifijr Ninl
mu h of a busm*"
•idling egg*
n* conducing
FT. STOCKTON PUBLIC THE FIRST WELL FOR
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN OUR WATERWORKS
MONDAY, SEPT. 4TH HAS BEEN COMPLETED
DOVE SEASON WILL SENATE PASSES TARIFF
OPEN SEPTEMBER 1. MEASURE AND SENDS
IT TO CONFERENCE
A F i.u*« |*rvM«»«*nt of the >i*uth
♦m St*ti“ !«•«*♦• A Pnxhtrtion ( <>m-
pony. brought in their wi>ll m the
Pioneer field in KnsIIhimI county ln>i
Friday. The f Mowing is * ropy of m
telegram mrivH from Mr. J.u-*
Pioneer. Tex**. Ann
Fort Stockton Pioneer.
Fort Stockton, Texan.
We brought in a iru«dwr Here »<
good for 1 ooo to 1Hi barrel*.
A. F Ll’SE
The
I a I 1*22
Do people vih«> go into the poultry
husiiw** tin*! producing and market
inar «gg* the most profitable *
Do farm poultry fli* lo» a* a rub*
gi»e iht* greatest returns frotp e»rg*
pioduced?
The aixive questions should entci
into the poultry business and you
*hould l*e aid** to answer them intelli
gently, and if you * an. it is all the
uiofe im|M«rtant for you to take an in
'ti'txt in ‘h< poultry «ooi*c that Mi
following report of the well, is H . I nker ha- inaugurated and is g*
ii*V
taken from a *pct ial *ent from Pioneer fig of hi* time to instruct all who *'•
to the Dalla.« News and published in tend the meeting* being held.
Sunday's paper
the time i> muring when the Young
Idea will again In taught to shoot
to -hoot 'freighter and higher than
hi ret ofore
Fort Stocktons puhln '.hum will
o|M»n Monday. Sept«*wibcr 4th V
number of improvements, change* in
the faculty and i urm ulum have been
made during the Summer and the
pnoqait* for a large enrollment i» in
dlcatcd.
1 h< I* a i'll of edui at ion have done
aii in men power to select and elect
n fmulty that will raise the cdututiun*
al standard of our school, and the
Pioneer believes it will Ik* raised. To
The lii't well for the waierwork*
system has been completed at a depth
of f«2 feet.
Ia«st Friday aim .Saturday pumping hunt,
tests were made to determine the
i apacity of the water flow of thi well,
which proved to la* very satisfa. tory,
as the How of water pumpeil at the
rate of about DMi gallons |*er minute
did n<*t reduce the water in the wall
l»el« w a certain level, where the
capai ity of the pump running for
Hefofe another issue of the F'toiwer
i» published the dove bunting •,«-„«««.
will have o|>ene«l ami dove hunting
may la* engaged in. and there ap|tear*
to he a gratifying number of them to
In order that hunters may
familiarize themselves and refresh
their memory relative to the game
laws and the open season w«- .all
attention t« the following
State (iame Commissioner Boyd
has issuer! order*. Ho, " ardrr.*
throughout the State to he stru t in law
lh« administration tariff bill, of-
ficially “the tariff act of lttf2.H was
parsed last Saturday by the Senate
after four month* of debate It now
goes to conference The vote x j?
I* to 2f».
Senator Borah of Idaho was the only
Kepubluan to vote against the meas-
ure. Three Democrats Broiisaard.
F*cndr;*k *)..! I*an*deii \oted for it.
Chairman Met umber of the finance
committee, who piloted the
measure
I.ast Saturday afternoon, the aevond *a> ,h' ,*’**},L ,h'‘ »UluUrd will not be
enforcement during the season, since
hour*, faded to redo* e it any further ythe least tendency to slackness would, through the Senate, said in a formal
It van and son* w ho drilled the vv >11, in view of the enormous iiuiiiIk-i of statement rev iewing its provisions, it
have skidded their rig about 7.r> fe, i hunters, mean extermination of the wa* estimated that it would yield
North of the well completed and nr doves or their decrease to such a jaunt more than $400,000,000 in revenue
now engaged in drilling the aeeo id! that a permanent closed season would during the fir*t year it wa* in oper-
The A. F. Lus« well of the Southern meeting wa* held at the home of Mr leered, as the schedule provides for "hi**h* wh‘‘n ‘•‘"'P«*ted. will fur- he demanded by conservationists. atom. This is more than half a mil-
. ... ^ « . . . niwli ul tnu U'utoe twu'Ohiuii ev t.. u 11 I aa a .. ■ • .111..* .... ... L. L _ ...^1J
nish all the water necessary to supply
the waterworks system.
While one well probably would be
—. , . . ,, , sufTieient to furnish all the water
Th, personnel ul the faulty and it th„ of th(.
watermelon history about each, recently published ...... ... . , . , _ . ,
This well i* located almost exaitly was enjoyed by all in attend- in the Pioneer, indicates that '”•* 1 » <» i e op, uyon any
States and Produi ing Company,1 amf Mrs. A. Niemann on BI<h k One •>* the courses taught last year
which is How mg under heavy ga* Th,. attendance was much larger than an<* probably add the twelfth
pressure from only four feet in thelat the first meeting, and a very profit- e*»*de.
sand, is believed to be one of the able and instructive program was car-
iargest well* in the Pioneer field, ned out. after which
between tju- famous F’akin No. 4 an*!
the Kainhow Find No. 1 Armstrong
that ofiened up the northeast exten-
sion.
The above will be good news to
many Pioneer reader* as well as F’ort
Stockton citizens, as Mr. I.use spent a
few days in F’ort St<*ktoh during the j. , » • i ^ .
_ • , . , try to be in attendance upon the meet
first week in August, transacting1
business for hi* company in Conner
anco. school will be presided over this year # ^ ]
The next and third meeting will In* h> H" experienced corpse of teachers, doj **
held tomorrow (Saturday) evening at qualified to make the 11)22-2.1 school
the high si hoo| building at 8:00 >, Mr th,> greatest and best in the his-
oVIock tory of the school.
A cordial inv itation is extended to Now, if every citizen and patron of
everyone interested in raising poul-
question, an adequate water supply,
are to be commended for r.o
WELL KNOWN FORT
STOCKTON BOA
SOLD
Many hunters are ai rested during hon ‘Udlars more than ha* been yield-
each dove season for having in their hy an> tariff in the history of^the
possession quail, wild turkey or plover, | country.
the open season on which comes much Summing up. Senator Met umber
later. Hunting season on wild ducks SH>d the hill, a* passed by the Senate
and geese, mud hens and marsh hens. W*H-
jacksnipe and yellow legs, and black- First, insure employment for Amer-
bellied and gidden plover, does not >van latior and the payment of a living
open until Oct. 16; on buck deer Nov. * wage.
1; on quail or partridges and Mexican
• hachalaca pheasants Dec. 1.
Wild turkey gobbler hunting season
was changed by the last Legislature.
ing.
tiori With the well that the Southern
States Lam* & Production Company,
of Fort Worth Texas, intend to soon
begin drilling a few mile* south of
town on the John M. Odom ranch.
At the time Mr. Luse was in Fort
Stockton, he placed a page ad in the
Pioneer for hi* company, stating the
Pioneer well would soon be completed
and offered to *ell lease* that would
participate in the production of the
\ new
DAKCO
called
dan o, which
our school will do his or her whole Hubert (Brick) Mason, a well known
duty by co-operating with the board F"1'1 Stockton hoy, wa* sold last week general season through the State
j of edui a tun and the facility in all ,(y the Sweetwater Swatters of the i noW opens Nov. 1, with a season limit
matter* that have for their object ^ c t Texas league to the St. I*oui» three gobblers. Due to scarcity of
; (he bettering and furthering of the Cardinals for a cash consideration
education of the children, a greater which was not made public. Mason’s
gram ,|,n "* n work in advancing the educational ad- rank in hatting last year in the West
wa* rai**< y^ • ^ -j *™ vantages and interest* of every child Texas league was second and he has
- ““ ... - - attends our school, will he ac- constantly led his league this year,
p« rial, was plat «-d on exhibit at the
F’ir*( State Bank this week. It is
claimed that this new grain, which is
a cross between cane and maize, is a
valuable discovery and will prove to he
very helpful in the -olution of feeding
problems. It grows pndificaily wher-
Pioneer well, also three other wells ever maize, kaffir and cane can he
to he drilled by the company, one of | grown, and i« hardier and yields a
which is located in (he Fort Stockton better tonnage |>er acre,
field. ' -
«ompliahed.
The rural truck drivers for
term are as follows:
Hlo, k One Roland Warnock.
7-D J. P. Pinkard.
L*i>n Valley Terry Basham.
which has caused several league
scouts to seek him. But Scout Barrett
of the St. Louis Cardinals beat the
other scouts to him and closed a deal
for him to go to St. I^rnis. Mason !s
turkeys, there is no open season and
even gobblers may not he shot in
Cameron. Williamson. Hidalgo. Ken-
nedy. Starr. Jim Hogg, Brooks and
Mc Mullen Counties. Of the counties
‘Second, permit the establishment
and continuance of industries vital
to the w«*|far»* of this Nation.
"Third, protect alike the* producer
manufactures a maximum limitation
. of ■>(• per cent was approved, repre-
senting a cut of ri per rent in the caae
of higher grade cloths, knit fabrics,
pile fabrics anil fabrics with fast
edges.
The silk schedule was rewritten
completely with the rates reduced
7th ’rrvrnr M*"\’ jnrs wz
of in (he Fall Gillispie and Kendall ... ......
Countie, have a limit of three *,.bhler, were made m rale, m the
for the two month,' aea.nn: while a !*"n,lr'*- »‘l>«iule.
limit of only two gobblers is set in
to report next Spring when the C’ardi- *Ke counties of Angelina, Cherokee,
mil* come South for training.
Al) who bought lease* in. time to
participate in the production of the
Pioneer well, arc of course, glad they
did.
Now, that Mr List’s . * in party has
prnfitabb production and is in a p*>*t
tion to give more attention and time
to (heir F ort St»M kton interests, it is
lonfnlently expected drilling on their
location in blink 14. will begin at the
earliest dale jH»**ible to do *«>
HIRST \NSIF:> WRDDIN4.
Sunday aftern* tin. August fn, Mr
Kalfu* Hirst of this plate and Mis*
Madge Ansley, of Marathon. were
quietly married, a' the residence of J.!
G. Taylor. Rev. Reuben Smith, pa*t«>r
of tFw Fir*t Baptist Church of Fort
Stockton offs lating.
The bride, who i* one of Marathon's
ATTENTION ALFALFA GROWERS
Bl VS III ILDING ON
STOCKTON STREET
W A. Hadden closed a deal with
Mr- R. K l»ngino this w»*»*k for the
all* attention of our building on Stockton street, known a*
th* Dr. Longrno office building. Con-
sideration in
public.
ADJLDGED INSANE
Many articles which were placed on
the dutiable list by the committee
were transferred to the free list, most
o . ,, -. , . - of them by Senate vote, while a few
Rockwall, Tyler, Jefferson. Orange, , , . ...
articles were removed from the free
Hardin. Liberty. Na<-ogdo«-hes. Dallas.
The Pioneer
alfalfa farmei* to two article* in this
issue, on* entitled “Alfalfa Insect*, in
Ward and Reeves County,’* the other.
F’ightirg the Chinch Bug" There
ha* been some complaint of damage
to alfalfa thi* season by insects, and
the Pioneer would In* glad our alfalfa
grower* would not only read the ar-
•icle* referred to, hut would advise
that they cut them out and file them
away for future reference.
\ STOCKTON DRI G
STORE B4MISTER
( has. Haight, of Block One, was
tried for his sanity Wednesday, before
County Judge Howell Johnson. The
jury in the case returned a verdict
the deal was not made finding the defendant of unsound mind,
whereupon the court ordered the dc- ,
fendant restrained ami placed in the
State asylum for the insane at San
A ntonio.
Sheriff D. S. Barker. County Clerk
H. L. Winfield and Ia*wis Haight, son
» f (’has. Haight, left by auto with
Itl VS LAMBS
W R. Hurra!, who was in from h,'
ranch Wednesday, reports the sale of
•*»(K) lamb* to James Rooney, who will
a* h* ha* b«***n doing for several years,
•Jasper and Newton.
Home c* unty hunters need not have
a license, hut those Texans hunting
in a county where they do not live
must obtain a license, costing $2. from
a deputy game commissioner, game
warden, county clerk, sporting goods
store, or direct from the Game Com-
missioner's office at Austin. Hunter*
not living in Texas must obtain a non-
list to the dutiable list, also mostly by
Senate vote.
Chief among the dutiable articles
made free, with thi- rate proposed,
were:
Hides, green. 2c a pound; dried, 4c.
Boots and shoes. 12< a pair, and
fM-r cent ad valorem.
Shoe leather, r» per cent.
Belting and harness leather, 4* a
resident license, the fee for which hav- pt)und #nd 5 ,K.r (.,.nt
engage in feeding out several thou* Mr. Haight, Wednesday afternoon for
ing been fixed bv the Legislature at
$15.
It is also unlawful to hunt with
and lamb* f< r the market.
In a letter from Mi*a Mildred Thom-
'«*n. to her mother. Mrs. Carrie l**a
Thomson, dated August 4th. and writ-
ten from Maknweli. the town in the
Hawaiian Island* in which Mix* Mil
mo.t loved .laughter*, is a graduate ^ tMlrh|nf MVI th.t at .
a.# Ika CaaI Unaa V\.emal «./ A li.Uo ' ^
..... „ m lk . Mr. entertainment ahe met a Mr.(tl%,., and friend*
I » W l 1 \ Krrl'S who ha* toured Europe eight home Tuesday
R. W. K. Hirst, who ha* been reared ----w.. .i_, Iueiwlay.
SHII* ( AR OF CALVES
Talley Bros., *hippisi Ia*t week to
the F'ort Worth market, one car load
of calve*
San Antonio, where they will place trfP- «**L dynamite or by any means
him in th*- asylum.
Texas.
., .j . . * | o rt hi | w n** 11exn tom *r\4 ui vr|NT fiK ii i
F. Hirst, who ha* been reared t|m^ and ha* also toured the *outhem
in our n.,d*t and by hi* Merlmg char- and weatrrT1 Htate« of the U. S. wveral
acter prul ,ndu*tnou* habit* won for t|mefl in autu. ,n ^king „f hla
himself many friend* in Fort Stock* travrl# throUgh we*t Texaa. Mr. Wer-
ton and IV .w county who w,*h for j b >pok, of pMltnK through Balmo-
him and the helpmate he ha- rhowen ^ Sheffield and Fort Stockton, be-
much joy and Ivappme** a. they )our- L hen> Usl in ApH, ly22 He aaid
DON’T FORGET
There are only a few day* left in
which you are to decide to make me “un*<> •
Victorious in the August Primaries as
P >stma*ter M. J. McDonald, who your “Service Man." Our* is a Ser-
with several of hi* children, have Iwen vice that pleases. At "The
enjoying a vacation spent with rela- Station.”
in Abilene. retum**d
Pioneer, only $2.00 per year.
ney through life together.
Immediately after their mamage
Mr. and Mr* llirxt left, by auto, on a
trip to San Antonio, Houston, Galves-
ton. Dallas and Fort Worth. On their
return they will he at home on the
Pryor A Wilson ranch.
ENJOYABLE EVENING
ithat Port Stockton had two dandy good
drug store*, and that he got some off
the best ice cream in Fort Stockton
that he had ever eaten in hi* life.
COMPLETES WAREHOCSE
( on tract or C. C. Skinner completed j
the warehouse for the Fort Stockton |
Alfalfa Association this week and it
Mrs. John Casehier entertained sev- (S being rapidly filled with hay by the
era! couples of young people Friday Association member*,
evening, complimenting her niece. While the warehouse ju*t completed
Mias Amy ( ook, of Kansas, and Mr will probably care for the balance uf
Harrison Dyrhe of this city, both of
whom were celebrating their 20th
birthday at that time.
The young guests enjoyed games on
the lawn and dam ing indoors, follow-
ed by a watermelon feast. Iced
punch was served throughout the even-
ing.
—Contributed.
thi* season'* hay crop, it will require
at least three more warehouses the
- siae of the one just finished to provide
sufficient storage for the Association
next year.
The Pioneer is informed, however,
that three more warehouses are to be
built between now and the harvest
season of next your.
Safety, Service and Sound
Banking Practices
are the essential requirements
of a banking connection. You
are assured of these if you are
customers of
The First National Bank
Fort Stockton. Texas
Common house brick, 2"> per cent,
but with a retaliatory provision
against countries imposing a duty
on American brick.
other than with a gun, not larger Portland cement, 5i per 100 pound*,
than 10-gauge, shot from the shoulder, hut with a retaliatory provision.
<*r to hunt with light or lantern or Harness costing less than $70 a set
shoot at birds before *unrise or after «nd saddle* costing less than $40
each, rate that was proposed 55 per
No more than 15 doves can he killed cent,
in any one day, and no more than 75 Logs of tir. spruce, cedar or west-
Filling g«me birds of any or all kinds may be ern hemlock $1 per 1.000 feet.
possessed or shipped at any one time. Paving posts, telephone poles, rail-
It is also illegal to shoot from powder road ties, pickets, palings and hoops,
boats, sail-hoats or airplane; unlaw- 10 per cent,
ful to buy game, pay another to hunt. Ivory tusks. 10 |*»r cent,
he paid for hunting, to carry on train
j or to ship game without an affidavit,
or to ship to a taxidermist without a
' permit from the commissionei or one
I of his deputies.”
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r cor HA, si o*c
1^. irSUM
SPECIAL SERVICE
FOR OLD PEOPLE
The "Old Folks Service,” being ar-
ranged at the Baptist Church for Sun-
day morning, September 3rd, promises
to he one of particular interest. Com-
mittees have been appointed to look
after various features of the program.
It is the duty of one committee to find
all the old people in the town and sur-
rounding country and invite them to
the service. Another committee will
see that all who will come, and have
no way. will he provided transporta • t
tion.
Old time singing, relating exjieri- Monday afternoon about six o'clock,
ences by the elderly people. *nd a the ham and cow shed of W. B. Mar-
short sermon by the pastor are items tin caught fire and despite all efforta
being arranged. The Baptist congre- of the citixens to save it, the barn and
i gut ion invite you to be in this service, I contents were soon reduced to a shea.
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White arsenic. 2c a pound.
Cyanide, 10 per cent.
Chemical wood pulp, 5 per cent.
( IM iWAttlt, : s V t ill h.
Black or silver foxe*. $200 each.
Gloves made wholly of cattle hide*.
Broad.
Chief changes from the free to the
dutiable list with the rate* proposed
were:
Manganese, lc a pound.
(’ream separators. 25 per cent.
Ammonium nitrate, lc a jiound.
Dynamite and other high explo-
sives. 1 l-4c a pound.
Apricots, green, ripe or in brine, V|c
a pound; otherwise prepared. 40 per
cent.
Casein or lactarene, 4c a pound.
« — - ------ —
BARN BlTRN8
especially if
years old.
you are more than fifty Origin of fire unknown.
mated at $200.00.
Loss wtk
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Roomergraas for Thursday
August 31. 1022
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‘ 0SY MOM DEPARTMENT
Men's Heavy White Back Overalls, regular vfA
$2.00 value, ter..........
GENTS rum—IG oeparthbnt
Palmolive Toilet Water, regular $1.25 value, for QCA
Thursday only at - UHv
HARDWAME DEPAimtENT
30x32 Grey Inner Tube, regular price $2.15 m f AA
For Thursday only.........»vv
Brown Water Jug or Food Container. Keeps food or liquid
hot or cold. Just the thing for your outing. (O 46
$4.50 value for..... fOtOO
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New Arrivals In Shoes
Work Shoes—A new stock of shoes just arrived and prices are
reasonable. We invite your inspection of our new stock and feel sure we can satisfy youv needs
in the shoe line.
Ginghams for school dresses will be found here—with a!! necessary trimmings,
such as Tape. Lace, Embroidery. Etc. j .
See the New Lamp Shades. Save the children’s eyes by using one of these lamp shades,
are reasonable in price and you can easily afford to buy one.
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ROONEY MERCANTILE
THE HOUSE OF SERVICE
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