The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1926 Page: 4 of 10
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He arrives in Kingsville Jan. 15th.
Watch for Him! Full Particulars
will be given in Next Week’s Record
WHO IS HE?
Talking About
Kingsville
(From Urn Alice News)
(Editor's Note: The Record has re-
ceived a great many complimentary
notices of its Holiday Shopping Num-
ber. from all over Texas, but the fol-
lowing from u neighbor town is of es-
pecial interest in that it concerns the
town in a larger measure than it does
(he Kingsville Publishing Company
plant).
Newspapers of Kingsville. Beeville.
Robstown, Alice
The Christmas edition of (ho Kings-
ville Record, done in colors and print-
ed on lino book paper, is a notable
achievement for the country press of
Texas and in point of excellence of
craftsmanship steps ahead of any-
thing the daily press of Texas has yet
attempted. The Mecklin boys are good
newspaper men, they are masters of
the art of printing and at their com-
mand is perhaps the best equipped
plant to bo found in any town in Tex-
as twice tho size of Kingsville.
One need not take credit from the
Mecklin boys to say that after all,
the business men of Kingsville and
the people of Kleberg county make
such a paper as the Record is ali
year round, possible.
Kingsville iH just a bit larger than
Mice, or Beeville or Robstown, yet it
is safe to say that the Record oflice
does as much or more business than
all the papers in Beeville, Robstown
and Alice combined. Is it that the
Mecklin boys are better newspaper-
men than the rest of us or is it that
Kingsville is loyal to the core to the
Record and make it possible for the
Mecklin hoys to send out to the world
a newspaper which in general appear-
ance leaves the impression that Kings-
ville is a much bigger town than she
really is?
There is food for thought about this
both on the part of business men and
the editors.
Personally, I am trying my dead
level beBt to print a newspaper that
is worthy of Alice and that is an ad-
vertising asset. On a third less cost
1 c<iuId get into the mails a paper that
would he just about in keeping with
the patronage that comes to this of-
fice, and I could meet my obligations
more promptly aud the family could
get a bit more out of life, but that
kind of paper would be a liability to
Alice. There is just one way for me
to make the News a better looking
and a better edited paper—more pat-
ronage.
Looking back over the past stren-
rous year. I feel that the News has
had some part in the bringing of a bet-
ter feeling in Alice, I feel that it has
had some small part in tho town’s de-
velopment and when I cast up finan-
cial results I am persuaded that the
country editor’s reward comes not in
this world, and—if Biblical unjunction
he true, “the liar has the hottest place
in hell” it is likely that the devil’s
furnace will be manned by newspaper
men, even tho the lies be in the nature
of “human flowers.” Guess I ought to
be glad that I’m alive—ami I am. I
am also mighty thankful for my loyal
friends, for the patronage that the
News has had and to you who are its
patrons, to you who will eventually
be, permit me to say that 1 wish you
a happy New Year.
C. L. TANNER.
HEBBRONVILLE PLANT SOLD
The Midde West Utilities Company
has bought the Hebbronville Electric
plant and the transfer will be made
this week. The new management will
at once install another engine and will
give a 24-hour service. The Middle
West is one of the truly big corpora-
tions of tho United States, owns prac-
tically all of the electric plants in
South Texas, to say nothing of ice
plants and waterworks systems it also
owns, and its becoming interested in
Hebbronville will be a big thing for
the city and community. In a short
time, the Middle West will build a
high line from Laredo to connect with
its high line at San Diego, and it will
then supply all towns and some farms
along the line of the Tex-Mex between
Laredo and San Diego with electricity.
Mr. J. I). Nance of Kingsville, who
built the Hebbronville plant, is to be
congratulated on disposing of his
plant to the Middle West -a concern
that makes progress for any city or
town in which it becomes interested.
—Hebbronville News.
Whenever tho women of the world
really make up their minds to put a
period to war, they can do it.—John
Ruskln.
Custom Hatching
We wish to announce to the people of this
section that we are in position to help you
with your poultry raising in the way of
hatching Our mammoth incubator is now
ready. Just bring us the number of eggs
you expect to set, any breed, and save the
trouble you always have with sitting hens.
BABY CHICKS
We also will have, during the early spring
months, baby chicks for sale. Please place
your order now for the number you want
and the breed so that we may better supply
you. No deposit required with the booking
of these baby chicks.
YOUNG COCKERELS
We have several three month old ..cockrels
from the M. Johnson Imperial Strain of
White Leghorns. These cockrels are of the
finest breed and our price is reasonable.
The Sunkist Hatchery
RIVIERA, TEXAS
THE WHOOPING CRANE
SPENDS WINTER HERE
Almost Extinct Breed of Birds Believ-
ed by Naturalists to Spend Winters
in Kleberg County.
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Among the interesting visitors to
the Record office this week was Prof.
H. II. Nininger, head of the Biology
Department of McPherson College,
McPherson, Kansas, ex-president of
the Academy of Science, and at pres-
ent president of the Kansas Audubon
Society and official representative of
the National Association of Audubon
Societies of New York.
Together with members of his fami-
ly, traveling in a house and laboratory
on wheels, this noted scientist is on
a nine months tour that will take him
over most of the central and western
United States, as well as much of Old
Mexico. While in the city he will deliv-
er a series of lectures at the Teachers
College.
One of. if not the principal cause
of Prof. Nininger’s visit to this sec-
tion at this time, was to run to earth
well autehtneated rumors that some-
where on the King Ranch the few re-
maining Whooping Cranes in the
United States spent their winters.
Prof. Nininger is especially interested
in meteorites and natural life especi-
ally bird life. He is authority for the
statement that as far as is known
there only remains about fourteen of
the specie of crane known as the
whooping crane, and naturalists are
putting forth every effort to locate
their winter home in order that steps
may be taken to throw around them
safeguards of such a nature that the
breed will not become entirely ex-
tinct as in the case of the carrier
pigeon.
In tl)is connection Prof. Nininger
called upon the Record to warn hunt-
ers and sportsmen to be very care-
ful not to shoot or kill one of these
birds, as they are hardly fit for food
and there is a closed season on them
at all times. There is one similarity
between them and what is known as
the sand hill crane, though the former
is much larger, has black tips on its
wings and makes a whooping noise.
It has been reported that at least
three of the variety have been seen
by hunters during the past three or
four years in that section of the coun-
try near Riviera Beach; in fact the
managing editor of the Record and his
family saw three of them some three
years ago and four the year following,
but they have not been seen this or
last season.
Prof. Nininger is also very much in-
terested in meteorites and has a splen-
did collection, which will be shown at
the College at the time of his lecture.
He has spent a great deal of time and
money on the collection, having gath-
ered it from the four corners of the
world, and it is indeed interesting
to go over it with him. The lectures
will be given at the college and citi-
zens ure invited to attend.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
AWARDED LETTERS
At a meeting of the Kingsville Ath-
letic Council, held some time ago
twelve of tho high school football
team were awarded letters, as follows;
Joe Arthur, 1 year; Reynolds Adame,
3 years; Lloyd Boguskie, 1 year; Carl
Brown, 2 years;' Paul Filla, 1 year;
Robert Kramme, 1 year; Roderick
Moore, 1 year; Maurice McCracken, 4
years; Vernon Ping, 2 years; Floyd
Rees, 1 year; Victor Smith. 1 year;
Vernon Westlake, 2 years. Maurice
McCracken was captain for 1925 seas-
on and Victor Smith was elected cap-
tain for 1926 season.
During the season the Kingsville
boys played four official games, losing
one and winning three. The games
were as follows: Aransas Pass, 61 to
0; Sinton, 6 to 0; Taft, 6 to 0; Robs-
town 46 to 0 in favor of Robstown.
Games were also played as follows:
Brownsville, 6 to 0; Bishop won 3 to
0 and Corpus also outplayed them.
Coach Allenby states tht he expects
to have a strong basket hall team and
will get Into action as soon as the
weather permits. It is understood that
the girls will also have a basketball
team.
Electric Appliances
Are Efficient, Economical and a Pleasure to Use
All of the above is bare facts, and we can prove it to you. Efficient
because of steady heat and better and more scientific construction.
Economical because they use only the required amount of fuel, and
consume only the actual need. Ask any woman who is now using
one or more and get her answer as to the pleasure of using them.
If there is any appliance that interests you, drop by our office for
a demonstration of their use and facts about their economical
usage of electricity.
Kingsville Electric & Ice Company
COURTEOUS SERVICE
new by-product of agriculture, it has
opened new markets for the farmer.
In Mark Twain’s days on the Miss-
issippi no one had an automobile and
no one dreamed that cotton and corn
would some day he used as a finish
for automobiles and still this year
this chemical achievement is arousing
more interest among the farmers than
any other feature of the auto show.
The exhibit of the Chevrolet Com-
pany contained many new and beauti-
ful Duco color combinations which
can also be seen at the local show
room of the Weller Motor Company.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
B. A. Hudspeth et ux to Sam
Sparks, consideration $10.00; 277.67
acres, part of Palo Alto grant being
west half of fractional section 155 of
F. Z. Bishop subdivision of Weil
ranch; 47-5 acres of Jeremiah Han-
non survey.
M. S. Wood et ux to Mary E. Fos-
ter, consideration $1.00: lots 9, 10, 11,
12, 13 in block 64 of Kinsville.
V. J. Kivlin to L. T. Whitfield et al.
consideration $475.00; tracts 2-6 of
Southinore acres of Kingsville.
R. B. Cousins et ux to Miss Mattie
McLeod et al, consideration $7415.00:
lots 17, 18, 19 in block 1 of Henrietta
Heights addition of Kingsville.
Gay C. Brinson et ux to Demetris
Yeaneotis, consideration $4000.00:
potrion of Driscoll park.
Henrietta M. King to R. H. Sim-
mons, consideration $2625.00: 150
acres of land being west 75 acres out
of the northeast fourth, section 7 and
west 75 acres out of the southeast
section 7 of King addition No. 3.
H. M. King to R. H. Simmons, con-
sideration $4S18.00: 240.9 acres being
southeast fourth and 80.9 acres of
northeast fourth of section 9 of King
addition No. 3.
Mrs. Katherine Andrews et vir to
George E. Smith, consideration $10.00:
farm lot 7 in block 13 containing 31
acres: farm lot 6 in block 13 contain-
ing 61 1-2 acres; farm lots 1 and 6 in
farm block 14, farm lot 3, block 14,
farm lot 2 in farm block 14, 15 and 20
in block 12, farm lots 18 and 19 in
block 12, farm lot IS and 19 in block
12 suburbs of Tranquitas.
George E. Smith to Herbert An-
hert Andrews, consideration $10.00:
farm lot 7 in block 13 containing 31
acres; farm lot 6 in farm block 13,
containing 61 1-2 acres; farm lots 1
and 6 in block 14, farm lot 3 in farm
block 14, farm lot 2 in farm block 14,
farm lots 15 and 20 in bloc kl2, farm
lots 17 and 19 In block 12, farm lots
18 and 19 in block 12, all of suburbs
of town of Tranquitas.
Record readers tor results.
Mere Sound and Fury
There are two sides to every ques-
tion, but some of the questions now
being windily debuted in this happy
land are like the brass drum, of which
It was said that after you had listened
to both sides of it you haven’t heard
ranch.—Charleston. News and Courier.
Had No Fear of Man
The Hoddhi.st religion forbids taking
of life. Members of the Mount Ever-
est expedition found the animals and
birds of 'Ribet so tame that they gath-
ered about the party, especially near
the villages.
Scatter Good Deed«
We cannot render benefits to those
from whom we receive them, or only
seldom. But the benefit we receive
must be rendered again line for line,
deed for deed, to somebody. Beware
of too much good staying in your hand.
—Emerson.
Taft Ranch Lands
In August 1923 the Great Taft Ranch began the final disposition of
their lands. Since which time there has been subdivided and sold
perhaps the most wonderful body of Black Victoria Clay in the
World.
Our improvements embrace 60 foot roads, cut 30 inches deep on the
side and crowned. Making the very best dirt roads possible. Good
bridges, culverts, concrete markers and adequate drainage all paid
for. Our sales may not be a record in Dollars nor in Acres, but in
development, we stand alone. There has been in round figures 40,-
000 acres put in cultivation since we began this sale.
This has been purchased by nearly 200 men at an expenditure by
them of approximately $3,000,000.00 for land and improvements.
And in all this tremendous business, anyone of the 200 buyers could
have sold immediately after development at a substantial profit.
Never before in the history of the land business, so far as our
knowledge goes, has there been an operation where each Investor
could immediately improve and sell at a profit. Usually the promo-
ters put the price at a figure that it will require the investors ten
years to build up to. Not so with ua; our prices have been from the
beginning and still are, such that our investors have been able, and
are still able to make a profit of 20 to 40 percent Immediately after
development.
We realize this to be an astonishing statement. We also realize that
we may be called upon to prove it. We believe that someone either
in your own community or close by has bought some of this land
and we will be glad to furnish you his name and address, if you are
interested, that you may make your own investigations if you elect.
There are some very fine tracts in size and location to suit, yet un-
sold. We would be glad to talk to you more about it.
Sincerely yours,
Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company
TAFT, TEXAS
JOSEPH F. GREEN
General Agent
T. N. BLACKWELL
Sales Manager
FARMERS INTERESTED
IN N. Y. AUTO SHOW
Farmers throughout the land are
more interestetd in tho 1926 Automo-
bile Show than ever before, according
to Carl Weller of the Chevrolet Mo-
ttor Company, in this city. Mr. Weller
declared today that the feature of
his year’s show is the beautyt and
variety of Duco colors seen on the
new cars exhibited.
The agricultural interest In these
colors comes from the fact that two
of the largest crops grown In the
United Stattes are combined by the
chemists in the manufacture of Duco.
Cotton, in the form of linters, is mix-
ed with nitric acid to form nitro-cel-
lulose while corn, after being distilled
into butyl alcohol, la used as a sol-
vent. The result Is that today thous-
ands of bales of cotton linters and
millions of bushels of com are being
consumed by the Du Pont Company
In the production of Duco, which is
unlike paint, varnish and eaaassi In
that tt contains no oils. Thus, as a
Starting The New Year
1926 Must Be a Banner Year to Us!
Natural conditions could be no better—a real freeze practi-
cally destroying insect pests, an abundance of moisture for
land preparation and planting.
Now, farmer friends, let us supply your farm implement
and machinery needs. We have now—everything for the
farm: Tractors, Breaking Plows, Harness, Planters, single
or double row; Harrows, Sweeps, Shovels, Wrenches, Bolts,
all kinds of repair parts, etc.—in fact just state your needs
—we have them.
Cage-Sparks Hardware Company
EVERYTHING FOR THE FARM
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