Stephenville Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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Stephenville Tribune
THIRTIETH YEAR
STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 ,1922.
NUMBER 44.
Money Back Guarantee on
All Gasoline and Other Sales at----EVANS
AUTO COMPANY
Erath Teacher Is
Popular In Menard
Trilby Graves, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Graves of this city, who
has taught in the Erath county
.schools, for several years, is now
principal of the Menard High
School and is also director of boys’
athletics in Menard High. He is a
graduate of the Mcllhany Academy
of Stephenville and Baylor Univer-
sity of Waco. That he is making
good in the two departments in
Menard high school is evidenced
by the record his team there is
making in football. In a letter to
his parents here the scores Menard
Hi has been making lately were
given and, as Trilby is so well
known in Erath, we take a pleasure
in passing on the good word:
Menard 2 vs. Brownwood 0; Men-
ard 6 vs. Mason 0; Menard 23 vs.
Cherokee 0; Menard 74 vs. Brady 0.
Terrell Graves, the youngest son
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Graves, is a
sophomore in Menard high school
and is a member of the football
squad that is making such havoc
with those other western football
teams. Terrell had never gone to
any school but the Valley Grove
school until this year and he is
•certainly a credit to that institu-
tion—and both sons are a credit to
the parents, who no doubt, are very
proud of their sons’ records both in
school work and athletics. Their
father is also a teacher, having
taught in the rural schools of
Erath county for years. He was
county superintendent of Erath
county for two terms; and is now
teaching the Valley Grove school
near the city. Their mother—a
daughter of Uncle Ike Roberts,
who lives7 in this city, is one of
the best of women—a mother, of
whom any son should be proud,
Her greatest ambition has been to
Tear her sons to useful manhood
and she has bent every effort to ac-
complish this one great purpose.
Two other sons are in Tarleton
College, one of whom will graduate
this year.
Tom Primrose was in Tuesday
to renew his subscription to the
Tribune. He says he and his wife
may go to California later, but they
are not fully decided yet whether
they want to leave old Erath
county or not. Mr. and Mrs. Prim-
rose made their home near Hucka-
bay for thirty years or more.
Their farm up there was famous
for its big orchards and its many
other attractive features, besides
the beautiful home which these
good people occupied until three
years ago when they decided to
come to town to live. One of their
sons, Roy Primrose, is in Los Ange-
les, California, in the employ of the
Tarleton 11 Defeats
Dallas University
In what was by far the roughest
game of the season, John Tarleton
defeated the Dallas University
Catholics at Dallas October 20, by
the close score of 2 to 0, Tarleton
making a safety, after Self had
carried the ball over for a touch-
down and fumbled. The close score
does not indicate the ability of the
two teams, as it was clear to all
that Tarleton had the better team
of the two. However, the locals
ran into a brand of football seldom
come in contact with, the kind of
rough neck football that very few
colleges continue to play, and when
a condition like this is met, it may
be any body’s game.
The locals could not hold the
ball, due to the arm tackling of the
Dallas lads, made, apparently, for
the sole purpose of causing a fum-
ble. Their tactics worked fine, and
evidently saved them from a rather
severe licking, as many fumbles at
a critical time lost the locals more
than one touchdown. Aside from
this arm tackling, a,nd a fluent use
of the profane tongue and aptness
in kneeing, etc., the Dallas U.
bunch, coached by the wonderful
Griggs, failed to show anything.
For Tarleton, Merrett, at quar-
ter, showed his usual class, while
Capt. Compton played a stellar
game. Carlton, at full, could plow
the line almost at will, but the open
game was in vogue the most of the
time, and he had little opportunity
to show his wares. Watson, who
relieved Self at half, played a won-
derful defensive game, especially
against the aerial attack of the op-
position. In the line, Bragg, tackle,
and Rea, guard, played the most
consistent game, both big fellows
tearing through and downing the
backs behind the line. However,
the team as a whole, failed to show
the class they did against S. M. U.
Local line-up: Mobley, left end;
Bethel, left tackle; Rea, left guard;
Stover, center; Scurry, right guard
Bragg, right tackle; Jennings, left
end; Merrett, quarter; Carlton,
full; Self, right half; Compton, left
half. Substitutions: Watson for
Self, Mulloy for Mobley; Kay for
Jennings, Harper for Bethel.
TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION
There will be a teachers’ exami-
nation in Stephenville Friday and
Saturday, November 3 and 4. All
teachers in securing or building
for any grade of certificate please
be governed accordingly.
J. E. BURNETT,
Chairman Board of Examiners/
Rev. Teale, pastor of the Christ-
S. P. railroad, and Tuesday they ian church at Midland, preached
received a box of fine grapes which
he had sent them. Mr. Primrose
says they are the most delicious
grapes he has ever eaten—a large,
juicy white grape with a lot of
flavor. He has always taken a
great interest in raising fine
grapes and fruit of all kinds and
California appeals to him because
at the Race Street Christian churoh
Tuesday and Wednesday nights of
this week. The Race street church
is without a pastor now and they
invited Rev. Teale down to preach
for them in the hopes of getting
him, later, to take charge of their
church. Rev. Randolph Clark, who
was their pastor a number of years
The First Wealth is
HAPPINESS
—Don’t try to economize by buying an inferior grade
of groceries. It does not pay in the end.
—Good food means good health and good health is
essential to us.
—We stock the highest quality merchandise to be had
and only ask you a reasonable price.
—Our guarantee for Satisfaction is behind every
article we sell.
QUALITY is Paramount with us
FRANK HENSON
The House of “Appreciation, Sanitation and Service/
Laney Block To Get
Another Deep Test
Is New Contention
Tarleton Expecting
Desperate Battle
With Meridian 11
The Meridian football team,
coached by Tom Dennis, the great
Texas tackle, has adopted the slo-
gan, “Get Tarleton,” and they are
making every preparation to do
this on the local grounds on Nov.
3. Although De Leon is making a
strong bid for the game, the battle
will be staged in Stephenville, as
it is too important a game to lose,
as Meridian only appears to stand
in the way of the State champion-
ship this year. Dallas U. beat De-
catur 33 to 0, and Tarleton de-
feated Dallas U., it would appear
that Decatur does not have much
of a chance against the locals. But
Tarleton defeated Cisco only 27 to
8, while Meridian beat them 72 to
0, and from this it would appear
that the locals will have a desper-
ate battle to win. But with the lo-
cal students and fans backing them
up to the last, it is going to take a
mighty good team to defeat Tarle-
ton on that day. But this game
promises to be one of the best ever
staged on Hays field, and there is
no doubt but that it will be a bitter
struggle.
of its wonderful fruits and flowers ago and who has preached for them
and warm, sunny climate. We are
awfully afraid the call is going to
be too strong for these good citi-
zens to resist, and they will leave
Erath for that famous garden spot
of the world. However, we hope
this will not be the case.
since the regular pastotr resigned
some months ago to go back North,
is no longer physically able to en-
gage actively in preaching and it
will be impossible for him to take
charge of the church again this
winter.
THE TWINS
Of Reliable Drugs
IN BUYING YOUR DRUGS THERE ARE TWO PARA-
MOUNT THINGS TO CONSIDER—
HONESTY
PURITY
WHERE THERE IS ONE YOU WILL USUALLY FIND
THE OTHER
We make these two principles
our stock in trade—you are al-
ways sure of both
Mrs. R. P. Holloway of Coman-
che visited her sisters, Mrs. H. H.
Hassler, Mrs. Fred Chandler, Sr.,
and Mrs. Tam Chandler, last week.
She returned to her home Sunday
and will go from there to Cisco
where Mr. Holloway is located at
president of Cisco Christian Col-
lege. On going out to Mrs. Hass-
ler’s home at Center Grove, near
Stephenville, Mrs. Holloway found
her sister in a rather serious con-
dition from a blow which she had
received on her head just before
Mrs. Holloway arrived. In letting
down a folding bed, the catches did
not hold good and when Mrs. Hass-
ler sat down on the side of the bed,
the catch gave way and let the
head of the bed fall, striking her
on her head, Breaking a tooth,
bruising one eye badly and causing
her to be partly unconscious for a
day or two. She is recovering
gradually from the shock and in-
juries she received.
* J. C. Laney of the Dtiffau coun-
try was in the Tribune office re-
cently and substantiates the fol-
lowing story taken from the Hico
News-Review:
Our oil prospects have taken on
new life this week by the purchase
of the Paschal & Triplett interests
in the Laney field by J. D. Palmer,
who is connected with the Drury
Petroleum Corporation of Detroit,
Mich. These people operate in sev-
eral states under a capitalization
of $2,500,000, and own about 35,000
a<h*es of leases in Texas, with ac-
tive drilling going on at Pioneer,
Cisco, Sipe Springs and perhaps
other points.
Mr. Palmer is here shape up
two more blocks, one south of the
Laney well and one northeast. He
is in dead earnest and proposes to
put up a rig in ten days on one
block, and start the second one
within sixty days from the time the
blocks are closed up.
In our judgment, this is the
greatest possible opportunity for
our friends out in that section to
grab their part of an oil well. We
do not see how a land owner can
afford to pass this proposition up.
Mr. Palmer has the financial back-
ing necessary to do the drilling,
and is ready to begin at once; all
he asks is a part interest in the
leases. If there is oil in that vicin-
ity and he finds it, it will make
rich men out of every land holder
•out there, while if he fails no land
owner will be out anything. We
hope that no one will set back and
fail to come in on this, for it is
necessary to block solid if possible,
so that Mr. Palmer may have the
necessary protection on his invest-
ment. No use talking, people, you
are standing in your own light
when you fail to grab this oppor-
tunity.
The News-Review is in earnest
about this, and the big thing to do
is to give these people the land
they ask for and get them to drill-
ing at once. They are spending
the cash and not you, so why wait?
If they bring in a well, you will get
your money, while if you do not
come in, it may break up or pre-
vent the blocknig and the oppor-
tunity is lost.
We are hoping Mr. Palmer will
have the individual support of ev-
ery land owner in that section, for
we want to see the biggest oil field
in Texas developed at once.
Graham St. Revival
Ford Cars Take
Growing: In Interest Another Drop of $50
The revival at the Church of
Christ on Graham street continues
with increasing interest. Mr. Wal-
lace addresses large audiences
each night and the crowds attend-
ing the day services are larger
than ordinarily attend week-day
services in the towns and cities.
The preaching is plain and pointed,
delivered with conviction and sin-
cerity. Many additions to the local
congregation have resulted already
and others are looked for, before
the meeting closes. The evangelist
will remain over next Sunday, and
there will be three services that
day. Everyone is invited to hear
him.
Erath County Teachers
Interscholastic League
All teachers who have paid their
State fees or intend to pay them
and intend to enter the State Bask-
etball Tournament will so indicate
it by notifying me in writing.
Remember there is an additional
$1.00 fee for all schools wishing to
enter this tournament.
Principals will please collect the
50c per capita for teachers of their
respective schools and forward
same to me at their earliest conve-
nience.
A prerequisite to participation
in all events is the prompt payment
of all dues.
We are anticipating an extensive
program and insist that all sugges-
tions will be duly appreciated and
seriously considered.
The executive committee will
meet Nov. 4, at 2 p. m. at Central
Ward building, Stephenville, so
please be governed accordingly.
Yours for a successful meet,
J. E. BURNETT,
• Director General.
Business Firms
Change Locations
The firms of A. D. Livingston
Racket Store and Davis & Bobo,
Barbers, both on the West side of
the square, are preparing to ex-
change locations right away. The
Livingston Racket Store for seve-
ral years has occupied the build-
ing next to the one formerly occu-
pied by the First National Bank on
the southwest corner of the square.
After exchanging buildings with
Davis & Bobo, Mr. Livingston will
begin remodeling the interior of
the shop; putting up shelves and
making things ready for his im-
mense stock of racket goods, gro-
ceries and dry goods. Davis &
Bobo will also make a few neces-
sary changes in the building vacat-
ed by Livingston in order to accom-
modate their shop fixtures and to
be ready for their growing barber
trade. We are glad these firms are
only exchanging buildings instead
of exchanging towns. They are
aware of the fact, though, that no
better business town the size of
Stephenville exists in the State of
Texas, and they have no desire to
leave it, we are sure.
Messrs. Eb Jones, Sparks Howell
and John Mitchell spent several
days this week fishing in the Leon
river. They camped at the Jones
hunting lodge on the Leon.
According to a statement just
issued by Edsel B. Ford, president
of the Ford Motor Company, De-
troit, a general reduction of $50.00
a car has been made in the prices
of Ford Model T Cars and the Ford
1 Ton Truck, effective October 17.
“The revision in prices,” said
Mr. Ford, “is the result of the in-
creased volume of business which
our company has enjoyed during
the present year, and also to the
fact that we now own and operate
many of our own sources of raw
material, which enables us to con-
tinue increasing the quality of our
product and at the same time keep
the price so low that Ford cars are
in reach of everybody.
“Our production for 1922 is al-
ready in excess of a million, which
has been an important factor in
bringing down costs. Our present
daily output is averaging better
than 5,000 cars and trucks, which
means a complete Ford car en-
truck every 5Vfc seconds of each
eight-hour day. It is in anticipa-
tion of this continued demand that
price adjustments are again being
made in order to keep in effect the
policy of selling Ford products at
the lowest price consistent with
quality.
“Quality, as - ,ual,” said Mr.
Ford, “will conN ue to be a prime
consideration iv the building of
Ford cars. As our business has in-
creased we have constantly in-
creased our equipment and manu-
facturing facilities, so that this
price reduction merely reflects the
progressive methods which come
as a result of increased volume.
“This reduction, which is the
sixth since March 1920, brings the
price of the Ford touring car from
$575, the price in effect early in
1920, to the present extremely low
level of $298, which is nearly 50%
less. Corresponding reductions
have been made on all other types.
Harry Patrick of Olney, spent
last week-end here as the guest of
Miss Lois May Pate at the home of
her uncle, Ben Pate, of Tarleton
avenue.
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A notice of the death of A. L.
Maxwell, of Hico, was given in the
Hico News-Review of October 20tq
His death occurred last Tuesda
morning at the home of his son,
L. Maxwell, in Hamilton. Decea:
ed had been a resident of Hico f
thirty-five years. He was prom
nent in business and church af-
fairs in that city. For years he
was an elder in the Presbyterian
church there. The Maxwell fam-
ily was well known here. Mrs.
Purdy of Oklahoma, who was Miss
Mamie Maxwell, a daughter of A.
L. Maxwell, was at one time—only
a few years ago—a teacher in our
public schools. The friends in
this city extend condolence to the
bereaved family.
Henry Clark grinds everything
in the way of feed.
Mrs. Rex F .Cooke of Fort Worth
came in Sunday for a short visit
with her sister, Mrs. Pat Pittman
of Tarleton avenue. Mrs. Cooke
was, until her marriage a few
months ago, Miss Adahleen Blake-
ney, of Cleburne. Her home was
in Stephenville for a number of
ars.Jf Mr. Cooke arrived in thef
city Monday night and visited the
Pittmans until Tuesday at noon
when he and Mrs. Cooke returned
to their home in Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Harve Keith and
family, who have been spending
the week at the Roberts camp on
the Bosque, have had as their
guests out at the camp, Mr. and
Mrs. G. B. McGlasson of Fort
Worth. Miss Ben Williamson was
also a guest of the Keiths last
Saturday night and Sunday.
The First State Bank
of Stephenville
Offers its Customers
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The Bank large enough to make you safe
Small enough to know you
Ready and anxious always to serve you.
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Stephenville Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1922, newspaper, October 27, 1922; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877910/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.