The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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Junction, Kimble County, Texas, Friday, January 25, 1924.
Number 40.
ROAD MAINTENANCE UN-
DER STATE SUPERVISION
An agreement has recently
been reached and work has be-
gun on the designated highways
in this county, both graded and
graveled roads and dirt roads.
The State Highway Commis-
sion has leased the necessary
equipment from this county on
a percentage basis of the orig-
inal cost of such equipment and
work has already begun.
District Engineer of San An-
gelo has general supervision of
the work here, and under him
is Robert Fulton, also of San
Angelo, who is maintenance su-
perintendent, while Sanford Roe
is local superintendent of the
work now going on.
County Judge Baker, at the
request of the Department has
employed men for the. work
which is being done on the high-
way through town, extending
out on the 0. S. T. each way.
Rumors have been going the
rounds to the effect that the
State Highway Commission has
contracted with the county for
the maintenance of the desig-
nated highways in this county,
for 1924, at $500 per mile, but
such is not the case. While no
definite amount has yet been
appropriated, it is stated with
authority that an amount nec-
essary to reasonably maintain
the roads in their present condi-
tion will be available, with about
three times as much available
for maintaining the graveled
sections of the highways from
Kerr County line to the Copper-
as Creek crossing, as will be
given for maintaining the re-
mainder of the road from Cop-
l>oras Creek to the Sutton Coun-
ty line, and from the six-mile
crossing west of town to the
Menard County line.
SPLENDID PROGRAMS
HEARD OVER RADIO.
Those who have radio sets
are certainly being entertained
these nights. Splendid pro-
grams are coming in from ev-
erywhere. On the set we have
installed, we are able to get
practically ail stations from At-
lanta to Los Angeles, and form
Mexico City to Chicago and De-
troit..
On Monday night of this week
a program was broadcasted
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Musical Association. There
were three hundred musicians
playing at the time, for a big
I*lt in Omaha. A prise was of-
fered for the “listener in" who
guesses nearest the number of
|taid admissions to the dance,
and to the one guessing nearest
the numht-r of telegrams receiv-
ed by the station that night
from people who were enjoying
the program in all (tarts of the
country. The following night,
it wts announced that more
than three thousand paid ad-
missions to the dance audito-
rium and that altout the hund-
red amt fifty telegrams were re-
reived that night,
We are getting programs.
KIMBLE COUNTY RAIN-
FALL 44.74 INCHES 1923.
Rain-
clear
cloudy
fall
days
days
1.46
15
16
5.54
4
24
1.90
14
17
6.68
6
24
4.50
4
27
.70
13
17
2.20
8
23
.62
10
21
7.25
3
27
9.45
6
25
3.80
11
19
2.05
7
24
According to E. Holekamp,
local weather observer, the rain-
fall for this county last year
was practically double the usual
amount. By months, the pre-
cipitation, cloudy and clear days
were as follows:
Mo.
Jan.
I Feb.
1 Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
On February 6th, a six inch
snow fell and the temperature
dropped to zero, which was the
coldest day of the year.
So far, no snow has fallen this
winter and there have been few
cold days. The coldest day so
far recorded for 1924, was last
Monday night, when the temper-
ture was nine above zero.
BAN LIJ^eVonTuE-
QUEST OF STATE OFFICE.
Austin, Jan. 19.—Prepara-
tions for the passage of 2,000
Mexican Federal troops through
FI Paso were being made today,
according to information re-
ceived here, following the grant
ing of permission by Acting Gov
ernor T. W. Davidson. The Act
ing Governor, who yesterday re-
fused to allow the troops to en-
ter the State, reconsidered the
action on request of Secretary
of State Hughes, and acquiesced
to the plea of President Obre-
gon of Mexico.
The Secretary of State, in a
Henry C. Wallace
EARLY DAY BUSINESS
HOUSES IN JUNCTION.
The large 30x100 feet ware-
house of Schreiner-Hodges Cq.,
which is being torn down, as
given in last week’s paper, is
one of the land marks in the
mercantile history of the town.
The building was erected by
E. Holekamp in 1886, the lum-
ber being freighted from Llano,
which was the nearest accessa-
ble railroad point at that time.
The lumber in this large old
building cost at that time $70
per thousand feet, delivered.
The building originally stood
where the stone structure of
Schreiner-Hodges Co., now
stands, and was moved back
some years ago when the stone
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
RECEII*TS INCREASE.
Through the courtesy Post
master Tracy, we are furnished
a statement of postal receipts
of the Junction postoffice for
the past year, and a comparison
with former years.
Postal receipts for 1923
amounted to $4,485.71; in 1922,
the amount was $4,111.23; and
for 1921, $4,208.96. It will be
seen that the receipts for 1923
were larger than for either of
Ihe two previous years, but
1922 showed a decrease over
the year before.
The increase in the number
cf outgoing parcels over 1922
was nearly 250; 1806 being sent
out in 1922, while 2,046 were
building took its place. Since '^patched last year,
that time it has been used as a' lt ls interesting to note that
warehouse j the great bulk of parcel post is
In 1896,' E,Holekamp sold the
and Wallace’s Weekly, and is in-; continued a mercantile business
forested in a number of publish-; until the Chas. Schreiner Co.,
ing concerns.
For fourteen years he was
secretary of the corn belt meat
producers’ Association, and is
present chairman of the Roose-
velt Memorial Association.
Recently a good many car-
toons have ap|ieared in the
press of the country as a result
of his milking contest with the
recently elected “dirt farmer”
from Wisconsin, Mangus John-
son, in which he was the suc-
cessful contestant.
HIGHWAY FUNDS” NOW
OVER TWO MILLION.
I established their business here,
in which J. N. Hodges later ac-
quired an int
the manager.
The present Secretary of Ag-
riculture was one of the original
cabinet appointees of President
Harding in 1921. He was born
in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1866,
graduated from the State Agri-
cultural College, and for a num-
ber of years was in the pure-
bred livestock business, later, ... ----------- v..^ , ort
editing the Creamery Gazette building to T. C. Taylor, who>[!n December 20, 21, and 22,
............ 1 J there were 271 parcels mailed,
while during the months of June
July and August there were on-
ly 133; 85 and 104, respectively,
quired an Interest and became *°r th;' who‘e ,mmth" n.amef
the manager. |lh,! ?bov« refemng to
T i n p .. rr- ,, r . parcel post packages only apply
John R. Martin, lorn C. John- to those that were insured; fig-
ston and Mrs. Stella Martin ures are not available on parcels
w^cre among the first employees M.nt as 1VKll|ar mai|.
after the business was opened j Stamp sales for 1823 were on-
HllS >U1 ( an< J^rs* ly slightly larger than for 1922,
Martin married while working amj a^amp sales for 1922 were
*lere* ! lighter than for the previous
Another local man who began year. During the last quarter
his career in this old building, 0f 1923, stamp sales amounted
was Alex J. Hamer, who began to $1,314; for tin* last quarter
work here when*a small boy.10t 1922, $1,290.62; and for the
When the business was taken1 same period in 1921, the
| over by Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hamer amount was $1,500.11.
With more became bookkeeper. Before Postal money orders for 1923
Austin, Jan. 21.
than $2,000,000 on hand, repre- that time he had worked and at- amounted to $21,975.17; while
sent ing taxes from more than tended school. | for 1922, the amount was $18,-
one-hfth ot the automobiles in There is only one building 557.87; for the last quarter of
lex as, and^with a monthly in- now standing that was built be- each year the amounts were:
emu* ot $170,000 from the tax fore this one. That is the one $0,500, with a few dollars more
___________ ...... °,n Kasolme, the State Highway now occupied by Wahl Bros. & in 1922 than in 1923.
communication received by the ( ommission has plenty ot mon- .Ionian. This stone structure c nv
ey to begin its plans ol main- v as built bv 11 II Allen & Go Jl 1 GIRLS Dh-
tinning highways, it was an- in** 1881, and was* the first stone FEAT CENTER POINT,
nouneed at the meeting of the business house in Junction, and An item of interest was inad-
iommission Monday. has been occupied successively vertentlv overlooked last week.
I uder this program the State by F. W. Richardson and G. K. regarding the game placed here
( ommission will take upon it- (Jordon. on the 12th between the June-
M i \ <U»S ° f®ptng desig- The second story of this build lion school girls and the Center
hated highways in first-class j Wtts built and for a number Point baskethail team,
condition, releasing money form of ywirs owned by th.* Masonic The game was well attended
counties*,11 to*! he Commissioners’ ] **'**• hut was of wlu>n a'MJ , si\n‘m,"US
Courts for work on the counties’, I his order purchased their pr< umi 1,1 a 1 0,1 ot to
own systems. eut building.
acting Governor today, asked
the passage of troops through
F.l Paso instead of Laredo, as
was previously requested. This
is believed to have caused the
reversal of his decision, owing
to the fact that the troops will
pass over only 19 miles of Tex-
as territory.
C. A. Weise, wife and two lit-
th daughters were visitors from
Menard Saturday.
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II. O. Patterson advises us
that his brother, |i ( , I hitter*
son, has changed hit address
from tVero to Chicago ami that
he ami Louis Vierliiv? art' now
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and resulted in a
8 for Junction.
i This is the second time June-
i tiol) has defeated ('enter Point
this season. The first defeat
was administered on the Center
Point team's home grounds, and
resulted in a score of 15 to 19.
The local girls have displaved
extraortlinary ability as basket-
Imll players, having won every
game play.si this season, and six
out of the eight games play .si
| last year.
Th.* (‘enter Point team won
the ehttm)unmthip of the Hill
Country Meet at KerrviUe last
\ ear minI is consider.*.! one ot
the lest teams in this part of
the State
COPPER \S WO LI
CM It oR(« \NIXED.
( onsuleralJe efTiwrt was ftia.h*
•a*t year, by inter.**ste.| tan.*h~
men. to organue.t a c**unt v w.4f
.luh, similar to the clubs that
have isren sueves*fully conduct -
ot in a numb*1r «»f other coutv
ties in this part of the State,
but those ipiHiwtfthg the move
wer tmt aMe to inter. »t a *utfi
cietit numUi to |4acv the club
«*n a sound Iusms,
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community, h
rout!) I wen t
less with
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m tne t nppanw
»w« vet, have rr-
ptHilde.1 m«*rt* or
wolves, ami last week
meeting and organited.
.Savers Farmer was eterted See*
i* tary ami Tr.asurer. and sufl-
riewl fuiwis wen* wlnsrilni to
pay a $25 bounty on 12 wolves
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Perry, H. Grady. The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1924, newspaper, January 25, 1924; Junction, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890751/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .