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Number 43
tnpa^agi Reader
Oth Year
Lampasas, Texas. Friday, August 17, 1928
tWERAGE SYSTEM IS
NEARING COMPLETION
The new sewerage system of Lam-
sas will be completed by the end
this week, according to Mr. Trout,
charge of the building of the dis-
sal plant, that is, provided the Light
mpany builds the electric lines to
; disposal plant within the next
v days.
\11 the work at that end of the
e is completed with the exception
the putting in of about three cars
gravel in one of the pits. This
rk will be finished in the next
•ee or four days. Then all that
11 be lacking will be the hookup
;h the Light Company, which has
yet done nothing toward the ex-
ision lines. It will be only a few
irs job to connect the motors when
> electric line is extended,
ill the lines over town are com-
ted and ready for use. Connection
these lines will be allowed just as
m as the electric motors at the
|posal plant ax*e connected.
In viewing the disposal plant one
Is as modern an affair as that of
1 city anywhere, and we are in-
dued that sufficient money to take
of all expenses pertaining to
sewerage system was included
[the amount raised by the bond
, * On top of this, several lines
re put in that were not included
[the original plat, thus we see that
estimate furnished by the Muni-
lal Engineering Company of Dallas
|s within the bounds of reason and
liberal enough to cover all ex-
lse needed improvement.
)ne of the dreams for the better-
nt of Lampasas is almost complet-
therefore, let’s turn our thought
| another progressive move, and put
lover.
1 LAMPASAS BAND ATTENDS
SAN SABA FAIR WESNESDAY
Director A. B. Ronald and about 30
members of the Lampasas Gold Medal
Band attended the San Saba County
Fair Wednesday.
The band formed inside the fair
grounds and marched down to the
race track where it played several
T, i, *o + „ numbers, then marched back to the
,______:,u i baseball park where the Lampasas
ball club fell in behind and made
a round of the bases, forming a circle
at home plate and playing “Ain’t
That a Grand and Glorious Feeling.”
Then the band was seated in a section
of the grandstand reserved for it
Izoro Items.
By Reporter
This section of the country is very
dry. A good rain would be appreciat-
ed.
Quite a few from this place attend-
ed the fair at Lampasas last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Roye and family
of Lamesa were visiting relatives here
last week.
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Brewster
of School Creek community.
Prayer meeting at Izoro was well
attended Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sullins were
dinner guests of Milton CaiToll Sun-
day.
Mrs. Zehnas Dumas visited in the
home of Mi*, and Mrs. 0. Z. Higgins,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Cowan of Kil-
leen were in our community Satui'day.
We ai*e always glad to have them
back in our midst.
T>. J. Jost is putting his gin in
shape preparing for ginning season,
as it is getting near.
GORDON MACKEY OF LAM-
PASES BUYS WILLIS DRUG
(Temple Telegram)
The W. E'. Willis Drug Store, 18
South Main street, was sold yesterday
to Gordon Mackey of Lampasas, who
will move here with his family at
once to take charge of the operation
of the store.
The name of the store will be
changed to the Mackey Drug, thus
marking the passing from the block
of the name of W. E. Willis, this
firm having had a store somewhere
in the block since it was founded here
in 1886.
Later in the year, perhaps in Sep-
LAMPASAS FAIR WAS
A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Nanma Nates
(Regular Correspondent)
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Bruton and son ,
of Snyder visited his uncle, J. G. Everybody is interested in knowing
Bruton, end other relatives, last week. ] the Lampasas Fair came out m
Mr. and Mrs. John Watson and
children visited friends in Shive, Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
Several from this community at-
tended church at Lake Victor Sunday
Mrs. L. V. Coupland and two little
daughters, Kathryn and Margaret,
who have been visiting relatives for
a financial way this year, and Secre-
tary R. J. Paine says is was a finan-
cial success and that a statement will
be issued as soon as all accounts are
paid and the books can be checked.
It takes considerable time to get a
complete check on such a big under-
taking as a fair and it re-
re-
through the courtesy of the San Saba 1 tember or October, the Willis Drug
fair directors. The band played at
various inteiwa'ls during the entire
ball game.
An enjoyable afternoon was spent
, , , ' quires time to make an accurate
several days, returned to their home . 1 ....
in Taylor Wednesday. They were ,c- frt " *»
complied home by her parents, Mr. felr dld »el m 192? and “
, _TT , , , i that a checkup will show that they
and Mrs. Wm. Zimmerman, and broth- j "
did even better this year.
A fair secretary has no
er, Walter.
Miss Juanita Jones of Ballinger is
Snore will be xeopened in the Kyle ^ vjPd;ing relatives here this week.
Hotel with Eldred Willis in chax*ge.
Mr. Mackey has been in the drug
business in Lampasas since 1919 and
little re-
sponsibility hanging over him for
,, tt nn i i n some time ahead and after a fair and
Mrs. H. Traweek and children of _ . . , ,
, ,,, , .... ! Mr. Paine is a man who has demon-
Lake Victor are visiting m the nome ■. . „ ,
w q ot! strated his .ability to successfully han-
and those attending the San Saba! will retain his interest in the store
Fair know that Lampasas has an ex
cellent band as well as a vrnnhv
baseball club.
die the job and it is our opinion that
77 ' '7" 77 n , , , , ! a large amount of the credit is due
Mrs. J. G. Bruton spent last week,". f
,, , ... , , . at i him for the condition oi: the fair to-
rn the home of her daughter, Mrs I . , , , .
: day. it is known that there is a large
' indebtedness over the fair association
LLING STATION ROBBED
OF $20.50 FRIDAY NIGHT
[The Byrd Filling Station, located
the Lometa road just at the edge
[the residential section of Lampasas,
Is robbed of $20.50 Friday night
Itween 2 and 6 a. m.
This filling station is now operated
Clyde Young and according to our
'ormation Mr. Young and a com-
mon were sleeping in the station
the time of the robbery, with both
grs securely locked . On awaken-
Saturdav morning they noted
Lt the front door of the station was
LAMPASAS DEFEATS SAN
SABA NINE WITH SCORE 15-0
FIREMEN ANSWER CALL
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The Lampasas Voluntcfer Firemen
were called about 2:15 o’clock to a
residence directly back of the Bell
Ice Cream Co., Thursday afternoon, to
extinguish a small fire. The fire
originated from a flue in the kitchen
and was immediately controlled and
small damage resulted. The house
is owned by Arthur Dickens and is
occupied by a Mr. Shipley.
FIRST BALE COTTON
GINNED TUESDAY
In the second baseball game of the
San Saba Fair series Wednesday
afternoon the Lampasas club came
up on the long of a 15 to 0 count.
This was the fifth straight game
taken from San Saba, three games
having been won here last week dur-
ing the Lampasas Fair.
Douglas and Hensley were the bat-
teries for Lampasas and Smith and
Williams for San Saba.
The brightest spot of Wednesday's
game was Casbeer’s wonderful catch
of a long fly from Henke’s bat. Cas- The first bale of Lampasas county
beer reached over the left field wall cotton ginned this season was gin-
and robbed Henke of a home run. ned by the Thomas gin Wednesday.
Another bright moment of the game The cotton was raised by H. S. Blake
was Hammond’s home run with Doug- ! on the Ulrich farm, six miles east of
las on base ahead of him. The entire town. The bale was sold to Stokes
Lampasas team played Excellent ball, j Bros. & Co., for 18.65.' A premium
not an ei*ror being charged against j 0f $33.35 was raised among the Lam-
a Lampasas man, and every man on paSas business houses for Mr. Blake,
the Lampasas team got at least ofie j The first bale sold here this season
hit. Ecklund, Stone and Janzing : was brought in by T. B. Hoover from
were the leading hitters, each getting j Oakalla, Burnet county, last Satur-
three safe blows. Janzing led with j day, and a pi*emium of $27.25 was
two doubles and one three-base swat, j given on this bale.
Stone coming next with two singles j ---
and a double and Ecklund following
of her brother and sister, W. S. and
Miss Lula James, this week.
there, which :s known as the Mackey
Drur; Store. The Lampasas establish-
ment v,:H V operated by R. S. Nichols, MaxGaedke, near Kempner.
a partner of Mr. Mackey at Lam- . Migs Lela McGoy returned home
pasas. Mr. Nichols will not be ^ Thursday from Amarillo where but for the paf two years n<m
financially interested in the Mackey ' ghe hag been ^siting. friends and rcla. ' ’
tives for the past three weeks.
Mrs. W. II. James and little daugh-
ter, Billy Lou, who have been visiting
relatives here for the past month, left
Monday for Somerville where Mv
James has work.
i Henry Bodenhamer and son, Milton,
! of Lometa, visited relatives and
Mr. Mackey is a registered pharma- j ,riends herc Sunday-
cist, having graduated at Galveston in
Drug here.
There will be no immediate changes
in the Willis drug store organization,
Mr. Mackey said last xiight. Mr.
Willis will remain in the store for
several days and will assist in intro-
ducing the purchaser to Temple and
the trade.
1909. He said last night he had been
ti'ying to come to Temple for thirty
years—almost every since he could
remember—the oppoi'tunity filially of-
fered and he took advantage of it.
He has a wife and thi*ee small daugh-
ters, Helen Rose, Marian and Patsy, j Sunday.
Mrs. Mackey will arrive soon and |
the family will seek a residence here.
The dates of the State Fair of
Texas are Oct. 6 to 21, the same rela-
tive dates as last year. As usual,
the fair wi’ll open an a Saturday and
close two weeks from the following
! DISCOVERS CURE FOR
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
with three singles. Hensley, Casbeer
and Mikulilc each got two singles.
Hammond got one hit for the circuit
STUDENT GEOLOGISTS
LOST 3 WEEKS, FOUND
kMPASAS TEAM VICTOR
IN GAME AT SAN SABA FAIR
fThe Lampasas baseball club scored
fourth consecutive victory over
m Saba Tuesday at the San Saba
xir by a 1 to 0 count. This win
ves the locals a cinch on winning
e series for only three more games
main to be played.
Darrough, hurling for the locals,
ored his second shutout against the
ds from San Saba. Tuesday he
lowed them four hits, three of which
sre credited to Henke alone.
Lampasas marked up the only run
the game in the first inning.
|>nes, first up, doubled. Jansing flew
left, but Stone followed with a
.crifice to right sending Jones to
iird. Jones scored shortly after-
ards on Douglas’ single to right.
Regina, Sask., Aug. 15.—John D.
Fuller and his pai*ty of student geol-
ogists from Iowa, missing for more
than three weeks and believed to have
been lost in the Reindeer Lake region
of Northern Saskatchewan with inade-
quate clothing, equipment and food,
out by double plays, the first with 1 are safe> Woi’d was received here
the bases full and no outs being cut j tcday that with new equipment and
provisions, they are proceeding by a
0 xe s a, n <. s . and j)0Ug.}as oae single. Laixxpasas
|ghtly ajar, then the cash register | ^ credited wjtl| L- „ hits
is missed. The register was found ; Uad jt ,10t be£m {o], the ]leriect
t outside the station on the ground I st]]i])ort accorded Doug,aSj &ln Saba
th only tee cash missing. evera wdu]d bave scored several times. Two
ecks, a number of pennies and one j gan gaba batting raUics were snuffed
;kel were left xn the register.
Dthing was disturbed other than
3 money.
The young men sleeping in the
xtion were within five or six feet
the cash l’egister and only a few
|sps from the front door, on which
is supposed a skeleton key was
led to open.
iNo information as to the identity of
|e robber is available.
KLAHOMA INDIANS
OPEN A 3-DAY FESTIVAL
[Miami, Okla., Aug. 13.—A three-
xy program of feasting, dancing and
limes, staged as the annual green
ira festival, opened here Sunday for
ie Seneca and Cayuga Indians of
klahoma. The festival is held 30
^iles south of Miami and hundreds of
ibesmen participated.
off by a double play from Jones to
Hensley to Stone.
San Saba obtained nine scattered
hits off Douglas’ delivery, Smith get-
ting three of thei hits with Watson
and Faught each getting two safe
blows.
Wednesday’s game brought the
successive victories for Lampasas to
nine. For the entire season Lam-
pasas has won 24 games and lost
only 8. This speaks well for the
managing of “Rabbit” Darrough. It
is true that a team must have the
players to win, but it is also true
that a team must have a directing
head to win. Lampasas has been
fortunate this year in having both
manager and players.
new and shorter route to their goal,
Hudson Bay. This news came out
of the north in a written report by
Co^poi*al J. J. Malloy, in charge of
the Pelican Narrows detachment of
the Royal Mounted Police.
GREECE ABANDONS ITS
FINGER-STAIN VOTING
Mrs. J. H, Hendrix of Red Rock is
[siting here in the home of her
Lughter, Mr. and Mx*s. J. A. Tittle,
liss Drew Hendrix of Cedar Creek
also a guest in the Tittle home.
Hayes-Townsen.
The wedding bells are ringing.
On last Friday, Rev. Lawrence
Hayes, who is pastor of the Baptist
church at Unity, axxd Miss Eva Town-
sen of Adamsville, were united in
marriage at Dexxton, Texas, where
Miss Eva was attending school.
Mr. Hayes is a good school teacher
as well as a good preacher, and has
a host of friends all over this country
and a man of strong character.
Miss Eva is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. JI. M. Townsen of
Adamsville. She is a charming lady
of noble character and refinement, and
has many friends.
We join their host of friends in
wishing for them a happy and useful
life. They will be at home Wednes-
day.—Adamsville News-Journal.
Athens, Aug. 15.—The plan to
stain the fingers of voters to prevent
repeating at the polls has been found
impracticable and abandoned. It has
been proposed that voters when cast
ing their ballots should dip their fin-
gers in a yellow ink which would stain
them for three days.
A commission of chexxxists decided
that every harmless chemical stain
had an antidote by which it could be
removed and that no stains were in
delible except dangerous ones.
Load Market Report
Below are prices being paid
today by local buyers for the various
products:
Grain.
Marvin Landrum went to George-
town Thux*sday for a few days’ visit.
Mrs. Waddell Nox*thington of Bur-
net is spending this week here in
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Mace.
Oats .....................
Earn Cox*n .........
...............60c bushel
Shelled Corn ...
..............75c bushel
Barley .................
...............65c bushel
Wheat..............$1.00 to $1.10 bushel
Maize ..................
.$1.30 per hundred
Poultry.
Fryers .................
....15c to 20c pound
Hens ....................
....13c to 15c pound
Roosters .............
..................6c pound
Turkeys ..............
Eggs (Candled)
................20c dozen
Eggs (infertile)
................22c dozen
General.
Cream ..................................34c pound
Beeswax ..............................20c pound
Green Hides ......................15 epound
Cotton middling basis„..17%c pound
DOCTORS OPPOSE OPERATION
TO SEPARATE SIAMESE TWINS
Berkeley, Cal., Aug. 14.—Infantile
! pax-alysis may be checked with little
Dr. Francis injury to patients providing treat-
has been handled in a very satis-
factory manner. With no disaster*
the association will be able to pull
the grade and put the fair associa-
tion on a sound financial basis and
then we can have even a better fair
than in the past. It takes money and
lots of it to conduct a fair iix a suc-
cessful manner. Our fair was ex-
tensively advertised this year and the
large crowds each day testified to the
results of this advertising. There was
a varied program of amusement and
everybody had a good time.
TWO ARRESTS MADE IN
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
Sunday night Vernon Patterson and
Clyde Sparks were arrested, charged
with an attempt to burglarize the
Chris Fletcher store on Chestnut
stx-eet. These two young men were
lodged in the county jail and will re-
lxxain there until the next session of
the grand jury, unless they are able
to make bond for appearance at that
New York, Aug. 15.
P. Weston, who had announced that! ment with convalescent serum is given
he would pei*form axx operation to within 48 hours after symptoms are
separate Mary axid Margaret Gibb,! discovered, two University of Cali- j time.
17-year-old Siamese twins, said today I fornia physicians reported today to j The attempted burglary took place
that the operation had been “indefi- the Journal of the American Medical ( Sunday night about 9 o’clock. Mr..
nitely postponed.” ! Association. j and Mrs. Fletcher had just returned
The twins have been in a hospital ^ The physicians, Dr. E. B. Shaw, and-1 from church and, eixtering the store,
here awaiting the vex’dict of physi- Dr. H. E. Thelandex*, reported that in j rexnarked tabt someone was in there
cians on the advisability of the opera- j 17 cases of children exhibiting mark- j and made a dash for the light. As
tioix. Dr. Harold M. Mays, director ed signs of infantile paralysis serum he turned oxx the light a man was
hours 1 seen to go out the back window. Mr.
“after | Fletcher gave chase, leaving Mrs.
Fletcher in the store. Another man
then ran from behind the counter arid
out the front door, after throwing a
tire tool at Mrs. Fletcher, who chased
of the hospital, opposed the opera-
tion. It was expected that the twins
would leave the hospital tonight or
tomorrow. Dr. Westoix said he had
decided agaixxst the operation after
a conference with another surgeon
whose name he would not disclose.
was administered within 48
with no deaths of persistent
paralysis.”
Public Speaking.
Oscar Calloway, candidate for con-
gress fronx this district, will speak
Friday at the following places:
Burnet, 11:00 a. m.
Lampasas, 2:30 p. m.
Lometa, 4:80 p. m.
Goldthwaite, 8:00 p. m.
PROSECUTOR AT BORGER
NAMED BY GO"\ ERNOR j bjm and began to call for help. Both
1 men made good their escape at that
Austin, Tex., Aug. 15. Appoint- j Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher came
ment of J. A. Holmes of Panhandle on £0 town and recognized one of the
bo succeed Cux’tis Douglas as district • would-be bux'glars down oix the square
attorney at Borger, Panhandle oil and took him to jail< Later his com-
FITNESS OF WIVES OF PARTY
NOMINEES WAS DISCUSSED
New Yox*k, Aug. 15.—Qualities of
the wives of the republican and demo-
cratic presidential xxonxinees to fill the
position of “first lady of the land”
formed the basis of discussion in
talks by radio.
The qualities of Mrs. Hoover, as
a potential first lady were presented
by Mrs. John Pratt, republican can-
didate for congress iix New York. The
qualities of Mrs. Smith as a poten-
tial mistress of the white house were
presented by Mrs. Charles Dana Gib-
soix. Both women were described as
capable of fulfilling the difficult duties
which fall upon the wife of a presi-
dent.
During the discussion, great em-
phasis was laid upon the importaxxce
of the president’s wife, the interna-
tional difficulties which might follow
a tactless remark by a first lady and
the necessity of her being able to
mingle easily with all classes from
the humblest to the highest.
The discussion was conducted from
WEAF under the auspices of the
National League of Women Voters
and the National Broadcasting Co.,
with twenty-two stations hooked up.
town, was aixnounced Tuesday by
Governor Moody, who some time ago
requested Douglas’s resignation, and
panion was arx*ested.
Nothing was taken from the store.
It is supposed that the men had just
later asked the attorney general to entered the store and- had not had
bring ouster proceedings when Doug- [ time to make good their intentions.
las refused to quit. j _
The district attorney resigned Mon- j MRS. PARKER HAMPTON
day, the governor said. Ouster pro-
ceedings were never ixxstituted. Doug-
las was defeated by Holmes in his
race for re-electioxx and would have
beexx succeeded by Holmes the first
of January.
Governor Moody appealed to voters
of the district to defeat Douglas, for-
merly of Waco, whom he had appoint-
ed.
It was explained at the attorxxey
1 general’s department that Douglas, at
the time of the request for the ouster
suit, was coxxsidered a candidate for
re-electioxx and that the suit was de-
layed beyond the tiriie when the peo-
ple had a chance to speak at the
polls.
Borger was the scene of such a
condition of law enforcement that
Governor Moody threatened it with
martial law several months ago.
DIES AT ADAMSVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Briggs and
children returned Thursday to their
home at Port Arthur after a week’s
visit here in the home of his brother,
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Briggs, and other
Cotton Seed ................$30 per ton relatives.
DEPENDENT CHILDREN
HOME TO BE ENLARGED
Waco, Tex., Aug. 15.—Growth of
the Home for Neglected and Depend-
ent Children, a state institutioix here,
has been very rapid the last four
years axxd announcement is made that
a contract will be let August 29, for
another large building oix the grounds
of the institutioix, north of Waco, a
short distance.
This new building will be a boys’
dormitory two stories high and cost-
ing about $45,000. It will house from
sixty to seventy boys.
Mrs. Parker Hampton died Wed-
nesday morning at 2:00 o’clock at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Massey, at
Adamsville, following a long time
illness.
Mrs. Hampton has been a resident
of that section for many years. Her
husband preceded her to the grave
eight years ago.
She is survived by four daughters:
Misses Opal, Mary Dee, Gracie Bell
and Hazel, and three sons: Mike, Her
shal, and J. P.
Funeral seirviees were held Wed-
nesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock and
interment was hiade in the cemetery
at Pearl, Coryell county.
USES FIRE EXTINGUISHER
TO SAVE YOUNG MAN’S LIFE
Austin, Tex., Aug. 13.—The life of
Sewall Franklin, Austin youth, was
saved by a filling station attendant
here whexx the latter picked up a fire
extinguisher and turned it on Frank-
lin, whose clothes were blazing as a
resixlt of a gasoline explosion. Frank-
lin started to run but his savior threw
him down, poixxted the extinguisher
at him and put out the blaze.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Dumas and
children of Izoro spent Friday in
Lampasas at the fair and were guests
while here in the home of her mother.,
Mrs. H. C. Cockrell.
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