Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light (Newspaper) - October 29, 1926, Corsicana, Texas DENTIST Office 602 State Ban Phone L SMITH DENTIST Over National Office 70 869 TWELVE PAGES THE A SEMIWEEKLY COB OCTOBER TWELVE PAGES FURTHER EVIDENCE SHOWING FERGUSON RAN HIGHWAY BOARD BOSQUE COUNTY COMMIS TELLS OF EXPER BEFORE BOARD COLDER WITHER FOR NORTH TEXAS TIME MUCH IS PREDICTED IN OKLAHOMA AND WEST TEXAS CONTRACT LET FOR ADDITION TO GARAGE By Associated of told the House Investi gating committee today he had a surfacing contract in Webb coun tyon which he was paid 12 per square He 2 12 gallons of asphalt to the square yard and made a profit of about 8 ifer he similar work the American Road Company was paid 30c a square yard and applied only half a gallon of as the Citizens of Navarro county took n double page advertisement in the Ferguson Forum in a good roads he which cost to Hf did not re whether he his name be put on the Ferguson good roads but guessed he By Associated from the minutes of the State Board of Education showing that on 11 and October presided at board meetings were read into the record of the House investi gating committee today by State Superintendent of Public Instruction and secretary of Governor Miriam chairman of the was not present when her husband pre Those present were Emma Grigsby Secretary of State Comptroller Marrs and Marts said that on September 11 the board purchased oi By Associated Press Wichita cold north wind sweeping off the Kansas plains Forgan and at 7 oclock Thursday morning and an hour later the tem had dropped from sixty to fifty The skies in Northwest ma were cloudy and much weather is expected in that Texline reported fifty de grees at 5 Amarillo 55 and Childress The skies in the western part of the Panhandle were clear and there was a south Drane McKee have let contract for of 11 brick to their lurge gar ase at the corner of Main find Co ilin The new building will j extend back from their present I building to Twelfth on Col lln The addition will be 75x150 and will cost approximately MetcalE and Son were the successful The new building will be used for the most part as the work shop of the giving more storago in the old LITTLE FOLKS Plenty tiny Baby Dolls 25c and 50c at City Book Read the all the RESEARCH WORKER FOR AND WILL VISIT THIS COUNTY Miss Jessie a new worker In the Division of Research of Rural of the Col lege will be the guest ot Miss El mer county home demon it was an at Miss Lawsons office In picking out cotton counties to visit and fo learn the home life of people Navarro county was Miss WHiteacre is from Ohio and is not familiar with the home of Texans and is taking this to learn something of before she makes program for her ADVICE TO NEGRO Usea negro county the following advice to which they will do io act Following this advice will prove satisfactory tor winter feed the stock as weil as save the soil to a certain extent from washing One of many and perhaps tne stunt of all things to be the agent Is that the farmer should try to save his can be done two one is to terrace his farm the other it to plant a winter crop of barley or some other And this should be done before the winter rains start he Information on this subject can be obtained free from the county SATURDAY WILL BE PALACE s October 30th will be East Texas Day at the Waco Cot ton it was announced Mon day to the Chamber of Commerce in a letter from the Texas Chamber at Encourag ed by the fact that over East Visited the Dallas fair last Saturday which was East Texas Day the Chamber at Long view is expecting a great day at There will be a number of at tractions for the occasion among which East Texas pro gram of vocal and instrumental mu and the foot ball game which will follow the Chunn of Waco was a business visitor in Thursday school bonds and of October 25 On t lhe board to be used in of the rural aid fund of The state superintendent testi ly yesterday that Ferguson never a vole for his wife at any of the board 1 Further Highway The commutes called further witnesses today iti its Highway Department Bosque county com testified Vane prior lo being awarded Uio maintenance contract for Bosque was advised by Bosque county sheriff to go to Jim Fergusons personal repre in Bosque Rob a short time was ap l Tinted Highway by Governor that with two other Bosque county citizens he came to Austin to urge the main tenance work to be by Bosque We saw Jim Ferguson one Sun day in lhe Governors he We went to him because he was sitting with the Highway He told us sit it he was going to continue to with the because handled so much Ferguson Sits In on The following Monday we ap SMITH FIRST TAKE WWW OF OFFER LIGHT FOR EVERY FOUR POUNDS OF COTTON Rural Route holds the dis tinction ot being lhe first farmer i to take advantage of the offer of the Corsicana SemiWeekly Morn ing whereby one years sub scription to this popular county paper is given in exchange for four pounds of good ginned properly Smith brought bis four pounds of cotton to the Semi Weekly Light office Thursday was given for the Light for one This is paying at the rate of 2ic n pound for cotton as the Light is a in The cotton brought in by Smilh was in a Hack and tied with a cotton Bring in your cotton ami the Semi Weekly Light fnr one the offer is on both renewals new TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER POUND OFFERED FOR FARMERS COTTON The SunLight Publishing Com publishers of the Daily Sun and SemiWeekly ire making a unique yet very profitable offer to the cotton farmers of this sec The bare facts are that an offer of 25 cents per pound is being made for their cotton when it is selling ai 10 cents per pound and a before the and little submitted a statement showing thai This is made on the sub highway maintenance for 1924 had to the SemiWeekly 6 Morning The price of this popular paper ift per 2ash in and the offer is or a years subscription to the pa per for four pounds of good delivered at this cost Bosque county Com missioners Frank Lanham and Joe Burkett and Jim Ferguson were After the body heard our Fergyson toM me thats all Of we thought maintenance stay in the Later I at the time we appeared before the committee contract had been Jenkins said he understood Vaneman was paid for the Bosque county maintenance for Plainview testified he told former Governor Ferguson that he did not want to represent the Russel Man Company of Dallas be fore the Highway and had not and would not accept a fee represent them as he did that line of legal busi Martin did not introduce Of the grader company Fergu as Jodan of Plainview testified The attorney explained that Russel Grader man at Rally Services at Pleasant Grove The big rally service is staged for Pleasant Grove Sunday opening promptly at If you want to have a real j good listening to some things bat are worth dont miss this big rally Come a and you shall be Come that you may get a good GEORGE Religious Services At Davids Chapel There will bct services at Chapel next 31st at 11 oclock mYou are cordially invited In Lot us this a glorious service of general told him his counting our many wn U ln pany was unable lo get any busi ness from the Slate and that since the company was a big Texas con cern he was Interested and came to Ferguson to relate the troubles of the He was met by Williams In At the con ference with the former lie concluded that Ferguson felt that former Senator Mc Gregor of Austin was the most available he Williams and himself held a conference where Williams agreed to pay McGregor a fee and a 5 per cent commission on all highway department sales he instrumental in procuring for the McGregor offered to split the fee bat be refused the So if you have any thing lo be thankful and if you are nnt come any Martin Williams told the committee that the Russell Grader Company has sold to the Highway Commission since its inception equipment val ued at about about 000 of which was sold during the present These sales were obtained by low bidding through the board of Only 8 per cent was made on a or explaining he made the bid nearly at cost to see If he could get STORE Offers for Friday and Saturday Cotton Checks Nothing better for a big assortment of Per Limit 10 yards to a Sheeting 94 topnotch 57c yd Limit 5 yards Toweling Ecru color colored lOc 5c Limit ft Diaper Cloth Comes 10 yards in a a Package 60x76 Blankets grey with blue pair Satine All Highly mercerised 36c 19c yard Service Satisfaction 1 S Service for more than fifty evidence of the soundness of our Satisfaction which you have learned to expect from re sponsible is here an established prin The First National Bank of The Old Reliable Since I Surplus and Profits more than pi 64x76 Blankets Doubled tan and grey grade Pair Pajama Checks 19c Grade 12c yard Scotts Level Best Khaki and v Hong Kong Mens Light Weight Sweater Coats brown Blue Tail Shirts of Fancy Percale Collar Attached RED APPLES RED CHEEKS HALLOWEEN v Die eagerness and freshness of Let them play their Halloween pranks what ter 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