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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
4
The piece notes the June rain, estimated from 1.25 to 3.5 inches, as the largest in the country’s history, arriving when farmers needed it for feed crops and cotton. It highlights farmers’ relief and a playful line about spending windfalls, with a postscript about postal rules and abandoned packages.
The Winters Enterprise decries mail order houses for taking about 60 000 from Winters business men last year and Bronte losing roughly 73 000. The editorial laments local indifference to keeping commerce at home while praising a business leader who vowed to stop buying from distant suppliers. It argues small towns depend on local shops to survive against urban competition.
Judge Brown F Lee of Broome visited Bronte on Tuesday. He serves as land praiser for the Federal Farm Loan Bank.
Mrs Louise Johnson suffered a sprained ankle last Thursday after a fishing party returning from Llano she alighted from a car and fell. The ligaments were torn but the physician reports the limb was adjusted and she is able to be at her place of business.
Rev Scott W Hickey of Abi lene Baptist church Norton was in town Saturday afternoon. He will be away in Alabama through July and part of August for evangelistic meetings. Pulpit supply by Dr M E B Davis Brownwood and Rev J C Tidwell Miles. I E B Davis did business in San Angelo Monday.
Hayley Brothers finished building Lake Chapman, Bronte’s new reservoir, delivering it to the city. The lake, now filling from Wednesday night rain, promises two years of water supply and a secure, expansive future for Bronte as it grows.
Local man known as Uncle Jim Pruitt faces accusations after authorities say he stole about 800 pounds of honey from around seventy hives. Investigators note roughly thirty pounds per hive were taken in the alleged theft.
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