Silo Success Boosts Texas Hog Farming Say Experts
Donley county hog producer W F Black reports on silos and silage feeding from the Bugsby line in Texas. He cites a 105 day cattle and hog feeding trial yielding 302 pounds gain per steer and a $18 per head feeding cost, with profits near $3000 per lot. Black lauds silos as a bright path for local producers and outlines feed regimens and planned silo expansion.
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Fort Worth
W. F. Black
Donley County
Bugsby Land and Cattle Company
Bugsby
Black
Texas
Marriage Licenses Listed for Three Couples
Joe Timble will wed Miss Louiza Green. A G Miller plans marriage with Miss Alma Gris som. Owen Davis to wed Miss Myrtle Levan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Timble
Louiza Green
A. G. Miller
Alma Grissom
Owen Davis
Myrtle Levan
Kaffir corn proves fattening for hogs says Donley County raiser
C B Atterbury of Donley county reports hogs fed kaffir corn for seven weeks rose from about 100 pounds to an average 200 pounds before shipment to Fort Worth. He declares kaffir corn as good or better than Indian corn for hog raising and notes silos are widely adopted for cattle, with more farmers planning to use them for hogs.
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C. B. Atterbury
Donley County
Mr. Atterbury
Fort Worth
Mile
Verybody
Picnic Week Program for Chamber of Commerce
The 1913 schedule lists July 3 events at 7:00 p.m. band concert and 8:30 p.m. lecture by Prof. R F Holloway with moving pictures. July 4 includes morning band, demonstrations by Comanche Fire Department, and speeches on dairying cotton boll weevils and the 18th Amendment, plus agriculture and an illustrated lecture by J C Travilla. No admission fees.
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Adress
Education
R. F. Holloway
Moving Pictures
Comanche Fire Department
Boll Weevil District
W. F. Proctor
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Silas
J. Kirkpatrick
Houston
Prof
C. M. Evans
A. & M. College
J. C. Travilla
St. Louis
Tarrant County
Tax elections in six districts approve or reject various rates
On June 7, common school districts held special school tax votes. Dingler district No. 6 passed 30 cent tax, Shiloh district No. 37 passed 20 cent tax, Mercer's Gap district No. 7 defeated 50 cent tax, Cox district No. 29 passed 50 cent tax, Hog Creek district No. 80 passed 25 cent tax.
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Dingler
Shiloh
Mercer’s Gap
Cox
Hog Creek
Comanche Milco Strikes Oil in Well No 1
The Comanche Oil Company reports striking oil at fine quality in small quantities late Wednesday at the Goss lease near Sipe Springs. Work continues, with indications of a rich strike. officers directors and stockholders are confident about the situation.
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Goss
Sipe Srings
Comanche Oil Company
Two Negroes Will Be Hanged August Seventh
In Fort Worth Texas on July 2 Paul Fowler and Ernest Harrison were sentenced to death for the July 1 1912 murder of Robert Knetsch by Judge R H Buck in the Fifty-Eighth District Court. The execution date was set for August 7 between 1:00 a.m. and sunset after overruling a stay motion. Attorneys for the defense sought a writ of error to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Fowler and Harrison will be held in the jail death cell until the execution.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Paul Fowler
Ernest Harrison
Robert Knetsch
R. H. Buck
Fifty-Eighth District Court
Defense
United States Supreme Court
Fowler
Harrison
School Tax Election Ordered in Jacksonville District No 35
Judge J. H. Mc Millan ordered a special school tax election in Jacksonville common school district No. 35. The vote will take place on Saturday July 12 with results 20 against and 10 for the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McMillan
Jacksonville Common School District No. 35
Boundaries Extended for Proctor District to Include No 42 Gray's Chapel
On June 20 the Proctor independent school district board of trustees passed an order extending the district boundaries to include all of common school district No 42 known as Gray's Chapel. The order was filed for record on June 24 by Jesse Purvis secretary of the school board.
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Board of Trustees
Proctor Independent School District
Common School District No
Gray's Chapel
Jesse Purvis
School Bond Elections Reported for Several Districts
Ebeneezer common school district No. 34 voted June 21 to issue 1000 in bonds for a new school building. Energy district No. 43 voted June 14 to issue 1500 in bonds for the same purpose. Macksville district No. 18 voted June 21 to issue 1500 in bonds for a like project. On June 25 the Commissioners Court ordered the bond issuance for these districts.
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Ebeneezer Common
Energy District No. 43
Macksville
Honorable Commissioners’ Court
Superb 11 Inch Ear of Corn From Cross Roads Farmer
C W Butler of Cross Roads displayed an extraordinary ear at The Chief Exponent office. It measured 11 inches long and 8 inches in circumference with 14 grain rows of 44 grains per row. Butler claims this sample represents his 10 acre field promising at least 75 bales per acre. Countywide reports indicate outstanding corn prospects across Manitowoc County.
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C. W. Butler
Cross Roads
Butler
Comanche County
Deaths Reported to County Clerk
The county clerk records deaths since the last report including Mrs. E C Drennan who died on June 21 from apoplexy aged 65, Loraine Jenkins who died on June 21 from spinal meningitis aged 7, and J L Goodson who died on June 30 aged 73.
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E. C. Drennan
Loraine Jenkins
J. L. Goodson
School Tax Elections Across Districts and Merce creek Vote
Oak Grove School District No. 10 approved a special tax of 25 cents while McVille No. 18 approved 50 cents and Harmony No. 44 approved 15 cents additional. Mercers Creek defeated the tax 20 to 10.
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Oak Grove Common
Macksville
Harmony
Merccer’s Creek
Birth announcements from June near DeLeon and Gustine
Births reported since the last issue include a mix of boys and girls delivered June 8 to June 29 near DeLeon Gustine and Hazeldelle. Notable names include William Bryant, J B Malone, E C McAdoo, I A Powell, H E Ruff, Charley Fisher, Tom Pennington, Jim Couch, Tom Haggard, Henry Cooper and others.
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E. C. McAdoo
Rucker
I. A. Powell
DeLeon
H. E. Ruff
Charley Fisher
M. Couch
Gustine
Tom Pennington
Jim Couch
Tom Haggard
Hazeldelle
Henry Cooper
Lamkin
Ad for Thin Hogs from Grain & Com Co
Advertisement from Grain and Commercial Company seeking to buy thin hogs and inviting contact. Includes a simple call to action to visit or see the advertiser for details.
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Advt. Com
Grain & Com. Co
Rollinses of Blanket Plan Fort Stockton Move
Prof and Mrs C B Rollins of Blanket spent several days in the city visiting friends. They will leave here for Fort Stockton, which will be their future home.
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C. B. Rollins
Blanket
Fort Stockton
Injunction Stops Work on Alamo Restoration
A temporary restraining order bars Judge W. S. Anderson from allowing Dr. A. B. Conley and J. B. Nitehke to continue Governor Colquitt's Alamo fort restoration plans. Plaintiffs say the $5,000 appropriation has expired and no funds are available. The hearing is set for July 5.
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San Antonio
Texas
W. S. Anderson
A. B. Conley
J. B. Nitehke
Colquitt
Alamo Fort
Daughters of the Republic
Alamo
Good Roads Convention Heads to Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi hosts the Texas Good Roads association midsummer congress from July 10 to 12. Mayor Roy Miller and County Judge Walter F. Timon greet visitors. Homer Wade of Stamford to speak for the organization. Notable speakers include F M Brasley J M Howe J G Willacy KE W Kirkpatrick Geo D Marshall and more on road construction education and funding topics.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
The
Texas Good Roads Association
Roy Miller
Corpus Christ
Walter F. Timon
Nueces County
Homer
Wade
Stamford
F. M. Brasley
J. M. Howe
Harris County
J. G. Willacy
Portland
KE. W. Kirkpatrick
McKinney
Geo. D. Marshall
Bexar County
Miller Grissom couple wed in Lamkin home ceremony
Mr A G Miller and Miss Alma Grissom united in marriage at the bride’s parents home in Lamkin on Thursday July 3 in the presence of relatives and friends. Alma, raised in Comanche, is congratulated by many local friends for a long life of happiness and prosperity.
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A. G. Miller
Alma Grissom
Lamkin
J. F. Grissom
Alma
Comanche
Million Dollars Damage by Rain in Hunt County
Heavy rain in Greenville Texas and nearby Hunt county causes about one million dollars in crop losses. Telegraph lines rail lines and tracks washed away flooding low lands leaving hundreds homeless. The city lacks lights and water is stored in a stand pipe as reports of lightning sparked house fires spread. Relief committees aid the homeless.
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Greenville
Texas
Hunt County
Prizes Offered to Texas Road Overseers by Teague League
Teague Texas June 29 The Teague Business League will award several hundred dollars in prizes to road overseers who maintain their road sections in top condition for a year. District No Lp including Teague recently spent 50 000 on road building and the league seeks to spur diligent upkeep across overseers.
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Teague
Texas
Teague Business League
Comanche Camp No 60 Woodmen Meet July 7
Fraternal notice calls all members to the next regular meeting Monday night July 7 at Comanche Camp No 60 Woodmen of the World. Special business will be presented and the National Representative from the Sovereign Camp will report on constitution changes effective September 1 1913.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Findley
Comanche Camp No. 60
Educational Address on Bond Issuance for Education
Hon. Lee Clark of Austin spoke at the court house on Wednesday evening representing the State Conference of Education. The address urged support for the pending constitutional amendment authorizing the state legislature to issue bonds for all state educational and eleemosinary institutions.
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Lee Clark
Austin
State Conference of Education
Court House
Auction Bridge in Honor of Mrs Smalling in Fort Worth
Mrs R T Reid of Washington avenue entertained at auction bridge Wednesday afternoon in honor of her sister Mrs T F Smalling of Gallup New Mexico. First prize a guest towel went to Mrs Frank Pendery and consolation a guest towel to Mrs W P Gage. A luncheon followed.
Stephenville Glorious Fourth Picnic Celebrated
Stephenville marks the Glorious Fourth with a three day celebration from July 3 John Tarlton Day to July 5 Woodmen Day featuring a varied programme expected to draw large crowds and promise success.
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Stehenville
John Tarlton
Jones party to attend Palacious Baptist encampment
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Jones Mrs. H. L. Oberthier and W. F. Weathersby depart Tuesday morning for Palacious to attend the Baptist encampment July 9 to 16.
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H. R. Jones
H. L. Oberthier
W. F. Weathersby
Palacious
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Oslo
Shipper
Chamber OF Commerce
J. R. Eanes, H. Burks
E. H. Rauhut
J. P. Hoff
S. P. Smith
Jim Cox
MILCO
Buck
W. H. Lane
Miller
Good Roads Convention
J. P. Pool
Victoria
L. J. Hewes
Bureau of Good Roads
Washington, D. C
William Bradburn
Hf. B. Terrell
West
Highway Commission
Dell M. Potter
Southern National Highway Association
Ben Cabell
Prison Commission
Terrell Batlett
Miller-Grissom
Stephenville
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