The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 30, 1922 Page: 4 of 8
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THE M1NEOLA MONITOR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUJT_30/1?2^
I Our Line of Groceries |
| is Complete. |
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We carry fresh vegetables and the best eats |
| the market affords. j
Watch our space daily for the best offerings ]
| in the grocery line. |
[ W. D. WILLIAMS & CO. (
| West Broad Street Two Phones 88 & 146 |
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Mill DAI A AffflMITAP' l'e(*e Perma nent side walks, in
run bULA I! U PI I I U II j order that the grade will be cor-
H. J. Adair, Editor & Publisher. 1-ect and uniform. Dirt side-
j walks, like dirt streets, cannot
i be entirely satisfactory. We
oppose spending much money
on them. Temporary repairs,
as a wagon load of gravel or
dirt, deposited in the low, or
washed out places, in the side-
walks will suffice at this time
when money is so scarce.
There are some sidewalks in
the city, we agree, are very bad
Old persons cannot safely travel
MAYOR THOMPSON
ANSWERS UTTER
OT A CITIZEN
them, and we have seen it nec-
essary for a lady to abandon the
sidewalk with her baby's bug-
gy. We are now having a fam-
ily talk about these matters,
and will be perfectly candid.
Your City Commission has not
undertaken to enforce every or-
dinance on our statute books,
Mayor Thompson this morn-
ing made public his answer to
the inquiries made last week in
The Mineola Monitro by "A Cit-
izen." The Monitor is herewith
publishing the answer of Mayor
Thompson in the same spirit it
printed the letter of ,4A Citi-
zen." The answer follows:
Editor The Mineola Monitor:
In responding to a request
made through your columns,
last week, by some unknown
person signing his query—"A
Citizen", we beg space in your
good paper for the purpose.
On the other hand, allow us J
to reiterate the wish we have
often expressed, that each of
our three thousand citizens feel i
perfectly free to discuss, ad- I
vise and council with us. on any |
and every matter coming up for j
handling. This standing invita-
tion is extended to every man,
woman and child in the city. |
But do not send anonymous |
letters. This commission feels
as if having been taken to taw !
about its stewardship, we may
not reciprocate by asking of if j|j£||j^ [JENEFST WEEK
the unknown author "a few j1 ,,lL1TIL11 UL11LI 11 "
plain questions" pertaining to iParamount Week Program:
his citizenship? Under the cir- i OCJ CPT THFATRF
cumstances we will assume this | uLLLUI lllL/illYL
right, and if our questions are i MONDAY
truthfully answered, the public Sept. 4, "Over the Border" with
can deduce the motive which Betty Compson.
prompted the unknown mystic
TUESDAY
"citizen" to make such an atteck Sept 5, "Bachelor Daddy," with
Questions answered: iThomas Meighan.
(1) Mineola has a weed or- | WEDNESDAY
dinance. Our proclamation Sept. 6, ''For the Defense" with
was therefore, within our legal'Ethel Clayton.
authority. Many acres of weeds i THURSDAY
have been cut, by both the citi- Sept. 7, "Across the Continent"
zens and the city. This was a with Wallace Reid.
I
big job, and has not as yet been FRIDAY
finished, the people are still j Sept. 8, "Borderland" with
working on them. ; Agnes Ayers, also Serial No. 5,
Allow us to ask, Mr. Citizen, Robinson Crusoe.
if you cut any weeds, or had
SATURDAY
any cut. Did you aid the move- j Saturday Matinee 10c-20c.
ment in any way? iSept. 9, "The Man Uuconquer-
(2) We have a good sidewalk ^ble" with Jack Holt. Comedy—
ordinance. We expect to en- ; " Torchys Hold up."
force this ordinance, when in All next week the Mineola
I
our judgment, the time is op- |Fire Department will operate
portune. Pavement should pre- the Select Theatre.
simultaneously. The citizenship
(without apologies to our un-
known friend), is opposed to
radicalism. It may be borne in
mind in the further considera-
tion of this matter that the
present city commission is yet
young, having been organized
less than four months. The mat-
ter of repairing sidewalks will
be handled in the course of the
administration, according to its
importance in the catalogue of
improvements contemplated. We
don't want too many irons in the
fire. Let nothing interfere
to divert our attention from
ithe street paving project.
Repair your sidewalk, if it
is needed. If your neighbor's
sidewalk is in bad shape, and
you are not on good terms with
him, tell us about it and we will
speak to him. Be worthy of the
title "CITIZEN" wield an in-
fluence for the upbuilding" and
betterment of your town.
Are you, Mr. "Citizen", a
taxpayer? Do you contribute
anything toward the support of
the city government, its schools
'its churches, its indigent. Are
you for a constructive admin-
istration? Are you in sympathy
with, or co-operating in any way
with the city administration?
Did you support the adoption of
the paving law, or the school
tax increase? Was your motive
in writing the mysterious epis-
tle prompted by a patriotic am-
bition? Did you support the
present officers or did you fight
their election?
But we note you favor the
dog tax. We congratulate you.
I fear we have really been dil-
itory about this. Think of the
danger. Somebody might have
gotten bit—or bitten, to say
nothing of the revenue the city
has lost, and the revenue is so
badly needed, too. We thought
so well of your suggestion re-
garding this matter, that we
have asked the City Secretary
to order a hundred dog tags.
These tags should reach us
within a few days, and will 1>e
offered for sale in accordance
with the city ordinance, viz:
j $1.00 to male and $2.50 female
j dogs. We hope this explanation
and acknowledgement will be
i satisfactory to our mystic cit-
izen, and that the enforcement
I of this ordinance will not cost
I
| him anything.
! To answer the question, "Who
:used that six and a quarter
| millions of gallons of water in
July?" will require but a short
paragraph. Candidly, it was not
all used, but was largely wasted
Defective hydrants, leaky com-
modes, watering flower beds,
irrigating lawns and vegetable
gardens consumed the major
portion of it.
The question of eliminating
the loss of money through this
wastage is stlil open for gen-
eral discussion. A solution to
this problem, your commission
feels, will soon come with the
crystalization of further public
opinion. Those acquainted with
the situation must realize the
necessity for a correction. This
correction may be had, (1) by a
volunteer and unanimous action
taken by the consumers, (2) in-
crease the present flat rate, (3)
install the meter system. Opin-
ions are solicited.
What kind of water are we
using in August?" Well, your
city fathers and the light cqm-
i
!pany are also seeking an answer
to this question. Some two
weeks ago we shipped a sample
of it to the State health depart-
ment at Austin, for analysis.
Their report hss not yet been
received. You see, when the
well caved in, there was precip-
itated a lot of mineral, the na-
ture of which is not exactly
known.
''Do we use at our soda fount
the same quality of ice that
home refrigerators have to use?
Yes, we are shown no partial-
ity. The foreign matter in the
ice, we find, is usually confined
to the center of the block. By
splitting the block, and chipping
out the sediment, it is greatly
improved.
"Is the same quality of ice
shipped to Grand Saline, Alba
and other neighboring towns?"
Yes, and we have incidentally
i heard a lot of kicking from
I those towns.
j The condition of our water
and ice is, indeed, regrettable.
Your commission, also the Min-
eola Ice, Light & Water Com-
pany, laments the accdent that
caused it. Corrective measures
could not be prudently hurried,
though. New wells, or high ca-
pacity water filters, cost a lot
of money. Perhaps the wells
will clear themselves. This
view has held by the Light com-
pany. It is now agreed that the
water is improving, justifying
the belief that the wells will
probably correct themselves.
It may be more consoling,
however, to learn that a filter
has been bought, of sufficient
capacity to filter all the water
that is to be used for ice mak-
ing. This filter, we are in-
formed, is expected to reach
Mineola this week, and will be
installed immediate!} upon its
arrival.
light and water company?
W. K. Thompson,
Mayor.
M-D-M
Mr. and Mrs. Will Cage, Mrs.
Mr. Unknown citizen, if you Hettye Nixon, Mrs. Wallace
will pardon our further apparent an(^ Miss Nell Sibley
| inquisitiveness, we would like motored over to Dallas and spent
to ask you one more question: j several days last week.
Are there any grievances exist- j M-D-M
ing between yourself and the Daily Monitor to keep posted.
THRIUGH THE FINANCIAL STORMS
OF MANT TEARS
The First National Bank has moved stead-
ily forward.
We have protected our customers in every
business crisis, including an important post-
war period of readjustment. The stability of
the future still depends on conservative, con-
structive banking.
A Commercial Bank—performing every
function of a bank.
FIRST National BANK
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ATTENTION, MEN!
Our final clean up gives you 2
great values
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In Clothes
Any Palm Beech or Seer Sucker Suit
$8.95
Any Mohair Suit, S. M. & S., or H. S. & M.
$11.95
In Shoes
Any Edwin Clapp Oxford for
$9.85
Any Marshall Oxford for
$5-85
BROMBERO'S
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Adair, H. J. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 30, 1922, newspaper, August 30, 1922; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285932/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.