The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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THE
ATONIA ARGUS
Devoted to the Interests of the People of Flatoniu and its adjacent Territory
FORTY-SECOND YEAR, NO 37
FLATONIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1917
$1.50 per year, in advanc#
A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP ’ FLATONIA FAIR ASSURED
Argus Editor and Family Enjoy
Three Thousand Mile Trip
in a Ford
A vacation trip of thirty days
through the country in a Ford
appealS»to any of us, and espe-
Fifth Annual Exposition to Be
Held Sept. 26-27-28-29
Plans for the Fifth Annual
Flatonia Fair are now well under
way and the prospects of success
are gratifying. Much encourage-
cially does such a journey afford |ment has been extended the Fair
pleasure when dear ones and boy-1 Association by the merchants and
hood memories await one’s arri-' the Commercial Club, who are all
val at the other end.
On June 14th our car left this
city, packed with cots, bedding,
an oil stove and cooking utensils
and a well filled chuck box. The
route carried us through Cistern,
Smithville, Bastrop, Taylor, at
which point we emerged upon
the “King of Trails,” a highway
running from Laredo to Denison
and northward. Once upon this
trail the going was well marked
and easy. A good gravel road
runs all the way except fora few
places wheye it has been improv-
ed by tarviating.
At Waco we found about forty
miles of smooth tarviated road
that admits of any speed your
motor is capable of.
Through Waco, Hillsboro, Wax-
ahaehie, Dallas, Sherman. Deni-
son, across the Bed River into
Oklahoma, and then our troubles
began. The road from Colbert,
just north of the river, to Mus-
kogee is the worst we encounter-
ed on the trip. Leaving Musko-
gee, through Parsons, Kansas,
thence eastward to Lexington,
Mo., where we crossed the Mis-
souri, and into Hannibal, the
roads were good and the going
was fine. At Hannibal we cross-
ed the Mississippi and journeyed
to Quincy, Ills., thence on the
Cannon Ball Trail to Galesburg,
Oneida and Altona, Ills.
At meal time the car was stop-
ped and the oil stove lighted and
food cooked, and at night we
would turn into some side road
to get a few rods from the main
traveled road with its many pass-
ing cars and the cots would be
set up under the beautiful blue
canopy of heaven and we would
soundly sleep until the morning’s
sun called us by its gentle but
persistent light about 5 o’clock.
Occasionally a cafe in some city
would appeal to us and we would
save ourselves the trouble of dish
washing.
At the farther end of the trip
we found an aged mother, now
seventy-one, looking in better
health than she has enjoyed in
years, glad to have her children
with her again after six years of
absence. About two weeks were
spent with the mother, three
brothers and one sister, and the
return journey was begun with
fully as much gusto as when we
left this city.
eager to continue the Annual Fair
and Race Meet. The dates set
for the 1917 Fair are September
26th, 27th, 28th and 29th.
The aim of the Fair Association
is co-operation with the farmer,
merchant and manufacturer in
an effort to hold each exposition
up to the highest standard. Farm
products and live stock exhibits
will receive special attention this
year and an increase in premiums
in these departments has been
announced.
OurL slogan should be “The
Farmer Feeds Them All.” Spe-
efforts will be made to secure a
larger and better exhibit from
the State Department of Agri-
culture. Prof. E. E. Scholl and
his able assistants have been in-
vited to have charge of this ex-
hibit.
Horse races are booked for
each day. Liberal purses have
been added and a four-day event
has been insured. The race track
will be rebuilt and when com-
pleted will be one of the fastest
in the State. Plans have been
received from the International
Motor Contest Association 01
Oklahoma City, and an engineer
has been employed. The races
last year interested horse men
from all sections of Texas, and
several horses from Oklahoma
and Louisiana took part in the
events.
Among the other attractions
will be goat roping, basket ball
games and Excello’s Famous Gig
gle Path Attractions. Other at-
tractions will be annpunced later
and particulars given in these
columns.
Messrs. A. W. Albrecht anu
D. J. Decherd have been elected
to assist the Secretary for the
1917 Fair.
a few retracings where the road
was found to be bad.
The Ford is an ideal car for
such a trip and gave eminent
satisfaction. The motor ran the
entire distance without a touch,
and the traveling was at all times
comfortable and pleasant.
The crop conditions were an
endless source of interest, the
broad fields of golden wheat and
THE KID HAS GONE TO TOE COLORS
By WILLIAM HERSCHELL
The Kid has gone to the Colors
And we don’t know what to say;
The Kid we have loved and cuddled
Stepped out for the Flag today.
We thought him a child, a baby,
With never a care at all,
But his country called him man-size
And the Kid ha6 heard the call.
He paused to watch the recruiting,
Where, fired by the fife and drum,
He bowed his head to Old Glory
And thought that it whispered: “Come!”
The Kid. not being a slacker,
Stood forth with patriot-joy
To add his name to the roster —
And God, we’re proud of the boy!
The Kid has gone to the Colors;
It seems but a little while
Since he drilled a schoolboy army
In a truly martial style.
But now he’s a man, a soldier,
And we lend him a listening ear,
For his heart is a heart all loyal.
Unscourged by the curse of fear.
His dad, when he told him, shuddered;
His mother - God bless her cried;
Yet, blest with a mother-nature,
She wept with a mother-pride.
But he whose old shoulders straightened
Was Granddad—for memory ran
To years when he, too, a youngster
Was changed by the Flug to a man.
RUIN FELL HERE
Gin Company Improves j
The Flatonia Gin, operated hvj
Messrs. Kriatek and Kolar, boasts; —
one of the latest improvements : Drought Broken in the City, But
known to gin machinery men at I Very Little Territory Covered
present. The device is a seed I
weighing attachment which ! A good rain fell here last Mon-
weighs the seed of each bale as day night, registering 1.4 inches
it is ginned, thereby doing away j in the Laux government gauge,
with any question of the weight | Gardens and lawns were slightly
of seed from any particular bale, revived and out in shape for late
As usual, our enterprising gin 1 planting,
men are fully abreast of the times ; The rainfall extended only a
in having installed this addition | mile or two in each direction
to their plant, and the cotton ! from town, however, and did not
growers of this section may feel1 do the good to our farming coun-
proud that they will have ad van- j try that was needed,
tage of the use of this most mod-1 Another rain fell Tuesday eve-
ern method.
Red Cross Meeting
The local Red Cross Society
will hold an open meeting at the
City Hall next luesday night at
8:3(1 o’clock.
All members who are interest-
ed in this work are asked to at-
tend this meeting.
.•ing and night which was more
general hut very light.
Cotton and peanuts are badly
in need of more moisture.
Mrs. J. D. Chalk, with her two
youngest children and Miss Myr-
tle, went to LaGrange today to
visit at the home of Mrs. Chalk’s
parents.
Ladies! Enlist Now in the
FoocTAdministration Army
The army that will win the war
is the army at home.
Its soldiers wear no uniforms
and carry no weapons. Thfcir
pay is the consciousness of duty
fully performed; and their duty
| is to make all sacrifices required
I of them, willingly and of their
: own volition.
The ranks of this army should
[include all the men, women and
! children left at home who3epa
i triotism is more than pretense.
J There is a part for every one to
plentiful and what are being pro-
duced in sufficient quantities to
insure an abundant supply; and
from this knowledge to advise
the housewives of the country
how to help their country in the
selection of foods, how to econo-
mize. how to save.
The man appointed for this
task was Herbert S. Hoover, who
demonstrated his fitness in thta
capacity as Director of the Bel-
gian Relief, distributing millions
of dollars worth of food without
Wednesday Club
(Too late for lust week)
In Loving Memory of Mrs
Ellen Mitche.l Harrison (Too late for last week) ! world today is the production ami
Whereas, the Supreme Ruler The Sewing Club had its regu- j conservation of food. This Would
of the Universe has seen fit to1 lar meeting Wednesday at four j have,been as true had the United
remove from our midst Mrs. El- o’clock with Miss Elsie Albrecht j Slates never entered the war, and
len Mitchell Harrison, beloved hostess. it will hold through the lean years
wife of Sir Knight H. H. Ilarri- j A most pleasant afternoon was I after the millions have laid down
son, and ; spent in sewing and talking. j their arms, while the world is
Whereas, by her manifold wo- i Delicious refreshments consist-j striving to get back on its feet
manly graces, her pure and noble \ ing of iced tea. date and pimiento ;,again. and struggling to regain
spirit, her untiring solicitude for eheese sandwiches were served the balance it has lost,
the welfare and intellectual ad-1t0 the following members: Miss-j The spectre of hunger confronl-
vancement of all in out commu- j 08 Mary and Lois Buck, Emmie j ing us seems dim and shadowy
nity, she had endeared herself to! Olle, Dora Koch, Annie and Olga and unreal, but from it cry the
our hearts in a degree that is only Nesrsta. Anita and Eulalie Foitik | souls of teeming millions of inno-
possible to the good, the pure and Land Mrs. A. G. Kotzebue, cent victims starving in Europe,
the true, and ! The Club had as its guest Miss I wasting away for the lack of the
Whereas, by her superlative | Schulz of LaGrange. The next | crusts of bread, the bits of meat,
ability, her kindly and patient . meeting will be held with Miss i so carelessly thrown away by us
play, a niche for every one to fill, j wasting a penny’s worth. You
efforts in the educational field,
she safely guided the minds and
characters of a great many of our
Lola Goseh
Press Correspondent.
The greatest need of all the can rely upon his instructions be-
ing practical, and necessary. It
is his business to know household
conditions in every walk of life,
as well as sources of supply.
The first step is to get all the
housewives to agree to follow his
instructions as closely as possible
—to enroll in the Army of Food
Administration. For this pur-
pose coupons like the one below
are being distributed in card form
and printed in newspapers thru-
out the country This is your
enlistment blank, ladies, and it
should be filled in and mailed as
directed at once. Not only that,
but you should urge all of your
neighbors to do the same. This
only obligates you to assist ss you
can in the food-saving movement
so that the bread-card system
will not become necessary in this
country. Are you willing to “do
|in America.
To keep the gaunt finger of
! famine away from our own shore
young men and young women ‘ Wednesday afternoon Misses a national Food Administrator
into paths of nobility of thought! an(| vvilma Gosch were at bus been appointed. It is his
and act and who stand today,' b,„ne to the Girls’ Sewing Club, duty to know in what foods there'your bit?” Then fill in and mail
uiuau wiuow kuiucii w 111'.il «u.> bright and shining monuments of Most of the girls were busy upon is a shortage and in what a short-j the coupon today. And ask your
oateof North Texas anTbkla-1 her unselfish love and affection, f school clothes for the coming ia imminent, what foods are! neighbor to do the same.
homa presenting a most beautiful and
panorama, and the green con, I Whereas, in her untimely death
fields seen from the hill tops along1 our c>ty and ourselves as well as
.the entire route, with the purple our brother Knight have suffered
The return trip took us through alfa|fa of Oklahoma and red clo-;an irreparable lo*s and one which
Hanmbal. Kansas City, Florence, i vef Qf I1|jnoi9 showinK jn deep we shall keenly feel in the years
£a_n8” thencesouUivyard through jcontra3t at frequent intervals. to come, therefore
The corn-fed beef, gooseberry
pies and red cherries of Illinois
brought forth words of our ap-
Perry, Guthrie, Oklahoma City
and Sulphur, Okla., and again on
the King of Trails through to San
Marcos and home by way of Lul-
ing and Gonzales.
Good roads throughout the en-
term, since most of those present
'Will either be attending or teach-
ing school next September.
During the meeting Miss Erna’
Stein entertained the Club with
interesting reminiscences of her
California tour.
Mrs. Gosch added an enjoyable j
touch to the evening’s pleasure
by serving cream and cake.
________________ _____ ____r________ ( Those enjoying this hospitality
greeted us on every hand thru-! brother and his family and assure ; wore Misses Annie and Olga Ne-
Be It Resolved, by Flatonia
Lodge No. 208, Knights of Pyth-
ias. that we extend our heartfelt
predation, and open hospitality I sympathies to> our grief-stricken
as at any point of our travels.
she scattered so profusely along
the pathway of life,
Henry Miller,
M. V. Meyer.
A. G. Kotzemje,
Committee.
Mrs. Kate Foster left for Col-
umbia Tuesday for a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Link.
Elsie Albrecht, Erna Stein, and
Mrs. A. G. Kotzebue.
out the trip, making it one ever i him that although she has passed ; grata, Emmie Olle, Dora Koch,
tire trip, with the exception not- t() be remembered, but with al| beyond the mortal state, we will ‘........ -
ed above, made the trip a contin-:thi8 we were glad jn(1eecl to b-, alway« revere hur memory tor
uous pleasure. Punctures blow- wUh our QWn g(M)d people jn |jttK> I the good which she has done and
outs and one capsize added vun-jo,d Flatonj where we find tht, for the roses, of fragrance rare.
ety to the tenor of the way. ! ha8 been as diligently shining a"d of radiance 8ublim«- which
One finds on such a trip that ‘ ' ...
not everybody is remaining at _
home, even though it be wartime, j
and in fact it looked at times like Junior Epworth League
everybody was going somewhere Last Friday night the Junior
or returning. League was most royally enter-
The distance covered was 1530 tained at the Arnim home. Many
mile* on the going trip and 1690 interesting games were enjoved,
miles returning, which includes i after which Mbs. Arnim served
some running about the cities and | delicious ice cream and cake.
Two Negroes Injured
At the negro church grounds
last Saturday night, two negroes,
Richard Threadgill and Dick Gen-
try. were wounded by pistol shots
in a melee which occurred from
causes unknown.
Another negro, Bill Allen, was
taken into custody by Constable
Paulua. charged with the shoot-
ing. and was released on bond.
To the Food Administrator, Washington, D. C.
I am glad to join you in the service of Food Conserva-
tion for our nation and 1 hereby accept membership in
the United States Food Adminislration, pledging myself
to carry out the directions and advice of the Food Admin-
istrator in the conduct of my household, insofar as my
circumstances permit.
Name________________._________________________________
Address...............................................
Number in household...... Do you employ a cook?_______
Occupation of breadwinner..^.........................
Will you take part in authorized neighborhood movements
for food conservation?.
There are no fees or dues to he paid. The Food Administration
wishes to have a* members all of those actually handling food in tha
home.
DIRECTIONS__
Mail this pledge card to the Food Administrator, Washington,
D. C., and you will receive FREE your first instructions nn<l a house-
hold tag to he hung in your window.
Upon receipt of ten cents with this pledge card and a return ad-
dressed envelope, the official button of the Administration, and, if
desired, the shield Insignia of the Food Administration will also be
sent you.
ARCU8, F1.ATONU, TEXAS
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1917, newspaper, July 19, 1917; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988970/m1/1/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.