Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17


upon in nine counties of Texas. were
held during April. Six of the cleo
tons resulted in favor OF the bond is
sues. resulting in 100000 being made
available for improved highways IN
four counties. Brazoria took the palr
during the month for voting the larg-
est amount of bonds for good roads
with 100000 Milan County in two
elections voted 100000 Victoria
County in two elections voted $4,000,
and Midland County $4,000.
The hcadlcss body of John Richey
was found about three miles east of
Marlin, Texas. Sunday night by
officers. lie had been stabbed and
his head severed. Two men are de
tanned
The building permits in the nine
cities of Texas having the largest pop
uIation totaled $2.3G2.754 in April,
compared with $1.9S4.745 in April of
1912. an increase of $37S,009.
During April the Kansas City Mex
leo and orient railway completed its
extension
as. and inaugurated passenger and
freight service This line connects
with the Southern Pacific at Alpine.
The Paris and Mt Pleasant railway
completed its extension from Paris to
Mount Pleasant during the month.
The interstate commerce commits
sion Saturday at Washington decided
the question as to what is the proper
amount of divisions or switching
/ charges to be paid to the Texas City
Terminal Company. The commission
/ holds as follows. con the facts ad-
duced upon the supplemental hearing,
held that the services rendered and
the facilities furnished by the Texas
/ City Terminal Company at the port OF
Texas City, Texas, are substantially
greater than the services rendered and
the facilities furnished by the Calves
ton Wharf Company at the port OF
Galveston; on the record the allow
ance to be paid by the bay lines to
the terminal company at Texas City is
fixed at $3.50 per loaded car.
The fifth annual meeting of the
Texas Dry Farming Congress will be
held in Sabnal, Uvalde County, Tex
as. on July 10, IL and Il.
Two Texas pioneers. John Thomas
Kirby and Sarah Payne Kirby, were
characterized as typical of the early
settlers who laid a solid foundation
for a prosperous state by Governor ..
b. Colquitt and Hon. Samuel Bronson
Cooper. Judge of customs for the APP
praiscrs court New York, at me-
mortal attended Saturday by more
than 5000 people. The occasion was
the formal dedication of the church
building constructed by John II. Kirby
of Houston as memorial TO his par
ents. the building being situated on a
knoll in Tyler County. Texas, near
Chester, and in which community the
4 pioneer KiIbys resided for sixty years
Reduction in cotton rates was OPP
posed by some of the Farmers Union
delegates in their meeting at Austin
Texas. Thursday.
| Angelina County, Texas, voted dry
Thursday, the pros carrying thirteen
, cut OF sixteen boxes.
Houston, Texas, was chosen as the
meeting place for the 1914 convention
of the Texas Medical Association a
their meeting in San Antonio Friday.
The No-Tsu-Oh Carnival will be helC
, in Houston again this year. This was
decided upon Saturday at meeting
OF those interested in the association
who elected Jesse II. Jones presiden
of the No-TsuOh Carnival Associd
ton, and David DAILY as managing di
= rector of the carnival.
. The Texas Cotton Seed Crushers
. at their meeting in San Antonio Fri
n day, contributed $3.50 to help tn
: Texas Industrial Congress.