San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18
ON
GOTH WEDDING
Anniversary.
MIR. and Mrs. Val Jehl Re-
side in Home They Made
as Bride and Groom.
FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
Aged Couple Tell How
They Succeede d and
Made Each Other Happy.

"Mind your business and let your
ncighbors attend TO their own af-
fairs; live within your means; buy a
home and invest as much OF your
surplus money as possible in we'll
located real estate; work Industrious
" and show stability"
That is the formula Mr., and Mrs.
Val Jehl Of 224 Drexel avenue, High
land Park. have found for success
and one which they urge young mar
ried people to follow when starting
out in life. And they speak with
authority for they began life here with
practically nothing except an abund,
ance Of grit and determination ana
accumulated enough property to make
them independent and insure an
adequate income during their old age.
Mr.. .Iehl. who is "A. and Mrs.
Jehl, who is 6S, will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary Saturday
at their home on Drexel avenue, the
same house in which they began
housekeeping half century ago.
Buys Eight Acres of Land.
Fifty years ago, Mr.. Jehl said. he
came TO San Antonio from Guadalupe
county with his bride whom he had
married in New Braunfels. With
small savings he bought about eight
acres of laad south of the city, IN
what is now known as Highland Park
and started q dairy. There was
neither water nor any other con-
venience there at that time. The
nearest house was about a mile and
n half distant. Water had to be
hauled in barrels. When it rained the
roads leading to town became almost
impossible. Frequently the water
cart would bog in the mud and IT
was sometimes all several teams could
do to pull it out. Wild animals were
Il source of annoyance. Wolves would
steal w in broad daylight and carry
away chickens and calves. Once Mr..
Jehl found large wildcat lurking
Just outside che back door.
Mr.. Jehl has lived to see his
neighborhoOd develop from a mesquite
wilderness to .flourishing residential
section with all modern cOnveniences.
Where there was no other settler
wahm a mile and one-half fifty years
ago, there are now hundreds Of pretty
modern homes in close proximity,
Land which sold for 500 an acre
then is now worth more than thirty
times that much.
4 certainly would advise young
people to invest part OF their savings
in good real estate" said Mr.. Jchl,
Real estate is something that can
not be taken away from you. Not
many years ago, I had the oppOr
tunity TO purchase twenty-five acres
of land near me for S2500. JUS
think what that land would be wortl
today! But l turned down the offer
thinking the value never would in
crease very much"
"How have you and Mrs. Jeh
managed TO get along so happily TO
| gether?" Mr.. Jehl was asked.
Considerable of One Another.
"Oh, that was not very Difficult
for u.s." he replied. ave learne
early that the only way was Away
to be considerate Of one another.
made it habit never to ask my wifi
to do anything for me that / coul
do for myself. The great fault wit
too many husbands is that they wan
to be waited on. OF course. Mr.
Jehl had her hands full, doing til
homework, but / helped whenever
could and we got along very happil
together.
Another thing which / would in
press upon young married people
the Importance of letting neighbol
attend to their own affairs. One
the surest ways to make enemies 4,
your friends is to get too intimat
with them. Be a good neighbor an
let it stop there"
, Mr.. and Mrs. Jehl hare five chill
rem. They are August V. Jehl, Mr.
Mary Fisher, John Joseph Jehl, Mr.
Pauline Teish and RMS. Emma Baum
There are % grandchildren, rangir
IN age from three to nineteen years.
At 80 next Saturday morning, Il
couple with their children and gran
children will 20 to st. Joseph's Chur,
for Holy Communion. After the Sc
vices which will last for about 9
hour and half. tEey will go to S
Joseph's Hall where the anniversal
breakfast will be served. Later
visit will be made to a photograph
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