San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
.YORKT0WNAND
CUERO To HAVE
|. FINE PAGEAk )
Will Be Part of Diamond
and Golden
Jubilees.
DE WITT TO CELEBRATE
Addresses by Early Citi-
zens Will Be
Features.
DE WITT TO CELEBRATE

Cuero. Tex. Oct. 2O.-With Yorki
town observing her Diamond Jubilee
in connection with her annual fall fair
and Cuero celebrating her Golden Jus
bilee along with her usual fair attrac-
tons, interesting pageant representing
the development Of Dewitt county are
to be staged.
The Yorktown event begins five
days before the Cuero celebration, its
opening date being October "a.
The Cuero Golden Jubilee and Fair
opens on October 30.
With colonies of immigrants direct
! from Germany, among her pioneers
nardships of early day communica-
tons, Indian troubles, and later the
struggle OF law and order against the
Mexican desperadoes and bad men of
| Texas. the yorktown pageant should
| be Il most interesting ont.
The Cuer0 affair will go back only
! 30 years to its beginning. 70 years
less than Yorktown, but even 30 years
ago. much of the county was I'M
fenced. settlers preferring to use ir
without owning 1t and thus avoid the
| payment of taxes. which were insig-
niticant in comparison with present
day rates, but nevertheless not greatly
in favor with the early day settlers.
History of Indianola.
Cuero got many of her citizens
! from old lndianola the old Texas port
destroyed by storm, wind and wave,
and many Of the forefathers Of pres
ent day residents here landed there
when they came over from the old
country.
There were eventful pages of South
| Texas history bound up in the old port
once Il forwarding port for San Anto-
MO and even large territory in Mex
leo.
Later when the railroad was built
from lndianola TO Cuero. this point
became the forwarding place for the
large territory TO the west, and many
| ircighterS came to Cuero regularly for
their supplies. camp fires burned low,
while the transfers, spending the
| night here. sought recreation and
amusement in saloons. gambling house
or dance hall. and men slow TO draw
often died with their boots on.
The old TaylorSutton feud made
itself felt here, and was likely to
] a.
| time Of the day or night, when tho
innocent bystander was as likely To
receive stray bullet as one of the
participants OF the melee.
To Have Pageant.
! How Cucro advanced from the wild
woody days of her carly history ON
down through the corridors of time To
her present home loving peaceful citi-
ZCnship is to be portrayed in pageant
and addresses of early citizens inclUrl.
ing Rudolph kleberg of Austin aud
Chief Justice X. 4. Peasants. of Gal
weston. both of whom were former
Cucro residents.
The Cuero celebration has had diff
ficult time disaSsociating itself from
the biennial Turkey Trot. but ths
Turkey Trot is not due until 1924.
and this years celebration is strictly
on account of the fiftieth birthday OF
the town. with the usual fall fair.
Of cou--c there will be some turkeys
and thy exhibit of Thoroughbred
bronze ,ss&eys is expected 10 show up
creditssiy by the side Of any state
fair in Texas. EXHIBITS are already
running larger than those of the 1922
Turkey Trot.
In addition there viii be several
brass bands. including the First Mill
tary band of San Antonio. the Loos
carnival shows, big balls all four
nights of the celebration at the Mo-
hawk and American Legion Club
rooms, in addition to platform dances
inside the grounds, free acts and a
good time generally.
Old Settlers Day here on Tues
day. October so. is expected 10 bring
home all the old timers of Cuero, in
hailing distance.
An old fidGiers contest as well as an
laccordeon playing exhibition will take
place that day and in addition 10 the
big pageant showing early Cuero his
tory. there will be japanese lantern
parade of automobiles at night. and
an old time costume ball at night,
featuring the costumes of 1918.
The event promises to bring 90
gethcr one of the largest in the his
tory of Cuero.