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Organization Of New Bank Nears Its Completion Over $55,000 Of The Desired $60,000 Has Already Been Subscribed. The Committee having in charge the organization of a new bank in Fredericksburg reports they are receiving hearty co-operation and it is only a question of a few days before a new bank will be opened. They have set a goal of $60,000.00 for a new bank, such bank to be either a State Bank, or a National Bank, which are constantly under the supervision of the government. This will assure the depositors that an outside and unprejudiced governmental agency will watch over the affairs of the Bank. Not only are the public-spirited citizens of Gillespie County subscribing because they know a bank is absolutely essential to the Community, but they are also convinced that a single bank in this town will be a very profitable investment. On Tuesday night the subscribers to the capital and surplus stock of the new bank met at Hotel Nimitz. The meeting was well attended, only a few of the subscribers being absent. Mr. W. J. Schroeder presided at the meeting and Mr. H. A. Ries acted as secretary. Mr. Schroeder explained the object of the meeting and then called upon Mr. Beretta for a talk. Mr. Beretta explained State and National banks. His contention was that both systems were good, but the most important thing about a bank were the men in charge. He advised not to select men to run the bank because they were good fellows and popular, but rather hard-headed business men that would adhere strictly to banking principles; with such men both the depositors and the stockholders money would be safe. Mr. Beretta said his bank stood ready to underwrite any amount for the new bank that the soliciting committee might fail to secure. Mr. Herman Ochs, who had accompanied Mr. Beretta and several other gentlemen from San Antonio, was called upon for a short talk. He responded saying that he did not know anything about the technical (Continued on page 2, Col. 1.) Special District Court Term May Be Called Here Judge Has Commission Select Two Sets of Grand And Petit Jurors Possibility that Gillespie County may have a special term of District Court at some period between now and the regular August term, is seen through the order of Judge Carl Runge by which the Jury Commission selected two sets of Grand and Petit Juries instead of the usual one, in their session Friday. No intimation has been made when or if this special session will be called. A district judge is empowered by law to call a special term on short notice, court attaches say. As stated in our issue of last week, court for this term closed on Friday. Entries on the court docket since our last information was taken therefrom included the following transactions on the civil lists: Mrs. Ella Langerhans vs. Theo. Langerhans, divorce; judgment for plaintiff for divorce and restoration of former name of Mrs. Ella Schmidt, as prayed for. Felix Meurer vs. Mason Mutual Life Insurance Assn. et al; damages, on change of venue from Mason county; judgment for plaintiff; defendant's motion for new trial overruled and appealed to court of civil appeals. Frank Gold vs. Raymond Feller, debt and foreclosure; judgment for plaintiff but foreclosure of any lien denied. Docket entries pertaining to the cases in which sureties and depositors of Bank of Fredericksburg and Citizens Bank ask appointment of receivers for the defunct institutions, are: "The Receiver is directed to mail statements to all customers of the Bank of Fredericksburg showing the balances or indebtedness of said customers. To deliver to all persons who are not in any manner liable to the (Continued on page 2, col. 2.) Auxiliary Notes The regular meeting of the Fredericksburg Public School Auxiliary, held at the Auditor-