The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1904 Page: 4 of 4
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D. B. Henlerson.
R. H. King.
R. H. KING, President. ROBERT INGRAM, < ashler.
TOM WILBURN, Assistant Cazier.
DIRECTORS:
Robert Ingram. Sealy Hutchings
O- 8. Cummings. T. W. Carlton.
Liberality,
Rot’pr *
and are
I
I
Capital,
Conrtesj. Promptness,
l.-cted and sent everywhere,
v anient than money orders,
if lost are quickly reissued. f
Steel Safetv Deposit Boxes for Rent.
The First National Bank of Alvin,
Al ALY, TEXAS. i
: : : $25,>00
>-,consistent with safe banking. Money col-
trocal Drafts are cheaper, safer and a ore con
<■ paid upon presentation without disco ant, and
♦
and prices equal to any House i.: Texas.
Yours for Business,
L_. B. Carlton &, Co
x-^xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
... B. Carlton & Co.,
The Leading Hardware Horse in the Coast Country.
We Carry a Complete line of
| Hardware, Implements, Stoves,
Buggies. Wogons. Saddles, Harness,
# Furniture. Undertaker* Supplies,
and Crate Material. ‘
P You will always lind our stock complete its -v-rv p.-rtieuj
i ........
trii
eti<
Aladdin Coffee.
I-Pound Sealed Tins 35c. 3-Pou nd Sealed Tins $1 00.
Afte reexamination of nit e we have selected the
above Coffee as being the .»nest and most delicious
combination of the best old Maudehling Java a;{d
A. ii M<>eh i to be obtained in America. We will q
fund the purchase price to auy who ar<> dissatisfied.
Give ns a trial order, remembering that we guar-
antee satifaetion.
CARPENTER BROS., Staple and fancy Graters
SOLE AGENTS FOR ALVIN.
By Spending Your Cash at
3
c
King Bros
A
X You Can Save Money
Everything in the GROC ERIE UNE ~
at Greatly Reduced Prices. W
Mrs. J. S. Hidden Dead.
Mrs. John S. Hidden died this*
morning at 5 o'clock, from an attack
of apoplexy. Dr. and Mrs. Hidden I
r tired last night in their usual good '
H aith, but this morning when the
doctor awoke be discovered that Mrs. I
Hidden was not breathing naturally,
and receiving no response after call-I
ing her several times he got up and
found that was she dying, and before
lie could call in near relatives she had
passed away. Had she lived until
March next, Mrs. Hidden would have
been 75 years old. Besides her hus-
band Dr. John S. Hidden, she leaves
two married daughters, Mrs. A. J.
Birchfield of Alvin and Mrs. Dan
Birchfield of Centralia, Kans., sev-
eral grand and great grandchildren,
and other relatives and dear friends
to mourn her loss.
The remains, accompanied by Mr.
A. J. Birchfield, will l.ave io-nigi.t
for Centralia, Kans., the old home of
the deceased, where they wif: be laid
to rest in the family ceinet ry. All
of Alvin and surrounding country
extend to Dr. Hidden their condo-
lence in the loss of the one who has
been so loving, faithful and kind to’
him for fifty-five long year*.
Ticket Punchers Duck Shooting
Last Tuesday morning Conductors
Donley, Harris and Kilpatrick,
and G. F. Dugan and J. C. Meininger
from the general manager's depart
meat of the Santa Fe, boarded the
main line train at Alvin and went to
Thompson for a few days recreation
and duck shooting. Their parapher-
nalia consisted of quilts, blankets,
guns, ammunition in boxes and grips,
and a hound pup. We suppose the
pup was to be used as a decoy by day
and a coon dog at night. A better
and more jolly set of ramrods never
struck the pike. If Harris, Donley
and Kilpatrick are as handy with a
gun as they are at manipulating a
conductors’ punch, and as good find-
ing ducks as they are finding a poor
devil who is trying to beat his way
on their trains, they will have to
charter a car to bring back their
game. ______
Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hoefs cele-
brated their golden wedding Tuesday
evening at their beautiful country
home four miles south of Alvin. It
was one ot the most enjoyable affairs
that has taken place in this section
for years. Relatives from Nebraska
were present, as well as many from
Galveston and Houston, and their
immediate friends ar.d neighbors.
The Sun wishes this old and much
respected couple many more wed-
ding anniversaries.
U. D. C. Officers.
The Annual meeting of Lamar
Fountain Chapter U. D. C. mot at
the home of Mrs. Lillie S. Yard’s
Friday Janary 8th IIMM. The follow-
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
Mrs. Lillie S. Yard, president.
Mrs. Louisa Ford Rowan, first vice-
president.
Mrs. Mary Perkins Carlton, second
vice-president.
Mrs. Sarah Fontaine Sampson,
third vice-president.
Mrs. Elizabeth Yard Smith, secre-
tary.
Mrs. Minnie May Franks, treasurer.
Mrs. Lizzie McDaniels Hamlett,
historian.
Pap Your Poll Tax.
Ail who want to pay their poll tax
can do so by calling at Judge Hobb’s
office, without extra expenses. Coun-
ty Tax Collector P. M. Hartley has
instructed Judge Hobbs to receive
the county and state poll tax. The
time is short to pay your poll tax, in
order to entitle you to vote at the
next election. And by paying Judge
rip to Angletun,
USY CORNER.
E#'S
... 400
for
Lad ies’
. H*as.
|)s.
iomi
to Ms
pre:
as taa
Alvin
Farm For Rent Free
of CM-
at cat
McADOO.
ingfield. Wo.
I
<u thw.
<k«od drainage; henlthy
tit ti: JOseres be-n eu!*’ *
goyd 3-room house, si
ble and out! t________
hare good jrtterenci
boy strived at the
•s. Ellis early this i aorn-
ELIis has ixen bu y al'
I 1 a t o 11
in tl.e
liavirg
i Lige Thomas has moved his meat
I market to Texas City.
Miss Camille Scott visited friends
and relatives in Houston this week-
T. H. Lee,an oil expert who brought
in the first wells in the Jennings oil
fields, who has been engaged by Mr.
Weyaut, came down from Houston
Thursday and went out to the Am-
sterdam well.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Weed Stock-
well last Sunday morning a girl baby.'
An old-time cornfield nigger with
a nice fat possum ready for the oven,
was on the streets Wednesday try-
ing to sell de possum. The nigger
and possum took us bark to our boy-
hooef days when we used to eat pos-
sum And sweet taters on the hearth
in the nigger cabin.
Joe Thomas of League City was in
Alvin Saturday on business and vis-
iting with friends.
I). F.Remley has shipped his house-
hold goods to Houston,and will make
that place home in the future.
1’HE FAMOUS MEXICO-ST. LOUIS
FASTEST FOR THE NORTH AND
DINING CARS TEXAS TO ST. LOUIS
for....
for....
tor ...
J. M. McGinty brought in last Sat-
urday a crate and a half of ripe
strawberries and sold them to L. B.
Carlton for six dollars per crate.
Others have brought in broken crates
and sold them at good prices.
Deputy Sheriff N. M. Gibson spent
Friday and Saturday in Alvin and
Pearland subpevnaiug witnesses in
the Pearland murder case.
A fresh lot of Plant's Seeds of all
kinds. In bulk, just received by King
Bros.
i Long Lf;]^
btfamii
S k i rts : z
ie of .he celebrated “Soroiiis 7
offering at greatly reduced •]
... ITS
... l.as
' THE TEXAS RAILROAD
I. & G. N.
9
ir, Safrh, Doors. Paints (and Oils,
rated Re*dy Mixed Paint.
ERY AND SALE STABLE.
The New Year ha|s found us < verstocked
on Pants and we
SOME | LUMBER
■ Ian* &J$peni’s
permanent.
id rushing. Si
•:<r»jorn St.. Chi
Mr. and Mrs. 1). A. Chapman from
Saur Lake, who have been visiting
Mr. A. B. Miller and family, left
Thursday for their home very much
pleased with their visit am1 the Alvin,
country.
TERN ATIONALj & GREAT NORTHERN.
(Superior Passenger Ser vice
I Mexico Texas St. Louis
JR “HIGH FLYER” IS
WITED TRAIN, —THE
Lt.
| New Lines
■ in Operation.
KlCE, 2d Vice-Prea. G< n’l M wager.
| D.J PRICE, Gen’ . Pa
13.50 Pants f.
2.50 Pants
1.75 Pants
4.00 Pants
5.W Pants
8.00 Pants
The Amsterdam Well.
T. H. Lee, an oil expert who has
Deen engaged by Mr. Weyant. ar-
rived Thursday morning and went
out to the Amsterdam well. Mr. Lee
brought in the two first weFJs in the
Jennings oil fields. The drill is run-
ning day and night at Amsterdam
and is now down about twelve hun-
dred feet and everything working
nicely, and if no accident bapjM us it
will only be a short time before some-
thing will develop in the Amsterdam
field. The Sun's gusher that has
been lying face down for a^ long rime
has been turned over and put in shape
for immediate use. Watch for it and
aait for it, and when you see it in
The Sun, you can bet your- bottom
dollar that something good hi is shown
up at the Amsterdam well.
^■ atior of Bullets.
penetration of tti
in Fund. an .
Wffe penetration int
at fifty feet does not
('apt. Win. Ressitt, a prominent
police officer of Galveston was in
Sown Monday.
hen
ByLiuirj
b«
■j-i.i-ar
■bf th<
Mrs. John Wigzell has left for
Houston to join her husband who re-
cently arrived from Columbus, Ohio,
ami they will make their ftrure home
In that city.
Miss Carrie Weems won the high-
est sex ’<• ar the progressive euchre
party at Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Edwards
Tuesday night.
Notice is called to the ad of R. Mc-
Adoo of Springfield, Mo. He will
rent his farm near Hitchcock free to
responsible party.
> sans
Bxceed
ies; a-. 5(>0 yards thirtern an<
^nehes and at 1,000 y.uds six
■ one-half inches. .At fif:;
■velocity is so high tl at tl«
■x- completely flattened
■ inches, the sand not
fyield.
Driving Teams.
Llhe timt a. Call and
to boarding h
Hiiinbrotiff!:. Prop., Hup. Tfvk
Deposit Your Money.
With a good bank in your town
there is no need of keeping money in
stockings or buried. Depositing mon-
ey with a national bank is the same
as depositing it with the government
itself. Another reason why you
should deposit your surplus money
with a bank is, that if you are a de-
positor. when in need of any accom-
modations you are far more likely to
get them than you would be if you
did not deposit with the bank. A
bank is not different from any other
business. When it has funds to loan,
of course a bank takes care of its
patrons first.
We have a national bank in our
town, and every resident in or out of
Alvin that does business in our town
and are interested in seeing every
line of business prosper and our town
aid county grow, should patronise
the new* bank. A glance at the names
of the directors, that are published
elsewhere in The Sun, will satisfy at
once any one, that no stronger insti-
tution financially exists in the state.
Ami under their careful and consist-
ent management make* it a safe
banking institution. Mr. Robert In-
gram, the cashier, is a you ng man of
the highest order of integrity, aad a
skilled accountant, and you can be
assured of courteous treatment at ils
hands. Patronize the new bank.
Mr. W. Rutherford, who bought
the McCabe place, received a letter
from New York stating that at 10
o'clock last. Monday morning the
mercury registered 30 degrees below
zero. Mr. Rutherford was in Alvin
on that day picking and eating ripe
strawberries from his newly pur-
chased patch. Great is the coast
country of Texas.
J. L. Fussell, former Alvinito. but
now a r< skient of th hoosier state, is
visiting his old friends in Alvin.
Mr. Fussell left Alvin just before the
ItXk> storm. He has some nice prop-
erty here that he is looking after.
Notice to the Public.—The city-
scavenger goes round on the 15th and
30th of the month. Any < ne requir-
ing his services will drop a postal to
box 9x, or leave orders with the mar-
shal* C. W. SIoman.
Clark B. lx*Clere has bought the
R. H. Griflin. Jr., residence and is
making some valuable improvements
and when completed this will be one
of the nicest residence properties in
the town.
*
Ulb
iie;J mi?
really likes,
ie look like a putty
Miss Elisabeth A. Fontaine re-
turned Saturday to Galveston after a
two-weeks visit in Alvin.
IT. W. CARLTOK. $
nt..* •
Mr. and Mrs. A.Zerwick of Gabes- A _
ton attended Mr. and Mrs. FrederJfK
Hoefs golden wedding Tuesday night
and returned home Wednrs.fay.
The Str (Sxmmissoner is filling
in Sealy Shreet. What effect this
will have or. our goose pond we are
unable co say until the work is com-
pleted.
Use of Plaster in Chin.:
jhe annual consumption of <
Iter and wall paper cannot
fed, but ft is very large
jese houses are built of chisp
■ and are plastered botlf insice
lout. Large quantities ofi plasu r
I also used for the making
b graves, almost all of the n be;r g
irely covered with it.
WANTED—Faithful Person to Trav-
el for well established house in a few
counties, calling on retail merchants
and agents. Local territory. Salary*
$20.<M per week with expenses addi-
tional. all payable in cash each week.
Money for expenses advanced. Po-
sition permanent. Business success-1
ful and rushing. Srandard House, I on
330 D«*ar^orn St.. Chicago.
F. Spears.
-rsrL'O'U’ •
I THE BUSY CORNER, i P
PANTS! !
Cabinet Organ For Sale—Eleven
stops—oak case—nearly new. Fred
A. Smith.
I We have a nice li
Ite,” which we are
Jce^. These beautiful underskirts are selling at
KROAE bOC TO S2.5O.
New Lines
Under Construction.
A- Ticket,| Agent.
Charles F. Rowland.
Friday. Jat-uary8th. Mr. C.
fron. F. Howkvnxi. aged (Jft yeard. Funeral
ISeraices w’ere held at the Methodist
I church. Rev. A.B. Buchanan, pastor
I of the Cumberland Presbyterian
| Church at Houston. ?ffici.jiting. The
| reiii&Lis were interred in ilieConfed-
■ erstc c; ;.:ntery Saturday morning af-
| ter the serviv°s at the church.
Mr. Rowland w an old Confeder-
*’ : ate veteran, and came to Texas from
, ' Kentucky about fifty yeajrs ago, and
ind ax
sain'
Lack: t for Mad Dogs.
Mr. Taul -iellman living north-
west of town, had to kill his dog last
Saturday on account of an attack of
rabies. Mr. Hellman says about three '
weeks ago a strange dog came to his I
place and bit, his dog and passed on i
north, but in a short time came back
and bit his dog again. Mr. Hellman
got his gun tex shoot the strange dog
but Indore he could get out of the
house the dog was gone, and after
studying over the incident he came
to the conclusion from the actions of
the dog that he was mad, and decided
the safest thing to be done was
to chain his dog and await develop-
ments. Last Saturday, just nineteen
days from the time his dog was bit-
ten, he began to show signs of hydro-
phobia. and would bite his hind legs
and jerk at his chain, and finally* suc-
ceeded in breaking it, and w*ould snap
at everything he came across. Being
thoroughly convinced that his dog
’had the rabies. Mr. Hellman killed
him. But there has never been any
report of what became of the dog
that bit Mr. Hellman's and there is
no telling towhat extent he has scat-
tered this dread disease among stock
and other animals.
Every one having dogs should !
guard them very closely, as they art-
liable to have the hydrophobia any*
time, and bite some innocent little j
child or some unsuspecting person. <
The life of one person is worth more
than all the dogs in Texas. Chain up
your dog, or kill hiU him.
General Lee’s Birthday.
Lamar Fontaim Chapter, I . D. C.
will observe General Lea’s birthday
on January- 19th 1904, .fit Carlton’s
hall. The United Confederate Vet-
erans, sons of Veteran^, and all
friends are cordially incited to at-
tend. Mrs. Louise Fold Rowan.
Chr’n Con:, on Anniversaries.
1
Ire enti-
M»t
Letter List.
Letters remaining in the
postoffice unclaimed for the week
ending January 15:
H. T. Brown; Jno. L. Siasom.
Persons calling for the idxovr •will
please say- advertised.
M. 8. French. Poetmas ter.
KX-Acres goo I land 2L miles
of Hitchcock, Tex.
GfKKi drainape; bealtlhy loca-
tipu: 50acres ba> ncultivated;
louse, sinall sta-
tiiidings. Must
Han ing done on short notice Prices to suit
see u . Special attraction givia
>rses. Stylish Turnouts.
I would take two or three boarder*.
Am very near the public school. Mrs.
\V. W. Sammons.
Persian Monarch Loves clati.
Brhaps no monarch has a ikore co-
s hobby than the Shah ot Persia,
kis a veritable enthusi&s
He has a spec men if
of every c-tintr/ -
has been a resident of thijj state ever
sine*-. He leaves a wite and four
dangbte^a to mour i his loss, all of
whom were present when he passed
to th* preat beyond. Tile immedi-
ate cau.-e of his deith wa*|acute lung
trouble brought on from aj severe case
of la gr ppe. The deceased was one
of A.vjn's most respecttld citizens,
and the many fri* ndsof ithe family-
join The Sun in ex* end in ^condolence
to them in their sad bereavement.
W Women in Sport.
■s an interesting fact tha
Hq take up a sport, kwrev-
they acquire almost a ; gr-. ■■
HRsion and skill therein
■ Of course, a woman nexer yt-
■ so much practice, nor < an
■ being out in all weather«. St E.
■ fact remains that in ajcurscy
■ten can compete very fairly w th
a, the best against the bos..
iteft Lluiinent ou Earth.
Henry I). Baldwin, 8apL City-
Water Works, Shullsburg, Wis.,
writes: “I have tried many kin ds of
liniment, but have never received
much benefit until 1 used Balljard's
Snow Liniment for rheamatisng and
pains. 1 think it the best
• n earth. ’ «i>2 si.oq^M|&g
. >ave reduced prices to
make room for our New Spring and
Summer Goods.
FOR SALE.—I have for sale 167
acres. Hooper Wade, section 24:
HO acres Hooper A Wade, section 17;
each about i>2 miles from Alvin.
Make offers to Jas. Galbraith, Gal-
veston, Texas.
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the Currency.
Eggs.
“The hen that lays -'s tl
to bt
oth* r varieties of ■ ane in many ways,
ant. !. is to only >e /anted every
eight years. The major will plant
sevral acres this
Major Winston, one of the most
successful' and experienced sugar
cane grawers in Texas, has received
some Japan sugar canu for seed. The
major says it is reported by the Agri-
.-.bur.! Exr....,,. n.a! Pep.r,.,I
>E
Thoroughbred Sing.e-G
I Leghorn Stock. :-8l
Heavy j
•'Ornamental as well |
EGGS FOR SEll
(>ne st tting 115 eggs i.. .■
Two settings (80 eggt) ■
Incubator eggs per 1 !>■
Agent for Lob's PonlM
THOS.
No. 7070.
, Treasury Departmi st—Off
( • mptroller of t?he Cun
Washington, D. (’.. D<<y
21. 1908.
Whereas, by satisfactory evl
presented to the under.signed,!
been made to appear that 'Thl
National Bank of Ahin 'loc^
Rev. Urallwle P. B. Mi
Waverely. Texas-
morning, when firsf
find a troublesome i
phlegm, which pr*‘d
and i< very hard tq I
small quantity of 11
; hound Syrup will a J
v< r\ prolif: ami superior to no medicine that iyl
it is so pleasant to U
cordially recomineijH
needing a medicin^W
An Expert Refractionist.
Dr. J. West Ckthcart. ot the Hous- i
ton Optical Co., who has been at the ,
St. Elmo hotel all of this week has >
done a large business in the optical
line during bis stay here, and there i been made to appear t
, . 4 National Bank of Ahin”lur.
is not a single complaint among the . the Town of Alvin, in the Cui
man v persons for whom he has fitted I Braz >ria, and State »f Toxa
co’ 'died with all th* provid
spectacles. Dr. Cathcart is an ex- th< ‘atutes of the United Std
nert refractionist, and practiced his I quin. < to be complied with bd
I association shall be authorl
profession many years in New York {commence the business of Bj
City before locating in Houston where | Now Therefore, I, Thomas ■
i Deputy and Acting Comptl
he h.ubeen established several years t the Currency, do hereby <-er|
with the abov • named company. • "Thu First National Bank
,, x located in the Town of Alvifl
Helios only the ▼» ry atest instru - ; u'<>unty of Rrazoria, and J
men’s f<»r testing the eye. and every I Texas, is authorized to
the business of Bank inir as ■
pati nt can r. st assured that when in Section Fifty-one, hun^
their eves hav<- been fitted t<> spreta- sixty-nine of the Revised
the United States. ■
el,.s by Dr. Cathcart H>al -very d-! [n wher, l,
feet - th <v h;i> 1 > •■! !.• I in-". har.ii and >f-<il of offli'e th^|
I orapwt qu ten vhUein U- flre‘ b : V
vin la-t spring and made many friends } Deputy and Acting pomi
who were glait see to him back thlsj
week, and pleased to know that he I
will make occasional visits here in |
the future. To-day and to-morrow |
are bis last days here on this visit, pays-'’
and we advise all whose eyes are de-
fective to call at the hotel and have
them tested free by the doctor. Dr.
Cathcart will spend next week in
Angleton, and The Sun heartily rec-
ommends him to the citizens of that
♦own as an optician who lias thor-
oughly mastered his profession, and
whose work is perfect, lasting and
beneficial.
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