The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1916 Page: 7 of 8
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STRAWBERRIES BY THE MILLION
PEACHES.
APPLES.
7c
8c
Golden, Superb,
Moorepark.
to '500, was
Tube
Were 50c, now 25c.
Roses:
Sweet Cherries.
Y. M. B. C. RALLY.
MONSTER THERMOMETER.
At
Collapse of the Market Causes Almost
Total Cessation in Work of Pro-
ducing Wonderful Discovery.
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Henry’s
Peter
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MISS COX ENTERTAINS.
at
A
season gunners.
and
of the country.
Was 30c, now 15c; 50
—
REESE WILSON.
1210
1900
725
264
6c
10c
12c
500 and up
Was 20c, now 10c
...... Very Early
Early
Mid Season
Late
kind will be parsed by Congress to
. aid the farmers
vertisements will apprise all of just
what may be expected.
50 to 500
Was 12c, now
Was 16 c, now
Was 20c, now
100 plants 90c; 1000, $3.50; 10,000, $25.00
Mitchell Early, Excelsior, Klondyke, Aroma, Early Ozark, Eureka
Ever-bearing sorts, 100, $2.00; $10.00 per 1000.
50 to 500
Was 12c, now
Was 20c, now
Was 25c, now
4c
Sc
CHERRIES.
50 to 500
Was 40c, now 20c
500 and up
Was 20c, now 10c
Was 30c, now 15c
Summer
. Summer
Summer
Summer
Fall
Fall
; Winter
Winter
Lambert . ..
Windsor . . .
6c
8 c
10c
now 3c;
now 1 l-2c.
Early
.. Mid Season
Late
S'd
it
i.
2100
3400
200
■ 650
3500
1100
4000
70
February But Ducks. Are
Protected. 1 ’ ''.
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red mercury is
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Patronize Tribune advertisers.
FOR OPEN HUNTING SEASON
Doves and Turkeys May Be Killed in
LeTulle Mercantile Company Receives
Seven-Footer From
Valspar Cd.
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The largest thermometer ever seen
PLUMS.
50 to 500 500 and up
Was 25c, now 12c Was 20c, now 10c
Very Early
Very Early
Early
Early
, Late
Late
Early
Early
Miss Annie Lee Cox entertained
the home of her parents with a bunco
PEARS.
50 to 500
Was 25c, now 12c
Was 40c, now 20c
In Lots of 1 to 50
3 to 4 ft., was 50c, now 25c
Dyehouse
Early Richmond..
Montmorency
English Morilla .
rice
the now, some of them, and they have
In Lots of 1 to 50
3 to 4 ft., was 30c, now 15c
4 to 6 ft., was 50c, now 25c
Koonce
Bartlett
Clapp’s Favorite . .
Anjou
Garber’s
Flemish Beauty . ..
Keiffers
Winter Nellis
1460 Black Tartarian
340
1120
2000
15000
1250
800
1000
700
1500
500
750
9000
600
600
2000
1800
1250
7000
5000
20000
2500
4600
5000
8000
2000
15000
9000
750
5000
4500
10000
7000
8500
2500
4500
1100
1750
1700
department1 Mercantile Co.’s store.
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THE OLD HOME TOWN.
I
The board will give him a hearing
on the 20th of this month.
I
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic.
GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria,enriches the blood,and builds up the sys-
tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c..
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substitute will be offered MAKING APPLICATION
r; and that numerous FOR WATER SUPPLY.
9
975
1200
3200
2100
3000
640
975
1110
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POUND OF RADIUM WORTH
MORE THAN $9,000,000 i
will be ho Md for the farmers.
•j, that a 1 "■
50 to 500, was 3c, now
Austin Improved,
(By Dr. H. R. LeMay.) =
ihe meeting Friday night the j
Young Men’s Business Council voted ■
to hold a special meeting very soon. [
This will be the time when members I
.of committees will learn what they areiin Bay City has been received by the
Henry Clay
Yellow Transparent ... .
Early Harvest 4. .
Liveland Raspberry . ...
Maiden Blush
Wilson Red June
Stribbling June
Red Astrachan
Horse Apples
Summer Queen
Imperial Rambo
Fall Winesap
Wealthy
Rusty Coats
Grimes Golden
Rome Beauty
Jonathan
Shannon Pippin
Yellow Newton Pippin. .
Delicious ‘ .
Gano
Ben Davis
Stayman Winesap
Mammoth Black Twig . .
Arkansas Black
Ingram
Shockley
Limbertwigs . .. .-
Huntsman Favorite
Baldwin
Missouri Pippin
Banana
York Imperial
Golden Sweet . .
Paradise Sweet
Florence Crab
Whitney Crab ... .
Radford Thought
Credits Bfll Would
Fail.
Washington, January 31.—More
than $9,000,000 a pound would be the
price asked for radium were that
quantity of the valuable metal avail-
able and for sale at once time. Late
in 1915 there was sold in this coun-
try one and one-tenth grams of ra-
dium (element) at the rate of $120,-
eoo a gram, according to a report is-
sued today by the United States geo-
logical survey. The entire output of
the United States last year, however,
was only 6 grams, or about 1-76 of a
pound avoirdupois. The European
war caused a great slump in the pro-
duction of radium, as in 1914 there
were 22.3 grams produced.
S' “The United States has the largest
known radium-bearing deposits in the
world,” says the geological survey,
“but the market for radium is mostly
in Europe, for, although Americans
like to feel that they are sufficiently
progressive to take hold of and use
to the full new discoveries, inventions
and processes, yet the European mu-
■
tains a quantity of
veloped by which radium has been
produced at a cost of $-37,599 a gram.
The principal fields of the radium-
bearing ores are in Colorado and
Utah.
CONTRACT FOR CARNIVAL MADE.!
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Word has reached Austin of the j Week Beginning February 21 Time
sudden death of Reese Wilson, at his ; Set fox’ Big Entertainment.
! home in San Antonia yesterday morn-;
s ing. Mr. Wilson was a veteran news- |
paper man of Texas, having been ed- i der whose auspices the
itor and proprietor of a
Lockhart for many years.
Mrs. Reese Wilson have many friends tham Carnival Company for a week in! council.
in Austin, who hear of Mr, Wilson’s'Bay City beginning on the 21st of It became evident during the ses-
death with regret. The funeral will ’ this month. pion that the Young Men’s Business,
be held in Lockhart today.—Austin j The Wortham Carnival Company is( Council has outlined for itself impor- | inches wide. The tube which con-
American. -the very last word in carnival sue- tant work which it must do before;'--*--' ~ ;----i-*xr -*
For about ten years the writer | cesses. It is the biggest in the United much progress is to be seen in the ; about three feet in length. The ther-
owned and edited the Lockhart Post i States, perhaps, and, insofar as car- development of the country surround- ' mometer is perfectly made and regis- j
while Reese Wilson owned and edited ! nivals are concerned Bay City can ing Bay City. The officers and mem- ; ters just as perfectly. It has been,
the Lockhart Register; While, on I congratulate herself on securing the bers present understand what is be- ; seen and admired byeveryone and I Considering the great
many political issues, we held differ- j biggest and best concern of its kind I fore them and are preparing to carry) will occup « nrnminfint niace oh the < & ■ ’’
ent views, we were nevertheless found * in existence.
together on many things. Personally,! The shows are clean all the way j
In Lots of 1 to 50
to 4 ft., was 30c, now 15c
Red June
Wildgoose ......
Abundance
Burbank
Wixon
Blue Damson . . . .
Gold
German Prunes . .
In Lots of 1 to 50
2 to 3 ft, was 15c, now
3 to 4 ft., was 20c, now 10c
4 to 6 ft., was 25c, now 12c
Mayflower ......
Red Bird
Greensboro .....
Alexander
Sneed
Eureka
Waddell
Alton
Mamie Ross
Carman
Champion
Arp Beauty
Fitzgerald
Belle of Ga
Crawford Early . .
Stump the World .
Old Mixon Cling .
Elberta
Mountain Rose . ..
Heath Cling ....
Crawford Late . .,
Captain Ede ....
Crosby
Elberta Cling . . .
Gold Dust
Salway
Late Elberta ....
Red Indian
White English . .
Heath Cling
Henrietta
Stenson Oct. ....
Krummel Oct
Early Elberta Mid Season Free Stone
Mammoth Cling Lates of all
Hale (Million Dollar Peach). Free Stone
1 to 2 ft. Hale and Early Elberta, were 45c, now 20c.
ORNAMENTAL PLANTS.
500 and up
Was 8c, now 4c
Was 12c, now 6c
Was 16c. now 8c
. .Very Early Semi Cling
.. .Very Early Semi Cling
. .Very Earlj’ Free Stone
. .Very Early Cling Stone
. .Very Early Cling Stone
. .Very Early Free Stone
Early Free Stone
Early Free Stone
Early Semi Cling
...... Early Free Stone
Early Free Stone
Early Free Stone
Early Free Stone
. Mid Season Free Stone
. Mid Season Free Stone
. Mid Season Free Stone
Mid Season Cling Stone
. Mid Season Free Stone
. Mid Season Free Stone
Mid Season Cling. Stone
. Mid Season Free Stone
. Late Free Stone
. Late Free Stone
. Late Cling Stone
Late Cling Stone
Late Cling Stone
Late Free Stone
Late Cling Stone
Late Cling Stone
Late Cling Stone
Late Cling Stone
Very Late Free Stone
Very Late Cling Stone
Field grown; leading varieties.
Roses, bulbs, 9c.
(‘anuas: All colors; were 20c, now 15c.
Butterfly Bush: Was 50c, now 25c.
Ferns: Were 50c, now 25c.
Geraniums: Were 10c, now 5c.
Soft Maples, 6 to to 8 ft.: Were 35c, now 20c.
Tulip Poplars, 6 to 8 ft.: Were 40c, now 20c.
Carolina Poplars. 6 to 8 ft.: Were 25c, now 15c.
California Privets, 2 to 3 ft.: Were 6c, now 4c.
Arborvitae, 2 to 3 ft.: Was $1.00, now 45e.
Send your order for Frost Proof Cabbage plants. Price guaranteed-
Apricots, 3 to 4 ft.: Was 25c, now 15c. Early
Moorepark.
Rhubarb oi" Pie Plant: Was 10c, now 6c. .
Asparagus: Was 10c, now 5c.
' Gooseberries, in lots of 1 to 50:
15c, now 9c. Downing, Houghton Industry.
Currants: Was 10c, now 6c. Red Dutch, Fay’s Prolific.
Raspberries, in lots of 1 to 50:’
Yesterday put a. finality oh the open
hunting season so far a-s certain spe-
I cies of game was concerned. Today
i finds the season ■closed on ducks,
and admired by: everyone and ; ”e^se’ b^ant an^ cluaiTr, .,. . ■ •
a prominent place on the! ^rea.number, and
.. Wine extent of wild, ducks< yet wintering in
! the rice stubble of Matagorda County
, |and along the coast, it is going,* to be,
'{hard for the hunters to avoid the
J.temptetion of unlawfully' killing the
(birds. They are so numerous and the
j sport is so easy and so fascinating.
ia~ J A- 2L...L L. so .toothsome and
beefsteak, is. so expensive, and whe$
” 'ions are taken into
account it is hard to refrain from
. . . - > , > pursuing the sport.
kid. And there is that fireplace; game wardens will have to
exercise unusual vigilance this year to
lessen the offenses. .
During the month of February it
will be lawful to kiil doves and wild
turkeys, but the scarcity of the latter
; of them “on the
In Lots of 1 to 50
2 to 3 ft., was 16c. now
3 to 4 ft., was 25c, now 12c
4 to 6 ft., was 30c, now 15c
640,0
1250
1700
2150
3450
3200
750
6150
900
240
350
1400
2175
700
9125
7000
12000
4000
3275
15000
7800
8000
20000
14600
12500
7000
3000
2100
9000
8500
6000
7500
2500
. 375
600
1100
300
oxWAV-i > rtuuiucu num ♦» <XC511.1.11^'“ .
ton, D. C., where, in company with
officials of the Farmers’ Union and)
other representatives from Texas, he1 cure an instructor and get the Bay
appeared before the committee on City Band into shape to furnish music
banking of the house in behalf of f°r public functions and for concerts
rural credit assistance for the people, as
from the National government. Mr. j
Grapes, in lots of 1 to 50, was 15c, now 10c; 50 to 500, was 10c, now 6c;
500 and up, was 6c, now 4c. Moore’s Early, Catawba, Concord,
Niagara.
party, complimenting her guest, -Miss
Hamilton.
■; Those repeivin^r, the, prizes were
Miss Hamilton a®4 ■ Wesley McKelvy.
Through the efforts, i At the conclusion of the games
of the experts of the United States bu^ dainty refreshments-were served. -W
reau of mines a .process has been de-. The guests included the hostess and
honoree and MissesTjbiS Moore, Elinor
Jones, Lottie Mae.Cox^ Annie Lou Gil- ford that, unless a law of some kind State for a permit to establish
■lette, Muta Serrill,:Lottie Poole, Maude' is passed for government aid, there
Poole, Myrtle Darby; Messrs; Harold
Carter, Percy Hamill, Earl Brough- believes, however
■ ton, John Hill, Charlie Tew, Orie Tew,
Wesley McKelvy, Moore, Henry Lee.
500 and up
Was 8c, now
Was 16c, now
Was 20c, now 10c
Very early
Very early
Very early
.... Early summer
.... Early summer
.... Early summer
.... Earl}- summer
Late summer
Late summer
Late summer
Late summer
Early fall
Early fall
Early fall
Early winter
.... Early winter
Early winter
..... Early winter
...... Late winter
.. -.. : . .Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
.... Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
Late winter
.... Late winter
Late Winter
Summer
Winter
.... Early winter
... Early winter
i bum.”
I Says the Houston Chronicle: Dep-
r game wardens whose duty is to
suppress the activities of out-of-sea-
son gunners have been instructed by
the department at Austin to show no
mercy to those who disregard the
law. Each year the wardens have re-
ceived similar instructions, but for
some reason or other the number of
actual convictions is out of proportion
to the number of actual violations, it
is said; it is next to impossible to se-
cure a conviction, no matter how over-
powering the evidence may be.
Since the immigrant water fowl be-
;----- the wards of: the Federal gov-
Acting for the fire department un-
celebration
paper in will be held, Chief Hugh B. Eidman
Mr. and has closed a contract with the Wor- j expected to do in the work of the! LeTulle Mercantile Co. from the Val-
' ■’ : 11. [Spar Paint and Varnish Co.
The monster temperature recorder
stands seven feet high and is 18
WAR WITH MEXICO IS A VERY MUCH DEBATED QUESTION
But Everybody Agrees That the Benton County Nursery Co.9 Rogers, Arkansas
Is the place to buy the best bargains in strictly first class, high grade, State inspected, fruit trees, berry plants, grape vines, ornamentals, etc., for Spring planting. Give us about five
minutes of your time and be convinced that we are offering you the greatest bargains you were ever offered in nursery stock. We are located in the very heart of the Ozarks, in
one of the finest fruit sections of the world. Benton County, Arkansas, bears the distinction of having more acres in fruit than any place in the world for the area it covers. Our
trees are propagated from the finest varieties of fruits and healthiest trees grown. They are first class in every respect. Guaranteed. They are grown by an expert nurseryman, a
man who has been on this job more than a quarter of a century. This stock must move for Spring planting or go on the brush pile and be burned. Below are the varieties we are
offering and the prices cut half in two:
Raspberries, in lots of 1 to 50: Was 5c, now 3c; 50 to 500, was 4c,
now 2c; 500 up was 2 l-2c now 1 l-2c. Early Harvest, Snyder,
Kittatiny, Mercereau, Rathbun.
Himalaya: Was 10c, now 6c.
Dewberries, lots 1 to 50: Was 5c,
2 l-2c; 500 up, was 2 l-2c,
Lucretia.
Juneberries: Was 10c, now 5c.
Loganberries: Was 20c, now 9c.
Quinces, 3 to 4 ft.: Was 35c, now 15c. Champion, Orange.
Mulberries, 3 to 4 ft.: Was 30c, now 15c. New Ever-Bearing, Rus-
sian.
Japanese Persimmon, 3 to 4 ft,: Was 50c, now 30c. Mikado, Imperial.
Pecans, paper shell, budded or grafted. Stuart, Pabst, Schley, 2; to 3
ft.: Was $1.50, now 90c.
nicipalities and hospitals have been
buying and utilizing most of the ra-
dium produced. When the war be-
gan, therefore, causing European
money to flow -into other channels,
the demand for radium fell off so
greatly that there was practically no
market for radium or uranium ores
in the early part of 1915, and very
little market during any part of the
year.”
As a result pf thq. .collapse of the
radium market, mining of radium-
bearing ores, except for such work as
was necessary to hold., claims, was
nearly stopped.
work to the best advantage, Financial
relationships, and it i entertaining, instructive and of edu- secretary J. Raymond Cookenboo in-
cational value. Wortham’s menagerie, troduced a resolution calling a ratt' Kansas City Star.
’or zoo, alone is a complete show with-|of the membership at an early date, j -You remember wtili what anticipa-' fleshes
in itself. j The board of directors will name the ; tion you looked forward years ago to t>e€fSteak is so e
At a proper time the county will be flate. j seeing Christmas trees in- that same ^ese consideratii
thoroughly billed and the coming ad-1 The financial secretary has mem-; “opera house.” The . Old Home Town account it is ha
on securing the bers present understand what is be- I
political issues, we held differ- | biggest and best concern of its kind! fore them and are preparing to carry j
‘ ' I their efforts to the extent of success, j outside at the front of the LeTulle
v j In order that every <
perhaps, two men, engaged in the i through while all of its features are shall be efficient and shall handle its '
same business were never closer in | first-class in every respect, highly
their friendly
grieves us to learn of his death.
; Reese Wilson was the soul of
honor, a type of manhood that it did
one good to know arid come iri con-
tact with, a conscientious neighbor, a
splendid husband and a man of un-
usual intellect He had no faults that
we knew of but if he didfc his worst
one was his loyalty to friends and
purpose, which perhaps cost him, at
times more than he realized. Mr. Wil-
son leaves a widow, one of Texas’ most
talented and versatile writers, a wo-
man of intense, refinement and excep-
tional qualifications. She is known
all over Texas, by her writings and be-
cause of her association for years with
Texas’ club work. To h«r we extend
our deepest sympathy. (•
All our stock has been inspected by the State Nursery Inspector and found to be absolutely free from all insects and diseases. All stock is fumigated before leaving the Nursery.
Our shipping season begins about March. Send in your order now; don’t wait, as the first in is first served. If we are out of any varieties you order may we substitute with one as near
it as possible? We pay the freight or express charges on orders amounting to $5.00 or more. We allow five per cent discount on all orders accompanied with the cash. And remem-
ber our GUARANTEE is, you must be satisfied. In answering this adv. tell us in what paper you saw it. We guarantee everything we ship to. reach you in first class condition. Mail
us yoqr order today. Yours for business, ■ f i
""Bewfors County Nursery Co., Rogers, Ark.
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bership certificates for all, and it is
important that dues be paid promptly
so that current expenses may be met
was the announcement of the presi-
PREDICTED AID FOR FARMERS, dent.
President Theo. Dienst announced
that the by-laws and rules governing
the work of the council and its va-
rious committees, have been prepared
and will be submitted to the board
Austin, Texas, January 31.—-Peter this week, and the date of the
Radford, State warehouse commis-1 rally will be announced at that meet-
sioner, has returned from Washing- ing of the board.
The finance committee was in-
structed to effect arrangements to se-
nsed to be the custom.
A press agent was elected, who will
Radford says the bill introduced by be expected to keep the work of the
R. L. Henry, congressman from Tex- ‘ council and its needs before the
as, on rural credits, will not be re-( people,
ported out 'by the'' committee, but that j.
a committee j
on the fldor*,'' and —„ --------
ainendments' ivill be offered to the
committee f)tn. j Virgil Harper, a prominent
It is the further belief of Mr. Rad- farmer, has made application to
l a pump
on the Tres Palacios River and use
He water therefrom for irrigation pur-
bill of some poses.
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playhouse was there when you were. pursuing the sport.
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where “Santa” came down the “chim-
bly” right before your eyes. That is
bogus, of course, but it will be' placed
there again this year, you know.
Yes, and you recall how you trem-
bled for fear Santa wouldn’t call out I put7‘the ' hunting-
your name there before the whole j
crowd, and when he did you trembled
in fear of going up to get. what he hadjutv
for you. But you did, finally, and*auD
there was a sack of candy with only
a little candy and lots of popcorn and
a few peanuts. But it was the hap-
piest moment of your life, for it had
come on the real Christmas tree.
Later, on you grew up and maybe
you helped get the tree arranged for .
one of those “union” affairs. You
served on one of the committes, and
thought it was about as important a
job at the time as serving on the ways
and means committee in Congress.
And , to think ! ■ There are some ot | wards ot; Werat. gov-
the..thoy.s” and girls there yet, '»ho;ernment (ewer ducks and ge^se have
went Jo the Christmas tree with Mlled t ot scaso^ "but the
m.that old day- JThey have .gray hair, birds protected by the State statutes
; will find it hard to dq'dge the. out-of-
chjldren who are doing the work you j
used to do, but, land sake, you’d never i
believe you were old if you could step
into the “opera house” Christmas
Eve and take another look at the
sight
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