The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
We carry a full line of Coal,
Wood and Oil Heaters; also
Pipe, Elbows, Dampers and
Stove Boards, and all neces-
sities to keep out the cold.
Our Prices Are Right
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| Mr. Ed. Chapman of Markham was
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We have a full line of necessities
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and comforts for the boys
in camp and in the
trenches
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to stay.
Our schools are running six days a are to receive the benefits we should
week in order to make up for some of receive from the wonderful
the time lost by the influenza epi-
If you contemplate sending a Christ-
mas package to your soldier boy or
sweetheart in France, get busy now.
Mrs. F. H. Jones or any of the ladies
co-operating and working with her in
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Don’t delay.
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! Mrs. G. A. Moore,
to Weimar some weeks ago on account' contend with late fall weather, which
of illness of relatives, has returned is usually bad.
home. j if this good old town and county I
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things in less'ualties.
Mr. Guy Adams of Midfield was a
business visitor to Bay City yesterday
and paid The Tribune an appreciated
■ visit.
| Tas C. Thornhill of Matagorda spent j
yesterday in Bay City.
George B. McKissick of Ashby was ;
a business visitor to Bay City yester-
day.
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city a business visit Saturday.
Dr. E. E. Scott has generously do-
nated an X-ray machine to the pub-
lic schools. The instrument , will
prove of much value to the students.
Hon. Jno. M. Corbett returned a few
days ago from a business trip to San
Antonio and other West Texas points.
Dr. Henry Gaedcke, of Kelly Field,
is here on a visit to his father, Dr. H.
E. Gaedcke.
Now that the restrictions have been
removed from buildings, or, that is,
since the limit has been placed at
$10,000 we can look for some decided
improvements from now on.
Our enormous crops of this year are
the talk of the entire country. Wher-
ever one goes he hears a great amount
of favorable comment which is a
splendid advertisement for this sec-
tion.
The Brazos and the Colorado are
running a race to see which can de-
liver the most water to the gulf. Both
are higher now than they have been
since the summer of 1914.
Hon. Jno. E. Linn returned last
night from a business trip to Houston.
Miss Eura Cloar returned last night
from Houston, after a few days’ visit.
Rice threshing is seriously impeded
by the continued rains and the crop,
fully forty per cent of the total which
is left in the field is being badly dam-
aged.
Upstate rains have put the old Colo-
rado River on the biggest rampage it
has had since 1914. As yet there is
no danger to the levee.
Jno. A. Crawford has ordered a car-
load of Caterpillar tractors.
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Fxlu Saturday’s Daily.
Mr. Henry Sanders, commissioner of
the Palacios precinct, is in the city
on business.
Lieut, and Mrs. H. A. Hobbs and lit-
tle son, H. A. Jr., left yesterday morn-
ing for Douglas, Ariz. Mrs. Hobbs
was formerly Miss Marjorie Harris.
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Christmas Presenl
Let him know that yon
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bered us. We wish to remind them
again that we have lost none of our
fondness for the deliciou meat of the
predatory fowl since last season and
are, right now, in a most receptive
mood.
It is now only a short while until
Christmas and Christmas this year
promises to be an extra lively one.
i The war is over and there’s plenty of
money in the country. Turn loose
your 16-inch advertising guns, Mr.
Merchant, and go after your share of;
the trade.
Mr. Ham Bundick of Markham has
just returned from a. visit to the great
Don’t fail to di- ■ mineral mines of the Texas Oil, Gas
In early planting there is much
With cotton it insures fruit-
ling and the maturing of fruit before
the advent of the army worm or be-
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From Monday’s Daily.
A few days more of the excellent
weather now prevailing will be of im-
mense benefit to the rice farmers. ,
This is no time for Bay City to lose
a single enterprise. Our business ele-
ment should see to it that the laun-
dry is rebuilt at the earliest possible
moment.
Judge W. M. Holland of Houston is
in the city for a few days..
Mr. J. S. Jones of Sweeny paid the' FrOTO Tuesday’s Dally.
Mr. R. C. Roddy of El Maton spent
today in the city on business.
The river continues to fall and has
passed all danger, much to the
satisfaction of everybody,
demic.
Another thing which makes us glad' dicious
the war is over. ]
Mr. .1. M. Gilmore of Wadsworth
crops safely Syent yesterday in Bay City on busi-
’ ness.
have to feed
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Matagorda Pharmacy
From Wednesday’s Daily.
Mr. Henry Reincke spent yesterday
in the city. Mr. Reincke made a
bumper cotton crop this year and has
it all gathered.
Mr. Ellison Van Hoose of Houston
was soloist for the Episcopal Conco-
cation last night.
The pastor and Session of the Pres-
byterian Church have announced a
meeting to begin in the Presbyterian
Church Sunday, December 1. Rev.
Charlton H. Storey, pastor of the
Bryan Presbyterian Church and son
of the pastor, will be here to do the
preaching. All are most cordially in-
vited to attend these services.
Mrs. Carey Smith and Mrs. Orville
Carr and baby left today for Lock-
hart and Luling for a brief visit with
relatives.
Crops planted three or four weeks
earlier next spring may result in it
all being saved before bad fall weath-
er sets in. Crowd the seasons, rush
your crops and make money.
Rev. Charles Clingman, assisted by
the other clergy of the Convocation,
preached a splendid sermon last night.
The church was filled to its capacity.
Dr. Livengood had the misfortune
of having his right arm fractured yes-
terday and while being temporarily
disabled has Dr. S. A. Ennis of Hous-
ton assisting him with his practice,
From Friday’s Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. A. Crawford re-
turned last night from Smithville,
after attending the funeral of Mr.
Crawfords’ father, who died last Mon-
day.
Miss Matie Brewer returned last
night from Houston where she has
been visiting for a few days.
Well, we got back, thank you.
Now that war is over let every man,
woman and child go to work for Bay
■City. Let us consider, seriously, city
improvements and that Markham road.
We have just returned from our old /
stamping grounds. The trip was ?1
very pleasant one and full of sur-
prises, chief of which was that the
people who have known us so long
allowed us to get off the train and to
*• stay as long as we did. We suffered
no inconveniences, however, and met
hundreds of friends who welcomed us
just as though they were really glad
to see us. At. first they were a
reticent, but as one day followed
■other and it became generally known
that we were not trying to borrow
any money their hospitality became
beautifully genuine. At any rate the
visit was very pleasant and very ben-
eficial to us from a physical point of
’ view.
The fall meeting of The Southwest
Convocation of the Diocese of Texas,
which will be held in Bay City, at St.
Mark’s Church next week on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, the 19th,
20th and 21st, will prove to be an in-
teresting and important event in the
religious annals of the city. Among
the celebrities on this occasion will
fee a number of ministers high up r
the Episcopal Church, all’ of whom
will discourse many enlightening and
edifying topics. You are invited.
The Daily Tribune yesterday passed
its fourteenth milestone. With all of
its ups and down, it has weathered
the storms, stood the adversities and
has done all its limited capabilities
could do for Bay City and Matagorda
County. The people have been loyal
and true to the paper all the way
through and have made it possible for
us to continue our work for them and
their country.
If you are really interested in thriv-
ing and progressive Bay City and wish
to add to your enthusiasm, read the
reports of the banks recently publish-
ed and then read them again. No
town of Bay City’s class, regardless of
location or size, can touch us. We'
are going forward consistently, forg-
ing ahead beautifully and “getting
there Eli” with both feet.
Bay City must have a laundry. Mr.
Lewis’ misfortune must be overcome
In some way. He has been here and
has stayed with the town in every-
thing, working hard to build up a good
enterprise. Every man possessed of
town pride must see to it that the
laundry is put back at the first pos-
sible moment.
The very favorable showing made
by our banks on their November re-
ports unmistakably indicate the pros-
perity of the country. The three
banks in Bay City have considerably
■over two millions on deposit, which
is a record second to none in the
broad State of Texas. And all this
with at least $300,000 worth of rice
still in the fields.
in. A late frost, if it comes, gives
you a chance to plant over, whereas
the late crops are ruined by bad
weather, which causes much loss of
crops and labor.
The “Made-in-Germany” toys that
will be displayed in this country this
Christmas can be packed in a capsule
and freighted over the country by a
chigger. Another way the ivory-
domed devotees of “Kultur” had of
putting the knife to their own throats.
As yet only one of those who relish of gt Mary’s Church, Houston; Rev.
day’s outing after ducks has remem- Charles Clingman, rector of Trinity
Church, Houston; Rev. J. Cross Gray
of La Grange, and Rev. Clinton S.
Quin, Bishop Co-Adjutor of the Dio-
cese. Others will arrive tonight and
tomorrow.
The river is again behaving splen-
didly and is receding as fast as it is
possible. No more danger. is antici-
pated for the present.
| July, August and September should
i be our harvest months. These months
usually bring us good weather. Later
on the rains set in and trouble fol-
lows. Plant early.
Col. and Mrs. Sol. J. Cleveland have
moved back to the city from their
, ranch and are now domiciled in their
!* Mineral Products, Co., ta Grimes ;home on Avenue L
Rev. J. P. Gilliam and Mayor John
Sutherland left today for Cuero to
attend the Colorado Baptist Associa-
tion which is in session there this
week.
business I (jgpj.g^te. Besides this it will open
encouraging re- an,j can he pjChed jn fajr weather,
at Palacios and;asgurjng g00d staple and clean sam-
the people there are enjoying 'pies. Get your cotton in early.
After a careful survey of the prem-
your crop early next yeai • jges we have found out that of the 600
and get it out before the fall rains set • students in school every one of them
is tickled to death over the fact that
they must attend on Saturdays, ex-
cept 602 of them. But “six days shalt
thou school” is the order of the day,
just the same.
Among the Episcopal ministers who
arrived today to attend the Southwest
Convocation of the Diocese of Texas,
which begins a three days’ session
tonight, were Rev. S. Waylan Bird;
of Brenham, Dean of the Southwest
Convocation; Rev. John Sloan, rector
See our
The family of Mr. D. L. Belk has | Hon. John H. Roach, Sr., of Bless-J Get your crops in early and avoid'
arrived from Holland, Bell County,! ing, visited the city today on business, the bad fall weather. It is better to
to join Mr. Belk, who is connected} Mrs. G. A. Moore, who was called risk a late spring frost than it is to
with Anderson’s store. They are oc-' ' ’
cupying the Grover place.
Mr. Goodwin Sterne of Matagorda
I spent today in the city on business.
Mr. J. B. Hawkins, commissioner
from Matagorda .spent today in the
city on business.
Mr. Charley Cabaniss, commission-
er from Markham, spent today in the
city. -
When it comes to woodsmanship and
extricating himgelf from the deep, tan-
gled wild woods. Pershing’s
Indian scouts has.-nothing on our old
deer slayer, John Branch. If you don’t
believe it ask some of the boys who
had to hunt for him.
Miss Corinne Millican, who is teach-
aling school at Francitas, is in the city
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Millican.
Mrs. Ben McCauley was summoned
to Waco yesterday to the bedside of
her mother who is reported to be
dying.
Mr. George Sargent of Matagorda
spent yesterday in Bay City on busi-
ness.
Mr. A. C. Stewart of Matagorda was
a business visitor to Bay City yes-
terday.
The county is filling up rapidly
with ducks and geese. As our favor-
ite hunters is in uniform with but lit-
tle change of his early return, we
serve notice to the effect that we are
favorable to the making of new ac-
quaintances amongst those who go a-
gunning.
We ask everyone interested in the
development of Bay City and Mata-
gorda County to carefully read “Op-
portunities Not to Be Ignored,” clip-
ped from the Houston Chronicle and
reproduced in today’s paper. Gr.
course, this timely editorial covers'
the State generally, but much of it
can be applied locally with the very
best of results. The eyes of Texas
are on the Gulf Coast section and peo-
ple have turned their eyes from the
plains of the arid west to the fertile
soils of this section. Just now Mata-
gorda County is commanding more
attention than any of the coast coun-
ties, and some splendid opportunities
will be lost if our business men, and
the Chamber of Commerce do not take
advantage of the favorable circum-
stances. Unlimited literature should
be circulated all over this State and
some good advertising done where it
will count. Our growth is substan-
tial and satisfactory, but we can
forge to the front rapidly if we get
to work on the proper lines. This
would require some money, but every
dollar so expended would return ten
times its value. Think it over and
start the ball to rolling.
If there is any obstacle to that road
from Bay City co Markham it should
be removed. Neither Bay City nor
Markham can afford to let another
fall, with its heavy traffic, come and
go without it. This link in our high-
ways must be made. It is only eight,
or ten miles and it seems that some
arrangement can be made for build-
ing it. The backbone these days of
any county is good roads.
Forty thousand acres is the esti-
mate placed on next year’s cotton
crop for this county. This is a good
move in the right direction, but every
farmer who sticks a plow in the
ground should keep constantly before
him the fact that everything for man
and beast to eat is going to command
high prices. As it looks now, there
will be good money in growing corn
and plenty of it.
versify.
Tractors and trucks are becoming j County, and is more than pleased with i
numerous in this section and many i wiiat he saw. Mr. Bundick, as well}
changes will eventually take place in'as many others here, own stock in'
farming and road building methods.; tHis development. <. i
The road for the future must be built
with due consideration for trucks, be- i determination
of the fact that they have come j jiaif
A serious mistake will be
made if any road, hereafter, is put
down for lighter traffic than that
which will be required for the heav-
iest truck.
Let us build up the low places in
the levee and make it good and strong
and secure. A few hundred dollars
thus expended in time will save hun-
dreds of thousands perhaps later on
and make every property owner in
Bay City feel secure and safe in his
investment. We cannot afford to take
chances on this highly important safe-
guard even though it does require
some money. It is better to be safe
than sorry. “Safety first.”
window display, then
come inside and see
cently elected,
into office.
Don’t take chances on bad late fall
weather. Plant early, force your
crops and get them in ahead of rains,
floods and bad weather.
The river for this time has at last
passed the danger mark, even if it did, Mrs. Burton D. Hurd of Collegeport
give us a genuine scare. It is up to 'passed through the city yesterday en
us to see that it doesn’t occur again, route Little Rock, Ark., to meet her
There must be some error in the SOn, Lieut. Vernon K. Hurd, who has
report of 154,000 cases of influenza in1 only recently arrived at New York,
Texas. If that was all it was not very' having been returned to his country;
widespread as we know we had 152,-;as instructor in artillery at Baltimore.}
000 of ’em. jLieut. Hurd has been in the thickest}
Let us see to it that 1918 brings us;of fighting since July and writes that}
the oil mill, compress and a modern}his command suffered many cas-1
hotel. More difficult
favored communities have happened.!
Besides this, we need them in
business.
The High School Forum will be
published in The Tribune twice each
week. The students are getting up
some interesting matter which par-
ents will do well to follow and en-
courage.
With good weather from now
the fine
Perhaps that non- broadcast throughout the State,
sensical monkeying with the clocks right
will stop.
District Attorney J. W. Conger and can be brought here with little en-
famous County Attorney W. E. Davant, re-! couragement.
have been inducted1 Rev. John Sloan, former rector of
; St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, of this
city, but now of Houston, arrived in
the city today to attend the South-
vest Convocation of the Diocese olf
Texas which begins a three days’ ses-
sion here tonight.
Mrs. Burton D. Hurd of Collegeport
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If we can muster up courage and j
enough to work just,
as hard for the city and county
after the war is definitely over as we
have worked for the success of the
war, we will soon build an empire of
wealth and greatness here. And, why
should we not do it?
The levee has been made secure and
the river is falling. A just cause for
some jubilation, but let us get her in
good trim before another one, put a
man on it to keep it in first class
shape and be sure it stays that way.
The universal wave of uneasiness
which swept over this town Friday
and Saturday lacked a whole lot of
being pleasant.
“Dad” Horn, who was nominated by
the White Man’s Union and elected in
November, but who will resign early
in December, informs us that the re-
port that he is to leave here perma-
nently is erroneous. He says he will
keep his farm and plant rice, but that
he expects to spend his summers in
Montana in the interest of Mrs. Horn's
health. “Dad” has many friends here
all of whom will be pleased to know
that he expects to keep on calling Bay
City his home.
crop rep-}
station we have in all parts of Texas,;
I some rapid-fire, convincing and ju- J
> advertising should be done;
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now is the time to go at it.'
There are numbers of people who j
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Mr. J. A. Logan, formerly of Bless-
season gives the farmer a; jng has niOved to Bay City and will
splendid chance for a Iqt of winter • reside here in the future.
plowing. Early plowing
Of j planting means good
gathered and sold.
Since America will
the enemy countries in order to sta- • a business visitor to Bay City yester-
bilize them and get what’s coming to’^ay.
us, the hey-day of prosperity for the j
farmer who goes in strong for food-; virtue,
stuffs is yet in the offftig.
Mr. J. J. Barr of Palacios spent to-
day in the city and favored 1 he Tn-;fore the boll weevil has a chance to
bune with an appreciated
visit. He gives an
port of conditions
says
prosperity.
Plant
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1918, newspaper, November 15, 1918; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1294520/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.