The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1919 Page: 3 of 10
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2300 A eres Being Sold in Small Tracts
on Best of Terms.
lands there or who has ever farmed
them knows that no mistake is made
when one takes up the business of
farming in that rich and fertile ter-
The soil is ideal for po-
tatoes, ribbon cane, corn and cotton,
some almost unbelievable yields of
all these crops frequently being made.
Fortunes have been made on Caney
DETROIT VAPOR
STOVES
BURN OIL, GASOLINE OR
DISTILLATE
Tay lor-Hili Furniture Co
FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING
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SLAP AT HOOVER.
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ASHWOOD NEWS.
mwe’s Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-
riching the blood. Yoh can soon feel its Strength-
ening, Invigorating Effect Price 60c.
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MUCH PROGRESS
AT ASHWOOD
Mr.
is end with Miss Eva Anderson,
his
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attend school on that account.
The Ashwood Sunday school
meets ever Sunday afternoon
o’clock. Everyone should come
help make this great work a success.
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness not
ri'V.; :ic; in bec-.d. Remember the full narae^u;
~rs c‘ E. V7. GROVJ4. 33 c
Miss Nannie King has returned
home after a pleasant visit with her
aunt in Somerville.
Mr. J. B. Delk and family have mov-
ed to Bay City.
Mrs. Griffith of Magnet visited Mrs.
Dye Wedensday.
Mr. E. W. Bailey shipped a car of
calves to Fort Worth Monday.
Mr. Will McSparran of Bay City:
was here Monday.
Miss Imogene Curry spent the
Detroit Vapor Stoves give 19 hours of perfect cooking
to the gallon. They are as fast as gas and cheaper than
gas, coal or wood stoves. TF y light instantly.
some of the best soil in Texas to back i
up her claims for notice and promi-■
nence.
One tract of 2300 acres, recently
purchased by Mr. W. A. Moore, for-
merly of Weldon, Texas, is being sub-
divided into 40-acre tracts and sold
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I roll call were 152 democrats, 83 re-
| publicans and five others, while vot-
ing against it were 62 republicans, 9
democrats and 2 others.
diate and vital importance.
“The money will not be spent for
food for Germany itself, because Ger-
many can buy food, but it will be
spent for financing the movement of
food to our real friends in Poland and
to the people of the liberated units of
the Austro-Hungarian empire, and to
opr associates in the Balkans. I beg
that you will present this matter with
all possible urgency and force to
congress.
“I do not see how we can find def-
inite powers with whom to conclude
peace unless this means of stemming
the tide of anarchism be employed.”
In keeping with increased activity in
real estate in all sections of the coun-
ty, Ashwood is coming to the front With the United States made a soil survey)
her part and, as is well known, has of Caney Valley land and pronounced,
it the richest soil in the world, that I
of the Valley of the Nile not excepted.;
The people are fast finding this out
and some of the most successful and
best satisfied farmers we have are
cultivating vast acreages of this won-'
others are to follow soon.
Mesdames Gernand and
went to Bay City Tuesday.
Little Miss Marion Chastun was on ) he offered an amendment to put the
the sick list last week and unable to | Red Cross in charge of food relief. It
i was defeated.
Representative Good of Iowa, re-
publican. declared the president had
violated the law by turning over $5,-
000,000 of government money for or-
ganization of the war trade board’s
Hie Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head Russian bureau, which, he declared
was more visionary than the Hudson
Bay Company.
Supporting the measure on the final
Mrs. Jeff Mangum visited in
City Thursday.
Mr. C. T. Dye
Thursday.
Mrs. J. H. McCrosky and Mjss Em-
ma Kuykendall were shopping in Bay
City Thursday.
Mr. H. C. King was
Tuesday.
Mr. Jim McCrosky of Bay City spent
Wednesday night at the McCrosky
home.
Mr. Albert Rhodes went to Bay City
on business Tuesday.
Messrs. B. F. Curry, J. H. McCrosky
and A. L. Rhodes went to the Baer
ranch with four hundred head of cat-
tle Wednesday.
Mr. Joe Mangum was in Chalmers
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. McCrosky and
son spent Sunday at the McCrosky
home.
Mr. H. W. Hafer of Bay City made
a business visit here on Monday.
Mr. L. A. Hudler has gone to East
Texas for his health.
Mr. and Mrs. C.x L. Dorsey were in
! Bay City Wednesday.
Mrs. HarvilL
The same convenience and simplicity of the city gas
stove is offered in these high grade oil stoves. The same
year-round utility and the fact that they “work like gas”
makes Detroit Vapor Stoves comparable to the gas range—
not to the common oil stove.
Wilson’s Telegram.
Following is the president’s mes-!
sage:
“I cannot too earnestly or too sol-
emnly urge upon the congress the ap-
propriation for which Mr. Hoover has
' j asked for the administration of food
we6k!relief- Food relief is now the key to
j the ’whole European situation and to
Bay ■the solution of peace. Bolshevism is
' j steadily advancing westward, is poi-
City soning Germany. It cannot be stop-
) ped by force, but it can be stopped by
' food and all the leaders with whom I
! am in conference agree that concert-
| ed action in this matter is of imme-
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to actual settlers and farmers. Mr.jderful land, all the way from Whar-
j Moore is advertising some very at-) ton, south.
: tractive sales terms in that he sells
the land for a cash consideration of
, $5.00 an acre, balance on 10 years at
6 per cent. It will easily be seen
that such terms at these beat rent-j Valley lands, and anyone who owns
ing, and, as a consequence, we pre-I’
diet that Mr. Moore will have but lit-
tle trouble in disposing of his hold-
ings.
Some years ago the government of ritory.
j Ashwood, in this county, is located
: in the heart of Caney Valley.
Moore’s proposition, therefore,
well worth investigating. Read
advertisement in another column
today’s Tribune.
Mr, B. E. Goodrum returned
’ Tuesday from Weidon.
i Mr. Jim Lyman of near Van
was in the city Wednesday.
Messrs. J. H. Chastun and
Gernand went to Bay City Wednes-
day
; Messrs. J. K. and J. F. Smith and
j Willis Goodrum went to Bay City Sat-
| u rd ay.
I Mr. J. P. Chastun and Mr. J.
; Chastun and Mr. Fred Gernand went
j to Pledger Saturday to vote.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chastun, Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Smith and Miss Toups mo-
tored to Pledger Sunday afternoon.
Miss Toups has received the good j
news from her sister and brother-in-
law. Mr. and Mrs. ’Watkins of Rock-
port. who have been ill, that they are
very much improved.
Mr. B. Goodrum and family moved ■
from Ashwood Saturday and we re-
gret losing them from our midst, but
we wish them well in their new home.
Ashwood is coming to the front ev-
ery day now, as the townsite has
most all been sold and three new fam-1 Reference to Food Administrator
ilies have moved in this week, and [Hoover caused Representative Wood
i of Indiana, republican, to declare Mr.
Hanson ' Hoover “the most expensive luxury
! ever fastened on this country,” and
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The Farce That Broke All Record for Attendance for
PRICES:
25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, Plus War Tax.
Seats Now on Sale at Huston’s Drug Store
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ONE TEAR IN NEW YORK—EIGHT MONTHS IN CHICAGO—SIX MONTHS IN BOSTON
SIX MONTHS IN PHILADELPHIA
To Be Presented Here With the Same Perfect Selwvn Cast and Complete Production That Is Ap-
pearing This Season in Cincinnati, St. Louis, Baltimore, Washington, Atlanta, Birmingham, New
Orleans, Memphis and all the Large Southern Cities
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Comedies—A Gale of
Lailgbter. By Avery Hopwood
FIRST BIG THEATRICAL EVENT IN BAY CITY THIS SEASON
SELWYN & COMPANY PRESENT THE COMEDY HIT OF
FAIR and
UJEMERRYNIGHT
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JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
SILVER
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JEWELRY
THE BIGGEST LITTLE
STORE IN BAY CITY
SEE US BEFORE MAKING
YOUR SELECTION. WE
HANDLE A FIRST CLASS
LINE OF ALL THE THINGS
SUITABLE FOR THE HAPPY
EVENTS.
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1919, newspaper, January 17, 1919; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1294529/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.