The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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The Best Big Body of Black Hogwallow Land in
Matagorda County is the
F ertis-Simpson Ranch
Build Sheds
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BAY CITY TEXAS
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Fort Smith Wagons
Sizes 2 3-4 3 3 1-4 inch Axle; Tires 1 1-2 2 3 Inch Wide
GET OUR PRICES
DOUBEK & HAWKINS
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Cement, Lime,
Plaster, Roofing,
Drain Tile,
| We Sell at Right Prices |
Lumber, Lath,
Posts, Shingles
Sash, Doors,
Blinds.
Light, Servicable, Well Constructed
Out of Selected Material
THE “VOTE FOR EDU-
CATION” AMENDMENT.
Signify Intention to Go Info
Field—Baylor Graduates
Meet «
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WATERWORKS TO
RUN BY MOTORS
City Figuring- on Running Waterworks
With Electric Motors Caused by
Their Economy and Effi-
ciency Over Other
Power.
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• DR. T. C. BROOKS
• Physician and Surgeon
• Office hours 2 to 6 p. m.
• ABOVE THE ALCOVE
• Res Phone 155; Office Phone 207 •
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? DR. FRANKLIN D. SMITH •
Physician and Surgeon •
Office Hours: 2-6 p. m. •
ABOVE THE ALCOVE •
• Res. Phone 233; Office Phone 264 ®
Index, in com-
on the educational bond
amendment, very wisely observes, “It
is estimated that the forthcoming
session of the Legislature will have to
provide nearly $2,600,000 in the gen-
eral appropriation bill for the main-
tenance of our educational institu-
tions which will mean considerable
in the matter of increased taxation.
In strong contrast to this comes the
assurance that the voting of bonds in j
July election for educational institu- I
Unnn tiHII rodllpo the tflYAS R nOTltS CITI '
B. V. P. U. AUDIENCE HEARS came together to hear this sermon.
PROMINENT IRISH PASTOR. There were at least 2,200 people pres-
_______ ent.
Dr. W. A. Nevins, pastor of the First
S. J. REID PREACHES AT PA- | Baptist Church, at Marlin, preached at
LACIOS ENCAMPMENT. 'the Methodist Church Sunday nlorn-
’ ing, and Rev. J. A. Stephens, pastor
About Thirty Young People Publicly of the El Campo Baptist Church, at
the Presbyterian Church at the same
hour. There were no services Sun-
day night except at the Auditorium.
The reports for the Sunday School
for the last three years follow: 1911.
—Attendance, 887; collections, $105.
1912—Attendance, 1,219;
$115. 1913—Attendance,
lections, $123.75.
The offering for the first Sunday at
the encampment is given to Buckner’s
Orphans Home, at Dallas. The sec-
ond Sunday offering is divided equally
between the two Baptist Sanitariums
at Dallas and Houston.
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build an extension and
get them under
tions will reduce the taxes 8 cents on
the $100.00.”
Governor Colquitt has put the pub-
lic on notice that he will abide the de-
cision of the July 19th election and
if they don’t want to help the State
educational institutions and say so by
their vote July 19th, that he will see
that the Legislature does not bedrid
them with taxes by big appropriations.
Consequently it is up to the people to
lielp their educational institutions
when help is needed and that is on
July 19th.
In voting for the educational amend-
ment July 19th you should note espec-
* tally the fact that the amendment does
not propose' to levy a tax,.or to appro-
priate money out of the general rev-
enues, for the purpose of erecting
buildings at the University. On the
contrary, the2 amendment asks the
the people to allow the University ,to
borrow money on property already
belonging to it, and to pay the inter-
est on such borrowed money out of
revenues derived from the principal of
the permanent University fund.
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Mrs. Homer Darst of Richmond is
the guest of Mrs. P. G. Huston for
several days.
may be put ! If you
have but one pair of
Wheels
Notes and Personals.
Paul Watonabe of Toklo, Japan, is
an attendant on the encampment. He
is a young native of Japan who is in
America preparing for the ministry,
on the completion of which he
return to his native country. He
now attending school at Bryan.
Dr. J. C. Hardy, president of Baylor
College at Belton, is attending the en-
campment.
The following compose the orches-
tra which is aiding Robert H. Coleman
and his choir in leading the music
throughout the encampment: Misses
Anna Sanford of Georgetown, Alberta
Harper of Bay City and Messrs. John
W. Richards, E. R. Hunt, O. C. Ar-
nold, Raymond Tatum, Coulton Craw-
ford, Ina Richard and Raymond Ray,
of Palacios, and Paul Watonabe of
Japan.
At a missionary mass meeting held
the following gave testimony of having
been called for the foreign fields as
missionaries: Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Duff, Alvarado; Miss Pearl Dodson,
Abilene; Miss Sallee, Beeville; Olive
Dierlaur, Port Lavaca; Lydia Belcher,
Palacios; Misses Taylor, Wila Austin
and piive Penn, Waco.
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The barftl boys held an impromptu
reception last night after practice
hours which was well attended by
quite a few and thoroughly enjoyed.
This is the last week. The election
is July 1,9th. Get busy and work fori DR.
the educational amendment.
The farmer helps himself and his
children by voting for the educational
amFiiient. He gets good roads, good
warenouses, and good schools. What
more could he ask, especially as it
■costs him practically nothing in
way of taxation?
The Liberty Hill
meeting on the
The Bay City Ice and Light Com-
pany, through its manager, Mr. W.
C. Duncan, has up with the city the
proposition of running their pumping
station at the city waterwork with
electric motors. On account of hav-
ing gasoline contract with an oil com-
pany that enables them to get gaso-
line at half the present prevailing
price, it was a hard proposition for the I ] [
local light company to get the mayor i l
and councilmen to listen. < >
However, when other gasoline en- j
gines in Bay City started to be dis- i
placed for electric motors, the city -
dads began to take notice. To recent
date there has been installed two 75-
horse power motors for the McLendon
gin, one 5-horse power motor Gran-
them’s blacksmith shop, one 5-horse
power motor at the Alcove, one 2-
horse power motor at the Tribune, one
1-4-horse power motor at the Tribune,
one 2-horse power motor at the San-
itary Bakery and one 1-horse power
motor at E. A. Stafford’s shoe shop.
All of the above mentioned customers
are more than pleased with their
change to electricity.
The Bay City Ice and Light Com-
pany is going to submit their proposi-
tion of driving the pumps of the city
waterworks to the mayor and city
council in concrete form immediately,
and as the obtaining of this business
will mean all day every day electric
service in addition to a saving and a
most efficient method of pumping the
water, the mayor and city council will
no doubt give it their serious and favor-
able consideration.
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What is Texas going to do with all
her money when the Attorney Gen-
eral gets throug collecting all those
millions in fines from the oil com-
panies and the railroads? Suits are
now pending for more than one hun-
dred million—quite a tidy little sum.
—Lufkin News.
We would dislike very much to
have to carry the interest on that
fine until it is paid into the State’s
coffers.
Palacios, Texas, July 14.—Class ■
study work was resumed today by all ■
the Baptist Young People’s Union ■
classes.
Aobut thirty young people publicly
signified their intention of going to the
foreign fields as missionaries at a
meeting yesterday evening.
Dr. J. H. Pevoto, manager of the
Baptist Sanitarium at Houston, spoke
of his institution at the evening hour.
A get-together meeting was held for
the Baylor Univeristy graduates and
students this afternoon, at which offi-
cers for the year were elected. Roy
Christian of Waco was elected presi- I
dent of the Palacios Encampment As- 1
sociation.
A plan is on foot to erect a Baylor
University rest room and $100 has al-
ready been subscribed. The Baylor
College at Belton has a rest room on
the grounds, at which the meeting
was held today.
Many visitors came in by automobile
for the Sunday services from Bay
City, Wharton, El Campo and inter-
mediate points.
A bathing party of Baylor Univer-
sity students was given at the pier at
5 o’clock today.
The quiet hour service was changed
in plan this morning into a testimony
and prayer service, at which the many
told how glad and whey they were
here.
Miss Rebecca Longmeyer started her
junior B. Y. P. U. class, using the
“Black-bearded Barbarian.” James R.
McGill also began a class in B. Y. P.
U. manual work, this being similar to
the class he had last year, from which
he graduated 130. Drs. C. C. Coleman
and F. C. McConnell made special ad-
dresses during the morning services.
Dr. S. J. Reid of Belfast, Ireland,
closed Sunday services with a ser-
mon on the subject of the resurrec-
tion, taking the story of the draught of
fishes and Peter’s three public ac-
knowledgments of Christ as the basis
of his talk. One of the largest audi-
ences ever assembled in any B. Y. P.
U. convention since its organization
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Between Simpsonville and Collegeport
and fronting on the Tres Palacios river and Matagorda Bay. There is about 5000 acres of this ranch
still in sod, and it will make the finest of rice and cotton farms.
I am selling this land in tracts of a size to suit at from
$55 an acre up, on the most favorable terms
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SAM PRIMM, BAY CITY, TEXAS
Selling Agent for the Ferris and Simpson Ranch =====
Write Me for Illustrated Book Telling You of Matagorda County
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1913, newspaper, July 18, 1913; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1299636/m1/3/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.