The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914 Page: 7 of 12
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CHALMERS.
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From our Staff of County Correspondents
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JIATAGORDA.
the I Geo. Stinecker o£ Naw York, all. of I
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climate
and a number of
Miss Ethel Spence came from Col-
was a
These ravenous pests multiply by the millions,
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was
G. T. Sargent.
visited
We trust
BLESSING.
CANEY.
COLLEGEPOET.
accompan-
has re-
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in Bay City on Tuesday, this week.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
was hero on
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home.
Read!
BUCKEYE.
Reflect!
Resolve!
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Bank Account
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Gets Away
Why not make the start today
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1280 POLL
TAXES PAID
Capital, $50,000
Sorplos, $75,000
Collections
Made
Speedily
at
Favorable
Rates
C. W. Jester was a Bay City busi-
ness visitor on Thursday of this week.
Dr. Waugh of Buffalo, N. Y.,
Mr. Royal A. Ferris of Dallas was
a visitor here this week.
Chas. Tew of Bay City was in town
Monday.
Mrs. Ethel McCluhan returned
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man
of Houston,
this week.
business visitor to Buckeye
day.
Recent arrivals from Massachusetts
to acquire land at Buckeye were, Mrs.
, E. W. Grogan and Miss Grogan of
Boston, Messrs.H . H. Gibson pf New '
and
theIsame-
Whereas, by virtue of an alias exe-
cution issued of the District Court idarge’ fine Plymouth Rock hen. .Now
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To Save a
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Many a Doll ar
Every
Accommo
dation
Consistant
With Safe
Banking
Methods
Extended
to our
PatronsDO YOUR BANKING WI1H US
i There are to be several artesian
wells put in on the farms around De-
to begin at
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ginning,
And on the
D. 1914, being the in
said month, between the hours ?
o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p.
on said day, at the courthouse door
of said county I will offer for sale
and sell at public auction, for cash,
all the right title and interest of the
said John B. Fox in and to said prop-
erty.
Dated at Bay City, Texas, this the
28th day of January, A. D. 1914.
4tw FRANK RUGELEY,
Sheriff Matagorda County, Tex.
was here several days this week to 1 George B. Truitt of Palacios was in
look after his business interests at Wednesday.
Buckeye. Mr. E. H. Turner, one of
Daytons’ prominent lawyers, accom-,
panied Dr. Plotner to transact busi- ,
ness for the firm of Plotner & Stod- '
ware- ■ dard. ;
I Mrs. Chas. Isham of Beadle visited '
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Carter Grain Co.
Bay City, Tex^s.
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Large Amount
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of cotton by water or rail.
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Pennington arrived from Bay City itor on Thursday.
Saturday and spent until Sunday noon
with relatives here.
PLANT TREES NOW.
We have on exhibition in the lots
adjoining the Tribune office specimens
of our large selection of trees, all good
and guaranteed. For the next thirty
days, which is the very best time for
transplanting, we are offering these
trees at a ridiculously low price,
tfd-w BAY CITY NURSERY.
guest of Mrs. Chas. Isham.
j Mr. Harvey Foster, who has charge
! of the work of installing new culverts j
in the levee around Buckeye, is ill
' friends.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Fell visited with
B. F. Curry Sunday
The number of poll taxes paid to
date for the county is 1280, out of a
possible 2100.
By boxes the payments have been
made as follows:
No. 1, Bay City ....
No. 2, Matagorda ...
No. 3, Palacios
No. 4, Blessing
No. 5, Van Vleck
No. 6, Hawkinsville .
No. 7, Collegeport ...
No. 8, Markham
No. 9, Pledger
No. 10, Caney
No. 11, Wadsworth...
No. 12, Citrus Grove..
No. 13, Ashby
No. 14, Prairie Center
No. 15, Ohio Colony. ..
No. 16, Midfield
No. 17, Clemville
Mrs. E. L. ] ___ o
i home from Corpus Christi where she ber would be increased
went to visit her elder son, Harvey M. dred acres.
Tuesday on business.
Mr. Grover Moore of Bay City
tored to Beadle Sunday to visit with -
friends. j Mrs. Ethel McCluhan returned to
Dr. A. A. Plotner of Dayton, Ohio, ;Palacios after a few days in Blessing,
was here several days this week to 1 George B. Truitt of Palacios was in
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mo_ ■ Chas. Tew of Bay City was in town
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Mr. Frank Bond and his guest, Mr.
Magness, of Ashby were guests of
friends at Buckeye last Sunday.
Mr. n. E. Beadle and son, Billy,
and Mr. Chas, idw of Beadle went
to Galveston Tuesday.
Rev. Selfridge was here Sunday and
held Presbyterian services with a good
congregation.
Mr. Magill of Bay City, Master
Lawrence Selfridge and Miss Metzger
attended church services at Buckeye
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. James Spence and
Miss Agnes returned from Citrus
Grove Saturday where they went to
attend the funeral of Mr. Tower, who
wa^ an old friend when both families
came --mth from Nebraska. Mrs.
Venre Towe* and little daughter will
be guests of M* and ■’■'’’rs. Spence
while her husband takes his father’s
remains North.
Mr. John Gore of Markham was a
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Dr. T. C. Brooks. Austin Building, tf
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Hon. Gorden Lawson, a prominent
young attorney of Palacios, is spend-
ing today in the city on business.
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to Bay 'the crop next summer and fall,
parents, Mr. Wil1 occupy a site near the rice
D. A. Wheeler spent Friday in Bay
, City.
A. O. Love was a' Bay City passen-
ger Tuesday.
Mr. Robert L. Price of Palacios
spent two or three days here this
week.
Mrs. H. M. Yeamans has been sick
for a few days at her home in Citrus
Grove this week but is reported better
Wednesday.
silver and beautiful winter roses.
Covers were laid for sixteen to which
a sumptuous four-course dinner was
served. After dinner parlor games
were played ending with that of ,
“Hearts,” then the rest of the eve-1
ning was spent in dancing, the young jHampshire, C. M. O'Brien of poston,!
Mrs. C. A. Lucas entertained a
few friends Thursday in honor of her
mother’s eightieth birthday.
John T. Bond of Bay City was call- 'and ye scribe enjoyed
ing on his friends heie Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Bowers are
, the parents of a baby girl, horn Mon-
day.
; Mr. and Mrs. H. Geber spent Tues-
Mr. Dickert of Ashby was here Fri- i day Pay City.
Miss Lena1 D- A- Wheeler spent Friday in Bay
j Mr. T. H. Castleton of Bay City,
I the deputy tax assessor, was in our
i vicinity several days last week. He
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legeport Saturday and spent the week ;1S SO S00d natured that it is a pleas-
end with her parents. , ure to let hini soak you on y°ur tax-
Mr. McFarland of Galveston was a I
visitor to Buckeye Tuesday.
There is no reason why any one
but a very recent arrival should be
(the question is how and where did
i they find the hen. It looks a little
( funny. The lien, however, is still in
possession of Mrs. John Matthews at
• can get her
and three or four eggs by calling for
Now these two ladies were not
1 Caneyites but were visiting friends,
and as they are good foragers we
hope to see them again soon.
Mr. J. H. Pile was at Caney post-
office Wednesday and reported Mrs.
with the gool, old-fashioned measles
at his home near Markham.
Mr. A. H. Yerxa went to Galveston A'isitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert Hansen and son :
Mr. Irvin Glasser went to Bay City ! to Houston Sunday, after
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Rev. Kemp visited Caney Wednes-
day and Thursday. He will preach at
Caney Sunday morning and evening
and at Gainesmore Sunday night.
Mrs. W. A. Matthews and Mr. and
'Mrs. H. S. Rainey autoed to Bay City
'Wednesday.
Commissioner Belcher, accompan-
ied by the road expert, Mr. Eldridge,
'were Caney visistors Wednesday.
Only a few more days and Caney
bridge will be completed and then
some of our young folks will not
have to walk foot logs any more.
Mr. John Thompson of Bay City
was a Caney visitor Tuesday.
Messrs. John and Joe Andrews
slaughtered some nice hogs Tuesday
some very fine
spare ribs. Many thanks and. hope
they will butcher again before long.
Mr. D. Jones visited Bay City Wed-
nesday.
Mrs. W. A. Matthews and children
and Miss Montier were Van Vleck
visitors Wednesday evening.
Mrs. J. H. Rainey and two little
boys of Van Vleck were visiting Mrs.
Rainey’s son, Tom, Tuesday and in
the evening were pleasant callers at
Mrs. R. V. Matthews, accompanied by
Mrs. Tom Rainey and son.
Last week two ladies were out driv-
ing from Caney and were out until
rather late and on their return home
they had all tied up securely a nice,
Your sheep, hogs,
cattle, horses and
mules are subject to
deadly attacks of
worms.
your stock, keep them poor, weak, and out of condition*
PT"7! TOADE MAAK
Use tinreati ffiangfittoner I
v9<>™n?Kdicated st°c!t salt that will rid every animal on your place ofwems ouicklv and
keep them worm free and healthy. No pay if it fails. No dosing, no drenching Just Mt 1
Jt jvhere all your stock can run to it freely. They will doctor themselves, thrive faster and
put on money-making flesh. Sal-Vet is not expensive. We carry it in six sizes from 75c
up. Come in and get a package to try. You will be pleased with the results. Weguarantee .it
west Ij^ne of A. Best’s Subdivision
5498.2 feet to a cedar post; thence
N. 32 3-4 deg.; east 189.8 feet to a
stake driven in the ground; thence
N. 55 1-4 deg, west along the south-
west line of the Pottast tract 3880.1 ft.
to an iron pipe driven in the ground;
thence S. 32 3-4 deg. west 4910 feet
to a galvanized pipe driven in the
ground in the fence line, the N. E.
line of the Geo. E. Williamson tract
thence S. 54 1-4 deg. E. along the
N. E. line of Geo. E. Williamson
'-yc.t 8295.8 feet to the place of be-
"nntaining 1000 acres of land.
<’”d day of March, A.
'Tuesday of
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m.,
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Tax Assessor J. D. Moore was a
visitor to Sargent and vicinity Thurs-
day taxing the rendition of property
for another year.
Miss Effie Theus has been appoint-
ed postmistress to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mrs.
S. S. Montgomery.
School began again on the 22d of
January, one w&ek late, owing to the
illness of the teacher.
Mr. Karowski has removed from the
"Wolf farm to the Trehm property in
Sargent.
S. S. Montgomery and family have
moved to Bay City since the first,
where they will make their future ,thence N. 57 1-4 deg. W. along south-
We regret to lose these good
people from our community.
Mr. J. C. Carrington was in our :
country last week doing some sur- ,
veying for Mr. George Sargent. He ;
made a short call on his way to his ■
farm. i
Mr. George Sargent was a business i
visitor to Bay City Wednesday of last i
week. |
Mr. Jas. W. Rugeley was down from ]
Bay City i»i»-4av looking after his in- 1
interests here.
The “Walcott” made two trips '
Hawkinsville this week.
The postoffice has been moved from ■
the Sargent Inn to the Theus resi-
dence, which makes it more conven- ,
ient for the patrons of the office.
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onions, lettuce, radishes,
spinach, cabbage, etc., and for fruit, |
ripe strawberries. Many have set out
blackberry plants, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Krauss, the park gardner,
who has raised these berries in a prac-
tical way for many years and knows
the best varieties for this section. As
the country is settling up fast, the
wild dewberry is disappearing and
j the cultivated balckberry thrives
| better.
@ Miss Lucy Yerxa returned from
@ j Beadle Saturday where she was the
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I Mr. Stanley Wright spent Sunday in
' his home in Collegeport.
i Mrs. Edith Law went to Markham
Monday.
i Mr. A. W. Monroe was a Bay City
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kennedy spent
Wednesday in Bay City.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hughes of El
Paso, Texas, are spending their honey-
moon with their cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Curry. They were mar
ried last Monday.
Messrs. C. T. Dye, Filmore Har-
per and J. H. Davis were Bav City
callers Thursday.
j Wm. Brown was at the county seat
; Friday.
y i H. H. Fell spent several days at
whom were charmed with this de-i C°J S§epOrt on business this week.
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evening. The time a visitor here this week. Coming and ®
taken up in the usual way by the S°inS by auto from Bay City.
Collegeport is to have a racket
diligently and by way of refreshments 'store in the near future, so it is ru-
Miss Salley served fruit salad, sand- rmored.
wiches and hot tea. Besides the club 1 Mr- Frank De Fren of Chicago has
members there were present Miss teased the Avenue Hotel of A. M.
Mollie Belle Matthews of Glen Flora, /Weborg and will take charge in a
Miss Genevieve Wright of Thomaston, few days.
Misses Merlie and Lila Berg. I Miss Ethel Spence spent the week-
The> tea at the residence of Mrs. end in Buckeye, returning Monday
Goodwin Sterne Friday evening, given evening by the Frisco,
by her and Mrs. J. A. Bruce, two i
members of the Guild, for the benefit
of the Episcopal Church, brought a
neat little sum amounting to $11.85.
The featurei of entertainment on this
occasion was “Incorporeal Imps,”
such as “imp of uneasiness,”—answer,
“impatient.” An obstruction—answer
“impediment,” and so on. The next
meeting will be held at the Sargent
home two weeks from above date, by
Masdames George Sargent and W. S.
Stewart. 1
The Woman’s Missionary Society
met at the Methodist Church Monday
afteirnoon and took up its first busi-
ness session for the new year—1914.
After business affairs were con-
cluded the following program was ren-
Song, “Blest be the Tie That
by society. John, second
’’ ■* ^verses, by Mrs. D. S.
by Mrs. M. J. Bruce.
Song, the Power of Jesus’
Name,” by s°Aty. Reading by Mrs.
W. H. Smith. Reading by Mrs. H.
P. Baxter. Song, “Gg^i wni Take
Care of You,” by Meisdameb Jim Nye
and Carrol Ryman. Song, “Will There
be Any Stars in My Crown,” by ah.
Doxology.
Miss Josie Sargent had a party of
young people for seven o’clock din-
ner Thursday evening, the honor enest
being Miss Genevieve Wright of Thom-
aston. Thel dining table was most at-
tractive in its snowy linen, cult glass,
Pile and two children sick,
they are better now.
Mr. Grace, the piano dealer of Bay
City, was a Caney visistor Tuesday
and a very pleasant gentleman, and
we trust he will come again ere long.
Mrs. R. V. Matthews and daughter,
Gertie J„ visited Van Vleck Wednes-
day evening, where Gertie J. is study-
ing music.
Miss Madge Matthews returned
home last Saturday after a week’s
visit with friends at Bay City. She
reports a very fine time.
Capt. J. W. White, the bridge con-
tractor, has made several visits to
Caney during the week, looking after
some of his contracts.
Judge Currie was up from his ranch
home Friday and returned Saturday.
Come again Judge.
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ables.
' i Miss Winnie Turner spent Saturday
iin Bay City with her sister,M iss May.
s ! Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Brown spent
living on canned food these days. iu . Sunday and Monday in Bay City with
some of the gardens here are found i,J
lettuce, radishes, turnins, !
I Mr. and Mrs.
afternoon.
Mesdames J. C. Buford and Bates
of Bay City called on Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Fell Monday evening.
Mrs. Will Hale and baby
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Filmore
. Harper.
ladies present providing music on
piano.
i Miss Sargent -was assisted by her lightful
mother, Mrs. G. T. Sargent, and her sales were made,
aunt, Mrs. W. S. Stewart.
The guests report this a delightful
winter evening long to be; remembered
and were Miss Genevieve Wright,
Leslie Duffy and Miss Jessie May Ser-
rill, Frank Smith and Miss Lucile
i Duffy, Rugeley Serill and Miss Mollie
Belle Matthews, John May Williams
and Miss Loula Belle Salley, Jacob
Smith and Miss Rose Sterne, Darwin
Williams and Miss Reba Rugeley, Tas
: Thornhill and Miss Lila Berg and Mr.
Miss Joe Sargent and her guest, Miss
Genevieve Wright went to Richmond
this morning to visit Mrs. H. P. Darst
orf that place.
Mr. Mrs. Chester Rugeley has a
new son in their home since Friday
evening.
Mrs. Amos Duffy visited, her parents.
Editor and Mrs. C. E. Gilbert of
Bay City Sunday.
Mrs. Annye Byars who has been vis-
iting at Houston and Wharton got
back home Sunday non.
The Ladies’ Guild met at the Epis- 1
copal church Mondaj’- afternoon and (will be operated this season
held their bi-monthly business ses- decision arrived at Tuesday
sion- at a mass meeting of the rice
It is to be
Angleton will take up their abode
here next Saturday, although the
pretty Episcopal rectory is not quite
completed.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Baker had JJr' WauSn of Buffalo, N. Y., came
as their guests to Wadsworth Tuesday last Saturday and~ bought the C. E.
in their car. Mesdames J. J. Schind- Gates Pne farm on Monday and will
ler and F. J. Savage. They returned make his borne here, his wife follow-
home that evening. i iug him here in a few weeks.
Mrs. R. C. Emmel and little girl Mi®s Lena Gorse was a visitor withj
of Bay City came to Matagorda Sun- ! here Parents over Sunday last re- '
day to see Mrs. Emmel’s father. Mr. turning to Bay City on Monday morn- 1
j -I. F. Williams, who is convalescing tnS.
from a recent sick spell. They re- G°l. Jno. N. Simpson was here from
turned home Monday. Dallas arriving Sunday evening and
Miss Loula Belle' Salley was hos- leaving the next morning for Beadle.
tess of the Four M’s Sewing Circle
last Wednesday evening. The time
was
members, each one plying the needle
Coilegeport Irrigation Canal
was the
evening
grow-
op- ; the first of the week.
There j
acres to be
num-
Lawson.
Miss Mollie Belle Matthews „„„
turned to her home at Glen Flora aft- M°ss and the work is
er a week’s visit with her grand- Once'
mother, Mrs. M. E. Lawson of this A new cotton 8in is talked
place.
Mrs. Carrol Ryman went
City Tuesday to visit her
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I Misses Leone and Lucy and A.
I Jr., ] "' * " 1 ’
see the “Blue Bird.”
j Mr. W. C. Dahme, traveling sales-.^f. Matagorda County, Texas,
for the Hogan Allnoch Company judgment rendered in said
business j the 3rd day of June, A. D. 1913,
| favor of C. V. Eberstein and C.
Denny, intervenors in suit of Burton Ganey and the owner
Co., plaintiff
& against John B. Fbx, No. 3282 on
q , docket of said court, I did, on the
28tb^day of January, A. D. 1914, at
2 o’clock p. m„ levy upon all of the
right title, interest and estate of John
B. Cox, in and to that certain 1000
: acres of land in Matagorda County,
State of Texas, out of the following
leagues and surveys in Matagorda
County, Texas: P. W. Grayson, Wil-
son Lang,'Geo. Payne, Susan Perkins,
and John Lowry, described as fol-
lows: Beginning at an iron stake
the south corner of block No. 5,
(Traylor Subdivision) same being the
east corner of Lot 40, (Traylor Sub-
division) thence N. 45, deg. E. 5144.7
feet to a small iron pin driven in the
ground the same being the south cor-
ner of lot No. 6, (Traylor Sub’n);
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Mr. L. L. Norton of Houston was
Tuesday.
W. S. Stewart returned home Mon-
day from Houston.
A. G. Baer was in town Saturday
from his ranch home.
Commissioner W. E. McNabb
Wadsworth visitor Monday.
Mrs. Harold Swagerty was a Bay
City visitor Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. Albert Shoultz of Bay City
a Matagorda visitor Tuesday.
Mr. S. S. Moore and a friend mo-
tored from Bay City Monday after-
noon.
Mrs. William Sterling was in town
from the Intercoastal Canal draw
bridge Friday and Saturday.
A . <M
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Mr. and Mrs. J. h. Seacamp are ers in Gtirus Grove,
spending the. week in San Autonio erated on a co-operative plan,
and other places of interest to them. was hedged about 2000
Lawson has returned Pbmted and it is thought that
several hun- !
friends.
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Thomas C. Morris was in Bay City i
on Tuesday on special business,
The Rev. Mr. Carden and wife of tlirninS the same day.
Mrs. A. E. Soekland was shopping
I
day School is steadily increasing and
the new quarters in the school audi- i
■ torium is very commodious as well as '
a very attractive place to hold these j
gatherings.
Mrs. A. FI. Yerxa, accompanied by State of Texas,
U '-County of Matagorda.
left for Houston Wednesday to '
Bay
j AJ.C1 JJCLl tH.1 Lb, 1V1I . i Llctl Cl,
and Mrs. Wm. Walker, and other rel- house and be available for shipment) ]
atives- ' |Of cotton by water or rail- . . ' friends at; Buckey7Thursdly7
Miss Joe Moore and little Frances . w&s a Ray City vis-1 Miss Agnes Spence returned from
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Houston Monday.
! day to transact business.
accompanied him.
The attendance at the Buckeye Sun-
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