The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1915 Page: 3 of 22
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SENT IN EACH WEEK BY OUR STAFF OF CORRESPONDENTS.
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returned home j ticipant.-'.
City where s.1.. . ■
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Tennis Shoes, good quality.. 50c
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Particular People
last week.
and Mrs Beniamin Cary and
have returned from Bay Park
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were sung by a choir composed moat*
ly of young voices.
Win n the new-made mound waa
done I' presented a beautiful bank ot
floral designs.
None hut those who have exporlenc-
• I the same knew of the anguish In
the breasts of those doting parents
ns they saw the little form consigned
to its Inst resting place to await tilR
dawning of the eternal day, yet w>th
all nnr sorrows her, how could we
' rtnnd them if we had no that sweet
[assurance that In only a little while
again reunited with our be.
to part, never more.
A Sympathizing Friend.
I lot Untrimmed Hats,
children’s; we bought this lot at
bargain
the lot
Mrs. .1 T. Judd and little eon ar-
rived from Houston Saturday to spend
the summer with Mr. Judd.
Hr. A. S Morton was over from Bay
City Monday, professionally.
R. F.
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Abel Pierce and sons
Bay Citv Friday.
Mr. .1 (). Smith is quite seriously ill
is attend a* ,lls borne here.
people of the Federated
social at the church
Friday with about fifty
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The Commercial and
stitute Club met at regular session and |
elected officers for tile coming year;
as follows President: || M. Seer-'
dim: vice president. Jos. Ottis;
tary, II. W. Benge; treasurer, II.
Taylor.
The big celebration to be held at I
the large warehouse on the Fourth of
July is well under way. Posters and
lulls will he out in a few days.
The exercises hold at the public and
Catholic schools Thursday and Friday
nights were attended by large audi-
ences who thoroughly enjoyed thi'
splendid programs which were care-
fully prepared by our teachers. We
arc proud of our school and teachers
a id wo believe we have one of the
bast sehols of Ils size in the State
Miss Lottie Poole of Bay City visited
hu' sister. Miss Maudis, during the
closing days of school. Both return-
el home Saturday for a much needed
vacation.
Mr. Harold Hagan wont to Bay City
Saturday to have the caste taken from
his leg.
A sad accident occurred here Sun-
day when little Irene Davis fell from
horse, breaking her arm at the el-
She is the little sister of Mrs.
Lowe. She was immediately
Bay City
II Anderson ami
Coy, visited Mrs. L. S Dietrich Thurs-
day afternoon
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Palacio . Texil' June X
dos summer normal opened hero to- I
day with Professor IL L. B, Skin- |
nor, superintendent of .Palacios I
schools, as conductor. Thejp are en- j
r dleil on the first day ab«Et seventy I
pupils, a gain of twenty-IF^ <w«r the I
loginning ot last yenr’m, lormal, I
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Mrs. II. F Curry
Bay City Thursday.
Mrs. II Anderson
Miss Flossie Newport of San
aarilo is here visitng friends.
Misses Laura and Oliva Phillips ale
in Houston for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. John R. Smith of Bay City vis
ited lier daughter. Mrs. F. T Harrison,
this wook.
Airs. A E. Phillips went Io Houston
this week.
Air. and Mrs. Win. Pfrchm of Bay
City were hero this week
Airs. II T Freeman is spending the
week in Houston.
Air and Airs. A. D Socha went to
San Bernardo Friday.
Air. and Mrs. Steve Phillips returned
home Thursday from Matagorda.
Mr. W. .1. Chambliss was in Brazoria
this week on business.
Mr L C AA’yehopen went to Bra-
zoria Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, Joe Dennis left Tues-
day for Northern points.
Miss Agnes Kuykendall left on Mon-
<my for her homo in Minnesota where
she will visit for a month.
Miss Lena Corse visited at Iler home
in t'ollegeport Saturday and Sunday.
J. S. AA'i'Ight returned from a short
trip to Galveston Monday.
Roy G Roach spent Sunday
bomefolks.
Chas Shoemaker left Monday
; Alissotiri, for a short visit.
Air A II Ansley and family have
; i'”tiirned to Blessing after
I t wo absence and will make this their
; home,
Lewis J Woodruff arrived on Sun-
,di\ to spend his vacation at home.
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Miss Lillian I.eSage spent a delight-
ful visited with homefolks Saturday.
Mrs. O. J AAalker and son, Russel,
Spent a few days with Mrs Archie
'larrison last week.
Mr. J. J. Shockley
M'sses Florence and Agnes, relumed
from A’an A'leek Monday-
Mr F. P. A ..........
week In Ray City.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. AAalker and sons,
Russell and Sargent, spent a delight
day on Caney this week.
Mr. J. H. Shockley made a business
•rip to A an A'leek Friday
Aliss Lillian LeSage visited on Caney
Friday. She enjoyed ti delightful
boat sail and other pleasures
there
Mr
family
Mrs a d Hensley charmingly on-
lortalned tin Pi'iseillas yesterday aft
ernoon.
The lime wa> most en lovably spent. |
a number busily engaged with em-
broidery and crochet, while others ex-
erc'i'.ed their conversational altnln-
1'ientr. only, the subjects of Jelly mak-
ing, preserving, etc rivalling that of
needle-craft.
Conclndlnv the pleasures of the aft-
i ••noon a delicious menu was served
consisting of tongue sandwiches, tuna
ralad, pickles and sherbet.
The next meeting of tli< club will
Im with Mrs. G A. Moore. Friday, June
I sth. at her request.
Besides the Priscillas Mrs. Hensley
had the following guests: Mrs. Davis |
and Miss Davis of Houston. Mcsdnnios
Monroe. T II Lewis, Cash and Miss
Marian Jones, Mrs. Harvey Shell of
Port Lavaca.
A?-Mr S /
and Mrs. F. P 1
attended Sunday
iainosinore Sunday
Mr. J G Parker accompanied
r.on Willie, to Freeport Sunday,
t irnlng Tuesday.
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d Mrs. W. Scott Stewart and
two wi. some little sons spent the day
it Bay City Saturday visiting.
Quite a few people of this town wore
s imrponed to Bay Citv the past week
for court affairs. ,
Mr. anil Mrs. Hartman Hall and lit-
tle son have returned homo from a
visit to their old home at Winnie,
Texas.
Mrs. R. C. Enimel and little daugh-
ter came from Bay Citv Saturday and
spent until Monday with the home-
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Baker autoed to
IViy City Monday, having for their
guests on route Mrs R. C. Eintnel
and little girl.
Mrs. A AA’adsworth McNabb was the
happy recipient Tuesday of a hand-
some victrola and also a new buggy
from her husband.
Mrs. Amos Duffy and baby. Trude
Ann. spent the week-end at Bay City
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Gilbert.
Mr. and Airs. George Serrill and
little son and Miss Muta Serrill of Bay
City Sunda.ved hero with the H H. Ser-
rill family.
Rev. and Mrs D .S. Burke lift last
Tuesday. Mr. Burke for Georgetown
And Mrs. Burke for a few days at
Lane City with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G C. McElvy of Ros-
a
log.
J. L. Lowe. She was
taken to the hospital at
where she is getting along nicely.
Miss William left for her home in
Bay City last Monday.
The motor boat “Grey Hound” took
quite a large party to the dam in Lake
Austin Sunday. Among those on
board wore Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wil-
liams, Miss Cartwell and Miss Con-
ger: Messrs. Tom Schaefer, II.
Benge and H. S. Taylor. A picnic
little eight-year-old son of Mr I dinner was fixed by the ladies and
Heemer of DeMoss died sud-1,n near Mr. Poole’s ranch. Every-
last Friday of diphtheria. The onp ,la)j ;l good time.
all<l ilotlston sanilurium some weeks ago
■er an operation, after much suffer*
Bay !’i”, "as released from pain Tuesday
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. angel.
to Bay City by the broken-hearted parents and
I| grandmother, was brought back to
Matagorda. County that night and ’Vod. 1
m’sday afternoon nt .'I o'clock was J
inti rred by Its little sister, w o died I
•i few years ago. Z I
Quite a number of Matagorda friends
of the Watkins family mat them at
the cemetery. Rev. I). S., .turko pre*
sided over the funeral services. The
grave was lined in white and ever-
I'-'.re u and while the little casket was
lowered Into it. beautiful sacred songa
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Monday from Columbus.
Mrs. S. fl. Sholars is here from Bay
City this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McNabb were
Bay City visitors Monday.
Miss Hattie Brook is visiting her
parents at Glen Flora this week.
Mrs. Carroll Ryman of Big Hill wor-
shipped at the Methodist Church Sun-
day.
Darwin Williams and Sambo Rugeley
returned Friday from their jaunt
ibroad.
Mr. C. C. Bowser and niece. Mrs.
Sherar autoed to Bay City Monday.
Mrs. A. W. McNabb is hostess of
the Forty-two Club this afternoon
Wednesday.
Mr. Amos Lee of Hay City visited
relatives in Matagorda Saturday and
-lunday.
Edward Rugeley and Pierce Hamil-
ton arrived home Thursday from
Austin College at Sherman.
Mr and Mrs. Herman Oertling were N' llie Murdock, Vera Burke; Messrs. I
over in town from the Gulf beach the | Arthur Gottschalk and James Miller. |
past week.
Miss Leota
Sunday from
spent the past
Rev. L. E. Selfridge was here from
Bay City last night—Tuesday—to
preach for the Presbyterians.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Savage returned
home Sunday from a week with rela-
tives at Bav City.
'Oman's Missionary Society
ry interesting business mcot-
le Methodist Church Monday
'licimint.-. “AA’e took a fine Gulf bath,
she'followed by the best kind of lumheon
and had a plumb good time.”
Mrs. II. C. Emmel of Bay City was
the honoree of a fish fry al the pavil-
ion Saturday afternoon, tendered her
by her mother. Mrs. .1. F. Williams.
Autoes conveyed the guests to the foot
of the pavilion wharf and after the
walk across the wharf delicious dough-
nuts and Iced lemonade refreshed
them and at 5:30 or thereabouts the
suread was complete with hot fried
r d fish, salads, sandwiches, sauces,
hot coffee and birthday cake, for it
Mrs. Emmel's natal day. Those
beside the hostess and honoree enjoy-
ing this d "lightful picnic were^ Mr. .1.
I' AA'iiio’i-.' Mesdames A. B. Bax-
ter. Gus Gottschalk. E. C. Baker. W.
c. Berg: Misses Merlic Berg and Celia
Dike; Messrs. J. M. anil C !’■
Hams. F. M. Pennington and several
little tots.
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Miss I-ena Corso of Blessing spent
Sunday with her parents in College-
port.
A Children’s Day program
given Sunday. Juno 13th, at. the Fed-
under the direction of
Ness and Liggett and
Rev. J. McMahon and Rev. Guild of
Pledger filled their regular appoint-
ment. in both white and colored
churches Sunday.
Mr. Mike O’Connell of Van Vlcck
was hero Monday.
Mr. J. K. Smith of Beaumont spent
several days here the past week with
hnmofolks.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C Gcrnaud
.-.hopping In Bay City Tuesday.
Mr. J K. Smith wont to Bay City
Tuesday.
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etated Church
Mesdames Van
Miss Yerxa.
The young
Church gave a
parlors last
P'-oplo present.
Air, and Mrs N. Sparks left for Cor-
mis Christi Thursday to bo gone a cou-
ple of months.
The 1
and Mrs.
.ionly
• •••••••••••••••a nlierg and Mis AV. J Phillips and >
• [family are spending two weeks at the
• old Phillips ranch on the Gulf shore
Mrs. Fred McC. Robbins, who has
been so very ill with typhoid fever
Miss C. C. Burkhart returned from for M) lhanv W(,,,ks has .„ )as| (ak(.n
Bay City Sunday |., turn for th(, 1h.k( to t)1(, gnit|fjcatjon
Rev. Joseph Carden returned home I of loved ones, physicians, nurses and
Mr. and Mrs. Temple Lido and chil-
dren of Y'oiikum, Mrs. Morgan Smith
and family, Mrs. J. B. Hawkins and
daughter ano Mary Culver made up
i party who reveled in Gulf breezes
the past yveek. They returned to town
Monday.
Two I'nited States soldiers, "Bog”
a id "Joe” as they call each other, who
have a three-months furlough, came
in re from Texas City and spent the
past week. They are cruising over
the coast country in a small launch
and left this place Sunday for Port
O’Connor, their next stopping place.
Sunday Captain and Mrs. J. J.
Daffy and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dugat
were hosts and hostesses to a sailing
party to the Gulf where they spent
the day. Those going beside Mr. and
Mrs. Duffy and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Dugat were Misses Bertha Boyd. Belle
Smith. Merlin and Jo Borg, Minnie and *
All New Goods. '£ j j
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was Hlioppitig .it H
daughter, j v R. F. Anderson | |
“ I he General Store’’ j fl
C Davm of Bay City spent Fri-’ As..’. «■ Je ./■■ ■;'■■.» Av. .AvtialI
with Vastine Kennedy. I
Mrs. George Nave visited with Mrs. |
. 11. Fell Friday .
W. M. Brown and Sam Kennedy I
l-ment Saturday nt the county seat. half years of age, of Mr. and Mrs,
Mr and Mrs. R. B. Barnes of Bay | Boss Watkins, that was taken to a,
I City were Sunday guests of Mr.
Mrs. Horace Fell.
I Mr. and Mrs. E. Watkins of
City called on Mr. and Mrs. L.
Dietrich Sunday evening.
Marie Kennedy went
Afonday to visit with Lillie Linn.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Carter of Bay
< ity spent Monday and Tuesday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mcf'rosky.
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I’RISt ILLAS AAITII MRS. HENSLEY.
ally has the sympathy of the entire
ommunity. There have been a num-
of u .reported cases of diphtheria
In the country lately.
Mr. Elmer Pine left for Kansas I
I litirsday where he will spend the |
summer months with his brother.
Air and .Airs. A’erne Tower anil chil-
dren were here from Citrus Saturday.
Master Edgar Scruggs of Buckeye
s'icnt part of last week with his friend,
Howard Duckworth, at Collegeport.
All's. Burton D. Hurd returned from
Houston last week and Is having the
room of their beautiful home repaired.
Miss Margaret Holsworth
Ing the summer normal at Palacios.
Aliss Viola Isham of Beadle was the
guest of Collegeport friends from Fri.
di until Monday.
Master Lewis Littlefield of Buekeyc
was the guest of Arthur Yerxa. Jr., a
few day
Mr.
family
where they spent a number of weeks.
I he outing of the Womans' I'nlon
which was tn have been held at the
House home Thursday at Palacios has
been postponed.
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A Beeville Mexican boy, a mere
boot-black, deposited in one of the
Beeville banks the other day 2,6fl0
nickels, which represented a year’s
labor at the art of shoe shining That
boy is destined to become a master
of finance some day. The sum was all
Mr. Thompson of Van Vleck was a^n nickels and the cashier found time
business vlstior hero Tuesday. to count them.
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1915, newspaper, June 11, 1915; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1346176/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.