The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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COUNTY ON CASH BASIS FUNSTON'S BODY TIES
MISS BEULAH HUDDLESTON
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IN STATE IN ALAMO
WINS THE OVERLAND CAR
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followed
Bay ( ily. leva.. February 22. 1917.
the
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVK I S.
Ash Wednesday
I lie net gain in the already wide cir.
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By Edward I'. Smith.
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officers and
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BRIDGE PARTY.
Thanks to the Judges.
SEED
RICE
a
Louisiana Pearl Seed Rice
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Direct from Louisiana—-18 to 20 sacks *
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per acre.
Plant Less Seed—Raise Mote Rice
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George Lewi*, Shot Saturday
Mill Recover It is Thought.
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Respectfully mi bin i tied,
M. M. HOOPING AHNEk,
GEO. E. Si KRILL.
Vote..
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Dame Fashion has made her head-
quarters at Ditch’s this spring and is
now ready to fill your every want. Itw
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County for th
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1,220,570
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213,705 1
The Tribune's
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hammer
Uacd th» World Onr to
Cure a Cold 1 E
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Big Success and
Hundreds of New Names Added
Provision Is Made for Distribution of
Money to Children at Deutsch-
burg School in Texas.
I was i
I work.
ants
Mtn I D FORM BOYS tND
GIRLS’ PECAN I LI B.
Put up that
doors I shall be glad to. awhile.
model corsets
Redford's at Ditch’s.
I U. 5. t MI X DS \ I t M ;
( VSES VI I ORPI S ( VISE.
I. I.. Lewis Petitioned Council For
Privilege Last XighL
Joe Mangum
WINNERS OF Kt MIINIXG SIX PRIZES.
Millie McDonald
Alice Duller
E. Rochefort
Jolinyr Sutherland
May Etta I ay lor
Pauline Thornhill
Washington's birthday— j
and little red hatchets and red recep- I
taeles holding the confections added J
a charming touch to the decorations j
Mrs Murphy’s guests included 4
Men dames E. L. Perry. Corbett. Jn< j
Guynn, J. P. Keller, Hawkins, Clev* J
land Guynn, Huston and Miss Kir
Georgia
The State
No. I
Matagorl
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J. E.
Miss Gheraldine Smith
MINNEit OF #150 PHONOGRAPH.
Do not fit your spring dress or suit
until you have purchased one of the
new model corsets iu Warner's or
Itw
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A beautiful line of skirts in
styles have arrived at Ditch’s.
While there is room in this county
ifor a largely increased cotton acre-
age, there is also a big opportunitv
for the farmer to increase his peanut
acreage. It will not be many years
until the oil mills of Texas will be
running full time on peanuts and giv-
ing the farmers immense profits. The
question with the mills will be, where
and how to get enough peanuts for
their requirements? Peanut oil is
now an established commodity and
will, therefore, always be in demand,
hence the ever-increasing demand for
i the nuts.
I peal to the farmer with better
ises? We think not.
easy to raise, is much quicker
cotton, t
or potatoes.
waste to it. the hay is good and sale-
able, the nuts are saleable with a per-
manent demand for them for all time
to come and the whole plant is a won-
derfully good fertilizer.
was
the
The Quinine That Does Not
Cause Nervousness or
Ringing tn Head
Because of its Tonic and Laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO
QUININE can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness
or ringing in the head. It removes the cause of Colds, Grip and
Headache. Used whenever Quinine is needed.
closing details of the campaign: Mr
M. W. Hooplngarner and Mr. Geo.
E. gerrill.
>hould shelter the
■st national hero
furnish you reliable and interesting
.natter for your columns as often as
you deslro and the interest demand*
X*v place Is on Live Oak and I am ex-
pecting to make considerable demon-
stration this season.
I suggest the formation of a Boys
|i.
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The Tribune Printing Company
wishes to express its thanks to each
winners of the [ candidate and to every friend who
way assisted iu this circula-
tion campaign.
those candidates i in any
who became Inactive after a start that
would have probably carried them up
among the wlnuera If they hud kept
on with their work.
The Tribune Printing Company
made the awards generous because It
takes valuable prizes to secure a cir-
culation boost such as this contest
moans. All cannot he winners, of
course, but the rewards on the whole
were of considerable value. The
winners of the honors in this contest
have not only gained large compensa-
tion for their efforts, but they have
ample proof of the loyalty of
friends. That counts for much,
ery active -candidate in the list,
M
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Edna. Texas. February 20.- A novel
will has been filed for probate in the
County Court of Jackson County,
is the will of Christian Pohlenz.
directs that his
charges be paid;
ouch of his six children. Valentine
Egger, Fred Smith and Henry Schutte
are appointed as both executors of
his estate and trustees of a fund he
directs to be created and called the
Christian Pohlenz fund. Stating that
his children have already received
cash and property, he directs that
his executors settle and close up his '
i two years after 1
he further directs that all o'j
■ , terday afternoon tj as
his ' Party given lay Mrs. M.
. . ' Tu ■ < t n 1,1. <>9 —lovin'.
council for a gas franchise for Hay
City.
I Mr. Lewis says he has ample back-
ing to put in a first-class gas plant
for the city provided he can secure
the franchise. He does not state
whether he will use natural or arti-
ficial gas. but it is presumed the for-
mer will be given the preference as
the Markham fields have recently
shown some
tions.
■ ■ ! ' Then, like a thunderbolt, came the
night, wH1 recover it ' i-’mtn of the ( iicuit ( ourt of Ap-
I peals at New Orleans, holding that
the convictions in the Corpus Christi
ruses were illegal because the grand
jury was not drawn by the clerk him-
self but by a deputy.
Everything is lovely now, however,
since the law has been amended, and
joy reigns in the heart of L. C. Mas-
terson, clerk of the Court. The new
law was approved February 3.
The effect of the higher court's de-
cision was to make every conviction
in the United States court illegal ex-
cept where the grand jury had been
drawn by the clerk himself.—Chron-
icle.
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limited quantity of the famous |
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debts and funeral I
that $1 be paid to
children.
ton io.
extending several blocks
door, which was guarded by
pany of the Thirty-seventh infantry
from Fort Sam Houston.
fields
wonderful gas produc-
MRS. MURPHY HOSTESS
OF THE BRIDGE (U B.
Body Covered Mith Flair.
The little flag waving
mast
anyone. There wiih enthusiasm, of
course, but no possible cliance for ad-
vancement not gained by actual work
and merit.
The big total of the ballot* cast in
thia campaign may be judged by the
number of votes creuiuu u> me mi> . .
:>f Texa
lion of
nity of
ce of the famous
e last time Tuesc
Dear Editor:
Will you kindly allow me to tend
out this appeal to the boys and girls
of our county in the Interest of th
prevailing though
trees? Boys and girls .
come the best workers In building
and grafting and if there should ap
pear any interest In thia industi/j
right at our C'"*
heroes.
I draped in black and just
general's body was a
I flag, while behind it
I Texas. I‘
I eral Funston in the Alamo, San
' tonio is paying the departed hero e 'morning,
tribute that has never been accorded
another since the Alamo became the I
most precious relic of the Lone Star I
State.
Thousands gazed upon the face of
this great soldier for
today. Tile streets in front of the '
Alamo were crowded with members
of the army and citizens of San An-
The crowd formed two lines
from
a
Mud j
The little flag waving over
Alamo was at halt mast in silent
tribute to one of the nation’s greatest
| military heroes. The Alamo
over .... .
huge American
was the flag of j
By placing the body of Gen- '-and beautifully observed with special ' trict Galveston,
...tor. ::: t!:; San An- services at the Episcopal Church this
be associated.
t he large vote cast proves the fact.
filiation ol Die Bail) tribune mid I he Matagorda ( oiinly Tribune, must be "
ver) pleasing to you, and is in Itself a striking tribute to the high esteem in
which your excellent newspu|>ers are held by residents of Matagorda ( omit)
and vlclult).
Me cannot help but feel tlinl through the enterprise which prompted this
unique affair, your publications have be, n placed in a much stronger position,
if thut b possible, with your readers, your adtertisers ami the general
public.
Pleasu express our best wishes to those contesting and their friends. Me
know the winners will enjoy and be beiieliled by the splendid prizes you hat*
protided for them, ami those less fortunate will be consoled with the knowl-
edge that tin* loss <>f such a well fought but good nntureil contest carries ttilh
it but on the there is high honor in hating received
Hie loyal support of so many friends ami well-wishers.
1 hanking you for aiyself and associates for the many courtesies which
very efficient ineinbt rs of your office hate received nt the liauds of Hie '
force, amt with hi st wishes for the eolililiiied success of I lie t ribune Print-
ing Company ami nil connected with it, we are,
Yours respectfully,
THE 1XTERXA I'HIX AL CONTEST <0.,
Chicago, llliuois.
was
dainty scent
Corbett very graciously |
prisented it to Miss King- who
been her house guest for the past sev-
eral weeks. Mrs Jno. Guynn
the recipient of a bud vase
solation.
Following the games a most deli
clous repast was served in the din-
ing room—the table being overlaid
with a handsome clunt luce cloth.
taken from its
riage and placed in state in
Alamo.
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neglected pecan <nd Girls’ Pecan Club of Matagorda i
s are said to be- J County. (Rev.) J. A. Thorne.
1002 Scanlan Bldg., Houston.
A. & W. C. GUYNN
Bay City, 1 exas
‘.It removes the cause of Colds, Grip and
Used whenever Quinine is needed.
—but remember there is Only
“Bromo Quinine
That is the Original
Laxative Bromo Quinine
This Signature on Every Box.
i Mak of also of the Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic
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M *-, th*- uuJ* r»igu< *l judges «* l*-* t* *1 t<> canvass the final votes in The
Tribune I’riutitig I *,mpauy‘s nutomobll*- contest, elosiuir M• diit 'ila). Feb-
ruary 2L HH7, nt U o’elock p. in., wit* pi*-* nt at -aid hour, counted th*'
voG-s deposited in the ballot box since 'Saturday. February 17, BH7. ami add-
ing same to the totals credit* *1 to the several candidates in the Daily Tri-
bune under date of I ebruury 17, 1917. find the result- to be
MIXXI.B Of tl I D MOB! I I.
ody of Major General Frederick
jn, hero and idol of the Ameri
Ditch’s spring
women and children has come.
Mrs. Murphy was the charming hos-
tess of the Bridge Club Monday after-
Can anything possibly ap-'noon.
prom | After the usual number of animated
The crop Is games, the hostess served delicious
than | refreshments consisting of creamed
and is surer than corn, cotton ' chicken on toast, fruit salad, wafers
atoes. Besides, there is no and Russian tea.
Participating in the games were:
Mesdamea Sholars, A. R. Carter, J.
P. Keller, Wadsworth, Hawkins
Crawford and Mlssqs Marguerite Ham-
ilton and Janie Hawkins.
a prize,
competition is the life of any venture,
this condition must necessarily exist
!There must be losers as well as win-
ners.
The successful candidates are en-
titled to congratulations. They havy
worked hard and now have their re-
wards. The Tribune Printing Com-
pany congratulates them heartily and
sincerely. It has been a fair fight
slightest ' advantage, and until th* and no favors asked nr sought. The
last ballot was counted by the judges,'attitude of those who landed lower in
the actual results were unknown to the list than they hoped has been
itnvon*'. There was enthusiasm, ol most commendable, none taking the
'undesirable role of poor losers. The
relations between the contest depart-
I incut and the candidates has been*
' most cordial, congenial and harmon-
... ... ious. And the least unpleasant feel-
redlted to the three ' Ing was manifested over the results.
grand prize winners. And this lota'
is greatly increased by the entire num-
ber polled for the
lesser prizes, and
recently retired 130.000
and drainage bonds.
ty judge and commission- j
the credit for some splen- •
I did financiering, for the reason that
i many things have had to be fought i
lout and faced during the past few,
(years, the county having been bur-|
dened with many things that it will ! «. ■. Tx,wiS) of tljis city, acting 01)
I rived at the Alamo about 1:J5 p. m 1,
Be- i , uis own iniative, appeared before the
and formed a wide circle in front of i j , .
improve- ... , • council last night and asked the city
I the building. As the caisson bearin'-: I
p I the body of General Funston passed j
through the lines of troops every i
man's hand went to his cap in salute I
Just behind the body came General '
Funston’s favorite mount, draped in |
, black, carrying the full equipment
" consisting of sword, boots, etc.
c ,, . body was then
homething beyond the ordinary and |
seemingly unreal reported to your
scribe. Report says few days ago the j
tug boat Willie of the Haden
Shell Go > while tow ing empty shell
barge to dredge for mud shell, when
about half way the Matagorda cana' j
Her sister tug. An-
Mill Be Buried in the Presidio.
Officers declared that it was fitting
that t lie body of General Funston
should rest at the Presidio Instead
of the National Cemetery at Washing-
ton. tlie usual burial spot for distin-1
guished army officers. In San Fran
cisco, General Funston, then a colonel
of volunteers, drilled the Twentieth
Kansas, that was destined to become
famous in the Philippine campaign.
It was in San Francisco that Gen-
eral Funston was in command of the
western department at the time of the
great earthquake and fire in 1906 and
by his clever work the terrible sit-
uation added new glories to his il-
lustrious record.
General Funston’S body was placed
aboard a special ear Tuesday night,
accompanied by Capt. Fitzhugh Lee,
his aide and close friend; two com-
missioned officers and six privates.
A military funeral will be held upon
the arrival of the body' in San Fran-
cisco.
The Tribune Printing Company’s . matter how great th*' effort, could
big >1.50(1 circulation contest was1 not have, received a prize. But as
brought to a successful dose Wednes-'c
day night at 'J o'clock. Tho issue of(t
the past seven weeks' struggle is an-
nounced this afternoon
Since January 4, the race between
the competitors has been waged with
interest and friendly rivalry.
From tlie beginning it has been a bat-
tle in the open. No favoritism
played; no one was permitted
slightest advantage, ami until
One of the most puzzling situa-
tions Federal court officials have,
faced in history and which cqused
the reversal in the famous Corpus
Cliristi election fraud cases has been
set right by an act of congress of
which copies have just been received
by local officials.
The law, as amended, allows a
deputy clerk, together with the jury
commissioner, to draw tlie Federal
grand and petit juries. As the law-
read heretofore, it was required that
the clerk of the court—and no dep-
uty—shall draw the juries.
Here is the mixup that
the old law and and threw tlie entire
legal machinery out of gear as far
'as criminal cases were concerned; L.
j (_’. Masterson, clerk of the United
| States District Court for the Southern
i District of Texas, was required to
■ilraw the juries in Houston as well
The gentlemen who kindly consent-
ed to serve as judges and canvass the
final votes acted v
uartiality and fairness, just
body would have *
of their standing.
Priming Company
to express its appreciation of the co-I which shall constitute the Christian won by Mrs. Corbett—-a
operation and attention of the follow-1 Pohlenz fund, which shall be keptlhzIL Mrs. Corbett ven
Ing gentlemen, who presided over the from “time to time in perpetuity"
j may seem best in the opinion
judgment of the trustees. He
directs that on the 4th day of July,
at 9 o'clock in the morning, in each
year the interest accruing on these
securities in the preceding year shall
be distributed at the "Deutschburg
schoolhouse, located on Schwind and
Maher's second addition to Franckas j *hile marking the places were cards
Farms, equally among the children be-1 suggesting
tween the ages of 6 and 12 years who
attended said school during the pre-
I Vlous year.” Provision is made for
filling anv vacancy or vacancies that
might occur on the board of trustees
Perhaps another will with like be-
I quest and provisions has never been
I f led for probate in Texas.
To I he Tribune Printing ( uinpany,
Bay < it), Texas.
Dear Mlrst - wv ,
. . „ , . . .. . , ,, she was disabled.
In < losing the voting coiik st tor your coinpaay ne desire to say that whili ,
.. . ... , ...I nle Mac, had to tow tug Willie back
«<■ have comiui-tedmany such campaign- tliroiiglmul the I nit»*l 'slates, this
. . . . .... , . , , > , i . ito div dock, where it was discovered!
has been one of the most successful with which we have had the pleasure to. .
I of tarpon and porpois foretells
I spring and good fish season.
I From Haden’s shell rig we met Dad
Thornhill, known to Texas as the Fish
'ami Oyster Man. Replying to querry
jof the tarpon yarn he advised he was
silent, but would say that the farmers,
i tho backbone of Texas, wanted early
spring mid the country gemrally
wanted fish and oysters, and if the
Ruler of nil tilings good would give
to tlie farmers and Thornhill's fish
and oyster market the weather needed
i they would soon solve the high cost
of living without tlie aid of congress
Seemingly, another indication of
j spring is the Matagorda citizenship
getting frisky and sporty. They are
asking tlie Commissioners' Court for
the privilege of voting a shell bond
issue to shell the road from Mata-,
gorda to connect with Bay City's good
road, giving to Bay City citizenship
the opportunity to come to Matagorda
and share with us our free ozone be-
fore its taxed by the legislature.
A Reader.
Matagorda. Texas, Feb. 21, 1917.
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Imprcssivelv as t]le t-jve otjler divisions of the dis-
Corpus Christi,
Brownsville, Laredo and Victoria.
But tin* department at Washington
would not allow .Mr. Masterson his
traveling expenses to these various
points. Tlie department contended
that Mr. Masterson’s deputy, who
on the ground, should do the
And it was so done.
I George, Lewis, local liverstable : anl8 were lndicted by such
|man, who was shot by S. E. Dickin- purl* .-*.
json at a dance at the Hermann’s Sohn
Hall Saturday ..
| is thought. The wound that is the
|most apprehensive of serious results
is through tlie lung, but the wounded
man is standing the strain fairly well.
He received another shot, a flesh
wound, in the leg.
The shooting was done by S.
I Dickinson, a rice farmer, who came
on to the city and surrendered to the
officers. His examining trial will be
held Friday.
we desire to say that vvhili'
have *-uiiilu* t* d'many -uch campaigns throughout the I niled States, this '
a tarpon had entirely clogged her pro
er. 01*1 fish men say the advent j
early
From Wednesday's Dally.
A most enjoyable hospitality of yes-
.... . . . the bridge
with absolute im- estate within two years after hisipaity given by Mrs. M. J. Murphy.
as any- death; he further directs that all o'i Two tables of players whiled away
expected from men his estate, real and personal, be sold'th* pleasant hours with this most fas-
And The Tribune!and the proceeds be invested in good 'cinating game.
especially wishes, interest-bearing real estate securities. ' he souvenir for high score was
Y'iu ' i ti ♦ Isxii iif tl>4* n 11 non e t i 1111 zx rldt ■ -»\\ Ofl llV US ( 'orliof t—A (1*1 lilt V
shall be kept I hall.
as
and
then
the Civil war.
Promptly at 4; 30 p. m. tlie funeral
procession appeared in the distance,'
marching to the weird strains of a
funeral dirge. The first part of the I
'procession, consisting of infantry, ar-
, , . , . ,, , , . ... rived at the Alamo about 1: 5 p. m
not have to face in the future. Be-
sides this, some splendid improve- and formed a wide clrclv in front of I
inents in the way of drainage and|the bulldlng' As the caisson bearin': I
I good roads have been added to the;
| county as permanent investments.
HIVE NT OF TARPON
PORTEND EARLY NPRING.
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1917, newspaper, February 23, 1917; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1346249/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.