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hat Will the
terest in Our First T
Wells Be Worth to You?
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Stebbins & James
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or Lots You Buy
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Recommendation of Our Geologist
“Pull, Johnny, Pull!"
GIVEN 5-YEAR TERM
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BODIES Of 2 NEGROES
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WOMAN HFLD AN SLAYER.
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INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET
OPENS AT TAYLOR TODAY
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Send Us Your Check for $7.50
WAI VETERAN. 72, DIES.
by the I
LIGHTNING DESTROYS BARN.
Catholic Cemetery.
•DOKIES" INITIATE C LASS
Lnited States
apal
MAIFEST COMMITTEF MAMED.
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1 3-4 INCHES OF RAIN.
Special to The Amertcan.
truck
i: Fi
C. Becker, C.
Bosse,
ot a pioneer family.
is bounded
BEAUMOMY MAS TO WED.
The United States
rates in that study
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morning and assaulted by
early thia
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LONG
TEXAS SYNOD AT
BRENHAM TODAY
Big Gusher Should Be Brought
Along Brushy Creek
BEAUMONT BOY FALLS
FROM BOAT; DROWNS
THRALL PRODUCER’S OIL
COMPANY WILL BEGIN
DRILLING IN WEEK
TRAIN IS WRECKED
AT BENNETT;SEVERAL
PERSONS ARE HURT
on
the
OlIAN"
FLrPHoNI
Deals Show Advances in Prop-
erty Since Fifteenth Pro-
ducer Is Brought In.
Ramsay,
Nchool
daily
4:35
hope
enna
con-
dory
von
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ause
tris*
pone
Special to The American-
HOUSTON, Texas, April 20.—D. H
Craig, a private detective, who on Feb.
4 killed J. K. Pierce, a fleeing negro
am-
e to
now
ie la
en’s
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the
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that
AL.
arta.
noon
p. m.
Llano
Brenham at present.g.
odd Looking House.
More Than 100 Delegates
From Various States Will
Attend Meeting.
that
lays
hid
pio-
ome
SIDNEY LANIER SOCIETY
AT ELGIN GIVES PROGRAM
J
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IES
“TIZ" is Grand for Aching,
Swollen, Sweaty, Calloused
Feet or Corns.
waterworks.
C. W Styles, policeman.
School trustees for two )
Special to The Ai
ELnN, Texan,
haa boon appolmt
for Eigin, but 4
ratns will preglu
general work will
be done later. 'J
haye been appOB
cular notices tin
order "
from
rcept
1.. iio
The Southwestern
Telegraph & Telephone
Company
nel
in
lard
4
BEYERSVILLE PIONEER
DIES OF HEART DISEASE
“TIZ" FOR SORE,
TIRED FEET-AH!
growers.
HEAVY rEMPLE.
the front gallery of a boarding house I
for Mexicans, operated by the woman. 1
She was committed to jail, bring un-1
able to make the $1000 bond set by
the court.
4 DALLASITES HURT
BY AUTO COLLISION
The Fuchs Oil Company
East Second Street, Taylor, Texas
P. O. Box 181
Special to The American.
HOUSTON, Texas, April 20—W. A
Spectal to The American
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 20
HELDON COMPANY
SELLS 2 OIL TRACTS
AT THRALL FOR $3000
ment
ough
taly,
venr
d to
had.
most
Italy
fora,
r iu
) a
i p.m.
“If You Need
Anything—T elephone"
high school i - - . .
I o’clock at
White was called to his door
That's the invitation many wholesale and
jobbing house managers are extending to
their regular merchant customers.
Orders bv Long Distance will be handled
promptly, prices may be given, conditions ex-
plained and— ’
The time and expense necessary when a
salesman is sent may lie saved while the sales
manager develops his personal touch with
the trade. . . „ .. „
Long Distance is the Business Man s first
assistant.
You Will Receive a Beed to the Lot
There Is No Telling—All Depends on the
Production.
Specinl to The American.
LULING, Texas, April 20.— Follow-
in an exceptionally heavy rain yen:
terday. last night and this morning, all
the stream. In thia section are ful
to the tops of their banks, with some
of them spreading out over the low
lands A very •mall amount of addi-
tional rainfall will put the creeks and
niver on the rampage again The HIVV
is up twenty feet this morning.
fense. was found gullty by a jury in
the Criminal District Court Tuesday
and given the minimum penalty, five
years in the penitentiary. ...__
trict Court Tuesday.
The question of an officer S right
to make an arrest without a warrant
has been raised in the case.
GEORGErOW N NAIX BURNS
declamation.
The y will lw accompanied
You Can Sell, Lease or Drill on Your Lot.
It Belongs to You. We Bought This
Location on the
——2
CLEAN VP DAY N
and on
I Special to The American.
I TAYLOR, Texas, April 20—Joe
Stall, aged 30 years, was found dead
in his bed at his room at Bexersvitle.
near Taylor, at about 0 o'clock last
night. Earlier in the day he had
complained at feeling unwell and had
quit work at the Sromhofrer store and
; the delegates on the work accom-
pushed for the liquor interests in
other states of the I nl w
Spectal to The American
‘TEMPL.E Texas, April 20—A large
delegation of "Dokies" went to Rogers
this afternoon to assist in the initia-
tion of a number of Tvros of that
oasis into El kabah Temple. D. <».
K. K.. of this city.
day In Brakes' Bayou:. I
Two playmates say the boy got into
a boat tied to a tree when it broke
ioone And began floating down streom
and that the boy became frightened
and jumped overboard
Store Closed i Noon
and Lowe < happell. . . *
School trustee for one year: J
Mathis. E. F. Toague, E. N. Lei
Board of Equflzatjon: F. 1. A
ler. F Faubely and F. Werner.
A B. Burn head, negro police* a
Willis Bigsbee, cartman.
puff up the feet ‘TIZ” cures your
font trouble so you’ll never limn or
draw up your face in pain. Your
shoes won't seem tight and your feet
will never, never hurt or get sore and
swollen. Think of it, no more foot
misery, no more agony from corns,
callouses or bunions.
Get a 25 ent box at any drug store
or department store and get instant
relief Wear smaller shoes Just onee
try 'TIZ." Get a whole year's foot
comfort for only 25 cents Think of it
Fort Worth Man is Attacked
by Two Men ^nd a Woman
\ WONDERS OF ALADDIN
IS FEATURE OF FIESTA
claimed self-defense, and also
this morning Advanced age was the
cause of his death He had been ill
for some time Mr. Ichter is sur-
vived by one daughter ami two sons.
■ II of San Antonio. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon in-
terment will be made at St Joseph'.
BRENHAM OFFICIALS
QUALIFY FOR TI
twb white men.
As first payment on one of these lot contracts. This should prove .
one of the best investments you ever made. Do It Now- >
T omorrow may be too late. Address all communications direct to $
DETECTIVE ON TRIAL
AS SLAYER OF NEGRO
Ah! what relief No more tired feet;
---no more burning feet; no inure swo‛-
len, bad smelling, sweaty feet. No
more soreness in coma, callouses, bun-
ion* - .
No matter what ails your feet or
what under the sun you've tried w ith.
out getting relief, just use 'TIZ
•TIZ” is the only remedy that draws
out all the poisonous exudation* which
LIQ1 OH MEN MEEN TODAY.
F. Lodge.
asked to resign .
| The fire apparatus of the south s«ae.
’owned by merchants, was taken oyer
l by the city in accord with an ofler
i made some time ago. The city will
make such addition* as are deemed
necessary to properly protect lhe re. -
dence and business property This is
the first step toward raising the ef-
of the fire department.
by Robert Montgomery.
spectal to The American.
TEMPLE. Texas, April 20 — A
1 heavy rain fell here late yesterday
evening and continued intermittently
throughout the night. Several -how-
era had preceded the general down-
pour, during the past several Jago.
The rain was badly needed on pate
and wheat, large acreage of which
had been planted The prospeets for
These gralna are now all that could
be hoped for.
Special to The American.
BAN ASTONIO. Texan, April 3” —
The Wonder, of Aladdin featured the
recond day's program of the Fleet.
Floats, elaborately decorated, repre-
senting the Spirit of Progress the
Spirit of Prosperity, the spirit of
Music, the Spirit of the Mines, the
Spirit of the Range, the Spirit of
Mirth and many others were seen by
Aladdin on his first visit to the —one
Star State.
These float, were made in San An-
tonio by expert decorator. The
Fiesta fete, which was Kiven last
night in honor of the king, was re-
pealed tonight at the Grand Theater,
•nd because of ’he great demand for
tickets it will be repented again to-
morrow afternoon on request Vi.it-
or. at San Antonio were surprised st
the art displayed last night in the
dan. Ing at the fete
in obmervance of San Jacinto Day.
the public achoola will be cloned to-
morrow, as San Jacinto Day is a state
the east by neutrality
south by intervention.
'"trying Wondnon and Roger Porter
will also debate with teams from
camneron, Roscbud and San Antonio
High Schools at Austin on ThursdaX.
the winning team to go to Bryan,
where Friday they will meet Allen
Academy in debate at Agriculutral
and Mechanical College
The subject for debate is the lit-
erary test for immigrants entering the
gone home.
There he was found dead a few
hours later Justice J T. Kellum of
Taylor was summoned to hold an in-
quest and returned a verdict of death
due to heart disease. Mr Stall was
well known here and was a member
Rozaz had once before made attempt
A curious house is located in Med-
ford Mass.. on the borders of the
Middlesex Fells, a part of the park
system of Boston it was built by
a l-armed man, entirely without as-
sistance, and he was thirty years doing
it It is made of second-hand ma-
terials, most of it having been given
to him. Many automobilists atop
there to see it and hear the story of
its building It is now occupied by a
motion picture company, the natural
beauties of its surroundings making
wonderful bat kgrounds for their films.
tion.
Elaborate preparations have been
made to entertain them in grand style.
Following is a list of tr.e members who
are expected:
H. C. Wehmeyer, Alpine; E. W.
Scheffel, Ander; J. M. Bergner, Ar-
neckeville; F. G. Rosener, 'Austin; H.
J. Romberg, Austin; F. Grueber, Bart-
lett; F. Apfelbach, Prairie Hill, Wash-
ington County; Jacob Appel, Phillips-
burg. Washington County; G. Czerkus,
Sandy Hill, Washington County; J.
Mgebroff, Salem; Karl Mueller, Zion-
ville; H. Poehimann, New Wehdem;
E. A. Sagebiel, Brenham; A. H. Falk-
enberg, Brenham; C. Stadler, Gay Hill;
H. Weber, Rehburg; J. 8. Dallmann,
Greenvine; E. Waedekin, Caldwell;
special to The American.
SAN ANTNIO, Texas. April 20.—
Sebastian Ichter. 78 years old <2VH
1 War veteran and a resident of San
Antonio fur forty years, died at 5
his home on Hess Street
Special to The American
BRENHAM, Texas, April .0 —The
Brenham fire department had a well
attended meeting last night at the
city hall, and heard reports of the
various Maifest committees Every-
thing is moving along nicely presag-
ing favorably the success of the event.
Special to The American. .
BRENHAM, Texas, April 20.—N E-
Becker, superintendent of the Bren-
ham waterworks, with a crew of men,
started yesterday the laying of the
new 8-inc h water mains in the busi-
ness section of the city. The work
will be rushed to completion within
sixty days With this work and the
work of extending the sewer sstem.
there are very few unemployed men In
Special to The American.
ELGIN, Texas, April 20.—The Sid-
ney ianier Society held their rezular
meeting Monday, rendering the Col-
lowing program: Roll call answered
with quotations from Emerson: read-
ing. Bessie MeClellan: quartette. Glee
lub: recitation. Olive Jackson; piano
solo. Lois Brown: recitation. Martha
Bassist: debate. "Resolved. That the
Compulsory Education Law That Has
Been rassed Will Be a Benefit to
Texas." Affirmative. Lewis Osborn
and Lizzie McClendod; negative,
charles Berg and Winnifre4 Bu-
, chanan. , ..
The judges decided in favor of the
affirmative.
Mina Brown's room gave an nteri
eating number on the program. The
Night Wind." by Eugene Field
The eighth grade of the high scho 1
have begun to study Shakespearean
play. "The Merchant of Venice."
The senior class will stand an exam-
ination Friday in civics, which wiI de-
’ termine those who will receive certr-
Special to The American.
MARBLE FALI.S, Texas. April 20
About 144 inches of rain has fallen
here since Sunday. Iast night we had
an electrical storm accompanied by
heavy rain and some hail This rain
is welcome by farmers and
20.—Two
in tract
. to Gem
Special to The American.
THRALL, Texas, April 1
big sales today of block 7
10-a of C. P. Sheldon lease
Special to The American.
GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 20.—
The Thrall Producers Oil Company,
composed of Georgetown. Taylor and
Thrall people, will begin drilling with-
in one week, within half a mile of
Thrall. .
The company was organized here
last night with a capital stock of
125,000.
holiday . .
Every hotel in the city, every board-
ing house and many private homes
are filled with Fiesta visitors The ad-
* vance guard of ’be merrymaker ar-
rived yesterday, and incoming trains
steadily bring in increased numbers
MEXICAXIS ASPHYXIATED,
gpecial to Th.- American.
MAN ANT NIO, Texas, April 20 —
Andrea* Lozano. 3«. formerly of Mex-
fro C’ity, was asphyxiated in his room
’ o ovo pool hall this morning Inves-
_"tication disclosed the fact that the
” jet of one of the gas pipes was wide
open The police believe the light
was left burning and was blown out
during the night Lozano was em-
ployed to clean out the pool hall daily.
and in examining trial she i
the incidents of the shooting
An unidentifled
BRENHAM, Texas, Aprii 20.—-
City Council of the city of Brenh
met in regular session yeaterday i
all officers elected at the recent el
tion qualified, including Wiiam La
the new Mayor, t "e
The following appointments e
also made:
Theo. Schrmacher, Mayor Pro-T
Henry E Becker, superintendent
SpedgtaTheosmeresan, Apr ______________________
neBresentatives from Hays < ount • 1 aquor and Malt pealers.
leaving in th- morning for the inter-1 ■ • ------ - " •
-cholastie district league meet at Tax:
lor tomorrow (Wednesday! Include i
Irving Woodson and Roger I orten
debating team of San Marcos High ,
Scbool. ....
Will Windrow and Miss aortei
Houston, senior declamation. San Mar-
cos Baptist Academny:
"X-
SpedtaTh. ArexgApri 20 —Guy
I Chisolm of Beaumont, who has been
I in the city for several days on a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Chisolm, left
lust night, accompanied by his par-
ents and Jack Hough of Beaumont
'for Emory. Teaxs, where tomorrow
; night he will be married to os
MvrtW Tackett, a popular young lady
or that place Mr Hough will serve
UI the capacity of best man at the
wedding, following which the couple
will go on a short bridal trip to sev-
eral North Texas points latter they
will visit Brenham for a few days on
their way to Beaumont, which place
will be their future home
^ 'w^.T^pri. 2.-Th;
ana sr"kneFwh ai-nvp’ama l netene,
from home yesterday, was found tu
Oil Company and block 1 to Granger
parties for $3000.
Each show advances made in field
prices since'the fifteenth well has
been brought in.
Other developments promise some
surprises by Sunday.
ONE LOT IN TRACT NO. 1
“FUCHS FARM TRACT”
Each purchaser will receive a certificate showing his
prorata of an undivided half interest in and to all the gas and ।
oil output from the first two wells to be drilled on or near
this tract by this company. a
AU For $30.00 __
Terms, $7.50 Cash and $7.50 Per Monf:
Special to The American.
C:EORGFTOWN, Texas, April 20.— I
During the electrical and hail storm ,
last night lightning set fire to the barn
of R T Cooper on Main Street. The
fire occurred during a heavy rain
■form and no omher damage was done.
Automobile and livestock saved. Loss
about 31300. Insurance 31000.
LAYING WATER MAINS.
Special to The American.
BEA I MONT, Texas, April 20.—The
bodies of Cleveland and Albert White I
negroes were found in the woods near
Jasper today riddled with -builets.
Relatives had been, searchinK. Tn. Special to The American.
them for two days. Officer* are in " 1 Axo Texas, April 20—At a
vestigating.___ | meeung or the city counell Monday
' I night three city officials were dis-
missed T M Simpson, city marshal.
I John Lowry, negro scavenger and the
icily trash man are the men who were
Miss Clara
West End
whom he had ordered to halt, was
placed on trial in the Criminal Dia-
Ion her life The tragedy occurred on
HI DGENS BI HIED AT LULING.
woman covered White with a revol-
I' R Burnmore attempted to in-
telrere and was knocked upon the
held with a hammer. No arrests
have been made so far.
1 And of experienced oil men. We are backing our judgment with money. If we are
right these lots should be worth many times their presentprice. If we bring in good I
wells, this interest with our lots should pay you several dollars a day-
Special to The American.
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 20.— |
The eastbound Texas At Pacific pas-
senger train, due here this morning
at 9:45, "as wrecked early today at ,
Bennett, sixty miles west of here, due i
tu a soft track caused by rains.
The entire train and engine was
derailed and several were injured. j
Special to The American
LULING. Texas, April 20.—The
body of I rb Hudgens, who diol in a
hospital in San Antonio yesterday ।
morning, was brought here yesterday
morning and taken to Fentress for
burial The funeral was held at Fen-
tress this afternoon, being conducted
W. Utesch, Cuero; I). H. Meyer, Doss.
Gillespie County; L. Hoefer, Dunlayi •
H. Krause. Fayetteville: Im. Glatzle,
Fredericksburg; K. Konzak. Frede-
ricksburg: A. F. Hannemann, Fred- ,
ericksburg: C. P. Hasskarl, Galveston;
Theo. Bogisch; Georgetown; H. Wiede-
mann, Germantown; W. Mueller, Gid- (
dings; M. Heinrich, Halletsville; Aug-
ust Beteit. Hempstead; A. Falkenberg.
Hondo; H. F. Ander, Houston; P 5
! Lindenberg. Hye. Blanco County: B
Schleifer, Kerrvifle; H. Daude, Kil-
A-AAAmI leen; G Langner, Knippa; Julius
FOR WRONGING GIRL
■ VII 11HVKW I Gregor; F. Gerstmann, SleyersvIHe; G.
•--- szllat. New rim; P. A Jud. Nord-
heim; N Ander. Paige; H schliesner.
Pflugerville: A. 1. C. Weber. Plain-
view: F Walther, Priddy, Milla Coun-
Edwards. charged with . statutory,of- d A WEaEhnsten, KoXdiTr
Franke. Rosenberg: W . Pfennig.
Hound Top; O. W. Hartmann. San
Antonio: C. Wooge. San Antonio: M
... .... ----------------- . .. Haag. Seguin; C. Weber. Seguin: J
A 1 -year-old girl, who resided nea. Holm. Shive, A. Dziewas. sublime:
the defendant's store in Houston j P Reinhardt. Taylor: J J Wess
Heights, was th, chier witness. Taylor: Robert C. Albert. Tempie: K
--- Hecker. Thorndale. M Baudler. Wau
ing F A. Bracher. Wichita Falls: E
Meier. Winters: H A. Lettermann.
I Yorktown; J K Poch. Yorktown: A
|E. Hartmann, San Antonio; Aug
Epectal to Tee American
SAN ANTONIO, Texes. April 20 —
The State Association of Retail Liquor
land Milt Pealers will meet here to-
l morrow and Thursday. About three I
1 hundred representatives from various
, cities in Texas are expected to it-
I tend The officers of the association
are president. W " Turner of Mar-
lin secretary. M F Fanning of Fort
[worth Robery Holly, secretar of.
the National Association of Hetaih,
....... . — w ill address
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS '
OFFICIALS AT LLANO | Special to The American.
DISMISSED RY COUNCIL em
1 • — head on in the middle of the viaduct.
Until that time if you have a "rush
order” for a Suit, Hat or Shirt or
any other item that you need “right
now,” we want it.
Special to The American. \
BRENHAM, Texas, April 20.—The
Texas division of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Iowa and other
States convenes tomorrow, April 21, in
Greenvine, this county. •
One hundred and fifty delegates are
expected, a number of whom have al-
ready arrived in Brenham, and have
been taken from here to their destina-
Special tn The American
LI LING. Texas, April 20.-During’
a heavy rain and thunder storm yes,
terday lightning struck the barn of
Ed Francis, seven miles west of Lu-
ling near Prairie Lea. setting it on.
fire, and it was totally destroyed, to-
gether with its contents, which con-
sisted of a quantity of corn and hay
and some harness
Special to The American
TEMPLE, Texas. April 20—Sixi0
Rozaz, a Mexican, died late yesterday,
evening from a pistol shot in the fore- i
head Lula Hernandez was arrested I
Mrs. Leake is in a serious condition
at the Baptist Sanitarium and physi-
eians at the hospital stated that death
myy result. Richmond and Way werei
less seriously injured and were given
attention at the emergency hospital.
Mrs O. A Staples, slightly injured |
Mrs. Will Leake, perhaps fatally in-
jured.
H. P. Rhea. Forney, slightly hurt.
r. M Richmond, painfully hurt.
O. D. Way. slightly hurt.
Was the report we received from a man Paid towniwahs rs.
They can not last long. We are ofFering only a part of our i
holdings for sale.
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