Alvarado Weekly Bulletin. (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1890 Page: 2 of 4
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THE BULLETIN.
CLEBURNE.
--- —- We had some excitement last week
- B. BAULLIO, Editor and Proprietor. qing to the arrest of Baker the fore-
=========================== man of the round house, and Tate, the
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY material agent, both charged
=============-= bezzlement from the company Mr. Ba-
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER ANNES ker, has made, many friends
=================----== his arrest was a surprise to every one.
Both parties are under bond.
The commissioners court i
with em-
here and
• SOUTH ALVARADO.
Business lively, i
Cotton still coming in slowly.
Garden-planting time has come and
the ladies of South Alvarado are now
talking about what nice vegetables
they are going to raise. :
Advertising Rates:
Advertisements inserted at the rate of 81
perinch per month : liberal discounts on
reads: Local notices, 10e. per line each [.. -■ 1----------E
insertion. Bills collected on the first of each the county and receiving the i eports of chased
■ nodevintontohetniseeareed. Positively such officials as are required by law to
__________P report to them.
s in sess-
ion this week fixing up the bu siness of
OLUBBING RATES.
( apt. Jno. H Boyd I am glad to see
is on his feet again after a severe attack
of influenza. a:
THE BULLETIN and the Dallas Week-
** SFLASPL* ALSO fe National 50 Uncle Johnny Kendrick digs at his
Democrat one year for...........2 50 residence in this city Saturday last. He
THE BrLIKTE and the Farm and [
rh onoxettor--***t*oeeeenee 2 00 mourned by a host of friends. He had
ALVARADO, FEBRUARY 14,1800reached his 75th year.
=================-----------= | The Rev. Dotson preached * memo-
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Hocc has fom-Fial sermon, as previously announced,
ally announced himself as a candidate | in the court house last Sunday
for governor. T death and services of F resident
u — *----— | . son Davis. It was a surprise to
WHEN Satan and Sam Jones meet at ent;
Tyler it will be nippity’tuck, but the
odds are on Sam. . 1 -
Col. L. D. Mercer has recovered from
* severe attack of the grippe.
Mrs. Bain is, having a meat house
erected on the lot she recently pur-
1 from Z. T. Chappell.
Henry Allen, a fireman on the M.,
K. A T. railway, died last Friday night
and was interred jn the city cemetery
Saturday evening at 3 o’clock. Res. T.
G. Miller conducting the funeral ser-
vices. 8 *
Marion Harland’s Appeal to. the
— Women of America. .
.— Snow and ice in June-Weather
Manon Harland, the friend and help. e
the work of restoring the ruined monu- John w. Wright in St Louis Republic
ment, marking theburial-place of Ma-
T, the mother of Washington. She says
SOME STRANGE WINTERS.
SLEDGE WANTS si 1,000,000
: Records of Old Times.
’ Atlanta Constitution.
Hon. R. J. Sledge, of Texas, takes a
cheering view of the prospects of the
Farmers Alliance in all parts of the
country, and especially in Georgia.
"Since the meeting in St. Louis,"
* J. EANSEY, Notary Publie.
S. P. RANSEY.
4 MAN is not a free man as long as
he is in debt. Quit the credit busi-
ness and pay as you go or don’t go at
all. ‘ 1
. -----•-—-
THE Denton Times still favors a
division of Texas. It will not be di
vided, neighbor, for many long years
to come.” T - : 14
THE Denton Times thinks "Hogg
nor Hall have'tone themselves or the
State any good in this windy, fruitless
discission.”
W HEN Sam Jones goes angling for
sinners at Tyler he will have all he
can pull in if he happens to hook on
to our own Dick Hubbard.
THE Waco Plaindealer thinks prim-
■ary elections should be legalized and
that ata party primary election only
voters of the party should be allowed
to vote.
"ase good citizen and his tenth in Van main, we saf.o 020/ARleP Con
siege of whooping cough and la grippe.
Mrs. Loren Seaman is quite sick at
this writing.
..On the second page of Vennors
.______Weather Bulletin” for January 1889 , c *, meeting
truly—in her appeal to the mothers was found the following: “During De-' he said yesterday, “the
and daughters, of America to erect. mapket 177 RE-HR*
fitting monument to her who gave our I December season been k„™ hasany
country a father—that, "the sun shines Lawn grasses are growing finely wild
upon no sadder ruinin the length and dandelions are in bloom; navigation is
breadth of our land, than this unfinish- R y lyopen." Commenting on this 1 natinair s c
ed structure.” | Tim Vennor says: "Now, again, in I netsonal bank system.
The piblithers of the Home-Maker — of ahmre forrenerdimiee mricimilar
thexear." The St. Paul Pioneer Press
of. December 22 1876, contained an
| editorial of which the following is an
extract:*
, . . Home-Maker state of affairs for the same
of which Marion Harland is the editor,
offer, as their contribution to the good
cause, seventy-five cents out of every
annual subscription of two dollars to
the Magazine, sent in during the next
six months. Every such subscription . .
must be accompanied by the words, December, with the
on the
Jeffer-
all pres-
even those expecting much got
more than they expected. Dotson’s
text was from Job 17th chapter and 9th
verse: "The righteous also shill hold
on his way and he that hath clear 1
shall be stronger and stronger.
hands
The
RAMSEY & SON,
Some rude young men caught a horse
on the streets the other night and se-
surely fastened—ask the boys about the
tin-cans. You ought to have seen the
animal run. Such amusement should
not be tolerate.l.
Why don’t some live business man
announce for mayor of our town?
South Alvarado has a surplus of may-
oralty material and why not elect a
mayor from New Town in April?
Sunday school organized last Sun-
. -—----v. - Alliance has
taken on new life. There are two ex-
cellent causes for this. One is. that
we have formedia sort of alliance with
the Knights of Labor, and the other is
that we expect to do great things for
a the farmers by the extension of the
AND AND Loan AGTS.
CLEBURNE, TEXAS, Office over Milam’s Grocery Store
“The Knights ofLabor will, we
think, be of great assistance to us in
pushing, claims against the federal
government. Directly after the war a
Fax of $16 was-imposed on every bale
of cotton raised in the south. As
peace had been declared, this was al
discriminating tax, and though it was i
enforced during the years. 1866 and
1867, it was clearly unconstitutional,
and was finally repealed. Daring the
. WWE Buy and Sell Real Estate and Invest “Money for Capitalists. Money Loaned
onus. Ranches and City Property, on long or short time. Nike alstracts of titles
and do a general Land Agency Business.
This remarkable weather knocks
the Old Settler association on their
beam ends. * * Here it is the 22nd.
. - o mercury danc-
ing on its silver heels to the -—---3 Pc. v/uru
50 degrees above in the shade. : : : Tea Too however, Georgia alone
Ten boats of the St. Paul Boat club 7,000,000 to the government,
each occupied with scullers or crews or this money we are now trvine u
oarsmen, sporting upon the placid
bosom of the ancestor of meandering
streams—all this and more, too is the
result of the remarkable weather that
now prevails in Minnesota. * * *
This is a tact worthy of being placed
on record for the benefit of all coming
investigation of elim atic facts and
theories in Minnesota,
. . -----The winter of 1877-78 is not the
* t is a genuine American book only one of exceptional isldness i the
- - - ahth the writer lias authority"
"For Mary Washington Monument.”
The offer is generous, aud should
meet with an enthusiastic response.
A Million Books.
Overa million copies of Mark T wain's
books have been sold. His latest work,
"A Connecticut Yankee in King Ar-
thur’s Court," is just out. It is the best
production of this popular writer and
is having a larger sale than any of his
speaker commenced with Mr. Davis in
hisehildliood and followed him t hrough ______en
hi life to his death-bed giving day and day evening
date of his every act. The theme of his B
K REPE 5/42 F And Rogers, Amistant-siuperintendent, and agents in every community. Fullpus:
wane ------ ********* *= === tar ”” —- ^ wines:
3 day to be the greatest of all great and make our Sunday school a —---------.---29 4t
questions in American politics .were success. g Belford’s Magazine,
growing stronger, is evident red every -1 ‘ -
day in the speeches of all the great po-
at 3 o’clock by electing
B. Barnes, Superintendent; Mr.
and has the right ring about it. This
territory is controlled by the Dallas
Publishing Co., Dallas, Texas, who want
paid
every
John Blackwell has moved
to the
1885 1 1 , ... C-F* country and intends tilling the soil
luteal leaders of this country. He said, this year. 5
THE Houston Post’s first Monday Kansas, could have been present,
paper was a good one and if it is a fair
sample of what the others will be the
the had sometimes asked himself, when
the United States held Mr. Davis a pris-
oner when he had been indicted,‘•why”
asked the speaker, didn’t they try-him? ______________eu . ....
But, said the speaker: "I will leave ami see the last act after the perform-
that as a nut for his enemies to crack.”
His closing sentences were splendid. I
only wish Ingalls, the blatherskite of :
DID YOU KNOW
That the serenaders were treated to
a box of cigars? /
Tha
the Professor wanted to stay
ance at the opera house had closed?
management of that excellent
paper
Capt. Jno. Chitwood is still very sick
but his friends all hope that he may
soon be himself again, and may yet en-
joy years of health and happiness. 1
I’ll bet that there is less said about
• may well be proud of it.
..eqmungzcaneidtedtumaninaet: ^^^~~^
majority of 435 and the Quirt brought
out its roosters and issued a special edi-
tion in honor of the victory. L
coming canvass than in any place in
Texas. . ' :
The suggestions of Toe BULLETIN as
who ought Co be representative or sen-
. ----—--. ----------
No will get Mr. Abbott’s, seat in ator,or those of the correspondents who
congress without asking for it. - Fort have mentioned favorites have not ....
Worth Mail.
If asking for it would get it there
would be no lack of petitioners.
. CHARLIE GatLprro, a McLennan
county farmer, killed his wife in a fit
of jeglousy by choking her and surren-
dered to the authorities to escape mob
violence. What a pity
get him. 1
the mob didn’t
• THE Waco Plaindealer is of opinion
that: "Rights and duties are insepar-
ably connected; therefore no man has
" he right to do as he pleases with his
wh ‘unless he chooses to use it in
the line of duty.”
FEBRUARY 13TH, the Southern Mer-
cury will begin the publication of a
series of articles on the railway com-
mission by Hon. T. J. Brown; also a ser-
ies of articles on the public school Bys-
tem by Prof. O. H. Cooper.
have mentioned favorites have not even
paused a bubble on the surface of the
i political waters.-J am hardly prepared
o say who from among all should be
hosen but I do say for God sake give
IS representative mon to represent
Johnson county who will be able to go
before the people and tell them the ad-
vantages of a railroad commission, who
are to compose it, what evils they pro
pose to correct, and the plan for these
corrections. Men who can tell the peo- her teacher, Prof. Irvin,
ple what corrections should be made
to make more perfect the criminal laws
of the state, the land law, the road law,
and who, when they propose anything
will be listened to. The good fellows
who have stayed at home, made a liv-
ing and are otherwise only figure-heads
in even their own communities are not
a ways in these days legislators. The
• A WARN CHRISTMAS.
The winter of 1881-82 was as phen-
omenal, as far as unseasonable weath-
A WE concerned, as that of 1877-78.
On Christmas day, 1881, the mercury
so g at from 45 to 55 degrees above
zerotbroughout the Mississippi valley
merging into summer treat from the
mouth of the‘Ohio southward. The
day was clear’and. bright,with wind
south tosouthwost. In Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska
the farmers plowed every month dur-
ing the winter. The lilac buds swelled
into full leaf in February., 1882, in
Belford’s Magazine, within two years,
has won its way to an undisputed place
in the foremost ranks of American jour-
nalism, without resorting to any jin-
worthy devices by which new publics-
tions often attain temporary success.
Solely by its merits as a purveyor, of nearly, all the states named"
pure and sparkling stories, essays and a ‘-----— 60 wde " -
poems from the pens of the ablest and
most popular writers of America; by its
intellectual integrity, regardless alike
, and
, , - ------trying to get
back. The Knights of Labor will use
their influence with the northern
members of congress and the senators,
and we feel confident that our just
claim will be recegnized.”
"Our idea of the national banks,”
Mr. Sledge continued, “is a very sim-
ple one. We wish to have the same
monetary system for the farmers
which is now accorded the bankers.
They put up their security #t Wash-
ington and are then allowed ninety
per cent, of the face value of their de- .
Posit. W e want bonded warehouses A LV ARA Do.
to be erected and so arranged that 2_______
when a farmer deposits his produce he =
can obtain eighty: per cent, of its ___, " .
market value. If this is done, the bang, rows
farmer will be in better condition than 1 -
ever before, and I have no doubt that: B
, it will soon be carried into effect,” / T h
H. R. JONES,
DEALER
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
North-East Corner Square,
Very, Very True. •
Bellville Standard.
" ’ - TEXAS
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ACc
.ROBS.
. If some men who always apply any
local hit in a newspaper to themselves
as personal would read the Bible, they
would find much more to complain of
as intended for them individually.
. Bounds & Moore have opened a
branch house in South Alvarado where
they will keep a full line of furniture,
- ----:- -*-->-BIX nours. which they will sell as cheap as ean be
tf party or faction, in the discussion of I February showed twenty-one days upon bought anywhere. They the
the creet -1 —which the m--------• - - public. to call and examine their goods
and prices. One or the other of the |
proprietors will be there all the time,
and polite, attention is guaranteed.
They will deliver all goods bought
them to any part of the city free of
charge...
SOUTH ALVARADO
On January 26, 1882, the best tested
thermometers stood at 42 degrees
abovein the morning, at 57 degrees in
the afternoon, and did not fall below
Widegrees for over thirty-six hours
SCHOOL GIRL
MYERS’ COMMUNITY.
All the sick of our community are
much improved.
Mrs. and Mrs. Elijah Teague haveectondl L : . ; - - .--pesatume was above
recovered from the onene cuonal Mias and partisan prejudice, sometime during the day
Mr. Hudson rengue & about men. “ “ made itedlf • welconse visitor in 5th‘6th, 10th, lien, 12e Aha
La grippe is also on the decline. class of want . , ------..
The neighbors, volunteered to sow in the treader There is no precedent between 73
oats Monday for Messrs. Hudson and I annals of the American book hours.
Elijah Teague, who have been and trade, of a success 86 swiftly and so. The thermometer responsible for this
ven ted from -been pre W idely won. 3 , . seeming i inconsistency failed to reach
or es : ki & much on account The proprietors and editors, not con-" the high-water mark-of February 12
ackness. %. + ten t with the great triumph this 6 | again. until after the end of the first
Sunday school, is quite interesting won are deters 22 nut - hex ive “in June, with a single exception,
now. The officers for the enstinttn * determined to make Belford s May 4, when it marked 82. I mention —-
J. G. Hudcon sucensingyea Magazine still more worthy of its this fact for the benefit of the reader. and a worthy addition
: - o Superintendent1-------- * who may think the instrument with -
which the readings were taken one of
inferior grade, and in consequence very
susceptible to fluctuations of heat and
cold.
Southern people who get nervous:
when they hear yellow lever mentioned
in connection with the warm winter
of 1871-28 can gain some consolation
the great political issues of the day: which the mercury rose above 40 in
by its patriotic spirit, equally free from I the shade, and upon sixteen of these
.....- eiromIthetemperature was above 50 degrees
imatime A _ . On
every State of the Union and by every marked 00 or above, and above, and
- ■ s no precedent umohone p0c%)”n. the, 12th, stood
80 degrees for five
FL i * Hudson, Superintendent; wide po.....larity And extend it.
crank.Hoffman, Assistant-Superinten-
dent; Tom Cooper, Secretary; Wm.
Burton, Librarian, and Joe Metze,
Treasurer.
Rev. Thomas will preach next Sun-
day.
No la-
-DEALER IN—*
GROCERIES AND HARDWA
The Plank-House on the Corner
I have movedio the East Side of the Square into
THE PLANK-110 USE o. THE CORNER
THE Fort Worth Evening Journal, •
Mr. Mose Harris’ new paper, is the
latest visitor to our exchange table.
Mr. Harris is an able writer, a veteran
newspaper man and it is needless to
say that the Journal is a good paper where I will continue to keep botl DRY GOODS and GROCERIES .
. .to the list of and at a price that dely competition. My expenses are Small
Texas afternoon papers. THE Buur-l and 1 can afford to sell goods at a close profit. I mean it. Call and
LETIN wishes it a long and prosperous cent ineed of the fact.1, am prepared to handle all kinds of
life. country modnee, for which 1 will give the highest market price in
Goods or Groceries. Call and see. I want to makea customer
oryou. " . Respectfully,: $
bor and no expense will be spared to
sec ure as contributors the greatest au-
thors of the age, and new features will
be added from time to time to give still
greater variety and fascination to its
. : sparkling pages.,
BII88 Alice Metze is at home indefi- Each non n , mat gI some consolation
nitely on account of the sic knees i chi number, besides short stories, by watching the change which comes
sicAnees by the most popular writers, will con-over the face of theWestern and
tain a complete novel in high charac- Northern man when he is informed
ter and from the most , that the spring-like character of Jan-
thora "Ate motdistinguished au-uary and February, 1882, indirectly
brought about many cyclones and
12.50 a year, or 25 cents per prairie-twisters of the summer follow-
number. For sale by all newdealersand inE, Many scientists, living and dead,
booksellers. Address the the Vennor among the num-
Iber, believe and believed that warm
winters are very likely to be followed
T 1 -------.-a summer of destructive wind-
| The following affidavit, appears in a storms. As far as 1882 is concerned,
| Southern Mercury write up of Denison | the coincidence is remarkable.
It is an eye-opener. . — OLD TIME WEATHER.
STATE OF TEXAS 4..The record for the summers of 1878
COUNTY OF GHAYHON ‘ a and.882, it must be admitted, strength-
D Sens that opinion; but what are
. F ersonally appeared before me, P. v.Mhink of the summer or 1816
Munson, who being duly sworn, upon brought neither cyclones or yellow
oath states that he has raised on his feverand which, in fact, brought only
farm adjoining Denison as follows:
Sweet corn, which netted him per
acre - .
Asparaxus, which netted him per
There was Melons, % hleh netted r : 300
acre .................. 60
Sweet potatoes, which netted per
acre.............
Four thousand quarts of blackberries
. -------,—.... The farmers finished picking cotton I, , to the acre ................
Fort Worth, joined hands in matrimq" this week. P * O P ire - inerneroza tty ef.etramberrierto
S. T. Wiley ginned his last bale Sat- l’eaches, which netted him per T
acre..........850
Grapes, extra fine varieties, netted per . --------.... .
G acre. $500 to. -............1,000 and boisterous the first half, then mild
uraper, ordinary varieties, netted per t to the middle Af %—- - -
acre, $800-4
F armers have. most, of their land
J broken and are beginning to wish for
a rain to put it in a condition for
planting. !
mention of M. M. Crane meets my ap-
proval. He is a man of brains enough to
Mr. Joe Metze says that upon exam-
ining his meat he finds that a good,. • BELFORD CoMraxy,
deal of ft has spoiled since he hung it. | 18-22 East 18th St. New York City.
Capt. Jno. Myers was quite sick Sat- -
urday and Sunday, with the la grippe,
I suppose. PROVIDENCE.
. THE Houston Post, the leading conceive and originate something for
per of Southern Texas, will issue a *=
Monday paper hereafter. The Post
is lots of friends and admirers who
will rejoice at this evidence of its pros-
1 perity and growing greatness. -
CHARLIE CULBERSON is in the lead
• for Attorney-General, Charlie is an
honest and chivalrous gentleman and
deserves all the good things said o
him. Texas will have an able At
torney-General if he is elected, -
: the good of the state as well as his d s.
tricet. He is young enough to have an
ambition to leave his mark upon the
statutes of Texas and I believe him to
be honest enough to do only that whic h
he believes best for the people.
Nothing has been done in the coup,
ty court for the past wo %. Judge Ad.
ams was sick last week and court was
ad ourned until the 20th inst.
1- o--* t——
W: WORTHAN is a clever gentle-
man and would doubtless make a
splendid State Treasurer, but it is
PRAIRIE VALLEY.
IA rain fell last week, which was A3
preciated by the farmers.
, Some are talking of planting
this week.
Mr. Cox being unable to teach
corn
this
week, school was suspended.
A collection was taken at the church
Sunday for Cicero Tapp. 1
but little taken up, as but few were
t . out. We hope the people will give
Emma Reynolds and R. L. Fer- this some thought.
guson left friends and relatives, went to
ny and have started in life for better or S. T. Wiley ginned his last bale Bat
— ----------, Juv se is worse. I congratulate them and hope urday evening. He was in his buggy
doubtful if “Uncle Frank’s" bequeath-may be happy in a lenghty fu- to start home when the boys blew
ment covers a fee simple deed to the tures the whistle; his horses got scared, ran
ochran, I learn, preached a splen
sermon Sunday. I was not present
but I have heard him often and if he
ever, preached any other kind i am free
to confess I never heard him.
a summer in name. The winter Lor
1815-16 was as remarkable for its in
seasonable weather as that of 1837 98
• 1001877-78, 1881-82. -8
E. Bishop, an intelligent old gentle-
man, who lived at Essex, Mass., at the
time, gives the following interesting
facts concerning “the year without a
. 300, summer" to the Jamestown Journal
"December, 1815 and January 1816,
350 were very warm, indeed, so mild that
fires’ were seldom lighted in our
rooms. February was also mild las
spring time, with the exception of one
or two cold days. March was cold
Tux Cleburne Chronicle thinks it a
reflection on the patriotism of the Dai-
las 400 of congressional and guberna-
torial size that Throckmorton had to
be brought out for governor. If our
neighbor will only be patient Dallas
will come to the front with three or
four candidates, for governor in good
time. There is nothing small about
the surprise of the continent.”-
Nor a copy of the Timas-Herala has
reached this office for two, weeks. It. i
begins to look as though our neighbor
had got huffy and boycotted Tux
BULLETIN because it had opinions of
its own—about the Congressional suc-I
session—which were in opposition to
those of the sprightly little evening
E.-4. KERR, in the Plank-House on the Corner.
-DEALER IN- .
wy Goods, Gents’Furnishing Goods
HAT ,
paper and had the temerity to express a , .
.......Boots, Shoes and Glothing
The western country seems to be
needing rain badly.’ The Comanche
( hief says: “Thursday we met a genl
tieman from the south western part of
Erath county who informed us that a 1
great deal of the wheat in his neigh-:
borhood was dying for want of lain.”
SEVERN men in Texas with fewer
chance, than George Clark of ever be-
ing Governor, lack the nerve; to say
they don’t want the office.—San An-
tonio Times. [ .
REMOVED TO
West Side of Square
ALVARADO.
TEXAS
office. Mr. Wortham will have to rus-
tle like common people who don’t d
have wills made in their favor,
Soxs of the churches are repealing
those portions of their creeds which
hold to the doctrine of damnation of
unbaptized infants and unregenerate
heathens. The children and heathens
no doubt feel much relieved at the
prospect of getting to heaven L .__
- though they who are eternally damned
are still having a hard time of it.
Waco Day..
: The Dallas News seems to have
joined the crowd that are yelling for
. the old flag and an appropriation, and
. calls on Congressman Abbott to intro-
duce a bill for an -x*--p..
$1,000,000 for a public building at Dal-
14s. The News is modest in its de-
mands and reminds Mr. Abbott that it
is not reflecting on his course, but that
“the public is aware that his predeces-
for is entitled to the credit for the con-
dition of affairs as it now exists.”
Wasn’t the News opposed to the re-el-
%. -ection of Mr. Abbott’s predecessor?
Salts.
PROPLE don’t mind hard times much
when they are out. of debt. Pay as
- go. If you have never done so,
. , make haste to adopt the and
a ast, having adopted it stick it and’ pros
perity and happiness will be your por-
tion all the day of your life.
you
THi Mineral Wells Herald charges
nothing for this and if it is not correct
has the sanction of many who have
been beaten by men claiming to be
, .honest gentlemen:
appropriation of
It i is true that the devil is sire enough •
X OUNG man, acquire a habit of think-
ing correctly. It is something—a gift,
an—call it what you may—that all
men, by a big majority, don’t possess.
I
Carry a Better Stock Than Ever.
NO OLD GOODS,°
___tto the middle of April, when winter
:500 set in with ice and deep snows, which
T. V. MUNSON, continued until June.
#. th hatare me * “June was bitter cold, the coldest
ever known; frost, ice or snow almost
----------------* every night, destroying almost every-
Ix the death of Colonel S. W. Blount the thing that frost could kill. Snow fell
last of the signers of the declaration of ten inches deep in Vermont, New
Texas independence passed away. They Man shireand Maine, three inches
, have gone, but thel deeds will ever be held in ahppoainteriprof. New York state and
Farmers are as busy as bees sowing In grateful unesiory: they form a alqrious chusette. July was ol nd Mus-
oats, breaking corn land, ke. heritage, not for Texas alone, but for the Ice formed as thick as window Mt:
Rev. Mr. Polk, of Grandview, a Prim- | entire world. They have left a monument throughout New England. August
sitive Baptist, preached here Let : t at will outlast brass or marble; what they | was worse still. Ice formed a half-inch
daw ete dared for human liberty has earned for thick and killed almost every green
S :: them the gratitude of the present, the ven- thing in this country and in Europe.
. Bejeral of the natives were in Grand, eration of all coming ages.—Houston P C orn for seed in 1817, that was raised
view last Saturday, attending court of The Post is mistaken in sayine that | in 1815, sold for $5 a bushel."
His Honor, ‘Squire Honea. Col. Blount was the last of the nerol arNokuntil December, according to
Rock Tank is to have a school exha-of the declaration M P"
bition, 80 they say. The Professor is a ence. Rev. W. C. Crawford, one of the
im andy teacher. | signers of that historid instrument, is
W. C. Temple and ye “till livifs near this city. It has never
been the pleasure of’ this writer to
meet the pnerable gentleman, but we
are told that he enjoysexcellent health
one who has lived to so ripe an age
and that his faculties are remarkably
well preserved.
away and left hint and buggy standing .
there. Mr. Nelson, who
the Yiek farm, was cutting stalks his
mules ran away and one of them had
both ham-strings cut.
€..L AUNT POLLY.
: ROCK TANK.
iseliving on I.Sworn and subscribed, to before me, this
... September 15, 1887. L.. NEVINS,
Notary public.
Bishop, did the sun shine out
of Texas independ- warm, like spring. It seemed as if the
seasons had been entirely reversed. i
“ C. M. BEST,
General Collecting Agent
ALVARADO, TEL:
All notes and accounts placed in my hand,
for collection will receiveprompt attention:
Rates moderate.
Bounds & Moore,
Ordertakers an. Dealers in Furnilure.
A large and well-selected sore ...
stare of all grades at popular Plice* Ear
tFarddund Lent selected Stock or CORWT %
BUT ALWAYS .
NEW GOODS
-AT LO WEST PRICES
deryl and his kingdom abolished, where will | I cribe were in Cleburne Monday,
heithe snal resting-place for the man who. Job Cooper, of Grange Hall, was in
reads is counts paper for a year or more our community last week
mn refuses to par for „ Surely not. Mr. Dunford, an „ld citizen,... I for
and publishers iting here last week
pay for it?
in heaven—where editors
Surely not
57* such men's benefit w is
hat hell will be re-established.
lightning win please remneinber that |
".Winkiis as good as a.nod, and the address I
THE
.THE many friends of Mr. G. C. Fahm, of the following persons is Dallas, Texas: hit
at home and abroad, will rejoice at his
re-election to the office of Grand Sec-
. retary of the Grand Lodge ot Odd Fel-
lows. Mr. Fahm has been a resident
, of Alvarado for the past ten years and
has won the confidence and esteem of
all our eitizen ‘ He is an honorable,
Christian gentleman and first-class
business man and will bring to the
di charge of his duties the energy
conscientiousness characteristic of
, him. In his election Alvarado and
Alvarado Lodge have been honored
and THE BULLETIN can assure those
who supported him that they will nev-but it omits the names of R. v.
Henry Exall. -
Seth Shepard,
Barnett Gibbs.
W. L Crawford.
Charles Culberson.
Bryan T. Barry.
A. D. Sadler.
John F. Henry. j
Judge Hurt. - . 1
I Ex-Candidate Morgan.
W. C. Connor. 1
i John Henry Brown.
Lawyer Bookhout.
and John Cochran.
Cnawies Fwedlewick Tuckah.
Ex-Alderman Flanagan.
Fine, Very Fine.
—Fort Worth Mail.
Evidently the Mail has caught on.
—0-—
EOAN.
COPPWRPILD.
Clinton Claypool, of Burleson, phid
brother a visit Monday.
Wm. Wood, of Waco, is in town on
business.
io
i J. Claypool, of Fort Worth, was
town Monday.
W. R. Martin was in
week on business.
IVESTP==F,
Krippendorff’s Fine Shoes, Hender.
: son’s little Red Schoolhouse Shoes
” and Granite Line. Everyes
pair Guaranteed.
A great deal is being said about good
wagon roads; every body knows that they
are a pressing necess ity. Good roads can-
not bs una de without money to pay fur theu
and until the people in the country and town
make up their minds to pay a road tax sur-
sclent to Luild and maintain good roads, it
will bea sheer waste of time to discuss any
Dr. J. W. BUWEKS,
10 Latest.
ULUTI
EN
- $3,00C
I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Vexc*, . . - - Texas.
R Residence and office on G. C. & S- F.
Balroak whim dirt road leading from
yhurn to Fort Worth crosses nairoa
wl’s promptly attendet.
STOCK
SAKING
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
JO
Dr. O. S. CARLOW,
Physician and Surgeon
STUBBLEFIELD, - TEXAS.
Residence and office at junction of Grand.
Sw and Stubblefield and Waxahachie
ted Cleburne roads.
Tenders his professional services to the
Miseas N S.Sbled-ld and surrounding
your town last, road law or road scheme that dean dot fa-
quire money. It takes money and engin.
ering skill to build good roads. _ Rockdale
Messenger.
That is sensible and timely.
How. GEORGE C. PENDLETON, it is
said, need, expect no support from
Southwestern Texas in his hunt for
the Lieutenant-Governorship. It is
charged that when the bill to locate
an awlum for the insane in Southwes-
tern Texas passed the Senate by a
two-thirds vote and the House by a
large majority be refused to sign it.
L. G. G.
Texas Spring Palace.
The second season of the grandest
and most unique exhibit of the prod-
nets of the soil ever presented to the
public will.be opened at Fort Worth
Texas, May 10, 1890, and continue’
twenty-one days. The buildings will
as »- " T •-----wascy wins nev-pon----vac names or K. v. be greatly enlarged and improved, and
- “ be en cause to rentes the confi-1 somntitr. Sawnie Robertson, E J. | ^ decorations and arrangement, of 1
dencs they repored in him?
Connor.
Brown.
i This powden never varres x marye: o:
rity, strength and wholesomeness. Jure,
economical than the ordinary kind-, and
not be sold in competition with the iul-
itude of low test, short weight Talum or
phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ‘
RUYAL BAKING Pow DER Co., |
106 Wall St., N. Y '
€
- gimmes 1 opertson, E J. the decorations and____
# made t >the pant, anther reference exhibits more elegant and superb
i - - erectory, last year’s exposition.
last year's exposition.
than
BF BROWN’S IRON BITTERS
Cures Indigestion, Biliousness Dyspepsia Mala,
ns. Nervousness, and General DeblintyphrS
Cans recommend it. All dealers sell it. Genuine
M. St. JOHN;
DEITIST
ALVARADO, TEX.
hastrade mark ahacconsedseauneson vappe; rs02 brut tetreet, south
of Weayer &
Latest Styles and Perfect Fifeine , . 1
invite the entire public to call and look thro low prices and others follow.
4s. "-" and price mny goods.
R
TFUI
C. VOSS,
AMOUS BARGAIN HOUSE,
West Side of Square.
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Baillio, F. B. Alvarado Weekly Bulletin. (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1890, newspaper, February 14, 1890; Alvarado, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1693667/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.