Alvarado Weekly Bulletin. (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1890 Page: 1 of 4
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TOLUJIE 11.
ALVARADO
NTTUUTT7
i VV BEALI
BULLETIN
ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AT ALVARADO, TEXAS, AS SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER
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ALVARADO, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AUGUST 1, 1890....
- 4 UMBER 1.
Weaver & Son,
co To A. V. HARALSON
Bigeye iin
SUC ESSOR To J. P. FIELDER.
Southwest Corner Square, ALVARADO, Texas,
NORTH SIvE SQUARE,
ALVARADO, TAX SA
Keep Nothing but the
Headquarters for everything sold im a first-class Drug Store. Just received a large
stock of Seasonable Goods, guorarteed to the best, : .. , 1
PUREST AND BEST DRUGS
Special attention to compounding Physician Pre
1/ scriptions and Family Recipes at all hours.
The use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. One bottle
may not cure "right off” a complaint of
years; persist until a cure is effected. As a
general rule, improvement follows shortly
after beginning the use of this medicine.
, ith many people, the effect is immediately
noticeable; but some constituti ns are less
susceptible to medicinal influences than ‘
others, and the curative process may, there-
fore, in such cases, be less prompt.. Perse-
veranee in using this remedy is sure of its
reward at last. Sooner or later, the most
- tubboru blood diseases yield to
" All the Stand: t Medteines always in stock. Will take. pleasure in obtain-
I ing for you any medicine, or other article, on short notice.
PLEASE CALF
Which they propose to sell at lowest living profits.
T. Prescriptions Gs
POWELL& CARRET
ly Compounded Night of Day..
Fair Dealing and Polito Attention Guaranteed.
WEST SIDE SQUARE -
—1—DEALERS IN—.-
1871.
Cr. WV. COMTEERR,
1890. Dry Coods, Boots, Shoes, Hats. Cent’s
Furnishing Goods, &c.
Northwest Corner Square,
DEALER IN
General Hardware,
B arbed w ire. Steam Fitting, &C.
- — ------------- S
ALSO, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
- -— V.
PURE AND FRESH DRUGS AT
NORMAN & BRICKEY’S.
TIE POPULAR DRUGGISTS,
—DEALERS IN-
Drara Dointa nil
Liugi, TdIIID, Ul
Tishes, Books and Stationery
Wall Paper, Toilet Articles, Choice Extracts, Perfumery,
Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Strops, Silver Plated Ware, do.
A Large Linc of Jewelry. Gold Pens aad Pencils. -
A Lara and Wal-Salactod Slack of CLOCKS.
ALSO, A FULL LINE or ARTISTS MATERIAL.
Largest Stock—Best Assortment—Lowest Prices
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terPreseriptions accurately compounded night or day by a druggist of 12
years experience..
I . * GIV P US A CALL
Cleburne Music House
EAST SIDE SQUARE, Brown & Wilson’s Old Stand,
CLBURITE,
TEX
AS
THE BULLETIN A COLEEN Ti i
F. B. BAILLIO, Editor and Proprietor ----:—-
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
uBcTon. , $2 PER ANXEN
Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla m.
. For several years, in the spring months,
Eusedte moh ed with a drowsy, tired
s feeling, a duff paja in the sthall € f
back, so bad,ft times, as to prevent my
being able to taik, the least sudden motion
causing mnd Mere distress. Frequently
boils and rasie-W ould break cur on various
parts of theibuey By the advice of friends
and my fami y physician, I began the use of
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla and continued it till the
prison in my bloe was thoroughly oraalica.
English, Montgomery City, Mo.
"My system was all run down; my skin
rough and of yellowish hue. I tried various
remedies, anjy while some of the m gave mne
tempo rey relief, none of them did any per.
manent: good. At last I began to take
AVer’s Sarsaparilla, continuing it exelusive-
ly for a considerable time, and am pleased
to say that it completely
re selling goods as cheap as the cheapest legitimate dealers and invite their
- friends to give them a trial. Their stock is new, large and well assorted.
We also have a full line of
Cured Me.
I presume my liver was very much out of
order, and the blood impure in consequence.
1 feel that I cannot too highly recommend
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla to any one afflicted as I -
was "—Mrs, N A. Smith, Glover,
" For years I suffered from scrofula and
blood diseases. The docturs’pre seriptions
and several S( Acal led blood-purifiers being of
no avail, I was at last advised by a friend to
try Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. I did so, and now
feel like a new man, being fully restored to
heali. -C. N. Frink, Decorah, low. e
Undertakers G o o dle.
: Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
BEEF AND PORK
L. EL. RIDDELS
Meat M arke
"Keep on PM pothing but the best"
To be bad. Petrousge‘solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed
PD1 599 mC
NA MA
Eiain ExO’-TS
SOUTH ALVAR ADO,
1
-DEALER IN-
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE
ID TID
AMONALD
NATIONAL DE
OF ALVARADO.
M. SANSONI, PARS. | BEN BARNES, VicE-PlEs. | J. R. POSEEY, Cisra
Capital Paid in...........................- $50,000.
Surplus and Undivided Profits........12,000.
/ADVERTISING RATES
A ve tisements inserted at the site of S1
per inch per month: liberal discounts on
large ads. Local notices, 10c. bedline each
inserted. Bills’ collected on they first of
each month. unless otherwise agreed, Tes
itively no deviation from these prices.
CLUBBING RATES
THE BULLETIN and the Dallas Week-
ly News one year fer: .........
THE HOLLETEN and the National
Democrat one ye ar for. ..........
THE BULLETIN and the Farm and
Ranch or e year for...
-...S2 25
CETIRAA 0 0
JEURUIA D UU
TOD
Wil.
Held Recently in the Parlors of Hon. Jno. 3. Gordon Advocates
the Windsor.
NICE WORK FOR DEMOCRATS. THE
Dallas News :
A meeting was held several days
ago in the series of the Winusor’at
which the felliing among others
were in attendance: •
. Hon. George Clark, of Waco,
2 50 ,
... 2 00
J. T. Harcourt, of Weatherford
J. O. Terrell, of Terrel, L -
John Baeon, of Dental, ,
Bryan T. Barry, a*
Setif Shepard, +
Joe Forley
the Use of a Boycott if
FORCE BILL PASSES.
1 •
New Yonk, July 22.—The following
interesting communication from the
Governor of Georgia is printed tiss
morning: : . -
F. ‘ATLANTA, Ga. July ei, 1890.
To the Eiltor of the Herald:
TEEPARED ey
DR. J. C. AYER & Co., Lowal, Mis:,
Bolu by Druggiga. $1, six es. Worttiesasote
IT EE ASIA
y HEPT
CB XI^ W A L a 2
ALVARADO, TEX., AUGUST 1, 1890.
AND Dallas county, the Itome of the
News and headquarters of the seven
county-swallow-tuil- silk -hat - combine
went for Hogs bristles and all, Satur-
day.S
THE-Ciaco Round Up comex thi
week marked “Please x-X-x. TAr
BULLETIN is mailed regulary- every
week to the Round Up which it con-
siders one of its best and ablest edited
exchanges... /
BrENoS AYRES is enjoying’a reveli-
tion. Heaven will not be heaven to
they can have a few pronunc famventos
and revolutions. When three of these
Spanish Americans get together there
are always just two torynTiny.
• Tam inentire accord with th pirit,
tone and practical suggestions of the
thtita Constitution as to the uip of
the Bopcott as a means of self-preser-
vation and commercial indepen lence if ‘
the useless an 1 infamous force bill Le-
And others of Dallas, in all about
fifteen persons being present. comes a law; moreover, thatsehe api t
. As the meeting was held without will possess and w:
no-ment and as lip in- " - - N
timation of it had been given to the
reporters, the latter had recourse on
the outside to learn its objects and re-
- sults.. While willat is said here is not
Authoritative so far as any of the gen-
tlemen who attended are concerned, it
every white man, weian and cuil! in
the Fouthern states. It may be parmis-
sible to make a personst allusion in il-(
lustrating the effect of such legi Tati in
upon our people. As the Herald Lnows
TIs campaign will live in Texas history
| as being remarkable for ili • great number of.
peculiarly gifted asses it brought to the sur |
I face as shouters for ‘Hogg and a commis
G neral Insurance Agent
- NORTH SIDE SQUARE
Alvarado - • Texas.
—tot—
I am now giving my entire Ume and at
fention to the 1. ..
| sion.”’— New Birmingham Times.
Also ul
like fish women because they cant run
1 things to suit themselves.
DBODEN, of the Cherokee Herald,
has been the recipient of watermelons |
as large as a full grown Texas steer |
Insurance Business
f :
.Representing afteon of the beat compa
tea in existence
Fire, Marine & Torvado.
. and will give perfect satisfaction in every
particular.
wa.Canl and examine my plans, ets
R I CARMAN
C. M. BEST,
General Collecting Agent
ALVARADO, TEX.
All notes and accounts placed in my hands
for collection will receiveprumpt attention.
Rates moderate. 1
w. JI. St.Joll.,
* ‘ DAT TAn
-DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. 1 T P *
ALVARADO, TEX.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD ox ALL POINTS. ,
1 +.. 1
M. SANSOM.
BEN BARNES,
J. R/P SEY
DIRECTORS
ROYAL A. FERRIS.
N T. PATRICK,
MOSES BA RNES,
C. P. HUDSON.
H. W. SMITH,
.: I have now in store the finest stock of
1er MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF ALL KINDS -
Ever carried by anyone in Johnson courity. .
In Stock, THE ESTEY PIANO, Acknowledged to be Excelled by Non, |
CASH DEALER IN-
Onice—Main street-south ot Weayer &
Son’s Drug Store.
Alvarado Bank,
At G. W. Cotter’s New Building,
NORTH SIDE or PUBLIC- sQuARB
ALVARADO, TEXAS.
/ The world-renowned ESTEY ORGAN, the softest and sweetest-toned instrum
ent made
THE CHICAGO. COTTAGE ORCAN.
So Especially Adapted to CAurches for its Cleal and Elegant Tone.-a
TIIE NEWNANBROS’ ORGAN, •
Thit is a Favorite with those who Know it Best.
Droton Cnflamal • ALSO THE
DUULUl UUUUZ U and Others of the Very Best Make.
Dyer & Hughes
ALso. FULL AND COMPLETE SUPPLY OF
SHEET MUSIC. MUSrc BOP14 and STAITDS
Any or the late Music Furnished upon Application.
---I am also agent for the—- T
A
GROCERIES and PROVISIONS
FEED STORE and WAGON YARD
Q
E. A SHULTZ.
PHXAS.
H. H. RIDDELS
Shultz & Riddels,
New Home, White, Standard Wheeler & Wilson and Household T
- Sewing Machines. . I I
LTU
All I ask is to call and look through and examine
my stock.
I will try and suit you in prices
20185 did 1
Sold on the Installment Plan and
the payments made easy. Send
for Catalogue and Prices.
Sowing Machines
Stables-
ado and South Alvarado.
J. F. WADE
PROPRIETOR CLEBURNE MUSIC HOUSE
OUR STABLES HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY RENOVATED AND
REFURNISHED. *
SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO TRANSFERS AND DRUM-
MERS OUTFITS 1 " ,
1 have inborc 1 constantly and earnest-
. ly since the 9th day of April, I865. in
is generally understood, unless the public and private at the south and
signs are very misleading, that the ob-the North to allay has-;,.
jest in view was to continue the cam-unity sty luigheut xonitean unguste
paizn at least again the railroad has been instrumental in home anured
commission amendment. While it is to restoring the real brutherh 106
not known that the nomination o. the people and the true sisterboo Y of -
Hogg was yielded as a point in the | the stales E :1 1::c
a is presumed som a
wha it was. B Kou 5 T have.......hrto "
that as it may an effort to prevent the . T
engrafting of the commission: amend- roublican senators Woan
ment upon the platform of the Demo riotie
eratie party at the Sun Antonio con-untry zromx party: ascendancy. 1
vention will be made,landin the even 1 . T. r , :
] 11 Hope So, an I th it, popular dem 1-
| of its being formulated into the plat rations at the North will uphold their
form a war without intermission thhands and give them court 1
prevent its option by the people wil * ince the e: art to destroy the free
be earriedton with fresh ammunition, omjof elections under dishonest pre.
the character of which is not fully un tense_of -
derstood. }. ..5
ale with the hope that Lome of R
1 be found gat-
enough hired to protect the
untry, from party ascendancy.
securing an honest count,
a if thi i not to be realizethe
will cucumbers longer: them a stake talk among the few who became awan
of the meeting, and it was hinted the
the defeat of the commission amen
mefit, even with the bulk of the R2
rope and girls_prettier‘ than the
houris an 1 sweeter than sorghum mo-
lasses have visited his sanctum, but
still he keeps up the same old lick of
doing good work for Hogg and the
commission and Charlie Culberson,
tio it, Imboden. you are on the light
track. Don’t let "em switch you off:
The meeting, which lasted semn
time, was preceded and succeeded b
little outside conferences. The matte |. .
. % P.S. to arouse to arouse Southe rn
termed the subject of some politics people to the necessity of looking only
to their own exiriustiess resources.
Ve will welcome to our section an
force bill becomes a law I shall use
whatever influence and ability I
may
10m0s our countrymens of the North
E . . vho may wi-Ir to live amongus and
publican party in the State Against in who will protect all their interest.
would be a difficult undertaking. Then o sets
. P. Cl proper by impartial laws
: eens 10 be a new effort throw n inty 1,
: %.td 1! Bl court % but we shall counsel
the campaign, with a view to fighting c— .
L FIt rEriO the e system of election
tp.the end...‘ * representatives by a geminal di
HON. JOIN IREL D declared s yne Business Men and the Force Bill. need F or re t to any lawful and
The American Groecr. . P aceful se ane in onler to protect the
: As a general rule we think business riztit of ( housing representatives, and
journals should not interfere with par to resist the wrong of having them
tisan politics, but there are political chosen for us by a Federal supervisor,
measures which are so intimately asso | ve will still endeayor to keep peace .
ad promote the good will between :
time ago that he, was out of politics-
for good, but now he says he will ac-
crept the Congressional nomination if it
is tendered him. As thereare a great
many larger men in that district than
"0x-Cart John," he will be held to his
first declaration of being out of polities,
but yet his last assertion only goes to
prove that a politician wants some-
thing and wants it bad when he de-
elares his retirement from politics.
would be a difficult undertaking
ciated with the welfare of. the whole
country that it beeames the duty/ol
every business man to speak out and
let himself b : heard upon them.
races, and sincerely hope that the
SoGiorn negroes will not destr their
own prosperity by consenting with those
whose made policy threatens the well
At Appomattox Gen. Grant said to.
sheing of both races. Werit
**: horses home with them to help then:
ExDpu the new apportionment only make theh-crope, and afterward utter-
ed theAmimortal words, “Let us have
peace.” -.
two of the southern states it is claimed
will gain an increase of
Texas will gain four and
Eleven Republican Congressmen it is
that after-these years offioparent reds"
neiliation an I confidence we shall not -
Congressmen.
Nissoun one.
claimed will be gained from a few of
the northwestern states.
#
tire 1 and feel
ETEN new papers get
the depressing effects of the apathy
. and indifference of the people in mat-
ters which nearly concern them and in
which they should take
Exchange bought and sold. Collection,
promptly attended to; also, all other bust
less in the line of banking.
OFFICE HOURS from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m
COTTER. TRULOVE & Co.
_TAKE_
TO ALL POINTS
NORTH AND EAST.
Through Trains Carry
lively inter-
est since they will be the beneficiaries.
The Post has.worked manfully for a pub
lie park in Houston but met with little
encouragement and quit in dh-gust. It
says: "Citizens with willed Cars who
do not feel like riding a fuidrel miles
to paddle around among the sea nettles
w-urging the l’ost toguvmi
towline once more about a publil park.
Not at present, thank you. The teath-
er is entirely too warm to attempt to
move the world while everybody else
sits in the shade and grunts.
The
Post will wait until it sees the people
now clamoring for a park taking a firm
grip on the line.” 1.
The people of the South accepted
their defeat in good part and went earn-
estly to work fo retrieve their fortunes
the result which has challenged thead ‘
miration of the world; but List as the
New South is emerging from its dark-
liess, with its labors converted and its
resources developing by a union 8:
southern effort and Northern capital
certain politicians actuated by the
same spirit which Gen. Grant rebuked
now come forward and foxpartisan pur
poses.seek again, to stir up strife be-
tween the North and South by propos.
ing what is popularly known as the
"Force Lill,"a federal election law which
Lincoln, Grant and Garfield, the great
leaders of the Republican party, if alive
today, would unhesitating condemn
and which every fair-minded men must
pronounce as unwise as it is unneces-
sary. Even intelligent colored men are
already found protesting against it as
jei the whole course of national senti-
nent trnedd backward and downwar.]
By sex tional legi lation, which no
possible justification or national exer-
[Signed] ,
J. B. GORDON.
sure to-result in detriment to the t
races. )
The conditions at the South are such
The Election Bill a Stab at the that until the colored people havegrywn
South. r. in intelligence, toleration
A Good Word for Texas.
The New York Sun, in a recent arti-
cle on the great resources of Texas .
stys: ..
The census now being taken is ex- 1
pected to show more than 3,000,000 for
Texas. This will be an increase of *
ninety-five per cent over the returns ,
of 1880, and the increase during the ! .
lecade of 1870-80 was proportionately :
asgreat. If as densely populated as
the state of New York, Texas would %
contain 28,000,000 peoulp or ifas poou-,
lous as Belgium-the figures woul 1 be ,
133,000,000. A comparison of the re-
sources of the wealthiest states in eat-
Hi and farm products shows that they ..
occupy the following relative positions: -
In cattle, Texas is first and Illinois
i: fourth.
In sleep, Texas is first and Ohio i
third.
in intelligence, toleration and vittae. In value of ‘ orn crop, Illinois isfirst
the white race must necessarily be the and exits fourth 2
dominant race. Northern Republicans .dnitate of cottan crop, Texas ia firat
Republic, writing from Washington, who visit the South and see for them-
selves, admit this The property of the
The correspondent of the St. Louis
under date of July 1st, gives the true
animus of the bill, and also compli-
ments the Southern statesman as fol-
lows:. :
“The debate on Reed’s bill to raise
hell in the South has been conducted
up to the present time with singular
decorum and propriety. Aseverybody
understands, it is aimed exclusively at
the South, but the conservative spirit
with which the representatives of the
South is being taxed to educate the
colored people, and in time they will
rise to the responsibilities endduties of
citizenship; but no attempt to use bay!
onets in regulating elections in a Repub-
lican country a quarter ofcentury af-
ter the war, is a step backward that
the "common sense ofinost will" not
be as bad policy from a Repal lican
and Arkansas fourth.
In average of cash value per acre of
corn. Texas is first and Iowa fourth.
In average cash value per acre of
wheat, Texas is first and Missouri
fourth. - ,
In average cash value per acre of
out =, Texas is Sirstand Mi sour foudtl.
- It further appears the farm products
of Texas exceed in value all those of
the New England States with those of
point of view, as it is untimely and un- Maryland and Delaurte added.
South in Congress have discussed it just.
has disgusted their opponents. It was T Among the first to con lemn it will
the hope of Reed and Lodge that the be the men in Blue who Thught against
men of the South would express their the men in Gray, and who owpathize
indignation in heated language and more with the sentiments of their great
make campaign material for Northern leader than they do with those who
CHICACO, ST. LOUIS AND consump# mn. The men of the South : seek to speak for the Republican party
KANSAS CITY- however, no matter howthey felt, today. At’any rate, it is time for the
PULLMAN SLEEPERS
Between points in Texas and
-**—---
Democratic Conventions.
The Congressional Convention will
be held in Dallas August 5.
The Senatorial Conventi ni will be
held in Hillsboro August 9.
The State Convention will be held
.. - in San Antonio August 12
Close connections in all of I he above cities | and how they feel in regard to the ! business men to protest in the name of 7
with fast trains of Eistern aneNorh- measure, treated it from the stand-the country’s welfare against such leg- The floatorial convention has not
-- the best line to .-point of the Constitution and from islation as the Force bill, and they will__L..o
the standpoint of universal American protest, earnestly and vigorously, the THE Fort Worths Gazette summit
liberty, and while they know that it is leaders of the Republican party will Monday of the vote for governor gives
aimed at their section exclusively, find out in 1892, if thef do-not be- Hogg’s vote as follows: Coin y in-
they refuse to discuss it as a purely fore.”1
sectional measure. There is not much
New York, Boston, Montreal • St. Paul
GEO. A. EDDY,, aceter -
H. C. CROSS, ileceirer,
J.J.Frey, lsdihe Me ( J. Waldo,
Gen. supt. i Bedatia, Do 1 Gen. Traf. Mgr
II. P. IJUGHEs,
Asst. Gen.
Pass. Agt.
Fort Worth, Tex. :
GASTON MESLIEK,
Gen. Pass. &
Ticket Agt.,
Sedalia, Mo
. Arstruetions 527: primary instruction
A SEPARATE coach law has been en- 186; share of uninstructed, known to
doubt the bill will Pass. Reed has his acted by the legislature of Loui certain 51. Total, 761. H in has a
followers well in command and there. The whites are generally in favor of total of 7 instructed: Wheeler 7 and
are enough of them.” Ithe measure.5......-
Cook 15. The
uninstructed vote is 65.
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