The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1910 Page: 1 of 2
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TO OUR COUNTY, OUR WHOLE COUNTY AND EVERY SECTION OF OUR COUNTY. TO OUR PRIDE IN ITS PAST AND OUR HOPE FOR ITS FUTURE. ADD VIGOROUS WORK IN TH!
LIVING PRESENT.
Sixty-fourth Year, No. 15
BAY CITY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1910
$1.50 Per Year
AS TO IRRIGATION LEGISLATION.
Capt. Chapman, Buck From Fh. Worth,
Urges Rice Farmers and Canal
Men to Join Congress.
From Saturday's Daily.
Capt. Monroe Chapman reaurned
their causes to him. What he advised,
they were willing to do, because they
knew that he would advise nothing
wrong. Instinctively, they felt that
here was one whom all could trust,
and all trusted him. He was ready
to confess his own errors, and anxious
to right the wrong he might have done.
Humility was a great strength to him.
and commanded confidence. He was
A WHARTON SOCIETY WEDDING
Miss May Bolton, Daughter of Banker
Bolton, Marries Cashier of the
Father's Bank.
THE PLEDGER TRAGEDY.
Every Circumstance Points to the Hor-
rible Triple Crime of Murder, Ar-
son and Burglary,
this morning from Fort Worth, where
he attended the meeting of the exec-
utive committee of the Texas Irriga-
tion congress, as a representative* of
the rice irrigation interests of Mat-
agorda county. The meeting was for
the purpose of discussing irrigation
legislation and appointing a legislitive ■
committee to draft such laws as may
be deemed necessary for submission
to the next general convention which
meets at San Antonio on the 6th of
September.
Every section of the state was rep-
resented at the conference, the rice
section being particularly strong, and
the legislative committee consists of
two members from that section, Hon.
Ben Campbell of Houston andHon.
Chenault O'Brien ’of Beaumont. Oth-
er members of the committee are
M. L. Swinehart of Pecos and Jno.
Closner of Chapin.
The irrigation problem was discuss-
ed generally, and Capt. Chapman says
that it was apparent from the stories
recited relative to conditions in other
no meddler in quarries of others, and
yet never failed to speak the right
word to bring peace and good will.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers.’--
“How fortunate for any community
to have such a citizen; and how more
than well that he should have the con-
fidence of others, an dthq power to do
good. May his mantle fall upon th*
shoulders of one worthy to wear it.”
We say, too, how good it is to have
a peacemaker to any community, and
how good that the community be able
to recognize his worth. And here we
will say, also, that it is well for men
to be strong enough to acknowledge
errors, to confess wrongs, and to
right the evils they do. A dog may
fight, and a brute may continue to
quarrel, and the meanest man may
hate his neighbor; but it takes real
manhood to go to him whom one has
Wharton Spectator.
Shortly after the noon hour Tuesday
the populace of-the city began to gath-
er at the Baptist church to witness
the wedding of two of the most promi-
nent as well as most popular young
people of Wharton, Mr. R. B. Taylor
and Miss Lillian May Bolton, who were
married at 2 o'clock. By the time the
bridal party arrived, the church was
filled to its utmost capacity, stand-
ing room back of the seats being oc-
cupied. For the occasion the church
had been decorated with a profusion
of ferns, roses and pot plants. The
windows were darkened and the build-
ing illuminated by electricity.
Messrs. Roy E. Jones and Lamar
Huston acted as ushers.
As the time drew near for the bri-
dal party to enter, Miss Frankie Bol-
ton of Waco, cousin of the bride, sang
"Why Do I Love You," in a charming
voice, Mrs. J. A. Saunders presiding
at the piano. The song being finish-
wronged, to confess the wrong and
ask forgiveness. '.
The courage to do right is the great- sed. the gate, openers led the way up
est courage; to confess a wrong an
ask forgiveness is proof of manhood;
to forget and forgive' an injury raises
the aisle .bearing bouquets. _ These
sections of the state, the rice section . .
has fewer troubles than any other manhood to its highest plane.
In the Pecos country there is a want
of water, a recent court decision hav-
ing put at least ten irrigation plants
on that stream out of business be-
cause the river suplied water enough
for only two. Mr. Fitch of Mercedes
- Blessed is the peacemaker; and
blessed is the man of courage, ready
to be at peace with his neighbors.
Hatred is mean and cowardly, and
does not raise man above the bull-dog:
but the manhood which makes for
were Misses Margaret Rust, Gladys
Davidson, Sallie Bolton and Norma
Linn, opening the-floral gates at the
ends of the passages leading to the
declared that the companies in his
section were selling twice as much
water as the river will supply when
all having water rights begin to use
it.. '
Among the important incidental
matters discussed was the beginning
of an active campaign to secure the
national irrigation congress for some
. city in Texas in 1911.
Those present at the meeting were:
M. L. Swinehart of Pecos, E., D. Bal-
comb of Balmorhoea, P. W. H. McFad-
peace is priceless.—Farm and Ranch.
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: "To Thee, 0 My Master!”
" The Horse's Prayer" Is.the trans-
lation from the Swedish which the
Humane Society, of Kansas City‘has
sent to owners of stables in that city.
“To thee, my master, I offer my
den of Beaumont, John M.Simpson of
Matagorda county. Geo. W. Bancroft .
of Orange, W. A. Fitch of Mercedes,
Monroe Chapman . MX Cit, Will-
lam L. Sargent of Fort Worth, J. A.
Kemp of Wichita Falls and Ben Camp-
bell of Houston. Hon. Jno. W. Gaines
who is the member of the executive
committee for this congressional dis-
trict was prevented from attending
by business in the district court.
Capt. Chapman says that it was the
concensus of opinion among the rice
district representatives that no leg-
islation is needed by the rice canal In-
terests save a repeal of that provision
of the present law requiring the re-
turn of the irrigation water to the
stream from wheice it is taken. In
the southern part of the state along
the coastal plain this is impossible of
accomplishment without expensive
drain ditches which would make the
cost of irrigation enterprises, prohib-
itive. He states, however, that there
is a strong movement toward secur-
ing irrigation laws applicable to the
prayer: Feed, water and care for ,
me; and, when the day's work is
done, provide me with shelter and a
clean, dry bed. .
"Always be kind to me. Pet me
sometimes, that I may serve you
yoy more gladly and learn to love you.
Do not jerk the reins, and do not
whip me when going uphill. Never
strike, beat or kick me when I do
not understand what you want; but
give me a chance to understand you.
Watch me, and if I fail to do your bid-
ding, see if something is not wrong
with my harness or feet.
"Do not overload me, or hitch me
where water will drip on me. Keep
the well shod. Examine my teeth
when 1 do not eat; I may have an
ulcerated tooth, and that, you know, is
very painful. Do not tie or check my
head in an unnatural position or/take
away my best defense against files and
mosquitoes by cutting off my mane
and tail.
"I cannot tell you when I am
thirsty; so give me clean, cool water
often. 1 cannot tell you in words
when 1 am sick; so watch me and
my signs so you may know my condi-
altar for the bridal party to enter.
Following came the flower girls.
Little Misses Jennie Bolton and Mabel
Outlar, strewing roses in the path of
the bridal party. Preceding the bride
came the bridesmaids. Misses Lucile
Bolton of Wharton, and Annie Bess-
more of San Antonio, Miss Louise
Kelley, maid of honor; Mesdames W.
P. Kemper of Wharton and R. C. Beck-
ham of Victoria, matrons of honor,
and-groomsmen, Messrs. H. J. Bolton,
Jr., Albert Moreland, Newton Dennis,
and Marshal Elmore.
As Mrs. Sanders rendered the wed-
ding march, the bride, wearing a beau-
tiful dress of brocaded satin trimmed
in point lace, and veil, entered upon
her father’s, arm, carrying a bouquet
of bride’s roses. She was, met at the
Wharton, Spectator.
What seems to be one of the most
dastardly crimes ever perpetrated in
this county was enacted Tuesday last
when the saloon of Joe Burger at Ti-
ger Bend was burned and Winfield
McCauley, who was sleeping above the
saloon, was foully murdered and his
body cremated.
Frank Hillboldt, bartender at Ti-
ger Bend for Mr. Burger, and mana-
ger of the business at that place, clos-
red the saloon about 11:30 Monday
night. His friend, McCauley, was
spending the night with him, and the
two went to the bedroom above and
McCauley retired, asking Hillboldt
to get another friend named Lowrey,
who had been at the saloon, but had
left when Hillboldt closed up. It
seems that Lowry was firing a gun as
he went along the roadway and Mc-
Cauley, being an intimate friend, was
afraid that he would get into trouble
by doing so, and for that reason dis-
patched Hillboldt to get the gun or
keep Lowrey from firing it. Hillboldt
was unable to get the gun, and accom-
panied Lowrey to his home. Hill-
boldt then went to Pledger, a short
distance, and did not return until 3
o'clock in the morning, when he found
the saloon ablaze, and immediately
called McCauley, and receiving no re-
sponse. began a search for him, but
was unsuccessful. He attempted to
phone to Wharton, but was unable to
get central here until 6 o'clock. The
. heat was intense, owing to several
impossible to ascertain the manner of
death.
Officers are working on the case,
but as no clue was left of the crim-
inal, the task of bringing him to jus-
tice bids fair to be difficult. It is
thought, however, that the party is
the same who burglarized several oth-
er places in the neighborhood, among
them the store of Lonnie McCallum at
Pledger, where about $500 was secur-
ed.
Mr. Burger had no insurance, the
underwriters having refused to carry
the risk, and as he had. stocked up for
the 19th of June, the loss was consider
able, being about $2200. Mr. Burger
states, however, that he does not re-
gret the fire loss in itself as he does
PRODSED AUTO ORDINANCES.
Nome N Regulations Which Might
Be Me into Law for the Good
of All Concerned.
The Clowing may be presented to
the citycouncil of Bay City at its
next sitng for enactment Into law to
secure le comfort and security of
drivers I automobiles in Bay City:
Art. 1-Pedestrians crossing boule-
vards a night shall wear a white
light in ront and a red light in the
rear.(.
Art. 2-Before turning to the right
or left, hey shall give three blasts
the unfortunate ending of McCauley, on a hot at least three inches in di-
who bore a good reputation in this
section and was likked by all who
knew him. His relations have the
sympathy of all in their bereavement
and it is hoped that the party or par-
ties guilty of this heinous crime will
be soon brought to answer for “the
deed.
tion. Give me all possible shelter
from the hot sun; and put a blanket
conditions peculiar to the western on me, not when I am working, but
‘when I am standing in the cold. Never
.sections, and that unless the coast
people look well after their interests
they are. likely to suffer hardships
on account or Jaws which, while re-
lieving other sections would prove
seriously detrimental to rice irriga-
tion interests.
He urges every farmer and canal
man in the county to become a member
of the congress and to be present at
the meeting at San Antonio on the
6th of September.
PeaceMaker In The Community.
The community had gathered to pay
the last duties to one of their number,
old and young were there, -men,
women, and the little children, who
knew that they had lost a friend.
Many eyes were full of tears, and
many hearts were sore. A good man
had fallen. ,
The minister read his text and be-
gan the sermon, which was to com-
memorate the virtues of the dead. As
%.climax to the sermon, he said:
“Our brother was the peacemaker
put a frosty bit to my mouth; first
warm it by holding it a moment in
your hands.
I try to carry you and your bur-
dens without a murmur, and wait
patiently for you long hours of the
day or night. Without the power to
choose my shoes or path, I sometimes
fall on the hard pavements, and I
must be ready at any moment to lose
ny life in your service.
"And inally, 0 my master, when
my useful strength is .gone, do not
turn me out to starve or freeze, or
sell me to some human brute, to be
slowly tortured .and starved to death;
but do thou, my master, take my life
In the kindest way, and your God will
reward you here and hereafter. Amen.
Jack and Jim.
SPECIAL SUMMER COURSE
in the
.. DAY CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE
of this community—a man who knew Three Months For $20.
Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Penmanship, Arithmetic, Business
always how to reach the hearte of
people, and bow to heal the wounds
and close up breaches. What was
the secret of that power? It was that
he was sincerely a friend of humanity;
• that he loved men and loved peace;
that always he honored his own man-
hood, and the manhood In other men.
Men loved and trusted him, and know-
ing his keen sense of honor, and love
for jusice, were willing to entrust
Law, Spelling, Grammar and
Punctuation
— Students may enter for this course
any time during May and until June
6th. After that date only the regular
rates of tuition will be accepted.
See or Addres
R. M. GANNON, Mgr. Bay City, Texas
barells of whiskey in the building,
and Hillboldt was unable tor enter the
building, but as the ceiling and upper
floor fell the body of McCauley was
still on the springs, showing that he
had evidently been murdered before
the building was fired.
Tuesday morning Mr. Burger, Co.
Atty. Dennis, Justice H. T. Compton,
Sheriff Koehl, Jas. Whitten and oth-
ers went to the scene of the fire and
held an inquest over, the body of Mc-
altar by the groom and his, attendant-canley and made other investigations.
Mr. Beverly D. Harris of Houston.
3toJi^Xi**to»i^
ferns from wnicn toe good fuck em-
blem was suspended, the bride and
groom faced Rev. D. 11. Clapp, pastor
of the Baptist church, who pronounc-
ed the impressive ring ceremony which
joined their future lives, and Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor marched down the aisle
to' the time of Lohengrin's march met
at the door by Mr. Henry Aldag. who
escorted them to the home of the bride
In his automobile.
The groom is the cashier of the
Wharton National Bank, a young man
of excellent business ability and ex-
emplary habits. The bride is the on-
ly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Bolton, a young lady loved by all
who know her, who carries all the
endowments to make an ideal wife.
Mr. Bolton, her father, is president of
the Wharton National Bank, and is
well known in this section of the
state.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left for Gal-
veston on the. afternoon train where
on Wednesday they took the steamer
•for New York, and will visit Savan-
nah, Ga., where the groom’s mother
and sister reside, New York, Montreal,
Denver and Chicago before returning
home. They will be at home after
August 1st at Plaza hotel.
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Ingersoll on Alcohol.
I am aware that there is a preju-
dice against any man engaged in the
manufacture of alcohol. 1 believe
from the time that it issues from the
coiled and poisoned worm of the dis-
tillery until it enters into the bell of
death, dishonor and crime, that it dis-
honors everybody who touches it—
from its source to where it ends. I
do not believe anybody can contem-
plate the subject without becoming
prejudiced against the liquor crime.
All we have to do is to think Of the
wrecks on either side of the stream,
of the suicides, insanity, ignorance
and destitution produced by the dev-
fish thing. %
And when you think of the jails, of
the almshouses, of the asylums, of the
prisons, of the scaffolds on either .of
the banks, I do not wonder that ev-
ery thoughtful man is prejudiced
against that damned stuff called al-
cohol.—Robert G. Ingersoll.
John B. Phillips of Matagorda is in
the city. '
It was found that a Mosler safe in
the s .loon had been tampered with,
the combination dial and handle chis-
eled off and a place about ten or 12
inches in length chiseled across the
bottom, where the iron was turned
back and the lining chiseled out to
within an inch of the inside wall, ana
the work was of a very clumsy nature,
showing plainly that whoever the mur
derer might be, he was evidently an
amateur at burglarizing. The time
required to do this work must have
been at least two hours or more,
showin that the criminal began oper-
ations shortly after Hillboldt left, and
it is a foregone conclusion that Mc-
Cauley was first murdered, and the
burglar, thinking he had killed the
bartender, had the balance of the
night in which to complete the work.
Otherwise, the noise of chiseling the
safe would undoubtedly have arous-
ed McCauley. Admittance to the safe
was not gained, however, and when
when water was thrown upon it on
Tuesday ot fell open, and a couple of
checks and a small amount of cash
inside were in good condition, not
even being scorched. About ten dol-
lars in the cash register and the mon-
ey on the back bar was mising. The
theory advanced is that the burglar
became frightened either by the ap-
proaching daylight or some noise and
fired the building to hide his crime,
before gaining admittance to the safe.
The watch of the dead man was found
which had been placed on a table with
a small amount of silver. The silver
was missing.
A brother of the deceased arrived
Tuesday and took charge of McCau-
ley's remains, which were interred
at Richmond, his former home. Mr.
McCauley was a single man, about 30
years of age, and had for some time
been to the employ of George Wine-
worth, the well driller, who stated to
the Spectator man that deceased had
always been sober while he had
known him, which wih the statement
of Hillboldt that McCauley was sober
when be retired, disposes of the the-
ory that McCauley might have been in-
toxicated and was unable to escape
from the burning building.
McCauley's head was burined from
bis body, and the skull found in pie-
ces, which should not have been the
case, bad it not been broken before
the fire. His arms were burned-off,
also the limbs up to the trunk, only
the bones protruding, and all were in
such a charred condition as to make it
Local Automobile News.
We find the following among the
"Automobile Notes" in yesterday's
Houston Post:
One of the Stearns cars which was
received a few days ago by the Auto
Co. was sold to A. H. Wadsworth of
Bay City. . He drove the machine home
and says that it is dolg all that could
be expected of any car.
S.T. Pearson of Bay City invested
in a model T Ford touring ear lastt
week. The machine has been deliver-
ed, and Mr. Peareson says he is now
a Ford advocate. The car was
bought from the Ford Motor Co.
T. Smith of Collegeport has taken
the agency for the Brush runabout at
that point. He had a nice new car
shipped to him last week from the, Pal-
ace Auto Co. These little cars are
creating a great deal of interest in
Houston and in the smaller towns
throughout the state.
Postmaster Sayers of Bay City is
the proud possessor af a new Regal
30, which he purchased last week from
the Palace Auto Co. The car has
been delivered and is being used by
Mr. Sayers daily, both for commer-
cial and pleasurable purposes. He
expresses himself as being highly
pleased with his car and the way in
which it is working.
Mr. Z. E. Scofield of Bay City, who
drove an Oakland "30" roadster from
Bay City to Galveston, gave the Gal-
vestonians and those who accompa-
nied him an exhibition of speed with
his car. He raced on the beach with
a car that had a speedometer that reg-
istered 65 miles per hour, and Scofield
passed him on the beach as if he was
tied. Efforts will be made to get Mr.
Scofield to enter his car in the races
at Galveston next month. ,
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Has a Sixth Sense.
From Washington Herlad:
Scientists in Denmark are greatly
puzzled by a man named Emil Kund-
sen, aged 36 years, a Norwegian from
Christiana. He had been an object
of interest to the medical fraternity
for some time, and lately Professor
Friedenrelch, one of the leading nerve
specialists of Europe suggested an
experiment. Knudsen was blindfold-
ed, placed at the wheel of a steamer,
and told to pilot it through the In-
tricate channels of Copenhagen Har-
bor. This he did without-any mis-
hap whatever. He displayed no nerv-
ousness or hesitation. He took a doz-
en sharp corners throughout without
any uncertainty. He explains his
gift as a sixth sense, and the scientific
men who have him under observation
are inclined to believe this explana-
tion is the true one. At present, any-
way, they are unable to account for
the performance on any other hypo-
thesis.
ameter.
Art. 3-When an inexperienced dri-
ver is mile nervous by a pedestrian,
he shall idicate the same and the pe-
destrian hall hide in some near-by
hen-coop ir behind a tree until the au-
tomobile as passed.
Art. 4-Pedestrians shall not carry
in their rekets any sharp instrument
or substare which is likely to cut au-
timobile res.
Art. 5—
destrians
n dodging automobiles, pe-
shall not run more than
seven mile per hour.
Art. 6—edestrians must register at
the begining of the year and pay a
license feeof $5.: ’ ,
Art. 7—edestrians will not be al-
lowed to
nit a cigarette smoke on
any boulev rd or avenue to an offen-
sive or un ecessary manner.
Art. S—1 ach pedestrian, before re-
ceiving hislicense to walk upon the
streets mut demonstrate before an
examining oard his skill In dodging,
leaping, cawling, and extricating
himself from machinery.
Art. 9—Pdestrians will be held re-
sponsible fol all damage done to au-
tomobiles or their occupants by col-
lisions.
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AGE NO BAR.
Everybody
Old people
n Ray City Is Eligible,
stooped with Buffering,
Middle age courageously fighting,
Children mable to explain,
All in miery from their kidneys.
Only a lithe baskache first. -______,
Games who you catch a cold.
Or when you strain the back
May complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabetes, Bright#
disease.
Doan’s Kidney Pills cure backache.
Cure ever] form of kidney ills.
Mrs. J. C. Buford, Ave. F. Bay City,
says: "I can say that Doan's Kidney
Pills are a most reliable remedy for
weak kidneys. We used the min
our family aid they effected a perma-
nent cure in the case of our child who
was afflicted with a kidney weakness.
I make this statement believeing il-
ls my duty to do so for the benefit of
other kidney sufferers.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's—and .
take no other.
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Hides and Furs Wanted.
Now that the fur season has open-
ed, don’t forget that Frank Harrison
the butcher, will pay you* the highest
market price in -cash for youd pelts.
He also buys hides on the same
terms and is always in the market
for prime beef cattle. Shop east of.
Matagorda Pharmacy building. tf
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Wharton County Drainage District
No. 1, comprising 120,000 acres of land
adjaceit to Trespalaclos, Blue and Ca-
rancahue creeks, was authorised by
the commissioners court on Tuesday
and John Norris was appointed as
civil engineer in charge of the work.
The engineer's report on cost of the
work and other details is to be heard
in the early part of August.—Whartou
Spectator. ...__.
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What Colquitt Stands For.
Southwestern Farmer.
_Mr. Colquitt's backers are now tell-
tog us he favors u’he tir atment by’
the state of educational and agricultu-
ral interests. They say he does not
represent the saloons in this cam-
paign. We would father hear that
from Mr. Colquitt What we have
heard from him is that he thinks the
school teachers are tax-eaters and not
tax-payers; that if elected he will
abolish the department of agriculture
and labor; that he does not regard
the desire of the Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical College for indepen-
dence and a larger life as a matter of
much importance, etc, These state-
ments. made in times past, represent
the real mental atitude of Mr. Col-
quitt. He 18 the saloon candidate.
The saloons are working night and
day for his nomination. If he wins
it. the July primary, the word will go
abroad, and truly, that the saloons
have elected the governor of this state.
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Laurentz, F. S. The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1910, newspaper, July 1, 1910; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696415/m1/1/: 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.