The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER.
THli . .
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Confectionary.
J. 0. MOBBY, I'rof'r.,
Hiuois Biii.iuno - Main Stkkkt.
Bastrop, Texas.
Subscriptions taken (or all papers ami
periodicals.
You nave time and money by renew-
ing ami subscribing through me (or
papers and periodicals.
For a good smoke, call on me. I have
(bo finest 5c and 10c Cigar* to be had.
Jff J. C. Mosby.
ADVERTISER'S AGENTS.
The following named agents of the
AovKKTisF.it are authorized to con-
tract for advertising ami job work,
receive and receipt for subscriptions,
and collect amounts due the Ai>vkk-
TISKIt :
General Agent—J. II. (iillaspy.
Paige—J. T. Kellutn.
McDade—(ieorge Milton and VV.
S. Porter.
Klgin—Miss F. Sheasby.
Cedar Creek—J. •>. Alexander.
Red Hock—(Jus .Jung, .Joe Probst
and 1'. W. Harris.
Watterson—C. C. Watterson and
1*. W. Harris.
Smithville—(Jeo. M. flcntry.
Hev. I . C. Swofford will preach
at the Baptist church, Sunday. The
public Invited.
—Never was the weather more
spring-like than it has been for sever-
al weeks, more like April than .Jan-
uary.
—The usual services will be held
at the Methodist church Sunday,
morning and night, Her. Nathan
Powell, pastor.
—The Abe Mulkcy forty-days
meeting which was to have begun at
Waco Friday of last week, has been
indiflnitely postponed.
— After the Colorado county peo-
ple left Thursday afternoon, the
town looked, comparatively speak-
ing, almost like a Sunday.
— Many of our citizens having
planted lavishly of fruit trees, ore
now ornamenting their homes with
shade trees, roses and shrubbery.
— Mrs. Cleveland, of Red Rock,
sent in last week, iifteen dozen eggs
to pay her subscription to the An-
VKimsKii. The ladies as well as the
men appreciate the AovtUTisru
— All taxes must be paid by the
:ilst, (next Wednesday) or a penalty
of ten per cent will be added. Kven
a tender of the money Thursday
morning will not relieve the penalty.
The law makes it compulsory upon
the tax collector to impose this pen
alty upon all delinquents, on the 1st
of February.
—Dr. Win. M. Cunningham,
Health Ofllcer, returned from Smith
vilie Monday, reporting forty-three
negroes in the pest house there,
fourteen of whom had the small pox.
He does not fear a spread of the dis-
ease in that city, as the utmost cau-
tion will be taken to prevent its
spread. He also reports, positively,
that there are no other casts of small
pox In Rastrop county.
(Jov. Sayers was reported indis-
posed for the past week, and as
unable to leave the mansion Monday.
Sheriff Davis was in Austin Sunday ;
the Governor told him. if able, he
would come to Rastrop and be pre-
sent at the trail Wednesday, that he
was determined to do everything in
the power of the Kxecutive to pre-
vent old Rastrop from being the bat-
tle ground of the Colorado disput-
ants.
—Jack Slider, colored, w as in town
Saturday, .lack was jubilant over
the fact the grand jury found no bill
against him for the fracas, mention
of which was made in the Advku-
tisku several weeks back. Jack says
he knew he had acted only in self-
defense, but as this was his first con-
nection with the courts, he couldn't
help feeling a little uneasy, hence
his delight at being exonerated by
that grand body of representative
citizens.
DEATH OF J. 0. BUCHANAN.
A gloom ol sorrow pervaded our tow n
Wednesday morning, w hen the death of
Mr. J. C. Buchanan was announced.
He died at his residence. 10 o'clock.
Wednesday morning. January '-Mth,
1900. at the age of 71 years, 11 months
and l.r> days
Deceased was born iu Washington
county, Va., February Mb, 1«2H, settled
in Bastrop in the early fifties, which was
hi* home to the day of Ills death.
lie was married twice, four children
blessing his first marriage, three of
whom, with bis second wlte, survive
him.
He was engaged in active mercantile
li(e until a few years before his death,
for many years doing business in the
corner brick building now occupied by
the Meyer Brothers, which he owned al
time of tils death
lie has served his town and county iu
many important positions, was district
clerk, county treasurer and city alder-
man, serving many years In each capa-
city. in IH&Htie was district clerk, w hen
the court was composed of lion. A . W.
Terrel, distilet judge, Hon. (J. VV.
Jones, district attorney, .1. C Buch-
anan, district clerk, and Capt. J. .1
Moncure, sheriff. It was the It'tuntion
of the four to hold a teuuion at .Judge
Terrel's (arm in Travis county, in De-
cember last, hut the Judge deciding to
visit his mother in Virginia, at that
time, the re-union was postponed His
death severs the ofiiulal quarto-link,
which composed the district court o(
Bastrop county, iu early days, all of
whom were living more than forty years
after they were thus associated together,
leaving only a trio to attend the so long
pleasantly looked (or re-union
As a business man he was honest and
upright in his dealings; as a citizen,
obliging and iielghhorl.V, as a husband,
devoted and as father affectionate and
indulging.
Ilis remains were consigned to Mother
Earth in Falrview Cemetery, Thursday
afternoon, hy (iambic lodge No. 244, F.
A. M. past master C. it. llaynle, acting
VV. M., Hev. Nathan l'owell, conduct-
ing the Christian services.
His death is a heavy loss to town and
county and legions of friends mourn
with the distressed ones over the loss
of a dear aud beloved friend.
—About twenty Hangers, includ-
ing Adjutant General Scurry, Capts.
Brooks, McDonald and Rogers, Sear-
gent Rates aud Armstrong were here.
Tuesday Adjutant-General Scurry
seut a detachment of Rangers to
meet the Columbus facllou at La-
Grange>and another detachment to
meet the other faction at West Point.
Adjutant General Scurry gave orders
to the Hangers "to disarm every-
body on trains bound for Bastrop—
and not o ily disaim all those who
may have arms in Rastrop, but also
to arrest them and put them in jail,"
giving "strict orders that any person
makinir any demonstration, such as
diawing a pistol for the purpose of
shooting, should be riddled with
bullets." In addition, Governor
Sayers gave "positive instructions
that further trouble must be preven-
ted at any cost." It is needless to
say, the orders and instructions were
carried out to the strict letter.
—Capt. Rogers, with a squad of
seven rangers, met the Columbus men
al Latirange, and Capt. Rrooks met
the opposing party at West Point,
disarming every man with a weapon,
either on his person or in his valise.
At Rastrop, every precaution was
taken, Capt. McDonald inspecting
every express package for weapons
Wednesday morning he look posses
sion of two express packages, one-
containing two pistols and cartridges
and the other one pistol and cart-
ridges. The ollicer paid the express
charges and receipted the express
messenger for each package.
—Hither maliciously, premedita-
tedly or by mistake, reports bus been
published in the San Antonio Daily
Kxpress and Austin Kvening Tri-
bune to the effect that two cases of
small pox had developed in the town
of Rastrop, thirty-live cases in the
county, and that the Public School
Hoard had ordered every pupil vac-
cinated or quit school. The reports
are without any foundation in fact;
there has not been a semblance of
the disease in the town of Rastrop
since 1852, nearly fifty years.
—Commissioner J. A. Hewalt was
in the city Tuesday. He tells us that
a few days ago he met the negro who
introduced the small pox in Bastrop
county, who told him that he was
satisfied he contracted the disease at
the Sedalia, Mo., Hospital, as it was
just twenty days from the time he
left that hospital until tho disease
showed itself upon him. He was the
first to have the disease in this covin-'
ty ami the llrst to get well. The'
marks on him are scarcely percep-
tible. 1
PURELY PERSONAL.
M II llill, Esq,, of Klgin, was here
'his week.
Prof. J. II (Jllla-phy, of Paige, wa
iu the city Friday .
J. 11. Jenkins, Chinese Inspector, was
here last week, leaving Saturday after-
noon.
Mrs. A . M. Hill, of Hill's Prairie, was
a pleasant caller at tho AKVKitrisi.it
Saturday.
Prof. J T. Newber.y, of Paige, was
in attendance upon the Institute meet-
ing Saturday.
Tom and John Alexander, of Cedar
Creek, were callers at the AoVKKTISKlt
office, Friday.
Mrs VV. F- Sehaefer is visiting at
Brenham, guest ol her fattier, Frank
Mnldleton and family.
Judge Kittrell, o ( Houston, was
among the attorneys in attendance upon
district court here last week
Banker Tom Hill, o( Weimar, was
here again this week, a witness in the
murder cases called lor Wednesday.
W . T F.therldgc, late of Cedar Creek,
bet now of Austin, was a pleasant
caller at the Apvkktiskk olllce Sa ur-
oay.
A. (i <«. Perkins, of Colorado county,
an old resident of Bastrop, was a pleas-
ant caller at the At'VKitTlsKK ollice
Tuesday.
Attorney J. F. Mathis, of Brenham,
is here as attorney (or the de(ense In ttie
trail of the quarto indicted for the kil-
ling here Monday last.
l>r J. 11. Grant, of Palestine, came
over Wednesday, summoned hlthei on
account of 'lie serious illness of his
father-in-law, J C. Buchanan.
Prof, W. II. Murchison, o( Cedar
Creek, was a visitor to Bastrop, Satur-
day, and lias promised to continue his
write up of the Philippines in the
columns oI the A t>vkktisku, which will
(urnish our readers with some interest-
ing and instructive reading
Hon. Jonathan Lane, of Houston, of
the firm of Brown, Lane V Garwood,
was here this week, as attorney for the
prosecution in the case of L. VV . Reese,
et a I , charged under indictment with
the murder of young Burlord aud as-
sault to murder deputy-sheriff Cle-
ments.
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E. H. PERKINS.
W. D. COPE.
Perkins & Cope,
"The Grocers." ^—
\kke propose to furnish the people of Bastrop and surrounding coun-
try with a Fresh, I'uro and Unadulterated stock of Staple and
Fancy Groeeries. Every dollars worth of goods sold by ns arc sold under
a guarantee, and if not as represented, your money is gladly refunded. Thin
is our method of doing business, and under this method we solicit a share of
the patronage of the people of this section.
Perkins Cope.
$ Country Produce Bought and Snlri
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INDICTED FOR MURDER.
A Denial*
Judge L. R . Sinks in a conversation
with the editor, stated that the report to
the effect that Gov. Sayers had written
him to push the Reese, et al., cases to
trial at this term of court, was without
the least foundation iu (act—that he
had not only net received any such
letter from the governor, hut that no
message of that kind orally or otherwise,
had been received by him, and that lie
had had no communication whatever
with the governor regarding those
trials.
—Too much praise cannot be given
the Hangers and Sheriff Davis and his
deputies in preserving order and quiet
during the two days the contending
pa rties w« ;e here. They were vigilant,
watchful, ever on the alert, ready to
nip iu the bud the least show o( a viola-
tion of orders, hence the utmost ipiiet
and good order prevailed. Capt, Brooke
and iithi'i' Itangers speak in great praise
of the elllfleucy of sheriff Davis, while
that otllcial can't say too many good
things about the efficiency o( the Ban-
gers. In fact, this is one case where the
Ringers ami the county officials vie
with each other in giving praise to Kn-
ottier, And, really, it is difficult, when
both did their full duty so well, to fell
w hich was the most efficient.
— District Clerk Griescnbeck Is pro-
fuse In praise of the promptness and
efficiency of sheriff Burford,of Colorado
county. At 3:50 Sunday afternoon lie
mailed at Bastrop the names o( about
two hundred witnesses (oi the defense,
in the Walter Ueese, Jim Coleman, Tom
Daniel and Less Beese, cases, to sheriff
Burford, at Columbus, who had his
subpoenas printed, In each ol the eases,
with proper endorsement, and one hun-
dred and seventy-(our of t he subpoenas,
in each case, (making a total, of (>!)<>
copies.) all served before night Monday.
He says B (J. Bennett, sheriff of I.ava-
ea county, is very little behind sheriff
Burford In efficiency in serving like
papers in the above cases.
— I'lstrlct Clerk R. J. Griescnbeck Is-
sued 350 subpo nas (or defense and 50
(or state, out of county witnessed, and
50 local for both sides. Four eubpwnas
In each case aggregates 1800 subpu-nas,
issued (or these cases.
—Adjutant Torn Scurry, of the
Texas Hangers, came In Sunday
afternoon. The following named
Hangers have been on duty in Ras-
trop the past week : Adjutant Tom
Scurry; Capts. J. W. McDonald, J.
A. Brooks,,!. II. Rogers; Seargcnt
McCauley and Rales; Privates C. L.
Rogers, Race, Williams, Coleman,
Levingstcn, Wallace, Armstrong,
Scurry, Raker, Fuller, Jones, Taylor,1
Wright, (Mil, Fait/.
—Regular meeting of Gamble i
lodge, No. 211, F. A. M., to night, ■
Sntarday, Jan. 27th, I'JOO. Impor-
tant business. A full attendance of
members requested und visiting
cuuipauioua invited. , i
Friday afternoon last the grand jury,
called iu special session returned sixteen
indictments, (our lor murder, (our lor
assail.t to murder and eight for carrying
pistols The four indictments for mur-
der, were against J. VV. Beese, T. B.
Daniels, Jim Coleman and L. VV. Reese,
two bills against each,—one charging
them with the murder of Arthur Bur-
ford, and one each (or the wounding o(
Will Clements. S. VV. Beese, jr., held
on same charge, was released, grand
jury lludlng no evidence to indict.
Judge Sinks set the murder cases for
trial (or Wednesday, -Mth, and a special
venire of 125 men ordered in each case.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, Wednesday
morning, court convened and cases were
called, that of Walter Reese taken up.
Messrs. B. I). Orgain, W. E. Maj tiard,
C. C. liighsinlth, of Bastrop, J. M.
Mathis. of Brenham, and Attorney
Leouard, o( Yoakuui, (or defense, aud
Messrs. Brown, Lane & Garwood, o(
Houston and I.aGrange, and J. P. Fow-
ler, o( Bastrop, with District Attorney
J. I' Buchanan, tor the prosecution.
On request o( attorneys the case was
postponed until 1:30 p. m . to give time
to consult witnesses, whereupon court
adjourned to that hour.
At 1:30 court re-convened, when at-
torneys (or defense asked further time
to consult with witnesses. One hour
was again given At the expiration of
that hour the state announced ready lor
trial. The defense asked (urther con-
tinuance and were given until 10 p. tn.,
to prepare a motion (or continuance,
l.'pon court re-assembllng at that hour,
a motion was made by the attorneys (or
the de(ense to quash the special venire,
(wo o( the number not having been
subptcuaed, which motion was argued
until 12 o'clock, w hen court adjourned
until S:30 Thursday morning.
On re-assembliug, Thursday morning,
the defense continued argument (or con-
tinuance and the case of Walter Reese
was dually continued to next term ol
court, whereupon the case of Jim Cole-
man was called, and after bearing fur-
ther argument, all the cases were con-
tinued, when the December term of the
District Court of Bastrop county was
declared adjourned sine ui■ .
Application for trial under writ of
habeas corpus, will be made, aud time
set for Thursday, February 15(11.10(40,
al Bastrop.
Immediately alter adjournment ol
court w itnesses and visitors began pre-
parations (or th«fir return to Colorado
aud adjacent counties, most o( them
leaving on the 3:50 p. m., south-bound
Katy.
Thursday Rangers arrested KB Acree,
of Yoakum, and Jeff ilouchiiin, of Vic-
toria, charged under complaint filed
with County Attorney Paul D. Page, as
accomplices in the murder of young
Bur(ord. Both parties gave bond, Acree
$1000 and llouehins $1000, and were re-
leased .
From Wednesday morning until
Thursday afternoon,theclty was crowded
with jurors, witnesses aud friends of the
de(ense and prosecution, while the court
house was literally packed with people
at every session ol the court, and yet
everything was quiet and orderly, with
no disposition shown toward a disturb-
ance of the peace, thanks to the vigilance
of the Rangers aud Sheriff Davis and
deputies.
Not A Candidate.
Hon. Roger Uyrnes, of Smilhville,
county democratic chairman, was in
the city Tuesday, and authorized the
Ahvi htiskk to state positively that
he is not, nor will not be a candidate
for Representative at the coming
election.
—This section was visited with a
good shower of rain Wednesday
night, followed by a cool norther,
and though bright sun shine prevailed
Thursday, the weather was pleasant-
ly cool, gel ting cooler in the after-
noon, with real snow appearance on
1'iul.i) luurnin^.
OODNTY INSTITUTE.
Our Teachers' Institute met on
Friday and Saturday of last week.
There was not a full attendance ow-
ing probably to the disturbances
that have been occuring lately iu Ras-
trop. The interest in questions dis-
cussed was good, and something
toward the general bettering of our
schools accomplished. Prof. Renson,
the author of our Spelling Rooks,
was present, and lent much aid to
the interest of the meeting.
Kxcellani papers by the Misses
Kirks' were read.
The best tiling perhaps, that we
bad was an address by Prof. W. II.
Murchison favoring a County Super-
inlendancy of our schools. And some
of us thought that in case we ever
secure such an arrangement the Prof,
himself would make a lirst class in-
cumbent.
Prof. Hale, of Klgin, made a strong
and very interesting speech on lines
of professional improvement, and
then cordially invited the Institute
to meet with his people at their next
session, and many of us already look
forwaril with pleasure to partaking
of their "Corn bread and Rutter-
milk," of which Prof. Hale kindly
assured us a supply.
J. II. glu.asi'v.
OLEVER PERFORMERS.
The Beaoh A Bowers' Minstrels at the
Opera House, on Jan 31st,
The Reach & Rowers' Minstrels
opened their Rutte engagement yes-
terday with two performances to big
audiences, and if laughter and ap-
plause is an indication of a good and
satisfactory show, and it usually is,
such a show is given by the minstrels.
The company is made up of a lot of
clever performers and specialty ar-
tists, including among the number
Lou Knetzger, one of the best club
swingers ever seen in Rutte; Don
Gordon, a remarkable trick bicycle
rider and on the unicycle; Harry
Freeman and the Smith brothers, a
team of acrobatic wonders ; the Van
brothers in a musical act, and the
La Rarre trio, unother team of very
clever acrobats. The performance
concludes with Robbie Heash's troupe
of wonderful trained dogs.—Anacon-
da Standard, Dec. IS.
— List of Patents granted to Texas
Inventors this week. Reported by
C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Attorneys,
Washington, I). C. J. F. Hughes,
Lone Grove, Huggy-top; J. M.
Myers, Kirbyville, Velocipedes ; J. I).
Schofleld, Dallas, Planter. For copy
of any of the above patents send 10c
in postage stamps with date of this
paper to C. A. Snow A Co., Wash-
ington, I). C.
—On Thursday, Capts. McDonald
and Rrooks, of the Rangers, placed
Kli Acree, of Yoakum, and Jeff
Houchins, of Victoria, under arrest,
charged, by complaint filed with
County Attorney Paul I). Page, with
murder, deeming evidence secured
since the adjournment of the grand I
jury, sufficient to warrant the arrest.
W. F. Hale, of Luting, is here
organizing a "Friend in Need" So-
ciety. It is a local insurance or-
ganization. The assessments are to
be 81 0(1 on the death of a member,
the Society to control the number of
it-, membership, and the beuvficiary
ty tvcvivc ; yy),
PROFITABLE SALE!
There has been going on, Remnant
Sales, Closing Out Sales, Clearing f'p
Sales, Invoice Sales, Clearing Down
Hales and Cut Price Sales, so we will
call ours a I'koi itahlk Sai.r!
One that will he profitable, both to
our Customers a id to us.
We start our sale to-day, aud will
continue all the year. We can and w.tl
sell you goods as cheap as any oi uk-
above mcnrloned sales, not only lo-d i>.
hut Kvm\ Day. Compare our price*
and you'll give it up:
Mens Shoes that were$1.50 now $1.1(>
*i.a5 •• $i ,(K>
I.mdlm •• *i.ou
" 91.80 " $1.15
91*75 •• $1.35
" " " " $1.00 " 8<>
Mens Knit Undershirts that were 35c
now 25c
Mens Knit Drawers that were 35 now **
Mens Work Shirts that were 50 now 35
Mens Socks 5 ami 10
Mens Blk Half Hose 10 per pr 3 (i># 25
Mens lan Hal( Hose 10 per pr 3 for 25
Ladles Hose from 10 to 25
Chlldrens Ribbed Hose 5
Chsldrens Heavy Ribbed Hose 10 per t.t
it (er 2i> ■
Chlldrens Double Ileel and To* Kj.tr*
Heavy Bibbed Hose 12'., e
Chlldrens Ribbed Wool Host, wo«h *Je
now 20c 3 pr (or 50c
Ladies Heavy Fleece Lined Vest* worth
35c cut price 25c
Ladies Colon Suits worth 75c now cut
to 80c
Mens Heavy Cotton Wool Lined I'nttar-
shirts and Drawers Hie best «ver of-
fered (or the money only 5Uo-
1* ancy Dress Calico 5 and Oc
Domestic brown i 5 and C' ,e
Domestic bleached 5 0 and 7'io
A Pair of Large Linen Towels wortti
50e have been selling at 38c now 25e
Cotton Flannels 5c to «c
O LASS WARE.
A nice Lamp complete 25c
A Sugar Bowl Butter Dish Spoon Stand
and Creain Pitcher four pieces 25o
A Good Syrup Pitcher 10c
A Good Water Pitcher 25c
Heavy Ooblets the kind you drive nailt
With 35c a set
Odd Pieces in Olassware 10c to iV
I iuware and Oranitc ware Iu alsuul-
sold Ht ',r', efc 'k*11 cannot be urnler-
l.ast tint not least we are Agents for the
best I adoring Establishment ia
. merica. I weiity years exp«rtei ca
ought to mean sou.ethlng. Our soln
speak (or themselves. They ni«
walking advertisements and one or-
der brings another. Try us.
SPOT CASH
RACKET
Mrs. Lockett's Building.
STORE.
NOTIOE TO TAY-PAYER8.
Delinquent tax-payers are hervbj
notified that all taxes for tlio year
1899, must be paid on or before
Wednesday, Jan. .'list, or t(> per
cent penalty will be added.
The law makes this peoaltj ob-
ligatory, and i am subject to pen-
alty for failure to add the penalty on
all delinquent taxes on the 1st ol
February of each year. I have rn*
time to deliver receipts onfy at roj
ollice, so please call and get them
before the 1st of February, and a*oi«t
the penalty. John S. Wii.soy,
Tax Collector Rastrop Couutf.
W\ntki h> Ski.l.—A one half in-
terest iu (jeiit's Furnisher's Rusitiu
Owner bus too much outside nti*l
other business. It will take al out
• 1500 to purchase a half interest.
Good business. Will stand Investi-
gation. Apply t<> Li. I)WVi, s*
viliey lvxas,
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