The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1901 Page: 1 of 6
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rop Advertiser
IN CREASES
lea of fabrics for
[SUITS AND OVERCOATS
in to offer an immense as-
jt of material for
b-ORDKR CLOTH KB!
forget that we MAKE TO
IjRE. Therefor, a correct
1st cut, fashionable materi-
lithing ready made, but a
[nd Vest or Trousers made
Tor you 'kin any style you
"WM. KESSELUS,
"The Tailor."
very pleasant p.nd much
Jed dance at the Casino hall
ftmas night.
Jee Wiedemann's Big Show
opera house next Thursday
t, .January 10th.
|A furnished room for rent in
Buchanan residence. En-
k* of Stevenson A Holt.
[•The explosion of a cannon
[cracker blew off two of young
rgan Fowler's fingers, during
Christmas.
The a R- H. S. ball at the
openAhouse on the night of the
31st, wVs well attended and one
of the most enjo> able of the
holidays*
—Quite a number of family
\ Christmas trees in Bastrop, many
of these gotten up on an exten-
sive scale, to the groat delight of
the little folks.
—City Marshal Nash reports
considerable petty thieving over
the town, notwithstanding the
officers are doing all in their
power to put it down.
—Rev. O. T. Hotckiss, pastor
of tho Methodist church, held
special watch services at the
Methodist church Monday night,
continuing until 12:15 in the new
century.
—The Colorado County cases
—That was a most delightful
Watch Party at the elegant home
of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zieten, on
the night of the 31st of Decem-
ber, 1WK), enjoyed by a number
of friends, and a very appropri-
ate occasion for the closing of the
Nineteenth century. Elegant re-
freshments were served, and long
will the pleasures of the evening
be held in pleasing remembrance
by all present. Mr. and Mrs.
Zieten are adepts at entertaining
and making every one feel "at
home."
—Tho A1 G. Fields Minstrels,
at the Elzner opera house Christ-
mas eve night, were groeted with
a packed house, while the per-
formance throughout fully sus-
tained their reputation as artisti
of the first water. The closing
scene, the Faust family, was
simply marvelous and all present
regretted to see the curtain drop,
and admitted that they had
never seen anything to equal the
work of this clever family of
people.
—Mrs. Nannie Harrison Bell,
of San Antonio, writes Mrs. E.
H. Jenkins that there was no
publication of the monthly Texas
School Journal during the holi-
days, but that a specially large
edition of a December and Janu-
ary. number will soon appear.
Mrs. Bell is the accomplished
editor of the Journal. Teachers,
subscribers to the Journal, may
expect a rare new year treat in
this number.
PURKLY PERSONAL.
—The Christmas trees at the
Methodist and German Methodist
churches, Christmas eve and
Christmas night are generally
pronounced the prettiest ever
seen in the old town, Santa Claus
was most liberal in remembrance
of his little pots, while many of
the presents were costly and
magnificent, and the exercises
exceedingly interesting, especally
to the young.
—Col. Charles S. Morse, fifty-
third degree, deputy inspector
gener l for Texas, visited Bas-
trop l aturday last, and while
here c\ nferred the thircy-second
degree Masonry on Companions
W. A. McCord and Chester Er-
hard, making these two Masons
tho highest in Bastrop. The
Senior certainly regrets not being
at home to welcome Companion
M"rse to the old town.
-On Friday evening of last
H. J. Wamel was in the city Thurs-
day.
4.MiM Mtittio Turner visited Austin
last week.
Miss Belle Anderson visited Temple
since last issue.
J. T. Sanders, of Elgin, was here dur-
ing the holidays.
Sam McDonald, of Hill's Prairie, was
in the city Thursday.
W. N. Erwin, of l'aige, was "court-
ing" In town this week.
Miss Ethel Grimes is visiting relatives
and friends in Victoria.
Woodie Moore, of Hill's Prairie, was
in town to-day, Friday.
John Fehr, of Lock hart, visited in
tho city since last issue.
Chinese Inspector J. II. Jenkins was
at home for the holidays.
D. H. Hell and family visited Temple
the early part of last week.
Leo Zieten *\as a visitor to the Cap-
itol City since our last issue.
W. J. Cain, from Lampassas, visited
Bastrop du"ing the holidays.
Lee Alexander, of Cedar Creek, was
here the early part of the week.
Constable Watson, of Kod Rock, was
here the early part of the woek.
Joe Knittle, of Brenham, is visiting
relatives and friends in Bastrop.
Wm. Eastland, sr., of the Watterson
neighborhood, was here Thursday.
Georgo Jnng, of Galveston, spent the
holidays with Bastrop home folks.
Mrs. K. llackbath, of Sealy, guest of
her mother, Mrs. Chas. WerUner.
Ed. McGowan and Arthur Veaiy, of
Onithville, spent Sunday in Bastrop
T. H. Jenkins, of Austin, spent part
of the holidays with Bastrop home folks.
Miss Emelie Uriesenbcck, of Houston,
is visiting Bastrop relatives and friends.
N. G. Fowler, of Cedar Crook, was a
pleasant visitor in our city during last
week
O. G. Coulson, of Utley, was a pleas-
ant caller at the Advertiskhoffice Wed-
nesday
Miss Ida Schaefer, of Schuelinburg,
is visiting Bastrop, guest of Miss Ida
Phfeifer.
Will Kesselus, of Smithvillo, was a
visitor at the old home the early part of
the weoK.
Misses Callie Tumor and Nannie
Mo*by, visited Austin during Christ-
mas week.
City Marshal Chas. Jenkins, from
Lock hart, was a visitor in our city
since last issue.
W. J. Hill and family, of Waco, were
among tho pleasant visitors to Bastroj
during thlp holidays
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Candies
Fine*! Mixcii pr In 35c
-L Finest Mixed a It) tl 00
Finixi Mixed6lti$l..'>U
Sp> cial. iwr lli. l&c.
illicit, per III, 'JOf.
Mies, per lb, lUu.
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Canned Fruits and Vegetables
AfpnrMiftu, ;i Jl Hpigre csng, per oan, 60c •
A*pHrNgi)H I'ips, i I-'J (It round cans, per can, 40c
Fr# i.eli l'«-as. per chii
New Year Greeting.
A Happy and IVos|kmoiis New Voni' to
our Friends and Patrons. Mny von al!
h|lond yonr money whore you will ^et the
most for it—<|iiulity considered. When you
do this we are sure of getting our portion
of it. Hetnemlier we sell strictly for Casli
and our prices are tiie same till the yeai
round. May 1JKH lie good to you.
•were transferred at the present Miss Kthel Grimes gave a
term of the district court, to San n umber of her friends a most de-
Antonio, to be called at the Feb- ijghtful dance at the residence of
ruary term of the Rexar county j jier parents, Mr. and Mr. W. 11.
district court.
—On Sunday last, Marshal
Nash escorted a colored tramp
nut of town, and next day the
trump was broken out with
something very much like small-
pox eruptions.
—Rev. John Rluenneke, pre-
siding elder of the San Antonio
district, is in the city, holding
services :tl the (lerman M. K.
church. There will !>e preaching
Sunday also. Public invited.
—At the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. K. M. Trigg, assisted by
Mr. and Mrs. Trigg, Miss Kate
11 asset, gave the high school a
pleasant and enjoyable entertain- y
, . „ . , . 26c. per do/i u. $2.76.
Small Tender ('••a*- P«*r eao Side. tier dozru, ('J '25
J/ H* -I 0<-ni Packed per can, 12 l-'jo,
^ liond Corn, per can, 10c.
Uipt |{. J i oiiihIo<*s. 'J '.. p«r can. 8o.
Hipe KimI To in n toes, '2 lbs., per cau, loc.
Peai'ock Apricot*, per can, "j0o
^ Peaco' k Cherrlv* per can. 2*>u.
Peacock I'earn. per can. U6c
Peacock Peaches, per can. 'J.Vj.
Oranbxrrv Sauce, per can. 26«.
x>/ 111iiin Pudditikt, per oan. 15e.
^ Clipped Pineapple grated aud sliced- per oan. 26c.
^ Strawberries, per can. 26c,
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W. Jack Frost Baking Powder, ])opular
Price, per pound, 25c.
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Canned Fish and Meats.
Pic Nic Lobsters, per can, 25c.
Smoked Herring. per can, 16o.
Bloated Mackerel. 2 lb*, each 26c
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No. 1 Mackerel, it for 25c.
^ Oysters, 1 lb. can. 16c, 2 lb cans. 25c.
tR 8 «lm"u Cutlets, per can. 35c.
Colinnbla Hlver Salmon, pej can, 20c.
' Alaska Salmon, per can. 15<\
French Sardines, per can, 20c.
Corned Beef, per can, 15c.
Clipped Dried Beef, per can, 25c.
Vienna Sausage, per can, 12 I -2c.
w L,""'b To'igne. Jier can, U6c.
Veal Loaf, 1-2 lb. 11 l-2c, 1 lb 25c.
Deviled Hum, per can. 20 and 35c.
Putted llain, per can. 10c.
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Nuts.
Almonds, per lb, 24c
« Sliolleil Almonds, 60c.
^ Walnuts, per lb, 20c.
Filberts, per lb, 20c.
Hrl/.il Nuts, per II). 20
^ Pecans, large lb, 10c.
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Fruits.
Aliplf., p,.r |,(||
OrangfH, r ,j
40 and 5()i
i.i tttou* pur ,1,,/
HIM .. ||. | Ii;,, ),
|)Hle . p r lb 12
Fik . per iti. 20,-
C'raubt irte«, p, r
60.
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Miscellaneous,
California Prunes. p«>r lb, 10c.
Kvaporateil Applen. per lb. 1 it,-
Kvaporated Hwnclim, p«-r lb. 12 I 2c.
Kvaporatt'd Apricot* p<-r It, 2oc."
Kvaporated IVmis per Hi 12 1 2r
Kviiparaled Kaupberrles. pi-r lb. 20<*.
Veriutcelli and Macuroni, [„t lb, ItK-
Cremn Cheese, pi-r lb, 20c.
8'nffi'd (> Ives, (n-r Hoti It. -J5 un,) .jo,.
Sp'iuisli Olives, per bolile. 2". hihI 60c.
Hipe C illini um Oliver, per botl.e. 5oc
0 ivr Oil. 76c.
Condenmtd Mli c;ti Meat, per bottle, 6()«,
Fiuit .la< s, p. r cm. 10c.
.felly, per glitM*, 1(K\ per pall, 25««,
Maple Syrup, per g.il. SI K); p. r bottle, 50c
1 omato Catsup, per bolile. 25c.
"Tidal Wave" Flour, the best for.
Cakes and Biscuits.
Miscellaneous.
Broniangclon, per package, |6c.
.lei y Powder, per package. 12 l-2o.
Knox's Uelatine. per pmikag •, 12 l-2c.
Wet Mince Meat, 3 lb, jir. 75o.
Wet Mince Meat, 5 lb, jar. $1 00.
Shredded Cocoanut, per paekaye, 8c.
(ierman Sweet Chocolate, per .:ake. He.
Baker's Premium Chocolate, per cake, 26c.
Full line of Spices aud Extracts.
New lines of Teas aud Coffees.
Pickles, Chow* and Condiments
Jersey Toast, per carton, loc.
t'need a Hlscult, per carton, 15c.
.Saratoga Flakes, per carton, 15c.
Dinger Wafer*, per pail. 40c.
Buckwheat Flour, per package, 20c.
KegPlckks, per dogen, 10c.
A. A. ELZNER,
Phone 32.
Free Delivery.
Dried Fruit
Pineapple (Jlace. 5i
Glace Cherries, 50o
Si I ffed Dates, lb 3
Currants, pe. lb, 20(]
Kalslns. pc lb 20c.
Seeded Kalkluo, 20c
Mrs. J ll). Crow, of Temple, visited
relatives «nd many ftiends in Bastrop
during the. holidays. '
AntonwQloeckner atvl wife, of San
Antonio, upont Christmas with Bastrop
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Chas. Rogan, arc Miss Fannie
Stewart, visited her aunt, Mr*. H. 1\.
Green during the holidays.
It. L. Gill and wife, of Austin, spent
a few days with Bastrop relatives and
friends during the Christmas.
Charley Rabensburg, who has been
attending school at Ft. Worth, spent
Christmas with the home folks.
W. N. Wilson, of Utley, was in this
week, paying his forty-eighth annual Sunday afternoon.
subscription to the Advkrtihbk.
Crimes. It was a happily spent
evening all voting tho lovely
hostess i decided adept at enter-
taining, wishing a frequent re-
petition of such pleasurable occa-
sii >ns.
— Bob Smith, son of Mrs. Sam
Smith, of Kod Rock, who is
charged with the killing of a
negro at Rosanky, came in yes-
terday and his attorneys, Orgain j C|u.iK(mas w,.,.k wiih the home folks.
A Maynard, sued out a writ of, ^ill and Clint Orgain, attending the
habeas corpus, and tho bond of Southwest l?niversity at ricorgetown,
young Smith was placed at the spent Christina, with the home folk .
sum of S'CiiHI, which was readily ! I>r. C. C. mucins and K. F. Higgins,
I of Houston, visited relative* and friends
j in our city the early part of the week.
Marshal Nash arrested two i Waiter Caldwell, of Austin, spent a
R E. Haynes, of Franklin, Tenn.,
visiting Will Orgain, after a week's
pleasant sUiy in Bastrop, left for his
Tennessee home Saturday last.
C. A. Scheh, for some time with C.
Erhard A- Son, as prescription clerk, left
this week for his home, Lockhart, carry-
ing with him the best wishes of all Bas-
trop.
Miss Kittle and Master Don Petty,
daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Petty, spent Christmas holidays with
their grand mother, Mrs. Sherman Rey-
nolds.
Thos. Lec MeCullough, wife and
child, of Waco, visited Bastrop during
the holidays, quests of Mrs. McCul-
loughs parents, Capt. and Mrs. B. D.
Orgain.
Miss Hassell, the accomplished ttvh-
er of history and mathematics, in o'tif
public shool, spent the holidays at her
Which will Ik; arriving soon.
John E. Sehlottman, an experienced
T. W. Wood and family spent the | prescriptionist, sm (ei ds Mr. C. A.
holidays at Hillsboro, with Mrs. Scheh, at the drug store of C. Erhan
parents, returning home Sunday. & Son, and he an \\> < 1,u< 111
,, x, ,, , fl. the Mrs Schill's Commercial Home.
We will coni
the good work 1>/ offering you CUT PRIC]
home in Temple, returning to Bastrop (],c following tine of Staples, to llUlke I'OOII
' New Spflng Stock of Staple and Fancy
Gotxls, Vvliich will he liought next month :
E. M. Haralson, from Atlanta, Oa.,
visited Bastrop during the holidays,
guest of his brother, E. B. llaialson.
Hartford Jenkins, who is teaching
school in Williamson county, spent
given.
Walter Reese and Stafford Reese, of
I Rosenberg, Jus. Coleman and Eens
Reese, of Halletsville, Tom Daniels, of
| West Point, and John Moulton, of Yoa-
kum, are in the < it> for a few days.
Hon. John McPhaul and little son, of
Washington City, were most pleasant
visitors in our midst during the holidays.
John has many warm friends in Biistrop
county, his <ild homo, vho will always
gift liim a hearty welcmnf.
Mcssi^. 11. H. Redfleld,T. A. W. Hill,
1). (>. Hill and B. J. Greshmam, of
of tilt
ment, at the close
Century.
—Mrs. Raul l>. l'age was the
recipient <>f a valuable < hristmas
present from her brother, I 'r. A.
Garwood, "f New Rraunfels—a
fine " stepper," a beautiful sorrel
horse, and she is naturally very
proud of the animal.
—Phoenix lodge, 22S, Inter-
national Association < f Machin-
ists, at Smith v il le, closed tlu
holiday
and supper, at
from Rastrop were present, all <>f
whom pronounce the occasion
most enjoyable.
—A clean performance, a
clover Farce Comedy, bright
specialties and a magnificent
Orch estra is s«une of the features
of Wiedemann's Rig 8how in
"Tho Hteatn Laundry" at the
Oting men, named Wright and I woek or ten (lays visiting relatives and , Smi(hvi||(.t iin,j ,|. T. Kellum, of Paige,
Milled a called convocation of Bastrop
friends- in Bastrop since our last issue.
atu
19th ('arter, charged with malicious
mischief and petty theft, and | Our young friend W. D. Cope, who rCha,jl(.r No. «fi, W. A. M., Thursday
- , . . .j n,lfore recently located in Childress, spent the niirht. t.nil,ynd the conferring of chapter
' ; holidays with Bastrop relatives and
Justice Jenkins they plead guilty, many ,ri(Mlds_
were fined, relatives paid their Capt. T. C. Cain and daughter, Miss
fines and cost, and they were dis>- Esmra, returned from a three week - visit
charged.
—Officers report less cases of
mischief or roudyism in Rastrop,
this season than during any
Christmas for many years. Con-
sidering that money was plenti-
with a magnificent ball f"' this mak(>H a ff00*1 sh"wing of
which a number tho improvement in the morals of
Raslrop.
if deputy sheriff
to the ol.l home, Aberdeen, Miss., Sun-
day afternoon.
Miss Kate Battle Jenkins, after stand-
ing the holidays at her Bastrop home,
degrees, "Pluto," and a nice I o'clock,
a. m., lunch after the meeting.
Constable Gentry, Brown Harwood,
Walter Bell, Jas. McDaniel, Wallace
Hudgins, Chas. Clopton, Wallace Ram-
sey, Chas. Morgan, Ewj. Moore, W.
Seroggins, E. H. Eagleston, Joe Lechi-
kar, T. J. Hardeman, "Mid" Hill and
-Tin
son
Allen Wynn, of McDade, was ac
I returned to the State University, at j z. P. Eagleston from Smithvillo were
' Austin, Tuesday. j among those who attended district court
Attorney C. W. Webb, of Elgin, was ' here Thursday.
among tl " attorneys in attendance upon j Mr. J, R. Holmes, bookkeeper foi
district court the past wc ek, leaving for ■ Wallis, I. miles A- Co., of Galveston,
home thi-^ Friday evening. spent the holidays at Bastrop, with his
W. J. Smith, who formerly lived in ! throt; sistei , Mesdamns, Dr. A. M. Hill,
j Ked Hock, but now in Bernanl county, E. H. Jenkins and Sam McDonald the
passed through Bastn.p last week on first tune the^ four have
Men's percale shirts, with or
without collars, worth (>o and
TWc, all go at 50c.
Men's percale and calico shirts,
worth 60c, go at 10c.
Men's blue check overall suits,
worth $1.*)0, (40 at 81 25.
Men's mixed sox, worth 8 1 .'lc,
{jo in this sale at oc
Men's knit ribbed drawers, are
worth 35c, H<> at 25c.
Our heavy tieece lined under
shirt, will sell themselves at
81.00 suit.
11«h vy blue denim jumper, oy.
duck, at 65c.
A good feather dusier, at 25c.
1 package cnvolopesand 1 quiri
note paper, 10c.
Men's work shirts, worth 10, 50
and flOc, must be cl jsed out
at .'15 and 50c.
Men's mispenders, 10 to 50c.
Our prices on tin and enamel
I tVrrventv fiv years, and it was a most
I happy time they had, all feeling they
C. N. Whitehead, wife and child, of could* begin the new year with renewed
his wav to visit the oi l home.
ci'lentally shot, during the holi
days, the pistol of a by-stander | pan!lS( visited Bastrop during the holi- youth.
was accidentally discharged, tho | dnys, guests <>f Mrs. Whitehead's' The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
ball hitting him in the hip, inflict-
only a flesh wound.
—Regular "services at the Rpis-
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TWENTIETH CENTURY OVALS.
Klzner opera house on Thursday copal Church Sunday, morning
iiiylit, January 10th.
j and evening, at the usual houry.
Oval pictures are all the rage
if Mrs. Whitehead's! The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. in tho more populated cities, hut
paif-nta, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Haynie. K I.. M' Fariin, dei ply sympathize with because you do not live there
Messrs. Carlton and Moss, of Austin, , them over the loss, by death, of their does not keep you from having
were down Inst week and on Saturday bright little son, Eugene, aged I year, them. J. S. Rlagg, of Rastrop,
nteht< ferredthe ;ilm dagrwln nm-' 11 monthi and 10 dayi. "Suffer lltth is prepared lo make them in all
•s, nry upon Companions ChcHiet Erhard < hiMren ; • come unt Me, >:■' ' ' "!.N '' "*•
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Our Holiday Trade was so heavy in all dopai
ments that we have been compelled to place orders
for new stock of . . .
Glassware, Crockery, Tin and Enam]
Ware, Dry Goods, Notions, Etc., Eti
ware are already too|
stand a cut.
See our line and j/.-t our
(loot! brown domestic,
standard calicoes, He v<
Cotton stripes cut to t j
bloat h domeslii: «t f
I I heavier doinestic
H 1-8 and 10c.
Colon ii table oj| cloth.J
Uood pair cotton towel
Heavy cotton towels, 20
II en vy I'll cot ton towels,
Apron check gingham, 5c vd.
Standard check gingham, Cc.
I.ailies leather belts, ranging in
price from 10 to ;ioc, worth
2."i to .*>(Ic.
\ few bol m of extra heavy brw
cotton *'ann< I, «t 8 1 *3 and
10c. I'liis we have not cut,
the price on, hut you will tim^
it cl'eupci thausotne people'i
cost.
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