The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 22, 1902 Page: 3 of 8
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he Basttop Advertiser
'announcements.
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I FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
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We arc authorized to announce
HON. J. H. HK8LAI',
of Caldwell, Burleson county, a can-
toi ltie office <>f District Attor-
ney of the Twenty-First Judicial Dis-
trict, composed of th« counties of
Washington, Hurle' un, l.cc and Uhh-
trop, aubjeet to the action of the Demo-
cratic Judicial Convention. Primaries
for Bastrop county, May «lth.
We are authorized to announce
HON. J. 1' IUJC11ANAN,
of Bredham, Washington comity, as
a candidate for re-election to the
office of District Attorney of the ^l-t,
Judicial District, composed of the coun-
ties of Washington, Lee, Hur.eson and
Bastrop, subject to the action of the
democratic Convention. Primaries fur
Bastrop county, Saturday M ^ L".'!..
FUR TAX OOLLEUTOR.
We arc authori/rd to announce
JOHN H. WILSON,
as a candidate for re-election to the office
of Tax Collector of Baatrop county, miI>-
ject to the democratic primaiies, Satur-
day, May 24th.
Wo are authorized to announce
A. B. REYNOLDS,
as a candidate for the office of Tax Col
lector of Bastrop county, subject to the
democratic primaries, May 24th.
FOR OOONTY TREA8UKER.
A NARROW ESCAPK.
On Wednesday morning Jailer
—Rev. G. I >oerr, pastor Ger-
man Methodist Church, will hold
I'alm serviced at Paige Sunday
Woodie Townsend met with a morning and the same at Bastrop,
narrow escape, coming very near at night. Public invited.
being brained by one of the pri-
soners. The evening before he
locked the prisoners up in the
steel cages for the night, lie had
confined in the cal iboose depart-
ment, Tom Robinson, one of the
three negroes who murdered the
old colored man Jones, near the
Travis county line, a short time
since, by choking him to death.
Robinson made it confession to
County Attorney Page, since
which time lie has been separated
from the others. He had shaped
We are authorized to announce
D. H. BELL,
as a candidate for the office of County
Treasurer of Bastrop county, subject to
the democratic primaries, May Ulth.
We are authorized to announce
C. R. IIAYNIE,
as a candidate for re-election to the
office of County Treasurer of Bastrop
county, subject to the action of the
democratic primaries, May iMth.
We are authorized to annnunce
C. L. MONCURE,
as a candidate for the office of County
Treasurer of Bastrop County, subject to
the action of the democratic primaries,
May 24th.
FOR COUNTY U0MM18SICNEK.
We are authorized to announce
C. E. LINDNER,
as a candidate for re-election to the
office of County Commissioner of Pre-
cinct No. 1 Bastrop, Paige and Pin
Oak subject to the action of the demo
oratic primaric', May 24th.
City Announcements.
TOR MAYOR.
We are authorized to announce
L. W. OLIVE,
as andinato for the office of Mayor of
the City of Bastrop. Election Tuesday,
April 1st.
We are authorized to announce
IK >N. DYER MOORE,
as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Mayor of the city of Bastrop.
Election Tuesday, April 1st.
FOR ALDERMAN.
We are authorized to announce
W. .1 Ml LEY,
as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Alderman of the City of Bas-
trop. Election Tuesday, April 1st.
We are authorized to mniunce
GEORGE STARCKE,
as a candidate f i the office ..t A Merman
of the City of Bastrop, Election Tues-
day, April 1st.
We are authorized to air aici
ALP JI 'NO,
as a catidMut" fortheoffi e of Alderman
of the City of Bastrop. Elci ton Tue
day, April l-t
—The agent of the British
(Jovernment vas here buying
horses last week, bought IT head
of horses and one mule in Bas-
trop.
— L. W. Olive declares his in-
tention to continue in the race
fur Mayor until the cloning of the
polls, Tuesday, the 1st day of
April.
—If our business n; n would
provide a rest ro tn, for L.e :u--
commodaiion of the wives of far-
mers v'lio ei * ie to town to trade
it v "'.ill! be f .'i. 1 p di'ahlc, and
a fir." drawing card.
— Bastrop htoi one of th
oil nilis in the state, Pa
cotton oInn, two bottling
w• ter works and t ie. :ri •
abundance nf pure w it >r .
amount of fuel. Now a
mill an ice plant an! ,i i
factory v add pi
in splend 1 haj
the fil'dt i.i > •
> be t
'i fine
vork-.
aco the
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-One hundred young
1\ O. I'lt.ZNEH.
Wanted
I logs.
Found.—A Molntosoh, on
Chestnut .Street, leading to the
freight depot. Owner can recover
same by describing property and
paying for this notice. tf.
— It is said, Mr. < Gardner, living
in south Bastrop, prdicted six
weeks ago that we would have a
good rain in Bastrop on the 20th
of March. And sure enough it
came.
his bed as if he was asleep in it, —There will be services every
and when jailer Townsend went „j^ht next week, at the German
to lock him in his cell for the j Methodist Church. Rev. Carl
night, he concealed himself on Uwlm, of Bartlett, will assist the
tue outside, answering as if he! Doerr, in this
were in the lied _,.\i morning
when jailer Townsend opened
this department to serve the pri-
soner his breakfast, he discovered
that Kobinson was not in his
cell, and setting the breakfast
down, he called to him having to
make several demands before re-
ceiving a reply, when the prisoner
camo out from behind the cell,
dropping a huge iron bar he had,
during the niu'lit. wrenched from
one of ttie wind* >ws.
meeting.
—The Silver Cornet Band of
l-.lgin, give a grand ball at
Khutz**n Ball, I'aige, Texas, on
Monday night, March .Mist, lfiOLJ.
There will be a Clay pigeon shoot
in the afternoon.
—The price of eggs has fallen
this week as low as three dozen
for a i|uarter, the ruling price,
however, 10 cents a dozen; but*
.. ter liic to 20c a pound; chickens
It was evi- j . ... ,
.. .. W.oO to M a dozen; turkeys, oOc
dently his intention to brain the , , __ , , ,
. .. , ii- i • i f« r hens, and <oc for gobblers,
jailer and make his escape, which
was only prevented by the vigil- | The rain that fell here Thurs-
ance of the jailer. Hereafter a ('rty afternoon, we learn, extend-
more close inspection will be made j wd l)Ut tt *hort; distance below
when locking prisoners in for the Bastrop. At l pton, it is said,
| but a very light shower fell, while
at Smilhville there was a good
A WARNING lkttkr.
-That was a fine shower of
rain fall Thursday morning, fol-
PURKLY PERSONAL.
County Attorney Paul D. Page visited
Klgin week.
Mr. Hrown, of Manor, was among the
visitors to Bastrop this week.
Woodie Moore, of Hill's Prairio, visit-
ed the county seat Wcdm day.
Miss Beaul.ih Rector spent last we« k
with Mrs. Walter Davis at Elgin.
W. W. Sanders, a prominent farmer
from near McDade, was in t< wn Thurs-
day.
Tom Haynie leaves to-night, I- relay,
for Ht. L mis, whore he has accepted a
position.
Miss Madie Moore, of Bill's Prairie,
spent several day - with friends ut Elgin,
last week.
Dave Forbes and wife, of Austin, are
among the visitors to Bastrop, guests of
Mrs. J. II. Jenkins.
Mrs. Delia Kennedy and Mrs W. II.
Grimes h ave this, Friday afternoon, on
a visit to ban Alitor,D.
Mr. Jiowe, sou of Prof. NV. I. Rowe,
of McDade, was among the pleasant
callers at the Advkiitisku office this
week.
Dr. Kd L. Batts, formerly of Hous-
ton, Was In re tins week on a visit to the
home folks, Sliest of his mother, Mrs. A.
J. Batts.
Rev. (). T. Hotehkiss, pastor of the
M. E. Church, is spending the week at
Waeo, assisting his brothers in a pro-
tracti d meeting.
Gen. William G. Webb, died in Aus-
tin Sunday, March it, !!)<>:>, at the age of
XH years. His remains were carried to
LaGran^e and buried.
Dr. II B. Combs was summoned to
San Marcos last week or. account of the
illness of his brother, who, we are glad
to learn, is convalescing.
C-has. Baese, a fomcr citizen of Bas-
trop county, now of Williamson, is visit-
ing Bastrop relatives, guest of George
Schaefer, sr., and family.
Leo Zieten leaves to-morrow for
Houston and Galveston, and next week
will be initiated as a Thirty-second de-
gree Mason, at the Island City.
County Clerk T. P. Bishop, county
treasurer C. R. Haynie, tax collector.).
S. Wilson and Thos H. Parks returned
from Dallas Sunday morning.
rain, but not as much as at Bas-
trop.
Mr. Chas. Brieger received the I Wantkd.—One hundred young
following warning letter through Hogs. P. o. Klzner. •
the I'ostoffice, Mr. Stareke re-
ceiving a similar one. The fence
referred to, has stood where it
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now stands for more than a
ter of a century. It is netdless! th0 city Kapdener beat with joy on the ;i:47 p. m., south-bound.
to say, a close watch will be kept and ^ munkind hereabouts, hap- j T. W. Cain leaves to-night, Friday,
up by the olticers, as well as the ^ The morning and afternoon f(>r Austin, to a tend the Tenth Con-
parties directly interested, and iMi;n (lln (h fifths i gressional coMinaiee meet
. . , ,. , . ., . SenatorStaple?siient aeoupleof hours
owed by a splendid ram in the . ..
(oinp. . i in Bastrop Ihur-vl.iy, coming in on the
atternoon, making the heart of 2:22 p m., north-bound and returning
woe be unto the one caught in
the threatened devilment. Here
is the letter received by Mr.
Brieger:
Dear Sir: You had better talk with
rain fali was three-fifths.
— Late in the afternoon of Tues-
ing to convene in that city to-il.iy, Sat-
urday.
day there was a splendid pros-! prof. Cupron, the pi mo tuner, is in
pect for rain, while a perfect de- town and will p naii until Saturday
luge of the earth before morning night, orders l«-ft at this office or at
.. . , imnnnrorl n eertnintv lint in 1 t-lie Midland hotel, will receive prompt
some one and have r. ^tarcke to move appeareu a <tnnint\. i>iu, in
.,, . . ., . - ,, attention.
his fence back to save your house fori Fexas all signs fail in dry weather j
•\e .u" tolas to in m it off if he v.on'i j HH,1 Wednesday morning present- ^'7 ^ ®®k®son vli i d At stin
move it, Soda Houm and all, s i your | „ I s,>nia ohl ilrv we-itber t "S ™ i Ro UP u ^y an w urn-
houae will bs to danger slio, afu r two10,1 th^^ s',me 1,11 dr> |l S Wednesday. Mm. K., wsat up on a
weeks Notice, Show him this note I —(>n Monday last Mrs. Theresa * d mission, to attend the i.u.eral of hi r
and look out for fire any time after two i Kassner, of McDade, was brought '',ter*'n-law.
weeks, if ho don't move back.
Ano.N.
to i;x-c< >nki;i)I.uati;s.
t ) town and tried before Judged.
B. 1 'iice for lunacy. She was
adjudged insane and was carried
At a call meeting of J. P.
Sayers Camp, No. S2">, 1'. Y.,
it was decided to p> to Dallas on
A number of Royal Arch Masons
fr m. Bastrop will gn up to F.lgin next
| Thursday, ty be pn cnt a' the organ'-
! i at ion of the new Royal Arch Chapter,
by Sheriff Davis and Deputy Bell 0f Elgin, U. D.
Wednesday afternoon to the state J.S.Taylor, of (lalve ton, traveling
asylum for the insane, tit Austin, in the interest of the Mi-trot Brothers
ii Co., was among the pleasant visitors
to Bastrop Wednesday, guest of his
Thursday afternoon's rain
the extra that leaves here at 7 i sewn* to have been purely local, (rif.ndi Mr j. M. Hult
o'clock, A.M., April 2">th, fare j extending not more than four
!Sj.4* , tickets good to return April j miles above town and a little over
120th. The first Sunday in April ''1 niile below the town. West it
at L' p. m., will be regular camp i extending al> >ut a mile, with only
day, we have to elect three re- :l light shower at M. II. \ oung s,
preventatives and three alternates a'Toss the river. I he morning
for the Dallas Keunion, would rain was more gen
like for till comrades to be pre-
sent. Wni. I'u mmfk,
of Mrs. Kriclie, near,l'aige,
■ral.
PIANO Tl
Adjutant.
'nino.
The many Bastrop friends of Gus
Jung, of Red R ick, will learn with re-
gret, of his being ill with an attack of
small pox or vorooloid, at his home at
r--d Rock, lie was in town last week,
and feeling unwell returned home break-
ing out with the disease m xt day after
reaching his home. The attack is re-
—Uev. (5. Doerr performed the ported in mild form.
funeral BervPes over the remains <> r i0„g time friend, Sid Olive, a
>f Mrs. Kriclie. neariPaige. Mon- f^mer n-sidcit of Bastrop, now of Waco,
day. Tin
iif agt
of til"
(|coi ased was tii
She leaves a husband, three sons,
Prof. C. B. ( apron, the Piano
Tuner, is in town, on his semi- i
annual visits, and will remain ! five daughters. numer.e.H grand-
until Saturday night. ()r«lers \ ''hildren and hosts of friends to
left at Miis office or at the Mid- ,11""ru heroi'ntli.
temporarily residing in Ltd!range, was
^ among (lie plea-ant vi-it'-rs to Bastrop
and had been a resident this week, guest of his brother, I.. W.
county for many years. ! Olive, J. E. Olive, and nephew, J. L.
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A TRIP THROUGH
RUSSIA and SIBERIA
With Capt. S. Alberti, as Guide.
ELiZNER OPERA HOUSE j;
Friday Night, March 21st.
You will sec Moscow, St. l'cfcrslHirg, Nijuci- ;;
XtfVtrorcil, Kit/an, IVrma. Tal>olsk, lrkiit.sk. Yak- ••
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X utsk. Till is, Odessa, and ofher cities and towns- !!
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; All principal buildings and people. How 11 icy ::
j' live and act, from tlie C/ar down to the liiunhlcst ••
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peasant. •'
Siberia with all its horrors, prisons and !!
j: prison life; the way the converts ".york in ••
;; the mines, and the way they are puniched, ;;
etc. This will be illustrated with 150 Ste-N ;
:: reoptican views and moving piclurts.
|| ( apt. JS. ALHKK PI, having lately escaped from Siberia !!
i; through friendly assistance, is able to give one of the most !!
|| thrilling and interesting experiences ever presented to the !!
|| American public. Having served as an officer iu the Kus- !!
|| eian army eleven years, two years in Turkey, three years !!
j; in the Caucasion mountains, and six in Siberia in different !!
|; capacities, namly : as engineer in the mines and exile trans-
|| porter from place to place, thus knowing practically the ii
|| everyday life throughout Wussia and Siberia. i!
He came to America several years ago, but had to re- •'
.. turn to liussia for the purpose of settling some business in '•
j! regard to an estate left him by a near relative, when he ••
ii was taken prisoner and sent back to Siberia, on this oc- •'
.. casion not to serve the country in an honorable capacity, ;;
!! but as an exile. He manage! to make his escape through ;•
jl friendly assistance, and will impart to all the world his ex- •'
perience and what actually exists in Russia and Siberia, jj
I where there is so much suffering and torture. ••
:: It will be time well spent by anjone to attend this, as it *;
is instructive and elevating, giving the man opportunity to ;*
learn something they will never forget in a lifetime,
T and it is not given by a person that has traveled through r
T thrtt country for pleasure, but from the every-day life of •
v one that has passed through all its privations.
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Admission, 35c. School Children, 25c. $
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Exquisite Pattern Hats,
Ready to Wear Hats.
Hlognnt line of Silks, Ifihbons, Lnces, Knibroid-
eries, Appliques, also ti niiignilieeiit line of DRMSS
(i()()|)S, I'jirusols, I'.elts, Hloves, I laiidkertdiicfs, ('ol-
Itll's, Novelties, I'lidetwour, Hosiery and Corset.-,
('omplote line iu material for Fancy Work, Kt<\
Dressmaking nnd 11 air Work done.
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Millinery Display
Wilbarger. He w !-■ i^iven :ih< irty wel-
come by his many old H.istrop friends,
Tu >111 hn'thern of the press, wecklif s
and dailii , who have so kindly men-
tioned the AnvKRTisKii entci ing upon
its fiftieth year, and tn pleasantly re-
feerrd to the[«enicir, .'Xtcnd heart-felt
thaiiki with the assurance of a foelii k
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NO CREDIT.
Miss E. Lister.
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nety I 'i play of I Aquisite Put
—From the be£t informaticn we
can gather from the parties in-
terested, county clerk Thos. I*.
Bishop and county treasurer C.
K. Haynie, are taking no special 1.. h > vci pr"%-e themselvi de rvinn of
he kindly expr. -dons of our brother
ditors.
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state officer ex ept Mr. ''tirti-,
for railroad commissioner, and
th 'ir trip to I'alias was in the in-
terest of Mr. Curlis and Mr.
('urtis, only.
— 1 iardoners about t"\vi e< m-
1! a. W. Ii. Maynut'
.it.irnej, is ;n th"
iend in every man
intv. His brilliant
1 I un the t in^U"S"t tirpe >p
, 1 air 1 inner tl
city. He ha*
in Washingh
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Abo
— A car load of Buck and Bot-
tle Beer, just received at Gu.se s
Restaurant.
—A car load of Bran, Chops
and Biicon, just received, at the
(Muse Restaurant.
What about the Mai-FestV
Brenharn and other cities tire tit
work. Why not Bastrop?
— A cotton mill for Bastn p
would be worth a couple of rail-
roa Is to the town. Why not try
—The announcement of Hon.
I yer Moore as a candidate for
re-election to the ofl'i :e of Mayor
of the ei 1 \ of Bastrop, appears in
the A1 >v 1 '.utisi u to-day. .1 udgw
Moore is too well known to the
people of Bastrop to require tin
introduction. Thoroughly corn-
ie tent, his legal knowledge quai-
ific him to protect anil guard its
interest,
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plain that bavin:
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