The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 6, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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The United Sfetes
Government Report
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The Fastrop Advertiser
—Regular meeting of Minn
Chapter of Eastern Star next
Mondav night. April Nth. A full
attendance of members urged.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
This is to certify that Harry's
Restaurant is the place to cat.
Short orders n specialty.
— Thanks to friend B. C. Hoff-
fman for a copy of the Adver-
r i i . .„i„ ; .,.,i lni' "s upon our arrival,
tiser ot March 2d, as advertise! '
PURELY PERSONAL.
[This column is devoted to per-
onals. If you have relatives or
friends visiting you. or visiting
ither towns, or you have been or
•itenti visiting other towns, ring
and give us the information,;
hus extending a courtesy to
he visitors and others who feel
iterested in the "going and
oming," as well as bestowing a
avor upon the Advektisek.]
Mr. George Orts is visiting
Paige.
W. E. Nash was here
Austin, Sunday.
Ell (Jootman, of Red Rock, was
| in town Monday.
Hon. W. I] Maynard visited
Elgin Saturday last.
August Behring, of Rosanky,
was in town, Tuesday.
Alf Jung and son Dexter, were
I home for Easter Sunday.
Mrs. ,J Weilhaclur, of Austin,
is the guest of Miss E. Lister,
m. ..r, . , ,, ,i Jim Smith returned from a
1 he rortv I wo ( Inn and x js:
several additional guests wen
welcomed Tuesday afternoon, at
the hospitable country home of Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Young, by
Miss Mary Young, whose pres-
tige as a hostess is already well
established in Bastrop social cir-
cles. [ Goliad, was a visitor to Bastroj
An ideal spring day made the ; >ince last issu ?.
drive out a delight quite in liar-j Miss Anniehelle Scluietze, of
mony with the pleasures await- i Austin, is a guest of her friend,
Miss Julia Jung.
"FORTY-TWO CLUB."
isit to Lad better last Saturday.
Mrs. W. A. McCord and Miss
I Pearl Windrow are visiting in
Mrs. A. M. Mill, of Hill's Pra
irie. was a visitor in the city
Saturday.
Attorney W. E. Fowler, of
for. The kindness is appreciat" I
—Get your fishing tackle from
Oscar Pfeifer & Co.
-Regular meeting of Bastrop
Chapter, No. !♦.">. R. A. M., to
night, Saturda; , April Oth, 1007.
A full attendance of members
urged, and cordial invitation ex-
tended visiting companions. By
oreer J. S. Jones, M. E. 11. P.
IT'S THE PLACE.
II.v RRY'S RESTAURANT
for meals and shoit orders.
Try him.
— The Elzner Mercantile Co.
has ordered an automobile to lie
used in delivering dry uo(>ds and
groceries over th" city. Thi
firm is tip to date in every par-
ticular, and propose to give
prompt and efficient service.
DON'T FAIL
To eat with Harry. Service
and cooking the best,
When the expe*
filled the parlor
in terms both
Miss Lennah Jung,
irk, will be the guest
eo guests ha<
Miss Young
'pretty and!
j witty" announced the engage-!
• inent of .Miss Pearl Windrow to
| Mr. Ear I Erhard, of Palestine, j
| Texas, and immediately the fair
bride-elect was showered with
the good wishes which sprang
from hearts to lips.
I hanks to Miss Voting's thought
fulness, these good wishes may
all be kept by Miss Windrow as :i j P. W. Harris, of
delight ful souvenir of the happy I was here Tuesday in
occasion, for when the score
cards were distributed they were
found to b<- most appropriate
post earns, addressed to Mrs. E.
C . Erhard, Pale tin -. Texas, and
each guest was re<{u< sted to write |
thereon her wish.
of
of
Julia Jung, Sunday.
Ex-Commissioner C. E. Lind-
n r. of tit'- Pai' e neighborhood,
was in town, Tuesday.
Mrs. 11. W. Stone returned
Sunday, from a visit to friends
and relatives at Taylor.
Oilie Hendrix, of the Watter-
■on neighborhood, attended the
Farmer's Union Meeting here,
Tuesday.
Red Rock,
attendance
at the Fanner's County Union
Meeting.
Ex-commissioner Ben P. Sim-
mons, of Cedar Creek, was in
own Monday, taking out a wag-
on load of com.
Our old veteran friend, M. S.
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This is good enough for me
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Rev. S. II. Morgan, of Elgin,
came down Saturday afternoon,
remaining until Monday. The
pastor of the Methodist church of
Bastrop, Rev. A. B. Davidson, ab-
sent in a revival at Gonzales, Rev.
Morgan filled his pulpit Sunday,
morning and night, on both occa-
sions preaching sermons interes-
ting and pleasing to the congre-
gations.
YOU SHOULD
Eat with HARRY when in
town. Short orders a specialty
—The Advertiser is sorry to
note that Mrs. E. Goodman,
on the west side, sustained ai.
ing sangai
hundred points each wi
Mrs. Combs winning
bracelet.
I he games concluded, lovely
refreshments of nut bars, angel
food and cream were served, a
long stemmed LaFranee rose ad-
ding an artistic touch to each
dainty plate.
Miss Windrow chose these
pleasant moments to thank, in
her own sweet way, Miss Young
for the delicate and effective
manner in which she had told
her secret. and to express her sin-
cere appreciation of her friends
good wishes. While not a treat
prepared by our hostess, we feel
that any account of this delight-
ful affair would be incomplete!
Hughes, of Smithville, was
After the serving ol a refresh among the visitors in Bastrop,
F i« -day, remaining over till Wed-
nesday, in attendance upon the
Fanner's Union Meeting, and of
course was a welc >me caller at
the Advertiser office.
FARMER'S UNION MEETING.
The Bastrop County Farmer's
Union met in Bastrop on Tuesday
with a tine attendance, till parts
of the county represented. The
meeting was not public. From
a member we learn the next
meeting is to be held at Watter-
son in the south-west part of the
county, Thursday, July 11, 1 DOT.
A trolley line down the fertile
Colorado valley on the east side
of the river to Bastrop would be
a paying enterprise- It would
dot the valley with market gar-
dens and fruit farms. No doubt
—As the sun was receding be-
neath the western horizon Wed- Tuesday evening at 8:.Wcloc
ne.-day of last week, a good old while the German pastor and hi
lady ot Bastrop, one who had liv- wife were sitting at home by
°d "t this section of Texas over their reading table, the former
a half century, looking toward reading in a book and the latte
the west, suddenly exclaimed, "It in a paper, all at once hearing
is sine to rain be lore Sundav someone entering in the yard
night." On being asked what krat0. The pastor steped to th-
she based her prediction on. re- iall d( or and bidding the two
plied, "When the sun sinks down visitors, Mr. R. J. Griesenbeck
in a bank. Wednesday, it is cer- U1(| Mr. A gtarcke. welcome
tain to rain before Sunday nig.it, \sking where they had left their
and you may confidently look for wives, replied, they were com-
the rain, adding, I have been j jn;r on behind. Just having the
praying for two weeks for it to | tW0 above named visitors seated
rain next Sunday, for if it rains :-hon in Rtc.ps tht. following ,><,
on Easter Sunday, we are sure to j .on,; Mesdatnes, K .1 Grie -n
have plenty of good showers of !)ecki <; A Starcke. Anna Bau-
rain during the growing of the|hoft (;(>0 Kabensburg.J. A Koh-
crops." The good lady's predic- ,|ort (;e0i Hegen, Honry (),.t ,
tionof rain before Sunday night, \ Kleinert, W. P. Tummins and
was certainly correct. It not on- w. A. liasler; Misses Amalie
ly rained, but it was a good rain, aiui Anna Bauhof .m(, |j|zzie an(|
especially beneficial to the aver- Martha Marquart. Messrs> (Jl>„
age farmer, already despondent j)e,fent Henry Orts, A Kleinert
over the long continued drouth, W. P< Tummiss W \ Hasler
as well as to the citizens of the R< Heckler and J. Slawinskv'
town who were digusted with the The paHtor askinRi what (|o;,s ;
miserable disgusting, suffocating thig mean? The n>p,v was> ..VV(.,
dust from the streets and every- wanted to surprise you all"1
where about town. As to rain on And well did thev succeed in it
Easter, notwithstanding prayers After having a pleasant conver-
of the good lady, throughout the sation and delightful|time, the re-
day was pleasantly cool, with a rfeshments which thev had
continuous bright sunshine, and brought along, were served. At
cool norther blowing. May sea-|the close> the choir samr two
sonable showers fall, anyway. Mnga an(, everybody went home
well pleased. This is the se.-ond
It is said, when the sun goes1 surprise extended the German
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•nd of the new
run our from C i
the Bowery to th
suggestion of t
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honor of ex-pr• i
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without mention of Mrs. Winfield I!t vv'11 1)(: the next interurban , -
Olive's imprompt i but highb i |,(H'te projected, and would quick-j down behind a bank on a Wed-; minister, since he came to live in
imusing " i he !v the 1buil,,linf. ^ , nesday that it is sure to rain be- Bastrop, and assumed charge, a
fall last Saturday night, which jovs A()nl | ,, , v . ,hi, 'j-'r-T'luno l°d 1 1 a,l> ' tore Sunday night. In this sec- pastor, of the German-Methodist
fractured her hip. Mrs. Good- j^d byes were said, every one' " ' j tion last week this was certainly church. A. D. M*
man is advanced in years, and;echoed the wish that Mis*
the result of the fall will likely j Young's turn as host
cripple her for life.
invites the club I just as the farmers wantet
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The regular meeting of the
Public Library Association will
be held at th>^ Library Room
Tuesday. April 9, at IF. M.
TlIK pKKSIpr.N r.
—All contributions for the
Advertiser, to receive prompt
attention, should be banded in
—The rain fall
t st and Saturday,
t'u> i at l'ron> 8 to 4 inches
' lub might frequently occur. , i n st. splendid, falling slow and . 0 . . ....
as the farmers wanted it. ind Saturday, follow
ri in-
to meet with her Saturda
Thirteenth.
ay April could not
' better rain on speeii
ing their hearts lighter and their
faces brighter. It will be of im
mense benefit to the farmers,
and did a world of good to the
town citizens, in settling the
.in.i ii\i>, . m.i,,,.,,, . i iV dust which hud become almost
aim tniee Aldermen, passed oft i i i
1 unbearable.
''riday night erifled. The sun went beneath
i. estimated :l bank Wednesday, and a whop-
'' u as' ping good rain fell Friday night
;ed by a cool
lave gotten a norther.
order, mak-j
Monday, April 8,
—'I'll E—
Columbia Comic
Opera Co<r
•Ji) PEOPLE
niv.
I CITY ELECTION.
I he < ity election held Tuesday
for ( itv Marshal, City Secretary
A frost was feared and pre-
dicted for Sunday night, but for-
quietlv, with 1SK votes polled.
Tiiero was opposition only for the
. office of City Marshal, there be-
by early Thursday morning\ jng three candidates in the field, I tunately this section escaped,
shoit vlite-tips not latei than , resulting^in the election of B. C. I having a very heavy dew fall in-
noon Thursday. In onler to < lark, with a majority over the j stead, while further north there
meet the different special deliv- l'un)l"n,,d yott' 1,1 two oppo- was heavy frost.
At A . | nents, ot 5> votes.
Ff Mowing is the official vote of
the city:
For City Marshal.
B. C. Clark - .
J. H. Davis • - - . H9,
Otto Diets .... 5o_
For Seen'tary.
F. A. Orgain -
ery routes over the county, this
rule must, in future, be strictly
carried out.
—After several days of bright
sunshine Thursday dawned with
threatening clouds, followed by a
sprinkl ng rain, with a few min-
utes of sunshine about 10 o'clock,
Regular services at the Ger-
man Methodist Church for Sun-
|day, morning and night. Morn-
ing services from 10:.'i0 to 11::iO;
in the evening, from S to !>.
when the dark clouds again ap-1 1m
pea red. but before noon old Sol
again showed his bright face, and
thus did the weather coquette
during the day.
W. .1. Mil. s - -
A. T. Mortis -
John .J. Schaefer
Total vote, lSS,
183.
■ 177.
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177,
A TEXAS WONDER
Ciffvs nil Kidney, B!a ld<
Rheumatic troubles. .
Does Your
Heart Beat
! driK e Ht
ouis,
, ot two mon' ! .
mail for $1.00.
2!>27 Olive Stn
Mo. Send for IV \
Yes. 100,000 times cach day.
Does it send out good blood
or bad blood ? You know, for
Eood blood is good health;
bad blood, bad health. And
you know precisely what to
take for bad blood —Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Doctors have
endorsed it for 60 years.
On* fr«Mjnent cutis* of hud hlcml la * slugfflth
It' ' I'll - procures e. rnttp nirn . K* i>r• • mik
I sub tii« * r ' th*n absurliMil into tlx* UloorJ,
~ • %'I • f tM'tng rrmovfd from lh« itnlly
ti i« • «l• I. K« 'p tl.r l-.weU ■ ipoii
\ vet's PHU nvt-r j..l h, Ali rejcoUbif
tiiuoiiiala. bold by W, J. Miicy.1
Uula by ' f* Co.. Lmill, Mua.
Alio wsmiriftoturera or
9 HAIN VlliOR.
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tHIKHV I'KTORAL.
[MUI
ijers
The Aberdeen, Mis., F
aminer of last week, says, "the
farmers of Monroe county will
begin planting corn and cot on
next week." Notwithstandii ■
long continued dry weather with
not a drop of rain for some time,
before that of last week, many
of our Texas farmers had both
corn and cotton growing nicely,
and the rain of Friday night ar
Saturday, added new life
only to the corn but also c<
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EGGS FOR SAL'..
I have, in any quar ltpy (iosir<>d
for setting, the fit.'.st thorough-
br« <l Plymouth R'jck eggs.
Price, $L tM) for 15.
Address, Mrs. A. M. Hill,
Hill's Prairie, Texas.
The Methodist pastor, Rev.
A. B. Davidson, continuing in his
revival meeting at Con/ales. Rev.
S. II. Morgan, of Elgin, a am
filled his pulpit for him Sun«l;
morning and night, the cor •
g'lt!' >11 ' > .1.. I lie pr;t • •, ( .
I good ciiriotiun minister.
JOE N SMITH.
Route L'. Box 27. R.-d R.vk, Ti
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 6, 1907, newspaper, April 6, 1907; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205692/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.