The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 22, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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--TI EVENTS IN BASTItOP.
Occurring Week Ending Satur-
day, May 22, 18S1 Twenty.
Eitrht Years Ago.
OPEN MEETING. mental solo,t "Rustling of
Spriug," byj Siudiug, was a
Ladies Heading Chicle, Has- charming number, exquisitely
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POWDER.
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JS7jo.'j\ti} Pure
The finest, most tasteful and
wholesome biscuit, cake and pas-
try are made with Royal Bak-
ing Powder, and not otherwise.
Royal id the only Baking Powder
made from
Roval Grape Cream of Tartar
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The marriage of Mr. D. N.
Schurleck and .Miss D. A. Jones,
at the residence of J. W. Peacock,
near McDade, was ru ported in
the Advt rtiser of May 22. 1881;
as also the marriage of .Mr. Al-
bert Thornhill and Miss Mollie
Hughes, near Elgin; W. 11. CouJ
son, Esq., officiating at
marriage.
The death of Miss Koscie
Coui&on which occurred Sunday
morning, May 15, 1881. near
I McDade, was reported in the old
trop Opera House, Friday,
April ill), liiu!).
rendei%d.
As a mau 1 fiuale Mrs. T. IV
llayuie and Mrs. .1. 11. Miley,
gave "Tanuhauser"
Chairman of Household Eco-
nomies Committee.
Mrs. Page, Reporter.
Owing to a slight misunder-
standing, the teport of the
Open Meeting <>t the Ladies'
Reading t'iivle has been de-
layed in puhlieation.
each .111' 'u>' instance, we deem "late''
i better t ban "never."
Through the columns of that
generous and ever faithful old
public servitor—1'he Bastrop
Advertiser—an invitation 'lie
week previous to the meot-
— Mr. Robert Ooza and Miss
t Lelia Sullivan, of Smithville, w ere
. . t lie piece married in the countv clerk's of-
de-i-eaistiiuee. i,i a musi -ul way. five, in Bastrop, last Sunday at 2
iiuu a <U*Iilit to ail luv'iM.s ol r M., Rev. Jot? F. Wobb, ofticia-
the heavenly art. | ting. Rev. N. 11. Reed, presid-
At the conclusion of the I ro- ®,der- ^strict Clerk Thos. H.
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"ijtiou .1- it d. . .hi punt h | ness be the portion of the newly
>emg served by Mrs. 11 aynie, j wedded couple through life.
MASONIC.
Regular meeting of Gamble
PURELY PERSONAL
\dvertiser.
Althe aite of ttxm Mr. I TM.Vliwi"est..'li'.l,.,.,r"to'mSl
Mark Alexander departed tnis
life on Cedar Creek, during the
week of May 22, 1881.
A lengthly write up of the!
lady of our town, to be present
at t lie <)pera House, at 4 r M.
Friday, April ilOth, 1H0P, and
. , e, r ,,,.c p I, n.vrMin h-i« vftm-nt il Methodist Sunday School picnic 'hat hour found assembled an
Lodge, 244. A. F. & A. M., i * ' " vi«ir to Wm-o ' ' was given in the old paper, II. audience representative of the
to-night, Saturday, May 22, liXJU. | ' ' s. Smith addressing the picnic |culture, refinement and progres-
sive spirit of old Bastrop to-
Election of officers. All members I Joe Watterson, of Watterson, crowd in the afternoon.
requested to attend and visiting ] was among Bastrop friends Sat- The "ads" of Rabensburg &
brethren cordially invited. By urday. Botheandof Joseph Woehl ap
order of | mjPS Gertrude Hemphill is a peared in the columns of the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Hartford Advertiser of May 22, 18.S1, the
Jenkins. former dealing in general mer-
chandise and the latter in staple
Paul D. Page, W. M.
A. C. Ehjiard, Secretary.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
A cordial welcome to all to nt-
Mrs. Jemmie Taylor left Mon-
day on a visit to relatives at
,r, "Rev. W. A. Smith and wife throughout a program, not al-
left lor Pevely, Jellersoncounty, wuv> interesting we are sure,
ton liar iw>s<lnv " . , . .
cial music.
R. I
Courtney, Pastor.
tend the regular services at the kimthvibe.
Christian Church, Sunday. Sun- Elbert S. Orgain was home from following:
day School at 9:30; preaching at the Southwestern University,
11 a. M-, and 8:15 p. m. Subjects,! Saturday and Sunday.
"Gifts" at the morning service \y v\' ijtton 0f Cedar Creek Mo., last Tuesday.
and a lecture on the I.iteol M(V i was perambulating on the streets , -Mrs. .1, A. Hooper, ol Austin
sea at the evening service. Spe-i0f i^asfou Saturday last who has been on a visit to Bas-
!- •• • i 1 * trop, for a week or mure, returned
Mrs. May Ranks, of San Au- home yesterdav."
gustine, is a guest of her parents, "No due whatever to the fel
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wilkes. low who burglarized Bro. Woot-
Miss Robert .Jenkins, who ha> en's house. Sunday night. A
been attending school at Denton, pan who would rob a preacher,
is expected home to-day, Friday, is just too mean.'
fir tv n i c t c a i "Hitls tor thci building of the
Mrs. W .11. Heydorf,tof Arkan- new Episcopal church, at Bastrop
sa t.ity, Kansas, is a guest ol arc. solicited. Plan of the build-
er parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alf. , jn^ can jje geen on application."
Schilling. "The ice-cream party on last
The Advertiser's old friend, Friday night, at Mr. K. M.
A D. Murchison, of Cedar Creek, Trigg's, was one of the most en-
joyable affairs of the season."
"Elsewhere in this issue will
be found a card from Mrs. S. J.
Orgain, to the effect that the
prevalence of measles among her
pupils, necessitates the closing
of her present session, without
the usual examination and con-
day—as well as of those who will
stand for the perpetuation of
their ideals in the Bastrop of
to-morrow—of the future—for
the children, hope of the world,
were there en-niasse.
In passing it may not be
the old Advertiser, we note the la miss to comment upon their
Mrs, Josephine Kaymond,
OF HOUSTON, TEXAS,
will open a - - - -
Summer School of Music,
tor a term c! Five Weeks, beginning in Bastrop, June
1st, at Opera House, I P. M. She will be pleased to
meet a'1 interestod,
and fancy groceries
Among the items of interest in
beautiful behavior. They were,
C*OLt> 1
as in Bastrop Monday, en route
to Austin,
Tom LeSueui', Joe Taylor and
Cliff Hubbard, of Hill's Prairie,
were among the arrivals in the
city since last issue.
Prof. T. N. Powell, of the
Smithville City Schools, was a Cert exercises."
pleasant caller at the Advertiser j "We direct special attention to
oflice Thursday. i the advertisement of Mrs. Mollie
Mrr and Mrs. Fred J. Stolle and McDowall, teacher of piano, or-
gan and vocal music, I he next
session of her class begins Sep-
WORTH ITS WEIGHT
IN GOLD!
That's figuratively speaking,
but getting down to rock bottom
facts, it but half expresses it.
A BANK BOOK
showing prudent, thrifty deposits
with a good balance to check little son, Master Billie of Rosan-
against may serve you the turn 1 were guests Saturday and ,,
when occasion presents to assist Sunday of Mrs. Lizzie Jung. temoer otii. _
to make your fortune. Bank I Miss Annie Staeck of Brenham, (ipoth^f Mr Chis Voiirt's child
here. We're conservative as to who has been a guest of her un- \-*teen^mJJths Thich di d
methods, solvent as, to flnancos ,le. E. (1. and family, re-
turned home since List issue. at 4(,'clock this Friday evening."
Mrs. Eva LeSueur and little "The new engine and fixtures
son, VV iley Hill, of Hill's Prairie, for the Bastrop mills will be
were guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. i placed in order by the first of
next month. They are being put
up by Messrs. Wiggins & Simp-
son, of Houston."
"The "Happy Thought
and prudent as to advice. Your
account will be appreciated.
Citizens State Bank
OF BASTROP.
directors:
Paul D. Papp, J. T. Crysup,
Prest. Cashier.
J. L. Wilbarger, H. B. Combs,
Vice Pres. Vice Pres.
Woody lownsend. A. Griesenbeck.
Hugh Barton H J Kesselus
John Bartcn
: M. Hill, the first of the week.
Walter Norment, Walter Mon-
ctire, Frank Glass and G. A. j
Moore, of Cedar Creek, were I
socie-
sight seeing in Bastrop, Saturday. [ $ ™cl
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brannon program rendered:
and two children, of McDade,1 Place of meeting—Dr. Sayers.
were guests this week of County Readers.—Misses Jessie Sayers,
—The following teachers re-1 Superintendent Hartford Jenkins' Georgia Johnson, Mary Lyons;
ceived second grade certificates'
at the meeting of the County
Board of Examiners recently held
in Bastrop : Misses Ida Lee Mc-
Donald, Margaret Mackin, Maude
Jenkins, Julia Moncure, Maude
nent, Jeanette Simpson, and
rs, S. E. Carter and Oscar
iberlain.
and wife.
Albert
Ii. S.
and Messrs. H. C. Nash,
< r I.- n i-i • i . 1 Erhard, Isaac Lewis and
Mrs. Bettie H. Cain, who has Srnith Fsq
been the welcome guest of Bas- Music.-Misses Annie Wilbar-
trop relatives and friends, for^g^ Octavia Stewart, Sallie Pow-
severa weeks, left Saturday last ge]ja Yellowley, Ida Bernard
for Belton. | Frankie Stewart."
! to them—so quietly and politely!
attentive that they were a cred-
it to their parents, their teach-
ers, and to themselves,
After the usual formal open-
ing and roll call. Mrs. J. B.
Price gave the President's greet-
ing. in which she welcomed the
guests to the Open Meeting,
spoke of the ideals of our Cir-
cle, explained the work of each
Committee, and urgtd all to be
up and doing in the struggle for
the attainment of the good, the
true, the pure, the beautiful,
and to share it all with others—
which, after all, is the true club
woman's ideal. This address!
was replete with sound com-
mon sense, as well as beautiful
rhetoric and graceful delivery.
Mrs. T. P. llayuie contributed
a beautiful musical number.
"Dause Caprice," by Grieg,
and was follow* d by Mrs. K
M. Trigg, who, in appropriate
aud beautiful words, presented
to the Public School a due ie
production of Watts' "Sir Gal-
ahad." This picture, winch oc-
cupied a prominent place upon
the stage, was accepted for the
school by Mr. Carrol Green, one
of its most promising young pu-
pils. The President then intto
dueed Miss Nannie Hilary Har-
rison, a distinguished visitor,
whose literary attainments are
known throughout the State.
Her talk on Art and plea for
its introduction into the Public
School course, aided as it was j j
by her splendid e*hib t of the I '
work of Dallas Scuool < hildren,
was the featuie of the after-
noon.
By special request, Miss Har-
rison recited an original poem,
"The Kitten," which brought
forth much applause. A vote
of thanks was tendered Miss
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est You
j Forget - -
- AGAIN WE SAY - -
- - AND - -
W. J. Weber, of Watterson,
On motion of members the I f'1! l'?on *or pleasure she
had given.
Miss Annie Mae Trigg ren- j
dered Paderewski's Minuet, in J
a masterly manner, and was
followed by the Chairmen of
the various committees, who|
was in town Wednesday, selling letterbox was introduced. Miss
— ,f.fty dozen Qggs tQ the E|zner | Jessie Sayers being elected post-
—Guse sells the best Hour and j Mercantile Co., at 14 cents per mistress.
Sugar cheaper than any one in dozen. Willis somewhat in thei —
Bastrop. egg industry, and is profiting HOW TO AYOI1) TROUBLE.
— thereby. j
GRAND BALL. i Mrs. Josephine Haymond, who { The first trouble that comes j fc'ive interesting facts regarding
will be given at the Opera j opens a summer term of Music in up between a newly married their respective hues of work.
House, Thursday evening, May Bastrop for five weeks, beginning j couple is over the bread. The I H. Jenkins represen-
Junc 1st. has been associated . husband says that "the biscuits ted the Library, and Mrs. B. D.
prominently with the states mu-, ' ' t j:i.' rilf)K0 i,;- mother! Orgain, the Village Improve-
sical interests for many years. | ng0 to mnkp - al)ll of (>our<p | ment. Both of these ladies al-
27. You are cordially invited.
— Electric Light and Plumb-
ing Work promptly attended to.
Your patronage solicited.
Arthur G. McLavy.
—Superintendent Bennett, of
the County Farm, reports four-
teen inmates on the farm, and
that everything in connection
with the farm is in good con
dition. An average crop is in
cultivation and the health of those
in his care fairly good, consider-
ing that most of them are aged
people. At each session of the
Commissioner's Court Mr. Ben
nett is commended for the most
excellent manner in which he is
looking after the interest of the
inmates, as well as the affairs of
the county in connection with the
county poor farm.
— You will have to screen your
home if you enjoy the summer
months. You will find the best
screen doors and windows at
the 7th and James Street Baptist
Church, Waco. Rev. Johnson will
be assisted in the meeting by a
good choir leader, and the mem-
Pfeiffer's Lumber Yard. Prompt bership is working to make the
attention given all orders. coming meeting a success.
She is a teacher of'broad"xperi- I know "what "hannens ~ So wa>'8 sn>' things worth hear-
ImiN'cHn^ne hundred'amife'igh"! t° avoid all this trouble the ^ their talks of this
ty Recitals, Concerts, Operas and next time you make up your \ ^"oou wete no exception to
Oratonons.
grocery bill, order a sack of;
TIDAL WAVE FLOUR from
L. W. OLIVE 6c SON, and
you can make "biscuits like
NOTICE.
As I am doing my own baking,... . ^ .
I will be compelled to close my i his mother use to make.
Restaurant and Bakery at 9 o'- ~
clock on Sunday morning and ORDER OF AZTECS.
will appreciate my friends and; Wanted.— District Manager
customers making their purchase for Bastrop and County of Bas-
hpforp t.hp nhovp hm.r* nn Sun. tr(,Pi Liberal Contract and quick
before the above
days.
Respectfully,
Hustling Harry.
REV I YASSER VICES.
On June 24th, revival services
will begin at the Baptist Church,
by Rev. J. F. Johnson, pastor of Fort Worth, Texas.
promotion to right party, embody
ing Sick, Accident, Total and
Permanent Disability, Old Age
and Death Benefits, also, free
medical attendance, easy to sell.
Write quick to the O.der of Az-
tecs, Room 14, Dundee Building,
Order of Aztecs.
—Why don't you buy your
Meats at the Guse Market? Ear
Miss Maynard read a splendid
paper on "Household Econom-
ics," and Mrs. W. J. Miley one
equally line upon "The Rela-
tion of Home and School."
Miss Janette Maynard's vo-
cal solo, " Forgetmenots , "
which followed, was a much
appreciated number.
Mrs. P. I). Page read a pa-
per, "Civic Betterment," ex-
altiug the garbage cart above
the auto, and urged the impor-
tance of clean, well kept public
streets, tree and flower planting,
proper sanitary regulations, as
a commercial asset to a com-
munity, as well as a safe guard
of its health, aud aid to its |
beauty and its esthetic develop-
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nest will serve you in a prompt ment.
and efficient manner. Try him. ' Miss Lee Wilbarger's iustru
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We wish also to say that
the Folger Teas and Coffees
are high grade and have a
flavor unsurpassed by any
other line. Try a package of
Folger mixed for your next
Ice Tea. You will have no
other. We sell 250 lbs. of
LUSTRO COFFEE every
month. There's is a reason.
Have you heard of the
Economy Fruit Jar?
Something new for home can-
ning. Cans everything for
keeps. Nothing spoils, guar-
anteed to keep fresh, Vegeta-
bles, Meats, Game, Soups,
Fish, Fruits, Sauces, Pickles,
Syrups, Honey and left overs
from the table. Put up some
Fresh Beans,Tomatoes, Corn,
Etc., now and have it this
winter just as it comes out of
the garden.
Can what you can, what
you can't can, eat, but don't
eat all you can, save some
for the winter. Economy Jars
will keep it.
PeoplesCash
Grocery Co.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 22, 1909, newspaper, May 22, 1909; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205792/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.