The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 15, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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The Bastrop Advertiser' PURELY PERSONAL.
I *
A CARD.
Attendance upon a post-grad*
W. .). Hewatt, of Al^m, was
in town Thursday.
... Albert Prause, of Marlin, is at
courtieJn C hicago, will nece- the uj(1 homt, this wtvk
bitate my absence from Bastrop . r, . . . .,
fnr Luv .,'oi . • i i > J. t. Orgain attended the New
io. se\eial weeks. During my Braunfels picnic Tuesdav.
absence Dr. H. !'. Luckett will
Mrs. .lames Riley, of Sour
Lake, and Miss Adline Brass, of
Austin, are visitinir their sister.
Mrs. ('. I'. Ziegenhals.
Mrs. Jim Lock wood, of Waco,
and Miss Nellie Doss, of Victoria,
are the guests of their sister.
Mrs. .John J, Schaefer.
BASE HALL NOTES.
(J. C. M.)
STAMPING OF BAST KOI* CM'BS.
He was in the games Tuesday,
and notwithstanding his lame
hack he played a good game.
Earnest Haslet played in his
Mis
S St4S
Be
have charge of my practice.
II. 15. COMBS, M. D.
Miss Dora Perkins is visiting yM
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Erhard.
Attorney C. W. Webb, of
-The Advertiser ha a new k'n. was in Bastrop Tuesday,
dress this week. Its a beauty Henry Keil, of Taylor,
and we are proud ci it.
— "Come where your love lies
dreaming." Where? At the
Honey Comb Candy headquart-
ers E. F. Rabensbury's.
-Quite a numberof old sold -
on a
few days' visit to the old home.
Miss Pearl Knowles is visiting
friends in Smithville this week.
Miss Helen Hill, of Austin, is
a gue.sJ of her cousin, Corinne
Cain.
Anderson and
. , 'ft Saturday for
Smithille, on a two weeks' visit
to Mrs. \\. I'. ('. Jones,
A!'t Highsmith, of William-
son county, came in Wednesdav
Played Won Lorn ivrV usual place behind the bat in all
Third Team.,..4 4 0 1(4*. thrw , , , j h „ ,
t* ir t ream fi 4 ] KfMt .
4 i WJ eHC" >ranH'-
RED ROCK LETTER.
ilREKN CORN, PLl'MS AND TOMA-
toes.
The farm r* are living at horn ;
hng at th< same plac.*
The prospects are
*o') boom. The pros-
n. i better for a
in this part of th-
in. ! I oa
E. L. Wunneberger, of Paige, ^
Secoo,i Team 7 1 .1 5 2 rnv ,'K"" *•'■ lwwa<kr .
The locals are well up on hit-: ^,„ d for a
The third team went to Elgin ting but are a little shy on team p -ct- w«n
on the 4th, and won their game work. I here is also uue or two {cotton cr>i
by a score of 111 to 2. They also places about th
played a game with Smithville punchingupal.it.
alter? oon, going over to the re- on the local diamond, Saturday, I In the history of ha.- • ball i < The Method: t ha- been hold
union I hursday morning. and was victorious by a score of Bastrop there is not a shut-out ing a revival meeting here for
Mrs. W. A. McCord leaves i 8 to :i. against the locals, but in thedou- past ten days. Brothers Os-
H;iil Ui°Vk V'1 a Vl^11. 10 ('haHey There was not much doing at ble header with Webberville last | burn and Joe Hendrix are doing
"n ^^'^i!rapany!th<' ^"ble-header game with j Tuesday in the last game, the | the preaching.
Georgetown, last Fridav, in the boys had a close call. With two. I rot. f. R. Moltley has moved
team that need county. A Iiti!• * t• >0 much win<
I and thunder showers.
in ; The Methodists ha
iers from different parts of the is attending district court this
•uting
Miss Maude Jenkins returned ,
mdav from an extended visit: vsaN
of excitement, it was too nien out, Ilaynie, who is notedjto Lastrop :oracouple ot months.
county, as well as citizens, young
and old, passed through Bastrop
Wednesday afternoon, enroute to
the Hill's Prairie re-union.
While in Smjthville Monday,
we noticed a farmer hauling a
load of new corn in the shuck.
An examination showed the corn
fairly dry and hard, excellent for
horse feeding in small 'inanities.
There is no one like mother
to me. Honey Comb Candy
comes next, at E. F. Rabens-
burg.
-Most of the farmers of this
part of the county, holding their
cotton, have closed out in the
past two weeks at prices rang-
ing from eight to ten cents. Over
200 bales sold this w eek at !* 1-2
to 10 cents.
Misses Ivor and Lee Will.lar-
ger entertained their young
friends in a vej\ enjoyable time
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
Interesting games were indulged
in and
served.
week.
Waco, Dallas and Hillsboro.
Sheriff Woody Townsend spent ^
among relatives and friends at! one-sided in both games to be at for *?ood base running, scored a j He will a-sist in th* summer nor-
several days
week.
in Houston 111 i -
all interesting. About the only n,n in the ninth inning. jmal
Townsend and' feature of the games was the | Dexter Jung, the second team's |
wire lett
tie
Jenkins pitched the first game position in the seventh inning of
and Arthur Kohler the second the last game Tuesday evening,
game, each, as usual, pitching Hasler having received a severe
good hall. Result: First game. lic'< on the hand, and played a
Bastrop 17. Georgetown 2; the nise game game. Earnest finish-
second game. Bastrop 22. George- ed the game in the left garden,
town 2. Why not try the Indians for a
1st. a a position as druggist at Austin,' Brenham couldn't "cut it" series of games. Don't know
; attend the Sheriff's Association,
MissZena Peterson, of Hallets- now in convention in that city.
ville. is a guest of Mrs. L. R. \t,.. 1 ,1 t i
t.'..),..,.,! 1 amphell Taylor, accom-
panied liy her grand-daughter,
Eugene Erhard is visiting his'Miss Lizzie Wilkes, of Elgin, are
sister, Mrs. J. B. ( lopton, at Ar- the guests of Bastrop relatives. !
Penn ('. Wood, of the McDuff;
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earnest neighborhood, at present holding I
Hasler, Saturday, July 1st. a a position as druggist at Austin.
fine boy. lis at home for a months' vaca-1 this week
n k. 1 , . ,• tion.
County Attorney Jack Jenkins,
was a visitor to Houston since I nos. H. Jenkins left the first
last issue. part of the week for Houston,
■ .... ,. . and has a position in the offices
Miss Minnie \\ , iseman of Aus- of lhe }j ^ T ,• li;ii|roaci Com-
tm. is visiting her uncle, Philip i,anv
Deagan. I
vf . tt i 1 11 i JudgeS. L. Staples, of Smith-
Mis. U. Langhainmer. Hren-jvi|,e. anf, attornevs M. H. Hill
ham. is a guest of T. A. Hasler |an(| ,|. E> j; L;lj1V(| of Elt,.in
famil\. I were here the first of the week
Mrs. J. D. Crow and children, I attending court.
of Temple, are guests of Bas- Mrg# Ralph Weston, of Chica-
go. and the Misses Mecken, and
Master Whit Mecken, of Taylor.
are guests of Hon. and Mrs. J.
P. Fowler and farnilv.
day for Houston to heavy hitting of tlu1 locals. Price catcher, relieved Hasler of that
trop relatives.
The Advertiser's old friend,
Walter Keeblo, of Elgin, was
here this week.
Misses Fannie Black and Net-1 Misses Mabel Walton. Dru
elegant refreshments j tie Royston were visitors to Bas- Orgam and Mr. J. C. Orgain at-
tended the Odd Fellows' picnic
at New Braunfels. Tuesdav.
but will no doubt be what kind of a game the locals
here for a series of games next would play at night, but they
week. would be there with the goods
It seems like LaGrange don't during the day games.
want to tangle up with our team. „„ ... 7
Come on boy*, the past has been!, Ul,""ar ]l™t"
forgotten some day people will learn
i that cards of thanks, obituaries,
resolutions of respect, and such
1 matter is considered bv newspa-
pers as advertising matter, and
is only published as such at T>
When the locals tangle up with cents a hue." A charge for this
Brenham and Lockhart. there. t>i" matter is onI> legitimate,
will be something doing. j and ajj legitimate newspapers are
Richmond has extended a chal- falling into line, very many have
It's up to Smithville to orga-
nize a strong team and pay u< a
visit. Our sister city, in days
gone, by had a dandy team.
The truck growers of Bas-
trop should keep in mind the
£ meeting of the Truck Growers'
Association in Bastrop, the first
Saturday in August, when offi-
cers for the ensuing year will be
elected.
The ladies of the German M.
E. Church will serve ice cream
trop Wednesday.
Harry Erhard is attending the
Fentress camp meeting of the
Christian Chruch.
Attorney L. A. Hill, of Austin,
was here Monday in attendance
upon district court.
Bob Brown and family, of
Lockhait, are guests of Wiley
Dawson and wife.
Miss Ellen Young returned
and cake at the Erhard building'Saturday from a visit at Smith-
next Wednesday aft.-rn<K,n and vllls an,i '-aHeston.
fiAvr.n i nir 1111 v 1 Ot ta frnm R lO MlSS
pkening. July 19th, from "• lo 10
o'clock. Public patronage ap-
preciated.
Jas. II. Craft and Tom
K. A. Deats, oi Webbervile,
was here with the Webberville
base ball team this week.
Sueur left town Wednesday af- the San Marcos river,
ternoon with a four mule wagon
load of light bread for the two
days' re-union, and another wag-
on load followed Wednesday.
The bread was from the Guse
Bakery,
The monthly credit system
put in by E. F. Rabensburg is
the proper thing. You get a slip
with your goods each time and
the amount is carried farward
from time to time, ami at any
time of the month you know
just what you owe. Save the
slips.
A letter received from Dr.
Lignoski Wednesday morning,
stated that Mac Stewart could
not possibly attend the Confed-
erate re-union in Hill's Prairie,
that he was too feeble to make
the trip, which was regretted by-
many who would have been glad Orgain.
to meet and welcome him.
i guests of Mrs. Enders, of Elgin.
Mi *s. Gus Wallace left Sunday
on a visit to the family of Char-
ley Hill, in the north-west part
of the county, where she will
join a party for a two weeks'
outing.
Mrs. L. 1!. Erhard returned
home from Hallettsville Monday,
whither she had been called on
account of the illness of her
brother, whom we are glad to
Annie Rothe, of Fort note is improving.
Worth, is a guest of her aunt.! Our young friend. Bruno A.
Griesenbeck. returned this week
from Austin, having completed a
business course in Griffitt's Col-
lege. breaking the record in com-
pleting the course.
Dr. H. B. Combs left Mouday
for Chicago, where he will take
r, ! a post -graduate course, to be gone
E. G. (.use and son. Willie, on I several weeks. Dr. II. P. Luck-
a visit to the old country, Ger- ett will have charge of his prac-
are expected home 2.>th.
Mrs. Geo. Rabensburg
Miss Cora Erhard left Monday
e- {for the Christian Camp meeting
lenge to the Bastrop base ball
club for a series of g"arnes to be
played in that city.
The Webberville team arrived
in the city Monday and played
three games with the locals.
They caught our boys in a crip-
pled condition, Kohler, Perkins.
Haynie and the "Star" being
out of the game. The first game
resulted a tie, M and 3. The
double-header Tuesday did not
draw an extra large crowd the
fans must have thought they
would get "too much for their
money ." The first game of the
double-header went to the locals
by a score of 5 to 2. The visitors
took the second in a walk. s to 1.
Fowler's home run was all o.
k. in the second game of the doi>
ble-header.
Kohler was on the sick list
during the Bastrop-Webberville
never done otherwise. The un-
dertaker charges for the coffin
and the shroud, the grave digger
for digging the grave, the livery
man for the hearse and such con-
veyances as needed, all of which
are indispensible, then why cen-
sure the publisher for charging
for that which can be dispensed
with.
DISTRICT COURT.
ohn Hurst has returned
from Rusk where he had been
attending the settlement of his
aunt's estate. He received $ 1.
Mr. Willie Smith and family
are spending the summer on
their ranch in Menard county,
Mrs. A. D Halihurton. her
eldest son, Carrol, and three
little daughters, Misses Hazel,
Marion and Gra< • have return-
ed home a five weeks' visit to
north Missouri. They* report a
very enjoyable time and that the
old home is in a very prosperous
condition.
grapes, peaches and water
m ei.ons.
Plenty of chills and fevers in
the community.
Miss Cora Dance has gone to
Humble to see her sister who is
ill with typhoid fever.
Miss Alga Adams has been
elected principal of the Cedar
Creek school for a term of seven
months at a salary of $">(> per
month. Miss Adams has just
completed a year's work in the
Baylor University where she ac-
quited herself with credit.
Elder Dave Black is in from
Runnels county, visiting relatives
and friends and holding revival
meetings.
Yes, we are all coming to the
barbecue and re-union. Look
out for Red Rock in full force.
We would like ftBastrop boys
to cross bats with the Taylors-
ville boys again and get a little
of the brag knocked out of them.
Mr. A. I>. Halihurton will sell
his farm, crop, stock, etc., lm-k.
stock and barrel and move to
Corn Hill Independent School.
Madame Gossip reports that
District court adjourned at noon
Tuesday, all the cases set for
this week having been continued.
The criminal docket was dis-
posed of last Friday with the ac-
quittal of L. S. Foxell, and the
following civil cases are disposed
"(I. E. Smith vs. Independent I Wash CatchinKsoune in with Ws
Mining Company, damages. Ver-! bri<it' Sun,la-V "".rnimr.
diet for dependant instructed for.
No serious damage done by the
many, arc expected home 2oth. tice during his absence. | 7"f case K,.ew out {)f {^e break-.
G. W\ Corbel 1 and daughter.' Hev. and Mrs. Cullom II. .i ' "H ' ' ^ 1 ing of a leg bv Smith while work-1'ieaH'
Miss Nacie of Watterson. were; Booth are expected home from ^ , I ing in the mine about 18 months Wake Riddle reports
in l.ast rop the first of the week, j Smithville today, where Rev. lom Haynie saved the team j, jt t.nn<uined the entire day 'Nveevil in great numbers in Petty-
._ | storm Saturday night, so far as
■ard.
Wake Riddle reports the boll
County Clerk W. 11. Grimes
attended the County Clerks'
Convention in San Antonio, last
week.
Robert Anderson left this week
for Rosewell. N. M.. where he
has acepted a position in a drug
store.
Booth has been conducting a two from a
weeks' revival meeting in the ,](,j,nr
Methodist Cehurch of that city.
<'ounty Judge Paul 1). Poge,
Hon. J. S. Jones and Roy Grimes,
joined by parties from Smithville,
shut out. Tuesdav, bv
consume
Saturday, and about 10 o'clock
town.
W atterson pen
ilist.
pie certainly are
T!-.. • -.it
Hal Jones, O. P. Jone,« and
Will Andrews leave Sunday to
join the fishing party on De\il's
river.
Mrs. ThoL. McCullough and
little Itoy, Orgain, of Waco, are
guests of ('apt. and Mrs. B. I>.
some fleyer ba-se-runnitiK that ni)f'ht the in.stnK.te(|
m the ninth mmnK. the jury to return a yerdiet ,„r H"t matei...
In Wednesday's News we no- defendant. j day and singing on the ground
tice Richmond will play a series No other cases were tried, but fI''I materialize, neither did
are now angling for the finny with Brenham at Brenham.be- the following were continued and the wedding. ( y looks as lonely
tribe in the waters of Devil's ginning next Sunday. The local set: |as ever.
n\er \ al Verde county, to be fans were expect ing a series with Sam Richard Ferris etal vs. W. | W'e ha\
l absent about three weeks.
Misses Cornell and Willye Rus-
sell. who have been visiting rela-
tives here the last two months,
left early Tuesday morning for
their home in Saltillo. Coah. Mex-
ico. They were the pleasant
guests of their cousin, Miss Mae
Belle Warren.
- Miss Mabel Walton, an accom- Andrew Wood, voungest son
Mr. J. M. Holt, of the firm pushed and beautiful young lady 0f \|r and Mrs S W WcmmI of
. M. Holt & Co.. imforms us'"/ Bartlett. is visiting Miss Dru th,; M(.Duff neighborhood, 'left
< Irgain
A. .J. Eizner
wife and 1 i11It
recently for Colorado, accompa-
nying his uncle. James Wood and
of J
that the big sale to be inaugurat-
ed this week, is unavoidably, ...... ,. .. ,. .
postponed on account of import- daughter, Ruth, returned Thurs- tar>nly^ ot Travis county. He
posipontn. on aciouni impoii (n s goes there in search of a perma
ant advertising matter and other Antonio nent location. May every suc-
goods to be used in the sale, not cess and happiness attend him
arriving. These goods are ex- S. W. Wood, of McDufF, was through life.
pected soon, and fuller particu- NU>\V /^aiVn<!'p' lb' n'lm)r,s our 0j,j tim«* friend. John
lars with dates will be given lat- ,? '' K"K"' " ' i,,k' , ITeuss. who lives at Pin Oak. in
er. Watch these columns. ' jthe southein part of the county,
the star Brenham team the first
of the week.
No doubt the crack Lockhart
team will open for a series the
first of the week.
In the double-header. Tuesday,
the manager had four put outs
in center field, and the same
number of fan outs.
Banks, for Webberville, pitch-
ed a fine game.
Jenkins, Craft and Kennedy
are star players, young but are
always there with the groceries.
Fowler's home run in the first
11. Murchison et al, set for Dec. l,as'
IStli; -J. W. Mason vs M. K. & bids
T. Ry. Co., damages, set for Dec. |
B)th: Ben L. Grimes vs Western
ha l a norther for the
twentv-four hours, which
s well for fair weather.
Yof. T. R. Mobley came out
his old home in Petty town
Union Telegraph Co., set for Jan., Saturday morning, returning to
15th; W. E. Fowler vs. Western Bastrop in the evening.
Union Telegraph Co.. damages,
set for.Ian. loth: A. F. Brown vs.
M K. & T. Co., damages, set for
Jan 16th; W. C. Snowden and
wife vs. M. K. & T. Ry. Co.,
damages, set for Jan 18th; Jeff
Meers vs. M. K. & T. Ry. Co.,
damages, set for Jan. 22nd; Jim
Jenkins vs C. H. Hill, damages,
set for Jan. 23rd: B. Sass vs. M.
n' le Jake.
inning of the second game of the k. T. Ry. Co.. damages, set
a
Misses Nannie. Willieand Lula and who was in the city last
On last Tuesday evening, on May Brown, of Stratford, are week, bears a remarkable record
1 lawn at the residence of M r ignests of Nir. and Mrs. J. 1 . Moii ihiin tift.y-li\t yeais agt. h*
. mi .u Fowler ir came to this county from Ger
and Mrs. A. A. Eizner, there was ->r- manv and sinro Hrs( h(> ,aM()(H;
given an ice cream spread. The Mesdames C. P. Luckett and in this county he has never been th,, ..()lumn
occasion was given in honor of A. B. McLavv left Thursday to beyond its boundries. thus hav-
the new members of the Episco- n party (,ut !i1 ing lived for more than half a
i harley IIill s. century in one county without
Hugo Griesenbeck and familv, ^oirig outside of it. and his re
of San Antonio, are visitors io ™rd w ono to he proud of, for
Bastrop and will spend the sum- [}e\ei has he been an-.ugned l e-
mer in our citv. tore the courts on any charge.
neither ,is he ever been en gag
Miss Mattier Fowler and her ed in litigation of anv kind, am'
double-header was the feature of for Jan 24th: Mamie Sanders et
the game. a) vs M K & T Ry Clt dam.
I he Webberville boys are all ages, set for Jan. 2oth.
chips off the old block" they
pal Churcji. There were about
seventy-five persons on the lawn, ]
all seeming to enjoy themselves
highly. Music was furnished by
the band, they playing some of
their best selections for the oc-
play nice ball.
The third team is at the top of
The second team don't seem to
be doing much playing of late.
Every hoy on the local team
wa- born and reared in Baztrop.
I don't care what you want
to eat, 1 have it.
E. F. Rabensburg.
Watermelons plentiful on the
market and awfully cheap.
The Bastrop Baud i
Ben Martin has added to his
splendidly equip)ted blacksmith
establishment, the most useful
invention of the age, the House
Cold Tire Setter. With this ma-
chine it takes only from 2n to IIP
minutes to set your tires, guaran-
teeing no overdish of wheels, no
tearing of the rinit or wheels
in getting the bolts out, and that
tires set on this machine will
stay tight longer than they will
when set the old way. There is
no taking out or putting back of
tires, and all work is done in the
most perfect manner. He in-
vites all to come and see for
themselves, and remember, all
kinds of repair work is done .it
this blacksmith establisment at
getting the low est living prices and ui;-
I'he next game will be one for
cassion. while ice cream, serbert brother, Mr. Rex Fowler, of he is generally consider!
andcakewereservedinimmen.se Webberville. are guests of their the counties most
(juanities, j uncle, J. P. Fowler. j citizens.
(I one ot
two-bits, now do l't expect two.
Charley Perkins was out of the
ihstancial ,iV t g."riv\ owing to an accident
■ to be a hummer, an! their week- der strict guarantee
ly practice is enjoyed by our citi-
r.ens generally.
How t he gra ;s and I
awived Mviulu. iuvnui)£. Jgruw in Bastr-i
Truckman J. M. Smith visit*
Bastrop several times a week,
do1 often with Mvo wj< 'ons. laden
i with mvl'.'iis, tonur." , et«..
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