The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 13, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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The Bastrop Advertiser
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EVENTS IN BASTROP.
Vcur
Prairie represent? three stores,
four steam vir.s, several horne!
FTKELY PERSONALS.
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•curring Week Ending Satur-, gins, good school houses, two jf vou have or are evr.^-tincr
day, Aug Kl. lbblJ- 1 wenty- j churches, and some two thousand vjgjtort rjn„ gg atlfj tej| U8 aho|
CO.ML O.N IN
and sec the fine stock of Summer
I'ress Goods that we arc offering
at reduced pr'cts. It is only it
Mid-Svmmer that such positivf
bargains can Vie picked up as wt
are giving. We never carry ovei
goods that we can dispose of a',
most "any old price."' We must
make room for our Fall Stock
T. A. HASLER & CO. DRY
GOODS STORE.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Preaching Sunday morninsrand
evening at the usual hours b>
the pastor. You are earnest 1>
solicited to be present.
Joe F. Wi;hf, Pastor.
Bring your Cotton to Orgain
& Griesenbeck at the elzneh
MERCANTILE Co.
PROTRACTED MEETING.
The Advertiser is requested tc
give notice that Rev. C. A Lee-
craft will begin a protracted
meeting at Oak Hill, Frida>
night, Sept. lli, 1U10, which will
continue over two Sundays.
— ( all on the firm of Orgain &
Griesenbeck who will buy your
Cotton at the Elzneh Merc. Co
CREAM AND CAKE.
The ladies of Cedar Creek will
serve Cream and Cake. Friday
night. August 11*. 1910, for t^e
benefit of the church. Every-
body cordially invited.
—The Citizens State Bunk w 1
cash your Round Hale Cotton
Checks.
Eight Years Ago.
The Advertiser of August 13,
1882, contained the following lo-
•al items:
"The price of new corn ranirea
from 35 to 40 cer tsa bushel. 1 he
•rop of this year is very fine "
"No mail from below McDade
Tuesday night, the up tram from
some caus<\ not arriving at Me
Dade on time for the hack-line."
"Mrs. S. J. Orgam and Miss
Mollie Hubbard, who nave been
ibsent for several weeks in at
endanee upon the Normal school
it San Antonio, are exptcted
home to-dav."
"Mr. Jesse Morris sr., will
shortly move with his family t
McDade, where he will take
•iiarge of the livery r.tables re-
:ently purchased fr«m Mr. Nash
by his son, Mr. Taylor Morris."
"We learn that Dr. Young of
Elgin, who was delegate to the
rand Lodge Knights of Honor,
for the Elgin loilvre. died in Gal-
veston Thursday. We cannot
hear any particulars of his
leath."
"Several wagon loads of peach-
es sold in town this week, some of
them as low as fifty-cents a bush-
el, though seventy-five cents a
bushel seemed to be the ruling
price until Thursday, when they
dropped down to forty and fifty
cents."
"Mr. Taylor Morris has bought
out the livery stable of Mr. Os-
car Nash at McDade, as well as
his interest in the line of hacks
running between McDade and
Bastrop, taking possession on
Tuesday last. 1st of August. Mr.
Morris will continue his stables
at Bastrop until the stock is dis-
posed of.
"Judge Moore informs us that
not a simrle written bid has been
handed in on the proposition call-
ing for bids to take care of the
paupers of the county."
An account of a game of base
ball between Red Rock and Hill's
Prairie was given in the old pa
per, result: Hills Prairie. (Jen-
kins nine) 24: R<jd Rock 3.
Died —In Bastrop county, July
24, 1^82, Katie Lee, daughter of
Misses Ivor and Lee Wilbur- W. A. and F. A. Highsmith, aged
ger entertained I hcrsday even- U years and l months,
mg m honor of their charminj. j " s will be seen by notice of
visitor, Miss Durothy Pipkin, ol; General Shellev. chairman con
Beaumont, j ^ressional district, the convention
,, - i i for the Tenth District is called to
-Mr. farmer and all .riends, rneet at Austin, on the24th, inst.
use our tree waia n yard. j Following are the delegates to
Elzner Mercantile t o. ! <aj(j convention frcim Bastrop
bales of cotton, and a large
amount of corn. oats, wheat, and
one of the best bodies of farming
lands and good farmers, and the
finest graded stock, ranches of
cattle, beeves and hogs in the
state. Also good ranee with
pastures enclosed, and everything
in good condition.
"And Live Oaks represents two
steam gins, three school houses,
a Catholic church and a Metho-
dist campground, and appoint-
ments with preachers of all de-
nominations. Live Oaks repre-
sents a good farming body ol
land, good farmers and in one
family of four, the lady has
mad>! and sold over eleven hun-
dred pounds of butter in the Aus
tin market since January 1st,
18 2, besides chickens turkeys,
etc.
The first bale of cotton made
and .-wild in the county was raised
nearJLive Oaks; and there are
farm w,^his vicinity which will
com pa A \ith any farm io or
near Snake Prairie, in the pro-
duction of jrrain. fruit and farm
produce generally, of any and all
kinds indigenious to this soil and
climate."
FUR N ITU R ETFURN ITURE!
Call and inspect our line.
Elzner Mercantile Co.
The Woman's Foreign Mission-
ary Society will will meet with
Mrs. B. D. Orgain next Thursday
August 18th, 5 o'clock P. M.
All ladies who are instructed
in this work are cordially invited
to this meeting. The members
ire earnestly requested to allow
no other engagement to prevent
their attendance
The following is the program
for the afternoon.
Opening Hymn —"I Love Thy
Kingdom Lord."
Prayer.
Scripture Reading 2 Chronicles
30.
Song "Jesus shall Reign."
Prayer.
Business Session.
Song —By Marguerite Tower.
Reading—Mrs. P. D Page.
Recitation- -'"Bamboo San" Sue
Ransome.
Reading—Mrs. W. E. Maynard.
Song.
Closing Prayer.
Mrs. R. Starcke, Sec'ty.
Mrs. B. D. Orgain President.
— Our Staple and Fancy grocer-
ies are arriving daily. If you
want good things to eat call
Elzner Mercantile Co.
-On &wemb,-r • ^ckiSl. H! jl'lS STATESUNIIAY
i ^ I). Orgain. J. T. Black, It. K SCHOOL CONY KN,
ltith
Reman Catholic Congregation
will give an entertainment a- the
opera house. Watch next issue
of Advertiser for further an-
nouncement.
—Mr. farmer and all friends,
use our free wagon yard.
Elzner Mercantile Co.
—The brick store house of
Knittel Bros . on Main street, will
be completed in the near future,
and will be one of the prettiest
1NTI0N.
Bastrop Texas, Aug., 2nd, 1910.
We wish to announce to the
public, through the columns of
the old Advertiser, that the State
Sunday School Convention will
meet in this city of Bastrop, with
Templeton, C B. Garwood, .1.11.
Fit/williams and W. A. Oatman.
It is hoped that there will be a
full attendance of the delegates."
The following announcements
appeared in the Advertiser of
August 6th, 1J:
W.
and
precinct 1. \V Bell. I less than three hundred delegates
A special from Elgin, under an(j in or<ier that they be cared
date oi -!Sth, 1882,.■-ays: for in a nice shape, we have or
, - ri.-n BP(, | ; Two men rode to the house of Kanize(| a soliciting committee,
buildings of its kind in t.iis set-1 a farmer by the name of Dooselwho wji]
tion. ' ' * "
iw p r" ,.,'i I (i-olnrwUun Au(ru l SSrd to t h,
liWM w I tui constable | w, ;n|r. not
, , , call upon our white
j Moon, whom they knev had j frjen(|s an(j merchants. There
in his house. u hev called -urn j wjll be more than one thousand
out and demanded t he money, or j (Jollars. spent here by our people,
they would ki.i n:n. He replied j an(j n0f jes^ than six htinnred
that he .iad .i is! as soon die as j ^pent here bv the delegates. So
as to give up the money; so thev ! you vviil see jt is a business prop-
then commenced firing. One shot josition
took effect in his right leg. It is ] ' 13,.os; f);;ve Williams. Willie
not very dangerou He will be joncs> j1)hn fj0bison, and Bei.
up in a few days. I hey failed ! Martini have been appointed to
to secure the money. solicit from the public.
We take the following extracts' S. T. Floyd. Pastor,
from a letter written by "Green S. D. Carter Clerk.
Wain .t. | — «..
"We had our tan v seined this
morn ng. by t ie j/r-at lislierman,
Ed Weaver, ile came by special
— Highest prices paid for Cot
ton by Orgain & Griesenbeck, at
the Elzner Mercantile Co.
-The farmer if he only knew
it, is a little nearer the kingdom
of heaven than anyone on earth.
He is certain of three square
nit als a day and is Ihe onl> man
who can fence himself in and live
in snite of the rest of mankind.
A lev; cattle and sheep and fowl
provide him ui'h clothing, while
bis fields yield him flour and a
source of revenue. So generous
are these provi.-.ons and so com-
mon, that hardly one farmer in ! invitation to see the carp fish. He
ten makes at:; ac mint of them,, was assisted by Messrs A. B.
alt.;o.;g! tie ordirary bu.-.ness. Wheelock, L 'tle and Williams,
man thinks h- lasdoni• w* il when He ran th* sein through one time
— Dont be deceived in prices,
dry goods have not advanced.
Gei our prices Elzner Mer-
cantile Co.
a
ring 56 and tell us about
it. It will be appreciated.
Miss Lula Ross Miley is visit-
ing in San Antonio.
Misses Annie Allen and Mallie
Belle Moore left Thursday on a
visit to Fort Worth.
Miss Helen Ramage, of Texar-
kana is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
J. T. Crysup.
Miss />'enice McHenry, of Dal-
las, is a guest of her friend. Miss
Erna Kesselus.
Our good friend, Albert Byers,
dropped in fo see us Thursday —
sai i lie was mad. sure enough
mad—that we had allowed his
subscription to the Advertiser run
oyer a year without notifying
him. gav - us and we gave
him a receipt for subscription to
the Advertiser to July, 1, 1012
Oh for a thousand Albert Byers'
within the n®xt thirty days.
Miss Orlean Nash, of Austin, !
s visiting relatives in Bastrop.
Mrs. T. C. Alexander and Mrs.
E. O. Randle, of Cedar Creek,
were in Bastrop, Tuesday, en
route home from a visit to San
Angelo.
E. O. Randle, F. M. Litton.
Jr., and T. C. Alexander were
among the Cedar Creek visitors
in Bastrop this week.
Gus Brieger, of Taylor, was 4.
recent visitor to Bastrop. He
came to look over the elegant
new home of his brother, R. J.
Brieger, which is in course of
erection and of which he drew
the plans.
Mrs. T. C. Cahill, of Haskell,
was a visitor this week to her
aunt, Mrs. T. J. Trigg.
Sheriff Woody Townsend at-
tended the meeting of the Sher-
iff's Association of Texas, of
which he was the President, at
El Paso this week.
Rufus J. Griesenbeck Jr., and
little Miss Hattie Tumrrins re-
turned Monday night from a vis
it to Houston.
Judge Paul I). Page and Judge
•J. B. Price were in attendance ks
delegates from Bastrop county
to til-* Stale Democratic Conven-
tion at Galveston this week.
Assistant Cashier Eugene Lr-
hard, of the First National iU.nk.
returned Monday from a short
vacation spent in San Antonio.
Mrs. D. H. Wilbarger is visit-
ing ner son, J. L. VViioargtr unci
family.
Miss Durothy Pipkin, of Beau
inont, is visiting Misses Ivor anc
Lee Wilbarger.
Mrs. Bettie Price and Miss
Vesta Craft are attending the
Baptist Association at Mar V
Falls.
Miss Julia Weilbacher. of San
Antonio, is visiting Miss E. Lis
ter.
Master Louis Eilers returned
home from a month's visit in
Austin, Tuesday.
Charley Bonner, of Austin, was
a visitor to Bastrop last week.
Miss Lucile Eilers is home from
a delightful visit of six weeks in
Waco, accompanred by two ol j
Waco's most charming young |
ladies, Misses Emma Smith and
Marion Duncan.
Mrs. AI Nance and children
left the first of the week on a
visit to Menardvilie.
John O. Turner, manager of
the J. M. Holt Co, corner store,
is at market this w eek making
fall purchases for this popular
firm.
.J. II. Pearcv, of the firm of
Pearcy it Booth, returned Mon-
day fram St. Louis and Chicago,
where he has been the
WE WILL
1
j CASH YOUR.
In Our Farmer Friends
Thin i" tht'
in to
Ciil
Tiiii!' of the vial' vvnoil
on yo;ir souNunV work.
v t. u
Ah y mi >cll y
11: mcv in our hank.
'.r ('orrox, j 'nr(> y
inr
l\ty your nilU l y ( hock, which makes the
best kind of receipt, and avoid the worry and
danger ot carrying large kuiuh of iimney.
Vour inonev will be ABSOLUTELY
SAFE, for—
'The non-interest bearing and
unsecured deposits of this bank
are protected by the State Bank
Guaranty Fund."
The Citizens State Bank
OF BASTROP.
Round
Cotton Checks
FOR SALE.
One pair of horses, bugiry and
harness.
One horse is fl years old, the
other is 8. Hoth are good saddle
WALL PAPER AGENCY.
1 have the agency for the Wes-
tern Wall Paper Co., cf Kansas
City, and have a complete line of
samples of the newest patterns
horses and will work single or of wall paper. Your orders will
double. • I be appreciated. Will tall at your
ror price apply to, residence with samples at any
Hartford Jenkins. ! time requested j. 11. Ijavis.
Some of our customers
calling us over the telephone
use this expression:
4 s,
!i I:
is that
-THE STORE?"-
Now that's the idea ex-
actly, that's just what we a.re
THE STORE; not the only
store in town, no, we do uot
claim we are the onlyTurtle
in the tank," buttbis is THE
STORE where you can buy
jooif New Sroceries
and too:; out one
he reaches the end 02 tne year
and finds that he has a little more
than made ends me* t.
— IXI Hammers are famous
you know,
When one . trikesa nail ti\.ight
down it will ;io.
It does'nt chip oT and never is
dented.
Tis an IXL the best one inven- have fish besid<
led.
We handle
tools.
all the different
'hich mens
ured (14) fourteen inches from
tip to tip. We put in fourteen
carp January lioth, 1>V2. At that
time they were only three inches
long: now duly Loth, six months
to day, they are fourteen inches
li t insr grown eleven inches in
si . months. \\ hy cannot every
farmer make .1 fish pond, and
-? It will water
do an immense
the stock and
amount of g<
.... past two
weeks buying goods for his firm
The present class of Hast rop I in Bastrop.
Normal School stands organi/.ed,
foi the present term as follows:
Mr. Mason President.
Miss firiggs S-cretary.
Mr. F
mkins
T
reasuie
Mis:; Oldfield— Critic.
Mis! Davis--Poet.
Miss Huff Histor'an.
Mr. Riddle Prophet.
Mr. Uro' S-rgeT t>at-\
Miss Porter—Vice President.
Ben P. Simmons, recently nomi-1 *
j nated for Justice of the Peace of V
I the Cedar Creek prec net, was in 1
| the city Monday.
Mrs. Thos. P. Haynie and S"
I bright little- son, Tom Powell, re- T
[turned Monday from a vi .it to I %
1 Austin. \ Sk
at a price that will enable
you to save part oi your
earnings.
WK DO NOT SELL C1IEA1'
<;!!0('KHIKS, lin H K lid sell <;oon.
NICE, NEW. CLEAN* (■KOCEiilES CHKAI'.
Elzneh ilEKPANTim Co.
—The house occupied by Roy
Yancey and family, colored, on
the farm of Mr. W. A. McCord,
was destroyed i >' fii'e aim it
o'clock Monday aftcrnoon and
a 15-mot thsold cVild of ^aiu ey'-
was burned to death. Several
children were left a: the no.is
the ra-entf '.vo" "•
in tV|M fie|<i
ow ll.c hous'
in eve-y way, be-
siues furnishing an abundance of
water for irrigat ing gardens, etc.
!>'t our farmers >;o to work and
fill their pockets with greenbacks,
and not wait for government to , ,
"(locate their children and make uenetnt
vouw eves, roll up your sit
John W. Kennedy Jr., of Hous-
ton. who is with the Union Nat-
ional Hank, of that city, after a
—If you want a prosperous 1 pleasant visit to the old home, re-
town where people can come who j turned to the lhiyou City, last
are dispose ! to make homes, then , week. John desires his friends
that IT wasn't him."
Ring 56 and tell us when you
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' 1 see 111 t ?.e
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md it i-< not k ;uw
caught fire.
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lalveston N< ws.
tier from S; a 1:
tie, descri in^* th< eo n:y of
Kastn p. Fhe repurt is very good
.«i !aat ' "IV •! on'
rie, and Live Oaut-,. h..;
to vlo away with and bury from ' to know
sight all .jealousy and spite work,
move for common prospeoity and
Wake up rub
ves
and go to wore. Tb not work
with fear and trembling, but
take for grant. 'd t Lit o.ood will
t dl. Leave results 1 C.emseives.
borrow no t rou.p it all a*:it..
W(« want IH TTKR AND K(rGS. If
makes no difference how much, we will take
all you have and arc p ivir^g g-c <{ prices.
Brinir them along.
will leave « n that visit to rela-
tives or friends. It will be news
for the Advertiser and will be
appreciated •
' * ! r
. t tne ,c;rg'CJSt ii,ie of
Dry (io'ids than ever 'u1-
K •
town.
011.
>re. <>ur prices are t':e lowest
Ki /Nkiv MKKCANTILL Co.
THE STORE,
0<f Cash Bro, 03.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 13, 1910, newspaper, August 13, 1910; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205971/m1/3/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.