The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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M. K. & T. TIME TABLE.
north bound.
No. 30 Leave liaKtrop 1:06 p. m.
No. tt Leave Dtttrop 12:30 u. ti<.
No. 2 Leave Rastrop 3:4.r a. m.
south hound.
No. 99 Leave Ha. u <n> p. m.
No. 1 JjPave Uaati'o| 2:'2" a tu.
N'o. 5 Leave Baatrop 'i:4A n. m.
Flood Conditions.
At the hour of going to press,
12:30 p. in., the Colorado river is
up 20 feet and rising at the rate
of about a foot an hour.
A 1-2 inch rain at Austin last
night and over thirty persons
were drowned, twenty-six bodies
having been recovered up to the
noon hour.
The Home Hardware Company
is BASEBALL headquarters,
they carry a full and complete
line of base-ball gotxls
CHRIST1ANC H13 RCH.
Services next Sunday, April 25
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.
Preaching, 11 a. m. and Hp. m.
Subject, morning, "Hut if Not,"
evening, "A Royal Race."
Special music, new chorus
songs.
A cordial welcome to all.
W. O. Stephens,
Pastor.
I-ieslie Price dli penses drinks
at the New Drugstore. Try him
once and he will make you come
again.
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Regular meeting of Gamble
Udge, No. 244, A. P. & A. M.,
next Monday night, April 27th.
Work in the Master and Fellow
('raft degrees. The attendance
of members requested and visit-
ing brethren invited.
M. C. Booth, W. M.
J. H. Pea lie Y, Sec'ty.
JUST RECEIVED a good line
of Enamel Glass and Crockery
ware.
E. E. Okies en beck.
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
Hard times make every woman
look to see vhere she can save
money, which, of course, is sen-
sible and proper if not carried
too far.
In the case of food it would be
foolish to attempt to substitute
sawdust for a breakfast food
because it is cheaper. Everyone
knows sawdust has no food value
and it3 use would be a positive
detriment to the health.
Alum baking powders may cost of
little less than cream of tartar,
powders like Royal, but many of
the highest food authorities both
In this country and abroad have
declared them to be injurious and
not safe to use.
To attempt to cut the cost of,
living by using low-grade alum
powders is unwise economy.
ROYAL B AX IMG POWDER CO.,
Pev York
PURELY PERSONAL.
WILL BE SOLS ABOUT MAY 3RD.
Mr. A. Robinson, Receiver of
the Pearcy & Hooth stock of
goods, was in Bastrop taking
stock this week and stated that
the stock would be sold about
May 3rd.
FOR SALE.—A young gentle
bay horse, 10 hands high, $S0.(X).
Also a registered fawn colored
cow, 5 years old, $H0.00.
H. B. Combs.
ENDORSED AT HOME.
Such Proof as This Should Con-
vince Any Bastrop Citizen.
The public endorsement of a
local citizen is the best proof
that can be produced. Norn;
better, none stronger can be
had. When a man comes for-
ward and testifies to his fellow
citizens, addresses his friends
and neighbors,you may be sure
he is thoroughly convinced or he
would not do so. Telling one's
experence when it is for the
public good is an act of kindness
that should be appreciated. The
following statement given by a
resident of Bastrop adds one
more to the many eases of Home
Endorsement which are being
published about Dean's Kidney
Pills. Read it.
Thompson M. Rector, farmer,
of Bastrop, says: "About four
years ago I had kidney com
plaint. My back was very lame
and I had pains across my kid-
neys that clung to me constantly.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me
quickly and one box cured me
so thoroughly that not once since
have I had to take them."
Price 50c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan s Kidney Pills—the
same that Mr. Rector had.
Foster-Milbnrn Co., Props.,
Buffalo, N. V.
Mgr. M. J. Ixsath of the
Quality Theatre succeeded
in booking the 8 reel Vita-
graph picture "The Chris-
tian."
Mr. W. J. Smith, President of
the First State Hank of Red
Rock, was a visitor in Bastrop
this week.
Miss Katie Lou Old field, of
Hill's Prairie, visited in Bastrop
this week.
Mr. Paul Koenig, of Red
Rock, was an arrival in the city
this week.
Messrs. Clyde Cunnungham
and John W. Kennede, Jr.. were
here from Houston first of the
week.
Miss Mallie Bell Moore visited
f riends at Cedar Creek Thursday.
Mrs. J. N. Jenkins is in Aus-
tin this week, called there on ac
count of the illness of her son
in-law. Mr. Will Dechterd, who
was recently operated on in that
city.
Mrs. J. H. Mettenheimer and
little daughter, Mary Scott, have
returned home from a visit to
Dallas.
K. L. Brannon, at the New
Drug Store, will fill your pre
script ions from pure fresh
drugs, and at reasonable prices.
DECORATION DAY~AT BASTROP,
Wednesday, April 21st, was oh
served as Decoration Day in Mas
trop and large numbers of our
citizens visited Beautiful Fair-
view during the day and the
graves of loved ones sleeping
there were covered with flowers.
Exercises were held in the after-
noon and a short talk was made
by Rev. P. C. Bell.
There will be a meeting of the
members of the Christian church
Friday night. The entire mem-
bership is urged to be present as
important matters are to be dis
cussed.
Phone 102 and we will call for
and deliver your Cleaning and
Pressing.
Rout. Gill & Son.
SO DIFFERENT.
You may not find what you
like or want to eat; if so, call
around at E. F. Rahensburg's,
who keep? all good things to eat
at all times, the store so different.
We have a big stock of Stetson
Huts and the prices are the low
est. Robt. Gill a- Son.
FRUIT AT WHOLESALE.
Having opened a fruit stand in
Bastrop I am selling fruit at the
following prices: Bannanas, 15c
per dozen. 2 dozen for 25c; ap
pies cheap, everything at whole-
sale prices. L. Rale.
SERVICES AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
yv
Next Sunday, April 2oth.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.
Subject morning sermon, "ButJJif Not."
Subject evening sermon, "A Royal Race."
W. O. Stephens, Pastor.
FIFTY-ONE YEARS AGO,
Deanville, Tex., April 8-9, 1915.
Editor Advertiser:
These two days, fifty-two years
ago, were bloody days for some
of the dear old Bastrop boys.
As well as I remember we were
in rendezvous camp on the Atcha
pay a Bayou in Louisiana, and on
or about the 12th of March the
Yanks landed about sixty-flve
thousand troops within two miles
of us. Our soldiers were badly
scattered, some in Texas and
some in Arkansas. As we were
unable to make a stand and
engage the enemy, we had to
retreat until we could concen-
trate our forces. On the 8th of
April we concluded that we had
been chased beyond endurance,
and like wolves that had been
run down we turned and began
snapping, and in a short time,
perhaps two hours, we had the
blue coats taking the back track
and we drove them hock twenty
miles, from Mansfield to Pleasant
Hill. Every inch of ground was
hotly contested and dead men
were scattered all along the
road, itut most of them wore
the blue jacket and a cap with
U. S. A. on it. On some of their
caps 1 read "To Texas or Hell.''
Now I don't know where they
went to, but 1 am sure of one
thing, they never went to Texas.
We captured over two hundred
mules and horses and every
piece of artillery they bad, which
1 think was thirty-two cannons
with all of their ammunition, and
drove them back to their gun-
boats, which had come up Red
River as far as Alexandria.
On the 9th of April, the second
day of the fight, our noble cap
tain, E. P. Petty, was killed at
Pleasant Hill. He was shot
through the breast with a grape
shot and as he fell one of our
comppny, L. P. Barrett, an old
Bastrop boy. was nearest to him
and raising him up gave him a
drink of water. He was carried
to a house nearby and expired
early in the night. He was
buried, I think, near the premi-
ses where he died. A braver
man or a purer soul was never
sacrificed on a battle field than
Captain E. P. Petty. Wash Jones
was our Colonel and 1 have heard
him say that Petty was the cool
est and bravest man in battle that
he ever saw.
Now while last but not least 1
will mention several more of the
Bastrop boys, as we always
called them, to wit: H. McLes-
tor, Torn Beavers, Shell Hogan,
and the Wilson boys, John, Joe
and Jim. The memory of all
those, with many others, will
remain in the hearts and minds
of all the members of the old
17th Texas Volunteer Infantry.
Hoping you will print this in
full, and if read by any of the
old boys, 1 will be pleased to
hear from any of them.
T. F. Mays,
Deanville, Texas.
If the New Drug Store hasn't
what you want in their line, they
will always talo a pleasure in or
dcring it for you.
FOR SALE.
I have about 2,000 pounds of
good Mebano Cotton Seed for
sal*- at $1.50 per bund red pounds.
UfifilaBM i H. D. IhcwiiNS.
Events in Bastrop.
The follow ing item* are from tit**
Hasirop Advertiser of April 22,
181(8, twenty-two year* njfo:
J. H. Craft has given A. J.
Ooley tne contract f or building
his new residence, and we
supple work will begin on same
in a few days.
On and after May the first it
will be an easy matter for our
citizens to visit Houston, as the
T. 1*. H. will then run passen-
ger trains through to that city.
The J. A. Erhard nine will
cross bats with Nmithvilie. The
"kids" are young professionals,
having never scored a defeat,
and it would be well for Smith
ville to bring her best. *
The Smithville Compross Com-
pany of Bastrop county has been
incorporated: capital, >25,000; in-
corporators. W. W. Rowland, J.
D. Whi taker, M. Burleson, J. A.
Hooper and D. T. Iglehart.
The news of the derth of Mr.
W. D. C. Jones, sr., casi a gloom
over the entire county, where he
has been so long and so
favorably known. A whole county
full of friends tender the rel
atives' sincere condolence. An
appropriate obituary appears
elsewhere.
Judge Layfayette Kirk, came
over from Brenham Thursday
to spend a few days among his
friends in Bastrop. He is always
a welcome visitor here.
John W. White, R. J. Griesen-
beck and C. C Highsmith left
on the 55 o'clock train Tuesday
mprningiforSan Antonioto attend
the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Knights of Pythias, in session
in that city this week.
R. M. Castleman, of Austin, is
visiting among his old Bastrop
friends this week. It is useless
to say he is meeting with a hearty
welcome with those that knew
him when a boy, ' *rty or more
years ago.
The tire boys are rushing the
Mai-Fest.
Some of our enterprising
citizens have decided to invest
their money in the erection ol
an oil mil! in Bastrop.
The Mai-Fest stands were s ild
Monday at 10 o'clock, A. 'I
Morris, auctioneer. A. L. Hoppe
bought the bar stand complete
for .5110; George Schaefer bid in
the lemonade, soda water and
milk shake stand, at $10; confec-
tioneries, fruit, and ice cream
stand was given Mrs. Lockett, at
S1 A. L. Hoppe gets the restau-
rant and lunch stand for $5; P. O.
Elzner took the egg throwing
stand at 50c; the barber shop,
hat rack and boot black stand
went to-George Schaefer for $2;
L. Cohen got the target rille and
phonograph stands at 51.50 each.
The totrl aggregating $1K).
eight live oaks echoes.
April 20, 1H.13.
Editor Advertiser.
Mr. George Percivill and sis-
ter, Miss Addie, visited relatives
at Upton not lonjf since.
There was a large attendance
at church Sunday evening:
among those present we noticed
the familiar faces of Mr. and
Mrs. P. H. Talley, as well as
many others from afar.
Mr. and Mrs. Mounger and
little daughter, Bertie, have been
visiting in the neighborhood
Johnny Holligan, who has
been very sick with pneumonia,
is convalescing. Flowek.
Hunting season is over, but
you can still hunt with a Kodak,
see the "EASTMAN" line at The
Home Hardware Company.
SERIES OF MEETINGS.
OUR refrigerators are clean-
able, pure, cold and dry.
They can be kept cleaner and
colder than any other kind.
You can t«.ke them all apart and get at every
corner and crevice. Lined with zinc or real
porcelain, food kept in them is pure.
If you need a new refrigerator this is the
place to come for it. We have a new line of the
best refrigerators we know of. They're ice sav
ers and food savers. They not only keep things
cold—they keep things pure and wholesome.
Prices $5.50 to $350.00
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Bastrop Furniture Co.
TO IA>AN.
I control several thousand
dollars, which I can loan on good
gilt-edged vendor's lien notes or
land. F. A. Okgain
JUST RECEIOED.
Big line of CUT GLASS and
SILVERWARE.
J as. P. Wood.
WANTED.
A copy of the Bastrop Adver-
tiser of July 81. IU14. Willpiy
25c. for the copy.
Come here, if we haven't it we
will get it.
E. E. Griesenbeck.
1 will pay the highest prices
for Dry or Green Hides, bring or
send them to me. E. G. Gi'SE.
Attention
Bastrop County
Farmers!.
We are jus*t in receipt of a car of Guaranteed
Pure Rowden
Cotton Seed
Bro. W. D. Black, of Thorp
Springs, a preacher of the gospel
of Christ, will commence a series
of meetings April 24th, Saturday
night, at nights, to last about 10
days, at Little Alum Creek School
House, just across the river from
Upton. Several meetings on
Iiord's days, if the I rd is will-
ing.
Everybody come, this is your
meeting. Chirchoe Christ,
Upton, Texas.
MULES FOR SALE.
I have two good mules, t> years
old, which I offer for sale. Well
broke and will sell cheap.
11. 1). Hrcr.iNs.
Bastrop, Texas.
Our Spring Samples in prices
and styles can't be matched.
Robt. Giix a Son.
For Planting
ItJ is the [prettiest lot of weed we ever saw.
We will sell it to the Farmers
whose market is Bastrop,
ONLY,
At Absolute Cost
to us
Make your reservations at once,
as supply is very limited.
POWELL OIL MILL CO.
For Automobile Supplies ami ,5
Tires, call on The Home Hard iS
ware Company. i*.'• i
BASTROP,UTEXAS
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