The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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In Season
or out of season; good season or bud season, hot
or cold, wot or dry, we are here to serve you and
we are here to stay.
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And every sale we make, regardless ot season,
from the smallest to the largest, is backed
up by our UNQUALIFIED GUARAN-
TEE of ABSOLUTE SATISFAC-
TION.
Survey of
Colorado River Will
Be Ready Soon.
h«i d of navigation on the Colorado,
at the present time furnishes over a
million tons of freight. This would
Ihj doubled in a short time owing to
the fact that water transportation
would mean the development of many
almost untouched resources.
From Travis county there is a vast
amount of cedar that would be shijipcf'.
Complete Report to Be Placed in , There is also millions of tons of clean
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Hands ot Federal Engineers
Sept. 1st.
GOODS SEASONABLE—PRICES
ABLE.
REASON
M. HOLiT & CO
The Bastrop Advertiser
Entered at Bastrop, Texas, Post-
office as Second Class Matter.
U.D. C.
T. C. Cain Chapter, U. D. C ,
j:et in regular session Aug. 4th,
21> 15. The following members
were present: Mesdames S. J.
Orgain, H. D. Orgain, Robt. Gil',
!i)awson, Myers, Mrs McLavy,
visitor. Dues, Mrs. Gill, $1 20;
Mrs. Dawson, 80 cents; Expen-
ses, 85 cents.
A committee for charity work
•vss appointed, consisting of the
following: Mesdames Anderson.
Kector. Mrs. John Schaefer and
14rs. Dawson were appointed as
.us committee to attend to paint
ag of fence nround monument
A letter was read from Mrs. S.
IS. P. Rose, Historian of General
Historian Miss., also one from
\liss Lamar, Chairman of Jefer-
■inn Davis Highway Committe.
Adjournment was in order to
•aueet Sojrt. 1st, 5 p. it-.
Mrs. K. A. M KYKRH.
Rec. Sec.
TB£ STATE B. PT U. AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION, COLORED,
in session, will have Dr. L.
hi. Strickland with them Sun
«fca<y, Aug 29th, to preach at the
.Macedonia Baptist Church, 4 p.
r-rn xt is den red that the needed
> -jnMisction of fifty dollars be raised
{from the white Baptists and
Ttriends of religion at that hour
missions. Yours
Rev. Wm. Jonks,
Pastor.
! PROGRAM.
T. C. Cain Chapter, U. 0. C., Wednes-
day, Sept. 1st, 1915.
Opening Exercises.
Roll Call.
Minutes.
When did Tennessee secede,
and what did she contribute to
the Civil War? Mrs. Morris.
M usic.
Reading, Mrs. Rector.
Tell about Gen. Forest of th
Ku Klux Klan.
Music-
General Remarks.
Closing Chorus, Chapter.
Brannon's Drug Store
t&oesn't stay open on SUN-
DAY, supply your needs on
Saturday.
DON'T EVER SELL YOUR
aDSED COTTON UNLIL YOU
/*ET MY PRICES.
J. W. KENNEDY,
ROUND BALE GIN.
.NOTICE,
i Hro. L. E. Strickland, unable
t*c 3e with us on third Sunday,
<wlJ preach on the fifth Sunday
luks&ead. Every body cordially in-
•j*6ed to attend these services,
.'Morning and evening.
Jergens Toilet Goods at
sBrannon's Drug Store*
ARRIVING DAILY
A line of Fall Hats in novelty
htoifHis. Also a full line of novel-
tit** in ladies Belts, Neckwear,
*4U\, at
Mrs. M. A. Green's,
Millinery Emporium.
«uy your RUBBER HOSE
The Home Hardware Jonr
;juuy, where you have a large
•«Aock to select from.
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Airdome tonight Robert War
wick in The Dollar Mark in ;
reels. Admission 10 and 20c.
B, Y, P, U, August 29th, 1915,
Subject, Mexico of Today.
Leader, Campbell Green.
Song, "As a Volunteer."
Prayer, Rev. L. E. Strickland.
Scripture R ading. Acts 1!5:1
12, Lydia Adams and Linten
Crow.
Song, 'Help Somebody Today.'
"Brief History and Present
Conditions," LeRay Alexander.
Tne Resources of Mexico,
Lawrence Schewe.
The People, Rubelle Norment.
Religious Conditions, Mary
Lou Brown.
Child Life in Mexico, Irrna
Weicensang.
Duet, Mrs. Walton and Miss
Alleen Walton.
Map Work, Ruth Norment.
What Our Workers ,are Doing,
The Rev. P. C. Be!1.
Song, "Rescue the Perishing."
Prayer, Mr. S. L. Brannon.
Phone 22, that is Bran-
non's Drug Store.
County and District Trustee Meeting
The County and District Trus-
tees meeting held at Bastrop was
a great success. There were
forty trustees present. The
meeting was in session two hours
and several changeswere made
in the district lines. County
Superintendent Powell recom-
mended the adoption of the State
Course of Study, which was
adopted.
Several interesting talks were
made by trustees and Sui>erin-
tendent Powell and an interest-
ing and profitable meeting en
joyed.
The showing of Dress Goods
made by the Booth Dry Goods
Co. at popular prices is a marvel
10 a"' ———
DEPOWORY NOTICE,
Notice is hereby given to banks
and bankers that bids will be
received for the funds of the
Paige Independent Sr.hooi Dis-
trict on Monday, September 20,
1915.
Chas. Kuhn, Secxtiry,
Paige, Texas.
On September 1, a complete report,
known & the preliminary survey of(
the Colorado River from Austin to
the Gulf, will be placed in the hand*
of the Federal engineer, Lieutenant
Col. ( . S, Kiche. This r |M rt will la-
presented by the committee on statis-
tics, of whicn J. 1'. iiuchanan, Con-
gressman from the Tenth District, is
chairman. The statistics committee
is composed of W. S. Holman and
Oscar Li&i-ber, of Hay City; W. < .
Javis and J. F. Harwell, of Wharton;
Fritz Kntflehart, of EagleLake; Georgw
Lenert, of La Grange; E. S. Ordain,
of liastrop; A. A. Still?s and W. K.
Long, of Austin.
The question of navigating the Col-
orado ltiver from Austin to tlie Gulf
w;.s given a great impetus by the meet-
ing which was held in Austin. May -H.
At this meeting was gathered all the
directors of the Colorado Kiver Im-
provement Association, togetlu r with
many large shipper*. It was decided
thet in addition to the thive counties
of Matagorda, Wharton and Colorado,
composing the original Colorado Kiv-
er Improvement Association, that there
should lie added three other counties,
namely, Fayette, liastrop and Travis,
and thai Austin should tie the head ot
navigation on the Colorado Kiver.
The impetus given this navigation
proposition by this meeting came
from the fact that practically every
Congressman in Texas endorsed the
movement to navigate the Colorado
Kiver from Austin to the Gulf. And
in additiou to that the movement was
highly favored by the Intercostal Canal
Association. K. L. Henry, of Waco,
J. P. iiuchan, ot Krenham, and A. A.
Ltilles, the Slate reclamation engineer
at Austin, presented convincing argu-
ments why the Colorado should
navigated. In addition to these
prominent figures interested in navi-
gation was Lieutenant Colonel C. S.
Kiche. "f Galveston, the Federal engi
neor, who looked with great favor up-
on the navigation of the Colorado
Kiver.
DIRECTORS ARK BUSY.
Since in.- .vti-.nn meeting, dieectors
have been elected fr >in Ti avis ' 'ounty
w in are exertingevery energy towards
the accomplishment of the navigation
of the Colorado,
The directors from Travis County
are A. .1. Filers, A. C. Goeth, W. II.
Richardson, Jr., wholesalers, and II.
A. Wroe and W. IJ. Foltz, hankers.
On .Iune lit, a mass meet'ng was
held in LaGrange where Fayette coun-
ty became a member of the Colorado
Kiver Improvement Association, and
elected its five directors. These dire*-
tors aiv C. J. von Rosenberg, H. W.
Speckles, Louis Voelkel, T. H. Croll
and Jake Alexander.
On Aug. 6, a meeting was held in
Bastrop, and Bastrop county became
a member of the Colorado Kiver Im-
provement Association, with the fol-
lowing named as directors from Bas-
trop connty: This meeting at Bastrop
packed the court house with interested
business men, farmers and ranchmen.
The officers for the ensuing year weie
elected: A. J. Filers, a leading
wholesaler of Austin, was elected pres-
ident: J. B. Pi ice, County Judge of
Bastrop County, was elected vice-pres-
ident; H. A. Wroe, vice-president of
the American National Bank of Aus-
tin, was elected treasurer; W. K.
Long, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, was elected secretary.
The preparations or the statistics ot
tonnage and other similiar matters
has been in the hands of the secretary
of the Austin Chamber of Cornmerca,
and many significant points have
been brought out by these ligures.
The whole report Is conservative In
its nature.
ACREAGE IS 3,0G4,5M.
It is apparent that.the total acreage
of the six counties through which the
Colorado Kiver runs from Austin to
the Gulf is J,6tlt,558 acres. Of this
amount there is much less than haH of
the land under cultivation. In these
same six counties there are 325 :MX)
acres of land thmt is overflowed. The
average price of thi5 overflowed land
at the present time Is $20 jht acrc.
When reclaimed from overflow it
would Ik' worth at a conservative es-
timate, *100 per acrc. This would
mean a clear gain In land reclaimed
from overflow of $26,000,000. In these
six uountles there are 23,022 farms.
The average size farm is sixty-eight
acres. This would make au Increase
of 4,7t* farms, that would be added
by placing in cultivation this over-
flowed land. The navigation of this
river will give direct water routing
for 162,000 bales of cotton in the im-
mediate vicinity of the river, and an
additional 4!>0,000 bales that would
have advantage of water transporta-
tion.
Travis county, whieh will be the
builders sand, gravel, lime and ce
me it. The raw material In the form
of such minerals, brick clay, i etrol-
eum, pottery clay, building limestone,
celestiti, Hint and gypsum Is very
large.
The other five counties in the Asso-
ciation have much more timber than
Travis county. For Instance, Bastrop
county has 115,000 acres of tlinl>er,
which is principally cedar. There Is
also considerable dogwood and yew-
pon. This material furnishes wood
for boxes in good •{uanities. The
counties of Fayette, Colorado. Whar-
ton and Matagorda furnish an even
greater quanity of timber than Travis
or Bastrop county.
MATERIAL IS INKXHAUSTIBLK.
There Is not as much builders ma-
terial in those counties as there Is In
Travis and Bastrop, but there are
other materials which anj practically
in >xhaustible that would vastly in-
crease the tonnage of those counties.
Bastrop, Fayette and Colorado coun-
ties have unlimited quanties of lignite.
Wharton county has a great quanity
of petroleum and pottery clay. Mata-
gorda county has vast supplies of
sulphur and petroleum. These min-
erals of Matagordo county have hard-
ly been touched so far because of the
lack of transportation in many sec
tions.
The navigation of the Colorado
from Austin to the Gulf is a inaitor of
no small importance. It is so large
that one must view it on all sides in
order to get an idea of its immensity.
The Colorado RiveJ, according to
Government reports, flows nearly
twlie a> much water as any other river
in Texas. This, of course,is exclusive
of the Red River and Ric. Grande riv-
er, one on each side of the state.
Water transportation on the Colo-
rado river will make the Colorado
River Valley the richest and the most
progressive section of Texas The
building of locks and dams will con
serve the Hood waters and providi
sufficient water for all purposes of ir-
rigation. It will place practically
every foot of land in cultivation along
the river. When the cost of making
t'ie river navigable is compared to the
benefit to be derived it is insignificant.
The leading bankers, wholesalers,
merchants and farmers are pushing
the novmeent and they intend to stay
h hind the movement until their won-
derful country Is completely developed
by the navigation of the Colorado
River from Anstin to the Gulf. Aus
tin American.
TO THE FARMERS:
The present season opens with the round bale in the
market from the beginning and to the end.
We are the competitors and influence the price of
ginning as well as maintain the highest price for
your cotton all the time.
We invito your patronage and promise to give you
the top of the market.
Respect fully,
J. W. KENNEDY.
ANNOUNCEMENT
P. G. Woehl announces the
opening of a new grocery store
in the corner building op|K>site
the postoffice. Mr. Woehl is ex-
perienced in tin* grocery busi-
ness and insures his patrons
prompt service and the best and
freshest groceries.
The Home Hardware Com-
pany has just received a new lot
of Oil and Gasoline stoves, be
sure to see them before you buy.
Have made big reduction on
Bankok and Leghorn Mats.
Robt. Gill & Son.
Depository Notice.
Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received for tlu> city
school funds up to Monday, Aug.
80th, 1915, at the office of W. M.
Ransome.
T. 1\ Havme, City Sec'ty.
For 1 ia.se Mall Goods go to
headquarters where jyou have a
large assortment to select from,
see tin* line carried by The Home
Hardware Co.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Home Hardware Company
carries the most complete line of
Fishing Tackle to be found in
the city.
HELP THE KIDNEYS.
Mastrop Readers are Learning
the Way.
Its the litt!e kidney ills—
Its the lame, weak or aching
back —
The unnoticed urinery disor
ders. —
That may lead to dropsy and
Hright's disease.
When the kidneys are weak,
Help them with Moan's Kid
ney Mills.
A remedy especially for weak
kidneys.
Doan's have been used in kid-
neys.
Moan's have been used in kid-
ney troubles for 50 years.
Endorsed by 30,000 j>eople —
endorsed at home.
Proof in a Mastrop citizen's
statement.
Mrs. W. J. Dawson, Depot St.,
Mastrop, says: "We have kept
Doan's Kidney Pills in our home
for years and they have never
failed to bring the best of re-
suits. 1 have used them for
backache and difficulty with the
kidney secretions and they have
done me a world of good. They
also relieved me of headaches
and dizziness. Of late I have
had no occasion to use any kid-
ney medicine."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the
same that Mr. Dawson had.
Foster Milburn Co., Props.,
Muffalo, N. Y.
The Home Hardware Company
is BASE-MALL headquarters,
they carry a full and complete
line of base ball goods.
Now is the time to get first
class photos cheap, special cut
prices on many styles until the
first of September. Come today
and get first, chance, best time to
bi-tween 10 and 4 o'clock. Do
not come late. .John Swartz the
new photographer from Fort
Worth, Texas. p
Having assumed the manage-
ment and control of the Men
Martin Mlacksmtth Shop in con-
nection with my Wheelwright
Shop, I hereby ask my friends
t.o give tne a liberal share of their
business. 1 will endeavor t,o
render prompt and efficient ser-
vice to all patrons. In fact all
work intrusted to me must be
satisfactory to you.
Yours for business.
H. W. Outs.
Mastrop, Texas.
If you are in a rush for your
Cleaning and Pressing send it to
Robt. Gill <k Son.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff or Any Constable
of Mastrop County, Greet-
ing:
Gus Jung, executor of the es-
tate of Herman Pestor, deceased,
having filed in our county court
his final account of the condition
of the estate of Herman Pester,
deceased, together with an ap-
plication to be discharged from
said administration: You are
hereby commanded that by pub-
lication of this Writ for t wenty
days in a newspaper regularly
published in the County of Mas-
trop, you give due notice to all
persons interested in the account
for final settlement of said estate,
to tile their objections thereto,
if any they have, on or before the
September term A. I), l(. r, oi
said County Court, commencing
and to be holden at the court
house of said County, in t he town
of Mastrop, on the first Monday
in September, A. D., 1915, when
said account and application will
be considered by said court,
i Witness, H. H. Alexander,
1 <'lerk of the ('ounty Court of
Mastrop County. Texas.
Given under my hand and seal
of said Court at my office, in the
town of Mastrop, this lltli dav of
July, A. I)., 1915.
H. H. Alexaneer,
Clerk County Court, Mastrop,
County, Texas.
A true copy 1 certify.
E. II. Perkins,
Sheriff Mastrop County, Texas.
Do you want to learn "^holog-
raphy? A pleasant .el profit-
able profession. If so, call at
John Swartz's Studio at Mastrop
for particulars.
For the best assortment of
Fishing Tackle, .see the line car-
ried by The Home Hardware
Company.
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WHAT YOU PAY
is important, but what you get for your money is even
more so. What you get there, be it a compounded pre-
scription or anything from our other lines, we guarantee
satisfaction or your money back. This is a drug store of
quality and value. You can always rely on anything yo«
purchase from us.
C. Erhard & Son, Your Druggists.
1889 1915
The
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Bank
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