The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1917 Page: 2 of 6
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THIS XMAS.
Tliis store has always received a very liberal patronage of the Christmas
shopper, and it is our intention ev?ry year to show a good assortniout of use-
ful gifts in our line, such as
HOLIDAY HANDKERCHIEFS SILK HOSIERY BEAUTIFUL NECKWEAR
GLOVES UMBRELLAS LEATHER TRAVELING BAGS SUIT CASES
WARDROBE TRUNKS BATHR03ES WOOL BLANKETS NOv £;~TY JEWELRY
RIBBONS LADIES FINE KID GLOVES SCARFS KNIT CAPS SILK WAISTS
DRESSS SKIRTS RAINCOATS OVERCOATS CLOTHING WOOL SjilRTS
DRESS SHIRTS
FINE SHOES
STETSON HATS and hundreds of other items.
Shop Early and. Avoid the Rush. Asl
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The spirit of the season prompts us to extend to
you our sincere wishes for ;i
Merry Christmas
May the dawn of the
New Year
L'ght Your Path to Happiness and Prosperity,
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Bastrop, Texas
merry xma.s. pec| Cross Benefit.
A ppr eciating to the
fullest extent the libe-
ral patronage given me
by a generous public, I
thank you, and wish
for each and every one
a Merry Christmas and
a Happy and Prosper
ous 1918.
jas. P. WOOD,
Jeweler and Optician.
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TIUN OtiiLAniO,
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tin' l.'ith day of ..• •
ail members of >'i
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of I 'ruclnct No. I: I
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invt No. J; A. J
if Pp .• net
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• holditijf of t
1 electiin,
daring the
prohii itir;f
liquors in
No. .'{ of
made and
FIFT1ETH ANNIVKUSAKY
Harris. (' >11 - sinner of K'i
j I No. 3; .). O. Mi ■ . < i.missioni •• of
J'recinut No. I: ami ~ i d date ii.'in
i the eleventh day ai • r th
the hereinafter m■ • i;ti> i
j j the following ord« r di
result of the eleet ill i .• 1
the sale of into.sir it '
Commissioners' ) ~ einet
Bastrop county, Texas,
entered hy said Court to-wit:
Whereas on the li iia^ of Octolier,
A. I). 1!M7, at a re; uli r term of the
Commissioners' Court of lia>trop
County, Texas, a petition was pre-
sented to said Court pra\ji'_r thai n
eieetion he order d ;C- mm oune"-'
J'reel net No. of i':isi op ( nnui .
Texas, to ileti >miue ther i r nut
the sale of intoxieatiii'^ l:'i ioi's -(.all
lie prohihited in said < 'ommissheier-,'
I'reeinel, and the t.'ourt havingcon-
sidered said petition, found that th"
same was in due and lejfal form and
| properly signed Ijj tli • re(|uired num-
I iter of (qualified volers rc siding in
'said Commissioners' i'lvclnct, did, on
j tin Sth day of < )et iher. A. D. i'.'l".
I order an eleet; in to lc held in said
j Commissioners' i'reeinet No. .'J on the
I .'!rd «lay of Novein!-t. A. 0. I'.'l". for
purpose of ileiermininy whether
K, there were east:
r or I 'roll ■: HI n in .. .... .* vi)t,'i
Against i'rofii!>itie !\ vofiw
At tin' WnlU'i'hOii \wtJi;,' l-'riT.inrt
No. I i, I here were east:
h'or i'rohiititi n 2. vote-t.
Against. I'rohiitit in til vof#-.
At the K 'd Ko< .. '< otiii;j h* ,
No. l.i, tIn i wi i ■ east:
I' or I 'rohihilion ?. roitst
Against Prohibition. .77 n -. .
'°V1' e.ast "H\>I5, I'M)}' ; - r • •* M a
111 1 I ()N lie I nif I'.ni voti's: i,, a r, .1 ■. * I, "ii /
"A U A INST i'l-COll f UiriOX** /-* yf'vn \ , , .
vot"H- aJaMMib Ada r. L
And ii. appearing to thn Court th i *trrh umi .1, i"> \t
a majority of the *,>!<•, e.aiit at *W. ( . :■ of n ;
lection were KOll I'UOUNHTH >S, I tx- ; (I j ■ i,;' tli,. a i
Ppuokvrt No. 7.
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it is therefore ordered, xdjuil^vii 4rf>J
,lee reed hy i.he C« urf tha heaenfitMk.
the sale of inloxit itinjf Iltjuim* s
ahsolutely pn)liiliil- d, cia'pi a* .«rs>-
vided by law, within th ■ printer!Itcd
iiiinls of said CommiHsion *rsr <>>•-
cinet No. .1, which is * fm'low*,
to. wit:
He„'innintf at the mouth of S-inuf
creek, said point tieinjf wfietsj Haxnj.t
ere |, empties into < anlar creek; Lht net'
up Sandy c.ri'ek to the H.tstr ip «.uil
('aldwell county 1 in• thence m a
.lorihwrst' Hy iliisHlir.i «iiii th- iii.
Hint,
i viniilli an
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tt*V' "i! a I toe a o mIi of S
crv .k.; ;..t > Mi'e lip s:i III CI, ,1( t,
nil ('ai dwell ci j i • v
to irh
wliieh
d as a Move , ip
'"'■ry .i. so i selling
li' ml til • |ii • ■ 'i'i,.' :oii
for sli a 11 c in • >| sin
hy endor tli
I led " ;;I. i li ie 11,,
. orde . i ny t'10 < i
dedal '1 tile |'e , i
ny the sale of such ii
rs within said deser
i a I inj,' ('oinm i s , . >n,
of Hastrop eii,int v, T
>1 islied for fo ir
i* ss in some neiVspan
• ' hy the ( i ,D| v .1
ii, p ise. pnltlis11 <d in . i.
county, 'I'i \ is. and the fir
ion of this order h i I i
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' ii prr-
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i'Ii words
in i way.
.1 it til is
it and pro-
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limits
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Tui'sday, Dect'inbcr l^th, was
tho fiftieth annivtri'.sary of the
uinrna^ t f Ml". Robt. Gill
Miss Mollie TNoinpson, Mr.
and M "s. (Jill havi; spout tho
niiijo • portion of tl.oi:* inari ifd
Ever.v loyal citixon of Hastrop
is interested and working for the
Bastrop County Chapter of the
Atneriean lied Cross TIk> en
tire receipts atthe Queen Then
tr^ on Wednesday evening was
jfiven to the lied Cross; Mr. W,
A. McCortl reports over ^100,(X)
raised as monthly subscription;
while the Christmas driv • com-
mittee, of which Mr. C. H Jones
is Chairman, has passed the j the Slllt. of inU,xlcutill(r ,„Mo, s
0 mark. Short fl*l«lrc*ss 'tf j slmll l>< prohibited in ^aiti i.'oinn
have been made at the Queen by ! sioners' Precinct No. said order
Mr. M C. Koothon Monday niiiht I lK,inK "n ,,',«*d of record in Hook
M. II . I/..I I 'e ^ 'll 'ue 11. on t' l'/e ' !| .1
r. ' hesu r hrltard lues ' ...
th 'rci >
wm!I (m ;
the <1 a. nj
a ill inn line
llvw " i..e ll
^ftid V i> 11'
;U5(i c. ' • r. ii '
<if vid
I- lint
11
* ith ISastrop i'i- C ,I
<iue to w11ei it cins,. >
''ie- ,,f u, , John Maxi
V. il ll am surve \ s
v Jit the dividing iine o
j;:.i at!'i siirvi*
11* at in * i!«* ■ j Pit* with l.i
of tli .fostria (; • i v. |
•in "
Precinct
\as. shall
s iia-ssi v<;
lo he
lor tii it
I > a .strop
it |'.lhll'.| -
I 'U hi i slieil
sie of ll. i .v spa per
' .1 mi v .liii • that is
a/I r Hi- iii'. d.iy of
\ ti
trop and Caldwell c >unty lint; s« 1 "j'> c"?" 'j ' ,
uest owner of etrop c, unt>; o>-i. ,, y «• o'.,-:.,, Andrew May* it
in a northeasUirly direct,or, with the ({l,. rl W(
I astrop Caldwell and I ravi* couirly waUl, , ,, j s S(.,K..( ,u,' .
ones to the I olorado river; th.-.'we i ^ , • ,.
down the Colorado river with ./,« I J j r, !. fit
meanders to the old Collier piarr: j, „r, . lr.„r c. Jar* • ' ,1
'lunce in a southerly direction (e t i ./ ... ^ . , ..
eluding the Collier plM ) to the ' " 1 " V Kr-
one o( the Samuel French survej,. « I j Sayr!j, h ^ . iV/'i,,. ','
continuing said line to Cterlar en a*; j , . -■' ' ,
ihence (own t'edar creek with itaj,%• ,
meapderlnft to tli« outh of Handjr , .' . '... j... ',...if '
creek, the point and plae.e of Ik*^, ;> JCI.,V. .. , .
nitijf. containing within snid limitj* L r, ... \t, .' )• ' : '
t oiiinilssioners PreciinM No. .'J, v | i,rh ,s 1 j ' i-'i-t i JiV,' l ' "
composed of .lUHtiiUJ Precincts Nos Jj t,fj , ,, 't, v ' ... ' ' 'i j
ami i. said (.ommissionerst' I'n one* ' ,.i, r,' i., • , f , ., 1 I
No. .Hieing further and mom pari,^ \ "
larly deierilied as sh an, hy o!„ ord^l "'', , V ' , ; '
of the Comni'ssioners's Court made on " ' "
the Nth day of November, A. U H! "f *
l W Whl0h said order and descri^..*, .
..re duly recorded in ItooU V<iiuiu> lr
«i. on pa 2'.* and ~M~ of tl, • • " , , ,
He, °f in,. Ontowlytonex* Oj—riof ^nwi-rlptliin . '"•. rerwlar ui
i tastrop county, Tdim, which (,|ry ,ic in dated itiiJ,' . i
• end is in the county clerk's .uti i
the town of I tastrop an I count.> . f j^., "
, Hastrop and StaUi of lexas, vu.l Ujl • ,
description l>yiii« as follows: * a • ••
"C aui.ty C iiuiin .>io i rs' IV r •••).,
I No. .! shall Imi comp ise.i of
i of tin '
am
I day nij/ht.
'.State Co;i•
to Introduced
I 'litre
house
ues-
or itor
life in the town of Hastrop, and
the hi^li esteein in which they
are heM I y thr ; >• tple <,f the old
town wascvinc.'d !>y tlio hand
some presents roc«-ive.l by them
on the haj'.py occ one be *,u
a valued prenent from the La
uies Guild of the Episcopal
church. May Mr. ind Mrs. Gill
iiv<> tojceh'brate many more an
niversaries of their wedding day
is the ish of a to it full nf df ar
f I lends.1 iaii/
SUM*
Hon. 0.
ci! of Del'ens *, was
by Senator i'aul 1>.
ano spoke to a capacity
Wednesday ni^ht Mr.
Vol .me II. on
I of t lie ( '< lllimiss oil s
County; and whereas,
a \ iif Nov. inlinr, A.
Id:
the mint
('ourt of s
on said
Ii. I ill 7. s
I viliN is a nplendH speaker and
enthused ins audience with
patriotism and a greater love
and admiration for America and
tip principle.* for which we arc
fiuhtiiiK' Mr. J H. Pearcy s|x)!ci'
on Thur.s.lay nitfht. Our peo-
ple are enthused in the lied
('toss work, iind tiie old town, as
in ail other lautlible cause*, will
(do more th.ri her share.
Buy your ('hristinas present*
) from IJocth Dry Goods Co.
and Ie;;ally held in
said order and the
election were daly
by law; and w here i •
Hi- lip
re^nl in*
day of
the said
i
irt of
in
l.'ith
open
vol •
aid
elect >n was duly
accordance with
letnrn.s of said
made as required
I lie Ci ll/lll sslollei
t a la III;, , Texa •, iKVll:.
session, did, on tie
Novar.Per, A, U. 11)1".
ri'tnrns and counted th
s ■ 1 ' . • t i Oil ,p
i n ils, and foti;ul ' '.
were as follows, to-wit:
At the Uijjh drove V'otin
No. ((, there were east:
Kor I 'r« > 111 hi I ion ,,
Against Pro.'i it .
U th ■ ('cdar Cn i !t \
No. ", thetS' WiM'e i'm st:
J.'iir I 'n hililtnm "i'i vi'tes
Ajfiiinst P>'oh i I it ion . 17 votes
At tin K"t ton Voting Prvcincl N'o.
ouiity Jud^'e o
Texas.
ll. Pr ci',
K i s!. I o p I 'utility,
1st ii in me by law and In
|'! tii a 11 . : i ; I 1 .:
iai.l ( ourt, ha ^ >• ||n , d
15 > 1 ' Ad ve i-, a
|)li*h< d weokly at iiavtPO|
U. PRICE,
llast, j, ('ounty,
i'
County .f iirljfe of
e.\as, li\ authority
w
lance
' order
• 'leeted
i spa|M'r
in Itas-
i county,
•e ,n ; 1 ordi
del arlnjr
afores iId
i ■ of into . .'aiini'' li.pioi . within
prescribed limits mentioned for
J1 v • w :< is iia) ii,'cd hy
innlau will, the is-.i,.■ if said
I exas, to i>.i 1.1 -di tho
r if ci hi li ah I ally set
tile I'I.slllt of tile volt* ot
' led i in and fir ill •1 • j tint,'
if He
•in i'
i ith.
Otll.
hand,
' ILIi
I I a !
II e as.
a s.
o
I 'ounty.
VV o o il sells
hi
il
h i in.
Pocket Knives.
(Kli.MA.V MKTUOD1ST
('IlilUCIi.
lay school every Suntlay
i^r at 0:30 a. m.
Milan jireai'hintf ser . i :n ev
<t evl third Sundays in
'a at lla. in.
P
•inct
..I1! votes
.,. 1J votes
itin:' I'ivciuct
P acn Precincts Nos. .1 .\nd 7i
samo h inif more particularly tie-
s'lihed hy unites ami bound,„ as
fol,ous, to-wit:
.lasliee Peaco Pmranet No. X
lletfinntnjc on the I tastrop .*nd
Caldnel e,ounty Una, who>«) iioriMwr*
the dividing line of ihe Jolin M .si
in i 11 i an and William i<ceeh uarsens
i i
il
fat
S un-
it
b Usr li i « a ii i ;• m j
ruu'ti Jo ^i vi u i i ,>(
lo - herein; «nd pro*
no p -r n>n sImi'1 i.
itor«, Ui an one, <jd U
Una, nor i ali i t t
imtirt (n m>: 11 ,
m p
i sun
on Mi
th nee will) liastrop, CuldwcM o| a i: ul uot In
serip-
autho-.
i. iviisii pr aching every
ll y flight lit. 7).
G. C. I:.{\.nnii:-;, Pastor.
.1 il •;) I',"-I>iveil lar^'e lino of
Itaby Go Carts. So n 'tJiin^ nice
in a one piecj wheel. G jtour
pricus.
M istrop Furniture Co.
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1917, newspaper, December 21, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206234/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.