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BASTROP, BASTROP COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 1.1, 1927
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The Low price of Cotton and
Cheap Rubber, together
with our small margin of
profit, made possible by our
volume sales, accounts for
this low price. We put them
on FREE. BUY NOW.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kohler, Mor- Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wertiner,
gan Perkins and Buss Hodges spent 'Arthur Wertxner, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
last week-end in San Antonio. Mor- Kesselus and son were Austin visit-
gan left San Antonio Sunday for ors the first purt of last week.
California. i
Mr. and Mm F. Prokop, Mr.
Hon. S. L. Staples, a prominent um, Mrs „ j Kt!88e,U8 und
son, Mr
lawyer of Austin and a former Has- um, Mr8 „ Wertelwr, Arthur
trop county citizen was attending WerUner and Mr. und Mls K> Vro.
Court in Bastrop this week. | k(jp gpt.nt ,Uht SumJay ut Schuk,n.
! burg as the guests of Mrs. S. T.
J. D. Cole arrived in Bastrop last ! Schaefer.
Thursday to make this his future !
home. Mrs. Cole will join him at an
early date.
Olli,, McDavid, after spending a
few weeks with his mother. Mrs. J
S. Holmes, k-ft Wednesday for
West Texas, where he ex pets to work
on a ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie King and Mr.
and Mrs. Graham King and daughter
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Mastrop in the home of Mr. an Mrs.
G. C. King.
Mrs. Lula Hodges returned home
from San Antonio Sunday after a
very pleasant visit with relatives
and friends.
Judge Paul D. Page is spending
the week in Austin.
Condensed Statement
of
Citizens State Bank
OF BASTROP
Claud Miley left Sunday for Ft.
Worth after visiting a few weeks
with l;i parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Miley. (laud has n responsible
position with the Western Electric
Company.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Waneck and
! little son of lied Rock were Bastrop
visitor.- Wednesday.
Miss Lee Wilbarger has returned
home after a very pleasant visit in
Houston and Beaumont.
BASTROP,
TEXAS
As rendered to the Commissioner of Banking, State
of Texas, At the close of business,
December 31, 1926
RESOURCES
Loans ;in<l I lismunts,
Banking House
Other Real Estate
Bonds
Cash and in Bi. 's
Int. in < iuar. Fund
$137,351.00
. 5.000.00
11,350*00
30,000.00
. 148,733.22
2.852.04
$335,280.80
LIABILITIES
C apital Stoc k $ 30,000.00
Sut plus ... 30,000.00
I ntlividcii Profits 10.200.7o
Deposits 205,020.16
$335,286.80
Little Miss Josephine Metcalf of
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Elzner Corner
SUDDEN SERVICE
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" Where Most People Trade "
' • ! MeDade spent th«* past week with
I her grand-parents. Dr. and Mrs. T.
fc B. Taylor.
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Mr. C. Thomas of Tivjbla, Texas
is spending a few days in Bastrop
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrester Beaushc
of 1'aylor were the week-end visitors
it the homc. of Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
Brannon.
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Dr. ' L Dajiiels made a business
trip to San Marcos last Monday.
HI'SIN ESS MEN TOLD OF
YALl E OF SPINACH GROWING
Large Enough to Protect You
Small Enough to Know You
Always Ready to Serve You
U. 1). C. TO ENTERTAIN
READING CIRCLE HOLDS
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Sunday School at y.4B. Dr. J. G.
Bryson, Superintendent.
Morning Worship at 11. Hie
Pastor will preach on "The ( hurch
Feeding Man,"
Junior League at 2.30, Mrs. H. ?>•
Jenkins, Superintendent
Senior League at '*>. Sidney Rey-
nolds. President.
Evening Service at 7. Preaching
by the pastor on "Pay Your Grocery
Hill." Special musical Feature.
Good singing. Three Questions of
Public interest Answered as follows:
1. Is the United States Becoming
Imperialistic ?
2. Are Athetotics Emphasized too
much in Present Day Education?
3. What Can be Done t<> Decrease
America's Alarmingly Large Divorce
Last Wednesday afternoon at the
regular meeting oi the Chamber of
Commerce, Mr. Dick ( rook, of Reids-
vill**, Texas, gave a short tulk on th .
I value of Spinach and how easily it
could be raised in the vicinity of Bas-
i trop without interfering with the
rest of the crops. He says that Bas-
i Iron has the bt st soil adapted for ill,.
! raising of Spinach as well as any
I other truck products, and that there
1 is always a ready market for such
; produce. He explained that the
farmers could plant, the Spinach in
the month of October and can be
gathered by February and start the
breaking of the land for their other
crops in plenty time, and the cost of
at the Church Monday at H with Mrs.
N. G. Fowler, President, presiding,
l'rayer Meeting Wednesday at 7.
Choir Practice Friday at 7, Mrs.
W. J. Rogers, Choir Director and
Mrs. E. F. l'earcy ami Miss Lee Wil-
barger, Organists.
Make 11)27 the Banner year in
in Church attendance. Pay your
vows unto the Lord by Church at-
tendance. All Methodists are urged
to be at the Sunday Services. These
\sho have no Church Home are cord-
ially invited to make this their place
of wrirship,
R. F. CURL, Pastor.
flu; Ladies Reading Circle met
last Friday, January 7, in the t ity
Library, for the purpose of electing
new officers for the new Vear.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. W. J. Miley, Mrs. B. D. Orgain
served; and Mrs. S. .J. C. Higgins
st rvod as secretary Ln the absence
of Mrs. P. <'. Maynard.
Alter the roll call, a very interest-
ing reading was given by Mrs. Edwin
I* i!/.william on "Protocal of Geneva,"
After (ho program, followed the
election o! officers. The following
w< re elected:
Mrs. W. J. Miley, President
Mrs. W. E. Maynard Jr., First
Vice-presidi nt.
Mrs. M. C. Booth, Second Vice-
Maynard, Recording
raising such produce is little, as it
required no attention and on an aver- ! | resident.
age would yeild from 300 to 400 Mrs. P. C,
bushels per acre. The cost of ono Secretary.
acre, he furtrer stated, was approxi- Mrs. R. M. Wangh, Corresponding
mately $50.00, and the* farmer was Secrtary.
EIT SCOP A L SI N 1)A \ SCHOOL
Sunday School at 0.45 every Sun-
day morning.
A class for everybody.
BRUNO ELZNER, Supt.
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currants
Rate
A cordial invitation to th,. General j Rasberries, blackberries,
Public to attend those evening ser oj paplopii |[U oan s,)uajq,>sooil puu
vjrw j January pruning. And by removing
Woman' Millenary Society will w,hm1 burning t you will get
meet in regular Busing version I a gieat deal of lungus disease
I lyonvu three to six new canes to each
rasberry or blackberry, and remove
the surplus < Id wood from the cur-
rants and gooseberries. Moth of the
latter bear mostly on two-year-old
wood.
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1. Is the United : it. B"<
Imperialistic ?
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paid the cash for his Spinach F. O. B.
Station Platform.
This seems to be a very profitable i
move and the business men of the !
town should got behind this move '
and co-operatf with and encourage |
the farmers. There will be two cars
of Spinach loaded at Smithville Mon- \
day, January 17th, and Mr. Crook in-
vited the business men as well as tlu-
farmers to drive over t, Smithville,
and take advantage of seeing how it
vsas crated and loaded in the cars.
Mrs. Tignal Jones, Treasurer. ]
Mrs. 0. P. Jones, Critic.
Mrs. J. B. Price, Histroy Leader. (
FRUIT TREES FOR SALE
Anyone wishing Peach or Plum
trees or anything of the general line
of Nursery stock can see me on the
streets of Bastrop Thursday ar Fri-
day. Hermr.n Kreigel, Gidding, T. x.
INSPECTS KM.EBl ,'Rti SCHOOL
The ladies of the T. C. ( ain Chap
U.-r, U. D. C. will entertain their
friends at the home of Mrs. 11. D.
Orgain, Friday evening, .January
21st. from S to 10 o'clock.
A brief program will be given,
observing Ivoc and Jackson Day. Wo
invite all our friends to be with us
and spend a pleasant social hour to-
gether.
MRS. B. D. ORGAIN, Pres.
MRS. R. A. MEYERS, Sec.
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1 set not a step before me
A I tread on another year,
But the past is still in God's keeping,
Tht, future His mercy shall clear,
And what looks dark in the distance
May brighten as 1 draw near.
— Mary G. Brainard.
In extremely cold weather it is a
good plan to bang u burlap in front
of the chickens roosts, as it helps
guard against drafts, and als,> raises
the temperature several degrees. It
should be on a hinged frame, so as
to pull it out of the way easily. It
should be usejU only in the coldest
weather.
WORKERS TRAINING SCHOOL
IN SESSION AT I III-.
THE ME'l HODIST ( III RCH
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I he Worker's Training School
which has been in session at the
Methodist Church for th* past week,
and which conies to a close to-mor-
row, Friday, has had an excellent at-
tendance throughout the entire
week.
Two books, "The Missionary Mes-
sages of the Bible" and "The Mteho-
dist ' hurch and Its Work" has been
he subjects taught under the super-
vision of Rev. Dennis ^lacune of
Smithville and Rev. R. F. Curl of
Bastrop.
A large number of the members
of every ociety of the Church has
been enrolled in th,. Training school,
and ha -
earned.
proven a benefit to all coa
nine
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METHODIS'I CHUItcn
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Sermon Subjtt
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^ical Feature
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A number of the members of the
First Baptist Church attended the
District meeting at Austin last
Thursday of the Baptist conquest.
Campaign Rally. Among those were.
Rev. P. C. Bell and Mrs. Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Morris, Mr. and Mrs,
Hartford Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs S. L.
Brannon, Mr. Ike Bell, Dr. C. D.
Daniel, Mrs. I<ena Perkns, Mrs. W 1.
Tribble, Mrs. G. C. King, Mrs. G.
Il<4rnjihill and Mrs. II. I). Higgins.
The meeting was held nt tltP First
Baptist Church of Austin with Drs.
Truit and Scarborough as principal
speakers. Lunch was served ir the
basement of the Church by the Inly
memlx-rs of the Church.
Similnr meeting are being held in
the 1H districts throughout tht, state
during the month of January.
BASTROP VARIETY SlORE
(i()l\(, (H r OF Bl SIN ESS
The Bastr p Variety ha- put > n .i
"Cost Sale" and i- selling every-
thing in stock out regardles: ol cost.
I ho Sale opened la t 1 riday and will
continue until the entire stock i solo
out. Mrs. Milton states that slie i:
quitting the business for a while.
BAPTIST ASStKT M ION HOLD
ALL-DA^ MEETING
The Bastrop County A-soeiati"ii
is holding their monthly worker's
tonfererce at th.• Mexican
building today, Thursday in all-
days conference with basket lunch
served in the building by the Indies
from each Church. Rev. T. C. Jester
of Taylor, Rr. Aulick from Austin,
and Mrs. Faugh of Taylor are mne
of the principal sp nkors on the
program.
Miss Zoe Austin, County Health
Nurse and Mrs. R. M. Waugh visited
the Kyle burg School Wednesday,
iving every school child a thorough
t xamination for the dreaded disease
of dyptheria, but Mi Austin states
that she found no signs of any ca>es
in the school.
There is one child out of the school
who has dyptheria, but it was stated
that child left the School before
it contracted the disease. The book.1
of the pupil was burned and every
precaution was used to prevent the
disease fi m ^reading, and Miss
Austin says that - lie found no signs
.Mission of any diseases in the school.
The Palm Olive Company has
sent to Miss Austin some very inter-
esting and educational Health litera-
ture and same can be obtained by
dropping a card to Miss Austin
stating that you want it.
Salt is pretty cheap, but used right-
ly it may be worth a couple of dol-
lars a pound. At the Iowa station they
compared saltless rations for pigs
with rations that included salt in a
mineral mix turn, and a pound of salt
saved 213 pounds of feed. Of course
if overdone, salt, like most good
things, is harmful.
LOST One six (,<>) loot i 'i.impioa
step-ladder. Finder please call Tex-
as Power Light Company, Phone
15, Bastr.ip, Texas. 3 J ltx,
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P. T. A.
MEMBERS
The Parent Teacehrs Association
will hold their next regular meet-
ing January l'.ith at 4 P. M. at th*
High School Auditorium,
members arc. requested to L>e
sent.
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I'ncle Eb Tully says his garden wa
not as good last year as he expected,
but then he didn't expect it would
be.
Having kicked ; ut Ttotski and
dropped the idea of a world ruvolu-
ton, Russia's next great step might
well be limiting al prop«.|r names to
ten or fifteen syllables. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
B. Y. P. IT. AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
OF BASTROP BAPTISTS
TO HOLD RALLY
The Sunday Schools and B Y. P.
U.'s of the Bastrop County Associa-
tion will hold a rally at the First
Baptist Church next Sunday evening
at 7 o'clock. The principal speakers
on the program will be Mr. Chism
holm and Mr. Fclhrath of Temple.
Everybody is invited to attend this
meeting.
B. V P. I . ENTERTAINED
Oji last Tuesday night, thc, mem-
bers of the B. Y. P. L. of the First
Baptist Church and a few friends en-
joyed a party at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Paul C. Bell.
The home was artistically decor-
ted for the occasion, with many
beautiful flowers.
After many interesting (games
were played, delicious erfreshments
were servd as the climax to a most
enjoyable evning.
The hot bed disease, "damping off |
of plants, can be controlled by steri-
lizing the soil, and your plants will :
grow a lot thriftier, too. You can do
this with formoldehyde. Mix it a' j
the rate of a gallon to 100 gallons of
water, and use a gallon of the mixtui'
to each cubic foot of soil in the hot
bed. After stirring thi- mixture into 1
the soil well, cover it with canvas or
plants will not grow in it, Small a
mounts of soil can be sterilized bv
baking.
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"During these prohibition time;, j
sound ideals are vital," say - a promi-
nent New York divine. Yes. par • n,
and sound vitals are ideal. El Paso
Times.
Prospectors in northern Mexic > 1
have found a mineral that explodes, i
Sounds like they come across a case I
of petrified homo brew.— Buffalo j
Courier and Ex pres.
A Chicago newspaper points out
that the Government prints and dis-
tributes the speeches made by con-
gressmen without the slightest profit.
It might also be added they are read
the same way. Jtidg«*
No use to find fault with the ham-
me and throw it into the middle* of
next week because you have poundet
yt u finger. Find fault with your,
self for being such a poor workman
and turn over n new leaf.
Keep in
Trim!
FOR WORKING FLOP.,?.
Th ' lies! of Workers p-t oil* • s r-
when the liver fa.. • t' a '. I'lvv I • «
languid, half-sick, "blue" and diur v* d
and think they are getting !ar..
of these symptoms might re.-.ilt h a
«prtl, then-fore the sensible course . t >
take r. dose or two of Herbine. It e< j'ls
the medicine needed to purify the < ra
and n.'Uiro the vim and auibi'i .
ilealtli. Price fiOc. Sold by
ALL DRUGISTS
Good Mitninntion F^'cnfial in Cnod
I Irolth.
THE kidneysnre the Mood tiltrrs.
If they fail to function properly
there is apt to be a retention ol to*ie
poisons in thc bUxxl. A dull, latitjuid
iecling and, ■omctimes, touc back-
aches, headache*, and diizinia arc
symptoms ol this condition. Further
evidence of improper kidney func-
tion is often found in burning or
scanty passage of secretions. Each
year more and more people arr Irarn-
ing the vhlue of Doart'a Pitt*, a
stimulant diuretic, in this condition.
Scarcely a nook or hamlet anywhere
but has many enthusiastic users.
Ask your neighbor/
PILLS
60c
Stimulant Diuretic to the Ktdntyt
F<«trf Milbura Ce . Mf^. Ch«iu. >. N. Y.
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Schaefer, H. A. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1927, newspaper, January 13, 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206520/m1/3/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.