Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1962 Page: 4 of 8
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THE BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, MAy 10'
Pilgrimage Of Old Homes Draws
Crowd Of Oul-Of-Towners Sunda\
hall and boys, tin lower.
WILL THE I'ARTY 1 loaned
tx staple! nun and staples to
plt tt.se r. tvrn them. Mr.-. .T.
P. Sharp. '1
ATTENTION
SINGER Sewing Machine Ag-
ant, J. L. Handle, of 918 Con-
g ess, AUSTIN will repair all
Irakis of machines and sell
new and used Singers. Wednes-
days weekly—phone CA 9-2358,
Snow White Laundry or Bas-
trop Furniture Company, phone
CA 9-3372. 40-tf
LOST—-Polled Hereford cow,
branded A-Z on right hip.
Strayed from old G!a?s pas-
ture on Cedar Creek. If found,
call Cecil Long, CA 9 2320, or
write Box C, Bastrop. 3-tf
REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT — Unfurnished 2
bedroom residence at 1815 Main
Street.
FOR SALE—Two story 7-room
residence at 1205 water street.
One 2 bedroom apartment and
one 1-bedroom apartment on
lot. Priced reasonable.
NEW FARM BUILDINGS, re-
modeling, and other farm im-
provements can be paid for
with a long-term, low payment
Federal Land Bank loan, and
you can pay in advance with-
out penalty. See E. A. R. itsch,
Manager, Federal Land Bank
Association of La Grange.
I'hone 2G8. 47-ti.
Tret cutting and cleaning of
small plots, yards, etc., with
power saw. Lawm mowed. See
Israel King. Phone CA 9 2050.
FOR LEASE—32 icres for
grazing with good tank, about
10 miles from town on Austin
Highway. Call E. H. Smith,
phone CA 9-2310. 7-tf.
MATTRESSES RENOVATED
or made into innerspring. Write
Best Bedding Co., Round Rock,
Texas, or leave orders at the
Bastrop Meat Market. tf.
FOR SALE—a 4 room box
house with large lot at 005
Water Street.
Several other residences for
sale.
J. S. Milton, Realtor
1205 Main Street
G-tf.|
FOR SALE—3 bedroom ranch
type house of Western cedar
and brick trim or. large lot.
All electric, paneling, excellent
condition. Includes one 1-ton
air conditioner. 2 space heaters.
Ir. Bastrop's Colorado K-tate-,
$9,900.00, only $<>00.00 down
E. W. Baker, owner, phone CA
9-2445 or CA 9-2241'. S-tf.
FOR SALE—Sacrificial sale
for one and one-fourth acres or.
old Austin highway across river
bridge. Has water well, butane
tank and septic tank on pro-
perty for ?1.7">0. Contact Rev.
S. E. Hutson, Bastrop, CA 9-
2807. 5-tf.
WATERWELL Drilling and
pumps installed. Nothing down,
three years to pay. Sterling
Drilling Co. Phone HI 2-3593,
2401 South Lamar, Austin. tf.
ALTERATION SHOP
I have opened an Alteration
Shop in my home, where I am
equipped to do all kinds of
alterations, remodeling, mend-
ing and repairing of garments,
and I will appreciate your pa-
tronage. Please call CA 9-2972,
for appointment. Ima L. Hod-
ges, Corner of Jefferson and |
Walnut Streets. 9-4 j
CALL US if you have com for :
sale. Bastrop Feed Company.
FOR RENT—Three room and
bath apartment at 90* 1-2
Chestnut Street. Mrs. M a n r. ,
Murchison. 10-tf.!
j
Rhamey's Hou.-e for Sale or
lit' ' —miles west on A u - tin
Highway, 3 bedrooms, bath,;
kitchen, living and dining room I
combination. • .igt closets, cen-
tral heat, attached garage, good
well, 3 1-2 acres land. $8,500.00
total, easy terms. Rent $50.00
pei month, r. L. Rhamey 1..'17
W. th. Street, Au.-tin. Ph< w
GR 7-1583. 10-4-pd.
LOST—Small dehorned, brindlei
v. hite faced f< ur year old
cow. Brand J. F. on right hip.
Jf found notified J. F. Beck,
Cedar Creek, Texas. 11-1-50
C( i> TRACTORS' NOTCH OE
I I \ AS HIGIIW O
t OSSTR I < I ION
Sealed proposals for Cleaning
and Painting Existing Bridg.
located at Dry Berry (reek
Bridgt Sir. No. n. . Berry ( reek
Bridgt Str. No. J4, San Marcos
River Bridge Str. N ! , T. tte
N. O. RR Overpa.-s Str. No.
o7, Cedar Cret k Bridge Str.
N Walnut Creek Bridgt
Str. No. 5. Lentz Branch l'.rid
ge Str. No. J. Middle Ycgue
Creek Bridge Str No. 30, an i
Mu.-tang Creek Bridgt Str. No.
11, on Highways l'S XI, I S 90.
US 290, FM 20, US 77. and
ST 95, covered by MC 1 8 41.
Ml 29 3- . MC ' 11 M-20. MC
115-4-12, MC 211-3-1*'. and MC
321-1 10 in Williamson, Cald-
well, Bastrop, and Lee Coun-
ties, will be received at the
Highway Department. Austin,
until 9:00 A.M., May 23, 1902,
and then publicly opened and
read.
Plans and specifications in-
cluding minimum wage rates
as provided by Law are avail-
able at the office of Ed Biue-
stein, District Engineer. A us
tin, Texas, and Texas Highway
Department, Austin. Usual
rights reserved. 11-2
NOTICE
Farmers and Ranchers for your
weed shreading call Tom Hen-
tirix. CA 9-2303, Bastrop.
11 4-pd.
Dr. Neil R. Gurwitz
OPTOMETRIST
OFFICE: 913 Main St.
Phone CA 9-2106, Bastrop, Tex.
Office Hours — 9:00 to 5:30
Daily Except Tuesdays
(In Elgin on Tuesdays)
Closed on Thursday afternoon
The second spring pilgrimage
to old, historically interesting
home> in Bastrop v. a.- iu" 1
ed by the Basti 'p County His
torual Society 'roni 2 until •>
p.m. Sunday.
Fivt houst - of varying eras
in construction wen open to
tin public, with guide to poii i
out features «•! characteristic
structural deta and to di -> u.-
untique furnis and decora
tion.s.
Approximate - P e o p 1
from Elgin, II ton. I a> r.
Austin, San A i '■ Kockdub .
Rogers, Hutt . D- n; . 1 la . .
I .oi k hurt, (it)' - Caldwell,
Smithville, 10 ir. temple,
(iitidings, fits.> Ne« Braut
ft ls, M Dadt a ,i 'a-trop visit
ed the honu 'I tht nni-eum
and then wn' to the Kit 4
National Ban! ■ 'ht wi-r>
graciously sent i > > f < .ninei t>
THE B \ n| KOP M i- im.
housing a co .*.•«!. of docu
ments and reli • • >- .red fr m
the time if t ■ -• ttoiiit i 'f
Stephen F. A u-t. Lit' 1 ( I
onj here and ' 1 development
of Texas' colt history,
open, with an \ ut of paint -
ings by Ifasstr« i < -unity arti.-t;
Pictuie.- for ' >-xh hit wer-
loaned by F.i ti:« Me.en w
and, Sonya Rigt of Elgin, Mr.
and Mr- (r«u : K.> anky of
Smithville; Tr Rev Jame H
Watt, Mrs F II B. tiling an,.
Mrs. Willie 10 Kennedy. Mr
and Mrs. Ja> < . r - > Mr
and Mrs. Joseph lla.-ier, Miss
Nt !l Fitzwillia Mr Ma ah
Herr.don, Mr. ■> id Mrs. Karl
I't nman, Mis 1 • \>h, Mr
and Mr- A. I Adam-. Mr
H H. Alexander
Home- show ' included tho •
of Mrs. W. B Ran no me, Mr
and Mrs. AO ■< W.iugh, Sam
J. C. Higgins. Mr. and Mi-
E. C. Erhaid and Mr- J. K
Young.
The firs: t: !• • -land in t!i.
vicinity < f the < I Bit tro: Mili-
tary Institutt n ("! .' n St-
reet.
In 1851, t Ran .ine lot
was bought f: John D. 11 v
an f r $'i00, .. a • ')■ • f
nard served as general chair- ten m Tr_.
iii.it ft ti t t vt nt. liat Wa ,gh V
tht
■a bougl
!•
1. E. H. HOMES
2. 3 and I BEDROOMS
NOTHING DOWN, Bl II.T ON Vol R LOT
W. M. CAMERON & CO.
TAYLOR, TLX \S
BOX 111 I'M- EL 2-13M
9-tf.
CHAW'S
Laundromat
INCORPORA
Westing;.ouse Etjuij p d
Half Hour Laundry
FULLY AUTOMATIC (Oiv-
OPERATED MACHINES
Do Your Entire Laundry Auto-
matically ir. Half an Hour.
Make Your Washing Just A ri-
cher Stop on Your Shopping
List. Econom: a! - - Sanitary.
Dryers Available
OPEN 21 HOURS A DAY
7 DAYS A WEEK
704 Pine St.
stn
Ed
Tht
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f rt the hi,
A-sociatiot f. • •
the Bastrop At a.ieir
I III I'Rl >KN I
'louse, a * r\
improved and «? hi $
one-story fra • <i
'tructed in tl id
very sjmcn>us groui
• -r- and shrub u..
I nav« for gen-rati :
a social g«:btn
Mrs. Ran fmw
: ! it-' of in u*ic«l inter* -1 J * ■ 1 .d
ing priceless Europe an mu i ■
boxes and ti:-' old quart* piano
Of for ■ (Jo-. Jo . i- I > .-a;
ers, a nativ Ba tropinn.
Mar i > >f i -nt psecen fsJl th>
prt
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rti-
Mi
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Ba trop
r ig i na i i ;>
J.V. ASH REALTY
Farm and Ranch Listings Wanted
Phone CA 9-2551
Bastrop Texas
CALL OR SEE
W. E. (Ed)
Maynard
PHONE CA 9-2127
REPRESENTING
AUSTIN
MONUMENT
COMPANY
1307 RED RIVER
AUSTIN. TEXAS
Phones OR 2-2631
GL 3-3257
G-tf.
For Mother's Day
PICTURES
MIRRORS
LAMPS
i.txKi Selection* -
Arrivals
Bastrop Furniture
Company
"A!way* Sav>- You Money"
^ FEED
We Manufacture Our Own
SEEDS — INSECTICIDES — FERTILIZERS
POULTRY & LIVESTOCK REMEDIES
Phone CA 9-2353
Bastrop Feed Co.
EARL DENSON
1207 Chestnut Street
Why Shop
Out Of Town?
We ha\t received a ne« -hipment of Men's
B0INDS1IIRE SHOES
reuHonahly |irire«l at
$8.95 to $10.95
We alwi have a k'mxI ttltwk of
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SHOES
MEN'S WORK SHOES — LADIES LOAFERS
We invite you to come in and nee them.
Pete's Shoe Shop
EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING
#15 MAIN STREET
\ iinrary. a n.UMt teacher
trained in Germany, and a
M-ienee department, well equip
p«d, w< re includetl at the school.
The academy wan well pat-
ronised hy t't wealthy, and a
lartft boarding hou-t fei out-
of-town -tudentJ- wa- built
■ earby. Familie* moved into
Mastrop t' educate their son-
ant! daughter.*.
1\ is.7. nil A.-ademy ^a> '
pure ha ed ft1! tht 1'a trop Mill
tury Institutt. orifaniied by
t'ol R P. 1 Alleii. who was tin
fourub and for many >*ai tht
-uperintendent of Kentucky
Mi ,ta > Institute, and a grad
uatt of West Point in th« da
of l :j.
From thi ">'outh« rn Rural
A imana antl Plantation and
Garden Cabn.dar for 1 1 a
difKu^on of the Institute ls-ts
it umvi i >ity poAer-. with de
ttree conferred by a joint
board of trustees, and visitor*
from the Stat, and the Texas
Annual ( nfereitci beard.
The eXifiienet of tlo institu-
tion wa- sties-ed, it> course-
and enft>rcei*ient of mora af ■
uunrti were e^minended. and
the climate of Bn-t rop wa
prai-t^i a "very hea'tny, even
ft>r western Texan."
INSI I I I TI ( \l>l I S
teereti a- a iftdy when Texas
tM t-etleti fr«>i i th« Union. Aftei
th« Civil War. poverty in tht
South prohibited maintenance
of tHa-t,roi Military Ins*
tute and the • • I!<• .'• wa dis
banded af't a ft ><• ytars.
Sonit building mattr:a! in
t. . \\uim a. it part ■ f
A Staw ■( Texa memorial
marker. < ne of several in the
towi , ha • beet, placed out-ide
the C ■ .ntta U . The house,
Hide, retain* it ordinal 1^2
vallpap< r. and 'c t:ng do * n-
tb«
in 1H4^
It build b> the pi.*
o«n> - grandfather. Col Ja«
c. Hiirjfi- «. *hO first
tht Ba ■ rop Academy, staii'l#
t! ' W;i t'li home, built >n the
iate l!*th Cwtturv bv Dr. H
P. I. - • wi • . j.ri ' ' ■ '
academy and eampuK, raxed tb
buiWsng and erected a dweHing.
THI. OKI!,IN \l. .
commodious tw -f..tory rtru*-
ture of Ha strop pine, wa un-
.ier th< direction of the Meth..
fliflt Church Conference. On
• ach fin >r there was an audi
loriun u til a* a study hall,
; With g; . using the up.-Uir*
Tht
■ rtjf,
of tin b
Mi I ioj
d K' ' a, d«i
ighter of
the pi ej*e
granddauti
hU r ht the
colonel.
Mr- K<
-tha'* hom«
ih #d,ia;
en* t ■ h«
r father'-.
t.n a lot
which wa
a fiart of ti
e origin
a! Higgi.
ground*.
Th. hr
ft" f Mr-
J K
Voting, oi
Main Street
, is iarg< .
t-A., story
frame hn i
id ti. sr of
supt rior
<i« sign and
con* true-
t t>n, de
[Mated b> tht
Library
ttf Congrt
•rs a ar.hi
i.fturaliy
worthy ..
f preservufit
>n
It wa
built in 1M_
nn'I hn ft
been con
inuouHi > on
'ned and
lived i b
> th* Wilbar
gt?r fam-
Mr- •
'.iing i th
r
CI"' ai. ,t article was writ-Houston p,', , 7
the Suiitiir, j ,
n . ..
Nl>ii
BASTROP MEAT MARKI
Retail and Wholesale
Pit Bar-B-Que Daily
Beei and Sausage
Special Cut
steaks
for
Barbecuing - Broi
HAMS POULTRY FRESH
HOME LOCKER SERVICE
WHOLESALE DELIVERY SERVICE
CALL CA 9-2858
DAIRY ROM
Orders To Go
Hnmi .:pr> < he. «.-burgers - Pit <
Hi t D' g Chili !>• g - Sundaen V'
C . w/'.itf t. T,. T« ,. Ii
ft. ' Of
Part • i- ce
CA 9-2411
, ;• ^w7>
S •$
WSutMUL-
llWi i Hi vr.M I
IN TIME FO
MOTHER'S DAY. .
granddaughter of .Jo^tah Pug'
Wilhk' ger, wht. wa« tabbed
and •• aiped by Indiai s in 1KVJ.
rtiii Bastrop w hil< locating
ands ft Austin'- c dony. H<-
lived ■ vera I years afterward
I III I I; II \ it 11 HOI -I . | ,
and Vietoriar c filled with
He riled family trr-asares and
eo!lection of Mr antl M- Ei
hard during their trave
Mr I-. hard aid, "<iur h< ti <>
i" so filliti with rna- «ivi furni-
■ i" inht ri!. .1 fr.. both our
fai'liiit • iir.tt t' O o|,| j,' i| ,]nn
hi. tti discard, that I have
never been able to atld much."
l.aM year, several hundred
visitors roamed through obi
home here during the fir*t
-■ -' 1 ' |.-ii|.'i Hi.ag. . !.,pp„ig
at ma1 !•« «1 igr.at r y |>,< a
'of . ar i\ da important <
i in Texas hisUity, and winding
along road through a sea of
j wi!df!owen where southern
! ,a' k ".Jolt tr.eir pior.ei r
, homes m tht early 1 K(MIm.
I HI-. I IIIs I National Rank,
I on Main Street, -ervee refresh
I ments to all visitt.rs during the
j piigrimagt .,r, Sunday, and a
Chamber of Commerce commit
let were on hsnd to W( Icomt
II ht sight 11 r...
Tour Ticket M|es benefit
the museum. Mrs. ( )! May
intm.
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ri.' 'pi
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THIS IS
1847
ROGERS
BROS.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1962, newspaper, May 10, 1962; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237895/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.