Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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ANSWER
rXALL
To
DUTY
1 Official
Statement; of tbe Financial
Condition of tbe
wimK
BANK
o*emskt. mi, ana Bowline o*.
HHHE man without money in the bank Is at
-1 war with himself, for he is not free from
strife. Mobilize your savings in a bank hc-
oount, and you organize a militant fighting
foroe. In times of peace prepare for war.
Start your bank aocount NOW.
State Guaranty Bank &
Capital and
1 rUSL vO« Surplus $55,000
State Guaranty
Bank & Trust Company.
fAt Palacios, State of Texas, at the
i close of business on the 1.3th day of
; 11 Jabnarv, 1914, published In the Palacios
Beacon, a newspaper printed and
published at Palacios, State, of Tex-
as, on the 28d day of January, 1914.
J RESOURCES.
.Loans and Discounts, per-
sonal or collateral....... 369,892.46
Loans, real estate.......... 38,741 06
Overdrafts..................
Bonds and Slocks........ 876.00
Real estate(banking house) 11,329.76
Other Real Estate........ 4,122.96
Furniture and Fixtures____ 3,061.88
Due from Approved
Reserve Agents 19,998.18
Due from other
Bank and Bankers
eubjeot to check 2,466.10 22,468 28
Cash Items....... 8342.40
Currency......... 4,328.00
Specie............ 4,118 66 11,786.98
Interest in Depositors’ Guar-
antee Fund............1,169 21
Assessment for Guaranty Fund 70.09
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ON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
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NOTH.
State of Tex#
County of ]
On this,
OP ELECTION
i Entered as tecoud-class matter Febru-
ary *7th, 1909, at the post office at Pa-
ladOS, Texas, under the Act of March 3
___
Office, Corner Main and Fifth Streets.
I Offi el a I Journal of tho City of Palaolos
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY BY
D. L. STUMP,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
PALACIOS BEACON. Vela800’ Brazoria, Columbia, An-
gleton, Palacios, Collegeport, Ti
voli, Auitweil and Aransas Pass,
originators of much potential traffic,
have not reported and probably will
shofi additional totals sufficient to
bring the yearjy grand total near 1,
000,000 tone. A large proportion of
this traffic can be easily handled by
water, it is stated.
Formal announcement of the de-
termination of W. A. Uuyton of tbe
Texae and Uulf Steamship Com-
pany to begin tbe operation of a reg-
ular service throughout tbe canal
wae made by Preeident Morris Stern
of tbe Qalveeton Commercial Asso-
ciation who Baid:
“On behalf of the Galveston Com-
mercial Aeeociation committee which
has done tbe preliminary werk in
this matter, and on behalf of W. A.
Uuyton, who is intendiug to start
tbie boat lioe. I Wish to anbounce
that Mr. Quyton will make a trip
neat week to all the communltiss in-
tereetedin tbie transportation for
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOB COUNTY JUDOBf
s Beacon is authorised to an-
R. R. Lewis as a candidate for
Matagorda County,
notion of the White
_____ authorised, to an-
1 Thos. H. Lewis as a candidate
udse of Matagorda coun-
»the White Man’* Union
’ a, 19M.
_ __ A88E88OR
The Beacon ia authorised to an-
onnee Geo. B. Truitt as a candidate
>r Tax Assessor of Mhtagorda county
to the action of the White
Union,
'is authorised to an-
J. A. Williams at a^oandldate
~I 'iJMIOlf idd''
iHMMtkm
1 Union 1
Total.............. *182,432.58
• LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in...... * 60,000.00
Surplus Fund............. 6,000.00
Undivided profits, net..... 8,180.20
Due to banks and bankers
subject to check, net..... 179.86
Individual deposits subieot
to check................. 79,781.19
Time certificates o( deposit 19,082.01
Demand Certificates of
Deposit 26.00
Cashier’s checks........... 204.88
Total..................8182,432.68
State of Texas,
County of Matagorda
We, J, P. Pierce as president, and
N, Atmar as cashier of said bank, each
of us, do solemnly swear that the
above statement ia truo to the beat of
our knowledge and belief.
J. P. Pierce, Preeident.
N. Atmar, Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this 21st day of Jan., A. D. nineteen
hundred and fourteen,
iv h
on the date last aforesaid.
M. K. Feather, Notary Publio.
Oorreot—Attest S. T. Beat,
G. W. Stanford,
W. T. Blair.
Directors.
Newe quotee the two gentlemen
fro'm Palacios as followe:
F. C. Heneel—In regard to the
need of an efficient boat necessary
for making the proper use of the ca-
nal I can only say that what applies
to Palacios is applicable to the oth-
er eanel ports. The more we dee it
the more will be tbe beoeficti re-
sults that it will bring to us. My
people, seeing its great value, are
enthusiastic for its greater uee and
further improvement. It ceo be
made a saver of time and money for
im If ve will establish 1 reiiab
go
l.lth day-of January1,
A. D. 1914, tills court being In i-Ok'Hliir
session, and all members thereof be-
ing present, to-wit:
W. 8. Holman, County Judge.
W, M. Belohef, Commissioner Preot,
No 1.
W. E. McNabb, Commissioner Prect.
No. 2.
H. M. Sanders, Commission Prect.
No. 8.
J. W. Bowers, Commissioner Prect.
No, 4.
came on to be considered the Detltlon
of Oeo. B. McKissick and 24 other
persons praying that Bonds be issued
by said Road District No. 7 -of Mata-
gorda oonntv, Texas, In the sum of
thirty-five thousand ($36,000) dollars
bearing 6># per oent rate of interest
and maturing in 40 years from date
thereof for. the purpose of construct-
ing, maintaing and operating macada-
mised, gravel or paved roads and turn
pikes, or In aid thereof;
And the said Road District being de-
fined by metes and bounds as follows,
Beginning at tbe intersection of the
south line of the Buokeye Irrigation
Farms, a map of which is recorded in
the records of Matagorda County,
Texas, in Vol. St page 7, with the west
bank of the Colorado River said point
of intersection being 2660 feet north of
the division Has between the C. O.
Farm* 91.800 feet to the center of
Wllaon’s Creek) thence along the oen-
of Wilson’s Creek, down stream, In a
southwesterly direction to Tree Pals-
eloa Creek) thence along Tres Palacios
Creek, down stream, in a southwest-
ly direction to Trea Palacios Bay;
thence down the aaid Trea Palacios
Bay shore on the east aide, in a south-
erly direction to the south line of the
Ferris and Simpson subdivision, a plat
of whioh is recorded in the records of
Matagorda County, Texas, in Vol. 30,
page 31, aforesaid line being also the
north line of the A. B. Pierce subdl*
vlilon; thence east along the south
line of tbe Ferric and Simpson subdi-
visions, same bStng the north edge of
a-road running east and weet, 27,200
feet to the southeast corner of the
eaid Ferris and Simpson subdivisions;
thence north TK degree* east along
the east line of the Ferris and Simp-
son subdivision 4,800 feet to Its inter-
section with tbs north line of the A.
Sheppard League, same being the
south line of tbe O. H. Vandeveer
League No. 9; thence north along the
west line of the C. H. Vandeveer
League to the North line of the said
league; thenoe east along the nortn
line of said leegua to the Colorado
River: thenoe op tbe weet bank of the
main Colorado River with Its meand-
ers in a north any and northwesterly
direction to the place of beginning,
containing within said described
boundaries 81,808 8 acres of land, said
land batngoutof the various surveys
itlhownby the accom-
ln the minutes of the County Com-
missioners’ Court in and for Mata-
gorda County, Texas, in Vol. B, pages
204 and 206
Given under my hand and seal of
office this, the 19th day of January, A.
D., 1914.
W. 0. LLOYD. Clerk,
Oonntv Court and Ex-officio Clerk
Oommr’s Court, Matagorda County,
Texas.
Tbe Red Front Li very makes a spec,
laity of passenger and baggage traffic
and guarantees prompt service. 61
Dr. Harriett B. Jennings
GENERAL PRACTITIONEER
Hours: 9 to 11 a. m. 3 to 5 p. m.
Office on Main Street
. —Phone 62—
2d door W. of State Guaranty Bank
- PAUCIOS FEED STORE -
We keep on band most all
kinds of HORSE, GDW and
CHICKEN
FEED
—We also handle—
SENECA STOCK <t POULTRY POWDER
McGuire’s Cane Syrup for Sale
J. J. Williams & Son
—PHONE 110—
James A. Elder
VETEBIWABIAW
TREATS ALL DISEASES OF
LIVE STOCK
Phone 88 Palacios
OET'THE
MILLION DOLLAR LOOK!
BY ORDERING A
Royal Tailored Suit
We give tickets for the College Benefit
Concert and Carnival oa^hei. following pur-
chases at our store. %//y' '
Five tickets with each Royal Tailored Sujt ordered.
One ticket with each pair of Ladies or Mens Shoes.
One ticket with each 48 lb. sack of Flour.
SMITH MERCANTILE GO.
I PHONE 35 I.
and league* os
ponying map
Andlt apt
••id petition
the reddest
sold
County;
of.....
to the court that
I by s majority of
tv taxpayers of
, 7, of Matagorda
that the amount
1 issued will not
the aeanssod
of eneh
POULTRY WANTED
I pay Highest Cash Prices for
POULTY, EGGS. TURKEYS and
YOUNG CHICKENS. Bring them
to my place on Turtle Bay or leave
word at Geo. Wilbur’s Harness
Shop and I will call for them.
DAVID NEIL
BOX 406 PALACIOS
CITY FEED STORE
WALTER (1 WALTER
Proprietors
All Kinds of Feed
e Time
AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS
In the long run you will got mm
real genuine satisfaction out of a
pair of
than la poatibla with any ether lino.
You are not merely buying a pair
of ahoas, you are malting a paying
Investmentnot only from a
monetary standpoint, but
also from the standpoint
that you am to bo satisfied
as to your fait, which to
worth most of all. PACK-
ARDS Insure comfort far
your foot, a Style that
your fancy, and
He is ti
any such
that matter,
his life. As,
and presldi
IFF
r authorised to an-
rasa candidate tor
orda County eubjeot
Imarles,
Man’s Union prin
diplomatic <
caUror hi/
UNIT SUPERINTENDENT
Beacon ia authorized to an-
. — W. C. Gray aa a candidate for
hut he smntsndent of Sol
County, enl
‘ ite Man’s
regular and
reliable boat eervioe is our greatest
need at present. Furniab this and
determine just what freight
frill be obtainable.
“At the present time be is ’folding the freights will he forthcoming.
options on three boats of different mr .........
Rises, and this trip is for the purpoae
of aiding him in reaching a deter
ACAIEAIY BEIIFIT CMfcEIT
As announced last week a benefit
concert will be given on tbe evening
leas tbao j
data oft
ar or not t_
Met No. 7 c
as, shall bf
thirty-fire 1
mioattoo as to which to Jhiv.
of School, of Mata- 8 ““ *‘V8J°U 6"“rance# “f of Feb. 18 at the Academy auditorium'
bieot to the action of 00 return, after obtaining the the prooeeds to bet used for the 11-
Unlon Primaries. | necessary datg.the project will suf- k__„ n— .____ ....
ter do delay, abd within a reason-
tesr. CSS
the White Man’s Union J pacity—and, judging from what I
have beard here today, it will likely
be of greatelr than one hundred tone
;y 8, 1914.
COUNTY CLERK
ie authorised to an
T. Bond as a candidate for capacity—in order ito make a start.
County Cook of Mata
mty subject to the White
Won Primaries, May 2, 1914.
Tiavmate tk
OlTEieOAITAL CANAL
“His purpose it to run thin boat
lioe entirely for himseif, and he will
be free from any interference what-
soever in ite operation. He will have
no other Consideration than to sell
freight to you at reasonable ratee.
^Vjhgular Steamship'Service Will Be In- The m*robanta here are going to do
■Blunted Through Canal Within
a Month
i# great result of tbe iuterooast-
all they cso to expedite the astab-
lisbment of this service.
“Tbe boate he hae under con-
eenel navigation meeting at Oal- t«Apl»tion, when loaded with a full
, stoe last Saturday was the au- I ®*rE°» w11* draw only about thirty
aoqooameut that a boat line thru ioohes of water and will therefore
tha oafial will be quickly placed in *° ®»ke some points where
aitVloe. Details appeared in Sun- th#r® •• BOt “uch water now.
'day’* Qalveeton Newe from which
Wfi reproduce the. following.
“It the trade Is what we expect it
will be, be will soon add) another
That the next thirty days or, at boat, and tbe smeller one can be
the farfhoM Unit, six week* will used to get to out-of-the-way points
see tbe establishment by the Texas while the larger vessels makes
and Onif Steamship Company of a I straight trips through the canal
legnlar boat Hue plying between stopping at the larger ports of call.
. Galveston and points on the inter- AU details of schedules and rates
|-coastal eaoal, apd that merohaota in and other things will be worked out
All the eities in:tbe usual sons from as occasion aijsea; and it ia quite
Corpus Cbristl eastward wjll co-op-1 possible that a number 01 large
■rate to tarnish tha new transports- [bargee will be added to the equip
tioa system with freights sufficient meot. These oao be towed to a port
to enable it lb operate at a profit, and left there for loading, to be
wsre announcements made 8atnr- picked up by tbe vessel on her re-
day as the outcome of an ali-^ay turn trip and brought into Qalveeton.
dissuasion of interooastal canal mat- “In this way tjie handling of cot-
MN by delegate! ' representing ton from tha varioua points into tbir
ikirteen towns along the waterway, city can be facilitated. Our 00U00
who gathered in convention at Ho- hovers are ready to oo-operate with
‘ 1 Galvan.
1 was presented by the dele-
showing that euoh a line | you that you are to have this freight
yery profitable if It
aarvioa atarted soon—it will bain
1 even a fair portioo of tbe ton- operation within thirty days, or six
1 handled yearly into and out of weeks, whioh is the best that can
be done.”
Wadsworth, Sunday’s Newa prints a photo of
irlstl, Soadrlft, Portland, the delegates who attended the 8at-
Hloblealurday meeting at tbej
©’Connor!
you.
"We ere glad to be able to assure
brary fund. One feature of tbe ea
tertainment will be a carnival, in
which every enterprise in town will
be represented. The number of repre-
sentatives for each store may be as
many as four. Tickets to the ooncert
are 16o for adults and lOo for ohildren.
List of merchants who will present
tickets for tbe following purchases
made before Feb. 13:
Oneal—-81.00 spent on ’soft drink*
entitle* the buyer .to 1 ticket.
Williams—For every salt of olothes
1 ticket.
Melberg—For every Ooedar mop, 1
ticket.
Baxter A Anthony—*2 purchase of
Votan coffee, 1 ticket.
Tod LI Well—For each Quick Meal or
Perfection stove 1 ticket
8ee Wll)iameon’s ad in this Issue
about ticket.
Palacios Beacon—One 16c tloket
with each new yearly subscription.
One-10o tloket with each SI worth of
musio sold.
Tatom A Bon*—18o ticket with aaoh
$5 cash isle; lOo Uoket with eaoh S3
cash sale.
See 8mlth Mercantile Oo. ad for
tloket offers.
lyof
is not
Dram the
ie wheth-
Road Dli-
County. Tex
In. the amount of
<$85,000) dollar*,
rite of Interest,
(40) year* from
Whether or net
. upon the proper-
ty of Boad DMSIet No. 7 of Matagorda
County, Temp, eubjeot to taxation,
for tha purpoae Of paying interest on
•aid bonds end to provide a sinking
fund for tha redemption of said bonds
at maturitv-
Notlce af sak) election shall be given
;ub-
>»•
for
roe Oils and
Qrfases.
FIFTH ST. PHONE No. 29
\
TATUM
Phone
SATURDAY 24, INCLUDING SATURDAY 31
BARGAIN DAYS
Ifour (4)1
date of the!
tion thereto
oonsecntlve week* before the
he said election, end in add!- _ AT /
ret© shall be potted notices of A I "
THE REGANS
Stall Mata Via, 1<I nnita* tha
I aa manager* of the said
T. F. Diokeri, Presiding Officer.
Ernest WOey, Judge
Frank Bond; Oi*rk
A. B. MoKtsaiok, Clerk
Said election shall be held under the
provision of the Road District Aot
psoeed at the Thirty-Ant Legislature,
to-wit: The Acts of 1909, and under
the Revised Statutes of 1911, toe eaid
Statutes having bean oodlfled ilnoe
the Thirty flm Legislature. And only
persons who are property taxpayer*
of *aid Road Dhtrlct No. 7 of Mata-
gorda Cottutr, nxm,
•kali be allowed
to vote, and att Votan deal ring to sup-
‘tion to' issue bona*,
____ B or prints 1 pn their
ballois tbe words "For thslssuauoe ot
port the
shall have wi
propositi
i written
imittad figures of|09uot«nancea
of tbs Palaoioe Bosij
,473,783 F. Camptwil *
■- tyabtivenesi v*
Did You Ever Wish dothes
in the old fashioned way with
wooden washtubs?
Perhaps that is still your method
and you look forward to each wash-
day with delight Well, hardly I
A set of 9tMttfondT laundry
trays would mean an orderly lsun-
Bonde and Law, of Tax in Payment
Therefor;” and th6ee opposed shall
have written ar feinted on their bal-
lot*, tbe words “Against tha Issuance
ot Bunds and Lsty of lax in Pay-
ment ThersferaJ*
The manner of holding eaid election
•hall be governed by the laws of the
State govrring general eleotlonii.
A copy of this order, eigne J by the
County Judge of the said County,
shall Mirve aa proper notice of this
election, and the County Judge u
hereby directed to oauae Mkl nbtioe*
to be publitbud in the Palacios Bea-
con, a newepeperjpobUehed in Mata-
gorda Couaty, Texas, for four (4)
consecutive weeks 'next preceding
sold election, end cnose to be posted s
notice thereof at four (4) publio piece*
in Mid Road District No. 7, of Mata-
gorda County, Texas, one of whioh
■ball be at the Court House door for
three (8) weeks, consecutively, prior
to eaid election.
Passed in opes Court thli, the 16th
day of January, A. D. 1814.
W.B. HOIJlAN.Cc
Tbe Btete of Texas) |
County of Matagorda.
, Oo. Judge.
.................................................................-rtmt 21122
Don’t Fail to Take Advantage of Our
BIG DISCOUNTS
On the Following Goods
Women’s, Misses’ and Children’s
\
V
SHOES and Low Quarters at - - 20 p6f C6flt. diSCOUflf
Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Hats at 2Q ^ ^
Womens, Misses, Mens and Childrens pa
Sweaters, Sweater Coats and Jerseys £>U pCF C6llt. UlSCOUtlt
Womens, Misses, Mens and Childrens
Underwear at.....
Dress Materials, such as
Woolen Goods, Silks, Meroerized
Goods, Ginghams, Oalloos, etc., at -
descriptions)
On all staple^oods not named we will give a 10 per cent, discount
Be sure to oome in. You ure always welcome whether yo* buy or not.
30 per cent: discount
20 per cent, discount
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