The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1913 Page: 1 of 12
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THE Rockdale Reporter
AND MESSENGER
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Established 1873
OLDEST. LARGEST AND BEST PAPER IN SILAM COUNTY
Rockdale Reporter, Established 18M
40
F COFFELD, President
\l HALE, Vice-President
J. £. LONGMOOR, Cashier
C. R. ISAACS* Asst* Cashier
The First National Bank
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Capital, $75,000, Surplus & Profits, $20,000
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 17. 1913
Announcement of Rules Governing
Closing of Big Auto-Piano Contest
NO. 6
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
rITH ample capital and resources this old esta-
blished bank is prepared to care for the needs
0f its customers, always having in view safety for
the interests of those who entrust their funds to it.
Its equipment is unsurpassed by any bank in Milam
county, and its safety proven by more than 23 years
&f fidelity.
DIRECTORS:
jjt i Coffield, R. L. Hale, Lon Hudson, C. H. Coffield, A. P. Perry, Jr
ll Together for the Biggest
Picnic Ever Held, in Rockdale
.meeting of citizens was held
[the city hall last Friday at
ch committees were appoint-
nd all other necessary steps
6n toward making the big
ft-together” picnic on Friday,
jil 25th, the biggest success
nts kind ever pulled off in
Ikdale.
[Always something doing in
}kdale,” is a slogan that can
beard all over Milam coupty,
i unto the innermost confines
Sttle old Cameron. True slo-
L that, and the big picnic is
jof the biggest doings that
have undertaken in some
Rockdale believes in so-
Jiility, in friendships and fel-
Bhips, and our people want to
kt-together” often and meet
I greet each other. And in
[term ‘‘our people” is includ-
lll Rockdale trade territory
They are all coming to
[picnic, and everybody else is
[Red and there will be a big,
rty welcome for the stranger
fell as the personal friend,
[here will be baseball, brass
[d music, speaking and
usements of various kinds,
in connection with the occa-
the regular annual meeting
Ihe Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’
special program suitable to that
occasion.
The following committees are
in charge, and there will not be
a drone in the bunch:
Finance—A, E. Perry, W. E.
Gaither, E. R. Wolf.
Program-A. P. Perry, Jr., H.
Lockwood,,Geo. Banzhaf.
Music—H. C. Meyer, T. E.
Neely, W. B. Shaw.
Dinner — Mesdames E. A.
Camp, H. C. Meyer and A. E.
Perry for the territory east of
Main street. Mesdames W. M.
Wells. James Bauer and Miss
Maud Bonds for the territory
west of Main street.
Baseball —E. A. Camp, Carroll
W. odv, Will Vogel and Bob
Hale.
Automobiles—P. H. Perry, W.
M. Wells, G. M. Ryan.
Speakers—E. A. Camp, H. C.
Meyer.
Advertising—W. B. Shaw, W.
E. Gaither.
HERE’S HOW THEY STAND:
Miss Lettie Turner, city._______________ 7qq ooo
Mrs. Harry Clark, San Gabriel....... ........712 200
Mrs. Estella Galbreath, Rockdale, Route 4_____”~””_”]’65LOOO
Miss Edne Farmer, Rockdale. Route 6_______ 626 400
fjr8: ^d/eWpBaird’ Sa” GabrieI........- - - _____487’,300
Miss Gladys Brieger, city_____________ myi onp
Mrs. Chas. A. poss, Rockdale, Route G ____________371*200
{Jr8- J*. Wilson. Buckholts, Route 1, (Lilac).......... 349^000
Miss Minnie Baggett, Cameron___________________________368.200
Miss Mattie Lee Atkinson, city..........................248 300
Miss Gertie Lankford, Gause_____________________ _ 161* 500
Miss Myrtle Talbott, Rockdale, Route 5_________________110 700
Miss Frances Cotton, Rockdale, Route 3 ............’ 77*2001
Miss Mollie Stein, city........................ 56*2001
Miss Bernice Lightfoot, city.............. . 27 00ft'
Miss Maud Alford, city...................” 23 000
Miss Lena Vogel, Rockdale, Route 5...................... 22.400
Mrs. G. N. Elmore, Rockdale, Route 4 ________ _____ . . 22 100
Miss Bertie Buffington, Milano, Route 3........... 13*000
The big automobile and piano
contest will close at 6:00 o’clock
Saturday, April 26th,
For Sale.
My residence property just
this side of the Fair Grounds for
sale at a bargain.
6-4t G. W. Keen.
M. T. Alford has bought the
interest of G. W. Keen in the
ato Club will be held with a I Keen & Alford livery stable.
p. ni
1913.
As soon as the hour strikes
the ballot box will be closed and
turned over to a committee of
disinterested business men for
the final count. This committee
will consist of a representative
from each of the three hanks, as
follows: Fred Graves of the
Rockdale State Bank. C. R.
Isaacs from the First National
Bank. A. E. Perry from the
Citizens State Bank. Neither of
these gentlemen have taken any
interest whatever in the contest,
and their qualifications as expert
accountants insures a correct
tabulation of the vote. Positively
all ballots must be in the box at
the closing hour. Any ballots or
subscriptions received after that
hour will not be counted. Con-
testants should be present in
person if possible.
The two special premium vote
offers expire Saturday, 19th,
After that date and until the
close of the contest the regular
schedule of votes will be in force
with no special offers of any
kind.
All voting the last week will
be done in sealed envelopes.
Each contestant will be supplied
with envelopes in which all sub-
scriptions properly entered and
accompanied by the correct
amount of cash must be placed
and the envelope then dropped
into the ballot box. The ballot
box will be sealed Monday morn-
ing and no one will handle the
“The Taste Lingers”
We would caution contestants
again to be sure they have their
ballots all in before the closing
hour. Don’t wait until the last
minute to make your deposits.
This means all alike. Outof-
town contestants will please
take notice and not depend upon
the mails at the eleventh hour.
Mails are sometimes late, but
this contest will close promptly
regardless of any one’s delays.
Up to Saturday night, April 19.
the voting will be handled as
heretofore; the editor will he
found at his desk to check up
each report in person, issue the
regular and premium ballots,
etc. But during the entire final
week, from Monday, 21st, to
Saturday, 26th, he will handle
no money, no names, nd^Ballots.
All will be placed in the envel-
opes as above explained, each
subscription blank to show for
itself the name, amount of
money and number of votes.
We trust this explanation is
clear to all. If not, ask ques-
tions and get thoroughly posted.
This contest is the biggest
ever held in Milam county, and
has attracted widest notice.
The interest manifested is due to
two things: First, the extra
ordinary value of the prizes.
Second, the exceptionally fair
plan of holding it, and the giving
of outoftown contestants an ab-
solutely equal, fair and square
deal with the town contestants.
It was understood at once that
one of the premiums would go
to an outoftown contestant. If
a town contestant should win
DUR
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TEAS ANor
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When you use our cele-
brated brand of teas and
coffees. They savor of
the real thing. They are
gathered and
pixiperly
roasted.
YOU WILL RECOGNIZE
Our Coffee by the rich, mellow aroma peculiar to the
0< tn Day brand, the kind we sell.
envelopes in any manner after the aut0f then the pian0 would
they are so deposited until the K0 to the highest outoftown con
judges break the seal and make testant ,f an outoftown con.
the count Saturday evening. I te8tant wins the aut the pjano
This svstem insures absolute ...__. . . .
fairness and impartiality to all, t(>stant
and further insures that the Herewith we jve the count
work being done by each con-1 ok„win„ „r —,e„,
testant will be an absolute se- ant ,as"t Saturday”night
nrvt No one will know what . ....
, . , i ms is tut: last count Liiai win
another is doing There will be b„ made until the judgeg make
absolutely no c ance or any- tbi, bna| and official tabulation.
thing to ‘ leak out. ; ---------------
In entering subscriptions use Bond Issue Carried
the regular blanks you have been The Reporter ig in receipt of a
using. Place as many of them card from Editor 0 D Baker of
in one envelope as you pease, the Gause Guide conveying the
but be sure that the proper pleasing inforrnation that the
amount of money to cover a., Kood roads bond issue in the
subscriptions is placed in the
The Sanitary Grocery
& L. Hudson Telephone No. 32
same envelope. Let each sub-
scription blank be filled out as
heretofore, and write on the en
velope your name, amount of
cash and number of votes. The
envelopes will have printed
spaces for these items. The en-
Gause precinct carried last Sat-
urday by nine more votes than
the necessary two-thirds major-
ity. We extend to Frater Baker
our heartiest congratulations.
If there is anyone who deserves
;ommendation for ability in cre-
ating favorable sentiment for
velopes can be sent in by mail or ^00(j roa(js down jn that
CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING
he City Pantitoriuni
in any other manner at the con-
testant’s risk. They will be
dropped in the ballot box as soon
as received, .and opened by the
judges as soon as the contest
closes.
corner
of Magnificent Milam it is O. D.
Baker and his guiding Guide.
The best we can wish for those
people now is that the transcript
may successfully run the gaunt-
let of the attorney general’s of-
FINE TAILORING
pHONE 50 —WE CALL
Do not enclose any per. fice, which sometimes seems to
checks. Use cash only. Let }iave been created for the sole!
each subscription be accompani- purpose of “busting” bond is- i
ed by the cash. Isues- I
I. P. SESSIONS, Pro.
S. G. HODGE, Vice-President
W. 1. BAIRD. Cashier
E. H. GRAVES. Ass’t Cashier
Rockdale State Bank
Capital and Surplus, $75,000.00
"^^HILE we are not hoary with age, being only six
years old, by conservative and good business man-
agement we have built up a business that we are proud of,
being the second strongest bank in the county. Having
the welfare of the country at heart and ever striving for the
betterment of our fellowmcn, we solicit the patronage of all
DIRECTORS B‘ LOtwtNSTON
S. G. HODGE
H
H. CAMP
GUST. OACKMAUS
1. P. SESSIONS
, B-
W. WAILIS
Rockdale Boy Gets Management
ofThorndale Cotton Oil Company
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Thorndale
Oil Mill Company at Thorndale
last week the following directors
were elected:
J. M. Ralston, of Cameron; J.
A. Phillips, T. J. Beesley and S.
G. Hodge, of Rockdale: W. A.
Allcorn, of Thorndale.
The new officers elected were:
S. G. Hodge, president; T. J.
Beesley. vice-president; L. D.
Turner of Rockdale, secretary,
treasurer, and manager.
Mr. Turner is a Rockdale boy,
born and bred, and is making
good in the business world. For
the past several years he has
been assistant manager of the
Rockdale Oil Company, and
chief right hand man to Mana-
ger Beesley. When the Rock-
dale company took over the bulk
of stock of the Thorndale com-
pany a few months uack it was
generally conceded among Mr.
Turner’s friends that the man-
agement of t h e Thorndale
branch would be placed in his
hands, as his long association
with the local mill had given him
the necessary experience, while
his ready grasp of the details of
the oil mill business was well
known.
The Reporter is always glad to
see Rockdale boys come to the
front, and extends to Mr. Turn-
er congratulations.
An Error.
In giving the tax levy as
made by the city council last
week we failed to include the
15c water works tax, which,
added to the 98c as given, brings
the total tax rate up to $1.15 on
the $100, being the same as in
former years with the addition
of the water works item.
The cause of the error was
either our reporter's or the city
secretary’s, we are not sure
which, but anyone who has had
too severe a shock by reason of
the error can secure redress and
a “coke” by calling on Branch
Lewis, who besides being city
secretary has for this occasion
been appointed chief fighting
editor until further notice.
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JEWELRY cut glass
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CAN YOU SEE?
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('an you see as well
as you once saw?
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Can You See as Well as
You Would Like to See?
Can you see as well
as you OUGHT TO SEE?
If not
SEE ME
B. L. DOUTHIT
EXPERT WATCHMAKER
& JEWELER AT PERRY
& QUEBE’S DRUG STORE
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1913, newspaper, April 17, 1913; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth741542/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.