Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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Conroe
Stands for Progress and Civic Righteousness
Courier
Established 1892 24 Years’ Continuous Publication
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read the ads.
CONROE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1916
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$1.00 Per Year!
Ii
Hare Hade a “hit" Ii Curse.
Our sales on Billiken* have
far exceeded our expectations.
Stock is somewhat broken but
still ffood assortment of sizes
on hand amt more on the way.
Don't fail to buy the boy or
girl a Billiken shoe, the most
comfortable and most durable,
has a roonvTor every toe.
Indies, you are Invited to inspect our Billiken Sport
Shoes for ladies and misses. Ifie pr/ltiest, snappiest thing
in town at $4.00 and $4.50.
JUST ARRIVED, anotherlpffipment of Ladies' and
Misses’ Sport Coats in all the latest colors and plaids at
$5.00.
Everett & Sons
The Best Place to Trade
Election Returns Ml In
The returns from all the vot-
ing places in the .county have
been turned in to the county
clerk. The total vote of all
parties, as cast for governor,
was 1196, divided as follows:
Dem. 873; Rep. 177; Pro. 5; So-
cialist 141, and that is about the
way it run all down the ticket,
to precinct offices.
The vote on the amendment
was 419 for and 515 against.
The following named justices
were elected: H. W. Carr, pre-
cinct 1; C. L. Reinhart, precinct
2; F. J. Yelverton, precinct 3; J.
W. Sanders, precinct 4; I. K.
Kelly, precinct 5; E. P. Walters,
precinct 6; C. T. Darby, precinct
7; F. M. Sims, precinct 8.
Constables were elected in the
following precincts: W. A. Trice,
precinct 1; A. E. Shoemake, pre-
cinct 2; Ansel Steger, precinct 3;
R. L. Overby, precinct 4; S. D.
Harmon, precinct 5; C. Y Yel-
verton, precinct 7; W. B. Parish,
precinct 8.
In precinct 6 Richard Purcley
and John Uzzle, candidates lor
constable tied, each one receiv-
ing 20 votes, and another elec-
tion in that precinct has been
ordered for December 26.
New County Officers Qualify
The newly elected county
officersqualified last Monday ami
have taken charge of their
offices. But two changes took
place at the court house, namely,
Miss Bessie Smith succeeds J. T.
Terry as county superintendent,
and W. P Terrell takes the place
of R. L. Talley, tax assessor. D
B. Williamson commissioner ol
precinct No. 1 *as succeeded by
W. R. Malone, and P. W. Davis
succeeds J. P, Riley for commis-
sioner from precinct No. 4.
Conference Appointments
The Texas Conference of th«*
Methodist church, in session at
Lufkin last week, made the fol-
lowing apy>ointments affecting
Montgomery county:
Presiding elder Navaaota dis
trict, J. E. Morgan; Conroe, Ira
F. Key; Anderson circuit, W\ 1.
Pate; Cleveland and Fostoria, 1)
W. Gardner; Montgomery circuit.
W. T. Ayers; Shiro, J. E. But
trill; Willis circuit. D. S. Burke:
A. L. Carnes, Brazoria.
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Santa Fe Officials Her//
President E. P. Ripley, H. D.
Hines, chairman board of direc-
tors. F. G. Pettibone, president
Texas lines, and W. E. Maxson,
general manager of the Gulf.
Colorado & Santa Fe, were in
Conroe last Saturday on a tour j
of inspection. They were travel i
ing on.a special composed of tin I
private cars of the different
officials. They went fropi here
to Silsbee and Beaumont.
Auto Supplies
U. S. Nobby abd plain tread mav°b2U|Jtvatly
auto Tires, palings and Spark prevented altog
Plugs and otljpf auto supplies at Ross’ "Dead Q
Wahrenberger’s.
MOSQUITO F^VER
malaria,
if not
by using
______ ____Qufck" Spray in
29-tf your hom*“. It is common to
hear persons now using thi
Club women of Glendale, Ore- spray say they are never bother-
gon, raised funds to purchase ed by mosquitoes, and would
Mazda street lamps and stand- not do without it. ^ ^ 48
ards. | Sold in Conroe by S. K. Hailey.
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Winter Time Is Here
It’s Time for Warm Clothes
We are prepared as never before
to supply your every want.
Warm Bedding for Cold Weather.
Cotton, half wool and all wool Blankets in a big variety
of colors, from $1.00 to $7.50.
We have a big line of Men s, Ladies and Children s
Sweaters. Be sure you see ours before you buy. Priced
from 50c to $6.00.
Solid comfort Blanket Robes for men; women and chil-
dren in a variety of combination colors, dark blue, brown,
red, etc. Priced from $2.25 to $5.00.
r» l. r ■ •• * O__J__»_ 111___rv___1___t__
•econd floor. Ladies', Misses' and Children's ('oats in
all the newest weaves and colors. Priced from $3.50 to
$22.50.
Sweit Pititi iMrils Is Tins
Hy M E. Ifays. Aaat. Entomologist,
Extension Service A. A M .t ol-
lege of Texas.
The sweet potato weevil has
appeared in many new districts
in Texas in the past two years.
It has also been more serious in
the districts that were originally
infested. Unless immediate and
careful attention is givt^ to this
pest in all infected disM*!.1 the
sweet potato industry, V. rathe
state will be seriously jo priz-
ed. It seems from present indi-
cations that the weevil thrivesl
in low, wet lands, more abund-'
antly than in other places. Di-
rect attention and time are nec-
essary to eradicate this j>est,
which ruins the i>otato for use-
fulness in any "l»v./'
We do not at tyyts time know
enough about this pest to make
some explicit recommendations
for its eradication, but its rav-
ages can be held in check by the
sanitary measures recommended
below, <*
Knowledge of a few facts
aUrut the development, or life
history, of this insect are essen-
tia! before any steps can be tak
♦*n to exterminate it. since we
must know what we are trying
to combat before we can success-
fully deal with any pest.
The egg of the sweet potato
weevil is deposited by a small
black snout beetle, either in the
tubers or on the vines. In about
two days the egg hatches into
the young larvae, or grub, which
feeds in the tubers, or vines, for
dx>ut two week. Then it changes
to the resting, or pupal stage.
The adult weevil emerges from
its feeding place in from seven
to ten days, making the com-
plete life-cycle from twenty-one
to thirty days, depending on the
season of the year.
As stated above, there is no
direct method by which we can
eradicate this pest. It cannot be
destroyed by spraying or dusting
as with some of our more com-
mon pests of other crops. It
must be controlled by indirect
methods or sanitary farming.
The following recommenda-
tions, if put into practice, will
aid the sweet potato growers ol
Texas in combating this pest
next year. This year's crop of
weevils cannot be prevented, but
growers should prepare now to
avoid losses next season.
Firs^, get seed potatoes from a
district that Has not been trtfost-
ed with the weevil.
Second, sw.eet potatoes should
not be planted oil land that has
grown that crop this year. This
is especially true if the land is.
infested with weevils.
In storing sweet potatoes for
use, carefully grade them and
reject all that are infected with
weevils. The tulers that are in-
fected should lie destroy fed by
burning or cibking If they arc
merely thrown to one side thev
will serve as breeding place* of
the weevils and enable them to
survive until next vear. tThe
vines of this year’s crop should
also be destroyed, since many
weevil* will ba carried over if
the vines are allow ed to remain
until next spring.
You nr*- invited to attend the
BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL
Abstract laws .of equi-
ty and justic^’fi^ave full-
est power when their di-
vine source is acknowl-
edged the Lord God.
llictnc Notts
83 Hogs on 35 Acies
Mr. H. Trunk has raised ami
fattened S3 line hog* on 36 acres
ol peanuts and a small patch of
oats this year. On* day this
week he sold forty seven head
to- ^aliout $075, and has thirty-
six head left which be says will
bring nearly as much. Mr.
Crunk’s peanuts are not all har-
vested, either, for fie says he
could fatten ten or fifteen hogs
on what is left in the field.
Embroidery Club
Mrs. W. H McGregor’s beau
tiful new home was thrown open
Thursday. Nov. 2, compliment-
ary of the Embroidery Club.
Mrs. McGregor was ably assisted
in entertaining by her daughter*
Misses Elfie and Katie.
In the well appointed double
parlors was assembled quite a
number of invited guests, besides
club member*. who enjoyed
pleasant conversation while oth-
ers were arriving. After all
guests had arrived, beautiful
score cards were passed by Miss
Katie so that those who liked
might indulge in their favorite
game of "42." Others not so in-
clined brought their work and
talked as they worked.
After quite a number of spirit-
ed games the order came to stop
and a delicious salad course with
accompaniments was served and
ere we realized it, dark was de-
scending and goodbyes must lie
said, but there was still another
inducement to remain: we were
to la* treated to selections from
the new Edison. We were loathe
to leave a home where an after-
noon was so delightfully spent.
The next meeting of the Club
will be with Mrs. W. I*. Terrell.
Nov. 16._ '_^
Thrift Is Preparedness
T
FtnancieJt strength is to na-
tions as im^oj^tant as milita-
ry strength. No nation can
survive a war if it cannot
finance itself.
The man who fortifies him-
self with an account in a
savings banK does more
than prepare himself— he
contributes to the prgpared-
»> • i
ness of the country.
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Killed By Passenger Train,
I*ast Saturday about 11 a. m.
Mrs. Sarah W. Kilpatrick was
run over and killed by an 1. & G.
N. Passenger tram at New
Waverly. Mrs. Kilpatrick was
attempting to erode the track
when run over. Deceased was
70 years old ami the widow of
the late minister <»f New Waver-
ly. She is survived by three
daughter*, Mr*. 0. F. F. Pain of
Livingston; Mi*ses Gertie and
Linda Kilpatrick of New Waver-
ly, ami ann, Henry of High-
tower. The funeral was held
last Sunday.
Germany, unable to bor-
row from other countries,
has been financed by the
thrift of her people, as this
thrift was expressed in ac-
counts in savings banhs.
A savings banK deposit helps the nation
end is indispensable to the individual.
One Dollar Starts an Account]
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Conroe State Bank
GUARANTY FUND BANK
J. WAHRENBEKGER, Bros. W. N. FOSTER. V. Pres.
A. R. WOODSON. Cashier. J
Oar PledfC
A patent has l**en granted for
an "electrically ilhiraitated key-
\
A hotel heated from ocllalr to
roof with electricity ha* beet)
built in Rupert, Idaho.
The maximum electric rate to
resident custppiers in St I/>uis
has b«“en voluntarily reduced
from 9 to 8.5 cent* per kilowatt-
hour
Electricity pa.* ed thru freshly
cut timber render* it m«re resis-
tant against decay and fungmis
growth according to English
scientists
An electric welding outfit used |
to weld the ends of tire tulies in
locomotive hodm ha* recently
heen perfected by electrical en-
gineer* of the (it ter a I Electric
( < an party.
The new electric clock on line
ton's new custom house i* one
of Dm largeei all alscUwsl in-
stallations in the country. The
dial is 21 feet In Jisnwtn and
the longest hand U 10 A ft long
An effc*tric fare hoi note In
use on one man car*' receive*
; nic kel* donee or quarter*, auto
, met trail* register* the correct
[ number of fare* ( # eech c.an
o it
the wall,
Mary Jang,
And on it you rould err
T»»r narnr* of mamma and
Ami < hsrli* HkM If me
W•• did not to »»k p*p*
To write upon It, too,
So left a place for him to 811
“1 was all we dared to do
Me *aw our pledge aa aoon as ha
I ame In the door that night.
Ami when we saw him reao It
It put ua in a fright.
He <Hd not »«f a word Ut ua
About that ptedee at all,
11*1 oft we aaw him took at it
Hanging upon the wall.
And every night when he rami h*
He stood ami rewd it through;
We all kept etui about Ita words,
Ivnis h we t
w« eh a paa»<
When pa came twine to tea.
Ha took the podge down from ita nail
And then turned to me
Alth'iugh wo knew them through
tour wreak passed and than ona night,
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We Have a Stock of The
Celebrated
Edison Mazda Lamps
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AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
100 watt. Type C, clear 90c
75 watt, Type C, frosted 70c
75 watt, Type C, clear 65c
60 watt Mazda, clear - 35c
40 watt Malda, clear - 30c
We reccnmtnrad the X'jpt * C," as they are the
efficient lamp made and have a longer life than *rdiiar
(•apt
CONROE GW. ICE & LIGHT CO.
and requires no
• . i a
ituiUaa f rum
The Berlin electric ecnlrml ala
(loft under private ownership
paid all It* uperatuMB aoala. eH
t*i|r reaerv a* tad a pcaatsa
fund and a so lumad Inta (he
treasury of the efty in one year
M* to cover (hr, usual
(ran* Me* la* a *1 , '!*»•
c' fKe lighting rata anarge>) In
tflinth* •• IN rente
"Ua gel lao pen ind ink, my bey,
AM lei me All that e»*«oe
It t*Mifc» so here.’ he atowi* Said,
A *<**a* lank aa hie fa* e
And iban tnama aal down ami el ad.
(Hbe aakd it was fee )»*>»
Arid Mary Jana, aba rrtad smm, tea,
I dtd not l a a bay!
And papa said be dtd ad drink
Ninre that lire! i »gM whao wa
Had bung that pledge ap>« the wall
W here out names he rouid d*
And aver Macs (bet aware was AIIad,
Mama ea.i4 an tonight,
Though dark mar be uur Mile ream.
i htt earner'# efwagt blight
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At the mines of (he Anaconda
!< 4ippr*r Com poo* »hi*h |irO>lucee
1 the red metai at lb* rat*
' id mi (mi pounds • Jfeof WO. 000 (!*•
hiUrwatU uf electridljr (a aitnu
ally used It la eatunated (hot
the Anoruikta < upper (SMpisy,
* which a| pl»e«l eiecirVity to min-
ting reducing end tra*»efMining
ai*t*er, by using eleclr^itjr hu
M»wl between RMU UUi end $4
' ibsi ia** e peer over »hot It
wuul*i hove cudt to u*e slenm
We Can Make Y our Shaving Easier
Shmvtng tn thm modern way - with modern
vjtertetle te g rtAi plouuro rtthor (hbn •
nutoonce
Mowtvtf, oven soma of Ihn lotost shaving
dovico* ere not a Litf tmprovamant over ilka
old But wa a* a tn poaltion to Know which ara
the moat worthy, aa wa hava had an opoortvi
nlty to tnwaattgata tharn all
Wa tandar you a moat haarty tnvi^tlon to
tive|«ot our worthy aooori , out ol r« ■
eo<*f>o bones hlbde* brukuet »ut(*e lit §
forma—aodhlng Pint manta ato
S. K. HAILEY, Capitol Drug
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England, John Stone & Etheridge, O. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1916, newspaper, November 16, 1916; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth843945/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.