Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919 Page: 4 of 8
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TWe jxrhctichl p«opk .
vko c*nt enjoy dreamt
Aid want on\y reil things,
I don’t understand.
To a. Kopefol V°urv3
optimist person like me
A bird in the bush is
worth two in
the hend ft V.
It is rumored that some rain
may have fallen in this section
during the past week.
the purchase and sale of
pound of cotton. The pound of
cotton in ten yards of cloth
used to cost about 10c, and the
cloth was sold at $1, leaving
90c for manufacture, profits,
transportation both ways, etc.
Now that the farmer gets 35c
for the pound of cotton, all the
The pine tree worm has just
wormologista predicted, and !J1„a^^*r^utrfr ^ kidneys were WdAk and T'had
the denuded pine treeta are
putting out new pins.
The Willis News has just
started on its third year of pub-
lication. Under the capable
management of Mr. G. L. Price,
the News has always been very
successful in the town of Willis.
Well, lookout for the water
works extension. The citizens
of Conroe want more water
mains and the city council is
going to get behind the propo-
sition and give the people whst
they want.
It will take lots of dollars to
build thf new Courier building.
Liberal subscribers who wish to
pay several years in advance
just tend in your check. The
proper receipt and our thanks
will be returned to you post
baste.
The value of property within
the Conroe gchool district at
the figures compiled by the
school board—$2,4000,000—Is
about one-fourth of the total
assessed valuation of the entire
county, according to the state
and county figures.
Citizens of Montgomery
county who get a few dollars
ahead could make no better in-
vestment than county seat real
estate. Yes, you farmers frdfn
every corner of the county and
you town folks of Montgomery.
Willis. Fontoria. Magnolia and
other towns, buy something in
Conroe, you jvlll want to move
to the county seat some day.
$3.50 for his goods. $2.50 on
the extra 25c the cotton costs
him is not much for the manu-
facturer, considering that if
he didn’t skin the retailer and
the consumer somebody else
would.
DOBBIN DOINGS
"'"AY
FEEL LUCE GIVING UP!
Many Conroe People on the
Verge of Collapse.
A bad back makes you mis-
erable all the time—
Lame every morning; sore
all day.
It hurts to stoop—it hurts to
straighten.
What with headache, dizzy
spells, urinary weakness,
No wonder people are dis-
couraged,
Who do not know the kid-
neys may be the cause of it all.
numbered Sec 60 as follows:
Section 60. The Legislature
shall have power tp authorize
a division of the net profits
arising from the operation of
the prison system during any
one fiscal year between the
State of Texas and the prison-i
en> confined in the Penitentiary
during :uiid fiscal year or any
part thereof, or their depend-
ents in such proportion as the
Legislature may determine, not
S> exceed fifty (50) per rent to
such prisoners or their depend-
ents.
< _........... Sectiou 2. The foregoing
Giv”the weakened k^neywarrH'll.lnu'nt to Article 1« of the
needful help. ,, |Con»titution of 1 exaa ahall be
Use the weakened dtd shrr submitted t<> the qualified \ot-
Use a tested and proven kid- ers of this State for ils adop-
ney remedy. « tion or rejection, at a special
None endorsed like Doan’s election hereby ordered for the
Kiflnev Pills fourth day of November, 1919.
Mrs. W. A. Seales, Conroe. All voters on
says: “Doan’s Kidney Pills amendment at
proved to be a reliable remedy
for me when I used them. My
a dull nagging ache in the
this proposed
said election
who favor its adoption shall
have printed or written on their
States served in organizations
for-the protection of the Fron-
tier against Indian raiders or
Mexican marauders and to in-
digent and disabled soldiers of
the militia of the State of Tex-
as who were in active service
during the war between the
States and to the widows of
such soldiers who are in indi-
gent circumstances and who
were married to such soldiers
prior to January 1, 1910, pro-
vided that the word “widow’
in the preceding lines of this
section shall not apply to wom-
en t>orn since the year 1866.
and all soldiers and sailors and
widow-8 of soldiers ami sailors
eligible under the above condi-
tions shall be entitled to be
placed upon the pension rolls
and participate in the distribu-
tion of the pension fund of this
State under any existing law or
laws hereafter passed by the
legislature, and also to grant
aid for the establishment and
bidbd* Uui fallowing.; ‘Tor maintenance of a home for said
amendment to Article 16 of the
small of my back and sharp '( onstitution, authorizing a di-
catches through by kidneys vision of the net proceeds of
Eat McGown’a
grow healthy.
The people will get to vote
in November oa increasing the
Confederate pension tax rate
from 5c to 7c. The penoions
of the veterans hat always been
insufficient at 5c and the 7i
rate will not relieve the-witua
tion entirely, however if that i*
all there la left after the uni- ;
varsity and agriculture! col
lege professors and agents are
paid, the departments, com
missions end other useless po
titleal bodies on the elate pay
roll gel all they want, lei's give
the old vets the 7e.
The manufacturers of ration]
goods are Arm believers In the
“live and lei live” poliey. F«*!
instance, all they demand ja al.
fair return on their meaey in]
Lieut. C. B. Williams of the
Ranger oil fields, is at home on
a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Young
and daughter of Brazos oil
field visited in Dobbin last
week, ami left for’ Houston]Buffalo, N. Y.
Sunday.
Mrs. Young and daughter of
Houston visited in Dobbin Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott of
the Big Thicket were visiting
kinfolks here last week, guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Bates.
Mr. and Mfs. Theo. Smyth
of Beaumont are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Smyth
in the old town this week.
Maj. E. J. Minnock of Con-
roe is visiting his children here
this week, recuperating ° his
health.
Miss Hollie D. Williams vis-
ited kinfolks in Montgomery
last week.
Miss Daisie Williams of
Montgomery is visiting her
grandparents in Dobbin this
week. “**sr*-
The Methodist people of
Dobbin began a protracted
meeting here Sunday. Rev. An-
derson is assisting the pastor
as preacher. The Dobbin
young people are furnishing
the music.
Mr. aid Mrs. White of
Humble have moved to Dobbin
and are located with the Texas
Company. 6
# About ten Inches of rain fell
in this section Monday.
that caused me lots of suffer-
ing. I felt dull and languid.
My kidneys acted irregularly,
too. I read of Doan’s Kidney
Bills and used them. They
helped me by relieving the
backaches and other symptoms
of kidney trouble.” .
Price 60c at ail dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the
same that Mrs. Seales had.
Foster-Milbum Co., Props.,
bread and
Talk about the county hps
pifal. If you are for or against
it, air your view-s. Adv
--o-
LEMONS WHITEN AND
BEAUTIFY THE SKIN
m M ' » " ~ - * - -• V ■ - ■ - •
Make this beauty lotion cheap-
ly for your face, neck, arms
and bands
At the cost of a small jar of
ordinary cold cream one can
prepare a full quarter pint of
the most wonderful lemon skin
softener and complexion beau-
titier, by squeezing the juice ?f|or 80 much thereof as may be
the prisoH system of this State
between the State and the pris-
oners confined in the Peniteft
tiary or their dependents.’
Those voting against its adop
tion shall have written on theii
ballots the following: “Against
the amendment to Article 1(
of the Constitution authorizing
a division of the net proceed:
of the prison system . of this
State between the State and
the prisoners confined in the
Penitentiary ot their depend
ento.” Previous to the election
the Secretary of State shall
cause tn be printed and for-
warded to the County Judge of
each county, for use in said el-
ection, a sufficient number of
ballots for the use of th«* voters
in each county, on which he
shall have printed the form of
ballots herein prescril»ed, for
the convenient use of voters.
Section 3. ,The governor of
the State is hereby directed to
issue his necessary proclama
tion ordering this election, and
have the same published as re-
quired by the Constitution and
laws of this State. The sum of
five thousand dollars ($5,000)
Ad vert lain | Piyt. Try It
rr— -o---■
Patronize Our
Advertisers'"
two fresh lemons into a bottle
containing three ounces of or-
chard white, (’are should be
taken to strain the juice thru
a fine cloth so no lemon pulp
gets in, then this lotion will
keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice
is ued to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles, sal-
lowness and tan and is the id-
eal skin softener, whitener and
beautifier.
Just try it! Get three* min-
es of nnhdVd white at any
drug store and two lemon-
4frdm the grocer and make up
a quarter pint uf this sweetly
fragrant lemon Tbtion and mas
sage It daily Into the !*«♦■
neck and arms and hands. It
is marvelous to smoothen
rough, red hands.
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necessary, is hereby approp-
riated, out of any funds in the
State Treasury not otherwise
appropriated,’ to defray the ex-
pense of publishing said proc-
lamation, and printing and dis-
tributing the necessary tickets
and blanks for use in said elec-
tions. George F. Howard.
Secretary of State.
(Attest: A true Copy.
Relating to Confederate Pen-
sion! and Increasing Tax
Rates for Payment of Same.
House Joint Rssohitioti No. 35
Proposing an amendment to
Section 51 of Arilrle 3 of the
Constitution of the State of
Texas, to provide that thr
They are all
boosters and
deserve your
business.
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. ^ . ‘ u j • mar be nrrtx—Jtry is hereby an ilk ( 011 net. SI SO i>a# Yrai
been citizen* of Texas prior to1 . , . * .. , ' * P* 1
1 v inm . • «f ' •**it|»r»atea out of-4he g*n*i*l —_ ... ._
Jan 1, 19IIL providing tfiat all f . , * ... . '
jtsiature may grant pension* to
Pet milting Prisoners to Share I on federate Sold hr*
m Hu Not Proceed. from the
State Penitential y Systam.
llouae Joint KeaoluUon No. 3fi~
Pro post n 11 an amendment to j soldiers, sailors and their wni
Article !6 of the < nnxtftiitmn |«wa eligible under the (not is
of the Slate of Texas, hv add- lions hereof shall Im- entitled to],.'
.. ' ’ . . |. , . . .. .{thereunder
mg a new section thereto lo be j 1— placed upon the rolls and
known a» Section 60, providing participate in the pension fund
that fhr t.egtFtaturr shall h*c-r*'-rrated hereunder • levying o4
power to engei las- author}, )le> of revolt (I of) rents ont he j
ilijf a division of the net pro
j reeds a using from the opeia
soldiers and sailors, their wives
and widows and women who
aided in the confederacy under
such regulations and limitation
as may he provided by law,
provided the Legislature may
nrovjde for husband ami wife
o remain together in the home.
There is hereby levied in addi-
ion to all other taxes hereto-
rore permitted by the Constitu-
ion of Texas a State ad valor-
em tax on property of seven
($.07) cents on the $100 valu-
ition for the purpose of creat-
T»g a special fund for the pay-
ment of pensions for services in
the Confederate army and na-
vy, frontier organizations and
the militia of the State of Tex-
is, and for the widows”of such
soldiers serving in said armies,
navies, organizations or militia,
provided that the Legislature
may reduce the tax herein lev-
ied. Ami -provided further,
that the provisions of this sec-
tion shall not be construed so
as to prevent the grant of aid
in rases of public calamity.
See. 2. The foraging1 Cou-
<dJlutional amendment shall be
submitted to n vote of the qual-
ified voters of this State at an
election to be held on Tuesday
after the first Monday in No-
vember, A. D. 1919, at which
all voters shall have printed or
written op their ballots: “For
amendment to Section 51 of
Article 3 of the Constitution
authorizing the Legislature to
grant aid to Confederate sol-
diers, sailors and their widows
w'ho have been residents of this
Stale since January 1. 11*12,’’
and “Against amendment to
Section 51 of Article 3 of the
Constitution, authorizing th«*
Legislature tn grant ntd tn tVm.
federate jwldiers and then
widows.'!* ^ ”
Sec. 3. The Governor i>
heieby d’reel^d t«k,Issue the]
proclamation for *aid election
and have tip' *ame published |
as required by the ronxtihitioD
ami law of Ihinstate, slid the]
sum of FIvcThousand (ffi.nw)}
Be Sure to Get
HE wax-wrapped
sealed package
with WR1CLEVS
upon it Is a auai^
antee of quality.
The tersest chewine-
*um factories In the
world — the largest
selling sum In the
world: that Is what
WRIGLEV S means.
SEALED TIGHT
KEPT RIGHT
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Conroe, Texas
ICE CREAM, COLD DRINKS,
CANDIES, CIGARS,
POPCORN
Your patronage appreciated
Beat Service our motto
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Etheridge, O. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919, newspaper, July 25, 1919; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844098/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.