Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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CONROE
COURIER
Vol. 24 No. 44
CONROE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916
$1.00 Per Year
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EVERETT
EVERETT
'Complete line of Cook Stoves
and Heaters.
Cook Stoves $7.50 to $28.
Heaters $1.25 to $14.00.
Stove Pipe
Straight Joints
Taper Joints
Double Crimped Joints
Tee Joints
Stove Pipe Wire
Stove Pipe Collars
Stove Pipe Bonnets
Stove Cover Keys
Stove Boards
Flue Stops
Ventilated Flues
Rain proofs
Dampers
60c
$1.00
Arrived This Week
DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT
Beautiful silk Conclave Plaids f«n- ladies’ dresses
A yard.........................................
Black and navy blue Wool Serges worth $1.25
At, a yard,.. .....................................
Serpentine Gropes and Flannelettes for kimonos 20C
Girls’ knitted School Hoods, nice assortment of ^Jq & JQq
New stock of Middy Blouses with Puritan collars ^ j QQ
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
New crop. 191G, California soft shell Walnuts, a pound .-i----25c
New crop, 1916, Almonds, a pound • • •„.................• • 30c
Another shipment of "Clarola” Peanut Cooking Oil, quart cans
40c, 1 gallon cans..................................... $1.35
& SO N S
THE BEST PLACE TO TRADE
You are invited to attend the
BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL
One’s attitude toward
others cannot be void of
offense, unless theirs is
a developed Christian
life. Good society ex-
pects such development.
"Deestrick Skule” Oct. 19
School Auditorium. Thursday,
Oct. 19, Postponed from
Friday. Oct. 13.
Would you like to get a per-
fect reproduction ot the "Dees-
trick Skule" of fifty years ago?
.wt' the manners and customs and
costumes as well? This is a one-
room, one teacher school and the
j events of the last day will pass
under vour observation, if you
come. Possibly if you are a
| grandfather or a grandmother
• many scenes and schoolroom
i tricks that were once such a part
111 Conroe TlieSOBy Nipitjof you, will exist for you again,
and memory will add a touch of
sadness to your enjoyment, but
you’ll be glad you came. If you
are younger your interest will be
keener the plav will be funnier
the way people used to do ami
Tom Ball and Jim Ferguson
Tom Ball and .Tim Ferguson
pent Tuesday night in Conroe |
at the A uterine Hotel, enroute
to their home ,at Jasper. They
were arcompaned by theirrnoth-
or, and had been uniting in
North Texas.
Got ’Em Beat
’weight. Mr. Parker has prom-'Inter goto Fostoria. ('Iceland,
ised a potato for the Chronicle I Navasota and other towns.
Directors of the Chamber of exhibit, some time when they have contended all along that
Commerce could enjoy a pretty ,ret jn gome big potatoes. i the show will finally get a pri\-
good sized potato pie made from j •__;--j ate car and go out over the coun-
8 pumpkin vam they have of>-j-
exhibition in the display room on [Jan(| ^jnStrel Oil Road
the first floor of the Chronicle I
building., The fiotatoe weighs
G 3-4 pounds. It was grown by
Carl Goetehke of.Spring.- Hous-
ton Chronicle.
try for the season, but this i fcByS TjlTlllBr C3fl BB MadG
not likely as some of the boys in
The Conroe Band Minstrel lh<* show would be afraid to get
went to Willis last Friday night very far away from home,
and showed to. a large and ap-1
dress always is aiul you’ve per
haps never seen some things vmi
I will see in this. People .don't
XT . m, , . I wear pantalettes in "these parts"
Note: The above boys are . . . ..
, ., . ’ today, nor does Mrs. bailie bter
twins and their names are Tom1 .. . „ ,
Ball Arnold and Jim Ferguson 11' ,.^U
Arnold. They are only about |lll,v lh'*: . , ...
. r . —*■—r. r. cause 1 know what it is. luu U
yo years old, but one or both , .... ..
j laugh that night.
But who is to typify the teach
jera and scholars of half centum
:«go nod give such a Trtit-gltmp-*»*
into the school life of the past ‘
except in a
in laughing In*
may become Governor later on.
Pay Cost of Clearing Land
Pshaw!
Montgomery
pound
preciafive audience in the school QqJ^|0 ^ onroi“ *° Luy >’our
We can heat that in ^utmorium 0n a benefit percent- ww,,,u FLOUR. I have in
nty. A G 3-4 ajfe wjth the Auditorium Fund stock two hundred barrels that
DOtato is not considered 0f the Willi-*. School. Willis was bought before the price ad-
large around Conroe. Mr. Smith folks claim they made a hit up vanccd. I am selling it right,
who lives on J. E. Koen’s farm, there, and the b
the
the boys were so well J- W. Baker.
grocery depart-1 pleased with their own success ‘ — ----
J. Wahrenberger | that they immediately made ar- There will be services at
Catholic church Sunday
ing at 8:30.
brought to
ment of the
stores a few days ago, one of rangements to show in Mont-
which weighed 7 pounds, down gomery tomorrow night ai d will
the
rnorn-
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New Fall
Footwear
Despite the rising cost of materials, our line of Brown and
Buster Brown Shoes for women, misses and children are made of
the same high quality materials as before, which makes it possible
for us to give you the liberal guarantee of absolute satisfaction
with each pair that we do.
We have these in the most desired range of styles.
One very pretty model in ladies’ is a dark brown kid lace
boot with 8 inch top at $6.00.
Also a black patent vamp with white kid top at $4.50.
These two are right up to now for style.
Our line of Edwin Clapp, W. L. Douglas and Brown Shoes
for men and boys is now complete. Be sure you see them before
you buy.
Mother’s Favorite Clothing for Boys
We have a complete line of these well known clothes for
boys, in the fancy and plain serges, at from $3.50 to $7.50.
Let us fit your boy out for school.
A Complete Line of Dress Goods
We have the most complete line of Dress Goods and acces-
sories to be found in Conroe. A look will convince you. It will
be a pleasure to us to show you.
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Ladies' Coat Suits and Misses' and Children's Coats
*
Just received this week another shipment of Ladies’ Coat
Suits. Some very pretty models in navy blue serve at from
$12.50 to $18.50.
Our line of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Coats surpass any-
thing we have shown before. We have the very newest models
in long coats and sport coats, in material and colors that will
please you.
Visit our ready-to-wear department and be convinced.
J. W AII REN BERGER
is the man
who casts aside all marks ot
W. A. Wheeldon of Houston modern life and change* into the
spent a few hours in Conroe last j old-time stern, y<‘t lax, learned.
Monday afternoon and called at i > ignorant, master who has
the Courier office. Last winter. 1 PUP*I* to* the mark am
read in ‘‘concert! 7) I he f»*r
at the age of 70 years, after 21
u!e plays its part of
hut
years continuous service with
the Southern Pacific Railway ,hm‘ are (o * ma,,v to u'}1
Company, he was placed on the ^ 011 nu,st s, '‘ *^r- McKitibin, Sr
retired list, with pay and a pass
as Mike O’Flynn trying to ’stall’
over the Sunset lines the remain-j antt Mr. Darby bjj the name <>1
der ot his life time, and to use ! Fimothv I ruck who so well rep-
his own words, he is now "a ro8,‘n*H a little primer si *t
gentleman of leisure," w|th pretty near the right tiling
nothing to do but wait for pay ; ^or R* l^e H°ney-
day and draw his-cheek. suckle twins: Hannah, Mrs. M.
Since having an abundance of j.Griffith; and Anna, Mrs. S. A
tune on his hands Mr. WhMldonIMc( .ill make an smutting lAi)
has had an opportunity to study I conspicuous trio with their lit
various problems of suppfy and tie hubby Ezekiel, David Hack-
demand that tbe European war whom they tiring to school
has brought alsmt, one of which 'and watch after very carefully,
is to supply the demand for pot-jB© h«H studied Ins A-B-< s itt
adi whiidi is now worth $2000 a home and goes in the Primer
ton in New York. He refers class. His hand is up for every-
back to the Go's when hi* and his thing. Notice his remarkable
| brother John conducted a mor- answers. 1 here are spelling,
cantile business up on iaike Erie reading, geography and gram
and accepted wood ashes in ex-1 mar classes in which are the
change for merchandise. The1 funniest answers I ever heard,
ashes were placed in an old faah Mr. Morgan Griffith as Smart
ioned v shaped hopper arid lye Aleck will give an example of a
,run ofT. The lye was then boil- pronoun. Mr. and Mrs. Butler
led down and a "black sauce" have trouble in the spelling
; made and sold to a concern that class. Mr. Terrell, Mr. Wood-
I mad** potash. Mr. Wheeldtm j «on,-Brd. Key and Mr. CofTman
| says .in those days it paid the j are lively scholars,
i farmers to save their wood j Speeches ip the afternoon in
;ashen ami sell them. And now. I the presence of Committtecmen
!since it is almost impossible to;are very laughable. Mrs. Hon-
procure potash, he thinks the ; eyauokle is there with her younrf-
timU*r on East Texas lands, cst child, Mr. Meredith, whose
could !••• converted into potash unusual growth is due to bounti-
-and made to pay for the clearing ful supper of food. Space per-
I and he’is endeavoring to get a mils no more You’ll have to
j plant established at Houston to come out to see it. Prices: 25c
make potash and to create a mar- and 15c. M *
set for a*hes and black sause. He |.
say:- he has analyzed the hard , Card of Thanks
1 .mxkJ ashes from East Texas and j We take thi.% method of ex-
.find> as high a percent of potash tending thunks to those who so
• as is found in the Canadian tim- kindly assisted us during the 1II-
; l.er. Pine contains a smaller | ness and death of our husband
, i>er cent of jMjtaah than does mid son. Mrs; W. J. Knight,
I hard wood. Mrs. P. H. Griffith
Mr. Wheeldon had arrangirdtoi
. 'meet a friend hen-, but his friend Dr. Mozis«*k. Dentist, office up
. . .r* 1 him h'1 CqqM not in* here, stair* over i’ost (Mlicc Conroe
Your
Own Home
is your castle. That’s where you’ll
want to take your bride and make
your little nest. Begin now to save
a part of your earnings and it “won’t
seem any time” until you have funds
to buy some property and take your
place as a substantial citizen.
Start a Savings Account With
1 •
Conroe State Bank
GUARANTY FUND BANK
I. WAHKKNItKRiJRR, Pr.n. IV. N. FOSTEtt. V, Pres.
V R. WOODSON, Cashier.
“SilVBf IBB” W. I. McMaater spent Monday
night in Conroe en route to his
The Ladies Altar Society will home in Security from Houston,
entertain with h "Silver 'lea" at where lie disposed of his peanut
the hoipe of Mrs Jus. MeDade. crop at a satisfactory price. He
Friday Oct. 2<». from 3:30 until \A haling the hay and nuts and
G o'clock. There will be a musi- yvill ship them to Houston where
cal program rendered by somei they will be threshed and the
of the most talented musicians hay rebated.
of our cit y. Refreshments will ■ . . , ...................
lie served.
The public is invited and ev-
ery effort will Is1 made to make
it a pleasant afternoon for those
Who attend.
A small free will offering will
lie expected at the door for the
benefit of the Catholic church.
Edison Recital
The Creighton Drug (Company
gave a free Edison Re-Creation
Recital in the School Auditorium l
last Thursday, and quite a large,
crowd of Conroe people enjoyed
tiie music from the new instru-j
merits that have just come into
our cOmnty. Arrangements are!
being made to give Free Rrcitals:
in Willis and Montgomery in the
near future, as this drug con-j
eern has the° dealers rights for
Montgomery County for this
new invention, from the Edison
luimraLories in New Jersey.
We B<)y .Hides,
and Briihdes.
W'oodward
39-tf
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Is Good
Priuting
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samples of
our busi-
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visiting
cards,
wedding
and other mvaauorw, pam-
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statements, shipping tags,
envelopes, tie., constantly
earned in stock for yo
accommodation.
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printing you have been
thinking of
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Style Faces
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and pay that over-
due subscription
account
Dss’f mad until fAe
^apar ttopt
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England, John Stone & Etheridge, O. Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1916, newspaper, October 12, 1916; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844120/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.