The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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ElCampo Market
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E. H.Barnes,
- GROCER.
Springs
Bakers
Turkeys
Hens
Ducks
Geese
Guineas
Butter
30c per lb.
18c per lb.
17c per lb.
18c per lb.
18c per lb.
10c per lb.
30c each
40c per lb.
Fresh Hen Eggs 28c a doz.
Geo. P. Willis
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EL Crtnro. TEX/15
; B. S. WRIGHT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
El Campo, Texas
Office over Plnkolotoin’s Store
S. F. ROWAN,
Lawyer.
Office in Harrison Bldg.
WHARTON, TEXAS
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PATENTS
trade marks ud eepyrights ottalned or no
hf- And model, deetchos or photo* and do.
mrtfUrn for FREE SEARCH and roj-ort
oa patentability. Bank roformeM.
PATENTS BIHLO FORTUNES for
yea. Oar free kook lata tHl how. what to fairest
and car* you money. Write today.
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D. SWIFT & CO
PATINT LAWYERS,
3 Seventh St, Washinutori.D.
“A SPLENDID TONIC ”
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Says Hixioo Lady Who, On Dec-
tar's Advice, Took Cardui
And Is Now WelL
On this 13th day of May, 1918, the
Commissioners Court of Wharton Coun-
ty, Texas, beiDg in regular session, all
members thereof being present, came
on to be considered the petition of F. J.
Danielson and sixty six other persons
praying that bonds be issued by Road
District No. Four of Wharton County,
Texas, in the sum of Thirty Thousand
dollars bearing interest at five and one
half percent (5Fa) per annum payable
semiannually,and maturing twenty years
from date with option of redemption
serially,for the purpose constructing,
maintaining or operating macadamized,
gravelled or paved roads and turnpikes,
or in aid thereof, f
And it appearing to the Court that yG London
said petition is signed by more than
fifty of the resident,property tax paying
voters of said Koad District jjo. Four of
Wharton County. 'Texas, ana that the
amount of bonds to be issued will not
exceed one fourth of the assessed valua-
tion of the real property of said Road
District Number Four of Wharton Coun-
WEEKLY WAR
NEWS DIGEST
Stories of Activities and Con-
ditions Throughout the U. S.
and on the Battle fronts
From Washington, D.C.
American Teams
ToTeach Basebaii
V“ tteretore, considered and order- ! 8et its chance this year when
A Committee on Public Infor-
mation representative in London
says:
London ha9 never heard of a
baseball season before, but will
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ed by the Court that an election be held
in said Road District No,Four of Whar-
ton County, Texas, on the 22n$l day of
June, 1918, which is not less t$an thirty
days from the date of this order, to de-
termine whether or not the bonds of
said Road District No. Four of Wharton
County, Texas, shall be issued in the
amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars
($30,000 00) bearing interest at five and
one half per cent (5 1-2) per annum,
payable semiannually, * and maturing
twenty years from tbeir date1 Said
bonds shall be of the denomination of
Five Hundred (500 00) dollars each,
with the option of redemption in their
numerical order, beginning with num-
ber One and continueing seriatum, as
follows: Numbers One to Three on and
after September 10th. 1919, and three of
said bonds on the rOth day of September
of each and every year thereafter to and
including the 10th day of Septembr,
1939; and whether or not a tax shall be
levied upon the property of said Road
District Number Four of Wharton Coun-
ty, Texas, subject to taxation for the
parposo of paying the interest on saia
bonds and to provide a sinking fund for
the redemption thereof at maturity.
Said Road District No. Four of Whar-
ton County, Texas, is bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning on the Colorado River on
the line between Wm. Robinson and
and Me Farlan Leagues. Thence South-
westerly with south line of Robinson
league to S W corner ol same and eon-
tinueing same course through n. Man*
cha league to S W Corner of same
Thence South with West lines of sec-
tions 2 and 1 I. & Q. N. R R. Co., to
North line of Wm. Vess league Thence
Bouth with West Mustang Creek to
North line of Lyman ConkritC league,
and continueing same course through
said (lonkrite to N W Corner of No. 3
B. B. B. &C. Thence South with West
lines of No. 3 B. B. B. & C., 24 F. Page
and No. 1 B. R. B. & c to S Vv corner of
said No. 1. Thence East to S E corner
of same. Thence South to S E corner
of No. 2 F. Russek. Thence East to N
E comer of No. 32 E. c. O. Thence
South following West lines of Nos. 31.
33 and 54 E T. R. R. co. to S W corner
of No 54. Thence East to SE corner
of same. Thence South with West
lines of 58. 73, 78 and 100 E.T. R K. co.
to Sw comer of said >o. 100. Thence
east wR h South lines of 100 and 99 E.T.
R.K.co.to SK comer of said 99. Thence
South following section lines to SW
corner of No. 4 P. J. P. Thence East
to NE corner of No. 2 P. J. p. Thence
South with Ea«t line of same to Mata-
gorda county line.: Thence Northeast-
erly with Matagorda county line to the
Colorado River. Thence op said river
to the South line of the J. Murphy
league. Thence in a Westerly direction
across said Murphy league to the SK
oorner of the Robert Kuykendall. league
Thence with the South line of Kuyken-
dall league to SWT comer of same.
Thence with the West line of Kuyken-
dall league to 8E corner ot Kincheloe
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Hixson, Tenn.—“About 10 years ago
1 was...** says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, of
this place. “I suffered with a pain in , _,L , . „ _ ,» . _ *. ,
Wr Wt tf*. could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left j with West line of Kincheloe teauge to
side... Colorado river, and thence up said rlv-
My doctor told me to use Cardui. I er tn the place of beginning, the same
took one bottle, which helped me and ! ,,inl_en_‘br.a_oin^ ^hiirr.on Um°ty
after my baby came, I was stronger
commissioners precinct No. 4. Notice
fe*MW. « the P*ln wa, .dll
t •+ Hr-m* u h Won t trict No. Four, in said Whart<>n countv.
so I decided to try some more Cardui,
which I did
Fra-
the date of said election and in addition
thereto there shall be posted notices of
This*iastT*Cardui which I took made | e^ion^ln^tbi-ce peblic place- in
muck better, in fact, cured me. It
been a number of years, still I
hats no return of this trouble.
I reel it was Cardui that eared me,
and I recommend It as a splendid fe-
male tonic."
Don’t allow yourself to become
weak and run-down from womanly
troubles. Take Cardui. It should sure-
ly help you, as it has eo many thou-
of other women in the past 40
said Road District Number Four of
whartou eo.,. Texas. for three weeks
prior to said election. • r
Said election *hall be held at the fol-
lowing places. at the usual voting places
therein With the pen-on* named as elect-
ion officers as follow*^
At Ki Campo—Presiding judge. Percy
Owen: Asst, judge, John Engholm;
Clerks, c. Swanson and J. c. Smith.
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n uuiei wvm«u LUO yww Wi At Pierce—Presiding judge, A. W.
Headache, backache, sldeache, i Collins. Asst, judge, Martin Wijbeck;
mess, sleeplessness, tired-out sClcrk*. A. Mortcke and Peter Malek.
farting, are all signs of womanly trou-1 At Hanevang, Presiding Judge H. J. ___ _________ w
!?£££j it could be sold. Although Lon-
don was the world’s market, Many Substitutes
threequarters of the fur shipped Are Displayed
the American baseball league
gets its schedule of games well
underway. There are eight
American and Canadian teams
recruited from various organiza-
tions stationed in London with
games scheduled for each Satur-
day during the summer.
The thousands of American
soldiers who may pass through
London, or be invalided or sta-
tioned here, are in a fare way to
be made to feel that England is
the next best place to home and
that English hearts are kept
warm for them.
“Make Er gland the Stmmy’s
‘blighty,”is the way the English
press puts it in urging readers
to entertain the American troops
“Blighty” is the war wTord for
everything the soldier wants in
intervals of his fighting work;
the place where friends, recrea-
tion, and homelike comfort await
him.
The Weekly Dispatch recently
called for suggestions for a pub-
iic entertainment, to be offered
American soldiers and an instant
response made thousands of
dollars available for amusements
an<J entertainments.- The idea
that found greatest favor, how-
ever, was to throw open the
homes of the nation to the Sam-
mies. / - „
An officer commanding an
American squadron operating
with the British fleet has report-
ed on a late inspection and
speaks in high terms of the pre-
sent state of efficiency Ln whicn
he finds both ship and men.
"Vessels show the most grati-
fying improvement in battery
and fire control, ” he said. “Our
ships are smart, spick and span,
and have been recipients of
many hinh compliments from
British flag officers.
American Merchants
Take Over Interests
of German Fur Men
Arrangements are being com-
pleted by which the interests of
German fur men, amounting to
several millions of dollars, will
be purchased by American mer-
chants and the money thus paid
turned into the Treasury,
Before the war broke in
Europe,according ;to a statement
issued by Alien Property Custo-
dian, the trade of American
furriers was practically nothing
but a collecting and Shipping
agency for the Germans. Almost
every pelt taken by American
trappers went to Leipzig before
Aluminum Sets to Our Patx
To those of our patrons who did not get a set
aluminum sauce pans last Fall, we again exl
opportunity of procuring the above set; for disti
on 31st of May until exhausted. Special Price
Regular price $2.79. No sets reserved before that
Cut out this ad and present it in order to get the set.
those who did not get a set last year.
The PI0NEER5 or EL CAMPO
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El Campo Planing
We build Wagon Boxes, Auto Beds, Wini
Door Frames, Screens, Office Fixtun
and Furniture to Order.§||i
Oak Wagon and Cultivator Tongues and Eveners on
Times.
BLACKSMITH SHOP IN CONNECTION
Horse Shoeing a Specialty All Work Gui
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ating, and in St. Louis sealskins
have been dyed successfully.
According to the Alien Property
Custodian, w’hen the readjust-
ment is completed and„the Ger*
genuine tea, but even a half doz-
en cups will not produce the
stimulation caused by a single
cup of real tea.
There are any number Of sur-
man interests have been taken rogates for-marmalades. Most
over by Americans, furs for of them, are prepared from gar*
European consumption will be
bought in the American market,
and will be American dressed
and dyed
den vegetables instead of from
fruits, with a minimum of sugar.
, Substitute soap is offered for
sale, which is said to have been
prepared from the oil in berries
and from pumice stone. It lacks
NC-122 provision* an'i by virtue of an act known
la.® ‘•Senate Bill No. K7,*’ passed by the
j Thirty Kim Legislature, and approved
■Aprt Htii, 1!*»9, an<J a* amended by Sen-I to London from America,Russia, at Leipzig Fair ,
regular »e*slon of.the Thirty Fifth [ e---. and even China, went to Leipzig ; According to the Leipzig cur- teristic of soap, that of working
A GOOD CITIZEN
A Good Cltlssn i* one who
support* hi* government in trying
dine* like these now confronting
us, and who does it withont re-
servation.
Ths Sou thorn Pacific Linos
are endeavoring to do their share,
and maintain their obligation* to
the Government and to the people
with justice to both.
We want the co-operation of our
patrons in increasing the efficien-
cy of our service ln every direct-
ion, for only by oo-ordlnating our
efforts and by a sympathetic sup-
port of meu and measures can
American institution* succeed and*
the American flug typify a freedom
in support o$ which we are now
preparing to send oar youth to the
firing line in Belgium and France.
THE MANAGEMENT.
however, the one main charac-
islature, and only qualified voter** who
are property fax payers of said Koad
District Nor. Four of Wharton County,
Texas, shall be allowed to vote, and all
voter* desiring to support the proposi-
tion to i*i»ue bonds shall have written or
for dressing and dyeing
The Leipzig dressers and dyers
were recognized as the 0 best in
the world. Each year after the tutes and surrogates which have
printed on their ballot* the word>,-For! fur was prepared and German been placed on the market in
the Issuance of Bonds and Levying of 1 A n . . rx ■ e
the Tax in Payment Therefor," *nd merchants had fixed the price, Germany. Descriptions of some
Americans were allowed fo pur
respondent of a Christiania news- Up jnt0 a rich creamy . lather;
paper, the Liepzig spring fa|r|otherwise it is very good. Sub*
ahowed exhibits of many substi
those opi*osed shall have written or
printed on their ballot* the words, ,
•‘Against the I*«uance of Bonds and the j Chase 88 much as three Ilfths of
Levying of the Tax In Payment there- I the year’s output for manufac-
ture into garments, but in so
doing they were forced to pay
the original cost, expense of
dressing and dyeing, a big profit
for.
The manner of bolding «aid election
* hail be governed by the law* of the
State governing general election.
A copy of this order signed by the
County Judge of said County shall serve
Germany,
of these have been
the United States
Commerce:
A Surrogate for pepper is off
received by
Chamber of
are also to be had for laundry
blueing.
Substitute bicycle tires are
sometimes made of two concen-
tric rings with small springs
between them. They are very
serviceable on asphalt pavements
— * proper notice of said election, and . . .u pTPrmons a on npr
the County Judge i* directed to .-ause 10 ine ljerman8’ ana a ^u Per
said notloe to be published in a news- cent duty, before the furs were
paper published in said Wharton Coun- ! rPt„rnPH tn Amprirn
ty, and in said Road District No. Four 1 returnea t0 America.
of Wharton Countv, Texas, for four. The war deprived Germany of
SS£".Z££?. no. j the chance to purcha.e fur in
tice thereof at three public places in London, and limited the supply
from America—now also entirely
cut off. In New York American
ered for sale which, judged only but are not exactly as noiseless
by its appearance, seems almost nor as easy riding as genuine
the same as real pepper. The rubber tires,
color, odor, and taste have been A large number of articles off-
surprisingly well imitated. ered for sale had been prepared
A tea is shown to which the largely or entirely from paper-
said Road District no. Four of Wharton
County, Texas, for three weeks prior to
said election.
w. g. Davi*, county judge dyeing houses are actually oper-1 It is said to taste very much like
name of “German tea’’ has been
given. It is prepared from any
one or a combination of a great
variety of plants, from straw-
berry leaves to linden blossoms.
coarse working clothes for men
and women, blouses, aprons, and
other fabrics. There were paper
belts which seemed capable of
driving heavy loads
Many artificial and substitute
leathers were noti
and copper articles
seen, and attempt*
place substituei on
the form of plated
In the iuterest of the
democracy worlds
must protest
tion in some
Japanese in
The wish is
in this country that J
throw her
and. we suppose,
little there is of
that bleeding
should stay out.
removed from
self, as ever
now when the la
ing toward the
though feebly, it
all free peoples to give 1
helping handiv
has expressed
with Russia in
freedom, and
leave much
are the best
Given time
she may de
and a better
yet emerge
cracy.
cou raged.
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918, newspaper, May 31, 1918; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987159/m1/3/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.