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KKKK 11KAKT8, FREE MINUS, FREE PEOPLE, AUK THE MATERIAL, AND TIIK ONLY MATERIAL, OUT OK WHICH FREE GOVERNMENTS AKK CONSTRUCTED.—JEFFERSON.
VOLUME 48.
BASTROP, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 18, luoi.
NUMBER 19.
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I GRAND MAI;FEST SALE
Beginning MONDAY, MAY 20th, promptly at 9 o'clock, a. m. Absolutely the most remarkable array of Spring and Sum-
mer Merchandise and the greatest B ARGAIN giving sale ever inaugurated in Bastrop. Nine Big Gala Days and every one
crowded with interesting features. This great aggregation of wonderful bargains will be a rare opportunity for shrewd buy-
ers to supply themselves with Spring wearing apparel. Remember, we open up promptly at 9 o'clock, a. m., MONDAY,
when everything will be in readings; for tlie GREAT SALE We earnestly advise you to come early and avoid the rush
that is sure to mark the day Money refunded on any purchase that is not satisfactory.
bought
LAD1KS RKADY MADK \V A IS I'm audsKlti! m
at about on*1 half their value au«l all to
be c!oh (J out during Hi in sale
Linen liuihli Skirts, were
a()c, .1! Ic.
Kxtra heavy linen Skirts.
two lows white braid at Imt
torn, wore ; 0c ami 7.>c, now
IMc.
Linen crash fancy 8lripe
Skirts, wire SI now *yc.
A big reduciinu on our Ladies Ueady-inade
Suits. Ask to see them.
All our tiuc and <;">c line Ladies White and
Colored Waists, this sales price 4 We.
All our Novelty Mercerized I'etcaie and white
Lawn Waii-ls go at a bargain.
Ask to see our pretty Hue of Novelty La
Alglon l ies, Hells, Ktc,, that will he great bar-
gains.
DKKSS GOODS
<^ieen at prices that are hound to
m hi
Fit f'>r
interest \on.
Nice figured Lawns, pood for wrappers and
house dreeses, the fie kind, lo yards for 'J.ic.
National Lawn figured, the ^c, now . c.
l'retty figured ' ((gaudies. Dimities and Lawns
well worth 10c, go in this sale at 7 1 2c.
The famous Urier Rose Lawn, beautiful sheer
figured Organdies, the 18c and 'JOu kind, at Wc
aed 10c yard.
Beautiful sheer White Dimities anil lace stripe
Lawn* the regular 'JOc qualities, are put in this
sale at 1 ■'><: yard.
Besides the above we ar<- displaying a beauti-
ful assartment of Novelty Dress (loods in Foil
lards, Chiffons and Mereeri/.od effects, all cut in
1" yard patterns and sold at. a liin reduction.
DOMKSTICS AND CALICOKS.
1000 \ds Heavy Brown Domestic 7c kind, at
lo >d Lie.
ftoo yds Bleached Domestic lie kind, lo y ds
for ITic.
It oo yds Standard Grey Dress l'riuts, lo yds
for I dc.
looo vds Gamers Tuikey Oil Bed l'rints, lo
yds for toe.
Moo yds Indigo Blue Calico, lo yds for L">e.
Moo yds Aporn Check Giughauis, lo yds for
4ou.
loyds lo 4 Brown Sheetiug (18c value), 81 26
KMBBOIDKKIKS AND LACKS.
All pretty new patterns at one half value.
One hiu Assortment of llamberg Knibroider-
ies worth up to loe per yard, e place the entire
lot in iliis nale, at Tic per yard
One Lot Assorted Yulencene Laces from one-
half to two inches wide, value up to 12 l-2c, we
price the entire lot at 5c.
RIBBONS! RIBBONS! RIBBONS!
All Colors Widths and Kinds bought at aoc
on the dollar, all go in this sale at rediculciisly
low prices.
TOWKi.S NAPKINS AND TA-
BLK LINKN. Heavy Comb Towel
Red Border Fringed, size 1(1x30,
loc value, per pair lie.
Fringed Huck Towels 18x4o re-
gular 2oc value, go in Mai Feat
Sale, at 12c per pair.
Very Large Turkish Bath
Towels 2;jc values reduced to loc per pair.
Turkey Red Damask 2.~ c value, now 15c.
One half Bleached all Linen Damask, 02 in-
ches wide, Red Border Sou value, at .'14c.
SIIOKS.
I he hesl selected stock in Has-
trop, marked down to prices that
will make them move out lively
during this sale.
Men's Oil (J rain l'low Shoes,
75c.
Boys Oil drain Plow Shoes,
75 c.
Men's Low tarter Shoes, $1.
Men's £1 5o Saiin Calf Balmorals Shoes ! 8c.
Men's 81.75 Satin Calf Balmorals and Con-
gress, SI 25.
Men's 82.25 Satin Calf Balmorals and Con-
gress, 81. 5o.
Men's Black Vici Kid Balmorals, SI !>o.
Men's Calf Box Toe Balmorals value 82.5o,
now 81 '.'8.
Men's SI Ilelmeus Bettniann Vici and Yelour
Lace Shoes, 48.
Look over our prices on Ladies Low Cut Shoes.
Ladies Black Kid Oxfords 75c value, we place
in this sale at 18c.
Ladies Strap Sandlcs Sacks Celebrated (.'in-
cinnatti make 82 value, now 81.25.
Old Ladies Dongola Gore House Slippers all
solid, a ureat valuo, at SI 2.">,
100 Pair all Solid Drewsilny and other makes
Oxfords and Sandals values up to 82, we put the
entire lot on sale at SI 45.
Our Big Line Misses and Children's Sandald
will be sold at great bargains.
Ladies Strap Sandals worth !'8c, we place
them on sale at 74c.
Ladie* Cloth Top Oxford l ies 81.25 quality,
at W8c.
Big Reductions on all Linen Towels, Napkins,
Fine Bleached Table Damask.
Opening Day
MONDAY, MAY 21st,
9 O'Clock, A. M.
STEVENSON & 8OL1T,
Bastrop,
. . Texas.
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GKN l's' Fl KMSIIIN'G (iOODv;
Scrivens Elastic Scam Drawers, tc.
Men's i()c Balhriggan Undershirts, sale
price
of Men's Negligee
Negligee Shirts,
2.'lc.
Big Lot ()dils and Knds
Shirts, salts price 2le.
Regular (55t- and 75c Men's
sales price 49c.
24 pair Men's Socks, 81.
Men's 10c quality Black Hose, 5c.
Men's I-ply Linen Collars, new styles 10c.
Mi ll's Silk Huston Garters 40i value, 21c.
Men's Colored Handkerchiefs pr dn/., 20c.
Men's Bine Cotton Check Jumpers, IHe.
Men's Heavy Work Shirts, eacli 20c.
CLOTHING.
Men's Blue Black Clay Suits $'• 30 value, will
go during this sale, at 82.48
Men's Blue Serge Suits all wool 88.50 value,
sales price § > 50.
Men's all Wool Serge Coats the 81.50 kind,
sales price *2 '.'8
Ask to see our 87.50, 810 anil 812.50 Suits
that have been reduced for this sale.
A great Assortment of Men's Odd Pants,
Boys Linen and Fancy Vestee Suits that will he
a great bargain.
MEN'S AND BOYS HATS.
Men's Black Fur Alpine and other shapes the
SI 50 kind, at 75c.
Men's Fur Hats Black and White the 82 kind,
at '.18c.
Men's Fur Hats the 82 50 kind, at 81.25.
Our Genuine John '< Stetson 81 and 85 Hats,
at 8•' 125.
All our Men's and Hojs STRAW HATS will
he greatly reduced for this Sale and it will pay
you to see our line before making your purchase.
A. USEFUL SOUVENIER
Will be given each lady visiting
our Store Monday.
C. Erhard & Son-...
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DRUGGISTS
CLIMAX RKACHFD
LITIGATION.
IN OIL
Bastroi*,
Tkxas. ..
iVreaoriptions carefully com
ipounilort at all hours.... 1"at-
.kmt Mkmonks of all kinds
FORMALLY < '< )N90LI I>ATFI>.
Dallas, May 0.—(Special.)—
Preaident Rouse, General Mana-
ge* Allen and other officials of the
Missouri, Kansas v Texas Rail-
way, met horo today aud formal-
ly consolidated the Sherman,
Shr« voport it Southern road into
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
syafcem. The line .iad virtually
been under the Missouri, Kansas
A Texas management for more
than a year, but the formal trans-
fer made today is in accordance
with the provisions of tho special
consolidation act passed liy the
Texas Legislature in ISO',). The
minor officials of the former or-
ganization wore retained. 1'resi-
dent Rouse and party will go to
McKinney tomorrow and from
that place make an overland trip
as far west as Bridgeport, seven-
ty miles, on the route of the pro-
posed extension of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas front McKin-
ney to Denton, Decatur and
Bridgeport.
The infant child of Charles Sul-
livan, who lives in White Hall
precinct, this morning got hold
• if and swallowed the metal tug
of 1 a piece of Nutcracker tobacco.
The lag got stuck in the > liild's
throat and at last aceountH was
-au-irvr a quantity of blood to
>1 iv.. A physician has gone to
ti i" home. Navasota IJxaminer.
Beaumont, Texas, May 11.—
The climax in oil litigation grow-
ing out of the advance in values
was reached to-day when the
Lucas' Gusher and its equal Mc-
Paddin No. 3 was sued. The suit
is styled Emma R. Boring et al
vs. W. 1'. II. McKaddin et al and
makes Guffy A: Co., and other
interested parties, parties to the
Col. Quarles, when asked, "If
Beaumont was as crowded as re-
ported," replied:
"1 do not think any one can
understand it, who has not been
there. A town of S0OIJ or 10,000
people is accommodating busi-
1 uess as large as that of Dallas.
Two banks are swamped with
work, every available space for
deposits is occupied, and more
money is offered them to care for.
The postoffioe is overrun, the
hotels are unable to accommo-
date their guests, and the tele-
suit. On this tract is located their | graph offices cannot deliver the
messages Which are piled in tho
tanks and pumping station. Pe-
titioners allege that they are be-
ing damaged to the extent of S10,-
(MM) per day from withdrawing oil
at the rate of at least S'Io,0(K) bar-
real per day from each well ag-
gregating $800,(K)0 and by reason
of dispossessing plaintiffs they
are damaged in the further sum
of $060,OCX) making a total dam-
age of $1,800,000.
injunction be issued restraining
the defendants from further oper-
ations until they give legal se-
curity for the value of the plain-
tiffs interest and for general and
special relief.
The petitioners claim their title
to exist through heirs and recite
the genealogy for several years
back, but of eotirse exactly what
their claim amounts to can not be
known until the facts be brought
office by the thousand. Peopie
go to Port Arthur and Sabnel
Pass to spend the night, and some
go as far as Houston—eighty-four
miles—to get accommodations for
the night, and thus Houston ho-
tels have become crowded. Out-
side money is beginning to come
in, Kansas City being the first to
start the ball and I know of New
York and Chicago capitalists who
They ask an are investigating it. The news-
' ' papers have been unable to tell
the story. A writer is lost in the
maze of speculation as soon as he
gets there, and if he has SKM) to
spare, he starts in on tfce invest-
ment plan, and forgets his note-
book and pencil. When you get
there, buy a map and a lead pen-
cil, and you have an office. Com-
mence trading, and learn to trade
fast, and you can keep up with
the procession."
This homely, but trite saying,
now has a powerful meaning to
out in the court for the reason hundreds of men who have leased
that where oil lands are involved j ^ie'r lands to others for oil and
that represent great values the j mineral development. Especially
least irregularity in the title is
picked up and sued on.
The Irish potato crop in this
section has turned out much bet-
ter than anticipated (there being
an entire absence of the much
dreaded potato bug) and the
crop is being marketed at a lively
rate, bringing from 0o to 75 cents
is this true around Beaumont,
where lands have jumped from
$1 an acre to from $o() to $50.(MM).
The tax assessor is bound to as-
sess these lands somewhere in
the neighborhood at which thoy
are valued, and the land owner,
and not the man or men who hold
the lease is bound to pay the tax.
At this late day it is discovered
that the leases^ signed up say
a bushel, according to size and „ „ , w„v
quality.—Brenham Banner. 1 nothing of the lessor paying the,phia Telegraph.
taxes on the increased values that
operations may produce. They
can go ahead, boom stocks, make
improvements that run into the
thousands, and the land owner
will bo called upon to pay the
taxes. 'Tis sad, but sad it is. 'tis
true. "Besureyou are right, then
go ahead."—Anderson County
1lerald.
INCOMPARABLE LKK.
As a military genius, conceded by all
impartial critics a place in the foremost
rank of the world's greatest soldiers; as
a Christian gentleman of the loftiest yet
simplest character; in the perfect blend -
ing of all the attributes which can con-
tribute at once to greatness and good-
ness in man; in all these things consid-
ered together, not only may no compari-
son lie instituted between Lee and<:rant,
but none between Lee and any other of
the world's military leaders. This far
the simple reason that thus for the world
has produced but one such type, and Lee
is confined to a class in which he yet
finds no associate. Greenville Times.
This reminds us of an incident
that occurred in New York on the
occasion of the meeting of the ex-
Confederate association for its
annual banquet, shortly after the
death of the great Southern com-
mander.
It had been arranged that the
toast to Robert K. Lee should be
drank standing and in silence,
.lust as it was proposed, Col. Dick
Wintersmith, the great Kentucky
wit and patriot, entered the room.
He knew nothing of the arrange-
ments, and misinterpreting the
silence, broke it with the foll<>wing
magnificent and incomparable
tribute: "Here's to Robert P..
Lee! When he died, and enter-
ed heaven, he broke George
Washington's awful solitude."—
Aberdeen (Miss.) Pxaminer.
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"I tell you," said the curbstone
moralist, "this is a tough world."
'That's so,and very few of us will
get out of it alive.'—Philadol-
SPARK TIIK BIRDS.
That the indiscriminate slaugh-
ter of both song and game birds
in Texas is proving a calamity to
tho agricultural interests of the
State can no longer be denied.
In fact the entire destruction of
the small grain crops in North
Texas this year is traceable, in-
directly, to the scarcity of birds,
in that section. Steps should be
taken by planters in all parts of
the State to protect the birds from
wanton and indiscriminate slaugh-
ter, or it will soon be impossible
to grow crops of any kind with
any degree of satisfaction on ac-
count of the depreciations of in-
sects. To do this, planters should
lose no time in posting their prem-
ises and forcing hunters to keep
off their lands. Unless some such
stringent measures are resorted
to game and song birds of this
State will become depleted to such
an extent as to render farming
operations a hazardous undertak-
ing. Remember the old adage:
"A stitch in time saves nine."
■ . . ■ -+ -♦
Methodist Bishop Candler will
preside as follows:
West Texes Conference—San
Antonio, Octobor31, UN)I.
German Mission Conference—
New Fountain, November 7, 1001.
Northwest Texas Conference—
Corsicana, November 13, 1001.
North Texas Conference—Mc-
Kinney, November 27, 1001.
Past Texas Conference—Tyler,
I )ecember I. 1001.
Texas ('<inference — IIuntsville,
December II, 1001.
('uban Missi<in—Cienfugiis,Feb
ruary 21, 1002.
WasOne.—Mrs. Knpe ■!< "You
acted like a fool when you pro-
posed to me." (Onpeck—"That
wasn't acting, my dear."—Town
and Country.
W. J. MILEY,. .
DRUGGIST.
Bastrop,
Texas. . .
Special and careful attention
given to the Prescription I)e-
partinent. aud patrwiss waited
on either day or nljrht.. A full
line of Patknt Mkdicinm,
I'KKKl MKHV. TOIUBT ARTIO-
lks, Stationery, Etc., Ktc.
For the information of parties
violating the State fish law, we
give below tho law on the sub-
ject :
R. S. 717, Art, 423.
Offenses relating to the protec-
tion of fish. Trapping fish out of
season:
"No person shall throw, draw
or haul any fish net, sein or other
contrivance for fish, (except the
ordinary pole, line and hook, or
trot-line,) in any stream, lake or
pool of water, within the State,
not his own, above tide-water,
between the first day of Febru-
ary and the first day of July of
each year; and at no time of the
year in such water shall any one
bo permitted to drag or haul any
fish net or sein with meshes less
than two and a half inches square;
and anyone violating the provis-
ions of this article shall upon con-
viction, be fined in the sum of
not less than five nor more than
i fifty dollars."
At the close of the nineteenth
century the national debts of the
world were $31,000,000,000 in
round numbers, being ten times
as great as were the debts of the
nations at the close of the ei ffh-
teenth century.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 18, 1901, newspaper, May 18, 1901; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205545/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.