The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, November 20, 1914 Page: 1 of 12
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R. P. CATES, Editor and Propbietor BARTLETT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1914. $1.00 Per Year. VOL. XXIX. NO. 22
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"Woodrow Wilson
Coming to Temple
Woodrow Wilson, president of
tht United States, will bo a guest
at the twentv-second annual stag
party to, be held in Temple,
Thursday night, November 26.
that is, if business of state does
not demand his presence in
Washington. Secretary Tumulty
communicated with H. C. Glenn
yesterday, acknowledging re-
ceipt of a ticket and invitation
and wdvised the executive com-
mittee in charge of the event to
sot aside a cotton suit for the
president.
This is indeed welcome news
as President Wilson has many
warm friends here and his com-
ing will be in the nature of a re-
turn visit to Governor-Elect
Ferguson who recently went to
Washington and held converse
vith the nation's chief executive.
It is expected that a couple of
members of the cabinet will
accompany President Wilson and
three seats and uniforms will
be reserved for tne expected
guests.
As a mark of respect to the
president, the committee re-
quests that all who have large
pictures of Woodrow Wilson get
in touch with the committee at
once, in order that a large pic-
ture of the president may be
hung on the walls of the ban-
quet hall. W. Goodrich Jones
will have charge of the pictures
and guarantees a safe return to
to the owner.
Compliment to Belton.
BeltonlTov. 17. Bob Johnson
df Gooseneck was here today and
' was vory complimentary to Bel-
top's progress
'He closed his remarks by stat-
ing that he wanted Belton boost
ers to get behind Commissioner
Denman and get the roads out
around Gooseneck graveled and
eet that berg on the map as
Belton if).
The road in which Mr. John
son is interested extends from
Lampasas river to the Gooseneck
community.
Returns Delayed
Press reports state that only
$bout 75 counties have returned
to the Secretary of State the
canvas of returns or the election
held on Nov. 8.
Warnings have already heen
sent to the 249 counties to make
returns that unless the Secretary
of State receives their official
canvas by December 16 that they
will be subjeot to the fine pro-
vided bylaw.'whichjloes not ex-
ceed $1,000, Inasmuch as re
turns made Dec. 16 are valueless
a strenuous effort will be 'made
to have a complete accounting.
The law as to penalties will be
enforced.
Autoists Held Up
Taylor, Nov. 17. Returning
from Granger last night Craw
ford Booth and Booth and Miss
Vernon King were held up by a
highwayman who jumped on the
running board of their automo-
bile aSjthey slowed up to cross a
bridge. He took $4.50 from Mr.
Booth and made Miss King take
rjff her gloves to see if she was
wearing rings. She was not.
A gentleman who was at one
time reminded that the world
w$s coming to an end on a cer-
t!tt date, remarked: "I can get
along vory well without the
world," That ib the expression
of student. But .the world
might fall were it not for his
kind. The light Btill shines.
Must Pay Tax Revenue
' On Bills of Lading
Agent Fitzgerald of the M. K.
&T. Railway company at this
place is in receipt from head-
quarters of the following noti-
fication of waB tax revenue im-
posed by the government on rail-
way bills of lading, as follows:
"Effective December 1, 1914,
agents shall issue to shippers,
consignor or hiB agent or person
from whom goods are accepted
for transportation, a receipt,
bill of lading, or other evidence
of receipt, for each separate
shipment or shall require that
one original of such receipt, bill
of lading, or other evidence of
receipt, shall have fixed thereto
stamu of value of one cent.
Such stamps are to be furnished
by and paid for by the shippers
who shall also be required to
attach same to the bill of lading
of other evidence of receipt and
to cancel same. Receipts or bills
of lading are not to be executed
by carrier's agents unless these
requirements have been complied
with'
Conference Appointments
In the conference of the Meth
odist church held last week at
Hillsboro, the following aypoint-
ments are reported; T. S. Arm-
strong, presiding elder; Bartlett,
J. B. Berry. Belton, J.C.Mimms;
Midway, J. N. Foyar; Florence,
W. D. Gaskins; Georgetown, C.
H. Bopth; Georgetown, J. F.
Noal, superanuary; Granger, M.
A. Turner; Holland, J. M. Bond;
Hutto. W. M. Bowden; Rogers.
Henry Stanford; Salado.- E. R.
Patterson; Thrall, Horace Poteet;
Taylor, J. J. Creed; Temple, H.
D. Knickerbocker and F. Y.
Cox; Troy and Pendleton, 0. C.
Swinney; Jarrell, J. A. Siceloff.
Road Camp Pitched.
Belton, Nov. 14th. Commis
sioner Denman states that the
road camp will be pitched in the
Summer's Mill district Tuesday
The $7,000 bonds of this district
have been bought by precinct
one with its sinking fund. The
county teams and convicts of
this commissioner's precinct will
be used so tar as possible in the
work. The road to be improved
extends from the Hammersmith
bridge to the Holland precinct
line connecting up the improved
h'ghways of the Belton and
Holland precincts.
First Baptist Church'.
Bible School Sunday at 10 a.
m. Preaching at 11 a, m., and
7:00 p. m. Ladies' Bible Class
on Monday at 4 p. m. Jfrayer
Meeting Wednesday, 7:80 p. m,
A cordial invitation to all.
There was ill in attendance
at Wednesdays meeting. The
Boosters' Brigade again leads in
the contest. The True Bines
expect to lead again next week,
The Fifth Sunday meeting of
Salado Baptist Association will
begin next Thursday evening
with the Granger church.
J. C. Rhodes, Pastor.
I. O. O. F. Meeting
To tho members of Bartlett
Lodge No, 445: You" are cor
dially invited out on next Thurs
day night as it is election night
and we will have some degree
work to do, so come and if we
keep you too long we Will try to
have some refreshments to make
good for you to go home on. So
come out and be with us as we
will make your coming out be
worth the time,
Cliff Durham, the Live Wire
Laundryman, Dead
bent on procuring all of
your laundry trade, and no
consideration that takes into ac-
a better service is too great.
The National Laundry is not an
ordinary common-place la ndry.
It has arisen above the deadly
common place by a higher ser-
vice of value-giving that is sec-
ond to none. Cliff Durham is
not dead but he is here and very
much alive to your laundry
needs. He will call on you.
Watch for him.
National Quick Service Laundry.
Exchange Opened
Temple, Nov. 17. -The Tem-
ple Cotton Exchange, which has
been closed since the commenc-
ment of the European war. was
opened for business again coin-
cident with the opening of the
exchanges in the larger cities.
The exchange is supported , by
local business men and cotton
buying firms for the benefit of
farmers in order that they may
keep informed on the prices of
cotton.
Miles of Dead
A dispatch from Amsterdam
by a war correspondent, dated
Nov. 17. spys that 40,000 Aus-
trians were buried in one day in
a grave six and one-half feet
wide and a little more than four
miles long. The bodies, he says
were laid in three layers. These
men were killed in a battle that
lasted less than four days.
Epidemic of Diphtheria
Austin, Texas, November 19.
According to Dr. Morris Boerner
of the State hookworm commis-
sion and assistant State health
officer, there is at present in
Texas an epidemic of diphtheria.
Reports have been coming into
the department from West Texas
where diphtheria has been prac
tically unknown, and the depart
ment has been working overtime
to provide a supply of serum for
the infected districts.
Presbyterian Church
Regular services will be held
next Sunday morning and eve-
ning conducted by the pastor.
The theme for both the morning
and evening services will be
"The Christians Hope and Des-
tiny" Sunday school at 10:00 a, m.
promptly.
A cordial invitation is extend-
to one and all to join us in these
services.
J. b McKenzie, Pastor.
A New Way For
Farmers
We have secured the Agency forgone
of the largest Creameries in Texas,
and will have a man with us
Tuesday, November 1 7th, to explain
all about same--so every one that
has a Cream Seperator come in on
that day and bring some butter fat,
we have arranged to buy your butter
fat at 28c in cash. We have
already received machinery, etc. to
handle the business. Will want the
butter fat Tuesday and , Friday
of each week, -------
Lawrence Brothers
Wheat and Oats
To Have Inning.
It is gratifying
to
know that
t h 3 farmers of Williamson
county are sowing much wheat
and oats, which will largely take
the place of cotton, though cot-
ton may be planted on the same
ground after the grain has been
harvested.
The grain crop will, with good
seasons, be very profitable, and
will come to the market in the
spring.
One firm alone in Taylor, H.
Bland & Co, has sold to farmers
over 5.00Q bushels of seed oats,
snd the Taylor Milling Company
has sold the farmers over 2,000
bushels oi Mediterranian seed
wheat
Other firms have doubtless
sold a Iikojamount.
A large) amount of corn will
also be planted in the spring.
Taylor Democrat.
Williamson Vote is Small.
Georgetown. Tex.. Nov. 18.
The Commissioners' Court has
canvassed , the election returns
and approved the bonds of the
officers of Williamson County.
Dr. E. M. Thomas was appoint-
ed County Health Officer, Dr.
W. G. Pettus, County Physician;
Joe Dollar, County Superintend-
ent of Convicts, and Wm. Dunks,
County Farm Superintendent.
The lowest vote in the history of
the county for twenty-five years
was polled.- Only 1,601 votes are
recorded at the general election.
Horton-Mitchusson
On
Wednesday evening.
Nov.
18, at the residence of the bride's
Darents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Mitchusson. Mr. Walter Horton
was united in matrimony to Miss
Loraine Mitchusson,
The groom is a popular em-
ploye of the Rowntree Brothers'
firm, while the brido is socially
popular. TheTribune joins their
friends in congratulations.
Postoflice Robbed
HuthD, Nov. 17. Last night
some one broke open the back
door of the postofflce, blew the
safe to pieces and got about $25
in cash, about $500 in Btamps,
the postofffce irioney order book
and the official stamp.
Cotton MarKet.
Cotton today is quoted at 6 7-8
cents. Very little cotton is be-
ing marketed and the crop is
practically gathered. The com-
press r ports a total of 10.700
bales pressed to date. ,
The
To Get The Cash
Bales are
Ginned in
County.
Hutto, Texas., Nov. 17. -The
returns from the ginners for the
United States census reports
shows there were 93,590 bales
of cotton ginned in Williamson
county from the crop ot 1914
prior to November 1, as com-
pared with 94,821 bales ginned
prior to November 1, 1913.
F. C. HUMPHREY,
Special Agent, Williamson Co.
John Bryson Dead.
John T. Bryson, a former res-
ident of Georgetown, who died
at Abilene a few days ago, was
interred at .Georgetown Wednes-
day of this week.
Mr, Rryson was well known
over Williamson county, having
held many positions of trust and
responsibility. He served the
public in the yarious capacities
of city marshal, deputy sheriff,
constable and public weigher.
We extend sympathy to the be-
reaved relatives..
Special Notice.
On and after Monday, Novi
23, the ordinance which prohib-
its roller skating on the sidewalks
in the city of Bartlett will be
strictly enforcedj The law pro-
hibiting this practice has been
on the prohibitory ordinances
for many months.
Citizens will also note that no
person has the right to grant
anyone permission to skate on
sidewalks surrounding or front-
ing their property,
J. V. Momus,
City Attorney.
Thie:
Steals 70
Corn.
Bushels
Mr. Arthur Mason reports that
seventy or more bushels of corn
were stolen from his field one
night recently, and he has been
unable to trace the guilty parties.
The corn was left in piles in the
fiield and it was no trouble to be
loaded on the wagon. This was
a very bold theft and the thief
should be located if possible.
Granger News.
ThanKsgiving Services
The Protestant churches of
.Bartlett will hold a combined
union service at the First Meth
odist church next Thursday,
Nov. 26th, Rev. Homer A. Mc-
Carty will deliver the Thanks-
giving sermon. Services will be-
gin promptly at 10:30 and a full
attendance of every member of
the various denominations is
desired.
A Suspended Sentence
Raymond Grayson, the youth
who was recently arrested on the
charge of theft committed near
Schwertner, was adjudged to be
of feeble mind by a jury at
Georgetown this week. He was
given two years in the peniten-
tiary, but was released on sus-
pended sentence.
A Big Land Deal.
O. J. Copeland has exchanged
his Holland stock of racket and
dry goods to J. A. Clark of
Kempner, Lampasas county, for
his 378-acre farm near that placy.
The deal involves about $22,000
in property
Those farmers who have raised
something besides' cotton are the
ones on "easy street," so to
speak, in this period of high
priced food products and low
priced cotton,
93,590
Bride Of Six Weeks
Takes Poison; Dies.
Thorndale, Texas. Nov. 18.
Mrs. Mabel Curry, aged 18 years,
and a bride of six weeks, died at
the home of her parents five
miles from Thorndale at 6 o'clock
this morning from the effects of
strychnine. No cause is known
for the act.
Will Close ThanKsgiving
We. the undersigned merchants
of Bartlett, agree to close our
places Df business at ten o'clock
and stay closed the' balance of
Thanksgiving day, Thursday,
Nov. 26. 1914: ,
, Gersbach-Wacker Co.
Lawrence Bros,
Sanitary Grocery.
Stokes-Blair Hardware Co.
F. H. Leslie.
Walton Dry Goods Co. ,
St Louis Store.
E. W. Curling. .
Duncan Hardware Co.
Bartlett Hardware Co.
Condra & Blair, 11:30 to 1:30.
Leather man Drug Co. ; "
Rountree Bros.
B. D. McKenzie.
Theo Schawe.
Central Christian Church
We study the Bible at 10 a.m.
Morning worship at 11 o'clock.
A theme of especiil interest will
be considered. Evening worship
at 7 o'clock.
On Thursday, the 26th, this
pastor wiil deliver tlie Thanks-
giving message at the Methodist
church at which time the yarious
congregations will meet in a
union services.
Little Sermons.
God's word is not the mounded
bread of the past ages, but is
the seed corn which the chris-
tians are to sow in the minds of
the unconverted.
In the trail of Christianity
light is seen. That light today
is dispelling every form of dark-
ness, working every moral re-
form and furthering every good
project.
Twenty centuries have passed
and the world has not been won
to .Christ. What is it? Is is be-
cause the gospel is not true? No.
it is because the kingdom of
Christ has not been united.
Homer A. McCarty.
Burglars at Georgetown
Georgetown, Texas, Njv. 19.
The resident of A. W. Siellure, a
promihent lumberman of this
place, was burglarized last night
The only money secured was
$15.25, and the purse containing
the money was left in the hall-
way. Special Notice.
Dr. J. L. Levinson the well-
known and reliable optician of
San Antonio, is coming back to
Bartlett, and will be at Drs. Har-
lan & Blair's office Saturday,
Nov. 28th. Those wishing to be
fitted with perfect eye-glasses or
spectacles of any description will
call on hfm. Eyes tested free.
He will arrive in Bartlett on
the 24th and remain one week.
Will Return to Holland
The News is informed that
Mr. L. F. Eubanks and family
will return to" Holland from
Godley on or about December 1,
This is a most excellent family
and it is with much pleasure that
friends here learn of their in-
tended return to Holland. Hol-
land News.
Don't forget the Thanksgiving
services at the Methodist church
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, November 20, 1914, newspaper, November 20, 1914; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48901/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.