The Alice Echo. (Alice, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ALICE ECHO.
I). S. BOOTH, Editor and Publisher
TAYLOR THOMPSON, Associate Editor
t'.viubiithed iti 1894. Published Weekly
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Thursday, August 24, 1905.
Splendid crops have been raised in Texas
this year, but from the present outlook we will
have oue crop next year that will surpass any-
thing produced this year—that of gubeinatoiial
candidates promises to beunprecedeuted iu the
history of the State.
Comfort is a beautiful little town in the
mountains forty-five miles from Sun Antonio
which has become quite a noted health and
pleasure resort, and the Good Times Inn is the
leading hostelry thert. The town was tbiown
into wild excitement Saturday when the report
spread ihut a negro dish-washer at the Inn had
insulted the daughtet of a prominent German
citizeu, and I he excitement was greatly increas-
ed when an attempt was made, about 5 o’clock
Sunday morning, to lynch the negro. The at-
tempt was unsuccessful, by some means the ne-
gro escaped, but all the negro help at the Inn
became frightened and tied, and many of the
guests at the Inn went into the kitchen and as-
sisted in preparing the Sunday dinner. How
the negro escaped—if he did escape—is a mys-
tery. Wheu those staid old Germans become
uroused they ure not easily thwarted in any-
thing they undertake.
In case the peace conference at Portsmouth
fails to agree on terms of peact. President
Roosevelt has submitted a proposition to the
Czar to refer the claims of the two powers to
arbitration. All hope is not yet lost, however,
that the envoys may agree. Whatever may be
the final outcome, Mr. Roosevelt will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he has douo ail in
his power to stop the war.
At Pratt, Kan., a Mrs. Null is under ar-
rest, charged with poisoning her husband.
Whtther she is guilty or not, the marriage ties
that formerly bound her to the deceased Null
are uow Null and void.
The eminent physician and specialist, Di\
John Guiterras, says the present yellow fever
epidemic is the last one that will ever visit thi?
country. A great many people believe the
preseut epidemic is due to the lack of proper
sanitary precautions in New Orleans and con-
tiguous territory. We have had no yellow fe-
ver since the U. B. authouties stamped it out
of (Juba, some years ago, aud probably never
would have had any more if the health author-
ities had not grown careless.
One of the most fashionable hotels in this
country is the Touraitie, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Apartments there range in price from $150 to
$300 per month, and of course the house is
ouly frequented by the wealthy, the so-called
‘‘upper ten.” The proprietor made an inves-
tigation a few days ago aud found that the lady
boarders iu the hotel had 126 pet poodle dogs.
Then he issued a ukase to the effect that the
dogs must evacuate the hotel, aud there was
consternation aud dismay amoug the fashiou-
able lady guests; but the landlord was iuexor-
abie, and the poodles had to go.
The Daily (Jailer of Mouday had the fol-
lowiug: “Corpus Christi’s fondest hopes am
soou to be realized, and the loug-desired
straight uud direct cbauuel couuectiug Corpus
Christi buy and Aransas pass by a short route
is now assured, the United States engineers
having this morning beguu the survey of this
route through Turtle Cove. At the next Con-
gress the necessary appropriation will undoubt-
edly be made for the dredging aud completion
of the channel, and- theu “Turtle Cove
Garner” will add to his last plumes the proud-
est feather he can wear, aud which will carry
the hearty aud sincere appreciation of his cou-
slitueuts.”
The people of Mathis gave a splendid bar-
becue Thursday, which was well atteuded, and
at which there was the greatest profusion of
good things to eat for both diuuer aud supper.
There was also a very enjoyable dance at night.
The Echo representative hnd the pleasure of
meeting, among many others, Mr. aud Mis. E.
C. Timou jtnd Mr. Mahouy, ief Siutou, to
whom the Echo is indebted for favors. The
good people of Muthis ure hospitable aud know
how to treat visitors.
The huud.-ome glass front receully put iu
at the store of G. R. Adams & Co. adds much
to the appearauce of the establishment aud is a
j great improvement. Our friends of that pop-
ular house would uow do well to remember,
however, that old adage about people who live
in glass bouses lefraiuiug from the throwing of
stones."
The Alice gins run ut certain seasous of
the yeur, aud m future the ice fuctoiy .will also
run at certain seasons, but the Alice Tin Shop
and Sheet Iron Manufactory runs at all sea-
sons, every day iu the year except Sunday and
turus out flrsVcIass goods all .the time.
The Express sarcastically remarks: “Rus-
sia will not give up her interned war ships.
Ceitaiuly not. She will not pay Japan a bo-
uus for driving her out of Manchuria. Of
couise not. Japan has got possession of the
island of Saghalien, uud is going to keep it. It
rightfully belongs to her from every considera-
tion of geographical position and previous teu-
ure. Herein is embraced uil the luw aud the
prophets, and it should not require more than
a lew minutes for Messieurs Witte aud Koinura
to recognize the logic of the situation, sign a
peace treaty without further ado, and break up
the seance d’adieu with a hauds-all-around and
dowu the center jollification hurrah.”
The following from the Goliad Guard is,
it seems to us, good advice: “Mr. C. B. Lucas,
of Berelair, was heie Saturday. Mr. Lucas has
some 1,000 or 1,200 acres of lttud in cultiva-
tion, and is u dose observer of conditions mak-
ing for better or worse on a farm. It is hi«
idea that the cotton crop will practically be
gathered in the next forty days, and lie looks
for a very inconsiderable yield after that. He
believes the,advisable thing to do after the bulk
of the crop is gathered, is to go into the field
with a stalk-cutter, cut the co’tuti stalks down
and then plow them under, in order to give
the land the beuefit of that mass of decaying
vegetation. The fact that cotton dies so much
ou land after it has grown the plant for a few
years, is full evidence iu his mind that each
year’s crop takes from the land some element
needed in the continuous growth of the plant.
He believes this early plowing under would re-
plenish the soil and bring about much more
satisfactory results, even though it be done at
the sacrifice of a few stray bolls of cottou that
might open iu the fall. Aside from enriching
the soil, the early plowing would put the lund
in much belter conditiou for the next year’s
cultivation'”
A Texas woman who recently became the
proud mother of tiiplets has written to Gov.
Luubum, enclosing the photographs of the bu-
bies, aud askiug that he give each of them 160
acres of State land. Of course the Governor
cannot comply. If every pair of Texas triplets
leceived that much laud, the public domain
would soon be exhausted.
A Brooklyn woman tukes occasion to re-
mark that “if woiueu would spend more time
at housework aud devote less time to nonsense,
they would be bettei off. ’ A good muuy men
thiuk that, but they are afraid to say it.
the s u* a i i ii i-. haul
(jHi-i ut IV cugei Agent Oo. F.
Lupto,, 0r the s ui Antonio and Aran-
„a, |>a„, ha* issued the following cir-
cular:
The Sup Ini'* l*een allotted liberal
Apace in the agricultural building for
their exhibit** at the International
Fair at San Antonio In October. We
request your earnest co operation in
gat hering and forwarding as complete ;
an exhibit as possible to show the re-
source'* of your seel ion. To stimulate
InteresUn this mailer we have deeid- j
«d to offer the following prizes:
$;t for the best dozen ears of corn.
S'C for the second best dozen ears of i
corn.
§3 for tli" best six ntsilks of corn.
#,'1 for the beat six stalks of June corn
♦J for the best stalks of Cotton.
All exhibits received will be shown
in our section with original tugs at-
tached giving credit to the party send
ing it in. Entries close on corn Sep
teinher 15. 'We wish to get a sample
of everything grown; corn and cottou
iu every stage, small grain, threshed
and in sheaf, fruit and vegetables, etc
We expect a large number of home
seekers to eome down on a low rat*
excursions from the North to sec tins
exhibit and they will decide when
tin y wish to boy from the showing
mane by each section.
Our exhibit two years ago wmith
gold medal and tills year we wish to
make a still liner exhibit.
See L. (». COLLI NS, Alice, Texas.
The Ali'eTin Sloip las) week oil-
ed an order for |>i|i' mid guttei, iuj-
lers, elbow-, elc , lot ( 'lias. Re- lin'd-
w’Iih ha I jii-i pm up anoiiiei cistern
on his Man l.i r .ueli.
Be prepared in screen your cis-
terns w In ii it itiins,
•
Us" I If w h'towiedi !>i ii -Ii and lime
on all null OU'es tin' ure not pain ed
P rliaps ilie d v spell |n-t ;,t
this season of ihe yea i- a great
blessing.
Short Order,
Confectionery
and Racket.
We don’t sell for cost, but we do sell for less tlnu ilie lei low- who -ay
that they are selling for cot. Gel their prices, Io« k at our good-, tliei
Buy According to Your Judgment.
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Booth, D. S. The Alice Echo. (Alice, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1905, newspaper, August 24, 1905; Alice, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1111603/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .