Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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Your Health
for anything, for once
it is lost it is hard to
regain. Guard it
carefully and at the
first sign of distress
in the Stomach, Liver
or Bowels, resort to
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Stomach Bitters
It keeps entire system
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Wasted Effort.
Miss Dixon, a charming society girl,
lhad spent the entire summer in trying
!to elevate the simple country people
with whom she was boarding. When
ishe was about to leave, she said:,
“Goodby, Mr. Ingersoll, I hope my
;visit here hasn’t been entirely with-
out good results.”
"Sartin not,” replied the old farmer,
"‘you’ve learnt a heap since you first
icome; but, by heck! you was about
!the greenest one we ever had on our
(hands’’—National Monthly.
Hicks’ CAPUDINE
CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
—Easy To Take—Quick Relief.—Adv.
In the Childless Era.
Knicker—Going to the circus?
Booker—Yes. I don’t want to, of
course, but I’ll have to take my wife’s
dog.
Constipation causes and aggravates many
iserious diseases. It is thoroughly cured by
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. The faA'orite
iamily laxative. Adv.
Wrong Label.
Grocery Clerk—What is it, auntie?
Colored Aunty—Missus sent me for
Iwo cans of medicated milk.
Works Wonders
for Sick Women
STELLA-VITAE cured this
woman, who had suffered
for 25 years. Give it a
chance to cure YOU!
WHAT STELLA-VITAE HAS DONE
for one woman U well told by Mr. S. J.
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writes u»:
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e Doc tore treating my i
troubles, and tried various patent medi-
three1
’ wife for female
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received temporary
ELLA-VITAE and to
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relief. We tried BTEI
our aurpriae it restored her to better
health than ahe ever had. It did a won-
derful work In her caae."
STELLA-VITAE acts directly upon
the female organs and functions. It
tones and strenghtens the muscles
and tissues, builds up and restores
the whole system when run down
and wasted by disease, soothes and
adjusts the delicate nervous organ-
ization to that harmonious balance so
necessary to perfect womanly health.
STELLA-VITAE regulates the func-
tions peculiar to women, stops wast-
ing and relieves dangerous suppres-
sion, banishes the terrors of those
periods so dreaded by weak, nerv-
ous, run-down women.
STELLA-VITAE does not force nature,
and is of remarkable benefit at all times
and under all conditions. Its use during
pregnancy benefits both mother and
child.
We guarantee the first bottle of STELLA-
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your money back. If it does, your dealer
is authorized to sell you six bottles for #5.
Try STELLA-VITAE on this “all to gain
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for trying STELLA-VITAE.
Thacher Medicine Co.
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.
Texas Directory
REBELS TAKE TDRREON;
FEDERALS TAKE FEW
FEDERALS AT LAST GIVE WAY
AFTER ELEVEN DAYS’ BATTLE.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
VILLA WIRES NEWS OF VICTORY
Rebel Losses Placed at 1,500 Men*
Wounded and 500 Killed—Juarez
Celebrates News of Victory.
Bands Play, Bells Ring.
Jparez, Mex.—Torreon fell com-
pletely into the hands of the rebels at
10:20 Thursday night, according to am
nouncement made by General Car-
ranza. The news first was announced
to the world when the bugler in front
of Carranza's residence blew the stac-
cato notes of victory. The pean, Car-
ranza said, was sounded here even be-
fore it was heard in Torreon, Villa de-
laying out of compliment to his chief.
The meager bulletins excitedly an-
nouncing victory after the bloodiest
series of battle known to modern Mex-
ico said that Villa captured a large
number of prisoners and that the flee-
ing federal remnant was being pur-
sued.
Whether Velasco, the federal com-
mander, was captured was riot stated.
There was heavy fighting Thursday,
it is understood, and the end came
when, after capturing the three re-
maining barracks held in the city by
the federals, the rebels stormed the
trenches and barbed wire entangle-
ments of Canyon del Guarache.
The prisoners captured are believed
to have been the defenders of the bar-
racks while the troops in the canyon,
which forms an egress from the hill-
girdled city, were able to escape.
The campaign against the federal
stronghold of Torreon, the main ob-
ject of the rebel campaign, began
Sunday two weeks ago after General
Villa had spent months in making the
most careful preparations..
The rebel loss in this campaign is
said to be more than 2,000 in killed
and wounded, Trains loaded with
wounded have been arriving daily at
Chihuahua for the last week.
The rebel commander moved with a
rapidity hitherto unknown in Mexican
wrarfare. He worked his men in shifts,
and as one shift became exhausted he
sent fresh hosts against the enemy.
A number of small towns of lesser
importance in a military sense fell,
first Mampimi, Noe and Sacramento,
where a bloody battle was fought.
This opened a path for the main at-
tack. .
Next came Lerdo and Gomez Pala-
cios, populous suburbs of Torreon, and
all three connected by a belt line of
street ears. Lerdo was not defended,
but it took three main assaults, in
which the rebels lost, heavily, to take
Gomez Palacio.
In the final attack on the city
troops were withdrawn from Lerdo,
whereupon the federals occupied it
and another sanguinary conflict was
necessary to retake it.
The translation of the message re-
ceived by General Carranza from Gen-
eral Villa Thursday is as follows:
“Torreon, Coahuila, Mex., April 2.—
General Venus tia no Carranza, Su-
preme Chief of the Constitutionalists:
In this moment the remnants of the
federals are leaving Torreon in flight.
After eleven days of terrible fighting,
in which we lost 1,500 wounded and
500 killed, and the federals, from the
enormous number of bodies burned,
must have had over one thousand kill-
ed, and their number of wounded I am
unable to estimate, our forces have
full possession of Torreon. I regret
to announce that among the wounded
were General Yzabel Robles and Gen-
eral Calixto Contreras. I congratulate
and salute you with respect and es-
teem that I have always had for you.
Your subordinate,
“General Francisco Villa,
“Commander in Chief of Constitution-
alist Forces of Chihuahua.”
By Carranza’s orders all the town
was illuminated, soldiers of the garri-
son paraded and the military band
played.
The national salute was fired,
church bells rung and whistles blown.
GENERAL HARDWARE
AND SUPPLIES
Contractors’SuppIies, Builders?
Hardware, Etc. Prices and In-
formation furnished on request
PEDF.N IRON & STEEL CO.
HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO
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Soda Fountain: We lyive made up ready for
prompt shipment 6, 8, 10, 12 and 20 ft. front
system, pump service outfits, new and slightly
used, at a big saving in price on easy monthly
payments. The Grosman Co., Inc., Dallas,Tex.
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Shiner Oil Mill and
Manufacturing Company
Is now ready for business and will buy your seed and pay
the highest market price.
HULLS AND MEAL ALWAYS ON HAND
Send your seed to the Home Mill
and Patronize a Home Industry
D. C. DANIEL, MANAGER
(Copyright.)
STORMS LEAVE RUIN OVER WIDE SECTION SHIPPED 1,242 CARS OF TEXAS VEGETABLES
Streams Swollen by Heavy Rains, De-
stroying Bridges and Damaging
Crops—Tornadoes, Etc.
Reports from many points indicate
that the storm-swept area of Monday
and Tuesday covered a large portion
of Texas and Oklahoma. Monday’s
storm resulted in two deaths in Dallas
County—Mary de Grate and her hus-
band, Allen de Grate, negroes—and
one death in Cass County, Miss Meda
Shallock of Marietta being crashed to
death when her father’s stote was
wrecked by a storm of tornado vio-
lence.
A tornado passed near Enid, Okla.,
Tuesday, carrying destruction to farrri
fences' and buildings. No one was re-
ported killed or injured, although
there were many narrow escapes.
Late reports of Monday’s storms all
speak of torrential rains, which swell-
ed creeks and rivers into floods, de-
stroying bridges, highways and fences
and doing much damage to lands and
growing crops.
A small cyclone in Ellis County up-
rooted trees and wrecked many farm
homes and barns between Ovilia and
Red Oak. Much damage was done in
Morris County, where it is reported
that more than fifty houses and barns
were blown down. There were many
narrow escapes and several were in-
jured. ^
_ Navarro County was also visi^T by
high winds and torrential rains, light-
ning doing much damage in many
places. Henderson, Rusk County, re-
ports five inches of rain and heavy
damage to bridges, roads and crops.
Nearly all the fishing lakes in the
county were destroyed by washouts
of dams. These lakes were private or
club property,
Storm damage was reported from
Jack, Wise, Denton, Rusk, Cherokee,
Ellis, Limestone, Parker, Johnson,
Hood, Palo Pinto, Washington, Morris,
Lamar, Wood, McLennan, Hopkins and
other counties east to the Sabine and
as far west as Abilene.
Cabbage, 1,144 Cars; Lettuce, 47 Cars;
Potatoes, 3 Cars; Other Shipments
of Mixed Vegetables.
Corpus Christi, Tex.—Twelve hun-
dred and forty-two cars of vegetables
had been shipped from points on the
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico
railway up to March 21, according to
official figures made public Tuesday.
Shipments from the same points to
the same period for the previous sea-
son amounted to 495 cars, showing an
increase for this season of 747 cars.
Of the shipments this year, 1,144
have been cabbage, 47 have been let-
tuce, three cars of potatoes and re-
maining shipments have been mixed
cars of turnips, cauliflower and other
vegetables.
Shipments this year for all stations
with comparative shipments for 1913
follows; shipments for 1914 being
given just followed by shipments of
1913:
Brownsville, 110, 95; Calallen, 28,
15; Domia, 25, 9; Edinburgh, 9, 0;
Harlingen, 60, 22; La Feria, 18, 2;
McAllen, 32, 5; Mercedes, 119, 16; Mis-
sion, 192, 56; Qlmita, 16, 10; Pharr,
66, 25; Riviera, 2, 2; San Benito, 330,
162; San Juan, 25, 10; S. B. R. G.,
191, 58; otal for 1914, 1,242, for 1913,
495.
Practically all of the shipments
from Corpus Christi this season have
been over the San Antonio and Aran-
sas. Pass and the San Antonio, Uvalde
and Gulf and the total shipments up
to date have amounted to 48 cars,
practically all of which has been cab-
bage.
Cabbage prices during the past two
weeks have been on the upgrade, rang-
ing from $18 to $20 per ton f. o. b.
station. Such prices means that the
truckers are making fine returns and
will insure the season being the best
in the history of the season.
Late frosts have practically ruined
the cucumber crop and it is intimated
shipments will be very light.
Whalers Perish in Arctic Blizzard.
St. Johns, N. F.—Death traveled in
a gale that overtook the sealing fleets
last Tuesday. Sixty-four members of
the crew of the steamer New Found-
land -are known to hate perished,
while many more, it is feared, will
he maimed as a result of exposure.
Thirty-seven wrere rescued, according
to a statement by Colonial Secretary
Bennett, acting premier, Thursday.
The steamer Bellaventura accounted
for fifty-eight dead and thirty-five liv-
ing; the Stephano for one dead and
two living and the Florizel for five
dead.
Juarez, Mex.—Heavy fighting was in
progress at Torreon Wednesday, ac-
cording to a 1,000-word report re-
ceived by General Carranza from Gen-
eral Villa Wednesday night. The gist
of the information was given out.
through General Carranza's secretary,
Alfredo Breceda, to the effect that
the heaviest fighting was proceeding
in a so-called canyon named Hua-
raehe, the southern railroad exit from
the city.
The canyon is said to be in reality
a, sort of basin formed by the prox-
imity of three mountains. Through
this basin two railroads run. It is
one of the most strongly fortified of
the federal positions and Senor Bre-
ceda said .the rebels were meeting
with stubborn resistance.
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES
BARDEN ELECTRIC A MACHINERY COMPANY
111 Main Street, Houston, Texas
ELECTRIC LIGHT.TELEPHONE A IGNITION SUPPLIES
McCANE’S DETECTIVE AGENCY
Houston, Texes, operates the largest force of
mpetont detectives in the South, they render
ritten opinions in cacao not handled by them.
written op;:
Reasonable rates.
We Sold $300,000.00 jKttlWSS
rrrch ob lor trade or sale. 11 yon want to buy or
trade, for farms, ranches or business property
write MKKRH BliOTKEBS, BKABY,TEXAS)
Rebels Occupy Main Plaza.
Torreon. — Constitutionalist forces
occupied the main plaza of the city
shortly after 2 o’clock Tuesday after-
noon.
The fighting during the day was
desperate and out of the entire garri-
son of nine thousand federals, fewer
than one thousand were left alive.
The streets were literkily strewn
with dead. The number of prisoner^
taken is not known, nor is it yet
known which officers were capture.
What Huerta Told Mexican Congress.
Mexico City.—“Before leaving these
precincts I must engrave upon your
hearts that it is my purpose, as I
have said before to the national con-
gress, to achieve the peace of the
country, and if to do that your sacri-
fice and mine shall be indispensable,
you and I will know how to sacrifice
ourselves. This is my purpose, or,
what is the same thing, my profes-
sion of political faith.” These were
the closing remarks in Huerta’s mes-
sage to congress Wednesday.
Texan Asks for Improvements.
Washington.—Senator Sheppard of-
fered an amendment to the rivers and
harbors bill for an increase of $200,000
for Brazos river improvement, being
to commence construction of two ad
ditional locks and dams; also an
amendment for survey of the Trinity
from Dallas to Fort Worth with a view
to determining the advisability of con
tinuing the improvement of that
stream to Fort Worth.
50,000 Miners Quit Work.
Columbus, Ohio.—On the eve of a
miners’ holiday—the anniversary of
an eight-hour day in this state—50,000
Ohio miners Tuesday quit work for
an indefinite time. Mines were closed
in accordance with orders issued Mon
day by coal operators.
TEXAS VITAL STATISTICS FOR FE
Births, 4,344; Deaths, 1,959—Tubercu-
losis Leads With 229; Pneu-
monia Claims 196.
Austin, Tex.—Tuberculosis was the
leading cause of death in Texas dur-
ing the month of February, according
to figures issued this week by the
state health department, that form of
disease heading the list with 229 vic-
tims, against the 196 claimed by pneu-
monia.
During the month there were 4,344
births in the state, against 1,959
deaths. Statistics follows:
Births— White. Black.
Males ........ 2,012 152
Females ........... 1,960 132
No sex given....... 15 5
Stillbirths ......... 52 16
Total ........................4,344
Twins— White. Black.
Male ............... 7 sets ----
Female ............. 4 sets 1 set
Male and female... .11 sets 2 sets
Total ......................2^ sets
Of these 50 children, 37 were born
alive and 13 were stillborn.
Leading causes of death follow:
Tuberculosis of lungs, 229; pneu-
monia, 196; senility, 96; Bright’s dis-
ease, 79; organic disease of the heart,
76; stillbirths, 76; cause of death not
specified, 73; cerebral hemorrhage or
apoplexy, 68; other diseases peculiar
to early infancy, 54; 111 defined or-
ganic diseases, 51; aqute nephritis,
46; congenital debility, icterus and
scleroma, 43; diarrhoea and enteritis
(under 2 years), 42; paralysis without
specified cause, 35; typhoid fever, 31;
infantile paralysis, female, Mexican,
from Webb County, 8 years.
Cargo of 300 Tons Rifles Gone.
Copenhagen.—A mysterious cargo of
300 tons of rifles, supposed to be in-
tended for Ireland, disappeared from
the vicinity of the Danish island of
Langeland Tuesday after an embargo
had been/placed on it by the authorv
i ties.
Governor of Canal Zone. Sworn In.
Panama.—Colonel George W. Goeth-
als Wednesday became governor of
the canal zone. In conformity with
his .wishes no ceremony marked the
occasion.
Scient.Hs Are Weighing the Moon.
Chicago, 111.—Experiments for the
weighing and measurement of the
moon are being conducted by scien-
tists at the University of Chicago, it
was announced Tuesday.
PALACE SALOON
W. M. ZAPPE, Proprietor
In the New Wm. Green Building, Front Street
Everything New; Finest Fixtures
in the City.
THE BEST OF
Liquors and Cigars in Stock
Fresh Beer Constantly on Tap
Give Me a Call and Be Sure of Polite Treatment
THE CITY SALOON
A Comfortable Place to Stop. Polite Treatment
Call and See My Selection of
Wines, Whiskies and Cigars
Fresh Beer Always On Tap
AUGUST SCHRAMM, Proprietor
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OPERA HOUSE BAR i
I Invite all my friends and old customers to
CALL AND SEE ME
I Will keep a full stock of the Best Whiskies, Wines, Beer
and Cigars,, and will always treat you right.
ALBERT BERCKENHOFF
JOE MACHA’S
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ARANSAS PASS BUCKHORN SALOON
‘“Old Joe" is back again at his old
wtand and will be glad to meet his
arid friends. He can supply you with
everything good to drink and smoke
Opposite the Depot
Shiner, Texas
BISMARK SALOON
J. H. HUEBNER, Proprietor
The Oldest Saloon in Shiner
Will be glad to meet all my
old friends and customers
FRESH BEER ALWAYS ON TAP
Next Door to Walters Bros.
EVERYBODY’S SALOON
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Proprietor
KEEP IN STOCK A FINE LINE OF
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WOULD BE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU
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Habermacher, J. C. & Lane, Ella E. Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1915, newspaper, September 9, 1915; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1136797/m1/2/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shiner Public Library.