New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 205, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1914 Page: 4 of 8
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NEW ULM DAILY ENTERPRISE, NEW ULM. TEXAS
BELLVILLE
BULLETIN
Wm. L. Cuming's Dead Aged
Sixty Two
Bellville, May 5.---After ■ Imif
ering illness ot several months
Wm. L Cumings, aged 62, passed
away at his home in this city, at
7:00 p. m., Monday, May 4, .1914.
Deceased 'was born in Brazm-ia
county He had lived In Bellville
a long time, serving many years
as jns ice of the pe.me. He is
sir vivri] *>y a. w i <i <> w, h v e
I'Uothers, A sister and three
chudren. Tie children are
L mis Cumings <>( Rosenberg,
Mrs. Sanders of Houston and C.
Cumings of Bellville. The
brothers are Ed. and Albert
(Turnings of Rosenberg, Erank of
Houston, George C. of Bellville,
and Tom Cumings of Somerville.
The surviving sister is Mrs.
Hood of Sealy. The funeral,
conducted by Rev.^Cravy, was
attended by above mentioned
relatives and many others, be-
sides many friends.
Otto Hintz and H. Hartman
were here from Cat Spring to-
day.
John Brewer was here on a
business mission from Peters
Tuesday afternoon.
Aug. Hold and Chas. Chernos-
ky were business visitors here
from Nelsonville last Tuesday.
Sam Muery, L. Muery and F.
Dierke were transacting busi-
ness here today.
C Sibesta, H. Waak, A. Peters,
D Wilifodtahd A. Peters were
transacting business in Bellville
today.
tfhB^^and F. W, Viereck
visitors In:re to-
OiU-Vefstyrrvi W “was-
in the city today.
Prisoners Horribly Tortured
to Death.
Mobile, Ala., May 10. — The
German steamship Ypirauga ar-
rived hero today from quarantine
with 178 German and two Ameri-
can refugees on board.
All the refugees accuse the
Mexicans, especially the Zapatis-
tas, a h t rbariI.y in dealing with
their (>'isote.'i s. O ie passenger
said th-it a German mi ing e
gineer and his wife, w k> . were
captured by the Zap;'I 'as at a
place in Tabasco, were tied to
stakes about ten feet part and
kept in the broiling sun for sev-
eral hours until the captors were
ready for the torture/
When the Zapatistas were
ready for the “sacrifice,” as they
call it, they began with the man,
cutting his ears off. Then they
treated the woman in the same
manner. The woman became
unconscious and then the tor-
turers, according to the story of
the refugee, turned their atten-
tion to the man. They cut the
skin from his body in strips.
The victim of th*; torturers was
finally put to do .th, according to
the account o' the refugee, as
was his wi fe.
No Calomel Necessary.
The injurious effect and unpleasant-
ness of taking calomel is done away
with by Simmons Liver Purifier, the
mildest known liver medicine, yet the
most through in action. Put up in
yellow tin boxes only. Price 25c.
Tried once used always. A. B. Rich-
ards Medicine Co., Sherman, Texas.
Lamp Black.
For marking cotton, in stock
at Hofmann’s, New Ulm.
FRIDAY
M’s Thekl t John left last
night for Cat Hpring where she
will ;p«nd a f<-<v day’s ambng re-
in ■ es and fiitmds.
Mrs 0. Schultz left this morn-
ing for her home at No-dheim,
on her way dome she will stop at
Fayetteville to visit at the -home
of her daughter, Mrs. Kinny
Haiamitschek.
' -3>
AVm Srhwecke, Sr., was trans-
acting business in town this
morning.
Prof. T..<('(). Biuffping, of Wel-
• -me was in town this mm ring.
SATURDAY..
Ad. Mieth was among visitors
in town yesterday.
Miss Thekla John arrived this
morning from Cat Spring after a
brief visit with relatives. She
was ar.com panied by her sister,
Mrs. Louise Mecklenburg, of
Seaiy, who will spend a few days
in town.
Miss Halda Gollmer, of Indus-
try, was in town this morning.
The New Ulin School Enter-
tainment at Fimka’s Hall last
nigl'.t was a decided success in
every respect. A credit to the
unflinching energy of our teach-
ers, Prof. O. M. Brown and Miss
Leola Find A large crowd at-
Immed and all seemed to ’-rnjoy
the .occasion to the fullest ex
tend. After the entertainment
was over the young folks weie
serv id with an abundance of
fresh and delicious ice cream, at
Fr.nua’s Ice Cream Parlor —of
New (Jjm’sown manufacture.
MONDAY
L. H Brune, of BTeJsburg,
was a. New Ulm' visitor this
morning.
Dan Rinn, Sr., of Industry,
was among ^business visitors in
town this morning.
Alvin Buechmann, of Route 2,
Si'oy, was transacting business
in town Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. O. H. Rudloff, ami child-
ren, Waldemar and Ryllis Ruth,
left for a, visit bo Sealy ai d Bell-
ville yestei day morning.
Leroy L. Schwecke returned
thi- morning to Houston after
,pending a day with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. Schwecke, and
olher relatives.
Airs. Arthur Moebes, of Sealy,
and Mrs. Ess Russell and child,
of Bellville, ai rived yesterday
morning to spend the day with
their aunt, Miss T'liekla John.
They, and Mrs. Louise Mecklen-
burg, returned home last night.
TUESDAY
H. L. Schulze and son, Herbert,
arrived this morning from Hous-
ton.
Miss Lillie Schroeder returned
home this morning from Bellville
where she has been teaching
school.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Berndt left
again this \ morning for their
home in Rockdale, after spend-
ing several days will) relatives
near Industry.
WEDNESDAY
Monroe C. Koch spent yester-
day in Eagle Lake.
Edmund Pflughaupt was
among visitors in town this
morning. Lk
Received at Weige’s, Bead
N" k laces. The latest craze.
The pwceis right and we have
the oods in stock.
L’o Krueger v. as a business
visitor at The Enterprise <>ffi <’•
yesterday a fte r n oon.
Mr. and Mrs, lusnea Ashorn
ami children were sboppic-r
tow ii today.
Did. it ever oepur to you th-u, it.
Fitch Shampoo would keep your
scalp clean and your coat collar
too? See Rubin Freis about it.
Rev. Sievers, of Industry, re
turned Monday evening m ai
visit to points in north Texas.
The original place d.f lowest
prices on New and Stylish Fur-
niture is at The Deparuiient
Store.
Eddie Machemehl, of Route 3,
Bellville, was a business visitor
at 4’110 Enterprise office tins'
morning.
Mrs. O. H. Rudloff and child-
ren, Waldemar and Ryllis Ruth,
returned home this morning
after visiting relatives and
friends in Sealy and Bellville.
Let us fit you with a new
Straw hat; we have all the irew
styles all the time, for Men, Boys
and Children. F. A. Weige.
County Line News.
May 10.—Mrs. A. Belief, Mrs.
H. Krause and little boy, were
guests at the L. Moeller home
Monday.
Misses Dora Ressler, Dora
Minar, Eima Schimek and bqpih-
er Leo, were entertained at the
J. Ressler home'Sumlay.
Mrs. L. Mach and daughter
Albina, spent Sunday with Mrs.
J. Sula and family.
. JALw. .nri &,
ness mission to Bordovic one day
last week.
Vince Zapalac returned home
last Saturday from San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ressler were
visiting at Ad. Minar Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. KoCurak and
daughters, Sophie and Albina,
and Frank Kasmiersky were
entertained at the L. Schimek
home last Sunday evening.
Steven Piwetz was visiting his
“best” girl Sunday. ->
Mr. and Mrs. R. Heinsohn and
little baby, spent Saturday with
home folks.
Wilma, Heinsohn and brother
Arnold, attended the dance at
Lone Star Saturday.
Strawberry Girl
Frelsburg News Notes.
May 12.—Emil Buxkemper
was on a business mission bo
Columbus Monday.
Mrs. John Wavra and daugh-
ter Miss Elsa, of New Ulm, were
guests at the Wm. Klaus home a
few days last week.
Edmund and Ernst Klaus were
chopping cotton for Leo Schnei-
der last week.
Mrs. Joe Buxkemper and son,
Otto, and daughter, Miss Emma,
were Weimar visitors a few days
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richter
and Herman Remthum were
guests at the Wm. Klaus home
Sunday.
A party consisting of W. A.,
sEd. and Ernst Klaus and Paul
and Alvin Laake enjoyed a fish-
ing trip Saturday evening.
Bennie and Anton Meyer and
sister Miss Anna, visited at the
F. Richter home Sunday-
See Hotmann when you have
hides to sell.
IF you have something th-at is
intended for eyes only, put
it in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes
HS3-3S0P
Fins cannot reach it—burglars cannot get it and you will
have absolute privacy because all our Safe Deposit Boxes
are fitted with Yale Locks which cannot be opened
unless you help. These locks have double mechanism
that requires two different keys to unlock. You have
one key and we hold the other—and both must be
used at the same time or tlft box cannot be opened. «
The Road To Wealth.
There is pne door that always
opens to the road of prosperity
and wealth. You will find that ■
door at the front of our Bank.
Why not open it today? You will
find a warm welcome. A checking account at our Bank will simplify your
business deals, your cancelled checks will be receipts and records of every
fleal. It makes errors impossible. Better start today.
We pay interest on time deposits.
First Guaranty State Bank f Ind ustry, Tex.
TEXAS FACTS
Post Oak Point News.
MANUFACTURING.
We have 228 cotton-seed oil
mills in Texas that manufacture
$30,000,000 of products annually.
Fifteen years ago Texas was
without a rice mill. We now have
19 of these .establishments.
May 13.—The dance that took
I place here last Saturday night,
was grand, 42 tickets were sold,
and everybody enjoyed the oc-
casion to the fullest extent.
J. J. Zanek, of Industry passed
through here with his car last
Sunday morning, en route to
Frelsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Veith,
Texas is the second state in
the Union in the manufacture of
rice. I
Tim Te^ggi^^iills turn out
There are 372,000,000 pounds of
rough rice milled by the Texas
plants each year.
The refining of petroleum ranks
fifth among other Texas indus-
tries and Texas ranks fourth with
other states in this respect.
We have 12 malt liquor estab-
lishments in Texas that are valued
at $7,027,000.
The annual output of the Texas
breweries is valued at $6,464,000. ’
The first ice factory ever built
in the United States was at Jef-
ferson, Texas.
The cold storage capacity of
Texas is 2,500 cars,
There are 182 ice factories in
Texas.
and little daughter were visiting
out in the Pisek country last Sun-
day.
Herbert Scbyltz was out to see
iW EW1W
Sunday evening.
F. B. Miller of here was out
towards Fayetteville last Sunday
morning.
The rainy weaklier prevents
the farmers of this section of
getting into their fields; which is
now indeed necessary in order to
keep the grass and weeds down.
Come again, the one who
claims to be the founder of
Lovers Station . suppose that’s
the place tliey used to call Kiss-
ing Station. I am well acquaint-
ed at Kissing Station, especially
with the pretty gals.
“Snapshot Bill” of Shoe.nau,
bring us all the news of that
jolly little place, for Fused to live
there too, and perhaps I know
you.
Don’t forget the May Fest and
nance at New Ulm the 23rd.
Eagle Eye.
There are 143 foundry and ma-
chine shops in Texas.
There are 385 bakeries in Texas.
There are 13 cotton mills in
Texas.
There are 25 furniture factories
in Texas.
There are 67 tobacco and cigar
factories in Texas.
Texas lias 127 steam laundries.
There arc 253 central electric
light and power plants in Texas.
The largest electric power plant
in the Southwest is in Texas.
Dallas, Texas, is the world’s
largest saddle manufacturing cen-
ter.
Coming.
Another car of oats. Will be
sold out of car at 57c a buschel
W. F. Hotmann. .
Just received at F. A. Weige’s
a new line of Ladies Muslin
underweai', let us show you the
new styles in crepe effect.
pp cp London “Tango Necklace’
ri'iCC“Eveiyn Thaw” Bracelet
v These two beautiful pieces of pop-
ular jewelry are the craze among so-
ciety women in -New York and the
largest cities. They are neat and ele-
gant gold finished articles that will
gladen the heart of every girl or
woman, no matter how young or old.
Very stylish and attractive.
Our free offer. We are advertising
Spearmint Chewing Gum and desire
to place a big boll of this fine health-
ful gum into every home. It sweet-
ens the breath—whitens the teeth and
aids digestion. It is refreshing and
pleasing to all. To every lady sending
us but 50c wo will ship a big boll of
20 regular.5c packages of the Spear-
mint gum and include the elegant
“Tango’’ necklace and “Evelyn Thaw’
bracelet absolutely free.
This offer is for a short time only.
Not mote than 2 orders to one party.
Dealers not allowed to accept this.
AMERICAN SALES COMPANY
Dayton, Ohio.
Skin Diseases Cured.
Hunt’s Cure is the name of the reme
dy which is absolutely guaranteed to
cure all forms of skin disease or the
purchase price promptly refunded.
Wonderful results are obtained by its
use, curing cases that would not yield
to other treatment. Ask your drug-
gist. A. B. Richards Medicine Co.,
Snerman, Texas.
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New Ulm Daily Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 205, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1914, newspaper, May 14, 1914; New Ulm, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1190160/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nesbitt Memorial Library.