The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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GIRL REPORTERS MAKE GOOD.
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EXTRAORDINARY
iHUNTffifi SEASON CLOSES, f
fEDERAl LAW PUTS BAN 1
The
China.
President Wilson says the army is
not large enough or strong enough
for adequate service in time of peace.
Not costing enough does he mean?
It may be wrong to think wrong
of those higher up, but this Mexican
side show we have been having for
the past four or five years doesn’t
smell altogether like violets to us. t
county,
from
Two in Cleveland Brave Hardship and
Toil to Get the News.
BREWERY DECISION HAS
VITAL BEARING ON EVERY
The Tribune will get the business
for you if you will give it a chance.
Farmers About El Campo Agreeing:
on Definite Amount.
For Tax Collector:
THQS. H. CASTLETON.
BAY CITY NURSERY CO.
Sam J. Baker, Manager.
Telephone 816.
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'For County Clerk:
JOHN T. BOND.
For County Treasurer:
GEO, E. SERRILL (re-election).
JAMES H. ROACH.
W.B. JETER.
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^For Sheriff:
BERT CARR.
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" Far Tax Assessor:
W. C. LLOYD.
J. D. MOORE.
GEO. B. TRUITT.
For District Clerk:
JNO. F. PERRY.
GEO. AUSTIN.
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For County Commissioner,
No. One:
W. R. HORN.
LOUIS HUEBNER.
W. A. MATTHEWS.
W. H. VAUGHAN.
W. M. BELCHER.
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R.F. ANDERSON
General Store
are cured by the wonde '-ful, old reliable
a a'/iserJ'ic Heabnsf Oil It relit
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Personals
of the
Dallas Brewery,
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ON EVERY HEEU.
With Arrival of Feburary Sportsmen'
Matagor da, !
on his way |
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program. Texans, as
ways prepared, which probably
counts for their believing in it.
-Subject to the Action of the White
Man’s Union Primaries.
friend.
as you
money.
; It’s a pretty penny a business concern,
pays to do business in this glorious
country of ours.
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'For County Attorney;
G. B. ROBERTSON.
W. E. DAV ANT (re-election).
entertained the
Tables Auction Club yesterday
A newspaper is building, all other I afternoon with auction and a lunch-
the
jthat such
Colonel Jake Walters says the peo-
ple of Texas generally are support-
ing President Wilson's preparedness
a rule, are al-
ac-
e and real class in
►mfort and enduring
wearing quality in
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Thos. Gojgan & Bro.
J. E. GRACE, Manager
Bay City, Texas
L i;i years known as Best, Safest. Always F
undertaken to meet as far as
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returned to the Plain Dealer office and ! DECIDES AGAINST
wrote her story. This is another ex-
ample of how Cleveland girl reporters
get the news.
ments to the public of what they can j limited the donations of
do for the latter. It was all in keep-
ing with the spirit of the time that
at the recent session in Chicago of
the American Iron and Steel Institute,
Mr. George H. Jones of Chicago, and
Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of
the board of the United States Steel
corporation, advocated advertising
of the steel business. Mr. Jones spe-
cifically urged a million-dollar adver-
tising campaign to stimulate demand
for steel products, as a cure for busi-
ness depression. Advertising on a
large scale would be a radical innova-
tion for the steel trade. But the
scheme appealed to the members of
the institute, and doubtless it will be
carried into effect.
that the results will be profitable to
the advertisers.
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Who can doubt dn behalf of the common good.
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To hear some people talk, the gun-
boats of the foreign powers, are al-
ready plowing the mighty deep for
our shores and the millions of enemy
soldiers will swarm our ports about
4:30 a. m., next week. Gee! its awful.
In the meantime the big trust factories
smile satisfactorily and profoundly.
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ladles! Ask your Druaclst for A\
SEA A/. ’A boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. V/
4,4 years known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable
El Campo, Texas, February 2.—
Much interest is being taken here in
A
, campaign is being made to get the
farmers to sign and agree to plant
' a specified number of acres. A num-
; her have agreed to plant as many as.
60 acres.
Railway employes who now receive;
their pay checks twice a month are
said to eye the checks with suspicion.
They can hardly believe the evidence
of their eyes.
We stand for the peanut strong.
There are greater possibilities for this
humble little underground pea than
there ever was for the cottonseed, and
the future for it is bright and spark-
ling. Easy to raise and prolific in
all kinds of soil and under all kinds
of weather, it is going to prove a
valuable crop, even though it may be-
nome the lazy farmer’s best
Go it as strong on peanuts
please—they will bring good
C, If you want style
shoes—permanent cor
shapeliness — sound wearing quality
ana out — buy
patriot Siloes
C Specialty shoes made on the newest
lasts from selected cuts of high-grade
leathers, with magnificent service value in
every pair. Many styles to choose from
—all attractive and distinctive—perfect
fit and comfort assured.
< “Patriot Shoes” maintain the
reputation of the “STAR BRAND’ Line
and there’s no higher anywhere.
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revolution is spreading in
Will people never get tired
of fighting?
Ninde
Gainesmore,
| Buck’s Bayou.
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conveys the fallowing j From Tuesday’s Daily..
“Until the Surpeme Court decides ’
that the Federal migratory law is un- ‘
1 From Wednesday’s Daily.
! Hon. Jim Perry, of Palacios, was
: a business vistior to the city today.
i Max Schwartz left today on a busi-
ness trip to Houston.
Judge W. S. Holman has just re-
turned from a business trip to Hous-
ton.
! Mr. A. A. Highbarger of Plainview
has been in the city for a few days
on business.
Prof. R. W. Persons left this eve-
ning for Houston to attend the meet-
ing of demonstration agents that will
be held there for the next three days.
Sheppard Cleveland was taken to
Houston yesterday for treatment. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland,
who will remain with him.
Mr. H. A. Clapp is delivering some
very interesting lectures to the school
■ children over the county this week,
institutions and things that are true '
and right and square. When the •
newspaper has the public confidence, it!
has the confidence of the public’s pos- ■
sessions—its purse, among other j
things.
The business you do, for instance—
the selling of white space to advertis-
ers—is founded not only on the num-
ber of readers you reach, but much j
more on 1
you reach them, .-uiu j
ness is determined by the confidence ;
the readers have in your integrity and
judgment.
In the advertising business that is
coming into newspaper columns in
quantity is advertising of opportu-
nities to save and opportunities to in-
vest. It devolves on the newspaper
publisher to conserve the readers’ con-
fidence in his advertisements of those
opportunities. If he opens his columns
to a certain type of that advertising
he opens purses to the financial in-
jury of his readers and to the ulti-
mate destruction of his own news-
paper. If he supports in the various
ways known to journalistic enterprise
the advertising of opportunities of the
. right sort he enriches his readers ma-
terially and spiritually, builds up his
business and builds stronger and
higher that great asset of the news-
paper-public confidence rightly won
and consistently guarded—University
of Washington News Letter.
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FOR RENT OR LEASE.
For County Commissioner, Precinct
Number 4:
C. V. (Charley) CABINISS,
(of Markham).
CHAS. E. DULLER, of Blessing.
J. C. MAXWELL of Markham.
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And that effective-jadvertisers,
so multiplied that newspapers s
magazines are receiving abundant; Article 1166 of the Revised Statute;'
patronage. In fact, business men j prohibits contributions by a corpora-
are growing more and more keenly | tion for political purposes, and it has
alive to the benefits which accrue! heretofore been supopsed that this
from liberal and persistent announce- | specific inhibition was all that legally
a corpora-
tion. The constitution which has
heretofore been given to Article 1164;
has been that it related to the busi- ]
ness of a corporation, and required j
it to confine its business activities to j
the purposes described in its char-1
ter. The new rule announced by the j
District Court of Sulphur Springs, at,
the instance of the attorney general,'
would make it a capital offense for a
Dallas bank to contribute one dollar
to build a church, to buy a public;
park, or to promote a public enter-
tainment. Under this holding, all
public enterprises must rely hereafter
upon individual support, and the cor-
poration is given immunity from calls
Don’t you wish you were the State ’
of Texas? It is actually on a cash
basis.
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The tax-paying period insofar
poll taxes are concerned is done for
this year, while property taxes if paid
now will have to be penalized,
voting strength the county falls
siderably behind what it was
County Judge:
R. R. LEWIS (re-election).
DUNCAN RUTHVEN.
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Victrola and Victor ’ ?
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ter entirely, however. The weather
has been consistently against duck
hunting and there have been compar- ■ inclu(je tiie school
For County Commissioner
No. Twa:
O. J. WALKER.
J. B. HAWKINS, Matagorda.
W. E. McNABB (re-election).
C. R. BELL.
Eighteen months, 15,000,000 dead,
wounded or maimed for life, a public
debt of $25,000,000,000 and nothing
gained by either side represent the
war’s latest summary. It’s brief, but
awful.
a greater Matagorda
Now that the carnival is on the way,
I get ready to entertain a big part of the
----------- j county. The people will come here;
partment is particularly anxious to J frQm aR partg of the county and (
obtain an expression of local opinion, j . (
particularly if it is of Statewide char- • sively ■
acter, and suggests that a general pe-' ’ ...... I
tition for Texas be submitted, out- '
lining desired changes in. the Federal
law on which the State as a whole is
agreed. The department will find it
impassible to concede any changes on
which all sections of the State are not
agreed.—Houston Post. ■ J
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GAIN READERS’ CONFIDENCE.
-iFor County Surveyor:
J. C> CARRINGTON.
E. N. GUSTAFSON.
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4For County Superintendent:
W. F. IP ACK.
,W. CZ GRAY.
(Re-election second term.)
H. W. Speckles of Markham was in
town yesterday.
A number of society folks motored
constitutional, the law is in full force { in four cars to Matagorda today to
and effect and information of violation | attend a gociai function.
is being gathered for future prosecu- j They will all be here for the car-
tion. Three years are allowed the : ri..,7Ql QIld R is well worth coming to
government to present a case, and if,
the law is sustained, violators will
risk prosecution for their# acts any
time within that period.”
The communication goes on to say bxQme from Victoria Where he has been
that if the law is upheld by the Su- I fQr past few dayg on business,
preme Court that revisions will be j .
" possible'
the wishes of various States. The de-
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Tile drain your farm, your garden,
your yard, the result will surprise
and please you. Send for free book-
let, “Hints on Farm Drainage.” Bay
City Brick and Tile Co. tf-dw
_____.2.2 2 , “ Iwedtes Wont Cure
The worst cases, no matte, of how long' standing',
insj- Oil It relieves
The Houston Post entertained the
red-headed girls and women of Hous-
ton TulsdAy at the Majestic Theater.
All seats were taken early and no elec-
tric lights were needed. The census
gives Houston 17,006 red-headed wo-
men, mostly widows.
Williahi G. McAdoo at one time con-
templated locating at Brenham, in
this . State, in . order that he might
with advantage pursue the study of
law in the office of Judge J. D. Mc-
Adoo, his uncle. That fact probably
accounts for his. being in the Presi-
dent’s cabinet.
Gan any nation war against the
United States unless the United States
gives that nation a cause to fight?
Then what’s all the fuss about? Can
the United. States declare war unless
some nation gives us cause? Then
isn’t that time enough to spend the
people’s millions on preparedness?
The next time George Bailey lam-
poons the State of Georgia for not
paying its school inarms, he should
reflect over the lavish manner in
which the inmates of his own Harris
County poor farm are fed. The eve-
ning meal of each of the unfortunates ;
on the farm consists of one-fourth ■ of
a five-cent loaf of bread and some
tea. George should point his facile
faber at such extravagance.
Why not the oil development?
a chance, to be sure, but we are tak-
ing them every day on everything else,
so why not try again for oil, this
time with a deep well? It is impos-
sible to even guess at the great good
that would follow.
With the arrival of February 1 the
ban went up on all sorts of hunting,
and the sportsman who would a shoot-
ing go is only licensed to kill wild
turkey, dove or black duck, and that
only up to the first of April, or to
take his marksmanship out on clay!
pigeons. Both State and Federal laws
operate to establish a closed season
on everything except dove and wild
turkey. The State law permits an-
other month of dove shooting, and the
Federal department of agriculture re-
gards the dove as a sectional bird and
has no jurisdiction. The same is true j
of black or “mottled” duck, according! of the Texas Industrial Con_
to a letter to Charlie Bering from the
department.
The hunting season just closed has
been a productive one from the view-
point of the quail shooter. There
were plenty of birds in this section
this year, and the new limit of 15
proved popular. For one thing, it
permitted the hunter to boast of a
limit bag with far more truth than
under the old limit of 25. With both
his skill and his veracity unquestioned i gratifying results,
the sportsman has had a good year.
business in this
Carnival Company, snail employ or use its stock, means,' fectively.
. oncaff? ! assets, or other property, directly or
Which ih .to begin a tor any other purpose what-
I ever than to accomplish the legimi-.
mate objects of its creation, or those!
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permitted by law.”
This act was passed in 1907. In its
I answer the Dallas Brewery stated
• that since that time it had made con-
tributions to the Texas Business
club members, lMen’s Association. The court holds
_ . „ » A.T„C. I that such a contribution was beyond
MrS‘ ™ i charter powers of the corporation,;
i and assessed a fine of $5000 and a -
' forfeiture of the defendant’s charter;
as a penalty. -i
I This holding is that whenever a'
Every-i corporation contributes to any other '
?.-' enterprise, it violates the law
things on one side, on the confidence ! eon se rved at the conclusion of
of the public. The public, whatever gauics. Besides the ----’
else mey be said about it, reposes con- i „_____
fidence finally only in those men and i James S. Mayfield were present.
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THE ADVERTISING AGE.
(From Leslie’s.)
This is the advertising age.
body who hopes to do business sue-' enterprise, it violates the law and ■
cessfully must give his enterprise due may have its charter forfeited at the;
publicity in the columns of the press, instance of the attorney general. The;
The number of periodicals has so effect of this is to prohibit any aid
greatly increased that it would seem by a corporations, and all pledges of
^effectivewms"with which j niust have outrun the needs of any sort given in their behalf which
1 But the latter have are not related directly to the busi-
and ness described in their charaters. |
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A finely located business house
40x125 feet in dimensions with all, in-
side accommodations, a railroad* at
the back door and 100 feet loading
room front and rear. Will lease or
rent on very satisfactory terms. A
splendid place and onoprtunity for a
emod bnsiness. For further informa-
tion call at Tribune offic**?. 28-dwtf
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POLITICAL AHNOUNCEMENTS
Three years are allowed the; nival and it'is well worth coming
see. It is the biggest show of its kind I
on the road today. Don’t miss it.
George B. Culver, of
spent yesterday in the city
If the valor of our country is so
inadequate and we are so badly crip-
pled, who could possibly expect a
and powerful nation to jump on
without cause or warning? Why, the
shame of it!
Now that Christmas holidays and
the tax-paying period have passed,
perhaps we can get down to business
and have a little for the other fellow.
Two of a kind coming so close to-
gether put the old man to scratching,
doesn’t it?
1 Court.
This judgment is based upon article
1164 of the Revised Statutes, which;
reads as follows:
“No corporation; domestic or for-
eign, doing
shall employ or
ill Veil .
week’s engage-§ assets* or olher Property, directly
ment here on the 21st, is the very best
...... in the country and well worth seeing.
It Is Uie Foundation Upon Which its menagerie alone
Newspaper’s Prosperity is within. itself.
Mrs. F. H. Jones
Two
Victrola
for dancing
With a
Records you can practice the new
dances over and over again.
You can have an impromptu j ;
dance whenever you wish and ?
dance as long as you want.
The Fox-Trot, Castle Polka,
and all the other new dances, i
played loud and clear and in per-
feet time. A}!*’ ■
Come in and hear them, and let
us demonstrate the
different styles of the
Victor and Victrola—
$10 to $250. Easy
terms, if desired. A
In
con-
what it was last
year, although more money has been
paid in on properties. In the latter,
therefore, the county is better off and
will, perhaps, come nearer getting
completely out of debt within the next
few months than it has been for a
number of years. The State also is
on a cash basis. This is not surpris-
ing since the State ad valorem was
increased so handsomely by the State
tax board. It will be surprising and
disappointing if the State should not
remain on a cash basis permanently.
There can be no reason under the
circumstances for it to become in-
volved beyond its revenues again, es-
pecially since the taxes this year
should create a big surplus as well
pc+ablich p nermnnent cash hc-^'’
In the. suit of A. P. Borden and
others against Matagorda County
drainage district No. 5, which has.
been pending in the District Court,
here for the past week, a judgment
TEXAS CORPORATION. ‘ has been rendered against the defend-
------ I ants, sustaining the injunction re-
The judgment rendered in the Dis-! straining the drainage commissioners-
a i trict Court at Sulphur Springs in from further operations. The drain- •
the suit of the State against the ■ age commissions have taken the case-
-------- _ - - ., affects, to some to the Court of Civil Appeals at Gal-
extent, every corporation in the State. {veston.
iviv) Under the agreement made with the; -------o—o-------
dur i attorney general there will be no ap- j a corporation, created by the State..
ten_! peal, and hence this case will stand as ’ raust pay a franchise tax to the State-
| a preeenSent unffl the queatjgn..iUn-||aif
volves shall finally go to the Supreme ™ clty>
lcou-.+v and State for their taxes. After
this, or ’.efore this, the Federal gov-
, eminent step. in, makes the corpora-
i tion throw open books and another
- —'.pull at the corporation’s js ad-
State,; ministered; gently of course, but ef-
_____ . It is taxes any way you
i look and the sad part of it all is-
i that it grows worse instead of better.
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SIGNING UP FOR PEANUTS.
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Film actresses have nothing on the
girl reporters of Cleveland, O., when
it comes to performing hazardous
feats in order to produce the proper
effect in their work. Recently Miss
Beatrice Burton of the Press spent
several days working in a foundry in
order to tell the news about this new
phase of industry for women. One
day Miss Lora Kelly of the Plain
Dealer decided to obtain first hand
information on the progress on the
new tunnel which will supply the west
side with water from Lake Erie, and
she did.
First of all, the inspection required
a trip of five miles out on the lake in
a tug, and any reporter who has ever
chartered one of these sea rocking
horses to go beyond Sandy Hook to
meet a belated steamship may realize
how much of a picnic this part of the
venture was when it is said that the
Atlantic Ocean is no rougher than
Lake Erie at this time of year. When j
she arrived at the intake crib Miss j
Kelly was dropped through a shaft
for 128 feet, and when the cage stop-
ped she was fifty feet under the bot-
tom of Lake Erie.
- Miss Kelly then followed the work
that men are doing every day—refin-
ishing the tunnel, learning to breathe
with air at twenty pounds pressure,
operating the steel shield and the big
knife and rim that cut a thirty foot ■
orbit into the clay with one revolution.
During her investigation Miss Kelly i
remained four minutes in the air lock
, x, + fmm the proposition to plant peanuts.
that divides the flushed tunnel from ,
the operating chamber.
In spite of the trying experience of J
living under the bottom of the lake
for more than an hour, not to mention
the dangers of seasickness riding out
to the crib and back again, Miss Kelly !
should be cultivated exten- j
Mr. Wm. Cash will be called back
i to Galveston next Monday for- Federal
grand jury service.
Miss Norma Autry, has returned to
her home at Houston after visiting
Mrs. Lettie Himel for a number of
days. .
The . Wortham
Bay City, Texas, Feby. 1, 1916.
Those Who Wish to Plant Orchards
Of Satsuma Orange, Kumquat and
Other Fruit Trees:
We are overstocked on the larger
•izes of Satsuma Orange and Kum-
quat trees, and must make room for
<iir spring stock. The great war has
caused hard times, and those who
Would like to plant are, in many cases,
financially unable to do so. We wanT, i
above all things, to encourage the
planting of the best thing for the
'Coast Country, THE ORANGE THAT
DOES NOT FREEZE, and besides, WE
NEED THE MONEY. So, for the
(NEXT THIRTY DAYS ONLY we will
«ell to those who wish to plant them
the very finest of Satsuma Orange and
Kumquat trees, in lots of not less
than 100 trees, at JUST ONE-HALF
OF THE PRICE QUOTED IN OUR
NEW CATALOG. And, as a further
" inducement, we will furnish any other
atock we quote, except Palms and Pe-
cans, in any quantity, at one-half the
“each” price quoted in the catalog,
to those who buy 100 Satsuma or
Kumquat trees.
NOW, GET BUSY! And look here!
If you can’t use 100 trees, get up a
Club of your neighbors, and if you
Can get up an order of 1,000 trees of
more, we will make you a present of
100 trees, free, to pay you for your
trouble.
Prices f. o. b. the Nursery.
ing free. Terms, spot cash.
This offer expires March 1,
Sooner, if we dispose of our surplus
Stock, so do not delay, but order NOW.
If you have not our catalog, ask for
it. It is free, and worth dollars to
you, if you will read it.
Call at the Nursery and see the
' «tock. We will be glad to show it to
■ Yours
bounty,
igress.
I Rev. J. B. Lee, who is now station-
ed at Pilot Point, Texas, is here for
several days in the interest of the
Girls’ Rescue Home at Arlington. This
home has been in operation for fifteen
years and has been a power for good
in our State.
The $10,000 contest of the Texas In-
dustrial Congress was introduced to
the Wadsworth school today with
Two boys entered
, the Frank Holland Pig Contest, one
Duck hunting has been another mat- entered tbe Boys’ Corn Club and four
boys and two girls entered the Gar-
I den Contest. Wednesday’s route will
1 ’ 1 at Van Vleck,
school, Cedar Lane,
Prairie Center and
atively few mallard and teal this esa-i ganey
son. !
A letter just received by C. L. ;
Bering from the Federal department
of agriculture
information:
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1916, newspaper, February 4, 1916; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1291571/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.