Bay City Breeze. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1897 Page: 4 of 4

                                
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—I, N. Rogers brought us in- on Mon-
day of this week a fine bunch of wheat,
40 inches high, with full heads of well
matured grain, grown on his lot in Bay
City. It is a bearded grain, supposed to
be of the Mediterranean variety and the
success of this little garden experiment
of Mr. Rogers is only another evidence
of the possibilities of this wonderful
coast country. Nobody knows what all
may be grown here yet successfully and
profitably. We are only touching the
experimental stage as yet.
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Double Dallu^.
Train Service
WITH DIRECT CONNECTION
TO
RLE POINTS NORTH AND EKST.
ONLY LINE RUNNING
Through Sleepers* to
Clip of Mexico,
Excursion Rates all the year round to
Mexico and California.
Jury List,
term of District Court that
on Monday, May
—Three spools N. N. N. thread for
ioc at Moore’s.
For the
convenes in Bay City
31st, 1897.
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to water closet. .
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Special Barqains In Furniture.
F-Vi Sixty days I will sell most of my
stock at prices slightly in advance of
cost. Some articles at, and a few below
cost. Will pay ferriage on purchases of
$10 and over. Orders taken for goods
not in stock at Houston prices.
E. B. Nabb, '
Furniture Dealer,
Mahoney Building, Velasco, Tex.
Soothing, and not irritating, strengthening,
and not weakening, small, but effective—such
are the qualities of DeWitt’s Little Early
Risers, the famous li’tle pills.
Bouldin & McNabb.
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do not fail to call and see us and we will make your visit pleasant and profitable.
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The old way of delivering messages by
post-boys compared with the modern tel-
ephone, illustrates the old tedious methods of
“breaking” colds compared with their almost
instantaneous cure by One Minute Cough
Cure,               Bouldin & McNabb.
More stock die annualy from bots, colic and
tympaintes than any other known cause. Since
the discovery of Dr. Sylvester’s Specific the
death rate has been reduced to a minimum.
Ask Bouldin & M cNabb.
To cure old sores, to heal an indolent ulcer,
dr to speedily cure piles, you need simply ap-
ply DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve according to
directions. Its magic-like action will surprise
you.               Bouldin & McNabb
"Sunset Route”
The example of W. W. Brewer, justice of
the peace and a prominent citizen of Mt. Jew-
ett, Pa., is worthy of emulation. Ide says:
“I never leave home without a bottle of Cham-
berlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and always recommend it to my friends. It is
the best I ever used, and never fails to give im-
mediate relief,” For sale by Bay City Phar-
macy.
The length of life may be increased by less-
ening its clangers. The majority of people die
from lung troubles. These maybe promptly
averted by using One Minute Cough Cure-.’
Bouldin & McNabb.
Mrs. Samuel Stamm of Loganton, Pa., bore
her thirty-four years of suffering with courage
and fortitude. Her trouble was rheumatism in
the knee. In consequence her limb had be-
come so stiff that she could hardly walk. Mr,
Stamm is a well-to-do merchant, and had spar-
ed no pains or expense to relieve her, but with
little success, until one night when it grew so
painful that she could hardly endure it, he per-
suaded her to try Chamberlain’s Pain Balm.
The effect was magical. The first application
relieved the pain, and its continued use has re-
moved all stiffness and given her the free use
of her limb once more. If you have friends
who are troubled with rheumastism insist on
their giving this remedy a trial. You can do
them no greater favor, as it is sure to give
prompt relief, and if they are a little patient it .
will effect a cure. Vor sale at 25 and Jo.coiitS
per bottle by Bay City Pharmacy. , -
Scaly eruptions on the head/chapped hands
and lips, cuts, bruises., scalds, burns are
quickly cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve. It is at-'present the article most used
for piles, arid it always cures them.
Bouldin & McNabb.
Every person owning a horse, mule or a
cow should keep a bottle of Dr. Sylvester’s
Specific on hand. “A stitch in time saves
nine.” At Bouldin & McNabb’s.
—League meets Friday night.
—A back number at D. P. Moore’s—-
Credit.            __
—Dr. Follis, the dentist, is here for a
week or two.
—Nice line ladies trimmed and Sailor
Hats at Moore’s.
—Remember shoes and boots are
still selling at cost at W. C. Brown’s.
—Assessor Geo. Culver has been fin-
ishing his work in Bay City this week.
—The railroad surveyors on the route
from Columbia to Bay City -have reached
Hardeman and are expected to reach
here in a day or two.
—At the meeting of the school patrons
Saturday, J. M. Sims, W. A. Baker and
John E. Lee were chosen for. school
trustees. A good board.
—As will be seen from notice to con-
tractors in another column, the ccmmis-
sioners court is going to figure on fenc-
ing and grading the court house square.
Good. ________
—Rev. McKee requests us to an-
nounce that he will conduct a bible
reading service at the Methodist church
every Thursday night, to which the
public is cordially invited.
—Several parties have been here this
week prospecting for business locations
and some have been hunting land.-
They said they knew this to be the
coming country and they wanted to get
in ahead of the railroad.
—The steamer came in yesterday with
a cargo of 45,000 lbs of freight, which
Capt. White says is the largest cargo he
has ever brought through. In a short
time now he is going to arrange for reg-
ular trips and give a regular passenger
schedule.
—During one of the rain and wind
storms last week a heavy hail storm
passed a few miles north of town. It
cut down the crops of Sam Watkins,
just west of river, also of Dick and Wm.
Johnson. It only covered a narrow strip
and we have heard of no further damage
of any consequence.
—We regret thatL
an election to vote a special road tax of
10 cents on the $100, failed, for want of
Mw' signatures. Under the law 200
was required and there was nine short
and it failed through carelessness of the
friends of the measure and the misrep-
resentations of the enemies of improve-
ment in the county.
—The most important real estate
transfer that has gone to record recently
is one in which G. M. Sadler conveys by
warranty deed an undivided one-half in-
terest in the Pledger plantation to his
•former partner, H. F. Brown. This is a
well improved and fine plantation of
about 3,300 acres, formerly owned by
Dr. J. W. Brown, of Hardeman.
—Among items of special public in-
terest in the commissioners court pro-
ceedings as published elsewhere, we
note that the tax levy for this year will
be 90 cents on the $100 valuation in
Matagorda county, an increase of only
one cent over last year, when it was 89
cents. There w? s also quite a reduction
made in ferriage tolls, which will un-
doubtedly increase the traffic.
—During the wind storm Friday
morning one of the trippie windows in
the second story of the court house blew
in, wrecking it considerably. No one
knows why it should have happened, as
the wind did no other damage in town.
Evidently the fault was in construction,
the window was not sufficiently anchored.
G. W. Benedict was given the contract
to repair, he soon had it refilled and
back in place.
—Billy Williams has bought an inter-
est in the blacksmith shop from Man-
grum, Benthall and Treat and in future
the shop will be run by Williams & Ben-
thall. The new firm will have more
capital, they will stock up with black-
smith supplies and be better prepared to
do all kinds of repair work in both iron
and wood on short notice, as they both
stay in the shop all the time. They also
repair guns and sewing machines. We
wish the new firm success.
Ashby Ara.'-'-iQS.
Roastitw®*'0 will be ripe in about
clays.                                  •
Ernest Wylie was up to mill Monday.
Mrs. Wm. Moore and daughters,
Misses Ada and Vera, went to Victoria
to-day on a shopping expedition they
will return Wednesday.
The students of Trespalacios school
request us to announce that they ex-
pect to give a basket picnic at the iron
draw bridge Thursday, May 27th, 1897.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend,
There will be a baseball game.
Those who attended the Christian
Endeavor social at W. E. McSparrran’s
of Demings Bridge, had a most enjoya-
ble time. We appreciate the hospitality
of our Bridge friends.
Capt. Moore and daughter, Miss Inez,
visited at Rancho Grande Sunday.
What young lady said, “Now isn’t
our Sunday School going forward (for
Ward) ahem?
Mr. Wylie is our
has vegetables of every kind for sale.
Sam Robbins called at the post office
Sunday.
Mrs. P. Dawdy and little son, Jack,
went to Demings Bridge Saturday to at-
tend the meeting of the Eastern Star
lodge. They returned Sunday accom-
panied by the beautiful and attractive
Miss Lucy Rowles, who will visit for
several days.
Mrs. R. G. Kuykendall was a visitor
at Rosenbloom Sunday.
Sheep shearing season is about over.
Fred Pybus was calling in the neigh-
borhood Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lunn returned home last week
to Houston.                 Pansa.
BLACKBIRD.
Sired by DURANT, by Green’s Bashaw, 1st dam Lucy, dam of J. H.
McCormick, 2:28, trial 2:18 2nd dam thoroughbred. BLACKBIRD is a
black horse, large and handsome, fine style and a good roadster. Has got
a mark of 2:50 and can show a 2:40 ga.it any day on the road. He is a
good colt getter, and all his colts are fine and large. He is sound and
gentle and has all the good qualities of a good road horse.
FEE $10—One-half cash, balance when colt comes. Will make the
season at my ranch near Demings Bride.
BLACK SAMPSON,
The well-known Jack will make the season at the same place. FEE
$8.00, same terms as above. Both animals have stood one season here
and have colts to show                  p. CORNELIUS
Deming’s Bridge, Texas.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received un-
til noon Monday, June 14th. 1'897, by
the commissioners court.
1st. For the grading of the court
house square.
2d. For the building of a fence
around the court house square. Plans
and specifications on file in the clerks
office.
3rd. For the services of janitor for
court house; winding and attending to
clock and scavenger
Particulars of services to be rendered by
janitor on file in the clerks office.
At same time and place sealed bids
will be received for purchase of the old
clerks office in Bay City also the old
jail in Matagorda. Said buildings to be
sold separately, on twelve months time,
8 per cent interest, proper security.
Purchaser to remove old clerks office
from court house square within 10 days
after purchase.
Sealed bids for the hire of all county
convicts will be received at same time
and place.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.          T. J. Hamilton,
County Judge Matagorda Co.
Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless, and in-
variably reliable are the qualities of One
Minute Cough Cure. It never fails in colds,
croup and lung troubles. Children like it be-
cause it is pleasant to take and it helps them.
Bouldin & McNabb.
Dr. Sylvester’s Specific for bots, colic and
tympaintes in horses, mules and cows has no
equal. At Bouldin & McNabb’s.
Notice of Issuing Letters Testamentary
All creditors oc the estate of R. A.
Partain, deceased, are hereby notified
that letters testamentary on said de-
cedents estate, were issued to me by the
Probate Court of Matagorda county,
Texas, on the 4th day of May J 897,
and that you must present your claims
to me, properly varified, within the time
prescribed by law, or they will be for-
ever barred.
My residence and post office address
are at Demings Bridge, Matagorda
county, Texas. Ella Partain,
Extr’x. ofEst. of R. A. Partain, Dec’d.
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Houston, Tex.                                             Houston, Tex.
GRAND JURY.
Wiley Kuykendall, H W Bowie, Jesse
Matthews, J D Moore, Solomon Jones,
Geo Sargent, Jos Pybus, Sr., E S Ruge-
ley, Jr., C W Lee, F L Rugeley, J F wil-
liams, Geo Amboree, J L Logan, Mor-
gan Smith, Green Savage, John Mc-
Crosky.
PETIT JURY, ISt WEEK.
Theo Bundick, C H williams, Thos
Robberson, John LeCompte, Wm Mc-
Sparran, Ike Towell, Walter Brown,Dave
Dunbar, F Huebner, John Wheeler,
Frank Ryman, J K Johnson, Isaac Shep-
pard, Wash Wallace, Thos williams, Har-
mon Smith, Harris Anderson, w R
Franz, Richard Ruffin, wm. Kuykendall,
Lee Jones, John Henderson, Jr., John
Pierce. Jr.. L LeTulle, Wm. Spoor. James
Fite, G M Sadler, David Baxtei, will
Mangrum, J A williams.
PETIT JURY, 2nd WEEK.
Jim Harris, Alfred Sidney, Jabe Edi-
son, Jesse wiggins, Oscar Benedict,
Pleas Dawdy, Jim Rugeley, Louis Thom-
as, August Mosier, J L Jordan, John
Serrill, Gus Gottschalk, J T Bond, wm.
Ranger, Wm. Duncan, Green Stewart,
Ben Kuykendall, H McHenry, Jabe
Robbins, Chas Cookenboo, Geo Ellis,
I S Rodgers, Henry Woodard, Jr., Jube
Matthews, Horace Yeamans, N G Floyd,
Henry Seerden, John. Culver, Amos
.Franklin, C E Smith.
C. L. J. Sisk agent for MorrissBros.
Monument and Statuary, Bay City, Tex.
PERSONA L.
R. H. Traylor, is in to wn
busy on some abstract w ork.
F. L. Spencer, an attorney ofDecatur,
is here prospecting' Wj.th a view of
locating.
O. J. Doubek, one our esteemed
Belton subscribers, is visiting friends in
the county.
Col. L E. Pierce was in town on a
brief business trip yesterday. He talks
railroad strong.
Mrs. Jno. W. White and children re-
turned on the steamer last week after a
pleasant visit with Mrs. T. J. Hamilton.
G. M. Sadler, the famous Louise rust-
ler and trader spent Friday night in
town. He has recently traded for a -fine
Iowa farm and reports real estate busi-
ness active on the railroad.
Dr. W. W. Bouldin returned yester-
day from Rancho Grande where he had
been in constant attendance upon A. B. I
Pierce for three weeks. He reports l.is
patient free of fever and discharged in
good condition.
H. F. Brown, the big Pledger planter,
was in town fore part of week on busi-
ness and says crops are in fine shape
with him. He is putting in 160 acres of
new land this spring, which gives him
about 1500 acres in cultivation.
H. D. Brooke, of Houston, one of the
best land and abstract men in the state
was here fore part of.":eek prospecting
and has about decided to locate. He
says Matagorda is tne banner of all the
coast counties and has a great future.
Miss Edna Moore has returned from
her vish to Galveston accompanied by
her friend, Miss Inez Hamelin, who will
visit her for several weeks They were
escorted home by her father, A, Hame-
lin, and they all went to Matagorda
to-day.
—C. B. A. LaSprite Corsets 85 cents
at Moore’s.
Go to J. C. Payne, Wharton,
your corn, oats, bran and feed.
W. C. Brown will sell you plow har-
ness and other leather goods at Whar-
ton prices with freight added.
—The railroad is coming—so are
large quantities of dry goods, etc, com-
ing in and going out at D. P.AToGxXi’s.
—Col. I. W. Burgess, the extensive
breeder of registered short horn cattle,
of Ft. Worth, was here last week receiv-
ing a lot of 830 head of cattle, all ages,
thet he had bought from J. T. Sargent,
of Matagorda. Price paid was $9.50 for
ones, $13 for twos, $16 for threes and
$19 for fours, delivered at Rosenberg.
This is the best sale and best price that
we have heard of, but was for a good
’arge lot of good cattle. Col. Burgess is
buying for his pasture near Ft. Worth, as
he said, simply to eat his grass, as he is
not a cattle speculator. He is an exten-
sive breeder of short horns.
Demings Bridge Topics.
Dr. C. E. Keller, of Marion, Texas, is
down visiting relatives and friends. He
speaks in the very highest terms ot Mat-
agorda county.
T. E. Partain and wife were on
side of the creek calling last of week.
Commissioner Nolan Keller has been
attending court the past week.
James Partain went to ElCampo
Friday.
The Christian Endeavor gave its sec-
ond entertainment Friday evening at the
home of W. E. McSparran. Quite a
large crowd attended. A very interest-
ing program had been prepared and at
the appointed time refreshments were
served. Looking for the airship was
quite an important feature of the even-
ing.
Chas. Partain passed through Sunday
on his way to the station.
The people of Demings Bridge have
organized a Union Sunday School.
Much interest has been taken and we
hope it will continue to grow. VlO.
ATTO R N E Y-AT- LAW,
STa V CITY, TeXKS.
Office in the Court House.
fRANZ HOUSE, *
R. D. Williams, Prop.
Good Accommodations, Rates Moderate.
The public given a cordial invitation
to call and give us a trial.
_ BAY CITY, TEXAS.
“Excuse me,” observed the man in spect
“'~'N I am a surgeon, and that is no-
where the liver is.” “Never you mind where
his liver is,” retorted the other.- “If it was
in his big toe or his left ear DeWitt’s Little
Early Risers wouid reach it and shake It for
him. On that you can bet your gig-lamps.
Bouldin & McNabb.
The very best refferences as t the merits of
Dr. Sylvester’s Specific wrapped with each
bottleZ Ask Bouldin & McNabb.
Commissioners Court Cullings.
I The commissioners court of Matagor-
da county convened in regular session
in Bay City, on Monday May lotto i<597-
Present, County Juds-0 "O J. Hamilton,
Commissioners P. M. Bowie, C. Zip-
prian and G. R. Brown, A. I. Rugeley
sheriff, Geo. Austin county clerk.
Legal notice ordered given of the in
tended meeting Of the commissioners
court of the second Monday in June as
a board of equalization. '
Beginning with the second day com-
missioner Nolan Kellar was present,
constituting a full board balance of term.
On petition of J. H. Craig and others
Burrell Wooldridge an aged and decrepit
colored man was placed on the pauper
list.and allowed $12 per quarter.
Bill of Dorsey Printing Co., dated Oct.
28th, 1896, for $164.75, was approved
for the sum of $65.15, balance of items
rejected.
Bridges of Conrad Franz, 113 feet
across Live Oak and 100 feet across
Buck Bayou were found to be accordimr
to specifications and received and war-
rants for $968.50 ordered to cover.
Offer of Dorsey Printing Co. to take
$490 for furniture and balance of amount
due for stationery was accepted, com-
missioner Nolan Kellar and Judge Ham-
ilton dissenting. By way of explanation
we note that the amount allowed for the
furniture was $400, the $90 being for
stationery. This was a compromise, the
case having been up at the February
term and the original furniture bill with
all freight added was $562.85. At the
February term the court offered $437,
which was not accepted by the Dorsey
Co., but at this term $400 was accepted,
the Dorsey Co. paying all freight and
storage, the storage amounting to $32.
On petition of V. L, LeTulle and oth-
ers, C. H. Williams was appointed Jus-
tice of the Peace for precinct No. 2, vice
Hale McHenry, who failed to qualify.
Official bond of Theadore Brown as
constable precinct No. 4 approved.
Petition of J. E. Pierce and others
asking that the rates of ferriage as here-
tofore fixed by the court be reduced was
granted. Principle items of reduction as
follows: On four horse wagon empty
and two horse wagon Joaded .from 75c
to       Two horse wagon empty and
two horse carriage, buggy or hack from
50c to 25c. One horse buggy, buck-
board or sulky from 35c to 25c. Man
and horse from 25c to 15c. Foot pas-
senger from 10c to 5 c. All other rates
remain same as before.
Tax levy for the year 1897, on the
$100 worth of property situated in Ma®
agorda county, fixed as follows:
County advalorem tax, 25c; road and
bridge tax, 9c; special bridge bond tax,
6c; special court house bond tax, 9c;
special jail bond tax, 3c; total county
tax, 52c; total state tax, 38; total tax
rate for the year 1897, 90. Total coun-
ty tax last year 51 cents, state same as
this year, so the total this year is 90
cents, an increase this year of only one
cent.
County occupation tax fixed at one-
half the state occupation tax except in
cases otherwise provided by law. Coun-
ty poll tax fixed at 25 cents for each
male person between ages of 21 and 60,
same rate as before.
Quarterly reports of various county
and precinct officers were duly filed and
approved.
Former order of court limiting use of
court house to judicial and political pur-
poses rescinded and house placed in
charge of sheriff.
Bridge bonds Nos. 2 and 3, amount-
ing to $800 ordered paid.
: Petition asking for election to vote a ■
special road tax of 10 cents on the $100
valuation, rejected, for the reason that it
did not contain the number of signatures
required by law.
Court adjourned on Saturday. May
15th, having been in session one week, '
Hardeman Happenings.
We are having too much rain and
crops are getting in a bad fix and unless
we have good weather soon and the
“clod-hoppers” hop pretty lively “Old
Gen. Green” will take possession of
some of the cotton.
Steve Hill v/as around taking down
names on the special road tax petition
for an election and said he had no
trouble in getting signers.
Henry Rugeley expects to take a
load of beeves to Rosenberg soon.
Walter Brown and Irvin Rugeley went
to Bay City Sunday to attend church.
Mr. Barnett has gone to Columbus
after his family.
Dr. Brown has just returned from a
trip to Columbia on railroad business.
Mrs. Stapp, from Cedar Lake, is visit-
ing her daughter, Mrs. J. Rainey.
—Cash terms and cash prices make
business at Moore’s,
Matagorda Macaroons.
Flower of France arrived .from Galves
ton loaded with merchandise on the 16th.
Schooner Golden Arrow sailed for
Galveston loaded with cotton.
Frank Dunbar returned on the schoon-
er Flower of France.
Miss Dora Bruce went to Victoria
Thursday of last week to do some trade-
ing returning Sunday morning. She
was accompanied to Port Lavaca by her
father and sister,' Miss Fannie.
The blow of Wednesday night the 12th
inst, dislodged some twelve or fifteen
houses from their foundations in Port
Lavaca, fortunately no one was injured.
We enjoyed a most delightful trip to
Victoria from Port Lavaca on the light-
ning express that traverses the distance
between those two metropolitan cities.
The facinating feature of the trip was the
work train feature v. e only stopped five
times to unload ties. Kind readers you
can judge for yourselves how enjoyable
the trip must have been.
"Tatters.”
On Monday night, May 31, 1897, the
first night of court week, the literary de-
partment of the Epworth League will
give an entertainment in Bay City.
The principle feature of the evening
will be a rich and racy border drama in
three acts, called “Tatters”, the pet of
Squatter’s Gulch.
There are eleven people in the cast of
characters, the plot of the play is laid in
Nevada, and it is jrAarasling and amus-
ing from start to finish.
The following is the cast of characters:
Titinia Timberlake, nicknamed “Tat-
ter”, the pet of Squatter’s Gulch, Miss
Mabel Ladd.
Major Timberlake, the proprietor of
Squatter’s Gulch Hotel, J. L. Ladd.
Robt. Ferris, a half-breed Indian, Jas.
W. Rugeley.
John Marston, a land owner from the
East,-J. D. Moore.
Phil Dolan and Abe Witherspoon,
squatters, Robt. Sisk and John Lords
Moses Lillyblossom, a servant at
Squatter’s Gulch, G. M. Magill.
Jacob Kent, a land speculator, L. J.
Gartrell.
Sheriff Gorgas, Sam Montgomery.
Mrs. Timothy Timberlake, eccentric
old woman, Miss Estelle Ladd.
Clementina Fairlace, a young lady
from Boston, Miss Shirley Rugeley.
Miss Lillian Ladd will add one or two
of her specialties and because of her
marked ability in that line she always
charms the audience. There will be
good music and a first-class entertain-
ment may be expected.
Admission-Adults 50c, Children un
der 12, 25c.