The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 27, 1899 Page: 4 of 4
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MINTION THIS PAPER.
About Matagorda County.
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BUSINESS, NATIONAL BANKING. ^PEP^’ AC^INTTNG.
ALL NORTHERN TEACHERS. THE MOST ABLE FACULTY
Delightful Rooms. Elevator Service and ill Modem Conveniences.
Send lor Elcgart Catalogue. Write to-day.
Address C. H. OUARK. Pros-.
ALAMO INSURANCE BUILOtHO,
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
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PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIES.
There is one settlement of Swedes and one of Polandcrs in
the county, and the remaining white population is native Ameri-
cans, with a few Germans intermingled. We have no Mexi-
cans. We think we have the must friendly and hospitable
people on earth.
Live slock taising, principally cattle, is ohr leading industry
at present, and cotton growing stands next. Much attention is
now being given to the sugar industry and the production ol
tobacco. Several large pear orchards are in contemplation, and
with the coming of a railroad, the fruit and vegetable industries
will be wonderfully expanded.
Prof. R. L. Bennett, Director of the, Arkansas Agricultural
Experiment station, a native of Alaba ma*,and an expert authority
on Southern soils, says that our country, both as to fertility and
drainage, is fat ahead of the Alvin country, and the Alvin
country has mad.* such a grand rfUccess of fruit and truck grow-
dt*) *nB ^at a *^3 acre orchard six years old sold for $15° per
/£ acre.
But this is not a poor man’s country. Our lands are valu-
able and the owneis know it. There are no free lands or
school lands in this county, and very few farms to rent. Il
lakes $500 to $1000 to buy and improve a home here and live
till a crop is made.
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SOILS AND WATER.
Caney lands are considered richest, Colorado bottoms next,
black waxy prairie third, black sandy prairie fourth, ami gray
sandy prairie fifth. Sandy lands are fine for fruits, truck, ami
tobacco, and by a judicious rotation with peas and giant beg-
garweed they constantly grow richer. No fertilizers are used
here, the rainfall is ample, and both surface and well water are
abundant and are easily and cheaply obtained.
‘•Old Caney is a remarkable phenomenon. It is a strip of
chocolate brown, timbered land penetrating the black prairie.
It extends across the county some 40 miles north and south and
varies from 6 to 15 miles wide east and west, with Caney creek
flowing south through the center. It is navigable fur several
miles and never overflows. It is supposed to have been the an-
cient bed of the Colorado river which brought the Jjrown alluvi-
um down from the Staked Plains, 800 miles away. This alluvi -
um is four to thirty feet deep and is believed to be the most pro-
ductive soil in the world.
CLIMATE AND HEALTH.
The climate of this county is almost ideal. Our gulf brcM
es, pure, crisp ami sally, are a perpetual tonic and delight, and
these keep us cool in sumirer. and the long, sunny days ol our
winter so temper the northers that instead of chilling the marrow
in one’s bones they only serve to bring glow to the cheek, lus-
tre to the eye, and spring to the step, Our winter days and
summer nights are much longer than in the north; hence we
have more bunshine in winter ami less in summer; so that while
our winters are much warmer our summers are actually cooler
than those of Iowa. Still, sultry weather is virtually unknown
and sunstrokes never occur here.
The government weather records show that the average An-
nual rainfall is 4 s inches al Galveston and decreases one meh
for every 15 miles westward, which gives us 42 inches.
Excepting an occasional bilious attack we have no prevail-
ing diseases. People who are careless about their drinking
water are liable to malarial fevers, but these arc seldom fatal, II
Among the undeveloped counties of the wonderful coast
country, Matagorda is the richest in soil, the finest in climate,
and the most perfect in drainage; and it is the most delightful
place to live and the most promising field foi investment ift all
this big and favored stale.
In area this county is one and a half times as large as the
state of Rhode Island. The Colorado river courses through the
center of the coui.ly and empties into Matagorda Bay within its
limits, and this, with some fifteen creeks and a number of
sloughs, bays* lakes, and bayous constitute tlsjdrainage system.
Excepting the *‘Old Caney” country the lands are all open
prairie with limber along the waler courses. This timber is
mostly pecan, ash, elm, wild peach, willow, cottonwood, hack-
berry, and various kinds of oak, but no post-oak.
Ex-Gov. Wells Thompson says he has been in every good
county in Texas, and that this surpasses all others.
CROPS.--GET 20 ACRES FOR M
Sell your $40 limit in the north anil with each $40 buy Mrt
acres here. .V we easily produce two crops a year, this nw?l
acres*cl^lials ten up north. Then as you have to ft-Pd
year up there, it really takes 20 acres to save as much sunNUIH
feed ns the 5 will produce here.
I'he $5 to $20 lands of the coast country have tit lead six I
weeks longer gn wing season, and me $1 to $2 pci bale nearttl
the seaboard, than the $25 to $60 land of North and CttiMH
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and while frost often catches their tflp or second crop,- 1 ouryl
ncaily always matures, and it spinetimi* equals the first crtqgM
”1 hen we can grow the long 1
cuttons, which bring double the price of the common ioiand-3
cotton. 9
Tropical sugm cane, ramie, hemp and the finest Cuban tOM
banco succeed admirably here, and many of ll'.u low'-r tying®——g
lands near the mouths of the streams are as fine rice land as W
any in 'he world. Figs, pears and berries flourish here as irn^K3H|
few other countries, ami the finest European and California fl
grapes are highly successful.
We have more grasses and clovers than the north, and better
ones. Alfalfa is a demonstrated success here without irrigation 71^
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Advantages and Drawbacks. 1
Timber is abundant Tor fuel and fencing. The finest <pf fish (
and oysters and both large and small game are plentiful. *>tock
. lives on the open range the yeai through, pastures and gardens
remaining green all winter. Slate and coun.y taxes ate only 90 r ■
cents on the $ico, and our homestead exemption laws arc more 1
liberal than those of any other slide.
Every country has its drawbacks, and this one is not entire-
ly exempt. Onr deep, rich soil makes muddy roads in wet (3
weather. But we have no hills, ana our streams arc well bridg- —
ed, except the Colorado, which is crossed by ferries. Mosqui- TJH
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gnats, nor are snakes and insects more numerous here than in |
the north. Anthrax, or chnrbon, kills some horses nearly every |ffl|
year, and it sometimes attacks cattle. The county is thinly <
settled, hence social and school advantages are meager in *omelhu
partA New homes on the prairies will be without shade till
tiees can be grown. We aie now without a railroad, though*7
live arc heading this way, tin tv of which are partly budt \\<
have the negro, and some object to him. We do not. Wc us/
him in our business and find him profitable. He is confined •
the Cam v and Colorado timber and will not live on the prabr
Most of these disadvantages are disappearing as the comA
settles up. Contrast these trifles with the blizzards. sunstrorM
cyclones, drouths, overflows, sand-stoims, hot winds, grass
per«, and extremes of other lands, and take your choice.
IN A NUTSHELL.
We 'hink Matagorda the best county in Texas, because—
1. Its lands are richest.
2. While they arc 500 miles nearer nn export harbor than
those of north Texas, they are much cheaper. «•—-
3. Our climate is just riqht. East of uj, it ix too wet; west
ol us tgo dry; north colder'winterl’and warmer summers.
4. ■prriFnes northeast of us furnish cheap lumber; the
mountains northwest of us are rich in granite, marble, coal, and
iron; the plains west of us, too dry for farming, will always be
breeding.,)nd gracing grounds whose herds will be finish d for
market on our immense feci crops.
5. At our door on the south we have the Gull to suyply ru
with its delicacies and to bear away our exports of cotton, nay,
meats, sugar, tobacco, etc. .
6. Our farmers don't see the fruits of their year's lalror con-
sumed in freights, fertilizer bills, and winter feeding,
7. Our fruits, vegetables, and melons are six weeks earlier
and a thousand miles nearer the best markets than are theme of
California.
8. The near fillup is sure to produce the greatest <level<>|>-
ment here. He who invests now can count on rising values
with absolute certainly.
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HIDES.
—Take your hides and furs to J. C.
Payne, Wharton, Texas.
NOTICE OF MEI-^FJ.NG
TY BOARD (2
klDTlCE is
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Court of MtUijJ
County Bo&rd o
12th day of June,
second Mond < *
sor’s lists or bo*
ly, for ins|M*ction.i
approval, as lequj
Given under nil
23 ! day ot MajJ
ton on Monday morning
family, and is expected to
p ipular drummers, were in Bay City,
yesttrday.
—La Porte shipped large quantities
of dewberries an d received good prices.
—E. H. Pltillips, of Kennci’s Piairie,
<s in •mK’W ’ ~
*U»aCRII»TtON NATBS
One dollar 1 year in advance, or a <......
a hall on credit.
Fatere.1 in the f Bay City, les
as. as second class Mail Mslter.
THS ONLY PRPBW PveLIJMSD IN
MXTKOORPR COUNTY.
Ashby A‘ngling«.
SV TAXSA.
J. P. Spoor returned home. Saturday.
Mr*. Rebecca Willi.
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—You can fool some of the people
all the time and all of the people some
of the time; but you can’t fool all the
people all o.‘ the time.—A. raliaia Lin-
coln.
—The Trcspalacios people want us
tn locate our ramp meeting on the west
side of the rfver, so they can jotn us in
the meeting, and i. will probably be so
Deming’s Bridge Budget.
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Cruel Old Maid !
The summer exodus has begun.
‘I he prospects for a fine corn crop
werb never better.
F. Cornelius's family visited Mrs.
Downer, last week.
Mr. Miller has been quite sick, but
we arc glad to learn he is improving.
Mrs. W. J.Cother and little daughter,
Elsie, aie visiting relatives at Austin.
Dr. MoOrc and W. 1). Williams, of
Ashby, attended the Woodmen’s lodge.
Friday.
Several orominent Masons from other
parts of the county attended lodge here.
Saturday.
Mrs. J. E. Pierce, Mrs. Thompson
and Mrs. Lawrence left on Monday for
Goldthwaite.
J. L. Logan, Ben Brown and T. W.
Blair were over from Caiancahua during
the past week.
Mrs. Pleas Dawdy and her two charm-
ing sisters, the Misses Rowls, visited
El Campo, last week.
Miss Lizzie Phillips, accompanied by
her little brother and sister, came up
from Cash's Creek to do some shopping.
Miss Ana Davidson returned to her
home in Wharton on Sunday, after a
pleasant visit to her friend, Mrs, Ed.
Partain.
Miss Katie Deck, of Port Lavaca, is
visiting in our midst. Miss Katie has
many friends here who gladly welcome
her back.
Mrs. Nolan Keller, wife of our esteem-
ed commissioner, was bitten by a moc-
casin snake a week or ten day ago.
Mr. Keller immediately cut open the
wound and sucked the poison from it.
and the result was, Mrs. Keller suffered
very little inconvenience from the bite.
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[fright’s Disease.
Bright’s Disease is nrf respector ol
persons; it attacks men and women, the
strong and robust, the rich and poor,
the active body and brain workers, the
fathers of families, the bread winners in
every sphere of life, seeming to choose
for its victims those only who can least
be spared. Smith's Sure Kidney Cure is
the only guaranteed remedy for Bright’s
Disease.
Your money back if it fails to
Price 50 cents. For sale at Dr.
ley’s drug store. 1
T. M. O’Conner is draining Melon
Creek, in Refugio county to prevent
salt water from flowing too far inland.
^•7VI. DITCH,+>
Late of Bay City, now in
Wharton, - - Texas,
Wishes all of his friends to know that
he is still selling Dry Goods. Clothing.
Boots, Shoes, Hat* and Notions just ns
cheap as ever. When you go to Whar-
ton don't fail to call on him.
THE TRIBUNE.
IKE TOW ELL, Proprietor.
J. L. LAOD, Editor.
Issued everv Seuird*y.
BAY CITV. . . - TEXAS.
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oft "'nlitatiun on Monday, the
1 une,'V'w, ll,e Mme
Iny uJlune, to receive lhe Assen.
* rvUfrl(| anxessnient of said coun-
[correction, equalization and
ed by law.
| hnnrl and seal of office this
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Guo. Avsti 1, Clerk
t ouniy Court, Matagorda
L.iuuty, Tbxm.
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asking a guarantee of $440 a year for
five years, all they ask of our people it
that vr buy $ joo worth «f coupons to
begin with, said coupons to be received
n(y by the company in payment for the use
l.z.u. 1—_ All this, on conditirn that
the 7000 dollar line will leave the field
open lo them. And they will not stop
at Bay City, but will almost surely go
on to Matagorda. And the whole line,
from El Campo to Matagorda, will cost
less than one-fourth the $7000 guarantee
the Andrcwartha people,
so patriotic for
, let them pull
their expensive line out of rhe way of
this cheaper one. and get a telephone
quicker by so doing.
— From all accounts wc are to haw
one or two railroads in the near future,
but we can not say how soon. One of
the proposed roads has asked a bonus
of $150,000 between this place and Bay
City, a distance of about thirty miles.
Of course we 1 in't blame 4i man for
getting all he can, but we are of the o-
pinion that it sv ill not cos' over $5,000
per mile to construct this road, conse-
quently lhe people would be building
the road and not the railroad company,
l he other road does not ask as much
as the above, and is by far the better
route. Lets have the Dunovan road by
all means.—Wharton Reality.
Reality, what do you mean? Don't
you know that our Junta has established
n strict censorship of the press touching
these matters? How dare you give the
public this interdicted information?
First thing you know Aguinaldo will
take his tvpwi iter up to Wharton and
lire off an ultimatum at you. And he
will do more: he will run his railroad
around your pesky little town, and he
wont let any of his other roads run to i
the town, lie claims to control more
than one; in fact he is supposed to go'
about loaded with at least one railroad
in each coat-tail pocket, and even then
he only touches the ground in the high
places.
—'FConner| ort, the boom town
off four miles square at Alligator I
about a yeas ago, seems to be busted.
The only remaining merchant closed his
store last week and moved the goods to
another town. Still, il is stated that
the iron and ties for the Guadaloupe with the Southwestorn system at El
Valley railroad have been purchased Campo within 30 days. And instead of
and the tear k will soon bo laid from
U'Cuonerport through Vir lori.i to Yo-
cum, over 100 miles, in short order,
so, the town will revive of course.
—The people of Matagorda
cannot properly appreciate the 1
ability with which the business
county Is arlminislered till they c
pare it with its neighbors. At the May
term ol the commissioner's lourt all ac-
counts allowed amoun ed to $674.89;
while at the same term in Jackson coun-
ty, the accounts allowed amounted to
$->,291.79. Brazoria county has contract-
ial harness, he often found that in faith-
fully discharging his duty lo tnc public,
he ran counter to the private interests
of individuals, and of course Jhcy never
Iskcd it. But he is not disturbed by the
ebullition of a tempest in a teapot.
— Mr. and Mr*. L. J. Gartrcll have
arrived m Bay City, from Victoria, and
arc at home to their friends in Cnpt. W.
E. Moore's house, north of the square.
1'hey arc receiving a warm welcome
back to Hay City, where both arc popu-
lar. Mr. Gartrcll, so we learn, will have
charge of the mechanical department of
the new paper soon lo be started here.
—When the Junta goes beyond the
narrow limits of its own little faction to
tell the people that Tin; Tkhiunk is
opposing the progress of Bay City they
will receive the horse-laugh. Nine out
of every ten not in the faction will tell
them that TlIK TkiiU'NK is doing more
than any other or all other lactins to at-
tract population and capital tc Bav City
and Matngoida county.
“-The press and type .if the late
Wharton Star have been moved to Bay
City for the use of the new paper. No
authoritative announcement has yet
been made as to the name of the paper
or the parties behind it; but wc under-
stand that G. F Baldwin and L. J. Gar-
trcll will be connected with it. Both
arc clever gcnt'einen. and we sincerely
wish them financial success.
—Wc arc told that the factionllts are
alleging that The TRIBUNE is not a Bay
City paper—that it is a Matagorda pa- ■
per. Well, now, if they mean that it is
not exclusively a Bay I ity p iper, they ;
arc right; or, if they mean that it is not I
for Bay City as against the rest of Mat-
agorda county, they arc right. The
Tumi' SE is not that sort of a Bay City
paper; but it is worth a great deal more
to Bay City than that sort of a paper
would be. We have reason to believe 1
that the broad and liberal spirit and just
course ol I'HE 1 Kliit'NE has done more 1
than any other one thing to assuage for-
mer ill feeling and to win for Bay City (
the gimd will of every section of the
county. And we have the satisfaction
of knowing tli.it this coursb has the hear-
ty approval of all the men having the
largest interests in Bay City, with poss>-
bly one exception. We have procecdeo
upon the idea that as the county seat Bay
City draws her support from all sections
of the county and she must be just ami
generous and cordial to them all. And
she will find the good people of every
section responsive to such treatment—
i , finding them so. The continuance of
such a course will cause the people of
the county to make here a county capi-
tal in which will ' enter their pride and
affections. We want to foster this spirit
of mutual aid and reciprocal regard; and
that is the sort of a Bay City paper The
Tlitm’Ni. is, and if the factionists want
to boycot us for this course, wc can
stand it as long as they can. But we as-
sure the people of the county that the
factionists are not Bay City. Bay City is
all right.
—School trustees should give imme-
diate attention to Jmlgc Hamilton's re-
quest to send in their petitions and lists
of children betorc June 1st, which is but
five days off. Our assessor has as much
energy as two ordinary men, and when
on his annual visitation lie hustles early
and late and keeps both eyes peeled all
the time, mid no doubt he finds as many
children in your community us any
other stranger could, and probably a few
more; but it is impossible for him to
keep up with the floating tenants, and
know the location of all the new cabins
in the bottoms, and for this reason the
law requires that his lists shall be sup-
plemented by those of men living in
each community, who know -where all
the new comers are and how many
children they have. Send in j our lists
Hardeman Happenings,
iiv cijou itorrKK.
Crops 1.re need ng rain ags n.
Doza Frown was on the sick list, this
week.
Sheriff Moore was in o
Thursday.
I. A. F. more made a business trip to
Bay City, Saturday.
Mr. Dreyfus, a Galveston drummer,
was here on Tuesday.
Mr. Gregory and daughter, Miss Sal-
lie, visited Bay City on Saturday.
J. J. Fiigden and Cha*. Bently, of
Wharton, were in our city on Friday.
Ned Wadsworth has been spending a
few days at his old stamping grounds at
i'ledger.
Mr. Patterson and son and W. J.Shel
ton, of Chance’* Frame, were guest* of
Dr. Brown on Wednesday.
Lee Riffle says he is afraid be can’t
have hit health here this summer—
thinks he will liavcHo go to La.
Miss Francis’* private school atj<ain-
cy’s closed last Friday. She will leave
in a few days for Monroe, La, where
she has relatives. Miss Francis Is quite
an accomplished young lady and a com-
petent teacher. Her new-made friends
and pation* regret very much to see her
leave.
aid | Now Let Ua Have a Show-Do a n
Head I a very wealthy firm who are sub
scriber* to Thu TkihL'SE, and who
have built and now own a telephone
line connecting two live South Texas
town*, stand ready to connect Biy City
Southwestern system at
Caney Cullings.
av kusTi.r.K.
Crops arc needing rain very much.
No excuse to offer for last week’s ib-
sence.
V. L. I.eTulle made Wharton a busi-
ness visit, Tuesday.
W. A- Matthews made a business trip
to lower Caney, the first of the week.
Green Stewart, of Matagorda, was
buying y earlings on Caney, this week.
W. F.. Bell, the rustling cow buyer,
was on Caney, Monday, hustling for fat
cattle.
S. J. Bates,- nd little boys, of Brazoria
county, spent a day or so on Caney,
this week.
Mrs. W.C. Morris was bitten on the
arm by a snake of some kind, Sunday,
but nothing serious resulted.
Farmers are looking blue, as the boll
-> eevil is plentiful on several Caney
farms. Jno. Matthews and J. G. Dennis
both have some on exhibition.
Bro. Hensley, of Bay City, made a
fine talk to the congregation, Sunday,
concerning the Caney Sunday school
There is to be a meeting at 3 o'clock
each Sunday evening at the church.
Matagorda Melange.
IIV JIMPLSCUTK. •
Dr. Moore, of Ashby, took in the ball,
last night-
sheriff Moore is down looking after
jurors and witnesses for District Court.
Dr. Scott and wife, of the west side,
me visiting friends in our town, this
week.
Mrs. M. E. Rugelcy, uf W harton, and
John Rugeley, of Caney, are visiting in
the city, this week.
Mrs. Dr. Rugeley and Miss Tenie
Holmes, of Bay City, made a flying trip
to our city on Monday.
At the union picnic on yesterday
everyone had a good time and would
have had a better timo had it not been
so hot.
Our city is full of people from the
different precincts of the county that
came hi to attend the picnic and ball.
Ike Tovvcll is in the city, ru stling for
the best paper Matagordn county ever
had, and may she long continue it the
course she adopted at the outset.
J. B. Cookcnboo and family, of Whar-
ton, accompanied by Mrs. Geo. Sargent,
W. S. Stewart and wife and Mrs. A. C.
Stewart are spending the week on the
beach.
The wide-awake cattleman, B. A. Ry-
man, was among the stockraisers on
last Saturday, lie bought all the year-
lings in this portion of the county that
were for sale, at $12 per head, with a 5
per i ent cut back, and he even had the
sheep men herded up but cannot
that he made any trade with them.
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Railroad Deals in Texas.
Under the above heading The Gal-
veston News gives great prominence to
the special dispatch printed below.
This indicates that Huntington's deal
for entrance into Galveston has broken
■ the combination that has so long pre-
vented the building of any roads in the
rich new territory of_south Texas, and
that there is now going to be a lively
race between the £reat companies who
have so long bound each other to keep
out, as to which shall get in posession
of the new fields first. If so, Bay City
and Matagorda county arc right in the
sw im. and will see the homestretch of
this race.
Here is the dispatch referred to:
new vork. May 23.—The air is full of
rumors of impending railroad deals in
"1 exas properties, involving more or less
all the small lines in the state. It is
pretty well understood that an option to
s.cnrc the purchase of at least one im-
portant line in eastern I exas is likely to
result in a transfer of that property very
shortly. The aggressive movement* of
the Huntington intrests 111 reaching out
for new territory are looked upon by
some people as foreshadowing a lively
contest between powerful rivals repre-
senting the larger jystems of the state
that will result in wiping out many of
the smaller lines and lead to a tremen-
dous increase of mileage, move particu-
laily in the newer and thinly settled
portions of the state.
—The Triiiune is in favor of tele-
phones, yes; and railroads, yes; all wc
Can get—-on reasonable terms. But it
doesn't want either under conditions
that require such large incomes as to
bankrupt the people to use them. If we
want to pay telephone tolls enough to
return an income on $7,333, let us run
lines to every post ol'tice in the county
and to the railroad, instead of a single
line.
—R. H. Traylor and wife. Geo. Aus-
tin's family, Shsrilf Moore and wife,
Edgar Rugcley's family, Misses Doubek.
Ada Rugeley, and Lida Franz; Arthur
Collins, W. I.. McCnmly, Hy. and Wal-
ter Williams, O. E. Hatchett, L. J. Gar-
trcll. laid Rugeley. Ike Towell, Simon
and MaH Johnson, and probably others
from Bay City attend cd the picnic of
the Matagorda Sunday schools, near
Watkins ferry, on Wednesday.
—Notice the change in the Cattle-
men’* rewards, this week. Anil sec the
(inc lite of new membps, too.
asked by
Now if our critic* are
cd to pay $200 for compiling hci ue. I lhe Pr,»gre»» <>f Bay Cily,
linquent Tax Record; Our county paid
$72.50 foi this work.
—The town of Wharton has sold her
new school house bond* at a premium
large enough to cut the interest down
to three and a half per cent. W. S.
Brooks, attorney for the purchasers was
instructed to deal with the old board,
only; which indicate* that their legal
advisors arc of opinion that the law pio-
viding for the election of trustees on
May 2d, is unconstitutional and void.
But until a court of competent jurisdic-
tion decides the matter, wc will not
know where we arc at, in Bay (.'ity.
—Talk of lhe “Cane Helt” road was re-
vived this week by the presence in the
city of W. T. Eldridge, ol Eagle Lake.
l he Spectator is infoinied that Mr. El-
dridge offers to build this road to Whar-
ton if the land owners will give the
right-of-way and build the grade. This
set ins a fair proposition, and as its con-
struction would greatly advance the
value of real estate not cnly along the
line but all over this part of the co., it
would certainly be a good investment for
property owners.—Wharton Spe< tutor.
•—Col. Michael brought us a bottle of
big red ants and mu les on Monday that
lie had caught by sinking a small pickle,
bottle in tiic hole where the mils Ion-
row, flush with the surface of the ground
Thu tiap was set in the morning after
most of the colony had gone out for the
day and he said the competition among
them t" get into that half bottle of water
was very sharp. This is the way to rid
the yard or garden ol these pests.—
Rosenberg X-Ray. [That is a good way
to kill ants; but a simpler way is to put
a little Paris green into their hills.]
—C. F. Baker, of Matagorda, who
has had much experience in telegraph
.construction, says he can make tele-
graph connection between Biy City ami
Matagorda for $100, using the wire
fences. Having had no experience
with telephones, he doesn't know wheth-
ei such a line could be used fm that
purpose or not. We have noticed in
the columns of northern agricultural
journals that wire femes arc used in
Iowa, Nebraska, and the Dakotas for
telephoning from farm to farm; but
such lines probably could not be used
in connection with a long distance sys-
tem.
•—Marcus Walker was born in Wil-
son county, Tenn., Nov. 1815. and went
to his eternal home, May 1, 1899. He
was a minister of the old Baptist school,
mid earnestly, consistently and conscien-
ciously insisted that lie was correct in
his doctrines until the day* of his death.
Uncle Marcus was in the Seminole In-
dian war in Florida, and drew a small
pension from that source. He was one
of God’s good men; a devoted husband,
father, Christian mid kind gentleman.—
Hermitage (Mo.) Index-Gazette. De-
ceased was the father of Z. J. Walker, of
Bay City. The Triiivnk sympathise*
with Bro. Walker in his bereavement.
I ’
r ft’
Miss Mattie William> returned tu Bay
City, last week.
Rev. Nicholson did r.ot preach at El
Campo, Sunday.
W. E. Moore and wife attended the
lodge. Saturday.
A big crowd attended the Matagorda
picnic on Thursday.
Mrs. W. E. Moore and Ashby were
at Bay City, last week.
Miss Minnie Phillip* visited friends.
Saturday and Monday.
J. E. Pierce passed up from the low-
er country on Wednesday.
Quite a number of visitors attended
the children’* day service.
Z. J. Walker and R. J. Sisk, of Bay
City, where here on Saturday.
Dr. Clay Moore attended the ball at
Matagorda, Wednesday night.
Rev. Callaway filled his appointment
here on Saturday, returning home on
Monday.
There w as a conversation party, Tues-
day night, at Mr. Nicholson's, compli-
mentary to Miss Vaught.
Dr. .Moore and W. D. Williams at-
tended a meeting of the W. O. W., Sat-
urday, at Deming’s Bridge.
Since the old maids came out so far
abend in the discussion a few weeks
ago. some of tire old bachelors have
deserted the hermitage and are now
quite prominent in society.
As to the Featherstone Road.
CXCM IMS ANCLKTON TlMttt.
Col. Will Weems andVife came over
from Orange on Saturday, where the
I jiolonel has been engaged for many
(months digging irrigating ditches for
V I : rice farms. The Colonel reports that
muisiifishorl •’tangements have been made to put an
'Satisn^li^. ” nccr f”rPs ‘n,° U’c by the
guaranteed. Charges reasonable. fil,( of ,hc monlh complete the survey
Leave work w ith A. Lee & Co. "* of the G' u- & s- from Bay City to
„ . j,.!' LETZLI*0^ ffban Antftnio. It is also again stated, or
wlfh a bullet <n t»l^nunorcd, that construction work will
frb«it. from which he enn not recover Jl)00 conimeBeed. Hupe s?.
ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
—Ho is happy.
—Turn on the ligtL
_The haying season has opened.
—Speak the truth, though the heav-
ens fall.
—Tomorrow is Bro. Collier s day in
Bay City.
—Henry Scarden. wife and bail 11
were in town, Monday.
—Postmaster Sayers was in bed two
or three day* this week.
__(). J. Doubek, of Hawkinsville, wa,
in Bay City on Saturday.
—That which can not bear ventilation
is npt to need fumigation.
—The Triuune's vindication c»uld
jiot be 11101c complete than it is.
—Beware of the boycot! It k.cks
worse than an old army musket.
—Wc have lost three subscribers
ftnd gained nine since last issue.
—The lumber i* on the ground foi
the fine gin on the Duncan lanoh.
—Judge Barber’s suburban mansion
is being treated to a coat of palm.
—Judge Carpenter attended Masoim
Lodge at Deming’s Bridge, Saturday.
—Uncle Billy Elliott is having the
Moody property painted and repaired.
,.jL-Wm. Cash left on Wednesday for a
few days visit to HoustonnndGalvesum.
—T. W. Bundick, of the west side,
smiled on his Bay City friends on Tues-
day.
—Port Lavaca and Victoria ear h has
n business man's base ball nine, and
they nre to cross bats.
—L. W. Brown, of Hardeman, was
Circulating among itis Bay City fiicmls
on Saturday and Sunday.
—There is no patent on
Every man is entitled to bi . own idea
of how to best promote it.
—Uncle Peter Ryman and John Seat
den, of the lower country, were at the
county capital on Tuesday.
—The TriiH'NE is serving the whole
people; not a faction. And it will con-
tinue to keep faith with them.
—Mrs. J. T. Sargent mid the Mis-cs
Rugeley, of Matagorda, are visiting D.
R. Pcareson.—Richmond coaster.
— Mr. and Mrs. A. W. I.eCompte mid
baby, ol Deming'* Bridge, were visiting
idsnch; in Bay City on Wednesday.
inform* wuthat the tele-
phone guaranltc W recalled, and
has not been used and will not be.
—Carlysle Williams brought Ins fast
Sorrels up from Rotherwood, Saturday,
and gave several Bay City girls a spin.
—Dr. Amon* reports the birth of a >' '' > purmus < xpcrience in the editor-
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Thomp-
son. The TRIBUNE congratulates them.
—The Victoria Advocate has received
a head of lettuce that measures four
feet and eight inches in circumference.
—Lee Rugeley. of Richmond, has
been visiting his many relatives and
friend* in this county during the past
week.
—Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Lords and Mr.
and Mis. Sam Montgomery left for the
beach on Monday'miorning for a week's
outing.
—Rev. W. G. McDonald began on
• last Sunday night a series of Sunday
night sermons on the study of the
Scripture.
—Our commissioners court will meet
as a board of equalization on the same
day our District couit convenes—
June 13th.
—Mrs. J. H. McCrosky has returned
from the Marlin hot well, where she has
been for some lime for the benefit of
her health.
—Miss Estelle Ladd expects to leave
for Sherman, Texas, next Monday, to
spend the summer with her sister, Mis.
R. H. Foster.
Capt. Montgomery has been play-
ing merchant, this week, during Sain’s
absence; but he says he would rather
fish 'han sell groceries.
—Five people were recently killed at
Pittsburg. Pa., by taking headache
powders. Some died within 20 minutes
after taking the puwuvi*.
—H. K. Ogden, having recently pa-
pered Victor LcTulle's house, lias
many complimentary things to say of
Mr. LeTullc and his family.
—Gov. Sayers has signed the bill for
the protection of hotel keepers, which
provides a penalty for securing board
under false pretenses and misrepresen
tation.
—Frank Hawkins returned to Lake
Austin on Monday, after several days
in Bay City, visiting his children and
looking after hi* extensive business in-
terest*.
—W. G. Thompson honored The
Tribune with a very pleasant business
call, last Saturdey. Mr. Thompson re-
port* the ude of about jo yearlings to
Capt. Frank Rugeley at $12.
—Miss Ada Rugeley has returned
from her extended vi»it to Houston.
Richmond and other poiiu*, to the de-
light of Bay City's social circles, in
which Mt»* Ada is very pop'da,
—“Just continue to hew to the me,
re;.;ardle*s of where the chips fall, and
,-we'll send you two new subscribers for
J’s1 apery one that quit*,” is the cheering
I massage that comes to The Trciunb;
fri. 11 (hi avtiri,:n Ni'issev.
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1 Notice to the Town Trade.
1 I h.iv e a little boy, a little mule, and
' a little wagon, and can deliver your
r little packages (or big ones, either),
with very little trouble and free of charge.
1 Therefore, send along your little wife
• or little children, for they can get just as
: good a deal from 'me as the biggest
' man in town, and they will not have to
I lug the things home through the ho:
! sun. I must dp my share of the gro-
cery trade, and I guarantee my goods nv
> tine and my prices as low as any in the
market, and my free delivery wagon 14
' always ready and at your service.
Yours very truly, ,
C. I.. J. Sisk.
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Payments Acknowledged this Week.
Webb Tate, Sol. Jones. \V. H. Fears,
\V. G. Thompson, G. B.*Johnson. vV.
H. Green, J. W. Keller, C. F. Baker,
Mrs. A. W. l.cLomptc, V.' T. Taylor &
Bro.. Dr. J. M. Gober, Dr. Clay Moore,
A. R. Lynch, Fred Duke, J. C. Maxwell.
O. J. Walker, Fred. McC. Robbins.
Notice.
1 am prepared eft: all );..
repairing at my home.
-V. H. Harding i» back from Louis-
ville 11* (hipper ns ever, and reports a
most delightful visit to hi* home and
family in the metropolis of the grand
old Blue Grass State.
—John Randolph, our new fmniture
merchant (soon to be) went up to Hou»-
to meet his
return with
them today. Of course our good peo-
ple w ill make them welcome.
—We learn that Mr. Andrewartha
has wr*tten his co-worker* Jieic that it
will be impossible 10 get the telephone
line up by the time District Court meets,
ns had been expected. The wire must
come from the East, by water, which
will take time.
— Dr. J. W. Brown, of Hardeman,
made The TRIBUNE a valued call on
Wednesday, He reported corn suffer-
ing for ram. He estimates a reduction
ol one third in the cotton acreage in
his neighbmhood, coin having taken
the place of cotton.
—An exchange say* one of the laws
enacted by the present legislature pro-
vide* for the election of a public weigh-
er in each justice's precinct. We had
not noticed the passage of this lull, and
do not know whether it applies to Mata-
gorda county or not.
—Whatever is legitimate new* is
grist for Till: Tribune's hopper, and
we enn't afford to leave it out to serve
the personal schemes of any man or
set of men. Our subscriber* me paying
us to publish it for their benefit, and
wc must fulfil our contract.
— Five murder cases arc to be tried
at Edna this term, mid the docket, both
civil mid criminal is said to be the
heaviest ever known. Judge Thompson’s
charge lo the grand jury is pronounced
the ablest ever delivered in that court.
He ordered four special venires.
—W. T. Taylor, of Dickson's Point,
made 'The Tuiiiunk a pleasant social
call mi Tliursday. Besides being one of
the most successful planters and stock-
men 111 Texas, Mr. Tayloi is urn: <1 the
youngest old men mid one of lhe bright-
est conversationalist to be met with.
—The associated press dispatches
mentioned that W. L'. Heath, of Vic-
toria, bad shipped a car of new potatoes
to Denver, and the next day Mr. Heath
received over loo telegrams from all
quarters of the U. S.. ordering potatoes
He could have sold in one day the out-
put of a good sized trucking association.
— Don't try to tear some one else
down because you arc not building up.
Build, climb, grow, expand, push youi
business, bent your competitors, nt every
turn in the road if you can, but don't
try to turn him down because he is more
energetic, more businesslike and more
prosperous tlian you.—Denison Herald.
—The editor of The Tribune is not
a novice at the business, in Iris twelve
—Our many former residents of Col-
orado county will not be surprised to
learn that the 'Townsend faction have
killed another Reese—Dick, a brother
of the lately killed ex-sheriff. He was
shot in his buggy about 9 o'clock, at
night, on his way from Alleyton to
Columbus. His negro driver was also
killed. The killing was done by two
deputy sheriffs. A yonng lady with
face and hands blackened, and dressed
in men's clothes, was ai rested near the
scene. Ten or tw elve men have already
perished in this feud. Dick Reese hav-
ing four victims to his credit, it is said.
And there is no prospect of an end.
Relatives are gathering from over the
stqjc, and the second squad of rangers
has, been ordered to Columbus by Gov
Sayers.
—As county surveyor J. C. Carrington
was proceeding to Whatton county, on
the west side, Wnedesdny morning, and
when near Jennings creek, his team took
fright and made a lunge, breaking one
line, which caused them to turn so short
as to throw Mr. Caniugton out. I'he
wheel struck his head, inflicting severe
scalp wounds mid almost dislocating his
jaw. while the fall and mix-up bruised
his side so severely that he had to be
hauled into town. Mr. George, who was
working in a field half a mile away,
happened to see the accident and
promptly went to Mr. Carrington's as-
sistance. Dr. W. N. Brooks was also
near by, and he temporarily dressed the
wounds and Mr. George procured a cov-
ered wagon and brought Mr. Carrington
to his home in BkJ*^' where under
the skillful treatment A* ' -Rugeley he
is getting along nicely, thougn suffer-
ing considerable pain from extreme
sorenctss. After throwing .Mr. Carring-
ton ftdni the bug.jyj.tJjeyj 1:11 ran into
a wire fatice •*!>? recked the vehicle,
kicked eSn,n**iing loose, and the last
l...mniy ovarq t]iem |,e w;u stj|] n,nlling
W. E. Harrfa and A. G Miller, twoThe other horse was
caught and Wrought home.
—The Southwestern Telephone Co.
are cxtendriiA'hen lines from Wharton
by way of El C\jjpo and Edna to con-
nect -in system at Vic-
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CERTIFICATE TO TREASURY
ASSETS.
\ A ZE, lhe undersigned hereby certify that
V V have complied with all the tequire-
mentsof Article 867, Chapter I, Title XXV.
of lhe revised civil statutes, at the May Term,
A. I)., 1899; that we have fully inspected and
counted the assets and other securities belong-
ing to the County of Matagoidu, and found
the same as follows:
Certificates of Deposit - • $17,027.84
Bonds, 30,cl 8.00
LvM Notes,...... 3,952.56
Remittance by J A Donald, - - 223.40
Total......51,221.80
TJ Hamilton, County Judge.
A C Burkhart, Cummib’r Pre. 1
P M Bowib, •• •• 2
G R Brown, ** “3
N Kei.i.kr, •• •« 4
Sworn to and subscribed before me this, the
10th day of May, 1899.
s Gin Austin, Clerk
J srai. } (. ouniy Court, Matagorda
>— y—- (’minty, Texas.
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