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The Mainland Messenger
DICKINSON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1913
Volume I
Number 6
Offices at:
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LEAGUE CITY’S EFFICIENT SCHOOL BOARD
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
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GOOD COTTON
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NEW PARCEL POST RULES IBEFORE THE FOOTLIGHTS
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Join the Enormous Crowds and uSave Like You Never Saved Before.”
JUDGE SCOTT'S COURT
ROBT. 1. COHEN
GALVESTON
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Alta Loma
Hitchcock
Dickinson
League City
The Boldest Mercantile Event
of the Times!
NO LABOR DAY CELEBRA-
TION FOR LEAGUE CITY
their wards the best and most practical culture that the
their district can afford.
Their gravest responsibility, pernaps, is the hiring of
Standing—MESSRS. P. J. JOHNSON; W. D. BULLOCK, Secretary. '
Seated at Table—W. J. ABBEY, DR. T. J. CARTER, A. L. HANSON, DR.
L. W. DALLAS, President, and C. G. DIBRELL.
A Sale of Towering Magnitude!
REMEMBER: THE BIG SALE STARTS NEXT FRIDAY AT 9 A.M.
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE MAIN-
LAND WERE DOING FIFTEEN
YEARS AGO.
WAY DOWN SOUTH ON
DEAR OLD MAINLAND
WEIGHT LIMIT WILL BE TWENTY
POUNDS AT LESS COST.
The educational affairs of League City are in the hands of the above
named members of the School Board, and of the following district offi
cers, (non-members of board): Messrs. Chas. A. Johnson, Treasurer, and
J. Hayden Ross, assessor and collector.
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Want advertisements in The Main-
land Messenger are the cheapest ad-
vertising to be had and bring results.
“3 Lines—3 Times—3 Dimes.
scientious and well qualified teachers. No part of the school machinery
reflects more honor upon the School Board than their fortunate choice of
teachers, and no greater calamity can befall a' school, than a mistake in
the employment of its teaching force.
The people of League City have great confidence in the ability and ef-
iiciency of their School Board as it is composed of seven gentlemen from
among the most progressive, enlightened and successful business and pro-
fessional men of the community, and we feel assured that our educational
affairs could not be better handled.
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Phone 92 that news or social item
while it is fresh in your mind.
OUR STORE WILL BEOLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH
To Mark Down and Arrange Stock—Sale Opens, Friday, August 15, at 9 A. M.
The “band ladies” have decided that
because of the Teachers Institute to
be held in League City from Sept. 1st
to 5th, inclusive, that they will not
celebrate Labor Day this year.
A number of the ladies who were
planning this celebration will have to
serve on committees, and entertain
visiting teachers in their homes, so
it would be impossible for them to
assist with the Labor Day celebration.
They will, however, expend all the
more enthusiasm on their County Fair,
to be held some time in November.
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MOTOR CYCLE COLLISION.
(Wirtten by J. M. PARKE, of Dick-
inson.)
With North Texas crops burning up
and Kansas preachers praying for
rain; with droughts in Missouri and
Oklahoma, and poor crops in Indiana
and Illinois, we just sit out on our
front gallery and see the corn still
going upwards, the cotton still putting
on squares; the fall gardeners making
ready for a bumper crop; the gentle
rain just oozing out of the clouds;
with a good breeze blowing strong
enough to keep the mosquitoes from
camping on your neck; the automo-
biles sailing by (eighteen miles an
hour only) with people going to the
gulf to take a swim, and everything
just moving along without a hitch,
we can’t help but extend a welcome
to all those poverty-stricken people
to come down to God’s country and
join us in all these pleasures and for-
get about the hard times they once
had in those Northern States.
With shell roads built and more to
be built, now is the time, THE MAIN-
LAND is the PLACE, and YOU are
the one to locate and purchase prop-
erty in Galveston County.
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CAMPING PARTY.
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Phone your subscription order to 92.
Extra copies for sale. Send one to some
prospective settler of the Mainland.
faithful, con-
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Some of the progressive citizens of
the Mainland have already begun pre-
paring ground for fall gardening. Po-
tatoes, turnips, beets, beans, cabbage,
cauliflower and celery will be ex-
tensively planted and in some cases
tomatoes are to be tried as an ex-
periment.
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Alta Loma, August 11, 1898.—Mr.
Feist came up from Galveston this
morning to look after business at the
factory.
Mrs. W. B. Skirvin and family have
gone to spend the summer with rela-
tives in Kansas City.
Miss Johnson, of Calavaras, Texas,
is visiting Col. I. H. Anderson.
Rev. Behrman and family have
moved into their new residence.
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League City, Aug. 12th, 1898.—Chas.
Batterson of Galveston is in town to-
day. His son, Willie, has been visit-
ing his uncle, Mr. Sanders.
Mr. J. M. Wright has purchased the
lots across the street from Mr. Aiken
and will build at once.
Messrs. Josh McFaddin, Geo. Davis
and Joe Davis with their families and
a few friends, are camping this week
at the bay.
M. D. Martin of Galveston is here
making improvements on his property.
Misses Etta and Stella Fite spent a
few days with their parents this week.
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Dickinson, Aug. 13, 1898.—Misses
Mignon and Nell Fulton left Thursday
for New York.
The colored people of Dickinson re-
ceived a carload of lumber this week
with which they intend building a
church in their settlement two miles
west of Dickinson.
Mr. F. W. Northrup and Mr. Wm.
Phifer of Houston are spending a, day
or two hunting and fishing here. They
are guests of Mr. F. H. McMahon.
A crowd of young people drove over
to N. Galveston and serenaded several
houses.
DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF THE GALVESTON-HOUSTON MAINLAND
At last Saturday’s^ session of the
court the following cases were dis-
posed of.
Willie Anderson (colored), charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
tenses. Bound over to Grand Jury.
R. Depasquale, charged with dis-
turbing the peace, fined $10.00 and
costs, total amounting to $32.75.
ISLAND VARIETY DOING
FINE.
A number of Dickinson and San
Leon people left Tuesday evening for
a two days outing at Clifton by the
Sea.
They have rented a cottage there
and will spend their time bathing,
fishing and rusticating.
The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Deats and Dr. and Mrs. Mar-
shall; Misses Rowena Deats, Neva
Owens, Lolu and Mabel Shands and
Messrs. Lawrence and Albert Deats,
Clifton Woods, Conde and Lemi Be-
noist, all of Dickinson; Mrs. Joe
Campbell of Galveston; and Mr. and
Mrs. Mayer and family, Misses Eu-
nice and Clotile Bavoux, Ollie Cauz-
lik and Miss Sanders, of San Leon.
resources of
Further to popularize the parcel post
system with the public, Postmaster
General Burleson announced that af-
ter August 15 the weight limit on
packages would be placed at 20
pounds, (it is now 11 pounds) and that
a sharp reduction in charges for the
transportation of packages would be
made. He announced that on the
same date the “banking by mail” fea-
ture would be introduced in the pos-
tal savings system.
The reduction in charges on par-
cel post matter for local delivery is
from the present rate of five cents for
the first pound and one cent for each
additional two pounds or fraction
thereof.
For delivery in the first zone the
rate will be reduced from five cents
for the first and three cents for each
additional pound to 3 cents; second
zone the rate will be cut from six
cents and four cents to five cents and
one cent for each additional pound.
The change in the postal savings
system will enable would-be depositors
living in remote districts to avail
themselves of the benefit of the sys-
tem. The reform has been under con-
sideration for some time.
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DUTIES.
It is the duty of the School Board to manage the educational affairs
of their district. Where necessary, they are to build and equip suitable
bouses for the proper accommodation of the children of school age in their
district, and to keep all buildings in good repair and in as sanitary con-
dition as possible. In special school districts, Schol Boards assess the
property and collect all moneys for building, equipment, repair and
teaching purposes. They are the educational guardians of the children
and responsible for their opportunities. They are under obligations to give
Messrs. Jack Stanley and J. E.
Cook, two of the party of thirty-one
motor cyclists making an endurance
run from Galveston to Houston and
return last Sunday collided near
Dickinson and were laid up here for
repairs for a short time.
One of the cyclists lost his hat, and
without thinking of the many other
machines closely following, turned his
machine preparatory for starting back
for the lost article, thus causing the
collision.
One rider was tossed about ten
feet by the impact, but fortunately
both landed on soft earth and neither
were seriously injured.
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A very interesting field of cotton
may be seen on the farm of H. E.
Frenkas just east of Dickinson. The
variety grown is the famous long
staple sea island cotton, which brings
from 25 to 30 cents per pound. Many
of the stalks have over a hundred
bolls and it is estimated that the
field will run considerable over a bale
to the acre. Just stop and figure up
the value of this crop and resolve to
plant more cotton and of the sea
island variety.
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FINAL DISPOSAL SALE
Starting Friday, August 15th, at 9 A. M.
Let nothing keep you away. It’s dollars and cents in your pocket to act quickly.
It’s a bargain scoop for you that is a veritable treasure trove. There has never
been a Sale held in this city that in any way can compare with it, a Sale that will
set the town on fire with excitement.
A comedy, entitled "The Irish Linen
Peddler,” is to be given at the League
City School House Auditorium, Thurs-
day evening, August 14th.
The cast of charcters, in order of
appearance, is as follows:
Mr. Brooks (widower), Frank Crip-
liver.
Pat O’Doyle (linen peddler) Eugene
Berkmeyer.
Jack Flanagan (mooer), Harry Cal-
lis.
Emma Brooks (Mr. Brooks’ daugh-
ter), Grace Kelley.
Mrs. Wade (a widow), Katie Lee
Abbey.
Molly (servant), Ruth Smalley.
Two novelty acts will be presetned
between the scenes: “Herr Hans
Speigelburger and the boy scout, and
the ever popular “Mutt and Jeff” in
animate life.
The music is to be furnished by Miss
Florence Benson and Messrs. Leslie
Hanson and W. O. Sadler.
Mr. Johnnie Abbey will recite.
The admission fee is: Adults, twen-
ty-five cents; those under 18 years,
fifteen cents.
These young people have recently
appeared before audiences both in
League City and Dickinson; there- '
fore no comment is necessary as to
their ability.
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The Mainland Messenger (Dickinson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 13, 1913, newspaper, August 13, 1913; Dickinson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1577360/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.