The Mainland Messenger (Dickinson, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 10, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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THE MAINLAND MESSENGER
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CHEAP FEED
Alta Loma News
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A FEW FACTS
I. E. Johnson, Pres.
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT
Our Directors—Your Friends
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W. L. Moody, Jr.
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Pratt Automobiles
H. L. Roberts, Agt. for Galveston Co.
Hitchcock, Texas
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POULTRY RELISH SKIM MILK
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(By J. M. PARKE of Dickinson)
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The strength of a woman lies in the
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Sixth Grade
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LOMA. TEXAS.
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One of Very Best of Foods for Grow-
ing Chicks, Keeping Digestion
in Good Order.
VANILLA PIE.
Yellow of the egg.
% cup sugar.
1 table spoon flour.
1 tea spoon butter.
Beat to a cream.
Add 1 cup milk.
1 tea spoon vanilla.
Pour into pie and bake.
MRS. R. G. STRICKLAND.
League City.
MISS ADA CAPLEN, Correspondent.
W. B. KITCHELL, Business Represen-
tative.
We want to sell you Good Seeds, Fertilizer
Lumber and Paint
C. J. HENCK, Correspondent.
R. DEMPSTER, Business Representa-
tive.
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We congratulate the management
and all the employees on their effi-
ciency, care and cleanliness in hand-
ling the products of this plant.
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The Thaman Park Subdivision of the
Mary Austin lieague is located directly
between Houston and Galveston, with a
Fine Shell Road connecting the two cities
passing through the center of it.
Write today for descriptive Folder of
Farm and Suburban Homes that pay; it
is interesting and a postal will bring it.
GfN YOUR COTTON WITH
MOLLER & TACQUARD
Gin now Ready and will Gin on Wednesday
and Saturday until further notice
____ALTA LOMA; TEXAS
WE WANT TO BUY
KIEFER PEARS AND YAM POTATOES
Geo. Henckel & Co.
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H. L. ROBERTS & CO.
(UNIN CORPORATED )
MERCHANTS ANDOBANKERS
Established 1909
HITOHCOCK, TEXAS
CREAM PIE.
White of 1 egg.
% cup sugar.
1 tablespoon flour.
All beat together to a cream.
Add 1 cup milk; beat: pour into
crust, grate 1-4 of a nutmeg on top.
Bake.
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50 Horsepower. Complete Equipment; Electric Lights; Electric
Starter, Electric Horn; Power Pump. In fact, everything that
could add to the convenience and comfort of a car is included
in Equipment.
FIRST STATE BANK
Capital, $10,000.00 :: Surplus, $2,750.00
ALTA LOMA, TEXAS
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Terriffc storm along Atlantic coast
doing great damage.
W. Travers Jerome, of New York,
sent to Canada to bring Harry K.
Thaw back, is arrested for gambling.
Later was acquitted.
Large part of Hot Springs, Ark.,
wiped out by fire. Damage $2,500,000.
Rumored that President Huerta will
resign by September 15th.
Eight negro convicts suffocated in
the “black cell” at the Harlem state
farm.
Don’t forget the good roads election
on September 26th.
Proposed tariff bill passes the Sen-
ate.
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“Fresh Egg” Defined.
An egg to belong to the strictly
fresh egg class, should not be over
8 days old in summer weather, and
a week old during the winter. But
in either case they must be kept in a
cool temperature. Heat very quickly
stales eggs. Crates of eggs allowed to
remain in the hot sun for several
hours will quickly change their con-
dition.
Supt. A. M. Burgess, chief engineer
E. J. Owins of the waterworks de-
partment and M. O. Frost of the Gal-
veston News, were in Alta Loma Fri-
day inspecting the improvements of
the waterworks plant. Under the new
system of air pressure pumping, the
capacity can be doubled if necessary.
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT.
E. Q. Rogers, Vice-Pres. W. J. Stoner, Cashier
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It’s simply impossible for any one ,
to keep his happiness to himself. 1 ‘e
Misses Emma and Mamie Harris
were Galveston visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Bartlette is entertaining
Misses Alma and Edna Carey of Hous-
ton.
Jim Green of Galveston has accepted
a position here at the pumping sta-
Lest we forget. On Sept. 26 there
will be an election held in every vot-
ing box in Galveston County; an elec-
tion for good roads. This will be a
great day for Galveston County and
we expect every man to do his duty.
Some people thought “the seawall was
not worth the money it cost,” some
people said: “The causeway was too
expensive.” Those are the people
who are knockers every time a ques-
tion of public good is raised. We
just cannot listen to such people as
they will keep on knocking until they
have knocked their last time and then
their family will have the pleasure of
hauling them to the graveyard on the
good roads that they are now fighting.
Every sensible man knows that the
Mainland only pays about one-tenth
of the taxes for public improvement in
Galveston County and that the City
entering the creamery, the milk is im-
mediately poured into separator and
the dairyman takes his empty can and
scalds it out with steam and hot
I. E. Johnson E. Q. Rogers
W. J. Stoner Clem Schnider
short stay with Captain and Mrs. J.
A. Minot before leaving for their
home in Washington, D. C.
Miss Florence Canaan, who has been
visiting relatives in San Antonio, Gal-
veston and Hitchcock, left Tuesday for
Lampasas, where she will continue
her studies at the St. Dominic Vila.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tacquard and
family left Thursday morning to spend
the winter in San Antonio, in which
city their children will continue their
studies. The trip was made in their
automobile. Accompanying the party
for a visit with them in San Antonio,
was Mr. Tacquard’s sister, Mrs. A.
Brundrett, who, with her family, had
motored down from Denison.
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The enrollment in the various
grades of the Alta Loma school is as
Address
ALTA
An institution of which all the peo-
ple of the Mainland are justly proud
is the Alta Loma Creamery, located
at Alta Loma. A company was organ-
ized some 12 years ago and after over-
coming various obstacles, has reached
a point where it is a paying proposi-
tion and has installed all the latest
machinery. This creamery came in
for some unjust criticism in the recent
mainland inspection trip by commit-
tees from Galveston, so that we wish
to give the true facts concerning the
plant.
The amount of milk brought to this
creamery each day sometimes runs
as high as 1400 gallons, but just at
this time, not much over half that
amount is being received. The amount
of money paid out to farmers for milk
amounts to about $1100 per week. On
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Mrs. Dan Platzer and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, were Galveston visitors
Saturday.
Dr. J. E. Caplen of Columbus, Ohio,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Caplen.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Henery Parker
of Galveston were visitors at The Syc-
amores yesterday.
Little Miss Emily Burges returned
to her home in Galveston after a
months stay here.
Miss Katherine Kitchel of Galveston
is spending a week here with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kitchel.
Dr. L. S. Downs and family motored
out from Galveston Sunday and spent
the afternoon here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Trube and son
Robert motored over from Texas City
Sunday and spent the day here with
John A. Caplen and family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Johnson have
returned to their home in Leadville,
Colo., after a couple of weeks visit
here with Mr. Johnson’s mother.
Mr. I. E. Johnson and Mr. L. D.
Fletcher motored to Galveston Satur-
day evening in their cars with a party
of young people, where they enjoyed
a dip in the surf.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stoner enter-
tained Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Keenan of
Galveston, Mrs. Keenan’s sister, Mrs.
Theoband of New Orleans, and Mrs.
Stoner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hell-
man of Galveston, Sunday. '
run through the separator, there was
not enough dirt to cover a two-bit
piece and everything about the plant
is kept in a fine state of cleanliness.
The “million flies” spoken of by a
Galveston daily had evidently read
the Mainland Messenger and all gone
to Galveston to greener pastures, for
there were not ten flies to be counted
in the plant. In conversation with
Mr. Johnson, the proprietor, he stated
that he used the milk, butter, etc., for
his own table, and during the last 12
years on only two occasions had he
found anything wrong with the milk.
The farmers also prefer to have their
cream go through the creamery and
take the butter home for thir use
and save them the trouble of churn-
ing. This certainly proves conclu-
sively that the products are kept as
clean as possible. Any suggestions
for improvements will, however, be
welcomed by the management, but on
the other hand, untrue statements or
misleading articles written by report-
ers who perhaps never saw the plant
will not be allowed to pass unnoticed. |
GIN- A OUR COTTON AT ALTA LOMA AND DEPOSIT YOUR
MONEY WITH
(By R. G. WEATHERSTONE.)
Very few people understand the
value of skim milk as a food for poul-
try. They relish it and it is very good
for them, either swet or sour or but-
termilk/ if it is not tog cold.
Milk takes the place of meat scraps
to a certain extent. In fact, the feed-
ing of meat can be put down one-
fourth when the fowls have all the
skim milk they can drink, and the re-
sults obtained will be the same. Milk
is fine to feed laying hens and will
materially increase the egg yield.
It is one of the very best of foods
for the growing chicks, keeping their
digestion in good order and hastening
their growth, as it contains the ele-
ments necessary for their develop-
ment.
Where milk is fed regularly and a
teaspoonful each of ginger and soda
added to each gallon every third or
fourth day, there will be no cholera
or other bowel troubles. Stir the mix-
ture until thoroughly dissolved before
feeding. This is very easily prepared
and will keep their digestive organs
toned and sweetened.
When fattening fowls, skim milk
should be used to mix the mash. They
like it better and in this way are in-
duced to eat just as much more, as
the milk while serving as moisture to
wet the mash is also a hearty food.
The food for young ducks should
be mixed with milk and curds made
from sour milk are indispensible for
young turkeys.
Remember that milk will not take
the place of water, as it so soon turns
to solid food in the crop. Keep
water before the chickens the same as
ever, no matter how much milk they
may have.
On every farm there is more or less
milk for feeding and it will pay to
see that the chickens get their share
of it
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of Galveston pays the rest. You
ought to listen to the people down
there talk of the coming election, all
in favor of it, and now is there a man
on the Mainland who will come up
and cast his vote against this worthy
proposition. AVe must keep up with
the times and the times are now de-
manding that you part with some of
that money you have been hoarding
up, and help the county to build good
roads and keep up with other coun-
ties in the state. Just read the pa-
pers and see the counties in Texas
which are bonding themselves for
good roads and then come up and
cast your vote for the upbuilding of
your own home. Good roads will ad-
vertise our county more than anything
that we can do. Don’t you see the
automobiles passing every day from
up the state, and don’t you know that
when the people go home, they will
refer to the good roads they saw in
Galveston County. Come out and vote
right.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J.
Prino Thursday.
S. G. Laughlin was a visitor here
Friday from Galveston.
Mrs. George Tacquard has returned
from a sojourn in Kerrville.
Hitchcock farmers har nine bales
of cotton ginned last week.
Miss Marie Drewa of Houston spent
the week with Miss Julie Bouthery.
Noble Nelson of Galveston visited
at the home of Mrs. E. Hoffmann Sun-
The silo is proving itself a great
money saver to those of the Mainland
who have built them. One has been
recently erected on the dairy farm of
Mrs. B. M. Kilpatrick near Alta Loma
and 80 tons of sorghum have been
stored in it. We wish to call atten-
tion to the fact that this 80 tons of
sorghum were raised on 11 acres of
ground. From a two-acre tract, 23
tons of red sorghum and cow peas
were harvested. With hay at $7.50
per ton and corn near $1.00 per bushel
one can easily figure out the value of a
silo.
guest of Capt. and Mrs. J. A. Minot
Sunday.
Mesdames William Gernand and
George Jacob were shoppers in Galves-
ton this week.
Miss P. Kennedy of San Angelo
spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. AV.
Kemmerling.
Mrs. Frank Phillips, who was the
guest of Mrs. H. L. Roberts, has re-
turned to Angleton.
The trustees have postponed the
opening of the Hitchcock public
schools to the 22nd of September.
Misses Maggie Smith and Lucy Co-
lombo, who have been visiting Miss
Mary Mosso, have returned to Galves-
ton.
Mrs. C. K. Wilcox and two little
sons of Houston visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Henckel this
week.
Misses Rebecca and Dorothy Hod-
son of Galveston spent several days
this week with Captain and Mrs. J. A.
Minot.
Mrs. J. M. Jensen had as guests
last week her son and daughter, Mr.
and Mr. Arthur LaFranc of Houston,
and her brother, Mr. Jensen of Port
Arthur.
Mrs. Kendall Minot and daughters,
Mr-os Ethel and Edith, who have
been visiting relatives in North Tex-
as, have returned to Hitchcock for a
A. L. MOLLER
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