The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME III
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS?, MARCH 26, 1915
NUMBER 12
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WEDDINGS
lery, and went to the cavalry by a Miss Mabel Downs, eldest daughter
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of Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Downs of Gal-
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
STRUCK OIL
$75,000 FOR DAIRIES
BIRTHS.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Franks, of Gal-
died at her home in League City
was born in Hadeland, Norway, May
That Summon Us.”
Noble,
Ellsworth
L.
Alvin
with friends.
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STOCK LAW
POPULAR PLAY
some
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BUSINESS GOOD
held
a
guarding workmen and
C. G. DIBRELL
ATTO R N EY-ATLAW.
Galveston, Texas.
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City,
and
Following is the program for the
District C. E. Convention, to be held
in League City Saturday and Sunday
of this week.
dinance regulating
electric signs with
W.
E.
view of safe-
the general
man’s
the
! Saturday. .
Chicken dinner with all the “trim-
mings” was served the guests.
Those enjoying the day with Har-
old were Masters Otis Bullock, Sam
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she was reared. In 1867 she was mar-
ried to J. J. Johnson.
In 1876 she, with her family, moved
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Mr.
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be-1 veston, are the parents of a baby boy,
f born Friday, March 19.
ALL MAINLAND .
PEOPLE INVITED
W. C. T. U. DISTRICT
CONVENTION '
TEXAS CITY HAS
A BRIGHT FUTURE
DO WNS-KITCH ELL.
.On Thursday afternoon, March 18,
to witness the Shriners parade. They , his eleventh birthday with an all day
also attended the Shriners Banquetparty at his home on Sycamore road
at the Galvez.
The Bachelor Girls Club were en-
tertained Saturday afternoon by Miss
S. Lyons at the residence of Mrs. A.
B. DeLoach on Fifth Avenue north.
The next meeting will be with Miss
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POLO GAMES AT TEXAS CITY.
7 P.
ings; J
m.—“Model Endeavor Meet-
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LEAGUE CITY NEWS NOTES
the full enjoyment of the delicious
chicken salad sandwiches and coffee
served by Mrs. Bullock, with the as-
Opportunities
Ezek. 34:20-21,
no doubt in any
in cutting the cake, Mrs. Mayo cut
the thimble, Mr. Reilley the wish
bone, Mr. Connelly the button and
of Houston; Mrs. Hanson, Mrs.
came to Madison, Wisconsin, where
Greer, Wm. Boeske, Gilbert Buesch
and Travis Berleth.
score of 2 to 1%.
PEANUTS—A cash crop and soil im-
prover. We will contract to pick
ci ops grown in the Houston-Galves-
ton district, for cash, or part of crop.
Will also buy your crop for cash at
market prices. Our new and improv-
ed peanut picker stems and cleans
the nuts without cracking them, and
does not cut the vines to pieces as
cylinder machines do. Now is the
time to book your acreage. For full
information address Geo. D. Collins,
3522 Garrott Street, Houston, Texas.
TRINITY BAY FARM, Collins &
Schaff, props., San Leon, Texas.
2, 1847. At the age of two years she
Artillery served tea after the last
match.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Labuzan enter-
tained a number of their friends at
dinner Sunday in honor of the 21st
in the difficult nursing of the in-
valid.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of the
Last Friday evening the Progres-
sive Club members enjoyed a social
meeting at the home of Mr. W. D.
Bullock.
The meeting was purely social, no
weighty business matters hindering
after a prolonged illness. Decease
The Dickinson High School Dra-
matic Club will give their drama,
“Dot. the Miner’s Daughter, in the
school auditorium at Hitchcock, Fri-
day, March 26, at 8 o’clock, and in
Arcadia the folloiwng week, Friday,
April 2, at the same hour.
This play scored a great hit when
marks were full of comfort to the
i bereaved family.
V e wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends who so
kindly assisted us during our reecnt
bereavement. Also for the beautiful
floral offerings.
J. J. JOHNSON AND FAMILY.
DEATHS.
Mrs. J. J. Johnson.
On Saturday Mrs. Lena Johnson
1 Johnson and J. I. Johnson of League
City, all of whom were with her
| during her sickness. One boy died
in infancy, and a son, Clarence, at
9 years of age.
Death was the result of several
months’ illness with la grippe, pneu-
monia, heart trouble, and a compli-
cation of diseases. During her long
sickness several members of the fam-
ily were in constant attendance on
the mother, and she expressed her-
self as ready to die, but that she
would be glad to live a while to re-
pay them for their hard fight for
her life.
It is indeed certain that the fam-
ily can have no regrets as to leaving
undone anything that could add to
the mother’s comfort, as the sons as
well as daughters left their homes
and gave up their business to aid her
THE PROVOST GUARD
Room 414 City National Bank Bldg.
Master Harold Shadle celebrated
Last Friday a wire was received
"from Bert Perkins' that the oil well
being drilled by the Ten Strike Oil
Co., near Markham, Texas, had been
brought in. Mr. Perkins returned to
League City Saturday, and at last re-
ports the well was good for 250 bar-
rels per day. This well is owned al-
most entirely by League City men
and should the flow prove to be a
good one, it will prove a profitable
investment for them.
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Seventh Infantry defeated the Twen- (
ty-sixth Infantry by a score of 7 to;
3 in the first contest. The second
contest was between the Sixth Caval-
ry and the Fourteenth Field Artil-
construction of
Home Mission
public. The matter will be submit-
ted at the next meeting of the com-
mission.
was made an ordinance of the city at
the regular meeting of the commis-
sion Tuesday night. There was a
deadlock in the commission a week
ago in regard to the scope of the
proposed ordinance. A modified stock
law exempting certain districts of
the city, including the west end ad-
dition, was favored by some of the
members of the commission, but a
full application of the ordinance was
agreed upon without a dissenting
Lewis Dibrell,
---- the many aptomobiles passing
H. M. Coats and daughter, Miss tween Galveston and Houston.
Marion, Mrs. J. Quinn and Miss
Louise Suttle motored to Galveston
The Eighth District Convention of
the Women’s Christian Temperance
Union will be held in the Immanuel
Presbyterian Church at Galveston,
Thursday and Friday, April 1 and 2.
The district comprises the counties
of Galveston, Harris, Fort Bend, Bra-
zoria, Austin and Walker.
On account of the convention, the
G. C. & S. F. R. R. will grant re-
duced rates of one and one-third
fare, tickets good to return April 3.
The Galveston W. C. T. U. are
making ample preparations • for the
delegates and it is hoped that a large
delegation will attend.
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All mainland people are interested
in the new store in Galveston, known
as the Women's Specialty Company,
because one of the proprietors, Mr.
Bell, is personally known to so many
of them. In conversation with Mr.
Bell yesterday we learn that the
business is starting off nicely. Every-
thing is now in readiness to serve
your needs, and Mr. Bell will be
pleased to see all his friends from
the mainland. Be sure and read their
large advertisement in this issue.
Two interseting polo matches were
staged Sunday afternoon by teams of
the Second Division on the army
grounds at Texas City. The Twenty-
Mrs. T. J. Goff and children left
Sunday for Travener, Texas. From . , ,
1 ’ „ . . .1 sistance of Miss Em Salmon,
there they will go to Dallas to visit
Mr. J. Labuzan, Sr., the dime.
Theobald was toastmaster of
voice at the recent meeting. May-
or Insley ordered the drafting of the
ordinance immediately after the re-
cent election, but inability to agree
upon the provisions held up the
enactment of the measure. The city
attorney was ordered to draft an or-
The choir, consisting of Misses
On Sunday afternoon W. B. Tor
rens and Miss Gladys Martin, of
Houston, conducted a Christian En
deavor rally, preparatory to the con-
vention to be held here Saturday and
Sunday.
On San Jacinto Day Texas City is
planning a right royal good time for
all comers. A monster free barbe-
cue will be given on the Wm. Moore
farm on the bay, west of town, and
a general good time is planned for
all. Music will be furnished by some
of the military bands, and other
features will be in readiness by
April 21./ Make your plans to spend
San Jacinto Day at Texas City.
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to Adrian, Minn., leaving there in
1891 for Jennings, La., and coming to
Texas one year later, where she
made her home until her death.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her
husband and nine children, Mrs. Ed-
wards of Minnesota; Mrs. Shoemaker
day. Mrs. Theobald assisted Mrs.
Labuzan in entertaining the guests
who are really planning things to
make a city that will equal if not
surpass Galveston in ten years.”
Mr. Carl Nessler: “The days of
taking chances on the future of Tex-
as City have passed into ancient his-
tory and it is now only a question
of how large we really want to make
our city.”
Mr. A. B. Wolvin: “Sure, there are
better things in sight for Texas City.
Dollars planted in Texas City today
will return many-fold, and it won’t be,
from the Methodist Church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The church altar and pulpit were
beautifully decorated and the coffin
covered with beautiful boquets and
pieces, the gifts of the Sunday School
children and the many friends and
relatives of the deceased. One floral
piece was the gift of the Mothers’
Club.
Rev. D. B. Boddie had charge of
the funeral services both at the
church and cemetery, and his re-
Sixth Cavalry—Captain Lahm, Lieu-
tenants Considine, Van Natta and
Keys.
Fourth Field Artillery — Captain
Merrill, Lieutenants McBride, Harris
and Scott.
Lieutenants Mayes of the signal
corps and Collins of the Artillery
referreed.
P. Dolson, Perry Johnson,
Johnson, Roy V. Johnson,
birthday of Mr. John E. Labuzan, Jr.
Those attending were Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Theobald of Galveston; Mrs.
T. J. Connelly of San Antonio; Mr.
Frank Connelly of Galveston; Mrs
C. E. Hancock and Miss Estelle Mayo
of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. O. R
The growth of Texas City is mov-
ing along just as rapidly as if no
hard times or war were on the face
of the earth. It is impossible to look
in any direction without seeing new
buildings going up.
We quote some interviews with
some of the most progressive of the
business men of Texas City:
R. E. McIlvane: “There can be
FOR TEXAS CITY
The stock law approved by the vot-
ers of Texas City three weeks ago
W. B. Torrens, Houston.
8 p. m.—Consecration address.
“The Power of Training for Service,”
Mrs. Mary Baker, Friendswood.
The delegates will be served with
a noon luncheon at the church, both
(days of the convention.
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it was given in Dickinson
months ago.
Inez McFaddin, Gertrude Priest, Ka-
tie Lee Abbey, Mrs. O. V. King, Mrs.
J. P. Atkinson, Messrs. Ben Franks,
P. I. Gill, W. D. Thomssen, J. R.
Moberly, sang several selections.
The active pallbearers were Messrs.
O. V. King, J. F. Dugat, J. E. Walker,
J. R. Beerwort, W. J. Abbey and N.
S. Newby.
Mrs. Johnson leaves a host of
friends who sympathize with the fam-
ily in their bereavement.
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“If the producers’ lack of profits
is a result of their labors and the
consequent migration to the cities
are not checked, this nation will be
confronted by unprecedented dangers
calculated to rock it to its very foun-
dation. That is because the cities
are carried upon the backs of the
farms. If the burden becomes too
disproportionate, both will fail.”
So declared Clarence Ousley, direc-
tor of the department of extension of
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
College, in addressing the semi-
monthly meeting of the Galveston
County Business League Saturday af-
ternoon at Alta Loma.
Prof. C. M. Evans, life stock ex-
pert of the college extension depart-
ment, outlined a plan for co-operation
in developing a permanent system of
agriculture in the county, involving
the appropriation of $65,000, to be of-
fered to farmers on easy, long-time
loans for the purchase of dairy cat-
tle, silos, cream separators and fence
wire, and the raising of $10,000 to
build a creamery. The plan is incor-
porated in recommendations to the
Galveston Commercial Association.
The loans would be made only after
certain requirements of progressive
farm operations had been complied
with, and Mr. Evans declared this
would make the. risk to the lenders
very slight.
The visitors were welcomed by
Captain P. N. Harris of Alta Loma.
H. H .Haines responding. Other
talks were made by G. H. Sapper of
Galveston, T. O. Walton, district dem-
onstration agent for the United States
department of agriculture; Harris
County Demonstration Agent W. L.
Stallings, E. C. Worrell of Alta Loma
and Fred C. Pabst of Galveston.
Hoecker; Mr. Seth Hoecker and Mrs.
Maynard Hoecker, Miss Maud Irving,
Miss Mabel Irving, Mr. Jack Reilley,
Mr. Ernest Marrast, of Galveston;
Marshall Labuzan, Mr. B. C. Per-
kins and Mr. and Mrs. G. Symms. A
number of others called in the after-
noon to extend their best wishes.
A large crowd was present to see veston, and Mr. Kenith Kitchell, son
the first games that have been played of Judge and Mrs. J. L. Kitchell, of
in several weeks. Major General; Alta Loma, were quietly married at
Franklin Bell, commanding the Sec-! Trinity Church, Galveston. They will
ond Division, was among the spec- be at home to their many friends
tators. Ladies of the Fourth Field! after April 1st in Beaumont, Texas.
Methodist Church of League
and a conscientious Christian
good mother.
The funeral services were
Margaret Terry, Second Avenue
south.
Mrs. Willis Gough left Saturday
afternoon for San Antonio to visit
with friends.
Mrs. F. W. DeLane, the degelate to
the Rebekah Convention at San An-
tonio, returned home Sunday even-
ing. Mrs. DeLane reports a nice
trip, the convention being quite a
success.
necessary to wait very long, either.” i A prominent citizen of League City
These opinions all come from hard- has requested that through the col-
headed, far-seeing business men, and; unins of our paper we enter a pro-
certainly they are in a position to test against the vacant ground near
know whereof they speak. Texas the turn in the shell road west of
City is the “Port of Opportunity.” town, being used as a dump heap.
------------ Every one arriving in our city
TFV4 0 RSTV I AnA O over the interurban has to pass this
I LAnU bill LUUALS place, and it is also in full view of
mind if he Members of the teams follow:
investigates, about the - future of Twenty-seventh Infantry-Captains
Texas City. The commerce that now: Wheeler and Booth, Lieutenants
is handled over our wharves is only | Waugh and von Kessles.
just beginning and will soon increase
, 1 €oi. Twenty-sixth Infantry-—Lieutenants
in volume enough to make a fair
. .r T 1 .1 Rose, Dillman, Bullard and Burns,
sized city. However, I know the men
DAM ETZ-N EWLIN.
On Thursday, March 18, at 4 p. m.,
at the home of the bride’s parents,
i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dametz, occurr-
ed the marriage of their daughter,
Clara, to Mr. Russel Newlin.
-The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Hinshaw in the presence of only
a few friends and immediate rela-
tives.
Mrs. A- J- George, Eliza George
; and Mr. Paul George took them to
Webster in their car, thinking to es-
cape the shower of rice and old shoes
but a number of the young people
of League City took the train to
Webster and gave them the proper
start on their wedding journey.
Both bride and groom are well and
favorably known in League City, and
their many friends wish them a hap-
py voyage on their journey through
life. After a visit with the bride’s
sister in Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. New-
lin will go to Russeaville, Ind., where
they will make their home.
Saturday, March 27.
11 a. m.—Meeting of District Ex-
ecutive Board,
3 p. m.—Devotional exercises, Miss
Theodosia Hoover, Friendswood.
3:15 p. m.—Conferences, W. Roy
Berg, Dallas.
5 p. m.—“Expert Endeavor Exam-
ination,” J. B. Hutchison, Houston.
8 p. m.—Devotional exercises. A.
V. Sundermeyer.
8:20 p. ni.—Address, “The Higher
Vision for Christian Endeavor,” Rev.
H. M. Whaling, Houston.
8:50 p. m.—Social-hour, social com-
mittee.
Sunday, March 28.
9 a. m.—Quiet hour, Mrs. D. C.
Mangum, Galveston.
2:40 p. in.—Devotional, J. R. Un-
gar, Galveston.
3 p. m.—Junior Rally, Miss Mar-
garet Johnson, Houston.
3:40 p. m.—Conference on Society
Problems, W. Roy Berg.
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Nelson, H. L. The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1915, newspaper, March 26, 1915; Texas City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1594362/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.