Caldwell News-Chronicle. (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1900 Page: 1 of 12
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TWELVE PACES.
Caldwell News-Chronicle.
"I K AIM IS THE CiREATBHT UENEF1T TO THE FARMEKS AND WORKING PEOPLE OF BURLESON COUNTY.
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CALDWELL, BURLESON,COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1900.
NO. 51.
¿From Our fturai Staff, t
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A few sunny days last week
it everybody cheerfully t<>
rk again. Cleaning up and
tiring the storm damage,
ring corn, planting cotton ami
Mpherrv picking was the «>t.I, r
the day until the floods arm:
tin yesterday and drowned out
it of our reviving hopes.
Brother Bower * pnai bed to a
til congregation at this pía e
■day. Mont oí the ) *«•< |>5t-
to the Birdsong meeting, it
reported that a double
id ng Was to take plate there.
Titer ' are a few ca -> o; s¡. I •
now, but nothing senou*.
lew chill and light '<
a.
There wan a mar
of Brother I
mg The cont
were Jesse llobbctt
Cinda Dean. The
e have our best v>i-l
r prosperity and hapj
though vve th¡nk they as
ng to a*Miw ««a. 'i
ty without theii p.ir nt
t
Having been sent f"i b
sifter. tth" ha been
ry in Mexico for <-v
earn, Mr*. Compton went
uprflt a week mi A i
roing Friday bringing
itb her.
Regarding "the corrió '
Elijah' a erroneous #tat«'
Corrections are more efl
ade by the proper per so
if i bud been mistaken it
fcavc appeared to better
l*|fe if I had been a k> •!
rect it. I have no Hellish
gain. and I am *urc th
litre will vet '¡earn t
heart* de-ire is that th
dren may be br<
■Biter, truth and g>
I am told that th
•chool meeting a** •
bcable, duly publish.
ffybody invited, the (
p«c wily.
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tookis pomi.
«'ookis Point. Texas, May IS.
Km 11 it X KWs-t! HttoNict.K:
Mrs. (leorge Boedeker had the
misfortune of getting the bone
broken in one of her arms one
day last week.
Mrs. Sophia Bah me of Cald-
well, after spending two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Rufus
Hoffman, returned to her home
Saturday.
Sain Baggett, whom we re-
ported last week bitten by a dog
You are invited to call at Kagan's and look over the new sum-
mer goods, and in case the styles suit and the prices are right a
part of your patronage will bq appreciated.
The Shirt Waists at seventy-five and fifty cents, the Skirts at
seventy-five cents and $1.50, the Dress Goods, the Embroideries,
the Laces, the Soft Kid Ties, Strap Sandals and Millinery are
being highly praised.
Manufacturers' samples ot Straw Hats, Shirts and Undershirt
at wholesale prices.
Proceedings of Executive Committee.
The following is the proceed-
Benevolent Bohemians.
Our Bohemian friends had a
meeting at Hogg this week for
the purpose of installing the
supposed to have had rabies, we
Miss < )la Howies was visiting learn went to Lexington and had
i*re «asi week. .. madstone applied to the place
Mrs. I- -iiima 11 utchins of \V vlie ! bitten, but it <1 id not adhere. Y.
is m the community visiting rel-j
ati ves.
I
Faddy James and wile. Wade'
I,in" V'"! *7^" ' M|SS ,K'rt!,a;! Ingsof the countv executive com-1organized in Texas for insurance
' ,,u ''' 1 o"< pa nú < ni¡jtce> which met last Saturdav :J «nd protection ol i<s members
.7 t0 appoint- Tlu. (1.
*inocra;ie executive committee ; in sickness and death. The at-
1,1 ' "s > m < "t \. of : in r tc <m eon my met at the court tendance was large, including
A i.. Duckworth and VV. M. ¡house in the town of Caldwell on the i
Hell vve re
John P<
; the Lee countv lodge, and it was
her,- Sund-iv ! 12th itav of Mav. 1 '* * . with County .
, . . a most pleasant occasion.
o,, s; . .mi -1- hairmun J. H. Jackson presiding, and ; % 1
'with ii ma"«ritvof the committee pre*. ¡ I' rank Stefka, one of our fel-
aic at a standstill
—sssssssssssamss
the constitution of this our glo-
rious new fatherland.
"Our noble order has under-
taken the task of unit .ig all
V*«v. IPV « WVOV VI I •• CT *• •••• I iM V 11 I * • •
Women's Auxiliary of the S. P. ¡ Uohe""«"s "> «ronK orgia .
J. S. T„ a benevolent association I f100 for 'he '"'rPosc °f
mg equality, harmony, brother-
hood and love for our new coun-
try. We consider ourselves as
one large family and call one
another by the beautiful names
"Brother," "Sister." We have
[real m,m\ hav
ma v
ha'
•tint o
l.itth
replanted ' jKl,j
rth time and
o again on ac-
rain.
■ reported out
rio religious dissensions, we at-
' witli ¡i m.i ">ritv ol me <-<.mnmtee pre>.. i ■ ««> "ivin , •'■•v w w i ".'-|(ii„. . . .
. t. tend our separate churches and
• ni, ami the foHownie proceedings low townsmen, was speaker ol ¡ , . ,
111.... Li 1 ,,, •' [worship the Grand Master as
<1P
the day and the following, trans-
lated, is the substance of his
speech. Such worthy sentiments
are always worth printing:
"Dear Sisters and Brothers:
i!
■ IIW-
Wednew
home of
Re . frut
A nother
tin
a v
s J,
• <-; - are again
Mi*-s I-,v a Nor-
i and Howard
ratic eounty i: invention
<i litirU'soii county wá¡ called to meet
.it the court hoiisi- in the town of Cald-
well on Saturday, June 2, at 3 o'clock
p. hi., for tlu- purpisc of «lectiny dele- i
- ' 1,1 t "th Ntate .-..iiveiiti-.ii . to th.-1 \\'0 have met today for a grand
for the purpose of in
the
•natoi'ial 1
worship
we in our individual judgments
see lit. Our meetings have noth-
ing to do with religion or poli-
tics; they are left to each indi-
vidual's inclination.
We know, dear brothers and
; sisters, that misfortune falls on
judicial convention, t<
con vi
ti-.ii* oíd t the coogretisional-Conven- \
Hon. The -.airman ... e«i h ..recin, 11 - uc,, uum vuw P-«• j and QUr main object is to help
! wa-s i istrueted to call the preemct pn-; traternal fellowship and the cul-L, , , , '
... , . . the unfortunate, and """ r'""-
inarii Hof his precinct to i e held on 'he|t|Vation of charity, benevolence1
; purpose,
tilii.n, to the legislative conven-i .
tailing our wives into our noble;,. . ,,
..... . the just as well as the uniust,
order, and for the purpose of •
'Funis were married
n¡t;ht, May 2. at the
the bride's parents. ¡¡t t Saturrlav in May. the same bein^
hiirii! oniv lating.
marriage took place
last Sundav. Henry Reeves of
f aid well ; ltd Miss Mabel Wheel-
ing ma !e the irrevocable leap,
1*arson Nu-nley officiating. Ye
nit. s not informed as to the
; • :: . t -.nieUCc oj the Couple.
Th s .v twi- e the wedding bells
have runt: ¡n as many weeks
and Madam Kunioi
thev an to ring again ere long
and but ui';i not s¡iy any more
on th' siil, . . t jast nov as a be-
ti a v a' of conliiience is out of the
n - >. ; b.'.siiia- - "I Ists.
tile 2'ith
as <( Mav, ViM, for the pur- . . . ,.
... . , .... . sisters and brothers, in this our
po e of elect ni|¿ delejiates to the count v j
convention. 'consecration of the motto of our
I'M Matejownkv wa« appointed pr. noble order, 'Koualitv, Tlarmonv1 , , , , ....
. - n,r,-:, j. I l.i li aml Brotherhood.- We proclaim "P'r.tnally and
1-. .tirir.l.il.. s. 11. .iicu, ... Merle •> <■ | ,odl<v, „„ cver to tbe world, that! otherwise, and thereby show
T. P. T.ivior at ciav. , .. . . . . . your sisterly affection one for
.... , ,, . .. i vve arc Bohemians and a branch r. , ,
1 he following resolutions were then | f ^ ^ ^ _ , j the other, and that you will one
¡and all exert yourselves to live
noble lives before (íod and men,
so that you will be a credit not
only to your nationality, but to
iyour new and glorious father-
land, the 1'uited States of Amer-
u '.
ica.
"Death is inevitable, and when
and good will. Welcome, dear i
sisters, are to dav
you, dear
initiated into
our noble order under your sol-
emn obligations that each and
every one of you will endeavor
of the grand Slovanie race: and
jeven here, in our new home, we
still lay claim, not to our for-
I mer emperor- for we are now
adopted
Ki solved, That we. the democratic
■ vecutive • oinur.ttf' of Burleson coun-
ts. 1 evils, «lo h rcliy endorse the ad- j mcr emperor- for
has it that ministration .-t tiovernor J. 1 . Savers .
",l 11 ' , . ... subjects of a grander country-
a beiiiK conservative, wise and states-1 1 n
nan-like, ii.ni reemmends that the but to our mother tongue, to our
democrats of Itur'eson count\ iii.struct i glorious race, w hich has left
their delegates to tin- state convention record on the pages of the great
world's historv of which vve may
jtistly feel pr>>ud. We have
Vi
for his reuotiuuatintt.
( IA>.
T
; has the right man in the right | adopted this country as our new ¡ .oachh r V0ll can be
i.i.i-, .Hill in our opinion the interests home and are a.l pt'olid to be , , . ' , , .
dav 1'
inii.-i'i Ni
Heath
■ t and
M
conic again into our
taken a loved one.
nnington Mil-
a
h'. ■ 1 ved. '1'htit in the Hon. A. S
Mnra-son the Ninth congres iMiial dis
ti
place, and in our opinion
Í the district are being proper!-,
looked after, and we recommend him
the favorable consideration of the
democracy of Htirleson countv for re-
election.
Resolved. Thatvveareuf theopinion
proud
called citizens of the United
States, but at the same time vve
cannot forget the tics that once
bound us to our fatherland and
one of you, dear sisters, lind
that your last moments are ap-
assured
that the brothers and sisters of
our noble order will take care of
the little ones who may be left
behind.
"And now, dear sisters and
Hookrkv UJ.IÍ, T< v
Rwto* NkWHI UKOSil I
Miss Callie Robbins is ,i third
copperhead victim. sh<- was s¡t-
t«a on the hand while gathe ring
hcr.icH. No serious n .n't- ar<
apprehended.
The meeting called at Mid-
wty to consider the advisabilitv
practicability o) the white
a union was a great stn ce--'.
very man present signed th••
C. S<i far, 1 have heard ol /
opposition to the movement
this vicinity. 1
Dr. J. B. Honeycut and wile¡
nt two days la*t week at the h
tt ol \. A. Miller
¡ i ¡i! i v i •. n tig at I o clock, and
w.,-, buried Saturday evening at
ihc ('It inent graveyard.
\11 v M !!cr was fort v -live years
. ,11. ,in<l had been a devoted and
mg vviit . daughter add sister,
•sii. was the Nt Mind member of
tin l.unilv to die this spring.
The nwthcr. Mrs. IVnniuglon,
, 1., .1 about si\ weeks ago.
Tin grieved ones have the
-v mp.ithv "I the entire coinniu-
lilt v .
tiioige Pennington of Allen-
¡ai in .iiid Mi's. KHis ol Austin,
ther and niece ol deceased,
n time for the luneral.
1,. I h ii i .
will always bind us. We cannot .
died that ltutiesoii cunty is entitled to the well forget our grand and noble ',l0* trs' Ul t e ose, w i> ing"
representative lor the three counties. | lcatlers< /iiska ,n uar and John for tnn' NV0m0n's Auxiliary God
Resolved, That the democratic e\ .. . , ... speed.
. ,, , Muss and t.omonius m religious! '
ci ut ¡ ve committee of llurlesou countv •
.( the opinion that n w.,utd he ban , reformation. Their glorious ex- White Men's tnion Meeting.
poiiev t-. at this tunc .u; itaie the draw- ampies will ever stmd before
in^ of the color line in our county poi- Us as criterions of truth, right,
tioii be referred t
•unty convention for
convention having been
On Saturday night, May l'lth,
there will be a meeting of the
, , , • White Men's Union of Burleson
ship and love to our tellovv men.
the democratic Couiitv at the court house in
iti. s in litiriesi.ii counts , and would re ! liberty, freedom ni religious wor
sp<-i tfnllv re.'oiniiieiid that this (pie
on be referred to the democratic
Sisters
action, said :
ailed to meet had Olllv
in the t.'svu of Caldwell on Saturday steps of our noble ancestors, the
the 2nd day of June. 1'oil. And each naino 'YlueU" liohetllian would
precinct chairman is urged to bring), , .i. .. . .
, , have stood among the most pow-
this matter before Ills precinct conven- '
lll'O
arrivet
UII0W PKAIKII.
Mav 1;
i'11h11 >m is. Tex
IITOK N I VV s IIIKOMI l.l :
Kev. W. Wootton preached
• e Saturday night and Sunday
torn- convention and .-c,...rt ¡ t« a large eonifreitalion each ser-
ost agreeable time.
We have just about succeeded
quieting our nerves, which
« violently agitated last j has c
udny Ir.orning, but every dark ^ since.
i thai appears gives us se-. Or.
healVpalpitation. ll«cl.h..U, are vMUi« '«wr.
].| A1()l | Mrs, WcyaMd, and brother, Dan.
v ice.
Knin loinmencvd falling here
Monday at 2 o'clock p. m. and
continued most of the time
McLeod and family of
tion for action, in order that they may
instruct their delega tes to the counts
convention Imsv to vote on the question
of nominating a full set of county of-
ficers.
The committee then adjourned sub-
ject to the call of the chairman.
J. II. .1 st usi i\, t'hairman.
M. I,. Wo mack. Secretary.
Precinct Call.
'Fhe democrats of precinct No.
2 are hereby called to meet at
Tunis on Saturday, May 2b, at
2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of
electing delegates to the county
convention, to elect a precinct
chairman and to transact any
other business that may prop-
erly come before it.
J. R. (iuoci-:,
and brothers, it vve,
followed in the foot- Cllkhvc11-
Had weather prevented a good
meeting Monday night, and now
it is very important that every
one interested in this move
should attend this meeting Sat-
urday night, as there will be
very important business to trans-
act. We earnestly urge all good
white citizens toattend this meet-
ing and join this great relorm if
they have not already done so.
He sure and remember the
date, Saturday May l'Uh, at 8 p.
m. J. C. Hai.k, Jr.,
Chairman Executive Com.
erful and influential nations on
the earth. O. Hohetnia! Bohemia!
who has been the cause of your
down fall'.' Political dissensions,
strife and suspicion have been
the cause of this, and it behooves
us now and in the future to con-
form to the motto of our order
and live together in equality,
harmony and brotherly love.
"Kor two hundred years Bo-
hemia has been seel Mg for
home rule and freedom and
I consider it not only a pleasure but
justice, and as vve could not get1 ald"Vr * mvc to. my neighbors to teU
J * about the wonderful cure effected tu
these in our fatherland we em-
barked for foreign shores where
religious freedom, free thought
and free speech arc, and, dear
brothers and sisters, we must
endeavor to do our share in up-
tny case by the timely use of rhambcr-
lttiu'n Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1 was taken very badly with
llux and procured a bottle of this icui-
edy. A few donen of it effected a per-
manent cure, I take pleasure in rec-
ommending it to others mutiering from
that dreadful disease. J. W. Lvncm,
Dorr, W. Va. This remedy is sold by
Chairman Precinct No. 2. ¡holding the laws and supporting I Stone ft Hitchcock, druggist .
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German, S. Houston. Caldwell News-Chronicle. (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1900, newspaper, May 18, 1900; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169288/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.