The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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v In acknowledging our gratitude to thoso who contributed* u^°o^
iur history in business, wo wish you one and all a Happy aik rvixr n
aounce tliat it will be our purpocj tu „ more complete ^w COM
spring the year 1918 than heretofore
VERY TRULY YOU
Bastrop, Texas
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AUTO REPAIRING
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buy old aut'is, 4crap
brass, rubber, etc.
iron, rags, bones, cop-
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do general repairing,
casing vulcanizing,
blaeksniitliing,
I ocatef) on Court House St.
i Tonics
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N-;N riiUT.A ! N M I'lNTS
s ll:i/ "1 15 I ,tU entertain al
rc-ddcncc «'f Mrs. McAfee Dec
r 'J'h complimentary to her V • •
,ai-i H\«>r>. and lluhy Mai
*di«on vlllc.
i^Mildred N■ n-in r;t «-nI• -i t i n !
Juite a number of her fri■ :: Is 0:1 I'
2 >th.
M ,, f)ai,v Fowler's younj,' friends
d |ili'i .'ii ' eveiilnif on Dec
24tl) 1 ' " ll 11 'h ]!"', ,1 i">a
ver* t'ioti for di\ii'sion mid • ■ nt|
••efr ••dniwnts
M s F ,y
Mrs T. X. I'
f,ssi. i' ■. • > of
c i :iU(l ctlK"
•annon, as*i st.el by
• 11, nut'■ r! 11n<-i 1 a! tin
r pu'Miis, Mr. an
til, KCt'V
1 j« • •, pastor of thi' Baptist
I'huroh; si'crottr.v, Il v. O. C.
> - tli • (! rtnan Moth
mlist .•!iur-.• i; tri'asirur, lvev. H.
M. Whaling of the Methodist
chtpvh, aii'l (!oiTospr nJin^ soc-
i t , w, Iv -v, 11 (' H.'ll of the
M X! • in Uaptist church.
Ml! HI )i) 1ST LAD IKS AID
Tn Society hold its first
in • •! in: of th>' now yoar on
l ii ir lay aftornoon, with the
i i 'mi«1 nl, Mrs. A IV McLivy,
ni'Hsitling, who comlut'ted an olo
(jnont inspiring devotional oxer
i ikmn lor tlnvne the thir
to nth i hapti'r of (-orinthians,
i thi' i U \ arse, 'Love sutT - roth
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Mrs. S. I, Mrnnnon, l>
injj a lit " 'f!
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Krharii tfave a
delightful entei la mil' 11. <•<>inj>'iin :i-
o:i^ and is Kind.'
C.LOECKNKR IMiOKOP
( :i Thursday mornini* of
In Re-Petition tor [ieu.inination of
Water Rights on the Colorado River,
WHEREAS, The Hoi or ado
Canal Co . a corporation, having
its (hnriinli .mi pi .cipal (office
at Hay City. M 1:1.1 County,
Tex.i . d 1 1 to lay of Au-
gust, 11)17, liln .vim the Hoard of
Water Entiineors. State of Texas,
its petition, lvijUf.-.tiiiK said
Board to make a deter-
mination of tho relative rights of
the various claim uits to liie wa-
ters of the Colorado river, (in 1 its
tribut iries, in Texas, 111 con-
forinity with Chapter MB, Genera!
Laws of the Thirty Fifth Legis-
lature, State of Texas, and it ap
pea rim/ to said Hoard that such
d •! ' 1111 i :tinr, is,, istiiied and nec-
ce -ar.v, all pailii'.s it interest
are hereby nu'jiied that a hear
in-_C on said petition will be held
in the several counties of the
Stat«- of Texas, vhieh are subdi-
vide I by or bounded by the said
Colorado river or a,i,\ of its trib-
utaries, especially the San Saba,
Llano, Lampasas and Concho
rivers; commencing at Hay City
in Matag n'da Co'int.v, Texas.
M 11 id ay,. 1 - '<' ij. 1 m, 1 at 2:(K)
p. m. Said ho,in : wd' I)-.,' pur-
sued at Hav Citv from the said
l-'o 1. 4th, 101 • ti. '■•! 1 1th. 11) 1S,
inclusive, if n • s n-y, and wiil
be conducted in 11 nmty court
hous in such >• 1 as may
he 1 ■ . 1 t"r be A like
Ileariiuc u 1 i . 1 1 1 ud holden
in the county court. hoj*e of
Hastrop <' )Uiny. T. x is, at Has-
t:op, on Kebr 1 1 *y i!i to L'lst,
I'.MO, inclusive, b.'ginning at'J a.
m.
(ii VEX rVDi:','. an 1 by vir-
I in of, 111 order of r• ■ I ?o ird of
Water 1 /itfinoers, Si 1'•> of Texas,
at tli > o!'i • of si id 1 Joard in
Austin, Texas, this tli • ^'lst day
of December, A. I).. UU7.
W. T. POTT i:it.
I skaL] K .). Winhhow.
C. S. (,'lakk.
Attest:
James II i.vs it 1 x • s, Sec'ty.
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tarv to Miss S11
from I)i'nion for lh
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in irrii-d to M:
both of Hist rop
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bri
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(Jloockner was
Emil Prokop.
The marriage
d at the home of tin
brother 111 San Antonio
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Mis, Maudi' .li'tik lis. of !(:• >!rop,
and Mr. K 111 K.«rlel, of r. I'aso,
Wi'i'i' mat "ii'il on \\ cdm1' lay moriiintf
di.nn ' ims in.'• w • k. ••iH oiil> a
few in- 1111n'l's ol tin* Iniiti'a!iat-■ family
JI ".'siMit. Tho lirid(« Is till' dau liter of
Mr. a.id Mrs. I'.d .1' .1 .ins ami is on-
of lia M'o i\ lielovi'd yount,' ladies.
*|'li • i'ivmi is 1 In otli'1!' of Lieut. Ij.
M. Fi llet, lit- is 1 pros|iei'ans liu
Hess man of Kl I'aso, and the happy
«• tuple «ill make their future home in
thate'ly. whore his parents risidi.
Hosts of'lriends hi e waft l> st wishes
,r tie host, hiippinpss and suei-ess of J
newly wed husliand a' 1 wife en-
rluj,' on life's journey to^etlifi'.
MOTHERS CLUB
On the third Wednesday in
December the Mothers Club
h ;M its regular monthly me "ing
with the president, Mrs. E. H
Jenkins, in the chair and the
secretary, Mrs. W J. Mi ley, and
a^,aornm present. After routine
of business the motion prevailed
to hold the meetings hereafter .it
the Red Cross room and to spend
"tj hours of the afternoon as a
1 I > ith bride and groom are well
and I 1 orauly known here, and a
town nd county full of friends
join the Advertiser in exten ling
to tiiein the glad hand of con^rat
illations and best wishes
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DI'iLlGll PEL'L "12" PARTY
M rs. liobert Tritfg entertained
her friends in her lovely home
on Saturday afternoon with
" 1:1" party- At close of tin
. | elegant refr osh 111
served, consisting of stuffed to the most easier y e inn
inarshmallows, sandwiches and | hlock No. in, containing
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frying unit for the. Red Cross.
MSTOP'S ASSOCIATION
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On Monday, Dec. 17ih,
r st irs of Bastrop met at
iethodist parsonage and entered
'%fto organization with the follow
L ollicei's: President, T. C.
Bastrop Advertiser, Aug. ">, 10011
On Saturday last Eisner Mer
can tile Co. sold engs for eight
cents a dozen.
Died -At her home, near Rid
Rock, August 5th, l'.KKJ, Mrs.
Elizabeth Duran, wife of Mr. J.
M. Duran, at the age of 7- yenrs.
Capt. F. S. Wade, Messrs. A.
H. Carter, John Smith, S. J.
Isaacks and J. i>. South, ef F.1
gin, were before the com mis
sinner's court Monday, uruing
action on the petition from that
precinct calling an election on
the prohibition question.
Superintendent Bennett, of
the Pauper Farm, brought in
about lorty water melons and
presented them to the Coinmis
sioners to show what can be
raised ou the poor farm.
The Stat*
'ia si rop
To A. n. liri -ii'oe ar. I \V. O. Mur-
ray. Assignee oT . 11" said A. U. liris-
eoe. and all persons own a.! or hav-
insf or claiiuiii/ a.iy ir;: rest in the
foli'iwimf ilescri'' 1 Ian I. delinquent
to !h • Staii- of T." a- 1 ad County ol
itastrop, for 1 axes, to wit,
1'il aeres of land of the I), M. Wise-
man lica^ue and '^alior Grant, beiri^
hlock No 7, as follow-.: ueginuhitf at
tli most northerly corner of tract No.
1U, Known as the McKinnc,.' survey of
s.'i acres: Thence north la F. 751 varus
to iln> most westerly corner of tract
No -l of 11> 1 acres: Thence S. Ill F.
jl' loti'i varus with the S. line of block
No- I to the old San Antonio road;
' ' 1 N | Thence in a westei ly course with the
II t S Were lh||(,| s nf s:li,| Sail Antonio road
of si, Id
s.'i acres;
| "I hence N. la W . 7-' t varan with the
north line of said No. It) survey to
j. ace of lie^innin^, aul lx-ing more
definitely delined by map of said sub-
division of said League and Labor
reci ided in Vol. 2.'!, patfe M it se.j. of
nastrop county deed records, to which
map reference is here made, which
said land in delinquent for taxes for
the following amount: if.l.os, for state
and county taxes for the year ltWO.
and you i re hereby notitied that suit
has been brought by the state for tin-
collection of said taxes, and you are
commanded to appear and defend such
suit at the January term of the district
I court of Hastrop county and state of
Texas, to tie holden at the town of
nastrop on tho second Monday in
January, llHS, the same being the 11th
day of January, llMs, anil show cause
why judgment shall not lie rendered
condemning said land (or lot), and
ordering sale an«' foreclosure thereof
for said taxes ai d costs of suit.
Witness my baud and the seal of
said court, at ol!io«i in nastrop, Texas,
this the 12th day of December, A. D.
1UI7.
Lf.k I). Olive, Clerk,
District Court, nastrop Co., Texas,
uy LlABTFOUO JHNK1N8, Deputy.
A New Year Gift
That is sensible, will benefit
the giver, the recipient and
your government,
A Thrift Certificate
It is more and more valuable each day
—FOR SALE BY-
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Bastrop, Texas
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MEN AT FRONT ARE HEARTENED
BtCAUSE THEIR FAMILILS
ARE CARED FOR.
GEN. PERSHING CO-OPERATES
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American Lender end Gen. Petaln Aid
in Relieving Distress, Thereby
Keeping up the Morale
of the Army.
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ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR
MADE IS TEXAS PRODUCTS
Perla
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AjlJL
The Drink that Si.il
(Non-Alcoholic)
Invigorating
Wholesome
Delicious
A sure remedy for that tired feel-
ing. It has tHe snap, the
sparkle, the flavor, yet
it is non-intoxicating
Mule in San Antouio where the walei is purest
on earth; by
The Antonio Brewing Ass'n.
ALEXANDER GRO. GO.
DISTRIBUTORS. LAGrllANuK,
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Tuikeys anil
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IN ANY AND ALL QUANITIES
Don t be afraid you will over-
load us. We dress day and
night. Be sure you see us and
get our prices.
Eastern Produce Company
H. C. McVay, Mgr.,
201: Went 4th Street, Austin, Texas.
That the work which the Red Crona
J; 11: in 1-T.uu e to alleviate suffer-
ing among the lamiUes ot Krenchnien
who are fl^hiuiK at the front rejire-
eents a sa\in>, of l.&OU.OOO men la tho
opinion of William Allen White, noted
writer anr OA nir of tin Bniporia
I Kan.) (j"./.. i e, wbo'l.. just returned
from France.
"It i: not p'obable that our armj hi
Kra, c will get In i the fightiim *o
ny lar^i extent until next Bering.
The real wur w-.rk th-i .-dinuld Inteieat
tin i.i'ople nl America this winter la
< ,.iui'' i . '' 'i! an of a mili-
tary character, it will he carried yn
by tin ited Cross in France, Uh pur-
po.',' being to relieve needy conditions
in the homes of Flench soidiers who
are in winter quarters in the trendies
at the front.
Comfort V^OMicn and Children.
•'It Is lelt bj the military officers of
tioth nateuis Hi.i mithing could do
more to keep up the morale ot the
Fr neb Hoidn.a during the cotnlag
winter than to tiring comfort to wom-
en and children at home. The soldier's
knowledge that his family is being
\v< II cared lor will take a great load
.ill h{;, mind and h arteji him to at ami
up a . insi jirivaiion which otherwise
nil- ht I.leak In hi' . and render hint
if no physical ut>e.
":>iaj <;..i oi M P. Murphy of thu
li.'d l'i , (J ii. isliing and Gun.
I'etaln ol Fram e an working in uiU-
,on i i i",. ei i |...in« for the relief
.>1 l: niliies ol soldiers, tho military
ct'uiiiituidi rs belie\lng that it will be
)t the gr at est beietlt to both an.niee.
li should I" k> pt in mind that every
told lei wl'.o is save d this winter means
■ v11< 1 an Vinerlcan boy when
the Ins- i i\v begin - m-xt spring. Some
An.'in an boy will have to take the
plan nl every Frenchman who is
klll'-d ur who breaks down undei tin
utrain.
; 11Iculnr relief work oieana,
tIt. rt ; .r« , that French soldiers will be
i saved for work ill the spring and
i American ltv. s will be conserved at
the same time.
Petairi Is Doing a Great Service.
"Gen. Petaln is having French of-
fit. rs go right down the lines and
ascertain from every soldier whether
. he has any worries on bis mind con-
cerning sickness or want at home. Re-
port will be made to headquarters
weekly and not a single case will be
overlooked in the immense undertak-
ing. Special attention will be given to
the treatment and prevention of tuber-
.ulosls, and child welfare work also
' will be an accompaniment of the gen-
| eral relief Scattered through France,
I many of them In soldiers' homes, are
*ome 200,000 refugees from the war
lone, and these also wtll receive at-
I tentlon.
| "In short, It Is the purpose to keep
j (be spirit of France bright until the
j military forces are ready to deal their
jni«whlng blow against German autoc-
racy. Thus it is 1 say thni the great
druggie of the winter will bo the eco-
nomic struggle. The Red Cross prac-
tically will fight the American fight
until our boy take their places on the
llrlng lino next sprint." . , ^
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1918, newspaper, January 4, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206236/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.