The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, July 13, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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R. P. CATES, Editor and Prop.
BARTLETT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY. JULY 13, 1917.
$1.00 Year.
VOL. XXXII.
No. 6
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PbfcTER GETS VERDICT
OP NINETY-NINE YEARS.
BAPTIST CHURCH
DIRECTORY.
Belton, Tex., July 6. A ver-
dict Of guilty was returned
against Will Porter, chTirgcd
with the murder of Miss Emma
Staley, in the district court here
this morning and his punish-
ment assessed at imprisonment
for life. Without returning
him to his cell, officers placed
him inn. highpowered automo-
bile and -whirled him out of the
city. He was lodged in the jail
of an adjoining county as a pre-
caution against any attempt
that might be made on his life,
and White officials would not
state to what point he had been
taken, it is presumed that he
was removed to Georgetown,
where he had been incarcerated
was nl nnad under arrest on the
; morning of March 22 until he
was brought before thet bar for
trial.
On the first ballot taken by
the jury for the assessment of
punishment a majority favored
the death penalty. Seven were
for hanging, three for life im-
prisonment, one for twenty
years and one for fifteen years.
IYi t.ViP rlfspiiBsioTi nrerpfUnB' tViis
', ballot, it is said, three of the ju-
rors had become convinced that
it would be impossible to obtain
practically from the time he
was brought before the bar for
a verdict for cauital punish-
ment, and led the way to a com-
promise by favoring life sent-
ence.' Reports were current to-
,j day that at one time ten votes
were cast for the death penalty,
Jbut this report was character-
ised as erroneous by one of the
xjurors and the foregoing ex-
planation was volunteered. On-
ly ono ballot was taken by the
jury in determining whether
the defendant was guilty or
not guilty. This ballot was
.Tiaf: lfinf Tiitht. ns was nlsn f.Tifi
firfc ballot taken for the assess-
ment of punishment. After a
good night's rest the jury was
able to reach a final decision ear-
The Tribune job department
this Week printed the dirocltory
of the First Baptist Church
of Bartlett, numbering 500 cop-
ies. Rev. J C. Rhodes, pastor
is "editing the directory, which
is a twenty four page issue and
contains the names nnd address-
es of all the members of the
church and a calendar of the of-
ficers and auxiliaries and many
other interesting facts connected
with the church unci lis work.
MRS. JANISKA COMM1TTS
SUICIDE AT GRANGER.
SUDDEN DEATH OF
W. H. IIOMEYER, WALBURG.
lv today.
The jury announced this
morning at 9:30 that it was
ready with a verdict, but this
verdict was. not reported until
10 :30 the 'authorities setting
a short time in which to bring
the prisoner before the bar and
cot things in readiness for his
protection, if some untoward
circumstance should develop.
The announcement from the
jury had been kept very quiet,
and there were only forty or
fifty prsons in or about the court
house when the twelve men filed
in with their report, it bing ar-
ranged for the prisoner to reach
the bar at practically the same
time the jury filed into the box.
In reply to Judge F. M. Spann,
the jury announced that a ver-
dict had been reached. It had
been written out and was deliv-
ered to the judge by W. C. Tum-
bo, foreman. Containing just
thirty words, it proved the final
that has been long in the writ-
ing and in the dark pages of
which a young life has been
blotted out and grief has been
brought to the relatives and
friends of both 'deceased and de-
fendant. This final chapter in
that bloodstained drama read:
"We, the jury, find the de-
fendant Willie .Porter, guilty as
charged in the indictment and
assess his punishment at impri-
sonment in tfhe peniteni'ary for
a term of -ninety-nine (99)
years".
Wednesday night, about 9
o'clock, Mrs. Antonn Janiska,
aged about 22 years, committed
suicide at her home in Granger,
by (mooting herself through the
heart. The cause for the act is
not known. "
Deceased was the- wife of An-
tone Janiska, who conducted a
meat market in Granger, and is
well known. She leaves a babe
only a few months old.
Early in the evening Mrs. Ja-
niska was at the market, her
husband being absent, and it is
stated, that she was heard to
remark that if it was not for her
baby she would tako her life.
Soon thereafter, she was i
found dead by her husband. '
Deceased was buried yester-
day, in the Bohemian National ,
Cemetery, at Granger.
Besides her husband and ,
babe, she leaves her aged par
ents, Mr.
of Granger
tend condolence.
fFalsc Rumors Regarding Porter
Case.
FELL FROM SCHWERTNER
DAM. DIES INSTANTLY.
Word was received here yes-
terday about noon of the death
of Mr. W. II. Homeyer, of Wal-
burg, which occurred about
9:30 a.m. while Jie was at his
mail box, near his home. The
supposition is that his death was
due to heart trouble, as he was
apparently in good health, hav-
ing been seen on' the streets of
Bartlet Tuesday afternoon. The
funeral services wil be held at
Walburg today (Friday) at 3 p.
m. ,
j Mr. Homeyer was about 60
' years of age, and an old citizen
, of Williamson County. He ser
ved as County Commissioner,
and at the time of his death was
a director in the Bartlett Nation-
al Bank, besides owning exten-
sive farming interests. He was
a member of the Lutheran
church, was an honest and up-
leaves a wife
sons and
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Tribune extends condolence.
aSta. MaXvS -t ;-; Hole.
,. to whom ox-" fc! "J
Tuesday night, about 10:30,
at Schwertner, Allie M. Yager,
who was employed as foreman
of the construction work on the
new school building at that
place, fell from the dam on the
Donahoe, near the town, and
was instantly killed.
Yager and other parties were
undressing on the dam prepar-
atory to taking a swim, when he
lost his balance and fell to the
rocks nine feet below, resulting
in his immediate death.
Deceased was 38 years of age
and came to Schwertner with
his father, W. H. Yager, re-
cently from San Francisco.
Funeral services and burial
were held at Schwertner yester-
day afternoon.
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Wedded In Houston.
BARTLETT STREETS AND
HOUSES BEING NUMBERED.
Schwertner's Enterprising Firm.
It was rumored on the streets
of Temple Tuesday that Willie'
The Farmers' Mercantile Co.,
of Schwertner, have advanced
Porter had made a confession ' another notch 'al th H of
implicating two other parties : sg b falling electric
m the murder, tor which he has ,;ufo 5 &,. ..uAj.wt
been sentenced to a term in the ' vhich ivcs that thrivIng littl
penitentiary. An investigation town the appearance of a city.
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foundation, although it had
spread all over the town and
everyone was talking about the
supposed new development in
the situation. Temple Tele-
gram. o '
Installing Round Bale Press.
should feel proud of such a con-
cern as the Mercantile Com-
pany. o
New Garage Opened.
The K-T. Supply Company,
of which Mr. A. B. Do'zier is
R. S. Thompson states that he manager, moved into their new
has just purchased a round bale quarters this week, next door
press for his gin and will have "north of the American Express
Last Saturday, in Houston,
Miss Lillian Starling, of Hemp
stead, and Mr. Jas. Bolding, of
Georgetown, surprised their
many friends by joining hearts
and hands for life.
They arrived in Bartlett Sun-
day afternoon, when they were
guests of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bolding. for
a few days, leaving f r George-
town . where they wii! make
their home.
The bride-is a young lady of
high esteem, and ha!J for the
past few years been engaged in
the milenery business in George-
town. The groom is one of that ci-
ty's enterprising business young
men and has scores of friends,
who join the Tribune in extend-
ing hearty congratulations to
him and his bride.
O
RED CROSS AT DA VILLA.
Bartlett is not the least be-
hind the timtis, but is keeping
up the pace with not only other
cities of its size, but the larger
ones as well.
After conferring with the
Mayor and City Council, Mr. C.
W. Breeding starting thiscmorn-
ing numbering the houses of
Bartlett.
The first house to be number-
ed, being that of our able Port
Master, Mr. Lindemann, who
lives at 310 Clark Street.
The citizens are responding
liberally and inside of two weeks
everybody will know the number
of their house and the street
they live on.
Mr. Breeding has also put a
proposition up to the City Coun-
cil to place handsome street
signs at the intersections of all
the streets and when this is all
completed, Bartlett will be as
up-to-date as any city in Texas.
As in all other good things,
there had to be a starting point,
so the house numbers running
West from the Katy Railroad
will start with the 100 block and
each block will commence with a
new hundred, with the even
numbers on the Southside and
odd numbers on the North.
Clark St.' will be thedeyjdi
line for the streets
North and South.
This is an enterprise
ery one should be interested m,
not only for their own conve-
nience, but for the welfare and
advertisement of our little city.
New Hope Votes for School Tax.
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BffjTWfWnXK'-' ' 'e
it installed in a few days. He
will now-'be-in a position to han-
dle the cotton crop of his -patrons,
giving them either the
square or round hale.
office, and are ready for busi
nessJThe new quarters is a
commodious brick building,
erected especially for a garage
and supply station.
W. S. Lemly went to Davilla
Tuesday in response to an invi-
tation, to aid the people of that
community in the formation of
an auxiliary to the Red Cross.
Temple Telegram.
The New Hope school district
which includes both the Alliga-
tor and Althea communities,
which are about four and six
miles east of Bartlett respjstw
ly, adopted a special scjiopl
of 15 cents on $100 atfana
tion held there Satin'doa
vote stood 29 for and 10 against
the proposition,
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BAR1OTPS BIG DEPARTMENT STORE ON THE CORNER
There are large numbers of people who declare, "I begin and end by purchasing .
Gersbach-Wacker$,? What better testimony can we offer to the magnetic power of ""
ASSORTMENT, VARIETY and VALUE
If you arc not already one of the Big Store's customers, no better time than Now to make
acquaintanceship.
IDSUMMER SIRAW
HAT REDUCTION
Men's Straw hats in Yacht and
Senitk : Value up to $3.00
Priced Now Ai 48c
TREMENDOUSIY UNDER-
PRICED WSH GOODS
Sport Suiting-in large variety of
stripes. Regular value 35c yd
Now 15c per yard
Large assortment of cotton voils
in stripes and floral effects at
!5c PerYeo-d T
WASH SKIRTS
White wash skirts of cotton Ga-
berdine, wide welts and Honey
Comb weaves, new featured belts
.and pockets wide and roomy.
Specie! Prices 1.50 & $2.
Save by Buying Your Cotton Sacks Eady
"
Realizing the scarcity of Duck on the market,, and knowing that we could not get enough to supply our
trade later in the season, we placed our order early and have now in stock a sufficient quantity of Both Duck
and Ready Made Sacks to supply the greater part of our trade at a great saving in price if you buy now.
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, July 13, 1917, newspaper, July 13, 1917; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49032/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.