Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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The Afessengei’ was estab-
lished nt Cameron in 1873.
Moved to Rockdale 1374.
Burned, March 1877.
Re-established. May 25,1877
Burned, April 2, 1891.
Re-established April 2,
Made Pure, Sold Pure.
There are mauy ways of making
SOD*V WATER
but only that which insures good quul-
i-t#i fliuhtcT^Cpr wtt4v«8*«i ■ him -.>*»»
When something really delicious, re-
freshing and satisfying is desired, drop
in at.
Clark’s Pharmacy.
A beautiful Electric Fan will give you
FREE. WIND, as we have it connected
bv a.two-inch pipe with Chicago, the
Windy City. „ .
FROM THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
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Office of Publication, 107 South Cameron Stkkjct. Entered at the Pohtoffick, at Rockdale, as Second-Class Matter.
The Messenger is the Old
Stand-by Paper of Milam
County; And Stands on
its ^Record of Twenty-Sis
Years of Unflinching and Un-
interrupted Service.
TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
ROCKDALE, MILAM COUNTY; TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22. 1899.. EIGHT PAGES
How to Organize and What to do
in Organization.
First, will say where a commu-
nity Inis a chairman, of course- he
js expected to call them together.
out of debt; how to select a wife
or husband, and in fact any and
all sorts of questions you please,
especially politics. First on this
line discuss the question as to
whether or not you will make
nominations for county officers
next year. I will not discuss
that question in or before the next
campaign mind you, I stand right
where 1 did last campaign on the
subject. But if the people say
nominate, here goes. If they say
not nominate, here goes.......TMI do
what a majority of the people say.
It may be had policy, but it will
be old fashioned democracy, when
the people ruled.
" Dinerh*n -threet -legislation (inia-
tive and referendum aftd‘ impera-
tive mandate) which is the great-
esWquesitimi oLfctahoag#**? Uspon it-
depends the destiny of this nation
With it in force there could be no
bad laws to foster hurtful corpora-
tions, combinations or trusts.
Discuss the money question, the
railroad question, and the still
more important question of gov-
ernment ownership of all the land.-
I meaWmore important than the
money or railroad questions. In
tions.
If your community has a defno-
crat, republican or any other sort
in it, who wants to join your club,
and join you in the discussion of
any of the above questions, just let
r
Tfhe is a little* slow to act, may he him join, even if he wants to dis-
he has forgotten it. maybe a little cuss his o>vn peculiar theories of
discouraged, let some judicious government in any ()|» its phases,
person who’s got horse, sense go
to said chairman and put his pure
mindju) remembrance of his offi-
cial position and duties arid advise
with him as to purpose, time and
possible place of calling a mulcting
W-helo
some "lie in the community inter-
est himself on the .subject. ialk
it up with others, and, joined by
them, if-not, call the meeting him-
self; but it will be' better if hvo,
three or more of the neighbors
will join together and issue the
are
BELTING
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Pipes ami Fittings,
HENNE & MEYER
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TRACY TRACIKO&.
The much needed rain came re-
cently to the joy of ye yeomanry,
but not in -sufficient quality to
to make a lull crop of corn.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Davis’ baby
had the misfortune to have a
FROM SAN GABRIEL.
Knowing that the columns of
the Messenger are always open to
any laudable effort upon the part
of the citizens of the vicinity of
Rockdale in whatever enterprise,
either in the way of business or
entertainment, and with a feeling
of gratitude for the many past
typo favors extendend to our peo-
ple nf the San Gabriel, your scribe
with dug moneaty begs the liberty
of furnishining the Messenger a
brief report of some of our happen-
ings in our favored locality.
In the first place we feel impell-
ed to mention the rare treat afford-
ed us in the way of an entertain-
ineTit given by the Tracy dramatic
amateurs at the White church,
near the San Gabriel, last Friday
rmight. ThtB-'trmrpp;though young’
in practice, this being their first
experience on a strange stage, and
organized for home amusement
has now attained a degree of ex-
perience that would enable them
to interest a much more severe
theatrical critic than your scribe.
The play “Tony the Convict” was
presented in all its parts with such
sleek kept politician comes .along
will invert everything he say-s and
does. When farmers learn the
truth, that Plato having said a
thing doesn’t make it so, or in oth-
er words apply their-'own reason-
ing faculties to every .political as-
diseuss with him. Populists have
nothing to fear.in anybody’s crowd,
only such democratic or republican
or other kind of member would not,
as such expect to vote on any
strictly party vote like the referen-
-tes-
for office, or decide any issue in
the populist party. Such mem-
bers only having joined for the
mutual benefits and privilages of
discussion. ,
Lastly as already intimated, you
will, or ought to. vote on every in-
spasm recently, but or efficient nertion before recordiug.U in the
and excellent* physician, Doctor | book of truths, t&fen^there is a
Price, having responded quickly j,possibility of securing what the)’
to .the (tall for medical aid-, arrest- jfwmtt <»<>rrcctiny-Uie trvils that
ted the trouble immediately. S antagonize their wants.
The Praetorian Council recently | The juvenile members of your
organized at Tracy, is on the pro- • correspondence seem to be taking
gressive march, "inasmuch as theU summer nap, which we grieve to
first meeting was encouraged by pee, for communications to news-
Au-b ati-Hiissoon of t-wo mem- jhmpers are tine Kourees of mental
hers, and it is being talked upJuraiuiug as many letters troin the
that several more are seriously 1|>oys and gills attested. Bird and
more are
contemplating an application
membership.
for |'/elta don’t give up, remember that
woman has been tlie. source from
which new“wor 1 ds feYTrphg into ac-
tual mental existopje; and she is
Walter Baggett, the handsome af-
fable and polite business man for
, oi ougut to. tote on n«o .0-|Mr> ^lunis,. always at ldb posljhe moving ?ldri A jLV.ery j;n Unr-
eal 1 jointly. But. if there are no j KUe coming up for the adjustment Dvn<l studies how to please his eus-i pnse of good-, beTjjce keep it up.
men'in the community who will | 0f your party right in your home | totners in wares as well as conduct, j by giving womans Opinion any-
call a meeting, then let-sonic one j dub, nominate every candidate j ^ alter is just the man for the,.^ Aa_\.
froin president down ri dit in vour j management of a viilVtge store and i!. Mr. Ka.be is cohstantl) addin
home eiub,.and the majority vote ' ** always ready with a sn.tile and -j‘to his..-RiafiAjfcl drugs and every
of the home clubs will .be tlie laws j pleasant greeting to rcFpogd to ev-: tiling about his store indicates that
of the party. How important then | «ry call. lie will always he prtqiarcd to fill
Mrs. J. B. Baggett, is making' every order -fur sickened nature,
preparations to visit h«*r old home i Drs, Mussner and Price seem to
we could but be'lieve we were
seated hefore some old troupe,
such, was their ease behind the
footlights. Trusting that the mem-
bers of this hojme troupe will not
charge us with being invicidious
while we mention that Dr. Muss-
heller as V-ancfuger was well pre-
sented, easy and self possessed.
Miss Hatiie Caldwell as Mrs Yan-
cruger sustained her part equal to
the.judge, The hero of the play,
Tony, the ernyict, was well pre-
sented by Dr. Clark, a difficult
roll when Tony Was forced to as.-
sutne two or more characters. Our
or more ol 111• • good ladies call aj
meeting, and 1 venture' my inter-j
est -in tin* Philippines they will ■
come a went in'.
Now, don’t let. some tool open j
his mouth wide enough for Dcw-i
ey’s flagship to run in and holler,
“woman's suffrage.” What dit-!
Terence does, it make whether ihit-i
•counfry is saved by the women or
that every one of us should organ
ize. J. D. SiiKi/rox,
Chairman P. P. Milam County
SANDY CREEK.
I expect their is as much
Gfce-i'm-Tn L77IL
llucnce and heroism
4 ...... as mud) re
inen. jidt - so :t is savedtor it >t ! joicing in this part of Milam conn-
saved, the people partv, women |ty ,is yOU will ever set; on account
and . i n must save it. I In- worn- ; f)j- rait» we had lasl week,
fit -•"•ved this cnuiiriy iruin thy : While we didn't nave half as
lyieny and^^usurpations o! King mucli ks they had in Rockdale
.4iy; her s-vv-cet jr'- i yeL'we had eti'o'iiglT r
. otsni sin- has in- ] hL.:u- some of the neighbors
spired husband with sjiirit of ! tnlkini? of starting s00n to see their
grossing that fel led the forests of ( vifu’s people. Well, it's
this country and brought it into , .,l)0,lt that time of year,
its p i«- sc n i .'Ftp- o I cultivation. W e 11 ea r t h a t .M
moulded the millets for liu.-baiio iM.pnvf,f J || Coihett,
and son while limy drove t«iic in-; (jown froMJ p,(, nation on a visit.,
dolcnt rod man back. I iio .miLnn-J Fie repirns Trto much rain in places1
now she takes the hoe or even the through his section. t
i■ I°iv I,, (he H«l.l «..l wil* kill. I Ml*; w. |„ n„y lmivv Ihv vmmn I '"Sp'V ",'l''''s,lpl,'!l.lii['
................. UWf*«WU«m lo>wplual, iw ,K.JU„ BU|(|>e-t |i5 "p, -.vlbl-lv O »i..i.g
llmkr (tii, si-;nit v Il is vn 1 y i 'I'],,jixirty iiji.|)| ;i week tin tliv
the tviuiit kin;; ( usliim, lli;,l | occiision ol ,a visit of n ni-|ilto\v
says slie ‘may riot take steps to re-j rfum
lieve her oppressive condition ev- ; Mrs. M. (_\ ('loud is on a visit
on though the men do not, move , fn_fme—of,, Iihif daughters in—(.’ule--
! in-Ueorgja, in the near I'utuswi, and j be busy every moment now, which
lit is currently reported that her j indicates a trying ordeal later on.
, father being at a ripe, old age, basj T.Our brotlv;:' baptists will eom-
j concluded to distribute his life’s, mencc. ttieir protracted meeting
j earnings between his children, j Friday, night before the second
1 and it is said lie is very wealthy. .Sunday in .July and everything
|- Many weddings are reported in.| indicates a good revival,
jour midst tor the luture, but pre-1 Some of the young folk repot t
| sumo from the hesitancy manifest I the young ladv who , officiated as
V[ cd ...that fire bp v BTire ami ti n g1- fe r -a I bride lately at - IFnckdah1, an h t- i ngr
positive d'cyeloprnent.'of*tlie corn | lovable as well as lova’oly attired
crop. One of our boil and pretli- | for the occasidn, which of course
... .-est girls; bearing a biblical name. | made the groom more glad over
in^ j has chosen a condition of. celibacy j tin; thought of having reunited to
\wtrov son | ta11»t;r tinm wed unecriainties. | himself t.lie part, stolen frory every
‘ k on re right daughter, for Jacobs | man during some unnatural period
are scarce in this age, and business jot slumber. May un mixed joy at
should always he mingled’ w-Kh-a-i-t-e-tid~tb-f4r~ifathway.• Vro^~—
proposition ol inarriagc, for \vi 11 -
San Gabriel girl Miss Mamie Camp
appeared in the character of Lena-
and carried her part as though des-
tiny had set her apart for the
stage. Phillip, her 1 over wars Well
supports' ;by Will Caldwell; the
vjllian of the-play, it is needless
“ oav wafiaplendidly rendered by
‘..Baldridge in the role of James
Jav. .“DonT.^That part suit
tpit npijf of his,” weam the many
a-xpuijjfesiflns that greeted the writer
f't.1'ffWf... JJd wkA haid^ ta
Tfkat. Miss Hedlev the sour old
maid was ably sustained by Miss
Minnie Caves. Sally by Mi sir
Kate Laird was -enjoyed by all.
She and her lover Wayside placed
their admirers in the audience in
the dilema of a constant effort to
catch their words, they spoke so
fast. Wayside was presented by
Ed Slater. .Jackson by Walter
Bagget and the warden.of the pen-
itentiary by Tas Davis each rend-
,ei-ing his part___m.‘dit;rbIc. ..lo the
Tracy Dramatic Company. Did
-pace permit, we would like to
give a more detailed write up of
the most enj'.yoble entertainments
that lias favored San Gabriel for
(piit'' awhile. We would Tike to
note-the splendid tableaux. The
gotid mipdc from the two string
well, especially when work
priced three times below its value.
Love is a good diet, but must he
mixed with bread and meat to
in that, direction. The point is or- j |Uy,, county. She expects
ganize in your community. _ If the Upain nearly all summer,
men will not Call a meeting for! It is likely we will
to re-
that pm pose the)) let the ladies
call one and send for me and 1
will come and make you the finest
speech that you have ever listened
to since that one to which you an-
swered “yes,” and the next thing
you did was to send for the parson.
Then when the meeting is called
and you all get together,' elect a
chairman and secretary. Thus or-
ganized what shall you do?—-I an-
swer. Discuss questions about the
gardens, farm, stock raising, chick-
en raising,bee business.fruit grow-
ing, the importance of every fam-
ily owning a house;, how to keep
All Eves Fitted with These
Famous Glasses by
• W. I. CLARK, •
Druggist and Optician,
Rockdale,. - Texas.
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CAUTION;—These glasses are
never peddled.
have some-
more mining property developed
east of the Vogel mine. Messrs.
Witcher tfc Coffield have leased the
land belonging to Messrs. Sudbury
and McCoy, and also Mrs. Magee’s
land, which joins tneirs.
Some'talk of a ' Sunday school
and literary picnic at Sandy Creek,
but is not fully decided yet.
Uncle doe Stewart says parties
have'gone into his orchard twice.
Each, time they were not content
with taking what peaches they
could eat, but took two or three
bus\els.
Sandy Creek is to have a writing
school to he conducted by Mr.
Griswold of Tracy. We have not
met this gentleman, hut if he un-
dertakes the school, we hope he
will meet1 With hearty support, as
we understand he is. a very line
penman, v ScimutiKk.
demn unanimously the legislature
enactment of hardship to the ped-
dler, but we are glad to see from a
communication over the signature
of Honorable Sain-G. Little that
he and Honorable McAnallv are
not amenable for the offense, as
they both cast their vote .against
it and did everything1 they could
to prevent its becoming <a law.
But it is always thus with the man
who tries to give the farmer a
lift, he is lifted out of his hoots so
to speak, as well as out of busi-
ness, hence the only remedy for
so(ii tillers, is an exodus to some
wild and undeveloped spot and re-
solve within themselves to chop
every fellow- head off whose life
indicates enmity to agricultural
development, and set down on all
laws giving evidence of “mockery
instead of mark.”
Organization seems to he the or-
der of the day now, hilt there
seems to he little obedience on the
part of the farmer and when , he
resolutes in that direction, the first
Subscriptions' Taken.
At the First National Bmk for the
Dewey home. Those desiring to give a
pittance tc bny a J 100.000 home for the StiS
hero of May 1. I HUH, at Manilla, who
has to pull through this cold w’orld on
a salary of $13,000 per year, can do bo
at the above named bank, and they
may rest assured that the donation
will be properly applied.
Do not gripe nor Irritate the alimen-
tary canal. They act gently yet
promptly, cleanse effectually and
Give Comfort
Sold by a|l druggists. 25.cents.
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Suckholts Locals.
From the Bulletin.
Will Knight n't)cl family, of Ad
llajl, were visiting in Buckholts
Wednesday.
Jim .Odom, a handsome young
Hum of Brynul Station, was in our
city Monday. '
D. (J. Campbell left Tuesday for
Bellvillfe, where he is interesteepin
a land suit, pending in the district
court.
Grandma Rainey spent the week
in Buckholts.
Miss Pearl Chriswell is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Birdie Taylor*, of
Burleson county.
Geo. N. Givens, stockman, was
in Buckholts Tuesday,
R. B. McRee, of Corinth, was in
town Tuesday. ,
Alex McRee, of Lilac, was in the
city Tuesday.
Garden truck is quite' plentiful
since the recent rains.
Dr. Lyon now occupies the Dr.
Moore residence. ..........
Bud McCall has had a tough
siege with measles, hut at time of
going to pjjeHx is improving.
T. J. Miller occupies the I’roc-'
tor residence
Little Hilda and Ray Daniels
have about recovered from an at-
tack of measles.
Another good rajn Thursday
made glad the hearts of all in this
immediate vicinity. , *
Albert Denson,.of Ad Hall, came
up Thursday and\reports the boom
still on.
When you want whiskey for medicin-
al purposes go to McCawley A Wil-
liams.
l-5tf
bands, TiTfi y and San,Gabriel and
lastly the tine, negro minstrel that
Came last, though by no means the
worst part of thtt p'eriVriimhcei Tri
all it was good and we hope you
will come again. . Tike entertain-
ment. was given-partly for the ben-
efit of the San Gabriel Brass Band
1
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There are smiling faces tfcougtU
out this valley on accouaGif the
good rain Friday and Frijray night,
ending a drought that had burned .
out garden and seriously injured 1
the corn crop. Another week and >,
we would have had no corn here, • -
but now wei may hope for enough
for home iiU6. ••■r-......
The riveri*>ee to bank full Sat» u
■
Fish swarmed up stream, as they
will with such rises, and the mud-
dy conditkm of the river driving
them to ^ top many hjm.
were Bh-ot, killeffjmtb clubir-
eajfght by band.
ing near the river had more fisb
than they could use.
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tion, and generally clean.
” Many farmers sowed enough - „
when# for their own use, and it. was
harvested and stacked without
damage.
8arn Dotson, aged 20 yearp, who
was raised in this neigborh'
died yesterday ^ the l
his father‘in Williamson
and was hurried in the Locklin
oejnetery today. He has been in
poor health for sotrie years.
Word came this morning of the
death of Mrs. Goset, who lived
south of LftnesporU &-«hdrt dis-
tance. ,
Makiuep—Sunday June 11, by
Require John P. Looney, at his
residence near Lilac, Andy G. Conn
and Flora E. Anderson, both of
this neighborhood.
*. Mwriit,
Mr. O.-K. Phillips aud Miss Bessie
Simms were married ui the. Christian
church last Thursday evening at live
o’clock, Elder Addison Clark, of Waco,
ofliriaimg. The indy members of the
church had the house beautiful dresu-
The door receipts footed up.about
$20.60.
State Toacher*.
The twentieth annua! meeting of the
Teachers of Texas takes place at Fort
Worth June 28 to 30, 1H!W.
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Vendors lieu notes nc, at this cilice.
License to Marry.
TJ)e following licenses were issued
by the county clerk since Tuesday of
last week:
G. A. Hallowed and Addle Monroe.
A. VV. Barnes and Mrs. Annie Riddle.
J. R. Crow and Mrs. M. J. Miller.
Needham Bradshaw and Altnedia
Fleming. /•
G. C. Fleming and Lizzie Coley.
A. E. Conn and Flora Anderson.
O. KrTlnlfipIkand Bessie .Simms.'
Antonio Ortiz and Georgia Martinez.
—Cameron Herald.
~ed in evergreens, ivy aud dowers, with
a great bell .of (lowers ponding over the
pulpit elevation, under which the hap-
py couple stood and made the solemn
vows.
While n full bouse was waiting, the
Mtftses CTarrington, of Marquez, Texas,
rendered a heuutWp] solo—MIbh Josie
sung, Ulid Miss Aiauci at the orgru ren-
dcred the wedding march. The atten-
dants were Miss Mozelle Baxter and
Will Kemp, Miss Lottie Himms and Eft-
win Douglass, Miss Claudio Tracy and
J. C. Gaither. , Ml*-s Tennie Blnima
was bridesmaid, and A. P. Terry, Jr.,
groomsman.
Joe Loewenstein aud J. C. Woody
acted as ushers.
Little Misses Dell Himms and ZoBie
Sterling scattered flowers in the bride’s
path. '■ 7 :
Upon the whole it was one of the
most happy and beautiful weddings
that ever occurred in this city.
The happy couple left on the 6:25
o’clock HjglpFlycr for Jackson, Tenn.,
and Huntsville, Ala., on a hiidal tour
of two or three weeks.
The Messenger joins their numerons
friends in wishing that theirs may Ire a
happy journey through life.
Mrs. Hue Murray, of near Healy, Tex.,
a great mint of the bride, and little
grand-daughter, Miss Zollio Sterling,
attended the wedding, and will remain
on a visit for sometime.
, -BIIJ' — ;— • |
Why Vo Report. .
There was a local option election at
Milano last Saturday. We expected to
hear from our correspondent as to the
result, but nothing came and have
failed to find the result-in the dailie*.
LateIs—Since writing the above, we
learn that prohibition waa defeated by
22 majority. The vote stood 40 f6r, and
62 against.
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