The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914 Page: 4 of 12
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Thursday, September 17 1914
Rockdale Reporter
AND MESSINC1R
John E. Cookb. Editor ami Proprietor
SUBSCRIPTION. PER YEAR. #1.00
Entered as second-class matter July
29. 1909, at the postottkv at Rockdale,
Texas, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
Published every Thursday
Notice-Five cents per line will he
charged iiy The Reporter for all reso-
lutions of respect and similar matter
bv lodges, societies and organizations
of whatsoever kind. Also for notices
of entertainments, suppers, etc., where
an admission fee is charged the public.
gest that Mayor Meyer call a
meeting for tomorrow (Friday)
afternoon, at which steps may
be taken to go into this move-
ment with a vim. Let’s forget
our individual distresses and do
THE PROPER VIEWPOINT.
The Reporter was favored last
Friday with a call from John
Timmermann, Sr., one of Milam
county’s most substantial Ger-
sornetmng lor the common good, j man farmers. Mr. Timmermann
We can do it. Will we?
Rockdale, Texas, Sect. 17, ittH
BUY A BALE.
—o—
Rockdale should join the buy-
a-ba!e*of-cotton movement. This
town should take one hundred
bales of distress cotton off the
market by this plan. Other
towns in Texas no larger and not
so good as Rockdale have come
nobly to the front in this great
patriotic movement, and The Re-
porter believes that it is the
duty of our citizenship to fall in
line.
The plan is for every man.
woman and child, firm or corpor-
ation, who can possible spare the
money, to buy a bale of distress
cotton at 10c per pound, paying
cash, and agreeing to hold that
bale off the market for one year.
By distress cotton is meant cot-
ton belonging to some poor farm-
er, preferable a renter, who
needs the cash. The movement
does not take cognizance of and
is not meant to include any cot-
ton paid by any farmer to any
business man “on account,”
either partially or in whole, but
the transaction must be a spot-
cash proposition, and the price
not less than 10c.
During the past week this plan
has swept the South like a tidal
wave, and there can be no doubt
but that it has had much to do
with the material stiffening of
the cotton market. As a result
of the agitation cotton sold for
eight cents last Saturday, as
against six cents the week before.
There were probably other con-
tributing causes, but even those
who at first ridiculed the buy-a-
bale plan now admit that it has
had its effect, and that that ef-
fect has been good for the cotton
market.
Indicative of the succuss of the
plan it is stated that the side-
walks of all the principal cities
of Texas are today lined with
bales of cotton bought on this
plan. In Austin a special city
ordinance was passed granting
the use of the sidewalks for the
temporary storing of cotton
thus bought. A report from
Fort Worth gives actual figures
on the number of bales bought
in Tarrant county during the
past ten days-10,743. Think of
it, one county buying and agree-
ing to hold for one year more
than 10,000 bales of cotton—and
all within a space of ten days!
If every town and hamlet in
the State does its full duty in
this movement more than half a
million bales of the Texas cotton
crop will be taken of the market.
This can but result in higher
prices for the balance.
The Reporter wants to see
Regal Rockdale doing its full
duty in this movement. To do
so we must have some concert of
action —some form of organiza-
tion some enthusiasm. We sug-
GIVE US THE DOG.
Jack McGee breught in this
week a stalk of cotton from his
best patch, this catton growing
from some fine seed he planted
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two grown bolls, and if the entire
field was this kind and had a
perfect stand, it would produce
two and one-half bales to the
acre.—Richardson (Dallas Coun-
ty) Echo.
N. L. Kerr, who lives about
five miles northwest from Jack-
sonville was displaying a stalk of
cotton grown on his place which
brought us four pears from a
The Reporter editor does not | tree jn his yard which is said to
wish to be placed in the light of he perhaps the largest and
one advising others to do some- best bearing pear tree in this
thing we are not willing to do j 8ection of the country. The four
ourself, therefore, regardless of pears weighed a few ounces less
the present depleted condition ot than four pounds, and the largest
the editorial purse we will gladly one weighed one and one-quarter . . - . , .A ...
be among the first to huy-a-bale. pounds and measured twelve than^hree timesas man/as^hat
Here’s our proposition: We will J inches in circumference. The mentioned above. Now” you can
buy the first bale of cotton fruj( Was picked at random, and imagine what the harvest would
brought to The Reporter office by it is not likely that the record be if his entire field were to hold
a tenant farmer Saturday morn- van he beaten hereabouts. out to average that, and you
ing, Sept. 19, at the buv-a-balej Mr. Timmermann has been a
Price of ten cents, basis mid- citizen of Milam county for 42
dling. The only condition is; years, and has lived on the same
that the cotton must not bemort- j farm the entire time, raising a
gaged, or if mortgaged that the j family of sturdy sons and daugh-
holder of the mortgage must be ters, am} ever maintaining the
present at the settlement. integrity of his citizenship. He
believes the farmer should raise
The Echo editor last week 1 his own living on the farm, and
dropped into the office of John1 practices that principle; there-
Esten Cooke, owner and general! fore the present low price of cot-
ramrod of The Reporter. Mr. j ton is not worrying him. In
Cooke has one of the prettiest; fact he says he is so grateful
mtssssssrsTiffi! «»*«>* -™,ry at
and his system of handling his war as are the nations of Europe.
business, is worth copying by
many members of the craft.-
Richardson Echo.
We appreciate the above com-
pliment very much indeed. Edi-
tor Harben is secretary of the
State Press Association, and has
probably visited more country
printing offices than any other
country editor in Texas: there- Remember, when you buv our
fore, he ought to be in a position \ candy, you get it fresh, as we
to judge, and we value his 1 make it every day.
opinion. 125-tf The Alcove.
that he considers we Americans
are greatly blessed and should
feel thankful for our blessings
instead of crying “hard times,”
and worrying about a temporary
financial embarrassment.
And who is there to say that
Uncle John is not right?
Bulletin No. 2
would have more than seven
bales to the acre according to the
way Sam Harben figures the
Dallas county farmer’s cotton
crop.—Jacksonville Progress.
Shucks! You fellows are rank
amateurs. If you’ll come to
Rockdale we’ll take you out and
in two hours time will show you
ten thousand stalks of cotton
each with more than 1000 full
grown bolls. Actually, an epi-
demic of boll worms would be a
blessing to some of the cotton
fields in Matchless Milam.
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Pacific Exposition
SAN FRANCISCO, 1915
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Life told, must be remitted with the
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Take an agency and qualify at once.
Writ* S. C. Pandolfo, General Agt.
San Antonio. Texas.
No. 1.
I have Id furms for sale near Hicks, 10 miles south of Rock-
dale, 2* miles of a good gin. I have in one block244 acres, about 180
acres under new 3-wire fence, 55 or GO acres in cultivation, about 90
in pasture, 3 room house, crib, well, and about 6 acres in hog pas-
ture, this land is a Spanish mulberry and mostly red loamy land at
$20 per acre. With this I will turn over a lease on 100 acres of land
in cultivation about 30 acres in Allen Creek bottom at $150 per
year— for 4 years. This is the best bargain in 100 miles of Kockdale.
No. 2.
I have 187 acres of land, about 30 acres in cultivation, log cabin,
all under fence, about 2-3 of this tract is hard, Spanish mulberry
land. This goes for $2000 if taken by first of September.
No. 3.
125 acres all under fence, new 2 room house, good water, good
pasture, and about 60 acres in cultivation, and about 60 acres in
Allen Creek bottom, 45 pecan trees, an ideal hog farm. This
valuable tract of land at $3500.
No. 4.
54 acres of land, red loamy land, $45 per acre, worth $100; look
and be convinced; about 42 acres in cultivation.
No. 5.
130 acres, a fine farm, about 85 acres of this tract in cultiva-
tion, some level black and red land and some bottom land. Good
house, crib and pastures, all under fence, at $35.00 per acre and
worth $50.00.
No. 6.
82 acres level red land, Spanish mulberry all over tract, about
20 acres in cultivation, at $40 per acre. Adjoining this tract I
have another tract of 67 acres of sandy land, good grass, wind
mill and good water, at $20 per acre; some good sandy land in tract.
No. 8.
87 1-2 acres, house with 4-roums and chimney, good weii, cribs
and pastures, at $35 per acre.
No. 9.
87 1-2 acres, some in cultivation and some fine land, all under
fence, at $25 if sold quickly.
No. 10.
154 acres of land, about 85 in cultivation, about 40 of this in
Yegua bottom, good improvements, two 4-room houses, good water,
within 5 miles of Rockdale, $35 per acre.
No. 11.
200 acres, within 3 1-2 miles of Rockdale, about 125 in cultiva-
tion, good tank, well and cistern, 15 acres hog fence, 3 sets houses,
cribs and barns, a fine meadow on this place, in Yegue bottom
A rare bargain at $25 per acre,
No. 12.
196 1-2 in one mile of Tracy, about 140 in cultivation, good
house, good water, cribs and pastures. 70 or 80 acres worth $100
per acre, 1 $5,000 loan for 10 years at 8 per cent, just made a $3,500
loan for 6 years, at $60 per acre.
No. 13.
Also Milano truck land from $20 to $25 per acre; a market all
the year around for all kinds of vegetables. One man realized
from 8 acres over $1,800.00 cash, and then sold 7 acres of tomatoes
for $1,200.00 cash. An old man off of 2 acres in tomatoes paid bis
store account of over $250.00 and had money left. The rent on
this land pays from $50 to $100 per acre by taking one-fourth of
crop, if planted in tomatoes.
R. C. WALLIS, Rockdale, Texas
Wanted—A girl to be as one
of the family and help do light
house work only. A quiet home
for the right party. Must be in
good health and of high charac-
ter. References required.
Mrs. Martin Tuma,
27-2tp Rte 2, Rockdale, Tex.
The Cameron hospital.
Wallace Moody, of route 3, was
in town Saturday, and informed
us that his mother, Mrs. O. L.
Moody, had just returned from
Cameron where she had success-
fully undergone a very danger-
ous surgical operation at the
Cameron Hospital, having had a
tumor weighing 20 pounds re-
moved. Mrs. Moody is 65 years
of age, and went under Dr.
Newton’s care four weeks ago,
and returns home completely re-
juvenated. She, together with
her entire family, is delighted
with the treatment received at
the Cameron Hospital, and The
Reporter is requested to say that
they feel under lasting obliga-
tions to Dr. Newton and his in-
stitution, and feel that they
ought to give public expression
to their feelings. The Reporter
is quite willing to be the medium
of voicing these expressions, for
we believe that the Cameron
Hospital is one of Milam county’s
biggest and most valuable as-
sets, and not only the city of
Cameron, but the entire county
should feel honored by having
such an institution within its
confines.
DOUTHIT repaired it.
The Modern Dry Goods Com-
pany has erected additional shelv-
ing in their shoe department the
past week which just exactly
doubles their carrying capacity.
Rolling ladders have been install-
ed also.
CTriTCWClY 15 V
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CALOMEL
If you ever saw anyone made
sick by calomel you won’t want
any more calomel yourself.
There’s no real reason why a
person should take calomel any-
way when fifty cents will buy a
large bottle of Dodson’s Liver
Tone—a good remedy that per-
fectly and safely takes the place
of dangerous calomel, which is
only another form of deadly and
poisonous mercury.
Dodson’s Liver Tone is a pleas-
ant-tasting vegetable liquid
which will start the liver just as
surely as calomel, and which has
absolutely no bad after-effects.
Children and grown people can
take Dodson’s Liver Tone with-
out any restriction ot habit or
diet. Perry and Quebe sell it
and guarantee it to take the
place of calomel, and will refund
your money at once if it falls in
your case. adv-28
You Need a Tonic
There are times in every woman’; !!?- when she
needs a tonic to help her over the hard places.
When that time comes to you, you know what tonic
to take—Cardui, the woman’s tonic. Cardul is com-
posed of purely vegetable ingredients, which act
gently, yet surely, on the weakened womanly organs,
and helps build them back to strength and health.
It has benefited thousands and thousands of weak,
ailing women in its past half century of wonderful
success, and it will do the same for you.
You can't make a mistake in taking
CARDUI
The Woman’s Tonic
Miss Amelia Wilson, R. F. D. No. 4, Alma, Ark.,
says: “I think Cardui is the greatest medicine on earth,
for women. Before 1 began to take Cardui, 1 was
so weak and nervous, and had such awful dizzy
spells and a poor appetite. Now 1 feel as well and
as strong as I ever did, and can eat most anything.”
Begin taking Cardui today. Sold by all dealers.
Has Helped Thousands.
Daniel O’Connell, the Great Irish
Liberator, Said:
“I have seen many a merry company around
a table but never around a pump.”
Provide Good Cheer With Lone Star Beer
Try a bottle of ALAMO or SANTOXE
BEER. “It’s food and drink.”
ftrrwod «nd
Mottled
Antonio,
‘Hds
LONE STAR BREWING CO s“
A. WOLE, Local Distributer
We do not solicit orders or ship beer in violation of State laws,
Let Me Install Your
Pumping Plant
I have the exclusive
local agency for Fair-
banks-Morse Gasoline
Engines and Pump
Jacks.
AUBREY RODGERS Rockpal^ Texas
THE NEW SEASON
Brings with it New Ideas—New Methods-A More
Perfect Portrait of Youraelf. We have spared no
trouble and expense to merit your patronage. We
can, therefore, guarantee your perfect likeness. We
trust you can spare a few moments to visit our studio,
which we fee! assured will convince you thai a sitting
will be worth while.
McCLIINTOCK’S STUDIO
DK. U. L. GUf FIN
DENTIST
Rockdale,
Giddings,
S. W. Phone 143 T—
P.O.Box 71 lexas
Phone Number 99
P. O. Box 57
Office over Post-
Office in Luecke
Office Every Fri-
Building. 7 Years
day and Saturday
in Same Building
Drink Our Pure food Bottle Goods
Plenty of Cold Drink weather ahead. Phone us and let
us send an assorted case to your home. ITS CHEAP, ITS
GOOD. ITS HEALTHY. Give the kiddies all they want.
PHONE 207
ROCKDALE BOTTLING WORKS
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