The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CONROE COURIER.
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VOL. 19. NO. 44.
CONROE. c^VlONTGOMERV COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY. OCTOBER^ 6. 1911.
$1 cA YEAR?
Remember, the Third Saturday of Each . Month is Trades Day at Conroe
The Wideawake Grocers
This Space Belongs To
Everett & Son
The Wideawake Grocers.
Watch it for our next Trades Day Specials,
for Saturday, October 21st.
And in the meantime bear in mind that
Galveston Belle and Tidal Wave
Flours are the best that money can buy.
Fresh Car Just In.
The Wideawake Grocers
IN BEHALF OF
BOYS’ CORN CLUB
Boys’ Convention Placed on Fair Pro-
gram for Saturday, November 4
Editor Courier:
I wish to announce through
your paper that the following ar-
rangements have been made with
the management of the Mont-
gomery County Fair Association
in behalf of the Hoys’ Corn Club.
All boys from the ago ot 7 to 20
who boar au ear of selected corn,
any type or color, will be admitt-
ed free, but will be expected to
enter the ear at the boys’ booth
and have his name registered for
roll call in the boys parade.
The Boys Convention is placed
on tho program for Saturday, Nov.
1 and it is understood that tree
admission is for that day only.
At one o’clock the roll call will
draw all boys out for parade and
the awarding of the following
r
prizes:
Boland China pig, given by M.
A. Anderson for the best bushel
of white corn.
Fancy riding bridle, giveu by
Phil Berkley for the best ten ears
of white flint corn.
Boys watch, given by F. A.
Watson for the best ten ears of
Golden Dent corn.
Boys’ watch given by F. A.
Watson for best ten ears Iowa
-Silver Mine corn.
Why?
Why
get all mussed. and overheated, and
cross, trying to bake when you can
all ways buy bread?
Why
not buy bread"’ It is cheaper-and
think of the time you save.
Why
not buy Security bread? It ia
all ways fraah, and batter and bigger
than any other-you can allwaya
get it
AT
Cille’s Restaurait
$5 value in lioys’ outtiting given
by Willis Mercantile Co. for best
ten-j&ars Neville Hybrid corn.
$5 in cash given by A. M. Car-
son fer best written account or
story how any boy made his crop.
One Elgin watch given by Willis
Drug Co. for best general display
of corn, any or all kinds.
One tine pocket knife given by
L’ncle Nick, the restaurant man,
for ear with most counted rows of
grain.
One Stevens target rifle by Mc-
Kibbin A McKibbin for liest dis-
play of pop corn, auy or all kinds.
One league base ball given by
S. K. Hailey for largest and most
perfect corn stalk.
500 pounds CrowtA fertilizer
given by Lewis Runnels for best
written statement of “Why Fer-
tilizer Pays on Corn.”
Oue dozen Hue plum trees that
will ripen for a period of five
months during the season, for best
statement of ‘‘How and why a
corn grower can and should have
a good home orchard” given by
Lewis Runnels..
$3 worth of farm and garden
seed given by Lewis Runnels for
best written statement of “Win*,
good seeds pay.’’
One year’s subscription to Pro-
gressive Farmer, given by Lewis
Runnels, for best written state-
ment of “Reasons why a corn
grower should read a good farm
journal.’’
One Keen Kutter pocket kuife
given by Lewis Runnels for the
best corn cob pipe made by any
boy.
One peek High Bred Munson
seed corn given by Hon. S. A.
McCall for best wnten statement
of “How good roads help the corn
grower.”
One Stetson hat given by Mis-
trot Bros. A Co. of Montgomery
for the liest ten ears of Gourd
Seed corn.
One pair gold cuff buttons given
by L. E. Jones A Co. for the best
ten ears of strawl»erry or any
mixed color corn.
$5 cash given by W. R. Jones
for beat ten ears from the Mont-
gomery precinct.
One pair fine Wbitehouee aboee
givee by T. J Feel for beat no
ears, ten white and ten colored.
$4 tishing tackle outfit given hv
Collier A Harris for largest ear of
corn, any variety or color.
One pair tine Walk Over shoes
given by Mistrot Bros. A Jo.,
Conroe, for best ten ears yellow
corn.
One Stetson hat given by The
J. Wallrenbetger Co. for largest
yield per acre, auv variety.
One pair tine shoes given by H.
Coheu for best ten ears of yellow
corn.
Boys’ sweater giveh by J. Wolf
for best ten ears white corn.
All boys under twenty years of
age can compete in this contest
except on the ten ear, bushel and
largest yiele per acne where the
bov must not be younger thau ten
nor more than twenty years old.
All corn for this contest must
have each ear wrapped carefully
in paper amt then wrapped into a
strong bundle with the boy’s
name, age and post office written
on the package and delivered to
rue cm or before the 31st of Octo-
ber at Willis, Texas.
All written compositions in this
prize contest must be sent through
the teacher of the schooi where
the boy attends, or lives nearest,
and it will be Doped* that the
teacher has heljied to get the best
|>ossibie compositions from the
school.
Tho following suggestions will
help the boys to get the best corn:
The ears should lie as uearly the
same size as possible, and the same
color, where one color is stated.
The rows of gram should be aft
even .and straight as cau be found
and the tips aud buts of , tho ears
should be rilled out well. Pick
ears with as little space between
the rows as can be had. Try to
get the oars as even in leugth as
possible, aud don’t be afraid to
bring your corn after you have
picked it out, because other boys
will feel that way too, aud re
member that this has been a poor
corn year and no one has ns good
corn as they wi*h, but we want all
the ooys to lie intetestod and
plucky ami bring aloug the best
they have aud they will lie sure to
get the prizes. These prizes are
worth more thau $100.00, aud 1
have arranged it so that about
twenty boys are sure to get one of
them ^
This boys’ convention will be a
big thing—hundreds of them.
Bring your buttons or wear a
badge so you will know each other.
Meet me and all the l»oys at tho
fair.
LEWIS RUNNELS,
Special Agent U. S. Department
Agriculture.
Staple s Fancy Groceries
and Country Produce is urn ulv what constitutes a
stock of groceries. We have it in a complete line aud
also handle Saddles, Harness and the heat Buggy
Whips on the market. We make a specialty of no
one thing, but everything. Inquire about our line of
IWun, F’lour, Coffee and Lard. Our Tradee’Day
specials can be seen on pages 4 and 5 in this paper
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Says He Will Prove Alibi
Some one has forwarded to The
Courier office a copy of the Brawley
(Cal.) News of September 19, from
which we reproduce the following con-
cerning the arrest of R. W. Park, now
in the (Montgomery county jail charged
with being implicated in the Willis
bank robbery on the night of January
I, last:
“R. W. Pane, former night watch-
man artk acting marshal of the city of
Brawley during the past month and a
half, was arrested Sunday on the
charge of being an accomplice in a
bank robbery at Willis. Montgomery
county, Texas. United States Marshal
W. A. Boyd, representing the Texas
Bankers' Association, took the accused
man to Texas Sunday night.
“The Willis bank was robbed of
44,000 between January 1 and 10 of
this year, according to Marshal Boyd.
Four men were implicated. Three
have been arrested,
to be the fourth,
“Little information was given out by
the Texas officer regarding the infor-
mation on which the grand jury re-
turn
arrest was based. During the month j Oct. 2b.
of March a robbery similar to that at
Willis was pulled off at Palestine. All
indications point to the crime having
been committed by the same crowd.
“At the time of the robbery former
acquaintances of Park while he was a
resident of Texas, claim to have seen
him in Palestine where he registered
under an assumed name. Suspicion
pointed to his being a member of the
band, and it is claimed that on this
evi fence a warrant’%as issued for his
arrest, evidently hoping that a confes-
sion might follow.
Foreman Ed Rose of the Brawley
Co-Operative Bnilding Company
claims that he holds a check cashed by
Park on January 4 in Brawley, and C.
C. McCullough says that Park worked
for him on January 7 and K, and pro-
duces a check cashed by Park at the
First National Bank of Brawley on
January 9. A dozen men are ready to
swear that Park has not been out of
the Imperial Valley for more than a
year. Depositions of witnesses will be
taken and forwarded to the Mont-
gomery county authorities.
‘Park has been an orderly, quiet
workman, and during his incumbency
of official positions, made an efficient
officer. He has a wife and two small
children, who have joined Mrs. Park’s
futher at El Centro.”
CALL FOR GOOD
ROADS MEETING
Dr. Collier Takes the Lead and Calls
for a Meeting of Montgomery
County Citizens
You are hereby requested to bo
present at a meeting of tbe citi-
zens of Montgomery county at
the court house in Conroe on
Saturday, October 7, at 2 p. m.
for the purpose organizing Mont-
Park IS claimed gomery County Good Roads Club
and for the purpose of sending
delegat es to the Good Roads Con-
ation on which the grand jury re- ^eas which has been called by
irnVi a bill, on which the warrant of Governor to moot in Dallas on
F.very man who wants good
roads in Montgomery county is
requested to be present.
Every man who expects to at
tend the Good Roads Congress at
Dallas will please send his narno
at once to Robert J. Potts, College
Station, Texas.
J. F. Com.ikk.
Citizen Montgomery County.
Gone to Reunion
The followingex-Confederate soldiers
left yesterday for Beaumont to attend
the reunion: Maj. Burns. W. N. Er-
quart, Mr. Bounds, Uncle Nick Carna-
chan, Mr. Bobbit, Col. Gilmore and
Wm. Rogers. It was through the gen-
erosity of some of our citizens that it
was made possible for some of these
old veterans to attend. They ware not
financially able to bear the expense of
the trip, but a collection was taken up
and their hearts were made glad by
once more having an opportunity to
meet with their old comrades.
Notice to Farmers
I will spend Saturday, Oct. 21,
in Conroe to enjoy the feature of
Trades Day exhibits, and to meet
as many farmers as possible, who
are interested in Farm Demon-
stration work. I will spend the
day in the court house where I
will oe glad to enroll any farmer
who wants to enter the work for
1912. LEWIS RUNNELS.
Special Agent, U. S. Dept, of
Agriculture
LOCAL REPRESENT A IVES Want-
ad throughout Taxaa to sail tba com-
bined Ara inauranca policy. Libaral
contracts to agsnta Address 414
Princa Thaatre Building, Houston.
Taut 44-tf
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Ruth and Minnehaha flour, Ret
a sack, it is the best. Every
sack sold under a Guarantee.
We guarantee satisfaction or
your money back on everything
you buy in our store. We sell
the best. Give us a trial order.
Kreah Candies and Fruit Six Days in the Week
Fancy Groceries a Specialty.
BAKER & BAKER. Conroe, Tex.
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The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1911, newspaper, October 6, 1911; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844064/m1/1/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.