El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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items on this page- have been prepared with a distinct purpose in view—to.strikingly emphasize our ability to always quote the lowest prices, we call
piliose Items ‘‘UNUSUAL VALUES’’, although these words fail absolutely to express their desirability and extremely special prices. Every item measures up to
hjjpi&t standard of trust-worthiness you so long ago learned to expect of this store. We would suggest that you come early and thus get the first choice.
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Men’s Furnishings
For Particular Men
l'.Shirts of latest fabrics, particularly good
ones in the taking blajek and white" ef-
Neckwear In the latest designs and
styles in profusion.
Superb Suits
For Men and Young Men
Smart dressers will find every new
style—every late kind of fashion. Con-
servative dressers will find their taste en-
tirely met.
Men who prefer c omfort to style in
Summer clothes are amply provided for.
Exceptional values. ;
Special Values in Dress Cottons
Laces Embroideries etc;
Women who have seen our display of Wash
Dress Goods for summer realize its importance in the
world of Fashion and the excellent yallies it offers..
The magnificence of our stdeks and the phenomprtfl|
beauty of our styles leave nothing to be desired. ^Ma-
ny of the designs are exclusive with us and no more
can be had when these are gone. Make your selec-
tions early and thus secure le advantage of first
choice.
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Beautiful lot of laces and embroid-
eries. Special vafues in wide embroider-'
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Baby caps in lawn embroidered and
silk.
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M y Giocery section, considered locally, is in a
place to itself. No other concern offers i..j variety
and the values are exceptional.
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Fashionable Footwear
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The styles are ^ory attractive this
season—and despite the general raise in
the price of leather, our shoes are priced
no higher than loot yoar,in fact we are
Offering several specials for this sale, y
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Exceptional values in men’s, boy’sj
^andehildren’s hats.
the attraction of entirely new
styles add the charm of elegance and de-
sirability and you have the seoret of our
“reaefy-to-wear popularity. ,i
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have as&embled a great stock of the very
best notions and dressmaker’s supplies
and pushed the prices down. You are
sure to find what you want in this lot.
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InciderH . lug in his hand a great bunch of
•iPWr^-F^P one| Theltalr
thiiikingtoiplease: the ©hild
not dreaming of what really
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s a scene which the
i along the beach, gath-
all over the State
>rget and a tale they
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^he hundreds of visitors
the summer, many
mn for the week-end
Mrs. James P.
/of Waco. Mrs. Moody
down the week before
nd a month, having with
o children, a bright lit-
5 yearn old, and
, Mianiejj2 years
er and little ones
the breezes^ the
ie husband and fath-
his office at Wacor ex-
down a time or t wo
iday with his family,
jk Sunday afternoon
in front of the Del
crowded with jolly
did happen, laughingly reached
down and tied the string holding
at was expected to hkp-^'tho balloons around Minnie’s
r wils a scene wWqh. the’ waist. • She clapped her hands in
childish glee and scrambled to
her feet. |
All at once, to the complete
surprise of every one of the hun-
dreds who saw the child, and to
to the sight of the boats ready to
follow, and at any time the breeze
growing, stronger all the while,
might become a strong win<^ and
carry the balloons and babe on
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but to sea faster than any boat
could follow.
Just then a gasoline launch
from Tarpon came to the landing
place at the end of the pier.
Among the dozen or so persons
in it were Geo. F. Menefee, a
railroad man from Denver, who
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was spending a couple of weeks
outing, fishing and shooting in
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the utter astonishment of the It- &od about the bay and pass,
alian, the little tot was lifted firom Seeing the situation ,1- the child
her feet by the balloons and a
breeze carried them out to sea.
So complete wa# the surprise of
the Italian and also others w ho
stood not far away, that not a
move was made until the child;
corned by the balloons, was above
their heads jand put ^ of reach,
slowly rising and drifting out
over the bay/ '
The mother began to wring her
hands, prying put, “Oh save my
baby; save her, somebody, save
her IP /
Ip a few minutes the beach in
the frOnt of the hotel, the paviJ-
lion near by and the pier running
and the whole beach was! out into the water were all orowd-
with people watching the
ith great enjoyment, this
t happened. At just the
ed with people. The child, fas-
tened to jhe balloons, was rising
higher and higher, now above
‘, too, when gaity was at its! the schoonore, and drifting futh-
;ht and such a harrowing, | er away^ stretching her little arms
•inspiring scene was least ex -! toward mamma and crying to be
taken back. Women began to
hyttle tot, Minnie, was sit- become hysterical,’and men’s fac-
es pale, as they saw what was
really happening—the little child
being carried out to sea, to land
when, where and how no one
dared surmise. Nor was there
m lheisand, playing with
laughing in childish
xe bathers; her little
s ip Nthe shallow waters
ith some other child-
drifting out to sea to an unknown
and certain deaths the mother
frantic with grief, and the hun-
dreds of spectators willing but
absolutely helpless, the. thought
at once occurred to him that it
might be possiblejto cut the bal-
loons so the weight of the child
would bring it again to the beach This ho.uif by the seashore, on
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or in reach of some of the boats
following it^
He at once brought his rifle up
from the launch; a 35-60 target
gun light but true of aim, and
jumped to the pier. The Child
was now up about 50 feet and not
more than 50 yards from the pier.
Taking deliberate aim at one of
the led toys, he fired. The hun-
dreds “of spectators held their
breath in fear, the mother cover-
ed her face with her hands. To
the joy of everyone, a red balloon
disapnearerh—from the bunch
pier«d by the bullet-, and the
chi! An as untouchedl
this eventful Sunday afternoon,
was one never to be forgotten by
all in Rock port that day.
to be slowly drifting downward, seduction of & fourteen y
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He would not risk another shot,
and the boats followed the toys
and their precious freight. ^
SloWly the balloons and their
burden drifted across the bay
conpng closer to the water all the
yyhile, with every boat along the
beach following. At last, aftej*
what - seemed an interminable
time, the toys and.the child came
to the earth again on the sands
of St. Joseph’s island, about a
dozen yards from the water’s edge,
safe on dry land. „
Eagerly did the boats crowd to
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the shore line and their occupants
jump into the shallow water and
wade ashore to the child. They
found little Minnie sitting con-
tentedly on the sand, thinking
such a ride great sport, and when
they had pieked her up she bad
her hands full of shells, sayiog:
“They’re ?"■ pretty ' shells for
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The balloons and child pefeept-
ibjly ceased to rise, but drifted on
seaward. Raising his rifle again,
Mr. Mionefee took deliberate
A Memorable Day.
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One of the days we remember
with pleasure, as well as with
profit to our health, is the one on
which we became acquainted with
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the
paiftiess purifiers that cure head-
ache and biliousness, and keep
tie bowels right. 25c. at Gerst’s
Drug Store.
Charged With Rape. V
Sheriff Lee went to Sealy Sat-
urday night, and took in charge
Tom Neuman, returning yestei>
day morning with his prisoner.'
: • The young man rests under an
tiim once more, while every man, indictment returned by the grand
woman aud .child held their [jury at its session hist week,
charging hun with a crime which,
if the alleged facts are true, is of
the most heinous character—the
girl. The im
mpe, the,.fM>
tfken intp ojm*
stantiating h(
to the act ani
assert that she was pi
of 15 when her ruin we
plished. She is a
Uncle Dry Smith wfeo Iiv<
J^ix miles below Bay
’ Tom Neuman is a|y
who worked at various j
about town for seyOral
previous to his dep ^
time ago.—Bay City Trib
We are informed that
Earl and son have pureb
farnp m the past few
They now own over eleven
dred acres of valuable
El Campo, they paid twelve
sand dollars cash for One 320 T
farm. They own * valuable laihd
and propcarty in Illinois a^d Minn- \
esota and \t is on the market
sale and will be inveeted in tbU
locality.
These gentlemen prove by their
| iavestittH^. that they , b
what they advocate, that it
to invest here and that a
future awaits the El Campo conn
try.
Mr. Earl^ sr., has just returned
from a four week’s business
in Illinois; while there he
920 acres of iapd. This firn^ ™
in past 8 years done their pa
develop abd build up Whac^»
and adjoining countfee4*hfi have
brought here a large number of
wealthy and respectable f
who have invested $bd 1
in’ this vicinity. Tbjpse g^htl
are responsible and worth
your patronage. Call
office, they will be pleaiiri
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El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1907, newspaper, July 13, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth870167/m1/3/?q=Negroes+held: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.