Weekly Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1908 Page: 5 of 8
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WEEKLY CORPUS 0HBI8TI CALLEE, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1903.
ff.® ™# ""Jww^Bir BOWLES «o to secure stwti
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M íiii' COMMITTEE.
jot
' North
not at al! unusual f0r men
wealth to cotue here from th«
Kasi, purchase prope tv
Start Sot Hired ij Interested and make thin their homes, but l,
' iwcribctl í"r ' 'H Shwes of ¡ u considered
Si«u-k Till- Morning. that
AU>EiLMA> Dl'SLAP OF VICTORIA
TELES MOW.
i come here.
somewhat significant
a California capitalist should
; Com. erc!al Clubs Steamship and California are competitor,
I. .in.t- reports l,uU substantia l many products. in fact
I re* i* i e ng wade in the tliatri- ¡ and Southwest Texas
gtock The merchants «en-j each other.
WILL HAVE CHAKUE OE KUl'HTH
OE JI LA tKLKBKATlÜN.
BLOOMERS WILL PLAY
! pfrof
in
California
So .hu H'VMa* WUh Thl' ** «* Laredo and Cor-
u,h*"t Tensa seems pas Christi Will Mix It In Seutl-
wition with a good deal of en- i captallst of San Diego* *: FrlUC<f' a ! «>« ••«*.
' !« "• 11 ls 8,aled' iU <' e'u*r1®* ,nto' to be winning out. F, c. Prince a
BPF .¡.i..,i with a cood deal of en. mi.i.u.i . et'
arrived in this
and the chances are good
i^tbe required amount will be fully
f'toerM *'ith,n ,he next few du-vs'
Í* mbfi"uf <'l<'zen*- wbo are nut 8blp-
EÍaiid who consequently will not be
< ii> last Ihursday night on a pros- Mr. W. F.
pectins tour. He got busy at once or Just
Victoria Installed Seven Mile* Willi,
•at luereaslag the Hale ol
Taxativa.
Mr. E. I* Dun lap. ol Victoria, an
alderman tu that city, la here ou busi-
ness connected with a laud deal in
which New York parties and Mr. Hen- j
ry Craig are iuterested. The party
will leave here iu a boat within th*>
next lew day# for a trip up the hay 1
to the Matagorda country.
Mr. Dun lap war a visitor to the of- j
fice of the Caller this morning His
city has just completed «even miles
of sewers and Mr. Dunlap stated that
estigated thoroughly. Saturday he
purchased a home place down below has
! ¡¡J f"° Vl*la H0le'- k"""n "" 'l"*:"l™ch ' Conmierelal Club" M||.
""" >■ lÁÍwS!, . ' " Ar,a,,M,u„„ ¡"S «¡Sltaí
Sü2U I ""- . I" .1 -*" ^."ÍU" «">- !"• 'i* •
Howies. alderman
. ... ,T.„ plain Hilly Bowles, man- . —• — •-
lookt>tl ov«" 'be country and in- ager of the Corpus Christl liase Hall ^°.i!or.k WMs d?nt> without an increase
vestlgated thoromrhiv u.. Swatters .. h« L m . I , 2 . u WM" ft «Imple thing,
n8 h* ls °8t widely famed, he stated, and this city should be able
heen appointed by President to install a sewer system along the
same lines. The cost, he stated, per
be about $160 for the
on a basis that there
.«.ibiiih HmHI ... .u . „ „ i. . 9PHHRÍ— «• —- i — - — r,wr"*v owner in a block, It
wffl"i „t .iti/en when ami roach through !• / Bishop & Com- Oration, and In that capacity he has would mean that the cost would be
O#promiiiei • • I any. Mr. Prince will move his fam- b«««* Riven full authority to uame the *jí° r°r onoh- for ,he «>tt of the Main.
by the committe this morning ilv (0 thls ¡ vvjth( t, members of his committee and to an r c"#t p«r block is based upon plac-
,«iiv uut down hi* name for $100<J' WMt]tu an , . . ' n( Xl rt w , ' luu" a,ul tM a*>- ing the pipe six feet beneath the sur-
I Pf"®1 , nU |«eekB, and will make other property Point such sub-committees as he may face The charge for the service lu
I *ortli oí *u> Purchases here. deem necessary. Victoria, he stated, was 2& cents per
The committ* " is «nxiouH¡ w get mat, j Dr p g Matthews, who arrived Mr «^wles says he will Ket busy at ,«* «•«■ 'W closets. 15 cents per quar-1
hero last week in company with hi !°,,cs 4ind declares that Corpus Chrlsti í". Utehen^alíki ^Wctorla'4 has* an
two daughters, Misses Kate and|wi" whow ,ier fourth of July visitors 1 automatic flushing system, there being
Blanche, has purchased property ,tie I'nu' <>f !heir Uves. four flushing tanks with a capacity
on the bluff between the city and I-a redo conductors will arrive in 500 * ch which flush
"* *"• "... h««. ...;;«• - .« ss f°j™ Jj-j, tB.¡r«S;
contract for a nice home and will "l6 evening of the 3rd and It Is for ¡ ho necessary for this dry to install a
move here from San Antonio as soon l,u'lr benefit that the festlvi- fttrm. that the pipe could be run Into'
as the house is ready for occupancy ri,s w®" be arranged Advices from distance of live or six
Dr. .Matthews has extensive interests ,ll08t' wil" ,laV(' 'be excuralon iu
¡11 San Antonio and will spend much |cJ,in**e Indicate that between íéoo and
, ol' his time in that city
Hardware, Agricultural
Ranch Hardware, Mechanic's Tools,
^iinnlioc Cacnlino K niriiioc
O |I|iIIVM| DUVUIIIIV C|i0iilvv
■
W:'0
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f ■
Talcum
is anxious to get mat-
ters closed up l" bave the steam-
h«re i tl,m' fur the Fourth of
Ja)v fwtlvitles It' this can be ar-
ged, ¡t is pointed out that Corpus
I iflstl w j i' I, .in added reason for
ru¡irlnt'■!> • í- tiraiinii that memo-
I jj^if % Th- steamslvlp which the
«tnimttlef ha under consideration is
jo* pi vim: " the Atlantic coast, lie-
|weeu Charle-".): and Buford. It has
lacai> 'ii.v of t " tons on 1: feet draft
í «Bd 200 ton "i eight feet. The latter
' fepth will l>. availed through Turtle
Cove by Jatri ' ^t The boat: can lie
IwMbaaid (■" it«.<>00 and easy terms
oí payment -<'-c;|red,
BPIKMHI- 1:1:1 15V A I IMIvMl.
FRKK COXt'KHTS.
Sent IWllar t" P«> t or I'lowers for
\\ "Ich's tirare.
The follov in; letter was received
« this office this morning. It bore
'«date and it=< writer is not known.
The letter w.: postmarked "Cuero:"
"Mr. E. T. Merriman, Manager of
the Corpus Christt Caller, Corpus
Christl. Texat- Dear Sir
oí the deiu* precious mother who
bore him. plesis. placo flowers on the
grave of liei imrrd' i'ed son, .Judge
I Stanley Web it's grave, on the '.1st
iaulversiu of his tilrtb. .June Glh.
trios. Uhi : A FRIEND."
Committees from the Monday
Club were among the business men of
1 he city ibis morning asking subscrip-
tions to the free concert fund. The
subscription is fifty cents u month
for three months, it being the pur-
pose to give concerts that length of
lime. The ladies report thai iiiey
met with much success. The first
concert will be given by Prof.
rig's orchestra Thursday niKht
l*i0ll Laredo people will spend the
Fourth la this city, The business men
of that city through their Hoard of
Trade have sent a challenge to the
business men of Corpus Chrlsti
í through the Commercial Club for a
Fourth of Jnly baseball game, the
same to be played in the sentimental
consiliums of bloomers. The Secre-
tary of the Commercial Club accepted
the challenge and Chairman Howies
has already begun the selection of bis
hloomerists The proceeds of the game 1 inn party to some of their friends
will be divided equally between the ",0 K whom were some of their for
hundred feet and that the waters of
the ba\ would act as a septic.
Mr Dunlap stated that the baseball
team of Victoria expected to come
down here 011 the fourteenth and that
they would bring a crowd of four
hundred people with them. He .<uys
that they tire ball playvix and that the
Corpus Christl boys will have to play
some to win from them.
KM'EHTAIMvB FUI F MPS.
Prof, and .Mr*. Hereleck, of KIiikmIIIc
Olve Bnthlng Party al Val.
Yesterday evening Prof and Mrs.
Morelock. of Klngsvllle gave a bath
lilo
used for ad-
Mlss Miriam
Rhodes 8th grade
In memory |teacher In the public schools leave*
tomorrow for points iu Alabama and
Keniueky where she will spend her
summer vacation.
Mr. D It. (Tiapiti and family of Hi-
dalgo arrived In Corpus Christ! Satur
day
day-
two organizations to be
vertising purposes.
Arrangements are also being made
!o have excursions run from San An-
tonio and Yoakum and intermediate
mar pupils.
The party was given at the Nat and
the heighth of the waves were run-
ning at the time, caused considerable
amusement, as the ladies of the party
were somewhat inclined to be afraid
of the "big ones" and staved very
points on the Sap, as the railroad men close to the ropes. Whenever a
Ml*s HAFT BEAD.
Mies Qeloiut Haft, daughter of Mr.
and Jiffs. F. VV. Haft, died at their
borne on Leopard street, this afternoon
titer nil llm .■ s of about a week. The
jroung woman was 38 years of age
ud had made many friends in this
dty since coming here some months
M;o with her parents from Wisconsin.
Relatives have been wired in Wiscon-
dn. and tli< funeral arrangements are
held in al ,moe awaiting an answer.
■if both cities mentioned are anxious
10 spend the Fourth In this city
The various labor organisations of
the city will join with the Commercial
Mr. Chapín returning home Sun- clul> aml «« wl11 be left unturn-
and leaving his family at the ,H' 10 ma^'' ''ie celebration an occasion
large wave came In there would be a
j ureal deal of commotion among them
and a ({odd deal of good natured fun.
They all had a tine time, uowever.
MODISH\ WOOPMKN.
Miss Etnil; Wicks left this morning
to visit friends in San Antonio.
Miss 'Gen rude Home came in Satur-
day night from Portland, where she
bad been intending school the past
year.
Mr. ami Mr-., .los. Zlegler who have
been guest ¡,t the Seaside for a fort-
Mght have returned lo their
Kansav (,'it
Miss Edwards tlje popular datigh-
ter of Mr. (¡- i, i:d\va; ds left Saturday
tor an -Mended visit to friends in
Sprom and Houston.
i. •• . I M:... \V. w .tones returned
I ^' i :oii) Fort Worth after
l.t two 1, . 1, v;.)t their dimghter
Mrs Marshall spoonts.
Col. William Doherty of the
i: SrowiisVllIe road, accompanied by Mr.
Mchemore, of the publicity de-
Partment. was in the city Sunday.
Miss 1 i rut s and Berlde Noakes re-
htrned home Sunday from ihelr visit
Sar Antonio, leaving their sister,
*bf- D. C. Kverharl. improving in
health.
Seaside to spend some time here.
I Assistant Cashier Kirsch of the Cor-
! pus Chr'sti Natróáal Hank we >t to
'Fort Worth This morning to attend
the Hankers Convention.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Moore of Hous-
ton are among the visitors to the city
this week.
Mr. II. R. Franks of San Antonio is
looking after business matters In the
city today.
Mr. J. IE Which of Earedo arrived
in the c,lty this morning to make this
his future home.
Mr. E. C. Ross, a popular traveling
man whose home is in Waco, a rived
In the city this morning en route to
the Brownsville country on a business
lour. Mr. Ross will probably bring
his family down to spend the summer
in Corpus Chrlsti.
Dr. P. S. Matthews and daughter.
Miss Kate, after spending a few days
home in i here, i tn 'ied to San Antonio last
nigh' Miss Blanche Matthews re-
mained over and the Dr. and other
members of the family will return In a
few flays to spend the summer.
Mr. M. F. West over of Refugio, a well
known ranch man and planter, Is In
I the city today. He states that there
was a great deal of rain on the line
that will be long remembered. The
program will be under the entire
charge and control of Chairman
BoWles.
InfereMlug Meeting Held by the l.o-
cnl Eodire.
R. B. COUSINS IN CITY
DKLIVFKEI) A DDK ESS BEFORE
NORMAL THIS MORNINU.
Hon. R. B. Cousins, State superin-
tendent of public instruction, deliv-
ered an address tills morning to the
students of the Summer Normal.
Prof. Cousins arrived In the city 011
the morning train and the address
was at 11 o'clock lu the High School satisfactorily
Corpus Christl Hodge No. 188711,
Modern Woodmen, held an Interest-
ing meeting last night at their hall,
j with a full attendance. Dr. S. T.
¡ Dodge, who attended as a delegate to
the State camp at Austin last month,
made his report, which proved of
much interest to the members.
The Modern Woodmen came to
Texas about 27 months ago and dur-
ing that time have initiated over 18.-
000 members. The national organi-
zation has now enrolled nearly
1,000,000 members.
The local lodge which has «ow
about one hundred members Is In a
lourlshlng condition and everything
seem to be going on smoothly and
After the address of
Tlmt s onls one quality of a good Talcum Pow-
•ler, Í! slops the smarting, absorbs perspiration tout
prevents chafing Those who perspire easily wul
freely can not he comfortable without talcum during
the warm months.
There 's t o flesh powder it* equal for uurHcry use,
but one must make sure of n pure talcum. A pow-
der thai is no 1 of impalpable Hueness or any powder
containing irritating substances is not lit for use on
infants. ¡Í;
You can make sure of ft right Tal-
cum by trading with u*. We
handle nothing but the pure kind
llave all the best brands tin market affords and
would like to supply your needs in this line during
th> summer. You'll find our prices ¡is satisfactory
as our good ;,
JOSHUA S. SMITH
indina Druggist 508 and StO Mtsqulle St. Corpas Mil, Tun
MMM|pÍÍttMlttÍHÍ
M. LICHTENSTEIN & SONS
We have just received, and have on
display a new lino of LADIES' OX-
FORDS in BLACK and the new
shades of T AN of the celebrated DUT-
TENHOFER make. They are the
late SUMMER Styles and we have
them in all widths and the new lasts.
building, and was listened to by a
large assemblage of teacher and
young ladies and yo. n*. gentlemen
striving to become teachers. He was
introduced by l'rof. longer, of the
Corpus Chrlsti schools, and conduct
j or of the normai. l'rof. Cousins
stated that this was the llrHt
summer norma! that ne bad as vet
visited. His address was encourag-
; ing to the students Attending the
normal and he stated that he hoped
j they would forpo the certificate end
i of f|ie proposition, studv hard and en-
Hr. Dodge refreshments were served
by the ladles and all expressed them
selves us passing a very pleasant and :
Instructive evening.
=
WOODMEN ME.MOHIAE
! :
Kverelxes In Memory of I lead Mem-
ber* Next Sunday.
The Modern Woodmen of America i
have set apart next Sunday, June 1.
as .Memorial Day in honor of mem
tiers who have died diirliH- the pre-1
vions year and hi honor of their de-
ceased brother, Mr. Jamen Mickey.
! Corpus Christ i Ixidge No 12371 , will
1 hold memorial exercises. The lodge
M. Llchtenstein & Sons
OUTFITTERS TO EVERYBODY
between Refugio and C.cliad and says • joy themselves while here.
that about a third of his crop was "l'rof Cousins was very compll- wt¡| n„.t. at the hall next Sunday at
>f this covin-: 2 p. in. and will go to the cemetery
of movingi8' 4 P- «'• The committee,on ar«
■ ran foments are
ruined. However, he seemed delighted
with the heavy downpour.
Mr. .cohort Almond of Alfred. Tex.,
Is spending a few days In Corpus
Chrlsti, the home of his boyhood.
Mr. Almond arrived her the first
meiilary to (lu .v. '..íri
ty. He does not approve
teachers about from one place to
another, and congratulated the couu-
^'r I ty on the fact tha teachers in many
the week, coming across the county communities have been held by the
from Its western boundary, almost,
on horseback for a change.
CLARK PEASE President JOHN G. KENEDY, Vice President.
A- D. EVANS, Cashier. R. K. MI MS, Ass't Cashier.
W. IJ. DAIMWOOD, Ass't Cashier.
trusteeh. session after session. Dis-
cussing 'he emolument end of the
profession he stated that more money
was mail" In or'ier kinds of business,
aiKl that teachers should receive bet-
ter compensation, but that should
the teachers enter the profession
Messrs.
and B W,
H W. Scott
ABOVK MM LIMIT
J, P. I loss,
Waiklns.
New
Police Officer Were Sworn In,
Have One.
Notwithstanding that three men
were chosen as police officers yester-
day only two were sworn In today
Messrs, McComb and Petzel. Mr.
Sam Eld well, the otner gentleman se-
lected as a member of the force, was
solely for the money the schools ¡ umlt of flfty-flve years j
would he better off without them. 1 and prohibited from serving by the
rules adopted some time ago.
tatemknt of the condition oe the
DAMTM AT SEASIDE.
Pavilion
Judge J. W. Davidson of RocKport
Cit\
•Hi
hksoukces.
ikj « House, Furnl-
c Jre #tl«l Fixtures ...
B«nds and Prem. .
® «ad sight Exchange 121,
I *hh V. 8 Trea^.trer 1,
Total
*280,828.01
26,195.00
25,371.10
651.42
230.00
í 455.303.53
1 guin Bpen to Those Who! |8 H|iending the day in the city.
EbJoj Wanelnir. Mr j g passwater, the new rnan-
I The Seaside P¡tfíTon has resumed ; ager for the Southwestern Telegraph
1 Its old routine and danceB will be giv- & Telephone Company, arrived In
I en on Monday. Wednesday and Friday thp c(ty thiB morning from Yoakum^
t j of each w«ek. where he has had charge of the af-
U. * tb. r-TV. r« r
were no dances, but there will be no j sume control of the local hfllce in the
! more interruptions of like order dur-, mt>rn|ng, Mr. Klmbrough will leave
ling the remainder of tjie h within the next few days for hi
! ab!iveam«ntClont nights there will be former home In Terrell.
mflB «TE am
Captltal Stock, paid in. . 1100,000.00 evening at the pavilion, enjoying the
cool breezea which are conatantly
16 001 34 blowing over the bay.
Manager Hopkins extends a very
„ cordial Invitation to all who wlah to
Denoslts 314,302.19 come and will see that the beat of
treatment is acc< rded to all vlaltora.
National Bank
of corpus citristi. texas. ^
AT the close of business may 14. 11H*
its
liabilities
Surplus and
Profits
Undivided
Circulation 25,000.00
Mem her* Entertained Tuesday
Mrs. A. B. Leatcr.
Total
.1455,303.53
V ,w: '
Roller to Land Agitata.
Notice Is hereby given to all agenta
that our land has been withdrawn
from the market
michael byrne,
annie m. byrne.
The members of the High Five club
and a few invitad gueata were pleaa-
antly entertained Tuesday afternoon
J by Mrs A. B. Lester.
Those present were Mrs. Fitch,
Mrs. L. B. Clarkson, Mra. Ed Crain,
Mrs. Roy Millar. Mrs A. B. Lester,
Miss Alma Westervelt. Mlas Virginia
Merriman. Miss Hortense OT^eary,
Mfes Marlon Merriman, Miss Kathleen
Jones, Misa Oenevleve "
THE
TRAIL
i nc
OF
p¡?
FLY:
IRT!
ISCOMFORT!
ISEASE!
EATH!
.
fflwéSBKíM
m ' t yffp
QUITE ENOUGH to fully substantiate
erudite old M. D's. in prescribing Screens.
Our celebrated "Fulton Screen" is
Made.
CORPUS
"THE MILL OF
wmmm
The Ideal office of the telephone
company lp preparing to issue a new
directory, which, while It will b«
telephone directory, will alao servo
as a street directory In that the 1
Uon of the subscribers will he given.
The comt
November,
mirrdr
since th« 1
a a — - —a —
directory
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