The Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 31, 1879 Page: 2 of 4
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BASTROP, TfcX MAY *1/79.
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THE MoDADE BABBECtE.
Ma EtvitwR:—At your ti^anl t shell
qioteb you s abort report of tbe Berbe-
cuo at MeDadr. Tbe groande eetected
for tba diitn waa about four buudYed
yarda aoutbweet of tba tows, in a beau*
tital grove, ao tbiokly (tidM witb shade
treea aa to afford ample protection from
tba rays of tba ao. At a boat tan o'clock,
large crowde of prop la began to aamm
ble oa tba groaada, aad by ele* u
o'alook lb**a vara eotoe three hundred
paopla present. At atoeea oVloek. Mr.
R. O. Stafford. ,Wae Introduced by Dr.
Qsrdener, wbo Spoke at aotaa length
apon tba rtaiiNM of Tele* He nest
addraaae I Idbsetf h> tba question of ad-
a ration in all of ita bearing*, illustrating
tba bMhl rffaeia of ignorance. aa wall
aa itm At)rtlor importance of edsceting
taaaaaa of tba paopla by a brief alio*
Moo to ft* kbtnty af tba paat. At tba
noaalaeion of tba addrraa dinoar waa an-
nounced. Tba Ladiee wara 11 rat irrrrd,
Bad tbaa tba labia waa eurrounded ontil
baar three o'clock. I do not remember
le ban attended a pablio dloaar ia tbia
eoanly, aaora complete ia all of ita ar-
taagemeala, where aaab perfect order
vaa preserved, aad vbara aaob ao infl
a ita variety of good tbiaga vaa pmraU
ad lo appaaaa tba appatita of all. Tba
SMeta wara praparad aadar tba personal
supervision of Oapf. Naab, aad rigbt
wall did ba parlors bia taak. Mr. Edi«
tor, if yoa bava aay doabu m tba
maNsa qaeelioa? apply to Cof o.
(aad if ha ia not aiok.) ba will r " -i
Bay information oa tbia point, Y'
6eeire. At three o'cloe1- 'un? i/« y
bwaa waa iatra^,,'r ' •< v^°'- Pbil Clai-
boar and a V Jaaad, wbo a poke for an
WA(W : .. _ tialf, keeping tba people in
b perfcct uproar of laughter tba whole
time. Tba Oolonal diaeuaaad tba fj a ra-
tion between tba Governor and the Leg-
lalatora, and rloaad witb a langtby prrs*
antation of tba quaatioa of internal im-
provement*.
Capt. Jraaa Billingaly waa called npon,
■wbo raaponded witb a faW ramarka.
Tbia ended tba daya programme. It
"waa anaonuaed tbat at nigbt, tba yooug
paopla would meat at Odd Pallowa ball
lo MeOada for a Ball. At about 9
o'clock tba Ball commenced, but aa to
wben it aloaad, "your deponent aayetb
vol." Tba Baalrop atring baud made
tba mnaie for tba oeeaaioD, aad it ia no*
neeeeaary to slate tbat it waa good. Mr.
Mltor, wa aever knew before tbat there
wara ao many yosng Indira in tbe vicin-
ity of MeDada. There wara however a
great many in atlandanaa from Lea
oooaty. Wa wara ioformad tbat there
were over GO ladiaa in tba bona*, in view
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u x* ■ : •. i j luiilii t,. i. ii i is SNIP?
dollarsyet abe baa nut got one aol-. ry
bridge ia tbo county, and if tbaie ia a
flrat class road in good repair, 1 bava
never traveled over it and certainly tiara t. , , , . , , i - . , .
14 none on tbe \Veat aide of the r.var in I b®okk ">' Rnd wh7 uhoulil uwl lb* dorado river.
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.« i .•> 'y, 'lix- I ;ni 1.
lant, affording au->y ami ckeup trana.
the bull bellowa, aa tbe thililitu'n' porution for the iufubitanta living
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iulMKllif. H O. REYN- J.i
Tba lion roar*—tbo woll bowla-
>hia county.
Oue of tbe loading public tborougb-
faraa to tbe towu of Ilaalrop, tbe Baa
trop, Oonaalea and Han Antonio road,
baa Itaan impaaaabla to all tebfelea for
over ooe boolh! Cedar creek and Handy
being impaaaable. It appeara there baa
been no road ovrraetr ap| ointed from
Trigg'a ferry to lb# eroaaing of Handy,
aod if one baa beeu appointed be baa
not yat reoeived bia conimiaaion. Ia tbia
not a bad etate of affaira ? Again, there
are &00 votera living aoutb of Cedar
oraak, embraoiug tba Jfakme neighbor-
hood, Jeddo, Smitbvilla, Lenta breach,
Bnake frairia, In order to get to Baatrop
fo attend court* aad utber public baai-
naaa, are oompniled to oroaa Cedar areek.
\t ia impoaeible to make any eroaaing
tbat will witbatand the overflowa in tbe
eraek, hence tbe onlv way to obviate tbe
troable ia to build a bridge eeroaa Cede r
creek. Ia not oar conoty able to do thia?
Haa not our aiater coaotiea, Oonaalea
aad Bell, built bridgee much more coat.
ly tbaa the one wa write of T Oonaalea
oounty baa bu*lt a flrat claaa bridge over
tbe Oaadalupe river, end notwlthatend-
ing abe baa a number of tbe beet fernea
in tba at ale, yet their bridge haa beea a
paying thing to the oounty.
Bell oounty baa bridged tbo Leoa aad
Lampaeea riwra, aad yet Baatrop can
aot bridge a creek f
la addition to tbe great Ohetruetion to
travel that tbia creek canaee the citiaene.
we are farther tased witb ferriage at tbe
Colorado river. We do think that our
Honorable County Court ahonld takVmt,'' but it waa no po.
gruuilile. Wat in u riti a:
• It ia liix nature too."
Our nouitc ol discomfort i-> the hot
weather, and we grumble all the
lite long day.
La«t \\\<liieh>l/iy wan the n<- plua
ultra of hot, day*, red-hot and
acorohtng it waa a day tor auti*
atrokea. lor aponianeoua coiubiutiou)
and tor any thing eltu* but work.
The thermometer wax 108 in the
ahade, and thla in the month of May
Though a good day for brirk mak-
ing, the employer* of the brick«yard
did not aeem to think
It waa a gauio between tmiaciilnr
energy aad eolar heat, and the latter
won by heavy odd*.
At 4 p. m, preeiacly, horaea and
men, dumper* and moulder*, grace-
fully acknowledged the (torn; and
joined iu the lament of Cooper for
"mime boundleaa contiguity ofahadc.1
Hrioks are decidedly on the all—
create, itverrtl thouaand are now
atacked up under the paviliob, and
our brick hou*e will uot be long
forth coming. When completed,
like AUddin* palace, it will fill out
the only blot in the landacapc.
The weather ha* been top l^'or
com (toeing. I nijylllcr*oic (utcmpu
'l ow M
o.. . >, -j 1 . J. ' -i.
Coppai(o, a y>ung Son til Jobo I'oppago,
while plow'b; >n a Held Bear PiaaoB,
u . (orued up wtat be auppoae4 to be BBga
btatrop, he county ..te, ^ fOQt ||, ate a quantity of it. mid
I'leaauntly aituated on tbe ei t, jn , he Mt itok- But tbe
bunk ot the t oloiado riv* r, near the QrBt lanaiug ell. he atarted oa
center ol the county. It iiaa a pop* with bia work In a few minutefe be
ulaliou ol about 1.A00 inhabitanta.' grew aick egen, and walked to the fence,
It ia noted for iia health, good 'intending tocimbon it aud reet. Ha
ichmoU and good Kooiety. Klgiu, bid b*rd,y on
MtD.ide aud Faige are thriviug da-
pot town*, containing a population
nf 400, 200 and 150 reapcctively.
Hed liock, Snake I'mirie, Smithville
niiil deddo, oil the A-eat aide of the
Colorado ri'-er, aud Alum Creek on
the east aide. Are thriving villagea.
Soli.—The lauds in the Colorado
valley rin Pin Oak, Alum, Cedar,
Walnut, Wilbarger'a and the San-
der* crock, are unequalled lor their
ero bo fell off u a apaam aud died in a
law momenta. Tba unhappy yoaib bad
eaten bemlook a deadly poiaon, famoaa
ia hiatory tc ita quick fatality, and
elaaaio aa baviaf been oted by Hocratee,
tbe pbiloaoptiar * tbe awiftaat, a ureal
and moat paiulu of meana for )ournev-
tng through tbe 'laik aud draatl valley
that lie* betwaei human life aad inner*
tal beautituue. Yonng Coppega hardly
lived tbirly mieiiea aflar ehewing the
fatal roota, and died with little pain
He waa an indudrioua aud promiaing
boy. the idol of ahappy home. — Jack ton
to bdlow^'J fcdvic.c ofMra. Chick,
and % „a p4iu(u| an<l great of-
eome atepa to build a bridge
creak, even if a amall tai
naoaaaary lo do it. Our
on tbe Eaat aide of tbe^
°-Tfthia
ahonld be
e wbo live
er ahonld not
object to tbia tasv
Crepe in op" . ..
r-'<* aeatioB where they bava
"worked iook well, although juat
now we need raio very much. The^raaa
ia flna, aad I think that tbia ia tbe beat
graaa aoantry in Weatern Tesaa. the
cattle are fat aod tbe people are healthy,
t liked lo forgot to aay tbat tba yonog
men bad a Tournament here laal week.
It was largely attended and paaaed off
pleaaantly. Hoping Mr. Editor, to ea>
liat yon on my aide to aay a word on the
road aod bridge queetioo.
I remain yonra,
Now a*d Tub*.
OR. COLLETHO.
Hiaroar or Turn Advbnttbbb, Latblt
CoNvicrto or Fohokjit.
From tba New lotk Tribune, May 33.
William E. Oray, the qaaetion of
nboaa estradition from Englaud created
eoneiderable comment and diftcalty
noma time ago, waa arraigned before
Judge Barret iu tbe court of oyer aad
terminer yeoterday, charged witb mak-
If Mra. Dombey died in the month
of May, while the thermometer atood
at 101 in the abadc, one can hardly
blaiuu hei for rcluMug to adopt the
chickvau philosophy.
Tbe weather, by the wt\'i ha* had
ita advantage*; it ia delightful tor
making bricka, (or eating ice cream,
aud for imbibing innumerable mint-
julepa, properly cooled, but it ia dia«
treaaingly dry lor cotton and corn.
If we fail on'the crfrp qneation,
every thing vine ia bound to go
amaah.
A good rain is needed, part ioularly
for aomc of tile upland corn crope.
Our j>ood blnckamith left ua Sat-
urday, en route tor the "city of hill*."
tteforc atarting, he whispered in my
ear that he waa about to engage in
eouc "thraahiug buaineaa" or other.
I hope aincerely, he will not coine to
grief, my experience in that line i*
unvariably attended with black eye*(
and cost* to pay. I think Mr. V,,
had reference to the wheat aud oat
fertility—range from a rich black
ahelly loam to a light sandy; pro- j TVibum untl
ducing annually from J to 1 bale of j
cotton, from 20 to SO bushels of corn, j Adiulatr tor's Katlcr,
A large proportion of the county is Ho((wi,, tbM| ur,g,n,,
timbered Intlda, " '
Timhbh—Cedar brakes of large di-
menaions are found near Kastfop,
aud abound in various portions ot
tfie county, l'oat oak of a auperii
quality abounds,?'{,ver the county,
j&kbcrry, pin oak, aab, elm, ayca*
more, cottonwood, pine and mul-
berry arc plentiful. Thia ia one of
I
tice ia bere^ given,
of letters o ladminia
Estate ot AH P.
ed lo under*"*), c
administration- op n
Nourse. wara
on the Hth of
grsnt
the Estate
granted
May 1C79, in Oot*1? <Viurt of
Connty, and all .VSttk having claim*
r | Mail- aaiu relate, ar^ hereby reqneeted
to pre*eot tbe eame, within the time
preacribed by law.
John AnnuMca ,TH ,
Adnir. ttataie ol Alford P, Nnnrae.
Baatrop May 30lb 1 79. 4w.
pool
j 1 I . I'Ckt
(i • i ; ml pi-rf^r-
manoe of all he ilB'leria**. ho kr*p
{our monay at home ad patroniie
one iuetitutiona.
Earnav Hoksbs.—Iu ordero aid our
eitiseua in recovering their ereyed or
etnlan boreea and mnlea, we v|l| pnb-
liah advertisemenl of anch sto*B prop-
erty, for (11) una ik'i.lah. Tb>ald*er*
tieemenl to ba inserted aot laae tlan one
month. Those wbo bava loat aumala
ebould not fail te avail tbemeelvee if tbia
liberal offer.
N"
KW
WAGON,
IIOCLAMATION It Y THE
GOVEIiNOR OK TEXAS -
thc beet timbered counties in Teias.;
rnontcis—Cotton and corn are ! X
our main crops, although much at-i Whereaa. a joint reaoluiion waa psased
teiition is being given to the raising 'T *',e ""''h Legialatnfe an<t approve<l
ol wheat, oats, soighuiu and ribbon April if.tb, 1HT9, requiring a general
cane. Tobacco is aUo being grown
with great success.
M. KRKI8LE;
Wholbsalb amu IUtaii. Ubaijcb in
PIAN0S.0MANS SNfET MKIC
And Musiea! Merehsndise of ev«r>
— nsacKIITIOK.—
FDK!%IT(<KB, </AliPET#,
t'liromoB, Pietiirrn. M«.wlil-
inga. frmmm, IHlrrum,
Toilet 8«t . C,'urlalM
4*oo«Ib, fhilrtrm
Carrlt ffB« Kir.
UNDBRTAKUR
Metallic, Hoaewood aH **"•)•«* ®'
fins and ' a->, and I'ndrrtBk-
«.a 'j riiuiuiuga. Kiue llraraes
always ou hand.
Coiiriti in-, u4 Boia 4'Are 8t.
AUSTIN, : • s TEXAS.
T. o. ionss.
to. m. scon.
(tAKDKNs—Trgctables ot all kind
grow well here as in any other coun*
try, when properly tilled and plant-
ed— notably pea*, bean*, radishes,
beets. totn.ttOe*, /riah and *weet po-
tatoes, and cabbage*. In fact, tba
spring gardens are fine. Many raise
a fall garden when seasonable.
-I'cache* ot the largest
JOHNS A, SCOTT
Attorneys itni Counsellor*
at Law.
HASTUOP ! ! TEXAS.
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Will prsetine in tba couria of tbe Fit
■iperial allrotini given
I to bu*ineae iu Hie JaatlCba' coarU and to
teenlh i)iairiet Hb
I alaetion to be held throughout the State
of Taxaa for Ilie adoption or rejection of
ao amendment to the Conatitiiti>>u of tbe
Stale of Tela*, aa liereineftef act forth: i t(l^ pnUertion o« claims
Now, therefore, I, Ohab M. IC< *ctiTn 1 OKrn * in the ftriek Huildiug
Oovernor of the Stale ofTetss, do ordar 'joining Clsll oriie House.
tbat au Election ba bald throughout the j Uaa'rop, Jan 'JPtb, lST>—ly.
Htata of Teiss, to Im nondn"led in tbe
manner praseribe>l l>y tbe geoeral law*
of the State and ssi I resolution. ON
THE FIRST TTKSDAY IN 8EPTKM
TliR, A. I) It'll, for tbe adoption or
rejection of tha following proposed
sd-
FnciTa-
and finest kind* ate giown—tbia la | amendment to I be Constiluiio'u Jf the
the natural home of the peach and
the grape. Then* aro also a number
ot tine apple, (tear aiul quince or-
chards in the eountv. Much atten-
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tion is given
tree-.
to the culture ol fruit
Htata of l easa, t >- wil •
"Jittut H->J<iUon timrnUmo aril I*
(k, of ih* ituiton nf /v* .sii,i/*
T'X'it, hw ii'Mlny u new mrllott to f* 1
Sfttun I'j.
"Hectiou 1 He it enseted t>y the f,-g , ^ f'STfS
ialsture of the Htsfe o( Tf ssi. That aril
, j- i i.i | ele eight IU of Itia «>on*litijln-h r f lb* i
C umatk-Is ciceedingly healthy. | Wuu ;IIW bn |
■ mi ii mm •
Orrics: Craft'a Hall, np etaire, Mail,
iirw-i ll lrn|i.
W*all viait families at their home*,
when de*ircl
Klttrop M*roh 20. WJ-Sm
MOHKS BROS.
i osiii:r.** a *.ni k,
: TKXAS
crops.
Bob '
rill take the old man's place,
ing and uttering forged papers for large | on Alum, tins week. Hob in a first,
amounts. TUe prisoner, wbo is hardly | class blacksmith, but like myself, he
more than thirty years of sge, sn<! whose ! witl rul| from ^nates.
of this fact yoa may kaow tb.t tba mo. ^ m(]cb jote)h
perfect order charactered every part d aDoot>e,rQrd iod hopefol. 0-
of tbo evening . programme. And right h%n b%d , „
""f. 0P°? Wb,'t! father. Edward H. Orav, wbo wa*
w« baMove lo ba a slaoder upon | forBwrly ohtpl.in of lbn United Ststes
'T' °i ,_jC u .'i,"1 T,c'c' J- ieD te, obtain'd for his sou a p<jsitioti iu
It baa been aUted tbat it was a rare .... .
. . . . . tbe auditor s depsrtnent at Washington.
thing for tbem to have a dance at this, ..... ,
place, witbent it being attended witb | Tbe ,h'" ^C6' "d «,B#
d.fllealties of Kim« kind. I b.v. attend,, ,D« 10 «ew • broker a, ould change myself into a horse,
offloe. Aftarwsrd be opened so oflloe aI,d tako a month * holiday to cat a
C. W. Turner, the gentleman who
lost the corn patch, could easilv take
a premium on his crop.
It is simply magnificent. Cotton
is blooming, corn is tasseling, and
oats are ready to ftit,
It / were Indur for tlio nonce, I
indei]
The gulf breete makes the summer new aectmn, to lie atyled Sr-ction 1!>, to!
pleaaanl and prevents the heal being I " ,K"rm ,,f",
' 1 % , dacU iu baQfU of tbn |irf (!uo#r, • .«*
oppressive. The Winteis are mild ' family *i,|>plie« fur li'>m« an.l farm uae.
and temperate with the exception . oiempt from s'l tsislion a mil others mrn| „„]
r t< . i i. i i wise directed by a two-third* vote of all ' ,, a„.i,,.
of our 7esas "northers, which u u-, ,h, ^ ^ bnllMa of rr'
ally last from oiio to three day*, we Ijegialsture."
haVe but little cold weather. Those voting for the ararndraent will
Kcffoof,* AND Citt-Hi MBS—There r,,• print oa Ibeir bsilot* li.e word.
"For the amendment," and lho e voting
againat the aniendmi-tit will write or
print os tlirir ballot* Ilia word*
"Ag aiiixt tbn yuien lnfut."
Tbeel-ction oOicrrs of sach election
tist and Catholic*. There arc AO ) precinct will imtUe.lialeiy slter the elre« !
hc}m oU, with un aUenii uicr ot j t|f n rD«k«* out litipiioA''* nhowir ^
2,000 ohildfen. l)«ir nf pu! « m riflh tli€ nuuiixT of voir# r«n! for Mm-
lie free schools l.t«t* alioiit lour , smeu.fment sod lli niiotber csat aeau,*t I
THE OLD BELliBLC
CLOT'II.NO HOUSE.
H** jn*t ratnrned from Ibe North Witt
the IsrfNl and mo*l complete asaort-
I lloye' clothing ever
(Wil m l la«i"M*l our
atork MtlHKH BHOH ,
Aaatin. M*rch Hi 1HTW.
are in the county ?.' or 30 chtircl.e*!
ol the various denominations--Meth«
odi*t, Episoopatiiinf Lutheran, lYe«-j
byterikn, Mii>*iouary, I'riiuitive li.ip-|
UNIVERSAL
mo
ed three Balls at MoDade, and have
never yat seeu a drunken man in tbe
ball room. Wiah all parte of Baalrop
wonnty could say as much.
We will cloee by stating tbat we hope
tbo time ia aot far diataot, when Mo«
I>ade, will show herself as generous
Bgaio. RnronTBK.
LETTER FROM
JCo. Aovbbtisbii —It baa been eome
time einoe 1 wrote yoa from tide point.
Many great end important events, both
natloaal aad atate have transpired. Tbe
Ingialalarr baa met and adjoarned, and
tbe rasalt of their labors are bofore tbe
paople,- "by their finite shall ye know
them." Time, Ibe great cracable
which triee tbe aotioaa of mm, will lei I
1 himself, aud is ssid to have dona a large
business, although some suspicion wss
sttscbed to eertaio transactions iu which
be wse engsged.
lo December, 1M)7, Mr, Orsy disap-
peared, aod tbeo ibe alleged fraudulent
transactions with which ha is cbsrged
were diecovered, It is alleged thst on
HNAKE PHAIKIE December )]. IMW. Mr. Gray depoaited
at tba Maebanice' Bank iu tbia City three
New York atate county bonds whose face
value was £30.000, and tbat be received
tberafor oaeh lo thet amount, tbat these
•mods bad ireeo altered by cbsoging the
numbers of them— 'iH, O'i end 34—to
130, 132 aad 134 by raising the amount
of each bond from 61000 to 110,OoO, and
g. s. of Mr. Turner's oat*, pro-
vided he did not swap tnc ofT for a i
mule, before the month wa* out, I
could not aland that "fodder or no
fodder,''
There i* a mi*take somewhere in
that "hit of history'' put forward by
Rustic. According to eonlociou*,
or some other writer, the po*>um ua
a possum wa* "non est" until the
landing of tho ark;—then sod not
till then, the "tail" was told by
Noah, and the pos*um l>ecamc Opos«
sum.
Measles arc mi the decline, and ri<rt
by sabetiluting Mr. Orsy's nsinc for'much of any sicknens in ths neigh-
i that of Obarlaa W, Wooleey, lo whom ' bofbood. More anon.
ibeir aotions end demooatrnte tba wisdom ; tbc wtni jbo indictment
or folly of their labors. Rigbt hera I ,( jOUDded upon Iheae alleged forgeries,
would remark, thai tba people expect j bot |t j(| 0ray, before bis
to. muofa of their pnblio eervaoU, and I disappearance, realised aboot #800,000
In maoy oaaas public bodies are oeosured | |h, MUa upon r,iMd .tote
najastly, wben they bsva done tbe beet (Md novstnment hoods at this bank and
tbey could uoder tbe circumsiaLcsa. I#, o|hw b.oki,,,, Uol>^ After leevilrg
RecotiTgB.
BASTROP COUNTY,TKXA8.
Kpiyor 11 OMR ANn KAKI#:— I here*
rith send you a brief deecriptirm of
month* in the year —free fr all.
W e have four ''a-onic lodgra and
one I. O. O. F , and a number oj
granges, one large flouring mill and
a number of reapers an-l thN- h r*.
I'opi'I.atiom — There arn about
'JO,0o0 inhabitant*, and 'J,700 voting
[lopulatioit —th^se about one-third
are colored. We can hoa*t ol hav«
ing lor citiscns the lieutenant gover-
nor ol the 5tate and the Congress,
man from the Filth district, both
raised ifi this county.
Taxahlk I'uopbki v -The asovs*
ment roll for 1H7H show* that In,*,.
'.liiH acres of land rendered valued at
8578,H90; town lots valued at
067; 2fl SO miles of railroad valued at
121.1,W0. 2Hj mile* ol telegraph
Valued at tl,45*5; .1,174 hor*e* and
mules valued at $fll,1Ht); I0,f 09 cat-
tle valued at 100.J 52, 12,41*0 bogs
valued at $'40,7'iO; total valuation of,
property in the county, Il,24l,'ifl4 '
I have omitted many items of.
the srueii'lincnl, sii.l tranannil them to
the conntv j i>lg>- who will oi, the tenth
d*y tin r-'sft«<r count asi<l returns, slid
prepare and trai.amit in a sealed I ark•
|o |t)e Hacrclarjr of Htata a tahulaleil
atatemenl •liowinK tlio total iioml>er nf
vote* in thf conniy for aud s^-sinet the
amendment
In t> atimonr wli reof, I hereto sign
( — — ) inv ii*m* an f rsuse the seal of
■ L. h *late to tie affit'-d. " t the riijr of
( ) A'la'ii.. Hi.a 2^tli day nf May,
A. I) 1M70
tlltAN M UOHERTH,
By the (luteruor i)--*ernor.
JttUx l Tbuim.btoh.
Hccrelary of Mtate.
' SCHOOL NOTICE!
M lis. II. V THOMSON.
At the solicitation of a number of
the citizen" of lts->trop, will open ln-r
school in the upp<r story of the
Academy Huildine, Sept. 1*1, |x7U.
Mrs. Thom*on, will In- assisted by
her daughter, Mms ANNIK It.
THOMSON, who will take charge ol
couch mm
wnx
Ongta,
Catarrhs, to* TiuNft,
Disetm if tl* Unit ai Lwl
a
*r ««ni a aoB>Sf <WUrft ftmm as* Lmmft.
•Ala* fratunUg III IK11 aaw iinSealaaSMISS
i«e<
WVyyane i'iagS. Bras (
BMtrliiavaaaMM"0 vlae
Ml
LTOTFRflAL fOUGH SYEL'P
la a iinili *ar . Oasoims
■■ n« Bl 1 palMoalt, la (be
an*. UpotaMaf
Tba people aspect tbat a great public N#w york be aall) b#?# |oue to R"trv county, that your many
debt sboald be paid off at ooee without j «kere he attracted considerable' readera who may purpose to make
iacraamng taiation. many aspect a par- j attention iu bnaiuess cirolaa by bit bold Teaas their future home may read
laat eyatam of public free schools, cost
tag near a mitlioB of dollars to tbe state,
BBuaally, they aspect tbe atate debt to ba
off, tba oarrent asponass of tba
tvarnmoBt (wblob ia near a million
of dollars aannally) all to be mat and
tba tasea not Inereaa
BBd Htateemes, witb all
are oaly man. BBd aoma of them. yea.
Bsaay of tbem bsva tbe waaboeaa of leas
favored maa. Tbia aerpiog, aod fanlt*
fladiag aad promiaeaoua sbnse which f*
eo freely bee pad oo ear pablic men, is
irr~Bg It keeps sosaa of tbe tmat men
of tba aoaatry from afsrlag for tbe
Legtalatnre, aa tbey aaa sea aMbiog to
gate aad mnob to loaa.
apeaulations aud eipeaeive rusuner of j with tho aeeurrance that it is correct,
living. Be left Eugland for srt-rsl | an,i t|,gt l% j, a|| thst I represent it
months twice, onee going to Tasas. (0 tif
where ba "praelicad" as a dashing and
wealthy physician, and onee comiag lo
New York ao disguised aa lo escape de-
' indict
tradition
property State tn i* one halt of I . . .. .
r ' '• , , tho CoilcL'inte Ileiiartment
pt r re-it. or fH) cents on the 8100
worth of property. County «•* I pHm,ry i>(n,,ftm-nt
about ten cefMs Otl the fldO, poll tai i t,p4ralory Heparlmeiil
%'i. Utir coilnty Is out of debt and
has a sftrpluri Of over 110,000 cash oo
hand.
Avkiiaob Fnr.'g or Farm I'ho-
Rbstrop county wns organised IN
1S36. It wa* formerly known as the| nt'era —Corn from 25 to ,'i0 cents per
Legislators! |M||0|| 0o returaing to Loodoa ha J of Mina. It was named ! bushel; cotton 0 lo 10 cents per
Ibeir wisdom, estensi ve speculations ss a msas> ,n honor ol Itaron I>c Hastrop, whr>! pound; oats, 25 to 50 cents per bunh*
ger of the Wichita copper miaiag com- ! g«*o «he town of Hastrop four wheat, 7 A cents to $ I per bushel ;
peoy. lie was finally arreeted ir. 1*71leagues of land—a princely sorghum syrup, 30 to 40 cents per
bt" meat Jo!ths ohsrgee ^ imb«'r and building material frrc to! K ||o„; flour, •> to 4 per lOO If.*;
slf tbc citisen* of the eorporatir/n. ' bacon, fl to H ecnts per |iound, street
It is Iwunded oa the mrrtli and 1 jiotatoes, #0 to 75 cifiiis p- r bi/sf/r 1.
northwest by Travis and Williamson | Wsons-Farm hs fr>s li to lift
1i:il*ts PKR MII.11II
fr.term- diste
f>ill-Klate
Oontingau! fee p«-r s-s«ioii
Oustrop, Msy 'J4'h, 1H7H tf.
•2 W) |
x mi
. 4 00 j
. Ti 00 |
I oo!
ttmiiiiiiM
papers, tbe English gofers
meat refaeed to eurrender him, and ba
as dleebarged. Habaequeaiiy be wee
again arrreled. and in July, 1H78, be waa
broagbl to New Turk-
Tbe M Or. CoDotao,'' referred to
DaseaBdiag from Male mailers to loeal in tiie aliovc article, will he recoy.
altera, lo Uilnga that dfreetly concern nigefJ at lhe ,, Hgstrop Coal Mifie,"
Basil, I went lo aay a low words almnt wj,0 fj^urrrl so consptcwoasly
^4. aad bridgee, aad I treat that onr ,|( lh|B ^ ^ ^ ^ >
number of our people a ill rejoii^ to
i aad bridgaa,
MoaeswWe Ocsaty Ooort will take "due
Bat lee BBd govern tbemeelvee according-
ly." Old Baatrop ia ranked emoag tbe
wliaat and wesltbiaSI counties in Tei*e,
«baa a vutiag pupulatioe of tf700, bee a
learn that the " doctor'' has al last,
eome to grief, and will heartily wish
htm a loBg and luated term.
cou,.ties; on the east, by Lea and (^ mnolU J& ,„flpcrd.y.
Fayette counties, on the south meoiammoB m.a.l cafi-nters. $1.40 to
southwest by Gonsalc* and Cald- $H fM.r ,,ay; IM.I)00| l(.acb,.ra and
well countiea. It coMbibs aboai trom g.i6 ^ li0 |H.r „lonlbi
Any othe r inforination will bo
000 square miles.
Railhoao—The llouaton and Tat-
as Central runs through the northern
part of the county, liom east to west
almnt 80 miles.
I he liilvvstnu and San Autvuio
giveff with pleasure in regard l"onr
county. The writer, lo iiisurc aa
answer, will please inclose a stamp.
W. A. lliaiiMMiTii.
Wuske I'raiiM, Baatrop Co., Tsaaa.
BE WAKE | =
K—
CO UK TEKFEIT
i m
siwiBO-Kicaiags.
There are bogo* while*sewlng na-
cblnaa iteing olfere<l for **!« throughout
tha count), thev are not fO-nuine. but
wor'bii if 'ild machines, wArkw over
and eiylnd "Tna Woite "
Tbe undersigned is tha on'3L author-
ined agent f r the genuine Wffifa for
Bastr'ip onniy. and person* are warned
agsmal pun-basing "The White from
eut one but mjsslf or uiy *peci*l ageiiie.
' Ws KE8SELCU
Dentrop, May 21, llV'.i tf.
ar
too*
•M, tryeai
«i*8Ava
.TH, eaea year aaagk ty S**^
UMIfEJBAl COtfCN STIUP.
4LL muooirra bull tf
o&iiiCDmraMnu.
rurAsni bt
MORLKY BROIr,
A vHTtN, TEXAS*
i
CARRIAG
AND
RLC^SMITI
-siiops-
I 1 'i
i
glvea, aod U> pa*m|B« >■«■ wBS a***f nk.
a* *aaiiUnaa oUI avails *t«er* I* earSl*.
gisama i Ifclaivsanisiii a>aaiiaiw*
tier Wara, aa4 eaea a Oet*e aeagk ef laae
Maaeftae MUa *• aamwey apnea al
AeMOraarlB^ittm
HAVE TOO k COUGH 7
l llllf|iNlil!{
lafaalh ftasa*
PaeBsiar karaewa
Ii alBaaass |
laae ef Sma, aaf pwiSaMy l*sa all
Mb, •>* tarr la so 4U aa le whMi Ika * aaa in
Aeillr leset ea.eniiieiiaeiisilsBa uaeian
am, aa formVlaMa bi Ha rn snaa, ar ea epas
ebUla ua eawm.es ma* aammgsgrn efliBa
oogsmrrio*.
It ytra wsal <a aaa* yiiaaaalf a (raa* Saal nf
J.J.
I IaVING KKtClf.L)
IMS AND 00MM0I 'j
WORKSHOP
In fear of
J. C. lit-1 A ref* in„
Ifsve stc*%M aan.'t with wa.'i.n..
MORrilEUN MATEftfAl.
•Oitsbla for *11 kiinl* of Way .B. (
Work, f'Iowa Plr
t.'Alllll Af IP I'AINII V<), TltlV
Kto , a apeelaXlv.
<>or
f#/^if A v.vir/i v/io
* u, rhargs uf
ir. kh.hiki, «dii:i,v
«a eiperianrad Workman, and ai:
turned onl is guaranteed u> *n
Hon iu price, ijualit/ flf ruallrial ►
eorkeiaoaliip.
^e are determinant, b aim t *i|.
to >MI*lljraa. flral r
chsrgea, t< igrnl and r.-c-it
at, re of ,*|,or,aga from i
puf'lic.
We ark rrftty a f«,r ,,,
• lire. ss.
f .r HftMMI liH A
Itsstrop, |Vb. Mh, lM7l' v
c. miH t bt)
lAtTISf. Jg TtXAl
Druggists j A|mtli(-r;i'
UKDICAl. WI5RH ASIH.Hj--
Faff T .I.Y,
And all things in ottr Tisa ol k-*".:
I'resctiption* carefully ■ ompoui
at *1' kitir*.
At C. KllllA HD'M old Miami.
Ba*'rupfeh Sril 1*17,
IR8. mum SCBO
^ a \ *i
4 : . * i
irpilK HlNKTUKNTII ANN
1 1 ha>sNiua of Mrs. Ordain''
jeillopeuou Monday, H>p'-mi -
IHTR, aad cloac May 81st 1*7'*
aafM nrrnrrr a can • -inii.asTi«* v
I
I Primary Depart ment
, I'rtipsrdory
I lulnriitediete
(loliagiate
M uaiu
t ontingent fee pet *e*sion
Hastrop, Aug iOth.llOB-
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