The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1894 Page: 1 of 6
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W. J. MILEY-
• Druggist.
llVrtTllOl*. TKXArt.
Spurial nml curr/ul attention yivtH
l<> 'In frti'iiiitioH IkfMiitiiifnt,
•in<1 pntron iniitrJ ot sillier
tlay or niifSt.
A lull line ot
Patent Medioizies.
I"*tI«i i «*rn'-Toilet Articles. Stationary.
;
C. ERHAKD & SON
DRTTCCIS13.
HASTROP
TKX '3
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rOLUMK 88.
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/ n t of Iht PoMtoJIIrr ni ilastrop, 7V/ ii, as *rc>>ml-cl<i$& matt maiUr.)
m i i. it i * u a n ii t ii k o n i v d 4 i i. ii 14 i , <1 ii t ok wiiicii v ii i i
HANTKOl*, HASTHOl* COUNTS, TKXA8, UKCKMIIKK I'.. I8SM.
i n * s t * ah
NUMBKU IH.
I'eracriptiooa i mt-fulijr c<>wj><iu
ilcd ui ull hour*.
PATENT M.tDIC 1KB
all kind*.
BASTROP.
ITS PAST, PRESENT,
AND FUTURE.
• - *—
EVER PROSPEROUS,
- ■ ' • • ■■ —-
IT HAS MOVKI) SIOW.
IMT SI UK AND ( ON-
TINl'Ol S.
A LAND OF COTTON
! im .luiljzi- l.viii'h liiul imsm'il hi'iiB
ll'IICC, llirt llfeicsh IIO<l\ dandled Irclll
it limit of Hit- nearest tree, aiutvciiiift
I till* l>iir|io K. Judge I.\ m li s iniirl
huh Iliu 'avorile judicial trilmiiul in
I llivm! |iart* dining the year* • tlif
lorlic.t mill carIy IIfli« In llii* < < nrt
| iui taki'H may buve been nuilr hoiiii.'-
I tlni«*«. lull it certainly made |t«-i>|tU-
more careful <>( hamlllnc |ir«|nTt\
lint Ihi'ir own. Oiu* could I lu ll Iritvel
(roiu olio tin I of tin' ttla lc to tin oilier,
\\ il In till tlif fear ol innli'Httiliiiii. i \ -
i'f|it from llii' uiuriltToiiM huvii^c A'
ui^lit lir co'ilil hlakt' IiIn borne on tlic
moRquitc Kras«, abicb jjri'w abun-
ilnntly every whMi>, throw bin Hack of
Ijuhl or silver carvlcial) on llir ground
near by, ami. Iicail pillowed on nail-
illf, with miti|>ht lint the liroail can-
o|iy of Heaven for a covering, hI> <-|>
more NCcurely than now within the
wall* of the alron^iHt building in
our largest eilicn. I lien, in Texan.
wealth eonalitutcil no part of n man'* ■ i>lo|iing editoi
aroiiuil. In iN.'il? the iili/ hi il.cidinl
thai
I III TiiW \ AMI I III >l> "I HAS I 10 il'
ill nut have a nc**|ui|ici, to unbld to
the worlil. the many adiant nit-- of
the town, il. It.-altbv elimatw. tin
heanlifiil coi uirv, and the rich lando
surrounding. Willi tin in, to hiw-
gest wan to act. and it wiw not I.nig
liefore " 1 lie 1 olorado Uevelie, a
h ma 11 live column in w |ia|ier, w in
thrown to the breexe. It was an
inleri'Htiiig, hjiIcv liltle -lii'i't, Imt
proved -IIITI hveil. Il mi- eiliteil
ami pnlillhlieil liy Hubert l)e«lri. AI
ler it I' vv i-illt'H, il- forum w. ie closcil
anil lell to slumber. while Hh editor
wi nt "where the wood-bine Iw inetll,"
auil mi far a* we remember ban nev-
er hi lice hi't'ii beuril from, lie left a
•'reiiienibruneo," howevcl -the t it i-
xenn were lell to niourii iiiiineroiik
cauli nilvanci'h.
The iilierirr look eharue of the
urn
'orge
pin
vi 11 rt-i i ii11'm a foiiuilation, IImi nml
hinting. In the future, an ill the
11 unt ■ il will Uhc tverv effoll to prove
«orili> "I their coiilioiieil fiietiiUhlp,
cooliiieiiee it in I ~ up port.
i'l.i fl MTV v VI i i . ami TAXI'S.
I ! r following U|{iiri'H taken fruin
ih t:i\ loll* of ImM, jjive a corn et
iileu of tile ta\ value of lamU ami
other prnpertv remiereil in Haitrop
Cu..lily lor I he year 1MHI, the amount
ol Mule uinl coiiuly tiiM'H, as also
> ilue ol rcul entail* in tovviiN ami
jiiKtir. precincla:
county, Iki IIiiiihIoii anil Icxa* ten- lilr, uinl prulon^iii^ tin ilav nf
tial from cant to went with a milea^r on earlb, i* not to lie womlerei
of Uliti-lll Iiiilea, ami the l av lor l liev ate iuilei il a priile, honor
^ lluiilrop ami IIiiiihIoii iliviMnii of llii- lilr -in^ to tIk- to n.
I Mickonii. IvmiMis ami I i \ h railroail
! nearly north to mhiiIi, i'onipri inj{.
1 with the Siiii .Mniton auil Suiilhville
in in
at.
ami
live life here In IM." ;l-4, now living The erowil, liowi-ver, Uelevcrl/ltamlh'tl
in llimtro|>, thiir number in imleeil no aeemuui ■ l.ituiit and Ihon/UuUIr
■•uihII, and all we can note are (S. W.
.lotim, .1. Iliuyina, .John llearne,
\\ i
i in mi i i i.im imin hh.
have in the Miwunic fraiernii.v,
tiumlile l.oilpe. No. 11, I' A M .
111 v ihioii of naiil loud, tii - -1' ir.ilt'h. . . ,
nml l< i-tr->p < liapter, \n. I! A.
uIviiik; ivcrv portion rI the uniiilv , .
- 1 M , w I'll a hujii nn uil'i olup ill i hi Ii,
itcct'hh to murketa. ' , . , . ,
Alio are luii'lit. /.ealiuiH miml tru
I lie county in under the com- !
J j lepii'HentatlviH to ihe Myalle lie;
Ihe 1 Mil Fellow h
.1 II. t■ 11 ii-pie, A. A. Krhard. A.
I'xperirni'etl inr|>n of >n|.->ino.
Mr. illlili". liu1 u'i'iilal uianaKOr. wIt04*'
warn ul *|n'rliMH'i! in v irion* iiiurln of
irmle, plai I'M tilin on thw torviniHt roiiml
Kiilllell, M I'rokop, Win. Keaaelua. uf the iaililn nf (mu. wtil.-r. «.• many
('Iiiih. Iliii'tfer, Will. Miller, .1. <iur iiii<rebaiiu are enU<"iviirlmr i«
lluchanao, llenrv I'erklua, L. Kiler«. ' "'iii'. !!• Iiwlneiin fully alit-r the e..ui-
O. W. Oru, rhilip Daagu, ' '• C. ,orl * "'Rl
iniinily HVHtem, ami '.Hi hcIiooI com
uiuiiltiea were organixeil for IHtM-UJ,! ( ^
eoiitailitii|jt 'i'i.'iD chllilreii. not iiielnd
i Hi i t-. ' and
time during that .year, Mr. t •
W 11 ;i^v . lit Liot irit nl lor lit'
HOG, HOMINY. BEEF CATTLE AND
FINE MILKERS.
KreatueHH. If honi'Ht, brave and
true, Iiih paaaport wan good, ami free
aeeeah wan given lilin lo the in h| ho chtiae of the .li fiint I priiitiui ■ nil'
cii'ty, where a hearty, cordial greet- lor hi- brother iii livv. u I I mil
ling ever awaited him. Such were then a be.iii i -voni'i -em. .'
I the tiiiiea iu the early duv of old yearn of :it.' He •
A IIOMK OK INDl'STRV
II \ I'PV IIOMKS
All
liiiHtrop count).
Indeed Iuih time changed. It
HeeiilH but a few yearn back alnce the
pout ofliecH iu lilt' county could lie
counted on the lingers of one hand
I with tingiTH to spare, while the
1 i towiiH could lie countcd o the
thuuiliH of a ni;in' handn. It is dil-
IN VITIMi iiiill|i IM V Ui It ATION ferellt now . 1° lift e are at present lliin
KKo.M KVKKYWIIKHK. teen olllcea in the county, from which
I the people get llieir li.ail- ll.istr ip,
! Alum Creek, < ahlwi d'n More, Cedar
jCrct k. Coxville. Kagle llrnneli, Kl-
gin, 111 a h h , l iooibiian. Hill'* 1'rairte,
.leiliio. Mil lade, Ml'Duff. I'uig.'
Red Hock, Smtlliville, Strins' I'rai-
rie, I *lley and Wattcison.
The principal Iowiih, are. U ntrop.
Klgin, Smithvillc, Mtllade, 1'iiige.
IIiIIh Prairie and Ki ll Hock, all ol
w Inch are grow iug, prosperous Iowiih.
Ked Kock, Watteraon, .leddo. Ho-
xanky, 1 'eilar 1 'reek, 1 alilwt ll's Store,
MeDuff and other places iu the
county are building up and im'rean-
iug in population and luisiue-.-.
Kroin year to year, gradually but
Hiuely, the population of '.lie loiiuiv
incrca ed, and in time the town of
.vlina began springing up. aituuted
in this lovely valley. on the west side
I Alierdi 'ii. Mi-).. I h in 11 it I■ ii t tin
."iTll, 171i ueri'h ut li'inil...
I'oW ii IlllH
JH.'il \i:i^nii«, etc
M iichllleiy
steam fiigitii'it
Miiiiiiliii iiiii d article- ,
'.lit I ( linr-en mnl node- .
Jl).' I heail ut eat tie -..
11 jacks mid jenuetn . ■
] -.11 -llcep
i ia«
I i .i :u tioge
Mereliillldl-e
Mnuev till ti ii mi
•17 J- In mill M . Iv. ,V I
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M let I'micou* propel tv ■
ietill value
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iug llastrop City, with ONI! children
Two riiilroadH pass through the
county -the Texan Central in the
north portion pussing from eual to
west, ami the M. K. At 1' , passing
< iutlcnbcrg lodge.
It'll, lui- a large ami
xeulou- ineiiil ership; the Knights of
I'v lliin.-, is an othei order with a
large luciuhcmliip. and giowm^ in
popularity. Am.ing the inaiirauec
orders, we have the Masonic Mutual,
, , . | Ihi* Knight, of Honor, the Legion of
from the noil burn border, through!
Honor, the A I . I . \\ .. the \\ ood-
the county iu nearly a south-easterly I
•' • . ! men of tin World, tile Sous of II. i
liircclion. rueat roada ate both do- ,
man, and the ila>troii Muiunl Aid
me good business and greatlv aid ,
* * in iiition, all diowin: goud
n liuildiug up lliu count).
M -II
iis ii ii hi-.
J lie future of llastrop, tow n ami
county, is indeed most promising.
Since its tirst organi/.atiou. in l*;!7
it bus never been alllicled with anv
thing even lieariu^ the aenililance to
a boom. Its progress has been slow.
I ullil are pro-pel on-.
Till M. k. a T. II vii.vvav,
Hcsidea all the--' good tiling
I Iu many others u c ha
Ilieutioil, We have Ihe
M Iv A I Kailroad, briiigin.; im r
i hamlise and itnuiigraiits to our door
Cain.
The only ladles
ItiMrop, of these early settler*,
are Mrs. Margaret Chambers, Mrs.
Campbell lay lor, Mrs. John 11 earn.
Mis. II. C. Clark. Mra. Sherman
Kt'Vllohln and Mrs. Joseph (Jiovur.
I'lie above only refers to the years
IM.'.t. I, is gotten up huriiedly from
memory, uml is not given as eulirely
complete.
Truly, have the changes been great
during these fort)-Iwo v ears. To the
niiiall number vet remaining, a few
more rolling miiis will clone the scene.
, when lliev too, having performed the
pilgrimage of life, will hurst the
bonds of mortality and pass over t'i
failed to the broad shores of eternity. When
1 ' teli.i di ; lint liuis i onics luav they tic
lirmuptlv walteil upon. Unit tnelr vnrl-
lib
ous advertlaed bargiilii- ire cuurteouaty
now living ill lilspluyi-il, mill tlml. pli nty >t Mini: in
illreet ill ti affairs ul tin l>irgei.i ami
greale-l HM* remit lie r<latih lniif ut In
llit.trup euuilly. 'I lie w .<rk In /' Utiig
lip tlli- K"'1" Hade eilllion Invulv I ll
visit in nil the towns liereulMiiit, ami it l«
mirprlsing to luarn of Hie greui er . vil*
uf people tvllu lire illlelldlllg I -Itillg
HaMrop's {n ut eiiip.irlinii ith i vl«-vv
to availing tlieui-' lvi >l Hie *r. l imi-
giilu- t Ii ul are from nine to lime > Ivei -
Used mill offereij, Ilien liv -av : :i nv a
itnllar In Jbeir purebasiM.
Il wa- ul one tuuu feared Hint ltd-
t.ihil-li , eril w im!'I 11111 In. -j, , i, -
fnl ,'roin some -peeuhi'lVH ea.i-e the
stare rooius v.eru •iit'-ldt/e l uml they
were iilinole to gain n s i'tiihlc lo- illon.
'I line liovvevei worked tin- ale ut and
tliey lire fnnvi'Utciitly liouneil in this
eily, vv Idle lln-lr ijn.liters are not large
found I enough I n llu-iri .leu^ -lock, enough
month •
a small
of gear
mass of
strange
if December. I*;'i-, and hhiiuI
-1 A 11 i t \ I
Hoc \\ aahiugton pre
anil the lypes. moat all a
"pic." A • atraigir in a
iatld," oil i'ecoii.it of the ill
III | \ d \ a I*il * ■ in
Till.
Is one
Ihe state,
i in vt v oi in-null'
of the oldest countiea in
Iti territory was once us
large ns that, of .nunc of the smaller
states of these I niteil States. I'or
lions of what now compose Travis,
11 ays. Caldwell, tion/.ales, Fayette,
l.ee, W asliinglon, Ituth-on and Wil-
liamson counties, were once part of
and within the broad limits of Him-
trop i mini v. Ihe county, with that
liberality characteristic of the true
Texan, gave freely of its lands to
help make up other coutdies, till in
size il is considerably diminished. : of which llows the Colorado river, i
but though it has less sipinri' miles | and from the pure, clear wall rs, ever
within its borders, it has greatly in- Mowing o'er its pebbly bottom, the
creased in population and wealth, perch, gusputgoiih, it t ami luiffali
I pon lands then waste, over which | tUbcs were drawn at will, by the
rimmed, at will, horaea, cattle, and lucky lover of the llshlng rod, lim
wild animal-, sleek and fal off iuot- i and hook. Fish and game of all
iptile (i,rass. now aland thrifty, ({row-j kinds, were plentiful, and the wild
tioll ol Ills pletleci s - ir, ll VV.I.-, look-
ed ou witii a rigid smart d gree of
suspicion ; subscriliera paid their sub-
scription in advance, with reln"tatu e,
many refusing to pay inure tliaii four
months two dollars. His beginning
vv as surrounded iviiii verv disadvati-
tage, but he sirnt(gl'' I "ti. an I I'ual-
Iv gained a fi nt-hoiil. Having no
aasistanee, til1' oHIce in - < It a ini-er
aide ci.tiiiitiou, it look sevi ra! months
lo ri111 thiut.'s so an io begin acllile;
type for the new paper, and it wns
I In lir-t of M rireli I -*.<!. before ll
lirst i-s'le was tnai'e. It was a live
column sheet, Inil shortly afterward j
enlarged to
N i holt., then
adding a picee
School
I'nll
< o| STV
All Vaioreni
t mill House
.full
Honils uml ltriil|{i's.
llrhlge llonds
Poll
. .#S V11 If,
.. ti StA i"it
.. ,"i Ji".J till
■ Sbt IINtl Ill
4 Dili s;|
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1 IU2 2s
>77 INI
17 'iI.*I Ii*
row ss.
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... 45 MM
.. 84 107
... il 7l."i
clothed in |ltic hiihillmt llU of rigli
ti oiiaticss and leeieve the great re
but steady, ever moving onward and 1 ran-|■.irtiour pepb to and j tsar.ikduc to the true uml faithful
from the froxcti clliue of lb, north. |{(.)ow W(, g|v
till' MOlllll-fttrtl i<l I 111* l.'lllf ' nilht, ||11 (I ; s
the hialoric Alamo i Sty. in the • null. , „ |Mj
west.
e.in lie disphtyeil to ciiuvliici'
i rki'ptienl that heii .dole can
t'le
I run
most
tiar-
six columns, .1. K.
"our" hlnclmmith,
of -liai to the l i'd of
ing towns and line cultivated faron1.
Then, with a large area of country
lo draw' from, its combined popula-
tion was but a few hundred, while
settlements, or even rude, log cabins,
were "few and far between."
Within its broad length and breadth,
many miles could lie traveled with-
out seeing a human form, or behold-
ing a man's place of habitation. All
kinds of wild game, animals of every
apecies, and even Indians, were
numerous, the latter to the great
dread of the frontiersman, intercept-
ing him within shouting distance of
his rude cabin, and with arrow and
scalping knife, prevent his getting
back to those anxiously looking for
bis return; sometimes, on returning,
lie would llinl his liltle home in
ashes, and his family carried off as
deer and turkey were friipteutl)
shot from the door of the settler's
cabin.
in the year 1 h:!7. a- will In seed
from the following copy of the oiigi-
n a I charter, granted by the Senate
and House of Hepresentatives of the
Kcpulllic of I exits, the name of the
county ami tow ii was changed from
Mina to that of llastrop, in honor
of Huron de llastrop
l IIA 111 I It OK I III I'lTV of VI IS a
AN Al T
IM'Oltl'OltA UNO IHI TOWN ill VltNA.
lie it enacted hy III. Senate ami lloil-e
of Kepiesi'iilives ol Ho Ili'putilleiif Tex-
io In i ongress as-i'iubieil.
That the elll/.emi of Mini lie, ami I hey
are hereby lucot|ioi'iileil ami toriuinl
Into a body iiolilie mid eorporiile iluih i
prisoners, or their lifeless bodies llinian.e ami style of Ihe corpnratmii
1 (if the low ll of Minn and shall have the
, , , , , , same privilege, ami be subject to the
well ( nit lb. missing scalp dangled
lying near by, when he knew too
...a.,Li....... |||S.| he -ulijei'l
J same regulations ami re-triclmiis a- are
f roiu the belt of sonic I mliau w a trior. 1 ei,:if erred ami i II11 >1 >-c < I upnii the i III/ens
who, during his absence bad burned of Sau Aiiionlo bv an mi pa I Hie pie
his home anil destroyed bis little sent session of eoiigie--. entllleii an a. i
family. F.ven in our'beautiful val- "" ily .1 San A ii ■
ley. where llow so loflify stands the
growing, thrifty and prosperous lit-
tle city of llastrop, Ihe few people
who, in the forties, planted ll) fhi«
lovely valley, ventured from their
doors after night fall, at the risk of
their live-. I lie trtislv rlHe. always
rlean .mid ready loaded /or emergen-
cies, was the constant companion of
the Texan, from home and at home.
W ild gaiuc furnished the principle
meat and diet, lo which was some-
times added coftrc and corn-dodger.
Flour bread and other delicacies,
were luxuries not often enjoyed b)
the Texan during the forties.
Later, however, the wicked savage
was driven farther west, times grew
Approved lid'. ImIt. Ii. 1*47.
■-hi Hoi sthn.
•litmf HfoMon Altning Ik< imuni
( ■ nut v iiwd I"" ' * hifi •
the pri ——, so th- paper could lie en
larged. Horace A ruling ton, a y "ling
lawyer Of the town, assisteo in llm
editorial conduct of tin new paper.
In Irtol the present editor ooine out
Iron) his Aberdeen lie.inc. and hot I
Iv afterward- Joined hi- brother. W
.1. ( ,'lili, III till' I ulllleat ioll id tin
paper. 1 In iintlit was mall, tin
total v able of press and Mia'eriul not
om -I w i nt u tii the pre 'Tit plant, liu
paper and all job work was printed
on the little hand press. Subscrip
lion price was then S*i per vciir, in
advance; an inch advert incident tin
gle insertion, $ I .i"'1; auli-eqiicnt in-
sertions, 61 : a column, I* indie-, pel
an .urn, S'-'.iii; a small job brought a!
,-.'i gold piece, on delivery and largci
ones in proportion. I lie cir. il.ati> i
of the paper was Im! a few hundred;
and oft times printed on brown pi
per, tin* supply ordered and comi'. •
in "prairie Injoiien' fron the
coast, being delay id by liigli wa'er.
or po—iblv the teal, -ler -top'.in, oil
the way to work over Ills cop. I 1
paper continued to prosper until t
war conn on. when ll ittiptiideil,
and "Ihe pen laid down for tin
sword." While tl;e i litor was in
the army, lire destroy.' I hi printinj:
otlicc uml hi- faiinIv resident'
Hcttirning home from the army,
broken down in hi...th. ami sliai^ht-
cued ill lilllinct's. lie ill'gari .mew the
battle of life, A sccouii-hmui oiitlil
upon which, before the war. a paper
bail been printed at ileiti u. i'eva-,
the types badly mixed ami |• i• d, was
bought and the puidlcation of iin
Aiiv i.trtt-i it resiitneil
la IhTII, W. .1. ( iiin. the foundci
ol tlic paper, purch.i-eii and tuoved
ou a farm, s itnc ten mi'. - north ol
V VI.i i iii iii At. i STAT
j Ba*tr«p
Klgin
Mm It li villi*.
Mel lade
I'alge
| l.eil lliu k
v ti i i oi i inii'i ui v in ii -tot I'l'.l
it n l Ts
No. I 11u-111111 lleat tjd
•• 2—Suiilhville Itfiil
•* .1 — i i ilar I leek Ileal
'' I—I. In I li Ill-Ill
A llllll ( reek Ileal
" i Mel huh' Ileal
" 7- lt"l ICot'k Heal
" - - I'alge Ileal
li'Tiilereil bv noli-residents...
I ne 11 a-e in in hint lo n since last
vein
i;i'. 2ii|
elect
V car
IO- ITil. T v n11
Following is i
to serve
. 'I Nil .'ITT' I lis.
list of the olliccr-
for the coming two
. fi*ss I o -HM\f r*
-! ittur I ' I'Wiytl
HnJuiU'i- Kd. I( Hinloi.
ii • \UoriM > W, ! Mnyimrd.
th 11 crk K ' «irio*i hIh« k
111\ .link.' I ll. I'r'ir
A Unruly—t ' 11 ik linuli It
< icrk \\ i .'onkInn
I f ftnitiT ll. liny itlc
I ,i v i ullil tor ' Wllft*iu
lux \*.(.« ir W II, Urtmvi.
-• • vi vtir A. Hull
nil . \\ I• ■ i\,
' *i«• I'm-' I J. A Kolilrr
I .1. Mr'DonaM.
Hum IIIUCIII*
I ' - Hliclp.
I ' i > 1 'i ul I - NN 4 I fltf'l.
\N |. V|(M ro
-J l . Alcxrinlor.
AV. i* I'.iiriift.
■ J r. hi«' k
*' J iiiin sin eh
i —I. II. Nyi'KMiril
J T. kfWiiin
nt I ll « < Imk
\k« \ Jt'liklli*.
\\ i only TllWllM'lltl
I V I H|M«lr
I t try in t-iu
• Ull m,„ k
- J M NVhuow
Mm k \ii<k*r«on
tin mi of I • '(Miiity, uki
i ,M fl li(ii«U iivi-r.
KfHlllVcd llV (lir >•'ll.ilr «fl«I II" !
liltlllM - III 111' Krpulilir I I I \
il" ill ('illicit -« it —rinltli ||, llllll III! Ilillli'
<>t 11m coiinly iiikI tow ti Mil !••
•-h u ii u«< I 11111 nllrM'd in Hi ii I * i. -11«• j
Hill) -llllll |M«, llf If I llii | l t m| Hi!
({• -•iltiliou, kiioAii ii« tin-<'fiini.v "i i- *
ln | IIIIU Tow II oi Hiuli'ij'.
Approvi'il I ,i'i*. |"*ni, i^ ,..
MM Hot l« N
liuHtrup,
l t ^i iii rilitiir.
jifipfi wa* hi ill
cijjtcl f iluiiin-
, luiii^lit
tlif mi
lit a f
fin Imt
and u ('amp!
1 <r tin* Imir
>t to
yvar
iilar.''
el! |.
pose
the
i the
.1 to
tui- ptosperi d, mi l n
ciilatioii in tin- th itisatul
ativertisillg llllll job piilm
(lie best apportion! d tula
i.utlit in IIn slati , liltlioT
w I
pri
i in
111 0|
it Iu
had
ui II u:if.
- all i
Huron de llastrop tlei di d to Ihe new
town, four leagues ol .iiic land, upon
which then grew tin lim-t I'iucii.«
j in the state, Iroin the timbers if
which, several gentlemen laid tin
and for-
ts enemies
The town, under its new name, i . .rial, it d vn bus I en
prospered, grew in population, and . 11. ■.I I v i n a .-bt f
became favorably Known, far ami ward, I n it i v v
near, not only for its large business, ting, ami t-vi i w. • , I • n
for news from tbeohleratates. Then, but Ms great educational facilities i ie«t ol • ■ :
rubbers were unknowii. and n horse- having the best schools in the couil- I hi- with th n i t ■ f it'
thief, when caught, was tried on the Uy, which received students from fin nd-, whohiivi cvcr pt"V.n wtiling
spot, autl within a few moments af- a iliatauce of liundreds of uiileaj and attong. has placed the old Ai>-
healthier, Ihe country more secure,
the scattering people felt t'lrilixatinn foundaliou for great wealth
glowing upon Ilietn. I lie mails, tune.
"tri-wcckly," (lliat is. occasionally
iaiming along once a week and try-
ing iii return the next ) were anxious-
ly hnil.cil for by the "old settlers"
its forty-third year of
fi i I- hale and hearty
well. I thank vou."
I lie Ant 1.11- i Ii.. i
ami atroug >.p| - 'toil;
ups and il.- down - 1".'
lo pull through, otcrci
position and the i ffor -
t 'l hri ak it llow II 11
i lli .d I v pet ii a
ward, Illllll St e. It '
i'Vit worki
mnl -etvicc.
and "pn 11 v
I III • ul M V V - 11 VV As A N ll I-.
li ti a fountv was organized
I Ml', and contained sip miles.
I In- general sutfacn of the county is
uiidiiialing and the soil in the hot-
luu - a black loam, iu the higher
i on Inn d lands, lig lit and sandy. I lie
ai. r portion of the county is ad-
in11 al.lv miapted to tlic culture of all
tin i.-real- grown in central and
. >utIn-rii T< ci., but cotton ami corn
'. hh tii 11 ri 111 ip.il staple. Although
ui -tic a tanning county improved
in. ed- of live stoi k are raised in cou-
wrh agricultural pursuits
m.'i llii- i ld- largely to the wealth
i tiie i inti. t.tape vines, fruits
an ' v 'Tiitil, are raised success-
i o,> ami small Ituits like dewberry
and strawberry do w ell in some parts
of tin i nun! v. i he Colorado river
paaaoa through Um county nearly
from i' i -t lo e
lis tributaries,
of i iter at ad seasoua. (iood and
pur well iv liter i- fouml at from i*i
lo .'i i |. et. 11
N to I.' dollar
upward, ami will so continue till tlic
comity tills to overflowing with the
best cluss of citi/.cns. Bllll till' toll II
reaches a population of not Icisihmi
live lhouaar.il, with continually in-
creasing healthy ami vigorous trade,
ihe Bpieiidiil eounlrv surrounding
insures this estimate.
till town ol IIAs! iioi'.
I'roni a small village, llastrop grew
to I calthv town, and moving l.Tid-
ily along, In a little thriving, i.u i
ll ess city. The few little frame Inisi-
ncss houses Inivi' I'Hig given way to
handsome brick structures, one and
two storv, allowing healthy evidence
of vigorous "life in the old town,
yet," Its citiy.ens Iniaat of mori
beautiful, comfortable, palatial resi-
dences of any city of its si/.c in the
mi mm • 11 aubhiiintial iron bridge
iilj ihhi spans tlie Colorado at this point,
;H7 lino over which the produce of the vvc«-
ii«ii min tern part of the county i- (trough l"
""" market ; and Iron the waters of this
SMI 000 . , ui ,
river through n spleiiiltd sy-tein ol
•J.il nun 1 f '
"i,!i i water works, pure water llows to
;tsj sjii nearly all parts of the town, while
1.*111. from this plant, electric lights
will illuminate streets and n si
deuces; a Kirst National Hank,
with the solidity lo withstand
the stotitc-t financial pressure from
without, ready and willing to i.
h ive ilie ilnaucially depressed, nml
is the pride of its citizens; an Oil i
.Mill, furnishing ready market for the
surplus cotton seed, at fair pri.a -
and iu return, ul a small cost, sup-
ply feed for stock and beef cattle, i-
anothcr institution maintained with
pride; the Ntarekc Soda Mottling
works is another fine institution ot
llie town : a splendid lee Kactorv
furnishes an nbuudent suj ply ol tin
purest of frozen lluid ; a line steam I
gin, gins and bales, ready for mar-
kel, the cotton raised by faruuTs in
tlic vicinity, while a tirst class corn ;
mill flushes our corn, furnishing the
people willi pure, fresh meal; several
excellent vineyards, supply cili/ Tis
with line grapes and pure wine.
W e must not neglect to mention
our Opera House acknow ledged, l ir
and wide, tlic prettiest neatest ami
hest arranged, lo lie f.uml iu any
■ ti him I town : nor the old < asino hall,
the great delight of our (icrinan pen
iile. Our business houses arc built
in
a brief outline of
of the ineii and business of our
UTt Tilli l.liill i s.
Mi W. I. Kali, of il,.- ilrm of Mali A.
sjionj. i'IitIrinil i-onntriicl ir*, U In our
i ily in ilii inii*i'■ ««i of an olt'ctrh' llllll
liluiii w Iiicli tlie v propoHi io Iniilil in
liu- my of liiihtrop,
I 'liM-i- ilion will- Mr. Hull, wIi.im
!• Miiii il dial lie h a n lincil uml Cllllurt'il
t ' ' illllll •' \ i r||('||t t)l|rt|||(!Hl <|iiallll •
i■ 11lo11•. anil lofty aim-*, ami while lie I-
> i t liaii^'-r lo ii;«. wr f.M*l tlial li *
im ni iIi• • I 'lci'in ami cotilhh'iiee of our
|m i |.li*. .i in- h i ' gamed of other peo-
| !< iiuon^ whom in* hd« luhorml.
N|i Slioof, the other ihimiiIm i of the
i i m. i- not unknown to our people.
Mini I hroo^h In- I'te auil exeelleut lni.i|•
in - qnalillratloiiH, hi- liai !>ecoilie the
li idni^ uierehant of i 'ah!well county,
ami • i-1nl«- lo the city of Lockhmi,
ul . n- lii- ImihIu '4m |h located.
Till* linn i- making an exeelleut pro-
ill a IniiMifitf In ati'il un tin ajmt |M >ition lo our people, ami we leei con*
Known Mil reeenily a- M i unii* hall tldcut that they will reeieve the liheral
llll I Alt I. > I • \ \ - OK liN-tlcl' \\|i ^i \|i
i l I I « iU.|) ♦ I I l/l \>
I j iiili iltj' lipeJi over fl s11ii1 ■ i uf
forty two > cars, when we flrM t r• • I
Kantrop Moil, wct'iill lo mind iuan\
plctinaut recoiicrlioiiH, and ome nol
vi pieasanl U'« li^ii u^l\ , Ihe Mctli
oili-i clnireh |i ul Hi- l.irt'c-l im in
hernhip, and lui^c con^rij alloie
lilliil tin- church Iiuiim' cuch Sunday,
iiinruiii|r nml infill, while praver
meeting and «la - incelinK nightN,
there was .1 good alU iiduio U« v
Josiah Whipple and I. (•. .JoIiiim,
were the leading preacher*,
glorioiiH revivals of religion wcr«
Ireijiit lit. The Jiuplint and Cuinher
iuud Pre h) riai; U I
lield their religic io • • 1 \ ii .
fiii'ii-i
spacious alni solid ; residences liiilld-
solue ornauieuta to thecitv, w hi Iu the
people are hospitable, genial and
pleasant to abide with ; we have a llm
■ court house, and a jail building ei|iial
in appearance, comfort and seciirii)
10 that of any county in l'e\as ; our
..Ulcers arc courteous and clHeo lit
will nerve tii pi ople ' - .t.-
faetorily. and. taken a- a whole, an
hard to beat,
ami Mrs. Orguln'.s -,-booi Inui.-i .
tliii" chnruh building was dcstioved
by lightning during the war; liu
Clirittiau deuoininaleiii havine tl,
building ol their own, In id s Tvice-
lli the lip-stairs of lb" led bouse
llow .1, W Keiilledv's r.ii'ni li.ill and
ii 111 : Elder McCall. a nobis, cliiis
, liau giTiileman. father of Male ( n,p-
irolle. .lolin 1> Met all, did th |• 11:t•
eipal pari of the pri aching, drawing
i large congregations, from fur and
m ar. II. wa an able, i loipr. ni
|ireacher. popular with people and
all ileuotniliflions. in tins house.
1 also, ts where one I'rof. "Du-sc-do"
taught hi- dancing class, and where
the daliccH and iu^ balls wcri git'i n
! I.v the voting people of the town and
-urioiimlitig country; then the
Nicholson House, presided over In
I host noble people, "I lie!
Ni'-hol-on and wifi . was r
far and near, as the lii
lions. 11 atl 1 e\its . tin uobh
of l|le-c good people hill, e
swell 1 in* great miijoiilv
there" vvlnl their (ortlts r. -t
the sod ou 1'iiirvicw lull, Im
kill.l deeds will brightly <10111
hearts and memory of tint .
knew them in the early • i 1 \ • ol
ilaslrop. us long 11-. Ill shall
there have been 'iialiv eliaiig
the old town ami people sine t
Ainoi'ir t!" main nob' p- .( '
then helped to make iip llastrop
citixeusbip, ullil wiio have ' r - (!
over the rncr" lo the -bore-, of he
'•great beyond," we call to 1 ;ml,
Dr. I><ivill >11,11-. Ibivid Coiilson.
1.1111 ui age of mi r liusiiii'-- men, vv Im al e
i*v 1 • 1 vviitcliful of our city's Interest and
glory.
\\ 1 1 m i .ra any reason vvliy this en-
! 1111 i-. 1 .01 lint lie -ecu 1 ed lo our city.
111, I eeiialuly think that It- loss would
t.i hi unuiorileil eiilasli'opbe.
VTeare iiifurini'il Unit Ihe rales tliey
guitis lie found.
K. V. 1: A lit \<m Kii,
liu uhjeet of llii- sketch. Mr. |{.ih-
i li<iluirgf eitttbliwh' d himself hej. inihe
| jftovery himiiie-^ in IMM4 and Imro
ud nmd in ititt ot(|. n • i•• • -
i prietor of the ''avorite * I • • • • 11. whii'ii
i 1- in close proximity to hi* Uroci ry
I Hton*.
Il«' a iiieniiter of the Woi dtnen < f
the World and of the mii of 11« rttiau,
Mr luu. Uuheiifhury* i hr th i
II in liter of the firoeerv depai toi'ii i
li a polile ami palil# lt kin^ * ih- innit.
ll if 'Mil a lllttllei uf j'i 1 -;l,i
llii- arllele. lliat Mr. I.' i'leuiii' 14 w 11 •• 1-
yet u youug man. having ju-t , 'H Im*
youd the horl/011 <*f In- ui ijorii 1,4r
teil an hul a clerk ith Mr. I'. O. KUuer
ami hy faithful seiviiude ion iuoit htof
piaii*e for hi^ /• mi and < tl . i- prim '.p d
III I. 'llll-III llllll i (Ml-ll 1,
lie tie^ail III 'lo- 1 i- Mil • 111M n'
Mlllled in III ' two h.lull • niie I n la<-* ■
of Ijiislncfix Hmt tO'da)' I# *ar hi- n iaie,
Willi aceiiuiuhiteil e irnin - that did tint
HUXiegate more than tlx hundred dollui
•and to da) his hank accout t i« 1 hand-
some one and tfoe* in a^iiu mark lie
en of ill* enli I }i| | i 11 ; \ Ull. Ill •
leader* iu acilvitv in the cumiuen cu
world of this time.
Mi-. It . o>n !••• -hi• •!v '• rmed .1 -••if
uinde man, iiud when hi- liio^rapl \ in
written many year- hem < lc inothr,
it will he comph'ti wllii -in *.•- and
lamlilorv of the eloquence, f}j.. l iiI
I * 1 • fio -1 • to tfi\c 11# are Imt little, if any prohahly flow f • ni • tier Soi^aphist
:ii <>\t'llie co-th of oil, to the eoiisiiuiei. ami recite lim * uion pi-.4:. -\t> tuan
.•ml we hi lieve. iu many cases, even he-
i 1 1 n<I taking these thinx-4 con •
i i ition. aloii4( with the nalurai ad-
inline- loo \ uied ami uumcrou* to j
imniion here- which tin- people n| a
• • r 11 um 1111ly derive- from a pro^re--ivi
1 mi 1 pri-e of mi- kind.
NN I••• ) iuntitled iu belmlf of onrciti-
/< ' -. in extending more than an ordi-
n. 1 ;> m leoinc lo Mi. Hall and hi en-
terprise.
li. MISTUor
• 1.
iiis ;iye and intelll^ niiM 1 the lime will
permit.
The prcftcnl w rilei w ill have lM$eu for*
gotten ami his a-he* from 1 logical de-
duction of il:i I-, limit will have
siuouidered inlo ela .
I'. O. l l /AI K.
" .hirimi-
f'O^lll /••■l
cat in-
liu
u li
1 In
* in
i«*U.
w ! 11,
I.. W. Ha«y. NN
I a\ lor. .1 Mill*
Dciinv, lliin.
Hue Ii, IMmI « l .il
nulds, 1'iof. >N.
Sttitiley. Will. 1
Sliepard, Fred ll ippe,
Nolun, 1 ■ ill. 1. fllmaii
1 IIK I'liilt K-S|nNS.
Un^lrop run hou*t of line pr- « h*
ers of nearly every denomination,
who are eloijucnt, tiiorouuhly edu-
catcii, uud their walk in III purely
( hrislian like 1 htough theii no-
Ide effort a the mfl'ietice « f (hri--
tianiljr is felt throughout the town
•ind the uiornlity of it« < iti/.< lis most
iM ami afford-, with j excellent.
i i iiliuimaiit supply the Icigul profi -iioii there i n<
aider lawyers in the stule than 1* \\ m, r, i|u.
found in old llastrop. i horotiglil) \|ilU r. Ih iiran
active and Ks,«ney. K I),
of client*,
they take position al tin head of the
luir and hold It.
In the medical | rofi «*iun. for skill,
experience ami sine our ph\si-
cimia cannot Iu e\ci'led. Perfect in
education, ami by nature, iu love
•I. ( ain, ( unphcl!
N uoinon. •! tldj^e
1 1 iK'ln •' on N« I son ^
ornc. Sin ru n l(r\ -
•! 11 ant-o< k, I*ro|.
< amide, .1 no \\ .
M Cf- :*s. j
11K. John 1
son, Poinpey Powell, i . A VN li 1,
I>r. Ho^an, (iarreit, Kiseuoai fi, Dr.
ami Lawyer i{o.^ ', Nupolcoti l anuer.
Schaefet, hr. ICawls, .lolin I. Niilhr
.Jom'pil ( lov • r, 1 lie ( ' flip I I -. s (
Blftntot), ( . K. Hail. .1. i,'. Nichols,
I! irse\ ,Mcluster hi. Plo ^rr, I 1
II. Mays, James A. U ailai e, S,a\in-
i*kv, l^^lcstou, K. II. iiiiii A.
I lo .41111 ki--ed the cr« -t ot tic waVi -
iiml the dew ^iintcii' I on th" pehhle- t i
an Xmerii an -liori a> 1'. 1 . IJ/ic i > u
hoard a ti au al tan c 1 lijici atiit i!o -uh-
jeet of I li ir* -keicli laildfd on a tree soli,
lie was (lien a child hnrei' o\ \ n- off
a#* . coming liltlo i with hi- estimatde
futhei and inolhei from lai off N«.'U« n.
I'ru«i-iu.
M1 Ki/.ner w 1 - Ifi y u - old hi-i Mai eli
mid is a healthy, vi^orou-i « xaiuple
what pluck and fHirseivauce >.-aii <lo fo.
Iionesl men ll - laid the e •ruer loi
and foiimlaiiou lor hi- piv-eni 1 i*ine-
liere in ls7ij, in th. iutn- fiain hi u
now occupied ivy I I'M I - 1 • ' '
ceived the id *a that iiiiii 1 • it 1 wastho
lM'*t one to 1 M ill llll.;. hud
no capital Iuhim it, b it id a itr hud one
ii t. I hi" ilrm Is the most exleusivc 1 great hi^ nine d« llsrs whn ii lo th« ui
h* <ii i Ui low prieen'that have permanent* , Uotli compared a« <|oe« Hie mole hill i<>
i 'uh .1.11 lisHlropi'ounty. Nor is their mountain, la I plans th .1 I • m
mime and fame coiillm d hurvaUiut, tor | lr""' "" -
' Uhli htiient* that to-d is Idc-- .4n 1 j r -
tlorw is prohatilv nol a low 11 or citv in ... .... , ,
nerve the l.nr mine of I exit*.
I'ena , llliereln ll 1. not 11 bomu'lioltl Must Ui'i.l. It tie -aid. Hull Hi 1. Ill
wt'itl. dropping as It do« so (amillarly another of tin- •• liviii^ example tint
fi ui iht lip of nearly every mau, wo-1 lo 1 l,M fn^alit) and ni -
rialllue^- thai should IH' ell nil a^< liieiil
r these cohiiiius will tie iliow n a
epie-i niativc li^i of the various inter-
• f iin* city It is hy no means com-
pi- te. 1- it i|o« h not pretend to give
• . 'Mil i very Individual doing l n-i-
ic in ihe city. The Idea I- lo simply
have I he leading representative- tii each
f their reipectlve llm - It is therefore
iiie'e ami proper that Mlslrot'-* large
lov 1.ood- and I lothing emporium
- lo «nl • I he pn-Mciited at the lieail of this
man and child.
The Hi his are established and are
leader* iu the following cities, vl/
11 on-ion, NViico, Marliii. lirenham.
Koekdale, (iroesheck« I'orslcana. Kunii*,
lo the young tmsiiie
and tune.
In view of tlic
ot ihi* most e-ti
mete lo *av. hi"
men
■■■%
for*
proved lands sell from read in the law, shrewd,
pe. acre, unimproved nalchful o! the it tcie«.ti
from 1 lo '■ dollars. Average tax-
ait.1 v a 1 e iif land for l vtl per acre
t I '• - population of county accord-
ing to census of Is.ri; 20,tiU2, hut
ne r. i^cd kincc their h\ several th->u-
-aieU. Hate of ( uiut) tax for IM!M i
IT 'g cents.
•^miiliM, un
We callflol
Man\ more
11• mpliili -,
M. VN I rl.'
Itarm 11, the
1 posstiily many
now bring to
w ho went off . :t
W <1.
, M.
Iligh-
iii! ml.
Katiffiuan, IU'tilson, Decatur. Hone) I ni« n ii.td
tifove, Meiiregor. Ilunt-ville, N ernon 7-'.°""
Me\la, III v an and Vavo^ola. I'he
gnat Mist nu e'tabll *huieut of this
■ ly i in keeping outrast of their
1.1 ^• -1 i *1 a11)Ishim* 111s. and il ha-
hi cue all ihsolule (aci, that the peo-
I Ie have hie 11 trallied to the .otivictlou,
that w hen you c ,u not lind what yon
^ al iu thIm great cMahlishiuent it 1 an
ie 1 he pre iied aiivwiicie. I'lie M*rihe,
who, through tic klmlnv- of Mr. II. L.
111 Mi-, w a show I .hoill I tie stock. Was
• ui l iiilo low living prices prevail-
i. . . ilidti . t -IidioiiH fellow thai he
• um tium - Is. hought a pair of trowMO the soul ol I1011
1 11.1 < x Singly niad si 1 ui of liict*. lliu 11 ily and lli
1 ai woi ill nt lea «t tM.mi of anv
1 • ii< ui I it I hadn't told you
1 1« 1 t \" would liaiik upon that
ii l i. -i-cit- I merely a- hut an
f..-iilon of tie inurderiugly low
surroumilng-
Hjtiare feet.
nion d t w im i*
tiealll a- a 1 ui^
man oid stock from tto di
I io • ntents ol th
lure* cout in every'hliii^
to townfolk and (ariner.
iug thou- nd- of ih-)ia, -
Good*, Otoe ru V urn
Hat-, Hardware. ami I 1
tcrials and supplier. M
I e .ii helore im iilloucd, is
year - if age, has lit hint
gfulaity, generosity
>1,
pis
an entei|iri«ing •
w hose tail deal"
alnive tlie W iug o(
raphv id the III11M
llo* nierchaut l'>
of ot hi r. I>ct ti r lleitl-., have I >
-i^'ht of. many of whom havi
less Iiiiii since "gone to that
froin wloncc no traveler ha-* <
i
with their profession, their great sue* turned."
1 «o railroa'* | a* llirou|(b thu | v«n in rcdivvlug tliu pliy ii'i l llii of J Amony lliu low old citi/en, in
I'
«• 1 In
lin li tin: tliiu ,iii' .idling lleiui |itnTi
i III- therefore tiol to l>e Wofider-
• I llo great fame which l« JuMlv
I'he re nj prohahly no lime in
•lav when their counters, laden with
mudi oi goods, are not ■urrouuded
1 Mi g nu-lov lug aud eagei people*
Ho Norm
tart Iu llo
gn . ii;
ot p. i . K
I lie latti
1 iv. r, tin
t (iio me 1
e, wails
suei.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1894, newspaper, December 15, 1894; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205233/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.