The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 24, 1904 Page: 3 of 12
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FIFTIETH CHRISTMAS.
XOTU'E.
BARGAIN
All this Month at Mistrot's, Austin.
To Vii ettk Sru> 'UIIikhk:
In accordance with (in arrange-
/t
Men' Clothing
10 00
in
2.50
One lot Men'* nil wool OuMlmere
Hulu, 18 50 values CCQQ
for .. jtu.jO
due lot m>n' Hny worsted *ud
mixed l'b«fvlol suit*, actual values
up to $15
(or
One lot ?-Q Hue black . ^ itn
Miit« tliiii week IJ.UU
Men's Pants
One lot men'i all wool ('a*- - . r-p>
aimere pant* fur J> I >9U
One lot men's worsted patiU
neat stripes anil solid col
ors. worth W M for
One lot of tine $.'■ wor- r-n
te<l pant* lor .. J Oil
Dress Goods
lift Inch lancy plaitl tlress -_
lioods 4oC
Woolen plait. ilress good*,
worth tif c lor bUC
All colors iu Cheviot --
serges OUC
$i,oo Dress Goods 59c
100U yards all wool rhevlots, l'an
amas. (.'overt*, Itrllliantiues. Mau-
nitli mixtures. Scoth Suit- __
hiKs. worlli #1 a yd, Monday jjC
BOY'S CI OTlllNO.
Boys' Norfolk cuiis. box _ __
plaited back ,J>l"bU
it<i\ • ( indtnera ichool
suits lor ages 5 to hi I.JjU
One lot Boy#' all • ol kui e _n
pant- 50C
•Vil thi1 new styles iu Buster Brown
su'ts blue and _
brown • • • u.UU
Ladies' Shoes
Five hundred pair" ladle -' welt .ole
vicl kid phoes, with paii'iit tip
military lieel, worth ."•<>.
0,f SI 75
oxfords, also
3.98
kid
It or
ties 1.50
welt solt! *hoe
*•_> val-
• .
turn,
One lot hif;It
\ltd kid, regular
uea for
Vicl kid siioes, we It
t'ubsn or inllltarv ti eels.
re^ulai ?'.! 50 value" I"1'1
All the new styles In Ideal i>ate m
kill shoes, button or lace, welt an d
turn soles. $.< n rn
and J'OU
50
or turn sole,
200
Skirt Sale
Ladles' tailor made skirt*, button
trimmed, plaited tlouuce, Kr">',
hlaek or blue, worth fit nn
for $2.00
i.adlec' tailor made skirts of chev-
iot* and er((es, all COior«. n rn
worth &I.30 for L Oil
Cheviot Ktarniue skirts, blue, black
and brown, new plaited kilt instep
style, worth $*•
special
Clay worsted -klrts, new C no
kilt styles, worth IfK.'iO for -.. 0. □ 0
Camel's hair cheviot ami Xihcline
clieviot >klr «, plaited all . q,,
around, regular $8 values.. .^>3^
Kni.di.-li I'anaina sklrt<. 'Jl gores,
plaited kilt «tvie. excellent finish,
blue, black and q 7
brown 0'5U
Kilt walking skirts, made of im-
ported cheviot*, I'anaina* and peb-
ble granite, tegular flO #«
values, for /-5U
Walking skirt-, made of new man-
nlsti materials, regular
$7 ■*>0 values for
Lace Curtains
J000 pairs N'ottlngliam lace cur-
tain-, none It cs than H1.. yards long,
at these special prices:
Si.(HI kinds :.V
•t.tt kind* i
S^.OO kinds SI.r 0
fa.AO kinds f-'.W
5 98
Boys' Shoes
Boy-' patent Ideal kid shoes, welt
fide-. Wn| t ll !•_'..'itI a .
for $|-50
Boy's calf shoes for .
rougti wear I-00
Ladies Tailored Suits
Having had a very successful sea-
sou in suits, we will now close out
all "oils at nearly half price, as our
policy is to carry no good* over
from one season to another,
Tai'or made etiits Iu tintiii-li effects,
also solid i-ol'in'd chev- < iri nn
lifts, all colors .... $10.00
'J'J styles l.udli'f' Norfolk Tourist
and walking suits in cheviots,
Scotch tweeds, llttnni-li cloths,
broadcloth*, etc, with or without
vcfts, some trimmed with Burnt
Onion and Burnt Orange, most of
them "iik-lined Jacket*. Will sell
tliem h- follows:
This lii04 Christmas is the Ad-
vertiser's fiftieth Christmas in
Bastrop, and, the first of next
March, 1005, it will have been in mt,n' mH',H with Tho*- 11 Perks,
( existence Fifty-One years, prob- editor and proprietor of the Ha*.
ably the oldest newspaper in the tr ip Vidette, recently suspended.
State, under one continuous own- for several weeks the Advertiser
.r hip .mi man Rem«nt. hM heen u „ nunil)Br lh,
i with the exception of Christ- ..., ..
' ... I ... . i idetto subscribers. With nex'
mas weeks and the four years of
1 the civil war, it has never missed Saturday, Dec. 21th, this
an issue. It ts true, in the eariy arrangement expires, when all The manufacturers of Royal
; days it was sometimes issued or. the \ idnfte names will he stricken Baking Powder have had 40
brown paper, the owner of some from the Advertiser's list, unless ye;irs ot scientific experience.
prairie schooner," plying from Satisfactorily ordered to the — Kvcrv methoJ bread-and-
the coast to Bastrop, having the
HEALTH
is the
Most
Important
11 •
con ■
Advertiser's supply of printing
paper on board, stopping over at
his home to work over his grow-
11 ing crop, thus delaying the arri
val of news supplies, which ne-
trary.
The subscription price of the
Advertiser, is $l.f>0 per annum,
in advance. A first-cluss coun-
try weekly cannot he publisher!
*j:..tKl kinds
?>;t."i.iHi kinds
?>IU (X) kinds
$lf. do
$'JO.OO
$*5.00
Men's Shoes.
$2o0
Kalston f| shoes
for men
B'ltinlster's !?." and r'i n
tine shot - for men j SU
•I, K. 'lilt's line 84..*0 patent kid
and vicl kill shoes for n «
men 0*5U
Children's Shoes
• hoes.
7sc
shoes,
< 'liildren's t ox calf -chool
lace, sizes 1J to l. regular
lj>l value for
( hildren's .solid sole school
all sizes, regular IM.*. 4. < n_
kind rn -91 Uu
1'liildren's liongnla school shoe ,i
welt soles, good values .
for I-UU
Ladies' Jackets.
.lai k< ts made of Melton cloth, vel-
vet collar, metal bullous. Icll and
plaited back, tan, castor, ^
li'a> k and brown, only... *5'50
Jacket* made of impotved Kersey
cloth, velvet collar, metal tiuttons.
hell and plaited bad., satin lined,
color-, black, tan and - —
l>r >w ti, only /. 5U
Children's
Underwear
Kibbed vest# and pants, .
lleece lined, tlexible.... ... J^C
Infants'wool vest* ..... .....Hoc
Ruben's vests, upward from .
ilcessitated resorting t< the hrowti , . 1 . .
I. .... f('r le(iH nnoney, without loss to
paper, or miss a week s issue,
which we could not afford to do. ^ e Pu H ,er-
The size of the paper was then 5"1U WHn^ the Advertiskr
[| only four pages, five columns to sent to your addrobs for the yea.
page, type, principally small pica. ian- ... .. ..
subscription, S.'< CHJ a year—jus'. ' '"ini^ in or the sum
double present price. of SI 50, and it will Hit'urd us a
sued th'o fipjt'numuer of •''"".r '° f0"'""!' 8endin« u,
March, lK.O.'j, the present senior the "Old Reliable during the1
editor, then a mere youth, joining year UK)."}.
11 him in the following December.
In 1*71, W. .). Cain, for awhile
tried his fortune with the Chris-
tian Advocate, at Galveston, hut,
in l^TU severed his connection
with that paper, returned to Bas-
trop, sold his entire interest in
the Advertiser to the present
owner, bought a farm north of
town, devoting his time to farm-
ing, until his death, Nov. 1*7"). ' emblematical of theOrdc r. Thede- ra-
it m indeed pleasing and most tions wen* goti- n up by Maj. J. J. M
gratifying to know that there lire Smith and t.isteful'y finished with ever-
now very many names on its sub- ktreens by the ladies. A bountiful sup-
T. C. A T. W. CAIN.
RED KOCK NOTES.
(By J.\s. J. m. Smith.)
Ciiapter No. 211. Order of Eantetn
Star had public ir.jtallation of offi -i r
on the evening of the thirteenth. Th<
Masonic hall was beautifully decorated,
cake raising has been exhaus-
tively studied in this country and
abroad.
H.e result is a perfect prod-
uct in Royal Baking Powder.
There is no substitute for it.
The purity and efficiency of
Koval Baking Powder have
been commended by the highest
authorities of the world.
I hose facts mean two impor-
tant things to all housekeepers:
First: that Poyal Baking1
Powder Is healthful and
makes wholesome food.
Second : that Royal Bak-
ing Powder makes food
good to taste.
PHVAT baking
I\VJ I AL powder
ABSOLUTELY
PURE
I'M KM WORKS N
ji
scription list that were there with per was spread and the gucata did pour Notice is hereby given that the
its first issue. It continues l'> go around the foatal board to tiie many j foil owing ordin 111 •« against h'ire
Boys' Underwear
Hoys' ribbed vests and pants, fleece
lined, Heavy ;.<r medium weight .2So
Men's Underwear
Men's heavy tleeced underwear,
white, gray ribbed or plain ....50c
F. E. MISTROT,
500-50^ Congress Avenue,
Austin, Texas.
The Bastrop Advertiser
and .lustioe of the1^1^
Peace W. L. Moore, is probably |
Mayor
ADV KRTISKR
XliXT WKKK.
. . ,. the oldest justici' <>f the peace, in
—This, Thursday, the weather J .
,,, . continuous service, in lexas. lie
is unusally warm for Christmas;
times.
—Tuesday was Katy's pay day
at Smithville, and the "boys'
were Hush.
—Joe Kadura arrested Monday
for taking a box of fruit from a
negro's wagon on Main street.
—A. C.
w is cut by broken bottle Sunday
by Lillian Hoppe, her playmate.
held office for twenty
years, lie has lived all his life
at Smithville, Snake l'rairie and
— For over a month the entin
Advertiskr force has been
worked to the full limit of endur-
ance, both day and night, am
need a little rest. As this month friendship and kindness, by
weekly into many family hous '
hold -:, the inmates of which have
been regular readers of its pa^es
since their earliest recollection.
At the close of the vear 1904,
ti
the old paper has a larger bona
fide circulation than at any time
during its lone life of over half a
century, while new names are
neing added to its list, daily; its
job department, for week*, has
been rushed to its fullest capac-
ity. while its advertising patr n-
age speaks for itself.
The "Old Keiiaole" has sur-
vived quite a number of news-
paper ventures in the town, for
which we are grateful, and proud
of the continued en< ouratjemetit
always given, and the partiality
-howti the old piper, by the peo
pie of Bastrop, town and county,
as well as the liberal patronage
extended throughout the State.
In the future, as in the past, we
will show uur appreciation of their
in-
leildo, .11 in the same justice pre- j Hnd •"IS"
' . ... . ' , of the Advertiser making the
cinct. In IH.^4 he was elected fOUP(hi there will be no is«ue
justice of the peace at Old Smith
ville, since which time, mostly
without opposition, he has been
. , .... . .ire-elected, at every election. At
K einert B little girl I . . ,
•the last election, he was also
elected Mayor of Sniithv ille, hav-
of
the paper next week. bee. Mist.
The next issue will be Satur-
day, .Ian. 7th. 190.'). A merry
Christmas and a happy, prosper-
ous New Vear, to all.
N'liW MARBLK WORKS.
A letter from Mr. S. P.Tucker,
delicious bianda. Following are the
new oft'i"erH installed for tho ensuing
ynar:
Mrs. J. H. Bishop, W. M.
Mr. Howard Smith, W. P.
Mrs. T. C. Hill. A. M.
Miss MaprRie Catchinga, Sec.
Mrs. F. K. Gray. Treaa.
Mra. W. J. Smith. Conductor.
Works, will bo strictly enforced,
until after January 1st, 1905.
I "Article lo2. If any person
: shall fire or burn any Fire Crack-
er, Rocket, or Roman Candle or
any other kind of Fire Works,
within this city, and within the
j following described limits, viz: Be
ginning where Walnutstreet inter
in
ing the field clear of all opposi*
Attorney Roht. A. Brooks j tjon| evidencing the fact, that he j of Georgetown, says, about the
has removed his office from court noj only popular with his con- first of January he will establish
house to Walter's building,
Main street.
—Special Christmas service at
the Methodist church Sunday
morning. The "offering'- will be
for ffharity. Special music for
the occasion. Public invited.
—Judge Paul I). Page per-
formed his first marriage cere-
mony Monday. It was between
two mexicans who had just been
divorced. The Judge wedded
the two together in a binding
manner.
—Wednesday morning there
wis a heavy frost, with plenty of
thin ice, while the cold was pin-
ching. Before noon the weather
began moderating and by night
had moderated sufficient for one
to sit in a room very pleasantly
without a fire.
—In a number of cities chari-
table people are working to give
the poor children a happy Christ-
mas. This is very commendable.
W^V not inaugurate a like move
men*, in Bastrop? Won't some
kind-hearted charitable lady take
the matter in hand, organize an
empty-stocking brigade, and see
that the poor children of Bastrop
are made to rejoice over a visit
from San'a Claus. Such acts
on 1 s'.ituents, hut has efficiently and
' faithfully discharged every official
duty.
— The contract with Mr. Parks
for sending the Advertiser to
the Vidette subscribers, expires
with this issue. If you want the
Advertiser for the year 1905,
send or hand in $1.50.
— bid you know that Bastrop
has a photograph gallery and a
first class artist. W. H. N'ewton,
will make of you or any member
of your family, a finished life-
like picture. He is in every way
w trthy of patronage, and guaran-
tees satisfaction.
creasing our efforts to please and
faithfully serve them, by issuing,
each week, a newspaper credita-
ble to town, county and state.
May tho Advertiser's fiftieth
Christmas be tr. >rry and happy
to every reader of its columns,
and may the New Vear—1905 —
to them, one and all, be fraught
with peace, health, happiness and
pros pet ity.
A CORRECTION.
The Advertiser, in its last Ueue men-
a Marble Work- establishment in tioned postmaster Chus. p. ZiegenhaU
Bastrop. Mr. Tucker has twenty "at. a member of the Repnbiican State
years experience in the business Executive Committee, and that his name
and will give to Bastrop and sur- w;Vl4 first on the list.'* it should have
rounding country, the very best been ••Republicon Executive Committee
service, in the way ot m numents, 0f th0 Tenth Congressional District of
grave stones and Iron fences. Texas," as shown by the Letter Heads
Miss Cora Bray, Associate Conductor, sects the railroad track, thenc l up
the railroad to the street running
Kast and West, just South of the
premises of T. C. Cain and I'.. J.
lOrgain; thence West with the
last named street) to the river;
thence down the river with its
meander to a point where a con-
tinuation of Walnut street West
would intersect the river; thence
Fast with Walnut street to the
place of beginning, such person
shall be fined not less than five
nor more than twenty-five dol-
lars.
The co-operation of the sheriff's
department is solicted in enfor-
cing the above ordinance.
J. N. Jenkins,
Mayor < 'ity of Bastrop.
F. A. Orhain,
('ity Secty.
He will handle all kinds of mar-
ble, granite and Iron fences He
requests all to hold their orders,
guaranteeing satisfactit'n in every
particular.
—The petty thief and the mid-
night prowler are abroad in the county have hoRs been so plentiful. In
land. At the dea l hour of night the country nearly every farmer has hojrs
he raideth on your wood yard, in pen, or fresh pork in his smokehouse,
and the mid-night hour he prow- whi.,(> th,"r«'firo h"K P0"'1 throughout all
leth forth .ml gi.bl.letl. up .11 lhh0eg.Wwn- '* W l "l;""
things "lying around loose;'' , ..
he sneeket h up to vmir chicken- "°nly lh* were summon,
roast, taketh the chicken and the. !he pctl.1 juro"'
of Chairman Win. White.
— Perk seems to be more plentiful in
and around Hastrop than for many yean,
at'llinR low as 15 c :nts a pound, by
the ho#.
— Never in the history of Bastrop
Mr. W. J. Smith. Warder.
Mr. F. K. Gray, Sentinel.
Mr. A. D Halliburton. Chaplain.
Mrs Ella Turner. Ada.
Mrs. Fannie Hi- rley, Ruth.
Miss Emma R ink. Easter.
Mrs. i*. \V. Harris, Marshal.
Mrs. A. I). Halliburton, Electa.
Miss Man^'ie Catchintr*, Organist.
The Chapter is well attended and
a flourishing condition.
The yniini? people en joyed a splendid
h ip at the Woodmans' hall Saturday
night. The music conducted by Mr.
Gus Jung was superb.
Preparations are l>ein(? mado for
music and entertainment for Xmas.
Mr. Branch Diviney. of Roedville;
Miss Lottie Diviney, brother and sister
of Mr. Ed Diviney with Miss Josie
Flynt, of Round Rock; Miss Jessie
Mitchell, of Austin; and Mr, Joe Hy-
drick of Greenville, wi-re the guests of
Mr. Ed Diviney the past week, rc-
turneing home Sunday Isth.
W. J. Smith returned a few days ago
from MenardvilU* where he had been
looking after his cattle on his ranch, and
report cattle in fine condition.
The Katy R R is improving their
road bed with gravel and a compliment
of new ties.
The town is now equiped with a Com
plete telephone syitem.
County Commissioner Tally is over
frmn Smithville looking after "bad
mads" for which this section is prover-
bial.
Health of community with little ex
ception very good.
Hog killing time and every body is
feasting on sausage and backbones,
Thr Junior Editor r>t the Advertiser
was among us Saturday, mixing among
ttie people.
Note the writer traveling across the
—First Nationrl Bank will
closed Pec. 20 and Jan. 2.
be
The famous
"Two-( 'anih.ks" Problem,
coherently and elegantly solved
by Arithmetic,
by John C. Kuykenimll,
author of "Short Meth-
ods in Arithmetic,"
Flgin, Texas, K. F. D.
Number One.
I'rice, post-paid, sixty cents.
Remit by i'ost-Ot'ti' e Money Order.
—The insurance case of Mollie
S. Buchanan vs. The I'hoeriix
Insurance Company, a case
which has attracted considerable
local attention, has been finally
settled, the Insurance Company
way farmer where the paying the whole amount of the
turkeys, and lo.the ('hristmas tur
first week, Tuesday, hence there was —
—Rov. C. H. Booth, pastor of ,f. f _ the home table- usual number of visitors from
.. ., .. . . . ... ,KPJ is mere ior tne nome laoie, in,. country in town Monday, the fir«t
the Methodist church, specially he sneeketh into your pantry and day of district court.
requests a full congregation for [greedily devoureth all therein, ——
tho Christmas services Sunday w^at he cannot devour he taketh —Regular meeting of Gamble
m Th„ Ph ■, , uoon with him. He spendeth his time wodge. No. -44 b.,A.M., this,
1 during the day, loithering over Saturday night, l>ec. 24, 1904.
practicing during the week 'V'l j town, too "busy"' to work, but a!- -District court took a recess
those attending may conndently ways on the alert for "bargains" adjournment Thursday, to next night following Christmas day.
expect splendid music, while the in the way of "pick tips," and as Tuesday, Dec. 27th. —Invitations are nut f„fs M*r
services will be unusually inter-' are °' the "clamping" i . . , , .
win oe unusuauy inter , , __ _ —The German Ladies' Aid mony Club Reception with Capt.
county asked a
line of Bastrop Co. was. Reply, ''you policy, 821"", and interest,
will know as soon as you strike bad I The district court of this county
roads." See! see.! rendered judgment in favor of
. plaintiff, which judgment was
affirmed by the Court of Civil
Social functions during the 1 Appeals and the Supreme Court,
holidays seem to be disregarded 1 Judge Dyer Moore and Capt. J.
entirely this year, as only one has Jones represented the Plain-
been heard of. J _
—An effort is being made by —Remember Oscar PtViffw
some of the younR men to get up gives speeial attention to le-
a ball at the opera house on the pniring of water works,fixtures.
. , , , . , lorder thev hold on with a vice ine merman i.auies aiu mony i. iud reception witn Uapt.
eating. Let the church be filled lik„ pVip t . everything in sight. ■Society request the Advertiser and Mrs. B. D. Orgain, next Wed-
to its full capacity on this occa* i providfl tho owner r. >t ! thanks to the poople of n69day, Dec. 11MJ4, from s to
etc
Trv him. Phone 7.
would
H11 \
v o ti r
live-
sion.
— If you want a good pair of
harness mules cheap, see G.
(iuse.
—A light shower of rain fell
here about •'! o'clock, Wednesday
.ft ?rn >on.
dispose of B^rop for the liberal patronage 11:30 p.m.
extended on the occassion of . , . , , ,
—.> nderson as i itltlwell, Aus
tin. l'o ' I >rv < ioods.
pr
intr- T he best way t > , , ,
thine n. iy.thieves and mid- PXt',n({etl on occassion of
niu'hf pr iwlers, is to keep a well | ^e" ',,izi4r> Tuesday.
loa led -diot gun always handy, —A mistako was made by the
ar I when an occasion presents Committee in the date of the Har- LOST KKVS.
i' If. emp'.v 1 lo.l l of ho shot in many Club Reception: it will not On Sunday last a bunch of thre
t h • pit of his stomach, su?h a be n 2K'h, but on Thursday, Dec. keys wer - list. Kinder will
Jo id that will give him a "hot*! 29th. eeiv* 1' '
♦ ,r -..ol'lrrv ' I ' Mill TI .
1 " " ' ' 1 1 '• I diltuo to til
For the medicine chest or side-
board; 1. W. HARPNR Whiskey
in pre-eminently tho family whis-
key—none better. Sold by I.. (J.
g i'se.
FOR salf;.
at
re
•nim
I have two mules,
harness mules, bought .
gt\in, and as I have no
splendid
l n ..ir-
Use fop
titetn. will be ><ol 1 it a ari ait
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