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Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser, November 6. 19 75
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HERITAGE "76" i Thomas in SCS
OUR PAST
BASTROP COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE
(The following article is
based on material in the
archives of the Bastrop County
Historical Society Museum.
Material on file was compiled
from research conducted by
Mrs W. E. Maynard. The
Heritage "76" Committee of
Bastrop welcomes contribu-
tions to the column. If you
would like to have an article
published relating to the
History of Bastrop. Bastrop
County, or their people, please
file copy with the Bastrop
Advertiser. The Heritage
Committee reserves the right
to edit for authenticity or
condense all articles submitted
for publication.)
THE OLD CASINO
Built of red brick and native
pine, the Old Casino still stands
at the corner of Fayette and
Farm Streets in Bastrop, its
glamorous past lost in its dim,
dusty emptiness. The block of
land on which it is located is a
part of what was originally
identified in the Bastrop
County Deed Records as Farm
Lot 36, East of Main Street.
The history of the Casino
t>ft;.-in on April 8, 1835. when
John Carmean bought Farm
Lot 36, East of Main Street,
containing 12 acres, from the
Ayuntamiento of the Munici-
pality of Mina. It was surveyed
by the Municipality Surveyor,
and the purchase was made at a
public sale, according to
Bastrop County Deed Records,
for the amount of $12.00.
John Carmean sold the 12
acre plot to Theodore Bisseli on
February 24, 1838, for $400.00,
making a tidy profit on the
transaction.
About five years later, on
June 31. 1843. two brothers,
Abner and Cornelius Phillips,
bought the land from Mr.
Bisseli, paying only $200.00 for
it. Greenlief Fisk. Chief Justice
and Notary Public, signed the
transaction. It is recorded that
in time Cornelius gave his half
of Ix>t 36 East of Main Street to
his brother and wife, Elizabeth.
The property changed hands
auain on May 30. 1848, when
BILLINGS
Taxidermy
Jim Billings
OWNER
Rt I. Box 798
Cedar Creek, Texas
78612
Phone 321-5285
All Work Guaranteed
Abner Phillips and wife,
Elizabeth Phillips, sold it to M.
R. Barrier for $650.00. This
deed record describes the
property as including a
dwelling and a kitchen;
consequently. it may be
assumed that the brick house
that is still standing was built
sometime between 1838 and
1848.
Mr. Barrier. who was
residing in Leon County,
appeared before the clerk of
Leon County, in Centerville,
with Sherman Reynolds as his
attorney, and on March 12,
1851, sold Lot 36 East of Main
Street to Levi W. Young, for
$650.00.
In the meantime. Mr. Young
died, and on March 14. 1855,
Hiram S. Morgan of New York
City obtained it from the Levi
Young Estate, in a Court of
Law, in which he was
represented by Sherman
Reynolds and James H.
Gillespie.
Mr. Morgan disposed of the
property "with all singular
things," on February 13, 1867,
for $800.00 by sale to the
following group of men, who
organized the Casino Associa-
tion: C. Wertzner, A. Elzner,
C. Erhard, William Miller and
H. Hoppe. They established the
Casino, that for myiy years
was to be one of the most
popular entertainment spots in
the town.
Two elderly ladies residing in
Bastrop, Mrs. Scottie Davis and
Mrs. Helen Prokop, discussed,
in an interview, the place the
Casino held in the lives of
Bastrop Citizens during that
era.
The Casino, which was an
incorporated institution, was
the cultural center of Bastrop.
;"The girls and boys attended
dances there, dressed in their
finest apparel, and the music
was the best available. Dinner
was served in true Southern
style. Stage plays that were
enjoyed in the larger cities
were brought to the Casino,
and many concerts played by
well known musicians at that
time were enjoyed.
In time, however, the need
for a school became evident,
and the Casino and its
accompanying acreage was
sold, on October 25, 1891, to
Bastrop German American
School Association. The group
included Joseph Sayers, L.
Heiligbrodt, F. Bauhof, M.
Gloeckner, Will Walther, Anton
Jung, G. F. Muller, J. W.
Kennedy, Charles Brieger,
Joseph Keil, A. Jung, Jr., and
A. Knittle. They had the Casino
recorded by the Texas Legisla-
ture. stating their intention of
establishing a German
American School, and making a
center that would elevate the
morals, and the educational and
cultural values of the citizens of
Bastrop.
The school was relatively
short - lived, however, since
• the Bastrop Public School
opened in 1894, and the
property was divided and sold
ai?ain to M. Gloeckner. Mrs.
RURftl
llOffli lOAftS
You may know some advantages of
building a home in the country.
But do you know the advantages
of financing it through
the Federal Land Bank?
Now the federal Land Bank offers financing for
rural homes to qualified non-farmers as well as farmers
Who is qualified7 Generally, any family who lives—or
plans lo live-on ,i farm on country acreage, or in
certain towns of less than 2,500 population
Land Bank loans are made for long terms to keep
payments small Prepayments may be made without
penalty, and inUm'st rate*, are as low as economic con-
ditions permit. II you are thinking about a rural home
loan —lo buy. build, remodel or refinance--be sure to
investigate the possibility of Land Bank financing
JAMES L. SIMS, Mgr.
Box 459, 25 2 N. Main
La Grange. Texae
71 3-968-5 750
W* re helping lo build a new rural America
Lena Eicke
Schaefer.
Since 1895, Farm Lot 36 East
of Main Street has been owned
by various individuals, but the
phantom sound of music and
laughter, the rustle of long silk
skirts and the pounding of
dancing feet, the shouts of
children at play in the
surrounding yard and the drone
of the classroom where
students studied and recited . .
all of these must linger in the
Old Casino that stands quietly,
vacantly, brooding over the
history that was made within
its walls.
DID YOU KNOW
That some of the early settlers
to establish families in the
Bastrop area were Woehl,
Knittel, Prokop, Davis, John
son, Glover, Linke. Gloeckner,
Hoppe, Kleinert, Michels,
Kreitz. Willenberg, Brinkman,
Geis, Boese, Schaefer, Hoff
man, Keil, Theileman, Good
man. Wertzner, Jung, Hasler,
Laake, Griesenbeck, Pfeiffer,
Elzner, Bauhoff. Hanke, Baron,
Rabensburg, Prause, Kesselus,
Orts. Bastian, Heiiigbrodt,
Eilers. Erhard, Brieger, Schill-
ing:, Gest, Miller, Reid, Dawson
and Bryant. (This is only a
partial list of early settlers.
Others will be used as they are
collected.)
Temple George C. Marks
succeeded Edward E. Thomas
as state conservationist tor the
USDA Soil Conservation Ser
vice effective November 2nd.
Marks, a native of Heiden
heimer, Texas, is currently
state conservationist for Ariz
and Charles ona. He began his career with
SCS at Rusk in 1950 as a soil
scientist and later worked as a
soil conservationist and district
conservationist at Sulphur
Springs, Winnsboro, Jefferson,
New Boston, and Corsicana.
From 19? 4 to 1968, Marks
was area conservationist at
Temple. He then moved to
Arkansas as an assistant state
♦conservationist. In 1972, he was
appointed state conservationist
for Arizona. He received
awards for outstanding work in
1967 and 1975.
A 1944 graduate of Temple
High School, Marks has a
bachelor's degree from Texas
A&M University, 1950. He
served in the U.S. Air Force
from February 1945 to August
1946.
Thomas, state conservation
ist for Texas since 1972, is
being promoted to the position
of assistant administrator for
SCS in Washington, D. C. He
entered SCS in 1954 as a soil
conservationist, at Lubbock and
later served as district conser-
vationist and area conserva
tionist at various locations in
Texas. In 1968, he was
promoted to assistant stale
conservationist at Temple and
to deputy state conservationist
at Nashville, Tennessee in 1971.
He was assigned to his present
position one year later.
Bastrop County Fair Needs
Items for Exhibit Nov. 14
"To make the Bastrop
County Fair a success we need
everyone to enter their favorite
baked goods, hand work,
preserves, flower arrange-
ments, woodwork, collections,"
said Mrs. Clara Curtis, County
Extension Agent.
The following are rules
governing the Bastrop County
Fair, which will be held,
November 14th.
1. Ail items for the
Bicentennial County Fair will
be displayed in the Cafeteria of
Bastrop High School, Bastrop,
Texas.
2. Articles will be pre regis-
tered by mail on one master
entry card. The division and
section under which your item
or items go will be listed on the
card. All items from each
exhibitor will have the same
entry number. All entry labels
must have the same number.
(Your name should be on the
back of the entry label).
3. Entries will be brought in
on Friday November 14 from
8:30 9:30 a.m. Judging will
begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. on
Friday. Any article brought in
after 9:45 a.m. will be marked
for Exhibit Only and will not be
judged.
4. All articles must be picked
up Friday, November 14 before
6:30 p.m. Exhibits will be open
to the public from 12:00 noon to
6:00 p.m.
5. First, Second, and Third
place ribbons will be awarded
to articles in each section. Best
of show ribbons will be
awarded in each Division.
6. SPECIAL DIVISIONS:
A. As a tribute to the
Bicentennial, a special section
for baked goods will feature the
use of old recipes. The
committee requests that all
recipes used should date back
before 1930. These may come
from old cookbooks, or may
have been handed down
through the generations from
grandmothers, cousins, friends,
etc. Each entry in this section
should be accompanied by an
index card with the name of the
pie, cake, cookies, etc, and the
source of the recipe and date.
You should have a copy of the
recipe accompany your entry.
This division is open to adult
and youth,
B. Antiques and collections
will be displayed but not
judged.
7. Anyone is eligible to enter
the competition. Participation
of all Bastrop County Citizens
men and women, is encouraged.
8 Neither '.he Bastrop
County Home Demonstration
Clubs nor the Bastrop High
School will be responsible for
the loss of, or damage to
articles exhibited. Evrry pre
caution will be taken to protect
articles on exhibit.
9. This fair is sponsored by
the Bastrop County Home
Demonstration Clubs, but it is
open to everyone.
10. If you would like a master
entry card or entry labels
plea e call thf County Fxten
sion Office at 321-2184 or write
County Extension Office, Box
t>50, Bastrop, Texas 78602.
The following divisions have
been set ud:
DIVISION I-SEWING
Section A Clothing; Sec-
tion B Handwork, Quilts, Em
broidery. Needlepoint; Section
C-Crochet. Knitting, Hooked
Rugs. etc.
DIVISION II CANNED
FOODS
Section A Preserves,
Jelly, Jams; Section B
Relishes, Pickles whole or
sliced; Section C - Fruit,
Vegetables, Juices.
DIVISION III - BAKED
FOODS
Section A Yeast Goods
(Any thing made with yeast.);
Section B Cakes; Section C
Pies; Section D Candy;
Section E - Cookies.
DIVISION IV ARTS AND
CRAFTS
Section A Christmas
Decorations (hand made):
Ornaments such as Christmas
balls, stockings, arrangements,
etc. Items such as skirts,
aprons, blouses, tablecloths,
etc.; Section B Ceramics,
Mosaic, Decoupage, Tale Paint
ing, Woodworking; Section C
Paintings, Oil, Watercolor,
Charcoal and Pastels, Acrylic,
and Slop and Smear.
DIVISION V FLOWERS,
FRUITS, and VEGETABLES
Section A Pot Plants,
Hanging Baskets; Section B
Fresh Flower Arrangements;
Section C Dried Flower
Arrangement; Section D
Artificial Flower or Fruit
Arrangement; Section E
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.
DIVISION VI YOUTH
DIVISON
Section A Arts and Craft s
Painting, Decopage, Ceramics,
Other; Section B Bake Goods
yeast, Cakes, Pies, Candy,
Cookies; Section C Sewing.
Clothing, Handwork; Section I)
Canning Preserves, Jams and
Jellies, Relishes and Pickles,
Fruit Vegetables and Juices;
Section E Flower, Fruits and
Vegetables.
Rockne Pledges
*3,476 for
Project Adopt
Thomas Goertz and Mrs
Jerry Hilbig were chairmen for
the drive for Project Adopt,
conducted in the Rockne area,
when the sum of $3,476 was
pledged by the parishioners of
Sacred Heart Parish.
Funds from Project Adopt
are used in the Austin Diocese
for works of charity, religion
and relief to the elderly and the
needy.
Assisting in collecting the
pledges were Mrs. Thomas
Goertz, Mrs. Mark Goertz, Mr*.
Albt-rt Klaus, Mrs. Roger
Miiehr, Mrs. Martin Goertz,
Mrs Adolph Wilhelm and Mrs
Arthur Goertz..
GEORGE C. MARKS
Thomas is a 1954 graduate of
Texas A&M University where
he was a member of the track
team. He served as an army
officer in Korea from 1954 to
1956,
Walter Xostner
Dies in McDade
Walter Kastner, age 79 of
McDade, died Wednesday,
October 15. 1975. Funeral
services were held Friday,
October 17 at 10 a.m., at the
First Baptist Church in
McDade with Pastor Gary
McManus officiating. The
services were under the
direction of Newby Funeral
Home and burial was in the
McDade Cemetery.
Survivors include a son,
La von Kastner of Tulsa,
Oklahoma; daughter, Betty
Saunders of McDade; brothers,
L,eonard Kastner, Arthur
Kastner, Fritz Kastner, Alfred
Kastner, Kelly Kastner, all of
McDade; sisters, Emma Herzer
of McDade, L,ena Crume of
Waco, Magdalena Saunders of
Houston, Hulda Kastner of
Detroit, Michigan, and six
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Darrell
Kastner, Morris Kastner, Mar-
tin Kastner. Jr., David Kast
ner, Kelly W. Kastner and
Larry Neidig.
Poppies For Sole
The American Legion Auxil
iary will be selling poppies from
November 7th thru the 15th at
the following locations. I-ong's
Food Market, Western Auto,
and Lock's Drug Store.
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MISS DKBKA CRONIN
Debra Cronin Member
of SW Texas Strutters
SAN MARCOS Debra
Cronin of McDade is among the
90 precision dancers who make
up the colorful Southwest
Texas Strutters, the popular
dance and drill unit of the
Southwest Texas State Uni
versity Band Organization.
The Strutters, under the
direction of Mrs. Barbara
Tidwell, perform at all home
football games, as well as
selected road games.
In NovemOer, the Strutters
and the band will combine in
one road trip, a performance at
the SWT Bobcat - Texas A&I
University football game, and a
performance at the Houston
Astrodome,
They will be in Kingsville for
the A&I game on November
22nd. then Monday night,
November 24th, they will
perform at the Houston Oiler
Pittsburg Steelers game in the
Astrodome.
Miss Cronin, daughter of
Mrs Ivy Ann Cronin of
McDade. i# a junior fashion
merchandising major at
SWTSU. She i a captain in the
Strutters and a three year
member. Miss Cronin haa held
the titles of Austin Livestock
tjueen, McDade Watermelon
Queen Miss Bastrop Lost Piiws
and Miss Texas U.S.A.
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LAND BANK LOANS
TO PURCHASE
TO REFINANCE
TO IMPROVE
LOW INTEREST
LONG TERM
Financing available to btnld or buy homes in a
rural area ori small acreages.
See JAMES L. SIMS, Manager
Federal Land Bank Association
of La Grange
252 N. Mam Phone 71* 968 5750
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975, newspaper, November 6, 1975; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238542/m1/4/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.