Texas City Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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TEXAS CITY TIMES
SHEERS
TEXAS CITY, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913.
NO. 35.
GRANDI STOCK COMPANY.
A FEW FACTS.
Funeral of a Baby.
18,990
DISCOVERING TEXAS CITY.
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37.2
produced
$44,934
First Church of
IN COFFEE
Christ Scientist
GALVESTON, TEXAS
WE GIVE YOU BOTH
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To be delivered at
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# 10
This lecture is free and all are cordially
invited to attend.
BUT THE GREATEST DIFFERENCE
IS IN THE MAKING OF IT.
Announces a Lecture on .Christian Science by
Rev. Wm. P. McKenzie, C. S. B., of Cambridge
Mass.
Member of the Board of Lectureship of the
Mother Church —the First Church of Christ
Scientist in Boston, Mass.
Buy your Coffee where the clerks like to have you say “grind it.”
Tell us how you want it and that's the way you will get it.
(acres) _________________
Per cent of land area in
farms__________________
Per cent of farm land im-
proved_________________
To the Members of the Old
Settlers Club:
Has It Or
Will Get It For You
COFFEE THA7JS RIGHT-GROUND RIGHT
Call and see this latest Improved Coffee Grinder,
which will be in operation about February 1st.
TEXAS BATTLESHIP DAY.
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Mr. A. L. Tuffly, who has
been the manager of the Texas
City telephone exchange for more
than a year past, has resigned to
accept service with the Texas
City Street Railway Company.
Mr. Tuffly is succeeded by Mr.
O. M. Anderson, from ureen-
ville, Texas, who reached the
city Tuesday, and who will be
joined here by his family later.
Messrs. C. O. Ross and Sons
are improving their property in
Texas City Heights. There are
three families of the Rosses and
each family will hereafter dwell
permanently in the Heights,
three modern and very pretty
bungalows having been built for
their occupancy.
The demonstration of a fire-
proof paint by J. M. Sheers last
Saturday afternoon drew a large
and interesting crowd. The pro-
duct will evidently do all that is
claimed for it.
The funeral of Gustaf Emile
Oscar Starr, Jr., mention of
whose death on last Thursday
was made in the Times of last
issue, occurred the following day,
Friday, January 24th from the
family residence on Second ave-
nue south. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Swan-
lundof Texas City Heights and
the interment was had at La-
marque.
Little Oscar was but a few
weeks of age and was sick only
one day. He was the first and
only child of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Starr, and was an unusally pretty
and attractive baby. The many
friends of the family unite in
their expressions of sympathy to
the bereaved parents in their
sorrow.
One of the direct results of
the visitation of members of the
Texas Farmers’ Union to Texas
City two weeks ago, is the fre-
quent requests for additional in-
formation about this port from
those who were here. A sample
letter showing the degree of in-
terest aroused in this connection
is given herewith as follows:
“Archer City, Tex., 1-24-13.
“Publishers Times:
Dear Sirs.—Would be pleas-
ed to have a copy of your paper
of January 24th instant. As a
member of the F. E. & C. U.
delegation there last week I was
tremenduously and everlastingly
impressed with the fact that
Texas City is on the map. Will
often recall the courtesy of your
people with pleasure.
" ‘Send your bill for remittance.
Chas. h. Thuman.
We carry the Best Blends money can buy, and we have installed a new
model HOBART ELECTRIC COFFEE MILL to granulate or pulverize
Coffee just as it ought to be. Have your coffee ground to suit the
pot you use.
Splendid Amusement Organization
Will Play in Texas City.
The Grandi Stock Company
will open in Texas City on Mon-
day night, February 3rd for one
week’s engagement. The open-
ing number of this amusement
company will be ‘The Power of
Money,” a four act comedy
drama, featuring Miss Lillian
Leigh in the leading role.
This excellent company carries
thirty people, a band and an or-
chestra. The band consists of
twelve pieces and will render a
free concert every day at 4
o’clock in the afternoon with
change of program each night.
This is absolutely a guaranteed
company, and anyone who is not
satisfied at any time may have
his money returned to him by
applying at the box office.
Between the acts there will be
high class vaudeville, which is
one of the strongest features of
the show. Robert Grandi, the
American baritone soloist, will
render selections from his splen-
did repertoire.
This company has played all
the big cities of Texas, playing.
from one to sixteen weeks at
times. They carry letters of
recommendation from all the
principal cities in the State, and
the company has played in Tex-
as exclusively for over five years.
The orchestra consists of nine
pieces and is directed by Pro-
fessor Kline. These musicians
will entertain the people Monday
night with all the popular num-
bers of the day. The free band
concerts on the streets will be
conducted by Professor Rude-
sheldt. The show will occupy a
lot opposite the postoffice.
School CLildren Invited to Donate
a Handsome Silver Service.
Special to the Times:
Galveston, Jan. 30,-Governor
O. B. Colquitt has formerly
designated Thursday, March 18,
1913, as Texas Battleship Day.
This aunouncement means that
on that day the school children of
Texas will hand to their teachers
in their class rooms a sum not ex-
ceeding 5 or 10 cents each, that
the teachers will transmit these
amonnts, together with a list of
the contributors, to the principal
of the school and through him to
the county or city superintendent
for forwarding to the State com-
mittee at large in charge of these
collections, to be appointed by
Governor Colquitt, of which Hon.
Lewis Fisher, mayor-president of
Galveston, is chairman
These contributions will be
made in all educational institu-
tions, public, parochial, private,
or of whatever nature, of Texas
at the same hour and with appro-
priate ceremonies.
The funds thus collected will
be e_pended under the supervi-
sion of the committee to be ap-
pointed by Governor Colquitt in
the purchase of a suitable silver
service for the new battleship
“Texas” and some time follow-
ing this date this silver service
ilbepresentedto the battle-
ship “Texas” at Galveston, and
in these presentation ceremonies
the school children of Texas will
play an important part.
It is the intention of the com-
mittee in charge of this work
and of the citizens of Galveston,
to so arrange the ceremonies of
presentation that as many as pos-
sible of the children of Texas
may be present and participate
therein.
Lithographs of the new battle-
ship, which is the largest battle-
ship in the new American navy,
are being prepared and will be
distributed to all the schools of
the state and remain posted in the
school rooms until this fund is
collected.
It is also, contemplated that
special studies regarding the new
American navy will be conducted
in the interim in the various
schools, so that the children of
Texas may, because of the con-
struction of this battleship have
a full and complete idea of the
American navy, past and pres-
ent.
Special attention is being given
to the question of transportation
HAMILTON’S CASH GROCERY PHANFw130ie
You can get a fairly good cup from moderately cheap coffee, if it is
properly ground and prepared. Or, you will get a poor Cup from the
best coffee, if it is not prepared right. Proper Granulation or Pul-
verization is just as essential as quality.
T. J. Morahan. formerly of
Texas City, where he was engag-
ed for a number of years in rail-
road, steamship and express ser-
vice, has been appointed chief
clerk to Assistant Ten. Freight
Agent E. H. Coombs o. he Inter-
national & Great Northern rail-
road at Houston. For a few
weeks previous to this appoint-
ment Mr. Morahan had been in
the telegraph service at San
Marcos.
M. G. Chaney of Gulfport,
Miss., is in Texas City prospect-
ing, and will probably locate
here permanently.
HOTEL GALVEZ,
Monday, February 3, 1913
at eight o’clock p. m.
There’s Lots of Difference |
Commercial S' etaries Send Out
Statistics .n Galveston County.
The federal census department
at Washington has just complet-
ed its report showing detailed
agricultural statistics of Texas
by counties and the final report
is now in the hands of the gov-
ernment printer. The Texas
Commercial Secretaries and Bus-
iness Men’s Association has been
furnished with a press proof of
the report, and from it has com-
piled some interesting data re-
garding the agricultural indus-
try of Galveston county. The
figures comprising the data fol-
lowing were compiled in the
spring of 1910 and cover the cal-
endar year of 1909. Galveston
county makes an excellent show-
ing as an agricultural center, as
shown by the following facts:
Total number of farms______947
Total number operated by
owners___________________773
Total number operated by
tennants__________________174
Number white farm opera-
tors ______________________863
Number colored farm opera-
tors ______ 84
Land area (acres)_______252,800
Land in farms (acres)_____51,116
Improved land in farms
Judge W. T. Armstrong of
Galveston and Hon. Frank An-
drews of Houston, attorneys for
the Texas City Terminal Com-
pany, and General Managers J.
R. Dillon and H. B. Moore, will
leave for Washington City in the
next few days to attend the
hearing of the Galveston Wharf
Company case before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
This is the case already
C. W. VanVacter is getting
material on the ground for a new
home for himself on Eleventh
avenue, between Third and
Fourth streets. It will be a
modern bungalow, containing
six rooms and bath.
At the annual business meeting held Jan, 21st, at 8 p. m.,
the reports of officers were discussed and approved and it was
unanimously decided to perpetuate our annual banquets and social
features. v
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Geo. E. Whitney, President to succeed Wm. Moore: Edwin Mills,
re-elected Treasurer; and H. M. Strong, Secretary, vice John H.
Grafe, deceased.
The following committees were selected: Banquet commit-
tee, Mesdames Hughes, Davison, Whitney, Burchfield, Adams and
Nelsen. Ways and Means Committee, Messrs. Moore, Strong,
Wiley, Tinlin, Thompson, Coats and Orendorff.
At the committee meeting of Ways and Means it was de-
cided to hold the banquet at the Southern Hotel, Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 25th, at 8:30 p. m.
As there will be considerable expense attached to the pro- .
gram an assessment of $1.00 for gentlemen and 50 cents for lady
members was levied. It is necessary that the committee have
these funds in their hands at an early date in order to carry this
matter to a successful issue and the members are requested to
hand in the amount of their assessment to either H. M. Strong,
Geo. E. Whitney, Edwin Mills or the Guaranty State Bank, at once.
The Old Settlers Club of Texas City is the successful result
of an attempt, made some three years ago, to band together the
people who were associated in the early struggles encountered in
the development of Texas City. Though small in numbers they
were large in sentiment and enthusiasm. If we allow the mind to
revert to the many events of but a few years past, then sorrow,
sentiment and pride will impel us to appreciate the many pleas-
ures and benefits resulting from these annual re-unions.
In order to perpetuate a society of this kind, it becomes the
imperative duty of all who have the honor of holding membership,
to put their shoulders to the wheel and help make the banquet,
which is the one feature of the organization, a grand success.
Very truly yours,
H. M. Strong, Sect’y, Geo. E. Whitney, Pres.
An attempt was made about
midnight Tuesday night to steal
a horse belonging to Mr. G. Ko-
pernick, from the stable. The
would-be thief had a rope around
the horse’s neck and was in the
act of leading the animal away
when he was discovered by Mr.
I Kopernick, who frightened him
away. Officers are investigat-
ing.
NEW RACKET STORE-In
, Sheers building, opposite new
I bank building. Fine new as-
l sortment of laces, embroideries,
novelties, granite ware, and oth-
1 er first-class merchandise. Open
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 1. Ev-
erybody invited; courteous ser-
vice guaranteed. Higginbotham
& Johnson, Proprietors. Come
early, come often. ltp
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lundy left
Thursday for Houston, where
they will make their future home,
Mr. Lundy having accepted the
position of gas engine machinist
with the Magnolia brewery. Mr.
Lundy has been a machinist for
, the Terminal Company and
James Stewart & Company for
several years. They leave many
, friends in Texas City.
The Woman’s Home Mission So-
! ciety of the Methodist Episcopal I
। church South will give a social at
j the new Cassel building on the nigh j
I of Feb. 6. Refreshments will be;
i served. All are cordially invited. [
5 VOL. IV.
Average acres per farm____54.0
Average improved acres
per farm_________________20.1
Total value of all farm
property____________$5,458,038
Value of land________$4,006,164
Value of buildings_______$717,020
Value of implements____$117,209
Value of domestic ani-
mals, poultry and bees $617,645
Average value per farm _$5,764
Number of farms operated
by owners and free from
mortgage debt_____________479
Value of poultry and eggs
to Galveston at the time of the
presentation of the service to the
battleship, and all interested
parties are uniting in an effort
to secure at this time the cheap-
est rates that ever have been
given for any purpose of similar
character, so that the largest pos-
sible proportion of the people of
Texas may have an opportunity
to see the battleship and to par-
ticipate in the presentation cere-
monies.
made famous by several pre-
vious hearings wherein the
i wharf company is seeking to be
placed on the same basis as re-
gards a division of rates as the
Texas City Terminal Company.
M. C. Silliman bought a lot and
residence on. Fourteenth and
Eighth last week and has moved
there, where he will reside in the
future. Mr. and Mrs. Silliman
formerly lived on First avenue
north.
Value of all farm crops $738,573
Number of farms report-
ing domestic animals______774
Horses number____________2,416
Value_______________$128,945
Mules number______________692
Value__________________$87,099
Cattle number____________19,240
Value _______________$368,446
Swine number_____________1,562
Value_________________$10,077
Sheep number ___________1,268
Value___________________$4,543
BLUM HARDWARE
COMPANY
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