Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1889 Page: 4 of 8
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BY BREEDING & LEVIN.
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The Waco Day i* in favor of Gen.
John M. Palmer of Illinois for the
presidency in 1892.
As between Tanner and Harrison
the New York 8nn thinks that if
there is to be a resignation that Har-
rison is the man to do the resigning.
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It is again reported that Secretary
Blaine contemplates resigning about
October 1st. This time the report
appears in the Sunday Herald, a
Washington paper.
Superintendent Bell of the rail-
way mail service, rules that the white
postal clerks must instruct the newly
appointed negro postal clerks. A
persistant refusal to do so is sure to
be followed by dismissal from the
service.
oration which interposes betwen the
outraged law and its violators. He
says: “I am fully persuaded that the
sanctity of the law and mercy! to in-
nocent sufferers from the result of
personal revenge demand that the
extreme penalties of the law be stern-
ly executed in cases like $hi&” The
action of Governor Boss in this case
can but meet with the most unquali-
fied approval of every citizen who
believes in the punishment of mur-
derers. The murder of Sheriff Mc-
Kinney was a cold-blooded one.
TjB® 'Forty., jgotth South-west haB
been merged with the Southern
Mercury of Dallas and its publica-
tion ceases. The Southwest was a
strictly “labor” paper aqd was the or-
gan of the labor organizations in
Texas.
Cuney is now the recognized poli-
tical boss of the republican party
machine in Texas. How do the
white republicans like their colored
Boss? They themselves are respon-
sible for his elevation to his present
high position.
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Tt is stated that a movement is
now on foot in Deleware to make Hon.
. Thomas F. Bayard the democratic
nominee for governor; A bitter and
vindictive fight has been in progress
between the Bayard and Salisbury
wings of tho democratic party and it
resulted in the election of Biggins, a
republican, to the United States
Senate.
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Al Cbidgk’, stakeholder, last week
paid over to Sullivan the $20,000
stake money and turned .over to him
the champion belt. As soon as Sullivan
got.his money he went to treating to
olfompagne. (inly half th^ stake is
ouiuvan a the other half is divided
as*follows: Half to the New York
Illustrated News, one quarter to Jim
Wakely and one quarter to Charley
f Johnson. I
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COTTON BAGGING—GO-OPERA-
_ ’ TION, 7
Co-operation is a favorite idea with
the Alliance and it oocurs to us that
a co-operative bagging factory might
be made a good thing as well as a
profitable thing for the farmers,
merchants and the public generally.
It is agreed among the farmers that
cotton bagging is the best to use for
covering cotton. The Alliance con-
vention at Birmingham, Ala., in May
last adopted cotton bagging as the
material to cover the growing crop
but the convention failed to consum-
mate any arrangement by which cot-
ton Bagging could be procured in
sufficient quantity to make its use
general this year. The Lane Mills
in New Orleans and some of the
mills in Georgia are making cotton
bagging this season and there is a
probability that one-third of the
growing crop will be covered
with it. The advantage to
the cotton growing industry of using
home grown material for baling
stuff has been disoussed at length
and is now generally understood by
all interested. The present crop in
Texas is estimated all the Way from
1,300,000 to 1,500,000 baleB. It re-
quires 6 yards of bagging to cover a
bale, so it will require from eight to
nine million yards of bagging to
cover the crop, and at present prices
of bagging an expenditure of about
$1,000,000 will bo required for the.
bagging alone. The cotton is raised
in the state and if one or more cotton
bagging factories were erected to
work up the raw material the planters
could supply themselves, with home
mtulo riiivi 6Vftr» if hoIuhI
net profit on the investment in a bag-
ging factory was small, it would re-
sult in keeping a millionu dollars in
the hands of the peptfle of Texas
Mtftt wr w* ortnntofthe
Aransas Pass railway at San Antonio
struck and business was entirely
suspended. They want their pay for
May and June.
John Boss, one of the wealthiest
men in Kentucky, but a notorious
desperado, was waylaid and killed
by unknown men at Clay City, Pow-
ell county, last week. —:—- — ~~
Two more murderers have been
sentenced to be hanged in the Tombs,
New York city, August 23. Three
other men are already under sentence
to be hanged the same day.
John Myers, a carpenter working
in a dwelling in Detroit carried out
a gasoline stove that had exploded,
in order to save the house, He was
so badly burned that his life is in
danger^ --—r—*— ---- ~:-y——
T. C. Reagan has been appointed
postmaster at Franklin, Texas; the
people don’t want him and are sign-
ing a petition to have the
present postmaster, E. Reynolds,
retained.
A negro named Smith, a democrat,
dismissed from the auditor’s depart-
meht a.t WashingtonTbecauBe of his
politics, will be taken care of by the
democrats. He will go to Ohio to
make speeches.
Thos. A. Edison has been on the
stand as a witness. He has no doubt
of the power of a current of electri-
city to kill a man instantaneously
and painlessly and was sure it could
be done without burning.
The Sunday law was enforced at
Findlay, O., last Sunday. Every-
thing was closed including barber
shops, ice cream parlor, soda stands
and cigar and news stands. Every*
body except a small element fas
howling.
additional
LOCALS.
The oar load of mules that arrived
Monday have been sent down the Aran-
sas Pass line between ftiddings and Lex-
ington. .. j; ,
The contractors are new moving dirt
on the line near the Atkinson place be-
low Allen’s oreek and work is active all
along the line.
The strike of the train hands on the
Aransas Pass haB nothing to do with the
construction department and will in no
way interfere with Twe work on this end
of the line.
Two wagon loads of colored hands left
town Tuesday afternoon to begin work
in cutting out the Aransas Puss right-
of-way from Kockdale to Little Biver.
Waco Day: Mr. J. P. Nelson, chief of
construction of the San Antonio and
Aransas Pass railway, accompanied by
Mr. J. W. Armstrong’*, general right-of-
way agent, and Captain Stephen Turner,
the engineer of the Waco branoh, is on
the right-of-way of the Waoo branoh
locating depots. Going frouf Waco the
first depot i0 seven and-a half miles
south of Waco, near the Sparks store.
The second is fourteen miles south of
Waco, east of the town of Golinda,
and on the divide between Cow bayou
and the Bullliide. Other depots have
been located between Waco and Little
River, but only the first and second have
been given for publication.
Some sharp cuts in olassware at Dud-
leys.
A dispatch from Nashville, Tei
says information, has just been
cieved that Mrs. Hattie Gibson Her-
ron, wife of liev. David Herron, lfate
of Jonesboro, Tenn., is under sen-
tence of death in Corea, for team-
ing the doctrines of Christianity.
The emperor had Mrs. Herron jar-
rested and jailed.
' Protracted Meeting.
Rev. N. P. Law returned home Friday
from Milano where he had been holding
a protracted meeting at the Methodist
church for nearly three weeks. Mr.
Law preached every night but one, and
says the meeting was the best and most
successful that Ije bver conducted dur-
ing an experieotoe of seventeen years in
the ministry. The meeting were largely
.attended and the audiences were greatly
^interested, paying the strictest attention.
Members of all denominations of Chris-
tians participated in the meeting; sectar-
ianism was for the time being abandon-
ed. The town was more quiet and or-
derly than usual and there was at no
time any manifestation of rowdyism.
As the result of the meeting thWre were
thirty professions of religion; nineteen
joined the Methodist church and the
others will unite with other denomina-
tions. The success of Mr. Law is highly
gratifying to the church and to his
many friends.
=J. R. ROWL
DEALER IN
Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Rats,
Boots, Shoes and General Merchandise.
All Kinds of Country Produce Bought
and Sold.
MAIN STREET, ROCKDALE, TEXAS.
hut Ptrmits liiiilf ti lit Undersoil.
EXCHANGE SALOON!
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L. PHILLIPOWSKI, Proprietor.
Masonic Building, Rockdale, Texas.
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ON HAND AT ALL TIMES A FINE LOT OF
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Wines, Liquors 1 Cigars.
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•ONI 01 THE HANDSOMEST BARS IN THE INTERIOR.*
The Waco I^ay hopes
farmers of t
3 Day hopes to soo the
h£ south wrap the grow-
ing crop of cotton in cotton bagging,
if it can bp had in sufficient quanti-:
tie’s and jf thefe is not enough, then
as man/ bales be wrapped in the
new .'covering as . possible. The
ch
wi
arfge from jute to cotton bagging
II be one of the greatest things for
c0tton raisors that has over been ac-
„yiftplished; it will save tho south
/millions of dollars annually.
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Secretary Noble has issued an
order directing a committee to forth-
with entei upon an investigation of
all reratings of pensions made by the
pension bureau during tho past two
months, and especially thoso of pen-
sioners in the govenment service
with a view to ascertaining whether
any such rerutings have been made
in violation of law. Corporal Tan-**
ner may be. found to have overreach-
ed the mark in depleting the treas-
ury- ' .
mid otherm
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Some alleged newspaper men man-
age to get out 8-page papers on a
vory cheap plan. An exchange of the
Messenger comes with a patent inside
of four pages, tho first and eighth
pages are made up of plato matter
and ads. and the two pages devoted
■to editorial and local matter contains
hardly four columns of home set
type.—This paper boasts of its im-
mense size and claims to be the beBt
paper published in the county.
state ne^er to return. This alqffe is
a valuable consideration and such an
addition to the wealth of the state
every year would soon make itself
felt. The scheme of starting co-
operative bagging factories does not
present any sermons obstacle if under-
taken with an honest intention of
making it a success. Raising the
money to build the factory or fac-
tories is where the greatest trouble
is to be encountered. If the cotton
producers would take stock in a bag-
aing factory or factories to tho ex-
tent of 25 or 50 cents for each ^bale
of cotton produced from $300,000
to $750,000 could beT^ised. The de-
Jails of the plan of opet^tion would
of epurse require great elaboration.
It is painfully evident that\Alliance
meetings and resolutions, to use none
but cotton bagging, can accomplish
no good. In making a rabbit pie the
first thing to be done is to eaten the
rabbit and in using cotton bagging
it is equally important to first get the
bagging; This is a matter which we
Civil service reform was one of the
strongest cards of tho republican
party during the campaign. Npw
that the par' : - * - - ivil oorv*
.C,y lb Vrv| jee
■ yules are wholly abrogated auu
ocrats are removed from office for the
simple but cogent reason that repub-
licans want places. After a four y^urs
oils.
Queensware and tinware in endless
variety and very cheap at T. B. Kemp
& Co.’s. ,
My friends anfl the Public Gieneiv
invited to call and see me when they
to town. I mean to keep a quiet an^
fast the republican party wanted
A Chicago paper says the report is
current that the trunk /fnes are mak-
ing a strong effort /to secure the
service of Chairman Cooley, of the
interstate commission, in place of
Albert Fink, who resigned a month
ago. It .is believed that Judge Copley
is considering the ,advisability of
accepting the position which pays
$25,000 a year or about three times
as much as his present position.
Judge Cooley is the brightest'and
ablest man on the interstate commis-
sion.
” ' ’ and reliable firm of Isau
'XlBi At*1*. i'*i 4--io
a' ^ house, and furnish none but tlK
Lockett"come w uuu. m
with their fall announcement. The
firm has been in business here for many
years and by industry and fair dealing
they have built up a large business and
so well known that their name has be-
come a household word. They carry
one of the largest stocks in the city.
Their grocery department is complete
in every particular, while in the dry
goods, clothing and shoe department
everything iff those lines can be found
in endless variety. Their motto is:
“Quick Bales and small profits" andjthey
propose to live up to it. They extend a
special invitation to all to call and ex-
amine their goods and prices.
think the Alliance would do well to
dismiss thoroughly at their meetings.
If cotton bagging is to be made; in
Texas the mills ought to be ready to
begin work by June 1, next. /The
columns of the Messenger, as usual,
are open for u discussion of the sub-
ject.
. ' Secretary Windom convinced tho
President that the appointment of
Cuuey at Galveston was good politic*
-Windom argued that- it would, be
foolish to waste effort in trying to
Texas; therefore, all that was re-
quited was to see that tho uian wlio
could land a solid delegation from
Texas in the national convention was
taken care of. The argument was
convincing and Cuney was appointed.
‘Onney is now the political boss of his
. party in Texas.
Jim McCoy, the murderer of Sheriff
MoKinnov of La Salle county, will
be hanged. McCoy is a ono-legged
man and thousands of people in west
'•L'moas signed petitions for a commu-
tation of the death
ernbr Boss tofnr-os
penality. Gov-
o rhterfem and
says tho trial'w;
He has no faith
lir-i
,iul impartial.
liD uentiuont-
Evangelist Martin was found
guilty of heresy by the First Baptist
church of Waco and was decapitated
aB a preacher. The church, however
gave him a layman’s letter, frater-
nally recommending him to fellow
ship. The result is that Brother
Belton has organised an Improve-
ment Association which being new is
very enthusiastic. Belton is a good
town and has a most excellent county
to back it, but to push the place it
will require money as well as energy.
A new broom sweeps clean, and the
Belton. Improvement association is
now very active. If they are ablo to
Martin is not without plenty of
friends and admirers. The congre-
gation at Marlin has an abiding faith
in Martin and he can get reordained
and go forth again as a great evange-
list. The Marlin church is in the
Waco association. Brother Martin
had not, at laht accounts, determined
what he would do. Tho Waco Day
says it is an impartial and disinter-
ested spectator and will take pleas-
ure in keeping its readers advised as
to the condition of affairs.
strengthen the republican party in »continue the good work with tho
same ardor they have begun it they
may bo able to accomplish their most
sanguino expectations. They have
the assurance of the Messenger’s best
wishes.
The San Antonio Express says
Texas has 4300 convicts. TexaB has
gome mighty bad roads. A system
ol internal improvements would
make Texas a much better state.
The idea of the Express is, that by
working convicts on public roads
and other public works the state
could be greatly improved. It seems
to difficult, to eioct n ipgislatrmr that
will authorize the working of pon-
victs on public roads or irrigation
ditches. »
The Railway Age, a leading rail-
way paper thinks tho people of
Texas are acting foolishly toward
the railways by their opposition to
thetn. It says, “the people of Texas
are making a great mistake in their
persistent hostility to railways and
they Will find that it will defer the
development of tlieir vast territory
many years.” ” This Of cour se is the
view of tile-situation taken by a rail-
way paper and an advocate of the
railways. In comparing freight
rates in Texas with those in other
states it must be remembered that
thb state is very large and that there
is much unsettled land. The aver-
age distance between stations in
Texas is about 15 miles, while in the
the populous states it is hardly
railed; sneh/boing tho case railway
business is much smaller here
elsewhere, mileage considered.
John P. Wilson * Bro.,have an attract
fcive notice in this issue. They have
just opened with a brand new stock of
dry goods,t boots shoes and groceries.
They are both young men and have re-
sided in Rockdale for some years where
they have been engaged Belling goods
for other parties. Their many friends
will doubtless be pleased to know that
■they have started in business for them-
selves. Give them a call and examine
their goods and priceB.
■Wanted.
5000 tons of cotton seed by the Stand-
ard Oil Co. H. Lockwood, Agent.
8-l-6t at Lumber Yard.
Mr. John Ray, of Austin, one of the
contractors for Mr. R. H. Hicks’ new
dwelling, wlnle at work on the building
Friday afternoon, was on a platform
which gave way, precipitating him twelve
or fifteen feet to the joist below. Mr.
Ray’s left arm was broken just below the
elbow joint and lie was somewhat
bruised. Dr. Walker was called in and
sot the arm. Mr. Ray will be laid up
for some time.
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L rffiLIPowsKi,
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fjome red hot bargains in tinware at
the Novelty House.
The Standard Oil company has put
down a fino Fairbank’s platform scale
at Tucker & Lockwood’s lumber yard.
Another car load of first-class Mis-
souri mules arrived Monday afternoon
for the Aransas Pass railroad contrac-
tors. ■
The correct way is to buy goods
from the manufacturer when possi-
ble. The Elkhart Carriage and Har-
ness Manufacturing Co. of Elkhart,
Indiana, have no agents. They make
first-class goods, ship anywhere, priv-
ilege to examine. See advertisement,
Cash For Cotton Seed.
I will pay cash for cotton seed at the
lumber yard. H. Lockwood.
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McCarty,'Kerrigan Co., contractors
for the Aransas Pass road are getiting
in hands every day and will soon have a
full complimet at work.
No Risk, Delivered Free.
For .Cotton Gins, the “Cotton Bloom-
Lummus” heads the list. Manufactured
“pon honor” and guarnteed satisfactory.
Send at once for circulars and testimon-
ials, or call on H. W. Hubbard, M’f’rs’
Speoial Agent, 936 Commerce St., Dallas.
■■
Now that the ice has been broken by
the receipt of {the first bale, cotton
There
will soon be arriving in force,
is considerable open cotton in the fields
and picking will be quite general in a
week or two.
The coolest, sweetest water is that
in an underground galvanized cis-
tern. Hamblen & Porter guarantee
them to stand. *
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Hot, hot, hot; still it’s not too hot for
the Novelty House to sell goods.
During the past week several barrels
of lime have been destributed in the
gutters in the business portion of the
city.
A fine line of stone jars at-Dudley’*;.
H. J. Putney of Austin, the well-
known piano tuner, requests the Mes-
to announce that he will be
bbnger
hero about the 10th inst. Mr. Putney
has been in Rockdale frequently and is
known bh a first-class workman in his
line.
Correspondents will confer a favor and
at the same time insure the prompt
publication of tlieir communications by
addressing,them to The Rockdale Mes-
senger.
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than
Gravelly A; Miller^ plug imt chewing
and Gravelly & Miller’s best smoking
tobacco at W. H. Davis’.
Dr. Baird’S Famous Medicines.
Take Dr. Baird’s Fever Cure if you
have fever, chills, or need a Tonic, and
if you have used other remedies to euro
your chills and failed, take one bottle of
this and it will cure you without fail. If
your stomach is weak and can’t retain
the “Fever Cure,” take Dr. Barid’s Fever
Cure Capsules, which is the same as the
othec, only in solid form and more pleas-
ant to take.
Tah® Dr. Baird’s Diarrhoea Cure if
you have any derangements of the
bowels, running off, Dysentery, Flux,
Cholera Morbus, etc. '
• Take Dr. Baird’s Cough and Lung
Cure if you have a bad, cough, cold, or
any pain in side br chest, or any trouble
of the lungs; it will cure yon.
Tnike Dr. Baird’s Pain Cute if you
have pain, or suffering from any cause
whatever, it relieves you at ohee and
giyes you sweet rest, makes you sleep,
etc. \
Take Dr. Baird’s Liver Pills if vour
liver is torpid, or loss of appetito, bilious,
or suffering from indigestion; it will'
cure you-
Apply Dr. Baird’s Penetrating Oil if
you have a painful 8welling.Rising,Boil,
Sprain, ^Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Paral-
ysis, ete.
Use Dr. Baird’s Eye Water if you have
sore eyes, strictly as directed; it will
cure In 24 to 28 hours.
Sold by Douthit & Co. and Wallis &
Giosecke.
To restore, thicken, and give you a
luxurious growth of haif, to kee^s
■■ eblor natural as m>outh,'aufljn' ra-’'
movQ dandruff, use only Hall’s Hair
ARANSAS PASS
J. P. WHEATON, Proprietor.
IAIK STREET, . ROCKDALE,TEXAS.
On hand at all times a large Supply
of Feed. Large Yards and Water or
the Grounds. 7-18.
TEXAS BUSINESS COLLEGE,
TEMPORARY CAPITOL.
10 ROOMS, lo.ssr. square jteht.
ThALeading Commercial School of thb
The departments are, via:, Tho Business (.ollege.
Tho Schools Rhorthnnd and TyDowntir"
nnd each hug its, special teachers nnd
if Btudy that may bo tnkon in connootion
conrso of Btudy that may bo taken in connoubu^
with the other deportments or separately, thor-
ouKhly equipped with a faculty of six exper-
ienced nnd practical teachers. The adviudafios
offered by this school Rre not to bo fonna else-
where in the Sonth. Write for catalogue, circu-
lars and college lonrnal. Address,
L. Ui WALDEN, President,
7-25-Sm, ; • Austin, Texas.
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