Volume II .         COLLEGEPORT, MATAGORDA COUNTY , TEXAS ,
THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 1914            Number 5.
 

     Mr. and Mrs. Van Ness were business visitors to Palacios this morning.

Roy Heard left last Friday for Minneapolis on a visit to his grandparents.

E. H. White of Fairfax , Mo. , arrived last week on a visit to his son, O. J., and family.

When renewing your subscription to the NEW ERA don’t forget to remind us of the big magazine offer.

C. W. Jester received notice Friday of the serious illness of a brother at Austin , and left Saturday to go to that place.

Mrs. S. J. McDonald, who has been spending several weeks with relatives here, left last week to return to her home at Hollywood , Cal .

Mr. Yerxa is having his store building painted this week, which is making a very noticeable improvement in the appearance of the building.

Everyone, and especially the farmers, truck growers, and orcharists, are requested to select samples of their products for display at the fair.

F. D. Yott left last week to return to his home in Chicago Ill. The warehouse and his other business will be in charge of B. __ Cary during his absence.

If you will subscribe to the NEW ERA or renew your subscription we will include three standard magazines, all one year, for only 25 cents extra. Write or phone.

Parties wishing concessions of any kind at the Community Fair are requested to confer with Mr. J. W. Heemer, chairman of the committee on privilege and finance.

Arba Johnson, Homer Dennis and H. L. Packham returned Monday from a visit down to Brownsville . They report a good time and many new sights seen on the trip.

C. W. Woodward, who, with his baling crew, has been putting up hay in this vicinity for several weeks, returned last week to Blessing, where he has a lot of hay to bale.

If you are a subscriber to any magazine look and see if it is listed in our 35 magazine clubs. We can save you money on any of these magazines if you will send your subscription to us.

Mr. James Struthers, the landlord of Hotel Collegeport, advises us that the hotel will serve “Special Sunday Dinners” hereafter at 1:30 p.m. He informs us also that this will be one of the special features of the hotel in the future.

David Sarchet had the misfortune to lose one of his horses today by it stepping on a stick of some sort, and as the stick flew up it struck it in the abdomen and lacerated it badly, from which it bled to death in a few minutes.

On account of differing opinions relative to the migratory bird law, the local hunters of the city waited until fully sure that shooting would be safe before going out on their opening hunt. They will go out to the camp grounds this evening and be ready for an early shoot in the morning.

The Ward Cattle Company has had a silo erected on the place formerly occupied by Mr. Copeland, near De Moss, which will hold about 160 tons of ensilage. The silo has just been completed by Mr. Schubring and a crew began filling it today.

Let us handle your subscriptions. We take subscriptions for all newspapers, magazines and periodicals published. We are making arrangements for a large number of clubbing offers which are exceptionally money saving combinations. Watch for them.

We received notice of the accidental shooting of Dr. Parker, of Bay City , on Wednesday while out hunting with John Blum, with whom he was hunting. It appears that Mr. Blum saw him and shot thinking it was a wild animal, with fatal results.

A. M. Bushnell of Alvin came in Monday to look over this locality with a view to locating here. He will perhaps locate here and engage in truck growing, and, as he has had considerable experience in newspaper work, will perhaps assist in the NEW ERA office part of the time.

On account of the rain Sunday evening there was no Christian Endeavor meeting, but instead those present enjoyed the following Bible reading: Rom. Xiii:13 “Owe no man anything, but to love one another for he that loveth another hath fulfilled law. For this, they shall not ...

Shall not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Render therefore to all their dues.” Rom. xii:17: “Provide things honest in the sight of all men.” Paul says in 1 John, iii:18: “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and truth. Jesus paid it all, all the debt we owe.”  Luke iv:4: “And Jesus answered him, saying, it is written that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Rev. xxii:12: “And, behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Owe no man anything, but to love one another.”

 CITRUSGROVE DEPARTMENT

Lee Moran of B... was in town Tuesday.

Good sweet potatoes at A. F. Johnson’s.

Bert Kelly was in town Tuesday.

Joe Peltier and G. W. Corporon autoed to Bay City Sunday.

O. W. Erickson went to Bay City on business Tuesday

A. F. Johnson received a shipment of good groceries Tuesday.

Sunday school was well attended Sundayl

H. L. Delaplain, L. T. Delaplain and Lile Delaplain left for Arkansas Tuesday. W. ___ Batchelder went as far as Bay City with them.

J. W. Shuey went to Bay City and returned Tuesday.

W. W. Wilkinson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nelson of Collegeport attended the surprise party given Mrs. S. P. Shuey.

Miss Mary Johnson and Mrs. Mittie Brundrett left Tuesday morning for a few days’ visit with Mrs. T. A. Walker at Danbury , Texas .

J. S. Ryan of Pecan City was in town on business Tuesday.

Will Tuckett left Tuesday for Caney.

L. G. Cobb received a car of wood Monday.

Reeves Bros. will finish threshing in a few days. They expect to get 6, 500 sacks of rice out of 800 acres.

A surprise party was given Mrs. S. P. Shuey by her many friends Tuesday night. It was her birthday. After a number of presents was given ___ her cake, coffee and sandwiches was served. The songs _______ rendered by Mr. and Mrs. __ O. Yeamans, Geo. Braden, Verie Tower , Verne Batchelder and C. S. Douglass was enjoyed by all. Everybody had a good time and the party was a complete surprise to Mrs. Shuey.

Four hundred mosquitoes were born yesterday in the tin can in your back yard. Hope just four of them bite you in one place at one time and make you remember to keep tin cans where they belong.—Ex.