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The first meeting of the new year of the Collegeport Woman's Club, a review of the work done during the past year, showed a list of 78 active members. The reading room and free library established in March, 1912, has 330 volumes, several hundred magazines and pamphlets, six current magazines and a fund how being expended for books that will swell the number to 400 volumes. The library has been open but 40 afternoons, has had 1034 visitors, issued 1037 books. The Woman's Club has a deep interest in the new public school building now in process of construction, is following the regular courses of study in domestic science, music and education. Beginning with the new year they will henceforth devote ten minutes at each meeting to the discussion of regular Federation and Woman's Club news and work. The problem of a home for the library of necessity confronts the Collegeport women, and will no doubt be met with the same spirit of willingness to accomplish things worth while that is the keynote of their past success. Collegeport is not yet four years old and the Woman's Club is but three. Eighteen young ladies have formed an interesting improvement club of their own initiative, and at their first open meeting invited the president of the Woman's Club, Mrs. Burton D. Hurd, whom they had made honorary life member, to speak to them and the public of the work of the club women of Texas are doing as she saw it in Fort Worth. The object of the Onego Algo Club is threefold; the drawing together of the young ladies of Collegeport into a warmer, a closer friendship; to improve their minds and fingers as well, if they care to sew or embroider; and to help maintain the spirit of the Free Public Library by giving to its shelves the books purchased for use in heir meetings. Such effort upon the part of the young women of a town can be but a power for good. The newly elected officers are: Miss Myrtle Morris, president; Miss Ethel Corse, vice president; Miss Ethel Spence, secretary-treasurer.
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Collegeport, Texas, January 12.--That cauliflower is another of the larger paying products of the truck grower was demonstrated last week when Mr. Loeschner began the harvest of the finest lot of cauliflower ever seen on any market. The heads were large, firm and entirely free from defect. The fact that Mr. Loeschner was late in moving here, and not until the latter half of September was the sod broken for his crop, he was able to harvest a quantity before the recent freeze. Mr. Loeschner said today that he had gathered all he could market before the cold wave, and that while some of the remainder would be hurt. It is evident that another year, with old ground and proper cultivation such as an expert grower as Mr. Loeschner is, can give it, enormous yield of this delicate and popular vegetable can be the reward of the energetic truck grower. Collegeport is indeed fortunate in having as a recent citizen an expert of the highest standing as is Mr. Loeschner.
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Red Oak Express, March 28, 1913 |
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AGNES HANSEL HARTER AT COLLEGEPORT The public will be privileged to enjoy a rare treat in the presentation of Mrs. Harter in song, recital on Saturday evening, April 12, when this gifted contralto, assisted by Mrs. E. C. Van Ness accompanist, will under the joint auspices of the Princes of Jonathan and the Woman's Club render a program of excellence rarely heard outside of large cities. Mrs. Harter's rich contralto voice has delighted audiences wherever she has appeared, having been privileged to pursue her studies in voice with such artists as Mme. Johanna Hess-Burr in tone culture; Thomas MacBurney in voice building; Mrs. Milward Adams in diction and Angel Patricolo the noted concert pianist. Mrs. Harter is making a visit to
Collegeport before returning to her home in Palacios
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The "Grace," of
Collegeport, made a splendid trip to Paul Le Compt The
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Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rogers of Barnesville, O., are registered at Hotel Collegeport. Miss Margaret Gillespie of Houston arrived Monday and has joined her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gillespie, who are at Hotel Collegeport for the summer. Amandus Pfeiffer Jr. was a passenger to Midfield Tuesday, where he went to join his father for a few weeks. Mrs. Joseph O'Leary and her daughter, Miss Merle, of Wichita, Kan., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burton D. Hurd. T. J. Martin of Kansas City, Mo., accompanied by his brother, arrived in Collegeport Tuesday morning and boarded the boat Viola for Galveston, making the trip with the Collegeport fleet of boats, the Oma B., the Grace and Viola. Vernon King Hurd arrived Tuesday from Kingsley School, Essex Falls, N. J. where he was graduated last week, and from where he expects to enter Rice Institute next year for a course in technology. Mrs. Edd Leach was hostess for the Onego Allgo Club Thursday evening at her cozy home, and a most delightful evening was spent in the usual way of the club--reading a good book, conversation and needlework. Theodore Smith and daughter, Miss Smith, left Wednesday morning for Galveston, where Miss Smith is to act as sponsor for Collegeport at the opening of the Intercoastal Canal festivities. Friday evening of last week the graduating exercises of the G. C. U. were held in the First Church, and while the entire program was fraught with dignity and simplicity, it was greatly praised as being one of the very finest entertainments the town has had this year. The graduated, four in number, were Miss Nina Hoffhines, Donald Travis, Joseph Walters and Franklin Walters. The pastor of the First Church, Rev. M. A. Travis, gave the invocation; Mrs. E. C. Van Ness, assisted by local talent, including the ladies and men's quartets, gave excellent musical numbers. The orations were gems of thought and well delivered. The closing of the second graduating exercises of the academy marks the successful establishment of a school well founded upon the principles of greatest good that has ever marked the accomplishment of the worthy president, Prof. William A. Travis. Thursday was Music Day at the Woman's Club, and was led by Mrs. E. C. Van Ness, the head of the musical department of the club. Hotel Collegeport welcomed a goodly number of the music lovers of the club and a number of visitors, who most thoroughly enjoyed the pleasing program, a great part of which was rendered by the St. Cecelias, which is a junior Music Club organized by Mrs. Van Ness very recently. The beautiful service of Children's Day was observed at First Church on Sunday afternoon, and the house was well filled almost to the doors. The numbers carefully arranged were given with a decided accuracy and pleasing enthusiasm, which told of much work and practice in the preparation of the service. Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock the three boats forming the Collegeport fleet, with a comfortable number of prominent citizens, their wives and in some cases their families, the Boy Scouts, and a number of visitors from other places, pulled anchor for Galveston. The boats lay to at Freeport for the night, and there joined the others for the journey through the canal. Saturday evening the pavilion was lighted for the second dance of the season and the floor, as well as the entire seating capacity of the promenade, was filled with Collegeport young people and older people, a number from the towns of Citrus Grove and Markham, added to several visiting guests, all entering into the spirit of the beauty of a calm night over the Tres Palacios Bay, the strains of music and conversation mingled with the dancing and the dancers, into a evening of pleasure.
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Mrs. Judge F. H.
Jones of David Sollars and
wife and Mrs. W. H. Baynall were present at the F. S. Martin,
brother of W. Martin of John Monroe of John L. Logan and
wife and "Ted and Buster" were here from Blessing to enjoy the
fine sea bathing and the social dance on Saturday night. J. F. Thomas, of
Illinois, who has been spending ten days in our city, left Monday
morning for Seadrift and expects to stop on his return home at points in
the Pan Handle of Texas. Mrs. George D. Ross
was quite ill with chronic trouble--aroused from overwork in caring for
her husband, who has been suffering from rheumatism. Both were much
better Thursday. Burton D. Hurd was
attending to business in The Viola, a launch from Vernon K. Hurd, son
of Burton D. Hurd, who graduated from the Kingsley school, Editor Murray A.
Travis, of the Chronicle was
one of the party to the canal celebration, but owing to the serious
delay in arrival at The Collegeport boy
scouts in full uniform and equipment in command of the Master H. A.
Clapp, aboard of the launch, Omo B., made the trip in commendable style
to the great celebration at Flag Day was
observed at the pavilion last Friday afternoon in a most pleasing and
worthy manner. Some 40 children and a score of grown-ups were in
attendance. Mrs. Burton D. Hurd was chosen as leader and with her and a
number of aids the children were conducted through varied exercises. The
marked aptness of the children was a surprise to all, this being their
first lesson. Other games and plays were enjoyed under the direction of
competent directors and the children were especially pleased. Friday,
June 20, is set for another day for all young people as well as older
ones for our ladies are much interested in the proper training of our
youth. Every Saturday
afternoon is our library day and it is a day of profit and interest to
all who attend. Visitors are cordially invited. Our rice crop is
doing fine. Water has been plentiful to date and the prospects are
assuring. The pumping plant is in splendid condition and the manager is
giving entire satisfaction. All other crops are above the average
condition notwithstanding the unusual dry weather. T. J. Rogers of Mrs. John T. Monroe
and family are spending their vacation at the Hotel Collegeport,
enjoying the sea bathing and gulf breeze. The delightful
Palacios bay makes Collegeport a great summer resort and our hotels are
filling up with guests for the summer. John H. Roach of
Blessing was a week end visitor in our city. The launch, "Grace"
of Collegeport bore a number of our citizens to the celebration in Prof. W. H. Travis,
returned from Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Holsworth, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Sholl and Dwight Sholl spent several days
at Mr. and Mrs. Matt
Pierce of Red Oak, A match game of
baseball between Citrusgrove and our Princes of Johnathan on Saturday
last was won by the Princes; score 13 to 12. Weather has been
delightfully cool for a week past. Slight showers all around us but none
in Collegeport. Mrs. James O'Leary
and daughter, Merle, of Mr. and Mrs. Theo
Smith, Miss Grace being the sponsor for Collegeport, who was accorded a
warm and cordial reception by the A very enjoyable
social dance was participated in by a goodly number on Saturday evening
last at the pavilion. The three-piece orchestra discoursed very
appropriate and inspiring music. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Leach, Miss Bertha Leach and Mr. Roy Haney left Tuesday morning for an
outing of a few days at The Judge Clapp's court
was running full force Monday all day. Several cases were on the docket.
Bateman vs. Gablemann was decided by a jury of six men in favor of the
defendant. The suit was for recovery of a disputed attorney's fee. Geo. E. Black was a
visitor in the James C. Lewis of Instead of
billiards and pool playing our city gamsters incline to croquet and we
have some artists which defy any skilled artisan and would accept a
challenge from any outsiders.
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John Roach of Blessing and James Lewis of Markham were week end visitors registered at Hotel Collegeport. Burton D. Hurd spent the first part of the week in Houston. W. B. Martin has returned to Kansas City, Mo., having visited Collegeport for the purpose of attending the Intercoastal Canal festivities with the Collegeport fleet. Mr. and Mrs. John Logan, Jr., motored from Blessing Saturday to be the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Morris. Miss Grace Worthing of Austin is visiting her friend, Mrs. W. L. Green. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith, Miss Smith and their house guest, Miss Thompson, returned from Galveston via Palacios Sunday. Miss Smith was sponsor for Collegeport at the Intercoastal celebration and Miss Thompson maid of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leach with Miss Fay Leach and Roy Haney of Phillipsburg, Kan., are registered at Hotel O'Neil, Portsmouth, for the week. Miss Myrtle Morris, president of the Onego Algo Club, was hostess for that interesting circle of young ladies and on Thursday evening of last week entertained them in her home. The Kings Daughters, one of Collegeport's newest organizations, formed through the Sunday school class of Mrs. E. C. Van Ness, met on Monday evening with Miss Urie Glasser, and were led by Mrs. Van Ness in plans for future work. The Enterprise was chartered on Friday evening and the following young people made the trip across to Palacios to attend the dance given at the pavilion. Mrs. T. C. Morris, chaperon for the young people, Misses Margaret Holsworth, Lena Corse, Susie Hoffman, Myrtle Morris, Fay Leach; Messrs. Ben Soekland, Ray Miller, Yott, Howard Morris, R. Haney, Mapes and Johnston. Misses Charlotte Crabil, Winnie Turner, Susie Hoffman and Omar Crabil are attending normal at Palacios. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McCain of Mercedes are enjoying the sea, guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. McCain. The party of Portsmouth visitors of last week have returned and are most enthusiastic over the fishing. The party included Messrs. and Mesdames T. J. Rogers of Barnsville, O.; Matt Pierce, Red Oak, Ia.; Howard N. Sholl, E. A. Holsworth, Mrs. J. J. Gillespie, Houston; Miss Margaret Gillespie, Gertrude Gillespie and Dwight Sholl.
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James O'Neal of James P. McCain and
wife of Mercedes were here visiting his son, J. B. McCain, for a couple
of days last week. Miss Grace Worthing
of E. E. Wood, of Mrs. James O'Leary
and daughter, Merle, spent several days last week... L. B. H. Hurd was in
Blessing Thursday, the 19th, on business. The launch "Poco
Agua" from Cash creek landed at the Theo. Smith pier on Thursday,
the 19th, with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trego aboard, who were callers at the
Smith home. Mr. and Mrs. Matt
Pierce are so well pleased with our city and its surroundings that they
have prolonged their visit an indefinite period--they say our climate is
simply great. The Children's Day
at the pavilion last Friday was enjoyed by an increased number--both of
children and parents. The drill by Mrs. Hurd is growing in popularity
and favor. H. N. Sholl, wife
and son, Dwight, went to the Matagorda peninsula on Saturday last. H. H. Sholl has
bought a new type of well boring machinery to test out the merits of our
resources for irrigating wells. The talk about the
causeway or dam across our bay to connect Collegeport and Palacios by a
driveway has somewhat died down. A good thing like this should not be
allowed to come to naught. Where have the enthusiasts gone? Our constable,
Judin, got busy last week--serving subpoenas--and never let up until he
had 15 jurors under the mandate of the court. Fifteen full grown jurors
from our little burg make us look like everyone has gone a-fishing.
Don't hit us so hard anymore constable! A fair sized crowd
of our young folks went to Palacios Friday night to meet the A goodly number of
our Free Masons attended lodge in Palacios Friday night, going by Launch
Ben Hur of Collegeport. Col. Sol J.
Cleveland and Hon. R. E. Ward, president of the Ward Cattle Company,
were automobile visitors in Collegeport Saturday evening for a few
hours. R. Tabarious of Rev. Fred J. Tower
of Rochester, N. Y., and son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Tower of our city is
visiting here. He is engaged in temperance work and gave a very spirited
talk to the federated Sunday school last Sunday. He is to preach from
their pulpit next Sunday morning. Miss Agnes Spence
of Buckeye was here last Sunday a guest of Miss Urie Glasser. Mr. Lester E.
Liggett, who was a juror in attendance at court in the county seat for a
week, returned to Collegeport on Saturday evening. There was a meeting
Tuesday afternoon at the Paltier school house to further discuss the
question of drainage for our section of the country. The outspoken
opinion of a great many of our citizens is that steps toward improvement
will largely obviate a great deal of the expense and necessity for
drainage. It's too late this week to give the action of this committee. There is a
four-foot rise today--Tuesday-- in the Colorado river at the irrigation
plant and gives assurance that water will be in great plenty to finish
the rice crop, which at this time is looking fine. F. C. Penney and
Cecil E. Heard were the successful bidders at the county seat Monday for
the construction of four miles of road just north of Palacios. The work
will begin at once, and their record for good work vouchsafes the fact
that this job will be well done and in a rush. Burton D. Hurd left
Tuesday for Mrs. John L. Logan
of Blessing is spending a few days this week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Morris in Collegeport. Mr. Ben Cary
arrived Monday evening from J. L. Logan of
Blessing was in the city Tuesday with a bunch of commercial men. He was
traveling by auto. Mrs. Ward Clements
and Mrs. John L. Logan were visitors to Palacios Tuesday, guests of Miss
Charlotte Crabill. We have had
frequent showers during the past week but so slight as to do but little
good towards quenching our extreme drouth--yet crops are looking
fine--good cultivation is the secret. Our highest
temperature for the week just past was but 83. Can any other spot match
it for fine climate? Fishing has been
good this week and the bay has been dotted all over with boats
containing two or more fishermen. Some of our boys
brought in a long string of crabs Tuesday from a two hours catch. They
are very plentiful now in our bay. J. J. Jones is the
present fireman on the Collegeport branch. He is from Childrens Day was
held Tuesday of this week. New features introduced, this session brought
greater numbers and the success of the venture was quite assuring as
well as helpful to all who participate. John J. Gillespie
has a fine buggy just received from Miss Martha Powers,
daughter of our townsman D. C. Powers, was married last Friday to Mr.
Givens of
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Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Tower were visitors to Mrs.
T. G. Knox, Dr. J. H. Vaughn and wife of Buckeye, were registered at
Hotel Collegeport Wednesday and Thursday of last week. They expressed
great delight over our mellow breeze and cheerful bay surroundings. Mr.
G. M. Magill and Miss Callie M. Metzger of Mr.
Verne Batchelder and Miss Grace Shuey of Citrusgrove were here last
Wednesday en route to Palacios. Claude
W. Jester of We
had light showers Thursday and Friday, about five in number, but
altogether amounting to less than 1-2 inch. It made vegetation brighten
up and everything is looking fresh and green. C.
T. Gaumer and wife, formerly of Mr.
E. R. Fowler, engineer at the Collegeport pumping plant, was a Sunday
visitor here, coming by motorcycle. Hon.
Theodore Harris of Mr.
E. H. McVey, attorney from W.
B. Martin, Jr., of W.
M. Harper of Mrs.
Sol Cleveland and daughter, Miss Nora B. McCain, mother and sister of
our Bo McCain, were visitors from Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Jones of E.
G. Jones of Dallas spent Sunday last as a guest at the Theo. Smith home. John
L. Logan and wife were here from Blessing on a visit and left Sunday
evening by auto. Mrs.
O. B. Kone and Mrs. Evelyn Johnson were entertained Sunday afternoon and
evening to a delicious supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hansel
of Donald
Travis and Frank Walter of the J.
M. Yarborough and daughter, Mrs. Russell, Miss Lizzie Powers and Teddie
Hall all of Buckeye were enjoying an outing camping, bathing and fishing
for several days last week in our surrounding neighborhood. Mr.
Yarborough of Buckeye reports that in his locality the grasshopper has
hurt some of the crops quite seriously and that his corn was about
ruined. The
prospects for all crops here could not look much better at this season
of the year than they do now. Much of the rice is safe now, except from
extraordinary conditions and two weeks more will put it all beyond the
danger point. Other crops are good and doing well. Water is abundant in
the Dr.
G. Elwin Lipsitt, of Mrs.
James O'Leary and Miss Merle left Wednesday after two weeks' visit with
their relatives here, for their home in Mayor
James O'Neal of Matt
Pierce and wife of Red Oak, Iowa, who have been spending their vacation
in Collegeport, have decided to remain yet some time with us on account
of the intense heat north. A
party of 36 went up the bay and Palacios river Thursday, the 26th of
June, to Hurd Landing. Fishing, bathing and all kids of sports were
indulged in. A regular picnic dinner was enjoyed at the pavilion at the
Landing. All pronounced it a day of great pleasure. Misses
Kathryn Barnes and Avis Pattison and Mr. A. B. Pierce, all of Blessing,
were callers in our city Sunday evening, as they were returning from an
auto ride over the DeMoss and Burton
D. Hurd, Hon. Theodore Harris, Claude W. Jester, E. H. McVey and W. B.
Martin, Jr., left here Sunday At
the drainage meeting at the Peltier school house last week a committee
of ten was appointed to visit Palacios and other sections to secure
information relative to road building and drainage and reports at
another meeting to be held this week in Collegeport. An auto party went
Saturday to Palacios and vicinity on a trip of investigation. Our people
are becoming very much interested in the subject and it looks as though
they were getting at the facts as to the experiences of others, which
will result in good to us. A
celebration of Dominion Day was held at A
game of baseball was played in which the P. of J's. of Collegeport made
a strong fight with the Canucks which resulted in a score of 13 to 9 in
favor of Collegeport team. A big crowd was present. The
Princes of Jonathan baseball team are to play Mrs.
J. J. Jones of Theo.
Smith is putting his bungalow on A
letter received by a friend form Mrs. E. L. Edwards from Penney
and Heard began on their road contract Wednesday morning. They have six
miles of roadway to build, beginning on the north line of the townsite
of Palacios, thence two miles north and four miles west. They expect to
complete it in about there weeks. Mrs.
J. J. Gillespie and daughter were visitors at Mrs. James Shuey's
residence near Citrusgrove on Tuesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones from Kingsville are at Hotel Collegeport for the summer. Rev. Fred J. Tower of Rochester, N. Y., has returned to his home after a delightful visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Tower. The latter accompanied their son as far as Buckeye, where they were the dinner guests of the Spence family. Mr. and Mrs. George Ross Sr. left on Monday for Mineral Wells, where they will remain for an indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trego, aboard their launch, Poco Agua, were anchored at the Smith pier last Thursday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Smith. Captain Johnston piloted a party aboard his launch to Portsmouth on Friday, the trip being in honor of Mrs. Joseph O'Leary and her daughter Marie, who left for their home on Tuesday after a month's visit with Mrs. T. C. Morris, Mrs. Burton D. Hurd and A. E. Soekland. A sailing party was a pleasant feature of Monday evening's entertainment and was enjoyed by Misses Margaret Holsworth, Edith Soekland, Margaret Gillespie and Merie O'Leary; Messrs. Ben Soekland, Carl Judin, Jack Holsworth, Cecil Morris and Vernon K. Hurd. Miss Nell Weidemier is visiting in Palacios. Messrs. and Mesdames S. House, O. J. White, Charles Judin, Rev. Murray Travis Woodhouse, Pine and family visited DeMoss Tuesday, the occasion of the observance of Canadian Day. Dr. Schreifel's place on the bay front at DeMoss was the scene of merrymaking July 1, when the people of Collegeport and vicinity originally from Canada gathered at the beautiful farm home. There was a sumptuous feast. A ball game in the afternoon was a feature, and a special boat from Collegeport conveyed the enthusiasts to the game. Little Miss Bessie Monroe, assisted by her mother, Mrs. J. Monroe, Mrs. J. J. Gillespie and Mrs. E. C. Van Ness, was the charming hostess to about 20 of her little friends. The occasion was the welcome birthday to all young folks and the pavilion was the place chosen for the festive occasion. Music, games and dancing were indulged in for the afternoon. Dainty refreshments followed the games and ended one of the very most delightful of afternoons. Guests at local hotels include: C. A. Nichols, Houston; G. Edwin Lipsitt, Waco; M. F. Lewis, E. G. Jones, Dallas; A. Wallace, Sweeney; Verne Batchelor, Citrus Grove; W. L. Jones and wife, Kingsville; G. R. Fairfax, St. Louis, Mo.; C. W. Jester, New York; W. B. Martin, E. H> McVey, Kansas City; Mrs. J. Jones, Kingsville; W. S. Wehrung, Houston; G. W. Prinzing, Brenham; J. N. O'Neil, Portsmouth.
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Mr. R. T. Grow of R. C. Keeley, wife and daughter Ruth were in town Saturday from Pecan and dined at Hotel Collegeport as guests of G. E. Black. Mrs. I. P. Miller of Citrus Grove was registered for dinner at Hotel Collegeport Saturday en route to Palacios. D. Gilmore of Mrs. Virginia Cockerel of Mr. Matt Pierce of Red Oak, Iowa, who is spending his vacation here, exchanged a farm at Eagle Lake with Clarence Booze for fifty acres in Robbins ranch, near I. P. Miller's farm. Burton D. Hurd was an auto
caller in E. G. Jones of Dallas was a week end visitor in Collegeport from the 5th to the 7th. L. E. Liggett returned Saturday after a week's sojourn in the vicinity of Palacios. Mr. John Roach of Blessing, celebrated the Fourth in Collegeport. Anyone knowing of our attractions as he does comes often. Miss Ethel Spence of Buckeye spent several days last week in our city with friends, returning home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ross went to Mineral Wells to try the efficacy of its mineral waters for some lingering ailments and the reports up to a late hour were they had been helped slightly. Their quick recovery is much hoped for by their friends here. W. C. Reese and wife have gone
to John D. Evans, former night
watchman, was promoted to inspector of pumps on the The question of amendment to the State Constitution to be voted upon on the 19th, is receiving a good amount of interest and its merits or demerits are being discussed by our people and a well informed vote on the subject will be cast. The time is now to post ourselves about it. The Glorious Fourth was celebrated in a most quiet manner here. A great number went to neighboring towns and communities to join in their celebrations. The "Lucy Lee" pleasure launch loaded with forty or fifty people went to Hurd's Landing up the bay on the Fourth. They day was ideal and the water fine and a most enjoyable day was had by all. Hon. Theodore Harris of Arthur and Ed Morris of Chas. W. Rutherford returned
home Saturday from a trip to C. Shurtz of Blessing was here Tuesday morning with an auto full of commercial travelers. Our crops are looking good,
although we have had but very light showers. The river has plenty of
water and the pumping plant is handling the situation without criticism
or complaint and all rice growers are satisfied. The crops promise good
returns. Rises yet to come in the The highest temperature here since last reported for the week ending July 8 was 89 degrees on Monday, the 7th inst. We have had a little wind from the north but the prevailing wind was from the southeast. The weather is delightful. John E. Pierce of Blessing spent a day at his slough ranch last week, arriving here by boat from Palacios. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Jones have leased the J. D. Evans home for the summer. Mr. Jones is our present fireman on the Collegeport train. C. M. Hughes exchanged his farm just north of Collegeport Tuesday with Matt Pierce of Red Oak, Iowa, for a farm in Oklahoma near South McAlester. Both parties are gainers so they believe. Tuesday evening a party of eight or ten sports, aboard the T. J. Hicks sloop, left for Port O'Connor and the gulf for a three days' fishing outing. Bo McCain, Bob Price, Tom Hoffman and others of that ilk composed the party. No small fish looks good to this bunch so great things are expected.
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Father Francis, Catholic priest of this diocese, was here a couple of days last week, administering to the needs of his people in this vicinity. He indicates that his sect is about ready to build a church in Collegeport and states that the members of his faith are donating quite liberally to such a building as well as many of the citizens who are not identified with them who have the spirit of co-operation in all good movements. Paul
Watanabe, our Japanese
friend who attended the Col. Jonathan E. Pierce of
Blessing spent two days at the Mr. and Mrs. John L. Woodhouse entertained Mr. and Mrs. Matt Pierce to dinner last Thursday. The attendance at the B. Y. P. U. encampment at Palacios from Collegeport is seriously affected and diminished on account of the monopoly of the assembly grounds wharf and the unjust entanglement of the boat service. Our citizens are much annoyed, their patronage largely cut off, which renders it harmful to both that institution and our people's profit. It is hoped that next season there may be some relief afforded. Mr. G. A. Duckworth and family,
our genial station agent, returned home last Thursday, after an extended
trip visiting friends in the north. His return was gladdened, so he
says, by the return to the balmy breezes of our good old Auditors H. B. Magill of Wells-Fargo Express Co. and J. D. Powers of the St. L. B. and M. railroad, were here on the 9th inst., checking Agent Duckworth's accounts. They participated in our surf bathing and otherwise enjoyed our surroundings of which they had many good things to say. We hope they may come again. A two-masted schooner was at our wharf Sunday and a good party of citizens availed themselves of a joy ride to Palacios and return. A craft of this sort could be assured of good patronage from our people if it were properly conducted and it is hoped that some such arrangement can be affected. H. Black and wife of Ed Morris was down from Thos. B. Waite, wife and T. B. Jr. were visitors in Collegeport for the week, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Greene. In the absence of diversity of amusements for our people, croquet is becoming quite popular and the game has produced some star performers in the high art of the game. Why cannot our devotees arrange a tournament and cross mallets with the lovers of the sport from other localities? There is no more wholesome nor enjoyable sport with so few of the objectionable features or surroundings. This may be somewhat new departure but in what respect is there a wholesome objection but what would apply more strongly to most of sports. N. B. Pruett and wife of E. G. Jones of Dallas, spent Sunday in Collegeport. Our attractions make his visits of frequent occurrence. Matt Pierce left Wednesday
morning for Red Oak, Mrs. Herbert Tiarks of Mr. Matt Pierce made a deal by
which he becomes the owner of the John Olsen farm in Miss Ethel Williams, Miss Mary
Robinson, Miss Helen Airhart and Mrs. C. W. Rawson, all of Miss Bessie Martin, Miss Hazel Martin, Mr. L. B. Cockerell and E. N. Peterson, all of Wharton, were at the Hotel Collegeport Sunday. The weather here has been fine. The highest temperature was but 89 degrees since the last report and the breezes delightful. We have had two or three light showers, but not enough to affect our drouth. The water for irrigation has been abundant and there is in sight good promise for a good stage of water for the next ten days at least. Crops are fine. No injury to any crops unless it be vine crops. A good rain is needed for them. J. E. Chadrich of Brenham, was a visitor in our city on Tuesday of this week. Children's Day for organized play is growing in interest and attendance. Many more mothers, as great numbers of visitors and a few additional children were on Tuesday afternoon and a very pronounced improvement in the calisthenic work was very noticeable, under the directorship of Mrs. Burton D. Hurd, and her assistants, Mesdames S. W. House, W. S. Culp, E. S. Elmer, Geo. Boody and S. W. Corse. A large party of sportsmen went
to Oyster Lake Tuesday afternoon. It was composed of such artists as
Nelson Sweet, Bob Price, Bo McCain and a number of others of no less
ability. Their purpose is to chase the cunning wild cat from his hunt
near Mrs. J. J. Gillespie spent the day Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Will Shuey. Miss Myrtle Caldwell, Miss
Bonnie Braugher and Miss Hallie Chamberlain of G. Johnson of
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Wm. Pfeiffer left
Thursday, the 17th, for E. G. Jones of Dallas was a visitor in Collegeport last Thursday and Friday. He has sold several traction engines here, the delivery of which and other things, afford us the often pleasure of his coming. A. D. Powers and wife
of Amandus Pfeiffer, son
of Wm. Pfeiffer, will spend several weeks in Mae Turner was a week
end visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Turner, returning to Miss Myrtle Morris spent the 18th with her sister, Mrs. John C. Logan of Blessing, being her 23rd anniversary. W. B. Pruett and wife, who have spent their vacation in Collegeport, left last Saturday for their home in Ennis. Burton D. Hurd and son,
Chas. H. Judin has completed a silo near his residence to take care of the crop on his five-acre tract. The election on Saturday upon the amendments was a very quiet affair. A small vote was polled, which showed a big majority for each of the amendments. District judges, 16 for 2 against; salary vs. fees, 16 for 3 against; bonds, 14 for 5 against; total votes cast, 20. Mrs. Thos. M. Clark and
son returned the 11th after several weeks visit with her parents in Miss Charlotte Jones of
A party of commercial men were met at the landing by an auto on Tuesday morning and after supplying the wants of our merchants were hied away to Blessing. R. E. Ward of San Antonio, F. A. Welder and V. A. Egnia of Victoria and C. Porter and C. D. Wheeler arrived at Collegeport Wednesday evening, the 10th inst., after a tour of the peninsula as far south as Matagorda Bay, by automobile and were registered at the "Collegeport" for the night. Bo McCain will soon have his residence completed on Avenue C near Robert Price's home. It's a very fine bungalow, but not too fine for Bo, though. Mr. John Monroe of the Rev. Dr. John Sloan of Miss Margaret Holdsworth, Margaret Gillespia and Edith Sockland have spent several days in Blessing this week the guests of Mrs. John L. Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson were made proud on Friday last by the birth of a fine daughter. Mrs. J. J. Gillespie was a day guest at the home of Mrs. Will Shuey of Golden Prairie on Monday. A huge log, 60 feet long and 4 to 5 feet in diameter caused some excitement Sunday by lodging just above the Collegeport pumping plant and a drift commenced rapidly to form. By the skilful handling of the mechanical force at the plant no damage was sustained. Water is abundant at the plant of the Collegeport Irrigation Company and all rice is getting all needed and the crop is a good promise for over an average yield.
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R. T. Bigelow was in town Monday looking after the interests of our merchants. Such a busy fellow uses the auto and makes very short stays. Johny Roach of Blessing was discovered in our city late Saturday evening. You can't fool us Johny. W. E. Dennis and son of DeMoss passed this way Tuesday en route to Palacios. B. D. Hurd and son, who were
visitors in Matt Pierce of Red Oak, Iowa, who left for home ten days ago, arrived here Sunday evening on his return and Miss Emma Smaha, sister of Mrs. Pierce, came with him for a few weeks' visit, enjoying our refreshing gulf breezes. Kenneth House, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. House, became entangled in the machinery of the pumping plant, Saturday and was twisted and tossed as though a feather, dislocating his right arm at the elbow and otherwise injuring and bruising him. Luckily his accident was such as to permit him to be out on Monday again. The social entertainments at the pavilion Saturday evening are gaining in popularity and an increased number of visitors is quite noticeable each evening. Everyone finds something there to enjoy, and the evenings pass quickly. Good orchestra music discoursed throughout and cool refreshing soft drinks and ice cream served each evening. Miss Evelyn Kone, daughter of
Mrs. O. B. Kone, is spending her summer vacation at Mrs. Herbert D. Hurd and daughter, Miss Vera of Pledger, were Sunday visitors, the guests of Mrs. Burton D. Hurd. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Logan were in our city Saturday and enjoyed the festivities at the pavilion in the evening, returning home by moonlight by auto. It is reported by good authority that we are to soon have a town artesian well in the business center. The project is a wise and good one and it is hoped may be soon a reality. G. M. Magill and F. H. Jones of The many good friends in Collegeport of Mrs. K. P. Jones of Kansas City will be pleased to learn of the rich success of her son, Keeland White Jones, but sixteen years of age, having graduated from the Westport High School of that City, with the highest honors of his class and won the first prize--a Harvard University scholarship--a gift by the Harvard Alumni of that institution residing in Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Jones will be remembered as a rice grower, owning a farm near Citrusgrove from which she will harvest a good crop this season. The report Wednesday morning of the rice situation in this section is quite favorable. Water is being furnished to satisfy all demands though the supply in prospect is not the most flattering. The pumps are furnishing plenty for all and the crop is so far advanced that the maturity of the great bulk of the crop is assured if no further supply is afforded. The warm weather is the most favorable for the maturity of the crop. A rise in the river is expected about Saturday. The Collegeport baseball team played Buckeye on their grounds last Saturday and brought home a victory of 7 to 6. Our boys are playing in good form and it takes a good team to win from them. Collegeport has a tennis club and a fine court in the making. The members number eight and others seeking to join. Quite an interest and enthusiasm is developing and some expert playing is looked for. Tennis is a healthful sport and it is hoped the interest may increase and a tournament with outside courts may be arranged. Mr. Cowden of Matagorda
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Mrs. Thomas B. Wait of Brownsville, who has been the guest of Mrs. W. L. Green the past two weeks two weeks, returned to her home Friday. Mrs. C. E. Goodman of Houston is visiting Mrs. Theo Smith. Mrs. Hebert D. Hurd and Miss Vera Hurd, who have been visiting the homes of Mesdames George Boody and Walter Culp for the past week, have returned to Houston. Miss Florence Moore left Thursday for a visit with relatives in Bay City and Nedra. Misses Lena Corse and Myrtle Morris were Bay City visitors last Wednesday. Miss Smaha of Red Oak, Ia., is at Hotel Collegeport, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Matt Pierce. Mrs. J. J. Gillespie entertained a number of her Houston friends who are at the B. Y. P. U. encampment Thursday last and all attended the afternoon meeting of the Woman’s Union. Messrs. O. Doubeck, G. M. Magill, F. H. Jones and Miss Marion Jones motored from Bay City Thursday, returning after dinner at Hotel Collegeport. Miss Charlotte Jones, who has been the guest of Misses Dorothy and Florence Worley Kirkpatrick the past week, has returned to her home in Bay City. Mrs. C. E. Van Ness and Mrs. E. C. Heard were the genial hostesses to the Woman’s Union of the First Church Thursday afternoon. Mrs. S House had charge of the meeting and after a talk with demonstrations of the beauty and meaning of sacred music, a social hour was enjoyed, while the charming hostesses had delicious ices and cake served.
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Mr. Ernest Reeves of Mr. W. L. Greene left Monday for
a few weeks in Mr. Burton D. Hurd is in Have you heard of the proposed dam and causeway across the bay at Collegeport? Such a project is developing and the merits of the proposition is a guarantee of its becoming a reality in the not distant future. Mr. Ed Morris of the H. Black
engineering corps of Miss Edith Penney of Mrs. Pearl Woolman of Beaumont was here for a short time this week, a guest of Miss Susie Hoffman. Ben Cary is reported to arrive
from R. O. Ward of Blessing, of the Ward Cattle Company, was here several days the past week, looking after cattle interests and other interests(?) The sloop J. C. Hicks from Palacios was at our wharf Tuesday morning for a party of local nimrods and their paraphernalia necessary for a rousing good time down the bay where the tarpon sport. Headed by Bo and Bob insures the party of a good time, though the fish and game are unmolested. Bo and Bob have a sporting power skiff or launch and from the way they cut the water in the bay evidences that they can go some, that is, if the motor don't balk. The three-mast power schooner, Capt. Stapp, owner, was anchored at our wharf for a couple of days this week. Moonlight bathing these fine nights is much in favor and growing in popularity. Hotel Collegeport is certainly
taking on of late the appearance of a desirable resort. Many visitors
indulging in varied sports, which our Water in the Mr. N. Sparks and wife are
visiting friends in John B. Kirkpatrick, traveling
salesman of a silo firm in O. L. Kaufman and wife of Misses Myrtle Morris and Miss
Lena Corse spent the day in J. E. Barnard and some friends
from Mrs. O. B. Kone and Mrs. J. J. Gillespie entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hansel Sunday to dinner at the "Collegeport." E. G. Jones of Dallas was a week end visitor in Collegeport Saturday last. The first game of tennis was played Monday on our club grounds. Had it not been terminated by a heavy shower of rain, some good records might have been made. The court is in excellent condition and the sport is growing in favor despite the warm weather prevailing at this season. E. R. Fowler, mechanical engineer at the Collegeport pumping station, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gillespie on Monday and Tuesday. Chas. Heck and family are
entertaining this week a brother and his wife from Collegeport has had two good
rains since August 1, partially breaking our long drouth. Despite the
dry season our crops are quite promising and much acreage will make
above the average yield and many fields will produce a bumper crop. All
products are claiming their share in the good yield and our
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Miss Emma Smaha of Red Oak, Miss Sutherland of Mr. Claude W. Jester of Mrs. James Shuey of Citrusgrove entertained Miss Minnie Hoops, Mrs. Winnie Jones, Mrs. John Monroe and Mrs. John Gillespie from the Hotel Collegeport to an elegant dinner at her home on Tuesday last. Mr. H. N. Sholl, who has been seriously ill with tonsillitis, is reported today (Wednesday) to be very much improved. Rice harvesting is on in all speed and threshing is just commencing. The crop has been a very fair yield and the quality of a good grade. The Collegeport Canal Company has about finished pumping water for this season's crop of rice. It has made a good record and has established the perfect efficiency of this splendid plant. Two or three times the acreage watered could have been amply supplied with but little extra expense. August has been a rainy month in Collegeport this year. The rains have been light, but scarcely has there been a 24 hours during the month but rain has fallen yet the soil would have absorbed easily three times the quantity which fell. A fishing party went down to Lots of fish were caught, oysters taken and bathing and boating were enjoyed by all. G. M. Magill was registered at the "Collegeport" with three strangers who were looking at the country. J. L. Logan and wife of Blessing were auto visitors to the festivities at the Pavilion on Saturday night last. Miss Edith Penney of Mr. Will McKinzie and two grown
daughters of An entertainment is soon to be given by the children of Collegeport, who have been training under the movement called Organized Play during the summer months. The entertainment will be unique and entertaining--something a little different. A paper at D. H. Morris' store is receiving the names of voters of this school district, recommending preferences for school director made necessary by the resignation of Trustee J. D. Evans. It's a kind of petition to County Superintendent Lewis to appoint a trustee preferably the choice of the voters of the district. Collegeport has a local doctor now. He sports a jaunty rig and looks to be a leader in his profession. Guess he is. It was a devoted, earnest and intensely interested assembly of twenty-five of the mothers of our Collegeport children who met at the pavilion last Tuesday afternoon. This congress of mothers have the welfare of our children deeply at heart. The influence the gathering is having is a wondrous good effect on the young of our city and no one would dare to prescribe the limits of its reaching effects. Much north wind has prevailed in this locality for the past three or four weeks, coming up during the wee hours of the night and lasting until nearly or quite noonday before a change takes place. These north breezes are accompanied by a very hot temperature at mid-day, yet the mercury has not reached the 90 mark but once this month.
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Mrs. John Monroe, daughter and
son, who spent the past three months at the "Collegeport,"
left Saturday morning for their home in Wm. Pfeiffer and son, Amandus,
who have had a contract on the new School building at The childrens' contest which has been on this week, has been the all-absorbing topic of our citizens with gratifying results and a most satisfactory showing. Mrs. O. B. Kone was a guest of the James Spence family last Saturday, going and returning by train. Mrs. I. P. Miller and Mrs. R. C. Keely of Pecan were city visitors last Thursday attending the children's contest. Mr. and Mrs. Murray A. Travis have the distinguished honor of being the father and mother of the child possessing highest percentage of marks approaching perfection, securing 99.5 per cent and winning the bronze medal. Mr. and Mrs. Eades of Pecan were taking in the sights about town last Saturday and enjoying the bathing at the pavilion. G. M. Magill and auto party from
Charles Pine, who has been away
most of the summer in Bo and Bob with their motor skiff were off to Palacios Bayou last Saturday for a three days' sporting outing. John W. Hansel left for Mrs. T. C. Morris entertained to dinner on last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Tice of Palacios and Mrs. John Logan of Blessing and Mr. Ed Morris of Markham. Mrs. Robt. Price, entertained to cards last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Matt Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Green, Miss Myrtle and Miss Lena Corse. Mrs. John J. Gillespie, who
accompanied her aunts, Mrs. Hoops and Mrs. Jones of Miss Lena Corse has accepted a
position as stenographer in The date set for the
entertainment at the pavilion given by the young people of the organized
play movement, is
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Miss Charlotte Jones, youngest
daughter of Judge and Mrs. F. H. Jones of Miss Anna Van Ness and Miss
Bettie Culp were visitors in Daniel Oneth of Matt Pierce was a J. E. Barnard of Mr. John Eberstem of The Our citizens, cotton and rice
farmers in particular, should use the The power schooner, Fishing is good and many are the boats which are seen upon the bay daily enjoying the sport. Oysters, the best on earth, are taken right from our bay in front of our city--the most delicious ever eaten--and is a favorite dish now in Collegeport. School commences on Monday, the 15th, with a full corps of teachers. Prof. Booth has been chosen for principal. The new building is not ready and will be used for the first time. Mr. S. W. Corse, the preferential nomination of our citizens, has been appointed trustee to fill the vacancy of Mr. Evans, resigned. He is also to become president of the board. Mr. C. L. Saxon of Citrusgrove
has made a sale of his farm, stock and implements and will go to Mr. E. L. Jones of From the talk upon the street and elsewhere the "Fiesta" at the pavilion Thursday will be well attended. We have had copious rains nearly every day since last Saturday. Harvesting of rice and cotton is being much interfered with. Mr. F. L. Hoffman and family are
now very pleasantly at home to their friends in the Theo. Smith bungalow
on Mrs. J. J. Gillespie and her two
charming daughters, after spending three months at Hotel Collegeport,
for the third season, left on Thursday, so the girls could enter school
next week in Mr. F. C. Penny started on
Saturday last for Mr. and Mrs. Bo McCain are now
residing in their lovely new cottage on Mrs. Edwin W. Leach left Tuesday
morning for C. E. Gilbert, publisher of the Matagorda News, was in town Tuesday looking to the subscription department of his paper and extending his acquaintance among our farmers, who from his glowing accounts of their performances, are doing great things in an agricultural way. A. J. Miller, salesman for the
American Multigraph Company of We learn here at Collegeport that candidates for the county officers are already starting their boom at the county seat. Why would it not be well for the other towns in the county to do some talking too?
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Flourishing Town--Unique Church--Prosperous Farming--Second Good Rice Crop and Maybe A Third From One Planting.
The News-Farmer man had the pleasure Monday and Tuesday of his first visit to that delightful spot on the county's map known as Collegeport.
Collegeport is bounded on the south by the Bay of Matagorda, on the east by the Colorado river, and on the west by Trespalacios Bay and on the north by Simpsonville. But the town plot proper, where the schools and churches, hotels and pleasure pavilions are, is about a mile square, on Trespalacios Bay, just across from Palacios on the western shore. The bay here is just a little over a mile in width, widening out to a width of 15 miles before it reaches Matagorda Bay, distant about six miles. To the northward the Trespalacios Bay grows narrower until it becomes the mouth of the river by that name. The water is clear and deep and the view from the Collegeport shore is a beautiful one.
The land for five miles back from the bay is a heavy black soil, deep and very fertile, and also for a greater distance north.
The first familiar face we met was that of smiling J. L. Woodhouse who with Mrs. W. were among the Collegeport delegates to the Midcoast Congress here last summer. Mr. Woodhouse has 40 acres of good rice on his farm and only needed the News-Farmer to complete his stock of good reading matter, and promptly paid for a year. He continues to be delighted with Collegeport and the Texas Midcoast.
One of the first farmers we met was Mr. E. A. Holsworth who lives in an imposing concrete residence on the Bay shore and runs a fine black land farm. He has just harvested a crop of 11 1/2 sacks of rice off of a field which yielded a good crop last year and where a third crop is now well advanced from the one planting. Last spring Mr. Holsworth planted early, and when the crop was cut he turned the water on and it grew off rapidly and has just yielded the second crop, when the stubble was flooded and the rice is now in the boot with good prospect of another 10-bag crop this fall. This is a great idea, and properly cultivated, might be made productive of a second crop on nearly all the rice farms. I was told of this incident by several men who had seen it and by the thresher, and it was confirmed by Mr. Holsworth himself, who, by the way, enrolls himself on the News-Farmer subscription list, besides giving me this interesting experience which is likely to prove valuable to others. The second crop was not an inferior grade but weighed 1 1/2 lbs over standard and sold ten days ago for $3.35.
There are several stores, prominent among which is the grocery house of Thos. M. Clark. Mr. Clark has been in Collegeport four years (except part of the first taken out in going back north after the lady who became Mrs. Clark). Mr. Clark thinks this country is second to none; there's nothing to hinder its progress and prosperity; the soil is as fertile, germination as rapid, moisture as easily held and crops can be made with as little help as the most favored localities. He pins his faith to Collegeport with a big pin, and will read of the county's progress in the News at least $1.50 worth.
Mr. H. M Yeamans has a dry good store which has an air of business and neatness, assisted by her sister, Miss E. F. LaBauve. These ladies are daughters of one of the first settlers of Indianola, in 1860. Victor LaBauve who later with his family and ten slaves settled at Texana in Jackson county and till his death engaged in farming. Mrs. Yeamans was in Bay City on business.
There is an attractive and well-kept drug store by Mr. F. L. Hoffman, with a good assortment of toilet articles, stationery, and an up-to-dateness about the soft drink fountain.
Another grocery store was that of Mr. D. H. Morris who was doubly pleased that day, both at the opportunity of subscribing for so good a county paper (for he had read the sample copies) and the arrival at his home that morning of a fine girl. Everything around seemed bigger and brighter than it had been; even the oldest little girl said she "felt grown now."
The town's banking business is done by the Collegeport State Bank, a sound institution in an attractive brick building. Mr. J. B. McCain, the cashier, being an old Matagorda boy, was more than a willing subscriber and, cashing the milkman's check, added $1.50 to it. Mr. McCain is related to the Savages, and we find he has a host of friends here.
Two well equipped lumber concerns are conducted by Theo Smith & Sons and Price & Co.
Hotel Collegeport is an elegant and modern hostelry under the splendid management of Mrs. O. B. Korn [Kone], ably assisted by Mr. E. C. Van Ness. This is a $2-a-day house and the guest gets his money's worth. Mrs. Korn not only makes a success of the hotel, but is active with Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Smith and other public-spirited women of the town in promoting public welfare in the moral, religious and child life of the community.
A handsome new two-story and basement brick school house is being completed. Wm. Pfeiffer & Son are doing the finishing touches in concrete porch, steps and plaster walls, and the building will be ready for occupancy in a few weeks. In the meantime the public school will open Monday in one wing of the church which was originally constructed (a handsome concrete building) with this spacious wing for school purposes.
A unique feature of the town's religious life is the federated church, a chartered organization under the name of "The First Church of Collegeport--Federated," in which are welcomed by letter members of any of the Baptist churches, the Presbyterian churches, the Methodist churches, about all the protestant churches including the several Reformed churches, United Brethren, Society of Friends, etc. It is not required that the member give up membership in one of these churches to which he has been attached, not surrender any convictions as to it faith or doctrine, but that they are joined together "in the interest of the best and highest citizenship and for the glory of God," and new members are received by experience, upon a profession of faith in Christ, on satisfactory evidence to a membership committee of the desire and purpose to lead an upright Christian life. The conditions in Collegeport, as in almost any new town, the Christian people so scattered among the various churches that no one could muster a membership sufficient to organize, consequently a dormant condition, suggested consolidation of forces. This federation gives Collegeport an active Christian organization with a membership of 80 to 90, a live working body for good. Rev. M. A. Travis is pastor.
The Episcopalians have a handsome little concrete church, St. Mary's Mission, with Rev. John Sloan as rector, and services also conducted by H. A. Clapp as lay reader.
The Gulf Coast College, is an institution which, while yet in its infancy, Collegeport people are proud of. Prof. H. A. Travis is President of the College, and it is expected to start work the coming year on the cottages which are to be constructed before the main building. The college has a fine block of ground south of the present temporary building.
W. W. Wilkerson does a real estate business and has great faith in the fertile black lands producing the wealth which will build a large and thrifty as well as beautiful town.
The Avenue Hotel, in the business part of town, is the very best $1-a-day house to be found in the county. It is well conducted by Mr. A. M. Weborg and family, and of course is well patronized.
To W. S. Wright, I am indebted not only for his year's subscription but for many courtesies including a seat in his buggy (and good company) on a drive to Citrus Grove. This gave me opportunity to see the country and the Grove and meet a number of the farmers. Mr. Wright has put a lot of the Ohio energy he brought with him into the dairy business, and, mixed with Texas climate, grass, sorghum and Jersey cows, produces splendid results--to this instance. Mr. Wright says, nets $100 a month cash, and accumulations in addition to his herd. He started business about two years ago with bare half a dozen cows, and on a place where he had to haul water for his cows as well as his family, but neither suffered for water; and yet Mr. Wright is a cripple. He is keeping his heifer calves, and now has a total of about 25 head. Thos. Rogers, a friend in Ohio, from whom he rents 370 acres for pasture, is going to build him a house in the corner next to town and sink an artesian well, and then he will be fixed for a dairy right. Mr. Wright and his devoted and helpful companion well deserve their success.
Mr. B. V. Merck an Austin man via Oklahoma, has a good farm two miles east of Collegeport, and we could see he practices diversified farming with success. Mrs. Merck says she would not exchange back for Oklahoma again at any price.
Mr. V. R. Haisley is one of the progressive farmers of that district. He has rice, cotton, corn and several forage crops, with peach and fig orchards, and an air of contentment and prosperity about the spacious dwelling and well-kept grounds.
Mr. O. W. Erikson is a thorough-going
farmer, and was rushing out to the harvest of his 150-acre rice crop
which he is confident will yield 12 to 15 bags; but his corn will hardly
exceed 20 bushels, though enough to last him. W. L. Green, manager of the gin at Citrus Grove, says that while the cotton crop is short this year, the grade is good, and of the 200 bales ginned so far, the most of it runs 41 per cent lint, which is above the average. As soon as the ginning season is over, Mr. Green will go to Costa Rica to spend the winter, and this paper will follow him there with the county's news.
A. F. Johnson, manager of the Smith & Sons' lumber business; and L. G. Cobb, feed merchant, both are added to our list. In addition to selling feed, Mr. Cobb is manufacturing it into pork with the aid of swine, he having shipped one car to Fort Worth and five to Houston.
Mr. H. M. Yeamans, postmaster and general merchant, does business in a large and imposing two story building which would do credit to Bay City. Mr. Yeamans is one of the county's oldest merchants. He and his son are harvesting 75 acres of rice and count on at least 12 bags per acre.
At the gin we met two young Canadian farmers, whom are thoroughly in love with this country and climate. They live southwest of Citrus. R. E. Jacobs, has thirty acres of cotton and feed crops. He is not making a fortune the first year, but it is his first year with cotton, and he sees the opportunity, and begins by taking the News to help learn the country.
A. A. Johnson, the other young Canadian, is boyish looking but says he has the first white-face cattle in that section, Herefords, one male and three cows, and also the first silo in his neighborhood, and has it full. He has as good corn and cotton crops as he could expect this year.
W. H. Serrill, of the Simpsonville community, was buying lumber. He is from Johnson county where he has cultivated 114 acres in cotton; but arriving here late in December, then with the unfavorable spring, his cotton is about as poor as any. Seed planted in April were dry last month. Had to irrigate his corn from his well to get it up, and from 50 acres he will get 20 to 25 bushels per acre, and from the balance less. But he is reminded of the optimism of the Kansan who replied: "Discouraged? What, over two or three failures? Why in grand old Kansas, we have had ten or eleven crop failures, and still won out."
T. C. Morris has charge of the livery stable and takes care of drummers and prospectors with good teams. Mr. Morris is another northern man well pleased with the coast country. He is from Wisconsin.
The Collegeport Chronicle, which was suspended for a while, will be revived in a few weeks either by either Rev. M. A. Travis the editor, or J. J. Rodebaugh, the printer.
Twenty-one subscribers were added to the Collegeport and Citrus Grove lists, and these invite another trip.
Burton D. Hurd, the founder of Collegeport and the leading spirit in her enterprises, was away in New York, endeavoring to make connections that will enable the rehabilitation of his enterprises. Mr. Hurd has proved himself a great builder, and it is earnestly hoped he may yet be able to recoup his fortunes and go on with the building on the magnificent plan outlined. While his losses were heavy the last two years, it is said by his friends he has never forced a foreclosure out of $8,000,000 of sales along the Texas coast.
Mr. Hurd's return is anxiously awaited as his success and return means much to Collegeport.
The Matagorda News and Midcoast Farmer, Friday, September 12, 1913
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Mrs. C. E. Gates went last week
to Mr. Matt Pierce was up to the county seat last Thursday, a business trip merely--returning the same day. Miss Ethel Spence of Buckeye is to teach a special class of young gentlemen and ladies this fall and winter at Hotel Collegeport, beginning the term on Monday last. It is said that a grade just above the public school's highest grade was required for a number of our advanced students, which this is to supply. A most beautiful rainbow was presented to view in the eastern sky on Friday last, magnificent and extra ordinary, very seldom witnessed. It described quite three-fourths of a complete circle and the colors were most deeply pictured. J. W. Hansel returned from a trip last Friday to North Dakota, where he states, he was accepted the vice presidency of the University of Grand Forks and he will leave in a few days to enter the work, which consists of securing funds to the amount of $400,000 to enlarge the buildings of that institution. Miss Myrtle Morris is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. John Logan of Blessing, who had the misfortune to seriously cut her little finger last Friday causing a very ugly and distressing wound. Miss Myrtle returns Friday. G. M. Magill was smiling upon the people of Collegeport last Saturday, trying to locate a couple of cotton farmers as renters. He left smilingly Sunday morning by boat, he eyes fastened to the ground as is his customary manner of walking. Col. Johnathan E. Pierce of Blessing was passing to his Slough Ranch last Sunday and stopped at Hotel Collegeport to greet acquaintances and said that one of his artesian wells had failed to flow. Mr. Powell of Palacios, the well maker, was with him and the cause will doubtless be revealed and the remedy applied. The news of which will be anxiously awaited as our artesian flow of water is a vital question of interest to all. Mr. Stanley Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wright, east of town, was a visitor here Sunday, leaving Monday morning by early boat. He is now acting Wells-Fargo Express agent at El Campo. He was looking fine and his health fully restored. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trego were callers at Hotel Collegeport, stopping erst while to partake of a delicious dish of ice cream, from the hostess, Mrs. O. B. Kone. They came down from their hog farm on Cash Creek by private boat, the "Poco Agua." Miss Charlotte Craybill of Citrusgrove was here a few days since last Friday, the guest of Mrs. Ward Clements and sister. Mr. W. S. Elmer came in Sunday
to visit his family but departed Monday for Mrs. W. L. Greene left Monday
morning to spend a few days in Joe Payree is spending several
days in D. H. Morris is stepping high and wearing his broadest smile this week on account of the arrival of a beautiful young lady at his home, who is said has come to stay in Collegeport--ten and one-half pounds is her size. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Withey Wednesday last a fine baby girl. Mrs. Lytle Hall returned from From the quantities of cord wood being hauled about town, Collegeport will be ready for any northers that may be sent upon us this winter. The "Fiesta" after several postponements on account of weather, etc, was held at the pavilion Monday night. A small audience was present because of short notice, but a most appreciative one--as usual Collegeport did herself proud. Every feature was well presented and received hearty and spirited applause. Every detail of the program although it claimed extraordinary presentations, was ably and specifically produced. The entertainment was enjoyed by all and the social half hour especially so. The financial success was also very gratifying. the peculiar novelty of the program was very striking and one not before attempted anywhere. Mrs. Frank E. Shires of Citrusgrove was a caller at Hotel Collegeport on Tuesday, a guest of Mrs. Matt Pierce. Fishing was good Monday. One sportsman came in with a string of eighty-three trout, one four and one-half pound red fish and several flounders, the result of a four hours' sport. Our public school opened Monday with an enrolment of about sixty pupils with Prof. Booth, Mrs. Booth and their eldest daughter as teachers, in the new brick school building. Prof. Booth and family, three daughters and one son have quarters at Hotel Collegeport at present and probably for the winter. Miss Pearl Corse and Mr. Victor Yeamans are attending school this year at Palacios. Paul Le Compte was seriously hurt at the gin in Citrus Grove Tuesday as he and Verice Batchelder were playfully tossing lumps of coal at each other, one lump striking Paul in his eye. Surgical aid was secured at once, and it is hoped no serious damage may result, although quite a narrow escape from loss of the eye.
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Theo Smith sold his launch,
"The Grace of Collegeport," last Wednesday to W. W. Dierly of Mr. and Mrs. Sparks, parents of our Conductor Sparks, have been visiting their son the past week. Sam Primm of Judge T. L. Jones of Mr. Rylan of Mr. J. W. Hensel and wife left
Wednesday morning for Fargo, North Dakota, where he accepts the vice
presidency of the Fargo University They have made many staunch friends
here and many regrets are expressed because of their departure and loss
to our community and its interests. A farewell reception was given them
at the C. H. Trego and wife were guests at Hotel Collegeport for dinner Sunday last. His hog farm on Cash's Creek is giving him good success this season and much encouragement for greater things another year. Vernon K. Hurd left Wednesday
morning for Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Culp Monday, September 22, a fine baby girl. Dr. F. R. Fausett will take up his quarters at the Hotel Collegeport soon and open an office next door to the postoffice in Sholl block. John T. Price Lumber Company is
soon to add a stock of hardware to their lumber business and will
probably build a store building on A creamery is being talked of for Collegeport. It's a good enterprise and should be carried to a conclusion. Competition is a good thing. Since we got a butter and egg buyer in Collegeport both products are bringing higher prices--yet the fellow who eats butter and eggs says he can't eat either anymore. W. C. Winslett of J. S. Henderson and wife of Mr. Claude W. Jester came in Friday last and was here several days on business as trustee of the Hurd Land Co. There was a regular downpour of rain for about two hours last Saturday morning, saturating the ground. Our section is converted to the idea of fall plowing and much of it will be done this fall and winter. Our public school is growing in numbers and our principal, Mr. James E. Booth, and his co-workers are growing in popularity among the patrons. Duly good words of praise are heard upon the streets. Rev. Dr. John Sloan was here Sunday last to administer the ordinance of Christening of little Mary Louise Clapp, the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Clapp. Quite a large audience witnessed the ceremony at the Grace Episcopal Church in the evening. Mrs. Matt Pierce while fishing from the pavilion last Monday caught several stingaree, one of which was quite large. She first thought she had hooked a whale. "Collegeport New Era" is the name of our new paper, the first copy of which made its appearance on Saturday last. It is a very credible paper of eight pages. Its editorial and news columns are filled with good reading. It has a large amount of advertising and its workmanship is of a high class and its editor and publisher, J. J. Rodebaugh, has shown ability of much experience and deserves success. The Mid-Coast Industrial
Congress meets at Lots of quail abound everywhere in our community this year and we hope the law for the protection will be rigidly enforced and it is to be hoped that every lover of this bird will report any violations of the law, that the quail may continue to grow in number. Chas. Tew of C. W. Kellog was in the city
Tuesday on business for a Matt Pierce was in the city
Tuesday with Frank Shires by which he gets 150 acres near Citrus Grove
and a 10-acre tract near Collegeport. This is the fourth farm Mr. Pierce
has become the owner of near here, all of them fine improved tracts with
artesian wells and other good improvements. He intends to make his home
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Mr. Matt Pierce left last
Thursday morning for Red Oak, D. N. Jacobs left Friday for Miss Evelyn Kone, who has been attending school in Little Rock, Arkansas for the past year and who spent the summer at Luddington, Michigan, a tourist resort, arrived home last week. Mrs. Will Cate of Amos Anderson left Thursday
morning for a few weeks' visit in Red Oak, Miss Agnes Spence of Buckeye came Friday last and was here till Monday visiting her sister, who is instructing a private class at Hotel Collegeport. Ernest Sweet left Monday for his
old home, Mrs. John H. Logan of Blessing was here for several days this week visiting her parents and friends. Irving Glasser, Jr., left
Tuesday for Bonding for road building and
improvements is now the all important subject of conversation in the
district between the Good roads are badly needed and properly built, will largely drain this territory well. Like most places now, the Collegeport country is having too much rain. Fortunately our high lying land has reasonable drainage, except in flood times, and our loss to crops will not be extensive. The equinox is past and good farming conditions will soon return and an abundant fall and winter crop can be planted, and many are planning to put out such a crop. Postmaster Vernon K. Hurd of Collegeport,
who has just entered the Rice Institute at The Collegeport country is not experiencing anything like the loss to crops on account of the heavy rains as is most of the State. Our natural high elevation affords much better drainage. J. J. Gillespie went to Ducks and geese are now coming in in great numbers, which will bring in the usual crop of sportsmen; for it is a well-known fact that our section is a hunters' paradise.
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Mr. J. E. Pierce of Blessing passed through here last Friday on his way to his Slough Ranch. "Pig Ankle" is the name given to a place seven miles southwest of Palacios and from its frequent mention by some people--wet goods are dispensed there. Mr. A. F. Livers left Monday
morning for Mr. E. R. Laraway and Mr. Jack Eyers of Buckeye spent Sunday in Collegeport, registering at the Hotel Collegeport. They were highly entertained by our young ladies and none of the attractions of our city were denied to them. Mrs. J. J. Rodebaugh, who has
been a physical sufferer for a long time, was taken to L. E. Liggett was a Bay City visitor on Saturday, where he got chock full of drainage and road bonding dope, which he expects to shower upon our people at the Wednesday night mass meeting, but until that hour, mum is the word. Geo. W. Corperon [Corporon] went to the county seat on Saturday on business relating to drainage and road bonding. Last Friday afternoon there was a hasty mass meeting of our citizens to discuss drainage and road building bonds. After a two hours' session, it was agreed to circulate a paper for a preliminary survey and L. E. Liggett and Geo. Corperon were appointed to draft the instrument and get signers and to report at a meeting to be held Wednesday night. Matt Pierce is arranging to sow a field to oats on his Bayside (Hughes) farm. He believes in that crop for a winter pasture. H. A. Clapp left Monday morning
for C. M. Steger, the tax collector, will be in Collegeport on the 4th and 5th of November, affording our taxpayers an opportunity of paying taxes to him and thereby saving them some expense and trouble. Don't forget to pay your poll tax, as some important matters are to come up for decision by vote. Too much rain is the cry here, as elsewhere. Our crops will perhaps suffer less than most localities, yet our damage will be great both to rice and cotton. About one inch of rain fell here
in fifteen minutes on Tuesday between one and
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Collegeport
Chronicle. Mr. Burton D. Hurd
of our city in discussing the canning factory situation has some
suggestions to offer which are full of encouragement to our people
carrying the information as he does that our chief need is not bonus, or
investment in stock, but the production of the goods to be canned. We
present the statement of Mr. Hurd to our readers: The Burton D. Hurd
Land Company, by its literature, through its representatives in the
field, covering a considerable portion of the United States and by
personal effort and personal correspondence, is constantly telling of
our producing possibilities, our transportation facilities (rail and
water,) our nearness to market and of the intelligence, enterprise and
progressiveness of our people, as an inducement, not only to attract
additional settlers, which we all want and much need, but to attract as
well, the various industrial enterprises that the variety and
possibilities of our production and that the advantages of our location
naturally attract and would sustain and support. Our efforts and the
influence of organization and acquaintance is bound to be far reaching
and in time I believe, will bring about all the physical, industrial and
educational development contemplated in our plans, but all of this can
and will be hastened and brought about without loss of time and effort,
by the complete co-operation of all those interested; the Collegeport
Industrial League and all the citizens of our town, Collegeport and
Citrusgrove, and of the surrounding country. It's true we have
all met with disappointments and we have all had difficulties to contend
with but we have survived and if we will only look things square in the
face we will have to admit and agree that our past two years
accomplishments are nothing less than wonderful, compared with any other
two year old country about which any of us have knowledge. We have the
railroad, telephone, many miles of wagon roads and one of the largest
and best equipped irrigation systems there is in the country, the
necessity, feasibility and success of which has been amply demonstrated
by the several thousand acres of successful and in many instances,
wonderful crops that are now being harvested, as a result. I have taken
advantage of the opportunity on three of my trips North this summer to
visit canning factories and learn something of the business, of the
capital invested and if possible to interest those in the business to
investigate Collegeport with a view of coming here with their plants or
else establishing a branch here. As a result I became convinced that no
such an amount of capital as is usually talked about is necessary for
the establishment and successful operation of a canning factory, and
that most of those institutions attracted by a big bonus were
established by the promoters for the purpose of securing the bonus and
very soon ceased to operate if they ever commenced. At At Red Oak, One important item
that each of the canning people mentioned whom I saw, the thing that
seemed to impress them most, is the fact that a comparatively small
plant here could and would handle more product and make much more than a
much larger plant in the north, because here fresh produce of one sort
or other would be coming in all the year, whereas in the north the
product all comes in almost at once or within a very short space of time
necessitating a large plant with extra equipment and facilities if much
produce is to be handled and even then it is idle and out of commission
the majority of the year. My suggestion would
be that Collegeport Industrial League take up the matter of securing
specific acreage of several of the most staple products for canning and
secure contracts from the producers, arranging to co-operate with the
producers in matters of securing seed, as to time of planting, method of
cultivation, etc. If in this way the
proposition can become completely lined up, enabling the League to have
something specific to offer, I believe we can secure the factory and as
successful people as there are in the business to handle it. Reprinted in The
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The power two-mast schooner, the
"Sterling," loaded with cotton for Galveston, came to our dock
last Thursday noon and took aboard four commercial men bound for
Matagorda City. The Drainage and road bonding our district is the great topic of interest with our citizens with no prospect of a change until an election is called and settled by a vote of the people. Some are in favor of drainage only; some for roads only and some for both. It looks now as though that the territory may be divided into two districts and drainage voted in one and roads in the other, the dividing line being the Collegeport canal from Halsby's south. Mr. Hill, a son of Wm. Hill, while picking cotton last Friday, was bitten by a rattlesnake. His prompt action in securing our local physician, averted a probably fatal result. Aside from three days of excruciating pain, the victim is doing fine and was at work again on last Monday. The reptile was hidden under a bunch of cotton and gave no warning of its presence and the first known was when it struck Mr. Hill's finger. Mr. Claude W. Jester of E. N. Gustafson, county
surveyor, was here Friday night and Saturday viewing out a roadway south
from the Robbins ranch, through the A. H. Pierce estate to Miss Elizabeth Spence went up to Buckeye Saturday morning to visit her home folks, returning Sunday evening via Palacios. J. A. Johnson was up the bay
Friday and took a good quantity of oysters. The Matt Pierce is sporting around now with a bran[d] new auto, since last Friday. It's a touring Ford, five-passenger, and a dandy. Of late, many tarpon have been seen sporting in our bay, and a sport hooked one last Saturday, but was not skilled enough to land him. Wm. Pfeiffer returned from Midfield last Friday where he has been finishing a contract on a school building. Amandus Pfeiffer Jr. is at Reagan for a few weeks to finish the plastering on a school building just being completed. Frank Withey started the foundation for a new house on his farm, two miles east of Collegeport. Mr. Wm. Pfeiffer is doing the work. The C. C. Wilson of Dr. Leonard Schreifels of Mrs. Amandus Pfeiffer is now at Marlin, where she went last Saturday, that she might get the good of the hot baths of those wonderful springs. Miss Edna Anderson accompanied her as an assistant en route. The doll social given by Mrs. Van Ness' Sunday School class was a most interesting and novel affair. A large audience witnessed the event and much praise was expressed of the participants and much delight for so pleasurable an evening. Mr. S. E. Core and family are
here from Mr. H. A. Clapp, secretary of
the Mid-Coast Congress, left here Tuesday morning for Chas. Tew and other commercial men were in our city on Tuesday, supplying our merchants with goods. Mr. Alfred Roach and wife of Miss Edith Fausset left Monday
for her home at Harper, Dr. George Boody who has been
absent in Dakota and
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Mrs. H. A. Clapp and daughter,
Mary Louise, left Monday afternoon for Mrs. J. M. Hughes and family
left Monday morning for their new home in Mrs. Theo. Smith and daughter,
Miss Grace T. Smith, left last Friday for Mr. Ben Rozell, who exchanged a
farm in Miss Grace T. Smith met Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Clapp in Miss Lucy Yerxa of Buckeye was a Sunday visitor in Collegeport this week, the guest of Miss Edith Spence. John L. Logan of Blessing was in town Monday for a few hours only. Col. J. E. Pierce of Blessing
came in Monday evening on the Frisco and will spend the week at the Mr. Birney Brasfield of Gordon Lawson of Palacios was at
the Hotel Collegeport last Saturday. He states that he is to be a
candidate for The tides on the bay were the lowest in many moons during last Sunday and Monday. A stiff north wind was blowing and the mercury registered as low as 40 degrees. Mrs. J. J. Rodebaugh, who went
to a hospital in The meeting of the Woman's Club
last Thursday at the Mr. M. G. Hawkins of Col. J. E. Pierce received a
carload of rice bran this week for stock feed which will be fed on his It is estimated by Mr. J. J. Gillespie, superintendent of the Collegeport Irrigation Company, that the rice crop has been damaged by recent rains about 20 per cent. Threshing and cotton picking has been seriously hindered by the many rains of late and much of the crops are still in the fields awaiting fair weather. Mr. Erle Laraway of Buckeye was a visitor from Friday evening till Monday morning--just having a good time and some fishing also. There will be a road and
drainage meeting Saturday night, October 25, at the Mr. George D. Ross sold his home
last Saturday on Means to an end was effectually accomplished when on last Saturday night about 40 of our citizens en masse gathered at the residence of Mr. Burton D. Hurd, where about 70 other citizens were in waiting. The hour in "borrowed plumes," the closest friends being unrecognized, was an hour of much merriment and most interesting to all present, after which a light refreshment was served. A donation at the entrance of 15 cents each produced an amount which was used to help a citizen in unfortunate condition and circumstances.
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R. R. Lewis, county attorney,
wife and daughter, Carmen, of J. A. Williams of Miss Anna Spence of Buckeye spent Sunday here with her sister, Miss Ethel. Misses Anna and Ethel Spence and Myrtle Morris were guests of Miss Eurie Glasser to dinner last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Pierce left
Saturday morning for Red Oak, Mr. H. H. Black of Attorney Gordon Lawson of Palacios was on our streets Tuesday. Gordon has the hand shake of a successful candidate and he says he is out for the office of county attorney. R. T. Bigelow of John T. Price Lumber Company
began Tuesday to remove their lumber stock to Drainage and Roads. The drainage and road meeting Saturday night at the school building was largely attended and a most enthusiastic time was experienced. The discussion of the division of the territory between the Colorado River and Palacios Bay into two districts was debated with much earnestness and strong adherents for and against division--but what finally agreed to procure a test vote of the citizens interested to ascertain the exact wish of the people, than an election on the question for bonding the district might not be held in vain, incurring expense and delaying the time when drainage and roads might be secured. The wish of the individual voter is being taken now and the results will be known in a few days, when immediate steps will be taken to petition an election. The sentiment for division of district, called east and west districts, is growing as the people become educated upon the natural and physical facts and it is hoped and believed that an amicable adjustment satisfactory to all parties will be secured ultimately. Quite a severe storm broke upon
us last Sunday about A party of about 30 people
boarded the launch "Monarch"
on Sunday morning for a trip to the gulf. When out about 4 miles a
rather fierce storm broke upon them in Mr. E. R. Fowler of E. W. Cookenboo of Mr. Harrison and Mr. Lovering of
It did not rain in Collegeport on Tuesday. We still have some sunshine here.
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From the New Era.
Misses Myrtle Morris and Ethel Spence went up to Buckeye Friday to attend a Hallowe'en party returning Saturday. They report a good time.
The Citrusgrove gin has been busy since Tuesday morning. On Tuesday it turned out nine bales, Wednesday five bales, and today seven bales and was still running when the report came in.
Post Office Inspector H. H. Black of Houston inspected the Collegeport postoffice last week and found the office all O. K.
While here he informed Mr. Adams that he had inspected five offices, including this one, on that day.
Among the lucky ones in this locality to finish threshing during the recent fair weather were: Joseph Walter, O. J. White, John Carrick, W. F. Street, J. L. Woodhouse, Ira Moore, Henry Kahnt, A. F. Livers, T. L. Jones and Gust Franzen.
C. L. Reaves, of near Citrusgrove, was in town on
business Tuesday, and in a conversation with the writer, informed us
that although they have been having poor luck in getting their rice
threshed that they would soon be in condition to finish up in good
shape. They have secured the Ferris & Simpson threshing outfit and fixed
it up in working order and on that day were moving it down to their farm
preparatory to begin threshing. The Matagorda News & Midcoast Farmer, Matagorda, Texas, November 14, 1913
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Mr. H. A. Clapp offers $5.00 for the best ten ear exhibit of corn from the Collegeport country, this in addition to other prizes offered by other parties.
The last Road and Drainage meeting, held at the school house Saturday night, was fairly well attended, and a good deal of interest was shown.
The committee appointed to take a straw vote in regard to the division of the district reported fifty-one votes cast, forty-one being for division, and ten against division, the report accepted, and after some discussion the lines proposed by the committee for division were adopted as the east line of the Collegeport-road and drainage district.
After the adoption of this line, a motion prevailed that this district take immediate action toward building roads and holding a road bond election, and that a committee be elected to ascertain the probable amount needed for road building in this district, and to prepare and circulate a petition asking that road bond election to be held at as early a date as possible. This resulted in the election of a committee consisting of J. L. Woodhouse, F. D. Yott and E. A. Holsworth, after which some little discussion was had and the meeting adjourned to re-assemble at the call of the committee.
The committee elected Saturday night at the road and drainage meeting to attend to the various matters relative to road building are already busy in their labors and are now having prepared a petition which will be ready for circulating and signing in a very short time.
Mrs. E. M. Yeamans is giving her cottage a coat of paint.
William Erickson and A. F. Johnson of Citrusgrove took a trip to the bay Sunday and killed seven ducks and a goose besides getting all the oysters they could eat.
The threshing machines have started again, with Geo. Braden threshing for J. W. Shuey, and W. W. Reeves for F. E. Shires.
Mrs. S. P. Shuey and Mrs. Geo. Braden of Citrusgrove visited Mr. Benedict Tuesday.
Mr. T. W. Bell went to Bay City on business Monday.
Mr. I. P. Miller made a business trip to Bay City Tuesday.
Mr. A. A. Johnson of DeMoss made a business trip to Bay City on Friday and while there met a party of Canadian friends and returned with them.
R. E. Jacobs is assisting the Cowden Cattle Co. for a few days rounding up their cattle.
Mrs. J. B. McCain is spending carnival week with relatives and friends in Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton D. Hurd went to Houston Monday to attend the No-tsu-oh carnival.
Arthur Morris came home from Markham Saturday to spend Sunday with his folks, returning Monday.
Miss Myrtle Morris went to Houston Monday morning where she has accepted a position as stenographer.
S. W. House began threshing his rice Tuesday, finishing on Wednesday. His yield was about fifteen barrels per acre, and of a fine quality.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis and daughter Margaret returned home Friday from their visit through Canada and other points in the north.
Uncle Tom Shrivers and son Dick arrived Friday to spend the winter and enjoy the breezes of the Gulf Coast country until the severity of the Oklahoma winter is past.
J. L. Blair, of Palacios, and W. S. Culp of our city, are erecting several four-room dwellings on the Primm lands of the Simpson tract. Mr. Culp went up this morning to begin the work.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Pierce, who have been at Red Oak, Iowa, for a couple of weeks, to dispose of their farm, stock, implements and other goods, returned Monday. They expect to move into their bungalow on Central street in a few days.
Mrs. S. Cleveland and Miss Norma McCain, of Bay City, mother and sister of our bank cashier, J. B. McCain, were down to visit the latter and family over Sunday returning Monday.
J. M. Bechtel, proprietor of the Trespalacios River
Nursery near Blessing, was in town Tuesday looking after business in his
line. The Matagorda News & Midcoast Farmer, Matagorda, Texas, November 24, 1913
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J. Victor Brasfield of Mr. Irving Glasser, Jr. was down from Buckeye to spend Sunday. Mr. E. R. Bailey of Clarinda, Hotel Collegeport has been a busy place for the past two weeks. Looks like the renewal of times when land sales were many and business active. Mr. C. Rylander unloaded a new Avery tractor engine Saturday last and it is now at work near DeMoss breaking sod of which they expect to turn over about 4,000 or 5,000 acres this winter. DeMoss is the scene of business activity at present time. Several tenant houses are to be built at once, a home for the superintendent, Mr. Rylander, and also one for the foreman, who has about 20 Mexicans under his charge. W. L. Greene went over to the county seat Tuesday morning on a business trip. Walter W. Wilkinson was over
last Wednesday to J. W. Powell and sons of
Palacios finished up an artesian well Saturday last on the property of
Thomas L. Rogers adjoining the town of J. R. Whitaker, Rol W. Roach Agent for the Southern Pacific Rice Growers Association was here Monday and Tuesday on business connected with the association. E. R. Fowler has engaged with Mr. Rylander to run the new tractor Avery engine and entered upon the work Tuesday morning. I. M. Morbes and son R. C.
Morbes of Dr. B. S. Cheeseman of Mr. B. B. Bramham, wife and baby, foreman under Mr. Rylander is in the city and have rented the home of Mr. Marks for the present. Another batch of cotton farmers,
renters, are expected here Thursday from near W. H. Steep of J. W. Gordan and Rice Buyer W.
A. Thurber of Farmers were in town Tuesday distributing turkeys for Thanksgiving and there were some of as fine bred and handsome birds as ever was marketed anywhere. They sold for 15c per pound live weight. The norther which was announced to arrive Tuesday night failed to put in an appearance. The weather is almost like summer time. Mercury playing around between 55 and 70 for the past week. The Galveston Business Evangels
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G. M. Magill was down from Bay City Wednesday with a homeseeker to look at this locality.
Mrs. Burton D. Hurd and Mrs. S. W. Corse, who attended the State Federation of Women's Clubs Convention at Corpus Christi last week, returned home Saturday.
On account of caving in, Mr. Sholl has abandoned the first well started for Mr. Tower and has begun on another one. They have reached a depth of about 200 feet as we go to press and everything is going nicely.
A report from the rice district says that all of the
rice of the lower end of the canal is threshed and cared for, and the
only rice not threshed now is east of Citrusgrove. The Geo. Braden and
the Community outfits being at work in that locality. The Community
thresher began at I. P. Miller's Monday. The Matagorda News & Midcoast Farmer, Matagorda, Texas, November 28, 1913
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Mr. John H. Roach of Blessing was in town Sunday looking fine since his outing for several weeks. Mr. Wm. Pfeiffer left Monday morning for Blessing where he has a contract of plastering the new brick store for Mr. Abel B. Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Hurd took
the Southern Pacific train for Pledger on Monday morning to spend a few
days with their son, Herbert D. Hurd, who is farming near that place.
Misses Anna and Lula Repsdorf of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Green and Mr. C. W. Francis and sister, uncle and aunt of Mrs. Green, who have been visiting here for sometime, left Monday via Southern Pacific for Houston and New Orleans where, after a brief visit at each place, are to ship to Colon, Panama, for an inspection of the canal when they expect to continue to Porto Rico where they expect to spend the winter. A. C. Bordages of Beaumont, rice buyer for the J. E. Broussard Milling Company, was in town for a couple days this week. Mr. J. J. Gillespie was in Collegeport Tuesday and reports that about all the rice is now harvested and in the warehouse or shipped. A colony of thirteen cotton
farmers from Collegeport is filling up with A heavy rain on Thanksgiving Day, followed by a very heavy one on Saturday, amounting together to about six inches, has made roads very bad and has stopped sod plowing in many instances. The weather keeps warm, the mercury not going below 60 during the past week. Cotton is to be the big crop around Collegeport next season. From the present outlook, there will be not less than 5000 acres planted to this staple, besides there will be a large acreage of corn planted also. A petition for a road district has been signed and presented to the board of commissioners, asking for a bond issue of $30,000 and an order for an election to be called at once. The petitioners judge that the grading of the roads will pretty effectually give sufficient drainage also. Burton D. Hurd was home to Thanksgiving dinner with his wife but left early Friday for the east on pressing business. Notwithstanding the surpassing
high water in the The rice crop on the Collegeport canal totaled about 25,000 sacks, valued between $85,000 and $90,000. The rains during harvest lessened the receipts somewhere near $25,000. The quality of the rice is way above most of the prices grown in the rice belt, so it is stated by several rice inspectors. Mrs. David H. Brasfield of Sam Primm of Mr. Thos. H. Lewis, county superintendent of schools, was here Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. R. W. Persons, county
agriculture instructor of Mr. James O'Neal of Mr. J. J. Gillespie was in Blessing Wednesday inspecting the rice belonging to the Collegeport Irrigation Company on which he was receiving bids for its purchase. Mr. Will E. Cate of
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