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Lest you forget, election day is next Tuesday, November 3rd.
And still the fishing seems to bring very satisfactory results.
Harry
Norris was a business visitor to Bay City Wednesday.
M. D.
Hester brought the editor a fine mess of fish last Friday. Many thanks.
Don't forget to pay your taxes to the collector next Saturday, while he
is in Collegeport.
Peter Johnson, of south of Citrusgrove, has been having trouble with an
affection on his face.
Matt Pierce left Tuesday morning for Houston to meet Mrs. Pierce on her
way home from Iowa.
J. E. Patton and family, of La Plata, Mo., arrive last Saturday to make
their home in this locality.
W. M. Bushnell's family arrived Monday and have moved into Mr. Merck's
cottage on North street.
To secure concessions at the Community Fair see J. W. Heemer, chairman
of committee on privileges.
Buy all your magazines of us. We can give you three magazines one year
with the New Era for only $1.75.
Mrs. O. B. Kone and daughter, Evelin, who have been visiting in the East
for some time, came home Wednesday.
The Ward Cattle Company is having another silo erected in the DeMoss
district to put more feed for their cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Nelson are the proud parents of a baby girl, which
arrived at their home on Wednesday, October 28th.
Mrs. E. W. Leach, who has been taking medical treatment at Hot Springs,
Ark. for some time, came home Saturday.
Be careful you don't overlook the big club of magazines which we are
sending our subscribers this year. Read our ad on page 4.
E. W. Whitten, who has been living south of town, shipped his goods and
left with his family this morning for Okla Union, this state.
H. A. Clapp left Wednesday morning on a trip down to Bloomington
district in the interest of the Midcoast Development Association.
A report from Matagorda says that a very heavy rain fell there on Friday
night and Saturday. The rainfall for 24 hours was estimated at 16
inches.
W. E. Green, of the Excelsior Nursery of Palacios together with his
brother, J. G. Green, and C. C. Hood, were Collegeport visitors
Wednesday.
It has been suggested that we have a baby show in connection with the
Community fair, and we believe this would be the proper thing to do if
the management can be persuaded to add this feature.
Mr. and Mrs. Durward Sage, who have been visiting relatives here for the
past couple weeks, left the fore part of the week for Bay City, where
Mr. Sage has secured employment. Mrs. Sage is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Sparks.
The merchants of Palacios have united in a big war-time-sale which is
billed for Saturday, but we are glad to note that the Collegeport people
will not need to go so far, as we are advised by local merchants that
the same goods can be bought right at home for the same money, and save
the boat fare.
What is supposed to be the heaviest rain in three years fell here last
Friday and Saturday, many claiming that a total of 14 inches of water
fell in the two days, but we have no authentic record to that effect.
The weather has been ideal, however, since Sunday, and the surplus water
has nearly all disappeared.
Attention Ladies!
Everybody in Collegeport and the surrounding country is earnestly
solicited to co-operate with the Art Committee of the Community Fair
that it may get the blue ribbon. Bring your heirlooms, relics, or
anything you have that will be of interest. Bring your rare coins--we
want to show a collection of those. And lastly, bring yourself, and come
for a day of pleasure and profit at the First Church of Collegeport,
November 21st.
Citrusgrove Department
Ray
Ross was in town Wednesday on business.
Jack Reeves left for Dallas Wednesday.
E. R. Fowler, J. A. James and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reeves went to Bay City
and returned Wednesday.
Miss Mae Johnson returned from Danbury last week.
Frank King and Mr. James were in town on business Wednesday.
S. G. Cobb received a carload of oats last week.
M. A. Travis and Mr. Co_e of Collegeport were in town on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hill's little boy has been very sick for several
days. Dr. Wagner of Palacios is attending him.
Will Turknett, who has been up in the northern part of the state looking
for work, says things are in far better shape in this part of the
country than they are up there.
John Schmitz left last week for Farmersville, Texas, to look for a
location.
The rain we had has stopped road work at Simpsonville for a few days.
A. G. Hunt went to Bay City Wednesday.
Lots of good things to eat at A. F. Johnson's store.
Mrs. P. D. Wangermann of Simpsonville was in town Wednesday.
The ducks had better fly high as Wm. Erickson is looking for them with a
new gun.
Mrs. L.
G. Cobb returned from Blessing last week with her two grandchildren.
Ira Moore passed through our town Wednesday.
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