Tidbits from 23 Feb 1905

Source:  Burnet Bulletin, 23 Feb 1905
transcribed by JoAnn Myers, May 2007


- Quite a number of the citizens of Marble FAlls have been here as witnesses this week.

- All winter goods marked down to meet the times.  Covert Overcoats, very, heavy, long  ulster style.  $5.00 coats  offering at $3.50; a good heavy short duck coat for $1.00.  All wool heavy warm suits $4.00 and $5.00.  Men's kip boots $2.00 kind for $1.25; boy's boots for $1.00.  Frank Thomas.

- The Bulletin will  in a short time move into the ground floor of the old W. H. Westfall & Co. building.  Its offices consisting of two rooms, will be in the rear of the building, back of Treasurer
Poole's office.  The move was made necessary because of the fact that recently we had had trouble keeping our paper which weighs up in the thousands, properly leveled.  A substantial ground floor remedies this trouble.

- Ribbon Cane Syrup.  H. B. Duncan will sell you a half barrel of syrup at 40 cts per gal., barrel at 37, or will trade some for steer cattle.  Smart phone 79 two rings.

- S. D. Johnson and Miss Rosa Miller have been granted  license to marry.

- Onion sets at Frank Thomas.

- A number were here from Bertram Monday attending court.

- Misses Goebel from Marble Falls visited Mrs. Brownlee and attended the masquerade ball.

- Sixteen embroidery lessons for $3.00.  Single lessons 25c.  Mrs. Mae Simcock.

- Mrs. C. L. Snow, Jr., died at her home...

- For the next 30 days it will pay every body to go to Keele Bros. for groceries.  They are selling cheaper than ever.  Here are some of their prices: 

200 lbs S. K. Salt, 75 cts.
8 lbs. best green coffee, $1.00
50c. pkg. stock food, 40 cts.
Rope per lb., 10 & 11 cts.

- Frequently at this time in February many of the trees are green with leaves, but this year nothing of the kind can be seen.  It is now almost the first of March and the hills and valleys look as brown and sear as if it was mid-winter.

- When you want meat, phone Gibson on either line.

- Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Johnson, Jr.,  are the happy parents of a bright, new baby girl.

- Marble Falls' colored population has been here this week getting information along local option lines.

- Wanted -- your hides, furs, bees-wax and eggs.  Frank Thomas.

- Both schools are giving a holiday today in honor of the father of our country.

- The best of Meal, Bran, Chops, and Flour at Hall's Store.  Burnet, Texas.

- Rev. B. E. Bowmer, formerly of this place, passed through Burnet last Sunday, enroute for Kingsland.

- Poultry Netting at Churchill's.

- The many friends of L. C. Kincheloe were delighted to see him on the streets Tuesday afternoon, congratulations were showered upon him from every point.

- We are authorized to say that it is against the City ordinance concerning the running of stock at large for the people to turn cows out even at night.  Any animals older than suckling calves found on the streets any time, only in going and coming from pastures will be subject to pound penalties.

- County Court is in session this week:  Proceedings will be published later.

- Bank Directors Elected Tuesday.  The following directors were elected for the Burnet National Bank:  N. Harding, Ft. Worth; F. P. Green, C. W. Howard, E. J. Moses, L. C. Chamberlain,  Burnet.

- Escaville Stock Sold.  The Escaville stock of goods were sold Monday by Jno. M. Smart, Assignee, at public auction.  The stock was bid in by Messrs. Robt. Galloway and Wilton Escaville, who we undersrtand will conduct the business and sell out the goods at the old stand.

- "Where it Went To."  Sage, Texas, Feb. 20, 1905.  Editor Bulletin:  I see in your last paper you want an explanation of where the snow went to last Sunday night.  Two words give all the explanation there is:  It evaporated.  It is a well known fact in nature that evaporation takes place at all temperatures.  This is too evident in observing the people to need proof.  Of course, the conditions that bring about the occurrence of Sunday night do not often appear.  They were about these:  The wind was high, and bitter cold, therefore contained little moisture.  As it moved southward it gradually became warm and thus had greater capacity for moisture and as the snow was the handiest form of moisture, it was evaporated and taken into the air.  Yours Truly, R. L. Bush.

- Uncle Hamilton Yett. 
 

 

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