The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
JEWELERS.
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
or AMERICA
or AMERICA

Trade m Hailetsyillc and vicinity the earl,
Mr., j. H. l. Hull OF st. Louis worket
the Aransa Pass this week.
Mr. julius c. Reich of San Antonio wa.
working his usual trade. "eef
Mr.. r. p Bracht OF tho f,rr, :, r.s.,
BROS, and an old travelling man was Il
ioakum and Halietsville Thursday
greeting the boys on the road.
MT. j.. Bertrand, representing Jamos
| bu.e OF houston, was selling lots of main,
and oil In tho "settlementsa dnrine M
l week. u"iius lhe
j Mr.. Seymour Brasher represen,in,
brasher, Reichart & Co. of Houston. was
In foakum Thursday.
i Mr.. A. Kohn, the well-know rome.
sentative of A. b. Frank a Co. Of San An :
'onio' was in Halletsyillc Thursday.
MT. Bodeman. representing NJ. Castanola
| nesday. WV
] Mr. 9. e. Smith, representing C,oepan i.
| 90. OF San Antonio, ACCOMPANIED bv bis
pride. nee Miss Short Of Beeville, spept
tne week In Rockport and Corpus Christi.
| MI. and Mrs. Smith were receiving the
congratulations and best wishes of their
many friends, of which they have many
among the travelling fraternity.
Mr. 5. IL. I1andrum, representing tn.
| Round Rock Broom factory, worked tho
Aransas Pass during the week. He saws
he represents the largest broom factory in
the State. >"
MIR. Bernard Baer, who sells prodnco
from st. Louis, was in Halletsville We'd
nesday. "eu-
Mr. U. u. Bridges. representing the Ala
pama nursery of Nashville Tenn. was TAX
ing IN Lavaca county during the week.
Mr. Charlie Becker. representing War-
ner Schabot of San Antonio. worked hte
territory from Yoakum to San Antonio the
latter part of the week,
Mr.. Cohen, who sells vinegar for the Red
Cross Vinegar company of st. Louis, was
putting in effective work on the Arkansas
Pass this week.
Mr.. McCarty. travelling commercial
agent Of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
road. was In Yoakum Wednesday and
pulled out on the Waco division Thursday.
Mr., ZENITH Brandon, who sells some
thing to chew from North Carolina, but
who resides in Columbus, was working out
on the Southern Pacific road this week.
A certain travelling man was recently
married in Southwest Texas. He secured
mis- license and took the young lady in a
buggy under pretense of taking u drive,
D
were married. When the young man re-
turned with his bride the irate father be-
rated him for running off with his daugh-
ter told him that he might have at least
shown sufficient respect to have asked his
permission. The young man. trembling
replied: Mr.. -, don't be mad, please:
l couldn't help it. You will all learn TO |
love me after awhile
Mr.. Price of tobacco fame stopped at
Yorktown Wednesday and expected to take
a team trip after an early breakfast the |
next morning, but. the landlord knocked |
him out by having a 3 o'clock breakfast |
after having been requested to have an
early breakfast. One of Mr.. Prices friends
that he would not have missed |
much If he had gone without breakfast
Mr.. A. Goldstein. who sells trunks from
Louisville, was in Houston Wednesday.
Quite a number of the bows are shaping
their routes 50 as to take in Mardi Gras
in New Orleans.
Send in any personal or notes of interest
to travelling men to Travellers Protective
Association department of The Post Send
them in during the early part of the week
that they may be sure to reach the office
in time for publication.
Weddings among the travelling fraternity
have been numerous during the past three
months and there are several on the docket
or early trial.
Mr.. p. j. Burgess, representing the Hous-
ION Drug cmpany. Jumped off" at Sweet
Home Thursday--not Seguin. but Sweet
Home-Lavaca county.
Mr. Jack Isaacs-no matter whom he rep
-esents, everybody knows binl-was In La
Grange Wednesday.
Messrs. Price OF American Tobacco COM
'any,. Schroeder of Mechling Bros Phil
idelpbia, and A. kohn of A. b Frank &
To-, San Antonio. all took in the Japanese
how at Karnes City Tuesday night and {
lad a great time.
Mr.. William Kuss. representing Carson,
Jewell & Co. of Houston. was in Favette-
lille Wednesday.
Abe Edel. with Mayer. Kahn K Frieberg I
galveston, did a nice business along the /,
Iouston and Texas Central the past week. :
r. Il. Burt of New Orleans and Sol Bill
itz of Houston were in Navasota last Tues
lay.
Gus Dreyfus, Galveston; Eugene Blake
Iouston; A. b. Mathews Waco; George
)iehl, Fort Worth; w. p. Dickey, e. r.
dams and D. Keller of st. Louis were up
mong the Navasota merchants last Mon
ay
Homer Lambkin, with II. T.. Gotham g.
o.. New Orleans, was in Calvert, Bremcpd
nd other Houston and Texas Central townsl
he Fast week.
j. G. Cruce, with Southern and Collier =
cad company, st. Louis. was in Marlin
nd Bremond last Thursday. "
j. w. Sullivan. with Peden & Co., Il
ouston. took some nice orders in Marlin {
ist Wednesday. y
Wallace Y. McMastus. with Darlington y ii
o.. Waco, was at the Commercial hotel. II
orscana last Thursday night. b
G. W. Benton. with T.. Dement'S Sons. !,
ansing, Mich, and Waco. Texas. was In II
orsicana Friday last 81
s. l.. Sale and II. S. Cook OF st. Louis g,
ere registered at the Commercial hotel, y
orsicana. last Thursday. a,
b. A. Evans Of Louisville. KY. was IN k
,rsican, laet Monday. al