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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-09-19
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-09-19
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-09-19
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-09-19
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Millinery.

Of all departments in store show the inn
gain that millinery does The great popularity
this due to the fact that carry nothing but the
most stylish millinery and if millinery il not style then
no need to change your old hat We have just received
a line of pattern hats and have them display
In childrens' showing immense line
and at prices to please ALL When show the finest lire
also make you the lowest prices Don't fail to inspect
this department..
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
MEMS SHOES.


Now II this line well equipped il everything from
good honest pillow shoe regular dress shoe Our a
Stacy Adams shoe given all to DO the durable and
stylish shoe made for Tn this shoe the
latest styles I'LL kinds of eahervc kid calf eoloue caf
and v kid In 49, 80 and 4 line give you the
styles the mentioned stock TIC shoe
from $2 al ask CALL
toned able please from the smallest the largest and
shoe statesmen would be pleased to have you call
These lines exceled BY Lettle in
shaesVc kid eooure calf box calf and patent leather, 13
Prices Ranging from 81 TO 81.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Boys Suits and Overcoats.

Thousands of boys suits from
20 Beautiful patterns, rich coongs wonderful variety and
hoddy trashy goods house. If buy from you
feel assured you have the worth Of the price paid
ChiIdrens suits and ovecoats years S1. $780,
Boys suits and to 16 years. $3.50 to $1,000
Boys suits and 20 years. S5 90 $3.50
$50 dozen mems eeed undershs and drawers coors blue
gray, regular SOC sellers, price 25c.
shirts drawers col
blue gray and brown, regular 75c Sellers price SOC
1875 dozen mems fine wool and silk heeced shirts and drawers
prices range from Toe to 1900
IA full line Of and boys wool underwear.
The nobbes line Of fancy coored shirts both soft and
stiff bosoms.
White shirts for dress Price $1.0O to $1.50.
Each and every line Of the latest
in ties-string four hands, etc. Strictly date.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Quality

OuaIifV The almighty argument Of price does not
NuWAltJ amount to anything unless backed up by
quality Quality the basis of price. When advertise
special values special prices the hghgrade
goods for which this is famous thorough exami
nation will convince you.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Ladies' and Children's Cloaks.

Here is stunning good cloak bargain. It's ladies'
box cloak, made up light caster black and navy
blue The style is box front and half fitting back lined
with Italian satin. The cloak has been selling for $780,
but for short time will offer it at special PRICES
each
Then have the three quarter length automobile in
tam and black made Of fine grade of English kerr
sey, with box front and half fitting back yoke both
in front and back lined III SINNERS satin and has the
chesterfield sleeve and cuff 1t is uptodate garment
It was SIS; $40 each.
chd's box in blue only, made Of good beaver
cloth and rmed in gold braid around double collar and
sleeves pretty thing for girl and she cannot help
but like Its worth great deal more than the sale price
Now $3
There many other special coats and jackets that
would like tell you Of but space does allow We In
vite you to our line before purchasing
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
DO as we Say

hence constantly increasing business Of which
unquesonaby proud You viii do well by carefully in
vestgang and comparing prices and qualities with
those of others.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
,Jewe1ry Dept

Our Jewelry department il always brmu of bargains II
trouble for n anything want from
the diamonds and solid gold goods listen:
Solid gold watch chain $3.50 Solid silver hmble and up
Solid gold you beautiful desgnsn
headquarters for anything in The Jewe line Remember
Holiday line of Novelties etc. will DO the complete
shown this city, and II will investigate line before
buying Good goods low prices and
pointer Call and trouble show goods Our repair
department still leads and optical Sat
isfaction guaranteed in every respect
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
SHOE DEPARTMENT..

WE have the hest and up shoe
give the people the the
We carry everything shoes 70 please everyone from the
infant the oldest person living Our line infants
babies complete Prices
from 20c Vic kd and pat yci both il lace and button All
style suit everybody. Come and for yourself
Me handle All lines In the market All styesace
BUTTON spring heels and heavy extension solos, patent d
tips, right up ID date
Heavy solos, all the latest styesbox calf enamel
ca Kid pat leather Prices ranging from ~.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Special Sale Of Mems Suits.

250 splendid suits made Of pure wool hbets yicuna finished
and unfinished worsed cut in military and conservative styles and
lined with durable double warped Our special low price, 49,
200 mems suits very handsomely madef like made order
suits Sewed with pure died silk hreadmateria cashmere blue
and black fancy blue and black woeds metons Price
range the lot $40 to $12.50.
100 extra fine mems SUITS good the best every thread
and stitch Round and cuaways
Prince Abers single and donbbreast AS for they
the hour No better material used BY aors
than $500 to $4,000 Our prices $500 TO $4,000.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
OVerCOatS.

The greatest line Of mems boys and chdren oyercoats III tho
State Not made shops but made BY the best manufacturers
this their factories You OF catch
ing smallpox dphera scarlet fever and like diseases when You
buy anything from
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08

That's where we go-to the facto-
ries, the makers, who manufacture
last possible cost. Why do we call
Because we are the largest buyers
Sc in $50 miles Of this city; because
nest merchandise at honest prices.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08

so pieces Of good I21c grade Of anneette ladies'
house dresses big selection Of patterns per
yard.
3o-inch-wide all wool fannes greys, blues, whites
and reds for childens undershir worth CSC per yard
25c
Heavy weight brown or bleached domestic-yard wide
by the yard or bolt-5c per yard.
Caicos Of all kinds and patterns Good indigo blues
fast color reds blacks with colored hgureseven the Smp
greys and blacks; at Sc per yard.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Hosiery and Underwear.

Ladies and childrens' hose IN fast blacks both the
and wide rib, all Sizes now pair for 25c.
Boys heavy bicycle hose, fast black all sizes. They
double heal and toe also double knee Worth zoe
pair; I5c pair straight
Ladies fast black wool hose also ieecelined hose;
light and heavy weight cotton hose-ths is mixed lot
they have ranged in price from 35c soc pair 25c
pair.
We have big line Of infants hose III all coors and
blacks anything you might want for the little
here
A good weight heecelined ladies' vests and pants in
white and cream worth 35c; 25c per garment.
A very heavy weight garment, called seallined
Of the heavy fleece have both and pants They
we'll worth Use each; soc garment We have
splendid good ladies' union suit heeceineds the Melba
style; soc per suit
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Dry Goods Department.
Dress Goods

Dress UOOQS
54 inches wide all wool suitings in shades Of brown,
castor oxford grey navy blue and black. they we'll
worth 75c per yard, now soc per yard.
All wool French venetian CLOTH the regular $I.35
quality We have all the and staple shades at
csc per yard.
we have extra fine quality Of English melton cloth,
Of light weight used for ladies' fine tailormade suits
The shades French grey, brown, navy blue and
black Our regular price is So per yard, SI4o per
yard
is pieces Of All wool French hannels, also fancy dan-
nes for ladies' shirt waits They range il price from Csc
to 85c per yard they price soc yer yard
a-~~ Silks.
special lot Of all wool silk Taetta all colors soc
per yard.
Is pieces Of all silk wash Taetta any shade They
warranted to wash; worth $l; Use pear yard
Here leader III the silk department.; has estab
shed reputation for itself. Its all silk Tafetta
black the only full yard wide 6 inches
Its impossible match anywhere $.25 Now at o8c
per yard
Ladies' Waists.
A ladies' all wool flannel waist readyto-wear, made up
IN boxpaits ii front and fine tucked back worth ST.
SI.4o each.
All wool flannel waits in all coors and sizes made up
iii the latest style shirt waist full blouse 'front.' plain French
back and bishop sleeve. They $I.25 o8c each.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Collars and Cuffs.

You find Of The latest style collars
popular prices
The and attention give make and finish constitute
standing evidence Of the really wonderful advance the
of ready suits and and the pees
themselves very unusual
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Hats, Caps and Gloves.

We headquarters fashionable and caps All Of the
celebrated John B Seson creations for the 1912 The Broad
way specials stiff hats and Fedoas for $780, having big
They strictly stylish and the best the produce We
sell the best $500 and $50 hats made 20 different Styles
1000 mems, boys and chdrens caps Price 25c to $500
The best line Of mems hosiery in the city.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
CLOTAING DEPARTMENT.
What You Can Find Here.

The best Mems $500 overcoat in the State.
The best Mems $7 80 oyercoat in the State.
The best Mems $1,000 overcoat I'D the State
The best Mems $12 80 overcoat in the State
The best Mems $500 to $500 overcoat in the State
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-08
Headquarters

large quantities at the
ourselves headquarters
and sellers of merchant
we buy and sell only h
Evening star., 1901-08-10

1t Is not unlikely that flowing wells of this
product will add to the income Of the
ranch. within very short time The busy
season now, however, Is in the spring,
when the calf roundup is in progress and
In the fall when the beef cattle are being
shipped to market. The annual shipments
from this ranch vary, of course, with the
season, but 1t is not an uncommon thing
for ten thousand head Of fat beeyes to te
sold by Mrs. King each year. The income
OF the ranch is probably between $500 600
and 100000 every twelve months.
Life at Santa Gertrudes reminds one of
the stories Of feudal estates Of old The
bell from the main house summons the peo-
pie to quarters for meals, for labor, for
schooling or for worship, and at the dining
table the various squads which make their
appearance are graded in the order of their
feeding according to their Importance and
social position upon the ranch. The rule Of
Mrs. King is absolute. Her wishes are
law. Each village is complete in itself
and even the outlying settlements are pro-
vided with their school houses and
churches. The foreman who rules IN each
10 generally married man who has lcng
been upon the property. He Is the busi-
nssg. political and social head Of his par
t!oEi2r settlement. The ranch houses are
roaeh and unpainted, but airy and COM
tortAbis. as ts necessary In this semi-tropi-
cal climate. Around the ranch houses are
tho barracks for the cowboys, huts for the
Mextcans and stables for the saddle aud
work horses.
The government Of this great domain n
maternal IN It's character. II - . ldespot-
Evening star., 1901-08-10

armed guard on the box and q mounted
escort of from ten to fifty men all armed
to the teeth, the owner of Santa Gertrud,s
rode to Corpus Christi Many times was
this party ambuscaded and lives were sac
rficed during these trips. Captain King
was always foremost in the fighting,
stern, fearless and relentless man, well
versed in the ways of the frontier. Not
withstanding many hairbreadth escapes.
however, he was never even wounded. and
his name became terror to the bandits
and outlaws who roamed the plains OF
southern Texas during that period.
Santa Gertrudes ranch is divided into
about twelve districts. Each district Is
presided owed by foreman and he is held
responsible for the conduct of the busi-
ness of the ranch within his jurisdiction.
The general management of the ranch Is
in the hands of Robert ]. Kleberg, Mrs.
Kings son-in-law. and a brother of Ru-
dolph Kleberg, the representative from the
eleventh district of Texas Mrs. King her
self, however. never loosens the rein she
holds over her affairs and she is the real
manager of the entire property, nothing OF
any Importance being done without consult
ing with her. Her jurisdiction not only in
cludes the management eff the ranch, but
she is the political ruler Of three counties
Evening star., 1901-08-10
DUNcANsoN BROS. AUcTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF EIGHT HANDSOME AND
ATTRACTIVE Two-STORY, CELLAR AND
kN6Ms kNoMs as fkEss AT scI KNp III
4SR ..sI kASsAs AVE HSEstS tsS' AsD ND as tas
By virtue of eight certain deeds of trust. dated
the 10th day Of April. A. D. 1897, recorded in
seq. is4 ct seq. ies ct sea aos ct seS % as @ et e
sea- ~ 2l2 G ct ,, ssH and 2ss ct sea- Of the land rec
quest Of certain Of the holders of the secured
IN 'front.' ws Of w h premises! sepaFasey ae s BS %
0NC!NG AT HALF PAST FoUR O'Clock PM.
the following described real estate situated in the
county OF Washington, District Of Columbia and
known and distinguished and being lots num-
bered eleven qD. fifteen q5), sixteen u6,. seven
and twenty-six t28) Of the Washington Loan and
trust Company, trustees. subdivision OF block
to the city Of Washington as said IN
culy recorded In liber County No. IL, page So, Of
Of Columbia: together with the Improvements apr
thereon.
Terms Of :ale: one-fourth of the purchase money
10 be paid In cash and the balance to be paid In
four equal installments, payable in one. two.
three and four years: secured, respectively upon
or all cash at the option Of the purchaser A de.
quired at time Of sale Sale to be Closed in S,een S
days from day Of sale, otherwise the property will
chaser after 1--WE c,ys advertisement In .pme pur,
newspaper published In Washington civ n ~
and & r. sS.s &
LOUIS D. VINE g.S st, n'w''
1904 F st. NV.
D2o-d&ds Trustees.
count Of the weather. until TUESDAY. AUGUST
THIRTEENTH, 1901, at the same time and place.
R14I BRAINARD q WARNER.
Evening star., 1901-08-10
FUTURE DAYS
JAMES ". RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL Is
TATE AT THE CORNER OF = STREET AM

EXECUTORS SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
TATE AT THE CORNER OF STREET AND
FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHEAST.
BY virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia, holding special term
for Orphans Court business, passed in the matter
of the estate Of Justina Ritz, No. 0205 Of the ad
ministration dockets Of the office Of the register
of Wills and Of the authority to me thereby given
and also vested In me by the last will and testa-
ment Of said Justna Ritz, will offer for sale by
public auction, In front Of the premises. the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, AID. 1901. AT
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following real estate,
situate in the city Of Washington, District Of Co.
lumbia, to wit: Lots numbered one o. and two ~
In Edward Clark's subdivision Of square numbered
six hundred and siyty-eight (668), said subdi-
vision is recorded In Plat Book B at folio 63 in
the Office Of the surveyor Of said District together
with all the rights thereto belonging.
Terms Of sale as prescribed by the decree: One
third Of the purchase money to be paid in cash
and the balance in equal installments at one and
two years from day Of SALE and for the deferred
payments any purchaser shall give his her notes.
bearing interest at the rate of five per centum per
annum, payable in equal semi-annual installments,
the said notes to be secured by deed of trust,
which shall be first lien upon the property sold,
or all cash, at purchasers option. All copveyanc.
ing, recording, nOtarial fees and revenue taxes at
pcrchaser's cost. Terms Of sale to be complied
with within fifteen Gays from day of sale, other
wise the undersigned reserves the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost Of the defauling
purchaser. after such previous public advertisement
as he may deem necessary.
DAVID MOORE, Executor,
au3-d&ds No. TT 14th st. NV.
Evening star., 1901-08-10

traveller can proceed ninety miles in
straight line and yet remain within the
barbed wire fence which incloses every
acre of her domain The ranch is as
large as the state of Delaware, and nearly
twice as large as Rhode Island It would
hold ten cities the size of Greater New
York, and is far more extensive in area
and imposing wealth than the principalities
of Germany, from which have come the
ruling families of Europe.
Mrs. Harriet M. King, the owner Of this
great property. Is woman of simple
tastes and rather limited experience
with the world at large. but she possesses
unusually keen business instinct and shrewd
judgment. which she applies to all the af-
fairs of life in which she is interested No
one evet gets the best Of her and although
she is exposed to the schemes Of all kinds
Of adventurers and applicants for money
and assistance, she seldom yields to impOr-
tunities, preferring to give according to her
own ideas and in the direction in which she
is most interested.
In a quiet way she has assisted the
communities where her interests lie, and
being a woman of strong religious con-
yictions, has done much for the f'resbyter-
tains no idea, however, of any great bene-
factions to follow her death, and 1t Is
doubtful whether she considers her mis-
sion to be other than the conservation and
strengthening Of the wonderful property
left to her in trust by her husband
Thirty Living Wells.
The ranch Is constantly kept at a high
state of productiveness, from the cattle
mans point of view. Artesian water has
been found at moderate depth upon her
lands, and over thirty flowing wells furnish
water for the live stock during the drouthy
season. An unexpected source of wealth
has recently appeared upon this ranch in
the shape of oil. 1t is believed that one Of
the great oil pools. of the Texas coast
underlies Santa Gertrudes. Oil has been
discovered few miles from her land, and
Evening star., 1901-08-10

to Mrs. King, expressly providing that In
no case was the property to be divided
among his children. Mrs. King has cher
ished this intention of her husband, has
refused to consider any proposition which
involved parting with an acre of her do
main and has expressed her intention of so
willing the property at her death that 1t
will remain intact for at least two gener-
0t,oGS to come.
The ranch now covers large part OF
Nueoes. Cameron and Hidalgo counties.
The main hacienda or home ranch" lies
81 the extreme southwestern corner of
Nueces county, and is village in itself.
The main residence is in the center of
cluster OF smaller houses occupied by en-
ployes. Around this village can still be
traced the outlines OF the stockades which
were 50 necessary in the earlier days.
On these stcckades were mounted brass
cannons CT regular intervals.
A Sheet Iron Coach.
About half mile from the main ranch
house are the great stables. In a room
In one OF the stables can still be found
the armored stage coach in which Captain
King made his periodical trips to Corpus
Christi for money and supplies. The sheet
iron covering of this coach is dented from
contact with many bullets and stains made
early seventies Captain King was in the
habit OF making the drive from Santa Ger
trudes to Corpus Christi. a distance Of
strong horses hitched to the coach. an