Marathon News and Notes Short Items
Allan Burnham brought his drilling outfit from the south this week. Tom Burnam went to Marfa Sunday night to witness the Terrell trial. Ele returned Wednesday morning. Mr. Hargus has a promising corn field yielding about 50 bushels per acre. Charley Shoemake, injured by a horse fall last Thursday, is improving with a fractured shoulder. Rolla Martin and Miss Myrtle Wiley wed at the bride’s parents home eight miles northeast of town. Wedding officiated by Rev. Wheeler on Sunday, July 25.
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Tom Burnam
Marfa
Terrell
Ele
Charley Shoemake
Rolla Martin
Myrtle Wiley
Wheeler
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Best Cure for Malaria
Washington’s plague spots in low Potonine bottoms breed malaria germs. The tonic destroys these germs and cures malaria, with claims of relief from chills fever biliousness jaundice lassitude and weakness. R M James of Louellen South Carolina endorses it as the best all round cure. Guaranteed by R B Slight & Co.
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R. M. James
Louellen
S.C
Pine, We Like, and Civic Clubs Shine in Orange Texas
Local notes praise Mrs Charles Conway and guest Miss Lala essinger from West Texas News. The cordial gathering highlights patriotic civic clubs and community effort, with remarks on persistence and regional pride in Orange Texas.
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Charles Conway
Lalaessinger
West Texas News
Texas
Orange
Monument Erected in Memory of Mrs Sallie Stroud in Presidio County
J D Kane reports a marble monument to the memory of Mrs Sallie Stroud will be erected in Presidio County. Alpine resident A B Weakley visits Marfa on return from Terlingua trip and Oklahoma health improves. Miss Mayer Young from Alpine visits Dora Kilgore at Judge Shields residence. Dry Farming Congress in Alpine draws Marfa visitors. H Hector and family travel through Marfa from Alpine after hot springs visit and foresee mineral riches in the county.
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J. D. Kane
Alpine
A. B. Weakley
Marfa
Terlingua
Weakley
Oklahoma
Mayer Young
Dora Kilgore
Judge Shields
Dry Farming Congress
H. Hector
Maria
Texas
Candelaria
Hector
Presidio County
Avalanche Dry Farming Illustrated Offer Page Usage
A terse note requests taking at least a page in the Avalanche Dry Farming Illustrated edition in exchange for payment to both the writer and the recipient.
Advertising Pays in Marlin Boosts Health Resort Image
The Commercial Club of Marlin adopts continued newspaper advertising to promote Marlin as a health resort. Since launching the campaign the town has attracted its largest crowds to date, highlighting the benefits of the local hot water attractions.
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Marlin
Ad Preantages
Mexico Seeks El Paso Annexation in Chamizal Dispute
The Chamizal land title dispute between the United States and Mexico may be resolved this winter as changes in the Rio Grande flow affect bounds. Mexico claims the lands shift with the river and cites new documents to support its Chamizal case. Beletran y Buga, the Mexican boundary commissioner at El Paso, traveled to Washington to present the information to the State Department.
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Fel Paso
United States
Mexico
Chamizal
Rio Grande Channel
Dr. Kings New Discovery Lauded In Fedora Tenn
A Fed or a Tenn town celebrates a life saved by Dr Kings New Discovery which allegedly cured C V Pepper of a deadly lung hemorrhage. The ad touts relief for coughs colds hay fever influenza asthma and bronchial ailments with trial bottles offered free and priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
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Fedora
Tenn
Dr. King
C. V. Pepper
R. B. Slight & Co
Brewster County Tax Rolls 1908 School and Property Values
The 1908 Brewster county tax totals include 12171.75 for state school levy, 5608.50 state allotment, 600 poll tax, and 8355.32 from other sources, totaling 14544 for public schools. County land 2,574,816 acres valued at 2,653,824. livestock and barnyard stock valued at 119,175 cattle 940,338 sheep 18,400 goats 12,242. City property 85,160. railroad and telegraph property 2,596,118. Tax rate 44.92 cents per 100. 22.92 for state and 22 for county.
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Brewster County
Brewster
Dinner Schedule Reminder for Masaspay & Co
Masaspay & Co requests ensuring meals are ordered promptly in the morning, with special attention to Sundays. The note emphasizes timely dinner arrangements and courteous service for customers.
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Masaspay & Co
Califor nia millionaire rides horse into English saloon
Frank Jay Mackey, a California millionaire, wagered on a wild stunt in England riding a horse into a hotel, around a billiard table, and to the police station where he paid a ten dollar fine. The escapade proved profitable for the bettor.
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Frank Jay Mackey
California
England
Mackey
Water running uphill optical illusion amazes ranchers
Nat Parks reports seeing water appearing to run uphill in an irrigation ditch at Kokernot ranch near El Paso. Jim Wilson offered a scientific explanation as an optical illusion caused by canal entry above the viewer, while locals praise Wilson and Herbert Kokernot for regional progress in orchards and berry patches.
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Nat Parks
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Kokernot
Jim Wilson
Jim
Wilson
Herbert Kokernot
Mr. Parks
Official Directory Time Table for Alpine
Effective June 9 and until further notice the Southern Pacific schedule lists East Bound train 10 and West Bound train 9. The Sixty Third District Court convenes on the fifth Monday after the first Monday in February and August. County Court and Commissioners Court meet on specified February May August and November Mondays. Local church services span Methodist Baptist Presbyterian Christian with lodge meetings A M and W O W. County officers include Higgins, Brooke, Crenshaw, Jackson, Bourland, Devine McKinney, Flora L. Daugherty, Walton, Caruthers, Phelps, Moss, and others. Modern Order of Praetorians and Woodmen Circle meet monthly at Turneyhall.
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Southern Pacific
Alpine
District Court, Sixty-Third Judicial District
KE. F. Higgins
J. C. Brooke
J. N. Crenshaw
R. Pree
J. D. Jackson
D. C. Bourland
Devine McKinney
Flora L. Daugherty
J. A. Walton
No Hunting in Koker Not Pastures Under Penalty
Notice from J. A. Bices, foreman, declaring no hunting or trespassing allowed in the Koker not pastures under penalty of the law.
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Kokernot
J. A. Bices
The Crime of Idleness Advertisement
Idleness brings trouble to anyone including headache constipation and jaundice. Dr. King's New Life Pills cure liver troubles and boost health. 25 cents at R. B. Slight & Co.
George C Miller Seeks Rain in Brewster County Pastures
George C Miller of Brewster County, after a few days in town, hopes for rains to fall south of the road. He reports good moisture north of the Southern Pacific but seeks inch to two-inch showers there to benefit his steer pastures.
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George C. Miller
Brewster County
Southern Pacific
G W Terry Blacksmith and Wheelwright Offers Painting
G W Terry, a veteran blacksmith and wheelwright, advertises buggy painting as a specialty. The shop offers horshoeing and blacksmithing of all kinds from the Old Kargar Stand on Main Street, south of the railroad.
A Necessary Evil in the Editor’s Tale
The editor recalls a children's meeting where none chose to be editors, suggesting editors or poets are born not made. He calls the editor a necessary evil, enduring despite poor subscriptions and rough work until Gabriel toots his horn, noting it has been shown one can't starve.
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Gabriel
Devine News
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing
Advert indicates Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the instant remedy for burns bruises and cuts with claims of soothing inflammation and pain. It touts effectiveness for boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles priced at 25 cents offered by R B Slight & Co.
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Bucklen
Earth
R. B. Slight & Co
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