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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
4
A long list shows Tom Cray, Jules Baughn, Roy Goodman, and many others from Dodd City, Clarksville, Denison, Savoy, Honey Grove, and surrounding towns visiting Bonham for the county reunion. Messages note arrivals from Sherman, Texarkana, Paris, and Oklahoma with residents returning home and guests staying with local families.
Superintendent loans announced tentative teacher assignments for the coming session across city schools. Posts cover high school, grammar school, primary, Bailey English, South Bonham, and Colored School with shifts possible after enrollment finalizes.
West bound trains No 35 arrived 9 35 am left 9 40 am No 31 arrives 12 25 noon No 33 arrives 9 15 pm East bound arrives 12 45 noon 9 30 pm No 34 arrives 8 50 am 32 arrives 1 15 pm 36 arrives 5 10 pm Leaves 9 05 am 1 35 pm 5 15 pm
No. 257 leaves at 9 15 a m. No. 723 leaves at 12 35 noon south bound. No. 724 arrives at 9 10 a m. No. 258 arrives at 6 10 p m.
A column notes that all names appearing in the announcements are subject to action by the Democratic Primary. The terse notice implies party enforcement without detailing individuals or procedures.
Preston of this city, a leading chicken breeder, received a message from the Greenville Fair Association about his birds on exhibit. The awards include Second cock, first cockerel, first hen, first and second pullet, first pen, best pen in show, best pen solid color, and top honors for cock, cockerel, hen, and pullet. Also best pen White Leghorns under L A Morgan, Supt, North Texas Poultry Association, North Texas Lair, Crroonville.
An experienced workman offers repair and cleaning of harnesses and saddles. Promises good workmanship and reasonable prices. Located on North Main Street.
See our new arrivals in Red Saal ginghams they are beauties and the proper thing for tal school dresses White Bindseney and Paller offer these fabrics for student outfits in the season.
A Bonham Texas caller advertises a sorghum product claiming “another barrel” is better than the last, offered by Mrs and Mr O Brien with contact in Oakland Texas. Robt? Steger is noted as a source or signer.
A one mile from Bonham Crood farm offers 50 acres with good improvements priced at 32000. Will EL and Co present the listing highlighting quality land and development potential.
In district court this week L C Lamaster vs Shope ended with a verdict for the defendant after a bitterly contested suit for damages. Bertha Ball vs Russell Ball moves to set aside their divorce, Russell having been granted a divorce at the April term and Bertha seeks to annul it. The street car company plans sprinkling at the reunion crowd exit to ease dust complaints for patrons.
A brisk altercation took place this afternoon just below the Alexander hotel. City Marshal Chas. Irvin arrested both participants, and each contributed to the city treasury.
William Jennings Bryan, Democratic presidential candidate, will address voters on political issues tomorrow at Slassell Caldwell Co's Furniture Emporium. The event is free and open to the public.
Small silver chatelaine purse with a small amount of change missing and likely found. Return to this office for identification and return to rightful owner.
The article notes that the earliest surnames appear during the reign of Edward the Confessor, marking a shift in naming practices. It discusses how families began to adopt hereditary identifiers linked to locations, occupations, or personal traits, shaping English surname usage.
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