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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
1
Train No 1 wrecked in Talihina Oklahoma at 5 am yesterday. Fragments say every coach fell off a ditch except the sleeper. No fatalities. several passengers reported minor bruises. Equipment reached the depot at 4 am. Advertisement notes store opening after February 1 in Saunders Drag Co. district.
The first term of 1907 1908 ends with strong school metrics. Enrollment averages high attendance and low tardiness, signaling solid patron support and school prosperity. Miss Pool resigns from sixth grade to take a higher paying El Paso city position. Mrs Burnett assumes her duties temporarily.
A Montay school opens a specialized teaching plan with Miss Schlenker on Reading Miss Addington on History Miss Pritchett on Geography Mrs Burnett on Arithmetic Miss Moseley on English. The plan aims for higher efficiency as teachers focus on one subject. The entertainment is set for Tuesday February 11 in the High School Auditorium. Three substitutes cover shortages amid widespread illness.
Promoters announce an evening program by Chas R Taggart featuring descriptive piano, songs, recitations and sketches plus ventriloquism and violin mimicry. The event aims to raise funds for the High School library and seeks broad patronage. An authority testimonial from Edward J Wheeler praises the entertainment as artistic and wholesome.
Parents are asked to send all eligible beginners to the Bailey Inglish Building for a new first grade class. The small expected pupil count prevents forming a class at both buildings, with Bailey Inglish chosen for its central location. Students not seven by last September 1 are non scholastics and must pay tuition.
A divorce case in Waco centers on a year long trial marriage declared invalid by Judge Denovan who dismissed both bills. Separately, a hot water tank explosion at the Club barber shop on Austin Avenue caused shattered glass and scattered barber tools with no serious injuries.
Black square cut coat lost Saturday afternoon near Weathersby farm east of town. Return to Ben Baker at Abinson and Bakers livery stable.
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