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Local notes on social events and court actions
Sixteen couples attended a Surprise party at W. M. Aven's residence on Thursday. A vandal damaged A. & H. Harrison’s show windows with a pocket knife. A lost note addressed to Mrs. D. H. Rankin was found and returned. Prairie Hill’s De. Basteert reports quiet conditions despite typhoid cases. Henry Nolte reportedly injured at Zionsville. The Barrell House in town reopened as a first class bar. Martha Ayers, a well known local Black woman, died in Camp Town. The grand jury reconvened and found several indictments. Brisco Sams jailed after robbery arrest in Chappell Hill. A infant died near Post Oak settlement. District court cases involving forged school vouchers and other charges proceeded. Machinery for a new compress arrived and will operate after delays. Santa Fe freight delays affected arrivals. Russell Scorr granted a new trial with reduced fine. Sweet potatoes prices and crops noted. Waterworks tested hydrants on Peabody and Jackson streets. Tenace returned with Doerutge and Kortur, bringing them to jail. Doerutge released on bond, Kortur jailed.