Holligan School House Community News
Health in the community is good. Bethel resident John Ferguson visited Thursday. Eddie Sherrod plans to stay here next year after returning from Mason County. Cartwheel Prairie’s Joe Cargill bought land and moved in. Ly Yan is building a residence near Lam Benson’s for Charlie Eden to oversee Dansby’s Wixon Creek farms. D B Dehart and Lon Dehart families plan to move to Cottonwood Prairie soon. Prof. C C Rollins steers the school as it progresses quickly. a Christmas week concert is planned. Holligan and Mrs J J Holligan attended services in Iola. Lam Benson visited relatives in Bryan. Julius Barron of Rock Prairie was in town Wednesday. H. T. Todd, Clint and Glen Soles returned from a hunt in Givins Grimes County. two deer were killed and a good time had.
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John Ferguson
Bethel
Eddie Sherrod
Mason County
Joe Cargill
Cartwheel
J. J. Holligan
Iola
Lam Benson
Bryan
Julius Barron
Rock Prairie
H. T. Todd
Clint
Glen Soles
Givins
Grimes County
Sly Jim
Otto Boehme's Texas Bakery Debuts Bread and Cakes
Long established bakery announces its long standing readiness to provide bread cakes and rolls. December event highlights Otto Boehme's Texas Bakery's preparation and product quality for customers seeking top quality baked goods.
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Otto Boehme
Texas Bakery
Notice of Special Stockholders Meeting Houston Texas 1900
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company is called by the Board of Directors. The meeting will be held at the general office in Houston on January 19, 1900 at noon to authorize a first mortgage on the Waco Northwestern Division to secure up to twenty five thousand dollars per mile for up to thirty years bearing six percent interest. The funds will pay for completing improving and operating the railroad and its franchises. E W Cave Secretary. d Jan 19
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Houston
Texas
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
Waco & Northwestern Division
The
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Bremond
Robertson County
Marlin
Waco
Ross
McLennan County
Denial of Roberts Seat After House Votes to Investigate
In Washington on December 6 the House voted 802 to 30 to appoint a special committee to investigate Brigham H. Roberts's Utah seat. A prior substitute to swear him in and send the matter to the judiciary failed 57 to 80. Roberts’ hourlong defense drew galleries’ sympathy as he faced a House largely against him. The Senate opened with routine annual reports.
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Washington
House
Taylor
Ohio
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Richardson
Roberts
Judiciary Committee
Loud
California
Newlands
Silverite
Nevada
House of Representatives
Senate
Quay
Roberta
Evangelist Arrested For Shoplifting In Palmyra
Rev. D R White a colored evangelist from St Louis missed his Park Baptist sermon due to being jailed for shoplifting in a crowded Palmyra dry goods store. He carried sermon manuscripts and whisky in his pockets and faces arraignment on the theft charge. A separate report from Creston Iowa describes Deputy Sheriff Tom Walsh murdered by farmer George Williams amid an attachment dispute on Williams farm before transport to Osceola.
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Palmyra
D. R. White
St. Louis
the Park Baptist Church
White
Creston
Tom Walsh
George Williams
Williams
Osceola
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Tyler Haswell
Bryan, Texas
Holligan School
Lam Benson’s
Charlie Eden
W. Hiccs
Geo. W. Higgs
Kandy Kitchen
Berwick Bay
Lowney’s and
Gunther
E. W. Cave
MR. Roberts
Secretary of the Treasury
Flynn
Oklahoma Territory
Heaton W. Harris
Mannheim
Germany
Leonard Wood
United States Volunteers
Edgar R. Kellogg
United States Infantry
Gilbert
Reoberts
Mint
United States
Holland Boats
Slain
Florsheim Shoes
Will R. Thomas
Fl. McKenzie
Webster's
D.J. Brewer
U.S. Supreme Court
G. & C. Merriam Co Publishers
Springfield
Mass
U.S. A
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