Local notes and notices from town life and services
Events recount daily in town: visitors and returns from Dallas Houston Waco Hempstead Wellborn and Ennis. Band concert planned if weather allows. Local businesses advertise bakery laundry and real estate for rent. Rentals and travel notices mix with small town chatter and ads.
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Fletcher ‘Asbery
Houston
W. B. Scrimshire
Millican
Lillie Barrow
Wellborn
H. C. Robinson
Hempstead
Ada Lee Polk
Waco
the Central
Vester Skains
J. M. Taylor
Kurten
Laduskie Tiebout
Dallas
E. Grieser
City Bakery
E. B. Lomax
McDougald’s
Paul Bradley
F. Marion Law
Newton
Nonie Adams
Lilla Graham Melnnis
Austin
Texas State Fair highlights and local civic notes
The fair featured moving pictures and Paris and Spanish scenes with Cinderella. Local projects include I and G N railroad progress toward Bryan to Spring, and bids sought for school wood supply. Allen Academy opens its third year Sept 11 with 80-boy limit. Enrollment shows 482 white and 488 colored students. Various local notices on sales, rentals, and arrivals follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Adair
Bryan
Millican
J. A. Myers
Allen Academy
Maps to foster US Latin America trade and resources
The Bureau of American Republics publishes 50 miles to an inch maps of Mexico showing political divisions, railways, minerals, harbors, and telegraph routes to aid exporters and investors. A second map highlights elevations and agricultural zones including wheat, henequen, coffee, and cotton. Brazil, Guatemala, and Costa Rica maps are in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bureau of American Republics
Mexico
United States Navy
Republic
Brazil
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Railroad to receive 37 engines and 2000 cars
The Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad will obtain 37 new locomotives and 2000 cars within months. In other items Mrs George Skidmore of Leroy Illinois died at age 80 from paralysis. Six Ada Oklahoma store buildings burned causing losses of about 7000 mostly uninsured. W B Fakes a lawyer and humorist died at Waco Texas. All poolrooms in Butte Montana closed after license revocation by Mayor Davy. Poolrooms had paid 150 dollars monthly to the city. Vieta elected mayor of Cienfuegos Cuba after ballot recount. The Katy depot at Waco Texas now complete at a cost of 41000. Muskogee Oklahoma reports a local discovery.
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Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
George Skidmore
Leroy
Ada
I. T
W. B. Fakes
Waco
Tex
Butte
Mont
Davy
Senor Vieta
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Katy
Muskogee
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China
Nish
Victoria Dinner Ware
Dansby
Thompson
Low Pries
G. N
Passeng Ip
Wekeos
Qaalm
Dan J. Ford
Dallas Yestern
Jim Harper
Montgomery
Huyler’s
McDougpla’s
Bott
R. A. Griswold
Mumford
Frankie Armstrong
Hearne
W. Freeman
Alf Wilson
Cc. G. Parsons
Sour Lake
Miss Mae Cole
Ennis
Mrs. Nass
Tom Searcy
E. B. Roberts
Webb Bros
Norwood
Ethel and
Lillie Belle Trice
Lampasas
Garrett
Brenham
Will Higgs
Claude Bell
Russel Watkins
Tom Lawrence
Carrie Henderson
Marlin
Sue Foster
G. W. Brown
Exposition
J. E. Ponder
Baptist
W. D. Lawrence
Navy Department
Vandalia
George Dunn
Marion Dunn
Madisonville
Young Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Greenville
Louis
Alfred Balsley
Here
New York
Thomas G. Barker
Jersey City
John Keller
New Bag Company
Texas
Bemis Bros. Bay Company
St. Louis
Ghmsco
Lawrence
Nabors , Nabors
Henry Spell
Nabors
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