Citation by Publication and Sheriff Sale Notice
Public notice commands Brazos County sheriff to publish eight weeks and summon unknown heirs of John D. Holcomb in Brazos District Court for September 1915. It also advertises a July 23 1915 sheriff sale of Ed Nash property in Bryan to satisfy a $274 judgment for Reid Brothers plus costs.
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Brazos County
John D. Holcomb
Bryan
Texas
John D. Halcomb
Towit
County of
Brazos
State of Texas
Mitchell Bros
J. C. Manning
District Court
Reid Brothers
David Reid
John Reid
Ed Nash
Court House
A. D
Notice by Ginners Demands Cash Gin Charges
Brazos County ginners announce that gin charges for cotton ginned in the 1915 16 season must be paid by the following Monday morning. Payments may be made in cash at the gin on bale delivery or settled with the merchant when billed. Signatories include Polatz Dunlap Eden Gin Co Kopecky Lutz Thompson McCallum Palermo Bros Merka Gin Cloud English Parker Pate Kraft Co Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Polatz
8. H. Dunlap
Eden Gin CO
Joe Kopecky
George Lutz
J. W. Thompson
J. H. McCallum
Palermo Bros
Merka Gin CO
Cloud & English
G. 8. Parker
J. T. Pate
Fritz Kindt & CO
S. D. Jones
County Court Cracks Five Guilty Pleas At July Term
The July county court opens with Judge Maloney, Bethea, Higgs and Nunn present. Defendants Morro, Cash, Scott, Rooks, Williams plead guilty to simple assault theft vagrancy and receive fines or brief jail time. State case Will Payne on hog killing goes to trial with Doremus Butler Henderson for defendant and Bethea for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Maloney
Lamar Bethea
W. S. Higgs
Nunn
Frank Cash
Tom Scott
Emma Rooks
Matilda Williams
State of Texas
Will Payne
Doremus, Butler & Henderson
Texas Good Roads Association Meet At A and M College
Lieutenant Governor Will Hobby will represent Texas in highway legislation talks at the Texas Good Roads Association annual meeting at A and M College August 5 to 7. Over 1,500 officials from Texas and federal experts will attend with tours and low rail fares to boost road building programs.
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Will Hobby
Texas
Texas Good Roads Association
A. & M. College
Hobby
United States
County Commissioners’ Association of Texas
Good Roads Association
R. L. Morrison
George D. Marshall
Federal Office of Public Roads
B. K. Coghlan
A. & M. Department
D. W. Spence
School of Engineering
Bizzell
Brazos County
J. T. Maloney
County Judges and County Commissioners’ Association
George N. Denton
Waco
John W. Warren
San Antonio
W. P. Hobby
A. N. Johnson
Bureau of Municipal Research
New York City
L. E. Boykin
United States Office of Public Roads
H. L. Darwin
Cooper
A. J. Eylers
el Paso
R. J. Potts
A. &M. College
L. I. Hewes
Lamar Cobb
Arizona
John B. Hawley
Texas Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
Brazos County Sheriff Sells Property by Public Auction
State of Texas Brazos County executes a sheriff's sale under court order. The action transfers property to satisfy a judgment with the sale conducted according to legal procedures.
Brazos County Tax Figures for 1915 Rates
Brazos County and Bryan tax rates for 1915 are listed per hundred dollars of property. State 54.6 cents, county 45 cents, district road No. 1 57 cents, Bryan city 1.15 dollars. Residents outside Bryan and outside road district No. 1 pay 99.6 cents. outside Bryan but inside road district No. 1 pay 1.566 dollars. residents in Bryan pay 2.716 dollars. Additional rural school taxes and city and county polls apply.
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Brazos County
City of
Bryan
Ten Commandments for the Summer Time
A fragment lists rules titled Ten Commandments for the Summer Time. The visible item urges consistent conduct whether at home or away, reflecting social norms or etiquette guidance.
Sixteen Silent Rules for a Virtuous Summer
Palmquist of North Avenue Baptist Church Cambridge Massachusetts presents a set of summer commandments guiding conduct during vacations. The rules emphasize honesty generosity contentment Sabbath observance daily prayer and using vacation to build character for service.
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E. A. FE
Palmquist
North Avenue Baptist Church
Cambridge
Mass
Deep Interest in Child's Burn Case Sparks Community Attention
Seven years after a Mesa Grimes County boy, then five, suffered severe kerosene burn injuries from imitating adults, David Schumacher is now twelve and remains a long term patient. The incident occurred when kerosene oil ignited after a can exploded, causing extensive burns to his body including his left knee.
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David Schumacher
M. Schumacher
Mesa
Grimes County
Mother’s sacrifice grafts skin to burned child in landmark operation
A mother donated her own skin for grafting to her burned child in a series of operations in Bryan. Thirteen volunteers aged 15 to 25 offered to provide graft skin, with Dr. Robert J. Hunnicutt performing the procedure. The grafting, described like Bermuda grass sod, aimed to cover about twenty square inches on the child’s left knee and leg.
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Bryan
Effie Wells
Salado
Pauline Stallings
Herbert Lavender
Elbert Gammon
Ross McaAlpine
Oren McCullough
Robert Carson
Xavia Showers
J. D. Osborne
Luther Johnson
Ross Elliott
J. T. Turner
Smetana Beats Bryan 20 to 6 in Baseball Tilt
Smetana defeated Bryan by 20 to 6 on the Smetana grounds. Smetana hitters pummeled Bryan pitchers and scorched the base paths with fast laps and sharp hits.
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Bryan Boys
Smetana
Smetana Boys
Bryan
Home Remodel for R. M. Wilson on Dallas Avenue
Contractor J. A. Pope completed work on the residence converting it into a story and half dwelling. Two rooms were added and the entire house was repainted and re papered.
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J. A. Pope
R. M. Wilson
Dallas Avenue
Notice to sell 179 acres Bra zos bottom land and more
Notice offers to sell 179 acres of Braun zos bottom land with 25 acres of timber and remaining cultivation. Two good houses and two artesian wells included. Sold at sacrifice. Apply Chas Palermo. Phone 380.
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Chas
Palermo
County Court News: hog killing trial submits to jury
The county court trial of killing hogs proceeded to a jury at 2:15 pm. No verdict was reached by press time. K. T. Williams and Roger Williams faced pistol charges at 2:30 pm with Hudson & Hudson for defense and Lamar Beathen for the State.
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State of Texas
Will Payne
K. T. Williams
Roger Williams
Hudson & Hudson
Lamar Beathen
Texas Railroads Report 1915 Asset Totals
The State Tax Commissioner announced Texas railroad assets for 1915. Tangible value totals 321 million dollars while true value reaches 481 million. The figures were released from Austin on July 20.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Henry Ransom Named Captain Of Texas Rangers Company
Henry Lee Ransom of Houston was appointed captain of company 3 of the Texas Rangers today in Austin. The move comes as the force reorganizes under new leadership.
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Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Henry Lee Ransom
Houston
Texas Rangers
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State OF
J. W. Barron
Ginners
Joe Morro
Meeting OF Good Roads Association
Denton
J. R. Davis
J. P. Poole
Victoria
James Miller
Dallas
W. M. Idwell
Waxahachie
Warren
County of Brazos
County Court News
Henry Ransom
Bryan Cotton Oil
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