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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
9
Various short items list locals visiting, traveling, or returning home, including Jim Cargill from Camp Mabry, Miss Nell Sue Whitman at D Kemp's, Rev C W Whitman and S H Pollard finishing meetings, Hugh McKinney resigning at Dallas and moving to Jones Prairie, and Mrs Sneed hosting a house party. Also mentions shop sales at Ruby's and a school room project in Cameron.
In a Sunday match at the local park Devils Bend defeated Salem 10 to 5. The game drew cheers from residents of Salem and Devils Bend as both teams produced a spirited afternoon of play.
From Elm Ridge residents note political afterglow and farming plans as the primary ends. Mr P Walka returns from Europe and local chatter in Madam Rumor columns. J Comments on street lighting ideas, accidents, and nearby towns. Several locals travel for crops, jobs, and marriages while weather and rainfall affect cotton prospects.
Come early and get your choice of pictures at Wagner's. A brief sale ad invites shoppers to arrive soon to select available photos and prints.
Sheriff Tobin, president of the Texas Sheriffs Association, and Miss Minnie Thornton of Florence wed yesterday and left Florence for a wedding trip after the ceremony.
A group including Judge Pool M J Moore J K Freeman Ben L Grimes W W Chambers J M Ralston and A W Taber traveled to Dallas under chaperone U S Heartell alias Big Sandy. An accident occurred when Less Williamson, a Cameron to Maysfield mail carrier, dropped his pistol while fixing clothing, wounding his thighs. He is nephew of Mrs Robt Todd and was treated at Mr Todds where he is recovering.
The report shows four gubernatorial candidates spent a combined $49 62. Campbell led with $15 660 86, Brooks $13 852 54, Colquitt $9 806 57, Bell $0 734 65. Local candidates and officials also itemized expenditures across sheriff, tax, clerk, attorney, and other offices.
W K Hawkins offers cotton weighing and fair impartial service with 15 years in the city. He promises exact weights and personal attention at the J M Epien stand for this fall. Also mentions a small stock of 16x20 frames at a bargain at Beach Studio.
Extreme rainfall on a Saturday night caused the Colorado River at Ballinger to swell to three miles wide. Five people drowned as bridges were swept away and cattle died in pools fed by the cloudburst. Langtry also faced water scarcity as cattle crowded to remaining pools. The river surface was described as nearly black with carcasses.
Former Cameron pastor and Houston district elder Rev Le Clerc recently moved from Calvert to Houston. He fell between train cars at Cypress injuring his head but survived after medical care and an operation. he is reported recovering and marking his 54th birthday.
Advertisement asserts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cures rheumatism with local appliances. It promotes tea or tablets at 35 cents, sold by Gov. A. Thomas & Sone.
Market summary lists round bale 30 bales at 83.28 and Frazer and Turnham 31 bales. Weavers Ware House 8 bales Hawkins started with 1 bale Farmer's Union 2 bales White 20 bales Warner 72 bales spot cotton 940.
A historical notice praises Abraham Lincoln as the highest U S honor recipient and extols Balla rd's Horehound Syrup as a universal cure for coughs colds bronchitis influenza and all pulmonary diseases sold by Pace Parshall Drug Co.
Cameron Drug Co advertises complete stock of new school books and school supplies with savings for buyers.
A list of excursion and meeting tickets with sale dates and return limits across multiple cities including Dallas Fort Worth Houston Mexico City and California. Notable rates include $6.15 $5.50 $86.15 and $29.156 with varied return deadlines from Sept to Oct and one special Galveston excursion at $2.40.
The notice lists several travel rates and sale dates for August travel to venues in Dallas Houston Cuero Galveston and other Texas locations. It includes round trip fares from two dollars to over five dollars, child discounts, and sale periods from August 4 to August 28 with various limits for each event and a general intercity rate inquiry line. Entities include African Methodist and Scottish Rite Masons as organizing bodies and cities Austin Dallas Houston Cuero Galveston.
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