City Council approves January reports and raises street tax plans
At the regular city council session in the city hall last Tuesday the council approved January reports by Marshal Stedman and the collector, discussed extending time on the annual street tax report, and reviewed numerous accounts and salaries. The works department was tasked to remove a fire alarm whistle, and Joe Smith and John Russell were appointed to night watchman and duty marshal posts respectively.
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Marshal Stedman
Raby
Peoples
Ivalston
Boyles
St.wing
Ruby
Milam County Lumber Co
Bryant & Bond Co
Mamie Arnold
Daily Tribune
J. M. Ralston
C. P. Beaty
R. Y. Stedman
M. W. Dickinson
Levi Cunningham
Ford
J. E. Tyson
A. L. Purifoy
Reese & Sapp
Finance Committee
Bryant & Bond Company
Key Nails
Water & Light Company
S. B. Ford
Telephone Company
J.M. Ralston
C. P.ty
R.Y. Stedman
Ber
Iles
Fire and Water Committee
Joe Smith
John Russell
Y Council
Embroideries in Belt or Mill End in Store on Sale
Our buyer stays in the market seeking bargains and will share profits with customers. Embroideries are offered belt or mill end in store with prices to suit the most fastidious. See them hung all over the store.
Mayor endorses fiscal plan and sinking fund change
Mayor Ralston praised all officials including Collector Boyles for recent work and outlined a parking of funds with Citizens National bank. The city will earn 4 percent interest on the sinking fund, not a loan but a call deposit. Beaty notes about six thousand dollars credited, reducing school house bonded debt from twenty thousand to fourteen thousand after about seven thousand in bonds canceled. Lone Star market opens a first class restaurant for quick meals.
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Ralston
Boyles
Citizens National Bank
Beaty
Lone Star Market
Post Office Box Rents Due by Month Start
Special notice warns all box rents not paid by the tenth of the month will be closed starting a new quarter. This action follows postal department rules for postmasters.
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Post Office Department
Letter List for Week Ending February 2
A weekly notice lists readers for the week ending February 2. Ladies include Eliza Brooks, Sallie Goodman, Calile James, Della Johnson, Alberta Johnson, Julia Maflin. Gentlemen include Jim Hogan, Edgar Isaacs, Perry Larkin, Carl Salter, Demia Alexander.
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Eliza Brooks
Sallie Goodman
Calile James
Della Johnson
Alberta Johnson
Julia Maflin
Jim Hogan
Edgar Isaacs
Perry Larkin
Carl Salter
Demia Alexander
Advertised letters and charges for Anna Crawford list
Advertised letters are requested for Mrs Anna Crawford P M. A one cent fee is charged on each advertised letter. Names listed include R W Banister Ike Crawford C B Davis L Fountain J K Fulkerson Robert Gilmore Will Gibbs 5S H Hall Sam Hart.
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R. W. Banister
Ike Crawford
C. B. Davis
L. Fountain
J. K. Fulkerson
Robert Gilmore
Will Gibbs
H. Hall
Sam Hart
Anna Crawford
P. M
Cured Consumption Report From Clearwater Family
Mia Evans of Clearwater writes that her husband suffered quick consumption for three months before using Ballard's Horehound Syrup. She claims it cured him six years ago and has kept a bottle in the house since, praising its use for coughs and colds. Bottle sold for $1.00 at Thomas & Moore.
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Mia
Fires and misfortune touch Sandy Ridge residents
In Sandy Ridge the county sees little news as farmers work amid poor road conditions. Mrs. Fowler of the Nelson farm near Rogers died in a grain fire she started while burning grain in her garden. Her husband, plowing nearby, could not stop the blaze. Other items include visits by Jim Williams to Frank Raney’s family and Dr. Sharp Jr. passing through the area.
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W. O. Shurtleff
Jim Williams
Frank Raney
Dr. Sharp, Jr
Becca Blankenship
Misses Nichols
Linda Shurtleff
Jonm
Collier Notes On Spring Hopes And Local News
Community mood lifts as farmers anticipate a potential good crop year amid springlike weather. Mumps illnesses affect several children including Maud Osborn and Mable Herring. Effie Hines and S R Drury wed at O D McCarity home with Rev Barb officiating. Local figures attend events in Cameron and Maysfield.
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Maud Osborn
Mable Herring
Ivie Mayes
Eula Kennedy
Mary James
Oakie
Aubrey Mayes
Irene Herring
E. L. Lincoln
Teachers Institute
Cameron
Hugh
Pat McKinney
Waco
Pat
Collier
O. D. McCarity
Effie Hines
8. R. Drury
Barb
W. P. Bounds
M. E. Collier
Dan Roberts
Maysfield
A. J. Rice
Will Osburn
First Meeting of Creditors for Fridrich Wilhelm Schmidt
In the Western District of Texas Bankruptcy, Fridrich Wilhelm Schmidt of Rockdale was adjudicated bankrupt on January 24, 1903. The first meeting of creditors is set for February 9, 1903 at 10:00 a.m. in the U.S. Court Building, Waco, Texas, to prove claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and conduct related business. M C H Park, Referee in Bankruptcy, Office of M C H Park, Referee, 407 S Franklin Street, Waco, Texas, January 26, 1903.
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District Court of the United States
Western District of Texas
Fridrich Wilhelm
Bank- Schmidt
Fridrich Wilhelm, Schmidt
Rockdale
Milam
Fridrich Wilhelm Schmidt
U.S. Court Building
Waco
Texas
M.C.H. Park
M. C. H. Park
Franklin Street
Mullara’s Horehound Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement notes Mullara's Horehound Syrup cures a bad cough and restless nights. Claims prompt, radical care and deep sleep. Prices listed as 25c, 50c, and $1.00 per bottle at local druggists.
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Mullara
Tuomss & Moure’s
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City Council Proceedings
White Goods
Wagner & Stevenson
Cameron, Texas
Yale
Backstrom’s
Sandy Ridge
Collier Talks
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