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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
5
A brief notice lists direct routes from Maysfield to Meron and Branchville via Maysfield and Cameron routes to Jones Prairie Cameron to Baileyville. It states no extra charge for under ten minutes and emphasizes direct service to each point with prompt attention and clear routing to avoid confusion.
Local items report illnesses and visits from Mrs Caddy Wallace and other residents, arrivals of a bouncing boy at James Coleman’s home, business trips by R F Pool and W Moore, and a rash of illnesses in families. Community updates include church activities, school staffing, birthday celebrations, and a benefit entertainment by the DeMesa Lyric Bards.
A child writes from Assam to The Herald describing family relocation from Ben Arnold Texas to Albertville Marshall County Alabama. She notes town features, population about 1500, churches, schools, a bank, businesses, water, farming, land values, and milder climate.
The special primary committee assigns candidate fees: county and district offices $15, commissioners $37.50, beat offices including justices constables and weighers $5. Candidates must remit their assessed amount and names by February 26 to J. M. Sharp, chairman.
Advertised letters include Katie Allen Annie James O A Clark A McGregor Carl Clements Mandie Marshall Sophia Greenfield Annie Woods P Howard Amanda Nevels R H Adams Dennis Jefferson Dick Barnealy Fred King Joe Borders CC E Marshall C P B Kerr Dick Moore Y C Elliott P D Mater H F Harris W T Seymour Henry Hunt L Smith. One cent fee charged per advertised letter. W F Crawrorp P M
Tempted and Tried is the subject with Scripture readings from Corinthians Hebrews and Exodus read by H. Ruby. Exposition in Advocate cited. Divisions and talks assigned to Albert Triggs Miss Smith J B Poteet Henry Lott and Miss Pipes with Rev. James Kilgore as leader.
Public notice announces a February free consultation from Dr Howe offering treatment for chronic diseases. The ad promotes personal honesty, permanent location, and cures for catarrh deafness rapture piles heart lung kidney liver stomach bladder epilepsy nervous disorders and habits including whisky and tobacco.
Candidates for the Democratic nomination will speak in Clarkson Baileyville Jones Prairie Branchville Maysfield Liberty Gause Milano and other towns from February 13 to March 4. Meetings list times including afternoon and night sessions with multiple communities and dates.
Oscar F. McAnally reports Rev. James Challenner pastor of the Christian church at Cameron and wife visited the Messenger last Tuesday. Challenner, once a printer apprentice, now pursues the ministry with ceaseless energy. The Messenger salutes his earnest work and Cameron’s gain in his sincere labor.
Milam County Texas on February 5 1902 Chairman R M Hicks calls a Democratic primary to nominate state congressional district county and beat officers and delegates for conventions. He appoints box managers at multiple beats and instructs them to hold elections March 8 1902 and return results to Hon John M Sharp Cameron. Candidates urged to send names and addresses.
The Challenner party from Cameron stopped in town last Tuesday and paid a cordial call at the Reporter office. The note recalls Jim as a former compositor in youth and now serves as pastor of Cameron's Christian church.
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