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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
5
Names of residents visiting relatives and friends, travel to Austin Dallas San Angelo and Beaumont, weddings and anniversaries, school updates, and local business notes. Mentions include Sampson, Mary Caldwell, Katherine Wallace, Victoria Oxenford Freeman, Bertha Templeton, Joe Hilliam Fort Worth, and J S Cox of Quanah. Also references real estate and the firm Robinson Pool & Brown.
The fairgrounds feature a steam hobby horse and a Ferris wheel as current attractions drawing visitors to the midway.
The Cameron Lodge Knights of Honor held an oyster supper after their Tuesday night meeting at Bauknight's. The table was set and the lodge adjourned around 11 o'clock.
Wiley Sanders plans a livery business at T. R. Rhodes new stand on Depot Street. He has transported portions of his equipment from Rockdale to equip the space, with the building nearing completion.
J M and J D Hefley company plans to remove hardware stock from the Depot street building to a larger Belton street location. The current hardware stand will be taken over by Hefley Meffoy Jee and Charlie’s grocery firm.
News from Cameron reports the death of J. M. Crawford at his cousin's home in Oakland California on December 24 1902. He lived in Cameron for years and served as postmaster during Harrison's administration and as cashier of Milam County Bank which suspended in March 1896.
Mr J F Zapalaoc left on the night train to Fort Worth to enlist as a knight of the grip and join a large Chicago music house selling pianos organs and instruments. Mr E P Lester leaves Maysfield mercantile to work at The First National Bank of Cameron starting January first, praised as a valuable clerical addition.
John B McLane resigns from his bank duties while keeping his stake in the Cameron institution. He plans to devote full time to farming this year, test irrigation in the river bottom, and conduct experiments in diversified farming, with no cotton planting.
Mr and Mrs C W Hanna depart Cameron for Illinois to reside there. Hanna came to Milam county years ago and built a home in South Bend then acquired the Wybrants farm near Wokaty in Beat 7. He sold this place to R F Pool for postpak farms and cash and kept other properties in Milano and near Gause. He is regarded as a leading citizen and may return to Milam as property holdings simplify his move.
Found A ladies watch located about two miles from Cameron on the Marlin road. Owner may claim by describing the property and paying the notice fee. Credited to 27-21 C. A. Lankford.
15 acres of land for sale on North Elm Creek Milam County. Apply to 8 W Wybrants Mineral Wells Texas. 27-4.
City Council met at City Hall for a regular session presided by mayor pro tem Peoples. Minutes from December 16 1902 were read and approved with absences noted. Reports showed occupation tax receipts of 114.48 and ad valorem taxes for 1899 1900 1901 1902 totaling 138.84 13.99 124781. fines street work and salaries listed. Accounts were referred to the finance committee which took no action. fire chief urged semiannual membership reports. tax-evading street workers flagged. session adjourned.
Misses Bina and Clara Lesovsky hosted a warm farewell holiday party at their home Friday evening drawing many friends. The guest list includes Euphie Lang Myrtle Arriett Pearl Mangum Ethel Leverett Lora Andrews Jennie Wrenn Houston Queenie Sapp Lula Cass Julia Collins Katie Kenipp Henrietta Kenipp Van gie Rather Ertell Westmoreland Donie Collins Annie May Tyson Myrtle Sapp Bessie Sapp Lena Bosley Edna Carlton Wyatt Wolf Lawrence Crow Cecil Tyson Joe Sheets Kennard Robinson Alex Triggs H F Smith Charlie Beaty Marvin Beaty George Kemp Giles Todd Carl Pool Robert Chattman Alex McKinney Sam McDermott John Henry Thomas Wilbur Crawford Sim Thompson Homer Storey.
Melard F. Craig of Middlegrove New York endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant remedy for indigestion and constipation that works without gripe or unpleasant effects. Sold by Thomas & Moore.
Mr. M E Collier family returned from Mumford for holidays. Prof E L Lincoln came home from Davilla to visit parents. Barron School opened after holidays with merry Christmas reports. Miss Mattie Smith from Branchville visited uncle A J McKinney. Ben Pool arrived in Collier last Wednesday to surprise everyone. Miss Severity Chamberlain will return to Austin for State University. Hugh McKinney spent Christmas at home from Waco. Offee Atkinson returned from West Texas for a pleasant visit. Annie Middleton spent last week at home and teaches at Tracy. Robert Shannon of Missouri is visiting friends here before returning home. M F Johnson left for Belton to make his future home. Mrs T S Henderson hosted a social with Mrs W E Whitesides as guest of honor. auctioneer display and a lively gift exchange. Susie Pope won a copy of The Vision of Sir Launfal after a straw draw. A salad course, coffee and cake followed a pleasant afternoon.
County clerk records list licenses issued this past week including J. W. Hunt and Della Harris Adams Burk and Docie Green Grant Adams and Lucy King John Ayers and Mary Gaddis Will Minor and Mahala Venters Peter Bearren and Lucy Sanch es Ben Johnson and Julia Shields Grant Gates and Ada Davia J. C. Grantham and Mary B. Stockton J. L. York and Maud Lanatrip Lulia Cervants and Albertina Vergara C Black and Jessie Park
Milam County Texas court declares local option election in Gause School District No 40 decided. On January 1 1903 the Milam Commissioners Court certified 46 votes for prohibition and 43 against 3 majority, banning sale of intoxicants within the district except as law provides, with publication ordered.
Certification by Milam County Clerk J. Be. Tyson attests the preceding is a true copy of the Commissioners Court Minutes from Milam County Texas. The document notes it is recorded in book 4 page 132 and onward and bears the date January 1903 in Cameron Texas.
Henry Woodruff, previously chief clerk in the Santa Fe freight office in Temple, is appointed Santa Fe agent at Cameron replacing N. F. Knight who resigned. Woodruff has long service with the line in Belton Houston Brenham and Temple and departed for Cameron this morning. His successor at Temple will be announced later.
Special notice states that box rents not paid by the tenth of the month will be closed, effective at the start of a new quarter, under postal department regulation governing postmasters.
The following names appear on the week ending January 5 advertised letters: Raay Bradly Elza Caraway Georgia Cassey Ida Jowlin Anna Kirk Minnie Morgan Susie Pickett Sam Anderson Hiram Bransum R E Cantrell J L Lambert Rev J W Lay G A McCalla H E Muldrow J W Perkine J W Lowd Milson L Reed J W Raggan Oscar Seaburn Jully Sheal Geo Stovall Olive Walker J E Warpers W E Wilson H W Smith. A fee of one cent is charged per advertised letter.
The London Chronicle cites New South Wales matrimonial statistics on Jewish alliances. Of 781 Jewish marriages, 43 were mixed, with 67 Jewish men taking Anglican wives, 17 with Catholics, 11 with Presbyterians. 151 Jewish women wed Anglican husbands, 62 Catholics, 13 Presbyterians, 12 Methodists, 4 non denominations, 2 Congregationalists, and 1 Baptist.
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