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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
5
Local and personal notes list J S W Cheeves and H Turner on tax assessor business and office changes. Several residents like D P Crush W J Hartfield and E L Barrackman are seen in Cameron for work. Public notices mention rag prices and Cameron Water Power and Light Company.
Sunday morning ordination of newly elected officers at the Christian church. The pastor will preach on ordination. Sunday School begins at 9 30 and evening service at 7 15. Services to open and close on time. An earnest invitation extended to all to attend.
Mr. Robert Green recovers after illness and surgery. The Favorite Dry Goods company changes plan to stay in Cameron instead of Hillsboro. Blakeney Dry Goods combines Stephensville Erath county stock with Cameron stock making Mr. C. O. Blakeney manager. J. B. Curlee returns to Corpus Christi. Arthur W. Taber stays in Cameron. Mr. Blakeney expected late this week.
Smallpox has invaded the Collier community with Willie Bounds recovering from a mild case. School will resume next Monday after a scare with no new cases. Barron dramatic club met. E L Lincoln spoke on Fraternity. George Drewery traveled through Collier to Cameron. Robert Shannon returns to Trenton Mo for school. John Johnson becomes head clerk in his father’s store. Minta Lester visited relatives near Collier. E L Lincoln went to Cameron on business. Ben White rode through Collier with a damaged front wheel. Rev. Henderson is pastor at Little River church and seeks full attendance. Farmers will plant more grain and less cotton this year as soil work progresses. Tennie Mayes gets a haircut. SKYLARK.
Buckholts notes holiday gaiety and improving town health. Visitors include Mrs Brown of Eddy en route to Austin, Mrs Waike from Alabama, Mrs Newton from Arkansas visiting Dr W R Newton, and Robert N James visiting sister Mrs Lyon. Misses Molly and Polly Horstmann and others joined festivities. Dr and Mrs Knolle of Industry hosted by Prof Sternenberg. More guests include Caldwell of Lampasas Beard of Williamson Co and Thompson of Austin visiting Miss Molly Newton.
At last Tuesday's stock holders meeting Citizens National Bank elected H. F. Smith as president T. G. Sampson as vice president W. L. Baird as cashier James Sampson as assistant cashier and Oxsheer M. Smith as director for the coming year. The two year old bank has paid dividends and added 5000 to the surplus fund.
Last Thursday night stockholders met to devise a plan to meet claims on the Auditorium property. A $10,000 balance remains with $3,000 due and the rest in long time paper at 7 percent interest. Proposals included selling the property by public outcry or assessing stockholders who wish to surrender their stock for release from further obligations. A second meeting was scheduled for last Monday but attendance was too small to act. A directors meeting for last Tuesday was postponed due to bad weather.
Fifteen acres of land for sale along North Elm creek in Milam County. Prospective buyers should contact S. W. Wybrants in Mineral Wells, Texas. Sale notice dated 27 41.
Late Tuesday afternoon John B. McLane and James P. McLane crossed the river south of Cameron in a buggy with a large bay horse. A mid stream loss of control sent horse and buggy into deep water. the horse drowned while the men were rescued by a bank party using a rowboat. The buggy was recovered downstream after the incident.
The Davilla Tribune suspends publication at year start as Editor Witwar resigns for a better paying occupation. The paper was a fine local weekly, but the town is too small to support it.
A list of students honored on the public school honor rolls for December and January. Grades span Second through Seventh, noting many names in each class, with multiple entries for Lucile and Vera among others. High School shows none.
Noted humorist A. W. Hawks will headline a January 19 lecture at Cameron Auditorium on the Sunshine theme. Sam Jones praises Hawks for humor and philosophy, promising an engaging literary presentation under the Knights of Pythias sponsorship. Tickets available at Reese & Sapp's drug store.
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