Counties Agree to Share Brazos River Bridge Costs
Milam and Robertson Counties will build two steel bridges over the Brazos River at Wild Cat and Port Sullivan. Total cost about 32 000 dollars, shared equally. Contracts let in Cameron on Feb 11. Robertson will finance 16 000 dollars from current road tax without tax increases. Engineer Lamar Acker present. local officials listed.
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Brazos River
Robertson County
Port Sullivan
Commissioners’ Courts
Milam
Robertson Counties
Wild Cat Bridge
Cameron
Brazos
Milam County
No. Watson
Porter
Gause
Clark
Rockdale
Barrett
Buckholts
Tom Vaughn
Maysfield
J. L. Goodman
J. M. Taylor
Bremond
Tom Mauk
Franklin
W. H. Ely
Hearne
B. R. Reid
Calvert
Dan’ Parker
Lamar Acker
Poison Water Tragedy Strikes Temple Family
Miss Mary Dettmer aged 28 dies in Temple Texas after drinking water containing phosphorus from soaked matches. Daughter of W H Dettmer, she had kept house for her father after the family moved from Brenham two years ago. Despondent mood noted prior to the incident Tuesday night after 7 p m.
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Temple
Texas
Mary Dettmer
W. H. Dettmer
South Thirty-first Street
Farmers Meet for Cameron at Rosebud Rockdale Cameron Day
Under the State Department of Agriculture Farmers Institute will meet at Rosebud Rockdale and Cameron on February 3 7 and 5 at 130 pm. J W Neill directs discussions on Diversification rotation seed selection and better cultural methods. Death of Henry Watson announced with funeral at Pinoak cemetery and family tribute included.
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State Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institute
Rosebud
Rockdale
Cameron
Eeach Point
J. W. Neill
State Department
Herald
Neill
Dettmer family mourns death from poison exposure
In a Dallas area incident, a poison distributed through the system caused fatalities before a physician arrived. One eighth of a grain of white poison can be lethal. Mrs Huhn a sister and Ben Dettmer a brother lived in the home with Miss Dettmer and her father. Miss Dettmer’s brother Herman resides in Lampasas with others in Dallas and Brenham. Funeral services were set for 9 am at the residence, with Rev Carroll Smith officiating.
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Huhn
Miss Dettmer
Ben Dettmer
Herman
Lampassas
Dallas
Brenham
Carroll Smith
Old Confederate pension rises to fifteen dollars
Austin Texas January 26 the comptroller s department reports 17000 Confederate pension warrants to be mailed by end of February for the next quarter veterans will get 15 dollars up from 10 50 due to a 5 cent tax per 100 property valuation funding pensions. The change shifts cost from the general fund saving about 500000 annually. The number of pensioners grew from 12000 to 17000 under the amendment.
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Austin
Tex
Comptroller’s Department
General Revenue Fund
Texas
Fire destroys Waco Grain House. rats blamed for blaze
Fire at Waco Fuel company's grain house caused about 4700 dollars in total loss. The brick corrugated iron structure measured 50 by 125 feet, with grain and feed stocks valued at 2200 dollars. Insurance covered 2500 for the building and 1000 for stock. Fire Marshal Dan Nicholson cited rats and matches as the probable cause. H Burroughs said business would continue, with telephone service switched to Brazos Valley Tel. Co.
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Waco
Tex
Waco Fuel Company
Dan Nicholson
H. Burroughs
Brazos Valley Telephone Company
Rosy Business Outlook for 1914 in Chicago
Chicago and the nation show better conditions with 1914 expected to bring profitable activity. Fed by resumed employment, anticipated rail rate increases, easier credit and a regional reserve bank system, optimism grows among business leaders despite some cautious voices.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
James A. Patten
Train injures Burlington farmer on the S A A P railway
Charley Habel of the Robert Aigner farm near Burlington was struck by a northbound passenger train Saturday night. He suffered a broken and crushed left leg and a broken left elbow. He was taken to the Schindler building for treatment and is expected to recover. He had tried to walk home after missing his ticket to Burlington. Frank M. Canipe of Barclay dies at 57. He leaves a wife and seven children. funeral with Woodmen honors at Barclay cemetery. Political notes include a gubernatorial race and a bond election set for February 14 to fund good roads across precincts 1 and 3, potentially extending macadam roads to Dallas and Austin.
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Charley Habel
Robert Aigner
Burlington
Schindler
Buford
Habel
Barclay Cemetery
Rosebud
Flood Losses Reported In Little River Bottom
J. D. Turney, a flood loser from beyond the Han, visited town on Saturday to handle aftermath. He owns 53 acres in the flooded Little River bottom where his house was carried away three miles downstream. He has recovered part of the wreck but it is largely worthless due to the effort required to reclaim it.
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J. D. Turney
Hanover Settlement
Good Roads Boost Gause Growth and Trade
Good roads development in Gause country spurs land clearance timber sale and growing population. New brick businesses rise S R Cochran general store and Guaranty State Bank building expected soon with further plans possibly in March or April. Notables J L Stewart John J Beavers Weakly Beavers and A G Gibson frequent the area while Gibson runs for justice of the peace.
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Gause
S. R. Cochran
Guaranty State Bank
Engineer Killed Near Lometa in Train Wreck
Temple Texas January 25 George Corbin veteran Santa Fe engineer died at the Railway Hospital from burns and scalds after his engine overturned near Lometa last night pinioning him under the wreckage. The engine pulled passenger train 78 due here at midnight Fireman Tom Wickham escaped injury None of the passengers were hurt Corbin leaves a wife and four children in Temple The body was sent to Cleburne for interment.
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Temple
Tex
George Corbin
Santa Fe
Lometa
Tom Wickham
Corbin
Cleburne
Tax Collector Porter Stevens Visit Reported Strong
Cameron tax collector Porter Stevens reported good collections last week with poll payments ahead of last year. Rockdale Reporter editor Miss Mariette Harper of Jones Prairie visits Mrs. J. P. B. Wood all at Baileyville.
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Porter Stevens
Cameron
Rockdale
Mariette Harper
Jones Prairie
J. PB. “Woodall
Baileyville
Calvert Picayum
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Business Outlook
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Chicago Express
Frank M. Canipe
Barclay
the Herald
T. T. Moore
Rogers
Pan
West News
Gause County
J. L. Stewart
John J
Weakly Beavers
Pin Oak
Joe Beaver
Milan County
A. G. Gibson
Milano
Gibson
Justice of the Peace
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