Classification of Officials by Gordon in 19th Century Africa
The note recalls Chinese Gordon’s 1874 appointment as governor of the Equatorial Province in Africa and his salary cut from 10 000 to 2 000 pounds. He split officials into Class A who serve the people and Class B who seek salary, wondering how many Class A figures exist today.
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Gordon
Rovernor
Equatorial
Africa
Divorce Suit Citations in Milam County Court
Milam County District Court issues a four week weekly citation for Homer Ray Talbert to answer a divorce petition filed January 31 1934 by Ruby Talbert in case No 11012. Notice also records Brandon Tarver joining the Tarver burial firm in McAllister Oklahoma with his father P C Tarver and daughters.
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Homer Ray Talbert
District Court
Milam County
Cameron
Ruby Talbert
Penn Wolf
Texas
A. D
1934
Brandon Tarver
McAllister
Oklahoma
P. C. Tarver
Election Managers Named by Milam Commissioners Court
The Milam County Commissioners Court appointed two judges of election for each precinct to conduct general and special elections for two years. The list covers Cameron, Curry, Salem, Elm Ridge, Maysfield, Troy, Jones Prairie, Baileyville, Branchville, Clarkson, Milano, Gause, Hanover, Marlow, Rockdale, New Salem, Hamilton Chappel, Rice, Minerva, Bethlehem, Gay Hill, Sand Grove, Sandy Creek, Rushdale, Davilla, Lilac, Tracy, Sharp, San Gabriel, Crush, Buckholts, Sandy Ridge, Burlington, Ben Arnold, Willis Vognsang, Walkers Creek, Marak, Yarrellton, Salty, Conoley, Watson Branch, Thorndale, Ellison Ridge, Briary, Belmena, Oak Hill, North Elm, Friendship, Sandow. John A. Smith, student at Texas A&M, visited weekend with his mother.
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Commissioners’ Court
Milam County
Cameron
Frank S. Lesovsky
Mollie Moore
B. P. Matocha
Eber Flinn
Curry
F. A. Durrie
Sam Brewer
Salem
W. R. Harris
Jerry Nabours
Ad Hall
H. C. Burke
Frank Janicek
J. A. Blasienz
Milano
Lou Peeples
Jodies Bullock
C. O. Aschenbach
Ollie Bullock
Gause
Syd Cunningham
G. R. Warner
L. O. Boling
George Bland
Hanover
C. M. Pierce
George Malone
Marlow
Raleigh Storey
Erskine McDermott
Rockdale
E. H. Coffield
H. C. Vance
Ernest Coffield
H. C. Newsome
New Salem
Gus Johnson
Ed Lumpkin
Hamilton Chappel
Jack Crump
Levi Knight
Rice
H. B. Pressley
Parney Robinson
Minerva
John Wallace
B. F. Cone
George Manley
Ralph Hubert
Bethlehem
S. R. Baldridge
R. H. Caldwell
Gay Hill
Pat Doss
Eugene Eiland
Sand Grove
Claud Bankston
Hugh Vaughn
Sandy Creek
Robert Diver
D. H. Sanford
Rushdale
August Seidl
Otto Wenzel
Davilla
Howell Keith
A. A. Robinson
Lilac
R. W. Graves
Val Nemee
Tracy
Bob Davis
Marvin Charles
Sharp
Joe Petty
Albert Rinn
Will Davis
Fred Davis
San Gabriel
Warner Terry
Elbert Felton
Crush
E. J. Whittington
Rufe Cryer
Buckholts
Thomas A. Blinka
W. M. Pattillo
H. H. Fuchs
J. A. Jungmann
Sandy Ridge
Jack Rae
Sam Rae
Burlington
Henry Henderson
J. A. Murphy
Ed McAfee
Ben Arnold
C. C. Sproull
Willis Vognsang
J. D. Reaves
B. G. Rice
Walkers Creek
L. C. Boyd
Leo Hawkins
Marak
J. J. Janicek
John Gurecky
Yarrellton
Jim Mann
George Lock
Salty
C. F. Towery
Clarence Jackson
Conoley
Knox Conolley
Frank Stiles
Watson Branch
Joe Barber
FE. C. Scales
Thorndale
Ernest Richter
Fannie Norman
John Davis
H. M. Camp
Ellison Ridge
M. M. Camp
Will Smith
Briary
R. S. Crower
L. W. Raley
Belmena
R. C. Sharp
M. Carr
Oak Hill
Pete Keen
Bill Hanks
North Elm
Sam Houston
Sim Fuller
Graham Looney
Jerome Shelton
Sandow
W. d D. Mundine
T. D. Mackey
Deed Transfers Record Across Several Towns
Multiple land conveyances listed including Nancy A Roundtree to H H Cof field for undivided half in 41 acres from T J Chambers grant. Joseph S Schiller to J S Cabron lot 5 block 3 Burlington. Ida Hoppe to Land Bank 75 acres. and other transfers in Cameron Thorn Dale Ganuse and Burlington with nominal sums and other valuable considerations.
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Nancy A. Roundtree
H. H. Coffield
T. J. Chambers
Joseph S. Schiller
J. S. Cabron
Burlington
L. I. Wilson
W. F. Seales
Thorndale
E. J. Terral
W. C. Smith
Terral Heights
Cameron
T. C. Wilson
T. L. Moore
A. W. Sullivan
Ganuse
Ida Hoppe
Land Bank Bank
Real estate transfers in Cameron and Rockdale areas
Mrs J B Wilson and others transfer 103.3 acres of the A Fokes survey to Herman Fuessel for 5439.22 dollars. W F Scales Jr and others convey allotment lot 3 in block 23 Thorndale for 10 dollars. Elien Crump and others sell lot 4 block 108 Rockdale for 10 dollars. City of Cameron transfers one fourth of lot 91 section 6 in Oak Hill cemetery to Robert Stutz Sr for 815 dollars. Thomas Ashley etux by Sub Tr to Trustees Deed to Gulf Insurance Co 100 acres of the David A Thompson survey for 600 dollars.
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J. B. Wilson
Herman Fuessel
A. Fokes
W. F. Scales Jr
S. W. Scales
Thorndale
Elien Crump
J. W. Garner
Rockdale
City of Cameron
Robert Stutz, Sr
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas Ashley
Gulf Insurance Co
David A. Thompson
Gas and land leases on DePena and Acosta grants
Property transfers list 250 acres in the J A DePena grant to Jon Strelsky et al for $1 and 100 acres in the J J Acosta grant to L Migel for $10. Early in life Frederick von Bodenschwingh, famed German philanthropist, adopted the motto He lived for others. Visit propter Alois.
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Ludmiller Zalesky
Jon Strelsky
Frederick von Bodelschwingh
Germany
Propter Alois
Local family visits span Austin to Burlington
BEN ARNOLD reports several weekend visits in the community. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ottner of Austin visited Grandma Ottner. Mr. J. C. Komar and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roesler. Walter Gommert and Walter Dean of Holland visited H. J. Folschinsky’s family. Margaret Clifton stayed with Mamye Allen. Alvin Buffington’s family and Miss Agnes Coker visited Burlington and Yarrellton.
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Herman Ottner
Austin
Grandma Ottner
J. C. Komar
Famiy
Roesler
Walter Gommert
Little Walter Dean
Holland
H. J. Folschinsky
Margaret Clifton
Mamye Allen
Alvin Buffington
Yarrellton
Agnes Coker
Burlington
Attice Johns
Lean boarding house keeper noted by Dickens at London funeral
Mr and Mrs Sam Mewhinney of Buckholts attended the funeral of Mrs Wm Jeter Sunday. The remark attributed to Dickens about Mrs Todgers notes a lean frame masking a charitable soul.
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Charles Dickens
London
Sam Mewhinney
Buckholts
Wm. Jeter
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