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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
1
Local agent C. M. Simpson reports construction on the Waco-Austin interurban line via Temple will begin in a short time, indicating imminent actual work on the project. The update comes from the Southwestern division.
Eugene Trapple age about 39 and Swiss German immigrant is found shot to death at the Debus farm near Beyersville seven miles southeast of Taylor. His wife reports a single-barreled gun and police and justice officials conduct an inquest without a verdict.
Mrs. Essie Owen wed Rev. W. D. White at the bride's mother's home near Waelder with Rev. J. G. Forester officiating. Guests watched the ceremony as Miss J. S. Monkhouse sang. The couple departed for Seabrook and then Cameron. The event followed by a dinner and well wishes from friends. The report also recalls the San Saba mission tragedy and UT's historical work clarifying Texas history.
The Southwestern Traction company chaired by A F Bentley plans to secure working capital after a successful eastern conference led by Colonel Simpson and A M Coffin chief engineer. The $3 million Texas firm governs an interurban between Temple and Belton with streetcar lines in both cities.
Mr. 3. L. Holland of South Elm visits Cameron and notes good weather should bring farmers up to speed soon with abundant grass and weeds.
W B Dunn, history instructor at the university, argues in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly that the San Saba Mission originated in Menard Texas on the San Saba River, not at the present town of San Saba. He asserts the visible ruins west of Menard belong to the protective fort, not the mission, with the fort about two miles east of the mission site.
Mr and Mrs Lesser Newton held a lawn party Saturday evening for Miss Irma Shelton and Miss Vivian Brooker. Guests arrived around 8:30, were seated on the lawn, enjoyed riddles, ghost stories, and games in the house, with Victrola music outdoors. Refreshments of punch and cake were served at 10:30 by Mrs Newton and Miss Nell.
Mexicans near Reed's Lake discover a human skeleton partly exposed by recent floods. Justice of the Peace C L Gibson orders the remains reburied in the local cemetery. A local theory suggests a past crime and murder at the site, with older residents recalling a nighttime groan near the spot.
A violent storm with rain and heavy hail swept Giddings Texas yesterday evening. The downpour wrecked fences outhouses and shade trees and damaged gardens and crops, marking the worst storm in 14 years.
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