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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
7
Fragmentary local notices record visits and travel for residents including Nat McGord at Eagle Lake and Giles C. Arriott’s Hillsboro trip. Reports mention Mrs. Tyson at H. R. Kimbler Caldwell visit Cameron, a brother John killed by lightning near Canton, and various social events and appreciations in the Maysfield region.
A Sunday 11 a.m. church service features the Denomination choir and pastor delivering a usual sermon with a warm welcome extended to attendees. The event aims to inspire faith and community gathering.
District Court Western District of Texas matter No. 385 FP IN Peake B n x y creditors of William P Branch of Rockdale Milam County bankrupt are informed the first meeting will be in the U S Building Waco Texas on June the first nineteen hundred and three in the forenoon. M C H Park Referee in Bankruptcy.
Special Notice warns all post office box rents not paid by the tenth of the month will be closed. It cites a department requirement for all postmasters to enforce quarterly closures on unpaid rents.
Advertised letters list reads Minnie Burrows Nancy Foard Julian Miller Mollie Smith Martha Smith Maggie Young for ladies and Rener Anderson Robert Armstead Staton Brown R F Curtis J D Dalton Prof Dickinson W E Dagier Hinds Glean Hines Er A Oliver Capitan Perryman W M Russ J R Sims Green Taylor for gents. One cent fee charged on each advertised letter. Mrs Anna Crawford P M.
R Lyles rejects circulating claim that he offered services to the prohibitionists and then led the anti prohibition campaign. He brands the statement as wholly false and calls its originator a liar.
The county clerk issued sigeways for G. W. Weathersbee and Zada Denson, Austin Baker and Alice Bunn since Tuesday last week. Henry Smith resigns from the Telephone company and will move next Friday night to Ashdown Arkansas to work in a newspaper office. The Herald office benefited from his help during a rush period and friends in Cameron wish him success.
Five cars of Irish potatoes were shipped this week from Cameron to northern markets. John H. Bickett and J. M. Crane each sent a car. W. H. Triggs dispatched two cars Tuesday and planned another Wednesday. Kirtley, south of the river, cleared over $40 on one acre, with profits per acre as low as $10 on unfertilized sandy land. The spring cash flow is welcomed as farmers look to two crops per year.
A Texas Fields Club meeting is set for Thursday June 4 1903 at 9 am at the Tremont Hotel in Galveston Texas. The agenda covers arrangements for upcoming field trials including timing and grounds selection. Members are urged to attend and those unable may send proxies to secretary T A Ferlet care R W Shaw Galveston.
Baileyville resident Mr. W. H. Askew visited Cameron on Monday. A forensic encounter occurred at Yarrellton last week between Hon. J. K. Freeman who opposed prohibition and Dr. D. Monroe who spoke for it.
Sheriff Avriett returns from Hill county with Horace Graham who escaped three years ago from public road work. Avriett also recovers the Cravy horse stolen near San Gabriel, with Burt Stone arrested in Callahan county. Simonton versus Ab White sits in district court this week over 200 acres near Baileyville, appealed twice. Brock versus the Sap railroad is set to be heard next.
Prof J H Connell urges Texas press to back farmer youth through a Farmer Boy Progressive League. He cites Farm and Ranch support of 2000 dollars, aims to teach crop production, livestock, soil fertility, and farm living, linking school agriculture to future ownership and preservation of Texas soil wealth.
An appeal to enlist rural youth for farm leadership shows plans to send trained volunteers with improved seed to Dallas Texas. Prizes will reward crops and butter yields while promoting self help among farmers.
In Ohio a rift emerges between Senators Foraker and Hanna over the state convention. Foraker seeks an endorsement of Roosevelt for president while Hanna argues it is too early to begin campaigning.
Beaumont mayor acts to curb gambling in the city amid rising concerns over local venues and potential impacts on residents. Officials say measures aim to limit new openings and enforce existing ordinances to reduce illicit activity.
A strong vote of support exists among Southern lawmakers for Gorman as presidential candidate. Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney at the post office department in Washington, has been dismissed for accepting a bribe, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Judges ruled the Texas University arguments one sided in a recent debate against the University of Colorado at Denver. The decision highlights the stronger case presented by Texas University in the contentious topic and implications for future matches.
Severe storms swept Nebraska Iowa Missouri and Oklahoma this week causing widespread destruction. Hastings suffered extensive damage with significant loss of life and property across several counties and towns in the region.
The article states Tue Herard does not sell its editorial policy nor space for personal commendation. It notes that compliments to friends are voluntary and that success comes from upright and honorable methods.
The railroad commission refused joint operation of Rock Island and Houston and Texas Central railroads. Rock Island owns half of Houston and Texas Central, but the lines compete. Mayfield and Colquitt signed the order. Commissioner Story dissented.
The Tax Herald office received a case of soda water from Mr. C. D. Webster, proprietor of Cameron Bottling Works. Webster supplies many towns in the region with high quality beverages and employs approved manufacturing methods. The newspaper thanks him for his continued generosity.
Omaha World-Herald editor Metcalf writes to National Committee man Mack of New York proposing a possible basis for compromise among Democratic factions. Mack signals mutual concessions, maintaining a democratic line on trusts tariff income tax anti injunction policy and Philippines policy.
Between the Rio Grande and Nueces lies a 708 acre salt lake with a three to four foot thick brine deposit. The water crystallizes rapidly, replacing mined salt daily. Known locally for 200 years, it supplied Texas during the Civil War as wagon trains hauled salt to interior areas. Transport by railroad is lacking, limiting development.
The piece states no stance on prohibition, noting morals and money shape the issue. It mentions not addressing views this time and hints at broader discussion if the period were longer. The Herald announces plans for next year's campaign.
The Herald asserts its editorial policy that opinions are not bought and paid for in any circumstance. It reiterates that public-question discussions in its columns are free from mercenary influence and that its services were provided at no cost during campaigns. It states it supported the democracy with free newspaper work and left contests with clean hands.
Bishop Tugwell of Western Equatorial Africa describes his diocese as larger than England plus Wales Ireland Sealand Holland Belgium France Germany with room to spare. The area covers about 700000 square miles including Gold Coast Ashanti Lagos Southern Nigeria Benin City Northern Nigeria Hausa and Bornu states.
A playful quip contrasts Swift with a corkscrew joke about a rich old uncle with a cork leg. The speakers mockingly question wealth and cleverness, ending with a pun on pulling the cork. The fragment suggests a humorous exchange in a society setting.
Minister Bowen negotiating peace with allies faced a Cuban style wardrobe crisis as the Venezuelan blockade cut off tropical linen suits. He wired a London tailor for Washington suited clothes, but the blockade halted delivery. His first task on arriving in the United States was to locate a tailor.
Senator Clark of Montana earns the nickname The walking speak easy amid temperance debates in the U S Senate. He reportedly carries a flask of Scotch and shares a midday drink with a colleague before lunch break, while rule against liquor in the chamber is enforced.
A Philadelphia shoe clerk notes women now seek boys' styles with a strap at the back, insisting on shoes made exactly like men's. The trend is described as a Paris fashion influence and signals a notable shift in female footwear preferences.
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