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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
5
Large crowds attend Harrison plays nightly. Local residents and visitors, including Mr. H. N. Harris Buckholts and Judge D. R. Criswell Buckholts, transact business and visit Cameron. Community notes cover theatre, clubs, teaching changes, new residents, and farming tips amid regional updates.
The Curry News notes weekend gatherings with Mr. and Mrs. John Arledge of Walkers Creek visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Robinson, Cameron visitors Tom Turner Walter Harris David Link Frank Lehnert and Jim Fisher, and many family visits to Fisher and Lehnert households.
An advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles plus diabetes and rheumatic conditions. It claims dissolving gravel, healing weak backs, and attaining perfect cures with months of treatment. Endorsed by Dr. E. W. Hall of St Louis and sold by druggists.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Drs Denton and Monroe for care during illness and death of mother and wife on October 11. Mentions H C Ledbetter and family. Also promotes Dallas Semi-Weekly Farm News subscription and local theater listings including Mysterious Miss Creyton Lone Star Ranch Cloverdale and The Counterfeiter's Daughter at Harrison's.
Saturday morning a fire destroyed a vacant rental house owned by Mr Shoaf and spread to the adjacent occupied home of Mr Green. Most furniture was saved. Local residents report the incident as investigated with no injuries.
The Shakespere Club gathered Tuesday afternoon at four o clock in Mrs Henry Hefleys home under Mrs J E Watts guidance to study the latter part of Act One Macbeth The session proved instructive for the book lovers The next assignment will cover Act Two with Mrs Roy Jeters serving as hostess as president.
Mrs Joseph Kallaas of Peru Indiana reports belching sour stomach and roseate aches eased by Chamberlain s Tablets. She says they helped digestion regulate bowels and left her entirely well for sale by all dealers. Considerable cotton is coming in from inland towns this week.
A reader extols the Magic washing Stick claiming it halves washing effort. The note mentions the product and a Texas company, though details are incomplete.
Fragmentary text references a lone mention of bromine quinine or related remedies with unclear context and no identifiable date, place, or person. The readable portion offers no concrete event or outcome to summarize.
A list of court actions schedules multiple trials in Cameron term. Cases include Delano vs Delano November 25 and several October dates for Rylander Jenks Wiedman Mchel nick Grof Buckholts Bank Benton Doss Chambers Goppert Welch Gersbach Merry man Rodriguez Rockdale Bank Luther Davis and others. Real estate transfers record sales by Cummings Tubbs Luce Watson Dicus Koch Scarborough Keene and others with parcel details and sums.
The Cameron County Clerk’s office issued marriage licenses since last Monday for William F. Paden and Estelle Mclver Eulalio Galvan and Lousia Ser nandez George Washington and Massie Watson E D Williams and Rosetter Jackson W L Hairston and Cora Diver Ysaiav Ejondo and Emilis Gonza lez Guadeloupe Hermandez and Maria Alva Paul Williams and Patsy Coleman Roy Blaylock and Bertha Skin Walter Wuensche and Bertha Eitze.
The City Council met in regular session with all members present except Attorney Baskin who was excused and Marshal Parker absent without excuse and fined $3.00. Bills paid include J. G. Neher & Co. $8.10 and Clarke & Courts $14.75. Street taxes were turned in by Street Commissioner Caldwell amounting to $24.00. The session adjourned after routine business.
The list names petit jurors for the Cameron district court second week in October 1914. It notes that all excuses must be delivered in person to Judge J. C. Scott, with the district clerk or sheriff unable to excuse jurors. Allen Hooks is sheriff, with deputy Penn Wolf listed.
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