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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
4
Cameron Herald reports Johnson county hosts a heated prohibition campaign with active parties. Jim West sidelined in governor race by vast cactus belt, while Foster predicts heat through mid September. Houston bank clearings rise over last year. Hutto fire hits several stores amid looting. State politics feature McFall’s dominant legislature role and Campbell’s Austin visit as talk of a second legislative session grows.
The house and senate clash over districting splitting Milam and Robertson as and again pairing Falls Limestone Milam with McLennan and Falls creating flotorial districts. A tax on oil gross receipts and bids to locate the industrial school for girls at A and M are also discussed.
An oddest young man in the house, Representative Hill of Denton county, prepared for the bar at the state university but now devotes most of his time to farming interests. Friends predict he will eventually serve his district in congress.
The Mississippi state treasurer was suspended by the governor for violating state law by depositing funds in private banks and cutting over 100000 dollars from the treasury. An interim official now handles the funds during ouster proceedings. An unrelated note mentions an unharnessed gusher at Beaumont with three fatalities during a valve-closing attempt. Trav Dashiel calls this an infant industry.
The J H Raymond bank of Austin filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the federal court at Austin with liabilities of 143259.61 and assets of 188298.79 Mrs Raymond reports liabilities 87330 and assets 27548.25 J S Myrick a fellow officer shows liabilities 15690 and assets 11225.53 The bank linked to the August First National collapse held stock in common with that bank It listed only 3710 cash in its own vault and 1961.97 cash elsewhere It had not paid checks since August 5 after consulting attorney John L Peeler of Austin
Editor notes busy harvest as half crop is gathered and laborers find local work. Town discusses selling property to move west amid rains and stock water shortages. Mentions illness from last year flood and local residents visiting kin. Dateline August 26, 1901.
The notice promotes a big sale by Favorite Dry Goods Co. and urges selling land via Joe Krizan at Hefley’s hardware. It lists numerous I and G excursions with dates and destinations including Buffalo New York and San Antonio Texas, plus a note about Wm. Crane purchasing a bicycle repair outfit and opening a shop in Jim Coleman’s blacksmith shop.
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