Cameron Herald Mailing Note
Local paper of Cameron Texas lists postal mailing matter with 150 60 cent price and post office handling details for second class mail.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
4
Local paper of Cameron Texas lists postal mailing matter with 150 60 cent price and post office handling details for second class mail.
Maysfield Telephone Co introduces direct lines to Jones Prairie Maysfield Branchville Baileyville and Saints with no party line and a 38 cent rate to Baileyville. No extra charge for calls under ten minutes and prompt attention promised. callers urged to route accordingly to avoid confusion.
In a plea for fairness, Milam county Democrats insist executive committees must not seal the fate of candidates with certificates or endorsements. They call for hands off conduct in future primaries, asserting party bodies should only organize nominating processes and campaigns for nominees.
The report notes Texas leads in cotton with about one third of the nation’s crop, seeds optimism in alfalfa and hog farming, Prof Mally praising Texas apples, and a surge in rice industry drawing many homeseekers along the coast. It also mentions the Palestine Carnival’s success and 401 students at State Normal Denton on day one. It records New Orleans seeing a swift flow of one thousand pass through in a single day, and an irrigation congress next year set for El Paso.
A railroad company filed for an injunction at Beaumont to stop an individual from suing to recover damages for injuries alleged in a personal injury case.
It is stated that malignant yellow fever is prevalent in Mexico and health authorities are alert to prevent its spread into Texas. The report emphasizes vigilance and preventive measures at the border and ports of entry.
Bell county anta pursued fourteen district judges before one agreed to respond to their demands. Both sides condemn the practice as improper and unfair, highlighting the heated dispute over tactics and authority.
A great storm originating from the gulf hit the Atlantic coast last week with winds up to 95 mph. Destruction to property was extensive across localities. Louisiana Democrats schedule nominating primaries next January and Judge N C Blanchard of Shreveport is favored for governor, having served in Congress and now on the state supreme court.
The comptroller of currency orders a 100 percent assessment on Citizens National bank of Beaumont stockholders. President Rod Oliver owns half the stock and cannot cover his share. Officials estimate at most 20 percent will be paid.
Kaufman County in North Texas backed prohibition by over 1600 votes last Saturday. Terrell city shifted from a 600 to a 350 pro prohibition majority, amid discussion of the poll tax provision in the state constitution.
Brown county units sought an injunction but were denied by Judge Furman. Bell county whiskey dealers also failed to obtain relief. A Wort Worth district judge granted an injunction without reviewing papers. Milam county’s injunction preceded Bell county election yielding about 500 vote margin for prohibition.
A Texas banker who wrecked the Nacogdoches Wetter mark bank fled the country. Reports from New Orleans and Spanish Honduras place him in Truxillo and the tropics under the alias Thomas. He once posed as a rich citizen, now works as a cattle puncher far from Texas.
Nearly all residents will go to Temple on Oct 5 to see the Adam Forepaugh and Selle Brothers Great Consolidated Shows. The double circus and double meganeries feature 300 star performers and renowned acts like Diavolo on a bicycle and Minting the unicycle marvel. Travel lines offer low fares and full accommodations with train details provided by agents.
Labor leader Eugene V. Debs will lecture in Cameron on October 7 at the Auditorium under Knights of Pythias auspices. He is described as a national figure and skilled platform speaker drawing many educators and students from nearby universities and colleges.
Sheriff Arriett tracked and captured Bill Hester, a horse thief with many aliases, in Odessa Pecos County after a wide search across 15 counties. Hester’s ally Bert Stone remains jailed in DeWitt County, while Hester’s relatives pose possible rescue concerns.
Special notice announces that box rents not paid by the tenth of the month will be closed beginning a new quarter. This enforces a Department of Postmaster requirement.
The notice lists letters for the week ending Sept 21 for both ladies Lucy Avery Rosa Brazel Jessie Boyd Bessie Griffin Sadie Hall Katie Hampton Lillian Wright and gentlemen James Anderson Granville Baldwin W L Betterly Will Evans Geo S Grimes A C Kitchen Chas Mayfield Lon Wilson. It warns to say advertised and give advertising date with a one cent fee per advertised letter. Also reports Mr Dave Cross died at his Cameron home from heart trouble and was buried at South Bend cemetery after residing near Corinth church and sending his children to school. The notice apologizes for late press and notes local fall bargains and advertising features.
Tuesday of this week W R Clifton a Cameron citizen was arrested at Breckenridge on a very serious accusation. A complaint charging him with incest was filed in Cameron as the matter is left for court. Clifton and his wife had gone to Breckenridge for their ill daughter. Sheriff Arriett will hold him in jail and Clifton will be taken after.
Be ready for our subscription collector when he calls. It is a great undertaking to go over the entire county, and the amount that each owes in small. It is a very easy matter to make a horse vicious, the art seems to be natural to some people. All the qualiications necessary is viciousness in the man.
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