Bonds Boosted for Schools and Local Commerce
The board of trustees secured four teen thousand dollars in school bonds and allocated ten thousand to Donley County via County Judge George F. Morgan and fifty three thousand to Bosque County. Excavation of ditches began last Tuesday with Bosque County pioneers Capt. I H Yarboo Nat Massey and Dr. W H Russell taking part. Work aims for a modern school building and hopes to complete before fall 1908 while Greene & Covey open a new mercantile in Walnut Springs with staff I W Wakson Edgar Booth and Rolfe Walton employed. A southbound train struck a freight last night at Kopper Texas damaging two stock cars. no injuries reported and delay was thirty minutes.
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Donley County
George F. Morgan
Bosque County
Hugan
I H. Yarboo
Nat Massey
W. H. Russell
Walnut Springs
Kopper, Tex
Senator Bailey backs Bryan in Dallas News letter
The Fort Worth Record reports Senator Bailey’s April 17 letter pledging support for William Jennings Bryan for the Democratic nomination. He states he would vote for Bryan regardless of instruction and aims to help craft a Democratic platform for the Denver convention. He recalls Bryan’s praise of his role in 1904 and notes the publicization of his stance.
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Fort Worth
Palestine
Bailey
Texas
Gibson
Tex
Dallas News
Bryan
Port Worth
Hirgan
Mr. Bryan
Parket
Denver
Bryan Shore
J. W. Bailey
Flood Destroys Homes and Banks Waterways Near Cleburne
A two hour flash flood on April 15 sent water through East and West Mufalo creeks south of Cleburne Texas. Small houses floated downstream as embankments trapped drift and blocked bridges. The Parker Carnival on West Buffalo Creek was partially washed away and city rescue teams aided victims. Two lions escaped from Madam Larosa's train and nearly drowned. Jose voted at $12,000.
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Cleburne
Texas
Weat Buffalo Creek
Madam Larosa
Jose
Fragmented 19th century letter and ad clippings about marriage and medicines
A jumble of pasted letters, advice, and ads from a historic paper. A man asks if a young woman can “kill me before we are married” and a downsized advertisement lists tonics and cough medicines. The clippings mention doctors, prescriptions, and merchants like Joe & Mitchell amid scattered personal notes.
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Anderson Old
Phinney's
E. L. Ray, Prop’r
Toby
Practical Business Colleges
Waco
Comery
Hience
Roe the Nigh
Steve Foi
T. A. Greer
J. Covey
Hosgie Meccantile Co
Fem
Groer & Covey
Olin
First National Bank
C. R. Clendenin
Senator
S. L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Fa
Foley
R. Walton & Son
Eer Alma Long
Ed Allsup
Fredrick Howen
Houston
Lonse
Allsup
Cong
Long
Ty Willingham
Lisers
Chibanusa
Wao Lint
Morgan
Manuw
Price l
Price & Mitchell
Tennison & White
the Rock Stable
Tennison & White, Proprietors
O. K
Hugh Railsback
BIG 4 Barber Shop
Atak
Priow
Howe
Hilan
Mitel Tauay
Santa FE
Priew
Suottven
Joe & Mitchell Sue
Eupion
J.N. Hill, Oscar J. Rea & Co
Glifton
Sears & McMurry R. A. Tibbs @ Son
Valley Mills
B. J. Ward
Wm. Connollys
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