Gatesville Epworth League District Conference at Crawford
The Gatesville District Epworth League Conference met in Crawford Texas May 5 6 and 7 with opening services Friday afternoon and a full program of reports papers and love feast. District officers were installed and four teen Crawford members joined the Senior League. Clifton was chosen as next meeting site. The group adopted resolutions praising President Gerald Johnson urging pastors to involve youths in District events and noting hospitality of Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatesville League District
Crawford
Texas
Joe Summers
Little City
W. S. P. McGregor
Mary L. Willis
Moody
Joe Loper
Clifton
G. F. Winfield
Copperas Cove
Christ
Meridian College
Moody League
Epworth League
Gatesville
Gerald Johnson
League
Wolf Attacks Child in Ballinger Texas May 12
A four year old boy, Milton Woodson, was bitten by a pet wolf while playing on a Ballinger sidewalk near the Central hotel. The wolf, tied and kept by another resident, broke loose and was killed after the attack. the child suffered a severe facial and neck bite and an ear laceration but is expected to recover. A drummer nearby intervened to save the boy. The article also notes public notices and legal citations from Bosque County, Texas, including warrants and court actions against local defendants in 1911.
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Ballinger
Texas
Milton
E. F. Woodson
Central Hotel
League read at District Conference in Copperas Cove
A district conference convenes in Copperas Cove where the league will be read. Signed by W S P McCullough Emanuel Chamnce Ethel King Carrie Swilling and the District Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copperas Cove
W.S. P. McCullough
Emanuel Chamce
Ethel King
Summons in Show Bros suit against J. G. Gibson 1911
The State of Texas Justice Court of Bosque County issues a four week summons to J. G. Gibson unknown residence to appear in Clifton on May 26 1911 in the Show Bros case filed March 24 1911. The suit seeks $26.07 principal and interest on two notes dated 1910 plus liquidated damages attorneys fees and costs. Judgment for full relief requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Bosque
Clifton
Show Bros
C. A. Weeks
J. K. McSpappen
J. P
Bosque County
Texas
State of Texas
Justice Court of
T. J. Linville
J.K. McSpappen
J. P. Precinct No
JJ. G. Gibson
J. G. Gibson
Frayed Pants and Pledges: A Satirical Note
A humorous reader corral reflects on poverty and due payments as pants wear thin from patches while urging timely subscriptions. It also questions proper usage of shall and should, ending with an aside about new saddles from Oscar J. Rea & Co.
Over Texas News Highlights Local Updates and Plans
Mary Hecht of St Thomas Station regains speech at her dying sister's bedside, doctors linking the moment to shock. US battleships Minnesota and Vermont head to Gulf ports, while banking dues favor postal banks. Cunningham Sugar refinery restarts. Texarkana branch planned by milling firms. Hamlin christens Shannon Park donated by Orient Railway. Gregg County pursues $150,000 road bonds. Lubbock bank builds a modern three story branch. Hamlin enforces uniform building style. Bowie hosts large chicken ranch with incubator capacity near 60,600. Pecos to vote on sidewalk law May 20 with favorable outlook. Paris depot tiling to finish this week.
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Mary Hecht
St Thomas Station
Weat
St. Louis
Minnesota
Vermont
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile Bay
Galveston
California
Cunningham Sugar Company
The
and Milling Company
Marshall
Neodesha
Kan
Texarkana
Hamlin
Shannon Park
W. T. Shannon
Orient Railway Company
Bowie
Pecos
Union
Paris
Waco Man Pardoned After Gaming Conviction
Governor grants full pardon to Harry Parshall of Waco who began a two year term for permitting gaming on his premises. Prominent Waco citizens and groups including the Elks and Knights of Pythias interceded. Judge Davidson wrote a strong dissent in the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Austin
Tex
Harry Parshall
Waco
Parshall
the Elks
Knights of Pythias
Davidson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Foley Kidney Remedy Helped Patient In Days
M. N. George of Liondale Alabama suffered kidney trouble for years and after three days on Foley Kidney Remedy felt relief from back pain and improved kidney function. City Drug Store advertises the remedy and recommends it to readers seeking similar relief.
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M. N. George
Liondale
Ala
City Drug Store
Railsback Family Arrives In Walnut From Cleburne
H. W. Railsback and his family arrived this week from Cleburne to settle in Walnut Springs. Railsback will enter the grocery business in the city, and residents welcome the newcomers.
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H. W Railsback
Cleburne
Walnut
Railsback
Walnut Springs
Measles Cure Claim With Foley’s Honey and Tar
Mrs. O B Palmer of Little Rock Arkansas reports her child recovered from a severe measles cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She asserts the medicine cured him completely and claims he has not been bothered since. The ad touts it for croup whooping cough and measles cough and warns to avoid substitutes. City Drug Store markets the genuine yellow package.
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O. B. Palmer
Little Rock
Ark
Foley
City Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co
Gatesville Epworth League
Wolf Attacks
McKinley
Carrie Swilling
Secy
Alfred Canuteson
Oscar J. Rea & Co
Remey
Maddin & Smith
Norse
Summers & Pearson
Brantley & Forson
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