Local Headlight notes 1909 fiesta and town happenings
The Headlight for July 3 1909 reports a Saturday event in Wichita with ice cream and cake, a dancing in Altair area hosted by Mr and Mrs Byars and Willie Walker, and a bar ride. It mentions school counts in Colorado County 5531 with 2681 white and 2950 colored. Also notes property transactions in Eagle Lake, a paralyzed city marshal Harvey Vineyard and recovery prospects, a report on Gus Wagner returning to Sickenius, and a Honey Grove grocery advertisement praising S B Evans Cash Grocery's long standing progress and large stock amid a recession.
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Colorado County
Altair
Byars
Willie Walker
Ning
J. H. D. Walker
Thu Adas
Lee Hughs
Post Office
Gus Wagner
Sickenius
Eagle Lake
Harvey
H. Fitzgerald
Notice of Trustee's Sale in Colorado County Texas
W. S. Strickland as trustee announces a public sale of the northeast part of Section 2 in G. H. & H. R. R. survey, about 5 miles southeast of Eagle Lake, to satisfy principal of 4000, interest 846.57, attorney fees 480 and lien costs, total 5596, plus delinquent taxes. sale set for first Tuesday in August 1933 between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse door in Columbus Colorado County Texas.
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Texas
Colorado
Colorado County
Maude Matthews
Lena “Strickland
Lena Strickland Broyles
W. S. Strickland
Court House
Columbus
State End
Eagle Lake
N. E
S. Coun
Welmar Bottling Co
Local Social Ties Across Houston and Nearby Cities
Rock Island items note visits and weddings as Roy Cain of Houston guests of Tom Ployr noy. Couples J L Hunt Floyd Wilcox and others spend weekends in LaPorte and Houston with relatives. Lizzie Aversole attends granddaughter Dorothy Comley wedding at Damon. W T Humphreys of Huntsville spends days here with friends. Several families travel between Houston and Dallas areas for the Fourth. Carl A Milentz of Eagle Lake visits with W Roy Wright. Old Colony Ginger Ale advertises in July.
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Roy Cain
Houston
Tom Ployrnoy
J. L. Hunt
Floyd Wilcox
LaPorte
Dewey Kerr
Genevieve Lively
Herbert Wolfe
Jack Hudson
Lizzie Aversole
Damon
Dorothy Comley
W. T. Humphreys
Huntsville
Jez
Richard
Ower Miller
Owen A
J. M. Garrett
Jean Yor Mer
Dallas
J. G. Jenkins
A. H. Mullican
Jand
Ray Paige
EL Campo
Carl A. Milentz
Eagle J Lake
Vand
W. Roy Wright
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Rhinelander
Rhineland
Entral Power and Licht Company
yenty-Four
Eyeritt
Wichita
S. B. Evans Cash
Honey Grove
Stgn
Biporietor
Exchange
Nagle Lake Lumber Co
Conner
Rock Island
Old Colony
Weimar Boitlins Co
Ualiz
Cary
Wesson
IGA
Ani Unlimited Guarantee
International Silver Cone
Maxwell House
Michigan Navy
California
Frank Stephens Co
Relia
Sal
Pee A
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