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Newspaper

Floresville Chronicle Journal

Location

Floresville, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1908

Page

2

Williams wins governor vote in Bexar County

The tally shows Williams the blacksmith ahead of Campbell by 406 votes for governor in Bexar County. Ex-Gov Lanham dies at Weatherford home after lingering illness with grown children present. Eight cadets dismissed from West Point for forging. president approves court martial finding, new War Secretary favors light punishment.

Bexar County Williams Campbell Lanham Weatherford U. S. Military Academy West Point

Williams files affidavit on campaign expenses and receives justice of the peace commission

RB Williams who later sought the governorship filed an affidavit stating his campaign expenses totaled 585.80 dollars. He has sent for his commission as a justice of the peace in Hopkins county, a position he was appointed to some time ago but did not receive his commission until this week.

Parade Draws San Antonio Attention and Business Slowdown

A woman in a dress with a split to above the knee parades through San Antonio streets. The event nearly halts business hours as she models a striking display, serving as a walking advertisement for a large dry goods house while highlighting the symmetry and visibility of her legs.

San Antonio

Election Returns in Wilson County Vote Totals

Unofficial Wilson County results show governor and lieutenant governor tallies with incomplete totals and missing candidates. The excerpt records Governor Wils 962 votes and partial lieutenant governor figures, reflecting an early county result snapshot.

Wilson County

A Brilliant Gathering of Eastern Star Members in Floresville

Jasmine Chapter O E S held a Monday night meeting at Masonic Hall to initiate Mrs J L Donald Miss Mamie Ballard and Miss Ida Mae Murray with about seventy five attendees including visitors from Helena Del Rio Range Stockdale and local officers led by Worthy Matron L B Knox. The event featured new officer sashs gleaming jewelry and a formal opening amid heat and scarce fans. Next month an election will fill remaining offices. Also a health note recommends Kodol for digestive comfort during hot weather.

Jasmine O. E.S J. L. Donald Mamie Ballard Ida Mae Murray Masonic Hall Floresville Helena—Mesdames Eaadora Butler W. M Kate Conway Maude Pyle Jane Pouchee Clara Williamson Dixie Morris Mabel L. B. Knox O. D. Rhode C. R. Watkins Lucy Neal W.H. Mitchell Ed Franklin May Woolsey Ada Ruth Esther

Irish Potato Experiment at Seguin Texas

Editor Stockman and Farmer reports on a controlled Irish potato trial using three plots one with no fertilizer two with fertilizer mix of acid phosphate sulphate of potash and cotton seed meal and three with acid phosphate and cotton seed meal yields and costs are detailed showing sulphate of potash unused value and indicating profitability depends on market prices. The writer plans further trials including cowpeas and bagasse fertilizer.

Karnes City Amateurs Entertain Floresville People

Karnes City amateurs brought a youth troupe to Floresville Thursday night at the opera house performing Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Enjoyed by a large audience with Miss Meta Clayton as Mrs Wiggs and Aubrey Sailey and Miss Sallie Winerich the lovers The program opened with a Japanese fan drill by five Karnes City girls and music by Mrs Judge Parker The company thanks Floresville patrons and especially James H McDaniel who paid the rent The play was a success The article also notes Hall s Catarrh Cure and a Floresville Independent School District meeting naming Daniel Smith and Miss Chasteen as new principal and teacher respectively.

Karnes City Opera House Judge Parker Floresville James H. McDaniel

Tax Assessor and Superintendent Names Listed

Tax Assessor C. B. Stevenson and Supt of Public Instruction J. E. Swift are referenced with archival numbers 1481 and 1499, indicating positions and identifiers in a historic county or state record. The fragment notes 1487 and related codes AS 00 suggesting cataloging or filing shorthand for administrative roles.

C. B. Stevenson Public Instruction

Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad

A newspaper advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney trouble. It promises a free sample bottle and an informational book by mail, invites readers to mention the paper, and notes bottles are sold by druggists in Binghamton New York with the brand name Swamp Root.

Kilmer Bright Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

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