Popular Local Railroad Man Dies in Salida Hospital
Barnie Simmons a well known Alamosa railroad man died at Salida Hospital on May 9 after a battle with appendicitis. Born March 27 1887 in Mississippi he died at 35 years 1 month and 11 days. He leaves a wife three children and an aged father. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church with Rev Lowry officiating and burial in La Veta Cemetery.
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Barnie Simmons
Alamosa
Salida
Simmons
Mississippi
Baptist Church
Lowry
la Veta
Death of Mr George Moss Shocks Hearne Mumford Area
The community learned on Sunday morning that Mr George Moss was found dead near the Hearne Mumford railroad line after Saturday night. The paper notes two possible causes: murder or accidental death by a train. Moss, aged about forty five, was a pioneer county resident and manager of the A F Wilson plantation. The Democrat extends sympathy to his family.
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George Moss
Hearne
Mumford
Mr. Moss
Hartwell W Moss
John H. Moss
A. F. Wilson
The
Democrat
Robertson County Drilling Progress at Great Depths
Five or six wells are drilling in Robertson county for months, each surpassing three thousand feet as crews press on to strike pay sand. Local interest grows in a potential new oil field and the community watches for signs of success. Miss Fannie Lee Norton of Calvert visited little Miss Ann Brashear this week.
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Wvellg
Robertson County
Fannie Lee Norton of
Calvert
Fragmented paper item on local notice
Clipped OCR fragment shows odd spacing and partial numbers with unclear context. Indicates a local notice or brief item but lacks readable entities, dates, or actions to identify a specific event or outcome.
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