Weather, visits, sales, and school note items from Jefferson city
The article notes hot dry weather in Jefferson, visits by Ed Richardson and Capt Geo T Todd, and returning residents to Muskogee and Hughes Springs. It promotes Rosenfeld & Co’s big Removal Sale starting Aug 14 and mentions Christ Episcopal Church services, a business course emphasis at high school, and a North Texas wheat crop failure with Kansas Missouri supply impact. Additional items cover L O Tribble assisting in Longview oil mill, W H Kitchen’s West Texas trip, and fever concerns in New Orleans and local county.
Tyler Commercial College Advertises Its Electricly Run Campus
The Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas promotes its electric powered, well lit and ventilated building with 15 rooms. It claims no saloons or gambling in the city and highlights uniform classrooms connected by telephone and electric bells. Free catalogues offer courses in bookkeeping shorthand typewriting telegraphy and penmanship.
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Tyler
Tex
Gulf and
Red River
Tyler College
Ind
Tyler Commercial College
Texas
Wanted Log Teams at Harrison County Mill
Advertises log hauling contract in Harrison County Texas. D C Drisketit & Bro invite teams to visit the mill to inspect goods and offers. No dates or contact details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C. Drisketit & Bro. Noel, Harrison Co
Texas
Card of Thanks for Ward Taylor loss of child
Our only child died last Friday morning Aug.4 after two weeks of illness a little girl of three years We thank neighbors for kindness especially Mrs Mac Benefield and the two Mrs Driskells Respt Mr and Mrs ALnert Craver Jefferson Texas Aug 7 05 R F D No L
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Ward Taylor
Mac Benefield
Driskell’s
Alnert Craver
Jefferson
Texas
Rooms for Rent in Old Murphy Home in City
Several large rooms offered for rent in the Old Murphy Home with upper or lower options and a good water supply. Advertised by C. H. Humphreys, City. Civic League reports cleaning streets and alleys, pulling weeds, burning and hauling rubbish, praising the ladies for sanitation work.
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Murphy
Addrega
C. H. Humphreys
City
Civie League
Ice Notice and Local News Roundup 1905
Ice notice announces cash sales starting August 1 1905 with tickets sold by J M Dewarre. Brief weather note mentions a noon cloudburst near Norwood with heavy wind and rain. Advertisements tout dry goods prices at P Winner. Excelsior Hotel roofing contract awarded to C W Langens tein. Miss Daeg Mabryn Texarkana visits C Wise and Mrs W F Wisdern.
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J.M. Dewarre
Miss Daeg
Mabryn
Texarkana
C. Wise
Mrs. W. FE. Wisdern
Blind children urged to seek education in Austin Institute
Judge T D Rowell receives a letter urging Marion county residents with blind children to contact H L Piner, superintendent in Austin, for free education and ocular care at the Blind Institute. The appeal asks publicity for the program and notes the school can educate and often treat children.
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T. D. Rowell
Marion County
H. L. Piner
Austin
Texas
Blind Institute
Tex
Fresh Beef Delivered Daily From Local Wagon Service
The operator states readiness to supply all kinds of beef fresh each morning with prompt citywide delivery. They also buy cattle at all times, inviting owners to contact for sales or trade.
Jefferson Texas Enacts Yellow Fever Quarantine Ordinance
Jefferson Texas imposes a city quarantine against yellow fever sources including Louisiana with a Board of Health, detention camp, and power to detain, disinfect, and fine violators. The ordinance, dated August 2, 2005, names mayor KB Suennene and acting secretary W KE Singieron. Dr. Goldberger notes cases in Shreveport and Marshall with no city cases.
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Jefferson
Texas
Louisiana
Board of Health
KB. F. Suennene
City of
Attest, W. KE. SiIngieron
Goldberger
United States Marine Hospital Service
Shreveport
Marshall
New Orleans
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Home Canners
Rialto
T. G. Wilson Canners
J. C. Jackson, Sr
Comet
Ed Richardson
Marshell
Mrs. G. Ww. Stevens
Muskogee
I. T
Rosenfeld& Co
G. A. Daugherty
Hughes Springs
Annie
Mamie Niedermeier
Waco
Austin Street
Bee G
T. Haggard
L. O. Tribble
Longview
Rosenfeld & Co
Terry
Mineral Wells
Geo. T. Todd
K. of H
Christ Episcopal Church
North
Kansas
Missouri
W. H. Kitchen
West Texas
Lathrop
Jefferson, Texas
Ald
Norwood
P. Eldridge
Clearice
Excelsior Hotel
C. W. Langenstein
J J Segal
P. Everings
Gee. E. Burns
Lanier
FR. Coleman
Telephooe
Chold Chamberlain
Shoers
Eureka Springs
Ark
That City
Farmers’ Union
Tom Watson
Benald
Torrans Mfg. CO
Girt Ence Grocery
Federal Court
Bakers
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