New Year Fire Destroys Spellings Brick Block on Polk Street
At midnight on New Year’s Eve a fire destroyed Spellings brick block on Polk Street housing seven stores. The blaze began in the upper floor of Sam Maroon’s store, spread rapidly due to no firewalls, and caused extensive damage including broken telephone poles and damaged wires. Several merchants faced heavy losses, with insurance coverage noted for some but not all. Sam Maroon was later arrested on suspicion of causing the fire, with a preliminary hearing and $500 bail set.
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Spellings
Polk Street
Sam Maroon
White Block
Austin Street
Eugene Meyer
Telephone Company
Oppenheim
H. Goldstein
Roberts Saloon
A. Handel
Ada Scott
Toote
Jefferson Bakery Ad Promises Fresh Cakes and Cookies
A Jefferson storefront advertises a selection of cakes macaroons lady fingers jumbles and layer cakes with nut and fruit cakes baked to order.
Local notes from Hughes Springs and area
Mrs. A B Flint returned to Hughes Springs this week. Mrs. W C Hill and son John visited friends in Avinger the past week. Master Harl Wessel left Tuesday to enter St Joseph Institute at Marshall. FOR SALE A milk cow with calf call G A Davanenry. Rudolph Goetzman visited from Nacogdoches for the holidays. State Senator J M Terrell of Daingerfield was in the city this week. Lodi correspondent promises next week. We will publish the cotton mill stock subscribers list next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Flint
Hughes Springs
W. C. Hill
John
Avinger
Harl Wessel
Tuesaday
St. Joseph Institute
Marshall
J. M. Terrell
Daingerfield
Weather Summary Reflects Cold December and Heavy Rainfall
The report notes a cold December with mean max 60.8, min 32.6, and month average 41.7, marking the coldest December in 15 years and a yearly mean also notably low. It records 12 days with rain or melted snow totaling 10.63 inches, above 10-year averages, and overall year precipitation at 86.32 inches above the average. Snow was wet. winds mostly from NW to W. notable snowstorms on the 14th and 30th. A New Year greeting ends with local notices of sales, arrivals, and a reunion visit.
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Jumpiacure
Joan M, Smith, Jefferson
Lexas
Local Military Orders And Community Notices January 1906
Gen Dick Taylor Camp U C V No 1265 to meet at 3 pm Sunday at the court house Marshall Tex Dec 26 1905 U C V to unveil monument January 19 1906 at 10 am signed J L Garrison Adjt W P Lane Camp No 621 Dallas Tex Dec 27 1905 invitation for 55 cent per capita rail rate Jefferson to Marshall and back for Jan 19 1906 signed E P Turner G P and T A T P Ry Co Republican League Club of Jefferson reorganized January 2 1906 with 20 members Edwin Davis president W A Swope secretary SERETARY Haynes reports birth of girl near Avinger December 28 1905
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Dallas
Tex
Dee
Jno
A. Fiedler
Jefferson
Texas
Marshall
Transportation Department
E. P. Turner
G. P
T. A
Republican League Club of
Edwin Davis
W. A. Swope
Seretary
Killing at Lodwick prompts deputy arrest gunfight
Deputy Sheriff D J Parish went to Geo McKinney's house to arrest him when McKinney emerged with a shotgun and Parish shot him, mortally wounding him. McKinney died Thursday at 4 p m. New books at Jefferson Library include The Gambler The Rose of the River Conquest of Canaan Pole Baker John Uhl House of Mirth The Debtor The House of Miracles.
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Lodwick
D. J. Parish
Geo. McKinney
McKinney
Parish
Jefferson Library
the Masqurader
Kate Douglas Wigging
Canaan
Booth Tarkington
Pole Baker
Will A. Harbin
John Uhl
Edith Wharton
Mary B. Wilkins
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A. Robinson
O.A. Tholen
Row. Robinson
Memphis
Teyu
S. Robingua
Worth
Kerr
Minor Leedrom
Leopold Sterne
Ernest
New York
City
M. Goldberg
C.H Brooks
Louisville, Ky
The
Hospital College of Medicine
Arthur Neiderweier
Houston
Massey Commercial Business College
City Bakery
E. Singer
G. A. Davanenry
Rudolph Goetzman
Nacogdoches
Lodi
Edoe Grocery
M. T. Glass
Lee Hardware Co
Shreveport
Marshall Wholesale Grocery Co
Mic
Oney Acueaverton and
Chas FE. Leaverton
Springfield
Ill
John M.smith
Rosenfeld & CO
Dick Taylor
U. C
G. W. L. Dawson
Com
Gero
T. Topp
Adjt
U. C.V
Court House
G. T. Haynes
Hillsville Nursery
Prop
G. T. Haggard
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