Local Notes Nibble County News From July
July letters recount heavy rain damaging crops and delaying visits as residents from Shiloh and Mt Zion join neighbors in county gossip. Messrs Henderson Briggs Hill Lemons Koonce and Lockett travel or visit kin while Alice Henderson recovers from illness. An upcoming Mt Zion meeting and local shop ads close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Howard Henderson
Dodd
Kildare
G. C. Briggs
Dallas
Charly Koonce
Woodlawn
Mr. Hill
Harry Lockett
Shilo
Mrs. Preston
Mt. Zion
Will Lemons
Alice Henderson
Meal Henderson
Olb
Large Fire Destroys Thurman Building and Laundry Block
Fire swept the Jefferson Laundry block on Austin street around 12 45 in the morning. The blaze spread from the laundry to Crawford’s barber shop Schluter’s law office and the Thurman building housing a warehouse groceries oats and hay. Firemen battled the flames with buckets as brick walls buckled and upper floors collapsed near the court house and telephone exchange. Losses totaled thousands with insured amounts listed for several properties. one occupant Mike Kelly lost his furnishings but escaped with his clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Laundry
Austin Street
Crawford's
L. 8
Schluter
Thurman Building
Thurman
Boney & Brooke Drug Store
Court House
County Court House
Southwestern Telephone Exchange
Court Building
Mike Kelly
Thurman Estate
Los
Spellings
L. H. Wall
Ledberry and Wiedler
M. K. Crawford
Southwestern Telephone Co
White Canvas Shoes Sold At Cost In Jefferson Texas
A Jefferson Texas ad notes a clearance of white canvas shoes for men women and children in all sizes as locals are urged to hurry before sizes run out. The Missouria Fort Chapel notices a July 31 meeting of M FE Church South women and hats offered at half price. Land sale listings urge contact with J L Ford & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Peeler
Dallas
Tex
G. Langston
Wainwright
St. Louis
M. P. O'Connor
Jefferson, Tex
M. FE
Coleman’s Market Adopts Friendly Posture
A small market promotes fresh daily meats and home made lard with eggs and cheese. It advertises roast and steak from fat cattle, chickens of all sizes, and daily delivery by a wagon. Delivery boy Billy asks customers to call 94 for orders and promises fair treatment and steady service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
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Crawford
Rosenthal’s
Rosenreth & Co
G. T. Haggard
The
Prudential Insurance Co
OF America
Home Office
Newark, N. J
John F. Dryden
Prudentil
W. H. Chiles
Dallas, Texas
W. S. Haywood
Jefferson, Texas
Stonewall
Broadway
Kellyville
Quantrell
Jirs R. B
Walker
J. B. Moseley
Smithland
Thosemrenp & Co
J J. Seaan
J. L. Ford & CO
Jefferson
Texas
Jefferson High School
Coleman’s Market
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