Local notes and ads from a Jefferson paper
Cotton receipts show 40 bales weighed by Public Weigher John D. Aiken with prices 9.50 to 9.60. E Davis rebuilds Austin street building with new shingles. Rosenfeld Co. grand display advertised for October 11. Weather cool with a light rain Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs F Stutz visit Hughes Springs for recuperation. Tom Watson magazine offer with Jimp subscription. Judge Rowell moves offices to Merchants and Planters Bank building. Lathrop Gray’s Market touts beef specials.
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Jefferson
John D. Aiken
Death of Judge John Grant in Jefferson Texas
Judge John Grant died at his home at 8 00 p m Saturday September 16 after a several weeks illness He was 79 years old and had served as jani tor of the U S Federal building for about twelve years He also served as justice of the peace and led the local G A R post He leaves a wife a son and a daughter Nellie The funeral was Sunday at 5 p m conducted by the masons Mixed train service will be introduced between Shreveport and Waskom September 21 with health inspections and possible delays Congressman Morris Sheppard visited Jefferson and Mooringsport to observe engineering surveys by the Gum Springs camp An auction sale and notes on Miss Lena Moseley adding local school news
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John Grant
Magonic Order
Grant
Alden Bridge
Nellie
Texas
Shreveport
Waskom
Caddo Health Department
Louisiana
M. P. O'Connor
Morris Sheppard
Jefferson
Texarkana
Mooringsport
Geo. T. Todd
Congressman Sheppard
Gum Springs
Albany
Daingerfield
Anna Lockett Bradfield
J. Bradfield
Daingerfield Bank
T. N. Lockett
Miss Claiborne
I. Goldberg
A. M. Urquhart
Imported Holland Bulbs At Hill's Nursery
Imported Holland bulbs arrive in stock and will be sold cheap. Prospective buyers are invited to Hill's Nursery at 015 W. C. Hint to view and select. Leo Goldberg traveled to Palestine for burial of his sister Mrs Lucas in Ashville North Carolina.
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Hill’s Nursery
W. C. Hint
Leo. Goldberg
Mrs. Lucas
Ashville
N.C
Palestine
New Goods Arriving Daily in City Store
Rosenreth and Co announce daily arrivals of new goods and promise stock that will excel all prior displays in the city. Dr J A R Moseley adds a new room on Lafayette street to replace the old space once used by J R Adams, with Herman Max overseeing the construction.
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Rosenreth & Co
J. A. R. Moseley
Lafayette Street
J. R. Adams
Herman Max
Death of Mrs. W. H. Nichols in Mountain Home Arkansas
News reports the death of Mrs. W. H. Nichols on Sunday at Mountain Home Arkansas where she had traveled to visit her son Bass for health reasons. The body arrived Tuesday on T and P train 101 and burial followed at Oakwood cemetery after services at the depot. Surviving are her son Bass Nichols and wife Louie from Ardmore Oklahoma plus another son and two grandchildren who mourn a loving mother and grandmother.
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W. H. Nichols
Mountain Home
Ark
Bass
Oakwood Cemetery
Bass Nichols
Louie
Ardmore
I. T
Lockett
Bids Sought for Black Cypress Dump Construction
Bids for constructing a dump between Burns bridge and slough bridge on Black Cypress are invited. Structures naar 15 feet base and 14 feet top, rising to bed height. Bids due to County Clerk W F Jones by October 2 1905. Rights reserved to reject all bids. Frank McApoo Co Com Precinct No 2. Jno D Wiley barkeeper seeks Pittsburgh with fever.
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Burns Bridge
Slough Bridge
Black Cypress
W. F. Jones
Frank McApoo Co
Job Printing and River Fishing Updates
Local notices advertise job printing services and ongoing river fishing enjoys daily parties. Also mention Jimp Secure and Holland's Magazine subscription, a short order house, and lingering chills and fever.
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Jimp Secure
Holland's Magazine
Jefferson Texas Ward Elections Proclaimed for October 1905
City of Jefferson orders local elections in Ward 1 and Ward 4 on October 10 1905. Ward 1 selects alderman to fill T F McGarity’s unexpired term at the courthouse with J I Massey as manager. Ward 4 selects alderman to fill E Love’s unexpired term at Segals store near the T P depot with R F B Woods as manager. Official signature by Mayor B F Suerbell.
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City of
Jefferson
Texas
T. F. McGarity
Court House
Massey
E. Love
Segal
R. F. B. Woods
Suerbell
Wanted At Once Best Market Prices for Milk Cows
Public notice seeks four extra good milk cows for Brampert & Kina. Apply to Mrs. A. E. Kittell near Jefferson on Dangerfield road. Also mentions Candy at U. K. and laundry pickup by Eugene Smith.
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Black Eyed Peas
Brampert & Kina
A. E. Kittell
Jefferson
Dangerfield Road
Old
W C T U Program Highlights Francia Willard Portrait
The W C T U presents a September 28 program at 4 30 p m in the public school featuring a portrait of Francia E Willard. Readings include a biography and Mrs J C Collins remarks, with songs and doxology. all invited.
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Francia BE. Willard
J. H. Bellot
Francia E. Willard
Wanted Reliable Representants for Major U S Firm
A Texas notice seeks reliable men and women to represent a leading firm with straight salaries for local agents and fixed salaries plus travel expenses for general agents. Also notes a saw mill being erected by M H Waurisbaugh near Little Cypress, 1-2 miles below the T P railroad bridge, expecting to start work about the tenth of next month.
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United States
C. H. Husimeys
Gen. May'r
Jefferson
Texas
M. H. Waurisbaugh
Cypresa
T. and P
O.K. Restaurant Opens New Hours Along With Collections Office
A local notice states an office has opened to handle collections for home and foreign business and monthly accounts. J. W. B. Watson signs the notice. The O.K. Restaurant announces meals at all hours.
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J. W. B. Watson
O.K
Local Store Promises Value and Style at Low Prices
The notice promotes a store's summer sale with emphasis on dollar value and affordable merchandise for all ages. It invites customers to come view styles and consider savings, asserting prices will speak for themselves without loud advertising. Also mentions a cure claim for piles and a brief local update on J. M. Fitzgerald visiting family in Smithland.
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P. E.pripap
For Sale Household Goods and Firewood Offered
House goods offered for sale at low prices with contact by phone. Firewood available in a large lot of all lengths, also by phone or notice to R B Walker in Karu GaLtoway Wood.
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Karu GaLtoway
Jler R. B. Walker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gilt Edge Grocery
E. Davis
Austin Street
Krent
Sterne House
Rosenfeld & Co
O. K
F.stutz
Mamie
Hughes Springs
Mr. Stutz
Tom Watson
Rosenfeld& Co
T. D. Rowell
Merchants and Planters Bank
Lathrop & Gray’s Market
Home Canners
Rialto
T. G. Wilson Canners
Dean
J. C. Jackson, Sr
Comet
A. D. Bunn
Lena Moseley
Karnack
Holland
Jno
D. Wiley
Traylor
Pitteburg
K. K
Short Order
U. K
Eugene Smith
J. C. Collins
Thos. E. Kennedy
J. W. Holt
S. W. Mosexey
P. Expripce
Paris Medicine Co
St. Louis
J. M. Fitzgerald
A. Fitzgerald
Smithland
Jefferson, Texas
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