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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
8
Mrs Lola McCollum hosted a bridge party for the Merry Wives Club with a Japanese theme. Mrs J C Beddingfield won the club prize a Japanese lily bowl. Miss Ruth Kouitz took a Japanese sewing basket as guest prize.
Miss Gladys Van Clief hosted the Laf-a-Lot Club at Prices Camp with a Sunday morning breakfast and a splash in the South Llano. Aquatic contests awarded prizes to Miss Blix Hawkins and Miss Tyler Wilkinson. a breakfast of bananas and whipped cream scrambled eggs tomatoes bacon bread butter preserves and coffee followed with zinnias as plate favors.
County Commissioner Andrew Wood and Miss Ruth Riddle wed at Rev. N H Skaggs home on Sunday evening causing a surprise among their friends. Wood, a renowned ranchman from the North Llano region, has long served as County Commissioner. Ruth is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe P Riddle of Eight Mile.
Elder John S. Durst united Ed Cummins and Clara Walton in marriage at his Junction home. Ed Cummins is son of Guy and the late Mrs Cummins of London. Clara Walton is daughter of Taylor Walton, living near London. The couple plans to reside on the Cummins farm near London.
Miss Maussie Wilson returns to Lada Texas after visiting relatives in Segovia. Mrs. H N Lewallen is ill this week. William Fairchild and son Charlie return from Harper where they worked on the Harper London road. Schreiner Jobes of Junction visits the Dog Jobes home. Mrs M L Schoolcraft and daughter Nellie Louise of Junction visit nearby. Miss Lillie Fairchild visits friends in Junction this week.
Ruby Davis suffered about a 5000 dollar loss when his large barn and its contents were destroyed by fire Saturday night around 9 o clock four miles north of Sonora. The barn, extra large, was nearly filled with hay.
At discovery, no men were at the ranch. Men attracted by the fire helped recover a new Ford touring car, a Fordson, and other valuable articles from the building. No insurance was carried on the contents or the property.
An advertisement from Cardwell Ranch Telegraph Texas promotes Hereford cattle including 700 pound steers and various aged cows. It urges shipping common cattle to Kansas City while reserving purchase of foundation herds from Cardwell Ranch with September to December delivery and lists 100 choice heifer halves and other lots. Maria Highland Herefords or their calves are noted.
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