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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
5
In Llano a Saturday election on abolishing the city corporation drew 232 ballots with 168 for abolition and 64 against. The paper urges the council to act promptly to improve conditions and serving the city’s moral civil educational and commercial progress.
The account notes an unusually hot August with daily record heat. A brief Tuesday shower cooled the town briefly, but lasting relief remains elusive. Luther Bogs of Lone Grove visits the Lewis office and expects to take a cotton buyer job in Houston next week.
Work to clean the lake above the dam has paused due to recent river flooding. Crews will resume once flood waters recede to clear mud and debris south of the flood gate. R A McInnis and wife left for Corpus Christi for a several day visit with health hopes. Zachariae arrives from Fairfax Oklahoma for several days in Liano visiting relatives. Emile holds a bank job in Liano. Mrs Fred Phillip of Austin visits.
A first car load of eight Ford automobiles for Liane is ordered by Geo. Mr. Watkins. The cars will be assembled locally and placed on sale. Watkins recently sold several Fords in the area and added two more to Llano roads this week, one to Dr. J A Gibson and another to Otto Keller. He expects to keep cars on hand for same day delivery.
Scholastic Census 439 shows 439 pupils in the district for the coming year near the prior count. Transfers and attendance shifts may push numbers above five hundred. J D Cain visited town and praised the country, while Mrs Lon Hagan visited in Ban Baba with Mrs Will Bilis.
The Llano postmaster job will be filled by C. M. Wallace to succeed J. F. Darnall with commission pending. Wallace expects to begin duties around September first and has not yet chosen an assistant postmaster. He is known for prior Llano office experience. Also noted is the death of Mrs. C. W. Voight in San Marcos and condolences to the Wallace family.
The first 1912 cotton bale for Llano was brought in by H. J. Young and sold to Farmer's Union Warehouse Co for 11.85. A small subscription fund supported by local banks and merchants raised a total of several dollars. Weather conditions loom as the season begins with mixed prospects across Llano and neighboring counties. rain is needed to sustain growth and prevent shedding.
A call for a citywide clean up from limit to limit urges action on cattle control and litter removal. The author suggests private subscriptions or a citizen-led effort if city funds fail, stressing urgency and the importance of a thorough cleanup.
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