Cotton receipts and city notes update Mexia
Cotton receipts for Mexia show totals by yard with yesterday’s overall 11 901 and highest price today 66 5. Local visitors include Miss Maggie Swafford from Paintrock and Miss Myrtle Martin from Wortham. Community notes mention coal and wood prep for winter, opera tickets at Story’s, and several residents visiting relatives or traveling to Dallas.
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Maggie Swafford
Paintrock, Tex
The
City
Knights of Honor Meet at Fraternal Hall Oct 17
Notice states all Knights of Honor and stipended members must gather at Fraternal Hall tomorrow evening October 17 at 8 o'clock. Grand Lodge of Texas official Bro B C Crawford will address the group. Knights of Maccabees will not meet as they lent their hall for the occasion.
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Knights of Honor
Bro. B. C. Crawford
Grand Lodge of Texas
Knights of Maccabees
Methodist Matters Ahead of Annual Conference in Cleburne
The North West Texas Annual Conference will convene in Cleburne in one month with Bishop R K Hargrave presiding. Methodists report a good year and continue orderly closures. The presiding elder and pastor attended the orthodox conference hat yesterday morning at Jackson dry goods store. Work began to tear down the old freight depot today and will finish soon, enabling Main street to cross the railroad and benefit the town.
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Nual
Qleburne
R.K. Hargrave
Methodista
Jackson Dry Goods
Accidentally Shot Himself at the Stable
Ed Jones, an employee at Vickers' stable, discharged a pistol while unloading it last night around 8. The bullet hit his knee cap causing a painful but not dangerous wound. Dr. Oates attended to him and he rests easily, likely to be laid up for several days.
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Ed Jones
Vickers’ Stable
Real estate sale offers two on good land and homes
A fire room house on five acres at the edge of a wwap is offered for 800 dollars. Two good houses are included and described as a better than average bargain. The seller, Tam, in the Real Estate Business, promises to handle interests without pigeonholing.
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Tam
Ex-convict John Q Adams Lectures in Waelder Streets
Prescott reports the man of time John Q Adams, an ex convict, lectured to boys and young men on avoiding trouble, selling his book about prison life. T. J. Duncan signs off from Prescott. Other notes mention a four room cottage near the Methodist church, Doyle Harris at J J Campbells Lumber Yard, J L Smith returning from illness, and J M Tidwell and B J Miller traveling to Dallas.
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John Q. Adams
Doyle Harris
J. J. Campbell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rube Slorey
Jock Stor
Dallas News
Mexia
Alliance
Gogdell
Smiths & Hughes
Terrel, Jordan & Watson
Sawyer
Weer
Story’s Book Store
P. Denning
Pittman
A. Barrow
Lane
Shoe Man
Cora Tyus
Groesbeck
D. M. Prendergast
M. B. Kemp
Dallas
Alliance Store
Mrydle Martin
Wortham
H. Burgower
Mrs. L. Kohn
Lee Lane the Shoe Man
B. W. Jackson
Plantersville
Annie Holbert
Corsicana
Mrs
Henry Jackson
A. J. Biddle
Sherman
Hat
Fulton Markat
B. F. Hawkins
Kosse
Moon
Guy Prendergast
Houston
Dallas Fair
Seguin
Leo Lane
Conservatory OF Music
D. P.shaw
A. G. Kirven
Just
George Leininger
A. T. Schulz
North West
Texas
Hovey’s
A. M. Kennedy
Mayor Vancy
Tehuacana
Insurance
S of Sag
Real Estate Agt
Lee M. Vance
Alao Fire Insurance
Waelder
T. J. Duncan
Prescott, the
Man of
Time
J. L. Smith
Ness
Pat Cheaves
Waxahachie
J.M. Tidwell
B.J. Miller
Risien
T.osdine Jaweler
Mexia Bottling Works
Terrell & Jordan
Wootan Wells Soda Water
Fulton
Rob Rhea
City Hall
Simmons & Thomas
John R Corley
W. D. Pittman
New Optician and Jeweler
G. A. Kennedy
Inverson Oils Sra
M. Yoakum
Jackson Moise Co
J. W
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