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Newspaper

Mexia Evening Ledger

Location

Mexia, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1899

Page

3

Cotton Receipts and Local Notices at Mexia

Cotton receipts for Mexia to date list 43 shown with totals from various yards and highest price paid today, along with notes on seed sale, travel of residents to Thornton and Dallas, and reminders about opera house tickets Tuesday night at Story’s book store. Local items mention ElM Piercy, Mrs. Pick Brown, Hyacinth and plants for sale, and a fair visit by HL Terrell. Tickets for the Mexia Opera House show on Oct 24 are on sale with over 60 reserved.

Mexia Opera House Story’s Book Store Mexia Opera House

Excursion Rates and Local Notices Across Regions

Excursion rates listed for Oct 23 with trains arriving Augs tla morning of 24th and destinations including New York City Columbus Ohio San Francisco St Louis Chicago Laseres 24.8 New York 88 60 Washington 33 65 Cincinnati 25 86 Birmingham 1680. Local notices report Mrs. Osborne Kennedy returning to Groesbeck, visits by shoe maker Fane and vendors lien notes for sale by Cox the Printer, industrial convention trip by A M Kennedy to Dallas, Sue Lane the showman, Mrs A L Barr trip to Flunis, 2500 pounds fresh BLM at Fulton Market with farmers invited, yard sale at 2 pm tomorrow, and speeches by Piercy and W S Fontaine in Dallas and Wortham respectively.

New York City Columbus Ohio San Francisco St Louis Laseres New York Washington Cincinnati Birmingham Piercy City Hall Fulton Wortham

Knights of Pythias Honor Frank Smith at Jan Meeting

The Knights of Pythias held a January meeting conferring the rank of Knight on Frank Smith. The new degree team performed creditably and after adjournment the group enjoyed an oyster supper at Hovey's. Present were Judge Harper, Walter Keeling, Will Wright, Will Bond, and Lee Coplin of Groesbeck, who praised the degree work.

Knights of Pythias Frank Smith Hovey’s Judge Harper Walter Keeling Will Wright Will Bond Lee Coplin Groesbeck

Hurrah for Mexia Photographer Miller Wins Second Prize

Mexia photographer B. J. Miller has returned from the State Photographers Convention with a second prize and a medal for fine work. He notes elite vest operators from the U S demonstrated techniques that improved his craft. Dallas photographers hosted a banquet with ex-Gov Hogg as speaker, entertaining the Knights of the Camera.

B. J. Miller United States Texas Dallas Fx-Gov Hogg Knights of the Camera

Married in Kirkrey John Adare weds QJa Cochran

John H W Adare, once of Mexia, now in Sapulpa, married Wednesday at Kirkrey to Miss QJa Cochran. The couple will honeymoon in the Territory after spending a few days with relatives and friends in the county. Jesse McLendon returned to Calvert after visiting. Local ad notices promote breakfast foods and livestock for sale at Yoakum’s and Simmons hotel listings.

Rey John HW Adare Sapulpa, I Kirk Qja Cochran Jesse McLendon Calvert Oursity

HOVEY Oysterz Daily at Parlor and Home Delivery

HOVEY serves in all styles at the Parlor and offers home delivery to families. Story's Book Store sells tickets for the Ottumwa show man Les Lane. Those who miss hearing the Ottumwns will miss the best. Round trip fair tickets are sold daily until close for $1, with Sunday morning tickets excluded.

Hoveyr's Story’s Book Store Hare

Real Estate Bargains On Hangers And Vacant Lots

Real estate ads offer two good hangars and a small improved place for 600 dollars with time payment options. Also advertised are well-bested lots and other properties, with an agent promising prompt service in the real estate business.

Cloudcroft in new Olcra County New Mexico

Cloudcroft sits high in the Sacramento Mountains at 9000 feet, terminus of the Alamogordo and Sacramento Railroad, offering vast views of snow capped White Mountain, White Sands, and spruce forests. The climate is praised as superb and pure, with the U.S. government having selected Port Stanton as a marine sanarium. contact P Turner for rates and schedules.

Cloudcroft Olcra N.M E Paso Texas Sacramento Mountains Alamogordo and Sacamento R. R White Mountain Tularosa New Mexico Tle Satramentos United States Port Stanton P. Turner Dallas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rube Storey Dallas News Alliance Dogdell Smiths & Hughes Torres, Jordan & Watson Bawyer R A Fairheld Lane Shoe Man Capt. Boyd Texhuacana G. R. Means Walter Casnahan Preacott Man of HL Terrell Fane Wash Tatum Cox Wedlw A. M. Kennedy Sue Lane the Show Man Mrg. A. L. Barr fLunis W.S Fontaine Dal Las Les Jane the Shoe Man Erichs Rissen Mexia Conservatory OF Music D. P.shaw A. G. Kirven Just A. T. Schulz Postium Yoakum's Simmons Hotel Hovey Les Lane CBO Fire Insurance Wall Insurance Tam Lee Mi. Vance Realstate Agt Tex He Enterpr Mexia Bottling Works Terrell & Jordan Wootan Wells Soda Water Rob Rhea Simmons & Thomas John R Corley G. A. Kennedy Buri Euoren Mexias M Yoakum Jackson Moise Co J. W. Kinchlee Jos Nugbaum & Ce HT McCorkley D. Kattes
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