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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
2
Water damage affected the Mexia post office operations hindering mail transportation. Officials cited impact on second class mail handling and routine services as repairs proceed. Local residents and businesses faced delayed deliveries and requests for updated schedules as restoration of services commences.
Mexia loses cotton trade as farmers haul to Hubbard City and Wortham for better prices. Local merchants urged to raise Mexia’s cotton and seed buying to match rivals, or lose sales and goods revenue. A farmer praised the road program but warned higher local pay is essential to keep trade.
In yesterday's issue a price increase for beef cattle was misstated. The correct rise over the past two years is 27 percent rather than 33 percent, as noted by the observer Obgoryer.
Lieut Vickers bon secured several recruits for his regiment. Chas Lofland N F Payne Abb Bryzon C Milsap H Powell Will Bonner Jag Reeves passed examination awaiting orders to leave for Fort Crook Nebraska. C Peery left for Seymour. Dr Sibley from Wortham. Miss Cleone Worthy visited Miss Laura Gibbs and returned home. A W Kennedy went to Groenbeck. Mrs R H Keeling left for Groesbeck. Train seating at Stephens stable at 25 cents per head.
W S Browning the walking evangelist will preach on the streets of Mexia Monday and Tuesday September 18 at 3 p m Everybody cordially invited. From May 1894 to May 1898 he walked 6000 miles in Texas and Louisiana preaching the Gospel. since 1898 he travels by rail and has spoken in 480 towns.
Bright sorghum hay and finest straw baled for sale any quantity priced at 6 per ton offered by Bonner and Wortham in a local ad.
The Texas and Pacific Railway offers reduced summer trip rates commencing June 1 and through September 30, 1899 to numerous destinations including Alabama Colorado District of Columbia Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin. Visit a ticket agent or write D P Torsner GP&T A Dallas Texas for full details.
Cloudcroft in Otero County New Mexico 100 miles northeast of Bragon Texas sits at Sacramento Mountains summit about 5000 feet plus above sea level. The region offers snow capped White Mountain views on the north and vast pine and spruce forests to the south and east. The climate is superb with clean air and pure atmosphere and the United States government has chosen Fort Stanton for a Marine Sanatorium. Contact S P Turner General Passenger Agent for rates schedules and chair cars.
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