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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
3
Cotton receipts for Mexia to date shown by cotton yards reports. Totals yesterday 7135 bales with Alliance 1125 Logdell 2345 Smiths Hughes 2760 Terral Jordan & Whitson 418 Bawyer overs tees. Highest price today 6.37 1 2 per 100 pounds seed per ton today 9.50 to 310.
Mexia residents flock to Dallas for the fair. Local updates note R H Keeling and family, Misses Mary Spinks and Tony Lyons in Kaufman, and Wong to Dallas and Groesbeck for events. Mexia Steam Laundry promotes upgrades under W M Cochran with new management and equipment.
Leon Newman died at his mother's home in the city last night and was buried this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the city cemetery. The Ledger extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved family and relatives in this hour of sorrow.
R M Baird of Yorktown organized Union Council No 95 for the Modern Order of Praetorians with about twenty members. Elected officers include Sublime Augustus D L Mc Donald Senior Tribune W L Adam son Junior Tribune W D Pittman Worthy 1st Centurion John Vaughan Worthy 2nd Centurion Claud Kennedy Worthy Recorder H W Wil Mans Worthy Chaplain J J Burgess Sentinel T R Thomas Medical Examiner Dr J M Conrad Attorney Geo A Bell Queen Mia s Elenor Bell The council meets on the first and third Mondays at Fraternal Hall. The second charter meeting is next Monday. prospective charter members may attend.
A squad led by Sergeant Hunter Hughes departs Mexia for Dallas to participate in a major military parade. The group includes Corporal James Kelley and Privates Oliver Wright Jake Overton Tracy Beckham Ernest Swinburn Carl Kauhl John Brown, with two unnamed members.
Local real estate salesspread offers five room house with five acres near town edge for 800 dollars. Also advertised first class fire insurance and quick responses. Two houses and an email place priced around 600 with rent-to-buy potential. Several prime vacant lots described as well located and desirable. Sam offers personalized real estate service and promises not to pigeonhole client interests.
The new arrangement of the Texas and Pacific Railway ends layovers at Maivers and offers two fast daily trains to Hot Springs Arkansas. Enjoy Pullman sleepers and luxurious cars with free seating aboard the improved service aimed at promoting visits to the great mineral springs of America.
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