New Brick Building Contract Let to Nathan O Neal
A contract for a new brick building 50 by 110 with warehouse and rear deck is let to Nathan O Neal of Gordon on the James Clark lot where the Mc Daniel Hardware Store stood. The one story structure will have a 19 foot ceiling and a brick is being loaded at Gordon today. The finished building will house a mercantile establishment of a new firm whose name is not authorized for publication.
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James
Clark
McDaniel
Nathan O'Neal
Gordon
Texa Kana News Briefs Mention Local Travel and Projects
Mr and Mrs C B E Hays arrived from Little Rock visiting at Rey. Rev James Thomas returned after a month abroad and looked after finances of Galloway Hendrix college. Foreman and Paup met reps to study building a state levee from Index to Buzzards Bluff about twenty five miles. A runaway on State Line Avenue caused damage and excitement.
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James Thomas
Arkansas
Cincinatti
Cleveland
Galloway
Hendrix College
B. M. Foreman
Board of Trade
W. M. Paup
Iron Mountain Railroad Company
Index
Buzzard’s Bluff
Young Woman Injured In Vehicle Incident
A passenger occupied a seat in the vehicle and was slightly injured when thrown to the pavement. She received ready first aid, was taken to a drug store for examination, and later conveyed to the home of Capt. and Mrs. J. T. Rosborough, her grandparents.
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J. T. Rosborough
Texans to pay both gross receipts and occupation taxes, ruling says
Assistant Attorney General Hawkins ruled street railway, gas and electric companies must pay both the gross receipts tax and the 1897 occupation tax. The decision covers Cleburne Electric and Gas and extends to similarly taxed taxpayers. Also noted are Farwell’s Chicago death, Milner’s political candidacy status, and Cousins appointing scholarship nominees.
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Austin
Attorney General's Department
Hawkins
M. B. Templeton
Cleburne Electric and Gas Company
White
Johnson County
Chicago
John V. Farwell
Capitol
Farwell
Secretary of State
Storey
Democratic Executive Committee
R. L. Milner
Cousins
Natchez Builder George M. Brown Sr. Dies at 75
Natchez Mississippi August 22. George M. Brown Sr. died at his home aged seventy five after a life marked by wealth as a building contractor and planter. As a boy of seven he was blown from a steamboat by a tornado on May 7, 1840, a disaster that killed his father and left his elder brother fatally injured while his two brothers survived. His father and the elder brother perished and Brown later built a fortune from construction and plantation work.
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Natchez
Miss
George M. Brown
Mr. Brown
Okolona Visit Notes and Prescott Trip Highlights
Miss Jamie Young returns from a pleasant visit to Dr. Will Rice’s family in Prescott. Mrs Tom Moody visits friends in Okolona with W E Pettus W C Hays and Cleyvious Pettus. The editor and party made an overland trip to Prescott last Monday, noting improvements and a bumper fall trade as merchants ready for business.
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Jamie Young
Will Rice
Prescott
Tom Moody
Okelona
W. E. Pettus
W. C. Hays
Cleyvious Pettus
Boy Loses Heel in Field Press Injury Near Prescott
Floyd Marr eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs John Marr sustains a serious accident Thursday afternoon while in a hay field two miles west of Prescott. His heel was caught in a cog of the press crushing the bone and causing a painful wound. He was brought home and is receiving medical care and is said to be recovering as well as could be expected.
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Floyd Marr
John Marr
Prescott
Howard County Court Opens in Nashville Arkansas
Howard county circuit court convened Tuesday morning with Judge Jas. Steele presiding and Prosecuting Attorney John S. Lake representing the state. J. M. Huddleson named grand jury foreman and W. L. Ellis of Saratoga serves as grand jury clerk. Garrett White Sides, private secretary to Congressman Ben Cravens, acts as court stenographer.
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Nashville
Ark
Howard County Circuit Court
Jas
Steele
Johns
Lake
J. M. Huddleson
W. L. Ellis
Saratoga
Garrett Whitesides
Ben Cravens
Churches Tomorrow Preaching at City Park Services
Percy G. Cross arrives to preach at City Park under Christian church auspices. Forty join the Oko lona church. Daily topics include An Idea Congregation and We would See Jesus with Drunken with Wine or the Spirit Filled Life featured later. Cumberland Presbyterian Church to hold morning and evening services with God'.s Design in Creation and Empty House. Sunday School at usual hour.
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Percy G. Cross
Christian Church
Okolona
Eld. Cross
Prescott
Jesus
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
A. B.C. Dinwiddle
Pastor’s Regular Appointment At Marlbrook Church
Tomorrow the pastor will hold the regular appointment at Marlbrook 80 with no preaching. The Sabbath School is scheduled for 10 o clock. The Session of the Presbyterian church continues its prior activities.
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Marlbrook
Presbyterian Church
Pastor Granted Vacation From Tan Church Through Sept 20
The Tan church has granted Pastor Rev. H. M. McLain a vacation until Sunday Sept 20 after which services return to normal. He will leave Monday to join his family in Clarksville Tenn. No preaching at the Baptist church tomorrow due to his absence in Texas. Sunday school at the usual hour.
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Tan Church
H. M. McLain
Texas
Baptist Church
One Regiment Remains Military Rule Yields to Civil Authorities
Springfield ML Aug 22 Military rule has ceased at Ringfield with the militia reduced to one regiment. Civil authorities take over preserving order as the first cavalry broke camp and patrols were withdrawn. Deputy and city police reinforcement keep the city quiet after a night with a shooting incident. Kate Howard is arrested on multiple charges connected to the Lopez restaurant shooting. In Seattle a separate Aug 22 event reports Parker urging tariff reduction and opposition to federal corporate control at a King County Democratic gathering.
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Springfield
Ringfield
Mitia
First Cavalry
Seventh Infantry
Werner
Kate Howard
Lopez
Seattle
Wash
Alton B. Parker
Coliseum
Umder
King County Democratic Club
Bryan Volunteers
Judge Parker
Republican Party
Junction City Lumber Co Plant Gets First Light At Night
Theo Elgin of the city light plant wired the Junction City Lumber Co plant and power was turned on last night. The plant will run day and night and boost daily output as lumber prices rise. Junction City is a leading Prescott manufacturing enterprise and gains from expanded capacity.
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Theo Elgin
City Light
Junction City Lumber Co
Junction City
Prescott
Lost Woman in Howard County Search near Saline River
Aug 21 report from Saratoga says Mrs Saunders aged 42 wandered from home into Saline River bottom and vanished. Volunteers scoured the area along Saline River, Mine Creek and Beard's Lake. authorities fear she may be lost in the river or nearby bottoms.
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Saratoga
Mine Creek
Beard's Lake
Keith Shuts Out New Orleans in Final Little Rock Series
Aug 22 report from Little Rock details two southpaws Keith and Speaker shaping the game. Keith held New Orleans scoreless while Speaker scored the lone run as Little Rock clinched the final game of the series by the same 1 to 0 margin. Fresh foreign fruits at itt Bros. Grocery.
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Little Rock
Keith
Speaker
New Orleans
Pelicans
The
Itt Bros. Grocery
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Prescott, Arkansas
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Howard County Court
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New York
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Roosevelt
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Junction City Mill
Lost In the Woods
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