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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
1
Brownwood Texas reports a Zephyr tornado disaster with over a hundred homeless families. The total known deaths reaches thirty one with three more likely to die. Forty plus carpenters repair homes as a carload of furniture and supplies is sent. calls for more funds and medical help.
A Zephyr cyclone casualties list from Brownwood includes many named dead and injured. Killed are Cabler family members and others such as Carter, Huston, Ware, Simmons, Brown, Ramsey, Hart, and Cloys with ages ranging from infants to 65. Seriously injured include Prof and Mrs Skinner and multiple named locals. condition of others is uncertain.
A local bank promotes opening an account, arguing it saves time and money by avoiding procrastination and petty theft of funds. The notice invites customers to visit and discover the account advantages offered.
Officers listed include A. J. Nance as president J. C. Colt and J. R. Christal as vice president and cashier R. L Bass assistant cashier with other officers A. M. Bush E. F. Bates A. Williams A. C. Owsley and J. M. Inge.
Among the injured persons, all were conveyed to the Santa Fe railroad hospital at Temple except Mrs. MF Cloys sire C D Cabier Mrs H C Keating Bari Reasoner Mrs Eat Reasoner and Will Scott. Ms James Hanks and two children were not listed as evacuees.
Den ton residents face a local option election onSenate bill No 39 which lets cities finance sidewalk and street macadam projects by charges or liens on abutting properties. Citizens may petition to trigger a vote and the city council must call it. The measure shifts fiscal responsibility to municipalities and raises questions for Den ton.
EDF Bates denounces the city administration for stagnation and criticizes non residents blocking street improvements. He argues a new law is needed to allow progress without universal consent and urges citizens to act now to avoid blighting the town.
The widow of cattleman Alex Sears, killed by Tom Barnett who was then killed by a mob in Abilene, sat before the grand jury probing the lynching. Sixteen witnesses, many from Jones county, were examined as secrecy surrounded the proceedings.
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