Mysterious 1885 Mule On Rails and a Five Year Sentence
The tale of R P M who allegedly placed a blind mule on IGN railroad tracks in 1884. Indicted in 1885 for obstructing the railroad, he was said to plead guilty and receive five years. Additional charges and a later murder conviction follow in the dusty Cherokee County files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ify
Cherokee County
Annals of Justice
IGN
State Penitentiary
X. P.M
Phillip B. Owens
Millican Site Recommended for Lower Navasota Reservoir
In Brazos County Millican is proposed as the site for a Lower Navasota River reservoir after an engineering firm, hired by the Brazos River Authority, completed a study and recommended the location to the State Board of Water Engineers.
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Millican
Brazos County
State Board of Water Engineers
Navasota River
Brazos River
Auth
Parr
Texas Supreme Court
George Parr
Duval County
JBC Students Entertain Lions and Local News Bits
Lions attended a midday meeting at the Youth Center where Jacksonville Baptist College groups performed. Music by a trio and quartet featured Earline Ellison Sylvia Parrish Carolyn Wright Patsy Nutt John Jadd Cerline Garvey Jimmie Lee Vernon Hedge and Gene Medley. Pete Grimes presided at the dinner meeting catered by Stover's Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ema Musick, Jr
Jacksonville Baptist College
Earline Ellison
Sylvia Parrish
Carolyn Wricht
Patsy Nutt
John Jadd
Cerlline Garvey
Jimmie Lee
Vernon Hedge
Gene Medley
Pete Grimes
Ed Stover
Stover
W. B. Hodges
One Way To Spell Mark Twain Quip Cited
The quote mocks a narrow minded man who insists there is only one correct spelling for a word. It reflects Mark Twain's wit about language flexibility and public debate over spelling norms.
Suit Settled No Award Made In Jacksonville Incident
Verbal settlement in a $150000 suit against St. Louis Southwestern Railway and General Telephone of the Southwest left plaintiff Duke with no damages. The Second District Court judgment split costs but awarded nothing else. The case stemmed from a Dec 3 1958 collision where a railroad motor car Duke rode was struck at a Kickapoo Street crossing in Jacksonville.
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Trict
Duke
The
Telephone Company
General Telephone
Earnest McGraw
Jacksonville
Bank liquidates as townsfolk hold deposits
In a small town a bank's elderly president announces liquidation but residents refuse to withdraw. To prompt repayment he runs an ad in the newspaper, urging customers to come in and collect their money.
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Sammy Kay Harrison
Alto High School
Dianne Thomas
Longview High School
Spell
SHSTC
Lowman Rifles
A. C. Jenkins
United Finance
Jacksonville, Texas
East Texas Agency
Home Office
Dallas, Texas
Firht
Demo
JBC
Paity
Bryan
College Plus Side
Navasota
San Antonio Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Election Code
Duke of
Duval
Texas National Forests
East Texas
America
Rambler
U.S
Johnny Williams
Ruge, Texa
Mark Twain
J. W. Summer
Sweetgum Pulpwood
Gray Electric CO
Cherokef
As. San
Santa
Euide
United
Gold Star Gas Ranges
Harmer
Lew Dows
Modern
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