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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
3
Published at San Saba in San Saba County Texas every Thursday and entered at the Post Office there as second class matter.
A gossipy column from the Bonham News prints local talk on Woodrow successors, Liberty Bonds, and signatures, with later notes about rabbits clubs, Denton C I A growth, Galveston martial-law flare ups, and shop window lines, ending with bakery upgrades and a patent remedy ad.
Miss Addie Wilson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Wilson of Lometa, born March 6, 1889, died Monday June 21, 1920 at 4 30 pm. Burial was in the San Saba Odd Fellows Cemetery after services by Rev. Watson of Lometa and Rev. D W Gaddy. She spent nine months in the Carlsbad Sanitarium and had been a devoted church member since childhood.
A San Saba valley dry land farm shows strong returns with Lee Grumbles planting one acre to blackberries and dewdberries selling 715 dollars of produce this year plus home canning. Grumbles says five years of berry sales nearly paid for his 70 acre farm in Pecan Grove. He notes a 16 acre corn patch yielding about 50 bushels per acre and a 30 acre cotton field thriving while melons should hit the market by the Fourth. A mule is offered for sale or rent. News office or A J Morrow. Herbert Taylor in North Algerita reports corn good and cotton growing late but well. Seed for sale Pencil aris Maud’s Wonder Forage Plant, 50 cents per pound. Mrs G W Light left for McGregor after visiting San Saba friends.
Public cemetery working slated for Algerita on Monday July 5 invites all to bring family lunch and tools and stay the day. Also note a lost four key ring to be returned to Alex Casbeer of San Saba. Miss Gladys Gunter visits aunt Mrs. M R Moore in Brady this week.
P. S. Boren of Ennis in Ellis county visited near town with J. T. Matlock and then with the Matlock families near Holt this week, sharing time with relatives and friends.
John J Faulkner a Plano musician and piano tuner will tune and repair pianos and organs in San Saba and Cherokee starting July 6. He will handle country and town calls. mail tuning orders or leave at the office. 1x
Notice half given that privileges will be auctioned to the highest bidders at the Reunion Grounds near Mason on Saturday August 10 at 2 p.m. Items include lemonade soda water ice cream candy cigars near beer hamburgers restaurant and chili and more. Committee reserves right to re direct bids. For details contact R W Grann secretary Mason Texas. Large attendances are reported at Showalters Big Tent Theatre with shows drawing audiences in good humor. Oliver party spent last week in Schleicher County.
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