Death of A L May constable at Dilworth Texas
A L May longtime constable under ex Sheriff Fly died Sunday at his home near Nickel after a period of slow fever. He was buried at Wrightsboro on Monday. Local residents note visits by Dr W H Minton and other townsfolk as Christmas items and social notices fill the diary.
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Dilworth
Texas
A. L. May
Fly
Nickel
Wrightsboro
W. H. Minton
Yoakum
Barnett
Death on the Rait in city after train collision
Mr. H. Meyer, a city resident, was run over by the northbound Flyer Tuesday night. He died at 2 a m after being brought home with severe injuries. He urged crossing the track as the train approached, leaving a wife and four children. Burial at Baureville cemetery Thursday.
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H. Meyer
Meyer
Baureville
Eagle
Moulton
Hogs and Cattle Outpace Boll Weevil Fear
The piece urges Texas farmers to shift from cotton to hogs and cattle, noting pack houses pay well daily. It promotes diversifying crops, reducing cotton acreage, and continuing hog and cattle production to outlast boll weevil anxieties.
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Texas
Dreaming of Snow and Southern Pines
Poem snippet recalling childhood scenes on a hill and winter snow. The speaker, Willae Mar Mooney, laments distance from a loved one and fondly recalls past summers, skating, pines, and home in a southern setting.
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Otta
Iam
Flagstaff
Willae Mar Mooney
Fire hits C. K. Holchak building causing stock loss
A two story brick owned by C. K. Holchak caught fire at nine last night. The building suffered little structural damage but most stock was ruined by fire and water. Shiner’s waterworks helped prevent spread to ten adjacent buildings. Holchak had two thousand dollars on the building insured and some on the stock. The cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Holchak
Shiner’s Waterworks and Fire Company
Holchak
Death of Adolph Richter Weimar Elder and Businessman
Adolph Richter a long time Weimar resident and business man died Wednesday morning after a lengthy illness. He was buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery the next day with Rev. Kniker officiating. His son Hugo Richter was laid to rest in the same cemetery nine days earlier. Survived by four daughters, he was born September 18 1847 in Prussia and emigrated with his parents in 1855. The Mercury offers condolences to the family on this double bereavement. A. J. Snell reports relief from stomach pains after using Champlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which enabled him to attend a party. the remedy is sold by Schultze and Seydler.
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Adolf Richter
Weimar
Odd Fellows
Kniker
Cibolo
Hermann Soehne
Mr. Richter
Prussia
Germany
New Ulm
High Hill
Schulenburg
Beenah
The
Mercury
Weimar Mercury
A. J. Snell
Chamlain
N. Y
Schultze & Seydler
Halleteville Area Truck Growers Meet Sets Seed Potatoes
Halleteville Texas December 21 The Truck Growers association held a meeting in the o ve house yesterday afternoon. An area of seed potatoes was ordered for use by members. The cabbags and jonions planted in the fall argdoine Mion.
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Halleteville
Texas
Truck Growers Association
Aea
Local Notes From Here and There
Wary bloom here. Prof Connell appointed to hold an institute and will go at an early date. Moree and Attwater took a special train and will plant an acre in tobacco for experiments. Local plans include tobacco trials and Havana filler seeks. Dr A F Newbury to serve under county officials and joins Judge Gray in the game place. Commissioners court meets in special session tomorrow. Public schools close Tuesday until January’s first Monday. Local churches plan Christmas trees for Baptist, Methodist and Lutheran groups. Rev D B South failed to meet today. Rev Lee Green fills pulpit active into age. Bankrupt stock of J Reichman to be sold tomorrow by O T East. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets praised by H T McIntyre of St Paul. Tomasko family to relocate to Shiner. he will open a new blacksmith shop. Moultum Engle notes.
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Connell
Messrs
Moree
Attwater
A. F. Newbury
Paulus and
Ballard
C. J. Gray
D. B. South
Baptist Church
Lee Green
O. T. East
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Cemenst
Dimensions
Peter Schuettler
Anno Lansing
C. H. Flato, Jr
Shiner, Texas
Orormokro
Oro
A. A. Sinderman
Frank Bartsch
Hamilton
Saturn
Wswe
Wuey
Wien
W. H. Wiliamson
Cora
Gracie
J. ‘I’. Walston
Star of Bethlehem
Whit Chenault
Gonzales
M. Sharp
Albert
Joe Bartech
Kentucky
Wm. Mooney
Shiner
Philip Welhausen
Albert Bartsch
Cheetham
Joe Bartsch
Berta Thornton
Loita
Lotta Beal
Arizona Territory
Lotta
Manns
Adolph Richter
C. L. Williams
Studebaker
Santa Claus
Opera House
H.T. McIntyre
St. Paul, Minn
Chamberlain
Jacob Tomasko
Tomasko
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