Hattie Williams Wins Law Suits in Sherman
The Fifteenth District court jury awarded Mrs. Hattie Williams two thousand dollars in the case against Ben Patterson. Williams claimed five thousand dollars for the death of her sixteen year old son Gillis Williams in an auto collision north of town. Gillis died hours after the accident involving Frank Henry’s car en route to Denison.
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Fifteenth District Court
Sherman
Hattie Williams
Ben Patterson
Gillis Williams
Williams
Frank Henry
Henry
Denison
Patterson
Mr. Williams
Man Tarred and Feathered Awarded 50000 Damages
San Antonio Texas May 18 A jury in the Fifty Seventh District Court awarded W E Kellar formerly a shoe maker of Luling Texas 50000 in his suit against ten Caldwell county citizens who testified they tarred and feathered him a year ago drove him out and told him never to return The verdict included 25000 actual damages and 25000 exemplary damages The defense gave notice a motion for a new trial will be filed.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fifty-Seventh District Court
W. E. Kellar
Luling
Caldwell County
Kellar
Contract Let for Remodeling Court House
Gray county commissioners award the remodeling contract for the county courthouse to Jerry Wall of Sherman with a bid of 23423 dollars. J C Hamilton and W R Allman submitted higher bids of 24590 and 27700 dollars respectively. Interior overhaul includes new offices for officials and judges and a road law compliant county engineer room, with exterior stucco changing the building’s appearance. The project targets completion by November 1 and starts promptly with favorable seasons ahead.
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Sherman
Grayson County
County Court House
Jerry Wall
Wallon
Messrs
J. C. Hamilton
W. R. Allman
Hamilton
Mr. Allman
Wall
County Farm
County Canning Club
County
Grayson
Record Flight Sets Seventeen Day Victory Loan Mark
Lieut James Plumb and Lieut Russell Wooley flew West Texas for seventeen days in aid of the Victory Loan. They logged 4500 miles, 200 landings, 42 hours 20 minutes in air for Wooley and 2900 miles for Plumb. They carried 73 passengers including many women and girls. No accidents occurred and rides boosted bond sales.
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Ft. Worth
James Plumb
Russell Wooley
Taliaferro
West Texas
Wooley
Plumb
Harden Visits Grandmother and Relatives
J. D. Harden spent the latter part of last week visiting his grandmother Mrs J D Patterson and other relatives.
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J. D. Harden
J. D. Patterson
Sentiment in Favor of Improved Schools in Grayson County
Reports from Grayson county rural school districts show broad support for improved school buildings and expanded facilities. Districts vote to increase tax limits, build new four room schools, add teachers, consolidate small schools, and issue bonds for remodeling and new construction.
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Sherman
Texas
Grayson County
Unity
Preston
Ellsworth
Layne
Cedar Mills
Celtic
Dixie
Oak Grove
Canaan
Hackberry
Lovejoy
Oxford
Lightning Destroys Barn and Mules West of Kentuckytown
A barn on the Murry Bryant place west of Kentuckytown burned last Friday night during a storm. Lightning caused the fire, destroying the barn and a team of mules belonging to E. O. Young. The loss is about 1000 dollars with no insurance. the barn value was about 400 dollars. The owner discovered the fire only after the blaze was well underway. Some nearby structures also suffered minor damage.
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Murry Bryant Place
Kentuckytown
E. O. Young
Lon Manning
Parrish
MeIver Visits Belle Plaine Mother
Buford P MeIver of Belle Plaine Kansas is here visiting his mother Mrs J S Melver
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Buford P. MeIver
Belle Plaine, Kansas
J. S. Melver
Eight Hundred Oil Firms Report to Texas Comptroller
Austin Tex May 19 Eight hundred oil companies now file quarterly reports with the State Comptroller of Texas Two hundred were located in the last quarter and owe a beginner's tax of fifty dollars in addition to the gross production tax Reports indicate about twenty five million dollars worth of crude petroleum produced in Texas in the quarter ending March 31 1919 with expected total near thirty million The state has collected about three hundred forty thousand dollars Much of the rise comes from new wells and from revenue collectors hired by the last Legislature
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Austin
Texas
Ginner’s Association Meeting Draws Hayes and Garland
S. A. Hayes and Stanley Garland attended the Ginners Association gathering held in Dallas last Thursday and Friday, joining fellow members for the two day session.
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S. A. Hayes
Stanley Garland
Ginner’s Association
Dallas
Good Roads Bonds Defeated in Cooke County Again
In Cooke county Texas the second election in six weeks defeats the proposal to issue 1,500,000 dollars in bonds for road building by a small margin. Precinct elections will be held next, officials say.
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Good Roads
Cooke County
Gainesville
Cooke Co
Texas
Loose Teeth Sore Gums And Riggs Disease Cause Loss
A newspaper item notes that pyorrhea or Riggs disease leads to loose teeth and affects stomach bowel rheumatism neuralgia and headaches. It presents the condition as a health risk with systemic implications.
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Riggs
Gum-Cur-I Home Treatment Promoted by Dentist
An advertisement proclaims Gum-Cur-I as the best medical cure for a disease, claiming 80 years of private practice by a successful dentist. It urges readers to ask for a free Book of Facts, states availability at drug stores, and offers a three week treatment for $1.50 sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
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U.S
U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Banking House
First National Bank
Purina
ipunIa Pigchow
Mangrum Brothers Chase & Sanborn
Stone’s Loaf
Prince Albert Tobacco
Court House
Planters National Bank
Capi
J. W. Davidson
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