The Knox County News (Knox City, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1909 Page: 1 of 6
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Vol. 5.
Knox City, Knox County. Texas, Friday, July 30,1909.
No. 28
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A Message to Vou
HAMLIN SHOOTING AFFRAY
After a hard fight on the part of State Banks and the
people the Texas Legislature passed the fam<
fToin Maxwell Shot and Killed Fred
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Gov. Campbell sent the following message to W. j
Bryan. We repeat it to you. 44Texas now n is i good
Bank Guarantee Law."
^ Maxwell Took Gun From Houghton and Fired Two Shots, one
Taking Effect in Hip and the Other Entered
Hsad Just Above Eye,
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This bank will operate under this law when
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i s o'clock it the barn of tic Hatn-1 and lie and .Muxwell formed ¡
1 ¡¿i Transfer Oo., n this city, j partnership i tu tne livery and
i loin 31axwe.ll shot- and instantly ¡ transfer business. buying out
j ltiHeci Kred Houghton with a dSjl'pton Harnard, who owned the
j calibre pistol. It seems that; the l Hamlin Transfer (Jo., and it was
' rouble arene over the. bur-iness lovt r this business (hat tlie d i 11 i
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$-|^l an altercation or two took place! death of Houirhton.
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| between the two on Wednesday Local officers immediately ar-
before the shooting occurred, rested Maxwell and Sheritl' Fer-
Heughton went home and secur-
ed a pistol and came back and
told Maxwell to arm himself,
when Maxwell took the gun
roll carried him to Anson where
he was placed in jail.
The remains of Fred Houghton
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away from Houirhton and shot Company I'ndertaking parlor
him twice with it, the shots tak-j where he was embalmed and
ing effect in Houghton's head | prepared for burial
fjÜL j just above the eye and in his j Latkr—Maxwell gave bond
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Mr. Houirhton came to Han i in leased.— Hamlin Herald.
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Bargains that are the Biggest, Boldest, most Tempting you have
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Underwear, Men's, Women's and Children's Oxfords and Straw
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This is an ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAOKDIXA RY and is well worth your while. It means a saving of Many Dollars to the people
and we shall be glad if you share in the distribution. This price reduction is the greatest ever attempted before anp you should not fail to
take advantage of so great a saving to yourself.
WE INVITE YOU TO THE FEAST!
' 'S TAK BRAJVM SHOÉS ARE BETTER
THE LEADING STORE IN WEST TEXAS!
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Fox, Joe. The Knox County News (Knox City, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1909, newspaper, July 30, 1909; Knox City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth178992/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.