The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. [15], No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 31, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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The Goldthwaite Ebgle
PUBLISHED EVERY
BATURDAY
*VONB DOLLAR PER ANNUM-*!
Entered At the Goldthwaite poetofflee as
Second class mall matter.
K. M. THOMPSON,
• Editor
Burglars robbed
the cash
drawer Id the depot at Denton of
$38 Saturday night.
At Terrell Saturday Mies Mary
Hallonquiic out off one of her
thumbs while cutting kindling.
Under the new oity oharter of
Waco saloon* are not now al-
lowed in the residence section of
that city.
Leroy Trice, formerly general
manager of the International and
Great Northern railroad, has
bought a country estate near San
Marcos and will soon move to it,
A' negro claiming to be 125
years old died in Terrell a few
days ago. He claimed to have
been a full grown man when
* 'the stars feel” in 1833.
The Deniton high sohool
alumni association has ordered a
fountain to be placed on the
school ground in that city before
the opening cf the next term of
school.
While cleaning out a well near
Decatur Saturday Will Estes was
killed by a bucket falling back
upon him, breaking his neck.
The breaking ol a rope was the
cause.
In bis speech before the oil
settlers association at Hillsboro
Monday Governor Campbell was
emphatic in bis denunciation of
law-makers who refuse to carry
out the platform pledges cf the
Democratic party,
Every house in Angleton was
damaged by the recent storm
and some of them were entirely
destroyed. The adjutant gen-
eral has loaned the people there
fifty tents, to be used until they
can re-build their homes.
Pat. Lynoh, stewart for the
Elks lodge at Beaumont, was
murdered as he was leaving the
club room 8aturday night. Rob-
bery is supposed to have been
the motive. 8everal negroes
were arrested on suspicion.
The best investment any of us
can make in this world is to set
aoout each day doing somethin?,
however small or large, that will
cheer the pathway of some one
else. This was the life and iB
today the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
—John D. Rockefeller, *
The president and secretary of
the American Civil 8ervice insti-
tute were arrested in Washington
the first of this week, charged
with using the mails for fraudu-
lent purposes. The men arretted
are prominent capitalists of Buf-
falo, N. Y.
It has been learned by secret
service employes of this govern-
ment that large quantities of
counterfeit money, both paper
and coin, being circulated in this
country, came from Italy via
Mexico. Detective* are now ir
Italy endeavoring to locate the
counterfeiters.
Changes in the Confederate
pension law, wnich were made
by the last legislature, make it
roucn easier for the old soldiers
and their widows to get pensions
and, therefore, the pension list
will be largely increased. It is
estimated by the commissioner
that the apportionment will not
be more than $12 per quarter at
the outside, a* the constitution
only al'o«s $500,000 to be ap-
propriated and under the old law
the pro rata was only $15 per
quarter,
NEIGHBORING NEWS.
Items Culled From the Letdiug Local
Papers.
LAMPASAS.
Mrs. Mary E. Martin now has
a tent among the campers in the
park, and Mias Zsy Williams is
with her.
A. A. Hufctutler, of George-
town, spent Monday and Tuesday
here looking after some business
interests. He will probably
have cattle on feed again here
this fall.
Rev. T. F. Sessions reports the
marriage of Albert T. McCrea
and Miss Docia Lindsey, the
ceremony occurring at the par-
sonage Tuesday night, July 20cb.
News oame here Baturday that
there had been a foul murder
committed at Temple , and later
it was stated that Pete Haw-
thorne had been arrested and
charged with the crime.
Jonathan Rogers of Ballinger
is here and will spend sometime
with the family of F. J. Harris.
Mr. Rogers is among the oldest
citizens of Texas, having come
here with his parents from Ten-
nessee when a boy, in 1831.
A message was received here
at 2 o’clook this Monday after-
noon from the justice of the
peace at Rosenberg, Texas,
stating that Rev. A. J, McNett
had dropped dead on the street
there, and inquiring as to the
disposition of the body. A tele-
gram was sent in reply to have
the body embalmed and shipped
here. He left Monday, the 12th
to visit his son Eugene McNett at
Port Lavaca and to attend the
encampment at Palacious, and
the family bad not beard from
him until the message came an-
nouncing his death —Leader.
LOMETA
Mrs- John T. McCarson was
visiting in Lampasas the first of
the week.
Miss Janie Hester returned to
her home in Goldtbwaite Wed-
nesday evening accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Baylor Lewis.
The little three-year-old boy
of Mr. and Mr*. John Nance of
the Center community fell from
a trunk Thursday and broke its
left arm just above the wrist.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lochabay
have gone to Brown wood to re-
side. Mr. Lochabay holding a
good position in one of the best
barber shops in that oity,
What came near being a seri-
ous fire was averted last Thurs-
day night by Bud Hill's timely
awakeniDg. Mr. Hill left hie
coat in the barn which contained
some matches and sometime after
midnight one of them in some
way become ablaze setting fire
to the coat, At this juncture
Mr. Hill awakened, saw the
bleze and put it out,—Reporter.
SAN SABA
G. W. Prioe left last Saturday
for Cleburne, where he goes to
live with bis daughter, Mrs. Effie
Liles.
Prof. J. I. Oliver has been
elected to teach the Fairview
public School next winter at a
•alary of $70 a month.
It’s a positive faot that over
$100,000 worth of real estate has
changed hands in Ban Saoa
county within the last ten day.
Prof. L. C. 8mith, of the Res-
cue section, has contracted to
tesch the Bowser school the
coming session at a salary of $85
per month.
W. H. Joekel informs us that
his fa!her, F. Jokel, and
sister, Mrs. A. P. Hillsburg and
children, all of Giddings, will ar-
rive about Thursday for a several
days visit to him and family.
Little Olga, tne infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moor?, died
last Saturday morning and was
buried in the Odd Fellows’ Cem-
etery Sunday morning, July 18,
1909.
R. O. Hassis returned from
Brown wood Monday and reports
the condition of his little grand-
son as being improved. Mrs.
Hallonquist, however, has since
taken the fever and Mrs. Harris
will remain with her until her
oondition is improved.—News.
BROWN WOOD.
C. E. Ward, who has had
charge of the people’s Compress
here for the past two seasons, has
been busy the past two weeks
superintending the movihg of
the press to Coleman.
Evangelist Sid Williams has
been engaged by Rev. W. R.
Earp to assist in holdihg a pro-
tracted meeting at the Coggin
Avenue Baptist church which
Rill begin September 1.
Ray Harryman is engaged in
remodeling the front of his opera
house. The front will be rebuilt
of brick and plate glass and a
lobby added within. The inside
of the building will be repaired
and improved.
T B, Lathem, who owns a
barber shop and restaurant on
east Broadway, while at the new
water works dam Thursday
night slipped and fell down the
steep incline of the rock abut-
ment, breaking his left arm at
the wrist.
On Friday afternoon, July 9,
Mrs. Capers of Coleman died on
the Santa Fe train when near
Bangs of typhoid fever. She
was being taken to Temple for
treatment at a sanitarium.
Wednesday afternoon about 3
o’clock the Santa Fe dining hall,
located between the tracks just
south of the passenger depot,
caught fire from the kitchen flue.
The flames spread rapidly and
by the time the department ar-
rived the whole building was
ablaze,—News.
HAMILTON.
Mrs. Henry Wallace has re-
turned to her home in Gold-
thwaite after several weeks visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John G. Jones, of this place.
Mrs. S. J. Roe, formerly of
Hamilton but late of Star, passed
through the city Wednesday en
route to her home after three
weeks visit with relatives at
Plainview, Texas.
John E. Rahl is spending this
week at Goldthwaite,
Henry Eliff traded his property
just north of town a short time
ago for oity property in Hioo and
is getting ready to move at an
early date,
J D. Grier ha* been suffering
from a very bad hand, caused
from cutting his wrist with a
broken piece of glass. The nerves
and blood vessels were sev-
ered, and he has not had the use
of hand since, though the
OUBd h ealed up right away.
. q W. B. Me Anally took
about 54 head of stock cattle to
Fort Wurth and sold them at a
good figure. He had one cow 5
years old that was raised here on
;he range, that weighed 1500
pounds and brought him an eyeo
$75 00. Mr. McAnally has been
living in this coumy 37 years,
>*nd he says this is the best he
ever did in the stock line,—Her-
ald
Yesterday evening about dusk,
while out driving with some
other girls in a single horse
buggy Louise, the thirteen year-
old daughter of Judge and Mrs,
W. C. Cotton, was thrown over
the dash-board falling on her
head, and the buggy passing
over her hip. Her neck was
sprained in the fall, and her in-
juries altogether were quite oe-.
rious.—Ratler.
WHEN YOU BUY
GROCSRie-S
You want to be sure that you are
getting the freshest the marke affords
W.E. Grisham
Prides himself on the completeness
of his stock and the high grade of
his goodss. Prompt delivery is a
specialty at this house .*.
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Thompson, R. M. The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. [15], No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 31, 1909, newspaper, July 31, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1098225/m1/4/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.