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Francitas,
Jackson County, Texas |
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Volume
1 #26
Child
Dies
Clyde
Roy Worden the two year old son of Roy and Mrs. Worden died Monday
evening about
The
funeral services were conducted by the Rev. D. A. Williams of Palacios
at the home of William Baer at
The
little child had he lived would have been 2 years old on July 1. He
was the youngest of two sons. The family came here from The high regard in which the family is held and the deep sympathy which is felt for its members by the people of this community was attested by the great outpouring at the funeral and the proffers of help from all our citizens during the illness of the little fellow. The little body was laid to rest beneath a shade tree in the north part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Worden desire to extend their thanks to the people of Francitas who were so helpful to them during the recent sickness and death of their little son. Mr. and Mrs. Worden feel under obligation to the good people of this city.
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Volume
1 #27
Melvern
Edson Jumps Off of Ferry Into Deep Water and is Drowned. Body Recovered
Melvern
Edson age 16 years while with some other young men on the ferry across
the
The
funeral was held Sunday morning, Mr. Hatch officiating, after which the
body was buried on a five acre tract belonging to the deceased. Young Edson and some other boys had been playing on the ferry leaping from it into the water. Some parties came along to cross on the ferry and the boys started to pull it back to them. When almost in the middle of the stream Edson leaped off evidently thinking the water was shallow. He at once went under and it was more than a hour and a half before his body could be located.
Justice
of Peace Joines was called up from La Ward and with Deputy Sheriff
Whitaker held a inquest, the jury holding that the death was entirely
accidental.
Edson
lived with a brother and his grandfather, Mr. Chadwick across the
river and was an orphan. The family came here from
Miss
Bryan to Wed
Miss
Grace Dexter Bryan and Richard Hargreaves of C. E. Joines brought to this office a cucumber that measured 13 1/2 inches long and 9 inches in circumference. He has a garden full of the same kind and he brought this one to town simply to show the people here about vegetables growing in the Francitas district.
Detailed Statement of Improvements.
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Volume
1 #28
Francitas has its bank. And the bank is doing business. For the first time since the town was opened six months ago it is possible to get a bill of any size changed into real silver, gold or currency, without leaving town. Bank Examiner Smith of Houston came in at noon Saturday, opened the set of books and gave final instructions to Cashier Dimick and then hustled out of the way of the line of depositors. Captain Z. M. Almon was the first depositor. He had held a $1,100 draft for several months waiting for the bank to open to be the first depositor but when the doors were finally opened to the public that amount had dwindled to $2.50 and he shoved that under the window while others were searching in tin cans, old socks and such like for their little mites. Mr. Dimick took the $2.50 for he is ready and anxious to accommodate all comers, big and little. For the present the bank will be in the office of the Valley Fruit Farm and Garden company but just as soon as he can, Mr. Dimick will start building on his brick structure. The need of the bank was emphasized by the large amount of deposits in the first 24 hours, there being $2,600 stored away by parties who were early on the ground.--Francitas Bee, June 15, 1911
The Peanut Grinders went down to Buhler Sunday and played a game with
the boys of that neck of the woods. The score at the close of the ninth
inning being 21 to 21. The teams were too tired to play any more so
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Volume
1 #19
There
was brought to this office Tuesday the biggest cucumber we have seen
grown in the gulf coast country this season. Mrs. H. B. Walters raised
the vegetable on sod. It is 14 2/3 inches in length; and two inches in
circumference and weighs 3 1/4 pounds. Mrs. Walters took the first prize
for the biggest cucumber raised in
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Volume
1 #20
Louis
F. Fuch,
W.
F. Schwind and Charles Trumble, Lincoln
Dr.
Gerhard and family, Deutschburg
T.
G. Lyttle, Angleton
George
Swartz, Eagle
J.
M. Fertig,
E.
E. Brown,
Miss
Ruth Moore, Prosser
H.
J. Montandon, Palacios
L.
Sturges, Hastings
Carl
Stickley, Seneca
G.
S. Bryan, Matagorda
T.
S. Jones,
The summer weather in Francitas is ideal. We repeat, the days are not
too warm and the nights are a delight. Monday night here was
sufficiently cool to require a wrap or a coat for one to sit out on his
gallery and be comfortable. And practically every night is just the
same. If these things were not so we would not have told you. |