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The Matagorda County Tribune,
March 4, 1899 |
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Hay is spot cash in Ganado and it’s so from one bale to 100 cars. Rev. A. S. Poindexter, Baptist, and Charlie Nichol, Campbellite, will begin a religious debate at Morales on Sept. 2d to continue several days. D. B. Maysfield says he notes 3 products that neither drouth, flood nor the storm hurts, viz: sorghum, goobers and okra. These came out of all our calamites with flying colors, and each is a valuable product. Austin Menefee sold his big land holdings adjoining and near Ganado to Hugh Bourk. There were 2600 acres in all, for which he received $17,200, canceling an obligation against the land, which was held by Mr. Bourk. Ed. Craighead was bitten on the foot by a snake Wednesday night at a hay camp a mile or two from town. He came in and Dr. Door was called in and gave his attention. Ed. was quite sick during the night from the effects of the bite, but is getting along all right. He could not see the snake so as to tell what kind it was.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
August 26, 1899 |
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The hay industry is a catcher. Our public free school opened Monday with 91 pupils. Miss Emma Robertson accompanies by her father went to Bay City Thursday to stand examination before the board of Matagorda county. There is quite an improvement in business, which is noticeable this week. The inflow of hay money is being felt, and the improved outlook for a cotton crop is easing up the long strain.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
September 23, 1899 |
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Mrs. O. H. Bean was thrown down and had her arm broken by a calf she was roping away from the cow. Barring the occurrence of calamities, the Ganado section will have a fine grain crop to show next spring. Almost every farmer with whom we have talked recently, says he is going to sow more or less oats and many will sow other small grain. From $0 acres of oats Mr. Sand__ sold 1,400 bushels fo oats for 35 cents a bushel, total, $490, and 140 tons of straw at $3 a ton total $420—grand total, $910, or $18.20 per acre, before June 1st, and, all done by machinery. He then had plenty to time to grow a fine crop of cow peas, June corn, Spanish peanuts, millet, or sorghum on the same land.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
October 28, 1899 |
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Our local option election occurs Tuesday, Dec. 12th. W. J. Fox’s splendid saddle and harness horse was very badly cut in a wire fence Wednesday, which may cripple the animal seriously. Our friends Fitzgerald now wears the belt as champion potato grower, having presented the Gazette with one weighing 11 pound and 7 ounces. J. A. Johnson lost some fine meat hogs by feeding them slop from a barrel in which he had mixed spraying poison last summer. He thought he had all the poison cleaned out. A farmer over near Edna, whose first cotton crop, 3 acres, was ruined by the flood, but who when he laid by his 30 acres of corn, sowed cotton seed ahead of his plow, has on this crop gathered 9 bales of cotton, and will make another bale or so.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
November 25, 1899 |
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Mrs. S. H. Brown occupies the McGowan two story residence on the block south of Mack Rogers’ grocery store, and has opened a private boarding house.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
December 9, 1899 |
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Tom Scarborough says on 35 acres of his farm, he has raised two crops, one of corn and one of cotton gathering 850 bushels of corn, and $266.00 worth of cotton—counting that he gets present prices for the three bales of cotton now on hand. Valuing the corn at 50 cents a bushel, this 35 acres has brought him $671.00 or nineteen dollars and seventeen cents per acre. He has grown and fattened his porkers since July 14…
The Matagorda County Tribune,
December 23, 1899 |
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Ganado, Texas, January 8.—The people of this section have begun the new year with renewed energy, as nearly every farmer is turning over his land, and animated seemingly by the hopes of a great yield next fall. Mr. F. L. Vickers, from Graball, Washington county, who has purchased the Babcock place some ten miles west of the depot, will move his family here this week and a month or two later he will move his cattle to the Helms ranch six miles north of town, which he has leased for several years. Mr. Wynne McMillan of San Antonio, Texas, is registered at the Ganado hotel. Mr. Ford has purchased the L. C. Johnson residence north of the railroad track and expects to locate permanently in Ganado. Mr. Hill, formally of Bell county, now a citizen of Ganado, has purchased the farm and meadows of Mr. Erickson, near Ganado. Miss Emma B. Robertson, accompanied by Mrs. B. B. Pierce, visited El Toro.
Houston Post,
Tuesday, January 9, 1900 |
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Ganado, Texas, January 12.—Mrs. Bettie McCary, wife of J. B. McCary and daughter of W. C. and Mrs. S. E. Doyle of the Ganado hotel, died Wednesday and was buried Thursday, leaving four children. Mr. Tom Head, a prominent stockman of this section, is registered at the Ganado hotel. Mr. German, a citizen of Jackson country who has sold his interests here and who will leave soon for the Northwest, is domiciled at the Ganado hotel.
Houston Post,
Sunday, January 14, 1900 |
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Ganado, Texas, January 20.—J. H. Bumpass has purchased the property now owned by G. Wicklund, known as the Star hotel. Fall sown oats are now looking fine, the crop is much larger than last year. Cattle are doing well for this season of the year and the presumption if now that they will go through the winter in good shape. Bishop Johnson of San Antonio, Episcopalian, will preach at the Methodist church tonight. Rev. R. E. Dunn of Georgetown, Texas, formerly of Tennessee, will fill the Methodist pulpit at this place for the ensuing year. M. Laque of Louisiana, father-in-law of J. H. Wise, is here on a visit. L. M. Todd, with Dr. Harter’s Medicine company, Dayton, Ohio, also in the drug business at Yoakum, Texas, spent Sunday in Ganado. J. W. Henderson of Victoria, with the New York Life, is registered at the Ganado hotel. H. M. Hinzie of Palestine, Texas, is registered at the Ganado hotel. E. W. Elsbury, with N. Randolph Sons, wholesale paint dealers of Houston, is registered at the Ganado hotel. Mr. W. T. Wright and family of Dallas came in yesterday and will locate in or near Ganado. Mr. Griffin and wife came in yesterday from California and if suited expect to locate in Ganado.
Houston Post,
Sunday, January 21, 1900 |
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Fall sown oats are now looking fine, and the crop is much larger than last year. Dr. Sayler informed us that Ed Wickland’s child had a well developed case of scarlet fever. Rev. R. E. Dunn, Pastor of the Methodist church at Ganado and for the Ganado circuit, arrived Tuesday from Georgetown, Texas. A fund was raised by subscription last week, and volunteers did the work of laying three hundred feet of substantial plank walks on the school house grounds, doing the work Saturday afternoon. Quite a number of the young men who are pupils of the school aided materially, as did quite a number of the noble little boys whose nimble hands and feet were busy from first to last, carrying the sawed lumber where needed.
Matagorda County Tribune,
January 27, 1900 |
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Damage in Jackson County Ganado, Texas, May 2.—The storms last Sunday night did great damage in the Sutherland neighborhood, four miles south of Ganado. For several miles ___ on the prairie was beaten down to the ground closer than if a mower had been over it, and a large number of ___ killed. There was hardly a chicken left. Burrows and White, living on Mr. Sutherland’s place, lost fifty-five acres of ___ not a straw hardly is to be found on the ground where they were planted. The farmers are quite “blue” over the state of things here.
Houston Post,
Thursday, May 3, 1900 |
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Ganado, Texas, May 12.—The commencement exercises of the Ganado high school, which was begun in the auditorium of the high school building last evening was unavoidably brought to a close before half the programme had been performed. It was announced by some one that the ceiling was giving way and that all had better evacuate, so all filed out quietly, thereby causing but little damage to the building. The part of the programme rendered, judging from the general approbation of those in attendance was enjoyed very much and Prof. Young and his corps of teachers deserve great credit for the work done along educational lines at Ganado.
Houston Post,
Sunday, May 13, 1900 |
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C. C. Maxwell, a former fireman on the Southern Pacific, but of recent years a stockman at Ganado, died this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Thursday night he was taken with a chill which was the beginning of his sickness.
Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Saturday, August 4, 1900 |
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Ganado, Texas, August 5.—The tract growers met yesterday at A. J. Carothers’ real estate office and organized themselves into a body, and no doubt but the next year Ganado will be shipping carload after carload of vegetables, especially cabbage. Mr. Shipman of Goliad county, has bought out what is known as the Ehlinger gin plant and will soon have it in good running order. The Baptist revival conducted by Rev. Jenkins of Yoakum, Texas, closed here last Thursday night. Rev. Carns of Edna, Texas, Christian minister, began a meeting last night.
Houston Post,
Monday, August 6, 1900 |
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Harry Rudolph of the freight depot force here went to Ganado today to fill the agents place temporarily. A. H. Williams, agent at Ganado, will exchange places with J. H. Wise, agent at Goliad. D. Ruthven, has been made agent at Van Vleck, the terminus of the Wharton spur. C. R. Davnat will not change from Port Lavaca to Thomaston as reported a few days since.
Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Saturday, October 3, 1900 |
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Reprinted in Daily
Advocate, Victoria, Texas, Thursday, October 18, 1900 |
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Ganado, Texas, Janaury22.—Mr. B. L. Sutherland has sold his livery and feed stable to W. B. Garrett, Jr., who will continue the business at the same stand.
Houston Post,
Thursday, January 23, 1902 |
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Ganado, Texas, February 5—The firm of Seaton & Whitmire have dissolved partnership, Mr. Whitmire having assumed the ownership of the business and stock of said firm.
Houston Post,
Friday, February 7, 1902 |
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The Ganado Hardware Company, a mercantile firm doing business in Ganado, Jackson county, Texas, hereby gives notice under Article 679 Revised Statutes of 1895, page 172, of its intention to apply for a charter and to become incorporated without a change of the firm name. The Ganado Hardware Co., Per J. E. Shutt and Jno. W. Tompkins.
Austin American-Statesman,
Friday, February 14, 1902 |
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Ganado, Texas, June 26.—Mr. F. D. Calkins, president of the First National Bank of this place, shipped two carloads of very fine watermelons from here yesterday, one to Des Moines, Iowa, and one to Blueworth, Min.. He will ship one more car tomorrow. The crop is fine this season. The Chicago tourist excursion train passed through here yesterday. They were met at the depot by a large crowd of Ganado people who entertained them for over thirty minutes. A nice display of Ganado products was displayed for their benefit on the depot platform, consisting of rice, hay, vegetables and watermelons. Five large loads of melons were standing near the platform, to which the excursionists were all invited to help themselves. While the brass band furnished some nice music a most enjoyable dance was participated in by the oldest men of the crowd, called the “Iowa Square.” After a feast of melons by all and fresh cigars to the men, which were furnished by Ganado, the train pulled out, carrying away 300 fine watermelons as a compliment.
Houston Post,
Thursday, June 28, 1902 |
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Ganado, Texas: Jackson county has quite a historic character in the person of an old colored woman, Aunt Mollie Brown, who lives about eight miles from this place. She came to Texas fifty-two years ago with Charles Deutrat, and she is now 103 years old. While nearly blind and barely able to get around, she retains her memory and can relate things that happened as far back as ninety years ago. She had fourteen children, each of whom presented her with from eight to seventeen grandchildren, and one of her daughters. Aunt Sarah Ann Wilson was in town today. She is 72 years old, has had fourteen children, forty grandchildren, twenty-seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. It was impossible for her to give the number of her brothers’ and sisters’ offsprings, but figuring them on an average with her own, there has been several hundred descendants born to the original Aunt Molly. Many of them are now living, some very old.
Liberty Vindicator,
Liberty, Texas, Friday, July 3, 1902 |
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Hay Barn at Ganado Ganado, Texas, August 19.—The Green Fox Lumber and Hay company’s large hay barn No. 1, one block south of the New York, Texas and Mexican railroad depot, was destroyed by fire this morning at 4 o’clock. The barn contained about 500 tons of hay. Total loss about $2500; Insurance $1300.
Houston Post,
Wednesday, August 20, 1902 |
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Houston Post,
Sunday, October 26, 1902 |
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Mr. Ed Harrell yesterday received a letter from Ganado asking that publication of the following be made in The Post and other State papers: “Sid F. Green of Ganado, Texas, has disappeared and nothing can be heard from him. Greatest anxiety and distress caused to his family by his absence. He left Ganado Sunday, November 9, for Bastrop and Houston; was in Bastrop Monday, the 10th, and seen in Houston Wednesday, the 12th; was afterward seen for the last time in San Antonio Sunday morning, 16th. Following is description of him: Light brown hair, gray eyes, about five feet ten inches in height; weighs about 165 or 170 pounds; has rather round shoulders; slow, steady walk; clean shaven and when last seen had on dark suit clothes. “Any information will be gratefully received by his wife at Ganado, Texas, who is in deepest distress from his absence.”
Houston Post,
Thursday, November 20, 1902 |
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Ganado, Texas, December 19.—J. L. Whitmire of this place has purchased the stock of goods in Edna owned by Messrs. Tredway & Besse. The present stock will be closed out by January 1, and a stock of dry goods put in in its stead by Mr. Whitmire.
Houston Post,
Monday, December 22, 1902 |
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The following charters have been filed with the secretary of state: Ganado Canal company of Ganado, Jackson county; capital stock, $15,000. Purpose, constructing dams and reservoirs for irrigation purposes. Incorporators, A. S. Dwigans, N. Strauss, Logan Drury and J. E. McGuire…
Austin American-Statesman,
Friday, July 31, 1903 |
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At my farm in Ganado, Tex., Saturday, August 29. Having no pasture, I offer for sale to the highest bidder, at 10 o’clock a. m., Saturday, August 29, 1903, my entire herd of Cattle, consisting of Cows, Calves, Heifers and Steers. Nearly all Cows under 7 years, Steers from yearlings to 3s. Mostly from Durham and Hereford Bulls. Most of this stock is from a Cruickshank bull, who was sired by one of the best bulls ever brought from Scotland. This stock will be sold in bunches to suit bidders, and will be in convenient pens for inspection. Standard Bred Mares (not said to be), but registered and official certificates with them. They are 5 and 7 years old, are sound, except some wire scars that do not injure them in the least. They are out of dam of Media, 2 year old record 2:34 ¼, and by son of Counselor, record 2:24. Terms—Six months tine will be given on all sums, with a discount of 5 per cent, for cash. All notes must be bankable. Respectfully, A. W. Everett
Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Tuesday, August 25, 1903 |
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Mr. A. S. Dwiggins and Miss Aurelia Fields, both of this place, stole a march on their friends Wednesday morning, driving over to Louise, where they took the train for Houston and were married. Mr. Dwiggins is one of the most prominent and successful business men of Ganado, and the future Mrs. Dwiggins is the charming and accomplished daughter of Judge Fields of this city. Both have a host of friends, who will extend them a warm welcome and royal reception on their return.
Houston Post,
Sunday, November 8, 1903 |
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Ganado, Texas.—Dear Happyhammers: Will you admit another little girl into your happy band? I am 12 years old and am in the fourth grade. I go to school at Ganado. We live a mile and a half from Ganado. We do not take The Post, but my uncle takes it. I like to read the Haps’ page. I have five brothers and one sister. Love to Mrs. Foster and all of the Haps. I remain a true Hap.--Emma Flournoy
Houston Post,
Sunday, February 28, 1904 |
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C. Nelson, of Ganado, and Miss Sophie Dahlstrom, of Goliad, were married at Edna yesterday. They spent the morning at Victoria, leaving this afternoon for Ganado.
Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Thursday, April 28, 1904 |
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The dispatch from Brownsville in The Post of today, telling of the first rice of the season being harvested at that place, came as a surprise to a good many people,” said Mr. G. C. Roussell of the immigration department of the Southern Pacific. “The fact is, we thought that rice in Texas had been harvested several days before the Brownsville crop mentioned in your dispatch. Mr. J. E. Harmon was here from Ganado today, and he tells me that they have been harvesting rice at that place for two or three days. There is a field of 100 acres located there, and the harvesters are still at work on it. Samples of this new rice will be sent to us right away, and will be on exhibition in our office here in a day or two.”
Houston Post,
Thursday, July 21, 1904 |
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Daily Advocate,
Victoria Advocate, Saturday, August 13, 1904 |
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Ganado, Texas.—Dear Mrs. Foster and Haps: It is true a boy is worth a right smart, but they are not worth twice as much as a girl. I can plow, help to make syrup and hoe and I am sure a boy cannot cook and sew as well as a girl can. They cannot tidy up a room like a girl. We got thorough making syrup this morning. I like to piece quilts, and I can crochet doylies. Mrs. Foster, do the Happyhammers give letter parties? If so, please give me one June 30, next. I will be 14. Mrs. Foster, have your photo put on the Haps’ page. I would like to see you. What is that big-mouthed thing coming from behind the door? Hand me that old blue bonnet that [is] on the floor and I will go. I remain a true Hap, Emma Flournoy
Houston Post,
Saturday, September 3, 1904 |
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Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Saturday, September 10, 1904 |
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Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Saturday, October 1, 1904 |
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Daily Advocate,
Victoria, Texas, Saturday, October 10, 1904 |
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Ganado, Tex., Oct. 16.—Some of our most extensive rice growers, irrigating from wells, will probably combine and erect a large central power plant in Ganado, from which they will operate their wells by means of electric wire and dynamo. About 90 per cent of the rice crop in this community has been threshed, and the bulk of it will be stored here until after the National election. The rice market is very discouraging to the rice producers, and many of the farmers will next year raise rice with the purpose and prepared to feeding cattle and hogs, some of them claiming that rice can not be produced at a profit, taking present cost of irrigation and present price of rice as a basis.
Galveston Daily News,
Sunday, October 16, 1904 |
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Ganado, Tex., Nov. 16.—Considerable rice has been moving lately, and the rice farmers are paying up their year’s accounts, making money more plentiful with the business men in general. The banks report the community in good condition financially. The Ganado Automatic Telephone Company is arranging to build telephone lines all through this rice district, and it is probable that before another pumping season nearly every rice farmer in the community will have telephone connections with Ganado. Several elaborate dwellings are under construction here. Some of the men from Northern States who invested in rice lands here last year are now erecting residences in town in order that their children may have advantage of our good school.
Galveston Daily News,
Thursday, November 17, 1904 |
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Ganado, Tex., Nov. 16.—We may not have oil in our community, but the indications are strong enough that our own people principally have put up the necessary funds and a contract has been entered into with Perry Drury for the boring of a well to a depth of at least 1,050 feet. Boring will begin within ten days. The Ganado Oil Company has under lease 1,700 acres of land and your correspondent, through the courtesy of a member of the company, was shown some of the lands and some of the indications so often mentioned, were put to test. Among other things gas was found that by igniting with a match shot forth a large blaze.
Galveston Daily News,
Thursday, November 17, 1904 |
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The remains of Thomas W. Heard, who died yesterday morning at the hospital, the victim of an accident, were shipped in the afternoon to his home at Ganado, where interment will be made tomorrow. The remains were accompanied by a nephew of the deceased and J. L. Whitmire, a friend, both of whom came yesterday morning from Ganado in answer to a telegram. Heard came to Houston summoned as a witness in a case of embezzlement that was docketed for trial in the criminal court yesterday. As stated in The Post of yesterday. Heard was accidentally shot Thursday night at the corner of Travis and Preston. A revolver dropped from his pocket, and striking the hard pavement, the cartridge was exploded, the ball passing through the knee. The bone was shattered. The doctors urged that nothing could save the man’s life but amputation of the injured member. He refused to permit the amputation and as a result he died. It is stated that Heard was once one of the wealthiest and largest landholders in West Texas. He was also noted as a breeder of fine cattle and possessed a splendid herd. The body was shipped by Westheimer. (Houston Post Special) Rosenberg, Texas, December 1_. The news of the death at the Houston infirmary this morning of Mr. Thomas W. Heard was received here by relatives and friends with much regret today. He is related to the family of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Heard of this place, and well known throughout this section. Mrs. Heard and two children, Mr. Roy and Miss Mary, left here this afternoon to attend the funeral of Mr. Heard at their old home in Jackson County, which will occur there Sunday.
Houston Post,
Saturday, December 17, 1904 |
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Ganado, Texas, June 14.—The largest fire in the history of Ganado broke out last night at 12 o’clock in the store building of Bromhall & Drury, sweeping the entire block and crossing the street, taking all the buildings on the opposite side. Ten buildings were destroyed altogether, representing a loss to the town of about $30,000. The fire started from an exploding lamp and spread with rapidity, there being no organized fire department. The losses comprise Bromhall & Drury, dry goods; the postoffice, J. C. Dobbs’ drug store, Silliman Bros.’ bank; Wecklin’s jewelry store, Dr. Lancaster’s office, A. Casper’s store, a barber shop, a butcher shop and two empty store houses. Most of the merchants succeeded in getting out their stuff and many of those threatened also removed their goods, and these were today littering the streets. The local telephone system was entirely put out of business and long distance communication has been temporarily cut off.
Houston Post,
Thursday, June 15, 1905 |
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