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BASTKOP. HAST HOP COUNTY. TEXAS. SATURDAY, AUli. I"). 1 «8.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
^dcr proper regulations and guaruntee'
SUBMISSION DEMANDED, BUT LO-
CAL SELF-GOVERNMENT.
FEWER, BETTER LEGISLATORS.
Capital Is Invited—Oil, Rice, Fish and
Oyster Industries Are Especially
to Be Encouraged.
San Antonio, To* Following 1b n
copy of the platform presented to the
convention by a majority of ili<' reso j maintain tlx
lutlous committee;
To the Chuirman of the Democratic
State Convention: Wo, your count-
tee on platforni and resolutions, beg
leuve to xulimit tlx- following declara
tlou of principles:
Coming Election.
1 Declaring our devotion to those
principj of government foi which th •
Democratic party lias ever Ix-en the
most valiant champion and defender,
we pledge ourselves !0 every effort
necessary to perpetuate the rights
guaranteed b> our federal and state
constitutions, and look with confidence
to a brillian t Democratic victory In
the coming election for their vindlca
tion.
National Ticket.
Indorse the platform adopted
National Democratic Convert-
Denver and heartil> ratify the
nomination of William Jennings I'ry
an ami John Worth Kern for the pres-
idency of til' 1'nlted States.
State Administration.
We heartily Indorse the present
. .2. W.
by the
lion at
of protection by just and fair lawn in-
telligently and honestly administered.
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Legislators.
10. We favor dwreanlnn the number
and increasing the compensation of
the legislators of this state.
Experiment Stations.
11. We favor the establishment of
adltlonal experimental stations, espec-
ially in Central West and Northwest
Texas.
Public Health.
12. We recommend that our State
Health Department be granted ade-
quate authority and ample means to
properly safeguard the public health.
In order to secure greater efficiency
in our public health agencies, ho a* (to
reputation of our state
for heaithfulness, we favor such b'glh
lation as will achieve this purpose.
Oil and Rice.
Irj. Recognizing that the oil nnd rice
industries are of great Importance to,
the growth of the state, we recom
mend legislation that will protect
tlx ni, and we also recommend that
adequate provision be made for fixing I
and regulating the charges of canal
and pipe line companies.
Fish and Oysters.
II Realizing that one oT the most
important Industries of our state Is
involved in the lish and oyster Indus
try, and that our bay? furnish in a
limited quantity and inadequate at the
same time a supply of these foods to
the people ami that adequate laws
ought to be enacted to protect the
limited supply that we have; nnd,
viewing the situation 'rotn foreign
states and with regard *o the laws
that they have passed to protect their
i food supplies, we ask that the State
| Legislature be Instructed or requested
i to pass such law: as add to the pros-
Democratle administration, the official
hcis of Gov Thorna- M Campbell and
the acts of the Thirtieth legislature,
enacted In obedience to platform do-
main!*, and we rejoice at the emphat-
ic Indorsement given aid laws and ad-
ministration by the Democratic voters
of Texas In the recent primary elec-
tion
Congressmen.
t We indorse the official course of
our senators and representatives In
tIn* l ulled States Congress and com
mend their faithful discharge of of-
ficial duties.
Confederate Wives and Widows.
f> We recommend that the Thirty-
first legislature resubmit for adoption
by the people a constitutional amend
tnent making provision for the tndl
geni wives and widow of confederate
soldiers.
Bank Deposit Guarantee.
ent status on those questions that will
j enable the fish and oyster cotumi i-
! sinner and his deputies to properly
'protect the Interests of the people In
tills great supply, and we desire fur
tlier to have such legislation as will
incr M.-e and protect the fisheries, of
i Texas.
Submission.
15, Wo demand the submission t>>
the Thirty Hist legislature of the
Stafi' of Texas of a constitutional
amendment to the people of the State
of Texas, for their adoption or rejec-
tion. prohibiting within the State of
Texas the manufacture, sale, gift, ex-
change and Interstate shipment i>f
spirituous, vinous and malt liquors
and medicated bitters capable of pro-
duction of Intoxication, except for
| medical and sacramental purposes.
We recommend that the prohibition
j amendment demanded by ihe recent
primary
Resolved, That we, the democracy of
Texas. In convention ussrsnlilod, hereby
pledge to the republic f Mexico the
hearty co-operation of tue constabulary
of our state iu the extermination of
any of those Influences and conditions
that may threaten the amicable rela-
tions existing between the I'nttud
States and Mexico.
Former Governor Lanham.
We deeply d-plore the death of Gov.
S \V. T. Uinham, who in his life em-
bodied the highest standards of char-
acter and citizenship, ami whose dis-
tinguished services to the state and
nation have endeared Ills memory to
the democrats throughout the land, and
we tender our sincere sympathy to
the members of his family in their be-
reavement.
Substitute for Submission Plank.
For the flfteeni? plank iu the plat-
form, that demanding 'lie submission
of a prohibition amendment, the mi-
nority propose! a substitute, which,
after reciting the law under which the
primary eh cfloti was held, declared:
Whereas, I'mler and by virtue of said
law the democratIc executive commit-
tee of the slate of Texas did submit,
i ill sll b;-1 a 'Ice said question to the voters
j i.o be voted nil directly by all the peo-
ple voting at said primary election,
j which \*.i- duly held throughout lexas
in accordant e with the law on July 25,
IDi'^, and which included the matter
nf nominating aiming others, a demo-
cratic candidate for the office of gov-
• i nor, and
Whereis, The returns of said pri-
mary i lection have been duly returned
to and canvassed by the sth'e executive
; committee aforesaid, which - ild execu-
tive romtnltte< eititled to this conven-
I tion that the total number of votes
cast for the candidates was .120,0112,
i hereby evidencing and establishing
that said number of democratic voters
participated in and voted at said pri-
mary election, and
Whereas, Said executive committee
lias certified to this convent an that out
of said total number of ;',20.oti2 votes
only 142,ITa were cast In favor of
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
QRCENWOOD, TEMPORARY CHAIR
MAN, SUGGESTED PLANK.
IS NO TEST OF DEMOCRACY.
Som« Ginger During the Welcoming
Process—Personal Freedom of 3an
Antonio Spoken of,
San Antonio, Tex No one expected
tha' the opening session f the Dem-
ocratic State Convention would prove
von exciting, for ail possible contro-
versies as to Ills session had been r> -
moved and no one was disappointed.
iiiiirb K. tircenwood was elected
tuiip ar; chulnnaii. He Is a suibni'.s
s loll is I, a trieixi of Senator italic)-, ami
wa an executive committeeman i'i
both of Governor Campbell's cam
pc.igiis, and yet he has hud the ;;ood
fortune to preserve Ills friendships
or. tie other -Ide ><f tlx1 confovor-ie-<
Mr.ti ceinvood made the keynote pooch
of the convention As was expected,
It was eulogistic of (iov. Campbell. It
included a plea for coolness and iVr
iii's.-, Without miming words, M."
Greenwood declared that If the suit
nils.-ion plank should be placed In tli"
platform a declaration shoulu be iu-
clud>'d that prohibition was not to be
made ,i te.it of a man's Democracy
Thcr • wi re notable passages also i,i
the speeches of State Chairman Car
Jen and Col |{ C Duff, who responded
to the address of welcome. Mr 1 1 r-
den Is un ardent friend of Benat
Ilalle\ (\)i Duff opposed the sona or
Mr. ("arden spoke of the Ualley ooi;ti>
vert y without calling the senator's
name, declaring that the light ough: t■
stop and that Democrats should 'vmk
together. Col. Duff also alluded simi-
larly to that controversy, as well as to
tlx recent campaign. He said the re
suits had been declared and accepted;
look-
said question, which was a minority of 1 tha< Democracy of Texas was
| ing to the future, and if danger it faced
it was external and not Internal J ri-
gor
Triplicate Welcome.
all the votes cast in the said primary
election of the democratic party by 17,-
4votes. Therefore be it
Resolved, That said question so pro-
posed nnd so submitted to the voters of
the sub! democratic primary election
has not been indorsed by a majority
of all the votes cast in said primary
election, and that therefore said plank
can not be Inserted in the platform of
the democratic party by this conven-
tion w ithout vlolu'lng the plain letter
and spirit of said law. and therefore
this convention for said reason de-
election be submitted to nil | ' 'Hues to do so.
t'i In harmony with the national qualified voters at a special election, to
Democratic platform pledging the par-
ty to legislation or the guaranty of na
Clonal bank deposits, we favor the
prompt establishment of ii system tin
upervislon and control of Un-
tie held In 19011. We declare that at such
election a vote Tor or against the
amendment shall not be considered a
test of Ilemocracy, as It Is not the
purpose of this "onvention to commit
for or against
der th
state for the guaranty of the deposits | the Democratic party
of the state l>:mk-, of Texas. prohibition.
Court Procedure. | Th. following resolutions were adopt-
ed by a majority of the committee and
were submitted as an irppciidix to the
plat form
Your committee further recommends
the adoption of the following resolu-
7 We recommend such amendments
to and change-* in the laws governing
court procedure as will reduce the ex
petiM of litigation and tend to the
speedy administration of Justice In
civil as well as criminal cases.
Schools.
s The Democratic party believes
that Ignorance is a misfortune and
that education Is a Ide-sing, and we
therefore favor a wise and liberal
financial sup|Kn t of our public schools I
and all our state educational Insti-
tutions.
We favor the adoption of the pend-
ing amendment to Section li, Article
7, state constitution relating to public
free schools, and commend the sup-
port of said amendment to the voters
of Texas
The re,, nt decision of the Supreme
Court Iu the Malrd Independent
School Distrl t case invalidates out
standi^* bonds of such dl-trlci These
bonds $)e held by the stale perma-
nent school fund and other Innocent
purchasers. There should be no re I
pudlatlon of any public debt. In Texas j
We therefore favor a constitutional!
amendment validating said bonds.
Capital.
i). We repudiate the charges that !
have been made that Texas Leglsln [
lure is unfriendly to capital, and we
Invite a comparison of our laws af j
foetlng capital, private or corporate,]
with the laws of other states on this,
subject
We declare the Democratic party j
of Texas to be one of progress; look I
Ing well to the material welfare of i
this iveople and In favor of an early
nnd rapid development of all the n«
tural resources of the state. The par
tv Invites the Investment of friendly
capital, bv both Individuals and cor-
porations, and guarantees full and
complete protection of all such Invest
ments The party recognises the ne-
cessity for the construction of many
miles of new railroad to bring Into
market and use at an early date our
unoccupied lands, the timber growing
Jfcerom, and the minerals and other
■raltiuble deposits therein and hearti-
ly Invite* tho construction thereof, un
lions
Local Self-Govcrnment.
The fact that neither the state nor'
party by a vote of the entire state has
the rltlit to elect either a Mute senator
or representative Is conclusive that
I hey have no right to Instruct them
adversely to the expressed will of theli
local constituency. The manner of
tlxir election under the constitution
and the laws of this state, adopted
and enacted by the democratic party
of this state, shows the party devotion
to the doctrine of local self government
advocated by cut democratb fathers
and so dear to nil democrat*
Waterways.
Realizing that the development of
our stale and the prosperity of our peo-!
pie depend largely upon the quick and
economical transportation of their com- j
mcrce, we approve and earnestly rec-
ommend the adoption by the federal
government of a wise, liberal and coin-1
prchonslvc policy for the development
of the waterways of our country, and j
■ specially recommend and require our
senators and members of congress to!
use their influence aixl best efforts to
secure adequate annual appropriations,
with provision under continuing con
tract, for the speedy widening, deepen-
ing and enlargement of the harlsirs of
this slate, the proper and continuous
construction of the Int-.coastal canal,'
and the early Improvement of our
rivers.
Neutrality Laws.
Whereas. It has been the impression
of some of the people of the republic
of Mexico that Ihe cltlxenshlp and offi-
cials of flis border countlea of Texas
have not used due diligence In the ap-
prehension of those persons who have)
The report of the proceedings of the
committee gives the names of those
who voted for this minority KUbBtl-
1 lite.
There were two other minority re
ports, one of them submitted by the
Mibmlssionlsts, dissented from the ac-
tion of the majority In d<-daring that
It Is within the province of a suit"
convention to instruct members of the
legislature adversely to the expressed
will of their constituency The minor
Ity recon-mended that this resolution
be not adopted "for the reason that
sixi resolution in effect destroys tho
binding force of the democratP plat-
form."
The minority report w is signed by
all tlx- suhtnlssiotilsts who had voted
against the majority resolution iu the
morning.
The third minority report was a dis-
sent to the plank declaring for the
guaranty of deposits in state banks.
This report was signed by Jonathan
I.ane, Paul A. Page, Nelson Phillips,
W. A. Trenckniaiin and Scott 1 >11-
wo-'h.
Mungerford Negro Wounded Two Men.
Wharton, Tex Late on Saturday
afternoon an exciting shooting affray
occurred in lliingorford. .11m Taskell,
a negro, shot and, It is fi ared, mor-
tally wounded a Bohemian farmer,
also shot Albert Stuart In the arm. Mr
Stuart Is one of the most prominent
citizens Tho negro was arrested and
lodged in jail.
Stabbed by a Woman.
Klgln, I'ex Meit \ Morris, colored,
became engaged In a dlfilciilty with
Napolian I la,-lis, a colored man, yes
torday evening Harris was stabbed
three times by the woman The
wounds are pronounced ver> painful,
but not necessarily dangerous. Tho
w-omaii Is .-* 11 in jail.
Hrenham, Tex Cotton of the new-
crop Is coming iu every day, Jusi a
bale here and there, but In a few
weeks it will be coming Iu by the huti
drods, and business will begin to liven
up Watermelons and p*eir* are iio
principal local fruits still ou the mar
ket.
violated the neutrality laws of the! Hock Island, Tex A heavy ram
I'n I tod States of America In the recent foil here, which was badly needed Mr
commission of unlawful, outrageous win Hlandworth of this place shipped
and unmerciful depredations upon the' twenty two cars of fat steers to h Fort
Inhabitants of the Mexican republic; Worth firm. Mr Hlandworth Is the
therefoii, be It [leading stock man of this place Dow
Tlx" only real ginger of the opening
session came during tho welcoming
process The delegates were woi
corned In triplicate and the speei lx s
were all of the openwork pattern.
Charles L, Mass extended an open-door
welcome; Judge A. W Houston opened
the gates of the city, ami .1 H Klr,;-
patrlck came with an open hand wel-
come. The personal liberty Ideas
which prevail in San Antonio run
through all those speeches, especially
that of Mr. Mass, Upon his first refer-
ence to It the prohibitionists Jeered
and murmured, but Mr Bass went on
and remarked among other things that
Situ Antonio's saloons had open doors
In front for ant Is and open doors at
the buck for pins. There was a mix' |
demonstration all through his speech
Attendance Is Small.
The fact that conventions have
changed was emphasized at noon when
this body gathered in the market hall.
The crowd was not noatij so large as
that which assembled In the same
building four years ago to send dele
•atcs to the Democratolc National
('onvention. Many seats wen vacant.
To say that there were not more than
1,0110 persons on the lower floor and
500 spectators in the gallery is to make
a liberal estimate The comparatively
small attendance is ascribablc to sev-
eral causes, first of which is the cut-
ting off of free passes, and second the
provision of the election system where-
in nomination* are made by direct
vote. Some of the defeated candidates
are not here, and the personal follow-
Iiir of tin triumphant candidates pros
' ent Is few In number. It Is not neces-
sary that the candlate's friends should
come as they came to the convenions
In former years, for the results as to
candidates Is foreordained There Is
really no necessity for making nomi-
nating speeches, since the candidates
w 11 all be declared to bo nominated
> when the rcpurt of lie executive com
' nut ice has been adopted However,
orators who have come here with
! speeches burning In their hearts were
noi cruelly treated
Although the attenddanee is not
Inr^e, It was swelled considerably by
tlx- arrivals of Monday night and Tues-
day morning Hon James It Wells,
former state chairman; F W Soabury.
former speaker of the House ( eurge
D N'enl, former lieutenant governor;
Congressman C B Randell, Attorney
General R V. Davidson, St \to Trensur
er Sparks, John II Klrby, George V
Riddle, president of the Deocratlc
Club of Texas It V Klnley, former
i'.uigreshiiiaii Tom Ball. Col Richard
M Wynne, I uts J Wortham and K
A Calvin
Opening of the Convention
The conentlon was called to order
af 11' :)C o'clock, and the program pre
pared by a subcommittee of the exec
niiv« oomlttee, consisting of Hons Wll
llam Masterson. J A I. Wolfe, WI'
Ham Bacon. Dr. J M Johnson and S
I Robinson and railllej by the ex ecu
live committee, was curried out as fol
lows:
Reading of call by Secretary James
C McN'ealus
Invocation by Rev. J. D. Cleaver of
Sun Antonio
Address by State Chairman Cardon.
Address of welcome iu behalf of
llexat County Democracy by ("has. L.
Bass.
Address of welcome In behalf of City
b> Judge A W. Houston.
Address in behalf of the business
me,, of the city by J 11. Kirkpattiek
Re.- ponse to addresses of welcome
by Col. K, C. Duff of Beaumont.
Kleetion of officers of temporary or
i.anh'.ation as follows: Chairman, Hon.
II I"'. Gr 'enwood of Hill county; secre-
tary, Bob Barker of Bexar, assistant
secretaries, C. W Robinson of Harris,
\\ O Hayes of Morros county, (> P.
Bassford of Travis county; sergeant
at arms, A i.. It Honeycult of John-
son county; assistant s< rg-'iints at
rirs, W K Russell of Grayson county,
Hob Goodi'ellow of Coleman county.
John \ Stephens of Hill county, and
It M Johnson of Grange county.
In his opening State Chairman Car-
den said In part:
10very Democratic heart ought to re-
joice over the supremacy of Democra-
cy in this state, mid It ought to be
Joyful over the fact that the suprem-
acy of Democracy has been accom-
plished without turning our backs on a
faithful public si rvant, who lias obeyed
our commands. (Applause.)
After the conclusion of the opening
address the reminder of the above
named orators followed it* turn, each
one being applauded at Interva's as a
remark would be made touching the
fancy of delegates of both factions.
1 Ian. II K. Greenwood, temporary
chairman of the convention, In su;;-
gestlng the piaiilt on submission, spoku
as follows:
"We live in a state where Democrats
do not pass condemnation upon their
governot for carrying out what they
told him to do. The hardest charge
the l'apiillsts ever made against us,
ai d It was true In a measure, was that
th* D-.noc-.its made good platforms,
but when they got Into office forgot
their praises. You elected a governor
two years ago who believed that tho
convention made Its platform In good
faith. He lived up to It and urged
the legislature to do so, and the peo
pie, by 90,000 majority, have said,
Well don, thou good and faithful serv-
ant.' In 1 "x* than two years that man,
with Ills influence over and in connec-
tion with the Legislature, has accom-
plished reforms that every governor In
Texas has stood for during tho past
ten years, but wore unuble to accom-
plish
"That urea: man who used to walk
imong us. but whose body lies sleep-
ing under a pecan grove In Austin
(cries of "Hurrah for Jim Hogg")
Hved and died asking the people for
these reforms, and now they have
them undi r the Campbell administra
t loi."
Mr Greenwood enumerated and
I raised :• number of those reforms, es-
pecially praising the full rendition prin
ciple In this connection he declared
that It was wrong in any political par-
ty to demand full valuation of corpor-
ate properties and let private el P. 'lis
i scape "Let us treat all alike," ho
continued "bet, us make the lax rate
low, and raise only enough revec.ue to
s p port the government econo"i!ca'.'y
administered, and if that Is not Uon.oc
lacy I am a stranger to what the te ni
Implies."
Mr Greenwood said another whole-
some i ffect of this administration .vas
thst H had taught ti e people tha; 11.► y
rni.- t be exceedingly careful what they
put In their platf ir ns
"i hope that In v is convention you
w ill l*i ej cool r.n I act like men. What
(■ver you put In the platform on that j
delicate question, and It Is a dollca. !
iitiestlon, as a n.C. ve of Texas and a j
Democrat alwayi. believing that he I
will of the majority hould ob e>, v •,! ;
i hbv let us put it In there in plain
languug. and 1 tell you we would l et.
'er do It that the Democraic p. r'y
does not commit Itself there for or
agalust statewide prohibition Ani
then we can differ among our.e'v.'s
as Democrat* upon that question, as
we always have done, and not have
our party loyalty brought, into iiues-
tion."
Mr Greenwood then etilogl/.'i Mr
'Iryaii an>* said he hoped Texas w.iuld
ercouraje the Democrats in otner
states b> her example and roll up 200,-
ooo majority for the ticke'
At the close of his speech, Bob Bar-
ker ou Introduced _s the secretary,
and said that he would simply submit
to the work placed upon htm as secre-
tary and not Impose a speech upon the
convention
Tlx- committees were then appoint
ed, after which the convention ad
journeil until 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning
NEWS FROM
OVEKTEXAS
=J
Reports say that In the primary elec-
tions held over K msius Tuesday, a re-
markably light vote was cast.
S. J. Foster, one of the county's
pioneer citizens, tiled at Groeabeolc
Saturday iu the s71h year of his uge,
Kxteiislve preparations are now be-
ing made for the ex-Confederate re-
union at Goldthwaitc August lo, 11 ami
12.
Tho church and *cnool house at
Oakland, oiglii miles north of Hon
hum, was destroyed b> lire Thursday
night.
S. T. lipp, a hack man of Fort Wortll,
was held up ami robbed by two un-
known men on the ntad between that
• Ity and North Fort Worth at un early
hour Friday morning,
First Lieiiti ii:int Charles M. Gen Ian
Sixth infantry, Is detailed as profes-
sor of military science and tactics at
the Carlisle Military Academy, Arling-
ton), Texas, September i.
The (.nuuiil mayor's convention of
State of Texas was called to order at
Mineral Wells Tuesday with a largo
list of mayors and aldermen from va-
rious plueos Iu Texas present,
Th Williaiinoti County Old Settlors
Association will moot In fourth annual
session at the old Fair Grounds
Springs at Georgetown Wednesday,
August 1^ to Saturday August 15.
Dr George Sparks of S\. >etwater
die | at San Antonio Sunday and the
remains were shipped Monday to Bel-
ton for burial. Deceased was a broth-
er of State Treasurer Sam Sparks.
Leslie Angle, 17 ye..,, or a^e, whose
home Is near BlrdvUlo, was burned to
death in a rooming house on Main
Street, Fort Worth, Sunday morning
about 4:30 o'clock.
The White Rock campuieotlng b«j-
gan Thursday at the camp grounds
twelve miles north of Dallas with
about 5oo in attendance and probab-
ly Jul) eimpers with twelve tents.
While standing in front of her mir-
ror Thursday inorlng, combing her
tuiir, Miss Opal Vance of San Antonio
residing at IK! North i.ivredo street,
dropped dead. She was only UN years
old.
Wonu n prisoners wor^ put to work
on the roeS ptle in Fort Worth by Po-
lice Commissioner Miilkey Saturday.
Mr. Jlulkey says the rock pile Is the
only thing that will keep the jail from
being filled with women.
Tlx. Fill and Feather Club of Honey
Grove have Installed a canning plant
on its property about twelve miles
north of town. It bus something over
mm) Klberas, a number of other varie-
ties of peache- and has placed an or-
der for many more of the finer peachej
which it will plant.
Wofficd, the little ."year-old son of
Mr and Mrs Clint Thompson of Mc-
Ivlnney, was bitten by a copperhead
snake while at a picnic Thursday.
The chlld'e life was probably saved
by the quick action of his mother nl
binding a handkerchief tightly above
the wound and sucking out the poison.
V>' .'■il was received Friday of the
billing of Albert Scott at Plains, near
the New Mexican line by a horse's fall
Mrs, HI I a Davis, wife of former
Mayor W. I>, Davis of North Fort
Worth, died at 2: ;;o o'clock Saturday
af''r un illness of several months.
C K M iyes of Fort Worth, a Santn
Fo brakeman, was perhaps fatally
scalded Saturday when a steam cock
beneath the fireman's box on the loco-
motive blew out, a stream of bo liu^
water being thrown over Mayes.
Jef Taylor, the negro man who, as
a result of an accident on a work traiu
of the Texas and Pacific railroad on
July 17 last, lost both legs, filed suit
Saturday In the Fourteenth district
court for $50,000 damages against thd
railroad
An entire block of buildings was
destroyed Monday at Caddo Mills t>y
tire and before ihe flames were place,j
under control seven on* story struc-
tures. Incluing the ptistofflce, were do.
stroy od.
As a result of a visit of a member
of the State Board of Health to
po nt< In M xnio and the discovery of
y.'l'ow fever, S'ate Health Officer
Brumby has recommended compul
>r.e voc.ina' on of all pupils before
entering public school.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 15, 1908, newspaper, August 15, 1908; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205756/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.