The Yoakum Daily Herald. (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 179, Ed. 1 Monday, October 3, 1898 Page: 1 of 4
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YOAKUM, TEXAS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1898*
.SUIISULUPITOX io CENTS PE1I WEEK
TH AT MEETING
ThcC V. lAectlnir Lasted Until
12 Q’Clock.
A Letter From IlcIJ.
T.l <* following is an answer to a ]
letter asking that this place he
.among the number at which .lot11
, Hailv "ill speak in the Tenth dis-
trict:
Fort Worth, Sept 30, 1898.
NO CONTRACT SIGNED. Mr jj. j}, L(.onurt],
Yoakum, Texas.
Donatlop* tlint were Accompani-
ed h* f onditlons Prevented
the Cloning—More Work.
Other Notes.
L>kak Sir:— Your letter of the
128th instant at hand. Mr..Bailey
I 1
{id to speak at Gonzales on the
jH7th proximo, lie bus already
made appointments to all the
As >vj» rttutfjd.iu Saturday’s is j places in your district, which he
sue, the gentlemen representing j will be able to reach. Am sorry
the business element of ourjdhut he will not he able to go to
thriving little city met,.-Mr. J. I*. ; Yoakum, but it will be impossi-
Ncl sou, of the G. V. corn j bk* for him to do so.
puny, for the purpose of closing
the much-falk<*d of contract be
tween this city and that com-
pany which will bring the road
1 hope that you are prospering
in your new home, and that you
will not only be able to do much
good for yourself, but that you I
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Sip
L Shoes,
Shoes,
Shoes!
We sell shoes in tyhicii
Quality and Style
are carefully combined.
Flexibility, stoutness and durability are characteristics of
the very lightest appearing shoe in the store. Sole
agent for Florsheim <fe ('o’s. men’s line shoes. ;Also handle a
good line of working shoes.
even
here. The meeting lasted until j will be able to render good sor-
abont 111 o'clock Saturday Juiglit. j vices to the cause of democracy.
The right-of-way eomuiittoes j We tire making every effort in our
had to make their reports which j power to assist in securing the re-
showed t hat that portion of the ; turn of u solid delegation to con-
expense will be u great deal more gress from our State and I hope
than was supposed. The. sub- we may be able to do so, but of
A man to be well dressed.must wear
ANEW SHOE,
and to get the Latest Thjng\)ut, go to
T. P. Woodward's
Mens’ Furnishing Store, - Grand Ave., Yoakum, Tex.
RAILROAD ITEMS
, script ion list revealed the fact
that some of the amounts were
donated on conditions that Mr.
Nelson said he could not agree!
to, which caused a deficiency in !
the list that will have to be made)
up before the gentlemen who
have charge of the business willj
sign the contract, which would
make tlmua responsible for the
Unionnt guaranteed.
At the adjournment of the
meeting the contract was not j
^tfingued, but ev^ry one left full of j
determination to raise the i
union at ueoessary to make up
the full list.
course the burden rests upon you
local workers. With kindest re-
gards I am, Very truly,
C. K. Bell, Chairman.
ARRESTED.
Will Brown Landed in the County
Jail.
CAUGHT IN
Waived Examination—Tliu Graml
Jury Will Take Immediate
Action—Says lie is In-
nocent.
There will probably be little or '
nothing doue. this week as those j
.that have been recognized as;
loaders are, aad will be, out of the
city attending court both at Hal-
letsvillc and Cuero.
A Day’s Happenings Among tins
Railroad Bovs.’*
B. of L. E. meeting tonight
Meeting of the 13. of L. F.
boys#touight.
Fireman Morgan left Sunday
for a visit to Marlin.
Engineer Owens left on today's
train for San Antonio.
Night Yard muster Joe M >rris
left Saturday for the hospital.
□ Engineer Cottrell returned to-
THIS CITY fron[i a business trip to San-
Antonio.
Machinest “Duke" Lauder
spent Saturday uigkt sight see-
ing in Houston.
Wrecking Boss O. Olsen is
busy putting in the big irou
hammer at the shops.
The eight cars loaded with
of the Rabb switch
J B. Viano, the piano tuner,
will be here about Sept. -5th to do
all kinds of repair work, tuning,
etc. Leave orders at t his office
GOOD^gTHINGS INSIDE
Every basket'that comes
i'lom* our store. Every
article is the best procur-
able for the price and
carries with it that tool-
ing of satisfaction which
is experienced when
lritie,H rturo., wholesome food M
bought with little money. We
take tlje siinie care in purchasing
groceries as though every article
was for our own cdilsuniptibn.
<)ur business life depends or. sell-
ing the host and we’re taking no
chances that might bring that life
Better pay us - 5i
to.an end.
this week
visit
WEATHERLY & HARR 9
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Late Saturday Constable Wra.
Watson was informed that Wm. ja portion
T1j« Gritteniou ltesaue Work.
W. S. Wheeler, the converted
circus olowu, is hero in the in-
terest of above named work. He
i; known as the down preacher.
He held an open air meeting last
night ou Grand avenue aud will
speak again this evening. He is
.well posted ou this line of work
and our neonlo would do well to
hear him. The Baptist church
has been open to him aud he may
speak there tomorrow uight.
Quietly ytarrted.
Yesterdayatlbe residence of
Tom Burns, living near Edgar,
Rav. J. T. Jetfklns uuited in the
beauteous bonds of holy matri-
mony Miss Lfiiau Pearl Boothe
to Mr. Columbus C. Burns.
The HiSRALD makes its nicest
bow and wishes for the happy
young couple a long prosperous
life.
Brown, the negro that is
charged with attempting to rape
the little 9 year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Johu Kueblik,
who live near the city, was in the
town. After searching for a
short time he was located and
arrested by this officer and
turned over to Constables Whit-
tington and Charles Humphrey.
Brown was taken to Justice of
the Peace Jordan’s office to
whom ho said he was not guiltyof
the crime of which he is charged,
and that.be can prove that he
was not in that section of the
county at that time. But it was
ascertained here yesterday that
he was not where he said bs was
He waived examination and
Messrs. Whittington and Hum-
phrey conveyed him to the
wreck was brought in this
morning.
Firemean Monte Tarver was
in the city Sunday. This is his
first visit since he received his
late iujures.
Time is drawing near to hand
when a certain popular railway
boy will forsake the bliss of
single blessing.
Yard master Dyas left Satur-
day for a visit to St. Louis, aud
day Foreman Bob Chamber has
charge during his absence.
To Get Value Received *
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FOR YOUR MONEY,
-^gS-Yot) SHOULD TRADE WITH
E3L CAIN &L CO. THE POPULAR tiKOCKRft
They Have Some Bargains to Offer Yu.
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MB^aaaYOU CAN’T DO BETTE
THAK TO BUY YOUR GROCERIES FROM ME.
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^ My Stock is New and ^
f? Fresh and My Prices 9
f $
are always the low est.
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When in the City Call and see me.
W, J. BEAM,
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Eleetii it Tickets.
The Heauld will print fall
election tickuts for both DeWitt
and Lavaca, counties which all
candidates will be charged $1 each
I for their names going on all tick-
Superintendent of Tran aportn- iets> natnes W*U *ns 3,^e<l ”n
tion Iunis spent the past twenty-
four hours in the city and left to-
day for his home in Sau Antonio.
The Smithville Transcript
says one of Yoakum’s young men
will soon lead one of their fair
Will Ue-organize. ,
On next Sunday afternoon the
:tpworth League will be roor-
. gauized at the Methodist church
and officers elected, preparatory
to the beginning of their winter’s
work. All have a special invita-
tion to be present and enroll
their names on the membership
list.
Hava fettled Up.
6. P. King, who was seriously
injured in % wreck on the Sap
uepr .Bquston, settled with the
vi hpany, he .receiving a bend4
saTje amount in cash for injuries
^neUiued. AThe exact figure* we
ettotiotiiye-
county jail iu Halletsvillc, Satur- j utl^hMT°K'Vr'k?eaa*tur'
day night. ou '* " '* ',r ^
The grand jury is in session in
that city and will be able to take
up the cabe immediately and, if
he is guilty, should make' an ex
btnple of him.
-We have , not been bothered
with this class of criminals as
have people in the central part
of the state, and it is to be hoped
that this will be the last.
” Called Again.
The Baptist church at Hallets-
villo called Rev. J. L. Lloyd, D.
D., last Sunday to officiate as
pastor this coming year. This
makes tne fifth successive time
he has been called by this church*
an honor that is well merited and
appreciate^_
The Yoakum Poultry House
is preparing to open a short
order house in connection with
their other business.
these tickets unless paid for in
advance, Our book is open so
candidates cau drop in at Cook &
Tipton’s at any time aud register
their names that there may be
i no mistakes.
The jury in the DeFIan case
gave him $3,856 at Houston. It
i s said seven were iu favor of
giving him $15,000 ultd live
nothing at all. hence a compro-
mise of $3,856 was made.
A Night m Jail.
J. W, Adams, who caused
some commotion at Cuero re*
ceutly Jby causing the arrest of a
party* charging him with steal-
ing horses from him which after-
wards developed that be owned
no such horses, but that they
were the property of his wife,
who, for cause best known to
herself, had separated from him,
arrived In the city Saturday af-
ternoon and proceeded to get
drunk and boisterous. The offi-
cers locked him up yesterday
afternoon, and sent him home on
today's train-
■BftJjJ'.'.iUJ
J.A« Lander ScQo
BANKERS
We^
Solicit your HUsiucss it Us fiWeryff
ter iris as is consists tl tvith sate
and ^onsdrrative
nking,
J NO. M. BENNETT,
1’RESIDENT
WANTS!
If you want pictures framed,
ifyou want your gun or pistol re-
paired, If you want sporting goods,
ammunition or fishing tickle,
if you want sewing machine
supplies, needles, bands, etc; if
you want your umbrella of
parasol repaired or covered. If
you have any musical instrument
tobe glued up, if you have any
small machinery that needs re-
pairing, no mutter what kind,if you
want your looking glass resilver-
ed, if you want your looking
glass cut or bored, if you want
a key to your lock, or lock
repaired—in fact if you have any
thing to be repaired, take it to
the Yoakurh Gun Shop, Grand
Avenue. Don’t forget the low cash prices
6* F* Perreuot£ Sen* for
JN!). M. GRNEft,
VH’K-PRESIDKNT.
—F
ED H. CAR RUTH JJ
Ca shirk, V
| First National Bank,|
KErYOAKUM, TEXAS. t
Cit(>'j<lil, $50,000i Surplus and Profits, 0,000 •
fexchangb Bought and Sold. Prompt iittdttttoft given oollectfotfs a
GKA^D AVENUE. 'PHONE No. 18. Z
■him ii .........S IUmmmmtmbmmm I i .■Dili.■ .TiSUMMUMUi
Ypur last chance to get goods
at almost your own price, call at
B. P., Stephenson’s at once before
the stock is broken.
TrtE Herald' is the cYi’ly daily
piper published fn Yoalcui* tbs#
reaches you stx days hi fh$hf#ek/
delivered in any portion of tb*
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Mitchell, N. W. The Yoakum Daily Herald. (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 179, Ed. 1 Monday, October 3, 1898, newspaper, October 3, 1898; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth758199/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.