The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, January 7, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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BARTLETT TEXAS FRIDAY JANUARY 7 1927.
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GRANGER MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE.
HOLLAND YOUTH
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
CONDITION OF BRIDGE
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
LIFE SENTENCE OF Mc-
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HOUSTON FIRM BUYS
ROUND ROCK FIELD.
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Granger Tex. Dec. 28 R. A.
Cobb 51 was found dead in his
barn one mile north of Granger
Friday morning about 7 :30 with
a vial which had contained car-
bolic acidlyjng near him. The
body was found by his wife.
Mr. Cobb is survived by his
wife four daughters and two
sons ; Mrs. ee Swann Mrs. A. M.
Samson Mrs. Clyde Reasonover
Mrs. Ralph Jefferies and Hill-
man and' Elwood Cobb.
Burial took place in Holland
Saturday afternoon funeral ser-
vices being conduucted by the
Rev. Dunn Baptist minister of
Holland.
Mr. Cobb lived for the past six
years in the vicinity of and at
Granger and was actively engag-
ed in farming.
Holland Jan. 3 Jessie James
17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lee James was shot and fatally
wounded last nightby the acci-
dental discharge of a pistol dur-
ing the New Year's Eve cele-
He was in a crowd of boys cele
brating the New Year and one
of the boys Daniel Boone But-
ler had a small pistol which was
thought to be empty. The boys
all thought that the gun was
empty as it had snaped several
times. It was fired unexpected-
ly and accidentally the bullet
striking young James in the ab
domen.
Temple Jan. 6. The condition
of the bridge over Little River
on the Temple-Taylor-Austin
road was given consideration at
Tuesday night's session of the
Chamber of Commerce Secre
tary W. A. Spencer reading cor-
respondence between the Cham-
iber of Commerce and the state
and federal highway officials.
A letter from G. G. Wickline
bridge engineer for the highway
department said that the bridge
Austin Jan. 3. The life sen-
tence imposed on C. S. McNeely
in Bell county has been commut
ed by Governor Ferguson to five
years records in the office of the
secretary of state show.
Sentence of C. S. McNeely
prominent Bell county farmer
serving a life term in the state
penitentiary following convict
ion o na charge of murder in
He was rushed to his home construction" and lie passed the
but died shortly after reaching buck of financing the project to
there. Funeral services were county state and federal offic-
conhection with the fatal shoot-
has been in bad condition for ing of his .brother-in-law J. W.
several years and suggested that ("Billie") Nichols has been
the only safe policy would be to commuted to five years it was
build a new bridge. This he
said 'Would1 come under "new
held Sunday.
17 BILLS BROUGHT IN
BY GRAND JURY
-Belton Jan. 5. -The grand
jury which was impaneled Monn
dav for the January term of the
-district court returned 17 bills
$ of indictment today.
Ten of these bills charcre bur-
ft glary against Leo Owens a seri-
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f led to the arrest of Owens who
t:is a minor.
A charge of burglary is filed
against Don Bobo.
Among charges included in the
bills are felony theft passing
forged instrument possessing
-intoxicating liquor for sale and
possesing mash for manufacture
of intoxicating liquor.
Recess was taken this after-
noon until Thursday Jan. 13.
BELL COUNTY
GINNING REPORT.
ials. It is hoped however that
jsome way may be found to put
the bridge m safe condition thru
state maintenance funds.
PRAIRIE DELL MAN
' SERIOUSLY INJURED
Cotton ginnings in Bell county
up to Dec. 13 amounted to 59-
710 bales counting round bales
as half bales according to Geo
rge Wohleb agent of the census
bureau of the department of ag-
riculture. This was compared with 14-
539 bales on the same date in
1925.
This indicates a return of about
$3000000 for the 1926 cotton
rop as compared with $1350000
for the 1925 crop and with be
tween $6000000 and $7000000
for the 1924 crop. However the
1926 feed crop saved Bell county
more than $2000000 that had
to be spent for feed in 1925. ... Ot-
her good "crops this year helped
the farmers and but for the set-
back of 1925 from which far-
mers had not recuperated 1926
would have been a fair year for
the farmers though disappoint-
ing because of prices.
FIRE DESTROYS
GRANGER HOME.
Georgetown Tex. Dec. 28
An oil deal was announced here
today of importance to this re
gion wherein the Williamson
County Development Co. operat-
ing between Round Rock and
Georgetown sold to Phair &
Hardcastle of Houston their en
tire holdings including approxi-
mately 3500 acres under lease
one shallow producing well and
another well in the deener sand
at 560 feet.
The Williamson Couunty De-
velopment Co. was chartered un-
der the laws' of Texas in August
has done considerable de-
velopment work in addition to
the two wells mentioned and of
learned here Monday
A proclamation to this effect
was signed by Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson last week and theificers of the old company after
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' Belton Dec. 29. Gene Street
60. suffered concussion of the
brain and a fracture of the skull
Thursday the result of a fight
' with Oscar Frank and Elbert
Bridges brothers at Prairie
Dell. Street was assisted by his
two sons. Charges of aggravat-
ed assault have been filed
"against the Bridges brothers in
Justice Bill Newberry's court at
JBeiton.
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HOLLAND SCHOOL BOY
HIT BY BUS
Olin Howell Holland school
boy was seriously injured Mon
day aiternoon when he was
struck by a bus near Holland
He was rushed to a Temple
Granger Texas Dec. 27. Fire
destroyed the home of Mrs. C.
A. Jennings last night about 11
o'clock.
There was no one at home
when the fire started and the
origin is a mystery. The two-
story building which was situat-
ed in the south part of town was
in flames when it was discover-
' and the alarm turnedNin.
Only a very few things were
saved' out of the building before
became too hot to go inside.
The loss was estimated at about
500 which wai partly cover-
ed 'by insurance.
sentence was changed to five
years from the. date of the proc-
lamation. Nichols was fatally shot in
Temple on September 15 1924
on Main street in front of a
clothing store the tragedy oc-
curring in view of several mem-
bers of the family.
The case was tried in the Bell
county district court and a life
sentence was imposed.
MRS. VASHTI CORNET
BURIED IN HOLLAND
WORK IS RESUMED ON
WILLIAMSON HIGHWAY
Georgetown Jan. 4 With the
passing of the continued bad
weather work has been resumed
on the Liberty Hill-Georgetown
road which connects the east
and west ends of Williams jn
county and connects the high
ways of the county with the
state highway 'leading west thru
Burnet Llano and on west. The
road lies in commissioners' pre-
cinota; 1 and 2 and forces are at
worlat both ends.
the transfer of the properties
had .been made to the Houston
operators stated that this field
is very promising. The consider
ation was not made public but is
understood to have involved con-
siderable money.
The new concern wth unlimit-
ed capital fo roperating it is un-
stood will begin assembling
material on the around for ex
tensive exploitation one car load
already having arrived at Round
Rock and more is to follow. Two
rigs are operating in the field
now.
Round Rock Jan. 5. Frank
Smothers traveling salesman df
the Guggenheim-Goldsmith Co.
of Austin was shot in the head
and robbed of $300 by a negro
assailant late Tuesday afternoon
on the Round Rock road near
the county line.
Smothers was working on the
engine of his car as the negro
came around the iear end and
demanded Smothers' money. He
flashed a pistol to backup his
demand and after takihg.approx
imatelv $300 from tlfefAiistin
man. nulled the fricrfred.nf;."tfiK
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Funeral services were held at
the Holland cemetery Sunday af-
ternoon for Mrs. Vashti McCray
Cornet aged 50 years who died
Saturday at one of the Temple
sanitariums but whose home
was at Vilas 10 miles east of
this place. The services were
conducted by Elder W. E. Bright
well pastor of the Church of
Christ at Holland with inter
ment in the Holland cemetery
hosnital and was resting fairlv
well Mondav niirht. He suffered A large concourse of friends and
a broken leg and bruises about ' relatives were in attendance and
the head. He will recover it the lloral ollermgs were bounti
was believed. -ful and beautiful.
WILLIE IPORTER IS
GRANTED A PARDON
GRANGER MARSHAL
FINDS BOX OF SHIRTS
Granger Jan. 5. Duey Wal-
thal aged 17 years was very
painfully injured this morning
when he fell about thirty-five
feet to the ground from a pecan
tree. - (
The extent of his injuries was
a broken wrist dislocated hip
and several minor bruises and
scratches. He was carried to
his home near here and a physi
cian was called who dressed .his.
wounds and stated that the boy
would nrobablv be confined' toi
his bed for three months. bS
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Willie Porter convicted in
Bell county in 1917 for the death
of Miss Emma Staley near Bel-
ton and sentenced to 99 years in
prison has been granted a par-
don it was said here Thursday.
The body of Miss Staley was
found in the Leon river and Por:
ter was held responsible for her
death on circumstantial evidence
Temple Telegram.
Granger Jan. 3. Henry Lind-
sey city marshal of Granger
found a box of shirts Saturday
night under the Mozach gin valr
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The find was made shortly af
ter the discovery that a freight
car had been broken in which
was on a siding on the Katy
tracks. It is believed that this
was all that was lost from the
car. No arrest has been made
up to the present time.
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Success to you this year
Granger Jan. 6. Fast work
oh the part of the Granger fire
department averted serious dam-
age to the building and property
o fthe Wm. Cameron Co. Inc.
lumber yard here Wednesday af-
ternoon.. The fire was of unde-
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Mr. E. J. Stone who for manylf JiC5H'
vpnvH nun rpeiHpd in this bw-ivw !j r A
tion died Sunday DecemberJ26 P$KgH!
at. his home near schwertner.
Funeral services Wfcro held
Monday December 27 and in
terment was made m theBart
lett cemetery Rev. C. E!gE
ridge pastor ot tne Ba'
church officiating.
Mr. btone was born Jjeco;
ber 18 1856 in Georgia and wa
70 years and 8 days of age. He
was a member of the Baptist
church and a good citizen hon-
est and upright in all his deal-
ings with his fellowman.
He is survived by his wife and
six children Allen! John and
Thad Stone Mrs. W. S. Luckey
Mrs. Vester White and. Mrs.
Hardy Whitfield.
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credit. The sound of your ham-
mer at five in the morning or
nine at night heard by a creditor
makes him easy six months long-
er." Benjamin Franklin.
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May we be willing to begin the
new year with a program of thrift
and industry; and may we also be
able to supplement these virtues
with good health peace of mind
and the desire to do the right
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, January 7, 1927, newspaper, January 7, 1927; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76169/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.