The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1919 Page: 1 of 12
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THE FLATONIA ARCUS
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Devoted to the Interests of the People of Flatonia and its adjacent Territory
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VICTORY LOAN DRIVE ' ten per -cent on Julv 15th., ) MEMORIAL SERVICE I Clean Up Day in Flatonia
Ai-pjff^^n'dav^nfirning^^m* P“»’ ^nt on‘srit'^nth"’ April 20tKr, TWas ^ FROCLAMATION
; twenty S ^certt^on October £$’“if It"
of the Victory Liberty Loan 17th., an<! twenty per cent on KL*JS!/E52E& h.VU u4i *j "l™ ftS ERVZ ot the .C).ty
rmm~ announcing that 1 NoveWh^V 1 mTwfflT accrued 1 ^V:^ ,' J, a< lT‘,rl 1 proti*l,T?
"HT -cistern,- announcing that t .xovemner j itn. with accrued
thv progressive-ami patriotic interest on deferred payments.
lit!e city of Cistern had gone Payment in full can.be made
"‘o 'er the top” in the Fifth on May 20th., the ten per cent
T
•_ ld-^rt^ua‘j Salu'rcijax \y,»tiy t
ct 1 Hil LLI t tlTu|^.
to. .>(r,i00.00. Theiiv quota wtus
•$•,7.00.00. Hats off to. Cistern.
Tiymprit; can
Jo re May Tot ...
niso'be cbmplete'd• on any in
stailment date with accrued
A large crowd gathered at The accrued interest
~ nu.rn—i.-;.’. rt, ‘ tU ! is the money you refund the
yepietejy to'honor «ur dead4'Wednesdayr April :10th., 15)19
in accordance‘ with the lonjr I as Clean Up Day in this city,
established cHstohi. j • ^.ll Htfzens art* requested'-to
Appropriate songs were : clean up, their premises of all
-t-t-t* •mftUm^^.qfehatsc)-eVer kind,
-t .7-t.r*^.^•tithw**-f fn convenient
the City.Park.in, Flatonia last
M Chid ay iiVtcrhOOn ;it T’Ollf o’
"rtvu ■ . . —n™5«-. n* a cuiiveiuem
. 1 he speaker Ot thfe day, "Mi\ pbice- fat ^agons to gather*it
. .1). Proven of t iiC.Mmia „...u nr> 'Xf- .
Last Saturday evening Miss: ! T.h»L subject of this sketch
es I.orena and Anita Johnson was born in Fayette County,
tendered a delightful Easter j near the well-known Black
party to the Senioryind Jiinior Jack Springs, oh JMA.V Stjl.,’
it I 11 it Li *\ d l n n M nt* i*T nA i .* i% LVm ■ i*l “ 4 ' * * “ * * * *
L. D. Brown of LaGrange, was
introduced by Mrs. E. A. Ar-
nim, president of the Ceme-
tery Association, and from an
----- |IM,T u JVM llltuicot
Oil the full amounC-of-Uve-bond
irom May 20th, whereas it
does not have the full use of.
your money until .you have
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p
Our* Government has "been
acemsdef ot spending' money
, ratner free! — possibiy wast-
ing it. EJy.evybt> d'v'knows that
.(rnment* made piepkr.
- Ations tor .a much longer" war
than We had.'\ \Ve spent mon-
ey in preparation -for'--"it long
... war .'instead H of ♦ spending
countless, human lives. Be-
-a CAQS6..we prepared ' well we
amounts to very little:
The committee for Flatonia
V * > * Uiyviuvvm (U 1UU1 u
c oca and heard addresses by
Mr. "Buertnemuiin of " St.Lbuis
v ho was .ti. member pi tht*
-I’rinceas P^t. regiment of Catv
•i;^Vv?.d*r arndj \yas- wounded four-
teen times and gassed'-three'
times during the war,; and by
■! our- Jlfestrk-t ■ Attorney. $am V: - T, ---*_•
IiOwrey of LuGrange, and Mr L ,Ihe committee fo
Jno. A’ Kerr of San Antonio District is:
Each speaker called forth Menr.v MilW TH,
round after rotind of applause.
Subscriptions to the Loan
were not called for at.;,.this
meeting. . ( ommittees were
working in diflere.nl sections
®l'. the git.v and the bank,,
which was' closed all tlay to-
day, began taking subscrip-
tions Tuesday morning.
^ ^ w.*. uri > nsstinauon, ana irom an
Gii^i-nment on account of the-j-improrismt.....ptaTfc^Vn he deriv-
on ththfnll ^ paysfyo,u interest, ered a truly eloquent, address
holding the rapt attention of
ammmta th* ce«*emotiies.
the audience for An hour.
, Rev. A. -S. J. ILavgtmji op
fered the benediction' which
Thy eity will have wagons
gather the trash on April 30th.
and May 1st, free of .any
charge to the TncTTvidual citi-
zen.__. -
Citizens .arF requestecl to
' ■ iv'-'
I**-* ;
Henry Miller, Chairman
A. W. Albrecht
G. C.-Simmons
MajS'iius Fernau
A. C. KTistek
F. W. Dusek
Jos. Cad Well
K. A, Arnim
C. P. Harrison
O. L. Lee
Henry HuVr "
R. A. WheeJer
D. Garbade * —
E^C. KcHkr
C. A.,'Pearson
F. A. Nesrsta
D. A. .Jennings
Wm, Kubala
Sidney Lanier Society
^PgQ£ram- lor ‘Efriday ApriL
'25th. %: : ;
Quotations-* General Persh-'
, __________ ____ ______
of dfe^eat; finally. Surely Tex-
*ans cannot corijptntn' of the
GovenimentvS Spending-rrroney
after haying enjoyed thevpros-
penty of havi.ng .mOre soldiers
; trained in- our state- than anv
other state in the Union.
. . . '—^ •** * * *,
Chairman *Miller has never-
at any tifne been alarrtied at.
the possibility of Flatonia not
going oyer the top. He says
thatwhile the city has made’
an enviable record in the past
war work and Loans. He-'-is
- (ion fl u^jit lb at thr irnod pepptc
are unwilling to stand on past
—perlorinaiHi's-aB .long -as there
Declamation- Brookes Kin-
Jokes and happeningg-,Rieh-
ard 'Wheeler ’ ‘ . >
Dialogue- . Leona .Cockrill
and Rudolph Foititc
Current events- Cecil Cherry
Reading- Edwin Olle
Short story- Jay Gabitzsch
Recitation- Joseph Blud-
worth ■ , - ,•■> •
Piano solo- Cussio Lee
Rfcitation- Ruth Cullen
Song by Society
e- ™.u-v■ AlSs
WlCi<tria• ,Tauyn ijn(1 Miss Olga
Tvuoefja of San Antbnio', Mrs
I^lce i. O. KrNow
The Lake, that iTle'asant rec-
* alion place of which. Flatn
‘l0lu:- ’^!,y ?">“«•: hi>»
and they wiTl fake up our al-
lotment of the ‘‘notes’’ without
an unreasonauie amour of
;Thl' H that th#.
rilth Lodn, or Victory Liberty
** i-P.an as it is galled, is such a
good business proposition, so
good an investment, figuring
Returns at a„rate of about sev-'
en per c nt, that the patriotic
feature is largely missing on
I r.
kVr. .
I
this account... Shrewd business'"
men will want these* bonds
for a Safe and profitable in-
vestment. In fact * every one
wim. is .making a retfjyinablc-
living with even the least bare
margin of surplus should con-
tract for as many of these
bonds as hg. cair^mssjbly take
care of in the seven months
that are given in which to
pay for them.- And there is
the ‘ all-sufficient, reason . left
yet, that our (iovernnKuit wish
‘ thS‘ bonds r<linti'ibuteri into'
been thoroughly cleaned of
moss and weeds, and has had
quite a • i,1 i.a.ntU.-y~trf-sand .haul-
ed ■ into it, and the, water is
Tm01 ring steadily into the large
tank preparatory to affording
the swimmers and bathers of
this section of the state pleas-
ant summer pasttime during
the. coming months.
It i-s. estimated That 4he wa-
fpv A;iJl have cdmplytelv filknl
th e vast-tank 'by about the
midd-le of May.
, The swimming will be bet-
ter than ever this-year. New
spring boards' have been pro-
vided and all the parapherna-
lia has been gone over and
put in first class condition for
uae. .
Mr. G. 0. Simmons is the
manager^ and, announces that
"He is pow; ready to register
memberships, at the author-
- rh‘\ cemetery ...presented a
Aery ptoasiugr appt-ar'a'ttce " bn
th ls'bccasi.on of .crowds o^vis-
itors, and showed that it had*
been 'well ’.cared for.’ The
graves, were generously decor-
ated with Wbme-growh and
cut (lowers, and on* "Qaany . of
the graves the growing plants
were in profuse bloom.
The entire premises*.were
scrupulously clean? Texas artel
Confederate flags a fid' lodge
emblems designated the graves
o t o 1 d so 1 (|i ers a rrd 1 <>dye m (' m -
b'ors* whoriiad gone before.,
• . -Quite a number from oiit
of town were present, among
whom were noted:- *
. yk,-s-_ J- -C. Haberanacher j
and Mi:..and Mrs,. I). ’Garbadi
cjjMin* ail "alleys.” 6T"rubbish,
scrap iron.-stove \voori, or-any
other obstruction, and to cut
the weeds growing -in alleys
and srteGs about their prem-
The health of our. citizens
during fhe coming.hot months
demands- that, the cleaning up
be given immediate amt thor-
ough affent'ion. — “.*';—
Cijvyn under my hand and
the.wiU of the City of Flato-
nia. on this the 22nd. day of
April, A. D. 1919. " *'
classes in honor of Miss Enid
Johnson and . Edward Afnim,
wbo are members of t*he class
of H9,; v,'., T
Soon after the. g^^sts’hiVd-
arrived each was given a tally
card -with the “request to se-
cure as many signatures tis
possible from, those present
before the hell '".yeas' hipped.
The result was LliaI....\Villiitm
Foster and Miss Margaret
Haygpod tied for the honor, ih*
jancl Mi,ss Iiaygouil. drawing
the shortest stra w, was a ward-
a pretty nasko
IS It*, amt died near Muldoon
April 6th.. 1919,’*,
Her parents were William
hihI'M; K,. Criswell, pioneers.
She moved .
■rt f «• omit y. .,
with her’ .parents to a farm
near "where..Engle now stands
then known as Mulberry
neighborhood when 'she was
but. a little child.
■ Her father died, leaying* her,
mother with four other chil-
she, be-
ing* t he eblest, shared., the,. r#»*
. „ „ ___________ _ poiisibility of . raising the fam-____
s*<l^i prtftty basket .filled with dv. * ThV c^^ary .jwaa,,Hi its
Easter eggs. •’1 priniitiCe state, beautiful tn‘-#pr^"‘ ,-v
An enthusiastic game .of j hold, und, reare'ltl ih such sur-"' * ' ’*WB
Alaydr of t he *(*%’ of Flatonia
i
.: RATS ! *
A good time to kill rats is
Willie they are plentiful, • at
least so thought ■ our • fellow-
citizen, Mr. fl. E. ()iie, one
* *" ’ ...v ........ • Iiwm, UIIM, i vairu in n«vu om*-
progressive '‘rabbits" then "be- igufndjpgs, she moulded hfer
gan and- when thc playing life . aebordtttgfy.r-’ She was
was own- it ..was found that
Mbs. Henr.v Hurt and Mr. Bug-
’well had tied for finff place in
the science of this gamu. - I lf.
drawing resu-lted in favor of
the feminine contender, anil
Mrs. ' Hurl* was presented a
decorated with"a huge how of
pink incline..
The guests,were then led to
the 'dining room, Where the
Easter spirit wqs observed in
decorations and refreshments.
The centre design Was a min-
iaturtf lawn in the middle of
which was erected a May-pole
while arotmd■ it danced tiny
WUVprted ami joined tpe Bap*
tist/ ('bun'h • at,’ about ‘fifteen
years of age and has ever liv-
ed.- a' consistent Christian life*
building for eternity.' V-
She v\hh married to Mr. J.
" Jones on November 7th.^
18(if).
. MU. wilt, VUW! -..w-*™- .w
day recently, \<ht*n he took ! white rabbits holding the
.. from which' union she
leaves live children, Mr. J. T.
Jones ahd Mrs. Ray of Mul-
doon, Mrs. Louis Ilomuth of
LaGranger Mr. Charles Jones
of (jrdhger and Mrs. Clarice
R**t hke of Smithviile, She* has
•nineteen living grand children
and foutgreaf grand children.
As a mqtfft*r she was kind
ip
and thoughtful; true
... -.vv.in.,, n uqi| fie look I LnwL'LLL-i .iiniuiirK nil' mm i iimifi in i u |, ai ui- 8S n
pick and shovel, ami hfsdit- Pbik and white streamers that friend and considerate ait X
* rat due. anil ____ were ultneheil (o the - UClgfoLor'. -IT.,,* inunilalliit
ofsShiner, Mr. and Mrs. John
“KInppeiTberg and ’M r. IV:; Q,
Fernau of Siiblinfe, Mrs. B. A.
Kempe a-nd Misses Hefeii and
ATnfn 'Hai-frson of Alice,.Mm
G. Brnoksf of-W^al’ton, 'Mr.
Dr, and Mrs- G. W. Allen Jr.
ot Yorktown, Messrs.. Ben
pumt. J. IV. Null and it., K.
Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. J \\b
"ly,y of Muldoon. Mr. and.Mrs.
G. A. Bai*mgarterr of Schulen-
burg and Mrs. J. C. Bucek,
Migs Blprtt'he Bucek and Miss
Millig-Templin of Engle
tb* rat dbg, and stirred things
id’ ui. the barn and. fe.ed. stable
\virb the result that at night
the count of ra;L ‘ iisualties ran
about *a .^un^«d,axid'
•L.;1'*' HI
nH.r;ML uVI> T'' guessed at A v?
Were. attached
Tiny pink . baskets holding
green eggs.were scattered a-
bout -the lawn. Delfcimi'F
cream, and cake were served
After‘this all withdrew',t<
, Hec—-hospitality
knew, no bounds, as many a
•careworn traveler can testify.
~M.ii. u*~ jsfith
S"f the G.wfilf Grfery
and the. Alexander Grocery.
At- parting it- was the wish
------- w. •.«» 11 i-iiiiiyuo, mrs.. «•*««* ni.s.sitmter virocerv, -aM, it hip. the Se triors.. and
Jonathan Lane of Houston,' Company, the ruts theretofore^ ■Juniors of lf)20 inav be thus
Dr iimi ew-«’ -in . i i—..I. . ■ • kindly remembered.
failing, eyesight, which finally '
caused toriiFblindness a short; ,
▲ I — ■-* . , ..Ll 1 / . j . * •’ ' .
imo *inia 11 w umii.cvv in r-iiuwii lowii oiumriess a snori
Baby Undergoes Operation
'OUl' UHUDlfi' Are rejoicing
UL Mr. , and Mrs. M. A
with .......
Brunnemamv this week at the
sui i essl ul. ,.u(l oPaii oper-
maintained by*these two large
stocks, havt* had to-seek pew
■sources from Which to draT
rations, aml.The private house-
holder is getting his turn at
their support.
.There being no "chinks” in
our part of the country, it can
be said with a somewhat near
approach to truthfulness that
uooody loves a rat,. But quite
'* ul> (>ur citizens are
tm'dihg them unwittingly, and
f
the hands of us common peo-
ple. And-Chairman-Miller jH
largely correct.
Mionwhieh was performed on
their little- baby daughter last
1‘nday. in San Antonio.
. The. liffle one fell on the
floor 'at home on Sunday, A-
pril Jdth. and her head hit
the floor with such force as to
make quite a deni in the side
ot the skull. The anxious
parents took the child to San
Antonio last Wednesday and
a" ‘Wajibn -•vFs'^eFToT..-;e. i
dfi Friday, with , very gratify-
ing results. ..
Th<!t little * one is doing nicei
\y a»d will ho as well as. ever,
atr-a few rppr;
all for the want of a little at-
tention to the business of get-
t'lfig rrd iif fticrn
Cistern News
Mrs. Louis Zrubek bf VVeim
ar is visiting her pareats Mr.'
and Mrs, Anton Psencik.
Mr. and. Mrs, Arnold Mar-
burger spent a few-days las*
week in. Austni. ”
Mr. August Meiring and
Mother of LaGrange spent
the week with relatives n<• rt*.
•v" ’ r’ ‘ ••f-* ti uti 11 un-
1>an<h Were rnaTvin^ tht*ir*hUme
with their daughter, Mrs. S. E.
Bay.*' Cheerful and hopeful to
the last that she would be life-,
stored to her sight* we feel
that sh«* now realizes that
pleasure in . the fairer land
"Huh r ffiyv
Her death came unexpect-’
edl.y, caused perhaps from th®
sifter effects of hte Mu. She
rallied from the first atack
Imjg enough toethat the end
vy^s near, arid her last audible
words we re,” Jesus*, precious
J CKUS*”,
TT3—iTThr.....friend.’ we feel
Vi...*
•T i-m
This is not a rat trap adver-
tisement. .
Epworth League
I
The Victory liberty Loan
notes hear 4';’y per cent inter-
est yearly, payable every six
member, or seven and a half
for a family of four or more.
Get your membership card
early and avoid the rush.
Will Sell Dry Goods
Mr.‘J -J, Alaresh has been
- *, ----,*----•*«•' v.-i,.««iwii uus oeen
iState^ -tn(f Ip aTT.ixt's‘* 1ni j^ | „^1'^thjp.
^Program for Sunday A'pril
Leader- Alberta Haygood. *
iu ®.,i^*ect‘— Christianity, and
tne LHlers of America. ~T“
-Hymn No. : l; (MbtfiodTsr
Hymnal.
Prayer. ' - ’ . ’
Roll Cali. • >
^^Respbnsive Reading: Psalm
Scripture Lesson: Matthew
J A* • •'L'i;iiH,
. STnpTure References:
The Hebrew Law* Exodus XX*
-9I-2-7, f.hwrence Bailey,
War Savings Stamps
Mrs. J. C. Armstrong has
bfien appointed by Secretary
of - the United States Treas-
ury, Carter Glass, as Coupty
Chairman of the War Savings
Division of Fayette* County,
Mrs. Armstrong was the unan-
imobs choice ot^the "Fayette
Cmifity Council of Defenso,
and upon its recommendation
th,e ayppointment was. piasle by
Ihc Treasury Department.
• Airs. \\. H. Thomas, Gounty
Chairman of the. Women’s'
Misses Luna Borrer and
Rose Mary Morrison .spent the
end with :\"'vs: I). Wr
"Week
Evans Jr. at Smitiivitle.
Mrs. Machani and family
of Rosenburg . spent a few
that you can say, as did Paul
of old, “I have fought a good
1: uRt-,—I—tiavo.....-kept the faith,
and there is a crown of right-
eousness laid up for. me in____
Glory”.
The world has been made
Division, who was reappointed
by the Treasury Department
syme ♦time ftgT, acting With
.County Chairman, Mrs. Arm-
strong, will start the organiza-
tion* work in Fayette. County
at dnce.~'
days with her parents and left! UlJ"l , I v Vr •
Saturday for their future -
home in San Antonio. I J rthy ° «n»“Iation by those
The- Will be a box suuner vvh*.Vto '°,low: . .
and dance at the l.m“ltv"!r- • >r hu8fband
half May 1st. for Tim benefft I ,^Ul^eep not! as
' ................- - hSiwSSi ri;^.,srr 10 *
I
of the public- st hoo.
Mr und Mm I* V Him *-v'* me. ■-
Tell. and Mrs. Mas. Mnrtmr-
ger were LaGrange
last week.
visitors
Ouija
cheered the.e
When thy fotd
pressed r
(iuid-e our spirits ,Whila
on Jordan
administered --foi* ail l-uthrr-
Mr.'T. Ai. CalTahart, Spe'c-
,ial RepresentaHve *of ' ■ the
Treasury Department was in
LaGrange recently to confer
Lutheran 'Services ■ In the tomb that Jesus blessed.
We shall have Lutheran • A friend.
Services, German and English 1 -*r-:...........
hext Sunday .afternoon, ApPil ' * Scott’s Community * ;•
27, at the Methodist church Air.. H. ,\laeker and son,
a"t three o’clock. At this ser- Monroe were in Schulenburg
vice the Lord’s Supper will be last Friday.
ans. T3veryT>d(Ty WTio Avtshes 1 ID U'crc visit mg at’fflft'HeT
to partake of the Lord’s Sup-
per should announce thoir in-
tention to the pastor at liis ar-
rival. i ‘
All are cordially '.invited to
attend either German or En*
psfiiin on i • i .. • ’ ■ v v r1 ni in «. i^twrenre naney,
• . fL L, "H'uruance tax, ainl : ranging the new goods in the . Josns* Estimate of Men, Mat
noin rue norma Fedeml ft*. ".Widwtiiu .. i:,,,. iUu. vn. r r\ h—
come tnv t* . . V ''v.' . oepaiuneni, a ime. umw .vn: 14, J, U. tlenry. our t.overnnient that this prac-
o« "u Ta mature istock's..• . solo- M
u* *‘Iay Interest will j • Those who have patronized* -Talks;
-1*919^4° op Pec somber 15, j the dare^-Burton Co’s storetf T-be --^.l n
with County Chairmen and to
assist in completing the pre-
liminary .organization work. . srrv,}(.„
The purchasing’of War *Sav- K*>sn senltt
ings and Thrift Stamps has. pn(lf(>r •"{?■; K?!?.ke‘
had .a far-reftching effeet. on ^hnrirHcnbunr0
thT* pTftspority^^ of the Tommon ” •• ■ ••• ^t 'lartottenhurg,
people, and it is the desire of
our Government that this prac-
wpA *. jv. y io, | me ♦lare^p.-nunon wore: ine.--ra.me or, L
on ,Une ^5 ar|d Dec- for their grocer and hard- Rrunnemann. V
emoer-io each v^ut ..an «*.♦ £- ji.*.. -Tu, it ext
' ^n rnrjrtTnwi vt uc
continued4thn>U4(hoiit the preti*.
ent vear, in order both to help
the’ Government raise fund*
-Hanetsville,”’ Tex,
Mr. H. Chemnitz and -fwr
le Of. mi:-Wilfred'
Shakespeare Club
April 26th. * *
Roll-call- quotations from
tne lesson. v
wig home Sqnday before last.
Mrs. Meyer of Flatonia and
Mrs. Henry Wehmeyer attend
ed church in *. BawsviUe. last
Friday. *
Miss Mary Darilek visited
in Moulton' Monday.
Wiedemann’s are shearing
theij* sheep 4his week.
Mr H^iry WehmSyer
his place to Mr. H. Grieve.
All'. E. L. Wotipka made.*
; business Trip to LaGrange last
"Mr. Charlid K loss'of Wied
SJi"
-.1
which, payments will Ge
uired on the notes are as fob
ilESffUB *8
Nation on or before Jfay lo"
* "* *■ - * --- r **>• W^VLW.,1. • •
of quality goods at this Store (Christ’s Ideal of Brotherhood,
in rifuirnrirlo of tVin aom® amnl I , flronn' Plnri«ir<xMiU >
.1.
in drygoods at the same small [Grace-Bludworth.
margin o$ ptipfit th^t.b^s main Song No. bfo..
tsined in this store hsrstofors. I League Benediction.
County Attorney C» E. b
arqu Vaj a Guaineis caller
the city Tussday.
and Miss Hattie VVunderiick
of Moulton w ere at. H, Wied-
Romeo and Juliet, Act .V, of :vi?ul1tonf at
sssr"1 ««■ *='&?%&»■■». i.
•' Amencan.'Goye'rnment, Ch.
27 and 28- Miss Clara Fernau.
• Mr. E#*F. M.upller ,wgs a l ?
Grange; visitor*Saturday.
Mr. John Hojek killed a
mutton last week which
weighed one hundred and thh\
tv poundeoreee'ed.
vh*h- -t,r -rilte'i
• •Mi.
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1919, newspaper, April 24, 1919; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988195/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.