Yoakum Weekly Herald Nov 11, 1908

 

A COZY REST ROOM

F.M. TATUM , our popular furniture man, has fitted up one of the neatest and prettiest rest rooms that can be found most anywhere.

 

RETAIL MERCHANTS MEETING

 

At a meeting held in the parlor of the Yoakum National Bank, the following were elected: Board of Directors: A.H. MILLER, J.M. HALLER, O. INABNIT, Gus RINN, E. HERDER. Officers: Jake LYONS, president, D.B. CAIN, vice-president.

 

THE FOLLOWING PUPILS ARE ENTITLED FOR HONORABLE MENTION:

 

PRIMARY SCHOOL

 

East Side: Charlie WEBER, Bennie Ella RICHMOND, Bessie Rose RICHMOND, Nine JORDAN, Tonnie JORDAN, Graham COOK, Dora OWENS, Pliny BENSON, Gussie WOODRUFF, Leona SLADEK, Margeorita HUGHES, Ellen OLSEN, Mary Belle CONLON, Carrie HESTER, Jewell BENSON, Gray GREEN, Ella C. WOOLSEY, LeBerts WALKER, Norma SIMPSON, Walter WOODRUFF, Lois BOURKE.

West Side: Coreen STAGG, John BARD, Reald MENKE, L. TUCKER, Huge KOEHLER, Edith CLARK, Minnie WHITFIELD, Henry LEDWICK.

 

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

 

East Side: Effie SLADEK, P. SLADEK, Malvin PETERSON, George TOMFORDE, Eva DORAN, Nannie Ray BAKER, Kathleen O’CONNOR, Agnes MONISEK, Louie BRESSLER, Hallie OLSEN, Maria TOMFORD, Maude BREWER, Lizzie HAMMELIN, John HAN, Albert HUMPHRIES

West Side: Bettie QUAST, O. SCHULTZE, Paul HAGEN

 

HIGH SCHOOL

Lucile BABY

 

NEGRO SCHOOL

 

Eula JONES, Niles BUNDY, Alvin DUNLAVEY, Robert HALL, Goldie DUNLAVEY, Bertha MARTIN, Lillie A. ANTHONY, Inez BEVERLY, Leon BEVERLY, Mary WHITE, Thomas PARISH, Willie DUNLAVEY.

 

LOCAL NOTES:

 

Mr. W.L. CHATHAM has just completed the erection of an oil house 20X 30 feet, for the Gulf Refining Company on the site near the Waters PIERCE oil house.

The carpenter work on the Chas. MOORE large three story house near the passenger depot, was completed today and is ready for occupancy.

Mr. A.V. DULLYE has sold his 50 acre pasture that is situated just outside of the city limits, which was advertised in The Herald, to Mr. MCSTOPHEY, considerations private.

Mrs. J.T. MCQUILLAN has named her new restaurant “The Palm”.

Friday night at the skating rink prizes were given to the couple who could skate ten times around the rink in the shortest length of time. Miss Birdie YOUNGKIN and Mr. Lee THRIFT captured the prizes.

 

 

 

MARRIAGE LICENSES:

 

Oct 29:- Irwin DOSS and Katie HILLARD

Oct 30:- John BELAN, Jr. and Adaline ZANDER; Eddie BROD and Annie RUCKEL

Oct 31:- Sam STVELTIE and Amanda FREYE

Nov 2:- Emil Fojtick and Mary WENGIER; Thos. HARMES and Mary PESELMANN; Ben HIRSCH and Maggie MAIKEVETTER; Edward HARMES and Anna PECHACCK

Nov 3:- Frank A. FALVELLA and Alcie O’NEIL; Clarence J. SMITH and Ruth H. MURPHY

Nov 4:- Henderson RAINEY and Emily GRAY

 

BIRTHS:

 

Mr. and Mrs. J.R. CHAMBERS are the proud parents of a fine 10 pound baby boy. The little stranger made its appearance last night.

Sept 21:- J.F. MIKULENKA and wife, girl.

Oct 18:- Eli GARNER and wife, girl