YOAKUM WEEKLY HERALD April 20, 1911
News Of The Day
The last of the Moore Hardware buildings has been moved from the Lowrance lot and the work of building the new house will start right away.
Master Carroll Lancaster has accepted a position in the Soda Department of the Weymouth Drug Store.
Tenants were vacating and the work of moving the old buildings from the Mergenthal and Tucker lots on Front Street will begin right away. That done and the work of putting in the brick buildings will start.
Samuel Scott Burkett, recently installed as city marshall of the city of Yoakum is a native of Lavaca County. He was born where Moulton now stands, August 5, 1866. Mr. Burkett is a taxidermist by trade. The salary of Marshall was to be $90 a month and the fees from the corporation court and the pound pen. Mr. Burkett has lived in Yoakum for the past sixteen years.
Mrs. M.E. Hale celebrated her 68th anniversary at the family home in the Eastern portion of the city Friday.
Mr. Monroe Taylor has closed a deal by which he becomes owner of the Vandegrift 100-acre farm 2 1/2 miles South of the city on the Terryville road. The consideration was $4,250 spot cash.
J.W. Hoch of Hochheim is sporting an automobile, " A Ford." Who's next? I
Breslau Beef Company butchered for the first time Saturday morning.
Engagements
Mr. R.A. Wendt of Sweet Home and Miss Mary Elizabeth Harnden of the section between this city and Sweet I Home have announced their engagement. The happy event will occur on April 26 at the magnificent home of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Harnden, parents of the bride-to-be.
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Weddings
Arno Linder of Dryer and Katie Braden of Garwood were married in Shiner today.
Some weeks ago The Herald published an account of the marriage of Mr. Charles Edinburg to Miss Mabel Pullon. It developed that the announcement of this marriage was only a joke. In fact the "joke" worked like a charm until the paper was seen and the announcement of the marriage contained in it. Then it became rather serious and explanations were made in due haste. On Sunday evening, where Mr. Edinburg and Miss Pullon were in attendance at the Methodist church they sat near the front of the church. When Dr. Alexander was just about the dismiss the services, Mr. Edinburg and Miss Pullon {emerged from their seat and advanced toward the front of the church were they were met by Pastor Perry and before the congregation knew what was going on - the marriage ceremony was half done. We reiterate what we had to say on the occasion mentioned above, in which the announced marriage of this happy young couple proved to be a joke and join their numerous friends in the city in wishing for them unbounded happiness and success in the wedded life.
Deaths
Mrs. John Boyd. 45, died in New Orleans Monday. She had lived in Yoakum a little more an 10 years. She was a Miss Amanda Childress before her marriage and about 12 years ago was married to Capt. John Boyd.
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