YOAKUM WEEKLY HERALD
April 27, 1911
News Of The Day
Last week some of the merchants of Lott Street had bought and ordered set along May Street a lot of cedar posts for hitching purposes. A meeting of the Retail Merchants Association was held and officers elected were E.C. Koerth, President; W.W.McVea, Secretary and Gus Rinn, J. Lyons and A.W. Woolsey, Directors.
The County Line Decoration and picnic will be held May10, according to Matilda Power, President and Annie Hopkins, Secretary.
Weddings
Clementine North and Mr. A. Ludwig were married in San Antonio today. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. North.
Kate May and C.B. Thompson were married recently. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. May, Sr., one of Yoakum's first families: John May is the great grandfather of Miss Kale May and came to this section long before Texas won her Independence from Mexico.
Lizzie Braud and W. B. Ebner were married at the Priests home near the Catholic church. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. G.H. Woodrome and a sales lady with Lyons store. The groom is a native of Lavaca County, having been reared in the Koerth community. He has a position with C. Dees Mercantile Company.
Deaths
Charles Carroll Smothers, 78, died recently. He was born Nov. 6, 1833, while Texas was under the rule of Mexico. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smothers came to Texas in 1828, and lived around Halletsville. On March 15, 1860 he was married to Miss Rebecca Stuart. He spent three years of his life in the confederate army. He was a member of Company B, 31st Texas Calvary and had service under Gen. E. Kirby Smith. Mr. Smothers earned his first money by cutting corn tops at the rate of $2 1/2 a hundred bundles. He spent $1 1/2 of this for a book.
Advertisements
For Sale: At a bargain, two good homes, two blocks from passenger depot. Owner not a resident and will sell at a sacrifice. Price $2,600. See F.L. Jakubik, this office.
Wanted: Buyer for the McFall place two blocks from passenger depot, 7 room house and two lots, $1,450. Hamil & Chambers.