Jones Co. TX - Newspapers - The Stamford American: May 8, 1924 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 28 December 2019 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Thursday, May 8, 1924 Bryant-Link Company opening new general store in Rotan. Bryant-Link Co. bought the Walter L. Orr stock of gents’ furnishings on north Swenson Saturday and moved it to their main store. They will discontinue their Albany store. Ruble Gilliam is the new salesman in the front of the Bunkley Drug Store. A.G. Sanders learned that his father, J.T. Sanders of Coleman passed away on Wednesday at 2 am. C.D. Heath who recently bought the First Christian church building on East Hamilton Street torn the building down to build a modern duplex. The Frank Morrow residence in Hanna addition is being built. H.H. Pennington’s new residence being erected on East McHarg. It will be of veneered brick and the ground built up to the street, leaving a sunken garden on the east side. J.C. Bryant’s new residence being built on East Reynolds is coming right along. Ericksdahl, a progressive and patriotic community. The community o Ericksdahl ran true to her fame as a progressive community. The community is largely populated by immigrants from Sweden. Many are American born but of Swedish descent. They brought the thrifty, cooperative ideas of Sweden with them and have consolidated those ideas and customs with the ideals and customs with the ideals and broadened vision of American democracy wit the people that a more progressive community cannot be found. Karl Ekdahl is building a new $25,000 gin there to take care of the immense cotton production they expect this year. He has the building about complete and will have the machinery installed in due time. Carnegie Library Improves Miss Blanche Baldwin is librarian. The library has 4075 volumes. Mrs. W.B. Arnold, wife of W.B. Arnold died in the Bunker Hill community. She was laid to rest in the Rule cemetery. Rev. Thorpe conducting the funeral. Vic Lefevers a farmer living on the place formerly occupied by Frank Havran, Sr., 10 miles north of Haskell, on the Benjamin road, was struck by lightning and instantly killed last Thursday afternoon about 3:00. His children who were walking by his side, were not injured. He was returning home from the Dennis Chapel school house where he had gone to get his children who were attending school at that place. Funeral services held by Rev. L.S. Jenkins of Abilene, pastor of Weinert Baptist church. Remains were buried at Weinert cemetery. Survived by a wife and 11 children all of whom were at the funeral except the older boys who could not get there in time. —Haskell Free Press Rochester News- Cyclone caused $5,000 dollars damage. The roof of The Swift Gin was badly torn up. The Carr Hotel was twisted off the foundation, the porches were blown off and numerous out-houses around place blown down. Dr. Logan’s building had a hold torn in the roof. H.F. Wood’s blacksmith shop was hit. The Cottage Hotel suffered damage. The Carrothers building occupied by The Western Produce Company had the porch blown off. The lumber shed, fences and other buildings around L.M. Kay’s Lumber Yard were badly handled. The office of the Farmers’ Gin Company was turned bottom side up in the middle of the street. The Adams house, occupied by Clyde Franklin and family had the roof torn off. The wind blew a 2x4 shooting from the roof of this house through the wall of I.J. Harcrow’s residence across the street. Part of the roof of D.J. Smith’s residence was blown off. The awning on the Deavor Garage Building was blown down. J.J. Tucker’s car shed and windmill hit the ground. Palace of Sweets